and this was through the rockefeller university studies in the 1960s. it then got very widely promulgated as an effective medicine to treat addiction, narcotic addiction in particular. it does one thing particularly well, and there is an enormous scientific studies and history about the values of this medication. it's a medication. it's combined with other treatment resources to holistically respond to an individual patient's needs. and the whole mark of treatment when it's effectively administered tends to these broad range of the needs of the individual patient. it is effective and it is safe when it's in the hands of knowledgeable practitioners. i think, an important thing that mark points out is that you need an array of interventions, but you need practitioners who know what they're doing. but such a similar thing can be said for diabetes, for hypertension, cholesterol, for cardiovascular conditions, for almost any medical condition where medication is employed. the medication plays a critical role in the treatment of the disease, but you need othe

she is also a professor at rockefeller university. kevin pelphrey, his work uses brain imaging techniques to understand social perception and cognition. he is an associate professor of child psychiatry at yale university. giacomo rizzolatti let's. in 1996 he discovered cells known as miro neurons. they are thought to play many crucial roles in social interbr section. he's a professor. gerald fischbach, victims robbed of their social skill. he's the director of autism research at the simons foundation. and also my good friend and cohost, dr. eric kandel. he is a noble laureate as you know, a professor at columbia university and a howard hughes medical investigator and he has been a good friend to this broadcast. we could not do it without him. he has been the person who h linked our curiosity to an extraordinary amount of research and achievement understanding the brain. so i begin with this question in this episode. social brain. tell me what we mean by that. >> as you pointed out, very nicely in your introduction, we are immensely so

cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- captions paid for by nbc-universalelevision -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> jimmy: do you guys watch the show "glee"? [ cheers and applause ] i do. i do, i love it. because it reminds me so much of the way things are around here in studio 6b. [ light laughter ] we've got our own glee club here. and everyone here is in it, even the janitor. and we've been practicing so hard. we really need to win sectionals, but maybe that won't be as easy as we thought. at least, not if that cast of "parks and recreation" has anything to say about it. here, take a look. >> what up, blood? >> jimmy: hey! what's up, my man? >> you ready for rehearsals? >> jimmy: i'm so excited about this. i've been practicing in my room, in my mirror. >> i got two new harmonies that are gonna plow your pants off. you're gonna love 'em. >> jimmy, i've got some great new ideas for sectionals costumes. >> jimmy: genius. >> yeah. >> check out our new dance moves! [ laughter ] >> i can't wait to get out there and shake my ass. ♪ we're going to win th

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and jenna wolfe. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm jenna wolfe. >> i'm mika brzezinski. filling in for lester who has taken the weekend off. >> this is like sleeping in for you. "morning joe" starts like yesterday, right? >> absolutely. >> this is good. >> you look rested, sound rested. >> i was on vacation, so it will catch up to me very soon. >> i'm glad she doesn't pick up on my sarcasm. >> i get it. >> we got a busy morning. let's get to it. the president, first lady michele and their daughter sasha spent much of saturday enjoying the short vacation in panama city, florida, but on a day of symbolism he also attempted to qualify statements he made on friday about muslims rights to build a mosque near new york's ground zero. >> the president reiterated the stand he took on friday, but emphasized it was not an endorsement. the question is what he backtracking? we're going to have more on the president's vacation and fallout from those remarks in just a moment. >> then, we'

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, that's what i'm talking about. that's what's up. thank you so much, you guys. thank you, guys. how are you guys doing? you guys feeling good tonight? i can feel it. [ cheers and applause ] thanks, guys. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. it's wednesday. let's get right to the news here. everyone is still talking about the jet blue guy. [ laughter ] here's the latest. flight attendant steven slater has been suspended after his meltdown where he cursed out passengers and jumped out of a plane. [ scattered applause ] which raises an interesting question, what the hell do you have to do to get fired by jet blue? [ laughter ] he got suspended? [ applause ] he just grab two beers and jumped. he said, "that's it." [ laughter ] listen to this. steven slater already has more than 100,000 fans on facebook. my advice to those fans, whatever you do, don't poke him. [ laughter ] because he w

in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome, everybody. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." [ cheers and applause ] thank you, so much. let's get right to the news here, everybody. let's get right to the news. man, everybody is still talking about the jetblue flight attendant guy. [ light laughter ] he flipped out and he grabbed a couple of beers and then jumped out on the emergency chute. love that guy. well, jetblue announced that passengers who were on that flight are getting a $100 voucher for inconvenience over the outburst. i don't get that at all. here's $100 bucks. sorry you had to see the greatest thing ever! [ laughter ] sorry about that. that will never happen again. that was awesome. i'm out, dude! [ cheers and applause ] i'm outta here! and this is big, united and continental airlines officially announced their merger this week. and their new motto will be, "let's fly together." meanwhile, j

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: wow! welcome, everybody. thank you very, very much. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. it's friday. [ cheers and applause ] wow. that's a great crowd. thank you very, very much. welcome, everybody. let's get right to the news here. you guys, tomorrow -- tomorrow is chelsea clinton's big wedding day in rhinebeck, new york. i hope it's a beautiful day. [ applause ] i hope it's a beautiful day for her. chelsea will have four bridesmaids, and bill will have two. [ laughter ] so that will be nice. you guys hear about this? continental airlines is testing a new self-boarding program that lets passengers swipe their boarding passes at the gate. it's all part of continental's plan to fix the one thing that's not a problem at the airport. [ laughter ] why are they doing this? [ applause ] yeah, they're making people swipe their own boarding passes. you know who is going to have a problem wit

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about, yeah. welcome to the show. friday night crowd! i love it. i love you guys. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." [ cheers and applause ] hey, before we start, i just wanted to say happy 40th birthday to writer/director m. knight shyamalan. [ cheers and applause ] i heard people had a great time at his party until the end, when they went home disappointed and confused. [ laughter ] let's get right to the news here, you guys. michelle obama is being criticized for taking up 60 rooms for her entourage at a 5-star hotel in spain this week. [ audience ohs ] 60 rooms. 60 rooms for her entourage. well, that explains her secret service code name, kanye. [ laughter ] hey, listen to this. motorola is partnering with verizon to create a tablet that is lighter and thinner than the ipad. they're calling it the iphone. [ laughter ] speaking of the iphone, there is a new iphone ap

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendroots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. thank you, appreciate it. thank you, thank you very much. you guys feeling good tonight? huh? you guys feeling good? that's great. welcome -- welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." let's get right to the news. the big comic book convention, comic-con, starts tomorrow in san diego. this is a week-long convention of comic books, science fiction, video games and other forms of birth control. [ laughter ] very excited for that. you guys, british prime minister david cameron is visiting the u.s. and yesterday, he and president obama gave each other pieces of art. that really wasn't necessary, britain. [ light laughter ] you've already given us a huge oil painting. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] that's nice. yeah, they're still trying to fix this whole oil mess. yesterday, bp vice president kent wells said that, "everything's looking good." [ laughter ] and then someone turned

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, that's a crowd right there. i love you guys. thank you very, very much. yeah, right. welcome. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. let's get right to the news. let's get right to the news here. thank you. president obama and his family are going on vacation in the gulf coast next month. yeah. of course, the gulf coast is a lovely place to sit back and relax. just ask bp. [ laughter ] they'll tell you. they'll tell you. here's some business news. starbucks profits went up 37% in the third quarter of this year. they say they owe the increase to their new strategy of opening a starbucks inside an existing starbucks. [ laughter ] it's a new weird thing. i just read about this new application on your phone that lets you connect to a car dealership, and you can buy a car from your iphone. [ cheers ] and you thought it was bad when you accidentally butt-dialed your ex-girlfriend. [ laugh

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. such a great audience. thank you very, very much. thank you. let's get right to the news here. happy birthday to president obama. he turned 49 today. [ cheers and applause ] it's his birthday. and his approval rating turned 41. [ laughter ] that's right. today was president obama's birthday. all the democrats were like -- ♪ how old are you now? while the republicans were like -- ♪ and where were you born? [ laughter ] today is the president's birthday. he spent the day the same way we all spend our birthdays -- reading facebook wall posts from people we haven't spoken to since high school. "barry, what are you up to, man? president? you got to be kidding me. i sell insurance now. it's cool." i don't know what to make of this. rapper vanilla ice is going to star in a new home improvement show on the diy network called "the vanil

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: whoa! thank you so much! welcome. welcome to "late night" with jimmy fallon, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much. >> audience: i love you, jimmy! >> jimmy: i love you, too. let's get right to the news here, though. [ laughter ] no more loving. let's learn a little bit. president obama made his big appearance on "the view" today. did you guys hear about this? did you see this? [ cheers and applause ] pretty interesting. it's very cool. he said that he doesn't know who snooki is. [ laughter ] then again, after about five drinks, neither does she. [ laughter ] so it's kind of interesting. i could see that working. also, on "the view," obama said that he won't be going to chelsea clinton's wedding on saturday. because "you don't want two presidents at one wedding." [ laughter ] hilary was like "yeah, we get it. you won, okay? big deal!" [ laughter ] "who cares?" i just heard about this. p

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. that's a good crowd right there. welcome. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." how you guys feeling? you guys feeling good tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that's what i'm talking about. welcome again to "late night with jimmy fallon." let's get right to the news here, you guys. this is big. brett favre says he is retiring and will not return to the minnesota vikings. so, there you have it. brett favre will return to the minnesota vikings. [ laughter ] can't wait to see him play. you guys see this? there are false rumors on the internet that bill cosby died. not true. [ laughter ] not true. so, bill cosby, himself, called up "larry king live" last night to tell guest host kyra phillips that he was still alive. unfortunately, the call was interrupted when larry called in to do the same thing. [ laughter ] [ imitates larry king ] "me, too! i'm still alive!" it's weird. bill --

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company prents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey. thank you. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. how you guys feeling? you guys feeling good, tonight, on monday night? [ cheers and applause ] good monday night crowd. i'm very excited to be here. let's get right to the news here. in a new interview, snooki -- [ laughter ] -- said that her arrest last month embarrassed her family. [ laughter ] her family followed up with a statement of their own saying, "oh, no, we were already embarrassed. [ laughter ] but thank you." some more celebrity news. simon cowell was spotted on vacation this weekend, not wearing a shirt. it was actually kind of a scary moment, when simon turned sideways and one of his nipples took out a family of five. [ laughter ] it was like -- you have to cover those things up. check this out. a new study found that americans are becoming more honest about what they weigh. i guess people are starting to figure out t

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very, very much! welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. let's get right to the news, here. >> woman in audience: i love you, jimmy! >> jimmy: i love you, too. [ laughter ] that's my mom, actually. [ laughter ] she has a very, very high voice. thanks, mom. hey, let's get right to the news, here. let's get serious. serious about some good times. [ laughter ] joe biden's plane -- did you hear about this? air force two knocked over a smaller plane this week as it was preparing for takeoff. nobody was hurt, but they were a bit shaken when biden told them all to suck it, grabbed two beers and escaped down the emergency chute. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] "i'm out of here! 28 years! 28 years!" listen to this. a british billionaire is offering $100,000 to anyone willing to strip down naked in front of president obama. [ laughter ] in a related story, nancy pelosi just bought a

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about! that's a crowd right there. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. welcome, welcome. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." everybody, let's get right to the news. this is big, you guys, ellen degeneres is leaving "american idol." [ audience aws ] that's right. she said that it was too hard judging people and hurting their feelings. [ light laughter ] and then mel gibson said, "i'll do it." [ laughter ] [ scattered applause ] "that's all it takes?" i just read about this, kate gosselin and her kids are back in pennsylvania after reportedly going on vacation in alaska with sarah palin. [ light laughter ] right. as soon as she got home, kate was like, "phew, man, i thought i was crazy." [ laughter ] "oh, man! whoo-hoo. we were shooting moose out of helicopter, man. that was nuts!" you guys here about this? snooki from "jersey shore" was arrested at the beach on friday fo

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: there you go! that's an audience. that's a new york city audience there. thank you very much. please. thank you very much. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." how you guys feeling tonight? you feeling good? [ cheers and applause ] welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome. let's get right to the news, everybody. i'm sure you've heard about this. radar online has posted a recording of mel gibson yelling profanities at his now ex-girlfriend. it's pretty brutal. it's pretty brutal. he called her some horrible names that no one wants to be called, like mel gibson's girlfriend. [ laughter ] [ applause ] what is going on with that guy? things are not looking good for mel gibson. still, there are places where he's not the most hated guy in the world, like cleveland. [ laughter ] people are still talking about lebron james. lebron was actually here in new york over the weekend for carmelo anthony's wedding. h

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how are you? hello! that's what i'm talking about. what a great crowd. already, you can tell. welcome, everybody. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon, everybody. happy monday. let's get right to the news. while the whole oil mess has been going on, president obama spent the weekend playing golf with vice president biden. yeah, biden's handicap is 16 and obama's handicap is biden. [ laughter ] president obama also went to the white sox/nationals game this weekend and actually sang "take me out to the ball game." yeah. [ scattered applause ] however, critics were quit to point out that while his singing sounded good, it seemed like he really didn't say anything. [ laughter ] [ scattered applause ] and while obama was playing golf, bp ceo tony hayward actually spent his weekend as a ritzy yacht race, where he watched -- [ audience boos ] >> jimmy: yeah. he's not here. he's not here. [ laughter ] but

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about! hey! [ cheers and applause ] welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. [ cheers ] thank you for being here tonight. >> man in audience: i love you, jimmy! >> jimmy: i love you too, ma'am. [ laughter ] let's get right to the news. this is huge here, you guys. a judge in california overturned the state's gay marriage ban yesterday. that's right. [ cheers and applause ] it's now legal. don't get too excited, though. he doesn't plan on telling his parents until thanksgiving. [ laughter ] "gary and i are" -- that's right. california overturned the gay marriage ban. for those of you who don't know, gay weddings are actually a lot like traditional weddings, just a little less gay. [ laughter ] this is pretty crazy, here. spirit airlines is considering a new fee to talk with a human face-to-face during check-ins. [ light laughter ] yeah. which explains the company's

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you so much, everybody. welcome. welcome to our show. hope you have a great time tonight. how you guys feeling? are you guys feeling good? oh, i can tell. [ cheers and applause ] it is a good new york crowd right there. i love it. let's get right to the news here. today, president obama fired general stanley mcchrystal, saying mcchrystal showed poor judgment in his "rolling stone" interview. yeah. it turns out when it comes to criticizing the white house, the general's policy is "just ask, and i'll tell." [ laughter ] this is kind of cool. on monday, a vintage wall street sign sold for $116,000 in new york. yeah. you can tell it's very old because the words "wall street" are written in english and not chinese. [ laughter ] it's very old. [ applause ] rare. this is a funny story. "harry potter" star daniel radcliffe said that the first time he heard justin bieber singing, he thought it was a woma

rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and aturing the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey! thank you very much, everybody. how are you doing? what's up, brother? thank you very much. how are you guys feeling tonight? you feeling good? that's what i'm talking about. thank you. welcome. welcome, everybody, and thank you for being here. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." let's get right to the news here, you guys. listen to this. the "wall street journal" says there's a movement growing to replace joe biden with hillary clinton on the democratic ticket in 2012. yeah, in response, hillary said, "come on, that is just silly. make it so." [ laughter ] that's right. a growing number of democrats want president obama to replace joe biden with hillary clinton as a running mate in 2012. and by growing number of democrats, i mean president obama and hillary clinton. [ laughter ] you guys hear about the jetblue flight attendant yesterday? [ cheers ] that guy's pretty awesome, right? [ ligh

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefellerhing. what the heck. she is a maniac. >> people get hooked on the hot yoga and burn off calories. >> the body is so tight and limber. it's a beautiful body. i don't have that. maybe when i come back i will, hoda. >> i get bored in yogayoga. i'm always clock watching. >> there's a new kind that's fluid. we'll let you know. you're not a parent, but i'm sure you were parented quite well. your parents were sticklers. >> they were very, very super strict. >> that's why you turned out like you did, hoda. except for a if you things. i'm a big stickler for tough love and equal love and equal share of discipline. so tell us the story about what happened to this girl in texas. >> she was a 16-year-old girl, and she snuck out of her house past her curfew. her parents were trying to figure out how to punish this young girl. they came up with a creative way. they put an ad in the paper and said 30 free hours of baby-sitting and it explained what she did. i'm in big trouble for missing curfew and i

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 rockefellernough. >> it's exhausting. >> not only did we have a nice lunch with you guys at michael's, your 12th lunch i think we had, you guys went on into the evening hours, the birthday. >> well, yes, it was the opening night of monday night football, which is now on espn. there's frank and myself and cody and cass up there. we were in the espn box, thank you very much. the new sfad yum tadium is fabu >> who are these people? >> extended family. they're headed home. frank, hot dogs, barbecue, and we thought it was ironic. he was interviewed by the new team of monday night football. he spent 27 years there. there they are. they gave him -- there's frank when he had lots of hair. he still looks darn good for his age, though. so they gave him this -- a new jacket that said monday night football. frank sniffs it and says, smells like howard. couldn't have been better. howard cosell. i'm glad it's over. the new stadium is gorgeous. >> halftime didn't hit until late. you were there late? >> it was a

iod ptionsaiby pfor d nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news, in the "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefellers so low. at 13 did this voice come booming out? >> no, i sounded more like mickey mouse at 13. it was a gradual process. i had vocal problems and had to learn how to take care of it properly and then i learned how to take care of it. >> how old are you, by the way? >> 32. >> as you know, friday is the ambush makeover day, and we looked back into the archives of your life josh turner, and found he's a makeover here. that's josh before. that's the before. >> that's definitely the before. >> let's see the after. >> oh, i'm sorry. hello. hello. >> my wife likes that picture. >> your wife's name is jennifer is sagt the the news desk. you don't want to be on. >> when you're five months progress, you don't like to be in front of anybody. >> you have two children and another on the way. >> a boy or girl? >> you're the first to know. >> give it. >> this is the third boy. >> three boys. congratulations. >> thank you. >> what are the names, your other two boys. >> hampton is the oldest and coley

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 rockefellerestaurant called kafee. they have this brand zino, which is a fish. delicious. >> why are you having an italian fish at a greek restaurant. >> i don't know. it tasted like steak. >> then order steak. >> you had to taste it. it was the best fish you will ever eat. my little niece sang happy birthday to me on the phone. >> i heard that. >> i loved it. i was like do it again, hanna. >> you are a little gonzo about her. >> you blew me off. >> i did. >> she was supposed to join me later after her dinner with a friend, but no hoda sighting. frank i and did something last night we haven't done in a long time. we went out. we went -- when we were childless and lived in the city, we were out all the time. it was fun. we were young and stupid back then. now we're just so stupid. last night we went to finestein. that was that's one of the beautiful rooms there in the regency hotel. michael has a club there. it's one of the rare places other than the carlisle, a couple of others where you can hear

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1 a in rockefellert is. >> nobody invited me. >> you're invited. yes, you are. there are rules that are the style rules that people have always lived by, the whole thing don't wear white after labor day. in some magazine took them one by one and decided to go through them and see if they're true. never wear white to a wedding. >> unless you're the bride. even most of those shouldn't wear white, you know what i'm saying. maybe beige, maybe brown, maybe scarlet red. >> now, 77% of the people say that you should abide by that rule. >> out of respect for the bride. >> i'll be honest, i don't get the big deal. i honestly don't. i don't care. do you care? zo >> a little. i wanted to wear white to a wedding recently, but i didn't. i don't know. it's her day. it's her day. >> okay. here's one. they say -- here's the rule. you can't wear flats to a formal affair. 68% say you should break that, go ahead and wear it if you want. >> wear what's appropriate. if that's appropriate for your outfit, or i had foot surge