. >> and "today" contributor, daredevil, and author jill martin. >> jill went down that crazy slide inwant to be the girl who threw up. >> you're in the front too. >> you know why? because of camera angle. i'd do anything for the show. >> you have to do it twice for the camera. >> i did it twice. >> fun? >> fun, i'll never do it again. >> you'll do anything once. we need you, to we missed a shot. >> she'd do it for charity. i'm taking her on. >> i'd need a hair net. that's my worry. i'm not scared of the drop, i'm scared of the water. our first lady is melissa, 43 years old, woodstock, georgia. her daily routine consists of washing her hair and letting it air dry on the way to the door. her daughter begged us to give her a brand-new style. take a listen to her story. >> maddy, you're a good daughter, we saw saw your sign in the crowd. why is this so important for you? >> my mom does so much for my family and i every day. i think she deserves a makeover. not that she needs one. >> we like that. i know this is part of the bucket list of coming here to new york. so what are you most excit

. >> here to help you get in on the action is "today" contributor and author jill martin. >> hello.iked that song we bumped in with. it had a cool beat. anyway, everything on this table is free. what i'm about to show you. now, the only thing i want to say before we start is when you go on to these sites, check the privacy settings. they do not give your information to third parties, but they do share them with the brand. go on, make sure you're okay with the whole situation, and just make sure. so i'm saying that. but now let's talk free. the first one is pinchme.com. this is predominantly stay-at-home moms. there's 750,000 members. you sign up. you see the full screen right here. it's free to become a member. then manufacturers will target your personalized experience. so you see all different things here. they give you each week a whole slew of products. >> to see what you think of them? that's it. >> right. then you choose. you choose each week. you're encouraged to share on social media. you get feedback on surveys. instead of buying that full piece, you try the sample. then yo

. >>> coming up, jill martin's heading to detox for 30 >>> a very good monday to you. 8:26. san rafael area near san quentin state prison. no word on how much fuel spilled or if there were any injuries to that driver. >>> quite a rough one out there. let's check the commute with mike. >> 101 is opened. it's the connector between the bridge. again, there's the tanker on its side. a lot of fuel was seen. it looked like ripples were coming out of there. i understand they have it more contained now. that's westbound 580 from richmond to san rafael. i want to show you the map. it's jammed up because people can't get off, they are distracted, have to go north and connect at 580 or the 101. it's a longer route but you can make it over to the ferry terminal. a new crash north 101 and 880. that's going to be a problem. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> check back with us. we'll have another local news update in half an hour. hope of a good monday morning. ♪ 737. 737. right there? you guessed it. how do we save on operational costs? with the world's largest fleet of boeing 737's. one

. >> jill martin is here making it all happen. guess who's sick? la >> best wishes. >> i don't remember lewis not being here with us. i know. >> in 7 1/2 years, about how long, 7 1/2 years he's never missed one. >> aw. >> we love you, lewis. >> nobody can take his place. jill's all by herself. >> double, double duty. >> i love the empty chair. >> i was thinking of that, actually. >> that's when they're gone gone. >> right. that was weird. >> how were the pickings? >> i know it took a consult so i got to pick them on my own. and this one has reached out all week to try to get in touch with us. these were easy picks and they're both very excited. >> joann cartavona. >> god bless ya. >> 64 years old from new jersey. after retiring she wanted to get her hair colored for the very first time in her life. >> good for her. >> she begged us to give her a new style. >> three generations of this gorgeous family and you facebooked us, you e-mailed, you came down to the plaza. why is this so important to you? >> my mom is a strong and beautiful person. she just

. >> and today contributor and author jill martin sweep two ladies off the plaza for new looks. >> how> our first lucky lady is ellen. she's 44 years old from potomac falls, virginia. she has come here in hopes that she would be picked for ambush. >> so many signs on the plaza today, but when we picked you, you were flipping out. >> yeah. >> why is it so important? >> i have had the same look for a decade, and i am ready for a change. >> your sister says the same thing about you. >> yeah. she's been talking about getting ambushed for quite some time. she tried last year, and it didn't work out, and she has been letting her hair grow i would say for the past four or five months just for this day. >> you have -- la la la la la down. >> yes, big fans. >> all right. here we go for three hours. >> i'm ready. >> we heard them singing. there they are. there's mary, her son andrew, and mary's son, will. please keep your blind folds on for just a second. here is ellen before. all right, ellen, let's see the new you. ♪ >> oh, my gosh. >> all right, guys. you ready? take off your blind folds. >>

tomorrow zach bratt, and jill martin is here with free stuff. >> we leave you now way song by jake owen hodie. have a great day, everybody. >> how did you catch that $50? ♪ swore i was going to tell 'em the truth ♪ ♪ that was til everybody started asking bout you ♪ ♪ and i didn't know what to say ♪ ♪ came up with some lame excuse why you were gone ♪ ♪ said you were going to come later on ♪ ♪ painted a smile on my face like everything was okay ♪ i was hanging around, rocking the crowd everybody singing along with my songs ♪ ♪ taking my shots, throwing them back ♪ ♪ acting like you ain't gone ♪ well i don't want 'em to know i'm all alone ♪ ♪ and i ain't got nobody ♪ i don't want 'em to see i'm dying inside ♪ ♪ so i guess i'll be the life, life of the party ♪ ♪ and then one of your friends ♪ came up and gave me a hug and asked me how we've been ♪ ♪ i smiled and said we're better than we've ever been ♪ ♪ well, i don't know why i had to lie ♪ ♪ guess i didn't want to tell her that you said goodbye ♪ ♪ i couldn't even look her in the eye ♪ ♪ so i kept on ♪ i was hanging around, rocking the cr

i know she has game in many ways, but jill martin signed up, our jill martin signed up. with us. matt leblanc, we announced he's been nominated in the category of best actor. congratulations, man. okay, he's not with us. >> thank you, willie. >> we'll name famous actors to keep you here. joining us on the phone now, george clooney. >> thank you for the nomination i didn't get, but thank you. we love matt leblanc, i'm happy to see him in that category. >> absolutely. he's a great actor. we'll talk to him in a bit. >>> a woman has written an op ed after this photograph of her husband and their kids went viral. this is serge belanco. he posted this picture prompting comments you're such an achl mazing dad and your kids are lucky to have you. his wife writes, he looks cool, but the props he was given were a little over the top. what's with him doing next to nothing and getting praised to the high heavens like he lifted a truck off a child. a man received royal treatment from flight attendants including non-stop movies and free first class dinners. other passengers including

even though i've given up sweets for jill martin. >> that starts the first. >> let's get this plannedhe first. okay. some great news for our buddy tracy morgan. new pictures of tracy now that he's out of rehab finally a month after that horrific car crash left him critically injured. his leg was broken, other severe injuries. but this is our first glimpse of our buddy. this video was obtained exclusively by entertainment tonight. tracy was in good spirits outside of his home in new jersey. >> how you feeling? >> you look great. >> i feel strong. i love you. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> he's such a great guy. he's been on the show before. he's always sweet, always lovable. new dad. i mean, so much going on in his life when this accident happened. but it's great to see him flashing that smile and the peace sign. >> when the accident happened, he was in critical condition and then we kind of went dark on news about him for awhile. made you worry what was going on there. and he looks relatively good. >> his friend lost his life. when you hear the calls and all that, it's absolute

jill martin is here with the bargains.belly, i didn't know we were started. >> we have to get comfortable at home. we have trash cans today? >> this is all about entertaining. you're having guests over. you'll be having a lot of guests over. okay. we're starting with the bath bungalow bathroom set. retail $192. it's a six-piece set. so made of bamboo and ceramic. the hamper, waste basket, tray container and toothbrush holder. the deal $57. >> one of the cutest hampers i've ever seen. >> okay. the flat ware set, retail $79. one tablespoon, one fork, one knife, one teaspoon, one knife fork, and one coffee spoon. if you're a party of one, you get one set. you get it. retail, 79. then the deal is $24. >> modern looking. >> you can buy accordingly. you can spruce up your evening dinner at the table. this is major. this is the provita blender. retail $99. it's a juice and smoothie. then it comes right out and you take it with you. >> i love it. >> it's really easy. dishwasher safe. it can also grind coffee. so double duty. >> ve

"today" contributor jill martin here to do the honors. good morning, ladies.lear you wanted to share with other women. we wanted to celebrate 50 women. a lot expecting the time that you are. third or fourth trial. >> everyone is going into labor right now. no. >> so we want to do these deals for mommies, for gifts and for special moms to be today. >> awesome. >> we actually stole kingston and mom megan from the crowd. he is modeling our onesie set. what's great is there is a zipper right here. so you are changing the baby, he doesn't have to be cold. you just unzip it and keep everything else warm. >> and it's easier than snaps. >> anything that snaps or zips. organic cotton and bamboo. the deal, $23. 71% off from $74.97. >> so you could stop up. >> al's was a little less. >> never too early to start read to go your baby. >> we love dr. seuss. three dr. seuss children's book sets. go online to see which ones, including all the favorites here. retail, $89. the deal, $27. >> you get three books? >> three sets. some have 10 books. >> next, we have the personalize

. >> and "today" contributor and author jill martin. they sweep two ladies off the plaza.ake a listen. >> so many signs on the plaza. when we picked you, you were flipping out. why is this so important? >> i've had the same look for a decade. i'm ready for a change. >> and your sister says the same thing about you. >> yes, she's been talking about getting ambushed for quite some time. she tried last year and it didn't work out, and she's let -- been letting her hair grow for the past four or five months just for this day. >> you have la, la, la, la down. >> yeah, big fan. >> here we go for three hours. >> i'm ready. >> we heard them singing. all right. there they are. mary. there is her son andrew and mary's son will. please keep your blindfolds on for just a second. here is ellen before. all right, let's see the new you. oh, my god! all right, guys. are you ready? take off your blindfolds. >> wow! >> what a transformation. >> oh, my goodness. >> you look adorable. >> beautiful. >> and look right here at camera 12. gorgeous. tell us about the hair. >> we were trying to fig