from nbc news, this is "today." with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from rockefeller plaza. ?? >> what's better on a try-day friday than two things? jenna bush hager filling in and "mood" by saint hotel. they're downstairs and rehearsing. they will be playing for us and they will make your friday fine. >> i love it! right? >> a little old school.

actress and recently married, nan camp from "pitch perfect." >> and scream tv. will have your kids coming to your house. >> when you live in new york city, you have to put your name down with the doorman that says anybody can come up. i like that. >> do you say anybody can come up. >> i say come and trick or treat. and how to add pizazz has leg wear this time around. we have a performs by circus soleil, their 35th show since 1984. >> we have more. so many things going on, plus, you are not going to believe this. >> what? >> this is how we know it's friday. we have our own cheering section. the rutgers university scarlet knight are here.

championship. there's a reason they're here. first, we love them. >> we don't get to travel with the cheering squad although we wish we could travel with the cheering squad. we were feeling a little tired. all of a sudden -- >> here's why they're here. thanks to our friends at american express, you're getting fewer commercials and three more minutes of us. every time we say the word more, rutgers is goi t building a pyramid. we have the bottom layer and we have one guy above it. >> we will do this. you know who will be happy about that? my mom. >> she likes rutgers? >> no. she likes less commercials. >> and rutgers. >> and rutgers, of course she likes rutgers. >> do you wish you could have gotten more? >> more, more, more. >> sleep last night? climb on up.

in that that whole time. >> we will get to them. we didn't get much sleep last night. >> no. >> you were off on a shoot. where were you? >> i was in oakland with the other show i'm working on. i did this crazy thing where i climbed into a tree. >> what? >> i repelled into a tree. there i am. that's me, boom. >> look how fast you go! i'm kidding. >> that's actually speeded up. if you and shaky i was. it's not supposed to be a workout but i'm slow in places. >> remember, when you were in junior high, did you ever do the arm hang? >> yes. >> and hold it for a count of 30 seconds. i don't have strength up here. >> when i was a kid i had a lot of upper body strength, then i

had more to lift. >> the more you had to lift -- >> this is so exciting. also last night, while you were in oakland, i flew to houston, texas, we were surpriing this beautiful beautiful woman and her husband. i will give you a sneak peek. we went to go see luke bryan. check it out. our team picture and crew. there's luke in the middle. we will show you this story. we flew back and forth to houston. you and i both landed at 12:30. >> 12:30. she -- pick at 12:30. she's still up, i'm still up, i'm not alone in this world. you know who we need more of? >> more more more! >> they're getting on top. >> oh, my gosh, we're almost at the end of the pyramid. cher, if you haven't heard, is back on tour.

>> they re-imagined her big hit "i got you babe." take a look. ?? ? ? if you know how to find love ? ? i don't know if all that's true because you swiped me and baby i swiped you ? ? babe i got you ? and we make it like a fish that i married ? ? i got you babe. >> everybody, cher! >> don't you want more of james and cher? >> more, more, more!

>> that's the top. is that it? did we do it? is that the top? . >> you all, you are awesome. what's your favorite cheer, by the way. there's two more. more more more. >> oh, no. >> let's do one more. more more more! >> 83! friends at rutgers. y'all are so awesome. that was good. jen and i feel so guilty watching you. >> your arms are shaky. are you okay? >> what's your favorite cheer song? >> i loved the movie "mermaid" so much. i don't know if you remember she used to make the little appetizers.

mom make everything on skewers. i love it. can they turn it up? ? i love to be loved it's in a kiss that's where it is ? ? >> was this cher's original? >> i don't think so. i think it's a remake. >> what about you? >> i love cher songs, i love "believe." >> i used to think it was do you believe in l love. >> meaning have you had your heartbroken and do you still believe in love? >> you know what, due. ? do you believe in love after love. >> i would like to go to vegas and see cher. >> i would love that. >> we'll ask jo ann. she said, yes. >> you've been through your share of haunted houses. you guys, you and natalie went

it. >> it was frightening. this is us. >> i don't want go! >> here's what i love about you in the haunted house, all the beeping because i know your go-to words. oh, my gosh. they're holding and wrestling natalie. >> apparently there are some rules in haunted houses they're not supposed to hold u >> you know what i did to be honest, i used her as a shield. i wanted to preserve myself. >> buzzfeed has some predictions of haunted house workers. here are some of things to be aware of. if you look scared, they will pick on you. >> so i got picked on. >> try to give your stone face. >> if you don't continue to react after they scare yo, actors will generally move on.

touching policies. >> common things that happen to people when they get scared, one, a panic attack. if you have a panic attack or prone to it, go to a haunted house. >> vomiting, peeing or soiling on themselves. >> soiling their pants it said. >> where else is the soiling happening? >> wait, i have to tell you, do you know one time i thought henry was going to propose to this is a true story. we were in a restaurant and we were in d.c., and i said to him, i thought you were proposing, i nearly sh -- my pants. it was in the "washington post" the next morning but it said soiled, i nearly soiled my pants. and my mom the next morning was like, i'm so glad i raised such a lady. then i was like, who would call in that moment where i thought i was being proposed to and i

>> and you said that's what almost happened to you if he did. wow. so romantic. >> out to our friend, andy, such a friend of this show, such a great guy. it's a song about love. the music video put a different spin to it. he wanted to bring attention to the homeless on the streets of l.a. this was filmed at union rescue mission in l.a. they provided clean clothes, haircut s ? i can't believe she's mine. now, all i see is you with "fresh eyes" fresh eyes ? ? i'm in love with a stranger ?? >> i love andy grammer even more than i did. i didn't know that was possible. so good. >> he hopes people will donate

go directly to the rescue mission in los angeles. thanks to our friend, andy grammer. at this point, we normally throw commercials, thanks to our friends at express blue cash everyday card, we will talk some more. let's start the clock. no commercials. shall we? >> this is my favorite thing to talk about. kittens, i love cats so much. i am a that. this is a photographer named seth castille who snapped pictures of kittens. >> kittens. >> please stop making fun of the way i talk. that's bullying. i'm from austin. kittens, bouncing and pouning for his new book, "pounce". >> that's so cute. >> is that a real pounce. show us another one. we don't want to waste the whole

>> we have lots of time. 2:20. >> next one, please, that's cute. oh! >> that's really cute. >> all right. speaking of cats -- >> you don't like flying kittens, you just don't. >> i like kittens. all right maybe not flying at me. you know why i have a problem with cats, by the way, i was house kidding for a friend who "hey girl" because she never named it and i was sitting on the couch and hey girl did one of those crazy cat jumps, i put her in a room and i called her and was panicking. she had just put food in. >> it's an animal. i got my bernadette cat cat whispered once. she was waing me up in the middle of the night and i

issue, so we got her cat whispered. a new show called "falling water" takes on this topic, people were asked whose dreams would you like to experience given any dream you like and they picked their pets. blake is so cute when he's dreaming. >> oh, blake! y'all are both dreaming together. >> look at his eye, he's like, get off. >> is that a fake picture? >> totally fake. >> sleeping next to your dog? >> i i was like, close your eyes. in harvard, they did this study and thought most people would like that. i guess it's time for our rutgers cheerleaders to -- we're about to go to commercial and bring in our next guest. we'll be back. we will keep going. >> jenna, hoda, jenna, hoda,

m-o-r-e, jenna, m-o-r-e more hoda jenna, m-o-r-e more hoped da jenna -- hoda jenna! oh, my gosh. was that narcissistic or what? >> we want more. we're ready forur >> hi! >> and a southern girl that probably says kitten the way i do. >> i love the way you say that. >> great. thanks for having me. >> we all know anna played aubrey in "pitch perfect" and now you're part of this new amazon series we are loving. the trailers are crazy. >> in this new amazon series she

first, her goal was some southern girl's goal and finds herself a good husband and then she starts to begin to like her job. >> she was chatting with a co-worker and finds herself torn between wanting to be a career woman and pressure to be a good girl. >> they're filing an equal employment claim. it's illegal for them not to let us write. we want the policy changed. >> what? re >> no, not suing, we are complaining officially. i'm going to write an article about it. >> is that why you've been so secretive at the office, you and cindy and all the other girls? >> yeah. >> oh. >> come be a part of it with us. you deserve it. >> this is based on a real thing, which i think a lot of people will look hat it and go,

that did happen, right? >> absolutely. i didn't know too much about it. when i got cast in the role, it's based on the book, "good girls revolt" from an actual journalist. and there were male reporters and they could never get promoted and get their name on the byline and they would get blamed if the story didn't go well but never got any credit if it did. basically they were doding bullets a jane, the character i plan in the beginning of the season is country content in the status quo. she wants to get married, have a baby and move to connecticut and have a perfect life. in the middle of the season, something happens that really rocks her world the best thing that could have ever happened to that character. >> i can't help but think how this is so relevant, all these years later. what do you hope people get from the show? >> the show touches on a lot of

to fight for something for the greater good. i've been fortunate to be in stories about women not being competitive with one another, finding solace in one another and communicaing and coming together to fight. i think it's a real show for women to not be competitive and to join forces. so i hope young girls watch that. >> it has a madmanesque quality to it. it's very lean-in. i was looking back, you can picture that kind of thing happening before and happening still in some cases. >> yeah. absolutely. it's so flattering to be compared to madeline, it was my favorite show. the voice of that show was don draper, a bit more morose and a bit more bitter. >> and a man. >> and a man. absolutely, "mad men." our show is coming from voices of light and passion and drive

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floor. >> they look comfy. >> for halloween, don't get uncomfortable shoes. and chewbacca. very cool. >> cool. >> and about $30 from kinky. over here, real emotion ghosts. stick in your lawn, makes, you know, ghosts all around. video of it, i think. back there. maybe show it. maybe we won't. what's cool, normally like $100, $200. this is under $20, a really good effect from athome.com. whirl lawn, ready to go. >> do it inside, too? >> absolutely. >> haunted house. >> this is a haunted hedge from the folks at, athome.com. motion censored. >> that's scary. >> anytime someone walks by, it goes off. >> goes off. your doing and cat will love this. >> terrify them. >> next, eyeball doorbell. simple product. s 12ds. just push the button. ooh, scary!

>> double sided tape. indoor room, outdoor room. >> okay. that's cool. i would get that. >> $12. biglots.com. >> everybody needs a tombstone front of the house on halloween. added feature of a very scary arm that comes out, reaching arm from the folks at spirithalloween.com. again, the pets are going to love this. >> this could actually div gids nightmares, though. >> a little scary for me. >> would be scared of this. >> a yorky would go nuts. >> yes. >> next, kind of a weird one's right here. this is, let's see if he starts up for us. like a -- weird ghost. keeps moving around. when he hits something he turns around, keeps going. keeps talking. kind of creepy. >> that is really creepy. >> like he's on a rhumba. >> too scary for young children.

>> cats would go crazy. >> and a cat would like it. >> by the way, that's what nightmares are made out of. >> imagine in your house, went off in the middle of the night? >> that would be scary. >> it's coming towards, me, too! >> oh, my gosh. let it go. >> okay. let it go. >> this is, i do 3d ghosts, build your own goblins and ghouls. some over here. let's you draw vetically. it uses -- >> turn him off? i got him. >> you got a -- switch, other side. there we go. >> sorry. i just -- >> she's scared. >> okay. here, just, actually draw vetically with this. so i -- you know, going to start over. made a mess already. a couple over there. turn the light on. turn the light on. >> oh. >> oh -- >> oh. it makes glow in the dark. >> no. it has a uv light. as you use it, it actually hardens it up right from front

>> and draw vertically with it and build things like this. comes with little things to build on top. >> cute. and get to the -- >> called little jars of horror. >> we should 30i7b9 out that -- >> say they are horrible. >> you came to us, take a picture for us. jenna and i the other day. make a crazy face. these two. hue did you turn those photos into that horrific looking jar? >> a mom and pop business. takes photo, kra side, front side, back, circles, puts it in jars, fills with liquid a scary display. >> never been more scared than these pictures. >> look at mine. see mine? >> can anyone get these? how do you get it, steve? >> go to littlejarsofhorror.com. standard mons sisters pick out, like this one. >> i'm not a standard monster. that's me.

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. okay. we cannot stop marveling at that move. never seen anyone come up from a split. >> no. >> like that. >> i mean, frankly, i've never seen. >> seeone more time, because i have to, we have to. look, look, look. oh. >> ooh! >> how? >> they were incredible, sek due soleil. >> and this is from two women who can't do cartwheels. >> ever. even in seventh grade or third grade. >> who could do a somersault. >> the weekend is here. t.g.i.f. thank you for hanging out with me. nebs week, from "the price of right" drew carey. >> and mary steenburgen will be here and the hilarious ana gasteyer, a new project that souf this world. >> ooh, cool. >> have an awesome weekend. >> you guy, enjoy every minute it of. enjoy your wend.

this morning, a local leader counts all the different bullet holes in his d.c. apartment building. more than 20 were found. as residents ask what if. coming up we'll witnesses about the dangers posed for several children. good morning, i'm barbara harrison. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. we're getting new information from police in northern virginia, dealing with a costly problem for some credit card users. we'll tell you about eight different locations where hidden skimming devices were found. breezy and mild now, but rain is on the way. i'll have new hour-by-hour