because it was father's day. my brother was celebrating with hannah and his new daughter ella. could you die? >> for those who don't know, they just adopted her from ethiopia. she was having a tough time adjusting the first week or two. naturally so. >> but look, i know you can't see this, but i should have loaded it but who has time. look at her talking here. i was trying to get her to say my sister's name. >> ella. can you say hi? >> wait till she looks up. it's worth it. look up. >> i love her hair like that. why don't you wear your hair like that? honestly -- >> don't even think of showing it. >> i love it. it's adorable. >> we also -- we have a picture of hannah, too. she is a great big sister. we were hanging out on the back porch. we wanted to do a surprise father's day thing for my brother. we went scrambling out to find things so we could really surprise him. there's the surprise. i only found graduation and birthday balloons. there they are. happy grad. it was such a great time. >> those girls can't read. doesn't matter. >> on the way back, we are doing a reinvention show coming up this thursday. we all got -- >> everybody at the "today" show. >> i always wanted to be a backup singer. >> yes. >> i drove last night, rode out to upstate new york and i got to spend some time with lee bryce. ♪ i do love you more >> i love him. >> she went to egypt to do this. >> yes. which is also known as el myra, new york. i parade my mike wasn't working and i didn't know the words but it was such fun. it was such a fun day. >> oh, good. we'll see them thursday. >> how was your weekend? >> i'll tell you about that. my reinvention we want you to guess what it might have been. >> what would we be doing? what do you think kathie lee would be doing if she weren't doing this? go on facebook and let us know. >> my dad used to say honey, find something you love to do and figure out a way to get paid for it. i said thank goodness you told me that before i met heidi fleiss. any-hoo. i was working, writing like a fiend, but loving it. i love when i can stay home and work. the boats go by and it's beautiful. saturday night frank and i went out to dinner with reeg and joy. we pick up where we left off. >> you laughed through the whole thing? >> we laugh our butts off. i have something very exciting to say today. hoda has an event she has to be at on wednesday. for the first time in 12 years, regis is going to co-host with me here on wednesday. >> old times. >> we've been together, done tv but have not hosted the show. i'm really looking forward to it. >> very big day. he's still got it. remember when he was here with your mom? >> yes. oh, please. and frank. >> and frank. >> yes. yeah. >> that one they're still talking about around here. god knows how long they'll be talking about it. >> he is in rare form. i know you have production meeting ahead of time. who is going to tell regis what to say? we'll let him show up and let the sparks fly. should be fun. we are so happy for this couple. julianna and bill announced last night they are expecting a little boy. it's via gestational surrogate. with her battles with breast cancer and becoming pregnant. they are such a loving couple. we are thrilled for them. just thrilled. >> so, so happy. >> i hope that pregnancy goes so well. >> it will. this is surprising news. jack osborne is the son of ozzie osbourne and sharon osbourne. he announced this weekend that he has m.s. 26 years old. he learned about it a couple of weeks ago. when his daughter was born. he told "people" magazine, i was just angry and frustrated and i kept thinking, why now? dr. nancy is saying it's unusual for a man his age 26 to get m.s. you hear about younger women getting it. >> many more women than men get it. you're it's women in their 30s start. it is unusual. we are so, so sorry. he did go on that quote is misleading in a sense because he started out that way but finishes saying, what is that going to help by me being angry? now i'm going to enjoy my family and fight this the best i can. >> it affects people differently. some people get it very aggressively, other people live perfectly normal lives. >> frank as a long, long history with the m.s. society. he and his good friend marty davis years ago, both their wives, first wives had same symptoms. really awful symptoms. they thought it was m.s. turns out it was acute alcoholism. they got involved, i think frank and marty raised over $40 million for the society. that was like 40 years ago. they still don't have a cure for it. prayers to him. that is a tough, tough diagnosis. >> if you were watching tennis yesterday, there was a tennis player david who is argentinean. he was winning his match. he had a bad call. watch what he does. he walks up and kicks the thing. it cuts the line judge's shin. he's bleeding. apparently this guy has had issues before. i think it was the australian open he threw a cup of water at one of the workers. he was ejected from this. what an idiot. what a complete idiot. >> a baby. >> oh, my gosh. when i heard about this i thought he was further away and the thing went flying into his leg, but he was coming right at the man. i don't think being thrown from that game is enough. i'm sorry. >> that is terrible. i agree. >> suspend him from the sport for a while. make him really an example. that's just awful. >> awful. there is a difference between throwing a fit and throwing your racket on the ground. >> throwing articles as people as a weapon is completely wrong. that's almost as bad as showing too much cleavage on southwest airlines. >> a woman gets on, according to her, friday trying to board a flight from vegas going to new york. >> why are you going like this in. >> they said she had too much cleavage showing. >> what is too much, really? it's in the eye of the beholder, don't you think? >> they called her inappropriately dressed. they wanted her to button up her shirt. >> a flannel shirt. that is not the sexiest thing. >> she had a scarf. i wonder if there is more to this story. something must have happened before. we don't know. >> usually if someone has cleavage sticking out, you're going to say, hey, you. >> i always do it and i've never been banned from a flight yet. i don't know. here is another one. do you think men should be forced to urinate sitting down? we have to ask these questions because we are nbc news. >> a law maker in sweden thinks it should be legislated. he thinks it's much more sanitary than when they are spraying and on the floor and on their feet and all around. they said by sitting you decrease the likelihood of puddles around the toilet bowl. >> what if the guy before you stood? and then the next guy trying to be a good citizen sits. >> drops his pants down in that. [ toilet flushing ] >> you know how we ladies feel here at nbc two stories down the unisex bathroom. >> never, ever want to sit there. >> they don't have a lot of time to do their business and get back to the floor. >> larry david in "curb your enthusiasm" has fun with this topic. >> i pee sitting down. >> what? >> have you ever tried it? it's more comfortable. you don't have to turn on the light and wake up. and you get a read. >> what are you reading? >> i read a lot of stuff. >> what stuff? >> if i pee 20 times a day i get through the whole "new york times." when you're peeing all over your shoe, i'm learning something. >> he's got a point. >> love larry david. >> i've been looking at him, larry david thinking he reminds me of a male joan rivers. right? tomorrow the indomnitable joan rivers will be here. >> she has a book "i hate everyone." >> more and more and more because of this world of reality television -- >> twitter and facebook. >> people have no secrets, nothing is sacred. women are hiring way in advance when they realize their due date, they hire professional photographers to come onto their delivery room and shoot up close and personal the whole thing. >> "the new york times" had a big story on it. the first question they are asked is where should the photographer stand, at the woman's head which is where most women would like or the baby's head as they are emerging into the world. some people want that other end. that is so weird you would have that photograph and what would you do with it? >> show it at the kid's wedding. >> it's a big deal. now they are making a lot of money that way. >> oh, my gosh. i don't know. it just -- >> you can't videotape in there. usually the husband is videotaping. not a stranger. >> named fred. just comes in -- oh, whoa. >> they have a elemented number of people who can be there. imagine fred is in. >> a really good shot knocks the doctor out of the way, baby falls. let's talk about favorite things. my daughter cassidy, i realize she is 18 years old and going to look good no matter what, but she is down-right dewey. she looks sun kissed all the time. what are you doing? i want some of that. she said, i'm living right, mother, and you're not. it's not that. i have it on today. i think it makes a difference. it's this new laura mercier new illuminating powder. it's $32. it's a dusting powder. it's so pretty. thank you, howie, for our new lighting up here. i want to thank cass for that. i love laura mercier. >> emily giffin wrote "something borrowed, something blue." she has a new one coming out july 24th. you can preorder it on amazon.com called "where we belong." it's a page turner. she'll be here to talk about her book. emily giffin will be here later on. i love her. she have miss sara haines. >> what's up? >> i'm sure this was built for dorm rooms. it's called a pick window. it's at urban outfitters for 16. i hate when you paint frames and they are all uneven. this has solved every problem i have. i have these all over my apartment but i think they are for 18-year-olds. but it works. you mentioned the reinvention show on june 21st. we'll do an ambush reinvention. >> that's this thursday. >> right. say why you have a good reinvention and you might be picked to get a whole new look. >> great. coming up next, julia stiles of "keeping busy." something new on the web you want to see. >> she'll tell us about. 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