i shouldn't have let you go, hoda woman! it's like pinot without grigio. hoda, it's been terrible. i've had co-hosts. i've had people that i barely know. andy somebody the first day, nice, but you know, and regis came on tuesday, and i love him, but he came back on wednesday, and then thursday -- oh, tony dancea, i thought he retired, but no, he came back and nobody is you, hoda woman. >> i'm right here, kath! i'm here! >> no, you're not, hoda. that's mean! you're not here. you're in rio! >> no, i'm with you. i'm right here. >> what are you talking about? >> here! hodi! my hodi! you're safe and you're sound! are you having fun, hoda? your hair looks terrible. are you okay? are you okay? i don't care about the hair. >> i am right here on the beaches, kath. can you believe this? >> hoda, come walk with me just for a second. look, i want to show you what you're missing. >> how's the wine? >> look at these people. >> the wine isn't as good as look, i have a posse sitting here and we have waves here. kath, where's the copacabana beach? you know your buddy barry manilow " ? at the copa,

and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. ♪ ♪ ♪ all by myself >> oh, hoda woman, i miss you so much. it's only been five days, and i -- i'm already having separation anxiety. maybe i should have come with you. you told me i should. maybe rio is the place for me to be. i shouldn't have let you go, hoda woman! it's like pinot without grigio. it's like donny without marie. hoda, it's been terrible. i've had co-hosts. i've had people that i barely know. andy somebody the first day, nice, but you know, and regis came on tuesday, and i love him, but he came back on wednesday, and then thursday -- oh, tony dancea, i thought he retired, but no, he came back and nobody is you, hoda woman. it's just so quiet! >> i'm right here, kath! i'm here! >> no, you're not, hoda. that's mean! you're not here. you're in rio! >> no, i'm with you. i'm right here. >> what are you talking about? >> here! hodi! my hodi! oh, my hodi is here. you're safe and you're sound! are you having fun, hoda? your hair looks terri

here's what hoda and i had to say about that. >> hoda, there's a big difference between fans being excited or fans being rowdy and rude to other fans in the case of the latter, yes, it's fine. >> they played a pretty penny to see you perform. unless the fan is totally out of control. >> what if it ruins your whole experience. you paid for tickets to >> what are those things? >> that's going to be a hit. >>> it's try-day friday. this is from magnolia. >> tomorrow, saturday, is national banana pudding day. a new limited edition. it's peanut butter banana pudding with nutter butter. >> available through sunday. >> oh, my gosh! i want to put my face in it. >> i'm so happy. susan welch after this. sound familiar? then you'll love this. incredible protection in a pad this thin. i didn't think it would work, but it does. it's called always discreet watch this. this super absorbent core turns liquid to gel, for incredible protection that's surprisingly thin. so i know i'm wearing it, but no one else will. always discreet for bladder leaks this is mister kitty. so we're using fresh step with the po

we're not that smart. >> not every day, hoda. has outdone herself once again. >> she took two of your favorite comfort foods, mac and cheese and chocolate cake, and transformed them from junk food to joy food. >> yes, i did. we have countless submissions and challenges for mac and cheese. this one comes from sharon in florida and if you get it in a restaurant because of the big mound of white starch and the full fat cheese and cream and portion that portion will cost got creative. here are the ingredients. a lot of traditional stuff for the sauce, the milk and reduced fat cheese, a little parmesan, but instead of the noodles i'm going to be using spaghetti squash. >> you do that a lot. you make that substitution. >> so what you're going to first do is either bake your spaghetti squash, nuke it in the microwave and save yourself some time. i love to do that. or you can put it in the oven for about 45 minutes. and after it's nice and soft you let it cool, and you just make your noodlst >> scrape it right out. >> that looks easy. >>

here's what hoda and i had to say about that. >> hoda, there's a big excited or fans being rowdy and rude to other fans in the case of the latter, yes, it's fine. >> i say this. i say they played a pretty penny to see you perform and unless the fan is totally out of control, let it slide. >> what if it ruins your whole experience. you paid for tickets too. >> let it slide, let it slide. >> don't let it slide. don't let it slide. >> what are those things? >> that's going to be a hit. >>> it's try-day friday. we're going to give a >> tomorrow, saturday, is national banana pudding day. so they have a new limited edition. it's peanut butter banana pudding with nutter butter. >> available through sunday. >> oh, my gosh! i want to put my face in it. >> i'm so happy. >>> guess who is coming up next? susan welch after this. ? ? approaching medicare eligibility? but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare

that way, hoda? okay. ? everybody we know does ? ?? ? not everybody throws their empties in a truck bed ? ? pours sweat off 40 hours for a paycheck ? take it to the bank at 5:00, save a nickel, spend a dime ? ? on living it up ? ? not everybody knows an outskirts sky glow ? ? yell turn it up sang every word of friends in low ? ? not everybody likes a friday night ? ? that's what we do ? ? that's what we love ? ? that's how we were raised, how we grew up ? ? runs deep in our veins way down in our blood ? ? everybody we know does ? ? put your boots to the ground ? ? till the sun goes down ? ? kill a couple long next till we come back around ? ? nah, it ain't no big deal around here for us ? ? everybody we know does ? ?? ? not everybody understands how we make it ? ? hold it together when we feel like breaking ? ? not everybody knows what we're made of ? ? but everybody we know does ? ? that's what we do ? ? that's what we love ? ? that's how we were raised, how we grew up ? down in our blood ? ? everybody we know does ? ? put your boots to

people say haute couture. >> would you like some almonds, hoda? >> all right. so this word is pronounced sherbet. >> that's what i'd say. >> but everybody says sherbert. and there's no "r" there. or i like to say sorbet. >> but that's not sorbet. it's sherbet. another one people mispronounce it's lazinges. there's no "r." did you know that? i thought it was a lazinger. >> oh, this is a hard one. i say worcestershire. >> oh, it's a long "e." >> how about this? n-i-c-h-e. it's" neesh." >> any others you mispronounce? >> not the french ones because i studied french. >> have you ever tried to enjoy a show and have someone else's feet lurking close by? >> somebody wrote in to social q. a couple, four people were supped game. only two could go but they had four tickets. >> do that again so i can follow it. >> there were four seats and only two showed up. the couple had four seats. they sat in the two middle ones and left the two on either side of them open. >> it gives them wiggle room. >> some guy behind them was using that seat as his foot stole. put his feet on it

we're just testing you. >> one more, hoda. right? >> that's you. >> when are you playinat >> either wednesday or thursday. >> they're playing at the u.s. open. what's the last one? >> kate clancy from stonington, connecticut. >> congratulations to all of our winners. we're going to shred the non-winning entries and make sure you enter again. you're our caboose, baby. >> go to klgandhoda.com. oh, my god. they're not doing it. >> chase is afraid. chase is afraid. >> you have to spank chase. spank chase. you're supposed to spank. >> ow, ow, ow. >> announcer: if you're looking to make more money and take control of your personal and financial future, then get ready, because than merrill, the star of a&e's hit tv show "flip this house," one of the most successful real-estate investors in the country and america's number-one real-estate-investing expert has one heck of an opportunity for than is hosting a one-of-a-kind free two-hour real-estate wealth-building workshop where you will learn his three-step system for getting started flipping

we're just testing you. >> one more, hoda. open? >> either wednesday or thursday. >> they're playing at the u.s. open. what's the last one? >> kate clancy from stonington, connecticut. >> congratulations to all of our winners. we're going to shred the non-winning entries and make sure you enter again. you're our caboose, baby. >> go to klgandhoda.com. oh, my god. they're not doing it. >> chase is afraid. >> i will get back there and spank chase. you're supposed to spank. >> ow, ow, ow. >> i'm here to help. ? we can do it together?

hi, girl. >> hi, hoda. >> how are you? you did something that is unprecedented, really, to go from one olympic game to another one, did the magnitude of that >> it really didn't at the moment. i was so excited to come back and be back for the games especially with aly, us being back on winning teams. it's amazing, so phenomenal. >> isn't that weird when you think about that. and this little one, little laurie. i can't believe you're 16. when you look at her picture -- >> gabby was 16. how old were you, aly at the last game. >> 18. >> is that what they call her? >> grandma, right? >> grammy gram. >> laurie, your family and i think a lot of your families are standing right there. the biggest crowd of people in the world. i wonder which one is laurie's mom? >> by the way, i hate to say watching you guys was fun but what was more fun for me was watching parents. >> you were with the parents. >> our hearts were pounding. mom and dad, it was fun for them. what was it like knowing you were performing in front of them? >> i think

i tweeted her the thing. >> listen she said, hi, hoda! i'm a huge fan! thank you so much for the shout out! >> we found the clip, marsha, marsha, marsha him we tweeted that clip. she tweeted thank you. i tweeted you're welcome. >> i'm happy for you. you know what, if you are a bachelor or a bachelorette fan, i guess there are many of we have news. >> let's bring them in now. she doesn't understand. >> i am so excited. so yeah, last night they announced a new "bachelor." it is going to be this guy nick vile is his name. it's a controversial choice. it's a wildcard pick. >> why him? >> this guy has been in my life five years. he has been on two seasons of both times he came in runner-up. he went all the way to the finals twice. now he's doing back door in paradise. i think this girl will be letting him go. he's coming on as the bachelor. years ago, andy dorfman, at the very end, when she let him go, he said about the fantasy suite, if you didn't love me, why and for the first time ever that anyoned a said what happened in the fantasy suite. now everybody t

hoda, you're enjoying it, right? >> roker calls out willie and hoda on their olympic no show. will he get over the olympic size snub, "today," august 15th, 2016. ?? >> i'm happy to be in rio supporting team usa. >> shout out to my two children. sending you love from rio. ?? ?? >> we are back now 8:00 on a monday morning, august 15th, 2016. look what's happened here on copacabana beach. first week we're at the olympics to get a few people here. mostly looking for doughnuts. and now this second week starts and look what we'at >> can we show the crazy crowd? >> let's take a walk. >> uncle sam is here. >> why are they here? this looks like the waiting room at the olympic cupping therapy room. greatest swimmers in the world here meeting with some of their fans and our fans and we can't thank you guys enough. we'll talk to all of them again in just a couple minutes. >> talk about heavy medal. let's go back to savannah patiently waiting back in new york city. savannah, this is an impressive sight. >> i'm glad they have that upper body strength to carry their medals around their next.

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> not so naft. >> hello, everybody. it's booze daytuesday, august 30th. that's ready, set, roll by chase ride. >> he's going to be with us in a little bit. do you have a friend who is wearing two necklaces and they are all tangled up. >> i can't fix it. >> i think you're going the wrong way. >> no. >> all right. >> during commercial break i'll get that for you. >> okay. he is here. come a long way from his tv stint on "survivor." opening tour for dirk and kenny chesney and is going to sing our favorite country rock anthem. >> that's what we need. >> we need an anthem. >> any creditors innur backyard been digging holes? we've got the solution from our man lou manfredini. ♪ he's got a name that rhymes with -- ♪ >> you're going to have to wait. >> we're running out of dinis. >> we have a new one. >> tell, tell, tell. >> in the commercial break. >> okay. plus, mac & cheese and chocolate cake, is it possible without the guilt? >> it is. >> junk fo

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hoda won by a landslide, i few she would. than right now. and i'd like to thank the academy. >> all right. because you love showers, just silly. >> tomorrow, shopper vpa performance, britney spears will take us inside her vegas show. >> getting a good fight's sleep. [cheers and applause] >> announcer: today on rachael ray... >> rachael! >> announcer: have a ball with dr. phil. >> rachael: this is wild. whoo! >> announcer: youtube food fanatic daym drops is eating his way through the tastiest food trucks in new york city >> announcer: and granting wishes to everyday heroes. >> rachael: look how beautiful you look. >> announcer: now, are you ready for rachael! [cheers and applause] >> rachael: everyone's favorite is in the house. the crowd is freaking out.

well, she surprised you guys, hoda kotb. >> yeah, i love hoda. oh, my god -- >> my favorite! >> she is the sixth member of our group. we love her. we love her so much. >> we're going to play a fashion game. i'm going give you three looks that have made vma fashion history. tell me if you'll flaunt it or put it back on the rack. ready? >> all right. >> the first is lady gaga meat dress. skillet and cook it. [ sizzle ] >> miley cyrus co-hosting last year in this outfit? >> flaunt it. >> yeah? >> yeah. >> even with the hat? >> word, absolutely. >> let's go with cher. >> that's iconic. it is. like -- >> flaunt it or put it back on the slack? >> i say flaunt it. >> i have seen so many photos of york like it's your personal catwalk. >> crazy. it's like fashion week every day. they sit outside, and my building hates me. >> lance, you are no stranger to the vmas. i actually know that you have a moon man. where do you keep it? >> i have one, i keep one in my toilet as a toilet roll dispenser. whoever designed it obviously meant it for that. it perfectly fits. >> i'm going to take off

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1 sha in rockefeller plaza. >> what happened to august? >> don't say that every year. >> because of the olympics, they get through it quicker. it started, ended, now it's september. >> having that, that's lights down low for country music sirpg >> she's the mother of two, keeping the spark alive with her latest sexy single. she will be with us in a little bit. jessie james sang other song before she came here on the show. it was a great one, too, i can't wait to here this one. we know how good you moms are. we found three deserving daughters who say they desperately feed makeovers. >> they all needed to. >> new looks in a couple of minutes in there speaking of school, you will feed to hit the books when we play "who knew?" >> oh, no. >> since it's wines day, we will answer questions about our fate beverage. we have leslie. >> they are back together again. we haven't had the band together since they were here. >> we have some more time. >> catting with hoda. >> here we go. >> hmm. >> i

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>> i had a hoda weekend. i love the weekends. >> friday, i went to atlantic city to the golden nugget for the international wine fest. >> they have a chart house there. >> nice. >> so many nice people came out. it was just a lot of fun. it was a two-hour tasting. and the stuff was a big hit. that was fun. now what i hadn't told everybody the week -- the days before was that gabby douglas and her mom natalie and my good friend, their press agent, leslie, stayed at my house for, i don't know, three days? >> nobody leaves your house. they come and never leave. >> t friday afternoon. so gabby when she first came to my house on monday had just come from the olympics and was exhausted. there are lots of places to plop in my house. the place -- no. she and her mother was fighting over how tall she was for years. her mom said he was 5'1" 1/2, -- she is 5'3", and her mom head -- mom has to make a public apology. >> yeah, she will. >> then she was down on the dock -- guys, go to the dock one, please. >> she's lounging

come on, hoda. look it, it's hoda, she made it back from the olympics. it's incredible. >> we know it's your special day, your 85th bir >> really to. >> thank you. >> going to be going to your party this weekend. didn't want you to think we're not thinking of you. we brought your favorite gray's papaya hot dogs. >> you know i love those. i'm trying not to drink anymore. you know that. >> here you go. >> it's delicious. >> sip wine, don't drink it. >> regis -- >> i'm trying to watch my figure but okay. >> that's why we didn't give withdrew a cake. just a cupcake. all right. just a nibble now. don't push it in my nose like you did back in the day. >> good? >> thank you, girls. >> we're going to flay a little game today, reg. >> okay. >> through the whole hour. >> terrific. >> it's going to be called, you heard of where's waldo? >> i have. >> we're going to play where's regis? >> he's right here. >> i know but you can sort of hide for the rest of the show. >> all right. fair enough. er >> the prop guys will show you where. >> okay. terrific. >> come on, reg