♪ >> from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> friday. try day friday has arrived. kath will be back again on monday. jenna bush hager is here. this is "lady" about austin mahone. i want to point out the reason i'm wearing a 20 -- >> she can't take it off. >> -- sweat shirt is because today happens to be the day that matt lauer celebrates his 20th year on television, and we had just a lot of fun in store for

our staff and everybody. that's matt hugging jackie, who is his assistant for 20 years. the whole 20. he walked out with katie. he was surprised to see savannah. look at this. and dylan. wait. what? wait. what? >> everybody came out to give matt his due. and it also happened to be katie's 60th birthday, so we had lots of candles. >> there was a lot of candles. it was slightly scary. >> they said they really did have to have a fire marshall. >> when we watched that taped piece, it was awesome. it's unbelievable. >> it documents, like, american history too. we're going to revisit some of those great moments with matt in a little bit. coming up on our program, we have the legendary rocker gene simmons. he is here. he is the front man, you guys know, from kiss. he has another project he has been taking on. >> he will tell us all about it. that will be fun. we tried to break our social media addictions.

>> we started tuesday? wednesday? >> wednesday? seems longer than that. we started on wednesday. we deleted our twitter and instagram accounts, and we tried an experiment on our office staff to see how addicted they are to their phones. we'll see how they did and share some advice for you about how to break the bad habits. >> donna went around, and you'll want to see this taped spot. it's about how often you look at your phone, but we're going to revisit that in a little bit. it is try day friday, and we are having jack daniels tennessee whiskey coffee. it's coffee infused with whiskey, but it's nonalcoholic. >> oh, it was? oh, it's nonalcoholic? >> so it's just coffee. >> so basically you're telling me it tastes like alcohol without any of the fun benefits of alcohol. >> exactly. you got to choke down the liquor. >> just to not get drunk. >> this is 2195 jack

daniels.com. >> good. >> jenna and i are both on a program with joy bauer about how to control and curb our eating. joy told me my problem is snacking in between meals. she gave me a zip lock bag. she said everything that you are going to eat put in the bag. not in your stomach. put it in the bag. >> or writing it down on a piece of paper. seems so one-dimensional. >> this is gross. i don't want to gross anyone out, but there are two hostess cupcakes. it's gross. but that is what i would eat not for the meals. in between. hershey kisses. you know when you walk by a candy dish and you eat five or ten? then i get skinny pop by the big bag. you know the kind -- >> wait. please tell where you leave it. tell where you leave it. >> i don't want joel to think i'm a pig, so i hide it behind the dog food. then i take the bag out wuatch tv, and then with the empty

evidence bag, i take it to the garbage and bury it under -- >> how many people can remember hiding something at the bottom of the trash can? >> me too. >> who wants -- you don't want anyone to know. i open the trash and i thought will joel see anything weird? all clear. we're going to be doing this next week, and we encourage you guys to try it. >> this is a brilliant idea. i haven't done it yet because i don't want to face the harsh reality. >> you have a plan that she's going to put you on. >> yes. what >> what is your plan? >> i don't even know. i do everything for the kids. i think a lot of people do this. they eat have super healthy. kale, salmon. for myself i'm, like, what do i have to eat? >> you just eat whatever. >> if i could, i would eat this, but hoda said i wasn't allowed to. >> this is what i heard from joy. if you start, you inhale the whole thing. she did say -- this is a good idea. if you want to cheat every day, she was telling me for me, you can eat two bites of anything. pick the thing you love and have two bites. you know you're not depriving. you can wait until the end of the day. two full bites. >> i give myself a cheat meal a

week. if you are going on date night, what's fun. what do you want to eat tonight? >> salmon. yeah. >> i don't want to eat anything. we might as well not even have dinner because i'm on this start today thing. it you can have one cheat meal where we can have guacamole and chips and margaritas. >> i like that. we've been waiting for ed sheerhan to step back out in the spotlight with new music, and it is out. >> since 2015. >> carson daley said did you hear ed sheerhan's new song. oh, my god. i'm waiting to hear it on the air. they're called -- >> this is "castle on the hill." i think. >> this is "castle on the hill." ♪ driving my 19 hour long ♪ country lane ♪ singing to tiny dancer >> is this the faster one or the

slower one? he is great in concert. >> you have seen him. >> i have seen -- i saw him once at jazz fest, and i saw him electrify a huge crowd just him with a guitar, and his red share just standing there. >> he can with such a soft voice. it's not like he is all about the show or the dancers or the lights or makeup or costumes. it's just pure. >> what are you going to wear for the golden globes? jenna will be hosting the red carpet, which is the thing before the golden globes. >> natalie and al on sunday night. >> i picked a dress. i thought it was fab. >> yeah. >> joanne asked to take a look at it, and she goes so -- in the e-mail -- do you love it? this is the dress. it's picked. she was, like, no, i think it should be strapless. i'm, like, it's too late. >> it's too late. >> no, it's not. she says cut off the sides. >> it's a beautiful dress. >> i wish we had a picture because it's kind of weird. it goes -- it cuts here, doesn't it? >> it's off the shoulders. it will be cute.

it will be fine. the other thing is i'm not up for any awards, so it's not about me. it's about those movie stars and that will be fun. >> you're going to -- i can't wait to see it. you're going to do a great, great job. >> it's going to be a lot of fun. >> we're going to talk about giving up social media. again, jenna and i both gave it up -- how have you been without twitter or instagram? >> we've stopped texting each other that we're bored, although yesterday we sort of did. we haven't stopped. we don't -- it's only been a couple of hours. >> i've been asking donna who works here to tweet like a quote and a picture -- >> so she still can put one -- i need to do that where. >> i'm not reading it. i'm not reading anything. >> and you're not posting anything. you're posting something from your account, but it's not you. >> we're going to talk about that kooif addiction. coming up, we're going to see how addicted people are to their phones and we're going to tell you how to separate yourself from something that you do too much of where. >> all right. let's talk about body image. we seem to be talking about the same thing over and over again. body image. >> phones. >> it's that time of the year. right? we're trying to get our stuff straight. there's a survey done by muscle maker grill, and they found that

81% of americans feel like they haven't reached their proper ideal body type. >> yeah. >> i will say this. over the holidays, i was looking through pictures from college. yes, there were some freshmen 15 pictures. we've all seen those on the cover of "people magazine" and stuff, but i will say that there was this picture of me with my grandpa and i looked so happy, and also i wish i had appreciated that body. i said that to henry, and he said do that now. you look great. you're 35. you look fab. you're a mother of two. you're strong. do that now. don't wait until you're 08 and say i wish i had appreciated it at 35. >> you're right. that's actually a good rule of thumb. every time you look back at pictures and say it wasn't as bad as i thought -- in your head -- they were asked these questions. which of these four things would you give up to achieve that ideal body type? alcohol, social media, sex, or

your cell phone? >> what would you give up? >> i would give up alcohol in a second. i would give up alcohol because truth be told, i love the wine. >> you don't need it. >> i have other things that i'm much more addicted to than that. what would you give up? >> i sort of agree. i have given up alcohol twice for nine months, and there were times i missed it, yes, but all in all, not really. >> 37% agree with us. they agree they would give up alcohol permanently -- oh, i didn't know permanently was part of it. >> not in the mornings. she was, like, i was told it was just not before 11:00 a.m. >> all right. 7%, only 7, said they would give up their cell phones. >> how could you give up your cell phone? >> you can't. >> you have to get a call from your spouse, from your boyfriend, from your kids. >> you can't do it. there is -- for your germophobes out there, there's a special toilet paper for phones. you know people carry their phones into the rest room. there's toilet paper roll, and then in tokyo at the international airport they have partnered with this japanese telecom company with a special

kind of paper that wipes your phone. >> oh, there it is. >> oh, that is so gross. >> oh, gosh. wait. now we know what we're giving matt for his 20th anniversary. >> look how you wipe it. that seems ridiculous. >> don't -- e we. do you all find it odd that everybody takes their bathroom into their phone. their phone into their bathrooms. >> i've seen them walking into the airport. they're on the phone and then they're in the stall. >> i feel like everybody does, right? >> can i tell you, i was with a friend yesterday, and i discovered a germier thing than the phone. this is weird. if you have ever gone to a restaurant where there's a buffet and we were looking at the chicken noodle soup. we're, like, oh, that looks good, and this colleague of ours -- mine walked up and goes -- i'm so sick. i'm going to get some chicken noodle soup, and i saw his hand go on the ladle. it was like in slow motion. if you want to find the germiest place, i bet you it's the chicken noodle soup ladle -- >> or, or -- >> then i was in our kitchen, and i was going to get some honey to put on peanut butter,

although i shouldn't have, and as i was looking at the honey, a colleague in there is coughing. i had to come into work. she's, like, just need some honey for the tea. i was, like, that's the other spot. >> stay away. >> the hundred why i aoney and ladle. >> i think you should be -- you have been an investigative respect reporter. we should do an investigation on that. >> let's put jeff rossen on it. >> he is a legend turned business mogul. >> we're going to take you to the kiss front man. gene simmons has been brieg right after this. >> don't eat that. no, nowhere. no, nowhere. >> that's bad for you. ♪ no, nowhere. >> that's bad for you. our craftsmen begin each day... perfectly seasoning our hillshire farm smoked sausage. so by simply adding the right ingredients... you can end each day crafting a perfectly delicious dinner. our hillshire farm craftsmen... start the day slow roasting turkey for incredible flavor. then they double seal every slice for freshness. the results? well, they speak for themselves.

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about it. >> good morning america. >> wrong show. this is the "today" show. >> i mean the united states of america. >> good morning, united states of america. >> that's fine. >> these are semantics, but i'm not anti-semantic. i want you to know that even though we're going to have fun and all the dropping things in the background, that's just for effect. what we're here to talking about is first and foremost me. rock and brews is all over north america. at arenas where cob certificates are being held. >> this is a restaurant, right? >> it's a -- >> yes where. >> when did this all start? >> a few years ago. we are the exception to the rule. we're also going to make an announcement on january 12th. the first rock' n cruise casino resort. there are hundreds of rooms. the kind of experience can't get

anywhere. >> being such a busy guy, why would you want to go down that road? >> life is fun, and if you just sit around watching reruns of "i love lucy" you're not going to be able to watch your show. i don't know what i'm talking about. >> i like what you are saying. >> now, these are -- >> some sauce. >> these are what i call benoits. everybody calls purple tear drops. >> you can eat this in a very strange way. >> now, here's what you do. first, jenna, you have -- >> glasses. >> you have to be cool. >> e you have to be cool. also, don't smile. there's no smiling. >> what you are going to be doing here tossing it up, and you should see what i can do with my mouth. just like up here. >> where? >> just so it's one of these. >> good ark is what he is saying. >> you just have to go like this. yeah. >> i'm worried. you sure? >> one, two, three.

>> here. >> oh, is that the way it was supposed to happen? >> try it again. >> try it again? okay. hold on. >> do you think i'm a better shot? >> let's go. ready? one -- >> hold on. let him swallow. swallow. you sure? >> go ahead. >> what kind of a toss is that? >> i got it. i got it. i got it. i got it. oh! close. wow. close. >> you've got to tell us -- >> here you go. >> you've got to -- under. >> it's really -- >> this is the problem with the sauce. it gets on your face. >> tell us about new year's. your wife, shannon, how is she doing? you posted a cute pic on instagram. >> what did you see in the photo? >> let's pop it up. >> there it is. >> a video, rather. >> yes. this was new year's eve, and, you know, i don't even drink,

but -- >> you don't drink. >> no, i never have. i have never been high or drunk in my life. no cigarettes, nothing where zploosh you say that your form of drug is accomplishment. what do you mean by that? >> life itself. you wake up every day. we all take it for granted until somebody, god forbid, tries to take it away, and have you to appreciate it. above ground is just no substitute. the amazing thing is you have to be able to understand that where, you know -- you're born in america. that's the best new year's eve resolution. i said so before. you know, what does everybody want? i want something else. i'm going to put into my closet that they're never going to wear. no. new year's resolution tomorrow is to wake up in these united states of america. god bless america. i'm getting choked up. it's starting again. >> we love you, gene. >> where is my glasses? >> i took them because you tried to make me look cool. >> kiss is going to europe. we're starting may 1st. we are america's number one gold record of all time. we're teaming up with the car nation and car gaming prpted

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>> let's hear it for number 20. if there's one name sin anonymous with the "today" show,

it's matt lauer. he is marking his 20th anniversary today, and we've been celebrating all morning long. >> matt has traveled to more than 60 countries. he has sat down with multiple presidents and interviewed hundreds of celebrities. >> let's take a quick look back at some of matt's most memorable moments. >> this is "today" with matt lauer. >> katie couric, how are you? >> i'm glad to meet you. >> watch it grow. ♪ me and matt lauer >> the amazing thing, they put my head on your body. >> i can't get over me either, actually. >> that's a high five. >> we're looking at the great pyramids of egypt. >> we have two of the biggest noses in television. >> you raised $150,000. >> yes. . >> and i'm matt lauer. welcome back. >> by the way, accident that -- there's an extended piece that is i think one of the best

pieces that ever been shown on the "today" show, and you can definitely see it on-line. it's beautiful. >> i had to go downstairs, and i kept saying, do i have to go? do i have to go? she's, like, you have to go. it's so fun to watch. >> the connections that i actually saw with matt more than i have ever known before is when he is with a child. he has, like, an incredible connection. as you guys must -- probably know by now, ellen and matt have a special relationship. she put together her own reel of matt's special moments. take a look. >> hi, matt. hi there. i'm here on the set of the ellen degeneres show in burbank, california, and i want to congratulate ow your 20 years on the "today" show. this morning i saw the promo that they did for you, and it's great. i think they missed a few of your best moments, so i made my own. enjoy. ♪ i can't say good-bye to you ♪ no matter how i try ♪ you're such a part of me

♪ without i would die ♪ i know that you and i were meant to be forever ♪ ♪ i can't tell you good-bye >> matt, you really are fantastic. i can honestly say that you are the only man i have woken up with for the last 20 years. congratulations. [ applause ] >> oh, awesome. >> some images we can never get out of our heads. we'll help you with news rules for the new year to get your kids to bed on time. >> can you totally go tech-free? >> coming back to help you break your bad habits after this. in a world that needs a hero, justice is spelled b-o-x. say hello to a powerful tool that gives you options to fit your budget. ♪ oh, i'm tied to this chair! ♪ dun-dun-daaaa!

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>> it is try day friday. jenna bush hager is in for kathie lee. kath will be back on monday. you may remember our friend joe martin disconnect from technology and social media. she gave up her cell phone, locked it in a safe during a vacation. turns out, she twisted her ankle and yada, yada. the plan didn't last long. >> i deleted instagram and twitter from my phone. actually, i said i'm going to, and she said get to it. hoda decided to do the same thing, and she got rid of her twitter and instagram live on the air. >> that led us to a little social experiment in our office to see just how addicted we all are to our own electronic devices. check out our donna-dorable. >> phone is ringing. >> are you going to pick it up? >> no.

>> so you were talking about -- >> cannot explore. hello. hi. >> are you going to answer that? >> nope. >> are you sure? >> positive. >> it's your phone. >> oh, it's okay. >> you're not going to touch it? you're not going to decline? >> i'm in the subway all the time. >> yeah. if you want to? >> why are you so popular? >> see, i can't -- >> i would rather talk to you. >> do you have to take it or no in you're not taking it right now. >> you're not going to pick it up, right? >> i would normally, but we're in the middle of something. >> if you looked away for a second, i probably would. >> i'm looking away. >> what a perfect experiment. >> that is so great. >> jill is here along with gale to see if we should embrace our technology or just say tech no. >> no. it's such a conflict.

do you see the conflict in people's phase because they want to be present and with the person, but, gee, maybe that's more interesting over there. maybe i'll just look at it, and then they're off their line, they're off their connection with the person. >> you can tell. >> you decided you weren't going to -- you were going to delete your apps and go tech-free. how has it felt not having those things at your finger tips? >> i delighted instagram, twitter and facebook on my phone. i never check it. i have to say, i have to so much more time to do other things, and i don't have any desire to check. the other thing we talked about this in the break, people do say to me, oh, you didn't see that i -- i didn't see. it makes you engage more. i love it. >>. >> we'll post something, and we haven't even told them, right? >> they'll know where we've been, and it limits the conversation. >> it changes the conversation, and it changes the relationship because someone somewhere else knows about something that you have done, and you haven't even

shared it personally, and you also haven't shared it with people who maybe they feel left out. how come you did that and you didn't tell me? you spoke about more time. i think it's also just more presence with yourself so you have a chance to notice things and if we're always like this, the whole world is out there. we're not listening. we're not looking. we're not just quiet with it. >> i have to say we talked about this. we've been, like, what do we do in cars? yesterday i was looking up instead of looking down because typically in cars i'm looking down, and i still am responding to emails, so there's some looking down, and i saw a friend on the street. >> through the window? >> i saw a friend on the street. >> good for you. >> we have more time to look around. we talked about more time to read, more time -- >> yes. >> i mean, what kind of things are people spending more time on? >> they're spending more time, first of all, just reflecting and seeing what it is they want because now you have had three months without this, and you can order your life in a way that it's not controlling you. you can control it. you can choose the kinds of ways

you want to spend your time, with whom you spend your time, and people just spend hours and hours and the time goes by. >> seven hours? >> the numbers, the stats, are insane. i mean, i found myself looking at andy cohen's page because i like it. oh, look, andy is in st. bart's. oh, he looks good. my god, 20 minutes is by. what are you doing? >> then people say i don't have the time. wait a minute. you do, but you have to be more engaged, more involved in choosing how you want your life to be. >> i don't think it affects us. it didn't really change our mood, but it can. can you tell? >> absolutely. first of all, most people don't post when they're not looking so great. they post when they're having a great time, when they're in a beautiful place and with their family. most of us are sitting there in our pajamas and saying they have supper a good life. how come i'm not doing that? or in the holidays in particular when people have a tendency to wonder about people who, number one, aren't there, where they

aren't. they're thinking it's going to be so much better if i could only do that rather than here i am, stay with that emotion and say how can i change where i am if i need to? >> i was saying on vacation, like, you talked about that i couldn't -- i couldn't go totally cold turkey because i was in a place in indonesia that i had to be able to get around, but what i didn't do, it didn't come out for meals. there were no personal interaction to anyone. it was just when i needed it. i have to say now, you can't because you have kids, but when i go out to dinner at night, since i have been back, it stays at home. you itch for it, but i get home. there's three or four or ten emails. then you respond. you don't have to respond immediately. >> that's a good point. as a mom we do leave. harry and i are both doing it. our phones in our bedrooms when we're with kids. it's too easy to look. >> the kids then get the message that they are more important than whatever is going on here. >> it doesn't mean you look at five other emails because it's

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>> all this week we've been talking about starting 2017 from scratch. if you need help doing that with your kids, you have come to the right place. >> i came to the right place. jamie rece, the best time to hit the reset button with everything from bedtimes to electronics use and homework.

>> our favorite parenting expert michelle -- all right. you're going to take us through problems and solve them right here lick ety split. >> what's the problem with food? trying to veggies. number one tip is calm repeated exposure in little bite size portions. at least five to 14 days. >> wee peerepeated exposure. >> in teaspoon size portions. get your kids involved with the process. >> we're told not to play with your food, but play with it. >> they're more likely to eat it. that's what you want where. >> just like piper is doing. she'll eat it. >> what are you making? piz pizza? >> awesome. let's move to this table. >> all right. this is bedtime. >> sleep -- >> which i have a little bit of a hard time with. >> one in three kids do, so you're not alone. the thing that we've discovered universally about every bit of science is keep your kids on a routine. >> yes. >> figure out what your child's

best routine and rituals are. what they're doing is actually drawing what their routines are. first you take a bath, then you brush your teeth, then you go take a book, then you go to bed. and the second thing is a lot of kids even though they go to bed, wake up and then can't get back. what they're also doing here is find your favorite place in your mind. >> that's what i need help with. >> you can keep this in front of you and forget the kid. the bottom line is that's what you are looking for, and then they'll do it. >> for older kids. >> lelectronics. >> the average kid is plugged in seven and a half hours a day. >> no, no, no. >> that's the problem. everybody thinks it's not my kid. grab paper in front of your tv, in front of your computer. just for the next week everybody take a check in and start adding up how many minutes you are. >> by the way, parents should do that too. >> then set up a contract and say here's our unplugged times.

big problem now parents go, okay, now we're not plugged in. what do we do? these are conversation starters that kids create. pull them out each day at the dinner hour. >> kids want to -- >> what's one rule you wish your parents didn't have. cute things to do. teaching your kids kindness. >> kindness is best learned through witnessing and hearing about it. kids are not hearing or seeing the good parts about life. they're cutting out good news reports. they're always on the back pages of the newspapers. >> sad. >> what you then do is review those before they go to sleep or at dinner time. this is a charity box. don't just in any case it durk t -- during the holidays. keep a box by your front doors and put your gently used toys and games and deliver it as a family to goodwill. >> they're seeing the bad news as they're trying to find the good. >> that's the problem. >> you have to be careful. >> homework time. >> homework is -- >> there's a lot. >> there's a lot. here's the thing, what we're not using is the lull times. that is in the carpools, when

our children are waiting for brother. the first thing is make yourself -- excuse me, sweetie pie -- flash cards. kids can make them. keep them in the car along with a clipboard so they can get rid of just fast things to do so at nighttime when it's 7:00 they're not in melt time, and then oven timers, sand timers are fabulous because kids can play beat the clock. >> do you like homework? >> look at this. >> yes. >> he loves homework. there he goes. right back to it. >> for more of michelle's advice go to klg and hoda.com. >> you have made time for the kids, but now how about making time for you? >> we're going to show you the key, leading calmer and happier life. all coming up after this. >> namaste. my name is pam. i'm 51 years old. when i was diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia, it was huge for everybody. she just started to decline rapidly.

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like you're being stretched too far between the demands at home or work. >> or maybe you are having money or relationship problems and you are feeling stressed. >> let go of what doesn't work and find balance. here to help us all do that is agape stas -- the author of "walk up to the joy of you." 52 meditations and practices for a calmer, happier life. we're so happy that you are with us. when people -- >> thank you. >> you have already brought a calming presence. >> you have. >> i love you. you are amazing. you bring so much joy every day in our lives. really you do. >> if you are listening to her voice going she sounds familiar arianna huffington happens to be -- >> my sister. >> i feel like what made you decide to write this? >> well, i went out on the road, the country, because i wrote a book on binding the heart, which was about keeping your heart open and having accesses to your heart and your love, and i found out that people everywhere wanted the same things.

they wanted more meaning, more purpose, more joy, and they wanted to not worry as much. >> calm down. >> calm down and not rush from one thing to the other. then collapse in bed at the end and go -- and here i go. >> here we go again. >> i feel like we're both a little bit guilty of that. running around 100 miles an hour. then i think also, you know, i have friends that have talked about the anxieties that they have that just feel overwhelming. >> your mind. people always say to me i can't stop my mind. >> how do you control that? >> well, you don't control it, actually, but one of the greatest keys that i have learned is that that's why i did 32 guided meditations and action steps like the little kids. you know, little bites. every day you start by practicing five, ten minutes of calming yourself. starting your day with centering, with slowing down your breath, and really focussing your mind on your breath. and allowing yourself to become more present into your body and into your breath, and then it starts to do you.

that's what's so amazing. it's like flexing your muscles. you start to build that consciousness of being calm. >> is it something you have to work at. oftentimes when i try to sit for a minute, all of a sudden i start thinking of things that i have to do. is there a way that you clear that out? >> you don't stop your mind ever. it's not going to do that. you can't. you start to observe your thoughts, and also you start to follow your breath. when you get connected to your breath, the rising and the falling of your breath and the slowing down of your breath, then you start to calm. >> why don't we do these things together? >> we need meditation. >>. >> imagine now in your eyes you are seeing this waterfall. we're going to slow down our breath. i'm going to count into four.

one, two, three, four, and exhale. as you exhale, exhale your worries, your tensions, your preoccupations. just tell your mind just for the next minute you are going to follow the rising and the falling of your breath. it's okay to smile. it's okay to laugh. >> i just wonder if we're getting a cue, and i can't see it. that's fine. >> we are. >> you can still follow your breath. >> just listening to yourself. >> and i like to put my hand on my heart and the other hand on my belly because that way i start to feel the calmness and now you count in one, two, three, four -- >> we have to go. >> and feel your heart -- >> look at them. >> fill it with love. >> then joy.

then you feel more joy. >> yes. >> we feel joy. >> they feel sleepy. they feel sleepy. >> you were great. >> thank you. >> we loved it. >> you were awesome. we'll be back in a moment. >> but, first, this is "today" on nshs.

>> i want to thank jenna bush hager, but i really want to thank agape. we did the meditation in the commercial, and it's so zen-like. your book sounds amazing. >> we have drew barrymore, and who else?

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the first snow of the new year is out of here. we have got to latest on the timing and pass of the storm. winter weather warnings already in effect. and trump versus the terminator, the new war of words over "celebrity apprentice". the first snow of the year is followed by the first clean up. these are folks that had to budget a few extra minutes this morning to wipe off and sweep off the cars. fortunately the snow was light and powdery. >> before it was over it left about an inch of snow in