My moms closest friend, umi. By the way, my mom and umi are two turbo chefs. My mom made meatballs that were so succulent, im thinking about them. Stop talking like that. And umi made martaubuk, an indonesia meat patty wrappy thing, it was so good. Delicious. And you took blakey and boots wasnt there. Boots . No, he wasnt there. He was busy. But anyway, we had fun. Good. How was your weekend . It was a good weekend. It was quiet. Yep. And i like it that way. I know there was something i did. I shot on on friday i worked. I shot every one of the anchors has been asked to do a piece on the most the person who has been most inspirational in your life. Im not going to say who it was. Were going to save that for later. I shot that on friday. Oh, you did . Yeah. Yeah. And then it just seemed to go too fast. You know, when you have a workday on the weekend. Yes. By the way, we want to clear something up. We do . Yes. Oh, this was perpetrated on us and it wasnt true. Remember how we said there was a wine shortage and everyone was talking about it. It was on all the shows. Apparently its not true. There will not be a wine shortage. Morgan stanley was wrong. They reported the 2012 harvest produced the deepest shortfall in over 40 years. Certain people started to panic, like crazy. Well, thanks to better than expected grape production in spain and italy, everythings good. Everything is fine. Theres a bumper crop out there in the u. S. And theres a major bumper crop going on in monterey, which ill tell you about later. Youve got a lot to toast about. Later, later, later. First, were going to talk about ms. Renee zellweger. Terrific actress. And we know is this the new picture . Yeah. This is Renee Zellweger before. Yep. And this is Renee Zellweger now. I dont think thats so much difference. No. What . What are they alleging shes done . Well, i dont know. Lets see if we can investigate and see. I think she looks great. I mean any somethings different. Mid grimace can make it look like that. Id like to a little something. I dont know. I cant tell from that at all. And first of all, im one to talk, you know. Like im going to first of all, she can do whatever she wants, its her body. And i if i were a well known actress, i would be hesitant to do a lot of stuff. Because then you cant play age appropriate anymore. Yeah. Look at meryl streep does nothing and judy dench and maggie smith, and they get to play all these great roles. And they always go back to on another note Jennifer Grey on dirty dancing. And she was very distinctive looking and then she had her nose done and she sort of blended in with everybody. And didnt see much of her career after that. Right. Sometimes it can be detrimental. Well, we have the very fine author of the Bridget Jones diaries. Shes on with us today. Well ask her. Because obviously the new book mad about the boy will be made into a movie. Sure. And if renee is going to play the title character at the age of, i think, 51 . Yeah. Well, its going to have to be her, but they have to figure out how to make it thats why they have makeup. If you were watching fallon the other day, you may have been shocked because Harrison Ford was on with him. And Harrison Ford has a pierced ear. Hes had it for years. Well, he wanted to convince jimmy to pierce his ear on the air. Take a look. Because hes one of the coolest people in history, i want to be like him, ive asked Harrison Ford to pierce my ear. Ive never had my ear pierced, im very scared about this. This is um a topical anesthetic. Theres supposed to be two of them, but why does he get that . Wait. Why arent there two of them . Is it happening . Is it happening now . No, its not happening. Youll know when its happening. Wait, wait, wait. Relax, im marking the spot. Ow weve got to get a photo. Get a photo of me and Harrison Ford. Did he scream when it happened . Oh, look. He did. They bonded. They bonded over their ears. Oh, my god, how cute is that . Love them both. If you were in the tv mode, you may have seen snl, Kerry Washington was the guest host. Shes the busiest woman in the world these days. She won refs all over. We love that song, what does the fox say. What does the fox say anyway, she does theres a digital short where theres a takeoff on what does the fox say and an argument she got into with her boyfriend after he texted another girl. I think i understand. Take a look. Who cares. That yall should know what does my girl say what does my girl say who dat who dat who dat who dat what does my girl say got you, got you now what does my girl say you done you done you done messed up now what my girl say that is good. Come on. I heard when they went to the after party, one of the clubs when she walked in with her new i guess it was her new husband, standing ovation. Youre kidding. The cast and everybody. Which is nice. And she is well along in her lovely little pregnancy. 4 months pregnant. She did mention that on the show. She looks good. The first thursday of every month everyone has a moment i know you wait for it. Wait for it. Wait for it. Show a little respect. Oh. I could listen to her forever. All right. Its time for our everyone has a story i was singing along like i like to do. Okay. Im ready. Were going to speak with pat leahy from washington, d. C. , he was born with a rare genetic eye disease, left him with only 4 of his vision. Doctors told him he would never lead a normal life. But pat defied the odds and became an incredibly accomplished athlete. Currently working on a documentary to help inspire kids with disabilities to get into sports, and it was his brother who wrote in a beautiful, beautiful letter about him. I think hes on skype with us. Hey, pat. Hi. How are you . Hi, hoda. Doing great. Looking forward to it. Well, you have an incredible story to tell, pat. And were looking forward to you coming on up here to new york and sharing it with us. You going to bring your brother . I am. My brother and whoever else, my guide dog. I dont know if you can see him there. No, hes not on skype. What kind is he . Hes a yellow labrador. Well see him when you get here. Congratulations. Thank you. Were looking forward to seeing you, hon. Thanks again. All right. God bless. Favorite things. You want to start, hoda woman . We have a great, great woman who works here at nbc or helps us out. Her name is theresa. Her daughter came up with this popcorn. Its called izzy pop popcorn. She got all dressed up and shes here with her pink boots on. Shes adorable. Its flavored popcorn, 3. 75 a bag, 10 of the proceeds go to the make a wish foundation. And it was her idea to have this. Her idea. Wonderful, congratulations to her. I love it when kids get involved like that. Me too. They learn so early how easy it is to change the world a little bit. Thats awesome. Well, last week i flew down to charlotte i told you for that wonderful event for my friend. Now the next morning i got on a plane to fly to california. And i had this book that a friend of mine Robert Shepherd had given me to read but i hadnt read it yet. There was this very nice gentleman sitting next to me. Well, i read this book and i was sobbing. Its called the day the world came to town. And its basically of what happened in gander, newfoundland on 9 11 when all the flights that were destined into america had to be rerouted and hundreds of them had to go to gander. Little tiny town that basically just refuels, at this point, private planes and stuff. And its the story of how this little town came together to help everybody that was stranded and the different stories an amazing movie. But im sobbing my eyes out during it and this man sitting next to me goes, im sorry, are you okay . Im fine. Its the kindness of these cities. My wifes birthdays coming up, shed probably like that book. I said, ill sign it to her. So wherever robin is, i wish her a happy birthday. Thats why i dont have the book. I want to get it. Real quick. We want to remind you to vote for the teacher of the year contest. Midnight tonight is the last night to vote. We have three terrific, terrific teachers. So make your vote. I guess we are not going to talk to our fan of the week right now. Going to do it a little bit later. Shes bringing Bridget Jones back to her adoring fans without mr. Darcy. Say it aint so he. Author heather fielding tells us why youll still be mad about her latest book. And its saving money monday. Well tell you how to save as much as 900 a year on your grocery bill. And we have Jason Statham with us today. Unbelievable new book. Thats all the hollywood buzz coming up. Stay with us. Weve got a good show. Yeah, we do. [ female announcer ] this is laura. Lauras being healthy and chewing her multivitamin. With onaday vitacraves for women its a greattasting gummy multivitamin designed for women with more calcium and vitamin d. Its gummies for grownups. Get 2 off at oneaday. Com. It is time for todays buzz when we catch you up on all the celebrity gossip you may have missed when you were turning back your clocks this weekend. Here to dish, bonny fuller and roseanne colletti. This weekend, ladies big weekend. All right. Lets talk about Justin Bieber because seems like every week theres something else. He was in brazil, and what happened . What did he do . Okay. He was up to his old antics. He was photographed coming out of a very wellknown brothel called santora. But he was covered in a blanket. The only problem was is that his arm was sticking out and his arm has a very distinctive tattoo. Very distinctive. Thats right. Id d by the arm. Prostitutes are not illegal. Prostitution is not illegal, brothels are. Now, reportedly he was in the brothel for three hours. However, there is we dont know what he was doing in there, observing. But there was a report that he had been asked to leave his hotel because they created such a crowd and such a consternation at the hotel they had to leave. He was looking for a place he could come and go and was apparently told this was a members only club. He wanted to be somewhere private. But whats interesting the brothels may be illegal, but it is on tourists lists. Its a wellknown site. Hes the biggest one of the biggest pop stars in the world. He can certainly have any girl he wants of that sort. So why in the world would he pay 500 for sex . Right. Or go to a place like that. We dont know thats what he did when he was there. But what this girl is saying, the one he hired, apparently. Theres been a picture of the two girls that came back to the hotel with him. Its risky. Unbelievably risky behavior, isnt it . We forget, he is 19 years old. And even though hes very wealthy and very famous, hes 19. His brain has not matured. Lets talk about khloe and lamar. What is happening with those two . Well, things are not looking good for khloe and lamar. Khloe did two interesting things this weekend, went out without wearing her wedding ring wearing a different ring on the ring finger. And the other thing she did was instagramed a saying from buddha and she talked about letting go of love gracefully when its not meant for you. Oh, she did . Yeah. Shes deep, i think, khloe is. Shes having a really, really hard time. She was very much in love with him. And shes extraordinarily disappointed in him. And wants to do the right thing but also wants to have a happy life. I think khloes going to make the right decision whenever she makes it. Well, do you think he is in denial and thats really he says he loves her she always has his back. But thats the problem. Hes got to get over his problems. Or else they cant have a life together. A controversial statement. That wacky girl. It goes with having one name, i think. You have to be a little eccentric. She was doing a chat with her fans on facebook and one asked her, if you had one minute to ask sonny a question or Say Something to him, what would it be . And she said, how hot is it where you come from . Shes cher, shes making a joke. But on the other hand, it is known that she divorced him because he cheated on her all the time. And this was something she didnt really find out until after they separated. There were problems in the marriage, but she didnt know to the extent that hed been going around behind her back. But she doesnt think hes i think she said it knowing her personality as something funny. She also loved him because he was the father of her child. So, you know, those kinds of relationships are complicated. So complicated she thinks hes still haunting her . That is true. Probably is. Thanks, ladies. Thanks so much. He brought us one direction, now simon cowell introduces us to fifth harmony. 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Com. Like wrestle bears and take out the garbage. Could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Everybody knows that. Well, did you know that when a tree falls in the forest and no ones around, it does make a sound . Ohhh. Ohhh. Oh boy im falling. Everybody look out ahhhhh. Ugh. Little help here. Geico. Fifteen minutes could save you. Well, you know. Anybody . Bridget jones, mad about the boy hit shelves a month ago and its been causing, shall we say, quite the stir. We last heard from bridget 14 years ago, and now at 51, bridget has two children and get this has lost her beloved husband mark darcy. Helen fielding is the books author and you can get a chance to talk to with her a little bit later. But first, its our turn. Did you have any idea . First of all, welcome, that this was going to cause such an outpouring of grief. Mourning, all kinds of things. Its quite an homage to the work youve done. Its quite a shock. I knew people wouldnt mind. I wasnt expecting to turn on the news and see the syria crisis and mark darcy is dead on the bbc. But i think its a tribute, first to jane austen, and then to me, and then to how is bridget at 51 . I have trouble picturing her this old. No, its very interesting you say that, though, because you have this image of a woman in her 50s. Yeah. As sort of a tight gray perm and starting to knit and wearing a shawl. Not anymore, but there was a day. I wondered, should i put her age or not . And i thought, you know what, im going to do it. Because what im seeing around me is women are still looking great. Theyve got it all going on. Theyve got modern technology in there. She goes on. She goes on twitter. Life goes on, love goes on. How is dating for bridget in this technical world . And also, does she have her same problems of selfworth and her weight and all that stuff too . Well, i think like most of us, you imagine she was going to change when she got older and actually she hasnt really. But, again, like a lot of women, she finds herself single and the whole landscape has changed. She didnt even have a mobile phone before. Texting, theres twitter, theres online dating, the whole things completely different. Viagra. None of that was there before. Did you see the picture of Renee Zellweger . We showed a little split screen. I didnt, no. Here it is, you can see. People are wondering if she got a little bit of something happening there. No, i dont think so. I think its just one of those pictures that you look at and you go shes famous. And you get photographed. Are there plans for a film . Well, i hope theres a film. Its a little early to be making a film, it would be great if they did. Youll be very busy because youll be chatting with fans at 11 00 a. M. Eastern time. So to sign up, go to klgandhoda. Com. Tweet your questions using todaysbookclub. Thank you. All the best to you. And Jason Statham is here. Were back on this fun day monday with one of hollywoods most sought off action stars. You probably know Jason Statham from his blockbuster series the transporter, and now a new thriller called home front where he plays a former dea agent who retires to a small town for the sake of his daughter. Yeah. Hoping theyre going to find a little nice and quiet and peaceful time. Yes. Great to have you here. I got involved in this movie from the get go. The underbelly of this town. Yeah. Its about a family that suffers a tragedy. And basically the dad and the daughter thats left. Theyre going to try to have this pastoral beautiful sort of countryside as their backdrop for riding horses. Theyre trying to rebuild and catch up. But little do we know, this town is polluted with a sinister edge. And theres all these like james franco. Franco. Oh, you despise this guy. Hes a nasty individual. In this movie. And the young girl that plays your daughter, shes phenomenal. Such a great little actress. How did they find her . She did one of the greatest auditions, everybody in tears, so good. You got to hire this girl. Shes superb. Plays the little girl who lost her mom pretty recently and starting to become a little woman herself. And thats a tough job for any some of the sweetest, you dont expect to see so tender. Yeah. And youre different with her than you are the crystal meth people. When you play somebody else, jason, its before they can blink you have done them in. Start messing with the wrong family, you can see. And the good thing is, my daughter gets bullied at school and little do we know she had a few hidden skills. We saw her. She took down the bully pretty well. Now, you do your own stunts. Thats part of your deal . I have done for many years. Do you get banged up . Yeah, you do. But nothing sort of debilitating. You do recover. I think its funny how you got your start in acting. Right . It was one of these sort of accidents. I found that so surprising. It was a certain accident. Yeah. I used to sell perfume and jewelry on the street corner. Of course you did. You do have a tender side. So it was yeah, almost like, you know, right place, right time, meeting somebody that was looking for a particular kind of guy richie. He was the chap basically casting people from the street