>> THAT WAS AN AWESOME THROW. ARE A Y’ALL READY?
>> LET’S DO IT.
>> LET’S THROW SOME BEADS,
Y’ALL, SHALL WE?
>> NEW ORLEANS IS THE WARMEST
BEST PLACEST ON EARTH AND YOU WI
GET HUGGED HERE MORE THAN ANY
OTHER PLACE IN YOUR LIFE.
>> FROM NBC NEWS GET READY FOR A
BIG EASY BASH WITH KATHIE LEE
GIFFORD AND HODA KKOTB.
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL, LIVE IN
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.
>> HOW DO WE DO IT DAY AFTER DAY
DAY.
DAY. >> YES.
>> YES. YES.
YES. THANK K YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ♪
♪ ♪ WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING
IN ♪
IN ♪ >> COME ON.
♪ WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING
IN ♪
IN ♪ >> HI, GUYS.
♪ WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING
IN ♪
IN ♪ ♪
♪ >> WE MADE IT.
♪
♪ >> MARDI GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS, OR
IT FEELS LIKE IT.
WELCOME TO TRY DAY FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 26, 2018.
WELCOME TO OUR BIG EASY BASH.
LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS, JENNA IS
IN FOR KATH AND WE ARE READY TO
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL.
>> WE ARE LETTING IT ROLL.
>> Y’ALL, WE ARE IN NEW ORLEANS.
WE ROLLED IN ON A MARDI GRAS
FLOAT.
FLOAT. PEOPLE SHOWED UP IN DROVES TO
CELEBRATE
CELEBRATE CELEBRATE.
CELEBRATE. >> AND YOU CAUGHT A BALL THAT
DREW BREES THREW YOU.
>> I DON’T THINK I’M GOING TO
RECOVER FROM THE DREW BREES
MOMENT.
MOMENT. WE ARE CELEBRATING THE 300th
ANNIVERSARY OF NEW ORLEANS.
I WOULD HAVE COME FOR ANYTHING.
I’M HAPPY THAT NEW ORLEANS IS
TURNING 300 BUT I’M EXTRA HAPPY
THAT WE ARE HERE.
WE ARE IN THE HEART OF THE
FRENCH QUARTER AND, JENNA.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> YOU’VE BEEN HERE A BUNCH.
>> I’VE BEEN HERE A BUNCH BUT
I’VE NEVER BEEN HERE WITH YOU.
IT CHANGES IT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT A CITY THROUGH
THE EYES OF SOMEBODY THAT LOVES
IT LIKE YOU DO, IT CHANGES THE
WAY -- IT CHANGES EVERYTHING.
>> THIS CITY IS ONE OF THOSE
CITIES, YOU GUYS, THAT IS A
LIVING AND BREATHING PLACE.
IT’S THE KIND OF CITY THAT WHEN
THE CITY CELEBRATES YOU
CELEBRATE AND WHEN THE CITY
HURTS YOU HURT.
THAT’S WHY -- BUT IT’S ONE OF
THOSE PLACES THAT IS ALWAYS
EVOLVING AND IT JUST FILLS YOU
UP.
UP. I ALWAYS SAID THE FIRST TIME I
GOT OFF THE PLANE IN NEW ORLEANS
MY LOVE AFFAIR STARTED.
I FELL PASSIONATELY MADLY IN
LOVE WITH THIS CITY AND IT NEVER
STOPPED.
STOPPED. IT NEVER STOPPED.
>> AND LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US,
Y’ALL.
Y’ALL. THIS WAS A CITY FOUNDED IN 1718.
THIS IS THE BEAUTIFUL CATHEDRAL,
IT’S THE ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL.
I THINK YOU WERE IN A WEDDING IN
THIS.
THIS. >> I WAS, MY BEST FRIEND KAREN
GO MARRIED IN ST. LOUIS
CATHEDRAL AND IT’S GORGEOUS.
>> IT’S THE OLDEST CATHEDRAL IN
THE UNITED STATES.
THAT’S PRETTY AMAZING.
SO WE ARE JUST THRILLED TO BE
RIGHT HERE WHERE IT ALL HAPPENS.
>> I THINK I NEED A DREW BREES
JERSEY.
JERSEY. CAN Y’ALL FIND ONE.
>> THIS IS FOR HALEY.
>> IF Y’ALL CAN FIND ANOTHER
ONE.
ONE. >> DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE?
>> I HAVE TO GET INTO SOME DREW
BREES ACTION.
BREES ACTION. >> SHE NEEDS TO CHANGE.
>> WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE FOLKS FROM NEW ORLEANS WHO
MADE THIS SHOW POSSIBLE.
WE ARE GOING TO CALL THEM BY
NAME, THIS IS THE NEW ORLEANS
TOURISM GROUP WHO MADE THIS
POSSIBLE, MARY STEWART, BALI,
KIM CAMPBELL, KEITH CRAWFORD.
WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL
YOU GUYS DID.
IT IS AWESOME.
SPEAKING OF NEW ORLEANS
MEMORIES, BECAUSE I HAVE SO MANY
MEMORIES, BUT I HAVE TO SAY
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. THERE IS A WOMAN RIGHT OVER HERE
WHO HAS --
>> OH, MY GOSH.
CAN WE SEE THAT?
>> YOU DON’T REALIZE ALL THE
MEMORIES YOU HAVE UNTIL SOMEONE
SHOWS UP WITH A SIGN.
LOOK AT THIS.
SO THIS PERSON RIGHT HERE --
>> IS YOU.
>> I DON’T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE
IT.
IT. IS ME.
IS ME. >> EVEN IF YOU CAN’T SEE T IT’S
HARD TO SEE IT.
>> THIS WAS AT THE LOUISIANA
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM AND I GUESS I
WENT TO TALK TO SOME KIDS AND --
THANK YOU SO -- WHAT’S YOUR
NAME?
NAME? >> MARTHA LANDRY.
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT.
BUT EVERYWHERE YOU GO LIKE
SOMEONE WILL SAY SOMETHING LIKE
HERE IS A PICTURE OR, YOU
KNOW -- BUT I REMEMBER COVERING
MY FIRST MARDI GRAS HERE AND I
DRESSED UP LIKE A DEVIL, I
DIDN’T KNOW, AND EVERYONE
STARTED DRINKING ON THE AIR AND
I WAS LIKE IS THIS NORMAL.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY OF THIS?
YOUR FIRST LIVE SHOT?
>> THAT WAS A PICTURE.
WHICH THE WAY, I WAS PRETTY MUCH
PLASTERED, BUT HAVING SO MUCH
FUN AND I REMEMBER THAT YOU SEE
IN THE LEFT CORNER THERE WAS A
GUY THEY CALLED THE MOSS MAN AND
HE PICKED ME UP AND SPUN ME
AROUND AND I THOUGHT I WAS
FIRED.
FIRED. I CAME INTO WORK AND THEY WERE
LIKE, GOOD FOR YOU.
I WAS LIKE, OH, MY GOD, I LOVE
IT HERE.
IT HERE. >> YOU WERE LIKE I CAN BE MY
TRUE SELF.
TRUE SELF. >> I CAN BE MY TRUE SELF.
>> IT’S BEEN ONE OF THE REASONS
WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH FUN IS YOU
RUN INTO ALL OF THESE PEOPLE.
>> THERE IT IS.
THANKS, FUR FACE.
WAS THERE A MOMENT WHEN YOU WERE
LIKE, OKAY, THIS PLACE FEELS
LIKE HOME?
LIKE HOME? >> DO YOU KNOW WHAT’S FUNNY, I
LANDED HERE A LONG TIME AGO AND
I GOT OFF THE PLANE FOR A JOB
INTERVIEW AND I STEPPED OUT AND
THERE WAS A JAZZ BAND PLAYING IN
THE AIRPORT FOR SOMEBODY WHO WAS
ON THE FLIGHT AND I SAID, THEY
ORGANIZED AN ENTIRE JAZZ BAND
FOR LIKE A PERSON?
THERE’S LIKE MUSIC EVERYWHERE
YOU TURN.
YOU TURN. SO THAT -- THE NEWS DIRECTOR,
HIS NAME WAS JOE, TOOK ME FOR A
JOE INTERVIEW AND HE SAID, HODA,
WE’RE GOING TO GO OUT FOR SOME
DINNER.
DINNER. I WAS LIKE OKAY, HE SAID LET’S
GO TO POPEYE’S.
I WAS LIKE, OKAY, I THOUGHT IT
WAS WEIRD.
WAS WEIRD. HE DROVE ME THROUGH A SUPER
POPEYE’S.
POPEYE’S. >> WHAT’S A SUPER POPEYE’S.
>> I DIDN’T KNOW.
HE SAID WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE, DO
YOU WANT A TWO PIECE.
>> I WAS LIKE, OKAY, A TWO
PIECE.
PIECE. >> HE SAID WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR
MARGARITA WITH OR WITHOUT SALT.
I WAS LIKE THEY HAD MARGARITAS
AT THE SUPER POPEYE’S.
>> AND THEY’RE DRIVE THROUGH
MARGARITAS
MARGARITAS MARGARITAS, YOU WERE LIKE THIS
IS HEAVEN.
IS HEAVEN. >> EVERYTHING WORKED FROM THERE.
IT’S A CITY THAT LOVES YOU BACK.
I THINK IT’S ALSO A CITY -- IT’S
LIKE US -- THAT’S A LITTLE
INSECURE.
INSECURE. DO YOU LIKE US?
DO YOU LIKE OUR FOOD?
IT’S HOW WE FEEL AND I FELL IN
LOVE WITH THAT PLACE.
YOU CAME HERE A BUNCH, TOO,
DIDN’T YOU?
DIDN’T YOU? >> I’M FROM TEXAS SO I’M FROM
THE NEIGHBORING STATE AND MY
PARENTS BROUGHT US HERE.
WE LOOKED FOR THE PICTURES, MY
MOM WAS LIKE THAT WAS BEFORE THE
iPHONE.
iPHONE. SHE DOESN’T REALLY TALK LIKE
THAT, BUT WHATEVER.
SHE WAS LIKE WE DIDN’T HAVE --
WE COULDN’T TAKE PICTURES OF
Y’ALL.
Y’ALL. I THINK WE DID, BUT IT WAS A
DISPOSABLE CAMERA AND WE LOST
THAT.
THAT. BUT WE WERE HERE AND I REMEMBER
BEING A LITTLE KID AND JUST
COULD FEEL THE VIBRANCY.
YOU KNOW WHEN YOU’RE LITTLE AND
YOU ARE LIKE I’M ALIVE, IT FELT
LIKE SOMETHING.
LIKE SOMETHING. WE WENT AND WATCHED THE PARADES
AND THEN I CAME BACK IN COLLEGE,
IT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY.
>> OF COURSE IT WAS.
>> IT WAS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT,
POOR SECRET SERVICE, BUT IT WAS
SO MUCH FUN.
>> IT IS THE LIKE THE BEST CITY
ON EARTH.
ON EARTH. WE HAVE WINE EVERY DAY, BUT I
THINK WE NEED OUR NEW ORLEANS
COCKTAILS.
COCKTAILS. >> WE SURE DO.
>> THERE IS ONE THING NEW
ORLEANS IS KNOWN FOR -- OH, HI.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> WELCOME TO MY CITY.
>> WE’RE SO HAPPY TO BE WITH
YOU.
YOU. >> THE HEAD BARTENDER AT -- WILL
YOU SAY IT FOR ME.
>> PORPELA PEN.
>> THIS IS AN ORIGINAL
HURRICANE.
HURRICANE. CREATED IN 1934 WHEN PROHIBITION
WAS LIFTED FROM THIS GLORIOUS
CITY AND WE MADE A COCKTAIL IN
HONOR OF OUR SPEAK EASY WHICH IS
STORMS ARE BREWING.
A PARKS FRUIT SYRUP WHICH IS
NAMED LOCALLY, TWO DIFFERENT
KINDS OF RUM, LIME JUICE AND
LOTS OF RUM.
>> THAT IS DELICIOUS.
>> IT’S NOT TOO SWEET.
>> I THINK SHE SHOULD CHANGE.
>> BREES.
>> BREES. >> YES.
>> YES. >> WHO IS GOING TO WIN THE
SAINTS GAME ON SUNDAY?
>> I HOPE THIS ISN’T
INAPPROPRIATE.
INAPPROPRIATE. THERE WE GO.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE CUT AWAY.
>> SURE.
>> SURE. >> CUT AWAY TO ME, I’M DRESSED.
>> LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ENJOY YOUR DRINKS, GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO OUTSIDE OF NEW ORLEANS.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> A COUPLE OF OUR FAVORITE
MOVIES FROM THE ’90s ARE MAKING
NEWS.
NEWS. THERE IS STUFF THAT’S GOING ON
NOT HERE AT THIS POINT.
>> ARE YOU SURE?
>> DID YOU ALL LIKE THE MOVIE
"MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING"?
>> WHO DIDN’T.
>> I REMEMBER --
♪ THE MOMENT I WAKE UP BEFORE I
PUT ON MY MAKEUP ♪
♪ I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR
YOU ♪
YOU ♪ >> I LOVE NEW ORLEANS.
>> PEOPLE SING ALONG HERE.
>> DID YOU MOVE STRAIGHT FROM
NEW ORLEANS TO NEW YORK?
>> YES, I DID.
>> CAN I JUST ASK ABOUT THAT
TRANSITION FOR A SECOND?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> WERE YOU HUGGING EVERYBODY
THE HUG HERE.
>> I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WHY MORE
PEOPLE WEREN’T LIKE GIVING ME A
BEAR HUG ON THE STREET.
I WAS -- IT WAS SURPRISING.
YOU GET USED TO IT, BUT I
REMEMBER ONE OF MY FAVORITE
MOMENTS WAS I WAS WALKING
THROUGH NEW YORK AND THERE WAS
THIS COUPLE AND THEY WERE SO
LITTLE AND CUTE AND THEY WERE
LOOKING AROUND AND I LOOKED AT
THEM AND THEY WERE LIKE, HODA?
AND THEY WERE LIKE -- THEY WERE
FROM A TINY TOWN RIGHT OUTSIDE
OF NEW ORLEANS AND THEY GO,
HODA, OH, MY GOD, WE’RE SO
SCARED HERE.
SCARED HERE. I SAID, YOU WILL GET USED TO IT
BECAUSE I GOT USED TO IT.
>> CAN Y’ALL IMAGINE HODA
WALKING DOWN THE STREET HER
FIRST WEEK IN NEW YORK BE LIKE,
HEY, Y’ALL.
HEY, Y’ALL. AND PEOPLE THINKING SHE WAS --
DMOO I DID.
I DID A LOT OF THAT.
MY VERY FIRST DAY ON THE JOB I
WAS SO SCARED TO GO INTO 30 ROCK
AND I WAS STANDING THERE AND MY
HEART WAS POUNDING AND THE
SECURITY GUY DIDN’T HAVE ME ON
THE LIST.
THE LIST. SO I WAS SWEATING THROUGH MY
OUTFIT AND THIS GROUP GOES,
HODA, IS THAT YOU?
AND I SAID, YES.
THEY GO, GIRL, WE ARE A TOUR
GROUP FROM METORIE, YOU GET YOUR
BACK UP AND YOU GO IN THERE AND
YOU SHOW THEM.
I REMEMBER I GOT CONFIDENT.
I SAID NEW ORLEANS PEOPLE SHOW
US JUST WHEN YOU NEED THEM.
SO THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT
REBOOTING IT.
REBOOTING IT. >> JULIA ROBERTS TOLD
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY SHE MAY BE
UP FOR THE SEQUEL.
IT HAS TO BE HER.
SHE SAYS SHE WONDERS WHERE HER
CHARACTERS WOULD BE.
>> DERMOT MORE ROHINI IS
AWESOME.
AWESOME. HE SAID HE WOULD BE AWESOME.
JULIA ROBERTS --
>> SHE CAN DO ANYTHING.
>> SHE IS AGELESS AND SHE LOOKS
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. THEY ARE TALKING ALSO ABOUT
REBOOTING "CLUELESS" THAT’S
ACCORDING TO DEADLINE, SO THERE
IS A REBOOT FOR "INCLUDELESS"
WHICH WOULD ALSO BE GOOD.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A TOTALLY
DIFFERENT CAST.
DIFFERENT CAST. >> YES, BUT HAVE Y’ALL SEEN
"GIRLS TRIP" THAT TOOK PLACE
HERE?
HERE? >> YES.
>> YES. >> IT’S ONE OF MY FAVORITE
MOVIES OF ALL TIME.
THEY SAID THAT "GIRLS TRIP"
SPEAKING OF THOSE MOVIES, FILMS
WERE SHOT RIGHT HERE IN NEW
ORLEANS.
ORLEANS. THIS WAS A GREAT SCENE.
I DON’T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER
WHAT SHE’S ABOUT TO DO.
>> DON’T TELL ANYBODY.
>> WE’RE GOING TO SEE A HOW
MANY.
MANY. WE’RE GOING TO PLAY A LITTLE
GAME COMING UP.
IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHO THE
HIGHEST PAID TV ACTRESS IS RIGHT
NOW ACCORDING TO FORBES.
>> NUMBER FIVE IS JEWELULIE BOW
FROM MODERN FAMILY.
MA RISKA IS NUMBER TWO.
ELLEN POMPEO WITH $23.5 MILLION.
>> NUMBER TWO?
KAYLIE FROM "THE BIG BANG
THEORY."
THEORY." >> THE HIGHEST PAID ACTRESS OF
THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE
BEEN DYING TO KNOW THIS, SOFIA
VERGARA.
VERGARA. $42.5 MILLION.
$42.5 MILLION. >> WOW.
>> WOW. PRETTY AWESOME.
PRETTY AWESOME. GOOD TO KNOW.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN WONDERING ABOUT
THE DETAILS?
THE DETAILS? >> I WAS WONDERING.
WHERE IS THE DREW BREES
FOOTBALL?
FOOTBALL? YOU GOT IT?
>> THANK YOU.
OH, MY GOSH.
>> IT’S SIGNED TO HODA?
>> AND JENNA.
TO BOTH OF US.