this morning on "today's take," harry connick jr. is back for more as our celebrity guest host. then, ethan hawke. plus, chip and from their hit show, "fixer upper." >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome, everybody, to "today" on this tuesday morning. october 18th. 2016. i'm tamron hall. al is off. recovering from that knee surgery. he is doing well. as you may have heard, our former co-host billy bush is no longer with the "today" show. this comes after his involvement in an "access hollywood" taping

family, we wish billy all the best as he moves forward. with that said, dylan dreyer is here today, along with grammy winning musician harry connick jr., host of the new daytime entertainment show, "harry." thanks for joining us for two days in a row. >> it is a pleasure to be here. >> you weren't even supposed to be here today, and you like begged to come back because you had so much fun. >> i slept on the street outside of the building last night. >> was that you? hiding under the "today" show blanket? chair next to y'all. >> i was wondering this last night. did you go back and watch the show? because i don't watch myself on air. i can't watch myself on air. >> i don't think i've ever watched myself back on television unless it happened to be on and i glanced at it. i didn't see it. >> what's your reason behind not watching yourself? >> i got other stuff to do. >> what's your reason for not watching? >> i hate the sound of my own voice. >> me, too. and i feel like my teeth look

in. >> isn't that amazing we hear and see ourselves for what we are not? instead of what we are? because my impression of y'all, i love your voice, i love your teeth. it is funny to hear people speak about themselves, especially when they're as accomplished as you all are. >> you know what? i think we try to be honest because we know that there are young girls watching especially and we all go through those self-esteem moments. we were having we won't say it specifically but i was with savannah and dylan, having our girl talk. just these moments in your life. you have daughters. you understand. i think it is important for us to say these things because other girls are like, yeah, i thought that was -- you get your school year book and you're like, who is that? >> it is even better to have someone like you, you don't need to worry. >> i go on stage all the time, i've performed since i was a little boy. my insecurities probably outnumber the things that i'm confident about. i think we're all equal in that

but when you carry them around inside, sometimes that's what you focus on. >> that is so beautifully said. wisdom from harry connick. >> that should be a segment. >> i can hear the president of the network in my earpiece. >> i hear you went on a bus tour yesterday in new york? >> i can't tell you a lot of details but for my tv show, "harry," i was on a new york city bus tour. that's all i'm going to tell you. but i have to say, it was the wildest ride you will ever se the announcing? >> you have to watch it. >> just about the bus tour because i have never done them in new york. >> me either. >> do you sit in the traffic? or is there a special lane? >> at least the one i was on, there was no special lane. it took us like 45 minutes to go two blocks. no joke. >> i thought they had like designated lines for -- lanes -- lines -- whatever. >> there's always so much information you have about a certain piece of the geography. so if you're like on.

there's only so much you can talk about in 20 minutes. you start making stuff up. you know what i mean? >> i can't wait to see this show. it is going to be fun. you cooked last night? >> wait. i want to talk about what you did first. >> oh, my god! so embarrassing. so michael kors, the great philanthropy/designer, he has a huge like super mega a-list charity gala every year. basically it is a golden heart awards. it is to recognize these people who volunteer and who just are on the front lines to end globally, but here in our major cities as well. so he has part -- it is a hunger stop event. i was honored to have michael kors' team dress me. i think we have a picture of the -- >> i love that outfit. >> this is at my house. i think great, i'm rockin' michael kors. can't touch me. take a picture. boom. i get there. it is around the corner from my home walking distance. everyone is seated. i had the wrong time.

there is chrissy teigen, john legend, all of these models that i don't know their names but i know it means beauty. they're all on the red carpet. >> so awkward. >> it was so awkward. >> thank you god you had michael kors dress you. >> i'm at the head table. there's one chair left because no one thinks i'm showing up with my name. >> how did you play it? >> i was like excuse me, can i get it? i was like, ooh, marcus samuelson, he's a famous chef, always on the show, auctioning off a meal. he's like, hey, tamron! but the last one, i have like hyperanxiety when i am in public places. i think my small talk is so whack. >> we're all going out today. >> it's therapy with harry. but i made it. the most important thing is,

15 million meals. >> holy cow! >> i mean this is -- it is tremendous. it is supported. bravo to them. check out, they have a watch and it tracks like your walking and all of that. purchase some of it goes to -- much of it goes to the charity. all of it, i guess. that's beautiful. and you cooked last night, which is what i was trying to get to. >> i wanted to talk about yours first just to show the dichotomy of our lives. you're at this big event, whether you showed up late or not. i'm sitting on the couch eatg >> okay, i'll trade. >> i know what i'm going to do the next dinner party i'm going to have. i'm going to ask you to cook, and i'm going to tell everybody to show up at 8:00. it's at 9:00. >> this is like just -- it is one of those comfort meals. i'll often cook and take a picture and post it on instagram or something. because it is such an ugly meal. it is like a match of -- >> let me see.

picture. >> it's good though. pierogis are good. >> i am going to put the recipe. a mix of pierogis, then layer with sauteed spinach, garlic, onions, cream of mushroom soup and mozzarella cheese. >> thank you for bringing it this morning. that's so sweet. >> i ate the leftovers while you were out on the town. >> we live in the same neighborhood. i would have showed up an hour late. >> you wouldn't fit in your dress if you ate this. president obama is not just the most powerful man quickly becoming maybe one of the funniest and most powerful joke tellers these days. of bad jokes. yesterday he gave a speech at a high school and showed off his impression of his daughters on their phones. take a look. >> as the father of two teenage daughters, i know the whole time you're just like, and then he said, girl, i couldn't believe it.

>> your impersonation of your daughters? >> it is the same thing. in fact, i think humankind over the next 100 years, like one of your arms is going to evolve to six feet long to accommodate our need for selfies. like people are going to be saying remember when humans used to have arms that were the same length. one of our arms is going to be dragging the ground. my girls do the same thing. what's amazing, i was watching a movie with one of my daughters last night. she was watching the movie completely engrossed in the movie and conversations at the same time. it is incredible. i think that's just a skill. >> they're evolving. >> if you asked her what the movie was about -- >> she could tell you everything and she could tell you everything about the people that she was talking to. >> you can tell us everything about music. so the rock roll hall of fame nominees are out. hot off the press with harry's review, the nominees in the 2017 class of rock & roll hall of fame, these are some of the names. some of the guys were surprised around here, guys and girls. journey. i wasn't surprised. >> that they were nominated? >> yeah. >> i thought they were already

ago. >> so that was a surprise. pearl jam. >> i would have thought they would have been in, too. >> i thought so, too. >> these are amazing bands. >> tupac. >> he's another guy i thought would have been in there. >> i didn't think he would have been in because of the newness still of the genre. not that hip-hop is new but the acceptance in that format. but i would have thought. >> i guess there is only limited spots. >> janet jackson. >> hmm. are they all competing against >> no. >> genres, maybe? does that mean journey and pearl jam were going against each other? >> no, no, that means -- i guess they are all in a bigger group. it is a competition? i should know. no, it is not a competition. you get enough votes, you get in. i've been there once before. aretha franklin was singing. i forget who was inducted that year. i think it is fan base voting.

and heritage but they have other kinds of music. in the rock & roll hall of fame, how far out does it go? >> it just means music. >> we got jazz musicians in there? i'm thinking about some of the great -- brad for marcellus, quenton marcellus. i wonder if -- pardon my ignorance. >> take to twitter, let us know what you think. if you know more about the of fame let us know. we're going to dig in deep on harry with a little trivia. he's going the things that i consume on a daily basis, a lot of it is very acidic. the enamel on my teeth was actually weakening. the whiteness wasn't there as much. my teeth didn't look as healthy as others. my dentist said that pronamel would help fight against that erosion that foods and drinks were causing. so it was really important to start using the pronamel.

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you did breaking news. >> thank you, tamron. >> wrong camera. >> thank you, tamron. thank you. you have a quiz for us? >> yeah, i have a quiz. i want to see how well you know me and my career. i have a couple of trivia questions your producers are calling -- iconic. when i was a judge on season 13 of "american idol," which of these people was not one of my jennifer lopez, mariah carey, keith urban. which of them was not up there with me. >> mariah carey. >> exactly right. i was not fortunate enough. i won my first grammy award in 1990 for my work on what beloved romantic comedy soundtrack? >> "when harry met sally."

there. >> i don't watch horror movies because of you. >> did you see when billy crystal cut meg ryan's throat? it was so terrifying! you know what i'm sayin'? >> we're sisters. don't laugh. >> i didn't know where you were going with that. >> "copycat" with sigourney weaver. harry plays a crazy in a bathroom scene. >> that's a whole different show. i'm going to play a clip of me singing an amazing american standard. you finish the lyric with the title of the song ? some day when i'm awfully low when the world ? i will feel something --

>> i said the way you kiss tonight. >> you're all messed up today. you know what it is? it is the big teeth. >> you really do have daughters that you're raising with self-esteem issues. >> i was in a tv show that featured me in this beautiful wedding photo. >> "will and grace." >> you just watch tv too much, dylan. >> what movie did i play a captain? james wilder, great fighter pilot set on a dangerous mission to save the world. >> i know it. i because if you do, you would have said it by now. okay? i can tell you -- >> i know it. can i say it? >> "thornbirds." >> thorn birds? where did y'all get this woman? she's all messed up. >> you need to stop going out and night and watch some tv. >>ive a he seen it. >> it starts with an "i." >> it has to do with a holiday that is in july.

girlfriend. >> is that a scene from it? >> no, no, we just shot that downstairs. will smith just happened to be here just to refresh your memory. >> when i get embarrassed, i get nervous, i'm hot. my mike is on the jacket. i'm messing up the show. >> i'm just going to run to weather. and it is hot outside so that's why it justifies that you're warm right now. we are looking at record breaking temperatures. highs yesterday. nashville 89. birmingham, 89 breaking the old record of 86. in the northeast we look to break records possibly in new york city, baltimore should break the record by about two degrees. we are going to do it again tomorrow. temperatures well back into the 80s and that stretches back through the south as well. >> good morning, everybody. i'm meteorologist, bri eggers in for chris lambert. the weather this morning working

scour out the clouds. we have a warm front that will move to the northeast and pump in warm air. near highs in storm and the warmest will be for southeastern massachusetts and sunshine later today. here's the 7-on-7 forecast, again warm tomorrow and we hold off on the rain until thursday and friday. >> you good? you're okay? >> i need ice water. >> what's my favorite ch? what's my social security number? >> i'll have a new car if i get your social. next, one couple in need of a fashion upgrade gets a style makeover and they haven't seen each other yet. don't miss the big reveal of their new looks. maybe you'll get a little inspired, too, after this. ? ? i found a better deal on prescriptions. we found lower co-pays... ...and a free wellness visit. new plan...same doctor. i'm happy. it's medicare open enrollment. have you compared plans yet? it's easy at medicare.gov.

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>> uh-huh. >> that's about the time you notice that you don't like their clothes. >> it's when you start to be like are you still wearing those same sweatpants you've been wearing for the past 13 years? >> they have not seen each other, they are in these cutouts but i tested and they can't see each other's faces. i want to quiz you, what's the one word troy would use to describe his style? hipster, college, slobby? >> i think he tries to be hipster but he is college. >> the answer is college. good. >> you read the next one. >> troy, kristen has a favorite pair of pants. what do they look like? >> favorite pair of pants would be probably her wind pants. >> from maybe adidas? >> yes. >> gosh, you know each other. kristen, what pair of shoes does troy wear year-round but you think he shouldn't? >> the crocs. >> you wear crocs?

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look? >> it's stunning, it's awesome. >> oh, my gosh. what did you do? >> it was all about helping her find her shape. he was telling me that she wears clothes that are a little big for her. so we did a slim shirt, slim jeans and then this great long line blazer from kohl's, it creates this beautiful shape on her. >> this is proof, look at these skinny jeans on you, they are the right jeans. >> look at this. how beautiful. >> you don't need those adidas track pants. >> but i love the pants. >> you can wear them today. mix it up. >> yes. >> you don't have to do this every day. >> no. >> and here we go. >> and then this look is all by trunk club, it's great separate, he's casual, he's cool, kind of hipster chic, he looks fantastic. >> he doesn't look like he wants to hang out at a bar in brooklyn. you look sophisticated. >> it's awesome. >> we definitely need to go somewhere nice. >> go back to the things you love but would you wear this again? >> absolutely. >> i'd wear this, yeah.

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we're back with the man, the myth, the legend that is nick offerman. he's best known for his role as ron swanson from nbc's hit comedy, "parks and recreation." >> if you don't know, he is also a best selling author. now he is out with his third book focusing on his other life as a wood shop owner. >> it is called good, clean fun, misadventures in saw dust at offerman wood shop. nice to have you here. >> thank you. you're all very good at talking and looking handsome. that was impressive. >> let's start with the book. it is kind of a hodge-podge of a whole bunch of different things. is that the intention going into it or was it once you started, you just couldn't stop? >> well, no.

couldn't -- i couldn't just write a dry textbook because my woodworking life involves the woodworkers at my shop and it involves my community of artists and my heroes, and also involves fun. so the book has legit woodworking, chapters about my heroes. then also jokes. songs. recipes. fashion tips for my wife. >> little bit of everything. >> it's flipped through the book before we were on the air and it almost makes it seem like somebody like me who has no talent or skill at all could do it. you make it very palatable and accessible, i think. >> well, thank you. i mean that's the idea. i wanted the woodworking books that i've learned from are very expert, but they're intimidating. so i wanted this to be a much more friendly introduction. the word "fine woodworking" makes people scared.

doghouse or a clothing rack or bookshelves, you are a woodworker. that's your first project. maybe the next one will be an improvement, or not. >> you brought some things with you. but what was the first thing that you did on your own? >> gosh. the first official woodworking project was something in like second grade art class. they gave us a piece of wood and a cut-out clown head that you had to thing that said "a smile is the nicest kind of welcome." i put mine at a jaunty angle. and they gave me a "d" on it. all the rest of them were straight and i said, clearly this is the finest work in the room. i'll show you. >> i like to hold my head at a jaunty angle. >> it gives it more personality. >> maybe you'll answer the next

you might find that people respond a little more favorably. >> tell us what you have behind you. is this a gift for harry? >> these are some of the projects in the book. this is a three-legged stool. this is one of my projects. one of the cool things -- >> that's incredible. >> thank you. i don't know if we're close enough, but the legs come through. this is called a wedged through joint. apartment the top of each leg is a square continuation with a slot. you drive a wedge into it. th l >> that black piece is the wedge? >> yeah. >> wow. >> so there's no screws or hardware. >> what about this skill helps you in acting? does it coincide in any way? >> only i think in the most general terms. you know, if i take a couple steps back and say i have to keep my tools sharp so that i can carefully carve my performance or my stool, as they say. >> eventually -- >> he's really smart.

is that your preference? or do you have a favorite? >> i hate to have to choose. they're both things that i love doing. i mean the nice thing about this is, no network gives me notes on micah into paddles. they've tried. >> you brought out something for us? i think you have something to show? meanwhile, megle mulally, your voice -- oh, you made this? other megan made it for us. >> megan -- no. this was made by my shop by a handsome young man named thomas in the book. >> wow! >> this is gorgeous. it is a piece of reclaimed elm from los angeles from our friends at angel city lumber. >> they have that wooden step at the apollo and they rub it for good luck. we should. you the this up and when our guests come on, we should rub it for good luck. >> and have it available so that if they misbehave -- >> oh, gosh, that's another show. thank you. >> pass a weapon.

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it is the most watched show on hgtv. does that sink in? how does that feel? >> no. they call these things you are referring to marathons. i joke with my buddies that's the closest thing to a marathon i'm ever going to get is these back to back episodes of "fixer upper." yeah, it is an honor that people are tuned in to our family and what we do for a living. of course an honor to be here in the big apple. >> how long are the shoot days for y'all? what time do you get up in the morning and how long do you go >> typically we are doing six to eight houses at a time. we are starting at about 8:00 in the morning and we wrap at about 3:00 or 4:00. we're trying to figure out how to juggle the actual construction side. we always joke every time we get to each house, it is our time to check off making sure everything is being implemented that we want. >> as big as the show is, you guys have had such an impact on waco, texas. what is the response you get

who even just visit waco because of you guys? >> yeah. we've gotten to where 20,000 to 30,000 people a week come to waco texas to visit one of the silos or see our projects. it is mind boggling. how this made such an impact and such a connection with so many people is literally mind boggling. it is one thing to make an impact on new york city. waco, texas did not have the best reputation on planet. we had quite a few decades of some pretty unfortunate circumstances. for us to have been able to breathe some fresh air in to our honor. >> so your book, "the magnolia story" ended up on my desk in my office the other day. i had the pleasure of reading it this weekend. when i saw the title i didn't know anything what it was going to be about. it was almost like you had a diary. it was just so easily written and so natural in the way your conversation sort of intertwined. it's really great. it is a fast read and so interesting. it gives people such an insight how y'all became a couple and

>> wow. >> it's really embarrassing. i am a terrible reader. equally bad writer, turns out. so i thought when we signed up for that thing it was going to be a picture book. but so when you said it is a fast read -- when you said it was a fast read, i was like, no, this is a very long read. i can hardly get through this thing. thank you for reading it, harry. that means a lot. >> no. it was terrific. you felt like you were getting sort of a sneak peek at what goes on in your day to day lives. it was really well done. to see you guys interacting together. so we need to get some of your tips. we've pulled out some of your favorite transformations, kind of a "fixer upper" best of. this first one was this big kitchen reveal. what is it about this one? behind me. >> we refer to all the projects by the name of the couple. this was the zan project, before and answer. we tell our clients, it is a simple mathematical equation for

you make your money. if you are going to spend the money, spend it on the kitchens and the baths and don't cut corners. make sure the electrical, plumbing all done right. you get to the counter tops and those things can be gorgeous and have some fundamental flaws prior to that and you are still in a big pickle. >> the next one was a unique dining space you guys did in season three. >> so this used to be a horse barn. >> the barndominium. >> oh, my >> i think for me, the clients really wanted a gathering space. they host a ton of family and friends so right when we walked in i thought, this is the perfect place to put a 17-foot table. i love the story, the idea that it was a horse barn, getting to renovate that and turn it into their home was really fun. >> harry, a horse barn. horses. inside. >> when you first walk in, what do you -- are you immediately coming up with a ton of ideas? do you have to go home and sleep

>> i think my mind works -- when i walk into these spaces, it is like this little game show in my mind. you want to do a, b -- it's fun. this is my favorite time when i get to see it before and get to envision what it can be. >> we all love seeing the afters. so thank you, chip and joanna. thank you so much for being here. read an excerpt of the book, kwpt t "the magnolia" on today.com. i'm just going to gracefully walk over here to the weather. we are looking at r across most of the eastern half of the country. we are looking at them from the south to the mid-atlantic, up across the northeast. this cold front here is going to cool things down though as we go into tomorrow. notice chicago and minneapolis-st. paul, temperatures dropping back down >> bri: good morning, everyb >> good morning, everybody. i'm meteorologist, bri eggers in for chris lambert. the wet weather this morning working out and it might take awhile to scour out the clouds. we do have a warm front that will move to the northeast and

near record highs in storm and the warmest will be for southeastern massachusetts and sunshine later today. here's the 7-on-7 forecast, again warm tomorrow and we hold off on the rain until thursday

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oscar nod for his role in the movie "boyhood" which takes place over the course of 12 years. now he plays a man with a dark past trying to keep everyone at arm's length. ethan, good morning. good to see you. this is your life right here. >> like a high school year book situation. we're going to write each other, "see you after the summer. hope you have a good time with that job." >> most likely to get an oscar nod. >> here you are in this it is so intriguing. it is a western. co-star john travolta. what sold you on this deal? >> well, you know what's funny, this is kind of my year of the western. >> it is. >> "magnificent seven" came out a couple months ago, whatever. but a couple years ago, i had never been in a western. i really wanted to be. and so this opportunity came up. i've done a couple horror films with jason blum with sinister and the perch.

i was kind of talking, don't forget about the western. ty west wanted to make a western, so we got travolta. we basically went out to the desert around came out with this movie. >> that's terrific. my dad tells me all the time, son, when are you going to make a western movie? i say, i don't know, pop. i got to read the right script. i tell you, when he sees this, he's not going to worry about me making a western. >> we're finally getting old enough to do that. you got to earn your right to be in that saddle. you can't be some punk kid. >> you have to have a certain swagger. >> nice to call it a swagger. it might be creases. >> it's creases. >> did you have -- my favorite western was "rifle man." >> the tv show? >> the tv show. >> i watched "julia." >> "gun smoke"? >> no. diane carroll. >> did you have a favorite? >> my favorite was the big

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>> a musical western! you heard it hear on "today's take." >> we could kill that. >> ethan hawke, thank you. "in the valley of violence" available on digital hd this friday. their musical western coming soon. 18 months. invest if you want. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. i love this idea. spent 21 years in the navy, defending half of the time, i'd have been court-martialed. but that's what senator kelly ayotte did. she missed nearly half of her homeland security hearings. vo: on critical homeland security hearings, ayotte was mia... even missing a hearing the same day she went to a washington fundraiser. for ayotte collecting campaign cash comes first. bob hillery: when it comes to fighting terrorism, fifty percent doesn't cut it. afscme is responsible for

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