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hey hey hey >> you guys are pretty good, you two! >> hi! >> how are you? >> happy st. paddy's day. >> what are your names? >> james. >> maggi. . what were you doing? >> a quickie, ready? >> and, go. how do we do it? i'm going to hold you because i'm going to fall down. >> i gotcha. >> okay. right, left and over. >> oh. >> up! >> watch it. >> thanks, hoda! >> okay. >> thank you so much! that was great! >> our exercise for the day. >> we're exhausted.

happy st. patrick's day, guys. >> happy st. patrick's day. >> those are two of the dancers from the riverdance. >> unbelievable. i saw it at rockefeller center years -- >> we finally found a hat that fits hoda. >> that's actually not nice, all right? anyway -- so, so true. everybody. it is the day -- they're manhattan. >> i know, i can't get over to neary's pub. i was so upset. i was going to go for lunch. i can't get there, baby. >> we just saw maggi and james, with the show for five years. by the way, it's celebrating its 20th year. >> remember michael flatly? he made a fortune on it. isn't that the same guy? andrew lloyd webber. pretty much. good for him. okay. so we have a really big show for you with emmy and golden globe winner john goodman, here to tell us about his mysterious new thriller. you don't know if he's the bad

>> we're so used to seeing him in certain roles and it's a little creepy to see him this way. >> and somebody who is a good guy all of the time, he's back. fabio. >> fabio! >> st. patrick's day, it's perfect to have you. what a perfect moment. >> when you think irish, don't you think of fabio? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> goes right to your mind. >> all right. we have also have our wonderful chef with us. >> he just left! scian. we saw you on the 8:00 cheating on us. >> i'm sorry! >> twice. >> i feel guilty! >> you should. all right, good. >> and ambush makeover day. plus st. paddy's day performance from international singing sensations. wait until you see these guys. so darn cute. celtic thunder. so awesome. and i think we need a little beverage. >> yeah. i mean, i love my stuff but today we should have a little begin guinness

>> who are you, richard robinson? >> i'm your local bartender. >> he's from the beekman bar in new york city. he's doing something where he's making us a guinness beer with a shamrock on top. >> it's called art. >> trying the best i can. >> richard, you need to come over here and bring them to us, okay? >> i'll be right there, ladies. >> because we like to be served by sexy men. you know what, fabio can help you. >> by the way, do you know -- who knows richard? >> who? >> do you know who richard just came up to me and said "guess who i know?" >> who? >> joel. boots. oh! >> here you go. >> thank you ever so. >> so where is the shamrock? >> under pressure? >> under pressure. >> okay. let's do a little toast. >> what happened to our shamrock? >> fabio, what did you do to the shamrock? >> it's called the fabio effect. it melted. it melted when he touched it. >> yep.

>> wow. beekman bar, it's called? >> downtown manhattan. [ laughter ] >> it's a boys' drink, but we like it too. >> it's delicious. >> thank you so much. >> you don't like it? >> she likes her vino. >> you should have one a day. >> yes.? >> it's very healthy. >> i have a head cold. anything. >> better stick around. >> all right, guys. things happening in his life. he's going to tell us about it. for fun with regis years and years ago, fabio was -- he was -- he was the body on all you know? >> right. >> they come out and they just used to use fabio. they changed the women. and fabio would always be the guy ravaging the women. >> because he looks like that guy. >> regis and i did one with him. they were sword fighting and i was being ravished. i enjoyed it.

cute. we love jennifer garner. >> have you ever been to a wedding party and you have a big fluffy dress on and you have to go to the restroom and you're thinking, oh, my gosh, how am i going to go with all this extra dress. jennifer garner talked about that very thing last night. take a look at what she wore to the oscars. >> she looked spectacular. >> she looked gorgeous. she said that dress gave her an excellent waist, beautiful bust line. but the problem is, she had like a body suit corset snapped downstairs. remember those old body suits? >> they were impossible to get on and off. >> who thought that was a great idea to have a snap? >> some pervert. >> last night she revealed she needed her best friend to help her go to the bathroom at the oscars. >> she needed her person. you're my person. >> you're my person, hoda. take a look. >> we go into the bathroom, because she's going to have to hold something up. >> okay. >> okay? [ laughter ] it's not pretty. worse than a toddler in a snowsuit.

>> because of the body suit! >> oh, so it's like a snowsuit thong. like a thong snowsuit. >> yes. >> okay, yeah. >> and the connection of the body suit, because it had a hook and eye situation, was in an intimate position. it was like -- in -- >> okay. >> so i said to my friend, i said -- i don't know what's going to happen, but i think you've got to get this. [ laughter ] >> no! what kind of friend is this? no! absolutely not. >> she is a good friend. she said, if this has to be done, it has to be done. but listen, i want you to give it a good college try. >> a hook and an eye? >> men have it so easy. you guys have no idea how easy you have it. >> really! seriously. flat. you don't have any spanx on. your waistline. >> they do have man spanx. manx. >> they do.

specimens been in need of a manx? >> are you posing? >> what are you doing? looks like you're going on a date. >> hoda, get over there, make it a trio. >> get in there, fabio. >> fabio doesn't -- >> one of the things -- >> donald is like a toothpick. let's play a little music, shall we? it's almost friday. >> saint paddy's day, hoda. >> this is a new song by flo rida. and it's about friday. so let's take a listen. >> here we go. here's the chorus part you like. go! go, go, go! >> see, i liked it before now.

i did. they start rapping and i'm out. >> hoda, save some fun for my song, please. >> i will. here it comes. hold on. >> what did i do in a past life to deserve this? tuesday she wanna go up wednesday i panic >> here it comes. songs. friday >> isn't that good? >> will you sing my song? >> yes. we have to sing kathie lee's song because it came from a musical. >> are you ready? >> i'm ready. all right. i have to do this because of public demand. there was one person -- >> one tweet. okay, let's do it. i met a sweet lassie from -- >> you're throwing me off.

>> come on, chrissy, what is it? i met a sweet lassie from -- >> nothing? embarrassing. >> well, if you hadn't played that much of the daggone song. >> now it's my fault! >> i'll figure it out. i met a sweet lassie on my way to blarny she told me she came from the county of quirk she showed me the way to her heaven and back and the next thing you know we was grating the stork come play me your fiddle come tell me your tales and tell me some more of laddin and lassin and love ever lasting and all the sweet lovers who came here before hey hey [ laughter ] now pour me a guinness i'll mind me own business and try to forget that sweet lassie from cork >> yes! [ cheers and applause ] that was -- by the way, that was beautiful. that was beautiful.

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nice color and browning on all sides. the trick here is not to do it in too big a batch. it will stew and you won't get that nice color on it. once you have it nicely brown transfer it, two batches will do. celery and onion for the base flavor and once you have that, we're going back in there with the beautiful beef. the beef is chuck steak but you can also go in there with some rib of beef works really well, anything that is a cheap cut works very well. something with fat and muscle that will break down in the slow cooking process. bay leaf for extra flavor, beef stock going in here. i'll let you do the pouring over the irish steaks. be general. >> put the whole thing in, one can? >> one. >> you're doing beautifully. >> what does the irish stout do to the meat? >> it intensifies the flavor.

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the world renown singing sensations, celtic thunder! >> they have been named top musical artists multiple times and sold more than million records. >> and their latest album "legacy album one" has been number one. congratulations, guys! >> you have something big, right? while hitting the road? >> absolutely. we have a tour coming up. >> yes, 77 cities across north america this fall. >> starting in the fall. >> yep. so it's on celticthunder.com. >> living the irish dream! >> absolutely. >> ryan, neil, damion, emmett, emmett. >> correct. >> excellent! >> what are you singing for us? >> "ireland's call" today. >> here they are! celtic thunder!

side by side we stand like brothers one for all and all together we will stay united through darker days and we'll be unbeatable forever ireland ireland together standing tall shoulder to shoulder we'll

come the day and come the hour stories we were born to follow our guiding star and to meet our destiny with glory ireland ireland together standing tall shoulder to shoulder we'll answer ireland's call hearts of steel and heads unbowing voing never to be broken

fight no more till our final requiem is spoken ireland ireland together standing tall shoulder to shoulder we'll answer ireland's call ireland ireland together standing tall shoulder to shoulder we'll answer ireland's call

[ cheers and applause ] >> you guys, were so great! >> awesome! >> back with more in just a moment! >> but first, this is "today" on

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hoda, how do you who saint patrick was? don't worry, you're not alone. >> we hit the streets to ask patrick actually was. take a look. >> who was saint patrick? >> an irish saint of some sort? >> oh, i have no idea. >> i'm going to go with a catholic saint. or an elf, i don't know. >> a leprechaun.

>> in ireland. >> a saint in ireland, i think. >> everyone has been saying that. and i don't know what that means. >> a saint. >> saint patrick. i guess that's all i know. >> a saint or something, i don't know. >> uh -- a saint in a church, i guess? i don't really know. >> a leprechaun? >> a saint? >> i really don't know. who was he? >> he was a christian missionary. >> the first one who got it right! good job! >> thank you. >> way to go! somebody got it. ireland ireland together standing tall >> i want to be irish! shoulder to shoulder with our irish call >> i think we have a spanx alert. it's not me. >> enjoy your st. paddy's day,

>> don't forget celtic thunder! jason: next at noon, major changes are coming to see world. michelle: why they are no longer breeding their orcas. a house fire takes the life. jason: a pep rally stunt gone wrong. a man catches fire and students

announcer: local, live, late breaking. this is wesh 2 news at noon in high definition. jason: the killer whale shows are leaving sea world. thank you for joining us this afternoon, i am jason guy. michelle: on michelle this comes after years of scrutiny over the death of a trainer and the documentary blac kfish. amanda ober has more. >> seaworld ceo joel mandy called the announcement that seaworld is stopping its orca breeding cro-magnon -- program and phasing out its shamu shows