I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face i should have changed that stupid lock i should have made you leave your key if i had known for just one second you would be back to bother me i thought jill was in her pajamas at first. Just turn around now everybody got into the swing of things. Gloria has a terrific book. Called we will survive. She tells about her own life. And then there are stories from people from all over the world. Its a very moving book. She will be with us. Shes also here for hodas favorite day in the world. Todays is National Cookie day. Did you know . If you want an excuse to have a cookie, by the way, these ones in the middle are warm and gooey and delicious. And chocolatey. Yeah. Guess what is happening tonight . Two big nights on nbc. Tonight is the lighting of the tree, which is huge. It is the Rockefeller CenterChristmas Tree lighting. Matt, al, savannah and natalie are all hosting it. This is the 81st annual lighting of the tree. And there are great musica guests, mary j. Blige, mariah carey. Eric grande and jewel. Its going to be great. Its on at 8 00, 7 00 central. Some people do an extra hour of festivities before. The tree will stay lit until january 7th. And so will we. But you know what the thing is . What . This is a warning to all of you. We say this with goodwill toward all men and women. If you arent coming to the lighting of the tree here in Rockefeller Center, stay home, because youre not going to be able to get anywhere. Its the craziest day of the year. Crazy. And tomorrow i cannot wait to see. Im dying. The sound of music. Live. With carrie underwood. What time does that start . 8 00. You were a busy, busy little beaver last night. There was a nice event last night, loreal paris eighth annual women of worth. There were some great ladies who were there, diane keaton was there and lea michelle were there. That little minute next to lea thats her mom . Where is your mother . Down there. You with heels on are like 62. A great woman who i met does great work with Mental Health disorders. She was outstanding. Her name was tricia. And another tricia was there, right . Yeah. They do a great, great event. I was happy to be hanging with the ladies. Always doing your good stuff. Now we have breaking news, people. Get ready. Breaking news. Apparently i dont know if they dont like to be called this. I dont use it with disrespect. They are now known as kimye. Of course, were talking about kim and kanye. Reportedly, according to us weekly they want to get married in france at the palace of versailles, built in the 1600s, home to louis xvi and Marie Antoinette during the big french revolution. Its got a lot of gardens and stuff. A lot of it, obviously, will be off limits. Theres a house of mirrors and all those famous things in there. They may do something on the grounds outside. Well, i know that its going to set them back a bundle. Years ago she did a little photo shoot there. Just to pay for the license to be able to do that. Really . Yes, yes. I cant imagine a wedding there . Its going to gather worldwide attention. We did try to confirm it, because we are nbc news. Yeah. We remind ourselves. So far no response. Theres a brand new singer out named brit smith. Most people dont know who she is. Anyway, she released a video, a single. The song is called provocative. That would be fine. The best part about this little girl and her video is she has a rock star, basically, doing a little rap number in her music video. Really . You might know her. Shes dancing in the video. Her name is see if you can tell, figure it out. Turn that music off check this out. Little volume . Oh, wow how awesome . Bettys got move. Bettys got everything. Oh, my god, her hips were going. I think shes officially my favorite person in the world, you know . Look at the hips. Please. All these years in show business, she learned how to use those hips. Trust me. The voice was on last night, guys. She would be the first one to laugh at that and say, honey, i sure did. The top six performed and this was a week that one person went home. The way they do it, theres the bottom two and then somebody can get saved by the people. So, here we dont know the outcome. We didnt see it last night. Here are the bottom two. Jane matthew first and then james. When a man loves a woman spend his very last dime just tryin to hold on to what he needs i would do anything for love you know its true and thats a fact i would do anything for love and there will never be no turning back im not going with im going not with him, but the first kid. I think that james was sent home and matthew was saved. Thats what i think. But we dont know. So lets watch. We dont know. I will now announce the final artist going to the semi finals next week. America instantly saved james. Oh, my gosh congratulations. Obviously, team adam. So, were not right. Thats the way america goes, baby. Thats democracy in action, hoda. What happened . He was good, too, but im just saying, i thought it was what . James was sick. We dont give excuses here, okay . Thats the problem. I havent watched every episode at all in their entirety and so yeah, maybe they remembered great, great performances before that. Yeah. The voice returns monday at 8 00, 7 00 central. So when you go to a restaurant, what is your biggest complaint about restaurants . Is it zagat or zagit . Ive never known how to pronounce that. These are the top five. Number five is disappointing food. Number four is overcrowding. Number three is high prices, two, bad service. And the number one complaint in restaurants is the noise level. Thats surprising. I would have thought bad service or high prices would be before that. Yeah. The thing i dont like or the thing that bothers me i hate being irritated in a restaurant. You just want to enjoy the meal and stuff. Its when you feel like youre waiting forever for someone to come to your table or youve ordered 20 minutes ago and no one has checked in and your waters empty. You just want someone to check in every now and then and say, hey, its coming. We know. Like that. One of our producers was telling us this morning that her parents merediths parents were having dinner one night and they were in a corner and it was around dessert time and so her father picked up the phone and called the restaurant that theyre sitting in and said, excuse me, can you turn around . Were here. Can you get a waiter or waitress to come over so we can order our dessert . I guess they had a good humor about it. But the noise level, i go out to dinner with people because i want to talk to them. Go do they want you out quicker . I dont know. I also dont like when youre waiting to be seated and they say it will be just a minute and you see eight empty tables and they ask you, is your entire party here . No, two people are parking the car. Well, they all have to be here. I dont understand what that is. I dont either. They could order a drink. Hello. Somebody is tipping for jesus around the country, extravagant tipper is leaving tips all over the country. We dont know who the person is, or persons. During the holidays, we get lost in the buying and the crowds and the pushing. We thought it would be kind of cool to recognize people who are doing really, really cool things. This guy leaves look at that thumb. Wow what is that . Incredibly generous tips. Theyre covering up his name so we dont know. He said hes doing the lords work one tip at a time and is leaving tips from 500 to 10,000. Can you imagine . For a total of 54,000 thats been given. And its across the country. It may be a football fan. Most of the big tips he leaves is after a college game. So maybe hes a sports enthusiast who goes to these different games and dines afterwards. Its legitimate. God bless him. Theyre doing some good in the world. Thats really cool. Another shout out to a good kid. A second grader is trying to cure playground loneliness. He saw a lot of kids at his school sitting by themselves and it made him feel not so great. He decided to do something about it. His name is christian bucks. He went to the school and he asked if they would build a buddy bench. So ty did. They built a colorful bench on the playground. If the kid feels lonely, he sits on the buddy bench and another kid will join him. Just a cool idea. I guess these things are happening in the uk and in germany. We have a buddy bench right here. Great congratulations to our little sister, sara haines. She went over for a new opportunity it to another network but got the man of her dreams now, shes engaged to matt now. Congratulations, sara. A darling couple. We really miss her. We do miss her. Theyre so happy together. It was 35 years ago. And still sings to millions today. Gloria gaynor on the power of i will survive. Go walk out the door so you can see like right here i can just. You know, check my policy here, add a car, ah speak to customer service, check on a claim. You know, all with the ah, tap of my geico app. Oh, thats so cool. Well, i would disagree with you but, ah, that would make me a liar. No dude, youre on the jumbotron whoa. Ah. Yeah, pretty much walked into that one. Geico anywhere anytime. Just a tap away on the geico app. Diarrhea, gas, bloating . Yes one Phillips Colon Health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues. With three strains of good bacteria. [ Phillips Lady ] live the regular life. Phillips. Prove it. Enough is enough. Dcon baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding. Guaranteed. Dcon. Get out. Wishin and hopin and thinkin and prayin you give him ky yours mine. Its naughty and nice. All you got to do is hold him and kiss him a tiny breakfast helps us weigh less . Eat all this with new special k multigrain cereal. Data shows women who eat breakfast tend to weigh less than those who dont. A new perspective. What will you gain when you lose . Theres probably not a woman on earth who hasnt belted out that song in the shower. You got that right. Gloria gaynors hit i will survive was recorded 35 years ago. Just last year it was inducted into the grammy hall of fame. Finally. People shared their own survival stories with gloria. 40 of those stories are in this great new book. It is called we will survive with a companion cd with allnew music by the grammy winner. So nice to see you. Merry christmas to you on the day that we light that tree. Thank you so much. This book was just a genius idea. We all remember a breakup, devastating news happened and this song was our anthem. Did you realize right away how this song was going to resonate with people . I did, because it resonated with me. You were in a down time. I was. Tell us about that. Well, i had had surgery on my spine. The Record Company said they would not are renew my contract and a new president came in from england and decided he wanted me to record a song called substitute when i went out to talk to the producers to record that song we were talking about the b side. After the conversation they determined i was the one they had been waiting for to do this song they had written a couple of years prior. So im knowing that god said write this song and put it over there for a minute. Im going to send you someone. You were singing it, the time you were going through it. And, obviously, you read the lyrics resonated so much. Absolutely. Absolutely. Then you started performing it all over the world, of course. Yes. Still do it, love it. You close your show with it. People start coming up to you and telling you their stories, right . Absolutely. The stories had inspired me and encouraged me so much, i decided its time for me to share that inspiration and encouragement from those stories. What could be more inspiring and encouraging than to read about somebody going through something that youre now going through . And come out on the other side victorious. Theres a beautiful story about a holocaust survivor written about in your book. And then she lost her husband. Thats when she came across the song. In 78, the song came out. The story you tell early on, even in the prolog where you talk about the abuse you had to deal with as a child from 5 years old on, coming from a fatherless home with a single mom who was doing the very, very best she could. You never told her, because you thought your mother, tell us about that. Well, the abuses that i had, i wouldnt tell my mother, because my mother was take no guff from anybody kind of person and i knew that she would seek retribution, you know, if she knew that these things had happened to me. I didnt want to be without my mother as well as my father. Talk about cognitive thinking when youre 5 years old. If i tell, moms going to do something and shes going to go to jail. I would rather have my mom. Thats extremely mature. It really, really is. All of this happening was the impetus of the single that came out. Youre right on time. Those things eat away at your selfesteem. Lets listen to that song. You still sound great. And it was the lord that got you through all of this stuff, gloria. Absolutely. Absolutely. There i was. I believe that the surgery, the spine problem and all of that happened so that god could get my attention. I was off in the wild blue yonder. He got it and you gave us a great gift. Thank you. Thank you for that and thank you for your right on time. I want to hear that. We were having trouble hearing that. Yeah. Thank you so much. The great gloria gaynor. Time to go shopping, whether you cook or love to eat. Perfect gifts for those finicky foodies after this. I am stuck on bandaid brand cause bandaids stuck on me [ female announcer ] bandaid brand waterproof toughstrips. Designed with a foursided seal. Theyre waterproof, shielding out water, dirt, and germs. cause bandaid helps heal me [ female announcer ] and they make Great Holiday gifts lauras being healthy and chewing her multivitamin. With oneaday vitacraves for women its a greattasting gummy multivitamin designed for women with more calcium and vitamin d. Its gummies for grownups. Get 2 off at oneaday. Com. You know, what are you thinking . Oh, i had a knot in my chest. I didnt really want her to go but. I knew she could do it. I felt like there were bigger and Better Things for me to do. [ mom ] she took what she was doing seriously. [ hosmer ] my selfconfidence just went through the roof. [ dad ] it was awesome to see her transform from a girl, in a small town, to a soldier. [ male announcer ] you made them strong. Well make them army strong. Talk to your son or daughter about joining the army. Find out how at goarmy. Com parents. And were about to help you with your Christmas Gift list. If theres a foodie in your life, this is for you. For gifts under 50, foodie expert cissy. Why not give your foodie friend the excessive chef cutting board . It has these imprints in the birch wood. You can make a perfect julienne, whatever it might be. I am a little like that. 26. Then this is for the other extreme. For those of us who like to cook with just that smidgeon, pinch, a dash. Youve got grandmas recipe, when she says a smidgeon, thats what a smidgeon is. Put a ribbon on it, put it in a stocking. Thats a nice stocking stuffer. For my daughter, sarah, and fiance. They live in a little apartment. Its a fruit basket thats vertical. Its barware. Store all your fruits. Take it from the bottom. Oranges and bananas off the back. Its a clever way to use the space for your foodie. Small company, mom and pop, u. S. A. Sharp. They send you this box for under 30. You load knives in the sleeves they provide. Careful. You mail it and it comes back to you in three days perfectly sharpened knives for the foodie who has no time. Thats great. For guests to bring along. When the holidays are finished, theyll send those off. Real gold mine is the Kitchen Equipment store. I have globe equipment where i live. This is a musthave for any foodie. Mandolin making the julienne. It does everything you need. For the restaurant foodie, this is how we serve french fries now in the fry basket. Have at it. So that gives that restaurant experience at home. Unless theyre hot. Thank goodness, theyre not hot. Next up, perfect egg poacher. Stop it. 5. Pop it in here. Break an egg in there. It goes in the papers and into your gently boiling water. Pull it out. In no time at all you have the perfectly shaped egg. Drop it in. I dont know if i have the total if this was in here long enough. Bianca is so good at those things. Its the perfect poacher. Bianca i love that. What foodie isnt nuts about nuts . Careful. Careful. From a great guy out in seattle. Hot and sweet cashews. Its so fabulous. Really i think its one of the best of the season. Great. Next up we love our nuts. We love our virginia nuts, peanuts company. They do a great job. Wonderful zingy almonds. All on klgandhoda. Com. Youre the best. Well be back and we are back with more of today on this wines day wednesday. Were ready to play who knew and in honor Pay Attention of actor jeff bridges birthday, which is today, were testing your knowledge on famous bridges and famous hollywood families. Kathie lee is across the street at the nbc experience store and is ready to hand out 100 bucks to anyone who get it is right. And those who dont get a kathie lee cd. Lucky, lucky. She wants it. You can tell. Terrence jay, e news anchor and the author of the wealth of my mothers wisdom. Thank you. Fancy. Thank you. My mother cant wait to meet you. Are we going to tell everybody were getting married . No. Keep it on the low. Lets go across to kath. Stepbrothers, fabulous baker boys, the Blues Brothers or bad boys . The first one. The correct answer, terrence, is the fabulous baker boys. Why yes, it is, it came out in 1990. This catapulted Michelle Pfeiffers career, starring the brothers. They play brothers in the film. They got a lot of critical acclaim. Back across to kath. The sister of our dear cameraman right here, jimmy corrigan. Welcome. Welcome. Thank you. A pivotal scene in saturday night fever takes place on what bridge. Verrazanonarrows bridge, Manhattan Bridge or George Washington bridge . Brooklyn bridge . Good day for kl. The verrazano bridge, right . Yes. This film came out in 1977. That young lady out there is too young to remember that. Way too young. Of course. John travolta and the rest of the guys. I forgot that scene. Oh, my gosh. Back across to kath. This beautiful blond is from chicago. Right . Okay. Dakota johnson, who will play Anastasia Steele in the 2015 release of fifty shades of grey movie dont act like you didnt read it is the daughter of which actress . B. No. I thought everybody knew that. Thats a lullaby album. I dont know. A lot of people dont know that. Melanie griffith. And don johnson is her father. The