highly encouraged. what an assignment for that guy. have a great weekend. thanks so much for joining us. >> burn rubber, drive safe. have a great weekend. be careful, bob. good morning. day of rage. angry demons > good morning. day of rage. angry demonstrators in egypt set to take to the streets today. will there be another deadly crack down? nbc's richard engel is live on the scene. breaking overnight, the nsa intercepted e-mails and tracked phone numbers of innocent americans thousands of times in violation of its own rules. the latest on the newly revealed documents from edward snowden. and the truth is out there. after years of secrecy the u.s. government finally recognizes the existence of area 51. prompting believers to once

again ask the question, are we alone today, friday, august 16th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie along side natalie morales. al is having fun today. he's at the iowa state fair. we'll check in with him in a few minutes. he's missing a great concert on our plaza. >> we just asked the question, are we alone today? not on the plaza. a lot of cowboy boots in that crowd. luke bryan is here in our 8:30 half hour. looking forward to that. also ahead, 16-year-old hannah anderson made her first public appearance. she did it last night since the abduction ordeal. more on that return coming up. >> first, the calls on nationwide marches today.

nbc's richard engel is in cairo. once again, richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i am now under a bridge in cairo with several protesters. they have been shot at by a police station just down the street, and there are casualties already. >> reporter: egypt is showing no signs of flexibility deploying more armored vehicles in cairo this morning. an emergency law in effect. detentions permitted. live ammunition authorized. negotiations with the protestors who demand that the president from the muslim brotherhood be restored, seen far off. the muslim brotherhood leading the opposition isn't talking peace either. the supporters attacked churches, set fire to government buildings, and killed dozens of policemen. but it's still the demonstrators

doing nearly all the dying. families collected hundreds of dead from a mosque in cairo yesterday. many overwhelmed with grief. bodies lined up on a wet floor, and tears soaking through a women's veil. until overnight even the mosque was raided by police and the bodies seized. president obama had harsh words for the military-backed government and cancelled a joint military exercise. >> the united states strongly condemns the steps taken by egypt's interim government and security forces. we deplore violence against civilians. >> reporter: washington gives egypt's armed forces more than 1 billion dollars in aid a year. they have long been a reliable u.s. ally. it still has. egypt's government said the president's comments encouraged the opposition to protest more,

leading to more violence. right now i am watching some of the wounded being taken out on the backs of motorcycles. they have been authorized to use live fire and they are doing that. >> david, let's join you. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> the real point of leverage is the $1.3 billion in u.s. aid to egypt. any chance the u.s. with draws that aid? if it did would it lose the influence it still has left? >> that's the real question. within the white house, they call that a knee-jerk move at this point. they are trying to calibrate up the president's response and administrations response. you have both members of congress, republicans and democrats starting to sound more angry. the egyptian military is putting them in a impossible situation. it's august, they go home and they have to defend giving $1.5 billion to ae kwrupt and a lot

of that to the military when they are responsible for the deaths on our tv screens. i think there will be more momentum. the obama administration want the leverage over the military and it's tied to the money. >> they want the money. at the same time we're still giving the money and the u.s. asked the generals not to engage in this violent crack down repeatedly and they went ahead and did it. john mccain said the military in egypt is ignoring us. >> and that's striking, savannah. as you know, the best part of the relationship between the united states and egypt is the military to military relationship. remember, it's the military that stabilizes things. the top members of the government, security of state john kerry and others felt when morsi was ousted they had this under control. they would quickly usher instability and get back to the democratic path. now they have got to do it and do it quickly. the administration still has the faith in the military but they're losing it day by day as the imagines play out.

>> very quickly, david, the violence is being blamed on the egyptian streets by both sides. they're trying to walk this line but getting no credit for it. >> right. what is american influence right now? what is the u.s. prepared to do? the u.s. doesn't want to be seen trying to engineer a political outcome. where is u.s. clout right now? i think a lot of people are asking that question. >> you more on "meet the press" as well as the stop and frisk policy with police commissioner, ray kelly. >> you get the look and you get the sense the entire city is country is falling apart, and in cairo, life seems to go on in almost contradiction. >> you see the mix of what is going on, those trying to go on normally and then that going on in the distance. >> yeah, people just seemingly going about this business and enjoying life.

meanwhile, breaking news overnight out of washington tied to the national security agency. a report that rules are routinely broken when it comes to their controversial surveillance programs. here is nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> good morning, matt, a new batch of secrets is out and this time the nsa which is supposed to track only foreign intelligence violated the rules and broke privacy rules protecting americans thousands of times. this comes one week after the president promised new safe guards and ways to make these programs more transparent. >> i want to make clear that america is not interested in spying on ordinary people. >> reporter: but it has happened. despite laws that forbid spying on americans. the "washington post" reports today that nsa leaker, edward snowden, provided secret internal odd kwreuts that reveal the nsa's own record of breaking privacy rules. >> we also found cases in which the nsa reported to no one

because there's complicated rules about what to report and whom to report it and they found fairly significant incidents when they didn't think they had to tell anyone. >> reporter: according to documents obtained by the post, they found 2700 violations in a 12 month period. they say that is above the average and blames a variety of factors including changes in technology and shortcomings in procedures and foreign targets that roamed into the u.s. many of the privacy violations against americans appear unintended like tracking the wrong phone numbers due to a programming error, but other incidents are more serious. the federal surveillance corp. that has jurisdiction over the nsa ordered it to destroy after five years all the call data records that it gathers on innocent americans. it did not do that. there were several thousand files.

>> reporter: the agency said in a state to nbc news, when nsa makes a mistake in carrying out its foreign intelligence mission, the agency reports the issue internally and to federal over seers and aggressively gets to the bottom of it. the white house declined to comment. they also acknowledged that some of the methods did violate 4th amendment rights so changes were made. the nsa says it has 300 employees whose job is to work on preventing the breaches and beef up compliance. matt? >> kelly, thanks very much. >> meantime, new developments in the oscar pistorius case. >> yes, that's right. he is accused, as you know, of murder in the valentine's day shooting of his girlfriend. prosecutors charged him in two accidental shooting incidents that took place earlier. one in january and the other in 2012. the january case involved pistorius firing a gun in a

restaurant. >> emergency officials are assessing the damage from a series of strong earthquakes that rocked new zealand today. the initial quake was 6.6. the studio inside this radio station shook, as you see there, sending staff under their desks. it was followed by several after shocks measuring 5.0 and higher. widespread power outages were reported. there were no reports of injuries. ntsb got the flight recorders from the ups plane crash in birmingham, alabama. the initial investigation showed no evidence of engine failure. two pilots were killed in the fiery crash. they hope to have complete access on the black boxes later today. there is concern about the nuclear program surrounding the

nation's nuclear facilities. specifically the nuclear reactors used to power much of the nation's power grid. tom costello joins me in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. researchers say the nation's 100 working nuclear reactors are not prepared to defend against a terrorist attack on the scale of what we saw on 9/11. they argue 12 years after 9/11, civilian nuclear reactors are vulnerable to similarly organized attacks by a ground force, by a ship sitting offshore from a reactor or from a hijacked plane that could crash into a reactor causing a meltdown. the nuclear industry says it dramatically beefed up security and successfully doing it would be difficult in need. 116 million americans live within 50 miles of a reactor including from boston to new york, miami to chicago, new orleans to san diego. natalie? tom costello, thank you so much. a wild ride ends in a tree for hot air balloon riders in new jersey.

it was southeast of philadelphia. a man and two teens were stuck 50 feet up. emergency crews used ropes to rescue the people inside and all three people are okay. a 7-year-old girl who lost part of her leg in the boston marathon bombings is adjusting well to her new prosthetic leg. this photo was released by her family. her 8-year-old brother was killed in the april attack. her parents say their little girl is already dancing on her new leg and struts around with great pride. good update there. 7:12 right now. >> happy to see her smiling. >> yeah. >> thank you so much. >> i'm officially jealous of al roker this morning. >> i know. >> the iowa state fair is so cool. i went there years ago. that's where mr. roker is this morning. what's going on, al? >> hey, state fair friday guys. the great granddaddy of them all.

this is the iowa state fair. we'll show you great stuff at the fair coming up but first of all, we want to tell you what's going on in the tropics. we have a tropical storm out there. tropical storm erin is brewing. 40 miles per hour moving west northwest at 16. not a threat to any land masses but what we do have to worry about is this investigation area 92-l. it could become a tropical storm but right now we're not worried about that. we're worried about the moisture of the system coming up in and out of the gulf and the southeast. along that front we have flood watches flash flood watches throughout the southeast. three to five inches of rain locally in the panhandle of florida, six to eight inches of rain, that's going to cause big, big flooding problems through the weekend. we are going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. up in the next 30 seconds. box tops for education earns cash for our school by shopping at walmart. come on. sherri, look at all these products that you can buy

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million people or more will have come to the iowa state fair. back to you. >> we look forward to more from you from there. now to an alarming new report on the nation's obesity epidemic. one in five white and black americans die from obesity. nancy schneiderman, good morning to you. about 18% of the american population dies from an obesity related illness. >> some people really took shots at this study saying it doesn't done well, i disagree. i think this is a real insight into the ongoing epidemic. we don't, on death certificates, list obesity as a cause of death, so i think these numbers

are real. >> the study breaks down the populations into groups, black women are the highest at 27% followed by white women at 21%. white men 15% of obesity related deaths, and the lowest is black men at 5% risk. >> here is what you have to remember. men do risky behavior. they die of accidents and homicides, women don't. if you take out the other causes of death, women die from obesity more. if you look at people who have a 40 or over bmi, that is up 350% in the last few years. two thirds of americans are overweight or obese. we don't have enough money in

the bank to sustain this. >> and socioeconomics plays a big part of this as well. people who drink 28 cups of coffee a week, four cups a day, have an increased risk of death. i always here that and say we don't we all have the same risk of death. >> this is a savannah cup here. >> you increase your odds by 56%. >> big headline and i'm going to poke a few holes in there. it did not account for the people in the study had worst cardiovascular disease, were not taking care of themselves, and many times people drink is because they're sleep deprived. i happen though believe there has been no great study that

caffeine hurts you unless you have underlying hart palpitatio palpitations, or underlying problems. >> we'll put this information up on our website at today.com. nancy, thank you very much. a new school year beginning in moore, oklahoma this morning. they have been hit so hard. an emotional day as kids return to school for the first time since may's devastating tornado. >> reporter: good morning, this is where plaza towers elementary once stood. now seven crosses behind me to remember them. today about three quarters of the students that used to attend here, live in the same area, will go to a different building. it is a tough day, not just for the students, but for the grown

ups. >> if we have to hide our fears and our apprehension for starting, that's what we're going to do. >> at a staff meeting, the principal struggled with emotions. >> it's okay to cry, to be afraid, and to be angry. >> they're the teachers who saved lives in may when a tornado ripped their school apart. all summer long they collected supplies. >> when we walked arnound, and e saw the mural. >> the wall with the panther is still there. >> you wanted reminders? >> yes, it was important to show the kids that this was plaza towers. they need to know there is books, carpet, nice chairs and desks. >> simpson's biggest worry is that the children will not feel as safe as they did before.

>> i'm afraid they lost the trust and lost the security that we had before may 20th. >> she is particularly concerned about the fourth graders, like xavier del gatto. >> six of the seven lost were her students. >> she is not healthy enough to return to teaching yet, but she will. >> this is what i want to do and what i want to be. >> for so many, coming back is part of the healing. >> seeing their faces heals me right there. >> the kids find normalcy here, schedule, and routine, and they thrive on that. that's our goal for the year. >> they have become so close as

a community now. the principal says she expects a very successful year. the school they're building behind me there are a tornado shelter, but the building their in to do not. so the plan is to move children to the school next door into interior rooms should they hear the tornado sirens again. >> we were all there the day after the tornado hit. >> i went to that school, plaza towers just two days after the tornado. seven lives were lost there and i was amazed it was not more. that place was decimated. you saw the exact same things you see in your children's school, but lies in the rubble. >> what an incredible spirit those teachers have and you know that will be so important getting those students and parents to feel comfortable.

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1-year-old boy who was shot to death in east oakland last week. little drew jackson and his father were both sleeping inside a home of gromley avenue when somebody opened fire right into the back bedroom. both drew and his father were sadly killed. today's public service starts at 11:00 a.m. at fuller funerals located on international boulevard. so far no arrests have been made in connection to their murders. moving to much brighter news. let's check out the weather outside. christina loren, it is friday. that means good vibrations all around. >> that's right. regardless of the fog over the golden gate bridge. this is san bruno. it is looking rather bright for a friday. temperatures will be a little warm today, jon. not that bad. 77 in fremont, 82 in san jose and 89 headed your way in gilroy. meanwhile the city will enjoy the 70s yet again. major changes headed our way. temperatures much cooler on saturday than what we're

expecting on sunday. i want to send it right over to mike inouye with the traffic alert. >> it's not because of the low clouds and fog that we're talking about shifting over to the hills. it is the bottom of your screen, the slow crawl for south f'm680 you go past the scene of the overturned rig. the maps will show you jammed in both directions for 680. northbound has the center divide and one lane open past the overturned big rig still blocking two northbound lanes as you head over to fremont past the truck scales. use mission to niles/3] canyon road. south, you're jammed out of pleasanton from the dublin interchange. use 580 toward 880.

7:30 on a friday morning. it's the 16th of august, 2013 and our plaza is positively packed with country music fans. more specifically, fans of luke bryan who will take the stage in just a few minutes. we look forward to that. i'm savannah guthrie with matt lauer and natalie morales. al is at the iowa state fair. we'll check in with him in a bit. we all want food on a stick. if you could take our order. i like the deep fried brownies. >> they have fried butter on a stick. >> i'll take it. >> good luck carrying that on the plane. >> i don't know how well that will travel. >> coming up, the story a lot of

people are talking about. an unexpected announcement with a simple comment. he's the first ever openly gay wwe star and this morning he is with us exclusively for an interview. >> how would you like this to happen hours before your wedding day. take a listen. >> 911. >> i'm calling to report some stuff stolen. my -- my wedding dress. >> well, coming up the call to 911 that saved one woman's very big day. >> a nice gesture at the end of that story as well. >> amazing story. let us begin with 16-year-old hannah anderson's first public appearance since her kidnapping ordeal. joe fryer is in san diego with the story. good morning. >> good morning, matt. you know, for a couple weeks, we only saw photos of hannah anderson, but we saw her in person last night when she spent a few hours thanking supporters at a fund-raiser in her honor.

>> at her first public appearance he surfaced wearing yellow sunglasses and walking into a popular hometown restaurant to greet her supporters. >> we'll keep moving forward from here. >> news cameras were not allowed inside during hannah's visit but her smile shined bright. >> she seemed like she was enjoying it. like she was just happy to see everybody was here for her. >> sporting their hannah strong t-shirts, the 16-year-old likes the limelight but not like this. >> she doesn't understand why are they doing this for me. i'm just hannah. >> the restaurant donated 20% of thursday's sales along with money raised from a raffel to a fund for the family. >> just a matter of the community coming together to help out a family that needs it. >> her abduction sparked a week long manhunt which ended saturday in idaho after fbi agents shot and killed suspect james dimaggio. >> she is trying to be a normal

16-year-old child and that's what we're going to help her through. >> hannah slipped out of the restaurant without saying a word but with no shortage of support. >> she is still thankful she is alive. so are we. >> hannah's family did get a chance to thank those four horseback riders who identified her in rural idaho and led authorities to her. hannah's father tells us that they saved his daughter's life. matt? joe, thank you very much. >> let's head out to the iowa state fair which is where we find fair mr. roker this morning. hey, al. >> oh, yes. thank you so much savannah and matt. there's a lot of demonstrations that go on here at the fair. gary is a chainsaw wood carver. how are you doing? good to see you. what are you going to make in this thing? >> an owl. >> why don't you get started. we'll check in with gary as he revs things up. during the program, we are going watch gary.

oh, yeah. chainsaw. now, we go from wood to ice. over here, we have bill, the ice carver. how you doing? >> nice to meet you. >> you work with a chainsaw and all sorts of power tools. i do. i have a chisel, an ice pick, a chainsaw. >> how heavy is that. >> 300 pounds. it comes in those boxes there. and i stack two on top of each other. we're going to do something. i have etched it on. >> get started. here we go. as far as the weather is concerned we are looking at some -- oh, let's just say that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in you 7:34. good morning to you. i'm moatologist christina loren. plenty of stratus to go around. temperatures will be warm as a result. do want to point out the thick low clouds still forcing flight delays.

onflur delays out of sfo, starting at 60 degrees in san francisco, headed towards 72 later today. 82 in san jose, getting into that weekend we're going to see the heat really crank on sunday. a few thunderstorms possible monday into tuesday. >> meantime, new information this morning about area 51. you know it. long thought to be a secret government site in nevada's desert. as it turns out, the conspiracy theorists were right. sort of. mara has that story. hey. >> good morning, guys. for the first time, the u.s. government confirmed the existence of area 51. but while they're acknowledging it and it's location, they make no mention of ufos or spaceships. >> reporter: conspiracy theory confirmed. the u.s. government has finally recognized the existence of area-51. according to recently declassified documents obtained by the national security archive

at george washington university, the military air base is 125 miles northwest of las vegas. until now it never officially existed. with all references to the area redakted from government files. >> they're no longer pretending the place doesn't exist. that's the first step to getting a lot more information in the future. >> reporter: that made the site the frequent subject of conspiracy theories. particularly that it was used to secretly hide alien spaceships dramatized on tv and in movies. >> take me word for it, there's no area-51. >> that's not entirely accurate. >> no mention of flying saucers in the documents, but, instead, a different kind of flying. turns out area 51 was created as a test site for the u 2, a spy plane used by the cia during the cold war. >> they didn't want the soviet union to know about it and so ensure that they wanted a facility where it could be tested away from everyone else. >> area-51 has seen some out of

this world action. apollo astronauts trained there for the moon landing. thornton barnes was forced to keep his work a secret from family and friends for decades. >> my wife was mad at me when she found out i was working only 85 miles from home. she had no idea where we were and thought we were in some other country. area-51 is one of the worst kept secrets. the map just released matches one you can find on the internet by googling area-51. so much for classified. >> well, natalie is depressed they don't have ufos. >> i'm sure they're doing alien autopsies. >> maybe. >> good to see you. >> coming up, barbara bush raising eyebrows with an unexpected comment about hilary clinton. >> and up next, darren young becomes wwe's first openly gay athlete. we'll talk to him exclusively after this. wwe's first openly g

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be honest with you i'll tell you now, i'm gay and very happy. >> darren's open and casual coming out took many by surprise. prowrestlers aren't known for taking on sensitive issues. and until just recently, very few professional male athletes have admitted publicly that they are gay. >> it's very important to me that, you know, people understand that someone's sexual preference shouldn't really matter. >> reporter: last may, long time nba player jason collins did the same thing. much more high profile on the cover of sports illustrated. in june, he marched in boston's gay pride parade. boxer orlando cruise came out last year. the first openly gay boxer. this week cruz proposed to his partner on facebook. what may have triggered a storm of controversy in the past is being openly discussed and wide ri embraced an indication of how

attitudes in the country changed. the wwe released a statement saying the organization was proud of the wrestler. this year gay issues have dominated the national conversation. supreme court struck down the defense of marriage act. in the build up to the olympics backlash to russia's new antigay laws has been swift and loud. young's casual admission joins the course hoping to show this is one part of life he doesn't need to wrestle. for today, stephanie gosk, nbc news new york. >> and darren young whose real name is fred rosser, good morning. >> good morning, i'm a big fan of you and happy to be here. >> it's good to have you here. i look at that video and the tmz camera comes up to you and i don't see a guy that looks like he is being confronted. a guy seems as if he has been waiting for that moment almost,

expecting it and is very comfortable in it. talk to me about it. >> why not? i felt like it was the right place and the right time and i feel by coming out i'm going to make a big difference in a lot of people's lives. >> why the right time? why did you feel personally it was your right time? >> you know, i have been suppressing these feelings for so long in my life. i'm going to be 30 on november 2nd and i just need to be happy and until the day i'm six feet under i will always say i want to be happy and i'm happy now. >> as a professional wrestler, did you live in fear of being outed by someone else? that someone else would take control of that very personal piece of your life. >> i'll be honest with you, i was terrified, you know? i think anybody in my shoes would feel the same way. but, you know, it took some guts, you know? >> so at another point in your life if someone had walked up to you with a camera and started talking about being homosexual i

might have provoked panic as opposed to the calm demeanor we saw; sure. absolutely. >> the response from fellow wrestlers i have seen, tweets and things and from the wrestling organization has been enormously supportive. >> unbelievable. >> surprised by it? >> very surprised. from vince mccann who i talked to personally last night. testi stephanie mccann. i talked to jason collins last night too and he gave me advice on how to handle the whole situation and how to cope with it and be positive and be a strong individual. >> when you saw the footage a second ago of jason collins you went like this. did he help inspire you. >> yeah. he did. right on. when i'm happy about something. >> when you get back in the ring, the first time you step in the ring, crowded arena, what response do you think you'll get from fans. >> i'll probably get a mixed reaction. maybe some good. some bad. but, you know, at the end of the

day i want to be able to be a role model. i want to be a role model to people that are afraid to come out. i want to be there. i want to be able to speak at different functions and educate and tell me story because my story goes further than being gay. as a young child, i had a speech impetment, a stuttering problem. i got bullied and picked on but that didn't stop me from becoming a wwe super star. got the help i needed and had a speech pathologist help me out. and i'm living the dream now. >> well, it's your personal dream and it's the truth. >> yes and i have the best of both worlds, you know? i'm in love. and i wrestle for one of the greatest organizations in the world, the wwe and i'm a lucky man. lucky. >> it's nice to have you here. thank you for sharing your story. >> thank you very much. >> still to come this morning,

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it is 7:56. good morning bay area. i'm jon kelley. a woman right now offering a $10,000 reward for information about a hit and run in fremont that left her father unconscious. 56-year-old john vigdahl was hit south of warm springs boulevard on the morning of august 8. since then he's been unconscious in a hospital bed at regional medical center. the car that hit him is believed to be a dark colored camry5"nñ similar to this one we're showing you. if you happened to have seen anything, you're asked to please call fremont police. hundreds of city workers back on the joy in hayward this morning. the three-day strike did wrap up yesterday afternoon, but the union representing 350 city workers says more picketing is possible if city officials refuse to return to the negotiating table. the good news for everybody, it is friday. the better news, we have nice

weather out there. >> you know what the deal is with this, jon, it looks cooler than it actually is in san francisco right now. i want to show you your temperatures. with all the cloud cover, still at 68 degrees. san jose firefighters chilli cook off starts at noon and goes until 5:30. a good idea to support our local heroes. 91 in livermore, 72 on the way to san jose getting into the all-important weekend. we have changes headed our way. 88 by saturday. slight cooldown today and tomorrow. temperatures jump on sunday to 9 degrees. still a traffic alert, mike? >> still a horrible situation for drivers on 680. that's not the issue. the issue is the northbound side. we have the overturned rig with the lanes now, a couple of lanes getting past the scene, still jammed on the maps out of fremont and pleasanton. both directions, and 84 horribly slow out of livermore and out of the alvarado/niles area.

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subway. eat fresh. [ camera shutter snaps ] ♪ get ready to check in with luke brian. >> wake up, virginia! >> get ready for luke bryan on the "today" show. >> it is 8:00 now on a friday morning. it's the 16th day of august 2013. we've got a big country music crowd in new york city today. get ready for a performance from the reigning country music entertainer of the year luke bryan. that's coming up in about 30 minutes from right now. and a lot of people looking forward to that. >> yeah.

>> yeah. not only -- call me, call me what? >> call me, call me, call me, call me, you don't have to worry about a thing, wake me up in the dead of the night -- >> wow. >> okay. >> you see what you started? >> i love it. you guys sound great. luke bryan's going to sound even better. >> i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie. we're going to catch up with al at the iowa state fair in a couple of minutes. >> big day around here for a couple of reasons. first of all, it is kathie lee's birthday. not just any birthday, she's turning the big 6-0 today. we're going to surprise her with hoda. and we're assuming she doesn't watch the show at this exact moment. >> i was going to say, she's barricaded in her house, doesn't want to be surprised. then it is our final morning inside studio 1a for a few weeks. you've come to know her over the

last seven years. she's going to get fixed up and spruced up and we're going to be back here. but we'll give a fond farewell to her in a couple of minutes. >> we'll take homage to this studio that's seen so much action over the last few years. and if you live anywhere near this area, you should come down and see us. we're going to have fan appreciation week next week. we are on an active search for "today's" biggest fan. people like alec from illinois. >> coming up here on a tuesday morning on "today," i'm going to be matt lauer some day. >> you never know. >> yeah. he sounds pretty good. if you want to enter, send us your video at today.com. one lucky fan will win a trip to new york and the mother load, v.i.p. passes to the one direction concert live next week. you say one direction and what happens?

>> uncontrollable. >> i can't say it. we'll be here next week. natalie? >> good morning, matt and savannah. good morning, everyone. a potentially explosive situation is developing this morning in egypt. supporters of deposed president mohammed morsi have called for massive friday of anger protests. egypt's military has responded by deploying troops and armored vehicles. left more than 575 people dead. a state judge in west virginia is out on bond after he was charged with orchestrating a campaign of intimidation against a man he considered a romantic rival. pete williams is in washington with more. pete, good morning. >> good morning. as federal prosecutors tell it, the judge was a powerful figure

in a small community and used that authority to marshal the law against the husband of his secretary, a woman the judge wanted to marry. >> michael thornsberry was released pending trial. the result of a joint state federal investigation. >> i'll be acquitted. >> reporter: for the past 16 years, he's been the only circuit judge on the kentucky border, population 26,000. prosecutors say in early 2008, judge thornsberry began an affair with his married secretary. one she broke off a few months later. >> in the process, he corrupted the system of justice in mingo county for his own nefarious purposes. >> a federal grand jury accuses the judge of trying to have her husband, identified in court documents only as r.w. arrested by getting someone to plant illegal drugs on his pickup truck. that plan fell through.

so then court documents say he persuaded a west virginia state trooper to falsely accuse r.w. of stealing from his employer. those charges were later dismissed. prosecutors say the charges were filed by brandon moore, he was named state trooper of the year in 2009 around the time that investigators claim he was doing the judge's bidding. the state police say he's now been placed on administrative leave. the indictment says trooper moore also falsely told a state grand jury that r.w. was stealing at work. no comment from him. the government says george thornsbury kept up his campaign of intimidation against r.w. for more than a year before finally giving up. he's now charged with conspireing to violate the man's civil rights, the right against unreasonable arrest, and the right not to be deprived of liberty without due process of law. >> no comment from a lawyer for judge thornsbury. he's been ordered to stay away from anyone who might be a victim or witness in the case. a list of more than 50 people,

natalie. >> such a bizarre story there. pete williams, thanks. investigators are trying to determine what killed a former star of television "that's 70's show." she died on wednesday at an addiction treatment center. she had recent run-ins with the law. lisa robin kelly was 43 years old. a recall this morning covering two popular pet food brands, specific lots of iams cat food could have salmonella contamination. it can sicken animals as well as humans who handle tainted pet food. and proof dogs will eat just about anything. take a look at gordon, a 7-year-old golden retriever. gordon had to have surgery after he ate 16 rocks which weighed almost 2 pounds in all. you can see the rocks in this x-ray. gordon is expected to make a full recovery. his owner says he must have gotten the rocks from the

garden. hope gordon stays rock-free. it's 8:06 right now. let's go back outside once again to matt and savannah. >> thanks so much. >> my sign of the day. aging like a fine wine klg. happy birthday. that's pretty good. >> al is down at the iowa state fair this morning. good morning again. >> hey, good morning. state fair's all about animals. and we've got some of the biggest animals in iowa. for example, jet thomas of carlisle, iowa, this is the heaviest pigeon at the iowa state fair, 2 pounds, 2 ounces. that's a big pigeon. could imagine what that could do flying over you. this 4-year-old ram weighs in at 392 pounds. the big ram -- does he have a name? >> his name is sonny jr. >> all right. 392 pounds. that's a big ram. and then over here, we've got a huge steer, how much does bill

way? >> 1,316. >> don't eat that, bill. here we have it -- the biggest of them all. this is squirt, a 3,032 pounds, wow, that's a big bull. that's a lot of bull. >> yes, it is. >> there are you have it. so much animal and so much bull at the iowa state fair. that's what's going on around the well, we've got a little bit more substance happening here. good morning to you, al, 8:08 now, taking a live look. i want to show you this shot, because this is the sky above the low clouds that we will all get to enjoy a little bit later on today. it's going to be kind of hot inland but perfection right by the water. 63 degrees in san francisco. as we head throughout this afternoon, up to 88 degrees in places like antioch, still only going to touch on the low 90s, 83, santa theresa, 82, san jose, getting into the all-important weekend, temperatures are going

to drop off and pick right back up for sunday. that's a big bull. >> you know the punch line, al, right? >> you don't eat a bull like that all at once. >> thanks very much. coming up, the bride that had her dress stolen on her big day and the 911 dispatcher that came to the rescue. and we'll bid a farewell to studio 1a. a look at memorable moments from our beloved studio in the last seven years. and a live concert from luke bryan out on the plaza. but first, these messages. ssage. or a. that's a good choice. let me show you some faucets to go along with that. with the latest styles and guaranteed low prices, you can turn the bath you have into the bath you want. good choice. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now, this cordova vanity combo

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uncle. >> jeb bush could run. >> that will make things interesting. >> that was a very diplomatic answer. wait and see who is running. meantime, trending on bing this morning, the rare discovery of a new mammal species. this is exciting. scientists are calling it the. >> olinguito. he made it to the mountains. they're the smallest members of the raccoon family. this is the first discovery of it's kind in 35 years. i want one. >> he's cute. >> he is super cute. >> oh, adorable. >> all right. now that just adorable. next, bizarre. >> okay. >> a chinese zoo is under fire today for trying to disguise a dog as a lion and then put it into the exhibit. take a look at this, according to the state run paper -- >> it's a lion that parks. >> they labeled it as an african lion but it started to bark.

turns out it was a mastif. >> okay so it's liony. >> i don't anybody could have tried to pull this off. >> the barking started. the temporary switch was made because of concerns. >> you think it's a fake story. >> i think it's a fake story. it gets worse. the pandas are cats. the dumbest zoo keepers in the world. >> exactly. >> oh my gosh. trending on yahoo, a touching gift from one bride to another. the last thing you want to be doing on your wedding day is calling 911. but a woman found herself in dire straights when her wedding dress was stolen on her big day. >> i'm calling to report some stuff stolen. my -- my wedding dress. >> are you getting married today. >> yes. >> what size is your dress? >> well, the operator whose name

is candice was so touched that she lent the woman her own wedding dress which she had worn about a year and a half earlier. luckily, both women wore the same size. we'll have more coming up in our third hour. such a great story. >> going from unlucky to lucky. >> absolutely. on thursday as you know, savannah debuted this, her new do, the new look. she soon got a shout out from another red head baring a striking resemblance. wendy's tweeted welcome to the club savannah guthrie, #redheadpride. >> to which i say wendy call me. let's go out for a frosty. >> a striking resemblance. >> hers is more orange, though. >> forget the tweet, send fries. >> actually i did say tweet that, said love that frosty. a little hint. >> i love that. >> chocolate of course. >> you know who else is trending this morning, kathie lee

gifford. it's a big day. her 60th birthday. >> we want to do a little celebrating. hoda kotb and curtis stone are at her house. hoda breached the moat and making her way through the front door. what's going on. >> i swam here. she has no idea we're out here. there's an nbc news truck and band. >> might she be watching right now. >> she doesn't watch. >> no, she never watches our show. let's be real, okay. you ready curtis? go. the party is starting. >> hoda holds that like it's a microphone. she talks right into it [ knocking ] >> quick, quick, quick. >> boy, they're slow to come to the door.

unless she is sleeping in today. it's her birthday. >> is she home? >> she's home. [ music playing ] >> happy birthday. >> is that a bloody mary? >> another day at kathie lee's house. bloody mary. >> happy birthday. >> hoda woman. >> happy birthday. >> thank you sweetheart. >> we prepared your favorite dessert for you. >> oh, curtis. >> for breakfast. >> while you're eating, look up. look up in the sky. look up high. >> oh my gosh. it says happy birthday kathie lee. >> come on.

it's a party. >> this is amazing. >> come on. it's your party. >> oh my god. >> matt, savannah, natalie, are all back at the studio. >> hi guys, how are you. >> how long will it take us to get there? that looks like fun. >> happy birthday. >> thank you, matt. thank you everybody. you know i got a card this morning that said you know why 60 and sexy sound so much alike? >> why. >> because you're hearing is starting to go. that's what it is. >> meanwhile, kathie lee -- >> i'm 60. >> we don't have a lot of time because your neighbors have called the police to get hoda and curtis out of there. >> we're holding up a glass of champagne. >> this is so nice you guys. thank you, where is that. thank you curtis. >> cheers. >> cheers to you kathie lee. >> we love you. happy birthday. >> 60 years of joy. >> wow.

cheers to her. they're going to really celebrate. >> yeah. >> time to come to work ladies. let's go. >> can we get the band just in the studio? it adds an element of fun. >> why that band. >> i don't know. >> i love it. >> that is who is trending today. >> yeah. meantime take one last look. it's time to say good-bye to studio 1-a as you know it. for the last seven years or so we covered countless stories here and talked to the biggest guests and had a lot of fun as well but after today's show our home will get a brand new look. >> live, from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning everyone. >> a brand spanking new studio. we'll take you on a little bit of a tour. each morning begins right here.

this is the location in studio 1-a we call home base. it's a window on the world. >> japan's prime minister calling this the greatest crisis in the country since world war ii. >> suspect in the boston marathon's attacks. >> the baby prince born 4:24 london time. >> from the last seven years from this desk we brought you the news of the day. the stories that shape the daily conversation. stories of triumph and of tragedy. >> 69 days under ground. >> killed by u.s. forces in pakistan. >> one thing to see it from the ground but when you see it from the air it is truly striking. >> from breaking news to ground breaking moments, this has been our seat to watch it all unfold. >> breaking news in cairo. >> our daily front row seat to history, and yours as well. >> just steps away from home base is the interview area here in studio 1-a. this is the hot seat. >> do you regret having said

that now? >> do you really need to run for public office? >> the place where we got to meet the people making news. >> let me debunk your premise. >> politicians, entertainers, living legends, every day heros. it's a place where we held people accountable. >> i'll ask it to you bluntly, is paula deen a racist? >> a look at the people and places behind today's biggest stories. well, i'm here at the sofa area inside studio 1-a and much like you at home this is where we have gathered over the last seven years. this is where we have shared our story. >> do you have news for us? henry and i are pregnant or i'm pregnant. >> are you kidding me? >> we made new friends. some in extraordinary circumstances. >> people are watching right now and they're saying, you know, yeah, his skin is blue. >> there have been a lot of surprises along the way. >> teresa come on in. grandma, you haven't had a

chance to see erin since she won miss usa. >> we are expecting our 20th child. >> we never missed an opportunity to lighten up our morning and yours. this is what we call the production area. it's really the most versatile part of our set. this has been where we get to stretch our leg ace bit. eat, drink, be merry. from professional opinions to controlled chaos, there's been unforgettable moments and some interviews that will live on forever. >> bring out our last model. >> is that another one. >> oh my god. >> we went a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll. a little bit hollywood. through it all, there's been a lot of laughs. of course, a lot more to come. [ music playing ]

>> i think she served us well. >> she has, indeed. >> a lot of great memories inside this studio. i remember that before we install this studio, we spent several weeks out on the plaza back several years ago during the summer and it was a lot of fun. >> i remember the day that brian williams came on the first day you debuted the new set, he said i'll have the hot stone massage. he thought it was the spa feel. >> is it too early to start grabbing furniture and fixtures. >> they bolted it down. >> matt, you're old hair brush. i guess you don't need that anymore, though. >> oh. >> just kidding. >> wow. getting kicked on the way out the door. by the way, some pieces of the set are going to the museum down in washington. >> that's cool. we'll come visit you set, we promise. >> we'll see you in a few weeks. >> let's go. >> we will toast on our way out

of studio 1-a. >> a concert from luke bryan after your local news. >> i'm going to take it home. that's a nice one.

good morning to you, 8:26, i'm laura garcia-cannon. plan ahead, bay bridge is planned to close for five days this month while crews work to connect the eastern span ahead of the labor day opening. the bridge will close to traffic at 8 p.m. on the 28th, reopen on tuesday, september 3rd at 5 p.m. the opening will go off without all the planned fanfare. ork nicers say it is simply too late to pull off that big celebration. they will try to refund some of the money people donated for it. time to check the morning commute, a rough ride, mike. >> it has. it has here is sinole. can't see much from the shot, move to the fremont shot, stick with this and the maps, guys, looking it he low clouds and fog that is one issue, look at the

southbound direction on the bottom of your screen. the map will show you folks using you the 580 to 880 south alternate to get out of the trivalley, sigg alert going on for both directions. all these folks heading into pleasanton and sinole, passion the scene of that overturned big rig still there on the northbound side. big distraction, big slowing, northbound side slams down all the way from mission boulevard up into sinole. three lanes getting by in traffic but such a distraction and still don't have crews ready to move t sounds like we are waiting for a postal inspector. >> another local news update in half an hour. hope to see you then. have a great friday morning.

it's 8:30 on a friday morning. the 16th of august, 2013. there he is, the man of the moment, luke bryan. country music's entertainer of the year. if a few minutes he's going to take the stage. >> a massive crowd. it goes all the way across 48th street in front of us here and luke released a brand new album this week to high expectations. if you would like to help us

generate the buzz around the concert, all you have to do is go out there and tweet with the #lukebryan today. >> warming up the crowd as you see him getting ready. don't forget, next week also a huge concert on the plaza. we have one direction here expecting massive, massive crowds. just kidding. but a lot of great people are going to be out here. if you want to be here next friday. start packing now. >> all right, we'll take a pool here. when do you think people will start sleeping out for one direction. >> monday or maybe after the show today. >> i think some of these people are just going to stay. >> going to stay. >> hang out. >> meantime, let's check in with al. he's at the iowa state fair having a great time this morning. good morning again. >> good morning guys. remember at the beginning of the program we met gary. he took this stump and turned it into owls. that is spectacular. thank you so much and then bill

sculpting ice. al roker, ice head. i always said i was a cool customer but you proved it. we appreciate it. we love what goes on here at the iowa state fair. i have been to state fairs. i have been all over the place. i've been talking about state fairs. i always wanted to come to this one because when it comes to state fairs, this one is the grandaddy of them all. >> iowa, cornfields, cows, wind turbines, but for 11 days every summer for more than 150 years, this is iowa. >> crowd are you ready? get set, go. >> and for eddie hatfield, he doesn't miss a day. >> it's my 27th year at the iowa state fair. i love this place. it's like heaven on earth. >> heaven on earth, especially if you love food on a stick. >> bacon on bacon is not a bad

thing. >> food takes center stage at the fair. >> there's no calories in this. >> eddie's favorite, the foot long chilly dog. >> i love it. i have eaten a lot of these over the years. there was 4 or five years ago i eight 44 foot of chili dog. >> but the real tradition is the butter cow. >> everybody talks about the butter cow and everybody wants to see the butter cow. everybody asks did you see the butter cow? that's what the iowa state fair is all about. >> over a million young and old flock to this fair every year. animals big and small with 90 newborns. >> they'll see chicks hatching out of the eggs. they'll see the little ducks swimming in the pond and the kids are just wide eyed and they love to see them. >> from a tractor pull to outhouse races, pie eating, and yodelling, it's down right

family fun and for eddie and his family, it's all about tradition. >> the iowa state fair isn't about food. it's not about agriculture, it's about the tradition. it's about the family coming together. >> all kinds of crazy stuff here. you have the farmer challenge. you have to do a tire roll with people inside. you have poppers, you have balloon sculptor stur and you have kids doing a pie eating contest. 3, 2, 1 go. yeah. all is happening at the iowa state fair. oh, that's looks delicious, al. thank you. 8:34 now, taking a live look, the sun starting to breakthrough

that thick low cloud deck over the san francisco bay this morning. what a pretty shot, you can see the water glistening, really nice day shaping up by the water. 72 headed our way in san francisco. 77 for fremont, 82 degrees in san jose. so i have a dropped your numbers a couple degrees from yesterday's highs, drop more so as we head through saturday and then the heat really creeps up, as well as the humidity you sunday, monday and tuesday. hope you have a fantastic day. they're still going. savannah, does this look familiar? >> we think you need to give it a try al. do not get the pie in the eye. >> get in there. >> al, get in there. >> there's no pie left. >> come on, al. >> one time. >> come on. >> oh, he's out. >> i'll get in the tire. i'll get in the tire. >> chicken. >> all right, buddy. that looked like a fun live shot. we'll see you soon. >> here we go, ready? >> people. my people. >> my people. >> when we come back, luke bryan

live in concert on that stage but first, this is "today" on nbc.

the toyota concert series is brought to you by the new 2014 tundra. build something amazing. toyota, let's go places. he is one of the hottest names in country music right now. we're so proud to welcome him to our toyota summer concert stage. ladies and gentlemen, luke bryan. >> the "today" show, what's goin y'all sing with me. here we go ♪ ♪ it don't matter what plans i've got, i can break em ♪

♪ yeah i can turn this thing around at the next red light ♪ ♪ and i don't mind telling all the guys i can't meet them ♪ ♪ hell, we can all go raise some hell on any other night ♪ ♪ girl, i don't care ♪ oh, i just got to see what you're wearing ♪ ♪ your hair, is it pulled up or falling town? oh i just have to see it now ♪ ♪ go ahead and call me, call me, call me, you don't have to worry about it baby. you can wake me up in the dead of the night, wreck my plans, baby that's all right ♪ ♪ this is a drop everything kind of thing ♪ ♪ swing on by, i'll pour you a drink ♪ ♪ the doors unlocked i'll leave on the lights ♪ ♪ baby you can crash my party

anymore ♪ ♪ we got a lot of party crashers tonight. ♪ ♪ ain't a spot downtown that's rocking the way that you rock me. ain't a bar that can make me buzz the way that you to ♪ ♪ i could be on the front row of the "today" show ♪ ♪ look down and see your face on my phone, and i'm gone so long, hang on i'll meet you in a minute or two ♪ ♪ if you want to call me, call me, call me, you don't have to worry about it baby. you can wake me up in the dead of the night ♪ ♪ wreck my plans, baby that's all right ♪ ♪ this is a drop everything kind of thing ♪ ♪ swing on by, i'll pour you a drink ♪ ♪ the doors unlocked, i'll leave on the lights ♪ ♪ baby, you can crash my party

anymore ♪ ♪ we having a party in new york. come on. sing with me ♪ ♪ if it's two in the morning and you're feeling lonely and wondering what i'm doing ♪ ♪ go ahead and call me, call me, call me. you don't have to worry about it baby ♪ ♪ you can wake me up in the dead of night ♪ ♪ wreck my plans, baby that's all right ♪ ♪ this is a drop everything kind of thing ♪ ♪ swing on by, i'll pour you a drink ♪ ♪ the doors unlocked, i'll leave on the lights ♪ ♪ baby you can crash my party any time.

baby you can crash my party any time ♪ [ applause ] >> thank you so much. luke bryan sounding so good on our plaza stage. we'll have much more music in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc. they're built alln summer long during the emirates airline us open series. tune in every week as strength is tested and the stars of tennis emerge. follow the action from coast to coast

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so what do you think? luke bryan having a good year? he was named entertainer of the year in april. he has a new album called crash my party -- it's expected -- we'll take the expected out of there, it will be number one. good to see you. >> thanks for removing the expected.

>> you're halfway into your reign as country music's entertainer of the year. how's it going so far? >> it's been an amazing year. literally when i wake up every morning i'm brushing my teeth like i'm the entertainer of the year. my crown. but the fact that it was fan voted and just the way the whole night went down, it was just a dream come true. what an emotional ride for me and my family and everybody involved and my fans. it's been an amazing -- people are like would you have done anything different? i just love the way everything has happened. it was an amazing night for me. >> what's wonderful about you is i get the feeling that you're still touched. you can roll up here to rockefeller plaza and see the thousands of people that come to see you. >> if people understand anything, this is like -- to be in new york -- to be from a small town in georgia and come to new york and play the "today" show and see fans lined up on the streets of manhattan, it's

really -- it's surreal to describe. i haven't slept in a week. >> you don't seem worse for wear and tear. you were singing crash my party. the video a stunning blonde woman in that video who happens to be your wife caroline who happens to be here by the way along with your kids. >> yeah, my boys are in the front row fighting right now. >> but yeah, we -- with crash my party it was -- the treatment just called for a special, you know, her coming in at the end and i think the fans enjoyed seeing it and it was fun for us we. we had a romantic date on the video. what's amazing is the imagines from the video that we'll keep forever. husband and wife. >> ultimate home movie. >> what are you going to sing in. >> my new single. this one is called that's my kind of night.

>> all right. here's luck bryan. >> let's go ♪ ♪ i got that real good feel good stuff. up under the seat of my big black jacked up truck. rolling on 35s pretty girl by my side ♪ ♪ you got that sun tan skirt and boots ♪ ♪ waiting on you to look my way and scoot ♪ ♪ your little hot self-over here ♪ ♪ girl hand me another beer, yeah ♪ ♪ all them other boys want to wind you up and take you downtown ♪ ♪ but you look like the kind that likes to take it way out ♪ ♪ out where the corn rows grow, row, row, my boat ♪ ♪ floating down the flint river ♪ ♪ catch us up a little catfish dinner ♪ ♪ gonna sound like a winner when i lay you down and love you

right ♪ ♪ yeah, that's my kind of ♪ we're going to start this day off right ♪ ♪ might sit down on my diamond plate tailgate ♪ ♪ put in my country rock hip-hop mix tape ♪ ♪ a little conway a little t-pain, might just make it rain ♪ ♪ you can hang your t-shirt on a limb ♪ ♪ hit that bank and we can ease on in ♪ ♪ soak us up a little moonlight ♪ ♪ you know i know what you like, yeah ♪ ♪ all them other boys want to wind you up and take you downtown but you look like the kind that likes to take it way out ♪ ♪ out where the corn rows grow row, row, my boat ♪ ♪ floating down the flint river, catch us up a little catfish dinner ♪ ♪ gonna sound like a winner when i lay you down and love you right ♪ ♪ yeah, that's my kind of

night ♪ ♪ we're going to break it down ♪ my kind of your kind is this kind of night ♪ ♪ we dance in the dark and your lips land on mine ♪ ♪ oh, gonna get our love on ♪ oh, time to get our buzz on ♪ all them other boys want to wind you up and take you downtown ♪ ♪ but you look like the kind that likes to take it way out ♪ ♪ out where the corn rows grow, row, row my boat ♪ ♪ floating down the flint river, catch us up a little catfish dinner ♪ ♪ going to sound like a win e when i lay you down and love you right ♪ ♪ yeah that's my kind of night ♪ yeah that's my kind of night ♪ yeah that's my kind of night

♪ yeah that's my kind of night ♪ come on with me one time ♪ come on [ applause ] we've got more music ahead from luke bryan on a friday morning. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

are you having fun?

luke, you having fun? it's okay? you want to keep it going. >> we need to. >> ladies and gentlemen, luke brian. >> where's my country girls out there in new york city this morning. we're going to get you shaking in the am, all right? come on. let's go. we're going to wake up everybody in new york city. going to watch you make me fall in love ♪ ♪ get up on the hood of my daddy's tractor. up on the tool box it don't matter down on the tailgate girl

i can't wait to watch you do your thing ♪ ♪ shake it for the birds, shake it for the bees for the catfish and the crickets and squirrels shake it to the moon shake it for me girl. shake it for me girl, shake it for me ♪ ♪ country girl shake it for me girl ♪ ♪ shake it for me ♪ ponytail and pretty smile rope me from a country mile. come on over here and get in my arms spin me around this big old barn tangle me up like grandma's yarn ♪

♪ for the dj spinning that country song come on, come on, come on ♪ ♪ shake it for the birds ♪ shake it for the bees ♪ shake it for the catfish swimming down deep in the creek ♪ ♪ for the crickets and the critters and the squirrels shake it for the moon shake it for me girl ♪ ♪ country girl shake it for me girl, shake it for me, shake it for me ♪ ♪ country girl shake it for me girl, shake it for me girl, shake it for me ♪ ♪ let me see you shake it everybody ♪ [ music playing ] ♪ ♪ now dance like a dandelion in the wind on the hill underneath the pines yeah move like the

river flow feel the kick drum down deep in your toes aall i want to do is get to holding you and foeing you and get to showing you forever the night is through baby you know what to do snoelt shake it for the young bucks sitting in the honky tonks for the red necks rocking until the break of dawn ♪ ♪ come on, come on ♪ shake it for the birds, shake it for the peas, shake it for the catfish swimming down deep in the creek for the crickets for the critters and the squirrels ♪ ♪ country girl shake it for me girl, shake it for me girl, shake it for me ♪ ♪ country girl shake it for me girl ♪ ♪ shake it for me everybody. country girl shake it for me girl ♪ ♪ shake it for me girl ♪ shake it for me ♪ country girl shake it for me ♪ shake it for me girl ♪ shake it for me

>> we love you. >> luke will be back with one more song on a friday morning. but first, these messages. your local news and weather. good friday morning to you, it is 7:56. san jose's monthly bike party is expected to cause traffic on the peninsula. the bike ride normally takes place in san jose, attracting as many as 5,000 riders. tonight, it will start in sunnyvale, going through mountain view, palo alto, before eventually turning around at stanford. let's check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. >> hey, good morning to you,

laura. what a pretty start to the day over the bay bridge, san francisco bay, you can see the sunshine glistening out there on the water, temps are going to be warm today, drop off a little bit for your saturday and then creep right back up for sunday, 99, inland, 82, bay side, 73 at the coast. then, we will drop off a little bit more monday into tuesday, increase that humidity, maybe some mountain thunderstorms. [ wind howling ]

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[ music playing ] thank you so much for being here. we love you. [ applause ] luke bryan killing it today on the plaza. massive crowd. we'll hear more from him later on friday morning, august 16th,

2013. >> that was the song the fans chose. >> i'm willie geist with natalie morales. he fils up the plaza. >> amazing. great group of fans and they came from all over the place. >> they're great. we're going to hear a lot more from luke bryan later this hour. you may have heard this is our last day here in studio 1-a. >> until the new set is unveiled. >> until the new set comes in. >> sometime in september. >> but we're doing a little set redecoration. in the meantime i decided to take some of this home with me. >> what do you call that stuff? >> i don't know. you always need more balls. >> i'm sorry? >> i don't know: it's an interesting decorative object -- >> decorative object, okay. >> have you noticed all the books? >> not until today. >> i never looked at the titles. we have the sparrow falls.

>> this was an old medical journal, the classics of neurology and neurosurgery which is on migraines and sick headaches and disorders. talks about vomit, nausea, all kinds of fascinating -- i wonder how we picked these. >> they look good. it's about they look good. >> it is a handsome medical volume there. do you know what i'm going to take with me? the throw pillows. >> oh, because we love these so much. they have so much purpose. >> why don't you take one home. the guys will love them. >> yeah. >> these are on the sofa area and always set up so beautifully. >> and the first thing we do when we sit down -- >> throw them behind you, so that space behind we chuck them back there. it may look good but you can't sit on it. >> there's a reason they call them throw pillow. a little bit too much. >> are you a conspiracy theory

person at all? >> i'm not but i love this story. >> it's a great story. area-51 exists. it's real. >> we all knew it was real. >> did we. >> it was the worst kept secret. >> the u.s. government never acknowledged it exists. now newly disclassified documents show the sight and map. >> pause for the music. x-files for all of you out there. >> the documents don't mention ufos, spaceships, aliens, anything like that. >> not yet. >> just acknowledged that it's there. there were documents at george washington university down at d.c. that do reveal this area-51 was a testing location for aerial surveillance. >> the spy planes. >> that's where people saw the flying objects, could have been some of the weird spy planes up in the air. >> or were they. >> or were they -- wait, or were they?

let's practice that. >> as you know conspiracy theorists say that area-51 is where alien aircraft are taken, studied -- >> autopsies. >> autopsies. there maybe live aliens inside area-51. >> we haven't figured out and seen all of the classified documents that follow. they have not been released yet. >> don't you love it -- >> keep it going. >> the x-files theme song just keeps going. i love this story, thornton barns was a radar missile electrics engineer speaking out for the first time and telling his wife what he did all of those years when he worked at this area-51. >> my wife was mad at me when she found out i was working only 85 miles from home. she had no idea where we were. i was in some other country. >> honey, i was in some other country. >> he was at area-51. >> there were a lot of other women in that other country. >> and by women he meant

martians. today is the 36th anniversary of the death of elvis pressly and death i mean -- [ music playing ] >> throw that out there. is there a link to area-51. >> probably. >> his body is preserved at area-51. >> no, he's alive. he and tupac live in south america. they have a timeshare, the two of them. >> and they're learning how to walk on the moon. because that was fake. >> that happened on a sound stage in burbank. >> anything else you want to throw out there? >> i don't know. do you have any other ones. >> we know that's real. >> and loch ness monster also at area 51. >> you do wonder when they're going to find the loch ness monster. wouldn't we have seen it by now? >> it is there. >> let's talk about peer pressure in the work place.

there's a new study that suggests being at work is like being at high school. >> that's true. >> smoke, drink booze, mock other people. about 43% says clicks are at the office. 26% said they had done something they didn't want to do just to fit in. we were talking about this and thinking about this, we're in a strange situation -- >> we're in a good situation. >> because our schedules are strange. >> i get up so early so i can't go get drinks after work. drinks after work would be 11:00 a.m. >> so you were lying when you tell me that every week? wrour just trying to avoid me. >> but there's a lot of jobs where they're going out to drinks afterward. it's part of building relationships. >> you outgrow that to some degree but some jobs there's more pressure. >> you probably do and say things to please a boss or somebody you think is on the right side of the boss to get in good. >> but you can certainly say that the work force and office life is a lot like high school.

>> definitely. >> everything you learned in high school and survival in high school all comes around back when you're in the work force, right. >> a little mean girls going on? >> oh i think -- every job has -- not just mean girls but every situation you can imagine. >> yeah. >> but you feel no pressure. >> no pressure here, no. >> okay. >> but what i do love is the pressure that dads are under when their daughters and sons want to go to one direction concerts, right? >> so good. vice's website, the west coast editor photographed a collection of dads at last friday's one direction concert at the staples center in los angeles. >> this sums it up. >> there's a guy checking his phone. the first guy loved it. head back watching the show. checking the phone. this guy is not even at the show. >> this is it. have fun. call me if you need me. >> he's out at the concourse. >> is he just flat out asleep? >> he's sitting down. he's like i'm going to sit this one out. >> my daughter who is 6 loves

one direction. she came last time. >> yeah but i haven't had to go to a concert yet but there's things you go to with your kids. the sesame street production is a wonderful production for the kids. >> yes. >> but when you take a madison square garden full of 2 and 3 year olds screaming for elmo, it takes a toll. >> and mine is the product placement. selling stuff everywhere. i meant to a disney on ice show and it was like you have to buy the giant this and then the giant soda to go with the giant cotton candy and by the end of it they're like -- >> they're all strung out on sugar. >> and it all comes in the collectible cup that you have to take home with you because you have so much room in your kitchen cabinets to put that thing who knows where. >> one show they sold the giant elmo balloons. so the entire arena is full of elmo balloons and no one can see the show.

>> fantastic. >> al is at the iowa state fair. god only knows what he seating and doing out there. al, what's going on? >> this is great. it's -- first of all -- >> i'm melting. i'm literally melting right now in this ice sculpture but it's cool. a lot of great things go on. stuff for kids as well. for example, we have the iowa state fair champion yodeller. this is marissa [ singing ] >> very nice. >> and a rooster call from reese. >> yeah, time to get up. turkey call from jarrett. >> wow. all of a sudden willie geist stood up and took notice. duck call, clayton.

duck dynasty winner. i love it. bubble blowers. >> boom, yeah. and then the whistler. >> whistle for us. >> wait. [ whistling ] >> there you have it. your kid champions ladies and gentlemen from the iowa state fair. let's check your weather and see hah we have got going on for you. we do have a lot going on in the tropics. we're basically going to be looking at this one system. this is tropical storm erin. not affecting land but we have to watch that and then investigation area 92 l and this will be a big problem for the southeast. a lot of moisture streaming up. so what we're going to be looking at flood watches and flash flood watches for a good portion of the southeast and flood warnings as well. why? the ground is already saturated and now we're talking about

anywhere from 3 to 5 more inches of rain. locally, some areas in the panhandle of florida, 6 to 8 9:11. thank you, al. good morning to you. you made it to friday. i want to start this live picture just to show you what is left of that very compressed marine layer, kind of sticking right over daly city at this point, show you the golden gate bridge, all the spectators out here don't even realize that sun is going to breakthrough in a matter of about an hour and a half. a beautiful day shaping up in the city 72 there, 91 for livermore and 89 today. down in gilroy, head throughout the weekend, temperatures drorp off a couple degrees tomorrow and creep right back up for sunday. hey, and if you have to make sure you have entertainment for your next party, the one man band. >> to the iowa state fair and beyond. [ music playing ]

>> back to you guys. >> that's incredible. >> that's so talented. >> got the high hat going. >> and he's singing toy story. >> i can't hear you. >> that guy is awesome. >> hey, al, i don't think you can hear us -- he can't hear us. >> but we'll ask you a question anyway. let me ask you a couple of things. >> he's going to miss these pillows so much. al was a huge fan of pillows. >> these are nice pillows we just learned. >> really expensive pillows so therefore only appropriate that our crew gets the pillows. you get a pillow and you get a pillow and you get a pillow. >> take a pillow home. >> by the way, these streamers in honor of our set decoration for kathie lee's birthday coming up. >> the party is just getting started. we'll check back in in a little bit. which one of these things that

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you know the old joke, how many tennis balls does it take a change a lightbulb? that's not a joke but it can pull double and triple duty. >> women's day magazine came up with clever uses for wine corks, tennis balls and olive oil. lots of great uses. wine corks, hoda and kathie lee. this is like a week. well, maybe two days of wine corks. >> when you have your collection, this is a great way to start a fire on the first try. you take a few corks, a couple of hand fulls and put in rubbing alcohol and in the jar let it sit. i'll unscrew this.

>> easier to pour there. >> get it there quicker but once they're submerged let it sit at least a few days. >> they'll get soggy. >> they'll look like this after time. when you're ready to light the fire, wrap it in newspaper. you only need two corks. don't put the whole jar in. light it with a long lighter. >> i've never heard that. that's great. >> amazing. >> you can do that with with these things. >> they're great for water retention either outside on in a house plant. we're going to put them in the household blender. you can do about 5 or 6. >> saturate them first? >> we are. this will make sure they are nice and moist. soak them in water overnight. >> okay. >> then you blend. >> okay. >> wow. >> after some time. >> we get the idea. >> they're going to look like this. put them right on top of your

house plants or mix them in with the mulch and then you'll have nice, happy plants. >> do you ever wonder what your friends and neighbors think about you when you're blending wine corks. >> got to invite them over and get them in. >> door stop. take your cork, i'm not going to do this on air because i will hurt my finger but start in the middle and cut out. flip it around and do it the other way until it's half. it will look like this and grip to your floor. >> cool. >> let's talk olive oil. >> paint remover, right? >> we paint sometimes and we're left with the spots we can't get off. >> you're using sugar. >> about a one to one ratio. you're going to wash your hands with it over the sink. get it in there, lather up and maureen is showing us how it works. you're going to scrub and get in there good and then after your hands will be so soft and smooth

it's a 2-1. >> and you can use it to open a stuck zipper as well. >> we all have a zipper that drives us nuts. >> you don't want to spray it on the fabric or the leather. >> dip the olive oil and get the excess off and apply to the body of the zipper and glide back and forth and do it a few times until it's going smoothly. >> that's a good one. now people have cats, for hair balls, you say to put it in their food? >> exactly. just a little bit of olive oil can help your cat digest any hair they swallowed. works for dogs too. always consult with your vet because it can vary. >> yeah. makes it taste better. >> they probably won't notice. >> tennis balls, cutting them in half. >> sometimes it's stuck in there or it's hot because it just went out. this will give you the grip and protection so you can screw it off quickly and easily.

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good friday morning to you, 9:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a man is in the hospital after police say he jumped more than 20 feet from a freeway overnas san jose. police say they were trying to pull that man over in a car when he sped off, crashed the car, then jumped off the overpass. he survived the fall but has major injuries. the trial of accused serial killer joseph naso finally coming to a close. he will deliver his closing arguments today in a marin county courtroom. he is on trial for the murderers of four women in the 1970s and '80s and '90s. he is acting as his own attorney and he has insisted he is innocent. celebration of life will be held this morning for the 1-year-old boy shot to death in east oakland last week.

jew jackson and his father were sleeping inside a home on gropely avenue when someone opened fire in the back bedroom. both drew and his father were killed. today's public service starts at 11 a.m. at fuller funerals on international boulevard. so far, no arrests have been made in connection to their murders. we are going to have a look at weather and traffic after this. ♪ [ female announcer ] wherever morning brings you, bring the energy you need. new nature valley soft-baked oatmeal squares. softly-baked,

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inouye. >> 680 northbound. look at this. just saw a truck get out of the truck scales and travel into the backup you see going from right to left. that's northbound 680 coming off of the hill, off of the fremont side, into sinole pass, sinole valley golf course, still tied up, slammed on the maps, you see. it actually starts from about jacqueline road up past mission and in towards that same sinole area for the northbound direction. we have the center divide and one lane open past the scene of that overturned rig, the south bound side jammed out of livermore and pleasanton, the sigg alert continues until they can get postal inspectors there until they remove that package off of the road, the truck alert. back to you. >> thank you very much. another update in half an hour. we will see you then.

this friday morning. a beautiful friday morning here in new york. august 16th, 2013. i'm willie geist with natalie morales. that's fergie. a little party never killed nobody. we're going to dance our way into state fair food. al is at the iowa state fair. we'll check in with him in a second. we have our own stuff here. these are things you can sample at the iowa state fair and others. >> we were jealous because al was eating his way through the deliciousness of fried goodness. >> this is a tunnel cake with bacon. >> this is sweet and savory. this is really good. you have to get the bacon on there, though. >> there's a lot of deep frying that goes on there. >> this is a deep fried snickers

if you can see that there. >> you tried that already. >> you didn't like it so much. >> well, it's a lot. >> you think? >> it's a lot. >> understatement of the year at the iowa state fair. >> deep fried brownie. this, that's a big meal for everybody. >> fair squares they call them. >> tunnel cake classic. deep fried oreos. they have deep fried butter. >> yeah, they do. >> but then the deep fried tw g twinkie. >> these are killer. these little baby donuts are fantastic. look at this, on a stick. the pork riblet wrapped in bacon. >> wow. >> can't have enough pork. >> this is a shrimp corn dog with a jalapeno glaze. >> wow. >> over here, salad on a stick. >> i think anything on a stick

is good. >> lighter fare. >> and these are dutch letters. fried dough with almond paste inside. >> oh my lord. >> yeah, it's all great. this is the only mobile cart here. he does the foot long corn dog. >> yeah. >> what's a double bacon corn dog, al? >> he is my hero. my hero. >> as if you need more bacon. >> that's what's going on around the country -- you need more bacon. check it yeah, you're right about needing more bacon, al. good friday morning to you, especially on a friday morning, a live look at 9:32 san mateo bridge, what a pretty start to the day here. elsewhere, we still have mostly cloudy conditions from san jose all the way down south to gilroy, 91 in livermore that sky is starting to clear, 90 in

concord, 77 on the way to fremont. here is where we are headed as we get to the all-important weekend. temperatures are going to be much warmer on sundays than what we are expecting saturday, that is your day for indoor plans. you guys, we've got a meat cone and you have a beet sunday. >> oh. >> looking good, al. >> not so good. >> i don't know if al is going to make it back after that meal. thanks so much. this morning on picture perfect a look at the stories behind the most powerful imagines of the week. >> here with the imagines a thousand words. >> good to be here. >> what is the criteria for choosing. a lot of imagines every week that sort of strike a cord. how do you go about choosing? >> you want an imagine that captures the story and bring something new to it. it can be a stunning imagine or like one of the ones we chose today there's a consequence. a magical moment. pure luck. >> the big story of the week,

the rescue of hannah anderson. we got our first glimpse of her yesterday. a closed press event at a restaurant in her home. >> a lot of her friends were saying she was happy to see the support around her but at the same time she was surprised as to what the attention was. she didn't expect the attention but this photo in particular is one where she is dedicating it to her mother. on her ring finger, there's blue on her nails for her brother who was killed. she posted these less than 48 hours after she was found. she went back home to california. this was all posted on a special media site. they confirmed this was actually her account but they can't confirm if she was posting the photos. a lot of people found it touching but then negative reactions online. people saying is this the right way to grieve, is it not? so on wednesday the account was closed. >> all right. next thing with the meteor shower for all the astronomers that love to look up in the sky

and this was the opportunity to see that. >> this certainly was. >> wow. >> this was actually -- it's astounding. it was shot in wyoming. what's so powerful about this is that this is actually a year where the sun -- the moon was very thin so we could see it really powerfully. now, what is it? a lot of people are wondering. it's when a comet comes and strikes into the earth's atmosphere. it happens every year around august 11th or 12th. next year there will be a full moon so sadly you won't be able to see it but for those that want to take a romantic date out 2015, it will be perfect. >> that is as trtronomy porn ri there. >> wow. >> okay willie. >> a lightning bolt in the sky for the bolt himself. >> for the bolt. what's so powerful about this is it was shot, not photo shopped by a photographer. you see the lightning bolt up there. he won in 9.77 seconds.

this was the lowest he has ever done at a major title and what makes it so significant. you ask why we choose the photos, two years ago he false started at the beginning. this will take special meaning. look at that. the bolt. >> with the bolt. as he is finishing. >> it's incredible really. >> and really quickly, heathie is a new selfie. she looks energetic and fit. a lot of super models are doing it. the amazing thing about this is a lot of people saying are they doing this to brag. are they doing it to inspire other women. >> that's a humble brag. >> have you done it? no and you will never see me posting a healthy/selfie like that. >> great to see you. coming up next, from lamps to

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>> if you're sitting on your bed you can do your work as well. >> let's look at casey. he has a lap desk of his own. >> college kids are always on their lap tops. so it has a built in fan to keep your computer cool. >> how about this? the bunk bed shelf. >> we just did a little shelf and you put a control or whatever you want. >> i should have that on my bed at home. >> absolutely. >> okay and then let's talk laundry because as you know it come with the territory. they'll start doing their laundry unless they bring it home to mom. this is a great bag because it's a backpack. >> we want to make it fun. this comes in bright colors and you have the big pocket in the front so you can put your detergent and everything all in one place. >> okay. >> and his when it is filled up looks like a punching bag which is cool and fun and can be hung that way too. >> how long do you do your laundry, be honest? at school.

>> not very often. >> maybe they'll change it. >> that's fun. >> and you have to have one of these to go down the hall with your stuff. >> right. we like this one from bed bath and beyond. two big pockets for all of your shower toiletries and the middle part pops out for quick trips to the bathroom. >> you have to love the thing. >> and you also have the storage ottomans too. >> you can put your linens and out of season stuff in there. people can just sit on them. >> good stuff going on on the desk here too. pencil cups. >> don't forget your desk. we love this. this pencil mug from overstock.com. they also magnetize on the end so you can put notes and paper clips and things. >> that's good. extra decor. >> these are great idea because you have your photos from home and these are actually stickers, right? >> exactly.

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jose. do you want outdoor plans this weekend, saturday looking more comfortable inland. we will see that breeze pick up, then 99 on sunday. check on your drive with mike inouye. >> looking at a drive you can see it is visible now, the movement, northbound 680 approaching andrade. these are the folks coming down past the truck scales 680 north of free month. north 680 the direction on the marks have all the traffic tied up from mission boulevard to the scene of the overturned big rig, there still can't remove it until the postal inspectors get there to approve the offloading of all that carrying goal. 680 south into the area,th smoothing out. ♪

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♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ try new fiber one peanut butter protein bars. ♪ isn't she lovely ♪ isn't she wonderful ♪ isn't she special >> oh, yes, yes. spin is down and bring it up here. >> i've never been so miserable in my life. thank you. they're my age, i know! >> 60-year-old models are here! you guys, thank you so much.

thank you so much. >> hello. >> it is finally friday, august 16th, 2013. and happy birthday, kathie lee gifford! >> i always remember it's the day that elvis died. and now i know how he feels. >> look, we've been building to this day -- no, we've been building to this moment when you turn 60. >> yeah? >> okay, just drinking. >> oh, this could be fun. >> we're going to take one final look at the countdown calendar. >> oh, where are my boobs today? >> and yes. all right. so we'll take a little stroll down memory lane so we can have a look at how things were with you. this was your birth announcement we dug up out of the air kievs. look. the pride of the epsteins starring the glamorous kathryn lee, august 16th. >> you don't have to -- >> in paris.

>> i told you i wasn't lying. produced by leon and joan epstein. >> here's you and your mom right after you were born. >> yeah. oh. >> and this is you when you were a few months old. oh, my god, i've never seen that. >> that's my real hair color. >> and finally with the family photo. >> that was on -- you know what that was on? we were going from europe to america on a ship. >> yeah. >> and because my daddy was based -- thanks. you made me cry looking at my daddy. >> well, okay, we'll -- >> what are you looking at? >> we're going to turn the beat around. >> turn it around, hoda. >> one of the favorite commercials is -- >> e-trade the little baby -- >> no, no, the kraft -- >> oh, i love that. >> let's roll that. >> why? oh, him! oh, that guy. >> it's not just about how well you roast, it's how good you look while roasting. [ bell ] oh.

what's your style? in the mood to show off a little -- maybe like me you have a signature look. or perhaps au naturel. >> my birthday is looking up. >> so wait, can i ask a question? are you hungry? >> i am for zesty man! where is he? >> zesty man. >> oh, my gosh. >> hello! >> hello, kathie, i brought you a salad. it's kraft italian zesty salad. >> oh, thank you. >> happy birthday. >> linger. linger. linger. thank you, sweetie. and because you noticed i'm overweight, you gave me greens. >> i brought you a bowl of health. >> a bowl of health. the very first commercial i did in my whole life was for kraft foods. >> are you kidding? >> we have a lot of stuff in

common. >> what's his name. >> anderson davis. >> are you trying to cause trouble in my life? >> no, i just -- >> how old are you, anderson? >> 31. probably far too old for you. i'm very -- you look far too beautiful -- >> oh, you know what? >> -- an aging man like myself. >> you know what, good-bye. thank you, sweetheart. >> i have to tell you, ladies, if you love the commercials, august 20th we're doing a competition for all of the zesty fans out there. one lady and three friends to come to l.a. >> all right. >> and we'll have dinner. we'll have dinner. >> oh, okay. >> fly them out. >> are you cooking? >> would love for you ladies to come. >> of course, you would. >> can you turn around? >> you know what, five minutes with you and -- >> oh, my goodness. >> for hoda, because i could care less. >> okay. i'll turn around. >> oh, okay. >> thank you, anderson. thank you for letting us sexually objectify you. i hope you don't mind i'm

stroking your -- >> i don't. i'm going to give hoda a smooch her, since her birthday was last week. >> oh. >> oh, okay. and you as well. >> thank you, very zesty. >> adorable. >> yes. >> your commercial -- get back to the gym. you're late. >> by the way, you share your birthday with quite a few people. one of them is madonna. >> right. >> and now, there is steve carell. >> steve carell. >> angela bassett. >> do you know who gave me this without the zesty kraft -- >> there's a lot of calories in that -- >> oh. you, also? >> and you share the birthday with the one and only frank gifford. >> frank gifford. >> how could a day go by without us having frank gifford here? >> i hope he's here. i hope he is. [ applause ] >> hey, zesty! zesty, you better pray you look this good at 83. >> hi, sweetheart. i'm proud of you. and we have a chair for your --

thank you, sweetheart. >> by the way, also frank gifford's birthday, so we got you -- >> 82 -- >> don't go there. if i'd known i was going to live this long, i would have taken better care of myself. >> i know. me, too. if i was going to live this long. >> is it fun sharing a birthday? >> i say that to frank every day. i never thought you'd live this long. we laugh about it, though, don't we? >> i believe the dog's home. >> is bambino here? >> no, bambino wanted to come. >> by the way, a lot of people did want to wish you a happy birthday. so let's take a look. ♪ happy birthday to you >> happy birthday, kathie lee. i heard you're turning 40. and i can't believe that. you don't look a day over 39. you're gorgeous. >> hey, kathie lee, happy 90th birthday. oh. what? -- you have -- >> hi, kathie. you know, i'm flo-and happy

birthday. >> may you always have a song in your heart. ♪ kathie, kathie >> happy birthday, baby. ♪ happy birthday to you >> happy birthday! >> what can i get kathie lee that she doesn't already have? i could simply say happy birthday and enjoy 60. >> happy 47th birthday. >> you're just getting started. it's diaper rash. it's still diaper rash, my dear. you have at least until 120 to make it all work. >> kathie lee, i want to wish you a happy 50th birthday. i know. ♪ >> technically you're my boss, but you're such a cherished friend. i love you. happy birthday. >> happy 60th birthday, kathie lee. and once again, another year rolls by, and you are still older than me. >> 60? 60?

wait a minute, let me figure this out. you spent 15 years with me. 15 of your best years! and then, you took five years to redecorate the house and frank. that was fine. and now, what, eight, nine years with hoda? i mean, i -- let me add this up. 88 i guess. no, i'm kidding. i'm kidding. you're 60. you're beautiful. and i still love you. happy birthday, kathie. >> happy birthday, mom. i hope you have the most special day in the entire world, and i'm glad that i actually get to be home to celebrate it with you this year, and i love you, and i can't wait to see you. >> happy birthday from california, mom. miss you. love you. ♪ >> heartfelt birthday greetings, may you have many, many more. >> happy birthday, kathie lee. 60 has never looked so hot. >> klt, we love you. happy 60th. >> you said 60! shot time. >> willard is about to do a

smucker's jar for you. yeah, the jar spins and there you are. wow, that's great. >> are you such a role model. you are absolutely beautiful. everyone knows that. but your heart really blows me away, and i really look up to you, especially your face. so happy birthday to you. enjoy. >> kathie lee, i know a lot of people who will be involved in this tape will talk about the obvious things. your excessive drinks, your use of profanity, your propensity for casual anonymous sex. that's too easy. so what i would like to say to you on the occasion of your 60th birthday is you have a heart bigger than the entire universe, and you have been such a dear friend to me, the years we've known each other. i'm sure you've been a dear friend to people throughout your 60 years. i love you. happy birthday. >> what am i supposed to do? thank you, everybody. thank you. >> everybody, your kids, your people, lovin' on you. >> it really is so nice.

thank you, everybody. i thought for sure that, you know what, from pennsylvania was going to win. [ laughter ] but, no, it's finally my time. i don't care who i've walked over to get here! i'll get another grandmother. >> oh, you know what? >> oh, my gosh, you know what, it's so sweet. thank you, everybody. i've been teasing all week long about how, you know, i hate all of this and everything. but all of the lovely things you all have said have meant a lot to me. i just -- i thought as usual it was excessive around here. but i really am very grateful to all of you for your kindness to me and for bringing me out of retirement, because i was really, really unhappy and bored at home. frank was only making love to me five times a day and i was so over it. >> now we're down to three. >> i love it. kath, one more thing, one last little thing. remember how you gave me such a beautiful song for my birthday --

>> oh, no. you didn't. >> -- so much, that i decided i wanted to return the favor -- >> oh, lord. >> -- and i picked one of your favorites. i picked one of your favorites. play close attention. here is a gift for you. >> yo, ready to get down? ♪ a glass full of wine low hangin' boobs ♪ ♪ she lets it all hang on the tube ♪ ♪ she lites the low kathie got low ♪ ♪ kathie got low, low, low manicured nails ♪ ♪ fashion every day everyone thinks we're moving to l.a. ♪ ♪ low kathie got low ♪ ♪ kathie got low, low, low lonely ♪ ♪ frank is her guy cody and kath are her fans ♪ ♪ but everyone knows bambino is

her man ♪ ♪ come on, sing along ♪ kathie got low, low, low, low, low ♪ ♪ the fans in the crowd on the weekend ♪ ♪ she's down on her knees in the yard ♪ ♪ working hard kathie got low, low, low ♪ ♪ blond, blown-out hair everyone has a story ♪ ♪ but who really cares she got low ♪ ♪ kathie got low, low, low designer high heels ♪ ♪ botox is her friend turning 70 ♪ ♪ just around the bend she hits the floor ♪ ♪ kathie got low kathie got low, low, low low, low loaded ♪ ♪ having a great show

[ cheers and applause ] >> awesome! oh, my gosh! >> we want to thank ally, matt, pop star parties, downtown studios. >> you have a future, hoda. that was awesome. >> oh, my gosh, honey. thank you. are we not doing johnson's babies today? we flew right past that. we'll do them next week. >> we'll do them next week. >> wow. that was your glass and -- >> i love that! >> we love you, kath. >> and i'm sorry about all of the anonymous sex mentioned. it's true, but i've repented. >> we're coming back with bobby. we have a lot of stuff. stick around, everybody. >> wow! wow. ♪ [ man ] i think this is a good time to tell you:

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♪ it is the final day of our "ambush makeovers for women over 60." in honor of her birthday week, it's a whole new look. >> and today is no different. the contributor and stylist to the stars, lois, lah, lah, lah, lah, "today" show contributor, and contributing editor for "people"/"style watch." you have been hard at it all week long. >> oh, yes. happy birthday to you. >> thank you, precious. >> a great week. >> let's make two ladies happy, also, today, okay? here we go. today, a little different than other days. oh, dear. >> okay. we decided we would break the mold, we're going to do something different. so the very first -- you know both of the ladies. so i'm going to tell you a little bit about them, and you're going to try to guess who they are. >> okay. >> okay? the first one is -- that's one. and there's the other.

they look very -- >> those are my two crazy cousins. >> the first ones. some hints. first of all, 60 years old, you sang at her wedding. you both loved the same man. wisely. she loves to bake. especially cinnamon rolls. >> sandy. sandy epstein. >> her name is sandy epstein. >> my brother's wife. yes, i love sandy. >> she is 60 years old. >> she'll be 61 in november. >> so she's older than you. >> okay, i get it. so here is sandy's before picture. all right, sandy. >> oh, sandy. >> let's see the new you. >> she's awesome. i love my sandy. i love you! wow! oh, my, i love it. >> what do you think? >> i think it's sensational. sandy, you have to look. >> sandy, spin right here. >> oh, my goodness. >> look how beautiful you look. unfortunately, her husband, dave, is in india.

oh, wait until he gets home and give him a present, honey. >> he is -- stand right here. just stand a look right there. tell us about the haircut. >> i love it. thank you. >> oh, thank you. thanks, vanessa, for doing this great cut. you shaped it up, and it makes all of the difference. the color is a little deeper. showing off the beautiful eye color. >> sandy is one of the sweetest people in the whole world. i love her. we do love the same man, dave. happy birthday. you look beautiful. >> well, and i thought, but i didn't sing at their wedding. okay, i did sing at your wedding. that's right. i love you, doll. you're still -- >> we picked it out together. >> it's been 40 years. >> jewelry. >> okay. a big round of applause for sandy. why are you standing over there? >> all right. ready for the next one? >> i am. here's some clues for the next makeover person. okay. the two of you met 16 years ago

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we will have more on that big rig crash and its impact on mail service in the bay area in 30 minutes 11:00. jon kelley and i hope to see you then. >> all: happy birthday, kathie lee! ♪ >> oh, the party just rolls on. we're back on this friday with more of "today" celebrating somebody's special birthday. yes, i say this at the risk of having to take a shot. she's 60. >> i know. >> it's different than it used to be, isn't it? >> you know what, i always felt 28. now, i have to admit i feel 29 now. today's 60 looks like this. morgan fairchild, lynda carter, also in the 60 and sensational club, and they're here to welcome me. thanks, ladies, nice of you to take time out of your aarp meeting -- [ laughter ] >> oh, yeah. >> let's start with a toast to 60. come on. >> to these ladies, really. thank you for being here. >> thank you for coming.

thanks, guys. >> oh, you're still wonder wil. you really are. >> our pleasure. happy birthday. you, what a rapper. >> did you like that? >> a rapper. >> you were very, very cool. >> very, very cool. >> tell us, 60 is -- >> it sounds different. >> yeah, well, you know, and our mothers' generation, there was always -- every decade you have a had a certain way you dressed and a certain responsibility. >> and woe to you who breaks the rules. >> exactly. it became increasingly matronly with peter pan collars. >> i have to tell you, this is 60. this is it. we've proceeded to grow up. >> people tell you all the time, it's time to cut your hair. >> no, no, they don't. >> you're wonder woman. of course -- >> they don't have the nerve. >> we're professional. what kinds of things are you noticing? you're obviously still in the professional world. what's it like? >> well, for me, i think that -- i'm always surprised when people

recognize me, because it was so long ago. but i'm -- you know, still working. >> yeah. >> you know what? it is what it is. >> right. >> it's going to happen if you're blessed enough to still be here, right? >> it is what it is. and i love it. >> what do you think, morguen? >> that's the thing. i started off as a child in the theater. so for years, anytime i did a show, i was the youngest person on the set. >> yeah. >> then one day you realize, i'm not the youngest anymore. and then one day, you realize i'm the oldest one here. >> yeah, i feel like -- well, thank god for willard scott. because if willard scott weren't around, i'm the oldest person on the "today" show. live strong and well, willard! i want my own smucker's jar. >> it's actually i've felt like every five years -- >> huh? >> oh. >> that was just joe yelling. >> you have to reintroduce yourself to an audience in our business. i've always tried to pick projects that i thought would also appeal to young people --

younger people. that's why i took the old navy job, you know, target. >> right. great commercials. >> "friends," chandler's mom on "friends." the target demographic. >> they're discovering you for the first time. you're right. >> you feel like -- you don't feel like you worry so much about what people think -- >> i do not -- i have a different attitude. it's, like, don't sweat the small stuff. >> yeah. >> i really don't. i don't care. i just don't care. i care about having this great relationship with my adult children, watching their lives. >> it's about them now. >> watching their lives. >> oh, they're beautiful, lynda. >> watching their lives. >> it's about their dreams in a way. >> that's an old picture. they're 25 and -- >> a screenpy written or something, a treatment i'm -- you know, it lives out of my daughter. we do auditions together. she wrapped a film. you kind of go, they're living it now. and i used to like it when it was about me. you know, i don't enjoy the show

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and we're back now with more of kathie lee's birthday blowout bonanza, and playing up your age of 60 to show off the fabulous woman you really are. >> that's right. getting a year older doesn't mean you can't look hotter than ever. i shouldn't. >> yes, you did. >> i did not -- it's sizzling styles, the editor of "more" susan swimmer. >> how are you? >> because she's really good at it. >> yes, you are. hey, girl. >> hi. good to see you. >> it's important to have the right kind of fashions, right, at 60. >> it's important to keep yourself up to date and modern. >> absolutely. >> not inappropriate, right? >> but not inappropriate. >> right. >> yes. not too low, not too tight. >> low, low, low. ♪ low, low, low >> yeah, we get it. >> so first up, date night. pamela is coming out. >> come on, pamela. >> ooh, pamela. nice. >> yes. okay. so we have a peplum top from

vince and we have these fabulous jeans. jennifer lopez from kohl's. everything is under $100. here's the peplum top, very sexy and very feminine. and it also, if you have a little bit of a lower belly, it hides it perfectly. >> careful. >> looking cheerful. >> i know i do! all right. >> listen, you have to update your jeans into a skinnier leg. get the size right. they're a higher waist. plenty of stretch. >> why does it go all the way up and cover the boobys, too? while you're at it. >> pamela is a newlywed, so she's ready for a date night. >> ah, congratulations. thank you. >> patricia has something office appropriate. and even a little sexy in the office. >> for sure. >> hello! >> we're not wearing suits to the office anymore. this is a wrap dress. it's kind of a faux wrap dress, because it's stitched in place. it's by normal. the culture. and it's available at kohl's. it's $98.

it's got all of the details, the rucheing and stitching that gives it shape. it's great for a curvy figure. it's an appropriate length. i don't like -- i don't love to see up around the thighs, you know what i'm saying? >> unless you hagisele bundchen thighs. >> right. and i think she looks great. >> yes. thank you. >> you look elegant, sweetie. >> thank you. >> let's move on to weekend casual, shall we? we have lu. ♪ lu, lu, lu >> this is often a difficult category. >> nice. i love that top. >> yeah, i do, too. >> i'm obsessed with the top. lane bryant collection. it has the beautiful draping, the wows of color. the pants are by listette. >> i love listette. >> i know. >> we discovered it -- >> yeah, they are a little more,

$127. >> they're worth it. you'll never buy another pair of pants. >> right. the necklace is iris, hsn.com. the philanthropist, 91 years old, a great design career. and i'm loving it coming in different colors. >> you have keratin in your hair? >> you're obsessed. >> it feels like keratin. all right. you look gorgeous. >> the bag and the shoes are the sole society, a great line, a great, great price point. >> love it, love it. thank you. >> and then an evening look with susan. >> yeah. okay. >> pretty. >> beautiful! don't get lost. >> i love the black dress. >> love it. >> everyone wears a little black dress. a beautiful dress from hsm. $59.95. >> are you kidding me? >> look at the construction. >> very high-end details. >> i know. it's very sweet and feminine. the clutch is by kate landry. and i have to say that she just -- she has the perfect body

for this. >> she does. just gorgeous. >> again, a full flirty skirt is very lovely. >> you look beautiful. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> finally, our sexiest look of all. the vacation look. >> linda. >> linda. >> she's got a swimsuit on. >> whoa. >> yes. >> wow. >> whew! >> look at the body on this woman. she can wear it. >> linda is a runner and she has her running and parents to thank for the great genes. if you're going to get a swimsuit, get it with some support. this is by ann paul. it's a terrific suit. it has the cups in it which gives you a little bit of shape and support, which you all need, and ruching in the midsection. >> the pants are adorable. >> i know. the pants are swim systems. and it's a nice alternative to a sarong, but obviously, if you like a sarong, you can put a sarong on this. >> yes. >> at least the bottom gives you some -- >> who makes this? >> tony systems. they're awesome. $74. >> let's bring all of the ladies

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>> by the way, you have the best-tasting food, kath. >> i do. >> i've tried every one of the places. >> and frankie john's? but you had crabs before. so delicious. >> and you'll be at my house on saturday. >> yes, yes. >> saturday evening, a little crab. okay. >> these are the best. >> tell us. >> it starts with the meat. >> it does. actually, the meat is from colorado. >> okay. >> it's american and it's where -- >> and all with salt and pepper. >> a little bit of lemon. >> and somehow, something on the grill is unique, though. it's amazing. >> it's a cast iron stove, and the heat in there is tremendous. >> these are the sides. >> we get mashed potatoes and the corn and the spinach. >> the spinach. >> when do we get to eat it? >> in a minute. >> now, we go on to this recipe, peter. >> this is your -- mine, too. favorite dish. >> we used to go on wednesdays before the theater. tell us about this.

>> well, the same, you do the butterfly, but the sauce is different. >> the sauce is what makes it. >> what is it? >> a secret. i have all spices, just big flavor. >> i knew they weren't as healthy as -- oh, they're so delicious. >> unbelievable. >> come on down. pete? pete from costas -- >> okay. this is your favorite dish. >> oh, crabs. >> from baltimore. >> steamed crab. >> thank you, honey. >> just cooked up the way you like it. >> oh, my goodness. >> the heavier the crap, the better. the more fat. you want a nice, heavy one. >> these are nice -- >> oh, my. where do i begin? >> come back here. let's try some. >> i don't want cake, hoda. >> what should we try first? >> oh, we'll have the -- >> ooh, i love the lambchops! >> how long do you cook these on -- you know, on the grill in. >> roughly 15 minutes.

>> about 15 minutes. >> seven a side. >> oh, my gosh. >> they melt in your mouth. >> hold on. let's try it. >> delicious? >> oh, my gosh. but then, also, hoda, take a little of this and a little of that and a little of that, and stick it in your mouth at the same time. mm. >> mm, mm. >> okay. come on. >> i like the segment where we just eat and eat. >> sure. >> oh, my gosh. mm. that's so awesome. >> oh, i'm sorry. all right. and the last one -- >> exactly. we brought the crab cakes up that you enjoy so much. traditional baltimore crab cake. >> we used to order them all -- all winter. >> fedex out to you anytime during the week. we send them out all over the country. >> you guys, thank you so much. >> thank you for having us. >> i love, love, love. >> oh, my gosh. >> i love you. thank you. >> kathie and i will compete on who can decorate the best cake.

we have a judge that you're going to love. >> huh-oh. >> judging the cake-decorating contest. >> is that karen -- >> it's karen. first, this is "today" on nbc.

all right. to celebrate kathie lee's 60th birthday, we're going head-to-head a cake-decorating competition. >> and here to judge is the author of "cupcakes, cookies & pie, oh, my." love you! >> when you decorate, allen and i love to use candy. you have a lot of candy.

think candy, color, texture, and lots of frosting to use as your glue. >> okay. >> those are the hints. you'll have 60 seconds. >> okay. >> okay? so ready? set. decorate. >> huh-oh. >> where are you going? what are you doing? ♪ >> okay. using that as glue. >> you're putting on eyelashes. that's good. we want it to be edible. >> too bad. too late. >> okay. >> making hair. >> okay, love that. >> i mean, something that just -- >> some frosting there. >> what else? >> i need lips. >> stop helping her. stop helping her. >> what do you need? >> i don't need anything. i've got it goin' on. >> she's got it under control. >> my lips are -- >> looking good. looking good. oh, okay. >> shoot! >> oh, i'm sorry. i can't help it. i've got -- >> 60 seconds. >> here, use a little glue. >> 20 seconds to go. >> oh, this is awful. this is awful. i wanted to do well. >> well, you didn't and -- >> that's supposed to be lips.

oh, shoot. help me, frank. put some hair on it. >> we're down to the last six seconds. >> i like my -- >> it's gorgeous. >> no, it is -- what -- [ buzzer ] >> okay, come around. come around. >> what the heck is that? >> from the top? get the overhead cam to get my shot. can we get the overhead cam to get this shot? >> ohh! >> aww! >> you were going after the same thing. >> somebody -- you guys, thank you. karen, who's the winner? >> you're both winners in my book. >> no, i'm not. >> kathie -- >> what? >> it's your birthday. >> not your thing. >> karen, love you. >> thank you so much. we'll say good-bye to this setup, and we're going to bring in the birthday cake! [ applause ] >> wow! >> this is your cake, kath. wow. >> funny girl, hollywood. >> look.

>> we want you to make -- we want you to make a big wish. we have firemen on stand-by in case everything burns down. make a wish and blow out your candle. >> should i -- >> yes. >> i wish for everybody in this room and everybody watching the same happiness, the same joy and the same kinds of friends that i've been blessed to have, that's what i wish. >> let me help you -- >> ready? [ cheers and applause ] in love you. oh, it's okay. have an awesome weekend, everybody. >> raise your glasses. >> thank you, everybody. god bless. >> love you, kath. >> love you, hoda. thank you.

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