If you were desperate. Jay leno had a little fun with us last night because it was its a new era because now its jay leno versus jimmy kim little and david letterman. Jay leno ended up on top followed by jimmy kimmel and david letterman. Lets see what jay had to say about us, shall we . The today show is taking viewers behind the scenes this week showing what it takes to put a show together. Today they went inside the hair and makeup room. It was interesting. Here. Here. We do four hours of Live Programming every day, so we have two makeup rooms. One downstairs on the concourse and this one right here with the lovely kathie lee and hoda have their morning meeting. Please dont disturb us. [ laughter ] can i Say Something . That really is us before hair and makeup. That laura and mary are geniuses. That was thats funny. Thats hysterical. Well have to find a way to get back at jay for that. Oscar nominations came out today. That is a huge, huge deal. I guess the little taste of what its going to be like with Seth Macfarlane who some people know well. And other people you walked in and said who is that . Somebody did. I didnt. Please dont put me in that category. I know who he was. He is very, very funny. Anyway, the big headline today was lincoln led the pack. Lincoln got 12 nominations. All of them well deserved according to you. Its such a terrific movie. Best picture amour. This was a huge category. Nominated for film of the year. Argo beasts of the southern wild, django unchained, cody saw it last night and said it was really rough stuff, but he liked it. Les miserables, life of pi. Zero dark 30. The kids saw the other night and said its the most intense, unbelievable thing. I really, really want to see it. I saw bambi. Just kidding. We had the best actress nominations are out too. These are jessica chastain, jennifer lawrence, naomi watts, emmanuelle riva. Shes the oldest nominee ever. And the youngest nominee ever is this lovely little girl which were going to butcher her name. Its quvenzhane wallis. Okay. Got it. And we have, or do we not have one of those lovely ladies on set . Not yet. Were trying to get one. Guess who . Im so happy for bradley cooper, who is often seen in movies that are up that are funny and hangover and are raunchy, and he is adorable, but he is getting nods for best actor, very fine actor. Daniel daylewis. Almost a shoein. And a guy named hugh jackman. Denzel washington, who is everybody tells me is amazing in flight and Joaquin Phoenix in the master. That will be an interesting category. Best supporting actress category. Amy adams, sally field from lincoln. Ann hathaway from les mis. Who has the best buzz. Helen hunt for i thought that was a lead role. For the sessions about a sex counselor. Thats what they call it now. And jacki weaver. We loved her. We loved her. Played the philadelphia, you know, mother which thats why they call it acting. Supporting actor, this is a group of actors not one new name in it. Alan arkin, robert deniro. Philip Seymour Hoffman and tommy lee jones, christoph waltz. Its unbelievable in django unchained. Django unchained you would hate. So much violence . And language. Just i cant stand to watch other people treating other human beings like that. This is the snubbed category. Ang lee, Steven Speilberg for lincoln. Every time i see him nominated im thrilled because he only does great work. Michael haneke. Thats for awe amour, i believe. David o. Russell. Thats for that movie that we hadnt heard of before. Right. Then benh zeitlin. Those are new names, and this is fun. Tom hooper from les mis didnt get a best director nomination. A lot of people were put off by how really intense those closeups were. Ben affleck did not get a nomination for argo. He so so beloved by that community. Love that movie. This was a big shocker. Kathryn rain bigelow did not get one for directing zero dark 30. She won that big award the other night. So did the film. This is what i have never understood. How can a movie be the best picture nominee and the person who is responsible for making it so good is snubbed is this nobody has ever been able to explain that to me. Youre right. In terms that i understand. Of course, im not the sharpest tack on the board. Emmanuell riva, shes 85, and the little girl was six years old, for beasts of the southern wild. Shes now, i think, 8 or 9. Oh, youre enjoying it. Still water. I was just checking. You were expecting a miracle . Expecting a miracle. Beyonces postbaby body. This is unbelievable. Its been a year since blue ivy was born. Yes. Shes on the cover of gq and she is looking good. She looks amazing. This cover got leaked. It wasnt supposed to be out until january 16th. Anyhow how does it hurt gq . If its out now. Theyre not giving any quotes. Theyre letting the picture speak for itself. I cant believe how great she looks a year after the baby. Thats unbelievable. Theres a recent picture. I guess its also leaked. Its also from that. She is much exposed in some part of her body, and the minute i thought, i didnt just think she looks great. We all know she looks great. I was thinking, beyonce is one of the most talented human beings, women on the planet, and i just always wish they didnt do it. I dont know why. What . They didnt they didnt show. Its not that she showed so much. Its like really . I didnt i wasnt happy. Shes not trying to please me. Sometimes women do that sort of thing because they cant get noticed any other way. I also hate to see. She can get noticed every other way. Let her talent speak for itself. She will be at the inauguration as well. And the super bowl. Shes a busy busy woman. I love her as a person too. Shes a really good lady. Monopoly, which i havent seen since it came into being in the 1800s, is hasbro, they have a contest. Theyre tired of the same old playing pieces like the iron. Look at the iron just real quickly. I have an iron like that. You have to heat it up on a fire. I never use the thing but i have one. Theyre trying to get people to vote off one of the pieces and vote in something that you like. Theres a wheel barrow and a boot. A thimble. Somebody says nobody used a wheel barrow anymore. I said get out of new york more often. Youre going to see a few wheel barrows. Thimbles, i havent seen in a long time. Write us and let us know if you use a thimble for anything. Which one do you think people should get rid of it . People still have dogs. Still need shoes. What happened yesterday . Everybody wants you to adopt buffy. Let me tell you what happened with buffy, and i dont know all the details. I was holding the most beautiful dog on earth during a segment. That was a cute one. Next to bambino. It was the cutest dog ever. There was love. Instant love. There was a connect. The dog got adopted before i could get her. You were saying that day this is my dog. Were going to try to bring the family in who adopted the dog. Im going to beg for it. Are you . I dont think you can do that. That would be that would be cruel. Somebody got the dog before me. Not that you shouldnt do it, but it would be cruel. Buffy is i think in the hands of another. It wasnt in the cards for you. God has another little doggy that needs you. More importantly, you need it. I know. I love that was such a Perfect Little buffy. Now, listen, you guys, if are you depressed, it might be because youre drinking so many diet drinks. This is by the National Institutes of health. It links the amount of diet drinks that you drink to increased risk of depression. Were going to have joye bauer talk about this and explain it, but they say people who chose diet soda or in a lot of cases regular soda too, it connected with depression, and sometimes, you know, who knows what it could be . It could be when you drink all those sugary or even a diet drink that rots your teeth, you feel bad, you never know what could cause the depression. They didnt do a cause and effect, but they found people that that would be interesting to do as well, dont you think . I honestly do have a friend who battled weight all of his life and did nothing but cut out diet. Im not going to say the name of the product. It was well known around the world. He lost 30 pounds. Like that. Wow. Just didnt change anything except he started drinking something else, and it wasnt it had no diet stuff in it. I have to call him and find out what he says he substituted it for. This is a great song. Its my hoda play list. Oh. This is so good. Its a country song. Im probably going to like it. This is by the band perry. This is about a woman who is so much in love with him who wont live without a man. Its bordering on psycho. I told you on the day we wed i was going to love you til i dead made you wait until our wedding night thats the first and the last time i wear white this is your wedding song . Thats sick. Here we go. Nothing says love like this. Tying a knot like a hangmans noose oh, god. It gets better. Ill go to hell before i see you with someone else it doesnt rhyme. Put me in the ground put me six foot down oh, my god. Really . Here we go. Get out the gun loving one man just a little too much if you go before i do im going to tell the grave digger that you better dig two i understand its a love song. But now, its from the movie silence of the lambs. I love it. All righty. Love that, hoda. Awesome. Love you too much. Okay or not okay from the magazine of the same name. Now, i thought the question was is this okay to ever trash your boss . You said and i said not without the consequences. Yeah. Yeah. What does that mean . Well, yeah, if you are going to do it, you have the right to do anything you want. If you do it, youre going to suffer the consequences. What did i say . You said no, its not okay. If you have a problem that the boss confide only in your nearest and dearest, dont put your stuff out on the street. A big congratulations to mr. Al roker. His book is on the New York Times best sellers list. He had a fun little book party. The chicks came out. He had everyone was there. Brooke shields came, gale king came. I think theres a photo. There it is. Ann curry, of course, is there. Bobby was there. Look at hoda. Does everybody else look a little more dressed up . What is going on there . I didnt realize it was so dressy. She lives at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. 16 penn. Married to the president in tvs new show. Jenna elf mann. 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First lady and daughter apparently left their mike on. Take a listen. What if one time i actually let loose and made a mistake . It would be healthy. I am pregnant. Youre going to be okay. Is that yes. I got to get to the press secretary. I did not like seeing that. Oh, my god . Does the president know . This is my fault . Big media expert. Im not a sound guy. Does the president know . No. Its a funny peek inside the lives of the first family, but when an off camera discussion between her and her daughter was recorded, then jenna is with us. Elf lady is with us. Hello. You havent changed at all since your darma days. Thats a compliment. A mother of two young boys now, which is that will change you. How old are your kids . 2 1 2 and 5. Now, you play an interesting role. Youre not the first wife of the president. Youre the second wife, and some refer to you as the trophy wife. Which you dont like. Shes anything but really. Shes accused of being a trophy wife. Shes the stepmother of the four children, but she put herself through law school and ran her husbands Political Campaign from congressman to president. Its one of those kind of relationships. Yes. Yeah, yeah. Wink wink. You know, shes very confident in that area, but shes trying to find her way as a stepmother. Maternally. Yeah. Now, you went your crew and cast and stuff, went to the white house yesterday for a screening of this. Was it with the first family, or how did that work . The president i got this email from the White House Social Office saying the president would like to invite you to the white house for a screening of 1600 penn. That must have been unnerving. It was exciting. Had you been before to the white house . I had been to the white house. Yes. I hadnt ever met a president at the white house. Which is a whole other thing. Thats a new dynamic. That was really exciting. It was just the cast and our kpek of executive producers. What did they think of it . It was the president is very busy these days. He didnt stay for the were the girls there . No, i think michelle and the girls were off, you know mother and daughtering. She was doing her most important job. Well, we just thought it would be kind of fun if we put you to the test with your improvisational skills. Oh no. As first lady. And hoda and i think of us differently. We are members of the press. I used to be a member of the press. Seriously. Not anymore. I will remind you im an actress. Exactly right. Mrs. Gilchrist, we hear the first dog has gingivitis. We will be brushing his teeth more often, i promise. Maam, according to white house insiders your husband gets up to pee multiple times in the night. Does he have a prostate problem . No, i just keep him well hydrated. Thats all. What about the rumor that betty white and a male guest were celebrating her birthday in the lincoln bedroom and they broke the bed . Thats skips bedroom, and that might be interesting. Hes very quirky. We hear that guest was al roker. Uhoh. She did well. Were very excited about this show. You can catch the series premier of 1600 penn tonight 9 30, 8 30 central here on nbc. We wish you all the best. Good luck. Two funny web casted videos. That are easy to solo. Well be right back. To play ; ran ten miles while knitting myself a sweater; jumped out of a plane. Finally, i became a ping pong master while recording my debut album. How you ask . With 5hour energy. I get hours of energy now no crash later. Wait to see the next five hours. But im still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesnt unstuff your nose. What . [ male announcer ] alkaseltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. Thanks. Thats the cold truth [ female announcer ] eggo waffles are a great way to get your family together for breakfast. In fact, they might work too well. [ ding ] [ shuffling, scooting ] [ clears throat ] [ children laugh ] [ female announcer ] golden, crispy outside. Warm and fluffy inside. We are one goodlooking family. [ children laugh ] [ female announcer ] eggo waffles. Simply delicious. Time for webtastic with sara haines. This week weve got two fun drinking videos. Not that kind. Not that kind because you guys are dry. First this guy has figured out the fastest way to drink water. Check it out. Okay. You need to know how to do this. Okay. So what were going to talk about today i dont think he did it. No. He did not do it. He did. He is 17 years old. He realized he could do it, and it became a trick. Hes squishing the water and literally swallowing it. I dont think thats healthy. I think you could drown. I dont think thats something you would want to do a lot. Lets not i just heard a thing about a woman who drowned from drinking too much water. I have heard that before. This one too. All right. Okay. We dont recommend you try that at home, but nothing it is funnier than 9yearold ava than gulping air. Check it out. Are you thirsty . Would you like something to drink . Ava . [ gulping sound ] shes 9 months old. Let me clarify that is not a 9yearold. Her mom was drinking, and she kept reaching for the glass. She handed her a plastic one, and no joke, this little girl cannot get enough of it. Ah. Whats funnier than this . Shes going to be they taped it because she wanted to post it so the dad could see, and it got a ton of attention. It doesnt get better. Even when it hits her in the head, she thinks its funny. I wonder what or what ti sorotity. Thank you, sara. Were going to tell you when its okay or when its not okay to flirt. Also, calorie cutting tricks to help you drop those pounds. You know what you did over the holidays, and you are so shamed by it. Then two women get surprised on the plaza with instant makeovers. Well reveal their gorgeous new look. And big ang. 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