oh, directv. that's right.ot a detail guy. >> larry: on normal cable channels when they turn, like time warner or something you're on at 11:00. >> yes. on at 11:00 most places i guess 10:00 on directv in l.a. for some reason 3:00 in the afternoon in cleveland. we don't know. we have no idea. >> larry: we asked your fans to tweet questions for you. a whole bunch of them involved the beard. a whole bunch. >> yeah. >> larry: so why and how long will it last? >> okay. first of all, the why. why a beard? i went, you know, the first thing you do when you -- ten months ago now, 11 months ago when i had to walk away from "the tonight show" i -- the first thing i did was you just stop shaving because you realize when you do a show you have to shave all the time when you're a broadcaster as you know. you shave constantly. i have a lot of testosterone. i have to shave every 20 minutes and we have a team that works on my back. it's the same team that works with robin williams. and formerly with ed asner. it is a long story

directv.l guy. >> larry: on normal cable channels, turner, time-warner or something, you are on at 11:00. >> on at 11:00 most places. 10:00 on directv in l.a. for some reason, 3:00 in the afternoon in cleveland the we don't know. we have no idea. >> larry: we asked your fans to tweet questions to kings things. a whole bunch involved the beard. whole bunch. why? how long will it last? >> oh, god. first of all. >> larry: why? >> the why -- why a beard? you know, the first thing you do when you, you know, ten months ago now, 11 months ago, when i had to walk away from "the tonight show," the first thing i did is you stop shaving. you realize when you do a show you have to shave all the time as a broadcaster. as you know you shave constantly. i have a lot of testosterone, i have to shave every 20 minute. we have a team that works on my back. it's the same team that works with robin williams. formerly with ed asner, a long story the we don't have to get into the whole thing. i started growing a bea

. >>> directv will have to pay millions of dollars for misleading customers. jerry brown along with 48 other state attorneys general announced a $13 million settlement with the satellite television company. it follows an investigation that found that the company misled customers about prices and the kind of programming they could expect. the settlement requires that directv pay restitution to affected customers though it still is not clear how many people will get money. >>> despite plenty of complaints on the right and left, the senate has passed president obama's tax compromise. the package will save americans thousands of dollars in taxes over the next two years. it also includes a reduction in social security taxes and an extension of jobless benefits. that bill now goes to the house for a vote. >>> almost simultaneously, the house was voting to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy wigans gays from serving openly in the military. -- which bans gays from serving openly in the military. representatives voted to repeal the 1993 policy agreed to by presid

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complaint from consumers in all 50 state attorneys general could result in money back from directv. . >>> traffic on 680 southbound is moving along okay after an accident cleared up. we will tell you about the commute straight ahead. . >>> bill richardson is starting a four day trip to north korea trying to help reduce the tensions between the north and south. this is video taken during a layover in beijing earlier this morning. he is traveling as a unofficial envoy to persuade officials to cut back on aggressive behavior and avert a possible war. >>> former state treasurer kathleen brown is moving to chicago to avoid a possible conflict of interest when her brother jerry takes office as governor. kathleen brown is working for goldman sachs. goalman sax spokesperson says kathleen brown will be taking on a new role as chairman of investment banking for the midwest. >>> directv says it did not do anything wrong but it will pay more than $13 million after it was accused of using misleading advertisements. attorneys general from 50 states say ads offered promotional rates of $30 a month b

it starts at 9:00 for people who have directv.etwork will replace the discovery health channel. winfrey and the discovery network say their biggest challenge now is going to be helping people find the network. if you don't know where it is, you can't find the channel, go to oprah.com and they have a channel locator tool for you. >>> with their playoff hopes dashed, the niners are hoping a new year means a new lease. san francisco starts 2011 at home against the cardinals. this game is really just about bragging rights. the loser ends up at the bottom of the nfc west. of course as a consolation prize they could get a better draft pick. >>> the raiders trying to finish out on a high note. they are in kansas city playing the afc-leading chiefs. win or lose, they will not make the playoffs. the real news for the raiders will happen next month. that's when al davis decides if he's keeping tom cable as head coach or hunting for a new leader. sunday's game is at 10:00 a.m. >>> 5:52 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm brent can