david lander made millions laugh. >> squiggy, squiggy, are you okay? i have been singed, len. >> reporter: alongside michael mckean, lander's andrew squigman embodied a 1950s archetype in the "happy days" spinoff as a musical group, lenny and the squigtones, powered by squiggy's falsetto. >> this song is called "night after night," and it's about two nights in a row. >> reporter: lander and mckean worked up the characters in college at carnegie mellon, later with the satiric outfit the credibility gap before coming to primetime tv. >> how about just one? whoa. whoa. looky, looky here. whoo-hoo. >> reporter: lander was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1984, choosing to keep it secret for more than a decade for fear it would end his career as he told "gma's" charles gibson. >> i would assume once they found out i had ms, they would, oh, let's sit down and talk, and here's why i can't hire you, so i was very much insecure and afraid. >> reporter: instead this avid baseball fan would find work in animated projects from "who framed roger rabbit?" to dis

as squiggy, the spit-curled goof on "laverne & shirley," actor david lander made millions laugh. >> squig> i've been singed, len. >> reporter: alongside michael mckean as lenny, lander's andrew squigman was the archetype as in the musical group lenny and the squigtones, powered by squiggy's falsetto. >> this song is called "night after night," and it's about two nights in a row. >> reporter: lander and mike mckean had first worked up the characters in college at carnegie mellon before coming to primetime tv. >> whoa! whoa! lookie, lookie here. >> reporter: lander was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1984, choosing to keep it secret for more than a decade for fear it would end his career as he told "gma's" charles gibson. >> i would assume once they found out i had ms, they would, oh, you know, let's sit down and talk, and here's why i can't hire you. so i was very much insecure and afraid. >> reporter: instead this avid baseball fan would find work in animated projects from "who framed roger rabbit?" to disney's "goldie & bear." but squiggy would be his most beloved character. whateve

squiggy he created the character with his long-time friend and comedy partner michael mckennan david lander was 7 >>> we have 30s and 40s. 45 degrees now in san jose. by the afternoon we are expected to warm up into the 60s. daytime highs 56 degrees for san jose. it's going to be breezy to windy in the north bay mountains and here is what we're looking out for. late wind tonight into monday morning. we are talking about increased fire danger. full forecast coming up at 7:00 a.m. >>> straight ahead, the highs >>> straight ahead, the highs and the lows of the week including the latest on an amazing story of a man reported missing at sea and found clinging to his capsized boat 86 miles from the coast >> a couple that went ahead with their wedding even though the bride was quarantined upstaired. >>> how soon will you be able to get a vaccine? how many americans even want to? this is all coming up on "sunday this is all coming up on "sunday today. least geico makes it easy to bundle our renters and car insurance. yeah, helping us save us even more... for bundling made easy, go to geico.com my gu

. >>> plus, remembering david lander. played squiggy. >> hello. >> as fellow stars and fans say good-bye to the man who shined a spotlight on his battle with multiple sclerosis. >>> and signed, sealed and delivered. the incredible story of how a pregnant woman finished the bar exam while in labor. >> i like felt something, like a pop almost, and i was like that would be really inconvenient if my water just broke. >> she'll join us live to tell us how she did it and share some good news we cannot wait for you to hear. today's monday, december 7th, 2020. >> hey, "today." >> we're from -- >> kalamazoo, michigan! >> we want to thank all our teachers at our elementary school. >> thank you for all you do. >> a nurse in minnesota. >> we love you, aunt molly. >> we love you too aunt molly. >> good morning, everyone, we're so glad you've got your day and your week with us. craig has the morning off. >> hopefully he'll be back a little later this week. >>> let's get right to it. the news at 8:00. the nation's most populous state is

david lander was 73 years old. >> that video makes you laugh. >> it does.n, whenever women would walk by, they would do their little -- >> he and mckeen had been class nights at carnegie mellon university, developed the characters there. >> that's right. and michael mckeen tweeted a beautiful photo of them when they were young men. we will miss him. >> all right. last night's mtv and movie awards. chadwick boseman was honored by don cheadle, robert downy jr. >> the way he lived his life, united behind a bigger purpose. that will be his legacy. >> wasn't just a hero on screen, list of selfless, inspirational acts and deeds is too long to recount. most heroic when just being chad. that's when he was bigger than anyone he played on screen. >> yes, indeed. two actors spokae and honored hm with heroes for the ages. he died at 43 after a private four year battle with colon cancer. i had no idea he was going through this cancer. >> very few people did. >> he was playing a superhero. >> yeah. vlad, it shows you the more you know. i admired him before he died, but t

celebrating the life of david lander who played squiggy on "laverne and shirley.ll see you soon. >>> happening today the golden state warriors keep the spirit alive. it's the next of their season of giving for bay area families. the team is going to continue et cetera holiday tree express at thrive city just like yesterday here. families in need came to pick up christmas trees and holiday decorations for the season. next week the warriors will host a holiday cooking night how to cook a meal for under $10. >>> many people may up their exercising while in quarantine this year or others took a break all together one man in moraga has his beat, on a mission to swim 1 million yards in 2020. david miller began the swim a million project at high school in january, trying to swim the 1 million yards or 568 miles, raising money for cancer research. he kept at it when the pandemic hit, swimming in a wet suit when the pool closed and couldn't be heated. miller says the challenge pales in comparison to what cancer patients go through. >> my father passed from lung cancer. my

actor david lander, known as squiggy on "laverne and shirley" passed away after suffering complicationsclerosis which he battled for 37 years and was featured in 120 movies and tv shows. what a career. >> so many of his former colleagues were paying tribute to him. he brought so much joy to us over the years. >>> a scary scenario, kia recalling nearly 300,000 vehicles in the u.s. ovaries being of engine fires. the carmaker saying it's possible the engine compartment in some of its models could go up in flames while driving. that is scary. just a week ago kia and hyundai had to pay a civil penalty of more than $200 million for failing to recall another batch of vehicles. >>> the monolith mystery solved? a stunt artist group takes credit for this mysterious appearing and disappearing monolith. the structure first appeared in utah. it was also found in romania and in california. it sparked a lot of conspiracy theories from aliens sending us a message to some kind of marketing ploy. it might be closer to the latter. the artist group offering to sell it for the hefty price of $45,000 on thei

actor david lander made millions laugh. >> squig, >> i've been singed. >> alongside michael mckeen.e spin-off as in the musical group, lenny and the squigtones a pureed by squiggy's falseetto. lander and michael mckeean had first worked it up at carnegie. later, the credibility gap before coming to prime time tv. >> whoa! looky looky here! >> lander was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1984, choosing to keep it secret for more than a decade for fear it would end his career. >> i would assume once they found out i had m.s., they would, oh, let's sit down and talk and here's why i can't hire you. i was very much insecure and afraid. >> reporter: instead, this avid baseball fan would find work in animated projects from "who framed roger rabbit" to disney's "goldie and bear." but squiggy would be his most beloved character. whatever happens, lander wrote in his 1999 memoir, m.s. can't take it all. i will always have my heart and soul, my wit and wisdom. those words a graceful farewell from the actor who always new how to say hello. >> hello! >> our thanks to chris connolly. lander w

buying hits like "all in the family," and "lalaverne and shirley," which lost one of its stars, david landerh". [. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: but out of that, a new holiday was born. >> a festivus for the rest of us. >> reporter: holidays are tough without the ones we love, unless, that is, you celebrate festivus. >> you gather your family around and tell them all of the ways they have disappointed you over the last year. >> reporter: at 92, jerry stiller, the father of actor ben stiller, is celebrating his invented holiday somewhere else this year. >> let's go into the jeopardy round. >> reporter: for 37 years, alex trebek gave us the answers to questions yet unknown. the unflappable host of jeopardy. >> it is the perfect television presentation of the great american dream. >> reporter: cancer left us all asking why him, why so soon? >> i've got stage four cancer. stage one is for sissies. that's just beginner's cancer. i've got advanced. >> why are you making me laugh? >> what else are we going to do. >> i'd like to ask a favor of regis. >> reporter: but when it came to naming the most versatile tv

. >>> and this morning we are celebrating the life of david lander. you see him right there.e & shirley." he sure knew how to make an entrance. >> and there is no reason on earth why prince charming cannot walk through our front door. >> hello. >> rob reiner tweeted a story about how lander and michael mckean who played lenny, landed the show. he said they our auditioned by improvising in front of gary marshal at a party at penny and rob reiner's house. brilliant then and forever after. he had complications of multiple sclerosis and worked to raise awareness of the disease for decades. >> he did a beautiful job. >> sure did. >> in doing that. >>> we're going to continue now with the mysterious death of tony hsieh, the zappos ceo, who died days after being pulled from a house fire. the cause under investigation as friends of the tech titan speak out with new allegations of increasingly erratic behavior. eva pilgrim has the latest for us. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yeah, some of hsieh's friends say they knew something was wrong, telling us that they tr

. >>> after david lander best known as squiggy on the sitcom "laverne and shirley."k through our front door. >> hello. [laughter]. jedediah: lander passing away from complications of multiple sclerosis which he fought for nearly 40 years. michael mckeen who standard opposite lander of "laverne and shirley" tweeted this photo. he is survived by list wife and daughter. he was 73 years old. those are the headlines. will: jedediah, thanks so much. coming up on the show, president trump ripped so-called voting irregularities. vowed to take his fight all the way to the supreme court. we'll get an update on the legal battle ahead with president trump's attorney, jenna ellis. that's next. ♪ my nunormal: fewer asthma attacks. less oral steroids. taking my treatment at home. nucala is a once-monthly add-on injection for severe eosinophilic asthma. not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred. don't stop steroids unless told by your