face down those who would do less harm and bring them to justice the well-known tennis tibia and arthur ashe once said remarkable heroism is sober not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost but the urge to serve others whatever the cost. bravery is the capstone and on september 11 going up up, not down the stairs of the world trade center to help others get out rodney miller went all the way up to the 86 floor to offer assistance to fire and police personnel and the scene. through radio transmissions he reported the crash of the second plane been assisted with evacuation efforts neither he nor john o'neill survived we will never know how many lives were saved as a result of their in other first responders extraordinary bravery on that day although their stories are unique but their bravery is repeated by the men and women of the fbi working each and every day around the country and around the world. whether cracking down and public corruption or white caller crime were catching criminals to exploit children on the internet or hate crime or organized crime as he ushered terrorism. su

a cup of coffee. >> let me tell you the most exciting thing about arthur ashe and doing darrow there.e center court. we're putting a stage there but we're bringing in 600 additional seats of which 300 of those seats will be seats for young people. and i want to announce tonight-- ( applause ) >> stephen: announcement, a special announcement. >> i want to announce tonight in addition to the 300 seats that we're offering to young people, the 18- to 25-year-olds are for free. and i'm offering tonight an additional 100 of those seats, and if you go to kevinspacyfoundation.com you can sign up for our lottery for those ticket s. >> stephen: wow. we'll put that right up there. that will be great. wow. wow. speaking of young people, did you live in new york when you were first an actor? >> yes. i started-- i started my career after i went to juilliard eye know most of the band went to juilliard. >> stephen: you went at the same time, right? you guys went to juilliard-- >> , of course, at that time he was in the dance division, strangely enough. >> jon: yeah. >> stephen: when you were a young

at arthur ashe stadium. >> seth: arthur ashe stadium. which is a large tennis court. >> yeah.lling the whole thing. it will actually be quite intimate. >> seth: how intimate? >> well, i would say it's a 25,000 seat stadium. >> seth: yeah. >> and we might have 5,000 people. >> seth: well, how big was it where you did it in england? >> it was 1,040 people. >> seth: okay, gotcha. so it's way bigger. >> it's way bigger, but we're going to use the big tv screens. >> seth: that's great. >> and t night of delectable, desire and mystery. >> seth: really? that's what people want from their tennis court. >> and that was just in my gift bag. i just thought i'd use it. [ light laughter ] >> seth: so are you -- how will it -- as a performer, how does it change to perform -- first of all, i know this is a dumb question. they're gonna take the nets down, right? they're not gonna be there. >>they will take the nets down. and i believe the judge won't be there yelling, "foul." [ light laughter ] >> seth: "line!" >> although, "play ball," will be good. "game on." look, it's going to be incredib

i wanted to be arthur ashe. was intelligent, athletic, he was a great person, i wanted to be him. >> science was a favorite subject of yours since you were a child, >> because my mother gave me a science kit and i created an explosion in her living room and that created me to be a scientist. >> you say take extravagant pleasure in being alive when you're up there. you say nothing really prepares you for what you see once you're up in space. >> yeah, you see these colors of the caribbean. i mean you almost need new definition to describe these colors as your indigo. turquoise and these coral reefs brimming with life. it kind of just blew my mind. >> on your path to becoming an astronaut, you had a very bad ear joour and the doctors say you'll never fly. i was in a training accident and they forgot to put a pad in my helmet that would clear my ears. and when i was going through practice, he signed me a waiver to fly because he said i in you. >> it's more than that. you have to some skills. >> a little bit. >> more

et's so powerful when you cook this it permeates the arthur ashe area.and vegetables. and this is my childhood. this is what my grandmother used to call a scalitti. it's coated in honey and fried and just, oh, my god. >> delightful. >> yeah, yeah. >> let's talk about your childhood. you were going be a musician. trombone i hear is. >> yes. it's interesting. we did form a band sth the brass band. >> it with us days of chicago, earth wind and fair and tower of power and those are the bands that really influenced u. and then years later when i was on "top chef masters" another trombone player. he grew up in >> breeding ground. >> we could have done it, yeah? i gather the first meeting -- this is the wrong meal. >> how did you make the transition from the trombone to the kitchen that. >> it was like cold turkey. i've been married for 32 years and my wife kathy has never seen me play the tromboner. >> you were done when you were done. >> all wanted to cook. food was a big part of growing up. >> your love of food. you talk about your italian grandmother. she m

we're going to do it at arthur ashe stadium. >> and reading between the lines, you're saving some ofundents? you want them to be able to have kind of a real life lesson? >> we're offering to 18 to 25-year-olds free tickets which they can get through kevin spacey foundation.com. and ticket master is where the rest of the tickets are sold. we're not going to sell out the stadium. it's going to feel intimate. we'll probably play to about 5,000 people. i like the fact that i can say it's clarence daro on court. >> good tag line. it's great. hosting the tonys? >> yes. >> you been practicing opening envelopes? >> i was going to ask you present the last award. >> here, savannah. read this. it's all yours. >> kevin spacey, good to see you. >> thank you. "house of cards" returns on netflix on may 30th. just ahead, a fun-filled and educational day in the country for our little guy, charlie. first, this is "today" on nbc. c. -- save big on our most popular living room, dining room and bedroom sets. plus save $100 dollars on every $1000 you spend. the memorial day sale at

we're doing it at arthur ashe stadium. >> and you're saving some of the seats during that performance but you want them to be able to have a real-life lesson. >> we're offering 18 to 25-year-olds free tickets, that they can get through kevinspaceyfoundation.com. and ticket master where the rest of the tickets are being sold. we're not going to sell out the stadium. it's 25,000 people. it will feel remarkably intimate. we'll probably play 5,000 people. bringing 600 seats on the court. i can say it's clarence darrow on-cart. >> hosting the tonys. have you been practicing opening envelopes? >> i was going to ask you to present the last award. >> no. here, savannah, read this. faye, it's all yours. >> kevin spacey, good to see you. "house of cards" returns on netflix, may 30th. >>> a fun-filled and educational day for charlie. first, this is "today" on nbc. man: this is our son christopher lewis. woman: this is our brother john anthony gracie. man: this is my daughter natalie. we lost her to opioid addiction. woman: pennsylvania's fighting this crisis so more lives are not lost. woman: ca