>> i just give you guys tips under the table to say all these nice things. >> we learned her favorite word. bangkok. [ laughter ] she loves to say bangkok. she just came back from bangkok and she's been saying it for -- nonstop. >> okay, one question because you are so not pretentious and you have on sun glasses in studio. >> well, you know why? should i take them off? >> time for the big reveal. >> can you get a closeup? did somebody just go eww? that is so insensitive. >> we need a closeup. okay, do you see the what happened? you walked in today -- >> yes, i walked in today. >> and i looked over at your eye and i heard you had a black eye. >> if you're going to laugh i won't tell you. i i i went to the bathroom, i had to go to the bathroom and i didn't put the light on. to get to the bathroom you go from a dressing room and i came back from los angeles where i had a lovely time and spokane to celebrate 24, which was the longest second and the suitcase is black and the room is black. it's dark. i'm not exhausted but i woke up and i had to pea. and i go to the bathroom and forget the suitcase is there and i fell over the suitcase and i hit my head on the rim of the dressing room table. yes. and now we have phones going off? >> that's probably richard your husband calling to complain. by the way, he did write a blog -- >> he wrote a nasty blog about how he has ms but i'm the klutz. >> he called the blog "bouncing off the walls." and this is what his blog is because we want you to go to it and read it, richard m. cohen.com. this is what it says. "here's the deal, i have not written about this but today is the day. i am the one in my house who has multiple sclerosis. i'm the one -- >> i'm the only one who is legally blind. you are apparently as well. i have limited depth perceptions but and glance off doorways if i am not careful. >> i am very cautious because of my lateral perceptions but yet i survive because i have learned self-preservation. i am married to a woman who is not. meredith is a klutz. like a drunken sailor on a blender who collides with objects and endangers herself. >> that's what my doctor said. he said i should watch out for myself. >> how do you feel? >> well, if it had been lower something bad could have happened. something really bad. so my head hurts and this is -- >> you got it checked out all the way? you're okay? >> i had a c.a.t. scan and the doctor said "amazing, we found a brain." [ laughter ] because i had been there -- the last time i went to the bathroom in the dark i fell into the toilet right before sochi. and i hurt my back. >> i remember. >> so i have a habit of -- >> when you fell that other time in sochi, was the toilet seat up? what was that about? i don't remember? >> it was richard's fault that time. the seat was up and he keeps saying "i didn't do it, there's only two people in the house. who did it." so i fell in and wrenched my back. >> ow, ow, ow. >> this was in some ways scarier because what could have happened. >> no kidding. but you're okay. we want to make sure that we take good care of you so we brought a man servant in. his name is julian, he's from manservants.com. >> julian! >> hello there. >> they also have instagram. julian, what will you do for our friend meredith? >> well, she is hot enough but here's an ice pack. >> thank you. >> cool you down. >> and, by the way, julian will hang around the entire show, meredith. >> i love this. >> scantily clad. he also man scapes. did you notice? >> i did. i did. >> man scaping is in. julian, thank you so much. you'll stand by in case we need you. >> whatever you need i'm at your call. >> can i ask you one quick question? so you don't wax then -- i'm just saying, man scaping i thought you would wax so you have no hair. what do you do? >> the strategy is inconsistent. something different everyday. >> but do you shave? >> that's part of the man servant code, of course. >> thanks, julian, thanks. i think we should play a game. there's a fun game and it's called make out, marry, or move on. >> i love this game. so we'll show some people and decide whether we want to make out with them, marry them or move on. chris pratt, ryan reynolds and justin timberlake. who would you make out with, marry or move on? >> keep them up or we can't remember. >> i think i'd make out with justin. and i would marry chris and would -- >> move on from ryan? >> yeah. >> okay, i would marry chris and make out with ryan and i'd move on from justin. >> really? but justin is hot. he has moves. >> but did you ever see "the proposal" the movie with sandra bullock? he was adorable. >> tom hank, harrison ford or will smith. who would you make out, marry, or move on? >> oh, wow! you start. >> do i have to start? >> you start. >> i would marry tom hanks for sure and i think i would make out with will smith and move on from harrison ford. >> same thing. >> but harrison ford's sexy. >> he's very sexy. he survived a plane crash. >> he did, you're right. >> that's pretty sexy. >> you're going to hit sexy on this the next one. the dwayne "the rock" johnson, daniel craig or leanne nissan. >> i would marry liam nissan. >> and daniel craig is moving on. we have another one? >> that's it. the. so we have a question about -- when you're in your home and you're buy yourself are you one of those people who walks around your house snfr is there ever a moment when you do that? >> no, not really. do you? >> only on rare occasion. like if i'm in the bedroom and i forgot something in the living room and my whole apartment is a wall of windows, it's a sprint, like a mad crazy sprint. sometimes i do it quickly. >> why wouldn't you put a robe on? >> it's exciting! like i got it. >> can people see in? >> i think, i can see in theirs. but i do it quickly. i was married to someone who used to sometimes vacuum -- >> naked? see, that's not appealing. >> not. a naked man in the house walking around -- although people -- i think it's much hot we are a t-shirt. >> i agree. >> boxers. >> did you ever see seinfeld where he was naked because his girlfriend was getting naked and there's naked good and naked bad? >> what were they? >> and she was trying ing ting jar open, that was naked bad. and he was just always naked bad. naked good would be like lounging on -- like you lounging would be naked good. >> all right, before these melt away, we have these -- these are friday cocktails. so alls we've done -- >> alls? >> alls we've done. >> alls we've done? oh, my god. >> you know what's not a word, by the way? >> what? >> you know how we always say -- >> bangkok is a word. >> wait, what is it? "nother." >> oh, it's another. you didn't know that wasn't a word? you're just realizing that? oh, my god. >> because i went there's another thing -- wait. wait. >> there's some other way. there's another use of that way. is it nother? yes. >> oh, many i god. >> i'm losing it with me. >> with me? i didn't lose it. >> you put a popsicle in champagne and drink it. >> that's the great tip? and another thing. 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[ speaking foreign language ] it is with that healing mission in mind that i turn now to larry morris, jim tracy. 54 years ago you gentlemen promised a return to havana and hoist the flag you lowered on that day long ago. today i invite you on behalf of president obama and the american people to fulfill that pledge by presenting the stars and stripes to be raised by members of our current military detachment. larry, jim and mike, this is your cue to deliver on words that would make any diplomat proud just as they would any member of the united states marine corps, promise made, promise kept. thank you. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the raising of the flag and the national anthem of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> a huge ovation not only from the gathered guests on the grounds of the u.s. embassy but the hundreds, perhaps thousands gathered as the stars and stripes lifted over the american embassy, a new chapter, a new era in u.s./cuban relations. as we have noted some things won't change. the economic embargo is still in place. that will have to go through congress. still a long road ahead. >> just a personal note, my first trip here was in this very spot and thousands of anti-american protesters were here because of elian gonzalez. it was 1999 and has taken a long time. i think kerry and president obama's bet is that with diplomatic relations it will be easier to open communications. there will be wifi hot spots. with information will come they think more democracy. >> this is the era in the shadow of the light of a political race back in the united states that will have a huge effect really on issues like the embargo cht. >> so far all of the democratic announced candidates are in favor of this new policy and all of the republicans are against it. you see a real dividing line in the general election campaign. >> a dramatic moment. the u.s. flag now waving over the united states embassy in havana last lowered in 1961, 45 years after the last secretary of state stepped on this soil, secretary kerry with a full day ahead of him. he will be meeting with his cuban counter part here in a short time and greeting cuban citizens at a reception including some cuban dissidents and i think will take time to meet folks on the streets of cuba. we will have a lot more on this coming up tonight. andrea mitchell, thanks very felt like a world away, and i'm always about getting me unplugged and off my phone and we still have wi-fi there but they were having so much fun. we had this jumpy pillow at this campground, i couldn't get them off, i said "get your phone, i want to take a picture" and they both said they left in the the cabin. i was like yes, score. >> what are the vitals you need to take? 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>> well, everyone gets slapped. pretty sure, right? >> really slapped? >> really slapped, well, we slapped each other quite a bit. >> but you have careful. >> you're kind of gentle. >> that was harder. >> stop it! >> angela! >> there is a little bit of that. so that's how it goes. and then if you had champagne we could show you some other tricks. >> everyone gets drenched on the show. that's the other thing. >> we got so drenched. i threw champagne on andrea and i missed her face and i kind of got her here and i had to keep doing takes and we were drenched. >> and that was not on purpose. >> and i love that it's senate vegas this year. there's so many opportunities for stuff there. >> how does it make it different? >> it makes it different because we're in a place that lives up the level of madness that we are. we're finally all on the same plane, the place is really on par with us. >> do you hear from the housewives of any of the shows? they have to laugh. >> everything we've heard has been positive. >> i think they love being parodied. >> who doesn't, right? >> it means you've arrived? >> and if you're on a show when you're in full hair and makeup when you go to the bathroom you have to have a full sense of humor. >> you do, that' crazy. >> can you give us a 101 on a good fake slap? how do you do it? show us, be careful because meredith has a black eye. >> i know! >> what should we do? >> andrea hits you. >> no, i don't -- but you just -- >> hit this side. >> okay -- >> no! >> i have a lawyer. >> like how much more damage am i really going to do. >> you picked the wrong one. >> i would say like, you know, you cannot talk to me that vay! and a lot of it is more on your reaction. ready? go. >> ahh! >> do it again! >> so a lot of it is on you to be like -- >> you have to make a line of it. the comedy comes from the smack, smack, smack. >> i said leave me alone. >> what? >> ah! >>ing? like that. >> can we come on the show? >> we want you on! >> when? >> you can catch the premier of "the hotwives of vegas." you guys, watch it, it's so fun, tuesday august 18 on hulu. >> and you'll be on, so it's fantastic. >> wait until you see what we're going away next. >> but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life, state farm is there. before we send you off, we'll give five luck veilleuxers something they'll love. >> it's time to give it away -- which you do on a regular basis -- over 11,000 of you entered for this week's prize which is -- >> a trek women's bike worth $490. >> it offers road bike speed with city bike comfort. >> and it allows you to track your progress on your smart phone or computer. >> let's find out who the winners are. >> you pick the first one r one. get there, get involved. >> do i say who it is? 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