bill/kathy: that's right. in bill's wallet, which is so gone... 46:15 bill (emotional): i always had a picture of my wife and myself on our wedding day... in the backseat of the limo. all of it taken, they say, by private, for-profit guardian april parks, who came into the couple's life in the fall of 2013. 26:46 bill: we were vulnerable at the time. bill is legally blind, but mentally all there. multiple health problems put him in the hospital and then rehab, leaving kathy alone at home with early signs of dementia. health care workers called parks, who had kathy declared incompetent by a doctor from the caremore care center--a place parss uses frequently for her guardianship cases. all it takes is a two-page form, a few check marks in some boxes and a signature. shortly thereafter, bill was doctor, but a physician's assistant named john reyes--the same guy parks used in rennie north's case. when parks took kathy out of the couple's house and put her in a group home, bill says she wouldn't tell him where his

darcy: kathy, you must have been so scared. >> i was. darcy: after months, they were finally reunited. >> first thing she says to me is, "bill, i want to go home." there is no home. i want my pets, i want my dog -- i want my trudy. how do you deal with that? lost everything, including their beloved pets. the court never questioned any of it until after "contact 13" got involved. at that point bill was freed from guardianship and allowed to take over kathy's care. but the meslohs believe the entire system failed them, from parks to every hearing master and judge who sanctioned and allowed her actions. they say parks drained their bank accounts. their house, clothes, jewelry, keepsakes and treasurers from a 40-year marriage are mostly gone. >> our christmases were unbelievable. we were one of those houses that lit up the block. darcy: they lost cameras, home movies -- >> even our dentures. darcy: and even kathy's parents' ashes, which were on the mantel of the home april parks sold. >> we were her property once she became our guardian. no

, kathy. >> what night. i'm talking to my friend zoey. what is your favorite part of this whole night because i know you've been here before at the tree lighting. >> i like when they countdown. >> countdown want do we do? >> we flip the switch. >> and then what happens? >> the tree -- i was the lights come on. >> what happens sometimes? who comes by on the fire truck sometimes? >> santa. >> santa! do you think santa will come? >> yes. >> yes. i hope santa comes. have you been good? >> maybe. >> maybe. is this your mom over here? >> no. >> okay. i'll have find your mom. >> she's all the way back. she probably thinks you've been good. well, how are you girls, having a good time? >> yes. >> got your hot chocolate. >> yeah. are you ready to light the industry? let's talk a little bit of weather first. i want to show you ultimate doppler because we do have clouds out there. but no rain in site. a storm system is pretty close by and it's right off the mid atlantic and it is going to be moving offshore probably a f

yeah. >> kathie lee was still emotional when i spoke to her. both of them were being unductedinducted into the broftadcasting and cable hall of fame. >> i have to say my incredible husband who taught me so much, he was the most generous person i've ever met. >> frank was 84 when he died on kathie lee held no funeral, instead throwing a private party to honor his life. just eight days later she returned to work. >> i j just want everybody to know that this is a man who was at complete peace in his life. he might have been the happiest most contented person in the world at this point in his life. i'm grateful that it despite at times having nothing to give. >> the best tribute a son can pay his father is to live one's life the best one can. thank you, dad, i love you and i miss you. >> their love was bound together by family and faith. >> we can take five minutes and turn it into the most wonderful day. we can take a day and turn it into a wonderful lifetime. that's basically what we've done. >> frank really did help make monday night football an

i've had more experience at this. >> hoda or kathie lee? >> oh, both of them. >> that's not weird. >> amazing! >> oh! >> that's good. >> awesome! track. oh, we don't have it? >> we don't think it's that important. >> my neck is so bad. so drew tries to get our kayaks out, it's on the top. >> that was four minutes. >> how did we get on the air, hoda? >> i don't know. >> shades! i look like ozzy osbourne. >> i wanted to know who amanda was. seemed like a random person walking in here. people coming in from every corner with opinions. >> walking is so overrated. >> take a big bite! >> oh, my gosh! >> you have to do this. >> let's have a little ihoda fun. let's let's, go, go. >> you know that's the thing. i get a lot of stuff, people say why do you roll your eyes at because i don't like it! >> what did the grape say when he was pinched? >> what did he say? whine. >> would you like a little words of wisdom? ready? >> hmm. >> every day is a second chance. >> hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm. >> boom! >> i love you! >> more! >> why do people watch us? believe i

i have had more experience at this. >> hoda or kathie lee? >> oath, both of them, are you kidding me? >> that is not weird, okay. >> that is amazing. >> oh, it was good. >> awesome. >> mashables made a sound track important that you see it. we don't have it? well, we don't think it is that important. >> my neck is so bad, and so i tried to get the kayak down, and it is on the top. >> that was 4:00. >> how did we get on the air, hoda? >> oh, shades. >> they r are cute. >> i look like ozzy osbourne. >> i wanted to know who amanda was, because it looked like a odd person just walk d ed in here. people are coming in from all of the corners with random opinions. >> and take a big bite. >> oh, my gosh. >> you is have are to do the eyes wit. >> and let ees 's have a little ihoda fun. >> what's go-go. >> you noe know, that is the thing, i get a lot of people who say, why do you roll your eyes at hoda's music? >> hoda, what did the grape say when he was 10? >> what? >> nothing, he gave a little whine. >> and words of wisdom. >> okay, i will sing for y

yeah. >> kathie lee was still emotional when i spoke to her. both of them were being inducted into the broadcasting and cable hall of fame. nearly three months after his passing. >> i have to say my incredible husband who taught me so much, he was the most generous person i've ever met. >> frank was 84 when he died on august 9th from natural causes. kathie lee held no funeral, instead throwing a private party to honor his life. just eight days later she returned to work. know that this is a man who was at complete peace in his life. he might have been the happiest most contented person in the world at this point in his life. i'm grateful that the lord took him that way because the only thing frank was ever afraid of his entire life was being a burden to those he loved. >> after frank's passing, his brain was studied after his death in hopes of contributing to the advancement of medical research concerning the link between football and traumatic brain injuries. >> more than anything, he'd be thrilled that my children, our children, are here and

it was through this witness, her name is kathy gomez. >> kathy, we're on the record. >> cross trackedand videotaped his interview with her. >> you know i'm here today because eric glisson. >> gomez who was 16 at the time of the murder said she first came in contact with the detectives for only one reason. she was friends with miriam tavares who spoke only spanish. >> so you served kind of as a translator? >> yes. >> by the time she walked out of the police station kathy gomez had become the key witness in the investigation of the fedex murder. gomez had signed a sworn statement claiming she overheard the same suspects talking about details of both crimes that only the killers or the cops would know. >> tell me if you recognize your signature on that? >> yeah. that's my signature. >> here's the problem. it's a crime kathy now says she knew nothing about. >> even told him i even told him i didn't see nothing like that. >> what's more, gomez said she could hardly read or write englis >> what's more, gomez said she could hardly read or write english. >> they said all you have to do is sig

>> long before 50 shades, i was >> kathie lee's closet? >> when kathie lee comes out of the closet, you're going to know it. have any of you ever relieved yourself in the pool or the ocean? >> have you? >> not pool. >> ocean doesn't seem so bad because a there's whales in there doing it. >> i'm the most embarrassed bathroom person in the world. i can hardly use a public bathroom. i'm just not comfortable with sounds. >> look what they've done. >> nestle comes out with different cookie flavors. >> is that reeg! >> nobody wants to see that. >> whoa. >> dance. >> i want what hoda's having. >> we get down to the middle -- >> we kiss. >> we kiss. >> does joy know you're doing this? >> i don't -- who cares. >> go. >> she's doing all the work. >> oh. oh. oh. >> oh, my god! >> oh, yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> oh, hoda's leaning in. >> ah! go get me a twizzler! >> i love to spank hoda. >> oh, stop it. >> and turn! >> we just got in the tub together. >> can i tell you something? >> i would sit here if i didn't have to go. >> ah! >> oh, one of his legs fell

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kathy: i have heard none whatsoever.cans or democrats, no matter who they are supporting in the national election, understand that immigration is the key to this company, the key to their global business, the key to their talent pool. they are 100% supportive of an open immigration policy. john: when people think about donald trump, they ink about new york. big name on a lot of the buildings here. famous buildings in new york city. outtimes yesterday pointed that them your presence of the ad, i believe the story said, highlights the degree to which mr. trump has never been ingrained in the business culture of new york city. do you think that is true, that he is in fact something of an outlier in the business establishment, the business world you moving? kathy: i'm not sure i would use the word outlier, but i have used the word lone wolf. he is someone who has set his own course. as far as i know, he has not been particularly engaged in the organized institutional leadership of the city. right. do you sense that beyond th

. >> kathy ireland reveals elizabeth taylo heroic secret. saving lives. >> and the making of a big bang love scene. >> bang into thetheory. >> now this is entertainment tonight. >> courty cox was engage ford a like it's over. we have details behind the reported breakup on the way. >>meanwhile, could engagement be on the way for gwen and blake? she dropped the l word o cameras. so you know we will to show >> oh, yeah. we talked to blake moments before gwen poured her heart out on "the voice" stage last night. >> i'm thankful for gwen for tons of reasons. but mostly just because she makes us all look a whole lot better on that show. wait until you see i saw w she is wearing for this performance tonight. it's going to be stunning. gwen looked beautiful in a greece tool counselgown. a source close to voice" taping says that her performance was pretaped and she sang the breakup song twice. her new man blake shelton stayed focused on her the whole time and even sang along. >> when it was over, blake beamed and the singer received a standing ovatio

meteorologist kathy orr is moorestown, new jersey.s are feeling very very festive. >> oh, my gosh, it's getting crazy out here you guys. i mean you can see the crowd behind me and it's -- i would say hundreds of people deep. so everybody is getting very excited. we have the philly pops here they're going to play and this is a family from, this is their first tree lighting but have been other a attempts i here. >> last year was a bit of a rain out. the year before we tried to make it but we were late. this is our first year early. >> grandma is here to help because mom is working. >> yes, mom is at work at the hospital. >> you're a good sport grandma. are you guys ready for your first tree lighting? >> yes. >> yes! >> all right. i'm joined by laurie the event chair and trustee here at the moorestown community house. you guys are so happy you're having this tree lighting because something tragic happened just a few weeks ago. >> yes. we're slid to be here. it hasn't even been three weeks since we had devastating fire on our building. lu

bless him. >>> kathy orr is here to tills how cold is it out there but actually going to warm up, kathyidly across the region over the next couple of days. ultimate doppler you can see our triple sweep going here with some clouds in philadelphia and some rain along our shore communities with a storm offshore. skies will be clearing over night. right now in philadelphia, it's pretty quiet out there with a mostly cloudy sky. the temperature is 48 degrees. winds out of the north northwest at just 9 miles an hour. visibility no problems here. 10 miles. high today 57 but look at this trend. tuesday we'll be on the cool side and wednesday mild and down right warm for thursday, friday and right into the weekend. if you have anything to do outdoors, this will be the weekend to do it. you can see the colder air moving in from the northwest. philadelphia 48. 41 in millville. 39 in reading right now and pocono mountains it is 36. to the north, it is even colder with temperatures in the 30s. falling close to the 20s in some spots. it's freezing right now in williamsport, pennsylvania. watch those s

(kathy thomas) "why? it's different." jasen dixon's nativity has been getting global publicity after the township threatened to fine him. (jasen) "zombies, and baby jesus kind of made a lot of people mad." but the township says the undead were--un- relevant. (voice of greg bickford- sycamore twp administrator) "you can't have that big structure. absolutely had nothing to do about the zombies." many people including kathy and karen assumed the township was upset at the portrayal of the holy family as flesh eating monsters. (kathy thomas) "they didn't do it to harm-to make any gestures about anybody's religion." the township received several profane emails telling them to stop interfering with the display. one of the few we could put on tv; "i hope you guys get coal." this is what the display looked like before. (voice of greg bickford- sycamore twp administrator) "when you have a structure that's fifteen feet tall and -i don't know, a hundred square feet, the zoning code says you can't have that." dixon was cited to hamilt

thanks, kathy. >>> all right, kathy, neck lat later. this dash cam video is dramatic. it's had a toward tell what's going on. deputy is risking his own life to save someone else's. what you don't see in this video coming up. >> someone may be watching you the next time you're on the ac boardwalk. the new plan to make you even more visible there and to keep you safe. >>> it's the gift many wish less -- many gift wish lists this holiday season. what they say happened under their loved one's feet that created a dangerous situation. >> we have shown you children admitting they have all kinds of stuff on their phone they don't want to you see. tonight the telltale sign they're hiding something for you watch to look for. >> coming up, a local mom just trying to make the holiday bright for her child a special gift taken from their home. the amazing twist though that happened after our story aired. >> we are on top of breaking news happening in baltimore. people are protesting and downtown baltimore after a judge declared a mistrial for the first baltimore police officer charg

>>> from nbc news, this is "today", with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hallelujah >> good to be alive by andy grammer. he's in the kitchen and all wound up like he always is. -- chorus. it's good to be alive right about now >> welcome to wines day wednesday. >> you performed that earlier this morning on the earlier hour. you guys turned it up. it was like being in a church choir. >> appreciate it. i love this song. >> it's called "good to be alive." >> it's wines day wednesday. we are delighted you are here. he's multi-platinum. >> wow. >> not long ago he was a hustling street performer right there near the promenade in santa monica. >> i did that for a while, like four years. >> that's a bustling place. >> now he is one of the biggest pop stars in country music. >> not really country, but whatever you want to say. >> whatever it is. >> you have popular appeal. vibe. >> a little twang in there. and he's also a philanthropist. we're going to talk to him. >> and there are a lot of big movies opening this weekend, "star

kathy it was fun while it was here. >> absolute.ou know what we could get one more day of it tomorrow will be near record warmth. the record is 69 degrees and we could come very close. in old city philadelphia it's beautiful evening the temperature is 58 degrees. the high for the day 71 last year on this date, it was 42. so 30 degrees warmer than last year. here's a look at the records. philadelphia new record of 71. atlantic city 73. reading 68. 67 the new record in wilmington. in the poconos they beat the old record of 58 set back in 1979. so it was warm everywhere. a mild night. temperatures not falling all that much tonight with some cloud cover and areas of fog. 53 in the city. 50 in our suburbs. if some patchy fog even during tomorrow morning but the warmth will be replaced by cooler air behind this cold front. the cold front is going to bring rain to the delaware valley by tomorrow afternoon. as we time the out, in the morning, some clouds, some fog, and a dry morning rush but then by the afternoon after about 4:00 o'clock, t

kathy ireland and ricki lake. who weighed in on charlie's announcement. >> my heart and our prayers go out to him. for everybody. who is dealing with this. it's -- it's heart breaking. >> it is incredibly brave of him. any time we can raise awareness and for hem to cut out as he did and you know, the fact that he treatment since the point of diagnosis, you know, it is very hard it transmit the disease when you're on medication. >> they are three stars, all personally touched by the disease, all doing everything they can to help find a cure. kathy's connection through her mentor and business partner, dame elizabeth taylor. >> she would twoe would go in quietly. and just hugs patient who haven't felt that human contact. her legacy is love and life. >> many don't know liz set up a secret underground network to get experimental drugs to patients. just like the true story in "dallas buyers club." >> you mean to tell me elizabeth taylor set up a west coast buyer's club. >> talk about fearless at her home in bell air. it