from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody, it's wednesday wines day, it's july 3rd, one day before the big bash. >> i wonder if it's a shortened week for a lot of people. >> i doubt anybody's coming -- tomorrow it's july 4th. they are taking a half day maybe today to get ahead of the ball. >> right. >> traffic. >> you're going to be -- >> in it thick. where are you going to watch the fireworks? >> from our backyard, which is a perfect spot. it's going to be fun. so far it's just me and frank

and the dog. >> how does that sound? >> that sounds kind of good, actually. the older you get, the better it sounds. you know, i wanted to let everybody know that's going, if you happen to see hoda out and about, she truly does not like you to make eye contact with her. >> what are you talking about? >> and if you speak to her, please call her ms. kotb and don't look her in the eye. by the way, you know the great bookstore we love there? i'm doing a book signing there on saturday. >> that's why i brought it up. >> don't look her in the eye! we have some breaking news about alec baldwin. alec baldwin has made a statement. he says he will never, ever tweet again, and he would, quote, love to quit acting. >> which we've heard from him before. >> both things. >> i don't remember the tweet thing. he does take down his account, doesn't he? >> this all stemmed from -- >> i want to do something so outrageous, i want to take down my twitter account.

>> he, clearly, has some issues. when he was at james gandolfini's funeral with his wife, somebody wrote his wife was tweeting during the funeral, which was not the case. anyway, so he decided when he found out this guy was saying these things, to write some tweets. which we just looked at all of them in a row, which had again been taken down. every couple of minutes he tweets a really nasty thing to this guy. i mean, they happen over the course of probably five minutes, and some of them are pretty -- we can't even say them on the air. >> no. >> but they are, you know, nasty. he says they are not homophobic. there's arguing that one of them clearly is. anyway, he apologized to glad, glad said they were fine with it. it's one of those things -- and he also wants to stop acting so his child that's upcoming will

not be in the spotlight and have to deal with everything. what do you think of this? >> the one thing he's really, really good at is acting. >> yeah, he's great at it. >> even people who are not fans of alec's behavior all agree this is a brilliantly talented man. >> right. >> here's the thing i know about actors, there's always another actor to take somebody's place. people retire all the time and then come back. what most actors cannot stand is passing up on a great script, you know, you don't want to act anymore when you're exhausted until that great script comes along and a chance to work with meryl streep or a director, it's complicated -- >> greatest romantic comedies ever. i love the scene when he's eating the ice cream with his shirt off. i love that scene. >> lying on the bed. it's just -- you know what i saw the other day, too, i know it's about alec. i love everything that meryl does. meryl and i are very tight. my daughter has been saying, mom, you've got to see "hope springs." finally watched it the other night.

i went, oh, my gosh, so much fun to see actors like that, meryl and tommy lee jones at the top of their game in a really adult film but i don't mean it like that, a smart, grownup film. >> yes. >> it's grownup. >> really relatable, by the way. >> yes, yes, yes. i looked over, cass, i hope you don't think this is me and your dad, you know, she just knew i'd love the film. highly recommend that. but back to alec. >> anyway, he did tell "vanity fair" he'd like the idea of being out of the public spotlight. >> i don't think he's going to make as much money doing anything else. you're going to miss that. that affords a very nice lifestyle, and it would be interesting, because his new wife, whom i've met, and she's very sweet, she met and fell in love with alec baldwin the movie star, right? not that's why she fell in love with him, but those were the circumstances.

that's a part of -- makes alec, alec. and you wonder if somebody would be as content if their life changed. i think he truly does regret very, very much the thing that happened with his beautiful daughter ireland. she seems to have forgiven him. if his daughter has forgiven him, we should be able to, too. this all brings up paula deen one more time. >> can't help it. >> it's just out of control and it's not commensurate with what -- it doesn't make sense. >> the people that say it's overblown are jesse jackson, jimmy carter, bill mauer, howard stern. if you think of the list of -- natalie cole, if you think of the list of people who are saying, okay, not great what she said, however, do you lose -- look, if you're -- >> punishment should fit the crime. >> if you're a true hate monger, let's pretend you really, really are a hater, you can actually see that happening. you lose everything because of it, but i don't think there

are -- i don't think most people think she's a deep-seeded hater, i think they said she said a few things in her life that she regrets. i don't know. >> it's not as if she's a right wing conservative, though, and the media is after her because of that, because i think she did work for obama's campaign and the last presidential race, i believe. so it's not that. i don't get it. >> seems weird. it does seem weird. it always comes back. every time someone's criticized for doing something in public now, you can't help but compare the two. >> it's just out of control. the other thing that's out of control -- >> what? >> royal baby watching. she's not the first woman to have a baby. >> but we can't wait. it's july 11th. >> i wish her all the best, but get a life. >> people with pitching tents. they are waiting for the baby to be born. >> to be crowned. get it? that's funny. >> take that, that should be a bumper sticker. waiting for the baby to crown. anyway, so we wonder what the

baby would look like and so did a south african gymnast -- >> no, we didn't. >> geneticist. not easy to say that. anyway, so this is what this south african geneticist believes the baby would look like, and go. okay. >> all right. >> it's a blend -- >> okay? what's going on? >> are they the grownups? >> the bottom one looks a little like ellen degeneres. i don't know how ellen got into the family tree. >> it does look like ellen. >> if it was my eyes, the bottom third looks like ellen. and the first one looks like hilary swank, but there's a lot of inbreeding, i guess, that goes on with, you know -- i'm only kidding, only kidding. they do have a colorful history, by the way. i have a friend who knows everything.

you see the show "the tudors," you know. >> yes. >> all of that interesting stuff. well, someone has gone to a lot of trouble to paint a picture for us. mark paints and it's unique using wine. >> wine not? >> wine not. >> so, drum roll. >> this is what he made for us. we haven't seen it yet. apparently he used red wine, blush, and some white. >> i don't want to ruin it. here we go. >> wow! >> oh, my god. that's wine? >> how would we know? >> how did they do that? >> yep. >> look at the two circles for your wine glasses on the side. >> oh, my god. >> that's talented. >> oh, my gosh. i love it when somebody paints our picture. who do they think is going to take it? we're not going to do a solomon thing and cut it down the middle. >> you can have it. >> i like it, i like it.

he's very talented. >> mark schreiber artist.com if you want to know more about his art work. i can't believe he does that. >> i can't believe you're wearing that dress again. just kidding. just kidding. look at some of his stuff. >> amazing, amazing. we have a followup. we were asking you guys yesterday how do you feel about having a cute gynecologist or o.b. and our facebook fans decided they wanted to get in on the conversation. jenni wrote, my gyno looked just like my first love. i had to cover my face with a sheet when he checked me. >> she still has issues, obviously, with that first love. >> jeanette wrote she had to have a vaginal ultrasound and while performing it her doctor said, and i quote, you have a cute little uterus. he ended up delivering two babies from my cute little uterus. >> sounds inappropriate. this is the one i love. mary sue won't even leave her

last name, her friend went to the gynecologist and on the way to the exam she stopped to use the ladies room. there was, as usual, no toilet paper in the stall, so she used a kleenex from her own purse. when she got into the doctor's office, he quickly looked up and asked, are you giving away stamps today? it seems that a book of stamps was connected to the kleenex and one of them peeled off on to her. >> she had a stamp downstairs. oh, my god. >> we can't make this stuff up. thank you for sending in. we want these college kids to tweet us. >> what should they tweet us about? >> tweet us about your gynecologist -- >> no, your trips to the gyno, who cares? while you're listening to your favorite summer song.

>> favorite summer song. >> every summer they come up with a song that seems to be the one that is the signature for the summer. >> you picked it, too. >> this is the song, robin thicke's song, this is the song of this summer, "blurred lines," you know it. ♪ ♪ get up ♪ get hurt like it hurt ♪ what you doing like work ♪ hey ya ♪ baby can you see >> it's with pharell. it's so good. it's a great song. you picked yours. >> i did. >> mine. what represents summer. it's seals and croft. ♪ summer breeze makes me feel fine ♪ that is a song. >> that's a good one. >> mellows you out, doesn't it? can you listen to a song without doing this? >> that one i can.

here's a good one, too. this one has got a little bit of country, little nelly. ♪ window down and cruise ♪ i put my window down >> your songs take so long to get going. >> because i want you warmed up and ready. >> so out of there before it even starts. ♪ usher is here to put a little spark in your 4th of july. find out how right after this. usher is so upset he's not in that blurred lines video.

there's almost nothing he doesn't do, signing his first record deal at 14, usher has been singing ever since. now with eight grammy's to his name, he's now a businessman and judge on "the voice." >> the sky is the limit.

tomorrow he's going to be lighting up your independence day as the curator of the macy's fourth of july fireworks show, hand picking the music you're going to be hearing on one of the great, great, great evenings of celebrating our nation. >> hi! >> we thought you'd be on your yacht in the south of france, but you're with us. >> even if i was in the south of france, it wouldn't be speedos or thongs. you want to get to know me. i went to "the voice," but you don't want to know me that well. >> why not? >> usher in a thong! usher in a thong! on a yacht! >> these are the only cheeks you're getting. >> dimples. >> what you're doing is pretty incredible, it's never been done before, you are the curator of the macy's day fireworks extravaganza. what does that mean? >> i'm very proud to say -- it means a lot of things.

let me start with this, in 37 years, macy's has never had anyone be the curator of the experience. >> what does that actually mean? >> curating of art is one's interpretation of what it is. for me, curating this experience, this is my opportunity to work along macy's to create an image in the sky, artistic image in the sky. i look over here and i see curators of art. artistic curators, malcolm mcclain, in terms of what he was able to do with punk rock and curating. >> not familiar with that one. >> russell simmons. >> i know him. >> russell simmons curator to music. >> what sort of music are you hit something. >> is "summer breeze" in there? >> no, i'm sorry, i left that one out. i have a little sam cooke. to me, that kind of represents,

i think, what we are, culturally as people, what the standard of life has been, what the conditions of our life have become. how things have begun to change, you know? what i thought about the musical score, thinking about bookends, youth and an older generation who really do appreciate music. can we create a story or sound that works together. a lot of times i'll blend the music together. i have an orchestra and jimi hendrix working together. jay-z and alicia keys and frank sinatra. in the middle of it, i put myself in there. >> which song did you use? >> a few, actually. >> nice to be the curator. >> just got a minute left. you had such a great contestant on "the voice." >> michelle samuel. >> she did you proud. >> i'm performing in atlanta and we're going to spend a little time down there. she has been an incredible

story, and i just think that it was an incredible experience, incredible artist. season six i'll be back. >> you had a real connect with her that was really special. i think we all saw that. >> see good things for her ahead. >> i see major things for her in the future. great that bradberry is continuing to move on, but i think it would be ideal for us to put together music. >> that's great. we'll look forward to seeing what you guys do. >> good luck tomorrow. >> tomorrow's going to be fun. you can catch the macy's 4th of july fireworks spectacular at 8:00/7:00 central right here on nbc. time to check out the photos that made you say what the what? >> can't wait. >> love it. what do you think about caffeine? we consume over two billion cups of coffee every week without a second thought.

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it is wines day wednesday and you know what that means. >> what the what? time to check out all those whacky photos that made you do a double take. star -- sara, what you go, hon? >> couple cute ones. first right to the caption contest winner from last week. we showed you this photo, and the winning caption, you have to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, and when just to bite the table and say nothing.

>> cute! >> okay, moving on to our first photo from kate barclay in houston, texas. >> that is hysterical. >> can you really blame him? >> no, he's hungry. >> mama, mama. >> pat curry submitted this photo. >> look at her face, that's what's so funny. >> the next photo is -- okay, end roadway, needed that sign there. definitely needed that sign. >> wouldn't have been clear otherwise. >> absolutely not. next up, a photo from nikki meyers from cumming, georgia. >> oh, my gosh. >> i can do that, you're not so cute. >> that cat is huge. >> that cat is chubby. meow. >> and finally, from miami, florida, this photo, pre-need cremation. >> what does that -- >> exactly. consult before you're cremated? >> where are we, a funeral place? >> we have no idea why you'd need to pre-need. >> this is the worst part down at the bottom, immediate

assistance. >> that doesn't go well. >> someone should explain that to us. >> here's the new photo for next week's caption contest. this is from barbara sweet. >> lola, very, very sweet. sorry, you put a dog and a kid in the same picture -- >> and you win. >> that's what we're going for here. >> thank you, doll. >> you can go to our facebook page and submit your photos. >> know someone in the millennial generation? i have two of them. find out how they are so different from we boomer types. and a 4th of july edition of who knew?

we are back with more of "today" on this wines day wednesday. we're ready to play who knew, since tomorrow is, in fact, the 4th of july, we have a bit of american trivia. kathie lee is right across the street at the nbc experience

store, ready to hand out $100 to those who get the questions right, and those who don't get kathie lee's "scandalous" cd. hello! and here with me is a woman who knows her stuff, the author of "five rock stars of the american revolution." all right, let's start with you. >> this lovely lady is 30 years old today, she's from new rochelle and she's half my age. all right, sweetie. why do we celebrate the 4th of july with fireworks? is it because the first 4th of july celebration had fireworks and the tradition continued, because americans like to have large celebrations, is it because president abraham lincoln liked fireworks and people fired suit, or fireworks means a party is under way? >> c? >> no. look what she gets for her birthday! >> oh, my god, she gets the "scandalous" cd. all right, the correct answer is a, tell us about that. >> so we actually got started really early with fireworks.

in 1777 in philadelphia they launched 13 rockets and they represented the 13 states of the union, so, yeah, it got started right off the bat. >> all right, back across the street. >> from north carolina, how many counties nationwide have the word "liberty" in the name, one, two, three, or four? who would know that? >> seriously. >> good luck with that one. >> thank you. i'm going to go with three, c. >> huge day for kathie lee's cd. >> it is, especially that one. correct answer, this is a difficult one, four. four counties. >> yes. we are a country that has a lot of places that are called liberty. in fact, there are 59 in total. most of them are in pennsylvania with 11, and we do have four counties with the title of liberty, so that's in georgia and florida, montana, and texas. shout out to liberty. >> okay.

back across to kathie. >> wow. okay, from honolulu, hawaii, finish the lyrics to this classic american song "this land is your land this land is my land from california to the new york islands from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters, this land was made for you and me. >> all right! >> that is a great one. she nailed it. all right. that's a great song. it reminds me of being in elementary song when we used to sing that. >> it totally does. i still get weepy when i hear it. all the way back from 1940. >> lasted a long time. >> yeah. >> back across. >> this lovely lady is from indiana. all right. the first time the american flag flew with 50 stars representing each state was on july 4, 1960. which state does the 50th star represent, alaska, new mexico, california, or hawaii?

>> okay. hawaii? >> she's right. >> yes, indeed. >> quick on the google. hawaii is the 50th. >> yes. as a matter of fact, they had to redo the whole flag when hawaii joined the nation in 1959, because when you have 49 stars, it's very different from when you have 50, so president eisenhower, that was his job, to make sure we had a new flag and, yeah, on july 4, 1960, it was raised for the first time. >> all right. we have time for another one. >> okay, just celebrated a birthday, too, from illinois. true or false, the 4th of july is the most popular holiday for barbecuing. >> yes. >> yeah. oh, yeah. >> it is, indeed. it's a big one for that. >> it is. we love barbecuing, and especially on this holiday, 71% of americans barbecue. >> wow. >> on this holiday.

i know, right before, let's see, memorial day with 57%. >> okay, thank you for coming and helping us celebrate the 4th early. >> thank you, hoda. we're looking for answers when it comes to understanding the 20-somethings. we're going to talk all about it right after this.

there are 80 million of them out there, and they are taking over the country.

>> we're not talking about -- we're talking about millennials, also known as generation-y, the 20-somethings always texting and tweeting. they move from job to job and seem to be more laid back about life and seem to be very entitled. >> she added that in herself. or whether you are one or you live with one, you may be surprised with what you're about to learn. here to explain the millennial generation are psychologist dale atkins, who's the other one, the lady is dale, and gen-y, 29-year-old dan. hey kids. we have preconceived notions, we should say, about millennials. >> i have two. >> there's a bit of entitlement going on, a bit of selfishness going on, not as strong of a work ethic, are we on target? >> media portrays them as narcissistic and entitled, but i think very differently.

>> really, show us some data, big boy. >> most diverse generation, most educated generation, they would rather have meaningful work and freedom and flexibility over more money, and even though the economy has hurt them so bad with double unemployment rate versus the national unemployment rate, they are the most optimistic generation. >> based on what, what is your data? >> you feel like the whole lives are ahead of them and they can really make a difference in the world. >> i think they've seen that they can. one of the things that's so incredible is, as dan says, they have the sense of optimism and see there are opportunities worldwide because they are always connected with the world and with one another of how they can make a difference. they've been affected by 9/11, they've been affected by all of the disasters in the world, by the recession. >> they are resilient, you think. >> they are resilient and rewarded for their creativity, which is one of the reasons as dan's talking about when they get into a workplace, they want to be rewarded for their creativity and be able to be heard.

>> that's the optimum thing. when they get into a workplace, they can hardly get a job. i'm surprised there's optimistic. the ones i talk to are very discouraged. >> instead of just getting a job, a lot are starting businesses or nonprofits. if they can't have meaningful work in their job and can't give back and the company doesn't give back to the community, they want to do their own thing. >> some don't have a choice. i think the older generation, obviously, stayed in a job for 30, 40 years. it's interesting they are not afraid. there's a lot of jumping around from job to job and no fear, even in this bad economy, that they can get another one. >> boomers stay seven years, millennials just two. >> why do you think they are willing to do that? >> they are looking for opportunities where they feel they'll really fit in and be heard, as i said before, and where they'll feel challenged and they want to be able to have a sense of -- they are not so interested and dan has done so much research, on moving up the

corporate ladder, but feel they can make a contribution. while they are at a job, often they are very intentional in their work, but they are also noticing what else is out there, and if something else suits them as they are growing, they are going to make another jump. >> i can see it that way, but there's another way to look at it, as well. we are such a disposable world and we want everything like this. we see a lot of young people come through here who want our job right away, that want to start out little and do the jobs. there is some of that, which is an entitlement thing. wait a minute, you got to do the work to get the thing. >> another interesting thing, millennials are millennials are forcing you to use technology to interact with them, so now all of us are becoming more narcissistic, we're putting our expression out there and letting people know what we're up to. >> to your point, kathie lee, it's important one of the things

people in an older generation can teach the millennials is what it means to be committed and work hard to get where you want to go so that it isn't that you walk in here and you're there. there's a possible wonderful interaction where both generations, all generations, can teach each other. >> thank you very much. thank you, dale. is that coffee you're drinking ruining your diet? >> the answer is yes, the fancy coffee drinks with all the cream. >> says who? >> this guy right here.

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you know how it goes, you're out running errands all day or feeling the afternoon slump at the office and all you need is a fix from your local coffee shop. >> before you grab one, check this out, a list of drinks that can do your diet in, and the choice you should make when you're counting calories. the site's executive editor is

arthur. i knew he was coming. >> stop it, they said he was coming. good to see you. >> these drinks can really kill your diet, no question. >> absolutely. we've got some healthy options for your unhealthier options here. let's take a look. we're going to play a little game. >> we like games. >> whoever comes in first will tell the calorie difference for the different drinks. >> this is our buzzer, coffee beans in a can. >> starbucks ribbon crunch frappuccino and the iced skinny mocha. what's the calorie difference, do you think? >> 400 calories. >> very good, almost, 460 calories. >> what's wrong! that wasn't right. that was incorrect. >> it's incorrect. i agree with hoda. how many was it, 460 i was going to say it, but nobody gave me a chance. >> i'm sorry, hoda. i'm sorry. >> moving on. >> here we have the dunkin' donuts caramel -- frozen caramel

coffee and iced caramel coffee light. what's the difference? >> i'm going to let you guess. >> i'm going to guess 350. >> you have gotten close, but not there. >> oh, no, i get the point because you were wrong. now it's even! what is it? >> 430. >> mcdonald's frappe chocolate chip and iced coffee with french vanilla syrup. >> why did you shake? >> for fun, i like to see my arms flap. 600. >> that was ridiculous. >> go ahead. >> no, i won. she guessed wrong. >> you're actually close to the amount of calories that the whole drink has. it's 630 calories, which is the highest calorie for any of these here. >> this one? that's crazy. >> the alternative is 120 calories. >> it's, like, 500 or something. >> educatively close. >> here's the car met frappe and smooth roasted iced coffee.

>> go ahead, hoda. >> i'm not shaking, if you get it wrong you don't get the point. 400. >> okay. and that would be close, but not quite there. 510. >> without the caramel, though, it would be all right, right? >> any of these, if you take the caramel or the whipped cream -- >> or the chocolate. >> which one is better? clearly, that one. >> if you go with the buzz words here, take those off, lata, chilled, supreme, cap, these are going to be higher. >> tell us the calorie difference. >> horton's, we have the mocha iced cap with cream and iced mocha with skim milk, difference in calories is 340 calories. >> those add up, baby. >> sprinkles will kill you. >> frozen birthday cake latte and skinny iced mocha, difference here is 330 calories. >> thank you, healthy options. >> you have a chance to check out the full report, check out thedailymail.com.

we have fun games the whole family can play together. first, this is "today" on nbc.

the holiday weekend is about to begin, and you can turn on the tv for your kids, let them play video games that will keep them busy, or create quality family time together. >> whether you're hitting the road or staying put, fun games to keep the whole gang entertains. >> how are you? >> let's go!

>> okay, this is lawn twister, and this is fun and easy to make. this is shaun and steel helping me out. boys, want to put your hand on red? all you need are four cans of spray paint, make sure the green is bright so it shows up on the grass. put your right hand on red. and you cut out cardboard, pizza boxes. >> right hand. >> and left foot on blue. good luck with that. right hand on yellow! >> exactly. you can make a little spinner with the paper plate. >> so cute. >> so fun. >> all right. this is a scavenger hunt? >> this is really wholesome, just give them a list of things to find. maybe a hairbow or can of corn, digital cameras and phones make it easy. >> where are they going to get a can of corn? >> neighbor, then they take a picture of the corn and whoever gets the items first -- >> oh, pictures with the cell phones now.

>> don't have to steal anyone's wedding picture this way, you know? technology in an old-fashioned game. >> technology. >> this is called rollers, sort of a cross between bowling and shuffle board. these are the goals, you set them up, then roll your disks towards the goal. easy to play, easy to pack up. >> kids are going to love this next one. it's a glow in the dark item. >> why go to the bowling alley? you can turn your driveway into a glow bowl. fill pop bottles with glow sticks and paint a ball. i painted the ball with glow in the dark paint, then you try to bowl. >> good luck with that. >> it's a granny bowl. >> excuse me. >> good one, grandma. >> those are heavy. really got to whack those babies. >> really got to hit it. spend a lot of time in the car, but doesn't mean you can't take fun on the road without do it yourself road games. this is road bingo. have the kids look for things with magnets. these are cookie sheets you can

use. >> rest area, cover it up. that's so clever. >> you can also do it with felt and buttons covered with velcro, too. >> great idea. >> thank you. these are called story bags. this is fun and creative. just fill a bag with ordinary items from home and then everyone tells a story. so, i could start. >> you'd like this. big excitement when the cupcake -- >> kinky story out of that one. >> take a turn? >> yes, i would! >> clever. >> you can never count on the weather, but if you're stuck indoors, doesn't mean you can't have fun, turn your house into a crime scene. >> it is anyway. have you been to hoda's apartment? >> i have not. do something fun like who stole mom's cookie recipe and let them look for clues. >> magnifying glass. >> you know, all the hoopla and family around, you don't all have to be in the same room at the same time. i love a roving game of scrabble, put it up in the corner.

this is a nice set and let people play as they pass by. you can keep score throughout the day or highest word of the day wins. >> funny with bubbles, this is always cool. >> doesn't have to be hard. >> bubble with socks. >> with socks, what? >> juggle the bubble. >> what do we -- oh! >> so they -- oh, good one! >> got one, there you go! >> that's fun. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. what's happening tomorrow, hoda woman? >> tomorrow we are celebrating the holiday with a an all-male dance review. >> thunder from down under, aussie guys. and another hot tee, benjamin pratt. of course, we have our ambush makeovers. have fun on the 4th of july. >> yes, everybody, have a great, great, great wines day wednesday. we'll see you tomorrow, everybody. >> bye!

jeff: they are young and inspiring. >> dylan comes up with this idea to write a book. he wrote it and gave it to me and said when can we sell it? jeff: with big ideas. >> i wanted to help them. jeff: and big hearts. >> we're doing it one glass at a time. jeff: these kids can't be forgotten. >> my only limit is my imagination. [applause] jeff: hello. hello. roll it. >> a little bit about me. i'm recently married. i work with my wife on the show and i'm learning how to be a dad to two amazing kids in a blended family. i'm hosting a talk show because there's a lot to talk about.