captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, everybody! hey, it's tryday friday. guess what? it's the last friday the 13th of the entire year. >> it's friday the 13th? >> it is friday the 13th. >> oh, it's not good. not great. >> no. it's just fine. you might be asking yourself, why are hoda and kathie lee wearing such outrageously

beautiful -- >> huge bras on the outside? >> this is part of a campaign. >> it's a great campaign. it's our third year being a part of it. what is it? >> it's called giving is beautiful. >> sosoma, a company i know you love. >> i love their bras. >> they've partnered with the national network to end domestic violence to collect bras for people in women's shelters. they want gently-used bras or new ones. that's often one thing those shelters don't get. >> they are very expensive, bras are. they are happy to collect those at soma boutique. >> we have a bin we can throw them in. see if we can make it. >> i don't feel lucky today. >> yes, you are. can i tell you why i'm so excited today? >> why? >> there's a guy on our show named paul sykes. >> you're psyched. >> i'm psyched! one day i went to nashville and they have a bluebird cafe where they have singers, some are

accomplished, some are new. they perform and you watch. >> they sit with their guitar and piano and sing a song. >> i was with friends of mine. i listened and cried. we are starting a segment called "spotlight today". >> this is what i took with my iphone. let's try to enjoy it. you can't hear it or see it, but you'll hear and see him in a little while. >> i just met him on the steps. he seems very psyched to be here. >> he'll be singing a beautiful love song. >> "my epitaph." i'll be on the lookout for talented people. don't audition or send tapes. >> we will find you. >> this has to be people we actually find. it doesn't have to be singing. it can be hysterically funny people or people that do strange things with their tongues. >> what is that? >> tvit's open for everybody. >> okay. here's a question for you. is it okay to hug a co-worker? i need a drink because the tongue thing was weird.

>> all right. >> bobbie thomas is testing out the theory. >> everybody here wants to hug bobbie thomas. just to make sure those babies are real, know what i'm saying? >> they did some surveys. i guess the overall etiquette rule is, do not hug co-workers. >> i hug everybody around here. anthony, do you mind it when i hug you? anthony, do you mind waking up for the show? >> do you like when kath hugs you? >> yes. >> i think -- >> go back to sleep. >> good night, anthony. they say it's not supposed to be a full body hug. if you hug someone -- >> what's the point unless you're going to put a little oomph into it. mason loves it. >> bobbie is going toward anthony now, too. >> uh-oh. that's dangerous. >> anthony has a thing for bobbie. he he has two things for her. >> don't give her a hug. please give him a hug. get it over with.

>> he'll be gone for three weeks. >> he's going to the olympics. >> see, they did everything wrong. you're not supposed to linger or move your hands. bobbie did it wrong. but he liked it. >> now, you know, and i think we all know, there's a point where you're hugging someone -- >> when it becomes uncomfortable. >> it just is weird. you don't know when it happens, but, you know, it does. >> when their tongue is in your ear. >> oh. >> our facebook people -- >> i had an uncle who used to do that. >> ew. >> yeah. >> anyway -- the wheels on the bus go round and round. >> do you ever regret you used to be an emmy-winning fantastic -- you know, who won more edward r. murrah awards than you? do you ever regret your decision to join me and start drinking? >> this is so much more fun than that. i do miss it every now and then. >> when the economy gets bad women become sluts is what we are saying. it's called the lipstick effect.

>> we spend more money when we have less money because we feel like we want to look better. >> to. we're looking for a man who has money. >> i don't believe that. >> that's what the research says. >> well, that sounds old-fashioned. >> they want to catch a man who -- >> it's silly. >> have you been out lately? >> i read it. i don't agree with that. that may be what they are saying, but i don't think women buy all the stuff to hook a rich man. do you? >> yeah. britney does it. bobbie did it and she got a rich man. she is about to get married. nothing is going to change in life like that, hoda woman. >> really? i thought sometimes you want to feel better so you buy a new lipstick. >> no. >> it's got nothing to do with it? >> everybody is on vacation around here. there are two ladies finally showed up yesterday that were not here before. remember i told you about my friends sara and yvonne? >> yeah. where were they? were they out drinking? >> there they are today,

sara and yvonne, there they are. these ladies devoted their life to child help. thank you, ladies. >> if you want to know -- guess how much money the average woman spends over the course of a lifetime on clothes. how much over the course of a lifetime? ♪ i feel pretty the correct answer is -- >> $125,000. >> that means if you live to be 80 and you start clocking it when you're 1, that means you're spending about 1,500 per year. $1,563 per year. >> i have friends who spend that in a week or on one item. >> yeah. the average of woman owns 271 pairs of shoes over the course of a lifetime. >> that's bobbie in a week. >> 185 dresses, 145 bags. >> yes. and 10% purchase at least one item of clothing or accessory a week and yet everybody says, i have nothing to wear! >> i know. >> anyway -- >> if you're on a plane and you want to fall asleep -- >> when i saw this, i thought you would be the biggest fan of this. >> this is such a genius idea.

it's a hoodie pillow. so it's a pillow -- and sara's got one on so you can see how it works. you put the hoodie on and it's a pillow and a hoodie. how does it feel? not great? you look like batman. >> yeah. you know what? if the right pillow were in there because i like a soft, cushy one -- because this is exactly what you do on a plane. hoda disappears. >> i cover up like i'm in a cave. >> then you start to drool. >> i do not. >> you do, you droop a little. >> this is smart. >> she snores and drools, but it's cute. >> i don't snore or drool. $19.95 for the hoodie pillow. you can get it at hoodie pillow.com if you're interested in that. >> do we have time for this one? >> sure. >> have you started your holiday shopping? apparently couponcabin.com says -- why do we have music on every subject? ♪ it's beginning to look like

christmas ♪ 13% of people have started holiday shopping. that's just wrong in july. >> you know those people who say i'm all done and they are so early. >> do they know how annoying they are? >> i don't have any friends like that. i don't have one single friend who does that. they wouldn't be able to hang with me. if you're starting in july, they say you can get a lot of sales, you can buy a lot of toys, get things out of the way. >> if you have children and looking for deals, it makes sense. but try hiding them from them for six months. >> yeah. that's something to know. would you pay more to get off a plane first before everyone else? >> if i have a really tight connection and i don't want to spend another four hours waiting, i would probably pay. normally, no. >> i wouldn't either. i think the weird thing is, number one, who is going to pay attention to that rule. you know how people are. they just run off the plane. secondly, everyone is going to know you paid more and it's weird. >> no matter how much they say please don't attempt to get up until the seat belt sign has -- >> no. of nobo nobody listens.

everyone gets up, gets their bag and tries to rush off the plane. i wouldn't pay the money. they may be testing that out. >> 84% said they wouldn't do it. >> i think -- >> they're already taxing you to do absolutely -- pretty soon they're going to tax the bathroom, i bet. >> no, they're not. there's nowhere else to go. they can't do it. here is a video someone on our staff found amusing. we haven't seen it so we don't know what it is. it's from collegehumor.com, i guess. you know how when you go to restaurants you don't want to get the cheapest wine because it make s you feel yucky? so you get the second cheapest wine, whatever it is? this is what some college kids did. take a look. >> any wine tonight? >> we'll have your second cheapest wine. >> very good, sir. >> second cheapest wine. you don't know much about wine but you do know that you shouldn't get the cheapest. that makes it easy for you to get the second cheapest.

second cheapest wine is fermented from only the finest of the second cheapest grapes. we'd elaborate, but you have no idea what we're talking about. >> yep, it's wine. >> second cheapest wine. it's in the front of all wine stores so you don't have to search while the clerks obviously judge you. >> you know what? that is good. >> i guess it's true. >> should we do your friday funny? >> yes. it's sent in from jennifer wong on facebook. thank you, jennifer. so a little girl wanted to have a tea party with her daddy. she brought him a little cup of tea. he took a sip and found out it was just water. she wanted to keep playing tea party so she would bring him another cup of tea and her daddy would drink the water and give her back the cup. so she continued to bring him little cups all afternoon until her mom finally came home. dad said to mom, watch what our daughter is doing, it's the cutest thing ever.

mom watched as the little girl came into the room and handed her daddy the cup of tea. and he drank it down. mom finally said, you know the only place she can reach the water is in the toilet, right? >> that's a good one. >> yes! >> you know what else it's time for? bobbie's buzz! how are you? >> i'm good. i'm excited about today's buzz. on today.com we kicked off today's made in america style contest during the july 4th week. we found some of the best home-grown businesses here that are small businesses under 20 people. and rodney price who is a combat navy veteran has come up with this idea for a quick exchange picture frame company. he patented this idea. we have some photos. it's a really smart idea. he was the winner because he found a way that you could mount this frame on the wall, easily exchange the photos but then, because the frame is mounted on the wall, you could create a ka

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right off the bat freida pinto. you carry this film completely. >> this is my first time, yes. >> we all got to know you from "slumdog millionaire." i can only imagine how much your life has changed from that movie. tell us about how everything's changed for you. >> i think it was amazing to have that start, the film. a lot of directors who i met after "slumdog millionaire," came up to me and said, we saw you in the film for 20 minutes, but we think you can do this, this, and this. i feel grateful that film happened. even though i was in the film 20 minutes, people have had just kind of the vision to see me doing other things, as well. haven't typecast me. it's hard when you come from a very, very big film -- >> that's specifically indian. >> judge, exactly. for people to see you doing roles outside of it. i have a very good team backing me. the film gave me the right kind

of exposure. maybe it was too much. >> no. i guess it's overwhelming at times. >> it is. >> you were an actress and hostess on a travel show. >> yes. >> we were wondering where you got your start. >> she literally dropped from the sky. >> it was a chewing gum commercial. i guess the theme is if the guy chews the gum he gets the chick. so let's take a look. >> so sexist. >> that's how it all started. >> oh, there you fall onto a motorcycle and take off. >> it's so embarrassing. you know, at times you think about what you did before you actually seriously enjoy doing the work you're doing. but i think -- at first it's embarrassing -- it is, a tiny bit still, but everyone needs to

start somewhere. >> you do, and you had your clothes on. >> i did. >> we had -- dev was with us, dev patel was with us. we love a cute romance. i know you guys were together. it's sweet. do you get to spend a lot of time together? >> yes, we do. it's busy schedules for both of us, but we try and find middle ground somewhere. >> he has a permanent job right in l.a.? "newsroom" has just been picked up. >> yes. for season two. which is going to be good for him. i have to learn how to drive if i'm going to live there. >> right. that's right. let's talk about your current film while we have time. i watched it. you can tell off the bat it's going to be a love story, that it's going to have tragic elements to it. it's based on -- >> >> roman polanski made a film based on the book. i guess, yes, everybody who has read the book will know this is a tragic love story and it

doesn't end as happily as everyone wants a love story to end. >> as you want it to. >> i think more than anything else it's not just the two of them but also the socioeconomic and class differences that keep them away from each other. >> sure. >> and keep them apart. while she's trying to fit into his world, she can't entirely do it and the same goes for him. >> yet they love each other. >> they love each other. it kind of creates a difficulty to the relationship. >> it's beautiful. and you carry the film absolutely beautifully on those tiny little shoulders of yours. the young man who pays opposite, he's no dev patel, but he's darn cute. >> sexy! >> oh, thank you. i'll tell him that. >> come back and see us. >> thank you. >> "trishna" opens today in select theaters. up next, sara is revving up the crowd. >> to ask whatever questions they want. lord help us. we'll be right back. nded] well,. doesn't last long does it?

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it is time for three, two, one live with sara haines who's hanging with the crowd over at the nbc experience store. >> sara, we heard you pulled together some extremely difficult questions. >> it was hard, but we did. first up, we've got sandy from chicago. she's got a question about youth. >> how do you both stay looking so young? >> who were you refer offing to -- referring you to in the beginning? >> first of all, you're very kind. i don't think -- you do. >> no, i don't. i actually don't. >> i think it's all attitude. i feel actually 28 years old. that's the age i feel. >> really? >> yeah. and i'm going to be 59 in a couple of weeks. >> you are? >> whenever i realize that, i go, oh, my gosh, that's ancient. but i don't feel ancient. i think the key is finding something you love to do and wake up every morning excited about doing it. i've got theater work, i've got my hodi, i've got family, a good

life. how about you hoda? did i give you time to answer? >> you never do. back to you, sara. >> we have linda with a question about staying upbeat. >> are you like this even off camera? >> yes. >> i think we are. you get to see we are up so early and here with everybody all the time. i think your true personality does come out. you see it in the make-up room. everybody in the "today" show has this attitude. al roker. >> al is the ringleader. then it's you. you're always dancing and singing. >> i've got songs. up next, got a fashion emergency? jill martin will save you from fashion embarrassment. ughs ] ted, i can't wait to take you home and run my fingers through that adorable hair. who says we need to wait 'til home? ♪ hey, i don't come here for the ambiance. axe hair?

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from beach communities in california to cape cod, seaside towns are some of the best and happiest places to live in the united states. >> "coastal living" magazine ranked a list of the 15 happiest seaside towns.

so pack your bags, in fact you might want to pack up your house. their editor in chief is here with the list. how are you? >> i'm good. i'm so happy. >> partly because you brought us cocktails. >> what is happening over here? >> a toast to the 15 best towns on the coast. it's called the pink bikini. >> of course it is. >> it's raspberry lemonade, amaretto, coconut rum. >> oh, it's delicious. >> it's a little strong. >> not for us. it's sweet, hoda will love this. >> how did you narrow down your list? >> it was hard because there are so many great towns across the country. i'm sure everyone that lives in a seaside town would nominate their as the happiest. >> so did you go around the country? >> we looked at all the dream towns we ever covered in "total living." this is for our 15th anniversary issue. we also asked people on facebook to nominate their towns. then we looked at a maetric.

>> lake bluff, illinois, on lake michigan. tell us about that one. >> people on the east coast and west coast don't realize what great coastline there is in the midwest. lake bluff, illinois, is no exception. had a colorful past for alcohol smuggling during prohibition. we toast them for that. >> a happy place. has beautiful town, queen anne homes, prairie style homes, a lot in walking distance from the beach. >> all the way west, laguna beach, california. >> oh, i love laguna. >> this has everything we love in california. started as an artist colony. so it retains this funky vibe. it's a surfer town. >> it's beautiful. it's got sweeping perfect weather, great. >> does it still have that artist vibe? >> it does. >> a little more upscale now. >> definitely tries to retain that. that's part of its charm. >> jupiter, florida, is a hot spot. >> frank lived there when we got married. >> i've been down there, too. it's incredible, the beaches.

loggerhead turtles nest at juneau beach, which is close. where the loggerhead turtles go is where i want to go. that shows nature at its best. >> that is a great shot. moving up the east coast. tiny place called duxbury, massachusetts. how did we pick that one? >> well, it's on cape cod, no surprise there. terrific place. a real slice of americana right there. this was founded back in the 1600s by miles standish, a pilgrim. obviously they weren't a fun group, but it's a very happy town now. it's dotted with cranberry bogs. it's known for its farming. it's a quaint and charming place. >> what is there to do up there? >> you should swim. you should eat and you should drink pink bikinis. >> last on your list is solomon's island, maryland. that's one i hadn't heard of. >> that's kind of a hidden gem, although not so much from the baltimore/washington, d.c., area. they certainly would know about it. this is the quintessential place to kick back with an icy cold

beer at a seafood dive. >> have some crab. >> absolutely. crack some oysters, they are into shellfishing there. it's a terrific place to live or visit. >> makes me want to go. >> you're happy when you're on the coast. anybody who lives on the coast or near water. >> except for a hurricane. >> even then, people are like, but we survived it. for american's bastille day, it's a celebration of all things french. all right, the weekend's here, good morning, i'm meteorologist crystal egger with the weather channel. let's get you set for the next couple of days. your forecast is going to be stormy across the southeast. we've had a stalled-out front it seems every afternoon. we have showers and thunderstorms and even in the

houston area we could get more rain where we've already been dealing with flooding. the showers push off into the northeast, including new york city, and around the western lakes a chance of showers as well. including florida. if your beach plans take you to tampa or down to miami, you could run into a late tiff day storm. dry through the middle of the country, where we need the rain. we're in an exceptional drought here and it's getting worse. this big dome of high pressure is going to keep it dry and hot, the core of heat right here, tr triple digits expected in the middle of the country, 87 in new york city, 96 in phoenix and a lot of that moisture with the monso monsoon, the rain pushing into the mojave desert and great basin, could cause some flooding especially in the burn areas. flooding expected in yuma, arizona. showers are going to set up through the ohio valley and northeast by sunday.

the heat stays parked right there and across the upper midwest with, 94 in chicago, more storms through the southeast by monday, drying out a bit in jornlg george ageorgia carolinas. beach weather looking okay early next week. on tuesday the rain is mainly down into florida, dry still through the midsection of the country, again where we need the rain the most. 93 in billings, 60s across california's coastline, dry but kind of on the chilly side, and more stormy weather expected for the east by the middle of next week. you can always "wake up with al" weekday mornings at 6:00 a.m. on the weather channel. have a great weekend. not financially. so we switched to the bargain detergent but i found myself using three times more than you're supposed to and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're back to tide. they're cuter in clean clothes. thanks, honey. yeah. you suck at folding. [ laughs ] [ female announcer ] just one dose of tide original liquid

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ratatouille. now on "today's kitchen," what's cooking? tomorrow is the french national holiday known as bastille day. so why not celebrate their freedom with a few french culinary delights. >> celebrity chef dominique fran

is said to be behind the chef character in "rataouille." she's also the owner of -- you guys look similar -- her own restaurant. >> how are you? >> good. >> so is this ratatouille character really modeled after you? >> i take the fifth. >> all right. >> what are you making up for us today? cherries are one of my favorite things in the whole world. >> it will be a yummy delicious dessert and also a dessert that will speak to a lot of people, even gluten free and people who are lactose intolerant. >> it's a vegan ice cream? >> delicious. >> you've got the most beautiful cherries on earth. >> we have different cherries, bing and rangier. one is sweeter than others. it's about texture and flavor. >> being these are sweeter, the darker. >> so what do you do, chop them up? >> you have to chop them, a

little bit of sugar and then a bit of cherry liqueur. >> now we are in. you've got our attention. then what? >> you just mix them and let it sit for about four, five, six hours. >> okay. >> then you guys want to do it with me? >> sure. tell us what to do. >> you cook it in almond milk. just pour it. >> pour it in here. >> what is that one? coconut milk? >> yes. and almond milk. >> good. so no dairy at all. >> no. and little bit of sugar. >> that's about two tablespoons? >> you want to scrape the coconut? >> of course i do. how do you do it? >> it's not as easy as it looks. >> there you go.

>> this is freeze-dried coconut. that's for the end. >> so we mix this up? >> and this is what it becomes? look what i did over here. >> hoda when you put your mind to it, it's amazing what you can do. >> so then what do you do? >> you obviously, not everybody has an ice cream machine. you can do it with ice cream or on your own. what you do, you churn the ice cream, freeze it, churn it, freeze it then make your own ice cream. >> we only have a little bit of time so let's get down here to the finished product. >> the finished product is toasted oats. >> there's a spoon so you can dig on in. >> then we fried some basil and coconut crunches. >> a whole combination of things. >> get in there. >> thank you. >> oh, my god. the chocolate branches! >> let's try this ice cream. >> you can have this, hoda. >> i'm going to build a dish for you. >> while we're doing it, we have to run. >> that was delicious!

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it's time for "today's spotlight." today we shine it on an up-and-coming talented young man down south. >> i went to nashville a while ago. i stopped by the famous cafe called the bluebird cafe. my ears lit up when paul sykes started singing. i was so moved. i said i've got to remember this guy. >> you raved when you got back. >> not only because you're adorable. that wasn't the whole thing, but it was part of it. you started singing a long time ago, a little boy in nashville, right? >> yeah, born there. >> you're a pastor's son? >> preacher, yeah. >> you have a great voice. you have a cd on itunes. >> it's called "craft by paul sykes." >> of course. this song you're going to sing is one of the most beautiful love songs i ever heard. what's it called? >> "my epitaph." >> paul sykes, i'm so glad you're here. take it away. >> thank you so much. ♪ if i make it to 100 ♪ or if i die today

♪ bury me beside the hill where my granddaddy lay ♪ ♪ and don't spend a lot of money ♪ ♪ on some oversized stone ♪ on my epitaph ♪ not much needs to be known ♪ cause i don't need this world to sing my praises ♪ or to chisel out some long poetic phrases ♪ ♪ should some stranger pass me by to lay some flowers on someone else's tomb ♪ ♪ all they need to know about me is that i loved you ♪

♪ so just make sure they spell your name right ♪ ♪ that's all that matters anyway ♪ ♪ 'cause darling you have been my life ♪ ♪ and i'll take that to my grave ♪ ♪ 'cause i don't need this world to sing my praises ♪ ♪ or to chisel out some long poetic phrases ♪ ♪ should some stranger pass me by to lay some flowers down on someone else's tomb ♪ ♪ all they need to know about me is that i loved you ♪ ♪ so you can write about me when i'm gone ♪

♪ but make it one little sentence long ♪ ♪ 'cause i don't need this world to sing my praises ♪ or to chisel out some long poetic phrases ♪ ♪ should some stranger pass me by to lay some flowers down on someone else's tomb ♪ ♪ all they need to know about me is that i love yd you ♪ ♪ all they need to know about me ♪ is that i loved you ♪ i loved you