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long-time "snl" cast member and bill clinton imitator darrell hammond has been chosen to replace don pardo for -- as the nour of "saturday night live". truth be told over the past few years as don was in failing health on and off, it was hammond's voice we heard doing an impression on those broadcasts, unbeknownst to the audience. don pardo passed away in august after 70 years with nbc. >>> when we come back, go big or go home. a big anniversary for the reigning king of the road and those of us who enjoy riding up high. >>> finally tonight, if you're trying to get around one in traffic, they are lumbering dread naughts. if, on the other hand, you have a big family or a lot to haul, they are lifesavers on four wheels. the venerable chevy suburban has reached an important milestone. it's not for everyone, except for everyone who owns one or has ever loved one. our report tonight from nbc's kevin tibbles deep in the heart of texas. >> reporter: 24 hours a day across 4 million square feet, 4,500 people produce an icon for the american road. >> it's tough, roomy -- >> reporter: the chevy suburb

long-time "snl" cast member and bill clinton imitator darrell hammond has been chosen to replace don pardor announcer of "saturday night live." truth be told over the past few years as don was in failing health on and off, it was hammond's voice we heard doing impression on that broadcast unbeknownst to the audience. don pardo passed away in august after 70 years with nbc. >>> when we come back, go big or go home. a big anniversary for the reigning king of the road and those of us who enjoy riding up high. enjoyriding up high. ♪ yeah, girl high. thinking about us ♪ ♪ and, uh, i just can't fight it anymore ♪ ♪ it's bundle time ♪ bundle ♪ mm, feel those savings, baby and that's how a home and auto bundle is made. better he learns it here than on the streets. the miracle of bundling -- now, that's progressive. walgreens knows that heartburn sufferers can sometimes find themselves at the corner of "mmm, home cooking" and "umm, i think that's enough." that's why walgreens offers new nexium 24 hour, protection strong enough for whatever your day dishes out. walgreens makes it easy to treat frequ

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. >>> a familiar face back on "saturday night live" to fill the shoes of late announcer don pardo. dar darell hammond will become the voice of the show. secretly filling in for the ailing pardo who passed away at the age of 96. >>> okay. so we asked earlier in the show about what your favorite pop tart memories are and which experiences, the best flavors? the 50th birthday. tweet -- treat. -- tweet? anyway, back to the future. john tower in the booth, senior producer, going to talk like a pirate and read tweets for us. >> i will not do that. strawberry frosted, the best. s'mores, abomination. tom hagan writes, my least favorite thing third-degree burns on my fingertips from pulling them out of the toaster. >> a lot of people complain eed about the fires caused. >> wish there was a gin and tonic one for the mornings. >> my mom and aunt pat probably wish for those too. a little gin and tonic pop tart. >>> next on "way too early," more news and "morning joe" is next. so good. isn't he? have a nice day. so it seemed like a good time to sell my car. well, we make it pretty easy. in fact

and very sadly this year, don pardo, the famous announcer who's been at "snl" for 39 years, passed awayar. it was just announced today that my old colleague darrell hammond will be taking over as the announcer, and i'm so excited for that. he's just a million-dollar voice, darrell hammond. [ cheers and applause ] can't wait for that. congratulations, darrell. also, very exciting. monday is going to be our 100th show of "late night." 100. [ cheers and applause ] and i cannot stress for you, i cannot -- set your dvrs to record because i cannot stress to you how little we have planned. [ laughter ] if you were looking for videos of luminaries sending their best wishes, we do not have that. [ laughter ] our cue card guy, wally, said he might tape like 100 on his back. but if you do, that's on your dime. [ laughter ] we don't have the kind of money to pay for that. we got a new set, so we're not printing a shirt for you. you got to just tape it on paper or something. we have a great show for you tonight. julianna margulies is here. [ cheers and applause ] so lovely. can't wait to talk to her

he actually filled in for don pardo when he was sick.do's own family couldn't tell that he wasn't there. here's what darrell said this morning. to "usa today." "it felt right for me to be the one to replace him. i didn't expect something like this, but it feels real good." people online already excited about it. melodie weighing in. big voice to fill but i think he'll do a great job. the season kicks off september 27th with ariana grande and chris pratt. >>> coming up, the new surveillance video of a missing university of virginia student and why police are now looking for a man seen putting him around her. >>> would you step in if you saw a young child walking around alone? the eye-opening report in "rossen reports." first, this is "today" on nbc. can't hold my breath ♪ ♪ boom, boom, shake the room ♪ the unstoppable offender ♪ boom, boom, shake the room ♪ the unstoppable -- [ male announcer ] an electric city car here... makes about as much sense as a gas guzzling suv here. ♪ the quick charging, zero emission, all-electric smart electri

he actually filled in for don pardo when he was sick and don pardo's own family couldn't tell he wasn'tre. here's what darrell said this morning, it felt right for me to be the one to replace him. i didn't feel it was coming. >> you can watch him do a great job right here when it kicks off the season september 27 wth ariana grande. >>> coming up the new under surveillance video of a missing university of virginia student and why police are now looking for a man seen putting his arm around him. >>> would you step in if you saw a young child walking around alone? the eye opening results of a camera, the rossen report. first this is "today" on nb (vo) if you have type 2 diabetes, you may know what it's like to deal with high... and low blood sugar. januvia (sitagliptin) is a once-daily pill that, along with diet and exercise, helps lower blood sugar. januvia works when your blood sugar is high and works less when your blood sugar is low, because it works by enhancing your body's own ability to lower blood sugar. plus januvia, by itself, is not likely to cause weight gain or low blood sugar

. >> reason why i called you done done, here's don pardo and i realize he is dead. >> too soon. >> toooon. >> i think ryan will go. i think phillies are in need of a culture change more than anything else and ryan's production has decline in the last three or four years. basically since at chillies injury. ryan is a great guy, model citizen in the organization but first basis a position where you can generally fine cheaper production. they will be paying him regardless f they find a trade partner they will to have pay a lot of that salary but ryan's time is up here. they need a face lift on this franchise. >> so recap who is gone, let's say dominic brown and ryan howard. but i think it will be too difficult. >> if they adjust his package. >> again, yeah. >> i would prefer him to take care of that himself. >> good to see you. >> in problem. >> thanks, don, darren. >>> still ahead can a college degree determine if you will be divorced at some point? how those extra four years of school could benefit your love life. >>> jen is showing us how to get body of your favorite celebrity. >> gent

and don pardo did it where they were in an elevator and dgarret morris was a traveler and every floorplace. i don't understand this. a married couple walks on and the wife kisses another woman and that was supposedly sweden. you can't do that anymore on -- but that was the old days of "saturday night live" where they got away with murder. then they went to spain and dudley moore was in a matador outfit. it was funny though. every floor he traveled to. >> so again, "snl" not just a predictor of the future. for things to come. >> for 30 years. unbelievable. >>> all right. when we come back, an icon and rebel of technology is retiring. larry ellison done as the ceo of the company he founded in 1997. and will that mean more sailing for one of the world's richest men? we'll talk about that next. >>> procter & gamble is dropping out of a major campaign with the nfl. does the league have the right playbook to deal with this crisis? that is coming up later this hour. the performance review. that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the offic

snl expected to announce a replacement for don pardo. >> a sir excuse man broke the world guinness record for the widest tongue. >> don't do that. >> his name is byron. his tongue record stands at .83 centimeters. >> okay. >> oh, my god. wow. >> congratulations. that's a hat tip. oh, my god. ma, doi have to have all of this steak? yes, johnny. it's as big as his tongue. this -- we got to get this in the lexicon. >> he's the gene simmons of width. >> exactly. >> all right. we got to get together. >> hard to see that. >> sorry. >> coming up next with more troops on the way to iraq we'll be joined by a senator, if he still chooses to be on this show. we'll not ask him about the tongue. instead jack reed is a member of the armed services committee. first we'll check in on what the nation's top columnists are saying about the speech that the president gave last night. that's in today's must read opinion pages. no. all right. what if there was a credit card where the reward was that new car smell and the freedom of the open road? a card that gave you that "i'm 16 and just got my first car" feel

the 14-year alum will be the show's new announcer replacing don pardo, who died last month. >>> here your day. >>> now to this week's cnn hero, lending a hand to children diagnosed with cancer since losing his own daughter he turned to martial arts to give these kids a weapon to fight their pain. >> when children get a diagnosis like cancer or any major disease they lose a sense of feeling that they're controlling their lives. they're prodded and poked and they're often so afraid. our daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. she was such an incredible, little soul, who taught me about the power that's inside of ourselves. are you ready? >> yes, sir! >> okay. begin. after our daughter passed away, i started a program that provides classes to children who are sick to teach them the martial arts to make them feel powerful. every single type of martial arts uses the breath to take control. i'm a black belt in choi qwan do. we use it for relaxation and meditation to allow children to gain these tools. you're totally in control. so really face down so much of the fear, the anger that accompan