>> you're both going elf. el i think >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, shia labeouf, lil rel howery, and music from grace potter. and now, in all likelihood, jimmy kimmel! ♪ [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: very nice. thanks. hi, i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching. thanks for coming. thanks for joining us. i appreciate that. thank you, and welcome. hey, did you know that, did you know that yesterday was an election day? it was. and i have bad news. trump's still president. he's, that election is still 362 days away, but there are already concerns about meddling.

in an unusually unified move, agencies have issued a warning about malicious foreign actors. for that, i think they mean the hemsworths. no, the leaders of the dod and more are warning us that other countries are working to influence our election. basically, they're warning us that other countries are trying to do the same thing our president just did is basically what's happening, but most of the malicious activity comes on social media. people believe what they read. so they put whatever up there. cnn had a panel up there today. they had female voters in pennsylvania. if you wonder how people believe this, this will tell you all you need to know. >> are you comfortable with asking a foreign entity with help with dirt on a political opponent. nobody is comfortable with that.

you are comfortable, crystal. >> he's president of the united states. he should be allowed to ask for military information >> well, this is political information. >> well, even political information. didn't every other president do it? >> i can't speak for any other president, but i know -- >> they all do it. >> i don't know that to be true. >> i don't know that to be true either. >> jimmy: well, that is a -- [ applause ] that's quite a jedi mind trick she pulled there. things did not go the president's way last night. it was a big night for democrats. they took both houses of legislature in virginia and appear to have won the governorship of all places kentucky. even after trump went to kentucky to personally rally the troops this week. matt bevin suffered a surprising defeat in kentucky. the republican was ahead by five

points in the polls last week but trump showed up to support him and he lost, which is embarrassing, but i'll say this. [cheers and applause] the worst part about this for donald trump is, kentucky is where he gets most of his fried chicken. so that's, team trump was in full spin mode today. his campaign said he just about dragged bevin across the finish line, and trump himself tweeted multiple times, he almost helped the republican win the governor's race. this is like the astros bragging they almost won the world series. we won three out of the seven games. a woman from virginia, she lost her job in 2017 after she flipped off the president's motorcade. she's on a bike. she was a marketing executive and was forced to resign. after she resigned, she decided to run for office and he won. she's on the board of supervisors. [cheers and applause] just imagine if she had mugged him. she would be governor now. trump tried to change the

subject today and tweeted stock markets, all three hit another all time and historic high yesterday. you are so lucky to have me as your president, just kidding. spend your money well. i like just kidding. he should use that more. for instance, very stable genius, thank you. just kidding. mexico will pay for the wall, just kidding. happy birthday to my son donald j. trump, very proud of you, just kidding. next week is going to be a big week. next week the public hearings in the impeachment inquiry begin. the house today released another transcript of closed-door testimony, this time from trump's top diplomat to ukraine that again confirmed there was a quid pro quo. the evidence is mounting, and, as it does, republicans have been complaining, privately that it's becoming very difficult to defend the president, which i, i have an idea, have you considered maybe not doing that? [cheers and applause]

i don't know, give it a try. let the evidence, who knows, it might work. eventually, something's going to give. the dirt's piling up. yesterday we learned trump's ambassador to the eu, a gentleman named gordon sondland revised his testimony to say there was a quid pro quo. this is a guy who donated a million dollars to donald trump's inauguration fund. this is one of trump's guys. today the president's spokes monster had to go out on the lawn to explain why we shouldn't listen to him. >> is sondland a credible witness? >> is sondland a credible witness? i guess shls i don't know. as opposed to the others that you're cherry picking? i don't know, is volker a credible witness? >> jimmy: you can always tell when kellyanne gets her xanax prescription. today donald trump jr. tweeted

the whistle blower's name. because of course he ddid. and rand paul is calling on the mainstream media to divulge the name, too. >> we also now know the name of the whistle blower. the whistle blower needs to come before congress as a material witness, because he worked for joe biden at the same time hunter biden was getting money from corrupt oligarchs. i say tonight to the media, do your job! and print his name! [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: i never realized rand paul was such a curly little dwarf. he's, remember the [ applause ] i don't know about you, remember the rand paul who campaigned on a platform about individual rights to privacy, who staunchly opposed things like wiretapping? he's dead. and the new rand paul is a vindictive, spiteful little elf who moved out of the tree where

he makes cookies to take up permanent residence in the president's ass. and this sh interesting. the whistle-blower's lawyer issued a statement saying as a result of the threats to out his client which endangered his client and the client's family, he hired the neighbor who beat rand paul up a couple years ago. remember that guy? the guy who jumped on the lawnmower? the neighbor's name is rene boucher and is joining us live from his home. hello, renee, how are you? thanks for joining us. >> hey, there, jim. thanks for having me. >> jimmy: i have to ask, what services specifically are you providing for the whistle blower? >> what services? >> jimmy: yeah. >> did you hear about the time i grabbed that sniffling hobbit off the lawnmower and made him eat grass? >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. we have heard about that, but that's not really, that doesn't answer my question. what specifically have you been hired to do? >> well, that's a little tricky. my employer just wants the

lawful protection he is entitled to under the whistle blower laws, and if a certain little whimpering little bitch with a home perm were to out him, he might get a visit from my rake handle, up the old wazoo, do you know what i'm saying? up the old wazoo? >> jimmy: yes, i do know what you're saying, but it's a crime to physically threat and sitting senator. right? >> so is fingering a whistle-blower. and by the way, what kind of a name is "rand"? i keep getting his mail. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> look at this case of 30 erection dysfunction boner bars, what are those for? boners? >> jimmy: sounds like they are. >> i think little randy is working with half a stiff, a stiffy biscuit. when i say you can come out of your house, you little [ bleep ].

i'll shove these up your little wazoo. >> jimmy: is everything okay, renee? >> you better run, you baby-legged little bitch! >> jimmy: that's rand paul's neighbor. did any of you watch "little mermaid" live last night? it was a very special event for our network. it got big ratings. they had an all-star cast led by queen latifah, shaggy, and our very own guillermo was a part of that. did you have fun with that? >> i had a great time. >> jimmy: this is a big deal for guillermo, he's never been in "the little mermaid" before. but the producers gave him a role,stume.ury th

>> hi, guys. so this is my first day in "the little mermaid." and they gave me a trailer, so cool. they told me i'm going to be a fish. i don't know what kind of fish, maybe a goldfish, salmon, i don't know. a red fish, a seahorse is a fish. maybe a fillet of fish, i don't know. i just want to try on the costume and see what it is. that's it. so what am i going to be doing? >> it's a very simple production number. it's a blowfish. there's a lot of dancing, and it's a big -- >> i've been on broadway. >> you have? >> yeah, i was in "aladdin." >> she stole from my cart! . >> how long is my part? >> maybe two, maybe three seconds. >> so if i blink they're going to miss me? >> no one's going to blink, because you're in such a great costume.

>> wow. this is wardrobe for "little mermaid"? yeah, this is the right door, guys. come on, guys. hi, how are you? how you guys doing? >> good. >> i'm guillermo. >> nice to meet you. >> gabriele, nice to meet you. >> you guys made a costume for me? >> we've got a treat for you. a nice surprise. >> i'm very excited to be part of the world. >> we're excited you're part of the world, too. >> shall we try on the costume? >> let's try on the unitard. >> i don't like unitards. >> wow. >> that looks great. >> fits you perfect. >> no, it doesn't. >> let's get you in the rest of the costume. >> hopefully better than this one. >> this is what you're wearing. [ laughter ] this is what i'm wearing? >> you're a blowfish. here you go. oh, beautiful.

>> wow, this is fantastic. amazing. >> put your little skirt on. >> what about my arms? o ar going to dance hi what do i do if i want to go to the bathroom? >> not sure yet, we're going to work on that solution. >> so i just go in the ocean, right? >> exactly. >> like a fish. for the first time, i feel like i can swim. because i don't know how to swim. i don't know how to swim at all. >> do you do the warmup that we talked about before we go into rehearsal today? >> no, i'm still nervous. i only dance when i'm drunk. >> that's not the warmup we discussed. >> that's a different kind of warmup. >> i danced with gwen stefani. >> oh, you did? >> yeah. it went so-so. i'm going to do better with you guys. so i'm going to need help.

>>r nes oh, thw. that w. don't have arms. >> maybe some hips. >> oh, that blowfish blow! ba, ba,ba. >> did you know this was live? >> yeah, live, "little mermaid" live. >> so you cannot make mistake. >> no i can't, no. >> you saw rehearsal. you think i'm doing good? >> no. >> terrible? >> i wouldn't say terrible, but it's not good. it's not good. i'm kidding. anything you do is good, because you know why? you have life, and you have a happy face. that's why we put new that costume. >> what do you do when you're nervous? what advice you have for me? [ whisri ] calms you down, it relaxes you.

>> i learned from john stamos that he's a character. he's a character. you know, he's, he's a character. i'm very nervous. there's no tequila here. nothing to drink, only water. it's crazy, terrible for me, but i cannot wait for in scene to be finished. >> about four and a half to "under the sea", everybody. >> i only have to do it once. so if i mess it up, that's it. it's over. wish me luck, guys ♪ ♪ i know that blowfish blow [cheers and applause]

>> i dance like a fish, now i'm going to go drink like a fish. [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: beautiful work. very well done, guillermo. guillermo, everybody. hey, we got a great show tonight. music from grace potter, lil rel howery is here, and we'll be right back with shia labeouf. ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ abc's jimmy kimmel live, brought to you by microsoft. but we need to know where they are, because they are threatened. our camera traps allow us to have and eye in the mountains, taking thousands of pictures. microsoft ai scans through all these images,

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♪ >> jimmy: hello there. welcome back. tonight, he has a new hbo comedy

special is called "lil rel howery: live in crenshaw." lil rel howery is here. then, her album is called "daylight." grace potter from the mercedes-benz stage. tomorrow night, the cast of "frozen ii." last weekend, robert downey jr. presented our first guest with the breakthrough screenwriter trophy at the hollywood film awards. he is the writer, star and chicken-whisperer in the acclaimed and excellent movie "honey boy." it opens in theatres friday. please welcome shia labeouf. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> jimmy: how's it goin'? >> i don't know what happened here. >> jimmy: i heard you don't like your outfit.

>> i look so stupid, like a corduroy karate kid. look at this. [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: you know what? maybe you'll start a thing, you know? >> this is ridiculous, it was an idea that went haywire, but we're here. >> jimmy: well, i'm sorry. i'm sure we can cgi it all out and fix it. how's everything? by the way, that movie's great, that movie you wrote and star in, it is a fantastic movie. >> thank you. >> jimmy: you like it, i assume. >> i like it. >> jimmy: it came out the way you want it to? >> it came out the way i hoped it would. >> jimmy: it's largely based on your dad and actors do a great job of playing you. >> incredible job. >> jimmy: and you wrote this movie while in court-ordered rehab? >> yes. >> jimmy: did you say hey, i got this time, i'm going to do this? was this something you set out to do? >> they said you have ptsd, you

have to start writing. so i started writing all these dark chapters of my life and ended up being a script form thing, sent it to my friend, became a movie. >> jimmy: amazing. is it true you now keep in touch with the police officer who arrested you? >> officer bryan, my buddy, my guy. that's my guy. he invited me to go fishing yesterday. >> jimmy: he invited you to fish yesterday? >> yes, yes, yes. >> jimmy: that's very interesting. i imagine when that incident occurred you didn't think you'd be a fishing buddy at this time. >> oh, no, i [ bleep ] hated him. but, you know, life, you know? >> jimmy: it takes interesting turns, doesn't it? >> it takes interesting turns. >> jimmy: what kind of fishing was he asking you to do? >> we were crabbin' down there, so i assume crabbin'. >> jimmy: and you couldn't go because you're doing this. was it true that you were planning on joining the peace corps? >> i thought the actor thing was over, and then i signed up to go to the peace corps. and --

>> jimmy: you actually signed up? >> and then went into this rehab facility, was there two months. had written this thing, plans changed. when i got out, i wasn't going to do the peace corps anymore. we had a little conversation about it, they were very peaceful about it. >> jimmy: they didn't threaten to sue? >> very calm, listen, i'm not going to come. that's okay. it's not like the navy. >> jimmy: it's not like the marine corps. this movie is very moving and really troubling in a lot of ways, because you had a really tough childhood. >> mm-hm. >> jimmy: if people saw you as a kid actor, even stevens and all this stuff, the life you were living was not glamorous, and it makes me wonder how your dad felt about you playing him. did you tell him? >> my dad's a pretty off-color character.

he wasn't like too enthused with me playing him. i lied to him and told him that mel gibson would be playing him. and my dad was like, now this, all right. okay. all right. signed the paperwork. and then i got home and broke it to him. sent him pictures and said look, man, it's not like that. true story, yeah. >> jimmy: has your father seen the movie yet? >> yes, yes. >> jimmy: he has. and how did he take it? >> oh, well i didn't ask him. >> jimmy: mm-hm. >> i watched him watch it on webcam. >> jimmy: oh, you did? did he know you were watching? >> yeah, i told him i don't want to hear your review. i just want to you watch it. he's big on facebook. he has all these robot friends, russian friends. [ laughter ] so he does the face cam thing a lot. i said let me just watch you watch it, man, and he was really emotional. >> jimmy: i would think so.

i was watching it and thinking about things from my life. and as a father there are certainly things you regret. and i don't know how i'd come out of watching that movie, i really don't. >> depends on how your kids view you. i love my dad. >> jimmy: yeah, that's one of the very interesting things about the movie is your dad really didn't behave like a father at all. >> yeah, he was my dude, like a buddy. >> jimmy: but not in a -- >> not the best way. >> jimmy: not in a good way. >> no, like a [ bleep ] buddy. >> jimmy: by the way, not a bad title if there's a sequel. shia labeouf is here, his movie is "honey boy", we'll be right back. (sprintern) the new iphone 11 or iphone 11 pro with amazing all-new camera systems. and you can get both an unlimited plan and the new iphone 11 included for just $35 a month.

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what's your mama got a job for? >> just in case. >> in case what? in case what? >> i don't know. >> in case you fail, in case it don't work out, yes, man, she's filling your head full of fear, isn't she? i'm filling your head full of hope. i'm your cheer leader, honey boy, you trust me? >> jimmy: that's shia labeouf playing his dad, kid playing you. was it weird having a kid play you? >> super weird. he was a great actor. it's my life, and he'd be stealing scenes because he's so good, and i'd just be jealous thinking about this little kid. >> jimmy: did you give him tips on how to be you? >> well, he was better than i ever was, but i empathize with my father's jealousy. >> jimmy: you know there was

another movie called "honey boy", are you aware of that? this is the original "honey boy", starring eric estrada. >> he should have been wearing this outfit. >> jimmy: speaking of that outfit, are you and kanye west still friends? >> yes, yes, yes. >> jimmy: because he somewhat famously went through your closet. >> yes. >> jimmy: to gather ideas. >> he wouldn't have taken this corduroy. >> jimmy: maybe he would. maybe he'd see something you don't see in that. >> maybe, who knows. >> jimmy: he went to your house and took your clothes or something, right? >> yes, he did. >> jimmy: why did he do that? >> we're buddies, we're friends. >> jimmy: i have buddies, too. >> he came over, we were doing some art thing, and he was like, hey, man, you mind if i go look in your closet? i'm like, you're kanye west, you go where you want to do. >> jimmy: and i guess he liked the stuff. that's flattering.

>> yeah, really flattering. >> jimmy: did you know you have 100% on rotten tomatoes? >> it's not like a review of a movie but a review of my father. i've been reading it, trying to get ahead of it with my dad. it's weird when the world is reviewing your dad. >> jimmy: do you think he will read that stuff? i guess that's how donald trump jr. feels. will he read this stuff? >> yeah, he'll read it. my dad is like a peacock. he knows it's his big moment. >> jimmy: he is enthusiastic about this? >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: i don't think i would be if i was him. i'd maybe feel a little ashamed. >> he's not feelin' that at all. >> jimmy: he's not feeling that at all. >> no, no, no. >> jimmy: what about the chickens? >> hentrietta lafoul, the world's first daredevil chicken.

he had a strange connection with this bird, like a "dances with wolves" connection. spent years with this chicken in my bathtub, and i had to like build this connection with a chicken on set, and my dad was, that was the only thing he was critical about. you're never, ever going to get the same kind of connection i had. you just don't have the time. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: with the chicken. >> yeah, man. he was very close with this chicken. very close. >> jimmy: for a young man, you've had a long and very strange life. >> yes. >> jimmy: and the movie's great. i wish you the best. i'm glad you're doing so well. shia labeouf! "honey boy" opens in theaters friday. we'll be right back. ♪ e goes my bang bang, ♪ ♪ i want my bang bang, i want my bang bang ♪

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♪ >> jimmy: our next guest is a talented and very busy man. he went from stand-up comic to actor, and now, back to stand-up in his very first hbo special. "lil rel howery: live in crenshaw" premieres saturday the 23rd on hbo. please welcome lil rel howery. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> jimmy: boy, i think if there's anything we've learned tonight is that corduroy is making a huge comeback.

>> you know, it's funny, i saw him, like ah, he got on a corduroy outfit, too. >> jimmy: thank you for doing our show crank yankers on comedy central. some very funny stuff. did you have fun doing that? >> that's one of my favorite shows, like, just on comedy central, so it's surreal to actually do it. to see my name in the promo is cool. >> jimmy: to see yourself as a puppet, too. >> when people make puppets, they think that's how you really look. >> jimmy: the real burt and ernie were furious. this comedy special is very, very funny, first of all. >> thank you. >> jimmy: you shot it, very interestingly, in a high school gym. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and not only did you shoot it in a high school gym, but it gets dark throughout the special, like it starts, i don't know, i guess you started around sundown, and by the end of the special it's dark. >> yeah. >> jimmy: is hbo out of money? what's going on?

did they spend it all on "game of thrones"? >> no, that was my choice. i just didn't want it to look like everybody else. >> jimmy: no, i think that was an interesting choice. >> gerard carmichael, who directed it, he said i got an idea. >> jimmy: he's a very creative guy. >> he said what do you think about a gymnasium. i said what? but when i went to see it, you saw this window. and i started picturing, it would be cool to see the sun set while i'm on stage. and it ended up being some really beautiful, and i'm proud of it. >> jimmy: i don't think i've ever seen a daytime environment for a comedy special in the first place. >> i wanted to do something different and put the money back in the community. a shout out at dorsey high school. i called it at crenshaw. man, that's dorsey! crenshaw not a real place! but what they don't real ice, to the rest of us around the country, they don't know that crenshaw is not a real city.

that's why i named it live in crenshaw, with it not being a place, watching boys in the hood, it's a vibe of whatever the community is. i wanted to call it live in crenshaw. >> jimmy: i think you did the right thing. >> that ain't my high school. >> jimmy: a lot of the especially, like 80% of the special is one is story. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you telling this fantastic story about your -- did your family like that? >> this is what it is. what i did was i took all these different stories i've ever told on stage and made it into one thing. >> jimmy: ah, so it's all true. >> it's all true, differently true. i had to make it, had to ex-and rate some things. people will sue you, know what i mean? >> jimmy: do you have, which of your relatives would be most likely to sue you? >> that's a good question. i don't think my dad would. but that's, me and my brother

were just talking about this. i'm doing a screening in chicago, and i got most of my family coming out, we're going to invite dad out. he's been talking crazy to people. so i don't want him to watch the material, and he'd be like, that ain't happen! >> jimmy: he could be disruptive in the theater. >> i don't want that to happen. >> jimmy: dad not invited to the screening. >> look, i got to tell you this. so you know i did oscar movie "get out." >> jimmy: right. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. i also did a very fun movie called "uncle drew." my dad saw "get out" and "uncle drew". he's going crazy, clapping. he liked the movie. this is 20 times better than "get out." i said what? you think "uncle drew"? no disrespect, "uncle drew" is a really good movie, but "get

out", that ain't new story. this is beautiful. that's what he said. >> jimmy: "get out", "uncle drew", "bird box." what was the first acting job? >> i did r. kelly's in the closet. >> jimmy: it's an amazing thing. what were you doing in that? >> i did stand-in for the cop. >> jimmy: oh, the cop, yeah. >> my brother, i got them to hire him to do stand-in work, to. he was the stand-in for the little guy. but he's 5'8". the little guy's like, this is my stand-in? nobody like me? this is honest to god's truth.

it was surreal watching it, because it was very creative. for years, everybody was like, why don't you like r. kelly, it was because of that experience. >> jimmy: what did he do? >> i'm from chicago. this is what happened. >> jimmy: go for it. tell us. >> there was another stand-in, a young lady who was one of his background dancers. and we were just talking the whole time, laughing, having a good time. but every time she laughed, i found him staring at me, like. >> jimmy: oh. so we come back to set the next day. she's not talkin' to us at all, right? at all. we're like, yo, why she not talkin' to us? and i walk over to the side, yo, did i do something? no, he doesn't want me talking to y'all no more.

>> jimmy: who? >> i said who? robert. i ain't never called r. kelly robert. who? >> jimmy: wow. >> so she didn't talk to us the rest of the time we was filming and i remember him smirking about it. >> jimmy: oh, really? have you seen him since that day? >> yes, it's happened. so the second time we had a run-in, once again, i was at john singleton's birthday party. and he was there. and i guess he wanted to meet me. so he sent somebody to me. and we all in this vip area. it was a party full of celebrities. nobody was acting like -- >> jimmy: send somebody over. >> he's like, aye, yeah, robert's a big fan, man. he want to meet you. i said r. kelly? man, i'm good. >> jimmy: oh, wow.

>> it's a true story. >> jimmy: oh, i believe it. >> i'm good. and this thing about it, it wasn't even about the allegations with me. he was so extra like that sometimes. man, and i ain't like that. and like everybody know i'm from the west side of chicago, so i own who i am. we don't, that's too much, bro. >> jimmy: you don't call somebody over. >> just speak to me, say what's up, i love your work. to send somebody. >> jimmy: you know, he's not great with decision making. i think. i think if we've learned anything about r. kelly. this is a man who believed he could fly, and he can't. well, it's great to see you. [ laughter ] i hope you don't run into him again. >> i mean, it don't really look like that's going to happen anytime soon. >> jimmy: "lil rel howery: live in crenshaw" premieres saturday the 23rd at 7:00pm on hbo. and we'll return with music from grace potter. [cheers and applause] ♪

>> dicky: the jimmy kimmel live concert series is presented by the amg gt four-door coop. mercedes amg, driving performance.

>> dicky: the jimmy kimmel live concert series is presented by mercedes benz. the best or nothing. >> jimmy: i'd like to thank shia labeouf and lil rel howery, fred willard. apologies to matt damon. "nightline is next," but first, this is her album, "daylight." here with the song "love is love," grace potter. [cheers and applause] ♪ i don't care about pride i don't care i want to call you ♪ ♪ i don't care i've gone off the rails i'm crazy falling for you ♪ ♪ well i promised him i would never stray but i'm thinking about you every day ♪ ♪ now i'm standing here outside your door i just can't fight this anymore ♪

♪ love is love it takes a hold it'll change your life make you lose control ♪ ♪ you can't explain the things it does but hearts are hearts and love is love ♪ ♪ i never said i was a saint i never said i'd be your savior ♪ ♪ i never say i didn't try to fight against my human nature ♪ ♪ let the past and future fall away oohh i will worship these wounds every day ♪ ♪ yeah the cuts that bleed from my mistakes oohh couldn't keep my heart from giving way ♪

♪ love is love it takes a hold it'll change your life make you lose control ♪ ♪ you can't explain the things it does but hearts are hearts and love is love mm ♪ ♪ ♪ love is love ooh love is love oohh when m ight something about you ♪ ♪ let's me know i'm human flesh and blood ♪

♪ love is love it takes a hold it takes it takes a hold ♪ ♪ it'll change your life make you lose control make you lose make you lose control ♪ ♪ let it shine like stars above let it shine like stars above ♪ ♪ 'cause hearts are hearts and love is love hearts are hearts oohh and love is love ♪ ♪ ♪ every song i sing

♪ sounds luike i'm callin' to you ♪ ♪ i'm fallin' harder day by day ♪ ♪ and every word you speak ♪ the doubts that linger in me ♪ start to slowly fade away ♪ i'm hopin' that the morning's going to make it here on time ♪ ♪ because i can't wait to find you by my side ♪ ♪ i can feel you ♪ and you can feel me ♪ and i fall deeper with every heartbeat ♪ ♪ and when you call me ♪ i come runnin' ♪ i fall deeper with every heartbeat ♪ ♪ i fall deeper with every

heartbeat ♪ ♪ hmm hmm, yeah ♪ this is "nightline." tonight shatargeted by tweets. accusations of witness intimidation. the fired ambassador to ukraine stu stunned at her dismissal. alleging a smear campaign. then and now. >> do you feel threatened? >> i do. >> and now the not-so-secret witness, and what happened behind closed doors tonight. plus, "star wars" plus. the