captions paid for by nbc-universal television ♪ for me need a little christs ♪ >> we need a little christmas. >> it is december 1st. >> we got it. it is thirsty thursday, december 1st. >> how many days until christmas? oh, my goodness. >> it comes on the 25th. >> a little more than three weeks. think about it. we are already in december. this is really a great time of the year. >> is that me singing with the kids?

>> is that from the broadway kids? no! how's that for the christmas spirit, it's not! >> last night was a big night. >> it's a night where a bunch of people fill the streets. is there a moment where you start to get in the spirit is when they light that tree. it's such a fun moment. so let's all enjoy it again together. >> yeah, baby. >> people come from all over the world for that very moment. president obama himself came last night to be part of the festivities. >> if you look outside right behind us, it's beautiful. this plaza is going to be backed. >> i like it best at night. it's all lit, but you can't see it that well. >> they had great performers last night. michael buble, carole king, neil diamond, justin bieber to name a few.

it was a fun thing to watch. >> and alan and savannah hosted it. they had a busy week. >> oh, look. >> he's looking at me. >> he's singing straight to you, baby. >> go, carole. he has that thing how you feel like he's singing directly to you. >> and look at neil. he sounds exactly the same all these years later. >> we had a fun afternoon yesterday. >> we did. >> it was unexpected. >> last summer, hoda and i and kim cattrall were honored by a beautiful organization in the hamptons. it benefits breast cancer research. somehow in showing up and receiving an award, we ended up being auctioned off for a lunch right before going to kim's brand-new "private lives" it's noel coward's classic play.

>> the one guy robby brown bidded on us and won us in the auction. >> $10,000. >> he did, for lunch? >> well, i picked up lunch. >> he rides his bike. he seemed like a fun guy. he rides his bike to and from everywhere he goes. his friend mark came with us. you don't really know who you're eating with. >> we went to southern hospitality which is justin timberlake's restaurant here on the west side. >> robby had a backpack with him. he pulled out a bunch of stuff. >> we started finding out the private life of robby brown. >> there we are with kim on her bed actually. >> here is bobbi brown's business card. >> he is the number one real estate salesman at corcoran. >> he likes to dress like hillary clinton. he does! he does. >> yes, he does. >> he likes to dress up like lots of people. he is the darlingest guy.

>> we love him. he showed us books full of pictures of him dressed as different women. >> you like that, don't you, jimmy? he was given the big award for the number one salesman. he said i won't come to give a speech dressed in normal clothes. i will only come if i can come in drag. >> and he did. >> in bathing suit. he had 15 broadway guys singing behind him, accepting his award. so we had a fun lunch, you can imagine. what a sweetheart. this friday at chelsea piers, he does a huge toy drive where tons of people come. they bring toys and raise money for thousands and thousands of toys for kids during christmas. thank you, robby. thank you, mark. it was fun. >> we had a blast. >> and kim. you've got to tell about the play. >> oh, my gosh! kim was great in this please. it's called "private lives." she has great timing. it is funny. we laughed our way through it. >> it's about two people who are

married and madly in love with each other in a sexual sense but can't live with one another. they get divorced. five years later they show up with their brand-new spouses on their honeymoons with adjoining balconies at the hotel looking out the water. >> it was great. it's definitely worth seeing. >> you can tell when it's my playbill because it has the gum on the last page. >> ew. >> i wanted to show this guy who is so adorable. paul gross. >> excellent. gross. >> excuse me. >> gross is your gum. >> oh, gross. it's better than putting it under the theater seat. >> who does that? people do that? they do that? >> you know what made the children's most popular, brand-new baby's popular list this year for the first time ever in american history? >> who? >> hoda. >> no. >> two girls were named hoda in the continental u.s. >> they do a list every year.

we check to see if either of our names are on there. kathie obviously is on there. >> no. >> catherine. >> not one of the top ten. >> no. >> neither is hoda. >> two girls were named hoda. they are probably egyptian immigrants, i'm telling you. >> ava number five, olivia number four, isabella, emma and sophia is the number one girl. >> for boys, they look funky out of order. five is jacob, four is liam, three is mason -- >> probably because of the kardashian little boy. >> jackson and aidan. there were no kathie lee babies born in 2011. >> catherine is my real name. kate middleton's real name is catherine. that rose 39 spots.

you know what made it? i think it's pippa. her real name is philippa. >> if you could change your name, what would you change it to, hoda woman? >> i fought my name my whole life. >> embrace it. >> no. helen, rhoda. in the streets of new orleans people would yell, hey, photo copy because it was easier. instead of hoda kotb. i don't even care. what name would you choose? >> i don't mind my name catherine but nobody calls me that. i like kate. i wouldn't mind that. i love katharine hepburn. they called her kate. >> they can tell if your child is going to be successful. put a marshmallow in front of your child. they say you can have that right now. if you wait five minutes you get two, if you wait ten you get three, if you wait 15, you get four.

and you wait and see what your child does. if your child goes right away and can't take it, that child will not be as successful as one that can wait 15 minutes. they say that tells you about instant gratification. self-control. discipline. the kids who look at the marshmallow and obsess over it while waiting aren't the ones who can make it. >> it's the ones that can leave it and do other things. what if you don't like marshmallows? >> you put an oreo. >> hoda wants to talk about this. it's not me, it's hoda. >> you get these catalogs at home. we are like, what's in here? they have all these different massage, back massage things. this one and this one stood out to our producers. they look like back massagers. concentrated vibrations, water

resistant, contoured, touch-friendly massage head. that's what it says. what is it? >> it's what i want for christmas. >> what is it? why don't they say what it is? >> they say it's a personal massager. >> they don't say. >> this is the key, hoda. comfort and joy, just a click away. they might as well say poughkeepsie. >> let's talk about joy with the ihoda play list. >> all right. >> there is a group called cobra style or starship. i don't remember the name of the group. starship. cobra starship. >> style? >> who can remember? this one is called, "you make me feel." it puts you in a good mood. hit it. ♪ la la la la >> i'm already in a good mood. >> the lyrics are amazing. ♪ wait, here it comes. ♪ la la la la la

♪ girl i've been all over the world looking for you ♪ >> it never gets good fast enough for me. ♪ can you hear me through the radio ♪ ♪ in that bright white noise >> i am ready. >> you're not ready enough. here it comes. ♪ do just what you like you make me feel that ♪ la la la la ♪ >> those great lyrics again. oh, gosh, this is a real winner, hoda. ♪ la la la la la you dance with a drink in your hand. feel it?

>> okay. sorry. sorry. i didn't care for it much. >> la la la la la. >> you will be singing it? >> no, i won't. but i will be reading "okay" magazine. kourtney kardashian is pregnant again. the paper said she is nine months, she is nine weeks. there is a little bit of a difference. >> is it okay to give extravagant holiday gifts? you said? >> i said, whatever money you earn is yours to spend however inappropriate it may seem to others. was that sarcastic? >> no. i'm saying, if you earned it, you have the right to spend your money the way you want to. hoda said, it's okay if it makes your significant other happy, then why not? make sure it comes from your heart and not from your wallet. >> i'm going start reading yours like that. joanne wrote that for me because i was busy. >> joanne la marka who shall remain nameless.

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if you've never been successful figuring out how to accessorize your bathing suit or any outfit, you're in luck today. >> actress and model and newly wed molly sims has a new show called "project accessory." designers are competing for $100,000 to start their own accessory line. tonight's challenge is accessorizing with swimwear. >> you look great. >> thank you. >> how is married life? >> it's so good. two months, almost 72-day marker of kim and kris. >> we believe in you. >> i believe in us. it's so good. he's such a great partner. >> when did you meet him?

>> i've known him over the years because he's a producer. >> look at you. how cute. this is not a trick question. >> no, no, no. >> where did you meet your husband? >> used to be one of the heads of universal. >> oh, casting couch, got it. >> not -- never -- he ended up being married for a few months. >> okay. >> then there was the reshoot and it was fabulous. >> i hear that he kept inviting people to the wedding. >> i had to cut him off. he loves people. he came on me, listen, i met the gas attendant and i invited him. he is an awesome partner. >> another reason we love our molly. >> let's talk about your show. this is a cool spin-off. how long has this been on the air? >> it's been on a month. we are in the mid season. we shot it in new york, of course the month before the wedding. >> no pressure.

>> behind the scenes -- there i am. >> tell us about your role in it. >> host, judge. i've always been a lover of accessories. i build my wardrobe not around my outfit but my accessories. i dress simple, but then i'll bling it up. always teach women do one thing that's big. whether it be an earring or necklace but not everything. i have on a small earring, a little statement. and i mix. then i've got my line which is very cheap. >> everything is not real. >> everything is not real. this is a great ring to have. especially because my hands get swollen. >> if you're pregnant and swelling. >> exactly. >> i like. >> it's a great behind the scenes of what it goes in to make jewelry, handbags and shoes. >> these are people trying to break into that field to find the next big accessorizing.

>> accessorizing for swim wear isn't simple? >> we have belly chains, hats. >> we found two of our producers we love and decided to accessorize them. we are going to ask you to pick who accessorized who. come on out. >> i like it. >> we have ali and rachea. >> this is hard. i like it. i love the hoops with a little bit of the black and gold. >> what about ali? >> i love ali. here is the one thing i wouldn't do. i wouldn't match the earring and the necklace. >> i wonder who did that. >> be careful. i'm here. and so is ali. >> you're my winner, sweetie. >> what did we do wrong? >> we match too much. >> too much. >> you never know when to quit. >> if they had been plain it

would have been simpler. >> excuse me, this stuff all had to come out of our closets. i've never seen you wear that jacket. that is not your jacket. >> it might be mine. >> i love the jacket. i'm going, that's not hoda's jacket. that is my jacket. >> you pulled in the black with the necklace but left a hoop. >> enough praise for her. >> thank you, molly. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> my tiara. >> you can catch "project accessories" tonight. >> up next, if the lighting of the tree hasn't gotten you into the holiday spirit, sarah's web video should do the trick. i'm going to make molly sims disappear. we love you, molly. say happy. is is lara. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills.

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>> this might make you rush out to the mall. >> unsuspected shoppers in new jersey were treated with a surprise shows were performed at mall's santa musical. here is our shortened version. ♪ hey santa ♪ santa i want to sit on you ♪ >> what are you doing? >> i'm going to sit on santa's lap right now. >> aren't you old for that? >> no way. ♪ you're never too old to sit on santa ♪ ♪ you can keep your holly and your christmas tree ♪ i want to put my butt on santa's knee ♪ ♪ you're never too old to sit on santa ♪ ♪ that's right if you want presents to unwrap ♪ you better sit on santa's lap ♪ >> i know there are other people in this mall who want to sit on santa's lap. where are you?

♪ everyone is so warm how about a snowstorm ♪ here's a bunch of styrofoam ♪ peanuts rain ♪ >> do you want to sit on santa's laugh? >> i'm jewish. >> happy hanukkah. >> see you later. >> anyone else want to sit on santa? anybody else? >> it would be an honor and a privilege! ♪ i am a humble christmas present ♪ probably socks or a pair of shoes ♪ but i believe in magic ♪ i will sit on santa too ♪ ♪ you better sit on santa's lap ♪ up on santa's lap up on santa's lap ♪ [ applause ]

>> hey, guys, that was awesome. we have people actually waiting so if we could clear the area, that would be great. clear the area. thank you. >> wait! ♪ you're never too old >> it was posted on november 29th. it has 244,000 hits. >> i see why. >> improv anywhere. >> i love when they do that. >> imagine being in the mall at that time? >> what's coming up? >> stocking stuffers for the chef in your life. >> a great "everyone has a story." we are going to meet two wonderful sisters who put their brother in front of everything else.

we are back on this thirsty thursday with this holiday's gift guide. if you have chefs on your

shopping list, get ready to cross them off. >> chris kim balance, editor and founder of "cook's illustrated" has great suggestion. >> hi, guys. this is the highlight of my month. >> such a sad, sad life he lives. >> in a half hour i'll be depressed. we've got a pancake pen. you put the batter in here and you can do a "k" if you like or "h." there you go. >> that's cool. >> or you can make a ho, ho -- this is a christmas segment. >> three hoes. >> exactly. >> that's 10 bucks. for $9 you can get the zach easy roll garlic. you want to get the paper off the clove which is always a problem. stick it in the middle. put four, five at a time. do this.

>> that's great. >> it's hard to get it off, it's sticky and everything else. it's a little expensive, but works. >> we have the joseph magnetic -- this has a tablespoon here, tea spoon here and it sticks. the magnetic thing -- >> i'm waiting for you to explain. >> you use a tablespoon, teaspoon all the time. you go in the draw and you can find it. >> or put it on the refrigerator. >> see? i thought it through. >> this is cool. i like it. >> they come in designer colors. you can pick up marshmallows. if you can't wait 15 minutes. the old were too big, they didn't have a lining so your hand sweated. this is the orca plus, $15, nice colors. the lining is removable. you can pick up stuff easily. >> how much is that? >> 15 bucks.

>> that is a nice gift. >> going back here. you can, if you must take your pepper with you -- this is actually cute. it's totally unnecessary. >> people take their pepper with them? i guess in some places they would want to do that. >> if you go to a restaurant you don't want the big thing. this is about 18 bucks. it's a unicorn mini mill. it works pretty well. it's not bad. you can adjust it at the top. >> i guess if you're going on picnics. >> it has a little carry bag, a little tote. >> it's adorable. >> it's cute. >> a cute stocking stuffer. >> 1933 they invented the mocha express. you put in water at the bottom, you put in about four level tablespoons of finely ground coffee. >> and you have your tablespoon nice and handy. >> very good. it makes two-ounce espressos. it really works. it's totally old fashioned, but it actually really works.

takes about four minutes to make four cups. >> for about 28 bucks you can get this commuter travel mug. >> i'm always looking for the perfect one. i come in from connecticut and i wear it by the time i get here. >> she does. >> when you wear black, it will be fine. >> i want one that works. >> this with. two hours keeps your coffee hot. it fits in everything. some are too big. we tested these while driving. some are so big on top you can't see where you're going. we didn't crash. finally, our most expensive, the nuance, this is a wine finer aerator. if you open a bottle of red wine, you think you're going to let it sit for an hour so it opens up. the neck of the bottle is so narrow, it doesn't work. >> what should you do? >> get one of these. stick it into the top like that. when you pour it, what happens is the wine is going around like

in a muffler. >> no need to open it up and aerate it. >> it does a great job and you can drink more wine more quickly. >> can you aerate this? >> that's why it's sitting there. >> thank you. >> we have a great segment coming up. >> "everyone has a story." why one mother wants to shine the light on her two young daughters. lysol believes your family should never have to touch a germy pump again. so we developed the new stainless look no touch handsoap system. our lysol no touch handsoap system automatically dispenses the perfect amount of soap, and kills 99.9% of bacteria, helping to stop the spread of bacteria all over your home. for healthy tips and more,

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♪ everyone has a moment ♪ that changes their life >> today we meet our new "everyone has a story" contest winners. natalie wrote about her selfless daughters. breanna and casey. >> they are the younger sisters of their brother zach who has a rare disease that affects his central nervous system.

we're going to meet the whole beautiful family in a minute. let's listen to natalie's amazing letter us to. >> changing diapers, wiping noses and selfless giving is something as a mother you expect to do. but not as a sister for your older brother. breanna and casey are my beautiful daughters. their older brother zach has pelizaeus-merzbacher which makes what you and i do so easily very difficult. zach's disease will eventually take his life. because of that, we decided to focus on quality of life. we formed a nonprofit foundation unlimited play, to build play grounds where our children could play side by side. it sounds simple, but every child should have the right to play. we built zachary's play ground in 2007 and just are opening our third play ground. zach receives so much attention from both his play ground because it's the most popular in the county and because he is in a little red wheelchair. people go out of their way to

make sure zach feels important. the attention he receives is wonderful, but my daughters are so left out. they do so much more than any other young girls i know. they are always mindful of what zach is trying to do, what he's dropped, if he needs help eating or even if he needs a diaper change. because of the amount of extra attention zach needs, my daughters often feel they're invisible and don't get the attention they deserve. i would love to honor my daughters for the commitment and love they show for their brother. they need to know how inspiring they are to me and so many others. their selflessness at such a young age is amazing. help me recognize them. >> this is the state i was in when i read that letter. same as today. natalie is here with her husband todd, zach, brianna and cassie. you had a great trip from new york to st. louis. >> we had an incredible trip. >> i hear you like the new york

police department, is that true? >> yeah. >> how come? >> they let us through and they're really nice. >> you went to the lighting of the christmas tree? >> yeah. >> they don't get enough thanks for all the good work they do. >> you have an incredibly strong family. i could tell in that two-minute take. what is the source of strength for you guys? >> both my faith and as a mom watching a son, he would fall down when he was young and struggle to get back up and try again and again. he's our strength. >> now zach's at the end. >> hi, zach. >> hi, zach. >> hi. >> how does it make you feel to know your family loves you so much? >> zach communicates on an ipad. >> right? >> he does. >> it makes me really pappy. >> oh, thank you. >> that's the reason i like computers. >> whose birthday was it recently? you just turned 10? >> stop it. double-digits.

slap me five twice. >> what has your brother taught you? >> i guess that everybody is different and it doesn't mean anybody is better than anybody else. even though they're good at different things. >> casey, what do you like doing with your little brother? >> we play wii. i like to go outside and take walks with him. >> you do? >> yeah. >> sometimes when you're doing so much for your brother, do you feel like, gee, when is it going to be my turn? do you ever feel that way? >> they're like, well. >> today is your turn. today is your turn. we want to thank you for all you do for your brother, which takes so much of the pressure off your mom and dad. do you realize what blessings you are to your family and to zach? >> well, we have a beautiful song for all of you. >> yes, we do. >> david wrote most of it. todd, what's it like having these three amazing women in your family?

>> they are amazing, i have to say that. as a father, you want to provide everything you can for your children. when there's challenges that you come up against, you find ways to overcome those challenges. i think zach and also brianna and casey have proven they have strong spirits and are able to do whatever they set their minds to. >> you are a beautiful example of family. next we have a special song for the blakemore girls. right after this. happy friday to you. i'm chris warren with the weather channel forecast, getting you ready for the last day of the week. you need to be careful out there. we have an area of low pressure moving off to the northeast. this purple area is where we could see more freezing rain.

this is when the liquid raindrops on contact with something on the surface freezes instantly. that's a dangerous situation. roads that look wet could be icy throughout the panhandle of texas and oklahoma and moving into kansas. temperatures showing you that you have that cool dip here today. the cold air indicated in the blue, 30s and 40s for your daytime highs. that low pushes further to the east for the weekend. you still have snow to the west of it and to the north of this front. and then out ahead is where we have that rain and even some storms. still out ahead of it you have the mild air. these are daytime highs, keep that in mind. 30s and 20s. 24 for a high in denver on saturday. northern rockies, very cold temperatures here. the rain moving into the ohio valley, lower mississippi valley

and showers lingering into monday. we'll see a few areas of rain pushing into the northeast. on saturday, the southeast, mid-atlantic and the northeast, this will be the focus of where we expect to see the rain. then on wednesday, a new system pushing into the pacific northwest, bringing know to the mountains. and this system here could bring a fair amount of rain. we'll have a snow component with it throughout parts of the eastern lakes and the appalachians and in the southwest, daytime highs cooling off with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. remember, "wake up with al" weekdays on the weather channel. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents: the cold truth. i habe a cohd. and i toog nyguil bud i'm stild stubbed up. [ male announcer ] sorry, buddy. truth is, nyquil doesn't un-stuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. really? [ male announcer ] you need a more complete cold formula, like alka-seltzer plus liquid gels. it's specially formulated to fight your worst cold symptoms,

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♪ everyone has a moment >> we are back with "everyone has a story" and the blakemore family. it's time for a special performance we wrote just for you girls. here to perform it is broadway star patty muran and the song is called "invisible."

♪ ♪ everyone longs to be seen to be known ♪ when they're being the best they can be ♪ ♪ and a person can start to feel awfully alone ♪ when they're doing good deeds and no one seems to see ♪ ♪ when they think that they're taken for granted ♪ ♪ when they think they're not noticed for all that they've done ♪ ♪ they might think we don't care ♪ and they might think that they're invisible ♪ ♪ to everyone ♪ they feel invisible ♪ invisible ♪ they know that they're good and they know that they're here

♪ but they think that they might as well just disappear ♪ ♪ because when people don't notice them then it seems clear ♪ ♪ that they must be invisible ♪ invisible ♪ now a mother expects to be selfless and strong ♪ ♪ that's what mothers are all here to do ♪ ♪ but for me to expect that from you would be wrong ♪ ♪ so i'm grateful each day because you are just you ♪ ♪ and i notice when you help your brother ♪ ♪ and i see how you do it with love in your heart ♪ ♪ but i also can see that sometimes you need me to notice you just as you are ♪ ♪ you're not invisible

♪ not invisible ♪ i know that you're good ♪ and i know that you're here ♪ ♪ i see how you sacrifice year after year ♪ ♪ in my heart there is no way you could disappear ♪ ♪ you are never invisible ♪ you have nothing to fear ♪ so i'm singing this song to let both of you know ♪ ♪ i'm aware of the challenges i fought you through ♪ ♪ so these words are to remind you wherever you go ♪ ♪ that one thing is so that one thing is true ♪ ♪ peek-a-boo ♪ i see you

♪ you're never invisible [ applause ] >> yeah! we'll be back with a special surprise.

we are back honoring a very special family.

>> patty murran just performed "invisible." thank you so much. it is gorgeous. she is performing in "lystrista" on broadway. >> what did you think of your song? >> i loved it. >> how about you, mom? >> i'm amazed you could turn into song exactly how i was feeling. >> perfect. excellent. >> what about you, zach, did you like the song? >> yeah. >> it's only about them. >> todd, how about you? did you enjoy it? >> it was amazing, thank you. >> we like to give you guys a little something, a little parting gift. we know you like spending time with the family and cherishing every moment. we reached out to pure michigan which provided you with five round-trip tickets from st. louis to traverse city, michigan, where you will head to the great wolf lodge for meals, children's things, pools, all

the activities. >> look at that! >> zach likes that. >> now zach is happy he came. >> god bless you all. merry christmas. thank you for sharing. want to congratulate our own dave wilde. he won the hollywood music awards for the best original song for the movie trailer of "the help." >> you did that? >> i did that. >> i love that movie. >> we are awfully proud of him. and david friedman's books flying off the shelves. >> it's the hot ticket. >> yes, it is. hoda, what do you have coming up? >> tonight we are busy with some of our advertising friends. we have an outing. >> you'll be on broadway. tell us the theater. >> the walter kerr theater. just down the block. >> thanks for coming to see us. >> so glad you came. >> enjoy new york city. merry christmas. god bless you all, okay? >> all right. we'll see everybody tomorrow.

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