please welcome to the show ben platt. ?? [ cheersnd ?? >> seth: welcome to the show. >> thank you very much. >> seth: this is your first late night show. we're so honored to have you. >> in my whole life. >> seth: in your whole life. >> i'm terribly nervous. >> seth: oh no. you'll be fine. trust me. and this is very exciting. you are in previews right now. as soon as we finish taping this you're going to run off and you're going to have to do a show tonight. >> yes, sir. we have an 8:00 curtain. luckily we're all in the same neighborhood. so it's pretty quick. >> seth: well i just have 100 questions. start -- because this is -- being on broadway seems like the path you have been on your entire life. >> it really has. yes. >> seth: you love musical theater. >> i am a big, big huge musical theater nerd. always have been. my whole family is really. it's kind of our bread and butter since i was a really, really little kid. my parents put me in the program. called the adderley school. in the palisades in california. when i was 6 years old. all

star of broadway's "dear evan hansen" actor ben platt. a performance from "dear evan hansen."eaturing the 8g band with fred armisen. ♪ [ cheers and appuse ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening everybody i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how are we all doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that's great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. according to reports incoming chief of staff reince priebus tried to get donald trump to cancel today's meeting with "the new york times" because trump could face questions he wasn't prepared to answer. it's the same reason he cancelled yesterday's meeting with "highlights magazine." [ laughter ] president obama today awarded 21 people with the presidential medal of freedom. said obama, "you're free! quick, go before he sees you." [ light laughter ] donald trump has begun outlining the first issues he plans to tackle while in office including a $1 trillion plan to improve airports, bridges and roads. roads, where we're going, we won't need roads. [ light laughter ] donald trump said t

star of broadway's "dear evan hansen" actor ben platt. a performance from "dear evan hansen." featuring the 8g band with fred armisen. ?? [ cheers and appuse ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening everybody i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how are we all doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that's great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. according to reports incoming chief of staff reince priebus tried to get donald trump to cancel today's meeting with "the new york times" because trump could face questions he wasn't

star of broadway's "dear evan hansen" actor ben platt. a performance from "dear evan hansen." featuring the 8g band with ? [ cheers and applae ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening everybody i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how are we all doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that's great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. according to reports incoming chief of staff reince priebus tried to get donald trump to cancel today's meeting with "the new york times" because trump could face questions he wasn't prepared to answer. with "highlights magazine." [ laughter ] president obama today awarded 21 people with the presidential medal of freedom. said obama, "you're free! quick, go before he sees you." [ light laughter ] donald trump has begun outlining the first issues he plans to tackle while in office including a $1 trillion plan to improve airports, bridges and roads. roads, where we're going, we won't need roads. donald trump said this afternoon that he was surprised one of his top picks for secretary of defense is

subways, yeah your stuck, living live on the ben franklin bridge extra heavy delays now we're adding fog into the mix that would be lovely. the mid plan of the plattridge, i feel like my mood is souring as the day is going on with this and i bet i'm not alone. >> reporter: well, we work with you -- [laughter]. we hope it gets settled soon. 49 in millville. as we go through the day, 58 degrees, by 8:00 a.m. 64 by 10:00 a.m. noon, 72. we'll get a high of 76 degrees, that will happen around 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and clouds and showers start to build in, and 7:00 p.m., 66 degrees, at the airport, all green aircraft. no major delays, we have rain in dallas that's a spot that might give you trouble later. matt. >> thank you, david. >>> president obama is weighing in on the contentious battle against the pipeline in north dakota. army corps of engineers is looking into the pbility -- possibility of rerouting it. they are trying to stop the construction from north dakota to illinois saying it could disturb american cultural sights and pollute water. >>> governor tom wolf signed legislation yesterday that limits opioid point killers that could prescribed in

looking live on the ben franklin bridge coming in from center city you're not alone, not a big delay, either. that's the westbound traffic coming in, and no delay between 8th and vine. the plattading toward the airport or toward that area like that guy on the right-hand side you're moving all right here, septa regional rails no issues after the strike. we've been seeing ten to 20 minute delays. >> reporter: whether you're going to the train station platform or walking to the car or bus stop. 43 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m., 46. not a lot of wind today. the high is 57 degrees, some of you planning on going to the market in the afternoon, the better period it will be sunny and dry, 6:00 p.m., back down to 52 degrees, couple of things to look forward to, days away from thanks, few days from the winter solstice about we get more sun in play, 42 days to christmas, get shopping guys. >> i don't think to think about that, you can find the storm tracker 6 live double scan radar at 6abc.com/weather. >>> money magazine has named bethlehem the best place to retire in the northeast. tourism officials say the walkable downtown passion and proximity to new york and philadelphia retrack