You guys, thank you so much. Thank you so much. Hello. It is try day friday, august 16th, 2013. And happy birthday, Kathie Lee Gifford i always remember its the day that elvis died. And now i know how he feels. Look, weve been building to this day no, weve been building to this moment when you turn 60. Yeah . Okay, just drinking. Oh, this could be fun. Were going to take one final look at the countdown calendar. Oh, where are my boobs today . And yes. All right. So well take a little stroll down memory lane so we can have a look at how things were with you. This was your birth announcement we dug up out of the archives. The pride of the epsteins starring the glamorous kathryn lee, august 16th. You dont have to in paris. I told you i wasnt lying. Produced by leon and joan epstein. Heres you and your mom right after you were born. Yeah. Oh. And this is you when you were a few months old. Oh, my god, ive never seen that. Thats my real hair color. And finally with the family photo. That wa
Nbc is live at the pentagon. Mick, whats the latest . Reporter good morning, savannah. Weve been here before. This one has set off some serious alarm bells. First of all, early readings indicate that this Nuclear Device exploded by the North Koreans may have been anywhere from three to six times more power than than previous tests. At the same time the North Koreans claim they were able to achieve that with a much smaller device. That would indicate that they could be making progress in miniaturizing a Nuclear Weapon and it could be put on a missile and theoretically launched at the you states. No one is confirming that, but it got everyones attention. This blast got the immediate and sharp response from the white house. President obama says it threatens. U. S. National security. He says the United States will continue to take steps necessary to defend ourselves and our allies. And as matt mentioned a moment ago, the Security Council at the u. N. Meeting at this moment to discuss tight
What are we having, hodie . We are having a pomegranate margarita for mardi gras. Children, close your eyes and your ears. Its good for your sex life. They call it fat tuesday. You guys wonder why they call it fat tuesday . Its a great story. Theres an ancient custom that comes from parading around a fat ox around paris. Which in our politically correct world youre not supposed to call anybody a fat ox. But they did it. Right around paris where everybody was so skinny. That was supposed to remind people that theyre not to eat meat during lent. Is that the point . This is a religious holiday, hoda. I thought it was for drinking and showing off your you know whats, but i lived in new orleans for many years, and i have seen many a mardi gras, and i saw a lot of you know whats, but its not just celebrated in new orleans. They celebrate it in biloxi, mississippi, and around the world in different places. In Rio De Janeiro and belgium. And also today in santa monica. Yeah. You guys, were not
Today, tuesday, february 12th, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a tuesday morning. Im savannah guthrie. And im matt lauer. Important news breaking overnight. U. N. Security council is going to hold an emergency meeting this morning to address north koreas overnight nuclear test. This is north koreas Third Nuclear test, but the first under its new leader, kim jong un. Well have a live report from the pentagon straight ahead. A Big Development in the story weve been following, two men now charged in connection with the murder of a 15yearold chicago girl who performed at the president s inauguration. Well get reaction to that news from her parents who, by the way, will attend tonights state of the Union Address with the first lady. Well also talk to a senior white house adviser about the pres address. Then well take a turn. You may have heard of snap chat. It
Arct arctica. I say have you sure me . Im from florida. I dont know if were thinking this through. This is the seven continent shoot. Did you draw the short end of the straw on that one . When i heard the theme, such a powerful scene and i was chosen for antarctica. What was your impressions of the weather, the penguins, all that was around you . It was the most beautiful place ive ever been. Every time before i took off my coat, i would enjoy just the views and, i mean, the mountains were pink and the water was glass. It looked like little ice cubes were in the water. It was gorgeous. There were a couple of photos throughout this issue of you. How long did it take to do . Im imaging how cold you are as youre doing it. I could really only do it for a minute and then everyone would come running and they would build me like a little blanket cave, hold me. You are backtoback, first time thats happened since tyra banks did it in 1997. Can you talk about how it changed your life a year ago