tonight her conversation with hoda kotb. >>> and later a remarkable story of a homecoming queen that has inspired so many into action. >>> we are back with easily the most powerful image of the day in popular media. joan lunden fighting breast cancer and making the decision to appear without a wig on the cover of "people." tonight we hear from joan lunden in an interview with nbc's hoda kotb about her diagnosis and her decision to wage a very public battle. >> reporter: in a brave image on the cover of "people" magazine our friend joan lunden gives us a glimpse into the fight of her life. joan, a mother of seven, the youngest twin 9 years old, hosted "good morning america" for 17 years, traveled the world and shared her life with millions of viewers. and when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she shared that too. joan and i spoke last week before the cover shoot for "people." i mean, i can't imagine that wasn't the first thing you thought, oh, my gosh, my kids. >> you know, you think i'm needed. you know, i have twins who are 9, twins who are 11. i have three grown girls in their

it was kind of a hidden disease. >> she's a beautiful woman with or without hair. >> reporter: hoda kotbnews, new york. >> we're going to be hearing much more from joan lunden. all next week on "today" she's joining the gain for a series of reports on special coverage they are calling for good reason, pink power, during breast cancer awareness month. we are back in a moment with what we've learned tonight about the video that rocketed across the web today showing the heroic beagle with a big job. she inspires you. no question about that. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. d

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hoda kotb who in her own life found music to be some of the best medicine when she was fighting cancer, teamed with cyndi lauper and sara brailles, for a mash up of two of the singers' biggest songs. they created "truly brave." ♪ honestly, i want to see you be brave ♪ ♪ don't be afraid, let them show ♪ it's intended as a theme for young cancer patients, some of whom you can see were there to help out. you can see the entire video. find a way to donate on our website, nbcnews.com. >>> up next, giving the rat race the heave-ho. to follow a dream and actually make some money along the way. >>> "own your future" is brought to you by voya financial, changing the way you think of retirement. >>> finally here tonight, we begin a new series we're calling "own your future," it's about reinvention, finding out that a second act is indeed possible in life. especially if it means pursuing something you love. tonight, nbc's anne thompson kicks us off with two stories of women who have done just that. >> reporter: linda's career has gone to the dogs, by design. >> i wasn't ready to completely retire

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that didn't work. >> sounds like hoda kotb. you know what. you know what. >> here's the thing that can work the other direction for you. i originally started out in this business with kathie epstein was my maiden name, and then when i did name that tune they thought it was a little too -- they said it was a little too lyrical. you mean it's a little ethnic. let's be honest. would you mind -- i had just gotten married. would you mind using your married name? it was johnson. i didn't care. then there was already a kathie johnson, so i had to use my middle name. >> kathie lee. >> after all of a sudden i became kathie lee, everybody thought i was from the south. >> yes. >> and -- >> love that. >> i think that was also a little bit of, oh, you've got three names. that's just precious. what are you stupid? i think there was a little of that. i do. i think there's a tendency. the other direction too. if you have a middle initial, people tend to think that you are more intelligent and more learned. >> you know what, you're right. >> you know what, yo

>> reporter: she was one chosen by the "today" show's hoda kotb to shine a spotlight on children's cancer. >> it's great to have fun. she comes here and she gets pain and stuff like that. but when she comes here and to be able to do something fun she absolutely loves it. >> reporter: the heavy was filmed at children's hospital where kids took part in a music video to debut a new song from sara bareilles and cyndi lauper entitled "truly brave." for a few short days a part of something so fun while dealing with something so difficult. >> it was so fun to see them be proud of it. it was so fun after those would days it's like we did this we did it together and now it's going to go out and there give a great message to everybody watching. ♪ don't be afraid ♪ . >> reporter: we are looking forward to that. the story and the music video featurings sophia and her friends will air in the 8:00 on the "today" show. coming up on "nbc 10 news today" at 11:00, you'll hear from doctors here at chps. >>> now to keeping your kids safety. the national transportation safety association has launched a new ch

media stars filling the pews: diane sawyer, barbara walters, kathy lee gifford and hoda kotb. fellow funny lady - kathy griffin also there to send off a comedy legend. "she influenced all comedians, not just women comedians, she stayed relevant into her eighties which just doesn't happen in show biz and i admire her. she was like my comedy aunt. if there's a god, i hope he or she is well dressed today." joan river's fashion police co- stars came together, designer carolina herrera - was escorted by her husband. emma "joan would say it went off exactly as i planned it, exactly as i envisioned it. it happened sooner than i wanted but it was perfect when it happen. "howard said he didn't want to live in a world without joan rivers and i feel the same way." >> a celebrity studded send off - fitting for a star among them. joan rivers' friends came out saying that melissa rivers, joan's daughter, was stoic and composed and even able to make the audience laugh just a little daughter. in new york, alexandra field, cnn. the u-s carries out more targeted airstrikes iraq. but some u-s of

have a great day. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live fromto myself. matt didn't let her go for the longest time this morning. >> i'm where i belong. >> you'll be doing this for two weeks because somebody had a baby. >> somebody had to go and get pregnant, okay. thank you, savannah. >> i'm there for you. i want you to know, i'm here for you. don't call me to help. >> all right. >> so we're going to talk with jada pinkett smith, who is -- >> she's adorable. >> stunningly gorgeous. >> she is. she gets more beautiful all the time. mindy callive, a doll, she gets funnier and funnier all the time. >> she said she can't wait. >> all the hollywood buzz is with us. did you have a busy weekend or nice, quiet one? >> i had an in between one. i had some fun. lee bryce, remember lee? lee bryce is one of my faves. so lee bryce was performing at madison square garden on friday night. okay. luke bryant was performing too. so they -- some of the people asked me to give him an award, he was getting a huge award, he's the only country artist to have a platinum

hoda kotb tells us about their emotional interview. >> i know where she's been. >> we are on the "ncisset with michael weathe rly. >> brooke anderson will never ever be the same. >> oh, god. >> and nancy, the scary part, more from michael. >> explain why kevin hart was stripping for you? >> our dancing pop quiz went absolutely off the rail. "pulp fiction." "magic mike". >> no. >> i'm sorry. >> cut it off, guys. >>> now," e.t." home of celebrity dance off. >> the first pictures of amal alamuddin's wedding dress are out there. "hello" magazine for europe, "people" for the u.s. and we hear those magazines made a seven figure deal to secure the rights. >> open only we can tell you everything that happened inside amal's dress fitting. "vogue" was there. >> three magazines, tons of details and all starts with the stunning mrs. clooney. >> i think this wedding weekend really marks the debut of amal as a style icon. i mean she's sort of rocketed right up there to princess kate levels in terms of an enviable personal style, her hair, her body. everything about her one of amal's best friends gav

. >> reporter: hoda kotb sharerd many a giggle. >> we love you, joanie. >> seemed a little weird to beling after a memorial service, but that's sort of what this entire afternoon was. it was full of laughter and joy. and it was also full of tears. >> the service in one word was irreverent. it was fabulous. joan rivers would have loved it. ♪ >> reporter: a farewell far from fun, though heavy on levity for queen of comedy. >> i'm so happy to have people i can laugh with. >> reporter: ron mott, nbc news, new york. >>> another nba owner caught in a controversy. this time it's atlantic hawks co-owner bruce levenson. in it racist remarks tied to the hawks fan base. he said, "my feelings is that the black crowd scares away the whites and the kiss cam is too black." his solution, more cheerleaders and music for white guys. he said he is now selling his share of the team. >>> to other sports headlines when it comes to action on the field, my friend richard lui. >> good monday, frances. week one of the nfl starting off with a kick in the face. antonio brown putting his heel into the punter's fac

they'll be in the studio with hoda kotb who is doing her series with "shining a light" on worthy causeshroughout the area. certainly, this cause chosen from our area be sure to watch that later this morning. reporting live from university, katy zachry, "nbc10 news." >>> the option for revel casino has been pushed back to tuesday. $90 million, and his lawyer says revel is not revealing how many bids have been considered or who made them or how much. he calls that process tainted and is accusing revel's attorneys of conducting closed-doors deals. >>> atlantic city is desperately trying to find ways to bring more people to the town. new jersey state senator tom keane has an idea, he suggests beach and boardwalk, he said if the city loosened up letting people carry open containers of alcohol that would allow people move from one beach to another. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "nbc10 news" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> it's a rainy one. the rain is coming down, the wind has picked up. it's going to be a dreary day. but the steadiest rain is falling on boathouse row this morning.

. >> reporter: hoda kotb shared many a giggle with rivers on and off camera. >> we love you, joanie.> seems weird to be smiling after a memorial service, but that's sort of what this entire afternoon was. it was full of laughter and joy, and it was also full of tears. >> the service in one word was irreverent. it was fabulous. joan rivers would have loved it. ♪ >> reporter: a farewell far from fun, though heavy on levity for the queen of comedy. >> i'm sorry happy to have people i can laugh with. >> what do you think she would have said for some of the things certain people wore? looking at some of the outfits. from the queen of fashion police to a fashion trend possibly on its way out, the ap headline caught our eye this weekend. look at this. jeans face an uncertain future amid yoga rage? that story interesting here saying sales of iconic blue jeans fell 6% during the bast year after deg kads of almost steady grown. the decline driven by women. men's interest mading. why? people more often are sporting yoga pants, sweatpants and other athletic wear instead of traditional denim. are

> >>> this morning on "today," hoda kotb premieres her shine a light music video truly brave. mashup featuring sarah bareilles, cyndi lauper and special kids. you won't want to miss it. >>> now sports, the l.a. dodgers have clinched nl west in a thriller against the giants. >> and that's into right center. on his way is bronco to third. the throw to third! got him! >> showing off that arm during his nl leading 14th outfield assist. and kershaw finished in mvp fashion, striking out 11 in the 9-1 victory. >>> the yankees are out of playoff contention after the orioles beat them 9-5. that also means there are only four games left in captain derek jeter's career. he will play his final home game tonight at yankee stadium. >> getting more and more difficult. i try to put it out of my mind, but it is getting more and more difficult to do that. >> the captain's final farewell has inspired the rival the boston red sox to offer a promotion. they'll give one yankees fan two free tickets to jeter's last game at fenway on sunday you have until friday afternoon to submit nominations. >>> p

. >> reporter: hoda kotb shared many jokes with joan rivers on and off camera. >> it seems to be weird to be smiling after a memorial service, but that's sort of what this entire afternoon was. it was full of laughter and joy and it was also full of tears. >> the service in one word was irreverent. it was fabulous, joan rivers would have loved it. >> reporter: a farewell far from fun, though heavy on levity for a queen of comedy. >> i'm so shappy to have peoplei can laugh with. >> reporter: ron mott, nbc news, new york. >> the streets were crowded out there. >>> the atlanta hawks co-owner is caught in a controversy. it is over a 2012 e-mail bruce levinson wrote. in it, racist remarks tied to the hawks fan base. among what he said, my theory is that the black crowd scared away the whites. and the kiss cam is too black. his solution, more white cheerleaders and music familiar to white guys. levinson told the nba about his e-mail in july. he's now selling his share of that team. >>> michigan saw wind whipped storms and twisted power lines over 200,000 have no power in new york a huge tree

an hour. >>> from nbc . >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotbt wouldn't let her go on time this morning. >> it's time for us, baby, where i belong. >> you'll be doing this for two weeks because somebody had a baby. >> somebody had to go and get pregnant, thank you, savannah. >> i want you to know i'm here for you. but don't call me to help. >> we'll talk with jada pinkett smith who is stunningly gorgeous. >> gets more beautiful all the time. >> mindy kalin, a doll, who gets funnier and funnier all the time. all the hollywood buzz is with us. hoda, busy weekend or nice quiet one? >> i had an in-between one. i had some funs. lee bryce is one of my faves. lee bryce was per forming at madison square garden friday night. luke bryan was performing, too. he was getting a huge award. the only country artist to have a platinum single record so far this year. >> good. >> more than luke. >> more than miranda, more than anybody? >> all of them. lee bryce. so i had to do a sneak attack on stage and interrupt his set at the garden. who wants to have some girl

hoda kotb tells us about their emotional interview. >> i know where she's been. >> we are on the "ncisth michael weatherly. >> brooke anderson will never ever be the same. >> oh, god.

. ♪ >>> from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1 a in rockefellerza. >> hi everybody. >> hoda woman! >> are we live? we forgot what it is like. >> we have forgotten. >> did you know it hasn't changed? it's booze day tuesday. >> can you believe we are saying september 2? >> no. you know who is glad we are back? sheila, marie, debbie, belinda, joan and mary. >> and don't forget julie. >> they have been tweeting us letting us know how they felt. in no uncertain terms. >> kelly is a facebook fan and sent us this picture and said my husband brought me coffee in bed and turned on kathie lee and hoda. he knows the way to my heart. can you just imagine? you know what, nothing has changed. >> so hoda had a great time. you look radiant and beautiful. >> you jr, too. >> hoda actually does. here is a picture of hoda on vacation. went to this really great place in mexico with boots we will call him still. >> he did not wear boots on the beach, i hope. >> this is one of those places -- >> you cannot talk about it because it's that gorgeous. >> it is a place calle

media stars filling the pews: diane sawyer, barbara walters, kathy lee gifford and hoda kotb. fellow funny lady - kathy griffin also there to send off a comedy legend. "she influenced all comedians, not just women comedians, she stayed relevant into her eighties which just doesn't happen in show biz and i admire her. she was like my aunt. if there's a god, i hope he or she is well dressed today." joan river's fashion police co- stars came together, john would say when off exactly as i planned it exactly as i envisioned it happen sooner than i wanted it but it was perfect >> designer carolina herrera - was escorted by her husband. "joan would say it went off exactly as i planned it, exactly perfect when it happen. "howard said he didn't want to live in a world without joan rivers and i feel the same way." a celebrity studded send off - fitting for a star among them. joan rivers' friends came out saying that melissa rivers, joan's daughter, was stoic and composed and even able to make the audience laugh just a little bit. very much her mother's daughter. in new york, alexandra f

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. it's try day friday. there's sadness in the whole world because a lot of the laugher has gone out of the world. hopefully temporarily, but our good friend joan rivers did pass yesterday. surrounded by family and friends we are told. and -- >> hollywood walk of fame. >> everyone wants to find a way to sort of pay tribute. you know, whether it's putting flowers at her home on the upper eastside in new york or laying flowers there. >> it's funny, when you think of joan rivers, you've known her for many years, we talked about the old pictures when you hosted with regis. >> she was a consummate guest. any time you could book her, you wanted her. you knew it would be sparks. she never ever ever bored you ever. she electrified whatever show she was on. everybody is talking about what a comic genius she was. nobody disputes that. but the one thing that i love -- look how long ago that was. >> wow. >> yeah. >> wow. >> yes, i have been every color, except my natural co

>>> from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. hi. >> hi. >> welcome. >> yeah. >> wines day wednesday. september 3rd. and we got two great terrific actresses with us, allison williams and kelly rutherford. we have reed alexander. >> we've got a great show. >> love him. >> he is such a sweetie, in the kitchen working hard. >> and your words of wisdom midweek. >> this what is we do every wednesday. wednesday's words of wisdom. here it is this morning. i did lots of research. >> you googled it. >> hard times will always reveal true friends. >> you had one sentence. >> what? >> let's do it again. do it with feeling and emotion. >> let's have some background -- >> music. >> it doesn't matter. ready. hard times will always reveal true friends. >> author unknown. you know what, my mother for the longest time thought unknown was a person. she goes, i really like that philosopher. you know, who is -- where was -- is unknown from? my father just looked at her and goes, it means anonymous. oh, my mom. golly, god ble

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it is fun day monday, september 8th. we hope you had a good weekend. we had a busy one, didn't we, hoda? >> yes, we did. >> we filmed -- we taped a special in honor of joan rivers, something that so many of you seemed to enjoy on friday night. we went to her service yesterday at temple emanu-el and it was quite the tribute to lady joan. >> you saw a lot of new york luminaries there. there was tons of press. so many people just came out, they were across the street behind barricades watching to see, you know, joan's daughter, and grandson. it is nice to see just the outpouring of people who just wanted to say hi or give a flower to her daughter, things like that. there was melissa and cooper. and it was, you know, you wonder what kind of funeral it was going to be. you heard all the things she wanted. she wanted to have all the -- she wanted to be a big hollywood affair. and it had a lot of really great new yorkers there. what did you think of the service? >

and hoda kotb -- >> who also went through this. >> there people in our profession who didn't disclose and still haven't. we would be shocked to know. there is such a networking and a sisterhood of this. >> but it takes a weight off your shoulder. i have been asking women to share their story on my website and thousands are sharing their stories and part of it is to give me advice and tips and i thank them for that. part of it is just to share. there is a community strength when you let people share their story and you bond together and i of course being the journalist am asking for their questions and trying to find the expert who is can answer the questions. >> the one thing that you and i were talking about, there not clear answers. you have to make decisions and you have to be a good reporter even if you are not a reporter. all of you civilians out there, ask questions. the other thing is that i have never come across doctors who were as nurturing and loving and caring as the larger breast cancer community. >> i had such an incredibly wonderful care. both here in new york city and

this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody. we're so happy you're with us for thirsty thursday. it's a big kickoff for football. >> everyone around here is buzzing about something. >> football. september 4th. if you care. what is it? >> well, usually we get our notes every day, and in our notes they let us know who is going to be on the show. we read them, or you do. i go through whatever i do. for some reason there weren't a lot of notes. they said you're having a surprise as your first guest. we forgot about it because it seemed like it was probably a nothing. now everybody is saying it's a great surprise. >> we don't know when we get it either. >> we know we don't have a first segment, so whoever or whatever it is must be in the beginning of the show. >> what do you want it to be? because there are good surprises, and i discovered in life, there are not some good surprises. you know what i'm saying? i don't want those. >> i think it can't be blake shelton because he is going to be with us -- >> he is coming in a

the "today" shows hoda kotbe joins us live. >> how are you? >> i'm good.f course, we all know that you had your own challenge with cancer. what role did that play in you doing this series? >> you know, here is the thing. cancer seems like a grown-up disease and the idea that little kids are suffering with it sort of broke my heart. they wanted us to do a charity project. i want to do something to help kids with cancer. i was thinking, what could i do? and i'm in love with "brave." it became an anthem for a lot of little kids battling it. let's do a music video. what could we do with the song? let's mash it up with another song. i was thinking, what's an anthemy song that people love? it was like, ding. i thought of "true colors." we mushed up -- they came together and mushed that thing up into a beautiful song. >> what was the response from the kids with the music? >> can i tell you something fun? they sang bits of it. we shot at children's hospital of philadelphia. the kids were so full of light and joy and they went into a room and they lip synced and ha

. >> reporter: because of her fight, she was one of the kids chosen to meet hoda kotb and be in the storyo shine a light on cancer. >> it's great to tell her we're going to do something fun. she has to get a pinch and stuff like that. for her to be able to come here and do something fun, she loved it. >> reporter: the story was filmed at children's hospital where the kids had part in a music video to debut a new song entitled "truly brave" a song that captured the qualities of each young patient who were part of something so fun while dealing with something so difficult. >> it was so fun to see them be proud of it. it was something that after the two days they were like, we did this and we did it together. now it's going to go out there and give a great message to everybody watching. ♪ don't be afraid >> reporter: after the first month of chemo, there was no sign of cancer for sophia. they expect her to make a full recovery. >>> nbc 10 in spring garden this morning for rosh hashanah services. the holiday marks the beginning of the ten days of prayers until the day of penitance. >>> fatall

media stars filling the pews, diane sawyer, barbara walters, kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb.y lady, kathy griffin, also there to send off a comedy legend. >> she influenced all comedians, not just women comedians, she stayed relevant into her 80s, which just doesn't happen in show business. and i admire her. she was like my comedy aunt. if there's a god, i hope he or she is very well dressed today. >> reporter: joan rivers' "fashion police" co-stars came together. >> joan would say it went off exactly as i planned it, exactly as i envisioned it, it happened sooner than i wanted it, but it was perfect when it happened. >> reporter: designer carolina herrera was escorted by her husband. >> howard said he didn't know if he wanted to live in a world without joan rivers. and i feel the same way. >> reporter: a celebrity-studded sendoff fitting for a star among them. joan rivers' friends came out saying that melissa rivers', joan's daughter, was stoic and composed and even able to make the audience laugh just a little bit. really, very much her mother's daughter n new york, alexand

. >> we get that preview from matt lauer and hoda kotb. >> good morning, you can tell hoda has come backmore punish lt on day two. straight ahead, live on the scene of a raging wildfire in northern california that has destroyed dozens of homes and forced the evacuation of about 1,500 people. >> also ahead the court case that is revealing the blurred lines. why the singer was forced to admit he did not write it. >>> also, billy crystal will stop by for his first interview since the death of his dear friend robin williams. we'll talk to billy about life, laughter and loss. >>> all right. carson will throw a big bash to celebrate the orange room's first anniversary. he's going to be streaming the whole thing live on our website throughout the morning. >>> plus, i guess there is a special mystery guest who we don't even know who it is. >> the problem is we won't be able to see that guest because we are going to have to wear these ridiculous glasses through most of the second part of the show. >> i wish these were reading glasses. >> they look great. >>> we'll learn the story behind the highl

let's look. >> hoda kotb devastated by the suspicious disappearance of her favorite shoes. loor men's room. even the "national enquirer" picked up the story. meredith, jeff rossen, members news. hoda was in there and her shoes went missing. how did that happen? >> i don't know. she was drinking. >> meredith says you were hammered. >> meredith said i was hammered? meredith the queen of tequila said i was hammered? time for her to own up and stop accusing me of things that are not true, okay. she was responsible. >> that's hysterical. i love it. i love it. >> we got it back. >> she's featured on myyóu podc. after putting in a huge day yesterday i talked to her at 4:30 and she was as alive and excited and vibrant about her new project and grateful to us for rising to the occasion and being there for her. i wish her such success. we aldo. we're all in love with meredith. >> i never ever heard about this, personally, in light of the ray rice scandal and all the abuse that's been going on meredith talked about past abuse in her own life. she talks about she was in love with a guy

then bieber started to vam, strike a pose, hoda kotb was in the audience. >> i feel bad for him.n you're sitting there and watching a kit ged booed. >> why did he walk out with such a tall model. >> he looked shrimpy. >> not everybody was booing bieber. get out the ear plugs. >> what the heck! >> reporter: a fan barely able to control her camera all because, when booed, justin bieber didn't just take it, he took it off. jeanne moos, cnn. [ screams ] >> new york. >> i'm concerned about that young girl. thank you for joining me today, i'm carol costello. "at this hour" with berman and michaela starts now. >> our objective is clear, we will degreed and ultimately destroy isil. >> destroying a terrorist enemy before it can attack, president obama lays out his plan to battle isis as the nation pauses to remember september 11th. plus -- [ bleep ]. >> he had

>> reporter: because of her fight, she was one of the kids chosen to meet the "today" sh show's hoda kotbe in her story to shine a light on pediatric cancer. >> it's great to tell her we're going to c.h.o.p. to do something fun. usually we come here and she has to get a pinch and stuff like that. so for her to be able to come here and do something fun, she absolutely loves it. >> reporter: the story was filmed at children's hospital where the kids also had parts in a music video. to debut a new song from artist sarah borelis aentitled "truly brave." the patients were part of something so fun while dealing with something so diflficult. >> it wases fun to see them be proud of it, after the two days, we did this and did it together and now it's going to go out there and give a great message to everybody watching. ♪ don't be afraid >> reporter: sophia's doctor tells me after the first month of chemotherapy, there was no sign of cancer. they expect sophia to make a full recovery. reporting from university city, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> and children's hospital of philadelphia has developed

ladies and gentlemen, the musical stylings of hoda kotb. sun coming up over wilmington, north carolina. >> bring it up. >> just for hoda. >> this is that jake owens song. >> she thinks it's ihoda right now. >> who sings this song? >> jake owens. >> let's leave it that way. i couldn't resist! >> love it. >>> let's take a look at the headlines. scotland will remain part of the united kingdom after voters decided not to become an independent country. >>> the man suspected of ambushing and killing a pennsylvania state trooper is now on the fbi's ten most wanted list and schools in the area remain closed as the manhunt for him continues. >>> security breach at home depot is bigger than what was originally thought. 56 million credit and debit cards may have been compromised. >>> and coming up, we'll take you on a rare tour of a one-of-a-kind lab. it's been described as csi meets animal planet. it tracks down those who commit crimes against animals. >>> it's time to share my shine a light project. i'll get some help from a comedy legend. the one, t

media stars filling the pews, diane sawyer, barbara walters, kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb.ellow funny lady, kathy griffin, also there to send off a comedy legend. >> she influenced all come immediaten yas, not just women come immediaten yas, she stayed relevant into her 80s, which just doesn't happen in show business. and i admire her. this he was like my comedy aunt. if there's a god, i hope he or she is very well dressed today. >> reporter: joan rivers, "fashion police" co-stars came together. >> joan would say it went off exactly as i planned it, exactlyize envisioned it, it happened sooner than i wanted it, but it was perfect when it happened. >> reporter: designer carolina herrera was escorted by her husband. >> howard said he didn't know if he wanted to live in a world without joan rivers. i feel the same way. >> reporter: a celebrity-studded sendoff fitting for a star among them. >> no question about that. thank you, alexandra field for filing that report. >>> here at 730 eastern time, cnn's spotlight on the legend herself, learn about her life, career, highs, lows,

i'm matt lauer with hoda kotb, filling in while savannah is on maternity leave, al roker, natalie moralested to go out but hoda didn't so we're staying inside. >> weather-sensitive hair. >> we're celebrating one of the -- you know, milestones for the orange room. we turn one today. we've been playing guess the guest. we've had clues. i'll go over the clues. first clue was this person is really comfortable behind an anchor desk and the second was we're getting this person up early after a late night. some early guesses from online, number one, hugh jackman. no. ron burgundy. no. mr. matt lauer. he said no. >> i already guessed. >> i think al got it right. >> yes. >> we could be wrong. just after the first clue. >> very first? >> yes. >> emphasis on really? >> really comfortable. >> mystery guest, would you please show yourself? >> yes! >> how about that? >> the clues were too easy. i'm giving you no credit. >> seth meyers is here, everybody. >> good to see you. >> good to see you. >> where do you guys want me? >> come right over here by mr. roker. are you a big fan of the orange room? >> i

. >> the "today" show is next and hoda kotb and kathie lee hosting with matt. hey, jennar fuzz mike troober munny sling... awwwwww scram! i'm crust mike jubby roll bond chow gonna lean up an kiss bet. peas charty get town down. [laughter] ♪ borf a liver tute face stummy wag ♪ pow pam sha-beeps stella nerf berms. saxa-nay nay? badumps a head. temexiss gurrin. juppa left. fluppa jown! brone a brood. what? catch up on what everyone's talking about with the x1 entertainment operating system. preloaded with the latest episodes of the top 100 shows. only from xfinity. president obama set to make his case for defeating isis in a rare prime time address to the nation tonight. this as secretary of state john kerry arrives in the middle east overnight to support for strikes against a terror group. >>> playing defense. growing criticism and calls to resign. the nfl commissioner speaks out about his handling of the ray rice scandal. >> we assumed that there was a video. we asked for video. we asked for anything that was pertinent, but we were never granted that opportunity

. >> for a preview say hello to matt lauer and hoda kotb. >> straight ahead on a tuesday here on "todaye pentagon with the latest on this developing story overnight. the first u.s. led air strikes what were the targets and will the terror group retaliate? >>> paula dean's first live interview since the scandal that brought down her empire. what she's learned and what she has planned for a comeback. >>> remember our born today babies who entered the world live on this program they'll be here a year later to celebrate their first birthdays. >> can't believe it's been a year. >>> a live concert from kenny chesney. the plaza is packed already when we get started right here on "today." >> you need to know that hoda is a serious kenny chesney fan. >> serious. >> serious. >> there is a guy out there, a girl out there with a sign that says, kenny, sign my foot and i'll turn it into a tattoo. how about that. >> because he calls his fans no shoes nation. >> we look forward to it. we'll see you at 7:00. >> all right, take care. >>> we have a sunny start on this first morning of autumn and it is ch

." >> and hoda kotb live in the studio. >> i'm still here. >> i thought you were late going live because hoda was with lenny. >> let's not start any rumors. >> we can start that one. >> we'll see you at 7:00. thanks, guys. >> all right, thanks. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> one minute away from sunrise this morning. we'll see a lot of sunshine and we'll also get a lot of wind, too. wind really picked up overnight and will stay with us, in fact, increase during the day today. that's drier air that's moving in. you already feel the difference this morning. we'll really clear things out here at the nbc 10 studios. just a few signs of thin clouds, but mostly just sunshine and cool to start with. 63 degrees in philadelphia. 70% humidity, but that number comes down in a big way during the day today. winds are already gusting at more than 20 miles an hour in the pocono mountains and we'll feel that this afternoon in philadelphia. 50s now for chester springs. kennett square is 59 and 62 in wilmington. off to the north and west, pottstown, quakertown,

kathie lee give ford, hoda kotb. this is a private service, brian, invitation only, but of course we know that joan rivers' friends were celebrities. so they're the ones that are here. two most important people are not yet here, and that would be of course melissa rivers, joan's daughter, and her grandson cooper. >> so i expect they'll be pulling up any moment now. thank you for joining us. we'll keep an eye on the live shot outside. the funeral location, as you mentioned, what joan rivers said she wanted at her funeral. i want to play that audio. this is from her autobiography where she jokingly talked about how she wanted this morning to go. >> when i die, and, yes, melissa, the tai will come, yes, melissa, everything is still in your name, i want my funeral to be a huge showbiz affair with lights, camera, action. i want crass services. i want paparazzi. i want publicists making a scene. i want it to be hollywood all the way. don't give me some ran by rambling on. i want meryl streep crying in five different accent

i'm matt lauer along with hoda kotb, who is here while savannah is on maternity leave. we have al roker and natalie morales as well. raise your hand if you're happy kenny chesney is here. >> me! >> that is a great crowd. nothing to put you in a better mood than seeing this. >> we have a concert in our second half hour. paul l paula deen will talk about where she is headed. our top story, the first wave of u.s. air and missile strikes on isis strongholds inside syria. we're waiting for the president to speak. first to nbc's jim miklaszewski live at the pentagon. >> reporter: the first wave is exactly right. those were the opening is a voe in what could be a long-running war against isis inside syria. u.s. air strikes led up the night skies over raqqa. the isis capital city inside syria as seen in this video not verified by nbc news. 47 tomahawk cruise missiles including these launched off the u.s. destroyer and wave after wave of american fighter bombers unleashed precision guided bombs, all aimed at more than 20 isis targets including command and control headquarters, w

i'm matt lauer with hoda kotb, natalie morales, carson daly and al roker.ic in this half hour. we have train coming up about but also this music for a great cause. >> cindy lauper and sarah bareilles. >> revealing image of veteran journalist joan london. she has undergone chemotherapy and on tuesday she had surgery to remove the tumor. kate coyne is with us. >> hey, kate. >> so brave of joan not only to tell her story but, as we just saw, to show herself zblin credibly brave and the resulting image is so powerful. it's really something that i think women, especially who are facing chemotherapy, who may have fears about what hair loss will mean for them, to look at an image like this, to see joan so bold, so beautiful and, most of all, so incredibly brave, to take a photo like this, to let the world see what she's going through. and i think, undoubtedly, be inspired by it. >> you talk about brave. she had surgery yesterday and yet she's joining us on the phone this morning. >> wow! >> joan, good morning. how are you doing? >> hi, matt. i'm actually doing ver

i'm matt lauer along with hoda kotb, who is here while savannah is on maternity leave. we have al roker and natalie morales as well. raise your hand if you're happy kenny chesney is here. >> me! i'm curious whether any of them have their shoes on or not. >> no shoes nation. >> one woman wants kenny chesney to sign her bare foot so she can step to it. >> do they know they're in new york city? >> paula dean is in our green room. 2013 was a very difficult year for her. she's back to tell us how she's doing and what her plans are. >>> our top story, first wave of u.s.-led air strikes on targets in syria. >> first wave is exactly right. last night's air strikes is only the opening in what is sure to become a long-running u.s. war against isis in syria. air strikes lit up the night sky over the isis capital city, as seen by this video, not verified by nbc news. seven tomahawk cruz missiles, including these launched and wave after wave of bombers released precision-guided bombs aimed at more than 20 isis targets, command and control headquarters, weapons depots and encampments

. >> for a preview, we say good morning to matt lauer and hoda kotb.uys. >> hi, guys, how are you? >> vai and tracy, nice to see you both. coming up, reports of air strikes in syria overnight as president obama looks to build more support for the fight against isis in a key speech at the u.n. this morning. we'll talk about all of that with the president's national security adviser, susan rice, who will be live in our studio. >>> also ahead, is marriage a dying institution? we'll take a closer look at why more americans are choosing to stay single. >>> then, jessica simpson stops by to talk about her wedding, motherhood and her billion-dollar empire. plus, more. >>> and a special live performance from the grammy-winning band train. so terrific, when we get started here in a little bit on "today." >>> vai and tracy, back to you. >> tracy's bopping her head already, jammin' out. guys, we appreciate it. >> thanks. have a good morning. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> clouds are already moving into the area, and the