[ ding ] >> bad day for hoda's book. bad day for your book, hoda. >> i know! >> smokey robinson wrote that song, and many people might think he wrote it with one specific woman in mind but has actually admitted that he wrote it with many women around the world, including you. >> you mean all women? >> all women. >> okay, hoda? >> what's your name? >> eric. >> finish the lyric to one of last year's most popular wedding songs according to spotify. here we go. honey now >> come on. take me into your loving arms >> go! kiss me under the light of a [ ding ] >> all right. >> everyone is knocking it out of the park today. >> poor hoda. they can still get her book on amazon, though. >> ed sheerhan, on his new album. it's up for a big awards at the grammys. >> loveable. >> totally. >> and so is hoda, loveable. >> i wish we had -- maybe we would have a chance. what's your name and where are you from? >> kelly from new orleans. >> finish the lyric to this classic song, one of billboard's top ten classics of all time. go. we both i'm not what you you need so i will always

#hoda. >> it's too late, hoda. over that i was sitting, having lunch with barbara streisand. >> where did you go? >> to the bellagio hotel in beverly hills. >> i love that hotel. >> the food is delicious. it's kind of light. everything was preset. her manicure was perfect. >> of course. >> and you can see in the picture, she looked very relaxed and light makeup. she's really lovely and very unassuming. and, you know, so once i started, you know, just getting past that, you're barbara streisand and what is that dress you're wearing and let me look at your nails and let me look at your hair and -- it looks like she did her own hair and makeup. >> i like that. >> all these things a girl thinks about when she's dining with barbara streisand. then she started to say things that resonated with me. more women die of heart failure than all cancer combined. we don't recognize the symptoms. >> you're right. >> so that's what all this is >> sure. >> tomorrow, i'm doing the red dress fashion show. >> you are walking the runway

itit so sad, hoda. >> no. we're very close. >> close doesn't get it, as you know. >> #teamhoda. >> says the caucuses. >> actress, activist, and author, whose is as famous as her voice. >> the flashy girl from flushing, known as the loveable fran from "the nanny." >>> now lending her voice to "hotel transylvania 2." take a look. >> we have a present. i hope it's acceptable. >> well played. >> it's great. thank you. we just have to baby proof that. johnny, do you know where you put the rubber guard? >> baby proofing a guillotine? so you cut your finger off. it's part of the fun. [ laughter ] >> how much fun did you have doing this? the sequel. it's a wonderful movie. this is the second one. now it's available on blu-ray. so people can watch it at home. it has all the same vivid life to it when you go to the theaters. it's genuinely funny, as you can see. there's so many great comics in it and the writers. >> who are some of the other actors who lent their voices? >> kevin james and, of course, adam sandler. >> y

i hope you don't mind how wonderful life is while you're in the world [ ding ] >> hoda? hoda? >> i'm so happy. >> you're supposed to let them finish the lyrics. you sang every one of them. what the heck is wrong with you? get over here so i can spank you. >> oh. >> thank you, everybody. >> thank you and thank you and thank you. >> you'll love the song coming up from country cutie, thomas rhett. thank you, by the way, kevin. >> sure. >>> and find out what happens when hoda and jenna hit the streets. (cell phone rings) where are you? well the squirrels are back in the attic. mom? your dad won't call an exterminator... can i call you back, mom? if you're a mom, you call at the worst time. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. where are you? it's very loud there. are you taking a zumba class? plumpify your lashes with new plumpify mascara a ginormous lash boosts lashes to 50 times the volume and lifts lashes new plumpify mascara >>> here is one thing we know and love about our hoda woman. she has a lo

hoda is across the street at 30 rock. to give out $100 to those who get the answer right and those who don't get one of her signed books! here to help us, kevin. good morning. >> good morning. >> are you the romantic type? >> i am. >> already, ready to play. >> hi, kids. what r your names? >> lynn. >> bailey. >> we're going to play a song called "finish the lyric." finish the lyric to this duet by ain't no mountain high enough ain't no valley low enough ain't no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you babe [ ding ] >> that was fascinating. everybody was singing in a different key. it's great. >> yeah. that is a famous song by marvin gaye and tammy terrell. many people know diana ross and the supremes. >> a lot of people covered that. >> definitely. >> hoda, next? >> okay, hon. what's your name and where are you from? >> kim from pennsylvania. >> she's up next. finish the lyric to the first number one hit for the temptations. i guess you'd say what can make me feel this way my girl my girl my girl >> bad day for h

one is hoda. you vote with your hashtag on twitter. when you vote for either one of us, the wine glass fills up. so we figure out who has more love for the question. so here's the debate topic from the "wall street journal". >> this is our third time doing it and one of us has won twice so far, but don't vote out of compassion. it's got to really be what you think. okay? >> "the wall street journal" -- i can't win on this wine bot article. and it said they were trying to figure out what's the right temperature to sleep -- at which to fall asleep and stay asleep. "the wall street journal" agrees with kathie lee who says that the right temperature is between 60 and 65. why do you think 60 and 65? >> because that's the most comfortable for me. i like to sleep without anything on and i like to be very cozy and -- >> you see what she just did? you see what just happened just now? she got her wine bot going again. i like to sleep naked. kathie lee, kathie lee, kathie lee. >> no, i don't like to be hot. especially when you've been through men

hoda, i'm hungry. let's go eat. >> you'd say yes and that would be the end of it. >>> so gwen stefani and blake shelton are apparently in love. apparently. >> why do you have to say it with such disdain and disgust? >> they're always wrapped up with each other. >> and you did wonder if it was a bouncy thing from their oar -- other relationships or if it was promotion for "the voice." >> they say if you fall in love right away it's not that great long time. i'm not saying it's not going to last, but -- >> you sure as heck hope it doesn't. >> so i guess blake -- gwen stefani couldn't attend and so she brought her iphone and was facetiming him. >> what? she had somebody that was there facebook face timing with him. >> the man does 300 gigs a year. of course she can't be at every one of them. it's not like she's missing his if you're in love with a lawyer, do you go and hear all his closing arguments? >> no. you're right, you don't. but here's the thing about facetiming. i was telling you, i went to the be

hoda, i'm hungry. let's go eat. >> you'd say yes and that would be the end of it. >>> so again city ofgwen stefani and blake apparently. they're sort of wrapped up. >> and you did wonder if it was a bouncy thing from their oar relationships or if it was >> they say if you fall in love right away it's not that great long time. i'm not saying it's not going to last, but -- >> you sure as heck hope it doesn't. let's be honest. >> so i guess blake -- gwen stefani couldn't attending and so she brought her iphone and was facetiming him. >> the man does 300 gigs a year. of course she can't be at every one of them. it's not like she's missing his bar mitzvah or something. if you're in love with a lawyer, do you go and hear all his closing arguments? >> but here's the thing about facetiming. i was telling you, i went to the beach and there were four girls sitting at a table and their fifth friend couldn't come to the beach, so she was present everywhere. hey, look, we're having blueberry pancakes. look at that.

hoda. >> from michigan. >> everybody say it. this actor received his first oscar nomination this year. a, mark ruffalo, b, bryan r c, christian bale. is she right? oh. wait, wait, wait. everybody is a winner. christian bale, right, is -- he's so good in this movie. >> bryan cranston. >> we've seen awards before. >> emmys and tonys? >> exactly. >> he plays a real life screenwriter in four out of five of the best actor played real-life individuals. only one not real is matt damon in "the martian."lly happened. it did not happen. >> i haven't seen "the martian yet." everybody that has seen it loves it. >> we have to say good-bye? >> just one more. what's your name? >> mary from pennsylvania. >> mary from pennsylvania. i feel you'll get this. which of these musicians has not won an academy awarince? sam smith or john legend? >> would she be right? >> no, it's the new guy on the team. >> yeah, sam smith. prince won, of course, my jam and john legend won last year for "glory" from selma and sam smith "writing on the n the golden globe

>> they didn't give us. >> what did hoda say in the dressing room? >> 70 and up. >> she said 70 to 80. >> i didn't say and up. >> what do you like to sleep? first of all, do you wear clothe, wayne? >> no. i like to be comfortable, but i'll go with the 60 to 65. >> most men do. most men like 60 to 65. >> you know, we're always compromising for our husbands and spouses. they are just like put more sweaters on. don't worry, it's comfortable for me. so we just do what they want. i like to do what i want every now and then. please vote for me. don't you do it for your boyfriend or husband? >> so sad. >> come on, girls. for all of you who are upset -- no, i'm going to make my case. >> last chance, hoda. >> for all of you who are upset because your husband always have to put on a hat and scarf and gloves and mittens and get under the covers so he feels good, tweet @team hoda. >> look. yes, see it's working now. now it's working. now it's working. thank you. >> for standing up -- >> it's a mercy bot. >> stand up for yourself. >> it looked a little -- >> that

>> >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. welcome to winesday wednesday. we're so happy you're here. it's february 24th. that is bad man by pit bull featuring robin thicke. >> you can't beat that. >> oh, yeah you can. >> wayne brady was singing. >> wayne brady is our triple threat. he's a guy who does everything. >> and is fearless. completely fearless. >> he's doing something extremely daring for one night only right here in manhattan. >> nothing else to do but kinky boots and all the other shows >> we're going to get to you. plus, whether you are a fan of -- from the "scream 4" thriller or "younger" there's a good looking and talented guy named nico tortorella. you know how we know he's good looking? we have a calendar. we were just paging through the months. >> because we had time. >> there was just extra time. and this is just an advertisement for his -- which is your favorite? >> uh -- >> well, it is not this one. it's not october. that scares me. >> let's go to our birth mon