Bunch of halfdressed men. Yeah. So thats going to be interesting. Thats going to be really fun. She auditions them because they want to be dancers. Isnt the shoe usually on the other foot . Arent the women usually dancing and the guys are judging . We like that maybe well get a dance or two. Speaking of man candy yes, hes here. Weve been waiting patiently for deacon to come and see us. Do they call them nashies . They do. Hes going to sing. Yes, i wont be dancing. But youll be singing. Is this your National Tv Debut when it comes to music . Playing a song . Minus your show nashville. A played one or two on the air but this is the first time on the today show. You were in our kitchen. Now im in your kitchen. Kathie lee and i went to see you. Were they good actresses . They were fantastic. Brought a real truth to their per a lot of women swooning around. Like us. Our glam squad is putting the final touches on two young ladies who came all the way to new york city for an ambush makeover. One happens to be here on her honeymoon. Well see that. How fun is that. And some of sesame streets biggest stars have been hanging around all morning. And something tells me they may just pop up. We dont know where or when. Theyve been everywhere. Where else could they possibly show up . We have a very special guest in the house. Yes, we do. And were so excited. Hes pint sized. And you fall in love with him. If youve seen the movie lion. Which if you havent seen it, get to the theater. He is sonny powar. He is 8 years old. Hes the main actor in this movie. He is brilliant. He has the most here lion. He plays a 5yearold indian boy separated from his family when he gets on a train and winds up in calcutta. He wasnt an actor before this movie. He was discovered in a school in mumbai. If you wonder what hes drinking, its apple juice, right . Apple juice . Yes. He likes it. Thats the one request he had. He wanted some apple juice. Two thumbs up or one. We like it. So this movie is up for four Golden Globes on sunday. I think if i was part of this Hollywood Foreign press, which im not at all, i would vote for lion. Congratulations. Were so glad. I happen to have a friend here from high school. Not very often a High School Friend walks in the door. Rodwin mcelroy and her daughter are here. It was her birthday yesterday and were still celebrating. Can i tell you something that kind of depressed me. Were doing this start today thing. We because you dont eat much because youre in front of your boyfriend and then you get up in the morning and you feel good. I dropped at least ten pounds i got on the scale and took a picture of it, and i weigh i weigh, im just going to sea it. But you can 152. And i was so ticked. You know when you look at something and go, what happened . So joy said to me, in between meals were going to start throwing things in a bag that youd normally put in your mouth. Instead of putting it in your mouth, put it in a bag. So this was this is not the meal portion of my day. This is what you ate . This is hoda in a plastic bag. She always has these little certs or whatever they are. Lifesavers. When you dont think before you put it in your mouth, put it in the bag. You dont grazing and eating weerd things that youre doing. I was counting things. How many of those do you eat . Usually a handful. All day long i was supposed to put everything in between meals in this bag. And what else should be in there, scoop of peanut butter. But then it would be gross. Were all trying our own diet plan. Thats a really smart idea. I go home and just stuff stuff in my mouth. Cheese sticks. Any other moms find themselves eating their kids weird food out of the fridge. What am i doing . Then i say to people, i dont eat anything. Exactly. All right. Weve been talking about Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher and their passings. And we had heard there was a documentary in the works. A mom daughter documentary. It was supposed to be released in march. But since their untimely deaths, they moved that premiere date up and its moved up to saturday on hbo. The trailer for bright so lets take a look at it. My mother will forget shes not 35. Age is horrible for all of us, but she falls from a greater height. Manic depressive is a disease. That was not diagnosed then. So nobody kind of knew what was going on with carrie. I went too fast. I was too much. I couldnt handle it. Thats it. Thats all. Okay. Look. Turn around this way because your rear end is to the camera. Im my moms best friend. I share everything with my daughter. Especially the check. Far more than i ever would want to, i know what my mother feels and wants. Just do what your mother says. It makes life easier. As if. Theres a lot of it. Oh, my gosh. Im dying to see that. It looks so good, and it shows the really special co i think we all feel close to our moms, but that is an unbelievable connection. And when they say she died of a broken heart you totally understand. Sbraunme meentertainment wee this first look on instagram with a caption, thank you for taking us to the stars and continues to read, well never forget your wit and wisdom. Still one of those things when you wake up in the morning you think about it. Its hard to believe. Carrie fisher was with us a few weeks ago. We did an interview. She was so funny. We had a blast with her. So full of life. So i love emma watson. Yes. Shes one of those young stars that can do it all. But i didnt know how talented she really was. You see people triple threats. She is. She can sing. And theres shes in the new remake of beauty and the beast and theres a new trailer. We can hear her sing for the first time. Its something there from beauty and the beast. Account. Lets listen. New and a bit alarming that there could be whats that weird other sound . Prince charming shes got a beautiful voice. But theres something in him that i simply didnt see by the way, arent you going to be happier off twitter after that. I know. Were off twitter and instagram and its made all the difference in the world. We started yesterday. You started a little before the show. I started a little after the show. I will say that at some point in my day, i texted hoda and i said, im so bored. I have nothing left to do. I texted her back, my mom usually id be in the car looking at twitter. Then i called my mom. We just spoke. What else happened . In the car where it feels like we dont have anything else to do. I should write thank you notes and then i just text hoda saying im bored. I think not going down the rabbit hole and looking at andy cohen. Like what am i doing . And then you find the person in the background and look at their pictures. Theres some sad news for some single ladies, including my sister. I tried to set her up with prince harry. It didnt work out that well. Prince harry is now off the market thanks to megan merkel. He met his girlfriends dad. Thats a big, big step. Megans brother said their father was proud of the relationship and that the prince and the actress were very much in love. You know if she called her dad because he just you just want to spread the word. Megans brother also told the daily mail that her father first met prince harry six months ago. Thats right when i was setting them up. She does look a little bit like barbara. She really does. A little bit. Can you all see it . Shes beautiful brunette. Before we go, a little ihoda. Its that time. Flo flo. Rida has a new song. This is called cake. If you are celebrating a birthday. Or just like to eat cake. This is perfect for our start today. I didnt come here to party no, i didnt. I didnt come here to stay here we go. Lets get the chorus because its worth it. Go. Here we go. Cake, cake, cake, cake you want this. Its a doughnut hole. I dont even know what im doing. All right. See gain if you do want to get on one of our diet programs go to start today online. Ihoda ihoda, find it on apple music. Ive got to show your board every monday and wednesday. All you ladies out there get ready. You dont want to miss this. Vivica a. Fox and magic men are going to show us their moves. Coming up on look famous people we catch flo, the progressive girl, at the supermarket buying cheese. Scandal alert flo likes dairy . woman busted [ laughter ] right afterwards we caught her riding shotgun with a mystery man. Oh, yeah [ indistinct shouting ] is this your chauffeur . What . no, i was just showing him how easy it is to sa with snapshot from progressive. You just plug it in and it gives you a rate based on your driving. Does she have insurance for being boring . [ light laughter ] laugh bigger. [ laughter ] hi hey you look good. Thank you, i feel good. It all starts with eating right. Thats why i eat amaz n prunes now. Theyre delicious and help keep my body in balance. 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The reason these hunky, beautiful men are carrying us in is because theyre part of this new lifetime show called vivicas black magic. Well let vivica tell you about it. Its a little cold outside but these guys help keep us warm. First of all, can we say, thank you so much for this, from the bottom of our hearts. A lot of times i feel its the women who are dancing and its the guys who are judging. Girl, you turned the tables. Yes, i definitely did. This was my brainchild. I was in a film called Chocolate City and played the mom in Chocolate City which is the africanamerican version of magic could keep on giving. We can do a reality show, a tour. He says, okay. How about you pitch it with me. So ill let you have it. We went to propgate, howard owens. That day he was having a meeting with a gentleman from lifetime. They were wanting to do edgier program. Theyve had surviving Compton Toni Braxton stories. I said i have a package for you all. Ive got edgy for you. Believe it or not, they bought it that day. A year later, here we are. It hand. Last night we came out and were trnding top five shows across the united states. Yea thank you girls for having an ultimate girls night out. You and some of your friends get to choose. There were hundreds of aplicants. I have a show runner and producer. And we have these auditions. A couple that, like him, gabriel. He was trying to share dna and do all we were like, no, that wasnt the but yeah, yeah, i kind of purelled after his audition. But these giantlemen, we narrowed them down. You all are finalists . Yes. They are my elite eight. Once you make it through, what do you do . We want to take these eight gentlemen and get them a residency in las vegas. How close to that are you . Toward the end youll see we do get to vegas but do we get a residency . I think we need a little taste. Can they just do a little dance for us . Of course. Round two. Well watch. Go. Oh, yeah. Come on, guys. 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Al rokker is goi er iker i k bronx zoo. College football championships. January 9th, big al is alabamas masc mascot. Clemson tigers. Alabama clemson. Should have known that. They competed last year. This huge rivalry. Alabama won last year. By the way, its a huge game. Say roll tide. Youre good. Okay. Clue number two. So far no one is winning. January 10th is the last call for americas ceo. What will happen on this day. The last c ceo . Something with donald trump. Oh, no, i know what it is. President obama is giving his farewell address. You got it, jenna. Basically like his farewell tour. Hes going down to chicago. Well see whats he has to say. Probably a pitbunch of thank yo. Well see how far he takes it. Chicago is a special place for the obamas. Clue number three. So far jenna is winning. Sorry, hoeda. What one fou and networking event for vips will take place in the swiss alps . Davos. You got it. Im good at games. But what is davos. Whats the real name . She knows. Something economic forum. World economic forum. Very impressive. You arent right . But im cheering her on. You like to call it sleep away camp for billionaires. They get together and talk about things going on in the world. Wed like to be invited. They can only talk about it over fondue and skiing. Love you. Okay. Last one this is the tiebreaker. I think that i think jenna is ahead. On january 20th inauguration. We both won. Well, you actually good job, guys. That was awesome. The app is awesome. Jenna, this is skim milk from us to you. Its very important to get your daily skimm. Coming up, have your cake and eat it too. This time its healthier, after this. And our ambush makeovers. Has anyone seen we sent him on a coffee run. E coffee with cream. And your favorite, mocha. Oh, where do you guys get your coffee . You gave me way too much money. Hes good. Make a mccafe run instead. For a limited time get any size coffee, freshly brewed every 30 minutes, for one dollar. 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