>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody, hello, hello. it's -- what is it today? it's booze-day tuesday, april 30th and we're glad you're with us. >> it's a big, big day here at the "today" show, we just found out the big news an hour and a half ago and it's so exciting to announce -- carol lee carmello, your leading lady in the broadway show, "scandalous" -- i know a lot of you guys saw it -- was just nominated for a tony award. and confetti. >> oh, it's her third tony nomination.

she is just -- i'm -- i really am, i'm rarely stunned, i'm thrilled, she deserves it. so deserves it. a lot of life isn't fair and this was fair. let's listen a little. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> carol lee is unbelievable. i wish you guys for a second we could reenact this in the makeup room when we found out about it. because it was one of those moments where i was clock-watching, i knew the tony nominations were on cbs and we were kind of not trying to pay attention in case something doesn't happen. i know you guys all thought, i wonder if this is going to happen -- >> in your life, you don't set -- you don't set yourself up for disappointment.

it was such a disappointment when the show closed early. such a disappointment that so many people that had tickets and were coming to see it over the holidays didn't get a chance to. you spend 12 years of your life on something that just means the world to you. and nobody can have any concept of what it's like to do that if they hadn't done it themselves. and so congratulations to all the nominees. >> we're going to speak to carol lee a little later in the program. >> this is thrilling, she has been my leading lady for about ten years of those 12. >> and we love her. >> we're so happy. >> happy for you, too. >> and david, my composer friend. >> we have our bags packed and ready to go. >> anything else important? not to me, but go ahead. >> we're going to charleston, south carolina. >> that's important, it's a beautiful little town. we're heading out for two shows. >> we want you to come see us on thursday, we're at the college there, it's called the college of charleston. we're going to have a big party. so -- >> two big parties.

>> come and join us, you've got to arrive no later than 7:00 a.m. >> it's early, but it will be worth it. the main gate at porters lodge on george street. >> we have an assignment for you. please break out the poster board and make a great sign. whoever has the best sign is going to get a prize. >> maybe they'll win a brand-new "scandalous" cd which is almost out. >> if you guys have an issue with a body part and for a lot of us, we know what it is. >> flop 'em. >> right over it. >> there's a new craze out there. that women are deciding instead of doing the weight-lifting stuff, or maybe because they've tried it and it hasn't worked for them. >> whatever reason. >> now -- >> there's surgery. >> they're shelling out big bucks for arm surgery. >> you have an incision from an elbow to your armpit and get rid of your bat wings. >> bat wings?

i call them flock 'em. >> looking good, what's your secret? >> weight watchers online. never thought i'd dig weight watchers ♪ ♪ never thought i'd love the app ♪ ♪ but i tried the groovy online app ♪ ♪ now my arms don't jiggle when i clap ♪ ♪ i go sleeveless ♪ sleeveless when i'm hailing a cab ♪ ♪ sleeveless ♪ i rock the scanner ♪ weightwatchers online ♪ it's so fab. ♪ >> they're trying to get michelle obama's arms. it's like $9,000 to $12,000. i wonder if they just do one arm. what if you could only afford one arm? they you would hold your other arm down for the rest of your life and wave with one arm. point with that arm, yawn with that arm.

applaud with that arm. yeah, everything with one arm and nobody would ever notice. >> they would not. we have a very important topic we're tackling on our program today. >> what is that? >> how to deal with flatulence. >> yesterday it was bad breath, and today it's flatulence. because we're nbc news. and we're the 20th worst show in all of television, let's not forget. we're working our way to number one. >> here's the thing about gas -- a lot of people try to stifle it. they don't -- >> they try to sit on it. >> and that could be doing damage to your -- >> i never knew this. >> yes. passengers especially on planes, it's just not healthy for them. you need to let your flatulence fly. >> have you guys ever been on an international flight after like the first few hours, it's nasty. >> you know you have a ten-hour

flight to israel or greece or somewhere and you're thinking -- if this is bad now -- can you imagine? what's it going to be like in ten hours. >> they walk through the cabins with those spray things sometimes. >> they do? >> yes. they say you pass gas how many times a day? >> how would i know? i never do. >> 20? 20-ish times. that's a lot of times. >> 20-ish a day? >> well, they come in various shapes and forms, though, don't they. there's a little -- and then there's the -- >> we'll tell you foods that you should avoid if you want to avoid flatulence. today is national honesty day. think about your day so far. >> it's just any other day to me, hode. but it mst be a very big day for you. >> it's a very big day for you. >> honesty day. >> ha ha. >> because most people lie. apparently women lie less than men.

and most people, 91% of all of us lie on a regular basis. >> here's how you lie. >> how are you? >> i'm fine. >> not good. i got a sty. that's what i say. >> most people, rather than burden the other with all of their baggage -- i don't want to burden you, i want to answer you honestly. usually they ask me how i am, hoda. >> how are you? >> not good. >> i don't lie. >> i think it's one of those -- we lie to make the other person not feel bad. >> you lie all the time. >> no, i don't. >> it's usually trying to be nice. >> i don't lie all the time. like if davy says, do you like the color of my shirt, i'll say, that's a nice shade of purple. do i love it on davy? i'm not sure. >> it's really ding-o purple. it's been through one too many washes, you know? >> he just put on this jacket. >> anyway, they say that people outgrow lying as they get older. i don't think so. >> old people stop lying because they don't give a rip anymore.

that's why they toot at will, too. they don't give a rip, so they let it rip. they don't care about lying anymore, they're not trying to impress people anymore. >> a friend of mine said she was at a dinner party and her grandmother was there and a woman was telling a gas-story about how she was on a trip and her grandmother looked up and said boring, boring, boring. because she told the truth, everybody was watching the woman go down the -- >> you stop caring. we want to point out in honor of the 139th kentucky derby this weekend -- >> frank and i were at the very first one. >> we are drinking mint juleps. the derby coverage is on saturday may 4th, here on nbc, starting at 11:00 a.m.

>> you know, let's think about the derby that fascinated me. all the build-up. all the build-up and then how long is the race? a minute? >> 20 seconds? >> 1:30. >> like sex, a lot of build up for -- >> is carol lee on the phone? >> carol lee carmello, are you on the phone? >> i am on the phone. >> this is our tony-nominated actress who is now on the phone. >> how are you? >> how do you feel, sweetheart? >> i'm thrilled. i mean -- you know, it's -- it's bittersweet of course, because we wished the show was still running and i wished that you had been recognized for your great work and -- but you know, it's an exciting day and i'm still in my pajamas fielding phone calls and texts. >> carol lee, honestly, you and i have been friends a long, long time and i wouldn't say this if it was just because you're my friend. i'd love you, anyway. but the truth is you gave the finest performance i've ever seen a woman give on the musical

stage. and to have you honored this way -- along with the other ladies who were so deserving as well. but i'm telling you, the range you showed, and the emotional range, the ages you played -- the, the notes you hit -- that are just -- i am so happy for you. >> thanks, kathie. >> and nothing is more thrilling than following your flatulence story. >> only you could do it. you're that good! well i'm going to be -- >> somebody had to. >> we love you, carol lee. this ain't over, baby, this ain't over and everybody from the "today" show, everybody went through this with us. they're so proud of you. so proud of you. >> thank you so much. >> i'll call you after the show. >> bye, carol lee. >> love you, bye. >> let's check in with our gal sara haines. >> i have company over here. would you like to make the announcement about the most deserving mom?

yes, that's what i thought. >> if your last day to enter for the most deserving mom contest. which is sponsored by expedia.com. the most deserving mom is going to be able to sail away anywhere on a norwegian cruise line. go to our website and tell us if you have a mom in mind that needs a getaway this year. you can even nominate yourself. today is the last day, so go to klgandhoda.com. >> i want to nominate my mom. virginia busey, california. she's 92. >> and we'll do an interview with him. >> it will be a little strange. >> we're terrified. >> he's in pretty good shape today, right? you're doing all right? i saw you downstairs, you're hanging in there. >> he's got great shoes on. >> pray for us. >> he was bounced off "the apprentice" and we'll talk to the unpredictable gary busey. and a fashion face-off.

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try trubiotics today. do you act like a dog? >> oh yeah. [ barking ] >> and i'm going to go down on all fours. [ barking ] >> can you start moving around crazy and maybe humping the coffee table. >> so, creative genius or barking mad? that's oscar-nominated actor, gary busey shaking things up on nbc's "all-star celebrity apprentice" with his out-of-the-box idea for a commercial. >> his mechanical dog idea did not have a leg to stand on. >> let me explain it to you. >> explain away. >> mechanical dog. i mentioned mechanical dog, it's a folly. i didn't expect it to be in the 92nd commercial for lg smartphones. but penn jillette and lisa laughed very hard. >> chaotic comedy and come back

to the lg smartphones and i said, okay. so i did it. >> was he messing with you? >> he must have been messing with you. >> no, no, that was an honest and sincere reaction. they did mess with me when they abandoned me. and they wouldn't help me, they wouldn't give me advice, they wouldn't tell me what they really thought would be good. >> why not? >> the reason they didn't was because of their ability to think together and get me off the show. >> they were trying to get rid of you. >> but what happened was ivanka and donald went in to penn jillette and lisa rinna and ate them up because they abandoned me. it was obvious. you see penn and lisa shrink in their skin when ivanka and donald were talking to them. >> you got fired, though. >> i got fired because i was the project manager and i created the mechanical dog.

but i will tell you this, there are some surprises coming. >> really? >> in the next few weeks. i cannot tell you what they are, because that would be like you explaining what kind of underwear you wear. >> you signed a paper that said you wouldn't do that, too. >> you signed a paper that says you can't tell everybody. >> i signed the back of a cheerio box. >> whatever it is, you signed it. >> have you spoken to lisa and penn since that? >> no, but i love them and i respect them and they are great in who they are and they're lovely people. and i don't take anything personally. people say about me in a bad way. because if you did that, you'd have a cloud over your shoulder and you'd be walking around like that. i'm happy. >> you are a happy boy. >> you are a very happy guy. >> are you going to do this again next year? the celebrity apprentice, do you like it that much? >> i love it. and donald trump is a pure man with such strength in his focus and his brilliance. and i'm doing a book called "buseyism." >> give us an example of an

buseyism. faith, f-a-i-t-h, fantastic adventures in trusting him. >> sober s-o-b-e-r, son of a [ bleep ] everything's real. >> the word fart, feeling a rectal transmission. what you know -- it's, once we have a definition of fart, it's okay to fart on an elevator and you could play name that smell. i did it coming up here. it was fun. when you eat in a london hotel, you're going to have some happy gas to play around with. >> give us another one. >> well, a good way to empty a room?

is get a bottle and a mason fruit jar. no, i'm not going to tell you that. >> see, i want it, he doesn't. >> i'll show you how to have fun. >> later? >> you'll be able to empty a room in 20 seconds. >> why would we want to empty a room in 20 seconds? >> so you'll have more room, what do you think? think with your brain! >> it is a little warm in here, you're right. >> that ain't from me, baby. >> we're going to empty it right now by saying that "all-star celebrity apprentice" airs when? >> sunday nights. >> buseyfoundation.org. send a donation to that for children's kawasaki disease, which my son had two years ago. he's three years old, he's well now. it's an invisible disease, there's no lab test on it and the symptoms are rash, conjunctivitis, and if a fever

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hoda and i are still recovering from the shock, post-traumatic, sara takes a dip with the pint-size set to learn why tots are learning to swim before they can even walk. >> and "jersey shore's" vinnie feels right at home. up next, ottmar liebert.

up next, ottmar liebert. >> i love him. >> we're back with more of our special series, called how to deal. and today's bodily function is an occasional bout of gas. >> what causes gas and how can you get rid of it? >> if you want to. gastroenterologist robin shupkin knows. she's the founder and medical director of the digestive center for women. >> there's a center? >> wow. >> there's a center for flatulence? >> well, you ladies are not giving gas its proper due, this is serious business, this is serious medical stuff. >> talk about it. >> what you're seeing here at the table, these are tell-tales, cabbage, we make the joke. >> i just can't eat cabbage. >> these are good gas, these foods are incredibly healthy. >> except for bagels. >> not the question, but the broccoli and the cauliflower are

a cruciferous vegetables, because the gas is not broken down, it floats onto the colon where it gets fermented into bacteria, lots of gas. >> what to do? >> eat a little less, but there's another solution we'll talk about at the end, something to help you break down the nutrients. >> apples, we think its fructose is bad, but it's not bad, it's in bananas, apples and grapes, this is another way you can get gas, because you eat more of it than you can absorb. >> and carbs? >> bagels and pasta. these two foods contain gluten. a protein in wheat, rye and barley, and lots of people are sensitive to gluten and don't realize it. it irritates the lining of the small intestine and they get gas. >> prunes are great for

constipation, but smelly gas. the whole issue of raisins, some of that stuff doesn't get broken down. >> what about wine? please don't put that in the category. >> wine, some people don't digest alcohol as well. the important thing is to know your limit, if you exceed it, you tend to get gas. >> milk, more than half of the world's population has lactose intolerance. you might have tolerated it as a child and when you're older, you might find you're getting a lot of gas. >> steer clear of sodas. let's get down to the chewing and gum. >> you told us an amazing thing during the commercial break. you said if you choose gum, you can gain one dress size from air. >> swallowing air, a condition called air aphasia. you're chewing gum, when instead of air going into your lungs, can it go into your stomach? can you go up a full dress size?

talking on the phone while you're drinking. >> talking on the phone while drinking? >> that's bad for gas. >> give us some solutions, what can we do? >> so this is one, you know, people often reach for an antacid when they have gas. but antacids can change the ph of the gi tract and cause overgrowth of bad bacteria. so not such a great idea, actually if you're having gas. ginger tea, fennel tea, these are soothing for the digestive tract. >> what about bean-o? >> it contains an enzyme that helps you break down the chemicals in the broccoli and cabbage. >> and this is the last thing, a three-pound weight. >> my favorite. you lie on your back and you hold the weight in your hand and you start on the lower right and you go in a clockwise direction, circumnavigate your belly

button. that helps to push gas out of the colon. >> so that's a solution. >> please do that in the privacy of your own home, thank you so much! that was great. >> this is for hodie. everybody in the pool! >> sara finds out about teaching your baby to swim. hoo-hoo...hoo-hoo. hoo-hoo hoo. sir... i'll get it together i promise... heeheehee. jimmy: ronny, how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? ronny:i'd say happier than the pillsbury doughboy on his way to a baking convention. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. isn't that for digestive health? yeah and did you know trubiotics

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we've all heard that swimming is good for fitness, but now your child's doctor is taking the sport seriously. >> as sara found out, for babies it's not just considered an extracurricular activity. >> really? >> it's a growing trend across the country and more and more doctors are prescribing swim lessons to infants as part of the water smart babies program. suiting up in the locker room, there are wiggles. getting ready to hit the pool.

most of these young swimmers can't talk yet or even walk. lana is the founder of swim kids usa in arizona. in an ideal world, when would every parent start swim classes with their babies? >> about the time of upright locomotion. in other words, when they start to get up and walk around things. ♪ ♪ >> i sat in on a class with babies ranging from four months to 23 months old. >> the idea of putting a baby underwater, scares me to death. how did you feel the first time did you that with your kids? >> it was scary. but i would rather her do that with me for the first time than for her to fall down and not know what to do. it's one of the other things as a new mom, you're scared of everything. it's one more thing to push her into. >> cross it off your list. >> good girl. >> we took the babies through different skills, beginning with, reach up, hold on. and trap ease, to teach them to climb out of the pool on their

own. floating on your back is an essential skill for new swimmers and we used mirrors as a distraction. next was push down stand up in the shallow end. and when the class was getting restless, it was time for a motor boat ride to calm down. overall it was all about getting comfortable in the water. we try to get them under a lot? >> exactly. you want to get them used to the feeling of water on their face. they fall into a pool, what's going to get wet. we want them to get used to the feeling of water on their face. >> mom amber lee saw the benefits of her classes when her 4-year-old son, brady, fell in a pond. >> he was reaching in and he flipped. i turned around and as i looked over to see him, he was -- turned back around and went to the edge, just like he knew to do. he was really scared because he thought the ducks were going to bite him. but he knew what to do and he was so proud. he couldn't wait, he wanted to get in the car and talk to his

swim teacher to let her know he knew the right thing to do. >> part work and part play, these water babies earned a warm towel and a snuggle at the end of class. >> aw. >> the cool part of the program is they're getting doctors involved which gives it a credibility. >> it's just become so natural to them, the earlier you start like that, as long as it's supervised like that. it's awesome. >> one thing i learned, i always thought it was recreational. i didn't realize the emphasis was all about safety. at the end of the program, they get in the pool in their clothes. because a lot of times kids fall into pools in their clothes so towards the end of graduation, they do it with their clothes. >> you looked like a natural with those babies. >> i know, they wouldn't let me take one. celebrities, who wore it better, after this!

good morning, to you, i'm alex wilson. watching for showers and rumbles of thunder down towards the gulf of mexico. snow towards denver and cheyenne. they're going to be seeing snow showers and a few storms in oklahoma and also kansas. we're going to keep it warm in chicago, minneapolis, you're feeling the chill. tomorrow rain showers through the nation's mid sections. snow on the back side including areas like denver. areas along the east coast dry and temperatures in the 70s. kansas city 40, minneapolis, 42. we're feeling that cool down after a nice warm start for the week. rain showers continue in areas like chicago, lewisville. louisville around the west coast. 7 in san francisco and 83 in

lax. as we get into saturday rgs still a few lingering showers back in colorado. then we've got the rain down through louisville. by sunday, a little bit of action on the west coast but not much. 1 in seattle, very warm there. low to mid-50s around chicago. upper 50s in louisville. upper 60s in d.c. then into florida, we've got dry weather with highs around 84 in orlando. next tuesday, rain showers into the ohio valley and into the northeast. 67 degrees in boston. don't forget, you can "wake up with al" and stephanie at 5:230 a.m. eastern. every year we pick a new city to explore.

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hollywood celebrities spend a fortune on their stylist and wardrobe, trying to set trends and stand out from the rest. but every now and then, it happens. they get caught wearing the same outfit as another celebrity. >> robbie from e who wore it better, to find out who rocked her outfit and who didn't. >> okay, we have jada pinkett smith and adriana lima, in the same dress as you can see. in your opinion, who wore it better? >> i think adriana lima. >> adriana lima. >> we all agree? >> yes. >> she wore it better. >> i'm going to go jada pinkett. i like that you can see her belly button and there's an opening there. >> it sucks to be you, adriana lima. >> she wore it way better. >> look at that. >> ooh. >> adriana lima. >> the model? >> the model. >> tell me why you went with her? >> it's beautiful on her.

>> i have to tell you, she's wearing the dress -- backwards. >> what? that's the actual front. how do you feel about that? is it blowing your mind? it kind of is. >> we have mireille. she has an outfit and eva longoria, killing it in this dress. who wore it better? >> eva. >> yes, hands down, we all agree on that one, huh? >> she looks mad in it. >> yeah. >> she doesn't look comfortable with it. >> she is not killing that look. the look is killing her. >> kate bosworth and shay mitchell in the same spring dress. who wore it better? >> i like her belt. yes, i really do. >> okay. >> so for that reason -- >> she's got a black belt in fashion. >> i did it! >> yeah. >> shay mitchell? >> definitely. >> i would be a "pretty little liar" if i didn't agree.

>> you guys are sufficient laughers. >> hoda, kathie lee i'm going to be in studio with you soon, and i can't wait. >> that's not chardonnay, who put water in this cup? i need names, kathie lee would not settle for this! >> no, indeed. jeff, we brought you a little glass of vino, welcome to new york. >> thank you so much. >> this is the first thing i've had in my system all day, so it's really hitting me, i love it. >> you're with us now. >> now -- a great tragedy for these women, they spend a lot of money or they've been given these outfits and then they show up and somebody has the audacity to wear the same thing. >> i've been doing this segment for four years and literally we never run out of people. >> do celebrities get upset? >> i have to watch my back when i go out after doing the segment for so long because sometimes i say some pretty funny stuff.

a lot of it was edited out. i'm much funnier than that. my god. i have to watch my back and i'm sure they do. some do get upset. >> it brings out what's really there in a person. if you're wearing the same dress, you go over and you take a picture and have fun with it. >> and if it happens on the same red carpet, that's the only way to go over it, have fun with it. >> jada pinkett and adriana lima. let's look again, we're going to pick. >> see -- adriana, she's wearing it backwards. >> i do like it backwards. >> when you're a super model you can wear it backwards. >> i think jada looks great, but i love it on the supermodel. >> i like it backwards as well. >> let's try eva longoria. >> i think in black it's so much more dramatic. >> i agree, the cutouts i just think show up more and the other one looks very bland. >> it's like the last -- a wrap

costume he wore when he was -- >> zorro. >> that's too much. >> how about kate bosworth and shay, i like shay. >> i do, too. i don't like it belted and i don't like it with those clunky shoe, i like it with the long, lean. >> i love that shay is not afraid to go get coffee for everyone on the set. >> who is shay? >> she's on "gossip girl." i believe, i want to say. >> i'm sorry, i don't know who she is. >> cheers, that's it. >> we want to say thank you. >> he came all the way from los angeles for a glass of wine. >> the show's been a real gas, thank you. >> oh! nice to see you. a pinch of personality and a dash of celebrity. the "jersey shore's" vinnie is cooking it up the perfect recipe for his new show, we've got his family here. what is going to happen? >> but first, this is "today" on nbc. you can't change a thing.

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the "jersey shore's" vinnie is on mtv with "on the show with vinnie." when lil wayne arrives, the whole family gets in the act. >> my mom is giving lil wayne

broccoli rabe. it's called anti pasta. >> don't swallow it. >> don't chew it yet. >> okay. >> take a bite of cheese. >> now close your eyes and you're in sicily. >> have you ever been to sicily? >> vinnie is here with his mom, paula, and his uncle nino. >> yes, you say they call you vino, right? >> uncle nino vino. >> tell us about the genesis of this show. how did this even come about? >> well, i like doing other things besides reality tv. and people knew my family from "jersey shore." and mtv is a fun place that you want to bring musicians to and actors. the talk show thing came about. >> your mom's the cook? >> my mom is the cook. we don't have any kraft services, she cooks for the crew. >> your italian. 100% italian. >> pure virgin olive oil.

>> extra virgin, i came here when i was ten. >> when your mom and uncle and everybody is on, are you nervous? worried what they're going to say. >> do you see me right now? i'm shaking. >> during the commercial break, he's going ma, don't say that! >> they embarrass me however they could. >> so you have lil wayne on. who were some of the other guests? >> we had mark wahlberg, we had anthony mackie. >> we love anthony mackie. >> we had jenny mccarthy. whitney cummings. usher. >> a lot of big names. >> what happened? >> you're cooking and you're hanging out in the kitchen? >> they come by for a regular home-cooked meal. they come to my house in staten island. they come and hang out. i have family dinner every sunday with my family. this is just with an a-list celebrity. >> when you first came on, that's quite the cast of characters, you came on, and we

girded our loins. as they say. and you came on and you're like the sweetest guy. so sweet, we said, he wasn't raised by wolves. no. >> i was raised by this one right here. >> i kept him -- >> we're all about the family. i love my family, they keep me grounded. we wanted to include that in the show. >> mom, what are we cooking? >> artichokes. and chicken. >> how did you make the artichokes? >> i cleaned them. and lemon water. otherwise they get black. your hands get black. see these not in the lemon, your hands get black. and anyway -- >> then what, you put them in a pot like this. halfway water. and you stuff them with garlic and parsley. >> a lot of garlic and a lot of parsley and you let the water cook down and you just keep drizzling olive oil until -- until the leaf is ready and you pull it off. >> but the bottom -- the bottom

has to get like this. >> see? >> the bottom has to get like this. >> i want to thank you. >> nino, what do you do? >> i do as least as possible. >> you just hang out? >> i eat everything. >> what's missing? >> is a bottle of uncle nino's vino. >> we wish you good luck with the show. you can go on klgandhoda.com to get the schedule. the "the show with vinnie" premieres thursday night at 10:00, 9:00 p.m. central on mtv. tomorrow, the jonas brothers and a guide to losing ten pounds by memorial day. have a great day, everybody, god bless. >> bye-bye! >> every night 13,000 cabs hit the streets of the city that never sleeps.