it's old bar mitzvah footage. is a religious ceremony when a jewish boy reaches 14 years old, he has a bar mitzvah and officially becomes a man. this is how a new man named shawn sperling celebrated his manhood. ♪ ♪ on the dance floor vogue move to the music ♪ move to the music hey hey >> jimmy: vogue, "like a virgin" might have been a better choice of songs. [ applause ] >> jimmy: i saw the video and it goes on and on and on. it's fantastic. i wanted to know where that young man ended up. he's agreed to talk with us. hard-core madonna span shawn sperling. [ applause ] >> jimmy: how long ago was this video shot? >> that was in 1992, so it's been dwreerntss. >> jimmy: who posted it to youtube? >> i did actually. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you did. did you have an idea that maybe it would become popular. why did you post it? >> well, i thought it was time for me. i'm not a professional attorney i thought i could dig it up and relive my past a little bit. and i had no idea this was going to happen. >> jimmy: going back t

>> the morning of the bar mitzvah. >> your mother made the shirt?he big reveal. >> where is the shirt now, dare i ask? >> who knows? we're hoping it's -- >> lester's closet? >> yeah, right. >> what's your reaction been to this? you posted it. you didn't expect this many hits on it. >> no. it's been so incredibly positive, and i think people are just really having a ton of fun with it. it's bringing tons of joy. and also, i think people are touched by it, about people being themselves, and it's so timely to have that message of love your kids, love your family. >> yes, yes. >> and be yourself. >> should we find out if he still has it? >> yeah. why don't you touch us in person? not literally. over there, bust a move. >> okay. am i going to get music? >> yeah, good idea. >> okay. ♪ ♪ vogue, vogue, let your body groove to the music, hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ come on, vogue, let your body go with the flow ♪ ♪ you know you can do it ♪ >> this is my favorite part. >> bring it on! take it all home. okay, are you ready? >> no. >> come on, come on! >> here we go. >>

a bar mitzvah video goes viral. >> and at 5:00 from michael finney new warnings from bumbo baby seats now adding a safety belt feature. >> and checking traffic, spencer talking about fog. there it s thaind fog exists golden gate bridge. the cars are head that had way. as far as traffic goes, moving nicely. whether heading north or making your way into san francisco. stay with us. more still to come. >>> a 1992 bar mitzvah has struck a chord two decades later because of a little vogue. >> oh, boy. this is sean sperling celebrating by channeling his inner madonna. notice the print of madonna on the back of his print. the teen vogued his way through the five minute song. and 20 years after this, sperling decided to post it on you tube. and this is a an instant sensation. i think i would -- . >> i would like to see him do it now, 20 years later. >> i don't think i want that. i would have burn that had tape. but good for sean. >> that is gutsy and a big crowd watching. >> i'm happy for him. and he's happy, i'm happy. >> and work on a super hero sequel stopped after a star was injured on se

that's shawn sperling at his bar mitzvah in 1992 dancing to madonna's "vogue."icago lawyer and joined lester and tamron on the "today" show this morning. he talked about this overwhelming response to the video. it's been so incredibly positive. i think people really are having a ton of fun with it. it's bringing tochbs joy. also people are touched by it about people being themselves and it's so timely to have that message of love your kids, love your family and be yourself. >> sperling says his mom was in on the whole thing. she even surprised him with the shirt with madonna's portrait on the back the morning of his bar mitzvah. so there you go. you never live that down. >> in addition to being a lawyer in chicago, he likes to write short stories on the side. this is perfect timing because he's writing a short story called "madonna and me" and how she helped him through his coming of age. >> that will do it for news 4 today. . . you keep hearing amazing things about verizon fios. blazing fast internet. the best tv picture quality. but you're still sitting on the

tonight they celebrate bar mitzvah and it is in the eyes of god a hurricane. positive el of the. >> imagine that, a jewish joke in tampa going down well. that is stunning. a stunning development. .. obviously a terrible storm heading towards new orleans on the seventh anniversary of katrina, all of us our thoughts and prayers are with the true victims of the storm. >> he has a competing story which is exactly what you don't want. >> there is a lot of focus on how this has hurt the republicans. >> i think it has hurt the democrats. >> it is tough for the republicans to be celebrating the nominee if there is devastation along the coastline. >> we need -- there should be an opportunity for the country and for people to hear what mitt romney is proposing. >> reporters are very quick to want to do a double box with what is happening in new orleans, along with the convention. >> you are doing it right now with the box. >> i know, i know. >> i know. >> jon: i know. i know. i hate my life. yes, that hurricane map on that screen is so distracting. have you seen your (b

in seattle, during the '40s, you had to play everything from jewish weddings, bar mitzvahs and strippers black clubs. we played everything. i am glad of that sa za, baby souza. the lady i went with, who was the men for for stravinsky, leonard bernstein, i studied with her in paris for five years. she said, there are only 12 notes. you learn what everybody did with them until they send 13, you will be okay. nothing has ever bothered me no matter whether it is big band, bee-bop, do-op, hip-hop, no problem. >> it is hard to go anywhere without finding your imprint, whether it is television or music. >> did you imagine when you were playing that trumpet you would be everywhere? >> absolutely not. i have learned to -- art linkletter used to live next door to me before he died. he used to say to me, quincy, just make god laugh. don't make plans. we have nothing to do with it. i have always believed that music is, we are terminals for a higher power. i can feel it. it goes through you, man. i get curious how you guys get all these ego. the ego is the higher power coming through you. i believe t

birth, bar mitzvah, coming to adulthood, marriage, sacred vows of one sort or another, death, all these rights of passage are places where - what happens? we'll look at this but boundary questions are raised up. key questions about identity and relationship come up when we see those and that's something that i call the pervasiveness of religious experience. that we'll see these kinds of boundary questions emerging. now i use the term boundary because we got a line here and, it's on the floor, it's imaginary, whatever, he has the picture. but we have a lot of life experience in this class already, you know. we've done some years and you know how it is when you're pushed up against a major life event, a right of passage, whether it be birth, i mean, my goodness, probably everybody in this room was born and probably a few of you have had children but, you know, my first daughter, you go to a hospital and nah i can do this. no problem. but when that baby comes out, you know - i mean look at that baby. i mean, and that was actually in our first class and she - i hope you don't mind my saying

i don't know that he was -- >> jimmy: a great shot of him at a bar mitzvah or something like that.ob cline. he is a master of chinese martial arts. and he is doing a massage. >> jimmy: there he is again. >> the same idea. same -- >> jimmy: might have been the same shoot. but te really nailed it. >> yeah, bob cline is grat. one more here. tell us about this video. >> we found a lot of crafting how-to videos. they are all boring. we watched them all. this is the one exception. >> because the host, dee, her enthusiasm borders on psychotic. it almost reduces her to tears. >> we cut together or most excited moments from dee. >> watch this. ah. look at this color. oh, look at that, okay. yes. yes. and some times i do a zigzag. i'm owe, my gosh. oh! ah! oh! oh! yes! oh, oh! oh, my gosh. it's so, um, great. >> jimmy: i love her. >> so excite about anything. >> jimmy: same here. well, the book is in my pile. see joe and nick live in l.a. tomorrow night and at the lofl cinema saturday. thank you, fellas. >> jimmy: this is his self-titled album. it comes out in october. here with the song "so

. >> did it bring back memories of your bar mitzvah this. >> i did not watch -- i don't watch girls gymnastics. i call it girls gymnastics because it is little girls who were abused. >> i was so excited to have my daughters watch it. my five-year-old said to me they gave up summer camp for this? so i was secretly happy. >> i am glad andy takes strong stands about stuff like this. >> well, he did mention he makes me reenact everything in a leotard afterward. >> i would love to see that. >> i take strong [stances|instances] when i think kids are being abused. >> i like how you say that. that's better. >> it is just a thing i do. >> maybe it is me, but i don't like starvation. >> call me crazy. i know i will get letters, but -- >> abusing the elderly, not for me. you are okay. >> that's up to you. everyone has to make their own decision. tucker, you said a position of the rest of the world is they are poor and dirty because of the existence of israel. >> yes. >> do you not agree with that? >> no, i don't agree with that. i think it is part of the problem. >> what are you a neocon? >> you mentione

one little girl who collected backpacks at her bar mitzvah. so many people can get involved.hank you, both, for coming to talk about this. >> thank you. >> and we look forward to next year, too. >> richard? >>> thanks, barbara. when news 4 at 4:00 returns, a heartwarming reunion for two young brothers and the recently deployed dad. >>> a view from above. the clearer than ever picture of what life looks like on mars. >>> continuing coverage of the big story. hurricane isaac, live picture from new orleans and they are now bracing for impact. now bracing for impact. news 4he's made his choice. but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> turned out to be a prett

seen hillary clinton bust out her moves in southern africa in what looks like some south african bar mitzvahike, why am i dancing? i'm stepping down in a few months so i don't give a bunk. where does this shake rank with other dancing political figures. back in 2008, then candidate barack obama, i'm not sure what his hands are doing. his mom side's of the family was super duper white. president bush got down almost as low as his approval ratings. just a lot of bold movements in any given direction. and then the drum. look at him. if this is all about being president, i'd be super good at it. but hardest to beat is karl rove doing whatever this is. >> this man will never stop. look at him jumping up and downed a ready to stop ♪ throw your hands ♪ in the air ♪ and wave them ♪ like you don't have ♪ control of your hands ♪ we've seen hillary dance bush dance and obama dance. how does romney dance? we have exclusive footage of romney cutting a rug at a fundraiser. look at him go. that's the most he has ever let loose. i'm done talking now. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> jennifer: oh my, that was funny. karl ro

cool and thekool & the gang, ce also known as the bar mitzvah song. that was 1981. also -- ♪ all aboard >> crazy train. ozzy osbourne. best intro to a song ever. that was in 1981. also -- super freak by rick james. how did this all happen in one year in one country. the greatest country on earth. how about this? stray cat strut. i'm a lady's cat. that was 1981. god, i love that. or this one? just can't get enough by depeche mode. were you a new waver? more people in 1981 learned that intro on the piano than learned chopsticks, i swear. 1981 also, devo, whip it. it was a great year in american music. 1981 was kind of a breakthrough year. in particularly in the united states for alternative and new wave and punk music. a lot of the stuff we were listening to was britting, and a lot of stuff was american. that was the year the dead kennedys did nazi punks blank off. which must to my parents' chagrin, i learned every word to. 1981 was a spectacular year for music, and the mitt romney for president campaign has decided for their high dollar donors, for the people who are

originally, then he became christian for a while, and then he said he was an atheist but his kids got bar mitzvahedhere he is. >> dylan is true to himself. dylan is his own religion you could say. >> john, thank you for coming in. congratulations on the new book. out in book stores today. and on kindle. "forget about today," that's the book. >> coming up, we'll find out what the race means from commodities to jobs. one u.s. company bucking the trend, fighting off higher food prices and keeping consumers coming. >> and there's beer? >> right over there. and shutting down entrepreneurship at its best and some big sandwiches. you do what you do... because it matters. at hp we don't just believe in the power of technology. we believe in the power of people when technology works for you. to dream. to create. to work. if you're going to do something. make it matter. >>> keeping an eye on china's money machine. we're going to take a closer look at the country's economic future and what's at stake for your investments. and the hot business of cold cuts. the sandwich maker who is not afraid of new challenge

. >>> this home video of a 1992 bar mitzvah just posted on youtube.♪ let your body move to the music ♪ ♪ move to the music ♪ come on, vogue ♪ let your body go with the flow ♪ ♪ go with the flow >>> okay. the 5,000-year-old rite of passage never looked so good. we have to catch up with this kid. this is in the '90s now. he's still voguing. it is 8:05. al, break it down. >> that is pretty good. he grew up to be david gregory. that's what happened. let's see. hey, air force week. very cool. what's happening? >> kicks off sunday at the intrepid to showcase your united states american air force. >> thanks very much for your service. let's see what we've got for you as far as your weather today. we are expecting to see, burlington, vermont, getting a gorgeous day. lots of sunshine. mild, a high of 80 degrees. as we look on the radar, we've got some strong storms firing up in the upper midwest. monsoonal moisture in the southwest. another sizeler for the pacific northwest. temperatures getting into the mid to upper 90s. it will be hotter in seattle than it w