it's that song from cyndi lauper and sarah bareilles. this is hoda's passion project. will give us the premier. >> it's called "drewly brave." not only do we have this terrific song in this video, but the kids who are the stars of the video are going to be in our studio today, too. they were amazing, guys. they learned the words, they lip synced it. they danced a lot. >> i have a real strong feeling ability that. meantime, let's take a look at what's making held leans this morning. for third straight night, u.s. isis have targeted syria. the latest wave focusing on an oil refinery from a terror group that provided militants with a major source of income. >> a major man hunt for a university of virginia student is over. jesse matthews, jr., was the last person seen with heather graham. he was arrested last night. >>> the deadly ambush of a state trooper, eric frein was spotted in a distance by officers on tuesday, but rug ed terrain that separated them gave frein the ability to disappear. >>> stoil come this morning, eye opening new research on the relationship between

i managed to convince sarah bareilles and cyndi lauper to match forces and i had to find the perfectsic video. >> you are going to do it. >> reporter: it's surprising how cheerful it can be at this children's hospital of philadelphia. but in the battle against pediatric cancer. >> how are you? >> reporter: smiles are as important as drugs and surgery. if you had one super power, what would the super power be? >> invisibility. >> reporter: why? >> so i wouldn't have to take my medicine. >> doing anything fun in there? >> reporter: there is such a feeling 5r7bd here that's uplifting. there is a lot of pain and suffering in the life of a child with cancer. part of what we try to the here is make it cheerful and have kids have a happy time. >> reporter: so win p when i asked the staff to take over their cancer center and work with them to film a music video to raise money? they were all in. >> reporter: due like music in you do. raise your hands if you like to single. lydia, what do you like to do? >> paint. >> reporter: sing, dance or paint? >> pretend to sing. who cares if you can't si

it is a mashup featuring sarah bareilles, cyndi lauper and special kids.'t want to miss it. >>> now sports, the l.a. dodgers have clinched nl west in a thriller against the giants. >> and that's into right center. on his way is bronco to third. the throw to third! got him! >> showing off that arm during his nl leading 14th outfield assist. and kershaw finished in mvp fashion, striking out 11 in the 9-1 victory. >>> the yankees are out of playoff contention after the orioles beat them 9-5. that also means there are only four games left in captain derek jeter's career. he will play his final home game tonight at yankee stadium. >> getting more and more difficult. i try to put it out of my mind, but it is getting more and more difficult to do that. >> the captain's final farewell has inspired the rival the boston red sox to offer a promotion. they'll give one yankees fan two free tickets to jeter's last game at fenway on sunday you have until friday afternoon to submit nominations. >>> phil hughes was one out away from earning a half a million dollars. hughes

it was the song with cyndi lauper and sarah bareilles. >> hoda, you should be proud. unbelievable.he #truly brave trending. these images started to come in of our viewers, their truly brave kids. we have those. special moments for all of us yesterday as we debuted your video, hoda, was having the stars of the video on screen. and the looks of their faces as they were watching themselves in that video for the first time. take a look. ♪ you could be amazing you could turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug ♪ ♪ what you want to say and let the words fall out show your tree colors i want to see you be brave ♪ >> they all knew the words to the song and it was great to see the looks in their eyes as they were watching themselves. another star in that video was leah. devon put this picture up yesterday on their way to surgery and sent word out that the surgery went well but she is not yet cancer free. leah in our thoughts today. you can keep those pictures and stories coming. #truly brave. really remarkable shine a light. thank you, hoda. and thank you, sarah bareilles and cyndi lauper. >>

first, superstar sarah bareilles. i've watched how she has taken young kids struggling with illness and lift them up with her song "brave" ♪ i want to see you be brave >> over margaritas, i believe it was, we chatted about this idea. she's hoda. she's like very direct. she's like, look, this is what i want to do. >> and then i tried to harken back to my youth. i was like, what was the anthem that all the kids love? and it was like, ding! ♪ and i see your true colors shining through ♪ >> "true colors" is one of those songs that when you hear the first note, you close your eyes. it's a close your eyes kind of song. ♪ don't be afraid >> she's like, i want to do a mash-up. >> i went to the gym and put my ear phones in and started listening to "brave" and then i started to sing "true colors" and i kind of found it and i said oh, i see how this could work. ♪ let them show and we could go to the "brave" tag here. ♪ iow wanna see you i wanna see you ♪ >> and true colors, go to brave. okay. we're taping it and everyone is here

sarah bareilles, cyndi lauper, those children who are just remarkable, and so leive and i talked abouts and to know that your work, hoda, is going to benefit their lives and enrich their lives during a very difficult time, it really speaks volumes about who you are. >> speaks volumes about you too, john. mine is coming up are for the salvation army in a month. >> to donate, if you want to help out, crowdrise.com/hoda. >> thank you for that, by the way. >> i knew he would. he's one of the best. we had one date once. >> i know. >> one date once. >> they went on a date and you know who kath invited on the date with you and john? frank. >> she invited frank. >> me and john tisch. could have been me. we have shoutouts. >> or could you care less? do you want everything perfect or could you care less? go to klgandhoda.com. take our quiz, courtesy of psychologist elizabeth lombardo and she'll be here with results on thursday. >> you make a joke, hoda, about not carrying about, but you cared so much about this video, you were involved with every single aspect because you care. >> that's true. >

i was trying to think of anthemy songs and sarah bareilles' brave is an anthem for young kids battling. >> i'm telling you, you played it for me, and you start to cry. i haven't seen it with the footage from the hospital and the children. so bravo to you, hoda woman. >> tomorrow it will start. >>> the ladies go gaga. you can see why, taylor kinney is with us. >> and paula deen has something cooking for all of her fans. >> and paula deen has something cooking for all of her fans. >> and she brought her boys nineteen years ago, we thought, >> and paula deen has something cooking for all of her fans. >> and she brought her boys "wow, how is there no way to tell the good from the bad?" so we gave people the power of the review. and now angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. you can easily buy and schedule services from top-rated providers. conveniently stay up to date on progress. and effortlessly turn your photos into finished projects with our snapfix app. visit angieslist.com today. ♪ you throw your money away. trash bag breaks, bargain bag users go through 60 more bags a

i was trying to think of anthemy songs and sarah bareilles' brave is an anthem for young kids >>> thenew york to address the u.n. general assembly. of course he'll be speaking about this first wave of air strikes inside syria targeting isis strongholds in that country. i'm joined by andrea mitchell here in new york. and i think the message we're going to be hearing from the president when he takes to that podium, andrea, we didn't do this alone. >> importantly, there were fave sunni arab countries along with them. i think this is not the coalition that jim baker and george bub 41 put together but this is significant. it was negotiated by john kerry over the course of many weeks. >> and you talked about the fact we don't know the direct involvement each of these countries had. some may just have allowed use of their airspace. but we will maybe learn more about that. the president, as you can see, is approaching the podium. let's hear what he has to say and he's going to jump on a helicopter and will make his way up here to new york for the u.n. i didn't realize it was quite such a walk