we're back with more on "today" thursday, the 25th day of october, 2012. you know what that means? just a short time from now, six days i think, in fact, we will transform this plaza into halloween central for the annual halloween extravaganza. we'll dress up, and we want you to come on down dressed up in your best costumes. we're going to have celebrity judges. we're going to have prizes. we're going to be rocking it out here on the plaza, including some music. for a halloween wednesday next week. >> do you have fitting the other day? >> i had a fitting for my costume.

did you have a fitting? >> i'm very, very excited about my costume. >> really? >> i'm thrilled about my costume. >> really? >> yes. >> better than the skipper from gilligan's island? >> yeah. the prop is almost as good as the costume. >> what a build-up. >> i'm sold. >> i'm thrilled. >> i can't remember it either. speaking of halloween, we've got great ideas for the little ones if you want to put their best face forward with some face painting, we'll tell you how to do it. it's easy, inexpensive, and you can complete the perfect costume and do not have to be an artist, although, that looks pretty good. >> oh, look. >> way to go, kiddo. >> i like it. and speaking of colors, i know "fifty shades of grey" is in probably all of our homes, but in fact, it should be. when we're talking gray, we're talking about the color in your home. it's versatile, it's classic, and it's elegant whether your home is traditional or modern.

we are going to give you some fabulous decorating ideas from our fifty shades of grey. >> no, that's not what it is. >> she's waving me off on that. >> little different than the book. >> let's go inside, natalie's got a check of the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. former republican secretary of state colin powell has endorsed president obama for a second term. powell had also endorsed obama back in 2008. on monday, meanwhile, former president bill clinton will campaign together with president obama in three swing states, florida, ohio and virginia. president obama's already hitting those states today. romney is also in ohio today and the republican super pac, meanwhile, has released a new ad that features clint eastwood who warns that america could not survive a second obama term. hurricane sandy's blamed for at least three deaths in the caribbean. sandy made landfall today in southern cuba with heavy rain and winds topping 110 miles per

hour. it lashed parts of haiti and jamaica on wednesday. an arrest in the death of jessica ridgeway. 17-year-old austin reed sigg appears in court today in connection with the girl's death. ridgeway disappeared earlier this month while walking to her elementary school. her body was found five days later. officials say sigg will also face charges in the attempted kidnapping of a 22-year-old jogger back in may. a michigan man whose wife's death last month was tied to the national meningitis outbreak says he is now hospitalized for the same illness. 65-year-old george carey said he began having severe headaches last friday but is feeling better after three days of treatment. carey and his wife lillian were both treated for back and neck pain at a clinic that used contaminated steroids made by a massachusetts pharmacy. that drug has been blamed for the outbreak. a new report is out this morning about just how much caffeine is packed into energy drinks.

tom costello has the latest. good morning. >> natalie, good morning to you. these drinks are very popular because of the jolt people get, especially when they're trying to stay awake, but caffeine, as you know, is a stimulant. and because these are considered dietary supplements, they don't fall under fda regulation. >> reporter: the headlines this week have been full of warnings about the caffeine levels in those high energy drinks. popular with high school and college kids. now consumer reports is out this morning with its own investigation into the real caffeine levels in the drinks and those drinks that don't specify caffeine levels. consumer reports tested 27 products and found that five of the cans that list caffeine actually have levels at least 20% higher than what their labels indicated. and 11 of the products don't specify their caffeine levels at all. since they're considered a dietary supplement, they're not required to. >> it's important for people to understand what they're buying and drinking.

and if that information is not even available on the product, that's the problem. >> among those drinks that don't list caffeine levels, monster. we first reported on monster last march and the death of 14-year-old anise who died of cardiac arrest. the official cause of death, cardiac arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity. she had consumed two monster drinks in less than 24 hours, roughly 480 milligrams of caffeine, five times what's recommended for teens. her mother is now suing monster. >> she's the last thing i think about at night. i visit the cemetery every day. >> anise did suffer from a common heart defect and monster insists its products are safe telling nbc news it does not believe that its products are in any way responsible for anise's death and unaware of any fatality anywhere that has been caused by its products. but the fda this week confirmed anise is one of five deaths that could be linked to drinking

monster energy drinks. monster points out the biggest drink contains 240 milligrams of caffeine, less than many popular coffee drinks. still, the chief of cardiology at georgetown university hospital says caffeine overdose is a real problem. >> between the caffeine, the sugar, its affects on blood pressure, potential adverse effects, i think it's really difficult to justify a case for children, young adults to be using these substances right now. >> e.r.s across the country have reported a dramatic surge in caffeine overdoses in recent years. now, some lawmakers want to give the fda the authority to regulate high caffeine energy drinks as much as it sets caffeine levels in soft drinks. >> is it too much to ask the dietary supplement companies to go to the fda and at least register their product before they put them on the shelves across america? >> the american beverage association tells nbc news it has adopted voluntary policies on energy drink labels and marketing to children. some do offer warnings, some don't offer warnings. natalie?

>> all right, tom costello, thanks so much. and if you're thinking of moving in with your significant other, you may have more to worry about than whether or not he leaves the toilet seat up. according to a study from multivitamins, living together caused women to gain weight. about 33% of women said they ended up eating more after moving in with their partner. but the real twist, men in the same situation ended up losing weight. mostly by switching to foods their female counterparts preferred. it's all that salad we like. seven minutes after the hour right now, back over to al with another check of your weather. >> i like it. all right. let's see what we've got for you. again, this is the latest on sandy. 420 miles southeast of miami, florida, 105-mile-per-hour winds, here's the watches and warnings we have at this hour. you can already see those feeder bands coming into southern florida. right now, we've got hurricane warnings up for cuba and much of the bahamas, we've got tropical storm warnings from key largo up to daytona beach, in the north, tropical storm watches, you see

that rain moving in. the path of the storm right now. the national hurricane center path brings it up and through the bahamas later today on into friday. and then makes a turn to the right and hugging the coast, but not quite right along the coast. now, here's where things get very interesting. when you look at two main computer models, we look at the american model, the gfs and the european model. the american model's in yellow, the blue model is the european. and as the weekend progresses, you can see the blue model stays closer to the coast and then late sunday, early monday hooks a left and comes into the delmarva peninsula. what that means is that the northeast, much of the northeast, the megaopolis is on the northeastern quadrant, that's the strongest quadrant of the storm. we will continue to track this, continue to monitor it, you can get the latest on weather channel and weather.com.

>> good morning. the winds have shifted to the east. clouds will break up this afternoon and it will still be relatively mild, high near 72. now to "today's" take three where the three of us take on the three topics that are getting a lot of buzz and caught our attention. and in the hot seat with us this morning -- jenna wolfe is here. >> are you ready? >> it's going to be take four today. >> 3.5. >> let's not get ahead of ourselves. >> okay. >> take one. a great question for the ages, can men and women be friends? and when we pose this question, i personally like to go to all wisdom, billy crystal in "when

harry met sally." >> no man can be friends with a woman he finds attractive. >> you're saying a man can be friends with a woman he finds unattractive? >> no, you pretty much want to nail them too. >> what if they don't want to have sex with you? >> doesn't matter because the sex thing is already out there, the friendship is ultimately doomed and that is the end of the story. >> guess we're not going to be friends then. >> guess not. >> science has caught up to "when harry met sally." they looked at 88 pairs of opposite sex friends and asked about romantic feelings. men were more attracted to the female counterpart and believed the attraction was mutual, but women were less attracted to the male friends and assumed men felt the same. >> of course we were. >> of course. >> don't ever assume. >> i don't know how i feel about this. >> i think men and women can be friends. >> we all have great male friends. you have great women friends. >> right. >> and the sex part doesn't get in the way. >> but if you do think they're

attractive, billy crystal says it's out there. >> yeah, the sex thing -- >> it doesn't mean you act on it. >> here's the deal. the deal is -- as guys, and i think i'm speaking for a fair number that we're always thinking about sex, but that doesn't mean -- that doesn't mean we're going to act on it. we think -- >> al and i have had this -- we go back three weeks now with all this tension. and the truth is, we're barely friends. >> that's right. i can't stand her. >> i can't even look at him. >> you put me in the middle here. >> i can't stand him. >> where do we come down on it? >> i have to say, i think -- i disagree with billy crystal. i disagree with the scientific american research. >> i think men and women can be friends. >> i do, though, think that in the back of your mind, admit it somewhere in there -- >> i just said that. >> so there you go. all right. let's move to take two. parents posting facebook as punishment. this photo is going viral. and we're trying to find the parents to confirm their story.

anyway, two parents took away their daughter's phone -- >> because she got fresh. >> she got fresh. >> so to punish her, they reportedly uploaded embarrassing photos of themselves to her facebook page. >> getting fresh themselves. >> that's right. one trying to look like curley howard, the other, i'm not sure. i don't know. >> you guys have kids. is that crossing the line to get on their facebook pages? >> absolutely. absolutely. because for a teenager, especially, facebook is your identity as a kid of that age. and i think this is the idea of, you know, when parents -- you want to set the right example. you want to be a model to your kids. and if they were trying to invoke the punishment you were being fresh with us and they were being fresh on her facebook page -- >> i think we're missing the bigger picture here. my parents -- my mom barely knows how to put on her iphone, much less post a picture. i'd be like you guys posted pictures. i don't care what they are, that is fantastic. >> you should be the parent, though. you don't want to -- i don't

think you want to shame your kid. there are other ways to do it. took away her phone, that's enough, i think. >> take the phone away for a week. >> it's true. >> they have -- >> i have no credentials to speak. i think you shouldn't try to humiliate your children, but you should try to teach them a lesson. >> at least they're not shooting the laptop -- >> yeah, exactly. >> i think that was a little extreme. >> okay. >> this little video is going to be our take three. the cardinals, the team got so close to the championship finals, the trophy, but didn't quite get there. for this 4-year-old little cardinals fan it was absolutely devastating. as his dad tries to console him. take a look. >> daddy, it's too long. a year is too long. -- it will be over. >> it's okay. >> why, daddy? >> we had a good year. >> but daddy, i really,

really -- not lose. they were really close. >> i wish they had subtitles, though. >> you get the idea. >> so cute. >> it's going to be a whole other year until baseball season. he's like, i can't wait that long. >> have you ever been that crushed? >> when they ended "golden girls." i was that way the whole time. he gets it from his dad, though, the dad's into the season, he gets into the season. >> he's taking it hard. you can't imagine a kid getting that upset about the hockey season. >> i thought it was sweet. >> it was very sweet. here's our bonus take. >> this is the bonus one. i love this. the worst password list. hard to remember all the millions of passwords so we use easy to remember data. splash data has released the worst passwords for 2012. password takes the top spot. hold on, two and three, number

two is 123456, and number two is 12345678. it's like the luggage combination. other notable newcomers. welcome, jesus, ninja, mustang, and password1. >> what is qwerty. >> the keyboard. >> who do these people think they're fooling? i know. >> natalie. >> apparently. >> it worked. it was brilliant, a great password. >> i'm going to change your password right now. do you have strong passwords? >> i think so. >> what is it? >> write this down. could you write down your social security number? >> while we're at it, can i borrow some cash? >> thank you, jenna. >> thank you. >> good to have you here. coming up next, shades of gray, not just for the bedroom, right after this. ♪

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this morning on "today's" home, decorating with gray. it is the hottest trend to accent your home. a "today" contributor, good morning to you, elizabeth. >> good morning. >> so gray when it comes to women, their hair color, they freak out, but in this case in the home, it's the most elegant new trend, right? >> it really is the hot color. and i truly believe it's the right color for right now. we are exposed to so much. think about it, your style can

change as quickly as your facebook update. so you really need a color that goes with everything and that is gray. and for all those naysayers who say it's dull, blah, i say you are wrong. and i had a friend who put it well, they said gray is the color of light. it is true when you think about light and you think about it's many dimensions, that's what gray is and goes with so many things. >> and allows for a perfect accent color to throw any color on top. this is the easiest way to transform a room. >> right. this all started with my own exploration. i recently did a house and painted it seven different shades of gray. and here are five of the grays i used. i wrote about it in the "washington post" called "seven shades of gray," i haven't read the book. >> you've read it. >> i haven't. anyway, these are the grays and these are benjamin moore colors. but you can see the gray can go from green to blue to a much deeper, darker tone. and obviously you're going to

pick tones that work best for the feel of your room. like in my husband's office, i used a dark gray that's gray flannel, very masculine. but in my bathroom, i wanted something a little bit lighter and more blue and clean gray almost a swedish gray, which is why i went with coventry gray. i always recommend testing colors, you can go to any paint store, get boards like this, buy a sample paint color, test them, put them in your room because grays will change with light. >> i think we have pictures of the home you were describing. >> we do. >> let's talk about also some of the other ways that you can use gray if, for example, you don't want to commit to a whole wall or room looking gray. >> well, what i'm here to demonstrate here today is it really is a trend. and you see it on everything. this chest, it's so pretty, based on a 1930s design from bungalow five, it's in a gray lacquer. again, this also alleviates when you have too many brown in a room, a lot of times in the

decorating world we say add white or pops of color. the lamp is from ballard design, a subtle, easy way of adding it. >> and over here in our living room area. >> another way is through fabric. what i find very interesting is this is the color -- it only comes in a few colors and it comes in mostly grays. so obviously this trend is across the board. you can mix it with any color and that's what's great about gray. think about gray flannel pants, you can put it with any color sweater. so here i have pillows. pink and green, and this chair it's $230 from home goods. >> wow. >> what an incredible purchase. and here is gray in an "a" cut. >> let's move over to the dining room table. because here's an elegant way you can see, as well, to serve up a table full of gray. >> you don't have to do white plates, but here we have plates

from kate spade in this wonderful gray. glasses which are from ikea. this isn't like a lot of money you have to spend. the table cloth is actually from mia and finn as are the napkins. even if you think christmas, you can add in red plates and give it a pop or blue for easter. >> i love it. i've got some painting in my future. >> thank you. >> coming up next, from metallic jeans to fancy footwear, we are hitting below the belt in fall fashion after these messages.

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>> good morning. clouds this morning. temperatures in the 60's and the national radar shows what is in the future for us. a cold front of the northwest, a combination of rain or snow, and the rain from sandy beginning to get near south florida and looks like all of that comes together by the end of the weekend and will affect us. dry today. dry today. mostly c as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i would not want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, therefore i should not deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. this law does not force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs.

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♪ >> it's amazing how this one song fits all of them, that's pretty cool. these are the five finalists from our show us your moves contest. tomorrow, our plaza will be transformed into a dance party. we will have a rocking dance-off and a celebrity party panel to judge the winner. that's tomorrow on "today." >> who will it be? all right. also, coming up, a halloween faceoff, getting into the spirit, giving your monster or princess that final perfect touch with do-it-yourself

face-painting tips. and then below the belt style, everything from leggings to footwear to look great and feel warm and toasty for the cold weather. and nothing warms us up, of course, like this classic that never goes out of style. pot roast with all the fixings. it's a sunday dinner staple, and it's easy to make. we'll check it out in a few minutes. but first, we get a check of the weather. >> let's see what we've got for you starting with today, we are looking at -- starting to feel the effects of sandy down in southern florida, a lot of rain along the cold front from the great lakes back into arkansas. denver picking up three inches of snow last night, and look for more snow in the mountains in the northwest, santa ana winds will continue tomorrow raising the fire danger levels there. look for rain from the gulf all the way back into the eastern great lakes. sunny and mild along the east coast. although right along the southeastern atlantic coast, will start to feel more effects of sandy,

>> good morning. it turned out to be a nice day. low clouds and fog will hang out. and then we will get sunshine cared high temperatures into the and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. christopher reeves started his career best known as superman and became a real life hero to many after an accident left him paralyze. this marks the 30th anniversary of the christopher and dana reeves foundation and here is their son matthew. good to see you. >> thank you. >> your father was so beloved. and now you're on the board of directors yourself. why did you want to carry on his work?

>> after my father passed away and sadly my stepmother dana shortly after, we couldn't imagine not being involved. my sister and i joined the board in march of 2006. and we lost two fearless leaders in a short amount of time. and there are 6 million people living with paralysis in this country, 1.3 million with a spinal cord injury, and we wanted to continue their mission and honor their legacy. >> you said something very poignant. you said although it's not a role your father would've chosen, but it's one he chose to embrace. how did he embrace it? >> well, as you said, he found himself in this -- in a position and he just advocated for research dollars and he got himself out there. he could've chosen to just, you know, sit at home and be a recluse. but he got out there and got out in the public eye and became a face of paralysis. >> as did your stepmom too. that was really special what

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"today" celebrates halloween is brought to you by snickers. this halloween nothing satisfies like snickers. this morning on "today" celebrates halloween, face paint i ing. an affordable way to give your child that wow factor. lynn, good to see you. >> good to see you. thanks for having me. >> well, i see some of these face paintings and say i could never do that. you say it's not that hard. >> it's not that hard. we've demystified it a little bit with five looks. >> and what kind of paint do you use? obviously there's a special kind of paint. >> yeah. what you want to do is look for the highest quality paint you can find. that will reduce the risk of an allergic reaction with your kid and make it easy to come off. >> okay. so we're going to start here with sofia. >> this is sofia, happens to be your daughter. >> yes. >> and you can see half of her face is already done like a

butterfly. what i'm going to do -- >> it's like a multi-colored kind -- >> yes, and this is where the magic happens for beginners too. this is called a rainbow face pack. can you look at me, babe? and then i'm going to put on one of the eyes. and you can see all the color and all the shading is done. >> kind of looks air brushed. >> and you get all of that color in one swoop. >> how does that feel, sofia? >> weird. >> it's a little cold. >> such a ham. such a ham. and then you add in the black work. and this is where you get the beautiful outline. >> so you're highlighting what you've done. >> the first thing you do is lay down the color and then the second thing you do is add -- >> you don't have to wait for the one part to dry? >> not at all. >> oh, wow. very nice. >> there we go. there's the eye and you would kind of do the bottom that way.

>> and luca, your son is doing the web slinger look. >> we've done half of his face, as well. >> okay. >> i'm going to grab this. >> usually you wet this -- >> oh, luca said, mom, i love you. a thumbs up. you're doing great. >> we're going to start with the white paint on luca's eye, and that we're going to do in a triangle shape. >> while you're doing that, i want to bring in a couple of others. >> let's bring in olivia. and she's showing off the royal princess look. come on in, olivia. that is beautiful. now, this, olivia has a little bit of a sparkle to her. >> she does. and we used the same rainbow with olivia, except we applied it with a brush. this looks so complex. it's actually very easy to do. >> wow, that's pretty cool. how do you like the way it looks? >> yes. >> yes, yes. all right, let's bring in alejandro, he's a dinosaur. >> i know.

>> wow. are you a tyrannosaurus rex or a raptor? whichever. >> whichever. >> this is the same kind of paint? >> same kind of paint, except the rainbow pack we used on him is a rainbow of greens. different shades of green. color first and then the black. >> let's bring out our puppy. here's emma. >> so cute, emma. the best part about her face paint is that tongue, right? that's the whole thing. looks like you're a doggy with your tongue out. >> all right. very nice. thank you so much, lynn. >> thank you. >> i appreciate this. this is a good-looking group. happy halloween, everybody. all right. thanks so much. and coming up, step-by-step video on these looks, go to today.com. >> these are fake leaves. >> fake leaves, yes, they are, and i'm not really here, i'm a fake weather man. coming up, fall and winter fashion right after these messages. i am here for your heads!

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this morning on "today's" style, we are going below the belt with the latest trends for your legs and feet. style expert lilliana vazquez has great looks to keep you warm and stylish. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's get going. we've got a lot to talk about. >> we've got a lot. >> start with the leggings here. >> leggings go way beyond basic black this season. it's all about texture. so spanx has a brand new pair of leggings here. these are control top leggings, women love that. they come in all different colors, great for the fall now. >> great support. >> yes. now speaking of texture, leather and pleather is the hottest new thing in leggings. leather in the front and stretch in the back, so really comfortable. if you want more budget pair, this is from target, $29.99, faux leather in the front or vegan leather, the new term for it. really great. but stick to dark colors like brown and black with the leather. >> cropped leggings? >> these are corduroy leggings from no nonsense. really comfortable and really soft.

exactly what you want once the weather starts to get cool. >> you make a good point, leggings are not pants. >> you need something that covers your rear when you are wearing leggings. so a tunic, a dress, oversized sweater. >> make sure people knew that. >> exactly. >> stockings and tights, but these are not your ordinary stockings. >> no, it's all about the technology and color. so it was a huge trend in hair and nails now it's moved to legwear. blue, pink, all different colors and they'll custom dye them to any color you want. speaking of technology in tights, donna karen evolution tight. the coolest thing is they are made with a special knitting technology. and what that do is massage your legs throughout the day. tiny microfibers are giving you a massage all day long, no need for the spa, this is what you need. >> it's like a day spa for your legs. >> it is. >> sounds good. >> and black and gray, perfect. >> socks are very jazzed up. >> very jazzed up and getting

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for tights. it's a monthly tight subscription service. the plans range from $28 to $38, everything in legwear, socks, tights, leggings, right to your door every month. >> moving on to shoes here and we see glitter and studs. >> embellishment is all the trend. >> go for that and slipper shoes. >> super comfortable, and then metallic jeans. >> you look great in that. >> super glam. >> don't go metallic head to foot, right? >> no, exactly. >> lilliana vazquez, thanks so much. an oldie, but goodie, an easy way to make that sunday pot roast. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today's kitchen," our question, what's on the menu? how about a classic sunday dinner pot roast with vegetables. david venable is the author of the new book "in the kitchen with david," qvc's resident foodie. comfort food to take you home.

good to see you, david. >> good morning, sir. pleasure to be here. >> pot roast is about as comforting as you can get. >> well, absolutely. growing up in my house, al, mom had beef pot roast every other sunday growing up, and it was the only day of the week she let me get into the kitchen when i was very young and help her out because she was getting ready for church. she'd have me sear off the pot roast. what we've already done is floured and seasoned this. >> why do you flour it? >> creates that crust that holds your seasoning, so you get the nice outer crust which will add to the flavor. and we've left a lot of flavor in here. all that on the bottom. we're going to add to that beautiful white onions, fresh garlic that we've smashed, and a little tomato paste. and what's nice about this, we'll hit this with a little salt, pardon my reach. >> want pepper? >> yeah, a little pepper, and then really let these caramelize and cook down because the onions are going to absorb so much of the flavor of the beef and then transfer some of their flavor

back to the roast, which is really, really nice. and get this on a nice hot pot and this will go in the oven in a little while. but what really is exciting about this recipe, it's so easy. all the recipes in the book are accessible, recipes and ingredients we understand, and really dishes that you remember, kind of the dishes that take you home again after sunday dinner. >> you bet. >> what we're going to do, we've caramelized onions. >> okay. >> before we transfer the roast back in here and put it in the oven, we're going to deglaze this pot with red wine. and actually, if we had more time, we would let this reduce down by about half. >> right. >> what this is doing is releasing those bits of flavor you were talking about on the bottom of the pot really giving us that wonderful flavor and adding so much back to what we're doing. now, what we're going to do is then grab our roast here and about a 4 our 5-pounder, it's a big job. we're going to add beef stock to this. >> some people say chicken stock, but you go with beef. >> i do. i figure if you're going to go

beef pot roast, go beef all the way. >> that's right. >> and beautiful fresh herbs. >> nobody's ever said that's just too beefy. >> nobody ever said that about pot roast. and what you're going to do now is cover this and get this into the oven. we're going to roast this or braise it for about 2 1/2 hours. >> do you check it to make sure the liquids -- >> yeah, you can add more beef broth, add water if you like that. and then after about 2 1/2 hours in the oven, we're going to add fresh, wonderful root vegetables. we're going to do some carrots and potatoes. >> turnips if you want. >> absolutely. >> people always make the mistake, shouldn't you let the meat rest? >> you should. because just like a casserole needs to reabsorb juices, meat does the same thing. needs to rest for about 10 to 15 minutes and allows it to reabsorb the juices. >> wow. >> then you get that nice, beautiful slice of pot roast along with some great roasted vegetables, and it doesn't get better until you use some of this beef gravy. >> that straight from the pot? >> absolutely.

sure, absolutely. >> and nice, you've got a nice spinach salad. >> mom always taught me to cook with layers of flavor, there's bacon in there. and how about chocolate peanut butter pie? >> oh, my goodness. >> david venable, you are the best. thank you so much, sir. >> a pleasure being here. good to meet you both. coming up next, kathie lee and hoda, but first, your local news and weather. >> and pot roast. >> wow, that is rich. stephanie rawlings-blake: voting for question seven is an...

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