emeril lagasse in the house. [ cheers ] one of the best.that guy. [ applause ] you know, i always say our show is lucky to have the greatest band in late night. the roots, right there, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] but it isn't always fun and games. from time to time, we put the roots to the test. we picked people from our audience and have the roots make up songs about them on the spot. totally improvised. it's time for "freestylin' with the roots." here we go. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i love to freestyle with the roots ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, guys. thank you so much. roots, you ready to do this? >> yeah. we're ready. >> jimmy: all right. let's pick someone. who wants to do it? [ screaming ] you want to do it? [ applause ] stand up, my friend. >> i'm going to freestyle? >> what? no, you're not going to freestyle. [ laughter ] unless you want to? you want to? >> no, i don't want to do it. >> jimmy: no, okay. what is your name? >> elvi. >> jimmy: elvi? that's your initials too, probably. >> e-l-v-i. >> jimmy: l-v-i? elvi? >> e-l-v-i. >>

emeril will be here for that. >> fried chicken and waffles? >> yeah.orning, i'm making waffles. >> fried kickin' and waffles. ever been to orosco's. >> and we have it here. >>> first, news. >> we're going to begin with the shocking announcement in a cold case that's made headlines around the world. for nearly five years, just this morning, british authorities say they believe little maddie mccann may still be alive. overnight, they released that photo on the right, showing what she would look like today. she would turn 9 next month. now, maddie disappeared during a family vacation in portugal. a flawed investigation there failed to find her. but today, british police called on portugal to reopen the case. saying, they have nearly 200 leads they need to follow. >>> meanwhile, the first u.s. case of mad cow disease in six years has sparked swift reaction overseas. two major supermarkets in south korea have already started selling american beef. the deadly infection found in a dairy cow in california. but agriculture officials are calling it an isolated i

i'm very excited to be here with emeril this morning. emeril? >> there you go.smackdown. we're all a little competitive. and i've been planning this for hours. >> you practiced last night. >> i was going to. but oh, please. >> we heard it all. >> we're going to compete for the breast -- whoa. the best breakfast. that was easy to say. the best breakfast sandwich. >> why did you think to say it again? >> i'm sorry. i wanted to say it right. >>> so, speaking -- >> are you going to try? >> i'm like a child. speaking of food, how do you get your kids to eat what is good for them? we wonder if french parents might have the secret. we'll explain that coming up. >> how one mother's move to france transferred her kids into healthy, happy eaters. >>> it's a brisk day at the patch. i blame you. >> it will warm up later. >> thank you, sam. >>> yesterday, i revealed my secret life as a decorator and dumpster-diver. read my book, "i break for yard sales." and you gave me a challenge, to do a head-to-toe makeover for one of our "gma" viewers, using only my eagle eye, to spot d

see it ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> move over emeril and rachel ray.go is the youngest ever selected for hey kids, let's cook. the california chef signature dishes include french toast, mac and cheese and breakfast burritos. >> a family in san diego finds another family in their swimming pool. the duck family was enjoying the water. mother duck was able to get out on her own but the 10 little ones have some trouble. you can get in the pool but can't get out. they resisted attempting to scoop them out of the pool. finally the ducklings were able to get ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> letterman is next with chris hensworth. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise

he emeril classroom looks like a room for high end gamers. they're actually simulators giving students the experience of taking off and landing drones for missions along the border. so there's actually a drone major and according to bloomberg and roman and universities with majors and joe drone flying and creation are on the rise salaries are pretty good at least fifty thousand dollars and for those in dangerous locations which i don't know what is in a building that's not up to code or something but i mean is this really where it's come to we have a bull market in targeted killing is exactly where it's going on fortunately i mean right now i think already the drone industries about a six billion dollar industry from the recent reports that i've read it's going to be over eleven billion dollars twenty twenty one and now we have not only in our military the cia increasingly relying on the use of drones but we also have the f.a.a. bill that just passed which means that in a couple of years our skies are could be opened up to domestic use of dro

emeril was being nice. >>> also, we'll hear from the woman who told everyone she's having such a hardtty. she's speaking out against the worldwide backlash. >> we've seen this movie before. doesn't end well. >> she looks much better on television than she did in the photographs. i think in the photographs -- >> yeah. >>> also coming up, a legend returns. regis philbin, so missed in the mornings. we are taking care of that. she's here this morning to fill us in on all things reege. i did a big commercial on regis when he left "live." we had so much fun. >> you made a bet with him. >> that's true. that he would shed a few tears. >> is this payoff day? national payoff day. >> you need to -- anyway. >>> lara's off today. we have a very special guest here for "the pop news heat index." carson krezly. >> you were a co-driver before. >> i got a chair today. i got extra blonde highlights so i'd look like lara. that's how committed i am to the "pop news." >> very newsy. >> i'll feel like a journalist. wait until i do my santorum interstrew next week. just kidding. >> josh, with some news. >>>

first up, emeril's cast iron skillet.gg and tries to mirror what's on the package. >> let's try. >> we'll see. >> they're good. >> they're good. >> the one i have at home, i can't even lift up. this one was much lighter other than not heating up as quickly. >> jamie scores the skillet an eight on a score of 1 to 10. our next pick, this skillet. side one, the sear pad. she has three kids. >> you can grip it underneath. >> two batches of pancakes later? >> easy to flip. >> the pan lost points with michelle because she said the pan heated unevenly. >> i would give it a six. >> reporter: judith tried the flip side, grilling a salmon fillet. >> she liked the professional grill and it cooked all over the way. >> there's grease all over the stovetop and it didn't leave the beautiful rims and the skin was kind of sticky. >> reporter: she gave it a five. she loves her knives. would ray chal's hands cut it? >> i was surprised. with all the oil, still able to have a grip. >> reporter: deborah gaves the knives a perfect ten. in the e