announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hoda, do you ever feel like you're in "les miserables"? >> yes. >> and you're behind the barricade and nobody will let you in? >> well, today is the dawning of a new studio, but they're very busy downstairs. >> very busy. >> so we're outside in the rain. >> because they won't let us in. and apparently nothing's changed for us. little orphan annie and her sidekick, her egyptian sidekick, are going upstairs

♪ to our own little corners with our own little chairs where we can be whatever we want to be ♪ >> well, at least with the rain, it's a new beginning. >> i can't wait to see what your lid's going to look like after this. >> i put a hat on. >> i think it's funday monday. i think it's september 16th. i heard a rumor. >> it is fundamon day. did you ever -- no. but thank you for asking. how was yours? >> it was okay. >> hello, people. whose idea was this? boy, i feel like i'm in that commercial except that girl looks like when she takes everything off. >> i'm good. >> hoda's good. >> all righty. so everybody's got a brand-new studio but us. hello, everybody. >> we're fine. and we're used to it. >> really, don't worry about us. >> no, we're good. hey! >> hoda's got some guests that won't leave. all righty.

>> we're back where we belong. >> we know where we belong in this world. we know our place. >> well, we do know this. we do have a new studio that we hope will be in tomorrow. >> maybe by the end of the year, we'll get to go in. >> doubtful. but they did bring us presents. we have those sound effect buttons that you love so much. >> this one frank has at home. >> no, no, no, no, no. >> no! >> those will come in handy. i like this one. [ cheers and applause ] >> i like this one. all right. we got it. >> ah! >> these are all going to come in very handy for our show. >> wait a minute. my favorite. >> what was it? you know what? >> now i'm happy. you get me a flatulence button. >> ooh, that was a good one. >> this is why i didn't need to graduate from college. >> we don't need to be smart here.

>> yeah. >> okay. on here's the good news. kathie lee did something she's never done before this weekend. >> well, never done myself personally, right. i had christine who helped me with everything before. but now i'm trying to go into the new digital era with my eyes and my heart and my spirit in a welcoming mode. >> okay. so she tweeted a picture. all right? so let's see what you tweet -- did you take that picture? >> first of all, i took that picture with my new iphone. >> did you really? >> which is not the few one. it's a 4s, whatever that is. >> by the way, who is that with her arms up? who is that? >> you have been to that spot in my house 1,000 times. that's a jane d. decker sculpture. so we call that end of our property praise point. and so i just am enjoying the sunset, praying for peace. >> that's beautiful. >> you know what? i actually enjoyed doing it. i'm not sure i remember how to do it. maybe by next week i'll tweet again. let's not rush these things. >> you've got to take it slow and easy. i had some friends in this weekend. they're in.

>> they're very lovely people. you guys have a lot -- you went to see once again, jimmy fallon. >> jimmy fallon. by the way, although we loved seeing and meeting jimmy, what we loved even more was meeting his parents who just happened to be there from bronxville. we've been married 40 years. we come here, jimmy doesn't even know we're here. we're up in the cheap seats. like they just show up. >> it's not that far from here. unless there's a bronxville, iowa, i don't know of. they're probably coming around a whole lot more now that they've got a little grandbaby. >> that's exactly what they said. >> winnie rose. she's precious. a picture of her in the paper today giving her a kiss out in the park. he's going to be a wimp now. it happens. a man like jimmy who's already a really good person has a little baby girl. >> you know what? it's over. >> over. you know what's not over? and we are personally happy about this. paula deen. she had her first public appearance since june when it was revealed that she had

admitted in a deposition that she had used a racially offensive word in the past. >> well, and it was a lawsuit that was ultimately thrown out. so it was very emotional for her. she got up in front of a group in texas. and she was supposed to be doing a cooking demo in houston. and it turned into like her first kind of public speech. she was very emotional because they gave her a ten-minute standing ovation. >> right. ten minutes. look how thin she looks. >> she lost a lot of weight. >> adversity will do one of two things to you. you either run for the cupcakes or you're -- you know, you don't want to eat. you've lost all of your appetite whatsoever. but she looks fantastic. let's take a look at the reaction she got. >> i'm sorry! these are tears of joy, y'all. [ cheers and applause ] as y'all all know, unless you've been under a rock, i had a little rough patch.

this summer. but you know, it was an opportunity to learn. >> well, if that's any indication, her career is not over. you know, if there are that many -- i don't know how many people were there. they paid a lot of money. she did this cooking -- we'll find out in a couple weeks, actually. both of her sons will be on with us. we'll find out how she's doing. i think as long as she starts feeling the love from people and feels the forgiveness that every single one of us, you know, longed for at times in our life -- >> i don't think viewers at home felt the disdain that the advertisers thought they would feel. i think when all the -- >> i think they came to a very quick conclusion before all the facts were in. we said that on the air. a lot of you agreed with us. others didn't. but you know what? when you've been in that position, accused of something, you know -- >> i think what was telling to me is when we had guests on, we had natalie cole on. we asked natalie cole about the way she thought paula deen was treated. she thought it was way too harshly.

we heard it over and over again by our guests. >> when you compare other people who did worse things, have been completely -- >> forgiven. >> totally. never paid a price for it at all. if we're going to dish out that kind of punishment, let's let it be equal. >> yeah. >> across the board to everybody. and then i think there wouldn't be so much of an outcry. i hope she is able to redeem herself. every time she's been around us, we've had a lovely time. >> if her cookbook sales are any indication, she'll be just fine. like you can tell people are still buying whatever is out there for her. but it will be interesting to see where she lands. >> america does like a comeback, except in new york where eliot spitzer and anthony wiener -- >> let's talk about that. let's talk about the beauty pageant. we have to. >> that's so yesterday. >> whatever. new miss america. okay. for the second year, it's a miss new york. and this one is so crazy because the headline in the new york papers are "new queen of mean crowned" because apparently the new -- >> allegedly.

>> -- allegedly, the new miss new york, her name is -- >> nina duvulori. >> she's the first indian-american. she did a great bollywood dance. come on. by the way, i love bollywood dancing, from "slumdog millionaire," remember at the end. >> and i love her outfit. >> i do, too. >> beautiful girl. >> she apparently was overheard saying something about the current miss america who is miss new york. and she recently called her fat as blank. >> yeah. >> okay? she says she was fat. >> so we're high in transit. remember? store high in transit. >> you just spelled it. >> that's what she allegedly said. >> anyway. >> if, indeed, it's true, she had to smack on a big old smile. >> here's your crown. by the way, there were a lot of firsts in this pageant. >> my friend has been producing that for a long time, and i'm so happy for him that he's brought it back to the point where people are even talking about it now, though.

>> you know what? >> and brought it back to atlantic city where it should be and all of that stuff. >> well, miss kansas -- i think it was miss kansas -- she was the one who had the tattoos. >> but i didn't know it was of the serenity prayer. she's forgiven now. >> she's got the serenity prayer on the side, an army some kind of insignia on the back. she became the equivalent of the people's choice. >> right. america's choice it's called. >> yeah, america's choice. >> she's currently in the armed forces? >> yes, she is. >> yeah. >> now miss florida -- >> it just gets uglier all the time. >> miranda jones. she hobbled out with a bedazzled leg brace because she hurt herself when she was doing her baton twirling talent. and her -- >> that happens every time. >> it does. ooh. so she still twirls even with the leg brace. >> you know what? just the fact she can look that good in flats and a leg brace. hey. hey. i was making fun of this until i'm seeing what the woman's doing. this is incredibly impressive. >> you know what?

you have a point because i was thinking what someone else was thinking, which is why is baton twirling a skill in miss america? there are a lot of important skills. >> it's not something you can actually make a living at, i don't think, unless you go into the pizza business, throwing things around and catching them. if any of you have gone on to have a career in baton twirling, we would love to hear from you. >> we would like to know what you've done. i think that's a great one. >> yeah. >> you have the best favorite things. i'm so excited. >> favorite things. okay. i'm going to save some other ones for next week because this is really current. have you noticed that right now there is a fruit fly epidemic going on? >> they're everywhere. >> it's everywhere! i walked into our kitchen the other day, and our dear friend had this thing there, it has bananas in it. i think we have a picture. i don't know if it's a good one. >> this is a good one. >> we just made this one. but i want you to see how many fruit flies are in that. but what you do is you take the banana. you put it in the bottom of this. you make sure it's very, very well sealed.

you guys did not -- >> she put a rubber band around it. >> you put a very tight rubber band around it. and then you do this. it's got to be a teeny hole. >> that's good. >> that's going to be too big. it's got to be small enough for the little guys to get in and not big enough for them to get out. and the next thing you know, they'll go for all this instead of all your other stuff. >> and it flies in there. look at them. they're all trapped. >> yeah. and then it's so attractive in your refrigerator, in your kitchen. >> i know i did this last week, but i tried the other two products. please go to the drugstore immediately and buy it's a ten. shampoo and conditioner. it's sick. >> your hair has never looked better. until we went outside this morning. >> i know. minus the rain hat. i'm telling you, if you buy these -- >> and it's soft. >> usually it feels like lettuce. >> a little. but anyway. >> it looks like you've had a keratin treatment. >> right? and they even have products withoukeratin. if you want smooth hair, it's a 10 shampoo and conditioner.

they're kind of expensive, $16. between $16 and $33. >> depending on the size. >> but it's good and it's worth it so do it. >> we have a new contest. we know you love them. since we unveiled our new studio today, well, they did, we wanted to spread the love. you know what? they're dead to me. we're giving you all the chance to win your very own living room makeover. >> that's right. if you love our new look, go to klgandhoda.com. tell us why you want us to give it a makeover. we're not going to break down walls or anything. >> that would be too expensive. >> but we are going to put in some new chairs. >> yes. >> maybe. >> and wallpaper. >> wallpaper. >> and things like that. the contest starts today, runs through next monday. and we're going to reveal the winning living room live on october 7th. >> and hgtv and the property brothers, they're partnering with us on this really great project. so it's going to be fun. >> okeydokey. so coming up, we have a great singer. >> yes. >> james blunt. >> and he's a sweetheart. i can't believe it's so long ago that he was first on this show.

>> he was. >> he was with us. and look what's happened to this man. >> he's become a big star. >> yes, he has. we're going to catch up on all the hot hollywood gossip. you will not believe "joy fit" today. >> crazy. >> i don't think we've had anything quite like it. >> are we ever going downstairs? >> no.

he was only 14 when he picked up a guitar and wrote his very first song. now five grammy nominations later, james blunt is a worldwide superstar! >> his videos have been viewed on youtube -- get this -- more than 250 million times. he sold nearly 17 million albums. his latest called "moon landing," and it debuts in november. >> and we got a sneak listen to it this morning. >> "bonfire heart" is the name of the song. >> great video with that song. >> yeah, the video is amazing, actually, because i filmed it in wyoming and idaho covering hundreds of miles. and everyone in the video, they're not actors. >> these are just people you met along the way? >> yeah. and the song is about connecting

with people. the lyrics, people like us, you need someone to light the spark. >> yes. at first i thought it was a love story. then it's like oh, you people like us out in the heartland of america. >> yeah. >> not phonies like hoda and me. >> the best is the end because there is a wedding. it's entirely real. it really was a wedding. >> are they still together? >> i would hope so. two weeks ago. >> in today's world, it's hard to know. >> they spilled out what's going on. we said, hey, come into our video. this is their wedding dance. >> and then you started playing. >> i love it. how did you explain to everybody exactly what was going on? because you are a household name to some. to some, they may or may not be familiar with your music. >> your music but not your face so much. >> in a place like that, they spilled out of this bar. we were filming. their wedding was going on. they said who the hell are you in the car park? so i picked up the guitar and played them "you're beautiful." oh, you're that guy that sings that song. >> come on in!

>> and here's my song called "bonfire heart." >> wonderful. what did the bride and the groom think? james blunt is singing at our wedding? >> she was crying her eyes out. i think -- i hope they were tears of joy. the crew were crying their eyes out, too. >> it couldn't have been more serendipitous, you know? >> you're such a cool, great guy. you also like to party. we do know that about you. >> he spends his summers in spain in abiza. we didn't know if you'd come stumbling in minus a few teeth or what. why ibiza? oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. and that's not ibiza. that's where he spends the winters, in switzerland. >> i love skiing so i spend time in switzerland and protecting the swiss borders. no one has invaded there. and ibiza because i like nightclubs. i write overemotional songs. but i love the nightclubs of

ibiza. >> i hear the locals realize that if they want a good time -- >> they knock on your door. >> in ibiza, they go over to your house. >> true. i have a nightclub at the end of my garden, and my band made me a big neon sign says "blunty's nightclub where everybody's beautiful." >> especially after a few drink. >> i was going to say, if you drink enough, they really are. >> how is your social life, by the way? >> we were told we were allowed to ask. >> how's my social life? >> yes, your love life. >> oh, my love live? that's a very different thing. my social life is bad. >> and your love life is good? >> my social life i don't remember much. yeah, my love life is good, thank you. i've written some happy songs, and you'll find them on the album. >> about real people or like some fantasy sick world you live in? >> a little. >> james, good luck with it. >> you're going to sing for us at the end of the show, too, right? >> yeah, absolutely. >> another beautiful song from your cd coming out?

>> fantastic. i cannot wait. >> do you know the name of it? >> no, what song am i singing? it will be a good one. >> still a little partying going on. hasn't quite wrung out yet. >> great to see you. we're about to surprise our biggest fan, and it could be you. >> we're changing it up. we're going to meet the winner up close and personal. >> you mean in our -- >> yes. i don't know. don't say it because we don't know. >> there? >> no. maybe, maybe not. we'll be back after this. [ male announcer ] you work hard to stay healthy. you deserve a multivitamin that supports your efforts.

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all right. we're back with more to surprise our fan of the week. >> and this time we get to skype with the lucky winner because they still won't let us in downstairs. >> drum roll, please, while we spin the globe. and the winner is -- colby hoeppner from philadelphia, pennsylvania. >> she watches us on wcau. colby, you there? >> you excited, sweetie? >> look at colby. >> how cute is he? >> oh, colby's a man.

hello, colby. >> colby red. we're drinking your wine, colby red. >> see the picture? >> i made this today because i couldn't be there with you so i wanted to make sure you could experience the wine drinking with me. >> colby, you're adorable. >> we're going to tell everybody why you deserve to win, colby, okay? you're 22 years old, a college student at drexel university in philly. he watches us while he's working on his computer. >> getting his degree. >> yes. >> and he's such a big fan that he's made his cell phone and facebook time line, background photos of us. that's just bordering on sick. >> crazy. >> all right, colby. ready to hear what you've won, sweetheart? >> yes, of course. >> you and why dear friend are headed to the manchester hiatt in san diego, california, four days, three nights. you'll get breakfast at lales and dinner at sally's every day. two 60-minute spa treatments. passes to the "uss midway" museum and hotel and airfare accommodations in partnership

with southwest. are you excited? >> yes. my co-worker is excited because he thinks he's going with me. >> all the best to you. thank you, honey. >> we'll be back after this.

we're back with more of "today" on this funday monday. time to get you caught up on "today's buzz" and all the juicy gossip you may have missed over the weekend that people like you love. >> i eat if up with a fork. here with the celebrity scoop is roseanne coletti and hollywood editor life senior reporter chloe millas. we should point out that bonnie is not with us today. she has lyme disease. and that's one of those things that you've been hearing more and more things about. how's she doing? >> that can be really severe. >> she's doing well, recovering at home, but still writing nonstop, reporting for hollywoodlife.com. >> of course she is. >> we send our love. >> let's start off talking about beyonce. what happened? she was at a concert.

>> high drama. >> sao paulo, brazil, performing and there was some tricky moments. and while she is singing and shaking it with audience members, watch. one of the fans pulls her right off stage. now, this went viral, ladies. >> oh, my god! >> look at the security guard. >> terrible! >> the security guard picked her up. >> she didn't miss a -- >> no, she didn't. >> what happened to the guy? >> now she's going to shake his hand right there. hello. i love you, too, she says. talk about composure. >> you know what, though? beyonce handled it like a pro like she always does. this is not her first rodeo. >> this girl's been at it since she was a baby. >> recently she got her hair actually trapped in a fan. she kept singing along. >> looks like she's wearing extensions already. >> definitely, yeah. >> buyer's remorse, i think. >> which is what makes her beyonce. >> let's talk about khloe and lamar. that's one of those marriages that does not look like it's going to end well. >> they're about to celebrate their four-year wedding anniversary.

i've spoken to a few friends of khloe's who say she's not ready to take that ring off. she wants to save this marriage. she loves him, although she is getting pressure from some members of her family to look into getting a divorce. but she's hoping that he is going to accept her plea to go to rehab. >> the drug issue. >> he's had a very rough year. he's been arrested for dui. he was dropped from his job. it's been a very hard road to hoe. >> he can spend up to six months in jail if convicted of this dui that happened on august 30th. >> what do you think? you're friends of the family. >> i don't think she'll start divorce proceedings any time soon. khloe is devoted to him. >> yes, she is. >> you know what? she wants to do the right thing and give him an opportunity to do the right thing as well. >> right. >> if he doesn't take that opportunity, she's going to have no choice. >> one of the scary things to point out is that you're seeing him photographed a lot at 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 a.m. walking around skid row which is where he has

an apartment nearby which is a notorious area for drugs and a very dangerous place. and he does look very skinny. so we're just hoping that it all works out. >> the overdose rumors that went around when she power dialed him to see how he was, and he answered the phone. he said no, i'm okay. so it's clear that he's still in denial over a lot of these issues. >> two weddings, john legend married his girlfriend. >> beautiful. >> and lebron james married his girlfriend. >> two different weddings with superstar guests. talk about setting the pace for weddings. the lake como wedding. stevie wonder was there. >> she wore three vera wang gowns. he actually performed and serenaded her with his song on his new album. and they wanted to get married before he went on tour in october. you know, she had brooklyn decker as one of her bridesmaids. >> they've been together a long, long time. >> how about lebron? who sang at their wedding? someone said jay-z and beyonce. >> both of them.

>> both of them "crazy in love" they sang. i'm planning a wedding for myself. it's like how do you top these performances? >> you don't. >> get a deejay. >> lebron's wedding, the king, his was a three-day affair. kicked off friday night with a barbecue. they have two sons together. >> so it's about time. good for them. thank you. and all the best to bonnie. all right. three deserving teachers head back to school to get gorgeous new looks. >> courtesy of louis lacari. right after this. really?! come on. oh! that's a lot of water up there. ♪ go. go. that's a nice shot. [ laughs ] yes! breakfast. [ male announcer ] share what you love with who you love. kellogg's frosted flakes. they're grreat! [ female announcer ] now with kellogg's family rewards, you can get even more from the products you love. join today at kfr.com. >> with hotwire's low prices, i can cross even more places

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the kids are back in school with their new clothes and haircuts, but what about the teachers? >> today we're taking care of at least three of them. contributist and stylist to the stars, sing it home -- louis licari has been at it again. >> good morning. >> we get to sing it to you twice. >> we like it. >> i'm so excited. my favorite tune. >> it is fall. so should people be going darker? is it time to get rid of the blonde stuff? >> i think the most important

thing is that your hair looks healthy, shiny and pretty and easy to maintain. and yeah, you can go a little darker as your skin starts to fade. your summer sun goes away. >> let's start off with our first lucky lady. her name is ranana. silverman. she's 33 years old, an occupational therapist at a school for autistic children. she's been a teacher ten years. while she loves her job, she very excited for a brand-new look. tell us what she needed done. >> if you look at her before picture, you see had he has a prominent forehead. she's a very attractive woman. her style, you know, like we could add to her style. we could give it a little edge. >> let's add, shall we? >> ranana! >> oh, i'm sorry. now, the first thing i did is take some strokes of color which did two things. ranana who is born with the curse of fine hair.

adding highlights, add texture. this plus igor today gave her those bangs and gave her instant style. she can get ready in minutes. you know why? it's a great thing. she's a teacher, a mother of two, and she's training for the new york city marathon. >> what? >> a busy lady. all righty. >> a busy girl. >> you look great. >> thank you, ranana. >> next up we have christine hirsch. she's 48 years old, a second grade teacher. she says she's over her frizzy hair. and she wants a makeover to celebrate her 25 years. >> tell us what she needed. >> okay. well, christine's hair is frizzy, a little bit curly. it's like at that in-between stage. >> we're going to bring her on out. come on out, sweetie. come on out, christine. oh, wow! >> oh, i'm sorry. >> you look darling. >> you look great. >> what is the quickest way to

get rid of the frizz look, the look of frizz is to make your hair a little bit darker. now, this did two things. she tried to make her hair lighter which turned it that orangey brown color and made her skin look a little sallow. this made her complexion look better. we don't want the makeup to be overwhelming. >> i want to feel. >> igor gave her this great lesson with a large brush, by the way. a little bit of balm. she blow dries her hair in five minutes or under. again, a mother of three. all born on may 8th. >> all right. beautiful. >> congratulations. >> all right up we have andrea toussaint, 32, she's been teaching grades 9 to 12 for 10 years. she says her hairstyle is practical. she's ready to funk it up. here's her before picture. let's go ahead and take a look at her after picture. come on out, andrea. oh, i'm sorry. ooh, la la.

uh-huh. you look good. tell us what you did. >> andrea chose to make her hair darker. now, technically, this is really a difficult problem, but we just aced it. talking about myself again. >> of course you are. >> i'm sorry. i apologize. i apologize. what i did is i made her hair lighter overall. i added those strokes of color. igor gave her this perpetually chic a-line bob. and this lightens and brightens. she's glowing. >> yes. >> bring all the ladies out. come on out. louis, good job. >> if you thought the before and afters were amazing, wait till you see what is next. >> you're not going to believe this. how one couple's marriage led them to the joy fit club. joy says it may be her best "joy fit" ever. after this. >> it's unbelieve annual.

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we're back with "look at me now, the joy fit club," and a husband and wife whose lives were overshadowed by their weight. >> they decided to get fit the old-fashioned way, changed their diet, started exercising and together they lost more than 520 pounds. >> get your head around that for a minute. 520 pounds! we're going to meet them in a moment, but first let's listen to their incredible story. >> my name is lauren. >> my name is justin. >> i was always bigger than the other kids. the bigger i got, the more awkward, shy and introverted i became. >> i suffered a knee injury while playing football. and once that exercise was gone, i began to gain weight. i became ashamed and extremely self-conscious. >> i ate the wrong foods and way too much of them. >> food was like that friend who was always there to support you. food never called me names or was mean to me. >> when we were married in 2008, i weighed over 300 pounds. >> and i was over 450 pounds. >> it snowballed from there. >> but we just didn't care.

>> in january of 2012, my husband had a horrible kidney infection. >> i had to rush to the emergency room. >> he weighed too much on the machine to scan his kidneys. >> what if it had been something more serious? what then? and i decided to have a conversation with my wife about getting healthy. >> i realized i was in the same situation. i was 25 years old and weighed 341 pounds. lynn is a physician's assistant. she guided us on what to eat. >> i lost my first 100 pounds in about five months. we joined a gym. >> over 19 months, we've lost more than 520 pounds together. our personalities changed instead of going out to a restaurant, we went to get outside and go for a hike. we are bold, brave and adventurous. >> oh, my god! >> that's amazing. joy is with us now to tell us about it. >> anybody that is looking for a huge shot of inspiration is watching right now because -- >> this is it. >> this couple has seen all of

these stories, and this is unbelievable. >> this is truly a special story. but how did they do it? >> how did they do it, joy? >> they literally just swapped out the toxic, fattening food for healthy, energizing low-calorie alternatives. so just as an example, breakfast. so justin used to eat three eggs overeasy, lots of bacon, biscuits. actually, this is lauren's. with the gravy on top. >> gravy and biscuits? >> yeah. 1200 calories. and this, lots of pancakes. this was justin's. sausage again with the eggs and lots of syrup. so check out what they do now. they make sweet potato protein pancakes. they take a microwaved sweet potato, skin off, mash it with a little bit of egg substitute. two tablespoons and half a scoop of whey protein with turkey bacon. 194 calories with the turkey

bacon. it's delicious, it's filling. 520 pounds down. >> we've got to meet them. >> here are lauren and justin before. all right, lauren and justin, come join the "joy fit club." oh, my gosh! no, no, no, no. >> wait a minute. where are lauren and justin? where are they? >> wow! >> look at this. i can't believe it. you're right. joy said this is the best "joy fit ever," and she's right. how much time did it take you guys to lose all that weight? >> it really just took us a year and a half. february of 2012. >> no potions, the good old-fashioned way. >> i bet you fell more and more in love as you embarked on this journey together, right? >> mm-hmm. it really strengthens you when you've got something hard ahead of you and you do it together. >> and friends and family must be out of their minds looking at you guys and how healthy you are now. >> yeah, we had some family members we hadn't seen in a long time. they haven't even recognized us. >> we are so proud of you. thank you so much. thanks for coming to see us. >> what is your inspiration for people who think they've gone

too far and can't get back. >> congrats, you guys. coming up, james blunt is going to sing for us. >> this is "today" on nbc.

>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. tomorrow elvis duran reveals his artist of the month. >> and from the mindy project, mindy kaling. >> we leave you with the grammy-nominated artist, here's james blunt singing "1973." >> bye. ♪ ♪ you're getting older ♪ your journey's been etched on your skin ♪ ♪ simone ♪ wish i had known that ♪ what seemed so strong ♪ has been and gone

♪ i would call you up every saturday night ♪ ♪ and we both stayed out till the morning light ♪ ♪ and we sang here we go again ♪ and though time goes by ♪ i will always be ♪ in a club with you ♪ in 1973 ♪ singing "here we go again" ♪ simone ♪ wish i was sober ♪ so i could see clearly now ♪ the rain has gone ♪ simone ♪ i guess it's over ♪ my memory plays our tune ♪ the same old song

♪ i would call you up every saturday night ♪ ♪ and we both stayed out till the morning light ♪ ♪ and we sang "here we go again" ♪ ♪ and though time goes by ♪ i will always be ♪ in a club with you ♪ in 1973 ♪ singing "here we go again" ♪ oh oh oh ♪ oh oh oh ♪ i would call you up every saturday night ♪ ♪ and we both stayed out till the morning light ♪ ♪ and we sang "here we go again" ♪

♪ and though time goes by ♪ i will always be ♪ in a club with you ♪ in 1973 ♪ singing "here we go again" ♪ i would call you up every saturday night ♪ ♪ and we both stayed out till the morning light ♪ ♪ and we sang "here we go again" ♪ ♪ and though time goes by ♪ i will always be ♪ in a club with you ♪ in 1973 ♪ singing "here we go again" ♪ and though time goes by ♪ i will always be ♪ in a club with you ♪ in 1973

steve: i'm here to help. you and i will get through this together. [cheers and applause] captioned by