oh, hoda,ou have to try that. >> tee up this i-hoda because area going to love it. i'll tell you why it i? aong called for good from the show wicked. liso sing.on. an actress who >> great she was a duet wh kristin c owethchenoweth. here is the two of them togeth.look. ?+?za'?v[s whoz.?9nyf[? ? if i've been changed for the better ? ? i do believe i have been changed for the better ? ? because i knew you at these t >> that's so sweet. ? because i knew you ? >> can we finish it out please? no. no, we're not. the whole thing is -- >> the whole thing -- >> changed for you. >> oh, i can't believe they did that. anyway, but it's beautiful. can we say hi -- >> that's called musical interruptus. thank you for coming. they come -- yvette's group with us. >> this cronut is fabulous but it's messy. l look who's in our kitchen. >> elizabeth hurley, damian, oh, wow. >> by the wait, if you want to find all her stuff, it's on i-hoda on apple music, right? >> yes, it is. we can't wait to sit down and talk to you guys in just a little bit. to watch mother and son. >> i don't know who

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hoda, you've been doing this -- "dateline," 16 years?s the best, you changed the game. you guys are great. >> the combination of those two things, i think made everything work out just right. like, savannah and i started anchoring together, and it was just weird. it was like, if you've ever met a friend for like -- and had like a great moment. and you say to yourself, wow, that was so much fun. like, that works. i think we had kind of -- >> yeah. >> like an instant thing. >> hoda says it's like a first date. and i was like, and i'm easy and desperate. [ laughter ] yeah, no problem. it was -- it was like -- it just clicked, and it felt so good. >> jimmy: yeah, you can see it. >> and we're so happy. >> jimmy: it comes through on tv, and people are loving it. i'm so psyched. and i'm just happy that you -- you have made a positive out of what is a pretty -- kind of a a negative or sad situation. you made it into a positive. >> yeah, it was -- >> jimmy: tricky. >> it was a difficult time for the show, no question. and we were talking about it

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. it's thirsty thursday, august 14. academy award winning actress mirra sorbino is here. >> a creepy new series. >> nail biting. creepy but fascinating. you'll lean in. >> yeah, you really will. >> but first things first. >> are you ready for the big news? we're breaking it here today. savannah had a baby. >> vale guthrie feldman. born yesterday, august 13th. that means she had one day off. she was here monday, went to the doctor tuesday, and the baby came yesterday. >> 8 pounds, 5 ounces, 19 1/2 inches long. here's how savannah describes this cute little baby. has blue eyes, a little bit of blondish hair, and the chubbiest cheeks you've ever seen. she says they are overcome with happiness, gratitude and joy. we are practically levitating in excitement. >> look at her beaming. >> i think we found heaven in this little hospital in new york city. i love that. >> something about that picture. >> what a statement. >> i'm here and

i'm here and i'm happy to be with you, hoda woman. i don't care what anybody says, i think you're awesome. you know who loves you? flo-rida. he was here on friday. i was away, you were away. >> i love his music. he was in concert, i was in rehoboth. i guess he was up on stage talking with natalie. he said someone's name. >> you helped us celebrate our 60th recently here at the "today" show. >> definitely had an amazing time with you guys. much love to hoda who really did her thing. >> stop it! stop it! >> i think it just takes one little come here and he would be yours. ♪ the whole cup is looking at her ♪ >> we were dancing to this at the 60th. okay. i have a question of the photo selection. okay? just stop for one second. somebody went through all the pictures -- >> every one of them looked like that, hoda, i'm sorry. that is you. you need to face reality. when you start dancing, that's what you look like in every picture. these are the only ones we could really show. we were trying to protect you. >> that is actually sad, pathetic.

♪ >>> tonight -- hoda kotb replaces matt lauer. >> hoda is officially the co-anchor of "today."e're with her after the announcement. matt's reaction after he found out she got the job. >> i did hear from him. >> it's complicated. >>> a shocking confession. the surgery to save her face. why her recent accident was way worse than anyone knew. >>> harry and meghan's romantic plans. flying coach. >>> which celebs just announced they're expanding their families in 2018. >>> and after her 3006 pound weight loss, mama june tells us why she wants to be a beauty queen. >> do you think she has what it takes? >> she doesn't have a talent. >>> this h is "entertainment tonight." >> a new year and a new team for the "today" show. matt lauer is replaced by hoda kotb. >> this announcement came this morning. keltie knight is in new york. >> this is long overdue. hoda and savannah gut rhrie are the first all-female duo to host "today." >> today didn't feel like the first day of school. it felt like it was meant to be like this. >> we're kicking off the year right. because hoda is officially the c

. >> jimmy: i was here with you guys on hoda's last day, the hoda-bration -- >> hoda-bration. >> jimmyove -- and it was -- i was about to go on, and do a a bit, and say goodbye to hoda. and as i was going on, you were leaving, i want to say. >> we had just done a little surprise for the fourth hour. we're all crying. like, it was 10:00 a.m. i think i had a rose. >> jimmy: no, no, no. it was right -- i was leaving, and you guys, you go, "all right." and i heard you, craig, you go, "see you on monday." and you go, "here we go. start of the craig era. it's happening." or something like that. and it was such a moment. and i was li, "oh, my god, i can't believe i was here for that moment." it was just like kind of a a historic thing. and someone had taken a photo i think on your team. and here's you giving your hug saying, "i'll see you on monday." and then -- >> there's jimmy. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: me ruining -- ruining -- ruining the moment. i'm like, "huh? what's going on? [ laughter ] you guys are having a --" >> you're like, "photobomb!" >> jimmy: "hi, guys! i'm in -- i'm in history.

. >> drew's kitchen is klg and hoda/drew. jonathan's kitchen, klg and hoda/jonathan. >en a foot massage. >> ichel should vote, o. facebook or twitter in our wine bot. >> we won't know until tomorrow. >> you guys have money. >> tonight is the show? >> tonight. >> you want me to tell who won? >> you are not allowed. >> she doesn't remember. >> i remember. >> want me to say? >> we know how much wine you took from our design. >> you can eat chicken and >> looks good! >> get on there and vote, people, jonathan. can i take a little bit of this to help? >> time for words of wisdom, please. settle down. >> i think the best vacation is the one that relieves me of my own life for a while and then makes me long for it again. >> i think that's brilliant. >> isn't that nice? you hate your real life and want to change. >> or that option. >> you're done with your vacation, my gosh, i have to go back? >> i have to change my life. >> it's happened. >> we changed our life yesterday. we had a great lunch at our friends at fresco on east 52nd street. matt was our host. the only one missi

>> hoda! hoda! hoda! >> with a morning >> guys!filled wit >> hoda! hoda! hoda!>> with a morning willed with s special surprises and a lot of joy, today, january 10th, 2025. >>> from nbc news, this is joy, today, january 10th, 2025. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefelle from studio 1a in rockefeller r. >>> hi, everybody. good morning and welcome to "today." plaza. it is great to have you with us on this friday morning and i'm >>> hi, everybody. good morning and welcome to "today." it is great to have you with us on this friday morning and i'm tearing up. alre one last time.ady tearing up. i real am. our floor director said, one last time. here we go. >> one last time. let's do this. here we go. s. >> one last time. let's do this. let's do this. >> yeah. we're going to celebrate you today. >> and i do want to say thank you because people came out super early in the crowd this morning. we had a chance to give them a go morning >> yeah. we're going to cel

savannah and hoda? >> anne, thank you.'s pause and watch as the coffin is placed on the land rover he helped design, as it begins its journey on the grounds of windsor castle. >> that was prince charles and princess anne watching this moment. as i was looking at the flowers atop that coffin, wilfred, the queen actually picked so many details out, including those very flowers that are sitting on top of the coffin. >> indeed. as you said, a personal touch, particularly from prince philip throughout this. and from other family members. each of the different families, the individual children of prince philip, have all actually committed flowers from their own personal gardens that will be somewhere in the church or the service throughout this. as you see there, the first kind of glimpse of princess royal, prince edward, prince andrew, the prince of wales, his four children who will be immediately behind the land rover, which is such a great example of the personal touch. >> as we see, everything has symbolism today, including

>> it wasn't accidental, hoda. no one accidentally goes to a wedding and forgets not to wear white. >> i'm just saying i didn't mean to steal anything -- >> not that bobbi should have been wearing it either, if you know what i'm saying. just saying. >> people were mad -- >> actually, nobody at that wedding had the right to wear it. >> people were saying what do you think you were doing taking away from her day? i wasn't taking away from her day, i just wore that dress. >> she doesn't take things away from people. unless it's matt. she takes his car. >> there is this deejay and he's -- they're known for doing pranks. they're known for doing pranks. usually really funny. they decided to do something much more touching. there were people who either they believed were homeless or on the street or in need, and he decided to dress like a waiter going around l.a. and serving people -- >> a nice waiter from a fine restaurant. >> yeah. and find people who looked like they could use a good meal. let's take a look. >> how are

hoda can you fill in savannah?"ss tags and we see it in local news all the time there are a lot of female partnerships >> yeah. >> so, i don't know if that's - >> why not >> -- probably not because of us, but now it's just more normal and i think that's really cool >> jimmy: i think it is because of you guys, yeah. >> todd shouldn't have taken all that time off. >> jimmy: no, exactly right, yeah >> and you know what else is really cool? >> jimmy: yeah >> guess who's coming back tomorrow, jimmy, on our show >> jimmy: al >> guess who's coming back >> jimmy: al roker >> yes >> jimmy: al roker's back? [ cheers and applause we love you, al. no, no, no i'm going to lose it i love -- i'm going to lose it i love that guy so much. >> you sent him such cool videos when he was in the hospital >> jimmy: he's such a good guy i can't wait all right. good i'll try to watch -- i'll come in tomorrow early just to say hi to him. >> no, you will not. >> you'll have to wake up in the morning hours. >> jimmy: i won't hit snooze yeah, ex

okay, good boy, this hoda stuff is exhausting >> welcome back, hoda. home. >> hoda, it is so good having you back we missed you, and now life is complete >> you are so -- first of all -- >> we're glad you're back. >> we missed you. >> it's boring without you. >> i can't believe you guys did that piece >> this is -- i got up early, i'm exhausted. i'm going to take tomorrow off this is a tough grind you all have thank you so much. >> did you forget how cheesey everybody is >> by the way, it just reminded me of how -- since i walked in the door to this very moment, just how much i love this place. i want to thank you guys for coming too that meant a lot to me. >> i said earlier the light is back our light is here. you are our light. >> you guys are so sweet i love you all thank you. >> we love you too >>> coming up, what's a family reunion without a little food. we're going to have a great food party. some of our recipes. >>> welcome back. no celebration around here is complete without a good, old fashioned meal. >>> and welcome back, no celebration aroun

oh, hoda, you have to try that. >> tee up this i-hoda because area going to love it. i'll tell you why it i went to see "wicked" and there's a song called "for good" from the show "wicked." i was clickety clacky online and i saw a version. anna kendrick is an actress who likes to sing. >> great singer. >> you could tell she was nervous doing a duet with kristin chenoweth. together. so let's take a look. ? who can say ? ? if i've been changed for the better ? ? i do believe i have been changed for the better ? ? and because i knew you ? >> look at these two. >> that's so sweet. ? because i knew you ? >> can we finish it out please? no. no, we're not. the whole thing is -- >> the whole thing -- >> changed for you. >> oh, i can't believe they did that. anyway, but it's beautiful. can we say hi -- >> that's called musical interruptus. thank you for coming. we're going to say hi to some auction winners. we're glad to have the whole group with us. >> this cronut is fabulous but it's messy. look who's in our kitchen. >> elizabeth hurley, damian, oh, wow. >> by the way, if yo

. >> welcome to "today", and hoda is with me this morning because this is a sad morning at nbc news. moments ago, andy lack sent the following note to our organization. >> reporter: in an writes, dear colleagues, on monday night we received a detailed complaint in a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by matt lauer. it represented after serious review a clear violation of our company's standards. as a result, we've decided to terminate his employment. while it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over 0 20 years at nbc news, we have reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. >> we just learned this moments ago, just this morning. as i am sure you can imagine we are still devastated and processing all of this. >> reporter: savannah guthrie and hoda kotb photographed when the cameras weren't roll being. >> we were woken up with the news predawn. >> reporter: following a two-month investigation into lauer's behavior, including interviews with three women who identified themselves as victims of he gave a sex toy to a female emplo

how about little hoda? we're having a hoda-bration. so why not name her hoda? we have a plaza crowd. we have so many surprises for you, hoda. i cannot believe it is your last week year. i can't. >> let's move on, shall we. repress it. >>> let's begin with the first major storm of the year. this is a live look. look at the snow-covered roads. those are just north of baltimore. >> yeah. nearly 60 million americans under winter weather alerts after blizzard conditions slammed the middle of the country. sleet, snow and freezing rain made for treacherous highway travel. reports of semitrucks sliding off the road. first responders scrambling to get to those stranded drivers. >> meanwhile, more than a thousand flights nationwide have been canceled. that's after nearly 1,800 yesterday. amtrak, by the way, also canceled dozens of trains in the mid-atlantic and the northeast. >> much to cover. we have al's first forecast. let's start with sam brock where a rare snow emergency warning has been declared already. sam, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, savannah, hoda, good mo

throw it out, hoda!ow tie, great from tommy hilfiger i love a pop of red. >> we apologize, honey. >> thank you, lisa. >> where chelsea is? >> i love this one. >> a rose gold look. >> yes. all one tone. you want to make sure you're mixing textures and fabrics when you're doing the same hue. a knit top, super simple. can be warm, long maxi skirt and a little jeweled neckline even the accessories are the same. blush pink again, different textures are key. you don't want all the same texture to add dimension. >> has some glitter on the shoes. >> of course she does. >> fabulous. sparkly. >> and kill, hitting the club. >> all under $100. super affordable. >> go, girl. >> she's going to the club. going dancing. kelly is great. it's a little black dress but with some sparkle down below. >> yeah. >> fit and flare, super flat flattering and a gold say symmetrical, sizes from 14 and up. great accessories, shoes. super fabulous and we did sparkle down below. that bag is great. it's from boohoo.com. s $24. she's out

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roker hoda, thank you. a small bit of good news for millions of americans coming just in time for christmas overnight, after months of a stalemate, congress striking a deal on a nearly $900 billion covid-19 stimulus package. >> includes a new round of direct payments to struggling americans, as well as money for businesses. we do have complete coverage along with the latest on the new vaccine, as coronavirus cases spike at home and abroad. nbc's chief white house correspondent, hallie jackson will start us off this morning. hallie, good morning. >> hi, hoda. good morning. this is almost, almost a done deal. that means a second round of stimulus checks will be heading to millions of americans. small businesses will get billions in relief they need. boy, this breakthrough cannot come too soon. with millions of people facing dire deadlines before the new year. just ahead of the holidays, help is on the way, with congress ready to vote as soon as today on a massive pandemic relief plan, after months of gridlock

savannah and hoda? >> we'll continue to watch that.ah the nation and the world watched in shock and in sadness as yesterday's chaos at capitol hill unfolded. what was it like to actually be there, forced to flee as the violence erupted gabe gutierrez joins us now with more on that part of the story gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. we're seeing a massive law enforcement presence outside the capitol, along the perimeter here these are police cruisers from the virginia state police. we've also seen authorities here from maryland. as peter mentioned, this is the first time that the capitol has been breached in this way in more than two centuries. lawmakers inside say they were trapped. in the halls of congress, harrowing moments, as rioters swarmed. >> get down! >> reporter: lawmakers and their staffs took cover. >> immediately seek shelter inside lock all doors if able >> reporter: did you think there'd be this much chaos in the united states capitol? >> no, absolutely not. >> reporter: seen in these pictures in the bl

and now, hoda and al, one more time. >> can i get another hot cocoa. but i need marshmallows this time. >> but you're pregnant. if anybody deserved to be covered up -- >> thank you. >> you don't think that had anything to do with it? >> that was fun. >> hoda and al's credit, the happiest, greatest, professional. >> the lighting of the christmas tree. >> and it wasn't too cold. >> and you have fans with you. >> and also -- it was raining hard. >> you know what else? brian's 30th birthday, dylan's husband. >> i'm finally not married to someone in their 20s any longer. >> but you're still a cougar. >> i know. 5 1/2-years younger than me. he turns 30. he's been worried about it. 20s. >> leaving them in a big way in two or three weeks. >> with her and the baby will be december babies. >> he will. yes. >> i'm going to go give birth. >> don't leave. wait until you hear what she did. >> what did you do? >> we couldn't celebrate his 30th birthday now. he wanted to celebrate it in vegas. for the last two years, he's been sending me random texts of what he would

we want to hear hoda and jenna. >> starting right. ready?a around there. this is where palestinian supporters began gathering a short time ago with plans to march across the golden gate bridge, and we do not believe this will include stopping traffic. here's a live look at the bridge from near the toll plaza. you can see the traffic moving up smoothly along there, of course dealing with some fog there as well. organizers are calling this protest an interfaith walk. it follows the packed meeting last night at san francisco city hall. that's where supervisors introduced a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the middle east. supervisors did not vote on that resolution last night. >>> a look at that forecast for us. we saw pictures of the golden gate bridge, certainly a foggy start to the day. >> yeah, we're getting clouds ahead of some rain. that will continue to move closer to the north bay in the next couple of hours. by noon we're seeing the north bay covered by showers and light rain moving into the rest of the bay area for early afterno

>> hoda, hoda, hoda. >> you have not stopped. we saw you in pyeongchang.you went to the oscars. >> yes. >> what was that like? >> it was incredible. from having a team get us ready from -- i got to meet jeremy scott, who does all the designs for muskino and he designed my tuxedo. >> that was like a story in and of itself. >> describe that tux for us. >> i was just thinking like what would really appeal to like hoda and kathie lee when they would be having wine early morning on a monday. >> yes. yes. >> and you hit the jackpot. >> so all the leather and straps, yes. >> it was a casual. >> then you went to the vanity fair party. were the celebrities all like making over you and like it's adam rippon. >> well, my favorite moment of the vanity fair party was somebody tapped me and said i just want to introduce myself. my name is faye. i was like dunaway? she was like yes. of course i know who you are, you're fay dunaway. >> that is crazy. all those celebs who have been tweeting you and getting to know you. who do you think you've had the most real connection w

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hoda? >> peter, there are a couple votes today planned. i mean, do they have any chance at all? is this just posturing? what is this about? >> reporter: you're right, the senate is set, as you know, to vote on these duelling bills. both are expected to fail. there are small signs here, i think, of progress. the question is, will it be enough? house democrats right now are preparing a new offer, funding what they describe as a smart wall with at least $5.7 billion for border security. remember, that's the number the president is asking for. here, it would come in the form of more technology, border agents, and judges. no new wall. is it enough? we'll have to wait and see. >> peter alexander, thank you so much. >>> other big news out of washington, the president's former attorney, michael cohen, has postponed his plans to testify on capitol hill. he cited concerns about his family's safety. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker is on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning

right now, hoda. the 80-mile-per-hour-plus winds al was just referencing. we're feeling every bit of that. this was a full tree easily an hour ago. in the past hour, we've seen branch after branch torn off this tree. it's roughly half the size it was. another major concern right now, shingles off roofs. these shingles are flying about. this one came from the roof of our hotel. the last time we talked, about an hour ago, we actually had power. since then, we've lost power here, as well. one of the tens of thousands in the dark right now. we've also moved locations. we were right there on the cape fear river. we moved after the last hour because it was no longer safe to continue to report from there because that river had swelled to a point, the water was also want to show you some video. this is from jacksonville, north carolina. this is the scene in jacksonville. 70 people in jacksonville, had to be rescued at a hotel. there's a hole in the side of that hotel the size of a basketball. could have been far worse. but at last check, we're told everyone there i

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hoda. >> i'm over here.e. okay? right now we're body guarding savannah. after that, we'll be down there. >> chris, do you know "heart and soul" just asking. do you want to do it real quick. >> oh no. >> don't make her sing. please. >> yeah! ♪ >> for becca. >> wow! >> whoa. beautiful. >> you should come on tour with us. >> oh my gosh. >> play that instead of "yellow". >> what happened to the cookie business? >> oh, yeah the cookie business and me and al got -- >> you have a bunch of side hustles. chris, we love you. so much. >> coldplay back with more music in our third and fourth hours. savannah will come back and play a few tunes as well. >> don't make her sing. >> but first your local news, good morning. it is 856. i'm marcus washington, san francisco supervisors today expected to weigh in on a measure first proposed by aaron peskin to ensure the city's rent control survives. if california voters passed proposition 33. that measure would repeal the costa-hawkins act of 1995 and limit local rent control. al

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amen thanks for asking, hoda. weekend i think that's probably a given. timothy cardinal dolan, thank you for everything you do lifting us up. >> love and prayers to all our listeners. >> we love you we should mention cardinal dolan has written a special essay on faith during these times you can find it on our website, today.com. all right, mr. roker, he was asking about you he wanted to know if you're having bloody marys. >> it's noontime somewhere, so i will take a rain check from the cardinal as you can see we're getting some snow. it's starting to come down and starting to stick. we've also got severe weather. let's show you the radar right now. a lot of the action is taking place in the northeast and the south where you can see severe storms starting to fire up as they push their way through. we are going to be watching also some wet weather out on the west coast as well, especially through southern california. for today it stays warm down through the gulf with temperatures in the 70s and 80s but 30s from the

the hoda-bration rolls on. this is an unforgettable hoda moment.this huge surprise for the gold medal winning final five. at the 2016 rio olympics. simone was 19 years old there. she made no secret she has a big crush i guess from "high school musical" zac efron, that was her bo. >> i can't believe that happened. >> we begged him to come. he came. he watched them compete in a secret room, walked in there, and simone lost it. i'll never forget that. >> beautiful! >> another unforgettable story that you did coming up in our next hour. >> okay. >>> first, let's get to our news here. stalemate on the ski slopes. >> park city, utah, at one of the largest resorts in the country, the union represents the ski patrol now on strike. the strike coming at the height of ski season. nbc's liz kreutz joins us with details on that. liz, good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys, good morning to you again. this strike is now in its second week. visitors are reporting frustratingly long lines and little communication from the resort. one man told us his family didn't eve

>> good morning, hoda, i'm doing great. how are you doing? wondering how likely other hospitals around the country will be like new york city, not even allow one support person and how long do we anticipate these restrictions will be in place? >> hoda, what i think you're seeing happening here is a lot of hospitals are doing this in the hot spots of the country, the places that are the epicenter of the outbreaks now the reason they are doing it, it's a decision they are in the taking lightly, not because they want to get people out of the hospital they are doing it because they want to protect the mom and baby as a father of two, i can tell you there's nothing more important than being there for the birth of my children, but at the same time there's nothing more important than the health of the mother and the child. there's no easy decision here. again, it's important to have the partner in there to help out with baby and birthing and mom it's more important, more so important, to make sure the mother and baby are as healthy as possible. i th