carson daly is back for another day. >> the main thing people wanted to know about my time here with you yesterday -- >> what did they want to know? >> is the wine real? >> that's the takeaway. >> people are obsessed. i wanted to see if today's wine is real. >> and what are you learning? >> it is really good. happy try day friday. >> i'm glad you're back with us. we had a lot of fun yesterday. >> it's always fun being here. the show is barely produced, but it's -- in all the right ways. they just cut all the tethers and cords and let you go out, and they hand you cards. i don't even know what these are, but it works. you guys do such a great job. >> we have an ace producing department. >> it's organized chaos. >> you're not invited back, from the sidelines. >> dean cain, it's carson daly. they're going to need you soon. >> all right, so we've got a couple questions we're going to answer in the show today. do men and women speak a different language. the answer is -- >> yes. >> definitely. we're going to talk about that, about how you can dress down the pounds, but did you know this t

carson shot, you saw, go off there. so they went to overtime.mann with the layup and check out fox. his team secured the victory. bulldogs win it, 70-64. >> yeah, march, we play fast and loose sometimes but that story is one that made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. >> back to you. >>> all right, well, coming up next "the pulse." >> we take a look at the big winners at the people's choice awards. >>> wait until you see where justin timberlake went after the big show. ♪ [ girl ] roses are red. violets are blue. splenda® is sweet. and so are you. [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar, you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. ♪ splenda® lets you experience the joy of sugar without all the calories. it's a very good reason to enjoy something sweet with the ones you love. think sugar, say splenda™ orange juice...tomato sauce... can cause acid erosion. the enamel starts to wear down. and you can't grow your enamel back. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel. because it helps to strengthen the enamel that you have. and

to patrol officer seth carson in bethesda, maryland. and it's all caught on his police dash cam. the fiasco starts when officer carson who was out patrolling gets word an attempted armed robbery has taken place. and that three suspects are on the loose in a white suv. >> 15 officers flooded the area. we're trying to find the vehicle that robbed the individual. one officer thought they'd seen him in an apartment complex. >> officer carson is right at that apartment complex and spots the van. >> my intentions were to make a right-hand turn when the traffic pulled up. >> a chase ensues and officer carson radios in a description of the car with the plate numbers and quickly discovered it's a stolen van. >> i knew we were headed to one lane. my dash cam can't show, but i can see a vehicle coming across that bridge. i knew no other car could get through it. there was nowhere to go. >> the driver tries to maneuver around an oncoming taxi but, instead, hits it. it seems like these guys have no choice but to give up. >> just when i thought it was over, i'm telling dispatch there's nowhere

carson, they say they're drafting you for president. what say you?'m very hopeful that someone will come along who really grasps the importance of the things that are going on in this country and gets a lot of traction, in which case i would get strongly behind them. >> good answer. dr. ben carson, thanks for being with us tonight. >> thank you. slgz >> and now for tonight's poll. we asked is america more divided since president obama became president? mary says -- far left liberals versus the tea party. >> carolyn had a different take. she says you must have short term memory. we've been divided long before president obama. here's my take. after 9/11, we were never more united. thanks for joining us. to share, all just $29.99. to share, offer ends soon! so come to r lobster and sea food differently. i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps signicantly improve my lung function starting

carson, they say they're drafting you for president. what say you? >> i say that i'm very hopeful that someone will come along who really grasps the importance of the things that are going on in this country and gets a lot of traction, in which case i would get strongly behind them. >> good answer. dr. ben carson, thanks for being with us tonight. >> thank you. slgz >> and now for tonight's poll. we asked is america more divided since president obama became president? mary says -- far left liberals versus the tea party. >> carolyn had a different take. she says you must have short term memory. we've been divided and we'll kick it off now with huckabee. >> tonight on huckabee, the combined trends of increased inequality and decreasing possibility pose a threat to the american dream. >> the president is selling class warfare but are millennials buying it? >> terror threat in the winter olympics are americans in danger? stephen seigle gives his take. plus why is one of the hottest stars getting heat from the hollywood elot? and on on ♪ i will survive. >

so, just one month later, carson went in for surgery. we were with him as it got turned on.first sounds written all over his face. >> carson, can you hear daddy over here? >> uh-huh. >> does it sound funny? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: and when we visited a few weeks ago, a dramatic improvement. >> that's a dinosaur? >> no. it's not a dinosaur. that's a crocodile. >> reporter: while his speech has yet to catch up to his hearing, he now has no trouble keeping up or making his opinions known. it seems to me like you're hearing and speaking better. do you think so? >> yeah. i can hear you. but these types of snakes usually can bite all different types of animals. >> reporter: what you're saying is you can hear me. but you don't want to talk about what i want to talk about. you just want to talk about what you want to talk about. >> well. >> reporter: when i first met you, you were really worried that he wasn't going to have that bright of a future. >> right. >> reporter: how do you feel now? >> that he can do anything he wants to do and be anything he wants to be. >> santa. >> santa

carson, they say they're drafting you for president. what say you? very hopeful that someone will come along who really grasps the importance of the things that are going on in this country and gets a lot of traction, in which case i would get strongly behind them. >> good answer. dr. ben carson, thanks for being with us tonight. >> thank you. slgz >> and now for tonight's poll. we asked is america more divided since president obama became president? mary says -- far left liberals versus the tea party. >> carolyn had a different take. she says you must have short term memory. we've been divided hey, buddy? oh, hey, flo. you want to see something cool? snapshot, from progressive. my insurance company told me not to talk to people like you. you always do what they tell you? no... try it, and see what your good driving can save you. you don't even have to switch. unless you're scared. i'm not scared, it's... you know we can still see you. no, you can't. pretty sure we can... try snapshot today -- no pressure. good night. >> this is not just cold blood a

. >>> and now for a wonderful change for a little boy who used to live in silence. 5-year-old carsonben suffered severe hearing loss and needed cochlear implants. the family's insurance would not cover the cost. abc news covered the insurer who finally agreed. here you can see the amazement of hearing sound for the first time. and now that carson can hear, it doesn't mean he is always necessarily listening. >> you are hearing and speaking better. >> yeah. >> do you think so? >> i could hear you, but these kind of snake can bite all kinds of animals. >> so in other words you can hear me, but you don't want to talk about what i want to talk about. you want to talk about what you want to talk about? >> yeah. >> i guess so. his speech needs to catch up to his hearing, but carson has no problem now keeping up with his classmates. >> that's nice to see. >>> a san francisco couple is taking wedding photography to a comic new level. marion and her fiancee elliott speed didn't want to take the typical cheesy engagement photos. instead they spoofed them. the pictures have become a huge hit on-

. >>> all right, carson, big thank you for helping me out for the last couple days. >> thanks for having me. always a blast. >> coming up next week, kathie lee will be back, we'll have marissa hargitay, kellen lutz. >> also, kris jenner, dean cain. sophia bush, and much more. >> have a great weekend, everybody.

>> officer deed, this is officer carson's section. 115 for you for the fight you had on the yard the other day. charged with battery on an inmate with serious injuries. it's a d.a. referral offense. and if you're found guilty of that, it carries a maximum forfeiture of 360 days. okay, being that you're in lockup, ad seg, you have the right to have an investigative employee. okay, if you have anybody you want to investigate it -- >> anybody on the yard, they seen what happened. i don't know their names. that's what i'm saying. if you could find out for me, i don't know their last name. they will tell you it was self-defense. >> what i'm going to do, i'm going to go get the yard list, see who was out there that day, ask them the questions you want me to ask them. was it self-defense, did he swing on you first, is that what you want me to ask them? >> that it was self-defense, he swung on me first. >> he swung on me first. the whole yard seen it. >> i will give you a copy of the ie report once it's typed. >> all right. >> all right? >> a

. >>> and now for a wonderful change for a little boy who used to live in silence. 5-year-old carson rueben suffered severe hearing loss and needed cochlear implants. the family's insurance would not cover the cost. abc news covered the insurer who finally agreed. here you can see the amazement of hearing sound for the first time. and now that carson can hear, it doesn't mean he is always necessarily listening. >> you are hearing and speaking better. >> yeah. >> do you think so? >> i could hear you, but these kind of snake can bite all kinds of animals. >> so in other words you can hear me, but you don't want to talk about what i want to talk about. you want to talk about what you want to talk about? >> yeah. >> i guess so. his speech needs to catch up to his hearing, but carson has no problem now keeping up with his classmates. >> that's nice to see. >>> a san francisco couple is taking wedding photography to a comic new level. marion and her fiancee elliott speed didn't want to take the typical cheesy engagement photos. instead they spoofed them. the pictures have become a huge hit

. >>> and now for a wonderful change for a little boy who used to live in silence. 5-year-old carsonnts. the family's insurance would not cover the cost. abc news covered the insurer who finally agreed. here you can see the amazement of hearing sound for the first time. and now that carson can hear, it doesn't mean he is always necessarily listening. >> you are hearing and speaking better. >> yeah. >> do you think so? >> i could hear you, but these l kinds of animals. >> so in other words you can hear me, but you don't want to talk about what i want to talk about. you want to talk about what you want to talk about? >> yeah. >> i guess so. catch ech needs p to his hearing, but carson has no problem now keeping up with his classmates. >> that's nice to see. >>> a san francisco couple is taking wedding photography to a comic new level. marion and her fiancee elliott speed didn't want to take the typical cheesy engagement photos. instead they spoofed them. the pictures have become a huge hit on-line. they go against the typical gender roles and show clicheed shots of engagement rings and

carson is working over there in the orange room.transitioning from the colorado story into this one. unfortunately tuesday night we lost one of our fate tv dads. james avery passed away. you know him as uncle phil from the '90s hit "fresh prince of bel air." let's take a look at him in action. >> i will not punish you today, maybe not even tomorrow. you see, i need to they long, long time about just what i'm going to do with you. i don't know, it might come to me in the middle of the night or maybe next week or a few years from now. in the meantime, why don't you worry about it? be afraid, will. be very afraid. >> no word from will yet. however, carlton from the tv show tweeted out i am deeply saddened to say that james avery has passed away. he was a second father to me, i will miss him greatly. it got us thinking these tv dads are like second fathers in a way. who is your favorite tv dad? this is mine, allen thicke still like a father to me. yes, his son alan thicke who sings "blurred lines". >> like favorite father, too. >> anybo

i've got a fax coming in. >> carson, thank you.lex trebeck would sound like as a rapper. imagine no more. >>> plus, natalie and i share our passion projects for the year. >>> and ryan seacrest is here and he'll hang with us for an entire half hour. i don't know how he has time because he has 18 jobs, but he's going to hang with us. ding! milk wins!!! protein. on the go. got protein. there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order. good news. i got a new title. and a raise? management couldn't make that happen. [ male announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. smoke? nah, i'm good. [ male announcer ] celebrate every win with nicoderm cq, the unique patch with time release smartcontrol technology that helps prevent the urge to smoke all day long. help prevent your cravings with nicoderm cq. like our new santa fe chicken quesadilla, burger bites, sandwic

that's what was said from the sideline. >> dean cain, carson daly. going to need you soon. >> that's funny. >> uh-huh. >> sometimes truth and reality are -- it is right there. >> right there. >> he didn't call me, dang it. >> little jealous, were you watching? >> when carson is on, i don't watch so much because, you know -- >> tell us about this big foot series. is it realistic? somebody is going to win this 10 million? >> 100% so. >> really? >> the qualifications are dna and visual proof. the guns are dart guns. you can shoot them with a biopsy dart gun and prove through dna testing that this is an unknown nonhuman primate species. >> okay. >> 10 million bucks if you can do it. it is a lot of money. we have full scientists on site with us. we really take it very seriously. high technology, flare binoculars, you name it. >> i dated a couple of guys that would -- if only i had known, i would be $10 million. it is amazing. >> we want to answer the question. and everybody talks about it, everybody thinks it is funny, but everybody wonders at the same ti

. >> this is carson's plastic drink. and you gave these as christmas presents. >> i don't know what the bloody mary thing is. i just enjoy building a drink. it's nothing really special in the ingredients. i use a little sweet pickle juice. it's horseradish and a ton of vodka is really the key. it's really strong. it's not a hangover -- this is -- when i woke up yesterday i had one of these and i am like, i am going to have a hangover, but it ain't going to be today. i've been doing that the last 15 years. just punting. but pedialyte if you are at home and you are hung over, it's for kids who have diarrhea. i'm not kidding. it's electrolytes. it's pedialyte. go to rite aid and buy some. >> the last few days i bought that drink and not for that reason, for another reason. >> not for the diarrhea reason. >> no. >> for the hangover reason? >> you aren't feeling well? don't touch me then. >> no, i went on vacation. i'm better now. >> are you sure you aren't sick. >> i have like 18 jobs on this network. if you get me ill -- >>

so just one month later, carson went in for surgery. we were with him as it got turned on.nds, written all over his face. >> carson, can you hear daddy over here? >> many mm-hmm. >> you can? does it sound funny? >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: and when we visited a few weeks ago, a dramatic improvement. >> while his speech has yet to catch up to his hearing, he now has no trouble keeping up or making his opinions known. it seems to me like you're hearing and speaking better, do you think so? >> yeah. i can hear you, but these types of snakes usually can bite all different kinds of animals. >> reporter: what you are saying, is you can hear me but you don't want to talk about you just want to talk about what you want to talk about. >> well? >> reporter: when i first met you, you were really worried he wouldn't have that bright of a future. >> right. >> reporter: how do you feel now? >> like he can do anything he wants to do and be anything he wants to be. >> reporter: dan harris, abc news, monroe, georgia. >> that is just an amazing story. >> cute kid, too. >> really cute. great pers

comedy legends like johnny carson.t's so cold, i -- i saw a dog stuck to a fire hydrant. [ laughter ] jay leno -- have you seen this in the paper? popeye the sailor drowned in olive oil. [ laughter and applause ] popeye -- >> why do you have to always find some way to work in popeye? >> come on. jess, it was just a joke. >> the hair, huh? >> guys, guys -- come on. knock it off. can't you see jimmy's still upset? >> jimmy: i guess i'll just miss the "late night" show. i mean i've been doing this for five years. i mean, so many special moments. so many great musical guests. paul mccartney, bruce springsteen -- >> jesse and the rippers. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah, they were okay. i think they were lip-synching. [ laughter ] >> hey, hey, hey. >> jess, come on. >> jimmy, i know you'll miss the memories you made at "late night." but now, now you can make new memories at the "tonight show." >> jimmy: i can? >> of course! and just like uncle jesse said, you're going to be the host of the "tonight show" on nbc. [ ch

. >> hey, jane, it's carson. i'm heading back to stage, and everybody is bolooking for you. so do me a favor and call me when you can. thanks. >> hit it, boys! ♪ ♪ carson, here we are ♪ standing at a white screen ♪ all the things that happened in 2013 ♪ ♪ j. lawrence took a fall >> i can't do it. i'm sorry. i can't take another "blurred lines" parody. ♪ call >> and he's gone. >> so what do we do now? >> well, i think i'm going to go ring in the new year. >> and us? >> i paid you for a full day of

it's the 3rd day of january 2014 and you know, carson is a giver.done. >> how about this? >> this is vacation. >> yeah. >> a fire pit about this high. >> this is the world's largest marshmallows. >> i they did a really nice job. >>> i'm a farmer. i have chock latd here as well. i'm matt lauer with erica hill who is in for savannah and al roker and carson daly join us as well. >> new ways to stay warm on a snowy day. >> not just sitting around outside the firepit but ways to do it old fashioned way. >> we'll have fun with that but first we're going to go to kristen dahlgren. kristen is out in long island. kind of halfway between here and the end of the long island where the major roadway between here and the end of long island had been closed down overnight. what's the latest, kristen? >> well, we just saw the sign behind me there change from road closed to caution road icing. so the long island expressway is back open. but conditions still pretty bad out here. you can see, this is a drift of snow we showed you earlier. the holes where i was an hour

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> carson: hey, gang. i'm carson daly coming to you from e.v.r.orms from the fonda and film maker steph green gets the spotlight treatment. but first, it's all about a very funny new web series from not one, but two veteran "snl" writers. i'm talking about paula pell and james anderson's "hudson valley ballers." for more, here's tonight's "last call spotlight." >> we wrote some country songs during a road trip back when we were, 19, 20 years old. so we put one of those in it. >> pigs, cows, grain.

ben carson is wonderful.f i am a white woman from louisiana and -- i am a white woman from louisiana and i don't think it should be black or white. ben carson is an intelligent black man and i am white. thank you. host: should hillary clinton run in 2016? pennsylvania on our line for democrats, what do you think? caller: i think hillary will be a great resident. i am about this -- a great president. i am about the same age. of i was -- i was a great fan of bill. everybody did well. everybody made money. for people to talk about bill clinton and hillary like this is terrible. it is time for a woman to be a president. -- to be president of the united states. we are going to have hillary as president of the united states in 2016. forget about benghazi, that was a lie. to woodbridge,o virginia, jonathan is on our line for independents. i am just calling because i wanted to say i don't think she should run. i hope she doesn't win. i am an independent and i am also white. i am a veteran. i would be happy to support

let us swing over to carson in the orange room.ttle captain morgan. >> this is my move. so the list just came out, the data security firm flash data put it out. come on in, don't be shy. we've got a list of the worst passwords of the year. lets quiet right to it. taken from millions stolen, had 123456. sorry, dad, change your password. password, qwerty, on the top of the keyboard. monkey. don't replace with similar numbers like 3 instead of e. us phrases of random waters. you can have let me in underscore monkey. that might help. there you go. go ahead and send us your banking password and we'll #orange room. no, don't do that. >> trouble with that one. >> send pictures of old men on three pieces of paper. >> is monkey really a popular password? >> yes. >> why? lets analyze that. why? >> no idea. >> a funny word. >> have you changed your passwords recently? >> i do. i change them and use words that aren't really words. >> how do you remember them? >> because they come from my brain and i remember them. >> when you have a bunch of d

ben carson is here, where 22 days into obama care, any surprises? find out. >>> plus just a shosht time ago, richard sherman basked in front of the cameras again. keep hashing it out with us. will sherman's rant keep you from rooting@w@wowowpg÷÷owúç÷g female announcer: female announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models, but sleep train's huge year end clearance sale ends sunday. get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets, at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. plus, free same-day delivery, set up and removal of your old set. don't wait! sleep train's year end clearance sale ends sunday. superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaranteed! ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> a terror plot was close to execution and the fuse was burning. israelis say the u.s. embassy was just one target in the massive suicide bomb plot. they say three suicide bombers were going to -- al qaeda would send militants to attack the u.s. embassy. r

back to you guys. >> carson, see you inside in a minute. >> carson obviously going outside to see a manbout a horse. >> careful of that horse when you go out there. >>> coming up, should you boycott magazines that buy and publish tabloid photos of celebrity kids? we have an exclusive interview with kristen bell and dax shepard about their stand against the paparazzi. >>> and, will it be a festiveuos for the rest of us? the possibility of a seinfeld reunion next. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up, i [ bettina ] my dentist said to me that i had acid erosion. he actually told me that a lot of the foods that i thought were really healthy for me can do damage to the enamel on my teeth. i am a healthy girl, i love salads, i love fruits, and it's not something i want to give up. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel twice a day as my daily toothpaste. pronamel will help protect the enamel from future erosion. it's just so great because all of those foods that i enjoyed so much, i didn't want to give up, and now i can continue to have them. can help your kids' school get ext

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> carson: hey everybody, it's carson daly and we are house at evr again thise pranks all over new york city. 13 years later, improv everywhere has logged over 100 missions, millions of youtube views and now a top-notch documentary. from filmmaker matt adams, take a look at our spotlight tonight, we cause scenes. ♪

i'm carson daly.ter in the epic blockbuster in "the legend of hercules." for more, we go to la boheme for tonight's spotlight. ♪ >> in scenes with six gladiators, you can watch some movies where, you know, you're fighting six men, and most of the time you're seeing wideshots of like gladiators just waiting for their time to go in.

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> carson: well, hello there! i'm carson daly.e eight and nine year-olds playing hardcore football? more on that comin' up. we've got great music from our old friend k. flay. but first, noted "fempire" member liz meriwether. now you may not know the name but you certainly know her work as the writer, creator and executive producer behind the hit comedy series "new girl". for more, we pay liz a visit on the fox lot, on the "new girl" set. here she is. liz meriwether. ♪ >> after the super bowl, if

carson's standing by. good morning to you. not just carson. >> no. dr.t googling herself. maria shriver and experts are here. but first, if you're a celebrity and you choose to go online to read tweets about yourself or anything about yourself, you have to have thick skin. jimmy kimmel does a funny bit on his late night show where he lets celebrities read mean tweets about them. in the spirit of that, we asked politicians to read tweets. take a look. >> paul ryan has such pretty blue eyes. sometimes it's easy to forget he's satan incarnate. >> hey heimes i can't understand if you're stupid or willfully -- >> your ignorance is overshadowed by your naivety. #lmao. i think that means legislators means all outstanding. >> you're about as original as an old pair of shoes. >> well, we thought we'd get in on the action, so a tweet just pulled. i'll read one. i love @carsondaly, people say he has the personality of a hair brush. i disagree, #goldenglobes. al, you want to get in on it? >> sure. @steveknows. if it rains today, i'm going to punch you on your mouth.

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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> carson: hi, i'm carson daly and this is "last call."f the new andy samberg series, it's super funny, "brooklyn nine-nine." here's more on chelsea peretti. ♪ >> let's just say this. i've always had kind of a love-hate relationship with pretty much everything in my life, including myself. i'm chelsea peretti, and i play gina linetti on "brooklyn nine-nine." the names are very similar, which so far hasn't confused people.

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> carson: hey, what's up everybody? i'm carson daly. a former navy seal who brings his unique skill set to discovery channel. in "lone target," he engages in a real life game of cat and mouse as he attempts to outrun the world's finest military and law enforcement agencies. from la belle at the hollywood tower, this is joel lambert. ♪ >> it's been a total shift for me to have to explain what i'm doing to camera as i'm doing it. and the first episode, it di

and his carson was carson. was he your carson?closest to johnny of anybody else in the late night. you know duet with justin timberlake, you know, i couldn't do that. i write jokes. >> i try to mix everything i've ever tried to learn into the show when i can, because i was trying to keep people watching and keeping the show alive. >> you think this is going to be different on the day you go from your show to this show? do you expect a major change in your life, or is it just going to be a different time slot? >> i don't know what to expect. i don't know. if it's going to be any different, or what. because i remember i talked to you, i said, i'm loving it, and i go, it's great, no one bothered me, but it's like no one knows i'm doing t i'm just very happy with it. he said, enjoy it, buddy, and you're doing a good job, and with this one, i feel like there's more eyeballs. >> sometime when is kids go off to college or summer camp, their dad or their mom will write them a note and they'll stick it in the suitcase, so they find it when

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> carson: hi, there i'm carson daly.ows of 2014. "true detective" is a lyrical and haunting crime drama starring a couple of hollywood heavyweights matthew mcconaughey and woody harrelson. tonight we head to firehouse recording studios to sit down with the creator, ep, and sole writer nic pizzolatto. take a look. >> my ultimate goal is without illusion and without sentimentality merely by telling

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> carson: hey i'm carson daly. "last call" is on. thank you very much.'s here to talk about his epix world premiere comedy special entitled "patton oswalt: tragedy plus comedy equals time." we love this guy. from edendale in silver lake, here's patton oswalt. >> one of the first paying jobs i've ever had was i worked at a company in sterling, virginia called sounds unlimited. it was a dj company. wedding dj's, events, stuff like that. we were not the top company in the area. i think we were the last company

" i'm carson daly and we've got an awesome show for you., but i've come to think they are just pleasures. i'm not guilty about them anymore. so, if i put on a easy listening record that is not very good i'm still genuinely liking it. even if they are really bad there is some kind of charm that's actually pretty good. its just pure pleasure. ♪ my ne

well, carson's here. so who is there? jenna bush-hager taking over the orange room this morning. >> hi, guys. another jenna, i hope that doesn't confuse anybody. but like jenna said, there was a lot of excitement between that seahawks and 49ers game. but there was one interview that has everybody talking. richard sherman said some very honest things about michael crabtree after the game. let's see it. >> thank you so much. richard, let me ask you the final play. take me through it. >> well, i'm the best corner in the game. that's the result you're going to get. don't you ever talk about me! >> who was talking about you? >> crabtree. don't you open your mouth about the best. they'll stand up on you quick. >> that had everybody talking online. michael crabtree -- uh-oh, of course, malfunction, malfunction. >> brittany, help her out. >> there we go. i did it the wrong way. first time. michael crabtree said film don't lie. pull up the tape of that game and show me where this guy is the best? #fake. am i doing it wrong? i need

today marks nine years since carson's death.akes over for jay leno. for the first time he talks about his length on the show and his successor. here's a preview with steve kroft from ""60 minutes." >> you would have stayed. >> it's not my decision. we have a young guy ready to skufrp in. sure, i would have stayed in. he's more like a young johnny since anybody since and he's really good, so you go with the new guy. makes perfect sense to me. if they said, look, you're fired, we don't know who we're going to get, we don't know what we're going to put in there, anybody but you, we just want you auto of therout of there, i hurt and offended. this makes perfect sense to me. i understand it. >> you can see steve kroft's complete interview with jay leno >>> offshore winds kicking in overnight at least over the and that's where red flag warnings are posted for today. most of the bay area again looking at some mild temperatures into the afternoon. and a big time swell now developing along the coastline watch out for that toward the beac

less charlie rose and more carson daly. >> san francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most literateities in the united states. multiple reading events are happening every night of the year, competing against a big names like city arts and lectures. radar was voted the winner of these san francisco contest. after two decades of working for free, michelle is able to make radar her full-time job. >> i am a right to myself, but i feel like my work in this world is eagerly to bring writers together and to produce literary events. if i was only doing my own work, i would not be happy. it is, like throwing a party or a dinner party. i can match that person with that person. it is really fun for me. it is nerve wracking during the actual readings. i hope everyone is good. i hope the audience likes them. i hope everybody shows up. but everything works out. at the end of the reading, everyone is happy. ♪ good morning and happy new year. >> happy new year. go 9ers. all right. (clapping) well, thank you all for km i know there are symso many departments ease our newly scorn or sworn in actually

>> my carson was carson because that's how old i am. and his carson was carson. was he your carson?s carson daly. >> and here he is -- jimmy fallon! >> i think he's probably the closest to johnny of anybody else in "late night." you know, a duet with justin timberlake or something, i can't do that. i write jokes. >> yeah, i think i try to mix everything i've ever learned ever into the show whenever i can because i was just trying to keep people watching and keeping the show alive. >> you think you'll miss the show? >> oh, of course i'll miss the show. everybody saying, are you going to do another late night show? no, i'm not. >> a month after, you pick up the trade, leno back to late night tv. >> as a stand-up comedian, you know the stories of jay leno and how he's one of the best comedians out there. and i think, honestly, i think he's going to -- you're going to love this. he loves doing stand-up. >> you think this is going to be different on the day you go from your show to this show? do you expect a major change in your life? or is it just going to be a different time slot? >> i

some folks, it took them, i know carson lives out on long island. he sent out a tweet. >> our sister station wnbc was tracking a school bus that had been on the road for over three hours and had only been half way home. jackknifed tractor-trailers, interstates closed from indiana to ohio to illinois. it was a mess. go ahead. >> i was going to say, that picture we showed you there, if you were driving around manhatt manhattan. chaos. some people to go one block, it took an hour. but there were problems all across the country. >> and i do think that here in new york, i think interestingly enough, school systems were closed some yesterday, today, from virginia to new england. >> right. >> with the exception of new york city. >> why is that? >> well, they made the decision because of temperatures. the last time with the polar vortex, they chose to close the schools this time around, they felt it was okay for the last minute middle of the night almost. the thing that's also interesting to me, curious from your perspective, people on social media who say

ben carson is here next. of course, you can hash it out with us, are you worried about obamacare hurting your medical cary? tweet or post on facebook right now using #greta. >>> ready or not, obamacare is here, the health care law officially kicking in on new year's day, so are doctors and hospitals prepared and can they navigate the rough waters? good evening, sir. >> good evening, greta. >> joe, we're now day two, do you think doctors and hospitals are ready at least as much as possible on day two of any large program? >> well, they are probably more ready than we would expect, because this is really a proverbial drop in the bucket compared to what's going to come once the employer mandate kicks in and you really get to see a seat change going on. we're talking less than 2% of the population that have really been affected by what's going on right now. so, yes, there will continue to be problems. you know, people are already having problems, for instance, finding a primary care doctor. that's going to be acc

. >> carson. >> i got so many tweets about how awesome carson is. we have family, we stayed in the keys. i got back from something, and turned you guys on and just saw you interviewing somebody. but he is a doll. >> he is a doll. >> i signed a petition for him to replace me. there were people who wanted to do that. i said, i want to do that. where do i sign up? >> how was your little vacation? >> not good. no, it was, you know what, it was like all vacations. >> yep. >> there was some great stuff, and some not so great stuff. i'll show you the great stuff. >> okay. i want to see the great stuff. >> we did not have good weather. we had better weather than anywhere else. i'm not complaining. but there was one day after it stopped raining that i saw something i've never seen in my whole life. i don't know if you're going to be able to make it out on this picture. cassidy took this picture. >> okay. >> it was a triple. >> where is the triple? >> you know what, it got so faint, but it was a full all the way both sides triple rainbow. >> that's crazy. >>

steve allan, jack par, johnny carson, conan, jimmy, your thoughts? is all about conan o'brien. this is jay embracing jimmy to get back at conan. it's public displays of affection with your new girlfriend to get over your cheating ex, and we're falling for it. a mutual admiration society based on anger over what happen today jay years ago. >> jay was very -- i don't know, he opened up his heart and said it like it was. it must have been tough to do that. >> he's gracious. i understand why nbc is going through this effort to do these nfrt views, instead of doing couples counseling, you write a letter to me and i write a letter to you, it would be awesome if fallon did a one-hour tribute to jay leno. that would get more press than anything else, and it would show both of them in really good light. we don't need to watch them on the couch with like dark lighting and a spotlight. like how do you feel? >> they looked really good. >> let me say this, does anybody know -- you're not old enough to remember johnny carson. could you imagine him sitting down wit

today it's cameron hall and carson daily's turn.hat's this morning on "today." >>> we begin sports with an epic big 10 battle in college hoops n. the closing moment of overtime, michigan state hits the three-pointer to take the lead. they held on to beat ohio state 73-68. >>> late in miami peace game against new orleans, lebron james took time to kiss a fan in the front row. she got a picture has the heat won. that's nice. >>> how rich is tiger woods? according to golf digest his career earnings passed $1.3 billion. billion. >>> olympic world champion lindsey vonn who happens to be tiger's girlfriend will not compete in sochi. >>> after a mixed marshal arts fight saturday, andy posted this picture of himself. that's painful to look at. what's amaze as good he's smiling. >>> an irali soccer player made an acrobatic twist for a by bicycle kick to make the goal. >>> the jaguars team team mascot took a dive from high above the field. few of the team's cheerleaders got in on the action. who says cheerleaders aren't athletic? look at that

ben carson agrees. the argument will be that there has been a growing disparatey between the wealthiest among us and the least us. that's picked up the steam in his presidency. he point will be the government has to do something to bridge this gap. does it? >> well, you know, the big problem is the government. if they would get out of the way, the gap would naturally be bridged. first of all, i think maybe it could use the "state of the union" address to educate people on the difference between capitalism and communism and then ask them which system would they like? i think that might be eye-opening to him. need to recognize what we need to concentrate on is equality of opportunity, equality of education, and let's look at some positive things we can do. right now, schools and wealthy areas get more money because of the way millage is assigned. we need to even that out so that schools provide equal opportunities, because all of those young people are resources for our country, and if we develop them app

i'm savannah guthrie alongside carson daly and natalie morales. we've got al roker in washington, d.c. this morning. matt's got the morning off, and boy, do we have a weather story. >> the news is the weather, and especially down south, the storm is so devastating. they don't have enough salt or plows to deal with this weather. >> they're not used to it like we are up north. things are so bad, a number of school districts issued shelters in place. nearly 2,000 students had to spend the night inside their schools, 600 in birmingham, alabama. 850 in marietta, georgia. >> six states from louisiana to north carolina have declared a state of emergency. and in georgia alone, crews have already responded to more than 900 accidents. >> what a day. well, our weather team is al, dylan dreyer, sam champion, have it all covered this morning. we're going to begin with sam down in atlanta. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the snow shutdown at 8:00 last night. here at 17th street bridge overpass. that is 75/85. the interstates get togeth