losing control of her car and plummeting 500 yards a ravine. why emergency crews say she owes her life to an app on her will cell phone and mrs. kloon oat case. amal clooney steps into the spotlight without her husband just weeks after their lavish wedding tackling a controversial case hundreds of years in the making. today, wednesday, october 15, 2014. ♪ ♪ ♪ from nbc news, this is "today." with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer along with fatly morales, tamron hall and al roker. savannah continues on maternity leave and we start with unsettling news on this ebola crisis. >> frightening indeed. >> it is our top story, breaking news from texas. presbyterian hospital who cared for thomas duncan has now been dieing nosed with that virus. kate snow, what can you tell us? good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a total of 77 health care workers at this hospital came into contact in some way with thomas eric duncan. two of them, both women. the newest being a woman, as well are being treated in this hospital for ebola and this morning at a news conference that just happened, a county judge here says well had could be more coming. at the apartment complex where the newest ebola patient lived on her own, city officials started knocking on her neighbor's doors at 7:00 a.m. >> this is a heroic person, a person who dedicated her life and has -- and is dedicating her life on helping others. >> city officials say they learned about the latest case overnight and moved quickly to decontaminate common and outdoor areas. it is unclear exactly when this health care worker entered the hospital, but she came down with a fever on tuesday and was isolated within 90 minutes. all of the health care workers who cared for erric duncan are monitoring either at the hospitals or at well home. >> we have a situation involving 77 people. we are preparing contingencies for more and that is a very real possibility. >> reporter: this new case comes as there are complaints about the hospital. late last night a labor group that represents nurses headquartered in california held a conference call with reporters saying they had heard from several nurses who work at texas health presbyterian hospital and had some of them on the line. the nurses at this hospital are not in any union and they wouldn't give detail on how many nurses they were representing or what roles they held at the hospital. they said the nurses wanted to remain axe nonmouse for fear they might lose their jobs. statements to reporters that were from the anonymous nurses describing what happened when thomas eric duncan arrived by ambulance. >> mr. duncan was left for several hours not in isolation in an area where other patients were present. subsequently a nurse supervisor arrived and demanded that he be moved to an isolation unit. yet faced resistance from other hospital authorities. >> before he was isolated, they said, duncan came into contact with up to seven other patients for at least three day, they said, nurses did not wear pull protective gear, but flimsy generic knowns that exposed their necks. staff moved in and out of the isolation unit without being decontaminated, nurses had only optional training on ebola. this morning a hospital official responded to some of those criticisms saying it's clear there was exposure somewhere, some time in the treatment of duncan, but he said they do not think that they have a systemic institutional problem here. he said hospital staff now do have the appropriate protective gear and no one wants this done right more than they did. the cdc now has a rapid response team here. tom frieden, the head of the cdc said they wish they had done that sooner. if they had they might have prevented others from getting sick. matt? >> kate snow, thank you very much. silvia burrwell is the secretary of health and human services which oversees the centers for disease control. good to see you. good morning. >> good morning, matt. >> a second health care worker at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas has now tested positive for ebola. do you have complete confidence in that facility that that facility can can treat these two patients now and give them the the best chance of survival while maintaining protocols that will prevent this virus from spreading even further? >> first, i want to express our thoughts and prayers with both of the patients and all of the health care workers that are treating those patients both at the hospital as well as the state and local and federal officials supporting them. >> with regard to the protocols that are in place, right now as the cdc director announced yesterday we have added additional staff from the cdc, two of the nurses from the the emory facility that treated dr. brantly are there on site to do peer to peer training. there is a 24/7 site manager who will be overseeing the way that the equipment is put on and taken off. >> with all due respect, madam secretary, you're not answering my question. >> do you have complete confidence that that facility can successfully treat these two patients without spreading this virus further some. >> matt, what we have put in place are what we believe oversight and assistance in the implementation of the protocols that we know can work and have worked over 30 years in terms of fighting ebola. >> we've got some non-union nurses going to labor o fishes in nursing industries saying look, there were no protocols. we had nurses leaving the isolation unit without being decontaminated. wouldn't it be safer and more prudent right now to take these two patients and move them to one of those four special isolation units in some other location like emory or in nebraska, just until you can check, double-check and triple check the protocols, the procedures and the facilities in dallas? >> matt, what we'll be doing is making sure that with regard to the patients we have two things that are priorities that we work with our local chinning in clin we're providing the best care for those patients and we're doing everything we can to protect health care workers. we will keep all options and krrgzs right now, the first patient, the first health care worker is being treated in the hospital and the second is in isolation there. we will ton monitor the situation, and our people are on staff, on site doing that right now. >> let me ask you about the comments from dr. frieden from the cdc who now admitted that the cdc did not act strongly enough, they did not send a robust enough infection control unit to that dallas hospital. this stunned me, madam secretary, because we've been talking about the outbreak of ebola in west africa for months and we've been talking about the fears of it coming to this country and now we have the head of the cdc saying when it did come to this country and presented in the person of mr. duncan in dallas the cdc did not do enough, how can that be some. >> the cdc sent a team in place and sent a team of epideem yol gists and infection control people and what i think we could have done much better is the oversight of the implementation -- >> do you have confidence in the cdc and dr. frieden. >> i do have confidence in the cdc and dr. frieden. we will be september 11th a flight team to maintain the oversight and the implementation of the protocols that we know have worked whether that's in nigeria or the previous cases that have happened in emory and nebraska. >> silvia burwell. i know you're busy. thanks for your time this morning. >> happy to be here. thank you, matt. >> natalie? >> matt, thanks. the deadly storms that have hammered the south this week took aim on parts of north carolina with heavy rain and damaging winds overnight and this morning the severe weather threat is shifting into the northeast and today, dylan dreier is in north carolina. >> as the system spreads east it's starting to transition into a heavy rain event which is what we're starting to see here in durham. from here on out we're not going to see as many strong, gusty wind reports. unfortunately and sadly the same cannot be said for areas in the south. charles wynton, a marine and father of four was will killed when a tornado hit his home. we spoke with his family. this wasn't the first tornado to tear through juliana ornsby's hometown of arkansas, but it was the first time her home was directly in one's path. >> i feel like it's a nightmare that's not stopping. >> she and two of her siblings were home with their parents when the ef-2 tornado tore through their neighborhood. the 111-mile per hour wind blowing their house to pieces. >> all i saw was a wall all coming at me and my bed flipping me through the air. >> all three children and their mother survived the storm. eddie, a former marine, did not. >> he went through two tours in iraq and a tornado killed him. >> he's gone. everything that -- he's not going to be able to do now. he's not going to be able on see any of us graduate or walk me down the aisle. >> the children's mother remains in critical condition this morning after undergoing surgery on tuesday, suffering neck, back, lung, spleen and liver damage. the children suffering bad bruises and cuts, but mostly in a state of shock, remembering their father and hoping their mother survives. >> she's my hero. if i lose her, too, i don't know what i'll do. >> such a heartbreaking story. as i mentioned before, heavy rain is now going to be the big concern, but we still could see an isolated wind gust up to 40 to 50 miles per hour, but it's really the flash flooding that will remain an issue as this storm makes its way into the mid atlantic and eventually up into the northeast. al? >> that's right, dylan, thank you so much. in fact, just a little while ago we had a tornado warning up for parts of about 50 miles west of washington, d.c. we have the severe thunderstorm warning there damaging winds. some of the tornadoes are brief and could be wrapped in rain and hard to see. the baltimore, washington, area. this system will be pushing through rather quickly and we could see moisture wrapped, and we're talking one to two inches and it could be up to four inches of rain especially as you get on up into new england. and here is the latest on gonsalvo and it's 665 miles south-southwest of bermuda and 1 125-mile-per-hour winds and we expect it could become a category 4 storm by wednesday and it takes aim west of bermuda. so we'll continue to rack this because they, as we said they got hit by fay last week and now a storm with 120-mile-per-hour winds could be devastating. >> thanks very much. tamron is here with new air vibings against isis overnight. >> a u.s.-led coalition launched a massive round of air strikes against isis in and around the the syrian town of kobani due to the ongoing threat with turkey. the militants who have besieged the town for weeks were still on the attack. violence erupted in hong kong again this morning as police clash with protesters. officers armed with pepper spray pushed back the crowds and the operation came after a large group of protesters blockade tunnel expanding their protest zone. 45 people had been arrested in today's clashes. >> a frightening scene played out late tuesday night on a casino-bound tour bus after a man stabbed two passengers. the suspect was later shot and killed by a state trooper. a passenger reportedly attacked two people. the bus driver pulled into a construction zone where a state trooper was actually stationed. police say that trooper shot the suspect outside the bus when he refused to stop his weapon. one of the stabbing victims was also hit by a bullet, but is expected to be okay. now to the cliffside rescue in northern california. a young woman drove off a mountain was plucked to safety after spending nearly a day trapped in a ravine. nbc's miguel almaguer has the report. >> reporter: the daring rescue came in the nick of time. melissa vasquez hoisted to safety after plunging 500 yards in her car down a cliff. when emergency responders found the 28-year-old she had been ejected laying face down in a ravine. >> their timely response was key in getting melissa to regional medical center of san jose. vasquez was driving across this mountain road monday when she flew over an embankment. police say her onstar system alerted authorities to the accident. investigators used a find my iphone, a device from her ipad to pinpoint her general location. 15 hours later, rescue teams found her in thick brush after a night alone. >> technology had a large part to do with this. not only in her having that on her phone and having the ipad, but my ability to take screen shots and get those screen shots out to searchers within minutes of me locating where she was. >> airlifted to a local hospital, vasquez is suffering from serious injuries, but this morning doctors say she'll survive. a dramatic crash with an incredible rescue. for "today" miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> what a story, and by the way, two pretty incredible catches in tuesday night's mlb playoff game and only one of them came from a player. adam jones hit the foul ball toward the seats, but royals third baseman is there to make an unbelievable catch, over the rails. yeah, right? that is amazing. there were fans there to catch him, but earlier, take a look at this in the game. it was a tv cameraman with the catch. >> are you kidding me? he makes the one-handed catch without the glove without losing focus, by the way, on his job. they had three games and zero leads in that series and that is awesome and some fishermen hoping to get some bite had serious competition in north carolina. i think you know where this is going. about a hundred sharks in the midst of a feeding frenzy. they look like birds. they were targeting a group of bluefish. the men kept their distance, but still managed to reel in some dinner for ems thises and the sharks got some too, so everybody is happy. it's 7:16. >> sharnado 3. >> when are they going to call us? >> never. >> based on your last performance. >> come on! >> mr. roker, take it away again. all right. let's show you what we have going on. windy conditions, as well from the plains to texas, we have sunshine and beautiful weather. some showers arne the central great lakes. hit or miss showers and thunderstorms down through central and southern florida. we're getting your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning to . i'm meteorologist christina loren. take a look at this. rain on the radar. i can tell you she's showers, not organized. hit or miss. they're light. and as we head throughout the day, they're going to clear out. but nonetheless, take a look, north bay getting significant rainfall. most of the moisture now concentrated over marin county. temperatures will be comfortable for today, but cool and that wind will continue as well. 71 for the peninsula. 69 east shore. 55 in san francisco, more rain on the way as we get into friday. 3 f2 eso es lo último que tenemos en >> al, thanks very much. the ebola crisis getting so much attention on the news and the particular aspect of the story has got a lot of people talking. >> that's right, matt. as kate snow reported earlier we're following the progress of nina fan, the 26-year-old nurse being treated in texas and many of you have been following the the status of her dog bentley. there's main and bentley there. the animal services went to nina's apartment and got bentley. they took bentley and put him in quarantine for 21 days in isolation. they also released some footage here of bentley eating. bentley is doing quite well. we don't know if dogs can transfer ebola yet and out of the abundance of caution they're taking good care of bentley. you can see the address there is small. a lot of people are sending in their pictures of their dog wishing bentley and nina well. fingers crossed for nina and bentley. a bunch of them are going to the dallas animal service's facebook page this morning and nice well wishes for bentley. that's the latest. >> carson, thank you very much. >> coming up, the honeymoon's over. time to get back to work. george clooney's wife a malis taking his name and getting back on the job. the hot-button case she's tackling after the wedding of the year. >> facing tough questions after his fiance after she admits to being paid for an illegal marriage. we'll talk about that on a wednesday morning, but first, this is today on nbc. upend his coming up on trending. second thoughts. why bono says he is sorry for giving away a free u2 album on itunes. british singing sensation itunes. british singing sensation looking for one of these? 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keir, good morning to you. >> natalie, good morning. the honeymoon is over and already amal clooney is making more waves. she didn't return behind her desk at her legal firm in london. instead, she flew straight to greece and put herself right in the middle of an international political fight. the new mrs. clooney met the greek prime minister and saw art, pieces of which she says were plundered. >> one of the most beautiful pieces of art in the world is still not available to anyone to see and appreciate as a whole. >> amal clooney, her name has already changed on her law firm's website is stepping into a dispute between greece and britain going back centuries, theel combin maeshls, ancient greek artifacts taken from the acropolis and sold to the british museum. >> the greek govern am has a just cause and it is time that the british museum recognize this and return the marbles to greece. >> reporter: photographers were there for her return to work, the new mrs. clooney, fresh from honeymoon, still wearing the sunglasses and flashing that 7-carat ring. after a dazzling venice wedding attended by stars including matt damon, cindy crawford and bill murray, the publicity surrounding this visit may increase the pressure. a sign, perhaps, that the distinguished human rights attorney plans to use her celebrity for a courtroom advantage. >> reporter: she's expected to return to go to the world famous acropolis in athens again followed by all those cameras and one thing that is striking is how at ease she seems with her newfound fame. >> keir, good morning -- good to see you. >> the personal has turned political for oregon's governor in the wake of startling admissions by her fiance including a marriage of convenience decades ago. peter alexander has that story. peter, good morning to you. >> matt, wait until you hear this one. oregon's governor has been with his fiance for the last ten years, but what she is just revealing now about her past relationships is threatening to undermine his own reelection bid. >> in this debate tuesday night oregon's governor defending his policies and personal life. >> before i knew silvia and she knew me she was involved in illegal activities. i don't condone it. i wish it hadn't happened, but it did. how we deal with it is wane silvia and myself. upon. >> last week john kitzhaber's fiance admitted breaking the law where she accepted $5,000 to marry an oaethiopian man. she was struggling to put herself through college, and making matters worse for the governor, her fiance kept the marriage a secret even from him, a reporter was asking her about it last week? he was stunned and he was hurt, and i will be eternally grateful -- part beautiful, loving way he has supported me on this. >> marriage fraud is a federal felony according to officials, but the statute of limitations on this expired years ago. still, the political scandal didn't end well. this week hayes as mitted that she took part in a plan to illegally grow marijuana with a different man around the same time. in a statement, she wrote, i was involved in an abusive relationship with a dangerous man. >> it certainly ups the stakes in an otherwise dull governor's race. >> this week governor kitzhaber ordered the consulting business and whether hayes who advises the governor on energy and environmental issues has tried to benefit financially as first lady. matt? >> all right. peter alexander on this story. thank you very much. >> let's get a check of the weather once again with al. today's weather is brought to you by berocca. >> let's show you what we've got going on upon. again, we have another tropical entity out in the pacific. this one anna and east, southeast-hilo. it's moving west at 9 miles per hour and here is the rub on this and we'll be looking at a storm that makes landfall some time friday evening and then goes on as a category 1 storm in honolulu and the islands that had the most population seeing this hurricane come across it. so we'll be watching this very, very closely. more rain moving into the pacific northwest. space needle here in seattle. you can see we have showers and thunderstorms all day today and it will be cool with temperatures in the 50s. the rest of the country and beautiful weather into the plains and another warm day down through 7:37. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. tracking some light rainfall at this point in the bay airport heavy stuff into the north. throughout the day, shower activity will clear. right now decent downpours through marin county. and a lot of the activity on its way teeft shore. as we head throughout the next 45 minutes, we're expect that. 48 minutes in arrent da. 38 minutes away from oakland. 69 for the east shore. 65 san francisco. 73 for south bay. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. >> coming up, an unusual new vine overnight from the first lady. >> turn up for what? 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we've got sam smith here, who we just love this guy. just to make you feel at home, we've got naughty boy over here. the team is back together. you're going to perform in our 8:30 half hour. you've just been going crazy since you were here last. >> yes, i know. it's really interesting how far things have come since i was last here. >> you have exploded. >> yeah. >> you are a huge star. you know about spotting good talent. you have an eye for talent? >> i think so. >> carson has a little something in the orange room. >> the first lady no stranger to getting down. here she is, earlier in the year, doing the evolution of the mom dance with jimmy fallon. at it again tuesday during a twitter q & a, president obama impersonator post this had question for flotus. >> here is a question for the first lady. on average, how many calories do you burn every time you turn up? >> in typical flotus fashion, she responded with this. >> turnip for what? ♪ >> a little play on "turn down for what." it's been looped over 5 million times justin writing in, credit to flotus for winning the internet tonight. cookie pants wrote in from now on -- >> cookie pants. >> this is what i'm singing in the car. prediction here from kate saying for this mom moment, malia fakes sick, skips school for the rest of the week. maybe flotus will have a song for you. >> perfect. >> oh, yeah. >> all right, carson. >> turnips are very popular right now. >> al and i are not sure sam is going to get out of here with that suit. we like that. >> very hot. >> it's yours. >> all right. sam smith, coming up. also, jay leno primed and ready for a return to television. what he has planned. this man, as you said, sam smith, will be honoring us, gra gracing us with his presence. >> and he smells real good. >> smell-a-vision. >> do we love ♪ ♪ hershey's spreads. bring the delicious taste of hershey's chocolate to anything - everything. with hershey's spreads, the possibilities are delicious. rdevry university's merit-based career catalyst scholarship can help you get started with up to $20,000 for qualified new students. apply now and start working toward your career, like devry grad, shelly joseph. as a student at devry, a business career was my goal. this was my career training ground... my professors, were also my coaches. their guidance helped me find career success... at microsoft. find your success with our career catalyst scholarship. classes start october 27. get started now. visit devry.edu turn to roc® retinol correxion®. one week, fine lines appear to fade. one month, deep wrinkles look smoother. after one year, skin looks ageless. high performance skincare™ only from roc®. abe! after one year, skin looks ageless. get in! punch it! let quicken loans help you save your money. with a mortgage that's engineered to amaze! how to shed pounds this winter. there. no more drafts. finally. 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>> no. i spend all of my time in the garage. >> then trick or treat? how safe are your kids' halloween costumes? our friends at good housekeeping put some of the most popular ones to the test. ♪ stay with me >> and stay with us. one of the hottest young singers on the planet, british sensation sam myth is here live in studio 1-a today. >> good morning, colorado. >> it's "today," the second time. >> whoo. >> good morning. >> america's number one dad turns 40. whoo. >> today is his first birthday. >> we're back now 8:00 on a wednesday morning. it's the 15th day of october, 2014. got a nice vocal crowd here on our plaza this morning. i'm matt lauer along with natalie morales, al roker, carson is over there. >> he's really -- >> the babies -- >> are you all right? >> oh. >> yeah, he's going in there. >> you've got that magic touch carson. the little baby is happier, though, right? >> turn him. >> hey, there. how you doing? >> he'll cry. >> got your magic back. here we go. >> thank goodness. >> in a couple of minutes we're going to go right past halloween, right past thanksgiving, we're going right to christmas. >> bam. >> kids are you ready to take santa is here? santa is here. incredible neiman marcus christmas book. things you can't afford. or most of us can't but incredible. >> that's early. >> you and i grew up -- >> no question. >> those cars. >> oh, they were my favorite way to spend the weekend. >> let's go inside tamron is at the news desk. got all the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with breaking news from texas where a second health care worker who treated thomas eric duncan has been diagnosed with ebola. nbc's national correspondent kate snow is in dallas. kate, good morning. >> tamron, good morning. we're learning more at this hour about the woman health care worker who is the second to be infected with ebola. she's being treated here at the hospital. she lived on her own, in an apartment complex just a few miles from here. overnight officials learned about this case, and by 7:00 a.m. this morning local time they were knocking on doors of her neighbors handing out flyers to reassure the public. now they've already been decontaminating the public areas of this apartment complex. it's unclear exactly when this woman came to the hospital. but we're told she began running a temperature yesterday, and within 90 minutes of arriving at the hospital was in isolation. she is one of 77 workers at the hospital who came into contact with thomas eric duncan. the man who died last week. they're all monitoring their temperatures now, either here at the hospital, or at home. a county official warns that there may be more cases to come. meantime nurse nina pham says she's doing well. she says she thinks she has the best team in the world of doctors and nurses here. the cdc is investigating the procedures used at the hospital. but this morning, a hospital official says they have the appropriate gear now, and there are no systemic or institutional problems. >> all right, kate, thank you very much. earlier today, health and human services secretary silva burwell told matt what steps are being taken with local hospitals to make sure they properly handle any ebola cases. >> first, that there's appropriate identification when there's entry into a lot. say, for example, in an emergency room or other entry point. and then the second is, once that patient is identifying and a confirmed case of ebola, that we have appropriate treatment in place. cdc will be on the phone from the start and be flying in immediately when we understand that there is a case. >> secretary burwell also told matt she has service in cdc director tom frieden who admitted tuesday that his agency could have done more when the first ebola patient was diagnosed in dallas. a second day of violent weather brought record rainfall and at least two tornadoes to the atlanta area. high winds knocked down trees and sent large limbs crashing through rooftops. power lines were also pulled down leaving about 50,000 customers without electricity. we are now less than three weeks from the midterm elections, and with that in mind nbc news and "wall street journal" are out with a new poll about voter attitudes. chuck todd is nbc's political director and of course moderator of "meet the press." what have we learned? >> it's a country cranky electorate out there. the president's job rating, 42%. that's near his all-time low. but look at the disapproval rating for congress sitting at 83%. that ties an all-time low. it's actually republicans that have a higher negative ratings than the democrats and this seems to be, tamron the sort of the unknown here. voters want to punish washington. maybe they're mad at president obama but they're not ready to reward the republicans. and that's what makes this election day a bit more of a coin flip than it should be. >> thank you so much for coming by. a moment of genuine excitement has a 10-year-old going viral. a 10-year-old girl, she and her family were at denver union station friday they ran in to hillary clinton campaigning. mrs. clinton posed for photos with macy, who's reaction if you catch it is probably since she's a teenager omg. let's get another check on the weather with al. >> all right. let's check on carson's crying baby. and still upset. who is this? >> miles. >> miles almost looks a little like a japanese anime. >> whoa! >> oh, poor guy. sorry, miles. oh. oh, okay. well let's -- let's show you what's going on, i feel bad for miles. we're looking at strong storms making their way up western new york, central pennsylvania. they're going to be making their way into washington, d.c. before too long. some of these storms could be strong. we earlier had a tornado warning west of washington. warm air ahead of the system. 70 in new york city. boston 63. norfolk, 75. behind the system, cooler, drier air. look at that, cleveland, 57. 50 today in chicago atlanta will 8:07. happy wednesday. i'm meteorologist christina loren. we have rain on the radar, although nothing heavy to show you. just some light showers and really this activity is hit or miss, really unorganized. might have to use your windshield wipers on the way to work, but you can see we definitely have a clearing sky over san francisco, the north bay, and the east shore. still getting light showers on the peninsula and through the south bay. as we head throughout the day today, showers clear out, it will be a cold night. tomorrow, staying nice and cool. >> and that's your latest weather. >> mr. roker, thank you so much. from the category of no good deed goes unpunished, why bono is apologizing for giving away a free u2 album. jay leno opens up to us about his next big move. and the soulful sounds of that man right there, the great sam smith, chart-topping singer. he will perform live in our studio. but first these messages. so here's the new living room... tv, couch, pillows. nice! see, we've completely remodeled the kitchen. cozy. ♪ let's go check out the pantry! ♪ it's our dunkin' dream room! amazing! wish i had a room like this. let's make some dunkin'. one taste and you'll understand. great remodel. delicious dunkin' donuts coffee. pick some up where you buy groceries. try new french roast and colombian today. america runs on dunkin'. i'm on expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for, because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. ready to plan for your future? 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why? >> is this in poor taste? yes, 82% of you said absolutely, and 18% no. >> raise your hands, are any of you slightly surprised that would come out? >> no, knew it would be coming out. and then you might remember the band worked out that deal with apple for that album to be downloaded, and on tuesday during a facebook chat, one user called the stunt really rude, and in his response bono did not minutes words. take a look. >> oops. sorry about that. i had this beautiful idea, and got carried away with ourselves, a lot of noise out there, and i guess we got a little noisy ourselves. >> interesting. he seems very heartfelt there. remorseful almost over the idea. >> yeah, tried to do something nice and good -- >> well, what a nice gesture. >> you don't get anything for free anymore these days, so -- >> yeah, i mean, just trying to do good. >> we liked it, bono. >> i liked it. speaking of trying to do good. >> beyonce is a grown woman and she can do whatever she wants, because she sang that sporting what some consider a controversial due. queen b turning heads with short bangs. some people think it is a wig. she wore bangs at the global citizens concert. these bangs have hit some nerves. we took a look at bangs around here. i asked the guys around the makeup room this morning bangs or no bangs. the consensus was when i did this -- >> it was about what kind of person you are inside. >> guys don't like bangs. >> i did not know where you were going. >> you like bangs or no bangs? >> i think they look nice. >> i will get on the girl's soap box. not often you go to work where crow say vote on my hair. >> try something and you learn and you take a risk. >> absolutely. >> and that's what is trending today. meantime, al, you brought jay leno on your tour to afghanistan and he is announcing return to television. >> in a post tonight show world jay leno found his paradise. >> this is my malibu beach house. >> it is a warehouse where you won't find a grain of sand, just an impressive collection of cars proudly on display. >> how many cars do you have? >> it's about 130 cars here and about 92 motorcycles. it gets a little silly. >> do you spend a lot of your time in this garage? >> no. i spend all of my time in this garage. i am here every single day when i'm not on the road. >> reporter: for the past decade he showcased love of cars on jay leno's garage. now he is bringing his car show to primetime tv for a weekly hour long program that will air on cnbc. >> if you are a fan of jay leno the comedian will you enjoy the car guy? >> we will have humor in it and occasional celebrities with their cars. >> reporter: he will share stories. take this hudson hornet he bought from a woman after her husband passed away. leno brought the car back to life. >> she got all emotional and was crying and had her hair done. it was fun. she is now 101. for the show we will take her for a ride. >> for leno the garage is a welcome alternative to hollywood life. >> show business is like champagne. if you have it occasionally it is enjoyable. if you swim in it you become an alcoholic. i enjoy observing. then i come back and meet with normal people. it is a lot more fun. >> reporter: he restores cars from help from his mechanical wizards. >> the guys like it because of enjoying jerky customers they have one. >> reporter: they can't always find parts leno has a 3 d printer that can manufacture just about anything. >> for example, like a steering wheel. it will add rubber here if you want it. you can program it to do that. it is amazing technology. it is almost like remember the jettisons you press the button it is basically that. >> reporter: don't confuse his hobby with retirement. he is performing 200 standup comedy shows a year. >> it is a lot of fun. >> reporter: now he is returning to tv while he is driving a model of programs some fans may not recognize, for jay leno the show is custom built. nbc news, burbank, california. >> how cool is that garage? >> i remember whenever you go out to knbc to do the weather out there and it is like what car did jay drive into work. he parked right by the stage door there. >> cool to have him back on tv. now to a special series. this morning we are focusing on halloween costumes. the big day is almost here with everything from barbie to frozen popular. are those outfits safe near flames? the folks at good house keeping put them to the test. how are you? >> i'm great. >> let's talk about halloween and costumes. you put costumes to the test. >> we have a controlled chamber where we took swachs of eight of what we thought were most popular costumes and set them on fire. federal regulations state if it goes up in flames in under 3.5 seconds it is dangerously flammable. we did have a costume that failed the test this year. >> this is the costume right here. this is a costume, a barbie costume. >> it is a barbie princess costume. the danger is that the lining -- you will see it is a papery feeling lining. that went up in flames in under 3.5 seconds. we tested it ten times and then we sent it to an outside lab that was recognized by the consumer products safety commission and confirmed our results. this is still available online. i caution parents if you purchased this costume our engineers say cut out the lining. that is really the dangerous aspect of this costume. >> we did get a response from the maker of the costume. they said in their testing in 2007 that it did pass their tests but the costume was discontinued in 2008 and it still can be found. >> we found it online. it still is available for purchase. my caution to parents if you have this costume, cut out the lining. >> the rest works. >> the rest is okay. let's move on. we did find safe costumes. >> anna from "frozen". >> this costume is great. you want to look for synesthetic fibers in general, decorations like glitter tend to be dangerous. when we set this on fire it melted. it didn't burn. the sleeves did ignite but they extinguished very quickly. >> you have to be concerned with sleeves, then. >> absolutely. fabrics like this do tend to burn but this passed our safety test. it is not considered dangerous. >> i glitter, which is a concern but not in this case? >> you cannot tell how flammable something is by looking at it, and this seems to be a hazard but snow white is safe, it passed the test and it met federal regulations. >> that's great. beautiful. now tell me about this. >> sparkle witch. again, it's sparkly but not a concern? >> right, this just melted and didn't burn, and the tule did ignite but extinguishes quickly. not a problem. >> this meets standards. a caution to parents in general, loose capes and those types of things can pose a tripping risk, and you want your costume to fit fightly, and god forbid there is an incident and you don't want much oxygen to be able to get up in the costume and stoke the fire. >> yeah. >> and another word of caution to parents, there's battery operated candles. >> go with the l.e.d. lights. >> and the keys to the fab, look for synthetic materials. >> stay away from cotton, and animal-based like wool is okay, and stay away from cotton balls and those types of things, and polyester in your friend. >> in this case. megan murphy, great information. thank you. we went right past halloween and thanksgiving. i got santa here with some of the amazing gifts from the neiman marcus christmas book. santa, you are on. >> i am on? >> i don't know. >> you lose, santa! >> we'll be back after these messages and your local news. one more time. come on. you're watching today in the bay. >> 8:26 now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. if you see what looks like a ferry accident on the bay this morning, don't be alarmed. it's actually just a drill. the city fire department, u.s. coast guard, national park service, and golden gate ferry are practicing emergency water rescues. around 10:00, a ferry will simulate sinking with 40 volunteer victims in the water. the goal is to get all the rescuers on the same page, but no doubt, that could look scary. hopefully, the morning commute is nice and smooth. let's check in with mike. >> we're looking over towards oakland, look at san jose in our live shot, as well, north 101, also very slow. not unusual as far as the patte pattern. look at the map, throughout san jose, actually in the orange and red zone, better than the red zone all over the place, i guess. new crash around wolf road, more slowing towards cupertino, but not so bad considering the volume of traffic out there right now. slower in particular spots in the pln. heading up towards the bay bridge, remember the weather data, as well, may be slicker spots on the roadways. back to you. >> thank you very much. another local news update is coming up in half an hour. hope to see you then. have a great one. start shopping a new way. start maximizing at the place where you always get more than you pay for. t.j.maxx. brands you love, prices that work for you. you deserve it. maxx life at t.j.maxx. it's a fresh approach on education-- superintendent of public instruction tom torlakson's blueprint for great schools. torlakson's blueprint outlines how investing in our schools will reduce class sizes, bring back music and art, and provide a well-rounded education. and torlakson's plan calls for more parental involvement. spending decisions about our education dollars should be made by parents and teachers, not by politicians. tell tom torlakson to keep fighting for a plan that invests in our public schools. morning. it's the 15th day of october, 2014. around here, we call it sam smith day. >> should be. >> he is a rising star. i'm not going to say that anymore. he is a huge star. >> huge star. >> on the music scene, unbelievable voice. we've been having a good time hanging out with sam throughout the morning. we'll hear from him, a couple of songs in just a couple of minutes. also ahead, check this out. santa needs a new sleigh. don't you think? this is what he drove in here. maserati. >> yes. $90,000 sweet ride featured in the neiman marcus christmas book. we'll show you what else they have to offer out here. nice car. jay leno car. >> santa could get a speeding ticket in the north pole with that one. al is sporting a fetching hat. >> love that hat. >> we went to do the uso tour with my buddy, jay leno, iliza shlesinger, craig robinson and kevin eubanks. go to today.com. net proceed also go to support the uso and our troops. limited edition hat. and it's going fast. comes in several different camo colors. >> camo is very in this year. >> good idea and a great cause. let's get a check of the weather, mr. roker. >> let's show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. wet weather along the midatlantic and southeastern coast. sunny skies from the plains down into texas. then for tomorrow, look for more rain in new england, also the ohio river valley. few leftover showers, coastal pacific northwest. sunny skies through the gulf coast. plenty of sunshine in the midatlantic states and the southwest looking awfully nice 8:32. happy wednesday to you, bay area. i'm meteorologist christina loren. i want to show you the radar, showers starting to clear out in the north bay, only place we have lingering activity at this point. still fair game for hit or miss showers throughout the day. we'll cut that chance off later this afternoon, and already starting to see pretty good sunshine in san francisco and up in the north bay, in simona county, showers coming from marin. more rain on the heels of this system as we head throughout friday and even more sunday, into monday. >> that's your latest weather. tamron says she wants the hat. >> oh! >> don't forget, go to today.com, get the hat. to support the troops, crowd rise.com/roker. halloween is around the corner. it's beginning to look a lot like christmas on rockefeller plaza. neiman marcus is out with its annual christmas book of fantasy gifts. vice president with neiman marcus, ginger, you're with us every year. welcome back. >> thank you. >> we love this. >> thank you. >> a percentage of what you raise on the fantasy gift goeses to charity? >> it does. art education for kids across the country. >> the price tags are a little bit steep. let's get to our first item. natalie and carson riding in on these things. what are they? >> quadskis. from atv vehicles to aquatic vehicles within five seconds. >> wait a second. they go in the water and on land? >> exactly right. >> do you need a license to drive these? >> you don't need a license. you do get safety training included. >> yeah! >> awesome. >> aren't they cool? >> five seconds from land to sea. >> exactly. >> what's the top speed on one of these things on land? >> 45 miles per hour in both land and water, covered in this cute print with turtles, because the turtle goes land to sea. >> so the wheels flip up. >> super fun. >> and you think search and rescue, that maybe counties would want to purchase these, life guards. >> maybe so. >> this is james bond. >> i think so, too. >> what's the price tag on that? >> $50,000 each. >> matt will have three of them. >> no, no, no. ka rs carson, natalie, thank you so much. the next one is a perfume fantasy. >> it is. the most expensive gift, custom perfume made by the house of creed, in business since 1760. you'll be entering really the historic timeline of this great brand. >> if you buy this, you go to paris? >> you go to france. >> meet with the perfumer. >> yes. >> and he makes a custom perfume for you? >> just for you. >> how much is this? >> $475,000, a lifetime supply. >> you get gallons and gallons of it. while in the city of light, you and a guest will dine with olivier, white glove car service, private tours and other experiences befitting totally amazing you. >> there you go. >> there you go. that's the perfume fantasy. >> that's right. >> talk to me about linens. everyone loves great sheets. >> handmade in the united states. this is a whole trousseau for your home, everything you need for your house, for the master bedroom, guest bedroom, powder room, dining room table, everything. $55,000, out fit the whole house. >> company in new orleans, right? >> based in new orleans. >> let's move on to my childhood here. >> mine, too. >> i loved slot cars growing up. >> me, too. this is a slot car racetrack that you can get made in the replica of whatever racetrack you like. lemans, monaco. they will do a replica of that just for you. >> they build it for you? >> they build it for you. >> pit crews involved here. cameras. >> all the details are terrifically selected. >> we have the big slot car place where you bring your own car and race it. this is fantastic. >> pick your own car. >> i'm the silver car. >> i'm the one who is losing. >> landscape is amazing. >> isn't it great? >> check this out. >> what did you say the price on this was? >> $300,000. >> my goodness. a portion goes to charity? >> exactly. exactly right. check out what santa, carson and natalie are riding in. this one will make people screech on their brakes and scream out malto bene! >> exactly right. this is a mazeratti. >> zero to 60 in $90,000. >> and they go on sale october 22nd. >> one per customer? >> one per customer. >> his and hers. >> limit on how many you get. >> it's beautiful. >> it is a beautiful car. >> we also have affordable gifts in the book and i want to be sure we highlight some of those so people don't think it's all about the rich and famous. >> we have gifts ranging from $15 on this table to just under $200. all of these could fill the gift list of anybody that you want. we've got a great ice scraper for your car with faux fur. >> keeps your hand room. >> exactly right. $15 for a bath set. >> candles. >> treats for dogs. everything that you could -- >> popcorn. always a favorite every year. >> what is this little guy right here? >> a rolling robot. doesn't have a battery in it. it's a fun little toy for grown-ups, essentially. great slippers for kids. >> it's always so much fun to kind of brows and fantasize about what you could have for christmas. we want to mention carson is not here. he was last seen going east on 49th street in that maserati. we will be catching him shortly. ginger reider, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> for more on these gifts, including special slide shows, head to today.com. carson is back. look at that. live concert in our studio. but first this is "today" on nbc. insurance companies are spending millions of dollars trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46. well here's the truth: 46 will save lives. it will save money too. i'm bob pack, and i'm fighting for prop 46 because i lost my two children to preventable medical errors and i don't want anyone else to lose theirs. the three provisions in 46 will reduce medical errors and protect patients. save money and save lives. yes on 46. >> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. british sensation sam smith is just 20 years old, taking the u.s. by storm in his new hit "the lonely hour." sam, love when you're here. i'm going to let you take it away. ♪ you and me we made a vow for better or for worse yeah i can't believe you let me down but the proof's in the way it hurts ♪ ♪ for months on end i've had my doubts denying every tear and i wish this would be over now but i know that i still need you here ♪ ♪ you say i'm crazy 'cause you don't think i know what you've done but when you call me baby i know i'm not the only one ♪ ♪ you've been so unavailable now sadly i know why your heart is unobtainable even though lord knows you kept mine ♪ ♪ you say i'm crazy 'cause you don't think i know what you've done but when you call me baby i know i'm not the only one ♪ ♪ and i have loved you for many years maybe i am just not enough you've made me realize my deepest fear by lying and tearing us up ♪ ♪ you say i'm crazy 'cause you don't think i know what you've done but when you call me baby i know i'm not the only one ♪ ♪ you say i'm crazy 'cause you don't think i know what you've done but when you call me baby i know i'm not the only one ♪ ♪ and i know i'm not the only one and i know i'm not the only one and i know and i know and i know and i know ♪ ♪ and i know i'm not the only one ♪ >> amazing. sam smith, thank you. we'll talk to sam in a moment. he will perform his chart-topping hit "stay with me." first this is "today" on nbc. barely had time to catch his breath since his the release of album. 2 million youtube hits. sam, welcome back. meanwhile, the song you just sang "i know i'm not the only one" that is your favorite song on that album, from what i read. >> right now it is, because i think i got a little sick of singing "stay with me." >> so you moved on? >> i moved on. but it was one of my favorite songs when i started writing it. it's the only record on my album that isn't about me. >> you were nervous making the video because you weren't sure that it would. >> of course. it's about marriage, about a couple i know. it's a true story. >> whaant to do a shout out to those people right now? no, i'm kidding. lady gaga gave you a shoutout. you said you were stunned she knew who you were. she said just be yourself. how have you tried to implement that in your career as it's taken off this way? >> i'm such a fan of music and of artists. sometimes i'm not myself and i go into the studio, i need to sound like beyonce today. i need to sound like stevie wonder today. when i sit back and talk about my life and thing that is go on, that's when the best music comes out. >> you know you're big when some site like buzz feed does the 17 things you don't know about sam smith. on occasion, you get stage fright. and in particular when you're on television as opposed to in concert. >> yes. >> why? >> because it's millions and millions of people watching you. >> you're not nervous today, though, right? >> no. i'm better today. i've done it a few times now. so it's getting normal. and you make me feel at ease. >> thank you. you're among friends. we love you here. what are you going to sing next? >> i'm singing "stay with me." >> i will but what are you singing? >> "stay with me." >> i will, but what are you singing? ladies and gentlemen, sam smith. ♪ guess it's true i'm not good at a one-night stand but i still need love 'cause i'm just a man these nights never seem to go to plan and i don't want you to leave will you hold my hand ♪ ♪ oh, won't you stay with me 'cause you're all i need this ain't love it's clear to see but darling stay with me ♪ ♪ why am i so emotional no it's not a good look gain some self control deep down i know this never but you can lay with me so it doesn't hurt ♪ ♪ oh, won't you stay with me 'cause you're all i need this ain't love it's clear to see but darling stay with me ♪ ♪ whoa oh oh ♪ ♪ oh oh oh ♪ ♪ oh, won't you stay with me 'cause you're all i need this ain't love it's clear to see but darling stay with me ♪ ♪ oh, won't you stay with me 'cause you're all i need this ain't love it's clear to see but darling stay with me ♪ ♪ but darling stay with me but darling stay with me ♪ >> thank you. >> thank you so much. it's always great to have you here. by the way, just a little tidbit. we were talking to sam earlier. with all your travels, all that's happened to you in the last year or so, where is the favorite place you've been? and you said? >> nashville. >> nashville, tennessee. hats off to nashville. there we go. pleasing some people from nashville. come back and see us often, all right? >> thank you so much. >> we appreciate it. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >> the music will tell you what you need to know. the star of a video we showed you on tuesday on trending. this is charlie stone. that is charlie stone. >> whoa! >> doing his best "dirty dancing" moves. and here he is, live in the studio. >> charlie, are you going to teach us some move, you think, coming up in a little bit? >> are you warmed up? >> are you stretched? do you want to show us one quick thing here? >> come on. >> let's see something. >> a natural, charlie. >> whoa! >> hey now. >> now we're talking. >> big finish. >> we've got charlie coming up in our next hour. what else? >> paula abdul. >> two great dancers. you have to teach us how to do this. >> "dancing with the stars" for kids. >> exactly. >> great show. wrong you're watching today in the bay. >> a very good morning to you. it is 8:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. at&t park rocking tonight. little quiet this morning, but especially after the team's walk off win in extra innings, game four slated to start at 5:07 tonight. now, if you missed the walk off win, here it is. two on in the bottom of the tenth inning, blanco lays down a bunt. the cardinals' pitcher fields the ball just fine, but blows the throw to first. gets past the first baseman, see him there running in for the game winning run. final score, 5-4. on the hill tonight, ryan vogelsong. he's won seven straight playoff appearances coming into tonight's game, so go giants. another update in half hour. see you then. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> how about that? >> happy man this morning. >> yes. we'll tell you why. >> finally together atthe end of our today's take. >> you've been asking that for a very long time, haven't you? >> it's the little things. >> instant replay. >> instead of just the two shots. >> i'll be able to see it tomorrow. every day we'll open with a shot of us all together. >> there it is. there it is right there. >> we've been concerned about this. >> nice. >> which is why it puts a little -- put a pin in it. >> natalie is judging us in that shot. you're like i don't know if i approve. >> or something smells in the air. >> very likely. >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my goodness. so it's wednesday morning. >> we missed you yesterday. >> i know. >> your eyes are kind of red and not because you were partying. >> what happened? >> that's my excuse. you want to hear the story? it's not a very interesting story. >> a lot of people could relate. >> the last 15 years i've use this had one kind of visine eye drop, it started because of having good times but now it's because we wake up so early. they discontinued this particular kind of visine. i've got one little bottle i'm clinging to with a few drops left, trying to wean myself off of it. visine makes many kind, but this particular brand. >> you should call. >> oh, i've called. >> wait a minute. so many eyedrops out there. >> i said i want to buyout your inventory. they said we've liquidated our inventory. i'm thinking maybe there was something in them that was not right. >> so this is willie au natural. >> he was partying yesterday. >> no, trust me. >> he was working. >> they have these blue drops that you can use. >> those are illegal apparently. >> oh! >> they're illegal? >> a lot of makeup artists use them but i heard they bleach the whites of the eyes. >> we need jeff rossen. that's what i've been using, blue drops to make them whiter. they clear them up, every day. >> clorox. >> not good. >> perils of partying and morning tv. >> it happens. it happens. have i got a story for you. did you hear this? >> yes. >> great story. >> this happened outside san jose, california, melissa vasqu vasquez, 20-year-old woman, she's driving along, her car plunges 500 yards off a cliff. the on-star system goes off. it's a gm car. it goes off, alerts police her car has rolled over. the on-star was not accurate and the cops couldn't find her. after several hours, they contact her stepmother and say does she have an ipad in the house? we might be able to use this find my iphone app to pinpoint her location. >> brilliant. >> this is the best part. >> this is an officer, i want to give him a shout out, dave campbell in the cameron police department. he cracks the code on her ipad. figures out her password. has no information to go on. figures it out after three or four tries. uses find my iphone. they find out where she is. they get to her. she's been there almost a day. face down in some brush. but she is conscious. >> look at the terrain. >> yeah. >> amazing there was even a cell signal. >> incredible. medivac, they air lift her out, has some serious injuries, as you can imagine, after her car rolled over, but is expected to survive. zblun belie . >> unbelievable. >> they handed me a note and said it was the iphone app. i could not say the words i was so stunned, reading that, when you consider what al pointed out. she's in a ravine. and that she had a cell signal and it worked and the cracking of the code -- there should be an override code. not to get into the privacy debate but in a situation like that, you would be happy if someone could crack your code and get in. >> she had a guessable, simple password, one, two, three, four, but not normally something you want to do. another incredible story. if -- you hear stories like this often, women not knowing they're pregnant and all of a sudden they're in labor. >> there's a whole show on it. >> tlc, exactly. >> shelby mcnanny gave birth not just to one baby by surprise but twins, mono twins, meaning they share the same sack. she had stomach pains and discovered she was pregnant. take a listen to what she said. >> well, i'm having a really sharp pain in my left side. came to the doctor and they're like, we think you might be pregnant. so they did a test and told me i might be six months and then told me to get down to the e.r. so i came here. and they did an ultrasound and told me it was twins. >> it's pretty nuts. just still sinking in. >> i bet. >> it's surprising that she didn't know she was pregnant, and with twins. because usually you get very big. ava and anna, as you say there, beautiful, healthy little girls. as we said, mono amniotic twins share both the placenta and amniotic sack, very rare. >> can you believe that, someone who has been pregnant? i know it happens all the time. that you wouldn't know you're pregnant, with all that comes with it? >> apparently there are some women who don't -- >> you don't feel anything moving around? >> two, you would think you would really feel it. but it seems amazing and hard to believe. >> listen, that show, "i didn't know i was pregnant," i thought it was one of those fake -- and these women tell stories of feeling a little uncomfortable or even feeling like they need to go to the bathroom. >> nauseous, having the flu. >> wide range of physical types, backgrounds and, you know, it's stunning. but obviously it happens enough that they've been able to, for several years, sustain a whole show on women sharing stories about this. >> that's surprising. >> on that note, i will transition to -- >> thank you. >> -- it is wednesday. we are asking "would you wednesday." the question today, ladies and gentlemen -- i know. this is scary. would you stay in a hotel if you knew it was haunted? >> i just did. >> you did? >> i did. >> where? >> up in cooperstown. the good thing is, i didn't find out until after i slept through the night. afterwards all the guests were like, did you hear children running in the hallway? >> they were yours. >> did you hear furniture being moved around? >> guests were asking you that or was that the staff? >> no, guests were asking and they said the hotel is really haunted. i was like, what? >> would you have stayed there? >> i don't know that i would have stepped. >> did you actually ask it like that? >> what? >> g-g-g-ghost! >> #booya or #no ghost. >> there's no -- one place i could never stay. you might recognize it right there. >> oh, yeah. >> "the shining." >> honey, i'm home! >> it's a wonderful lodge. >> it shuts down for like -- over the winter, they literally -- because the snow comes in. >> that was the premise of the movie, wasn't it? >> couple of caretakers staying there. >> red rum. >> red rum. >> she has the goosebumps. >> i know. we love amy poehler. i don't know anybody who doesn't. amy's first book is coming out on october 28th. she will be on our program in two weeks, talking about the book, "yes please." any time we can get amy we say yes, please. there were early quotes leaked out in the british press. she talks about the divorce from her husband, will arnett for the first time, which obviously had to be painful. anybody that's been through a divorce, yours truly, is a painful, painful process. she said imagine spreading everything you care about on a blanket and tossing the whole thing up in the air. so much we are looking forward to talking to her about. she also goes on to talk about how grateful she is that he is father to their two children and very proud how they've been parenting them. it obviously can be done if two people want to make sure they put their children first. >> i think the two of them have been a model for how to handle. publicly, nobody knows what happened. why did he leave, why did she leave? >> and it's nobody's business. >> obviously they've taken good care of their kids, which is all that matters. >> how hard is it when you decide i'm going to write a memoir? to your point, it is nobody's business. but when you decide to write a memoir and tell things about your life. is it like reliving some of the pain, or is it therapeutic? what is it like? i'm going to interview you. >> i was pretty much drunk the whole time so i don't remember. you drank heavily, didn't you? >> a little bit, yeah. she does not actually talk about why it happened. she said this happened in my life. >> from her perspective. >> none of our business why it happened. >> more importantly, she'll be here in two weeks. amy poehler! love amy poehler! >> "yes please" and yes, mr. roker, to doing the weather. >> we will say no, thank you, to this weather coming in here, a heavy front pushing along -- we're looking for isolated damaging winds, hail, heavy rain. we could see some isolated rain-wrapped tornadoes. flood watches in effect from maryland on into washington, d.c. and virginia. this is a fast-moving storm. it is going to be bringing a lot of rain. good news is that it moves in and out pretty quickly. rainfall amounts anywhere from two to three inches. could be a little bit more as we get up into new england. some of that hurricane gustavo will be wrapping into this. this thing right now is the strongest hurricane gonzalo is the strongest hurricane we've had in three years, south-southwest of bermuda. bad news if you've got any friends in bermuda, you were think i thinking of going to bermuda, you might want to change your mind. at one point it will be a category 4. we expect it to come very close to bermuda as a category 3 storm. they had fay last week. lot of damage. this thing could do catastrophic damage to bermuda some time 9:11. still tracking some very light rainfall. got to tell you, though, a lot of this activity is winding down, and at this point the bulk of the moisture resides right over the east bay. so as we head throughout the day today, temperatures are going to be nice and cool, showers deteriorating. we'll see a nice sunny finish and temperatures tonight will be very chilly. you might have to use your heater for the first time. getting into friday and saturday, temperatures stay comfortable. another round of rain on the way for friday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks a lot. she sang and danced her way to superstardom as a pop star and a new generation as a judge on "american idol." and we'll see if she lets us dance along as scat cat. >> hi, paula. >> how are you? 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>> absolutely. i feel blessed and honored to be an ambassador for avon. when they called me to see if i would take part and help lead the campaign for breast cancer awareness, i jumped at it. they had no clue it's very close to home to me because my sister is a breast cancer survivor. >> your sister was in the video. she didn't know she would have that starring role in the video, did she? >> no idea. >> how did she feel about performing? >> it's really -- for me, it's just lovely to see her get tons of calls saying, oh, my gosh, it's great to see you, wendy. that's my sister. i love her to pieces. >> we can see in this video, you can still dance. we know that. you can still sing. we were talking about the arc of your career, paula, and the fact that i personally burned out my paula abdul tape in the summer of 1989 and had to get a second one for my sony walkman. >> cassette days. >> laker girl to international pop superstar to "american idol," what do you see in the next step of your career? >> for me, i've always been about talent. i love curating talent, spotting the talent. and i did that, you know, it's like full circle for me. i'm still performing and doing concerts and things like that. but i'm having a great time producing and getting into the whole acting aspect. >> we just had sam smith on. you said you love spotting talent. look at you. it looks like you took your breath away. isn't he amazing? >> not only is he amazing, he's brilliant, magnificent. and i was fortunate enough to work on, as the lead judge for "so you think you can dance: australia." like he was ours first before -- yeah. i got to meet him on the show. it was incredible. >> what do you look for in talent now? >> for me there's so much -- talent is in abundance. so much talent out there. technique both as a singer and dancer is incredible. but for me, it's always been heart wins out 100% of the time. if you have that talent but your heart just explodes and that visceral feeling that you get that you can't explain. that's what i look for. >> there's a young man you spotted on "so you think you got talent" or "so you think you can dance: australia." >> yeah. he won "so you think you can dance" and i said you need to come to america where there's more opportunity. and i feel like i have an 18-year-old son right now. >> awesome. >> he's amazing. >> great. >> we have this young 8-year-old dancer, i don't know if you've seen charlie stone. >> yes, amazing. >> somebody like that, so young -- >> heart wins out 100% of the time. >> all right. >> over there, standing by. i'll ask it. so, listen, willie and al, we have holiday parties coming up. we've studied charlie. we've studied you. there's one move -- you can do it in the chair that you have to do at the holiday party so you don't look crazy, is it a rock, is it a what? >> you have to get the head going, you know. >> that looks like -- what is that? >> kind of just chill in my chair. i'm not getting up. >> it looks like, you know what you're doing but you can sort of not know what you're doing. >> i've got that down pat. >> yeah? >> paula abdul. you want to watch paula's "check yourself" video, go to today.com. >> check yourselves, know your body. talk to your doctor for breast health. >> men, too. >> menace well. absolutely. early detection. >> so important. paula, thank you so much. >> thanks, paula. coming up next, speaking of your health, we have a health alert to tell you about. as we talked about, this kid, i think he will give paula a little run for her money. charlie stone is an internet sensation. already 10 million people have viewed his video. >> go, and just give them the basics, you know. i got this. 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>> you told me, how many times did you see this movie? >> 10 or 12. >> that's it? you pked up those dance moves that easily? >> yeah. >> that's impressive. >> do you like watching yourself? a lot of people like watching you. have you looked at your youtube video? >> are you like, go, charlie! >> he's kind of obsessed with, like, michael jackson as well. >> all these great performers. >> he loves michael jackson, everything '80s pretty much. >> wow! >> thriller dance. >> like an old soul. channeling all things '80s. >> he is. >> you want to be a performer some day? >> yeah, an actor. >> we know somebody who knows a little thing about that or two. paula abdul. >> oh, my gosh. isn't he adorable? you're my hero. can i have your autograph? >> shy all of a sudden. >> incredible. >> you're amazing. >> thank you. >> you want to show us your moves, charlie? >> here we go. cue the music and get out of the way. >> don't be nervous. just have fun. ♪ and i owe it all to you ♪ hey baby ♪ with my body and soul i want you more than you'll ever know ♪ >> got that. yeah! ♪ so we'll just let it go don't be afraid to lose control no ♪ >> all right. ♪ yes i know what's on your mind when you say stay with me tonight stay with me ♪ >> all right, charlie. awesome! charlie stone. >> charlie. >> well done, charlie. high five! >> charlie, guess what, we have a surprise for charlie. we have a surprise for you. okay. he has only taken one hip hop dance class. on the phone we got word, you get five lessons, courtesy of the angela floyd school of dance and music in knoxville, tennessee. >> your hometown. >> there you go. >> and you're getting free dance classes. you'll be teaching them in no time. >> and this is from the "today" show staff. see what it says? 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>> they eat several in one sitting. i would suggest two. but the whole plate is usually gone when i make it for them. >> i'm on their side. >> when you consider they're only 110 calories, you can really eat two or three compared to the full fat mccoy. >> shawna, that's amazing. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> this is jen valvanagro from owe olympia, washington. a busy mom with two young girls, 10 and 13. she just got engaged. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> congrats! >> this is what's so cool about her dish. she took fatty, ground chuck meatballs that's usually smothered in a creamy gravy and she made chicken apple meatballs. and the gravy, it's a pureed apple-onion gravy. is this unbelievable? >> oh, my gosh. who are you people? >> 300 calories. >> this is the app, that's our dessert. we'll call it now. this is amazing. >> you have a tough judgement after this. >> where did the idea come from? >> my mom used to make a pork onion rice kind of dish when we were kids and it was too many calories and i needed something a little bit lighter. the chicken and fun to make apples in washington, we have a ton of apples. >> your fiance is a lucky man. >> yes, he is. >> it was approved by him. >> last, but certainly not least, carolyn sims from north carolina. she's a pastor at the local church. and she's a grandma of four proud grandkids. she has her own kids and grandkids constantly popping over. she has to whip together these delicious, healthy meals. she's all about the health. what i love about her dish, this is cranberry apple pork chops. it all comes together in a crock pot. she puts in lean pork chops together with chopped apples, carrots in there for a nice seasonal cranberries, cranberry sauce. only 300 calories a serving. >> what's your secret on this? 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you do. you sing beautifully. >> you guys can have brunch after this. in billy's new movie "rudderless," he grapples with the loss of his son and uses the boy's own music to lift himself out of his grief. ♪ still be my friend if i made out with your mother still be friends if i beat up your brother would i still be friends with you that's what real friends do ♪ >> i don't know. you sound pretty good right there, man. >> that's anton yelchin, a terrific musician and ryan dean on the drums there, professional musician and ben queller, brilliant musician, was our bass player. i was the only one of the lot that was not really -- >> you looked like you knew what you were doing. >> again, pretending to do stuff is what i do. >> this movie, billy, is a ride. it's beautiful in many ways. it kicks you in the gut in a bunch of other ones. tell people about the story. >> i've always been an enormous william h. macy fan. >> the director. >> the director of this. i've grown up loving his choices as an actor, doing the variety of things that he has done so well. it's a hard thing to do. he has sustained that level of excellence for so long. when somebody like that calls, you just say yes to whatever is going on. this happened to be a really phenomenal, moving, inspiring story that he was trying to tell. and really ambitious for a first-time director. >> incredible. >> incredible. he was just superb. but it's, hopefully, an uplifting story about a parent trying to recover from uncommon trauma and grief, losing their child. and i thought it was a really important and exhilarating story to try to tell. >> without giving too much away, because there is quite a twist, i mean, it is such a powerful film. it really makes you think. do you look for roles like that, that really stay with you? you're the father of a son as well. it must have -- going home to your child, it must make you want to hug them that much more. >> for -- i don't know however long. reading a script where a child was in jeopardy, it's impossible to do. you don't even want to -- you don't want to have it enter your imagination at all. but this was such a profound story, i thought. an interesting way of telling the story. the music is really inspiring, what they do there. obviously as a parent, trying to deal with all the violence that we have in our country right now, a lot of it is violence that i didn't experience growing up in school. and i was talking to anton and he said, you know, they had to live with the idea of shootings and mass killings on a daily basis in school. so, as a parent, you want to figure out, what's going on? how do we talo about it? and i think this is, in some ways, an extension of that. in fact, laurence fishborn said i don't know what's happening in the conversation, i just want to be part of it. >> you're the voice in the mastercard. >> i was. my friend, josh hamilton, took it over from me. he'll be great. >> thank you, billy. hi! >> hello, everybody. we have a big, big, big show. >> minnie driver, from one of my favorite shows "about a boy." >> maria you're watching today in the bay. >> good morning, everyone, 9:56, i'm scott mcgrew. police on the peninsula releasing a new sketch of a possible serial flasher. officers in belmont say this man flashed women last week on el camino real. he was in the car at the time. officers think he may be the same man tied to at least one other flashing incident last week in palo alto. the menlo park fire district considering adding a drone to its team, giving firefighters a bird's eye view of emergencies. they say it could improve chances of saving trapped victims. eventually, they say, it could be published on youtube. let's check your weather this morning. >> hey, scott, how are you doing? i think you're doing okay. temperatures right now are nice and comfortable. i want to show you some really cool time lapse imagery. this is our friends from weather underground from ocean beach. what you can tell is our sky is starting to open up, showers are clearing out of the bay area, and that's really taking place here in sunol. as we head throughout the day today, lingering activity, mostly in the north bay, that's going to continue to clear out of here. temperatures will be cool. you can see the sunshine now coming down over the peninsula as we head throughout the next couple hours, we'll continue to clear you out and then you got more rain on the way into next week. i love the time lapse videos. don't you? >> i do, i do, but i don't have the technology. over here at the bottom of your screen, we saw the flag moving, over here in palo alto, traffic past the parking lot, which stayed dry throughout the course of the morning. over towards oakland, 880 northbound, still slow from the coliseum to high street, really one of the only few in the approach from the bay bridge where you have to wait at the toll plaza. a good number of people heading into the city. back to you. >> all right, mike, thanks. another local news update coming for you in half an hour. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> thank goodness you made it to midweek and wines day wednesday. it's october 15. we have a great show today. >> we're dressed like spring time. it may be fall, but we don't care. >> we don't care. exactly right. we're going out kicking and screaming. >> by the way, it was 70 degrees in new york city this morning, on october 15th which is tax day for people like me. >> who forget every year. >> in case you haven't sent your taxes in, today is the late date. it's the end. i did. minnie driver is here with us. >> such a cute show. if you've never seen "about a boy," it's perfectly cast. it's delightful. she's going to sing for us. why is barbara corcoran is back? >> she wants to fight with you. >> give me one good reason. >> whenever barbara comes, you get kind of in a mood. >> it's a smack down. the woman is very mean spirited and she likes to win! >> we also have santa here, the one from neiman marcus. >> a sweetheart of a guy. we took a selfie. it is a little disconcerting, halloween is in two weeks. santa should be very busy in the north pole. >> all right, kids. time for the highlight of the show. it's time for the highlight of the show. i don't know if he's still talking. but here it is, my words of wisdom. here it is. no matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. that's by regina brit. when you're in a crappy mood and don't feel like getting up and you're exhausted, get up, dress up and show up. that's what you should do. what about it? how about a little love? >> it makes sense. i don't know about -- >> who cares about that quote. look at this. >> everybody is loving it. >> technically he's not wearing a helmet. >> let's for one minute not judge, just for one minute. brad pitt on a motorcycle. he looks hot! >> yes, he does. >> for some reason in that particular picture -- >> it did it for you, didn't snit. >> yeah. >> in details magazine. >> the first time i saw him, i think it was "thelma and louise." who is that wild man. >> he should have a helmet on. >> but it would mess up his hair. >> amal's wedding gift for her husband, george, what do you get the guy who has everything -- >> i didn't know people got each other wedding gifts on their wedding date? >> i totally forgot. frank gave me a beautiful bracelet. >> amal got george something for their wedding. >> beautiful wine glasses. >> e news reports they were handmade. >> in morano. that's where they do the blown glass. it's a little island right off venice. it's a great place to visit. these are the same glasses that they served the wine at at their wedding, $100 each, a set of 12. >> that's an interesting gift. >> they're also moving into their new home and every time they swerve wine which is probably going to be all the time -- i think it's a lovely gift. >> it doesn't seem personal, but maybe who cares. >> i'll have to send them some of my stuff to put in those glasses. >> they'll love the stuff. >> if you're wondering if it's protocol for a fiancee to send her fiancee a gift or vice versa, theknot.com says it's optional. >> did you the first time? >> what do you mean? i only had one time. >> that time. >> not the second time or third time, that time i didn't. i never knew you were supposed to. >> who is the hardest person in your life to buy a gift for? we'd love to hear from you all? who would you say? >> probably -- i always know what to get the people who have been in my life for a long, long time because i know them so, so well. so probably new relationships. >> boots. >> probably boots. >> because i don't know all the stuff yet. you learn as you go. i've been married so long, we don't give each other anything. 28 years this weekend. miracle! >> 28 years. >> yes. i know it. it's unbelievable. >> 28 years. last night the battle rounds for "the voice" continued. love these. if you are dvring this, please hit mute for a few seconds. here is alessandra versus joe from team adam. take a listen and tell us who you think won. ♪ ♪ not really sure how to feel about it, something in the way you move ♪ ♪ makes me feel like i can't live without you, it takes me all the way ♪ ♪ i want you to stay ♪ i want you to stay ♪ i want you to stay >> that was very close at the end. >> i'm voting for alessandra. >> i'm going to vote for joe. >> here, it is. let's see who adam decided to keep. >> i don't want to be the bad guy, i'm sorry. we need to know who >> the winner of this battle is -- the winner of this battle is alsondra. >> there you have it! casanova is moving on to the knockout. congratulations. >> i guess nobody saw him. >> what are you going to do? >> next from team glenn is troy versus menlic the guy with the brace. ♪ ♪ nothing to do i've been here before ♪ ♪ yeah, watching and waiting oh, she is sitting with you but her eyes are on the door ♪ ♪ ♪ baby i came to see what you think you get it for free ♪ ♪ the woman is wild she can stand by you ♪ ♪ money doesn't matter if you're ready for love you ain't going to get too far ♪ >> i'm going with troy. >> i think i'm going with troy too. menlic has a great look. who won? >> who is the winner of this battle? >> oh, god! if hi to go with the name of the show, the winner of this battle is troy. >> congratulations. representing team gwen. >> menlic is available to steal. >> oh! >> i have to go with you. >> terrell is cleaning up. i think everybody wants pharrell. >> the battle continues next monday. don't blink, hoda. bravo has a new show. she needs help of her own when she divorces her husband. >> apparently we are in it but watch close. don't blink. >> my mommy writes books about us. she was even on tv one time. >> maybe you should write a book about lying because it turns out you're really good at it. >> ralph shaw him at the shaw tow with another actress born in 1989! >> i want you out today! now! >> as long as you get to have a married man at school! >> whatever! if he would just die, it would be so much easier! >> oh, my god. wanting your husband dead? 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>> andy, get the checkbook. pay the doula. >> honestly, if you haven't checked out this show, we watch everything as it all comes through here. oh, my gosh, from the first time we saw it, it's so wonderful. just endearing. >> i do love it. i was talking about this the other day with people who were saying, there's so much on cable and you can be so much broader and dirtier. it's like telling a joke that hasn't dirty. how do you make people laugh with that when you're in more strict parameters. it's weird, cute, heartfelt. >> it's so sweet this relationship will has with marcus. they took on bullying, last night's episode. >> tackling big issues. >> but in a sweet way. >> when you get those scripps, a lot of them are just hilarious. do you know you have a winner right away? >> we've just done a couple that i know stella. i goat fall in love this season. >> but not with will? >> not with him yet. >> that's going to happen down the road, 100th episode. >> exactly, exactly. >> that's when you go to syndication. >> exactly. >> it's really awkward and funny and great to see fionna, who is -- she just -- she can barely get herself up and out of the house in the morning. she's terribly sweet and it's very, very dear and she's now constantly playing the ukulele. >> do you know how to do that? >> i taught myself to play for the show. >> doesn't have as many strings. >> thanks, kathie. it's still quite hard actually. >> she's trying to learn the guitar. >> we should point out what minnie said. she said is it easter? >> they are like a little bunny and a little chick, aren't you? so sweet. >> you're going to sing for us. >> what song? >> i'm going to sing a song called "love song" which i heard on elton john's record "tumbleweed connection" he made in the '70s. >> awesome. we love having you. >> catch "about a boy" tuesday nights, 9:30, 8:30 central. >> it's on too late. i like it a little earlier please. >> next, barbara corcoran and i -- oh, boy. it's going to lines, wrinkles and those little sunken places? not anymore! from l'oreal, revitalift triple power moisturizer. with 3% pro-xlyane l'oreal triple fights all three dimensions of aging: one...repairs wrinkles two...refirms contours three...replenishes facial volume and now, l'oreal triple power night mask. the intensive benefits of a mask in a night cream. see visible results in just one night. who doesn't want that? 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>> this house is adorable. it looks like a cape cod cottage. that whole front yard ruins the darn thing. i used the old picket fence trick once again, got rid of the ugly bushes and rocks and put a lovely path to the front door. try to beat that. >> what is wrong with you? >> here is what it was before. did i do that? i put a little front porch on it and i thought the front was lovely. i love the keep. i did a different tree there. the little fence continuing all the way down. >> i think kathie won that one. >> barbara, you won the first one. >> you're trying to play fair. >> you won the first one. >> you want that tackylittle white fixture on the front? >> no, no. nobody likes that. >> let's move on to house number three. >> i see who you're friends with, hoda. >> she's just being honest. >> here comes the tiebreaker. let's see who wins this one? this is lacey in athens, georgia. she wants to give her house a facelift. what do you think? >> poor lacey, looks like there's a hole in the house, a carport. for $7,000, press stow, turn it into a garage. now it looks like the house is going to hold up. i got rid of that big wide garage, it looked like a mack truck could drive up there. look how pretty and neat as a pin that house looks. >> let's see what kath did. >> i would be embarrass sgld take a look, barbara. >> i'm looking. >> added a white porch with two rocking chairs. i added the carport -- made the carport into a garage with an arch. every time you have investigate lines, you want to add arches. black window boxes. >> enough already. you're spending so much money. >> vertically straight with -- excuse me. added the pathway to the porch steps. pink magnolia is one of the most beautiful trees you could ever, ever, ever have. there you have it. >> i think kath looks better but you spent less money ♪ [ female announcer ] most of the time it's easy to know which option is better. other times, not so much. so it's good to know that mazola corn oil has 4 times more cholesterol blocking plant sterols than olive oil. and a recent study found that it can help lower cholesterol 2 times more. take care of those you love and cook deliciously. mazola makes it better. take care of those you love and cook deliciously. ring ring!... progresso! it's ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. it's our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. apology accepted. i'm watching you soup people. make it progresso or make it yourself ina bite size new ways. to enjoy the full size sensation of peppermint and rich dark chocolate. new, york minis, get the sensation. i was a negative nancy. a real downer. but thanks to fingerhut.com now we can shop with low monthly payments. brands like sony, keurig, fisher-price. two words: ninja blender. ♪ you're watching today in the bay. >> well, good morning to you. it is 10:26. berkley police have arrested a homeless woman for a violent unprovoked attack on an elderly woman. here you see it, the attack caught on surveillance camera last month. police say the 85-year-old victim was walking by when 54-year-old carol freeman, according to police, turned around, shoved the victim to the sidewalk, causing injuries to her face. someone saw the video, tipped off police officers. freeman was arrested on suspicion of felony battery. well, a look at weather and traffic coming up after the break. welcome back. i'm meteorologist christina loren. still overcast. we're going to see the sun break through the clouds for the second half of the day, and we'll rule out a chance for showers by about 4:00. then as we head throughout tonight, behind that front, the very cold air trails behind it, and that means temperatures tonight are going to be chilly. then we have another round of rain on the way as we get into your friday. do keep that in mind. another one, as well, for sunday, into monday, with temperatures staying in the 70s. looking good when it comes to our drought situation. more on this today at 11:00. first here's mike and your drive. >> slow drive right now on the peninsula. as we take it full screen, the willow road east off-ramp is closed heading towards the expressway, and dunbarton bridge, so you have to take willow west and loop back around, or get off at university. road work is all i can see. a map through the portion, but the rest no surprises, bay bridge toll plaza does have a good crowd waiting for you in towards the city still coming off west grand avenue. back it you. >> mike, thanks. concern over ebola growing as the second hospital worker contracts the deadly virus. health officials researching out to those who were on a flight, we'll tell you at 11:00. we're back with more of today on this wines day wednesday ready to play "who knew? "kathie lee is at the nbc experience store ready to hand out $100 to anybody who gets the questions right. to those who don't, they get you guessed it, one of her fabulous cds. here to help me out is "variety" magazine senior editor ramine satuda. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> you're from indiana, aren't you? >> i am. >> here is your question. somewhat the name of lucy's popular 1950s hair style? a beehive, poodle, bouffant or updo? >> a poodle. >> there you go. she got some money. >> a poodle. >> you know lucille ball wasn't a natural redhead? he was a brunette and then died her hair blond and died it red to stand out. the poodle is named after the dog because it looks curly like the dog's hair on the top. >> from california, in season three, how much did the ricardos pay for their new york city apartment? $125 per month, $200, $450 or $600? >> $200. >> no, but she's going to love "everyone has a story." >> the correct answer for a new york city apartment back in the '50s. >> $125. they lived on east 6th street on the upper east side. now according to "new york daily news" an apartment in that area averages for about $1800. >> $1800 a sglongt as new yorkers, we don't think -- >> that doesn't sound terrible for heech. >> back across to kath. >> from 1956 to 1957, the show was number one in the ratings. what was the second highest rated show that season? gun smoke, alfred hitchcock presents, the ed sullivan show or drag net. >> ed sullivan show. >> yes. lots of money. >> ed sullivan premiered in 1948. when "i love lucy" signed off in 1957, it was the number one most watched show. it's the first time they ever happened. "seinfeld" and andy griffin also went out. >> why did it go out? >> they started doing the one-hour series. >> nice gentleman from -- you said tennessee? >> tennessee. >> what word were the characters on "i love lucy" not allowed to say on air? pregnant, dead, dating or married. >> pregnant. >> say it again. i like the way you say it. >> he does say it well. they were not allowed to say the word pregnant. >> the sensors would not allowed them. they said expecting instead. when luciry cardo gave birth, $44 million people watched that episode, 72% of people with tvs in america. everyone tuned in. >> amazing. we have time for another one frchlt tennessee as well. what guinness world record did "i love lucy" fans set over this past weekend in jamestown, new york? most pieces of chocolate eaten, most women dressed as lucy, most people stop ng grape. >> you're going to adore this cd. >> the correct answer is most people stomping grapes. >> 1,232 people stomping grapes in jamestown which is where she was born. i know you've been known to stomp grapes? 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>> did you name yourself that because it matches your hair? >> my mother did. >> you think all these gifts were so extravagant, we can't afford. but there are some things on the there. >> there's nothing like a good pair of cowboy boots. >> those are great. my friend lori needs to get these. they scream lori. >> what do you think? >> great bottle stoppers from mckenzie childs. you can decorate your bar for the holidays as well. it's so good looking. >> those are cute. >> range in price from $25 all the way up to $120. >> nice hostess gift. >> stocking stuffer. >> that's what i meant. >> what is this about? >> this is a champagne bucket. it's 24 karat gold plated over aluminum. it will hold everything nice and cool. it looks great. >> that's fabulous for new year's eve. >> fantastic. santa? >> i'm going to give that a top of the hat. >> don't quit your night job. >> would you like a santa? >> no thank you. >> santa doesn't drink. >> thank god. >> we've got a great shoe book that includes illustrations drawn by >> a lot of fun! >> $50! >> different quotes throughout. different designers and different fashion people. >> a great coffee table book to have. >> some kendra scott earrings and the dog who has everything, natural harry barker dog treats that are all natural. >> that is the problem. >> what? 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>> i'm 5'10", i was 5'9" when i was in high school. >> so is hoda. it's an awkward stage. >> the girls in the back, in the bottom of the pyramid. >> the necklace just fell off. >> here is the thing about you -- >> no, we can't. here is the thing. three studio albums. i heard you sing in the break. it's so beautiful. i didn't know. i'm mott the only one that doesn't know. >> i was a terrible waitress. i sang dinner jazz. >> beautiful sultry attitude you have going on. >> take it away, minnie. ♪ the words i have to say may be simple but they're true ♪ ♪ until you give your love, there's nothing more that we can do ♪ ♪ love is the opening door ♪ love is what we we came here for ♪ ♪ no one could offer you more ♪ do you know what i mean ♪ have your eyes really seen ♪ you say it's very hard to leave behind the world we knew ♪ ♪ but there's no other way and so it's really up to you ♪ ♪ love is the key we must turn ♪ truth is the flame we must burn ♪ ♪ freedom the lesson we must learn ♪ ♪ do you know what i mean ♪ have your eyes really seen ♪ love is the key we must turn ♪ truth is the flame we must burn ♪ ♪ freedom the lesson we must learn ♪ ♪ do you know what i mean ♪ ♪ do you know what i mean ♪ have your eyes really seen >> beautiful. >> that was beautiful! >> what's the cd called again? >> it's called "ask me to dance." >> i'm so happy. wow. >> from minnie driver. >> a new thriller starring this great actress, maria bella. >> so - "dear scan, "i've been a scan member for almost two years and have been very satisfied with the plan." - "i would like to thank you and your organization from top to bottom." - "i recently called into scan regarding a claims problem." - "i had been going round and round with a problem with a prescription drug order." - "it is nice to know that one phone call to you, and you take care of it right away." - "your kindness and helpfulness has been appreciated "more than you will ever know. i could not have done it without your help." - i'll never be able to thank them enough. uh...and it's the truth. - "thank you so much. sincerely, donna markow." - "sincerely, shirley ramgren." - "sincerely, shirley ramgren." - that's what really sets scan apart from everybody else. scan cares. - i don't know a better way to say it than, the heart of scan. - scan, for your health and independence. back now with another great actress. >> maria bella. she stars in the new thriller "big driver." she plays a mystery writer who is brutally attacked and plots her revenge. >> it begins when she gets a flat tire and a man stops to help her. suddenly she starts feeling suspicious. take a look. ♪ >> how is the tire? >> round. lots of little tiny words on the side of it. >> is it almost done? >> i don't know what to tell you. first of all, high marimaria. >> i was stunned this is a lifetime movie. >> lifetime is -- it's just a magnet now for talent, for writing, especially for female characters that are multidimensional characters. this is the first collaboration with stephen king. they're changing everything. they're doing amazing stuff. >> there are some terrible scenes. >> it's a brutal rape scene. >> you're an actress that has done so many different things. how difficult was it to play this role for you? >> it was one of my favorite roles i've ever done. i'll say that up front. incredible acting experience. it was like a feature film. >> way deeper. >> way deeper places. >> to do the actual rape scene was one of the most difficult things i've ever done. i actually felt like it was happening. i was heaving by the way, shaking. that guy, by the way, will, he's so sweet. >> nicest guy in the world. >> he sings in this a cappella group. >> he's doing things during the scene, did i hurt your knee? are you okay? >> stephen king goes there. i don't know what to say about that. >> it continues obviously. you're not the victim throughout. >> it's a revenge fantasy, right? we see a lot of these male revenge fantasies. suddenly it's this one. she takes her life back and decides who she wants to be in the world, what her legacy is. >> because she took a shortcut. >> never take a shortcut. >> stay on the freeway! >> no countryside. >> how is the rest of your life? >> it's so great. i'm so excited. i'm in the middle of writing this book. i wrote these "new york times" articles about my modern family and the idea of partnership and relationship and what that means. now my book comes out, harper collins in may "whatever love is love." i'll be back to talk about it. >> we'd love to have you. >> you can catch the premier of "big driver" on lifetime. >> the latest love story from nicholas sparks who braus ut "the notebook." >> plus the keys to help your children manage their emotions. >> and make your walls pop. >> plus manwitch looking for one of these? 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