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Gridiron is ready. the halftime acts are set. the fans and teams cannot wait for kickoff. super bowl xlviii just a day away. andy is live for us in super bowl boulevard, times square, with a preview where you are teaming with people, fans. what's going on there? >> lots going on. as you can see, times square is packed. they've transformed 13 blocks here on broadway into what they're calling super bowl boulevard. there are tons of fun things for nfl fans to come out here and do. how do i know? i've been out there doing them all week. now, the best thing out here has got to be the 60-foot tobagg...

Transgender people are 13 times more likely to be assaulted in prison than other people. the act stipulates that transgender people should be housed according to how they identify in terms of gender. that's a huge law that will affect the lives of so many incarcerated trans people. >> for your show fans who are watching, you're wrapping up taping for next season. what can you promise them? >> i can promise them lots of drama and lots of comedy and amazing, fun things. >> oh, you're giving them nothing. you gave them no specific nugget or tidbit. well played. >> thank you so much. >> always goo...

Some hike. in today's 3 big money headlines, waiting to exhale, holiday trimming and oh, man. regina lewis, sounds like fun things. let's start with the jobs numbers. i don't know if that's so fun since the government is shutdown delayed them all. >> which means they can't couple pile the statistics or get people to weigh in on the survey. one of the things most fascinating in the back story is does this become the new norm? because it's been revealed only 70% of people routinely reply, which is why we are constantly talking about revised numbers. should you do it quarterly? how accurate are t...

Politically. i think the country has made a turn. and it will make a turn for the better and hopefully in a way allowing people to work their way to becoming a citizen. >> you wear so many different hats within nbc news. but even within the "today" show, certainly you do the news, the tops and bottoms of the hour. but what's your favorite role other than that consistent news? >> you know, i think being the daredevil on the "today" show. if there was a role -- no, honestly, what i love about our show is the variety. we're able to -- you know, they throw us in all kinds of situations. and it's a...

Right around the corner. i thought michelle might be announcing that she had another one on the way. >> we're trying. [ laughter ] >> gretchen: that does not surprise me. what was it that made the dugger family think, we need to go to east asia? >> well, we had some requests to do media in japan. so we ended up adding the china trip on of the we had a wonderful time. we were there three weeks. west nile virus it will a great experience for our family to see the culture and we went to an orphanage and did a lot of fun things. >> gretchen: we saw you were trying some sushi. let's be honest, of a...