delusional thing thinking, maybe one day that could be me. and i have children and a husband and a mortgage, and he has a model. >> and the mantras, my boys. oh, my gosh. taking pictures. those are my boys! >> could have been me. >> all right. it's a big day for the grammy-winning rockers. announced a u.s. tour and new music. >> get to hear. since we're smack in the middle of breast cancer awareness month, introduce to you an incredible wife and mom who hoda got to treat a day of peak power surprises. >> you'll fall in love with erin. we can all learn lessons from her, plus sent our girl out to the streets of new york to convince people to give her a dollar. okay. first of all, i mean --

>> oh, my god, i would give donna whatever she asked for. >> i would give her $50. >> tips to be persuasive. look at all the men. so obvi. >> you want a $5? here's a $5, and patina miller, starring with tea leoni in the hit series "madam secretary." >> and i follow jenna on instagram and i watch where you go. always surrounded by happy kids. where have you been? what's been going on? >> people thought i left the "today" show. i have not. >> what? who thought that. >> well, some twitter action. twitter. just some of my twitter fans. >> exactly. >> probably not fan, but, anyway, i have a new nbc show called "give." it's really, really fun. it's a lot like some of the

we get to give deserving people -- first of all, we gelt -- get to, some of the previews, done it with blair underwood with international for not for profits. give back. extreme makeover. bop in, wait. by the way, did you know that you needed a van? here's a van! >> okay. >> it's so -- >> wait a minute. and what is blair underwood like? >> blair underwood is so so lovely. a philanthropist and asked me this summer to host this with him. >> calm you on the phone? >> no. more of an e-mail rather than by a phone. i don't really have people. henry's my person. more importantly, while i was gone by dearest puppy louise turns one. that's her. look, a little -- flabbergasted with flamingos on her head. mila -- >> how old is mila?

>> i can't handle -- >> she planned that flamingo party. it was a lot of fun. because i've been gone so much, thank goodness for face time. henry face books me all the time. i'm in a cab. can i see your friend? i point to the cab driver. a long, lonely life. can i see your friend? me in an airport with the flight attendant. this imm the concierge. this is mommy the friend molly. >> you are nuts! thank god. so jimmy fallon was on last night. now, he did this thing on haunted houses. are you a haunted house fan? >> not really. i mean, i like to be scared but i don't like to be scared to where -- >> they're always touching you? jump out, yank on you. jimmy challenged kevin hart, whom we love. go through a haunted house with him.

hey -- give me a hand. >> ah! oh! [ screaming ] [ laughter ] >> oh, [ bleep ]. oh [ bleep ]! >> hey, jimmy -- >> yo, i'm fine. [ scream ] >> is it over? >> listen, if you guys watched this, man, at any point it looked like i was crazed. i'm an actor. just acting. i'm out. i'm out. >> happy halloween, dude. >> why don't you go [ bleep ], jimmy. >> oh, i actually -- that, i would go in one with kevin hart and jimmy fallon. >> i would do anything with

don't you think they're such fun? >> yes. i went in one with natalie last year and there was a lot of beeping, which i didn't love. >> what do you mean? >> you cuss kind of. you can't help. when somebody scares you, did you hear all that beeping? >> oh. i'm afraid something will happen on the air, i'll guess scared and that word would come out and that would be the end of it. bye-bye! >> let's hope -- >> here's a question for you. think about your best friend in the world. has your best friend or best friend, ever seen you naked? psychologist, 21st century women are more prudish. more embarrassed to take off clothes in front of friends. ages 48 to 60 and don't dress in front of each other and said the experience -- they do -- >> decided to go ahead and try? >> dressed in front of each other. >> and said it was liberating. do you do it? >> yes. i'm basically a nudist. i'm a nudist.

baby-sitter's like -- close the blinds! the man across sees you. believe me, not everything's pretty, but i will say there was a good moment when, and this may be a tmi. i've been away too long, unfiltered where i showed my c-section scars to other friends with c-sections scars but mine's the worst. but made me feel better that theirs weren't great either. >> sometimes you don't realize how bad until you see other stuff. is this odd or does everyone >> natalie also had to squeeze me into a wet suit. she was -- >> nothing on? >> and natalie's so teeny. >> she was looking at me, like a little bit, like, wow. and just in regions of hanging she doesn't have. >> no hanging? nothing hanging. >> and hanging that didn't used to be there. >> a friend of mine broke her hand and needed to get into her spanx and told her tuesday, get

she sews goes, oh, they fit. and the husband grabbing the spanx up with the -- i can't tell you who. yanked them up. i'm telling you, you need a bigger size. she's like, no. these are right. >> the best part, you just said over the rolls. >> yes. we all have rolls. we all do. i do. >> but do you get -- you know, you don't like to guess naked? >> i don't. i'm not comfortable at all, because i'm that girl, but i -- i've gotten also more co some of my friends don't care. so sigh feel weird caring. then you feel like the weirdo. karen never gets changed in front of anybody. neither do i. i'm in the bathroom. out in a second. come out, we're totally dressed. some of my other friends of looser and you find yourself doing -- >> doing it. >> do i care? it's one of those weird things. >> i'm not. >> from asking for a raise to calling customer service, we have secrets to get you what you want. >> and also send donna into the

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take a look. >> i'm out on a mission to see how many dollars i can get in just 30 minutes. wish me luck. do you happen to have a dollar. >> hi, how are you? i was wondering if you had a dollar? just one. >> just one. >> unless you want to give me $2? $5? thank you. >> i don't have a dollar. >> how's your day going. cool. you guys look like you have a dollar. >> thank you so much! dollar. ? that's what i need ? >> you got a dollar, dollar. >> can i sing with you? ? >> i'm sorry to interrupt your game. i will give you chess advice, if you give me a dollar. >> sure. >> how to play? >> like, the move. >> do you happen to have a

>> i love your briefcase. >> you do? do you mind giving it to me? you'd rather not. that's fine. thank you so much. i really appreciate it. five minutes. do you lap to have a dollar? >> does anyone have a dollar? one dollar? >> four quarters? >> you have a dollar. thank you, thank you so much! >> i really need a dollar. the clock is ticking. >> thank you so much. i really appreciate it. >> thank you. thank you! >> bam! >> donna got -- by the way, pointing out donna gave the dollars back to the people who gave them to her. >> of course she did. how can we all be persuasive in our own life. >> i can't believe how good donna was. here to help you whether on the phone with customer service, trying to get promoted at work, megan murphy, executive director of "good housekeeping" magazine. >> and 11 people skills to get you everything you want, the author. >> hi, guys. >> i will say growing up my parents used to say, you can't get everything you want.

we have to explain that. right? >> for sure. >> maybe not everything, but you can get a lot of what you want if you do it right. >> go through some things. certain everyday things we all go through and the art of persuasion helps. let's pretend you're on the phone with customer service. like, i was yesterday with a cable company. like yesterday, on hold an hour and 36 minutes after getting disconnected at an hour and seven. let's pretend you kept asking for the supervisor hitting zer and your blood boiling. in a situation like that. >> with customer service. >> what's one to do? i didn't do it right. obviously. >> counterintuitive. getting what you want, listening and expressing empathy for the other person. in the customer service example, these guys are yelled at all day long. >> yeah. >> constantly. >> yeah. >> if you get on and actually say, you know what? i know what your job is like. it must be so tough getting

you must be so, so frustrated. they'll be like, yeah, yeah, i am. >> get them off the script and relate to them like a human being. sometimes as simple as saying, good morning. how are you doing? my name is megan. so it's not robot to robot but person positive tern. >> yeah. >> an example, my son's birthday present came on time. i'm upset. talking to the customer service, do you have kids? imagine the disappointment he felt when i didn't have that present. by the time i was on that call i had free shipping and 20% often. >> by the way, too bad we didn't have this conversation yesterday? >> i know. i would have been happy. >> could have been 30 minutes. >> talk about friends. social settings. a lot of times we want our friends to go along with what we want to do. >> it's important to make them feel good, even if you disagree with their idea. say their recommending yoga, and you want to do spinning. you could say, you know what? yoga's a great idea.

>> i have friends good at this. >> yeah. >> oh, yeah. i hear you. excellent, however -- >> however, i really had my heart set on spinning, maybe hit them up with some data. >> do your research. come to the table and say, you know what? spinning burns 450 calories an hour. i ate this big, giant meal. we're going to eat this big meal afterward. do the big calorie burn and do yoga tomorrow. more stress reducing, et cetera and come at them with data. >> presenting something can change everything. get to promotion. a lot of people going in and wanting one and want to be persuasive in that department. you need to be confident, sure of yourself, what else do you have to do? >> managing up. it basically means, managing your manager. managing your boss, and all along the way, making sure your boss feels really, really good about you, and that you understand what motivates them. for instance, if you have a really good idea, you might let

>> ah -- >> let them get credit for your idea. because you want them to feel like a superstar so they want to promote you. >> yeah. >> i think also be aware of your energy. i say have your cab light on. be open to possibilities. >> yes. >> be open to that promotion. if you go in like that, you can't are convincing if you're energy isn't up. i saw you at the gym yesterday, hoda. you were jamming out on the bike. >> i was. >> i got on the treadmill and ran faster because your energy was contagious. >> i was? >> walk in, a positive burst of fire. >> that's true. >> you're right. >> in all scenarios. >> absolutely. positive energy is totally contagious and so is negative energy. watch that. >> true. thanks. happy friday. already in one hit tv series and another on the way. >> can't wait. sitting down with us, right after this.

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a triple threat. >> she can sing. >> dance. >> act. >> patina sang and danced herself all the way to a tony win for best actress in a musical jen and i both loved, "pippen." blockbuster movie "hunger games." >> now find patina playing along as a press secretary for the series "madam secretary" in its third season. >> how good to be you, patina. >> i'm very blessed and so happy. >> we have to talk about "madam secretary." >> yes, please.

in the show, middle of an election season. >> yes. >> we also happen to be -- i don't know if you heard the news but we're in the middle of a -- >> is that true. >> i think so. >> ever get tired of living what you're living? >> no. it's so crazy. i love on the show it's just that crazy and we get to play out real life basically, and it's been really fun for us doing it now. we're on our tenth episode now and it gets more and more intense. we're having a great time. >> you have such a cool life, by the way. first of all, you're gorgeous. second of all, you do all of these things discussed, and it was fun reading in the note when you were a little girl, i think in middle school, you sang a song. i think it was in a talent show. >> i did. a talent show. >> what was the song? >> "his eye is on the sparrow." >> from the music -- >> "sister act." >> you happened to star in. >> yes. >> and isn't it weird how life mark as crazy circle? >> when you were little, always want to be in theater?

say. my mom and grandmother used to make me sing in church all the time and i hated it, but then i started to love that. i started to love being up in front of people. >> you did? >> yeah. i'm here. to be in front of my pierce at such a young age. kids are judgmental, a crazy middle school. put myself out there like that, that was the moment i realized, yeah, this is what i want to do. >> won the tony for "pippen" such a high and you have other talked about another role you want to play, and we think you would be perfect for it. >> you need it. >> tell us. >> i want to be a superhero! >> look at your arms. look at the close-up. >> she has to be a superhero. >> michelle obama, for sure. those are good arms. >> me and michelle should work

best in your life. you have a beautiful marriage and a beautiful career. >> and by the way, met your modern romance. giving lope to all women out there. met your husband on -- >> eharmony. first guy i met. i love that. >> patina, thank you for coming, good luck with "madam secretary." a new episode airs sunday night. >> and a new album already getting rave reviews, don't miss them singing their new hit. >> and a big surprise one mom will never forget and neither we will, coming up after your local news. yes. you know, that reminds me of geico's 97% customer satisfaction rating. 97%? helped by geico's fast and friendly claims service. huh... oh yeah, baby. geico's as fast and friendly as it gets. woo! geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. we're going to prove just how wet and sticky

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we're back on this try day friday. jenna bush hager in for kathie lee. we asked viewers to tell us about someone they know battles breast cancer and deserves a special day. >> and a lot of people wrote in. erin ludwig from virginia beach, virginia. >> after spending time with erin and her family, she is some kind of special. we completely understand why. ludwig love playing outdoors with their two little girls. savannah, 5, and aubrey, nearly 2. >> mommy! >> oh. >> erin, an athletic trainer and jason, a parole officer, have always been an active and devoted couple ever since meeting as college lifeguards 15 years ago. >> i mean, one of the things that made me fall in love with him is, you know, his -- caring and compassion.

people and everything else. the feelings have already been there, but the past year and a half marks it stronger and actually tests your commitment towards another person. >> reporter: in early 2015, erin was breast feeding their youngest aubrey and felt a lump unlike any felt before. doctors confirmed their worst fears of breast cancer. after a double mastectomy and many months of chemotherapy and radiation, a new scan of tests >> the worst pain ever -- yeah. it's -- the worst pain ever. seeing what she goes through every day and what she has gone through and what she has in the future. like, we know she's going to have to have treatment for the rest of her life. but -- you know -- it's just hard to know that right now

>> the difficult talks. there's been, you know, been difficult. and so we've talked about, you know, like the future and everything like that, but not -- not too much. we treat it more as, you know tomorrow is not promised. live every moment, in the moment. >> reporter: as far as moments ago, erin was about to find out we had been preparing a few for her. a few surprise moments. >> hi, erin! >> your husband said one of the things wanted was a family guess what? tomorrow morning we have hired a local photographer to take that special picture for you and your family. >> oh. hmm. >> can't get rid of you! >> oh, erin, little did you know, you were far from getting rid of us. the next morning -- >> you found a shell?

their photo shoot. >> oh! >> thank you. >> reporter: it was filled with smiles, laughter, and, of course, more bubbles. but there were more smiles to come. earlier that day, hundreds of miles away from florida, erin's whole family was secretly boarding a private plane. so they could throw a surprise party for her. with 30 of her loved ones all of whom had written us about erin. the surprises aren't over yet. take the blindfold -- put it on your eyes, on your way home. >> i can't see. i can take it off? >> sure. >> yes/no? >> yep. >> all: surprise! [ cheers and applause ] >> hi, honey.

>> hey! >> reporter: all of her friends and family gathered in one place to celebrate this special woman, but we still weren't quite done yet. >> me again. could you, please, go out into your front yard. >> oh! >> yeah! >> where's erin? >> whew! [ cheers and applause ] >> hi, erin. >> hey, hoda. >> okay. so, wait. i should tell you i'm part of the surprise, but can i tell you the other part of your surprise? you see this -- ford explorer? >> uh-huh. >> the warriors in pink wanted

so they are gifting you this beautiful car. >> are you serious? >> yes. >> you guys like your new car? >> yeah! >> you want to come see it? >> you're loved. there's a lot of love on this driveway right now. isn't there? >> oh. ah. anyway, we are -- we love erin and arll we want to thank the warriors in pink for the amazing donation and erin's family really needed that car, by the way. her car, a smaller car. doesn't accommodate the wheelchair and stuff and really important and we thank the jets for flying the whole family out. >> we love you, erin. back after this.

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great two pieces. top and cami. >> cute. love that. >> a great website, like at a bargain. >> five, four -- three. >> a sweater vest. >> she got it! >> ding! >> oh! >> this is from world market. really globally-inspired stuff. another big trend this season, the hat and chelsea boots. >> by the way i love the layering. love all of it. so cute. >> she did it. >> okay. >> no pressure. over here. >> kristen. >> hi. >> six, five, four. >> and matching, which i'm loving for fall. >> you got it. >> this is from world market. really globally-inspired stuff. another big trend this season, the hat and chelsea boots. >> by the way i love the layering. love all of it. so cute. >> she did it. >> okay. >> no pressure. over here. >> kristen. >> hi. you ready? >> i'm ready. >> kristen, 30 seconds on the clock and -- go, kristen. >> what is kristen guessing into? >> $72, liz claiborne for jcpenneys.

brand. we talked about kind of updating our classic pieces with runway pieces. this actually throws right over your shoulders. and then these great pumps. >> six, five, four. >> and matching, which i'm loving for fall. >> you got it. >> yes! >> by the way -- oxblood, a very -- >> so in right now. >> oxblood, like a purple? >> a red kind of -- yeah. >> i like to call it oxblood. >> by the way, i love all the on to our last -- >> last not least. >> didi. >> can never be left. >> didi, 30 seconds on the clock for our friend didi. and -- go. >> so didi is always going from appointments to a date. >> a girl on the go. >> yes. >> i wanted to get her a one and done piece. a jumper from overstock.com. >> i love jumpers. >> lots of great. anything she's looking for. $30. this whole outfit is actually under $100. >> not kidding at all. a bomber bringing it into fall.

now. >> cinching at the waist, great for hour-glass shame. >> and maybe have a coffee? >> take a selfie! >> i actually -- brought -- [ laughter ] i love that you talk about -- >> i actually brought a steamer. this is a steamer, conair extreme turbo steam that heats up in under 40 seconds. this was super wrinkly taken out of the package. do it -- exactly. >> put time on the clock. >> i know. next time we'll do that. >> come on in. so, good job. >> all right. they may have southern rock roots but they've been rocking new york city all morning long. >> get ready for a new song from kings of leon. right?

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with the flash of the round everybody in town said leave me alone ? oh -- ? ? just like a reverend like a reverend on the radio ? your heart will never say so your heart will never let you go ? just like a reverend, like a reverend on the radio ? my heart will never say so ? ? my heart will never let you go ? i got caught in the middle of a hurricane fight facing the ground ? ? beast to the wild with the porcelain smile as it passes around ? the truth in the skies from the billowing eyes ?

me give me something i want ? ? give me something i need ? oh-oh ? ? just like a reverend, like a reverend on the radio ? your heart will never say so ? your heart will never let you go ? ? just like a reverend, like a reverend on the radio ? ? my heart will never say so my heart will never let you go ? ? ? just like a reverend, like a

? your heart will never say so ? your heart will never let you go ? ? just like a reverend, like a reverend on the radio ? my heart will never say so and my heart will never let you go ? oh-oh ? ? ? ? just like a reverend, like a reverend on the radio my heart will never say so ? ? my heart will never let you go ? oh-oh ? >> whew!

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