bill cosby is here!heers and applause ] everything he says is the funniest thing i've ever heard. and it must be tough for him because, you know, when he just has a normal conversation, it sounds like he's doing a bit. like, he could be, like, "i have to go to the bathroom now." and i'd be like, that's hilarious. like, "no, i'm serious. i have to go to --" i mean, just -- gosh, he's so funny, but he's so quick and genius. last time he was here -- i usually say hi to the guests before the show if i can -- and last time i was running late, so i had to just run by his dressing room real quick. and i go, "i love you, bill cosby." and he goes, "who cares?" [ laughter ] he's awesome, man. also tonight, it's kind of a mini "cosby show" reunion. i'm so excited about this. from the new nbc show, "guys with kids," tempestt bledsoe is going to be on. [ cheers and applause ] >> miles: great. >> jimmy: she was vanessa on the -- i'm so excited. and we have great music from grace potter, you guys. oh, my gosh. [ cheers

i leave you with a lovely mashup of white girls doing bill cosby impressions. >> i'm bill cosby. >> the pudding. what you got to do with if you put the pudding in the spoon in your mouth and twirl it out and spit it rudy. and camille. i'm bill cosby. [laughi [laughing]. >> she has got a gift. thank you. we'll see you next 0 captioning sponsored by comedy central ["the colbert report" theme music playing] [eagle caw] [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting stephen] >> stephen: that's right. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. thank you so much, everybody. [cheers and applause] folks, please -- welcome -- welcome, ladies and gentlemen, in here out there to tonight's information uplink. thank you for joining us, folks. folks, when i'm right, i'm right. and when i'm wrong, i'm often right, too. but when i'm wrong and i'm wrong, i'm big enough to change my opinion. [ laughter ] case in point, i'm no fan of the french. [ laughter ] yeah, they gave us that statue, but it turned green as soon as we put it up. [ laughter ] and i don't have to tell you what a money pit louisiana's turned out to be. je

on bill cosby's knee. >> i know.on this rudy's sleep-over show that i won the knee contest. i have no idea. >> jimmy: just by whoever could land on bill cosby -- jump up and down on bill cosby's knee the longest? >> yeah, and not fall off because he did these crazy -- >> jimmy: what was it? >> the bucking horse. >> jimmy: this was the bucking horse. he knows all the episodes. >> it was very cool. it's a really good episode. it's, like, famous. >> jimmy: well, i mean, please. this, is, like, bill cosby is an icon. i love that man. >> i love him. >> jimmy: he's the greatest of all time. speaking of icons, it's out tuesday. this drops. "girl on fire." [ cheers and applause ] look at that. gorgeous. oh, my gosh. >> thank you. >> jimmy: where did you get the title now? where'd the title, "girl on fire," come from? >> "girl on fire" is really -- came from, actually, a journalist. >> jimmy: really? >> believe it or not. and she wrote a story, and in the story it said -- her name is amber rose. she's a great writer. and it s

comedian and jazz fan bill cosby was emcee for opening night at >>> this is a very special opening, aery special city, very special football team. [ laughter ] [ applause and cheers ] >> you better believe it. comedian and jazz fan bill cosby was at the bay area's newest music venue, the sf jazz center, for jazz performance and education. >> what an honor to have him come in. >> he must be in his 70s. >> he is still great. >> funny as ever. >>> weather, rain but warmth? i guess we can't put the two together. >> that's what we're going to see today. >> a little bit of both. muggy outside. coming up out of the south, there is a chance of showers outside for today. >> a lot of the moisture from the south. moving toward the gilroy morgan hill area into the monterey bay and the santa cruz mountains at the end of the loop there. you get the idea it is going to be unsettled lots of clouds, temperatures mild in the 40s and 50s. by the afternoon we'll see showers, temperatures mild into the 50s and low 60s. what a change from a couple of days ago. the big dome of high pressure overhead. now th

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. >> reporter: bill cosby is that big name you mentioned. he's the emcee tonight. you can see the concert still going on strong tonight. it will be a home to jazz for years to come. the lights and cameras are ready. all the action tonight is at the new sf jazz center. >> this is the first big night for us. we opened on martin luther king jr. day monday, the ceremonial ribbon cutting, open to the public. but this is the first big concert with a cavalcade of stars. >> hot ticket? >> sold out for several months now. >> reporter: musicians who cross over genres, like the police drummer, stewart copeland who has gone on to create tv soundtracks. >> you get to be a rule breaker. >> absolutely. and people pay good money for you to play. >> reporter: bill cosby emceed tonight's concert. the people listening heard the work of a man they didn't see. sam birko designed the acoustics. >> jazz ensembles are much smaller, so we do more defusing of sounds, scattering. >> reporter: if you're not a fan of jazz, the former owner of the keystone jazz club says from swing to blues, th

it used to be a -- last night they had who's who of the celebrities and bill cosby was the master ofhe celebrities. >>> they had an nhl lock out and the sharks have shortened the season with two road wins. they have a game 6:30 tonight which is sold out and they are planning something for caber nick trying to set an alma madder. stay tuned. . >>> welcome back, here is proof that anybody can go collin kaepernicking. they held the largest collin kaepernicking party and thousands took time out to flexion their arms and kiss their bicep and it is currently free to collin kaepernick but how long, they are trying to trademark the pose. the u.s. patent office wants to print it on clothing. >>> now it includes a dazzling light show and they are trying out some lights across the western span of the bridge. it is part of an $8 million project to mark the bridge's anniversary and the lights will be turned on once the project is completed in march. time now 4:55 let's check out the traffic with sal. >>> 101 looks good as you approach the 880 split with no major problems and traffic is moving nic

and nancy wilson, friends with bill cosby writes the forward to the book. we talk about a lot of books on the show and i am recommending this one. it is called "never in my wildest dreams" written by belva dais. she has hosted her last in -- davis. she has mosted her last in northern california -- . >> but i will don't talk to wonderful people. >> we look forward to talking to you again, belva. >> thank you, susan. >> thank you so much. you are wonderful. . >>> it began in 1983 as jazz in the city. today ssj is called the best jazz festival in the world. they present legendary new musicians, encourage jazz and students to follow their own musical dreams. now they are getting their own home on franklin street. the fs jazz center will open the first free standing building for jazz in the country. for how this will expand what is already a huge musical success adding to our city's world class status, we welcome menu, exposer, grammy nominee and director of fs jazz, rebeck la deleon. welcome! >> thank you. >> it is a busy day tomorrow. the president is being sw

it boasts a star studded line up and bill cosby will be the master and it's already sold out. >>> the golden state warriors hosted a special afternoon matinee on this day. in the fourth quarter, stephon curry nailed four three pointers to lead the warriors to a 106- 99 win over the clippers. jared jack added 18. the warriors are sick games behind who sit a top of the division but they won three of four of the clippers. >>> we're getting new information about the shooting in oakland. a police officer has been wounded. we'll tell you what we've learned. >>> the bay area weather is about to change. we'll see how soon we may need an umbrella. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv with a total home dvr included free for life. only $29 a month for six months. rethink possible. >>>

there, on the guest list bill cosby, whoopi gold better and former president clinton. >>> coming up,ome compare this to "calf fish." how the biashe saga of a fake girlfriend suddenly became more strange. >>> saved problems can grounded the dreamliner, but boeing is showing signs it's not that worried. >>> and how the health care law is providi >>> here's a live look at d.c. it probably will stay that way, but in other parts, it's a very different story. >>> live pictures in fredericksburg, where folks are anticipating the arrival of white stuff. it's brought winter weather to the south. >>> winter weather has been moving across the southeast, including jackson, mississippi. snow there felt steadily overnight, it is totals surtag 4 inches. >>> let's go to storm team 4 veronica johnson to tell us what we're in for here. >> around here we're going to, the best part of d.c. goes on much of anything at all. it's areas way down to the south. if you're wondering exactly where, and if you're included in that snow, take a look at the advisorieses in purple and warnings in deep purple. we've g

it is now a showcase for jazz music and they have many artists there and bill cosby was the master ofs. >> oh, very nice. >>> coming up on 6:00 with sal for a look at traffic. >>> very good, we are starting in the south bay, this traffic does look good but in general it is wet from the overnight rain and we have had no major problems to report on major freeways and on mission boulevard traffic looks good heading south and driving from caster valley it looks good grant line road still holding steady at 17 minutes. let's go back to the desk. >>> san jose police are looking for a man who tried to kidnap a young girl and why police kept quiet about this case for nearly a week. >>> and hampering a recovery effort after super storm sandy. >>> and fog is beginning to develop and i will have more on what you can expect coming up. ?

comedian bill cosby will be the emcee for the glitzy opener tonight which salutes a uniquely americanica's music. our heritage and our gift to the world. where else can you have this? >> reporter: other performers included chick korea, bobby hutchinson. and john handy. it was a sold out concert but there are tickets still available for the rest of the week. in san francisco, caroline tyler, abc 7 news. >>> sounds fantastic. what a great facility. we are lucky to have it. move on in a second is but we want to stop and show you something neat behind me. the bay bridge. spectacular. we have been talking the last few weeks about the l.e.d. lights being strung on the support cables on the bridge as part of a two year long art project. and it is just spectacular. and apparently the patterns never repeat. it is based on wildlife and traffic and weather and sort of traffic and weather and sort of just will continue like this. there's this island -- and it's got super-cute kangaroos. barrow island has got rare kangaroos. ♪ chevron haseen developing energy here for decades. we need to protect t

> in this age, you see a face like that and it instantly becomes an internet -- he looks like a bill cosbyr work. the obama girls became celebrities of their own on that d day, monday, with some cellphies. >> photos that normal teenagers use cell phones to take of themselves. this is such an awesome photo because we see these girls acting goofy, you know, striking these sort of dopey poses with their friends the way that normal teenagers do. even though they may not be normal teenagers, at least we know that they're awesome teenagers. >> you classified both of the last two as brilliant. moving into despicable territory, we can all relate to this one. it's the sunday night dvr problem. >> right. >> so many shows on at once, what do you do? >> admittedly, willie, this is a first-world problem. i understand in the grand scheme of things this is not something that actually implies suffering. that said right now sunday nights at 9:00, there's a lot of good shows on. dvr records only two at the same time. it can result in some conflict, tension between you and your partner. you can't watch every

. >> and then bill cosby signing off the air. pilot episode. had a great eight-year run. who didn't love the huxtable clan? and also, if you want to feel really old here. >> we already do. >> guess which celebrities who are famous today who were born back in 1992, way after the "cosby show." miley cyrus, selema gomez, all born in 1992. incredible. how old do we feel now? >> best alternative music album of the year goes to -- r.e.m. and the single, of course, "losing my religion." >> huge hit. that's everywhere. >> i still to this day love r.e.m. >> they're definitely in the top tier. and get this, the top -- at the grammys that year, the top album or best record of the year went to this classic natalie cole, singing with her deceased dad, nat king cole "unforgettable." that was one of the big hits and bring in his voice from his old recording and mix it with hers. that was one of the big hits and albums of that year. so this show is forgettable, but that song is not. >> cheers. i still to this day love r.e.m. . combined han the 6

tonight's perform will be hosted by actor and comedian bill cosby. >> quite the event. smooth jazz and the cos in the house. that's what i call him. i don't know the guy. christina, what's happening outside? fl. >> it's not frigid out there. showers coming in. we need the rain. we are getting to the point where we are above average in terms of precipitation. we are getting close to a low. we want to keep you updated. temperatures are in the 40st and low 50s headed to the upper 50s. you need your umbrella between 11:00 and 7:00. 5:25. first we want to get you to work on a good note. mike? >> i will take credit for that. smooth drive now. good space in between the cars. a pleasant drive on all approaches to the bay bridge which has no backup now. getting into the city, the map shows you a smooth drive. just updated from chp, the crash back tift at the off a ramp. approaching 880. smooth drive into and out of san francisco on the bay bridge and the golden gate bridge. under the water, there is a minor delay getting away from the city. over to the fremont and dublin station

start with bill cosby. the cosby show in the 1980s.rew up, he had a way of explaining to them exactly why they'd kind of been dumb but did it in a funny way and got them to laugh at themselves. i never wanted to disappoint dr. huxtable. from

sounds like bill cosby. [ impersonating cosby ] with the facebooking and the tweeter and tumblring andhe -- instagram. [ cheers and applause ] i read that the average super bowl party will actually have 17 people. [ light laughter ] that's true. 16 friends and that one guy who cornered you at work friday afternoon. was like, "hey, having a party? i heard about your three-alarm chili. i only taste two alarms. oops, got the third one. what are the rules of football?" [ laughter ] fun guy. fun guy. >> steve: super fun. >> jimmy: fun guy to have at the party. check this out. advertising for this year's super bowl is more expensive than it's ever been. a 30-second spot. guess. $4 million, exactly. $4 million. some companies are trying to save money. they're having commercials that aren't quite as long. check out this one for taco bell. >> taco bell. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's smart. it's the gets the point across. [ cheers and applause ] it gets the point across >> steve: you know it. >> jimmy: 1.5 million for that. $1.5 million. >> steve: that's a bargain. >> jimmy: get this, you guys. a

bill cosby will host tonight and soldout show at the center. >>> she gave birth to colin kaepernick. now the quarterback's biological mother discusses the toughest decision of her life days before the biggest game of his life. cam has become the golden boy leading the team to their first super bowl in nearly two decades. his birth mother took care of him for a few weeks before giving him up for adoption. she said she was 19 at the time and has looked forward to updates about him from the couple who adopted him. >> i would wait for letters, pictures. it was really hard. his whole life i thought about tim. >> she says giving kaepernick up was the toughest decision she's never made and she will be cheering for him and the 49ers in the super bowl. >>> coming up -- you may want to grab your umbrella because rain is on the way. you are taking a live look outside where you can see that it's definitely cloudy out there. rosemary orose zoe will be here to tell -- oroscoe will be here to tell us when it will alive. and how long it will the rain last? >>> traffic trouble spots. unusually good s

. >> host: bill cosby. >> guest: that's a funny one.when i was young and woe were living in a housing project in north philadelphia and she said see that boy out there he's never going get anywhere. he's silly and never going to get anywhere. she was wrong about that. >> host: how do you know him? >> guest: fairly well as a kid. i haven't seen him in years. we served on the board ever trustees on the board of temple together and that was the mid '80 and i haven't seen him yet. and some of the people he talks about on the show, fat albert, they were people in the neighbor. >> host: dr. j.? >> guest: i have only seen him once many times on television, but heist a second cousin of mine, and of course i don't play basketball as well as he does. >> host: and a second cousin you don't have a relationship with? gail: no, i found out about him after my father died he's a second cousin, and i guess one of my second aunts called and said do you know you have a famous cousin and that's how i found out we were related. >> host: what were your paren

what's one thing you learned from bill cosby you still carry with you today?ill very close. probably just the power of example rather than the words you speak. a lot of people say a lot of things but what they do is something different. what he says always coincided with what he does. he was an inkrcredible example professionalism. i will always adore him. >> the show is a lot of fun. temperaturepest bledsoe "guys with kids" wednesday nights. >> jimmy fallon? >> yes, jimmy fallon! >> you have to say it just like that. >> oh, yeah, all the time. >> keep it going. >> it's in the contract. >> jimmy is right there, too, with you. >> master of disguise. >> temppest, give us one more. >> love you! [ male announcer ] let's go places. not just the ones you can find on a map. but the ones you can find in your heart. because inspiration doesn't favor those who sit still. it dances with the daring and rewards the courageous with ideas. ideas that inspire. ideas that take you places you never imagined. ideas big enough to make the heart skip a beat and, in some cases, may

bill could be expensive. the new fees you will have to pay. plus. >> okay, repeat after me. i am proud to say my mama took a cosby sweater. >> say what? >> a flatout silly video of the presidential inauguration making the rounds. this will likely make you laugh.  >>> a big story just into the fox 5 newsroom. iowa senator tom harkin is stepping down, the third of big- name senator who announced their leave of office in the past week. senators saxby change bliss of georgia and snapped jay rockefeller of west virginia announced their -- and senator jay rockefeller of west virginia announced their plans to leave office. >>> a news alert tonight. the hacker activist group anonymous strikes again. this time over the recent suicide of an internet activist. they hacked the sentenceing commission website this morning and posted the following message. quote, when aaron schwartz killed himself two weeks ago, a line was crossed, end quote. they infill straighted several government computer with which they plan to go public. they said he killed hill because federal prosecutors were hacking him over charges. >>> more change

cosby sweater. >> elvis presley had a sex appeal. >> elvis presley had -- >> do the spaceman boogie. >> do the spaceman boogie. >> not all fun and games. on thursday, senator dianne feinstein introduced a billssault weapons. she discovered the body of san francisco mayor george moscone and harvey milk after their assassinations in 1978. candy crowley, good morning. you will speak with senator feinstein on today's show. >> right, these things have happened fairly quickly. we saw the president react so emotionally after the murders of all those children in connecticut. then we saw him mentioned in the inaugural address. dianne feinstein, the author of the first assault weapons ban which expired eight years ago. the question isn't whether the conversation is moving rapidly. the question is whether the bill will move rapidly and not a lot of people give it a huge chance of passing, at least the assault weapons part of it. if we want to talk to her about the chances of that, whether she has talked to some of the democrats who have voiced some reservations if not outright opposition to this bill. and try to size up the chances, because it is one thing to talk about it. as you know, much tougher t