from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. oh, there's good news in the world. >> what is it? >> it's wines day wednesday. november 27th. the first night of hanukkah. tomorrow, of course, is thanksgiving so it's officially the beginning of thanksgivukkah. >> yes, it is. it was a busy travel day. yesterday was busy. my family came in from d.c. >> into penn station. >> penn station was a crazy zoo.

>> yeah. you have a picture, right? >> people were trying to come early, but anyway, they're all here in the studio. >> they made it. >> wait. they made it. okay. that's hanna and ella. my mom, my brother, my sister-in-law colleen. >> hello, everybody. >> and here -- >> they are! >> oh. >> okay. we rehearsed that. i just wanted to -- here, you can have ella. >> i want ella. come here, baby girl. >> oh. >> this is all you want for thanksgiving is your family, right? >> yes. >> i mean my gosh. oh, my gosh. >> here's ella. >> was it very, very busy at penn station when you came in on the train? was it crazy? >> oh, stop talking so much. it was busy? we're going to have for thanksgiving, do you know, ella? what? >> she's looking at the big picture of aunt hoda and she's very happy. >> kathie is back there too. >> all right. you guys, ready? >> here you go.

>> go back to mom? mom and daddy. >> come here. she's like no, i don't think so. >> you've grown up, ella. >> she sure has. >> boots pumpkin head. >> they will be at the parade tomorrow and -- >> yeah. it's going to be fun. >> the weather, hoda was saying, has been really rough. at 2:00 in the morning i thought our house was going to fall in. we're on the water there and -- every flue is open. you just hear the -- >> i'm curious about the macy's thanksgiving day parade tomorrow because they are expecting some wind gusts saying 30 miles per hour. they're waiting until the last minute to find out -- >> i heard 50. >> oh. >> yeah. >> oh. >> anyway, we'll find out. they may have to -- we'll see what they do. they'll make decisions at the last minute. >> call your carrier. >> we've compiled a list, traveling today and want to know what the busy airports and rest stops. here they are. number five the fifth busiest airport today is jfk at 4:00 p.m. >> come at a quarter of.

>> san francisco at 1:00 p.m. please avoid that. l.a.x. at high noon. >> yep. >> chicago o'hare at 4:00 p.m. and the atlanta airport at 6:00 p.m. how about the busiest rest stops? >> no way you're going to avoid it if you have your ticket. >> just making people feel bad. >> no. somebody thought you would need to know the chesapeake house plaza in northeast maryland will be really bad at 5:00 p.m. today. but buckeye's in texas, don't go there at 10:00 tomorrow. >> all right. and the worst place to be at the delaware welcome center travel plaza in newark at 8:00. please avoid it if you can. >> no. i'm going anyway. >> oh. >> all right. if you guys saw the movie "anchor man" and everybody has been waiting for "anchor man 2" there was a bit where the four guys on the show sang the song "afternoon delight". >> from the starland vocal band. >> we were watching it, like is it -- can they really sing? >> or was it dubbed? >> was it dubbed?

well, the four boys were in australia for a press junket and they broke out into song. let's take a listen. ♪ our motto has always been when it's right it's right while waiting until the middle of a cold dark night ♪ ♪ sky rockets in flight ♪ afternoon delight ♪ afternoon delight >> i thought it was good. >> not bad. it ain't "the voice." there's more apparently. will ferrell, paul rudd, steve carell and david kekner. >> another interesting singing group that has taken place. >> i have not heard it yet. i've only seen -- they were quite exuberant. this is thsinging trio of taylor swift, bon jovi and prince william. >> i'm so glad they're back together again. i hope they're going to tour.

>> they were in london at some kind of a charity event, and they sang that song as you guys know "livin' on a prayer" and we haven't heard it but we heard it's interesting. let's listen. >> in quotes. ♪ ♪ livin' on a prayer ♪ take my hand we'll make it i swear ♪ ♪ oh, livin' on a prayer ♪ >> interesting. is the right word. >> wait. well bon jovi and taylor swift are great singers. >> who knew william was so darn good and whoever is their choreographer, wow.

>> it's cool to see them do it -- it looked like a karaoke kind of action you would expect. >> yep. >> right? >> yep. sometimes it's a matter of hearing but he was playing his guitar right there. i don't think they had any plugs in their ears or anything. >> well -- >> that was just -- that's moved from interesting to unfortunate. yeah. i don't think it's going to hurt anybody's career. taylor is taking heat for it today. >> she's taking heat for the high five. >> not allowed to touch him either. >> you saw the high five which looked like fun to me. some people thought maybe you shouldn't be high fiving the prince. >> oh, please. i don't want to tell you what i did to prince edward. that's the truth. >> all right. so "the voice" was on last night. what did you do? >> we were in scotland. >> my nieces are here. >> yes, yes, yes. >> 6 years old and 3. >> i had some fun with him at -- it was at the haigas. my friend sam's 50th birthday.

ton of us went to scotland to celebrate for three days his birthday. he's very close friends with prince edward. let's just leave it at that. >> okay. we will. >> only because i don't remember. no. we had fun, but i mean, they're so down to earth and so much fun. i can't imagine thinking i can't high five him right now. >> that's silly. they were in the moment. it was fun. we got to talk about "the voice" because last night, a couple of people got eliminated. okay. so we are going to show you the bottom three people and we want you to guess who was saved by twitter. >> okay. >> the bottom three. >> two go away and one is saved. >> two got cut. caroline from team see lo matthew from team christina and ray from team blake. let's watch and see who we think was saved. ♪ if you want to survive ♪ can you hear ♪ i get a little bit i admit i'm just the same as i was ♪

♪ now don't you understand ♪ i'm everything i am ♪ you got to ♪ give him some love ♪ give him some love ♪ every day >> okay. that was not kate. that was an actual dog barking. >> my vote, i don't -- i didn't love her as much during this thing, but i love caroline. she is awesome. i can't believe she was in the bottom three. i'm going to say she got saved. >> i wasn't impressed with any of them. >> who would you have to pick?

>> i guess knowing how people -- i wouldn't have. i'm sorry. >> if you had to. someone is forcing you. >> then i'll go with matthew. >> the second guy. >> yeah. who was saved? >> let's see what happened. we don't know. >> off the charts. >> these people are amazing. >> and the other two unfortunately will be going home. america instantly saves matthew! team christina. >> imagine that. >> how are you right? >> i don't know. >> you don't even play. >> know who we have to talk to, the butterball lady. she's on skype with us. >> hi, sue. >> hi, sue. >> every year we get to talk to the butterball ladies. how are you? except there's men this year? >> happy pre-thanksgiving. >> yeah. >> we have a couple questions, these are questions that people always ask on our facebook page and stuff. number one is, if your turkey isn't all the way thawed out and it's too late because it's

already thanksgiving day, what's the best way to quickly unthaw the turkey so you can cook it? >> yeah. no worries, the quickest way now from this point keep your turkey in the original wrapper and give it a cold water bath. put it in your sink, completely submerge it with cold water from your tap and that's your quickest way. you're going to want to change that water about every 30 minutes or so and that really expedites the thawing. >> i talked to my sister this morning and she went on your hotline, which she said was so helpful and she said she bought her turkey frozen on sunday and she immediately put it in the -- says five days in the refrigerator. >> is it raw? >> she started to feel it yesterday and gave it a bath, did exactly what you said and i'm happy to say that you're right, miss butterball. >> of course she is. here's the other question, a lot of people want to know if you should cover your turkey to make it that golden brown, you know, beautiful bird, or should you put foil or a lid or what should you do? >> reynolds wrap stuff.

>> what helps give it that golden brown color brush it with vegetable oil before you put in the oven, uncovered initially and then about two-thirds of the way through grab some of that reynolds foil and loosely cover the top of the breast. that's to prevent the breast from getting too done while you're waiting for the rest. >> too dried out. we understand you have men there and we understand you are now telling what wines pair nicely. we're so glad you added that this year. thank you for coming. >> thank you, sue. >> bye-bye. >> happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving. >> do we have time to hear "do re me". >> there's a special on tonight about the making of -- ♪ a female deer >> the making of "the sound of music." who's coming up, john o'hurley? >> he has dogs. >> don't hound him for autographs. the national dog show is coming up. >> right after this. ♪ sew a needle pulling thread [ female announcer ] this is laura.

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state dog of new hampshire. >> unbelievable. >> a strong one. a sled dog. >> we have leaving the set right now, the rat terrier over there. >> which one? >> that's the little rat. >> this guy is something else. >> and this fizz you can, the portuguese podengo pequeno. >> god bless you. >> a hunter, part of the hound group. >> very cute. >> i've fallen in love with this dog. >> my son was holding him before, but now the dog is actually sitting on my foot. this is the french mastiff, this is a service dog. it's a wonderful dog. this dog actually visits the children in hospitals, the ronald mcdonald house, one of the great therapy programs in the country and that's a great service that dogs do. >> great with children. >> yes. >> despite his other canines. >> part of 1600 dogs we'll have on the show tomorrow, at the national dog show. >> how many years have you been hosting? >> 12 years now. >> you adore it, don't you? >> it's a great day. i tell you, it's been so much fun to have him growing up alongside me with the show. >> you like it, will? is it fun?

no yeah. >> what's your favorite kind of dog in the whole world? oh. >> that puppy, that's his. >> you grew up with dogs since you were a little boy? >> grew up with dogs since i can remember. 4 years old. will has grown up that way as well. we've always had dogs around us. they make our lives an awful lot easier and more enjoyable. we have 25,000 people at the dog show. >> you are kidding me? >> 1600 dogs and everybody is there with a smile and that's the nicest part of it. when you put dogs in an environment people are happy. >> when you see these dogs going -- i don't know how you're judging, he's cute he should win. what do you look for? >> the judges are judging a dog against its written standard. every breed has a written standard that it has to follow. so the dogs are really competing against themselves and the standards. so the cute factor plays a little bit, but the actual confirmation of the dog means everything. >> best in show is one of my favorite movies ever. >> the best, indeed. it was actually the reason that we started the show on nbc.

>> oh, it was? >> it was. they took the movie home and came in monday and said you know that little slice in -- right before -- that's what we're going to do with it. >> good luck with it. >> happy thanksgiving. >> thank you. >> national dog show presented by purina airs tomorrow at noon right here on nbc. >> okay. looking for a kid to be their cko, cheap kindness officer. >> contest where kindness counts and so does your vote, right after this. [ male announcer ] if you stash tissues

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acts of kindness come in all shapes and sizes and sprout is a network that knows well. >> a preschool destination is holding the kindest kid contest. >> and the folks at sprout got an overwhelming amount of entries from kids around the country doing some very special things for others. >> somehow they whittled down the 650 entries to four amazing finalists. now you get to meet them and vote on the one you think is the

most outstanding. take a look. >> hi. i'm otra from san jose, california, and i read to the elderly. when i go to sarah care, i read books, i help with the tables, and i sing songs. >> when otra comes into the room, she smiles and everybody else smiles back at her and you can just see that they love when she comes in. >> hi, don. >> hi, sweetheart. how are you? >> she's a very sweet little girl and i appreciate her being here. she gives her time to be with us. >> okay, everybody. i am going to read a poem that i wrote myself. today i went to the park. i fell down. when i read to them they're so happy and that makes me happy. >> hi. i'm anna from philadelphia and i give my birthday presents to people in need. i know that getting gifts makes me happy so i wanted to make others happy.

>> my name is ashley and i'm a child life specialist at the children's hospital of philadelphia. donating her birthday gifts to the hospital here speaks volumes when a kid can take a day that is meant to be about them and make it about other kids who are in need. it tells you that anna is just a really special kid. >> for my next birthday i'm raising money to send one kid to camp. >> it's called the dragon fly camp and it's a camp for kids who have asthma. it definitely comes from her heart. it's not something we've ever asked her to do. it's just who anna is and she just gets tremendous joy from doing it. >> i'm mateo from york, pennsylvania, and i'm a kind kid because i keep the community clean. when i first saw liter on the street, i had to clean it up because i knew it was the right thing to do. >> there was one time with mateo, and this is what started the community cleanup, we would drive down the street. there were tons of garbage bags there. and mateo, mommy, we got to

clean this up. it's not good for our earth. one day when it was nice in march we went and cleaned it up and mateo got 47 bags of litter in one small area. >> i formed a group called the litter critters and we meet once a month to clean up liter. we drive around and find a spot with a lot of trash and then we decide to clean up there with our -- with the group. we clean up parks, streets, anywhere that has trash. >> i'm emma from tucson, arizona, and i'm a kind kid. i give gift boxes to people with sick brothers and sisters. >> emma started lock boxes of loves because she wanted everybody like her to feel special even when their brother or sister was in the hospital. when her brother was diagnosed with cancer at 2 1/2, that just amped up. he likes to play video games. she's not a video game kind of girl but she'll sit next to him and engages him. >> when we get an application,

emma goes into the garage, puts together a set of toys. >> which ones do you think? >> she then puts them all into a box, arranges them and then we address it and take it to the post office and mail it and take it to the child. >> this is our map board where we've sent all the love boxes of love. here's us. look how far we sent it, all the way to australia. when i see the smiles on people's faces it makes me feel good. >> oh. >> wow. >> makes us feel good too. >> so great. go to klgandhoda.com and try to decide between those four kids. >> wow.

we're back on this wines day wednesday with more of "today" ready to play our weekly trivia game called who knew. today we're prepping for thanksgiving. we're checking out how well we know the history surrounding turkey day. kathie lee is at the nbc experience store. look who followed her there. anyway, she's ready to hand out

$100 to anyone who answers the questions right and it to those who don't, they get a kathie lee cd. yay! okay. here to help me out in studio is lifestyle expert evette rios. >> i'm so excited. >> lovely lady from chicago. how many calories does the average american consume on 0?anksgiving? 4,000? 4,500? or 5,000? >> 4,500. >> you know your stuff, don't you? >> now 4,500 calories. that is about four days worth of food? >> it's about for -- well for women we eat between 1,500 and 2,000. depending on your size and activity level. two days worth of food in one day. >> oh, my gosh. >> it's a lot. >> good to know going in. go ahead. >> lovely lady from louisiana. which department store was the first to throw a thanksgiving parade? bloomingdale's, gimbels, saks fifth avenue or macy's. >> macy's. >> no, it's wonderful. give her the cd.

>> the good day for klg. the correct answer is gimbels. >> started the first thanksgiving day parade in 1920. the macy's thanksgiving parade was four years later than that. it's still going strong in philadelphia. >> gimbels? >> yeah. not the store it closed in 1986. >> the parade. >> that's right. >> good to know. back across to kathie lee. >> which al pacino film for which he won an oscar takes place during thanksgiving, "the godfather" "scarface" "heat" or "scent of a woman?" >> give her the money. >> "scent of a woman". >> kathie lee is going to go broke over there. it is set during thanksgiving. there is a very fantastic thanksgiving day scene where he just gets everybody upset at the thanksgiving table. it's the only oscar al pacino has ever won, his first and only one for best actor. >> that's true. wow. back across to kathie lee. >> gentleman from iowa, of the

following utensils which was not present at the first thanksgiving feast? a fork, spoon, knife or all of the above? >> a fork. >> wow. give him the money. >> wow. >> ella is trying to pawn those cds too. the correct answer is a fork. >> that's right. imagine eating thanksgiving without a fork. just spoons and knives is what they had. crazy. so the fork actually originated in egypt in ancient egypt like everything else that's awesome. >> the chair and other things too, yes. >> it became popular in the roman empire and then the italians latched on to it because of the pasta. forks didn't make it to the u.s. until the 18th century. >> san diego. beautiful lady. the first time an nfl game was broadcast nationally on the radio was on thanksgiving day in 1934. which two teams played? detroit lions and green bay packers? akron pros and the canton bull dogs? detroit lions and the chicago bears? or the green bay packers and the chicago bears?

>> i know it was the lions. the lions and the bears? >> good for you. give her the money. >> wow. and the cd. bonus. >> she's a football fan. it was the lions and the bears. it was in the university of detroit stadium. 26,000 seats were sold in two weeks before the game actually started. so the first one broadcast via radio. >> amazing. >> time for one more, kathie lee. >> good thing because i've run out of cds. from texas, which of the following is not a balloon in this year's macy's thanksgiving day parade? snoopy and woodstock, spongebob square pants, chippy the elf on the shelf or shrek? >> shrek. >> yep. >> give her the money and the cd? yeah. >> she gets it all. >> shrek is the only one? >> yeah. shrek was retired in 2010. poor shrek, but snoopy is coming back this year with another make-over, no goggles, no scarf, just his bff woodstock. the crazy thing about the

thanksgiving day parade, prior to 1933 all the balloons were released and floated above new york city. and macy's would give $100 to anybody who turned them in. >> nice. well okay, we'll keep our fingers crossed the winds stay calm enough we can roll those balloons through. thanks so much. it is the battle of the bargains and the crowds. how to get prepped for black friday. and we've got you covered with all the best clothes to keep you and your family warm. lilliana has her fashions coming up after this. across the country has brought me to the lovely city of boston. cheers. and seeing as it's such a historic city, i'm sure they'll appreciate that geico's been saving people money for over 75 years. oh... dear, i've dropped my tea into the boston harbor. huhh... i guess this party's over.

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this portion of "today" is brought to you by disney's "frozen." experience the ultimate snow day this thanksgiving, with disney's "frozen" playing in theaters now. ♪ turn away >> temperatures are dropping and whether you're hitting the slopes or running to your local supermarket everybody wants to stay warm and cozy. >> with the gear to keep your family nice and toasty is

lilliana vazquez, style expert and author of "the cheap chica's guide to style". >>ood to see you. >> thank you. >> what's weird in new york it was 61 this morning, but the temperatures are going to plummet. >> plummet. >> and people like to cozy up, don't they? >> we like a little function with our fashion, so i have to admit i had a little help today. i reached out to my friends at "outside" magazine. we teamed up to show you the best in fashion and function for the cold weather. >> turn up the heat. >> she looks all nice and cozy. >> so i have her in a parka from unique. i think women like to dress fashionably even when it's cold outside. i love this parka. it's very on trend. it has a full zip outlining in fleece. oversized hood. 80 bucks on this coat which is a great deal. >> wow. >> i have her in heat tech sweater dress. this turns the moisture in your body into heat so it keeps you

really warm but they come in fashionable designs like this. great snake sprint leggings. lined and fleece. warm boots. show off the 180 ear phones she has on now. >> ear phones? >> ear muffs that are blue tooth. she can't hear me there. she is. she's got it. how crazy is that. they're ear muffs and keep you warm. very cool. >> didn't know she had them on. >> they don't mess up her hair. >> thank you. >> bradley is up next. >> he is. >> look how cute bradley is. >> adorable. >> in a fantastic squall jacket. this is from landsend.com. two for one. outside you have your down. fully reversible. on the inside it's waterproof and windproof, all layered up. the most important layer from columbia, this metallic reflective layer he has on underneath. tons of tiny dots so literally it reflects the heat back to your body to keep you really warm. >> you're kidding. >> technology now. >> flannel lined jeans, great boots from the north face.

this hat is the warmest hat on the market. he's a little toasty right now in the studio. but so fun to add a pop of color to the look. >> thank you, brad lie. we have mia coming out next. hi, mia. >> hi, honey. >> she's adorable of course. she's in this great jacket from eddie bauer in her favorite color purple. this is down, super warm against her body but still roomy enough and lightweight enough i could put a faux fur vest underneath there to keep it fun and playful. i added great leggings from j. crew with glitter. they used to make these just for adults, now they make them for kids. >> of course they do. >> jonas arctic. what's in your can teen? >> hot cocoa. the canteen keeps it warm in the coldest of temperatures. >> are the boots pricey. >> $100. but these are the boots you can pass down if you have a younger girl. they are the best boot for little kids on the market. >> hold up well through the season in the little hat with the pony tail. >> from peekaboo. >> i use that as my favorite thing a couple years ago.

>> i certainly did. >> always ahead of the curve. >> so trendy. >> you are trendy. >> and modest. >> thank you. >> and last we have dean coming out. >> we have dean. he is in a puffy jacket. this is also from eddie bauer. and this is perfect for kids because it has this great technology where the moisture from snow beads right off the jacket. he's all layered up, wearing great jeans. underneath we have the same layers we had on the guys earlier from columbia. eagle boots, great hat from lands end. >> styling mohawk hat. >> it's a mohawk hat. >> get out of town. >> kids need to have fun with their fashion in the winter. >> thank you very much. >> let's bring all out. come on, everybody. let's look at you. >> all right. >> forget the sales in the stores, we're going to show you how to survive the crowds. >> oh, really? >> on black friday, right after this. [ female announcer ] this is laura.

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just two days until black friday, the thought of fighting the crowds may make you cringe but you don't have to let the chaos get in the way of a good deal. >> so what you do want to do is

conquer the most brutal shopping day of the year here with her survival guide is lauren sydney. >> we love love our lauren. >> i almost got a song like lewis for a second. >> maybe next time. >> tomorrow eating marathon, friday the shopping marathon. you have to survive. >> we're ready. >> the first thing if you can put these vests on. these are fantastic. you're going to leave your gucci and louie at home and wear your pocketbook. >> no purse. >> i don't want you incumbered. >> this is like a fanny pack except ton more. >> 17 hidden pockets so no pickpocketers here. stuff your essentials in your bag. >> hoda, come here. >> hoda is not going to survive in that crowd if she can't get her vest on. >> you're going to stuff that -- >> what happened? you took my water. >> i have water. >> i was helping you. >> don't be selfish, it's the holidays. >> wow. >> all your essentials will go in this. this is a very high-end vest. there. >> there are one of them. >> this is high end but girls, use anything you have at home. >> your keys in your pocket. >> are you ready? move on. >> we get the gist.

>> i don't know if you're going to survive. i'm having some issues here. >> hoda is not going to make it to noon on black friday. >> on black friday, forget the turkey leftovers. it has tip toe fan, the hormone that will slow you down. you need energy food. this is like what our troops have in the army. this is a lovely vegetable lasagna. may not look it. you don't need water. >> you don't need water? >> you don't need water. >> looks like something you will see at the dog show. >> or what was left on the floor over there. >> let's pack it in your back pocket. >> okay. >> you don't want to stop for lunch. if you need energy food here's the time to eat dark chocolate. >> we're taking our food with us? >> eat and go. >> hoda, survival. did you read the notes to the segment? >> hopeless. >> here's something you may not know. sesame seeds give you energy and it's an aphrodisiac. do not shop with your loved one. >> here. >> what are you supposed to munch on? >> put it in your pocket. >> did you take one? let's go.

>> apparently the segment is getting to you. >> i'm exhausted. >> okay. >> i can't believe i'm bringing my own food. >> exhausted from a segment. forget black friday. >> it's over. >> only as good as your feet. so take off the shoes. >> this is good. >> if you need a little bounce in your step. >> i'll never get this shoe back on. >> oh. >> you need a ball girl right here. okay. >> it does feel good with the tennis ball. >> if your feet are starting to get hot and sweaty, deodorant, a dab will do you on your foot it's going to work. >> i love the dove powder. that's my favorite. >> does it get slippery in your shoes? >> no. >> hoda -- >> that's what you say now. >> we promise. >> oh, no. >> do you want to survive or get the bargain? >> do you want to get the shoe back on? >> there's a little challenge here. let's go to the next station. >> do we have to? can't you point it out to us? >> sit and relax. sit and relax.

>> thank you. >> these are the secrets to schlepping and for those of you that don't know what schlepping means, it's carrying a lot of stuff. >> in yiddish. >> yes. >> ta-da. i want you to borrow a baby carriage. i did this for filene's basement during one of the bridal sales. >> you're sick. >> you get respect. no, this works. >> bouquets and bridal stuff in there. >> you get through crowds, it's amazing. >> people let you throw. >> people open the door for you. >> and think there's a sleeping baby in there. >> it's not. these are the fabulous totes. they hold 15 pounds. as big as your iphone. look at this. they hold 25 pounds. excuse me. that's your baby. okay. ready for this, as if you weren't finished. there are apps to help you save money. honk. this enables you to check -- >> hunk? >> honk. honk like beep beep. >> oh, honk. >> it's the car app. it's 99 cents.

check it out in the monitor. >> what's it for? >> enables you to find your car wherever you left it in case you're all excited about black friday, hoda. and it helps you to decide when the money in your meter will run out. next on the agenda is red laser. >> red laser. >> you're both going to like. you take your phone to the bar code. it tells you in a split second exactly what the price is. >> that's great. >> are in any other store. >> you can fight the crowds over there. >> you can. or you can order on-line. >> stay home and order on-line. >> and since you're both sitting you're going to love this. thank you for the cue. sit or squat. during the day a girl has to go, right? >> oh, my gosh. >> i do not -- >> men did not like that. >> please. >> what is this? >> i'll tell you what it is. i don't want you to waste one minute during black friday looking for a -- >> a lady's room. >> exactly. >> it is a website that will tell you where the lady's room is in any store and how clean it is. that is -- >> oh, that's good. by charmin.

i remember that. >> so now you're on board? >> yes. we're always on board. >> we have to go. >> happy thanksgiving. >> exhausted. >> you survived. >> back with a special guest and more of "today" on nbc. >> that was excellent.

after giving ready to get thanks let's take a moment to remember the kids in need. >> in less than a month we will have christmas and our 20th annual toy drive is getting us in the mood for the kids that need a happy christmas. >> one of our long-time contributors is dan cooney.

who doesn't love dan? >> 11th year. thank you. >> 11 years, our pleasure. >> what are you donating this year. >> we've donated over 10,000 toys to your toy drive this year and one of the ones that i brought with us is this 31 inch tall power ranger. >> oh, my word. >> action figure. >> love these guys when he was growing up. >> they're cool. they've been in the states for over 20 years. >> yeah. >> this is basically the biggest one out there. kids can grab it and have a lot of fun with it. >> power ranger! i'll never forget. >> doorbuster. >> thank you for all you do and doing it every year. it means a lot. >> it's our pleasure. >> all righty. >> we want you to help out too if you can go to our website at klgandhoda.com. donate a toy for a child up to the age of 18. >> or here in new york come by the plaza and donate one in person for us. our celebrity elves will be collecting your gifts on the plaza, baby. all right. everybody, we have a great show tomorrow. >> we do.

>> nicollette sheridan. >> she has a lot to talk about. >> yes, she does. that's friday. thanksgiving day parade is tomorrow. >> the parade is tomorrow. enjoy the parade and we will see you back here on friday. >> have an awesome day and turkey day too. >> god bless. >> i'm here to help. you and i will get through this together.