. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live studio 1 sha in rockefeller plaza. >> what happened to august? >> don't say that every year. >> because of the olympics, they get through it quicker. it started, ended, now it's september. >> having that, that's lights

>> she is darling. >> she's the mother of two, keeping the spark alive with her latest sexy single. she will be with us in a little bit. jessie james sang other song before she came here on the show. it was a great one, too, i can't wait to here this one. we know how good you moms are. we found three deserving daughters who say they desperately feed makeovers. >> they all new looks in a couple of minutes in there speaking of school, you will feed to hit the books when we play "who knew?" >> oh, no. >> since it's wines day, we will answer questions about our fate beverage. we have leslie. >> they are back together again. we haven't had the band together since they were here. >> we have some more time. >> catting with hoda. >> here we go.

>> hmm. >> is that enough. >> is it us as enough? >> isn't that right? >> when i consciously say in the morning, i am going to look to be more grateful, consciously say, that's a part of your job today. it's amazing. >> do you remember in the makeup room this morning, i was telling you, when you look around for things, i was telling kathy, i was was a woman non-communicative getting a man cure. she had trouble walking, she had a helper that was waiting. this woman was giving her a pan cure. when they were over, they were hoping the woman to get into the wheelchair. she was grunting. you couldn't understand what she was saying. all of a sudden, she looked up at the manicurist and said, "i love you." i watched the manicurist say, requested i love you, too." she wheeled right out.

said i have been helping her the last ten years. i thought to myself, like kindness, acts of kindness. >> things have changed so much in our world. i have lived a long time. >> that makes me cry was cruelty. but now everywhere you turn, it seems to be people hurting one another, you almost become annoyed to it, you know. but when you see a kindness, that's what's rare. sadly. >> letak you are looking for. >> it's there. >> so it's time for our wine bot. we love this one, get ready to click etty clack on twitter. >> do you prefer taking a bath? are you a bath person or a shower person? >> i'm a bath girl. >> you know, my mom always took baths. some of my happiest memories were sitting on the side of the bathtub with my mum. we'd sing,

dea. >> what about as a grown women? >> i still do. it's what you used to. i take a shower twice a week to watch this. i am a bathy girl. >> i take showers in there especially, you get off your feet. >> i like the shower because i let it run, i like that steamy water, i can watch it all go down the drain, all my troubles down the drain, all the stress from the day down the when you take a bath. >> hoda, you said you get in there sometimes forever and ever. >> you are always a friend of water. >> i wear a shower cap, when next when i'm not wearing my hair. i put on a big huge blooming >> and i put on a big one and it's hideous. it keeps it so dry and purple flores when it's own and that

you to come team klg and if you like a bath or shower. i think if the showers are going to go. i don't know. i prefer po watch it all rather than soaking it in hump day. hump. if you need something to brighten your mood, we have two guys. >> how about this and so much more. >> jason. >> yeah, hoda loves this guy. >> he looks a little like joel.

chase rice. he is a former football star and reality guy. >> he is such a good guy. i love a guy with a hat on backwards. >> yeah, he is just easy going good boy. >> now, looking good. 62 years old if there's anything wrong with that. i would love to be. she looked stem d fabulous. >> look how much red weight she has lost. >> yeah, she looks fantastic. >> she is the spokesperson for weight watchers. it's been a year and she revealed the total weight loss and said that she is not finished yet. in january she lost 26 pounds. we're already how many months

>> boyfriend of 30 years. >> she wants her boyfriend to pick her up and carry her. >> across the threshold. >> no, i can straddle him without breaking his back. >> did she say that? >> yes, she did. here is what is cool. when you're a bigger girl, to be picked up by somebody, you feel like it makes you feel unconscious not free and sexy. >> you like to be picked up. >> no, i have a bad neck. >> so "dancing with the stars." is it really the 23rd year. >> i am so excited. >> one of the brady bunch stars. >> i was on my twitter and

marsha tweeted me. i tweaked out. i retweeted her and tweeted her the thing. >> listen to what she said. >> i am a big fan and thank you so much. >> we found the clip marsha marsha marsha. i tweeted her this clip and said thank you. i just kept going on and on. >> i am thrilled for you. it still is. you know what, if you're a bachelor or bachelor et fan. >> let's bring amanda out. >> yeah so last night they announced the new bachelor and it's this guy nick. it's kind of a continue choice and it's a wild card pick. this guy has been in my life five years nick because he has

bachelorette. >> he can't get a date. >> he went all the way to the finals twice. now he is on paradise and doing really well. i think this girl is going to let him go in bachelor in paradise. now, the contra verse si years ago andy was the bachelorette and went to the end with her and at the very end he said about the fantasy sweet if you did not love me, to me. >> oh. >> it was the first time ever that somebody said what happen in the fantasy suit. now everybody talks about it and she is redeeming himself and now he is so much fun. i just love this guy. i hope that he finds love. >> yeah does he know that you're available? >> hello. >> i do like him too. he is older than 35 and really this is season 21.

>> wow, we can't wait for it to kick back up. is there anything that you don't watch and love? >> no, i'm an easy audience. what can i say. >> you're the best. okay. should a guy both er a woman wearing headphone sns. >> yeah, that's the question. >> that should have been on wifi. >> most people are shower people. >> i highly recommend that you don't take a b little bit and get off the feet. be grateful. yeah, maybe that's a long time to sit there and maybe get a shower and get out. >> i guess so. sit there. they want to get a shower and get out. >> i think so. >> pick this, you are standing. have you your head phones on, are you weight on the street for something, whatever. duping a guy should wake up to you and start a conversation? duping that's a good approach? this is one of those questions that came up in that dear

the following...a guy should smiles, point to her head phones and say, take off your head phones for a minute, if you want a conversation? i think that's horrible advice. >> we have a friend that told us somebody did it the other day, she thought he was looking for directions. she basically took off her head phones, said, do you you need to find somebody? what did he say? i'm just looking for a girl with a smile. >> yeah. >> don't pretend to be doing. >> i don't know, we'd love to know what you think. >> people don't seem to be able to meet anybody army. what's going on? >> i think you are signaling the people stay away. >> i do think you are right. post-people have them on. even if you are working down the street for normal interaction, have you with strangers, you don't have anymore, because people have head phones. >> that's why we're called the first host, what is it called?

>> menopausal? >> no. >> i'll think of it in a second. >> we are more at home with our technology than we are with one other. post-human. >> forbes came out with a list. think about this. do you know how much modems get paid? all right. the list came out of the top paid models of this year. of this past year. so, here's what they make, here's who they are, number five, a tie between gigi haddid similar. >> gorgeous girls. >> kendall jenner with carley klose 10 million. >> godmother needs some. >> the second highest model earned $10.5ple. finally coming out way ahead of the game, giselle bund jen, 30 million. she retired, that's it? >> i want to make that much when

>> her last cat walk. >> just from broadway. >> she will still do tons an tons, for print and everything else. >> you are probably right is there watch hoda tonight on seth myers. >> who is up that late on nbc? >> andy cohen is. >> he is up that late. >> what are we talking about? >> i don't know. but it's going to be interesting. probably you. i hope not. three deserving moms go from updated to a complete hair makeover. >> ?? there's nothing like trying something new. especially when it comes to snacking. with the laughing cow's nine flavorful varieties of creamy cheese, there's no end to what you can discover. and once you get a taste for the new, chances are you won't stop there.

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ted gibson. >> it's so fun. >> we have three young ladies, they need a little work. >> i had to convince them to do it. >> don't you need a little patchering? >> i think most women don't have the opportunity to go into the salon, i think it's so important. pause that time of being able refresh yourself and feel better about yourself, i don't know why any woman in america don't want to do it. >> the same reason they don't take a bath. let's bring up our daughters, kayla happens to be a producer for "weekend today." why duping your pom needed a re-do? >> my mom has had the same bleach blond, really big ''80s haircut. so i kind of just wanted to give her a new look. she just recently lost a lot of weight. i think she's deserving, i know, she's for just. don't get pe wrong. >> we will bring in her picture.

>> get ready to see your pom. here she comes. >> oh my gosh. >> [ laughter ] >> oh, wow! >> oh, my gosh. >> she brought you downstairs. you look like a mod well your eyes and hair. wait, are you freaking out from kayla? >> you look beautiful. >> listen, she came to the salon last night. jason, the color of this line, so beautiful. >> go over and love your pom, honey. >> you look so beautiful. >> oh, tell us about it. >> look at that. >> you know, when you have the opportunity to go and get your hair done, it changes everything, #have your hair done. >> your eyes are popping like crazy. why are you shaking? >> she never thought of bag red head. >> i love it. >> i have to tell you, it's so

congrats on the first one. >> she looks like she's from the island. >> you said that, didn't she? is there yes. >> let's bring up our next young lady, julia, julia is here, hi. >> she is always making sure my sister and i look nice, i think she deserves this makeover because she spends more time on us than her. >> all right. a lot of mommys do. i'm not up with of them. >> amber will come out in a second. all right. are you ready? >> oh, doll. look. >> you look awesome. i love that. >> so tiny. >> what duping? >> you look so pretty. >> thank you. >> tell us what you did. >> you know, color, over 50% of women color cheat their hair. up with of the things she said is she wanted to be a brunette

fet in there. what do you think? >> i love it. it feels so great. >> good. >> i love it. take her to lunch. >> let's bring tara out. hi, wheaty. >> hi. >> why duping your mommed intoed a little re-do? >> like she works a lot. when we go out, she's home working. so she never gets a treat for herself. >> she is getting a treat today. >> are you excited to see her? >> yes. >> looks like before. suzanne, let's see you, come on out. >> wow! . >> beautiful! >> wow! what do you think, honey? smr it looks good. >> well, you know, bangs instead of botox i say. it helps to bring out her eyes, i think suzanne was a little apprehensive of cutting 10 to 1512 inches off. look at the length.

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>> jimmy fallon is a smart guy but not as smart as david that went under grad and has the masters in english from yale. then there's alisha keys and she picked colombia records or university. >> who is your name? >> it's >> in if musical grease what is the rivals of the t birds? >> c. >> oh, but you know what? yay. >> i'm a winner. >> you're a winner. >> so it was the scorpions and fun fact about the movies none of the actors november high school age.

john travolta and 24. >> so old. >> yeah, so old. >> back to you hoda. >> what is your name? >> jo jo. >> okay. do we love the steelers? >> yes, we are do. >> finish the lyrics. it's don't k ?? ?? >> don't know much about the things i took. >> things i took. >> she was close. thank you again. she was pretty close.

>> what was it? >> i don't know much about the french i took. >> that was in animal house and in advice. poplar song. i love that. >> okay. let's go to another one. >> hi, what is your name? >> emily. >> you're from? california. >> okay. in the movie bring it on and them play rivals of what? >> cheerleaders. >> yay! >> thank you! thank you! >> with the money she can buy one of her books. that's great. >> what's cool is that they were going to make a documentary about the national cheerleading federation. all of the actors did their own stunts and went to a

>> what is your name? >> blake from philadelphia. >> did you say blake? >> yes. >> i knew that i liked you. >> if ferris bull ers day off, what was he skipping? >> a. >> nope. don't you mean yay. that's exactly what she meant. >> okay. so it was european not sure that they offered that in my high school. are we going to see it? >> very iconic shot. >> thank you so much megan. >> thank you. now, where there's wine there's a good time. we will answer all of the wine questions right after this. those two are always happy. always a little buzzed. always.

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burgundy and i don't use the complete bottle of wine, what is the best way to preserve the wine for later use? >> oh, good question. >> the answer is, the best place is in your belly. >> drink it, baby. >> if you cannot finish the bought him, are you fought our friend. actually, wine is pretty hardy. you just want to keep it away from air t. best way is to simply recork it. put it in the refrigerator. it will last for days. its great. >> that's right. >> you can buy the bottle stoppers. >> you can put them back if. you can't finish it in a couple days. otherwise, you can use private pre serve, a gas that lays down a little layer that protects the wine. >> it's a good guess? >> yeah. >> it's odorless and colorless glass that is what wine makers use in wineries. >> i few that. i think we have another question.

of pinot noir from oregon, i am thinking, how long can i keep it laid down and cooled before i open it? >> the answer is, three quick things, one, first one is real estate, location, location, location, temperature, temperature, temperature. you can't keep it below about 65 degrees, drink it. because it's fought going to survive for five or ten years. >> it will, you won't like it. >> it will be in the bottle. it won't taste like it should t. the pinot noir doesn't age, that's good within ten or 15 years of the vin vintage, in 2007, what she has in oregon was a lightifies but not more aging, obviously, to that guy, drink it now. >> at his age? >> no the wine thing. >> you better drink it up. you may not live that long.

>> another question, i'm pretty sure. >> i want to know how you choose which wine to pair with your cheese souffle? >> ogood question. i will start you off with white wine, the decoy, a champagne blanc. i like white wines with you combine the taste ness of a sauvognan blanc. >> i like the spaghetti barbera, it's lighter. it's got some crispness, cheese has fat. it cuts right through, this is $19 bucks. it's a steal. it's really good. >> move on to our next question. >> okay. >> oh. >> hi, i'm wondering, what wine

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>> she made country music seem sizzle with the sopping "wanted" off her 2009 subtitle album smr we few her before, right now she is married with two kids, jesse james decker, things heat up when kids go to bed.

enjoying a big romance fight at home. it inspired her latest single. it's called "lights down low." we were talking about two kids here last. another hit song and football season is right around the corner. >> we can't wait tory this song. will you perform it for us? >> yes.

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>> genius. >> i love it. >> moist. >> we'll be back in a moment. >> yeah. >> this is "today" on nbc. i love it.

>> all right. er with going to check in on our wine bot. hoda won by a landslide, i few she would. than right now. and i'd like to thank the academy. >> all right. because you love showers, just silly. >> tomorrow, shopper vpa performance, britney spears will take us inside her vegas show. >> getting a good fight's sleep.

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