>> Announcer: FROM NBC NEWS, THIS IS "TODAY" WITH HODA KOTB
AND JENNA BUSH HAGER LIVE FROM
STUDIO 1A IN ROCKEFELLER PLAZA.
>> WHERE ARE YOU?
>> I’M ALREADY CRYING!
>> HI, GUYS!
>> LOOK AT OUR AWESOME STAFF.
>> THANK YOU, ALL, FOR WAITING!
>> LOOK AT THE T-SHIRTS.
>> OH, MY GOSH, Y’ALL, HI!
>> HI, JENNA.
>> HI!
>> HI! >> WHO KNEW THAT ANIMATION WOULD
MAKE ME CRY, BUT IT DID.
I MISSED IT.
I MISSED ALL OF Y’ALL.
>> YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.
IT IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019.
BYE BYE.
BYE BYE. IT’S VETERANS DAY.
WE ARE EXCITED TO BE REUNITED.
>> IT’S GOING TO BE BUSY.
>> JENNA BUSH HAGER IS
OFFICIALLY BACK FROM MATERNITY
LEAVE.
LEAVE. THAT SONG IS CALLED "RATHER BE."
>> THERE’S NO PLACE I’D RATHER
BE.
BE. I KNOW THE WORDS.
>> HOW ARE YOU FEELING, REALLY?
>> I FEEL REALLY GOOD.
EVIDENTLY I’M VERY EMOTIONAL,
BUT THAT’S NO SURPRISE.
IT FEELS SO GOOD, AND I HOPE YOU
ALL HAVE THESE PLACES IN YOUR
LIFE WHERE YOU WANT TO GO BACK
TO.
TO. BECAUSE I WANTED TO COME BACK.
>> YOU DID.
>> Y’ALL DIDN’T HAVE TO DRAG ME.
AND THAT FEELS SO GOOD.
I THINK WE SHOULD FIND THOSE
PLACES WE WANT TO BE AND STICK
WITH THEM.
WITH THEM. >> I LOVE THAT, AND I THINK A
LOT OF WOMEN KNOWS WHAT IT FEELS
LIKE.
LIKE. THEY’VE BEEN ON MATERNITY LEAVE,
THEY COME BACK, IT’S THE FIRST
DAY BACK, AND OBVIOUSLY THERE IS
THAT MIXED EMOTION, TOO, HOW IS
IT AT HOME, AND YOU’VE BEEN
THERE EVERY DAY.
>> LAST NIGHT I HELD HIM A
LITTLE TIGHTER, I CRIED ON HIS
LITTLE HEAD, I’LL ADMIT IT.
I’M HAPPY TO COME BACK, SO IT’S
NOT THAT.
NOT THAT. HENRY, WHO IS RATIONAL, SAID,
IT’S THE PASSING OF TIME.
SOMETHING HAS COME TO AN END.
ALL THINGS COME TO AN END.
I’M LIKE, NO, DO THEY HAVE TO?
DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO COME TO
AN END?
AN END? BUT IT’S TRUE.
LOOK AT THAT LITTLE MAN.
>> OH, JENNA, CAN YOU BELIEVE?
>> I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT HE’S
HERE AND THAT I GET TO BE HIS
MOM.
MOM. I FEEL, WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?
BUT IT FEELS LIKE THIS
UNBELIEVABLE MIRACLE TO GET TO
BE THIS LITTLE PERSON’S MOM AND
WATCH HIS SISTERS LOVE HIM.
>> HOW IS IT WITH THREE, AND
WHAT IS THAT LIKE IN THE HOUSE?
>> YOU’LL HAVE TO ASK YOUR MOM
HOW SHE DID IT.
SDPLZ
SDPLZ >> HOW DID YOUR MOM DO IT?
>> I DON’T KNOW.
THERE’S DAYS IT FEELS HARD.
BEING ON TELEVISION IS EASIER
THAN BEING A MOM SOMETIMES.
I’M LIKE, I’M BACK TO THE EASY
STUFF.
STUFF. BECAUSE WE LOVE THEM SO MUCH.
I BEAT MYSELF UP A LOT
SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES. I WANT THINGS TO BE RIGHT FOR
THOSE LITTLE KIDS.
PERFECT, THAT AIN’T GOING TO
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. BUT I WANT THEM TO FEEL LIKE
THEIR HOME IS A HAPPY ONE, AND
SOMETIMES IT ISN’T ALWAYS.
SO IT’S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT I
DO THAT.
DO THAT. >> HOW DID YOU ADJUST TO HAVING
HIM IN THE HOUSE?
WAS IT INSTANT?
>> INSTANT.
>> INSTANT. >> IT WAS?
>> THERE WAS A PERIOD WHERE THEY
MOVED INTO THE SAME ROOM.
THEY LOVE HIM.
THERE WAS DEFINITELY, LIKE, A
ROWDINESS IN THE GIRLS BECAUSE
THEY WANTED TO EXPRESS WHO THEY
ARE.
ARE. IT’S LIKE, HEY, WE’RE ALLOWED TO
WAKE UP AT 4:44 IN THE MORNING.
>> WHAT’S IT LIKE HAVING ANOTHER
MAN?
MAN? DOES HENRY LIKE THAT THERE IS
ANOTHER BOY IN THE HOUSE?
>> I GUESS HE DOES.
HE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A BOY, BUT
I GUESS IT’S GOOD.
I REALIZED BOYS ARE -- NO
OFFENSE TO THE SEVEN BOYS THAT
WATCH THIS SHOW, BUT MEN ARE A
LITTLE BIT SIMPLER.
>> THEY ARE.
>> HENRY WOULDN’T CRY THE DAY HE
WENT BACK FROM MATERNITY LEAVE.
I’M WEEPING.
I’M WEEPING. I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S WRONG WITH
ME.
ME. I HAVE A THOUSAND EMOTIONS IN MY
MIND.
MIND. AS LONG AS HAL IS CLOSE TO
SOMEBODY WHO HOLDS HIM AND LOVES
HIM, WHICH I KNOW YOU’RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO DO, IS FED AND
SLEEPING, HE’S HAPPY.
SOMETIMES THE GIRLS ARE LIKE,
BUT I’M ALREADY HAVING A BAD
DAY, MOM.
DAY, MOM. DON’T YOU KNOW?
>> I’M SO HAPPY YOU’RE SITTING
HERE.
HERE. I’M SITTING HERE LOOKING AT YOU,
GOING, IT’S BEEN THREE MONTHS,
RIGHT, SINCE YOU WERE SITTING
HERE, AND BEFORE THAT IT WAS
FIVE MONTHS WHEN I WASN’T
SITTING HERE, BUT I’M JUST SO
HAPPY.
HAPPY. TO CELEBRATE, I THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE A GREAT DAY TO BRING IN THE
ROCKEFELLER CHRISTMAS TREE.
>> IS THAT JUST FOR US?
>> THEY WANTED YOU TO FEEL AT
HOME, BUT THE ROCKEFELLER
CHRISTMAS TREE IS HERE.
>> WHEN DOES THAT HAPPEN?
>> DECEMBER 4 IS THE UNVEILING.
IT’S 70 FEET TALL.
IT’S GOT LOTS OF LIGHTS AND
THEY’RE GOING TO TURN THEM ON ON
THE 4th.
THE 4th. >> I THINK YOU’RE GOING TO TURN
THEM ON.
THEM ON. ARE YOU?
ARE YOU? >> I THINK I’LL BE ASSISTING.
>> WILL YOU BE THE ONE WHO WILL
SAY, HIT IT, SANTA?
>> IT’S SOMEONE ELSE WHO DOES
THAT.
THAT. I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S THE
MAYOR --
MAYOR -- >> SPEAKING OF THE PASSING OF
TIME, WE STARTED THIS SHOW IN
THE SPRING.
THE SPRING. >> WHEN WAS IT?
>> APRIL.
>> APRIL. >> APRIL, YES.
>> WE DID A WEEK.
I GOT ON FACETIME AND I WAS
INTERVIEWING CHER SO I WAS IN
TIMES SQUARE.
TIMES SQUARE. I GOT A FACETIME MEETING WITH A
LITTLE BABY NAMED HOPE.
NOW IT’S CHRISTMAS.
>> LET’S STROLL DOWN MEMORY
LANE, SHALL WE, OUR FIVE SHOWS.
>> IT IS DAY ONE FOR JENNA BUSH
HAGER.
HAGER. >> DAY TWO!
DAY TWO!
DAY TWO! >> IT’S APRIL 10, WEDNESDAY, DAY
3.
3. >> DAY 3.
>> DAY 3. >> WE’RE KIND OF WINDING DOWN
YOUR FIRST WEEK HERE.
CAN YOU BELIEVE WE’VE DONE FIVE
SHOWS?
SHOWS? >> HAVE AN AWESOME WEEKEND,
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!
>> THAT WAS OUR FIFTH SHOW?
>> DAY 6.
>> DAY 6. >> DID YOU KNOW I WAS LEAVING?
>> HODA CALLED ME AND SHE SAID,
LET’S TALK MATERNITY -- NOBODY
ELSE KNEW I WAS PREGNANT.
SHE KNEW I WAS PREGNANT.
REMEMBER THAT FIRST DAY YOU
LOOKED OVER AND YOU GO, ARE YOU
OKAY?
OKAY? BECAUSE I WAS HIDING A PREGNANCY
AND I WAS LIKE, IS THIS A SHOW?
SHE CALLED ME AND SHE WAS LIKE,
NOW, LET’S TALK MATERNITY LEAVE.
>> BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, LET’S
DISCUSS.
DISCUSS. AND YOU WERE LIKE, OKAY.
>> HODA MIGHT HAVE KNOWN SHE WAS
ABOUT TO HAVE A BABY, TOO, SO I
THOUGHT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT MY
MATERNITY LEAVE.
MATERNITY LEAVE. >> WHICH I KIND OF WAS FOR A
MINUTE.
MINUTE. AND IT WAS BACK TO ME.
>> WE DID ONE WEEK OF SHOW FIVE
DAYS, AND THAT WAS IT.
>> THAT WAS IT.
>> THEN IT WAS THE HODA AND
JENNA SHOW WITH JENNA AND X.
>> WE’RE STARTING TODAY.
TODAY IS THE BEGINNING OF WHAT
IS GOING TO BE A FUN, FUN RIDE.
THE ONLY THING WE ARE THINKING
WAS THE ONLY THING WE REALLY
WANT FOR OUR SHOW IS THAT YOU
FEEL BETTER AT 10:59 OR WHENEVER
IT RUNS IN YOUR MARKET THAN YOU
DID WHEN YOU FIRST TURNED ON THE
TV.
TV. THAT’S IT.
THAT’S IT. THAT’S OUR ONLY GOAL.
>> IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, YOU CAN
CRY A LITTLE IF YOU WANT.
WE WANT YOU TO FEEL GOOD.
I FEEL GOOD SITTING HERE.
>> I DO, TOO.
WE’VE HAD SOME INCREDIBLE GUESTS
THE PAST FEW MONTHS, AND THEY
WANT TO WELCOME YOU, TOO.
>> IT’S PATTI LaBELLE.
WELCOME BACK AND CONGRATULATIONS
ON YOUR NEW BABY.
>> HEY, JENNA, CONGRATULATIONS
ON HAVING A LITTLE BOY.
I KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE.
I HAVE THREE OF THEM.
GET READY, IT IS CRAZY WITH
THREE, AND ESPECIALLY A BOY.
YOU ARE SO LUCKY.
CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME
BACK.
BACK. >> JENNA, I CAN GIVE YOU ADVICE
ON TWO, BUT THREE?
I HAVE NO ADVICE.
LIFE IS OVER.
YOUR LIFE IS OVER.
>> WHAT’S UP, JENNA?
A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
NEW ADDITION TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL
FAMILY.
FAMILY. I JUST WANTED TO WELCOME YOU
BACK TO YOUR SHOW, AND I CAN’T
WAIT TO MEET BABY HENRY SOON.
>> IS THERE A REAL PHONE?
HERE IT IS.
>> TELEPHONE CALL.
>> WHO IS CALLING?
>> I THINK IT MIGHT BE YOUR MOM.
>> MOM?
>> MOM? MOM?
MOM? >> JENNA, WE’RE SO GLAD YOU’RE
BACK WITH HODA NOW.
>> I CAN’T HEAR YOU, MOM, BUT
THANKS FOR CALLING.
OH, MOM!
OH, MOM! HI, MOM!
HI, MOM! NOW I CAN HEAR YOU.
>> WE’RE GOING TO WATCH THE
WHOLE HOUR SO DAD AND I CAN KEEP
AN EYE ON YOU.
I’M ESPECIALLY HAPPY FOR THE
REASON YOU WENT ON MATERNITY
LEAVE, OUR PRECIOUS LITTLE BOY
HAL.
HAL. I LOVE YOU, JENNA.
>> WAS THAT A MESSAGE?
>> SHE’S STILL ON THE PHONE.
>> YOU’RE STILL ON THE PHONE.
HI!
HI! >> HEY, HI, JENNA.
>> I COULDN’T HEAR YOU AT THE
BEGINNING, BUT I LOVE YOU.
>> I JUST SAID DAD AND I ARE
REALLY GLAD YOU’RE BACK ON THE
FULL HOUR SO WE CAN KEEP AN EYE
ON YOU.
ON YOU. >> I’M ON GOOD BEHAVIOR, DON’T
WORRY.
WORRY. >> MRS. BUSH, WE’RE SO HAPPY TO
HAVE YOUR LITTLE GIRL BACK HERE
ON THE SET.
WE FEEL LIKE SHE’S HOME.
>> GREAT, I’M GLAD Y’ALL ARE
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. BUT I’M ESPECIALLY HAPPY FOR THE
REASON SHE WAS GONE.
BABY HAL.
BABY HAL. >> I’M GOING TO BRING HIM TO SEE
YOU SOON.
YOU SOON. DON’T WORRY, MAMA.
>> WE’LL SEE YOU AT CHRISTMAS.
>> OH, I HOPE.
LOVE YOU.
LOVE YOU. BYE!
BYE! >> DO YOU CALL HER MAMA?
>> MAMA.
>> MAMA. >> HOW SWEET.