Hoda Kotb brings 80-year-old TODAY plaza visitor Bettye Smith balloons for her birthday, but that’s only the start of the surprises in store. Bettye learns that her son Lee wrote to TODAY about her for our “Thanks a Million Mom!” series, and gets many more gifts – including the opportunity to cook with Patti LaBelle!
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