>>> WE’RE BACK WITH CARSON AND JENNA.
JENNA. AND YESTERDAY WILL GO DOWN AS
ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE
MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF
"TODAY."
"TODAY." >> NEARLY 1,000 GIRLS DESCENDED
ON OUR PLAZA IN CELEBRATION OF
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL,
WITH FORMER FIRST LADY MICHELLE
OBAMA LEADING THE CHARGE.
AND WHAT A DAY IT WAS.
>> THIS IS WHAT GIRL POWER IS
ALL ABOUT.
ALL ABOUT. DON’T YOU FEEL THE ENERGY?
GIRLS ARE THE FUTURE.
>> INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE
GIRL.
GIRL. >> OUR PLAZA, ALIVE AND RINGING
WITH THE FORCE OF HUNDREDS,
YOUNG WOMEN FROM AROUND THE
GLOBE, ALL ANXIOUS TO HEAR FROM
THEIR INSPIRATION.
THEIR INSPIRATION. >> HELP US WELCOME FORMER FIRST
LADY, MICHELLE OBAMA.
MRS. OBAMA, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: IN HER EXCLUSIVE
FIRST INTERVIEW, TWO YEARS AFTER
LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE --
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY NOW ABOUT
YOUR MOTTO?
YOUR MOTTO? DO YOU THINK IT STANDS?
WHEN THEY GO LOW, WE GO HIGH?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. FEAR IS NOT A PROPER MOTIVATOR.
HOPE WINDHIPS S WINS OUT.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT HOW YOU WANT
YOUR KIDS TO BE RAISED, HOW YOU
WANT THEM TO THINK ABOUT LIFE
AND OPPORTUNITIES.
AND OPPORTUNITIES. DO YOU WANT THEM AFRAID OF THEIR
NEIGHBORS?
NEIGHBORS? DO YOU WANT THEM ANGRY OR
VENGEFUL?
VENGEFUL? YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT
YOU’RE TELLING YOUR GIRLS.
WHICH MOTTO DO YOU WANT TO LIVE
BY?
BY? >> Reporter: IN THAT VEIN, SHE
SPOKE ABOUT HER FRIENDSHIP WITH
GEORGE W. BUSH AND THE
BIPARTISAN COUGH DROP INCIDENT.
>> WE SIT TOGETHER AT ALL OF THE
OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS.
OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS. I WILL ADD THEY WERE OLD COUGH
DROPS.
DROPS. >> THERE’S A LITTLE BIPARTISAN
MOMENT,S A S AAS SIMPLE AS A COU
DROP.
DROP. >> PARTY DOESN’T SEPARATE US,
COLOR, GENDER.
COLOR, GENDER. IT’S THE MESSAGES WE SEND.
>> Reporter: AND HER MESSAGE FOR
GIRLS EVERYWHERE.
GIRLS EVERYWHERE. >> YOUNG WOMEN ARE TIRED OF IT.
THEY’RE TIRED OF BEING
UNDERVALUED, DISREGARDED.
UNDERVALUED, DISREGARDED. THEY’RE TIRED OF THEIR VOICES
NOT BEING HEARD.
WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE TOOLS
AND THE SKILLS THROUGH EDUCATION
TO LIFT THOSE VOICES UP.
>> Reporter: 98 MILLION
ADOLESCENCE GIRLS HAVE NO ACCESS
TO SCHOOLING.
TO SCHOOLING. THE FORMER FIRST LADY ANNOUNCED
HER GLOBAL GIRLS ALLIANCE.
>> I KNOW I HAVE A PURPOSE.
I NEED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND DO
WHAT I NEED TO DO SO I CAN SPEAK
AND PEOPLE CAN LISTEN.
>> IT SHOWS ME THAT I’M NOT
ALONE.
ALONE. WE’RE ALL HERE TO MAKE A CHANGE.
>> WHO IS READY TO GET IT
STARTED?
STARTED? >> MRS. OBAMA IS.
>> I AM.
>> I AM. >> Reporter: LIFTING THEIR
VOICES ALONGSIDE MRS. OBAMA, OUR
FAVORITE LADIES WHO ROCK, MEGHAN
TRAINOR, JENNIFER HUDSON AND
KELLY CLARKSON.
KELLY CLARKSON. >> I WANT TO THANK THE WOMEN ON
STAGE BECAUSE THIS IS THE WAY WE
WANT PEOPLE TO STEP UP AND HELP.
I’M GRATEFUL TO ALL THREE OF YOU
FOR BEING AMAZING ROLE MODELS
FOR MY GIRLS.
>> Reporter: AND A FEW CELEBS
ALSO JOINED THE CHORUS.
>> SHOUTOUT TO EDUCATION.
THAT’S WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR,
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >> Reporter: IF THE GIRLS IN OUR
AUDIENCE ARE ANY INDICATION --
>> I WANT TO BE AN ATTORNEY.
>> SCIENTIST.
>> SCIENTIST. >> Reporter: THE FUTURE LOOKS
BRIGHT.
BRIGHT. >> IT’S TIME FOR GIRLS.
GIRLS NOW, GIRLS OF THE FUTURE.
>> THAT MAY BE ONE OF MY
FAVORITE MOMENTS.
FAVORITE MOMENTS. GIRLS NOW, GIRLS OF THE FUTURE.
IT WAS A GREAT DAY.
WE HAVE TO GET INTO COUGH
DROPGATE.
DROPGATE. >> WERE THEY STALE?
>> THEY WERE OLD.
THEY HAD THE WHITE HOUSE, THE
PRESIDENTIAL SEAL.
PRESIDENTIAL SEAL. WHEN HE LEFT, HE JUST TOOK A
BUNCH OF THOSE.
THEY ARE COLLECTORS’ ITEMS.
>> HE JUST GIVES THEM AWAY.
>> THIS IS FUNNY BECAUSE I’M
LIKE, DAD, ARE YOU GOING TO SAY
SOMETHING ON TWITTER?
HE SAID, I’M NOT ON TWITTER.
THEY ARE FRIENDS.
>> THE TONE OF THAT BIPARTISAN
COUGH DROP.
COUGH DROP. IT’S FUNNY, BUT NOW WE SEEM SO
DIVIDED.
DIVIDED. AND THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT THE
FIRST LADY TALKING ABOUT HER
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR DAD.
>> HOW MANY OF YOU NEED A COUGH
DROP AND YOU’RE AFRAID TO PASS
ONE OVER?
ONE OVER? >> A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CREW,