from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb liverom studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. oh, booze day tuesday. welcome. it's january 26, 2016. jenna bush hager filling in for kathie lee. this is adventure of a lifetime by cold play. cold play we're going to see at the super bowl.

>> we're going to recap the bachelor. it's want every day that amanda avery shows up to recap "the bachelor," but we're going to talk about what went down. if you missed it, don't you worry. also, kate hudson is here. >> so cute. >> she's in that -- what is it? kung fu panda 3. >> she comes t she's an ashe's a lot of fun. >> then we have elvis duran's artist of the month ben rekter. can't wait to hear him. >> the guy is really nice incidentally too, and he has been singing like in high school. he sang through college. he has a catchy tune. if you are looking for something brand new to cook tonight, guess who is here. ryan scott. he has a one dish recipe that will bring you back to yourt childhood. what is it. >> it's a chicken casserole with a store bought chicken and tater

i made you a dairy-free version. >> i hate being singled out. >> it will be good. >> yummy, right? a lot of people are buzzing about one photo that's been around, and this is the cast -- this is the "friends" cast. one of the reasons this is a big photo is because this is the cast of "friends" and "the big bang theory" and they're coming up to honor a director named james burrows. the reason this picture is s n significant is because all the money these people made. >> they made a lot of bank. $1 million an episode. "friends" back in the day and the last two seasons, you think, and "the big bang theory" now. >> everyone wants a reunion, but i don't know if we're going to get one, but that's definitely a photo of one. the only guy miss issing matthew perry. this is what he told bbc radio, which is kind of surprising. he said he doesn't remember filming season three through six.

battle with alcohol and drug abuse. he says he describes himself as being like a little out of it for those. how dmeyou remembr lines? you wonder about people who are functioning? >> alcoholics. it's really scary and sad. anyway -- >> so that's that. >> we get why he is not coming back. we do. >> when you wake up in the morning to get ready, do you put your clothes out the night before, or do you wake up in the morning and tear through your closet? before working this shift. >> before working this shift as a child my mother is very organized, and she did make us lay out our clothes the night before, which i used to think was semi-psycho. >> silly. >> now that i have kids, not that mila has that much of an opinion, but she'll get one pretty fast, it makes sense to chaos. zuckerberg, right. from mila to mark zuckerberg.

he has one item, the gray sweat shirt and the gray tee. gray hoodies and gray t-shirts. he captioned it this way. first day back after paternity leave. what should i wear? he says the reason he wears the same thing every day -- this is hi quote -- he wants to make as few decisions as possible anything exceptauow to best serve this community. there you have it. >> okay. >> it's a very altruistic reason. i like simple. >> you have a uniform. let me just describe it. >> okay. go. >> every -- >> whoa. >> that's all the same day. >> no, no. you have different earrings. different earrings on. >> i can't find that dress. joanne, did you hide it? >> this is the thing about hoda. two things. one, she comes in every day not in the same clothes, but the same -- >> a variation. she wears gray leggings or black leggings and some sort of gray top.

>> and a vest. >> that's what i wear every single day. >> during the summer it's similar, but maybe jeans or leggings with these little sneakers. >> the ones that you wear every day. >> then the other thing about her, which i love, if you like to wear the same seven dresses in a rotation. >> i do it until people write in. we -- remember, there was a red dress, and everyone kept saying retire it. i did ethwe'll or someone took it. >> you feel the most comfortable in it. she wears a white button down and jeans. when she gets -- when anything? when she has a big meeting or photo, and -- >> snl went.

they called him the bland man. >> thanks for our date this afternoon. i love taking a race car set in prop class with you. >> i hope he didn't move too fast. >> what? >> i'm kidding. >> that's a funny joke. >> it's hard. all the girls hate me just because i'm so mean to them. it's made me realize that i have some deep emotional problems, and i need to go home and deal with them. >> i would be sad to see you go. >> okay. then i'll stay and just be so insane. >> can i steal him for a sec? >> i need to be completely honest with you. >> okay. >> okay. i have one enormous toe. ke, it's so big. i've been so self-conscious about it my entire life. i need you to see it.

>> queen of the bachelor, melissa avery, is coming out to tell us what happened. >> it was, like, dead on. >>e the best line oever. can i show you for a sec? >> i want this time. go ad'way. no one ever says that. >> ntho one wants to be the bad girl. >> yesterday the show went to las vegas. just like us. day jew view then there was olivia. olivia, she's the former news anchor. >> oh. >> so she has a secret talent. this is what she decides to do. >> what's s doing? >> oming out of a cake. belly dancing outfit. >>r oh, no. >> oh accident lord. >> oh, gosh. >> oh, no.

>> you'll see what happened af r this. watch. >> olivia's performance, it was -- you could tell olivia was uncomfortable, it made her performance really uncomfortable for everyone. >> i don't want to be on camera. why can't i just have a moment? >> i'm having a panic attack. >> i just don't know. don't know if i can do thisw you guys. >> i went into it like feels good. i thought he was mortified. like, i'm here to be marriage material, and i don't think i scream, like, marriage material. >> okay. >> what is wrong with her? >> she has kind of the first official breakdown of the season. she spent the rest of the episode trying to get a moment with ben to redeem herself with him.

but, remember, they have not had a date yet, so it's just been little moments in interviews. take a look. >> oh, no, no. >> i've been trying to, like, you know, grab you first every time and show you that, like, i'm here for you. i just want to talk to you. i want to be with you all the time. like, i'm completely falling f you. completelye and itrk the coole feeling in the entire world, and i have no fear to say that i'm falling for you. olivia is here for you. i'm not goingtanywhere. >> why does she talk in the ird person? >> did you see his eyes? it's pure fear. he kept her. she was last to be called, but he says he saves the best for last. >> who left? >> some other girl. i didn't even remember they were the show. well lost the twin. which twin? >> you can't -- he can't either. that's the problem. they have -- he brings them both on a date.

about each other like my sister is the best and whoever he picks is great. well, one of them, emily, turned last night. she threw her sister under the bus. >> she's the bad twin. >> no, no. >> i never thought these words would come out of my mouth, but i really ind of need hail where i to go home so i can focus on relationshi with ben. i want this badly and i know hail where i does tooshgs and i think now that our feelings have grown for you, it's going to get harder. i just feel like i'm having like a stronger connection than what she is having, and i think she's been having a hard time opening up to you from what she's telling me. >> i'm ready for ben to make a decision. is it going to be haley or me? of course, i hope it's me. >> thatawas the most horrifying part of the show. >> can you imagine the other twin at home watching that you and you are sisters. >> it reminds me just of when barbara and i fought over henry. can you imagine going after the same guy if you are a twin. he doesn't know them apart because when he dismissed one of

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>> i am may-may. >> i am may-may. wow, 's amazing. she's so beautiful. that's sweet, po, but please try to save all other comments until after the performance. >> has it started yet? >> look away. look away. no, you can't, can you? >> why does she keep staring at me like that? >> may-may. sfroo she's a little aggressive. >> she might be. >> not very humble. >> may-may -- >> humble is not something may-may does very well. >> may-may suspect a dancer, obviously. >> she's a self-proclaimed p dancer. the whole thing about may-may is she's great at everything. >> did you you yourself learn how to ribbon dance. >> no, i have no idea. i was looking at these. i have no idea how to do this. these are very little ribbons, octhough. >> may-may has a huge ribbon. >> these are very colorful. >> i think may-may has a

i don't know what i would do with this. >>fr it's interesting. did you see her character before they say, okay, here's what the character looks like. here's what they want. you know, i kind of talk to jeffrey katzenberg who is head of dreamworks, and he gave me the lowdown, and they show you everything. these giz are so amazing what they do. we come in, and then you give a voice life and try to put as many energy into itll as possible. this is actually interesting. when you are doing it, you realize you can go really far with it. you sort of exaggerate. it's bigger than life. >> she is. >> just got back from china. >> i did. >>o and you loved it? you got to see baby pandas? >> i didn't realize how -- it's very weird actually to hold one of the pandas.

>> they're snuggly and -- >> it was not soft. no. pandas aren't soft. they're actually quite rough, y but -- oh, god, it was so -- >> any claw action? >> i thought they haven't named them yet. i thought maybe you should name him bing-bing because my son's name is bing. >> what did they say? >> hooin is actually really interesting. i didn't know -- people were wonderful, and very accommod aating and -- >> it was really fun. i had a great ti . i had good laughs, and i realize that the panda, they had to actually call the chinese government to -- it was okay for

said, where he. >> maybe -- >> and then, yeah. then i came home. >> i did at the moment when we wereyln china with my friend sophie, who is also my stylist, and, like, i had a map, and i s was, like, did you ever think you would be, like, there in the center of china? we're literally in the middle of china. 't>> you also took yitr kids to the premier. >> it's a funny thing because i really try to keep them out, and riheder is getting older, and he is into the social media thing, and he really wanted to walk the carpet with me, and i wasburoud of him.

a funny thing. no, you know, i just always feel that it's best to keep them until they get old enough to make their own decision and what have you, but i realize that they don't really know what my li fe is. they never have seen -- they have no idea. they've never been to a premier. you go, well, maybe i shouldn't exclude them too much about what life is, and so with this it's kung fu panda, let's do it. they're there and they're, like, okay,fwell -- bing is 4, and all cared about was the yogurt land. that was at the premier. he wanted fro yogurt. we walked the red carpet, and then he was, like, can i get frozen yogurt. not really. >> mommy is on the carpet. >> thanks for coming to see us.

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all grassroots. all organic. sells out. everyone knows every word to ever song. it really is -- he is a true musician. >> it is very interactive. you have been writing music since you're a teenager, right, and does it come just from life experiences or how -- where is it coming from? >> it comes from a little bit of everything. just anything that affects me. sometimes i have to try really hard and sometimes t just kind of happens. what's that like to get the energy from the audience? >> so i'm generally a pessimist. everyone that works with me first thinks that's kind of endearing. they're, like, come on, man. people are going to come to the show. it is -- it's thr ling and awesome to have people sing, but alistically every night i'm just, like, who are these people? why are theyrhere? >> they know every word to every song. that's got to freak you out a little bit. >> we're going to le learn every word when we come back.

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>> live by jfk, it's 10:27 on this tuesday, january 27 6th. schools in newark are closed today as crews continue to clear many streets. some residents in newark say their streets have gone unplowed since the blizzard. yesterday city officials announced they'll be getting help from state d.o.t. and private contractors. update on the new removal efforts in an hour and we'll have the details on news 4 at noon. meantime, a check of the weather, mild af rnoon, high of 44. chance for rain later in the day. 35 in the city, partly sunny, 42 tomorrow, thursday, cooler, friday mostly cloudy, 39, and the storm heading our way should out to sea. up next on the "today" show, how to make a cheesy chicken tater tot casserole.

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>> it is booze day tuesday. jenna bush hager is filling in afor kathie lee. when it's cold outside, you want something to warm you up inside. or drink something. >> ryan scott is here to whip up one of his favorite casseroles. wait until you see what he cooked up. >> we're excited. >> even matt lauer was talking about it. he could smell io downstairs. >> tater tots. we have oil, a little bit of milk, sour cream, any hot sauce yoryu like. this o is something.

like that we don't make a sauce. now, roasted chicken bought at the store. >> roasted. >> salt, pepper, lemon, monterey jack cheese, because it's nice, and then my favorite, ranch, is your salt. >> ranch. >> i mean, ranch. >> two, one, ranch. >> ranch is the key to everything, right? >> what i want you to do is i want you to add scallions to here. you are if anything to take the chicken, love where i, and mix it in with the jack cheese. >> what is in here? >> that is whisked cream cheese. here's the thing about the cream choose. i may do a dairy free one. >> it's delicious. >> it's ss good. now, half the checken should go in the bowl. when you are mixing -- i like cream cheese that's whipped because you canix it lik this. the hard stuff, have you to leave it out at room te wmperature.

pop that inside here with ms. hoda. watch out for my wine. >> careful with the wine. >> priorities. i have been on your show for eight years. i have priorities. now what we're going to do -- >> what about salt and pepper? >> you can have a salt and pepper. the ranch has a lot of salt and eper to it, but go ahead and add more. >>wo maybe no more salt. of chicken? why do you make that face? >> we laugh because -- >> why do you keep talking about my issues? >> tummy endorsement. >> everyone has something. i'm going to find out both of yours. >> show would be over. hot sauce. why i said cream of chicken is i don't want you to make beschemel. it's long. >> i keep stirring it. >> seriously? i'm just kidding. >> come over here. this segment is going nowhere. can i never finish my segment.

>> now put the tater tots on top. >> she's asking a good question here. you can put frozen things on top of casseroles? >> bake it. >> okay. that turns out. that works. >> you bake it. what you are going to do is put potato chips and anything you want on top. here's my trick here. classic wrap and foil. you ever had a los angelesana that had pieces of foil on top of the cheese. if you put plastic wrap, it can last long. >> now try this. made this with celery. that's that ugly guy in the corner, but it's delicious. >> can i have the one that's not with celery, please. >> not healthy. >> wait a minute. >> so good with celery root. >> oh, my gosh. i love it. >> how many calories?

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>> all right, ben. i feel like new sunglaes, ke a brand new pair of jeans i feel like taking chances, i feel a lot like seventeen i feel like windows rolled do ywn, new city, strets and cabs irm feel like anything can happen, laughing you take me right back when we bere kids never thought i'd feel like this like when i close my eyes and me dancing

think of touching the ground like a heartbeat skip, like an open page like a one way trip on an airplane it's the way that i feel when i'm with you, brand new i feel like a young john cusack, like making big mistakes i feel like for the first time in a long time i am not afraid i feel like a kid, never thought i'd feel like this

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an open page, like a one way trip on an airplane it's the way that i feel when i'm with you, brand new i feel -- i feel -- i feel brand new >> yes! >> so fun. >> oh, my god, we were at a co pncert. that was awesome. >> thank you. >> ben y ctor andtater tots on the same day. >> i get why people come out in droves. you have a lot of fans, obviously. they're all in the stands. they're right here. i think you're number one on the phone. we had to get betty on the line, your mom. >> it's real? >> belt tty, are you there? >> oh, i am here.

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chalk it up to a tough woredks assignment, but i danced the 65nighc away, and i even got to talk to janet a little bit. >> viva miss lopez. genyes from the block has moved to the strip. >> and all bets on j. lo as the pop star tries her luck in las vegas with her first ever residency show called "all i have." a 90 minute high nerg spectacle sizzling on stage as planet hollywood's axis theater. she says she spent her entire life waiting for tonight. >> it's like a fantasy to have a show in vegas. you know, the name of the show is "all i have." i wanted to give everything that people know about me. >> the show boasts an intimate display of masterful set design

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ley want me to learn the moves too. how hard could it be? after all, i do have experience. >> get over here. bring it back. time to get on the floor. a quick lesson before giving it all i have cen r stage. >> not bad, but i guess what happens in vegas will have to stay in vegas. i think i'll wait to see the pros. the 46-year-old age-defying beauty perhaps finding the fountain of youth while balancing her personal life with a career that shows no sign of slowing down. >> when the confetti was falling, and it was the end of that show, what were you feeling inside? >> so good. it feels amazing.

hour and a half of cardio. it's a high kind of. you know? it's a great moment. >> it's been such a great show. it's a sell-out. if you want to see her in vegas, she'll be performing 40 shows a year for the next three years. >> that was the best day of your entire life? >> ever. ever. >> i've forgotten. >> the best day of her entire life. next up, don't missheur main event. that's m-a-n-e. we give it away to five lucky fans. >> i don't know. >>

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