>> hoda! hoda! hoda! >> with a morning >> guys!filled wit >> hoda! hoda! hoda!>> with a morning willed with s special surprises and a lot of joy, today, january 10th, 2025. >>> from nbc news, this is joy, today, january 10th, 2025. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefelle from studio 1a in rockefeller r. >>> hi, everybody. good morning and welcome to "today." plaza. it is great to have you with us on this friday morning and i'm >>> hi, everybody. good morning and welcome to "today." it is great to have you with us on this friday morning and i'm tearing up. alre one last time.ady tearing up. i real am. our floor director said, one last time. here we go. >> one last time. let's do this. here we go. s. >> one last time. let's do this. let's do this. >> yeah. we're going to celebrate you today. >> and i do want to say thank you because people came out super early in the crowd this morning. we had a chance to give them a go morning >> yeah. we're going to cel

happy birthday, hoda. superman himself, dean cain is doing the honors. >> come here, come on. >> watch the spanx. >> thank you. >> favorite. thank you for being with us today. >> follow me in. here we go. >> i'll take it. >> it's hoda's birthday! we got surprises. >> what is happening? >> that is good! [ applause ] >> look who is here, lil john. >> oh, my god! >> this is part of my dream right here. >> oh my gosh. >> all right. are you seriously playing my music on my birthday? >> that's how much i love you. we may lose a few viewers because of it. that ford mustang convertible was created the same day you were created. >> when? >> august 9, 1964. how much did it cost? $2,400 back then. what do you think it would be today? >> a ford mustang? $40,000. >> $27,000. still very affordable. many thanks to your driver. >> by the way, i thought we peeked all week. when i saw that stang -- >> look at him. nothing cuter. >> hi, guys. >> here is the thing. people love you. your favorite guy in the whole world, don't

>> hi, hoda. it's blake here. i know you're probably having to work today on your 26th birthday, which sucks, but i'm sure because i do watch the show all the time that you either have a big old margarita in front of you or a glass of wine and i'm sure kathie won't shut up and let you talk. just probably another day at work for you, but i wanted to say, i love you, and i know this is a special day. i remember when i turned 26. and i hope you have a good day. and a fun night. i wish i could be there. kathie, let me talk. kathie, let somebody else talk. happy birthday, hoda. >> wait a minute. i think if i'm not mistaken he said i love you. did he? >> i heard him say it. >> he said a margarita and a glass of wine. >> thank you. >> and jerry, i believe there's another little item, isn't there? >> wow. >> i believe there is. >> thank you. >> somebody was saying on the air the other day they wanted a particular something. >> i did? did i? >> yes, you did. >> what did i say i wanted? >> you need only speak it and it come

hoda is turning 50. no way. >> get out, hoda is 50? >> almost.'s almost 50. >> a decade half a century. i have got owe let that move around in my mouth so i can get used to saying it. how old are you, 50. >> oh, god. >> 1964 was an epic year. >> the beetles invaded the united states. >> they went on the ed sullivan show and changed the world forever. >> the beatles hard day night, wow. >> that was 1964. >> now, you've got a hard days morning everyday sitting next to kathie lee. >> hoda. gentleman one of the greatest records came out. this is the birth of the rolling stones. you're in good company hoda with the stones. >> there were three great musicals that premiered, funny girl, fiddler on the roof. >> mary popinns hits the theater. >> james bond's gold finger. >> now we're talking. now we're talking. what else. >> of course there was my fair lady but who is the fairest lady of them all, hoda kotb. she's never been better than at 50. 64 was like a big year for telephone. >> the adam's family. >> those were classics forever. >> hoda, did you know

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sorry, hoda. wow. wow! whoo!dn't even realize how weird it was until i saw the picture. >> bad. >> bold of you. >> hey, hey! at least my roots are done. >> actually, okay, you look adorable. you look happy. were you drunk? >> no. it's 6:00 in the morning. >> doesn't matter. hoda, were you drunk? >> maybe a little. so, anyway, we have a big show coming up for you dies. it involves -- we're going to have all the latest gossip and stuff. >> first, you know what it's time for, hoda? >> what is it? >> you're going to tell me. what is it? >> i'm not going to but let's listen to what he has to say. >> it's time for "be bold today" sponsored by progresso heart healthy, bold flavors for the bold hearted. >> all right. we had to go to les for that? >> all right. together we are ready to spice up your life. >> so now is your chance to be bold today, to try something you always wanted to do but have always been afraid to do it. fear no more. >> we are going to help two lucky people bring on the bold and achieve something rig

hoda, do we have time for one more? >> i think two.where are from? >> chicago. >> we're rooting for emily. what's the only animal capable of turning its stomach inside out. is it an octopus, a sea star or a mussel? >> b, a sea star. >> yes! [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm pretty amazed at all this aquatic literacy. it's incredible. >> so dive in right here. what a sea star will do instead of bringing -- come on in, i promise. >> yeah, you promised me about the lobster. >> feel this one. instead of bringing food to the stomach it brings the stomach to the food so it will use two feet, grab on to a clam, a mussel. >> it feels weird. >> you're feeling me cus right there. the digestive enzymes will dissolve the food. >> maybe it will be good for my bruise. [ laughter ] >> but feel this. feel this. they're different colored. you should pick one up. he's stuck. >> he doesn't want to go out. >> two left feet. >> do we have time? >> just quickly say what you just said. >> can i have the book instead? >> what? all right, yes you can! here you go

hoda! >> if you could find me someone exactly like blake shelton. >> blake shelton. >> when you're with blake shelton, it is hot in here. ♪ i've never loved someone the way that i love you ♪ >> if you're like blake shelton, what's your e-mail address? >> kathie lee and i are working together to help you, hoda. find love. >> it's out of love. >> alfonzo. >> hoda, he's smart. >> come on out. >> what is your favorite wine? >> it's a wine called chocolate block, and hoda, i think you and i should share a bottle of that. >> let me tell you who i've been thinking about. >> flow ride da! . ♪ could end up with you >> i don't know why we can't be together. we had a total connection, if you guys were here yesterday. >> you had a total connection. every time you're together, the sexual chemistry is through the roof. yeah, it was everywhere and it's continued to be. if you have any more thoughts on the subject -- >> no more thoughts. >> hoda could meet your uncle fred or your crazy cousin juju, you kno

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where's the hoda time?at, i'm going to find a new best friend, and i think i know exactly where to start. ♪ one time kathie lee and i had so much fun. i mean, laughing just thinking about it. we went and we saw a broadway show. you have, like, this liquid lunch, so hysterical. she tells the funniest stories. sometis, kathie lee and i wear almost the same kind of outfits, it's crazy. she matches me. sometimes we're like, oh, my god, twinsies. it's so great. we're a lot alike. she's the greatest. gron you knew, but she has two kids, cody and cassidy, they are the cutest. that kathie lee, you guys, she is so great. and, like, one time kathie lee and i, we went to this dude ranch. it was so crazy. >> could you please put the scissors down, you are about to hurt somebody. please, put the wine down too. if you could cut something, sew something, you could get something done. >> i've been watching you guys, it looks simple. how hard could this be? it's quilting, for god sakes. like i said, how hard can it be? nice

go. >> hoda pees? >> no. i get dressed and then i go to the bathroom. >> and all these years we had it wrong. >> yes. >> and what is hoda's favorite kind of wine. >> that's totally unnatural. >> what are you talking about? >> maybe she started naked, kath. >> what is hoda's favorite kind of wine? >> pinot noir. >> okay. so you got half of that. that's 50%, kath. >> i thought that she had to be an actress there. so you have to give us -- >> so you got three out of four? >> no, two. you can't say hala beery was an answer. >> which side of the bed does kathy lee sleep on? closest to or furthest from the bedroom door? >> just left or right. let's do let or right. >> that's going to throw someone off. we don't know if it's on the bed or off the bed, right or left or. >> left. what do you got? >> left. one for one. >> remember how i couldn't even figure out. >> he yeah. ask her who would play me in a movie. >> that's coming up. >>> hoda, what song does kathy lee sing in the shower? >>> who would you like to sing it

lyrics or hoda singing? >> hoda sings fine. sings fine. just pick as key she likes. >> bravo, hoda.e got "the rhythm is." >> she got it? >> right. >> it's. ♪ the rhythm is going to get cha ♪ ♪ >> next one? >> i cording to billboard which had the highest chart debut? le miz, sound of music or "hamilton"? >> i'm saying, "le miz". [ buzzer ] >> yes, yes! >> they're excited because they're getting a book. >> you can buy a book with the money! >> that's true. they could. >> all right. so the answer is -- "hamilton." >> of course. "hamilton." "hamilton," first musical with rap. what was really the fisrst musical with rap? ♪ well you got trouble with a capital t ♪ >> "music man." >> sorry, everybody. he was so great. come on back, hoda. >> i won $100. >> i love you to pieces. a great show on sirius xm. and catch "hairspray" tonight 8:00, 7:00 central here on nbc. >>> and jill has personalized gifts for everybody on your list. whether they're naughty or nice. right, jilly? >> right! ♪ tomorrow's the day we'll play something besides video games. every day is a gift especially for people with

how about little hoda? we're having a hoda-bration. so why not name her hoda? we have a plaza crowd. we have so many surprises for you, hoda. i cannot believe it is your last week year. i can't. >> let's move on, shall we. repress it. >>> let's begin with the first major storm of the year. this is a live look. look at the snow-covered roads. those are just north of baltimore. >> yeah. nearly 60 million americans under winter weather alerts after blizzard conditions slammed the middle of the country. sleet, snow and freezing rain made for treacherous highway travel. reports of semitrucks sliding off the road. first responders scrambling to get to those stranded drivers. >> meanwhile, more than a thousand flights nationwide have been canceled. that's after nearly 1,800 yesterday. amtrak, by the way, also canceled dozens of trains in the mid-atlantic and the northeast. >> much to cover. we have al's first forecast. let's start with sam brock where a rare snow emergency warning has been declared already. sam, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, savannah, hoda, good mo

hoda would know all of them.et i won't even know one. >> funny, they released -- the hot 100 year-end chart and did the most popular ones. this just for the last year and they ranked them by radio play, air play -- >> all genres. >> right. sales, everything. number three, of all the songs -- ♪ that's why i need a >> "one dance" by drake. ♪ one more time >> number nine -- >> "i promise," first time i heard that. >> two, justen bieber. "sorry." ♪ say sorry, yes, i'm >> you're going to be surprised about the number one. the number one's another bieber song, for the year. ♪ she likes everyone and i never like to admit that i was wrong ♪ >> get to the chorus, ah! ♪ cut up in my junk >> there's no bruno, i get -- >> he did two? he did that "24 karat" thing. >> that came out too late. ♪ baby, you should go and love yourself ♪ >> if you like the way you look, go love yourself. whatever. the number one country song -- the number one country song happens to fall number 49 in terms of sales and air play, which i was surpris

go hoda, go hoda. >> i'm lonely. >> one, two, three, four, five, six.u shag in charleston, south carolina! >> we sure did have fun. >> that was fun. >> we're going to have a peel angds eat shrimp contest. watch who's going to win. me? look at me. >> now ready, set -- peel! look at me, look at me! southern belles? >> all right, girls. he's on geico.com setting up an appointment with an adjuster. ted is now on hold with his insurance company. maxwell is not and just confirmed a 5:30 time for tuesday. ted, is still waiting. yes! maxwell is out and about... with ted's now ex-girlfriend. wheeeee! whoo! later ted! online claims appointments. just a click away on geico.com. isn't that for digestive health? yeah and did you know trubiotics is a daily probiotic that helps in two ways. it supports digestive and immune health by working in your gut where 70% of your immune system lives. try trubiotics today. that everyone should have access to good nutrition. so they're donating two meals to feeding america for every purchase of one a day women's multivitamins. he

okay, good boy, this hoda stuff is exhausting >> welcome back, hoda. home. >> hoda, it is so good having you back we missed you, and now life is complete >> you are so -- first of all -- >> we're glad you're back. >> we missed you. >> it's boring without you. >> i can't believe you guys did that piece >> this is -- i got up early, i'm exhausted. i'm going to take tomorrow off this is a tough grind you all have thank you so much. >> did you forget how cheesey everybody is >> by the way, it just reminded me of how -- since i walked in the door to this very moment, just how much i love this place. i want to thank you guys for coming too that meant a lot to me. >> i said earlier the light is back our light is here. you are our light. >> you guys are so sweet i love you all thank you. >> we love you too >>> coming up, what's a family reunion without a little food. we're going to have a great food party. some of our recipes. >>> welcome back. no celebration around here is complete without a good, old fashioned meal. >>> and welcome back, no celebration aroun

[ ding ] >> bad day for hoda's book. bad day for your book, hoda. >> i know! many people might think he wrote it with one specific woman in mind but has actually admitted that he wrote it with many women around the world, including you. >> you mean all women? >> all women. >> okay, hoda? >> what's your name? >> eric. >> finish the lyric to one of last year's most popular wedding songs according to spotify. here we go. ♪ honey now >> come on. ♪ take me into your loving arms ♪ >> go! ♪ kiss me under the light of a thousand stars ♪ [ ding ] >> all right. >> everyone is knocking it out of the park today. >> poor hoda. they can still get her book on amazon, though. >> ed sheerhan, on his new album. it's up for a big awards at the grammys. >> loveable. >> totally. >> and so is hoda, loveable. >> i wish we had -- maybe we would have a chance. what's your name and where are you from? >> kelly from new orleans. >> finish the lyric to this classic song, one of billboard's top ten classics of all time. go. ♪ we both i'm not what you you need so i will always love you ♪ [

don't forget hoda. okay? here we go. kathie lee, hoda. >> kathie lee, hoda.ook at what hoda is doing. use each hand. kathie lee is going and hoda is taking a turn. kathie lee, watch this. right hand, left hand. >> what? >> kathie lee, hoda. you're still using kathie lee again. put hoda first. >> why do i want to put hoda first. first? >> she doesn't like this. >> hoda, kathie lee, and you'll be successful. try it. >> last time. >> she did it, yes! >> thank you, sweetie. >> if i only chewed some gum before i tried it. thanks, lou. >> wow. >> thanks very much. >> sure. thank you. >> i'm not sure why we had that segment but he's a nice guy. >> all righty. you know what it's time for? >> lou is available for any event. check out loujuggler.com. is that true, lou? thank you. >> let's bring on bobbie thomas. hey, girl. >> so, it might be fun at work day but this is kind of the most depressing time of the year. it's been proven so i have some happies. really interesting company based in brooklyn called bummer baskets. after a bunch of their friends had a run of bad

>> a cheesecake. >> now you're going to be sending flowers to kathie lee and hoda. >> who's hoda?what color? >> red. >> what would you send hoda? >> a hoda is a woman. >> a hoda is a woman. >> yellow. >> red roses for kathie lee, yellow roses for a hoda. >> this way one can't say they got a better one than the other. >> my business was blooming. >> there's a woman right now in the store asking about pricing for "my" arrangement. i even advanced to a bridal bouquet. ♪ going to the chapel and we're going to get married ♪ before taking a turn on the phone. >> happy sweatshirt. okay. anniversary. are you kidding me? that's adorable. it was a busy day at superior florist but by the end of the day, everything was coming up roses. you guys promised me if i did a good job today, you'd do this one thing for me. right? >> yeah. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> one, two, three -- superior! >> fun! >> they didn't want to leave you empty handed so the gentlemen, sam and company, at superior florist sent you your arrangements. >> that's very nice. >> for a hoda and for kathie lee. >> who's hoda?

♪ hoda woman ♪ happy birthday happy birthday hoda woman ♪ ♪ life is so cool hoda ♪ and there's nobodyr belt ♪ yeah not at the end but it's getting close ♪ ♪ this is your end baby ♪ actually it's going to someday ♪ ♪ no kathy ♪ i'm sorry honey but i'm a realist ♪ ♪ at 110 ♪ the body kathy the spirit kathy ♪ ♪ hallelujah >> jeff bridges, thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. don't miss "the giver." august 15th in theaters. >> that was a beautiful birthday song, thank you. >> boy, boy. >> they woke up at the crack of dawn to be ambushed. two ladies reveal their gorgeous makeovers. >> plus sasha alexander. well, did you know words really can hurt you? what...? jesse don't go! jesse...no! i'm sorry daisy, but i'm a loner. and a loner gotta be alone. heee yawww! geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. jesse? you just can'tider a 4-star know the name?p to 60% off, just no name? until you book. um... yeah, i'd do that! ♪ so factors like diet can negatively impact good bacteria? even if you're healthy and active. phillips digestive health support is a duo-p

it's a hoda ipa beer. that's in a bar in connecticut. >> what? >> hoda ipa. >> $18? is it $18?you have been tapped. >> you are sick. >> from ohio, they submitted this photo. i leave you alone for five minutes and the dog is in the fruity pebbles box. there's a second photo where he actually ripped the bottom off as well and she took a picture. that's really cute. >> i like that one. from oakland, maryland, they sent this photo. baby powder is the caption. that should be, "i leave you alone for five minutes." >> that's right. that's funny. >> finally laura from hawthorne woods, illinois submitted this. instead of chicken caesar salad, you can't see but her pet parrot is on there. so she captioned it "parrot ceasar salad." i'm all for sleeping with dogs, but that's nasty. >> was that it? nice job. >> good job, sara. >> coming up, kathie lee is going out into the audience to play a fun game of who knew? also, the hunky guys from the galaxy are here. >> soccer players. check out the view. >> all after this. hey! hey honey! hey alan. uh, hey.... i'm bob, we talked at the tax store.

hoda and i are barely surviving today. one of us is in traction and we'll tell you why. >> we went to lunch with 200 people yesterday at gallagher's by kath's theater. on 52nd street. we didn't know if anyone showed. we went in. let's see. george clooney in there? it's dark. there we are. we were having our fair share of you know what. >> yeah. >> it was just amazing. boy, the light is terrible. >> britney tried. >> suffice it to say those women are enthusiastic. >> we had a wild crowd. there were 200 people. i think more made it in. >> a lot of people snuck in. i want to thank whoever made this. >> pam. her name was pam. >> she made a scarf. >> i'm just going to do it. one of those things that sounded funny then you do it and you go not so much. swing and a miss. but you know that's life. >> we are going to do gallagher's again next week. there was a lot of kissing and hugging. . thank you everybody. >> we loved everybody who came. >> pretty much. >> even the woman at the bar, i said thank you for coming. she said, who ar

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hoda love ♪ sing it hoda love ♪ hoda love ♪ i feel like making hoda love ♪ who doesn't feel like making get a hell yeah! >> you're the best. >> now we're ready to rock. >> by the way, we poured you a little drink for daddy as we call it. >> thank you so much. >> i'm not sure what it is. >> star jones calls me that, by the way. >> she calls you daddy? >> yes. >> that is very good. >> i call her my chocolate cupcake. >> what do you call me? >> we don't want to talk about that on the air. >> careful! so in all the papers -- what did you think? you came to town, you see tim tebow's coming to the new york jets. the headline on the "post," "god him." what do you think about tim tebow coming our way? >> i like tim tebow, number one. he took denver to the playoffs. and i like him. i mean i like anybody that stands up for what they believe in. even if i don't agree with him, i actually happen to agree with him. but even people that don't agree with when they're really strong about their convictions, i go, see, that's american for me. you stand for what you believe in, whether you're into that or

hoda love it. >> i love it. >> hoda loves the stuff as seen during sochi. >> seth: right. [ laughtert have to go to sochi to do shots. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah but you don't use it as an excuse. >> she does. >> we had shots for every medal that the u.s. won. >> seth: right. >> and in those shots, some were water and the gold -- for the gold ones, there were vodka shots. >> seth: right. >> hmm. >> so you played like, a random game and every -- every time you'd take a shot. [ talking over each other ] on the show. >> seth: oh, my goodness. >> i didn't do it. i did not do it. hoda did it. >> seth: every time i talk to you guys, i feel like i should get h.r. [ laughter ] >> hoda used to been an award winning journalist but no longer. >> used to be. >> seth: so ultimately you say that, like, by drinking, you guys got closer. [ laughter ] basically i will say, this is interesting because that is, i feel like, what happens to everybody in college. they show up -- [ cheers ] >> seth: they're a little like -- >> and i went to oral roberts university where you didn't drink at all! >> seth: o

>> camera. >> hoda? >> what are the other two? >> tv or small appliance. >> small appliance. >> this one goes to hoda. it's a small appliance. >> imagine that. >> show me that toaster, jerry. >> hodi won a toaster. >> back to school time. people think they will go back to their breakfast routine. since 1878 this item has gone on sale every january. what is it? winter clothes, vacuums or linens. >> i don't think vacuums were there then. winter clothes. >> you are wrong again. >> linens. >> it's linens. i'm sorry. >> for 100 years they've been going on sale. >> hoda became far less prideful over the holidays. look at jerry over there drinking the wine. >> next we have a true or false. academy awards is such a big tv event retailers offer sales leading up to it. >> false. i finally got one. >> it's the super bowl in february that inspires major tv discounts. >> but they have moved up the academy awards -- they were in march and they moved them to the february sweeps time. >> in 2012, there are three things you can get a great deal on

>> no, it's hoda! it's hoda! once you start down the dark path. >> yoda. >> correct!t or not, there is no try. >> yoda. >> correct. one more. my purse is gross. i once found string cheese and a tr triscuit in it. >> hoda! >> i've been waiting to play that game with you. >> what a great game. so fabulous. we love you, billy. >> love you guys, too. >> you need some b-listers or c-listers, we'd been honored. >> it starts tonight. >>> one skillet's support tonight that will taste even better tomorrow. >> he d mykeep me up at night. how you gonna pay for the kid's new dell laptop for school? and the... hey, chill out! but now we're resting easy with fingerhut.com. get low monthly payments and the credit you deserve. ♪ (snoring) so it's good to know that mazola corn oil has 4 times more cholesterol blocking plant sterols than olive oil. and a recent study found that it can help lower cholesterol 2 times more. take care of those you love. mazola makes it better. that it can help lower cholesterol 2 times more. hi hey you look good. thank you, i feel good. it all starts with

>> hoda., too, be quiet. >> i don't have them. >> see how it's beautiful, on its back. >> i can't sleep on a hard pillow. >> it eats the down and the poop is what makes it soft. that's what happens. >> i loved it. >> so you can get a nice cover like this. >> i did. it always was in a cover. >> you wake up in the morning, your eyes are swollen. it's not just the alcohol. it's a little bit of an allergy. or you change the pillow every two years. >> how much are you protected by having this on it? >> this helps a lot because it helps the stuff from the inside from getting to the outside. >> i could have kept my pillows is what you're saying. >> hoda tricked you. >> what's going on? >> now what? this is about hoda. >> as i walked through the studio today, i have footage, i shook hands with everybody and i hugged people. >> you're very tactile. >> yes, but i had something on my hands. i had something that revealed how we pass viruses along. i put powder on my hands. davy is here. see davy's hand? >

hoda! fines up to $10,000. >> okay, let's -- >> and hoda thinks that's funny. >> no, i don't. i don't. it's like being at a funeral. you just hate it. >> you want to see her really fall apart? you want to see her really fall apart? when the old lady couldn't get up, was falling down the escalator. how about that, hoda? >> no, up the escalator. what the heck? do you realize it's the holiday season out there, hoda? you're terrible. >> anyway, let's move on. >> brad pitt's 50th birthday. we want to wish him a very, very -- >> happy 50th. >> yes. >> all right. >> we're about to cross some guys off your christmas list. i hope this goes away soon. >> from your grandfather to your son, we've got everybody covered. ♪ i'm dying to know what this is. i'll tell you after she tells me. actor justin long is here to unwrap it for us. we love him. first, these messages. ♪ [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. [ sniffles, coughs ] shhhh! shhhh. [ coughs ] i have a cold with this ann

, hoda, hoda -- >> okay, if this music is not your speed and it may not be. >> hoda, hoda, hoda, hodae this will help. ♪ dalia dalia >> guess who's here? delilah is here. >> i know you think you got it going on on thursdays with ihoda and the song but honey, music is my department. i've been doing this a lot longer than you. today is a special day. i understand that about a year ago some young lady showed up with a list, the top ten reasons that hoda should date their father. >> true story. >> true story. >> and you listened. you read the list. you said, okay, i'll take a chance on love. you turned into "the delila show." you heard me doing savvy love songs, some dedications. can you see i brought my kids? not all of them, but some of them, guys. everybody wave. this is seven or eight of my dozen. so i decided to come this morning. first off, because i can't wait to see "saving aimee" again tonight. kathie, it's amazing. >> thank you. you're so sweet. she surprised me a couple of weeks ago and game which meant a lot to me. >> just beautiful. not that we relate to dynamic, tenacious ki

hoda, hoda. >> stop it, lennon. all right. what we are doing here in this beginning segment is called "the chat" and we go through the different top ticks. >> we are in the chat now. >> currently in the chat. >> it feels good. >> it feels right. >> okay. >> warm embrace. >> we will go on to the topics. all right. did you know this, they say at mid-life women need friends more than they ever needed them before. how old are you now? >> i'm about to the turn 39. >> i'm about to turn 40. >> why did i just ask lennon my age? that is sad. >> are you more friends now than you used to need friends? >> well, my circle is small, but they are my touchstone. and remember how you had 20 friends and i needed damage control, but i have lennon and two others. >> and they know who they are. >> and if one of them is out of rotation, because they have a baby or fall in love, the others have to step up. >> and how many do you have, lennon? >> i have probably four. >> yes. >> and you, hoda woman? >> i have four. yeah, four. >> i am in there, hody?

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how you doing, hoda woman? >> i'm doing real well, thank you. >> we are excited about all the people sending in their entries for our klg and hoda u. >> they are getting it -- >> we are getting crazy videos and excellent tweets. and remember, you have to tweet klg and hoda u with a hash tag. so #klgandhodau. getting cool videos. >> the whole point is to get our attention so use your imagine nation and -- like this one from the university of evansville in indiana. >> hey, time to get your school spirit showing on "the today show." kathie lee and hoda are going back to college and all you have to do is tweet a photo, short video or just message using the #klgandhodau and ue big free. today's show will be broadcast live at the winning school. let's show the nation what we are all about. u.a.'s 15 minutes of fame is just a tweet away. >> that is really, really well done. all right. >> wow. we have a lot of them coming in. we are going to show you more as we go. >> okay. >> by the way, ms. fancy, i don't know if you

hoda, think it through. and next is singing. and followed by music, and this one we would love somebody to explain to us. eating? >> eating in the shower. >> what the heck are they taking into the the shower? can't they wait five minutes for the stroumboly. if you eat in the shower, we want to hear from you. >> maybe it is a smoothie. wait for it. >> what are they doing? >> and only 6% are busy doing stuff. >> these people should not be l allowed to coming to your house. >> 6% admit to not washing their hands before leaving. and 1% say they flush it to make sure it works so you are not trapped in there. and have you ever flooded out somebody's guest bathroom? what do you do? there is no plunger, and there is a panic, and you lift off the top, and keep reaching in. >> it sounds like it has happened to system of us? >> a lot of us. >> and we are going to be playing game, and we know that you are catching u on the movies, so we want to know how well we know movie lines. >> yes. >> and we are going to play a clip and stop it just be

h o hoda is wrong.. $250. >> this one is more expensive. >> this fassett is more expensive. >> you can tell by the weight of it. >> look above the head. >> over here. this is an easy one. tiles. which is high and which is low. subway tile. everybody loves it. >> this one i cannot tell. >> i definitely can. >> this is high. hoda is not good at this. >> tie breaker. tie breaker. >> tie breaker. which is high and which is is low? >> this is impossible. >> which is high and which is low for the dishes? >> i think hoda is high. >> you were pointing at the high. >> you were? >> high over here and $403. >> i prefer those too. >> i think in the future we're only going do this with you at home because -- you're good at this. >> hoda is pretty. >> you are too. yes. yes. before we have -- >> one of us is old, which one is it? >> the brothers take new orleans is tonight on hg tv at 9:00. >> with the property sister hoda in the house. >> yeah. >> tune in to see which kitchen hoda chooses. for the last time what do t

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for hoda.nds. now we have her up against the one-minute man. >> three, two, one. ♪ >> oh! man. that was more like a one second. >> okay. didn't mess up your hair. on to the next wacky contraption that tom invented himself. >> we are going to carve a pumpkin in less than one second using this device. >> oh, my gosh this is like a horror film. do they let kids in the show? can i try it? >> yeah. >> you really have to thump hard. >> oh. and the grand finale, the flammable pumpkin. that's awesome. i have never lit a pumpkin on fire. but i did have one technique to teach tom. now i will show you how i like to cut my pumpkin. >> what is it, pumpkin cheesecake? >> ding ding. >> extremely good. very cute. >> really wild. >> the best thing, he is a dad. and i said you're not doing this for the kids, you're just a grown up boy with toys. he admitted it. yep. >> really cool. thanks, sara. >> thank you. >>> all righty. major trick or treaters earn their candy with a little who knew trivia. >> plus the one

and i was on the -- and kathie goes like, "jimmy, jimmy, jimmy, hoda. jimmy, hoda, jimmy, hoda."ots -- we were like one direction. 'cause like, "hi, hi, oh, my god!" [ laughter ] just ignored everyone else in the crowd screaming at you. your nieces are probably, like, "this is the weirdest life in the whole wide world, yeah. where are the wiggles? yeah, where are the wiggles?" this is -- i got to say -- look at this. you guys look fantastic on the cover of this magazine. but -- [ cheers ] you -- you're going through a rough time. you're going through a rough time right now on the fourth hour of the "today" show. >> this came at a price, this cover. >> jimmy: it really did. >> we had -- it was bad. >> jimmy: you're not drinking the whole month. >> the worst decision -- no, we have ever made. >> jimmy: ever made ever. >> i'm watching your drinking segment before this, and i'm feeling parched. >> jimmy: shaking. [ laughter ] >> no, it was not great. >> jimmy: wait, so what happened? "ladies' home journal" said, "uh-uh"? >> they said, "we'll put you on the cover if you guys don't dri

hoda. hoda, hoda. we can extend it with this jergens.yes. >> then you bronze and then you moisturize after -- >> not your face, just your body? >> this can be used on face too. face and body. the urban decay has bronzers for the face. and then we want to think about vitamins. vitamins are great for our skin, our hair and our nails. i take a prescription multivitamin every single day. i definitely recommend it. here are some common vitamins and even vitamins for your skin. vitamin c and d. >> yeah. >> this evens out your skin tone. it is a fantastic one. not that expensive from skin medico. my patients love it. i'll give you that one after the segment. >> she doesn't wait. >> rock is very popular as well. >> let's not forget about sun screen. 77% of the sun's rays penetrate through the clouds even on a cloudy day. so the bottom line is we still have to sunblock year round regardless of ethnicity. >> use sunscreen. >> when pigs fly, hoda woman. >> coming up, this scandal actress and these other women rupp to no good. >> and you can be too.

hoda kotb.n. >> "the adams family." >> those were classics, forever. >> hoda, did you know that "rudolph" the animation debuted the very year you were born. i would not do this for anyone other than hoda. happy birthday. ♪ >> the first ford mustang rolled off the assembly line in 1964. a couple of months before you did, hoda. and like you, it's sleek, it's beautiful, and it purrs like a kitten. >> hoda, you know what else turns 50 and is hot? the pop tart. ♪ you can eat them in the park eat them in the dark ♪ ♪ eat them in a roller coaster >> 1964, the same year hoda was born, she popped out and so did the pop tart. >> oh, my god. that's one of my food groups. >> this is an eight track player. it came with ka -- cassettes. >> hoda's turning 50? "the giving tree" is turning 50 too. if there was ever a giving person, it's hoda. she give miss e a reason to smile every time she walks into the makeup room. >> in future almanacs they'll talk about 1964, talk about dr. king winning the nobel peace pric

i said, does hoda like meat? hoda is a carnivore out the wazoo. he goes, i want you to take her some meatballs. so the surprise for you is rios meatballs. >> are they under here? >> is that what they are? i brought them all the way home to connecticut. schlepped them all the way back in and you were trying to rush my story. >> i wanted to hear about gene hackman in the movie. >> gene hackman played sonny grasso. he's the reason why we wear short dresses every single day, because he never misses a show. >> oh, my god. >> there you go. i've officially done my duty. i'm exhausted. >> now, let's move on, shall we? we went to seth meyers last night. our first appearance on late night and he had a little surprise for us, take a look. >> kathie lee, hoda, these friends and associates of yours have a few things they would like to say. i hope you'll listen and take it in. >> dear kathie lee and hoda, in november i appeared on your show to promote my new cookbook. hoda, you were banging on the glass yelling, you don't know me, to the tourists outside. and e

good morning, hoda. congratulations to you, hoda. of the largest medical marijuana dispensaries in all of california. with california becoming the world's largest legal marijuana economy, they and others like them are looking to cash in. this is how marijuana's been traditionally grown for sale in california, in secret. >> so, we have to get it out of here. >> reporter: lieutenant matt alexander of the fresno county sheriff's department is part of a task force that targets illegal marnijuana. >> this is typical of organized crime. >> reporter: they're losing a lot of money today? >> they are. >> reporter: officials and investors hope $2 billion pot industry is out of business quickly. legal pot could be worth $5 billion this year. in salinas valley, steve d'angelo is ready. you've been waiting on this moment for a really long time. >> i've been working for and struggling towards this moment for my entire adult life. >> reporter: to me, this almost looks like you could be growing anything in here. you could be growing anything we migh

>> yeah. >> hoda, i hate i-hoda. >> you don't get it. you get to pick.. all right, for the girl who has everything, you now have i-klg. >> you made me so happy. >> i got the greatest, i got the best. wait till you see. >> where you going? >> here you go, oh, hody, are you ready? >> go, kathie, go. ♪ and have yourself a merry little christmas now ♪ >> merry christmas, everybody, and god bless. >> finally i got something i wanted. >> that was -- >> such a great job. >> that is our very own animator. he is just a doll. >> he is such a sweet guy. >> he's so talented. thank you so much, william. >> all right, next week, we have trisha yearwood, holiday performances by leona lewis. plus, family activities everybody can enjoy over the winter break. and they're all free. >> have a great weekend and get shopping because you're running out of time. >> i'm here to help. you and i will get through this together. [cheers and applause]

what, hoda? >> no, no. >> awfully nice to see you today, hoda. >> and nice that you showed up, too. >>> if you're a fan of legendary rocker hall lis cooper and you think you couldn't be more shocked, wait until you see what he's doing today. you might be surprised. >>> love these young girls. real life singing sister, they play sisters on "nashville"'s tv show. lennon and maisie stella are here. they have a beautiful harmony so that will be cool. >>> and remember who celebrated a birthday last week? >> jill martin. >> jill did. well, jill, you, and me are all going to share our daily rituals. you know what they are? products that help you look your best. >> well, i wasn't allowed to tell most of the ones that make me look my best because they're too expensive. i figure i ole save my money, whatever i've got left, on that more than anything else. you know what i'm saying? >>> and if you love useless facts, you'll want to play "who knew" with us and the creator of twitter's "uber facts" chris sanch

still love you, hoda, still love you hoda, still love you hoda, still love you hoda. >> all day long. >> who did he challenge. >> pharrell. >> oh. >> gwen stefani and adam levine who happened to walk over at the time and adam got dumped on. watch what he did. >> oh, lord. >> please. >> are you ready for this? >> wa wa. >> great cause. one, two, three. >> wow. >> freezing. >> way to go, buddy. >> thank you. >> should have gotten his hair wet. the rule should be get your hair wet. don't you think? >> i love those two guys. one person who i love more than both of them combined. she's sitting next to me and i didn't know if you were really going to do it. >> why not? >> because you said, maybe you would write the check. >> i'm doing that too. >> of course you do. you do it all. >> i've been waiting for this. do it. >> cody challenged hoda to the als ice bucket challenge. she did it. god bless her. i have not have accepted had her challenge, but i challenge kenny loggins, and billy bush. okay. frank. >> are you naked? >> oh. oh! >> yes. only you were naked in the tub doing it. >> i had a b

hoda, have you got big weekend plans? >> i do. what am i going to do?here's a concert in the park. >> who is playing. >> john mayer, alicia keyes. you just throw a blanket. >> is it free? >> we're going to sit outside. -- outside of the paid place. [ laughter ] >> you, a huge star, are going to do that? when pigs fly, hoda. >> that's the best graphic ever. >> we are not letting that happen. i mean, i could see it if weird al had to sit outside. right, al? >> yes. >> that would make sense, but not a star of hoda's magnitude. >> did you hear that? it is try day friday, we're going to try a coffee drink. >> you said we. >> we. >> we are. >> and we are? >> the guy with the shoes. i showed you his feet. >> nice feet, a lovely smile. one of these days if things go as well as they are, you might get to meet him. >> you met him. >> i have, but i haven't spent enough time with him. >> what about blake? >> blake has to pass judgment. because when pigs fly. >> stop saying it. >> a lot of money on the graphic. that's it. >> so blake loves him and blake is coming to

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>> hoda's sister, hala, is here. >> oh, wow!h that to you guys so you can take it to your apartment where she's visiting. take that to your apartment, okay, sweetheart. it's on me. actually, no, i'll take it to rehearsal. no, just kidding. >>> saved by the bell. >> time to head to class, the best back-to-school fashions right after this. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist chris warren with your weather channel forecast for today. the big story on the weather channel will remain isaac, but we are keeping an eye on what else is happening across the country. there will be showers and some thunderstorms for parts of the southeast, also the southwest once again that monsoonal moisture bringing that threat of some more strong storms and flash flooding. high temperatures will be a little cooler where we have some of that rain in parts of the southwest and the pacific northwest. otherwise, very warm, 80s and 90s, not the excruciating heat we've been dealing with for a huge portion of the summer but still plenty of 80s and 90s out there

we don't have time to do our i-hoda. >> we need to do i-hoda. >> this is my choice since hoda is missing. right? >> here we go. >> here we go. this is my choice. >> you're taking over. >> while i have the chance, here is my song in honor of tomorrow. >> that's the wrong one. >> i was going to say. >> i think that's billie holiday singing. it was supposed to be regis singing "pennies from heaven." i'm sorry, rege. he loves that song. you got billie holiday. anyway. >> hoda wouldn't approve. let's put it that way. >> all right. okay. all right. >> is it okay or not okay? >> to show skin at the airport. probably hoda did on her way down. here's what we had to say about it. >> i think there's a time and a place for everything and i just don't think airports are sexy. >> here's my answer. no, it's not okay. do you know how freezing cold it is in airports? more clothes not less. more clothes not less. more clothes not less. >> yeah. okay. so hoda will be back with me on monday. but listen. these people could have stayed in bed all morning but instead they made their way here and they got what