the person who deserved to get it was david letterman.d ego about the way the network wavered in its support for him. - when we found out that leno was gonna get "the tonight show," we were all obviously... depressed. we felt like we were being punished for making fun of them and not cooperating and not being as collaborative as we could have been. and we also felt like we were being disrespected, because we did 11 years of great shows. - just how pissed off are you? [audience cheers and laughs] - by all rights, david letterman should've taken over for johnny carson. but his agent took a very, very aggressive stand. "we're gonna really control all of late night. it's gonna cost you a fortune." and they put our backs to the wall. - i can only tell you that it has been an honor and a privilege to come into your homes all these years and entertain you. and i hope when i find something that i want to do and i think you will like and come back that you'll be as gracious inviting me into your home as you have been. i bid you a very heartfelt go

the irony is these smaller cups actually came from david letterman.little known story that david letterman went on tv, we had actually hired away danica path rick from his racing team -- patrick. liz: right. >> and david let letterman went on one day and said free slurpees at 7-eleven on 7/11 day and we weren't prepared for it. from that point forward, we put out sample-sized cups and institutionalized free slurpee day on 7/11. liz: so letterman. make him pay for everyone who didn't get one. >> yeah, i know. liz okay. i was worried about mentioning free slurpee day because i didn't want people to leave before our show is over to go rushing out, so everybody wait til the end. they're not going to run out. jim, thank you very much. [laughter] >> thank you, liz. great to be with you. happy 7-eleven day. [laughter] liz: you too. free slurpees are one thing, but the high price of packaged foods is driving one stock down after its quarterly earnings report what's hurting conagra, the parent of orville redenbacher's popcorn and slim jim's? it's one of the ho

the ap is reporting david letterman will headline a fundraiser with biden set for july 29th. the debate is not going away. >> i am 100% riding with biden. >> president joe biden has been a very effective president over the last 3 1/2 years. >> i was on the phone with representatives and donors, voters, what i'm hearing, 85% of the people that have contacted me are all in for the president. >> joe biden is our nominee. as i said before, he has a really big decision to make. what gives me a lot of hope right now is that if president biden decides to step back, we have vice president kamala harris, who is ready to step up. >> in fact, vice president harris in massachusetts at this hour delivering remarks at a campaign fundraiser. >>> donald trump will speak in two hours at his first rally since the rnc and assassination attempt. he will be joined in michigan by his ohio running mate j.d. vance. the secret service is protecting j.d. vance and his family. several reporters and analysts in place covering the new headlines for us to we go first to allie. what are we hearing about th

what we just learned tonight, former late show front man david letterman is set to head a fundraiser with biden and the first lady. held at a family friend's home. it is being hosted by hawaii governor josh green, a long time biden family friend. biden's campaign has planned 10 other fundraising events over the last 10 days of july. biden is still recovering from covid at his home in delaware. but it did not stop him from weighing in on donald trump's speech at the republican national convention. biden posted what the hell was he talking about? the president wrote, he praised hannibal lect r and he is not real. tonight, latest lawmaker calling on bid tone stop his campaign. getting to that point for her was not easy.. >> it is an agonizing decision, honestly. as the days have gone by, more and more data points to a very bad outcome for president biden in his effort to defeat donald trump. >> reporter: asking joe biden to step aside. as a member of the january 6th committee is imperative to beat former president trump >> we know that donald trump is unfit to be president. he incited a

david letterman originally had a one-hour daytime show.s vegas. [ crowd booing ] have these people been frisked before they... it was a dismal failure in terms of the ratings. but not in terms of introducing us to letterman. david, thank you for being with us tonight. thank you very much for having me, i appreciate it. and in spite of all this nonsense that goes around in the background, stay with it. don't give up. and stay with us here in new york. we like having you. i like being here. thank you very much. dave is back in new york. you're going to host a late-night television program that premieres monday night. what are, what are critics likely to say tuesday morning? i don't much care because i found a way to deal with that -- pills and whiskey. [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ snorts ] [ chuckles ] you're on. oh, i'm on. i'm sorry, i was enjoying listening to you snort. [ laughs ] levine: they gave him the "late night" show after "the tonight show," and at the time, people thought, who's gonna watch television at 12:30 at night? who's up? i'l

we have learned that david letterman will headline a fundraiser with the president on july 29th.nt will be co-hosted with hawaii governor josh green at a home on martha's vineyard. the biden harris campaign has at least ten other fundraising events over the last ten days of july. >> a longtime congresswoman from texas has died. >> the family of sheila jackson lee announced tonight that the representative has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. her diagnosis was first shared last month. the democratic representative was first elected to the 18th district of texas back in 1995. she was 74 years old. san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi, remembering her late colleague in a statement tonight, she said in part as a powerful voice in congress for our constitution and human rights. congresswoman jackson lee fought tirelessly to advance fairness, equity and justice for all. in a testament to her relentless determination, congresswoman jackson lee was the author and lead sponsor of legislation that established juneteenth as the first new federal holiday in 38 years. >> family,

. >> q the helping hand of hollywood with late-night legend david letterman slated to headline the bidenth then there is this from the times, michael telling the paper there is a slow drumbeat for him to get out and get out now. mr. biden has a choice. vanity our virtue. he can either condemn the country to dark and cool times or heed the voice of all time. the clock has run out but don't tell that to south carolina's jim clyburn. >> i've never seen in modern time a wide open convention be successful come november. it has not happened and i don't think it will happen now. this process now it's created may not be healthy but it's terrible and i think we are well poised to win. >> to add a bit of color to what's happening here in delaware over the weekend, you may remember alan, the famed election guru was accurately predicted each and every presidential election dating back to 1984 including donald trump's victory in 2016, he said today on x spoken with ron klain formerly chief of staff and said mr. biden is not jumping out of the race and he can win. we'll see. back to you. >> lisa, this

but the ap is reporting that david letterman is going to head a biden fundraiser july 29th and bidene there, we'll see about that. vice-president harris getting ready to take off for massachusetts, that's today, a big fundraiser there. the new york post reporting the soldout event is making in $2 million. it also comes after she joined a phone call with some major donors yesterday. lee, you've got the donors out there signaling in some ways who they want at the top of the ticket and we do know that harris would get the purse if biden dropped out. >> now, i think there's a huge number of democrats and supporters that will support anyone at the top of the ticket. that's why a lot of people talking about how is it possible that you know, 80-something percent of americans are concerned about joe biden's mental fitness and we're in a race that's within the single digits nationwide, how is that possible? and i think there are people i'm supporting democrats no matter what. they're concerned about the supreme court and certain issues and they've bought into the narrative that donald trump i

letterman and massachusetts, also one at the end of the month in chicago.e also know next week vice president harris will be in milwaukee on the campaign trail, and they say the dust of the month the biden campaign will hold several events in these key battleground states, all of them rallying around this defiance and insistence that the president is staying in this race, jonathan. >> from rehobeth beach, delaware, allie raffa, thank you for that report. >>> i spent the week in milwaukee for the republican national convention where folks took donald trump at his word that in the wake of the attempt on his life a week ago right now, that he would deliver a message of unity and temper the overheated, divisive rhetoric, polarizing americans. sure, he called for unity, briefly. and then, quickly returned to his all too familiar red meat- throwing playbook. the acceptance speech was a record 92-minute ramble, that laid out a dark vision for our country with a litany of lies, insults, and conspiracies. >> the democrat party should immediately stop weaponizing the

. >> a q the helping hand of hollywood late-night legend david letterman slated to headline a biden fundraiser again quoting times, this is a michael moritz sather does not swing the drumbeat to get out he says this president biden has a choice, vanity or virtue he can either condemn the country to dark and cruel times, or heed the voice of father time. the clock has run out. do not tell that to south carolina's gyms clyburn. >> in the modern times a wide open convention be successful come november. it is not happened. and i don't think it will happen now. this a process this drama may not be healthy but it is curable. i think we are well poised to win this election. >> for what it is where they want to share this. this is from the election guru alan ligament you may remember he's accurately predicted every presidential race going back to 1984. including donald trump's victory back in 2006 he knew he had said he's president biden is staying in the race and can win. arthel: okay is that news is this official or just prediction? is a strong prediction, right? set is a prediction. we will see. >>

. >> q the helping hand of hollywood with late-night legend david letterman slated to headline the bidenhis from the times, michael telling the paper there is a slow drumbeat for him to get out and get out now. mr. biden has a choice. vanity our virtue. he can either condemn the country to dark and cool times or heed the voice of all time. the clock has run out but don't tell that to south carolina's jim clyburn. >> i've never seen in modern time a wide open convention be successful come november. it has not happened and i don't think it will happen now. this process now it's created may not be healthy but it's terrible and i think we are well poised to win. >> to add a bit of color to what's happening here in delaware over the weekend, you may remember alan, the famed election guru was accurately predicted each and every presidential election dating back to 1984 including donald trump's victory in 2016, he said today on x spoken with ron klain formerly chief of staff and said mr. biden is not jumping out of the race and he can win. we'll see. back to you. >> lisa, this covid about, they

letterman told rod when he appeared on the "late show" in 2009.talked and the more you repeated your innocence, the more i said to myself, "oh, this guy's guilty." [laughter] so during the period from your impeachment to your trial and your sentencing, you did a lot of media appearances. what was the strategy behind that? my feeling was like, "look, i didn't do any of that stuff," and what does somebody do who's being lied about? but you have a tremendous desire to get out at the highest mountain and yell out, "i didn't do it." well, letterman said that the louder you yelled it, the more it made him think you were guilty. yeah. yeah, i mean, i didn't-- i didn't convince him, but, uh, i think i convinced donald trump. that's why i got invited on "celebrity apprentice," right? i have great respect for your tenacity, for the fact that you just don't give up. but, rod...you're fired. ♪ what i saw over the course of rod's career was a guy who started off as kind of a charming rogue and a guy who really did give voice to concerns that people had to some

ap is reporting david letterman will headline a fundraiser with the president on july 29th. it is one of 10 campaign fundraisers scheduled for the last 10 days of july even as debate intensifies among democratic lawmakers over whether the president should be at the top of the ticket. >> joe biden is our nominee as i said before. he has a really big decision to make. what gives me a lot of hope right now is that if president biden decides to step back we have vice president kamala harris who is ready to step up. >> resident joe biden has been a very effective president over the last 3 1/2 years. he understands what it means if donald trump should get his hands back in the white house and on the levers of executive authority. i believe we are well off with president biden. >> vice president harris is scheduled to travel to massachusetts to deliver a marks for the campaign fundraiser. donald trump will speak at his first postconvention and post- shooting rally later today in michigan. he will be joined on stage by his running mate jd vance. the campaign opted for an indoor rall

last night, the biden campaign announced talk show host david letterman will appear with the presidenta fundraiser on martha's vineyard on july the 29th, and the biden-harris campaign has at least ten other fundraising events, all planned for these final ten days of july. the secret service director will appear before the house oversight committee on monday to answer questions about the attempted assassination of donald trump, wall street journal reports. the shooter used a drone to get aerial footage of the rally site hours beforehand. some republican lawmakers are calling on the secret service director to resign, accusing the agency of failing to properly protect former president donald trump. stay up to date on the hearing, as well as the investigation into the assassination attempt of the president trump. download the ktvu fox local app. it's free for your smart tv. and now available. check it out on all streaming services. >> the national park service is holding an annual port chicago commemoration to make to mark 80 years since the deadly explosion during world war two. the first

he confirmed that he'll go to a fundraiser in massachusetts with david letterman at the end of the month. also a fundraiser in chicago by the end of july. we also know that vice president harris will be in milwaukee next week, of course, right after the republican national convention that also happened in milwaukee. and the biden campaign is saying that they are planning more events in key battleground states up until the end of july, so again, stressing that the president is remaining in this race, stressing that they are having no conversations about a backup option. >> all right, thank you, nbc's allie raffa. now joining me is spokesperson for the biden/harris 2024 campaign, thank you for joining us again, miss elrod. the president is still self-isolating with a covid infection that has kept him off the campaign trail this week. what can you tell us about how he's recuperating and have you had the chance to talk with him? >> thank you so much for having me, rev. there was a statement put out by his doctor yesterday making it clear that he is doing well. and i know for a fact that he i

letterman will headline a fundraiser with president biden in ten days with the hawaii governor joshreen a sign that they are forging ahead except -- you with the calls from the bow of the race. there is at least another fundraising events over the last ten days of july. 's people show up and will they give? are you surprised by this news? >> no but i'm also privy to the counter so i saw was coming but let me just tell you from personal experience. amihere to gasset anybody you deserve the truth and i would lose my credibility if i withheld it from you. fundraising has big money. major donors who have pledged massive amounts and i'm talking six or seven figure checks they have subtly disappeared and fallen off the face of the earth because a lot of these people are successful business people and they see this as a proposition and they'd only been on a campaign if it's a winning prospect. i wish i had better news but i'm also not here to give you talking points is just the truth. issues excruciatingly difficult for me to say this at all. >> no your supported president biden, you want

david letterman's going to headline a fundraiser on july 929th.the draft biden campaign in 2016 or, will pearce. will, great to have you this morning. i think one of the things i like to have these conversations with people that often come from a different side of the political aisle than i lean is to understand where you're coming from and see if you're representative of a larger group of people out there. but i can't get my arms quite around you, will, because you're from joe biden to bernie sanders, out on joe biden and now i think a self-described republican. and what i would like to know from you at the outset here to see if you represent a larger group of people is why? why have you left joe biden? why have you left bernie sanders? why would you now describe yourself as republican? >> thank you very much for having me on. i think i'm a larger percent of -- group of people p i care more about how the person is going to help our country evolve. i supported joe back in 2015 and 2016 because in that current campaign it was him or hillary clinton

. >> cultural juggernaut that you're doing then came repeated appearances on david letterman had seen in lady and the tramp when they had a spaghetti, suddenly suddenly i'm not so hungry. a four year run on general hospital. and what is the worst thing in the whole world? beauty and what is the effect thing? >> a new york times bestseller. and even four years of his own nationally syndicated tv show. then something changed day simmons no longer crave the spotlight going from a hectic tour schedule across the country to a more solitary life that is los angeles mansion in a rare and emotional interview at the time, god simmons show that his desire to help people hadn't changed. >> what do you say to yourself in the morning i say try to help more people. >> when you're out of work dollar hamburger looks great. and when you get a divorce or lose the job, you really just don't want to take good care yourself. but just remember you're one of a kind and guide could made you a butterfly that lasted three months, but he made you a human men bang for his fans and those whose lives he changed, t

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that is set to include a conversation with david letterman that will take place in vineyard haven massachusetts. the other one is just a couple of days later in yarmouth main. we also understand that the governor of hawaii, josh green will be at that first fund raiser on july 29. again, he is stepping in for first lady jill biden, but anderson, this really shouldn't surprise us. we expect that his schedule will ramp up because certainly in 2020 on the campaign trail, he spoke at a lot of rally he was very active on social media and he was really out there. >> randi kaye, thanks so much. the news continues the source with kaitlan collins starts no

letterman, and the tonight show. >> me could bring about talking about sexual activity and way we talk about diet even talk about food with without it having this kind of connotation that there's something not quite right about it. then we would be a step further before long, she launched her own tv shows. >> good sex with dr. ruth, and asked dr. ruth i've never had a sexual encounter what did the moment holiday. i'm 21 okay. i'm a college senior. yes. and i it's not the end of the road. >> westheimer had created a safe space for americans to open up about sex but her sunny personality mast, a childhood marked by hardship she was born corolla ruth siegel in germany in 1928. at the age of ten her parents sent her to switzerland to escape the holocaust. she never saw them again. >> i knew i have to make a dent with my life in order to prove to myself that there is a reason why i'm around after the war, the 17-year-old orphan immigrated to what was then palestine joined a group of jewish freedom fighters who trained her to be a sniper and never killed anybody everybody in those years in t

letterman. and the tonight show if we could bring about talking about sexual activity, the way we talk about in the baby, talk about food with our it having this kind of connotation that there's something not quite right about it then we would be a step further. you are before long she launched her own tv shows, good sex with dr. ruth and asked dr. ruth, i've never had a sexual encounter i need a moment. >> holiday i'm 21. >> okay. i'm a college senior. yes and i it's not the end of the world was time or had created a safe space for americans to open up about sex but her sunny personality, mast, a childhood marked by hardship she was born corolla ruth siegel in germany in 1928. >> at the age of ten, her parents sent her to switzerland to escape the holocaust. she never saw them again. >> i knew i have to make a dent with my life in order to prove to myself that there's a reason why i'm around after the war, the 17-year-old orphan immigrated to what was then palestine and joined a group of jewish

that is set to include a conversation with david letterman that will take place in vineyard haven massachusetts. the other one is just a couple of days later in yarmouth main. we also understand that the governor of hawaii, josh green will be at that first fund raiser on july 29. again, he is stepping in for first lady jill biden, but anderson, this really shouldn't surprise us. we expect that his schedule will ramp up because certainly in 2020 on the campaign trail, he spoke at a lot of rally he was very active on social media and he was really out there. >> randi kaye, thanks so much. the news continues the source with kaitlan collins starts now so from the source tonight, two of the biggest power players and the democratic party, pete buttigieg and elizabeth warren are here live as vice president harris is rallying a boisterous crowd and a battleground state and president biden is turning to the white house, preparing to address the nation. >> as donald trump is unleashing new attack lines on both. i'm kaitlan collins and this is the source good evening from washington where president biden

letterman and the tonight show if we could bring about talking about sexual activity, the way we talk about diet, the baby talk about food without it having this kind of connotation that there's something not quite lied about it. then we would be a step further. hello, all you are on before long she launched her own tv shows good sex with dr. ruth, and asked dr. ruth, i've never had a sexual encounter what did the. moment holiday. i'm 21 i'm a college senior. yes. and i it's not the end of the world. was time or had created a safe space where americans to open up about sex but her sunny personality masked a childhood marked by hardship she was born corolla ruth siegel in germany in 1928. at the age of ten her parents sent her to switzerland to escape the holocaust. she never saw them again. >> i knew i have to make a dent with my life in order to prove to myself that there is a reason why i'm around after the war, the 17-year-old orphan immigrated to what was then palestine and joined a group of jewish freedom fighters who trained her to be a sniper and never killed anybody, everybody

that is set to include a conversation with david letterman that will take place in vineyard haven. message the truce, it's the other one is just a couple of days later in yarmouth main. we also understand that the governor of hawaii, josh green will be at that first fund raiser on july 29, and he is stepping in for first lady jill biden. but anderson, this really shouldn't surprise us. we expect that his schedule will ramp up because certainly in 2020 on the campaign trail, he spoke at a lot of rallies it was very active on social media and he was really out there. >> ready, kate, thanks. the news continues here on cnn a fraud next, harris wasting no time attacking trump head-on as the crowd in her first rally since biden dropped out when hi old were the vice president, governor jb pritzker, who was on harris, his vp list is my guest tonight, plus new reporting from kfile on exactly what j.d. >> vance once said about a woman who accused trump of sexual misconduct. this is trump faces questions about whether vance was the best choice and are young voters paris's secret weapon, we're

my next guest needs no introduction with david letterman. these are very steady hands. reserve judgement until you see it, because i also think they will have learned from the mistakes of their tell all documentary on netflix and know to what share, how to share it, and how much of it to share. >> but they can. >> but they can. >> they can be like tone deaf to the cringe. >> they will have learned. >> they will have learned. >> they will have learned from that because your team , their that because your team, their job, is to see the reception, to see the tone, take a temperature check and know going forward, let's not make the same mistakes . let's not make the same mistakes. because if she's also rumoured to be launching her american riviera orchard with this series, she needs to make sure she hits it out of the park. >> which is such a good point because this is effectively a netflix series that is nothing more than a long infomercial for the products that she wants to flog. >> we don't know yet. it might be. it might not be. it's come on, judy. i mean, i would do it