Phelps as the flag bearer. I thought it only appropriate that on our first show back, that jacket the Michael Phelps jacket, i got you a replica. Can we please bring kate in . Heres the music. . Okay. Dim the lights. Tada. Look at that, turn around. It lights up. I saw that. Wow. Kate is wearing your replica of the exact Michael Phelps jacket. Batterop thats convenient. Where are you going to wear this . I dont know. Probably some ralph lauren jeans like you are. I thought it was going to be Michael Phelps coming. We have kate and the jacket. Im thrilled. Thank you, kate. Leave it isnt that cute . Its adorable. We had a big flood when we were away. Our dressing room got flooded. We get new shoes. I walked in. What happened . Someone cleaned it. They said, whatever was on the floor is byebye. Heres the thing. You know what did survive the flood . We shouldnt laugh about big flooding with everything going on in louisiana. The pair of shoes you had for nine years, since we started working together, they survived the flood. We want to say welcome, officially, to billy bush. Of course. I hope you watched in the earlier hour. It wov mom and dad. Weve loved him for a long time. But something about watching his folks. So real. And watching how much he loved his parents. Hes joined the nine. We have a party today, too. A great show. Youre having a little todays buzz withdrawal, were going to get that taken care of. Any of the gossip you want, including a proposal to miranda and Kellie Pickler is here. Her and her husband have that reality show about the country couple and their antics. Theyre going to talk about their relationship and were going to take some questions, too. And theres time to squeeze in one last vacation over labor day. Affordable getaways across the country. And from grade school to adulthood, we have to deal with rejection from timetotime. We do. We all have. And we got some advice to help you cope. That is awesome. Lets start with you in rio, baby. Rio was fun. Heres what was cool. Our today show set was on the beach. The hotel was right near the set. You wake up in the morning, go to the set. Your toes were in the sand and you interviewed happy people, all these great olympians that had won all kinds of stuff. We had a lot of fun with the group. Everyone was asking about you. Everywhere i went. Where is kathie lee . Is kathy lee here . Is she at the other stadium . Shes not here. Shes not there. She doesnt travel well. No, no. It was great, huh . Yeah. We have fun pictures of the whole posse. Thats us at christ the reedemer. So cloudy and overcast. Except for one moment where the clouds lifted and it was gorgeous. We did some trips. Went to sugar loaf. Called speedo. It was called beach volley. Foot volley. Somehow, it didnt matter what it was called. You couldnt get matt into it . Oh, my god, im wearing the same dress. Nobody would have noticed if you hadnt said. My favorite moment of the whole thing was these finals, the final they called themselves the final five. I was interviewing simone. And she said her big crush was zac efron. I said look at the camera and say for zac efron. She said, i cant do it. And she said, if he were to come, i would need a defibrillator. We smuggled him in. Brought him next to the place i was going to interview those girls after they won the gold. They walk in, the girls. They were like, hey. Were laughing and hugging. And i u who is standing there. Oh, my gosh. Laurie went up first. And simone couldnt handle it. And by the way, she kept saying it was like her best day. She passed out. And the stage is set. Wow. He was such a great guy and a great sport. And i didnt realize hes popular everywhere. But you said down there, hes got a clothing line thats insane. Hes like ricky martin. Yes. He was trying to go to a stadium and there were riots. He tried to go to a mall. They couldnt get him in the mall, it was so jammed. Oh, wow. He was by the way, the final five, all five of them who want to meet you, are here tomorrow. Oh, good. Look forward to that. And my favorite my favorite was when abbe dagostino fell during the womens 5000. And the runner from new zealand falls. Medal. What happens . Dagostino picks up the girl from new zealand and they start running. Dagostino, a tore meniscus. All kinds of stuff. She falls again. And this girl helps her up again. Bless her. And she finished the race. All of the medalists were there were tons of them on the set. And they were so fun. I said specifically, ill never forget you. When you give your graduation speech, thats the story youre going to tell. Not the story of the gold, the silver, the bronze. Remind you of why youre down there. We hear about the bad behavior. And you hear about the good behavior. And it restores your faith. Rio was amazing. With all of the hoopla. They were gracious. The u. S. Did well. I thought brazil brought it. And brazil reminds me of new orleans. Do you like us . Is the food good . You having fun . Like the insecure friend. It was just fun to watch it. They were going through tough times and still going through them. We have an olympian in training. Who . In my house. Its been a year since he passed. And i just want to be quiet and be my loved ones. And so, i got my wish. This is my olympian, schecky, in training on my yard. He had never been willing to walk on the grass before. You never know whats going to happen. His great grandfather was the fastest runner in maryland when he was 14. Go, schecky, go. Anyway, i was in heaven. Cody and cass came for my birthday. Happy birthday, by the way. It was a super birthday. The today show did a big thing on the website about my birthday. And kathie turning 62. They said it about ten years. They took a year off for me. I was thrilled. Apparently john oliver had fun hosting the opening ceremony. See what he had to say. A buildup to the rio games has been turbulent, with brazil experiencing massive recession, protest in the streets and a zika outbreak. On friday, nbc urged us to forget all that and focus on the opening ceremony. They are ready for tonight, to put the headlines aside, and hit the reset button and throw one massive party. Did Somebody Say Party . Oh, no. Oh, no. Hoda got into the caparhina supply. Watch yourself, she gets grabby. She didnt know what was coming. Oh, no. By the way, this is one of our favorite moments of the day today. Its called puppy love. Yes. We have a new puppy at the were partnering with americas vet dogs. We have new vet dogs to raise a service dog for military veterans. Hes 8 weeks. So beautiful. And were going to help decide his name, right . Yes. Give him a name. You want to come to auntie kathie. Lick me with your puppy tongue. Do it. Oh, i grabbed something else. This little guy hi. This puppy is olivia and shes going to be in the studio with us. Welcome. Thank you. We want you to vote on his name. Militaryinspired. Heres the choices. Go to today. Com. Sarge, charlie, or ace. I put my vote in for sarge. I love sarge. I dont care. The audio guys are going crazy. And tomorrow, we have our puppy. And we have his name. Every day . Yes. This puppy will come in with me in the mornings. And then, come home with me in the evenings, a normal puppy life at home. And will get to learn the ropes. And then, he will be trained to be with one of our brave men. Yes. That is amazing. Thats very, very special. He just fell asleep. Oh, goodness. Its a party. Does he have play dates at peoples houses . Anytime. He wouldnt that be fun . Blake wouldnt like him. We have to go. Thank you, olivia. Guys, im going to need to wash my hand, just saying. If you leave right now, youll miss our favorite things. And beyonce jumped ship and more celebrity gossip in todays buzz. Right after this. 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Its very postrio for you guys. Lets talk beyonce. Big leap, right . She just wrapped up her formation tour in europe. Now, she decided to rent a boat called halo. Take a good look at that picture. It cost us a lot of money. Its the only one were getting. She did not dive. Thats about three stories. I would never do that. And down there, theres someone in a boat. Thats not as scary as diving. Humanizing beyonce. I would like to think she did a tuck. But there was that one olympic team that wasnt so good at the diving. But her mother, a few weeks ago, we have a picture of tina doing the same thing. We have a video of tina doing the same thing. That one didnt cost as much, right . Oh, we have video of tina. That wasnt very high. Beyonce, not to be outdone, thinks, how many likes can i get on mine . Unscathed, right . Right. Lets talk about a feud between the rock and vin diesel. Fast furious 8 just wrapped production. You must be excited as an avid fan. You didnt like the fifth one. 6, 7 and 89 8. Cant wait. The rock posted an instagram thanking a lot of members of the cast. But leaving one person out. He mentioned the cast but not vin diesel. Why . This harkins back to maybe earlier this month, where he posted another long rant about how some people dont conduct themselves well. Some people conduct themselves as standup men and true professionals, and others dont. In some scenes, hes not acting there was a belief that the two of them he was complaining that he was late and right. And showing disrespect to the other actors. We dont know what happened. Who knows . Maybe its nothing. The rock is very hes an upstanding guy. I dont know anything about vin diesel. At all. No. Every time ive been with the rock great guy. Hes a great guy. Theres two sides. We dont know what happened. Our favorite reality tv couple. We re no. Didnt call back. Doesnt get a call. Forgot. Its been said. By the way, jojo and jordan, you know who they are . The bachelorette. Theyre the love birds from the bachelorette and got engaged. They thought they were going to dinner with friends. But they got into a big Engagement Party with friends. They had no idea. There they are. Just an instagram post. They posted on instagram. Who wasnt there was aaron rodgers. Aaron rodgers is jordans estranged brother, the quarterback. We dont like that story. Lets bring in lets move on. I hate it, too. Hated it. Fought it tooth and nail. Next up is Miranda Lambert engaged . No. Yes, she is. You want me to . Miranda lambert was proposed to. Lets take a look at the young man. A 6yearold named sebastian got on one knee and proposed to her. She said yes. In 25 years. She wants to wait. She wants to know its right. You get to know each other in the meantime. And the kid bought the ring or got the ring. I dont know the carats. He got it for christmas and was hanging on to it for the right moment. A little romantic, just like thanks so much. Free vacations up for grabs. And from your career to romances, how do you handle rejection . Well talk about it, after this. . . I love that my shop is part of the morning ritual around here. People rely on that first cup and i wouldnt want to mess with that. But when my back pain got bad, i couldnt sleep. I had trouble getting there on time. Then i found aleve pm. Aleve pm is the only one to combine a sleep aid for pain relief that can last into the morning. . Look up at a new day. . Hey guys now im back. Aleve pm for a better am. Someones hacked all our technology. Technology. Say, have you seen all the Amazing Technology in geicos mobile app . Mobile app . Look. Electronic id cards, wow. Yep, geicos mobile app works like a charm. Geico. Oh, wow. Now, it is time to surprise our fan of the week. Drumroll please. While we spin the globe, we landed in north carolina. Thats where diana rose watches us. Wcnc. Say hi. Hi. Who have we got there with you . Are those your daughters . I think i see them. Is that a puppy . Yes. Hi. We cant hear you. Everybody why youre chosen. Shes a mom to these three beautiful girls. Holly, hannah, and hayley. Shes been watching our show since the beginning. And her daughters recently joined in on the fun. Her daughters say shes so deserving because watching us is part of her daily routine. Shes a parttime nanny and a swim coach for preschool and elementary kids, where some of team usa olympic swimmers have trained. She and her husband are nearing their 20th wedding anniversary. So, were going to lets see. Its time to put your fandom to the test. We have 15 seconds and one guess to win. Are you ready . Just nod. We cant hear you. Okay. Here we go, sweet girl. Every week, i feature a Favorite Song of mine on my hoda playlist and i show lyrics. What bounces above the lyrics . Is it a peacock . Bottle. She says its b. Im reading her lips. Is it a floating head . We didnt know that. You and your husband, jeff, are going to farmington, pennsylvania, and stay four days and three nights at niemacolin resort. Dinner for two. Roundtrip airfare is included. You think jeff is excited about this getaway . Shes probably saying, yes, hes going to love it. Love you guys. Have a great time. Happy anniversary. Happy anniversary. From grade school, to high school, into adulthood. How your kids can learn how to cope with rejection. Plus, Kellie Pickler and kyle jacobs answer your relationship questions. All that after your local news. . Approaching medicare eligibility . You may think you can put off checking out your Medicare Options until youre sixtyfive, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. Keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. The rest is up to you. 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Remember, medicare doesnt cover everything. The rest is up to you. Call now, request your free decision guide and start gathering the information you need to help you keep rolling with confidence. Go long . We are back on this fun day monday. Theres nothing fun about being rejected. If you were turned down for a job, or romantic interest didnt share your feelings, you have to be prepared. Heres some advice to handle rejection, are two women in a are launching a cool thing a video series, lisa, author of uninvited. And shelby crockett, a teenage youtube sensation. Stop it. With over 1 million subscribers. Look at her putting on makeup and everyone clicking on it. This never goes away, this whole thing. You and i grew up in a different time and went through the same thing that somebody like chelsea is going through. Rejection is so painful. Were all dealing with it. Rejection or fearing that rejection is right around the corner. Its how you recover through it. Its what happens to you after that moment, right . Right. How you deal with it. Thats right. And so many times what happens is, somebody speaks a line of rejection. And if that line becomes a lie inside of us, something wrong we believe about ourselves, it becomes a label, and then, a liability in all of our future relationships. It goes from a lie, to a life of its own. Yes. I dont know whatspe you want to stop it before that happens. Exactly. Youre in middle school. And i dont know, you dont get picked for the team. Youre the last one. And youre feeling really rejected. Give us some advice for someone going through that. Well, i personally have experienced that when i was growing up. And i wasnt super into sports. So, i wasnt, you know chosen. Chosen. And so, i just kind of tried to laugh it off. Yeah. That more attention on yourself. You should just try to use humor. I do it with humor, yeah. As a parent, we have an opportunity to speak truth into that child in that moment. And really help them understand that rejection, what it is and what it isnt. We have to acknowledge its painful. Yeah. Second of all, dont minimize the pain. Second of all, we have to make sure that as parents, we dont get swept up into the drama. And instead, we can tell our child of a story at the time we r and we have the benefit of time now. Maybe we can say this rejection is a redirection and show some them positive to get out of it. Try to get into the good news. Lets go to high school. Go to high school where it gets really bad. Yeah. Right here. A lot of times its romancerelated when it comes to high school. The dance. Thats what happened to the girl with frizzy hair and glasses. You do face stuff like that. In the media world, you know all about. As social media for me, im right into it. Especially on youtube. I get negative comments all the time. What do you do . I see it for what it is. A lot of people say things behind a computer screen because they have the freedom to do so. Theyre not talking to you directly. And hurt people hurt people. And healed people heal and we have an opportunity, i think, as parents, to speak into the lives of our children and encourage them, dont bash, hash or trash on social media because the internet never forgets. And make sure we dont invite Public Opinion into our very private day. What if people are piling on. Every kid felt that if they are a victim of that. Its very difficult. I think, especially, when im talking to my children or someone like chelsea, i have to other peoples opinions. We have to make sure we look at our childs character. You are brave and courageous. And worthy. Thats right. It still hurts. Even when youre a grownup. And when youre a superstar like hoda. Well, rejection feels the best of who we are. By reinforcing the worst thats been said to us. Right. We have to make sure that we travel back to some of those rejection and really learn to deal with it and recognize that when rejected, we cannot hold up the banners of victim and victory at the same time. We have to make sure to hold up the banner of victory and walk in the absolute assurance of love. We are loved. And she writes from a spiritual perspective, too. Dont let that be left out of the equation. The equation. The equation. The equation. The equation. And proverbs 11 2 is great. Wisdom will hold hands with humility. Rejection is hard but humility is never bought at a cheap price. Youre really smart. And a really good writer, too. Thank you, guys. Shes a charttopping singer. Hes a charttopping writer. Together they make sweet music together. Kellie pickler and kyle jacobs on love and marriage. And maybe some music, after this. . Ne proper foot support can mean pain. The dr. 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Baby, you have to. This is going to kill me. Baby, you got this. Youve done crazier things. This is about living. Okay . Okay. Okay. You got it, baby. It will be over in a second. Hands up. [ screaming ] if your marriage can survive that, wow. You pushed her . No. I was never do that. The guy that was harnessing us in i was like, dude, you have to push me. Im not jumping off. He just pushed me off. Was that a bungee cord thing . I didnt see you bounce much. It was. Ooh. You, your hubby and best friend, all together, right . On this show . All of our buddies. I didnt realize this is a Ryan Seacrest production. With 51 minds, as well. Obviously, hes good at knowing whats going to do well on reality television. Yeah. Have you been in a position where you felt like you were saying, this isnt really us. Do they just let you be you . Were so blessed to have an Amazing Group around us. We have the freedom to be us and having fun. Wait until you have kids. How many years have you been married . 5 1 2. Yeah, 5 1 2. Doing it in front of the cameras, does that make it different . They dont do it in front of the cameras. Thats a different show. Are you able to be yourself . How do you do this . It was tricky for me because im a singer, song writer, prod. Youre not an oncamera guy. Im not an on camera guy. Im used to being behind the scenes. It was trickier for me. She comes by it naturally. You have a good relationship, a good marriage. And theres people from the plaza that wanted marriage advice. Newlyweds. Okay. Lets see the first one. Well try. Where is a good first date spot when you meet someone online . Oh, wow. I dont know. What do you think . I never met someone online. Me, either. Whats a good first date spot . When youre meeting someone for the first time and youve only had an online relationship . Just me being a woman, i would want to bring a friend with me. Meet for coffee. In the middle of the day, with another couple. Coffee shop. Do av that one wasnt so fascinating. Do we have time for one more . Were getting married in november. Were wondering, whats good advice for the first year of marriage . The first year of marriage. Congratulations, first of all. Yeah. I would say, to the guy, do everything that she says. Yeah. Good advice. Thats good. I think, you know, you just if youre in love and youre happy, just be kind to one another. Kind and respectful. Be sweet, be patient, and be loving. Like we are. All right. Not. Season two of i love Kellie Pickler premiers this thursday on cmt. Theres still time to squeeze in some fun. Affordable labor day getaways marco. polo marco. polo marco. polo marco. marco. s . . Polo marco. polo scusa . Ma io sono marco polo, ma. Marco. playing marco polo with marco polo . Surprising. Ragazzini, io sono marco polo. S . , sono qui. Whats not surprising . How much money amanda and keith saved by switching to geico. Ahhh. Polo. 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A museum of women artists. Georgia okeefe. And a fantastic hotel that we recommend. Th renovated a couple of weeks ago. You can get rooms at okay deals. You would be astonished. And the holocaust museum. Very good to remember. And tucson, arizona. Right next to the suguaro National Park. You think, isnt that a cartoon . This National Park has hundreds you have 150 miles of trails to walk around, as well as an amazing studios where you can pretend youre a cowboy. Theres a fantastic hotel there. The low Santana Canyon with its own trails and 36 holes of tom faziodesigned golf. And the good stuff is there. How are airfares now if you want to fly . If you look carefully, the key with airfares is search individual seats. One four times. You may not be able to sit together, you might get cheaper deals. Take us to san antonio, texas. We love san antonio. You just want to relax. This is a cool city getaway. The pole direct is 16 blocks that have been redesigned into a institute. The riverwalk. Amazing parks. Really great way of enjoying a city even when the sun is shining. Why havent we gone to the beach . Hello . Lets go to the beach. Were going to go to Shelter Island in the hamptons. Not the hamptons, the unhamptons. The unhamptons. Its the north fork. Thats a wonderful place to hang out on quiet beaches. Its not really about the scene. Hanging out quietly, collecting some shells. You go over on a ferry or the boat. You can drive car theres. You want to cycle around and theres a great hotel, that we recommended in our hot list. Just reopened. Very highend. Great deal for labor day. Thank you for all you did. Thank you, mark. You can go back to sleep. Hes recuperating from rio. Yes. He was a party animal. Dont go away just yet. Our favorite things are next. First, this is today on . You owned your car for four years. You named it brad. You loved brad. And then you totaled him. You two had been through everything together. Two boyfriends, three jobs. 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Its time for our favorite th. Mine is a video on youtube, i want you to go see. Its called lest we forget, the mission exhibition. It was created by retired major frederick arnold. Its a sculpture on display through the end of the year. 12 individual figures dedicated to the memory of more than 88,000 u. S. Aviators who gave their lives during world war ii. Wow. Its a very personal story of this squadron in world war ii. I want to watch that. Hes the only one that survived. Lest we forget sculpture. Org. I want to show something. It shows how the parents reacted. All families reacting. Watch. Yes. Yes. Swish. Thats my boy. O murphy makes it. And mom and dad love it. Guess katie ledeckys. Good to see the parents cheer for them. Tomorrow, by the way, well have the final five, the u. S. Gymnastics team will be here live to chat with us. Also, from the new show, better late than never, we love the fonz. Henry winkler. Show and musical performance that will blow you away. Bye. 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