from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> helloeverybody. it is thirsty thursday, march 6th. we are just moving along in march and we have got with the anticipation that is coming along for st. paddy's day. >> yes. >> we'll have a performance with celtic woman today. they've been on with us before. they're fun.

>> woman power. and by the way, this songs are always number one on the world charts. so if you don't know them, you'll know them after our show. we have our "ambush makeovers." and lou manfredini is back to answer questions. >> we love him. we had a fun day yesterday. very, very rarely do all of us ladies at the "today" show have a chance to go out -- well, before that, please -- to go out together. we had lunch first at one of our favorites, frankie and johnny's. we all had the exact same lunch. >> we had shrimp scampi. >> salad. >> and spinach and rice. >> with lots of lemon. >> and wine. anyway, so we were eating and drinking and eating and drinking and eating and drinking. >> we were welcoming tamron officially. we still hadn't had an opportunity to really celebrate savannah's engagement, and so we said, let's do lunch and go to a matinee. >> if you ever had one of those lunches where you just -- you're eating and drinking and laughing and time just passes you by. their phones out, no one had their watches out because nobody

wears watches noirmt. >> i do. >> you didn't have it on. now the show starts, they ask you to be there before 2:00, 2:00 everyone should be in their seats. >> then they start around 2:07, 2:08, tradition. >> i looked at my phone and it was 2:09 and we were sitting there. >> i don't think we paid the bill. >> natalie paid. >> natalie. oh, perfect natalie. i am so over her. >> treating. we literally scooped our coats up and ran like crazy -- >> i did, hoda. you guys went to the bathroom. >> i had to go. i would have never made it. >> i said we're coming, honestly, we're coming, we're so sorry. we all sat in the back because we didn't want to spoil it. it is called "the bridges of madison county" starring four-time or five-time tony nominee kelley o'hara, another one for this one and steven squal who you know from the tv show "rescue." >> very cute. >> sexy as all get out. and it is all about -- it is like the book and the movie of the same name. and we enjoyed ourselves.

>> we did. >> i would say the audience was about 90% women, wouldn't you? >> what did you say after the show? to him. we went backstage and took that photo. >> now we can show the photo. >> there we are. guess what kathie lee said to the man next to her? >> i'm sorry. i always speak the truth. >> and? >> and it came out. you made a lot of horny housewives very happy today. >> yes, she did. she said that. >> he was so cute. he said, i hope there is a whole lot of them out there because we want to keep the show going for a long time. >> by the way, it is all of that. >> it is. it is about adultery, let's keep that in mind, but ultimately -- >> don't spoil it. >> let's just keep that in mind if you've forgotten. it's about four days of a lonely iowa housewife with this hunky photographer from -- what's that -- from -- i want to say "good housekeeping." >> "national geographic goech goechlt." >> good housekeeping wouldn't quite be the same. i'm here to -- i'm going to go do your garden, lady.

anyway, we enjoyed it. >> we had fun. >> beautiful music. great performances. >> there is a terrific story about a couple, you guys, their names are andy and sarah from oklahoma. they always wanted children. >> yes. >> and they were having trouble conceiving children. >> right. >> and they decided that they wanted to adopt. >> right. >> and it just so happened when they were adopting their children, they didn't adopt one child, they ended up adopting triplets. >> yes, because -- yes, one adoption and -- >> one adoption, three babies. and they were very excited to have the triplets. well, it just so happened that shortly after the adoption went through, guess who got pregnant? yes, she did. sarah found out she was pregnant, not with one baby, but two. so now within the course of one year, this couple has five babies. >> the triplets are 10 months old and the twins, i guess, are 10 weeks, right? can you imagine? th and 300 diapers a week.

and then they have gone through the adoption process for such a long time, can you imagine they thought they had a baby coming and twice the birth mother changed her mind. this is so fraught with so much pain and frustration. but we're so happy for them. so they visited "today" this morning. >> so adorable. they say they do a lot of feeding and they're very rarely off their feet, they're either changing diapers or feeding. >> god has a great sense of humor. >> yes, amen. >> i like that their neighborhood and church are taking care of them as well. you know what i did last night? >> what? >> my very first google hangout. i know -- i know. >> you're so techie. >> i'm so techie. i want to thank roma downey and mark burnett for having me. you know who was on is diogo morgado, who plays jesus in "son of god." and our friend eduardo verastegui. >> two of the sexiest men. >> i didn't realize he's the voice, he dubbed the voice of jesus into the spanish -- >> too bad you can't see his face.

>> well, you could. oh, my gosh. the two of them. and they've never met. so it was fun. thank you, you guys. hope you enjoyed it. >> there was a sweet piece of video we should show. there is this little boy, must have been 4, 5 or something, went to a soccer match, i think brazil was playing south africa. and it was a great -- one of those moments. this kid decides, he's going to do something that's a big no-no. he's going to run out on the field. look at him. the referees are like, get out, get out, dragging him out. he looks like, what? and then guess what happens? guess what happens? >> oh, my gosh. >> look at that. >> look at that smile. >> he goes over -- it gets better. they decide they're going to grab him, they're going to hoist him. >> oh, my gosh. fantastic. which team is doing that? >> i think it's -- is it brazil? i think it's brazil. >> oh, my gosh. and they're going to let him take pictures with the superstars. oh, my gosh. that is the sweetest. >> he probably cannot believe -- >> talking about sexy, how sexy is that to see those guys be

that kind and -- they were -- they were once that little boy. >> oh. >> that's amazing. >> oh, my gosh. >> i love that. >> let's go on to -- >> wasn't such a good day for justin bieber. >> not so good. >> bless his heart. >> miami beach police department -- >> they scooped him up. you remember that. >> couple weeks ago. >> and what happens is we saw the video of him trying to walk the line. >> i didn't think he did so badly. it didn't look terrible. >> but they did show -- they released all the photos they took of him in prison, because if you're arrested, they take pictures of all the things that are, like, scars or tattoos identifiable markings. so we have 20 tattoos. >> one for every year of his life. >> we've seen most of them because he's usually shirtless on stage and stuff. anyway, he's got the image of jesus on one side. he's got a grinning joker face. >> he's got mom there. i know that. he's got a psalm, your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. and i don't think he was talking about when he's walk ing the line. he knows what's right and one of these days he's going to come around and start doing it, hoda,

i promise you. >> you do? >> yeah. >> speaking of tattoos, how about this one in did you see this on the front page of the post? >> i called my mom as i do every morning. my mom was crying her eyes out because she had just seen this. >> this is somebody who decided to tattoo on his dog a heart with his wife's name. him and his wife's name. and i guess the dog was having the spleen removed and was under anyway and then in came the tattoo artist and tattooed that. it's so sad. >> i think it's animal abuse. i really do. it's one thing if you want to have a tattoo and it's your choice to go in and undergo it and have the pain. don't do that to an animal that has no choice in the matter. >> i agree. >> i don't care how much you love your wife. do it on her if she wants it. leave the dog alone -- if she wants it. settle down, people. it should be consensual tattooing is my point. >> exactly. so we have been doing our pop the question contest. this is our last finalist. you guys are voting on these -- they are tony and erica.

tony was a bachelor forever. >> confirmed. >> erica was a single mom of two. they met in 2012. so -- >> tony knew he wanted to marry erica. when it came time, he enlisted the man who makes dreams come true. santa claus. take a look. >> what would you like for christmas, my dear? >> a diamond ring. >> oh! >> is there anybody here that can help me out? >> i can help out. i can. >> oh! >> that is cute. >> oh, my god. >> take those gloves off, baby. >> yeah, tony took erica and her daughters to this christmas tree farm. and anyway. that's where he popped the question. >> you know what was so sweet about that, hoda? that he enlisted the daughters, the kids.

because that's a huge new change for them. that's beautiful. >> sweet. go to klgandhoda.com, you guys, you can vote on whichever -- >> she's got a consensual tattoo. right there. she wanted it. she got it. it's called adulthood. good for you. >> all right. it's time for ihoda, everybody. >> oh, no. we were having a good day, hoda. >> it's an oldie but a goodie. it is prince. if you like prince, and i know you do, let's sing along, shall we? okay. >> "raspberry beret." yes. ♪ working part time in the five and dime ♪ ♪ my boss was mr. mcgee >> great lyric. ♪ tell me several times he didn't like the kind ♪ ♪ too leisurely ♪ seems i was busy doing something close to nothing ♪ ♪ but different than the day before ♪ >> here comes the place we love. ♪ that's when i saw her i saw

her, ooh, i saw her ♪ ♪ she walked in through the out door, out door ♪ ♪ she wore a raspberry beret ♪ the kind you find in a secondhand store ♪ >> how do you like it? >> at least he had perfect rhymes. that's all i can say. >> a raspberry beret in a secondhand store. nothing's more poignant and meaningful to me. >> okay or not okay. by the way, pregnant kate. it's official. they're saying having twins. >> good to know. >> is it okay or not okay for moms to allow their kids to attend risque concerts? here is what we said. >> it is not okay. what you put into your kids' brains is what is going to come out of them. >> nice. but here's what i say. no, it's not okay. here's -- here's a safer bet. pop in a kathie lee cd and have a dance party at home. >> now we're talking! you're maturing nicely.

finally. yes, okay. we do have a sad -- >> yes. >> such a sweet -- >> one of our most loyal fans, we call him vito, he is such a great guy, met him in palm beach several years ago, and he used to always watch our show, said he loved watching kathie lee dance every now and then -- >> i made the old man happy. he was precious. >> such a sweet man. he passed away. his daughter sent us the picture and we wanted to say we love that he watched. >> it made us happy that we made him happy. vito, we will miss you and we send our condolences to your loved ones. >> st. patrick's day is a clover away. we've got some irish sensations. the celtic women were r. here with a special performance. >> and "ambush makeover" day. they work their magic on a couple of women from the plaza. but first these messages. still freezing out there. ♪boots and pants and boots and pants♪ ♪and boots and pants and boots and pants♪

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our "ambush makeovers," where two lucky ladies from our 15 degree plaza have a chance for a head to toe new look. >> the team behind the magic, as always, "today" contributor and stylist to the stars. everybody sing -- ♪ louis licari, la, la, la, la, la ♪ >> and "today" contributor and contributing editor for "people style watch" and author jill martin. looking fetching as usual. >> the most gorgeous girl in the world. >> sure is. all righty. >> how was that plaza, that freezing ice cold plaza? >> oh, my gosh. jill and i have both decided today was our coldest day. yes, jill? >> there were two people, we picked those two. >> the two that were there. >> a short story. >> one of them was erica hughes, 50 years old from lake worth, florida. she works in a hospital, always in scrubs with no time to glam up. today is her 50th birthday. i saw her when i walked in this morning. she decided it was time for a new beginning. let's take a listen. >> we have a virgin at 50. happy birthday. explain. >> i have never colored my hair. this is virgin hair. >> and today is the first day,

louis is very excited and so exciting for your sister, lori. >> i'm very excited. happy birthday, erica. i hope you have a great time getting your hair colored and i can't wait to see the new you. >> you've never seen her look different, right? >> i've never seen her look different. she's beautiful. i love her dimples and i think she wears her color well, but it will be fun to see something different and new. >> yea. happy birthday! >> thank you. >> oh, it is the birthday girl. she's here with her sister and mom lori and jean. please keep your blindfolds on for a second until i give you the green light. here she is before. erica. and let's see the new you, erica. >> oh! >> all right, ladies, please take off your blindfolds and take a look-see. >> i don't even recognize you from this morning. whirl right around here, honey, and take a look. >> whoa.

>> wow. >> you look fantastic. >> wow. spin right around. look right here at camera 12. >> she wants to keep looking. i don't blame her. >> oh, yes. tell us about the hair, louis. >> happy birthday, erica, first of all. >> thank you. >> what we did, this is a very simple color. if you do have gray hair and you want to take away ten years, this is a quick fix that works. takes less than an hour. in fact, this time we had about 30 minutes. right, erica? and then of course vanessa took her hair, which was already short, but gave it style. >> that gamin look. >> absolutely. >> what do you think? >> je ne sais quoi. >> i love it. you look awesome. >> mom, what do you think? >> i love it too. i need one. >> you're next. >> i love this. this leather jacket. >> it's too cold. so we did a pants day today. kinky boots, which we saw. so we picked an outfit you can mix and match. nydj jeans fit her tush perfectly. and andrew marks leather jacket. >> go girl. please join your family.

>> our second lady is leah schmidt, 52 from kansas city, missouri. she has four kids, ages 19 through 29, and also is a grandmother. she prides herself on getting ready in only ten minutes. but today our team spent a little more than that. even though she was skeptical. let's listen to her story. >> leah is a little shocked, and her husband, scott -- hi, scott -- is going to be even more shocked. >> absolutely. he's going to be incredibly shocked. >> what do you think of all this? >> it is very surprising. i wasn't expecting that this morning. i'm speechless. >> ready to see a whole new you? >> yes, of course. i'm excited. >> and flipping out. >> and flipping out. >> all righty, she's here with her friends tracy and deborah. there they are. let's take one last look before at leah schmidt. and let's take a look now at the after effects of louis and jill. here she is. wow. oh, my gosh. i love that hair.

tracy, debbie, are you ready to look? all right. go for it. >> oh, my god. >> that's a great haircut. it is very -- turn around, leah. let's have a look at yourself. >> oh, my god. it's incredible. i love this. >> it's fantastic. >> thank you. >> right into camera 12 there. please tell us what you did, louis. >> leah is absolutely new york city chic. i mean, this is incredible. this is a great haircut by vanessa. and, of course, we gave her this high-fashion style, reddish auburn color. >> yep. >> the big tip here is she never wore makeup in her life and she looked great. today, enid put a little bit of makeup on and look at the difference. you are so glamorous. >> can you see okay? do you have your glasss? >> i cannot read. i can see. >> you can see yourself. jill, what about this outfit? which i love. >> mixing and matching.

adriana papel pants, black pants, everyone should have. and the jacket is andrew marks. a zip-in. needed a new jacket and we were happy to give it to her. >> what do you think, ladies? >> she's so beautiful. >> everybody does. let's bring erica back out. big round of applause, you guys. >> all right. their concerts are selling out around the world. see why when the celtic woman performs for us after this. when you only have one hand, you're not doing anything as fast as you used to, which is funny, 'cause i still do it better than her. you know, i don't think i was meant to sweep. it's a little frustrating. look. [ zach ] i can't help out as much as i used to. do you need help? [ doorbell rings ] let's open it up. it's a swiffer sweeper. it's a swiffer dusters. it can extend so i don't have to get on the step stool. i don't know how it stays on there. it's like a dirt magnet -- just like my kids. [ afi ] this is a danger zone. that is crazy. ah-ha-ha! [ zach ] yeah. no, this definitely beats hanging out on a step ladder. what's up, baby?

their newest album is number one on billboard's world music charts. so don't miss a live performance by the irish sensations. they're called celtic woman.

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