abigail spencer. musical guest van morrison. and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 550! jimmy fallon! ? ? [ cheers and applause ] th's hi, hey! welce,elcomewelcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, everyone. welcome to "the tonight show"! [ cheers and applause ] i you're here. you made it. thank you for being here. i'm your host, jimmy fallon. you guys, this weekend is the second presidential debate between donald trump and hillary clinton. and i read that hillary took time off the campaign trail to get ready. thumbs for another 3:00 a.m. twitter meltdown. [ laughter and applause ] apparently, hillary says she's expecting a prepared and focused donald trump to show up to sunday's debate. [ light laughter ] trump said, "wrong." [ laughter and applause ] you don't say that. nobody says -- >> steve: why would he say that? >> jimmy: actually, hillary clinton just did an interview with "elle" magazine, and said in high school she ran for class president and . but it got weird when she showed up at her high school eight year

miss gulf breeze. >> jimmy: yeah, i know. >> so then, she goes, "everyone, i'd like you to meet abigail spencer," and i was -- i was like, "what?" and then one of these giant forward right into my face, and she goes, "abigail, tell everyone what you're doing in new york." and i went, "i'm a singer and an actress and a dancer and i'm here auditioning for colleges and i'm going to be a a director." literally, i just, like, went for it. i did it. >> jimmy: no way. [ laughter ] >> oh, yeah. all in. 17 years old. super green. no fear. >> jimmy: wow. >> and it just so happened that the casting director of "all my children" was watching the live feed and kathy lee's assistant called the casting director and said, "hey, we're chatting with kathy knows and she wants to be an actress. would you like to meet her?" and of course like, usually people, like, click, but no, judy was like, "oh my gosh, i'm watching the live feed, i'd love to meet her." so the next day, i had a a general meeting with the casting director of "all my children" and i will never forget it. i had this emerald green 70s coat and my b

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here's abigail spencer in monday night's episode of "timeless." take a look at this. >> i'm general grant's aide. >> you're robert todd lincoln. i admire your father. >> pleased to meet you, miss -- ? >> juliet shakesman. >> are you an actress? >> no. yes. not a very good one. just starting out. >> something rarer than an actress, a modest one. general grant was supposed to attend tonight's play but he can't make it and i have to return his tickets. >> well, i'll take the tickets to the box office for with the general's apologies. >> of course. take your time. ? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: can we just say, i don't know if we -- did we see in the clip, who that was? who was that? >> robert todd lincoln. >> jimmy: yeah. >> that was abraham lincoln's son. [ audience ohs ] >> jimmy: abigail spencer. "timeless" airs mondays at 10:00 p.m. on nbc. [ cheers and applause ] we'll be right back with a a performance from van morrison! stick around! ? ? ? ? lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for $349 a month. only at your lincoln dealer. this is basically nothing.

it's fun day monday and we are here with a timeless beauty. >> yeah. >> all: abigail spencer. >> abigailries right here on nbc call aide tied "tim" >> playing lucy preston. >> travel back in time changing the course of history as we know. take a look. fascinating. >> you're telling me this guy actually went back in time for real to the hindenburg? >> kills people who aren't supposed to die. they don't have the keys that are supposed to happen, do the things they're supposed to do. history changes. reality changes. >> why would you be stupid enough to invent something so dangerous? >> i didn't count on this happening. >> yeah! >> oh, yeah. >> congratulations, sweetie. how many pilots did you star in that you made that were, weren't picked up by networks? >> i was on the george clooney track for for. he's famous for doing 40-something pilots before "e.r." 48 before i got "mad men," which changed the whole thing. >> changed everything. this show has everybody buzzing. the concept itself is fascinating. explaining a little. >> i play an underappreciated historian taking care of her mother an

all of a sudden she was like, world, meet abigail spencer. i was like -- >> i had to, because of my love she wanted to do. i said, let's call right now the head of casting at abc daytime. >> i saw that girl and would love to meet her. >> went over and got cast in "all my children" that year won "soap opera digest" newcomer of the year award. >> of course, she did. >> all downhill from there. >> the live-in nanny. don't leave me with your children. >> that's for sure. >> this is my favorite drink, because we drink on the show. >> uh. >> this is frozee. this is the direct of summer. i visited and they make afternoon every day rose with lemonade and simple syrup. >> okay. >> rose, frozee. jerry makes all things good, possible and happen. so excited. >> congrats. really a fun show. abigail is one of the finest young actresses working the in the business "timeless" tonight on nbc. >> and mention kath when you get your oscar. >> i want her to work with cassidy. my other daughter. >> we are going to take you back in time to middle school. >> do we h

world, mete meet abigail spencer. >> i had to, because of my love for your father. came back, told me what she let me call casting, abc daytime. >> i saw that girl and would love to meet her. >> went over and got cast in "all my children" that year won soap opera digest newcomer of the year award. >> of course she did. >> all downhill from there. >> the live-in nanny. don't leave me with your children. >> for sure. they'll nerve are be the same. >> this is my favorite drink, because we drink on the show. >> uh i visited and rose with lemonade and simple syrup. >> okay. >> rose, frozee. makes all things possible and happen. so excited. >> congrats. abigail is one of the finest young actresses acting in the business today. she really is. >> yes, please i.. >> i want her to work with cassidy. my other daughter. >>> we are taking you back in time to middle school. james patterson brings the angst of awkward yearsig screen. catching up with the catching up with the byou totaled your brand new car. nobody's hurt, but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance

and we have abigail spencer. music from van morrison. thank you notes. medea. get a phone call from donald trump. don't change the channel. it's good. >> 12news at 10:00 will be back breaking news as 11 million people are under a hurricane warning in the southeast. >> hurricane matthew has wrecked florida and is now taking aim at georgia and the carolinas. >> jay gray is there in daytona beach florida to see what the storm has done. >> reporter: tonight, matthew continues its assault on the southeast coast. >> we have seen hurricane force winds of over 100 miles an hour. >> reporter: the first hit was florida. violent winds rain sideways and a massive storm surge moving the ocean inland and into homes. >> oh hi gosh guys we should back away. >> reporter: the conditions have been brutal. flood waters swallowing trees and cars. homes and businesses across the strike zone battered and torn apart. more than a million homes don't have power right now. that number expected to climb as matthew turns its attention to georgia and the carolinas. >> we still have hurrican

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ch >> jimmy: plus, abigail spencer and van morrison will be here tomorrow night. >> steve: come on. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: also, thank you notes. but we have an unbelievable show tonight. this guy is the best. he's talented, hilarious, hardworking. his new movie, "the accountant", is in theaters next friday. ben affleck is here! >> steve: yeah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: love that guy. >> steve: love that man. >> jimmy: every time he comes on, we always have fun. ben's going to tell us all about his new movie, "the accountant." then he and i are going to do some acting together in a bit called "kid theater." her amazing portrayal of marcia clark in "the people v. o.j. simpson: american crime story." she's unbelievable. >> jimmy: we have music from one of the coolest, best, loudest, awesomest bands on anyone using twitter out there? [ cheers and applause ] we use twitter on our show every single week, so if you watch our show and you want to play along, we do this thing every wednesday where i will send out a hashtag and we ask you guys to tweet out things based on th

abigail spencer, our good, good pal. >> she's fantastic. >> and it's a hit! >> congratulations. thank you very much. >> did you feel it coming out of the gate this one had potential? >> i think doing the pilot everyone felt we were doing something special. something that's fun and -- >> seen a lot of people try to do the time travel thi it's clunky often. you know? >> i think it's tough to do. >> yeah? >> i think the idea of time travel is as intriguing as, you know, flying. >> uh-huh. >> so, but i think you can do it right and you can do it wrong. often times going to the future, it's complicated. everyone's got their own idea of the future. >> and you learn something. and tonight -- we think we know about -- president lincoln's assassination, but then you find out you learn they were trying to assassinate four people? >> a much bigger conspiracy. really is like a history lesson every episode. >> and the clothes are great. people are loving the clothes. >> so are you guys loving the clothes? >> the clothes are good. just started the space race episode and i'm wearing a suit, re

then on friday we have tyler perry, abigail spencer, and van morrison will be here. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: what? >> jimmy: and thank you notes. but first, we have a great show tonight. from the netflix series "the ranch", ashton kutcher is here. >> steve: oh. [ cheers and applause ] plus, i love her. she is the star, writer, and producer of the new hbo show "insecure." issa rae is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] she's hilarious. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: and we have music from norah jones tonight! oh, wow. >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: guys, we're in week five of the nfl season, and the big "sunday night football", everyone gets around the tube, they watch football. >> steve: who's playing? >> jimmy: what's that? >> steve: who is playing? >> jimmy: this sunday night on nbc? >> steve: yeah, on nbc. >> jimmy: green bay packers. >> steve: oh. yeah. [ scattered applause ] >> jimmy: versus the new york giants. [ cheers and applause ] ? anyway, as you know, at the end of every season, they give out you know that, right? >> steve: i know that. >> jimmy: but they

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[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: plus, abigail spencer and van morrison will be here tomorrow night. >> steve: come on. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: also, thank you notes. but we have an unbelievable show tonight. this guy is the best. he's talented, hilarious, hardworking. his new movie, "the accountant", is in theaters next friday. ben affleck is here! >> steve: yeah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: love that guy. on, we always have fun. ben's going to tell us all about his new movie, "the accountant." then he and i are going to do some acting together in a bit called "kid theater." it's gonna be good. plus, she just won the emmy for her amazing portrayal of marcia clark in "the people v. o.j. simpson: american crime story." she's unbelievable. [ cheers and applause ] i want to give her more awards. just for that. >> steve: she's brilliant. >> jimmy: but she's great in everything she's in. she now stars in the new film "blue jay" and the new season of "american horror story." sarah paulson is dropping by! [ cheers and applause ] sarah paulson is dropping by. >> steve: come o