captions paid for by nbc-universal television hey, everybody. it's winesday wednesday, one of our favorite days of the week. it is february 15th. and it was a wig, big day or evening at least last night at the westminster dog show which is so fabulous. >> this is crazy. the one that won, did you guys see the picture? it's a 4-year-old named malakai. look at the lid on that dog.

>> he beat out 2,000 breeds. he got best of show. look at it. the best dog. >> keep looking at it. it needs care and treatment, a, let's get started there. >> he came in -- he came in seeded number two, but he brought it home. we just thought it would be interesting to see what won last year and see if there's a theme here. >> yeah, okay. >> this is the 2011 winner. and i understand we can go back even one more year. >> that's just rude. >> oh, oh. everybody's so hysterical, okay? you know what? oh. how funny. are you enjoying it? >> you know what? i told them not to do it. i said, you guys, that is mean. >> i have one question. is jimmy gaines back? i'm glad you're feeling better.

that's our director. >> i'm glad he's feeling better. >> we're glad he's back. you guys remember the salahi couple. they crashed the white house dinner and later michaela salahi ended up missing and her husband said she was kidnapped, but she wasn't. >> she was in the music video. >> she was with someone from journey. >> what was his name? >> neal. >> i don't know why i'm laughing. but the music video came out today. here it is. it's a little kind of pg making out video of the two of them, and there's journey. >> i do love journey. >> oh, oh, nice. okay. >> anyhoo. salahi --

he's suing -- >> hello. excuse me. >> i thought it was pg. it's a little more than pg. he's suing saying he finds their conduct outrageous and calls it an intentional to emotional distress and defame. he and his wife said they had reality deals that fell apart because of this other relationship stepped in. >> and so he's suing her for $50 million? >> yes. there's a lot of pain and suffering. >> we've got to get into reality television. >> here's tareq's statement. he says -- >> i am hurt by my wife's participation in the new journey music video. i'm very troubled that the rock band journey is now promoting my wife's affair with neal schon. i'm especially upset and disappointed that they would release this video on valentine's day. this day is meant to celebrate lifetime love and commitments, not celebrate those who cheat and abandon their lifetime commitments. >> i think there are unresolved issues here.

i don't think they're going to be resolved in a court of law. it's going to go on until they both let go. >> right. >> it's tough to to be the one who seems like they're left behind while the other goes on to even bigger and better things. >> and it's so public and there's a music video. >> i know. if you want to have a good cocktail party conversation and you want to go in a room and say, hey, i know all about this, there's something going around called linsanity. there's a player named jeremy lin. he went to harvard, 23 years old. he couldn't really get picked up with a professional team until the knicks picked him up. >> he had been having a lot of trouble. >> yeah. crummy season. this guy gets on the court and magic happens. he's like this crazy breakout star. you can't get his t-shirt and get anything with his name on it because everything is sold out. >> he's like tebow. >> he's unbelievable.

last night there was like half a minute -- half a second, half a second -- and, of course, he did. keep in mind, this guy was living on his brother's couch in the lower east side. he didn't have the money to get his own place. >> you know he's not making a ton of money with the knicks. he's not a superstar. >> look at everybody. >> he's finally gotten an apartment. it's one of those great stories that no matter what you think it's nice to see a kid who tried hard, didn't get picked up and had tons of other options. >> and probably had a high grade point average. it makes you kind of lonely in that world. >> anyway, he's all over the -- that's terrible. khloe's going to kill me. >> anyway, here are the papers, "lin and a prayer." >> here. this one. >> how about this?

"amasian!" that's cute. >> everybody's rooting for him except for the guys on the court that are on the other team. >> yes. let's talk about deal breakers. >> deal breaker, hoda woman. we all know what it is that breaks a relationship. non-negotiable. >> the number one thing that bothers people and breaks up a relationship is poor hygiene, bad breath. >> nothing sexier than b.o. >> that's a good one. or overusing or texting when you're with your partner or date. >> and being rude to a server or a hostess. >> why is she laughing? she's guilty, guilty, guilty. she's one of our senior producers but she's a textaholic. don't try to hide. is she on the phone right now? texting. talking too much about your ex. which that is a real turnoff. >> she's hiding it now. she's one of those people that

can go like this but is on it the whole time. drinking too much alcohol. >> flirting with the hostess or waitress. i think this is a real one. there are guys who are so charming and if you step over to the dark side, the charming guy is really a con. >> it's a fine line between that. >> it's a thin, thin line. they're clarming because they have to charm everybody. >> then, apparently, this offends people, not offering to pay for the whole date. how awkward is that? you get home, you're ready for a good night kiss and he says, you know you owe me 52 bucks. >> that is terrible. >> yeah, yeah. >> how about the date that orders the lobster and all the most expensive stuff on the menu. they say that -- >> i do now since i'm married to frank. i can order what i want, can't i? i can say if you're dating someone other than frank. here's the thing. i think "saturday night live" should do a whole skit on a guy who does all of those things, right? he's there, he's texting, being

rude to the waitress, doing the whole thing and the girl is sitting there all dreamy-eyed because he's the man of her dreams, you know? >> you know what's funny though? you really do excuse a lot of things because he's great guy. he did that one thing but maybe he had a bad day or had a tough day at work. you make excuses until you see it's the pattern of life. >> speaking of that, how was last night? >> it was fun. we went to dinner. i don't want to go on about him because he'll be embarrassed. we had a great, great night. >> do you know how many men despise jay? every one of them thought they would come through. jerry, you must hate his guts. what he did for you, if you missed, he went all, all out in the most romantic way, and all the guys are sitting there with whatever he's going to give his girlfriend or wife. and he's going, oh, man, i've got to do some fast thinking. >> he's a real romantic.

he things up stuff. >> what did you give him? >> i gave him a card and some chocolates. >> hoda. >> i think it's a guy giving a girl thing on valentine's day. you kind of think that, don't you? >> you know what? i don't know. i always -- i'll never forget when frank and i were first married he kept telling me the story when he was a young actor, he was in "all-american hero" with tony curtis. he went to live at tony's house while he was doing the movie and knew jamie lee and all that. years later when we got married i noticed tony curtis was becoming quite the painter and his paintings were going for a lot of money. and tony curtis came on with reg one day and he had these gorgeous paintings out. i said are they for sale? he said yeah. and i thought, that's what i could get frank. that would mean so much to him.

so i bought two. tony came over to the apartment and hung them up over the fireplace. frank comes home from some trip and it's midnight or something. he pours the champagne, looks up, and sees it hanging over the fireplace, and he says, "what the hell is that?" and i go it's your valentine's present. he says, what is it? i said it's tony curtis. he says, who's that? then when i reminded him, he was fine. he said, oh, yeah, yeah, i didn't know him very well. i thought, you've been telling me these stories forever. i thought after that i'm not going there anymore. it bites me in the nose when i do that. >> we're going to do something special coming up. we're going to have an '80s day, which means everything from the '80s is coming up. the music. what was --

what was great in the '80s? ♪ >> is that cyndi lauper? >> "girls just want to have fun." sara is going to tell you how you can participate. >> it's going to be a blast. that's my favorite, favorite decade. >> you weren't even born then. >> oh, yes, i was. remember, i'm older than your shoes. if you're stuck in a rut, think you're stuck in the '80s, send us a picture and tell us why you thing you're stuck in that decade because we want to see it because you're going to get a makeover with jill and louis and catch you up to 2012. >> that's going to be a fun show. >> yeah. >> khloe kardashian is with us. there she is looking all pretty. >> i love the look. >> she's got lots going on in her life. that's coming up. but first these messages.

if you've ever tried to keep

up with the kardashians, well, good luck. now khloe and her husband lamar odom are bringing more drama to their tv hit reality show. >> this season they move to dallas after lamar gets traded to the mavericks, but there is drama before they leave l.a. and it has to do with khloe's brother rob. take a look. >> wow. rob really did move up. >> are you sad that rob moved out? >> i love rob. didn't you like rob on "dancing with the stars"? >> rob just started on "dancing with the stars." the bad thing is you said you wanted to be on "dancing with the stars." >> would he be good? >> i don't think he would do it. he's really shy. rob's not shy around us, but rob -- i never would have thought rob would have done as well as he did. >> how about you? would you do it? >> no, i don't think so. >> why? >> it's too much pressure. i think people think i would do

well because i'm outgoing. it doesn't mean i could be a great dancer, so i think the pressure -- and now we would have to win because rob was second, and i would have to beat rob. >> you'd have to do one of those donnie & marie things. >> exactly. >> what happened on valentine's day? >> not to be corny, but lamar -- i love valentine's day, but i feel like -- i don't like that someone just sends you flowers because they feel like they have to, and i'm so blessed. lamar sends me flowers randomly. i will say when i got to my hotel here last night, i had a slew of little gifts from lamar, like flowers and champagne and chocolates and a note. so sweet. but he does that kind of stuff for me all the time, which i'm really blessed. >> but didn't you also get a huge room of flowers. >> oh, my god. in dallas, lamar was at practice, and i opened up the door. we live in a condo.

the doorman had a cart with all these flowers, and i was like, oh, lamar, you didn't have to do that. i started reading different notes. they were from three different fertility clinics. it was so sweet. and i mean no disrespect to them by i was like, oh, wow, not one person thought of it, but three different companies in dallas. you know what, here? here's our fertility clinic. >> well, that comes with making -- you know, a point of reference for them on your show because you would love to have a baby. >> i would love to have a baby. but what people also -- i think lamar and i got married so fast that i think -- we've been married almost three years, that i think people expected us to have a baby so fast or that's what they think. at first people thought we were pregnant and that's why we did get married. but we are -- i feel like it's in god's hands. if i was pregnant right now and i had to deal with all this move and trade and emotional stress, i feel like everything happens

for a reason and it's in god's hands. >> you've said this a few times before. this was around the time kim was getting married to chris. i knew in the beginning we talked about how there was trepidation, you were unsure what was going to happen. now we're talking to you after the fact, after everything is over. what are your reflections, or what do you thing about it? >> i feel like -- i mean everything does happen for a reason, even if we don't know what the reason is for now. and you know what? kim followed her heart, and that's how kim felt at that time. i followed my heart with lamar, and everyone's different. i mean just everyone's different. >> i agree with that, but do you think in her heart of hearts she wishes she hadn't gone there or does she look at it as a good experience or does she regret the decision? >> i don't think kim regrets it. i don't think any of us regret what we do in our life.

i think every everything happens in our lives to teach using is about our lives later. you would have to ask her that about regrets. but i mean with kim, i do know how guilty and how bad she felt when she was having doubts about her marriage or questioning things. i do know how guilty she felt, like i can't believe i did all of this and i took everyone on this ride, and i was like but you can't live your life for everybody. if you lived your life to please -- you can't please everybody. >> well, we're looking forward to your show. the very first episode by the way is very extremely steamy. that's all i can say. >> she's trying to keep a little spice in her life. >> i'm married. it's okay. i feel like i'm married, it's okay to keep a little spice in our lives. i mean lamar and i are pretty spicy. >> i hadn't met him until kim's wedding and i got to spend a little time with him. what a sweet heart. >> thank you. he's the best kid, most well behaved amazing kid.

>> other than mine. >> congratulations. >> that's it. >> that's it. >> you had a long segment. >> oh, i was used to co-hosting last time. can you leave so i can sit back here? >> in a millisecond. up next, news and quirky photos that will leave you saying what the what. save them. presenting woolite complete. it cleans your jeans, and won't torture your tanks. so your clothes stay looking and fitting like new. woolite. long live your wardrobe.

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we're back with our side-splitting segment we call the "what the what?" >> sara haines has laughed her way through the photo segment and she's here with her top picks. >> our first photo is from dana patterson from fisherville, virginia. that seems like poor placement. get a burger and possibly a heart attack. >> at least hope is close by when you do. >> it's a warning. you make one choice and -- you know, someone thought that through. >> good for them.

>> our next photo was sent in by kelly from lexington, kentucky. speak of poor placement. it's a furniture sale under a sign about bed bugs. you're getting two for the price of one. >> you thought that through too. >> the next one is from felicia from los angeles, california. she submitted the photo. at least someone's using the bike. >> is that for real? >> that's for real. i literally questioned it. they put him on there to see if he would stay, he was on there for half an hour. that's actually cruel. if anyone's done spinning, he's not walking tomorrow. >> i think he's afraid to move. >> i think he was too. >> he's keeping his resolution. we have a photo from janine leborn from california. that's my kind of health. >> is that wine? >> it's wine. we know red wine's them by, but that section is little much.

deborah orlik from collingwood, canada -- i love this one. just like you should wear nice underwear in case things happen. and finally pam moose from oak hurst, california, submitted the photo. i bet they did that on purpose. beer special $1.99. we're closed on wednesdays. >> we've got to go. those were good. >> all right. we'll be back. we've got john in the kitchen and a lot more after this.

and we're back with more of "today," ready to play our weekly trivia game "who knew?" so today we're going to test your knowledge of our favorite love songs. kathie lee, of course, is across the street. she's there to hand out $100 for those who get it right, her cd for those who don't.

everyone is a winner. here to help is bill wordy, one of the hardest working men in show business these days. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> which song topped the billboard hot 100 chart last valentine's day. kind of a trick thing. >> i think bruno mars because he's really hot. >> wow. >> that's a good song, "grenade." >> i love the reasoning. because he is really hot. a lot of people don't realize this. bruno mars has written a bunch of songs for others. "billionaire," and a song called "forget you" for cee lo green kr writer on that, too. and really hot. >> very, very.

back to kathie. >> nothing hotter than iowa where this lady is from. finish the lyrics to this 1988 hit love song. ♪ i'll be your dream i'll be your wish i'll be your fantasy ♪ >> i have no idea. >> that's good news for me. [ buzzer ] >> i'll be your hope, i'll be your love, i'll be everything you need. beautiful song. >> savage garden. classic music industry love story. they sold 25 million albums on their first two records in a couple years, broke up and haven't spoken in like 20 years. >> you're kidding. what was the reason? >> i think the backstreet boys showed up and stole their career. >> back to kathie. >> who sang this classic love song? aretha franklin, etta james, roberta flack, or diana ross ♪ my love has come along

>> etta james? >> whoo. >> etta james. you hear it in the studio and you want to keep listening to it. a lot of the younger fans may know this because beyonce played her in a movie. so when beyonce went to play the song famously for the inauguration of obama, afterward she said, i can't stand beyonce. later she said she was joking but its haven't fun -- it wasn't funny at the time. >> finish these lyrics to this love song sung by the temptations. ♪ i've got sunshine on a cloudy day ♪ ♪ when it's cold outside i've got the month of may ♪

♪ i guess you'd say what can make me feel this way ♪ ♪ my girl >> she did that in five keys. that's not easy to do. >> good for her. those are classic lyrics. >> smokey robinson actually co-wrote that song. we need that singer out in the audience. that band's been together for more than 50 years but only otis "big daddy" williams is still part of it. >> which song played during the famous pottery scene in the 1990 movie "ghost?" the way we were, when a man loves a woman or unchained melody? >> b, "when a man loves a woman?" >> stop it.

she gets a great cd. >> here's the song that was played. it is "unchained melody" by the righteous brothers. >> honestly, when you think -- >> let's watch. don't talk. >> slide the clay between your fingers. >> come on. >> why are we talking? what a great scene. so it's "unchained melody" for this one. tell us about this while no one listens to you talk. >> when you think about all the great, great classics love scenes built around pottery scenes, this is the best one. >> bill, thanks a lot. get some rest. >> thank you. next up, revitalizing your relationship. kat's coming back from across the street. we'll be right back right after this. we know a place where tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake.

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and now on today's relationships, getting yourself out of a romantic front. you love each other, but comfort has lead to complacency, and boredom has snuffed out your passion. sound familiar? >> whoa.

here to help you snuff out of your rut, is jeff gardere and jane. >> hi, kids. when you said that -- when you were reading that it sounds like a lot of couples. you're business. >> and no couple thinks it's going to happen though them. we saw chloe and lamar. she says the honeymoon continues. >> you've got to keep it going. boredom is so insidious. it just creeps in there. we all know what happens. there was a study in 2009 that said if you're bored at seven years, you're going be in real trouble at 15. >> so watch out. >> exactly. >> i like what chloe said. she keeps excitement in our marriage. a lot of people don't realize you have to try sometimes to keep that excitement going. >> when your show is on and you say you have to come up with something this week -- >> a lot of people think getting married means i can lay back,

roll out of bed in my sweat pants, never have to brush my teeth again. it's called unconditional love. i think that's a mistake. >> it's not your dog. >> you love him no matter -- >> and your children. >> you want some abcs to spice up your relationship. there's something you talk about like giving someone an assignment. that sound as little weighty. what's the idea? >> it's a little homeworky. but there's usually one person in a relationship that's the planner for producer. usually they attract each other. i'll say to my poor husband, you need go out and once a week, you've got to come up with something interesting because i'm the planner, he's the more laid back. >> does he resent you for it? >> they could. >> i think the men do resent that. they see it almost as nagging, but if you make it very exciting, something that will appeal to him, something that's real sexy, look, i'm going to go out here and join me or i'm going be on my own doing it. i think that guy will --

>> and someone else will join me. >> isn't that the underlying message? listen, if you don't keep me happy, somebody else will. is that a nice thing to be sharing with your partner? >> i don't think you say it that way. you keep it interesting, keep it fun, keep you engaged. do you know that your brain actually releases endorphins when you're doing new things together? so there's some research that says that's important. >> i suggest you go bowling. i'm telling you. you will laugh your rear ends off. you'll be reminded why you fell in love. >> that's exciting and fun. >> my friend says my husband sits on the couch and watches games and she doesn't know what to do to spice it up because he says, honey, i'm fine. >> why not go to a game. why not buy tickets go see the game and we can get dinner too. always play to the strength of your partner. i think it's important. and you made another point, which i thought was great. in the world of social media now, 50% divorce rate, 50%

infidelity rates, you don't have to say to your partner, if you don't get it together, somebody else will find me. your partner needs to know that and keep the excitement going. >> that's the excitement factor. one of the things they do is date night. then they let it slide. what we did was pay the babysitter or have her ready on a monthly basis, and even if you're going out to grab a sandwich, anything. >> and keep that tradition. i can't tell you how many people for valentine's day said we don't need to give anything for valentine's day, every day is valentine's day. bodinky. stick with the tradition. just know that you need these things in your marriage because it's important. >> all right. we've got to go. >> i know. don't get me started. >> all right. >> from pinot to other vinos, giada's in the house. >> thank goodness. >> right after this.

good morning. your weather forecast now from the weather channel's global forecast center. as we track a system moving into the east tomorrow, mostly going to be rain, isolated thunderstorms, as well. all the way up into new york city, no snow this time around. temperature also be too mild. so the rain moves in the afternoon and evening. boston looking at rain. high elevation snow. the middle of the country is dry. tracking showers across southern california and gusty winds, as well as that system impacts the southwest. 39 in minneapolis with a dry day forecast today. 64 in atlanta. all rain here, all rain up into d.c. and new york city. temperatures warmer than average in most spots. next system swings along the gulf coast as we head through friday, bringing some beneficial rain into florida. we'll take it because we certainly need it in the

southeast. on saturday, this system hangs out here with more scattered showers expected as we start off the weekend. eventually this will move up in this direction. all ways on the storm, which could bring heavy know to the northeast or move out to sea. so stay with us as we monitor this as the weather channel and find out just who hits the snow this time around and who gets the rain. 734 in orlando with a dhanls of showers by sunday. next storm dives in out of the northwest and brings more snow back into the rockies there. we'll see this impact the plains by monday and we'll start out the week quiet in the east. 67 in new orleans as we get into fat tuesday. expecting showers and thunderstorms for all the mardi gras celebrations. get the latest forecast right here on the weather channel. just go to "wake up with al" weekday mornings at 6:00 a.m. [ male announcer ] when do you take 5-hour energy?

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it's time for cooking with giada today. our friend is in the house with some bottles of wine, so we know we're going to like whatever she's cooking. >> she's going to give us tips on cooking with your favorite fruit off the vine and make a couple of recipes. hey, girl. >> we're going to use white, red, and my favorite, moscato. >> for the girl who can't make up her mind. >> exactly. you can use all three. >> what are we going to make first? >> rigatoni and bolognese sauce. there's no meat in this. put everything in the food processor. carrots, red bell pepper, a little bit of garlic and onion, a little more, put the lid on. >> presto, presto, and on. >> like that. >> okay. >> so everything's chopped. you don't have to worry about chopping anything. you put it in the pan and cook it for a few minutes, like five or six minutes. >> a little olive oil? >> a little olive oil and salt and pepper.

and this gives it the flavor, porcini mushrooms. they give a nice robust intense flavor because we're not adding made. >> you need the flavor. >> yes. you cook that down. add regular button mushrooms and i add oregano and thyme because they're nice hearty herbs and a little bit of toe mate -- tomato paste. here we go with the red wine. >> vino. >> we're going to use this but you can use a cabernet, a merlot. the idea is whatever you like to drink, you should cook with. reduce down the flavors. you don't want to use -- i would use something -- >> you get what you pay for. >> yes. when you reduce it down, the flavors get intensified. >> for people who cannot have alcohol, does it disappear and this is okay for them? >> okay.

so it never completely disappears. yes, a lot of it does evaporate. it doesn't completely evaporate. >> so i think people need to know that. >> how long does it take to cook down. >> it cooks down like this, eight minutes. you add rigatoni or whatever pasta you like. >> speak italian to us. >> then the cheese. again, when you don't add meat, you don't want to lack flavor. mascarpone is a soft creamy cheese. >> very high in calories. >> we're going to have one bite. >> and parmesan cheese. there you go. >> why don't we bring the bowl with us. or have one bite and come on over here, we have pork chops, a little less fattening. >> that's creamy though. that's great. >> very good, very good. >> next, pork chops, okay?

i brown them in the pan with a little bit of olive oil and salt and pepper. it's caper and fennel. you saw this. saute that for a few minutes. it adds flavor. you add tomatoes. >> canned? >> i use chopped canned tomatoes. a half cup of white wine. the lighter the dish -- pork chops being a white meat -- you use the white wine. the richer the dish, you use red wine. >> i can't wait. >> of course, of course. >> pork chops with the sauce. >> tell us about the pears while you're doing that. >> this is poached pears and i use moscato, which is a nice dessert wine. you can make this days ahead. when i was a kid, my parents would freeze it and we'd eat it with ice cream. >> this is like -- this is awesome. >> who is better than giada? >> nobody! coming up next, we're going

to take a jab at jousting. it's a good thing to do on winesday wednesday. but first this is "today."

grab your armoire and lance. giddyap. the new show "full contact jousting" features competitors go head to head on horseback to test strength, endurance, and courage, three things we're sadly lacking today. >> shane adams holds 17 international jousting titles and now we can add tv host to that resume. >> you never done it in high heels. >> i bet you didn't. >> i'm not going to go there. there was one halloween where i got a little crazy. >> how did you get into jousting? >> childhood dream growing up in canada on a horse farm.

most people want to be cowboys. i wanted to be a knight. >> does it get violent? it looked a little bit in that video. >> you know what? jousting is the most violent sport in the world. it's because of the amount of force on impact. you can take two of the largest football players and have them run at each other. it pails in comparison to two jousters on two horses. >> now the outfit as we like to call it. >> it's not an outfit. >> suit of armor. >> yours weighs 180 pounds, is that right? >> the historical ones weigh 140 pounds. these have been modernized. it's given a more modern flare, so, therefore, it weighs about 80 pounds. >> we're going to -- >> you guys are going to get

dressed up. we don't have a lot of time. we'll give you at least some body protection. >> oh, lord. >> i don't want to break a nail. that's highly, highly important. >> unfortunately that might happen. >> really? i'm sorry this is worse than spanx. >> you don't have to hook it up. we're good. >> come over on the mat. >> i'm going to whip your tail. >> kathie lee, you have to be careful. you're not wearing helmets. i wouldn't let anyone joust without a helmet on. >> hoda couldn't fit it on her head. >> how do you say that? i'm canadian. i say jousting. >> that goes where? where does that baby go? >> hold that erect. >> i'm not enjoying this at all. that means stop, right? >> your hand goes right there. take it easy.

kathie lee, stop cheating. >> say that again. >> that's foreplay. [ laughter ] >> we have 20 seconds. what do we have to do. >> what you would have to do, on those breast plates would be that target. size of a license plate. >> don't hit my breastplate. >> you know what? i wouldn't feel it if you hit mine. i'm sorry. were you talking? >> no, i wasn't. move your arm down here and your arm has to go down here. kathie lee, let go. >> is this a one-handed thing? >> one-handed. >> you never said, shane. >> no flinching kathie lee. now remember -- >> i got her. >> it was a low strike, though. it was a low strike. >> shane, we're impressed by you. it takes a lot to impress us.

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