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filed late. i filed on time. >> so there's hope for the future. that's called "just like fire" by pink. we have the very handsome mr. harry hamlin with us in the kevin. i said he looks like a very, very cool surfer dude. >> that's right. surfer dude. >> he always has tons going on. >> he's in a movie with susana ran don and life with the befrly hills housewife. then we're going to get you caught on the celebri scoop which you might have missed. beyonce has a mysterious video. have you heard anything about it? it's going to leave you thirsty for more. >> and this rising country star who's living the dream. his name is drake white. he makes his national tv debut when he sings his newest single. he's down stairs with his parent, his wife -- >> that's who that crowd was! >> everybody is down there. everybody is down there. >> this is his national debut which is fun.

the whole family is here. we have to talk about how unbelievable your weekend was. >> it was one of those! >> it was one for the record bo away -- my sister flew in from dubai. she made my mom the most delicious videotape? >> not that one. somehow it got lost. >> you sent it to me. >> i know we're getting it. then, after that, when we surprised her with a trip to the bahamas. so we were lounging out in our bathing suits and this whole parade of people came in to sing but we were most concerned about the fact that we didn't have wraps on. this is us in the water but we

happy birthday to you, happy birthday >> we love it. we went to the beach and took tons of happy snaps. comes to that so then the third surprise was after our great vacation, which was one of our favorite on and -- >> surprise! >> and there are the kids and balloons and -- >> fantastic. >> it was a really, really, really fun weekend. >> i love that about the family. you surprised each other. i don't know how you would get away with it. how was your weekend?

asking, was not a surprise. my brother and i like to get on the acela here in new york and take the train down, gives us time together. then testify dinner with our mom who can't travel the same way she once could and she's doing great. all of you ask about my mom a lot. thank you, she's great. and her -- and my sister's birthday. she turned -- >> it was her birthday. >> there she is. >> blew out a candle. >> at the beautiful chart house at the waterfront in annapolis. the chart houses are everywhere, out near you, haar rirks rry, on the malibu area. i'm starting a campaign to get them to carry my stuff. >> they should. >> please carry this stuff. >> we give them so much business. >> little schecky was at the table, that's what i call him. his real name is aaron. there he is and then he was in his little bouncy chair called the einstein. >> by the way, he is so cute. i can't. >> he is a wild man on that thing. now he's his own d.j.

>> i think i would like hanging out with little schecky. can i ask you a question, why don't i have any -- >> because you weren't here on thursday when we showed ellen's show last week. she was -- you'll see. >> she has a present? >> for our eighth anniversary. >> kathie lee and hoda just celebrated their eighth anniversary. congratulations. [ applause ] i didn't even know they were married. i just thought -- [ laughter ] the traditional gift is bronze so i made them this. andy? [ laughter ] it's a bust of me and it's bronze, but since they like to drink. [ applause ] so i'm going to send them is to them. cheers, here to many more years of getting drunk before 10:00 a.q.

thank you, ellen, there's a problem. >> wait, wait, i want to try it! >> the bust just arrived over the weekend. it was lost in space someplace. here's hody. >> it does work! >> harry, can you get a glass? >> would you like some? >> what time is it? >> who cares? >> and also, what, we were on fallon. >> jimmy fallon they talked about us, too? >> our names came up on the show. >> let's take a look. >> so when i said new york values, i was merely trying to say that i value new york. except i was saying it backwards. the way yoda would say it. >> i love yoda. i watch her every morning with kathie lee. [ laughter and applause ] >> now this is a very self-serving little monday morning. let's go on to christie's auction, shall we? these are so unbelievable.

>> two giant jewels up for ion. >> $50 million worth of -- >> what's your last name, raul. >> candakia. >> god bless you. >> you're the international head of jewelry. >> i'm the head of the jewelry partment and vid being the best. as blue as they get. >> look at the shape of it. >> can we touch i w this is the most expensive. >> this is a 16 carat burma ruby, the jubilee ruby. we're offering it for sale at christie's, $12 million. >> this is more expensive? >> this is $38 million.

that's so sad. i thought that was the most. >> well, they're going to go to make a lot more. >> what would you say -- what do you think they're going to go? >> the world record price is $4 million a carat which would put this around $60 million. >> so you don't even have to take it. i'll take it. >> are there police here? >> how are you letting us test these? are therehi tha you guys we have here today. >> can we quickly show my sister showing up. we got the videotape now. just a quick look if you don't mind. this was when my mom walked into my apartment and saw her. all the way from dubai. >> they don't have it. oh, okay.

>> here it is. >> oh, my god! look at that! >> surpodne! >> happy birthday. >> oh, my god! she said oh, enly i noticed he was tweeting me. harry's going "really?" i was so in love with gordon lightfoot ou are when you find out that somebody that you admire so much happens to be somebody that likes you as well. he looks great, still, living in

i hope he's still writing great music. >> and he likes your music. >> and i have my favorite album that i'm sending to him. you'll get it tomorrow. >> here we go. national animal cracker day and in honor of that -- animal crackers in my soup >> okay, ready. >> this is barbara's snackables and look what they did. another surprise. i got a kathie lee. what did you get? >> i got a me i think. >> don't they mix us up together? no! >> they're separate bags. >> they're sold at grocery stores nationwide. >> not with our faces. >> barbaras.com. >> they wouldn't sell at all. we have great favorite things later on in the show so stick with us. he's a hollywood favorite, that guy over there.

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tmz now. she's always on tmz, she's on qvc now and she's very successful on qvc. she has a great line there. much better. >> can we talk about you? you have a bunch of projects out, one is this movie that looks like so much fun with susan sarandon called the meddler. it's about a mom who can't keep her nose out of her daughter's business, right? >> there's a lot of women like that. >> and i play an actor who's playing her ex-husband -- her husband who's died and she sees me playing the character and shi breaks down because she's so in love with her dead husband. anyway, i was honored to do a film with her. >> so this is a serious film. this isn't a playful one? >> it's kind of a comedy. it's a romantic comedy, in fact. i saw it last week, it's wonderful. it's fun.

the tribeca film fest, right? >> last night. >> which one? >> "rebirth." which is really a fun movie about a guy who goes into kind of an est like situation for a weekend and tries to rebirth himself. it's kind of a satire on cults. >> have you ever felt that desire? to get away and rediscover who you might be? you might have missed something along the way. >> i have missed everything along the way. so i have that sensation every morning when i get up. >> it's fun to have you here. we see a lot of your wife in the headlines for the real house housewives stuff. are you digging that? >> that's not really something you can dig. there's not really a shovel big enough to dig that. [ laughter ] but it's something that -- for her and for her branding it's great. and it's a really weird metaexperience to be involved in a show which is like a nighttime soap opera.

opera only the blood is not fake blood, you know? >> yeah, right. >> so it's kind of interesting and for me it's to sit with her every week and yo >> but there's a musical side to you -- which. >> which we didn't know. >> have you been hiding this? there was an instagram post where you're playing the guitar. lisa posted at you're playing there? >> well, it's this one. >> wow. >> hoda, can you do this? how long have you been taking? >> i only know "c" and "e." >> you do this to relax and

>> i play it for my dog namely. >> that's beautiful. >> we're so honored. were you a lightfoot fan as well? >> takes me right back. i love gordon lightfoot. >> tha her. >> you can catch harry in "the tre now get effortless

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simone stephens, john's real last name is stephens. so we already had known it was going to be a girl because chrissy's been pretty open about her struggles with conceiving and doing ivf your arms. >> they're such a beautiful couple. >> and they've talked about how they want to have a lot of kids so there will probably be a little luna coming soon. >> you said she's got a a teaser she posted to instagram. this is the longer version that went up on sunday but she posted

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he can be annoying. he can be annoying but when that does happen i just make sure that i go into my little corner of the business and i leave him in his corner of the business. th sick of her. >> what about the idea that you're putting all of your eggs in one basket? that must get stressful. >> yes. 100%. >> 100%. >> the margins are so tight that, you know, one week of nobody coming in and you still have to pay huge bills. >> at the end of the day, believe in yourself, the concept and believe in each other and kind of like living on a prayer. >> myth. >> we are constantly reinventing ourselves. the venture that we'd just taken on at the w hotel in south beach is something that we're so excited about and so incredibly

and i still get warm fuzzies for her. >> you tip number one, you say you have to have some boundaries. but i think you have to let go of those boundaries. >> let go of them. >> say good-bye to separating work and life because when you go into business with your spouse, it comes a big smush. work and life blend, you're talking about business everywhere, you're talking about your kids, when you're working, now mark and jen, who we just saw, they say the bedroom is sacred. i will say that some of my best business ideas have happened in that very room.

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