our friend, comedian, barry mitchell, talked to the author. >> you are getting a workout. >> oh, yeah>> reporter: introduce us to the mark brothers. >> fast talking. de facto leader of the group. never said a word on stage, dazzling people with piano playing, fake italian accent. just a straight man, moved on in 1934. >> reporter: robert, a marx brother fan and scholar. >> let me congratulate you. proud to be your son. >> my boy, i'm ashamed to be >> reporter: robert spent a decade retracing the brothers' stage career before they were movie stars. >> one classic form was an eight act variety show, and in every city across america, there was a vaudeville theater, and they traveled, appeared on the bills. travel was brutal and hotel accommodations terrible. they lived like that for years. >> we have all the marx brother fills. do we have any record what the act was like? >> they had a sketch, on stage 2,000 times, and they just, the cameras in 1931, and it's a great look at what it was like on stage. >> what do you think you are? >> hey, wait a minute, you know who this is? >> no. >> he

barry mitchell. >> you produced my weirdest work, just two guys in search of that's the staff in polka, across the usa we trayed, to munch kin land for a parade, that's the staff in polka. ? we've had just great adventures, you and i throughout this land, like chaoing down on pull testicles, boy they tasted bland. we caught blue fish, what a scene, the fish were blue, but i ? ? ? you spent years as a journalist ? ? and had such lofty goals, and then we made an olympic sport smashing toilet bowls ? ? 20 years on just this show taught me everything i know ? ? that's the staff and polka ? ? the old banned us because we're nuts ? ? we bought our own trophies and gave them out to mutts ? ? now you'll rise with the dawn, on "snl" they call you stefan ? we'll miss you, that's the staff and polka ? >> yeah. god speed, stefan. congratulations on a great my cancer started as ovarian cancer and it kept coming back in different places. we went from everything being fine to everything not being fine. i really needed someone who could think outside the box. we did the genomic testing pretty early in

you seasons greetings and the best of everything ♪ ♪ that's why this week you won't be hearing barry mitchell polka ♪ ♪ do the world news polka >>> this morning on "worlds news >>> this morning on "worlds news now," rushing home to the holidays with millions taking to the roads and skies today, danger weather could be in the way. why you should expect delays even if it's clear where you are right now. >>> president-elect trump taking to twitter for more surprise announcements, this time on how he intends to increase america's nuclear arsenal, plus, how he's putting pressure on u.s. diplomats over middle eastern policy. >>> new this half hour, the growing danger of exploding batteries. >> that incident of a man scolded for using an e-cigarette right before it blew up prompted new concerns as travelers are packing them for the road. what you need to know about the devices. >>> catch a tiger without a shirt. the internet post from woods that has us getting in the spirit, and others scratching our heads. or beards. the very sweet reason behind tiger claus. that's a thing on this friday, december

barry mitchell.ou produced my weirdest work just two guys in search of quirk ♪ ♪ that's the staff in polka ♪ across the usa we stray to munchkin land for a parade ♪ ♪ that's the staff in polka ♪ we've had such great adventures you and i throughout this land ♪ ♪ allow choying down on bull testicles, boy, they tasted blavend ♪ ♪ we caught blue fish, what a scene the fish were blue, but i turned green ♪ ♪ that's the staff in polka ♪ ♪ you spent years as a journalist and had some such lofty goals ♪ ♪ then we made olympic sport smashing toilet bowls ♪ ♪ 20 years on just this show taught me everything i know ♪ ♪ that's the staff and polka ♪ the old westminster show once ban dollars us because we're nuts ♪ ♪ so we bought our own trophies and gave them out to mutts ♪ ♪ now you'll rise with the dawn, on "snl" they call you stephan ♪ we'll miss you, that's the staff and polka ♪ >> yeah. god speed, stephan. congratulations on a great career. >>> this morning on "world news now," president-elect donald trump unf

barry mitchell. >> you produced my weirdest work, just two guys that's the staff in polka, across the usa we trayed, to munch kin land for a parade, that's the staff in polka. ? we've haust great advtures, you and i throughout this land, like chaoing down on pull testicles, boy they tasted bland. we caught blue fish, what a scene, the fish were blue, but i ? ? ? journalist ? ? and had such lofty goals, and then we made an olympic sport smashing toilet bowls ? ? 20 years on just this show taught me everything i know ? ? that's the staff and polka ? banned us because we're nuts ? ? we bought our own trophies and gave them out to mutts ? ? now you'll rise with the dawn, on "snl" they call you stefan ? we'll miss you, that's tff and polka ? >> yeah. god speed, stefan. >>> this morning on "world news now," president-elect donald trump unfiltered, making his first extended comments since just after being elected. in the battleground state of ohio, trump tipping his hand on a major cabinet pick, takinga i swipe at the media. >>> the rising dth in case flames spark up ain. >>> and new this ho

barry mitchell. ? you produced my weirdest work just two guys in search quirk ? ? that's the staff in polka ? ? across the usa we stray to munchkin land for a parade ? ? that's the staff in polka ? ? we've had such great adventures you and i throughout this land ? ? allow choying down on bull testicles, boy, they tasted blavend ? ? we caught blue fish, what a scene ? that's the staff in polka ? ? ? you spent years as a journalist and had some such lofty goals ? ? then we made olympic sport smashing toilet bowls ? ? 20 years on just this show taught me everything i know ? ? that's the staff and polka ? ? the old westminster show we're nuts ? ? so we bought our own trophies and gave them out to mutts ? ? now you'll rise with the dawn, on "snl" they call you stephan ? we'll miss you, that's the staff and polka ? >> yeah. god speed, stephan. congratulations on a great >>> this morning on "world news now," president-elect donald trump unfiltered, making his first extended comments since just after being elected. in the battleground state of ohio, trump tipping his hand

barry mitchell. >> you produced my weirdest work, just two guys in search of quirk.staff in polka, across the usa we trayed, to munch kin land for a parade, that's the staff in polka. ♪ we've had just great adventures, you and i throughout this land, like chaoing down on pull testicles, boy they tasted bland. we caught blue fish, what a scene, the fish were blue, but i turned green. that's the staff in polka. ♪ ♪ ♪ you spent years as a journalist ♪ ♪ and had such lofty goals, and then we made an olympic sport smashing toilet bowls ♪ ♪ 20 years on just this show taught me everything i know ♪ ♪ that's the staff and polka ♪ the old westminster show banned us because we're nuts ♪ ♪ we bought our own trophies and gave them out to mutts ♪ ♪ now you'll rise with the dawn, on "snl" they call you stefan ♪ we'll miss you, that's the staff and polka ♪ >> yeah. god speed, stefan. congratulations on a great career. (narrator) attention medicare beneficiaries. i like to get my hands dirty. i like to know how things work. trust me, these old engines aren't complicated. medicare...t

mitchell fought with the officer before driving away and crashing. his family tells cbs 2 that he is paralyzed from the next down. reporter kevin barry is at the african american museum of iowa where they are gathering for a benefit tonight. kevin.>> reporter: karen, tonight family and friends are hoping to raise money to cover

mitchell fought with the officer before driving away and crashing. his family tells cbs 2 that he is paralyzed from the next down. reporter kevin barry is at the african american museum of iowa where they are gathering for a benefit tonight. kevin.>> reporter: karen, tonight family and friends are hoping to raise money to cover the cost of increasing medical bills, legal feels -- legal fees and everything else they have to cover what he recovers. gerry anderson has called for a lucas jones should be indicted. there have been many protests calling for a quick resolution. tonight, katie jackson says it is about supporting jeremy. >> absolutely. we are his voice while we are here. we want to make sure we send the right message >> reporter: we are hoping to see stacy walker who is the first african-american elected to the post. he will bring his message to the benefit. kevin barry, cbs 2 news the official opening of the late january or early february. announced within the next few weeks. right now -- a proposed change to iowa law could protect more kids.the drug-endangered children work group is hoping to better protect families from sub