>> announcer: from nbc news, from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza by bibi. it's wines-day, november 2nd. we have a fun day. >> we always do. do you know who's here? >> lou manferdini! >> you have to wait to find out. he has a bunch of gadgets to help you get those odd jos done

>> oscar singing sensation, you know her as madea in those tyler perry movies. she will also sing her title track off her top chart album, "one way." >> i said she would be on and i butchered her name. i asked her this morning. it's pamela with a t. >> how much do you know about the icon and 60s? >> and how to turn memories into lifetime keepsakes. >> would you like some more? >> i'm ready. >> one day, you will need the same grace that you will not give someone else. >> isn't that a good one? >> matt wade. knew can't expect mercy if you're not allege to give it and can't ask for forgiveness if you're not allege to forgive.

spiritual like that. >> thank you. >> and shecky went for halloween the other day and went as this guy, elvis! >> wait a minute. are you kidding? >> has that guy got rhythm or what? >> my gosh. >> he's going to be 2 at the end of this month. i love this kid, oh, my gosh. >> look at his body! >> that wate >> you know something else that makes our day, you know our own donna dorable? her dream came true. it doesn't happen everyday but every now and then we become dream makers. she got to meet the one and only gigi hadid. it was big. donna was literally sweating. she said, oh, my god, i'm perspiing because she was

hadid than gigi hadid. >> i introduced the two of them and she said, i'm -- awe -- awe -- it was a great moment. >> this is big. world series, weight of the world. it's really caught everybody's attention in a wonderful way when there is so much bad going on. game 6 went to the cubbies, 9- if you want a ticket on stub hub, the retail ticket, some seats have reached $30,000. >> the "new york times" spoke to fan who put this in perspective, people are going, what's the big deal? what's the big deal. this is what they said. this was the best possible outcome you could hope for in a world series because history will be written one way or another, indians haven't won a

1908. no matter who wins is amazing. >> that it went to a gamesic is amazing. tweet a tweet, #klg and tweet hodacubs, if you think this is finally their year. red is indians and white is cubbies. w east coast i would advise you to start collecty clacking right now. you never know what will happen. we will keep our eye on it. so far indians already winning. >> they're the only ones who can see it so far. >> there are cubs fans around the country rooting for them. >> i think the cubs will win because it's older. sometimes people are very kind to old people.

little kindness from you today, hoda. >> and this is hump day hump day. >> you're welcome. >> this is liam hehemsworth, th whole family from australia, he was photographed with his wet suit right where we like it, down. uh-huh. >> wow. here's the question. which hemsworth do you prefer, liam or chris? >> i'm team chris. u >> i feel sorry for the older brother. >> the little one. >> the little one. nobody wants to be called the little one. >> he's also a soap opera star and we shouldn't write him off, just not as tall as the others. >> cubs are coming. >> jamie lee curtis, everybody knows she's had this fantastic body for years and years. do we remember the 1985 workout

>> look at john travolta back then. jamie lee returns to that outfit. look at her. look at her. she's unbelievable, by the way. she is unbelievable. >> she captioned it, let's do the lycra time warp again. she's 57 and looks darned good. that's a scene from her tv show, "scream queen. >> you did that and showed it it on the kath l look at you smile, and your hair was up. 1 and 2 and 3. >> the reason i'm very sad about that. that's my sister, mischy on the right and the other is my god mother, lori. we just can't get enough of the old kathie lee. >> my god, look at your boobs. >> they were perky then.

i was 40 and 41. >> we have a question a lot of neighbors have. this is a dear abbey question. have you ever had someone stop by your house uninvited or at the last minute? the question is, do you let them in? it came up in dear abbey. a woman wrote about a former co-worker who had said her home is modest and rather not have people from work other other people in her home and worried one day she will drop by thing to say if someone wants to drop by unannounced. >> i always think the truth is the best way. my god, the cubs are winning, they're overflowing. . >> look at this. >> oh, yeah! >> oh, wow. >> i think it's going to be a landslide, yep yep. i think it's always best to speak -- do you ever take calls that are unwanted? >> you don't have to answer the

you, sometimes it's steph nay frankel. she's also unlisted. >> it's hard to get to my house. i just think it's rude. your home is yourrefuge and you're home because you want to be home. if you wanted to be with that person you'll be out with that person. >> one time i was living in illinois sitting on the couch eating a t-shirt, just with t-shirt on and nothing know when you don't care. the doorbell rang and i said, nobody's answering that and i was eating, and i heard a key go in the door. it was the landlord. pizza box, t-shirt, eating it with the cheese. >> in other words, the real you? >> the real me, oh, my god, i panicked, ran in the back and got a robe.

anybody home? nobody home. i was mouthing it like -- somebody came in. >> what did he say? >> i was horrified. i blacked out, i do that when something is do embarrassing. here's what you should say if somebody asks if they can drop by. >> or show up. >> they're are at the door, ding-dong, what do you say? here is what you should say. >> you can say, i'm not feeling up for company right now. these are not my suggestions. >> or say you're in the middle of a home project you should finish. don't lie. you will get caught in a lie. >> and they will say, how about the project? did you finish it? >> what project, you don't remember you said that. >> or she says leaving shortly, don't have time right now.

where the heck are you going. >> what would you say? >> if it's my friends they wouldn't do it. if it was somebody i knew quite well i would think they needed me. >> an issue. >> if they got in and it wasn't and went straight for the wine cellar. i would not be happy. >> you're walking down the street and seeing a guy and girl having a coffee and they throw the cup and misses the and they keep walking. do you say something? >> these days, you have to be careful who you say something to, people can get very violent quickly. >> we're out of white wine. >> can we get water? see how many cups it fills up. nobody cares. >> i don't know, hoda.

i usually let the person know, excuse me, did you mean to drop this? >> that's good. >> do you ever throw anything -- i'm guilty of doing it sometimes if it's an apple core. biodegradable, that's not hurting, like compost. >> it still looks bad if you throw it out on the street, doesn't look good. >> i don't do it to draw attention, i just do it to get rid of the apple core. >> they say most people don't ay did you drop it? they'd say, what about it? i'd love to know what you think. >> actually, we don't care. i'm kidding. now, we've got water, gone to water. >> we have a little piece of video we'd like to show you. >> can't be better than shekky. >> if you ever had problem with static licht and your hair, check out this 2-year-old in

>> adorable. >> static electricity. >> you have that look. you know in that famous picture we have of you. >> that picture doesn't sxis anymore. >> it does. >> it has nothing to do with static electricity. >> i want to say hello to the dan black family, his beautiful wife and sons johnny and alex there. he is my my dear friend, a beautiful family and he just celebrated his birthday the other day and going to nero's. happy birthday. >> look how cute they all are. >> oh. >> it's not a bird, it's your smoke detector, how to stop the noise from happening at the most inconvenient time. >> why does everybody think that's a bird. >> inconvenient solutions for that problem and other things

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>> i have a product call wal l wall abot. this is a thermal imaing camera if you don't know what's behind the wall. it plugs into your smartphone and you put this on the wall and you slowly go up. these wires that are there -- see that? >> i saw it. >> it finds the wires as it goes. this is just a demo. >> it's so sensitive, if you calibrate it correctly, it will find termites in your wall. >> stop it, lou! >> i know. it's currently available -- and rodents -- if you hear a rodent and not quite sure, it will make the outline of a little mouse. >> are you kidding? >> it has to be calibrated. this has great application for

around your house or professionals, this is it, right here, the whole thing. >> how much is that? >> it's about 249 bucks. now, this -- look at these beautiful babies. this is a picture hanger, reposition it. >> uh-huh. >> did you see what you just did? >> repositioned it. >> this is called gallery magic. what's the biggest problem when you hang pictures, i want these all to be the same level. i put this magnet on the back and there's a plate back here. i just have to get close where this has to go and realign it perfectly. if i want to readjust the picture, i put the nail too high or low. >> you have a lot of leeway. >> this little product here can hold up to 15 pounds. that's a huge amount of weight. >> oh, no. my painting that i gave hoda --

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here we are, wines day, wednesday, ready to play a trivia game we call "who knew?." this week we're looking at hidden stories behind some of your favorite songs. kathie lee is over at 30 ro ready to hand out prizes, those who don't get it right get her wonderful cds. here with me inside with all of the info is mark meyers. mark is a wall street journal music and arts contributor, as well as the author of the book "anatomy of a song "and "a friend of mine." hello, mark. >> ta-da. >> before the break we asked this question. "row, row, row your boat" inspired this song in 1974, come

rock the boat what's the answer? >> "rock the boat." >> really? >> yep. wally holmes wrote the song and wanted a song to stick around. in the hughes corporation. want add song to last for ages as he told me and chose "row, row, row your boat as an inspiration" because it's been around forever. >> smart. did the trick. kath, over to you. >> look at this beautiful lady in hawaii. the original name of the gladys knight and the pips mi >> ah -- i'm going with a. >> oh, no. she wanted the cd! >> all right. the correct answer here is, "midnight plane to houston"? >> the songwriter called lee majors a friend of his. lee majors wasn't home. farrah fawcett answered the phone and said lee's out. i've got to catch a midnight plain to houston. i've got to go.

song. cissy houston records it but changes the title to midnight train to georgia. >> isn't that interesting? >> and gladys covers it. >> beautiful. kath, over to you. >> this beautiful lady is from south carolina. all right. cindylaup -- cyndi lauper, a pianist, tv guide or betty boop cartoon? >> a. >> no. you wanted this! >> all right. okay. so "time it come from? >> cyndi lauper needed one more song for "she's so unusual" first album. went into the studio, keyboardist came up with titles weren't happy. she picked up a tv guide, ran her thumb through it, found "time after time" a 1979 science fiction movie and basically said, this will never be the title of the song. i just want something that will get us started. >> and it ended up sticking. >> wound up the song title. >> wow. this is fascinating. kath, over to you.

hit song "walk this way" way from young frankenstein, psycho or i walk the line? >> a. [ cheers and applause ] >> she looks surprised. it did. came from "young frankenstein." >> went down to times square to see "young frankenstein." had writer's block, loving that line. gene wilder shows up, told to >> it stuck. loved it. >> wonder where the titles come from. kathie lee, time for more. >> all right. motown first number one hit. please, mr. postman, my girl or where did our love go? >> c. >> hey, some great music on this cd. she's just won. >> so, "please, mr. postman." >> gladys horton singing.

times, her voice is completely shredded by the time they use the master for this record. >> the one they wanted? >> wanted her voice really shot. >> time for one more? all right. the last one? >> this gentleman from fresno, debbie harry channelled this artist when she recorded the band's 1979 hit "heart of glass." patti labelle, mary traverse or donna day today. >> correct answer, donna summer. >> yep. when the producer asked her who are your favorite singer, she said, donna summer. singing the song, you could hear it. channeling donna summer on "i feel love" going, ooh, ooh-ah, ah, that's donna summer, i feel love. >> again, the name of your book? >> "anatomy of a song." >> thank for coming over to see

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>> return it? some would be afraid to let it go out of there -- >> the good part. want it back, they will. heirs, they'll store it for you. nervous you want it at some point, store it or recycle it. >> store it? what? >> hoda doesn't have in her shortage. >> they'll store it for you. >> there's a painting in there. >> every time there's an energy from you, they send you another one. >> very smart. what about old clothes and things? >> old t-shirts t-shirts. makes me crazy. go to project repat, make it into a super soft quilt, hang it up, use it on a bed, as throw. like baby clothes. can't bear to even give away to someone else. remind you of your kid. make a stroller blanket. >> very, very sweet. >> so cute. >> send it in to them, they consult it the right way. >> all awesome. what about the end for concert tickets want to save? >> concert tickets. people save them.

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series of hit features. >> and starting today, hear tamela's brilliant voice on "one way." welcome. >> thank you. thank you for having us. >> we love, tamela, you travel with your family. your fan/husband/star david nearby. >> yes. >> you've got portia, your daughter. other beautiful daughter sings and another son hiding in the back. >> yes, and few in the van out back! [ laughter ] >> what are you going to sing for us, hon? >> singing "one y" new album. the new cd. >> all right. here she is, tamela mann! ? hey, yeah ? >> come on! ? hey, yeah, yeah ? >> whew! ? whoa-oh-ooh-ooh ? listen you might be a millionaire or discover a cure

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