. >> yeah, i feel like -- well, thank god for willard scott.illard! i want my own smucker's jar. >> it's actually i've felt like every five years -- >> huh? >> oh. >> that was just joe yelling. >> you have to reintroduce yourself to an audience in our business. i've always tried to pick projects that i thought would also appeal to young people -- younger people. that's why i took the old navy job, you know, target. >> right. great commercials. >> "friends," chandler's mom on "friends." the target demographic. >> they're discovering you for the first time. you're right. >> you feel like -- you don't feel like you worry so much about what people think -- >> i do not -- i have a different attitude. it's, like, don't sweat the small stuff. >> yeah. >> i really don't. i don't care. i just don't care. i care about having this great relationship with my adult children, watching their lives. >> it's about them now. >> watching their lives. >> oh, they're beautiful, lynda. >> watching their lives. >> it's about their dreams in a way. >> that's an old pi

i had to have one of these because my head apparently is the size of willard scott. >> a large pump kipbut you look beautiful in it, hoda. absolutely. we love it and you are beautiful. we are coming to you from a wild and crazy school called the college of charleston. oldest college in south carolina. the students -- it mainly used to be a guy's school and now mainly a women's school. the girls are out today. i love all these little towns. the civil war started here right off the coast. ft. sump ter. upon landing we knew we would fit in. we knew immediately. i wouldn't call it a sign from god. >> it was a tremendous billboard that said don't worry, drink naked. is that what this town is about? >> named charleston, the most friendly or best destination. >> the best destination city. we know why now. the daily beast rated you guys the fourth best drinking city in the country. you guys keep working at it. you will become number one some day. >> because we are here. >> there is a drink everywhere is talking about called fire fly vodka. oh, well. look at there. >> they are part of this motif

and really famous faces who began their careers as nbc pages, people like regis philbin, our own willard scottthought we would try our hands, try to follow in their footsteps for a day. let me tell you, though, it's only because we work here they would let us do that. lester tried, he got the rejected out of college. i never would have made the cut. it is not easy to get into. we'll tell you a little bit of why as we celebrate 80 years of pages. >> that looks like a lot of fun. >> it was a fun day. they were very kind to us. >>> also ahead, many families are trying to squeeze in one last road trip before summer wraps up. coming up, we'll tell you with an app that will make those long hours together much more fun. erica, you probably have heard, are we there yet? >> i need this. we're about to take a 12-hour drive to see my in-laws in indianapolis. so, mario, help us. >>> and these guys haven't met a pair of leotards that they don't like. >> you mean carl and tom? >> yes. and these guys, they've made it to the semifinals of "america's got talent" with their unique mix of aerobic strength and hu

for more birthday news, let's go to willard scott. >> nobody in the world does it like sara lee.ara lee pound cake, you know what i mean. providence, rhode island. unbelievable. some of the best lobsters you'll ever eat. we have a birthday buddy there. pearl nathan. happy birthday. she loves the ocean and loves to swim. even though it's 110 below zero in the ocean there. it's cold water. i know. and we have another birthday buddy, kenneth gibson from bethany, oklahoma. an old bible name. not oklahoma, bethany. you know that. 101 years old today. we have a beautiful lady named bubba oglesby and she is from panama city, florida. she 100 years old today. we wish her a happy birthday. you can't beat it. it's the best in town. wao johnson, portland, oregon. another great town. a lot of good seafood up there. i love the smoked salmon, delicious. >> lida sodora. 100 years old today and she is a piece of work. her favorite is olive oil. loves to put it in salads. can't beat olive oil. always good. flander dunham from baltimore, maryland. right over there. about 35 miles by amtrak. can't

. >>> my mentor is willard scott. not, would not be doing what i'm doing today if it wasn't for him. the best personal, professional advice was from willard. one, always be yourself. because that's all you've got. and two, never give up your day job. >> hosting the "today" show. >> there is pressure. i honestly try to do the best i can. i try to study my segments really hard. i troo i to listen to the guests when they're being interview. i try to be interested in everything from the serious to the silly. i try to be in a good mood. a good cup of coffee can set things going in the right direction. >> there's no typical day at the white house. one day i came in, it was 7:10. i had my computer open, i heard sort of the news alert go off. i looked and i said, gadhafi has been captured. i was in front of the camera about five minutes later going live for hours. >> even when i was in law enforcement, there was enough to keep me up. even at the end of an 18-hour day, i usually slept pretty well. >> for years i wanted to do so

. >> yeah, i feel like -- well, thank god for willard scott.. it's, like, don't sweat the small stuff. >> yeah. >> i really don't. i don't care. i just don't care. i care about having this great relationship with my adult children, watching their lives. >> it's about them now. >> watching their lives. >> oh, they're beautiful, lynda. >> watching their lives. >> it's about their dreams in a way. >> that's an old picture. they're 25 and -- >> a screenpy written or something, a treatment i'm -- you know, it lives out of my daughter. we do auditions together. she wrapped a film. you kind of go, they're living it now. and i used to like it when it was about me. you know, i don't enjoy the show very much. >> yeah. it is. >> thank you for coming to share the happy day. >> happy birthday. >> you're beautiful. both of you are gorgeous. >> pleasure to be invited, and you really are great. >> thank you. >> very special. >> she was searching for the words to say. >> i know. she got it. >> the new faces. dressed up with lots of places to go? >> i want to na

another big chris brown fan, willard scott. >> huge. >> from new york city across to los angeles, theys you love to hear about. marie from santa rosa, california. 100 years old today. genealogy is her thing. i traced my family tree back. they were monkeys. we have alexander calabrese. the great state of new york. wish him a 100th birthday today. he is a big yankees fan. watches them every time they're on tv or wcbs radio. rita mullane, pretty as a picture and she is near bradenton, florida. loves golf. never misses a chance to play. good for the heart, mind and body. >> otis ezell is from new albany mississippi. loves oranges. eats one every day. i think that's good. 102 years old. and we have adele schwartz. she is from freehold, new jersey. she is 100 years old today. a very devout optimist. she says everything is good. the glass is half full always. washington state is the home of james itami. he is 100 years old today. loves boats. crazy about boats. had one almost all of his life. that's it. now back to new york where they have lots of boats in the hudson river, the east river an

and say hello to uncle willard scott. >> who lik birthdays better than smuckers? nobody.that is a party. florence, you're beautiful. florence brown from hagerstown. it's a nice town in maryland wish her a happy birthday. florence, 100 years old today. what a beautiful lady. and we have leon. leon martin. he is 100 years old. and he is from long beach california and he sings. he loves to sing songs for his friends. got a beautiful voice. lucile picket. she is from greenville, north carolina. t south carolina. 100 years old. loves people. she could sit and watch people all day long and they can sit and watch her. murray schneider. he is from new york, new york. he is 105 years old and loves to flirwith any woman under 105. i don't ow what to say about that. good luck ole boy. and bella schwartz. 100 years old today. loves holidays. likes to celebrate and be with friends. virgil stienike. he is fm cozad, nebraska. 100 years old today. loves the fresh air. windows open. you can't beat it. that's birthday time. now back to new york. >>> willard, thank you so much. coming up ne

i had to have one of these because my head apparently is the size of willard scott's, but that's between and crazy school called the college of charleston. >> oldest college in south carolina. >> the students, it's now -- this used to be mainly a guy's school and now it's mainly a girls school. >> women are taking over. >> the women are out today. >> that's right. and i love the charleston harbor. i love all these little towns. and the civil war started here right off the coast at ft. sumter. >> we should point out, upon landing we knew we were going to fit in. we knew immediately. >> i wouldn't call it a sign from god, but sort of. >> a tremendous billboard and it read -- >> don't worry, drink naked. i mean, is that what this town is about? >> didn't conde nast came charleston the most friendly or the best destination? >> the best destination city. >> we know why now. >> the daily beast rated you guys the fourth best drinking city in the country. >> but you guys keep working at it. you'll become number one some day. >> because we're here. there's a drink everyone is talking about called