stephen colbert, ladies and gentlemen, stephen colbert.en: nice to see you. >> nice to see you as well. i haven't done this in a while, so i'm just going to start with what's on the card. >> stephen: i'm strangely nervous. ( laughter ) >> okay. who the (bleep) do you think you are? ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) that's not actually on the card. that was-- that was an ad lib. >> stephen: a little bit-- a little bit like jon stewart. >> not at all. look at you. >> stephen: a little bit? >> look how hales and hardy you look, coming in here every night taking in the toxins and spewing back out rainbow-colored sprinkles. like that's your job. ( cheers and applause ) and you do it beautifully. >> stephen: it ain't sprinkles, baby. by the way, thank you for dressing up. thank you very much. ( laughter ) thank you for taking this seriously. i really appreciate it. >> i don't have much space down here. >> stephen: i know. so,. >> so, obviously i don't have an extensive wardrobe. i just wear what i left the show in three years ago. ( laughter

>>> the late show with stephen colbert is next. >> our next newscast tomorrow morning at 4:30 am. we will see you bright and early, have a great night. nsored by cbs >> the trump foundation is shutting down amid evidence the president and his family may have raised money for the ♪ in the arms of the angel... >> every single day, a trump is denied precious personal funds that were earmarked for charity. hi, i'm sarah mclachlan. no relation. whose dog is this? this holiday season, won't you be an angel for a helpless trump?losts rity money to spend on things like an autographed tim tebow helmet, and this 6'-tall painting of trump himself. they're clearly suffering. just look at this face. ( laughter ) doesn't that look like he's in pain? but you can make a difference. so, please, send the trumps money today, to cure whatever this is. >> it's "the late show with stephen colbert." tonight, trump's shaky foundation. plus, stephen welcomes and kiki layne featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( che

truthiness. >> what colbert did was remarkable, because he was playing a very arch character that wasfox news personalities. >> caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. >> this is all an act. >> you're breaking my heart, bill. >> if you're an act, then what am i? >> with this character, he was improvising everything in real time from an inverse point of view. >> a lot of right wingers thought colbert is actually a republican and he's just cheeky. have they didn't know that it was a joke. i mean, come on. >> president bush. great president or the greatest president? >> he did that classic satire thing. i'm going to make my points through the other side. >> are you familiar with what we do here? >> i am. >> okay. >> i'm familiar with the total scrubbing -- >> well, you know i'm in character. >> yes. >> then i'm an idiot. >> it's wonderful to see out of character. >> comedians have the credibility and the ability to tap into things that are happening right this second. couldn't be more urgent, couldn't be more on people's minds. they want somebody to say something about it, so,

." >> announcer: it's the "late show" with stephen colbert. tonight, a farewell to 41. plus, stephen welcomes catherine zeta-jones, lucas hedges, and musical guest nathaniel rateliff and the night sweats. featuring jon batiste and "stay human." and now live open tape from -- on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ( theme song playing ) >> stephen: whoo! hello! ( cheers and applause ) please, sit down, everybody! thank you very much! thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen! oh! ladies and gentlemen! welcome! welcome one and all to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. ( piano riff ) ( cheers and applause ) i want to wish a happy chanukah to my jewish viewers. ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: yeah, jacob hurst. >> stephen: but only them. okay? ( laughter ) it's an honor system. if you're not jewish, no chanukah wishes for you! let them have this! ( laughter ) this is a solemn week in america, because of the passing of president george h.w. bush, the last president from the greatest generation. bush se

colbert is next. >> our next newscast tomorrow morning. we'll see you then. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs >> this moscow trump tower project, we're learning that one of the ideas floated for that project-- the moscow trump tower-- was to gift a $50 million penthouse to vladimir putin. ♪ ♪ >> this christmas, give that special someone in your life something they'll love... a $50 million gingerbread penthouse. ( laughter and applause ) it's the perfect way to let them know you're willing to do anything... including, ending sanctions and destroying nato. is it an extravagant gift? you bet! but it's a good idea to keep your christmas comrade happy, given what you allegedly did in that cookie hotel on that marshmallow mattress with those gingerbreads. ( laughter and applause ) so pick up the $50 million gingerbread penthouse today, and enjoy the yuletide treason. >> it's "the late show with stephen colbert." tonight, penthouse of cards. plus, stephen welcomes former first lady michelle obama. and musical guest common featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, liv

>>> "the late show with stephen colbert" is next. >> have a good night. captioning funded by cbs >> i do believe i've read every piece of intelligence, unless it's come in the last few hours, i think i've read it all. there is no direct reporting connecting the crown prince to the order to murder jamal khashoggi. >> okay, settle down, settle down. after reviewing all the evidence, there is no direct link connecting scar to the murder of mufasa. ( laughter ) scar has assured us multiple times he's doing everything possible to help his brother escape the wildebeest stampede, were co of the blu-ray collector's edition of the incident. ( laughter ) we're not going to watch it. what's the point? none of us speak lion. not even john bolton, who's mostly warthog. ( laughter ) in conclusion, we're going to move forward with the arms deal to the hyenas. in the words of ronald reagan, "hakuna matata." >> announcer: it's "the late show with stephen colbert." tonight, cohen goin' to jail. plus, stephen welcomes... garth brooks. and tim meadows. featuring jon batiste

. >> stephen: and i'm stephen colbert. tonight, my interview of lesley stahl's interview of president trump. ( mimicking the ticking sound ) ( laughter ) mr. president, you've been president for... two years. >> there's something really terrible and disgusting about that. >> stephen: oh, i agree. ( laughter ) how would you sum-up your administration so far? >> it is vicious. it's full of lies, deceit, and deception. >> sspngf whsi laets. ( laughter ) >> stephen: let's switch gears. how is your love affair going with kim jong-un? >> the day before i came in, we were going to war with north korea. >> stephen: okay, that's a lie. would you admit that that's a lie? >> the answer is yes. >> stephen: what about your relationship with the saudi prince? what's going to happen if we find out the saudis killed that journalist? >> we're going to get to the bottom of it, and there will be severe punishment. >> stephen: is that another lie? >> yeah. ( laughter ) >> stephen: are you ever going to tell the truth? >> don't count on it. >>

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i'm your host, stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) thanks very much. today, of course, was the official state funeral for president george h.w. bush, so it was a quiet day in america. there was no mail delivery, federal offices were shuttered, wall street was closed. although, that was because after yesterday's 800-point plunge, they were all buying clean underwear. ( laughter ) it was a full state funeral. it was quite a moving sight to see the presidents and the first ladies in the front row, waiting to honor president bush, chatting comfortably with one another. until trump showed up, and then it became silent-staring time. donald trump is the only person in the world who can bring down a funeral. ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) then came the point in the ceremony where the priest and the congregation read the apostles' creed. see if you can spot odd person out in this clip. >> he suffered under pontius pilate, was crucified, and was buried. he descended to the dead. on the third day, he rose again. he ascended into heaven. ( laughter ) >> step

i'm your host, stephen colbert. there has been, just today, another big decision in the landmark case of "donald trump v. gettin' caught," because this morning in new york city? here in new york city, former trump lawyer michael cohen was sentenced to three years in prison. now-- ( applause ) justice? justice? >> jon: yup? >> stephen: now, a little tip for mr. cohen: in first day in prison, walk up to the biggest guy in the yard and pay him $130,000. boom! boom! ( cheers and applause ) before cohen climbed up on the prison bus, he made sure to throw trump under it, telling the court, "recently the president tweeted a statement calling me 'weak,' and it was correct, but for a much different reason than he was implying. it was because time and time again, i felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds." and evidently, you suck at it. ( laughter ) here's the thing-- ( applause ) here's the thing-- not good at it. not good at it. but anyway, there you have it, right there, from cohen. trump did dirty deeds-- who i be

>>> the late show with stephen colbert is next. >> have a great weekend! captioning sponsored by cbs >> "your voice, your vote" tonight: election season has ended, but one oregon group is trying to get a measure to make psychedelic mushrooms legal on the 2020 ballot. >> oregon's attorney general just approved the language for the ballot measure. >> number nine. number nine. number nine. >> it's "the late show with stephen colbert." tonight, you're a mean one, mr. trump. plus, stephen welcomes tony shalhoub and comedian joe wong and an exclusive look at this year's biggest christmas movie. featuring jon batiste and stay human. ed sullivan eater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: wooo! >> stephen: hey! please have a seat, everybody. thank you so much. welcome to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. it is friday! you can take that to the bank, my friend. not only is it friday, it is two fridays right before christmas. it is right around the corner. but, sadly, jon, some people aren't having a holly, jolly c

i'm your host stephen colbert.prising news, just now out of trump's justice department, and it's not that they are still legally allowed to call it justice. the "washington post" is reporting that trump is likely to appoint as his new attorney general william p. barr. yes, the same william p. barr you've never heard of. ( laughter ) thank you peter. and barr already knows his way around the joint because he served as attorney general from 1991 to 1993 under then-president george h.w. bush. wait, did trump only go to the funeral to look for an attorney general? ( laughter ) (as trump) "sad, sad, sad. anyway, who here has an up-to-date resume and knows how to fire robert mueller?" "you're in, you're it. tag. ." here's how we know: the "post" spoke to two people familiar with the discussions who said the president has told advisers in recent days that he plans to nominate barr. there it is. it's either william p. barr or attorney general roseanne. ( laughter ) >> jon: don't lower the bar. >> stephen: if it doesn't wor

late show with stephen colbert is coming up next. >> have a great weekend! captioning sponsored by cbs >> william and kate made their first public appearance today since "e.t." broke news that there has "been some tension" between the royal couples. and now, as harry and meghan prepare to leave kensington palace for windsor castle, new rumors of a meghan versus kate feud. ♪ ♪ ( gunshot ) >> 007, we need you now more than ever! >> what's the assignment, "m"? disarm an explosive? infiltrate a hideout? fight a man with a razor-sharp bowler? >> we need you to smooth out this kate and meghan situation. >> i'm sorry. come again? >> you know, the duchess of cambridge and the duchess of sussex. they're at each other's throats! >> ah, well, i believe that's just tabloid fodder. >> oh, no. get kitty a dish of milk. they will scratch each other's eyes out. >> yeah... i quit. >> what? >> you're on your own, moneypenny and i are going to open an arby's franchise in dorchester. >> bond, your country needs you! >> sorry, arby's awaits. arby's... we have the meats. >> it's

i'm your host, stephen colbert. since-- since donald trump was elected president, i've reminded myself to never stop being shocked. but it's hard, you know. it's like my brain has developed a thick callous, like a ballerina's toes. ( laughter ) it's all just like bones and leghtdry skin up there now. but today, i have to say, i am shocked anew, because trump met with incoming speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, and senate minority leader, chuck schumer, in the most serious room in america, the oval office. and their meeting looked like this: >> stephen: i'm sorry. i don't know how that happened. that was some mix-up in the control room there. that was-- that was cats boxing, i think. ( laughter ) but i'll say this: that was one step up from what actually happened today. >> the fact is, you do not have the votes in the house. >> nancy, i do! and we need border security. >> let's take a vote and find out! >> nancy! nancy! if it's not good border security, i won't take it. >> it is very good border security. >> and if

well, you're julia roberts and i'm just stephen colbert.oh, god. >> stephen: because we asked him, lucas, last night, about thanksgiving with you. >> oh, no. did you make him say something mean? >> stephen: i do not make him say something mean. >> did he say something mean in. >> stephen: not mean. just honest. >> oh! >> stephen: jim? >> she cooked a lot. i had thanksgiving at her house. >> stephen: that's nice. i assume it's a very nice house. >> very nice house. very, very nice house. yeah, it was good. >> stephen: how was it? >> delicious. >> stephen: turkey wasn't dry? >> a little dry. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> that's the last (bleep) turkey he's getting in my house. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> stephen: "ben is back" is in theaters this friday. julia roberts, everybody! we'll be right back with patrick wilson. [ holiday music playing ] you know what they say, "the more test drives, the merrier." the volkswagen "drive to decide" event. get a volkswagen with america's best six-year, 72,000-mile limited warranty. hi susan!hs) honey? i

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. >>> ghthere are the guests on the late show stephen colbert. >>> mom, dad?at on my calendar today? >> you have one event called house to yourself. >> he is back, mcculley culkin is all grown up so his home loan experience is a little different this time around. he is starring in a series of new ads with google with a shot for shot and onto the scenes from the classic christmas movie. >> hey google, begin operation kevin. >> we all know joe pesci but they include the homemade meal and the pizza guy. as you can see, has grown up character is ghelp along the way by the various feature ngavailable through the google assistant device. mcculley culkin has shunned the spotlight for years now but recently he has been making more public appearances. >> he is mostly promoting has podcast and website, it is nice to see him looking so great. i know he went through a rough patch but these ads show he is back. >> they have captured the haircut perfectly. >> the glimmer in his eye. love that movie. >>> an olympic star and former caliber is calling it quits. we will tell yo

>> announcer: it's "the late show" with stephen colbert! tonight with just down showdown.phen welcomes john c. reilly and senator jeff flake, featuring jon batiste and "stay human." and now live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ( theme song playing ) >> stephen: how are you? thank you! smooth! welcome one and all in here, out there, all around the world. welcome to "the late show." i'm your host stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) for now. ( laughter ) who knows next week because there's nothing certain about anything anymore. yesterday, i was confident that america would still have a government. but i underestimated what a wedge we have in the white house. i say wedge because he's the simplest of tools. ( laughter ) ( applause ) thank you. here's the situation -- based on signals from the white house, last night, mitch mcconnell passed a short-term spending bill that would keep the government open till february. 100 to nothing. now, it didn't include the $5 billion that trump wanted for his border wa

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. >>> and tonight's guests on "the late show with stephen colbert." >>> holiday celebration making its ninth annual return to at&t park. holiday heroes event bringing along with it big name athletes like hunter pence. dozens of families and kids showed up, the event is hosted by the foundation for children. it gives underserved children in need chance to participate in fun activities and meet their favorite athletes. >> nieces and nephews -- to think of them struggling a bit is really heartbreaking. even though we don't have kids, in our hearts we are very childlike. everything they have here from build-a-bear to the cookies, to all of the video games, we are -- >> that was hunter pence and his wife lexi, both honored with the inspiration award tonight after they donated their time to help kids in need. >> great to see -- >> both very childlike. which is good for hunter pence. now you know where he gets it. >>> 49ers suspension will continue, into next season, who that is and a former bay area high school football player is coming home. to the raiders. next. >> dr. stanley: remember th

i'm your host, stephen colbert. i am beginning-- ( cheers and applause ) i am beginning to think donald trump destroys everyone he touches. he is like the king midas of crap. the latest trump aide to hit the fan is former national security advisor and dad from a twisted sister video, michael flynn. ( laughter ) flynn was in federal court today to be sentenced for lying to the f.b.i. and trump was on the sidelines, cheering him on: (as trump): "good luck today in court to general michael flynn. will be interesting to see what he has to say, despite tremendous pressure being put upon him about russian collusion in our great and, obviously, highly successful political campaign. there was no collusion!" ( laughter ) that is-- i think-- ( cheers and applause ) i'm pretty sure that's just witness tampering in real time. (as trump): "good luck to michael flynn on keeping his trap shut. your son and i will be watching your testimony, and then we're going to feed my alligators. they normally eat rats and rat children." ( lau

. >>> also tonight's guests on "the late show with stephen colbert." > ns until new year's day but todayrganizers over there dismantling that little winter wonderland and people were not happy about that. >> you're kidding. oh, no, yeah, that, that's not taking care of the whole community. that's being a scrooge, i'm sorry. >> not something we wanted to do, you know? we were asked nicely to do it. >> when you are asked nicely. san jose hosting the college football championship playoffs during the first week of january, but christmas in the park will resume its usual four diehard college football fans proving their loyalty to their teams by camping out days in advance a in downtown san jose for 12 days, beginning tomorrow. it is a contest put on by espn, each student from the four teams in the playoffs, alabama, oklahoma, clemson and notre dame. the super fans will pass the time by participating in challenges in which they can win cash prizes so there's a little bit of cash. >> on their phones. no cheating on google. >> very cool. should be fun. >> highlights here. not national championsh

live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert!heers and applause ) ( theme song playing ) >> stephen: whoo! beautiful! thanks up there! down there, all around the world! ladies and gentlemen, welcome to "the late show." i'm your host stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) ( piano riff ) it really feels like were at a turning point in the trump presidency. not the point where he's turning himself in, but still. ( laughter ) you can feel a change in the air right now. there's all kinds of new, damning, stuff-- i mean stuff you say in court kind of stuff-- coming out about trump. starting with former trump lawyer michael cohen, a.k.a. "vincent van going to jail." ( laughter ) yesterday, cohen pleaded guilty to paying off porn star stormy daniels and "playboy" playmate karen macdougal to influence the election. that is a felony. hence the whole jail thing. ( cheers and applause ) >> an easy game to play. we have a man sitting in the white house who is an essentially an unindicted co-conspirator. >> he's an unindicted coconspirator.

with stephen colbert >>> nothing better on a cold winter night than to snuggle up in front of a niceone thing that could be better. for some people. check this out, a fire that smells like kentucky fried chicken. that's right. the fast food company wants you to burn 11 herbs and spices in the form of a fire log. this is making me hungry. you can order them online while supplies last for $18.99, we want to warn you, it might cause late-night kfc runs. for a bucket of escrow crispy. -- extra crispy. >> don't do it on a spare the air night. >> neighbors are going to come to the house, man, where's that chicken? it's in the fireplace. not a good idea. >>> showdown in the afc west tonight, a gamble at the end of the game, you've got to see to believe. and another amazing performance by the killed -- the kid called moms but was he better than >>> the raiders final game is in kansas city, it could be their last game as the oakland raiders. and it's one that could decide home-field advantage in the afc playoffs. two candidates going at it, patrick mahomes and philip rivers, here is why every

. >>> the late show with stephen colbert is up next. >> going to be a spectacular weekend.week. >> have a good one! captioning sponsored by cbs >> i'm steve kroft. >> i'm scott pelley. >> stephen: and i'm stephen colbert. tonight, my interview of lesley stahl's interview of president trump. ( mimicking the ticking sound ) ( laughter ) mr. president, you've been president for... two years. >> there's something really terrible and disgusting about that. >> stephen: oh, i agree. ( laughter ) how would you sum-up your administration so far? >> it is vicious. it's full of lies, deceit, and deception. >> sspngf whsi laets. ( laughter ) >> stephen: let's switch gears. how is your love affair going with kim jong-un? >> the day before i came in, we were going to war with north korea. >> stephen: okay, that's a lie. would you admit that that's a lie?

late show with stephen colbert is coming up next. >> have a great weekend!public appearance today since "e.t." broke news that there has "been some tension" between the royal couples. and now, as harry and meghan prepare to leave kensington palace for windsor castle, new rumors of a meghan versus kate feud. ♪ ♪ ( gunshot ) >> 007, we need you now more than ever! >> what's the assignment, "m"? disarm an explosive? infiltrate a hideout? fight a man with a razor-sharp bowler? >> we need you to smooth out this kate and meghan situation. >> i'm sorry.and thduchess of ex

. >>> your tonight's guests on "the late show with stephen colbert." >>> well a campout is underway in downtown san jose right now, high atop a billboard, 45 feet up. >> four diehard college football fans, two men, two women camping out, ahead of the national championship game at levi's stadium january 7th. they aaran espn contest going on, representing the four teens, vying for that title. clemson, notre dame, 40 feet long, each person gets their own tent, sleeping bag, three meals a day and sanitary purposes, there is a bathroom and a shower. the fans of the final teams will get tickets to the championship game. >> i hope they are bundled up. >> except for notre dame. tv market, that is all that matters in the world. >> that's true. it is religious football. especially at alabama. i used to live down there. >>> we've got to put it together for 48 minutes, that's what steve kerr said as the warriors dropped another local warriors dropped another local produchehero bythway, ds ♪ tol ♪ while you dwell within it ♪ you are ever happy there daddy, it's christmas! ♪ childhoods, joyland neve

we're still waitg for pending funeral arrangements. >> the late show with stephen colbert is next. >>newscast tomorrow morning. we'll see you then. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs >> this moscow trump tower project, we're learning that one of the ideas floated for that project-- the moscow trump tower-- was to gift a $50 million penthouse to vladimir putin. ♪ ♪ >> this christmas, give that special someone in your life something they'll love... a $50 million gingerbread penthouse. ( laughter and applause ) it's the perfect way to let them know you're willing to do anything... including, ending sanctions and destroying nato. is it an extravagant gift? you bet! but it's a good idea to keep your christmas comrade happy, given what you allegedly did in that cookie hote t

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and jon stewart, he loves colbert so much as a human being, he covers for colbert. >> 297 for barack ♪ lean on me, when you're not strong ♪ ♪ and i'll be your friend ♪ ♪ i'll help you carry on ♪ ♪ lean on me. >>> the very interesting statistic, people, their favorite shows, be it "csi," be it "er." the most faithful fan watches that show two out of four weeks. >> there was general fear and anxiety, and they had the data to back it up, that shows that became increasingly serialized would lose viewership over time. >> lex, don't! >> because of the audience misses an episode, they would be inclined to stop watching it because they would feel like, i missed one and now i don't know what's happening. >> there had been amazing shows that had been serialized. they never had syndication value because you couldn't revisit them. but there's almost no better hook. it's like a book you can't turn down, you go, i'm going to watch a little bit more. >> "24" was set to debut in november of 2001. the pilot climaxes with an assassin blowing up a passenger jet in midair. fox orders this. fox schedules

i'm your host, stephen colbert. last night was a monumental election that fundamentally shifts the balance of power in washington, d.c. for years to come, and it is not the top story. because this morning, trump fired his attorney general, jeff sessions, seen here on his happiest day at the job. ( cheers and applause ) "my god, what have i become?" ( laughter ) and after trump had done it, but before we knew he done did it, one our guests tonight, major garret, from cbs, asked donald trump this: >> can you give us clarity, sir, on your thinking currently, now, after the midterms, about your attorney general and your deputy attorney general? do they have long-term job security? >> i'd rather answer that at... a little bit different time. >> stephen ( as trump ): "a little bit later, because right now, i'm having a hard time hearing any of these questions over the loud beating heart of jeff sessions hidden under my floorboards, okay? a little trouble stuffing the little guy down there. get, get down! get! i can-- you'

." >> announcer: it's "the late show with stephen colbert." tonight, redacted. plus, stephen welcomes jeff daniels and emily mortimer. featuring jon batiste and stay human.d now, live on tape from e ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) >> stephen: come on! wooo! there we go! hello! hi, everybody! yeah! nice. beautiful, beautiful! ( band playing ) welcome one and all. please have a seat. thanks so much for being here. welcome to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. today-- ( cheers and applause ) thanks very much. today, of course, was the official state funeral for president george h.w. bush, so it was a quiet day in america. there was no mail delivery, federal offices were shuttered, wall street was closed. although, that was because after yesterday's 800-point plunge, they were all buying clean underwear. ( laughter ) um, it was, it was a full state funeral. it was quite a moving sight to see the presidents and the first ladies in the front row, waiting to honor president bush, chattin

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both stephen colbert and dolly parton and anybody who might be bringing up pardons.phen colbert gets the last word. ♪ >>> tonight the country remembers the life and remarkable legacy of president george herbert walker bush. the 41st president of the united states died last night at age 94 at his home down in houston, texas. his passing comes hardly eight months after the death of his wife barbara. they were married for three-quarters of a century. bush 41 spent his life in service to his country, from h

has both governments and colbert bomb's worth two point six trillion euros since the program started in march twenty fifth back then the eurozone was grappling with a weak economy and deflation critics say the program that governments simply minimize borrowing costs instead of making the forms all that. i asked our financial correspondent in frankfurt where the markets of price in the end of one is easing already. yes they are the talk about this has been going on for the not very very long time and you know get hot the e.c.b. it's not ending it's super news monetary policy in one moment it's just not printing you money to invest it in bonds bonds that the e.c.b. is already holding when they expire the n.c.p. also in the future is going to invest money in those in the following bones of the same kind which means that this ending of the monetary policy this super loose monetary policy is going to be a very slow phasing out from argues that. to britain well after winning a no confidence vote among her own conservative lawmakers british prime minister of terrorism may is seeking a lifel

in the fourth quarter, ricky rubio and colbert working the pick and roll.18 points and the 76ers and celtics. elf off the shelf in the coo-point game. irving spends. floater. we have bonus basketball. in overtime. he was magnificent. than in transition, three more of his 40 points. also had 10 rebounds. often wins 121-114 in overtime. sources close to twitter report that kelly o will become a two sport star and played basketball for the bulls. that is not true. he did get some sweet bulls gear for christmas and shut it off on what i assume is the hoop inside his house. he is a big dude. >> he can move the ball pretty well. >> almost had me there. >>> next at 11. >>> we celebrate christmas in china. i haven't seen anything like this. >> the decades long tradition in san jose featuring music lights and hundreds of christmas trees, drew a large crowd before it closes early for the season. >>> the 11:00 news, starts now. >>> downtown san jose was buzzing with activity in an event that was a longtime tradition for many families. thousands were at the annual cele

and now live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ( theme song playing ) >> stephen: thanks, everybody! welcome to "the late show." ladies and gentlemen, i'm your host stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) we're learning more about the russia investigation. the walls are clearly closing in on trump. and after all those cheeseburgers, the walls don't have very far to go. ( laughter ) "the washington post" got their hands on a leaked copy of a report commissioned by the senate intelligence committee, and there's some damning stuff in there. for instance, to help trump in the election, the committee found that russia used every major social media platform. yes, vladimir putin even created his own bitmoji. ( laughter ) "let's collude, american dude!" at this point, trump faces 17 investigations, "a legal assault unlike anything previously seen by any president." quite a distinction for trump. (as trump) "no other president has had more big, beautiful investigations. and they're naturals, okay? i'm telling you,

and it looked like nickel colbert's got them back on track but tomorrow will be the true the real game if they can actually win against sake i don't see them as the champion this season. i don't think many people see it as a jab in the season which also begs the question what's going to happen is he under more pressure depending what happens in tomorrow's get no i don't think so he will finish the season definitely with him they are probably working on something else for next season but i don't see his seat and any danger at all ok so he's just a stopgap to get him through into the end until may. begin tomorrow course is the first game against labor who is and what you have to say about that it's going to be interesting to see how many more games he is going to have as a manager they have been rumors and talks ever since the bundesliga started this campaign aftermath stay two there were the rumors about him and everybody was kind of wondering why he's had a great year last season. but. they never really he got new players in but he never really got a good team together and so because o

. >> and president trump and his response to the hurricane, by staff and stephen colbert. and then growing up in the idaho mountains and introduction to formal education at age 17. and wrapping up a look at some of the best selling books according to amazon, a look at human history "sapiens", some of them have appeared and you can find them on-line at book tv.org. throughout the year, book tv attendance events and book fairs to speak with nonfiction authors. at the book fair in washington d.c. we spoke with ira shapiro about the future of the senate. >> ira shapiro, give us a ens

he was on the stephen colbert show earlier this week which he was there was a bit that he did about my book last monday night it was a great little bit that he did. and then i was on the top of the world. and then and john as a guest and i said that son of a gun one upped me. you get a great sense of what a great mind we have in john avalon. this is a story that needs to be written. we've only had one other father son president there was 24 years john abbott --dash mike adams was in his last 16 months of life. he was in quincy massachusetts. he really wasn't able to be in washington to be any kind of influence on the presidency. with the sprite 76 years old when his son took the office. he have just been there eight years before. this is a story that needed to be told. they agreed to do if 43 agreed to do with the the book. i wasn't sure whether they would say yes or no. i knew him a little bit. i was shocked in the beginning of the meeting he said i've decided that it needs to be told. i was so unprepared i did not have a tape recording device and he pays feet up on the desk. and he f

both stephen colbert and dolly parton and anybody who might be bringing up pardons. tonight stephen colbert gets the last word. ♪ >>> tonight the country remembers the life and remarkable legacy of president george herbert walker bush. the 41st president of the united states died last night at age 94 at his home down in houston, texas. his passing comes hardly eight months after the death of his wife barbara. they were married for three-quarters of a century. bush 41 spent his life in service to his country, from his days as a navy pilot, shot down by the japanese in world war ii over the pacific, to his humanitarian work with president clinton and of course so much action in between. although his presidency lasted just one term, he oversaw some of the defining moments of u.s. foreign policy in the 20th century. he guided the brakeup of the soviet union, operation desert storm, known to most of us as the gulf war. his final words were to his son, president george w. bush, who told his son, i love you too. george w. bush remembered his father as a man of the highest c

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