from nbc news, this is "today" with kathy lee gifford and hoda, live from studio rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody, it's boozeday tuesday. e we hope you had a wonderful labor day weekend. and bet you didn't get affected by hermine. >> we thought we were going to get rained in and be inside playing board games and instead it was gorgeous on the east coast, for the most part.

overnight, hoda? >> probably. >> you're never to just one place. >> i ended up leaving here and going to new orleans on friday. i did a little shoot with the property brothers. new orleans was just eating them up. they were so cute. they renovate d a house. we're going to talk about that when it comes around in november. then i found my pos orleans and we hit the streets. we were in the french quarter. it was really fun. that's mike in the back with his mouth open. we ate at antoine's. we got on the plane from new orleans, flew to newark and drove to see my mom. >> thinking it was going to be a washout. >> thinking we were going to be inside and look at the sun. the kids were out in rare form. >> look how great your mom looks.

then we just what we do. we took pictures and hung out. >> and all the blow up cushions. you are all family when you're there. >> we had a nice hang. how was your weekend? >> i thought i would just write all weekend mostly. . i was going to go to this big event in greenwich, thought it was going to be a washout. so i invited some friends. we were at my house yesterday his husband robert. and chrissy and i wanted to invite you, but it ended up being barbara streisand day. 74 years old is still setting records. neil and liba just sent me her encore cd. i said to everybody because it was a gorgeous day, drinking

to it. we spent the afternoon listening to. >> how was it? >> it's hard to know what to expect. i was surprised by -- i didn't love all of them. i love that barbara tried all of them. and i loved the one she did with patrick wilson. something call ed "loving you." ? >> he's we all know she's going to sing great. i love hugh jackman "at the ballet" was gorgeous. my favorite, i got to say, the one i was most surprised. i thought jamie fox singing "climb every mountain." but listen to this. ? climb every mountain ?

? follow every rainbow ? ? till you find ? ? till you find ? ? follow every rainbow till you find your ? till you find your dream ? >> that was really great. amazing. >> e we knew he sang great because of "ray", but broadway stuff, i loved it. when everybody left i sat in the library by myself and listened to it one more time.

the album is number one. what's so cool is over so many different generations, barbara streisand keeps hitting number one. >> five decades, right? six decades. that's just unbelievable. she and bruce springsteen are right behind the beatles. >> it's the beatles, jay-z, barbara and bruce. those are the top four. who wants something free? >> it's from 2:00 until 5:00, a small ultimate oreo frappe at dq. >> it's a combination. it has oreo cookies, coffee, ice, vanilla ice cream,

>> jo ann is back from the netherlands. we're glad you're back. >> by the way, you want one? come here. >> we're going to welcome you back. she's back from climbing every mountain. we think -- >> that's okay because now i'm doing this. >> welcome home. you look tiny. >> we have a question. >> i call her every day. we have already call ed them. i call my mom at 9:00. >> "voeg" says three times a day, once a day. we were just wondering. it's important you call often. >> my sister likes my hair. i'm so happy. i was nervous. >> you call yours first and i'll calami calamil mine.

i'm going to get mom. put it on speaker. >> turn it up. >> hello. >> hi cuddles. >> hi honey. how are you? >> i'm good. what are you doing? what are you wearing? >> i'm enjoying retirement. >> you didn't really have a job. >> listen, you wasn't a job? >> are you going to call your mom? mom always tells me her favorite meal of the day is what? >> it's breakfast. >> what did you have today? >> i had an eng muffin and two pieces of bacon. >> not exactly excellent. >> we're getting sammy on the

this is fun. i like this. here we go, mom. >> is sandy on? >> hi, mom. >> what are you doing? my mom is getting ready to go to the beach. >> my mom says i don't wear enough lipstick on air. >> exactly. . >> how is today? >> you need a little bit of lipstick. i think you're good beautiful lipstick, she wants a deeper red. more red. >> we love you, mom. >> you look great. love you, mom. >> talk to you later. enjoy lunch. >> bye-bye. >> we have the same conversation every morning. >> we do too. >> e she tells me what she had for breakfast and she says it's

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? ? ? ? the best moment to be happy... ...is the one happening right now. life. enjoy all of it. it's time for "today's buzz" when we round up all the juicy celebrity headlines. >> editor and chief of naughtygossip.com. changing by the minute. >> if you have a ticket to see beyonce in concert, you may be a little out of luck. >> the massive show was meant to be. tomorrow, in news, she has

weekend her magnificent birthday, she celebrated. she went all over the place. >> what happened to her voice? >> i think it is a combination of singing and being tired and needing a little time off. beyonce is such a perfectionist. she is not going to want to put up a show when she is not 100%. they can reschedule. they already have. all of those people looking forward to beyonce, they will get to see her but not on wednesday. you will have to wait a few more months until she comes back to th with that gig. she is going to be bigger and more fabulous than ever. she also had a birthday we were talking about and she just posted a fabulous message on instagram that said, thank you to everybody who wished her a happy birthday. >> where was she? >> she went to camp david. she spent her birthday with michelle obama and then went to philadelphia and spent some time with president clinton. >> quite the birthday party?

in philadelphia. she went to support jay-z. she wasn't hidden. she was in the crowd enjoying her birthday. >> do rest coaches ever need vocal rest. she is not. i am saying do rock stars. >> i think so. >> sometimes talking is harder on your voice than singing. >> speaking of singing, harmony, one of the girls was there. >> over the weekend, camilla walked off of the show. before the show, she gave us some hints. she put out a tweet saying she just needed three days rest. they have been touring around. in the middle of the show. >> they have all been doing the same tours and concerts. >> ex athly so. in the middle of this show, she left the stage and walked off because of anxiety. she was full of anxiety and needed to take some time off. she did perform over the weekend at a concert in texas.

there was some question about some disharmony in this group but we are glad she is back singing in the show. >> some celebs had some fun. >> we checked everybody's instagram. drew barry moore, she went to a farm. there she is with a turtle. she tweeted it didn't look real. mr. she was with her kids and she found a donkey or and luckily, drew travels around with carrots, so she stopped and fed the little donkey. she had a fabulous time with her kids and she is going through the divorce, split up with her husband. >> what was katy perry up to? >> she went to this hippy concert. they encourage the use of cell phones at the concert. they don't really like you to use money. they like you to barter.

>> bartering with? >> maybe a jukebox, maybe a cigarette or something. she was at this concert. she put out that picture. she was having a fantastic time. paris hilton was there. >> and kourtney kardashian. >> normally, they travel as a pack with lots of cameras. this sunday, just mommy and daughter. she brought her boyfriend and she brought her three kids. >> whose boyfd? corey. corey was there by herself. she did bring the kids and they had a lovely mother/daughter time away from the whole family and no camera crews. maybe it was a real vacation. >> i was with courtney in nantucket and she didn't have crews around. >> everybody needs a break from the camera, for hoda woman. hoda gives one lucky grandmother the surprise of her life. >> her wish was my command.

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my mom is this funny, kind of proper grandmother but yet she has this thing with monster trucks. the only thing she has been close with is she rode in the bobcat. >> all she did was push dirt around. she loved it. >> to grant this bucket list wish and get grandma behind the wheel, we enlift mark hall, driver of the raminator, a five-ton heavy metal behemoth. we indianapolis fairgrounds, gassed her up and designed a no crash course so cheryl can let it rip without killing anyone. >> i'm going to be over here. you will be able to see me. your mom is going to be back there. >> cheryl thinks she is coming to the fairgrounds to visit the horses. >> let's go see. >> the state fairgrounds is one of the most -- cheryl doesn't want to interrupt my special

and cheryl beerbauer, how are you? >> so all your girls got together and they told us what an amazing person you are. we have a little plan for you today. >> well, i will ask questions later. >> we do have surprises in store. >> i know you have got a lot of things on your bucket list. we don't have them all but we might have one. >> all right, mark, start her up. >> oh, my gosh. >> yes. >> that idea is your monster

>> wow! >> what! whoo! >> want me to do some wheelies? >> how did that feel? >> wow. ready for more. >> you are going to ride over and demolish those cars. >> oh, my gosh. >> don't worry, cheryl is riding shotgun on this one. >> start your engines. >> all right. p here we go.

lot more cars. >> there you go. >> grandma crushed it, literally. >> there she is. >> mr. what i learned if cheryl is that it is not just about crossing something off a list. >> you guys are amazing. >> it is about who is there beside you when you do it. >> i'm so blessed. >> i love that. i cried. i have a little tear. >> tomorrow, i'm going t up with a hit prime time tv show. we're going to surprise an awesome viewer. she is going to flip out. >> these are great stories. >> we have our beloved curtis with a 20-minute meal that looks so good. it involves some pork chops. >> global superstars singing one of their biggest hits. when we say big, we mean huge. >> i thought they were in israel doing this one.

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it is hoda's favorite day, a combination of boozeday tuesday and spanky day. with labor day behind us, the last thing you want to do is waste time in the to help you get dinner on the table. here to show m us how it is done, one of our favorite p meals. the owner of "gwen" and "maude." curtis stone. >> how are you doing? >> i'm good. i want to show you how to make pork chops that will blow your mind.

crumbs, japanese style, some salt, a little pepper for the extra crumb. we always think about crumby stuff and we just put bread crumbs on to whatever it is. you can add flavor, salt and pepper, parmesan cheese, some parsley and then you mix that together. >> do you always use fresh parsley? >> i love fresh parsley. you can grow it and you don't have to throw it away. put a little pot in the windowsill. >> you start off withou chops. nice and lean. >> nice and lean and thin pork chops. m spread them out with the meat there. after the flour into the egg, after the egg -- >> nothing but egg in there? >> see how i am using tongs. >> and then mt. bread crumbs. >> you don't talk to an egg. i don't think you get salmonella

you go ahead and push that in. be quite firm. you force that in until you get a solid crust. >> yeah, yeah. >> next, you bring this over. >> plop it in. i use a mixture of olive oil with a little butter. >> i like how he says it much better. the butter is there for flavor. the olive oil is there so it doesn't burn. >> throw a couple in there. >> wik >> i like it when people tease me. >> you go ahead. you cook it until it is golden brown. it only takes a few minutes. don't cook it on too high of heat. you want it on moderate heat. then, it looks like this. >> cook it through, though, right? you don't want pork to be undercooked? >> pork actually you can serve pink these days. >> let's serve it up. >> tomatoes, salt and pepper, a little olive oil like that. look at these beautiful end of

we tried some, like sugar. >> lemon zest and lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil. tomatoes on the arugala. >> there is nothing better, is there? >> it is all mixed together. >> then, you get into the pork chops. >> come on, hoda. there is some cheese on mine. that's all right. >> a fork in mine. >> you go right in there. >> how is that? you serve the salad and the pork chops. it is so have had, i'm telling you, in years. >> to get this recipe go to today.com/food. am i right? >> perfect. >> coming up next, a love story that will forever live m beautiful story coming up right

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? >> now, to a story of faith and love between husband and wife, country duo joey and rory fake. >> when joey became pregnant, she and rory decided to take a year off to enjoy the pregnancy and the birth of their daugh indiana. just six months later, they learned their daughter had downs syndrome and at the same time joey was diagnosed with cervical cancer. the original surgery was successful and the cancer came back. at the young age of just 40, joey passed away in march. rory chronicled the family journey on his blog and then a documentary called "to joey with love." >> we are so glad to have you here with us. >> how are you doing?

>> you said you an your wife always had this childlike faith you couldn't even understand it or put it into words. have you been sensing, as i know i did when our family had a great loss. you never compare the two but you know the state of grace when you are in it? >> that's right. >> it passes all understanding. >> there is no way. i should be curled up in a ball. >> fetal position. instead, i am filled with joy and hope >> my fetal position would be nothing compared to what she could have felt but she didn't. she just kept living. i don't mean breathing. i mean living. >> what was she like? >> she was incredible. my blog kind of describes her better than myself. she is an extraordinary, ordinary woman. she lived life simply but the choices she made, specially today, are amazing.

it is another thing to continue making them right until the end. >> you chronicled this. i can only imagine other people watching this are going to get such hope from this. that wasn't the intention when you were originally chronicling this journey. >> we found out that joey was pregnant and decided to take a year off and just stay home. we thought we were going to simplify our lives. i was going to document that. the baby was born and we learned she had downs syndrome and joey, cancer and then it started taking a turn and the story just kept turning. i kept pushing the cord. as time went on, i never knew what or why i was recording. it just felt important. then, after joey passed away, i started to realize why. >> so many people joined you on your journey, didn't they? >> it went from a handful to all of the sudden now millions of

sending hope like that out. >> everybody has their real challenges in life, don't they? >> they do. >> if what you went through as a family can be used to bring comfort to so many others, it doesn't take away the sting but it gives it purpose. >> it gives it purpose. we are all looking for some way to deal with our struggles. there are very few places to go. this is just another way m. it just happens to be somebody m in front of you. >> bring out the cutest baby on every morning. >> i, sweetheart. >> can you say hi to these ladies? can you wave hi to them. >> can you give them a smile. >> patty cake. >> can you smile? >> let me see you smile. >> yea! >> can you clap hands. >> well, she can but she won't. >> she calls the shots. she is the one in diapers.

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to the international ministry it has come today. the latest cd is called "of dirt and grace." we are so happy to have you. >> everybody is here. >> welcome. >> i was in israel for our show last march. you came when we were leaving and shot the video for your new single right there on the sea of galilee. >> traveled all around the place, went from there up to lebanon and spent time with refugees on the syrian border. it was amazing. >>. the you always love something you have to wait for. >> it comes out september 16th, premiers nationwide. we are really excited about it, the timing. >> we are going to hear ocean that you wrote together and it is 25 weeks or something on the charts. you guys, way to go. here it is. singing "ocean," hill song

? you call me out upon the waters ? ? the great ucnknown where feet may fail ? mystery in oceans deep ? ? my faith will stand ? ? and i will call upon your name ? ? and keep my eyes above the waves ?

? my soul will rest in your embrace ? ? for i am yours and you are mine ? ? your grace abounds in deepest waters ? ? your sovereign hand ? ? will be my guide ? ? where feet may fail and fear surrounds me ? ? you've never failed and you won't start now ? in the presence of my savior ? ? spirit lead me where my trust is without borders ? ? let me walk upon the waves wherever you would call me ? ? take me deeper than my feet will wonder ?

stronger in the presence of my savior ? ? spirit lead me where my trust is without borders ? ? let me walk upon the waters ? ? wherever you would call me ? ? take me deeper than my feet could ever wonder ? ? my faith will be made in the presence and much easier ? ? take me deeper than my feet

the presence of my savior ? ? i will call upon your name ? ? keep my eyes above the waves ? ? my soul will rest in your embrace ? ? ? you are mine ? >> whoo! >> beautiful. >> the movie "hinge song, will rise, opens soon. we're giving it away in just a bit. beautiful.

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>> john: so that's wh i've been working on. now, i got to get running. >> victor: thank you for everything, john. >> john: yeah, um. got a second? [ominous music] ? ? theresa and brady's wedding is tomorrow. i expect you will find time to fix things with him by then? >> victor: tried that the last time u asked me. wasn't interested. >> john: try harder. ? ? >> brady: frank, i appreciate it. i owe you one. >> theresa: your friend, he can do something?