Been in the business for as long as any of us can remember. She was gorgeous and stunning last night. And, again, shes stepping down from the view in her onair capacity. It was funny seeing all the journalists over the years and each person who was influenced by her. Everybody has a barbara story. She was a trailblazer who was probably just doing her job and didnt even realize she was blazing a trail. Oh, thats me photobombing. Like a total weirdo. I would have loved to have been there. And a couple of other cool photos this is meredith, savannah, megan and meredith was in rare form as usual. As usual. Did she drop a few bombs of her own . Of course, she did. We took this picture with robin and amy. And someone i didnt even realize this. But someone hashtagged survivors. And i realized oh, my god. All three of you. Yeah. And i realized, oh, my gosh, everyone is a Breast Cancer survivor in that group. Everyone looks great, thats the good news. Were going to the view tomorrow. We are. I couldnt come. We had a longstanding i rarely get to see my husbands daughter or son. One of the sons lives with us, but i never get to see his daughter vicki, and she and her daughter rory had long planned to be at our house and only night i had with them. And i think barbara would understand that. But well be there for her tomorrow. Barbara was also on letterman last night. Because shes very busy. Shes everywhere. Yeah. A lot of barbara. We also were mentioned on letterman. My mom told me about it. What is your mother doing up . She stays up and watches in case we get a shoutout. Lets watch. French eat wonderfully rich food and they dont have cholesterol problems. Everyone said oh, its the red wine. Thats why the french dont thats the red wine. It turns out thats a load of crap. Oh. Because drinking a lot of red wine is not healthy for you. And i thought, mm, all right, pulling the cork . What about some exercise there . Is that a Little Something . Somebody better tell these two because they got to knock off there, theyre just always talk about a couple of lushes. I dont know. I dont know why that is so funny. It gets a laugh every time. By the way, the stuff im supposed to not talk about how does that feel . Break a sweat. And a big hit, baby. We do have an update on the beyonce elevator saga. Because we know youre just dying to know. The standard hotel, where this happened, they said they have identified the person who recorded the Security Camera footage. So i guess what the person did was they watched it on camera and used their phone and taped it. Anyway, that person, they say, has been fired. The New York Post is reporting that that person shopped the video around to try to get a buyer and they said tmz bought it for a quarter of a million dollars. But this is the great part. Tell it. We reached out to tmz, and guess what . What . Its a first. They called us back they told us the story is hilariously inaccurate. We dont know we dont know what that means. I dont know. How much they paid . Maybe that. The statement from the hotel said the standard has already terminated the individual and will be pursuing all available civil and criminal remedies. Here is the thing. Say this person got a nice fee, who knows, in terms of the value of it. Theyre going to after taxes, because Everybody Knows who this person is, and after paying legal fees, hes going to be in the unemployment line or she. We dont know if it is a man or a woman. The New York Daily News who we have a brilliant column in it today only we forgot to show it. It is brilliant, by the way. Ive come to see the wisdom of that. Well, they do have a theory about the elevator fight. They say solange was angry because there was a designer named rachel roy i love her dresses, by the way. Yeah. They say she was getting too close to jayz at the met ball and rachel roy was married to jayzs former business partner. Anyway they were going to plan to go later on to rihannas afterparty and solange didnt want she wanted jayz to go home. Go home with his wife and baby. Yeah. The ongoing theory is why is beyonce standing there while all the fisticuffs were happening . Everybodys talking about it still, but the truth is well, beyonce posted a picture of herself with rihanna on instagram. Shes not saying anything but she is saying something. Shes making her statements. Like yeah, you think thats the thing, trooz t thing, thats the truth . Well, let me show you this. So she hasnt posted one yet of her and jay z. Oh. Nice observation. Okay. Anyway i was just going accord to your theory. All right, we have news about lil kim. And if you dont know who lil kim is, dont worry about it. She is a singer, rapper, and shes had a baby. Okay. But now a lot of times people are registered for baby gifts. Well, lil kims assistant decided to post her registry on instagram. Okay . And it was retweeted for lil kims 1. 2 million followers, which is more than our show has. Sorry to say. Anyway, thats what they posted. Thats cute. Anyway, she includes the address where gifts should be sent with this message, please make sure they check off your gifts from the registry after you purchase, thank you so much, guys. Okay . I was just appalled by this. Those registries you would think are for Close Friends and family that want to give a gift. And this i dont know if a fan feels like they have to now. I just remember when i was pregnant with cody, i was blown away by the outpouring of people around the country. I didnt ask for a thing. But they made cradles, they made shawls, they made blankets. I had over 1,000 gifts then. Wow. And it was so sweet of people. Handmade stuff. Whatever it was. But i cant imagine registering and saying oh, by the way make a donation in my childs name to a charity. But i think everybody would lil kim probably doesnt need anything, right . No, i dont think she does. I think thats the point really. Doesnt sound like it was a mistake. They posted like, hey, dont forget to check it off and send it here. And pricey things. 8,000 stroller. Mmhmm. 1,700 cradle and stuff. I wish her all good things. Sterling silver baby cups. Everybody needs one of those. We have the daily news. Thank you, jerry. Lets see what our column says. President obama is in town for the opening of the 9 11 memorial museum. The ceremony. It officially opens next week. I was looking at the images here. Most of us here in new york lost someone that we very much loved and cherished. Or at least knew. So its hard for me to even look at the images, hoda. I dont know im ready to go down to i havent been able i tried to go three times since it all happened. Ive gotten close, and ive just said not ready. Its a very personal thing. And a lot of people who are survivors too who were down there, they feel that way. There is a guy who i interviewed who lost two people in separate planes by chance. Yeah. Up above. And he always avoids it, especially on the anniversary day. So anyway, here is our column, if you want to lighten the load a little bit. In the daily news column. By the way, at the Barbara Walters function, the head honcho here. The editor. He was looking good and smart. As he tends to do. I like british men. Me too. Heres the thing. You know what youll like today too . Youll like my ihoda. Then its going to spoil it. Its only great when i i know. I dont know why i did it. But i was feeling mellow and chill and i was feeling bette midler and i was feeling beaches and remembering the movie. You are the wind beneath my wings not that one. Another one. Oh, beautiful. Broken windows and empty hallways pale moon in the sky turns to gray human kindness is overflowing perfect for today. And i think its gonna rain today thats a great song, hoda. Beautiful. Doesnt it make you cry . Yeah. On a day like today. Rainy and the memorial. Yes. See, this one i could listen to the whole thing. The chorus, here it comes. Human kindness is overflowing and i think its gonna rain today beautiful. I dont know how. I dont. I want to. Thank you. You know i spent the afternoon with dolly parton. She is just i went over to sirius radio. Howard stern sends his love. He and i are so tight. Ive noticed. Just crazy. But anyway, dolly was in all her glory, 15 people had won a contest to come and ask her questions so i hosted a town hall for her. Two things i want to encourage you to do. If you want great music, just get her her cd is awesome. Yes. And then also if you want to have a great time at the movies, no dirty stuff, no anything, go see Patricia Heatons moms night out. Okay or not okay. Is it okay for celebs to be rude while seated in the audience at an awards show or concert . Thats a lot. Heres what we had to say. If you dont know a person, hoda, its hard to know when somebodys truly being rude or if theyre just being playful. But rude is never cool. Okay, heres what i say. No, it is not okay. Welcome to one of the down sides of being a celebrity. Somebodys always watching. Whats that supposed to mean . What i said. Nothing makes sense. Its National Chocolate chip cookie day. Thats all that matters. Two lucky ladies get head to toe new looks. Our ambush makeovers right after this. Sometimes a little dirt can go a long way. Thats why theres resolve stain remover. Its designed to remove lots of messes on lots of fabrics. Resolve. For stains on your carpet and even those above it. Jims hair is perfect. Sos his serve, and his mandarin [speaking mandarin] xieuxieu, hou chiu but like up to 90 of americans, jim falls short in getting important nutrients from food alone. Making jim more like us. Add one a day multivitamins, rich in key nutrients you may need. It is time for our newest addition of our plaza ambush makeovers when two lucky ladies are plucked off the plaza and surprised with hot new looks. And guess who did the plucking. Who . As always, our crack makeover team. Today contributor and stylist to the stars. Everyone sing along at home. Louis licari, la, la, la, la, la, la and today contributor and contributing editor for people style watch and author jill martin. Okay, kids, drizzly out there. Thirsty thursday and drizzly thursday. I dont know. Well, our first lucky lady is a woman named sue hepner, 66 years old from spencer, iowa. She told us that other than the birth of her child, this is the best thing that has ever happened to her. Wow. Lets listen to her story. Love this. Lets sing. Louis, louis youre the man if you cant help me no one can how cute are you. And you were crying when we picked you. Still crying. Tell me why. This is a dream come true for me. I watch this show every day. So i it was on my bucket list. So we came in to do it. Youre so cute. Im happy to give this to you. Are you ready to go . Yes. Ready. How exciting. All right. So sue is here with her daughterinlaw stephanie and her friends colette and rachelle. All right, guys. Please keep your blindfolds on for just a minute. Here is sue hepner before. All right, sue, lets see the new you. Im every woman oh, my gosh. Are you guys ready . Take off your blindfolds. I havent seen are you ready . But youre about to. Oh oh, my gosh. You look awesome shazam. Kinky boots tonight. Seriously. Look right here. Camera 12. Louis, tell us about the hair. This is a perfect example of how small changes make big differences. All i did is her hair was grayish. And i made it blondish. Unbelievable. So her regrowth will be minimal. And then, of course, vanessa gave her this, again, she gave her hair more body, keeping the length almost the same, but by layering it. Guys, what do you think . Are you freaking . Oh, my god. Jill, i love this dress on her. It is the mans oversized shirt, this is sort of the very sexy from maggie london. Nice voice, by the way. Thank you. What do you think . Are you freaking . I wish every woman on the planet could feel like i feel right now. Aw. I do. I just feel like power. Big round of applause for sue, everybody. You can go join your family and friends. Our second lady is jackie spock. Shes 56 from new rochelle, new york. After battling Breast Cancer last year, she and her husband are celebrating their good health and 23rd wedding anniversary. God bless them. We wanted to make it extra special by treating her to a brand new look. Lets hear her story. Well, you said in this rain Everybody Needs a makeover, but we surprised you with this. So what do you think . Im nervous. Im surprised. Have you ever worn your hair straight . Years ago. And then the grayer it gets, the curlier it gets. Youre going to be dynamite. Okay. Calm down a little. Okay. Im going to try. Shes adorable. Shes got a husband that adores her. His name is dean and hes right there. All right. Lets take one last look at jackie before and bring out the brand new jackie. Whoo oh, my god. Wow. Wow wow indeed. All right. Dean, are you ready . Okay. Take it off. Is that good . Yes. Oh, my goodness. All righty. You guys have a great bond together. Why dont you turn around, sweetie, and see how beautiful you look. Oh you look fantastic. You look awesome. All right, tell us about it, louis. Well, you know, the big problem is she works nights, he works days, they dont see each other. I have a feeling theyll be seeing each other a lot more now. Of course what i did is i covered her gray. Again, the trick is keep it not so far from your natural color so the regrowth isnt so significant. Again, the color, vanessa just gave her this simple bob haircut, shaped around the face, all put together with makeup. Dean cannot stop looking at her. I know. Thats the secret. You want to stay married 23 years happily. Laugh a lot. I love turquoise with black. I know. We always have turquoise. Project gravitas. I love it. Hes like totally busting. Awesome. Lets bring sue out. Big round of applause. Thank you. Good job, guys. Thank you, jill, and thank you, guys. We all like free stuff. Stick around. Were going to show you how to get lots of free stuff. And bringing people together who are worlds apart. A webtastic video youre going to love after this. Huh, 15 minutes could save you 15 or more on car insurance. Everybody knows that. Well, did you know that game show hosts should only host game shows . Samantha, do you take kevin as your lawfully wedded husband. Or would you rather have a new caaaaaar say hello to the seasons hottest convertible. Ohhh. And say goodbye to samantha. [ male announcer ] geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 or more. Sfx car unlock beep. [ male announcer ] geico. Vo davids heart attack didnt come with a warning. Today his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. If youve had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. Okay. Its time for a very touching webtastic video that will definitely put a smile on your face. It was created for the speaking Exchange Project where Young Students in brazil practiced their english by talking over the internet with seniors who live in a retirement home in chicago. But the project turned out to be much more than just a language lesson. Take a look. [ phone ringing ] hello . Hello, hello. Who is this . Can you hear me . Yes, i can. Can you hear me . How are you today . Im good. How are you . I cant believe im talking to someone from another country. Im very excited to be doing this. I look like im only 25. But im 88. My old brother, he has 33 years. Do you know instead of saying he has 23 years, you could say he is 23 years old. Your dad . Thats me and my wife when we were young. You were good looking when you were young. And youre still goodlooking. Are you planning someday to go to brazil . I would like to. You can stay at my house if you want. If you could just dream and have whatever you want, what do you think you would like to be doing . I see myself in a big family with a beautiful wife. I want to thank you for the exchange of experience. You know . You are incredible. Obrigado. You are my new granddaughter. And i love you. I love you too. If you were here, i would give you a big hug. Oh, yeah. Bye. Bye. Wow. Max and joanne are the executive directors at the fcb brazil, which partnered with the cna Language School network. Oh, my gosh. Seeing this video more than 600 institutions showed interest in using the internet as a tool. I want to watch it again. Lets watch it again. All right. Coming up, from movie tickets to meals, how you can score lots of freebies. And jorge and laura posada weigh in on the difference between men and women. There are a couple of differences. Yeah, ive heard of one or two. After your local news. That was awesome. Were back with more of today on this thirsty thursday and if your favorite word is free, then youre going to love what we have got for you today. Free stuff and lots of it. Everything from meals to movie tickets and makeup. And here to show you how to score it all is nina willdorf, the editor of all you magazine which just released its annual get something for nothing guide. Hello, nina. Thank you so much for having me. Were all about helping you enjoy life for less and what is better than free stuff . Okay. One thing, restaurants love to reward you on your birthday with freebies. You can eat all day for free. You could start off at krispy kreme, get a doughnut and coffee. So what do you do, show your i. D. . You show your i. D. Say its my birthday. And they say voila, here you go. Get to firehouse subs, get a free sub. Go to red robin for dinner, free burger and fries. And ten wrap up your beautiful birthday at ben jerrys for a free ice cream cone. Ive been missing out on all of that for 60 years. Happy birthday to you. Okay. Another thing people dont know about is a lot of restaurants and coffee shops have loyalty cards. And there is really something in this for you. You start to accrue free stuff. So starbucks every cup of coffee you buy at starbucks, if you have the rewards card, you win a star. After five cups you can start getting free coffee. Which is amazing. Applebees, you register. They start to figure out your preferences and then reward you with the prize items, you know, at your table. Panera bread, with your card, you show it, you can get a free bread item and california pizza kitchen, when you register, you get a free appetizer and then start earning money towards your next meal. So every 100 you spend, youll get 5 towards youre going to need a free pass to the gym. Dont you think . Yes, indeed. This is my absolute favore. Origins. At origins stores around the country, you can walk in and get a free 20minute mini facial. I kid you not. Why are we not there right now . On your birthday . Not on your birthday. What . Any day. Yes. They want you to buy their product. Another great way to get freebies is go to a Facebook Page of a brand you like and like them and watch the feed, so eucerin, for example, will give you out freebies through their Facebook Page if you like them. And sephora