we're here with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb.before i left i did a little joke about you on "weekend update." let's take a look. >> seth: nbc announced this week that kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb will host a primetime special on the network called "a toast to 2013" in which they will recount their favorite stories from the past year. but, shh, it's actually an intervention. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> seth: i mean it's just a little joke right? >> koda: that's hysterical. >> kathy: we have never heard that one, have we hoda? >> seth: well that make this is a little harder because ladies, i'm afraid it wasn't a joke. come on out, guys. [ light laughter ] kathy lee, hoda these friends and associates of yours have a few things they'd like to say and i hope you'll just listen and take it in. go ahead. >> dear kathie lee and hoda, in november i appeared on your show to promote my new cookbook. i'm not surprised if you don't remember me because by the time my segment started, you were both tanked off your face. [ laughter ] hoda,

covering it all for us, our "today" show colleagues al roker and kathie lee gifford. hey, guys. >> hey, lester. >> hello, lester. >> well, the good news is that -- well, you did get a little bit of a spritz. >> it spritzed just enough to ruin the hair but not my spirit. and it ruined al's. i'm just here to do his makeup. >> that's right. the good news, lester, it's over. the clouds have come out a little bit. we've finally seen an end to the rain just in time for all these stars to come down the red carpet. >> the best news is that i like al because you could never do this with somebody you despise. because this is literally as much room as we get. i'm so happy i love you. >> everybody is so thrilled. it's a tight race this year. there are no clear-cut winners. and i think for best picture i'm kind of liking "12 years a slave." >> that's my pick as well. who for best actor? >> i kind of like matthew mcconaughey. >> me, too. and jared leto for best supporting. >> that's right. >> and for best supporting actress, cate blanchette. it's a lock. let's go home. >> all you n

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody, thanks for being with us today, you know, it was beautiful yesterday. wish you were with us. but it's wednesday around here. it's march 12th. the legendary liza, do i need to say minelli is in the house. we are excited, she is fun. >> and we have a performance from ellie golding and we did this the thing where we plucked a couple of team out of the audience. >> they were a little wild. >> we call it "today's" back stage pass. and they were so excited take a peek. >> the two that we will pick is abigail and suzanne. >> you are going to walk in and see any number of celebrities that are getting ready to walk on the "today" show. >> she is in the back. oh, my gosh. i cannot believe it. >> abigail and suzanne, and her mom was the real freak and we loved her and her daughter was having a ball. come out any wednesday and we will take you back. >> only wednesdays? >> every weapons, -- every winesday wednesday. >> seth myers has his own show and apparently we made ou

kathie lee gifford has been working triple duty. all right. >> hi, jenna, hi, hoda. >> you look hot. for someone who hasn't slept and working all weekend, thank you. >> you're very, very sweet. you know what, if it weren't for al, we wouldn't have gotten anybody on the red carpet. >> come on. >> he was a rock star. he was screaming at everybody. they didn't have a chance. he would have jumped over and grabbed people if he could have. >> describe -- because we don't know. you're on this red carpet, you were a virgin to the red carpet. never been there before. what is the situation like there, kath? >> you're in a little pen, like a caged animal and it is about two feet by two feet. and in that are you and al, al and i, a producer, a sound engineer, and your cameraman. your cameraman. and next to you is spain with the same thing and to the right of us was cbs morning show, or something like that. and it is a free for all. there is no guarantee that you're going to get any of the stars. some of them are happy to talk, some of them reco

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> helloeverybody. it is thirsty thursday, march 6th. we are just moving along in march and we have got with the anticipation that is coming along for st. paddy's day. >> yes. >> we'll have a performance with celtic woman today. they've been on with us before. they're fun. >> woman power. and by the way, this songs are always number one on the world charts. so if you don't know them, you'll know them after our show. we have our "ambush makeovers." and lou manfredini is back to answer questions. >> we love him. we had a fun day yesterday. very, very rarely do all of us ladies at the "today" show have a chance to go out -- well, before that, please -- to go out together. we had lunch first at one of our favorites, frankie and johnny's. we all had the exact same lunch. >> we had shrimp scampi. >> salad. >> and spinach and rice. >> with lots of lemon. >> and wine. anyway, so we were eating and drinking and eating and drinking and eating and drinking. >> we were welcoming tamron off

this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a. >>> hello everybody. you're half way through your week. good news is winesday wednesday. bad news, miss piggy is here. >> what's she doing here? >> i don't know. security. i want her excused from the building. >> we brought lucky members in and they were confronted by you and piggy feuding. >> be nice to everybody. >> you're not even phony. you're a big phony. >> you are unbelievable. i wish the world could know the real you. >> i don't like you either. >> i like you. >> piggy, these are two special guests from south carolina. they're getting their makeup done. >> really? oh. >> what do you think? >> you don't need any makeup. you're perfect the way you are. unlike this one here. >> save it all for piggy. >> years and years ago it all started. she put the moves on regis. >> she did? >> she did. >> i did? >> right? >> i'm watching you. i'm listening to every line you -- >> you let it happen. you're an enabler. this pig goes after anything in pants. >> i'm not wearing any pants. i don't understand. >> then

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefellerlaza. >>> hey, everybody. thanks so much for being with us today, fun day, monday, march 24th. we have the very hot joe manganiello with us today. >> oh, yes. >> he always comes to see us when he has a new project. >> last time he danced. he was in magic mike, yeah. this movie is in now -- i would call it a fun movie, intense. >> action movie. you'll love this. we'll have a song by the chart climbing country artist jared neeman who gave us a wine glass. >> was lovely because he said we're going to toast to this all night long. and we'll show hoda how to turn her clutter into cash. you had a big weekend, missy. >> i did. the gentleman i've been dating, it was his birthday. >> boots. we call him boots. we have only seen his boots. >> we saw the lbj play called "all the way." and i don't -- you always know lbj is the one in between, like, kennedy and nixon, but you don't know about his mannerisms, what he would be like on stage. bryan cranston is unbelievable. >> brilliant actor in everyt

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. so glad you're with us today. booze day tuesday. >> look who's back. >> i'm back from sunny, california -- no, florida. >> florida. >> but they were both pretty sunny. one was rocking a little bit, california, but gorgeous in florida. >> we missed you, by the way. >> you had jenna. >> you hit the jackpot in the weather department, as always. >> we have been going down to this place in the keys for over 20 years and florida can be iffy. you know? we had a beautiful, beautiful weekend. i want to show you -- not that one. >> wait a second. look at you with the sunset. who took that picture? it is not a selfie, obviously. >> no. >> i don't know took that or when. looking wind blown. is that what you're calling our sunset picture. >> this is another one. just the sunset without you in front of it. i saw that one. that is it. >> we were alone all weekend. who took that. there are satellites in the sky. did a fun thing -- had a little reception, we'll talk about i

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. it is tuesday, march 4th, also known as fat tuesday. jenna bush hager is in for kathie lee. kathie lee flew back on the red eye after doing a great job in l.a. she'll be back with us tomorrow. >> one day off, which she deserves. >> one day is all she's getting. by the way, i love today. >> is this your favorite? i want to ask you, is this your favorite day of the year? >> when i left new orleans, every fat tuesday i missed it so much. we use ed to do live broadcasts all day. that was first time i drank on air in new orleans. they gave you drinks. i remember going, but we're on the air. they're, like, it's mardi gras, everybody does it. >> that's when new orleans made this. >> thank you new orleans. we have great pictures of what is happening as we speak right now in new orleans. amanda avery is one of our producers here. oh, my god. >> those are the biggest necklaces i've ever seen. >> that's her. it is mardi gras new orleans. she caught a little b roll. thes

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello, everybody. yes, lots of good news today, first of all, it is try day, friday, march 7th. and this weekend, daylight saving time. >> yes, thank you, lord. >> it is saving. some people say daylight savings and people get mad. >> one less hour of sleep, but who cares. >> you spring forward. the sun sets later, which is awesome. >> you can't do it earlier. you got to get up at 2:00 in the morning on sunday and do it. >> why do they say that? >> before you go to bed, spring forward. >> you know there are people in the world that i'm sure they get up, set their alarm, get up and change it. that would be my mother. the rule follower. there is a reason for it. there is -- no, it doesn't really go into effect until then so you got to do it at 2:00 in the morning. >> you're a rule follower. >> not like that i'm not. i'm a rule breaker. >> mm-hmm. >> mm-hmm. >> here is the other bit of good news if you're wondering. the other great news about today, friday, is on this day, thro

>>> from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello everybody. it is "winesday wednesday," march 26th. delighted you're with us. >> you know what didn't drop by? the snow. >> i can smell snow. >> what are you talking about? >> i went out around 3:00 yesterday and went it's not going to snow. i can tell. >> what does it smell, moist? >> you're not supposed to say that word. >> it was snowing in chatum, massachusetts. it looked crazy. >>> shakira was outside killing it with her "hips don't lie" song. we find fans. these happened to be at the back of the bus. this was their lucky day. we picked them and moved them up front. take a look. two people are stephanie and jacob from castle rock. >> shakira, can we steal you for one second? >> of course. >> these guys want to do a selfie. are you ready? cozy up. everybody up. one two, three. >>> she rocked it. >> they were crazy. >> you never know what's going to happen if you come by the plaza. >> a lot of people don't realize shakira is not just a great -- she has albums in 60

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> oh, yes. >> how do we do it day after day? >> booze day, tuesday, march 25th. we're getting more snow apparently today, tonight -- >> this afternoon. >> can you believe? >> is this the end of march? what day is it? the last day? >> i think i said it but i've already forgotten. >> 25th. >> not funny. >> we try very hard to pronounce people's names properly. remember we all thought forever it was jacqueline bisset. >> i kept saying bisset and no one listened. >> i said no one says olyphant, so i wonder if it is olyphant. that's what we're going with. he's going to be with us and we're excited about it. and estelle parsons, one of the great, great theater actresses, academy award winner for "bonnie and clyde," had the unbelievable privilege once of doing a reading with her. >> you did? >> there was a play called "girls room," we did it at a friend's apartment in new york here. and half the time i'm doing it, i'm playing her daughter, and it was just -- just thrilling. just one

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> how about that? >> hey, everybody. sometimes we're surprise we get on the air. it is try day friday, march 21st. we're so glad you're with us today. hope you're going to have an awesome weekend coming up. >> we have a very handsome gentleman on the show. >> people are -- twitter. >> we don't mean -- >> theo james is here, from the highly anticipated film called "divergent," in line with all the other kinds of films the kids are crazy about. >> based on a trilogy of books that the teens find and it is all over. >> you know what i found out about this guy? do you watch "downton abbey". >> i remember him from that scene. >> lady mary was -- >> you can say. >> boinking that guy. he was the -- >> theo. >> it was so exciting. i'm, like, that's the guy. >> lady mary killed him. >> we can't wait to see him. >> good-bye. >> our real moms will give their real reviews of the big movie coming up this weekend. we'll speak with theo. and we have the season's very best bags for every occas

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> oh, yes, i fun day monday, march 17th, 2014. happy st. patrick's day. it is not st. paddy's day. >> we have been saying it wrong for 32 years. >> you say st. patty, like patty, we'll tell you why that's incorrect. jenna bush hager is here. kathie lee is taking some time off. we have irish singing and dancing. >> which i love. >> and green alcohol. >> and green alcohol. >> my mom said, when we were old enough to drink, never drink anything green or blue. i don't know. that was her advice. never drink anything green or blue. i don't know what it was. >> what is it? >> i'm not letting you taste. we can cheers. >> yeah. >> st. patrick's day, not patty's. >> some kind of liquor. we have a little bit of news that just broke out of california 6:30 a.m. west coast time. a earthquake in california. you could feel it around 6:30. it was a 4.4 on the magnitude scale, so just to get a little perspective, there was a bad one in san francisco and that was about a 6.9. billy bush tweeted,

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it's try day friday. march 28th. and we hope you're going into a really, really fun weekend. hoda is going to be working. i'm going to be working. we'll tell you about that in a little bit. >> yes, we will. have you ever been on a plane or on a train or in the store and you're next to someone on the phone and the person is talking -- >> like this? >> so loudly. >> yeah. >> okay. so if that ever annoyed you, we have something funny for you to see. there is a company called mediocre films. and they specialize -- >> you love them already, right? >> they specialize in pranks they post on youtube. this is what happens when a guy approaches some loud cell phone talker in disney land. take a look. >> i'm just about to go get lunch, ride a ride, i think. what are you doing? >> hopefully we get it done. >> i love getting it done. >> are you talking to me. >> no, no. i'm on the phone, sorry. >> we got here after 10. it was fine. >> so it was good. you're missing traf

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it is thirsty thursday, march 20th. and yes, don't adjust your sets, this is real. finally, the first day of spring! officially today, at 12:57 across the whole country. >> i'm so happy. now, i have to say, i woke up this morning, it was still like 39 degrees, but so what. >> and drizzly and not great. >> things are going to turn around. >> when is it coming? >> i'll tell you how things will turn around. you said matt will never shave and i said, yes, he will. >> i've been dying for him to shave. >> first day of spring. people had very, very distinct opinions on the subject. >> look closely at the two photos. the bearded one and the other one. >> the sigmund freud and the one on the right is matt. >> we decided to put a poll out to ask our viewers, how do you think -- which way did matt look best, with the beard or without. >> you voted -- >> i think that it will be overwhelming, overwhelming without the beard. nobody liked the beard. >> a lot of people lik

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody. thanks for being with us. it is try day friday. hodi is to excited. it is february 28th, last day, the last day of the month. if you're living in florida or you're off in arizona or -- you don't care. >> we care. >> we so care it is the last. thank the lord it is the shortest. >> yes. and we have a great show for you on this last day. we have anthony mackie. he is here with us. >> and mary mary, the grammy winning gospel sisters. >> remember that song shackles, that's their song. a good one. >> we agree for once. >> if you have not seen any of the best picture nominees movies for the oscars, you are not alone. >> yeah this is surprising. and yet people tune into the oscars and don't know what's being honored. >> they say most people haven't even seen one. >> most of them? >> that's what i read. haven't seen one of the movies. >> the one that's been seen the most, because of the appeal, i think of tom hanks and we all fall in love with that story, is "captain

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. it is try day friday. march 14th, 2014. i personally am very excited about the upcoming april. >> yes. sorry. >> trying to find things to love about march. st. patrick's day. that's about it. >> we like to start the show with giving somebody a prize. >> we do? since when? >> this is a big prize. >> all right. >> this is big. >> this is when we're announcing our pop the question engagement contest winner. >> that contest that swept the world. >> it did. and we boiled it down to just three proposal videos. okay. >> yes. >> and there were three couples. >> you voted. >> and now it is ready for the grand prize. >> they're all waiting and we're going to make the announcement, hoda. >> true. the winning couple is -- >> drum roll. >> stephanie and her fiance jason kelly. there they are. >> if you remember, this is the pop the question proposal that happened in a school. you remember? >> in the gymnasium. >> hi, you guys. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> we're ju

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello, everybody. it is fun day monday, march 10th. we're definitely having fun today with wilmer valderrama a little bit later. >> yes, yes. >> and a good show. packed, like our weekends were. busy is the name. >> we're very busy. let me go first. yours is extraordinary. i think i would like to tee yours up a little. my weekend was phenomenal. yours was -- >> i'm wearing the wrong bra, that's all i can see. i need one that goes like that. it is too late now. so don't even fax me, text me on call my grandmother, i know. >> i had a great, great weekend. my friend karen -- >> your best friend. >> her husband john and daughter catherine were all here. we came to the "today" show because what else is there to do? that was them posing with al and carson outside. >> a lot chillier on friday morning. >> i taught catherine how to do the -- we went to cinderella and i taught her the -- we went to cinderella, which, by the way, if you have a young daughter, niece, somebody, good frie

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller pla. >> hello, everybody. so glad you could join us for thirsty thursday. it is march 27th, though it feels like january 2nd. >> it certainly does. >> we've got two funny people today. maybe they can help us with our moods. we're so over it and we want some warmth. emmy-nominated will arn eliot arnett's here. >> and five-time emmy winner doris roberts is with us, so funny from "everybody loves raymond." do you know what today is? today is a very, very special day. today is the day one year ago exactly on this day i found the cutest dog. >> was it a year ago? >> today. i didn't know but -- >> oh! >> one year ago. do we have the video? let's see it. because i want to see the selection process. >> i'm so excited. >> i really was. hi. i hear you. i hear you, kevin. oh, my god! >> it was such a great day. >> and they lived happily ever after. >> he's so adorable. >> there he is. he won't go potty on your terrace. >> two problems. so we have news about prince harry. first of all, if you wer

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. welcome to ourhow. it is booze day tuesday, march 11th. we're just marching along. >> 11th already. >> 11th already. >> oh, my gosh. >> we have a couple of the real housewives of new york city today. i hope they don't break anything. >> they might. they can be violent, those girls. >> and kyle maclaughlin and relationship advice, wise beyond his years, mr. matthew hussey. >> jimmy fallon has been having a lot of fun on his new "tonight show." he decided to do a little photo bombing with with a buddy of his at the top of the rock. he unsuspecting families were getting their photos taken when they were photo bombed by jimmy fallon, and also jon hamm. take a look. >> all right, ready and three, two, one. three, two, one. >> that went way better than i expected. >> a hoagie. >> this is a hoagie. also called lady and the tramp. >> three, two, one. >> i need to see the reaction of the families when they see the photos. >> that's cute. the genius of him, he can ge

kathie lee gifford announced that she's launching her own brand of wine. it happened. applause ] and just like kathie lee, you can find it in any liquor store. [ applause ] and finally, last night was the season premiere of "dancing with the stars." and i love it. everyone loves this show because you realize that even i am a better dancer than some of these stars. [ light laughter ] that's why we like watching this thing. and so my favorite last night -- my favorite dance of the night was definitely from "star wars," actor billy dee williams. buckle up for this one. this is a great one. here, check him out. ♪ ♪ [ cheering and applause ] >> steve: wow! >> jimmy: i guess that explains the show's new name, "dancing next to the stars." we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots, everybody! [ cheering and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we have a great show tonight. thank you for tuning in. but first, this is kind of fun. questlove, our very own questlove right there is going to be -- [ cheers ] he's going to be a dead body tomorrow night on "svu

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it's thirsty thursday. it's march 13th. and we have a big show today. actor christian slater and former "full house" actress lori loughlin are here with our regular "ambush makeovers" and everybody still just loves. >> crazy about. and everyone has a story. all today. >> pretty amazing today. very rarely do we get the person who writes in the story to be the one who actually performs it. >> i saw her in the green room downstairs. >> her name is jamie. we're looking forward to that. >> what? >> yesterday was a day i picked for bambino's birthday because we know he was born in march, but we don't know the exact date. >> okay. >> we have so many family, you know, birthdays in march. i picked one that somebody else didn't already have. so i just thought, all right, i'm going to pick march 12th. last night sitting there in front of the fire with frank and me and bam and the doggies, i thought you know what, let's celebrate a little bit. let's do your first selfi

kathie lee and hoda say, "it's 11:00 a.m. somewhere." [ laughter ] i have to say, i can't believe it took this long for kathie lee gifford to haveine of wine. that would be like if today someone was like, "hey, you know lebron james, he should have his own shoe." [ laughter ] "we should make a shoe for lebron james." but they were great. one was a chardonnay which was delicious, and one was a red blend which was ten great blends. which i think means the at the end of the "today" show, they go around and they take the ten glasses of wine and they pour whatever's left of them into a bottle and then they just shake it up. and that's the wine. it's delicious. it's like oaky and full bodied. and there's a little bit of kathie lee lipstick in it, which is great. [ laughter ] taran killam's here tonight which is very exciting. [ cheers and applause ] taran is the only cast member on "snl" that i got to call and tell him he got the job which was really exciting. we were at a meeting. all the writers were big fans of his. lorne was a big fan of his and lorne was like, "all right, well, we should hire him." and then he sort of said like d

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our favorite is kathie lee gifford. >> kat, what's your favorite?ng. from magnolia bakery. i sent this to henry when i was in sochi for valentine's day. i sent a huge thing. i didn't care. this is -- have you ever had it? >> no. >> are you going to try it? >> yeah. >> i'll try it. >> i can't have that. it's got dairy in it. i will get sick. >> i'm not trying to poise -- poison you. >> tomorrow is mardi gra. my favorite is fat tuesday. my friends are getting decked out. great mardi gra beads. >> are you sad you will not be there? >> you'll do anything for a bead. >> those are great. they go with anything. >> we'll see you in a second. >> kathie is going to come back with her fabulous piece from the announcers on the red carpet. we'll have the latest buzz. >> and red carpet fashions taken up a notch with a few minor changes. >> yes indeed. look at cale. do your thing, girl. uh-huh. h everyday greasy messes? [ male announcer ] sponges, take your mark! ♪ [ female announcer ] one drop of ultra dawn has twice the everyday grease-cleaning ingredients of on

. >>: kathie lee gifford launching wine. >>: to the queen of morning day tv. >>: she's now for today's wednesday and because she's such a danger anchor of the show why not come out with a product that endorses it. some moms at home to play along and have a date drink with her. this is genius marketing. for me to grips as you know. they've made their relationship with same winery and moderate. pretty good quality 13 economic sense. i would do if i could. i can't. a >>darya: 921 right now. the chopper crashed will have more on and now we have learned that the two people on board that chopper were killed and the ntsb is on its way [doorbell rings] hey. hey. what's this? it's u-verse live tv. with at&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of march madness. call now to get a u-verse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. guaranteed. safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to find big savings on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets y

. ♪ >>> from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb.ong for st. patty's day, we'll have a performance by celtic woman today. they're fun. >> they are -- >> woman power. >> by the way, their songs are number one on the world charts. if you don't know them you'll know them after the shows. and we have the ambush makeovers. >> we had a fun day yesterday. very rarely do all of us ladies at the "today" show have chance to go out -- well, before -- together. >> to go out together. >> we had lunch first at frankie & johnny's. >> we had shrimp scampi, salad and spinach and rice. with lots of lemon and wine. >> anyway, so we're eating and drinking and eating -- >> we were welcoming tamron officially. we hadn't had an opportunity to really celebrate savannah's engagement. and so we said, let's do lunch and let's go to a matinee. >> if you ever had one of the lunches where you're eating and drinking and laughing and time just passes you by. all of a sudden, no one had their phones out. no one had their watches on because nobody wears watches anymo

. >>> from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefellerus. this was their lucky day. we picked them and moved them up front. take a look. two people are stephanie and jacob from castle rock. >> shakira, can we steal you for one second? >> of course. >> these guys want to do a selfie. are you ready? cozy up. everybody up. one two, three. >>> she rocked it. >> they were crazy. >> you never know what's going to happen if you come by the plaza. >> a lot of people don't realize shakira is not just a great -- she has albums in 60 countries. >> she has a school she started. god love her. >>> there's sad news in celebritiville. >> gweneth paltrow and chris martin announced -- i thought it was going to be a divorce. they have different terms. it's called conscious uncoupling. >> that's what they call it. conscious uncoupling. they released a statement on her website called goop. >> yep. >> well, here's the thing. people feel a certain way about gweneth paltrow. she comes from -- >> love her mom. her dad passed away. her mom is a doll. sweetheart. >

more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee giffordof the real housewives of new york city today. i hope they don't break anything. >> they might. because they're known for violent. >> and colin mclaughlin and relationship advice from matthew hussey. >> so jimmy fallon has been having at lot of fun on the new "the tonight show" and he's having fun with a buddy of his. unsuspecting families were photo bombed not only by jimmy fallon, but jon hamm. take a look. >> ready, three, two, one. >> three, two, one. >> that went way better than i expected. >> a hoagie. >> this is a hoagie. >> also called lady and the tramp. [ laughter ] >> so cute. >> what i didn't understand the -- i would love to see the reactions of the families when they see the photos. >> jimmy can get anybody to do anything. >> he's not mean spirited. >> he's a good guy. >> i'm dying to -- >> everyone is talking about this little 3-year-old boy. >> a 3-year-old wants to have cupcakes for dinner. okay? that's what he wanted. >> yes. >> he was going to make an argument to his

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefellera break. >> the last day. but you know what -- >> they're saying in the 50s, sun, maybe. >> here is march, we're turning the page today and now, please -- all bliss. april and on. all bliss. speaking of bliss, pit bull was here. oh, my god. he sings a song with kesha called "timber". >> yes, i know. >> let's crank it so we can hear. please. please. >> hoda, it is not thursday. ♪ it's going down i'm yelling timber ♪ ♪ you better move you better dance ♪ ♪ let's make a night >> who are those scantily clad girls here for? >> they were the dancers. they danced to "timber." the concert was supposed to be outside but the weather was rocking and rolling. >> it was snowing, you can say so. >> they brought the people inside. >> could barely get to our dressing rooms. you were upstairs with your curlers -- >> you could feel it? >> yes, i said, is it thursday? >> no, fun day monday. you went to florida as usual. you look beautiful. >> i did a book signing at jennifer miller's jewelry store. these