jackie calls kathy a second mother who challenges her to grow as a writer and leader. >> she just gets me into these things that like push me and motivate me. >> reporter: as a nurse and single mother of four, kathy started stand by me in 1996 to tutor struggling readers. it's grown into a mentoring program at eight schools. mentors and students lead to -- meet at least one hour a week for study and fun. >> they build up team work and confidence. >> reporter: but relationships take time so kathy recruits volunteers willing to mentor for life. the average stand by me mentorship lasts eight years. paula burkhart says the best part is seeing the change in her 15-year-old mentee. >> watching brenda go from a very kind of shy 9-year-old to really competent self-directed young woman. >> reporter: brenda calls paula her role model. >> knowing that she's proud of me and that she knows that i can make it to college, makes me more confident that i can make it to college. >> reporter: kathy says more than 90% of stand by me seniors graduated from high school last year. she marvels at the power of

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello, everybody. by that we mean you. it's wines day wednesday, it's july 10th. we're delighted you're with us today. people have choices you know, hoda. they could watch other stuff, but they don't. especially those college kids out there. >> we love them. love you guys. >> tweet us, please. >> i'm only going to complain for one second, then we can start the show. >> about the bills that are coming in? >> no, not that. yesterday i had a honor to speak at the national journalism conference, press club in d.c. >> they still consider you a journalist? >> sort of. look at these kids. great. had a great time. >> fresh faced and eager and want our jobs. >> let me tell you something, i landed just in time to give the speech, was supposed to be on a 5:00 flight home out of d.c., perfect, made the flight at quarter to 5:00, got on the plane, off we go on to the runway. i'm like, this is so perfect. i'm going to be home for dinner, la, la, la, la

who don't, you'll get kathie lee's cd. you'll love it. you might want that more than the dough. here to help me out, editor of thebump.com, allison bernstein. the eyes are focused, aren't they? >> i can't wait. >> let's go ahead with the questions. >> this lovely lady here from dallas, texas. prince william and prince harry were both born at the st. mary's hospital. where was prince charles born? at. was it at home, at buckingham palace, was it at a birthing center or in a carriage. >> the hospital. >> no, no, no, it's excellent, she gets "scandalous"! >> yes, indeed, she's going to love it. correct answer here, he was born at home in buckingham palace. >> as were all royals up to prince william and harry. they were all born at home. i'm sure home is nicer when it's a palace, right? >> they have all the medical equipment and do the whole bit. >> yes, yes, absolutely. >> back across. >> this lady is from new orleans. how many children does queen elizabeth have? one, two, four, or five? >> four. >> yeah. >> see, let me tell

kathie lee's gone. i'm elvis lee. >> if you listen to z-100, it is a nationally syndicated radio show. it is funny. you have a crazy group. tell me the people who are on your show. >> we're drunk, just like you guys. i don't remember their names. >> i love this group of people. you guys have figured it out. you are genius -- >> we have a lot of beautiful women. selena gomez comes in every day. >> you get some good guests! who comes in to see you? >> there's michael buble. we've had you on, hoda. >> yes, you have. >> there i am. look at me. i'm so saucy. nicki minaj. you're very fancy. >> you came on a television show today to be with me and you're not wearing the typical outfits that we like seeing you in with the hawaiian shirts and crazy shorts. what happened? >> i don't want to be the typical radio guy that wears hawaiian shirts and bowling shirts. getting here is a mess. it is so hot. new york city is sweltering. what happened here? >> under-boob sweat. can you talk about that? >> no! >> i think i'm

>>reporter: kathy personally mentors 15-year-old jackie.s kathy a second mother who challenges her to grow as a writer and leader. >> she just gets me into these things, like pushes me and motivates me. >>reporter: as a nurse and single mother of four, kathy started stand by me in 1996. she secured a grant and began a project to tutor struggling readers. it's grown into a mentoring program at eight schools. mentors and their students meet at least one hour a week for study and fun. >> they build that teamwork and they build their confidence. >>reporter: but relationships take time, so kathy recruits volunteers believed to mentor for life. the average stand by me mentorship lasts eight years. paula burkhart says the best part is seeing the change in her 15-year-old meantee. >> watching brenda go from a very shy 9-year-old to really competent self-directed young woman. >>reporter: brenda calls paula her role model. >> knowing that she's proud of me and that she knows that i can make it to college makes me more confident that i can make it to

>> sorry, answer is, fresno california, d, you get a kathie lee gifford compact disc. >> kathie lee isppy. fresno. >> fresno airport, formerly called the fresno air terminal, f.a.t. it's the air transport, international air transport association that gives them these codes. sometimes you have to go pretty far back in the airport's history to figure out what it means. >> one last one, carson. >> melanie is visiting new york. let's get right to it, melanie. in the movie "catch me if you can," leonardo dicaprio plays frank abagnale, who impersonated a pilot working for which airline? >> a, pan am. >> that is correct. melanie wins $100 gift card. >> good girl. >> that was classic. >> pan am was founded in 1927, largest international carrier in the u.s. until 1991. >> all right. thank you. thanks, jeanine. carson is going to come back across the street and join me. we wanted to know one thing, what is madeline fehrnstrom doing with fly swatters? we're going to find out after this. [ male announcer ] pearls. hairbands. and now hot pink toes. seems tough for a tough dog like duke. but when it

>> what did kathie lee win? how much you love bambino and we want to give you all of this. >> i can't. i will share it with hoda because she -- >> i just want the kong. he loves the kong. >>> should you tackle that gardening project yourself or call in the pros? >> and yoga. >>> good morning everyone. checking out the forecast for the next seven days. severe weather will take the top spot this weekend. we are looking at the northeast corridor. cold front will bring an end to the horribly long temperatures. it comes adds a price as your outdoor plans could pay for this one. low to mid 90s to start off your weekend. it will get bet are by the second half of the weekend. planty wet out west too. phoenix in upper 90s. sunday, northeast gets a little bit better. cold front goes off the coast. cooling refreshing air. mid-atlantic, this cold front gets caught up. the tennessee valley, you have your chance of showers and storms. some monsoonal moisture out west. hopefully we can avoid the lightning strikes and just gets

back across to kathie. >> wow.hawaii, finish the lyrics to this classic american song "this land is your land this land is my land from california to the new york islands from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters, this land was made for you and me. >> all right! >> that is a great one. she nailed it. all right. that's a great song. it reminds me of being in elementary song when we used to sing that. >> it totally does. i still get weepy when i hear it. all the way back from 1940. >> lasted a long time. >> yeah. >> back across. >> this lovely lady is from indiana. all right. the first time the american flag flew with 50 stars representing each state was on july 4, 1960. which state does the 50th star represent, alaska, new mexico, california, or hawaii? >> okay. hawaii? >> she's right. >> yes, indeed. >> quick on the google. hawaii is the 50th. >> yes. as a matter of fact, they had to redo the whole flag when hawaii joined the nation in 1959, because when you have 49 stars, it's very different from when you

kathy wagner with the san francisco airport. the airport is looking to amend four leases and marilla chocolate company and pacific gateway expressions and xpresspa sf. these tenants are in terminal three of the airport and we can asking amendments to extend the leases as well as make payments to the tenants to mitigate the closure of that area has had on them. the board agreed to the suspension of the guarantees of the tenants in july 2011. originally the airport intended for a less dramatic redevelopment project of the terminal but as we got into the project we realized it was going to be more extensive than we thought so we have a opening date of january 2014. the proposed amendments would extend the previous suspensions by 20 months and we are asking for retroactively to may of 2012. it would allow us to reimburse the tenants for constructions costs they have incurred during the closure. the budget analyst reported in consultation with the airport staff these payments and suspension of mags result in 1.5 million dollars of lo

this is kathie lee and hoda. you got to see his little feet. he's flat on his back. >> is that a bed? what's he in? >> that's a little bed. he just wanted a little face time so i said, all right, louie. >> he is so cute! >> we call him fat lou and we pretend he's in the mob. >> kate middleton is about to have that baby soon. >> yes. >> so a lot of people -- there's a lot of attention obviously on her and everything she does. >> her what? >> gynecologist. >> oh, gyno. is he cute? >> he apparently according to the brits is a hottie. >> it's kind of hard to tell from that. he looks nice and lean. >> he does look lean. >> any way all of the women are saying -- >> i like that in my gynecologist. nice and lean. >> his name is dr. allen farthing and he's going to be one of the doctors delivering. >> what do you mean one of the doctors delivering? >> this is a big deal. they have to have a team in case something goes wrong! >> what is it? the seventh fleet in there with her. >> it's people. here's a question for you guys at home. are you comfortable or

>> i love being here. >> kathie lee comes back next week.ames, all of us will be here. >> also actress paula patton. >> love her. >> easy on the eyes. >> have a great weekend. you're always looking. see you later, everybody. i feel so good about this. with fashion designer john varvatos. >> i had my family. jeff: the mentor's tips for your man. what did you call it? >> imperfectly perfect. jeff: the dramatic before and after showdown. boy band, anyone? plus, he's making over our very own stage manager, pete! here's pete now. [ applause ] hello, hello! roll it! [ cbs television distribution ] jeff: a little about me. i'm recently married. i work with my wife on this show. and i'm learning how to be a dad to two amazing kids in a blended family. i'm hosting a talk show 'cause there's

kathie lee is out. carson daly is here. we are waiting for that baby. >> i'm excited to be here. >> especially today. it's a good day with the royals and all. >> i feel bad for natalie morales. she has exhausted every possible thing to do in and around the london area. the eyes of the world are on those two doors there. it's lindo wing. >> we'll always have a camera there. we believe that during the course of our hour, the hour from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., someone is going to walk out of that door with the birth announcement. >> i don't think that's going to happen. i think the rumor is the duchess is into a very, what's the nicest way to say it, a very natural -- there's midwives inside. she's going to let nature take its course. there's no royal pitocin happening to speed up this labor process. >> when your girlfriend -- you have two kids. >> yes. >> did the first birth come quickly or did it take a while? >> siri is a machine. that's jackson in the middle. >> how many do you have? >> two. the two in the middle there. >

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it's fun-day, monday. it's july 29th. >> look who's back. >> i know! they kicked me out of italy. we had an international incident. and they said never come back. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> a great vacation. just you and your daughter. that's one of those things that doesn't happen all that often. >> you know what, all we've ever done before is taken walks. you're not getting along it's over a half an hour. this was cass and i have big birthdays comes up. hers is this friday. she's going to turn 20. >> i can't believe it. >> there we are sitting in one of the most beautiful places in the world. >> where is that exactly? >> that's villa deste in lake como. we went looking for george clooney. >> does he have a place right on the lake? >> right -- i've never been. italy is one of my favorite places in the world. there's george's house. yes, he didn't even invite us over. i mean, how rude. >> did you see him? >> we did n

kathy and floyd hope today's white house honor will encourage even more volunteers.ur feelings about getting this award today? >> i'm thankful and grateful because i know with this award we can reach so many more children >> reporter: and continue the generosity that changes lives. bill plant, cbs news, the white house. >> pelley: if your name has sold hundreds of millions of books, why would you ever use another? hundreds of millions of books, why would you ever use another? we'll solve that mystery next. 's on everything from home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. no company can pay to be on angie's list, so you can trust what you're reading. angie's list is like having thousands of close neighbors, where i can go ask for personal recommendations. that's the idea. before you have any work done, check angie's list. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. i love you, angie. sorry, honey. trust your instincts to make the call. to treat my low testosterone, my doctor and i went with ax

savannah tweeted, i can't go a day without watching kathie lee and hoda.r from florida state university. >> doesn't it sound like we're bragging? >> yeah, i love it. >> amy tweeted, i go to the university of oklahoma and watch every day. louis lacari, la, la, la, la, la. she's been watching us too long. >> keep sending those tweents we may give you a shout out on the air. >> peter, how is it going? >> it's going. it's very cool over here. >> you're rocking it. >> it's hot over here so great. >> sara made a beautiful snowman in july. you can see this. >> nice job, sara. >> we're going to have it on exhibit from the world famous artist over here. >> okay, peter. >>> hollywood hunk grant tells us all about -- >> grant show. >> yeah. then we're going to play a fun game. >> ooh time has been kind to him. >> he looks good. >>> actor grant show is well known for his role as bad boy jake hanson from the '90s hit "melrose place." he's taking on a new role. dare we say it may be even steamier. >> >> grant stars on lifetime's devious maids as soap opera -- as soap st

thankfully there are those like kathy baxter who are constantly fighting for the prevention of child abuse. i believe partnership with outside agencies have allowed us to find justice during this complex investigation. another important component of svu is the -- unit. those members solely on internet crimes against children. the cases are complex and require persistent and dedication to identify and locate perpetrators who possess and distribute child pornography. we are only one of many law enforcement agencies across the region who actively participate in the silicon valley internet crimes against children task force. the investigation resulted in the arrest of four predators who possessed hundreds of images. as you can see we have many moving parts under the svu model, and it is important to recognize the specialist team appointed to investigate crimes in human trafficking. human trafficking is a 32 billion dollar industry. after drug trafficking, human trafficking is the second most profitable crime. it has attracted participation by organized criminal gangs. innovation and tech

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. ♪ ♪ >>> and it's thirsty thursday. it's the fourth of july. you might know it's happy birthday time. 237th birthday for america. doesn't look a day over 200, does it? >> it certainly doesn't. we want to thank this great quartet, the usaf brass quartet. that's the united states air force brass quintet. i'm sorry. >> it's not "god bless america" as we were told. >> this is a great ensemble of guys who come and decided to enjoy their fourth with us. so we thank them. >> they'll be playing for us during the show. >> thank you. wow. nice. >> "yankee doodle dandy." >> i liked it. >> very jaunty. >> happy fourth. since it's the fourth of july we had to have the appropriate drink. >> well, of course. >> this is pink sangria. >> does that go over your head? try your hat on. we may have found a hat that -- >> it fits perfectly. >> perfectly. >> these are great hats. >> actually, this is -- >> i like it. let me see yours. >> there you go. >> you look like betsy ross. >> i hear she was hot

>> i'm here to talk about the guy from chick-fil-a. >> jimmy: dan kathy? >> yes, dan kathy. look. all our talk about how our country was founded, i was there when this country was founded. i spent the better part of the times having three-ways in paris. and i'm not going to lie, there were some dudes in the mix. >> jimmy: there were? >> yes, well, that is how it happens. it was the '60s, there was a lot of opium going on. >> jimmy: so you're okay with same-sex marriage? >> yes, of course, this country was founded on freedom and equality, unless you were black, of course. that was our bad. >> jimmy: right, right. >> anyway, love is love, and do what you want in bed, do everything in bed, because yolo, right? well, i have to go and be dead again. jimmy, i'll see you in eight years and three days. >> jimmy: well, what do you mean about that, eight years and three days? >> whoops. never mind, okay, franklin out. >> jimmy: wow, a vision from benjamin franklin. that was amazing. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: poor guy. smaller than i would have -- they're always shorter than you thin

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. hope you had a fabulous fourth of july holiday. hopefully you had a couple of days off but it is now fun day monday and time to get back to work. >> get on the saddle. >> july 8th. and i had a lovely weekend. how about you? you were up at rehoboth. >> i was up in rehoboth beach where they asked for you, girl. >> ad nauseam? >> it was a scorcher. my mom and i went together. it was a mother/daughter trip. we had a blast. we saw fireworks from the top of the sands hotel. a beautiful fireworks show. and that's my -- >> that's the end of brooklyn avenue, i believe. >> on the boardwalk. >> that's where we lived. >> on brooklyn avenue. that's where my mom and dad had the rehoboth inn. >> this was the crowd before the fireworks. it jammed all the way up. no room at all after that. and there were beautiful fireworks which i actually a took a video of. you know how fireworks never look good on video, especially when you shoot it? >> yeah, i should have really just -- >

kathie lee was comparing her hairdo to yosef.f you remember, yosef is the one without hair and kathie lee looked like -- and everyone said oh, my god, yosef's cute. >> he's adorable. he's got a great personality. and he had just said to us the other day that you were ready to find someone to be in a relationship with. >> i didn't think that would be on the air, though. >> you work at nbc news. these things happen. >> so here's the deal. a bunch of people saw you and thought you were cute. >> hard not to think that. >> of course. here it is. lara wrote in, "yosef is a hottie." jenny wrote, "hello, yosef. that's nice eye candy." and stacy said, "is yosef single? because he's one good looking guy." >> yes, he is. and he's a sweetheart. so we would like to -- well, we would like to make your dreams come true and get in touch with some of these ladies and maybe have a dating game thing. >> lara or jenny or any of these ladies of the thousands that wrote in and do a -- >> my mom is going to be proud. >> i'll work on that. >> this one -

york doing auditions for other kathys to go to vegas and be a showgirl?>> yes. >> is this difficult to do? >> pretty hard. there's lots of kicks. there's lots of bevels. >> why don't you show us a couple of those moves. >> the hard thing is getting your body to look like you. >> not going to fit hoda's head. >> let's try it. >> i believe. >> ow. that's got to hurt. >> no, it's good. it's good. >> okay. >> give us some moves. >> whoa. >> sorry. >> that's all right. >> okay, we're ready. >> i'm going to have to do the whole show. give us some moves as we go to break. >> forget it. >> okay. go ahead. we'll stand, you kick. >> the first thing you have to learn to do when you are a show girl and bevel properly,stick one leg in front of you. you can do little dips. cross your leg and then you do a little plie with both legs. there you go. beautiful. and always smile. >> and always smile. always smile. >> you always have to kick, too. we do tons of kicks in the show. lots of kicks in the show so you'll have to do tons of kicks. >> oh, no, no, no. >> thanks. >> a

floyd and kathy thought it sounded like a worthwhile detour.n they arrived in tantanzani the country was in the third year of a brutal drought. people were starving and dying. many of them children. having seen this, kathy and floyd simply had to do something about it. so their vision of a leisurely retirement was replaced by a new vision. fighting global hunger. today the nonprofit they created, outreach, has distributed free meals to hungry children in the united states and in more than 15 countries worldwide. today more th to date more than 233 million meals. that i have gone to see many of the children they met in tanzania grow up healthy and strong. this work they say is the most rewarding thing they've ever done. i have to say having just been to tanzania with michelle we can attest to how important this kind of work is. how it changes lives. it's also fitting that later this week on july 18th, people around the world will celebrate the legacy of the magnificent public servant, nelson mandela, by performing acts of public and community se

we heard very moving word from floyd and kathy hamilton.in tanzania and needing to feed children there and how that moment truly changed their lives. as we watched that unfold here on america live. now today on to the news, an urgent new warning on iran's nuclear threat as we continue this hour of "america live ". this weekend's israel's prime minister put iran's nuclear program squarely back in the spotlight. he called on the bm administration to take more aggressive action against iran, including the possibility of military strikes. >> they are getting closer and closer to the bomb and they have to be told in no uncertain terms that that will not be allowed to happen. i think it is important to understand, that we cannot allow it to happen. you know, our clocks are ticking in a different pace. we are closer than the united states. we're more vulnerable. and therefore, we have to address the question of how to stop iran before the united states does. >> ambassador john bolton is former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, of course. also

this couple, floyd hammer and kathy hamilton, are from union, iowa.s about nine years ago during a trip to tanzania where they witnessed the malnutrition of some of the children there that they launched their program they call outreach. now they provide food to those children in need in more than 15 countries, including here in the united states. so there will be a union not just of the bushes and obamas today but this union, this united effort that this family will be demonstrating today as well. what's striking is the evolving relationship between president obama and the bush family. the first four years during his first term, president obama only visited with either one of the bushes, 41 or 43, a total of five times. this will be the third visit between members of the two families, between the presidents bush and mr. obama, in just the last three months. the most recent visit we witnessed on the national stage was actually on an international stage where you saw george w. bush walking alongside president obama where the two were together in tanzani

carson daly is helping me out while kathie lee is away for a while.about to get an education in dressing like a celebrity. >> look at my face. i'm so excited. "today" contributor and contributing editor for people "style watch" jill martin is here to help you shop like the stars. without racking up the bills. hey, jill. >> hey. >> we can look like the stars? >> we can look like the stars for less. i think all of these items are a way to incorporate into your summer and fall wardrobe without sort of breaking the bank so some of these things may be for you. >> jessica alba is our first up. take a look at -- >> is she here? >> no. that's a photo. we don't have them coming here. tell us about this outfit. >> i'm going to make a lame joke. she spends a lot of cash. >> i knew it wouldn't go over. just her shoes, $775. let's bring out danielle. her entire outfit is $277. >> she looks just like jessica alba! >> she does. better. >> this whole outfit cost as much as one jessica alba shoe. >> less than one shoe. 775 divided by two. so these pumps are $90 as opp

>> kathy majette: a lot of people think that children that are born with these deformities are cursed. just imagine a life alone that nobody wanted to be around you. >> norrie oelkers: and we had children coming in for screening with brown bags over their head. they're never allowed to leave their house unless they have a bag on their heads. >> kathy majette: some children don't live because they have problems with eating, and drinking, and then die of malnutrition. >> mel: and they see us as their last resort. >> dr. jill gora: every child deserves a fair chance at life. >> peggy stillman: it may only take an hour to do something that will change their lives forever. >> noreen kessler: and you just see a whole new person, a whole new beginning. it's almost like they're reborn. i can't think of another word but phenomenal. [ music ] >> roma downey: hello, i'm roma downey. about thirteen years ago when i was filming "touched by an angel," we did a story about an organization called operation smile. i saw children who had been born with facial deformities. the doctors and nurses, all vo

we have kathy boyle, and cabria investment officer. kathy, you are bearish.l you. you see it in the technicals of the s&p that tells you that global mornings are going to pull back, and especially in this country, the s&p, it's going to pull back? >> we had to cross 1650, which we are close to, and build inverse head and shoulders, coming down to 1600 with a rally from there. cheryl: that's the technical chart you see saying there's something there. you disagree? >> you know, we trade all asset classes so in the global tactical funds, we're long u.s. stocks, but due to the evaluations there, we have a much higher exposure to foreign ecstasies, -- equities. cheryl: risk you right now. >> it is. the third most expensive market in the world, the u.s., while not terrible valuation, there's better opportunities abroad, but at the end of the day, we respect the trends as well, and if trend deteriorate, we'll move. cheryl: trends show us emerging market investments that investors take the money out of emerging markets, taking it out of the brick countries, putting i

we have kathy here from the airport to speak on this item. >> good morning chair farrell, members of the committee. i am with the airport. the airport is requesting your approval to amend the existing ground lease for approximately 130 acres at the maintenance center with united airlines. the proposed amendment would extend the lease and increase the base rent. the subject lease between united and the airport was for originally for 20 years and had two 10 years options to extend and the recent one expired in 2013. in addition to extending the lease at the operations center the airport would like to reclaim approximately 5 acres of leased land for operationalises including a potential convenience store and green energy gas station. united has requested that the extension include language that would give them the language to relinquish up to 30% of the property at a future date. under the proposed amendment they would pay the airport $93,000 per acre per year for a total annual rent of approximately $12 million for fiscal year 13-14. the rent will remain fixed at this level for three y

she feels like she's sitting with two dear friends. >> oh, thank you, sweetie. >> she also loves kathieof wisdom and hoda's story about blake since she has a pup of her own. she's preparing to celebrate her 60th birthday this august. >> oh, my gosh, girl. you and me. >> and me. >> well, not 60. >> oh, you're right. >> who wants to be 60? let's be honest. >> where is she going? >> we are sending her -- this is going to be a great birthday surprise for you -- to punta cana. >> oh, my goodness! >> i got married there. i did. >> so exciting. >> you're going to enjoy a four-day, three-night stay at the hard rock hotel and casino punta cana. the amenities are in-room jacuzzis, fine dining, 24-hour room service. live entertainment. swim-up bars. you're going to have so much fun. the hotel and airfare were provided by hard rock hotel and casino, punta cana. >> boy, barbara, that is awesome. >> we are so excited for you. >> happy 60th. >> i'm so happy to talk with you. you guys, this is just the most wonderful thing and happy birthday, hoda, to you when it gets here and happy birthday to you, ka

lloyd and kathy thought it was a worthwhile detour. when they arrived in tans tanza, this was the third year of the brutal drought, people starving and dying, many were children, and having seen this, they had to do something about it, and so their vision of a leisurely retirement was replaced by a new mission fighting global hunger. today, the nonprofit they created, outreach, contributed meals to children in the united states and 15 countries worldwide. to date, more than 233 million meals. they've gotten to see many of the kids they met in tanzania grow up healthy and strong, and this work, they say, is the most rewarding thing they've done. i can say being to tanzania, we can attest how important the work is and changes lives. it's fitting later this week on july 18th, people will celebrate the legacy of nelson mandela performing acts of public and community service. as people look for examples outreach provides an extraordinary demonstration how demonstration lifts people's lives. if the purpose of the award is to celebrate americ

♪ >> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford, and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefellerlaza. >>> all right, it is thirsty thursday, july 25th, 2013. look who's back. the real man of steel, the only superman in most of our eyes, dean cain is back. hey! >> hey. >> i missed you when you were gone. >> i missed you. that's why i'm back so soon. i'm happy to be here. >> dean's busy. you always wonder what guys like dean are doing. he's got that show called "hit the floor." >> just renewed for a second season. finale is this coming monday. that's a big deal. >> apparently someone dies. someone dies. >> yeah. >> hit the floor. >> yes. i can't tell you who -- >> of course you can't. >> it's one of the girls. >> is it an unexpected person? everyone's 20 something. so how is anyone dying? >> foul play. >> oh. >> foul play. >> okay -- >> the only way that's going to happen. >> were you excited when this got picked up? >> extremely excited because it's a job i love. i can take my son to school, make it to work, and be back to have a regular life. >> i love a lot of things about you,

but oakley resident kathy mason is starting her day before sunrise in an oakland hotel. >> usually ie to the pittsburg bart station and take bart in from there. >> reporter: her employer is renting a room closer to san francisco so she can get to work on time. >> i could drive to walnut creek, which is 35 miles, and people are lining up there for buses at 3:30 in the morning. >> reporter: instead, she stands in line to ride the ferry. >> this is living, though. i could dig this every day instead of bart. >> reporter: other bart riders share her sentiment. >> never getting on a bart train again. >> reporter: cindy short is not shy about expressing her opinion. >> i have no sympathy for them. >> reporter: despite the shorter commute, kathy is already homesick. >> i'm not home. i'm staying in a hotel. you know? i don't know when i'll get to go home. we're here. >> reporter: after landing in san francisco, it's still a mile walk. >> right now it's wednesday and i'm tired. the thought of doing it again next week is tough. >> reporter: finally, arriving to work. >> this is it. we made it t

. >> reporter: kathy hamilton and her husband floyd hammer were planning to retire to their iowa irme globe but first they went to help friends volunteering in tanzania. then in the midst of a terrible drought. >> when i saw the fifth child die, i said, floyd, we have to do something. ,e can't allow these children to die like this ba reporter: they began by bartering corn for baskets made s local women and selling them back in the u.s. to raise money. but that didn't seem like enough. so they started packaging meals to send overseas. >> three months later we sent our first 300,000 meals to tanzania to the village where we had been working. dn't pn't plan to do this. it happens. ensreporter: ten years later outreach, the organization floyd and kathy founded, has distributed more than 230 million meals in 15 countries. including to hungry children in the u.s >> it was astounding. we had no, you know, we live in the bread basket of the world in the middle of iowa. we didn't know the extent of hunger even in iowa. >> reporter: the couple now has 0030,000 square foot warehouse ehr food an

supervisor kathy changing and supervisor jane kim (clapping) our fire chief joanne hayes (clapping) our police chief greg sir, (clapping) and i just as a personal note you know your living in the right city with a fire chief and the police chief show up (clapping) our city administrator who is going to have a very big job ahead in the coming weeks. joanne kelly and commissioners andrea and tom nolan and michael (clapping) and i want to close that i under scoring the point. we're going to celebrate today like you can't believe. and we're going to have a hell of a time. and it's going to be one amazing fing pride weekend (clapping) and we deserve it. we've worked hard for that. all of you made it possible so every tough conversation you had with your family and i'm not coming home unless you let me bring my boyfriend but remember every one of us came from somewhere where there's no protections even in the face of those ruling. so there's many of our lgbt partners are watching with a - their day to day life in 37 states is not going to change so our commitment has to be look what we're doi

>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it's a little drizzly thirsty thursday, july 11th. but we're not going to let anything rain on our parade! >> no. i love when you just sing randomly. all right. so there is a controversial video that's out there. and i don't know. maybe it's debatable whether this music video is controversial or not. willow smith, who's 12 years old, the daughter of jada and will smith, came up with this video. and it's a summer video called "summer fling." and a lot of parents are lathered up about this video. they say it's too grown up, it's too mature. watch a little bit of it first and let us know what you think. ♪ i'm the one i'm the one i tell you it's just for fun. it's just for fun ♪ ♪ we walk the beach at midnight ♪ ♪ at midnight ♪ watch the stars and the clear skies ♪ ♪ we both say i love you i love you i love you ♪ ♪ but it's all right. it's all right ♪ ♪ oh, baby >> okay. in part when you look at that you go, okay, what's the t

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kathy. kathy. hi. - hi. - nice to meet you.me. - same here. - so why did you wait so long to come out? was it something you always knew? or was it something that just came to you at that point? - i don't know that i always knew it. you know, throughout all of my years of living before i brought it up. but i was in a good marriage. i had two children that i was focusing on. and that's why i waited. i wanted to make sure that they were both through most of their childlike ways and becoming an adult. - so was it something that was nerve-racking for you on that thanksgiving to come out to your son? - you know, i took a leap of faith with that. i didn't think twice about it at that moment. i just knew that it needed to be done, and was hoping that i... you know chose the right-- - that nothing would change. - exactly. - of course nothing did change. - no. - but you are sort of-- you're his material in his act. how do you feel about that? - oh, i love it. - you do? - oh, yeah. 'cause you know what? we have a great relationship. and h

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i'm a huge kathie lee fan. i do miss kathie lee a little bit. >> i know, i miss her, too.uple drives by, like there is a poor guy, let's help him. turns out it is dave matthews himself. >> yes. they gave him a ride to his own concert. don't you love this? >> all he had to do was pose for a picture with with her. >> you meet a lot of celebs. you look at dave matthews with you be think what a terrific, greating with cool guy. do you find most of the celebs you meet -- you've met taylor swift, justin bieber -- you've interviewed the lot of them -- are they what we think? >> they're not what we think. we think they're something they're not. we put celebrities on such a high pedestal. we expect them to be aliens from another planet. kathie lee is great example of that. she is a celebrity but every morning on the show you get who she is on the show. she lets it all hang out. >> all of it. >> it is really our fault. we put these celebrities out there in a galaxy. they are he's just normal people. >> you've interviewed justin bieber a lot of times, then you see he's really steppin

kathy, i think i just found the perfect place for our honeymoon.u're getting a fine son-in-law, sir. banks would do anything for the company. i know there's no love lost between you and devin. you've both been competing for my job for almost a year.

. >> i'm kathy peg executive director for rockers.was ten years ago that the entertainment commission was formed and also the earplug ordinance was passed and san francisco because everyone's effort is the safest hearing city in the nation. i want to thank you for this award. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> thank you so much. i want to thank all of our panelist. we'll see you in the breakout. >>> >> [ applause ] >>> >>> >>> >> >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the instructor in training i can never be too prepared put this gps to be perpetrated. >> oh, yes sir, there are a million things to be prepared for. listen kid being perpetrated is simple. try not to terrify next week >> we're prepared. >> malicious animal release. i'll drive us home >> i've never seen such a cockamamy and i told i before everyone can be prepared if they have a good game plan and communities can be stronger. >> i taught that stuff. >> looks like we've got an emergency on hands. we're going to go back >> well, this can't be good. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> oh. >> dots authorities know t

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