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porgy and bess, people, animals, what are they? >> porgy and bess, gershwin of course.pera. we did an adaptation. it's usually done in a grand opera house. i don't think it's been done on broadway since 1976 maybe. >> jimmy: what character do you play? >> i play sporten life who is a pimp and drug dealer. >> jimmy: for real? >> yeah, so for me it's kind of a stretch. no. i can do that. >> jimmy: see, now this sounds like something i might go see. >> i try to turn this chick out. it's awesome. i try to make her take drugs and, like, sell her body. >> jimmy: for real? >> yeah, people are murdered. >> jimmy: what year was this written? >> 1935, 1935. >> jimmy: wow, i had no idea. >> you should come. >> jimmy: i guess i'm gonna have to now. >> it's only 2 1/2 hours of -- ♪ [ applause ] >> jimmy: sounds good. i'll come for the porgy part. how did you make the transition from being a star of theater to being a comic actor? >> well, unfortunately, that happened while i was doing what i thought was a drama until -- right there. >> jimmy: what happened? >> people started laughin

please welcome david alan grier and the cast of "porgy and bess!"heers and applause ] ♪ it ain't necessarily so it ain't necessarily so the things that you're liable to read in the bible ♪ ♪ it ain't necessarily so won't you tell us more now li'l david was small but oh my ♪ ♪ li'l david was small but oh my he fought big goliath who lay down and dieth ♪ ♪ it ain't necessarily so wadoo wadoo zim bam boodle-oo zim bam boodle-oo hoodle ah da wa hoodle ah da wa ♪ ♪ scatty wah scatty wah oh yeah it ain't necessarily so it ain't necessarily so it ain't necessarily ♪ ♪ they tell all you chillun the devil's the villain but it ain't necessarily so to get into heaven ♪ ♪ don't snap for no seven live clean don't have no fault what about you sporting ♪ ♪ oh, i takes that gospel whenever it's pos'ble but with a grain of salt with a grain of ♪ ♪ oh, jonah, he lived in a whale, jonah he lived in a whale oh jonah, he lived in a whale ♪ ♪ whale for he made his home in that fish's abdomen oh, jonah ♪ ♪ he lived in a whale wadoo wadoo zim bam boodle-oo zim bam boodle-o

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. >> how can you put a song like that after you went to see "porgy and bess" yesterday?s it possible for the love to live in the same place of those two things? >> it does live. it thrives. this is a great broadway show, you guys. >> everybody knows the name porgy and bess, written by the gershwins years ago, and it was originally a four-hour opera. one of the most brilliant pieces of american music i think ever ever written, and i'm not the first to say so. there's been controversy over the fact it's been shortened, a little libretto has been added to make it more palatable for today's audiences who want to go for 90 minutes and get out. well, this is 2 1/2 hours long with the intermission, but it is worth every second of it. >> beautiful. >> it is the finest show we've seen all year long. we try to go all the time. we missed it last week because audra, the brilliant audra mcdonald, four tony nominees -- not nominations, four tony wins, was out last week. we wanted to wait. i hear her understudy was brilliant, but it was so great to see her in another amazing role. but

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that he simply, he and bess simply jumped into their car without secret service protection or anything and drove back to independence, missouri? >> well, there's a new book on that. actually, well, not as new as my book, but it came out maybe a year ago. and, yes, which indicates that. before, years before i was going to do a book on this election, i visited independence, missouri. and visited the truman home. and it's, like, gee whiz, this kind of -- that's really knoll i don't mean on -- linoleum on the floor, isn't it? i mean, this was not -- i mean, you go to hyde park, or you go to some of a these other presidential homes, and they are pretty modest. even calvin coolidge's. you go to his house before he's president, and it's really modest. it's like, you know, someplace you'd see in amsterdam or something, okay? but afterwards he does have to move into a big place. harry truman never moves into the big place. and his circumstances are sufficiently modest that he is the guy -- he's why we have presidential pensions. up to that point, you know, we really don't have that, and they ma

he and bess simply jumped in their car without the benefit of any secret service protection and droveback to independence missouri? >> there is a new book on that and, while not as new as my book that it came out maybe a year ago and yes, which indicates that. here is before i was going to do a book on this election, i visited independence missouri and visited the truman home and it's like gee whiz, there is real linoleum on the floor. this was not, i mean you go to hide harker you go to some of these other presidential homes and they are pretty modest. even calvin coolidge'. you go to his house before he is president and it's really modest. it's like you know someplace you would see it amsterdam. but afterwards he moves into a big place. harry truman never moves into a big place in his circumstances are sufficiently modest that he is the guy. he is why we have presidential pensions. up to that point you know, we really don't have that and they may be independently wealthy like herbert hoover or they are able to have accomplished something more than truman did, very modest on the payr

tonight jimmy welcomes tyler perry, david wayne and performance from the broadway musical porgie and bess's week nights at 12:35 on your local nbc station. >>> time for a little entertainment news. chris brown and rihanna have been reunited at least on twitter. they exchanged tweets yesterday and then he wished her a happy birthday. she thanked him. they released chab brated remixes of their ro ttwo songs. >>> a study of academy award voters it's not a diverse group that hands out the honors. the "los angeles times" found 94% of the academy's voting percentage are white and 77% are

tonight jimmy welcomes tyler perry, david wayne and performance from the broadway musical porgie and bess's week nights at 12:35 on your local nbc station. >>> time for a little entertainment news. chris brown and rihanna have been reunited at least on twitter. they exchanged tweets yesterday and then he wished her a happy birthday. she thanked him. they released chab brated remixes of their ro ttwo songs. >>> a study of academy award voters it's not a diverse group that hands out the honors. the "los angeles times" found 94% of the academy's voting percentage are white and 77% are men. >>> judy dench is suffering an eye disease but is not going blind. she now has to have scripts read to her. >>> and fresh from the news of her snl appearance, lindsay low plan has been cast to play elizabeth taylor in a made for tv movie. could we be turning a corner? >> we have to go build her back up again before we can tear her back down. >> right, that's how it works. i can get on board with that. i'm lynn berry and this is "first look." way too early ostarts right now. >>> with polls showing hit romne

. >>> before you see these next pictures, if you're tempted to say something like you never saw bess truman doing this, remember she was a woman of her era, and the current first lady michelle obama is a woman of her era. sometimes that means doing pushups on tv when you're challenged. it was a pushup challenge on "ellen." the first lady was describing her workout routine. ellen proposed they drop down to the floor, see who could do the most. ellen dropped out at 20. first lady did 25. said she could have kept right on going. >>> up next, the dead man who had to convince his own government he is alive. >>> when a newspaper once mistakenly printed mark twain's obituary, he gave us that great quote, "the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." retired u.s. army sergeant jerry miller can relate to that. he's been declared dead four times. nbc's mark potter has the story of his quest to convince the department of veterans affairs that he's very much alive. >> reporter: even though the department of veterans affairs consider jerry miller a dead man, he's clearly a dead man walking,

. >> what's the bess training for a first lady? >> oh, i don't know that there is any training for a first lady. i don't think there is any training. i mean, even being first lady of california for eight years, still when you get to the white house, it's different. >> go down and look at something that's not easy to talk about, the alzheimer's letter. mrs. reagan, when was that picture taken? >> i don't know. i don't know when it was taken. >> would it have been around the time 1994? >> i think so, yes. i think so. >> when did you first notice that the president was having a memory problem? >> i didn't. i mean, we all forget. i forget. you forget. don't you? tell me you do. >> absolutely. some days are better than others. >> so he might not be able to remember somebody's name but i can't remember people's names. so i didn't notice anything. it wasn't until -- we yearly went to mayo for checkups. it was in august of that year, '94 that he was diagnosed. i didn't -- >> this letter was written on the board here. is that the actual let

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richard bess weighing in. >> we are in the midst of the biggest public health crisis in the history ofhe metabolic syndrome it has abdominal obesity, diana, high blood pressure, high triglycerides. put those together and you have heart disease which is the number one killer in men and women in country. -- it is all about the added sugar. >> reporter: americans take in 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day beware even ketchup is a culprit. dr. besser says taxing items like soda would help but people should cut back on sugary drinks. we posted a question on our facebook page, should sugar be regulated? strong response on both sides join the conversation at facebook.com/abc7news. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> this morning, donald trump is expected to make a presidential endorsement in las vegas. "the new york times" says he's going to throw his support behind newt gingrich. it is supposed to be a gala announcement at the trump international hotel and tower with several candidates courted trump. nevada holds its primary caucuses this saturday. gingrich is looking to bounce back after a big de

theatre here on 46th street, where every night, our buddy david alan grier tears it up in "porgy & bess of it later on tonight. let's start the show. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon!

. >>> this morning 78-year-old serial killer suspect joseph bess so is due back in court -- joseph naso. last month a judge ordered him to stand trial police arrested naso last april following a search of his home investigators found a list of the prostitutes he's charged with killing during a 20 year span and news clippings about the murders. >>> this weekend the drug enforcement team facing corruption charges will be traveling to los angeles to appear on the dr. phil show. yesterday a magistrate gave norman welsh permission to travel his attorney says he will appear on the talk show for an unpaid appearance to reach out to other law enforcement officers who may be unstress. the show will air in two weeks. he faces several charges including reselling drugs seize. >>> the construction company in charge of a -- of a milpitas site where a construction worker was buried alive are facing new charges of misconduct. they did not have a permit to bill the 5800 square foot home where raul zapata was working where he was killed. he died at day morning in a deep trench. city officials said no one

we'll be having performances from "how to succeed in business without really trying," "porgy and bessost." you know the movie "ghost"? >> steve: yes. >> jimmy: they're doing it as a play. >> steve: what? >> jimmy: yeah. and they're debuting it on our show next week. so you can get to see if you like it. i think it's going to be good. "anything goes." that play's going to be here. and "sister act." all next week. crazy performances. it's good. >> steve: yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you saw it? you liked it? yeah, good. look at this. i've got this new nike fuel thing. nike fuel band? have you guys heard about this? yeah. it's like -- i -- i don't know really what it is. but you press the button -- you press the button, and it says fuel. [ laughter ] and it tells you how much fuel -- how many fuel units. they made up a new unit of measure. [ laughter ] >> steve: like a joule. like some sort of the same -- it's not calories? >> jimmy: i don't know what it is. fuel units. >> steve: right. >> jimmy: so, right now, i'm at -- >> steve: so far you've used -- >> jimmy: yep. >> 1318.

we're going to have performances from "how to succeed in business without really trying," "porgy and bess" they made "ghost" into a play. debut of "ghost." >> steve: yep. >> jimmy: "anything goes," and "sister act." they'll be belting out some tunes for us. i love it. and it's one of the best parts of being in new york city. [ cheers and applause ] or wherever you're watching, you know, around the country -- just watch, and you'll see what's going on here, how amazing these actors are and how talented. they can dance and sing. and you don't have to -- you don't have to pay for a ticket. you watch our show, and then if you like it, you can come see the show. it's just amazing thinking that it's just down the street from us here. it's broadway. we have off broadway. we have off-off-off broadway. higgins, that's where you do your one-man show, right? >> steve: yeah, off-off-off-off broadway. >> jimmy: yeah. what is the name of that play? >> steve: "the candle and the rapist." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what? "the candle and the --" which one -- which one do you play? >> steve: i'm the candle. [

more information at mackfound.or th bess and jse fink foundation. hkh foundation. barbara g. fleischman and our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america. that's why we're your retirement company. >>> welcome. well, republicans are still fighting the cultural wars primary by primary and caucus by caucus, president obama is campaigning feverishly to win back the votes of the millenals. those are the americans born roughly between 1978 and 2000, coming now to political maturity. 2/3 voted for obama in 2008, but a new harvard study shows in the last two years, his approval rating among them has dropped 12 points. that's enough to decide a close election in november. and that may be why the president recently threatened to cut federal aid to schools that, quote, jack up tuition. many of the millenials are coming out of college with big loans to repay. yet, another study describes their enthusiasm for him as substantially deleted, so his re-election campaign has been wooing recently through what obama himself calls this new-fangled thing, social media. this week, we are going to t

. >> she could sing porgy and bess, she could sing gospel. she could make you cry.n i've ever seen. my gorgeous, lovely angel, we want to do this song for you. thank you for giving us your talent and one of the most beautiful voices i've ever heard if my life. gregg: claudia cowan is live in los angeles with more. >> reporter: you're right, last night's grammys were about two women with incredible voices, adele won top awards and whitney houston who was honored throughout the show. grammy host ll cool j started it all off with a very moving prayer as everyone in the staples center bowed their heads he said there is no getting around it, there's been a death in the family. he said the world has been blessed by houston's beautiful spirit and a lasting legacy of her music. beforehand on the red carpet presenters, performers and guests also mourned the loss. >> it's just a tragedy, it's one of those things that you don't believe is going to happen, you hear people have ups and downs, but come on, you can't die. and then it happens and it's like, wow. it's a wake up call

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