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>> oh! hello! >> hey, everybody. it's thirst day thursday. may 17th. >> that was not easy. >> thank you. did that work? >> if you were wondering what -- >> what did jerry put on me? jerry? was that so these wouldn't show? is that the point of that? thanks, jerry. >> here's the story. in case you're wondering why were there legs up, and not the people -- i've got a head rush. there's a viral video that's sweeping the country to the song "call me maybe." it was one of the harvard team's

baseball teams versus a crew team from smu. are you dizzy? i'm dizzy. >> i like it. >> this is what they did. ♪ >> so we -- please! >> can we come back to what we did? let's go back to us and what we did. >> so you be the judge -- that was pretty good. >> we could have done it all day long. >> i don't get any exercise today so that's going to count for it. >> hi, everybody. >> what a way to start the day.

there is some good news besides that. sorry you had to see that. >> we had to lower the screen -- >> nobody wanted it see it in the other direction. >> we have a bunch of coffee cups up here. >> a new study says what? >> the "new england journal of medicine" says drinking two to three cups of coffee a day -- caffeinated or decaf nated, lowers the overall risk of death by 10%! >> that's unbelievable. they say coffee drink region less likely to die from heart disease, respiratory problems, strokes, injuries, accidents, diabetes and infections. so drink up. drink your coffee and -- >> not if you're trying that. you know who must have been drinking an entire lot of coffee her entire life, at age of 90 betty white puts everybody to shame. yesterday we went to the cherton hotel in midtown. i've been in this business a lot of years an been to a lot of those red carpet events. i've never seen paparazzi like

this. it was almost blinding. >> here's the fun thing. usually this thing is totally under wrap. it is like the cone of silence but stuff trickles out. betty white rode out on a horse. here's a photo. two slicked up, oiled up men brought her out on a horse and there was also a woman on a horse next to her that was naked. >> no choreography though. >> matt started off introing the whole table. >> he introduced everybody that was not going to be a speaker. i'm going to introduce everybody who's really not funny and not talented enough to be speaking. kathie lee and hoda. right off the bat. >> that was rude. >> here's what he had to say. ♪ >> miss betty white. >> too late to even run, i hope you have your catheter in because this thing runs forever. >> her first sitcom was called "hot for grover cleveland."

>> it's amazing that you're alive. what's amazing is that you're alive, and your parents are here. give it up for adam an eve back there. >> you are a beautiful woman. >> oh, nice. >> what? were you drinking, hoda? >> yes, i was. they had some funny lines in there, didn't they? >> those things can get some unbelievably raunchy. we have some young kids here, but it was not for faint of heart. >> this joke from jeffrey ross. >> she's so old the color white is named after her. >> i like that one. >> some of the funniest stuff was the raunchiest stuff. hoda, you were talking yesterday about your tooth. >> i cracked it. i'm going to go on monday. >> are you afraid? >> i don't like the dentist because they stuff cotton and i get claustrophobic. when their hands are in there and the stuff -- >> that's a disease called dentaphobia. it is a common phobia among all people. probably because of this. >> i'm going to hate this.

what is it? ♪ i am your dentist and i enjoy the career that i pick ♪ ♪ i'm your dentist and i get off on the pain i inflict ♪ >> so i know you're a little worried about it so we are bringing in an expert to calm some your dentist fears. look at her. we have a skype guest. yes, we know how to do that. dr. greg lituchy -- >> that's whose going to fix my tooth. >> on central park south. >> yes, that's where i'm going on monday. >> i'm a partner. >> it sounds like a legal firm for accident victims. >> hoda, this is your dental fear intervention. >> oh, okay. >> why are people so afraid of you? you seem like a pretty nice guy, though you don't look so great on skype.

>> patients have a lot of fears and i'm doing this -- >> what's that sound? >> i've been doing this 28 years. i've seen it all. i see them grab that chair. i see them try and stall by racing out 100 times or running out to put the money in the meter and we're really not that bad at all. >> you know what? can i tell you what it is? it's the sound that we're hearing. it's that drilling sound that makes you just -- >> earplugs work? >> we have lots of things in the office. we have a massage therapist that rubs your feet. we've got headsets to drown out the sounds of the drill. for you, hoda, for your special fears, i have special things like this pair of pliers i think will be very good or possibly a scalpel as i'm fishing around your cracked tooth. no, seriously, we have such a relaxing office and the most important thing is you got to find somebody that you trust. >> i do. >> if you find someone that you trust, then you'll be safe. >> mark lowenberg is on vacation. that's why -- he's grog to fix

my tooth on monday. >> this man could probably do equally as good a job. >> probably. >> he's on vacation. you called and i was available, you didn't come to see me. you hurt my feelings. >> i don't know you. i know him. >> but thank you for taking time out of your very, very, very busy dental schedule to meet with us today. >> hoda, there's a chair and it's calling your name. >> does it vibrate? she likes that. >> stop it. >> thank you. >> sick joke. so there is a really heart warming story about a guy from kentucky. he's a businessman, local businessman -- he found out k-mart is shutting down. he asked them what they were going to do with all the merchandise you have left over. he said i want to buy every last bit of it. he gave it to a local charity. it took i guess six hours, four registers and $200,000 and he bought it all and he gave it all away. >> to the clark county community

services. >> i love what he said. they asked why would do you such a thing? he said what i see is people coming in my store, needy people sell their stuff. it's bad nowadays. i just told the clerk, let's just give it away to charity. what a blessing. what a blessing for the people he's doing it for. but a huge blessing for him. to know that he's going to make that kind of a difference in everybody's life. you know who made a difference in our life, yesterday? >> yes. so funny. >> maybe the funniest show ever. "one may two govnors." i'm telling you that this kid, james cordon, i believe it is, the whole cast is sensational. it is basically like an english farce. it is about man who's sort of down on his luck and takes on two jobs, two bosses at the same time. everyone says hilarity ensues?

hilarity ensues in this. >> if you like austin powers and that kind of stuff, too, it is that kind of humor. you'll crack up if you like that stuff. >> it's go potty in your pants funny, girls. >> don't ever repeat that. >> it's so, so funny. ready for a little song. you're going to like this one. this is a little bit of a collaboration. country music tim mcgraw sings a duet with nelly. >> that's a strange combination. >> it's kind of mellow, it's kind of cool. it is a song called "over and over" and you're going to want to play it "over and over." let's go. ♪ >> i already like it. ♪

>> what are they thinking about? >> the girl that left them. >> then say it. >> it's coming. ♪ >> hey, do not encourage her. >> look right here. look behind the news desk. rockin'. >> one woman, hoda. >> no. they are all rocking it. good music. >> it's nice, it sounds fun. it just -- >> here it comes. >> see, that's the trouble! ♪ you're going to think about it "over an over again." >> no more, please. >> you can just feel it in your toes. i want to point out that "call me maybe" song, it was my song on "ihoda" two months ago.

a trendsetter. >> you were right for once, is the way i see it. here's the thing -- >> what? >> aren't we supposed to go to a little piece of -- yeah. yeah. i think we found a song you did not discover first and i think you might actually enjoy it. >> what? i don't like this chat. >> yes. yes, it's the song video. >> this is a good chat. ♪ in case you didn't hear it the first time ♪ ♪ girl didn't mean to make you cry ♪ ♪ didn't mean to make you cry >> who is this? >> this is brought to you, hoda, by your friend at o.b. tampons. >> i don't even get it. wait. what happens? you put your name and they make a special video of you? >> yes. apparently. >> i thought it was for me.

tampons! this is ridiculous. what a ridiculous thing. >> anyway, they did that for their fans because apparently they took something that women loved off the market and they gave that to women everywhere who -- to make up for taking something off the market. >> should we do a really quick okay/not okay. is it okay -- i can't read anymore. >> is it okay for reality stars to run for office. >> you said of course it's okay. but watch out what you run for. you may get it. >> it helps also to live in the place you're actually running. you can get in trouble with that. hoda says sure it's okay. why not? it is a free country, if they can fix what is broken, have at it. >> whatever. 30 rock jane krakowski. with a sneak peek at today's finale. just wait until you see how these ladies look after their "ambush makeovers." but first, these messages. but this year, i can only afford one trip

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winning actress and singer. we are he not among them -- no, i'm kidding! she also happens to be a good ice skater. >> if you're a fan of "30 rock," you know she's the narcissist -- obsessed with fame and a good putdown and she proves in tonight's season finale. take a look. >> oh, poor baby, can't hack it in the big city. going to move to the bay area pretend that was your dream the whole time? have fun always carrying a light sweater. >> what's your problem? is this when i tried to cripple you? jenna, that was weeks ago. >> bye, hazel. i look forward to reading your obituary -- least famous person in the world dies. >> what a meanie! >> good lines tina fey gave you. >> wow, ladies, what a way to start your hour! >> nice to see you. >> welcome to nbc news. >> exactly. you want your news, you get it here. >> it was a spanx party this morning.

>> it always is. >> that's how we play here. >> just let it go. >> hang that flag out there. >> so your character is hilarious on "30 rock." you do play a meanie, narcissist, all those kind -- >> which is so much more fun than playing the good girl. >> i love it. she's out there so -- and i love every minute of it. the more crazy they make her, i love it. we can get away with anything because it is all in the blanket of tina fey's world that she created. >> alec was on this morning with ann -- >> he's lost so much weight! >> he looks so good. >> amazing what yoga will do for you. >> and the yoga teacher. >> your character got engaged in that live episode. >> yes. >> who would marry her? >> she's sort of marrying herself because she's marrying a male impersonator who impersonates jenna maroni.

>> perfect. >> we heard the news that "30 rock" is going to just go for one more season. we're excited it is another season but it is a little sad. >> it is official we are finishing up in the seventh year. we'll do 13 episodes and -- well, i'm so glad we've had this time together. >> it must feel that way. part of you must be excited because there's other things you do. you do theater, you do so many different things. but you've become a family after -- >> i'm going to miss it so much. it has been the greatest group of people i've worked with. i've been inspired by them every day. it's so rare that after seven years i love them and admire them even more now than i did even when we started. but it's probably time. we had a lot going on in our lives. >> you guys had babies, got married -- >> we have two new babies, two new kidneys, a few engagements and a new wife. >> the babies are cuter than the kidneys. yeah. a lot cuter. >> we know you from broadway. are you going to plan on doing some more of that? >> i hope so. i love the theater.

it less joouf nates me and inspires everything else i do. i have a concert coming up at legendary town hall on june 8th. it is a 1,500 seat house that hopefully we'll be able to fill. >> we got to fill this! is it just you? >> it's just me. it is my solo show. >> what are you going to sing? >> many songs. many from some he sort of my cabaret world and some from the broadway hits. we're going to expand the show. it will have some special guest stars. >> bring your one woman show to broadway this summer while some of these theaters are dark. it makes total sense. >> it would be amazing. >> there's that possibility! we wish you all the best. love to your little one. >> watch the season finale tonight. >> of course. >> i think it airs tonight at 8:30, 7:30 central. >> that's what i've heard. right here on nbc. up next, find out why anything goes on this week's "webtastic" video right after this. oh no! what could be worse than ninety-foot swells?!

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we are back with "webtastic" when sara haines digs up our next video that will have everybody hitting "send." >> r "anything goes, love that show, love that theater with a special backstage performance. >> yes, that's right. these broadway stars have gone from the stage to cyberspace with their rendition of one direction's "what makes you beautiful." check it out. ♪ baby you light up my world like nobody else ♪ ♪ the way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed ♪ ♪ the way that you smile it ain't hard to tell ♪ ♪ you don't know you don't know you're beautiful ♪ ♪

>> you'll notice that there was -- it featured joel gray in the leading lady, and also one of the cast members raymond lee shot and edited. it took a week and a half to shoot. 87,000 hits online right now. >> good for them. >> that is really cool. excellent. >> i'd like to see like broadway performers do one of those. coming up next, are mail order desserts a sweet deal? we'll find out if what you see is what you really get. we'll check in with "slumdog millionaire's" star and see what he's really up to. and "today's" "ambush makeovers." all of this is coming up. >> how do we get so much in a one-hour show?

we're back on this thirst day thursday. it's time for the results of "today's" ambush plaza makeovers.

just hours before our show, two lucky ladies were plucked from the plaza. for a total head-to-toe redo. >> here to show off their hard work. "today" contributist and stylist to the stars louis licari la-la-la-la-la. >> is that getting old? >> and "today" and "us weekly" contributor and author, jill martin. beautiful day. >> beautiful day, tons of people. tons of signs. >> lots of opportunity out there. >> our first lucky lady is tammy gibson, 52 years old from orfield, pennsylvania. she's only had her hair cut three times in her entire life. >> wow. >> her daughter begged us to give her a sleek new style. take a look. >> all right. we loved your song -- make over my long haired hippy mom. what are you looking for? >> i'm looking for her to look sexy, new, hip and cut the hair. i'm over it.

>> you're over it. >> it was 17 years. how old are you? >> i'm 26. >> it's almost your whole life that she's had this hair. >> yes. >> are you ready to cut it? >> yes. i'm ready to start anew. be a new woman. i'm excited. i've always wanted to do this so i'm ready. >> tammy will come out in a second. halle is right there. please keep your blindfold on until we give you the green light. here is tammy gibson before. bring out new tammy. >> oh, my god! oh, oh, oh. >> halle, get ready to freak out. take off your blindfold. >> oh, my god! you look hot. >> all right, mom. >> oh, my word! >> you look awesome. so many years younger. unbelievable. please look right in camera 12. >> look at that.

that just shows with -- i was going to say a little haircut but it is more than a little haircut. obviously more than a foot was cut off. she's a long haired girl. so why not? the big thing that we did here was layer it around the face to make the length age appropriate and flattering to her face shape. of course washed away the gray, washed away the years. >> halle, what do you think. >> i think she looks fabulous and she deserved it. >> i love this dress on her. >> she said this isn't really me. i said it's perfect then. it is from london times. i just love this color. for summer. then a great just statement necklace from talbot's. >> round of applause! our second lady is treacy farrell, 56 from north carolina.

she's been making some major changes in her life. she wanted a new style to accompany a new phase in her life. let's hear her story. >> you're ready to make your single mom a hot mama, huh? >> oh, yeah. so she can enjoy new york city. she's single for the first time in 38 years. >> wow. we are going to make you totally glam. what do you think about that? >> i think it's awesome. go for it! make me beautiful! >> she's cute. >> that won't be too hard. she's awfully pretty. she's here with her daughter tessa. let's make one last look at teresa before and bring out the new teresa. >> oh, my gosh! >> wow! >> oh, you know what, tessa? i hope you got a strong heart. take that off and look at your mom. >> wow! >> yeah. strong heart for you, too, teresa. turn around and look what a bombshell you are. >> oh, my goodness! >> you look hot. >> who is that beautiful woman?

>> if you can just tear yourself a way from yourself for a moment. >> tell us, louis. >> everything in her life was changing. she's divorced, she's moving to texas. has a great job. we changed everything. the previous haircut -- and this haircut was done by myuki. we gave her very natural, soft makeup. haircut lifted. new style and changed the shape of the bangs which updated the whole look. >> tessa, what do you think? >> amazing. >> tell us about that great dress. >> love a wrap dress for summer spring. obviously beige shoes elongate the legs. from juicy available at macy's. the dress is from london times. >> jill, louis, thank you very much. >> coming up next, if you like to do shopping online, we'll show you what you can get when you order and -- >> the most popular desserts. ♪

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now to "today's consumer watch." cupcakes, cookies and pie, oh my. we're looking at some of the most popular mail order desserts. >> if you've ever had one ordered online and sent to a friend, you probably wondered if what you saw in the ad is what they got. we've put those companies to the test. "today" financial editor jean chatzky is at it. >> here with the results. the answer to your question did it arrive in the exact same shape -- yes and no. >> the cookie bouquets, you always see these out. >> you do. i like them especially for college students. who wouldn't want food instead of balloons? this is the surprise bouquet, the celebration bouquet. $40, $70. they arrived on time. this one was a day late because of our address which is a little bit complicated. we've got a little bit of a crack in the icing but i think they did a pretty good job. >> cracks don't matter to kids.

>> they do not. i'd eat it, too. >> sprinkles cupcakes are famous and delicious. >> $49.59 each box for each set of 12, plus shipping. totally no problem. with the delivery, arrived on time. we've got one little smudge in the icing that they had to point out to me. i didn't even notice. they arrived fresh. we've got everybody in the studio waiting to eat those. >> all right. >> the creamery. >> this i love. ecreamery.com. you can order different samples and you can actually create your own flavors. you go on. you pick whether you want a sorbet base, gelato base, ice cream base. add the flavors. pick your packaging. we could even name it hoda's ice cream crunch. it arrived totally fine. completely frozen, in the dry ice, no problem whatsoever. $109 for the eight and another $40 for shipping.

shipping matters. >> shipping is expensive with these things. >> you have to really take it in to part of your gift. >> when you guys ordered all of this stuff, did you do it online? did you do it by phone? did they know it was nbc -- >> they did not know it was nbc. we did it online and then they route it through their shipping company which proved in this case to be a problem. >> oh, look at the mess. >> this is dean and deluca. we ordered cherry pie -- described online as a crowd pleaser and tarts that said you could taste the love. >> maybe the person wasn't in love who made that one. >> there was a delay in shipping due to our complicated address. it is the fault of the shipping company. that part is not the fault of dean and deluca. but the packing in the styrofoam crate was not perfect, the dry ice evaporated and we ended up with a bit of a mess. to the company's credit, they stepped up, said we'll refund

your money, send you a new one, refund your shipping. we've all dealt with them for years. >> is that the case with most of these? if there's been a problem and you called, they say just tell us what you need to fix. >> absolutely. and i think these are companies in the service business and they know with yelp and sites like that these days word spreads like wildfire. >> it is delicious by the way, if it helps. at all. >> cheesecake factory. two 10-inch cheese cakes. this is tiramisu, this is red velvet. the only difference, if you look at pictures, online they're not cut. they arrive cut with paper in between so if you want to pretend you made this cake -- >> you're not going to be able to pull that off. >> you shouldn't be doing that anyway, jean. that's called pulling a hoda and it is not nice to do. this is fantastic! i don't care what condition it's in. >> again, shipping in this case was almost half the cost of the

individual cheese cakes. >> but they are dle shouse and we have not been able to keep the hands of jerry in particular off of that. >> jerry can't keep his hand off anything. up next, talking about delivering on your promises. dev patel up next. good morning. i'm chris warren with your weather channel forecast. as we look across the country today, we're going to see some new storms emerging into the plains. this is going to be where we have that next severe weather threat into the weekend. also, still going to see some thunderstorms throughout the beaches in the southeast and from mainly the eastern beaches in florida until we get down a little bit further to the south in florida. we're going to see that chance for storms which will include the keys. as far as those high temperatures go, look at all of this red. look how far to the north it

goes. all the way up to the canadian border. the red in the 80s. plenty of 80s around up to minneapolis. in fact, look at dallas and houston. 89, minneapolis almost the same thing. 88. that's going to be the daytime high. northeast still looking good for your saturday. so the weekend looking pretty good in the northeast. the storms again pushing in a little bit further now. this is going to spoil the temperatures or bring you some relief. depends on how you want to look at it. really going to see things cool down once that system gets through. but still warm in minneapolis. some clouds out ahead of that system. going to keep temperatures down a few degrees from the day before. 84 still in minneapolis. but mid to upper 70s for the northeast on saturday. sunday, still some storms lingering around in the southeast, moving up, inching up into the mid-atlantic. we'll be watch thing closely for the threat of strong storms. also on monday, the system now

pushes into the great lakes. temperatures cooling off a bit now in the northeast with a few storming in the mid-atlantic and the extreme southern portion of florida. another system in the pacific northwest on tuesday. temperatures much more moderate for a big portion of the country by the middle of next week. every weekday, remember, you can wake up with al. 6:00 and 10:00 a.m. eastern time weekdays on the weather channel. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn.

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after dev patel made a name for himself in the starring role in the oscar winning "slumdog millionaire," he's about to become known for a new prelim. good for you. >> in "the best exotic marigold hotel," he opens a hotel in india for british retirees. there's no raining on this guy's parade. when a guest complains the hotel doesn't look as good as it does in the brochure. take a look. >> you photo shopped it. >> i have offered a vision for the future. of course i hoped by now it

would be the present. but in india, we have a saying -- everything will be art in the end. so if it's not all right, it is not the end. >> it is so good to see you. >> how are you? >> this movie -- i loved. >> thank you. >> i just didn't want this movie to end. you fall so in love with the character. a brilliant ensemble cast. >> they are amazing, aren't they? >> maggi smith, judi dench and dev patel. who was your agent? >> i really have a great agent. it was absolutely amazing. it was like an acting master class. everyone's got like a really dangerous sense of humor. hilarious. and they've all worked with each other for years so when they came together they were just having fun. judy and maggie smith are my best friends. >> i am so glad maggie smith has never done anything to her face because every line is there and you want it to be.

not that judy has -- but maggie. >> sl's a scene stealer. he's like a big showman. then maggie would roll in on her wheelchair and roll away and steal it. >> was it at all intimidating? there is a scene where you have to do this thing all on your own in front of the entire cast. when you are looking at everyone looking at you -- >> it is terrifying. i had one scene where i had everyone in this room. i'm inviting them to this english roast. it's awful. it has curry. it was going all wrong. i looked around at aural these megastars around me. sometimes you just -- you're terrified. i just wanted to speak really quickly and get it over with but they were so grateful. >> it is sort of like in athletics. when you play with somebody who's just more experienced, you get better. your game gets sharper. >> they were so humble. there was no egos about anyone.

it was amazing because i was so humbled to work with them. but they really treated me like an equal, but i'm not. >> in their mind you are. you are a fine working actor and deserve all the respect in the world. >> this movie did very well in europe, overseas, just opening now in select theaters. how do you think it will play with audiences here? >> i hope they like it. it did amazingly in the uk. probably thanks to my mum and all her friends. >> nothing blows up. it is about people. it is about getting older and their dreams and their dashed hopes. >> it is a really hopeful film. it is poignant -- >> and very moving. >> i have a gift for you. >> time for the parting gifts. >> you guys are now officially guests of "the marigold hotel." check these out. >> have you fixed it up yet? >> check it out. it's now painted. >> thank you. god bless. >> thank you. >> it is a wonderful film. we've got great parting ideas for celebrating graduation today.

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more than 3 million students will graduate high school this year making it a great reason to throw a party. >> my little daughter cass is one of them. here with a few fresh, yet simple ideas with how to honor that special day, elaine griffin. contributing editor for "better homes and gardens" magazine. >> it is my stage name.

>> yes, exotic dancer. >> let's get the invites out. >> graduation really is a huge moment. as you know. it is cause for celebration. for our invitations you want to take pictures of your grad and then trick them out using instagram. do a photo montage invitation. fold them so so they fit in. we use this for decoration. >> very cute. >> that's not that expensive. >> no. we start with a libation. this is a multi-generational event so this is a simple graduation punch garnished with flowers. we added a little kicker. >> that's delicious. >> it is fruit juice, iced tea, club soda and then a little something for the grown-ups. >> that's good. >> when you think about colors for your pallet, it is the last time to your teen will get to rock school colors.

it's all about school spirit, we're on the "today" show campus, our colors. for snacks, do something that's graduation theme. >> those are cute! >> they're wraps. >> look like diplomas. >> extra credit. >> these are very easy. skinny vases. we wrapped card stock around them, a little piece of black ribbon and a little gold seal. this is our invitation that we've mocked up. it is decor, too. we have celebratory cupcakes. we just printed out a little "you go" shout out, something congratulatory. on a bamboo skewer. very easy to do. >> this is such a cute idea. >> it is a photo mobile. it comes already done from umbra. add pictures of your grad's life.

>> that's really cool. >> we did it by tiers. started k through 12. >> adorable. >> my favorite is senior superlatives. this is on foam core. then everyone votes. >> most likely to have ten kids. >> that's funny. >> most likely to have too many cats. >> egyptians love cats. >> kathie lee -- most likely to save the world! >> this show is not fair. most likely to save the world. >> another fun activity for your guests. >> who are these people? >> this is me! that's you! >> that is not real! >> i love it. >> we're going to leave you with a nice picture. check this out