Transcripts For WRC Today 20161202

About her perm life, even more. Not as much as miss piggy does. If any could give her a run for her money, it would be you, miss piggy. Yes. A new collaboration with a bigtime designer, right . Yes. And why shes the talk of the internet these days, as if you arent always the talk of the internet. Yes. Wow. Its just another day for and sure, him, right. Hes history. Now that the kermit thing is over i was wondering maybe what youre up to later, miss piggy . Im going out to dinner with you, thats what im doing. You can have pork and sauerkraut. Oh thats not cool. It starts already. That is not cool. I want you to know, im such five of them. In honor of our country coming together after this contentious election and the hollywood spirit and good will, i am going to be gracious and loing and kind to you today. Oh its about time we will have our way with her in just a little bit. Last night, you were invited to this but you were reading a book. I got in too late. What kind of Major Television star re i lead a dangerous exciing life. You sure do. We had our annual party, hoda and i with everybody on our show and we have some of the best products weve told you about through the years to make greatest gifts for yourself. Plus, elvis duran brings a new artist singing from her solo. All right. Knew want to tell us about this book you were reading last night or is it heavy . Story and pertinent to Race Relations today. Good. I worked on a film i will tell you about later. In the meantime, you have played tom keene on blacklist for four seasons. Four . Amazing, you got your own spinoff series, the blacklist redemption. Thats huge. Once we start grinding away, were starting very soon. We keep things very close to the vest, can you tell us a little bit about it . It will be fun, fastpaced and spy craft, a lot of Mission Impossible meets jason bjorn and my cost is. I think so. Maybe miss piggy you doing much acting these days. Im available. Im available, absolutely i think shes excited. What would be your dream, a romantic interest with our friend. Well, i mean, if i must, yes. Im going to speak to the writers and i will get right on this. Oh boy, oh boy, thank you thank you thank you, kathie. You. The blacklist returns on january 5th. I cant believe it. Four seasons. Im really proud of you. When you were first on, you said, i dont know if this will go and couldnt describe what you were about to do. Here we are. It premiers early, right, early in the next year . We come right back after the new year. Can you do both now . Is that possible . You will be exhausted. It will be fun. Beats the unemployment line. Thats right. Something called the most indulgent dessert in ever. Youve been to my house for dinner but didnt seem to be a huge sweet eater. Not a huge but i do like brownies. I do. Ive got a soft spot for brownies. You learned that in college, didnt you . These are red wine brownies. You want to try that . Piggy . Yes. Can you get the plate over here, please . Yes. Ryan will bring them over and you guys can get to know reach other a little better. Thats important. Its important you get one or i can feed you if you like. I would. Mmmm. I like being fed by you ryan. In a heatproof mixing bowl over boiling water. Why are we telling you that . Mix a cup of my wine and sugar and eggs and bake for 20 minutes. I think i can do that. Its tryday friday. Do you know what your state smells like . Ocean maybe . Surf . Im from california. We have california from here. Seco creaing a scent for each state. We were going new york first. Lets do you. What do you smell when you smell this besides the red wine. I smell brownies. I know. And my perfume, probably. A hint of lilac. Is there ocean . No. Pair, redwoods and vineyards. In new york, you get the outer rondack and apple orchards. My gosh, that smells like fall. That smells better than california. Can i smell connecticut, my hometown, please . Where i live. The maryland people get mad at me. As frank used to say, thats gods country. You go visit your family in you aware whats been happening in gatlinburg and pigeon forge with the wildfires. Its been devastating, right . Wednesday night, dolly parton, one of everybodys favorite on the planet, her coat of many colors was the highest rated by my friend, sam haskell, i have to say that and now dolly trying help the people hurt in the fire in the great smokey m mounta ays Charity Begins at home and established the my people fund. Look at what they plan to do. Its awesome. We want to provide a hand up to all those families that have lors everything in the fires. To recover, we want to make sure the dolly Wood Foundation provides a have lost their homes in the fires until they get back up on their feet. You would have to be a fan, right, to dolly. Do you know her at all . No. I did meet her and saw her play live and everything. Ive known her for 30 years and you will never meet a better human being, you never will. God bless you, dolly, for all you do. Ready for funny . To . Me. You want to give it a cold read. One night a couple was sitting down for dinner together and the man asked his wife, what would you do if i won the lottery . Okay . Uhhuh. His wife immediately responded, take half and leave your butt. No . Not over. [ laughter ] it took me a moment. Youre so funny. The man replied, great, i won 12 bucks, heres 6, now get out. Did i laugh too early . Thats called a jokeus interruptus. I think my standup career is well on its way. Keep your day job. A party at the refinery, the third year in a row. Have you ever been there . You could have come last night. I was going to. Deal here. Look at you guys. Brought her mom. Shes adorable in charge of advertiing sales and partnershe her and you know all these people got in there. There was a little space where i was supposed to be. We made space for you. You could have been the only man except for don nash. Have you had your cheerios its mariahs world and were just living in it. She has a new project and a lot to say. We will hear from the singer and mom after this. Were only human. We rely on our courage. The kind of courage that shows up when we need it. G cancer than dying from it. Give now to the american cancer society. There are some people you should give underwear to this holiday. And there are some people you shouldnt. Ha ha, nay. You shouldnt give underwear to everybody. But for those you do, give them fruit of the loom. For a complete eye renewing effect try age perfect eye renewal from loreal. It renews eyes 5 ways. Cles, crows feet. Age perfect eye renewal from loreal skin expert paris mmm. I cant believe its so delicious. I cant believe it has ith real, simple ingredients. I cant believe were on a whale. I cant believe my role isnt bigger. Oh, its real. Real ingredients. Unbelievable taste. Go ahead, enjoy. 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Those who have had a drug or alcohol problem and its great to help others get back on their feet. Ask your doctor about lyrica. I its not everyday you get to sit down with one of the biggest music stars in the world. I hear you and hoda caught up did. Shall i say she did not disappoint . All right. Say, she did not disappoint. . Break my heart, heart breaker you got t this is mariahs world. Its impressive. Five grammy awards, 18 number 1 hits, over 200 million records sold. We did not grow up this way. People have to understand that. Now, shes pulling back the curtain, revealing to the world for the fi lets talk about your doku series, shall we . Not a reality series, a doku series. Youre a public figure, people know you. Iconic. Youre an iconic woman. Why more exposure . For me, it was more about, you know, the process of like here we are behind the scenes. A lot of moving parts to put a tour together. I dont know when i will do this again. Ive never done that before. In the middle of filming the series, mariah and then fiance, james packer, called off their engagement. When did you think about pulling the plug on it when your relationship ended up not working out. I cant give somebody else that much power. No. You have to keep on pushing. Mariah has adorable 5yearold twins with exhusband, nick canon, they joined her on her world to having your kids in the docuseries . Actually, i do. I wanted to make sure they were comfortable at all times. I never want to be a stage mom. Or exploit them for your career . Not at all. I wasnt going to have them in the docuseries at all. They were with me and have their activities and so many Different Things theyre learning on the road invaluable. Permission, too. And nick makes a couple cameos. What is he doing on the turban . What is he doing with that . One time is one thing, but he likes the turban. We saw each other at thanksgiving. And han been as well. Its important for the kids to invest the things we both want them, both of us. Hes part of their life forever. He yes. He wants them to have that. He does have a crush on her. You saw it. Not leaving that easily. New man, weve seen picture, out and about with you. I refuse to answer under the grounds it may incriminate me see. In other words, guilty as all get out. Hes cute, by the way, isnt he . You pick cute men. This is so pretty in here. I really didnt have it in me to be the usual mariah be nice to everybody thing. What would you like to express to everyone by watching this series they would be surprised by . I had fun and played around, im coming here today, obviously, this is not morning attire. What do i do . I dont want them to feel i didnt thats it. Honestly, i want people to watch the behind the scenes of all that because youre doing the show for the fans. Yeah. Its really kind of fascinating. Yeah. Mariah is known as this diva. When youre with her, there is this vulnerability and sweetness about her. Was it fun hanging out . We hang all the time. Bravo. From one glamorous star to another, i did not say my favorite star, miss piggy. She has competition in the eggles thing. Oh, yeah. . Safe driver . . Accidentfree . . Everybody put your flaps in the air for me . . Go paperless, dont stress, girl . . Safe driver . . Accidentfree . . Everybody put your flaps in the air for me . I cant lipsynch in these conditions. . Savings . . Oh, yeah . My budget used to be hard on me. Especially around the holidays. I was pinchin more than pennies but thanks to fingerhut. Com, now you can shop over 700,000 items from brand names like samsung, rachael ray and fisher price. Happy holidays to me. Great stuff. [ doorbell rings ] oh, i hope its the microfiber recliner [ laughs ] ahhh. . . When you ache and havent slept. Youre not you. Tylenol . Pm relieves pain and helps you fall fast asleep and stay asleep. We give you a better night. Youre a better you all day. Tylenol . Here you go, the spare the spare, no, i dont want to put anybody out. Nonsense we lend it to everybody. . . H prefeits a love thing. Superior preference by lor . Al. With up to 12 tones in each luminous shade. Preference is uniquely blended to be dimensional and fade defying up to 8 weeks. So what actually is the polite way to introduce a pi what actually is the polite way to introduce a pig . If its miss shes been the talk of social media lately after her appearance with the legendary tony bennett at the legendary macys parade last week. And a designer. Yes. The status of her relationship with kermit has people talking again. Heres miss piggy to fill us in on all of it. What a year youve had, miss pig. I know. Here we are, i have this yes. How did that come to be . Is that because youre such a fashion icon anyway . Pretty much. Debra lloyd is the ceo, called me up and said, i am so inspired by you, i have to do something with you. I said, okay, all right. It was a match made in heaven. I knew it would work out the minute she paid for lunch. When can we expect to see this new campaign . Its happening right now. You will see all the accessory, handbstwear. You will also see this wonderful short film i made. Is jazelle be really jealous when this campaign starts, jazelle bundchen . Oh, her the film is hilarious, me, sash that and the empire state building. K is not going to be it will make him so long for you and what used to be. I know isnt it great . It will make him so jealous. What went wrong . If you two cant make it, i dont know who can. What about brad and angelina. I k im living in my own world, i guess. Did you have higher hopes for it . Did you think it would be forever in your heart of hearts . Of cours. N tay, gi always wants that. Now that it is over im moving on. I am daing as many men who are not kermit as soon as possible. Hear that, kermit hear that . Preferably not at the same time, though. That can get messy. Sounds like bitterness. The flash mob, that was a mistake. Not because there were so many of them, they were all dressed as santa claus. That one. We have spare shoes and a blanket for you in our remaining time. When was the last time you were star struck . I ran into matt lauers car in t name a movie that made you cry . Titanic. I was so sure they werent going to hit that iceberg. What is the worst thing about getting older, miss piggy . I have no idea. Because youre young. What are you glad you grew out of in 10 seconds. Spandex all righty. Well be back, cooking with chicken. Glad youre cooking with chicken and not you know. Bobby will share her favorite thing from last night. Makes great gifts for the holida buthat annoying hard sn just keeps coming back. And always way, way, way too soon. No matter what you do. Amop . 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Last night hoda and i held our annual Favorite Things Party at the rooftop here in new york ci favorite things weve featured this past year on our show. I could not make this party, bummed about that, so excited to check out these goodies. Who better to review than today style editor herself bobbie thomas. Favorites of you and hoda and beach, florida, over 50 years. Seven different lens colors. A great option if youre looking for a new pair of sunglasses for that loved one on your list. Always win best. Win the best down in florida. Okay. Makeup is a fun thing around here. Glam squad loves urban decay. I happen to be a huge fan of the founder wendy. One of their naked palettes, ryan, sells every six seconds. Really . A lady in your life. I and could probably use this. And our makeup artist. Great progression mascara. Everythings naked, perverted. And then danny jo, danny jo jewelry, ill save you, its Fashion Jewelry with highend. Wont turn you green. Something youll invest in, a statement piece. Right. These are two sisters, theyre darling. Great design team that used to borrow their dads medical tools to learn wiremaking when younger and who knew that childhood hobby would become a hot thing. Were going to wear it on monday when hodas back. Kathie, ill let you swoon over i discovered this through a friend. I was wearing it last night. You see it all the time. Its a mother daughter company. Right . Everythings made in new york. Its all washable. It away last night. Thank you, ryan. Yeah. And check her website. If you just want to scrunch it, everything, just amazing stuff. The fabric is their signature. Sarah, thank you. You can put it in your purse, it wont wrinkle. Ryan, dont be afraid. Something you might like here. Stuff for you. Alex is shaking these fantastic martini shakers that look like they have olives but this company, sugarfina, figured how to take spirits, and a 20person wait list to guess rose all day gum is. Really hot item for those with a sweet tooth and look beautiful on your table. Very good. Might be beautiful if we put march teen any and it then tried after. There you go. Dry show. Well take care of you. Alex, you wild one of my list, minted. Such a favorite because they do really special personalized one of a kind designs and feature independent artists, and i love that people this holiday, thinking about where to spend your money, support those people. They do everything from reversible tree skirts to teepees and artwork. Customized and more. And a baby shower at my house. So sweet. Anyway im fine. Not fair. And everything youll ever need and marc murphy is in the kitchen show you how simple. Kitchen show you how simple. And artist durans artist theres only one egg that just tastes better. Fresher. More flavorful. Delicious. Only one egg with better nutrition like more vitamins d, e, and omega 3s. And 25 less saturated fat. For my family. 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Catches all the stuff that you want to get out. This is really nice. This one is, like, it goes the extra step. How does being clean feel . Kind of sassy. Uh, breezy. Hands up. Weeeeeee. My bum is saying, thank you very much. Cleanripple texture is designed to clean better. How could you like to have a dish, just one dish that will a simple roasted chicken with potatoes and vegetables. And marc murphys goto meal, chef and partner of gray salt and landmark restaurants. I saw him this summer at the greenwich wine and fooft festival this is the meal he said he would make for me if he came to my house. Its a great story. Every time my kids come home from camp a long trip or vacation. What are we having . Roast chicken. Its but you made it first, were in love with this woman, had to impress her parents and he won her heart. Coming for dinner. Ill make roast chicken. And hes been in the family ever since. This is your way. Simple ingredients, olive, salt pepper, garlic, lemon, this is es xrol. I love to cook with es carol. Of course you do. Throw a lemon in there, throw some an entire lemon in there go ahead. Take herbs, shove the herbs in there. The chicken doesnt mind. I would hope not. [ laughter ] no. Its perfectly fine. And so difficult to like a figure eight. Boom. Push the lengths in like that, put the wings over there. Flip the little guy upside down. Its a good thing. Whats the point of that . Whats accomplished by whats happened, it keeps everything together to cook more evenly. Im glad miss piggy isnt here to see this. I really am. Shed be very upset. Not making pork chops. I was getting worried. Oh no. What recipe are re doing . Then what do we do . Clean up after you touch the chicken always got to make sure. A Little Olive Oil on there. Look how happy it is. Not difficult. So far, yeah. Something i could do, marc. Which is great. Are you sure . But you still want to go to restaurants. Dont stop going to restaurants and stop cooking. Thats not what we need. Oh. We need a sip. Here we go. Put this in the oven 15 minutes. What temperature . About 450. Toss that in the moving along with television, go right along. Here it is. Did you 15 minutes did i put one in there . No. I think i put one inside. I might have forgot, but its okay. Onion goes in there, too. You can, if you want. Here it is. Yes. Happy, happy, as it can be, for about 15 minutes. Throw vegetables in there. Basically a onepot cooking thing going on here. Yes. And then throw this back in the oven. Its actually very french. This i throw back in about 45 minutes. Same temperature. 450. Go see what it looks like back here, though. Oh [ speaking in Foreign Language ]. [ speaking in Foreign Language ]. Yeah. Whats in there . Drippings, all the stuff its all about the drippings, isnt it . They call this a reduction . Thats not a reduction. Well, its reducing. Call it whatever you want. Youre a big tv star. Call it whatever you want, buddy. And. Oui. A little mustard and thyme. And ends up looking like this. Like that. Exactly. Then you put it on where are we . Here it is. Youve got to taste this. Here she is, right here. Have a bite. For me. Chicken breast and youve got the leg and thigh over there. Great. These are leeks vinaigrette, another of my family favorites. Always make leek vinaigrette. Delicious. So tender and so us on from that greenwich thing we did. Told everybody and here we are. Accomplished it. Nice job. Thank you. God bless. Thank you, for this recipe and marcs leek vinaigrette, go to should we put a jellybean on the top . Purple . Absolutely. . . . . . . . . . . . I was born a dreamer. . . I was born a dreamer. . Im hall of famer jerry west and my life is basketball. But that doesnt stop my afib from leaving me at a higher risk of stroke. Thatd be devastating. A latest generation blood thinner. Then i made the switch. Xarelto . 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Transforming her story into a wonderful album called paralyze here with elvis, our good friend to tell us all about it. Welcome, hon. Fantastic. Different than usual. Usually we bring guests already signed to labels and already have a career, really, really, very hard from staten island, singing in a lot of different venues, her story is what caught my attention, and now it all begins really big time today on the today show. That makes it exciting. Listen to her story. You were a little girl . Yes, i was a little girl with an autoimmune disease that left me bound to a wheelchair and i had to live in a Childrens Hospital for months to relearn how to walk and i did, i was doing great for about the past ten years until the summer of issues with my walking again, with my eyesight and es sof gis gis esophagus testing. After a year of testing i was doeg niced with lyme disease back in may and was inspired to make the song based off these experiences and help bring awareness to the cause. And youll do it with this song. Wait until you hear this this is fabulous. Watch this. . . . Trapped in the dark cant even feel my heart beating . Will i fall apart but i refuse to lose my mind . . Im not giving up on my life . Whats wrong with me i cant breathe my mind wont be paralyzed . cause i wont be paralyzed . Ohoh . Wake up in pain will this be the day it changes . Oh, i can . More nightmares than dreams . But i refuse to lose my mind im not giving up on my life . Whats wrong with me i cant breathe . . But i wont be paralyzed . cause i wont be paralyzed . . Ohoh, cause i wont be so afraid of falling back to . . Who i was before . Back when i was paralyzed fight be back all my fears . . Whats wrong with me i cant breathe . . cause i wont be paralyzed . I wont be paralyzed . . Ohoh, ohohoh i wont be paralyzed . . Beautiful. That is so great, and such an inspiration, honey. Thank you. Im so glad youre doing so well. Thank you. Thank you, elvis. You bring the best. You did a great job by the way. Fabulous. To hear all of elvis list, find them on our website, and elvis will host the z100 jingle ball next friday. I hope ill be with you. Me, too. Youre invited. Well be right back. So far this week weve collected nearly 4. 5 million from corporate donors not including your donations. Thank you, everybody, so much for your generosity. What you got for us. Giving away studio their heads and feet, can holds a pose, you can see here. Cute and kids make stopmotion movies and share on youtube. 150,000 videos by kids. 200 million views. Make their own movies, take pictures and share. How many have you given to the kids . 150,000 worth. Josh, youre a good man, and i love the hat. Merry christmas to you. You can donate on the plaza all next week and on amazon. Com, safety concerns on metro are the topic of discussion on capitol hill right now. The Transit Agency leader is set to answer tough questions this morning. Well get you all caught up. Mor morning as president elect trump continues to stack his administration. The latest on whos in the running for a spot now. And weve got temperatures rising into the 50s. A little breezy out there. But dry today. Could we stay dry for the weekend . A lot of festivities going on. Weve got your forecast, coming up. Good morning, and thanks for joining us for news4 midday, im barbara harrison