1A IN ROCKEFELLER PLAZA.
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>> COME ON, YOU GUYS!
IT’S A PARTY.
WE’RE GOING TO CELEBRATE.
IT’S WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25th.
THAT’S TINA TURNER.
PEOPLE!
IT IS JENNA’S BIRTH DAY.
JENNA, THIS MORNING YOU AND YOUR
LITTLE SISSY, YOU TWO TOGETHER
WERE BORN -- SO HAPPY TO SEE
YOU.
>> SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU WITH THAT
HAT ON.
I LOVE SPENDING THE BIRTHDAY
WITH YOU AND WE WANT TO THANK
DANA FROM STERLING HEIGHTS,
MICHIGAN.
THAT WAS SO SWEET!
>> WE WANT THOSE CAKE POPS.
>> HODA WAS LIKE, ARE THEY HERE?
>> THEY WEREN’T.
WE DO HAVE A CAKE FOR YOU.
HERE’S THE NEW -- FIRST OF ALL,
YOUR NAME IS SPELLED OUT IN
BALLOONS.
>> SO CUTE.
>> WE HAVE TO MARK MOMENTS.
WE HAVE A CAKE FOR YOU BUT WE
ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CUT IT OR
TASTE IT BECAUSE OF COVID.
SO YOU COULD TAKE IT HOME WITH
YOU BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT OUR AWESOME STAFF IS ON THE
BIG BOARD!
>> YEAH!
>> TO CELEBRATE LIKE WE WANT TO
LOOK AT EVERYONE SO EVERYONE’S
GOT BEAUTIFUL COLORFUL
BACKGROUNDS, KIDS INVOLVED.
ALI HAS HER LITTLE GIRL.
>> HI, ALI.
>> ALL CELEBRATING.
KATE AS A CUPCAKE.
>> MISS ALI WITH THE CEREAL.
>> WE SEE YOU ALL.
>> LOVE YOU ALL AND MISS YOU SO
MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF
THIS.
IT IS SO FUN TO SEE PEOPLE YOU
DON’T GET TO SEE EVERY DAY THAT
YOU KIND OF TOOK FOR GRANTED.
NOT THAT WE TOOK YOU FOR GRANTED
--
>> YOU FORGET WHAT IT’S LIKE TO
BE NEXT TO SOMEBODY.
WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOUR
BIRTHDAY LAST YEAR?
>> WE DID THINGS THAT -- I
USUALLY GET TOGETHER WITH MY
SISTER AND FRIENDS AND HENRY
ALWAYS IS SO SWEET ABOUT MAKING
IT FEEL LIKE SOMETHING.
BUT AFTER YOU HAVE KIDS, IT IS
REALLY ABOUT THEM, HOW THEY WANT
TO CELEBRATE AND SHARING CAKE
WITH THEM AND WHATEVER IT IS.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE ABOUT
JENNA?
A LOT OF THINGS TO LOVE BUT I
DIDN’T HAVE A BIRTHDAY CARD SO I
WROTE ON A CARD I GOT FROM AN
OLD STEELS AND DEALS.
YOU WALKED IN AND I LOOKED AT
YOUR EYES AND I THOUGHT, OH MY
GOD, THERE’S A PERSON WHO JUST
APPRECIATES, LIKE, ME.
>> I DO APPRECIATE YOU.
CAN I SAY THAT HODA’S THE FIRST
PERSON -- I WAS THINKING ABOUT
THIS THIS MORNING.
WHY AM I KRIGING?
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
BUT I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE
FACT THAT HODA’S THE FIRST TO
TEXT AND SHE WROTE ME A
HANDWRITTEN LETTER, ALBEIT IT
WAS ON PURPLE STATIONARY SHE
SAID SHE GOT FREE FROM STEALS
AND DEALS BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN WAS
THE LAST TIME YOU RECEIVED A
HANDWRITTEN BIRTHDAY CARD?
>> I KNOW.
FOR YOU.
>> ARE YOU ALLOWED TO PASS IT?
FROM SOMEBODY THAT YOU LOVE AND
SO I WOULD JUST SAY THAT WAS
MY -- THAT MADE MY MORNING.
FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO REACH
OUT TO SOMEBODY, WRITE SOMEBODY
A LETTER BECAUSE IT REALLY DID,
IT MADE MY LETTER AND I DO
APPRECIATE YOU.
>> YOU’RE AMAZING AND JENNA
APPRECIATES THE SMALL THINGS.
NOT LIKE YOU APPRECIATE ME.
YOUR BIRTHDAY -- I MEANT YOU
APPRECIATE LITTLE GESTURES AND
NOT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE GRAND
AND PERFECT.
>> I REMEMBER LAST YEAR.
CHUCKE. E. CHEESE AND GAVE ME A
LIFETIME SUPPLY TO CHUCK E.
BUT SADLY --
>> NOBODY CAN GO TO CHUCK E.
CHEESE.
GOLDIE HAWN CELEBRATED A
BIRTHDAY.
WE’LL VISIT WITH CURT AND GOLDIE
AND TALK ABOUT THE BIRTHDAY AND
EVERYTHING.
>> I LOVE THEM.
WE HAVE THE APPETIZERS, SIDES
AND THE DELICIOUS DESERT FOR THE
START OF THE THANKSGIVING TABLE.
>> MARLO THOMAS WITH A HART FELT
STORY OF HOPE AND GRATITUDE.
BACK TO YOU!
IT WAS THE LAST YEAR OF YOUR
30s!
IT IS THE LAST -- YOU’RE 39D.
>> 39 IS THE PERFECT YEAR TO
CELEBRATE IN 2020.
YOU KNOW?
IT FEELS RIGHT, IT FEELS GOOD.
I FEEL HAPPY.
I DON’T KNOW.
I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE OLDER.
>> YOU ARE A COMBINATION OF AN
OLD SOUL AND SOMEONE THAT’S FREE
LIKE A KID.
YOU HAVE THE PERFECT COMBO AND
I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THINKS
THAT.
SO MANY PEOPLE WANT TO CELEBRATE
WITH YOUEN COLLUDING THE PEOPLE
THAT KNOW YOU BEST.
>> SO SWEET!
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>> JENNA, YOUR DAD AND I ARE
HERE TOGETHER TO WISH YOU A VERY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
WE MISS YOU AND WE WISH WE COULD
BE WITH YOU ON YOUR BIRTHDAY
THIS YEAR.
>> JEN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GIRL.
WE ARE PROUD OF YOU AND LOVE
YOU.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SISSY.
THERE’S NOBODY ELSE I WOULD WANT
TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU.
>> I LOVE YOU, MAMA, SO MUCH!
>> HAVE A GOOD TIME.
>> A CHILD, JENNA WAS HILARIOUS.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY -- I WANT
TO BE YOUR FRIEND.
>> SHE WAS SPUNKY, A LITTLE
DRAMATIC.
AND A LITTLE CLUMSY BUT
WONDERFUL.
>> JENNA CONCOCTED THESE WILD
WORLDS THAT OUR BARBIES LIVED
IN.
>> SHE LOVED PLAYING BARBIE BUT
MORE THAN BARBIE SHE LOVED KEN.
>> AS A TEENAGER WE SHARED A
CAR, FRIENDS.
>> WE SNUCK OUT AND HAD A LOT OF
FUN.
>> SNEAKING DOWN TO THE WHITE
HOUSE KITCHEN LATE AT NIGHT TO
MAKE OURSELVES OUR OWN PIZZA.
>> THE THING I LOVED MOST ABOUT
JENNA IS HOW MUCH JOY SHE BRINGS
TO THE WORLD.
>> THE FIRST TIME I MET JENNA
WAS ON HALLOWEEN AT THE "TODAY"
SHOW.
I REMEMBER THINKING THIS GIRL IS
FUN.
>> SHE IS VERY LOYAL TO HERBIG,
ENORMOUS FAMILY.
>> YOU REALLY KNOW HOW TO LISTEN
DEEPLY.
>> OH MY GOD, JENNA, EVERY YEAR
ON THE PLANET EARTH THAT YOU
EXIST MEANS MY LIFE JUST GOT
THAT MUCH BETTER.
>> OH!
HEY, JENNA.
I’M JUST IN YOUR OFFICE PICKING
OUT SOMETHING FOR ME TO WEAR
TODAY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.
>> LEE AND I ARE WISHING YOU THE
HAPPIEST OF BIRTH DAYS.
>> I WANT TO SPEND MANY
BIRTHDAYS WITH YOU.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SISSY.
I HOPE THAT THIS IS YOUR
HAPPIEST YEAR YET.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JENNA!
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
>> LOVE YOU.
>> OH, THAT’S SO SWEET!
>> OH!
>> Y’ALL, HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING
THIS TO ME?
>> YOUR FRIENDS.
>> SO FUN TO SEE EVERYBODY THAT
I HAVEN’T GOTTEN TO SEE IN A
YEAR.
>> FERRELL.
>> FERRELL AND MIA AND
EVERYBODY.
>> OH.
>> SEE MY FAMILY, MY PARENTS
WHO -- USUALLY LIKE TO BE WITH
THEM OVER THANKSGIVING IF WE CAN
AND WE WON’T BE BUT IT’S SO --
TO SEE EVEN JUST THEIR FUNNY
LITTLE FACES MACKS ME SO HAPPY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE DO REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID LAST
YEAR, BY THE WAY.
REMEMBER THAT QUESO CAKE?
YOU WERE LIKE, WAIT, WHAT IS IT?
IT WAS FULL OF QUESO.
AND IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD YEAR
AT THE TIME SO WE CAN’T DO THAT
BECAUSE IT’S ILLEGAL SO WE ARE
GOING TO DROP SOME QUESO
CONFETTI!
>> GROSS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> WOW.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ALSO WE WANT A SHOUT OUT AND
THANK -- PARTY CITY FOR SENDING
US THE DECORATIONS AND BALLOONS
AND THE HATS.
SO JENNA, YOU ARE LOVED TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, JOANN.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY THAT MADE
IT SPECIAL.
>> THANK YOU TO THE BIG BOARD OF