Al missed his show, wake up with al. Because al was sleeping. But he made it in for the today show and youre here. Dont ask me about last night because i dont remember it. Thats the way we like it. But you know who is going to remember last night . Arod. Alex rodriguez. Okay. Arod, as you guys know and we told you yesterday, that he was going to get suspended by Major League Baseball and he was going to quickly appeal so he was going to be able to play last night. Again he loses i think almost 40 million 34 million or something when you make that much money, who cares how much it is. But it is a lot. Anyway, he stepped out on to the field. They called it a standing not ovation but a standing boovation. Lets listen. Third baseman, number 13, alex rodriguez. Boo okay. Wow. That cant be good. Okay. All the people with yankees jerseys are booing, too. You wonder what hurts the most . Losing the money or losing the affection he has. The fans adored him. They did at one point. They thought he could do no wrong. He hit a single so he got on base. Anyway, that is going to be a grueling process of showing up at game after game. They had had signs that said aroid. He actually gave a News Conference right after the judgment had been brought down and he seemed i guess it depends on what you know of him but he seemed emotional. Just take a listen and see what you think. Im fighting for my life. I have to defend myself. If i dont defend myself, no one else will. I feel like i was 18 years old back in fenway park in 1994 when i went in to face the red sox for the very first time. And its been 20 years. And just very excited to have the opportunity to go out there and play baseball and help my team win. Wow. I didnt see that until just now. Yeah. What do you think . I think, like so many people, theyre going through a time in your life where you say would you do it all again . Would you do the same thing . Apparently hes still denying that he used except for the time with the texas rangers. That one time, yeah. But they apparently have so much. I mean, come on. Theyve got so much evidence. I still remember when he did the interview with katie on 60 minutes and she asked him pointblank, have you been using performance enhancing drugs and he said no. And it was one of those straightup. He looked right at her and said no. But when you look at him his head nodded yes. It was like no. Usually your nonverbal breaks through. I think if you realize what you lost as you sit there at this moment well, you count the cost. Obviously hes not going to miss 34 million because hes a very, very wealthy man. But he has to wonder was it worth it. The guy who picks me up in the morning says if i ever had had any great opportunity like that, i would follow every rule. It was just very basic. Like i would do everything just right. If someone gave me the privilege of doing what he is allowed to do, i would make sure i never broke a rule because he would feel that privileged and lucky to have that. You know how you break big rules . By breaking little ones as you go along, then you dont even realize. Youre right. And there is an attitude of entitlement we make gods out of our sports heroes. We just do. And theyre not made for worship. They dont handle it real well. I hope he gets some help because hes going to need some counseling, i would think. Look at the headlines. If you had to wake up to these, damned yankee and they have the devil horns. One guy, i read a guy that missed out on being able to go to the major leagues and was a minor leaguer. Yeah. But he didnt cheat. And i guess he tweeted said something about, you got chance that i didnt. If he had cheated, who knows. Look what you did to get on what . On what . Occasional game of oh, my god, they had these shirts in the nbc experience store. I went in with my sister to buy nbc swag because we dont have any. We were buying stuff. They certainly dont give it to us there was a tshirt that said blake wants me or blake picked me or Something Like that and i almost bought it but then i thought, dont do it because but i wanted to so bad. Whoa walking him. Yeah, baby. I like it. So lindsay lohan, if you wonder where shes been, shes out of rehab because she was in i think since july 30th. 90 days. Is that right . No yes. Anyway, shes been in and shes out and she decided and she came out and she was going to host chelsea lately. So she hosted it. And if you didnt see it, heres a little snippet. As you all know for the past 90 days ive been on a lovely Court Ordered vacation in malibu. No, but on a real note, it was really great and wonderful. It was. So ive been through a lot lately and i have a lot of people to thank for that, most notably the celebrities who kept the tabloid industry alive in my absence. Like anthony weiner. Yeah. Kanye, i want to thank you for acting like a baby and making a baby. Yeah. Side note, how come when kanye acts like an idiot he gets a gold record but when i act like an idiot i get a Police Record . I want to thank you, justin bieber, for peeing where you shouldnt, spitting where you shouldnt and wearing your pants where you shouldnt. But most of all i would like to thank the one person whos captured the worldwide attention of all of the tabloids, the royal baby. That was kind of funny. Good for her. Everybodys wishing her well. Well, shes going to be on oprah on august 18th. And a reality series of her own which was i told you. I offered but she didnt take me up. She was seen in new york city with cameras following her while she gets a new apartment. So its going to be one of those deals. Well, maybe it will keep her sober though. If you have cameras on you all the time. She have a sobriety coach, too . I hope so. So if you want one of those what a cute video pieces, we have that for you. There is a baby elephant in a kitty pool that is what i feel like today. This is in fort worth, texas. Her name is belle. She was born on july 7th. She weighs 300 pounds. Oh, my gosh. Look at that. Just so you know, that is the cutest 300pound baby. Her mother, whos probably the one standing behind her, had to carry that baby 22 months. Thats how long an elephant carries a baby. Almost a full two years. Pregnant. How adorable. Thats how you feel though when youre pregnant especially during the summer months. I had cody in march and i had cass in august and, boy, theres a huge difference. Just the heat. I know how that elephant feels. So a couple of days ago i was a little worried about blake because at 7 00 at night in my apartment he runs in circles like a crazy dog. And i videotaped it because i was like what is he doing . And he literally just goes and goes and its crazy and i was thinking, whats wrong . Whats wrong is that youre not hanging that painting i gave you of new orleans. Every time i gave her a huge gorgeous painting and she put it in storage. Enough about me. So were going to talk about that today. Were going to have a little segment on but people were sending in saying, my dog has it, too. Its called frap. Right . Frap. Which stands for something. Frenetic random activity periods. Some people call the zoomies. Ive been walking my dog and people said, my dog does that too. So people sent us in some pictures this is of somebodys dog watching blake go crazy. Oh, my god oh, wow my god. Has that dog been fixed . Because i think thats whats going on there. Today is National Fresh breath day. Wow. Now have you ever told anyone that they have their breath isnt great . Have you ever said, hey ive offered gum and mints. What about your kids and your husband. Youll tell them. Honey, you need to go brush your teeth. Its a hard thing. You know . Seinfeld had a fabulous episode on it. Yeah. Lets check it. She went to say hi shes with her new boyfriend. Whats he like . Hes nice. A bit of a close talker. What is it. Youll see. This is aaron. Hello, aaron. So how long you folks in town . Three more days. Three more days and then were off to paris. How about you, jerry . Im swamped. You sure . You could examine artwork up close . Maybe ill try and catch up with you. You must be cramer. Ive heard about you. You must be aaron. Ive heard about you. It is very awkward. It is. There is a new study out that says working of working women. The ones without kids feel like they have to work harder than the ones with children because according to this study from the uk, they say that a lot of working moms have to go and take their kids to the doctors or pick their kids up so theyre dumping their workload on to the nonparent yeah. The one who is not a parent. Yeah. They say they understand it, they get it, you have to go because you have emergencies and things that happen, but it is still, they say, nevertheless, you end up working more than the others. Do i do that to you, hode . No, you dont do that to me. When i worked in local news, people in some cases had kids and whenever there was a holiday you kind of felt bad if you asked for it off because you knew that they had had like a young child. If i was going to go home to be with my brother, my sister, my mom, stuff like that, that felt different than that so you ended up working a lot of the holidays just so they didnt have to miss out on theirs. 59 of moms feel guilty for spending too much time at the office. Youre always pulled. No matter what. Youre damned if you do and damned if you dont. All right. So we have a great show coming up. I hope so. I hope i remember it when it is finished. You will remember every bit of it. Guess whos here . Susan lucci oh, you guys, she does those great scary couples, husbands killing wives, that kind of stuff. Shes going to talk to us about her new show and all the other things shes doing. Shes always working, always, always working. Shes the most nominated woman in all of television for emmys . Shell be up after this. Greed. Love triangle, revenge, all in a days work for susan lucci. Known for the sassy erica cane on all my children. Shes been honored with more acting nominations than any other performer in the history of television. Now you guys did you know that . No well, now there you have it. Shes involved in some real life drama as host of deadly affairs. You can find stories of deadly double lives to steamy romances gone bad. Take a look. Of course, school should be taken seriously. But it doesnt hurt to be the teachers pet. And whether in the classroom or in the bedroom, bad behavior must be punished. Oh oh, im sorry somebodys having a good time. Arent you . Having a great time. Youve always been well paid for being very bad. Im having a great time. I was so happy that henry from investigations. Everybody adores henry. Hes brilliant. He really is. Hes brilliant, dynamic, hes so funny and so smart. How did he sell you on this . Well, i received this amazing presentation. It was so funny and so smart and there he had pictures enclose in these pages of me as erica with all the different guys, all the love triangles and quadrangles. Sometimes me in prison with blood on my hands and on my gowns. So basically he seduced you . He seduced me. I didnt know henry at the time. I had never met him. I just thought whoever put this together is so brilliant, i have to meet him and so we met henry and his team and it was love at first sight. Tell us about your role in these stories. Do you narrate . Well, much to henrys credit, investigation discovery is so loved and watched that there is a website for addicts. But he didnt rest on his laurels but he asked me to host but i host as a character. So it is not the erica cane character, i have been married a lot of different times and wear a lot of different costumes and shoot on location but i host as a character and then narrate in the voice of that character. Oh, i love that. So its not just straight hosting and straight narration. You go on location all the time then. When im here in new york, we shoot all around new york and different amazing homes. Things that i didnt know existed. Are these based on true stories . They are true stories. It is dramatic reenactment of true stories with interviews done with people who were actually there and involved, investigators, people who opened cold cases after ten years and theyre ripped from the headlines. Its fascinating. It is. And whats fascinating is how many people men and women decide not to just walk away or have a divorce. No. They murder you. They murder. Ive wanted to on occasion they do say the person whos most likely to kill you is the one thats sitting across the breakfast table from you. Just so you now. In case you were wondering. Well, i eat my breakfast here with you. Well there you have it. Again. So youre having a good time. Youre also doing that other show, the maids. I am doing devious maids. Deadly affairs and devious maids. Mark, who created desperate housewives, and devious maids i just adore it. The material is so good. The cast, everybody is so wonderful. When somebody has a day off, they still come to the set to the table read, the other actors because they want to know whats going on because marks scripts are page turners. Theyre just fantastic. I cant believe how busy are you since all my children. Her children are grown now so she has a lot of time on her hands. Well, youre right about that. I can say luck and luckily for me, so luckily for me, these are two beautiful projects that im having the best time because the material is so good, the possibilities are so good and in the right hands, such good hands between mark cherry and lifetime and now its good to be susan lucci. It certainly is. Busy time but im having a great time. Say hello to henry for us. I will. Im going to see him today. Thanks for coming to see us. You can catch deadly affairs. Saturdays at 10 00 p. M. Eastern and pacific on investigation discovery. Id, they call it. How good you look you all in your jeans. How to wear the latest denim. You were rocking yours this morning. Oh, baby. But first these messages. Chances are, youre not made of money, so dont overpay for boat insurance. Geico, see how much you could save. Eating lunch isnt exactly hard work. So why do you feel so tired afterward . Instead of refueled and focused, youre foggy and sluggish. Its that 2 30 feeling again. So how do you get your clear, alert feeling back . Get a coffee. Then another . Do this instead. Take one 5hour energy. In minutes foggy and sluggish is gone. Hello clear and alert. 5hour energy. Take it after lunch. Be clear and alert for hours. For Digestive Health . Yes and did you know that trubiotics is a daily probiotic that helps in two ways . It supports digestive and immune health by working in your gut where 70 of your immune system lives. Try trubiotics today. If you havent heard, fashionistas say this fall it is all about denim. We are going to show you the latest trends but first i have a question for you. Everyone think about this which company just introduced its own line of denim jeggings. Is it, a, starbucks, b, spanx, c, apple, or d, lululemon. I would guess, too, but i dont know the answer. Jill martin has the answer and all the latest fall fashions after this. Plus, space saving Kitchen Gadgets. How to handle your pets separation anxiety. We are back, everybody, with more of today on this tuesday. And if youve been living in your favorite pair of jeans all summer long, youre going to want to check out some new cool trends in denim. You have lots of energy. I know. I was told i was flagging. Here with the looks to take us straight into the fall, today contributor and people style watch contributing editor jill martin. And author. But before we begin, we asked jill a question earlier. We asked which company introduced its own line of denim jeggings, starbucks, spanx or lululemon. The correct answer is, b, spanx. The control panels in the jeggings. You have it all right here. These are them. Can you preorder them. Theyre available august 25th but can you get them now so that they will arrive at your home come fall. I like those. Lets talk about the trends in jeans. She needs the money, that woman. Shes a billionaire. I know it. Shes a billionaire and a nice billionaire. No, shes not. Lets talk about jeans. Caitlin wait. Im the first mod the. These are falling down. These are the distressed jeans. Now these are kind of the rips in them but im 37 years old. I dont need to wear full rips. These are the covered rips. So they come that way. Comes this way. All different price points but im going to wear sort after flirty top and blazer. Looks adorable. Thats the first trend. Caitlin is next. Shes got some when i introduce these trends, these are the trends you can adopt to sort of your personality and what works for your body type but these are twotone from aeropostale. 54. 50. Theyre two jeans in one. In the front, denim, on the back, a different color denim. And a party on the back different washes and patterns. This Lauren Conrad blazer, 21. 99 at kohls. But for 54, if you want to get another trend this is a great way to invest on it. If you only one want color, walk forwards, then backwards. All right, girl. Next up with dakota jeans, saras here with that. Sara is kate cooks sister. And they have a very similar laugh. Show us. These dakota jeans and these are very similar to if you want that leather look, theyre coated. The builtin control panels, theyre a little priceyer for dlas 134 but we use these a ton in ambush makeover. The technology slims your stomach and waist size. We love your sister. Phoebe is coming out. Shes got on a pair of jeans. What are these . These are phoebe with the moto, motorcycle trend. These are 99. Ditto jeans. Again im showing you the trend. You could wear it with an oversized sweater and ballet flats. If that works for you, you can see the difference in the stitching at the knees. You see the difference in stitching at the knees. This is showing sort of that wild look if you want to pair it with a blazer, it will be more of the flirty fun look. Lastly. Katie. Shes modeling the camo jeans. These camo military inspired trend by lucky brand. These are 99. I happen to really like these. I think they are fun with a ballet flat, an oversized sweater. Whats different about these, theyre slimmer and they sort of have that little tapering. I think that these are great for day or night. Obviously if youre into this camo, this is the way to do it. These are day to night. Any other color . I would stick with this color. I think it is a little youthful when you go for the pink camo and all the different colors. What are you saying . Thanks, jill. Does your dog chew up the furniture when youre away . How to keep your pet from acting out. [ hosmer ] i kinda knew their reaction would be a little like, you know, what are you thinking . Oh, i had a knot in my chest. I didnt really want her to go but. I knew she could do it. I felt like there were bigger and Better Things for me to do. [ mom ] she took what she was doing seriously. [ hosmer ] my selfconfidence just went through the roof. [ dad ] it was awesome to see her transform from a girl, in a small town, to a soldier. [ male announcer ] you made them strong. Well make them army strong. Talk to your son or daughter about joining the army. Find out how at goarmy. Com parents. Talk to your son or daughter about joining the army. Could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Yep, Everybody Knows that. Well, did you know some owls arent that wise . Dont forget im having brunch with meghan tomorrow. Who . Meghan, my coworker. Who . Seriously . Youve met her like three times. Who . sighs geico. Fifteen minutes could save you. Well, you know. Weve all heard of the stories about our Furry Friends going wild at home chewing up the furniture, scratching up walls or perhaps even eating a shoe. Last week i showed you some video of my dog blake running in circles. Apparently blake is not alone. For some dogs i was just watching him. Going, hes gotten so big. Then i realized im supposed to say something. For some dogs this is a serious case of separation anxiety while others act out because of a change in schedule or when strangers are around. Todays animal advocate Jill Rappaport deals with this quite a bit. She brought along ruby, one of her five dogs. She also brought along dr. Nicholas doddman from tufts school of veterinary medicine. Hello. Can we get this out of the way . When the dog runs in a circle insanely like that, is that a burst frap. What is going on there . Socalled frenetic random activity period. It can be fun. They often go into a play bow before they do it. Looks kind of fun. Look you in the face, then go careening around. They have a great time but sometimes it can be too much but then you need to put a lid on it. How . I have three and they all do it at the same time. All of a sudden they start chasing each other. For about a minute. Then just exhausted afterwards. Oftentimes what that means is theyre not really getting sufficient outlet of energy. People dont understand how much actual exercise dogs need. They need tons of exercise. Mines two hours a day. I do like a tag team with my wife. I walk her for a mile around the block. Not enough. Plus, they need to do things that are good for their own breed. Jill, tell us. Youve got your cute little pooch there with you. Acting very mellow today. Did they give her some wine in the green room . I really have a plethora of pooch mania at home. All five dogs really do have separation anxiety. This looks like a lovely cushion but this is the example of when ive left home and, see, ruby . Oh, yes, you know what you did. Separation anxiety. Thats a real thing. A very serious issue. People think theyre just so attached to me, isnt that cute. But it can actually be life threatening. What . You really have to zero in on the for the dog or for you . For your wallet, absolutely. Definitely very first, make sure the dogs have it. Some dogs are just acting out or having fun but if they have it, they have barking when youre away, whining, vocalizing, destructive behavior, elimination. Like they have an accident in their pants, theyre so scared, but theyre not wearing pants. Thats your crazy uncle charlie. They shadow the owners. We have to treat it. We have to sort of just when you leave, keep it low. Dont do a big, bye, ill miss you. Or a greeting. I actually have gone out of my home barefoot because the minute i put my shoes on they all go into a funk. One woman whos helping me with my dog said get a kong, one of those kongs and put it in the crate and just make it fun. Yes. I actually use this calming spray and i swear it works. Ruby seems to love it. In the meantime, everybody smells good. It is like meditation spray. We dont need that today. I have a calming collar and youre basically saying bah humbug to all of this. Im not super impressed with that but the programs work. It is really a serious problem for some dogs like some people dont realize 50 million up to 50 million dogs in this country suffer from serious separation anxiety. Jill says it can sometimes be a showstopper. People sometimes surrender the pet and it is put down. But you can fix it. The message is we cant give up on them. I have two rescue dogs. Both have separation anxiety. One had separation anxiety and theyre both fixed. You can definitely fix the problem. You just have to know what to do. Thank you very much. Thank you. Hope youre feeling better. The contestants have been pulled off the plaza. Whats going to happen . I dont know. Theyre ready to team up with us. Its a mad food challenge does that mean whats her name is back . Eating lunch isnt exactly hard work. So why do you feel so tired afterward . Instead of refueled and focused, youre foggy and sluggish. Its that 2 30 feeling again. So how do you get your clear, alert feeling back . Get a coffee. Then another . Do this instead. Take one 5hour energy. In minutes foggy and sluggish is gone. Hello clear and alert. 5hour energy. Take it after lunch. Be clear and alert for hours. For Digestive Health . Yes and did you know that trubiotics is a daily probiotic that helps in two ways . It supports digestive and immune health by working in your gut where 70 of your immune system lives. Try trubiotics today. Back now with a new game were calling mad food challenge. I like it. Because we just dont play enough games around here. Nbcs health and diet editor Madelyn Fernstrom will test our knowledge of all things food. Today it is all about our daily requirements of nutrients. She picked our teammates right off the plaza. My team, the winning team, we have the momdaughter duo of diane and erin from pennsylvania. I have a lovely couple dating for three years from holland, michigan, one of my favorite places. Mark and samantha. Good luck. You know the rules. So im going to read a question and give you three answers. Then buzz in, anyone on the team. If youre right, you get a point but if the other team is not right we get to steal you get to steal. Lets do it, madeleine. So lets start with our first question. You should consume about 75 grams of protein daily. But which one of these would you get that from all at one time . Mark. A pound of tofu. No im sorry, mark. What is it . Were going with, c, a dozen egg whites. Final answer. And that is also wrong no points there. Wow. Now we go on to vitamin d. From which one of these can you get your whole daily dose of vitamin b. We already pushed it. What is it . 20 minutes in the sun. No yes erin erin i knew you had it. 20 minutes in the sun. Lets switch a little bit over to caffeinefree foods. Five cups of romaine, six cups of broccoli or two cups of lentil. Two cups of lentil. Wrong. Definitely not lettuce. We are going with b, three cups of broccoli. And you would be right this be one is about sugar so which one of the following will exceed your added sugars, the extra sugar in a day thats limited for the whole day. The answer is five licorice twists. You would be wrong, team hoda. What is it, baby . Were going to go with c. You would be right. Okay. Which of the following provides enough vitamin c for your whole day . Wow, samantha. What is it, samantha . No pressure. Lets go with one large apple. You would be wrong. Think. Team hoda, think. Vitamin c. Not apple. Im going with the smart one, the potato. And you would be right. Erin okay. Next. Here is our final question so think, ladies. How much should you drink every day to stay hydrated. Is it eight eightounce glasses of water a. You would be wrong. Come on, samantha. C. No specific amount. Drink for thirst. That is correct. Way to go. Congratulations. Its over. And the final tally is . Oh, no, i dont want the cookies. Congratulations. Erin is a mother. Now that you know how to eat healthy, you should know how to cook healthy. Musthave Kitchen Gadgets for college kids. We dont care. You do care. College students are always on the go weather running to class or pulling allnighters before a test. When hunger hits, you know how it goes. Theres just no time or space to cook something healthy. Here to help us keep that freshman 15 at bay is musthave gadgets, editor of cooks illustrated, chris kimball. Good to see you again. Freshman 15 . Yes. That was a long time ago. This is one of those things, it is so easy to put on weight because youre never going to cook healthy in the the dorm but you beg to differ. I beg to differ because you can actually cook in the stove. No stove or stovetop so you do have electricity. Cook eggs in the westbend cooker. 25. You can do up to seven eggs at a time, hardboiled or softboiled. Or you can poach four ex. Lets see how this works. Those are adorable. You add water you put the top back on, hit the on button. Youre done. Love it. Love it. This boils them . This is the same thing. This is a lower level. It is the same as this. You can hard cook or soft cook. The 99 cuisinart griddler. It opens up, it can be a panini press. The good thing about this is it has two sides. It has griddle side and a grill side. It also opens all the way up. If you like it turns into a full griddle. You use pam on that first . You can do that. You can make a panini, cook pancakes. Theres the freshman 20. Progressive international, you want to cook rice, no problem. It has this. You put in the rice. You add 1 1 2 parts water to 1 part rice. Thats the basic formula. This simply goes into microwave. Youre kidding i could use that for my house. It takes the same amount of time as a stovetop. Five minutes on high, 50 . This i thought was the dumbest thing ever. Until but i thought you wouldnt mind. This is the microwave chip maker. 20. It actually works. These are the chips. People make their own chips it takes a few minutes. Thats it. In the microwave. It has a little slicer. Dont touch it. And you just slice an unnamed host once lost most after finger doing this. Theyre chewy. Thank you so much. Which did you try . I dont know anybody that would do that. Why dont you just buy a bag of lays . Popcorn. You put up to half a cup in here. Boom. In the microwave. Just takes a few minutes. Air pop. This is the old 19th century concept called the toddie cold brew. 38. You put 12 ounces of coffee, seven cups of water in and you let is sit overnight for 12 hours. Ooh. Were watching. Take this little thing off at the bottom. Here we go. Then it is going to drip you keep saying ooh. Because it really looks foul. It does. It looks like a tar pit. Sorry. It works for two weeks. It is a concentrate. This is very nice, tea stick. 18 bucks. Put a little tea in there, you like that . Thats cute. Okay. This does one popsicle at a time. You can do two different juices if you want. This goes in the freezer for 24 hours. You can do two levels. We got to run, chris. We love you though. In seven minutes its done. Tomorrow, were going to have a special hour thats going to inspire you and your kids. How to help your kids make it in show biz how to help them recognize their own passion. Well have a lot of fun tomorrow. Well make up for today. We promise. Jeff ive never heard a story like this. How losing her identical twin she walked her dog in the woods. There was a man waiting there for her. Jeff made her take on her sisters life in an unexpected way. You start to mimic her life. I looked in the moyer record, and i saw her. Jeff how she took her own identity back. When cara died, my life took a turn, and losing cara was like having a phantom twin. Jeff hello, hello roll it all right, a little about me. Im recently married. I work with my wife on the show. And im learning how to be a dad to two amazing kids in a blended family. Im hosting a talk show, because theres a lot to talk about. This is the adventure