captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, everybody. it's tryday friday, july 6th. this month is just flying by. >> especially the first week of this month. >> i know. it's a great celebratory time to remind ourselves what a great country we live in. >> indeed. if you are trying to land yourself a date, you might need a dog, okay? apparently dogs are date magnets.

>> you can troll with a dog. >> yes, that's terrible to call it trolling. >> there is an app for pet lovers. these are the dog breeds that attract men. >> this surprised me. >> women should get these dogs according to this app. >> it's more complicated but we'll explain. number three, chihuahuas. they are very sweet but yippy. >> bobbie thomas has one. >> she got engaged, so it works. labradors. >> and the number one dog that attracts a man is a golden retriever. >> everybody loves golden retrievers. >> and when men see a woman walking a gold retriever, they see her as girlfriend material. >> but if they see a woman who has a chihuahua, they tend to think she is a one-night stand -- bobbie. >> or high maintenance. we did get that from bobbie. >> we did. we thought you were a one-night

stand. >> if guys want to attract a woman. number three is the labrador retriever. number two, golden retriever. and the number one dog to attract a woman according to this app is a german shepard. >> that wouldn't do it for me. give me a teacup malti-poo -- >> if you saw a man with a teacup malti-poo, you would run. >> i would think he was sensitive and loving. frank first thought he was more hors d'oeuvre than dog. but frank has never been as loving as with this dog. >> if guys happen to be walking a boxer, bulldog or rottweiler, back away from those guys because they're players. >> they're aggressive. >> they are players. >> i think it's ridiculous. today.match.com -- how many dot-coms do they have? >> would you give -- would you

give up sex for your favorite food? would you give up sex for your favorite food? >> how long? >> for a year. one-third of people said they would give up sex for food. that means two-thirds of people are are choosing sex over their favorite food for a year. >> then why are we so obese in this nation? >> because no one is really doing it. >> everybody is lying. you know who you are. >> they asked meat eaters, would you be willing to date a vegetarian? are you that evolved? almost one-third said they would never date a vegetarian or a vegan. >> but two-thirds said they would. let's talk about the positive side. most people would date a vegetarian. >> have you ever? >> dated a vegetarian? no, i wouldn't. >> why? >> because. i don't know. i wouldn't. >> oh, really? >> i want a meat eater. you're sick. you are all disgusting. you are all disgusting. okay?

>> another survey. >> this is a really good one. if you've ever been on a first date and you know it's over. something happens. >> it's cosmic. >> there are a bunch of things that -- we.com did one of these dating no-nos. >> being late. >> that is mine. >> more than 15 minutes late is unacceptable. >> terrible, terrible. being rude or mistreating the server or waiter/waitress. that's a red flag. >> don't you immediately lose respect for somebody? who do you think you are to treat somebody like that? >> and they think they're being cool. >> like they're in charge. >> no do not talk too much about your job. that's a huge -- >> unless it's really fabulous. >> like ours! never bring up your ex. people do that on dates? >> when was i on a date? in 1814 i was on a date. answering your cell phone,

people. or texting during a date. >> that is not great. >> they think you're texting somebody that you would rather be with. >> be here now? >> live in the now. >> i'm right here. i'm here now. be here now. >> for men, don't talk too much about your mother. >> there are men talking about their snoernlg that's out. >> no -- no, no, no. it's the man. >> the man should not mention her at all unless he's in mourning because she just died. honestly, he should not bring her up at all. >> women should never ask about commitment or marriage on the first date. >> because he knows she is a psycho in training. really. >> it's true. >> she's going to boil your rabbit like in "fatal attraction." >> i love that movie. >> another new study. we cannot get enough of them. people can literally be addicted to love.

we know that. >> yeah. >> this is from concordia university. >> where is that? >> i don't know. in concordia, illinois. that's not true. i have no idea where concordia is. but our crack research team can let us know. >> hopefully. >> love and lust, as if we didn't know, are intertwined. >> when someone breaks up with you or you get broken up with or something, they say there is an addiction like you want to get back and it's chemical. it's not just a sadness or mourning period. there's an addiction. that's why they say love is addictive. >> because the area of the brain associated with love is also associated with addiction. hence that's why breakups can be so difficult. i think they're difficult if one person is in love and the other person isn't anymore. they are difficult for all kinds of reasons. >> they are. and that's why people do crazy things at the ends of relationships. >> like boil their rabbits. >> stop talking about that. >> in "fatal attraction," don't you remember what glenn close did? >> i love that movie. >> it was so terrifying about a lust gone awry.

>> because you can watch it in baby steps watching it happen in front of you. first it's the kiss, then this and like most things in life, baby steps to hell. >> trouble with trouble is you don't know you're in trouble till you're in trouble. >> all right. so if you're planning to get married, we might have the dress for you. >> at least it's affordable. >> this is a dress that is made completely out of toilet paper. >> that's very hard to believe. you look adorable. >> this is susan brennan. you are the winner of the charmin chic toilet paper dress contest. you're a designer in waiting? >> yes. >> this looks like material. >> this looks like diaper stuff here. oh, that's depends toilet paper type stuff, right? >> it's charmin. all charmin. >> how did you do it? you are so talented. >> thank you. it's all toilet paper. >> bobbie, come over of here and

check this out. >> hi! this is lovely. so you stitched the toilet paper to look like quilting. >> yes, i did. >> this looks like a corset. >> it only took ten rolls of toilet paper, b.t. >> can you show the back? it's really pretty. >> i can't believe this. bobbie, are you seriously thinking about wearing this? >> i would wear it if it's this pretty. >> you just don't want it to rain the day you're getting married. then you would be wearing your birthday suit which is very inexpensive. >> this is sweet. this is beautiful. look at the purse. >> you are so talented. >> you can open it. >> you are unbelievable. >> i'm glad you won. >> can we see the headdress? toilet people never looked so good.

>> you look great. >> congratulations, sweetie! >> she has a real future in store. >> she sure does. >> charmin should sign you up forever. >> let's do this. this is fun. this is three different fragrances and we have three cities that each represent. >> supposed to smell like the city. >> the cities are new york, paris and dubai where my sister lives! we are going to try to guess which one of these three is which one of these three. this always makes for great tv, squirting and -- >> i don't know until i can compare. >> i don't need to compare. >> then everything is going to smell -- >> i think you should just go ahead and stick it there. >> they smell alike to me. do they to you, hodi? >> nope. >> that one's different. >> wait!

>> sorry. >> stop! do your three right now. >> i don't know. i have no idea. >> do it. just do it. >> this one i think is dubai. that's all i know. and this one -- i don't know. >> these are mine on the ground. do not let me touch things. this one is -- dubai. you were right! >> never been there. >> i love dubai. that means i -- >> what did you say that was? >> i said paris. this is paris. we were both right on the new york one. so you were right on all three. >> yes, it was totally guessing. i would tell you that because i tell the truth. hoda would say, i know. >> scent of departure.com. you know what it's time for? >> bobbie's buzz. come on up, bobb bobbie t.! >> i have to have this dress. you look beautiful. >> okay, beach finds.

i am so excited about this website kinimattic and shortomatic.com. you can upload your vacation photos to create a reversible bikini. >> what if you went to a nudist beach? >> maybe not. or board shorts. what's so cool is they have for the guys and the girl ts, you cn design your own bathing suit with patterns and sell your design and make some money. they do sarongs, which is so cool. and for your girlfriends again because it's a hot topic. cover up the perky, pesky, when you're cold, the cover-up, they are waterproof so they can slip inside your bathing suit. this can help you feel not overexposed at the beach. >> you know, some men might want those as well. i've seen a few men who could use those. >> definitely. of and the man bros. >> the hat combs are great.

these are called hold 'ems. inside, these double stick inside so it won't blow away in the wind. >> that's only for people whose hats are too big on their head. >> that's mean! >> that would be a tiny little thing for -- >> that looks cute. you look so cute. >> where's hodi's hat? >> no. i want to see hoda try this one. >> no. this is not fair. >> that's how it fits. it's time for the friday funny. ow, bobbie. that's the way it fits. my head's big. i can't help it. it's me. it doesn't go on. >> state trooper. a state trooper was sitting on the side of the road waiting to catch a speeding driver when a car puttered by at 24 miles per hour. he thought to himself, this driver is as dangerous as a speeder. he turned his lights on, pulled the car over. as he approached he noticed there were five elderly ladies

inside wide-eyed and white at ghosts. the driver confused said, officer, i don't understand, i was going the exact speed limit. what seems to be the problem? the trooper trying not to laugh explained that 24 was the route number not the speed limit. a bit embarrassed, the woman smiled and thanked the officer for pointing out her error. before the trooper let her go he said is everyone in this car okay? these women seem very shaken. the driver replied, they'll be all right in a minute. we just got off route 180. it's all in the delivery. >> that was good. >> i learned that at the friar's club. >> all the must-see. "entertainment weekly's" tim stack has your entertainment roundup right after of this.

pop culture fans, listen up. if you're looking for something to do this month, we have a

preview of everything entertainment. >> here with us with his latest picks in movies, tv, music, "entertainment weekly's" senior writer tim stack. we love him. >> i want to cover you with whipped cream. >> heard that before. >> let's talk about best movies. if you were going to see one movie what is your go-to pick? >> i think if you want something different than the usual superhero movie, go see "savages". >> i heard it's great. >> it's very violent. it's very, very dark. it's oliver stone. it's about the drug cartels in mexico. >> oh, this is about weeds. i was thinking about something else. >> not about chardonnay cartel. >> no. mine had a fairy princess in it. >> no fairy princesses. but there's a three-way relationship, which is always fun. >> now, for the kids, what's out there for the kids? >> for the kids, take them to see "ice age 4 continental

drift." it's the fourth film. these movies do huge. there are furry animals, there's ice. all the voices are back like ray romano. and dennis leery. >> those are cute movies. >> yes. and environmentally conscious. >> yes. good. what is the big blockbuster movie this summer? >> the big one is obviously "the dark knight rises." >> which comes out when? >> july 20th. a few weeks. it's the final installment in the batman trilogy. it's maybe the most anticipated movie of the year. christian bale is batman again. anne hathaway is catwoman. excited so see her pull that off. tom hardy is the new character called bain who attacks gothic city. it's very dark. epic film making. great special effects. very smart. christopher nolan is really good with that. >> and christian bale is again batman. >> so if you want to stay home because you don't have the money to go to movies, dvds?

>> sadly, that's everywhere. >> we would pick "friends with benefits." oh, sorry. i keep thinking about thruples. sorry! "friends with kids." jennifer westfelt who is john hamm's real life lady. it's a movie about she and adam scott are friends who decide to have a kid together because all their other friends are paired off and have children. >> i see kristen wiig in it. >> yes. kristen wiig and maya rudolph. jon hamm obviously. it's really funny, like a sort of romantic comedy. jennifer wrote and directed it. >> you know what i watched on dvd, i loved it. "mirror, mirror."

>> you love arme hammer. >> i love arme hammer. young little girls will love it. >> let's talk tv. anything good on tv? >> we're like the same demo. speaking of young girls and tv, "breaking bad." it's about meth. "breaking bad" is probably the best show on television. it's on amc about a high school teacher turned meth dealer. it's very complex. it's like "the sopranos" and all these different relationships. it's a crime saga that returns for its fifth and final season. which willing be split up. >> then what else? >> then the olympics! >> thank you! hello! >> sorry. nbc, the olympics. the olympics are starting at the end of july. danny boyle who directed "slum dog millionaire" will be artistic director. it's going to be great in that sense. >> there are a lot of cute athletes, ryan lochte, oh! >> he's got to get going because he will be late for his clam bake. >> we love you, tim.

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it is time for three, two, one live with sara haines at the nbc experience store. >> sara, we hope you culled -- i love that word -- some captivating questions for us. >> yes. our first question is bonnie from texas. >> i would like to know what you do -- your favorite thing that you cannot do without. >> favorite thing you can't do without? what's yours? >> you know what? i can't live without scripture in the morning. i really can't. i have to start my day off that way or it's all downhill. >> and i like trish mcevoy i can't go without it, trish mcevoy number 3. >> and my lip gloss. >> what else? >> now there's jenna from canada. >> did you have any role models

growing up? >> you want to say? >> mine is traditional like a lot of young girls. my mom was mine. she was sort of a trailblazer. huge, huge. i felt so lucky to have her in my life. i followed and emulated her. >> my mom as well. in show business, it was barbra streisand, julie andrews, carol burnett and lucille ball. all those women had a great impact on my life. >> thanks, guys. >> thank you. how would you like to pick a random address and visit it? we'll meet a man who did just that. and how would you like to have all of your kids' toys made in america? plus, how to hide your hooch in treats. don't ask. right after your local news.

we're back on this tryday friday with more of "today." we've been celebrating the fourth of july all week. and if there's one thing that invokes patriotism, it's main

street. it seems there's one in every american community. >> an italian photographer spent years visiting 50 different main street addresses across the country. the final product is this great book called "50 main street." >> hoda and i bochbth loved it. congratulations. it's beautiful. more than that, congratulations, he is about to be the daddy of two twin boys. >> tell us what gave you the idea to do this? >> when we came to new york in 1985 from italy, i noticed how diverse this society is as opposed to the italian one. at the same time through the years, how much we do have in common. then as i traveled and i married my wife 12 years ago, who is african-american, i got to experience firsthand how much we do share as human beings and americans. >> sure. >> how long did it take you to venture all across the country? >> eventually seven years, 16,000 miles by car.

>> and it wasn't so much the pictures you took, which are all wonderful, but the stories behind the pictures, right? >> yeah. >> you went all the way to alaska. tell us about what happened in alaska. >> tell us about new york city. i think we need to do them in order. >> yes. that's why hoda is here. >> wait. that doesn't look like new york city to me. >> looks like alaska to me. >> what i was saying is alaska. start with that, if you wouldn't mind. >> well, alaska was the most exciting just because of the mail round, they call it. i went on a mail round. >> which is a little seaplane, right? >> you know. >> i read the book. >> this was taken from this mail plane that delivers mail to this little island. >> takes off on the water and lands on the water? >> exactly. every time it lands on the water, you skip a half beat a little bit. >> you get a little wet? all that good stuff? >> where is this photo taken. >> it is in the largest national forest in the united states.

>> beautiful. >> this is the entrance of the discovery center in ketchikan. they have three totem poles that represent the three tribes. >> these are the most beautiful photos. >> thank you very much. >> obviously you've got a lot of great stories and met a lot of fascinating people, too. >> tell us about the married couple you met that meant so much to you. >> the ones in nevada? >> yes. >> well, i got to spend a night with them because they live in a town called paradise valley, and i think it's 65 people that live there. >> look at that. >> and the closest motel was 45 miles away so they offer for me to spend the night with them. that's lynn. >> i bet you found that a lot. i didn't mean to interrupt. >> there's his wife rachel. >> american gothic. >> you learned a lot about this couple, too, didn't you? >> well, i got to spend a night with them and unfortunately they

lost both their sons. >> right. >> and i eventually took pictures of him. he takes care of the cemetery. >> oh, both of their boys. >> the tombs of their children. that was very touching. we got very close. i stay in touch with them regularly. >> did people let you right in? when you walked up, did they say come right in? >> that didn't happen at the beginning. that's why i was so grateful to the guy in new york, he was the first to open his door and allow me to start the project. then before i got to nevada i did research, i sent letters, i made sure before i got there, there was somebody. >> you could have a lot of doors slammed in your face. >> it's a beautiful book. really is beautiful. >> we are so happy you're here. thank you for coming. >> he considers himself an american now. >> oh, yes, i am. >> welcome. you make our country a better place. >> november 9, 2007, i became american. >> congratulations. from the streets of america to all american toys for all the good little girls and boys.

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today on our special series "made in america" it's all about fun and games for the kids. as time goes on, no matter how hard we try, it gets harder to find toys made in our country. >> lori shack did the legwork for all of us. she's publisher for the toy insider.com. she found great toys for your little ones all made here in the usa. good to see you again. >> you always have the good stuff. >> i have the fun stuff. it's not easy to find toys made in the usa. only about 10% of all the toys made are actually made in our country. >> really? >> but, from sea to shining sea, i found some great toys to share. >> cute! >> crayola crayons, made in the u.s. since 1903 in pennsylvania. also very green. you know they make 3 billion crayons a year and of that, 1

billion they make with energy from their solar farm. >> that is fantastic. i would get so excited as a kid when a new color came out. >> that's it. >> i like these wearables. >> the new activity line will be out later this summer. so it's by a company called kid construction. what the kids do is they color, they build, and then they get to wear their creations. >> look at devin and nicholas! >> really cool, eco-friendly, 100% recyclable. this is made in new jersey. >> really cute. >> this will be out later inhe summer. >> nicholas, you look adorable in your plane. >> we are going to come behind you now and talk about kinex. this is a great line. it's a building set. 700 piece building set so lots of open-ended play. it also comes with instructions for the kids to make about 50 different models. >> we have taylor and dylan who looks a lot like devon, but

they're not twins. >> kinex is celebrating their 20th anniversary made in pennsylvania. >> good for them. >> this is so great. >> mary is having a great time. waffle wand. this is from artero. it as's all made in wisconsin. you get enough to make two wands and make these fabulous bubbles. you could put it in the garden, use for room decor. >> you can wrap it any way you want? >> you can make any shape and put any shape you want. beautiful. >> cool! very cool. >> slinky! >> slinky never goes away. i remember when i was slinky. they've been made in pennsylvania since 1945. you have the original slinky and baby slinky, plastic and metal. so really great. >> cute! >> they still go downstairs, alone or in pairs. >> remember that commercial? >> oh, i love that. >> all right. >> what's jessica up to? >> she's playing with her vermont teddy bear.

that's where they're made. >> of course you are. >> made in vermont. >> each one of these are hand stitched, hand stuffed. >> love them. >> and they come with a lifetime guarantee. if anything happens with your bear, you can send it back to the bear hospital. they nurse it back to health and send it back to you. >> all right! >> this is our salad kit by green toys. everything you see here is made from recycled milk containers, the plastic milk jugs. it's a 20-piece salad set. kids have everything they need to toss up a fresh salad. it also happens to be something you could actually put food on, you can put it in the microwave. great for picnics and summertime. >> a great way to get kids thinking about salads. >> healthy foods. >> look at michael. what is he doing? >> he's on a spooner board. there are a few extras if you would like to try. >> why don't you do it because you're in heels. >> what this is, this is great for kids to develop their balance, their inner core strength. it's great for all levels,

allabilities. you get on this, you do tricks, sit and spin, do what michael is doing. >> you can do it at home. >> oh, now you're showing off. >> show us your stuff, michael. >> they're made in california. >> thank you. great job, laurie. >> thanks, everybody. you know what toys for grown-ups are? you're sick. we're talking about books. best-selling author jennifer winer is here. then we'll cool things off with frozen pops that hit the spot. heading into a big holiday weekend, more heat and thunderstorms to track. good morning, i'm meteorologist crystal egger with your forecast here, getting into the weekend and next week as well. we'll start out today, your saturday forecast will bring a cold front across the great lakes and the northeast late in the date and during the evening hours. and that will bring a threat for damaging wind and large hail, eventually cooling things off for the northeast, but we'll

have to contend with the storms first. very hot around the mid-atlantic, washington, d.c., look at your temperature here, 105, the all-time high is 106. we've got the nationals hosting the colorado rockies for a hot afternoon game, 94 in atlanta, the core of the heat is across the midsection of the country. 95 in salt lake city, 80 in denver. we are cooling off across the rockies thanks to much-needed moisture, hopefully not too much to cause mud slides across the burn areas especially. down into new mexico more rain showers expected sunday and the thunderstorms will make their way into the mid-atlantic, still hot in d.c. at 100, cooling off a bit for the northeast. and then watch what happens by early next week. we're below average here as far as daytime highs, only 82 in our nation's capital, 83 in louisville, and showers and storms across some of the drought areas. unfortunately, the severe weather will be a concern here as well with damaging winds expected for some of our

southern states, large hail as well, and dangerous lightning. always a threat for dangerous lightning this time of year. when thunder roars, head indoors as we vai. 82 in kansas city on tuesday, we'll be warming up across the west, an area of high pressure heating up the ind land valleys, showers across the southern tier on tuesday and then by wednesday everything sticks around here, we'll have a stalled-out front keeping the moisture around. and that unsettled weather with thunderstorms. "wake up with al" every weekday morning right here on the weather channel at 6:00 a.m. wise choice. 5-hour energy. hours and hours of energy.

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now on "today's sizzling reads," it's been 12 years since generation x columnist jennifge weiner made a splash with her pop culture novel "good in bed." >> exactly two weeks since i discovered she was tweeting on "the bachelorette."

she's got a new book out called "the next best thing." >> there it is, right? >> hey, girls! >> congratulations. >> i knew she was funny. but when i'm watching "the bachelorette" and everybody says follow jennifer on twitter, her tweets are crazy, spot-on, a little nasty. >> well, you probably say what everybody else is thinking. >> a little edgy. i tweet for entertainment weekly.com and i'm on twitter also. so just sort of watching the whole thing unfold. like last night, okay, all four guys have said they're in love the other night, have said they're in love with emily. i'm tweeting, good to be emily. right? doesn't stink? >> yes. after "good in bed," it's hard to -- careful. >> you want the next one. >> how was it coming up with the second book? i know there are high expectations. >> well, i had a really smart agent who said, before "good in bed" was published, she said,

start writing the next book. when "good in bed" comes out, you'll have to deal with telling your parents, i've written this novel, it's going to be published. my mom is so happy, she throws her arms around me and starts to cry. and she's like, what is it called? i'm like, oh, boy, "good in bed." she says, "good and bad"? no, sorry. "good in bed." >> the bible was taken. >> exactly. i went to the bookstore once to sign copies. i'm like "good in bed." and they look at me like i've got a horrible disease. they bring a stack of "when bad things happen to good people." no, no, different. yeah. you watch the world. you watch your family, you watch tv. that's where the ideas come from. >> and then all of a sudden they're the proudest people in the world because it was on the "new york times" best-selling list for almost a year, sold 120 million copies. >> the best thing for me, i had t-shirts made that said "i got good in bed, did you?" i got my nana who is 95 to wear one on the beach. i'm, like, okay, now i've made it. everything else is gravy. >> between that and her thong

i think she made quite the statement. tell us about this new one. >> "the next best thing" is about hollywood. i ran a show, i wrote a pilot. it got picked up. it was on abc family for a season. and it was very quickly canceled. so i wrote about a show runner who wanted to go to hollywood and do a show about a big girl who sort of wins the world, gets the guy and gets the clothes and, you know -- >> the dream life. >> exactly. so abc family had a deal with raven simone, i'm, like, she's perfect, she's the right size. then she got thin on me. >> and ruined it! >> probably added ten years to her life but didn't help you one bit. >> we did what we could. they're like we would like to do it with raven. i said, it's fantastic, when can i meet her? they're, like, she's busy, she's traveling. i finally meet her. she is swaddled in this pashmina blanket, basically, wearing a bedroll. i had not been in hollywood long enough to know i could say would you take off your clothes,

please, so i can see? >> oh, no. they expect that. >> i didn't know. nobody told me. by the time i saw she was thin, it was too late. >> your picks you would like people to read books? your sizzling pick is? >> "between you and me." it's by emma mclaughlin and nicholas krauss. it is a little bit of britney and a little bit of casey cobb and a little bit of your cousin is a star. she hires you to be her assistant. things don't go well. >> that's good. trashy. >> what about your rainy day book? >> what did i put? "crazy salad" by norah ephron. this is the book i read that made me want to be a writer. her voice and talking about being flat-chested. i'm, like, you can write about boobs? that's okay? >> yeah. she was a groundbreaker for a lot of people, yeah. >> so many women, bloggers, tweeters, we all owe it to no

norah. "geek love" by catherine dunn. a circus family that deliberately tries to have disfigured children so they'll always have work. always thinking of the kids, as we do. >> she loves "gone girls". >> i haven't -- >> get it! >> get "the next best thing" first. >> of course we will. >> thanks so much. >> hence the product. >> you know what really goes well books? >> cocktail popsicles, naturally. first, this is "today" on nbc.

fourth of july celebration is still in effect. if you are still celebrating, you might want cool treats to share at the adult table. >> fun popsicles and frozen treats found at jeanbenedi jeanbenedict.com. >> hello. >> welcome to the party. >> she is in a party mood. >> what is this? >> push pops that are strawberry shortcake doused with amaretto. you take a push pop mold. these couldn't be easier. >> pound cake! >> in prepared pound cake. strawberries, you freeze it. put these in here. they're really good. you would freeze that first. you do that. then you want to put a table spoon of amaretto on it. >> beautiful. >> happy, hasn't, little

display. bada-bing. bada-next. >> why are we yelling? >> i don't know. >> we need to lower the volume, people. >> these are chambourd and raspberry frozen swizzle sticks. >> oh! >> oh, i lik likey, likey. >> whoa. >> put them in a champagne glass, freeze them. it's like a swizzle stick. >> they are so pretty. >> these are very fun. >> where are you going? >> what's happening here? >> why are you moving? >> you're losing control of your own segment. >> this is very fun. these are diet rainbow vodka pop shots. now, i'm hoping these aren't going to spill because we've taken them out of the freezer. >> i thought vodka couldn't freeze like that. >> i can't do a shot of vodka. >> yes, you can. >> isn't it friday? you are an award-winning

journalist, who says you can't? >> let's all do a shot. >> oh, my god, don't do the whole shot. >> don't do that. >> it's leaking. >> i've never done a shot in my life. >> yea! >> freeze them long enough so they don't leak. >> this is mojito shaved ice. that's getting a little leaky. >> i know i'm into this one. >> these are really, really good. i used the shaved ice machine. do your shot, girl. >> oh, my gosh. it's spilling all over the place. >> these are long island iced tea pops. very fun. make them with a quick pop maker. recipes on jeanbenedict.com. >> which one do i want? >> the long island tea pops. >> these are really, really good. these are the favorites. >> happy friday. >> happy holiday. >> what's going on? >> this is good. >> tomorrow, we'll have the latest buzz from hollywood. >> plus, piper paribot, darling girl.