this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> other than that. >> hellove oh guess what day it is, hoda. >> what day is it? >> it's winesday wednesday, january 29th. i'm extremely happy. guess who i ran into down stairs and gave a hug the likes of one he will not forget. >> the one like you gave meat loaf yesterday? >> uh-huh. >> jeff garland is with us. he's one of hoda and my favorite guests. >> we had so much fun last time he was on our show. he vowed to never come on our hour. >> i reminded him that's the only hour that wants him. i said, what's taken you so long? i said, l.a. is not lithuania. he should be here often. >>> we have a story of pro players that teamed up with kids that have been bullied. these football players know what it feels like. >> they've been bullied too. >>> it's an interesting union with this group. we're going to talk to the four of them. >> which is going to be lovely. >>> jimmy fallon is about to embark on "the "tonight show."" >> isn't he too busy for thi

go. >> how did anyone get pregnant before there was the -- >> hoda kotb.there was a -- >> we don't know what the question was, but -- >> this must be fun for you at home. >> kathie lee said that. >> one more time. i wish i could lip sync. >> i'm going to pee on your carpet. >> i know the answer to that because she then came to my house and peed on my carpet, that's kathie lee. >> and the answer is -- cam richards from the housewives. >> i would have said pp. just the p part is passe. i would have used the real term urinate but i never -- i've never been to matt's house. >> you haven't? >> no. so he's a liar. okay. so jonah hill hosted "saturday night live" for the third time. i guess he was great. a surprise guest came up. >> he did. "the wolf from wall street" leonardo dicaprio. watch a little bit of the monolog. take a look. >> can we do the thing we did every day? >> is it going to help you be less nervous? >> yeah. ♪ >> am i flying, jack? >> yes, rose. yes, you're flying! >> that is cute. >> so good. >> that is cute. what you got? >> this is a beautifu

hoda kotb and al roker will cover that parade. our coverage starts at 8:00 a.m.r edition of the "today" show which is just wrapping up now. christina, we want to check in on the weather. >>> it will be more comfortable to watch the floats from indoors. it is cold out there, specially in los angeles. san jose, 37 degrees. sky overhead, plenty of haze partially due to the fireworks. a very stubborn weather pattern we have had. san rafael, quite a different sky shaping up for you. nice, clear conditions. this extends all the way south to the golden gate bridge. a beautiful start to the day. highs in the 70s. in the east bay. south bay, 67 degrees. 67 in the north bay and if you wanted to hit the beach, that's where you are going to find the best air quality today. it is going to be comfortable out there in santa cruz. happy to report as well, area of low pressure, dip in the jetstream will provide better air quality as we get into the end of the week and the upcoming weekend. back to you. >>> looking forward to that. our live coverage gets underway in a few minutes.

hoda kotb and al roker will cover the road parade. i always love to have that parade on in the background maybe if you are making something special to eat, christina. >> good morning to you. that is a great parade. i have actually seen it live before. it is much better on tv, i think, personally, because it is cold out there. you don't get those great perspectives, those high cameras. temperatures are looking good in san jose. chilly out there. you can make out the swinglitwi lights in the distance. we have to wait for the sun to come out. temperatures are going to climb, nonetheless with the short days and into the 70s and close to it. a comfortable afternoon shaping up. this might not be comfortable. a lot of people choose to do it. the polar bear swim at aquatic park. 28 degrees. it will be milder, in the 50s. it will be cold out there. make sure you are ready to bundle up. a lot of people doing that. it is happening all the way until 1:00 p.m. we will see some high, thin clouds move in. as we wake up and meet back here tomorrow mo

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> yes, everybody. it is that day. it is booze day, tuesday, january 28th. and we have a rock legend here today, everybody. we have mr. meatloaf himself. >> you know, it is interesting that meatloaf is on broadway, right? or off broadway or something. >> vegas, yes. >> but i do think -- >> he's been brought back because he was such a huge success last time at planet hollywood. >> he was a huge success. he said it was more music than ti but i would love to see that man do a little acting on stage too. >> he considers himself an actor more than a singer, which surprised me. he's a very nice man. i remember i was nervous to interview him the first time, which was years ago. and he's so normal. >> and real, yeah. >> i never met a person named meatloaf and thought he's got to be weird. he's not. he's such a nice guy. >> our friend matthew hussey and e. jean carroll. not a crazier duo. >> it is fireworks all the time. a little happy birthday to cinnamon lee, remember the puppy that w

. >>> you can see the rose parade with hoda kotb and al roker. they will cover from pasadena. it follows at 8:00 a.m. following a special one-hour addition of the "today" show. welcoming 2014 with new predictions for you. what some expect to see in the coming year. plus, the pope welcomes the new year as well. the message he had for the world during his first mass of 2014. passengers aboard that stranded ship near antarctica celebrate the new year together. the latest on the efforts to bring them home after this. >>> three, two, one, to the fireworks! there you go. the las vegas strip lit up with fireworks early this morning as the west coast welcomed the new year. not only was the stratosphere lit up by the fireworks were going at a number of other hotels. the treasure island hotel had its own display. there were lights behind the mini eiffel tower. russia's president is in the ci city of vogoglad. they talked about counter terrorism attacks after the attacks killed 34 people, one on a bus and a train station. russia prepares to host the 2014 sochi winter olympics. sochi is l

kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb! and the music of imelda may! and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: thank you very much. welcome to "the tonight show." thank you very much. nice to have you all here. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, thank you. well, let's see what -- hey, listen to this. according to a new poll, if the 2012 election were held today, mitt romney woulwi

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> we made it to the end of the week you guys. it is try day friday, january 24th, 2014. me and you girl. >> not we. >> did it kind of fly a little? >> it flew in a great way. i had a lot of fun. >> it's a fun show. >> it sure is. >> we should point out it is friday, people are normally in a good mood. here's something you should try today, january 249s according to sources is national compliment day. >> you're supposed to give five people a compliment today. >> yes. >> i'm going to start with you. >> okay. go ahead. >> start our day off right. >> yes. >> hoda, if you guys don't know this, is nice to every single person she meets. >> oh. >> it's such a good -- somebody over there laugh like you don't believe us? >> everybody was like -- >> she is. >> i'm hearing joanne. >> that is so rude. i was going to give you a compliment. forget it. next was going to be you. >> here's jenna's compliment. you guys know jenna, obviously, from being on this show. jenna is exactly the way she

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. you have made it to thirsty thursday. a little bit warmer here. january 30th in new york city. we're glad you're with us. >> fran drescher is in the house with us. >> and billy bush. >> billy bush is here with the big game buzz. he's been in new york all week. >> well, he's from this area, so he loves to come on home and stir up trouble everywhere he can. >> my mom approached him and said, "i always hoped i would meet you." billy bush. and we have a sleep expert here. no matter how many sleep experts we have on, nobody is still getting a good night's sleep. tomorrow our moms are going to cook for you. >> what is your mom going to make? >> her spaghetti sauce, which is my favorite spaghetti sauce in the world. what's your mom going to make? >> my mom is going to make stuffed peppers but joanie and sameha rode together on the train. >> i wish there had been a camera going. >> i know. >> they are so cute together. so it's national croissant day. that means it'

>>> from nbc news, this is "t" athie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody. it is thirsty thursday. one of our favorite days of the week, january 23rd, 2014. kathie lee is enjoying a couple more days in the sunshine and jenna bush hager is freezing her you know what off with me. >> i'm filling in. but you know what? you always make things feel warmer. >> i do? >> you sure do. >> i do. you guys, just as we were sitting here, 30 seconds before air, joanne ran in with breaking news and we very rarely get to break news. >> i never have broken news before. break it. >> okay. shall we? >> let's break it. >> you guys already know that justin bieber was arrested. what we have are results of a news conference that just ended moments ago. okay. so this is what happened. they say around 4:11 this morning police officers saw a yellow lamborghini drag racing down the streets of miami. okay. so they pulled over the car and they smelled alcohol. that is the alleged yellow lamborghini. then, they said he was put under arrest, justin bieber was put under

this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. [ noise makers ] >>> hey. it's wines day wednesday. who cares? >> it is! >> most of all, though, hoda, we did it. >> we made it. it is new year's day. >> that means it's january, what? >> first. >> yeah. >> 2014. get used to writing it on your checks. whoever writes checks. >> that's still me. that's still me. how long is it going to take you? you don't ever write a check? >> yes, i do. >> big checks for your dog walker. >> dog walker and dog trainer. yes. >> hoda had no idea how much that was going to cost. >> yes, it is. >> but hoda just signed a good, new, long-term deal here at nbc news. so, that dog walker will be putting her kids through college. >> yes. >> later on, you are the busiest girl in the world, hosting along with al roker, the hardest working man in show business, the 125th annual roses parade. are you excited? >> yes. i've never done a parade. >> al is the perfect person to do it with. i've never seen al discouraged or down or cynical. >> always in a great mood. >> he's always, hey

♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathy lee gifford and hoda kotb livem studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> so glad you're with us today fowednesday, january 8. >> you know how cold it is? >> so cold hell freezed over. it actually did. there's a place called hell somewhere in the states, in michigan. it froze over. >> now you can say when hell freezes over, and it already has. >> guess who's here warming things up for us. >> kellen lutz. >> when you look in the paper on tv, there he is. >> there he is in all of his hercules hunkitude. >> we want to see if you can pronounce this. her name is -- let's pronounce it. she is on svu. it's marishka. >> there's no "h" in the spelling but it's in the pronunciation. facebook folks love to show how cold they are. they send lots of pictures. so we knew it's cold here still. 11 degrees. here's a picture of a frozen bubble. by the way, we tried that yesterday. poor brit. >> brittany was chasing the bubbles. nothing good came of that. pam moore from michigan said ice was forming inside her house. >> it did that at my h

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> it is booze day, tuesday, january 21st, 2014 and kathie lee takes an awesome week to be in the sun. she's in l.a., she's going to florida. and jenna bush hager is here. >> i'm dealing with this beautiful weather outside. >> by the way, we do want to say that we feel like the snow was a sneak attack. because no one told us, okay? >> you told me. >> i told you this morning. honestly, i was gone for the weekend, came back and looked at the weather. they're talking -- usually these things are coming for days and days. >> they name is after something, blah, blah, blah. i had no idea. granted i was on the show yesterday, al did talk about it. i was listening, of course, i always ask him, you know, for personal advice, personal weatherman, but i had no idea that it was going to be this bad. >> how does your little daughter, does she enjoy the snow, is she into it when it happens? was she out in it last time it happened? >> no. she likes it. she looks up like what is this? but now

hoda kotb and al roker will cover the parade from pasadena. our coverage will follow at 8:00 a.m. 5:42 right now. the new year's baby who was born first. we have a good idea of where that first baby came in in 2014. we'll tell you where coming up. plus, we'll bring you the pope's message for the new year. that's after the break. >>> three, two, one, to the fireworks. the las vegas strip lit up with fireworks early this morning as the west coast welcomed the new year. not only was the stratosphere tower lit up, the fireworks were going at a number of other hotels along the strip. treasure island hotel had its own display. there were lights behind the minieiffel tower. >> let's talk about these newborn babies. there appear to be several firstborn in the bay. a baby girl born two seconds past midnight at kaiser permanente. she weighs 8 pounds, 7 ounces, 21 inches long. another baby born at 12:01 just down the hall at the same hospital. now, to san francisco, where a baby boy was born eight seconds past midnight at kaiser permanente, san francisco

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> go home, people. go home. a storm is coming. >> no, it's a big day. >> there's a storm coming. get out of here. >> thirsty thursday, january 2nd, 2014. kathie has the day off. guess who is here still. >> i am exhausted, america. >> you are exhausted. >> hi, darling. happy new year to you. >> happy new year. we're so glad you are here. by the way there is a really big storm coming for people looking at the northeast or manhattan and boston. it's coming to manhattan and the area later. >> when al roker starts shaking over a weather system, like physically violently shaking you know it's going to be bad. >> how were the holidays? >> they were great. >> i'm so happy to be back here with you. last time i was here, there was a royal baby and i was doing shots on the air and trying to sabotage my future career here at the network. and a few days after that, they hired me on the "today" show. this real estate has been very kind to me and my family.

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> wow. hey, everybody. guess what? as if you haven't heard, it's a brisk booze day tuesday, january 7th, 2014. >> we have a jam packed -- >> i'm the only one that loves it, hod. >> you dve it is weird because there has been all this buildup of this polar vortex. >> vortex. >> usually the polar air is at the poles. and for some reason it twisted around and made it to where we are. >> and you can't take antibiotics for it. it is going to happen. >> it's coming. and it's here. and -- >> i like it. >> yeah, well, i think the weird thing about being in new york is yesterday it was 55 degrees. >> yes, i know. >> and today it's 4. it's 4 right now. 4 degrees in new york city. >> this is the thing that worries me, it feels the same to me as yesterday. something that happens post menopausal, that it is just, you know, you're sort of in a post apocalyptic state or pre -- i don't know. i would love to know why i'm very comfortable. >> everyone -- everybody is doing experiments outside in

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. >> what is it? >> try day friday, january 17th. we have good friends coming back for another visit. marilu henner. >> she has a movie out and ice cube is here. every time i see the promo for that movie, ice cube, i'm cracking up. it looks like one of those that is a lot of fun. >> oh, good. we'll tell you how to find love online. >> yes. you got to figure out how to dress, how to pose the right picture, how to write the right, you know, all that stuff you have to did online. >> it has to be the truth. >> no, it doesn't. >> it doesn't? okay. that's going to be fun. and a performance by jennifer nettles of sugarland, love her. >> a big one. okay, so, michelle obama is turning 50. happy birthday. >> and she is among many, many wonderful people turning 50 this year. 50 is the new 22. >> yes, it is. >> president obama is throwing her a dance party. i would love a dance party. a funky dance party. that's what i would like. >> please don't invite me. >> sandra bul

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello, ebody. it is fun day, monday. you would never know it around here. it is january 6th. apparently i'm supposed to welcome myself back. >> you are. can i tell you something? it is not the same when i look over here and you're not there. >> somebody is hairier than i am. >> carson. >> i got so many tweets about how awesome carson is. we have family, we stayed in the keys. i got back from something, and turned you guys on and just saw you interviewing somebody. but he is a doll. >> he is a doll. >> i signed a petition for him to replace me. there were people who wanted to do that. i said, i want to do that. where do i sign up? >> how was your little vacation? >> not good. no, it was, you know what, it was like all vacations. >> yep. >> there was some great stuff, and some not so great stuff. i'll show you the great stuff. >> okay. i want to see the great stuff. >> we did not have good weather. we had better weather than anywhere else. i'm not complaining. but there was o

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello, everybody. welcome to thirsty thursday. usually i'm happy about that, but you know what, today is january 16th. >> what's wrong with that? >> every 16th means i'm one more month older. yeah. >> your birthday is on the 16th? >> yeah. isn't it funny? it just -- but that doesn't matter to the people who were nominated for oscars. they're thrilled. they don't care. >> we do look formal for oscar nomination day. >> i just saw your dress, and i love it. >> tell me what's happening here. >> this is donna morgan. like a velvet. >> it looks really pretty. al was about to get up on it, you know what i mean? he was. it was weird. i was, like, wow. >> you know what i love about al? he tells you what he thinks. >> he really just said he wanted to get on that. that's exactly what he said. all right. so the oscar nominations are out. before we list them all and they are so deserving, what happened to "the butler"? >> hoda's been championing that movie -- when did "the butler" come

with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and it is try day friday, january 3rd, 2014. carson daly is back for another day. >> the main thing people wanted to know about my time here with you yesterday -- >> what did they want to know? >> is the wine real? >> that's the takeaway. >> people are obsessed. i wanted to see if today's wine is real. >> and what are you learning? >> it is really good. happy try day friday. >> i'm glad you're back with us. we had a lot of fun yesterday. >> it's always fun being here. the show is barely produced, but it's -- in all the right ways. they just cut all the tethers and cords and let you go out, and they hand you cards. i don't even know what these are, but it works. you guys do such a great job. >> we have an ace producing department. >> it's organized chaos. >> you're not invited back, from the sidelines. >> dean cain, it's carson daly. they're going to need you soon. >> all right, so we've got a couple questions we're going to answer in the show to

♪ >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefellerlaza. >>> oh, hello, everybody. look how many more people we seem to have as the temperatures rise a little bit here on thirsty thursday, january 9th. right? double digits. >> you know what's funny, i can't believe how good -- when i saw it was 23 degrees out, i was happy. >> i know. >> you go outside and you feel the difference between yesterday and 23. >> it's going to get back to the 50s by this friday. >> craziness. the whole world is crazy. >> right. so the people's choice awards were last night, guys. and 700 million fans voted. >> that's amazing. >> i didn't realize that many people voted. so it must be cool if you're one of those selected and especially if you're sandra bullock. >> everybody loves -- the woman cannot do anything wrong. she's perfect. >> she won four. favorite movie actress, favorite comedic actress, favorite dramatic actress, favorite movie duo with george clooney for "gravity." >> wow, wow, wow. was meryl streep upset? >> she probably was. >> "the heat" also w

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. it is fun day monday. it is january 20th. it is my mom's birthday today. happy birthday, joanie. 84 and beautiful today. >> happy birthday. >> and happens to also be martin luther king jr. day. >> a lot of people are home today. >> yeah. glad you're watching us. >> we're going to have our guys tell all panel and we'll have a fun show. >> love those guys. love them. >> it is time to get motivated to work out, okay? and sometimes the only way to do it is through music. >> a lot of people say they cannot do it without music going on. >> spotify did a global, a global search and tried to find out what was the most popular workout song in the world. >> wow. >> in the world. and they found it. and it is by macklemore and ryan lewis. ♪ this is the moment tonight is the night ♪ ♪ we'll fight until it's over ♪ we'll put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us ♪ >> you can feel a beat. >> i can see why it does. what really concerns me is this is popular in the enti

♪ >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefellerlaza. >>> and it is try day friday. you made it, everybody, to january 10th. we're happy you're joining me and hoda woman. >> we start we would start off with a little eye candy because it is friday and why wouldn't we. akin akman is here. akin akman is going to show us how to keep our abs tight. >> what is he doing? did somebody -- did joanne lamarca make him do that? this is sexist. call hr. >> we're sorry, akin akman. anyway, so -- >> we'll be with you in a little bit. >> we'll check back in with him. he'll show us moves of the day that somehow will work the abs. he claims even if we're sitting here at the desk working, there is a way to work our abs. what do we do? >> you have to squeeze in your belly button into the spine and we're going to do that for the whole hour. >> we're not, but -- we're definitely not, akin akman. >> wow, that turned america on. okay. thank you. >> all right. >> big, big sunday night coming up. a lot of our pals out there waiting to cover the golden globes

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. welcome to booze day tuesday. it is january 14th. we're here in our -- they let us into the big studio today, where the big people play. we're excited. nice to see you all. >> how are you? >> very, very good since we just spent the last couple of hours together, and you lost your phone twice. >> that's what i do. my mom was up late last night, i woke up this morning at 4:00 when i got up and got a text from her. it said, hello, hodi. i was watching jay leno and he said something funny about kathie lee and you and wine, just so you know. i sent the e-mail in and apparently he did. >> let's look. >> here's what he said. >> a major highway in canada had to be shut down after a truck accident spilled thousands of bottles of wine on the road. they had to fly in kathie lee and hoda to help clean up. >> we're the ones for the job. by the way, congratulations, jay, on so many amazing years. every time i see him now, i think pretty soon we're going to have our frien

i'm so sorry hoda kotb. they kind of seemed like blowout games unless you're fans of the teams that won. then they were fantastic games. >> dylan is very happy. >> i am. erica and i had a little thing going. >> somehow i got roped into it. it was really between you and my husband who is a colts fan. >> he's not here to put on the patriots shirt. it's all over twitter if you're looking for something to do. we are going to see a big storm system in the' addle area. it was pouring yesterday. now all the watches and warnings are starting to move eastward into the rockies. we even had blizzard warnings in areas where visibility is extremely poor because of heavy snow and blowing wind. we are going to see this whole storm system continue to move eastward but not before it dumps perhaps one to three inches of rain in seattle. looking at nine inches plus in the higher elevations. moving east a widespread six to nine inches in the lighter blue. also as we look west of denver. some areas could end up with 12 to 18 inc

>> hoda kotb. >> we don't know the question.e. i've never been to matt's house. he's a liar. >> jonah hill hosted saturday night live. he was great. >> let's watch a little bit of the monologue. take a look. >> can we go the thing that made me feel safe? >> is it going to help you be less nervous? >> yeah. ♪ ♪ >> that's funny. >> am i flying jack? >> yes, rose. yes, you're flying. >> that is cute. >> so good. >> favorite thing. what you got hoda? >> this is a beautiful smelling and amazing for your skin. call called moroccon oil. it smells so good. rub it in. >>> i didn't have the chance to tell you about debbie boone's new cds. if you loved music from the 40s. she was of course was the daughter-in-law of rosemary clooney. i had the chance to do debbie on my pod cast i'll be starting this wednesday. really fun. we're all doing rise to shine about giving back. if you're interested, get a book called i like giving. practical ideas by brad formsma. >> good stuff. if you couldn't stay up late for the grammys or out having fun this w

>>> this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb.igan. it froze over. >> now you can say when hell freezes over, and it already has. >> guess who's here warming things up for us. >> when you look in the paper on tv, there he is. >> there he is in all of his hercules hunkitude. >> we want to see if you can pronounce this. her name is -- let's pronounce it. it's marishka. facebook folks love to show how cold they are. they send lots of pictures. here's a picture of a frozen bubble. we tried that yesterday. poor brit. >> brittany was chasing the bubbles. in michigan, it was cold and ice was forming inside the house it did that at my house too. cody was home. he said mom, what was this? he started scratching the windows. it's ice. i think the seals have been broken on windows because it's that cold. >> tammy put snow to good use. she used it to chill her wine. >> thank god someone has thought of something good. >> all right. >>> this is my favorite story of the whole thing. an escaped inmate from kentucky turned himself in because it was

♪ >>> this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from rockefeller plaza. >> hi everyonerget who else was in that. nathan lane and robyn williams. >> he's got a project about fatherhood. can't wait to hear it. >> elvis duran is here. we're going to play their song. you may recognize it because it's in a lowe's tv commercial. let's watch. ♪ this is going to be the best day of my life ♪ >> wow. they're cute. they are called the american authors. they're going to be here and play for us. we're excited. >> lowe's the store. i thought you meant the movie theater. >> it's spelled differently. loew and this is lowes isn't it? >> don't though much about spelling. big story on the front page of the post today. it's the sex scandal. it's in france. and the french president -- i will be your interpreter. >> he has had a live in girlfriend for many years. so he was seen on the back of a motorcycle with a helmet on sneaking off to see his lover allegedly. she is an actress named julie guyette. they're calling her the first lady of france's girlfriend. they're not really married. he's

a little photobomb, courtesy of hoda kotb out on the plaza a little bit earlier. guys, even as i come to you, i want to introduce you to all the people with me on the red eye last night. they loved the awards and they all miss you. how's it going out there? >> good. you look so lonely there. little kale juice for you out here in los angeles, matt. we've got a lot to cover out here. much more on the globes straight ahead. >> we've got fashions and all that. and i got to go to all the parties last night. that was a lot of fun. >> you just rolled in. >> my voice a little scratchy, but it was a good time. >> as we mentioned here in new york, maria shriver's here to begin a special series. we've been asking women to tell us about the challenges and triumphs in their lives. and you can join the conversation using the #doingitall. we'll get to maria in a little while. let's head inside. natalie has a check of all the headlines. good morning again. >> good morning, everyone. >>> the faa is investigating after a large jetliner landed at the wrong airport for the second tim

with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> other than thattloaf yesterday. >> jeff garland. >> he had so much fun the time the last time he came on. >> i said, what took so long? he said l.a., you should be here more often. >> we have a fun story about professional football players who are teaming one a couple of kids who had been bullied. these football players know what it feels like, so -- >> they were bullied too, right? >> yeah. it answ it's an interesting union. so jimmy fallon is about to embark on his -- >> isn't he too busy for this? >> every other day. >> we make it into one of his sketches. >> or monologue. >> let's listen. >> tonight we'll be taking a look at the pros and cons of the super bowl coming to new york. pros seeing peyton manning getting blitzed. cons, appearing on "today" show with hoda and kathie lee. >> oh, funny. >> there's a tragedy in the making. of epic proportions. everyone knows how awful this drought ask on the west coast. they're saying it's the worst in 100 years. it's risen to our attention that california'

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, >>> this is today with kathie somebody is hairier than you are. >> i got tweets about how awesome carson was. i got back from something and turned you guys on and saw you interviewing somebody. >> he is a doll. >> he is. >> i signed the petition for him to replace me. there were people that wanted to do that. i said where do i sign up? >> how was your little vacation? >> not good. you know what, it was like all vacations. there was some great stuff and not so great stuff. we had better weather than anywhere else. one day it stopped raining. i don't know if you're going to make it out on this picture. it was a triple -- you know what it got so faint. it was a full all the way both sides triple rainbow. >> crazy. >> you know what, that's the price of admission there. it was extraordinary. >> beautiful. >> yeah. >> did you cut loose when you were in the keys like you tend to do? >> there is my annual new year's day at alabama jack. every year i think to myself they're not going to ask me again. they did. this is what