. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda. live from studio rockefeller plaza. >> hey, what's better on a friday, october 21, than two things, jenna bush who's filling in and move by st. motel. they're rehearsing. they are going to be playing for us. they are going to make your friday fine. >> doesn't that seem like a party? i love it. >> i'm already -- >> right? >> it's a little old school. we have a fun show to kick off your weekend.

anna camp is here. you guys know her from "pitch perfect." lately, she has not been a very good girl. >> then we're going to make your halloween a scream with some creepy and cool gadgets. >> when you live in new york city, you have to put your name down with the doorman that says anybody can come up and i like that. i like when people come up. >> so do you say anybody can come up?. >> i just say, come and trick or treat. so liliana is outfits. >> and if you want to see an incredible show, we're giving you a taste of today with performances by cirque desoleil. >> and we have more. you're not going to believe this. this is how we know it's friday. we have our own cheering section. the rutgers university scarlet knight cheerleaders are here. they ranked 11th, by the way, in

championship and there's a reason that they're here. first of all, we love them. >> we don't just travel with a cheering squad. don't you wish we could? >> i -- y'all follow us everywhere. >> we were feeling a little tired but all of a sudden -- >> all right. here's why they're here. thanks to our friends at american express, you're getting fewer commercials and three more minutes of us and that means every time we say the word "more,". >> more, more, building a pyramid. so we have the bottom layer. and we have one guy above it. so we're going to keep our eye on you. >> we'll do this. you know who's going to be happy about that? my mom. she likes less commercials. >> and rutgers. >> and rutgers. of course she likes rutgers. >> so we have a question. do you wish you could have gotten more? >> more, more, more! >> sleep last night?

>> i feel bad that they have to stay like that the whole time. >> we're going to get to them. so, we didn't get much sleep last night. you were off on a shoot. where were you? >> i was in oakland and i -- with the other show i'm working on and i did this crazy thing where i climbed into a tree. >> what? >> i repelled into a tree and then i just -- see, there i am. that's me. >> look how fast you go. i'm kidding. >> that's actually speeded up. and if you saw how slow i came down and shaky i was, supposed to be a workout but i'm sore in places i didn't know i had. >> you had to hang on for dear life. >> i had to pull. >> do you remember when you were in junior high, did you have to do the arm hang? >> i could never do it. could you do it? >> no. >> when i was a little kid, i had a lot of upper body strength and then i got a lot of upper body, you know what i mean? i had a lot to lift. the more you have to lift, the harder it is. >> the what?

>> all right, here comes somebody -- this is so exciting. so also, last night, while you were busy in oakland, i flew to houston, texas, we are surprising this beautiful, beautiful woman and her husband, but i'll just give you a little sneak peek because we went to go see luke bryan. this is our team picture. we're going to show you this story next friday but we flew back and forth to houston. you and i both handed at 12:30. >> it felt gd your instagram at 12:30 and i thought, she's still up, aii'm still up. >> so last night, james court chorden is awesome. and you know who we need more of? >> who? >> cher! we're almost at the end of the pyramid! if you haven't heard, she's back on tour, she's got a concert tour coming up. she was on james cordon's show. >> i live him so much.

her 1965 hit "i got you babe" for 2016. ? ? well, i don't know if all that's true, cuz you swiped me, and baby i swiped you ? ? babe, i got you, babe ? when we make it facebook ofish, that means more to me than marriage ? ? i got you, babe ? everybody, cher! >> don't you want more of james cordon and cher? >> more, more, more!

we need to check in. are y'all okay? >> that's at the top. >> is that it? did we do it? is that the top? >> y'all, you are -- >> you did it. >> the rutgers team. what's your favorite cheer, by the way? there's two more. what? >> more, more, more! >> oh, no. and let's do one more! more, more, more! yes! can at resutgers? y'all are so good. jenna and i feel guilty watching you like that, so can you go down. >> your arms are shaking. are you okay? >> we're going to go on to -- by the way, jenna, what's your favorite cher song? >> i loved the movie requested mermaids" so much. she used to make the little appetizers, really '70s style and barbara and i were like, why

on skewers? but i love "it's in his kiss." ? it's in his kiss, that's where it is ? >> and was this cher's original? no. >> no, i don't think so. i think it's a remake. >> but what about you? >> i love so many cher songs. i love "believe" because it puts her -- i used to think of it, it was, do you believe in life it's, do you believe in love after love. >> meaning, have you had your heartbroken, do you still believe in someone else? >> and you know what? you do. all right, so -- >> we should go to vegas to see cher, by the way. can we go to vegas to see cher? >> jo ann said yes. so, you have had -- you've been through your share of haunted houses. all right. you guys, you and natalie went through a haunted house once,

watching it. >> it was frightening. this is -- >> i don't want to go! >> okay. [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> here's what i love about you in a haunted house. all the beeping because i know your go-to words. oh, my gosh. well, right? they're, like -- they're wrestling natalie. >> and they go backwards. >> patrapparently, there are so rules in haunted houses that they're not supposed to hold natalie. >> i used her as a shield. i wanted her to get through too, but i sort of wanted to preserve myself. >> well, buzz feed did list some confessions from haunted house workers. here are some things you need to be aware of. if you look scared, they are going to pick on you. so, try to give your stone face. >> and if you don't continue to react after they scare you, the actors will generally move on

this no touching policy. but check it before you go in. >> common things that happen to people when they get scared which is a panic attack. vomiting. >> peeing or soiling on themselves. soiling their pants, it said. >> that's where that soil would happen. where else is the soiling happening? >> wait. can i please just -- i have to tell you. do you know that one time, i thought that henry was going propose tome restaurant, and we were in d.c., and i said to him, i thought you were proposing! i nearly s-h -- you know? my pants. and it was in the washington post the next morning, but it said "soiled." i nearly soiled my pants. and my mom the next morning was like, oh, i'm so glad i raised such a lady. and then i was like, who would call in that moment where i thought i was being proposed to

almost happened to you if he did. i love that. wow. all right. we just give a shoutout to our friend andy grammar, he has a new song out. here's a little bit of this video. it's a song about love, but the music video kind of put a different spin to it. he wanted to bring attention to the homeless on the streets of l.a., so this was filmed at union rescue mission in l.a. they provided clean clothes, haircuts, let's listen to a little bit of it. ? i can't believe she's mine. now all i see is you with fresh eyes ? fresh eyes ? ? so suddenly, i'm in love with a stranger ? >> i love andy grammar even more and i didn't know that was possible. it's so good for people to use their music to do good. >> and he hopes that people will donate to this cause.

rescue mission in los angeles-- friend, andy grammar. at this point, we normally throw to commercials but thanks to our friends at american express everyday cash blue card, we're going to talk some more. we got three minutes. let's start the clock. we got more topic. >> so, this is my favorite thing to talk about ever. kittens i love cats so much. i really am a cat person and i'm seth castille who snapped pictures of kittens. >> kittens. >> please stop making fun of the way i talk. that's bullying. kittens. bouncing. and pouncing. for his new book "pounce." let's go through some of them. >> oh my gosh. so cute. >> is that a real pounce? here's one. show us another. we don't want to waste the whole

>> next cat, please. that's cute. oh. >> you know what those are really cute. >> kitty. >> all right. speaking of pets -- >> and hoda doesn't like flying -- you don't like flying kittens. you just don't. >> i like kittens. all right. maybe not flying at me. you know why i have a problem with cats, by the way? i was house sitting one time for a friend of mine that hey girl and i was sitting on the couch, minding my own business, and hey girl did one of those crazy cat jumps and freaked me out and i didn't know what to do. i put the cat into a room and i calleder and i was panicking. >> it's an animal. but i actually got my cat, bernadette, cat whispered once. she was waking me up in the middle of the night and we thought it was a psychological issue so we got her cat whispered. >> do you think cats or dogs

a study on this for a new show called "falling water," which takes on this topic. so, people were asked, whose dreams would they like to experience given any dream and they picked their pets as the number one answer. blake is so cute when he's dreaming. >> is that your number one answer? >> oh, blake. oh, y'all are both dreaming together. >> look at his eye. he's like, get off me. >> is that a fake picture? >> totally fake. i was taking a selfie. it's impossible. i was like, eyes. anyway, in harvard, they did this study and they say most people would like that. so, i guess it's time for our rutgers cheerleaders to -- we're about to go to commercial. we have to bring out our next guest. so we'll be back. don't go anywhere. we're going to keep rolling.

m-o-r-e, more hoda, jenna. jenna! [ bell ] >> oh, my gosh, was that slightly narcissistic or what? >> we want more. we areeady for our actress and come on. hi, sweetie. >> how are you? nice to see you. >> nice southern girl that probably says kitten the way i do. >> i love the way you said that. it was great. thanks for having me. >> we all know anna played aubrey in "pitch perfects," when we loved and now you're part of this new amazon series that jenna and i are both saying we love. >> in this new amazon series,

first, her goal is what, you know, some southern girl's goal, find herself a good husband but then she starts to begin to like her job. >> she finds herself torn between wanteding independence as a career woman and the pressure to be a good girl. take a look. >> the other girls and i are filing an equal employment claim. it's illegal for them not to let us write, and we want the policy changed. >> what? >> no, not suing. we are complaining. officially. and i'm going to write an article about it. >> is this why you've been so secretive at the office? you and cindy and all the other girls? >> yeah. >> oh. >> come on, be a part of it with us. >> you deserve it. >> oh, this is based on a real thing, which i think a lot of people are going to look at it

this is from an actual lawsuit that did happen, right? >> absolutely, yeah. i didn't know too much about it but when i got cast in the role, it was based on the book "good girls revolt" and it's about the women who were just researchers for all of the male reporters and they could never get promoted and they did a lot of the work. >> and they couldn't even have a by line. >> absolutely and they would get blamed in the story didn't go well but they never got credit if it did. so they were dodging trying to maintain that sort of status quo and jane, the character i play in the beginning to have the season is very content in the status quo. she wants to get married, have a baby, move to connecticut and have a perfect life and in the middle of the season, something happens that really rocks her world. >> so, you know, i can't help but think about how this is still relevant, all these years later. what do you hope people get from the show? >> the show touches on a lot of issues, mainly about equality

for something for the greater good. i've been fortunate to be in stories about women not being competitive with one another but about finding solace in one another and really communicating and coming together to fight. so i think it's a real show for women to not be competitive, and to join forces. so i hope that young girls watch that. >> it's got a "madmen" kind of quality to it. en i was watching some scenes, head because i was thinking back, you can picture that kind of thing happening before and happening still in some cases. >> yeah. absolutely. and it's so flattering to be compared to "madmen" but the voice of that show was don draper who was a bit more morose and bitter and a man, mad men, but our show is coming from voices of hope and light and passion and drive, and it's

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>> position is very important. >> to do it with a really sophisticated outfit like a midi skirt and blazer -- >> can i ask a question? >> yes. >> all the prints, print on top -- too much? >> the reason pts not too much is because it's all the same color. keep it in one color family. >> all right. lilliana styled it. >> up next, one of my personal favorites, well, i guess she's everyone's personal favorite. alexa chung twitter tights. sometimes feels exclusive. what "today" style is all about. approachable way. >> we like that. >> glitter tights on jordan. how cute are these? >> for kids, too. >> they do look -- on your girls, so cute. available at aasews, and this i a great, cozy -- >> where you going?

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those are hearty fans outside our studios. it's try day friday. jenna bush hager -- she's in for kathie lee. if you want to get in the halloween spirit, freak out the trick-or-treaters. we have gadgets to do the trick. nation" and our gadget guy, steve greenburgh! >> hello, steve-o. >> my suit, a spiderweb suit from spirithalloween.com. about $60. saw it on the web. had to get it. >> does it light up? >> no. of course, you have to have the right footwear. they make sounds as you walk. robot sounds so i feel like doing the robot with these.

>> they look comfy. >> for halloween, don't get uncomfortable shoes. and chewbacca. very cool. >> cool. >> and about $30 from kinky. over here, real emotion ghosts. stick in your lawn, makes, you know, ghosts all around. video of it, i think. back there. maybe show it. maybe we won't. what's cool, normally like $100, $200. this is under $20, a really good effect from athome.com. whirl lawn, ready to go. >> do it inside, too? >> absolutely. >> haunted house. >> this is a haunted hedge from the folks at, athome.com. motion censored. >> that's scary. >> anytime someone walks by, it goes off. >> goes off. your doing and cat will love this. >> terrify them. >> next, eyeball doorbell. simple product. s 12ds. just push the button. ooh, scary!

>> double sided tape. indoor room, outdoor room. >> okay. that's cool. i would get that. >> $12. biglots.com. >> everybody needs a tombstone front of the house on halloween. added feature of a very scary arm that comes out, reaching arm from the folks at spirithalloween.com. again, the pets are going to love this. >> this could actually div gids nightmares, though. >> a little scary for me. >> dependsn would be scared of this. >> a yorky would go nuts. >> yes. >> next, kind of a weird one's right here. this is, let's see if he starts up for us. like a -- weird ghost. keeps moving around. when he hits something he turns around, keeps going. keeps talking. kind of creepy. >> that is really creepy. >> like he's on a rhumba. >> too scary for young children. you're right.

>> cats would go crazy. >> and a cat would like it. >> by the way, that's what nightmares are made out of. >> imagine in your house, went off in the middle of the night? >> that would be scary. >> it's coming towards, me, too! >> oh, my gosh. let it go. >> okay. let it go. >> this is, i do 3d ghosts, build your own goblins and ghouls. some over here. let's you draw vetically. it uses -- >> turn him off? i got him. >> you got a -- switch, other side. there we go. >> sorry. i just -- >> she's scared. >> okay. here, just, actually draw vetically with this. so i -- you know, going to start over. made a mess already. a couple over there. turn the light on. turn the light on. >> oh. >> oh -- >> oh. it makes glow in the dark. >> no. it has a uv light. as you use it, it actually hardens it up right from front of this. >> like squeezing out a

>> and draw vertically with it and build things like this. comes with little things to build on top. >> cute. and get to the -- >> called little jars of horror. >> we should 30i7b9 out that -- >> say they are horrible. >> you came to us, take a picture for us. jenna and i the other day. make a crazy face. these two. hue did you turn those photos into that horrific looking jar? >> a mom and pop business. takes photo, kra side, front side, back, circles, puts it in jars, fills with liquid a scary display. >> never been more scared than these pictures. >> look at mine. see mine? >> can anyone get these? how do you get it, steve? >> go to littlejarsofhorror.com. standard mons sisters pick out, like this one. >> i'm not a standard monster. that's me. >> i'm sorry.

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