hoda, hoda. >> stop it, lennon. all right. what we are doing here in this beginning segment is called "the chat" and we go through the different top ticks. >> we are in the chat now. >> currently in the chat. >> it feels good. >> it feels right. >> okay. >> warm embrace. >> we will go on to the topics. all right. did you know this, they say at mid-life women need friends more than they ever needed them before. how old are you now? >> i'm about to the turn 39. >> i'm about to turn 40. >> why did i just ask lennon my age? that is sad. >> are you more friends now than you used to need friends? >> well, my circle is small, but they are my touchstone. and remember how you had 20 friends and i needed damage control, but i have lennon and two others. >> and they know who they are. >> and if one of them is out of rotation, because they have a baby or fall in love, the others have to step up. >> and how many do you have, lennon? >> i have probably four. >> yes. >> and you, hoda woman? >> i have four. yeah, four. >> i am in there, hody?

>> kathie lee is more kathie lee and hoda is more of a hoda. of course i am.is more of a -- hoda. >> what was the point? >> there is no point. >> no. what was the point of that whole operation? >> i don't know. if you can explain it we'd love to hear from you. >> it works! >> we picked our own answers. >> harry stiles corrects a fan's poster. >> people have different reactions to this. >> they go to the one direction concert. this girl holds up a beautiful sign that says, "hi, harry, your so nice." he sees the poster is spelled incorrectly. she spelled it y-o-u-r. he corrected the grammar to "you are," the contraction. >> right. >> and tweeted the picture. she thanked him for correcting her grammar. um -- look. i know when i read something that's incorrect. i don't love the whole -- no, no, no, apostrophe. once in a while it's fun. >> you get nasty things and somebody says you're such a hypocrite -- h-i-p- -- yes. i said, by the way, it's h-y, just so you know. aren't we all at times? >> that's a good response. >> we all have moments. you don't want to get nas

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>> announcer: live, this is "today" with kathie lee and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> oh! oh! i love this song! >> apparently everybody likes "peanut butter jelly." >> it's a great song! picture yourself on the workout machine. go, go -- >> no, no. no, reid and i are like simpatico on this. do you like this? >> any kind of athletic activity. is this '80s? whe what is this era? >> get out of the kitchen more often, baby. you and i need to go clubbing with hoda woman. [ laughter ] >> that would be totally weird. >> that would be very strange. it is boozeday tuesday. it's the first day of september. that was "peanut butter jelly." barbara corcoran is always a bundle of laughs. >> kathie lee and barbara are just like that. we are simpatico, same as with reid. barbara will tell you why buyers are looking for when you're ready to sell. it as a seller's market. >> and reid is in the kitchen. he's making one of his kewl bites for the summer. >> cool. >> i say kewl. >>> plus, if kids are ambivalent about the start of school, real moms wil

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>> i would, hoda. i need it. >> here are today's words of wisdom. "forgiveness doesn't excuse their behavior, forgiveness prevents their behavior from destroying your heart." >> totally true. >> from anot. >> from anon, my favorite. somebody said to me "i hate them." i said, well, somehow that going to help you? they don't feel your hate rhett. >> they're not even thinking about you. >> don't do that to yourself. forgive and move on and it's -- a friend of mine, a brilliant man says that's called a malignancy of your soul. you let a cancer grow in your soul and it takes over every other aspect of you. >> you're right. >> there was a big match last night on tv -- >> and it wasn't jimmy fallon and stephen colbert. >> it certainly was. it was serena and venus. this is one of those that i cannot imagine what goes into either one of those people before they play. you want to play your heart out and for serena this was huge, she was trying to win yet another grand slam that would set a record for her. this is the 27th time those two have played each other

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>> we're doing whatever we can to make sure hoda wins. what sells best, a house a on a cul-de-sac or, b, with a pool. >> i am going o go with -- >> i'm going with w the poole. >> and kathie lee is wrrect. it's the cul-de-sac. people lh,e peace and privacy. >> even though i like this house better than the other one. >> that was a cheat. ready for number two? what s ls best, a a, a house painted white, or, b, a house painted dark gray. >> i want to point out i know i'm right on this one. >> and you're both right. it's a. white houses look larger to the eye. it's the most popular color in america followed by yellow. gray does not sell. >> how much more would a house -- if that house was in gray or another color -- >> this would work in gray but this in gray would be horrific. you'd lose 10% value. don't check that out because i made that up. >> so paint it before you sell . >> obviously. number three, what sells s,st? a corner property or, b, a property in the middle of the street? >> i keep forgetting we can do a or b. >> b, middle of the s

and hoda is more of a -- hoda! >> what was the point? [ laughter ] no, what was the point?s the point of that whole operation? >> i do not know. if somebody can explain it we'd love to hear from you. >> it works! >> it works because we picked our own answers. >> harry styles corrects a fan's poster. >> they go to the one direction. >> i have mixed feelings about this. >> the fan has a sign that says "hi, harry, your so nice." the poster is spelled incorrectly. so he says "bring the poster up." he corrected the grammar to "you are." >> the contraction. >> and tweeted the picture and she thanked him for correcting her grammar. um -- look, i know when i read something -- that's incorrect i don't love the whole like "no, no, no, apostrophe." it's in front of a million people. >> once in a while it's fun. i try to avoid it, too. but you get nasty things once in a while and somebody says "you're such a hypocrite. but hypocrite was h-i-p." and i said "by the way, it's h y-p." so if you can help someone with their spelling it's a nice thing. >> all right. >> it's not hypocritical.

go ahead, hoda. >> i forgot. ev everyday is a second chance. you wake up everyday and you get another bike at the apple. >> at our house we call it a fresh cup of mercy. >> and today is the autumnal equinox. >> for those who need to know. >> and that is when the sun is right over the equator which marks the beginning of fall. >> i do not like fall. >> why, because winter is coming? >> right. and we will enjoy the warm weather while it lasts. and now we will enjoy the apple wine which is a little bit like apple the doctor if you know what i am saying? >> it is too sweet for me. >> it is dessert wine. >> i am sure they have lovely wines as well. >> and swiss macaroons at the bakery. and you can get a dozen for $12. >> you can say macks. >> well, that is like rose wine. >> and the pope has arrived and you can't miss him. >> he is so beautiful, and obviously, bu is si today at the white house, and when he came off of the flight and descend those stairs, and if you want to see what joy personified is, you have to look at the man, because he beams it

one of hoda's favorite days. >> what day is this. >> doos day birthday. my ex-husband's birthday, first husband's birthday and debbie boone's as well. >> random trivia, i like it. >> we're having comments in socialia media because people are so kind and sweet all the time, aren't they, wondering why i'm not wearing my wedding ring so soon after my husband's passing? >> yeah. >> well, if you want to know the truth which is all i tell you anyway got back from the giants game on sunday honoring frank and came out, outside, a beautiful day. sat down something in my hair that was bugging me. it went right across my face, landed on my finger and stung me, one of the black bumble bees. i'm very allergic to bees so i immediately took my ring off because if i knew i didn't i would never get it off and i've got makeup on it. >> it's big and naturally. >> look at it. you have huge. >> it's infected now and i've got to go to the doctor today and everybody so thank you so much for all your kind and lovely concern. you should be so pleased with yourself. >> okay. >> we

sign me up. >> take the initiative. >> and the third, hoda? >> no office gossip.u know, the excuse you always hear is everyone does it. my boss, even if your boss does it and your co-workers do it, don't do it. it's a career killer, and then at the same time, because gossip is negative, what you want to do is you want to exude positive energy and ask the question. what i want to work with me and what i want to ask me a favor because when you're stalled you start -- >> share a secret with me. >> view this kind of negative energy, and -- and that is really going to stop you. so ask yourself those questions. >> oh, okay. >> moving on. >> moving down. >> what's next, hody? >> the next one you're talking about positive energy. >> that's important because here's the thing. nobody wants the polyanna, you don't want to be friendly with the person who is like let's go. not authentic. >> this positive energy has to be real, but when you're stalled, it's like people pick up on what you're feeling, pick up on your vibe. >> yeah, they do. >> and your annoyance and the person a

hoda? >> what is your name? >> whitney. >> and i am your? >> feared mother. >> and which is the standard answer that you may not receive you may rely on it, it is not likely or -- >> a. >> b, it is not likely. oh, lao ook at this one from kathie lee. >> and it is b, it is not likely, and apparently, there are ten positive and ten negative. and i can't stand that sucker, and the best thing is that if you get the wrong answer, you shake it again. >> okay. all right. so, hoda? >> all right. let me say hello to these people real quick. hi. >>. > what is your name? >> laura. >> where are you from? >> branchville, new jersey. >> all right. here you go. finish this lyric to the jerry lee lewis song. >> great balls of fire. >> goodness gracious great balls of fire. >> she is right, goodness gracious great balls of fire. and apparently he loved the piano so much that he had the pool in the shape of it. and do you love anything so much that you h in the shape of it? >> no. >> and now, hoda. >> and now, gloria from pit, kin, louisiana. n in the movie "

hoda has to come. >> five-time grammy winner.t now at 11:00, sentence death for helping two convicted killers escape prison. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. >>> the woman who escaped from new york prison pleads for mercy. but he didn't buy her tears. >> you are sentenced to two and one-third years to seven years. >> the judge revoked her plea for leniency telling her she got a pretty good deal in her plea agreement.

you did a beautiful piece this morning, hoda. >> thank you.ndy samberg kicked it off. >> getting good reviews, right. >> yes, and when he started, a lot of people wondered because people saw him do the bit parts on snl, and that is the opening piece. >> and he had to the watch everything to give him the right to be the post. >> i watch your show "mad men." >> andy, how long since you s u showered? >> over a year, and there was no shower in my viewing bunker. >> and kerry washington -- >> you smell like dog feces. >> maybe human feces. >> you are a mess. sflt have you seen "castle"? >> ugh -- >> he thought he had seen everything. >> congratulations to the "voice." >> and we were trying to get carson on the phone because he said many times on the phone, we are not winning, because it goes to the "amazing race" and that is why he is flabbergasted because he and the crew walked up there, and they won an emmy and how cool is that? >> very cool. >> a couple of ones were broken. >> he was trying to get home on the red eye and he had to put it through

hoda, back to you. >> what's your name, hon? >> where are you from? >> climax, north carolina. >> climax. [ laughter ] you ready? which of these fee neal stars will be the voice of this year's "sunday night football". is it, a, miranda lambert. b, faith hill. c carrie underwood. >> i'm thinking c. [ bell ringing ] you are right! [ cheers and applause ] $100. congratulations. >> that's exciting. i remember when faith hill was the voice of it. so now it's going to be carrie. >> it's carrie for the third year. she just taped a new video this summer with the biggest nfl stars, odell beckham, jr., russell wilson. she's got incredible outfits and even though it's waiting all day for sunday night you can catch t he debut video tomorrow as the steelers take on the patriots. >> terrific. hoda, back to you. >> just one more shot. [ laughter ] okay, what's your name? >> barbara. >> where are you have? >> wisconsin. >> all right, here we go. a broadcast of an nfl game can last more than three hours. what is the total time the ball is in play during a game between

>> here is what we had to say about it. >> no, hoda, it's not. people. >> i say, it's okay to a point. let's leave a little to the imagination. after all, teens are watching. keep it pg, people. >> all right. >> you're going to like this a lot. this one is by -- >> must be my music. >> it's by brad paisley. there's a lot of talk about immigration and all of this stuff, and this is kind of the good side of it. when i heard the song i said, oh. let's take a listen to this song. ♪ a boyfriend down at the street ♪ ♪ and it's a french kiss, italian ice ♪ ♪ spanish moss in the moonlight ♪ ♪ just another american saturday night ♪ ready? ♪ tonight down at delta chi ♪ they've got canadian bacon on their pizza pie ♪ ♪ they've got a cooler full of cold coronas and amstell light ♪ ♪ it's like we're all living in a big old cup ♪ ♪ just fire up the blender and mix it all up ♪ ♪ it's a french kiss italian ice ♪ >> all right, hoda, we like it. got to save time for your -- >> going to come a little later. we have a special guest who will be on our program today.

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hoda has to come. >> five-time grammy winner.post-papal clean up. crews are hard at work trying to get everything back to normal after the pope's historic visit to the philadelphia area this weekend. good morning. i'm rosemary connors. pope francis is back at the vatican and not taking a break following his whirlwind tour of the u.s. and cuba. he spoke to reporters. of note he slamm emed members o the church who covered up sex

hoda and i were having a little boozeday tuesday laugh with our friends. it is september 29th, and thank you for joining us, and we have a terrific show as usual. >> and he is a good looking grandpa, john may moes, who is getting r to the play house again with his old cast mates, and we will talk to him. >> and jennifer gray is here. >> and also the rock star millionaire listings josh aln h t pe inside of some fabulous homes. >> lookie lou. >> and amanda frytag is here with some lusty chicken. >> and we have lou manfredini! >> and everyday is a funday, and so today is national coffee day and that means that lots off places are giving away coffee for free. peohr coffee. dunkin' donuts. >> and wawa. i never heard of them. >> and krispy kreme. >> and for the complss gh.. nue s michael breach who has made us a beautiful coffee today and why would we ruin the art? >> let's not slurp these things. >> he has done a dinosaur from jurassic park. a cat and dog. >> oh, my gosh. look at that. >> the sidney opera house. >> who does that! >> michael. michael. >> yeah, r

here you go, hoda. ♪ i do love you >> "still." i love it.see the show in vegas, and how many hits have you written? at least 50 hits. >> and we have at 3 1/2 to 4 hours worth of recognizable songs, and so we will do about 1 1/2 to 2 hours on stage. >> and yes, you will be continuing to write? >> yes. >> once a writer, always a writer. >> and when you are in vegas, come by to see me. >> because everything stays in veg vegas. and go by to see "all of the hits" in vegas going on sale this friday and see him in vegas. >> and jill martin with the >> and jill martin with the jeans she before we discovered fingerhut.com, >> and jill martin with the jeans she my budget watched me like a hawk. (hawk screech) (hawk screech) (hawk screech) (hawk screeches) but now thanks to fingerhut.com we can shop with low monthly payments on over 275,000 items and growing from brands like samsung, rachael ray and keurig. go to fingerhut.com and get the credit you deserve today. fingerhut. (doorbell rings) oh, i bet it's the kids' new xbox. yeah, you get that. ♪ (haw

>> you are right, hoda! >> and hoda is the winner. >> what's the prize? what's the prize? is a pumpkin. >> wow! the pumpkin. >> it is a fake pumpkin? well, it is kind of cute though. all right. thank you, madelyn, for all of that. and for more of the fall food facts go to klgandhoda.com. >>> and for men to understand women, fellows, it is in the ha ♪ ♪ ♪ and off you go, ♪ ♪ ♪ and off you go,♪ ♪ ♪ and off you go,♪ for every step, every stride, every start, begin strong with the lasting energy of 100% whole grain quaker oats... and off you go. your loving touch stimulates his senses and nurtures his mind. the johnson's scent, lather, and bubbles help enhance the experience. so why just clean your baby, when you can give him so much more? and joint damage of moderate to thisevere rheumatoid arthritis., before you and your rheumatologist decide on a biologic, ask if xeljanz is right for you. xeljanz is a small pill, not an injection or infusion, for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz can relieve ra symptoms and help stop further

. >> hoda's. >> we got on stage and sang. well, it wasn't pretty. >> they didn't give us a mike. >> i'm a mouther. i'm proud of that. >> they are really, really such dolls. we had a good long weekend. >> wherever you went, though, wherever you went during the course of the weekend everyone was talking about the pope, weren't they. >> absolutely. >> the impact he's had on people's lives, people of the catholic faith and all faiths. he's done something you haven't seen a religious leader do in this country in terms of unifying -- >> how about the world. >>y he, in the world. he left philadelphia and when you think about number one just just, you know, his words were spectacular but when you watched his deeds, he kept saying to >> i know. >> which was one of the most touching things he did. instead of saying i'm going to pray for all of you there, he was asking -- >> he knows how much he needs the power of prayer from people. even at the very end he still sat there and wave. he kept giving until he had nothing left to give. you

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. ♪ you're the only one i want to talk about ♪ >> talk about is it mika? >> mika. >> it's winesday wednesday, september 2, so happy you're with us. we have a lot to talk about today including the medical mistakes you could be making. we'll find out what you need to be doing to take care of your health. here's the thing, from your 20s, 30s, 40s, because different issues arrive. >> you have to pay close attention to different things. and the queen of all things kids, michelle bo prrrba has he for kids of all ages. home work anxiety, being a new kid in school. >>> plus, if you're planning one last end-of-the-summer road trip, we have the must haves to keep the kids busy. >> plus, guess who's here? >> lilliana with luxe for less. >> you look darn cute, sweetheart. >> thank you. i love this. very cute. >> you do? >> beautiful. today's luxe for less is all about ear jackets. >> oh! >> remember? >> we're finally getting to those? >> so for people that dent

but let's take you now to hoda abdel hamid.s in the greek border town south of the macedonian border. and hoda we were seeing earlier shocking footage of police using batons to control the refugees. >> reporter: yes, indeed. that actually happened this morning. there was a large group of refugees probably between a thousand and 1,500, it was pouring rain, like ask happening now. they were very eager to get into macedonia, the macedonia border police were stopping them. so there has been a little bit of scuffle as they were pressing and the police were pressing them back. this is not the first time the macedonian border police used such tactics. it has been going on ever since the refugee crisis spilled on to this border. because the border is about 50 meters behind me, and if you see there is a whole continuous flow since about half an hour ago, a continuous flow of refugees arriving now by bus, because greece has changed their regulations over the past few weeks, so they are allowed to take buses, and i can see a bus, again, a

and standing by for us in lesbos, hoda abdel hamid.terday, hoda, just to recap when we spoke you were on a beach in a different part of the island, a boat had come ashore and the refugees new they had to walk to the part if they wanted to get to the mainland of greece. did you go with them? >> reporter: yes, these are some of the people. we did meet this morning, one of the young men that had crossed last night when we were doing that broadcast. all of the people arrived here because this is where the port is, and this is where they can board the ferry to go to athens. this is one of five or six ferries that have been departing from here over the last 24 hours because the authorities came together and decided that you have to de -- deacon guest the island if you want to make livable conditions. this long line behind me, those are people waiting to buy their tickets. the registering process has sped up. it has moved to a stadium on the outskirts of the city and there are many more screening teams there. so people are getting their paper

vibrate so i wait until i get out and then wash my hands and then -- >> it's one problem with that, hoda. to retrieve the toilet paper you have to lift it up -- >> no it's on the metal thing. >> oh, okay, it's not -- >> it's a normal public toilet. >> those i also try to avoid. 60% say they have fallen asleep with their phone in their hand. >> i've done that before. you know why? because you're playing candy crush trying to fall asleep. it happens. they have this one call -- >> you should be praying to the lord god above. >> there's a candy crush soda, and i like level 130. [ laughter ] by the way, i keep returning to 130 although i've passed it. i like it. so i go back and for some reason if i play it enough -- >> so you're addicted to kennedy condition candy crush, not the phone! one in six use the phone while showering. >> how? must have one of those cases. >> i don't know. and almost a quarter of people would give up sex for a weekend -- that ain't hard -- [ laughter ] before parting with their phone. right? >> more than half said -- get this -- if their home was on fire, on fire, th

and for the new arrivals, the only option is to wait their turn. >> hoda abdel-hamid is live. extraordinary pictures in your report. tell me more about what you are seeing now, right behind you? >> well, the port is behind me. it's complete chaos. they are accused of refugees going in both directions for hundreds of meters, and the wait is extremely long. all of these people are dying to be processed inside the port. to get a piece of paper allowing them to board a ferry. the greek authorities are overwhelmed. it's a long weight. sometimes they can go up to more than a week. some of the refugees are tired. what you see behind me is happening all over the town mere. wherever it is that the public space is available. wherever it is that you find people camped out. the greek removed thousands in this port. they are outside of the city. in an empty land. i was speaking to the head of the unrcr. trying to make a registration. as we speak, hundreds are offpouring into the island. >> we talk about people being registered and going on to a ferry. what's then? where does the ferry take

hoda, are you a party thrower or goer?'ll tell you what that is, you're a goer. >> i'm an attend queee -- i'm n good at throwing parties. no one wants to come to my apartment. my mom and i when we were in rehoboth, i think for the first time we invited people over. >> i was stunned. we all were. and you had a ball. >> we made steaks! >> well, joel did. >> well, my mom did. but we had the woman who runs the fish shop and -- >> the coffee guy. >> everybody came from the grocery store. >> it was nice, right? >> but you throw -- not a good party you throw a great party. >> i love to host parties. frank and i through the years hosted hundreds of them. towards the end of his life we hosted less and less because he just wanted peace and quiet. it was so sweet. he'd sit in our backyard and watch the planes go by. there are three different airports that are -- we're sort of the many t middle of and he would go with such contentment on his face, he'd go "there's another one i'm not on." he'd spend his whole life being on planes for

>> that's right, hoda. those school supply cans pile up fast and make for a messy house >> so here to help you save your sanity with some diy ideas is the mother of two and "today" parenting contributor angie goff is here. she's also a reporter at the nbc station in washington. welcome. how are you? >> i'm great. things are crazy. the kids are back in school. we know things can get messy at home, right? so my first tip to parents is to establish a home work hub. harrison is sitting in for mason and that's what he's doing. this is so easy to do. this is your own personal learning center. remember our science project for eighth grade. you get one of those trifold posters, get a blue stick. if you know how the work a glue stick you are gold. you can get these things, print out your letters. and this is attached with one of my favorite things which is the velcro fasbers. >> and once you take this away it can be yours but it makes like the child feel it's their special place. >> the partition affect to give them

and then the wet ingredients, and hoda, do you want to put it in there. >> this is buttermilk? >> yes, and two eggs. >> and how much? >>na two cups. >> it is on the website. >> i forget. >> and so we are not counting the calories in the brunch. >> definitely not. >> and lemon zest will brighten it up. >> right. >> and then we whisk it up. >> have you always loved cooking? >> always. i can remember cooking when i was 10, and i would cook when my mom was at work, and i would talk to her on the phone, and she would tell me how to cook it. >> and walk you through it. >> yes. and the wet to the dry. >> and fold it in. >> good for you, hody. you learned a term. >> and fluffy and airy and delicious. >> and hoda did not know that term 7 1/2 years ago. >> and i took home ec, and that is the only term i remember. >> i can do that. >>co and snicker doodles is the ec. >> i remember sewing. i loved that. >> and the great thing about that is that i can put it in the and so i want to take the peaches, and slice it, and it is going to be end of peach season, and it is all right if they are not

yeah, that's hoda's. bust that cluster out. we saw that before picture. it looks a little crowded. >> a little crowded. the after picture looks amazing. there are a ton of tips we can take from amy's closet and transfer into -- >> that's the same space? >> the same space. just took some doors off. added some doors on a barn door track. you could see the whole expanse. >> it does make you feel better looking at the other. >> all right so what can we do? >> so the first rule when cleaning out your own closet is to work in sections. you don't want to overwhelm yourself by starting all in one big pile. so take from the top. and then you assess what you want to keep and what you want to donate. >> that can be hard sometimes. >> it can be really hard. sometimes it's good to have a friend with you and make those hard decisionings. >> if you haven't worn it in the last six months. >> six months to a year i'd say. >> get some hefty bags, give it away. >> once you're putting things back in the closet, we like visua