captions paid for by nbc-universal television it's kind of a dreary booze day tuesday. so glad you're here with us today. it's december 6th. ♪ haul out the holly >> who is that? >> i can't imagine. it's a cd i did a long time ago with kids called broadway kids. i don't know if i'll still available. that is the song from "mame."

♪ we need a little christmas right this very minute ♪ >> the great jerry herman. he wrote so many great shows. "mame." "hello dolly." can you name another one? >> don't try to quiz me. i don't know how to dress because it is december whatever day. >> 6th, it's booze day tuesday, december 6th. >> i'm dressing for december even though it's 60 degrees outside. i still have a scarf on. >> you always do. >> i'm always cold. it's weird. it does feel like springtime. >> it's rainy. you're very big, do you know how big you are? >> no, no, no. >> you are so big that you are featured in "good housekeeping" magazine. there is amy grant. and vince gill. so cute on the cover. wish them a happy merry christmas. inside there is a little article featuring our hodi. >> isn't that funny i'm in "good housekeeping." i don't know how to cook or clean. >> i'm wrapping gifts for family

and friends, not for me, and reams of paper everywhere. i sit in my sweats and crank up donnie hathaway's "this christmas." >> i love this song. ♪ a very special christmas >> i do love that song. most of what i said is true. >> i have a little champagne. a little? then i turn something tedious into a great moment. >> sounds like i'm a drunk sitting around wrapping presents. >> i'm going to give you a test today to see if you have the good housekeeping seal of approval. let's find out how many of these items you actually know. >> that's rude. what is that? crock pot. >> no. that is heavy. what is this? >> that is a spatula. >> thank you. >> specifically for? >> pancakes. >> fish. >> come on. >> what's this? >> to get the big chunks out of

the soup. >> no. that is for pasta. >> exactly what i said. >> what is this, hodi? >> that's to baste the turkey. >> all right. one. good girl. >> don't try to mess with me. >> what's this? >> an ice cream scooper. i didn't see it. it's a lemon squeezer. >> you get half for that. >> i get a whole. >> what is this? >> nobody knows what that is. there is nobody in this room except al roker who knows what this is. >> al is coming up on our show later. >> i have no idea. >> it's a pot scraper. >> nobody uses that. >> nobody uses that. >> you know what al, you just sit there and be quiet. >> no one uses that. you go in with the brillo pad and elbow grease. >> no. what is this? pat, no cheating. >> i don't know. i wouldn't want it near me. >> wasn't that you pat? >> what is it? >> a cake tester.

to see if the cake is ready. >> tooth pick. >> that's enough out of you, al. you'll get your three minutes in a minute. >> you have too many rich people shopping. >> what is this? >> that is a melon baller. >> that would be a baby. this is -- no it's not, al roker. it's a tomato corer. >> nobody cores tomatoes. nobody cores tomatoes. it can core a apple. >> if jerry says it's true, it's true. >> i'm sure it's true, nobody uses it. >> that's enough out of you. >> you failed. >> i did fail. that's not surprising. >> thanks, jer. >> there's always -- when you're in positions like this, there is always someone younger just coming up who wants your job. >> they can smell it. you can smell the ambition on them. >> nowhere was it more than

jenna wolf's piece today. >> there were two young girls. let's see them. i want to see them. >> it goes with cereal and toast and fruit and cookies and everything. >> are they drinking? >> it makes me feel good. that's the best reason. that's what i say every time in the morning. >> she talks the whole time and i don't say anything? perfect. >> how cute are they. >> stop it. >> i will tell kathie and hoda that you both fought over who wanted to be older. they are going to love that. >> anyway on this show today, we are going to -- our next thing -- >> it's just like our show. they are so cute. by the way, there is a photographer who takes young kids and she takes young kids and they are between ages 3 and 6 to recreate basic hollywood iconic things.

here's matt. how cute is that? here is ann curry. with arms folded. check out al roker. come on. al looking good. there is nat mo. so cute. savannah. >> savannah's is almost uncanny. >> that was fun. 82 kids showed up. it was a cool thing. there's us. >> that's sad. got milk? got wine? thank you very, very much. that was fun. do you know how tough times are? so tough queen elizabeth got a pay cut. now her salary has been frozen. up through 2015. the woman is going to have to survive on $50 million a year. i don't know how she is going to do it. >> what does she spend money on? >> presents? i don't know.

i always wanted to know what she has in her purse. she doesn't need keys. she wears a little lipstick. glasses. >> apparently she's been walking around buckingham palace turning off lights to save a little energy. turning down the heat some make it a little bit, yep, and doing without staff as much as she can. >> okay. okay. the people who mess with the heat, here's the thing. i have a few things i love. i love a warm apartment, warm apartment, warm house. i like the heat. >> i know you do. jay doesn't. >> i know, but he does what i do. that's love. >> it's love on his part. it's not love on your part. >> exactly. anyway, i had a teacher when i was a kid who made the room so freezing cold, he would open the windows, it was snowing.

>> i love that. >> he said i want you alert and awake. people had their coats on. >> i love it. i love it. >> you do? >> yeah. opened all year round. would you ever get a lobe job? >> lobe, lobe, l-o-b-e. there is a lot of plastic surgery out there when you have sagging ear lobes. they have it. it's a real surgery. they stitch it so it's not hanging because your ears continue to grow until you're 90. al, they'll be down to your knees. >> you're talking about ears. >> your ears and nose continue to grow. and the hair in them. >> wow. >> you can have your ear lobe trimmed and reattached in a mere 45 minutes. some doctors just inject fat or filler into the lobe. >> just another thing, an ear lobe problem. that is ridiculous.

i'm sensitive about mine because they do hang low. they do. you wear hook earrings. did you notice? that is so bad. >> if you wear the heavy ones. >> i always buy light. we want to give a shout out to our friend melissa. they had the billboard women in music awards. she was honored. she is our senior producer on this show. along with bill wordy who was there, too. also taylor swift and niki minag. >> it was the three of them. >> this is second year in a row for melissa. >> she is kind of a hot shot. >> al roker, we can't get rid of him. might as well bring him out here. >> we'll sell some books. >> he'll tell us about it. sara will kick it up a notch alongside the radio city rockettes. >> you did it? >> deshid it. by first these messages. ♪ like so many great pioneers before me, guided only by a dream.

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do, you know he isn't just smart, funny and good looking, but he's also a great story teller. >> he has been illustrating that with his detective series. it is called "the talk show murders." >> i'm not sure how we feel about that title, but the stories are really good. >> he brings back billy blessings and the third installment of the mysteries. >> i liked the advice you gave me. say there's porn in there. >> all the pictures, we can't show you the pictures. we invite you to get the book and look at them. >> if you really want to get to know al frgs you know what i'm saying. >> so wrong. >> the kits keep coming with this book. what made you start of 0 in the mystery genre? >> my mom loved mystery novels. i got teamed up with dick latke

he's one of the great mystery writers out there. and he helped me with the plot. i came up with the idea and we were off to the races. >> how does that actually work? i collaborate on a lot of projects and we have our way. do you get the idea, the basic story? the story? >> yeah. he helps me get from point a to point b. we e-mail back and forth. i wrote this book on my ipad. >> oh, my gosh. >> i did it on planes, trains and automobiles. >> because you travel so much. >> if you didn't read any of the earlier ones and you pick up this one will you be lost? >> no. billy blessings happens to be a successful new york restaurateur. he is a co-host of "wake up america." >> he has a lot in common with you. >> he happens to be a very attractive african-american man. his morning show goes out to chicago for a week of remotes. he's on a local talk show to promote it and somebody ends up toe's up. >> you go to different cities.

what city is next so you can write off the research? >> you've obviously been there. >> the next one will be set in paris in spring. >> in the next genre, i want to go to cable news. there are any number of cable news hosts i want to kill off. >> your books aren't graphic, gross murder miseries, they're different. >> it's like i feel about the movies. i don't want to feel worse coming out of a movie than when i went in. if people are going to plunk down hard, cold cash, i want them to feel fun. kind of like the "murder she wrote" mysteries. i love harlan cobin. >> many of them gave you raves. how much did you pay them? >> i promised them lunch with you. >> that's going to happen. great praise. >> i was very thrilled. harlan cobin, janet levonovich.

they said some nice things. it's been gratifying. it's nice. i wish my mom were alive to see this. >> your life is so packed. you've got your family. you take trips with them. you have "wake up with al" and your production company and books. people want to know how you juggle it. i'm often amazed you come in and you're still happy. >> nobody wants to see the surly weatherman. what are you looking at? here's your forecast. oh, yeah? it doesn't work. we're going live! >> we've never seen you like that. >> right around 10:05 after you go on, that's when i let loose. everybody, if you've got kids, especially school age kids and you're a two-income family, everybody is juggling. we are very blessed, deborah and i. we have a terrific caregiver. i have family who helps out. i don't want to complain. everybody is stressed. everybody has stuff going on. >> in fact, you're going to go

out and do the rose bowl parade. >> doing the rose parade again. i hosted the thanksgiving day parade longer than anybody and done the tree lighting longer than anybody and done the most number of rose parades. i am mr. holiday. >> you're the new regis. >> yes, you are. >> does that mean i'm leaving? wow! >> i hear you have a long-term contract. >> i'm not going anywhere. >> we love you, al. buy al roker's book for the pictures. >> i thought you were saying bye, al roker. >> buy his book. >> don't let the door hit you where the good lord split you. up next becoming a radio city rockette. sara does it, right after this. [ female announcer ] wake up to a hot, toasty breakfast sandwich,

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it's time for sara in the city where her curiosity leads her out of the office into the big city. >> but this time around you didn't have to go very far, did you? >> not at all.

i didn't have to go outside. this took me underground and next door to radio city music hall where you could say i had a spectacular time. i'm here at radio city music hall where i'm going behind the scenes with the rockettes. for nearly 80 years this precision dance troupe has been kicking their heels up with style and glamor. >> welcome to radio city. >> we are heading into the large rehearsal hall. we have up to five shows a day. >> tell me how cool it is when someone asks you what you do and you're like, i'm a rockette. >> it's amazing. >> how much dance experience do you need? i'm not a bad dancer, but i haven't danced much either. >> you need to be precision in jazz, tap and ballet. we need ladies over 18 and height 5'6" to 5'10". >> unlike some dancing when you have choreography, you have to have it town to a head pop. >> absolutely.

>> what is a bevel? >> i'm going to teach you. >> where do we start? i clearly know how to line up. ♪ >> one, two, three, four, five, six, seven and -- ♪ let christmas shine >> i was a soloist for a second. >> you guys are so glamorous and you always look so put together. >> we do our own hair and make-up individually. it takes us about six minutes to do our make-up and four minutes to do a twist. >> i think i take the longest twisting my hair to get ready.

>> what do you snanch >> probably like 20 minutes, just hair for me. i take a long time. >> she sounds like hoda. >> i remember you when you were a little girl. all you wanted was a little toy microphone. >> i did. >> you would stand in the mirror going, good morning, how are you? >> do you love working with the rockettes? >> i love working with the rockettes. >> do they ever make you do kicks? >> yes, they do. as i like to say at the north pole, real men don't bevel. >> he knew the bevel. look, he's beveling. merry christmas, santa. >> merry christmas to you. have a wonderful, wonderful year. thank you so much for coming to see me. merry christmas to all my friends out there. >> bevel one more time, santa. >> only for you.

>> that's just wrong on every level. >> that was the one word i didn't know and he knows the bevel. >> he's been there forever and ever. sweet guy. >> in this show they change it up every year so it's always different. when you go you think i'm going to see the same show, but you don't. >> they keep that traditional ending. >> they combine the iconic things you look for with new things. >> you really kicked it. >> they didn't do their high kick. they did their little kick. >> you were terrific. >> still to come, how to change your attitude by dinnertime. the secrets of happy women. >> do you know any? >> saving money and having fun. how to make your own christmas presents. you go next if you had a

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we are back on this booze day tuesday with "today's woman" and the secret to becoming that happy person you want to be. >> getting there is easier said than done. we have enlisted some help. the folks at "prevention" magazine came up with ten secrets of happy women, sure-fire strategy to discover pleasure and satisfaction even when life is not going your way. >> diane and r.j. allen is a relationship expert and therapist at drexler university in pennsylvania. welcome, ladies. >> thank you. >> so good to see you. you look so happy. >> we are happy, too. you're not talking about happy all the time. >> no, no. in fact, you can learn to be happier though. one of the first things we say at "prevention" is don't rain on your own parade. think of happiness as a flickering candle. you can't be hovering over it with your worries, i don't deserve this, i can't afford this. people will recent me. you know how people wallow in misery, we need to wallow in happiness. the good thing about that, it's

all natural and there are no side effects. that's why "prevention" loves it. >> aren't some people hard-wired as pessimists and optimists. >> there are these glass half empty people. reality is if they are going to be happier, they have to work at it and they are going to have to work at it hard, versus those persons who are glass half full people. they don't have to work so hard. ultimately, we want to hang out with people bringing the sunshine, share that experience. >> don't you attract what's within you? often you find out you attract people like you. >> yes. that is a perfect point. you can share happiness. it's something we at "prevention" call relive and repeat. if you're anticipating something that's happy that happened to you, you taught the dog a good trick, tell everyone who is not nailed down. >> bore them to death. >> it's the upside of social media post it on facebook and tweet about it. this is what i call a happiness

echo. >> you're saying happiness is a choice we make, as well? >> and it's contagious. >> some people down play all their accomplishments. i have friends that way. some people talk endlessly about their accomplishments. >> women in general have a hard time owning their own accomplishments. we at "prevention" like to encourage women to say put on that metaphorical pin. that awareness will make that moment of happiness echo longer. >> affirm yourself then affirm others. relationships are really important. the bottom line is that when we are experiencing this good feeling, we want to share it and hold on to it. it won't be long before something happens that puts us in a bad mood. >> it's called life. >> some people are going through things. i've been in that situation

where you're going through something crummy and people are like great things happened to me. you have to leave room a little bit. >> if you have social intelligence, you'll know when you step over the line. >> they really don't. >> what is comparing yourself downward thing? >> i love this. it's like sweet lemons. there is a hurricane, tree falls on your garage. instead of saying a tree fell on my garage you say thank god the brand-new car wasn't in there, thank god i wasn't in there. >> the reality is it's at the holiday time. sometimes people don't have it as good as you have it. feeding the homeless. going out and doing -- >> all year round. >> allows you to know how good you have it. you have people that care and love you. >> reach out. you say lose yourself in something. fall in love with something. >> a passion for something. >> we've seen a bunch of guys watching football on a sunday. you could drop a grenade in their lap and they would not know. >> they're happy. >> women need to get into the state of flow. whatever your choice is, whether it's gardening, pottery,

painting the deck, have that moment of flow. it is a kind of happiness where time stands still. that has benefits psychological and physical. >> happier people have fewer illnesses and there's less stress. a longer life span. >> 7 1/2 years longer. that's not insignificant. you'll be happier during those 7 1/2 years. >> and there are a lot of studies that say people who have personal faith of some sort are happier people in general. >> sure. >> also a sense of meaning. their life is bigger than just what happens to me. >> mind, body and spirit is all connected. we've got to be physically fit and mentally fit and spiritually fit. >> thanks, ladies. great holiday to both of you. up next, deck your halls with do-it-yourself wreaths. hoda is going to make one. we know a place where tossing and turning have given way to sleeping.

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we are counting down to the holidays with a do-it-yourself holiday decorating projects. repurposing ordinary items to create extraordinary wreaths. >> so whip ut everything from your wipe corks to carnations. >> annette joseph is here with us. >> i love this little dress. it's anthropolagie. >> this could have come off either of our doors. >> it's just a one month's supply, i'm kidding. >> that is about a week. >> did you glue them on there? >> i take ordinary corks. this is something you can buy online. they are inexpensive. there are about 200 corks, but at 20 cents a pop that's not too bad. and a wreath form and hot glue gun. >> what is more festive than that. >> what is above the fireplace

here? >> this is a fresh wreath, fresh carnations. i know you know what oasis is. we talk about it all the time. it's that green foam you soak and put fresh flowers in it. >> that would last about how long? >> this could be up five days. if you take it off before your guests come, put it in the garage where it's cool and bring it back, you could do seven days. carnations last forever. >> they sure do. >> i love them when they are all together like that. >> it's a very affordable flower and it's beautiful. >> we are going to make a wreath? >> we are. we are going to do diy projects. these are all the tools you need. you need a hot glue gun which everyone should have. floral wire, nippers, pins and scissors. these are the elements. we have three different wreaths. the first one is my favorite because it is repurposed wool sweater. i have instructions to all this

on my website. you take a wool sweater from goodwill or something that shrunk and put it in hot water and put it in the dryer. >> now give it to a little kid. that would make too much sense or chop it up and make a wreath. >> feel it, it's a softer and weirder feeling. you wouldn't put that on your kid, maybe not even your dog. then you cut strips out of it like this. you cut up your sweater so it looks like this when you're done with it. >> you could put that on your doggy. >> you could. >> you cut these strips with the scissors. you start tying it around. it looks like this when you're finished. >> that is very cute. >> and it's a repurposed project and costs nothing. this is something great to do with your kids. >> smart idea.

>> my next project is not for your kids. you can supervise kids that are good with hot glue. hot glue is very hot and you will burn yourself. >> heard that. >> i sense tension between the two of you. a little bit of tension. >> we had a moment before. >> these two almost came to blows before the show. i'll tell you about it. >> this is our wreath. it's a bark wreath. you can buy the set of floral supply, buy it at a michael's, buy it online. it's the bark. >> you buy bark. can you collect it? >> you're soaking it so it becomes pliable. then you take it out of the water and let it dry with the rubber band on it, then you have these really niece curley cues. see how hot it is? it's steamy. i hope i burn myself on national

tv, that would be so awesome. then lay it on there. >> at the end? >> paper, wimsy press papers. you make these little cones and have this beautiful cone wreath. very simple. don't put it outside. but it is a fantastic easy project to do with kids. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. coming up next, they're heating up our kitchen. look at them. good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist crystal yager with the weather channel. changes to the weather in the northeast as the rain moves in and in some areas it's going to be snow, especially getting up into the higher elevations in the appalachians, the mountains around the catskills and poconos. all rain across the coast, including new york city, of course, out to long island, d.c.

down to atlanta. a lot of wind with this in the south tomorrow. notice the cold air coming along with it, dropping down to 51 in atlanta. we have a nice stretch in places like new york city, down to 55 for the afternoon high. 26 in minneapolis. stuck in the chill across the northern plains as we get into thursday, this moves out for the most part, lingering rain and snow into new england. and some lake-effect snow bands setting up, as well. a few scattered snow showers into the northern plains, nebraska, and the cold air makes the second plunge here. 18 degrees in minneapolis. temperatures rebound in the south. closer to the weekend, we'll keep the snow going around the lakes. temperatures looking like december in many states. no doubt about that. 48 in d.c. 44 in new york city. 60 degrees in new orleans. and the rain will be coming back into the southern plains. you see that working into south texas and by sunday, we expect a

little more rain here. more snow moving out of the pacific northwest into montana there. temperatures will stay in the 40s and 50s across areas east of the mississippi. and on monday overall a quiet pattern. after we get through today's storm, we'll see quieter days but it's going to be jacket weather as our temperatures aren't going to get out of the 40s across the northeast and looking good in the west, as well. tune in for "wake up with al" every morning at 6:00 a.m. eastern. you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate!

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we are up in today's holiday kitchen with spike and amy. >> we've been waiting for them. >> you know what they say about the couple that cooks together. >> not really, but i do know i'm hungry, they're cooking and we are excited. they are the co-owners of the woodbury kitchen in baltimore, maryland, which we love. hi, kids. >> hi.

>> we had your hot toddy earlier on. that was delicious. i'm hoping the food will be just as good. >> what are we making? >> we are making a beautiful holiday ham, a speciality of southern maryland where we are from. we are proud to be from. we are starting with a fresh ham cut from a whole pig. we do all our butchering in the restaurant in woodbury. this is one of the things we do. >> i don't usually see an uncooked ham. >> so appetizing. >> we've scored the skin, taken the bone out. you could buy this in a butcher's shop. >> okay, we get it. we get it. >> the stuffing is very simple made with curley kale here. >> we love kale. >> very healthy. it's been quickly blanched and drained. we have that. i'm going to add chopped onion to it, which this is a traditional maryland recipe how they do it. you can use cabbage and we are

using our own homemade sauerkraut. when it's premade it's a little stinky. >> i bet it is. >> we used to have it in the office. >> what we are making is a stuffing for the ham? >> yes. >> i'm going to add garlic and our favorite ingredient in the restaurant is a fish pepper powder. it's chili powder made from dried fish peppers. very popular about 100 years ago in the chesapeake bay. >> you dump that in there. >> nice and spicy. >> who ever thought of that combination of things? okay. say we did that. >> now we are going to stuff it. >> close your eyes, close your eyes. do it. >> i'll do it. >> somebody do it! >> we put a couple of incisions in here and take your stuffing. >> stick it in there. >> that's right. we just pack it in. >> all right, spike.

>> that's it. >> how did you get your name spike? >> yes. >> how did you get your name spike? he goes, yes. >> that's a high school thing. it was a high school thing. >> okay. >> we are going to take it. >> come on, come on. we get it. come on back. >> how long do we cook that? >> a total of four hours. >> wow. look how beautiful it looks. >> it's all worth it in the end. this is what you get. >> beautiful. >> this is our stuffed ham after it's roasted four hours. >> do you eat those off the top? >> yes. >> it's delicious. it's nothing but fat, is it? it's the skin. >> a lot of the fat is out of it now. >> let's have a little taste of something. >> take a look at this as we slice it. >> careful. >> you can hear that crack, crackling. >> that looks good. >> i bet this is going to be delicious. i mean i had my doubts.

>> while you're serving that up, you've got veggies with it. >> yes. all we did was roast great root vegetables from a local farm. we took a little bit of the ham drippings and roasted the vegetables with fresh thyme. >> that's the way you roll. >> tell us about the dessert and drink. >> we have sweet potato pie and we topped it with marshmallow, as if that wasn't enough and seasonal garnishes. >> what is in that special drink we had this morning? >> it is fresh local cider infused in our press pot there with some spices, including cinnamon, clove and black pepper. to that we added a little bit of dark rum, brown sugar and stir it up with a cinnamon stick. >> that is absolutely delicious. >> home run. thanks for coming to see us. >> sure. happy to be here. >> we'll be back with a special guest. >> oh, really? >> really.

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thanks to the wonderful donations of so many, our toy drive distributed nearly 19 million in toys, books and other gifts to millions of underprivileged children all over the united states. >> we are not done yet. it is so important to encourage children to be creative, and one of our generous partners is helping kids with wonderful craft kids. shelly gardner is co-founder and ceo of stamp it up. >> so good to see you. >> you've got your posse outside. what are you donating today? >> we are donating a lot of products, stamps, papers, inks, lots of accessories, things you can use regardless of your age to be creative, could express creativity. the thing i'm probably the most

excited about this year, we are including these stamps. they are to be brought in the kitchen. >> what would you use them for? >> sweet press cookie stamps. you have a wood handle -- little frog in my throat. >> cute. >> this is what they look like when they've been stamped. >> look how darling they are. >> they are so sweet. how many are you donating? >> we are actually donating over 500,000 in stamps, ink and papers and these sweet press. >> thank you. thank you for coming to see us. she is a ringer. >> she is diane keaton. will you show us that darling outfit? look how cute she is. >> we love it. >> bobbie thomas would be a big fan of yours. >> you're adorable. merry christmas and happy holidays. >> notice i got the cookies? >> how did i get left out? >> go to today.com for all the details. >> we have a big day tomorrow, garry marshall is in the house.

>> i saw the movie. it's so terrific. have a great booze day tuesday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com captions paid for by