beyonce', kelly clarkson, carly rae jepsen or james taylor. who won't be there? oor hodie. >> this is a bad day. this is a terrible, terrible day for me and my book. >> you know what, hoda. i figured it out, though. they can take the money that they win and buy your book at barnes & noble. >> they can buy four books. okay. carly rae jepsen, the one. >> i guess he didn't call her maybe. >> girl, i thought you were going to go there. >> all the others, james taylor is going to perform? >> james taylor is old hand at this. he performed at the dnc. beyonce has been a big obama supporter. they are set to join in. >> back across to kath. >> sweet lady from alberta, canada, right? calgary. >> which president was sworn in a second time because the oath wasn't recited in the correct order? president james madison, president george h.w. bush, president jimmy carter, or president barack obama? >> can i get a lifeline? >> if someone is here with you. >> no. >> you are confusing me with regis. no. >> i'm going to say b? [ buzzer ] >> yea! >> she's a winner because she gets hod

carly rae jepsen's viral sensation, "call me maybe."d earned her two grammys and countless reenactments, including this one by the u.s. olympic swim team. the force is strong with disney. in a move that caught many by sur prierks the star wars franchise george lucas sold to the empire empire for more than $4 billion. what's more, disney announced plans for three more star wars films. it's the superstar relationship asking people are they or aren't they. chris brown, who beat his then girlfriend in 2009 said he renewed his friendship, but is it more than just friends? >> they want to keep everyone guessing and they don't want to explain what's going on with their relationship to anyone in the world. >> reporter: more turmoil for the jackson family last summer as michael jackson's teenage daughter paris announced that her grandmother and guardian katherine was missing. >> katherine jackson is back home. she said she wasn't kidnapped. >> reporter: a judge later restored katherine pass guardian of michael's children. >> whether it was a ple

. >> we've got neon trees, carly rae jepsen, taylor swift, jury from univison, the million dollar quartet. >> reporter: jeff straus is the president of countdown entertainment. the evening's festivities are part of a public-private partnership between his firm and the city of new york. >> you've got our costs, you've got the cities costs, it's a lot of money, but it's also one of the biggest events in the world. the promotion that new york city gets from times square new year's eve when the world is watching. that's priceless. >> reporter: and, that means lots of eyeballs for marketers. the big sponsors tonight, nivea, toshiba, philips and the ball's maker, waterford. >> first and foremost. this is a civic event and we needed partners who understood that the civic nature is the priority and if we could build there marketing goals into what is the tradition of the event then it works for everybody. >> reporter: tonight's star attraction weighs in at nearly 12,000 pounds, is made up of nearly 27,000 cut crystal panels and is worth an estimated $1 million. but the celebration isn't just grea

. >> we've got neon trees, carly rae jepsen, taylor swift, jury from univison, the million dollar quartet. >> reporter: jeff straus is the president of countdown entertainment. the evening's festivities are part of a public-private partnership between his firm and the city of new york. >> you've got our costs, you've got the cities costs, it's a lot of money, but it's also one of the biggest events in the world. the promotion that new york city gets from times square new year's eve when the world is watching. that's priceless. >> reporter: and, that means lots of eyeballs for marketers. the big sponsors tonight, nivea, toshiba, philips and the ball's maker, waterford. >> first and foremost. this is a civic event and we needed partners who understood that the civic nature is the priority and if we could build there marketing goals into what is the tradition of the event then it works for everybody. >> reporter: tonight's star attraction weighs in at nearly 12,000 pounds, is made up of nearly 27,000 cut crystal panels and is worth an estimated $1 million. but the celebration isn't just grea

black and snow latino. [ cheers and applause ] happy, happy birthday to "call me maybe" singer, carly rae jepsend 27 today. her friends sang happy birthday, or as it's also known the only song that's been played more than "call me maybe." [ laughter ] some big, big entertainment news, you guys. today was the release of the movie, "life of pi." it's about a boy stranded on a lifeboat with a tiger. or as chris christie put it, kind of a misleading title. [ laughter ] snooze. i thought it was about this hostess situation? don't mind if i don't. >> steve: don't mind if i do. >> jimmy: some more celebrity news, kim kardashian and her sisters just received the key to the city of north miami. which explains why everyone in north miami just changed all their locks. they go, what kind of a deal is this? got to ask us first. and finally, you guys, nasa announced that the mars rover "curiosity" has made a major discovery, but they won't tell anyone what it is until they run more tests. scientists are hoping the rover found signs of life. while americans are just hoping they found some twinkies. we have a g

sorry, carly rae jepsen but these instrumental versions of "call me maybe" are pretty good, too. take a look. ♪ >> guess you can play that song with just about anything. those videos going viral on youtube. they have a long way to go to catch up with the original, that has some 393 million hits. makes it hard to do the dance, though, with the instrument. >> i'm still partial to the jimmy fallon one. >> what would michael jackson or any artists early on if the internet had existed then, how much bigger might they have been? >> well, you know, it would have been no limit. it's, you know, the whole universe. so, i mean, it would be -- it would be hard to tell but certainly it just would have been much more incredible success. >> would they have taken pictures of their food and posted them online? >> i'm sure they would. >> definitely. >> twitter is on fire. people are supporting al overwhelmingly. >> i haven't seen your stuff. i haven't seen it. >> let's check the weather. >> that's what's going on around the country. >> good morning.em w temperatures will be about 10 degrees above

beyouns yea, kelly clarkson, carly rae jepsen or james taylor. who went be there? es & noble. >> they can buy four books. okay. carly rae jepsen, the one. >> i guess he didn't call her maybe. >> girl, i thought you were going to go there. >> although others, james taylor will perform. >> james taylor is old hand at this. he performed at the dnc. beyonce has been a big obama performer. >> back across to kath. >> sweet lady from alalberta, canada, right? calgary. >> which president was worn in a second time because the oath wasn't recited in the correct order? president james madison, president george h.w. bush, president jimmy carter, or president barack obama? >> can i get a lifeline? >> if someone is here with you. >> no. >> you are confusing me with regis. >> i'm going to say b? [ buzzer ] >> yeah! >> she gets hoda's book, so she's a winner. >> yeah! okay. so the correct answer, president barack obama. >> it was president obama. justice roberts put the word faithfully in the wrong spot. they had to redo it the next day in the map room at the white house. >> i reme