from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. it's friday, novemr 18th. kathie lee is not here at this moment. she was giving regis a big good-bye kiss because today was his last show after 28 years. she's allegedly on the way back in a car, but before we go to kathie, let's look at regis and kelly's last day. >> this is our last journey. every morning i'll think about this. this was the highlight of the day, i think. >> it was. i can come over and walk you down the hallway. >> that will be nice. help regis down the hallway. my gosh. >> one more thing, i see.

>> thanks for everything. >> thank you. i love you. >> i love you, too. >> let's do it. >> we're going to do it one more time for the last time. >> "live with regis and kelly." here are regis philbin and kelly ripa. >> oh, my gosh. hello. look at this crowd. everybody we know is here. thank you. >> the audience was filled with big names. among the biggest were kathie lee and frank. kathy, you are on the way back in the car. are you there? >> i'm right here, hoda woman. it was a very special hour. >> tell us about it. >> i had a box of kleenex sitting on my lap just in case. nobody else came prepared either because somebody gave me that box of kleenex. everybody was coming over and

taking -- expecting to fall apart. i didn't cry. i didn't cry until the cast from "rent" started singing that song but changed the lyrics for regis and made it very personal for him. that's when kelly lost it. i saw her losing it. i think a sweet moment for regis. you think 995,600 minutes, spent in a lifetime. 28 years making people smile and making people laugh. look at the situation in a different way. maybe things aren't as bad as i thought they were. always good for a chuckle especially in hard times and we've been through hard times. we need to see the world shinier and brighter. he did that every morning. never a downer. >> such a cool crowd. it was like a who's who kind of deal. you were sitting next to frank

and next to donald trump and then tony danza. who else was in the crowd? >> meredith was there. joan london was there. ann abernathy, who i replaced, sh came in from santa barbara. who else did i see there? let's see. dine sawyer was there. i think there's a little something going on there. >> can i ask you a question? where are you? >> i am now -- we're on broadway and 48th street. we're coming. we're going to make a turn on 48th. i'll be there in about a minute. >> that's a long block. all right. should i head out and meet you. do you need a welcoming committee? >> not yet. you can sit tight. you know what else was really

sweet, hoda, looking at regis's family was there today and looking at the girls. his daughters when they were little. that's when i first met regis. they were that little. now they're grown, beautiful women. j.j. has two children. regis and joy are grandparents now. that's when it always gets to me. i was thinking about, you know, when i announced my pregnancies it was on regis's show with him. and when i lost two babies, that's where we shared the news with our audience and then the day my kids were born. so much of my history is wrapped up in regis's life. now i'm falling apart when i think about it. now i'm just sort of a mess. >> i have something waiting for you. can you hear it. can you hear it? >> oh, sure. that's the clinking of glasses waiting for you to get here.

>> i know that sound. >> tell me where you are. i'm going to bring them out to you. where are you right now? >> 48th street coming up to 6th avenue. we're about a block and a half away. >> i'm coming. >> bring me a sip of something. >> don't try to stop talking. i've got to go outside. hold on. hold on. she's out there somewhere. i don't have a coat. this is what i do for my co-host. which way? this way? we have a lot to talk about. i know. i'm coming. i'm coming. i'm coming. oh, my gosh. is there a party out here? hey, guys. all right. hey. kathie lee is on the way, i've heard. where are you? where are you?

can you hear me? can you hear me? where are you? >> this is never going to be over. >> where are you exactly? >> i'm being made into a saint. is the pope coming out? that's what it felt like. >> you need to get out of the car. >> we are on the block between 6th avenue and 5th avenue. here we come. getting out of my seat belt. >> get out of your car. >> i don't hear anybody. >> come on. we need you to come out and run. show us the love. i'm in the street. maybe she's in this cab. can you come with me? >> i'm going to get out for a walk. >> you need to run. all right. we're looking.

we're looking. i'm waiting. i'm standing in the street. hang on. let me see. hang on. is kathie lee gifford in this car? no. she's not there. we're waiting. we're waiting patiently. start chanting for her. are you ready? on three. kathie lee! kathie lee! kathie lee! kathie lee! you can do better than that. come on. is she coming? she's on the sidewalk. come on, girls. what side? this side. this is one of those experiments. you're not sure it's going to work and it's kind of not. is she coming? have you seen kathie lee gifford? have you seen kathie lee gifford anywhere? have you seen kathie lee gifford? they don't know who she is. all right. come on. come on now.

come on. come on. here she comes. i see her. come on. we're going to chalk this up to experience. hey, girl. we're going in. we're going in. hey. you want a little sip? i'm glad you made it. i didn't know it was so cold out. it's kind of like your homecoming. we're going in. we made it.

bye guys. we're going to continue the show. >> here we go. just where we started. >> one more time. come on. i'm not sure if that experiment worked or not. let's go in. we're going in. >> this is the first time i worked with regis. >> careful. >> i ran up the street. are we still on the air? >> we're still on tv. >> oh, my gosh. >> i think we made it. >> that was the dumbest idea ever. this was the stupidest idea ever! >> someone thought that would work. that was me. i thought it would work. good try. take a breath. we will take a breath and while you're breathing -- >> breathing is good. >> we were at barnes & noble yesterday. it was a book signing we did for the "today" show. it was a meet and greet. there were a couple photos of

the gang out there. natalie couldn't come because she's in london. there's our boy. he said that would be a screen saver. we'll have to see if that's really the case. >> my arm looks flabby. i don't want him to use that one. >> you looked really pretty. >> it was all about regis today. it was a fun day. >> did he cry? i couldn't tell. >> i don't know. i thought he teared up when the cast of "rent" started singing. who knows what he's really thinking. it brought back a million memories of the day that i left. so much of it retrospectives are the same. kelly is the one that was having problems. she was a mess. she was a mess. she's the one coming back on monday and it will be a new world for her. she's going to miss him more on monday. believe me. she'll be good. >> we should bring in our girl. bobbi thomas, come on in, girlfriend.

>> how are you? >> it is green week, so i wanted to highlight a few things that we could all do to go green. tweet something that you already own. "the big book of crafts" and remember those bottles with the filter you screw on the top? they have come out with pitchers. you can eliminate so many plastics bottles and give as a hostess gift and diapers, how many end up in landfills that don't go away for 500 years. these are little g-diapers. you don't have to wash these. they have an insert that's biodegradable. you throw this out and keep the diaper part. it's less waste. this is biodegradable. all in designer colors. >> thank you. >> thank you. thank you.

>> we got a big show. a lot coming up. we'll have a lot of fun. ambush makeover. a wonderful family that we're going to revisit. >> an amazing story. >> and we have one of the vampires the "twilight" series. first, these messages.

>> you are. okay. you may remember back two years ago to the incredible story of the couple that gave the ultimate gift to another family. >> because of a clerical error, they learned that the embryo growing inside carolyn was not their child and saw the pregnancy through to fulfill another another family's dream. the entire family will be with us exclusively. let's look at their remarkable journey. >> from the moment they got married, carolyn and sean savage had big dreams of little bundles. >> we knew that we would start a

family right away after we got married because we wanted kids and lots of them. that was our plan. >> blessed with two sons, growing their family of four proved difficult and they looked to invitro fertilization. in 2008, their daughter mary kate was born. >> it was a huge accomplishment for us. >> a miracle they hoped to repeat. in february 2009, she returned to the same clinic to have some of her remaining embryos implanted. the news was devastating. she was pregnant with another couple's child. >> they transferred the wrong embryos. >> it was just a stunning, stunning moment. >> despite their heartbreak and confusion, the savages were certain about one thing. >> we can't terminate this pregnancy. >> even with risks to her own health, carolyn gave birth to a healthy boy, logan. his parents forever grateful. >> there's no way we would

possibly repay them for what they've done for us. >> the savages' journey was not yet complete. they looked to modern medicine once again for help in fulfilling their long held dream this time through surga si using their embryos. this time, a pregnancy beyond their wildest imagination. >> we're expecting twins. >> on august 11th the twins were born. isabella and reagan. carolyn and sean's big family dream finally came true. >> the savages are all here with us. nice to see all of you. i'm crying more now than i did this morning. amazing story. >> what i love about what you tweeted this morning, you tweeted for a peaceful "today" show because of

mary-kate who kind of likes to have fun. >> are you a wild card? >> you're a wild card today. these two babies, how beautiful are these children. are their personalities completely different? >> totally different. reagan was born first and they exactly the way they were before they were born. reagan was a spunky kicker. isabelle is more laid back and quiet. it's amazing that you can tell the difference right away. >> it's incredible what happened to you guys. since you were on the show, we all thought that you had incredible generosity when you had the baby and gave it back to that family. i didn't know if you ever felt -- how you felt toward that family at that point because you were so generous and kind but i guess now with your two new additions, life is calmer. >> we're just so thankful. we're so thankful for jennifer and her gift and we're thankful to paul and shannon. we've seen logan quite a number of times this year.

we celebrated his birthday with him. his 2-year birthday. >> incredible story. >> and they'll all grow up knowing one another. >> it's thanksgiving time. we're very thankful. our family is thankful. we're thankful for our family. >> are you feeling edged out. feeling invisible up there. >> i think the girls are taking over in our house. >> jennifer, you've given this family an incredible gift. you seem just sort of like part of their family as you hold onto that one. tell us what the experience was like for you? >> it was awesome. more than i could have imagined it. it feels really good. >> how comes it makes you feel emotional? >> it just feels really good to help somebody's dreams come true. >> really. >> you feel a bond with jennifer, too, i would imagine. >> i do. i think the grace in which she did what she did for us has helped us better understand what we did. not only did she give us the gift of babies, but she gave us

the gift of that insight. the first time they were placed in our arms, i think of shannon and what that was like to receive logan. we understood what we were doing but until that moment happened, we didn't get it. >> what do you hear from people around the country? your book came out and people have read it. what's the theme of most of the letters to you? >> i think it touches people because even though they're reading about our family, i think they see a little bit of their family in it. they just see the hope of what humanity can do. if anything, we want to be somebody that folks can look to and say what's possible. >> you guys have a large family. are you done? are you thinking about more kids or what do you think? >> if this is our family as it stands right now, it will be perfect. >> i don't know, the duggars are getting nervous.

>> you won't see us announce our 20th pregnancy any time soon. >> you are a terrific family. great kids. mary kate, you did well today. great. you can find out more about the savages' story in their book "inconceivable." still to come, the ambush makeovers and the young woman that had people up all night. we're talking "twilight's" nicky reed, right after this. expensive. n be so to save some money, i found one that uses robots instead of real people. 'cuz robots work for free. robot 1:good morning... robot 1:...female child. sfx: modem dial-up noise woman: are there flaws? yeah, um, maybe. anncr: there's an easier way to save. anncr: get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance.

still to come, donny deutsch is here to hand out advice for the ladies. he's going to answer your questions. >> ambush makeovers come back home and louis and jill are ready to show off their newest masterpiece. >> guess who is here? newlywed nikki reed. otherwise known as rose alee. we'll talk highlight with her after your local news. >> find out about the honeymoon. >> i want to know what happened.

we're back on this friday with our ambush makeovers. >> let's get started. >> i love it that way. >> our first lucky lady is sharon stone. she's 55 years old. >> sharon stone? >> i mean care. karen stone. she's from arizona. her daily beauty routine consists of brushing her hair. she was excited to get a new look.

take a listen to her story. >> this is sweet. you want this for your wife. tell me why. >> she's my wife. i love her very much. i want her to have the best. we came to new york and our dreams came true. >> and for you we have a big surprise for your daughter. tell me about it. >> she's a rockette. she's going to be thrilled to have something like this happen. i just can't wait. >> we're going to get you dressed and ready to go. are you ready to be pampered for three hours? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> it's almost time. karen is about to step out. jerry, keep your blindfold on until i give you the green light. here's karen stone before. okay. let's see the new you. you can take off your blindfold. >> my god. she's gorgeous. >> are you ready to see yourself?

come right here. >> my gosh. >> that looks great. look at your hair. sassy. >> jerry, control yourself. it's a family show, jerry. >> that hair looks awesome. >> what we did is karen has not cut her hair for two years. she wanted to grow it long. instead of looking prettier and younger, it just dragged her down. we did a haircut which sets it up. made the hair color warmer and more natural and brightened her look. you are a movie star. >> she's going to start crying. >> jerry, down boy. >> perfect. >> you're going to radio city after this to surprise their daughter.

>> we want to give her hot boots for her daughter. >> a big round of applause. you can join your husband right over there. jerry, please. our next lady is mary lynn young. she's 50 from michigan. hasn't cut her hair in over five years. she begged for a new style that she's going to love. let's listen to her story. >> i think you guys win the prize for the most signs ever for an ambush makeover. >> this one is for my mom to hold. she has to hold two. i got this one and my dad has got this one. >> it's only an hour show we'll get it the reason you're here. why do you want this for your mom? >> this is my mom's 50th birthday. this would be a dream come true. she lost her job two years ago and she needs something to get her going and get her back on her feet and she always puts herself in front of everyone

else and it's her time to shine. >> i know you are emotional. are you ready to go? >> i'm so ready. >> do it. >> i'm so sick of crying today. all righty. she's here with her husband, rodney and her daughter, melissa. let's take one last look at mary lynn before and now bring out of the new mary lynn young. >> wow. now you can take them off. okay. turn around, darling. hard to believe, huh? you look gorgeous. >> it's the first step to re-entering the job market. we've revamped your look. your hiring status went up by ten points.

this is a haircut keeping the length and reshaped it. so it wasn't so bulky and wide. i like it because it was too dense for her and then of course the delicate natural makeup which is tip to not making wrinkles look stronger. >> do you love it? >> i love you, honey. you look beautiful. thank you so much. >> all right. >> what is she wearing? >> looking hot from macy's. the jeans hug perfectly. >> let's bring karen back out. good job guys. thank you so much. great job. up next, rosalie the vampire. you want to save money on car insurance?

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twihards up all night mplgt >> "twilight" saga "breaking dawn" sold out 3,500 shows before it even opened. one woman that was awaiting the movie debut was nikki reed. she plays the feisty rosalie. how are you? >> i'm all right. >> now we saw the movie about ten days ago or something. we saw the incredible wedding that everybody is talking about. what was it like to be there when it was being shot? >> it was very cold. you don't see that on screen. it looks magical on screen but it was freezing and raining. we're carrying our dresses through the mud. the location without the wedding decor was spectacular. >> was it emotional because it was the end and that you were shooting the last of these. was it tough? >> i feel like if we were on a tv show that got canceled it would be a different kind of --

we knew how many books there were. >> you with you at the beginning how many there were going to be. >> we were lucky to make it to a second and then fourth one got made into two so we got a bonus. such a positive experience it's not right to feel sad about it being over. >> who didn't you like on the cast? it's all over now. we can talk about it. >> who got on your nerves? >> the mechanical baby. >> now, you recently got married speaking of weddings. how is married life? >> it's nice. i've been on tour. he was on tour over the summer. he's a musician. i went to 28 cities with him and then we got married and three days later we left to start "breaking dawn" tour. >> you guys are working together musically. i didn't know there was a musical side to you. >> i didn't really know that either. it's amazing what people can

bring out in you. ♪ >> cool. >> do you like it? >> i'm trying to think of whose voice it reminds me of. >> you and your husband? >> we wrote it together. we were trying to see if we could write together because i write a lot and obviously he does as well. he convinced me to sing harmonies and stuff. >> it's fun. >> it is fun. that's what it was. it was fun. >> what's next now? >> they are playing it on the radio? >> it is playing. yeah. >> you feel vulnerable when you hear a song on the radio. >> my mom called me and was driving home from my house. she's like, it's on the radio. i had to pull over because i thought i was going to get into an accident. >> we wish you good luck. >> all the best. >> the movie is out. just try to get a seat. >> coming up next, donny is here

with the other view. >> and it's frank gifford and donny getting along so nicely. a tailgate party. >> never been dressed up for a tailgate party ever. we'll be right back. good morning. heading into a busy week of travel, thanksgiving just around the corner. let's walk you through the weather. later today, there's going to be a lot of snow and wind across the northern plain suppose the upper midwest. minneapolis, several inches of snow possible for you, as well. the wind will make its way into the denver area. but drying out here all the way into the northeast, looking pretty good and temperatures will slowly start to climb. but notice where the colder air is locked up, with temperatures only in the teens. los angeles ahead of the rain, it's going to be nice for your saturday at 58 degrees. 51 in new york city. that's right about average. it gets warmer by sunday. but sunday the rain gets closer. rain through the interior of the northeast, the ohio valley. all the way down to the southern

plains. so sunday into early next week, scattered thunderstorms here. this will make for difficult traveling. more snow in the rockies and in the pacific northwest. notice the cold air as the cold air dives further to the south but warming ahead of it in the southeast. here's the rain we forecast for monday. again, that will make for wet roads as you're traveling for the holiday. tuesday, this hangs out and it will be a stalled out front, adding the rain up here and that severe weather is a possibility, as well. so we'll watch that monday and tuesday. rain and snow mixed in for the higher elevations on wednesday in the northeast. rain for the southeast, as well. dry through the middle of the country and on thanksgiving day, we clear out nicely here, but chilly, 45 degrees in new york city. 50s in the middle of the country and still a wentry weather moving into the northwest. not much of a break there at all. later today for your saturday forecast, back to this weather here. it's going to be nasty in the northern plains and the upper

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if you have trouble understanding how men think, you're going to want to sit for a minute or two and take some notes. >> our pal donny deutsch is here to answer a bunch of your questions. this is from ashley. what does a man find sexy in a woman? >> there is no one thing. i don't think i can answer that on behalf of everyone. one thing that men overall find is upness. >> why are you going "upness." >> there's no one answer. a woman has to be herself. >> confidence. same as a man. >> you don't have a type?

says like ve lineup veluptous myself. >> frank gifford, do you have a type? >> type of what? >> women. >> i have such a man crush on your husband. this is the coolest man in america. >> on the planet. >> no doubt about it. >> i do have a type. >> what is it? >> you. >> that's the answer. >> very smart. >> he's the absolute best. >> she was helping with his collar. the cutest deal. >> okay. here's another one. is the first date too soon to ask a guy what they're looking for in a relationship? >> yes. first of all, never ask a guy what he's looking for. let it happen. you definitely do not. first date don't do anything about you as a couple. just talk and enjoy and be fun. >> that's what you are looking for in life. >> it's important. >> get to know each other. that's ridiculous. >> you know what a man loves to hear? tell me about you. >> yeah, everything. >> a man likes to hear, wow. >> all right.

here's one. typical. do you think long distance relationships can really work? >> absolutely. they have done a study that when you're apart, you travel, don't you appreciate frank that much more when you come back? time apart with a couple is very, very healthy. >> frank? >> sometimes he doesn't remember that i've been gone. let's be honest. >> repeat after me. >> we're going to answer together. let's go. >> get the good side. >> my nose is broken. >> how do you get a guy to be more romantic. let frank go. frank, you tell us. >> cathy could answer it better than me. >> no, i can't. i'm not a guy. >> if you really care about somebody, you care about somebody that way, it's very easy to be romantic.

they see it in your eyes and smile and the way you breathe faster. exactly. >> and your nostrils flair. >> exactly. >> that's a great answer. you can tell. >> women like guys that are shy. a woman can figure out much quicker than you can. you really don't have to do anything. be yourself. >> don't play games. >> i'm advocating my chair. you can't make somebody be romantic. they either are or aren't. we don't know a lot of stuff. it's okay to say, hey, i like flowers and certain things. we need to be told. it's okay. >> how do you get your husband to pick up after himself? another question, frank. how do you get your husband to pick up after themselves? >> that's very difficult. it goes back to how they were raised. >> too late now. thank you, gentlemen. i mean it.

>> coming up, we're going to throw a tailgate party. >> that's what we do. >> this is "today" on nbc.

just because you may not have tickets to the game this weekend, doesn't mean you can't tailgate. >> kimberly is here to show you

how to tailgate at home. love this idea. what do we have here? >> in the south, tailgating is an event. >> it's a religion. >> so you want to start with an invitation. this is one that is covered in astroturf in the back. isn't that cute? it's a great way to kick it off. >> you have to dress the part. >> you have to dress the part. tailgating style has moved beyond the sweatshirt. this is amazing. wear your team colors. there are great companies that are making clothing in university colors which is a great way to show support in style. >> making somebody very, very rich. >> also you want to decorate. i went to smu. my colors are red and blue. i want to pull out plates i have in red and blue and mix them together. these are plastic. they look like nice plates. >> that's really good. >> then cover your table with astroturf. >> it's so attractive. but fun. >> it's in the spirit.

maybe these paper banners. we made one for you, hoda, in the front. and one in honor of frank. it says go, giants back here. and i just cut these out and glued them on. so nice and simple. you want to serve food that represents the teams and honors teams that are playing. we did peanuts for virginia tech and when we thought of giants we thought of the big apple. we're serving a grilled apple salad and you can do grilled apples if you are going to the game and tailgating on the portable grill. >> chic for a tailgate. >> you want to do it in style. every good party deserves a signature drink. >> if you are winning, you do. >> either way. so you can taste these.

this is a cajun lemonade we made in honor of hoda's time in new orleans. >> thank you so much. >> we have a shout out, don't we, to people in our audience? >> wave to the camera right there. thank you for coming. >> and we have some games here. >> let's keep walking. >> we have a game of corn hole here. this game, frank, i saw you practicing earlier. you were awesome. you want to get it in the hole. >> three for three. >> this one is for you hoda. >> get it in there. >> nice. >> do it again. come on, frank. >> we have to run. thank you so much. we'll see you guys on monday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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