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>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE,
WELCOME.
IM MEGYN KELLY.
IT IS INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY. YAY, WE GET A DAY, ONE DAY!DAY.
YAY, WE GET A DAY, ONE DAY! SO WHO BETTER TO HELP ME.
CAN YOU GUESS? CAN YOU GUESS WHOS COMING?
CAN YOU GUESS?
ONE IS ON HER WAY OVER, ONE IS HERE RIGHT NOW.AY OVER, ONE IS
HERE RIGHT NOW. TWO WOMEN WHO ARE ALL ABOUT
SISTERLY LOVE AND WELL-BEING.
KATHIE LEE AND HODA ARE HERE.
HODA JUST RELEASED HER
CHILDRENS BOOK.
CHILDRENS BOOK. CATHY Y
CATHY Y
CATTY KATHIE LEE HAS HER LATEST BOOK.
COME ON OUT, KLG.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
>> HODA IS RUNNING OVER.
SHES RUNNING.
STUDIO 1A IS IN A DIFFERENT BUILDING SO SHES GOT TO --T
BUILDING SO SHES GOT TO -- >> YEAH, SHES HAULING IT, BUT
SHES GOT THOSE LONG EGYPTIAN
LEGS.
LEGS.
SHELL BE HERE ANY SECOND. >> MEANWHILE KLG IS LIKE MORE
TIME FOR MY BOOK.
>> THATS RIGHT.
WELL, HERS IS NUMBER ONE.
I AM SO THRILLED FOR HODA. ITS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LITTLE
BOOK.
BOOK.
>> I CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF THOSE PICTURES OF HALEY JOY AND HODAE
PICTURES OF HALEY JOY AND HODA TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
>> IM SO HAPPY FOR HODA. HER LIFE HAS COMPLETELY.
HER LIFE HAS COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED SINCE THAT BABY.
AND KELLY CLARKSON JUST SANG THE
SONG THATS BEEN WRITTEN FOR IT
AND THERES A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE
VIDEO.
VIDEO.
>> HOW ABOUT YOU, ARE YOU GOING
TO BE SINGING THAT SONG SOON TOO?E SINGING THAT SONG SOON
TOO?
>> I ONLY SING MY OWN SONGS.
SOMEBODY HAS TO.
>> SO YOUR BOOK IS ABOUT FAITH.
>> YES.
>> AND THE TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE AND THE NEW MEANING.THE
BIBLE AND THE NEW MEANING. >> THATS RIGHT.
>> OF THE BIBLE.
>> ITS CALLED "THE ROCK, THE ROAD AND THE RABBI."OCK, THE
ROAD AND THE RABBI." AND ITS ABOUT MY TRIPS TO
ISRAEL.
ISRAEL.
IVE BEEN GOING TO ISRAEL SINCE
I WAS 17 YEARS OLD. IT WAS MY GRADUATION PRESENT
FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
I WENT WITH MY MOM. AND MISSED MY HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION.
GRADUATION. I COULD HAVE CARED LESS.
IVE ALWAYS BEEN SO FASCINATED
BY THE BIBLE.
>> REALLY?
>> YES.
>> WERE YOU RAISED IN A VERY RELIGIOUS FAMILY?D IN A VERY
RELIGIOUS FAMILY? >> NO.
>> NO. NO, NO, NO.
WERE NOT RELIGIOUS AT ALL.
YOU KNOW THAT, IM A SPIRITUAL
PERSON.
PERSON.
>> YOUR DAD WAS JEWISH AND YOUR MOM WAS CHRISTIAN.WISH AND YOUR
MOM WAS CHRISTIAN. >> WELL, BUT WE DIDNT GROW UP
IN A HOME THAT REALLY -- WE
BELIEVED IN GOD.
WE BELIEVED IN GOD.
BUT MY SISTER THOUGHT A FRIEND
OF HERS WHEN SHE WAS LATER SAID
ARE YOU PREGNANT?
SHE SAID NO, IM PRESBYTERIAN.
THATS HOW MUCH WE KNEW WHAT WE
WERE.
WERE.
>> OH, IM JUST GETTING WORD
FROM THE CONTROL ROOM.
>> I THOUGHT I SAW --
>> A SPECIAL VISITOR HAS JUST
ARRIVED.
HERE SHE IS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> OH, MY GOSH, THERES WINE?
YOURE AWESOME.
YOURE AWESOME. >> WE KNEW YOU WERE COMING.
>> WERE GOING TO TOAST YOURE
NUMBER ONE IN THE ENTIRE
COUNTRY. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> ITS A GREAT FEELING.
>> I FEEL LIKE I CAME IN IN THE
MIDDLE OF A CONVERSATION.
PLEASE CONTINUE, I WAS
LISTENING.
LISTENING.
>> WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BEING
PREGNANT OR PRESBYTERIAN. >> YOU SAID THIS.YTERIAN.
>> YOU SAID THIS. AS I GET CLOSER TO THE END OF MY
LIFE, WHICH IS SAD FACE, I WANT
TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SEEK GOD
IN THEIR LIFE.
I CAN ATTEST TO THIS PERSON,
SHES BEEN HELPING ME DO THAT
JUST THROUGH OUR FRIENDSHIP.
WHY IS THAT SO IMPORTANT TO YOU?
>> IF I HAD THE CURE FOR CANCER,
I WOULD SHARE IT WITH EVERYBODY.
AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVE THE CURE.
I KNOW THE CURE PERSONALLY FOR
THE MALIGNANCY OF THE SOUL AND
HIS NAME IS JESUS.
IVE BEEN A CHRISTIAN SINCE I
WAS 12.
WAS 12. BUT I DONT -- I DONT SAY
THAT -- I HAVE A LIFETIME OF
EXPERIENCE WATCHING THAT HAPPEN
IN PEOPLES LIVES.
I HAVE SEEN -- THERE I AM WHEN I
WAS 17 YEARS OLD.
>> OH, I LOVE THAT.
>> YEAH, BUT ANYWAY --
>> THATS INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL.
>> YOU LOOK JUST LIKE CASSIDY
THERE, DONT YOU?
>> ON MY BEST DAYS I WOULD NEVER
LOOK LIKE CASSIDY.
I HAD A GOOD WEEK BACK IN 42 BUT THAT WAS IT.K BACK IN 42
BUT THAT WAS IT. NO, IT WAS LIFE TRANSFORMING.
BUT GOING AS A TOURIST IS
DIFFERENT THAN A RABBINICAL
STUDENT.
STUDENT.
>> YOU WERE ALL ABOUT THE
BUSINESS.
>> IM ALL ABOUT THE BASS, ABOUT
THE BASS.
IM ABOUT WHAT THE WORD OF GOD REALLY, REALLY SAYS IN THEGOD
REALLY, REALLY SAYS IN THE ORIGINAL TEXT BECAUSE THERES SO
MANY HORRENDOUS TRANSLATIONS OUT
THERE.
THERE.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, IT CAUSES
CONFUSION AND ITS CAUSED WAR. ITS CAUSED ENMITY BETWEENWAR.
ITS CAUSED ENMITY BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THATS NOT GODS PLAN
FOR IT.
FOR IT.
>> BUT WHEN I HEAR YOU, ITS
ABOUT SEEKING JOY IN YOUR LIFE. >> AND PURPOSE.OY IN YOUR LIFE.
>> AND PURPOSE.
>> THATS ONE OF YOUR MAIN
COMMITMENTS.
HONESTLY I FEEL LIKE THATS WHAT
YOUR BOOK IS ABOUT.
>> WE SHARE THE SAME THING.
>> WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HALEY
JOY.
>> JUST SAY IT ONE MORE TIME.
>> HALEY JOY.
>> EVERYBODY.
>> HALEY JOY. >> LOOK AT THAT.
>> THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE BEST
MOMENT.
MOMENT.
I JUST WANT TO LIVE HERE FOR A SECOND IN THAT.LIVE HERE FOR A
SECOND IN THAT. >> YOU TALK ABOUT HOW THIS IS
YOU TO HER.
YOURE THE CURE.
YOU FIX WHAT AILS ME.
I CANT BELIEVE I GET YOU, LIKE
I GET TO HAVE YOU, WHICH IT
BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES JUST AS
A MOTHER BECAUSE THATS EXACTLY
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
THATS EXACTLY HOW THEY MAKE YOU FEEL, RIGHT?Y HOW THEY MAKE YOU
FEEL, RIGHT? >> IN YOUR LIFE YOU GET LOTS OF
BLESSINGS, I FEEL.
I FEEL LIKE IN MY LIFE I HAD SO MANY.L LIKE IN MY LIFE I HAD SO
MANY.
>> YOU THOUGHT YOUR TIME HAD PASSED TOO, DIDNT YOU?ME HAD
PASSED TOO, DIDNT YOU? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
I ALMOST FELT SORT OF -- I DONT WANT TO SAY GREEDY OR SELFISHNT
WANT TO SAY GREEDY OR SELFISH BUT WANTING TOO MUCH.
AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU SAY OUT
LOUD SOMETHING YOU WANT KNOWING
YOU CANT HAVE THAT THING ITS
MUCH MORE PAINFUL SO YOU JUST
DONT SAY IT.
>> LIKE WINDOW SHOPPING FOR
SOMETHING YOU CANT HAVE.
>> YES.
>> YES.
AND YOURE PUSHING IT DOWN AND PUSHING IT DOWN.G IT DOWN AND
PUSHING IT DOWN.
>> THEY CALL IT UPPER LIMITING.
YOU PLACE THIS UPPER LIMIT LIKE
I DONT DESERVE THAT EXTRA
THING.
>> IF ANYBODY DOES DESERVE IT,
ITS HODA.
HODA HAS THE SUNNIEST, SUNNIEST HEART IN THE WHOLE WORLD.NNIEST
HEART IN THE WHOLE WORLD. >> YOURE PRETTY SUNNY TOO.
>> YEAH, BUT IM NOT BELOVED
LIKE SHE IS.
>> I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. >> YES, YOU ARE.OU MEAN.
>> YES, YOU ARE. YES, YOU ARE.
>> WE LOVE YOU.
WE LOVE YOU.
WE WISH THE WORLD COULD KNOW YOU
THE WAY WE DO.
>> ITS MUTUAL.
YOU GUYS HAVE BOTH BEEN SO
DELIGHTFUL.
DELIGHTFUL.
IT MAKES ME HAPPY TO SEE YOU SO
HAPPY IN YOUR OWN SKINS AND WITH
EACH OTHER, YOUR FRIENDSHIP,
YOUR CHILD, YOUR CAREER AND YOUR CONNECTION TO FAITH AND GOD.YOUR
CONNECTION TO FAITH AND GOD. >> WED BE HAPPY IF WE COULD
HAVE YOUR STUDIO BACK.
>> ID BE HAPPY TOO.
>> CAN I TELL YOU THE OTHER
THING TOO.
THING TOO. IT SEEMS LIKE ALL THESE GOOD
THINGS ARE HAPPENING LATER IN
LIFE.
LIFE.
KATH AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT
THIS.
YOU THINK AT A CERTAIN POINT IN
YOUR LIFE THATS IT.
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN KATH
HAS A BUNCH OF NUMBER ONE HITS
AT AGE 64.
I HAVE A BABY AT AGE 53. LIKE WHATS HAPPENING HERE?
BUT THERES SOMETHING ABOUT
REALIZING BLESSINGS COME LATER
SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES.
>> AND THE OLDEST WOMAN EVER TO HAVE A NUMBER ONE HIT WAS REBAO
HAVE A NUMBER ONE HIT WAS REBA McENTIRE AT 55.
AND SHE ALREADY TOLD ME, IM
JUST HOPING BETTY WHITE DOESNT
RECORD ANYTHING.
RECORD ANYTHING. I DONT WANT TO LOSE THAT.
ITS HISTORICAL AND ITS
HYSTERICAL.
HYSTERICAL.
THERE IS HOPE FOR PEOPLE. >> BUT DONT YOU THINK -- I MEAN
I WOULD SAY -- NOW IM 47, ILL
JOIN IN.
JOIN IN. BUT I FEEL LIKE IVE GOTTEN TO
KNOW MYSELF BETTER.
LIKE AS I GET OLDER, I JUST GET
MORE COMFORTABLE IN MY OWN SKIN.
I ACTUALLY DO THINK AGE IS A
BLESSING IN THAT WAY.
>> IT DEPENDS ON WHAT CONDITION YOUR SKINS IN.ON WHAT CONDITION
YOUR SKINS IN. LETS THINK THIS THROUGH.
>> BUT I DO THINK -- I THINK
THATS RIGHT.
THATS RIGHT. I THINK THERES SOMETHING FUN.
IN KATHS BOOK AND THE RABBI,
RABBI JASON, THEY WERE ON MY
RADIO SHOW AND HE WAS TALKING
ABOUT IF YOURE WIDE OPEN,
BLESSINGS COME LATER.
YOU HAVE TO -- AND THEY KEEP
INCREASING EXPONENTIALLY IF YOU
ALLOW THEM IN.
I THINK SOMETIMES WE GET SET IN
OUR WAYS AND THINK, OKAY, MY
BEST DAYS ARE BEHIND ME.
LETS JUST RIDE THE TRAIN TO THE
END NOW.
END NOW.
>> YEAH.
>> BUT INSTEAD, YOURE REALIZING
IF YOURE OPEN, THINGS WILL COME TO YOU.E OPEN, THINGS WILL COME
TO YOU.
BUT I THINK A LOT OF US, AND IVE BEEN GUILTY OF THIS, YOU
CLOSE UP AND YOU THINK THATS
ALL AND IM FINE.
>> I CAN SPEAK TO THIS
PERSONALLY.
PERSONALLY.
I KNOW YOU CAN TOO.
BUT YOU START TO BELIEVE LIKE
YOUR CRITICS ARE THE NASTY THINGS THAT ARE PUT OUT THERE
ABOUT YOU IN THE WORLD AND IT
CAN BE A DOWNER OR DETRACTION
FROM YOUR JOY.
SHES HELPING ME TO LEARN TO LET THAT FLOW OFF OF ME.EARN TO LET
THAT FLOW OFF OF ME. >> LISTEN TO WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT
YOU AND NOBODY ELSE.
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAYS?
I LOVE YOU.
I DIDNT MAKE A MISTAKE WITH
YOU.
YOU.
YOU ARE WONDERFULLY, FEARFULLY MADE AND I HAVE A PURPOSE FORY
MADE AND I HAVE A PURPOSE FOR YOU AND A FUTURE AND A HOPE.
THATS WHAT GOD SAYS OWE LISTEN
TO HIM BECAUSE YOUR CRITICS DIE.
>> "THE ROCK, THE ROAD AND THE
RABBI."
RABBI."
IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS. SO HAPPY YOURE NUMBER ONE.
>> AND CHECK OUT HER VIDEO AND
ALSO THE SONG WITH KELLY
CLARKSON.
CLARKSON.
IT MADE ME SAAB. >> THATS ALL TEED UP.
HOLD ON, STAND BY.
BY THE WAY, THEYRE ON AT 10:00.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME HODAS BOOK
"IVE LOVED YOU SINCE FOREVER"
WHICH YOU MUST READ AND YOU WILL
CRY WITH YOUR CHILD, ITS
AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.
A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS ARE
GOING TO THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
OF PHILADELPHIA, WHICH IS
AMAZING.
AMAZING. AMAZING.
AMAZING. >> OH, MY FAVORITE CHARITY, I
JUST THOUGHT ID TELL YOU.
>> AND ALL OF KLGS, AND THE
NONCHARITY --
NONCHARITY --
>> WAY TO CHARITY SHAME. >> IM SORRY.ARITY SHAME.
>> IM SORRY. >> AND KELLY CLARKSONS LULLABY
BASED ON HODAS BOOK.
>> LISTEN TO A LITTLE BIT.
♪ BEFORE BIRDS FLEW OVER
RAINBOWS
RAINBOWS
♪ AND MONKEYS SWUNG ON TREES ♪ THERE WAS YOU AND THERE WAS
ME
ME
>> HOW DO YOU RECOVER FROM THAT,
HODA?
>> YOU CANT.
I CANT BELIEVE SHE DID THAT.
>> THIS IS YOUR FIRST SONG.
>> I GUESS THE WORDS ARE MINE,
BUT SHE WROTE THE MUSIC PART.
>> BUT TO HEAR YOUR MESSAGE TO YOUR CHILD --R YOUR MESSAGE TO
YOUR CHILD -- >> SHE WROTE THE MELODY.
I DONT UNDERSTAND SONGS BUT I
GAVE HER THE WORDS FROM THE
BOOK.
BOOK.
>> THATS AN ASSIST. YOU NOW HAVE YOUR FIRST HIT
SONG, HODA.
SONG, HODA. >> I THINK WE HAVE TO PAY HODA
FOR JUST THE USE OF THAT MUSIC.
>> ALL THATS GOING TO CHARITY.
>> IF YOU WANT TO HEAR IT IN
FULL, ITS ON iTUNES AND ITS ON
AMAZON.
AMAZON.
ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO HELP, HELPUSADOPT.ORG.L GO TO HELP,
HELPUSADOPT.ORG.
AND ALL THE PROCEEDS -- >> OF MY BOOK GO TO THE ROCK,