>> hoda., too, be quiet. >> i don't have them. >> see how it's beautiful, on its back. >> i can't sleep on a hard pillow. >> it eats the down and the poop is what makes it soft. that's what happens. >> i loved it. >> so you can get a nice cover like this. >> i did. it always was in a cover. >> you wake up in the morning, your eyes are swollen. it's not just the alcohol. it's a little bit of an allergy. or you change the pillow every two years. >> how much are you protected by having this on it? >> this helps a lot because it helps the stuff from the inside from getting to the outside. >> i could have kept my pillows is what you're saying. >> hoda tricked you. >> what's going on? >> now what? this is about hoda. >> as i walked through the studio today, i have footage, i shook hands with everybody and i hugged people. >> you're very tactile. >> yes, but i had something on my hands. i had something that revealed how we pass viruses along. i put powder on my hands. davy is here. see davy's hand? >

hoda! fines up to $10,000. >> okay, let's -- >> and hoda thinks that's funny. >> no, i don't. i don't. it's like being at a funeral. you just hate it. >> you want to see her really fall apart? you want to see her really fall apart? when the old lady couldn't get up, was falling down the escalator. how about that, hoda? >> no, up the escalator. what the heck? do you realize it's the holiday season out there, hoda? you're terrible. >> anyway, let's move on. >> brad pitt's 50th birthday. we want to wish him a very, very -- >> happy 50th. >> yes. >> all right. >> we're about to cross some guys off your christmas list. i hope this goes away soon. >> from your grandfather to your son, we've got everybody covered. ♪ i'm dying to know what this is. i'll tell you after she tells me. actor justin long is here to unwrap it for us. we love him. first, these messages. ♪ [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. [ sniffles, coughs ] shhhh! shhhh. [ coughs ] i have a cold with this ann

>> yeah. >> hoda, i hate i-hoda. >> you don't get it. you get to pick.. all right, for the girl who has everything, you now have i-klg. >> you made me so happy. >> i got the greatest, i got the best. wait till you see. >> where you going? >> here you go, oh, hody, are you ready? >> go, kathie, go. ♪ and have yourself a merry little christmas now ♪ >> merry christmas, everybody, and god bless. >> finally i got something i wanted. >> that was -- >> such a great job. >> that is our very own animator. he is just a doll. >> he is such a sweet guy. >> he's so talented. thank you so much, william. >> all right, next week, we have trisha yearwood, holiday performances by leona lewis. plus, family activities everybody can enjoy over the winter break. and they're all free. >> have a great weekend and get shopping because you're running out of time. >> i'm here to help. you and i will get through this together. [cheers and applause]

look at hoda. >> look at hoda's. wow!king like you're totally in love with yourself? >> it's block art. use it as a headboard, wall art. >>> we're ready to play "who knew"? in case you're not aware, today is the anniversary of joe dimaggio's retirement. in case you didn't know. to those who get the questions right, they get $100. to those who don't, they get kathie lee's cd. here to help me in the studio is aarp magazine contributor barbara hannah reperman. are you ready? >> yes, and who knew life could be so great after 50? >> it's not. i'm just kidding. from memphis, right? jack nicholson played a man facing retirement in which 2002 film, as good as it gets, how do you know, about schmidt or anger management? >> as good as it gets. >> this has like 14 great songs on it. >> look, she looks happy. the correct answer is "about schmidt." >> yes. jack nicholson, we love him. he is really like a bad boy but i think he has found his calling to be a poster child on how to be really cool as you get older. like "the bucket list,"

can you keep hoda's dress and let hoda keep yours? she adores it. >> i love your dress.oset and get the other stuff out of there. let's continue this, okay? is that all right, terry? >> i don't have a whole lot in my closet. >> oh, my god. don't have a whole lot. i have to send you this dress back. >> sorry, ter. ain't going to happen. >> nope, nope, nope, terry, we'll have to call up anthropology and see if we can get you something else. >> she doesn't have that many clothes. >> we're going to send her something. >>> and for the man that can fix anything around the house. ♪ >> it is really cold out there. >> we're warm inside here. >> it's warm inside in here. lewis lecarvey. and today and contributing editor for people's "style watch" on she performed their magic once a day. you make fast choice ones when it's that cold? >> today, we had a team. we had gray hair makeovers. so it's really exciting. the results are quite dramatic. >> okay. first up is linda niedert. she's 51 years old. she was diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2011 .after having gone through the treat

ho ho ho from hoda. and a gift from kathie lee. >> don't be offended.ight show". >> oh, my gosh. >> want to say i'm sorry. >> i'm sorry. >> terribly sorry. >> you can take your -- >> noncopyrighted photographs and make fantastic wrapping paper because when you give a gift in a little piece of yourself, it makes everything personalized, memorable, and fabulous. >> these are fantastic. >> you're welcome. >> merry christmas. >> happy holidays. >> if you have a difficult person to buy for, robyn knows her stuff, sticking around to answer your questions. go to our kathie lee and hoda facebook page and post your question. >> and every day is a gift for a mother who survived two types of cancer. >> sure is. she's our "everyone has a story" winner. you're going to meet her right after this. check on a claim...you know, all with the ah, tap of my geico app. oh, that's so cool. well, i would disagree with you but, ah, that would make me a liar. no dude, you're on the jumbotron! whoa. ah...yeah, pretty much walked into that one. geico anywhere anytime. just a tap

hoda, you have a filthy mind. we play with each other or do we auction them off so somebody can play with hoda or what do we do? >> i don't know what we do. anyway, they're $25. >> people didn't think these through. >> nobody did. if you're sitting there, new year's eve tomorrow, if you're trying to think about what do i have to look forward to in 2014? >> not much. >> we decided we were going to help you find out, the great things of 2014 ahead. >> you're welcome. >> here are some things to look forward to. the winter olympics are coming up in sochi, russia. do you like the winter? >> i love to watch the skiing and the skating. those are my favorites. i think everybody feels that way, yeah. curling, not so much. >> if you're a fan of the world cup, soccer, brazil is going to be hosting that. that's going to be one tremendous party. >> for 99% of the world, it is the biggest thing there is. >> we can't seem to latch on here. >> some people do. just i'm -- my kids played it when they were in elementary school and n

what about you, hoda? smell it. >> if your skin is crackly and dry and it's the winter and you feel gross and you think i need the right moisturizer, the right cream. who would have thought this would work, but you get it in stores. it's called dr. bronner's magic fresh pressed virgin coconut oil. it's $11. you can cook with it, look at it, look at what it is. it's like this. you take a little. and you put it on your hands. >> does it dissolve. >> it smells like the beach. it's buttery. >> it does. >> it dissolves. you smell like the beach. you put it on your face before you go to bed. >> i smell like a peppermint patty. nice, hody. it's lickable. >> you can cook with it, too. >> it's lickable. >> why do you keep saying that? i'm not tasting it. i've been dunking my fingers in it. god knows who else's fingers have been in it. it's gross. >> it is now time for fan of the week, hoda. we were wrong before but we're right now. drum roll, please. >> we're ready. >> while we spin the globe looking for our winner

why don't you cut this in half for me, hoda?e this. >> you can use turkey bacon or anything you wanted. >> you put it in 400 degrees oven for 15 minutes. look how beautiful they are. >> they are. >> that's a small bite, isn't it? >> i don't know, let me see, it's a two-biter. i guess i'm the only one eating. >> oh, no, i'll try it. >> you don't have to. >> okay. next for the vegetarian in your life -- >> oh, my god. >> i'm sorry, what's better than sweet and savory and smoky from bacon. >> this is unbelievable. >> one next. >> i'm pacing myself. >> small portions. >> a vegetable tower. vegetarian in your life. you take a slice of country bread. you cut a circle like this with a cookie cutter. i brush both sides and grill them for a few minutes to get a nice warm. hoda. >> yep. >> you can put it together. >> okay. >> what i do, i take these japanese eggplants -- have you guys worked with these before? >> not those. >> you cut them. >> look at the size. >> they're perfect, you're right. >> you brush them with olive oil and grill t

okay. >> hoda's so happy. >> this is such a great thing. festivals and fairs when they sell beer and stuff like that, but you can't get wine. well, now -- >> you can. >> underwood, the union wine company -- >> carrie underwood. no, i'm kidding. >> no, it's not carrie. they released underwood's wine in a can. mine's a pinot. >> pinot gri and hoda has a pinot noir. it matches your dress. it's good. >> okay. >> on sale march 2014. it's around $5 each. >> do we try it out of the can? >> out of the can. >> okay, let's do it like they do. okay. ♪ i'm on the top of the world looking down on creation ♪ >> no drinking and driving! >> no driving! i'm walking. ♪ and the only explanation i can find ♪ >> i'm on the treadmill! i'm on the elliptical! [ laughter ] i'm doing sit-ups! this is not bad. >> you know what? you'd think out of a can it wouldn't be that tasty -- >> but it's nice and chilled. that's what i like. >> $5 each, unionwinecompany.com. some say this is the -- i know. this is the beerification of wine. >> the beerification. nothing's change

coming up, ambush makeovers with kathie lee and hoda. >> before we get to that, here are your photos with kids in the snow. that's jackie. >> here's a look at katie. >> oh. >> we have quinn. looking good cute. >> adelin. >> oh my gosh. >> fan taft ec. >> go to our website. check out more baby pictures go to hashtag oregon room. you will see them all. >> we will be right back after local news and weather. >> first, kathie lee and hoda drinking up.

i think you're maturing, i really do, hoda.lbums. here's what we said. >> if they're talented, hoda, why not? >> i agree. >> you do? >> yes. here's my answer, yes, it's okay. kathie lee gifford. need i say more. >> aw. i listened to it once. >> all right. coming up, it was so long ago, you can't even get it anymore. i was seven months pregnant when i recorded that album. >> you can get it on itunes, can't you? >> i guess so. >> our ambush makeover. >> right after this. and she's got the beauty and the voice! she's here. hello! ♪ >>> come on. oh, my gosh, i don't even want to talk over it. she is the singer taking the country by storm. boy, does this girl have the voice. >> after 13 weeks of intense competition, jamaican powerhouse tessanne chin was crowned champion of season five of the hit "the voice." >> okay, let's hear it. ♪ don't walk away from me >> sorry, honey, i know you're here -- ♪ i have nothing ♪ nothing >> oh, oh! >> we want the -- >> go ahead and finish it for us, tessanne. ♪ if i don't have you >> early on. >> w

hoda's got the fin. yep, got it right there.day scarf. a beautiful holiday scarf for your sea horse. any color you want. >> i'm taking the red. >> i'm going gold. >> and put it on the head part right there. great, great. there you put two on. very good. >> you there go. >> she's never happy with anything. >> is that it? >> that's it. >> look at that. >> yeah! >> hey! okay. that's shocking. >> give one to ella and one to hannah. >> oh, thank you. >> and one for your mother. >> if you didn't print it yet, and you want instructions on how to make the pop-up cards go to our website. >> don't let the holidays sneak up on you. >>> and have they've been able to cut the creep. don't look. we're going to find out right after this. >> i love that music. [ sniffles, coughs ] shhhh! shhhh. [ coughs ] i have a cold with this annoying runny nose. [ sniffles ] i better take something. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil cold and flu doesn't treat all that. it doesn't? [ male announcer ] nope. [ sniffles ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst c

that's democracy in action, hoda. >> what happened?'m just saying, i thought it was -- what? >> james was sick. >> we don't give excuses here, okay? >> that's the problem. i haven't watched every episode at all in their entirety and so -- yeah, maybe they remembered great, great performances before that. >> yeah. >> "the voice" returns monday at 8:00, 7:00 central. >>> so when you go to a restaurant, what is your biggest complaint about restaurants? is it zagat or zagit? >> i've never known how to pronounce that. these are the top five. number five is disappointing food. number four is overcrowding. number three is high prices, two, bad service. and the number one complaint in restaurants is the noise level. >> that's surprising. i would have thought bad service or high prices would be before that. >> yeah. the thing i don't like or the thing that bothers me -- i hate being irritated in a restaurant. you just want to enjoy the meal and stuff. it's when you feel like you're waiting forever for someone to come to your table or you've ord

it's coming down a little bit. ♪ it's beginning to look a lot like christmas ♪ hoda. from i carly.grove. sweet girl. they are fun when they answer your relationship questions together. they are the new odd couple. i love them. have you seen them in some markets because of the snow in new york. >> because of what's happening in johannesburg. >> today is nelson mandela'serc. leaders from over 90 countries. that's what is so impressive. everybody is saying it's raining. how terrible. in south africa, rain is a blessing. >> what a gift from god. maybe it's tears from heaven, too. >> yeah, a little bit. it could be. >> it's funny, we were talking about how a lot of young leaders whose lives are cut short, and you say, i wonder what would have happened if kennedy had lived and martin luther king and you see how his life unfolded and the great things he did. >> absolutely. >> we are talking about the winter weather, but if you are on flights, be careful. they were cancelling them last night. i think people realize a major storm is coming. they come to us for the breaking stuff like check

let me ask you a question though, do you want a hoda on her copy? i want a hoda on your copy.accidentally say 60. >> you just said it. you know what a shot is, it's all the way down. >> oh, my god, she did it. >> ah, 60's good. >> oh! ♪ >> cheers to that. >> i'm having trouble looking at you because of of that massive pumpkin. >> oh, thank you. >> all we have to say is -- >> gorgeous. >> gorgeous. >> hollywood. >> hollywood. >> heartthrob. >> heartthrob. >> with a very -- >> careful -- >> who's obviously got what it takes. >> there is a difference between love and sex, isn't there? >> there is. i can't remember what it is. >> take a look at what women -- >> never miss it. >> and how they groom -- >> how did anybody find anything attractive down there until we started shaving, dyeing and bejazzling and mowing and -- okay, okay. >> which one are you, missy? >> i'm the landing strip. anyway. >> now we feel weird with any foam finger. >> only if you're doing this. ♪ i know you want it ♪ i feel so lucky ♪ hey hey hey ♪ you want to hug me ♪ what rhymes with hug me >> i'm happy you l

>>> from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. glad you're with us on this fun day monday, december 2nd. if you haven't frozen the thanksgiving leftovers, tossed them, today's the day to get rid of them. >> any leftovers? >> no. clean as a whistle at our house, boy. liked it -- liked the last bit of stuffing. >> look at you. you want to see our thanksgiving table? look at it. look at us. look what we're drinking out of. red solo cups. i know. that was our thanksgiving table. >> you had a ball. doesn't matter what you're drinking out of. >> we did. we had fun. how was your thanksgiving? >> my thanksgiving -- thank you -- was excellent. the kids were looking forward to it because it was the first time ever that we didn't have guests of some sort. >> yeah. >> and we invited a couple of strays, but everybody had a place to be. >> right. >> then andy and elvia, the wonderful couple with us for over 20 years, and their -- their daughters are like my grand -- eight of us. and frank's son, kyle. >> nice. >> everyt

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>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> what day is it? >> it is friday. friday, december 6th, 2013. and you all are running out of time to get ready for -- i don't mean that way. running out of time to get everything done for the big holiday. >> i have to say, i'm enjoying having a lot of people on the plaza during this time of year. everybody comes to look at the tree. >> and they linger. >> and we like when it they linger. all right. so here's a question for you. think about your best female friends, good female friends, what do you think the rules are when it comes to your female friendship? ♪ >> love it. >> elle magazine created the rules of friendship. anyway, here are some of their rules. tell us if you agree with them or not. never hate a woman you've never met. >> oh, i disagree with that. i think that's actually a good thing for -- i don't think we're supposed -- we're not supposed to hate anybody. you can dislike people immensely. hate, i hate. >> you agree? >> i do agree.

hoda has some there. what happened to your arms, hoda? you were chilli was rubbing your arms.e have a big thing of purell over there. i'm always doing it. >> alcohol sanitizers, i love them all. or regular soaps. you don't have to have alcohol sanitizers. soap and water looks fine. just don't use the anti bacterial soaps. they don't kill viruses and breed resistant bacterias, bad for the environment and bad for us. >> okay. now we're talking hoda woman. >> yes. so i took the liberty while you guys were in hair and makeup. you were there for a long time, by the way. so i wept through both of your rooms. >> we have a meeting. we have a very long production meeting. >> oh, no, he went -- oh, not that bag. >> took these swabs. makeup bag, and passed by kathie lee's room, as well. we found on your makeup bag, you know, a significant of bacteria. and some ungodly stuff in your lipstick. i don't know where that came from. >> i kissed her on the lips. >> when? >> the inner thing, your eyeglasses are pristine. >> i never use those. >> that's why. >> i've never worn those. >> i bet mine

coming up, ambush makeovers with kathie lee and hoda. >> before we get to that, here are your photosom. you will see them all. >> we will be right back after local news and weather. >> first, kathie lee and hoda drinking up. >>> good thursday morning to you. it's 9:56. i'm laura garcia cannon. los gados police investigated after two women reported a suspicious incident with a man. a woman says a strange man approached her car, opened her driver's side door and asked her if she knew how to get to a bridge. the woman says she thought the man was about to attack her, so she closed her door and drove off. >> not fun when somebody approaches you like that. luckily, she came out okay. >> 24 hours later los gados police say a waitress from the downtown area was held up at knife point in a back parking lot. the waitress screams, and the would-be thief took off with nothing. >>> do you recognize this man? if so, fremont police want to hear from you. they're searching for this man who was caught on camera burglaryizing a home. it happened saturday afternoon on egers drive near fremont boulevar

> look at hoda being crafty.s you a little color and just kind of dresses it up a little bit. >> and you put some natural bow in there. >> just a little greenery in the bottom and you're totally set. >> i love this. >> that is adorable. gorgeous on a table. beautiful. >> and then this is what i call the nine-second napkin ring. you literally just take a little piece of greenery. it could be silk or real and you're going to set it in there with a tie, just any ribbon you have and a little cinnamon stick. any wrapping you have left over, ribbon, it's really, really simple. i like to leave it long so it sort of goes over the table. >> that's a napkin at a setting? >> exactly. you set it right on the plate. >> i can do that. hoda is a good tier. >> that's really good stuff. this is one of my really favorite ones. just a simple -- >> trying to make a bow out of it. >> don't say anything. >> this is really fun way to dress up a plain wine glass. this is just double stick tape on the glass. look. so how easy that? when

what about you, hoda?. it's called dr. brawner's magic fre fresh pressed virgin coconut oil. you can cook with it, look at it, look at what it is. it's like this. you take a little. and you put it on your hands. >> does it dissolve. >> it smeal smells like the bea. it's buttery. >> it does. >> it dissolves. you smell like the beach. you put it on your face before you go to bed. >> i smell like a peppermint patty. nice, hoedy. it's lickable. >> you can cook with it, too. >> it's lickable. >> why do you keep saying that? i'm not tasting it. i've been dunking my fingers in it. it's gross. >> it is now time for fan of the week, hoda. we were wrong before but we're right now. drum roll, please. >> we're ready. >> while we spin the globe looking for our winner, and it is cheryl mitby. i was so hoping she would get it. she watches us on channel 15. are you shocked? >> yes, oh, thank you so much. >> look at cheryl. we're bogue to tell you what you won, but we love you, too. before we tell you why you won, we're go

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>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. by that, i mean you. it's try day friday, december 13th. we're delighted you're with us today. >> we have a fun show for you. we have the italian trio. il volo. we love when they perform. >> i think they are here like every week now. >> did they sing with barbara streisand? >> yeah, yeah. they have grown up. they're going to sing a lovely christmas carol for us. >>> do you think we should return to the old-fashioned dating habits? because nowadays kids don't know what it is like to get flowers. >> i know. >> they don't know what it is like to do all of those things. >> wait for a telephone call. >> is he going to call? that wasn't so great but the waiting thing, we didn't have such an instantaneous world. >> and the dressing up. so catalog.com came up with a list of old-fashioned dating habits that they wished would come back. the first example is dressing up. if you go to new york and go to broadway and some people wear shorts and flip-flops and ugg boots.

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well, you're not right, hoda. no, the stock is good.ld have bought the stock for less than $100. including netflix at the beginning of the year. that stock is now $370. it's nearly quadrupled in value this year. >> you've turned me on to "house of cards." can you buy someone shares? is that a possible christmas gift? >> you can definitely buy someone shares. there's different ways. best way to do it, online through one of the discount brokers and e-trade, scott trade. a great way. so those are ways you can buy it. and you may not have to have any type of minimum balance in the account. a lot of people think they have to have hundreds of dollars to do it and you don't have to do it. >> what stocks did the very best last year? >> this stock has done, of all of our stocks, this is definitely the winner in our group. >> what did i win? >> nothing. >> a happy holiday season. >> hanukkah's over. did you say happy hanukkah? >> i said happy holiday season. >> they're ready to check out in a world full of dictates and conventions, could there be

someone like you, hoda, you're at the gym, you can use that to barter for food.week. >> i know. >> you're with us, you're going to do great. >> she is. >> yeah. >> we want to hear from all of you, share your healthy food recipes by going to klghoda.com. >>> susan boyle is going to bring it h google nexus. samsung galaxy tab 3. nabi 2. great choices, guys! pretty high tech, huh? and buying these tablets with your walmart credit card is faster than warp speed. you guys are gonna be like the family of the future. man the future's gonna be so cool. everybody has jet pack tennis shoes. own the season. get the hottest tablets for the whole family. and now, you can save $25 when you open and spend $75 today with your new walmart credit card account. offer valid through 12/31/13. apply today. subject to credit approval. walmart. is sweatier and messier than my family on the field. so like the nfl i use tide... ...because i'm the equipment manager in this house. that's my tide. what's yours? ♪ hark how the bells, sweet silver bells ♪ ♪ all seem to say throw care away ♪ ♪

>> i do, hoda woman. >> it's time for fan of the we.ng routine around us. inuding sxe ining exercise. shs in great shape. once the show is over, she meets us with her husband f lunch. >> like her life. >> metoo. >> she doesn't go a day without our show. >> look at how cute he is. >> is he a fan too, jenny? jenny? all righ we're going toell jenny where she'going. you and i friend or your husband, whoer you want, you're going toead to ft. lauderdale, florida, stay at the pelican grandeach resort for four da. >> you'll enjoy ocean front accommodation, time onhe beach, float in the pool and lazy river, take a paddle boarding adventure and explore. it's a beautiful city. the triplso includes dinner for two for tt. lauderdale's oy ue ocean frodining. >> jenny, what do you think? >> oh, i'm thrilled, it wille so fun. >> send us some pictures. >> that is so, so -- i cou use that right now. >> oh, good, we're glad. >> iidn't hear what s said but we love her. love you, jenny. take care. >> coming up, we have liv performance by jordin sparks to ge

it's great. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: #hoda. >> steve: hoda!chased by 12 giant rats. [ laughter ] they get very big here in new york, yeah. very big. pro, making a gingerbread house. con, realizing it's actually 200 square feet bigger than your studio apartment. [ laughter and applause ] new york city is very -- >> steve: high rent. high rent. >> jimmy: pro, you can see the nutcracker at lincoln center. con, or whenever a fat kid jumps on santa's lap at the mall. >> steve: oh! [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: "what would you like?" [ popping sound ] [ laughter ] he's a scientist who plays santa? >> steve: he plays santa part time. [ popping sounds ] oh. that was me. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right, sorry. pro, hoping for a white christmas. con, hearing toronto mayor rob ford say, "that can be arranged." [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: that's not good. >> jimmy: i know a guy who knows a guy. pro, this year's macy's window display theme is "dream and believe." con, last year's was 15 mannequins with really hard nipples. not very family fr

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that's democracy in action, hoda. >> what happened?8:00, 7:00 central. >>> so when you go to a restaurant, what is your biggest complaint about restaurants? is it zag or zagit? >> we can't remember. we've interviewed them many times. >>> number four is overcrowding. number three is high prices, two, bad service. and the number one complaint in restaurants is the noise level. >> that's surprising. i would have thought bad service or high prices would be before that. >> yeah. the thing i don't like or the thing that bothers me -- i hate being irritated in a restaurant. you just want to enjoy the meal and stuff. it's when you feel like you're waiting forever for someone to come to your table or you've ordered 20 minutes ago and no one has checked in and your water's empty. you just want someone to check in every now and then and say, hey, it's coming. we know. like that. >> one of our producers was telling us this morning that her parents -- meredith's parents were having dinner one night and they were in a corner and it was around desser

we have an exciting show today, hoda. from i carly. miranda cosgrove. sweet girl.hem in some smar markets because of the snow in new york. >> because of what's happening in johannesburg. >> today is nelson mandell's service. leaders from over 90 countries. that's what is so impressive. everybody is saying it's raining. it's a blessing there. it's a gift from god. maybe tears from heaven too. >> what's funny is we were talking about how a lot of young leaders whose lives are cut short and you say i wonder what would have happened if kennedy had live and martin luther king and you can see his life how it unfolded and the great things he did. >> absolutely. >> we are talking about the winter weather, but if you are on flights, be careful. they were cancelling them last night. i think people realize a major storm is coming. they come to us for the breaking stuff like check your local carrier. >> by the way, i wanted to get them big, fat. >> they are not and you can't get everything you want in life. it's going to accumulate a couple of inches. the voice last night -- >

annual new year's day parade will start tomorrow morning at 8:00 with the "today" show's al roker and hoda cotpe. >> a lot of flowers. i wanted to see that in person. i think that will be a sight. >> yeah. fun. >> a friend of mine used to live on the parade route. you could watch it on tv so you see what's coming down after they broadcast it so they were talking about -- >> call that friend. >> she moved to san francisco. looking here toward the north bay, not a lot of activity. look at that. the few cars we saw scattered off to the screen. a little scared. don't worry. an easy drive san rafael. looking for a crash reported northbound side, a couple of taillights moving without problems. we'll track that. the orange, the upper left-hand side, that's where the weather and traffic tied together talking about the possibility for fog. we've seen that through some of the camera shots. no slowing north. an easy drive the arrows mark the area of congestion starting about midday, maybe 10:30, 11:00, we'll see more traffic into san francisco, the golden gate bridge, the bay bridge, the holiday fest

the photos here, guys, of what they have today's baby of the week on the show with kathie lee and hodaof the kids they have posted on their website. you take a look at them, go to the site. on this one they have one his name is little braden anthony, born april 13th helping his parents light up the holidays. that's the first one. you go down further, joaquin, born in sacramento, california. all sorts of fun little kids. >> these are so cute. >> goes on and on. >> the facial expressions are precious. >> there's like 15 of them. >> they're moving slowly. >> we can scroll faster in real life. >> the website doesn't scroll that slow. >> one more. i want to show you this guy, there he is. >> irresistible. >> i don't know. >> how do they get him to sit like that. >> this looks professional. >> you have -- speaking of kids, you a cute one. >> so cute. around the holidays, obviously we want to see babies in -- dressed up in different holiday attire but in a hospital in southern california, the newborns are wrapped up in these plush little red stockings and that's how they're presented to their

by the former german foreign minister hans dietrich genscher to consult him in his push to release hoda kotb state. doesn't think the ex oil magnate will involve himself in politics in the future though but if he does aren't if there is only smart and see if says he has little chance of becoming as powerful as he was in the one nine hundred ninety s. what is not going to happen is that he's going to be a credible figure in russia he was significant in the one nine hundred ninety s. because of the twenty first century for two reasons first of all because of his vast financial wealth and political clout from putting together you cosyn the first place and he doesn't have the yukos conglomerate as they said in more so that's gone and secondly it was a figure from the one nine hundred ninety s. he was able to amass so much wealth so far as the oligarchy in the chaotic yeltsin era right after the collapse of communism this is now engine history in russia. so it's been a roller coaster life a hoarder called ski from one of russia's richest men to high profile criminal now he's back in the lap