Friday on Today 8/31

Who Makes The Cut? Top 100 Power Women. They didn't go over the whole list but there were a few mentionables like Meredith Viera at number 55 and Hilary Clinton at 25. Oprah was on it of course at around 21 or 26--I can't say for sure. Elizabeth McDonald from Forbes was talking about who all the movers and shakers were. Most of the women are not from the US and they never showed the names on the screen. You can check out Forbes Magazine for the complete list.

A family from Wisconsin won a Vacation Do-Over. They were some of the survivors of the vacations from hell, and according to the audience who voted, they had the worst of it and deserved another shot. Hope they have more fun time this time around.

Tony Orlando appeared on the plaza after losing 100 pounds or as The Today Show called it, "Knocking em off," in a tribute to his song, "Knock Three Times." Then Tony, along with the co-hosts broke into "Tie A Yellow Ribbon," which was cut off by a commercial--Thank God.

First the audience picked the couple, now they get to pick the wedding band! And I'm not talking about who's going to be playing "Daddy's Little Girl," at the reception. The couple doesn't even get to choose what rings they'll be branded with during their on-air ceremony. Then again, they're not stuck with the bill either. I'm starting to understand why someone might want to be married on live TV--so they don't have to foot the enormous bill!

Today's Classroom had a segment called Getting Ready For Middle School. But I missed most of it. You can get the information on the Today Show website if you're interested. What I did see didn't look that useful but they showed some nice folders where your kids can store everything. You can probably just get those at Staples or any other store.

Today's Kitchen featured Cooking With Giada. Tony Orlando came back to join them as did Natalie Morales's son, Josh. He's adorable but I have no idea what they made other than it was Greek.

And that's a wrap. Have a happy holiday weekend!