friends of the sausal creek credits kathy with planting seeds of change. >> we have 10,000 volunteers. -- we now have over 3,000 volunteers a year, 10,000 volunteer hours. >> they have a huge impact on creeks in the bay and water quality. >> reporter: the latest project is to show native plants aren't just for public spaces, they are important for your own backyard. >> this is a monkey flower and it attracts native bees. >> reporter: like the story of the sausal creek, behind the home is a beautiful example of what native plants can do. >> this is one of my favorites. it's a soap plant. before we had our native plant garden, we really didn't see any wildlife in the garden but now that we have transformed it, we have seen 20 species of birds, butterflies. >> reporter: she started the bringing back the natives garden tour to encourage people to change their own landscapes like al kite did in moraga. >> this moment here kind of reminds me of the mccloud river. >> reporter: he replaced his lawn with a naturescape and says people are surprised by the plant variety and color. >> they are at

con, kathie lee uses it on her wineglasses. >> what? >> kathie lee using the vulcan grip on her wineglass. >> absolutely. as often as possible. especially on wines-day wednesday. >> cheers. >> with all the new technology -- >> she does. >> you really have to be careful about what you do around here when you think the cameras are off of you. >> why? >> things can be misconstrued. take a look. ♪ love to love you baby >> by the way, there's a website, first time i'm seeing this here. there's a website called stb, which is an insider newsy website. you and al are not only doing that but you're doing this. >> stop it. >> that's called a leak. excuse me. >> it's been leaked. >> there are very good moments between al and myself. that should not have been running. >> you guys were chest to chest doing what you do with al. >> i'd just like to tell you what al said when i went to spank him. >> don't, don't. >> i'm not going to say it. use your imagination. i'm going to spank him. oh, i've got to stop doing that on national television. i went to

exactly what kathy kramer envisioned when she started the watershed awareness program 17 years ago. >> my mom and i planted these. >> for 25 years, kathy has worked to protect the watersheds in northern california, developing award winning education programs like kids and creeks, and community projects like the one that transformed fossil creek. hillsides of ivy were ripped out and replaced with native plants that attract more insects and wildlife. paths were opened up and parts of the creekbed restored. director kim mcafee credits kathy with planting the seeds of change. >> we now have over 3000 volunteers a year. 10,000 volunteer hours. >> they have a huge impact on creeks and the bay and water quality. >> kathy's latest project is to show that native plants aren't just for public spaces, that they are important for your own backyard. >> this is a monkey flower and it attracts native bees. >> behind kathy's home is a beautiful example of what native plants can do. >> this is one of my favorites. it's a silk plant. before we had our native plant garden we didn't see any wildlife in t

blackly enough come making new kathy green. kathy subsequently became aged, subsequently destroyed the book. it is an amazing world we live in now that she can have relationships longest in my business, telephone, e-mail. kathy and i had e-mailed hundreds of times, a thousand times and yet this evening was the first time i laid eyes on her, which is just a little bit bizarre, but pleasant nevertheless. they shop at sterling was just a perfect fit. the senior editor at sterling for group and i in concert with a design company that worked with sterling came out with the layout of this fabulous, fabulous book. a sizable portion of their input is responsible for the overall look of this book. it is just fabulous. it is so perfect of a mash i cannot even imagine the project ever having been done or brought to fruition anywhere else. they just did a terrific job. i'm a site with little bit of the background on this boat of genesis, if you will, where it came from. my wife and i., as paul said in late 2007, my wife and i were vacation

>> kathie lee! >> of course! >> it is actually a victory for kathie lee. a gift certificate. >> thank you so much! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ . ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> we're down in beautiful charleston, south carolina, and that's anne carolyn and the a cappella sisters, a beautiful vocal spiritual group from the low county of south carolina. >> now we're talking animals from albino seahorses to the aquarium here is home to 5,000 species. >> brian, who knew he was going to make it. we're glad you're here, how are you doing? >> absolutely. welcome to charleston. >> we love it. >> you've brought a lot of aquatic and types of animals. starting with a stingray. >> we have some ambassadors, you know how much we like our local shrimp here in charleston, the low country. i'll give one of you the honors. >> we just dipped a little shrimpy thing, if you want to dip that into this tank. these guys are related to sharks, they have no bones in them. they're like the robotic vacuum cleaners. swim around in the shallow waters of charleston. >> have they had

so exciting. >> this must be kathie lee. she's lighter. the blond one. >> you can hold her. >> just like a puppy. >> hi, kathie lee. >> oh, my god. we have our own goats. oh, my gosh. >> all my life i have wanted my own goat. >> hi! oh, this is so -- oh. >> this is better than the maxim list. how many people have one of these? hello. >> mine's making noise. it was bleating. >> don't you have anything to say? that will be a first. >> this one might be kathie lee. >> you are tricia? >> victoria marr. >> that's a different topic. >> it would be nice to know the lady's name who brings in our goats. >> was it a race? >> they came out and they were just kidding around and immediately jumping and having fun. >> "kidding around." >> so it was meant to be. >> wow. >> she was a beautiful blonde that was fearless and running around. >> oh. >> what about hoda woman? >> hoda was sweet right off the bat. also playful. >> hilarious. >> yeah. >> hot. >> she has a little brother she likes to tease and jump on. >> oh, my god. whatever your name is which is

it was kathie lee's wasn't it? >> you'd think it was. >> what percentage of the time are the two of you incoherent? >> i'm incoherent right now. >> oh, pouring on the sexual charm for him. >> what are you talking about? >> the long egyptian legs. and playing with the hair. perfect. >> i was not playing with my hair. >> he's a sucker for that. awesome, hoda. you had your way with him. >> he asked about your dogs, chardonnay and chablis. he set what happened to those dogs? i said they passed away. >> did he ask you about regis, my other dog? >> no. >> but he did ask about bambino? >> yes. >> you looked beautiful. >> thank you. let's talk about those, this is story that was in the "new york post." we're not 100% confirmed. but it's been in the paper and a lot of folks are been talking about it. when you go to the big amusement parks and there's the long, long lines that you wait in with your kids. >> in the burning sun at universal. >> all of them. so hot there. >> well they say that there are a group of mothers who h

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and a very happy memorial day to all of you watching us today. it's fun-day monday, may 27th. we're thrilled you're with us today. we hope you have lots of great time with family and friends and backyard barbeque and great memories of great, great heroes in your life. >> i always enjoy memorial day. i think it's one of those it always gets all of us together. our families are together on this day. i'm excited. >> when i was a kid, because we lived in rehoboth every summer, it was the official start of the summer. to this day, anytime it's memorial day, i think i'm that teenager again, and you feel like the surfers from pensacola coming up. excited about the boardwalk. excited about maybe, you know, a summer adventure. love. all that good stuff. you know what, though? it was 19 years ago that we first saw the house that we live in now. you know how your life can change like this? and it just -- it's a long, long story. but sometimes you just rem

kathie lee? >> true. >> this is correct. >> this is a new rule with the fda. >> one day i'll get it right. >> the fda says you are no longer allowed to write waterproof, so when you see that, you know it's bog us many the new thing is water resistant. >> there you go. this is a blowout. >> i think it's 4-0. >>> you can use sunscreen up to four months after it expires. kathie lee. >> that is true. >> that is not true. >> i've done it. >> i think we've all done it. just as you wouldn't want to use expired milk for anything. it breaks down -- >> is it better than nothing. >> sometimes it could be better than nothing if you've got absolutely nothing. >> there you go. >> but try to keep it fresh. check the expiration date. next one. >>> anything under sp f-15 is ineffective. >> that's definitely false. >> this is true. so -- >> why even have it? >> what you want to do. sp f-15 protects you from burning, but it does not protect against the uv rays that cause aging and skin cancer, you may not get a sun

>> kathie lee one point. team hoda still won. >> the prizes are, a gift card $250 to a local restaurant. dvds of all the films we've been talking about. and more! >> that was so fun! >> good job. . [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. isn't that for digestive health? yeah and did you know trubiotics is a daily probiotic that helps in two ways. it supports digestive and immune health by working in your gut where 70% of your immune system lives. try trubiotics today. ♪ ♪ >>> there is such a distinctive sense of style when you're here in charleston. some people call it preppy, some people call it coastal. >> i like it. >> i know you do. >> and stacy small is the local style guru. owner of the hampton clothing, great shopping, amazing, nice to see you. >> thank you for having me, i'm excited to be here

right and those who don't get kathie lee's cd. and here to help me out a andrew. are you ready? >> i'm really. >> look at this beautiful family from illinois. and a mom who looks like a teenager with her four beautiful children. finish the lyrics to this patriot song. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> what so proudly we hail -- who's broad striped and bright stars. >> well you, you know that was in four different keys, but the lyrics were -- >> i don't mean to be correcting or anything. and the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air. >> that is our national an them. we should know it. what's interesting about that song it's actually an okaytive and a half which is why nobody can actually sing it. it started as a poem and the original star spankled banner you can see at the national historical museum in washington. >> how fascinating. you are from rochester? that's in new york. what atracks vacationers the most, the ocean, countryside, national parks or lakes? >> it's a guess. >> i know. the first one. beach. ocean. >> i would have

up next, kathy ireland is in the house. we'll talk about her $2 billion business empire and how she plans to keep it hot, happening, and profitable. ♪ [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ♪ [ agent smith ] ge software connects patients to nurses to the right machines while dramatically reducing waiting time. [ telephone ringing ] now a waiting room is just a room. [ static warbles ] >>> welcome back. kathy ireland gained fame in the '80s and '90s in "sports illustrated's" swimsuit edition. she has turned into a big-time entrepreneur. she's now head of the design and marketing company kathy ireland worldwide, which has grown into a $2 billion empire. she got her hand in everything from books and fashion, to flooring and furniture. she joins us now to talk more about her keys to success. good to see you. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> let me get your take on the economy right now, and on the end consumer. we're seeing a lot of corporate earnings that are beat

>> i uphold the myth, kathie. how dare you? >> it makes me want to go write a show for him. >> your nephew went to the prom last night? >> he did. gillian. he came back in one piece. we celebrate that. >> there he is. there he is. gillian. >> is that a date or his mother? >> no, that ain't his mother. >> that's his date. >> wow! >> go julian. he knows what he's doing. >> she could hurt a man. >> let's hope! >> i close my eyes and laugh at that one. >> you have a son? >> of course you do. >> we wish him well. young people. >> david alan grier. >> it's been so good. >> "peeples." "peeples" opens this friday at a theater near you. don't forget. three-time tony nominee. >> hopefully four, one day soon. >> so who is it going to be? >> we reveal our fan of the week. could it be you? right after this. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] you've never tasted anything like new fruttare. the taste of delicious strawberries and creamy milk, bursting together and perfectly frozen in time. when you look on the bright side, it's all good. ♪ new fr

. >> while some inmates sneak away for quick sex, others like kathy phillips and devon gann seek long term relationships. >> we have a good relationship. we've been together about two years. and for a relationship in here it's good. known couples aren't usually housed together. but we managed to connect some times. >> yeah. there is a way around everything. >> when we met them, kathy was 42-year-old and serving 14 to 17 years as a habitual felon with multiple counts of forgery, larceny and resisting officers. >> devon was 25 years old and serving 9 to 12 years for second degree murder. >> it was a man i lived with he was a drug dealer. it was a robbery gone bad. and he got killed. and i left the crime scene with the guy who killed him because i was -- was a bad situation. >> but in prison, the two women seem to have discovered a comfort zone. >> you get in here and you don't have anybody, you don't have anything. so you sort of cling to somebody. >> and women are more affectionate or whatever, anyway. so it looks like normal couples on the streets but it's all women. some look like bo

right and those who don't get kathie lee's cd. and here to help me out a andrew. are you ready? >> i'm really. >> lookt this beautiful family from illinois. and a mom who looks like a teenager with her four beautiful children. finish the lyrics to this patriot song. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> what so proudly we hail -- who's broad striped and bright stars. >> well you, you know that was in four different keys, but the lyrics were -- >> i don't mean to be correcting or anything. and the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air. >> that is our national an them. we should know it. what's interesting about that song it's actually an okaytive and a half which is why nobody can actually sing it. it started as a poem and the original star spankled banner you can see at theational historical museum in washington. >> how fascinating. you are from rochester? that in new york. what atracks vacationers the most, the ocean, countryside, national parks or lakes? >> it's a guess. >> iknow. the first one. ach. ocean. >> i would have guessed t

first i would like to introduce our president kathy cochran who will say a few words about aew and aew san francisco. >> thank you roberta. thank you commissioners and friends. we're delighted to be here. a very apropos evening and if there is one thing we heard tonight it's certainly important for us to work very hard for the advancement of small businesses of women and not forget about the importance of equal pay and aew, the american association of university women has been advancing women and girls since 1881 and on the front lines for equal pay, the fight for equal pay for 100 years. they were there 40 years ago in the oval office when president kennedy signed the equal pay act and when president obama signed the lite ledbetter act and roberta is the chair of public policy and the fight is an on going one and a major priority of our national organization and they have encouraged us a thousand branches strong across the united states to acknowledge the day that is tomorrow, the equal payday and bring that voak stroke to our communities. we are delighted to be here as part of this e

i just wanted to say to jim perkins and beverly and kathy i feel i will be doing this a lot tonight but as someone that worked in the system as a domestic violence prosecutor and i am sure president mazzucco feels the same way i lived the changes that you all made happen. you improved our system. you created 400 recommendations that kept women and families safe in this city, and as a participant in the system i saw the changes from the dedicated courtroom to the dedicated trained judges to the trainings at the police academy to the training for the prosecutors. none of that happens by accident. it happens by method logically and makings system change is not easy and 10 years later and i can remember -- gene rolins is here is talking about the audit. this has been lived and breathed and participated in by this city and by the city family, and without leadership and accountability -- you know, commissioner shorter we wouldn't have the gains that we had so i can't under score my gratitude for you and your leadership and sticking with it and it's hopeful to me when we want to make change we

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody, hello, hello. it's -- what is it today? it's booze-day tuesday, april 30th and we're glad you're with us. >> it's a big, big day here at the "today" show, we just found out the big news an hour and a half ago and it's so exciting to announce -- carol lee carmello, your leading lady in the broadway show, "scandalous" -- i know a lot of you guys saw it -- was just nominated for a tony award. and confetti. >> oh, it's her third tony nomination. she is just -- i'm -- i really am, i'm rarely stunned, i'm thrilled, she deserves it. so deserves it. a lot of life isn't fair and this was fair. let's listen a little. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> carol lee is unbelievable. i wish you guys for a second we could reenact this in the makeup room when we found out about it. because it was one of those moments where i was clock-watching, i knew the tony nominations were on cbs and we were kind of not trying to pay attention in case something doesn't

that woman is named kathy who in austin is a former u.n. arms trafficking expert and is the founder and executive director of the conflict awareness project nonprofit organization that investigates major arms traffickers and war profiteers and trans national criminal networks that few armed conflicts around the world earlier i had the chance to speak to kathy about her work i first asked her what the craziest things she's seen in her experience hunting down arms traffickers is and here's what she had to say. well you know often i'm flying in crazy airplanes and have had to survive crash landings just in order to document a certain weapons flow going to an illegal rogue group in the congo for example i've come around like corners and met with somalia militia men had to bargain my way out of those situations ultimately being asked to be married with a camel that would be presented to my father. so there is just been a lot of crazy things that i've experienced just to track the way international weapons from exporting countries go to these war

now woman is named kathy lynn austin she's a former u.n. arms trafficking expert and is the founder and executive director of the conflict awareness project nonprofit organization that investigates major arms traffickers war profiteers and transnational criminal networks that few armed conflicts around the world earlier i had the chance to speak to kathy about her work i first asked her what the craziest things she's seen in her experience hunting down arms traffickers and here's what she had to say. well you know often i'm flying in crazy airplanes and have had to survive crash landings just in order to document a certain weapons flow going to an illegal rogue group in the congo for example i've come around like corners and met with a lot somalia militiamen had to bargain my way out of those situations ultimately being asked to be married with a camel that would be presented to my father so there's just been a lot of crazy things that i've experienced just to truck the way international weapons from exporting countries go to these wars and

that woman is named kathy owen austin she's a former un are. trafficking expert is the founder and executive director of the conflict awareness project profit organization that investigates major arms traffickers war profiteers and transnational criminal networks that few armed conflicts around the world earlier i had the chance to speak to kathy about her work i first asked her what the craziest things she's seen in her experience hunting down arms traffickers and here's what she had to say. well you know often i'm flying in crazy airplanes and have had to survive crash landings just in order to document a certain weapons flow going to an illegal rogue group in the congo for example i've come around like corners and met with the law somalia militiamen had to bargain my way out of those situations ultimately being asked to be married with a camel that would be presented to my father so there's just been a lot of crazy things that i've experienced just to track the way international weapons from exporting countries go to these wars and it's real

that woman is named kathy who in austin is a former u.n. arms trafficking expert and is the founder and executive director of the conflict awareness project nonprofit organization that investigates major arms traffickers and war profiteers and trans national criminal networks that few armed conflicts around the world earlier i had the chance to speak to kathy about her work i first asked her what the craziest things she's seen in her experience hunting down arms traffickers is and here's what she had to say. well you know often i'm flying in crazy airplanes and have had to survive crash landings just in order to document a certain weapons flow going to an illegal rogue group in the congo for example i've come around like corners and met with somalia militiamen had to bargain my way out of those situations ultimately being asked to be married with a camel that would be presented to my father so there's just been a lot of crazy things that i've experienced just to truck the way international weapons from exporting countries go to these wars a

woman is named kathy who in austin is a former u.n. arms trafficking expert and is the founder and executive director of the conflict awareness project nonprofit organization that investigates major arms traffickers and war profiteers and trans national criminal networks that few armed conflicts around the world earlier i had the chance to speak to kathy about her work i first asked her what the craziest things she's seen in her experience hunting down arms traffickers is and here's what she had to say. well you know often i'm flying in crazy airplanes and have had to survive crash landings just in order to document a certain weapons flow going to an illegal rogue group in the congo for example i've come around like corners and met with a lot of somalia militiamen had to bargain my way out of those situations ultimately being asked to be married with a camel that would be presented to my father so there's just been a lot of crazy things that i've experienced just to track the way international weapons from exporting countries go to the

that woman is named kathy who in austin is a former u.n. arms trafficking expert and is the founder and executive director of the conflict awareness project nonprofit organization that investigates major arms traffickers and war profiteers and trans national criminal networks that few armed conflicts around the world earlier i had the chance to speak to kathy about her work i first asked her what the craziest thing is she's seen in her experience hunting down arms traffickers is and here's what she had to say. well you know often i'm flying in crazy airplanes and have had to survive crash landings just in order to document a certain weapons flow going to an illegal rogue group in the congo for example i've come around like corners and met with a lot of somalia militiamen had to bargain my way out of those situations ultimately being asked to be married with a camel that would be presented to my father so there's just been a lot of crazy things that i've experienced just to track the way international weapons from exporting countries go to t

friends of the creek credits kathy with planting seeds of change. >> we have 10,000 volunteers. >> they have a huge impact on creeks in the bay and water quality. >> reporter: the latest project is to show native plants aren't just for public spaces, they are important for your own backyard. >> this is a monkey flower and it tracts bees. >> reporter: like story of survivalle creek, behind the home is a beautiful example of what native plants can do. >> this is one of my favorites. it's a soap plant. before we had our native plant garden, we really didn't see any wildlife in the garden but now that we have transformed it, we have seen 20 species of birds, butterflies. >> reporter: she started the bringing back the natives garden tour to encourage people to change their own landscapes like al kite did in moraga. >> this moment here kind of reminds me of the mccloud river. >> reporter: he replaced his lawn lawn with a naturescape and says people are surprised by the plant variety and color. >> they are attractive and this is were kathy bringing gardens and ideas together is such an importa

thankfully there are those like kathy baxter who are constantly fighting for the prevention of child abuse. i believe partnership with outside agencies have allowed us to find justice during this complex investigation. another important component of svu is the -- unit. those members solely on internet crimes against children. the cases are complex and require persistent and dedication to identify and locate perpetrators who possess and distribute child pornography. we are only one of many law enforcement agencies across the region who actively participate in the silicon valley internet crimes against children task force. the investigation resulted in the arrest of four predators who possessed hundreds of images. as you can see we have many moving parts under the svu model, and it is important to recognize the specialist team appointed to investigate crimes in human trafficking. human trafficking is a 32 billion dollar industry. after drug trafficking, human trafficking is the second most profitable crime.itas attracted by organized criminal gangs. innovation and technology has made i

from philadelphia, please welcome kathy herman. hey, nice to see you, kathy. >> hey, good to see you again, meredith. >> all right, how do you break your butt? >> well, if you're me, you can do it any number of ways... >> what did you do? >> but i did it skiing, and i fell, and i could hear the crack, and... >> so your tailbone. >> mm-hmm. >> wow. who do you go to for something like that? the butt doctor or-- >> i go to no one. i-- >> you didn't go to anybody? me?

i need names, kathie lee would not settle for this! >> no, indeed. jeff, we brought you a little glass of vino, welcome to new york. >> thank you so much. >> this is the first thing i've had in my system all day, so it's really hitting me, i love it. >> you're with us now. >> now -- a great tragedy for these women, they spend a lot of money or they've been given these outfits and then they show up and somebody has the audacity to wear the same thing. >> i've been doing this segment for four years and literally we never run out of people. >> do celebrities get upset? >> i have to watch my back when i go out after doing the segment for so long because sometimes i say some pretty funny stuff. a lot of it was edited out. i'm much funnier than that. my god. i have to watch my back and i'm sure they do. some do get upset. >> it brings out what's really there in a person. if you're wearing the same dress, you go over and you take a picture and have fun with it. >> and if it happens on the same red carpet, that's the only way to go over it, have fun with it.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello, everybody, it's booze-day, tuesday, it's may 7th, the year is zooming by. >> what's better than booze-day, tuesday, kath? >> not much. but there's -- the alcohol department. >> we've got to talk about the met ball last night. >> freak show. >> it's so weird. the pictures that you'll see, this is the big premiere event in new york. everyone wants to be invited. this year the theme was, punk was the theme. >> chaos couture. >> we want to know what you think of these individuals that we hand-picked for our program. sarah jessica parker. go. mohawk, with a mohawk and the leggings. >> the boot. >> like kinky boots. >> yes. >> now, nicole ritchie, look at the blue-gray lid. >> not my favorite. she's just adorable. she's young, it makes her look like her grandmother. >> may be she's trying something new. >> anne hathaway went completely blonde. >> i thought she looked -- i hated the dress because it looks like a spider web. i thought her h

this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello, everybody. mayday, it's wines-day wednesday, may 1st. >> we are so pumped. we have a big trip tomorrow to charleston, south carolina. gorgeous there. >> yes, we have big important news to discuss on the bra front. >> it's very big. >>> for those of you who struggled with bras and felt so constraining, a new study is out that says bras are bad, a study from france that says they're a false necessity. >> i think that depends on who you're talking to. >> some guy did a 15-year study. >> some sicko. >> some crazy freak. >> some fetish guy. >> and he looked at women's breasts from the ages of 18 and 35. >> okay. he's smart, too. >> he says the benefits of a bra -- they actually -- it stock markets -- stops you from developing muscles and things that would keep you perky. >> i don't know -- there's always been controversy about it. first of all, they say not even for working out, do you need it? >> that's the most ridiculous comment. >> every woman's mouth went to the floor. my gosh, you c

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody, it is try-day friday, it's may 17th. we're so excited that you're here with us. come on in. >> we didn't have our wine, but we're fine. >> sammy wanted that. >> yes, sammy's right. >> it is the weekend. cheers, cheers to the weekend, thank you, tammy. >> all right. okay. here's a question for you -- we know it's the weekend and a lot of families and kids are going out to see the kids' games. the question is should kids compete or should they just go out and have the games and just enjoy themselves and have fun. >> where everybody's a winner. >> there's a movie called "parental guidance" billy crystal is in it with bette midler. they go to their grandsons' baseball game and they found some of this disturbing. take a look. >> strike three, you're out of there. >> there are no outs in this game. >> how do you know who's winning? >> every game ends in a tie. >> it's good they don't keep score. >> yeah, because your kid stinks. >> yo

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"the new york times" is reporting that kathy knew last week or knew in april. which is exactly what jay carney told the white house press corps last week. to say that there's nothing, not anything there there would be sort of an understatement. but what would roy blunt be saying today if the report was -- kathy told the president in april, and then this report came out or was made public in mid may. roy blunt, mitch mcconnell, rand paul would all be on tv saying what did the white house do when they found out the inspector general was investigating the irs? what phone records do they have? who did they try to intimidate? i mean, if we can take what we know happened, and make up a series and a fact pattern that doesn't fit any proof that they have to offer into the record, imagine what the flip side would be if kathy walked into the oval office and said -- sir, the inspector general is doing this, blah blah blah. we would have a whole other set of ask skbirscy theories. it's like a whole other trunk of conspiracy theories. if this happens, do this, pull out this

. >> kathy majette: a lot of people think that children that are born with these deformities are cursed. just imagine a life alone, that nobody wanted to be around you. >> norrie oelkers: and we had children coming in for screening with brown bagover their head. they're never allowed to leave their house unless they have a bag on their heads. >> kathy majette: some children don't live, because they have problems with eating, and drinking, and die of malnutrition. >> mel: and they see us as their last resort. >> dr. jill gora: every child deserves a fair chance at life, >> peggy stillman: it may only take an hour to do something that will change their lives forever. >> noreen kessler: and you just see a whole new person, a whole new beginning. it's almost like they're reborn. i can't think of another word but phenomenal. [ music ] >> roma downey: as a mother, i would do anything i could to help my child live a normal life. and i'm sure you would, too. but what if you couldn't do anything? what if you were totally helpless? that's the situation for hundreds and thousands of parents in dev

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody, hoda wants to say -- hey. >> hey. >> it's thirst-day thursday, may 30th. we must be exhausted already, hoda. >> we've had a long day and we'll have a long show, because, guess who's here? >> who? >> "the rael hoeal housewives o jersey." >> why is that going to make the show longer than normal? >> because these ladies are here, i was watching part of the new episode, theresa and melissa are -- trying to reconcile, but it is bitter. look at all this. oh, come on! >> wow. >> it's so good, pop the popcorn, get ready. it's going to be good. all of them are going to be here and we'll have crowd control security. >> we've already had a little blood spilled already today. we're hoping that our little savannah, who got whacked in the face, we send her our great love. speaking of healing, there was a healing in the heartland relief benefit concert to support the victims of the tornados in oklahoma. >> blake shelton, sang along with m

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> oh, yeah. >> uh-huh. >> it's thirst-day thursday. it's dreary and a little drizzly around here, may 9th, but we have a song in our heart. >> we are full of sunshine. >> how are you? are you doing well? >> i'm good. your cards match your dress. oh, my god! it is almost a perfect -- >> a tad off. >> so you were busy yesterday because you were reunited with your old lover. ♪ and it feels so good >> they called us both and you said politely no, they don't want me and that's not true. >> "access hollywood live" wanted you. >> they're doing their show here right across the street. they said would you come by and surprise regis. so what am i going to do? i love the rege-man, so we went. >> she's doing so great with hoda. i can't even get her name right. i love her, she's great. they're great together. >> see what she used to do for him? >> i need to step up my game. >> this is a great lead-in for your show. >> yeah. >> they're getting stronger all the time. >> t

now woman is named kathy who in austin is a former u.n. arms trafficking expert and is the founder and executive director of the conflict awareness project nonprofit organization that investigates major arms traffickers and war profiteers and transnational criminal networks that few armed conflicts around the world earlier i had the chance to speak to kathy about her work i first asked her what the craziest thing is she's seen in her experience hunting down arms traffickers is and here's what she had to say. well you know often i'm flying in crazy airplanes and have had to survive crash landings just in order to document a certain weapons flow going to an illegal rogue group in the congo for example i've come around like corners and met with somalia militiamen had to bargain my way out of those situations ultimately being asked to be married with a camel that would be presented to my father so there's just been a lot of crazy things that i've experienced just to truck the way international weapons from exporting countries go to these wars

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody. welcome to fun-day monday, where hoda and me and my sty are so happy you're with us. >> the three of us are glad you're here. >> for the second week, third week. >> please go to the doctor. >> i just got off the phone from dr. starr. that's his name. he's the best eye doctor in the world. >> yes? >> he says i'm going to be fine. >> so what's he going to do to it? >> i don't know. but he can have his way with it. it's fine with me. >> some people think they had a great weekend. but i don't think anybody had a better weekend than savannah guthrie. >> hello. >> hi. i don't know if you guys heard. >> big news around here. >> no, it's humongous news. >> bigger than anything. >> we would like to unveil to the country -- >> they've already seen it for three hours. >> savannah guthrie got engaged. >> hi! >> hi, ladies. >> oh, my gosh. we knew something was up with you today. you've been floating on a cloud. >> i know. but -- oh, i'

kathy henley and colonel peacock are working the late shift at the yard. >> it was around 1:03 in the morning of the 18th. me and colonel were sitting there at his desk. we were going over the paperwork. to the left of me, we had a monitor sitting there. while i was talking to him, out the corner of my eye i could see something moving around a lot. >> kathy turns to watch the security camera and can't believe her eyes. >> this thing was out here. and then after it twirled around going through the back end of a car, you could see a ball of light come off. i said you need to check the lot out. >> that's when i came out here to see if anybody's doing it. i couldn't find nobody. >> what was was in the yard has vanished. >> so i pulled the videotape out and i took it home with me. when you go from a little screen to one this big, you could see it. and to me honestly looked like a woman wearing overalls with blond hair and a white shirt and she was twirling around with the cars and everything back here. >> the security camera records fewer frames per second than a regular camera giving it a

con, kathie lee uses it on her wineglasses. >> what? >> kathie lee using the vulcan grip on her wineglass. >> absolutely. as often as possible. especially on winesday wednesday. >> cheers. >> with all the new technology -- >> she does. >> you really have to be careful about what you do around here when you think the cameras are off of you. >> why? >> things can be misconstrued. take a look. ♪ love to love you baby >> by the way, there's a website, first time i'm seeing this here. there's a website called stb, which is an insider newsy website. you and al are not only doing that but you're doing this. >> that's called a leak. excuse me. >> it's been leaked. >> there are very good moments between al and myself. that should not have been running. >> you guys were chest to chest doing what you do with al. >> i'd just like to tell you what al said when i went to spank him. >> don't, don't. >> i'm not going to say it. use your imagination. i'm going to spank him. oh, i've got to stop doing that on national television. i went to spank him an

for many years i had told kathy as we had dealt with these issues that the day that this becomes too big i will drop my letter the next day. she wasn't going to tell me when i was afraid where this was going to end up. >> reporter: in late april a retirement ceremony was held for general allen. an emotional affair. among the guests david and holly petraeus. >> david and holly petraeus are like family. given all that we had to experience together. i couldn't retire without asking david and holly petraeus to be present. >> reporter: i assume you haven't really talked about what happened? >> that's right. it doesn't require that we have a conversation about it. >> reporter: what allen does want to talk about, does want people to remember is the troops, during husband retirement he spoke movingly about those who he lost during his command in afghanistan. 561 troops you lost. that's a number that you'll never forget? >> that's right. i think about it all the time. there's a moment of reflection about those 561 empty chairs around dinner tables, when families gather for christmas from now

we will talk about kathy black. a big executive at hearst. best known now for that short little stint she had as new york city's counselor. mayor mike bloomberg's administration try to build support from ms. black as the chancellor. dagen: after stepping down, black has been trying to move down from several ventures. elizabeth macdonald is at the forbes summit. liz: you are right. we did speak with kathy black about those embarrassing e-mails. she only lasted for three months. she was really outspoken. she spoke to us very honestly about how she is reinventing herself again. cathie has reinvented herself. i feel like it is my very exciting chapter. their founders are -- >> it literally ranges from data analytics. i think it will be very successful. two women who founded the daily muse which is a young successful site. it really is a wide group of them. the purpose of my being involved is that i, you know, want to help them, mentor them and help them grow their businesses. liz: you wrote a book called "back to black" -- "basic black" , as i wa

this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello, everybody, it's thirst-day thursday, may 23rd, we're so happy you're here with us today. >> we are. and we also happen to have my sister in the house. >> yes. >> she is waving bye-bye. >> she's here and she's enjoying herself, enjoying all that new york has to offer. >> we have to get her back to new york. she's got to come get a new job here so she doesn't have to go to dubai anymore. >> we were laughing at great, great k-mart ads. do you remember one called "ship my pants." you have to say it nice and slowly. let's watch that and remember. >> ship my pants? right here? ship my pants? you're kidding. >> you can ship your pants right here. >> did you hear that? i can ship my pants for free. >> wow, i may ship my pants. >> billy, can you ship your pants? >> i can want to ship my pants. >> i just shipped my pants and it's very convenient. >> very convenient. >> i shipped my drawers. >> i just shipped my nightie. >> i just shipped my bed. >> if you can't find what you're looking f

so exciting. >> this must be kathie lee. she's lighter. the blond one. >> you can told her. >> just like a puppy. >> hi kathie lee. >> oh, my god. we have our own goats. oh, my gosh. >> all my life i have wanted my own goat. >> hi! oh, this is so -- oh. >> this is better than the maxim list. how many people have one of these? hello. >> mine's making noise. it was bleating. >> don't you have anything to say? that will be a first. >> this one might be kathie lee. i thinkingi her. >> you are tricia? >> victoria marr. >> that's a different topic. >> it would be nice to know the lady's name who brings in our goats. >> was it a race? >> they came out and they were just kidding around and immediately jumping and having fun. >> "kidding around." >> so it was meant to be. >> wow. >> she was a beautiful blonde that was fearless and running around. >> oh. >> what about hoda woman? >> hoda was sweet right off the bat. also playful. >> hilarious. >> yeah. >> hot. >> she has a little brother she likes to tease and jump on. >> oh, my god. whatever your n

kathy, angela and everyone else who helped out today. i want to express my gratitude to the san francisco library for the last ten years and there is san francisco government tv and this is going to be broadcast throughout the year. so thank you. i would like to thank julie tron from the bar association. the bar association has been our partners in terms of providing defense for poor people. in cases where the public defender is not able to provide representation, those cases are handled by the private bar and they are doing an incredible job. so thank you very much for that. i want to thank jose as a who is a public defender and here to celebrate with us. we are going to start today by showing a brief video explaining the gideon decisions >> take this empty lot. today you would never know it but history was made here. mostly all is gone and so are the people. the principle they left is still standing. it was almost as bad at life. >> it was a constitutional hero, but the cases that come to the court don't come from the winners in societ

tonight, jay welcomes -- emmy award winning comedian kathy griffin, writer, director eli roth, the music of cheap trick, and jay checks out new apps. and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universa

. >> what about kathy from pennsylvania? >> what about her? >> kathy from pennsylvania was adorable. she is petite, but there's a lot of personality there. so i wanted to hem her dress. it's a flattering wrap dress, but it's so good when you -- >> it would look good with boots. >> it can, but i think the knee is a universally flattering length to make you look taller, and another trick, and using the owner bag with the owner shoe, color pop makes you look up and down. >> so good. >> i've been wondering about melissa. >> all my life i've been. >> melissa was good. >> melissa asked about neon, how can i make last season's neon work this season. it's still in, but i think a neutral with a neon makes it not only ever -- timeless, but better for the office. so i just gave a swap with a neutral beige skirt. >> or keep the same outfit and get a different office. >> what about sherrill from montana. >> big problems, i hear. >> beautiful sherrill. she was so stunning, i almost didn't know how to help, but i thought, well, i like a comfortable loose blo

from jersey city, new jersey, kathy chen, with a 4-month-old son. and from bishop, texas, kendra amason-robin, with twin girls and one on the way. what better way to start a mother's day mom testers than with a nice breakfast? how about one that may just be perfect? >> the perfect pancake pan. >> we have high hopes for this. >> reporter: all three moms got cooking. for kathy, the pan's convenience was a plus. >> it makes perfect pancakes. >> reporter: and for danielle and her family, the proof was in the taste test. >> light and fluffy. >> reporter: but kendra won't be giving up her old-school skillet. >> the old-fashioned way is easier. >> reporter: the perfect pancake pan gets a passing grade, with one mom disappointed, two moms approve. next up, how grout of a mother's day gift would it be to make house cleaning quicker and easier? enter the hurricane 360 spin mop. >> we're going to use this in our house. >> reporter: once the moms put the mop together and got a grasp of the spinning technology, they were able to take the hurricane spin mop for a