carlos gh captions paid for by nbc-universal television from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hello, everybody, you made it to try-day friday, august 19th. >> yes, and we're going to keep ourselves to time today and here's how we're going to do it. we are going to take these wine glasses and we're going to flip these and ten minutes. we're going to pour our vino that we just happen to have sitting around. >> you know what today is?

hug your boss day. >> it is? >> it's national hug your boss day. >> cheers. >> cheers, to the hourglass. apparently there's a study that says people who hug near and dear to them report better mental health. >> let's see how it works at 30 rockefeller plaza. our boss is jim bell. there's tammy filler getting a big old bear hug. giving one and getting one from her boss. >> now one of them is enjoying it. which one do you think it is. >> tammy is a germophobe and doesn't like anyone touching her. you're like, breaking away. >> and he's very clean man. >> and he's also very huggable. >> he's adorable. >> we all have big crushes on our jim. >> except for tammy. >> i think tammy should move to germany. because you know what, apparently people are complaining in germany, in the workplace, that there's too much kissing on the cheeks, they don't like it. >> when you greet people, it's a

meeting, you see people. >> they want the handshake back. they say nein to the kisses. >> they say a person should be 23 inches away. i'm going to show you what 23 inches is. >> hey. >> we couldn't even do our show. >> that's how far they want you to be. >> do you have to walk around with one of these? what if i accidentally invade someone's space. >> i'm very tactile. when talk to someone, i don't mean it. >> men take that differently. frank tries to explain that to me. i'm a friendly person. he says friendly means something different. that means something very different to a man. but you knew that, and i didn't. >> i kind of did know it and i still do it. >> why is your wallet getting fatter even as your economy gets worse? >> mine is the same. >> what does yours look like, hoda? i forget.

>> there it is. >> and that's after it's been cleaned out. >> you're going off to europe soon. are you going to clean out your wallet before you go? >> let me tell you something. i have been mad trying to make this trip to europe. this morning i was looking for my passport and i was afraid. because i knew it was somewhere but i don't know where. and i knew we went to canada recently, so i knew i had it. so i went through the jeans and bags. >> your jeans? >> when you go out of customs, you just slip it right there. i didn't find it there. i looked in multiple bags, which i have. i was tearing my apartment apart. and where was it? in a drawer where i stuffed it. i must have thought i won't ever forget it. where do you keep yours? >> we have a special little passport holder and frank holds every one of them together in his office in a passport spot. >> here's the thing. i think about the spots, but i have so many different spots. like i can picture it somewhere.

>> we know why hoda's is fat. the tougher the economy gets, the more we tend to hold on to old receipts, movie tickets, we become hoarders. the average credit card holder has 3.5 cards. half a card ain't going to get you much and 75 to $150 in cash. i'm surprised by that, i thought it was going to be less. and 75% of people say at one time or another they have lost their wallet. only a third of then have gotten it back. >> if you want to increase your chances of getting your wallet back, have a baby picture or something personal in there. so they'll look at it and realize you're a human being. >> so if it's stolen, the thief mit be moved -- >> no, if you lose it and someone finds it. >> but that's where most i.d. theft comes from. it's not on the internet or -- >> i find that very interesting. what are these?

>> this is all part of bobbie's buzz. >> we'll wait on that. >> you know what you don't need? you don't need loyalty cards. what does that supposed to mean? now you know you don't need it. >> it makes no sense at all. >> you notice there's a lot of people on vacation at "the today show"? >> lots of things in our minds. >> running smoothly. >> you know what time it is? >> time for your friday funny! >> let's get our laughs out there. i never get that much laughter. we have to shorten that. a company salesman, office clerk and manager were walking to lunch. when they spotted an antique oil lamp on the ground. picking it up, they all vigorously rubbed it and eventually a genie popped out and said, i am most relieved to be set free. i'll grant each of you one wish. the salesman responds first and

says, i want to be in the bahamas driving a speedboat without a care in the world. boom, he's gone. the clerk says, me next! i want to be in hawaii, relaxing on the beach with the love of my life and plenty of drinks. pop, she's gone. you're up, the genie says to the manager, who immediately replies, i want those two back in the office after lunch. the moral to the story is always let your boss have the first say. >> always. >> you know what it's time for? >> bobbie's buzz. hello, doll baby. wait a minute, is this little house on the prairie? what's going on? >> i like different things. it's a vintage look. okay. so today's buzz is sip and swirl. i thought this would be fun to make you wear. >> by the way, bobbie used yours before, so just be careful.

these are glasses while they can be fun for adults, it's kind of cool for kids. you stick one end in your wine and the other end in your mouth and suck. >> that should come naturally. >> see if this works. >> you can see red wine. >> go up to our eyes. >> can you see this? it's a fun way for kids to learn to like maybe drink milk or juice or anything else. >> red wine would have been a good idea. >> what else you got, bobbie? >> people are on vacation! >> these are tipsy swirly glasses, which are kind of fun, but they might freak you out. these glasses will not tip over, they have this little extra ball. this would be interesting table conversation. >> look at that, wow. >> and you were drinking these, they are not hourglasses, they're actually ten-minute

glasses that have the sand go through. >> so you can time your drinking. or like college kids, play some drinking games. but i didn't say that. uncommon goods. and this is a cool way to turn your wine glasses into little mini lamps for the table. >> that's cute. >> this is important, we have a big "dateline" special coming up. it's on sunday night. you know when you love to see those animal videos, on sunday, 7:00, 6:00 central, there's a 3-year-old little boy who tumbled into a gorilla pit and he was saved by a mother, but not the mom you think. take a look. >> oh, my god. >> they're like, the gorilla has the boy, the gorilla has the boy. and all i saw was all of them coming towards the child. a bunch of the people from the zoo started coming into the exhibit. they started bringing out hoses so they could hose the gorillas out of the way. >> upper hose reel.

>> i bring the camera up so i can get a better look and i see that she's cradling the boy. the boy's face up now. the way she was cradling the boy was just -- unbelievable. just holding on to him. waiting, it looked like she was waiting for someone to come get him. >> someone did come get him. >> these amazing animals caught on tape. i know you're getting teary. better than some mothers, she really is. >> i'll be hosting that show. >> all right, goody. i don't know why we're showing this. but it's supposed to be fun. >> waterproof socks, that's why. these socks claim to be completely waterproof. >> why would one want that, you might ask? >> because you're in the woods with your boots on or skiing. >> stick it in the water. >> or you're in an airplane to europe and you don't want to walk in gerard depardieau's stuff.

>> step in the water. >> completely dry! >> oh, my gosh. >> it works. >> that's crazy. >> okay. >> how is that possible? >> it's a miracle hoda-woman! >> all right. sara, how were the fans, babe? >> i bet you guys will be putting them to good use in the woods. >> i'm flying out to california and -- >> because you're going to the kardashian wedding. >> i dare you to wear those socks to the wedding. one fan says, what do you eat for lunch most days. a lot of people want to know what you guys are eating because you stay so thin. >> we drink our lunch. we eat all through the show. so that doesn't keep us from eating lunch of course. we just try to be careful. but you know, she has a weakness for the -- >> fries. i eat anything and fries. she'll order it and say, i'll have a shrimp cocktail please, and fries.

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today's ambush makeover is brought to you by new nonalcoholic bailey's coffee creamers. we're back on this try-day friday, and it's time for today's plaza ambush makeovers, where we pluck two unsuspecting ladies from the crowd and surprise them with a brand-new look. >> here is our crack makeover team. "today"'s makeover contributor to the stars, louis licari, la la la la la, and "us weekly" contributor and contributing editor, jill martin.

>> we give people a head start on fall today. >> let's get started with tara, she's 44 years old from toronto, canada. her daily beauty routine consists of washing her hair, letting it air-dry and she's so excited to get a brand-new look. let's take a listen. >> we noticed tara, because she's actually wearing a purse with purses on it. so that's the first thing we're ditching. but i know you tell me you really want this. why? >> i want to look younger. get my hair colored and change is always good. >> change is always good. >> and alex, why do you want this for your mom? >> she's always wanted her hair done, colored and i think it's really awesome. >> are you ready for a glam new look? >> i sure am, i'm excited for a good change. >> and you'll give up that knapsack? >> yes. i promise. >> and tara's daughter alex and her husband, nunzio is here.

here's tara's "before" picture. tara, let's see the new you. ♪ pretty woman walking down the street ♪ >> wow! wow, wow! that's great. you guys ready? take off your blindfolds. >> wow! >> nunzio likes it! are you ready for your sexy, sassy -- >> oh, my god! >> you look great. >> i look young and hot, wow! >> you look awesome. >> i didn't know i could look like this. >> tell us about the hair, louis. >> again, a beautiful girl who just had to take advantage of her looks. she needed this great haircut. long, sexy, swept to the side bang, a pinch of makeups. we made her eyes wide open. highlights in the focal point of the haircut. >> nunzio, what are you thinking?

>> wow! >> that's high praise from nunzio. >> that dress is something. i love that. >> hello body this is the first thing we put on by adrienne papel. and the earrings are rita sing. look how gorgeous that is. >> a big round of applause for tara. >> our second lady is kathleen jones, 47 from massachusetts. this police officer told us that her hair has a mind of its own. so she was thrilled that louis was going to put it behind bars. okay. let's listen to her story. >> you're so cute because you told me you really want this for your mom. tell us why? >> because she always works so hard and she just doesn't really get anything for herself and she needs something for herself. >> what happened, you told me the last time she went to get her hair colored. >> she bought me a video game before that, so she didn't have enough money to go get her hair done. >> that's a good mommy. >> what do you hope to look like

after this process? >> i would just hope to look beautiful and make my daughter proud and i need a great cut and a great color. >> we're going to give it to you. are you ready to go? >> i am ready! >> after this she's really going to stop traffic. she's here with her daughter taylor and her daughter's friend. let's look at the before picture of kathleen and now let's bring out the new officer kathleen jones. ♪ >> stay there, right there, freeze. don't say "freeze" to a police officer. you want to take off your blindfolds! >> all right. you know, i think they like it. how about you, you want it take a look? >> i love it. oh, my gosh. >> you look hot. >> you're like colombo. >> i look ten years younger. >> that's the idea.

>> louis, what have you done, darling. >> the hair color a little deeper, but i left it light around the front. jennifer learned to control the curl, but took off the length to make it look thicker. and made the eyes wide open with the bangs. >> and a great trench for fall, this one from talbot's. >> thank you. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> congratulations. coming up, a little music video to show you. we'll tell you all about it after these messages. [ woman ] what can i say?

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we all know around here that kathie lee is the one around here with the voice. but martina mcbride's new music video, the country music star approached yours truly to make a cameo. >> her new single "i'm going to love you through it" is a beautiful ballad hop norring

cancer survivors. so she asked hoda to tell her story. >> step one -- hair and makeup. because we're clean-faced, because you got to look good for your first music video. i'm so excited. ♪ i want it make the world dance ♪ ♪ she ain't a rock star ♪ but she got groovy >> after a quick costume change, it's almost showtime. i was ready to make my country music debut. >> what's happening in this portion of the program? >> you're telling your story. >> you know it's funny, someone said to me, you're never, ever going to forget the day you're diagnosed. it was much more emotional than i thought. it's funny how things come back to you instantly. you can see it all happening around you. the hospital sounds. there's my sister, my mom, karen and jane, it's like you see it all over again.

after giving my testimonial, it was time to meet the real music star, martina mcbride. when do i sing? i thought i was a back-up dancer. then martina and i hit the set together. there's just one problem. i've been dreaming about this moment, but where's the music. hello? maybe it wasn't just like my dreams, but hey, the music biz isn't all glamour. sometimes it involves bugs -- ooh! ooh! fire. and hard work. [ applause ] >> that's how the pros do it. >> it's all for the love of music. even if i didn't hear any. >> i didn't get to back-up dance, i didn't get to sing. >> what happened? this was my big break. >> next video. >> remember she said that, next video. >> oh, no, hoda-woman, you didn't sing? >> you got to hear this song. we have a clip of the actual

video. "i'm going to love you through it." ♪ i'm going to love you through it ♪ >> my husband was so supportive. there was my dad sitting on the little bench and he just said, i wanted to be with you. >> my sister moved in with me. >> like tripping over my niece and my sister. ♪ ♪ i'll be strong, you let go, and i'll hold on ♪ >> well, hoda, when is this coming out? >> it's out right now. it's a beautiful video. anyway, martina mcbride. >> we love her. that's great. donnie deutsche is coming up.

hoda and i have knocked back our share of cocktails on this program. but how are we when it comes to knocking down a few bowling pins? >> we recently had a family fun day. >> my mother's feet are still recovering.

>> bowling has long been a popular pasttime. from it's golden age in the 1940s, '50s and '60s, to the '70s show "celebrity bowling" to the antics of sitcom stars like "laverne and shirley." americans have enjoyed throwing the ball around. >> we recently wowed the crowds in rehoboth, delaware. but did we have the skills to play with the big balls? we asked our moms to join us for a little family fun day. >> unbelievable! >> this was not your grandmother's bowling alley. >> what is this? >> hey! >> let's get some shoes. >> where's the bowling alley. >> i do not -- look at that. >> 10 and 11 1/2. >> those are too big. >> these are much cuter. >> let's do it, people! >> it was the bowling babes versus the gutter gals.

our biggest battle? footwear. >> keep america beautiful, put your socks on. >> can i get the size 12 please, for my mother? >> wd 40, get it over here, i'll take care of it for you. >> mother/daughter day is fun. >> two hours and six pairs of shoes later -- who knew it was so close, coney island. >> we were ready to roll. >> i did bowl when i was a working girl years ago. >> you were a working girl? >> we don't talk about that. >> they are so roadkill. >> the bowling babes found their groove early. ♪ >> yes, yes! yeah!

>> that's how the pros do it! look at her. >> i swear, i don't know what's happening! this is the party dance. >> the gutter gals lived up to their shirts. >> don't look. >> doggone it, i cannot believe this. i'm a pretty good bowler usually. >> how many gutters did you get? >> maybe a visit from pro bowler chris barnes, the defending world master bowling champion would turn things around. >> she's having a terrible day, can you fix her? >> point at the second arrow this time. >> oh, my god! i love you! >> we were bowled over by chris.

with pins to spare. >> he's a genius. >> we would like to present you with these pins. with our faces on them. >> look at our pins. >> you can knock us out any time. >> in the end, you win some, you lose some. but you always keep your eye on the prize. >> you girls are an inspiration. ♪ we are the champions ♪ of the world >> great job. >> we loved seeing our mothers. i need to point out something. apparently every single time you went bowling you were over the line every single time. >> wait a second. >> we have all kinds of proof. but we've come to expect it. so we've got to tell you the food there is unbelievable. >> crazy great food. these were the, what was the

drink called? >> the tin tin. and they had nice snacks. >> all by david burke. and crab cakes and corn. it was so much fun. thank you, everybody. up next, what's on a man's mind? we're going to ask our donny deutsch-man when he comes to see us in a minute. >> let's save the cocktail for him. we know a place where tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation,

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don't you wish you knew what men were really thinking about love and dating and relationships? >> here to give us the inside scoop on everything, our guy, donny deutsch. love him. hey, baby. >> i don't get my song today? ♪ deutsche-man, deutsche-man, donny donny deutsch man ♪ >> i think it's in the contract. >> the first question is from angela. do you think fighting is healthy for a relationship? >> yes. the opposite of love is

indifference, fighting is passionate. obviously if you're fighting all the time -- >> and using sharp objects -- >> and hitting below the belt. that's part of passion and making up. it depends on if it's dirty fighting. >> a lot of couples -- i have friends who say, we never fight. >> i'm not saying you have to fight. but fighting can be very healthy. it's about getting things out. >> disagreeing is a nice word. >> you like to fight. >> sometimes. >> okay. the next one is from carol. my husband and i lost our home because of a low-income situation. how can i help my husband feel like he's still our hero in our life? >> that's a good one. >> i love what she said, he's our hero. just tell him that. when a guy is not feeling good about himself and he doesn't think he's supporting his family, it cuts right down. and if she just turned to him and said, you know, you're our hero and we're going to get through this together. i love that woman. the fact that she used that

word -- the fact that you're thinking that, using that word, you tell him he's you're hero. >> a little extra tlc. >> the next one is why is it when i ask my husband where he wants to go to dinner, he says, i don't care, where do you want to go? he can never make a decision. it drives me crazy. >> i had the greatest dad in the world and he always would let my mother make those decisions. and things that were important to him, he made the decision. maybe your husband doesn't care. i promise you, i promise you the things that matter to him, he'll speak up. so by the way, he wants to go where you want to go. a lot of guys, a lot of stuff doesn't matter to them. so you know, guess what, you get to choose where you go to dinner. you want to go to red lobster, you get to go to red lobster. >> i like red lobster. >> the next one is from michelle. why do men feel like they need the perfect plan and budget just to get the nerve to pop the question. hello, nothing is ever going to be perfect. >> they don't, that's an excuse. the reality is in this world, we're not in the 1950s where you

necessarily have to support the woman. that's baloney. and i can show you millions of happy couples who got engaged or got married under financial duress, that's an excuse. i don't mean to scare you. but you turn to your man and say, look, if we love each other. i don't care about all that other stuff, let's be together. i think that's an excuse. >> my daddy used to always say, a man doesn't love a woman unless he'll marry her. >> i love when you call me dad. >> big daddy. up next -- >> go ahead, sara. she's getting weird. >> from sara, why would my husband rather have me be mad at him than his mom. why does she come first? >> ooh -- >> we had a few mama's boy questions on the show. that ship has sailed. if you're already married, it's a very, very tough gig. you just got to say to him, like man up.

you know, when i hear -- >> you're married to me, not your mother. i'm the lady of the house. >> thank you. >> how do i want to be introduced. >> go daddy. >> go, big daddy. >> that could cause some trouble at home. >> recipes for making the most out of your summer tomatoes right after this. hope you had a nice and safe thanksgiving. i'm meteorologist chris warren. now we're getting you ready for black friday. and this is what we have on tap in the east. it is going to be gorgeous. some spots with readings into the 60s. a developing system here in the southern plains in the parts of the upper midwest, and then we have that storm that affected during the day on thanksgiving, moving into the intermountain west. and temperatures will be mild. look at all the yellows and oranges, mid 60s around the gulf

coast. cool in the pacific northwest. here's that system, moving from now, up to the great lakes. behind it we'll have a chance for snow for places like minneapolis on down into parts of iowa could see the snowflakes and windy with that in the plains. look at the blue dipping down now. readings and daytime highs in the 30s and 40s. that system for sunday, huge travel day, everyone heading home. we'll see a chance for rain and some thunderstorms in the south, up into the northeast. mainly the inland locations. but that will be working through the northeast, quiet in the middle part of the country for sunday. monday, the southeast, mid-atlantic, that's going to be your best bet for a chance of rain. just a few showers in the northern rockies. tuesday, we'll see that chance for rain in the northeast and the mid-atlantic while the rest of the country is quiet and on the cool side, temperatures in the 30s and 40s.

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we're back in today's kitchen, getting saucy in the kitchen with gavin chasten, executive chef of cafe here in new york city. >> he's here making the perfect meal out of the last of the summer's tomatoes. are we at that point already? >> what are you whipping up? >> sometimes the last of the tomatoes, sometimes you get some that are bruised. they've been around the block. >> i know the feeling. >> we make what we call tomato water.

which is basically it's fennel, celery, basil, garlic, tomatoes. you pour that into a bowl. and then i'm going to add some salt and we're going to add some peppers as well. >> what are you making? >> this is going to be a broth pretty much or a soup. >> like tomato water. we cover it up. >> i think you made this last time for us. i don't remember. >> this basically steeps and it's going to cook for about 45 minutes to an hour and you're going to get this beautiful liquid that's going to come out of it. and with that we have some sausage which we've rendered. and there's a lot of fat in there. >> did you do that in olive oil? >> just a very little bit of olive oil. you don't need much. and you want to start. >> yes, tell me what to do. >> what kind of fish is this? >> striped bass, okay? where you going with that?

>> i didn't know. i thought it went in the pan here. >> you're scaring me, here. >> by the way, this fish you say is relatively inexpensive when it comes to fish. >> right now this is a great fish to buy. >> more tomatoes. >> we're going to add some tomatoes in here. >> just the cherry type? >> the little heirloom cherry-type tomatoes. these are called runner beans or sugar snap peas. you can find them in the market right now, they're fantastic. >> let's pretend now. this is the fish cooked, which you did a great job. >> thank you. >> this is the tomato water? >> this is the water. >> it looks dinghy, but it's delicious, right? >> let me just put this down. it's all you, go ahead, put it right on top. >> good girl, hoda. >> and then we're going to take

a little bit, we got to turn off the other fish, a little bit of tomato water on top, just like that. all right? and then -- you've got an extremely clean wonderful dish. >> gavin, thank you, tell us about the dessert you have at the end. >> this is a tomato and feta salad and apricot and pistachio tarts. >> gavin, always a pleasure. >> up next, hoda-woman, meets wonder woman, actress lynda carter will sing a song from her new cd, but first this is "today" on nbc. vv

♪ the toyota concert series on "today," brought to you by toyota. >> lynda carter is best known for playing the title role in the 1970s hit tv show "the new adventures of wonder woman" and just like the super hero she played, lynda has an impressive arsenal of talent on her own. >> she's a beauty queen, and successful singer. her third album is called crazy little things. and it's out in stores. >> a lot of people don't realize you've had a singing career for many, many years. you performed in nightclubs and

vegas, why don't people know that? >> because i quit for about 18 years to raise my family. and i stopped singing. some of the people that are with we today started out with me, did the music on "wonder woman" and did some of the specials i did. and about six years ago i realized they were growing up and going out of the house. and i said, i've got to do something. >> you've picked some great songs on your album. ha are you going to sing for us today? >> i'm going to sing the title song "crazy little things." it was a queen song and we did a very different treatment to it. >> lynda carter and queen. take it away. ♪ ♪ this thing called love

♪ i just can't handle it ♪ this thing called love ♪ i just can't get around to it ♪ ♪ i ain't ready for this crazy little thing called love ♪ ♪ this thing called love ♪ it cries in the middle of the night ♪ ♪ it swings, it jives ♪ it shakes all over like a jellyfish ♪ ♪ i kind of like it ♪ this crazy little thing called love ♪ ♪ there goes my baby ♪ knows how to rock and roll ♪ he drives me crazy ♪ he gives me hot and cold fever ♪

♪ leaves me in a cool, cool sweat ♪ ♪ i gotta be cool ♪ relax ♪ get hip ♪ get on the track ♪ take a back seat ♪ and take a long ride on a motorbike ♪ ♪ until i'm ready ♪ for the crazy little thing called love ♪ ♪ i gotta be cool ♪ ♪ relax ♪ get hip ♪ get on the track ♪ take a back seat ♪ hitchhike

♪ take a long ride on a motorbike ♪ ♪ until i'm ready ♪ crazy little thing called love ♪ ♪ crazy little thing called love ♪ ♪ crazy little thing called love ♪ ♪ crazy little thing called love ♪ ♪ ♪ crazy little ♪ crazy little thing ♪ crazy little ♪ crazy little ♪ crazy little thing ♪ crazy little thing ♪ crazy little thing called love ♪

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