i like craig ferguson.night show" where fallon challenged emma stone to a lip-synching contest. ♪ i'm so fancy ♪ i'm in the fast lane ♪ because the heart brings you back ♪ ♪ i ain't tell you no lies ♪ thank you very much mr. roboto ♪ ♪ thank you ♪ oh ♪ yeah ♪ all i do is win win win no matter what ♪ ♪ got money on my mind ♪ can never get enough ♪ every time i step up in the building ♪ ♪ everybody hands go up >> i love lip-synching because i can't sing a tune, so i feel like a rock star. i thought fallon did a pretty good job. >> really? >> yes. are you tired of the whole selfie thing? >> no, no. >> you like taking selfies. >> i do. i did a lot last night at the event i was at. why? is that bad? >> no. there's a squirrel out there that's the opposite of you. this squirrel is tired of taking selfies. at first he seems fine posing for a photo. but then things escalated quickly. good news, they don't carry rab bees. the bad news, the guy got rabies shots anyway. >> louis, can you just smile? hi. good. all right

and -- the shakeup in late- night continues, as craig ferguson now makes a big announcement. announcement. that eliminates odors and doesn't just mask them. can you give us access to maybe the smelliest room in your house? the trash is bad... oh, yeah. ...and he just took it out. it smells really nice. like, fresher. [ male announcer ] don't just mask odors, eliminate them with febreze air effects. deadly storms sweep through mississippi and alabama, as the severe weather in the south continues. we'll have the latest. a 14-year-old girl is killed on her way home from school on the city's south side. and mayor daley could be on the stand next week, over a restaurant deal. we'll have details. good morning, i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. about let's take a look. expecting temperatures to rise into the upper 60s. it's 41 in the waukegan. 42 in mundelein. we have seen close to a fifth of an inch of rain since midnight. the good news is the rain is lifting off to the north. we should be able to slip rush hour in the with

>> craig ferguson, the host of "the late, late show" which is on right after david letterman.n letterman retires. >> another name tossed around, john stewart, "the daily show" host's contract is up in 2015. >> conan o'brien, whose show also expires in 2015. an offbeat choice, but could work, chelsea handler, the host of e!'s "chelsea lately" so the timing could work out. >> the agents are on the phone, positioning as we speak. and another selection, huh? >> hey hey. >> what do you think. >>> zoo anyway, abcnews.com is conducting an unscientific poll about who should replace david letterman. conan o'brien has the most votes. >> not even on your own website can you -- >> i got one or two, my mom. >> craig ferguson is a close second and jerry seinfeld, a distant third. he's not even in the running and he's on there. >> diana, too, she's in there. >> why not? >> the '90s -- not the '90s. 2015. >>> moving on inspect anyone who checked out hollywood gossip pieces. james franco flirting, shamelessly, with a 13-year-old fan. >> he's said he met her outside of the theater where he's pe

promote craig ferguson, and he's losing big-time already to seth meyers. in first place is fallon, then letterman, right behind is kimmel. you have to wonder, too, he doesn't have new york to himself. letterman has to compete with jimmy fallon for the best guests. he's saying i'm 67. >> he doesn't want to be taken out. better to go out on your own terms, be your own man. good for him. >> good point, but cbs had nothing there. they created something for him. for 30 years, he created something. carson, and then he had a franchise. he comes over to cbs. it was basically movie of the week. >> what do you think should happen? >> i think it's going to be jon stewart. he's tired of the format. he wants a new challenge. they could easily match the money. >> one of the things he doesn't get enough credit for is he's probably the best of the late night show hosts who knows politics. he asks insightful questions about politics, and unlike the rest of them, he doesn't use a lot of gags. >> him? >> the top ten. >> that's when he was funny, stupid pet tricks, human tric

. >> if craig ferguson wants t late show he gets it. but there's always a way out of the contracts. >> i'm gong to miss josh. >> who will i talk sports with now? >> robin, you got your answer. michael strahan in gma, josh elliot out. >> how are you dealing with speculation. >> it's been difficult and at times painful. >> our good week -- >> -- bad week. people upset over the "how i met your mother" series finale. >> i loved that show. >> they planned their ending during our pilot. >> i shot it nine years ago and had to keep it a secret. >> then lou bryant takes us home to georgia. >> i know pretty much everybody driving by. >> and "duck dynasty." >>

now, cbs denying those rumors that the comedienne will be taking over craig ferguson's late late show. but they didn't say she will not be getting a show of her own. maybe a late late late show. very late. >>> the end violence against coalition named robin thicke -- >>> rumors of ac/dc retiring appear to be untrue. the rock band released a statement saying guitarist malcolm young is ill and will be taking a break. but they will continue to make music. >>> arnold schwarzenegger's photo bombing his still knocked out son in a hospital recovery room wednesday, no word on what the surgery was for, but patrick seems to be doing just fine. >>> and jenny mccarthy revealed a huge ten carat yellow sapphire engagement ring on "the view." a little excited. mccarthy and donnie wahlberg have been dating since july 2013. all right. >>> i'm richard lui. this is "early today." hope it is just your first stop of the day here on nbc. >>> leading the news in the huffington post, student with down syndrome's reaction to getting into college makes us want to high five him. >> i'm accepted! yes! you rock. i

late show host craig ferguson it is. the price is right host drew kerry. they swapped places. better than ferguson. he claimed he's not a people person. he also said quote i'll be in a bath of purrell two days. that's not a good way to treat contestants. he was having fun. this $69 million plane is is helping communications teams in the search for malaysia flight 370. >>> seven concerts were cancelled in new zealand after the death of his partner, scott. >>> kaley cue co says getting breast plants at 18 was the best decision she's ever made. she earns $500,000 an episode. interesting. >>> i'm richard lieu. i hope this is your first stop of the day today on nbc. before using her new bank of america credit card, which rewards her for responsibly managing her card balance. before receiving $25 toward her balance each quarter for making more than her minimum payment on time each month. tracey got the bankamericard better balance rewards credit card, which fits nicely with everything else in life she has to balance. that's the benefit of responsibility. apply online or visit a bank

what about craig ferguson? he's in the running.e saying that as well. >> it odd that everybody is looking beyond to see who potentially might take over? we will all wait and see but we love david letterman. congratulations on a wonderful career to him. thanks, gang. happy friday. "way too early" is over. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ >>> i phoned him just before the program and i said, leslie, you've been great, the network has been great but i'm retiring. >> you actually did this? >> yes, i did. >> wow. thank you very much. what this means now is that paul and i can be married.

will it be craig ferguson? maybe not.n comes ahead of him and the red hot ticket of tina and amy. it kind of work. but other popular names, ellen degeneres and larry signfield. >> i love tina and amy but golden globes. they can make funny easily than that. >> they can't do it that way. great ideas out there. we'll watch. >> jerry signfield is my dark horse. "way too early" with thomas roberts starts now. >>> i phoned him and say it's been great, you've been great, the network has been great, but i'm retiring. >> really? >> yep. >> you actually did this? >> yes, i did. >> wow. thank you very much, and what this means now is that paul and i can be married. >> guess what? after three decades in the late night arena day announcing he's retiring. who does cbs have the eye on to replace him? >>> more personal details emerging about the gunman at fort hood. the darker mystery remains about what triggered. >>> mozilla's ceo divorces himself after the marriage equality. this is "way too early." hey everybody, good morning. it's fr

david letterman is retiring, so is craig ferguson., late night show made the announcement last night. >> at the end of this year, i will be stepping down as the host of this show. >> ahhh. >> thanks, that was quite convincing. i'll be stepping down in december, then i'll go do something else. probably, i'm thinking carpentry. >> cbs has not named a replacement. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," oprah winfrey joins us on her new tea venture with starbucks. i'm ann anne-marie green, this is the c"cbs morning news." what's my advice for healthy looking, radiant skin? a good night's sleep... and aveeno®. [ female announcer ] only aveeno® positively radiant face moisturizer has an active naturals® total soy formula... one of nature's most effective skin tone correctors. it helps reduce the look of brown spots in just four weeks. and for stubborn spots, there's new aveeno® targeted tone corrector, with vitamin a added for faster results. [ jennifer aniston ] aveeno®. >>> here is another look at this morning's top st

(crowd laughs) 6 burn - worldwide pants >>> first david letterman, now craig ferguson. >> at the end of this year i will be stepping down as the host of this show. thanks, everybody, that was quite convincing. >> after 10 years hosting the late, late show on cbs ferguson says he's going to do something else, probably carpentry. >> i like him. he's funny. >>> the best thing to happen to junk food loving cal students this year turned out to be a double double sized hoax. >> in-in-out isn't coming to telegraph avenue after all this. huge sign got a lot of attention on social media, but today a rep says no, not true. >> good joke. >> not very funny. that's like one of the best places to go for a burger. >> you know i'm hungry. darn it. >> i'm hungry for a shark swim. >> you may have to wait for that one, pal. >>> hey, we got baseball for you and a's young ace goes against one of the baseball's best and the sharks deal with controversy in game six. does it mean we're headed to game seven? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the bank of the west sports report is next on kpix5. >> nhl playoffs up top,

craig ferguson is hitting the road in december after nearly a decade as host of the late late show. are swirling with neil patrick harris at top of the short list there. >>> fox getting into the action here with a three-hour live adaptation of grease in 2015. stars have yet to be announced but eyes are on lea michele for the role of sandy. >> better do it right. >>> jimmy fallon had a big surprise for new yorkers. love this one. they're happy about robinson ca kn no's return to new york. >> they thought they were booing a cardboard cutout of robinson cano. they didn't know the real robinson cano was standing right behind him. >> boo, you suck! >> that was awesome. >> try it again. >> try it again. >> boo, robinson. should have stayed here. winners in new york, not in seattle. >> try it one more time. >> boo, stay in seattle, we don't need you in new york. hey! how are you? >> good, how are you doing? >> the guy is great. i love his delay and, hey, good to see you. >> switch. >>> who are we looking at there? that's paul simon and his wife edie brickell appearing in court yesterday ov

and now craig ferguson. >> at the end of this year, i will be stepping down as the host of this show.hanks everybody. that was quite convincing. [ laughter ] >> well, after ten years hosting the late late show on cbs, ferguson is going to quote do something else probably carpentry. in all seriousness got a new gig lined up as host of a celebrity name game a game show that starts later this year. >> he's so good. >> he's on real late though. >> he is really late. but it's funny. >>> 4:56 right now. he rode all the way from san jose to hawaii in the wheel well of a plane. coming up the santa clara teen's family speaks exclusively to kpix 5. >> coming up what punishment could l. a. clippers' owner donald sterling face. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> people vote with their dollars. people vote with their voices. and i think that that is okay. >> we should find out today what the nba has in store for clippers' owner donald sterling after an audio recording surfaced that sounds like he's telling his girlfriend not to bring black people to the games. >>> she has no comment, she's asked for you guys to res

it's craig ferguson who says he's stepping down. >> ferguson has hosted "the late, late show" since 2005 david letterman. at one point, it was thought that ferguson would take over letterman's seat. >> i'm stepping down in december. then, i'll go and do something else. probably, i'm thinking, carpentry. but i haven't made my mind up yet. i don't know what i'm going to do. i feel like doing this show for ten years, that's enough. >> actually, ferguson does know one thing he'll be doing in the near future. he's set to host a syndicated game show. so, there are plans to continue "the late, late show." that means cbs will be searching for another host. >> why not? >> how about a duo. >>> the force may not be with us here in the u.s. but it's apparently hanging out in europe. >> original "star wars" cast members, harrison ford, mark hamill and carrie fisher have been spotted in london over the last week. >> all three actors hinted they're in the new installment. but there's no casting announcement by disney, abc's parent company. >> wow. >> see luke. >> they're all not as young as they used t

craig ferguson whose show follows letterman.ortedly contains a clause that gives him a right to replace letterman. we'll see. >> there's conan o'brien whose current contract also expires next near. >> same thing for jon stewart of "the daily show." in the past he said he's not interested in a network show. >> and chelsea handler said she's leaving her show next year. >> don't forget john and diana, we're interested as well. >> all right, coming up next. the great one's daughter causing some controversy. >> we're talking about wayne gretzky's daughter in a provocative pose. looks great if you ask me. >> paulina is a not a professional golfer. she happens to be engaged to one, dustin johnson. lpga golfers who have never been on the cover say "golf digest" is just trying to sell magazines. but she still looks good. >>> all right, finally this, sky dive something fraught with danger but no one has ever recorded this kind of danger before. >> a guy skydiving in norway wearing a cam are on his head. he captures a meteorite zooming pas

. >> craig ferguson follows letterman. he would be somewhere in the race. >> that's a good point. h nobody is talking about craig fergeson moving up to the slot. my guess is the letterman show goes to a white dude like colbert. ferguson quit and then the 12:30 slot goes to a nonwhite male, possibly chelsea hand leer. that's all the time we have which means i was correct. joanne, tucker carlson and juice newton. that's it for me. i'm tv's andy levy. >>> i'm kimberly guilfoyle along with bob beckel, eric bolling, dana perino, and brian kilmeade. it's 5:00 in new york city, and this is "the five." >>> from president to picasso. there's a big new art exhibit open in dallas, texas, and it includes more than two dozen portraits of world leaders and the artist is none other than former president george w. bush. since leaving the office, he has put down his pen and picked up a paint brush. today, he unveiled a gallery full of paintings. one is a portrait of vladimir putin. mr. bush has interesting things to say about the relationship. >> v

. >> there is tons of speculation on who will take over craig ferguson, conan o'brien and chelsea hammer>> we will see. thank you. >> the time is about 8 -- no, 13 minutes past the top of the hour. coming up next an incredible act of bravery. a man jumps on to the tracks to save a am would's life. the heroic move he made just as the train sped into the station. >> hard from their phones but this girl going to the extreme. she goes to get her phone out of a storm drain. with he will tell you what happened next. we know we're not the center of your life, but we'll do our best to help you connect to what is. >> a dramatic rescue caught on camera. a tsa worker jumped on the train tracks to save a woman's life after she slipped. he is frantically waving his arms. his moves worked. the driver of the train saw him bringing the train to a screeching halt. >> the young lady fell and as soon as she fell we were trying to stop the train just to make sure. >> thank goodness the woman was putted to safety by other computers. stay tuned the subway hero will be live on "fox & friends." >> thanks to his

craig ferguson has not emerged at dave's heir apparent after several years being in the 12:30 slot. so i think colbert would do it. i think he's willing to do it. he may want to do it. he would have to, i think, drop the news -- the obtuse news anchor persona in order to satisfy the sort of broad kind of show that cbs would want to do at 11:30. i think he'd be great at it. >> not -- we won't be seeing the steven co steven colbert on comedy central. >> we'll see. >> thank you for joining us from new york. >>> ahead on "media buzz," bob beckel on verbal combat with the five and some physical combat outside fox headquarters. >>> and later, how jenny mccarthy and sherry shepherd gave their audience quite a view. a trip to the south pacific with her parents. i'm jamie colby. see you again at the top of the hour for america's news headquarters. >>> anyone who watches the five knows that bob beckel is outnumbered on that show. the former democratic strategist carries the liberal banner at 5:00 and has the scars to show for it. but i had to change my first question the moment i saw him in n

. >> i love craig ferguson. he had a prince of whales clause, if he didn't get the david letterman show, that he would be paid a bunch of money. what will happen? >> sounds like he may want to leave. he's the guy that hosts a genuine talk show. he has conversations, not just going through the motion, tell me a funny story. he's talking, engaging, the show where you might want to watch from the beginning to end. i can see him being offended that he was never in consideration. >> i'm with you, i hope he sticks around. there are reports that stephen colbert's contract had been sinked up with david letterman to make sure he was available whenever dave decided to leave. do you think it's been in the works for a long time. >> i think it's been a dream of his. and he advanced as far as he would go, john is not leaving any time soon. if that's the case, he's part of the c.b.s. family. he would be able to go over and do the show out of new york. he's a smart guy. he's "i will do my contract, i'm locked in whenever dave i

craig ferguson will step down at the end of the year. his announcement comes just weeks after david letterman announced his retirement from "the late show." ferguson was passed over to be letterman's replacement. the network went with stephen colbert instead. ferguson says he's moving on to other things. >> new jersey's other favorite son, besides christine romans. >>> breaking news overnight, investigators releasing new information, documents and audio recordings to the families on board missing malaysia airlines flight 370. there's a packed conference room waiting to hear what authorities had withheld from them for weeks. we're live in beijing with that next. >>> breaking news this morning. at least 13 people now reported dead after another night of devastating storms in alabama, mississippi and tennessee. this number is on top of the 16 people killed in arkansas, oklahoma and iowa. authorities are warning this death toll could rise even further as the sun comes up. stay with us for the latest right here on cnn. >>> all right, breaking

amy poehler, stephen colbert, craig ferguson, he is a funny guy, the late, late show that followed letterman. and again conan o'brien. >> the mayor of los angeles wants to toss his hat in the mix, not to host the late show but to house it this probably after losing to the east coast. he has written an open let tear cbs urging the network to move the show from new york to los angeles. when jimmy fallon took over "the tonight show" he moved it from l.a. to new york. the l.a. mayor wants to bring late night back. >> i thought san jose was the entertainment capital of the year. a bay area coast guard crew read the deploy, there is a sick little girl they hope to rescue. hundreds of miles away from land. >> heavy downpours starting to move into the south bay this morning. you can see all of that red, yellow, even orange in there. that's heavy rain likely to impact your morning drive. we'll keep you updated tracking this storm by the minute. >> as that system moves south it's hit the north and we're looking at the north bay, reports of flooding north of the golden gate bridge. a slowdown in the ea

craig ferguson has this prince of wales clause that they call it that gives him the right to take itver, but they can always pay him out, right? >> exactly, yeah. i think we don't know. this is a landscape in tv that is changing underneath everyone's feet. we have to remember this isn't cbs anymore. viacom is mtv. so i don't think there's going to be a whole lot of sentimentality about the chair. it could be stephen cobert, kneel patrick harris. ellen is a weird place for late night, and she has a contract at that goes to 2017. i don't know about that. i can't think of some of the other people, but i think less moonvees will do where it should be 5 or 10 years from now. >> you think he'll go with somebody young? one question that has to be raised and he was number one. any chance moonvees would go after jay? >> it would be an absolutely sensational choice. this is a very peculiar audience. i hate to talk some grimly about this. two-thirds of people that watch shows are very old over 55, and the way fallon and kimmel thread that needle is doing viral youtube videos to keep them up. th

craig ferguson has not emerged at dave's heir apparent after several years being in the 12:30 slot.think colbert would do it. i think he's willing to do it. he may want to do it. he would have to, i think, drop the news -- the obtuse news anchor persona in order to satisfy the sort of broad kind of show that cbs would want to do at 11:30. i think he'd be great at it. >> not -- we won't be seeing the steven co steven colbert on comedy central. >> we'll see. >> thank you for joining us from new york. >>> ahead on "media buzz," bob beckel on verbal combat with the five and some physical combat outside fox headquarters. >>> and later, how jenny mccarthy and sherry shepherd gave their audience quite a view. the owner of a vehicle, with a bumper sticker, "turrible" your lights are on. you wanna get that genius? not mine. on the passenger seat, there is a collection of charles barkley highlight dvds. must be a big fan. and the license plate reads "sir charles." i'm gonna get some drinks with my capital one venture card. be right back. earn unlimited double miles with no blackout dates from

today the "price is right" on kpix 5 will be hosted by craig ferguson. it's a big -- it's a big april fools joke and it started lases night. they switched executive producers of both shows thought it'd be a good joke to play since the two hosts are such great buddies, check out the switch today. tonight at 11:00 and later on tonight at 12:30. >> should be pretty good. >>> time now is 5:51. soming up the implant free operation more and more moms are choosing to get their bodies back into shape. >> and as if you needed another reason the visit las vegas, this thing -- to visit las vegas, this thing brings a whole new meaning to the term "high roller" coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] the outside of your car is going to get dirty. but the right gasoline can help keep the inside clean. chevron with techron. care for your car. >>> another good scene that came out of yesterday's rainfall, today lowering pollen counts. good morning everybody but take a look as we dry out on thursday and high pressure buildings in, i'm not going to want to duooutside.

amy po amy pohler, stephen colbert and craig ferguson and conan o'brien. >> the mayor of los angelesants to toss his hat into the mix as well, not to host the show but to house it. he has written an open letter to cbs urging the network to move the show from new york to los angeles. you remember when jimmy fallon took over "the tonight show," he moved it from los angeles to new york. so l.a.'s mayor wants to bring the late night back to the entertainment capital of the world. >> used to be a weather man, david letterman. >> in indianapolis. >> he got fired for saying there was hail coming down the size of canned ham. it did work out. time 6:26. still ahead is the economy on track for improve snmt we have the new jobs report. >> plus fire breaks out at a bay area office building. we'll tell you why firefighters think this is suspicious. >> also taking a live look over san jose t commute up and running, beautiful light there coming up over the mountains. should see daybreak shortly. >> a children's hospital office up in flames overnight. why firefighters say this could have been set on

this time craig ferguson says he is stepping down. >> the 51-year-old ferguson has hosted "the late lateuld take over letterman's seat. >> i will be stepping down at the end of this year in december. then i'll go and do something else. probably, i'm thinking, carpentry. [ laughter ] but i haven't made up my mind yet. i don't know what i'm going to do. i feel like doing the show for ten years is enough. >> must be exhausting, you know. those shows -- >> every single day. >> now that we know what is happening, ferguson used his trademark humor announcing his decision to leave the show. >> you heard him there. ferguson know one thing he is going to do be doing, host of a syndicated game show and there are plans to continue "the late late show" so cbs will be searching for another host. you said you are going to throw your hat in the ring. come on, cbs. >> i'm available, call me. game show. i wonder what game show he will do. >> syndicated game show. it's interesting. he's so funny. it doesn't matter where he goes. >> he probably would be great at throwing in quips and making the show move a

craig ferguson, his contract is up. we're not sure whether he is going to stay. knows what will happen. there are some rumblings that if he leaves it could be chelsea handler who takes over. it would totally blow up this conversation. that would be a cool thing. >> i would love to see samantha in colbert's old slot. coming up next, indiana jones, a historian on an original progressive hero. we call that a -- [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. worst morning ever. [ angelic music plays ] ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. toaster strudel! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. disturbing the pantry. ortho crime files. a house, u

number two, conan o'brien and number two, craig ferguson, who does fill the time slot behind lettermanso he has been called the heir apparent for some time. there's something else to keep in mind. advertising revenue. that has been falling for late night programming as tv audiences continue to fragment. it comes down not just to ratings but also to age. the most attractive viewer to advertise is actually ages 18 to 49. when you bring in a higher percentage of younger adult viewers, ad spending tends to follow. take a look at this data from cantor media to see what exactly i mean. the late night shows that saw ad revenue increase in 2013, the daily show and late night with jimmy fallon. also pulling in a healthy number of younger viewers. since fallon took over for jay leno on "the tonight show" which is cnbc's sister network, the ratings especially strong among 18 to 49s. according to the latest neilson numbers, 5.2 million viewers for fallon and get this, four times as many millenial viewers so this is really something cbs has to consider when it comes to who exactly is going to fill

right now craig ferguson follows david letterman. hired stephen colbert instead. the head of cbs, les moonves says 12:30 is up in the air, which suggests ferguson could be leaving in the future and potentially will be another timeslot for cbs to fill. now that it's figured out one you transition from letterman to colbert, they may have another one on their hands. fred, back to you. >> lots of work to do. brian, i appreciate that. >>> in a moment we'll return to our look at the missing malaysian airline flight 370 a month after the plane went missing. now malaysia airlines intensifies its security measures. not all members are happy about that. gunderman group. gunderman group is growing. getting in a groove. growth is gratifying. goal is to grow. gotta get greater growth. growth? growth. i just talked to ups. they've got a lot of great ideas. like smart pick ups. they'll only show up when you print a label and it's automatic. we save time and money. time? money? time and money. awesome. awesome! awesome! awesome! awesome! awesome! aw

>> if craig ferguson wants the late show, he gets the late show. always a way out of these contracts. >> it's the message tonight. >> i just heard. >> this will be good. >> plus -- letterman's classic moments with his former intern inside his late shift turmoil. >> it was like two strange days. >> then was james franco really caught seducing a 17-year-old girl online? >> i'm embarrassed. >> plus heaven is for real. >> where did you see him? >> in heaven. >> we're with the real-life family behind the movie. >> he had to have had an hour of earthly experience. >> and brandy breaks down over her miracle baby. >> not knowing if i was going to have him broke my heart. >> and my girl marie osmond has a little crush. >> i mean, come on. >> now the latest celebrity news delivered to you 24/7, it's "the insider" together with yahoo. >> letterman's retirement and what it's going to mean to the late-night landscape. hi, everyone. i'm thea andrews. kevin frazier is taking vacation and i have mike michael yo with me. >> obviously no one can replace there are so

i heard you mention craig ferguson.nst fallon and kimmel. people have said chelsea hamler. maybe she's a little blue. >> i want to modify. >> what's that? >> tina fey. >> tina fey and -- >> why not? >> somebody on twitter said jerry seinfeld. >> he has said that he could never do a late night show. >> jon stewart and stephen colbert have been talked about. you could go rogue. you could think out of the box. you know, i like keegan keehan. i think jordan -- >> keegan -- >> i like them. they're different. >> somebody said aisha tyler. >> she tried the late night thing. >> due think the top ten list can survive affidavit? >> no. no, that's his. that's his. >> that's all his. >> yeah. >> well, then that's it. >> good to have you with you. >> guys, good to see you. maybe i'll be back some day. >>> all right. coming up for you, we have the search for flight 370 expanding below the ocean surface. we have the latest on the technology being used to try to detect that plane's black box before the pinger stops pinging. . i'm on ex

out what to do about the "late show," now they have to figure out what to do about "late late," craig fergusonving the show that follows. timeslot is at the mayor. show."e late >> we don't watch that. >> every once in a while we stay up that late. when we come back, we are talking golf. talking to a guy who figured out theto pair tech was one of 1%'s favorite sports. ♪ >> welcome back to "market i am stephanie ruhle. we have golf fever. we have found a man bringing new technology to the 600 year old game of golf. the ceo of active mind technology. game golf is a wearable device that records, analyzes, and is meant to improve a game. mcdowell and jimmy. them at the practice rounds of the masters. >> that is what we are doing. wearable technology collects statistics from some golfers and immerses them in a social experience to make it fun. not just a gps, it is more sophisticated than that. >> there is confusion going on. there is geospatial technology. we have mapped over 30,000 golf courses, we know where a golfer is on the course and what clubs they are using so we can generate the distances

so craig ferguson is obviously the heir apparent. but he's with seth myers on nbc.ld be a very solid choice. what the oscars she had a big, big audience'. she has a successful talk show. you put a female in against two middle aged guys. jon stewart would be an excellent choice. problem is he's worth $25 million a year and can do whatever the hell he wants on comedy central where he might be more constrained an has to do an hour as opposed to a half-hour. chris rock would be a decent choice in you want to go different. chris rock had an hbo show, but you can't say the "f" word every other word. so that may diminish ... there is one man -- you can put in this slot. cbs, if you want to win your time slot at 11:30 and beat kimmel and fallon almost of night you hire howard stern. period. martha: howard stern? >> absolutely. beside you. martha: many people he voted for me. some voted for bill hemmer. we are quite happy here. howard is the best interviewer in the business right now. some people don't listen to howard, they say he talks about lesbians all the time. not any

also uncertain is the future of craig ferguson was passed over for the job. >> colbert is a great choice. >> fantastic choice. >> he knows everything about the hobbits. >> he's a great questioner. not only funny but can question really well. >>> time to show you some of this morning's headlines. general motors is fixing another defect in more than 2 million cars recalled for faulty switches. the lock cylinder where the ignition key is inserted. >>> the motive behind the school stabbing remains a mystery in pittsburgh. alex hribal's attorney agrees with police that bullying doesn't appear to be a motive. >>> the fbi says kef vin melton used a cell phone to direct a group of kidnappers. >>> the los angeles times reports sheriff deputy shot and killed a man by mistake. 30-year-old john winkler is tv production assistant died at a local hospital. >>> and the las vegas sun says a woman threw a shoe at former first lady hillary clinton. she ducked out of the way. >> was that a bat? is that part of circumstance du sole soleil. >> she handled that quite well. >> she really did. >> we don't know

craig ferguson follows letterman at 12:30.mother" which wrapped after nine successful years on the network. a wild card to take on jimmy fallon. >> an entertainer along the fallon lines, sing, dancing, he's more in that vein. >> reporter: fallon who replaced leno has established himself as the guy to beat. especially among young viewer whose advertisers love. with fallon, 39, and jimmy kimmel 46 on abc, letterman's successor must be prepared to battle beyond tv. >> viral videos an important part of the landscape for jimmy fallon and jimmy kimmel. that's all part of the game now. >> this point everybody who isn't named jimmy would like to be considered for contender for daves chair. >> reporter: back outside the show, a top ten list. >> ar sin know hall's great enterta entertainer. >> tina fey or amy poehler. >> jay leno. >> reporter: you saed said that several times. >> why? >> he's good. >> reporter: jon stewart. >> i think the ship has sailed. >> stewart will appreciate that. one thing that the tv critics agree on is that cb

a guessing game, though, craig fergus ferguson, chelsea handler announced she's leaving the e-networkr this. i love him. he comes after jon stewart. i think he's great. >> can he be anything if he's not pretending to be bill o'reilly? he needs bill o'reilly to be anything. >> he does it in character. >> when someone 37 says 66 years young, it's almost like you're pitying. you're like giving this false sort of, i understand you feel bad about being 66 but i'm going to say it's okay. because you're 37. don't do -- you know? >> i will be 66 one day. >> you don't really believe that, though. >> i try not to. >> there you go. you think there's something wrong with being 66. >> i'm a big letterman fan. >> i want jim cramer. >> i used to stay up really late to watch letterman. at 12:30, i'd watch arsenio hall. >>> coming up, jim cramer is weighing in on the jobs report, the implications for the fed and the markets. then, place your orders, grub hub beginning trading today after the opening bell. we'll talk to the analyst about the food delivery service's ipo. "squawk" back in a moment. revol

craig ferguson revealed he is giving up the late late show.way. >> at the end of this year, i will be stepping down as the host of this show. >> ahh! >> thanks, that was quite convincing. >> reporter: he was an unlikely late night talk show host, in this country, anyway. he was as thick as they come. he stood out and audiences ate it up. his monologues were as wacky and unpredictable. >> this is the trouble i have. how does he get into the justice league headquarters. there's no rivers or streams leading into it. he arrives through the toilet. >> reporter: he rarely scripted anything during the interviews. >> when you live with somebody and you don't want sex and you pretend it's somebody. >> i don't know what it is about me and fishing. when i go out, i always get a bite. i don't know why. >> i bet you do. yeah. >> reporter: the unique style that earned him a peabody, emmy and cult following. >> how you doing there? yeah, yeah. >> not david letterman's chair. >> what are you going to do? >> i'm going to get disassembled. >> reporter: ferguson

bandied about include tina fay, david stearn and jon stuart, chelsea handler is third, best at 5-1, craig fergusonming in second, 7-2. so who is the favorite? >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen! >> oh, yeah, it's steven colbert. the timing may be right since his contract with comedy central ends in december. >>> he brought "shark tank" to american tv and produce are mark burnett tops the list at hollywood celebrity prayers, gordon ramsey comes in second and ryan sea crest ranks third. >> and it's captain america. the winter soldier, looks like the sequel will earn $90 million to $95 million this weekend and that would be the best film opening in april ever. when you only have one hand, you're not doing anything as fast as you used to, which is funny, 'cause i still do it better than her. [ afi ] i do not like sweeping! it's a little frustrating. [ zach ] i can't help out as much as i used to. do you need help? [ doorbell rings ] let's open it up. it's a swiffer sweeper. swiffer dusters. it can extend so i don't have to get on the step stool. ♪ it's like a dirt magnet -- just like my kids. [ afi ]

person who might replace david letterman includes stephen colbert and neil patrick harris and craig fergusonhe politics on late night television. for years politicians and late night tv a strange but necessary symbiotic relationships. they depend on washington's antics to fill their monologues. no matter how they may object, political candidates all want a chance to sit on that couch to show voters a more human side. and when it works the intersection between washington and late night can produce hilarious, even culturally significant moments and of course when politicians are taken out of their comfort zone can make for a colossal train wreck like george w. bush made this appearance on letterman's show not long after dave had quintuple bypass surgery. >> you keep saying you're a uniter not a divider. you say that, isn't that correct? >> that's true. now what exactly does that mean? >> it means when had it comes time to sew up your chest cavity, we use stitches as oppose ed opposed to opening it up is what that means. >> and there have been moments in which political debate is so prevalent i

some people might thing craig ferguson, because he hosts the late, late show after letterman.ct that he can carry the franchise. jon stewart, stephen colbert. i say, what about the ladies. it is no the a coincidence that chelsea handler announced she is leavi leave "e" when they are contract is up. >> making herself available. >>> what about some west coast love for late night? what about moving it to l.a. >> l.a. wasn't happy when leno retired and "the tonight show" came back to new york. mayor garcetti sent a letter to les moonvez and said, he is sorry davis retiring but when you make the replacement, how about bringing it back to l.a.? they would like "late night" back in l.a. to complete and fill that void. it could. they could get a comedian that loves being in los angeles. >> maybe a gal. you never know. a nischelle. thank you so much. >>> a microphone and a robot join the hunt for flight 370 as the search goes under water. could they succeed where the satellites, planes and ships have failed? >> it is official, prit vthe pr sector recovered all the jobs lost in the mark

just weeks after david letterman announced his retirement, craig ferguson has announced he is leavingake shelten and adam levine may trade good natured jabs on "the voice," but he may have gone too far. he tweeted out what may have been levine's personal phone number. we tried calling issues but the voice mail is full. >>> a new live tv musical on the block. ♪ you're the one that i want >> fox announcing greece is the -- a grease next year. they have not announced who will play danny and sandy. steve? >> you think he could fit in that outfit? meanwhile, sometimes when look for a job, there is no other option but to move. that's what one state is banking on as it hosts a gigantic job fair dedicated to hiring people in michigan. cheryl casone from the "fox business" network is here with information on? and other companies. this is your biggest one. michigan is look, with the pure michigan dream job summit for 70,000 jobs. >> they're having a tough time getsing qualified candidates to relocate to michigan. what we saw was this exodus from michigan. this is not a company. it's actually a

craig ferguson is a front runner and there are reports that he has what's called a right of first refusalthe whole thing. here she is. >> you know, out with the old, in with the new. maybe he'll start a trend when we talk about politics, too. politicians who have maybe been there in washington, d.c. a bit too long, allow some new blood in there, some new energy, new ideas to get the country back on the right track. >> back in 2009, letterman was slammed for making wildly inappropriate jokes about sarah palin and her daughter. and those are your headlines. did you see how nice she was? that was the fourth of july. i want to go there. >> thank you, heather. >> 13 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up, mike morales standing behind the changes he made to the benghazi talking points. but are you buying it? our next guest is not. the uncle of sean smith killed in the attack. he wants to talk about it next. >> then he saved a life and then went back to work without saying a word about it. you're going to hear this amazing story from a tsa agent who jumped on the tracks in front of a movin

what about craig ferguson? he's in the running. a few people are saying that as well. >> it odd that everybody is looking beyond to see who potentially might take over? we will all wait and see but we love david letterman. congratulations on a wonderful career to him. thanks, gang. happy friday. "way too early" is over. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ >>> i phoned him just before the program and i said, leslie, you've been great, the network has been great but i'm retiring. >> you actually did this? >> yes, i did. >> wow. thank you very much. what this means now is that paul and i can be married. >> good morning, everyone! >> wow. >> going out the way you came in. >> exactly. oh, my goodness. >>> it's friday, april 4th. can you believe this? >> no. >> with us on set, we have washington anchor for bbc world news america katty kay. you get a free webinar. >> webbinar. >> clean out your ears. >> it's the confidence. >> stop that right now. >> what is a webinar? >> it's actually really useful especially if you're a woman. >> a lectur

craig ferguson chris rock ellen degeneres, chelsea handler, lewis c.k. john stewart and jay leno.et us know we'll let you know some of the results. putting you on the spot. mr. lauer, who do you think? >> i'm not going there. no. >> i'll go there. >> i think neil patrick harris -- he'd be great. >> ellen degeneres. i like that one. >> dylan, i think it's ellen or chelsea. time for a female on the network. is. >> tina fey, amy poehler. >> can we let dave have his next couple of months? >> all right tamron thanks very much. >>> coming up more on that violent outbreak of tornadoes and the areas under the gun for severe weather today. >> plus former president george w. bush reveals his portraits of world leaders for the first time anywhere. among them a painting of his own father that even his own mother has not seen. well, guess what she's with us live and you know she's going to tell us what she thinks. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up on "trending," the embarrassing reason this teenager found herself stuck in a drain in need of rescue. >>> opens up about his new mov