. >> now stay tuned for craig ferguson. this is allen kalter speaking. good night, everybody. he is here with her husband. i think it is her husband. it may just be a guy she has hired. [laughter] anyway, i said hey, is she angry or is she always like that? no, no, she is angry. [laughter] what did i ever do? and then i looked at her and she went -- [laughter] i don't think i have met this woman before. i don't remember. maybe that's it. she is angry because i don't remember we have met before. no, i'm pretty sure we haven't. geoff, do you recognize that broad? geoff: um -- maybe. craig: so she is not angry at me. she is angry at you? geoff: just keep it quiet, will you? craig: what the hell, man? what happened? >> we're going to get through the show together, man. just don't make her upset. craig: what the hell, man? what happened? geoff: i was in rio about 10 years ago. craig: rio? geoff: and i thought it was a dude. no -- now wait. craig: doesn't look anything like a dude. how drunk were you? >> the lights were out. i was drunk and i did things. [laughter] craig: look. i'm s

[ laughs ] >> ladies and gentlemen, craig ferguson!k.] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- [cheers and applause] craig: hey, everybody! hey, look at you! come on in. hi, everybody. welcome. welcome to los angeles, california. welcome to "the late late show." i am your host, tv's craig ferguson. thank, everybody! shhh. quietly. ooh. settle. shhh. settle down. all right, everybody. settle down. sit down. quietly. quietly. that's right. stop your cheering, oh, yes. michael got very excited there because a lady from the audience blew me a kiss and i blue her a kiss. and he thought i was blowing him a kiss. he was like, oh, finally chris mace time. it's for for you, bitch. it's for the lady sitting behind you and it's for you at home. that would be sexy, isn't it? it's a great day for america, everybody! [cheers and applause] it is. it's monday, of course. monday, december the 19th. it's the run-up -- december the 19th already? where the hell did the year go? no, it's december the 19th. christmas is coming. the

and conan, craig ferguson, and jay leno. who am i leaving out?: carson daly. >> dave: oh, that's okay. ( laughter ) ( applause ) so we are reaching out to the talk show community. and we've heard back from nobody. so that still leaves conan, craig ferguson, and jay leno t to-- so i'm sending out another e-mail tonight. i've kind of got the hang of it, and this is the one we're sending tonight. first what i learned, you have to start with the hash tag, so i put these two things up there, and then i add the hash tag. >> paul: i see that. >> dave: can you see it right there? and here i say, "hi, boys." so i'm telling them about the show tonight. ( laughter ) >> paul: okay. >> dave: barney frank plus-- big laws. tune in tonight. so we'll see-- here you go. ( applause ) are you ready, anton? there it goes. look out. there it goes. ( bell ringing ) this is discouraging. we've been tweeting now actively for two weeks. look, we only have 17 people following us. ( laughter ) but you have to start somewhere. >> paul: it's a start. >> dave: hey, i have to s

. >> dave: so now it's craig ferguson and the two jimmys and jay leno and conan o'brien and the cable i leaving anybody else? >> the man comes on way late after everybody, carson daily. >> dave: oh, that's all right. (laughter) >> paul: so i don't know if you can see that. we have 17 people following us. (laughter) >> paul: that's good. >> dave: we get to be 20 and the checks start rolling. and here's another tweet check! so i'm reaching out to... paul tipped me to this when we were looking to jimmy fallon we started out with dude and then three days later he got it and called us right back. so i hashtaged this one. i don't know if you can see this one. you have to have a hashtag. >> paul: hashtag? and you just wrote the word hashtag? >> dave: hello, boys. i have to get my... >> hello, boys? well. >> dave: well now something happened. every time i touch something it goes... well, we won't be taking off far while, ladies and gentlemen, will somebody please come in and fx my device? i just moved the mouse, you saw me. i didn't do anything... i wasn't screwing around. (laughter) how did

craig: all right. what time is it, geoffrey peterson? geoff: it is tweetmail time brought to you by fergusonm, bum, bum, bum check the tweets plus e-mails ♪ craig: ♪ and your e-mails send in you know what we should do for christmas? remember that david bowie and bing crosby sang "the little drummer boy thing"? we should do that. who do you want to do? geoff: you do a killer bowie. craig: you do bing crosby. geoff: who is that at the door? come non. craig: hello, bing. it is me, david bowie. [laughter] come to wish you a merry christmas. geoff: ba-ba-ba. nice to see you. [laughter] [applause] craig: pa rum pum pum. geoff: i have a furry ball in my face. craig: you don't want to be walking around just wearing beads up there right now. geoff: no, no, they are likely to freeze. craig: hey, craig, is it weird that i'm 21 and worried about getting wrinkles? yeah. depends on where you're worried about getting them. parts of your body probably already got them. geoff: what the hell? craig: yeah. this is from vick from cardiff in the u.k.. have you ever been been there? geoff: oh, i love cardiff. cra

craig: all right. what time is it, geoffrey peterson? geoff: it is tweetmail time brought to you by ferguson and peterson, 2012. craig: that's it? geoff: putting the peoples first. craig: that's it? geoff: that's all i got. craig: all right. play the thing. >> ♪ euro trash isn't euro litter head on the dance floor and shake your twitter bum, bum, bum, bum, bum check the tweets plus e-mails ♪ craig: ♪ and your e-mails send in you know what we should do for christmas? remember that david bowie and bing crosby sang "the little drummer boy thing"? we should do that. who do you want to do? geoff: you do a killer bowie. craig: you do bing crosby.

ferguson. saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern and sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. and craig shirley looks at the japanese attack on pearl harbor and the reaction by the american government, military, and public. saturday at 1:00 p.m. and again at 9:00. and journalists and former judge catherine crier on how partisan politics is affecting the country. her new book is about what americans was due to save the republic. watch book tv every weekend on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with congressman paul tonko, democrat from new york and member of the budget committee. let's begin with the payroll tax holiday, whether to extend it in 2012. you saw senator casey, to the floor but the senate democratic proposal and house speaker john boehner is working on his own plan to put on the floor. it would include an extension of unemployment benefits. let me start with the house. could you both for whatever speaker boehner puts together if it includes an extension of an unfunded benefits as well? guest: the devils are in the details, but in concept i believe w

words, neil ferguson on how western civilization came to dominated world and its possible decline, saturday 10 # p.m. eastern and sunday night at 9 eastern and pacific. also this weekend, craig shirley looks at the reaction from the american government. >> newt gingrich says if elected president, he'll move the u.s. embassy in israel from tel-aviv to jerusalem and appoint john bolton as secretary of state. the remarks came wednesday at the republican jewish coalition. >> it's good to be back with a lot of friends. we're delighted to be here, and my daughter and husband are here. we have so many friends in the audience, it's amazing. i want to pick up on what peter said because i can explain my candidacy simply. he said we needed fundamental change, not just change on the margin. how many of you would agree that we're far enough off the right track that we need fundamental change? [applause] how many of you would agree that even if we win the election, that the forces that got us to the mess we're in, 4r fight every day to stop us from the changes over the course of the next four years? [applause] now, i happen to think both of those are true. i believe this election is thee

ferguson, saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern, and sunday night at 9:00 eastern and pacific. craig shirley looks at the japanese attack on pearl harbor and the subsequent reaction by the american government, military, and public. saturday 1:00 p.m., and again at 9:00. journalist and former judge catherine crier on why partisan politics are hurting the country. saturday at 3:30 p.m. and sunday night at 11:00 picnic watch it book tv every weekend on c- span2. >> the house and senate homeland security committee is held their first joint meeting wednesday to examine the terrorist threat to u.s. military committees. they heard from defense to permit officials and the father of a soldier who was killed at a recruitment center in little rock, arkansas. this is three hours. >> mr. long is the father of william andrew long who was killed outside an arkansas military recruiting center in 2009. mr. long has a distinguished record of service to his country that includes 17 years of unlisted service in the united states marine corps and 10 years as an officer. mr. long spent his childhood in af

on "after words" economist and historian niall ferguson on how western civilization has come to dominate the world and it's possible decline. also, craig shirley like -- looks at the japanese attack on pearl harbor. saturday at 1:00 p.m. and again at 9:00. also, a journalist and former judge catherine crier on how partisan politics are hurting the country. her new book is on what americans must do to save the public. watch book tv every weekend on c-span2. >> pay a dollar an hour for your labor, have no health care, the most expensive single element, have no environmental controls, no pollution controls, and no retirement, and you don't care about anything but making money, then there would be a giant sucking sound going south. >> ross perot spoke out about trade issues in the 1992 presidential debate. the billionaire businessman made two attempts at the presidency. the first time getting over 19 million votes, more popular votes than any third-party candidate in american history. although he lost, he had a lasting influence on american politics. he is our final candidate in c- span's 14-week series "the contenders." to preview other v