from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. so glad you're with us today. it's thirsty thursday. it's february 27th. i will not be sorry to see february go tomorrow. >> i cannot wait for the final day. it is freezing cold. >> yes. >> freezing. and there may be more snow on the way in new york over the weekend. >> but the good news is -- >> what? >> justin bieber is going to turn 20 over the weekend.

so. >> see? we do have a big show, you guys. we've been talking about the musical "beautiful." it's the carole king story. jessie mueller is with us, the one who plays carole king. she is awesome. she is going to sing "beautiful." we went to see the show, that's a backstage shot. she is carole king. >> she really is. she's like channeling her. you've been three times. i've been once. but i'm certainly going to go again. we highly recod e's going to si. >> last night i was very busy. >> i saw that. in your notes this morning. >> i went to the 92nd street y. this is a place -- >> for her secret boyfriend. >> my secret boyfriend, also your boyfriend, jonathan tisch. we have a photograph of jonathan and his wife lizzie. spoke to the group and just so you get a picture of the group, so jonathan during the course of the interview said, i'm going to tell about my kathie lee first date, which was the one he had with you and then he said and then you tell about yours. he talked about how you had a little love thing going for a

whole meal. >> that's true. he invited me out -- he asked frank to set us up. i didn't know him. frank was my friend at "good morning america." i said i don't go on those kinds of dates, blind dates. i said i'll go if you go. and frank and his then wife came with me and i met jonathan, he was delightful. couldn't have been nicer. and that was it. >> that was it. >> it wasn't meant to be. >> we remained friends. >> back to bieber. >> okay. >> no, no, no. back to the dress you were wearing, please. may i see that dress again, please. as i recall, you were wearing that yesterday on our show. >> i did wear it yesterday. >> do you see what is below that? >> what? >> those are pillows and -- >> you know what? and some sort of like blankets or something that -- >> that was unnecessary. >> no. >> look how hot you are, hoda. >> hot, it's like saying you look like the curtains. >> our producers thought you needed to know you're everywhere, even at the 92nd street y. more bad news for justin.

>> so they did release -- you know when he was arrested, he was pulled over for they said speeding and he had some illegal substances in his body. anyway, they released this video. this is of him walking the line in his orange kicks. and if you watch, you can see he's not -- he's not all the way perfect. anyway, they did find out after some drug tests that he had marijuana and some xanax i think in his system. >> and not enough alcohol to be legally under the influence. but he is also a minor. so there are lots of issues. you know what's fascinating about this? they took ten -- they gave way for the public to see ten hours of hanging with the biebs in prison. >> in jail. >> they had ten hours. i guess freedom of information act. >> yeah. all those -- >> everybody wants to know what's going on. >> all the cameras are rolling. he pleaded not guilty to dui. resisting arrest and driving with an invalid driver's license. his blood alcohol was below the legal limit, though he's not legal to be drinking at all. but the urine test did find marijuana and xanax in his

system. so onward we go. >> i think once he hits 20 and he's -- i've got a good feeling. >> you think he's going to get on the straight and narrow to shape up? >> yeah. look at you when you were 20, hoda. >> yeah, okay. good point. so the oscars are coming this weekend, and you are packing up your thong -- >> the more i'm thinking about it, the less i'm inclined to be a part of it. i'm having second thoughts, if you know what i mean. >> we'll let you know whether or not k.l. is going. >> all al all the time. >> i guess a website or somebody wanted to find out if celebrities had unique names. so white pages looked up this year's oscar nominations. they found out that amy adams is very popular. obviously. >> yeah. about 1, 800 of them living in america. >> the next one is surprising. do you know how many sandra bullocks are out there? >> yes. >> 209. >> and most of them are in north

carolina. >> which we cannot figure out. >> that's crazy. imagine trying to get a reservation at a restaurant, the hot restaurant, say, in raleigh or something. somebody calls and says i'm sandra bullock, i'd like to have a reservation. we already have you down for two other tables, miss bullock. how many will be in your party? i can imagine. there are nine matthew mcconaugheys, many under the age of 12. so the thought is people are now naming their children matthew mcconaughey. >> well, you have to have the last name mcconaughey. >> that's my point. there are few originals. >> meryl streep, leonardo dicaprio and -- i don't know how to pronounce it. >> i know. >> chiwetel. >> chiweteeiwetel ejiofor. i've got to get that right.

>> yes, you do. here is the answer. there is only one kathie lee gifford. >> yeah. >> only one, in the nation. >> you could have told them that, right? but there is a small handful of kathie l. giffords and only one hoda kotb in america. bless you. >> this has been a love your selfie week as you know. we have good news to report. the fashion industry is continuing to hire older models. this is always great news. okay. so this is a picture of the new campaign for marc jacobs, okay? that is jessica lange. >> what a great picture. >> 64 years old. >> that's like cinema noir. an hold hollywood glamour shot. >> she follows 68-year-old diane keaton. she promotes l'oreal. 78-year-old lauren hutton models for the lucky brand. >> you know what they all have? they all have beautiful bone structure. that's really what it's all -- >> yeah, you're right. >> none of them look like they had tons done to them, they just sort of do as little as possible as often as they possibly can. and they still look like themselves. >> yeah. they do. and i love that -- i mean, it's

one of those things that older people, and i'm including us in the group, we're harder to market to because we're smarter. we know what doesn't work. >> women our age are the ones who control the purse, and they want to see women that are fine. i'm trying to watch all the movies, i just found out i'm doing the oscars so i had no urgency to -- i watched two yesterday. >> what did you see? >> i saw finally "12 years a slave," which i had been avoiding because i just can't bear to see people treated that way. but it's a brilliant, brilliant movie. and i do still think it's going to win the oscar. well, i haven't seen everything yet. then i also saw "august: osage county." i was so blown away by meryl streep. i thought cate blanchett had it locked up until i saw meryl streep. >> oh, my gosh. >> she eats the scenery. and she's so interesting as an actress. love to watch her. >> if you want to see our predictions, they're in our column in "the daily news." they're still printing our column.

>> i know. >> i can't believe it. >> they're the only ones who think it's brilliant. but thank you for them. >> and we did tell you -- yesterday, we -- yesterday -- >> we are in this. >> we look good. so yesterday we were trying to help you out by giving you the right instructions to take the ultimate selfie. >> according to you, hoda. >> think of someone you love and your eyes smile and then open your mouth because it looks like you're having fun. see? look how much fun we're having. don't you wish you were there? so we got a lot of people sending theirs in. shirley simpson. see? they look -- what a blast. i want to hang with those ladies. >> they would be fun. >> how about vanessa reed smith and her brother? >> yes, okay. >> but your eyes have to -- they weren't really thinking of someone they loved. they just opened their mouths. >> it is a combination of the two. all right. thank you for that, you guys. >> it is time -- my favorite time in the program where i get to pick a song. now, this one was inspired when jimmy fallon and justin

timberlake did their rap mashup. and i was hearing all those songs i was like these are oldies but goodies. the history of rap. and if you ever heard of tone loc? tone loc is so good. let's do a little "wild thing." ♪ picture a dance floor. one margarita. ♪ working all week not a fly for my money ♪ ♪ until the weekend comes i go get live with the honeys ♪ ♪ rolling down the street i saw a girl she was bumping ♪ ♪ i wink my eye she got into the ride to the club was jumping ♪ introduced myself as loc ♪ ♪ she said you're a liar >> is he going to sing at some point? ♪ baby girl now i'm on fire >> look at tara. ♪ she said you're the king and you'll be my queen if you know what i mean ♪ ♪ so let's do the wild thing ♪ wild thing there's the singing part. >> that's not singing. >> yes, it is!

♪ wild thing >> see? okay. how perfect? is that a way to kind of end up the week a little bit? >> no. i like the old wild thing. ♪ wild thing, i think i love you ♪ ♪ but i want to know for sure that's sing. the other is speaking. >> i like to do the wild thing. >> okay or not okay to wear see-through clothes? >> yes. >> here's what we had to say about it. >> i always prefer leaving something to the imagination. but i seem to be in the minority these days. >> well, kath, i stole mine from you. are you ready? >> what? i'm hardly ever naked, even in the shower. >> that's not true, hodi. >> to each his own. >> that was a lie. >> no, it isn't. >> you're lying. >> i did not. >> those are getting longer and longer and longer, aren't they? >> all right, we would like to wish a happy birthday to our associate director. mary ellen duffy is in the control room. >> happy birthday, mary ellen.

>> you know what? these are the people who work so hard and get no credit. >> so we thank them for that. >> we have to zoom in. there she is. see. stand up, mary ellen. stand up. let's see you. go ahead. stand. oh, yes. of course, there's wine. they drink all the time anyway back there, we heard. >> have a good one, sweetie. all righty. and we want to ask you all because lou manfredini, who we love-s going to be here next week for another edition of our "ask lou" home repair series. >> send us your questions. especially if you're having cold weather problems. go to klgandhoda.com and hit the connect button >> all right. "ambush makeover" thursday. we're going to have breathtaking, we hope, results. >> and former "saturday night live" alum and new "late night" band leader fred armisen is here with funny lady carrie brownstein. they're going to tell us all about "portlandia." >> and carole king herself, jessie mueller will sing for us. huh...fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yep, everybody knows that.

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first three seasons of the show "portlandia" and you're in for a few laughs, it is not too late to get on board. >> the show stars fred armisen and carrie brownstein and is a compilation of very quirky sketches all set in portland, oregon. fred and carrie play different characters in different scenarios. take a peek. >> are you visiting portland? >> it's carrie. >> carrie. carrie what? >> brownstein. b-r-o-w-n-s-t-e-i-n. >> are you on facebook? >> no, i'm not on facebook anymore. >> so you're not on there. are we friends? >> yes, we're best friends. >> we're best friends? >> we're best friends. >> let me just google you. wow. i've never seen a blank google page. it's like you don't exist. you're not on -- >> they do exist! they're here with us. great to see you. >> thanks for having us. >> congratulations on the new season and congratulations to you with all the success over there with seth this week. >> yeah. >> are you enjoying that, being the band guy? >> i love it. you know, i like playing music, and like hanging out with my friend seth. so it's been great. >> he bounces back and forth

things off with you, right? >> yeah. >> that's got to be great. >> we have like a good friendship and rapport. >> it's real. and audiences can tell when it isn't. that's why it works so much with you and carrie too on your show. how did you two become friends? >> well, fred was a fan of the music i played. and -- >> what kind of music did you play? >> it was a rock band. >> of course. >> and fred -- >> it was a punk rock band. >> okay. >> so fred and i were kind of in the same world. and he invited me to an "snl" afterparty. and we met. and he was wearing a little button with my face on it. which is kind of borderline creepy but also flattering. and so we've been friends ever since. >> you guys are in this but you're also co-creators. so which hat do you guys enjoy wearing more, do you think? >> the creators part of it is like the part where we get to really come up with ideas and see them come to fruition. >> and do you ever argue over it? like that's not going to work? ever have those moments where you go what are you thinking? >> no. we have little disagreements. but i think for the most part we're on the same page.

there's a tension naturally. we kind of pull each other in different directions. >> that can be good. >> we love it. >> now, this show's gotten raves since it started a few seasons ago. and i think a lot of people are probably thinking gosh, if i right in? haven't seen it yet can i jump the answer is yeah, you can, right? >> absolutely. i think it's really inviting. the characters are really warm. the sketches. it's not "game of thrones" or "mad men." you can start in season four and get it. >> their very own little contained episodes now. there's no -- and that's a change of some sort a little bit, right? >> yeah. because we see audiences like to see things in segments, you know, online or whatever. so i mean, that's kind of the way i like to see things too. so we can chop things up and just switch them around. >> and you guys are shooting there all the time or -- >> mm-hmm. >> you do? >> six months out of the year. >> how are you able to do that now with your new gig? >> yeah, well, i'll just go do that when it's time to -- you know, to write "portlandia," i'll start that. >> carrie, how is it going to work? >> he's in denial about how busy he is, but it's true.

it's all under the same umbrella. >> you do feel a little zoned out right now, fred. i'm sorry. you do. >> you're not quite with us. we were a little worried. >> you're thinking about the show. >> yeah. but i like juggling. now everyone's worried about me. i like it. i like all the worrying. >> we're going to play a quick game called which portland is it? because there are two portlands, portland, oregon and portland, maine. and probably others. but we'll stick with those two. are you ready? the average temperature during the month of july is 69 degrees fahrenheit in which portland? >> maine. >> maine, definitely. >> you are right. >> there is no sales tax in this city of portland, except on hotels and car rentals. >> portland, oregon. >> i agree with her. >> she's smarter than you. >> i didn't know that. >> yes, it is. this bear shown as a full screen broke into an elementary school south of which portland? >> maine. >> you are the smartest girl in the room. >> that's because fred is not here! fred is zoned out. >> wait, wait, i vote that one is oregon. >> and you're wrong. >> again!

>> all right. well, anyway, kids, the new season of "portlandia" kicks off tonight on ifc. thanks, guys. >> thanks so much, you guys. get ready for the big close-up, the amazing results of today's "ambush makeover." >> and how three real women are going to get to look in the mirror and say i love myself. >> what does that mean, real women? >> you know, real. not fake. not mannequins. >> oh. right after this. it's 7am and steve is already thinking about tomorrow. which is why he's investing in his heart health by eating kellogg's raisin bran®. not only is kellogg's raisin bran® heart healthy it's a delicious source of potassium. ♪ mom make you eat that? i happen to like raisins. [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health. now that's what i'm talkin' about. with kellogg's raisin bran®. [ female announcer ] now with kellogg's family rewards you can get even more from the products you love. join today at kfr.com.

all week long we have been talking about our special series "love yourself," a look at how real women view their real bodies. in the world of photoshop, nips, tucks, it's hard to be real about what we see in the mirror. >> we sat down with three ladies, all of whom have

conquered their own body image battles and found a way to love their selfies, like you will, after you see this. >> i'm a perfect 10, thank you. >> i have a favorite dress that's like a '40s, '50s style, i put it on and it is beautiful and i love myself in it. >> there's things i love about my body. i love that it's unique. i worked really hard to be an athlete. and it's part of my history and still part of my body, which is awesome. >> definitely growing up, i mean, kids are mean. >> i just felt like i was surrounded by just these really thin, petite girls and that was what everyone wanted and that's what you should be. >> one minute i was 8, then a 10 and then a 14. >> it was a real paradox for me growing up playing sports. even though i was at peak fitness and felt great on court, i was unbelievably aware of the fact that my legs set me apart

from other people and that it wasn't considered conventionally beautiful. >> it was always the super thin woman was the one that got the love interest. so i have to look like that to have the happy life. >> we have all these false images of all these people put out in this world like it's normal or like it's real or like it's natural. and it is not. >> they'll call jennifer aniston an athlete and she looks great. she's in incredible shape, but an athlete is a much more muscular person. >> i definitely have those days where i'm like, oh, i'm just so gross. >> i'll catch sight of myself window shopping and see myself in my jeans and just think, oh, my gosh, like, that is not what other people look like. >> the way you begin to start loving yourself and loving your body is being honest with yourself, with what size you are and what you wear and what you can fit and what you can't fit. >> i found my body shape, i

found my body style and when i do look through magazines, i can appreciate the fashion. i can look at it and say, that won't look good on me. but this one will. and i love me for that. >> i do really, you know, have to remind myself that having large thighs and a large butt is not the worst thing on earth and it actually makes me different. and makes me better at the sport i love, and that is a really, really good thing. >> we come in different shapes. we come in different sizes. we come in different colors. but at the end of the day, we're all women. we have to just, like, love who we are. and own it. >> own it. >> own it. >> talking about feeling good, jessie mueller performs "beautiful" from the carole king musical of the same name on broadway. >> i love that musical. all right. and kathie lee and real estate guru barbara corcoran are going to go head to head with curb appeal. and kathie threatened barbara. i saw it. >> stick around. right after your local news. we really wanted to take a relaxing trip to florida. you know? just to unwind.

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we're back on this thirsty thursday with another edition of our plaza "ambush makeovers" where we pluck two lucky ladies off the very cool plaza and we surprise them with a brand new look. >> nice to hear good music. i love it. our crack makeover team was at it again. this time they gave them warmth and a new look. "today" contributor and stylist to the stars, let's sing it home, everybody. ♪ louis licari, la, la, la, la, la ♪ >> and "today" contributor and contributing editor for "people style watch" and author jill martin. >> you look like a milk maid. >> we likey. >> the party's on this side. >> i'll sit like this. >> all right, kiddos. first we have -- tell us about the selection process. >> well, it was cold today, but we were so lucky that we walked out and we ran into two ladies with signs that were absolutely perfect to be ambushed.

>> okay. one of them is judy usher. she is 70 years old today. so happy birthday to her. she's from springfield, massachusetts. she specifically came to new york on her birthday with the hope of being picked for a makeover. >> good. >> let's listen to her story. >> first up, judy's 70th birthday. this is a big one. >> yes, absolutely. thank you. i waited a long time. i watch the show all the time and look forward to coming down for the big dream of the makeover. >> you're going to look hot. i know this is going to happen. and i know you're so excited to give her this gift. >> yes, i am. she deserves it. very much. >> all right. >> she does also. >> well, she's next. are you ready right now? >> she never does anything for herself. >> judy, let's go. it's for you. >> all righty. >> okay. >> judy's up first. again, her friend lucy is going to be out next. so there will be no one reacting to her except all of us. okay. here is judy usher before. all right, judy, let's see the new you!

>> wow! wow! >> all right, judy, are you ready to see yourself? >> i love your hair! >> you're going to freak. spin right here, girl. >> oh, my! oh, my goodness. >> you look so -- >> that's hot, isn't it? >> yeah. >> judy, look right there at camera 12. >> oh, my. >> that's awesome. >> oh, my gosh. >> judy is -- you might be 70, judy, but you have the heart of a 40-year-old. you have such spunk. >> i'm not 70 no more. >> the tip here is if you always wear your hair back -- judy was so concerned with keeping her hair long. it needed a change. number one tip. if you wear your hair back all the time, cut, it give it a shape, make it look with your face and you look years younger. >> arsene, nice job. >> that dress, jill, wow. >> she had such a beautiful bustline and look at the back also.

just a little cutout in the back -- >> i'm sorry. >> work with what you have, your best feature. this is by maggie london, flirty at the bottom. you can wear it year round. >> that's great. awesome. >> judy, we're going to ask you to stand right over there near jill. >> with your back to us. >> and just face the wall. don't go away. judy -- right there. perfect. stay right there. perfect. >> our second lady is lucy sharett. she's 49, from springfield also. as a letter carrier for the post office, she spends her days in the uniform wearing no makeup. she begged us to give her a glam new look. let's hear her story. >> this poem says it all. so i just want you to read it. and that's why we picked you. >> oh. i endure the elements as you can see, i'm number one priority, that's just me. so please pick me and pay my postage due with a makeover from both of you. >> i love it. you're picked. >> thank you. >> it works every time. okay, she's here obviously with her friend judy. >> judy, don't turn around, okay.

i know you want to. >> let's take one last look at lucy before. and bring out the new lucy. >> oh, my gosh! >> this is great. wow. wow. okay, judy. turn around and see your friend and you can see each other. >> oh, my gosh. >> you look so beautiful. >> okay, lucy, turn around and look in the mirror. >> you're going to love it. >> oh! i love it! >> you look so good. turn right around and look at that camera 12 real quick. perfect. oh, my god. >> is that amazing? again, why grow your hair long when you can have a great hair shape, number one. it just makes you look years younger. it's the instant face flip. i softened the color, which again, took away any shadows why underneath her eyes or those makeup folds or whatever. plus all enhanced by the makeup. you are perfection.

>> so good. >> you're the hottest-looking mail woman in america. >> thank you. >> okay, gorgeous. tell us about the outfit, sweetheart. >> always wear the uniform. so anything was super dressed up. this is great. you have this in your dress too, just that leather band. this is laundry by shelly siegel. >> judy, what do you think of hers? >> oh, my gosh. she's like a different person. >> why don't you come over, step over with your friend. >> love it! >> barbara corcoran and i are going to go head to head. >> woman to woman. >> head to head for curb appeal. >> i can't wait to see this. and real housewife aviva dresher opens up about her childhood accident and her mom after this. ♪ [ mom ] time for breakfast. [ male announcer ] mary larson will never forget the fateful morning that deliciously simple made her a believer. she couldn't believe she could pronounce everything in it. ♪ and she couldn't believe her daughter chose pancakes

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whether you want your house to look as welcoming as possible or you're hoping to increase the value to sell it one day, a little curb appeal can go a long way. >> the last time "today" real estate expert barbara corcoran was here to show you how to make curb appeal work for your house, i decided i wanted a shot at it too. >> this time kathie lee is going head to head with barbara. i'm so excited. all right, ladies, are you ready? here is the blank slate house you started with. barbara, we'll let you take your first go at it. what did you do to this house? >> well, this is a perfectly pretty house with great lines. but you can't see them because they're obliterated, whatever that word is, by all the stuff in front. i made some simple changes. i flipped the large and small tree. got a hole anyway, put it in there. i widened the steps, installed two red double doors with a transom window above. and some brass knockers. >> careful. >> knockers.

>> what a different house, cleaned up, looks important and you see how pretty that house is. >> you spent more money than i did. i told i was not allowed to spend too much money. >> let's go back to the old house again. kathie, tell us what you did. >> i've got to see the picture. >> let's see the picture. >> i didn't think we were allowed to do major -- i just cleaned it up a lot. raked it, and just put more mature -- i think i put shutters up. changed the colors. i don't know, just cleaner. but i like what you did, making the door wider. >> let's see the split. >> i like what you did with that. >> and the winner is the one on the left for sure. everybody can clearly see. >> well, maybe barbara has you on that one. to the next one, shall we? this is it. barbara, you go. >> this is a great house. but the only thing that it really has that's great is it's modern, it's simple, but they totally wrecked it with that window. it's the ugliest window i've ever seen. >> which one? >> the bay window on the right-hand side. i converted the bay window to a double door and painted it teal. put in brass knockers.

>> again. >> i converted the old single door to a third window. because things in three really look nice. and i moved the large bush to the left side of the house. all inexpensive and put an arch over the door and got rid of the horrible beam that was going on. >> again, she spent tons more money than i did. >> what did you do, kathie? >> no, i did not do those flowers. no, no, no, no, no. i did geraniums, just geraniums. >> pretend those are geraniums. >> that's what i did. i put window boxes in and i changed the color of the -- and i did not pick that red door either. >> yes, you did. i was in the room. >> no, not that color red. not that color red. >> you picked a cheesy old skinny door like that. >> i didn't know we could spend that kind of money. you know what i wanted to do -- >> it sounds like barbara is winning. >> no. >> i understand how the game is played now. listen, that roof is the biggest problem with this house. the roof has to be made into a cathedral roof, which i was told would cost about $20,000. >> you can't do it. let's move on. >> i said if you're going to

make $100,000 more on the sale of your house, do the cathedral ceiling. >> next. >> competition. >> third one, double or nothing. this is it. barbara, what did you do? and how much money did you spend? >> yeah, how much money did barbara spend? >> this was about $12,000. really clever. all my others are cheap too, by the way, now that you're talking money. this one is all driveway. it looks terrible. the only thing nice about this house is that fence. so i painted it light yellow because it wants to be charming like the fence. i added an arch window over the garage. >> you painted the house bright yellow, not the fence. >> painted the house. thank you for that question. i tore out half the driveway and put in a lawn on the right hand side. that is a charming house now. >> let's see what kathie did. >> i spent about $2,000 again. >> cheesy girl. >> gentle. i put the pavers in the driveway. >> pavers. that looks like $30,000 to me. >> no, no, no. you can get them quite inexpensively now. i put in ivy and stuff and window boxes are -- >> and why would you -- that

horrible gray color. it's disgusting. >> because i ran out of money, barbara! >> well, it looks like barbara won. this was fun. >> so sorry. >> let's try it again. >> that's never happening again. >> all right. here we go. the timeless hits from singer/songwriter carole king. >> jessie mueller plays a song from the hit musical "beautiful" on broadway. >> i can't wait. and she's blond, bold, and beautiful. and she's also a survivor. >> "real housewife" aviva drescher tells her story right after this. [ sponge ] welcome back to "you make a choice."

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she's one of bravo's "real housewives of new york city" and now native new yorker and mother of four aviva drescher is putting it all out there on paper. >> from a childhood accident that caused her to lose her leg to the tragic loss of her mother, aviva leaves no story untold in her new memoir titled very creatively "leggy blonde." very nice to see you.

welcome back. >> i think it is fun you poke fun at yourself in the title. you had an accident, a farming accident when you were 6 years old and lost your leg. >> yes, yes, i did. and i adapted very easily because i was a child and children tend to adapt more easily. i almost died. so my perspective was always i could have died. so this is nothing. >> everything's relative. >> it is. the reason i wrote the book was to send that message that, you know, you can get through anything. you can -- any challenges that come your way, as long as there is breath there's life. and you can do anything. >> we've been talking about that all week long, attitudes about ourselves and our body image and such. was that an extremely painful time for you as a young woman going through puberty? was that the hardest time to just accept yourself? >> very difficult. very, very treacherous. you know, as a teenager you just want to be like everybody else. you know. and i was different. and it was challenging. but i was obsessed with being like everybody else. >> interesting. >> and i think that that obsession is what carried me today to not define myself by my leg. i define myself by my family, my friends, my philanthropy.

when i get a pedicure. >> she gets pedicures on both sets of toes. >> you were very close to your mom. you talked about how your mom watched kathie lee and regis with your mom. >> yes, i'm so sorry, and you did lose her. and you dedicate your book to her. she struggled really badly with alcoholism, didn't she? >> yes, she did. and it's such a terrible disease that affects so many of us in our country. if not us personally, we know someone, a friend, a relative. and i think the takeaway is for me that seeing her just, you know, spiral downward so quickly and so horrifically, is that if you know someone who's suffering, make them hit rock bottom quickly, as quickly as possible, so that they can get the help themselves. >> they have to get help. >> otherwise, you know, alcoholism takes your brain away. my mother actually became -- had dementia toward the end. >> and alzheimer's. >> yes. but that was from the alcohol. yeah. >> the book is really interesting.

and it really sheds a light on your life. we really appreciate you coming to speak with us about it. >> say hello to the ladies for us. >> okay. >> a performance from "beautiful," the carole king musical on broadway everyone is buzzing about. >> great. >> but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ you make me feel ♪ you make me feel like a natural woman ♪ or more on car insurance. fiftet everybody knows that. well, did you know that when a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, it does make a sound? ohhh...ugh. geico. little help here. i need>>that's my geico digital insurance id card - gots all my pertinents on it and such. works for me. turn to the camera. >>ah, actually i think my eyes might ha... next! digital insurance id cards. just a tap away on the geico app.

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♪ the great white way has a new hit on its hands. >> it's "beautiful." "carole king the musical" shares the life of the groundbreaking singer/songwriter as she goes from successful composer one to of the major musical voices of our time. >> and the lovely and very talented jessie mueller, a one-time "everyone has a story" musical performer with her. we're so proud of her, she plays the lead role. thank you for some of the band

coming with you. >> hi. >> congratulations, jessie. you do become carole. >> you really do. you melt away into her. >> thank you. >> how did you prepare for this role? >> well, there was a lot of research. we were kind of talking. there were piano lessons. and god bless the internet. there's so much information out there. and just really great, wonderful clips and interviews of her and reading her book, of course, was really -- >> you're going to play "beautiful" for us. >> mm-hmm. >> we're going to hang right here if you don't mind. >> is that all we get to talk about? doggone it. okay. here we go. "beautiful." ♪ you've got to get up every morning ♪ ♪ with a smile on your face ♪ and show the world all the love in your heart ♪ ♪ then people gonna treat you better and you're gonna find yes, you will ♪ ♪ that you're beautiful as you feel ♪ ♪ waiting at the station with a

workday wind a-blowing ♪ ♪ i've got nothing to do but watch the passersby ♪ ♪ mirrored in their faces i see frustration growing ♪ ♪ and they don't see it showing why do i ♪ ♪ you've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face ♪ ♪ and show the world all the love in your heart ♪ ♪ then people gonna treat you better ♪ ♪ you're gonna find yes, you will ♪ ♪ that you're beautiful as you feel ♪ ♪ i have often asked myself the reason for the sadness ♪ ♪ in a world where tears are just a lullaby ♪

♪ and if there's any answers maybe love can end the madness ♪ ♪ maybe not, oh but we can only try ♪ ♪ you've got to get up every morning ♪ ♪ with a smile on your face ♪ and show the world all the love in your heart ♪ ♪ then people gonna treat you better ♪ ♪ you're gonna find yes, you will ♪ ♪ that you're beautiful you're beautiful so beautiful ♪ ♪ as you feel ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪

>> jessie mueller. >> that was awesome! >> so great. carole king has got to get there to see this. thanks i'm here to help. you and i will get through this together. ♪