>> you just be you, joanie. here. we brought you a little champagne because -- there's yours. >> oh. >> all right. now my mom has more fun, especially when hoda's mom is here, too. we all have great fun together. you're not the only feel-good granny in the world. this man adam lives with his 90-year-old grandmother who is legally blind and hard of hearing but she loves to dance. so he shot her doing what she does best. you go, girl. ♪ she's in great shape. oh, yeah. ♪ she's 90 years old, mom. >> she's wonderful. >> okay. she's going to show us some moves now. yeah. yeah! ♪ okay. oh, look, she kicked it. whooo! look at her, mom. look what great shape she's in. >> she's in great shape. >> let's do it. can you get down off there? >> yeah, of course i can. i think. >> shake it up, sister. this is for you, vito, in boca raton. go, mom! come on, joanie, move it like you used to. come on. shake it, sister. yeah! shake it, sister. good girl, mom! all righty. so i want to thank them for sending that in. it actually is our frie

. >> joanie rochette. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> joanie rochette.astics spectacular airs next sunday, january 8th, right here on nbc. we're back right after this. it has a crew. in . it gets invited to parties with paparazzi. it hangs out poolside. it has millions of drooling fans. it knows the recipe for success. there's nothing like it. the big mac. it doesn't do interviews. and don't miss the mac snack wrap while it's in the house. the simple joy of famous flavor. ♪ ♪ [ laughs ] ♪ ♪ here's a better idea... pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits. in just 15 minutes, the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands! dinner ideas made easy. >>> this morning, as we celebrate the new year, it gave us a chance to look back on "weekend today." >> the three of us, we fronted almost 60 pieces for "weekend today." 60! lester did 59 of them. >> and we split the last one. it was amazing. we asked you, the viewer, which piece you thought was the best. >> from survival camp and surfing the mavericks to a willy wonka reunio

this is sherry. >> like joanie. wants to co-host. >> anyway, very, very happy birthday. for coming to see us. >> she's beautiful. >> oh, she's got a microphone. hello. happy birthday. >> thank you very much. >> you look beautiful. >> you really do. it's hard to hear. >> thank you so much. >> you're welcome. sweet. >> yeah. >> sweet woman. >> you know what i did after just starting to get frank away from trudie and someplace safe where i knew she wouldn't be? we went to this fantastic place right here in times square called the discovery. and they always have great exhibits on. they've got a csi one. but right now if you want to have a great time in new york and can't get tickets to your favorite broadway show or something, they have a whole exhibit on the dead sea scrolls that is fantastic. >> you talked about that. >> just fantastic. fun place to go. >> excellent. favorite things time. >> favorite things. by the way, this is a beijing something. >> what is it? bellini. >> it's not a scallop. it scared me. i thought it was a scallop. >> it's a little sweet for you. >> go

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joanie ruge is an analyst for the world's second largest staffing firm and says the unemployed have reason to be hopeful. >> i think companies are really starting to look at 2012 and they're making plans to hire. so there is a good sign here, we're seeing a lot of optimism around hiring, adding to their permanent staff payrolls. they're talking about some big numbers as well. >> reporter: to be sure, most economists do not think the u.s. will be able to add more than 150,000 to 200,000 new jobs a month this year. but, every new paycheck clearly is a step in a right direction. suzanne pratt, "nightly business report." >> susie: right direction, but our guest tonight says job growth is not fast enough. he's mohamed el-erian c.e.o. of pimco, the world's biggest bond fund. >> happy new year, susie. >> susie: so you say the numbers were good today but not good enough. what do you need to see happen for you to be more positive about the outlook for the economy? >> first, we should welcome these numbers. these were good numbers. we create 200,000 jobs and hourly earnings and hours worked went up.

>> joanie is in the house. my mom is going to be here. regis will be here.going stay for a little bit too. >> don't forget the cutest pets. >> winner of our cutest pets. have a great time tomorrow. jury duty. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪

. >> joanie epstein. and regis philbin will be with us for practically the entire show. >> the people's choice awards last night. one of our favorites won one. i don't think he was present to win. >> he didn't think he was going to win. >> jimmy fallon won favorite late-night tv show. >> we're so happy for him. >> we are so happy because no one is kinder. >> most of the laughs at our expense but we love the guy. >> yeah. >> i put him over the top. >> how about our sexy lover hugh jackson's favorite star? >> love him. >> katy perry won five awards last night. she wasn't there. the biggest winner of the whole night. and she was nominated for seven but got five. and this might surprise people, only because there's been so much publicity lately that the name brand has been tarnished perhaps by kim's wedding, but no. the fans spoke and they said she's still our favorite reality star. >> kim kardashian. we were telling you about the cutest pet contest. we've narrowed it down to ten. >> it is too late. >> stop s

. >> it seemed that no one in coldwater could comprehend what had happened, including steve and joaniee, close friends of both tom and dar who learned of the murder from tom himself. >> i said, the three of you were always together and he was crying and he said, i know, i know, i should have been there for her. and then i said, if you would have been, the three of you would be dead now instead of just dar. >> but just 24 hours into the investigation, detective jim karbon had almost abandoned the theory that this was a random act of violence. >> it appeared to me to be a staged breaking and entering to hide a homicide that took place. >> but according to detective karbon, whoever staged the burglary didn't factor in the weather that day. >> it got really warm. we had a huge snow melt-off. the ground around the farmhouse was unusually wet and muddy. >> so you would expect that there would be muddy footprints from inside the residence where somebody would have come through that door. >> absolutely. >> was there any footprints, anything? >> there was nothing. >> but it was the yellow bag f

it followed a show called joanie loves chachi. >> they moved it and it flopped and they canceled it.is interesting about this question. my main memorandum rafe sitcom star wearing a college sweatshirt was the cosby show. he wore sweatshirts from a variety of different colleges. education ways big theme of the show. and he typically featured historically black colleges and universities but at times he would feature other schools as well. bill cosby himself went to temple. i didn't remember it from too close for comfort. so cosby kind of got it from ted knight would was doing it first. >> i guess back in the 80s, we all did that. >> i remember. >> for a while, it was kind of the thing to wear the different college sweatshirts. >> it was identify very short period of time. >> for both too close for comfort and the cosby show, colleges loved it when the characters would love their -- they reported that hair applications went way up after an episode featuring one of the colleges on there. >> how cool is that in. >> that is a great question. >> we love it. you got a question you want answe

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host: kansas city, missouri, a democrat, joanie, hi. caller: hello. i am so excited i can hardly breathe. mr. nader, i hear written your name in for president. every time you ran, i have voted for you, and i have written your name and otherwise, ever since the second term of clinton. i've always been a lifelong democrat, but i could not do it after that. al gore. currently, for many, many reasons. you are kept out of everything but just because of the money. if i and $1 million, you could have had three-fourths of it. somebody has got to get rid of this john ashcroft patriot act. it is killing people. steinfeldt i was an alien in my own country. i never have had a reason to get a photographic id. i did not needed. i did not choose to drive. i do not travel. i do not have a passport. to go to the doctor, they have told me not even to show up if i do not have it. during december to a private company. i went three trips. i was so sick. and they told me each time wrong information. it cost a total of $158. i finally got it, but that is a disgrace. i do th

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. >> joanie epstein.pense but we love the guy. >> yeah. >> i put him over the top. >> how about our sexy lover hugh jackson's favorite star? >> love him. >> katy perry won five awards last night. she wasn't there. the biggest winner of the whole night. and she was nominated for seven but got five. and this might surprise people, only because there's been so much publicity lately that the name brand has been tarnished perhaps by kim's wed, but nope. the fans spoke and they said she's still our favorite reality star. >> kim kardashian. we were telling you about the cutest pet contest. we've narrowed it down to ten. >> it is too late. >> stop sending. >> don't take it personally if you don't get it. >> we're about to reveal them. in the dog category, bentley. >> totally agree. >> you know what, and he's got the ipod speakers. >> precious. >> also look at lily. >> lily from sand spring, oklahoma. >> cute. in the cat category, all running together, smokey from hickory, north carolina. >> here's another dog. >>

>> joanie is in the house. regis will be here.

. >> she saw joanie. >> i'm seeing what's going on. >> we want to wish you a very, very happibert day's hard to hear. >> thank you so much. >> you're welcome, sweet, sweet woman. >>> you know what i did after we -- just so i could get frank away from trudy styler and someplace safe where i knew she wouldn't be? we went to this fantastic place, right here in times square called discovery. they always have great exhibits. they've got a "csi" one on that's pretty fascinating. if you want a great time in new york and can't get tickets to your favorite broadway show. they have a whole exhibit on the dead sea skrols. so want to let everybody know. that's a fun place to go. >>> favorite things time, gang. >> by the way, this is a beijig something. >> a beijing -- a blini. >> a bellini and it's got a lechee thing, not a scallop. >> i don't know if you'll like it, it's a little bit sweet for you. chinese new year, happy chinese new year. >>> by the way, you're a dragon. >> and you're a snake. >> even though, that's supposed to be very, very good in the chinese world. >> apparently it is. >> an