back across to kath. >> sweet girl from new jersey. following was not served at the first thanksgiving? deer, pumpkin, codfish or potatoes? >> i would have to say pumpkin. >> boy. >> oh, she's going to love my cd. stop it. >> all right. the correct answer is surprisingly, i think, potatoes. >> it is potatoes. at the time the settlers thought potatoes were poisonous. mashed potatoes were not on the menu for the first thanksgiving, sadly. >> another new jerseyite. how many turkeys are cooked each thanksgiving in america. 45 million, 50, 55 or 60 million. >> 60 million. >> boy, those cds are going like hot cakes. >> you know, hoda? i don't like your attitude today. i don't know what's going on. >> give them away. all right. 45 million turkeys. >> yep. 45 million turkeys are cooked and eaten around thanksgiving. that accounts for one-sixth of all turkeys that are sold in the u.s. in a year. >> okay. time for one more. let's go back across the street. >> i've got little cali here. how much did the average shopper spend last year, cali, on b

. >> kath, be careful. kath, break it up. you're married to frank gifford.dea. we can make you part of this ensemble. ♪ everybody going to have a good time ♪ you're going to lose your mind ♪ everybody just having a good time ♪ >> what was that? >> i don't know. that was called taking it by storm, baby. >> do you know harry like we know harry? we are going to play "who knew?" >> ambush makeover. we found two lucky ladies. and sara goes for a ride on the wild side. >>> back at the wizarding world of harry potter with a special edition of today's ambush makeover. >> talk about working their magic. luis lacari and jill martin. we did a big shout out to get a lot of people out here. how was it? >> it was magical. we had the best time picking ladies and walking the park. >> okay. let's get to our first lucky lady. phillies hanson is 52-year-old from orlando, florida. she has been growing her hair out since the sixth grade. she hasn't trusted anybody to cut it till now. now that luis is in town, she is ready. let's listen to her story. >> i am so excited. >> so am

back across to kath. >> all right. so i'm an idiot. they're not family from texas. they are! she's from tennessee. and she's with these people. i don't know. all right, honey. here's your question. all right. i'll get to it. i'm getting old here. which of the following characters sings "it's not easy being green"? is it shrek, the grinch, kermit the frog or the hulk? >> kermit. >> look how happy she is. every age knows it's kermit the frog. >> absolutely. kermit the frog is our favorite muppet. it was written in 1970 for the first season of sesame street. now green is known for being eco-friendly. it is easy being green. just shut the lights when you leave the room. don't leave the water running when you brush your teeth. >> those are basics. easy ones. all right. >> i tell my kids those all the time. >> back across to kath. >> this is an old pal peggy from ohio. been coming to see me everywhere for 20 years. so i hope she wins my album. which uses less water, washing a full load of dishes by hand or in the dishwasher? >> oh, my gosh. it would be washing them in the -- the di

kath had them on yesterday with fairies. >> looks adorable. >> those are a great tuesday trend. >> you know who is waiting for you upstairs? stephen king. he is getting rave reviews for his latest novel. he steps back in time a little bit. we'll talk to him. sara is going to scratch? >> don't ask. i don't know. it's like that. >> that scratch. i thought you were talking bed bugs. but first these messages. >>> stephen king's latest big novel is about time travel. imagine going back to november 22, 1963, and stopping lee harvey oswald from assassinating president john f. kennedy. >> could you find a way to prevent oswald from firing those shots? if you could, how could that change our world? "11/22/63" is it fun and fact-filled novel. >> thank you for taking time out of your schedule. >> it's great. >> what is great about your book, if you look at it, this is what really happened. jfk slain. if you flip it on to the back cover, it shows what would have happened if your protagonist succeeded. >> if you lived through that, that headline gives you a chill in your heart. it could have been s

kath, we sat like this, i'm not kidding, george clooney's distorted head. wanted to cry during parts of it, but all you could see was this monster chin coming at you. and i still loved it, which shows how great that movie is. >> i don't mind his monster chin coming at me. >> it was great. what did you do? >> tell about the other movie you saw. >> "j. edgar." it was a home run. it was one of those movies you learn a lot. you cannot believe how they transform leonardo dicaprio and army hammer. it was a great -- i mean, i was totally into it. i liked how they did the flashbacks from the young hoover to the older hoover. the make-up was crazy. i just enjoyed it. >> and dame judi dench. >> and i didn't know that was naomi watts until after. and this morning, guess what i did at 4:45 a.m., i prepared my entire thanksgiving day dinner. i went online to whole food. wholefood.com, meal of 12, click, cooked turkey, click. mashed potatoes, click, click, click. it's all going to be ready for pick-up on thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. >> now you have your dessert, too, wh

back across to kath. >> this gentleman is from upstate new york.f war veterans does bruce springsteen sing up in his song "born in the usa"? is it world war ii veterans, korean war, iraq war or vietnam war. >> "d," vietnam war. >> this man knows his bruce springsteen. >> he sure does. what a great song. >> yeah. vietnam vets had a tough time of it. it was the first war america didn't win. there was a lot of ambivalence when they came home. that's what springsteen is tapping into. >> one more. >> one more from hartford, connecticut. who said the following quote about veterans. how important it is for us to recognize heroes and she-roes. oprah, hillary clinton, maya angelou or sarah palin. >> palin. >> that's all right. you're going to love this cd. >> the woman who said that was maya angelou. >> i love that quote. women served as nurses in noncombat rules basically in the history of the military. in the 20th century they started getting integrated into the service. a nice milestone happened in 2008 the first woman to be promoted to four-star general

back across to kath. >> lovely lady from tampa, florida.ow many calories burned does it take to lose one pound? 3,500? 185? 5,000? or 1,400 calories? >> 1,400. >> you wish. wouldn't you wish. >> okay. this is the most depressing answer on earth. it takes 3,500 calories burned to burn one pound? >> it does. this is very difficult to do unless you're exercising and you're taking in less than 500 calories a day. so at "shape" we recommend that you burn more than 500 calories day so by the end of the week you are losing one pound. >> time for one more. >> very quickly, from new mexico, which female athlete was the first woman to appear on a wheaties box? jackie joyner-kersee, dominique dawes or mary lou retton. >> i think it's mary lou letton. >> she's right! >> she was a first, huh? >> in 1984, he hop the gold medal for gymnastics. >> thanks so much. >>> coming up next, if you're ready for a change, we're going to show you how to make it. it's all about reinvention at any age. right after this. >>> here's a look at your weather channel forecas

know of anybody else who can meet somebody on an elevator, particularly somebody who is important as kath rip graham, and end up -- catherine graham, and end up with the business. and i think that story, motivates her team, because they know that she is out there, constantly with her creativity. developing opportunity. and so people want to be on her team, they want to be an important part of those opportunities. >> wonderful town, wonderful people, places to go, things to see, life is good in kalamazoo. >> tom: pamela believes part of that ability to relate to people quickly comes from growing up in kalamazoo, michigan. >> my older brother joel who grew up with me, he became a heart surgeon and taught me the expression that minor surgery is somebody else's. coming from kalamazoo, i think has improved my ability to have an inner ear that when that client discusses those issues, i know that it sounds like minor surgery to everybody else, when he's talking, but it really matters to that man, it has consumed hours of sleeping time for him. it is serious. and in kalamazoo we know to hear it t

back across to kath. >> sweet girl from new jersey.and eaten around thanksgiving. that accounts for one-sixth of all turkeys that are sold in the u.s. in a year. >> okay. time for one more. let's go back across the street. >> i've got little cali here. how much did the average shopper spend last year, cali, on black friday, the day after thanksgiving? was it 200, $250, 365 or $425. >> 365? >> you are a genius! >> cali is a genius! she got it right. 365 bucks on black friday. >> yes. that was 212 million shoppers that were spending that on average. >> oh, my gosh. boy. let's see what happens this year. >> right on. >> sarah, thanks, hon. >>> coming up, animals any one of us may find trolling in our backyard. right after this. come on! wait for me! there it is. ah! hurry up. you're heavy. are you sure these letters will get to santa? yes, of course. hold still. almost there. a little bit higher. i can't hold you up much longer. ah! whoa! [ all giggle ] ♪ hi, fellas. hi, virginia. why are you on the floor? [ female announcer ] bring your

back across to kath. >> we were all young once, hoda. from florida, this lady.nswer there is elvis presley. >> don't doubt the king. he had 50. 5-0 top 40 hits in the '60s. >> lady from houston, texas, how many times has michael jackson been inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. zero, one, two or three? >> one. >> because you didn't think it through. remember, there was the jackson five. >> yeah, uh-huh. >> another beautiful kathie lee cd for her. >> all right. again, he was inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame twice. >> twice. for the jackson five and then as a solo artist. >> wow. when was he as a solo artist? >> 2001. i think right when he became eligible. >> sure. back across to kath. >> lady from new jersey, which rolling stones hit single was given to the group by john lennon and paul mccartney? "i wann barks your man," the last time," "boys" or "get off my cloud." >> "get off my cloud." >> the correct answer, a, "i wanna be your man." >> the beatles did a version of this. they had ringo sing it which tells you what they thought of the song

he starts singing it with kath from deep, deep, deep down in his soul and it was beautiful.those things where you just see this guy and he felt valued. you could tell right then and there it was one of those moments where he stood up in front of everybody and let it go. >> my microphone couldn't get to everybody. everybody was singing and there are a lot of verses and they knew every one of them. >> yeah. >> i told them that song was inspired by a homeless man. the one who told us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. remember him? let's think about that this holiday. >> it was a great experience. sometimes you write a check and give 10 bucks and think, i did my part. >> i love to watch you with the people. >> we had fun. we had a great time. here is what can happen in 30 seconds. pretend you're coming home from work. you've got your hands full of bags of groceries, you've got two kids. you're dying to go to the bathroom. you've got a 1-year-old and 3-year-old, i'm going to put my groceries down in two seconds. >> and they go, okay, crazy b. >> in the groceries is a bag

a san francisco crab fisherman's reunion with his long lost cal kath. >> and veronica c wants to know who to call about cars blocking her driveway. tow truck or someone else. i'm answers questions coming up. >> and later on abc 7 news at 5:00 >>> michael finney is ready to answer questions. >> right. now there is labeling requirements for clothing and one viewer wants to know if they apply to accessory autos they have clothing rules about blends. doesn't count whit comes to shoes. by way of twitter asking why don't shoe manufacturers have to list materials? they do have to list materials but not all of them. and the guidelines are if they have any animal products they must be labeled. we're talking about wool or what kind of leather. and the country of origin. other than that, they don't have to put anything, and they generally don't. veronica c asks if a car is blocking the driveway do i call the tow truck or police department? do not call the tow truck company. you're putting yourself in harm's way. here is how it works. in the city of san francisco, you call the department of parki

. >> when kath talked about the t-shirt you wore that said, "i'm not really good at pattycake." >> "iw much has humor helped you through this? >> i feel humor makes everything a good even playing field no matter what your politics or religion. i used humor a lot. i use it a lot in stand-up, also. >> and in your acting. you just shot a tv thing where you play -- >> i play a dmv examiner on mtv show "awkward." she went to go get her driver's license and i stick my hooks all around in front of her face. she freaks out and doesn't get her driver's license. >> they do have a lot of prosthetics now. why do you choose to keep the hooks? >> these were invented in the 1940s after world war ii. it's basically the keep it simple, stupid. it's the easiest, the most light weight. i scuba dive. a lot of electronics aren't waterproof. they work good under water. >> some write read said your mom and friends had much, much more difficult time with all of this than you did. >> it is. i go back to the burn center in chapel hill. i visit a lot of hospitals in cincinnati and work with new amputees. i end

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kath, we sat like this, i'm not kidding, george clooney's distorted head.oover to the older hoover. the make-up was crazy. i just enjoyed it. >> and dame judi dench. >> and i didn't know that was naomi watts until after. and this morning, guess what i did at 4:45 a.m., i prepared my entire thanksgiving day dinner. i went online to whole food. wholefood.com, meal of 12, click, cooked turkey, click. mashed potatoes, click, click, click. it's all going to be ready for pick-up on thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. >> now you have your dessert, too, which we'll talk about in a moment. >> yes. can you believe i did my whole turkey thing today? >> okay. i had a big weekend. i had a long, long weekend. i left the studio here on friday, we went home right away. cassidy was shooting an e special called "growing up hollywood." even though she hasn't grown up in hollywood, she has grown up with well-known parents. it's going to be a special that will air in february. following the lives of seven celebrities, their children. and how they are making a life for themselves goin

back across to kath. >> this gentleman is from upstate new york.me home. that's what springsteen is tapping into. >> one more. >> one more from hartford, connecticut. who said the following quote about veterans. how important it is for us to recognize heroes and she-roes. ope open ra, hillary clinton, maya angelou or sarah palin. >> palin. >> the woman who said that was maya angelou. >> i love that quote. women served as nurses in noncombat rules basically in the history of the military. in the 20th century they started getting integrated into the service. in 2008 the first woman to be promoted to four-star general. >> wow. all right. thank you so much. i appreciate it. thanks a lot. >>> coming up next, why you may never want to use a fitting room again. what is going on over there? kathie lee is going to come back across the street with her wine glass and we're going to talk about it, after this. [ male announcer ] if you're only brushing, add listerine® total care for more complete oral care. ♪ it works in six different ways to restore enamel...

back across to kath. >> lovely lady from tampa, florida.s very difficult to do unless you're exercising and you're taking in less than 500 calories a day. so at "shape" we recommend that you burn more than 500 calories day so by the end of the week you are losing one pound. >> time for one more. >> very quickly, from new mexico, which female athlete was the first woman to appear on a wheaties box? jackie joyner-kersee, dominique d dawes or mary lieu reton. >> she's right! >>> coming up next, if you're ready for a change, we're going to show you how to make it. it's all about reinvention at any age. right after this. [ female announcer ] among marie claire's top 25 beauty products that will change your life... for the first time ever... a toothpaste. crest 3d white. if beauty editors notice, who else will? crest 3d white toothpaste. life opens up when you do. [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies with hershey's chocolate chips. for a moment of warm, gooey, togetherness. chocolate chip cookies... from pillsbury. 102? [ dog whi

kath, we sat like this, i'm not kidding, george clooney's distorted head. it was all chins. know, hoover to the older hoover. the makeup was crazy. i just enjoyed it. i didn't know it was naomi watts until afterwards. >> life long friend confidant and assistant. >> i prepared my entire thanksgiving day dinner. yeah. i went online to whole food -- wait, it's so good. wholefood.com. meal of 12, click, cooked turkey, click. mashed potatoes, click, click, click. anyway, it's all going to be ready for pickup on thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. >> now you have your dessert too, which we'll talk about in a moment. >> can you believe i did my whole turkey day today? >> sure it's going to be scrumptious. i had a long weekend, long, long weekend. when i left the studio here on friday, went home right away. kathie lee was shooting an e special called "growing up hollywood." even though she's not grown up in hollywood, she's grown up with celebrity parents. following the lives of children, how they are making a life for themselves going forward, so that was fun. >> how was she, did she enj