also, ziggy marley is here. this year marks 30 years since the death of his legendary father. as ziggy is continuing to forge his own path in the music business, with his latest c.d., "wild and free." later, on, a special form mans from ziggy marley. david ignatius and ziggy marley coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: david ignatius is an award-winning columnist pe "washington post" and a best-selling author. his latest is called "bloodmoney" and he joins us tonight from washington. david good, to have you back on the program, sir.

tavis: joining me next time is ziggy marley on the anniversary of the death of his father.t is next time. we will see you then. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. we are proud to join him in working to improve literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

and it all starts off with a performance from bob's son, ziggy marley, this monday, you guys!heers and applause ] it's gonna be a phenomenal week. great music. it all starts next monday, may 9th. i cannot wait. please check that out. and, also i like -- i'm very proud just to show everyone this. this is making its debut, peaking up over here -- [ light laughter ] >> steve: what is it? >> jimmy: "thank you notes" is now a book, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ that's right. it is in color. it costs $12 and it comes out may 23rd. you can preorder from our website, latenightwithjimmyfallon.com or from amazon. it's our first book, everybody. this is it! [ cheers and applause ] with words, everything. hey you guys, we got a huge show tonight. one of my favorites, whoopi goldberg is here! [ cheers and applause ] oh, i love here. also, the amazing, the talented jennifer hudson is joining us. [ cheers and applause ] she's gonna talk to us, she's gonna sing a song. it's gonna be great. and, all the way from "sesame street," our pal elmo is stopping by. it's late for him. [ cheers an