sorry, that's a kathie lee win. that's a kathie lee win. voted on. >> what did you do, kath?a bay window. it was too flat. and i changed the color scheme a little bit. >> lovely choice. brown shutters with a gray roof. >> it is not brown. they're supposed to be wood. >> wood. >> that's part of the problem. >> and look at walkway, looked like hansel and gretl won that one. >> kathie lee won that one. >> some people play by the rules and others cheat. >> the score was -- >> always going to be the person who spends more money. >> 2-1. >> hoda, i'm disappointed in you. you should support friends. do you support cheating? >> we're looking at the final product. >> stay out of my ballpark. >> i knew it was going to get good. why don't you tell us who you think did better, given that barbara overspent a little -- >> a little? >> who did better? >> hoda, i am so upset with you. >> dolly parton will sing a new song. >> i'm leaving. i'm going to -- i'm not even going to read the prompter. >> and we're going to help you drop a dress size right after this. >> i'm going to drop barbara. we

>> that's kathie lee's house. >> i spent $10,000. because it was $10,000. not $35,000. >> definitely the wraparound porch. >> bad idea. mine is much nicer and neater, much better. >> more expensive. >> exactly. so one for barbara. >> yeah. hoda got involved. let's put it that way. >> i was just -- i was an innocent bystander while those two -- by the way, it just escalated. and it was tense on the set. it wasn't like a normal segment. we could feel it. so anyway, we decided we'd ask the viewers what they thought. and people really chimed in with facebook comments. okay. jan lang said, i'm sorry, but kathie was the automatic winner this morning on the redos of yards. christina taylor said kathie lee has much better taste in updating homes. jennifer rich said, i enjoyed the segment with barbara. it made me literally laugh out loud. and there were other comments that you can see for yourself on our facebook page that we didn't cherry pick. >> one person thought barbara should be sent to the big house. >> all right. so we decided -- we wanted to ask people whos

kathie lee is across the street at the nbc experience store.who gets the questions right. and to those who didn't, a kathie lee cd is in your future. oh, please. anyway, here with me in studio is mark orwall, international editor of "travel & leisure" magazine. hey. >> happy memorial day weekend, almost. >> you got that. let's talk about the question we asked right before the break. which of the following tops the list of the most popular grilled foods on memorial day weekend? burgers? steaks? hot dogs or chicken? mark, the answer is -- >> the answer is hot dogs. >> okay. >> it's that food that has sustained generations of college students, the all-american food, the frankfurter, the tube steak. yes, it is the hot dog. >> let's go across to kath. >> you know what i've got for you, hoda? a hoagie. she just graduated. approximately how many americans will travel over memorial day weekend? 30 million? 33.5? 36.1? or 40 million? >> hmm. i bet it's a lot. 40 million? >> no, no, even college students adore my records. >> the hokies love you. 36.1 mil

>> narrator: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> am i live? >> hello, everybody. guess what? it's boozeday tuesday. a beautiful may 20. and guess what else it is? >> what. >> cher's 68th birthday today. we love our cher. that picture was taken at her concert and she said that famous saying that said hey, i'm 68 years old, what is your grandma doing tonight? >> well, we don't have cher with us, but we do have oscar winner charlize theron. great actress. plus amy breneman. two movies coming out that could not be more different and i loved them both. >> and dierks bentley will be singing a song for us. >> and matthew will answer all your relationship questions. but first, breaking news.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hlo, everybody. wow, that was hot audio. >> that's right, baby. we're hot. >> you know why? because it's winesday wednesday. everybody's excited about that. it's may 21st. so glad you're with us today. yesterday after we finished, hoda -- you had to work double time. >> i had a little date with kit hoover from "access hollywood." they're here all week set outside on the plaza. if you come by 30 rock and look outside, you'll see billy and kit. why is there a random hand in that picture? there's just somebody reaching in. >> because everybody wants a piece of you. everybody, hoda. you're so hot. >> thanks to kit. >> all right. last night was the finale of "the voice." the final three, team blake's jake worthington, team usher's josh kaufman and team adam's christina grimmie. >> okay. if you guys haven't seen it, we're about to tell you who you won. if you have, let's just enjoy the moment again together because it was a nail-biter.

kathie lee, these for you. feel them.ey really feel like a pair of nylons and -- >> they're light. >> they'll cool you. cool you down. so in the summer we're getting into the warmer weather, you're not going to feel overheated by your shape wear. and they're light as nylons but still suck you in. >> and affordable? >> only $25. >> you say monochromatic is the right way to go. >> it is the key if you want to dress slimmer. i'll show you how we'll bring out enula. >> let's see. come on out. >> okay. so enula is dressed really beautifully -- that's her before. you see she's really chopped because she's not in the monochromatic look. this is elongating her body. a pencil skirt is a great option. it creates the inverted triangle. that slims you. let's look at her top. the peplum and it has a waistband and darts throughout that are really cinching her waist and making her look slimmer. another tip for everyone at home, look at her shoes, nude pumps. it elongates the leg, 25 bucks at kohl's so there are affordable options out th

kathie lee is usually here. billy bush, such a great guy, came today. you know kathie fell down the stairs, she was talking about it and her knee was swollen and the doctor said to her, when you have a swollen knee and bruising and stuff, it is not a good idea to fly. so billy bush is pinch hitting today and we're going to have some fun. >> a little phone call last night, in fact, just before dinner. i had a nice text exchange with kathie, she's doing good. >> we'll see her tomorrow. okay. so, again, we do have a great show. we're going it meet two of the new coaches. gwen stefani and pharrell. >> this is good stuff. >> we'll talk about them. in a minute. but we got to show you where we are. because this stage -- and before you get here, it is hard to know what's what. so we'll show you around. so, first of all, the performance stage is right here. this is where everyone does their performing on stage. okay. now, if you go over to the sky box, which is up there, that's where carson hangs out and does his thing. and -- >> that's a nice little round thing

we're going to bring out the last one. >> kathie lee.nt on, he might bite. that's why we're -- thanks, guys, for leaving. >> yes. thank you all very much. >> this is an albino burmese python. i would let you guys touch it, but like i said, we just had a rodent. found in the forests of southeast asia. isn't that cool? >> i've seen a lot of them but not that color. >> that's an albino? >> it's an albino. a lot of people don't realize they are born out in the wild. a bird of prey, raptor, picks them up. >> vulnerable. >> they can get bigger. >> bigger than this? >> up to 20 feet, hoda, weigh over 200 pounds. >> what do they eat? >> monkeys, pigs and deer. >> look at the monkey! corbin, you rock. that is some kind of crazy. take care of yourself. >>> tomorrow, we have a big show, don't we? >> yeah, tony and emmy-winning actress suzy kurtz is with us. >> plus, the tech gifts for mother's day. and tomorrow is thirstday thursday. >> get the snake. >> i'm here to help. you and i will get through this together. ♪

let's take a listen. >> hey, kathie lee. >> kathie, i heard you fell.ake it easy. >> take it easy. >> no running. >> about to go on stage. >> we're about to go on stage. we're backstage at the cher -- hoda is here. >> we can't wait. it is going to be big. >> going out like a wrestler. >> that's how you do. yes! yes! >> get strong, stay strong. peace out. >> peace out to you too, sweetie. that's so nice. >> she sang "girls just want to have fun." we were backstage for a minute. joanne is there, a crazy cyndi and cher fan. and cher got on stage and she looked amazing. and she said, a quote to the crowd, i'm 68 years old. what's your grandma doing tonight? and she rocked it. >> what a fantastic -- did everybody just go crazy. >> crazy. they went wild. >> she is one of the greatest -- she, bette midler, they're just great, great. >> amazing performers. >> and dolly who will be here with us tomorrow. >> yeah, we have her tuesday. i thought that was the peak of my mother's day, but then something else happened. >> oh, my. >> so my sister is in dubai and my br

♪ >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefellerlaza. >> hello, everybody. welcome to booze day tuesday, it is may 6th. guess what? >> what? >> special guest. >> who is it? >> actor ryan eggold from the smash hit "the blacklist". >> welcome. >> people are scared of you. >> started out liking him. >> people want to kill me. >> now you -- >> but i will say, a lot of girls are, like, now that he's bad, he's hotter. i'm, like -- that's kind of an insight into the female psyche that -- >> are you letting that work for you? >> actually, no. the game has just gone down and down. just -- since birth, really. >> yeah, yeah. we're going to play a violin for you, poor baby. >> you play tom keen, if you haven't seen the show, please watch it. we're getting near the climax, the really juicy part. we don't know if you're good or bad but you're married to -- >> adorable girl. >> sweet gal, megan boone. >> had her on our show before. she's lovely. we loved you at the beginning of this. but we saw the pilot. you were like the dream husband. >> sweet

>>> from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee give ford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. ♪ >> oh, yeah! ♪ ♪ >> that was great! >> i love that. >> i thought i was in new orleans. monday, may 26th. more importantly it's memorial day. the unofficial start of summer. i thought you guys were going to play, i don't know, sort of patriotic. >> the northeast brass band. it's called "the preacher." >> that is light. >> i felt like church. >> there we were. >> like we were in new orleans. >> you're here to help us celebrate memorial day. joining us here is -- what's your title? we have first class -- >> musician first class -- >> you guys are third class something? >> yes. >> something like that. >> well congrats. >> thank you. >> you're here for fleet week. how is that? >> that's wonderful. it's great. we're very happy to be here in fleet week. and there's no greater opportunity to have the greatest maritime services in the world to converge on the greatest city in the world. >> baby! >> who else do we have here with us on this fine memorial da

>> so four to six weeks, kathie lee. in six weeks, it needs to be checked out. >> you've been out in the sun a lot of your life, growing up life. at what -- had you ever been checked for anything like that? >> yes, i go annually to see dr. downey. probably started that in 2000 or somewhere around there. so when i see something, i go to see her and that was why we caught it so early. >> what year should you start getting a full body scan? should children get them? >> children should get them if they have a lot of moles on them absolutely. otherwise, they should get one or two during their teenage years. >> people talk about i get the base tan and i'll be set and less likely to have trouble later. that's all a myth, right? >> right. it is 12 times the ultraviolet radiation of the sun, the tanning bed. that whole base tan thing is ridiculous. that provides you with an spf of 2. >> how do you feel about the mist tans? >> the spray tans are fine as long as you don't have asthma. if you have asthma, it can set you off. one of

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, evybody. you've made it all the way to try day friday, may 9th. hoda and i are so happy you're watching us today. >> yes, we are. >> should get a life. >> no. >> just kidding. we're so happy you're with us. >> we have a big show. alice is here. >> we love her. this lady is not only fantastic, tony award winning actress, but she's -- she is one of the nicest ladies in the whole world. >> linda lavin is here, has a new movie out. we'll tell you how to deal with nasty neighbors. >> mm-hmm. >> and how to get yourself to bed for longer now that there is daylight. you don't sleep. this might help you. you don't sleep. >> i don't. and handling the tough must have talk with your aging parents. it is interesting we're having that today too because linda is in a new movie about a woman who is the early stages of alzheimer's and how it impacts the family and impacts a marriage and -- >> fascinating. >> it is interesting and he wrote about his own life experience, so -- >> we hav

kathie lee is right across the street at the nbc experience store.cks to those who get the questions right. and to those who don't, so sad, they get one of her fabulous cds. oh, they're cheering. that's nice. here to help me out in studio is greg harris, he is president and ceo of the rock and roll hall of fame. welcome. how are you? >> i'm thrilled to be here, hoda. >> we're glad you're here. >> thank you. >> before we went to break, help us out here. in their number one 1980 single daryl hall and john oates sing a song called "your list is on my blank -- what is the correct answer? >> the correct answer is my list. ♪ because your kiss ♪ your kiss is on my list good song. great song. >> some philly guys, where i'm from, they were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame a few weeks ago. the ceremony will be broadcast this saturday night on hbo. and we have an exhibit opening at the museum that's this weekend with all the new inductees. >> we look forward to that. let's head across the street to kath. >> you know what we really look forward to? w

kathie lee is across the street at the nbc experience store ready to hand out 100 bucks to anyone who get a katie lee cd. any hoo. here is veterinarian dr. katie nelson. hi. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> let's play. >> these three ladies have just graduated from med school. they're doctors, too! congratulations. >> thank you. >> from staten island. which a-listers once famously owned a pet pig named max? you know this one, right? >> i do. it's "b," george clooney. >> george clooney? he owned a pot belly pig? >> a vietnamese pot belly pig. his name was max. he had him for 18 years which is amazing because their average life span is 12 to 15 years. so he had them a very long time. >> and they're great pets? >> who's the cutest there? >> you know what? i don't know. back across to kath. >> a lovely lady from texas. how many more pet cats are there in the u.s. compared to the number of pet dogs? 2 million? 5? 10? or 15 million? >> i'm going to say "b," 5 million. >> no. everyone has a story. >> excellent. okay, the correct answer, 10 million. i didn't know there were more pet cats than

perfect, kathie lee. >> i know. i'm taking -- >> she can't help it.s down pat, right? the dump part? >> put the cake mix on. what about the soda? >> that comes next. the last thing. this is just the german chocolate cake. you can use any kind of cake, any kind of soda. >> i can't believe you don't have to stir anything. >> you stir it will mess it all up. >> i'm sure it will. take your fork and spread it again. >> okay. and then we'll just pour that over? >> this is so much fun because your kids can help. >> any little kid would love to do this. >> about ten seconds. we dump this on top? >> dump it on top. >> dump the drink. cherry. cherry cola. >> looks like a lot of cherry. but i believe you. >> it tastes -- >> we'll go down here and taste it. >> no butter on this one? >> no butter on this one, everybody. >> no oil, no eggs. >> ready? >> yep, yep. >> let me tell everybody what's coming up. thank you so much, kathy. this is fun. you go ahead. the parents who got seven of their kids into college -- >> oh, my god. >> -- by the age of 12. you're not goi

updates through "today" show and 11:30 even the kathie lee and hoda hour, mike. >> we love kathie lee hoda, they are very exciting. northbound 101 and northbound 101 with a little slowing and look at the south bay, the build is on, not so bad for our friday. capital expressway and 87 and look at that 85 at the bottom of your screen and rest of your bay moves smoothly. crash has cleared to the shoulder and slowing hayward in towards union city and mild for this friday and a crash at 24 and watch it there. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> 6:58. one final check of the top stories. getting word of a really big fire on bright street in san francisco kind of near san francisco state university. firefighter husband to call for backup and a helicopteren the way and we'll bring you updates during "today" show. >> not too far from the san francisco golf club. >>> a south korean distance control system may have malfunctioned before it slammed into the back of another train this morning. as many as 200 people were hurt. all the injuries, however, were considered minor. >>> experts say gas pri

. >> it's kathie lee. >> exactly. i feel like hoda and kathie lee's hour.efore beer, in the clear. many people avoid mixing drinks altogether, fearing a massive hangover the next day. but is there any truth really to the saying? >> all those rhymes, sad to tell you, they're false. the sobering claim from the bbc, which says there is no conclusive evidence to blame hangovers on mixing drinks or consuming them in a certain order. the main hangover culprit, dehydration, overconsumption and the toxic effects of the alcohol itself. so they tell you one glass of water per drink. that's what works. >> space it out. >> maybe if it's just it's beer before liquor, you don't notice how much liquor you're having because you had all those beers before? >> it's the "all those" that's the problem. you're starting to worry about the combination, you've had a lot to drink that night. >>> changing gears, what could be perhaps the best "snl" sketch of all time. that's what "the huffington post" is calling this next video. host andrew garfield plays a guy who makes the near fa

oprah in the middle, diane sawyer, robin roberts, katie couric, joan lunden, nbc's maria shriver, kathie lee gifford and savannah guthrie. along with jane pauley, connie chung. so many famous faces. >> and today, barbara will be on "good morning america." and of course, on her final episode of "the view." and then, tonight, a two-hour special. "barbara walters, her story." featuring one of the biggest collection of celebrities ever crammed into one show. that starts at 9:00 p.m. >>> and coming up, deja vu for general motors as the company announces yet another multimillion vehicle recall. >>> and more trouble for former nfl player, aaron hernandez. why he is facing new murder charges. >>> plus, an important health alert for people taking a popular sleeping aid. this morning, the fda is sounding the alarm and making a big change to the recommended dose. at 15, i was addicted. by 40, i'll have lung disease. at 50, i'll die of a heart attack. dr. regina benjamin: cigarette smoke causes immediate damage that leads to health problems, even death. those who quit or die are being replaced by a new

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and it is try day friday, may 16th. how do we get on the air? >> how do we? >> more importantly, why do they keep us here? actress kim raver from "24" is here. >> we're both decked out in mauve, purple. >> it is put on purple day to bring attention to lupus. it affects more than 1.5 million people in this country. we're in solidarity today. >> we certainly are. cindy crawford, you know, is famous for a lot of reasons. one is for her trademark beauty mark. >> she's got, the mole. >> the mole. okay. so -- >> why is her mole adorable? >> right. other people can have a mole and maybe it is not as cute. aaron neville has a mole. >> he has several. >> he has one big one. i think it is cute, but -- >> wouldn't be aaron neville without it, would he? >> she did an interview with intothegloss.com. she said she used to hate it but her mom was instrumental in what was it? >> she said, you know what, don't have it removed because you know what your mole looks like. but you don't know wha

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> i know. i just got a nudge. hello, everybody. it's tuesday for hoda. it is may 27th for the rest of us. hope you had a great holiday this weekend. >> we have a huge show. it is humongous. howie mandel is here. "the blacklist" is back with a guitar and singing for us. >> terrific new movie. he is with toni collette and wrote the movies in the play. just adorable. >> that's what he said. >>> also, teen sensation. gather around, gather your kids around. austin is with us. lovely weekend, my hoda? >> gorgeous. family. sun splashed. everyone worried about the rain, whatever. we did a saturday morning selfie. >> i like that one. >> we woke up and went click click and ate at the place that we love called go fish. there they are in the sand. and this is someone won the bear and we didn't so i just asked the people to get out of the way so i could get a picture of them but i confessed that we didn't win it, okay? and this is something weird. i was in college and one of my roommates,

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, every. it is try day friday, may 30th. we're delighted that you're here with us. and we're going to have a fun show today. >> we are. we're not going to tell you why. we have two new additions to our staff. we have adopted these two beautiful -- >> beta fish or siamese fighting fish. that's why we have them separated. we don't want them to hurt one another. >> is this one yours? yours isn't even moving. yours is practicing dead. look at mine. mine is very mobile. >> what should we name them? >> we should name them. well, we have choices. they should be named maybe laverne and shirley? wilma and betty. pebbles and bam-bam. >> which one is yours. >> you do pebbles. >> mine looks crazier. >> oh, beta and gigabyte. >> you don't even know about computers. >> i like bite. bite me. >> yours is gigabyte. yours is gigabyte. >> giga and byte. >> giga and byte. >> we're not going to leave them in the studio. our producers are going to take them home and feed them. >> did you know

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello, everybody. welcome to fun day monday, it is may 19th. so glad you're with us. hope you had a fantastic weekend. it was just beautiful here on the east coast. >> gorgeous. we have a great show. liam neeson. >> liam neeson. shannen doherty. >> yeah. >> why do you say it like that? is >> because regis always did. he would walk around even when liam neeson was on the show and go liam neeson, he just loved to show it. that's for you, reege. >> how was your weekend? what did you do? >> we have a picture of what we did this weekend. that's what we did this weekend. i tweeted out happiness is a beautiful may day with nothing to do but snooze. and we just -- and the dogs agreed. just outside, just beautiful. >> it started off everyone thinking it would be a terrible beginning of the weekend. the rain came overnight, sparkly, sun shiny. >> you went to the hamptons. >> went to the beach for a couple of days. >> with boots and blake. >> boots and blake, the three of us went. we

♪ >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefellerlaza. >> okay. hey, everybody. it is thirsty thursday. very happy to have you here on may 29th. my brother dave's birthday. wishing him a happy one. >> happy birthday to him. also from "mad men" actor harry hamlin is here. he's causing quite a ruckus over there. >> that's what he does. also actress lea thompson. lovely lady. >> and elvis durant, katy tiz, the artist of the month. elvis hits the jackpot time and time again. "people" magazine -- >> country's sexiest men. >> "people country" has its own magazine. >> yes. >> luke bryant stole the top spot from the clutches of another man. blake shelton. tim mcgraw. anyway, a lot of very, very sexy country guys. look, there's something about all of these guys -- look at blake. look at all of them. >> they're men. they're real men, baby. >> even the boys look like men. kenny chesney, brett eldredge, they're even in there and remember the swan brothers, the two kids from "the voice." remember, like, what happened? >> swan. >> there they are.

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello, everybody. welcome to thirsty thursday, a little drizzly here, may 22nd. but. >> we have a huge show. it is humongous. >> because we're going to talk to neil patrick harris. the triple threat. he steals this new movie called "a million ways to die in the west." >> if you see the scene -- >> you'll find out why when we talk to him in a little bit. >> he's a lot of fun. a lot of fun. it's a big, big wedding for kim and kanye. >> allegedly. still don't know the details. >> they're in paris. documented photographs and video of all of them including kris and bruce and the kids. anyway, it is supposedly taking place -- bruce is rocking a ponytail for the wedding. what do you think of the look? >> you know what? i met bruce when he won the decathlon, you know, in 1976. >> before all that. >> yeah. and i'm telling you right now, he was one of the most gorgeous men on the planet. and he told me years later that it was a manager, right after that, that told him he needed to ha

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visits from oprah, katie couric, diane sawyer, every important woman in broadcasting, kathie lee and hoda put down their 64 ounce wine cooler slurpee to pay tribute to barbara, retiring at age 84. which you see that is the kind of poor work ethic that has the the country lagging behind the chinese. and today was barbara walter's day in the city of new york. unfortunately some festivities they had planned had to be canceled on the count of w-rain. as if getting your own day isn't enough of an honor. a woman in new orleans gave barbara walters what i believe the ultimate commrimenpliment. >> her body is tattooed with a dragon, piranha, and lizard now adding a queen bee. barbara walters. >> the first woman to get a barbara walters tattoo. i got barbara walters, who has got barbara walters? nobody. no one has a dragon, pier rranh lizard. i was in new york stopped by to wish barbara well. before i went i shot a video here in hollywood. the other co-hosts surprised barbara. they said there is some body special maintaining her star on the hollywood walk of fame a. cross the street from us.

they get a kathie lee cd. here is veterinarian dr. katie nelson. hi. are you ready?ney. >> george clooney? he owned a pot belly pig? >> a vietnamese pot belly pig. his name was max. he had him for 18 years which is amazing because their average life span is 12 to 15 years. >> and they're great pets? >> who's the cutest there? >> you know what? i don't know. back across. >> a lovely lady from texas. how many more pet cats are there in the u.s. compared to the number of pet dogs? 2 million? 5? 10? or 15 million? >> i'm going to say "b," 5 million. >> no. everyone has a story. >> excellent. okay, the correct answer, 10 million. i didn't know there were more pet cats than dogs period. >> morehouse holds actually own dogs, but people who have cats tend to own more than one cat. they're easier. they live longer. you know, you can kind of help both of them live a little longer with regular veterinary care. >> good. >> fresh, healthy food. i feet my dogs fresh pet. just keeping their weight down. that's the biggest thing is keeping their weight down because just like us, it

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>ello, everybody. welcome to thirsty thursday, may 8th. we're so happy you're here with us today. we have a very, very, very special guest with us today. >> mm-hmm. >> we love him. our donny osmond is here. >> oh, he is here. >> on the same day that lou manfredini. >> i will be right there. >> all right! >> we can't wait. i knew was right there. >> i've got a chance to know her a little bit over the years, and she is his wife of 36 years, debbie, can you believe it? he looks like he's still 30. >> 36 years. 36 years today. >> yes. >> 36 years today. thank you for spending your anniversary with us. >> can i give away the news too? what you just found out? >> no, we're going to tell you. >> all right. then i'm not going to. so be like that. >> but we are going to give away a lot of news. there's so much news on kim and kanye's wedding. you cannot believe how important the info is. >> remember when it was you, donny. remember when it was you on every cover? >> oh, yes. i do remem

i might send pizza to kathie lee and hoda too. ebay is a big mess today.ou know, the data base that had passwords and information for all 145 million e bay users got hacked. and because of that they're urging everyone who has an ebay account to change their passwords. they say the hackers may have access to members' names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, all sorts of information -- >> jimmy kimmel. >> jimmy: yes. >> jimmy kimmel, package from you. ebay. >> jimmy: oh. well, i didn't order anything from ebay. >> well, this is for you. >> jimmy: oh. all right. well, what is -- do you know what it is? >> let's see. wow. it's a daddy saddle. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i don't know what that is. i didn't order a daddy saddle. >> lucky. look. built for hours of fun. >> jimmy: yeah. >> how much did you bid on it? >> jimmy: i didn't bid ton. i think my ebay account was hacked. i didn't order this. >> are you going to use it? >> jimmy: no. >> can i have it? >> jimmy: yeah, you can have it. >> yeah! i got a daddy saddle! i got a daddy saddle! i got a daddy sadd

♪ >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefellerlaza. >> and hel, everybody. it's thirsty thursday. and you know what? happy may day. it's may 1st. >> thank god. >> it is -- we had torrential rains for the last 24 hours around here. a lot of people had it a lot worse than we did, but we're coming through. and i don't know why we have derby hats on today, but -- >> it's a few days away. but the kentucky derby's knocking on the door. ♪ so we decided to wear our hats. >> and mint juleps. >> and mint juleps. >> and we have a lovely, lovely lady. emmy and tony winning actress swoosie kurtz is with us today. "ambush makeovers." >> "ambush" is always a lot of fun. >> honored later on. >> you're coming. >> tj martell is the organization. great group. >> so much money for different kinds of cancers. >> so the kentucky derby is on saturday, but the festivities kick off early. the weather says zero percent chance of rain. >> that's a blessing. >> these hats -- >> we want to thank christine moore. >> she made them. >> at camhats.com. >> she did

kathie lee and hoda were like, duh, you gotta drink the whole box. what are you talking about?ghter ] we have a great show everybody! give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hey, all right everybody! we have a fun week ahead you guys. tomorrow night, maya rudolph will be here. [ cheers and applause ] we love maya. she has a big special on nbc, kind of like a variety show thing, it's gonna be fun. on thursday, academy award-winner jennifer lawrence is joining us. [ cheers and applause ] the new x-men. we're facing off at a game of "box of lies." you don't want to miss that. and she has a story she's gonna confront me about. this story, about j. lo. >> steve: hmmm. >> jimmy: i don't want to tell what you happened. but we had an altercation, the three of us. >> steve: really? >> jimmy: j. lo doesn't know anything about it. >> steve: okay. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: but, we'll discuss it. and on friday, oh man we love her so much. drew barrymore is here, she's teaming up with adam sandler again in a funny new movie called "blended." so drew will be here on friday.

con, or as hoda and kathie lee call that, "working." [ laughter ] >> steve: that's there job. >> jimmy as well. >> steve: that's what they do for a living. >> jimmy: yeah, on "the voice." pro, the voice has helped launch some of the biggest names in music. con, like adam levine, blake shelton, shakira, usher, cee lo and christina aguilera. [ cheers and applause ] great move for those guys. really good for -- really good. and finally, pro, finalist jake worthingon aspires to be the next garth brooks. con, adam levine aspires to be the next draco malfoy. [ laughter ] that's very interesting right there. that's all the "pros a cons." we'll be right back with charlize theron, everybody. come on back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ cj what's with the line? must have got a whiff of my hair. it's head & shoulders with fresh scent technology. it keeps me 100% flake free, and smells better than ever. i know, i'm running out of things to have signed. head & shoulders. you can't ignore the power of the whiff. doesn't really look like burger. man 2: grilled beef patty? that's burger-esque. man 1: yeah,

where else can you find another co-host said, al, natalie, lester, cameron, willie, carson, dillon, kathy leea. where else can you find someone to fill in? [ applause ] i also saw that nbc is paid over $7 billion to broadcast the olympics through 2032. wow. half of the 7 billion will be spent on advertising and the rest be spent on visine for bob costas. [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: i felt so bad for him. oh my gosh. that's right, nbc won the broadcast rights for the olympics for the next 18 years. meanwhile cnn just won the broadcast rights to cover that missing plane for the next 18 years. [ laughter ] breaking news, it's still missing. uh, thought we saw it -- here's some political news. during his speech last night, president obama said it's important for democrats to win the midterm elections because the gop says no to everything. republican says no we -- good one. [ laughter ] you almost -- almost got us on that one. speaking of obama, a new report shows that the president has visited 45 states during his time in office. when he heard that, biden was like wow h

the kathie lee gifford shooter, injured 13, killed six. anti-government views he posted on youtube.e missed signs about the colorado theater shooter james holmes. you know, the school psychiatrist altered threat team but took no action. then you missed signs in the newtown shooter adam lanza. mother count confront him after finding ghastly images in his room two weeks before. now whether the guy use as gun or use as knife or use oscar, to me it's irrelevant. the mental illness is missed and miss ad lot. right or wrong? >> so painful. case after case of these young men who are depressed, who isolate themselves socially, who throughout their young adult life span, throughout their teenager life span we hear stories of warning signs and yet what kind of help are they really getting? it's quite frightening because many of us run into young boys who we think, something is really off about them. so we ask ourselves what do we do about that? what do we do as a society? the medical profession, therapist, education system what can we aldo. >> it's a tough legal question because you can't for

hoda kot becomes and kathy lee gifford will be broadcasting live from the set of "today." of us at nbc news, good night. . - previously on believe... - bo is a very special little girl. she is starting to become the person she is going to be. - we still have a leak, and that angers me. when i find the traitor, i'll make them beg for mercy, but i will not grant it. - that machine can pinpoint her location. this chip has to be inserted directly in the machine. - at orchestra? winter, i'm blown. they know i'm here. - ms. channing, so nice to see you again. - if she can't master this beautiful ability, she won't be able to take on orchestra. - bo, it's time to practice. pyramid. - we can identify and locate any telekinetic or telepathic emanation anywhere. - [screams] can i help you? - who are you? - dani. [classical music] - i just want her to be the best version of herself. - she can't practice all the time. - the only way to get better is practice.

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even kathie lee and hoda put down their 64-ounce wine cooler slurpees to pay tribute to barbara, who'setiring at age 84. which you see, that's the kind of poor work ethic that has this country lagging behind the chinese. to honor her today was barbara walters day in the city of new york. unfortunately, some of the festivities they had planned had to be canceled on account of wayne. no that wasn't a joke. there's a guy named wayne who ruined everything. as if getting your own day isn't enough of an honor, a woman in new orleans gave barbara walters what i believe to be the ultimate compliment. this is the greatest compliment one human being can give another. >> liz dobbs' body is already tattooed with a dragon, a piranha, and a lizard. now she's adding a queen bee. barbara walters. >> i'm the first woman to get a barbara walters tattoo. i'm a pioneer too. who's got barbara walters? nobody. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: no one's got a dragon, a piranha, and a lizard too, either. by the way, i was in new york earlier this week. i stopped by to wish barbara well. and before i went i sh

police are still looking for evidence while kathie lee and hoda are looking for an alibi.have a great show. give it up for the roots right there! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ that is my pal. ann wilson from the legendary heart. oh, we love you! >> thank you. >> jimmy: i love you! >> thank you. >> jimmy: heart will be on tour throughout the spring and summer. here's their new cd and dvd, fanatic live, from ceaser's colesium. thank you so much for being here, you're the best. [ cheers and applause ] what a treat. >> this is a treat for me to be with these guys. >> jimmy: come every day. just hang out with us. we love you some much. >> okay. >> jimmy: all right. perfect, deal. uh, guys, before we get started with the show, we're going to do this fun thing on the show next week. but we need your help. all you need to do is take a a short video of your kid making their best funny face. here is an example of what we're looking for. >> hi, i'm silvia and this is my funny face. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: so just take a video like that, upload it to youtube with th

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. >> seth: right when hoda and kathie lee are rolling in. >> exactly. [ laughter ] exactly. so i get all my studying done. and then matt has to get up like 2:00 for your hair and make-up. [ laughter ] >> mostly hair. i get up at four. i like to do the homework the night before and then i go in and king of just have coffee and doughnuts and things like that. she does it the morning of. >> seth: all right, well, that's nice. two different approaches. now, so many things to congratulate you on. married. announced you're pregnant. >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: congratulations. and just took a delayed honeymoon. how was all that? >> oh, it was great. it was wonderful. we went to the beach. you know, it was like letting it all hang out. big boobs now. [ laughter ] >> you should see her in the make-up room now. she literally sits in the chair and all she does is stare at her own boobs. [ laughter ] >> i mean, look at it. it's outta control. i don't know what to do with them. >> seth: eventually i think their purpose will reveal themselves. [ laughter ] >> i think so. yes

>> oh, my god you can see by their t-shirts that christine is kathie lee's biggest fan.embarking on a whitewater rafting excursion and breathtaking tour of mount st. helens. airfare and accommodations by galamnina lodge. >> thank you so much. >> you guys are so cute. >> love you. >> give maddie a smooch for us. >> all right, golden globe and emmy winner toni collette gets lucky. >> she'll explain after your local news. [ male announcer ] when your kids aren't muddling through allergies, they have more time to travel back in time. try new children's zyrtec® dissolve tabs. children's zyrtec® is clinically proven to relieve kids' allergy symptoms for a full 24 hours. new children's zyrtec® dissolve tabs. ♪ well-a, well-a, well-a, uh! tell me more, tell me more... ♪♪ twizzlerize your summer fun with twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. >>> you're watching "today in the bay." >> good morning, everyone. 10:26. i'm scott mcgrew. walnut creek police on the lookout for a gunman that opened fire on a car as it left a concert at concord pavilion last night. the suspect fired at l

. >> why kathy lee was a no show as ir land cashes in on their honeymoon. >> five-star luxury.sic special with luke, john, jared, and -- ♪ i want to rock 'n' roll all night ♪ >> the kiss makeup is off. inside the family tell-all with wife. >> they're used to seeing me in tights and eight inch heels. ♪ party every day >> now the latest celebrity news 24-7. it's the insider together with yahoo. >> hi, everyone. let's get right to the big story that we're all entlald with. >> i'm 22 years old, and still a virgin. >> killer elliott rogers, an angry outcast, completely obsessed with being a virgin. >> i'm 22 years old, and i have never had a girlfriend. i'm still a virgin. >> i think that we have here a really extreme case of narcissistic personality disorder. somebody that needs to be puffed up. when they feel rejected, they deflate like a balloon and become enraged. >> clinical and forensic psychologist sheryl explains why young men like roger who are still a virgin refer to themselves as incells