take a look. ♪ ♪ hoda woman princess of the nile my hoda woman your warmth, your wit your smile ♪ ♪ you're other woman no, no one can compare ♪ ♪ who else could compete with those feet those spanx that hair ♪ ♪ i wanna hoda on your kotb in the back of my jalopy i want to walk you down the street ♪ ♪ show off your size 11 feet don't i know that you're size 10 honey but they're huge ♪ ♪ i want to get you good and loaded till your great big head exploded ♪ ♪ and then i'll spin you in a tizzy and watch the keratin go frizzy ♪ ♪ she eats lots of sweets she dances to some music and she always plays some crappy stupid song ♪ ♪ and somehow you always want to sing long ♪ ♪ men are in love with hoda kotb because it's impossible not to be ♪ ♪ with that fine egyptian body i want to hoda on your kotb ♪ ♪ because we know you like it's sloppy we think you're really nifty even though you're almost 50 ♪ ♪ happy birthday hoda kotb ♪ it's your heart that really got me let's face it my career was basically through ♪ ♪ till i hooked with you so i'll sing this song for you and lift a glass ♪ ♪ or two ♪ and join

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. sometimes, 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? ni

don't forget hoda. okay? here we go. kathie lee, hoda. >> kathie lee, hoda. look 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 ba

>> 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? >> the

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, 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 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

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

>> 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

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'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

. >> two girls were named hoda.y are probably egyptian immigrants, i'm telling you. >> ava number five, olivia number four, isabella, emma and sophia is the number one girl. >> for boys, they look funky out of order. five is jacob, four is liam, three is mason -- >> probably because of the kardashian little boy. >> jackson and aidan. there were no kathie lee babies born in 2011. >> catherine is my real name. kate middleton's real name is catherine. that rose 39 spots. you know what made it? i think it's pippa. her real name is philippa. >> if you could change your name, what would you change it to, hoda woman? >> i fought my name my whole life. >> embrace it. >> no. helen, rhoda. in the streets of new orleans people would yell, hey, photo copy because it was easier. instead of hoda kotb. i don't even care. what name would you choose? >> i don't mind my name catherine but nobody calls me that. i like kate. i wouldn't mind that. i love katharine hepburn. they called her kate. >> they can tell if your child is going to

with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody. yes, it is winless wednesday for the first time in history. january 9, 2013. we're happy you're here. we're struggling a little. >> no, we're not. we are healthier and better. here's what we're doing. look at my drink. >> yes. >> this is a green drink, and we're going to discuss it. but first of all focus on the number. 28 days until there will be nothing green in this glass again, will be wine. we're doing a countdown. >> it didn't take long for people to -- this is my friend emily werdes. she got it from another friend, she didn't take credit for it but i'm giving her credit. >> what is it? >> fresh spinach, banana, pineapple juice, mint leaves, and ice. if you want the whole shabang, go on our website. it's really delicious. first time she showed it to me i went i don't think so, but then i wanted it every single day. >> really delicious. we're getting a lot of twitter feedback on our giving up wine from the show. cheryl

it's hoda. not rhoda, hoda. the duchess, yes. the duchess of -- she's not in? oh, that's a shame.lass of wine from gordon's wine bar. it is said to be the oldest bar in london. i'm pretty sure i'm the only one in here. it's early. you're on glad number four? all right. next up, we have a very interesting facebook request from alisha, she says hoda should go to the olympic event of rhythmic gymnastics. you asked and you get it. julie, hey, girl. okay. rhythmic gymnastics. what on earth is she talking about? >> you'll be tossing equipment in the air and doing a million things underneath. >> i'd like to do to my own song. >> okay. i like this song. ♪ >> there you go. have this bounce. ♪ >> this is the world famous brinkley hel our next facebook friend wanted me to have high tea with the queen in london. but i'm having high tea with -- hello. the queen. >> not what they were expecting. >> are you loving london or no? >> i do love london. last year i was here at the wedding. were you here at the wedding? >> no. >> i was here for the jubilee. were you here for the jubilee? >> no. there'

>> come on, b. >> nice touch. >> that was for you. >> good, hoda! >> come on, hoda.have you got?

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

this is about as much fun as waiting for the cable guy, hoda woman. that's our next topic. >> waiting. >> we are spending -- as we've just proven, we are spending our lives waiting for something to happen. >> have you ever called the cable guy and they said we're going to come to you sometime between 12:00 and 5:00. >> or 8:00 and 4:00. >> or 8:00 and 4:00. "seinfeld" had this great spoof. they were like, what if the cable guy had to wait for you for a change? let's watch this. >> you know the guy that lives here? >> yeah. >> all morning i've been waiting here. all morning. the guy says he's going to be home. i show up and all i do is wait. i'm getting pretty sick and tired of it. i'm not going to put up with it much longer. >> i'm loving this! >> it's about time the cable guy waited. >> you know, it's not just the cable guy. one of my pet peeves, when you need to call somebody and you don't get them. instead of just getting right to a hi, missed your call, beep, you know, we know to wait for a beep. you know -- >> please wait for a beep. press 1 if y

you mean that three-week best-selling "new york times" author hoda woman?ank you for wanting that. here's the next question. the california sky end center is home to the space shuttle. here are the choices, a, enterprise, b,flash, c, endeavor or c, orbiter. who's got the answer? endeavour? you are so right. all right. >> she is the winner of a universal bag. >> next question. >> all right. >> name the cemetery -- >> because what more fun than a cemetery? >> where hundreds of celebrities are buried that doubles as a movie screening facility? >> oh, yeah. the hands went down a little. >> stars forever, hollywood forever or, d, never say good-bye, and go. what is it? >> forest lawn? >> no. no, no, no, no. >> would you like the book or a cd? >> these are huge. >> did she get it? hollywood forever? >> she got -- that's the loser prize? my book? oh, excuse me. no wonder hoda drinks to excess. >> the correct answer -- >> hollywood forever. >> i can't hear sara. >> she didn't get it right. >> nobody gets it right. >> now, griffin park -- >> home to an observatory.

oh. >> come on. >> oh, yeah. >> nice touch. >> good, hoda! >> oh, crap! >> come on, hoda., guys! >> we're huffing and puffing. >> we'll be back tomorrow. we have so much other great stuff. it's going to be a blast. we might get in a little trouble tonight we get to tell you about tomorrow. have a great thursday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> announcer: from the hilbert circle theater in indianapolis, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television

sign up at rid-x.com. >>> shout-out to hoda and kathie lee! shout-out to hoda and kathie lee.orically black fraternities and sororities, and that looks like my kind of party. another way to have fun here is tailgating. >> we have found the perfect hosts whose rocky top grillers association was awarded tennessee's tailgater of the year award. >> stop it. how come? >> because we're the best. >> you guys don't mess around. this is isn't hamburgers and hot dogs. tell us what you made. >> this is corn dip. >> what's in it? tell us. >> corn and miracle whip, sour cream and cheese. >> oh, my god. uh-oh, you can't have that. >> great diet. >> it's going to be a long trip home, if you know what i mean. >> uh-oh. >> then we have sausage bundles with homemade apple butter. these are sausage pinwheels, and these are sausage bundles. >> what's the difference? >> these just are sausage biscuits, and these have cream cheese wrapped in them. >> chicken. what's going on with that? how do you make a chicken orange >> a little catalina dressing. >> oh! >> you don't need a fork. >> oh, my god. >>

team kathie lee, team hoda. >> may the best voice win!as with this tuesday's trend. but first, these messages. follow the wings. >>> time for "today's real estate" and some popular terms to beware of. a lot of sellers know those key words to make even a snake pit sound very attractive. >> but if you know what they really mean, you'll be able to see through all that glitz and glam. "today" real estate contributor barbara corcoran is here to crack the code. >> is there really any harm? >> desperate times are calling for desperate measures and people are exaggerating more and more by the day but buyers are wising up. >> we over taking a humorous look at some of the terminology being used. one of the words people often write is that their home appears to be unique. what does that mean exactly? >> it's always bad news. it means that nobody's going to buy it because you need to have that unique individual who just treasures odd ball taste. ridiculous. we touched that up a bit but they did have giant circles. you need someone who likes circles a

kathie lee and hoda.ry year we do this. >> now we're going to throw it through the -- >> hoda cheats every year on this. >> somebody knows how to win, and somebody doesn't. okay? i'm going to say -- i'm going to say i'm going to be throwing for -- i do want the ravens to win, but someone has to root for the 49ers, so it's going to be me. you go first. >> no, you go first. >> where do we have to do it from? we can't throw it this far. >> yes, you can. >> my hands are so little. it's not like your large ones. >> you want to get right up next to it? >> no, here. oops. >> that was a good try. >> that was terrible. >> let me show you this. this is how it's done. ready? don't. >> do it. >> stand oh there. stand over there. >> i'm not -- >> way over. look at that. >> oh. >> way over. >> you see what i'm -- did you hear what i deal with? it was in. >> try it again. hoda, watch your foot. i know it's a size 12, but be careful. all right. try again. now, you get out of the way this time, missy, please. okay. >> goo

but hoda? hoda wants blood. >> stop. >> so, hoda wants blood, we will get some blood. >> we have a little surprise for you, one direction was on the plaza yesterday. in fact, filled the plaza, end to end. it was unbelievable. well, we kind of got gypped yesterday, we didn't get a song from one direction, we are making up for it today, they are going to sing a song on our air they taped yesterday called "let me kiss you." it will be on later on the show. the plaza was packed, all the children are gone and the christmas tree is here. ♪ it's christmastime >> who sings that? the tree is here, an 80-foot norway spruce, made its way from new jersey to our plaza. it weighs ten tons, 50 feet in diameter. this is the thing they string with a gazillion lights. and i think they are doing the tree lighting -- >> early this year. 27th -- >> 28th. >> al roker and savannah guthrie will be hosting that. a big deal, the official start to the tourist season. all the tourists that come and every than works here r

and i go, "it's hoda."e when i got to new orleans, they have names like chappa tulis. who is going to mess with me? it's like a yawn. >> jimmy: where did you grow up? >> i grew up in oklahoma, my parents are from egypt. so if you yell out the name hoda, like walking down the streets of cairo, 30 girls will think you're talking to them. here i'm the unique one. >> jimmy: yeah, well, i like it, i think it's good. i don't know anyone else named hoda. >> first of all, can i say, i'm kind of jealous though. because when kathie lee was on the show, you guys, they were practically making out. jimmy and kathie lee. no, it was a bit -- come on. you had a thing. >> jimmy: we had a thing. >> she came in the makeup room the next day. she loves you. she was like, "jimmy and i had this connection, hoda." was she all over you, or -- >> jimmy: no, this was it. [ laughter ] >> what was she doing? a little of that? she is still talking about it. >> jimmy: i know, we have good chemistry. you have good chemistry with kathie, a

i saw him noticing. >> some sad news, hoda. everyone is upset about this. danny devito and rhea perlman >> three kids between the ages of 24 and 29. they met quickly and fell in love and got married. >> broadway, doing broadway shows. >> they met after a couple of weeks and boom they moved in and zowie, got married. it was a long and sounds like beautiful marriage. and then something happened. >> i don't know. they are not saying and they are also saying -- they are not saying the reason and saying there will be no further discussion. which is totally their prerogative. but you know what, every time i hear about it, first of all, i hate it when people break up. i hate it. i hate families breaking up. >> yeah. >> you know, you just hope that everybody's done everything they possibly can to keep that as the last final resort. >> sure. you wonder, though, there are marriages that break up late in life after the kids are grown and gone and you wonder if there's a point, you know what, i want to do my own thing now and i've done this for 30 years or 20 years or

hoda kotb! come on, hoda!metimes i miss you too much ♪ ♪ sometimes i don't know why you stay with me ♪ ♪ i'm in love ♪ i'm in love ♪ don't mean it easy ♪ i'm in love ♪ i'm in love ♪ say that you need me ♪ i won't let you down >> give it up for my great >> hard to love hard to love. ♪ i you couldn't do it if i stood where you stood ♪ i wanna love wanna love ♪ ♪ you say that you need me >> put your hands together for my great friend ms. hoda! >> my god, that was so fun! i didn't know the words, i didn't care, he's so hot, the crowd, the thing. i get it. i totally get it. i'm in. totally in. >> you're totally drunk. >> no. i was a little tiny bit buzzed, i have to say. it was so much better in my mind. when you hear yourself you want to shoot yourself. i'm sorry, lee. >> i'm so grateful there wasn't a stampede. >> that's rude. >> people could have gotten hurt. >> so bad. i love lee brice. come back because kathie lee is going to reinvent herself. you guys voted. one of you is going to be correct with her job. >>

oh, wait. >> you can barely -- >> the grand prize winner, hoda woman?d with you. >> and a signed copy of the book. her name is julie westhoff. julie is here with her niece. she's on a break from chemotherapy. fast forward ten years, and look at that christmas celebration after cancer and look at her. ovarian cancer. you know what, hopefully she's going to feel great when she comes to have lunch with you and me. >> and you. >> it's time for okay or not okay. >> here's the question. is it okay to bring your kids to the salon and spa for treatments? here are the answers. >> of course, it is, and doing it together is even better. oh, you. >> yes, it's okay, but only if it's for special occasions. let's not start a weekly maintenance. until we have to. >> you know, keep the brazilians until at least they're 13. >> that's disgusting. >> our ambush makeover for two lucky ladies right after this. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. int

>> sorry, hoda. sorry, hoda. oh! >> no, no, no, no. >> she's okay. about you believing what you see is real. >> let's hear it for hoda. >> oh, my god. i think we tricked them. i'm game for this ride. i'm rusty. >> see you. >> kathie lee is missing out this time. >> what's so frickin' funny? >> oh, my god. that ride rocked. >> we had a great time. it was fun. >> we love universal. >> we're going to spend the whole week here. >> that's right. we promised to come back and pay for all this stuff. >> all righty. it was a lot of fun and we brought it all back for you guys. >> we're going to give it away to you guys. come on. spongebob right there. right here. >> hold on. >> two slippers. >> oh, oh. >> oh, i see you. oh, i see you. >> and. okay, you guys. coming up, you guys, coming up, if you guys thought these prizes were good, you have no idea what's coming up next. we are giving away a monster prize. coming up right after this. at turbotax, we know this is more than a paycheck. we know all the hammering, shaping, driving, serving, planning, writing, nur

it's you, hoda. have an awful lot to do with it, account for. >> it is bad when you read things. sometimes it's better not to know. >> i don't know. i don't want to know. i don't care. my joy is not negotiable. >> if you drank a lot in your lifetime. >> or did lots of other things that are really, really bad for you. >> what would you look like in ten years? >> there's a little test, it's "prevention" magazine. ten questions. >> they have a website and you can figure out. we have the questions, how often do you feel tired a lot, do you smoke, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. food vices. >> choices are all kinds of different things. >> then they take your photo somehow, through magic, then alter it. >> i think you submit it. >> maybe. it's magic. >>> it happens magically. let's see what our results are. here's the before pictures of us and the after. >> okay. >> apparently. >> okay, that's me in ten years? at the age of 70? >> you just look whiter. >> that's pretty cool. >> a little jowlier. i'm not t

>> hoda!u enjoy it. >>> up next, real housewife ni -- nene leakes. >> nene! i drank a quarter of a bottle. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. "are you a cool mom?" i'm gonna find out. [ female announcer ] swiffer wetjet's pads are better than ever. now they have the scrubbing power of mr. clean magic eraser so you don't have to get down on your hands and knees to scrub away tough, dried-on stains. hey, do you guys think i'm "momtacular" or "momtrocious"? ♪ [ female announcer ] swiffer. now with the scrubbing power of mr. clean magic eraser. >>> we're back with a no-nonsense break-out star from "the real housewives of atlanta" nene leakes. this reality vixen can act. she appears as a character named rocky on the much talked about new sitcom called "the new normal." hey, girl. >

>> hoda! >> i don't cook.ittle bit. >> look how fast. >> those are the ones i finished there. five or six minutes there. >> they're amazing. >> bring it on down. what do we have here on the griddle? >> a grilled conch here. >> fresh conch, put some vegetables on there, okay, and then you take some plantains and a little there. it's good for you. >> i know it is. >> local goat pepper. really nice. >> slr >> very big on that. what is that? >> sweet potatoes. >> i like how you're going to cook it, chef. you just drop it in the -- >> very healthy. >> yeah. >> all the juice, all the nutrients. >> we're going to put some lemon juice on there. this is going to be folded in. >> and then you put that in the grill for how long? >> this is going to be on there for about 15, 20 minutes. >> you don't need to -- just goes right in there? >> right in here. >> get a load of that baby. >> from there you go. that's the the finished product right there. >> good. >> very colorful. very nutritious. this is another one, conch salad

hoda! all kinds of moisture just emanated from you. >> careful. >> you would think you could control your bodily functions. >> uncle. there is a new trend if you don't like mowing your lawn. if neighbors are complaining, here is the good news. it's trendy. "wall street journal," according to them, homeowners are adopting the shaggy chic look. >> it's called a tough economy and people don't want to pay their landscapers. >> they are planting long hair meadow, whatever that is. >> long-haired meadows in their backyard. >> what is that? >> most people don't mind them in the backyard. people mind them very, very much -- >> hey! >> landscapers are saying that it's something they do in public places now and it's becoming, people look at it going, that looks great, maybe i should do that at home. >> you know, it's not as easy as it looks. there are different kinds of gardens, of course. i prefer a natural english garden to a very manicured -- i don't like elephants in my trees. you know they cut t

>> has that been you, hoda woman?> valentine's day i'll be honest is not my favorite holiday of the year because -- >> get out your kleenex. this is sad. >> i wish we had a drink. there's nothing. there's nothing. >> i knew something was missing. >> i'll explain why. then hopefully the drink will come. i met my first husband on valentine's day. wait. it gets worse. and we signed our divorce papers on valentine's day. >> no, that was a happy day. >> do we have drinks? seriously. are there any? there are none? are there no drinks? >> extremely -- >> oh, thank god. >> better late than never. >> how are you? thank you. >> what are these drinks? >> what is your name? >> john. >> it's called a prawna. it came from true food kitchen. >> yes. >> you guys know about that? >> as opposed to false food? it's all natural foods you are using? >> organic, all natural, locally grown, seasonal. >> what's in this thing? >> cocoanut, grapefruit, pineapple, simple and vodka. you like it? >> cheers for the vodka. >> thank you. it's refres

where hoe hoda keeps her tweeter.d spanxaroonie. >> she's never said anything in her life in under 140 characters. >> is your tweet ready to go? >> it's really none of your business. we're not that good a friend. my tweeter has been active all day. >> her tweeter wasn't as ready as she thought. >> compose new tweet. watch this. what did i do? oh, i hit that thing. >> you got to start again. >> i'm not sure our friendship is going to survive this. tweet. >> wow. >> kathie reached out to two phenoms in twitter land for help getting more followers than hoda. >> want more? >> no. we'll do oprah tomorrow. >> where is my mousey? and send. kyle! aah! >> the next day we checked, and unfortunately there was no sign of any retweets from ellen or kim. >> they're dead to me. ♪ hey i just met you and this is crazy ♪ >> with kathie's long hours, at the theater, video chatting could be a good way to keep in touch with her family. >> nobody i want to talk to. >> i called up a facetime friend to help encourage her. >> grandma, meet ka

don't wish your life away, hoda. you'll get to my age and say why did i wish for friday when i hadn't been through winesday wednesday yet. >> is that true? >> take it from the old broad. i know what i'm talking about. >> you know who's having a great wednesday? >> tammy! our producer had her second child yesterday. there's her husband dan. >> alana victoria. >> alana. >> alana. that's what i said. >> she was born at 10:21. right in the middle of her favorite television show. >> i think we were doing the kids' "voice." >> yeah, we were. >> everybody's great. 6 pounds, 15 ounces, i think. >> a special shout out to a special doctor. his name? >> dr. kukuchera. >> we're just having fun with it. >> his name is dr. kuchera. >> we were trying to make a song out of it. >> we thought that was fun. apparently not everybody thinks so. they shall remain nameless. joanne lamarca. let's move it on, guys. >> last night was "the voice" again. >> i love giving it blow by blow with you, hoda. >> you're like one of the judges. last nig

claiming hoda loves it there, i do too, hoda, woman. you soon. >> okay, you've got until friday, so get tweeting. >> nobody is twikking us right now. it's not working yet? >> okay, it's working. >>> anyway, country music star. >> and a very good-looking hotty, blake shelton. >> he's eating the food in there. >> what was the big stories? >> don't eat the food in there. >> you know not to eat in the green room. >> what were the big stories this weekend? we have the latest buzz from andy cohen. first, these messages. dy. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who switched to aleve. and two pills for a day free of pain. ♪ and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. ♪ i got it made ♪ i got it made ♪ i got it made fresh at subway ♪ ♪ breakfast

what were hoda and i last year for halloween?gomez, samantha and carrie, sandy and danny from "grease" or lucy and ethel? >> "b?" >> watch us often, huh. >> we were lucy and ethel, for god's sakes. we'll never forget that. jumping around in that big vat of grapes. >> i'm trying to guess what you guys are going to be this year. i don't know. >> thanks for coming, linda. >>> up next, we're going to catch up with glenn beck. then get out a glue gun and show you ways to scare up your house. first, these messages. septic system breakdowns affect over one million homes each year. without regular maintenance, septic tanks can back up, causing a disgusting mess and countless hours of repair. introducing new rid-x septi-pacs. easy-to-use dissolvable pouches that help prevent disgusting septic back-ups. the powerful dual action formula has enzymes to immediately break down waste and time-release bacteria that work continuously to reduce tank build-up. use rid-x once a month and help save yourself from disaster. rid-x. number one in septic

big day for our family, hoda woman. my daughter is graduating from high school today so the minute we're finished we're out, we're up -- and it's gorgeous! >> one out of high school and one out of college -- just about. wow. >> i know! >>> if you guys are busy flying this weekend with your families, we have some bad news. if you're flying united, if you have young children, united is no longer allowing families with small children to board first. you know how they do that? because you have strollers and car seats and diaper bags and all that stuff. they decided because they think it will expedite and simplify the boarding process if everybody just waits until their row is called to get on the plane. >> i can't even imagine who thought this up. i like united airlines, i've flown them many, many times but this makes no sense. >> first of all, it is hard enough to travel with children, bags and stuff and strollers. >> and the parents are under enough pressure as it is with small children. now imagine that there are 20 peop

and hoda! >> oh, my god. >> it's electric. >> one more hair photo. >> if hoda had a baby. >> that's some crazy -- come on. >> that is crazy. >> she knows how you feel. >> she's precious. >> so crazy. if you have a photo -- i'm not even reading. you do it. >> if you've got a photo you think is worthy of what the what, and what photo isn't? submit it on our website. >> we'll put anything on tv. seriously. >> klgandhoda.com. >>> all right, how much do you know about the new year? i'm going to take one more trip over to the nbc experience -- something over there. >>> and different ways to wear a sweatshirt. it will be sexy, knowing jill. >> of course, it will. >>> and a classic italian dish that's simple to make and knowing the scott o s, unbelievably delicious. >>> and how to lose your baby weight by lifting up your bundle of joy. oh, my god, it's a little weight. 2@ >>> and we are back on this wines day wednesday with more of "today." we're ready to play our weekly trivia game called "who knew."

hoda, what's this note say? >> this way. >> yeah. >> so a lot of kids get visited by the easter bunny and some get freaked out when they meet him in real life. >> excuse me. >> i'm sorry. if i'm in, you're in. so here are some pictures of kids greeting the easter bunny. look how pleased this little one is. >> you know what? he's scary. i'm sorry. >> a little freaky. >> he's a bunny on steroids. they're not supposed to be that large. >> no, no. oh, no! no one thinks this is a good idea. >> the laughing bunny and the blubbering child. >> just wrong on many levels. >> one of our facebook fans sent in a picture of her dog who she dresses up like an easter bunny. >> that's just cruel. that is cruel. how about that bubba watson though? rege and joy had just gotten to our house and frank rudely says, do you mind if i watch? because they were in sudden death. >> even if you're not into golf, here's what's interesting for all of us. bubba watson won. >> the masters. his very first majors win. >> his father passed away a

he didn't say "how's hoda?" or "what's hoda up to?" nothing!ven exist. [ laughter ] i wish i could stay here all summer, but i can't because hoda will probably start crying like a big dumb baby girl if i don't go back to work. by the way, i drank a whole bottle of wine all by myself today. [ laughter ] [ cheers ] got to stay strong. love you, kathie lee. >> jimmy: that's very sweet. [ cheers and applause ] very sweet, kathie lee, thank you so much. of course, i always write home, too. and as usual, i'll use my letter-reading voice for this. "dearest mother and father -- [ laughter ] i hope that this letter finds you both shaking off your winter doldrums. oh, yes, summer is nigh upon us and with it i welcome the return of that hero of the solstice, my beloved ice cream man. [ laughter ] his melodic tune harkens from around every corner beseeching children of all ages to avail themselves to his frozen wonderment. of course, now that i'm older it is very easy for me to shove my way to the front of the line. [ laughter ] will i choose the classic p

hoda, this is -- use your intuition.d. you can do whatever you want. but you don't know the starting point. 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, whatever. can you pinch the watch with your left hand? >> pinch it? >> like this. like this. perfect. like this. close your eyes. take a deep breath. with your right hand start to move this little notch forward and backward. now, the time in your mind. i have to ask you -- when you want to ask, you just stop. whenever you want, just stop. the time you have in your mind, did you tell me or anyone in production in. >> no. nobody in the entire world knows the time. >> can i have a pen and -- thank you so much. did you stop, by the way? >> i stopped. >> can you push it in? don't move. but you can open your eyes. don't look yet. keep looking like this. it's going to be kind of difficult. but i'm going to go with my feeling. hoda, you will see exactly what i'm doing over here. i'm just going to go and right something over here. can you tell everyone with your eyes closed what was the time you were thin

your question is, where was hoda born?, or, d, san francisco. >> san francisco. >> sorry. looking for norman, oklahoma. ♪ oklahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the plain ♪ >> by the way, almost every morning when i walk in the makeup room what do you say? >> i go oh -- ♪ hoda woman ♪ when the wind starts whipping round the plain ♪ >> every morning. >> it usually gets a laugh. anyway. what's the second one, willie boy? >> here's the next question. this is leslie. kathie lee says hoda's best asset is, a, her feet, b, her hair, c, her legs or d, her butt if you'll forgive the term. >> i'm going to say her butt. >> ooh, sorry. looking for her feet, actually. >> nobody watches our show. >> she's got the most beautiful feet in the whole world. but she also has unbelievable legs and a good butt, too. so it's a tough one. but i do love her feet. i don't know what that says about me, but i love them. >> all righty then. anyhoo. i don't like this game. >> we're getting rid of a lot of this inventory on your paperback, which is

didn't they, hoda? >> we certainly, certainly did. >> it's adorable. >> here are some of the photos. look at the split screen. there's ann hathaway. they did lucy lu. >> look at that. >> lucy looks like a little doll anyway in that outfit. >> taylor swift. >> who i thought looked sensational. >> they're really very mature dresses. >> check out halle barry. >> oh, my -- with the wave and everything. and how about george clooney and stacy keebler? come on, very cute. >> they did do us. >> and got milk. the good old days. >> i remember the good old days. >> thank you. thank you, everybody. >> this is one of those things that i'm sure this woman regrets. she wanted to -- >> i don't know. i don't know. it's working out well for her. >> she wanted to sell an item of clothing on e-bay, so she wanted to take a picture of it. so before we show it to you, she decided she was going to take a photo of it. and she didn't realize that she was in the reflection of the photo of the dress. >> so she sent it off. >> she

it regulates your temperature. >> hoda. hoda. >> what, what, what? >> you did it, kathie.ou did it. [ applause ] >> come here. wait, we have to let bobbie finish. >> this is so much more entertaining. >> go, bobster. >> these are all items that are online if you do want to take a look. >> okay, good. we'll be right back. >> wait! >> how gorgeous she is. >> a, gorgeous, b, she'll be joining us every tuesday for "tuesday's trends." we're excited. >> i'm very excited. these are just some fun items. hoda, i thought you would love these. bed songs. they're sleep phones. headphones so you can sleep and a bed fan to keep you cool. >> i love it. we got to go, bye. >> we love you, sorry. i had to hula hoop it away. for every geriatric woman out there. >> we'll look back at 60 years of our history. two women who made the show terrific, florence henderson and deborah norville are in the house. >> i want to see florence do that. >>> yes, we are still celebrating "today of 60." six decades greeting viewers to a new day. >> believe it or not, the fun on the "today" show didn't start wit

she's the hoda to my kathie lee. she's the kathie lee to my hoda. >> i like that too.rank every day on my cruise for you. isn't that sweet? >> that is sweet. look over here. wait. look at this monkey. mr. giggles. >> what's he trying to say? >> i don't know. it's a little weird, but i'm liking it a lot. >> the winner is you guys. >> okay. the winner is you guys. come here. come on up. come on up. what can we give them? >> let's give them -- >> there's only one mug. >> congratulations. >> not that drink. it's your drink. >> no, it's sweeter. >> don't drink that drink. >> it's delicious. >> what are your names? >> dustin. >> what's your name? >> kia. >> you guys, you're very creative. let's get a good shot. we got a good shot of that? oh, don't drink it. >> there you go. >> all right, you guys. we have a big show for you today. a lot is coming up. >> we have no idea. >> we're going to tell you after this. >> we're eating our way through los angeles. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it'

but it showed up in her e-mail box, just says hoda.y that was number one. >> of course you would react. then what happened? >> so all phishing scams have three components. one, comes from a trusted source, apparent trusted source like hoda. the second is it is either going to entice to you do something or scare to you do something, meaning they want -- the hackers want you not to think. if you took a breath and you really sat back, you would start thinking this would not be real. for example, no offense, hoda, i'm not sure if you would know how to make a hyperlink to take this in the words. >> i was more impressed you knew my dogs. >> hoda always signs xo. >> i have to tell you all this came from the internet. we did not get any information from your producers. we went out and just did our own public availability of information that's out there. >> let's fast forward. so, she clicked on the take this thing? >> what would have happened, if i was a bad guy, malicious software would have been downloaded on her computer, totally compromise

hoda and i love it when we argue in the hair and make-up room. it takes us four hours to get ready to do this show. we have a lot of time to argue about things. take a look at this. >> before we show it it's lee it up. 77-year-old grandmother was in her car. she got pulled over in texas for speeding. she was -- >> she is a criminal. >> she is going 66 in a 50. the officer asked her for her driver's license and insurance card. she told him she had a urinary tract infection. she had to go to the rest room. >> watch this dashcam video. he also had a little video camera on his shirt. so watch this. >> you're going 66 in through here. >> let's hurry up. i have to go to the bathroom. i have a bladder infection. >> let me see your driver's license and insurance. then i'll listen to you. >> i'll give it to you in a minute. >> you give it to me now or i'll take you to jail. >> go ahead. >> step out of the vehicle. get out of the vehicle. get out of the vehicle. come on. you want to play this way? come on. get out of the vehicle. >> you are hurting me. i'm

>> mine is the same. >> what does yours look like, hoda? i forget. >> there it is. >> and that's after it's been cleaned out. >> you're going off to europe soon. are you going to clean out your wallet before you go? >> let me tell you something. i have been mad trying to make this trip to europe. this morning i was looking for my passport and i was afraid. because i knew it was somewhere but i don't know where. and i knew we went to canada recently, so i knew i had it. so i went through the jeans and bags. >> your jeans? >> when you go out of customs, you just slip it right there. i didn't find it there. i looked in multiple bags, which i have. i was tearing my apartment apart. and where was it? in a drawer where i stuffed it. i must have thought i won't ever forget it. where do you keep yours? >> we have a special little passport holder and frank holds every one of them together in his office in a passport spot. >> here's the thing. i think about the spots, but i have so many different spots. like i can picture it somewhere. >> we know why