from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> oh, yes. >> how do we do it day after day? >> booze day, tuesday, march 25th. we're getting more snow apparently today, tonight -- >> this afternoon. >> can you believe? >> is this the end of march? what day is it? the last day? >> i think i said it but i've already forgotten. >> 25th. >> not funny. >> we try very hard to pronounce people's names properly. remember we all thought forever

it was jacqueline bisset. >> i kept saying bisset and no one listened. >> i said no one says olyphant, so i wonder if it is olyphant. that's what we're going with. he's going to be with us and we're excited about it. and estelle parsons, one of the great, great theater actresses, academy award winner for "bonnie and clyde," had the unbelievable privilege once of doing a reading with her. >> you did? >> there was a play called "girls room," we did it at a friend's apartment in new york here. and half the time i'm doing it, i'm playing her daughter, and it was just -- just thrilling. just one of greats and very, very excited. now, i had the day from -- yesterday. it turned out to be a lot of fun, but -- >> a long day. >> yeah.

i used to be hoarse from hoda, then hoarse from reege. now this is hoarse from sirius xm radio. i was there all day yesterday, promoting something i'm not allowed to talk about. >> exactly. >> but anyway, it was a lot of fun. i thank everybody for their kindness to me. last night, went to -- we went to seth meyers. >> we'll talk about in a minute. >> yeah. but afterwards, hodawoman, afterwards, a friend of ours, some people we hadn't met before, what were their names? bill and kathleen, elsworth, such nice people. they bought us before in an auction, and so we went to rios, which is famous in new york, it has -- it has a storied past, if you know what i mean. and it is just a few tables and impossible to get a table and we went with sonny grasso, a cousin -- it is getting on. >> what happened? at the dinner?

>> the lead in the french detective -- >> what happened? >> wait a minute. this is important. sonny grasso, that gene hackman played, this guy walks in, this guy walks in like -- the cane and stuff. he looks at me, like, i put him away for 22 years, heroin. he said we're friends now. we're friends now. that kind of place. he put everybody away for narcotics. as i'm leaving, we have a lovely time, as i'm leaving, joey comes to me and goes, does hoda like meat? i said, does hoda like meat? hoda is a carnivore out the wazoo. he goes, i want you to take her some meatballs. so the surprise for you is rios meatballs. >> are they under here? >> is that what they are? i brought them all the way home

to connecticut. schlepped them all the way back in and you were trying to rush my story. >> i wanted to hear about gene hackman in the movie. >> gene hackman played sonny grasso. he's the reason why we wear short dresses every single day, because he never misses a show. >> oh, my god. >> there you go. i've officially done my duty. i'm exhausted. >> now, let's move on, shall we? we went to seth meyers last night. our first appearance on late night and he had a little surprise for us, take a look. >> kathie lee, hoda, these friends and associates of yours have a few things they would like to say. i hope you'll listen and take it in. >> dear kathie lee and hoda, in november i appeared on your show to promote my new cookbook. hoda, you were banging on the glass yelling, you don't know me, to the tourists outside. and every time i tried to talk about my book, kathie lee, you would interrupt me and ask, how much do you think i can bench?

>> for four years i've been a producer at the "today" show. at the "today" show christmas party you kissed me on the forehead and whispered, i'm going to adopt you whether you like it or not. you meant it as a compliment, but it felt like a threat. >> dear hoda, it's me, your daughter. your daughter, joda. joda brokaw. while other kids' moms were at the piano recitals, you were at a piano bar. most kids first words are mama or dada. mine was resale. >> we had to cut out the funny stuff because -- for other reasons, but we had a great time. nice guy.

>> very funny. we took a selfie. there's us. >> he's been doing it now for over a month and great, and couldn't happen to a sweeter guy. happy for him. >> after i left you, arianna huffington. she has a new book, her 14th book called "thrive." there is the selfie. there is cynthia mcfadden, mika. the room was filled. there was so much love for her in that room. harvey weinstein, your pal was there, and a bunch of other people. i can't believe she's on her 14th book. this book is about resting, chilling, taking time. >> when did she ever do that? she created an empire -- >> it took up until now to figure it out. >> good for her. >> good for her. >> you know who is making a little bit of news, not with her acting, with one of most watched women in the world is jennifer aniston. i just -- if i were jennifer, which i'm obviously not, i don't know i would ever leave my house. can you imagine the scrutiny -- she can't just throw on some

sweats, sunglasses, a little lip gloss and go to the gym like a normal person, right? she's scrutinized all the time. she told women's world daily, she gets annoyed when people say she looks good for a 45-year-old woman. she looks good for a 20-year-old woman. >> she does. >> come on. and i think what she's saying is true. nobody says joe schmo, 37, was looking pretty good. there is a huge double standard. >> she's beautiful. i don't know i would worry. if i looked like that -- >> you do, hoda. >> if i looked like that -- and someone said you look great for your age, i sort of get it, but i like when people go, oh, my god, you're going to be 50? i don't feel terrible when they say that. >> and it might bother you as you're younger, she's 45. it happened to me with the makeup people. you're going to be 60? i am 60. i loved it. the older you get, everything in perspective, you are grateful

for any kind words. any human being gives you. >> a shred -- >> yes, one -- or a smidgen as our president would say, a smidgen of kindness. >> let's talk about "the voice." >> all right. >> we're going to watch a couple. here is the first -- this is team blake, audra versus the duet team. remember them? all right, so, you know the solo artist versus the others. >> audra is the solo artist. okay. ♪ when will i feel love ♪ when i find a new man i want for mine ♪ >> i would like to say i picked the solo. >> i pick the duet.

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geico. emmy nominated actor timothy olyphant appeared "sex and the city" where he played one of sarah jessica parker's many lovers, to a director trying to cast goldie hawn in "the first wives club" which also starred kathie lee. >> i stole that movie. he doesn't even know i was in it. i stole it from you. >> i know. i knew that. i knew that. the cops are after you. >> they were. >> you can find timothy in the seried "justified" where he played deputy u.s. marshall

raylan givens who sometimes finds the need to take the law into his own hands. >> you went to allison's, and you show it down. >> show it down like cowboys. >> started blasting without thinking because you're a chicken. not used to doing the dirty work. that's sad. as in pathetic. where it gets real tragic is when you saw on the news who it was you shot, and panicked. >> what happens right after that? >> yeah, right after that? what happens? >> we shoot each other. no one is going to see it coming. until now. until now. now that i think about it, i probably shouldn't have said that. even when you know it is coming -- >> you're a guy that loves what you do? >> i do. what's not to like?

people pay me to do this. >> people are tortured. they're tortured artists. you don't seem like one of those. >> no. >> married, three kids. >> yeah, that's the part that doesn't allow me to be tortured. they have no patience for that. >> how old are your kids? >> i tried for a while. >> how old are your kids? >> hold on, it will come to me. they're 14, 12 and 10. >> any of them want to get into acting? >> the youngest. >> how do you feel about that? >> as long as she doesn't want to do it for a living for a while, we'll be good. yeah. nobody wants kids on set. >> talk to us about "justified". >> right? >> we'll go right by that. >> not really. >> not the kids on the set, so much as their parents. i don't want to be that parent. so we're not going to do that. she's like 20 something, she can do whatever she wants. >> i know exactly what you're talking about. i know. hoda won't let us. >> let's talk "justified." this has been on -- what are you thinking about? >> i'm thinking about "justified". >> it caught a lot of people's

attention. you must get that a lot. what is the secret sauce? what keeps that thing happening? >> television writing is all about the writing, all about the stories. and then, you know, you just try to get out of the way. look at that. >> camera men talking again. when you get a script, timothy, and what is it -- obviously it is the writing. do you ever listen to the other people in your life, your wife, your agent, your manager? is there something in your gut that says i got to do this, i don't care what they pay me or i got to work with this director. >> i don't really know. we don't have those -- my wife -- >> does she know what you do for a living? >> how was work, honey, really good, anyway -- >> like that. she doesn't ask you after you slept with sarah jessica, she didn't ask you about that? >> i did not sleep with anyone. what are you talking about? >> on the show. >> on the show.

>> oh, that i remember. that i remember. >> you didn't tell her a little bit about that? >> no. that doesn't get brought up over dinner, no. >> the kids are sitting there hopefully. >> yeah, no. you know, we got other things going on. we don't talk about it too much. i mean, i probably talk about it, if she were here, she would say, what are you talking about, you talk about it all the time, you're driving me crazy. but i don't think about those decisions too much. i just read something good, you try to get your hands on it. >> we appreciate the work you do. everything we have ever seen you in, you're so good. the first time meeting you and now we think you're incredibly charming. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> nice to see you. all the best. it airs tonight. watch him kill the guy on fx. >> spring allergies are in full bloom. >> we're going to tell you how to get some relief and the amazing estelle parsons. >> so excited. >> right after this.

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here we are. >> estelle parsons had an illustrious acting career. she won an academy award for her role in the 1967 film "bonnie and clyde" and nominated for a tony four times. >> i say she was robbed four times. >> i say so too. >> it began right here, back in the 1950s, estelle was a "today" girl. one of the original cast members of the "today" show. also appeared in dozens of tv shows with younger audiences probably remember her best from the sitcom "roseanne". >> now back on broadway, she's starring in the new show called "velocity of autumn." it is great to see you. >> thanks, great to be here.

>> so glad to see you, still doing what you do so well and loving it so much. >> i do love it, yeah. i can't stop. >> it is a feisty character you play. she does not want to go out quietly. >> tell us about her. she's barricaded in her home. >> she's barricaded herself in, and she has all these molotov cocktails and will blow herself up because she's had enough. >> what is she upset about? >> she basically had enough. she's got all kinds of things wrong with her. she's falling apart. sounds exciting, doesn't it? >> based on -- >> it is so funny. the audience just loves it. >> there is truth in it. >> they do. they laugh and they say, why am i laughing? this isn't funny. they laugh a laugh. >> you get so many scripts, i would imagine, either for broadway or films, but must have been something special about this one. >> she's so feisty. and also, you know, so much of old age behavior is, like, stereotypical because nobody

likes to pay attention to old people. it is wonderful to find somebody and have all kinds of new things to do that old people maybe do or don't do. i don't know. i haven't had any big climactic old age things. but to say i'm not going to do what everybody does because that's what an 80-year-old looks like. i'm not going to do those things. i'm not going to walk that way, i'm not going to be that way. >> not going to drive alone and start reading out loud every sign you see? >> i can't even see the signs. >> that's funny. in this play, somebody long gone, you thought, shows up and sort of wrecks your -- >> my favorite son, the love of my life, has run away and never come back. and -- >> in 20 years. >> 20, 30, 40, i don't know. depends how old the actor admits to be. >> he sneaks in -- >> there he is. there he is. it is terrible.

yeah. >> i love the premise of that. >> i hate him for it. hate him. >> he screws up your plan. >> screws up everything. but it's fun. he's a wonderful actor. steven spinelli, won two tonys in a row. only he and judith light from won two tonys in a row. >> a lot of people know you for your film work. your real love seems to be the stage. >> i've always been on stage. i just did that other stuff to put my kids through school. i really love to entertain live people in a live room. >> no -- >> up to 1100 people i can entertain without a mike. that's the most i've entertained without a mike. >> what theater are you currently in? >> in the booth. every actor wants to play the booth. right in the alley. >> estelle, thank you so much. >> i'll never forget it. >> i bet.

>> we'll be right back.

we're back with more of "today" on this tuesday. time to do bargain shopping with none other than jill martin. >> "today" contribute and contributing editor for "people style watch". >> and author. >> she brought back some fun finds, 5 bucks or under. >> 5 bucks or under. my mom and i went on this scavenger hunt. you can get this online, a lot you have to search for, $5 and under. dollartree.com. necklace, just to show -- >> very pretty. >> $5. >> back to the dollar tree. you have drinks here. these glasses were a dollar. every situation here $1. look at these plates. this whole situation with the happy birthday, $5. the whole thing, a dollar, a dollar, a dollar. all the candy. one of these, a dollar. >> more than one fork, though. >> the whole situation. >> the whole situation. >> the cups?

>> $2. >> $2. >> wow. >> that's how we like it. >> everything a dollar, dollartree.com. >> i went to tj maxx. look what they have here. they have all of these things, $4.99, calvin klein underwear. >> why are they so cheap? >> they buy in volume. >> they buy in volume. when things are retail and they sell out or don't sell out, actually they get the extras, so there is always one of everything. you can search. look at this makeup, this, everything, under $5. isn't that adorable? i went to marshalls with mama. >> with mama. >> so sweet. >> look at that. >> oh, my gosh. >> look at this whole thing. >> oh, my gosh. >> $3.99. look at all these -- >> little uggs. >> under $5. comes in this adorable box. under $5. you can make a little basket. >> look how cute that is.

>> and bring it to someone's home. look at the diffusers and soap. >> i've never heard such excitement in your voice. >> i cannot believe -- >> this is marshalls. went on -- there was a lot of it. modell, $5. look at all of these things. headphones for your favorite sports fans. look at these bags, a tote. umbrella on the floor. $5. >> all of hoda's umbrellas are on the floor. >> not $5. radio shack earbuds. look at all the colors. very trendy colors. guess how much? >> $5? >> exactly right. bins, notes, thank you notes, everybody spends a fortune. >> i try, jill. >> from office depot. aaron condron, you get this whole sheet, i get this on instagram, your instagram and it is stickers of your whole family. and, look, i put them in a calendar. this is kathie lee's birthday, your birthday. >> how cute. >> that's --

>> very adorable. >> you get the whole sheet. >> guess how much? >> $5. >> for 30. >> wow. >> i had this makeup bag. >> how much did you pay for it? >> not $5. i know i didn't. >> when you're having a dinner party -- >> how cute? >> take chalk and you write the names on. >> cute. >> guess how much for each one? >> $5. >> not even. it is like $1.39. >> if you buy 3, $5. and trader joe's -- >> no thank you. >> i know. >> cheers. >> love you, jill. $5. >> $5! >> y're going to want to throw an apple in your bag before you leave the house today. >> must reads for if you're feeling yucky. >> get ready to cook with us. save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.d everybody knows that. well, did you know pinocchio was a bad motivational speaker?

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while it doesn't feel like winter is over here in the northeast, spring is in the air that means one thing, seasonal allergies. >> if you're one of the 40 million people who suffer from them, we have relief for you with the help of board certified physician kathleen bacha who focuses on healthy natural living. >> and editor lynn floyd. >> hello, ladies. >> allergies delayed this year, right? >> all the reports are saying this allergy season is going to be killer just because -- >> because it is coming so late. >> it is counterintuitive. you would think we had all this cold weather, the pollen count should be lower, but with the snow and the rain, those plants are ready to bloom and spread the pollen wherever they need to. >> i'm not stopping them. we welcome them. >> yeah. >> so what do we have to worry

about? as soon as the spring starts popping, what are some of the main allergens people need to worry about? >> three main groups of allergens. go ahead and jump in. >> we want to worry about grass, worry about -- >> what should we do? if it ever shows up. >> we're worrying about pollen and ragweed. once those come into effect, you want to do anything you can to stop them from bothering you. there are simple solutions, as soon as you get in your house, washing your hair so you're not bringing the outdoors in. >> any natural remedies you can use? >> there are so many great natural remedies, a list to go through with you. don't forget too the trees will also be a source of spring allergies. >> a lot of people get tested. my daughter was having a terrible time. i took her to be tested. her back exploded with all the trees. you can find out exactly which trees you are too. >> exactly. we were talking about the most

common ones. what is most common is what is common for you. talk to your doctor. >> tell us about other natural ways. >> there are great natural remedies to help you fight allergies. the nettie pot, wash that pollen out of your system. >> in up with nostril and out the other. >> you got it. >> be careful you're using the saline solution, you're not using tap water. a lot of people ran into nettie pots, getting infections. >> what else? >> the saline spray, same idea, keep the science cavities irrigated, get the pollen out of your system. and hepa filters. a lot of us talk about hepa filters, important for removing pollen from your home, not only as a air purifier, but vacuum cleaner. >> you need to put one in every room, that's expensive. >> you can usually put them in your central unit. you can put a hepa filter in your central unit and have one in your vacuum cleaner. >> there are foods that can help you if you are an allergy sufferer. >> one thing you want to do is

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if you've been married to a wonderful man with a good home, beautiful kids, but somehow your life just seems a little flat -- >> that's the premise of best-selling author jane green's new riveting novel, i just started it. i'm loving it. in the book, a younger man enters into the picture of this woman with the so-called perfect life and the main character starts tempting fate. hi, jane. good to see you. this is not your first trip around the block with a great novel. you've written -- this is your 15th. >> this is my 15th. >> unbelievable.

good for you. >> this premise is a winner. there are so many women at home who feel this exact thing. what inspired you to write it. >> three things. first was in my -- living in my suburban connecticut town, i suddenly noticed this trend of women that i knew leaving their husbands, they got very skinny, they started to look completely gorgeous and glamorous and you would find out they were having an affair. >> was that because their husbands were ignoring them and they started using the word invisible. >> that was the second thing. i think that -- it is something that happens when you turn 40, you're at an age and stage in life when you suddenly do start to feel invisible. >> in your own home. >> and -- >> and on the streets. they don't look at you the same way. >> even construction guys. they don't whistle. nothing. >> that's sad. >> pathetic. >> this story line is -- i guess your fans are really interested in this. you're hearing a lot from them. >> i am. i'm hearing lovely things. i think for women in their 40s who are married and however

wonderful our husbands are, after a while, marriage is pots and pans. and having someone notice you and make you feel beautiful -- >> and desirable again. >> yes. >> making this heroine, gabby, but still likable, even though she's making choices you don't like. you understand her. that's the real gift as a novelist. >> i write about the human condition, we're all flawed. >> your fans are crazy about you. they want to ask you some questions. we're very high tech. >> yes. we're going over to have a google hangout. >> that's how we roll. >> are there meatballs over here too? >> our first lady is irana davis from california. >> there she is. >> hi, girl. >> stand right here. >> hi. how are you? >> what's your question, honey in. >> hi, how are you? >> good. >> what's your question? >> i love all the new england

towns and i want to know how your book "tempting fate" is inspired by the small new england towns like westport or, you know, new cambridge? >> good question. i live in westport and for a long time i created the fictitious small new england town of high field because i thought people would be a little unhappy with me. this is the first book that is set in westport. >> beautiful, beautiful. >> it is a beautiful town and it really, you know, the landmarks are there. i think you recognize it. i write about what i know so -- >> don't come to greenwich and write a book, okay? >> thanks, honey. we have marisa from chicago. >> hi, marisa. >> hi. how are you? i loved "tempting fate." i was wondering why you chose a woman to have the affair as opposed to many of the stories where it is typically the man who has an affair? and leaves the family. >> i think it was typical.

it is what we all think of, but actually what i noticed as a trend for women, for women having affairs now, and i think it is a subject that hasn't been covered that much and i'm seeing it happen all around me. so i thought this is something i really have to look at. >> real quick for michelle, she's been sitting there so patiently. what's your question? >> good morning. i was wondering, well, i'm in the middle of writing my first novel and i know you have six children. i only have four. i'm wondering when do you find the time to write? >> that's a great question. and congratulations for writing. my kids are all in school, so the minute they leave on the school bus, i grab my laptop, go to a little writer's room and it is discipline, discipline, discipline. i will not get up -- >> you have a number of words you have to write? jane, thanks so much. thank you, jane. i'm loving this book. congratulations. >> who doesn't love a good burger? >> i guarantee you never tried one like this before. ♪

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today's kitchen is brought to you by lucky charms cereal, celebrate 50 magical years with us at luckywashere.com. lucky charms, they're magically delicious. it is time for "today's" kitchen. we're having a little march madness fun of our own with the man known as the mad scientist of burgers. >> adele ahmad of miami and he's here with a latin inspired burger and fries that you voted for. so grab your ingredients and we'll get cooking with you. >> what are we making? >> we're making our famous

tostone burger. we use plantains. you get crunch and sweetness and bite in the savory and the creaminess of the sauce. >> hoda likes the way you're talking. >> we start off with three buns of meat. we have some chuck, some brisket and a little bit of short rib. >> okay. >> and does that make a difference, all the different types of meat. >> yes. it gives you the nice texture you want out of the patty. >> you get involved, make your patties. >> then we're going to season these. just -- >> what have you got there? >> salt, pepper, coriander, garlic powder and onion powder. >> no cumin? >> no. okay. just asking. >> she likes that. >> yeah. >> okay. >> and then -- oh, so -- then sprinkle the outside. >> and then you're going to rub a little? >> yeah, a little rub. >> and right on that -- and then, yes. >> the other side. >> that smells good. >> okay.

>> little rub. >> you cook that up. how do you like your burgers cooked? medium? >> i like them medium. >> me too. okay. what are we doing here with this boiling hot oil? >> we prefried the plantains and we have a little concoction here which is made to make plantains. they usually make them smaller. we're going to go straight up and kind of -- >> mush it. >> yeah. >> mush it down flat. you're making -- this is your bun we're creating? >> yep. >> okay. >> so far you can have this, hoda. >> i like it. look what he did with the bun. smooshed it down. you fry it? >> yes. >> anything fried. anything in the fryer is good. >> you do that to all of them? >> that's going to go for four or five minutes. >> let's dress these bad boys up. >> look at french fries waiting for you, hoda. >> lots of fries. >> we have our whole setup here. the patty, no cheese for you. lettuce, tomatoes -- >> thank you, that's very sweet. >> and -- >> we take our little bun.

>> yes. >> excuse me. >> as we're making these, we're going to bring in a couple of taste testers. let's bring in carly and danielle. as we're making these, they're going to help us taste. >> here you go. >> what do you do? >> the patty first. >> patty first. and then this? and -- >> the lettuce on there. >> now we should point out the two lovely ladies joining us have a newsletter called the skim. it is a lot of fun. you ready to bite into it? all together now. all together now. one, two, three. >> go in. >> oh, my god. >> oh, my god. >> thiis great. >> that was delicious. >> thank you. >> the recipes are on the website. they picked right. that was a great -- >> it is amazing. >> it really is a unique burger. >> wow. >> go on our website, the

recipe. >> see you tomorrow. good-bye, everybody. i'm here to help. through this get together. ♪