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>> welcome to "today." warm day today. al, your morning jam. >> "cheeseburger in paradise." i'm going to be cooking at the burger bash. >> do i have to recuse myself? i'm judging. >> i'm looking for all fixes i can get. >> yours is going to be a good burger sblmpt dei go r burger. >> i go down tomorrow. >> then we cook on the beach. >> then we are going to l.a. for the oscars. >> we are a married couple this weekend. >> we are. >> okay. >> more on that coming up. let's talk about the oscars sunday night. >> you guys are going to be there. a lot of story lines to talk

a lot of people want to know is leo dicaprio going to win best actor? best picture category, different kinds of movies. the big short, bridges of spies, more of a spot lighty movie or big with revenant? >> split on where the awards are landing. it will be interesting. >> a fun night. one thing hanging over is diversity of hollywood question. chris rock is hosting. a lot of people can't wait to see the opening ten minutes of the monologue. he talked about the gig with the hollywood reporter. >> a pretty decent monologue and be funny throughout the show. if you get off on the wrong foot, though, it is a real hard hole to dig out of. i'm only there because ellen

only here because ellen said no. she did so good the last time she hosted the show that is the standard. >> ellen world famous selfie a couple of years ago. >> it is about the monologue. the first five minutes set the tone. that is where you know he is killing it. >> you remember the talk about should he boycott. he said what a great challenge there. i think he is going to -- >> you have a friend -- >> i was with somebody last night who works at a small comedy club where chris rock is trying out some of the material. it is out there.

by the way, in honor of the oscars and throwback thursday hollywood reporter came up with 100 most memorable movie quotes. number one, frankly my dear i don't give a damn. others include shaken not stirred. we have chosen our favorites. boat. >> one of the best moments of movie history.

>> what we got here is failure to communicate. some man who just can't reach. line? >> a little bit of a different direction. >> very deep. >> i don't know how to put this, but i'm kind of a big deal. >> really? >> people know me. >> i'm very happy for you. >> i'm very important. i have many leatherbound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany. [ laughter ] >> one of the great pickup scenes. that line never gets old for me. >> we have to rewatch that. so good. >> i understand you had a rough

>> a true parenting confession, worst moment. my husband is away on business. he tasks me with taking the kids to soccer. i have taken them to where they play soccer all the time. it's pouring rain yesterday. do you remember how bad it was. so i'm driving along completely missed the turn and driving anywhere in new jersey you miss a turn you end up on a juggernaut. i ended up practically coming back into the city. it was the whole time what i feel so bad about, it was an ex pltive-ridden ride for my children. 30 minutes of f bombs, gd. my poor kids got quiet. it was like crickets in the back seat. quietest i have heard them. >> were you mad at the car for taking you there? >> yes, because i tell you, she

jersey turnpike and now go north and now go south. is it south or north? make up your mind. in the middle of the night my husband is like he just said the gd word. my kids are in shell shock this morning. >> did you say maybe i should tone it down a little bit? >> i looked at them a couple of times and they were just like -- they were holding each other's hands to get through this. it will be okay. >> has the school called yet? i'm such a bad parent. i'm sorry and sorry to the soccer coaches. >> i was crying in the car last night. i was like we're going home. >> the good news is the kids

>> the first thing i did when i walked in the door is poured a big glass of moment. i'm not the only one. >> oh, boy. >> we want to hear yours. >> she was about 7 or 8 and i realized realized after being intimate that there was maybe a witness. >> making it sound like a crime. >> i said what are you doing? >> nothing. >> where are you? >> nowhere. i realized i think i traumatized -- >> leading into the open this

wrestling. >> sometimes mommy and daddy are wrestling. >> daddy is winning! [ laughter ] >> willie, you are up. >> how can i follow those two? >> you have something. you have material. >> i'll tell you one thing, we bought a house recently and the previous owner had a pizza oven out there. and i can't do it. so the kids are out there with me. two hours of prep. i try to get the pizza in and it sticks to the thing. >> did you put the corn meal? >> you need to ask al first. i took the thing and launched it in the backyard like a javelin and they never forgotten that. that was really scary.

trying to be politically correct dad and talking about dating and things and she says when you bring a boy home. >> or a girl. sfwl and she says great my dad thinks i'm gay. i don't think you are gay. that. whoever you want to bring home we're fine with that. we love you. >> i feel like i got something off my chest. >> that was all for natalie. >> thank you, people. >> after that i think we should do some math. we are going to try to play it live. want you to play along at home.

says. >> okay. show it to us. >> didn't work for me. >> it's so weird. did not work for me. >> what are we missing? >> leslie got 7.

>> we wrote 9 and you two with 8. >> that was fascinating. this? >> i think because you come up with the math so you are thinking about one of the numbers. >> i'm glad you didn't get upset about it and start swearing. >> like a sailor. let's show you what is going on as far as your weather is concerned. facebook, real quick, big vacuum cleaner, facebook.com/today'stake. over 300,000. register and get that vacuum cleaner. we are looking at snow. here is the rain. was it awful yesterday? at least eight people died sadly. we are talking 32 tornadoes possible, a real mess over the last two days. earlier today wind gusts up to 40. poor visibility on i-75.

tomorrow things calm down. much calmer weather but we are looking for the next couple of days heavy amount of snow as you get into west virginia. cleveland may see two >> good >> good thursday morning, everyone. overnight storms now onshore. and stretches in the midafternoon to late afternoon, and a few more showers working back n non-severe this afternoon. and showers around in the midafternoon to the late evening. southeastern mass at 7 p.m., gusts, 47 miles per hour as the gusts continue to be gusty there, and temperatures sliding from low 60 this morning to back to 50 this afternoon and back to 40 on friday. cool starts for the weekend. >> it's an electrolux blender,

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i got to chill out at the frozen in ice event at the skylands stadium. it is a crisp 28 degrees inside. >> i wasn't expecting to see my breath the whole time i was here. that is all i have been seeing so far. >> it is cold. we tell everyone hat, gloves, snow pants. i see you are ready for the slide. >> reporter: the main attraction a 50 foot ice slide. on to the ice maze with a little help from new friends. >> i'm justing you. it's icy in here. are you sure this is right? again! more than 100 ice sculptures in

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we are three days away from hollywood's biggest night. you have time to put together a nice oscar bash. >> a senior lifestyle editor at zulilly.com. >> days away you can roll out the red carpet for your guests. this is a real red carpet. we lined it with topiaries like you would in l.a. you can do house plants. you can do this affordbly. you want to have a photo op. you want to make guests feel like a star. we have a cutout. take a little selfie so we take a pick. >> amazing. >> he does this on every red carpet. >> the garland here and lined it with light up marquis so you feel like you are under the

you can give your guests a little momento for the night. or the selfie stick. people might want to take photos with their own cameras so they can socialize their red carpet experience. have guests arrive so that you can watch the red carpet rollout and rate their red carpet look whether they love the look or don't love the look as celebrities come down the red carpet. >> tell us about the beverages. >> these are sparkling drinks. >> these are tuxedo glasses. only took me seven minutes. and here this is the best picture party. all named after -- we have gummy

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my party guests are diverse so i have vanilla cookies and chocolate cookies. some are brown and tan. my diverse party guests are represented here. each one of these are little nods to the academy awards category. so we have best speaker of foreign languages, best supportive spouse. best friend in a leading role and best guesser of winners. which takes us to our last party theme. instead of an official ballot that you mark this is a ballot on the wall. you put the categories up on the big stars. each guest puts their best guesses up in their handwriting. the ones that are losers you can assess who is winning. >> you are amazing. you thought of everything i think. thank you.

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we are going to slowly pour the oil just like that. looking nice. then we have the beautiful vegetables. we have artichokes, these are all cooked. we braise the artichoke. you can get a nice bottled marinated artichoke and then here is mustard vinaigrette. >> can you stir this? just give it a nice stir. >> this is so easy. >> i wanted to make it easy for my cooks. if the time comes i want it to be easy for the home cook, as well. so we try to make it simple. simple is key and also fresh ingredients. let the ingredients shine on their own. and then the tuna.

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they just released their album. a new album. you have been together for 21 years. i was just looking at the hazel nuts. that says a lot about you. >> so fortunate to resonate with such a wide audience. >> doing "all for you"? >> let's hear it. take it away. finally i figured out it took a long, long time there's been time just can't turn and walk away

see in you wondering if i'll always be with you words can't say it i can't do enough to prove it's all for you i thought i'd seen it all but it's been a long, long time but trip and fall wondering if i'm flying there's been times so confused just can't turn and walk away it's hard to say what it is i see in you if i'll always be with you

enough to prove it's all for you baby rain comes pouring down, falling from the sky falling from the sky words without a sound coming from your eyes finally i figured out but it

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