this morning on "today's take" our good friend mel b is back to shake things up as our guest co-host and get ready to say opa again with "my big fat greek wedding star" nia varldos and a special salute to our military men and women on this special veterans day. all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with the al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> quite a week or so. >> just a week. >> welcome to "today." it's a wednesday morning. november the 11th. 2015.

military this morning. many of them out on the plaza in the rain with us. thank you for being here. i'm willie with tamron, and our friend mel b. >> what's up? what's up? >> i'm just saying you are an oreo "today." >> feeling the beard. just saying that. >> i'm kind of just saying that. >> i know you well by now. >> not really feeling it. >> did you really just say that? >> i didn't mean to. what i meant was feeling it like touching. >> it's soft. not bad. >> it's a bit scattered though. >> it's like when a 14-year-old boy tries to grow a beard, that's sort of what it looks like. >> is there beard gel. >> there's horse shampoo you can put in. >> i know that. >> luxurious. >> what are the kids saying at home as you grow this out again? >> when i go to give them a kiss good night. they want nothing -- >> too fuzzy. >> natalie is on assignment, al,

wild adventure rokerthon doing the weather in all 50 states in one week, covered 30 states in the last few days and today he runs through eight more. >> 32. >> i'm up -- >> hi, al. >> we're at 32 now. we're in mississippi. hey, mel b. we're on -- we're on i-10 heading east towards alabama and in fact all morning and early into the afternoon we're going to be stopping at a whole bunch of military installations in honor of veterans day. >> nice. >> as you take a look ahead of the road, we've got fog, but it's otherwise the weather has been spectacular. i've got a police escort. >> nice. >> oh, man! i've got a brand new winnebago. this is a winnebago fuse. >> we love it. >> that's a good looking vehicle. >> this thing just rolled off the assembly run. sweet, isn't it? >> yeah. >> are you happy doing this? >> i'm actually -- i'm doing this, baby. i'm driving this thing.

>> i'm just checking that you're okay. >> by the end of the day, al, you'll be through 40 states, is my math right? >> we're -- we will be through 40 states, and we're starting tomorrow morning in virginia and making our way up the coast on amtrak. >> oh, how cool is that. >> phenomenal. >> that is. >> all right. >> we miss you, but we're enjoying this. >> having a great time. >> it's good, it's good. rokerthon 2. >> planes, trains and automobiles with al roker. >> and a lot of goats. >> i don't understand the goats. >> i do, but i'll tell you about it later. >> you know -- how do you know? >> she has a different goat story. >> lots of them. >> let's start with veterans day. >> yes. >> and a happy one to the 22 million veterans living in the united states. more than 1.3 million armed forces members serving in the military. vets being honored around the country today, a couple of marines traveling the country. love this storying giving hugs to other vets. marine ian michael created the human hug project and aims to

visit every v.a. product. part of a project to combat anxiety and isolation. diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in iraq in 2003. he's traveling with a fellow marine veteran and his wife. so far they have visited 15 v.a. facilities and plan to give out hugs at 140 more. what a cool idea. >> that's so nice. >> and something so simple as a >> yeah. >> special. >> coming up, we've got a story to tell you about a vet who is actually paying it forward by funding scholarships for veterans, children and their spouses. so much goodwill in the veteran community and so many people doing such good thinks, including a group i've worked with a lot called operation mend out at ucla medical center. the group provide surge call medical treatment free of charge and psychological health support for the most severely injured veterans who have served abroad. here's flywheel in new york city. got the whole group together. >> love it.

from l.a., guys coming from across the country for this veterans week and we spun and we sweat for about 45 minute. ever done it? >> i love it. yeah, are you kidding me. i love a good spin. >> intense and feels good. >> dylan was there. >> and there's a lot of people from operation mend on our plaza today who came by to say hello. >> great stuff. >> thanks for the folks at flywheel. >> got an apple gadget. tell you about the holiday season coming up. apple's pro pencil. >> christmas come early. this is the ipad pro. what's really awesome is you see how different it is in size. this is a standard ipad air, much larger in real estate size and apple could be entering into a whole new category and really targeting this not just towards people watching videos or people that are gaming but kind of consumers and business travelers and artists. with the new apple pencil, it's pressure sensitive. actually amazing how well it

artist can use it to their advantage. this has two times the computing power. it is a workhorse and i think it could enter into a new category for tablets. >> somewhere between the pc and what space? >> ceo tim cook of apple said this could be a pc killer which i think is a powerful statement. could the declining pc sales even further decline now with something like the pro? possibly. >> i love apple, but i just feel like they come out with so many new things that i have to have everything and spending more money and more money and more money. >> well, i love that point, too, because a lot of people are this isn't the first time we've seen a larger sized tablet but here eat deal. apple does such a great job of reef the consumer and you want it. >> the difference there they can really reach the everyday consumer. >> it is amazing the psychology. >> look what you've done. >> i've done something, given him a beard like willie's. amazing the psychology behind

the desire to get everything new apple >> i got the apple tv and sat there forever. i got it and i just bought it because it came out that day. don't even know what i'm supposed to do it. >> go to an apple store the day the new phones came out. lines around the block. couldn't wait one extra minute. >> what is this going to run us, how much? >> actually starts at 799 for 32 gigs. >> can i just take this one. >> that's yours. >> done deal. >> the nevertheless, you could at least get past one level. >> like in the subway, i'm feeling protective about it. there's something to that apple trend. >> absolutely. >> katie, thanks. good to see you. >> you look adorable as always. >> my light saber skirt. >> oh. >> the most whimsical and fun style. so awesome. >> love it. >> and we both have on pant suits today. we didn't plan it. >> we do. >> this is the thing for the day. >> i almost worth exact same color pant suit.

>> what are you calling that a blush tone? >> beige. >> beautiful. >> lovely. you're not only one wearing the pants >> three suits. >> three suits. the name of our hour today. somebody missing suits, pants, and a lot of other things, the victoria secret models. >> i meant to go there yesterday but i was rehearsing. >> you were going to go there? >> yeah. >> front row, too. >> see, i think i would leave there like i'm inferior. >> you're beautiful. the women are beautiful. >> the models are out, model lily aldridge wore the $2 million vanity bra at the victoria's secret fashion show. they taped it just in case you are going to pie it for someone you know, 6,500 precious gems set in 18 karat gold and took 1,600 hours of labor to create it.

for sale but doesn't always find a buyer, surprise, surprise. if not the bra is dismantled after a year and i guess recycled recycled. >> put it in a museum for people to look at it. >> anyone ever buy it? doesn't seem like something -- >> i just think about the guy who would buy that for his wife. >> give the 1 million to charity money. what do you think in. >> i don't think i would buy, it no. it. >> wouldn't want to wear it. >> looks uncomfortable. >> probably extremely heavy, not the softest thing to chris to, either. right here. >> it's a bra. >> doesn't look comfortable. >> that's where they go, right. and caitlin and kris jenner were their daughter -- >> kendall. >> kendall walked for the first time in the show, and you were actually, mel b, at kris' gatsby party, speaking 6 million. >> i was.

i read that kris jenner's birthday party was $2 million. how was that? >> it was a proper full on lavish party. >> yeah. >> and really nice. everybody was dress up in the gatsby style. >> there you are. look at you. >> and it's -- it was nice. everybody made an effort, ant party was full on. >> it looked beautiful. >> the glasses were baccarat. >> was it her birthday? >> 60. >> wow. >> really raising the stakes for birthday parties. >> got to sell me a fantasy bra to give me a party. >> let's get a check of the weather from miss dylan. hello, miss dylan. >> hey, guys, looking at snow back through the eastern rockies. denver has been seeing snow for the past several hours and it is going to accumulate and blow around with the very gusty winds. in fact, for parts of eastern colorado and western parts of nebraska, we could see blizzard conditions, not because there's going to be a lot of snow but because it gets tossed around and wind gusts up near 60 miles per hour so we do have blizzard

warnings in effect and on the eastern side of this cold front and this area of low pressure we have strong storms in the forecast, especially iowa, west central illinois and also northeastern, missouri where we could end up with strong storms, even tornado >> bri: good morning, >> good morning, everybody, i'm brie in for jr today. here's the storm system bringing throughout the day today. you can see the band setting up on 495 and points west. and cape cod and the islands, that's where i can expect the bulk of the storm to bring in strong wind gusts. temperatures don't budge a lot. stay near 50 throughout the day. ? and that's your latest forecast. up next, get ready to break some tishes because you're wedding. >> my goodness. >> she did it.

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film now being released by the behemoth universal pictures. but you know we are still the same family and we're really close and had a great, great time. >> we're going to show the trailer in just a minute. won't keep people waiting much longer, but can you reflect back on your life in that time? here you make a small movie, probably see some friends and family and becomes an international phenomenal. what was that like in realtime it is. >> it was really going down a hill, skiing without poles. it was just aghhh. here we go. but everything stayed the same. i remember being home visiting my family when the movie was breaking all these records, and i was like, mom, you know, this movie, you know, just broke this record and my mother is like that's nice. take the chicken out of the oven. it's the same. >> keeping you humble. >> it's same. >> we're super excited the trailers. want to talk to it now. >> where is it? >> here it is. >> here we go. >> here we go. >> oh, my gosh.

>> a long time ago. >> hi i had a big fat greek wedding. now my daughter is all grown up. >> florida to new york, these are the colleges i'm applying to. >> why do you want to leave me? >> payback. >> and ian and i are just trying to find a minute to ourselves. >> you're going on a date with your husband, and afterwards, oh, satin, slippery like -- >> you're welcome. shave everything. >> now my family has come together. >> who says a woman has to be married? >> you, all our lives. >> the wedding is off! >> to pull off another big fat greek wedding. >> all right. >> one, two, pull. >> oh. >> we come from a long line of

remember to protect the polaki. eyes open and niece shut. if your knees are open, shut your eyes. >> my gosh. >> that is hilarious. >> hilarious, hilarious. >> thank you. >> that's out there. >> shave everything. that's life advice. >> my cousins and i do that whenever we're in a photo, together, put our arms on the back of each other's neck and you get an instant facelift. >> ready, ah. >> that's phenomenal. >> oh, my gosh. >> thank you. >> we've got a good idea but where do we pick up the story here? >> the reason that the sequel took so long to come out is because it's entirely my fault. i just could not write something that i didn't know. i had written -- my character is a mom at end of the movie and i wasn't a mom and a sad story and it turned out great because once i became a mom i understood all those feels and on my daughter's

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attention. we can't wait to see him tackle this controversial movie that a lot of people will be talking b. finally, big news from the rock. wayne johnson announcing that his girlfriend lauren, they are expecting a baby girl. the "san andreas" star made the announcement on his instagram account thanking all his fans for the support he and his lady received and saying he's about to be outnumbered he said bring on more estrogen in his home. congrats to our buddy, come on, it's a party. they have the club music. up next, my girl mel b. we're going head to head in a pop culture pop fix. what's the dance move these days? what do we do? >> i don't really know. >> nae nae. watch us not whip nae nae. >> i don't know. you're th how you doing? hey! how are you?

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taking a look at the headlines. chipotle restaurants in oregon and washington reopen today even though the health department cannot find the source of the e. coli brought yak. tests on thousands of samples bacteria. before reopening, the 43 locations had to toss out all restaurants. about 130,000 children's drinking cups are being recalled. the recall involves bueno straw tumblers. in a child chews on the straw small pieces can break off and

get swallowed or inhaled. no injuries have been reported but parents should make sure their children stop using them. obese children as young as 8 years old show early signs of heart disease. researchers used imaging tests to compare a small group of obese and normal weight kids. they found that 40% of the obese children had thickened muscle surrounding the heart which could reduce the heart's pumping ability. experts caution that heart problems during childhood could lead to more complicated health conditions in the future. a woman in california is very grateful after her jewelry was lost and found. carissa walter put her engagement rings and earrings in a tissue when cleaning the bathroom and then later realized she had tossed the tissue in the toilet and flushed it. a utility crew lifted a nearby manhole cover. jewelry. she calls it a miracle. i call it a life's lesson. let's get a check of the

weather from al, who is on roker-thon 2. hello, sir! >> hey. we're on i-10 heading east towards -- to mobile, alabama. and we're celebrating our -- all of our veterans today by installations. we're going to continue that as we get into mobile. but let's get you caught up on your latest weather. for today we're looking at a risk of strong storms stretching from northeastern texas up into the mid mississippi river valley with an elevated risk for tornadoes. so we're watching that. and a big snow storm getting itself together in the rockies and heading east. for tomorrow, we've got a beautiful day along the east coast, mid-atlantic coast into the southeast. we look for rain and showers making their way into the northeast. also, windy and wet conditions in the pacific northwest. rainy and windy around the central and western great lakes with gorgeous weather through the southwest into southern california. that's what's going on around

the >> good morning, everybody, i'm bree in for jr today. here's the storm system bringing in steady rain and winds throughout the day today. you can see the band setting up on 495 and points northwest. and south shore, cape cod and the islands, that's where you can expect the bulk of the storm to bring in strong wind gusts. wind advisory, temperatures

rmances from a ton of artists. just a fun show, edgy, hot people. >> and you have history -- >> whoa, i like that move. >> you have a history with the show so not just the fact that you are the host. you were one of the shows. >> at vh-1. >> not just vh-1. >> no, i mean, it's a great network. my daughter is very happy that i'm actually part of it, and i get to host the whole thing and it's ld and the performances

>> one of your own 13 jobs "america's got talent" and now we're hearing simon cowell is joining the show replacing howard. >> lots of rumors and he's officially said. it's his show. he created this show and even though i'm sad howard's left, i love howard, but it's a good combination. >> we do, too. >> they are similar characters. >> you've got the big pop culture show on vh-1 so we'll test your pop culture knowledge. >> hands on -- >> even though mel is a pop superstar and have a 16-year-old daughter. >> i know nothing. >> which movie has clawed its way to the top of the 2015 box office? >> tamron. >> "jurassic park." >> i'm sorry. >> the only question i knew. >> according to officialcharts.com which mark randy johnson/bruno mars collaboration -- >> "uptown funk."

>> i'll give you this one, go. >> with the headline "call me caitlin" what magazine featured 2015's most famous cover? >> ""vanity fair." ". >> thanks for that. >> here's a good one. who won the 2015 as car for best actress in. >> oh. >> wait, wait, wait. >> best actress. >> red hair. >> great actress. >> owing julianna margulies. >> julianne moore. >> that famous redhead julianna margulies. >> okay. >> here we go. >> and i love julianne moore. i love you, so sorry. >> this one is up your alley. come on, mel. >> which member of one direction broke countless of teenage hearts by leaving the band? >> zane. >> which series won the 2015 emmy for best drama? >> "empire." >> hbo. >> that's not a drama, is it?

>> hbo, lots of fights and -- >> "game of thrones." >> i know. i watch it -- >> i can't believe i missed that. >> after meeting on a 2003 film which celebrity couple announced separation this year after ten years of marriage. big, famous couple, separated a couple months ago. >> aflac and garner. >> good one. >> that's sad news. >> i know, i don't write the questions. >> added to the oed in 2015. >> oed. >> i don't know what that is. >> oh, oxford exling dictionary was this term in which a guy takes up too much space on public transit. >> oh. >> man spread. >> man spreading. >> yes, exactly. >> you can do that in a pant suit. good thing you wore pants. >> time for one more. >> i'll give this to mel. can you do it. i'm not that competitive. >> not fair quite to mel but see she knows it. which team won the world series

in 2015 for the first time in 30 years. >> the royals. >> the royals is what she just said. >> the royals. >> yes. >> you got it. you got it the. >> i'm so good at this game. >> tamron just edging mel b, and you -- >> she put up a fight. >> can you see why mel's going to be such a great host. vh-1, big music in 2015 "you outta know" coming up tomorrow night. coming up, one air force reservist lending a hand to military families to help s there are things we expect from a phone screen we expect it to be ridged. we expect it to be flat. we expect it to be fragile. but what if it wasn't? wouldn't that change what we expect from a phone? meet the new droid turbo 2. with moto shattershield technology. the world's first shatterproof screen. only on verizon. get up to $300 when you trade in your phone and buy the droid turbo 2. clorox knows a lot of dusters just push dust around. clorox dust wipes have the power

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today is veterans day when we honor our military men and women for their service and sacrifice through generations of war, and there's one veteran who has found a way to support military families by giving them the opportunity to pursue their dreams. oklahoma state university is the only school teague ever wanted to attention. generations of family members had gone before him so when teague and his mom stephanie learned he had been accepted -- >> we both screamed basically. it's not one of your formal acceptance letters. it's a card that you open up and it starts playing the osu fight song. >> teague's dream was to study mechanical engineering, inspired by lessons he learned building and fixing bikes with his dad, army national guard lieutenant cole them tom crotty. >> got to the grow together through bikes and he built his

own workshop in our house and got to replace everything. it was just one thing our whole family could do together was cycling. >> but the family faced a practical concern, how to pay for that dream college education? teague's father who earned a bronze star for his work in afghanistan died of leukemia nearly five years before his son's graduation, leaving his family to find a way forward. >> a lot of folks feel like, you know, with time, you know, that things do get bert, and they do. but it's still -- you still have an extreme loss. you still feel like a part of you is gone, you know. i've lost my best friend and it's tough, really tough. >> to help ease the challenge military families often face dealing with injury or loss major dan reason, a united states air force reservist, created a program to fund scholarships for veterans' children and spouses. >> the mission upholds honor and

leave no family behind. we can't undo what's happened we can come into an inherently dark situation and bring a ray of hope and bring a ray of light to that family. >> rooney was affected watching a young boy meet his father's flag-draped casket after returning from iraq in 2007, and he took action, establishing the folds of honor found day. the organization's name references the 13 folds in a flag for fallen soldiers and symbolizes the burden each family carries with them. >> we're in a position not just to say i'm sorry or thank you for your service but to do something tangible and no greater gift can you give any family than step in and take care of their children and their spouse. >> my name is chrissie carp text and i'm wife of lance corporal andrew carpenter. >> my name is paige garber and i'm the daughter of command master chief jeff garber. >> i think he would be so proud

college and getting our degrees. >> over the past eight years folds of honor has awarded more than 10,000 scholarships, $13 million in aid this year. rooney says it's just a start. >> the least we can do is to ensure that these families who have paid such a tremendous sacrifice for the freedoms that we enjoy to have the opportunities to pursue their dreams in this country? teague's scholarship game just in time for his trip to oklahoma state this fall, giving his mom a bit of relief. >> i'm very proud of him. he's worked really hard for where he is right now. his dad would be very excited for him. >> it's an awesome group that because of its popularity needs your support to learn more about folds of honor and how you can donate. go to today.com. coming up next, some helpful travel tips for the holidays which are right around the if you're an adult with type 2 diabetes and your a1c is not at goal with certain diabetes pills or daily insulin, your doctor may be talking about adding medication r

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>> so good to see you. family travel season. holidays are upon us. going to share some abcs. >> let's launch in. >> let's start with the "a," advanced planning. you want to look at the calendar and choose the dates that are best for traveling. as you can see from this calendar, some of the days are not going to find you a deal anymore. however, traveling on the holidays like thanksgiving, like christmas, those are the times you'll save the money and another way to save money that people don't realize is those big box stores where you go for your big paper towels and a million gummi bears, those kind departments, too. >> really. >> so you can save money -- >> i did not know that. >> save money on air, hotel, rental cars and theme parks. great way to save your money. >> let's talk "b" for baggage. >> when i'm traveling with kids, especially keep it simple. ziploc storage bags look great. put one outfit into one bag. >> like a.

everything, sort of weird that day. shower caps. >> when a great idea. >> shoes covered and also remember if you're traveling, you want to do tsa-friendly travel size accessories to put in there, and if you're bringing gifts, if you're taking the little gifts, that's okay. bigger gifts, ship ahead. you don't want to get stuck with those things going through tsa. >> and you can't wrap them either because if they check your bags. >> with the little ones. i'm going to go rogue. bags so if you can pack it in a carry-on, that's a good way to go and if you're going somewhere like a cruise bring a carry-on and have a swimsuit and everything in there so you don't have to wait for your luggage to be delivered. >> children. >> hi, guys. >> to keep them busy in the car make what i call a boredom bag. this is a travel cosmetic case

you can pick up at any store. fill each pocket with age-appropriate activities, books on tape, rubik's cube, snacks, and that way they can keep busy in the back seat and keep it organized. also something to mention when you're traveling with young kids, there's a lot of habits that you develop at home, potty training, nap time, meal time, going to bed and kids are creatures of sequence, order, routine. they are creatures of habit, so follow those sequence, order and routine when you're on the road. >> stick to your schedule. >> if you've got a stuffed animal or something. >> working that rubik's cube. >> let's talk dijal real quick. >> "d" is for digital. use apps, can save everything, can give you great emergency low capital gains, apps for the best gags prizes and that's digital and, e," enjoy. kids. >> we've enjoyed you, emily. thank you. thanks, kids.

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