first of all, lots of buzz about alex baldwin.spot was not there. that pretaped spot. he himself was not part of the show in any way. there is talk about why that might be the case. because his joke was cut? that's a possibility. alex baldwin said the key was not there said he already agreed to host tony bennett's birthday party. believe which said that you choose to believe and alex baldwin was someplace last night. not like he was home tweeting. >> the joke was about wire tapping and fox or something. if you have a choice between tony bennett's birthday anyway, what else? >> one surprise we did see at the emmys and we heard about this has beening out, that's that charlie sheen would be making an appearance to present best actor in a comedy series if i'm nat mistaken. he was nominated and lost out four times. he had something interesting to say. take a listen. >> to everybody here from two and a half men, from the bottom of my heart, i wish you nothing but the best for the season. >> it felt strange because it wasn't really the t

. >>> ladies and gentlemen, alex baldwin. >> alex baldwin, when he hosts "saturday night live" tomorrowl mark his 16th time, more than anyone else. musical guest will be radiohead. when he was first on the show in 1990, the musical guests were the b-52s. you can see the show tomorrow night at 11:30. >> 16 times. that is a lot. we're heading into the weekend. jeff ranieri with a quick check. >> a chance of showers, nothing big, but mainly for the morning hours on sunday and look at the temperatures dropping into the 70s inland. fall is here. >> we've made it to the weekend. >> see you on monday. >> good nigh >> announcer: it's "the tonight

well, guess host alex baldwin portrayed texas governor rick perry as a less than -- well, i should say >> c.h.i.hip, if i may, i would to attack mitt romney as a flip-flopper. >> are you sure? it's late in the debate. this is when you normally get tired and confused. >> not tonight. i'm ready. romney said he was for -- uh, against obama care, but what about mitt romney? i mean, mitt romney care? was it was before he was before? >> uh-oh. >> was it was, he was before. >> rick perry getting it from all sides. i'm don lemon. i'll see you back here at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> the president wants jobs, the republicans want the white house, and shaping the fight on both sides are the economic ideas of a congressman from wisconsin. how paul ryan became revered, reviled, and what he wants next. >>> the real wire. a no-nonsense baltimore police chief cracks down on violent crime, but here's the twist. he wants fewer arrests. >>> driving while blind. at a university in the virginia hills, researchers say a miracle in the making. >>> and simon says he can do it. what? that you'll have to see to be

hours before the show, alex baldwin killed the joke of the hacking scandal in great britain and supposedning ceremony and fox believes the joke was inappropriate to make light of an issue being taken very seriously by the company. >>> meantime, cbs said that it had quite the night at the emmys. >> and the emmy goes to julianne margolies. >> taking the best actress in a drama award for her role in "the good wife." >> and the best actor in a dramatic. friday night lights. i love that show and the actor and actress in a comedy, jim parsons of the bing bang theory. second time in a row. and melissa mccarthy of mike and molly. and mad men took the top prize for drama. modern family for best comedy. and i was watching, you can tell? >> really. >> it was great. all of the ladies went up for the best comedy award. >> you know what is so great about being back on the west coast, it starts at 5:00. >> that's right. >> you can watch it. >> and when it is over, it is midnight over there. and i got to go to work. >> i was watching millionaire match maker on the other channel. forgot it was on. >> you

alex baldwin, officially mr. "saturday night live" now. he just hosted for a record 16th time, breaking a tie with steve martin. baldwin's first hosting gig was back in 1990. >>> nancy grace says she's actually enjoying the brutal practices for "dancing with the stars." we're talking five to seven hours a day, by the way. the hln host has already lost 10 pounds on what she calls the too tired to eat diet. she hits the dance floor tonight again. don't miss it. >>> and for the second straight weekend, "the lion king" release is number one at the box office. a new generation of kids flocking to see the 1994 film. this time, in 3d. the movie has now earned more than $860 million worldwide. >>> moving on to some real royalty. pretty interesting new insights from prince william on his wedding, his duties, and especially his family. zain verjee has all the details. >> kyra, the queen is a wedding planner. what do you think of that? she did a pretty good job, right? >> she likes to be in charge. >> yeah. you can say that, right? well, prince willi

alex, gutsy dine into -- dive into the end zone. harbaugh is loving it. doug baldwind on a 55-yard td catch, cutting the lead to two. ted ginn, jr. with this, special teams can win games. 26-17, 49ers. then a minute later, after defensive stop, it was ginn again on a punt return. this time 55-yard worth of real estate. are you kidding me? back-to-back returns for the score. niners win 33-17. the second longest kick rush at home and fourth longest in team hoyt. >> i looked at the jumbotron and seen there was guy behind me, and i thought about just putting it back into my arms to secure across the goal line to make it be what it is, a touchdown, and secure the victory for us. >> felt like a baby last night. woke up crying. making sure that these guys were prepared in every way,, the players did a heck of a job in this one. i was really proud of them. >> mike: what a debut for cam newton. 77-yard td pass to smith. 422 passing yards for newton. a rookie record for week one. another rookie wins its in the fourth. peterson, the return to the house. cardinals winning 28-21.

watch alex smith on the bootleg, dives, scores, 16-0, not a great game, but 'niners with a 16-0 lead. fourth quarter, jackson, to the ex-star doug baldwin, 55-yard touchdown is what this is going to turn out to be and that 16- point lead, well, it's down to 2. but, then, ted ginn puts the 49ers on his back. the environment touring kickoff, two yards deep in the end zone, and watch him go. that's 102-yard kickoff return, 'niners up 26-17, but gin wasn't done. after seattle gave it back, gin on the return, there he goes again. 55yards. so gin had two special team returns for touchdowns and the 49ers win. harbaugh's opener, 33-17. ver. you can see the game >> it was great, you know, you do it on the video game a lot, but you don't really see it too much. it's great to put my team up and really close out the game, you know, and they always say you want to do it on the offensive or defensive side, but for your special teams to do it is always great. >>> monday night football tomorrow night, 7:00, coverage begins on cbc 5, the raiders and the denver broncos at denver. >>> meanwhile, the steelers and the ravens in baltimore, troy polamalu and