i'm willie geist along with al, natalie and mel b. important parenting question.utely not. in the play room but not the bedrooms. >> i made that mistake with courtney who is 26 now. we put a tv in her room and it was a big mistake but when we were kids that was a big deal to have a tv. back in the day when they had just gotten color -- >> back in my day. >> back when the radio had pictures, i remember that. yeah. it was fantastic. >> there's a popular website cafe mom put the question would you put a television in your kid's bedroom. one mom posted we have enough problems with them doing their homework without adding a tv into the mix. >> although it's different now because they can get so much video on their computer. you don't even have to have a tv in the room. >> we do have a computer in my oldest son's room but not a tv. >> i have an area off the kitchen where the computer is there so i can see what they're looking at. >> when they get older and up to high school age they probably need. >> what about tvs in your bedroom. do you have that? >> no. >> we do but

you go, hey. >> oh, natalie. >> can't i just pull a mel b?st slapped. >> oh. >> you were here that day. >> i like that fashionably late to tv hosting. >> kind of 9:30ish. >> shouldn't you have a peanut butter sandwich now? >>let all delay. >> i'm going to ask everybody a question. do you like chain restaurants? >> natalie does. she is out of the question. >> i'm done there there is a few restaurant chain loyalty, they find dining usually comes down to which place offers the best boz. the consumer edge found the most popular chain was buffalo wild wings. >> i never been to one. >> no. 2 is applebees. >> outback steakhouse. >> buffalo wild wings is like hooter's without the girls with the shirts. >> i don't know without that element. >> i think the baboon wouldn't be happy. >> a family bonner. >> buffalo wild wings love that explanation. >> no, it is more like a sports bar meets a family oriented sports bar meets a wild wing phase. >> oh, that's discretion. >> it's much better than saying it's a family version. >> you can go eat wings and watch

well mel b and heidi klum took a bite out of a card trick on last night's "america's got talent."is there a clear choice? >> who is going to win it? >> at this point it's anybody's game. it really is. >> all of those outstanding acts on "america's got talent" got the former scary spice mel b. itching to make the music of the decade. >> here we go. ♪ >> i think being on "america's got talent" really inspired me. i was watching performers every single week. it made me want to perform and get back in the studio. so that's exactly what i did. ♪ ♪ >> we were on the set of mel's new music video for "once in my life" where she managed to double dutch in heels. >> after this i'm going to work. i'm fed up with my life. i'm paying too many bills. and i'm like you know what? for once in my life i want to let go. so i just let go. literally. >> that letting go includes letting go of her clothes and her hair snipping off some of those locks. >> the video concept's fun. i'm constantly changing my look and morphing into hair styles and clothes. i mean, you've got to have a little bit of sex and

back to willie, al, and mel b. >> 14 pandas. >> satsfries though. >> they the best. >> mel and i go headnnouncer ] enjoying breakfast together is a pretty wonderful thing. but when you have a picky eater... won't touch this. it can be a bit of a dance. ♪ won't touch this. ♪ won't touch -- stop. eggo time. [ female announcer ] eggo waffles can win over the pickiest of eaters so everyone can enjoy breakfast...together. can't touch this. ♪ [ girl ] l'eggo my eggo™. cinnamon and sugar so delicious. oh yeah. the cinna-sweet taste you just can't resist. cinnamon toast crunch. crave those crazy squares®. ♪ every little thing is possible ♪ [ female announcer ] here's a fresh take on what to do with that chicken kraft fresh take kraft natural cheese on one side expertly blended spices and breadcrumbs on the other transforms your chicken in just 30 minutes ♪ love is a bright idea ♪ life is amazing ♪ with the love that i've found ♪ [ female announcer ] fresh take from kraft. every flavor is amazing. ♪ >> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> it is going to be another quiet day. mostly sunn

we love it. >> why don't you get mel b to do our themes. >> we were saying the new theme by mel b. >>ld be the end of it. hey. >> yesterday we played bono's impersonation of bill clinton. >> yeah. >> in case you missed it. bono doing bill. >> when i first met bono, he walked into the oval office and actually i thought it was a member of his own road crew. he wasn't really dressed right. actually, i felt like the rockstar on that occasion. i. >> i must be really easy to make fun of there so bill clinton had to get his. so last night, he was on cnn. he did his impersonation of bono. >> take a look. >> well, i'm irish, you know and we irish, we can imitate anybody. but the way i see it, i have been singing so long and loud at these concerts, that i'm hoarse, so i have to be careful of my voice. that's why all the charities only have three letter names. >> the shades. the bono shades. >> the mannerisms down. >> do you really know what bono sounds like? >> irish. irish. >> bono. >> yeah. >> can we talk about bono sunglasses the shades, those. >> he always wears them. >> those particular sh

i'm willie geist along with al and mel b. new website, it's an engagement trend we have been looking at where you can buy jilted lovers engagement rings. >> isn't that a bit cursed. >> well it helps people that pay a lot of money for a ring to resell it. >> the website is called i do, now i don't. it's created by a man that returned home to find out his fiancee of three months moved out leaving her engagement ring behien. >> so he started the website. >> he did. >> so would you buy a ring off that website. >> no. i wouldn't. >> you know it's cursed. it's one thing to go into a shop and you don't know the story behind it. >> or create your own special ring for your lady rather than buy something else that's already been given to somebody else. >> take that ring, remove the stone, and maybe put it in a new setting or something. >> i think it's terrible. >> well, i just kind of -- that went nowhere. it's just so sad. >> we can do the weather. >> we talk about of course prince william presented his mother's ring. >> well, that ha

heidi and taylor's post-show kiss, and mel b's radio grilling. >> were you nervous i was gonna ask you about eddie murphy? we're gonna get to that. >> oh please, [ bleep ] you. >> you were brave enough to go on howard's show. >> i know. i don't know why i did that. >> nick knows who was the best judge. it's a four-way tie. >> this was the best judge panel on television. i mean, i'm hoping they all come back next year. >> you're gonna come back, howard, next year? >> i don't know, i'm gonna go make that decision. >> we'll know soon enough. "agt" season nine auditions begin next month in miami! >> howard has to come back. wouldn't be the same without him. i don't know how kenichi does that very cool with the robot stuff. >>> i can cross another name off my interview wish list i always wanted to interview robin williams, i just got the chance. he didn't disappoint. >> mario, mr. williams. >> what's up boss? >> gotta admit, i was kinda nervous meeting the legendary king of rapid-fire verbal acrobatics! >> don't be nervous, boss, you're doing good. >> here we go. >> is this in 3-d? >> three

back to willie, al, and mel b. >> 14 pandas. >> satsfries though. >> they the best. >> mel and i go head♪ won't touch -- stop. eggo time. [ female announcer ] eggo waffles can win over the pickiest of eaters so everyone can enjoy breakfast...together. can't touch this. ♪ [ girl ] l'eggo my eggo™. cinnamon and sugar so delicious. oh yeah. the cinna-sweet taste you just can't resist. cinnamon toast crunch. crave those crazy squares®. >>> good morning. 9:26 on this tuesday, september 24th. i'm aaron gilchrist. we're getting some breaking news from the fairfax county fire department about a transformer fire outside an apartment building in reston. in the 11800 block of sunset road no. fire on the building, but there are power outages in that area, and folks who live there are being told to stay inside the buildings and not open windows. let's get a look at the latest on the roads now with danella. >> good morning, aaron. tracking an accident that involves a pedestrian so if you're traveling in northwest d.c. heads up along 14th street at harvard street. right lane blocked by the accident. i-

coming up in our next half hour, mel b.oming up, from fitness to your diet, the best new trends in health. >> and it's cold out here. it's a little warmer. >> kind of snuck up on you. >> it really did. >> well, we also have today's quest for the best trained pet in america. this is a tough competition coming up. >> get the dog to get the beer, that's good. >> much more ahead on a tuesday morning right after this. >> good morning to you. 8:56. the america's cup could wrap up today. there are two races on the docket, and if emirates team new zealand wins those, it will take the title. they currently lead by a score of 7-2-1. we'll check the forecast now. >> actually, i'm in for christina right now because, actually, christina is out at the america's cup, and she's actually going to be with us coming up later on today at 11:00. right now temperatures are very comfortable later on after this afternoon. sunshine. back to 65 in san francisco. 77 right at today in san jose. through the next seven days, temperature drop off big-tim

america is going to decide who moves through, but sizing them up, as always, the four talented judges, mel bho got up early to see us. >> nice of you, mel. >> hey! >> you are like a fixture around here lately. thank you. >> i love the "today" show, are you kidding me? >> don't you? >> i love it here. >> you're perfect at it, you just don't give a rip, do you? >> i don't. i have tourettes of honesty. >> you do that on your show, too, on "america's got talent." >> i do, i call it how it is. >> is that difficult sometimes, because you're looking right at the person trying really hard. >> it's difficult with kids. that pulls at your heart strings. >> what's the harshest thing you've had to say to a child? >> just that you're not very good and that's so hard. >> you don't want that to stick with them forever. >> hopefully, it makes them tougher and stronger. >> what's up with howie and howard kissing? >> what were they thinking? >> nobody wants that. no, no, no! >> oh, oh, oh! >> do they do it? they did do it. >> let me tell you, they were both traumatized after that. in the break they were both

back to willie, al, and mel b. >> 14 pandas. >> satsfries though. >> they the best. >> mel and i go headggo time. [ female announcer ] eggo waffles can win over the pickiest of eaters so everyone can enjoy breakfast...together. can't touch this. ♪ [ girl ] l'eggo my eggo™. cinnamon and sugar so delicious. oh yeah. the cinna-sweet taste you just can't resist. cinnamon toast crunch. crave those crazy squares®. >> good morning to you. it is 9:26. two men are in custody this morning after hitting and killing an innocent bystander in oakland as they fled the scene of a shooting. the men are accused of shooting at a home in a car at 28 &ed rugdale street. the suspect's car then crashed into a vehicle on bancroft avenue. the driver of that vehicle was killed. the two suspects are faesing vehicular manslaughter charges. >>> police are trying to figure out why ae gunman in aa car opened fire on another car overnight. three people were driving on university avenue near bay street when someone pulled up behind them and began shooting. two people were grazed by bullets. the third person was not hurt

not so cute. >> mel b. is a huge fan of tamron hall. >> come on, i'm a fan of mel b., i mean... [ male announcer ] how do you get your bounce? long-lasting freshness. ♪ yer always after me lucky charms! whoa. i forgot how good these taste! [ lucky ] ♪ they're magically delicious >>> good morning to you. it's 9:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. the chp is investigating a deadly crash in front of a school in eastern contra costra county. a child riding a bike was hit by an suv just before 8:00 this morning on byron highway near excelsior middle school. we have a crew headed to the scene. we'll bring you more information as it comes into our newsroom. these are overhead pictures. >>> caltrain on schedule this morning after a gas line broke at a construction site. a construction vehicle apparently hit the line. pg&e crews worked through the night to fix that leak. >>> 49ers aldon smith on indefinite leave of absence this morning. 49ers ceo jed york told reporters after yesterday's game smith will not play thursday against the rams. after yesterday's game, smith apologized. >>

. >> jimmy: mel b i've never met, but i want to meet her now because i like her. >> she's awesome.ries. i mean, i couldn't wish for, like, another girl to sit next to me and do this together. we have so much fun. i mean, she is so -- she is just, like -- she's a really cool girl. and then here on this side, i have mr. stern. >> jimmy: i mean, come on. we love -- i mean, we love howard stern. >> it's awesome. it's so much fun! >> jimmy: how's your relationship with howard? we love howard. >> i do love him, too. you know, i think he has this really rough outside. >> jimmy: yeah. >> i'm not talking about his looks. but, i think, like, people -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: why, why? why? you're so comfortable. you're so good at it. please, talk about his looks. please. >> no, no! >> jimmy: he's pretty pale. he's a pale man. >> no, because he always talks -- he always talks about his looks. he's, like, "i know i'm not good-looking." and i'm like, stop doing that. >> jimmy: yeah. >> you know, you are a hot guy. he's super intelligent. >> jimmy: he's what? [ laughter ] >> he's super smart. he

and "america's got talent" judge mel b.other member of our studio audience will compete in the "anniversary games." plus, there's a new trivia in time. get ready for "live"'s wild wake-up trivia. all next on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪

along with al roker and america's got talent judge, spice girl, our good friend, part of the family, mel bnice having you here. >> i've had a lovely week with you two and natalie. >> let's go out big today. let's do something crazy. >> with a bang. >> let's get thrown off tv. >> i don't want to do that. >> and when i say we, i mean you. did you see this kanye stuff? >> i heard about it. >> okay. i'm so torn because i love kanye and his music but when he does stuff like this. >> he's a bit egotistical we know that. >> is it a surprise. >> no. he said rap is the new rock and roll and i'm the number one rock star on the planet. >> he can say that because he's very talented. he is. >> but if we're saying that he's not the number one, jay-z is. >> well, that's kind of up there. >> we can argue about this later. now kanye is in a fight with jimmy kimmel because kimmel did a parody of the interview. >> i'm not trying to regurgitate myself. i'm a proud person. architecture, everything you can think about. and they say no. how many have you done seen -- where's the culture at? where is the culture

i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales and america's got talent judge and spice girl mel ba minute. we'll get to the bottom of one of the lyrics. >> i heard about this. >> america and the world at large have been waiting. >> dying to know. >> oh my god. >> we're going to talk about that in just a second. first, we want to point you to an interview that bill clinton did yesterday. he was asked which role his wife hilary would prefer, president or grandmother and president clinton said if you ask her i think she would say grandmother but i found it best not to discuss that issue. the rest of it is out of his hands. chelsea is 33 years old and been married for three years. some people including one of the newspapers here in new york say the heat is on. get busy. >> get busy. >> natalie you flagged this one. >> yeah, because i mean as a woman there's a lot of pressure on us already but when you get married and if you go a couple of years -- we were married five years without children. i was getting started in my career and people start asking questions and it starts getting per

i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales and with us all week mel b. >> thank you for being just say i'm sore in places i shouldn't be sore. >> i wouldn't be saying that. >> it's perfect timing, willie. >> that's hilarious. >> you'll find out. >> i'm the voice of reason? really? come on. it's not right. >> that was amazing. let's talk about president obama and his smoking. made no secret he has been a smoker a lot of his life. he hasn't done it as much lately but yesterday comments caught on an open mike as he was talking to another gentleman at the u.n. general assembly. >> i haven't had a cigarette because i'm scared of my wife. >> it's not about the cigarettes. he's afraid of mrs. obama. >> his wife. >> smart fan. >> he said recently he's had a cigarette here and there. in 2009, he goes out back and has one in the rose garden from time to time. >> yeah. >> a high stress job, i guess. >> nobody wants to piss off your wife. you just don't want to do that. >> is that a hallmark card? >> i don't know. you know, you just don't want to get on your wife -- nor do i think if it g

mel b. wears hers, she is amaze. >> most people can get away with it.re. >> another segment. >> we have to ask you again. reminding you, our quest for the best traine trained pet contest. does your dog fetch you dinner, can your cat clean your room? just go to today.com and submit a video of your animal in action. >> what are you talking about, cat clean your room? how does that work? >> they pick up after themselves. >> we've got three finalists who are going to win a trip to new york city, and a chance to compete live in studio for the title of today's best. but hurry, the deadline to enter is tomorrow, friday. >> can you show us again how the -- >> no, i think that was a one-time offer. nobody wants to see that. >> america wants to see that. >> i'm sure they won't slo-mo that for us later in the show. let's felt get a check on the weather from al who we are really missing. inside sports authority stadium in denver, getting ready for tonight's kickoff of the nfl season. hello, al. >> hey, guys. i am coming in, in style. this is how all the players com