jill martin takes on a basement that became a family's dumping-ground.al. look who is inside. joan lunden here has been so open and so candid about her battle with breast cancer. we will check in with joan and find out where she is right now. >> always good to see her. let's get a check of the top stories from natalie. >> good morning once again. pop travels to boise state university today to highlight the high tech education and jobs that he promoted in tuesday night's state of the union address. the president said the u.s. economy had turned the corner and challenged republicans to turn the page. >> we have risen from recession freer than any other nation on earth. >> the president laid out an agenda that he said was designed to help the middle class including paid sick leave and free community college and tax hikes on the wealthy. iowa senator joanie ernst said the republican-led congress will fight to repeal and replace president obama's health care law. >> americans have been hurting, but when we demanded solutions too often washington responded wit

we sent jill martin to a home on staten island for the ultimate basement clean over and you had yourweeted into the show he tweeted at me directly saying come do my parents's house. that must have meant a lot. >> he is a real tweet heart. >> tell me about you and anna. >> married 38 years and living here since 78. people have souvenirs. we have junk. >> stuff. and fours and two grandsons. >> yes. we want the kids to come down where they can play where we don't have to be with them because they are not going to get hurt. >> i'm going to put stick ums on everything that is important to keep. >> everything. they consider me the purchasing bag. anyway. >> goodbye. goodbye. goodbye. >> see this? you get to clean up and you get a work out. >> i have the only two things that i would like to keep. it's time for you guys to go. is your wife going to flip out? >> make sure you have a lot of tissues. >> see you guys in the morning. >> team jill is going to have to get bigger. i'm calling in from the cleaner store and we are going to turn this cluttered mess into a beautiful basement. >> one, tw

she turned to jill martin "today" contributor and co-author of the weekend makeover for a much-neededgh all this stuff? >> when it gets to be too cluttered and out of control. >> we are going to sort through and get rid of 70% of what you have. >> don't throw my stuff away. very important! >> keep toss maybe. here we go. >> keep toss maybe. >> you tie it around your neck i think. >> and there's a bow. i've never seen you wear -- that's toss. >> toss. >> i love that one. >> i didn't even know it was in there. >> so '80s. >> i didn't know it was in there. >> that's a bathing suit cover-up beach cover-up. that's another beach cover-up. i think it was supposed to be a bathing suit cover-up. i love these pants. i'm a mess. and if this works, hallelujah! >> let me see the back. >> honestly try to zip it. that's the big t. >> do you like it? >> whatever. it's another toss. >> i'm sure one day i'll go where is that sweater? i knew i wanted it. >> you will never do that. >> okay. >> now it's time for me to bring in my tools and go to work. ♪ >> open your eyes. >> okay. that is completely and t

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contributor jill martin is here to reveal the bargains.ecause roses can be expensive. everyone said valentine's day? if you plan now, you can get them. >> what's a bargain when it comes to roses. we are talking multicolors? >> two dozen roses in the red vase. retail is $76.99 and they are shipped overnight. they will be fresh. $76.99 and the deal is $38.50. 50% off. >> that's fantastic. i love to spend valentine's day with you, but you have to go to savannah. >> hello. look how nice you look. >> my scarf. i put the steal in steals and deals. >> modelling and showing the scarf. the retail is $138 $. 100% cashmere. a huge celebrity following. the deal is $39. that's 72% off. >> you have all these choices of colors as well. >> go into today.com. pick and it's a great gift valentine's day or year around. >> hurry. >> we can't have valentine's day without jewelry, right? >> jewelry you can layer and also wear all year around even though it's valentine's day. jennifer miller. the retail is $195. two options. they did a twist. it's the x heart in

we have jill martin selling >>> well, good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. blamed chevron's quote, flawed safety culture for the fire. >> a freshman member of stanford swim team has been accused of rape. he's out on bail this morning. police arrested 19-year-old brock turner on january 18th. he faces five felony charges in connection of the alleged attack on a woman who police say was drunk and unconscious. >> south bay transportation leaders are getting feedback on a plan to turn carpool laneinize to express lanes on highway 101. they're planning to widen 101 and add dual high occupancy toll lanes between palo alto and morgan hill. let's check the weather with christina. >> thank you, scott. really lovely day coming your way. the kind of weather you like as a matter of fact. temperatures are going to be warm after we get through with the chilly start. mostly clear and as we head throughout the day, you might not notice the difference. true temperature, about 3 to 5 degrees cooler. with the humidity feeling about the same with temperatures in the mid to uppe

"today" contributor jill martin is here with the bargains.get a great price. roses can be expensive. if you plan now, you can get them at a great bargain. >> all right. what's the bargain when it comes to roses? are we talking multicolors? >> multicolors. two dozen roses in the red vase. the retail is $76.99. they are shipped overnight. so they will be fresh. $38.50. so half off. >> thank you. you have to go over to savannah. >> hi, jill. >> hello. i love my scarf. >> modeling our magoschoni scar or $138. 100% cashmere. >> very soft. >> retail $138. $39. that's 72% off. >> okay great. you have all these choices of colors as well. >> today.com. get one of the different colors. bye. >> can't have valentine's day without jewelry, right, jill. >> jewelry you can layer and also wear all year long even though it is a val types day theme. jennifer miller. 195. they did a twist. it's the x heart instead of the xo. mother of pearl heart. on the back it says love, which i love. j. lo is a fan and mee la kunitz. $48.75. 75% off. >> thanks jill. >> happy

"today" contributor jill martin will help you get more organized in 2015. s time to get organized. time to open your closet and take a truth pill. the truth is we only wear 30% of what we have in our closet, which means 70% has to go. now i know that sounds like a lot, but we are going to do it together. and if this person can do it so can you. because hoda kotb is letting us into her home later today and into her closet. >> don't judge me! >> for the first time. >> don't judge me! >> is this indicative of what your home closet looks like? >> it sort of -- i tushly clean up before the cleaning lady comes, which is one of my rules. had i known, i would have sparkled this place, but this is sort of what it looks like. >> i'm anxious to get in there and cleanse. use the #start today and also #team jill. >> clean my closet! excellent. >> matt back to you. >> hoda's brave. so are you. jill thank you very much. losing weight getting fit, couple of the most popular resolutions. fitness correspondent jenna wolfe can help you burn more in terms of calories this year.

"today" contributor jill martin is here to reveal today's bargains. t. >> we're done sort of getting our gifts. now it's time to start the new year in style. so first up this is if you are making over your diet. each one of these is a little makeover. think pro kitchen pro juicer. the retail is $265. gourmet juices healthy smoothies, soups and more. joy was just talking about this. we should give one to jeff rossen. stainless steel, easy cleanup. the deal is $69. that's 74% off. >> wow! really good. should i try one of these juices? >> i actually tried one before. do you like vegetable juices? >> not really but somebody does. jeff rossen does. >> instead of black and white cookies. >> let's keep trucking over here. lingerie. >> this is more like workout clothes? >> well, this is -- >> we're moving for the first time. i can't pick it up. this is make over your lingerie drawer. you should revamp your bras every year. things change and shift and, anyway -- >> they sure do jill. >> retail $78 to $84. you're wearing a t-shirt or blazer you may need somethin

we have jill martin selling >>> good morning, everyone. i'm chris cato it's 9:56.t of the north and west and that's going to continue into the afternoon. look at the flag in center city. brilliant sunshine but the winds all around. 20-mile-an-hour winds for reading, allentown, northeast philadelphia, philadelphia international, dover and a bit stronger in atlantic city at 22 miles an hour. so the temperature that has climbed now to 25 degrees still feeling the impact of the wind. feels like 11 degrees in the city, 6 degrees below zero in the pocono mountains. >>> quite a scene this morning as children jumped from balconies into the waiting arms of police officers to escape an apartment fire. it broke out just before 1:00 this morning at the washington towers apartments in white marsh, montgomery county. medics took three people to the hospital with minor injuries. about 100 people total were displaced. the red cross is helping them. no word on how the fire started. >>> president obama will be in philadelphia tomorrow night. the president is expected to speak at the

and jenna's here with co-author of the weekend jill martin. nice to see you. >> how bad it was?n. i didn't tell her about this because i hope she's not watching. >> you know she is. >> mila moved in she has a lot of product. >> right. >> cleanliness or clutter wise? >> clutter wise. and this was what i really, thanked jill for. >> this is interesting. jill, you found, this was all the extra leftover stuff in her -- >> well a lot of people find it interesting, you do share and a lot of women do with the baby and gets his own bathroom. >> so this was everything we took out of the bathroom, like we did with the closet. but we found some things, and random things. these are examples of things to get rid of. contacts, she's like i don't wear contacts. it's like it. >> they were mine, i got lasik, but i couldn't get rid of them. >> exactly. >> this we found randomly, it was a drawer liner that her mother gave her. >> 1993. so we used it later on. okay. >> bathful really? >> yeah. >> acquired stuff. >> a lot of things were expired from 2010 which i was disgusted by. lotions medicine. >

. ♪ jill martin ♪ >> we'll work on a different one. >> how was it today?will really make her shine. >> we saw your sign grandma needs a makeover with nine grandchildren. i understand why with all the babysitting. >> it's awesome. i love grandchildren. they're just so much fun. >> but you'd like to be pampered. >> oh, definitely. definitely. >> what do you think that she wants a makeover? >> i don't understand why because she's so beautiful now, but she -- it's for the excitement of it. i really happy for her. >> see, what did you say? >> i said that's the answer john. there's only one answer and that was beautiful, john. >> keep your blindfold on just a second. here is jenny's before picture. all right. let's see the new you. >> oh, my gosh! >> see, john! do we have a defibrillator in the house? seriously. i don't want you to go down here. >> take off your blindfold. >> john be careful. >> oh, my gosh. wow. >> are you ready? >> i don't know. >> spin right around. >> oh, my god! it's me. >> you are hot. >> you are on fire. >> wow. >> do me a favor. look at

and jenna is here along with the co-author of the weekend makeover, jill martin. i also was somebody that likes control. my mother she likes everything clean. i didn't tell her about this. i hope she's not watching. i let things go. i have a little baby diva. she has a lot of product. >> cleanliness or cluter? >> clutter. this is what i really thank jill for. >> jill, found -- this was all the extra leftover stuff in her -- >> right. a lot of people find it interesting that do you share and a lot of women do with a baby. they get their own bathroom. >> so this is everything that we took out of the bathroom. like we did with the closet. but we found some things and these are just examples of you things you should get rid of. contacts, we'll keep those. she's like i don't wear contacts. >> they were mine. i got lasix. but i couldn't get rid of them. >> and this we found randomly. it was a beautiful drawer liner that her mother gave her. >> right. in 1993. >> she can use it later on. >> really? >> it zpird stuff. >> and a lot of things were expired from 2010 which i

a question for jill martin.but for but for my son's room i'm not. >> here's the thing and this is what i say to do. your kids are old to do this but you get a stylish bin if it's an adult area and if it's a kid's room you do a contest. you tell them throw it in the basket like a hoop. like a basketball. whoever gets the most in gets a star. at the end of the week the person with the most stars at the end of the week gets a prize. >> that's a good idea. see what we have next. this question i get paid weekly and i always run out of money before the next payday. how can i save and still live comfortably. this is from mike williams. >> for mike because he gets paid weekly it should be easier. you don't have to make the money last as long as two weeks as most people do. the thing you have to do is pay yourself first. make sure you save a little bit of money every time you get paid and go through your weekly spending to find out where you are spending the most. >> go sideways to the camera. >> i'm talking to you. i'm

. >> and jill martin will show you how to make money by selling some of your old stuff. >> and the 20

. >> and guinness book of world records -- >> you got it -- >> world record holder jill martin. >> howor a second. here is maelinda before. let's see the new you. >> wow! >> wow. >> are you ready? take off your blindfolds. >> oh my goodness! >> mommy. >> mommy, you're hot. melinda, are you ready? spin right around, girl. >> oh my gosh. >> that doesn't even look like me. >> beautiful. >> you look fantastic. >> you look fantastic. >> shock and awe. >> that is -- beautiful. >> what a beautiful transformation. >> wow. >> how pretty. >> it is amazing. >> tell us about the hair. >> it is the first thing we did, she was starting to have a little bit of gray so i covered it up. she semipermanent, i said, let's go all the way. to make it even more exciting i added a few highlights on the top layers where your hair would highlight naturally. igor gave her a great haircut, notice the layers to make it have movement. and she looks fantastic. >> haley, are you busting? >> i just -- that's my mom. >> are you sure? >> i think so. >> tom, what do you think? >> i keep looking at the eyes going that is

. >> and "today" contributor and author, jill martin. >> garmth how was the -- ♪ >> i don't get a songtoo. she's up early, she doesn't bother with makeup. she dragged her son kenny out early in the morning to catch a glimpse of maybe a possible makeover. listen to her story. >> okay. it is cold outside. but you guys got to meet garth brooks. you're even steven. now an "ambush makeover." i know you're excited. >> yes. she drove me out here in the cold weather. freezing out here. 20 years, same haircut, so hopefully a nice makeover. >> you seem a little freaked out. but excited too, right? >> nervous. >> okay. >> we'll take care of you. >> thank you. >> it can be a little scary. we got kenny with his blindfold on. please keep that on for a minute okay? here is margarita's before picture. all right. margarita, let's see the new you. come on out. ♪ >> kenny, you're never early. what do you think? >> she looks great. >> is that crazy? >> that's fantastic. >> margarita, would you like to see yourself? >> you must. >> spin around. >> do you like it? >> yeah. >> looks fantastic. >> look at cam

. ♪ louis la, la, la ♪ >> and author, jill martin. >> so much more. >> yes, she is. >> how was it outsideher husband, craig. let's take a look at her story. >> happy tenth anniversary. you guys have four boys so i don't have to ask why she deserves a makeover. >> jackie's so amazing. she's is wonderful wife and wonderful mother. she just does good. she's just a good person. >> i love him. so what do you think? >> i'm excited. i haven't gotten my hair colored for about nine years. and i get it cut maybe once a year. >> lewis is going to have a field day. >> going to be good. all right. craig, please keep your blindfold on just a second with your little rose. so cute. here is jackie before. all right. jackie, let's see the new you! [ cheers and applause ] >> wow. >> you ready, craig? >> yes. >> take off your blindfold. >> hang on. i got to get my glasses on. oh, my god! you look so good! look at you. holy smokes. >> is that unbelievable? >> you got to let jackie see herself. >> oh, my stars. >> oh my stars. look at my hair! i have not had good hair like this ever in my life. ever in my life

. >> author jill martin. all right.. >> i love craig. he just found out what was going on. we are giving her an ambush makeover. are you excited? >> i am excited. she works really hard and really deserves it. >> that's nice to hear. what do you think? >> i'm excited. i can't wait. i have never had my hair done differently. >> okay. well marty is here with her husband craig and her best friend and her husband. here is marty's before picture. all right. marty, let's see the new you! >> marty! >> wow! >> hot mama. >> you ready? take off your blindfolds. look at marty. >> foxy mama. >> spin around and take a look at yourself. >> i bet you haven't seen yourself either. >> put those on. can you handle what's happening here? >> i love my hair! >> right here at camera 12. tell us about that hair. >> you are right when you said foxy. great, swept to the side bang. i just wanted to make your eyes pop with that auburn color. golden based so it looks natural and you look gorgeous. >> i think she looks great. >> i love it. >> nickie

we'll get advice on what we're calling the four j's, joy bauer, jenna wolfe, jill martin and jean chatzkyoney this year. if you want joy to personally help you lose weight come down to our plaza monday morning and be part of her choose it to lose it challenge. we look forward to that. hope you start today >> announcer: nbc 10 news starts now. >>> good morning. it is the first weekend of the year. >> scattered clouds but a good deal of sunshine. the temperatures will be climbing into the 40s this afternoon. a live view from the comcast center in center city. the high clouds will be with us for much of the dpaiay, but the temperatures are warming. on our way with sunshine into the 40s this afternoon. middle 40s at that with westerly winds to 18 miles an hour. >>> before you hop in the car, let's check in with katie zachary. >> hi, throughout the area queer not we're not seeing the traffic like a friday. near exit 7a 195, the accident was cleared, still emergency vehicles out there tying things up in the left lane but it's not delaying anything on the turnpike southbound. in gloucester town

this is "today" on >> welcome back to today, all month long on start today, we enlisted joy bauer, jill martin sad. >> don't be a baby about it. that's how excited i get. >> it has been fun. let's get to the first question. this one is for gene. i am 31 and have not started to save for retirement but i'm having my first child in i couple of months. is $25 a week saving worth it? >> totally worth it. if you can put away $25 a week again and again and again and put it on automatic pilot because as jenna will tell you, once that baby will get here you will be really busy. you will have a quarter of a million dollars and i did the math on that. that's a lot of cash. put it in a roth ira because you can use it for college as well as retirement. >> jill you are next up. from rachel. i cleaned my closet after i saw hoda's closet. what do you do to keep it organized. >> yesterday hoda took a sweatshirt off and holded it and put it back in the closet. here is the trick. the number of hangers in your closet are the number that stay there. if you buy something, one in one out. you keep the number of hang

. >> and jill martin will show you how to make money by selling some of your old stuff. >> and the 20be live all morning long and crews still trying to clean up that mess. crews have not made an arrest, as far as we understand? >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you both kris and scott. three people still on the run, three masked robbers. the target

. >>> weight loss fitness and much more with our "start today" experts joy bauer, jean chatzky, jill martin. she says when trying to lose weight what is a good calorie intake? i know it depends on weight and exercise but i need some help figuring that out. joy, you're up. >> a really good ballpark range is 1200 to 1600 calories. that tends to be the sweet spot when it comes to losing weight for most women. if you're super hungry and you're losing at a great rate up the calories. if it's slower than you like go down toward the 1200 range. 1200 to 1600 calories should be fantastic. >> next up michelle never worked out before. joined a gym. where do i start? >> always start with walking. it's easy on the joints. you can do it absolutely anywhere. take advantage of the treadmill. work on distance incline. get yourself comfortable. this person also said michelle is training for a 5k. once you feel comfortable, go outside, feel it's safe jog for 30 seconds, walk for a minute. jog for 30 walk for a minute until you can jog for 30 walk for 30. >> that is great advice. amy asks this. single and boug

martin luther king day of service breakfast in wilmington. the his first day out since gunshots were heard at his home. the vice president and dr. jill biden were in town, but out for the evening. one person was questioned but it was determined that person had nothing to do with the shots. >>> 5:36 here some of the other stores stories "action news" will be following this week. darious brown will host a mlk day screening of selma it's on a first come first serve basis meaning the first 150 people will get the free screening. oprah winfrey is a producer and she appears in the film. >>> president obama is set to give a state of the union address tomorrow night. the president is expected to unveil a set of proposals this week which may not be welcome by the new republican controlled congress. president obama will propose taxes on the wealthiest americans and new fees on big banks to raise programs for middle class families. >>> taxpayers can begin filing their income tax returns this week. tax season opens up tomorrow in pennsylvania and wednesday in new jersey and friday in delaware. you can start filing the federal returns tomorrow. i

jill is with him today. is this a live shot in wilmington. he is there for a ceremony that commemorates and pays tribute to doctor martin lieutenant are king junior will be giving his remarks there. there is a lot have security down there today because somebody shot basically in the vicinity of where he and doctor biden lived in wilmington on saturday night around 8:30 and videos of the cars that sped off afterward. trying to go around the police officer. >> thank goodness they were not home. >> they were in wilmington apparently out to dinner but somebody shot very near their house on saturday night. so, we will try to get some audio in just a second. >> he will be speaking soon. >> getting ready for yet another breakfast. that man goes to a lot of breakfast. >>> 9:17. i hope the sun will come out so you can do this linvilla orchard put together this giant maze using recycled christmas trees. >> yes, it will be so exciting. >> you know what it remind me of because they have it opened at night, it remind me of the maze in the shining. >> yes. >> it is not quite the the same. that is an ax murderer but thinks kind of close, when he goes here's joh

martin luther king junior. he wasn't at home but you there is word he and his wife, doctor jill, were in wilmington saturday evening. >> reporter: they were in delaware in town, but when those shots went off they weren't at home. we're told they were outside for the evening. the as i mentioned he will be here at the the chase center from wilmington in about an hour. it the will be his first public appearance since his secret service revealed that all of this happened. it happened just before 8:30 on saturday night, secret service agents heard somebody shoot off a couple of round just outside the security perimeter of by up's greenville delaware home, a secret service officer awe someone speeding down the road. they heard shots. then that person took off at a high rate of speed. yesterday authorities searched nearby homes for bullet holes and in word on what they found. apparently local police did arrest a driver who tried to drive around an officer, who was securing the perimeter just about a half an hour after those shots were hurt. he is being questioned wye the secret service to see if he had anything to do with