joelle has taken the afternoon before a ride in his chevy, the popular coastal route. we come here to drink a beer and sin the sun and enjoy the cool breeze, he says. we chat a little and forget about our work and troubles for a little while. what kind of troubles? he is worried about getting their home rebuilt before the baby comes. car, if anything breaks it would be a tough situation. there are no replacement parts available. thinking even further ahead, 80 and three or four years when they are better off they could have another kid. our living space is very cramped. he tells us that he was an economist for the state for seven years. at the end, what can i do? now i am self-employed so i can support itself and my family. the four go for a stroll. for us, it ise. super expensive. if you take our national peso and exchange it for the convertible a so, we can't afford it here. this is for foreign tourists. why do they come here? around, he says. that is all we can do. the friends are happy to be here. x=ú?x captioning and audio description provided by the u.s. departme

be unique, be yourself. >> reporter: for "today," joelle gargiulo. >> loving it.t as easy as you think. we know firsthand because we each made one to share with you. that wasn't why i was gone yesterday. i went away for a whole day for a six-second video. let's start with dylan and see what she came up with. >> oh, there you are. i found spring. i found spring. oh, there you are. i found spring. i found spring. >> very cute idea. >> actually took me two days to put it together. i knew i was going to the macy's flower show, soy had to set it up the day before. my husband had to tape it and i had to pause it for little bit and wait till the next day till i went to the flower show. >> let's look at erica's vine now. >> a football theme. >> i had help from shayna. >> that's when it gets funny. >> who came up with the idea? >> i don't know. i think it was a group effort. it might have been sal. might have been shayna. >> jenna has a special guest star. >> this is the beach harper. this is the beach harper. >> okay. you win. >> you really shouldn't let her wade in the h

statue, we're looking back at how far some of the no, ma'amies have come and for that, we turn to joelle are being polished. while this year's oscar nominees make it easy, for some, their road to gold has been a long one. yes, there will be glitz, there will be glamour, there will be a megawattage of star power at the 86th annual academy awards. but before the nominees saunter down the red carpet, let's take a stroll down memory lane. prior to best actress nominee, amy adams getting her "american hustle" on. >> no, i said we shouldn't do any of it. you know i said that. >> it was a different tune she sang. ♪ stranger place to be >> reporter: nope, not that enchanted one, or this jingle -- ♪ got free checking >> the vault is unbelievable on these actors. >> amy adams got her start in dinner theater in minnesota. >> i'm thinking big, all right? this is going to be fantastic. >> reporter: bradley cooper had his own brush with fame in his 20s, as a bright-eyed drama student. >> how are you doing, mr. de niro? my name is bradley cooper. my question is about "awakenings." >> reporter: and door

joelle garguilo has more on this surprise and why other shows seem to be following suit.you bring up the topic, it just happened before the show, people get so incredibly passionate. some say it has to do with ratings. others think it's a way to get people hooked on watching live. regardless of the reason, we can all agree, it stings when your favorite character is all of a sudden gone. it was the shocking moment no one saw coming. attorney will gardner fatally gunned down, gone for good. >> will! >> reporter: immediately, the social media backlash began. fans of "the good wife" reeling, tweeting things like, "it's not supposed to happen this way!" "seriously, writers, i am sitting here stunned!" "this is officially one of the worst decisions ever in tv." but it's just the latest in a long line of series knocking off main characters. the red wedding episode of "game of thrones" was a bloody shocker, while "scandal," "persons of interest" and "homeland" left viewers outraged, sparking conversations even here at 30 rock. >> suddenly, not even at the season finale, but midse