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family, we wish billy all the best as he moves forward. with that said,yl dreyer is he today, ang withammy winning musician har connick jr., host of the new daytime entertainment show." thanks f joing us f two da in a row. t is>> ile be re to be heretoday,nd lik begged to ce back because you had so much fun. >> i on the street outside of the building last night. as t>> w you? dierda blanket? >> to come back and sit at this chair next to y'all. >> i was wondering this last night. did you go back and watch the show? because i don't watch myself on air. i can't watch myself on air. >> i don't think i've ever watched myself back on television unless it happened to o glanced at it. watchingyoee >> i got oth stuff do. >> what's your reason for not watching? >> i hate t my own voice. >> me, too.

like have those fake chompers in. >>sn't that amazing we hear and see ourselves for what we are not? instead of what we are? because my impression ofy'all, i love your voice, i love your teeth. it is funny to hear people speak abt themselves, especially en they're as accomplished as you all are. >> youwhat? i tnk to be honest because we kw t the a young girls watching especially and well a g through those self-esteem me we won't say it specifically but i was with savannah and dylan, having our girl lk. just these moments in your life. you have daughters. you understand. i think it is important for us to say these things because other girls are like, yeah, i thought that was -- you get your school year book and you're like, who is that? >> it is even better to have someone like you, you don't need to worry. >> i go on stage all the time, i've performed since i was a littboy. my insecurities probably outnumber the things that i'm

it isust we don't present thry chem around side, sim that' whaon. >> that is so beautifully said. wisdom from harry connick. >> that should be a segment. >> i can hea the pdethe network. >> i hear you went on a bus tour yesterday in new york? >> i can't tell you a lot of details but for my tv show, "harry," i was on a new york city bus tour. that's all i'm going to tell you. but i have to say, it was the >> were you the guy that does the announcing? >> you have to watch it. >> just about the bus tour because i have never d them in new york. >> me either. >> do in the traffic? or is there a special la? >> ahetea one i was on, there was no special lane. it took us like 45 minutes to go two blocks. no joke. >> i thought they had like essign -- lanes -- lines -- whatever. >> there's always so much information you have about a certain piece of the geography.

th avenue between 45th and 46th, there's only so much you can talk about in 20 minutes. you start ming sffup. you know what i mean? >> i can't wait to seehis show. it is going to be fun. you cooked last night? >> wait. i want to talk about what you did first. >> oh, my god! so embarrassing. so michael kors, the great philanthropy/designer, he has a huge like super mega a-list charity gala every year. basically it is a golden heart awards. it is to recognize these people who volunteer and who just are on the hunger. globally, but here in our major cities as well. so he has part -- i hunger stop event. i was honored to have michael kors' team dress me. i think we have atu the -- i love that outfit. >> this is at my house. i think great, i'm rockin' michael kors. n't touch me. take a picture. boom. i get there. it is around the corner from my everne is sted.ance.

i arrive at michael kors' table. there is chrissy teigen, john legend, all of these models that i don't know their names but i know it means beauty. they're all on the red carpet. >> so awkward. >> it was so awkward. >> thank you god you had michael kors dress you. >> i'm at the head table. there's one chair left because no one thinks i'm showing up with my name. >> how did you playit? >> i was like excuse me, can i get it? i waslike, marcus samuelson, he's a famous chef, aays onheshow, auctioning off a meal. he's like, hey, tamron! but the last one, i have like hyperanxiety when i am in public places. i think my small talk is so whack. >> we're all going out today. >> it's therapy with harry.

15 million meals. >> i mean this is -- it is it is supported. bravo to them. check out, they have a watch and it tracks like your walking and all of that. purchase some of it goes to -- much of it goes tohe charity. all of it, i guess. thatbeandou cooked last night, h is what was trying to get to. >> i wanted to talk about yours firs just to show t dichotomy of our lives. you're at ts whether you showed up late or

>> let me see. >> i really don't have a picture. >> it's good though. pierogis are good. >> i am going to put the recipe. a mix of pierogis, then layer with sauteed spinach, garlic, onions, cream of mushroom soup and mozzarella cheese >> thank you for bringing it this morning. that's so sweet. >> i ate the leftovers while ohe town. >> we live in the same neighborhood. i would have showed up an hour late. >> you wouldn't fit in your dress if you ate this. president obama is not world, president obama is quickly becoming maybe one of theunniest and most powerful joke tellers these days of bad jos. yesterday he gave a speech at a high school and showed off his impression of his daughters on their phones. take a look. >> as the father of t teenage daughters, ino the whole time yore just?i2h like, and then he said, girl, i believe

>> your impersonation of your daughters? fact,nkhunkindex100s, ye ap is going to evoe to six ft longo accommodate o neories. like people are going to be saying remember when humans used toave arm onth of our arms i going to be draggi t grnd gthelso same thg. what's vieith one of my daughters last night. she was watching the movie completely engrossedth conversations at e same time. i incredible. nk thaill. >> they're evolving. >> if you asked her what the movie was about -- >> she could tell you everything and she could tell you everything about the people that she was talking to. >> you can tell us everything about music. so the rock roll hall of fame nominees are out. hot off the press with harry's review, the nominees in the 2017 class of rock & roll hall of fame, these are some of the names. some of the guys were surprised around here, guys and girls. journey. i wasn't surprised. >> that they were nominated?

in. >> i would havehoug they would have been in a long time ago. >> so that was a surprise. pearl jam. >> i would have thought they would have been in, too. >> i thought so, too. >> these are amazing bands. >> tupac. >> he's another guy i thought would have been in there. >> i didn't think he would have been in because of the n ewness still of the genre. noha hip-hop is new but the acceptance in that format. but i would havthought. >> i guess there is only limited spots. >> janet jackson. >> are they all competing against each other? >> no. >> genres, maybe? does that mean journey and pearl jam were going against each other? >> no, no, that means -- i guess they are all in a bigger group. it is a competition? i should know. no, it is not a competition. you get enough votes, you get in. i've been there once before. aretha franklin was singing. i forget who was inducted that year. i think it is fan base voting.

jazz and heritage festival jazz and heritage but they have other kinds of music. in the rock & roll hall of fame, how far out does it go? >> it just means music. >> we got jazz musicians in there? i'm thinking about some of the great -- brad for marcellus, quenton marcellus. i wonder if -- pardon my ignorance. >> take to twitter, let us know what you think. if you know more about the of fame let us know. we're going to dig in deep on harry with a little trivia. he's going the things that i consume on a daily basis, a lot of it is very acidic. the enamel on my teeth was actually weakening. the whiteness wasn't there as much. my teeth didn't look as healthy as others. my dentist said that pronamel would help t agait that erosion that foods and drinks were causing.

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we're back with the man, the myth, the legend tt nick offerman. he's bestno for his role as ro swanson from nbc's hit medy, "parks and recreation." >> if you don't ow, he is also talking about nick, not ro now he is out wh his third book focusing on his other l as a wood shop iis called good, ngeh you started, w you just couldn't stop? >> well, no.

about woodworking but i couldn't -- i couldn't just write a dry textbook because my woodworking life involves the woodworkers at my shop and it involves my community of artists and my heroes, and also involves fun. so the book has legit woodworking, chapters about my heroes. then also jokes. songs. recipes. fashion tips for my wife. >> little bit of ev >> it's amazing, because i flipped through the book before we were on the air and it almost makes it seem like somebody like me who has no talent or skill at all could do it. you make it very palatable and accessible, i think. >> well, thank you. i mean that's the idea. i wanted the woodworking books that i've learned from are very expert, but they're intimidating. so i wanted this to be a much more friendly introduction.

that if you build a crappy doghouse or a clothing rack or bookshelves, you are a woodworker. that's your first project. maybe the next one will be an improvement, or not. >> you brought some things with you. but what was the first thing that you did on your own? >> gosh. the first official woodworking project was something in like second grade art class. they gave us a piece of wood and a cut-out clown head that you had to varnish on there and a thing that said "a smile is the nicest kind of welcome." i put mine at a jaunty angle. and they gave me a "d" on it. all the rest of them were straight and i said, clearly this is the finest work in the room. i'll show you. >> i like to hold my head at a jaunty angle. >> it gives it more personality.

you might find that people respond a little more favorably. >> tell us what you have behind you. is this a gift for harry? >> these are some of the projects in the book. this is a three-legged stool. this is one of my projects. one of the cool things -- >> that's incredible. >> thank you. i don't know if we're close enough, but the legs come through. this is called a wedged through joint. apartment the top of each leg is a square continuation with a slot. you drive a that locks that together. >> that black piece is the wedge? >> yeah. >> wow. >> so there's no screws or hardware. >> what about this skill helps you in acting? does it coincide in any way? >> only i think in the most general terms. you know, if i take a couple steps back and say i have to keep my tools sharp so that i can carefully carve my performance or my stool, as they say. >> eventually --

longer than you've been acting. is that your preference? or do you have a favorite? >> i hate to have to choose. they're both things that i love doing. i mean the nice thing about this is, no network gives me notes on micah into paddles. they've tried. >> you brought out something for us? i think you have something to show? meanwhile, megle mulally, your voice -- oh, you made this? other megan made it for us. >> megan -- no. this was made by my shop by a handsome young man named thomas who's one of the people featured in the book. >> wow! >> this is gorgus. it is a piece of reclaimed elm from los angeles from our friends at angel city lumber. >> they have that wooden step at the apollo and they rub it for good luck. we should. u the this up and when our guests come on, we should rub it for good luck. >> and have it available so that if they misbehave -- >> oh, gosh, that's another

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ours on end in a single day. it is the most watched show on hgtv. does that sink in? how does that feel? >> no. they call these things you are referring to marathons. i joke with my buddies that's the closest thing to a marathon i'm ever going to get is these back to back episodes of "fixer upper." yeah, it is an honor that people are tuned in to our family and what we do for a living. of course an honor to be here in the big apple. >> how long are the shoot days for y'all? what time do you get before you've had a full day? >> typically we are doing six to eight houses at a time. we are starting at about 8:00 in the morning and we wrap at about 3:00 or 4:00. we're trying to figure out how to juggle the actual construction side. we always jokevery time we get to each house, it is our time to check off making sure everything is being implemented that we want. >> as big as the show is, you guys have had such an impact on waco, texas.

who even just visit waco because of you guys? >> yeah. we've gotten t where 20,000 to 30,000 people a week come to waco texas to visit one of the silos or see our projects. it is mind boggling. how this made such an impact and such a connection with so many people is literally mind boggling. it is one thing to make an impact on new york city. waco, texas did not have the best reputation on planet. we had quite a few decades of some pretty unfortunate circumstances. for us to have been able to breathe somere little town has been quite an honor. >> so your book, "the magnolia story" ended up on my desk in my office the other day. i had the pleasure of reading it this weekend. when i saw the title i didn't know anything what it was going to be about. it was almost like you had a diary. it was just so easily written and so natural in the way your conversation sort of intertwined. it's really great. it is a fast read and so interesting. it gives people such an insight how y'all became a couple and

at this point. >> wow. >> it's really embarrassing. i am a terrible reader. equally bad writer, turns out. so i thought when we signed up for that thing it was going to be a picture book. but so when you said it is a fast read -- when you said it was a fast read, i was like, no, this is a very long read. i can hardly get through this thing. thank you for reading it, harry. that means a lot. >> no. it was terrific. you felt like you were getting sort of a sneak peek at what goes on in your day to day it was really well done. >> the show is so genuine, too. to see you guys interacting together. so we need to get some of your tips. we've pulled out some of your favorite transformations, kind of a "fixer upper" best of. this first one was this big kitchen reveal. what is it about this one? behind me. >> we refer to all the projects by the name of the couple. this was the zan project, before and answer. we tell our clients, it is a

us. kitchens and the baths are where you make your money. if you are going to spend the money, spend it on the kitchens and the baths and don't cut corners. make sure the electrical, plumbing all done right. you get to the counter tops and those things can be gorgeous and have some fundamental flaws prior to that and you are still in a big pickle. >> the next one was a unique dining space you guys did in season three. >> so this used to be a horse barn. >> the >> oh, my gosh! >> holy cow! >> i think for me, the clients really wanted a gathering space. they host a ton of family and friends so right when we walked in i thought, this is the perfect place to put a 17-foot table. i love the story, the idea that it was a horse barn, getting to renovate that and turn it into their home was really fun. >> harry, a horse barn. horses. inside. >> when you first walk in, what do you -- are you immediately coming up with a ton of ideas?

>> that's a great question. >> i think my mind works -- when i walk into these spaces, it is like this little game show in my mind. you want to do a, b -- it's fun. this is my favorite time when i get to see it before and get to envision what it can be. >> we all love seeing the afters. so thank you, chip and joanna. thank you so much for being here. read an excerpt of the book, "the magnolia" on today.com. i'm just going to gracefully walk over hero breaking temperatures today across most of the eastern half of the country. we are looking at them from the south to the mid-atlantic, up across the northeast. this cold front here is going to cool things down though as we go into tomorrow. notice chicago and minneapolis-st. paul,

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oscar nod for his role in the movie "boyhood" which takes place over the course of 12 years. now he plays a man with a dark past trying to keep everyone at arm's length. ethan, good morning. good to see you. this is your life right here. >> like a high school year book situation. we're going to write each other, "see you after the summer. hope you have a good time with that job." >> most likely to get an oscar it is so intriguing. it is a western. co-star john travolta. what sold you on this deal? >> well, you know what's funny, this is kind of my year of the western. >> it is. >> "magnificent seven" came out a couple months ago, whatever. but a couple years ago, i had never been in a western. i really wanted to be. and so this opportunity came up. i've done a couple horror films with jason blum with sinister and the perch.

movies. i was kind of talking, don't forget about the western. ty west wanted to make a western, so we got travolta. we basically went out to the desert around came out with this movie. >> that's terrific. my dad tells me all the time, son, when are you going to make a western movie? i say, i don't know, pop. i got to read the right script. i tell you, when he sees this, he's not going to worry about me making a western. >> we're finally getting old you got to earn your right to be in that saddle. you can't be some punk kid. >> you have to have a certain swagger. >> nice to call it a swagger. it might be creases. >> it's creases. >> did you have -- my favorite western was "rifle man." >> the tv show? >> the tv show. >> i watched "julia." >> "gun smoke"? >> no. diane carroll. >> did you have a favorite?

valley -- talking tv shows, yeah. lee majors. come on, man. he was amazing. i related to him because he was the half brother, kind of the outsider. i us a felt like i related to him. >> cool. >> but it was strange because i also this year had this graphic novel called "end day" which is about the life of geronimo. i feel like for a year, i've been promoting westerns. >> this was a great one to promote. i was telling ethan i got a because you watch the screeners online, i got 75% through this film and it was like a big error message. i wanted to throw my computer out the window. >> friends are always showing me links to their movies. then it starts playing the same like two seconds over and over again. >> i'm dying to see the end. >> the end is the best part! travolta is amazing in this movie. >> what i saw of him in this part that i saw was terrific. >> it's been a heck of a round with these westerns. i think you guys should team up for something.

>> i can see you in a western. >> a musical western! you heard it hear on "today's take." >> we could kill that. >> ethan hawke, thank you. "in the valley of violence" available on digital hd this friday. their musical western coming soon. 18 months. invest if you want. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. it is booze day tuesday. >> uh-huh. >> october 18th. >> it sure is. >> what is that sound? >> that was -- >> all: wake up -- ? ? and i want to wake up where you are ? >> by the state of sound. do you know them. >> let me hear for a second. ?? >> no. but i likey. i like that. >> wait. you know what? >> actual music. >> i like that bounce. all right. another great show in store today.

mention what a lot of you probably already know. ow good friend billy bush is no longer here at "today." >> he has been a joy for us. he was only here about nine weeks and so much fun to be around. always up for anything. a real team player. a really, really we're going to miss him. our thoughts and prayers go to him and his family of course. >> i loved working with him when he was here, filled in for kath, we know we wish him nothing but the best. >> he would like that, if we did this to billy. >> yes. cheers. >> okay. >> just ahead, the very talented, who's already joining us for a little toast as well, andrew reynolds is here. you've seen him in "glee" and hobo's "girls," appeared on broadway, "jersey boys" exhausted and here with something new. >> what a lovable -- >> it's morning. >> of course it is. >> morning wine. usually i put this in a coffee mug.

stemware. >> and no shames here. >> no hiding here. no problem. >> pesky critters coming into your home to escape the cold, except for -- >> 87 degrees, up to today. >> do you know what to do? >> ask lou. >> advice to get rid of unwanteds. >> chances are you've sung along with one of her very famous songs. legendary. >> looks beautiful. >> gorgeous. >> carol b extraordinary book. she tells the truth in a beautiful, beautiful moving way. funny at times. very -- it's sad. it's painful, but it's real. >> and when we bring up her song probably go, wait. i didn't know that was her song. ? don't cry out loud ? >> on my own. and my favorite, her prayer.

bocelli. oh, my gosh. can we wrap that up a little, guys? ? to a place where we'll be safe ? >> are you crying? >> oh! >> beautiful. [ singing in foreign language ] >> stop. it's perfection. ? will light your way ? >> and we got -- >> you know what? the perfect song for me today. today would have been my 30th in husband, and -- i'm deeply grateful for all the years i had with this amazing man. so, thank you, carol bayer sager for that beautiful song. >> i love you. >> i love you. ?? >> ah. jerry -- >> thank you, jerry. oh -- here, baby, you need them, too. >> and -- it's so -- >> thanks. >> oh. >> love you, honey.

that, but, you know, sometimes that's what i love about working with you, hoda woman. i can just be real. real. a real pain in the butt. >> i love you, kath. >> once again, thanking the wonderful friends at american express. >> what we're going to do today, instead of having a three-minute commercial, more of us. [ cheers and applause ] >> who knows what we're going to do next? >> so three minutes. remember, usually when there's a commercial, we're not having one. it going right through. talk about >> ah. >> whenever i feel like i'm feeling right now i like to eat. i like to feed my emotional hole. >> oh -- >> i do. emotional, emotional! >> jerry! >> anyway, they have brand new m&ms out. these are -- >> unbelievables. >> best ones ever. caramel on the inside. okay. hold on. >> wait. >> andrew, come here, andrew. come here. you're going to -- >> go great with pinot greccio.

>> what? >> what? >> that's delicious. >> you want another? >> no. i'm going to take a bunch. that's a tree. >> the caramel is not overwhelming. perfect combination. >> so delicious, and it's not like -- it's -- it's not tootsie roll hard. >> no. mooshy. >> mooshy. >> the bad news is, they're not available until may of 2017. >> what? why did we tease them? >> that's just mean. >> that's not nice. >> by the way, calories not so terrible. 210 for the whole bag. >> t >> which is 220. hoda wants to believe it's 210. i didn't say it yesterday, because i didn't have permission, didn't have pictures but went to a beautiful wedding on sunday at this gorgeous place called the surf club on the sound in new rochelle. beautiful, beautiful place. my long time friend and manicurist, you've met her, jackie, her daughter born three weeks after cassidy was, jessica, married her -- her

name, well his old one, but bon journo. they are mr. and mrs. bon journo. isn't that great? 2-year-old daughter stella who is just precious. >> a beautiful couple. >> they are and we wish them a lot of happiness. >> last night on "voice" battle rounds continued. one battle between team miley, between aaron gibson verse serriya called "i'll take care of ? you're so sure ? as one and one is two ? hey i just going ? ? i just got, i just got to make a move ? oh, yeah ? ? i just got, i just got i just got ? ? to take care of you, of you ??

>> whew! >> we pick -- who do you pick? wait. take a poll. >> andrew? >> the man on the top. >> i'm going with the lady. >> me, too. >> i'm going with the lady, too. >> all right. let's see what happened. >> the winner of this battle is, aaron. >> thank you. >> aaron gibson moving on in the knockouts. congratulations. >> yes. >> the sound of >> oh! that's another steal!

today. so let's watch. ? can't keep my hands to myself ? my hands to myself ? can't keep -- keep my hands to myself ? ? oh, boy ? i want it more than anything else ? ? can't keep my hands to myself ? >> they're in the water? >> wow! >> i'm looking at that thinking, she looks like a professional

is she? >> no. she's a singer. but, wow. >> my gosh. >> that was something. >> what? >> speaking of hotness -- guess who's on the cove of "aarp"? luke perry. he is. yes, he's 50. >> for a decade, poster boy for girls all over the world. >> no one's going to believe this. >> the heartthrob, dylan, remember on "90210" just 24 in 1990. show last add decade. >> now a >> yeah. >> "aarp." this is what one of the tweets read. you just made a whole generation of people who thought they were still young very depressed. >> yeah. but he's still here. you know? that's not a tragedy, that he turned 50. it's a tragedy if you don't make 50. >> exactly. that was depressing. [ laughter ] >> all right. apparently there's a halloween garage door nobody can believe. >> video been viewed 23 million times. >> plus one, now.

>> smart. it's like the "jaws." that's so cute! >> wow. nice. >> is that it? >> that's it. it's very creative! >> sometimes they build these things up in the meeting. i don't know what i was expecting -- but i got to say, i'm incredibly disappointed that that's it. [ laughter ] >> what? >> i mean, it's clever, but it wasn't earth 23 million views would make me think it would be. >> and two. we just watched it twice. normally this is the time we throw to commercial, but we decided, well, our friends from american express blue cash every day card decided instead of going to break they'd keep our cameras rolling. guys want to start the clock? for three minutes, you're going to get more of actor andrew reynolds. >> come on over. >> while they switch sets and stuff, we're going to --

we're sitting? we're sitting. all right. thank you, for all you do. >> point to the me. i don't know. ? oh, baby, baby ? i shouldn't have let you go ? >> well -- you could -- do it. >> okay. that is a part and cream on both sides? but i don't think that's scientifically possible. >> and rip it apart? how do you eat? >> shovel that. >> the whole thing? >> yeah. >> somes okay. try. i'm with you. i didn't twirl it? supposed to twirl it? >> it isn't possible. that's for you. i was like, do i work here now? >> you could. we'd love to you have. >> just smooshed it around. saying it's impossible to have cream on both sides. >> you just d. i just mooshed it around. >> then it's possible. >> no, it's not possibleants science. try it again. >> moosh it -- yes.

>> push it. >> science, right? >> try it. twist it until you get it on both sides what a real waste of cookies. i'm going to eat it, though. i've already had m&ms and oreos and wine. >> the most amazing place! >> what do you usually have at 10:00 in the morning? >> you know the drill. with the schedules. usually you're asleep at this time. >> yes, that's right. >> yeah. >> when you get home from two shows that night, you've had a two-show day what do you d unwind? >> well, i try to -- you know what? who was just here. chip and joanna gaines. fixer upper. i will watch -- that's like. >> what is it about the show that you like? >> um, it's -- >> good job. >> what i like, those houses are all, like, $30,000, and as a, like, living in manhattan, well, that seems reasonable. like -- sometimes you watch those house hunter shows, like, $1 million? but seems we should all be moving to waco, apparently.

>> and everyone -- >> waco's a great town. >> ask you about your musical talent. can anybody sing in trained right? >> remember kathy -- who played peter pan. >> cathy rigby. >> could not sing a note until she wend to my friend's teachers. >> really? >> yes, yes. >> "party in the usa" is the song i'd like to sing. >> what's the use of -- singing is like sustained talking. right? ? party in my head party in my ? >> you're not helping me. ? hey -- ? >> you're not helping me. >> miley cyrus. it's a lovely song. like your go-to karaoke? ? party in the usa ? >> see what what are you talking about? >> no, she can't. >> she knows. >> have you tried to teach her to sing in the past? >> she's scared to sing. she can sing. >> welcome back! >> she just -- we're back. >> she's scared to sing. okay?

she just doesn't believe she can. >> karaoke? >> yes. >> she's over kinging, karaoke. >> they have those in this neighborhood, a private room, no pressure. >> ooh. what fun? >> told me mimic the note. if you hit a note and i try to mimic it. you always sing fine with me. >> sing a note and let me try to mimic it. >> e. ?? >> it's happening! it's happening. >> this is not about . series "girls" you know andrew from his role of elijah or maybe from his movie to the big screen starring in the "intern." heavyweights robert de niro and anne hathaway. >> and now falsettos story set in the earl open 80s following a new yorker who left his wife are

his male lover. >> always difficult when that happens. >> did you miss broadway? >> i did miss broadway. so lucky girls usually from april to august and the past couple years i've been able to be in some shows, two years ago, and then "hamilton." >> sort of embarrassing that -- not embarrassing, embarrassment of riches, i suppose. >> played the king in "hamilton." >> i did. >> onstage a few minutes? >> nine nu that's it. >> hysterical nine minutes. >> but not gotting to do a full run of a show. this is very exciting to get to be back. >> term about your character? the lover? >> i play the lover. it's really a unique show and one that i fell in love with. saw it on the tony awards in 1992 and was at home and in omaha, nebraska, very little access to broadway, but the tonys were sort of the window to that and they performed a number and i completely fell in love with the show. >> wow. >> so it's very strange to be getting able to do it now with

wrote the book, musical who wrote "into the woods." >> and one of are the favorite creators. >> yeah. so it's so exciting to get to be a part of this broadway -- >> you've been there so much. >> a lot of pinching. >> like a pin cushion. >> yeah. >> do you have to retrain for broadway? once you haven't done it a while, what do you have to do to get back into broadway shape? >> a muscle memory memorizing the score, and this show is completely sung through. two ts all song. a very specific challenge. you have to get your voice back in shape to do that, and, also, just memorizing that much material. >> yeah. >> it's sort of -- there's always a little moment where you're like, i don't know if i know this next part. >> "hamilton." >> make it happen. >> yeah. >> nine minutes and you found a way -- >> i messed it up. i messed it um. >> we've all done it. >> i decided to, i kept moving my mouth but just stopped, there

my microphone, think my microphone went out. i was like -- >> that's brilliant! >> i don't know. finally, alex the conductor yelled up the lyrics but i was -- i lost about ten years of my life in that moment. >> did people laugh -- >> everyone was baffled. like, is he having a stroke? what's happening? >> you never know with that king, what could be happening? >> yeah. luckily before the recording came out. now, it would be a real issue. >> everybody knows all the s. >> what's next for you? this is a limited run? >> limited run. only doing it through january 8th, which is bittersweet but feels special we get to do this special show for a little while. >> do you know what the next project is? >> i don't, really. >> but that's -- >> much to my mother's horror. [ laughter ] i don't have a job. no. it's hard to say. well, "girls," we just finished or final season filming. that will air. >> starts to air. >> in 2017.

that will keep me a little busy. >> please. you always got something. >> we're not going to throw a telethon for you. you'll be fine. >> coming here. stop by. >> and help us maul other things. we love you, andrew. we think you're absolutely adorable. >> that means so much. >> come back and see us anytime. all right? >> we love you, andrew. >> watches, either way, when we give it away. hoda loves to do that. to five lucky fans. >> do not says. turning your bathroom into a spa, coming up after this. don't listen to anything she says. >> listen to everything. i only speak the truth. >> yes, i do. >> not that -- >> enjoy! >> announcer: more "today" is sponsored by the blue cash everyday card from american express. it's more than cash back. it's more than cash back. it's backed by the service and i'll have that goat cheese garden salad. that gentleman got the last one. sir, you give me that salad and i will pay for your movie

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it is time to reveal the winner of our grape expectations recipe contest a. few weeks back we ask delicious recipe had to be healthy. >> and creative archts wine one of its ingredients. >> of course. >> narrowed it down to four dishes. shall we meet the finalists? >> do it. >> joanie from gainesville, virginia, created a family garden vegetable and sausage stew. >> next up. >> highia, brooklyn, new york.

chili con carne. >> and lauren cook, alpine, new jersey. sweet potato pizza crust. >> and jen from cleveland, ohio cooked up lemony spaghetti squash scampi. >> i want it all. the hard work narrowing down the best recipes, poor thing, left in the hands of our "today" >> best research ever. before we say the winner, tough pick, trust me. everybody here is a winner thanks to all clad. our friends at all clad are sending all three finalists who don't win home with some pieces from their new d3 armor collection of pots and pans. >> great. >> you'll get a new pan and 12-inch fry pan to make all sorts of amazing meals and hopefully enter our next contest. >> can't wait any longer, joy.

>> ladies and gentlemen -- and the winner is -- the sweet potato -- lauren! >> yes! >> whew-hoo. >> you get a gorgeous bouquet of utensils. >> you and a guest headed to napa valley, vineyard, weekend of november 4th, three days with music, food and wine. trip includes two round trip tickets on south west and three-night stay at the napa valley marriott hotel and spa. event with ms. joy bauer herself and showcase your recipe as well as a performance by adenah menzel. >> we are so -- >> let's! >> let's go cook. >> ladies, you're all winners. okay? i want to try that, too. >> come over here. >> thank you. >> all of these recipes are already on our website. >> we're going. >> going into the kitchen. >> okay. >> come on in! okay. we are going to make some sweet

>> i'm ready. >> come right up here. >> in terms of ingredients, it's a lot of regular things everybody has in the kitchen but i want you over here to start with our crust. we have, so -- sweet potato you're adding in. tell them first, steam it in the microwave. >> steam it, poke it or bake it, however you want to do it. and with it. >> a little whole grain flour, reduced fat mozzarella cheese. put in those eggs. either use eggst this in or one whole egg. >> that's it. moosh all that in? >> you moosh this all together. trump into your spring pan. >> yes. >> pop in the oven about 25 minutes and -- >> voila! >> would you believe this? >> then what do you do? >> now comes the fun part. >> tell us. >> go for it. >> take your wine and. >> of course you are. >> pour it into a pan. >> yes. >> and saute vegetables in the wine to get that beautiful flavor. of the wine. just like soaks it in, okay.

>> by the way, all low-cal looks like, too. >> pretty much low-cal. >> chardonnay? >> pinot greccio, chardonnay. whatever you like. the recipe is so forgiving. put any vegetables in. whatever you want. >> what am i doing? >> build the pizza here. >> you put the cheeses on, lauren. >> what do i do. >> sauce goes on. cheese after. >> cheese at the end. >> veggies on. >> a little turkey meat over there. >> yeah. ground turk. >> a little bit of that on. >> sprinkle with cheese. >> that's right. >> who cares about the pizza? we're going to napa! >> right. bring out the wine. >> that's coming up, right. >> yes! it's coming up. november 4th. three november 6th. that brunch, i'm co-hosting it with idina menzel. guess what we are serving, your sweet potato pizza. >> amazing. go to today.com/food.

awesome. delicious. [ cheers and applause ] >> revealing true stories, some of the most famous songs of all-time. >> catch up with songwriter, the great carol bayer sager, next. ? i've got to hide from your love ? ? go paperless, don't stress, girl ? ? i got the discounts that you need ? ? safe driver ? ? accident-free ? ? everybody put your flaps in the air for me ? ? go paperless, don't stress, girl ? ? ? accident-free ? ? everybody put your flaps in the air for me ? i can't lip-synch in these conditions. ? savings ?

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? that's what friends are for ? >> catching up with an old friend, not old, longtime mid-80s, one of such a long list for carol bayer sager, put her stamp on more than 400 songs over the course of her five decade career. oscar, granny and golding globe win pen to paper for a new memoir called "they're playing our song" title of a great broadway musical you wrote with -- with marvin hamlisch

>> yeah. >> how are you, sweetie? >> good. so good to see you. >> i don't know what you're doing. >> i'm such a fan. >> you look so fabulous. we want t. you look incredible. >> thank you. >> we look back at your library, all the songs you've written and amazing people you've collaborated with. i know you don't have a favorite baby, but are there certain songs when they come on, you are -- >> yeah. i think they are like your soul songs. the ones that just, you still feel something here. you i still feel something. >> like which ones? >> like "the prayer" with andrea bocelli and celine dion. >> wrote with david foster. >> i did. anytime he's involved, magic comes with it. >> he's brilliant. "i think "that's what friends are for" it had a higher cause. when stevie wonder was putting his voice on the record with dionne warwick, my friend at the time, elizabeth taylor came down

listening to stevie, it occurred to me, we should give the money to amfar. the american foundation for age research, because elizabeth was the first star that ever came out and shared, really shined a light. >> because of her friend rock hudson. >> that's right. >> and that's probably raised millions. >> it has. and that makes me feel good, still today. >> it's not just the songs, of course, which is the sound track of your life and many of our lives. >> . candidly and pointedly about your ten-year marriage to burt bacharach a brilliant man in this own right. >> genius. >> you were madly in love and thought it would be forever. >> i thought i was madly in love. i think lacking back a lot of it was me inventing him as someone who he really never wanted to be sort of. so -- you know, and it's a lot of time when you -- when you're living together and working

it's a business and a marriage and -- it just, i think -- went on overload, but i think -- one of the reasons i wrote the book was i wanted to be honest, and, two, to let people know that, you know, you should never compare your insides to someone else's outsides, because so much of my life, particularly my early life, i lived in fear and in anxiety and just was hardly i just was -- my songwriting lane was clear, and that was always -- i was able to always create, but outside of that, i was really sort of a mess, and -- people wouldn't know it. so i thought, maybe i can give some women hope, or men. >> you write beautifully about your relationship with your mother, who didn't encourage you. >> exactly. >> you've got to read the book. >> life lesson. >> really is. a must-read and a great read, too, for anybody.

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dollar wheel tax? that's bologne having it. angry taxpayers blast the county budget plan calling for a 60-dollar per car wheel tax. milwaukee county executive chris abele says it's needed to fund public transit... and road construction. angry speakers at this morning's public hearing suggest it's one fee too many. pete zervakis took in what they had to say. about 10 speakers turned out here to the mps admin. building to weigh in on the county's proposed budget for