the good thing about being a lifelong fan of that detroit lions is the experience teaches important life lessons. for example, how to deal with severe and ongoing disappointment. i have learned that humor helps. who knows the difference between the 4 lions and a dollar bill? it turns out that from a dollar bill you can get four quarters. i will be performing all week. let's talk about football and theodore roosevelt. i would like to start with a statistic. 18 people died playing football in 1908. in 190518 people died playing football. we hear a lot today about the problem of concussions and head injuries and long term health impact. this is a controversy in football today but it has nothing on the challenges the sport faced a few centuries ago. let's go back in time. in 1876 theodore roosevelt attended his first football game. he was an 18-year-old freshen who got on a train with a bunch of friendss and they went to newhaven, connecticut where they watched the second ever football game between harvard and yale. in the history of college sports there are a lot of great rivalries. michiga

or as the detroit lions will put it, we only lost eight games this year. i love detroit. this, you guys, there's talk about snoop dogg launching a new talent show similar to american idol. with his twist. if i want to watch a stoned version i watched the old version of american idol with paula. >> it was awesome. >>> the new dangers of sexting. how about a program teaching adults about sexting. >>> that's weeknights at 12:35/11:35 central time on your local nbc station. >>> one starlet has apparently scored hollywood's hottest new bachelor and it definitely has its perks. us weekly reports after european jaunt, leonardo did cap rio and blake lively took in a late-night tour of disneyland. one so-called leonardo source said, i have never seen him like this with a good. >>> sienna miller has settled with news of the world for over $160,000. miller accepted damages. her legal costs and an unconditional admission of liability by the paper. don't hack your phone bill. >> i wouldn't know how to start. >> you don't even tweet. >> and there are a lot of reasons why. every week we

i bounced around from the detroit lions to the dallas cowboys, but in between detroit and dallas, i started graduate school at the university of virginia in material science engineering. >> but when leland got hurt on the field, it also hurt his chances for a future in pro football. >> so when i got injured again with the cowboys, i just went right back to grad school full time, and then i worked for nasa for ten years doing research, and then i applied to the astronaut corps. while there are many paths to becoming an astronaut, they all have some basic requirements. to apply for the astronaut program you need to have a college degree in engineering, science or math -- and then professional experience, or advanced college degrees. >> three, two, one, zero -- >> so, after you get selected, do you think you head right to space? not so fast -- what are the basic steps in astronaut training? >> the first thing you do is, you go through basic training, which is land survival training, water survival training, then we go through classroom training, systems training for the space station and then

or as the detroit lions will put it, "hey, we only lost eight games this year!" laughter ] i love detroit. and finally, i read that president obama's approval rating among college students is down 10 points since 2008. of course, if he wants to get it up, he should talk to anthony weiner. [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey! hey, guys, just want to say "thank you notes" is available right now. it's the number two "new york times" best-seller right now! [ cheers and applause ] taking over the world! i love it. it's only $1.50 in stores, certain stores. hey, we got a big show tonight, you guys. one of the best ever. a broadcasting legend, larry king is on the program tonight! [ cheers and applause ] we also got two of the hottest girls out there. we love them so much. kourtney and khloe kardashian are dropping by! [ cheers and applause ] kardashian-odom. and we've got some great music. man, oh, man. every time they come on the show, they've knocked

he played for the 49ers, pittsburgh steelers and detroit lions.egin 11:00 at the pittsburg high school gym. >>> the graduates took time to remember three of their classmates who didn't live long enough to receive their diplomas in oakland. yesterday students participated but three students were only there in memory. students say it's tough growing up in east oakland but they want to bead the odds in honor of those who weren't able to. >> just like our friends who passed away would have wanted us to do, we must continue to pursue and not let anything stop for from accomplishing our dreams. >> the school has the parents of the slain students dress in caps and gowns to accept a diploma or then behalf. the parents of one student shot and killed on new year's eve say the community need to come together and children shouldn't be lost to senseless violence. >>> a special event continues today in san jose for bay area homeowners looking to save their homes from foreclosure. today is the second day of a six-day loan modification event. representatives from