>> david letterman, americans need to figure out a way to get trump out of office and, quote, into a conducted this interview with the associated press, trump was running, he would be gone, couldn't work at the gas station, why do we have to be victimized by his fecklessness, his ignorance? trump supporters -- look at this tweet, letterman not smart, not patient, not funny, say that three times and another tweet from michael patriot who said that he was smart he would sit back and his rocking chair, trump is now and will be his president for the next seven and a half years. the rocking chair comment was very mean but we understand what he is saying. not a surprise from david letterman, criticizing the president. rob: we love the comedian david letterman. pre-zarkov. >> one of my favorite actors. >> it could be a presidential run, a filing to start a campaign committee calls run the rock 20/20. the paperwork was filed with the federal election commission on saturday, serious stuff. look at reaction to this. can you smell 2020? another tweet coming intel me this is a joke. i don't know

david letterman was the show immediately following carson. f fruit. >> david liked attacking authority. he liked that. >> he needed a corporate bad guy to go up against. i was oftentimes that target. >> i can hear this warren littlefield guy whining all year long about not getting his name on the card last year. what about me? i can be on there, couldn't i? >> it was always letterman's dream to be the host of "the tonight show." he idolized johnny carson, rightfully so. >> the big decision that's had the entertainment industry buzzing is due this week. that is the fate of nbc late night stars jay leno and david letterman. >> most of us thought the person who deserved to get it was david letterman. he didn't get it. jay leno got it. >> leno who rode his motorcycle into a news conference hosted by nbc entertainment president warren littlefield still has a bruised ego about the way the network wavered in its support of him. >> when we found out leno was going to get "the tonight show," we were all obviously depressed. we felt like we were being p

>> by all rights, david letterman should have taken off for johnny carson.gn and they put our backs to the wall. >> i can only tell you it's been an honor and a privilege to come in your homes all these years and entertain you and i hope i fine something i want to do and that i hope you'll like and come back and be as grash inviting me into your home as you have been. i bid you a heart felt good night. >> ""the tonight show" without johnny carson as the regular host made itsdy bowie tonight. jay len know made his way from behind the curtain and filled shoes that was held by johnny. >> cbs nber nine. >> letterman did place a call to johnny carson asking for his device. and johnny said if it was me i would leave. i think that advice was really the lynch pin. litterman always took johnny's advice. >> the late night warriors are about to begin in earnest on television. david letterman headed for cbs. >> cbs lured hip over with a salary four times of jay len know and giving him the 11:30 slot. now as jay and david plan to go head to head late night t.v. will neve

senator al franken and long-time late night host david letterman are teaming up to take action against humor. the comedians co-starred in a new web series titled boiling the frog. the two talk ol tia politics an jokes. all six episodes are available on funnyordie.com. >> there's so many options, but great to see david letterman. >> he looks different. >> with a beard. many little girls dream of being a princess. if you're the daughter of the beckhams, that dream can come true. they celebrated their daughter harper's birthday. the newly 6-year-old was treated to an exclusive tea party with a group of friends. victoria beckham shared this photo of her daughter dressed as elsa from "frozen." >> that's a birthday she'll never tergt. >> they have to one up it. >>> still ahead, we'll show you what led to one woman's vacation tr hel lrl at an airbnb. comfortable you are in it. so find a venus smooth that contours to curves, flexes for comfort, and has a disposable made for you. skin smoothing venus razors. fromto the wobbling yogis.kers to the stationary race winners, we all need lean protein

. >> oh, sadness, also ahead it, has been more than two years since comedian david letterman left the date show. we'll tell you about the items he's now donate interesting his career. >> then we will tell but plans for the cemetery that has some resident unhappy and has nothing to do with burrials. we'll be right back. >> interesting. but i know it won't be easy. how will i keep up with everyday expenses: rent, food, bus tickets? >> joe: hi. this is pennsylvania state treasurer joe torsella. our state treasury is proud to offer the pa able program, a savings plan for people with disabilities, including emily. open a pa able account today by visiting our website at paable.gov. >> emily: start saving to live independently today. >> duane the rock johnson has a new co-star, some of us know her really well. (movie clip). >> siri and the rock star, in what can be described as either a very short film or a very long commercial. it is called the rock and siri dominate the day. the action follows the duo as they par tate in globe spanning adventures. >> and, david letterman has donated more t

david letterman is headed for cb. >> cb houred him over with a salary of four times as le know. sudden there's a allaut war. >> on mony david letterman's new show debuts on cbs. followed a week later by chevy case on fox. and a week after that kobe bryant on nbc. >> it became a prouded space and the competition game that much more difficult. >> the third corner ratings fating rapidly, arsenio hall. some t.v. writers thing arsenio could be the big loser in this free-for-all. >> when letterman game in it essentially diluted arsenio's brand because there were alternatives. >> i'm sad to see you go because america's going to have a big chunk missing. >> losing arsenio, yeah, it was bad. he was the lone voice, gone. >> david letterman had the suits at nbc pausing for a moment. did we make the right choice because he game out gang busters and he was beating jay le know in the writings. >> there's some people who say you blew it by picking le know to replace carson over letterman that was a big programming mistake. >> it was a shaky start. a really really shaky first-season start. >> tr

. >> serena was on david letterman back in 2013.itted herself that if she had to play against some of the guys on the tour, she wouldn't do that well. i believe andy murray was mentioned and i think back then, murray was a top 5 player. >> yeah, but she should have tweeted out to make mc animal era look bad, which i didn't understand. >> i have a feeling they're setting up a thing. >> yeah, but she would destroy him right now, i think. >> oh, absolutely. but i guess it's really good. 200 player in the world against serena. let's do that. >> all right. >> let's move on. a few days ago, this was funny from a golf tournament oversees. a mom's love for her son reached now heights or depths. his mother went in to retrieve a putter from a pond, only she didn't know the putter was broken. how big of an apology does this guy owe to his mom? >> somebody had to know the putter was broken. he broke on a previous hole. he was using the blade of his wedge to put for the rest of round. >> my question for you, how big of a violation is it that he

he was david letterman's sidekick and bandleader for 33 years.dness. woo-hoo! man, does it feel good to hear that song in this theater right now. >> oh, my goodness-- well-- ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: a song that you wrote. >> i did. i wrote the theme of the david letterman show and it was, you know, played every night for all those 33 years. >> stephen: yep. and you have taken that income out of the mouths of my children. ( laughter ) only kidding. we had a wonderful run. to be here, though, first of all, we're in my-- this was my area-- >> stephen: this is the first time you have been back here since dave's last night. >> i and my band were over here and david would be where jon is and everybody else. >> stephen: yeah. >> it's been reversed and it's like being on acid a little bit. >> stephen: well, good. >> in a good way. >> stephen: well, we flipped the stage because we wanted you on so much that we wanted you to feel welcome in the right stage pore the interview. >> back in my spot, yes. >> stephen: do you like what we've done with

. >> david letterman originally had a one-hour daytime show, and nbc, after like 13 weeks, decided tos vegas -- have these people been frisked? >> it was a dismal failure in terms of the ratings, but not in terms of introducing us to letterman. >> david, thank you for being with us tonight. >> thank you for having me. i appreciate it. >> in spite of all this nonsense that goes on in the background, stay with it, and don't give up. stay with us here in new york. >> dave is back in new york. you're going to host a late-night television program that premieres monday night. what are critics likely to say on tuesday morning? >> i don't much care because i found a way to deal with that, pills and whisky. >> david, you're on. proceed. >> i'm enjoying listening to you snort. >> they gave him the late-night show, after "the tonight show." and at the time, people thought who is going to watch television at 12:30 at night. who is up? i'll tell you who is up. young people. college people. >> i think this guy needs a little support, david letterman. >> he was anti-establishment at his core. he was

. >> reporter: trump has also sent conflicting signals whether he's met putin before, telling david letterman2013. >> tough guy, i met him once. >> reporter: last year backtracking. >> i have no relationship with putin. i don't think i've met him. i don't think i've ever met him. >> reporter: friday he will get his chance with the whole world watching. the white house expects this meeting to be brief, that it is doubtful that russia's meddling in the election will be raised, this point a loser of a topic. gloria rivera, abc news, washington. >>> secretary of state rex tillerson is calling north korea's break through missile launch a new escalation of the threat to the u.s. and the rest of the world. in a defiant show of force, u.s. and south korean soldiers responded by firing deep-strike precision missiles into the south korean territorial waters. this comes as the u.s. military confirms that north korea did in fact launch an intercontinental ballistic missile that has the potential to reach alaska. and as abc's military analyst explains, it could possibly reach even further east. >> they di

telling david letterman in 2013 -- >> he's a tough guy. i met him once. >> reporter: last year, backtracking -- >> i have no relationship with putin. i don't think i've ever met him. i never met him. i don't think i've ever met him. >> reporter: friday, he will get his chance, with the whole world watching. >> and gloria riviera joins us from washington tonight, and gloria, the meeting comes as the fbi investigates russia's meddling in an american election, but the white house is not planning to make that a focus of the discussion, correct? >> reporter: that is correct, tom. a senior administration official tells us the white house expects this meeting to be brief. that it is doubtful russia's meddling in the u.s. election will be a prominent focal point, that it would be viewed as a waste of time, and according to this official, a loser of a topic. >> thank you. >>> overseas now, the war against isis. after recent success against mosul, iraq, an advancement in raqqah, syria. the capital. arab and kurdish fighters have broken through the h

. >> reporter: trump has also sent conflicting signals telling david letterman in 2015, and last yearking. >> i have no relationship with putin. i don't think i've ever met him. >> reporter: friday he will get his chance with the whole world watching. >>> one california community is promoting the plan to the sequoia national monument. among 27 nation wide that the president wants to appallish or shrink. more now. >> reporter: in the spring of 2000 then president bill clinton came to california to sign a proclamation establishing the giant sequoia national monument for the purpose of protecting majestic sucoy a groves and they say they've taken a hands off approach in the 3,000 acre plus monument. >> i don't think people understood that by doing nothing you can have a detrimental impact on the environment. >> reporter: now president trump has called for a review of 27 monumen monuments. they voted in favor of recommending the forest service remove dozens of dead or dying trees. cutting those trees would cut the size of the monument to 90,000 acres. >> we know what works. it's just the

. >> jimmy: so we have a click of an obstacle course, against david letterman. [ cheers and applausee year before on the obstacle course there's a section you have to crawl under all these wires, like a marine thing, like 20 yards of it, the year before i caught my lip on this thing and it bothered me for a year like damn! >> jimmy: you wanted to win. >> yes so this is a year after. this is against letterman. so we have this. >> he's a good and leet, this will be his opponent letterman and thing about billy crystal it's all rhythm. [ cheers and applause ] he's up this time. he's going good. handling it. [ cheers and applause ] on the monkey bars -- now he handled that very well. billy crystal! [ cheers and applause ] [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> hey letterman if you're watching this, shave the beard and let's do it again. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: billy crystal! we'll be right back with chris bianco. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] which one of you the cheetos snacks? okay, i've given you guys a chance to confess. this little baby can detect trace amounts of cheetos dust

neil: that was redone on david letterman, many people thought that was real, that was serious. you can tell us. >> a lot of happened between andy and i was real, in the fact, when i slapped and you did i on the david letterman show, trust me i slapped him as hard as i ever slapped anybody in my life. i knocked him out of the chair. when i gave him two moves, pile driver in the match, he wound up going to the hospital. he stayed three days in traction. neil: i thought there was really bad blood between you two. was there? >> well, it started out to be bad blood between the two of us before we got to know each other. as we started working together, having more matches and that sort of thing, more events together we did become friends. then later on in 2000 or 1999 we made the movie about andy's life with jim carrie playing andy kaufman. jim carrey and i had more bad blood than andy kaufman. when i slapped jim carrey during the movie sequence, it was one of those deals, he got up told the director, i hope you got that on one take because i can't do that again. neil: real quickly,

the entertainment industry is do this week that's the fate of jayl jaylja jayl jayljay leno and david letterman don't care if you laugh i got the job no matter what. >> look they're getting more press than the president. so start up your remote controls. the late-night race is about to begin. >> jay was a brilliant stand up with the tradition of johnny with a big group of monologue writers that was mainly writing that show. he was writing the best topical joke anybody could write. >> democratic candidate bill clinton is troubled by the amount of sex portrayed on television saying it is a deeply personal matter between candidate and campaign volunteers. >> jay is more bob hope in the sense would say a punch line and 125 tap into exactly what happened that day. >> and of course the big story in hollywood is still the fugitive. but enough about michael jackson. >> jay make the joke the joke. dave wasoing the other side of jokes. he wanted the last he wanted. >> the last two jokes are the intel intellectual property of nbc. who would have thought the words intel intellectual prompt and nbc in the s

bush word david letterman. he is a larger repertoire. he speaks it when he wants to. what he could've said was black english. and yes, to be honest i've known both white and black people have thought there something wrong with the former president unfortunately switching between mainstream and black english. people think he's being phony. by people think he's only pretending then that it's condescending to audiences. i've talked with a black correspondent who said he should not talk that way in public at all. that's very interesting. no, he has a larger english and he uses black english with black people. he is by dialects. one more, acts. ask acts. let's face it, the question means black people need to stop that. it's wrong. no. black people use acts because acts as part of the other dialects. why do they say it's not because it's hard if your descendent to say. asked is used because it was the form of ask most often used by the sorts of people from great britain and ireland who black people worked alongside us slaves. so just like legions a very white people across

. >> i want to underscore that david letterman gave an incredible interview to the associated press. say yeah, dave. >> ozzy. >> robert mercer, a key trump supporter, has given his first contribution to a new york city candidate. it is for the republican. >> very diplomatic. ozzy, i put him on the spot there. nancy, catherine, thank you all for joining us. that's it for us here on "hardball." chris matthews will return to this chair monday night or the version of this chair in washington. rachel maddow show starts right now. >>> tonight this hour we've got somebody here for the interview that i'm very, very happy to have landed. he was the deputy director of the russia office at the state department for years. the senior director for russia at the national security council for years. he was the senior person at the pentagon on russia for years. he has stuff to tell us, and he is going to be here tonight for the interview. i'm really looking forward to that. but there is a bunch going on tonight tonight.

. >> jimmy: so we have a click of an obstacle course, it's you against david letterman. [ cheers and this up. the year before in the obstacle course there's one section where you have to crawl underneath all of these wires, like a marine thing. till you get -- it's like 20 yards of it. right? so i put my head up too soon, and i caught my lip on this thing the year before. o' and it bothered me for a year just like damn. >> jimmy: you wanted to win. >> i wanted to win. this is the year after. so now i'm against letterman, who was then on the mary tyler moore show. he was a cbs-er. we have this. >> he's a good athlete. this will be his opponent, dave letterman. the thing about billy crystal is we've talked this over. it's all rhythm. you get off to a bad start on the obstacle course and you're in trouble. he's up this time. he's going good. handling it. handling the tires nicely. >> yeah. >> letterman seems to be gaining on the monkey bars. now -- over the wall. he handled that very well. on the rope. over the water pit. billy crystal! [ cheers and applause ] [ laughter ] >> hey, lette

comedian david letterman gets political. saying about president trump. he's next. >> well, this is kind of extraordinary, we're up 145 points, record territory all the way around. this on the day when russia, russia, russia was supposed to be all the negative news you could possibly get and look what we've got, record territory. same story with facebook. that's at an all-time high. hit it earlier and now it's at lm that, i believe, is the all-time high. also, happening now, of little interest to the market, fbi director nominee, the hearing is going on. senator dianne feinstein õissuing an opening statement. mr. raye in the hot seat this if there's any fireworks you'll see them. now this, david letterman slammed president trump to the associated press. i'll give you the quote. if the guy, trump, was running a dairy queen he'd be gone. this guy couldn't work at the gap. why do we have to be victimized by his fecklessness and ignorance. liz peek. >> well, the answer is because he's our dually elected president and time that mo

. >> a big decision that had the entertainment industry buzzing, that's jay leno and david letterman. show" without johnny carson as the regular host made its debut last night. jay leno emerged from behind the curtain. >> oh, i don't care if you laugh. i got the job. >> look at this. they are getting more press than the president. so start up your remote controls. a late night race is about to begin. >> jay was a brilliant standup. he continued the tradition of johnny. he add big group of monologue writers. that was the main writing on that show. he was writing the best topical jokes that anyone could write. >> bill clinton said he is also troubled with the amount of sex portrayed on television. clinton said where he comes from sex is a deeply personal matter between a candidate and his campaign volunteers. yeah. >> jay is more bob hope in the sense of instead of punch line, he would tap into exactly the best joke of whatever happened that day. >> and because the big story in hollywood is still the fugitive. all right. but enough about michael jackson. >> jay made the jokes the joke.

bush ties reesey -- than, say, david letterman, a largerrer repertoire. speaks negro dialect when he wants to. it wasn't minstrel speech. what reid could have said was black english. no reason to know the term african-american vernacular. to be honest i've known both white and black people who thought there was something wrong with the former president, unfortunately, switching between mainstream and black english. people think he's being phony and white people think he is pretending to speak that way and it's condescending to black audience i was into by a black correspondent who thought barack obama should not talk that way in public at all. very interesting. no, he has a larger english and he uses black english with big surprise black people. he is bidie electrical. that's -- bidialectal. >> one more. action. axe. ask, axe. people say, what's with that? the question is, what's wrong? black people use axe because axe is part of this dialect known as black english. why do they say axe? not because it's heard if you're descended by africas to go-k. axe is

. >> david letterman originally had a one-hour daytime show, and nbc after, like, 13 weeks decided to las vegas. [ booing ] have these people been frisked? >> it was a dismal failure in terms of ratings, but not in terms of introducing us to letterman. >> david, thank you for being with us tonight. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. >> in spite of all this nonsense that goes around in the background, stay with it. don't give up. stay with us here in new york. >> dave is back in new york. you are going to post a late night television program that premiers monday night. what are critics likely to say tuesday morning? >> i don't much care because i found a way to deal with that. pills and whiskey. >>. >> just enjoying listening to you snort. >> they gave him the late night show after the tonight show, and at the time people thought who is going to watch television at 12:30 at night? who is up. i tell you who is up. young people wrrks college people. >> is it going well? i know this is the fist show, and this guy needs a little support. >> he was anti-establishment at his core. he was

well, there he is on the david letterman show when they were cordial. it was prophetic.at's fun to look back. hasn't changed that much. so you are wondering where he is right now. well, he was in france, in paris when we started the show an hour ago. we have been told is he on air force one. is he heading back home or on his way to get on air force one. steve: let's turn to john roberts who is our chief white house correspondent. he has been there at the bastille day parade. mr. roberts, where is the president of the united states right now? ainsley: where in the world is the president? >> where in the world is the president? he is either at the airport about to take off on air force one or already in the air. we don't have a full report on that yet. he heads back to the united states after what, for all intents and purposes appears to be a very successful relationship building exercise with the newly installed president of france emmanuel macron. a relationship building exercise that to some degree though was overshadowed by the political firestorm surrounding the meeti