glad to have you back in the chair. >> feel like i only saw you on tv for two weeks. >> busy chasing the republican and democratic candidates all over the country. the minute you get here, al and natalie go to los angeles. >> and they get a glamour gig. >> go hollywood on us. >> i like that. >> literally. >> because it's leap day, does that mean we actually get a whole day back of sleep? >> no. >> that'd be nice. >> not like a time zone. >> i was hoping for 29 hours of sleep or something. >> it is the weird extra day we get every four years. "new york times" reports 200,000 people celebrating their first real birthday. something to do with the 28th, i think, on the off years. some do march 1st. let's be honest, you're living in a black hole, a parallel universe, a day that doesn't really exist. >> it's so cool. we had one -- a sister and

what are the odds? it's all sci-fi. >> getting weird. pizza hut, free one-topping personal pan pizza. hard rocca fayekcak cafe offering a free entree, even if it's not your birthday. >> really? >> i think so. >> you can't tell me there is a free list of getting food and think i can carry on with the rest of the show? >> anyone know where i can get a fake id? i can get meals all across america. let's talk about the oscars. big winners. as expected, leonardo dicaprio and brie larson for best actor and best actress. "spotlight," but i thought "the revenant" was going to win. chris rock's opening monologue,

controversy and everything that's been stirring around the oscars in terms of no nominees being people of color. let's see how he started the show. >> i'm here at the academy awards. otherwise known as the white people's choice awards. you realize if they nominated hosts, i wouldn't even get this job. y'all be watching inging neil patrick harris right now. is hollywood racist? you're damn right, hollywood is racist. you've grown accustom to it. hollywood is sorority racist. we like you, rhonda, but you're not a kappa. we want opportunity. we want the black actors to get the same opportunities -- [ applause ] >> >> we didn't put the rihanna

>> it was a good one. >> not good for morning tv. what'd you think of how chris rock did, tamron? >> i was flying back in from a shoot so i missed it. nothing is worse than a big event happening on tv and you were able to follow on twitter but you can't see it. the reaction was incredible. obviously, instantaneously. what'd you guys think? >> it was interesting because in the room, it seemed like it was going over fairly well. then we were talking to people on the red carpet and they were kind of mixed. i think as the evening went on -- >> people warmed up to it. i think it was like ricky gervais. a little like, we needed that, maybe it was a little bit hard. like some of the jokes. he made a joke about lynching. some people were like -- >> it was tough. >> but at the same time, after the fact, everybody was like, you know, it was like a cleansing in a way. he did. he came out and did what he needed to do. he looked so relieved on the

>> the "vanity fair" party, we didn't think he'd stop. >> he was like, al roker. i need to go to al. >> it's what he said. >> what pressure were you feeling in the moment? >> the pressure to be funny. you know what i mean? >> yeah. >> regardless of the whatever, still got to be funny. >> you got a chance to breathe now. feel relief? >> yeah. hanging out with my mother, you know. >> hello, mrs. rock. nice to meet you. >> good to see you. >> world-famous. >> will you blow off some steam? >> have a good one. >> all right. >> al getting in with the ladies. >> jennifer lawrence ran right to al. >> loved al, yeah. >> she loved al. >> she's been very nice to us. the one thing i think everybody was stunned at was sylvester

>> though "bridge of spies" and mark rylance deserved an award. >> not taking away anything from him. >> a career of amazing performances. >> the sentiment was there for stallone. >> there were surprises. willie, as you said, i was so happy that "spotlight" won because, you know, it dealt with such an important issue. the sex abuse in the catholic church. such a great moment in journalism. we were all happy to see that. but i think a lot of people were surprised. you all had picked "revenant." willie and i picked "spotlight." it's my way of saying we picked right, willie. >> there you go. i'll tell you what else, none of the big acting awards but there was a 45 minute stretch where "mad max's" name was called a lot. if you haven't seen the movie, it's a piece of art.

who won for "the big short." teams up with will ferrell. steps into the more serious stuff and wins an oscar last night. great story for adam. >> very cool. we also talked about the fashions a little bit. we gave our list of the things we liked. outfits we liked. >> yeah. >> here's my list. >> what do you got? >> margot robbie. wonderful thing. christy tity tity -- chrissy teigen. the baby inside was like, yes, mama. bring it, mama. cate blanchett, my mother called me about this when i landed. armani armani, doesn't just better than that. naomi watts is the only person on the planet that could full off this dress. tailored to perfection. you drip into it. so beautiful. those were my favorites. willie, i knew you'd pick -- i

dress. >> alicia vikander, congratulations to her, won for best supporting actress. she was wearing louie vuitton, according to tamron. i know she looked good in it. she stopped and talked to you and me at the golden globes for ten minutes. not only beautiful but smart and charming. still wide eyed about being in hollywood and excited to be at the award shows. >> kind of went official with fassbenderer the kiss on camera. we knew they were together, but they showed the world their love. natalie, who was on your list? >> i was going to say alicia, people comparing her to belle from "beauty and the beast" in the gorgeous yellow dress. >> she looked better than belle. >> when she had that oscar in

i love the simplicity of saoirse ronan. love the color. and brie larson who won the oscar last night and won so many hearts in this award season, she is adorable. that blue was stunning on her. she really stood out in this beautiful sort of ruffles. al had another one that i loved. >> you know, there were two olivias. >> they both were hot. >> very hot. olivia munn was in stella mccartny. >> munn. >> it was gorgeous. one of the brightest colors o the carpet and looked fantastic. >> i love the off the shoulder. then olivia wilde had the risque -- >> yeah, and jason sudeikis said he helped fold it. it was origami. >> there was careful folds around these areas.

you can tell we haven't slept. >> we like it t ts way. >> more fun this way. so al, you mentioned sylvester. i was heartbroken. i was shocked. nevertheless nevertheless, you got a selfie with him? >> that's right. he was being interviewed. we interview him a moment earlier, and i thought, i didn't take a selfie. i did that. then we interviewed elton john and his husband. that was fun. >> that's actually -- sir elton doesn't own a cell phone he recollects told us, so he doesn't do selfies. a selfie. >> that's right. >> at the after party at "vanity fair," ryan seacrest was hanging out and we took a picture with him, as well. >> on the other side of the partition, guys, it was chris rock and leo chatting, which was cool. >> did you hear anything? what were they talking about? >> i think they were high-fiving each other.

them. >> we were doing what everybody else does. take out their camera and pretending to take a picture of themselves but really taking a picture of leo and chris rock. >> i love thatlton john doesn't have a phone. gangster move. i don't need a phone. you know where to find me. >> he gets people around him with a phone so why does he need one? >> he actually has a telegraph. >> carrier pigeons, actually. >> i like that. let's take a look and show you what we have as far as our weather is concerned. my golly, weather may affect super tuesday. severe weather today from wichita falls to wichita. tulsa, oklahoma city in the risk of severe weather. strong wind gusts through tonight. ping-pong to golf ball sized hail. tomorrow, the area expands out. look at the states that are under slight risk of severe weather.

damaging wind gusts, isolated tornadoes. but the super tuesday states of arkansas, tennessee, alabama, georgia and virginia, all part of this. it may be an effect on voting for tomorrow's primary. sunny and mild in the upstate today. southwest breezes of 7-11. highs for greenville, spartanburg, anderson reaching 68. the mountains will have clouds early, with an isolated shower, then partly cloudy and breezy for the afternoon. high for asheville, hendersonville >> that's your latest weather. willie? >> al, thanks. coming up, more of chris rock and the controversy at the oscars. how he addressed it in his

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t-i-a-a. everybody get golden hollywood's biggest night as everybody talking. after chris rock took on the issues of the oscars lack of racial diversity. >> here with the biggest moments everybody is talking about. if you were to describe one word overall, what were the oscars for you? >> a little odd. entertaining. chris rock did a great job of tackling oscars so white and making everyone feel comfortable. but beyond that, after that, once we got to the stretch of the actual show, it felt repetitive, long, as the oscars always feel, but also odd. there weren't very many stars accepting awards. >> it was interesting. given that the oscars were

>> crazy. >> some of the sketches that diversity. here's onewhoopi goldberg and jennifer lawrence together. >> maybe they'll make a movie about a skinny white lady, but the black girl has to cure cancer before they get a tv >> oh, my god. >> i'm not mad. i know how to play the game. >> hello? >> i'm the danish girl. these danishes is good, girl. nailed it. >> i love that. i thought it was so great. >> so funny. i think it was smart because it was the idea of inserting himself into the movies. chris rock, who was probably one

the last ten years, up there with ellen degeneres, was smart to have whoopi join him, oi ahalong with tracy morgan. >> let's talk about the girl scouts, who scored big last night. >> they did. >> take a look. >> i want you to buy my daughter's girl scout cookies. look at my babies up there. are you going to deny them some cookies? all right, tina fey! get that money, girl. make that money. tina fey. charlize theron, yes! you get him. leo, you made $30 million. come on! >> of course, they're probably all starving so like yes, give me five boxes. >> we're not allowed to eat inside. you are actually starving. i thought it was a fun bit. we kind of saw it two years ago

better with the pizza. >> the stacey dash thing, what was up with that? >> the oddest thing of the night. people weren't laughing. i think it was too much of an inside joke. they were making fun of the fact that stacey dash had gone on fox news to say -- are we watching this? little bit of it. >> we've gone on to -- they were making fun of the fact that stacey dash went on fox news history month. most viewers didn't know that so it wasn't funny. >> most people in the audience didn't know it. >> a lot of people didn't know who she was. >> actress and commentator but hasn't been acting a while. >> why did she do it? >> good question. >> leonardo dicaprio, you know, finally. >> acceptance speech, too. we'll have a look at that. >> i thank you all for this amazing award tonight. let us not take this planet for granted. i do not take tonight for granted.

[ applause ] >> so many nominations and finally getting his due. >> fifth nomination in acting. i think people were very excited about this. it was also a big moment because the other acting nominees -- or winners, mark rylance, brie larson and alicia vikander are smaller actors and have been in smaller performances. this was a big movie star, finally taking the oscar stage. i think people wanted leo to win. it was the most tweeted moment of the night in the history of the oscars. more than 400,000 tweets a minute for leonardo dicaprio. >> wins there, too. shocked at that? >> i think the academy dropped the ball with their snubs. nominated for playing rocky in the original "rocky." this would be a huge comeback for him. would have been a beautiful speech. what were they thinking? >> when else does he have a chance to get an award now? hopefully there will be another

>> this was his moment. i think a lot of viewers were looking forward to honoring sylvester stallone and excited about that. it was right in the middle of the ceremony. >> i was angry about it. lady gaga, you saw the song. >> that performance was unbelievable. >> biden introducing the song. the sex assault survivals svivors coming on stage and paying tribute to lady gaga. how does that lose to the "james bond" anthem, which wasn't a really good song, to be honest with you? >> yeah, it's unbelievable moment there. thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. coming up, the celebrities like you've never seen them before, letting loose on the red carpet and at the after parties.

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>> hey! >> in presenting, is there something you'll pull out that's -- >> i beg your pardon! >> i don't mean in that sense. >> >> at my age it's not worth pulling out anymore. >> i've never done this for the oscars anymore. my people! my people! >> who are you looking forward to >> i think i've met everybody. >> you've met everybody. this is old hat for you? >> it means hosting, comedians doing with what we do best, , addressing the elephant in the room. . laugh. that was great. >> less than 20 minutes to go to the start of the broadcast. it's going to be really hard getting stars to come from the express lane to our lane. i'm going to do my best. it's what i do. hey, tina!

gaga! i know, well, thank you, thank you! gaga says he loves me. not enough to stop. but she loves me. i guess everybody's inside. i guess it's dope. that's it for the red carpet. >> a red hot date ready to go party? >> let's do it. >> the elton john oscar viewing party. >> rocking it. >> will you dance with me? >> i would love to. >> there's no music. >> this is how they used to dance when there were manners. >> oh! charming, al. >> "vanity fair." "vanity fair".." so tonight going what's your party plan? >> find hamburgers. >> it's like done now. the awards season, the whole

>> no, not your career! i mean the awards. >> i got al roker. i can't walk by him. >> oh, my gosh. >> i see him, like, socially but, yeah i had a good time. >> felt good? >> you never know. like you feel like it went grade and then you read tomorrow like, oh, i didn't know i was orable. >> i think our work here is done. >> that's a drop the mic moment, al. we're going to go party. >> that's it. >> all night long. >> but i love doing it, it's so much fun. we have a good time. sacha baron cohen snuck in an ali g costume in his wife's handbag and broke it out during the awards ceremony. >> you asked him if he was going to break anything out and there he did. he pulled a rabbit out of his

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gordon on "gotham." when he returns from the short time away, there is a new bad guy. in town. the case. >> what is it? >> last night, some psycho froze a cop to death. >> froze her? >> yeah. told you it was weird. come on. they're waiting for us. >> all right. the first half of the season is rise of the villains. >> yeah. >> second half, wrath of the villains. >> yeah. >> what does that mean? >> lots of bad things. mr. freeze is on the scene, as you see. we timed this so perfectly to air right at the end of february, when it was going to be freezing cold in new york. now it's 60 degrees outside. >> how do you get around that? mr. freeze is mr. spring. >> that's right. his technology doesn't work yet, trying to perfect it. people get frozen and then they

>> working out the kinks. >> we have villains galore. mr. freeze, hugo strange who is experimenting on people underneath. bad guys come in and worse people come out. including mrs. pinkett smith, who will be back at the end of the season. >> which is great. >> yeah. it's fun. >> why do you call her mrs. pinkett smith? >> i don't want to get hit. >> respect. >> chris rock did enough of that. >> so many of us grew up on the batman show and we had an image in our minds of commissioner gordon. >> definitely not me. >> now you're the young detective gordon. >> right. >> how much of batman's history and lore did you bring to the character. >> i actually sat down with jeff johns who runs d.c. comics, just asking for help. what do i need to read?

he really freed me up and said, we've never seen commissioner gordon as a detective. we've never seen this part of his life. what you really need to understand is he's a warrior. he's a policeman. he's a lawman. but you should feel free to interpret this on your own. that's what i've done. i mean, he's a great character because the world that he lives in is lawless, completely amoral, really. but we're watching him descend into an unprincipled state, where he realizes he has to do whatever it takes to get things done and to get the bad guys. it's a great journey. >> it's a great show. we've talked about the fandom. we're plans and we love you. congratulations on the baby news. >> thanks. thank you. >> you and your co-star. >> any minute. >> really? >> pretty much, yeah. >> do you have an alert button or something? what happens? does the bat thing come in the sky?

>> i thought you meant a google alert. he'd learn about the baby. >> never know these days. >> it's like a pink bottle or blue bottle that lets us know. how does it feel? >> great. little terrifying but exciting. every day i leave the house and go to work and i just say, no baby today. no baby today. wait for the weekend. let's get to the weekend. >> plan it on the weekend? >> that's the plan so i can actually, you know, be there for 24 to 48 hours. >> she might do that for you, the little girl. might look out for your shooting schedule. >> can try. >> appreciate it. >> congratulations. "gotham" returns tonight on fox. up next, think baking a pie is intimidating? yes, i do. wait until we see what we're being told is an easy recipe. caramel apple pie. i've already tried it. the question is, can we make it? we're going to find out to the couple wondering what a good deal looks like... no.

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that will become your go-to recipe for any pie. good to see you. >> good morning. >> this is life changing. you know how many times i wanted to go to a party and say, i made this pie? >> you can do it. >> you'll show us. >> you are going to do it. >> i believe you. >> cold, cold, cold butter. you don't want it to melt because you want to be able to see the butter once you're done. >> all right. >> i do it in a -- i am going to do it -- >> it's all right. >> we can pretend. i pulse my dry ingredients sugar. >> what's the difference in pulsing and letting it go? >> at this point, not much, really. >> guoyou get the cloud of flour and you're like, oh. cold, cold, cold butter. >> from the freezer cold? >> from the freezer cold. you don't want it the melt. the reason is, people have real trouble with pie crust because it gets tough. >> okay.

>> people look at it and go, it doesn't look like dough yet. if it holds together when you pinch it, it's good. here's the trick, you can just pull it together here. it's holding together fine. too much water makes it tough. >> how do you know if you put too much water in? >> then add a little more flour. butter. you want to roll it out, the bottom crust, into an 11-inch round. divide the dough in two. perfect for a double-trusted pie. >> which is my favorite. use it? >> thaw it before you roll it or it'll be too hard. i blind bake the bottom crust so it's not soggy. i don't like soggy bottoms. >> i don't either. >> take a like size pyrex and turn the pie over so make it upside down.

upside down, gravity will make sure the dough doesn't sink and it'll be ferperfect. i cook the apples before i put them in the pie crust. the reason, it creates a caramel. also, you don't get the gap between the crust and the apples. it's perfect. >> all right. >> also caramely, which i like. >> we have 15 seconds left. the recipe is on today.com/food. >> can you point out how you do the top? >> instead of doing -- i just put them on top of the pie. pretend this is a pie.

this is "today" on nbc. look how beautiful that pie is. how'd you do the top, real quick? >> i cut out little hearts. since the bottom is baked you can't crimp the edges. i like it to look pretty. i do beautiful hearts. i just gather them and put them on top. >> so good.

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