from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. look who is back. >> hoda woman. >> look who is back. back where she belongs. >> thank you, thank you. >> it's happened. four people are going -- everyone is in iowa. i was, like, where is everybody? >> it was special for you.

>> you know, i was gone all of january last year, and nothing. >> no welcoming committee? >> i think i did. i think i threw confetti. >> it's nice to be back. thank you for all your nice tweets and thank you to lovely a whack job, but thth's what love about her. how was your time in florida? >> you know, it was really -- i needed it. you know, you know -- when i lost frank, i'm back the next week. i just felt lili i needed to be, but i never really had any time just to be alone with bambino, who is now my official therapy dog. if the place wasn't dog-friendly, i didn't go. >> girl. where did you eat? >> i ate at wonderful places like alabama jack's and buzzard's roost and places where yoyocan go, and a lot of take-out. i visited a place called the raw bar.

it was a g gat, great two weeks s of just contemplation and prayer and gratitude and, you know -- >> and you made a new friend? >> i made a wonderful new friend. she was coming over for lunch, and she stayed five hours. that's almost like yours and mine. our first lunch. >> we were five and a half hours. okay. go on. >> we were five and a half hours. we stillllave the record. >> the record. >> sissy spacek. one of our country's greatest actresses. she came and i thought she would no, she is so much fun. >> what did you talk about? >> we talked about life, and she's so real. she's a farm girl, and she's just -- the kind of person that you sit with and, first of all, you say i can't believe i'm having lunch at my house with sissy sissy spacek, and our friend bobby watson. then you say, oh, my gosh, this

lije. >> don't you love when that happens. >> she's the real, real deal. i gave her a little outfit, and i hope it's what she's going to wear at the academy awards. i won't say anything until we see. >> we can't wait. >> i took her into my -- she was saying i don't have anything to wear. i'm not going to give it away. i had a good time. thank you. >> not only were you having a nice time, but your daughter is going to be seen and heard by a lot of people coming up soon, right? >> she was asked -- there's my baby girl. she was asked to be a speciaia correspondent. she's going to co-host e.t.'s super bowl coverage. she's an actress, and that's all she's ever been interested, in but when they called her, you know, she said, mom, what do you think? i said, honey, you know what, my life took a complete turn. >> you never know.w. >> when i got called to go and do that other morning talk show. it took me down a completely different road, but sometimes you have to have -- you got to be open to those things. >> and she's so, like, light and

don't need to be -- it shouldn't be -- you know, football should be a blast. ththugh her eyes, enjoyiyi the super bowl. >> what was fun with sissy is her daugter, madison is a designer, just like her husband jack fisk, and jack is nominated for "the revenant." >> have you seen that one yet? >> no. we sat as just moms talking about our daughters because cassie did a movie called "sinkhole." i had another name for it because it was very hot in texas, and we were in a different kind of hole. >> we were 30 feet down in a cave. i called it hell hole. >> for a while. >> they got to be friends working on the same set. yeah. it's interesting to have a whole new generation. >> let's toast because you're back. >> i missed you. >> i missed you too. >> you called me, and i called you. >> we tweeted and texted and called. >> late last week matt called me, and just to say i was

our girl, where is our girl? >> we missed you. it's not the same. it ain't the same when you are not here. >> probably better. >> not as loud and not as fun. i did a quick day trip to nashville to see jamie. we did a little book thing. there's something called salon 615, and it's a bunch of nice people. there's jane on e front row, and her boyfriend and her mom, and i don't know why i am cut out of the picture, but anyway, it was a lot of fun. i want to thank everybody who came out. >> are you officially off the tour now? >> we are. there's a few more things that are coming up. >> by the way, thanknkou to everybody who purchased d r book because it was a huge best seller. it really, really was. if you don't get on certain lists, it's complicated. all these thousands of books you're selling, if they're not part of the system, don't go into the computer, and it was -- >> it was frustrating. >> it was fun that people enjoyed the book. >> you had bernie sasaers crowd coming to see you. people are feeling the hod. >> feeling the ho. "grease live" was last night,

it. >> i heard it was -- i iope they reshow it because i i dn't have a chance to see it, and i heard it was fantastic. >> well, it is a live audience, and so you felt lili a vibe on tv. aaron tveit played danny. and >> there was an audience which kind of made it different. >> i think that was a good idea. >> you felt like a v ve. >> shehe adorable. >> danny and then vanessa hutchins played rizo, and this is a sad turn of events, but just vanessa hudgeons dad passed away on thursday. she put out a tweet saying thank you to everyone that loved him, and you wondered if she was go g going to go on the show, and she did.

>> h h performanceceas really great. and i don't lie, but i can feel, and i can cry a fact i bet you never knew but the crying in front of you, that's the worst thing i could do >> they ended up dedicating the show to, yeah, her dad. you know what, though, it's therapy. it really is when you go back k work. especially if you are going to do something in honor of someone you loved. did she go back and -- >> she went back and spoke to the crowd. i know she was talking about going back for one day. >> i was in vegas when my grandmother -- my dad's mom, passed away. and you know the old adage the show must go on is really true, but when you do it for somebody you love so much, set like they are still with you. >> yes, it is. >> and you know that they would want you to? and not sit home.

saw h h whole ride, her whole struggle, and you know, that is what the parents want, so, yeah, good for her, and god bless to her, and the family. >> the sag awards were last night too. >> we missed everything, hodie. >> here's the red carpet stuff that people -- they said some people were risk takers. she often is, nicole kidman. >> yeah. >> all right. >> okay. >va logoria. >> she's got your back. >> wow, she sure does. >> she has fun, though. i like her. >> alicia vickender. >> we're going to know it soon. >> yes, she was the star of "danish girl." >> julian moore.

that you should never ever wear, but she's julieanne moore. she can do whatever she wants to do. >> she looks fantastic. >> what a body. >> viola davis looks great too. >> she sure does. >> and lovely color. >> this is her. she decided she was going to bring her prom date from high school. she showed her before and after. >> how cute. they remain very good friends. >> this is the thing. i'm sorry i missed the most -- carol burnett walked the red carpet in slippers, and then -- >> always just so -- there's some great sound. we'll hear it a little bit later. >> she was honored, which she should be. one of the greats. all-time greats. >> tina and amy y d present her. the lifetime award. >> if you imagine they hadn't given her that yet? when they fifit announced that, i thought ----ike frank would go aren't i in that already? certain people have been given every award you can get by certain points. >> let's take a look at her receiving that award. >> we watched carol with our moms, and our moms taught us 90%

the kindf women we are today, and the other 10% is carol. we love her, and we thank her. >> all the comedy variety shows are hosted by men. sid see czar, jackie gleason and milton berle and now dean. it's really not for a gal. it's -- comedy variety is a man's game. no. my thanks so sag and to all of you, wow, for this very special evening and very special honor. i'm so glad we had this time totother. thank you. >> oh, don't you love her? >> i've loved her since i was a little girl and just admired -- now that i get to know somebody and really -- just oh, the -- >> the best ever. >> she and julie andrews to this day -- you know when i meet somebody that all your life you have admired a a they've had such a strong influence on

i have missed you. then you get to know them, and they don't disappoint you. they're even greater as a human being. >> yes. >> that's carol. >> our favorite things are coming up. stick around. >> mine is the cutest thing you have ever seen. i'm telling you. >> first, find out which stars are the talk of tinsel town this weekend ininoday's buzz. >> yeah. laundry can wreahavoc on our clothes, ruining them forever. sweaters stretch into muumuus. and pilled cardigans become pets. but it's not you, it's the laundry. protect your clothes from stretching, fading, and fuzz. ...with downy fabric conditioner... it not only softens and freshens, it helps protect clothes from the damage of the wash. so your favorite clothes stay your favorite clotots. downy fabric conditioner. wash in the wow. a heart attack doesn't care if you run everyday, or if you're young or old. no matter who yoyoare a heart attack can happen

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it was a big weekend for hollywood. in case you missed it, we're going to get you caught up in today's buzz. >> here with the celebrity scoop is editor in chief of naughty ssip.com, rob. >> hello, rob. >> hello, ladies. welcome back. >> thank you, doll face. >> while kath was gone, theresa giudice got out of prison, and started speaking. "the daily news "" got some inside info. >> she kept a diary for this big book she has coming out. the daily news got some excerpts from the book and splashed it on the cover over the weekend. some pretty shocking things in the book. it's going to be a very juicy read. >> like what? >> she talks about magagts in

she talks about humiliating strip searches. and she talks about lesbian love. >> not just a little bit, quite a lot of it. >> yes. her room was so infamous for stuff going on, it was called the boom-b-bm room. the ladies in prison called her hollywood, and she said she devoured the weekly tataoids each week because she wanted to know what was going on. i know the ladies actually wrote the book with her. casey baker, a fantastic journalist at "people magazine", she went to the prison pretty much every week to interview theresa because they knew it would come out quickly. >> that's smart. >> it's going to be a huge seller. >> between the maggots in the food and working out six hours a day, she looks darn good. >> also, to -- >> i thought they were supposed to work at some poinin >> she's been working out. she worked out up to six hours a day. she's back now happy with her

because her husband is going to prison in a couple of months, and he is going to be gone away for over two years, and then he is not a u.s. citizen. there he is. joe. he might even be deported. i don't know what will happen to that. a big huge book for theresa. >> susan serandon made some news. >> a couple of news. >> the racy issue today. she took the red carpet at the sag awards, and there she is walking out on stage in just a bra and a white jacket and people on twitter and social media went nuts. the mike stands rigig there with the cleavage. you can really -- >> there she is. >> she's always had an awesome presentation. >> her body is incredible. she was there with her son, her daughter. twitter went nuts. >> what did twitter say? >> it was genuinely positive. >> except that she was introducing the memorandum. >> that's when it was tricky.

i think some peoplplthought she should be a little bit more covered up. what her friends are sayg, though, is she did a big tribute to david bowie who a dear friends of hers, and he was known for fashion and pushing the envelope. i think david might actually like that. david might like the look. >> was she nominated for something? >> she was nominated for an acting award that she didn't win actually, but she was the winner of the night, because we are still talking about susan and the outfit. >> she was excellent in that. i did see that. >> remememr, we had her on, and it was -- >> fantastic. >> gilmore girls is coming to netflix. >> since october we've heard rumors, gossiping about this, and it's now been confirmed over the weekend that they are bringing it back to netflix. we do not know yet if it's going to be ten weekly episodes or if it might be four%90 minute movie type episodes, so we don't know the format yet. they haven't spoke about that. we shouldn't be too surprised about this because netflix just

"full housus" >> what's going on? >> it's "fuller house" now. >> everything is an old thing. >> you know, it's branded, and there's so much money to be made. they don't want to -- >> you have all the fans that are looking back that are nostalgic and want to see it again. all the characters are coming back. we're not sure about melissa mccarthy yet. >> her other show was just canceled, so maybe. >> things work out. >> 35 this year. he was 34 and he announced he was going to be a daddy on his birthday. we were all waiting for a massive announcement. it didn't come this year. he was awfully quiet, and so we believe that he is having a much quieter birthday. >> thank you. >> pleasure. >> he is a straight shooter. >> yes, he is. >> no more excuse to clear your clutter in 60 seconds or less. hoda woman. >> he is not a straight shooter. >> sometimes i'm wrong, and when

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>> all right. i love both of you so much. thank you. >> we're going to tell everybody why you in particular were chosen, okay? since the very first day she has taken over her husband. what's his name? george's drapery business. this way she and george can watch the show together. >> her favorite segment is ambush makeover. she sayaythat our show brings light to her life, and she hopes that she and george can go away for a trip. >> okay. sandra, you will h he to put your fandom to the test of a trivia question >> you to answer correctly to . win. >> here we go.o. kathie l l was on vacation foror the past two weeks. who filled in for her while she was away? was it blake shelton, jennifer lopez, or jenna bush hager? >> jenna bush hager. >> you got it right. >> fabulous resort vacation. looks like you and george are headed to hawaii.

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it is funday monday and the first day of february, and it is the first day to stop the excuses. >> how many times do you promise yourself that you will declutter if only you had the time? >> well, now you do, because you are about to the meet a woman

organized in one minute or less. too busy to clear clutter." and it is erin rooney dolan. >> really, possible in a minute? >> well, it takes a little bit of time to set up, and -- >> how long? >> five seconds. >> and y y know, when you are not looking for thing ss. >> yes, i spend a lot of my life looking for things. >> and hopefully, you will have some tips. >> and this is the closet. okay. >> you take off the coat, and the gloves and one of the first things that you do is to give everybody a pants hanger to hang up the items that can dry if it isiset outside, and there. >> it is smart, but it will not happen in your closet. >> what is great is when you are ready to go, it is right there and you are not looking at it. >> i like how you divvied it up in other people's stuff, and this is your, and not where is yours and mine.

up with the kids' lunchbox, and ready to go. >> it makes too much sense. >> and now you in the foyer of the house. >> and you have the pockets full of receipts. okay. you are goging to be empty thing out the pockets, and the easiest way to do it is to, and the easiest way. >> and you could spike yourself so be careful. >> use a traditional receipt spike, and what is so great, at the end of the month when you go to reconcile your bank statements, they are in chronological order. into the purse and find them. not as simple as you are making it seem. finding it. go on, and i'm sorry. and mail. >> the next is that mail, also assuming that you are coming home. and the first thing that you should do is to throw away the junk, and toss it in, there and no reason for it to go into your house, and move it from here

>> and then you categorize it. >> and the other sthing, if it is a bill, write pay by on it, and stick it right in the bill section, and if there is a magazine for mom, put it there, and so -- >> and who are dash and september. >> your kids. >> yes. >> sweet names. >> and this is so unruly. >> and this is upsetting hoda. >> and yes, and nothing does. >> if you are like most people, and if you don't have something established when you come in, what is go ging to be happening is that this going to be gunked up with the stuff that you should have left in the foyer, and hopefully it is clean, and what we are worried about right now are the awful -- >> cables. >> cable clutter. and there is a simple solution. all you have to do is to -- these are just ties. pennies. >> i have seen those things. >> pennies. and go in and wrap it up. >> and then cut it. >> and then i say cut it.

>> but throw it under, and it is going to be behind, but not a tangled mess. >> over the the pantry. >> and if you rare lucky enough to have one. >> and this is a space thing, because a lot of people don't have pantries. >> and if you have regular shelves this is a agreat way to organize them. start by making even a lunch kit kit. >> wow, look at that. >> and keep everything together. >> i am fascinated by things that i would never ever do. >> and that is amazing. it is looking so smart. >> and yes, it is all together, and in one spot. >> you get if from one of the contain container stores. >> yes, perfect. >> and another thing, stop putting flour and sugar on the counter tops, and put it in a zip bag, and what is great, too, if it is dropped, it won't break. >> and you will drop it. >> write straight on the bag

know if it is fresh or not. you will do it. >> and another thing that we have done is to label just the lifts of the shelving, and this is nice when you are making the grocery list. see what you are missing out on, and, too, if someone else puts away the groceries. >> then you know who did it. thank you very much. >> thank you. it did not help hodat a all at all, but it helped me. for more tips go the klgandhoda.com. >> and the real action next sunday is between the puppies. >> that is right. and we have the real life guide to dealing with divorce as well right after this.on my feel all day. i'm bushed! yea me too. excuse me...coming through! ride the gel wave of comfort with dr. scholls massaging gel insoles. they're proven to give you comfort. which helps you feel more energized ...all day long.

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you're about to get a fresh new start, and for some of you that may be e king a decision to end your marriage. >> in fact, the american academy of matrimonial lawyers -- who knew there was such a thing says that the number of people filing for divorce is one-third higher this time of year. le >> if you are going through one right now, you're not alone. bravo's "girlfriend's guide to divorce" tries to put a positive spin on divorce. >> you want to be the new face of divorce? knock yourself out. this is what the real fafa of divorce looks like. it's stressed out. it's old before its damn time, and it's scared to death. >> wow. >> we love her. >> we love her. >> marty is the creator and executive producer of "girlfriend's guide to divorce." vickie is the author of the girlfriend's guide books series. >> and a producer on the show. both of them very smart. >> jeff is a p pchologist and all threreof them are survivors of divorce. >> actually, all five of us are.

>> let's be honest. >> you know what's funny, we're talking about divorce, and she was describing the horrible things people go through, but there are also some sense of relief. they talked about five emotions people go through after divorce. relieved, hopeful, confident, empowered, and rejuvenated. i was a little surprised. >> maybe not all at the same time, though. >> i actually -- there's a survey that bravo did that indicates that most people feel that way. i, h hever, felt terrifieded i had been married for 25 years. i didn't know anything from what my -- to what -- if i should start wearing bras and panties that matched. should i get a tummy tuck? i was so scared about being in mymy0s and getting a divorce. >> i love jeff nodding yes to bras and panti.

other thing she said before. i think what this survey is showing is initially you do have these very positive feelings because you just are out of something that has been -- >> totally unhappy. >> unhappy for such a long time, but the reality is that you do begin to deal with a lot of those fears and you have to figure it out. you haveo work it out. then eventually you get to that place where there is joy once again. something you probably have not had for a very long time. >> it depends on the details, doesn't it? if somebody leaves you for, say, another person, that's pretty devastating. you got to get over that, the rejection part of that. if you have children -- >> i have two. i have an 11-year-old and 13-year-old now, but they were 5 and 8. >> how tough that was decision? >> it makes it -- it makes it so much more difficult, and obviously i think a lot of people stay in marriages because they're worried about the kids, but i don't know on reflection whether one is better than the other. i think -- >> unhappy parents make unhappy

>> if you have children, i think certainly it is a factor to look at whether you should keep working on that marriage and whether you can fall in love again and make it work. however, if you are going to be in a situation of where you just are roommates and you are doing it for the kids, i can tell i have seen enough therapy cases where that can really hurt the kids much, much more. >> i have been interviewing a bunch of couple that is have been married for 50 plus years they all did say a couple of they said, number onon they didn't plan on loving each other forever. they just agreed to love each other tomorrow. they also -- they all said this. they weren't of the generation where you threw something out if it was broken. they all were sort of nodding. i am noticing in the couple -- i thought i wonder if we jump too quick sometimes. >> it's funny. the show this season -- abby's message is about positivity and, you know, trying to make the best of whatever situation you're in.

split conn, because they have divorce conventions. she's, like, i know, i read your ok and i did this and i just got divorced. it was just too much work. that's not her message at all. it is a last resort. >> at the end of the day it's a last resort. >> this season you see that she went in with sort of a euphoria in the first season. now it's getting real. in the reality divorce when it ends, it's not really the end of the experience. >> right. >> you may be ininherapy with your kids for another two years. >> right. >> you may be in court for a very long time too. you really should give your marriage everything that you can. don't give up. just do everything possible, and then if it has to en at least you don't have to look back and say i wish i could have, what if i had. >> we have to go, but you also say don't start dating too soon or you'll make the same mistakes. >> you'll to it again. >> wish i had known that part. >> by the way, girlfriend's

>> it's getting better and better. >> give our love to the ladies. >> you can catch "girlfriend's guide to divorce" tuesdays at 10:00, 9:00 central on our sister network bravo. >> get ready for tailgating. you will love the canine competitors here for the super bowl.

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>> we are so happeny. >> move over broncos and panthers. >> yes, the real action takes place during the animal planet puppy bowl xii. they'll go head-to-head in the ultimate dog fight when they're unleashed on the gridiron. >> here with eight adorable puppies from the connecticut humane society who are all up for adoption is referee dan. >> he is the referee. works every time. >> how could you not be great?

who up for adoption. they were not in the puppy bowl. they were benched. >> why were theyeyenched? >> we gave them a choice. hodal kathie lee or the puppy bowl, and they had to go. >> you are a referee, you're a real life refer wree. >> he is a rufferee. >> you can think of the pun, and we've probably done it. pass interference is paws interference. illegal formation is illegal furmation. when we say heel, we don't mean it as a command. it means stop biting my heal. >> what if they go potty. >> we call it fertilization of the field. five yards we set it back. start all over again. >> how old are these guys right here? >> 2 months old. they're from the connecticut humane society. all up for adoption. >> this guy is going to get a howling penalty in about a minute. >> you love this job, and how does it come to be? >> well, animal planet knew me

on for this job. i begged just like these puppies beg. and they took me on, and i'm still here. >> how many years has it been going on? >> this is the 12th year. this is our biggest and best show ever. >> there's a hall of fame coming up too. >> we have a hall of fame segment with bruce, who is a real hall of famer. >> i know bruce. yeah. >> he is highlighting adopting senior dogs. we're trying to get that word out too this year. we're very excited. >> so great. i love -- >> oh. >> well, by the way, they're learning about glass. >> they're learning about -- >> we want puppy helmets next year. >> they really don't -- all these dogs are up for adoption. what kind of breeds are these? >> the brown ones are shep mixes. shep-beagle mixes. we vhave a black lab mix over there. a chihuahua. >> where is that one? >> i don't see the chihuahua. >> oh, blossom got benched. no, blossom is right here. >> oh, yes. the chihuahua. hi, little sweetheart. >> they're all adorable. >> they are. >> thank you so much, dan. >> thanks, guys.

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>> all right. it's time for our favorite things. mine is my friend rebecca horn at rejuvenation salon gave this for bambino in snow. look at these. dog boots. they are the cutest things. they're called cameo boots.

they're available, of course, in other sizes and styles. they're $12.95 on amazon.com. thank you, rebecca. >> and mine is also something that's really cute. do you see what this t-shirt says? it says -- can you see it? hush puppy. hush puppy. it's called the foster hat. 15% of the proceeds from these go to help foster kids in the south find permanent homes. i met some great people. it's $30. it's called y'all-some. like awesome, but y'allsome.com. there are great things, and they help out foster kids. >> remember, all of these puppies are available for adoption. call the connecticut humane society. tomorrow lou has a quick fix for all those pesky house problems. >> also, a performance by r & b sensation tank. >> and we're tailgating with chef tim who puts a twist on the classic burger. please remember to watch cassidy on "entertainment tonight." good night. >> she'll be on tonight? >> yes, and tomorrow too.

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