this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> it's friday, september 23, 2016. klg is off today. billy bush, bog double duty. >> in the hour before, tried the hottest tortilla chip, comes in a coffin box. >> because when you bite it, that's it? >> simply the hottest toe trtil

chip in the world. scratched my eye and had tortilla in the eye. >> billy was yelling for visine, seconds before the show. >> fighting a left eye blink. if you see a lot of left eye blinking you know i'm hanging in there by a thread. >> a lot to kick off the weekend. sean mendez is here singing a song for us. girls weeping earlier. >> i had breakfast with him at my house. did a "breakfast with billy." most charming guy. cooked pancakes, interested in my father's recipe. nicest guy. the girls loved him. screaming through the window. >> a young girl was watching and she was sobbing away. look at her. watch this girl. watch this girl. >> shaking. >> wait. wait, wait. crying, crying, and -- boom. that's it. that's it!

oh, and then -- >> my name's logan. >> logan. >> look at logan. >> look at logan. look at logan. logan can't handle it. [ laughter ] >> congratulations. >> i love her. >> logan! oh -- he's worthy of it. if i'm logan's dad. >> yes. >> i'm thrilled she loves sean mendez. he's the nicest kid. >> what do you like about him? >> he's honest with his fans, not afraid to share the bumps and bruises. he's kind. >> he's cool. a cool guy. >> a cool kid. sprouted up, start add couple years ago on vine with a six-second song, sang a bieber cover. this little dude. boom. shot up. >> wait. medics arrived. saline. >> having a heart attack. right there. what i meant was, thank you so much, jerry, for this -- >> look what we have, billy. hair we go. [ laughter ]

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was between brad and angelina and then one of the kids somehow got involved in this. i can tell you i spoke with someone this morning working with brad and very close with brad and he's giving -- said two things. one i don't want any comments from anyone connected to me that are disparaging of angelina, as mom, or anything like that. i want to keep -- he would love very much to keep all of this as private as possible. of course, that's not happening. also, made, stressed the point nothing physical occurred. >> okay. >> from his side. but you get a call, you get a call. this, you know, the fbi is gathering information now, haven't launched an investigation. gathering information, deciding whether or not to. air space, under federal aviation. touched down in minnesota. they're not fueling up. it's a big plane. >> interesting. when you think about i know it's routine if something happening in the air the fbi invest gates, but doesn't it sound weird the fbi has millions of things to

do. might even be glancing in that direction. but according to "people" magazine pitt admit he was inebriated and a source close to says they have not spoken since their split. >> sad. >> it is sad for the whole thing. the kids, everything. but hopeful -- >> no one knows exactly what's -- i said earlier, we're in the news business and so we gather information, but you know, if there's not much information to gather, that may about good thing. hopefully they can deep as quiet as possible and no one's engaging in a, you know, let's get ahead of the story tactic here. >> i think sometimes when there is a vacuum, when no one's talking, either the story dies down, or so much speculation gets tossed around. one of those weird things. it either goes one way or the other. we reached out to both camps about the allegation of child abuse and haven't heard back on that for the well-being of the children, everyone's says acting in the best interests of our children, what's really in their

best interests, this story and sources close to each of them not really saying anything. that is in the best interests of the children. speaking of chris pratt a second ago. you saw him. very different. a great comment recently about late-night arguments between spouses and lovers. a lover's quarrel. he says, the old expression, don't go to bed mad? >> i'm not so sure. >> if you strictly adhere to don't go to bed mad might rush into the wrong resolution. might be a form of sweeping it under the carpet. he says, go to bed mad. fine. under the covers maybe a little toe touch. the toe goes over and touches the other toe. of -- you know, a beautiful lady and says, we'll deal with this later, yeah? we're good. >> what if the lady does the old, kick toe back? >> oh, she moves it back? >> she moves you away, and rolls

over. you know what? look at all the girls. you see? we've done the kick toe. >> what if she doesn't kick the toe back and kind of maybe circling her toe around your toe? >> if you get the toe linkage, that's awesome, but more people are thinking that there is a -- kick toe -- >> oh, no. [ laughter ] >> the kick toe is winning out. >> i'm going to say never had a kick toe and that would be lying. [ laughter ] yeah. had a few kick toes. yeah. >> all right. so you guy, kathie lee by the way going to be at the greenwich food and -- wine and food festival. one of those great events. >> surprise, surprise. >> she going to have her stuff there. it's going to benefit paul if youman's the hole in the wall gang club and shield be at te'l tasting ten, 1:30 to 3:30. >> i'll show up at 3:30 to help

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do for you? >> no. i'm just trying to spend more time with my patients to make sure they don't feel short changed. >> that's og. i feel like i got correct change. >> good. then we can talk about me. a lot of stuff has been going on with me lately. my resident julie left to do a pediatric fellowship and i tried stand-up comediality the laugh factory, alert! -- bless eed with two massive comments. comedy, medicine, we're going to do the most good. >> not that ken's loving his own show, that's leo in mustache. >> not wearing a fake mustache, glasses thing. david, amazing actor. he's not the prototype. for the eyebrow and -- >> mustache and nose you can buy. >> ken! >> ken jeong. >> ken jeong, this man is great. got twin 9-year-olds at home. >> yeah. >> one in the show.

right? >> yeah. zoe appears on the third and fourth episodes playing dave's stalker, my tv son's stalker, stares at him through a window. i think in a whole episode. good initial acting gig. >> this show is based on your life? >> loosely based on my life. i was a real-life doctor working in -- in l.a. >> what kind of doctor? >> an ugly one. a real-life doctor in general medicine, like general practice, and at an hmo in l.a. loosely based on my life there. >> and your wife signs off on all the story lines? >> yes. has become a collaborator, even more so this year. my tv wife tonight on the premiere joins me at the hmo. it's about working with your wife and living with her outside of life. yeah. >> and a second season -- >> it's a miracle just to get a pilot made, a series fop get a second season is an

embarrassment of risembarrass ment riches. i'm so grateful. >> what's it like now being mr. hollywood? >> not much. i just work, go home to my wife and kids. it's pretty -- i try to keep things as simple as possible. so i work and go home. >> as an actor in hollywood for years, he laid low. >> he did? >> kim jeong laid low. not out there like you think, you know, partying every night. >> whether or not partying or not, maybe doing it in front of his bathroom mirror, i know you got dance moves. >> yeah. geeky, dorky. >> not like him. you and i wife dance some. but i heard your wife doesn't love the way you dance? >> yes. always accused me of being a selfish dancer. we go to weddings, paertsrties, never dance with her. i dance at her. >> maybe for her? >> that's better. >> crank it up, see a few moves. >> basically, yeah.

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drop down into the 50s and 60s for much of the rest of the area. wilmington warming up nicely. temperatures climbing through the 50s and 60s. it is 72 in odessa. sunshine will breakthrough the clouds. warming into the upper 70s today. >> thank you. a late check of the roads with francesca ruscio . what are you looking at? >> you can see the sun glare. we are at 11th street right now. nothing to report on those lines so far which is a good thing. this is all on the eastbound side. no reported problems or delays but there was an accident that took place in the later 8:00 hour. >> thank you. today in decision 2016 john mccain will attend a rally at the vfw post in delaware county.

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>> announcer: second act steyle created by our sponsor, chico's. the ultimate fit for every body. it is striday friday. billy bush is helping me out today. kathie lee is off. >> changing your role often means changing your wardrobe. >> and second act styles beginning with tracy cornett. tracy's been a stay @home mom 15 years and plans on opening her own business at a laundromalaun. take a look. >> a little girl's trip, because we're celebrating this next

chapter in your life. tell us about that. >> i have three kids, and it's kind of time for me to go back to work, and create, you know, part of my future. >> you told me you like to wear jeans and t-shirts. how are you hoping to elevate your wardrobe? >> i want to be comfortable first but i also want the people who work for me and the people coming to visit know that, you know, i'm there for them, and i need to stand out a little bit, but also be approachable. >> ready for our mini makeover? congratulations. >> thank you. >> i like that. i don't know about, too dressy. i like this, though. ♪ >> all right. we're going to take a look. this is is what tracy looked like before. >> which is gorgeous. >> but we would like tracy, come on out. see you with your new look. >> you're not going to believe. tracy -- coming out like that? >> what?

wow! >> wow. >> a lot of new threads coming in. >> jill, the second act look is hot. awesome. >> okay. >> well, i understand what you're saying, but we talked about it and she want a look to get into work and feel fabulous, but also put on a pair of flats, a pair of sneakers, you can make it more casual. these are mix and match pieces. everything is from chico's and to get to work, have to look chic as well. a cape. everybody should invest in a cape for fall. like a superhero with the lining and leopard. >> love that. >> suzy -- >> congratulations. laundromat opens in two weeks? correct? >> hopefully, yes. >> now i think, you're about to make a transition, about to become a working mother. two pieces of that. >> yes. >> i guess my career advice would be around whether or not you've talked to your kids and enlisted your kids in helping you with that transition to become a brand new thing. a working mom is a brand new thing for you t. is. i'm a little nervous about juggling work and feeling guilty. >> yeah. >> not being home for

everything. but -- >> there's going to be a new normal. you and your kids are going to get there together, and my advice, experiment with different kinds of situations that allow you to transition from being a stay @home mom -ato a working mom. there will be some chaos and to be expected. >> which we're used to. >> hit a home run. >> you look beautiful. good luck at the laundromat. what's it called? >> tlc wash house. >> tracy l. cornett. your name. i knew t. right. >> next up, donna hayes, registered nurse opening a bridal salon with her daughter. the daughter complains when she stops by the store in her scrubs. take a. >> very exciting, next chapter in life. tell me about it. >> i'm a nurse by career and recently in march we opened up a bridal salon with my daughter kaitlyn. her passion and became my second career. she had worked in a bridal salon, and ran it pretty much

herself. we said, why not do it ourselves? so now my daughter, my 19-year-old, is teaching me the business of how to run this bridal salon. >> you told me kaitlyn is very critical of what you wear to work? >> yes. she makes fun of everything i wear and a joke, also my three daughters of what i wear. she begged me enough to wear these flip-flops today. >> how would you like to dress? >> a little more sophisticated, like i done just roll out of bed. >> so sophisticated, comfortable. casual, elevated and a little on trend so we could please ca kaitlyn? >> exactly. this is pretty cute. ♪ >> oh, donna, get over here. >> come here. come on, donna. you look awesome. tell us about that look, jill. >> home run. we love. long denim jackets are in and took the belt off. you look dorg gorgeous. >> thank you. >> added a statement belt you may already have in your closet.

everything from chico's. look how we changed the look? two looks for work and her daughter approves. yes. >> looks great. >> you look great. >> all right. >> you look professional and i think that's the role you're going to play. your daughter is a creative stylist, young creative genius and your role, mom, the professional in the house and work with vendors. you look great. >> thank you. >> how do you feel? like a different person in a school outfit? >> yes. especially makeup and hair done. my eyebrows. >> thank you so much. good job, guys. appreciate it. >> a one-two punch right there. second, third and fourth acts in her life and is not done yet. talking about debbie allen. something new and great to share with us. >> after this. >> uh-huh. ♪ the juliet ankle pant from chico's the ultimate fit for every body designed to move made to flatter only at chico's and chicos.com

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>> got big dreams. you want fame. well, fame costs, and right here is where you start paying. in sweat. >> yeah! [ laughter ] >> yes. >> yes, you do. sweat! >> honey, i'm paying. i want to tell you. i'm still paying. >> are you still paying or -- >> i am. >> enjoying the fruits of the labor? >> no, no. the work. i'm one of god's generals, field sergeants. got to get out here and plow the field. raising children, and pushing the arts, and taking a big step right now with freeze frame, stop the madness, biggest thing. >> you have a couple of things. talk about freeze-frame in a second. can we talk about "grey's anatomy"? billy was saying, it's like a second life for "grey's" isn't it? >> it is. like a brand new show. i feel i'm executive producing a brand new show. go to the movies with my husband and young girls scream when they

see me. i thought something was wrong. wanted to take a picture. i was flattered. >> missed it the first time around. 14, 15-year-olds watching it on netflix and bingeing it. >> based on something so ream. a lot of television is just not truthful, or fantasy. "grey's anatomy" is based on the real. shonda rhimes is home base for all the other wonderful things she's doing association base and something people can hold on to something and see themselves in. >> talk about freeze frame. you've been talking about this since you arrived today. say it's like the purpose of your life's work. that's a lot coming from you. >> it's a lot, because i feel that i have been pulled into it. i didn't do it. it's doing me. >> yeah. >> i've talked to mothers that lost their children. talked to police. a very balance portrayal. it's about -- oh, it's everything that i do, it's cinema, dance, it's music. it's -- >> stage production.

>> spoken word and about the violence going on in america right now. it's about the racial divide. it's an parenting. it's about the police, and i'm sorry that it's so relevant. vie to say, i am sorry that i have to keep rewriting it. you know, we wake up every morning shattered to more news about senseless loss of life. >> how long have you been working on this? >> probably actively about five years. but in my head, probably since i moved to los angeles to do "fame." the gang violence was so -- >> interesting story line, it's not changed in your head. right? this is about -- >> yeah. the headlines have, feel like, in the last couple of years -- >> not enough has changed. right now it's critical because it's an election year, and what is happening? i mean, i am supported by the center for american progress. coalition to stop gun violence. westfield is the only corporate sponsor that i can get, thank god for wallace annenberg and thank god for the kennedy

center. part of the john f. kennedy center centennial celebration, in his name. >> how can people see this if they're interested in freeze frame? >> they want to go to the kennedy center website, with their october 27th through the 30th. on october the 29th whoopi goldberg is coming with lee daniels and nicole hockley from the sandy hook promise. phylicia rashad and michael. eric dyson, to have a panel discussion and raising money on that night, and for that special night, you can call me at the debbieallendance academy and get those tickets to raise money. this needs to go to chicago to orlando, to every place -- >> don't you love debbie allen's passion? every time you come here you have a purpose. that's probably why you say so young, vibrant and relevance, you keep on going. >> keep on going and still doing the hot chocolate nutcracker. >> of course you are!

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>> hoda, many times celebs are paid to tout things. anytime touting things to make people jealous, i don't think that's okay at all. >> great. i say if you have the money, spend it any way you want. personally, i love oil of olay regenerist. tried it? >> are you getting paid nofor that? >> no, sadly. >> ah, yes. there we go. >> is it okay charlie took off early for the weekend? >> charlie, everybody cut out early on a friday. >> that's enough. >> billy, thank you for coming. really fun. >> thank you. something fun planned this weekend. >> a little fun, oh, yeah got a big week ahead. samuel l. jackson, mandy moore, hilary duff and debbie mazer. >> plus john cena and the beautiful bellas nicky and brie. >> and approve this message.

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