then it started to downpour. >> yeah. >> he just got more and more energy and more juice as it went on. >> every woman is in l him here. >> hello. anyway, they saved a song f us in the pouring rain. >> so nice. if you want to see what true love is wait to hear what gwyn ste did while her boyfriend blake shelton was hosting the nickelodeon choice awards. we'e' have two members of our joy fit club. they'll share the app that helped them. they're a married couple and lost a combined 250 pounds. we'll do our godwing stories. we have the 40 day prayer challenge that could change your relationships and your life. >> a lot of people have been the tv for the last week or so, where is kathie lee? we have not said. now we can. >> yeah.

to go to the holy land. to israel, specifically. i've been going to israel since i was --well, 45 years i've been doing. >> when did you first go? >> i was 17 years old. i was a total nerd when i was a kid, went on bible prophesy. i missed my high school graduation. coul cared less. i was going to israel. >> okay. >> we are toasting with these beautiful goblets. >> are they wooden? >> uh-huh. i got these for you in bethlehem. >> we have to take a sip. >> yeah. >> somehow, it tastes better. >> yeah. a couple of pictures. all next week, monday, tuesday and wednesday of next week, beginning holy week, we'll have all the things that i shot. i was there with a tour group, as well. we don't go -- well, here i am. >> wait a minute. >> in the sea. >> do you have a bathing suit on in public? >> i did. >> you said you'd never.

unfortunately, i did. that'll be part of -- >> here is your mud. >>e dead sea. people come from all around the world to go to the dead sea. for health reasons butnostly because of t incredible materials there. all the health things and the beauty. >> put it on your face? >> you do, hoda. >> it's like a facial? >> it's a mask. >> thank you. >> here's a wooden camel. because i rode a guy named kojack. th have been taking people on rides. >> beautiful carving. >> they'y' huge and disgustingly stinky but really fun. >> we like them. >> this ring has the lion of judah on . boaa is the designer.

>> barel th a lot. >> it's meant to be there. >> doesn't fit. hold on, let's get rid of this. bye-bye. >> look at you, egyptian princess. aren't they beautiful? >> oh, my. >> won all kinds of design awards. stunning. >> really beautiful. also, brooke shields and janet jackson, they wear his jewelry. >> they do? whatats this? >> chocolate fromkolate tahina. >> i love it.. a lot of flavors. >> do you put it on a cracker? >> do anything you want. made from sesame seeds. all healthy. on the day i left, i ran into jeffrey downstairs and told him where i was going.

world for food. >> i didn't kw that. can i double dip or is it gross? >> it's all yours. >> oh, it is? >> all yours. save a little space. this is wine flavored from the market, where they sell over 100 different flavors. >> what is that? >> i don't know. have a bite. >> what is it? doesn't look great. >> it's great. wine flavored. it's good. no cream in it. >> looks like lilirwurst. >> it's not. >> hmm. it's good. >> isn't that great? >> it is wine . here are pictures a enjoys her feast. >> delicious. whe is that? >> i can't see that far. >> you said you could see --

they walked along the jericho road. they did it for festivals in ancient times. this is a place built into the -- only way to get there is walk. >> you wt with your kids? >> they . my granddaughter, frank's daughter, like my own daughter. and david and i wrote about 12 songs for this trip. next week after you see the different things, the different segments, you can download them. we w wted that to be a gift for everybody to have. we went all around israel singing these songs. it was very, very cool. here are highlights from the trip and proof i was thinking about hoda. take a look. hoda, i couldn't come without bringing you along. this is kojack. you can tell he is a camel. i thought this would be perfect because nobo likes to good hump better than you.

this is a litt bagel. she likes it. not too much, hoda. don't chew with your mouth open. >> part of the residential palace of harrod himself. hoda is exhausted and wants a rest. >> i have my wyatt and you u red. people here love americans, hoda. well, you're egyptian. they love you, too. >> my egyptian sun goddess should have with me. but you are with me. so it's all perfect. i love you, hoda woman. bye-bye. >> i've been telling my friend michael here that you are my favorite stick in the mud. i miss you so much right now.

>> who was that guy in the water with you? >> a top male model, michael lewis, in israel. they call him abs or something like that. anybody watching, i love those glasses. are those the white ones? >> they're black. >> christy hates the white ones. >> i got the black ones. look how happy michael and i look. >> i'm oddly positioned. >> hoda is oddly positioned. >> that's what i w saying. >> oh, my gosh! >> it was a great trip. it's all i can say. >> oh, my gosh. anyway -- we'll have pieces all next week. >> monday, tuesday and wednesday because it's the beginning of holy week. >> it wasn't the same without you. people were wondering where you are. we didn't say. we're excited to show the pieces

one last one at the end of the e things. >> good. the good news is,, because i'm jet lagged, it's national napping day. yes, it is. u're supposed to take an hour nap to get back the hour you lost because of daylight savings time. can you nap, and can you wake up, or when you nap, do you go in a deep slumumr? >> i get a deep one and don't get to during the night. weekends, i love it. >> they said you should have a cup of coffee and take a 20-minute power nap. it takes 20 minutes to kick in. once it kicks in, you're awake. >> coffee in the middle east -- >> is it thick? >> just a regular coffee, everybody is -- everything is better. everything tastes better.

except with kojack. if you're on the mount of olives kojack and you're lucky enough to get off, don't let the guide tell you to ride him on neck. it's a trip. >> riding kojack's little neck? >> it's not little. they're 20 feet tall. >> when they get up and down, it's scary. you think you're going to slide. >> you have to lean back and it's counter intuitive. you want to go like that. >> we road them when we were kids. >> of cour you did. >> we were terrified. >> saw more kids trying on top of kojack. >> can we show ariana grande? she was on "snl." she's good at impersonations. they did a spoof on jay-z's service asked her to filil in the

checec out her impressions. can you sing like britney spears? >> kind of. >> people need their britney spears. oh, baby, baby, how was i supposed to know that something wasn't right here >> we just lost celine dion. there were nights when the wind was so cold listen to it right outside the window >> well done. dion is at 100%. now we're losing whitney houston.n.

i will always love you >> is that amazing? >> unbelievable. >> she a great talent. >> oh, my gosh. >> great talent. >> if you have any old toys that happen to be hanging around you house -- >> they have to be in the original boxes, right? >> i know. who has that? >> people do. amanda. o she does. >> you can sell the on ebay for big money. here are some of the toys. if they' packaged up, they can make big money. easy bake oven. never opened -- why would you buy it and not open it? >> some people think things through, hoda. they're thinking, someday, this is going to be worth a lot. >> there y if you have an easy bake oven. if yououave a game boy system with teteis, back from the flintstone days, that's big. the original furby, $900. if you have barbie dolls from 1959 to the '60s, the price is $2,500.

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be doing a reality show for the e ne hasn't been confirmed. her people won't say a word about it. this show, allegedly, is going to follovegas. she has a resiy there. same place celine dion has. >> they rotate. >> it's always a ball gown with mariah. a lot of drama. >> she's got this new fiance. >> billionaire. >> he would be in the reality show, too? happens. the reality might not be as exciting as all this. think if mariah gave us an int into the fabulous world. >> to let somebody in, see the underbelly -- >> there is a story in the paper today saying it's the other way around. she has a new team, and they're calling all the shots. >> manager. >> within the last couple years, mariah has a new manager, new people around her. she was asked about a reality

said, not for me. not for me. now, she seems maybe to have changed her mind. fingers crossed. >> what you wish for, you may get it. blake shelton was hosting the kids choice awards. where was gwen stefani. >> couldn't be there. together. she s in japan. so sweet. she was trying to figure out how shsh could stream the show so she could watch it in japan. she sent a tweet out, asking for her fans in japan to try to help her. she couldn't figure it out. her kids were in the audience. she snapchatted with them, spoke with them. >> how did blake do? >> brilliant. the bt part of the show is watching him get slimed. >> good.

>> that happened with kojak the camel. to host it, it proves his fan base is huge. kids, and adults. >> he was asking h h managers, i want to do the kids choice awards. they go, you do? >> it's a huge honor. i went one year. it's hard to get into. >> you have to talk about ciara and russell. >> he's a football player. i learned this. >> you learned this? what do you mean you learned this? >> i didn't know who he was. he plays football. >> he's a quarterback and a very, very big star. >> well, he popped the question. great picture. she said yes. >> aren't they saying they're not going to have sex until marriage? >> they haven't. they're planning a big weddle. we don't know the dates yet. >> can y hoda? coming up, our biggest stars, coldplay, sing "yellow."

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time to put yourfandom to the test. 15 seconds and one guess. get it right to win. ready, baby? >> ready. >> once a month, we invite a panel of guys to join us who give relationship advice. what is this segment called? is it guys tellllll? guys talk love? guys keep it real? >> guys tell-all. >> yay, jamie. >> good girl. >> you're going on a fabulous vacation you and a guest will go to chicago, four days and three nights at the thompson hotel in chicago. jamie thompson is staying at the thompson hotel. >> you'l be welcomed with truffles and champagne. you'll receive breakfa in bed, so hopefully you like the person you're taking. airfare excite. excited, sweetie? >> yay, i'm excited. lg th difficult time. >> thank you, jamie. could a pray a day keep the doctor away? >> what the 40 day challenge

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chance coming up at 11:00. it is fun mond and monday and ready to meet the members of the joy fit club. >> have journey with you can be a big help. >> we have proof of that. we have a married couple, musicians from virginia, who lost more than 25050 pounds combined. it got the attention of "today" nutritionist and leader of the joy fit pack, joy bauer. >> hey. >> how are you? they're unbelievable. this is really cool because they're notonly a power couple when it comes to the weight loss, but they're musical. we're going to have entertainment, as well. i'm going to first start with donnie. donnie is 42 years old. he grew up as a quiet, shy and overweight kid.

toto play the trum betpet and that became his thing. he studied music in college. he was the band director. he'd hit more than 300 pounds. >> wow. >> you see in the before pictures. he went on to get his doctorate at florida state university in music. that's where he met the love of his life, kelly. kelly is 32 years old. she also was a chubby kid. she was an emotional eater. she was a closet ter. she found solace in playing the trombone. sh was good. she also studied music. she%then went on to meet donnie in graduate school. at the time, she was 265 pounds. they fell madly in love. they got married. they then had a beautiful baby boy named brennan. when he was 15 months, together, thth decided they needed to change things. >> they wouldn't be around for him. >> that' right. they downloaded a free app called lose it.

they were able to log all of their food and their exeise workouts, but the app enables you to link into each ther's accounts. they had double the countabili. >> she could see what he was eating. >> and he could see what she was eating. the competitiv started flowing. the couple together lost more than 250 pounds. they'll come out playing the song i think yrecognize. >> should we stand here? >> yeah. >> one last look at the before picture to get a peek. here's the before shot. and -- >> nevermind. >> isn't this great? >> good job.

>> the joyful fit club. >> by the way, you guys look awesome. >> thank you. >> did you lose at the same rate? how wa that? >> she wants to hold your hand. reaching for you. >> i started first, with the couch to 5k program. i started running and usisi the lose it app. i bought him a bike for his birthday. present i didn't want but it changed my life. >> did watching her weight loss motivate you? >> we started about the same time. >> howg did it take to lose it? >> it took me about exactly two years. >> healthy way. >> we kept it off for two or three years now. >> it's a team effort. she takes care of their son, and he does the cooking. what i wanted to show you, because he's strategic with the cooking. oh, yeah. >> this is a recipe that he make in the slow cooker. it's a chicken and black bean chili. en what he does is stretches it throughout the week. one night, he serves it with brn rice. another night, he'll put it in

spoon it over nachos for loaded nachos. there's differt ways he utilizes and serves the same dish. >> healthy. >> i'll tweet it out after this, the recipe. >> you made it up? >> i love to how nice. >> i know. great for me. >> congratulations. so proud of you guys. god bles awesome. thanks, joy. their world tour kicks off in a couple weeks. first stop, our plaza. >> we'll get a song from

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it's a daily habit for squire rushnell and his wife louise duart. it's the "40 day prayer challenge." >> one of our favorite psychologists is also with us, who can say how prayer is good for your health. there is the spiritual and the health aspect to this. hello, everybody. >> hi there. >> been together a long time. >> 16 years. >> guess what? you only have to do five minutes. i know. i wononred i i there was something else that dale was going to add. prayer is five. >> for 40 days. you'll have bliss like we have. >> people are watching you now and wonder, how do i do it? it sounds basic. what do you do? >> a lot of times, people look at it lili, it's the golden gate bridge i have to cross. reallyly it's a footpath. what you do is open your heart to each other and to god. >> it's frightening to many people though. >> it is. >> it's a new world for them.

vulnerable, which we'll get into, what doyou tell them? what if people don't pray? they're nol a religious person. >> you need to establish the step to the golden gate bridge. you find out it is a footpath. you need to establish a routine in your life. i bring my wife a cup of coffee and a bagel every morning. >> you bribe her, basically? >> 7:00 a.m., i bring her coffee and a bagel, no matter where we are. after we have the coffee and pray together. >> they've been praying -- >> so it's morning in your house. you brought the bagel and coffee. what happens? >> well, we eat that first. >> first thing's fifit. >> squire has a son with a brain injury, we son and daughter-in- are looking for a house. first, we'd be thanking god. >> for answered prayer. >> then, god, we lift up grant and ask you give him peace. he's anxious.

for my son, danny and jesse, god, we ask you give them favor with the loan. >> she's getting into it already. basically, anything that's going on in your life. >> yes. >> there's a wonderful stripture that says in the mornin lord, you hear my voice. in the morning, i bring my requests before you. and i wait in expectation. >> there you go. >> it's perfect. >> that is it. you should expect it. >> that's what i said. >f you don't expect it, guess what, you're not going to get it. >> thahas right. part of what the prayer is. >> let's bring dale in. it has over implications, as well. >> i lov how you're demonstrating, num one, and how you can relate to it. i want to talk about, there are other implications that have to do with our health and well-being. when there is and/or meditation, brain activity changes. firs of all, the cortex of the brain thickens. this is a preventive and really

there's a wonderful study done by dr. lisa miller about helping people eo stave depression. we're able to deal with stresses better. we have a strength and power within us, to look at things that are difficult. our heart rate goes down. our metabolism improves, goeoe down. our blood pressure goes down. people who have heart surgery recover better. there tudstudies on the heal benefits. moste and focused and able to feel in control of t tir lives in a way they didn't before. >> you can be a part of the study. it'll be a long study. baylor university. it'll be the first impeer cal right? >> yes. five minutes for 40 days. doesn't cost you a thing. go to the "today" show wsite and it'll tell you about it. >> thank you so much. >> thank you, all. good to see you. our favorite things are next. i have something speal for

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all right. time for our favorite things. i was thinking about hoda the whole time i was @here. what i did was -- >> what? >> i told you the story of going where david smoked ed goliath. look at this stone. it's a heart. >> oh, my gosh. >> we got to know, what is your stone and where are you going to throw it? this is hoda's personal stone from israel. i love it. i can't believe it. my favorite thing now, since this is a stone from israel. anyway, mine is brownie brittle. you can get it at the drugstore. i'll tell you why it's delicious really quick. in this container, there are five servings.

brownies, the crunchy, delicious pa can't worry about spanxs right now. everybody ate these. applaud if you like these. [ appl >> they're delicious. they ar good. i had a little. >> they're in different flavors. where is my stone? >> right there. >> thank you. >> love you all. glad to be back with you. all of the segegnts will be next week starting on monday. i love you. >> look at my stone.

plus, cooking up a deadly crash in hollywood. what police say caused the accident that sent a car into a publix building, killing the driver. plus kids arrrred to one south florida school to find a crime scene investigation is under way. we're live at the school coming up. less than 24 hours too to the floridada primary and growing concerns over the escalating violence at donald trump rallies. we're live with the latest from the campaign trail. i'm ari odzer. we're live at eighth center in little havana. we're going to show you their garden. the news starts now.

scho is a crime scene after someone broke in and then vandalized it. >> the crooks apparently stole thousands of dollars of not just students but teachers had been collecting for school trips coming up. nbc 6 reporter julia bagg is live outside that school in little havana with surveillalae video they want everyone to see. hopefully this is going to n the people who are responsible for this. >> that's exactly what administrators and teachers are hoping at la progresiva school. shattered glass and ransacked rooms. when the principal arrived to school this morning, what she saw maae her cancel class.