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>> that is 16-year-old "american idol" runner-up jessica sanchez singing it -- i'm telling you -- just a few moments ago. it is just unbelievable to think that she is 16 years old. >> it is also unbelievable to believe she's the runner-up because she is so spectacular. >> yes. she has a huge career ahead of her. >> yes. a long, long runway, this one. she was great. more than 20 million people watched that final of "american idol" and watched her -- good for her. good for the winner as well. that is ultimately decided by a lot of votes by hormonal teenage girls. they toend like the guy that looks cute and plays the guitar. >> the last guys who won were five guys who played guitar. >> who was the first crush you had -- >> by the way, everybody. it is may 31st. we do care. it is thirst day thursday. i guess we're going for have to hear a song or something in a minute.

>> what do you mean, in a minute? >> look at our summer bold colors. june's right around the corner, baby. >> it is. what we have in front of you is a big new york story. mayor bloomberg is frustrated and upset with the obesity problem and he thinks it is a good idea to get rid of all large sized jumbo drinks. >> sugared drinks. >> they sell them at movie theaters, ball parks, even mcdonald's. >> the street vendors. >> all those guys. he's proposing that the biggest sugar drink like coke or whatever you should be able to get at a fast food place or is 16 ounces. there's all these jumbo bigger double gallup -- >> 32, 48 and 52. >> look at that monster at the end. >> who drinks this? >> i guess it depends on what's in it. but who drinks this? i mean -- >> that is insane. >> unsightly. that's what you do your laundry with. that's not what you drink!

you could still get this if it has diet in it. >> even dairy based drinks. milkshakes. >> see? this is it. it is starting the ball down that road. >> it's controversial because obviously people think that you should be able to buy what you want when you want where you want, et cetera, et cetera. he's saying what is the need for like buying one of these that you can barely get your hand around at a 7-eleven or movie theater. >> i understand at a grocery store if you're feeding a family of four. what's to keep somebody from buying two or three or four? >> you can buy two or three. you can go back and forth and get them. i don't know if it will work. it might help. often at the movies do you want small and the large is tremendous. sometimes you feel thirsty. >> sometimes you share though, too. but it just -- why don't people try the diet stuff?

>> you can get diet by the way in all these sizes. >> try it. it might help. >> juices are exempt. >> one person -- i won't say the diet product that he drank -- phenomenal pianist. was overweight. his nutritionist said stop drinking diet. he drank about 40 a day. he lost like 40 pounds. >> they say -- >> it screws up with your brain. your metabolism. >> it is also is one of those things whenever i chew sugar-free gum that tastes sweet or drink a soda that's sugar-free, i crave other sweets, like i want more sweets. you crave it. even though it's diet, it's other things -- twizzlers. reese cups. i wonder if they're going to ban all those things. >> it does beg the question, what's next? yet we do have a huge problem in this country. >> huge. so justin bieber, as you know, went to norway. he's on tour.

we know that people are crazy about justin bieber here. look how nuts the girls are about him in norway. this got so out of control they were chasing him down the streets. the cops had to get involved because -- >> he had to tweet twice. >> he tweeted first there was going to be a free concert or something. everyone came running down there. then he tweeted again like please listen to the police officers, et cetera, et cetera. he caused quite the commotion down there. he didn't want anyone getting hurt. he told everyone you know we want to put your safety first. >> selena gomez must be the most internationally despised woman in the world. all those girls hate selena and she's the sweetest girl in the world! >> i wonder if she's insecure at all about all of those girls constantly throwing themselves at him. >> i don't think so. she's a very together young lady. >> whatever happened with the punching of the photographer? >> he has to do a deposition and he went right to norway. i think he's on a world tour though and he'll be gone for four years. >> then the statute of limitations --

>> then the statute of limitations is over. another thing causing a little bit of a controversy, some parents are outraged that p. diddy's son has been awarded a full football scholarship to ucla, i believe. and he's apparently -- his name is justin combs. you know how hard it is -- you have to be awfully, awfully good to get a full ride at these schools. >> this is not a need-based scholarship. this is a scholarship for kids who have earned it. they have the athletic ability and the grades. to me, whether p. diddy is your dad or not, you worked hard, you made the team and made good friends and they awarded you a scholarship because you had talent and good grades, you get the scholarship. if it were need-based, i would obviously get it. >> i don't know. he's p. diddy's son. this is his own accomplishment. and i think that should be rewarded. >> i guess like a lot of parents are watching saying i can't send

my kids to school, here's this rich mogul whose kid is getting a free ride, deservedly. but, i remember you told me a story -- i didn't forget it -- about frank. i thought that was such -- that's a great something that someone can do after they graduate from school. >> yeah. he was the first gifford ever to finish college, much less go to -- finish high school, much less go to college because they all worked in the oil fields -- back then, in the 1800s -- no, just teasing. they'd say real men go to the oil fields. that's a game little boys play. so got a scholarship to usc but he had no -- he went with one pair of jeans and one white shirt and he bussed tables at a sorority because he had no money. but when he got success afterwards as a football player, then as a sports caster, he paid back every penny of his scholarship money to usc. and he tried to get many, many of the other guys to do the same

thing. they said, you crazy? >> that's such a great -- >> it didn't kick off. but it was a lovely gesture. he was so grateful for what that school did for him. otherwise, he was selling manure at time he got the scholarship. >> unbelievable. that's a good idea. all right. so there is an ad campaign that is causing a lot of controversy and we should let you know even before we show the pictures that they are -- how would you describe these pictures? >> they're a little exposed. think bobbie thomas and they are -- but they're trying to make a statement. these two women are in u.s. air force uniforms. it is a breastfeeding campaign for mom to mom, breastfeeding group. >> these are the photos. these are women wearing -- >> hopefully they're their children. >> so anyway, this is obviously caused some kind of controversy among people who have seen it and -- >> what's the controversy? >> well, i think there are women in the military who say that they understand that these women want to breast feed but when you're in uniform, some women

are saying they don't think it is a great idea because if you're leading people into combat, you don't want people envisioning you nursing your child. you want them to -- they want to be envisioned fighting on and blah blah blah. >> i think they'd put the baby down first, don't you? put those puppies away. >> what's in their head. >> i don't know. how do you feel about it? >> i think it is fine. it's such a natural thing for women. i mean they're making a point here. they want to say like, you know, we want to do it, right now with our uniform on, they're proud of it. but it is stirring stuff up. >> everything is controversial these days. every time you turn around there's something. get over ourselves a little bit. >> i know what's controversial. this is really controversial, because this new survey basically says that old -- well, basically they're saying you're a senior if you're 55. that right off the bat made me mad. this study is from sweden there really is an old person's smell,

they say. >> you know what we're talking about? >> our smells do change as we move from young adult to middle age to elderly as long as -- with our hormones and our excretions. don't you hate that word? >> they say actually good news for old people is they actually smell the best. they did a study and how they conducted the study is a little icky. but they put pads under the armpits of different people who left -- they left them in the exact same shirt for five days. they removed the pads and put them in a jar and sealed it. >> this is the fun part though. then the people were asked to sniff the jar and ask the person's age and rate its intensity and rate its pleasantless or ness. and old people won. here's the thing -- i'm trying to think this through. maybe because their armpits aren't secreting as much anymore but you do start to lose your teeth as well and that can be a problem.

i don't -- other things start to fall out -- i know. because i am one of them. got my first crown about a month ago. you got one last week. >> thank you, doctor. i feel so much better. here's one of our favorite times. this is going to be -- my play list. it's a carrie underwood song. >> i'll probably like it. >> you're in a van with your friends going to the beach, the windows are rolled down. you're heading out. you're happy, wind's in your hair. >> like california. california. >> it's called "one-way ticket." take a listen. ♪ ♪

>> go, dr. ruth! ♪ >> get into it, baby. >> what's she sippin'? just sayin'. >> anything she does, i'm for. we went yesterday to see a play that everybody's raving about, getting an awful lot of tony buzz. we loved it. >> it's called "clybourne park." small cast but phenomenal writing. its center theme is about racism. they take a community in 1959 in the first act and then revisit it 50 years later and what's happened to the community and racial -- i don't want to give it away. it is superb. one of the gentleman there, i think his name is jeremy -- oh, shoot -- psimos, i think his name is -- is nominated for a tony. all the cast is sensational.

>> it does remind us of -- what was the show, the other one? >> it's like if you saw "god of carnage," which was spectacular. it starts out very polite. sort of like our show in the morning. then all hell breaks loose. basically about the subject of race. the things they say at the end they sure couldn't get away with at beginning but by the end you understand. is it okay to flirt via twitter? kathie lee, you say -- >> personally i miss the whole privacy thing. >> i say sure, it's okay. >> you say sure to everything, hoda. >> not the next one. >> that is if you don't mind lots of other twitter followers watching you while you get your flirt on. that's right. >> do it in private. up next, our friend dr. ruth is getting ready to pop her cork. >> what? >> we'll tell you why later. >> is that a sexual thing? >> no, it is not. the amazing results of today's "ambush makeovers." but first, these messages.

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♪ in the early 1980s, millions of people started staying up on sundays waiting for dr. ruth westheimer to explicitly and bluntly hand out sex advice on her radio show. breaking all media barriers. and shocking listeners around the country. that was the beginning of a legend. >> now as she turns 84, dr. ruth is still sexually speaking with her newest book and going strong with a handful of other projects. she is kicking off. hello, dr. ruth. >> so good to see you. and an early happy birthday. 84 next week. >> and i did not shrink. because i couldn't shrink because you wouldn't see me anymore. but you would still hear me. >> you are still 4'7". >> i am still 4'7" for all of the years that i've known you. and the radio was right here on sexually speaking. >> you've taught me everything i know about sex. and many, many people are appreciative.

>> dr. ruth, was it hard all those years ago to speak so sort of bluntly? because now people talk about sex all the time. >> because were you a pioneer. >> now i tell you something. when i started, that term -- and we are on a morning show so i'm not going to be explicit. >> no, of course not. >> but the terminology that i used was not heard, not on television and not on the radio. and i was able to do that because i was already 50 years old. i was very well trained. i had my doctorate. >> and you were adorable. it was coming from a woman and it was a woman that was 4'7". >> what do you mean i "was" adorable. >> now you're even more so. can't wait until next week when you turn 84. betty white's afraid of you. >> she's a little taller than me. >> just a tad. >> not much. but it was not easy. and there used to be people in suits, you know, all of these attorneys -- >> and very critical. >> but they knew that i'm

old-fashioned. i made it clear. they also knew that i can be explicit because it was sunday evenings and we would not do that 30 years ago, we wouldn't do it in the mornings. so i was instrumental -- not the only one, but i was instrumental in saying these are things -- the relationship is important, and the sexual relationship is important. >> what about now though? now kids on every show you turn on are saying all the words you couldn't say. is that worse, the fact people are this free? >> it seems that because of texting, it seems that people have lost the ability to have a conversation. they can't talk like this. and i'm very sad when people use the "f" word. the other day i told a gentleman very wealthy at a dinner -- at a fund-raiser. i go to a lot of fund-raisers. i told him that i really don't

want to hear that "f" word. he said sorry. and for the rest of the evening he was a gentleman. >> that's great. but are we better off really? i look around and see the world we live in today. seems we're so sex saturated that sex has lost its magic. not to me or you, of course. i'm bored with it. can't we write musicals about something else, books about something else? i understand you're a big fan of the "shades of gray" thing. >> i knew you would talk about that. >> hoda loves it. can't get her to come to the show. because she's always reading the thing. >> i have to tell you two things. number one, we are better off because we can prove that there are less women who haven't heard the message from me, from television people like you, that they have to take the responsibility of their sexual satisfaction. they have to tell him or her, whoever it is, what they need. >> these days you have to be careful. >> now you asked me about "the shades of gray." look how interesting.

of course i read it. how can i be dr. ruth without reading -- >> you have a reputation to uphold. >> all three volumes. >> of course you did. >> now i have to tell you, lady chatterley's lover, long time ago, then came fear the flying. now look what is interesting. the message that we have to take out of these three books is that women can be sexually aroused by reading -- >> say that again. >> aroused by reading and sexually explicit material. >> dr. ruth, we could talk forever but you have a new wine that's coming out later. >> you have to come back and talk -- >> the wine is called -- van d'amore. >> we got to go.

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we are back with "webtastic" with our v very own sara haines digs up the next video you'll want to be forwarding to all of your friend. >> this week you have a double feature. >> i do. up first a video starring cantaloupe, an italian greyhound. after items on a desk started to disappear, a housemate set up a camera. it is the cutest thing ever. it is the roommate's dog. >> is he on a trampoline? >> no, he's trying to get up on the desk. here we go. now she set this up and edited it down to one minute because they noticed things were disappearing and they thought the only way to solve it was to tape it. she's an english greyhound that's 2 years old and things kept disappearing. so they busted her. >> she's got legs like you. they can jump up on anything. >> today's a double feature.

next up is baby sage -- >> we're going to save it. >> dr. ruth's fault because she got us all aroused. what are you going to do? still to come, "ambush makeover."

we're back on this thirst day thursday. we plucked two lucky ladies out of our crowd and surprised them with a new look. >> this morning, in under four hours or resident makeover team spun their magic. "today" contributor and stylist to the stars louis licari la-la-la-la-la. >> is that getting old? >> kind of. >> and "today" and "us weekly" contributor and author, jill martin. beautiful day out today. >> gorgeous out there. >> this was the best day of the week. first day it was humid. we had great ladies to pick from. everyone looked great. but it was just such a perfect day. >> usually the person that does

something like that gets picked. >> our first lucky lady is mary. 54 years old from tucson, arizona. she's had the same look for as long as she can remember so she was just thrilled when we approached her on the plaza. let's listen to her story. >> i know you are a little shocked. >> very shocked. >> that we picked you. but i know you are excited. tell us why. >> i'm very excited. i just never had a chance to have somebody work on me before. so i'm really excited to see what you all can do. >> we are going to make you new york city hot in three hours. what do you think of this new look we're going to give her? >> i'm really excited. i'm a man -- and i can't wait to see the new look. >> we'll leave that one alone. don't know where he's going with that. >> are you ready to go? >> i'm ready. let's go. >> she's ready. we're willing. she's here with her husband chuck and daughter jessica. please keep your blindfolds on until i give you the green light.

here is mary before. here's the new mary. come on out. >> oh, my god. are you ready? >> i love it. >> all right, guys. chuck, jessica, take off your blindfolds. >> are you ready, mary? spin right here, honey. >> oh, my god. >> just sensational. louis, that cut and color looks awesome. >> mary's a nurse and she works practically 24/7. she said she doesn't do anything. she doesn't put on any makeup. >> she's taking care of everybody. >> she takes care of everyone else except for herself. so what vanessa just chopped into her hair to get this slightly more modern edge. i, of course, softened the color because she has, as women do, a graying problem and it kept getting progressively darker and

darker. it was too harsh around her face. you look beautiful. >> chuck? >> she's so beautiful, she could be on the "today" show. >> jess, what do you think? >> well, i know my friends that are guys are going to be amazed with it. they're going to like talk about it. >> jill, that's a cool dress. >> i have that dress! >> this is maggie london. just a twist on the wrap dress. prints are so big for spring and summer. this is a great way to do it. just a thin orange belt to accentuate her waist. >> good job! all right, our second lady is carly. she's 29 from jonesboro, indiana. she's too busy working two jobs raising three kids and preparing for her family's move to chicago when her husband starts grad school in the fall to do anything for herself so she begged us for a brand-new look. let's hear her story. >> we love this sign. 10th anniversary, three children, husband in school. needs attention.

well, we are going to give it to you, carly. i know you're ready for three hours of pampering. >> yes, absolutely. >> what do you think about this new look for carly? >> well, she's already beautiful but i'm excited. >> very good answer. all right, are you ready to go? >> yes. thanks. >> all right. that was daniel. he's got his blindfold on. let's take one last look at carly before and bring out the new carly. >> wow! all right, daniel. >> carly, you look sensational, honey. turn around. >> oh! i love it. >> you look awesome. >> i love my hair color. i have to say hi to my mom. she made me come on the show. louis loves to make people redheads. >> it is a very flattering color on many women. but the great news is carly just

grew her hair long. three kids. plus two jobs. basically she wore her hair on her head. vanessa layered her hair so she can wear it down, it will look like this blow dried or not. practically the same. again, what a touch of make-up can do to make you look like a superstar. >> look at daniel. >> daniel, what do you think? >> gorgeous. absolutely gorgeous. she works so hard. she really deserves it. >> jill, i love her dress. let daniel cry, it's fun. we heard the other day it is good for you. >> well, look at this body that we found. underneath -- anything we put on looked great but we really wanted to do a new york city va-va voom. metallic, obviously huge. this is from andrew marc. >> great job, guys. let's bring mary out. up next, great places every kid should see before they turn 15. >> nice job.

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it's time for "today's travel" so take out your note pads because we've got your list of the places every kid should see before they're 15 years old. >> if you haven't even begun where to take your kids this summer, the editor of "budget travel" magazine is here with some fun and educational ideas. >> you got to sneak the educational thing in. they won't want to go. >> how did you come up with your list? >> we actually put it to a vote with our readers. we've done this for a couple of years, putting together our own lists and everybody would argue and complain and you forgot this. we asked people to submit their own nominations. we got 500-plus nominations and we whittled it down. >> first up, the golden gate bridge. why is that such a good spot for kids? >> it is the personification of the west, for one. such an iconic gorgeous kind of place. these places are either sort of man-made or natural on our list.

this is a place that sort of spans both. it is obviously man-made but it is such a part of the panorama and the environment. there's nothing like it. it's magic. >> chicago, you guys picked the field museum. what makes that unique? >> the field museum is an enormous 20-million object museum of national history in chicago. it is the place where indiana jones allegedly did his training. among things they have there is the biggest tyrannosaurus ever found. her name is sue. >> that's right, sue. >> you want to get your kid out offis ipad or off of his computer and really see something for real? looking at that face i think will make people see the difference between something on a screen and in real life. >> new york city, the metropolitan museum of modern art. >> metropolitan of art. different. plenty of art there. >> a lot of museums here. >> but lots of other things, too.

egyptian, the largest collection of egyptian -- >> that's all about hoda's family. >> yes indeed. >> all of her grandmothers and everybody. >> for you, kathie lee, they have the costume institute so you can go look and clothes or musical instruments. it is just an enormous, very beautiful place. >> next spot, huntsville, alabama. >> the largest museum devoted to space travel in the country. amazing kinds of rocketry of all kinds. a 360-foot saturn 5 launcher. apollo. manned spacecraft. parachutes. you just go and look up because there's one of the biggest pieces mounted over you and you can walk under 360 feet of this rocket. >> there's nothing like the personal observation, right? >> and making you feel small. look at what we've done with this scientific discovery. >> and finally, you say the volcanoes national park in hawaii. >> it is interesting you talk about these museums.

national parks in general are the antithesis of that. you go to a museum, you know what you'll get forever and forever. volcanoes national park changes every day because it's been constantly erupting since 1983. so it's a sense of the unknown and being part of nature as she's moving. >> thank you very, very much. have a great summer. >> thank you. we got some energizing tricks for fighting fatigue if you're tired. stick around. right after this.

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are you tired? do you feel yourself fighting fatigue all day long? >> um-hmm. >> there is more to the energy equation than just getting enough sleep and eating three meals a day. >> here with tricks to keep your strength and stamina soaring throughout the day, "prevention" magazine's editor in chief, and author of "the calendar diet." >> we're exhausted. right? everybody's exhausted. >> it's an epidemic.

you're right, it is not -- food and sleep, very important. but we have some mental strategies that can keep you engaged and alert all day long. some "prevention" favorites. >> when you can't make a decision, it drains you. if you are batting things around in your head you get exhausted. you say one thing to do is just pick something. decide. >> the answer here is that less is more. a university of minnesota study gave people a bunch of things to look at to buy. those who had to buy and not just browse did so much worse on math problems like showing that it fatigues you. so don't bring 20 bathing suits into the dressing room. just bring three and go with your gut. a german study said don't agonize. your first instinct is often right. >> i think that's a great idea and it also applies to weight loss which is -- being overweight with really drain you mentally and physically. research shows that when you have less variety except for fruits and vegetables, that you actually eat less and lose weight.

not only is it a great mental trick, it is great for dieters, too. >> next up -- >> what you wear. right? >> color therapy they call it. >> we're trying it today. >> you're wearing the right colors. i think you got the memo ahead of time. brain reacts to colors. brain circuitry is on fire with warm colors like red and orange in particular, adrenalin. so you want to wear it where you can see it. maybe on your fingertips. maybe on your shoes. have it on your desk. i have an orange stapler on my desk. and eat oranges. have the oranges, then eat them. >> and hang around with people that wear orange. >> and people who are orange, too. >> i have a friend that opens an orange and leaves it there at her desk just so the smell of it -- >> oranges is a great example to eat because your brain functions on carbs and slow released carbs from things like oranges can give you the right kind of mental energy so that's a great choice. color is antioxidants. antioxidants help protect your

brain, help fight fatigue. you guys are all doing great. i'm not doing so well in my warm colors. >> you got some lime green in there. >> you also say unplug. all those e-mails, you are constantly looking at your blackberry or iphone. >> huh-uh. >> not kathie lee. >> speaking of diets, yes. digital diets for sure. people think that they're multi-tasking, getting lots done but in fact a british study showed if you are e-mailing and talk on the phone and doing other things, your iq will drop by ten points. i don't know about you, but i need every iq point that i can get. so take a break. new home buiw home builders are actually putting docking stations in toilet bowls and speakers in the shower. >> it's huge. >> i like the speaker in the shower. >> we say at "prevention," just say no. >> turn off your computers at least two hours before bed. staring into that screen can change the levels of melatonin in your brain which can impair

your sleep. if you're doing e-mails right up to bed, you mind is racing and are you actually changing your brain chemistry to make it harder to go to sleep and you're fatigue tired the rest of the day. >> now i'm depressed and fatigued. >> go read "prevention" magazine. there are other tips in there. up next, do it yourself birthday cakes that are really adorable. >> but first, this is "today" on nbc.

time to head into "today's kitchen" for delicious desserts. we are about to make some spectacular birthday cakes. >> "parents" magazine has the scoop on how to impress your party guest with show-stopping cakes for the guest of honor. and they are beautiful. nice to see you, tara. >> nice to see something unique in the cake department. >> these are super, super quick. that's the idea. start with a box cake mix, go to your grocery store baker, buy a plain cake, then jazz it up with icing and candies galore. this is our celebration confetti cake. this is good for birthdays and graduation. we start by taking these airheads which we've -- >> we've been called worse. >> what you do is twist it around your finger and you make these fun little squiggles and place them on top of the cake for decoration. get the kids involved so you have big and small sizes. these licorice whips we stick on the side.

finish it off with whatever you want. just have fun with it. it is going to be the centerpiece of your party. >> very cute. >> hoda! you got to see what hoda did! >> come on! >> it's like an andy warhol cake. come on! >> this is our woven cake. >> i love this! >> it looks harder than it is. hoda, put these on the side. just lay them flat on the edges. then it is a simple over-under weave. you can do it right on top of the cake or on the side and transfer it over with a spatula. >> that is a great look. >> fun. it's a nice change. a smash cake. this is for anyone with a baby with a birthday coming up. you want a cake shot but don't want to sacrifice the sheet cake your guests will eat? we cut circles out of nine-inch

rounds. trick for getting sprinkles on the side, lies with the fork. freeze them stick the fork in the top and roll it in sprinkles after you iced the sides. for the top, we've got these rees minis. you can do the whipped cream. there are two days. icing in a quick zip-top bag. no baker's pastry bag needed. give it a cute little swirl. top it off with some sprinkles. then a red little topper. jelly beans, fun, festive -- lots of color. >> these are great ideas! this one looks like it cost $50 at a beautiful bakery. they all are darling but that looks like a lot of work went into it. tomorrow, hoda, what do we have? >> hot polo sensation nacho.