byrne is with us. she's quickly becoming one of hollywood's leading ladies. and kimhall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." it is a wednesday morning. it's april 22nd 2015. and it's earth day. >> yes it is. >> happy earth day. i'm willie along with al, natalie, and tamron. you dragging at all this morning or no? >> yes. >> just a little bit. >> yes. >> we were at the "time" 100 gala. we were not among the 100 most influential but we were there to talk to them. and as morning show people we tend to slip out when we can, but kanye was playing at the end of the night. so you had to stay all night. >> and by the end we mean a really long night. >> what time? >> i got home after midnight. i'm sure you can relate to this. you've been to a dinner party or family gathering and you have to devise a plan on how you're going to escape. willie said listen, we're going to stay. we've been here this long, we've got to see kanye so we can see what the hype is about. at one point i'm sitting at the table ready to go and there's kanye walking by. he gave