>> let me tell you how it first started. >> soak it all in for a minute, the visuals. ♪ that's the neil simon theater. >> opening number. >> look at the posse we came to watch. >> i was so moved by that. >> that's joanne's husband in the forefront. >> meant the world to me, director, jimmy. >> gallagher's steakhouse down the street. it was really convenient, a transvestite show just opened next door, too. >> there's tammie. >> when you come to see "scandalous" and just down the block is lucky changs with all the drag queens. >> you can make it a double feature. >> it was so great. >> one guy said oh, there's a drag queen playing kathie lee. i said, i am kathie lee. it's crazy. jersey boys is across the street. >> i took a picture with them. look. look at the drag queens. if anything's scandalous, it's that. >> they opened the same night, which is hysterical, but our dance captain, a member of our cast, said the day of she was walking down the street and two ladies walked by, "scandalous," yeah, that's the show kathie lee and hoda wrote. >> i'm getting so much credit for this whole thing. i was literally welcoming everyone to the show as if it were my wedding. welcome. thank you for coming. i worked really hard on this. >> here's the thing i want to thank everybody for. you know, we're a long ways, literally open one month from tonight at november 18th, the actual opening, so we got work to do, but you hope some people will come and hope to build the show. until you get in front of an audience, you can't tell what works. >> stop, stop talking. wait, let me just say this one thing. this is how it is, we went to the show, we sat down, carol lee started singing, and she hit notes that were insane. >> she's a freak. >> standing "o" at the end, not an empty seat in the house, a line down the block, around the corner. you've got to get tickets. when we saw that line, it was insane. people had flown in. >> it was a mercy crowd. >> no, it wasn't. people flew in from tennessee, all over the country. >> california, florida, canada. i was stunned. i was so grateful. and just i'm so glad to have it behind us. we start again tomorrow night. here's what i am excited about. >> tell. >> hoda and i are going to invite you to spend wines day wednesday with us. >> yes. that will be a reveal later. hold on to that. >> see how excited the boot is about coming wednesday wines day at gallagher's steakhouse. >> on 52nd street. >> we're going to have a pre-matinee lunch on wines day wednesday october 24th, or wednesday wines day, october 31. gallagher's steakhouse, save 50% on tickets to "scandalous," and it's a three-course lunch, everybody, with wine, wine. >> how much is it? >> just $29. >> $30. >> hoda will sign whatever part of your anatomy you wish her to. she's a big hit when she does that. then we'll go over for the matinee at 2:00. >> so go to -- this is how you can get the tickets. scandalousonbroadway.com. >> exactly, such fun. all right, now, that was great. now also this weekend, i have to tell you, on thursday i went to go see barbara streisand. >> i couldn't go and it killed me. and i hear she was wonderful. >> she rocked the house. i went with a group of friends and we went with barbara streisand masks, because we're weird. they were squares and the eyes were cut out. it was freaky. i videotaped it. please, don't judge where i'm sitting, but let's listen to "evergreen." ♪ >> you mean you actually had to pay for one? >> by the way -- look at the jumbotron, you can see her. >> jumbotron even seems far away. wow, how is that nosebleed, has it stopped? >> can i tell you something? yes, she wasn't that close, but she rocked the whole house. it was beautiful. >> gets you in the back of the house, that's really great. >> you're dead. >> i'm sorry i missed her. she's had some voice issues, but it didn't sound like it. >> she was sipping on chicken soup, but she was really great. speaking of voices, we have daughtry with us today. he's going to be singing with us in a little bit. >> we have a lot of music happening today. >> we do. ♪ it feels like tonight i had such anxiety yesterday. i was flipping around on the tv set. >> yes. >> i went on the discovery channel accidently and -- >> no porn on that time of day? >> felix baumgarner -- >> while i was at church. >> -- jumped out of what looked like a rocket or something. >> he's 52 years old. >> can i tell ya, he jumped more than -- >> that map man has some cajones. >> let me tell you what's sick about watching it. >> he is nuts, put it that way. >> they said it could have made his blood boil or lungs explode. >> i couldn't stop watching it. >> right near roswell. >> broke all kinds of records. >> he got up to 833 miles per hour. the speed of sound is 768. they also had to protect his ear from the sonic boom. >> he had the helmet on. he finally pulled the chute. >> at 5,000 feet. >> you saw it, you didn't even see it but you know everything. >> i am one of the two of us that actually reads our notes ahead of the show. >> i'd rather just live in the moment. anyway, it was terrifying. >> what happened to "dateline" hoda? >> i don't know, i don't know, she's gone. excuse me, i'm very busy. by the way, look at these glasses. >> we'll go to favorite things early. >> might as well. >> right after the first run through. we only ran through this thing one time before we had to open. one of our cast members, wonderful actor named nick cartell gave me a bag, so the next morning before i came to this theater, look at them, look at these wine glasses. mine says scandalous and see it has the apple bitten out and on the back it says my name. >> hoda's. on the back it says my name, wait, it says broadway 2012. >> he didn't think i was going to share it with you. but that's how much i love you. that's the way i roll. anyway, they are made by images by bettis. for more info, write to info@invitingimages@bettis.com. >> gallagher's is the place to be, baby. >> we were so hammered. we were. it's not a lie. >> i was in pain, okay, with my neck. anyway, look at these. bobbie thomas came and gave me a silver one and a gold one. don't take such a close-up of my neck. i gave the gold for hoda to wear. thank you, honey. >> they are $58 and you can get them at evesaddiction.com. >> they will make anything custom that you want. >> it can mean anything, scandalous can mean the show or you're a scandalous person. do you want your union to last? not the union that nabit, but -- yes, let's hear you guys. if you want your marital union to last, apparently, you have to get married in new jersey. it will make sense in just a moment when hoda just sort of picks it up. >> i didn't read that note. so what is it, they marry older? they marry when they are older and have more education. >> last among the states in the percentage of residents, 18 and older who are divorced. >> because you marry older and you have more of an education, they say because you know who you are, your marriage is going to last longer and those are the people that live in jersey. >> some people think that's fascinating. we should talk about why this boot's on your lap. >> remember a couple weeks ago? >> we had the sexiest shoe contest, so we are going to reveal the winners, okay? the third runner up is a boot. >> das boot. >> it is a suede over the knee boot with studs. >> pretty darn -- that looks like bobbie thomas or jill to me. yeah, baby. this is how much money, though, $850. >> second runner up is the jimmy choo over here. it is a black suede sparkly. >> that's the one you voted for, i think. >> i did? >> i said, hoda, you'd never wear those. >> you're right. the first runner up is a stewarts whitesman. >> this is the one i voted for. look how great if only in your size 12, it would go with your dress so much. >> i'm over this show, seriously. and the number one winner is the christian louis vuitton patent leather pump. >> jerry, i'm not going to steal it. i want to hold it up for jerry is afraid i'm going to steal everything. >> it's $1,195. who can spend that kind of money on a shoe, but it is neat. >> paris hilton and all the kardashians, they are the only ones. i'd be afraid to hurt somebody with that. speaking of hurt somebody, you know how i woke up this morning and want to send out some love to my husband. >> oh, no. >> around 3:15 this morning, frank, he gets up. goes to the bathroom and runs into something. i don't know what. next thing i know he goes, i think i'm bleeding. turn on the lights, and there was carnage. our entire bed is completely covered in blood. he's carried a trail all the way, i'm in a neck brace because of my neck with an ice pack. it's 3:15 in the morning and frank is bleeding to death. could not even find out where. threw him in the shower, it's his middle toe. he banged it so badly that the nail is, like, hanging off his foot. it -- just saying hope you're feeling better, sweetheart. >> you were up in the middle of the night cleaning, then he fell back asleep. >> i wrap him up, clean him up, put a nice sock on him. he's out in two seconds and i'm up for the rest of the day. i will take this home and use it on somebody. it is time for our fan of the week show. sarah's out, we're going to do the honors, shall we? >> our winner this week is -- >> sarah hawks. she watches us in tampa. on wfla. >> fa la la la la. channel 8. she and her mom, karen, work together at their family-owned marina. doesn't that sound good? airs at noon in their market, perfect time for a liquid lunch break. >> they use every tv, ipad, computer in site to watch the show and follow along online. >> because who wants to miss a single moment? >> today's talk keeps the ladies chatting all day long and the ihoda play list keeps them dancing and singing on the job, too. now, october is national cruise vacation month, when the cruise industry really starts to kick in, and since you both have a love for the water and always taking care of other people's boats, we have a treat for you. >> we're going to send you on an alaskan wonder cruise. depart from seattle and spend seven nights, it makes stops all throughout alaska. >> alaska, as well as prince rupert and vancouver, canada. >> round trip airfare and hotel. >> have a wonderful time. we should say hello to one of the ladies, our past winners. >> lynnette flew in to watch the show with her husband from d.c., and they came to watch the "scandalous" performance. they were there at gallagher's, they were totally throwing back. it was embarrassing. it was a mess. >> only one there not throwing back was reid alexander. god bless him. our little chef. >> he's not allowed to. >> i don't think he would have anyway. sweetest kid in the world. he's not a kid, he's a young man now. meant so much to me he came. we have a big show. >> are rihanna and chris brown getting back together? 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happier than a witch in a broom factory. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. time for today's buzz, where we get you up to date on hollywood news. >> here with all the scoop, bonnie fuller, editor and chief of hollywoodlife.com. and roseanne coletti of nbc. >> hey, ladies. >> chris brown and rihanna. what's the final verdict, what's happening? >> it really has. unapologetic, that's the title of her new album and the attitude she's taking now. >> what should she apologize for, getting back with him after he beat her up? >> yeah. >> she said the world will never understand my real relationship with chris brown, so she's very clearly saying i'm moving on. >> we feel like we got a little taste of it, right? >> they are definitely back together. chris brown knew he had to choose. i think she must have given him an ultimatum. they agreed to meet in new york, went clubbing three nights in a row, then went to jay-z's concert. that was a big step. because jarvegs-z is her mentor and protector. there are rumors he's had a talk with chris and said, you got to watch out. don't blow it this time, i'm watching you. >> what is he, santa claus? >> better watch out, better not pout. >> if this relationship goes badly, he suffers a lot more than she does. her fans will forgive her. they'll feel sorry for her, but they will not forgive him. >> they were getting together last week at hollywoodnight.com, they had a late-night date, they are both in l.a. however, she is concentrating on the rest of her album, and what we hear is the plan is to go public, actually go out, go public, after she finishes that work. >> we wish him the best, really, they are both incredibly talented young performers. they are young, that's when you make sometimes stupid choices. if he's really working on his anger management thing, you have to give people a second chance in life. you really do. the thing is, he better be working on it, or he's going to do it again. it's always going to be under the surface. news about russell crowe splitting with his wife. >> yeah, they've known each other 22 years and been together for that amount of time. they have two young sons, an 8-year-old, a 6-year-old. he's been away a lot. he's currently filming noah. >> long island, of all places. >> so he's working all the time. there were also rumors this summer she was seen out with her dancing partner on the australian version of "dancing with the stars." >> okay. you can be seen out and not be about. >> apparently, it's going to be a $20 million settlement. that's been the word. he's supposedly worth $60 million. i think $20 million is a nice package. >> nice, round number. there's a jonas brothers song out there that has to do with miley cyrus in some way, what's the story about this thing? >> has to be about miley. it's called "wedding bells." it was written by nick jonas. they dated when they were only 15 years old and they were known as niley at that time. >> they were? >> yes. >> we missed that. must not have been reading "tiger beat" at the time. >> then she announced this summer she's engaged to william hemsworth. and this song, all the lyrics, it's clear. >> why do adults care about this? >> who cares? >> only you two over the age of 21 give a rip. >> she's going to be on two and a half men. >> that's what you do in high school, write songs about boys and girls you break up with. >> and argo second in the box office. that is a crime. >> that could change, it's a fabulous movie. >> this weekend, everyone come out. >> he's an example of somebody that made choices in the past, grew up, makes great choices now. has a wonderful marriage and kids. all the best to him. >> thank you, ladies. >> i'm exhausted. maybe i should have gotten sleep last night. he's the actor every director wants to get his paws on. >> he's written a book. he's on a global book tour. 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[ phillfollow the wings. live the regular life. have you heard for the 408 and 669 area codes? no, what is it? starting october 20, 2012, if you have a 408 or 669 number, you'll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. o.k., but what if i have an 408 number and i'm calling a 408 number? you'll still need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so when in doubt, dial it out! he is a hollywood celebrity that breathes confidence. star of "art quis" and "water for el famts." uggie's here. and hoda sets out to find a new best friend and finds out it's all a bit of a drag. they sold more than 7 million albums and are touring the world but made it here for a live performance. >> the band daughtry, but first your local news, people. back now with more of "today" on this fun day monday. definitely a hollywood scene steeler. uggie, he has appeared in major films like "water for elephants," but it was his role in "the artist" that solidified his star status. >> uggie has written all about his life in a new book, "uggie: my story." he's here along with his trainer, omar von mueller. >> can't call him lassie, it's been done. >> we see from bits of the book uggie is over lassie anyways. >> he's jealous, lassie is one of my idols when i was a kid. >> didn't he say in the book he thought rin tin tin was a better actor? >> mainly because he's jealous of lassie. >> now, you've had him since he was just 9 months old. >> was it sort of love at first sight? >> absolutely. the lady that had him before couldn't handle him. he was crazy, cat killer, all kinds of things. >> uggie has a past. >> read it all in the book, all in the book. no, we work on his behaviors. actually, he was so smart. i will teach him something, throw me something harder than that. >> you were a dog trainer by profession. >> yes. >> we've been watching in the tease shot how uggie's propped up in the book, waving to us. show us things he can do. >> sit pretty. up, up. stay. >> i can't get my dogs to -- >> what's he doing? what is that? what's happening? >> that is the cutest thing in the world. >> he gets shy. >> oh! >> i can't even take it. >> even my kids, they get jealous. >> oh! >> stop it! >> can any dog be trained, omar, any dog? >> just about. >> in -- if you give them the love they need, they will take from you and love a lot. every dog has limitations, of course, depending on the breed. >> what are you saying, some dogs are stupid? >> if you're going to get a fat dog, you're not going to make him walk on his front legs or anything like that. >> fat dogs can't lift it. >> hoda likes fat dogs. >> careful. the book is dedicated to reese witherspoon. i adored her on and off screen, the atmosphere between us was charged. our past didn't stand a chance. what was the connect between these two? >> they love each other. reese witherspoon is such a great animal lover. >> he dedicated the book to her. >> he had a big crush on her. i didn't know until he started barking to wendy about the book. that's when i realized, wow, you really were crazy about this lady. >> is he a little more difficult to get along with because he's such a star or has he retired to be a best selling author? what's going on? >> both. it's getting a little bit to his head. every once in awhile i tell him to do things and he looks at me like, really, not going to happen. >> going to be a best seller. omar, thank you. >> thank you very much, omar. thank you, uggie. hoda has been feeling neglected lately. we'll see how she tries to fill the void. right after this. follow the wings. 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[ doorbell ringing ] hello? oh! oh! oh, oh, oh! uh-oh. pound it. oh! what is going -- what are you doing here? hello? red or white? okay, you can have both. oh, okay. this is not going to work. >> oh, my gosh. what a production. >> j.k. long production. >> i know i have a little problem with facial hair, but that's ridiculous. >> come on, do it again, hey, hey. >> let me fill you all in too a little bit. life itself is the most wonderful fairytale. that's why young women grow up with eating problems. she drinks while she writes. look, look, it says scribble scrabble. >> i have to be writing during the shooting of the event. >> that's going to continue? >> yes, there's another chapter. you saw the dogs. there's another chapter. there's some people i have to thank here, first, the new york city metro mod quilters. >> they were party animals. >> i wouldn't quilt with anybody but them. and a big thank you to lucky changs. by the way, they are next door to "scandalous." >> make it a double whopper, if you know what i mean. >> sister mary ellen, mother devine or bearded kathie lee and thanks to dogvaca.com. if you want to go on vacation, you can board your pets with real families. >> that's great. we're going to mix things up all in one pot right after this. good morning. i'm meteorologist chris warren with your weather channel forecast. this is a look at where there is a chance for rain during the course of today. looking around the great lakes, parts of new england and in the pacific northwest. this is bringing windy conditions to the early morning hours. it will be marching across the country. out ahead of it, though, it's going to be another warm day. 71 in minneapolis. mid 70s in denver. 80 degrees in kansas city. wednesday, here's the system moving into the northern tier here, throughout parts of the northern plains, the mississippi valley. a chance for showers and thunderstorms on wednesday. some could be severe with the chance of possibly damaging winds, even an isolated tornado and hail. here is the low with the front. temperatures cooling off quite a bit from the lower 70s the day before in minneapolis and once this front gets through, things cool down even more. now look at minneapolis' daytime high -- 45 degrees. that's what happens, you get the cooler air coming in ahead of the front it's warm, behind it much cooler. friday, another system moving into the pacific northwest. rebounding a little bit here in minneapolis, more of a moderation. 54. 52 in chicago. 60s with wet weather in the northeast for the end of the week. starting the weekend now, a chance for showers throughout the northeast. that's your saturday forecast. sunday, you can see one heading out of the northeast, one in progress in the middle part of the country and one more moving into the pacific northwest, well inland by sunday. and remember, weekdays on the weather channel, you can "wake up with al and stephanie." 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[ ding! ] fabulous! for a good clean feeling... eat. drink. chew orbit. it is time for today's kitchen. we're cooking up a meal with all the flavors of fall. >> apples are a big part of the season, so we're making sausage braised in apple cider. courtesy of chef tiffany, owner of the barbecue restaurant sweet cheeks in boston. hey, girl. >> hey, hi, ladies. >> so we're making some sausage? >> we are. not one sausage is right for everybody. >> i have found that to be true. >> let's move it on. we're just introducing some varieties of sausage that can be used in this dish. >> can any sausage? >> really any sausage. this is kielbasa, italian sausage, also you can use turkey sausage, chicken sausage. >> which one do you like? >> this is what i make my stuffing on thanksgiving out of, the italian. >> so you like italian, what we are going to do, we have all these sausages here boiled ahead of time. you want to boil them before you throw them in here. you want to remove some of the fat so you don't have the oil slick situation going on on top of the pan. so we're going to put a little bit of butter in here. we already have butter going. here we have cream of potatoes that are beautiful. sort of italian-style onions, they get a beautiful braise and caramelization on it. >> dump it. >> dump it, hoda. >> dump it, dump it, and dump it. >> the great thing about this is all of these are already cooked a little bit. there you go. just toss it in. we're going to take our sausages and go ahead and throw them in. there you go. whoa! goodness. sausages are flying. >> flying sausages. >> flying sausages. >> watch the children. >> from chefs to circus acts, i love it. this is a little apple cider. throw that in. >> what is this one? >> just like you guys, sweet and sassy. that is chicken stock. also going to throw these in. they braise out really nicely. aromatics. so we have our bay leaf, rosemary, thyme. goes in the oven. about 350, 30 minutes. go away, come back, it looks like this. >> beautiful, by the way. >> all the sauce reduces. that comes down. serve it with a little nice, beautiful garlic bread. >> uh-huh. >> picks up all of those juices, get the potatoes in it. really one-pot cooking for the fall, very easy. >> little chives. >> we have a couple of things that are nice, light options. this is a little bit heavier, if you want to serve some sides, keep the carbs out. this is squash spaghetti, parmesan and herbs and this is brussels sprouts salad. >> that is delicious. that is delicious. >> keep it light for fall, which sometimes is hard. >> you rocked it, thanks. >> thanks so much. live performance from the four-time grammy-nominated band daughtry. >> first, this is "today" on nbc. the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> multi-platinum band daughtry has scored four number one hits, garnered four grammy nominations, four american music awards, 7 million albums and played sold-out concerts around the world. >> that's in less than four years. they show no signs of slowing down. the band is out with a brand-new album called "break the spell." it's already certified gold. >> congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> that's a lot in four years. >> six, six years. >> so we had that wrong. >> that's okay. it feels like four years. >> we don't write that stuff, we just say it. >> read the teleprompter. >> six since idol? >> six, almost seven. >> wow. >> one of us is getting old and it's hoda. >> song off our album called "start of something good." >> you wrote for your wife, right. >> i did, i did. >> here they are, daughtry! ♪ ♪ you never know when you're gonna meet someone ♪ ♪ and your whole wide world in a moment comes undone ♪ ♪ you're just walking around and suddenly ♪ ♪ everything that you thought that you knew about love is gone ♪ ♪ you find out it's all been wrong ♪ ♪ and all my scars don't seem to matter anymore ♪ ♪ cause they led me here to you ♪ ♪ i know that it's gonna take some time ♪ ♪ i've got to admit that the thought has crossed my mind ♪ ♪ this might end up like it should ♪ ♪ and i'm gonna say what i need to say ♪ ♪ and hope to god that it don't scare you away ♪ ♪ don't wanna be misunderstood ♪ but i'm starting to believe that this could be the start of something good ♪ ♪ na na na ♪ na na na ♪ na na na ♪ everybody knows life has its ups and downs ♪ ♪ one day you're on top of the world and one day you're the clown ♪ ♪ well i've been both enough to know ♪ ♪ that you don't wanna get in the way when it's working out ♪ ♪ the way that it is right now ♪ you see my heart i wear it on my sleeve ♪ ♪ cause i just can't hide it anymore ♪ ♪ i know that it's gonna take some time ♪ ♪ i've got to admit that the thought has crossed my mind ♪ ♪ this might end up like it should ♪ ♪ and i'm gonna say what i need to say ♪ ♪ hope to god that it don't scare you away ♪ ♪ don't want to be misunderstood ♪ ♪ but i'm starting to believe that this could be the start of -- ♪ ♪ i don't know where it's going ♪ ♪ there's a part of me that just loves not knowing ♪ ♪ just don't let it end before we begin ♪ ♪ you never know when you're gonna meet someone ♪ ♪ and your whole wide world in a moment comes undone ♪ [ applause ]