captions paid for by nbc-universal television happy funday monday, everybody. it's a great weekend. it's august 20th. i'm glad to be alive after the weekend i had. i don't know about you. >> your birthday weekend went on and on -- >> and on. >> the box office opens for "scandalous." you just go online or on the phone or however people order tickets. >> all i know is that lauren

sydney, a guest on our show today, said i went on this morning and almost all the seats are gone. i went, ah, ah, it's really happening. straight today, go over to rehearsals. >> of course you are. i've got nothing to do since this show started. it's perfect. >> hodi, thank you for coming to eat a couple of crabs with us the other day. >> there is nothing like a crab feast at kathie lee and frank's house. first of all, everyone's up to their elbows in that red stuff, that old bay seasoning. no. you really get in there. >> remember how many birthday calls i got that day. no. i can't come. i was up to my elbows literally. >> it was andy's birthday. and today, by the way, is al roker's birthday. happy birthday.

>> i'm officially 59. there's no way around it. approaching 60. >> wait till next year. >> i'm going to make a it the best year of my life, i just decided. it's attitude. i feel great. i'm excited. right after that, went up to boston for a family wedding. >> this was a swanky little event, wasn't it? >> it was elegant and beautiful. frank daughter's vicki was married to michael kennedy. they have three beautiful children together. the oldest daughter kyle married a darling guy named liam kirk. i think her wedding dress is the most beautiful gown i've ever seen in my life. it was so simple. she was a dream. it was at a paulist epicenter. these kids are going to change the world. they went off to ireland for their honeymoon. it was beautiful. >> were lots of people there because in all the magazines the is taylor swift is dating the 18-year-old kennedy. connor. was she there? >> she was there for a very, very short time.

she looked adorable. i said hello. he goes to cassie's school. he just turned 18. he's a high school senior. he's very tall, but he's a high school senior. they seem very happy together. who am i to judge anyone. >> you're not judging because that's not what we do. let's not judge this next girl because we love her. honey boo boo. >> come on, we are in love with honey boo boo. >> she used to be on "toddlers and tiara." it's a family spin-off show and it's called "here comes honey boo boo." not only is she on it but her sisters and parents. mama june and sugar bear. >> i never heard of them before. we went crazy for this. watch. >> this is my family. i have three sisters. punk-in is the craziest and

jesse is the pregnantiest. mama. >> oh, my god. >> my name is mike. my name is sugar bear. >> sugar bear is my baby. we love our kids. anybody will tell you it is an addiction. 11, 12, 13. it's even better than sex. >> yes, we are red necks. >> no, we're not. >> yes, we are. >> we all have our teeth, don't we? >> that's the best shot. i love it's subtitled, in case you missed it. >> oh, my gosh, honey boo boo. >> she is so funny. it's got 2 million viewers watching. >> she reminds me, remember on "ellen's" show those two little girls that are english.

shaking me confidence. when you see a little kid like that with that kind of bigger than life personality, move over, snooki. it's over for now. >> honey boo boo is in. rihanna sat down with oprah. there's been a lot of buzz from this. because the clips were released earlier i thought it was on. it didn't. it aired last night. she talked about her life with chris brown. she said basically the headline is she is still in love with him and he's sort of the love of her life. as you remember in 2009, there was a protective order against chris for beating on her, honorary hannah. let's listen to a little bit of that oprah interview. >> you have moved on from that incident in 2009 where you were abused and he was arrested. even though you know that will

follow both of you the rest of your lives. is that what you want the world to know, you have moved on? >> i have to move on. you know, as i said, it happened to me. i can't tell people how to feel about it. they're entitled to feel angry because it wasn't a good thing that happened. >> but you have forgiven him. >> i have. i have, and that's my personal thing. >> what do you want the world to know about your relationship with him? >> we've been working on our friendship again and we're very, very close friends. we built a trust again. that's it. we love each other and we probably always will. >> what happens when you see him? >> it's awkward. it's awkward. >> does your heart do that thing. >> my stomach drops. >> wow. >> well, i wish her the best. i wish him the best, too.

there seems to be stuff that is still quite unresolved. >> a lot of people are upset because they say it sends a bad message. if a guy is abusive and you go back and try to heal things, you don't know if his life is a pattern that way or not. >> yeah, but you know the power of forgiveness in a person's life. we have to believe in second and third and fourth chances for people, as well. i don't know, does anybody know if he got the therapy he needed? >> i think it was court ordered as part of his sentence. anyway -- >> everybody makes mistakes. i try to tell the kids all the time because my parents said the same thing. you are one decision away from disaster. so am i. every day of our lives we are. some of these things will follow you the rest of your life. you've got to be careful. if you live in the best small town in america, maybe it doesn't matter. >> everything's good in your

town. "money" magazine, usually they do the best places to live. in this case they did small towns. here are the top small towns to live in. redmond, washington, which is near seattle has a low crime rate. >> newton, massachusetts, has a great school system. >> eden prairie, minnesota, has many fortune 500 companies in town. >> mckinnie, texas, has lots of jobs available. >> and finally the number one is caramel, indiana. the unemployment rate is half the national average. >> good for them. one of my favorite things, i'm going to mention it now, one of my favorite cities in all of america in all the travels is harbor springs, michigan. frank and i went to visit with our friends a few weeks back. once again i thought, why don't i live here? i love that place.

when we were going around, ran into a little shop called, what is it called? frivolous sal's. cute little shop. this woman is helping me and she goes, i never met you, but i'm the one that gave you those little red cowboy boots for cody when he was bosh. >> oh, my gosh. >> 22 years ago when you were living in colorado. i never knew who they came from. they just showed up at our hotel. i got a chance to thank this lady. cody wore those things to death. as long as he could. then cass wore them. then family friends have been wearing them. i want to thank her. while we were there, sometimes we have trouble with regularity when you're traveling and stuff. my friends, this is my favorite thing now. it's called the weirda wonder smoothie, fresh spinach with fresh mint, organic pineapple juice, a banana and ice. isn't that delicious?

>> the sweetness from the banana and pineapple and stuff make it delicious. >> i don't eat enough fruits and vegetables. >> i have two favorite things. two are standing right over there. suzy and taylor ryan. >> are they really here? >> this is her sister-in-law and sister-in-law's daughter. we are so excited they came to see us. kathie is hiding because that is what she does. that's her hand. you can see it. one more of the hand, kath. show the hand. >> they are here because of the jonas brothers, not to see us. >> right. exactly. >> keep that straight. >> my favorite thing, this was given to me by bobbie thomas for my birthday. >> that's one of your favorite things? >> how interesting. it's a little pricey, 70 bucks but called a kate spade iphone wristlet. you open it up, you can put your iphone in here -- >> if you had one. >> exactly, like most of the country. >> even honey boo boo has one of those.

>> she does. you can talk on it. you can put your credit cards in it and you can snap it shut. >> where do you keep your lip gloss? >> you can keep your keys on it. where do you keep your lip gloss? >> don't try to find a design flaw. >> mine is practical because that's how i am. i am an obsessive shredder with my personal documents. rather than shredding them with my awful shredder, it's this i.d. stamp. i got it from the container store for $10. the ink is almost out. you put it over your address or anything else you're trying to hide and you can recycle it. >> you're so smart. >> thank you. >> we have to talk about bingo the dog. >> this is the sweetest. >> there is an 11-year-old boy named cole hine who has a sleep condition. every time the boy is having an

episode. dog alerts somebody and they can give him cpr. the dog saved his life three times. bingo is actually ill with a form of senior dementia. this little boy is so upset about it. he decided instead of making a bucket list he was going to make a lick it list. anything that dog wanted to do -- >> that makes me cry. >> he wants to get treats from around the world. he wants a treat from the queen of england, a treat from president obama. >> so bingo can have a taste of the world. >> since the two of them can't travel the world. >> sara is crying, too. >> the family set up a facebook

page to find more information. bingo hein. it's such a sweet story. >> what a seat little boy cole. >> so sweet. >> all right. >> rihanna's interview with oprah is stirring up a lot of controversy. that's in our hollywood buzz. >> and joe jonas is here. >> look at him reading the paper. you tired. i've been taking the product for about a year. and, after taking 5-hour energy, i feel more energized. i have more energy. you know, i'm not tired anymore after taking it. i was skeptical but i decided one day i'd try it. 5-hour energy works fast. i have the energy to get through a meeting, to get through a workout. it keeps me alert for a long period of time, and keeps me going. on or off the course, play with energy, 5-hour energy.

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forgives him, yet she clearly very clearly is carrying a torch for him. >> what do you think? >> i think fans are relieved she's finally come out in the open. there's been all kinds of messages going on on twitter between her and chris brown for a long time. it sounds, too, as if she was unburdening herself. it was a relief for her to say what she felt about what happened, what has gone on since, how they are close friends, working on the relationship. i almost feel as if she is preparing fans for them to have a more public relationship. >> she may be. >> even as friends, but more public. >> when she said when she sees him her stomach drops and she has to step back and analyze those feelings. >> what i was surprised to her her say, they developed a trust

again. that's huge. you wonder if he is ready for that trust. i hope so. >> i'm not sure people will buy into that. >> it is their own business, ultimately, isn't it? if you're a public person, you've got to be ready to take all the opinions. >> it is their own business. we heard through our sources that he has worked very hard to get to this point. >> good for him. >> in both the relationship with her and in his career and in himself. >> let's talk about suri. katie trying to keep everything normal. what are they doing that is normal. >> riding a pink bicycle on the west side of manhattan over the weekend. pink helmet, pink streamers. she is trying to rechannel her own childhood. >> can it be normal? >> she is certainly doing her best. she's got her enrolled in school. it's not a public school, but

she will play with other children and she will have to wear a uniform, which is something she has never done. she is a fashionista. they went to ohio to visit katie's family. they flew commercial and there was suri rolling her luggage along with her mom. >> that's sweet. the producer of my musical is the producer of her new broadway show. she is going to be on broadway this fall. >> and is at fashion week for the first time. >> let's talk about ryan lochte. he was on "90210" without a shirt. now he is doing "the bachelor," maybe, we don't know. >> we have seen him shirtless. >> when you watch these guys, we remember them like this with gold-draped medals and flags slapping and they are heroes. they come back here and they are doing little tv parts. >> the shirt has been off ever since he got on to dry ground here in north america. he was in las vegas, partying for his birthday. he walked the red carpet. he was in american flag trunks and he stripped down to a tiny pink bikini in the pool surrounded by women. i think if he's the bachelor it will draw a lot of ratings and attention.

>> what will it do for him ultimately? >> it could make h a total star. >> i think he could take the higher road because he is so up there right now. "the bachelor" and all that -- >> look what michael phelps went through when he got back from beijing. they are heroes, but they are kids still. >> he said he's never had a serious relationship. that he's only had to date. i think he used the word "one night stand" or his mother did. >> she didn't mean it that way. >> now he has time and he would like to find the right woman. that's how you find it on "the bachelor." >> we just want everyone to be happy. are you our biggest admirer? maybe. >> hoda doesn't think so. the fan of the week after this. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing

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viewer at home. >> before we get to this week's fan, we've got this from one of our fans of the week who won a trip to jamaica. she says, we swam with horses in the ocean at half moon jamaica. where's the picture? there. >> good for her. >> the t-shirts are great, you guys. now we have a lucky lady and a best friend with another reason to celebrate. >> let's hope she picks her best friend. our winner is cindy owens from brookefield, new york, who tunes in on wktv, channel 2. she loves the chat because it reminds her of her 46-year-old friendship with her bff. they live almost 3,000 miles apart, this show is the one thing they can share every day. this year for their annual reunion, they decided to host their very own happy hour from "today" from hoda's play list to ambush makeover, they fit in 2

all their favorite things including the mug. they love laughing along with kathie lee's friday funny. >> that's hysterical. >> you'll be reuniting in panama city, florida. >> it's gorgeous there. >> three-night stay at the windham point bay resort, paddle boarding lessons, round trip airfare for two. all provided by the windham bay point resort. >> send us more pictures. >> back to school mommy makeovers have you looking good for the carpool line. >> joe jonas about the next big thing. bank blank ♪

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monday. as a member of the pop trio the jonas brothers, joe jonas earned a grammy nomination, embarked on soldout tours and has a best-selling album. >> venturing into the world of reality tv, as the mentor on the new cw singing competition "the next." welcome. >> thank you. >> how are you? >> good to see you. >> this is different. so many look so much alike. this is different. >> that was my first thing when i signed up for the show, another music search talent show? once they explained the process and how we work with artists that didn't get the chance they deserve. these are local artists that have big followings on youtube or facebook. we step into their life for 72

hours and jump into it. it's crazy. gloria estefan. we are thrown into these people's lives. we have nellie selling sunglasses and i'm babysitting 15 kids getting them ready for competition. >> let's take a look. >> you have the video, oh great. ♪ we're all babysitting we're all hanging out with joe jonas ♪ >> when she started playing the guitar and singing, those kids were mesmerized. >> are you actually coaching her, too, while you're there. >> yeah. i'm mentoring each artist through things that i've gone through. all my personal experiences. even though i'm young, i have quite a lot of experience with my brothers and the ups and downs of the business. i share all that information with them to get ready. >> then america votes? >> yeah. the audience gets to vote for

these rounds. once we get to the finals in l.a., the audience, america will start voting. >> very cool. >> your part is only the mentoring part? >> i'll be on all the way. just as of right now, the people that vote for these contestants. >> is john rich crazy? he's nuts. >> we love him. >> that's why he's so genius. he's so bizarre and out there. we love him. i love him to death. he calls me cousin joe. it's funny. you hang out with john rich, nellie and gloria. you think these personalities would clash, but we get together so well and hang out for hours. >> you're writing new songs with your brothers for a new tour? >> yeah. new tour, new album. we've been in the studio cranking it out. it's been going really well. we haven't done anything together for three years. we are about to do a show at radio city october 11th. >> that's cool. >> can't call it a comeback because we've been busy, but first show in a long time. >> good. the fans are all excited about it. as you can see from out there. >> i feel very loved today. >> you want everyone to know the new taylor swift song is not

about you. >> i don't think it could be possibly. it's a good song. i love it. >> you're going to be fine in this business. >> yes, you are. >> thanks. >> next, thursday nights on the cw. that's great. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. uhh... mr. gallagher. incoming!!! hahaha! it's wasteful. you know jimmy. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more.

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have you ever had that nagging feeling maybe you should have gone out with that guy again or shouldn't have skipped happy hour drinks with your co-workers? >> women who do it all also have a fear of missing out. here to help you get over it is "marie claire's" executive editor joy chang and diane hart. >> they call it fomo. >> fear of missing out. it's a phenomenon that's taken over the planet. we want to do it all as women and men, too. and have it all. we live in a society full of

choices. that's a very lucky thing. however, with those choices comes actual choices. you have to choose something. for lots of people, it can be very overwhelming. so they develop a major case of foma. >> aren't there people who are that type of person. i could be talking to you and i want to go over and talk to tara. i want to get through that because i want the next thing. >> sure. there are people like that. the problem is with the event of social media, we are even more like that. we have become our own publicists. we are working to figure out what we can put out there. that's why people do really dumb things online and put pictures up they should absolutely not put up. >> arrested development. at some point you put away childish things and start acting like an adult. >> you might think. it's a good idea. >> why do you share your rotten behavior with the world? >> maybe it's not rotten behavior. maybe it's i'm going to show you how great my kid is or the fabulous birthday party i had for my daughter. >> which reminds everybody that

sees it they were not invited. >> envy is a really challenging emotion. >> that can effect you not only socially but work situations, too. >> absolutely. you see other people's successes. they tweet about meeting the president. they talk about the conferences that they are going to. it's your having questions about your own career. it can make you feel insecure. why isn't that me who is doing that? >> how do we get over it? how do we become grown-ups? >> getting over foma is recognizing the basic fact you can only be in one place at one time. successful people miss out all the time, but they are choosing something else. where they're missing out, they're also gaining something. >> it comes down to total insecurity as human beings, is that what we are talking about? >> there is for sure an element of that. are we making the right choice necessary our own lives. if we are making this choice, maybe i should have done that, is that going to get me further

in jobs, more friends at the end of the day? the other problem running to that next thing is that we are not living the life in the moment. you're missing what's happening right in front of you because you're busy at looking at what's going on over there. >> steve harvey i love, his headline was "i'm sick of having fun." he said fun is when you go to a party or a festival, you go to a concert, you have to seek fun out. he said i want to have joy. joy is when you wake up and you open your eyes and you're happy. i think if you're always seeking, you're never going to be satisfied, regardless. >> that's true. you have to be mindful of each moment. if we are not mindful of each moment, we are missing out on the life we're living. we are not in it. we are playing the game. >> the root of bitterness can get inside you. you start letting that grow like you see what everybody else is doing and buying and living and you start hating people. nobody is really happy for you. somebody just bought a $24 million home in los angeles. people don't say, i'm so happy for her.

>> final thoughts? >> really missing out, it's not about missing out on the party or missing out on all the other things you see on facebook or read about on twitter. that attention is taken from missing out on your own life. >> you're right. great point. >> thank you so much. taking the labor out of your labor day party with an easy end of the summer bash. >> hi, i'm meteorologist kim cunningham. it looks like for today's travelers, especially the southeast, there's some storms on interstate 95. a few thunderstorms just west of dallas. maybe a few of them with monsoon. cool weather, chicago all the way to detroit. the northeast will be seeing

temperatures below the average. 79 in new york city, a couple of degrees below the avenue rajs. we start to see the warm-up back in the plains. you're going to enjoy this buchl low humidity, beautiful low temperature. along the gulf coast, showers continue until wednesday. here are those temperatures in the 80s back in the plains. again, midweek, the weak system begins to come in. and then by friday, more storms for florida. beautiful conditions, minneapolis, the ohio valley warms back up to 80s and maybe even low 90s. west coast, gorgeous weather. this is not good news with fire fighting efforts with temperatures in the 60s. the central u.s. will bring the

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with summer winding down, you may be thinking about inviting friends over for one last hurrah before everyone gets back to their routine. >> here with tricks and tips to get the party started is lifestyle expert lauren sydney. >> going to start with a labor-free party. >> right. i'm not going to labor. here's the trick. only do a couple of things wow and the rest doesn't matter. for instance, when it comes to centerpiece, make it a conversation piece, not a

centerpiece. these are edible burgers. it is a conversation piece. let me show how easy it is for you and the kiddies. two corn muffin tops, a bran muffin stuck in between, icing on the top. you are good to go. you're going to get raves. >> then people can eat your centerpiece. >> that's a cute idea. >> kids would have fun decorating that. >> right now we have tomatoes everywhere. i don't know if you can. >> yes. >> always. >> if you don't can, what do you do with tomatoes? if make them into a centerpiece. i don't mean the cannes festival. stick flowers right into a bunch of tomatoes and it's so easy, done, and it's a centerpiece,

but also a conversation piece. >> look, i did it. >> you made something pretty. >> very pretty. >> when it comes to drinks which is a very popular topic on your show. do a signature drink on every single party you do. what happens is you have to offer less. you don't have to do all the wine and all the soda pop. >> my friends won't come. >> welcome to my party, kathie. >> did you stick a do-da in there? >> you get that online. >> that's the cutest thing ever. >> what is the drink you made? >> watermelon punch. enjoy. to your health. >> delicious. >> that's really good. >> this time of year i don't want you to spend money. you have leftover napkins from st. paddy's day, birthday parties. all you have to do is take a glass and swirl them. put muscle into a glass. look at that.

it's so beautiful. no one knows they are leftover. >> i don't want to break the glass. >> you're not going to break the glass or break a nail and you have something pretty. you stick to your day job. >> hoda's arm is up here. she has more credit. >> give me credit. >> in two weeks, bathing suit season is officially over. you can eat dessert. you can take a regular case from a mix, indent the icing. >> you lost me. >> indent by an inch and put chocolate chips upside down for the pits. >> that is cute. >> look at this. little cookies, if you want to try it yourself put a little icing on top. >> i don't think so. >> you want to eat one? >> yes. >> then kathie, as you know from your broadway show, the last song is as important as the whole rest of the show. you've got to leave them -- hoda.

the effort is there. goody bag. leave them with something like the last song in a broadway show or use this as a napkin ring. put your silverware in it. it started out as toilet tissue holders. >> who doesn't have a buchb of those hanging around. you have to plan ahead. >> yes. i took what's coming up in the winter. put a little hot chocolate. >> we've got to roll. >> thank you, lauren. >> love you, girls. >> back to school makeovers for moms. first this is "today" on nbc. black blank ou take geico, you can call them anytime you feel like saving money. it don't matter, day or night. use your computer, your smartphone, your tablet, whatever. the point is, you have options.

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now to back to school today. it's not just your kids who should get new clothes and a new haircut. >> moms want to look good, too. here with three hot mom makeovers is eve michaels, author of "dress code." >> well, well, well, how are we doing? >> we're doing great. we are so excited to be here with these gorgeous moms. >> did you do a whole do-over in everything? >> everything. coaching them for hours, teaching them all the concepts in my method so they can keep this going after today. >> look at you fancy. sheila is a mother of three and

author who has a hard time giving her the luxury of feeling beautiful any more. this is her before picture. let's bring sheila out now and hear all about it. come on out, sheila. tell us about this. >> month, my. sheila has been nurturing her three children. she wrote a book and it's all about beauty from the inside out. she kind of let herself go in the process of becoming a mom. her kids are going back to school and sheila is going back to work. speaking and teaching and she looks amazing. how do you feel? >> i feel wonderful. you've done an amazing job telling us to bring out our inner beauty to show it on the outside. >> she looks great. i love the dress, too. >> fall's newest color. it's the newest silhouette. the raspberry. >> thank you, sweetie. >> thanks so much. >> i don't think she is miked. >> our models aren't miked. >> next up we have clarice. >> a military spouse, mom of three girls who works part time

with the irs. she wanted a new look that would be age appropriate. this is her before picture. come on out and let's see the new you. oh, wow! tell us about clarice. >> she wanted to show her curves. hard not to show them. >> in an elegant way. >> she just wrote three children's books. she's all excited about getting out there on the speaking circuit, teaching children how to eat healthy. she works for the irs. she is my new best friend, she works for the irs. we all want to be friends with her. her husband is very proud of her and so are her children. she has three children and raising her younger brother. she is getting out there. no pity parties, back to work. i love these women. >> you look terrific. thank you, sweetie. thank you. that is great. >> mary ellen is our final model. she has been a stay at home mom since 1992. her two kids are in college and she is ready to relaunch her career. this is what mary ellen looked like before. we can't wait. come on, let's see you.

>> wow! nice. >> hello. >> another berry tone. the season's newest color. mary ellen got her ph.d. while her kids were in high school. >> very busy. >> she spent her whole life nurturing her brains and not her beauty. now she is a winning combination of beauty and brain and strength and she is going out there to teach the world how to be healthy. >> really? >> she is not miked. >> sign language. >> read her lips. >> going out there to teach corporations how to keep everybody healthy. >> let's bring all three of our ladies out. >> thanks, ladies. >> thank you. i want to thank my hairstylist