as jenna hager bush tells us, her idea gives two paws up from pooches everywhere. >> i always loved animals. when i started this, i didn't know it would look like this. >> reporter: maureen moody founded stella & chewy's in 2003, a pet company named after her two rescue dogs. the idea came to her after receiving devastated news from her vet. >> chewy was a once-in-a-lifetime dog, your soulmate dog. when i first got chewy, i was working with the fashion industry. and he was sick. and the vet said, this dog is not going to make it. and i sorted got this epiphany. i started doing research on food, so their dna is still not 99.9% wolf. it made a lot of sense about how they went back to eat in the mild. >> she met chewy meat, fish and vegetables. how did chewy respond? >> he got 100% better. not slightly, but 100% better. and he lived to be almost 17. >> when dud you realize that this is something other people want? >> i think i started to realize this when i saw how much better chewy got. if you love to your dog, feed it a high-quality diet. >> reporter: she spent six months drafting and what w

jenna bush hager will be with us. >> perfume is in the air. >> thai food. >> that's what smells so good> sounds good. >>> megyn kelly is up next. she'll do her escape the room, remember? >> i remember. >> we locked her in a closet. i )m - -... our breaking news: firefighters about an hour ago >>> good morning, it is 8:56, our breaking news, firefighters an hour ago updated that fire in byron that destroyed a home overnight. the flames have burned about 500 acres. it is now 80% contained. they do not expect the fire to be fully contained until some time tonight. bob ridell will have a life update on our midday newscast. also at midday, a update to a disturbing story in san francisco. the body of a woman found in a stairwell of sf general. they will hold a news conference at 10:00 a.m. >>> and the warriors facing the cavs in the nba finals. slips through the cracks. sure california's schools are the best in the country. every child in california has a fair shot. i'm tony thurmond, and i'll lead california's fight against donald trump and betsy devos's anti-education agenda. please vote fo

our own jenna bush hager presented the award to savannah.hear from savannah herself. >> savannah has become a sister. standing by me with unparalleled loyalty and love in moments of joy and sadness. she doesn't take a single day for granted or any of her blessings. she lives with purpose and spirit, resilience and grit and grate faith. she knows by serving others, her life is a full one. >> back then when i was struggling with my own sadness when i was afraid to believe in a brighter future, i found that choosing to hope was not blindly believing in a utopian future. it was about a happy present. and if my hope was misplaced or wrong, well, who cares because i would have spent my precious present in expectant hope. and here's what i wrote in my journal back then. i would rather be hopeful and wrong in the end than hopeless and right. well, ten years later, god never gave up hope on me. and though no life is perfect, i have my happy ending. i will kiss my dreams come true tonight before i go to bed. their names are mike, vale and charlie. >>

. >> can i say how awesome jenna bush hager looked?o has more on this night. hey, dylan. >> it was a star-studded night at the gala and also online, as social media users followed along. nick jonas lit up the internet when he posted this photo. the singer decided to take the subway to the big event. this is funny. speaking of katy perry, it was not easy for her to get around with those giant angel wings. this was the only way she could get through the door. also making some headlines, rapper 2 chains. he was the top of the carpet when he proposed to his long-time partner. this caused confusion. 2 chains also proposed to her at the b.e.t. awards five years ago. i don't know what was happening there. you can always count on jaden smith to turn some heads. last year, he walked the carpet carrying his own dred locs. and this year, he had a gold plaque for his single. social media users couldn't help but notice that beyonce was notably absent from the event this year. reports say she had a dress and a glam squad already planned in the works

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discuss that and other topics making headlines, nbc's stephanie gosk is here, along with jenna bush hager, can we