hence the intense competition between jay leno and david letterman. >> suddenly it became about, who tterman got it and leno was like, maybe i don't have a place in show business. >> he made it very clear up front that his dream was to someday host "the tonight show." >> it just didn't seem to make any sense of having jay leno doing an hour of a talk show, then i would come on afterwards doing an hour of a talk show. i felt maybe my time had come to step out of network television i said to dave, if nbc wants to put you on at 12:30 after jay leno, you'll kill yourself. i said, i have to get you an 11:30 show. and then the battle began. >> dave letterman started getting offers from other networks. >> david letterman was a king. >> you're pretty cocky in the middle of these negotiations, you have that kind of mid-negotiation multimillion-dollar glow about you. >> there were still a number of people within nbc who felt strongly that it was a mistake to let dave letterman leave. >> they agonized over the loss of david letterman. >> they still have letterman under contract for more than a y

because he came out gangbusters, and he was beating jay leno in the ratings. >> there's some people whohard to put his recent encounter with a hollywood prostitute behind him. >> when hugh grant was arrested, it was big, live action news. and hugh grant was supposed to do "the tonight show" that night. >> what the hell were you thinking? [ rim shot ] [ cheers and applause ] >> it all came together in that moment and everyone saw it, and that's it. we were never number two again. >> hey, hey! >> for us it was the fun experience. we got our own theater, we got an unlimited budget, we've got access to every star in the business who wants to do the show. >> somebody bring me the jaws of life! >> so, i think going to cbs was heaven-sent. it really was. >> good night, everybody! body... ...so you feel cool, night after night. save up to $500 on select adjustable mattress sets during the tempur-pedic black friday event. ♪ ♪ make more holiday at lowe's. get the samsung smart dial washer that learns and recommends your favorite cycles. wash and dry in under an hour with super speed. shop early f

and so long from washington >> give it up for the host of today show, jay leno! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> jay: thank you. that's very kind. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] thank you. i can see your disappointment. you cover well, but thanks. kelly is taking a personal day. she's a mom and we get to the holidays and we had kids, you guys know how that works. show she has grandpa jay to comment and kind of fill in a little bit. some of you might know kelly and i have a history. not that kind of history. mine was the first talk show shepherded and when she got that show she said what advice do you have? so i passed on some of the advice johnny carson gave me. one of my favorite things that johnny told me was he said no good deed goes unpunished. tell me what i y something that happened maybe a couple of months ago. i'm helping my wife with the dry cleaning and carrying the stuff and i put on the counter and my wife is one of those people who likes to explain every stage of the dry cleaner. well, when the harringtons came over -- i said honey, i'm going to wait in the car

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i'm happy following jay leno. s great to me. >> by the time jay is leaving in 2014, everybody expects that jimmy fallon is going to get "the tonight show." especially because lorne michaels is now running "the tonight show" and he is going to bring his guy, jimmy fallon, who is doing the 12:30 show at this point, along with him. >> i think he's just a brilliant performer. aside from the jokes, you have to have charm. and i think that's the number one thing for a late night host. >> then jay called me, and he goes so i'm thinking about maybe stepping down soon. i go whenever you want to do it, let's do it the right way. we should do a sketch. ♪ in the news all they do is say i'm replacing you ♪ ♪ they think i can woo the demo ♪ >> when we took over "the tonight show," i said can we maybe think about bringing "the tonight show" back to where it began, which is new york city. >> it's where johnny started the show. before that steve allen had done "the tonight show" there. late night tv started in that studio. >> that

jay leno back when late night was actually kind of funny. it is for an audience that may be a little tired of being preached at by netflix or hbo or some of the late-night shows. >> you are onto something. it is an audience that is utterly underserved and ignore it and if anybody can do it, it's you. adam corolla, thank you so much. appreciate it. all right, they give are watching "fox news prime time." i plan to see you tomorrow night at seven unless they give me the hook. coming up, tucker carlson. you are in good hands. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tucker: good evening and welcome to "tucker carlson tonight" be at hope you had a great thanksgiving. seems like a good time to reassess the holiday season, so let's think about covid and where we are. the first confirmed case of the coronavirus in the u.s. appeared in a blood test on january 18th 2020 in the state of washington almost two years ago. how have we done since? look at the numbers. compared to 2019,

from opra to jay leno and everything in between. >> requiring excellence from the dancers who becomee each year but what truly makes the team timeless is who the women are. >> kelly always says we area bouquet of flowers we all represent different things >> not only bringing joy but inspiring others to follow their dreams >> bye, y'all. >> such great athletes >> they are celebrities in dallas just like thelayers p >>> right now at 4:30, time is up. today is the deadline for san francisco workers to be fully vaccinated. some muni riders will be affected. >>> what you need to know about when and where you can ditch the mask. >> american airlines cancels nearly 2,000 flights over the weekend, and the affect bay

anchor: the winner will be announced this weekend at jay leno's garage.we are curing of a possible return date for klay thompson. anchor: fans may be able to >>> tonight, the dramatic moments in the kyle rittenhouse trial. >>> tonight, the dramatic moments in the kyle rittenhouse trial. just one day after rittenhouse took the stand in his own defense. the jury now seeing new images of the moments before rittenhouse shot and killed two protesters and wounded a third. those images from a witness for the defense. tonight, the defense now resting its case and how soon could this be in the hands of the jury? >>> tonight, the alarming news on covid. for the first time in many months, covid cases now on the rise overall in this country. 22 states seeing spikes tonight, from colorado to new mexico to michigan. what they're seeing in the icu. and where they're now seeing the number of vaccinated patients in the hospital ticking up, too. some calling for boosters for 18 and older immediately. >>> the first blizzard warnings of the season tonight.

jay leno and his cars? larry: he is a huge car fan. his own welcome to this world. you have some big shoes to fill. people will tell you what to eat. everyone will have an opinion. and, yes, there will be tears. lots of new introductions. sleepless nights. that's normal. okay. so many new toys. it's not going to be easy. but, together, we got this. kaiser permanente. thrive there's never been a better time to switch to xfinity. get the fast and reliable internet you deserve, but, together, we got this. for only $19.99 a month for 12 months. and, for the first time ever, score 12 times the speed for the same price when you add xfinity mobile. that's more speed and more value for the same price. switch now to xfinity internet to power all your devices and get started for just $19.99 a month. plus, for a limited time, get $300 back and a 5g phone on us. get this deal before it's gone. click, call or visit a store today. what makes new salonpas arthritis gel so good for arthritis pain? salonpas contains the most prescribed topical pain rel

tonight on jay leno's garage: oh yeah, this comes alive, here we go. hello! but i can't think of any. we'll hit the road with a few rarities. this doesn't belong to me, the owner doesn't know -i borrowed it, so we just-- -shh, he'll never see this. (jay) and make tracks with folks who really break the mold. (trevor) either people don't use their blinkers at all, or they just leave them on for the entire journey.

he's like the jay leno now of popes.st fixing cars in germany. ( laughter ) he was a pope, and he's not a pope? i'm just saying no one ever talks about benedict. >> trevor: former pope. >> former pope. >> trevor: previous pope. >> previous pope. >> trevor: all right, now, after president biden exchanged irish jokes with the pope, he caught an uber to rome for the g20 summit where he and other world leaders got down to business. they got some things done. they agreed to create a global men him corporate tax rate of 15% which is expected to raise hundreds of billions of dollars until the corporations find a different loophole about five minutes afterwards, but when it came to another priority for the g20, tackling climate change, things weren't as successful. >> even the first major in-person meeting in two years couldn't bring world leaders closer together on the issue of climate change. the final communique, g-20 leaders agreed to softer language on reaching net zero emissions setting a starting of "by or around mid cent

, he's been a speechwriter for george herbert walker bush and a writer for the tonight show with jay leno. as many of you know, hillary clinton served as the 57th u.s. secretary of state, in addition to being the first woman in u.s. history to become a presidential nominee. this was all after four decades in public service as an advocate. hillary is a first lady, senator, wife, mother, grandmother, author of seven best-selling books and so much more. because at the same time, she is also the most insightful, thoughtful and resilient person i have ever met personally. even though she and her family arear welcome regulars, making this introduction is an honor for me. >> my name is lucy and i'm pleased to be sharing this event. the connoisseur of studies is also an international best-selling author whose books have hit number one on "the new york times," usa today. a chief inspector published with the publishing group has been translated into 31 languages. in 2007, she received the order for the contribution. just when we thought it couldn't get any better than these blockbuster women, we ha

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(rock music) tonight on jay leno's garage: hey! we're punching it. legend. (sugar ray) no, do--do that. do that again. (jay) well, okay, i can see where this is going. hit the gas with a nascar champ. (jeff) yikes, moment of truth here. (jay) talk strategy with a ufc powerhouse. (georges) that's one of the keys in the art of war. (jay) get destroyed by an action star.

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tonight on jay leno's garage... (ashton) i love driving a car. (jay) that's what we look for.of your life. oh, let's do it. (jay) 'cause this show is packed to the gills... with the weight of both of us in the car, i could feel it right away. (jay) what you're saying is i'm a fat-ass. it's real slower. no, i know what you mean! -all-wheel thrills... -thanks for the car! (jay) hey! ...and thrilling guests! you and i, we get a little excited about these things, our voices go up, that's what we do.

(playful music) tonight, on jay leno's garage, -we rock out with resto-mods. -whoa! under the hood -is definitely happening now. -i love the resto-mod life. (jay) nothing looks as classy and cool as old school. -yeah, we bad. -(chuckling) and we make them better than new. (sebastian) i don't drive anything that doesn't have

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. >> there was another telling line, i asked him him, an apple tv show scripted about him, jay leno isim. i asked him if he planned to watch it jared leno told him not to there was sort of a moment there. meantime, yesterday afternoonw spoke with meghan, the duchess of sussex how women can reach power. meghan has been working the phones behind the scenes, calming members of congress about paid leave i asked her why she has become an advocate for the cause and whether it's political given her role >> i don't see this as a political issue, frankly look, there is certainly a precedent amongst my husband's family and royal family of not having any involvement in politics i think in paid leave from my standpoint, it's a humanitarian issue. >> to close out the day, i smoke with matthew machine conhay, i asked him about the possibility he will be running for the governor of texas, where he is polling higher than governor abbott >> america needs a new narrative. i think we can all agree on. that we're writing, whether we need to be reminded of our lyrics and write the new lyrics going forward.

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