from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. yes, indeed, you me it to winesday wednesday, january toth, 2016. jenna bush hagar is filling in while kathie lee takes some time out. and this is "boys like you" by who is fancy. >> i like it. muk boys like you moouk. >> is this one of your new jams? >> it is going to be.

wow. i like it. we will have fun today. tomorrow, i have to point out is the day i like to call j.lo day. she is performing in vegas, and she is going to do several shows. and it is going to be opening night. i mean, opening night for j.lo, and so we will bring you all of the details tomorrow, and also, the hip hop mogul rev run and his co-star tyrese is doing to be here. >> and also, we will talk to the three who are in the principal's office. james franco is in it. >> lilian is also here with her luxe for less. and her trend today is velvet. do you have velvet? >> i don't have much velvet, but

i would wear velvet. lilliana, she will show us how to look fabulous. >> and words of wisdom, because it is winesday wednesday. close your eyes. >> let's meditate. >> namaste. learn to listen. opportunity sometimes knocks very softly. isn't that good? >> do you like that sometimes you wonder if that's your sign. you know, they say if you pay attention to life, certain things are right in front of you, right? >> and your book is all about that, and these people who found their second callings, because they paid attention. >> and sometimes you take that voice and stuff it down and say i'm not going to listen to it. but there are people who pay close attention. where we wrong, journeys along the way. available everywhere. >> amazon.com, and get it in paperbook. >> and so we like to play with the hunks and who has the hotter abs. let's watch. justin bieber showed his abs this weekend.

okay. we have a seen those abs a lot. but somebody else who we have not seen the abs very much is daniel radcliffe. >> oh, his are great. >> this is the "vanity fair" shot. >> that is daniel radcliffe? >> that is harry potter. do you know what's funny about it. >> yes >> when you are used to seeing somebody's abs and like you have said, justin bieber's. if you leave less, people will lean in more. and now, patrick stewart. look at that. he is 75? >> yes. 75. who you prefer, hoda? >> daniel radcliffe. >> but i like patrick stewart, because i am a thing for a silver fox. >> and a bald guy is hot. i think that bald works. >> really? >> yeah. bald works. there is something sexy -- >> bald works and then right there, there was a sexy bald cameraman. >> oh, yes, just run your

fingers through it, yeah, like this. oh, yeah. >> oh, you said bald works, and he looked up to catch your eye, like, here i am, baby. >> we always knew this worked. we always knew it worked. so, we are -- >> okay. >> and we are talking about this, and when you guys, every single dad at home has a button and you do something repeatedly around the house and it makes your dad's head explode. there is a new survey around that said mostly it's when you leave the lights on. give me yours. >> yes, and not only for my a father, but my dad used to turn the all of the lights out if we were doing to the lake or somewhere, and we would leave one light on, and it was always me. and then henry does it. he hates to waste electricity and so i take mela to preschool, and she is 2 1/2, and the first thing they do is to wash the hands, and little kids are always washing the hands and mela turns and turns the light

out every single time. and the teacher is like, well, you don't have to do that, mela, and i'm like, well, daddy has tolder if she doesn't do that -- you know. and what about your dad? >> well, first of all, he had a thing. he used to say, save energy, because he worked for the department of energy, so he would turn off all of the lights, and that is one thing. and everything in his face, he -- in its place. did want us to be a mess, but this is is what sticks with me the most, we were all piled in the car to go the virginia beach, and driving to put the car in reverse, and he put the car back in park, and he says nobody does anything around here, and we were like what, we need to start cleaning the yard. and i will never forget and we are in our bathing suits, and i will be edging and clipping and because you know when you get frustrated, when your kids day. work.

then we piled in the car and drove to virginia beach. he saw us at times as ungrateful, and now we are spending all this money on a vacation. and park, and everybody out with the edgers and doing that. >> i think it is so funny that men can be kind of cliche that you say the turning the lights out, and everybody said, that and i read it to henry, and he knows it is him, and my father before him, and now my little daughter. >> what about the traffic problems? >> yes, traffic is a problem, but bad drivers is a more of a problem. to the lake, and my dad screamed a word that made my mom so mad that i can't say it. >> and you should have maybe said it in the makeup room. >> well, maybe once or twice, and they get into the argument, but nobody wants to feel like their kids are not safe at the hands of somebody else. know. >> so at the time i was like, geez, mom and dad, chill it. but then you now get it. and like henry gets more so with the kids in the car than before. >> yes.

>> and so, yes. we have a viral sensation online where there is a pillow that has gone viral and it is called mermaid pillow. a reporter noticed it on sale in the store and it went viral. let's show the video so we can know what we're talking about. we brought our own so you can see we're witty and smart. >> we don't have the video. >> oh, we don't have it. okay, we are just doing this. >> okay. >> look at this pillow. >> hold, this and this is the pillow, and -- >> we do match these. >> and go hocus pocus. and one, two, three. >> that is is not the way that it works. one, two, three, oh. up and down, hoda. oh, there we go. >> and swirl it. >> and down. >> and you know, you remember these things. >> oh, it is nice. >> and you know the little things that you put the pins and your face in there and it would make the imprint and those cool games. it is like this. >> and by the way, you could watch this all day.

>> could you really watch it all day. >> look, look, watch it on the monitor. isn't it fun. you are like, ah. >> ah. >> and people are falling asleep. >> no, it is so awesome. can you buy them? >> yes, you can. >> $75. oh, okay. i mean, it is a pillow. >> and you know you can get them at standup.com. >> $75 is low end. they go to $150. >> and so they are expensive. and so you know when you are in a rush and you put the makeup so quickly, and the question is can you put it on without looking in the mirror. and so buzzfeed asked a group of women to do it. and we will see how they did. >> i don't know where the cheekbones are. >> my body knows what to do. >> here goes the liquid eyeliner. >> i am so terrified to do this right now.

>> it is he up there, i can feel it. >> don't even feel it right now. >> i know there is eyeliner there. >> wow. >> and i did not blend in the bronzer at all. >> this is not terrible. i would do this in real life. >> that's crazy, i don't even >> and you know who the queen of this is? >> who? >> karen. >> really? >> and she can put on a eye with contour and she will do it with me and it is remarkable. and i don't want to make up the -- mess up the make up. >> wait, this is the eyebrow pencil, and it is easy. can i look at you? is that in the wheelhouse? >> is it? >> if you want the bushy eyebrow. that's not bad. >> well, you can feel it. >> and one time i did my makeup in the cab and i had this little terrible mirror and put it on quickly and when i got to work somebody said, oh, my gosh, who did your makeup today?

>> oh. yes, they thought it was really good. >> and maybe they didn't like. >> and so now, we have a game of jelly beans. i know you like them, because they are delicious. but we're going to play a game. it's called -- bean boozeled. >> and yes. they started it by making really gross flavors that look like good flavors. >> so it's like a game of risk. and each one of the bowls is something. and in the first one, and let's look at to see what kinds it is. number one has either canned dog food or chocolate pudding. >> are you ready? >> yes, and this is the spit bowl. >> are you going to do it? >> i am going to eat it. i got chocolate. >> no, i got dog food. okay. did you? i don't know.

tutti-frutti. i think mine is dog food. >> mine tastes like a little bit -- okay, stinky socks or aught toy fruity. >> oh, i got the socks. >> i got tutti frutti. >> i got tutti frutti. okay sorry about that. >> okay. that is rank. seriously. >> we didn't get dog food before. >> oh, i am not kidding, i am having post-traumatic. let's do one more. >> okay. one more. number three. moldy cheese or caramel corn? >> should we do the really nasty one, number five. they won't have this until later this year, but it's dead fish or strawberry banana

[ laughter ] >> i am not kidding. >> it is like the gag reflex. >> we had dog food. ball game food. >> my gag reflex is seriously starting to kick in. >> lilliana going to wrap you up in velvet. >> and we will have tv dating advice for some talk shows.

all right. have you ever thought this, it is not me, it is men. >> everyday. if you have, rev run and tyrese agree with you. the hip hopper and the actor have a new show coming. called, et cetera a not you,' men. and this is what they think about when it comes to love, sex and marriage from two different perspectives. who came up with the concept of the show? >> we did. together. our relationship did, and i used

to send out the tweets and the words of wisdom, and he responded to one of them, and it was on the e-mail list, and it was like, i don't agree. i said, who is this. and he said, tyrece. i'm like which tyrese? he's like tyrese tyrese. and so we said at the end of the conversation, we need to do a book together "i beg to differ." >> the name of the first book was "i beg to differ". i thought it was going to be that. monology. >> we named it "man lgsology". but listen, the show is based not only on the man perspective, but it is starting with it is not you, but it is me. and women can say that, and then we just added the n on it. so we are not throwing the men under the bus or exposing, but look, to the all men and women, and marriage, single or engaged, we want to give you a head's up of what is around the corner before you get there, and some of it is uncomfortable.

>> and tyrese is single, and rev is married to justine. we love her around here. >> yes. what has rev taught you about marriage? is he a great side kick. ? >> and this is interesting, and i don't want to get too deep, but i am a here to get deep, and the craziest thing is that all of us can find ourselves getting married without the point of reference of what marriage is, and how can you be naturally know how to be something you were never raised by? what is a father if you never had a father in the home, and i'm going to be creating a child and now i'm a dad, because i have made a child with a woman, but you don't understand the concept of fatherhood. >> how do you grow into that? >> for me, rev is the first person have been around on a consistent level that is really married. and he has defined the blueprint of marriage and i'm 37, and things are changing for me, but i'm still single.

has been a lot of talk about the oscars, about the boycott. >> of course. >> i know you have stuff you want to say with it. >> i think that, i know, that listen, i know more white people than most white people, so i don't have a racist bone in my body, but i would say this that at the end of the day, enough is enough. when you have talent, and you have gifts, and it is not that you seek the validation of non-blacks and say i am nothing until you validate me, but it is a matter of what is fair is what's fair. and when you go to the b.e.t. awards we nominate sam smith and robin thicke, because they put out great music, and adele. she's going to end up with nominations at the b.e.t. awards. folks are not left out. and at the end of the day, if you are bringing the best game and the best to the table as an actor or actress film producer, you should be recognized to have the opportunity to recognize the most significant award there is in the movie film

should definitely step down, and everybody who is attending and if you are friends with african-americans and you love them the way we know that you do, get out of there, and make a statement. that is how you affect change. don't keep showing up acting as if you don't know what is going on, and thinking about you and start thinking about the future generations. we cannot effect change if we don't stand up for something. >> rev, any thoughts on this? >> nope. >> he's a hollywood guy, and all of the big hollywood movies, and i will leave it in the hands of super reece. >> all right. thank you so much. good luck with the show and the premier of "it is not you, it is men" premiers on own this saturday night. >> and guys, you know how you get together to watch "scandal" and "empire" and we want all couples, engaged, single, whatever our sexual preference is, we want everybody in the living rooms 20:30, you all, in

the living room talking about this. we like it. >> we like it. >> come on, come on. >> and we have a look at the new movie "who knew" right after this. seems like we've hit a road block. that reminds me...

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wednesday. i'm jenna bush hagar in for kathie lee. and hoda is across the street at the studios and ready to play the weekly trivia game "who knew" and in honor hoff j.lo's biggest debut, we are testing your knowledge of sin city. for those who know, you get $100, and if not, don't worry, because you will get a signed copy of hoda's new book. and with us is editor of "traveler" and you love las vegas? >> it is one of the favorite places in the world. >> before we left, we asked, more of this food is eaten every day in las vegas than the rest of the country combined. wings, fries, or shrimp. >> you would think it is wings, but it is 60,000 pounds of shrimp is consumed everyday and that is the same amount consumed in the rest of the country combined. >> and that is why this is called who knew.

over to you, hoda. >> what's your name? >> i'm nina. >> where are you from? california. >> i think you might get this one. >> in the "hangover" mike tyson sings along to which phil collins song -- in the air tonight, against all odds, you can't hurry love. >> what's my choice again? >> in the air on the to, against all odds, you can't hurry love. >> against all odds. >> against all odds. no, wait a minute, but you get a book. so she wins. >> it turns the out she wins, but who cannot forget this iconic film. >> it was, mike tyson song along to the "can you hear it calling in the air of night >> and you have a very nice voice. and it looks like a room in caesars, but it is not actually a room. that is a theater. >> and what is your name? mike ratell. >> where are you from. >> madison, wisconsin. >> and you are?

>> name this song. >> bright lights city, going gonna set my soul -- >> viva las vegas. >> and $100, and what are you going to do with the money? >> she gets it. >> he is a smart man and maybe he will guy $100 worth of hoda's books. and "viva las vegas." everybody loves that song. >> and who is in more vegas than elvis. i should be in a jumpsuit to pay tribute. he got married to priscilla from in 1967. and he staged the comeback there, and did four weeks of shows and paid half a million, and it changed his life. >> okay. back over to hoda. >> i want to show you the adorable kids over here. all right. showed them. and your name? >> michelle ricer. >> from? >> brookville, indiana. >> currently, las vegas is home no the largest blank in the united states. casino, hotel or restaurant?

>> casino. >> wait a minute, you lucky devil! you get my book. >> thank you. >> you are welcome. >> so even when you lose you win. i would have said casino for sure. >> it is home to the largest hotel. the venetian has 7,100 rooms, imagine cleaning all of those. it has real gond leers. and you can go to the gondalier university. >> and i wonder where the biggest casino is. >> good question. >> and we don't know, and that is why it is called "who knew." >> and your name? >> cali. >> and in the 1998 tom cruise film "rain man," dustin hoffmann's character has a unique talent for playing what casino game? poker, craps or blackjack. >> blackjack. >> yes! you're a winner. but yet, you are a loser, because you didn't get my book.

>> of course everybody remembers that movie. >> and another movie filmed at caesar's palace. >> hoda, what have you got? >> briann. >> all right. here we go. about how many marriage license are issued each year in las vegas? 50,000, 80,000 or 140,000 marriage licenses? >> 150. >> that is not even an answer, but who cares! you get a book. >> and not an answer, and maybe, you know, littler than you think. 80,000. >> and 80,000 is still a lot, and the the busiest days are new year's eve and valentine's day. >> of course. and we could have maybe one more if hoda would bring joe on the trip. no, we don't have time. we don't have time. sorry, we don't have time for you the bring joel, okay. it is associated with nobility since the beginning of time. and lilliana has the latest trend bringing us "luxe for less" when we return.

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here we come. lilliana's dressing room is a little intimate, but it is jenna's first time. >> i like it in here. >> it is nice. and very sexy room. >> it is. >> it is. >> thanks for having us, and thanks for letting us sit on this couch. >> and it is velvet-inspired couch. today, we are talking about the velvet luxe for less, and you will see it in the fall, and in the winter, and this year, because there is a huge nod to the victorian trend, this is a fabric that you want to add to the closet. our first model, come on out, and she is showing off one of the most flattering silhouettes

dress, but instead of the flimsier fabric, we did it on the lush velvet. and the price is incredible, $39.99. >> wait, $39? >> and it is coming from oriccia. it also comes in black and it also comes in this gorgeous green color. >> and i love the ruching even though you don't need the forgiveness, but some of us do. fit helps in that way. ? >> in that fabric it's hard to find something that looks that fabulous for $39. and then we added a blue shoe. >> where you wear that at night? >> to work. and then you could add a blazer offer it. it's transitional. >> okay. what is next? >> and a super easy blazer, but wait until you see this jacket. here she comes.

gorgeous, right? >> pretty color. >> it changes the whole look of the outfit, and it is a deep hunter green, and from h &m. it's only $29.99. >> and look at the back, too. >> it has a tassel tie in the back which is so pricey, gorgeous, right? and super easy and a white blouse and leather leggings, and then we did a great strappy sandal. in a pewter tone. beautiful on her. >> that's a date night outfit? where would you wear that? >> i never know if you should go beyond the jacket. it looks great that way. >> well, i like a longer jacket, because it covers your butt. >> yes. >> and now, if you don't want a full velvet outfit, you can do the accessories. and katy perry wore this fabulous velvet turban and they are called i'm with the band.com,

and wear it forwards or play wit on your head, and super cute. i love the velvet shoe, because if you don't want to commit to trend, this is easy to do. booties under $50, and i love the pump in the burgundy color, and then these smoking slippers are adorable, and they are $5. >> what? >> i found them at primart and only in stores so find your closest one. let's talk clutches. we talked about velvet, classic for evening. and these handbags are from target with the beautiful handbags. fun colors, fun tassel. this is also from kai mart. and now, to take care of it. never fold it, and you cannot iron it, you can only steam it from the inside out. >> and dry clean? >> yes, dry clean only. >> and send it to the dry cleaner, and what if you go out in those boots and it starts to sprinkle. >> run inside. real quick. >> you can't stooet treat them with anything? >> don't pretreat it, it will

ruin it. >> i would ruin it. >> that is why you want to spend less than $50 on it. >> and jill martin heads back to school for a history lesson. >> and she catches up with three of the biggest names in

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all right. imagine this. having the power to rewrite history. that is the premise of hulu's new buzzed about mini series, 11.22.63. and jill martin met up with the hot men behind the scenes. >> and it was a hollywood team to say the least. it is a stephen king novel who has a high school teacher who travels through time to stop the assassination of jfk. and i met with the star james franco, and the writer stephen king and the producer j.j.

abrams. >> reporter: many americans can tell you exactly where they were when jfk was assassinated. >> who do you think did it? >> many people think that lee harvey oswald did it. >> reporter: and now the new series on hulo, 11.22.63, explores the premise that what if one man had the power to go through history and alter the course. >> it is simpler if you go in like i am asking. >> in the closet? >> can you do me a favor and just walk into the closet. >> reporter: based on the best selling novel by stephen king, a high school teacher james franco travels back in time to save jfk's life. >> what makes 11.22.63 so incredible is the details of the story of what it meant to be in this time. it is issues of class and race that make being back in time so powerful.

>> reporter: they came together over the mutual love of stephen king. so you were both interested and make a phone call -- or how does that work? >> steve and i knew each other for several years and then i let him know how much i loved the book, and he said, if you want to get involved as a producer somehow, and i thought, this is amazing and now we are here in the principal's office talking about it. >> and the character is a teacher and a decent guy, i like to think of myself that way, and sometimes there is a role where you say, i need to be as honest as possible, and i think that this is one of them. >> reporter: i walked into the principal's office today which is a place that i am familiar with, and when you were younger, is this an environment that you know about? >> i spent some time in the principal's office in high school. >> what did you do? >> i wrote a newspaper that called the teachers by various

profane names, and it fell into the wrong hands, and i was called to apologize to certain old teachers. >> did you do it? >> i did, because i didn't want to get suspended. >> reporter: if you had a rabbit hole in your life that you could go back, have you visualized something that you would go pack and change. >> at one point, i would go back and say, yeah, i would not do that movie, but in hindsight, years and years later, i would say, that is great, because my life changed because of that. >> reporter: and not to give away the ending, but you published an alternate ending on the internet, and are we going to be surprised by the ending of the series? >> you know, i could tell you that, but then i would have to kill everybody in the room. no, i won't answer that question. >> he might kill somebody. seriously. >> we hope he doesn't. >> and waiting for the next book. >> and 11/22/63 debuts on hulu february 15th, coincidentally, it happens to be president's day. and it opens up that story, of so many moments in history, and what would happen if you could change the clock.

>> and then, if while you were reading the book, what would you go back and change? i am really excited for the series. >> back in moment. this is today on nbc.

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oh, who could forget this moment. this is one for the ages. anyway, get this, j.lo going to be making her debut in vegas and who knows what is in store, but ing residency there, i have been invited behind the scenes.

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