from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody, it's wines day wednesday, january 2, 2013. kathie lee is off, in fact, she's getting a root canal. she just called me and -- >> is she really? >> yeah. she said her tooth was bothering her. >> oh, those are bad. >> and she's at the dentist. but joining us in the studio is a very special guest host. >> who? >> a girl named meredith vieira. ladies and gentlemen, meredith vieira.

>> please, please. >> i know. exactly. i want to go on record first saying i'm so jet lagged and in a fog. >> well, you just came off vacation -- >> i want to apologize for you having to carry the entire show. yes, indeed. yes, indeed. so i did get back from this long flight. i went to -- for the holidays, i ended up going with my sister halfway around the world to a place called the maldives. >> do you know where it is on the map? >> it's in the indian ocean. look at us. terrible hair. >> aw. >> but still it was a beautiful, great time. that's my sister hala. you have to fly to dubai, that's 14 or 12 hours. then you have a six-hour layover. and then you -- >> excuse me, is that you in the bikini? >> yes. >> you look fantastic. >> oh, that's -- >> you look so lovely, you do. >> anyway, so we spent a few days in the sun, and while i was there my mom is the one who's celebrating. it's new year's. that's me calling her.

by the way, on new year's eve my sister, my brother, and i were all tucked in dead asleep, and the only person partying was her! >> oh, my god. >> she's got it. >> you know what i did new year's eve? >> tell me. >> we had a party. it was supposed to be like five or six people. it ended up being 30 people. >> okay. >> 6:30. coming at 7:00. 6:30, we have a fireplace in our family room. big stone fireplace. i go to put on the fire. now, we leave our flue open all winter long. >> what is a flue? >> you don't know where the flue is? the smoke goes up. >> okay. >> so we leave it open all winter long because we have fired pretty much every day. i light the fire and use one of those starter logs, which they are very powerful, they can be dangerous. >> okay. >> suddenly the house starts filling with smoke. the fireplace is now totally blocked. the flue was defective and it shut down. it was the most -- all kidding aside, i was hysterical. richard's just sitting in his chair doing nothing. i don't know if he was drunk, just like looking, what smoke?

the house is black. is black. and fortunately, i had a friend over who's a volunteer fireman. he was trying to jerry-rig it. we were trying to put the logs in tinfoil and rush them outside. >> did your house stink when the guests came? >> everybody said it smelled like a cabin, but it's a warning to people. even if you think your flue is open, every time you start a fire you should check your flue. >> what were you drinking that night? >> oh, my gosh. [ siren ] well, first of all, i was traumatized because -- that's very funny. you know what? that's so wrong. we almost burnt down my home. but i got over it quickly, because i was given a couple of cosmos, which i hadn't had in the longest time. >> i love cosmos. and what do you do at your parties? what happens? do you guys play games? >> apparently we played charades. and i was very good. i don't remember that part. we always play charades. >> okay.

>> and we had -- i had met this group of these young guys out in jersey who perform. and i said i'm going to get a little group, which didn't even make sense because the living room is not even connected to where everybody was sitting. they were by themselves, no, we went and listened to them. and that was really nice. we had a little music. >> i love that. >> just friends coming over. it was lovely. >> you know the thing -- i was talking to meredith a couple days ago and you were talking about your addiction. we all have a tv show we're addicted to. i know the holidays are when people catch up on tv and stuff. yours was -- or "homeland." it's like a weird, crazy, cracky thing with you. >> oh, yeah. >> what happened? >> no, i didn't -- i don't watch television, you know, like appointment television because i don't want to miss something. anyway, my friend got me the first season of "homeland." and she said, you have to watch this. so i watched it. and you do get addicted. you don't watch it? >> i don't watch it. >> it's unbelievable. >> is it? >> yeah. it's great. >> okay. but i don't like to be revved up when i go to sleep. does it make you all revved up? >> what do you mean by revved

up? it's not a sexual thing. it's -- what are you talking about? what are you -- revved up? >> when your heart's pounding because it's got drama and -- >> yeah. but then you can let it go, hoda, because it's a tv show. okay? you just let it go. no, what happened was, so then i decided, okay, i don't have showtime, i'm not buying showtime, that's ridiculous. >> you're tight. >> i am. then the second season starts, and i'm at home, just sitting there and i'm saying no way i'm going to get showtime. i'll see it, like you know -- >> when you see it. >> yeah, exactly, when it comes out on dvd. and around 9:00, the show comes on at 10:00, i am shaking. i'm shaking, and i call showtime. i see the number. and i say i need showtime. the lady goes okay. i say no, now! i need it now. she thought i was crazy. then there was a pause and she laughed and said is this about "homeland"? i said, yes. >> oh, my god. >> i watch it. i have to watch it on the night, you know, the first night. >> my must-watch now, i don't know if you have seen this one,

"downton abbey." >> i never know how to spell it. >> it's not like downtown. just saying, it's downton. downton. but i watched the first season, didn't know if it was for me, i don't enjoy that period stuff. fell crazy in love with it, and now i can't wait until -- when does it start? january -- >> january i guess. >> you're in or not in? >> totally in. yeah. that's pbs, though, right? >> yeah. >> that's like a normal station. you don't have to pay for that. but you know what? there was an article just on that, downton abbey, and it said spoiler alert, and i should never have read it and i read it. now i know what's happened and it's ruined the whole thing. you want me to tell you? >> no, don't tell me. but wait. do they stay married, the couple? >> i can't tell you. >> okay. okay. >> it's not going to be -- you won't sleep that night. put it that way. >> don't -- all right. don't give it away. >> i would never. >> you might, because you're weird like that. you might do it. >> when have i done anything like that?

that would be -- >> you sometimes blurt inappropriate things out. >> i do? >> yes, yes, that's what you do. >> you didn't wish me happy birthday. >> i was just about to. i want to wish meredith a happy belated birthday to ya! ♪ happy birthday to ya ♪ happy birthday >> oh. >> happy birthday. >> we love you. blow out your fake candle. did you make a wish? too late. >> no, i didn't. >> we'll cut that up. >> i'm 59. >> you are? and how does 59 feel? >> you know, i always have loved my birthday, i'm not ashamed of my age. i celebrate. this year i got depressed. and i don't know if it's pre-60 depression that suddenly i felt that i was maybe approaching a milestone. i don't know. >> really? >> yeah. it's hard. >> that's interesting. and you never, ever, ever have done anything to your face or anything, have you? asking! a question. >> a woman originally said to me i like you because you really

don't give a damn. i thought, what does that mean? you know, you obviously don't care about your appearance, doesn't matter to you. i haven't done a thing. >> no, because you're natural. >> oh, please -- natural is -- that's not what natural is a code word for. you know that. >> no, i did not. >> aged. >> no, it's not. >> i'm fine with it. i'm absolutely fine with it. >> you have something coming up. meredith, by the way, since she's no longer doing a lot here at nbc, she's busy. she has other jobs to do. >> i can't do everything. >> she has this big fancy production company, and in this production company, which is actually terrific, you guys put out a lot of movies. >> one movie. we put out one movie. >> you are lazy, lazy, lazy. >> it's hard to get a movie made. it's very hard. it's expensive. >> okay. so what's the one, the single -- >> this is a documentary, "the woman who wasn't there." it's a documentary, "the woman who wasn't there." you're looking at this woman,

tanya head, she was the face of the survivors network, you know, the trade towers, people who survived the attack. >> oh, i remember. >> and she really became their voice. she was in the tower, she escaped, her fiance did not. she tells a very compelling story. turns out, she made it all up. >> oh, my gosh. >> "the new york times" did a profile on her and discovered she made everything up, she was never in the towers, she's not a survivor, she wasn't even in this country. >> wow. >> and so the betrayal to all the survivors who trusted her and who love her and even have mixed feelings to this day because she did give them a voice. >> what was her explanation? >> we don't know. we don't know. she disappeared right after the documentary was made. actually, i think she went back to spain. her new employer found out about it, i think she was fired from that job, but nobody really knows where she is. >> oh, my gosh. >> she's a brilliant woman, but what provoked her. she loved america. we knew that. as a kid growing up. >> maybe the spotlight? did she like that? >> i don't know. probably. >> so there was a beautiful -- >> well, i guess we're over that

one. that one's done. >> we're over. >> can i put the button on that one? digital release. beginning january 8th. itunes, amazon, and other digital services, whatever they are. >> are you on the digital stuff, by the way? >> no, i don't know anything about it. you are, though. you're a big tweeter. or twitterer. >> twitterer. i want everyone, meredith, what's your twitter handle? you know what it is, isn't it? is it meredith vieira? >> i don't have a twitter handle. >> yes, you do. you're on twitter. >> somebody's impersonating me then. >> no, it's you. we did it on the show together. remember? when you signed up -- >> once. but is it the same thing going -- it's on a loop? are you serious? because i am not -- just so america knows, i am not -- not that i wouldn't. but i'm not. >> you're going to, because you're here with me today, tomorrow, and friday. during all those days you are going to tweet. >> @meshed meredith vieira. we want you to follow @meredithvieira on twitter. >> can you teach me how to clean

the stone soot off a fireplace? >> that's a good one. go on twitter and tell meredith or explain to meredith how to clean the soot off a stone fireplace. >> yes. >> okay, we have a little contest happening. >> can i hold this up, your book, "ten years later," is it out yet? >> no, it's not. this is the first copy. but here's the thing. we wanted to start a little contest. the concept of this book is take a significant event in someone's life and fast forward ten years, to see what happened to them. they won the lottery, they lost a loved one. but we noticed that a lot of people's big changes come in stories -- you're bored. don't mind me. >> they're not looking at us at all. they're looking at everything but us. hi. >> anyway, so we're asking people to send in -- they don't care. they're leaving. we're asking people to send in photographs of them over just how they've changed over a ten-year period. >> a photo from ten years ago and then now? >> i think we have one of yours. >> i didn't send this in. >> this is meredith vieira's.

and this is with her hashtag -- oh, you look awesome. >> that's ten years ago? >> brittney says yes. mine's a different ten-year period but i just want to point out that this takes guts to put that picture up. >> look at you. >> no, it's more than that. >> how are you, 50 there? >> that's mean. okay? can you believe it? oh! you know what? oh! >> wait, wait, wait. the one on the left were you 20-something? >> i was in my 20s. >> you were in your 20s. okay. you look adorable. >> that is bad. the one on the right was just last week. the one on the left, and we talked about this, at the time i curled my hair that day. i looked, i was like this looks really great. i had it feathered. i got a pretty dress on. that's what it looked like. >> it always happens. you think in that moment -- like right now i'm sure we think we look good. ten years from now we're going to look, oh, my god. >> no. all right, gang, we have a big show coming up. >> we do? >> we do. we're going to talk celebrities. what's your favorite celebrity? a lot to talk about.

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pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just click away with our free mobile app. time for today's buzz, catching you up with all things in and around hollywood for the new year. >> here to dish the scoop, entertainment weekly senior writer, a very funny guy. his name is tim stash. >> oh, i wish that was the first time a woman said that to me. it is not. >> let's talk babies, babies. >> a lot of babies. >> kim kardashian, that was a big, big story a couple days ago. kimye. >> the hashtag for this baby is kimye. that's very twitter-friendly of you. anyway, kim kardashian is pregnant with kanye west's

child. it's the first baby for both of them. and he announced it at a concert. he was performing in atlantic city, and he announced it, he basically said -- he mentioned his baby mama, kim. >> so romantic. >> romantic, i know. is kathie lee like angling for the first in utero interview? is she in calabasas right now? >> do you know when the baby's due? >> i don't think we know yet. it's supposed to be the summer. i don't really understand lady things. sorry. >> she's still married, right? >> she's still married to kris humphries, so this is a very confusing situation. good episode of "keeping up with the kardashians." keeping up with the men. >> speaking of babies, matthew mcconaughey, they're the cutest couple, he and his wife. this is their third. >> camila alves and matthew mcconaughey had their third baby. his name is livingston. >> i love that name. >> yeah. it's cute. sort of sounds like an old man. you know, but they had their third baby. he was nine pounds, which is -- i know, she's not a big lady. >> they said she was getting bigger, he was getting smaller for the role he was going to be

playing. >> he is going to play a man who has aids. so he's like very, very gaunt-looking. so she got to eat and he got to starve. >> so this is interesting, new year's eve there's always some shenanigans going on. i don't know if this is true, i saw it in a couple of papers. but sofia vergara and her fiance got into some kind of a brawl? >> supposedly sofia vergara and her fiance nick loeb were at the delano and somebody spilled a drink on her accidentally and nick got upset. sophia started yelling at him. and then there were some reports that her top fell down, which sounds like it would be like a solar eclipse. people were just like -- >> nobody got a picture of that? >> i guess nobody got a picture of it. i guess people were just stunned, like a car accident. you're just like -- you know, you just like -- >> like my chest, stunned. not for that reason. also new year's eve there was a wedding, right? hugh hefner. >> yes, hugh hefner. >> what is going on there? just so we're clear on the ages, 86 and 26. >> true love, people. >> what do you think happened?

because 18 months ago -- it's christie, right? >> crystal. you're really classing her up, no, it's crystal. >> she sort of left him at the aisle. so what happened in the 18 months? >> god knows. i'm sure -- god knows. >> you were here for it. >> i mean, yeah, i don't know. she just decided they were compatible. i'm sure she -- >> that's sweet. >> she probably discovered viagra and some kind of levers and pulleys, some kind of system. you know? >> stop. >> nasty. >> kate winslet got married again. this is her third time, right? >> her third time to richard branson's grandson, whose name is ned rocknroll. which sounds like a porn star. >> oh, wow. >> okay. >> yeah, he looks like a cute guy. >> he's intriguing. and supposedly, richard branson as a gift gave her a ticket for the virgin galactic flight to space. >> what? >> going to the moon.

>> yeah. so supposedly, instead of a gravy boat, ticket to the moon. >> hollywood box office, what was winning? >> yes, the big winner was "the hobbit" over the weekend. trol -- elves are trending. but "django unchained" did huge for an r-rated movie. made like $30 million which is huge for r. and "les miserables" is doing very well. >> that was a great, great movie. and meredith has some of her own news. >> not celebrities, but northwestern and stanford won their bowl games. had to bring that out. >> because that's important. >> my kids go to their schools. >> i talked about marriage, babies, and football. >> game over. >> yeah. >> thank you, sweetie. coming up next we have those funny awkward photos that make you say what the what? >> that's right after this. hamm, writing, nursing, and teaching it took to earn it. so we give you the power to keep as much of your hard-earned money as possible.

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♪ how bizarre all right, it is wines day wednesday. you know what that means, it's time for one of our favorite

segments. we like to call it "what the what." >> sara haines has combed through the photos we've been sent and has this week's top -- >> you'll like this. i have a feeling you'll courtesy laugh for me. first photo comes from john patron from minneapolis, minnesota. that was on the machine, iced tea. do you think it's sweetened or unsweetened? >> definitely sweetened. >> denise coleman from southington, connecticut submitted this photo. "rooms for rent. no vacancy." >> that's cute. >> really? a little odd. >> yeah. >> we'll get there, we'll get there. next up, a photo from don romo from redland, california. i actually don't understand what's wrong with this picture. "breakfast." >> that's not what you eat for breakfast. >> peter, our photographer, he always starts with food like that. >> he does? >> every day. it's like neon orange. reece's pieces, doritos. cheeto's. and the guy is like --

>> when i was a smoker many, many years ago i started every day with a tab and a cigarette. how sick is that? >> that is sicker than -- >> peter drinks colored beverages. he's an adult. who drinks colored beverages? bob mangano from per any, georgia sent us this photo. a little too late. >> that i like. that is classic. >> not much privacy but we'll do it. always poop jokes in here. finally this photo. shotgun! >> that is the cutest. >> that is pressing you for your doggy love. >> i can't wait. we're going to do a segment later on in the show on training dogs because you have -- i think yours is a real dog. jasper? >> jasper's a real dog. >> of course. >> he's left teeth marks on people. >> we're going to talk about that coming up a little later. all right. if you've got a photo worthy -- something you think's photo

worthy, pretty much anything, you can go to our website, klgandhoda.com. maybe we'll pick you for "what the what." >> if you got a new dog for the holidays, the guy who helped me train jasper unleashes his training tips. >> and if you got an engagement ring for the holidays, we'll show you the hottest wedding trends for 2013. >> and play our "who knew" quiz after your local news. >> you have to go across the street. >> me? now?

♪ what doesn't kill you makes you stronger ♪ and we're back on this wines day wednesday with more of "today" and we're ready to play our weekly trivia game we call "who knew." have you ever wondered where those wacky sayings we use come from? it's time to finally find out their origins. meredith vieira is akroos the street at the nbc experience store. she's ready to hand out 100 bucks to those who get the answers right and those who don't get kathie lee's cd. lucky them. joining me, chief historian at the history channel. nice to have you. >> nice to be back. >> you ready? >> i'm ready. >> all right, meredith, take it away. >> okay, what's your name, hon? >> dora.

>> where are you from? >> orlando, florida! >> dora. all right, dora, what is someone insinuating when they say "when pigs fly"? >> it will never happen. >> yeah! >> it will never happen. she's right! >> do i give her this? >> well, when pigs fly comes from an agricultural expression. people didn't know any -- think about a pig. it's the last thing that could fly. so it's like you go into the office, say i'm going to win at the lottery today. and your colleagues say, "when pigs fly." >> by the way, there's a great geico commercial out with pigs flying. it's hysterical. back across to meredith. >> next we have -- >> emily from ft. lauderdale, florida. >> okay, emily. true or false, emily, the phrase "break a leg" originated in the theater industry due to somebody actually breaking their leg on opening night? >> is that true?

[ buzzer ] >> oh, the answer is false. >> that's false. >> but you get a kathie lee gifford album, cd. >> she looks happy, kind of. >> so the origins of that, you know, theater people are a little superstitious and they think if you wish them good luck right out in the open it will jinx them. so you say something opposite. you say break a leg and that will bring them good luck. >> all right, back across to meredith vieira, the host of "who wants to be a millionaire." >> thank you very much for pointing that out. i assume you're from florida. >> i'm not. i'm from illinois. >> oh. okay. what's your name? >> kirby. >> kirby. i like that name. all right, kirby. what does it mean when you want to bury the hatchet with someone? a, plan to deceive another person. b, bury hatchets in the ground. c, to make peace with someone. d, ask someone about their thoughts? >> c, make peace with someone. >> yes, yes indeed. that's true. that's putting it away. >> it's absolutely true, and it has a wonderful history.

when american indian tribes got together and sought peace between the two of them, they would literally bury the hatchets. they'd put their weapons under the soil to show they no longer needed weapons. it's one of our few phrases that comes from the american indians. >> very nice. back across to meredith. >> your name? >> ashley. >> ashley from? >> phoenix, arizona. >> phoenix, arizona. all right. [ applause ] that's lovely, people here are so pleasant. true or false, the origin of the phrase "barking up the wrong tree" comes from hunting dogs barking at the bottom of trees where they mistakenly think their prey is hiding? >> false. [ buzzer ] >> oh. look at her cringing over the cd. >> you got the cd! whoo! >> somebody's cheering. all right. so the answer's true there. >> well, it's true. it's an old hunting metaphor, and let's say the raccoon goes up one tree but the dogs are barking up another tree, they are barking up the wrong tree. >> okay. they've made a mistake. they've gone the wrong direction.

we have one more. time for one more, mer. >> it's hard coordinating all this. your name? >> cann >> candice. >> candice from? >> prosser, washington. >> lovely. how did the saying "beat around the bush" originate. shy young lovers would chase each other around bushes, in bird hunts participants beat the bushes enabling others to catch the birds in nests, farmers would beat bushes to ensure good harvest, or the origin is unknown to this day? >> d. [ buzzer ] >> no indeed. a good day for kathie lee. >> another cd. >> the correct answer is b, the bird hunt participants. >> yeah. they would go into the fields. the birds would be hiding under the shrubs and in the tall grasses. and they would go and beat around them and the birds would fly up into nets or people would take aim and shoot them. >> oh. >> and it means stop, you know, going into all this activity that leads to nothing, go straight to your point. >> that's why we use it. thank you for coming on again with us. >> always so much fun. happy new year. >> meredith is going to come back.

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we all know this, losing weight is one of the most popular new year's resolutions, and everyone is always looking for a new way to shed pounds. >> yes. don't look at me that way. today we're looking at two new diet plans that keep new check by counting. david zazinko is the author of the 8 hour diet. and j.j. is the author of "the virgin diet." >> that's catchy. david, let's start with you for a second. the eight-hour diet concept is eat all you want in the course of eight hours? >> yeah. but what you should really be doing is taking the calories you would normally eat in a day and putting it in an eight-hour window. if you do that, you'll lose massive amounts of weight, and you'll get on a path to better health. >> why? >> because you are giving -- you're feasting for eight hours and you're fasting for 16 hours. your body -- nature didn't intend us to eat for 18 hours a day. and that's what we're doing.

we're grazing throughout the whole day. three meals, three snacks, or six meals. so the whole idea is give it a chance to clear the toxins, process the food, and if you do that what you're going to find is that losing weight is pretty effortless. and you'll see your health profile improve dramatically. >> you're saying eat anything you want. i did segments, eat this, not that. and you were specific about not eating anything you want so you could load up on thousands and thousands of calories in eight hours p. >> the good news is, if you want to eat pizza and burgers, ice cream and wine and chocolate, you can have a 400-calorie burger instead of 2,000-calorie burger, which is a very eat this, not that-like notion. so if you do that and you're doing these things in your eight-hour window, whether that's 10:00 to 6:00, 12:00 to 8:00, whatever it is, you're going to turbo charge your weight loss. >> let's go to j.j.'s book. you have something different. you said there are foods that we are sensitive to, we don't digest well, and if we would just get those out of our diet the weight would fall off.

>> it's dramatic what happens. it's really clear, i think to you too, that we've been following the wrong set of rules, that this isn't a calories in, calories out rules. our body's not a bank account. it's a chemistry lab. and food is information. i found over the years working with doctors, doing testing there are seven key needle mover foods that most people are intolerant to. when we pulled them out and swapped them for foods that were similar but often tasted better -- >> list some of the things. so people know what you're talking about. >> what are the seven? gluten, dairy, eggs, corn, soy, peanuts, and sugars and artificial sweeteners. i put them together. but you know what? i've got to tell you, that's good. because if people are listening going that's everything i'm eating, you're going to have huge dramatic results. the average weight loss i see is seven pounds in the first seven days. >> but is that seven pounds of fat? i don't believe you can lose -- >> some of that is inflammation. you're creating massive inflammation by eating these foods and start to crave these foods that are hurting you. when you pull them out the first three days are rough i'll tell

you because you're craving the foods. but after that people come in for the weight loss but they stay because they feel better. >> do you try each other's diets? just out of curiosity. >> i think the good thing about the eight-hour diet is you can combine it with anything. you can combine it with the virgin diet. >> or the eight-hour virgin. >> or the promiscuity diet, if that's your thing. >> okay. it's restrictive. i mean, yours you can only have the eight hours -- >> but they are not deprivation by nature. the average diet is a deprivation diet. and if you look at what we're telling you i'm going to say hey, you know, instead of soy milk have coconut milk. you'll probably like it better. it's not depravation. by the way, when you eat as well as what you eat matters. i totally agree, snacking all day long makes us -- >> i cut dairy out because i always felt terrible afterward. i have to tell you i ended up losing weight not even meaning to because i always felt crummy and sluggish and icky. that was one of my major intolerant too. i kicked it out. >> we need to connect the dots

between what we're eating, how we're feeling, what we weigh. >> we wish both you guys great luck on your super diets. you're good advertisements. >> we're ready, we're ready. coming out this fall. >> thanks, kids. you want all eyes on you when you walk down the aisle? >> wedding gowns that won't break the bank. right after this. >> oh, my gosh, i love these twins! good morning. i'm meteorologist kim cunningham. it's time to take a look at the next seven days. let's show what you it looks like here across the southeast, with some rain still continuing through thursday. and then another front coming in across the northern states. and a cold front in the west. now, the pattern of the next week or so is going to start to change. and we're going to see a warming trend. that'll be the big story. coming up this week. but looking at 12 degrees in minneapolis, you're like when is that going to happen? it'll be into the weekend in the next week. but still dealing with some cold air with that arctic front. the 50s back into atlanta. new york city at 32 degrees. the west coast. this front coming in with not much rain at all and not much snow with it at all. friday's forecast, look how

quiet it's going to be across the country. hardly any precipitation. maybe in the southwestern parts of texas as the upper-level low begins to move through. we'll see some snowfall there. but otherwise, this is when the warming trend's going to begin for some of us. temperatures get back above freezing in chicago. the next front does come in. but this will be the last one for a little while. bringing in really cold arctic air. across the south some rain continues into saturday. good weekend to take down the holiday decorations. i promise. for most of you it's going to be a good weekend for it. minneapolis up to 21 degrees here on sunday. chicago right at freezing. the next front coming in but skirting across the northern states with this one. it's not going to make its way to the south. check out these temperatures in the 50s and 60s for many areas. the northeast temperatures in the 30s in new york city. tuesday there's that clipper moving by. again, not much happening with it. very quiet weather pattern setting up into tuesday. as you can see, again, quiet weather. the southwest might see a little

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this is one of those times a lot of people are out shopping for wedding dresses. >> 40% of couples get engaged during the holidays. today's white wednesday. everyone's logging on to the website, looking at beautiful wedding dresses and we have a lot of fun trends to show you. >> we're going to show you the expensive version and then we're going to show you the less expensive version that people can afford. >> yep. >> we're going to start with sheer overlace. >> this is the trend. this is $18,200. mark cimino for kleinfeld. gorgeous, gorgeous dress. airy, romantic, hand beading swarovski crystal. joy. >> look at joy, adorable. >> this is a jasmine bridal dress, it's $1,100. she's carrying a big, beautiful white bouquet, which is also a big trend for next year, all white bouquets. she looks great. >> you look terrific. saves a lot of money. >> let's go on to pepla.

this is hot on the runway. ready to wear. often scarlet is the splurge there. but the save is our beautiful model taylor. she's wearing a $399 from david's bridal and she looks incredible as well. that structured look is what everyone is after, that city look. >> what are you paying for when you pay that extra money, the name, the label? >> you're paying for the name. you're paying for the fabric. you're paying for the construction. a lot of those are hand-beaded and sewn. swarovski crystals. quality, you know? but at the same time, you're looking to save, you want to find that look, you want to pull off that trend, you can do it. >> absolutely. >> thank you, hon. you look great. next is ruffles. >> ruffles are a really big trend. okay. it's playful, it's fun. this splurge $9,250. 50 yards of fabric to make those beautiful ruffles, moves amazingly. we got a splurge here. >> beautiful. >> amazing.

this one's under $1,000. $990. still got the ruffles, by moonlight bridal. it's got the bling on the top, the sparkle, which a lot of brides love. and the veils are in, long, natural hair. just like -- >> is this good for any age? >> you know, this is more playful. >> if i wore that, i'd look ridiculous. >> you might -- no, it's not for everyone, but these are trends. this is it. >> it's adorable on her. >> fun to dance in too, right? >> thank you. >> one trend i know a lot of people like, corsets. >> corsets. the corset trend is great. you look good. >> yeah. very sexy. >> yeah, yeah. so the splurge is monique luolier. beautiful, gorgeous dress. $4,999. incredible fit. beautiful, romantic dress. >> but what about june? >> june is wearing -- this one by ann taylor. >> busting out all over. >> june looks amazing.

>> she looks gorgeous. >> that's unbelievable. >> you can mix and match the pieces. $600 for both, but she's got the corseted top. which again, perfect fit. and then we paired it with a tulle skirt. >> i love the little veil. >> you look great. >> let's go to bridesmaids' dresses. a lot of people hate these, you never wear them again. >> this is a peplem. >> it's a trend. lazaro. that's the splurge. >> great cocktail dress. >> great, the scheel is gorgeous. alfred angelo. this one's $159. >> i love it. >> she looks amazing in that. very flattering. >> that's something a lot of your friends, you know, may be afraid of that but try it on. elizabeth looks good in this. and i think -- ask your girlfriends. >> let's go to prints. >> patterns and prints, you don't just have to wear a solid color on your bridesmaids. it could be really fun to do a print. this splurge is a waters dress. that's $290. and our model, catherine, is wearing the ann taylor dress

under $100, $99. it's all about the accessories, too, the simple little -- she's got simple little strappies on. she looks so cute. >> but it's subtle. >> she's not matching the drapes. she looks gorgeous. >> beautiful. looks like a lot of fun. >> great, thank you. finally, the one-shoulder look is very sexy. it's a nice look. >> one shoulder is a very sexy look. jenny yoo. that's a really fun, $265 dress. the neckline can be 15 different ways. that's fun. on the fancy one. but this one, eden bridals, $138. and coco looks fabulous. >> terrific. >> one last trend, it's gray. >> one last trend, gray. gray is the new black, so for our splurge we have a monique leullier $350 dress. gorgeous dress. you know that would look amazing on your girls. but we have a save here from target.com.

$69. you can find them all over the place. this is alicia. yep, yep, yep, that's the thing. gray is the new black. >> is it real fabric? >> it's real fabric. >> it's very inexpensive. >> let's bring all the ladies out. lady, thank you. gorgeous. great job, thank you so much. >> really great job. > all right, did you get a new dog this holiday? well, sit and stay. >> animal trainer bill deloney will teach us the basics of dog training. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

if you gave in to your kids begging you for a dog this holiday you're probably looking at your new four-legged friend and wondering what do i do?

>> here we have some very simple but important behaviors to teach your dog. director of animal behavior for the humane society of new york. bill berloni who also helped me train my dog jasper. >> hi, bill. how are you? >> thanks for having me here, especially with all the dogs that need homes. >> exactly. so many people, this is their christmas present. >> you're going to give us pointers. >> if you're thinking of getting a dog, a puppy is the most labor intensive. if you're a first-time dog owner, don't get a puppy. they need to be taught and you need to be taught how to handle them. the first thing you do with puppy socialization is come out and bring them from person to person, right? so they don't get used to just being in your home with people. and when you hand them off to someone, hand them off like that. >> with the rear in the hand? >> rear first. not face first because that's really friepting to dogs. >> oh. >> and not just with people but can we put lavinia down? >> yes. >> they've got to meet other dogs, too, when they're a puppy. >> is she a puppy too?

>> no, she's full grown. you want your puppy to meet an adult dog. they are playing, yeah. there you go. good girl. you want your dog to meet a dog that isn't going to be aggressive. vinny, come here. come here, girl. okay, then let's go right to -- hand them back. >> rear first. >> rear first. once you get your puppy out socializing with people and dogs, you start training. the first thing you do is teach them how to walk on a leash. today we have sophie, and sophie is a year-old dog who comes from south carolina. she was abandoned. and you can see she's kind of wild. >> yeah. >> so the first thing you do is teach them to walk on a leash. that's called heeling. lavinia. did you catch her? >> i did. >> hoda. >> take a treat, have them on your left side. hold the leash next to your side. >> okay. >> pay attention. >> i'm trying. i'm trying. >> walk in a circle. see how she's trying to jump around and i'm using the leash to control her? >> holding that tight. yeah. >> i'm holding on pretty tight. good girl. having the leash connected to your dog, showing them how to walk is the easiest way to show