and on david letterman, the freedom to poke fun at the government. and heroic honesty in it is face of corruption. >> do i look like i am negotiating? >> people identify with them. people fear they have connected with americans regardless of their background. >> many are deeply skeptical, saying there is no way images from hollywood can overcome those from the extremely popular and violent wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> i don't think you can make a leap that because they are watching it, they are sympathetic to the society who produced it of the -- produced it. >> but could this be an unexpected new weapon? >>> facebook's founder is giving away a chunk of his for fortune. the wall street journal says mark zuckerberg is one of 16 billionaires who signed the giving pledge. it challenges them to give the majority of their wealth to charity. bill gates and warren buffet started the campaign. >>> speaking of giving to others, neil young performed at san francisco's ma sonic auditorium for ucsf children's hospital. he was joined by the singer and song wr

in david letterman, freedom to poke fun at one's government. and in film, the document describes, quote, heroic honesty in the face of corruption in "michael clayton." >> do i look like i'm negotiating? >> people identify them, create a sense of familiarity, people feel they have connected with americans regardless of their backgrounds. >> reporter: many are deeply skeptical. arguing there's no way images from hollywood can overcome those from the extremely unpopular and violent wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> i don't think you can make a leap that because they're watching it, they are sympathetic to the society that produced it. >> reporter: but in the war of ideas, at least, could this be an unexpected new weapon? jim sciutto, abc news, london. >>> and moving on next to those tax cuts for all americans who thought there was a deal. well, it's now stuck in a storm of congressional criticism from both sides. the white house economic adviser larry summers tried to prod action by congress with a warning, saying, failure to agree could create a s

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together. >> dustin hoffman and robert deniro appeared together on last night's late show with david letterman. the award winning actors are promoting their upcoming movie little fockers. letterman gave deniro a rough time because it's the first time in 30 years he's appeared on the show. there was also a disagreement about a chapter from hoffman and deniro's past. >> i can say one thing, which i've done about, i guess about four films with bob, and it was only the last film, i guess it was little fockers -- [ laughter ] >> i pronounced it right? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> and suddenly we're in between takes and bob says to me, out of nowhere, which is his won't, he said you remember 1969 when you did midnight cowboy? [ cheers & applause ] >> and i said -- [ cheers & applause ] >> i wasn't begging. [ laughter ] >> and i said, yes, i remember doing that film. he says do you remember the party afterwards? and i said kind of, not really. [ laughter ] >> he says it was on second avenue on, like 34th street or something. i said, really? how do you know? he said i was your waiter. [ laughter ] >> wow,

all right, no one looks at david letterman as an conservative.nk it's obvious, his political views. i find myself agreeing with dave's mom on the issue of global warming. here's how this went down. >> how are you things in indianapolis? >> things are very nice, been unseasonably warm. >> uh-huh. how warm? how warm has it been? like 20 degrees warmer than it should be? >> about, yes. it's very windy. >> well, that's that climate change, the global warming. you know that, mom? do you believe in the climate change and global warming? >> not really. [applause] >> sean: checkmate, mom. >> yeah, absolutely. maybe she followed climategate, which clearly he did not. let me say, this is an important issue for our youth. i cannot tell you how many kids have been brainwashed to buy al gore's hypocrisy. >> sean: it's ridiculous. >> they can't recite the pledge of allegiance, but can tell you all the convenient truths, or as i call them the inconvenient truths. >> sean: "the new york times," in defending the publication of the wikileaks information, they forg

in the cable entitled david letterman, agent of influence, diplomats say u.s. programs broadcast by satellite from david letterman are effective in fighting extremism. they are fascinated by u.s. culture in a way they never were before. >> people identify with them and create a sense of familiarity. they feel they connected with americans regardless of their backgrounds. >> officials though are skeptical arguing there's no away hollywood can overcome the use of extremists fighting allies in iraq and afghanistan. meanwhile julian assange remains in jail faces accusations of rape. wikileaks is still running and releases new cables. it's threatening to you visa and mastercard over their refusel to process donations to the webs site. they have hacked into a swiss bank upset for closing assange's bank account. >> operation payback. jenelle, thank you very much. it's 5:49 now. time for a look at the weather forecast. take you outside and show you what the bay bridge looks like -- excuse me, golden gate looks like. you can see the fog, the mist, the wet road deck ther

will conduct a national search >>> we were talking about david letterman might have to come up with aary skit in the next few days even. >> well, it could be a very interesting plane flight home. 49ers right now are en route back to san francisco, actually back to the south bay. so whether or not mike singletary's still the head coach, we won't know until the plane lands. but it's at that point. 49er president jed york said after the game he will conduct a national search for a general manager, paving the way for a major upheaval in the 49ers' organization, and all but assuring that mike singletary's tenure as head coach is over. >>> fans in st. louis for the nfc west showdown. troy smith drops the snap, fortunately able to fall on it, so only a safety instead of a rams touchdown. second quarter, st. louis up 9- 0. edgar ted ginn, when the niners brought him in to improve their return gain, this is what they had in mind. 76 yards for the touchdown, got the niners on the board. they led st. louis 14-12 at half time. we're thinking three-way tie for first place in the west! but the mome

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david letterman. agent of influence.ove david letterman. they love "desperate housewives." and they're saying these shows are having more influence than all of the american propaganda. >> that makes perfect sense. what is the propaganda? put it in their venues, americans are bad. what is -- how are they -- >> i like as everyone unveils watching "desperate housewives." >> in including the men? >> which one are the men? and which are the women? i hope they don't find out that rachel and ross are jewish. there could be big problems. >> maybe not. this may be able to open that up. >> what do you think of the wikileaks thing? do you think it hurt us? >> we were just talking about before. we don't know. didn't they do a lot on afghanistan and stuff? >> if that's true -- >> it could. >> it could. >> someone got killed. that's bad. we don't like the guy because both of us. we don't like the guy because of that arrogant look. he looks like neil patrick harris. >> exactly. and that really -- that will make for really bad diplomacy

in david letterman, the freedom to poke fun at one's government.on'." >> do i look like i'm negotiating? >> people identify with them in the greater sense of reality. people feel that they have connected with americans regardless of their background. >> reporter: many are deeply skeptical. arguing, there's no way images from hollywood can overcome those from the extremely unpopular and violent wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> i don't think you can make a leap that because they're watching it, they are sympathetic to the society that produced it. >> reporter: but in the war of ideas, at least, could this be an unexpected new weapon? jim sciutto, abc news, london. >>> anger over the presidential election in haiti has spilled into the streets with thousands of protesters rampaging through the capital. buildings were set on fire and the country's only airport was forced to close. reports say at least four people were killed. it is just the latest setback for haiti, which is still reeling from the earthquake and fighting a cholera epidemic. >>> an antar

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and carla and david letterman became sort of like a sweater can account for the extra sweater for myn the midst of the '80s, carla started politics and prose, and it quickly became the intellectual's living room in washington. and carla, for all intents and purposes, was the wooden stove giving off heat in the center. sometimes there's a little toonx hot for comfort. [laughter] >> for instance, i left unwillingly, i left washington in the mid '80s -- know, 1988. so when i came back to washington it really was my home away from home. one time i guess i've been away for a little longer than usual and a walk in, i said hi, carla. and she said, you've gotten so old. [laughter] >> and i said thanks, carla, i needed that. then she said can but we all or. [laughter] >> cicerone said that the best armor of old age is a well spent life preceding it. and i would ask that carla had enabled so many of us to do the same thing. she created what's known as that third place between your house and your work. it was the third way for people went to go to hungry for ideas, for good writing, for the con

another cable titled david letterman, agent of influence, says satellite broadcasts of shows like letterman doing more to swer per suede saudi youth to reject extremism than u.s. propaganda is. >>> 30 years ago today john lennon was killed, he was shot here in new york and "rolling stone" magazine released the final interview three days before the murder and railed against the kritdices saying they want to, quote, dead lennon also said there was quote plenty of time to explore the things he wanted to do. >>> it's 16 minutes past the hour right now. a moment of silence tonight at 10:15 here in new york, the moment he died. >> strawberry field. >> dave price, good morning. >> good morning. snow continues in places like buffalo where your parents are donated. they have sold the home and m e moved into an igloo. >> taking a note. >> take a check. it goes on and on and on and coming and. the lake-effect snow machine change to change. winds out of the north and west, today should begin to die down. places in new york, 40 >> at 7:17, the first look at the weather. >> all right, thanks, dave. >> th

he spoke publicly and courage s courageously the first time in late august on david letterman. >> i'veut it three weeks ago. >> reporter: in september fans cheered the ailing actor as he walked the red carpet but douglas didn't speak and soon dropped out of the public eye. the first four weeks after the treatment were hell said a friend close to the actor that. was the worst part. unable to eat solid foods and in constant pain, douglas lost 20 pounds during a grueling eight-week regimen of radiation and chemo. in rare glimpses, he looked haggard and gaunt but side by side with the recent vacation photos, the change is evident. for now, douglas is taking advantage of the good news and hoping he keeps winning the fight. betty nguyen, cbs news, new york. >> joining us with more is sharon koltliar. also dr. jennifer ashton. good to have both of you with us. you did this interview. what was your takeaway, how is he doing at this point. >> i think michael's really turned a corner. you can see it. has more energy, his voice is back, that gravelly voice is back. i think he's turned a corner bu

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taking some victory laps in new york city last night on "the late show with david letterman" doing the ten things cam newton can say now that he is your 2010 heisman trophy winner. number three -- >> i'm not playing in the national championship game. i have a math quiz the next day. >> a math quiz. [ applause ] >> it's a quiz. number two -- >> even i have no idea how the heck this bcs works. >> yeah. nobody knows. and the number-one thing cam newton can say now that he's won the heisman trophy -- >> need to see i.d., how about this -- [ applause ] >> yeah. >> that's nice. >> cute. >> cam newton. >> i'm serious what you -- >> he seems like -- what's the deal? >> what do you think? >> you know, he didn't know anything. it was just his father. these things happen so fast, joe. as you know. up next -- >> right. >> the best. >> you turn around -- >> that's right. who would have seen the ncaa investigators coming? they've been swarming the campus for five years, pete carroll was shot. seriously. are they going to find -- anyway. we'll see. >> there's a lot of smoke. >> i wish him luck. >> he