please say hello to kathy griffin!> jimmy: you know, i know there's a whole makeup thing that goes on. >> there's a whole crisis backstage. my books are falling out. i have no underwear on. cross fingers. >> jimmy: when i went to kiss you, you moved your head so far away from me. >> i can't believe you tried to kiss my lips. all right, do it again. all right, close enough. >> jimmy: i wound up kissing the back of your head. >> you're lucky to get that at all. i got a lot going on. i just got in from chicago where i was the only person that accidentally at the nato summit. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. >> so i wanted to talk because i know you're all in with obama since you hosted the white house correspondents' dinner. >> jimmy: we're very tight. >> i'm dazzled by him by the way. i was laughing at how jaded the chicago ans are. they're like, it's a lot of traffic because the president is here. but it's very exciting. i was playing my casino circuit. so i went there, what's with the motorcades and the flags? i sure love america o

but first, where's kathy? so i'm going to invite the other folks who are going to run the panel up to the podium to sit with us. and i'm kboing to also ask kathy martine from at&t to come up and say a few words to you. kathy is the executive vice president for small business solutions and alternate channels at at&t, but she leads a $13 billion business, which is the services to small business owners. so if any yof you need some help, kathy is here. and she and at&t are really long-time sponsors of national small business week. i really want to thank them so much for their support. welcome kathy up to say a few words and my co-panelists for the rest of the town hall up to join me here. [ applause ] >> thank you, administrator mills, and good morning, everyone. it's such a pleasure to be here. i'm always inspired by administrator mills' comments and stories. you truly are the american dream and you are fueling the american economy. like karen, small business week really is the highlight of my year. i do a lot of

where's kathie lee? >> kathie lee wants to come see you. she's across the street. this party started. >> absolutely. >> i want to thank elvis personally. he helped me sell three of my pop records when i was on his show. >> i did. i love you, kathie lee. come back soon. >> love you too, elvis. any time. all righty. you're from illinois and you're lovely. according to a 1970s smash hit by mungo jerry -- told you it was dark in here -- what can you do in the summertime when the weather is fine? touch the sky, fly a kite, have a picnic or go fishing. >> you didn't bring me a glass of wine, did you? i don't know this. what do you think? >> it's an hour show. >> sorry. "b." >> you're wrong. ♪ in the summertime when the weather is hot ♪ >> the correct answer is touch the sky. >> talk to us about this. >> the more wine you drink, the closer the sky seems to get to you, right? one of those summer songs that was such a massive hit. if this song came out today it would be laughed off the radio. >> you're right. let's pick up another one, kath. >> where are you from, sir? >> c

and kathy kristoff. she reports on personal finance for cbs "moneywatch" and "kiplinger's personal finance." kathy kristof, let's start with consumers. are people generally more willing to take on debt now? if so, who is doing it and what kind of debt? >> consumers are definitely taking on more debt. certainly on average. what you see are two different groups of consumers. we have people who never really had a problem in the financial crisis. they didn't lose their jobs. they never were over extend extended. they've never had difficulty in paying their bills but they've been very cautious over past couple of years. right now they're in very good shape because rate now the debt they have is is at lower interest race. mortgage rates in particular have gone down. for most families that means that 30% of your budget is actually at a lower price. you're in good shape. the other side of the coin are the consumers who did have real problems in the financial crisis. some of them lost their homes. a lot more decl

kathie lee?water in that. >> no, it does have water. >> mint, lemon -- >> there's no lemon. >> you are correct. hoda gets that one. >> she can have it. >> another mint julep question. hoda, you just took a sip. you drink this with a straw. why is it traditional to have the straw cut short, just an inch above the drink, to prevent slurping, to keep the drink as cold as possible, or to smell the sprig of mint? >> msmell the sprig. >> what is the favorite substitute for bourbon, white grape juice, apple cider or ginger ail? >> ginger ale. >> it is. now, we're going to move on to cinco de mayo. here are two traditional drinks of mexico. one is a margarita. one is a mojito. which has less calories? >> mojito. >> it is. about 250, compared to 450 with a margarita. a frozen margarita, does that typically have more calories, the same or less calories? >> fewer. >> no. >> what? >> more. >> and kathie lee, you're right. do you know why? >> no. >> that's a very good guess. when you have a frozen drink, you

after more than five years, kathy hutchinson has been disconnected from the computer, as planned, but she's let the researchers know she'd like to continue helping with their work. the trial of george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering trayvon martin, is still months away, but we've been continuing our investigation of the case and mark strassmann has come up with new information about what happened that february night when zimmerman shot the unarmed teenager in a gated community in sanford, florida. >> reporter: at the heart of this case is what happened in 90 seconds. from the moment george zimmerman hung up with a nonemergency dispatcher to the first 911 call from a neighborhood. >> i think they're yelling "help" but i don't know. >> reporter: today, new details emerged from sources close to the investigation. a responder at the crime scene told us he and others saw wounds on the knuckles of one of martin's hands as he laid dead on the lawn suggesting martin had thrown a punch. zimmerman told police he fired the fatal shot at point blank range while

another day another job search kathy is presentable clever and keen but she still can't get a full time job in. you know. small businesses place and face the chronic rape or so on that fear can be more selective now. i think over jobs that anything despite applying for what ever she could find kathy's still working part time a university graduate in a two day a week data entry position she's not alone increasing numbers of people are scraping around for bits of part time work often working harder and longer for less money figures show the number of women on willingly forced into part time work is at its highest since records began and the number of men working part time because they can't find full time jobs has more than doubled just in the last four years it's a toxic situation created and exacerbated by the u.k.'s ailing economy austerity cuts mean according to unions six hundred twenty five jobs are being lost in the public sector every day at the moment nearly six people are chasing every fulltime vacancy and that has while you do economic implications but taking a big hit. we clea

apparently kathie lee did not know.he interview and then her apology that followed. >> he and nancy have got one of the greatest marriages of anybody in show business. how many years now for you guys? >> we married -- 36 years. >> but you're still like in love. >> madly in love. madly in love. >> why? >> cute. i'm cute. >> he said kathie lee, you probably didn't know, but his beautiful, precious wife nancy did pass away a year and a half ago of ovarian cancer. i feel so badly that -- and the way he was speaking of her sounded like -- >> he said he had one of the great marriages and at the end, he told you, i still do. >> a tough moment there. she later tweeted an apology as well. but awkward to say the least. but they both handled it as well as could be expected. >> i think i just held my breath that entire story. >> that's tough to watch. >> that is tough. >>> something else tough to watch, anything involving levi johnston. >> ain't that the truth. >> he's broke. he's living with his parents and he knocked up his girlf

we deployed hubble, we are jumping up and down -- we are not jumping bruce and kathy are going what's happening? we were describing it to them. they were not happy. to put it mildly. but i tell you that story because that is sort of like what happened this morning. there is an incredibly elaborate plan that was put together by the space-exit at nasa team and then life happens. very simply, there are a lot of centers on dragon. -- centaurs on dragon. the laser range finders, every once in a while, started locking onto the module. we had to figure that out. we had to understand it. space-x has made some changes

to those who don't, hey, they get kathie lee's cd. how lucky are they?contributor lilliana vazquez. hello. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> lovely lady from atlanta, georgia. why was the kentucky derby dubbed the run for the roses? the winner is awarded a blanket of roses. each competing horse has roses wrapped into their harnesses. the infield is filled with roses. or all of the above. >> i definitely know "a." i kind of want to say all of the above. >> oh. it's got a happy ending. and this is it. >> she was actually right. her first instinct. >> she should have gone with it. people should always go with their instincts. the answer is "a." the winner is always awarded a blanket of roses. >> back across. >> from concord, new hampshire. true or false. the average cost of a kentucky derby hat is $100. >> false. >> smart girl. just try to find one. >> that did sound like -- that sounded a little lowball. >> she was right. you know, women spend up to thousands of dollars on these one of a kind hats. but we have some great tips on dailycandy.com for diy'ing yo

>> kathie lee's friday funny. >> oh, gosh. i got stuff all over. and it is a special friday funny, you guys. because we want to introduce everybody to miles. he has been battling brain cancer for over three years and now with a fourth recurrence. he is about to undergo a stem cell transplant at l.a. children's hospital. he will be in isolation from his friends and family for a month. he's asking people to send in 5,000 jokes that miles can watch online from his hospital room. isn't that sweet? lots of people are doing it. big stars are doing it, it is wonderful. send your jokes to jokesformiles.com. okay? jokes with a "4." number 4. this is for you, miles. all right? [ laughter ] all right. got truffle face. this is from katherine ann landers in mexico. >> ann landers? >> a relative of. all right. her 15-year-old son, justin, told her this and she said this is the kind of joke that kathie lee would tell. i agree with them, i love this. an old man goes to answer a knock at the door one evening to find two sheriff deputies standing there. sir, are yo

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. we thought it was winesday wednesday. >> we thought it was, but apparently. >> oh, thank you, jerry! >> jerry, what were you doing back there that made you late. >> he's busy setting up for other things. >> you know what he's setting up for? the big announcement that our voice winner will be announced in just a few minutes and we want to wish billy joel a very, very happy birthday. i'm not sure how old he is. >> 63. >> is he 63? >> 63. i'm right behind you, billy. god bless you. >> last night it was a nail biter and you probably stayed up late if you watched this and a lot of people did. it was the finale of "the voice." there was so much drama, and it came down to four, juliette luka, chris simms and jermaine paul. >> everybody had their favorites. >> and it was whittled down to juliette and jermaine at the end. >> okay. >> and can i say just one thing? >> i tweeted during the show. >> such a showoff. >> it a

this is kathy. she suffered a stroke in 1997.she hasn't moved her limbs or speak. here's kathy moving a robotic arm to bring a battle to her lips so she can drink. they gave kathy a neuroface implant. they plugged a sensor into her skull. she was asked to imagine moving her arm. it took her neurons and transmitted that to a computer and then to the robot. now when she thinks i want to move my arm, the arm moves. mind controlled robots are way cool. if you were to google mind controlled robots you would find a lot of examples of this. here's a man driving a car with his brain. look, ma, no hands. here's a guy moving robotic fingers with his mind. here's a guy making a robot move on the floor behind him by thinking at the internet. the technology is all similar, the reason kathy is a big deal is she's demonstrating for the first time is someone's brain is no longer connected to her body can use it to generate movement scientists in switzerland are also working on this idea. this is mark andre. he is partially paralyzed from the nec

kathy, she asked us not to use her real name, lets the deputies in without a warrant.suspect, there's evidence of a shake and bake meth lab. >> it's a pretty strong chemical haze. so it's pretty pertinent that we get these guys in their level "b" suits to protect them when they go in and actually start dismantling the lab. >> reporter: the fire department arrives with air tanks and a powerful fan. as it clears, we're also allowed in. >> it's smoking. still smoking. >> reporter: so now that we're in the trailer, we're seeing a baby swing. baby toys. also if you head into the kitchen, we see a highchair. just near the area where police say they were cooking the meth. and the ammonia stench is so strong in here, it smells like someone just took a bottle of nail polish remover and spilled it all over the place. the police find open containers of chemicals. and what appears to be a fresh shake and bake. >> that's another one pot. >> got the lithium strips on there. you can see the dark lithium strips. >> the dark strips are lithium from lithium batteries. >> reporter: did y

i want to say kathie lee -- >> why are you pointing at me?ns to me love, compassion, fun, purity. all of it. ♪ >> music means just about everything to me. >> i chose christian because i love his voice. i think he's very talented and christian has a voice of silk. >> what i really liked about jillian was just a little more polished and had a really beautiful voice. hoping that she'll win it for us. >> well, yesterday both finalists, christian and jillian, got to work with their coaches and ladies, how do you think they did? >> they did a great job. i'm so excited to see you guys perform. >> me, too. >> bring it! >> she's been this bossy since she was 6 years old. >> kids, are you ready to sing? take a deep breath and have fun. take it away. ♪ ♪ remember, remember, remember ♪ baby, look at me and tell me what you see ♪ ♪ you see the best of me and i'll forget the rest ♪ ♪ i've got more in me ♪ i can catch the moon in any hand ♪ don't you know who i am ♪ ♪ remember my name ♪ fame i'm gonna live forever ♪ i'm gonna learn how to fly high ♪ ♪ i'm f

kathie lee, of course, is right across the street at the nbc experience store. ready to hand out $100 to those who get the answers right. to those who don't, they get her cd. how lucky are they? who better to help me out in the studio than robert franek, the author of princeton review's "the best 376 colleges." not 377. 376. you ready? >> i am. >> great crowd over here, hoda. they want to tell you something. [ cheers and applause ] >> that's a big crowd. oh, my gosh. >> what they're saying is happy winesday. but they didn't do it very well. sweet little high school graduate from -- where did you say? texas. okay, honey. here's the question. what was george clooney's college major? premed, broadcast journalism, drama or geography? >> drama. >> that's all right. you got your diploma. now you have a great cd. >> that was a good guess. his actual major, broadcast journalism. >> i heard it was your major as well. >> yes, it was. >> he went to two schools. didn't graduate from either one. northern kentucky university. princeton review favorite university of cincinnati

here is video of kathy and the arm in action. >> it had been 11 years since a stroke left kathy paralyzedrom the nec down, but completely aware. a sensor with 100 e leg troemds was surgically placed on her brain to pick up the signals that brains create when we think about movement. researchers report she's gone even further, using her mind to control a robotic arm. >> oh! ow! what the [ bleep ]? [ bleep ]! >> jimmy: she's got a very good sense of humor, i guess. [ applause ] this morning on "the today show," they had an interview with dr. fred boyce, he's a herptatologist. he was caught on video trying to subdue an alligator that got too close to houlss in the area and he had some trouble trying to do that, but not as much trouble as savannah guthrie had trying to interview him about it. >> it's right next to a highway -- >> so, you -- >> had been left there all night. >> you felt like you had to do something. >> cause a serious accident. you felt like you -- >> i felt like i did, because i was expecting other people to have come and responded. somebody told me they weren't going to come