after being booted off nbc in january, conan o'brien makes his return to late night. >> people ask me why i named the show "conan." i did it so i would be harder to replace. >> we'll tell you how his big debut turned out "early," this tuesday morning, november 9th, debut turned out "early," this tuesday morning, november 9th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> so light so early now. good tuesday morning, everyone. and welcome to "the early show." i'm maggie rodriguez. >> and i'm harry smith. good morning, all. >> this morning six of the jurors who yesterday voted to sentence steven hayes to death for murdering and terrorizing the family in connecticut are here. they say they're eager to talk about their feelings of the case

conan o'brien returned to tv last night. onths after he lost his job on "the tonight show." o'brien debuted his new show on tbs. >> dreamed of being a talk show host on basic cable ever since i was 46. things are already going very well. i'm happy to report right now, just got this news, that we are already number one in tbs' key demographic, people who can't afford hbo. >> his first show guests actress seth rogan and "glee" star lea michelle and conan strummed along with jack white. >>> a new study found that so-called hypertexting is dangerous. researchers say sending an excessive number of text messages increases teenagers' risky behavior. hypertexting is defined as sending more than 120 texts per school day. those teens are 90% more likely to report four or more sexual partners than other teens. they're also much more likely to have tried cigarettes, alcohol and illicit drugs. >>> under pressure from parents, fast food restaurants have been offering some healthy alternatives for children on their menus. but from watching

i couldn't believe -- >> now, what was -- was conan o'brien really wounded by the whole turn of eventsy. i spoke to conan not that long after the events had taken place and this was a guy who was shattered. i mean, he had, you know, dreamed about doing this and clearly put off his career for five years so he tonight show. and then when it fell apart that fast, it really affected him. i have to say that joke he told, though, that one joke was the only joke he really told about jay, and it really was significant. because until that joke was told, nbc thought there still maybe was a chance to keep this thing together, but then jay called up and said, yapt woi cat work with this guy. >> is it fair to say you had the cooperation of all the major players on this? >> yeah. >> is he still ticked off about lug "the tonight show" in 1992? >> yes, he is. i think that's a scar dave has never been able to heal. i think he always felt he was a better talent than jay, he had put in the time and he deserved to have the show and nbc went with someone else and it's been in his krcraw ever since. and the

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week's number one, saw 3- d. >>> the late night talk show field getting more crowded tonight as conan o'brien> you may recall o'brien became the new host of nbc's tonight show last season but after seven months he was replaced with his predecessor jay leno after both of their shows failed to catch on with viewers. o'brien's new show is simply entitled conan, and it will be seen on the tbs cable network. >>> the holder of a $128 million powerball ticket should be very excited but might be a bit embarrassed to come forward. the lottery says it was actually purchased at an adult bookstore in highland park, michigan. uptown books sells adult entertainment and shares its building with a strip club. >> i'm sure they could say they were walking by. after that much money they probably won't care. >> exactly. so far saturday's winner hasn't con forward but in michigan they have to and it's against the law to remain anonymous. >>> fast food marketing is on the rise. the target, young kids. juliette knows this. a new study found the average preschooler is seeing 21% more fast food ads compared to 2003.

. >> here he is, conan o'brien. >> there he was the debut last night conan o'brien three launching hisv career he is bought with his longtime sidekick and most of his trusty members. as cars there is looser, quirkier and more like late- night where a friend drive for nearly 16 years. here is over and on why he named his show conan. >> about thank you name that mac hard to replace.peoplee show come in, it makes me harder to replace. >> always thinking that guy he left the the light show after eight months. we will take a break, come back with more in a minute. joey came over to watch the game when the storm rolled in. in through the ceiling. i switched to mercury to save on car insurance, boy am i glad they cover my home too. they fixed the ceiling, replaced the couch, they even cleaned the carpets. wish they would have cleaned this up. you know, like a makeover. save up to 15% when you combine your auto with home or renter's policy. get a fast free quote at mercuryinsurance.com in the back, a top story the weather, it is cold. kohl did have been that we have a frost warnin: that the we

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. >>> conan o'brien is making his return to television tonight. show debuts on tbs at 11:00 and the show will be called "conan" pit he reached an agreement with nbc to believe that network. he says the biggest change will be a smaller studio that allows the audience to be closer and his first guest will be actor seth rogan. that is our report for tonight. i am gasia mikaelian. our coverage continues online and with our 10:00 news. tmz is up next right here tv36.

conan o'brien landed a great guest on his first week, actor tom hanks.re is a little grudge to settle with tom. >> you ruined my life because you started -- you d you hav have -- now, i have to say sh you started. >> it was a little quip. >> you did it and someone referred to you as coco. >> so you repeated it and got people chanting it. now, my kids... they have little children who call me sometimes coco instead of daddy when enrages me. >> it's a sample of my power. >> i know.

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conan o'brien made a big debut last night, and immediately went after an old favorite targite people i named the show conan. diit so i'd be harder to replace. he's out. get another conan! i'm going to be honest. it's not easy doing a late-night show on a channel without a lot of money that viewers have trouble finding. so that is why i left nbc. i put myself and staff through this crazy huge ordeal. all because i refused to go on at mid night. okay? so i work, you know, then i get this job at 11:00. big deal. then, yesterday

conan o'brien is back.booted from "the tonight show" in january you'll remember after refusing to move his show to midnight. a decision o'brien says may have backfired. >> i put myself and my staff through this ordeal refusing to go on at midnight. okay? and then i got this job at 11:00. then yesterday daylight savings time ended. right now, it's basically midnight. >> o'brien started the show by revisiting the months after he lost the job at nbc and you will see he was visited by a familiar face. ♪ >> don't do it, conan! >> larry king? >> i'm your guardian angel. >> but you're not dead. >> never mind that. i have two words for you. basic cable. >> basic cable. >> conan, i think you will find our terms very attractive. >> i think we have a deal. >> you can catch the show tonight on tbs at 11:00 p.m. tom hanks, soundgarden, as well. >> yesterday's jamming with jack white. conan himself. >> he can play and he can sing. i never knew that. >> multitalented guy. congrats, conan. keep it up. >>> how about hillary

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. >>> conan o'brien's blimp went out to talk about talk shows this afternoon.rent network is covering jay leno's tonight show at universal. that's the way you say, stick it to ya! good night. >> goodbye. >>> most of our viewers agree that california's interest process needs reformed. the first thing they can do is give money to who supported or fought the initiative. andrew writes, with the recent u.s. supreme court decision giving corporations cart carte blanche, it is now ripe for carjacking. terrence warns, what next? naming rights to the court itself sold to the highest bidder? but a few of you scolded us. nbc has no business trying to influence state elections. if this tv station wants higher taxes, pay them yourself. we appreciate your comments and hope you'll joinest a linet a nbceditorial.com.

conan o'brien is coming back from the fiasco of the "the tonight show" last year.learn all the details from the man who knows best, bill carter of "the new york times." >>> baby, it's cold outside. we've rounded up sensational winter coats. prices almost as low as temperatures will go. we'll have the two sisters, emily and kate from our "work series." they're going to come back. sam, what is up with this? >> i don't know. but i can't miss the opportunity. roll the snow again. come on. give us more snow. we'll be doing our winter live shot now. it is cold in new england and there's plenty and snow and wind. how's that going? >> good. i like that. >> is this plastic snow? wait a minute, i can't -- yeah, i think so. don't inhale. let's get to the boards, one or two things we want to talk about as you head out the door. we're going to start with the warmup trend that heads down through the deep south. chicagoland, you're part of it. by the way, we want to tell you that right in the middle of this warmup on wednesday, we're going to be live in nashville at the bridgesto

. >>> there is one guest you won't see on conan o'brien's new show. jay leno.e is telling playboy magazine he is not resentment but grateful for the opportunity. he joked about how he would only have jay leno on but as a musical guest. conan's new show on tbs debuts on monday. cirque de soleil michael immortal is a show that will be in 2011. the show will come to san jose on january 132, 2012. >>> there is an investigation of what caused the cuban airline to crash. kamala harris and steve cooley separated by only a few thousand votes. johannes mehserle is set to be sentenced in the morning. he shot oscar grant on new year's day. we will have the information when the sentence is released. >> jay: kind of cool, we got brian "the beard" wilson on the show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] hey, brian, jay leno. >> hey, jay, just doing a a little shaving here.

we're going behind the scenes in the jay leno-conan o'brien battle from "the tonight show" from the manw report claims two of kate's sextuplets have been expelled from school. this morning, a look at the reality of growing up in front of tv cameras. >>> and a the one and only suzanne vega performs live in a rare network appearance. all that and more ahead as we we come you to "the early show" saturday, november 13th, 2010. hello, everybody. >> yeah. >> happy morning on the plaza. welcome to "the early show" i'm rebecca jarvis for erica hill. >> i'm chris wraegz. don't let the snow in the background fool you. it will be a beautiful day on the plaza , upwards of 65 degrees in manhattan today. >> breaking news we want to update you on aung san suu kyi has just been released after seven years a critic of the military regime in myanmar, formerly burma. of course we want to bring you up to date on that as soon as it becomes available. >> we'll update that in moments and we also want to talk about the pre-holiday diet before you really splurge on thanksgiving. everybody looking forward to the

let's check in on night two of the conan o'brien cable experiment. he drew a big audience.twitter he thanked the four million people who watched the show and five million others he says who tried to find tbs. last night his guest was tom hanks. as you know, he's the man who takes credit for starting the teen cocoa movement. >> you ruined my life because -- [ applause ] >> you did. you have. >> go! go! go! >> now my kids -- i have little children who call me sometimes cocoa instead of daddy. >> it's a sample of my power. >> i know. >> finally he'll blame something on someone other than jay. >> pretty good line. if you notice in the background there, they've got a beautiful view of the pacific ocean there in his backdrop there. that came back to haunt tom hanks last night. >> look at that. you can see -- i think those are whales there. >> oh, my god. look at that. look at that. those are -- i believe -- those are humpback whales, conan. those are humpback whales. and there's got to be a school nearby. this is freaky because this -- it's early for the humpback migration season

conan o'brien beats all of them on the opening night.tbs. and the twitter army with that. the median age of the audience, just 30 years old. >> last night, conan took a little time to settle a score with hanks. hanks gave him the nickname coco that o'brien says he hates. the pay back came with a few humpback whales tie whales are breaching. >> no. they're not breaching. they're lunging. if they were to breach, they're 40% of them would come out of the water. conan would -- that was amazing! i was wrong. they were breaching. >> tonight he welcomes jon hamm with a guest appearance in the opening montage on monday and fist full of mercy tonight. >> that's why tom hanks is priceless. didn't miss a beat. water poured on his head and body and wipes it calmly with a tie and kept the joke going. >> professional. very professional. loved it. >> christine romans is here now. how can you beat that? >> i know, right? thanks. >> be careful. a bucket up there. >> i know. for anybody that bork r worksality google, google, a verb, so rare, google is ann

did you see conan o'brien last night? really? you don't have to be mad about t.night cone enreturned to television. and beat jay leno. it's early on. and first ratings don't mean a lot. >> seems jay might be getting nervous. >> the guy can't win. he's already been two days. already republicans are accusing him of being a hindu. >> he might be a hindu. >> jimmy: obama won a trip on wheel of fortune. he spent part of his childhood in indonesia. he's known as barry obama. he's digging up childhood friends. one said he was chubby and ran like a duck. which proves he's not kenyan, that's as american as it gets. unfortunately the president is going to have to leave indonesia as earlier than expected. who can't visit the friend who sid she's chubby and ran like a duck. he also won't be able to visit this kid. that's the famous indonesian smoking baby. he's chubby and runs like a duck too. he smokes like a -- we could be looking at our future president right there. but i will say -- i have some videos to report about the smoking baby. they sent the smoking baby to a spec

did you see conan o'brien last night? really? you don't have to be mad about it. ht conan returned to late night tell television. he did very well. big premiere last night beat jaljay le leno, and while it's very early on and first ratings don't mean a lot, it seems jay might be getting nervous. >> the guy can't win. it's only been two days. already republicans are accusing him of being a hindu. >> he might be a hindu. >> jimmy: president obama is in indonesia. obama won a trip on "wheel of fortune." he spent part of his childhood in indonesia. he was known as barry obama since then. they've been digging up his childhood friends. one of his childhood friends said he was chubby and round like a duck, which i think proves he's not kenyan. that's as american as it gets. unfortunately, the president is going to have to leave indonesia earlier than he expected which means he can't visit the friends who said he was chubby and ran like a duck. he also won't be able to visit this kid. that's the famous indonesian smoking baby. he's chubby and runs like a duck too. he smoke

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. >>> conan o'brien is giving his nonnetwork debut a thumbs up. >> people asked me why i named the shownan," i did it to be harder to replace. >> and with the side kick there is another familiar face on the tv show, bill carter says o'brien's capable debut showed the comedian at his best. >> a lot of over-the-top kind of silly stuff which i think he's great at. i think he looked comfortable. i think he looked comfortable as he's not been for a while. >> his debut pulled in 4.1 million viewers. like our newscast, that's more than his direct cable competition, "the daily show with jon stewart." >> i didn't say that. >> just kidding. >> okay. >> okay. it did not look good last night for monty ellison. just how bad is the warrior's star guard? plus, a former all-american at usf is being remembered for his prowess on the court after passing away suddenly yesterday. >>> t cardinals aren't buying into their hype just yet. we'll hear from them in sports. [ male announcer ] get to subway® tonight, cuz any regular footlong™ sub is a $5 footlong™ sub after 5pm when you buy 2 or more. even your fla

conan o'brien is back on tv. show called conan debuted last night and you may remember nbc replaced him with jay leno last year. last night's show didn't take long to talk about what happened at his old job. >> people asked me why i named the show conan. i did it so i would be harder to replace. . >> in between tv jobs, he put out an album and went on the live tour. he performed sold out shows in san jose and san francisco. giants second baseman freddie sanchez will be on after conan and will be a guest on george lopez's show lopez tonight at midnight. . >> a traffic break and we have seen slowing approaching the scene. this is about the time when we see heading southbound 880 and 680 where they funnel together at mission. approaching the express lane and they wanted to reassure that it is slow, but moving. much better than yesterday. we have seen a normal build and a little bit lighter than it is through livermore. maybe the time change. the bay bridge with the back up at the toll plaza going back towards the maz

. >> as conan o'brien can tell you, it's a killer business. >> you can survive.tions to ask you. >> and i have the answers. >> but first let's get a check of the weather. >> when you do a little traveling tomorrow, we got a risk of strong storms in the mid mississippi river valley. frigid in the planes, some snow showers in the in northern new england, mild through the gulf coast. as we move into thanksgiving, we're looking at evening showers in the pacific northwest, rain up in the mid mississippi and the ohio river valleys. icy conditions in new york. and showers in the northeast, then sunday on your way home, sunshine up and down the eastern seaboard, out west, there's going to be some problems back through the rockies on into the >> patchy fog out there, more clouds than not. chance of late day showers. 60s yet again. >> how to save some calories before you dig in this thanksgiving. we're answering your questions in our diet s.o.s. right after this. 3q ( woman ) even with an overactive bladder, i don't always let the worry my pipes might leak compromise what

now, i think the example my wife gave when she was telling me about this, her example was conan o'brien, david letterman, jay leno. you know, the girls could kill conan, screw letterman -- all the other interns did -- and marry jay leno, right? and i'm laughing. but then it struck me, kill screw mary, that's how we pick the president of the united states. take as example the 1992 presidential election. george h.w. bush, bill clinton, ross perot. kill ross perot, avoid the screw from bill clinton and marry kindly old george h.w. bush. now, of course, the outcome of the game is not always a foregone conclusion. in case of the 2000 presidential election, america was pretty much evenly divided about whether to screw george w. or get screwed by al gore, although i think we all agreed on killing ralph nader. [laughter] i won't venture any examples from more recent elections fear of attracting attention from the secret service, hard as that sometimes seems to be in the obama white house. but anyway. kill/screw mary, it just got me thinking. it works on types of government, kill the postal serv

conan o'brien returning to the air more than nine months after he was booted from the "tonight show."> everybody's been wondering what the mystery plume off the california coast is. now the pentagon says "we have no evidence to suggest that this was anything other than a contrail." >> we're told about 40,000 students have been demonstrating. >> trying to get in. >> the chairman of the bipartisan deficit commission calling for tax increases. >> it will truly destroy this country. >> veteran day ceremonies. vice president joe biden placing a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. >> help is arriving for a carnival cruise ship. >> passengers finally starting to get off this thing. >> the president will arrive in japan. >> the g-20, meeting of the world's economic powers, with no major breakthroughs. >> those are the biggest stories of the week. here are the five things you need to know. number five, after eight months of political stalemate, iraq has a new government. under the deal prime minister nuri al maliki remains in power. the latest word is the speaker of the iraqi parliament is loc

the wait is finally over for fans of conan o'brien. the popular talk show host is back.ar how he kicked things off. >> i am happy to report right now, we are already number one in tbs' key demographic, people who can't afford hbo. we did it. re

after being booted off nbc in january, conan o'brien makes his return to late night. >> people asked me why i named the show "conan." i did it so i'd be harder to replace. we'll tell you about his big debut this tuesday, november we'll tell you about his big debut this tuesday, november 9th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> so light, so early now. good tuesday morning, everyone. welcome to "the early show." i'm maggie rodriguez. >> i'm harry smith. good morning, all. >>> this morning, six of the jurors that voted yesterday voted to sentence steven hayes to death for a murder in connecticut is here and eager to talk about their feelings of the case and deliberations. and we'll speak with the victims' family this morning. >>> let's go to erica hill this morning. >> good morning to you. good morning to everyone at home. president obama's much-anticipated trip to indonesia could be cut short by ash today. he was greeted in jakarta this morning. this is the first trip as president to the country where he spent part of his youth. mr. obama met with indonesia's president and set to deliver

conan o'brien, if you remember, replaced jay len as "the tonight show" but he was asked to move backo leno could come back. >> then leno moved back to his old show. o'brien is now back on television. listen up. >> thank you. and welcome back to my second annual first show. >> the show simply titled "conan" debut odd debuted on tbs. andy richter joined him at the desk. looked like some mooning going on there. >> i was going to say. almost hit by the big odd moon. tom, tell us about the forecast today. >> all right. well, speaking of things in the sky, take a look at our sunrise. here the live view from sky watcher camera and tha sun is up. i should say the horizon down. this big old planet just keeps on turning. at the equator, it's moving 1,000 miles an hour and rotating. sun is up. clear sky on this tuesday morning. there's the view in the background along the potomac river. 44 at national airport just to the right. and we've got a light breeze there now. and the wind will likelien increase a bit in strength as the afternn progresses. mid-40s shenandoah all the way to the lick beach

after ten months of being off the air, conan o'brien launched his late night show on tbs. a.j.pe, and do you think he is getting paid less? >> much, much less. all kinds of reports about that. he's been off the air for a while but it's home to him. it's what he does. i thought it was terrific. the reviews have been great. he really is back to his old style and a lot of reviews reflecting that, and the feeling he never left. headlines, stronger, more self-assured conan, looser, goofier conan. like he never left. i think he's off to a terrific start. >> he's still got the big hair. he kept the big peacock in front even though he's not with nbc. >> yeah. he says there's nothing he can do about that hair. >> here's the big question, a.j. can he rival david her man and jay leno to be the new king of late night? >> that remains to be seen but people think the time slot being on earlier will help him out and his fan base, team coco they're called, were supporting him, using twitter. that became his greatest asset, and even david letterman talking about his new competition. he said abo

conan o'brien, is it? yeah.ds are demanding i take them on that cruise that only serves pop tarts. just remind them of the other item on the emergency menu, that'll hush them up. spam. >>> let's play "oddball." we begin in dubai. you say hello and i say dubai. if you think gold jewelry lasts too long, we have a temporary tattoo made of gold, complete with crystals. this body art is all the rage for people who love the cracker jack tattoo but hate the taste. the biggest ripoff since goldline. goldline is a much bigger riffoff. >>> internet, kids watching something on tv, think they can do it in real life. this guy has been watching too much rocky and bull winkle. and -- wait for it. down goes swirly. he wasn't even close. he face-planted. people have always said his dream of being the first park house squirrel was a little nuts. i'd like to say he's already but i don't think so. >>> in chandler, arizona, the new city hall complex designed to be state-of-the-art, environmental friendly and empz green initiatives,

. >>> conan o'brien back on late night tv after more than nine months.night. >> i have dreamed of being a talk show host on basic cable ever since i was 46. things are already going very well. i am happy to report that we are already number one in tbs' key demographic being people who can't afford hbo. >> he says he is a lucky person. this week's guests include tom hanks. good stuff last night. >> i didn't get to see it but very funny. >>> coming up, securing the washington monument. we have a close are look at the new plans to increase safety. >>> victims who lost limbs in the haiti earthquake now taking to the soccer field for a good cause. we'll have more on that when fox 5 morning news returns. e >>> making headlines this morning, we are getting word of more clashes on the birder between burma and thailand as a result of the sham elections held over the wind. there is now a refugee exodus. about 20,000 people have fled over the border to thailand. >>> a lawyer for the man who boarded a flight from hong kong to canada in disguise wants the media ba

and this centers around the struggle between conan o'brien and jay.a recurring theme there to me. >> there is a theme. it seems like one person plays a role in every one of these events. >> jimmy: is jay leno the devil? let's get right to that. >> no, he does seem to always be there. maybe a vampire. >> jimmy: i think -- well, i guess you probably wouldn't say who the villain is in the book. jeff zucker, who is the head of nbc, he -- >> he's cast that way. but i think -- it wasn't from evil intent, it was just kind of being bone headed, i guess. >> jimmy: yeah. you have heard from him since you wrote the book? >> his people. >> jimmy: his people. they liked it? >> they were okay with it. >> jimmy: they were? wow. >> they said, hard to read and relive but accurate and well told. >> jimmy: there you go. and jay leno, in the first book, i guess -- maybe the thing people remember the most is him hiding in the closet, listening to the nbc executives talk about him. he's not in the closet in this one. >> i don't know what that means, but yeah, no. at least

. >> conan o'brien makes a return to late night tv tonight nearly a year after nbc drops in.'brien launches his new show on tbs and only been seen on for promos or 60 minutes for the interview they did over his agreement. his final nights on the tonight show featured jabs at nbc and leno. brian said he told rolling tones that he will limit them and not eliminate them. >> he will see bashes at his old employer. it happened to him. it's part of his experience. it's going to be part of his comedy. >> o line comes back as "the tonight show" has a dip in the ratings. last week shows that jay lebo lost to them for the first time. it will be a heated debate. they are showing the john daly sh s show. they were showing the demographics of who watches what show. >> things in dublin clearing up? >> the chopper over the scene and we just saw the to truck and the flatbed and the remaining cars from the scene. the lanes are opening just seconds ago. we have a jammed traffic out of the pass and over an hour and in towards livermore. no great alternate except for telegreating and get over th

conan o'brien has returned to late night tv. this new show is titled simply "conan." >> people asked me why i named the show conan, i did it so i would be harder to replaced. [ laughter ] >> but seriously folks, during his opening act conan took a funny look back at his controversial departure from the tonight show after just eight months. his first guest included actress lee michelle who stars on fox's hit show glee. >>> california governor is okay with pot. he told jay leno last night that "no one care ifs you smoke a joint." the governor signed a law five weeks ago that made possession of up to an ounce of marijuana the equivalent of a traffic ticket. he also says the failed ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana went too far. >>> more than 3,000 passengers on a cruise ship off the coast of mexico are safe. but that's after a fire in the engine room. the carnival line's splendor was about 150 miles south of san diego yesterday when the fire started. coast guard crews in alameda helped coordinate the respo

but apparently conan o'brien watched part of the interview when i was in crawford and roll the tape.nterview with sean hannity driving him around the texas ranch. i was watching it and i got to tell you. i don't know if this is the best way for president bush to give an interview. take a look. >> the former president hopped behind the wheel of the pick-up truck to give me a driving tour of the beautiful 1600-acre property and reflect on his years as commander in chief. >> is this your favorite place? >> yeah, we love coming here. here, i want you to see this here, sean. this is my fishing lake. >> this is gibberish. i'm not desperate to shape a legacy. you will not shake the will of this commander-in-chief. to me, when you describe -- [ laughter ] >> that's funny. that priceless. >> have a frightened look on your face. can you look at the road, please? you didn't have your seat belt on either. >> i don't think i did now that you mention it. >> it was great. what came across with your interview unlike the other interviews it was like gotcha type of questions. your interview and oprah'

it seems that conan o'brien is not finished fighting with his former network at nbc.range promotes his late night show on a different network. he it flying over the jay leno studios at nbc universal. the blimp was visible from the set with jay leno. this is the second week of his new show. >> you heard economists say the recession is over, but for many it doesn't feel that way. food banks are busier than ever with the need up and donations down. today in the bay's chris sanchez is live. they see the need there too. >> the need is up by about 30% not just here at second harvest food bank, but all-around the bay area. this is an amazing operation. this is the feeding point for about 300 plus agencies that get assistance here to to help the folks they know are in need. catholic charities and milpitas food bank and soup kitchens and pantries. thanks for joining us this morning. we noticed the barrels that have been placed around town. how many of these are you hoping to fill? >> about 13,000. >> that's for thanksgiving and christmas or trying to get started on the right f

. >>> conan o'brien, did you know he's got a new show? it's been all over the place.ek of his new show on tbs. but his return to late night, does live up to all of the hype? we'll check in on that. >>> just ahead from the "cnn newsroom," something that i was embarrassed to admit but i did admit it and done something about it. had not been to the doctor for a checkup in more than ten years. i'll show you what i went through in trying to get you or maybe your man, ladies to get to the doctor as well. (announcer) everything you need to stretch out on long trips. residence inn. enough plastic water bottles to stretch around the earth over 190 times. each brita filter can take up to 300 of those bottles out of the equation. >>> a lot of people are talking about the show today. a lot of reactions and it's all playing out on television. take a look. >> it was great to see conan back on the zblar squirmed a lot in my seat. but, no, i didn't pass out. >> pretty gori. >> very gori. >> out of control. drunk. cursing. naked. >> impulse to turn away, but i stuck with it. >> remind