see you next time on wendy. 12341 from nbc news, this is "today", with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. i just had terrible news. >> what's the terrible news? >> it can't be spanky tuesday for a while. >> why? >> it's toy drive season. if you have any idea how i can get my spanky back, please go to our facebook page. we are delighted that you're here. that is "rock bottom", by hailey seinfeld. i didn't know she was a singer. >> we have a couple of rock

stars here, boys, the property brothers are here. they're renovating a sprawling ranch, and they're here. >> i'm only here for spanky tuesday. i'm out. >> i just brought some meat for david. >> can i have that? that would be very helpful later. we'll make spanky tuesday with you guys. and we'll -- >> no. no. no. >> you give the wrong impression. >> oh, yeah. >> you can say no all you want, but. >> we're really sorry about everything. anyway, our great chef is with us. what restaurant, hon? >> emerald's new orleans. >> so we're going to whip up some great stuff from the bayou. >> and elvis is here with his artist of the moment. and these guys are going to get you moving. >> i love you in that dress. >> you do?

>> it's nothing inappropriately short. yesterday hoda and i went straight from the show to something we've been doing for years and years and years, the new york rescue mission. they provide meals, shelter and services to the homeless people of new york city. and i've been do being this since i was working with regis, and what i said to you yesterday is when i first started doing this, the homeless were basically men in new york city. it was very rare you saw a woman and hardly ever do i remember seeing a child. i would say 9 a5% of the people we served yesterday were women and children. >> it was grateful, really, sweet, sweet people. >> if you want to figure out where to do some good this season, one of the best places is the new york mission. >> e has their entertain thor of the year. j law made it. she is their biggest start of

2015. it's her final and fourth hunger games. so she's big on so many things. her movies have grossed more than $102 million in just three days. >> she's got a new one coming out called "joy", with bradley cooper. >> that's like their third or fourth movie together. >> then she's in "the x men." >> she's are runners-up. chris pratt and adele. and finally, amy schumer and nikki nikki minaj. >> look at amy, isn't she hilarious? >> we need a ten second delay with her. you never know what's going to happen. then at adele's concert, celebrities had a girls night out. looked fun.

adele, jennifer lawrence and emma stone. adele looked them up for dinner after the performance on the tonight show. >> gee, sad we didn't have a picture. >> but here's this new song that adele sang at jimmy. it's called "water under the bridge." if you're going to let me down let me down gently it will be water under the bridge if you're going to let he down let me down gently it will be water under the bridge >> they're all breakup songs, right? >> but she was so happy with her relationship. let me down gently, mm mm mm >> i can't sing. >> yes, you can, hodi, it's just that you sing when everybody

>> we go, you got to hear this, and they turn it up and i turned up my own volume and apparently no one could hear adele. >> i love your enthusiasm. next week is the finale of "dancing with the stars." i haven't seen it once, have you? >> no. >> but 17 year old bindi irwin has become the fan favorite. she's apparently a wonderful wonderful dancer. last night she dedicated her performance, my gosh, she looks professional. that's derek hough. wow, she looks professional. >> she didn't know this, but at the end of the performance there was a picture of her and her dad. she was crying. everyone was crying. >> give her the trophy now, right? >> julianne hough. >> juliette, i love you.

>> she's dancing with her brother. she deserved it. that looked gorgeous. >> it really did. she's going to be competing in the finals then with nick carter from the backstreet boys. >> and alex skarlatos. he was one of the guys who stopped what could have been a horrific tran massacremore ifhorrific train massacre. was that just august? we have bad news, other than it's not spax eye tuesday. >> cold and flu season. half of us, according to a survey by probably kleenex. >> my nighttime cold remedy. >> they say that 56% of people don't use tissues. they wipe their noses and -- >> hoda refuses to use the word boogers. >> and put them in other places. >> boy, that was -- >> thank you, jerry.

>> that was close. >> good thing i'm not as tall as hoda. >> the three most popular places that they put these things are clothing. they just whip it up, wipe it and put it down. desks, desk? [ laughter ] >> how can you do it on your desk? keep going. >> oh, you put it in your hand. no i hate it when people do that. athletes do it all the time. >> that's because they're out on the field. that's different. >> it makes me sick. >> or the couch. so when you go visit people, when you're visiting people, use your eagle eye. scope around. you don't know what could be put where. >> we were told a very funny story which i bet we're not allowed to tell. >> no. shoot. >> i'm sure children have very interesting places to put them. >> didn't your kids put them somewhere? >> my children were perfect. they never picked anything but

my brain. they picked my brain every day, and that took a long time. have you heard of a high-propulsion sneeze? >> when you've been walking through an airplane and someone sneezes and you're walking this way. >> and they've got luggage. >> and out it goes and you go, how far away are they. m.i.t. says the average human sneeze expels cloud droplets that can cover a room, we don't know the size of the room. but reach ventilation ducts in minutes. we decided to use a movie. 1995, there's a movie called "outbreak", which apparently is not about the flu, but -- ready? go. >> there it goes. >> where is it? >> it went next to those people, around the movie theater. everyone's laughing, in her mouth and then she got it. okay. gross. >> now he excuses himself. >> so we're going to try this with powder.

>> he coughed. >> you go first. make sure cameras are ready. we only get one shot at this. could be ruined. >> i won't do it, because my nostrils aren't equal. i have to prove it. >> we know. oh, lord. >> i can only close one. i'm at a disadvantage. ready? save the wine! that wasn't bad. what about you, hoda? now you have a much larger head, so it's interesting what will happen. ah! >> i would not do that. >> yes, you would. >> you're right. >> ready? >> ooh, good. ooh. >> is that baby powder? that smells good. >> i like that. >> that didn't seem to be too much damage. >> not so bad. >> everybody thought that would

are you a fan of the wizard of oz? who isn't. recently the dress judy garland wore sold for $1.5 million. and it was one of two from the movie, and that's not the highest. it was sold to an unidentified buyer. >> what do they do with these dresses? >> some people probably put them on and do weird stuff. but most, i think, would buy them just because bragging rights to say i have it or to loan them to museums. last year, the cowardly lion's costume sold for $3 million. but the most expensive piece of memorabilia ever is -- >> marilyn monroe's subway dress from "the seven-year itch", that one sold for $5.6 million. >> i think i would have gone for this one. audrey hepburn's ascott dress.

look at that. >> look at that hat. >> i met her one time only. frank and i were hosting regis and kathie lee, because regis was off. and she's always been my favorite actress. she'd flown all night long from i think ethiopia, somewhere where she was doing amazing work for united nations. and no one knew at the time that she had colon cancer. and she sat there and talked about her work, and i just thought, i am in love with this woman. >> wow. that's amazing. >> she and paul newman, they always use their celebrity to make the world a better place, all the time. angelina jolie does that now. >> do you know people who are chronically late? they go to dinner and say my car, the traffic, et cetera, its. there is someone sick and tired of being late saying that people who are chronically late, i think they may have lifted it from you. >> it's just true.

believe their time is more valuable than everyone else's. >> did you not just say this on the program? >> they have no concept of how incredibly rude they are. >> these are your exact words. i think this entire yahoo article. >> we're talking about chronic chronically late, never can get there on time. >> some are bad planners. >> and kids can throw a monkey wrench into it. and then they need to go potty. >> speaking of being late, our control room has told us that there's a photo of emma stone, jennifer lawrence and adele. it's not a good one. >> nice profile, though. >> any way, that was worth it. >> the best part of thanksgiving, the yummy leftovering. >> we have a couple of hot dishes from new orleans. >> and speaking of hot dishes,

the property brothers are back. >> they know how to renovate kitchens.

>> smells like baby powder. with less than 48 hours to thanksgiving, you should know by now what you're going to serve. but have you decided what to do with the yummy leftovers? >> we have the expertise of david slater. he's the chef decuisine from a new orleans restaurant, a new orleans boy in new york city. >> and any time we have anybody from new orleans, we know it's going to be unbelievably delicious food. >> how long have you worked at emerald's? >> over ten years. i'm happy to be in new york especially this time of year, right before the holidays. >> i can't believe we're talking about leftovers already, what do you do with all that stuff? >> there's 1,000 things you could do. but gumbo's one of the

so every house and every restaurant has gumbo boiling every single day on the table. so -- >> what do we need for that? >> we're using leftover turcokeyturkey. and the holy trinity. and a few dried spices and sausage and use whatever you want. >> all on our website. >> did we throw away the sausage? >> how convenient, there's two of them. >> what should we do? >> zirsfirst we have to make the rooux. you can use fat from the sausage. >> not olive oil. it gets a bit too bitter. we whisk the flowernow flour and oil until it gets thick. and a lot of people get freaked

out about the roux. you want to whip it until a nice chocolate color. it gives the gumbo the color. you can't microwave an roux. this has been going for a while. you can take it a little darker if you'd like, but it's not necessary. everybody does a different kind of gumbo. whatever you feel. >> what are you adding in there? >> the holy trinity, the bell peppers, celery, onions, and i love to add a little bit of garlic. and every layer has to be seasoned. so we're going to season it with a little bit of salt and cayenne pepper. there's a big mls conception about our food and everyone says it's cajun, it's new orleans, it's spicy. it's heavily spice the and heavily heavily salted but not that spicy.

then we have dried herbs, oregano and thyme. we are using a kielbasa sausage and a smoked sausage. can you use whatever you want, italian sausage, chory sew, whatever you have around the house. it depends on if you like it spicy. so this cooks. we let that cook a little bit. then add our turkey broth. at the restaurant we make our own turcokey broth from the carcasses. if you are doing seafood gumbo, you can do seafood broth. >> that's a lot of chopping, but -- >> this is what you have. again, you can take it a little darker. it's a nice, thickened stew, and it's thickened by that nice and muddy roux. >> he's still talking. >> i'm hungry. >> me too. so we're going to add our turkey meat, parsley and green onions

>> you had me until the green onion. >> you let it warm up in there. >> we don't have team forime for that. we can't warm it up. >> then we're going to spoon it over rice. you can use it over potato salad, grits. >> the other website is going to be on our website. looks like a salad. >> beautiful wild rice salad. >> mm! >> that's delicious. truly good. >> glad y'all enjoyed it. >> mm-hm. >> yeah. we'd say something if we could. >> for more recipes, go to today.com/food. >> and if you have a question for our chefs, go to today.com/club. >> they're going to show us their ranch and we're going to share a space for your living, coming up after this. phil! oh no... (under his breath) hey man! hey peter. (unenthusiastic) oh... ha ha ha!

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back on before the break we gave you this riddle. >> dustin was born on december 28th, yet his birthday always falls in the summer. how is that possible?

>> the answer is dustin lives in australia where the summer falls between december and february. >> neither of us knew it. >> somebody told us. it's hot in here, because the boys are back. >> better known as the property brothers. >> they were already the stars of three shows on hgtv. that's a little much. >> four shows. >> don't take away from us. >> if that wasn't enough, they're at it again. >> host of the new show called "property brothers at home on the ranch", where they renovate a sprawling estate. >> and they have easy things you can do unless you're hoda. >> i know you guys are talented. i didn't know you were musically inclined. you have two singles on youtube? >> yes. >> what is it? >> do we have it? >> yes. >> ready. >> ready. >> they're trying. >> i think matt lauer took it with him.

he's been dancing all morning with it. >> where in colorado? >> actually, it's in alberta. it's a rachgs my dad worked on in the '50s. it's the first time i've ever gone a stable makeover. where they filmed broke back mountain. we tried to make it a more stylish residence. so we had the log home and the guest cabin and the barn. >> the cabin on the left-hand side? >> i sure hope so. >> i don't know, okay? >> and we have a picture of some of the other spaces. >> can we see more? >> that's the trick. sometimes when you're working in the country, it's a little too rustic. it's a matter of blending that. we kept some of the beautiful features. >> you tonight wantdon't want to get rid of all the rustic tones. >> you don't want it to look like a manhattan apartment.

>> they had this terrible, terrible tile. a lot of cowboys think just about function, it's not about aesthetic. we turned around and said you should love where you live. and these folks work harder than anybody else. >> all they care about is looking good in a pair of jeans. >> we're talking about headboards behind, and you like the textured, soft ones. >> if you have a headboard, you don't want something stiff. these panels over here, this is a hard plastic. this is good for wall panels. but having something to sit up against is nice. >> you can create a headboard out of this, it's interesting. but i do like having the soft surface. if you feel the difference on the two, this is something that's made -- >> yeah. >> i've done entire wall headboards where you take plywood panels and upholster them. it's very easy to do. >> very fast. >> it's like putting to the a puzzle. and before you know it, can you

go from floor to ceiling and have beautiful material. you slide it into place and you're good to go. >> that's so easy and inexpensive. >> even she could do it. >> hey, let's not get crazy. >> you guys are in big trouble. we're moving down to the ladders? >> this is even easier. you show me. can you put this on a rung? >> i am tired of being treated -- give me it! >> it matches your dress beautifully. >> down here. >> all this is, it's an old, this ladder i made, just out of two by fours and dowels. but you can find an old ladder, hang it against any wall and you have a piece of decor, and it's taller, so it breaks up a wall, if you want it to divide up a spice. >> i like to do it in bathrooms and use your towels that way. >> if you are scared the kids are going to knock it down, you

can secure it with a bracket. >> i wonder if we have the music. >> if people go on our social media. >> by the way, i didn't know you guys were singers. >> is this you? >> yeah. we just performed it live in front of 2,000 fans in the middle of the caribbean three nights ago. >> that's tease. >> we're now auditioning backup dancers if you're interested. >> we happen to have some right over there, because elvis durant is here. property brothers on the ranch on hgtv. >> i love the sound of these guys.

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we're back, everybody, with elvis durant's artist of the month, when the national radio host introduces us to the next big group. >> they are called secret weapons, and they are making their debut with "something new." >> what are your names? >> i'm jerry. >> i'm danny. >> you were a lawyer, right? >> i was, i was working at epic for a while, and it was a fun ride for sure. >> but you didn't belong there, did you? >> i do in a way. >> in another way. >> did you feel, new york boys, right? >> yeah, we got new york boys on the "today" show today. you know what i like about their sound? it takes my back to the '80s. >> when they were born. >> the late '80s. >> some of the sound, can you

hear the cure, tears for fears. even though you didn't grow up with them, their music inspired you. >> i can hear it in my car, with my mom or something. it's a sub conscious thing in there or something like that. >> are and by the way, this is their first tv appearance. >> the chef's first time too. >> when you talk about musical influences, were there other people you grew up listening to and you said oh, my gosh, i love that sound? >> the thing is like springsteen, prince, anything that's larger than life, you know. >> were you friends growing up? >> no. >> actually, we hated each other for a long time. >> why? >> we in math class together, and jerry sat right in front of me, i would be trying to study, and the teacher would say stop turning around talking to danny. >> he was trying to see over his hair. [ laughter ]

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the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> we've met elvis duran's artist of the moment. now it's time to hear them sing. >> they are the boys from brooklyn who call themselves secret weapons. >> their debut single "something new."

hello, mister welcome to your life where you'll be workin' to the bone sit down and listen fix your suit and tie and never dream of something more whoa, we're all running with the bulls now we're all running with the bulls there's nothing left to lose i want something good i want it i want something good i want it i want something so good that i can't deny that feels so right i want something good i want something new can't find a reason

i stay up all night oh, oh, i fix the pieces to my state of mind oh, oh, oh, oh, we're all running with the bulls now we're all running with the bulls now i take my chance, because there's nothing left to lose i want something new i want it i want something new i want it i want something so good that i can't deny that it feels so right i want something new i want something new it's drivin' me crazy i'm stuck in yesterday i just want to say you know it's so cool it's drivin' me crazy i'm stuck like stone in

i just want to say i'll be doin' whatever it takes i want something new i want it i want something new i want it i want something so good that i can't deny oh, it feels so right i want something new i want something new i want it i want something new i want it i want something so good that i can't deny it feels so right i want something new i want something all i want, all i want, all i want is something all i want, all i want, all i want is something all i want, all i want, all i want is something new something new

all i want, all i want, all i want is something new i want something new >>whoa! what just happened? >> we got something new today! >> that was awesome! >> oh, my god! >> a little energy up there? >> wow. come over here. >> what are your guys' name? >> nikki, colleen, kesha. >> you were singing. >> brian and the drummer will is here. >> you guys have such a fun bunch, huh? >> so the single just dropped, right? >> who wrote it? raise your hand if you wrote it. >> their first time on tv. that was unbelievable. >> you guys sold it. that was awesome. thank you so much. thanks to everybody. >> you'll be back.

we'll be back in just a moment. >> but first, this is "today", on nbc. >> what she said.

so goodna that i can't deny it is hard to believe, but we have kicked off our 22nd annual holiday toy drive. it's time to spread cheer for those less fortunate. >> and one of our contributors is the toy foundindustry itself. let's see what we have in the box. >> hello. >> hi.

the executive director of the toy foundation. were you claustrophobic in there? >> no, i was fine. >> i was getting panicky. >> what do you have for everybody? >> the toy industry foundation is here to donate toys for more than 10,000 children in need this holiday season, and this snoopy is one of them. give his hand a squeeze. >> everybody loves a snoopy. >> oh, look at that! >> okay. that's hot. >> that makes you want to dance. >> how many are you giving away? >> more than 10,000 toys to kids in need. >> and how about we have some cool toys the kids are playing with. >> yes, we have nick, caroline and timmy, they are playing with toys that have been donated, the teenage mutant ninja. >> and the max formers. >> why do you do it year after year?

give kids who don't have an opportunity to play the gift of play. and every child really does deserve a toy this holiday season. >> they make a difference, don't they? >> they do. and toys let kids be kids. >> and it seems like more than ever, this year in particular, we have a lot more kids in need. >> we were at a homeless shelter yesterday e the new york city mission, it's the fastest growing population of homeless, women and children. >> thank you so much. >> thank you for all you do. >> thank you. >> starting next monday, you can bring a toy to the plaza for a child in need or donate at amazon.com/today. >> get a jump on black friday with the best toy deals. >> plus a performance by the one and only tom jones. what's new, pussycat >> and enjoy your tuesday. >> yeah.