i understand that david letterman was an early inspiration for you. yes, when the letterman show came on when i was in high school, i was motivated to set my sights on a career in comedy. i thought i wanted to be a comedy writer. i wanted to write for the letterman show. i was so impressed with the show and his sense of humor and sensibilities, i-- as sctv was also at that time. i would have watched sctv and david letterman and be very impressed with their sense of humor. that's how i got interested in the medium of stand-up comedy, was being inspired by david letterman. well, in the intro, as being topical-- i mean, that's very much a part of what letterman does, is humor from that day. and, of course, we had a chance to see you recently on stage, and you're really doing material from today or from last week, from headlines. uh-huh. is that an orientation that you've always had? yeah, i do-- you know, obviously, you know, when i do venues around the country, i do anywhere between an hour and an hour and a half, so i can't have everything be new, and

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we leave you tonight >>> david letterman is next with kelly rippa. >> should be pretty interesting.it was a special day in san francisco and we want to leave you tonight with a final tribute to two fallen firefighters, lieutenant vince perez and firefighter paramedic, tony valerio. two very special people and it's our final farewell. [ bag pipes playing

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tell us, dusty is very famous now nationwide, been on david letterman, animal planet. what's dusty's deal? >> he was adopted from our shelter almost five years ago, and no one knew anything about the things that he did. >> and had he been brought in as a stray? >> brought in as a kitten, surrendered by an owner, came in with a couple of other kittens, pretty typical of what we see. he was adopted and his owners quickly found out that he likes to go around the neighborhood and take things. >> he goes into other people's yards. things like bikinis, bras, towels. >> everything, car wash rags. takes pairs of socks. >> awfully smart. lot of people will bring their owners dead mice, birds. he's actually bringing items of value! >> he hasn't brought any jewelry or power tools yet, but has brought interesting things. >> now that he's been exposed, is he still doing it? >> he still does, yeah. and i think the neighbors are having fun with it, too. >> very good. of course they know where to go once they have something missing. >> exactly. >> dusty will be at your big event today

david letterman asked me if i was nervous. i said, dave my daughter turned 16 years old a week ago. i'm teaching her how to drive. anchoring the cbs news does not worry me in the least. >> reporter: we'll expect to hear from you in baltimore. >> baltimore is a city where the cbs evening news does very well. we want to pay a lot of attention to this great, classic american city. >> reporter: one thing that scott promised is he will be back here in baltimore and although he may be from texas he loves maryland crab. the first cbs evening news with scott pelley is only 20 minutes away. you can watch it right here right after eyewitness news. >> looking forward to it. every body in this newsroom will be watching. >>> frightening cliff jumping accident. and the reason the injured girl is in trouble with police. >> i felt like i had been hit by a big truck. it was horrible. >>> i will have the exclusive five day forecast. >>> and wjz eyewitness news is always on. here are the top stories at this hour. for updates on any brea,, my wife the dentist allows only one mouthwash in our home -- ac

and treating it like real news suddenly act like they're above it all here's rachel maddow on david letterman last night. if he resigns it is something in the fact that people are demanding that he resign while other people who have confessed to much worse things in terms of sex scandals are not being forced to resign or are having in getting the resignations call for that makes it news but him screwing up his marriage in itself i think is more gossip than news. you know i actually have a soft spot for rachel maddow i like her i think she's a good journalist i think she's incredibly intelligent but when it comes to this leader rats she's been one of the worst offenders and we don't call it gossip after you've been covering this incessantly ad taking up the majority of your show you go through all the details talk to the congressman and get to the bottom of the story . will you tell me in your own words what has happened here. well i don't know for sure it seems like what happened was someone somehow got access to my twitter account and tweeted a joke because you haven't answered a question ab

rather than have a color code system that no one paid attention to, except maybe jay leno or david letterman, instead of that, to have a system where we presume that the base level of risk to our country now incorporates ongoing risk. our base level is higher than it was wired to 9/11. we assume that in our base level. then if there is specific or credible information about a threat, that base level can be elevated or in certain circumstances described as imminent. when we do that, it can be limited by geography, by sector, it could be limited in any number of ways, and importantly under the system, and the warning given inspires on its own after two weeks -- expires on its own after two weeks unless it needs to be continued. that is important for a very practical reason. once someone raises a threat level, it is very difficult to take an intentional act to bring it down. what you have a as an ever- increasing pilot levels and no one pays attention anymore. -- ever-increasing pile of levels and no one pays attention anymore. this will be more relevant to people's situation. and up for the le

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. >>> tonight they are joining david letterman sharing the top 10 good things about winning the nba championship can ask mark cuba for a raise. [ laughter ] >> number two, mavericks owner mark cuban. >> if you thought i was cocky and obnoxious before, get ready. washington d.c. a harsh reminder that for the first time >> u.s. open gets under way tomorrow just outside washington, d.c. a harsh reminder that for the first time in history, no americans currently own any of golf's four major championships. tiger woods is out with injuries. but his caddy is at congressional. steve williams will be on adam scott's bag this weekend. no tiger means that phil mickelson is the biggest name there even if he isn't the highest ranked american these days. lefty has come close several times but never won the u.s. open. he has gotten good at answering questions about when he will finally win the open. >> won my first major my thought process was not to worry about winning or the result but to enjoy the entire tournament and enjoy the process and enjoy the challenge of trying to win. and so i'm going to enjoy thi

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from more [laughter] of view put up with david letterman? has bmws, want to hear from bell micro was a sponsor for several years, they aren't doing quite well to. for >> will >> tell me about the santa cars. when of we have an old guys, young guys and young women driving the cars. it is a lot of fun. so it is a lot people from the sporting car era many years ago. they like the cards. they have 400 of them... >> how many do you have? 400. i do not have 400, they have foam--day have 400 there this weekend. >> how many times have you been to date total? >> 19 times. i have been to other races at daytona but this is an awesome track. when you get to daytona and charlotte, there are special. you can go in and look around but we won one year and placed third. just finishing that race is an accomplishment. it was with--i was with the team owner this weekend and i said what was the toughest race you have ever done? it said daytona 24 hours. >> i know that you will not be racing, but it was good to meet you. what a good sport, you know that kron4 is

. >> if you'd like to be inspired later on tonight, watch "the late show" with david letterman, guessd. >> i'm excited and totally nervous, i'm not so graceful. i'm going to fall on my face. >> you'll be fine, like i told jeff you have a default line, let's get this party started. that's good. you got a couple of jokes? >> i'm excited. i don't want to give them away now. >> dave loves it when you try to show him up. i'll rely on my race car driving skills from toronto, my husband is from indianapolis. the bond is there. >> jeff glor is at the news desk, with a look at the headlines. jeff this is probably one of your leads tomorrow. >> also the lead top of 7a news. i'll stay up to watch. >> no. >> you can watch it in the morning. >> i'll dvr absolutely. good look, "e." >>> a fast growing wildfire there'sens the los alamos national laboratory. sint know bowers is there this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, it is the smoke, the epa has been monitoring radiation levels and says so far so good. los alamos the lab and los alamos the town remain virtual ghost town this is mo

rather than have a color code system that nobody paid attention to, except maybe jay leno or david lettermanw incorporates ongoing risk. our base of all is hired -- base level is hire that was that 9/11. if there is credible information about a threat, the base level can be elevated or described as imminent. when we do that, that warning can be limited by geography, sector, any number of ways. importantly, under the system, any warning given expires on its own after two weeks unless the review of the intelligence suggested need to be continued. that is important for a practical reason -- once somebody raises a threat level, it is difficult to take an act to to bring it down. when you have is an ever- increasing pile of levels. people do not pay attention anymore. the whole idea is to have a system that communicates information that people pay attention to that is relevant to real time situations. finally, the fourth element of the shared responsibility is, if you can see something, say something. something.

rather than have a color code system that nobody paid attention to, except maybe jay leno or david letterman, to have a system where we presume that the base level of risk now incorporates ongoing risk. our base of all is hired -- base level is hire that was that 9/11. if there is credible information about a threat, the base level can be elevated or described as imminent. when we do that, that warning can be limited by geography, sector, any number of ways. importantly, under the system, any warning given expires on its own after two weeks unless the review of the intelligence suggested need to be continued. that is important for a practical reason -- once somebody raises a threat level, it is difficult to take an act to to bring it down. when you have is an ever- increasing pile of levels. people do not pay attention anymore. the whole idea is to have a system that communicates information that people pay attention to that is relevant to real time situations. finally, the fourth element of the shared responsibility is, if you can see something, say something. homeland's security begins wit