from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> some days it's a miracle when we make it to air. >> yes, we're so happy we did today. >> try day friday, august 2nd. want to wish my beautiful daughter cassidy a very happy birthday. guess how old she is today? >> i know that she is no longer a teenager. cassidy gifford is 20 years old today. >> wow. >> i'm happy to say one of the sweetest human beings i've ever known in my life. i'm so grateful for you. i love you. >> she really is one of those

people when she walks in the studio or walks in a room, she truly lights it up. that's one of those rare traits. we love cass. >> that was sincere. i love that. >> thank you. you know what else is sincere? some family loves you so much, guess what they did? they named a cat after you. hoda catby. i love that. >> this is a family in max creek, missouri. they named the family cat in your honor because hoda catby makes sense. she's there with 4-year-old little brooklyn green. the cat belongs to brooklyn's grandmother whose name is kathie. >> see -- >> meant to be. >> oh, that is a cute kid. had her hair if she were brunette, she would be me. yeah. anyway, we love them. so you guys, thank you. that was very sweet. i've never had a cat named after me. >> i tried to name my dog after you. you took umbrage. >> i didn't want your dog to

be -- i didn't want to be named after a dog. >> she's beautiful. she's got the longest legs you've ever seen. >> sometimes you call me lola. yo, lola, hoda, occasionally. the united states of aging. maybe it's the us. i get those confused. >> there is a big survey out there. one of the questions we're asked a lot is does age bring wisdom. i think it is a no-brainer. the older you get, the more you know. >> wouldn't you think? >> well, according to the national council on aging, they surveyed 4,000 adults and their views on aging. this is hard to believe -- more than 60% is that right? >> yeah. >> 9% -- which is different than 60%. only 9% of those surveyed said that people over the age of 60 are wiser. >> i think -- yeah. now were they older people that were asked or any age that were asked because -- >> older. >> they might have asked older

people who have dementia. and so -- that happens. it happens. so we have to understand who they actually asked. >> nobody asked me. >> do you feel like you are wiser? >> oh, my gosh, what's the point it if you're not. >> no, i agree. >> at a certain point that's all you pray for is, lord, make me wiser. >> you know what i do miss? i do miss when you get a little more skeptical when you get older and you've had people who either hurt your feelings. or something -- sometimes when you meet someone you have a wall up. i loved when i never had any of that stuff up. when you just saw someone and wanted to love them and -- >> ignorance is bliss, right? >> that's depressing. but yes. >> no, it's true. >> it is. >> the key to life is to learn to get tough about the things you have to get tough. tough skin for the things that don't really matter and keep the tender heart. and there's no -- i'm telling you, there is no amount of botox in the world that can hide bitterness. >> yes. >> so you can be bitter or

better. guess what? >> what? >> be better. it's all in the letter "i." >> what are you talking about? >> i decided to make that situation, make me better, not bitter. >> i do like that. >> you know who you are. >> jane seymour is an actor. she's 62 years old. >> beautiful. >> here's what she's doing. this is unique. she's become a wedding dress model because what -- women are finding is more women are having second and third marriages and having them in their 40s and 50s. and you don't want to wear one of those poofy wedding dresses. you want to wear kind of a little more mature. >> right. >> anyway, so she's now a wedding gown designer for erica seuss, an austrian designer. >> is she the model for the designer? i don't know. 9% of the people surveyed said, no, no, she's the -- she is the model for the designer. hey, this is nbc news. what do you want?

all right? you may be getting married again some day, hoda. >> what just happened. >> what happened to your first wedding gown? >> my first wedding gown was in a box under my bed and then i moved and a lot of stuff was in the -- i have those rental storage units. >> yes. >> where you just put everything and don't even look at it again. i kind of think it might be in there. but i didn't -- you know what? i don't have a great memory from that so i'm not interested in preserving the dress for later. i mean, what would i do with that? >> i'm surprised you didn't burn that sucker a long time ago. why keep it? hoda, come on. >> i honestly don't know where it is. i kind of liked it, though. i liked how it looked. it had straps and was cream and -- more important to like the guy than the dress.

penguins are here. it is a happy day. south african penguins from jenkinson's aquarium in point pleasant beach aquarium. >> this is part of the stronger than the storm campaign. a lot of animals have been recovered after superstorm sandy. you guys are celebrating a penguin birth. jennifer is with us. >> hi. thank you for having with us. we're so happy to be here with stronger than the storm. >> is this a baby? >> this is a baby. >> i thought this was the daddy. >> no, isn't it amazing. >> simon cowell. >> no, she's not even 3 months old yet. >> does she get much bigger than this? >> no, she is full grown. what's so amazing you can have a baby penguin fit in the palm of your hand and less than three months later, they are this big. >> so she was okay to travel by her doctor? >> yes. she was okay. absolutely. >> she's an endangered species? >> she is. we have 15 of these penguins at jenkinson's aquarium. we use them as animal ambassadors. they are there to help educate people about the wild populations.

and find out the things they can do to help. >> is this mom behind us? >> no. this is just her sister. >> her sister behind you? >> yes. she came along for the ride. >> it's nice to see the difference. she has her juvenile feathers. right now. >> she has like a down doesn't she? when she's 2 years old she'll get her adult feathers. >> checkers is 2? >> checkers is actually 18. >> oh, wow. how many times has she been married? >> she doesn't want to disclose that information. >> does she molt every time she gets married? >> no, but they do molt once a year so they always have their feathers in the best condition possible. they always look amazing. >> wow. congratulations you guys. >> thank you so much. >> welcome to the world little one. >> thank you for having stronger than the storm here. it's important that we let you know 80% of the businesses along the jersey shore are open for business. >> they are because you know what? ♪ we're stronger than the storm oh, ♪ >> thank you guys so much. >> thank you. we really appreciate it. thanks, guys.

>> bye. >> it is time for your friday funny. >> oh, catch your breath. >> thank you, todd from facebook. sent this in to us. a guy needed a brain transplant. so he went over to the brain store. when he got there, the store's owner told him there were only two brains left in the entire store. he told the guy, you have two options. the way i see it. you can either buy the lady's brain for $2,000 or you can buy the guy's brain for $10,000. which one do you want? the guy thought, well, why is the guy's brain so much more expensive? the shop owner replied because [ drum roll ] it's barely used. thank you. >> home run. >> i'm on a roll. >> you are on a roll. >> this is the second day in a row you've been on a roll. >> i've had applause two days in a row. it's time for bobbie's buzz. hey, b.t. marriage becomes you. you look more beautiful every day. >> you do. you look great. >> thank you.

i am excited because beauty is one of my favorite things to find. drew barrymore has a cosmetics line at walmart called flower. i was really impressed with some of the pieces. this mascara has a triple duty secret. it twists. i don't know if you can see this against the white paper. the mascara wand twists into three different shapes. so it goes from being like straight where you can get length and then twists again for volume. remember these when you were younger? these are called triplet lipsticks where you pull out one color and slide -- >> i haven't seen those in at least 85 years. >> it's kind of smart they came back. and then i have kate cook helping me out. >> poor kate. >> what's cooking, katie? >> kate is clearly modeling, if we get a nice close-up of what's

called blinkies. paint them on. these are temporary tattoos. so you can literally just cut this off. find the right color and shape and you have a temporary eyebrow tattoo. and then you don't want to miss the last one. >> thank you, katie. we love you. >> you're welcome. >> my amazing blow dry secret. this helps cut your blow dry time in half. >> how? >> this is derived from coconut oil which wicks the water away. there is information online. i only have a minute. you mix this together, spray it in your hair and it really does work. it cut my blow dry time in half. >> you are kidding. >> an hour and a half? that's amazing. we love you, bobbie. it's time for our sara's johnson's baby of the week. >> i love that my name was just added to the company. this is sara's today's johnson's baby of the week. when we celebrate new moms and the adorable additions to their families. first up, a baby born on july 9th in las vegas, deacon james nelson.

his parents kristen and jesse offer these words of wisdom to expecting parents. when friends and family offer to help with the baby, say yes. it will help you adjust to your new life with a newborn. >> good advice. >> great advice. next is zoe destiny powell from hoda country, aka, new orleans. she was born on june 5th and weighed 9 pounds, 8 ounces. her parents dwight and triba are enjoying every moment with their little girl. they say that she laughs a lot and is already trying to talk. that's trouble. our next johnson's baby is henry michael marshall. this cute boy was born on june 11th. >> he's going to be a lawyer. >> in memphis, tennessee, to emily and michael. they say henry already loves his two big brothers and whenever he hears their voices he gets very excited. >> that's so cute. >> our final baby is keaton ann neault born july 1st in newport beach, california, weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces. her parents chad and carrie say their little girl is happy, healthy and the best sleeper. she sleeps five solid hours

every night and i'm sure that makes mom and dad very happy. >> congratulations to all our babies. if you want to appear on our johnson's baby of the week go to klgandhoda.com. for details. >> thank you very much, sarah. a couple college tweets. hannah tweeted us something interesting. it went away. anyway, keep your college tweets coming because chances are we won't read them on the air. okay? you wondering what the most popular songs ever since 1958? >> no, haven't thought about it. >> billboard will reveal the list right after this. it's worth waiting for. ♪ we're up all night to get lucky we're up all night to get lucky ♪

robin thicke has topped the billboard top 100 chart all summer. which hits have made it to the all-time top 100 songs? >> in celebration of the chart's 55th anniversary of the billboard editorial director is here to reveal the biggest hits ever in the tally's history. >> this is fun. >> you've opened a can of worms here. everybody feels differently about their music. >> the important thing is this is just math. this is what charted on the billboard charts. it's not me saying i like this song better than this song. it's just the number of weeks it spent. how high it went. it's math. >> for as long. >> it's math. don't attack me. i'm just the messenger. >> we would never do such a thing. >> all right. let's talk about -- now does this include itunes and youtube? because people are listening to music -- >> itunes didn't come around until the late 1950s -- i'm kidding. in the early days of the billboard charts it was 45s.

remember those? >> i unfortunately do. >> radio play. and now today we chart streaming, youtube, itunes. >> does that give newer artists much more of a benefit? >> no, we kind of weigh the different decades and eras. >> we'll see some of these songs are a lot older songs. >> we can't play the number 10 one because it's a rights issue. >> music rights. >> "hey, jude" baby. can i sing it? >> i think we're allowed to say it. >> let's do top five. break it down. >> top five. >> so number five is one we liked. we actually had lmfao on our show singing this. ♪ in the house tonight ♪ everybody just have a good time ♪ >> i'm just wondering, number five of all-time? >> of all-time. >> i disagree. ♪ party rocking in the house tonight ♪ >> you kind of want to spank a little bit. >> i want to spank, all right.

>> tell us why that did so well? >> the reason this is so high is because of its longevity. number one for six weeks but stayed on the hot 100 chart for a year and three months. it just never stopped. >> number four, leann rimes "how do i live." ♪ how do i live without you >> it's a beautiful song. >> it's a great song. >> number four. i'm just surprised. >> this is an interesting one. it's the only one in the top ten that was never number one. >> oh. >> what did it get to, two? >> two. or three. the thing with this was the longevity. it stayed in. i think it still holds the record for the most weeks on the hot 100 chart. interestingly enough, she recorded this and released it the same day trisha yearwood recorded and released a version of it. and obviously -- >> i really liked trisha's better. it's an interesting thing if you go and listen to the two of them. they're both -- trisha's. >> we just have a minute. we'll just mention the number three, mack the knife by bobby darren. >> except nobody, my age

remembers. >> we'll go quickly through that one. "smooth" by santana. featuring rob thomas. >> rob thomas did it. santana's first number one record in a long career. >> he had a big comeback. >> reveal to us, reveal to us bill, the number one song on billboard's top 100. >> chubby checker "the twist." ♪ come on baby do the twist ♪ you can't get mad at us. he's a very happy man. >> he's a happy guy. >> why isn't "titanic" in this list? "titanic." >> "my heart will go on." >> it went on and on and on and forever. i know debbie boone's number nine "you light up my life." >> yeah. a lot of great songs here. twist was number one twice. >> good for chubby. >> good for billboard. >> go to billboard.com for the list. >> is "everyone has a story" on there. >> e-mail or tweet me personally and argue with me. >> all righty. looking for your dream house? >> sara's got an app for that. coming up right after this.

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it's time for get appy with sara. sara digs up the hottest apps. and web sites. >> two helpful free apps for anyone looking to buy or sell a home. yes, if you are in the market this is going to help you out. first up, we have an app called redfin. first what this will do -- click on a map. search an area, a zip code or school zone. the number one way people search for homes. >> for resale also. it will pop up. and it gives you a video -- not a video tour, picture, like a gallery. it also will let you see like what agents that have toured the house. every detail on the house as you can see here. like pets, anything, like, why did i just say pets? >> i don't know. because you are interested in pets. i'm thinking about my dog right now. what's cool about this is there's something called the price whisperer. this is only available on the website right now, not on their

app. if you are in the market to sell your house it allows you to make a test sale, pick a price. it's sent out to 250 potential buyers and they'll give you feedback as to, would i pay that much for the house? also these agents aren't paid on commission. they are salaried. and they're paid on customer service. and you can click on here if you like the house you see. within the same day they can give you a tour if you want. >> that's cool. >> this is a joanne lamarcus specialty. it's home snap. the shazam of real estate. you look at a house and you snap a picture of it on the street. now watch this. it will literally start to reveal everything about the address, the details on the house. >> how does it know? >> if it's not for sale it will give you what it was most recently sold for which is what joanne and her husband ran around doing on their vacation. >> that is so rude. it will fell you, acres, square feet, you can mail it to someone.

request a tour if you want to see it. and usually within the same day because these agents are in the same areas. >> that's crazy. >> and really great. >> and free. >> and so intrusive. >> kind of stalkerish. >> so joanne. >> we don't have to tell you about the most stressful time of the week but we can tell you how to handle them. don't leave your workout behind when you travel. how to stay fit on the go. and we'll infuse some wines.

we're back on this friday with more of "today." and getting through the most stressful times of the week. >> whether it's the sunday night blues or monday morning rush we all can pinpoint certain times of the week that are more than we really want to handle. >> "parents" magazine covers this topic. here with help are dr. jennifer hartstein, a child and adolescent psychologist, allegedly.

>> we're going to pick out the most stressful times of the week. first up is monday morning at 8:00 a.m. >> oh, hello. >> why is that so stressful? >> nice use of a graphic. >> you are yelling at your kids to hurry up and get dressed and brush their teeth and put on their shoes. they are not listening to you. you are going to be late for school. >> aren't they out of the house by then? >> well, you know, sometimes, 5 after, 10 after, depends on your school district. >> jennifer? help us. help us. >> the best laid plans can often go afoul. we know this, right? and the fact is build in extra time. mondays, everybody has to get geared up for the week. it's not easy. build an extra time. no one is in a groove yet. don't expect everything to run like clockwork. build in buffer zones. it will decrease everybody's stress levels. >> and try not to shout. even whisper. calm voices. kids pay attention more when you aren't yelling. >> that is true.

i saw one teacher who went crazy in the classroom and the moment she just spoke sternly and softly, the kids started paying attention. >> i wish i had learned that before my children were grown. >> the next time is tuesday at 6:00 p.m. >> go, clock. >> so why is that time so stressful? >> you planned ahead. made a healthy dinner. you'll all sit down together but then the kids start complaining about what's on the menu and no one is sitting at the table. and it's frustrating because you want it to be a nice family time. but i think it's about more than the food, really. you kind of have to just accept. >> and focus on the family. the fact is everybody takes their tech, puts it aside. everybody can be complaining. once you all sit down and everyone takes a big breath, you can start to have a conversation about what everyone is up to. what are you doing? have a topic to talk about at the table. but research shows that kids and teens are very well protected with family dinners. protective for choices in friends, drug and alcohol experimentation, the meal is really important. >> you know what our trouble

was -- tie birthday geirl would come home from school looking like she'd just been to chernobyl. and eat her dinner at 4:00 in the afternoon, so starved. i'd make her sit with us at the family dinner, but everybody is on a different schedule. >> if you can make that part of the schedule that's a nonnegotiable. it will be really -- for for. >> okay. >> thursday at 4:00 p.m. what happens now. why is it so bad? >> you are picking up the kids from an after-school activity. then you have to stop at the market and get what you need and go home and make dinner. everyone is whiney and tired. >> unless you have one child in the family. if you make a commitment, follow through on the commitment. if you know it's going to be super crazy and you say maybe today we won't go and we'll do something else. we'll have a down afternoon. know your kids. some kids can't do all of that. so talk to them in the morning. even about what their schedules might be. >> we will go to the last one. the worst -- most stressful time the week is sunday at 7:00 p.m. that's the --

why? >> it will come. >> it will come. >> you're running on empty. >> goody bags from parties. >> you're late, clock. >> and the clock will -- make us stressed out on sunday. >> what is the best way to get out of that? >> create a plan that everybody works together to prep for the week. the more you can enter the week calmly, the better off. >> i always feel great on sunday night because i know i'm going to see hoda the next day. >> oh! >> aw. >> good point. what can you look forward to on monday. >> another week. another great way to relieve stress is -- >> exercise! >> tips to help you stay fit while you're on the go. right after this. of hair? [ female announcer ] introducing clear scalp and hair beauty therapy. ♪ like good soil is to a tree, so is a well-nourished scalp the right foundation for strong, beautiful hair. clear feeds your scalp where 99% of hair's natural strength and beauty comes from. take the clear 7-day scalp and hair challenge today.

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all right. always on the go this summer but don't want to leave your fitness routine behind when you travel or don't have too much space in your suitcase? we have no problem here. >> here with gear to keep you in shape and

organized and fit when you travel is jen ader. how are you? >> hi. how are you? >> good. how are you? >> when you travel -- >> sometimes when you travel you don't want to pack all the junk. there doesn't seem to be space. >> but you don't want to miss your workout. >> bring the things that will maximize your routine without taking up too much space. >> lix like what? >> take us through it. >> yoga mats roll up into a big long roll. lotus yoga came up with this fantastic idea. it folds up and will fit in your carry on. >> now you have no excuse. goes out to a full sized matt. >> also great for people, not just yoga but if you don't want to do a routine in your hotel room on the floor, on the carpet. throw that down. super easy for whatever you're going to do. >> what else do you have? >> foam rollers. this is the most underrated piece of equipment that people don't use enough. >> how do you use it? >> it will help you before and after workouts. if you are sitting on a plane for a long time. it helps by massaging out some of the knots. >> your going to get into the --

hallway of the plane and do that. >> you are going to do it in your hotel room. >> she said on the plane. >> after the plane. not on the plane. >> try that on the plane. >> if you have tight muscles, low back pain. it's going to keep you feeling healthy. >> other passengers will understand. >> this, i never travel without these. might as well be my luggage. we're going to go over and try these. they are created by a celebrity trainer valerie waters. they come like this -- if you have carpet, you work on these. or if you are on the tile. it works by make everything more difficult when you are doing it. if you do a regular lunge, your back leg isn't working that hard. if you do it with a slide, this leg will be engaged the entire time. >> that looks hard. >> i think i did a lunge once in 1942. >> i am scared of my knees. >> we can't do it in heels. wish we could. >> that was fun. >> you don't want to bring bulky equipment.

ti tiff -- if you can't get to the gym. this is strength stacks. a stack of cards that have body weight exercises on them. >> so there are different ones for each body part. >> play it with friends and family pull different cards out. it will tell you how much -- what's really great you can scan the qr code and get a youtube video of how to do them. >> come on. see? >> wow. >> so you never really have an excuse for not knowing what to do or -- >> i like my excuses. >> i know. which is really -- >> what else? >> headphones are always a drag because they have all the cords and mess. try these on. >> i love these. >> what happened? where's the ipod? >> exactly, right? >> use your imagination. >> connects wirelessly. >> do it. hit play. ♪ i wanna hoda on your kotb ♪ yeah yeah >> when you are traveling -- >> you can have this in your bag. it can be up to 30 feet away. those are from j bird sports.

they're phenomenal. >> i am so into these. >> is my song on there? >> not exactly. >> when your exercising you'll be running. they aren't going to fall out. they're going to stay put. >> that's cool. >> cool. >> we have about ten seconds. >> snacks. >> these are great. go stack by blender bottle. take all your dry food on the airplane. >> smart. >> thank you, hon. really appreciate it. >> it's wine. >> yeah, we like that. >> finally. i'm so worn out from working out. we're going to have infused vinos after this. >> what does that mean? >> i don't know. ♪ >> alaska is an extreme

environment. >> 30 foot winds. >> you go in some really bad situations and always pull it off, coast guard. >> are you down? >> i hit the water. game on. ♪ ♪ >> go, go! >> underwater, go! >> the reason why we all do this job is to save lives. >> a lot of the times the coast guard comes before the family. >> when he is out flying i do pray. ♪ whoo-hoo! >> daddy. [ indiscernible ]

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♪ so raise your glass in all right ways ♪ just when you thought wine couldn't get any better, we're about to try six different types. yes, six. infused with a variety of flavors. >> i knew this show was getting better.

they fill your shelves at the local wine shop but do the wines really hold the flavor they are infused with? leslie sbracco, author of the "simple and savvy wine guide" is here with a tasting. >> this woman has infused more things than anything on the planet. >> that's supposed to be a secret. >> wines are infused with what kinds of things? >> infusion is classic. and we're going to hit some classics in a second. it's been going on for centuries where they infuse with herbs and flowers and all sorts of wonderful things. one of the newest trends is to infuse with flavors. i wanted to put you to the taste to see if you can smell. i've had chocolate wine on here, right? >> hoda loved it. me, not so much. >> we'll go one, two, three. we've given you some clues on the table. this is your first wine. this is a wine. all three of these first wines are lower in alcohol. very affordable, under around $10. >> i'm going to say that is peach. >> you'll say peach. >> peach. >> you are both wrong. >> what? >> this is peach to me. >> that is actually a pear pinot grigio.

but peach is my pear. that is so -- you can see through it. >> $5 a bottle. >> what? >> $5 a bottle. >> this is going home with me. >> i like it. >> isn't that great. arbor mist. >> should we cleanse our palate? >> cleanse it with the next wine. the pros do it. >> the next is a sparkling wine from california. now smell that because there's a unique smell to that. i want you to look at the table and see what you smell. >> i smell anthony. >> i'm going with cloves. >> you are going with clove. >> you are so close. so close but so far. kathie lee, anything? this is actually an almond. >> an almond. >> this wine is jjj. >> it's infused with almond and makes a nice aparatiff with nuts

and cheeses. >> you are on a roll. >> this is an interesting one. i'm going to see if you -- >> bubble gum. >> what do you -- >> it smells like bubble gum. >> i don't have any bubble gum in here. >> it's definitely cinnamon. >> cinnamon? what do you say? you don't know? >> plum. i was going to say strawberries. >> it's not really fair as i throw food around at you. this is sake. >> i like sake. >> i love sake. i'm already moving on. >> this is rice wine. that's infused with plum. >> now i'm going to take your drinks away. >> don't take them too far away because i like them all. >> leave them here. >> you are at the bar. you're my kind of girl. all the drinks stacked up. >> the rose. it's a party now. drink the rose. drink the rose. i'm going to give you one clue. this is absolutely -- >> nothing helps at all. >> so the classic infused wines are from france and italy. these are lillet rose.

it's made from wine. >> what do you think it's infused with? >> basil. >> basil? >> and mint. >> it's fruits and -- >> what? >> the french drink it with? >> what's the answer? >> it's basically infused with a combination of all of this. >> lillet rose is absolutely beautiful. >> we're going to toast you on that one. we have to run. any time. >> love you sweetheart. coming up, we have an announcement to make. >> we do. >> it's a bittersweet one but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

today we're very sad to say good-bye to a very special part of our team for a long, long time now. our little miss sara haines. >> sara, you guys know, is a ray of light, a burst of sunshine. >> a baby sister. >> our baby sister is growing up and leaving our nest for college. >> for college. >> i am so glad you got accepted and we're really happy. >> it was the only school that would take me. >> sara, this will come as a

huge surprise to an awful lot of people because you've become such a part of our family. is this just a -- this is just your journey, huh? >> it's all good things. and someone once told me, sometimes you have to leave home to grow up. it's time for me to grow up. >> we love you. >> otherwise i'd ride your coat tails all the way. >> we want to make sure that you have something sweet to send you off with so we have a beautiful cake. >> oh, my gosh. what are you guys going to eat? >> we want to raise our glass to sara haines. she started out here helping with transportation. >> she booked cars for people. >> and she had this. she sprinted all the way. you were meant to be in front of the camera. >> that was a face for television. if there ever was one? >> we're going to walk down memory lane a little bit. >> sara, any other final

thoughts? >> i couldn't have better teachers, and i couldn't be a bigger fan. sorry, it's happening. >> we love you, sara. >> god bless. god bless. we love you. >> as we cut her cake we're going to leave you with some of sara's most memorable moments. >> welcome in, sara. that is great, great news. >> how can a face like that be behind the scenes. excuse me. ♪ wipe out >> i'm ready. >> this is how i get into every red carpet event. go right under. >> aaah! ♪ ymca >> this job is awesome. >> spring training is off to a slow start because i'm late. ♪ ♪ burn baby burn disco inferno

>> oh, yeah! >> that was my victory dance. >> this is the most beautiful place and view i have ever seen in my life. >> i feel like i'm in an underwater cocoon pod. >> oh, yeah. oh, yeah. >> this one is for you, hoda girl. >> before you even read your -- >> we're ready. ♪ not a thing that i would change cause you're amazing just the way you are ♪

>> it's a star-filled day. with hugh jackman. >> i haven't told anyone this yet. >> kristin bell. >> what we do together is so special. very vivica fox. >> those are still working. >> ok. we're in a weird area. [captioned by national captioning institute] cbs television distribution] jeff: roll it. a little about me. i'm recently married. i work with my wife on the show. and i'm learning to be a dad to two amazing kids in a blended family. i'm hosting the talk show because there's a lot to talk about.