the person who deserved to get it was david letterman.y nbc entertainment president warren littlefield, still has a bruised ego about the way the network wavered in its support for him. >> when we found out leno was going to get "the tonight show," we were all obviously depressed. we felt like we were being punished for making fun of them and not cooperating and not being as collaborative as we could have been. and we also felt like we were being disrespected because we did 11 years of great shows. >> just how pissed off are you? [ laughter and applause ] >> by all rights, david letterman should have taken over for johnny carson, but his agent took a very, very aggressive stand. we're going to really control all of late night. it's going to cost you a fortune. and they put our backs to the wall. >> i can only tell you it's been an honor and a privilege to come into your homes all these years and entertain you. and i hope when i find something i want to do and i think you will like and come back, that you will be as gracious inviting me in

>> yes. >> that's george clooney and david letterman having some fun, clooney asking the tough questionsis back in his chair for his netflix series, my next guest needs no interdestructiu interdestruction. letterman's -- >> he has a stance on china which is a country that's just ripping our heart out. i mean we just do nothing to protect ourselves. >> where are these ties made, these are beautiful ties. the ties are made in, where? china? the ties are made in china. >> quiet, wow. my next guest is there that night and every night, paul shaffer is musical director of the show back when it launched in '82. shaffer is the musical director on this new netflix special. joining me is paul shaffer who wrapped up a miniresidency in las vegas. >> thank you for mentioning it. i really had fun out there. >> i grew up in a household that was always on letterman watching you. >> ari, what pressure am i under right now. how am i going to live up to? >> starting with your involvement as a musical director. >> i'm thrilled to be working on dave's new show, it's a whole different type of position, there'

know much about journalism so i wrote that i wrote that column about that and someone at the david letterman show on the column in the call me up and said would you come on this david show and set fire and again this is how prophetic we are authors. i said of course. [laughter] slipped by me up to new york and they wanted to have a rehearsal in this big theater where you have the show and find out there i thought this would be a lot of fun, crazy, wacky thing and i will set fire to a pair of underpants the barbie doll on the david letterman show and it sounds fun but then you get there and there's 9 million stagehands and assist producers and assistant assistant producers and there was a guy from the new york city fire marshal's office and said there's serious people and none of them had read the column at all or had any idea and the only guy who had the segment producer. to the rest off them i was just some guy showing up they had gotten hold of rollerblade barbie and a rollerblade can and they had a bunch of underpants boxes and briefs in a bunch of different kinds of hairspray on this big

. >> the once confirmed bachelor makes his profound confession on the netflix show with david lettermanus major amal envy. >> i met someone that her life meant more to me than my life. >> married almost three and a half years amal's status as george's number one is only trumped how he feels about their twins. >> the purpose of your life is now not you. >> it's very odd. i have to say, before i had the twins, i felt that about her. >> george reveals even more intimate details when the episode streams this friday. our favorite moment george and dave hitting up the in and out burger for lunch. >> another air bus. >> do you know all your planes? >> do you? >> i don't. is that a milk shake? >> yes. >> it's good. >> take care. >> i notice you didn't dig down to give the guy a gratuity. >> love it. a double double and a chocolate shake is perfect. >> any kind of burger. >> "e.t." and cbs this morning will have more tomorrow face timing with george and amal as they reveal the newest edition to the clooney family. >> here's something not exactly family friendly. "fifty shades freed" cameron math

the 56-year-old dad talks more about family life with david letterman. here's what he told us?w do you feel father hood changed you. >> made me much older. he's a thug. he sits there and eats and she's very elegant and looks like amal thank god. >> those kids have some pretty good genetics. let's shift gears. scott baio versus nicole eggert. baio continues to strongly deny any underage sexual abuse with his charl and charge co-star. "e.t." caught up with scotto day in new york. >> what's your message to nicole? >> stop. just stop. other people are involved. you just can't say anything about anybody any time you want. it's not fair. it's hurtful. >> scott baio was doubling down and firing back as his former charles in charge co-star. she is claiming they had sex when she was under 18 years old. >> scott is denying your allegations. do you have any comments? >> he can deny all he wants. >> the he said/she said took an epic turn before baio talked to "e.t." he was live on "gma." >> she mentioned your garage in one of her tweets. >> i have no idea what that means. >> eggert was liv

. >>> up next, george clooney talks about how he met his wife in a interview with david letterman. we will have a preview. >>> what happens when amazon alexa loses her voice she gets star studded help we will preview that commercial coming up, katie. >>> we are looking ahead to a very important upcoming weekend here and multiple systems moving through, with additional rounds of snow on the way, as well, i'll let you know how much snow we will see , and when it all gets here but first here's your cure auto insurance forecast. >>> i got to tell you there will be a lot of eyes watching sunday's super bowl and not just football. justin timberlake performing at super bowl half time show and he is facing the media reporters may and will likely ask about his last show from 14 years ago, where he ripped off part of the outfit during the performance. wardrobe malfunction has become one of the most infamous moments and they feel like janet jackson was not treated fairly after that, so we will see. >>> and marvel's black panter isn't in theaters nationwide yet but it is almost out selling, al

. >> this peek at tomorrow's episode of "my next guest" needs no introduction, david letterman gives look idea george and amal's home. on the wall, 30 bottles of liquor. and this photo here, george and einstein. >> those two doing fantastic things. then, there's angelina jolie, who continues to do what she can to make the world a better place. and hopes to transfer that passion to her three daughters. >> your children are your best friends. it's a nice life. >> the proud mom i gracing the cover of "elle" magazine and revealing the words of wisdom she shares. i tell my daughters what seventies you apart is what you are willing to do for others. anything can put on a dress and makeup. it's your mind that will define you, she says. she also encourages them to foul local in her activist footsteps, adding, a life of service is worth living. i mean, that's good for absolutely anybody to hear, beautiful stuff right there. and as for angelina and the divorce two seedings with brad pitt, they were just granted court approval to keep their discussions regarding custody and division of assets p

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. >> david letterman originally had a one-hour daytime show, and nbc, after like 13 weeks, decided tove 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 us, 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 -- >> 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 thumbing his nose

someone at the david letterman show saw the column and called me and said would you come on david's show and set fire? this is how pathetic we are, authors. i said of course. so they fly me up to new york and wanted to have a rehearsal in that theater and it was flying up there, this is going to be a lot of fun, crazy, wacky thing, i will set fire to two pairs of underpants, sounds like fun but then you get there and 9 million stagehands and executive producers and there is a guy from the fire marshal's office so a lot of serious people and none have read the column. the only guy who knew anything about this was the second producer that called me up, the rest, i am just some guy showing up, they got a hold of a rollerblade barbie and rollerblade can and had a bunch of underpants, boxes and briefs and different kinds of hairspray on this table and all these serious new york people gather around and it is not a fun mood. the fire marshal is watching. i'm trying to liven it up because this should be fun, sounds like it should be fun. it is really cold which is a significant thing. and i spr

. >> a good series with david letterman. >>> next to what could be the start of another romance. lovato is known for being confident and now eagle-eyed fans are revealing just how confident she is with her instagram game by going after superman actor henry cavill. >> some interestingly-timed instagram activity from lovato. she posted this photo of herself with the caption, big news coming soon. >> okay, and it seems like any other celebrity post, right? but her fans notice something right before posting that victoria secret-style shot, lovato followed cavill and liked two of his posts involving martial arts. and then the strategy paid off with cavill liking and commenting on one of lovato's photos in a martial arts uniform. revealing his kryptonite for jujitsu. don't these people know about the dm? you slide in the dm? >> you sound experienced. >> well, i just might or maybe it's the minty smell on my face. >>> as rumors swirl who will join justin timberlake on stage, we're hearing from the infamous left shark. >> he's defending hiss dancing. saying, it wasn't flubbed choreograph

dad talks more about his family life with david letterman. >> how do you feel fatherhood has changede me much older. he's a she's very eloquent and looks like amal, thank god. >> now love is in the air for gwyneth paltrow. the oscar winner may be all in on her lifestyle grand goop, but her love life is going well, too. i got her to open up about her fiance, brad. have you started planning the wedding? >> not yet. i'm so busy. god, i will, i will, at some point. >> will everybody be involved? >> i'm too old to have a big wedding and big white dress. i've got to be -- i've got to dial it back. >> a lady is never too old to have a white dress and big ring. that's a good thing. the guest list will no doubt include many of her celeb friends, from rbj to cameron and drew. but what's really cool is, based on this instep, her ex chris martin is okay with her upcoming marriage. how do they make this family work? >> luckily i have a deeply loving ex-husband who is very open minded and it's for the kids. you don't want your kids to suffer. obviously if i would have stayed married to the father

in this clip from the netflix show "my next guest needs no introduction" with david letterman georgee and excuse me if i get it wrong and i just started twitching when i heard it. she came over to the house. you didn't even have to leave the house. >> i didn't leave the house. no, no. >> oh. >> it was the wildest thing. a mutual friend of ours said i'm stopping by and can i bring my friend and i was like, of course, and i got a call from my agent who called me and said, i met this woman who is coming to your house who you're going to marry. >> he was right. yeah. [ applause ] so george says it happened at his house and her parents happened to be visiting at the same time so that killed a few birds with one stone and began e-mailing and nine months later he got down on one knee, five months after that they got married. you can check it out on netflix starting next friday. great to see david letterman back. >> an agent who knows his client. >> when you know, you know. >> absolutely. 100%. >>> hey, also in "pop news" this morning -- >> she's engaged. that's why -- >> oh, she knows. >> w

>> his new interview with david letterman. why george's parents were on his unofficial first date. and how he got out of the friend zone. >> i just thought we were buddies. >> the first lady wows in white at the state of the union. was there a hidden message in her outfit. >>> plus, jimmy kimmel's crazy streaming party with stormy daniels and a couple of puppets. >> look who's here with us. >>> kathy griffin, a comic in exile. her life in seclusion eight months after committing career suicide. can she make a comeback?

your first time here, but you did one of my favorite late night comedy bits of all time with david letterman show." multiple times you appeared as lyle the intern. >> several times. >> seth: several times. there are you with letterman. you were his intern. [ laughter ] and -- one of the main thrusts of lyle the intern is he was not intimidated in any way, shape, or form by dave. >> he would hand dave his ass. >> seth: yeah. >> he would hand it to him. [ laughter ] >> seth: and people are famously intimidated by letterman. >> yeah. >> seth: you got to be the one person who got to pretend not to be. were you in person, though? >> the first time i was so blown away that someone was asking me to show up on the letterman show and do a bit that there was no -- zero stage fright. i was just like, "what is happening? just go with it. [ laughter ] he's not sticking to the cue cards. neither will i." and then when they had me come back, i was like, "oh, no!" >> seth: yeah. >> now i have to deliver. [ laughter ] i've set a standard. >> seth: yeah. >> that was terrifying. [ laughter ] >> seth: it was gr

we do sensible films about political issues cowboys with small ponies we have david letterman. waiting for us at the red carpet welcome both let's talk about. it showing you have seen it. well. this is a movie for robert pattinson fans who want to see him in a different role it's a western movie but it's a satire with a miniature pony a lots of slapstick could a different story that really turns the western story on its head i mean to answer your question bill is this a film you should see i have to be honest with you know this is a film that doesn't know what it wants to be it's sort of a western it's sort of experiment it's sort of a comedy the laughs mostly fell flat in the cinema today if you're a big r. pats fan you'll likely get a kick out of seeing him play a cowboy with a bad tooth you know weird american accent but i don't think this is a film that most viewers are going to go in for it's just too experimental that's kind of girl and i was about the experimental films as political films the art house stuff you're not maybe going to see in wide release i'm generally a l

the actor sat down with david letterman in his new netflix series my guest need no introduction and admitsve his house to find his wife. >> i got a call from my agent who called me and said i met this woman, coming to your house how will marry. >> wow. >> yeah. >> so this was arranged by an agent, your talent agent, and done all of the paperwork. >> they were even gauge nine months later and married five months after that. i'm telling you the screen play is coming soon. >>> as i reported yesterday megan markle is handing in the script departing the show suits following her engagement to prince harry, the show has announced her replacement with catherine heigle stepping in on the long run legal drama catherine was recently appearing in cbs's doubt. >>> philadelphia eagles fans are all over the world, philadelphia native faith wise is in kenya working on the project, a non-profit to serve equipped vulnerable young women and one lesson that she's spreading is eagles pride. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles. >>> go bird, that is your hot minute i'm bex from today's 96.5. >> love it, love it, love it. >>>

just this year, netflix original content announcements ranged from david letterman's new show to three shows for preschoolers, a wide range of content coming to netflix competing with the others out there. back to you. >> julia, thank you. shares, meantime, hovering below the all-time high. that's not the only thing boosting amazon hit a fresh record high today, and they are in double digits this year if you had to choose, which is the better buy, we play, would you rather we have tom with tradinin tradinganalysis.com. mark >> two of the best growth stocks here we like both amazon's taking over the world and crushing competition along the way whether it's growing prime membership base to the self-driving cars or over the counter health care products, but we like netflix. netflix is changing the way we all consume video con techbt, so if i had to pick one, it's netflix. the reason for that is pricing power so amazon is oftentimes the low cost provider, you know, it -- you can see that with the over the counter health care products versus cvs. netflix, on the other hand, could raise pric

david. we saw what they are doing with ryan murphy and what they're paying letterman and jerry seinfeld andis rock. then their ability to, as you guys -- we talk about this all the time -- their ability to refine the product for individual markets no big surprise that international subs are the story every quarter. >> yeah, i think their budget for what they spent on food-related programming is higher than many other media companies' overall budget. which is incredible. but apparently there's an audience for it. carl, we'll check you out in a little bit thank you. >> we all love to eat. >> we do we love to eat >>> when we come back, boeing is among the leaders of the dow of course, the stock -- well, it's been on one heck of a tear. it's up 19% this year. we spoke exclusively with boeing ceo dennis muilenburg. what he told us about mergers and acquisitions, taxes, defense, and a lot more. and let's give you another look at stocks as we are about 37 minutes into trading this morning. you can see all the major averages higher. we're back right after this. obvious. sometimes, they just drop in