>> announcer: from nbc news, from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> all right, everybody. booze day tuesday, december 27th, 2016. also spanky tuesday. and the year's coming to an end! >> that's "working girl" by train. you know that coffee you're drinking right now? you might want to put it down. we will reveal the spot where germs are hiding in your everyday items. >> why do we want to destroy your joy? >> niece are su

some i authority, whthought wha? >> if you want to start a business, you will hear from the world's biggest hospitality moguls with a new show on cnbc called "billion dollar buyer," a wonderful guy and will share his secrets with the restaurant industry. >> things you want to know when you say, this food isn't so good and send it back to the chef, he will tell you what the chef thinks about this. and kindness and dedication, what has this done? >> it finds older dogs homes. you will love this story. if you're hosting a brunch on new year's day, joy will show you how to put a stop to the high calorie treats and change two brunch favorites from junk food to joy food. >> what are they? >> a quiche lorraine from 600 calories to 220 calories. >> more than half. >> we're doing something super

p pops, ice pops. >> what! >> 20 calories in ice pops so you ladies can have two or three. >> what! wow! >> celebrate. >> yes, we shall. this is 24 karat sparkling wine. nothing is too good for you. >> wait a minute. it's wine with gold? >> too fast. >> you can't shake champagne, i know that. >> take a look at the bottle. >> blue nun 24 karat gold flakes that you can actually drink. how can it be fda approved? >> it is. it's 24 karat gold and like $14. why don't we strain out the gold pieces. >> take a gold ring and pour it -- never mind. it's 14.$14.99 a bottle. blue nun

>> cute. fun for new year's eve. >> want to have a toast to it? let's try it. i don't see any gold in mine. >> uh-huh. >> that's nice. >> i like inexpensive champagne. >> it's sweeter. >> here's a question for you. is yawning contagious? >> yep. >> that time of the year, a lot of people are pooped. buzzfeed did a way to find out if it was contagious. >> they did a video and they were going to be seated next to an actor who was a yawning plant. take a look. >> i haven't done it enough to be good at it. >> i reserve that. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you.

>> it is always contagious. >> they're enjoying it so much. >> let's do it to everybody at home. >> it does feel good, right? everyone is doing it here. >> i mean a real one where you linger with it. you know what else is contagi s contagious? >> my music. >> checking your phone. >> someone check s their phone and you immediately go. >> even if it's a stranger on the train or someone in the elevator. >> it happens. >> you know what else is contagious, great songs written for movies. who doesn't love a movie theme song. ranked the best of all time. >> number 5 on the list. ♪ ♪ cut loose >> kick off your sunday shoes. >> "ghostbusters." >> number 4. >> by ray parker jr. >> i like the romantic ones. >> how about number 3, "shall we

>> number 2, mrs. robinson by simon and garfunkel. ♪ ♪ ♪ jesus loves you more than you know ♪ >> and "eye of the tiger." ♪ none of them are romantic. when the violins swell and you're swept off your feet. i picked this one. ♪ may be beautiful >> come on, how much better is that than any of that crap! >> ♪ too painful to remember >> here's a question. we want you to play with us. >> you know, there are certain words you can write them over and over and you're never quite sure if you're spelling them right? >> you have to look at it. >> sometimes i google it. these are the most commonly

language. according to the quiz only 7% of people get them all right. here are the two. which is correct, changeable or chan changeable? >> changeable. >> definitely. a. >> yes. >> number 2, vacuum or -- >> b. >> the two us. >> vacuum, b. yes! >> minuscule or minuscule? >> no, it's a. >> b.! >> a. >> b.! >> no. >> yes, it is. >> min you -- minuscule. would you like to continue pl playing? >> a.! philanthropic. >> don't get cocky. >> privilege. >> b.! let's keep playing. >> millennium or millennium. b.! a

>> two ns? >> yeah. >> crazy. is that all? >> yes. >> that was fun. >> the family of senior dogs are instagram stars. there's a guy who has become a star on instagram because of his pets. he is an accountant in colorado. >> he cares for elderly unado unadoptable animals. >> don't you love him already? shows you what kind of person he is. >> he lost his dog and showed up at a rescue place and said give me a dog that is unadoptable. he lives with four pdogs and a rabbit and pig and chicken. >> look at the dog with the bunny rabbit! >> started adopting senior anim animals, as she said. the death of

miniature pincher, wolfgang. >> how sweet is this guy? >> tells you everything about his character. >> he keeps doing it. good for him. now, did you think your parents or did you have three kids, were any of them a favorite? i say, yes, at different times. you can have a favorite at different times. that's true. but you don't love them more. >> right. >> you don't love them value-wise anymore. actually, the question should be do you like one or two of the others a little better? the answer to that is, yes. >> were you the favorite? >> kind of. >> you must have been. >> i don't know. >> sort of. >> no, because -- >> yeah. >> my brother was the first and, you know, he's a boy so, my mother, i always felt like she loved david more. i don't know if she loved him more, prouder of h

the three of us, by far. anything goes wrong in anybody's life, call her. she's so selfless. then, there's me stuck in the middle. i get the best presents. >> you do. i bet due. a survey found 70% of dads and 74% of moms admit to definitely giving one child preferential treatment. >> i didn't know that was the question. >> i guess sometimes you favor one more than the others. i don't know if it's love more. >> i think that's a bad way to ask the question. does one or the other make you crazy, yes, at certain times. >> definitely. >> for the children most firstborns felt they got the most attention. enough of this. >> tmost of the youngest ones felt shortshortchanged. there were a million pictures of my sister, she was first. where are mine? you looking through it. my brother was the first boy and tons of pictures. >> like i said, a boy. there i

years old in australia, he got playing with his sister's makeup. take a look what he said when confronted by his mom. >> lipstick on. no lipstick. what about red lipstick? nai? so what's that on your hand? nai? you haven't played with makeup today? nai. >> he has them both in his hands. na. >> what's on in your hand? nothing. >> what makes women happy? look at the guy, they're all nervous. >> this is a survey according to -- nobody knows? nobody knows. >> they must be right. it's by carnival cruise line. >> the's a lot of your stuff floating around on this show. certain things men can do to make your women happy. the top three. >> not what you think. >> number three,h

everything we do. >> for them or just like in general, if you have a career. >> for us. >> they completely trust us. that is a turn on, yes. and they make us feel safe. definitely. >> definitely. >> some other things made up the top 30, gives us space and respects our privacy. >> makes an effort with our friends. >> loves our mother. >> takes the trash out. >> makes us coffee in the morning. >> never leaves the car without gas. >> i would say gas is a big one. shows you care about them. >> thinking about them, yes. >> i would suggest all of those things would also make a man happy as well. >> you're right. >> that was a buzz kill. about that coffee he was making for you, find out about your coffee maker, the least suspect and we will show you how to clean up your act, people. >> after this. where are those dirty spots? we'll find them.

that i was on the icelandic game show. and everyone knows me for discounts, like safe driver and paperless billing. but nobody knows the box behind the discounts. oh, it's like my father always told me -- "put that down. that's expensive." of course i save people an average of nearly $600, but who's gonna save me? [ voice breaking ] and that's when i realized... i'm allergic to wasabi. well, i feel better. it's been five minutes. talk about progress. [ chuckles ] okay. talk about progress. [ chuckles ] the honey in honey nut cheerios likes to take its sweet time. [sighs] that's why we make them for you.

you wipe it down, scrub it up, sometimes you wipe it down and skribt up. sometimes germs are where you're less likely to clean. >> your coffee maker, saddlt an pepper set. >> here to explain it now is courtney

>> our coffee maker is a source of germs. >> the reservoir -- you think the hot water will kill all the germs. not true. mildew in there, mold, bacteria, dirtier than the bathroom, the reservoir. >> you should wash it out? >> you want to wash all removable parts, the pot and filter. once a month put in white vinegar, 4 cups and run it through the machine with nothing in it, to help kill the germs and then water four times to kill the taste. >> be careful. >> the salt&pepper shaker. icky? >> think about people at your table with cold and flu and who knows what germs were touching it. do you guys wipe down your saddle&pepper shakers after every meal? >> everyday. >> you want wipes on hand for a quick wipedown and basically cleaning the

>> makes sense. that back tteria could hang on. >> dishtowels you hang on the side. >> who washes these often. these are wiping so many spills. you could have food borne illness, bacteria. >> salmonella. >> you could be spreading it to your dishes. >> how often should you wash them? >> the answer is daily. impractical for the cafe mom. have a huge stack on hand, let them stack up daily and wash them once or twice a week and put a cup of baking soda in the washer with them and let them soak for an hour and soaks away the awful mildewy smell. >> they can get rank. >> you put your toothbrush in here. why would you have to clean it? >> this is actually the third dirtiest item in the whole house. >> does that depend on your teeth? >> it depends how near

when you are flushing your toilet, spray is getting on the toothbrush holder. >> mine is in another room, thank the lord. >> do tot brush where you flush. >> most people, here's the sink and the toilet is here. >> in that case, you want to be washing this frequently, at least once a week and invest in a dishwasher safe one. >> that is scary, you never think of that. >> close the lid when you're flu flushing. >> it must get on the side of the listerine bottle. >> close the lid, the answer for you, hoda. >> what do we have here? the tub. >> the bathtub, this was surpri surprising, especially moms g e giving their kids baths every night. one of quarter of all tubs have staff bacteria. >> how do we live to a ripe old age. i haven't known this for 30 years and don't do any of this stuff. >> clean it with bleach

each bath. wipe it down with a dry towel and that helps prevent moisture which is a breeding ground. >> do you do all this? >> i do now that i read this cafe mom story. >> this is like the last thing to clean. you're supposed to use two clean things? >> environmentally friendly ways of washing involve washing with cold water and gentle detergent. you're not sanitizing the kitchen towels and underwear. you need a quarter cup of water and quarter cup of bleach solution into the detergent conta container. i'm sorry, quarter cup of baking soda and water and put them where you put your detergent and put two cups of white vinegar on the drum. >> vinegar is the key to everything. drink it, too, it cleans your insides out, too. did you know that, courtney? >> i have read that. >> it's a

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we are back. we put hoda's mind to the test with a fun riddle provided by our friends at peachstarter.com. >> there are six wine glasses. >> we know that. >> three glasses on the left are full and three glasses on the right are empty. how can a row of alternately full and empty glasses be made by touching only one glass? >> what? >> the answer after the break. >> plus, a safe place where aging dogs are getting a second leash on life. >> two healthy ideas on your new year's brunch when joy turns junk food into guilt-free joy food. >> you touch one glass? >> move one and you have to alternate. e. >> one. why am i so devastatingly handsome, i'm in a fragrance... ...ad, and my sweethearts gone sayonara. this scarf, all that's left to remember.

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we're back on this brain teaser tuesday, and before the break we gave you this riddle. >> there are six glasses of wine, three on the left are full. three on the right empty. how can a row of all netley full, empty glasses be made by touching only one glass. >> i figured it out during the break. >> yes, you did. what do you do? >> pourp the middle full glass into the empty glass. i spilled a little. >> so what? you did it! >> you know, my mind doesn't work that way. i'm not a riddle person. >> mine doesn't either. >> life's too short. you know? now to hur friend who always seeing the glass half full. she drives us all nuts. tote nutritionist joy bauer. >> and it's time to quiche the cook, because joy is

junk food into joy food. >> it's great. people love these. >> these are cool for a healthi healthiphied brunch. first from quiche lorraine, buttery outside delicious crust. 600 calories per slice. >> wow. >> we're going to drive them down to 220 using these ingredients right here. you'll see, there's no crust ingredients here, because we are going to make our crust using spinach. >> oh. >> good. i love spinach. that's crazy. >> there's no starch in this whatsoever. starting with two packages of frozen chopped spinach that i drained all the water out of. >> okay. >> you're going to whip up this one egg. >> whip it. >> putting the spinach in here, and we're also going to be adding in, i'm going to reach over.

fat sharp cheddar cheese and a quarter cup of parmesan. so amp this is nice and thoroughly mixed we're going to spray a spring-form pan, dump the spinach over to cover the bottom. >> that would be your crust. >> that's this. >> can you believe this? we're going to put this in at 425 degrees for about 17 minutes, and it's going to crisp up like a crust. lower heat to 375 make our filling. in here three whole eggs and three egg whites and we're going to be adding one cup of reduced fat swiss. about 6 ounces of cooked, lean turkey bacon. a little bit of salt and a little bit of nutmeg. >> nutmeg? >> instead of using cream, this is 2% milk. put that in. >> okay. >> this, then is going to go over our -- >> you just pour that -- >> pour that into your -- >> you get that all -- >> your crust. >> all whipped up, so the eggs

>> that's right. pour it over. put this back into the oven on 375 just for about 30 minutes. >> okay. and this is what comes out? >> actually, very important. you want to put tinfoil underneath your springboard pan so the eggs don't leak out while cooking in the oven. >> okay. >> this is what it comes out looking like. it is so perfect. >> it looks delicious. >> and we went from 600 calorie as slice to just 220. i'm going to get the -- >> that familiar taste to it i'm sure. >> yes. >> uh-huh. >> what do you think? >> hmm! >> i love it. oh, my god! delicious! >> baby, it's -- fantastic. >> nice. >> good going, girl. >> okay. so next we're making bloody marys! this comes from the, the challenge comes from laura, and she is in carrie, north carolina. so -- regular glass, not too bad. 130 calories. >> oh, that's nothing. >> but most people want a second. >> okay. >> possibly a third. we're going make 20-calorie bloody mary ice pops. >> 20

regular ingredients, tomato sauce, lemon, horseradish, celery. in the blender, couldn't be easier, 2 1/4 cups tomato juice. lem lemon, horseradish, worcestershire and a little salt and pepper. blend this up. >> okay. >> then you're -- strain it. oops. >> that's all right. >> we're going to make a little bui built-o bit of a mess. >> put these in the freezer for just about 30 minutes. so they start to thicken up. >> then you put your -- >> put in your sticks. >> and freeze it the rest of the way! >> overnight. and check this out, guys. >> oh, my gosh! >> by the way. that's vodka in there. i forgot. take a taste of this one. >> oh, thank you. >> what a fun idea for new year's. >> isn't that really cute? >> and delicious. i'll do it for

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with a net worth of $2.8 billion. >> we're counting. >> he's picking up dinner. no surprise tilman fertitta is included in the list of billionaires. >> he has made his mark in the business world operating entertainment properties nearly 40 years and kathie is fond of him because some of his restaurants have her stuff. >> don't you know it. tilman can add tv star to his impressive resume in the tv show "billion dollar buyer." should at a baby on there. "billion dollar buyer,

giving him a chance to work with one of his businesses. great show. >> the biggest mistake that people make in business is they want to be something they're not. i've always known who i am and who my customer is for that particular business. if you're going to make yourself work at bubba gump you have to lower your price point. >> that's why i'm willing to try something slightly different to get into your -- your bigger stores. >> ah. look who's here? >> so great to have you here. >> wait. we need menus. can't be sitting at a table -- waiter, waiter! >> menus! >> don't get nervous around him. >> i'm sweating. >> this is alex. he sweats -- >> not a good presentation. >> i'm sorry. >> you gave the male first. you always give the female. come on, alex! let's get it together! >> you can see why the man run as tight ship. >> write him up! >> some people think that people are born into, you know, this kind of weal,

didn't you? >> yeah. >> i really did, and if somebody would have ever told me where you -- i ended up, you would be shocked, but for me, it really -- i wasn't a tech wonder. it really happened over the last 35 years. >> yes. >> so it didn't happen accidentally, and there was never a big surprise, because it really did happen like this. >> you had a couple facials? failures? >> so many i couldn't write them on this menu. >> what kept you going? >> passion, drive, no fear. you cannot have fear. >> it paralyzes you. doesn't it? >> so many people out there have great ideas but what gets them is fear. >> is that the most common mistake if you were to say, this is why businesses don't make it? >> probably because people don't understand business, and i tell people all the time, if you really want to be in business and you weren't given the gift, go get your mba. other people, it's just a gift

god, and everybody's born with different talents. y'all can sing, dance, host, do whatever. don't ask me to change the oil in a car. okay? >> right. >> i struggle putting gasoline in a car. okay? >> so you hire people that have strengths other than your own, you say? >> 100%. >> and i've met quite a few of them. many of them started out, that max started, one of your biggest beverage guys started at a bartender. >> look at all of my v.p.s, they all started out at the bottom. >> that tells you everything. >> with me 25 years ago, and i still have 25 of them. >> that says everything about you as a manager and a boss. >> ask some questions. sometimes we go a restaurant and aren't sure people will be upset when we do things. ask this. if we decide to send food back, does the chef get upset? be honest? >> the chef knows if you made a mistake or you're being difficult. send it back all you want, but don't be difficult. if there's something really not wrong with it. if a

course you have a right to send it back. they understand. but you know what's crazy back there in the back of a kitchen. >> yes. >> if it's crazy, sure. but -- the name of the game is, you keep the customer happy. >> happy. okay. >> and what about a bottle of wine? if you don't like it? you opened up a "bottle" of wine? is it okay to ask for another bottle? >> absolutely. if it's not right. you can't sit there and test wine. >> right, right, remember this, too. everybody knows who their customer is. if it's a regular customer, they open a bottle of wine, it's not right. they're going to eat it. you don't let somebody come in, open up bottles of wine -- it's always good judgment. but you never tell a customer no. i preach that. >> what if you want to get a table on a packed friday night, you don't know anybody. >> and your restaurants are always packed. >> what's the right way to do it? >> it's simple. i tell my hostesses don't sell themselves out cheap, okay? at least make them give you $100, not a $20. okay? but you know, i'm all right with pay to play. okay? that's theld

okay? >> yeah. >> donald doesn't have any conflicts being president. it's all right to pay to play. tip the hostess. you want the table that bad, take care of her. now, general managers don't get mad at them, now, when they do it. >> cheers! >> we want to lift up a glass to your second season. >> congrats, honey. >> "billion dollar buyer," be sure to add that "baby." >> tuesday nights at 10:00 eastern and pacific on our sister network cnbc. >> yes. now, old dogs, new digs. >> how one couple is finding loving homes for thousands of let's say sophisticated dogs, right after this. >> yeah. cheers, buddy! we rely on our courage. the kind of courage that shows up when we need it... and when cancer is least expecting it.

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as part of our special share kindness series, we take a look at special docks getting a second chance at life. thanks to a very special couple. >> 12 years ago judith and

organization, old dog haven, one of the largest senior canine of its kind. >> focus on fostering and adoption of dogs at least 8 years olgtd. told in the book "mild dog rescued pets with remarkable second acts. >> here's more of "old dogs havens" inspiring story. >> come on, toughy. because it's game day! >> i was volunteering at an animal shelter walking dogs once a week, and we sold my business and somehow it all turned into this. we officially called it old dog haven in 20 en ien in 2004. we work with dogs 8 years old and older, our emphasis has been on the oldest and sickest in the shelters. our dogs mostly come into permanent foster care, we caw final resting care and stay with us the rest of their lives in a

where they should be. >> that's the best part. >> they're so happy to be with you. they are so grateful for pretty much anything. they ask very little. we've found that many people who have the heart for taking in the old dogs just can't face covering one more old creatures extensive vet bills and they don't have the to worry about that part of the finances, and more dogs get a loving home. these dogs have been rejected one way or the other, and they know it, and they really respond to someone who opens their heart to them. that's one of the really fun things, is to send a dog to a foster on a saturday. and the next day you get pictures of this dog just sacked out on a dog bed with a big smile on their face. the dogs have come into your home over the past 12 years have ban tremendous blessing. they're the light of our lives, even though there are tim

one of the things i am most proud of, as we've done this is that we've raised awareness and many more people all over the country are aware of both the plight of senior dogs that are abandoned and how wonderful it is to take them in. you know you've done something good. you know you've given a real gift and have been given back a bigger one, and you have lots of happy memories, and i think it's so worth it. it is so worth it. [ laughter ] >> yeah! >> oh, i love that! that's -- old dog havens, monthly bed expenses are extremely costly. if you'd like to help go to klgandhoda.com. >> we want to help. >> yes. the wheel won't be the only thing spinning when we -- >> both: give it i way. >> oh, my gosh. it's time. find out if you're a lucky winner, but first, this is "today" on

i know you've been waiting patiently for this, but we are about to make five viewers very, very happy. >> because spanky tuesday is back, baby! and it's time to give it away. >> this week's prize is -- >> >> both: and all-new vitamix a-3500. >> just in time for the new year. williams and sonoma, $599. built-in wireless connectivity. >> what? >> connects speeds and blending times for the size of container you use. wireless? >> with a ten-year full warrant pip find out, this is -- get smashed up. >> wireless? that is crazy! >> find out who the five winners are. >> maybe use your phone to get it. who's first? >> the first one is -- ah -- dineen wilson from irwin, pennsylvania. >> did you say irwin? >> i'm looking. hang on.

thing. carla coneig from west columbia, south carolina. >> from virginia. >> it's the beat. don't go so fast. >> can't help it. it's the beat. >> miggen juicea from west piston, pennsylvania. >> no way! i've got michael allen from lexington, kentucky. and last one -- >> we got all five. >> congrats to all winners. we shred the non-winning entries. enter again for next week's prize for complete rules and regulations. >> all in the wrist if you're trying to figure it out at home. >> hit the connect button! fo tomorrow, a look back at the favorite pop trends of to 16. >> this is one of them. >> and try to get inside hoda's mind. >> what? no. it's over! it's over! stop it! ♪

. right now on news 4 midday, a deadly discovery in the case of a missing woman. her body found and a suspect in custody. we're live with the latest. and new information on a deadly hit and run. a woman killed while crossing the street. now we're learning more about the vehicle that took off. and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. a mild late december day. temperatures are at 60 degrees or higher in many neighborhoods. it won't last for long. a complete check of the cooler forecast coming up. we currently have a suspect