but that kind of opening introduction, reintroduction of eddie murphy, how important -- for you as a e other comics who have made huge careers, made big marks, come back and embrace eddie like that and pay homage to him? >> it was absolutely amazing. i was performing last night at gotham comedy club in the lineup with three other comedians, all of which were black comedians. it doesn't matter your ethnicity. if you're in comedy a, eddie murphy is one of the kings. chris rock saw dave chappelle walk in and said the greatest comedian of all time and chappelle talked about eddie murphy. this is this torch passing with so many comedians, but i saw comedian joy coy who's filipino last night. he said eddie murphy is the reason i got into comedy. so many were tweeting that and talking about how much of an influence he was. it's a huge risk for eddie murphy to go back and recreate those characters, because what it it doesn't know well. everybody thinks it went really well. >> we talked yesterday about the pressure. is this eddie murphy who is going to be eddie murphy of 35 years ago, is it ap

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for eddie murphy. representatives for bill cosby invoking the comic turned c convi convict. >> i'm joe johns. >> i'm alison kosik. welcome to "early start." here's the national menorah lighting ceremony at the white house. and we wish everybody a happy holiday. >>> after president trump's impeachment by the house, there are new details that could damage him in the senate trial. newly released documents show the effort to freeze aid for ukraine. that began 90 minutes after the infamous call between trump and the leader of ukraine. >> a spokeswoman for the budget office said it would be reckless of media to tie it in to the fund hold. it shows that a white house official knew at the time that the hold on aid could raise abr abr eyebrows. jeremy herd has more. >> reporter: newly released e-mails came 90 minutes after president trump's call with president zelensky on july 25th. the e-mails provide new detail to our understanding of how the white house held up the aid. in the e-mail, michael buffy orlandoed

pennsylvania. >> except a statement the cosby team put out which was really pretty brutal calling eddie murphyly a hollywood slave. one would think mr. murphy was given the freedom to leave the plantation so he could make his own decisions but he decided to sell himself back to being a hollywood slave. equals the destruction of black men in hollywood. remember, mr. murphy, that bill cosby became legendary because he used comedy to humanize all races, religions, and genders. but you're attacking mr. cosby helps you embark on just becoming click bait. >> cosby's account has like 48,000 followers. which is not very many. and it also spelled dave chapelle wrong. not the most current with it statement. >> and cosby does not really have a lot of people who are going to support what he does right now. it's very hard for him to come out with a statement like that. saying something about murphy that outrageous. it's not going to endear him to people. >> an escalation but a huge triumph for eddie murphy. >> thank you for giving us all that context. great to have you here. >>> okay. north korea, the dict

that was eddie murphy obviously on "saturday night live." r hiatus he is making a return to the show this weekend. >> murphy was a cast member on the sketch comedy show from 1980 to 1984. although he is excited to be back, he says he is feeling the pressure. here with us to discuss is host of the dean obedallah show. so many people are excited about eddie murphy but what took so long, it's been 35 years? >> i worked from snl from 1999 to 2006, 2007 and it would often come up, where's eddie murphy? i worked at the 25th anniversary where he did not show up yet. there was scuttlebutt that he was upset with the show, with david spade telling a joke about him and he felt lauren michaels approved that joke. it turns out that is true. they all went public with it. loren michaels said that's one of his biggest mistakes, letting that joke go forward. that's all water under the bridge. if you like comedy, this is exciting, eddie murphy coming back to snl after 35 years to host. >> i really can't get enough of watching the old eddie murphy snl clips, so

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t-mobile, the first and only nationwide 5g network. >>> unsurprisingly, eddie murphy getting rave reviews"saturday night live" 35 years after he left the show. murphy bringing back some classic characters and creating some new ones. watch this. >> i passed kidney stones with more personality than the two of you. >> that's a little rude. >> face it, kid, the both of you together couldn't velcro my sneakers. >> not exactly a christmas character i'm seeing. >> what the hell do you mean i'm not a christmas character. look at me. i'm green! i'm green, and all the children love me. the kids love me, and i'm a christmas character. you jerk. >> is this man saying a polar bear got inside the workshop? >> yes, i believe he is. but sir, there's an electrified fence around the perimeter -- >> it don't matter about no electrified fence. the bat came right through the fence, it looked just like " jur as "jurassic park," they're hungry because of global warming and smelled fresh meat and went crazy. the bats are coming for us y'all, ahh! >> this was certainly appointment viewing in my house. contributor

>> i think you realize that eddie murphy wasn't just a singular talent. he wasn't just a guy who was popular then and still popular now with, you know, his movie "dolemite is my name." he's a guy that paved a way with a whole generation of other comic stars. all those guys on the stage with him were in their early 50s and 40s. they got their start inspired by people like eddie murphy. and so you realize, my gosh. eddie murphy really -- he didn't just clone himself, but he helped pave the way for generations of other comics. >> and he also made a joke in his opening monologue about bill cosby that's causing some controversy. let's play it for everybody. >> if you had told me 30 years ago that i would be this boring stay-at-home, you know, house dad and bill cosby would be in jail, even i would have took that bet. i'll tell you, who is america's dad now? >> cosby's camp not too happy with that joke. here's a response from cosby's spokesman andrew wyatt. it is sad mr. murphy would take this glorious moment of returning to "snl" and make disparaging remarks a

i'm the one that made that eddie murphy a star. o of you. >> that's a little rude. >> face it, kids the both of you together couldn't velcro my sneakers. >> reporter: murphy celebrating at the end of the show >> thanks for making this night. i love you merry christmas. >> our thanks to morgan radford for that report. it was a moment. >> just watch it every time, laugh and laugh and laugh again. >> it blows my mind that he was a teenager when this happened. he was only on for a handful of years. i mean, he's the legend of all of them. >> 35 years. >> just like that. >>> now to a sport where fear of heights is not an option 14 competitors went head-to-head in a wing suit flying world cup. these fliers make the stomach-turning stunts look easy plummeting over 6,000 feet on to a tiny bull's eye. that takes guts. >> look at that. >> yeah, look at that. >>> thanks for watching "early today" on this monday. just before christmas. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm >>> weather woes kick off the holiday travel season. causing a 69-vehicle pileup that

soon, eddie murphy was the backbone of the snl cast.ject space rift on mr. rogers named mr. robinson. >> you know, another reason why mr. robinson likes christmas so much, boys and girls is because i have so much in common with santa claus. we both like to sneak into your house late at night. only mr. santa claus likes to leave things. mr. robinson prefers to take a few things every now and then. lets see what i have for christmas today. ooh, look, a little doll baby. isn't it so cute, boys and girls? they're not worth a lot of money now, but through the miracle of modern science, cabbage patch dolls. >> one of murphy's real strengths was impersonating famous people from stevie wonder to bill cosby to james brown. >> thank you for being with us tonight, mr. brown. >> i said, ha, look at that, ha. >> mr. brown, your career has spanned almost three decades, and yet your style has remained intact and constant. >> that's because, ha, i'm a man, m-a-n, ow. [ laughter ] >> tonight murphy's many fans are on pins and needles, eddie murphy will

you heard eddie murphy say when he was a cast member, he was credited with saving "snl."hat? >> i think because he was bringing such a unique energy, such a passion to the show. that kind of energy he was bringing in the '80s he brought that energy last night or later on in the gumby sketch, he joked about gumby being a christmas character. i think he has earned it. bringing the classics back especially at christmastime, i think he has earned that ability. i believe he was the only "snl" cast member ever to fill in as host while on "snl" in the early 1980s. he had that kind of claim when he was on the program. like i said waiting 35 years to return as host, pretty baller move. >> velvet jones and buckwheat, it was great! stelter, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> be sure to watch his show "reliable sources" today at 11:00 a.m. eastern on cnn. >>> 2020 is around the corner. if you're thinking of ways to get your finances in order before the year ends, we have some practical money moves. you can start making them right now. that is ahead. when we see you enter through our do

for eddy murphy to be like i would have never thought i was here.hat brought the accusations to light. talking about that very hypocrisy that he pointed out. he was known as america's dad. he was a huge star. that was all of course before he was convicted of multiple kounlts of sexual assault. and he is in jail. what was your reaction when you heard the statement? >> i thought about that speech. and the metaphor that is for their entire relationship. he has always been chiding eddy murphy and made him as a young comedian that when he was looking for accolade. just really respect and recognition, cosby didn't have it to give. he really looked down on him. much like many in the black community felt he had begun to do in his later years. in that pound cake speech. so the total irony in the fact that his story now is wrapped by the black comedic experience by way of eddy murphy. two people he had not prior recognized in any real fashion. yet they're both having a profound impact on how people remember him. >> of course back in 2015 for the -- 40th anniv

does eddie murphy get in the clubs?his will be a practice for him as well. >> bill, you know, oftentimes it's the artist who feels it needs an snl appearance, but how much is it snl needs him? >> i think it's important for snl. i think it will be gigantic. might be the most watched this entire fall other than sports, seriously, it's a late-night show but i would not be surprised. you have to stay up and see this. it's must-see. >> they are doing the double run tonight on the west coast. i think we'll get it early and get it again. but can you -- i'm so excited for an eddie murphy monologue. i cannot wait to hear what he's going to say. >> i think we're all on the edge of our seats. i'm going to try and stay up. there's something -- it translates different when you're going to watch it on dvr the next day or on -- >> watch it tonight. >> you got to watch it live. i'm going to try. i'll take one for the team. bill carter, nischelle turner, always good to see you all. >> great to see you. >>> she was a pop icon, unlike any

includes a 60 foot screen and immersive dolby sound. >> the last time eddie murphy hosted saturday nightonald reagan was the president and joe montana was leading the 49ers now murphy makes his long awaited return to the show that helped to launch his career. >> no reason why the show shouldn't be really special. i want it to live up to any expectations anyone has. if you have no expectations i want it to blow you through the back of the studio. >> i think we have some expectations. >> we were talking about it in the news room. you want to see more of eddie murphy's interview with al roker, it will air on "the today show" and watch the return 8:30 live here on nbc following the 49ers game. i want to watch the interview tomorrow and snl on saturday. >> you can do it from the field. >> we can watch it. >> and now snl. >> exactly. >> there is a chance on saturday. i think it will develop from 7:00 to 11:00. >> it is winter as well. >> watch out for the fog tomorrow morning. >> a lot. >> thanks for joining us tomorrow. >> winters coming. [ cheers and applause ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in ro

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what else does eddie murphy gong going on now?year and i read that "beverly hills cop 4" is the in works and contemplating a turn to the stand-up next year. >> you were mentioning when eddie murphy first appeared in "snl," back in 1980, is wasn't doing so well and he was credited with saving the show. do you think we are going to see more of him on "snl" or these comedy shows? >> yeah. i guess we will have to see. i think that, you know, i think people felt he did pretty well last night so i think, you know, if he wants to be back, i think they would let him back on. >> zachary pincus-roth, good to have you this morning. >> thank you. >> i'm legit nervous about "coming to america 2." >> why? >> i love "coming to america" so much. >> you think you'll get disappointed? >> yeah, sometimes sequels don't match up. >> just let it 4ri6 live as it >> how about having somebody else watch it for you so that memory can live on? >> please don't mess it up. >>> christmas eve is two days away now. allison chinchar is bus. a lot of people having

>> well, i loved it, because cosby famously called eddie murphy at the height and gave him a hard timeeckler eddie would threaten to take out his wallet and crush him with it. and bill cosby would call him up and say, you can't do that. and eddie, you know, bristled at that quite rightly and said, who are you to tell me what to do, and now we see sort of the hypocrisy of bill cosby's public stance versus what he may have been doing publicly and the idea that eddie murphy would turn out to be a wholesome family man given the way that he started his career sort of playing up the image as a ladies' man, and somebody who was an edgy comic, and it shows how much time has pass and how much of an effect it can have on people. >> and to that point, rashad, humor has changed over the years and he joked about it in the "black jeopardy" segment, but would the stars survive today and have the same humor? >> no, the times are different and the culture has evolved and what is funny 50 year ago on stage, you could not say today either. that is a good thing that as more people, and as we learn more ab

. >>> then just hours ago, eddie murphy made his long-awaited return to studio 8-h to host "saturdayht live." back after 35 years, with some of his classic characters. we'll have all of the highlights for you. and later, a sunday sitdown with emmy and tony winner john lithgow on the transformation he underwent for his latest role and a prolific career spent taking on new challenges across theatre, movies and television >> in the last couple of years i've done some very serious work, but i've also done "pitch perfect 3" it just gives you a wonderful way of switching gears and surprising people. >> a sunday sitdown with john lithgow. and the solution one newspaper has found to save business in the digital age. an ipad for every subscriber is that a model for success? >> and harry smith visits the apartment building in new york city where letters to santa has been mistakenly going for years. >>> all plus another life well lived later in the show. >>> let's begin with president trump beginning his holiday break just days after he was impeached by the house of representatives. on saturday

. >> eddie murphy made his much-anticipated return to "saturday night live" for the first time since pull any punch lines. >> my kids are actually my whole life now. if you had told me 30 years ago that i would be this boring, stay-at-home, you know, house dad, and bill cosby would be in jail -- [ laughter ] -- even i would have took that bet. who is america's dad now? [ laughter and applause ] >> scorching. one person not laughing at that impersonation, as cliff huxtable, bill cosby's publicist. he wrote, one would think mr. murphy was given the freedom to leave the plantation to make his own decisions but he decided to sell himself back to being a hollywood slave. as for the rest of the show, murphy revived some of his most memorable characters. ♪ the white people came and changed everything ♪ ♪ but i am still your neighbor >> we ordered a new 72-inch samsung tv. they said it was delivered but it's not in the lobby. we were wondering if you knew anything about that. >> don't worry, boys and girls. mr. robinson knows just what to say in situations like this. you think i stole your t

. >>> eddie murphy is back and ready for his saturday night live home coming. >> you don't want to come back, i thought he was going to be funnier than this. >> al's interview with the comedy icon, "today," thursday, december 19th, 2019. >>> from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody, welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. thank you for joining us. we've got a nice holiday crowd outside all bundled up. it's like 18 degrees out there. the christmas tree is looking good. we're going to go see them a little bit later, but we do want to begin with a pivotal moment in our nation's history, and it played out overnight on the capitol hill. and a lot of folks this morning waking up and checking out the morning paper. >> the newspapers really capturing the sentiment of course. "new york times." >> "wall street journal," president impeached. >> "usa today." >> and here is "the washington post," banner head nine, trump impeached. >> it was a striking, split screen image on wednesday evening while the full ho

eddie murphy and lizzo. >> so we have eddie murphy, lizzo, saturday night live, right after the 49ers30 tonight, will be saturday night live. >> and when the game ends, we might have a post-game show, hopefully not going into overtime. >> we will see you after the game and we will see eddie murphy after the game as well. >> thanks for joining us live from levi stadium. 49ers and rams on nbc bay area. enjoy the game. >> have a great night, folks. saturday night football. out. >>> welcomed nfl game to kickoff. >> jared goff practiced all week despite a

. >>> and triumphant return, eddie murphy delivers huge ratings in his snl return after 35 long years. the classic characters he brought back and the one person who wasn't thrilled about being the target of eddie's jokes. today, monday, december 23rd, 2019 >> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and welcome to "today" on this monday morning, thanks for joining us we've got kristen welker in with us all week while savannah and hoda enjoy the day off a lot of people talking about eddie murphy's return to snl. >> i typically don't watch it. but it was worth it. >> eddie's return was one of those things we'll have more on that in just a moment the holiday rush is upon us with a record number of americans hitting the roads, rails, airports as well, and this morning, storms on both coasts could throw a wrench into the travel plansmillio we're going to get to dylan's forecast in just a moment, but that's right after we check in with kathy park. kathy is at laguardia airport. good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, cra

>> eddie murphy. >> who's your favorite rock star?s such a time capsule. everyone's interacting, and it's funny. >> why don't you move back to massachusetts! >> i was born in brooklyn. >> it's creative. it's cultural, it's social. >> stay black! >> it's political, and it has this edge to it. it has this provocation as part of its core. >> get his arm, get his arm! >> that's enough! gary, that's enough, man. >> toward the end of the film, mookie is presented with this choice. a young black man has been murdered. do i retaliate, do i kick off this riot? and he wrestles with it for a split second, and he says black people don't ask him if mookie did the right thing. what mookie represents at the end of that movie is black rage. it was important, i think, for spike to say, this is where we are. >> not enough people credit the maturity of what he did in terms of posing a question that he then did not answer. lots of people like to make films and button it up, making sure that you feel a certain way about a certain thing, and spike has alwa

eddie murphy was never deprecative.macho presence, persona on stage and it was something african-americans longed for at that time. >> nobody brought it in the way eddie brought it in. it was like, look, these are my idols, too, and they're phenomenal, but watch what i'm doing with what they did. ♪ (vo) in every trip, there's room for more than just the business you came for. ♪ this wave is rolling, let's get going ♪ ♪ we got places to be ♪ hey-ey-ey (vo) whether that's taking in every moment... ♪ ...or capturing a moment worth bringing back. that's room for possibility. ♪ let's see how far we can go, oh oh ♪ ♪ oh oh oh (thud) (crash) (grunting) (whistle) play it cool and escape heartburn fast with tums chewy bites cooling sensation. ♪ tum tu-tu-tum tums mornings were made for better things than rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis. when considering another treatment, ask about xeljanz xr, a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis or active psoriatic arthritis for whom methotrexate

>> this young guy named eddie murphy i think. >> oh, christ, i hate him.the filthy mouth. >> yeah. >> oh, he's the worst. >> he could do the voices and the physicalization and it speaks to the magnitude of his talent. is that not acting? is that not comic acting at the highest level? >> how do you know if i'm funny, you bastard. stay tuned to find out. male anchor: beats the odds at the box office to become a rare non-franchise hit. you can give help and hope to those in need. that will makeout washington insiders very uncomfortable: term limits. you and i both know we need term limits, that congress shouldn't be a lifetime appointment. but members of congress, and the corporations who've bought our democracy hate term limits. too bad. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message because the only way we get universal healthcare, address climate change and make our economy more fair is to change business as usual in washington. >>> even though the 1980s is on viewed as sort of an upbeat era, it is the period when the united states came out of the doldrums of t

the big draw was eddie murphy returning to the show. look at this.rgan, chris rock and dave chappelle. >> it is a beautiful day in the neighborhood, beautiful day, could you be mine, i am going for a bit but now i am all right. my neighbors are all black but now they're white. the white people came and changed everything but i am still your neighbor. >> you had to see the show live last night. it was funnier in person. go back and watch it. lizzo, hey, eddie murphy is back, y'all. up next, more "a.m. joy." next,. >>> is there anything you can do to move this trial along or you have to wait for pelosi? >> chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell will proceed in the senate. >> there is no way she can't hol this position. >> mark shorts is really confident that nancy pelosi will yield the articles of impeachment. nancy pelosi. >> joining me now is jill wine-banks. thank you all for being here. i got to go to jill wine-banks first. let me play one more. this is on "meet the press." you want to see a trial start as soon as possible. the president wants to prove

ed: will was it like to see eddie murphy come back? reat respects to comics everywhere, eddie is the king of comedy. he was brilliant, wonderful, hasn't missed a beat. he come out, looks great and i watched them with everyone else and with due respect with jake-- dave chapelle, chris rock, i'm looking in at my dear long-time friend eddie murphy and i said that is the king of comedy. pete: you joined snl in 1980. >> 1930 when i joined, you weren't even born yet, my son. [laughter] i remember-- no, stepped in that one. pete: you joined the same year as eddie murphy. >> they brought us on after they got rid of the best cast in television history, i mean, i don't know why they did, gilda radnor, john belushi, chevy chase, billy murray at one time in one show and went to replace that cast so i came on in this young kid from long island came on, eddie murphy, we were so young, 19 years old, 19 years old. as soon as we started talking i said first of all great guy and then i saw the comic genius. i auditioned with eddie and did their richard p

you guys eddie murphy fans? >> huge! >> i love that.two days, he will make his return to 30 rock to host "saturday night live." >> what does it feel like? you know, walking back into this studio? >> it was kind of surreal. a good feeling. >> last night, eddie signed autographs outside 30 rock. fellow comic chris rock and seth myers were onhand, and the 58-year-old's ten kids will be flying in to watch their dad host for the first time in 35 years. >> when you feel like you've done everything, like you have, was that the reason why you said, now is the time to go back? >> people know me for being funny. i wanted to do something funny. i'm sure there will be buckwheat. the ♪ all the wrong places you can still be funny without stepping on people's taupes, but now you step on people's toes and they're outside, picketing. he stepped on our toes! >> eddie murphy's an icon, he has ten kids. how many do you have? >> i have five. >> you were revealed as the rottweiler on "the masked singer." the run upper last night. so close. >> there he is. ch

eddie murphy coming back after 35 years.zo by his side. >> a lot of people in line and if he wasn't on for 35 years, they were not alive. >> '80 to '84? >>> let's get started. this year, a record number of americans are expected to travel in the days surrounding christmas and new year which will make for a lot of traffic on the roads and skies. nbc's morgan chesky is at the airport in atlanta which sees more passengers than any in the world. >> reporter: greetings from the world's busiest airport. it is beginning to feel a lot like christmas. the lines not showing it yet. that is set for the next 18 days and we expect travelers hitting the airport. expect delays there. if you are hitting the roads, you are not going to be alone either. this morning, whether packing up the car or bracing the long line at the airport, expect a lot of company. >> i'm going back home to jamaica. >> i'm traveling to toronto. >> i'm going to be eventually making it to mississippi for the holiday. >> reporter: more than 115 million americans headin

>> eddie murphy. >> favorite rock star?ive, social, it's political. and it has an edge to it. it has a provocation as part of its core. >> get his arm. get his arm. >> that's enough. >> gary, that's enough, man. >> at the end of the film, mookie is presented with a choice. a young black man has been murdered. do i retaliate? do i kick off this riot? and he wrestles with it for a split-second. and spike says, black people don't ask him if mookie did the right thing. >> what mookie represents at the end of that movie is black rage. it was important, i think, for spike to say, this is where we are. >> not enough people credit the maturity of what he did, in terms of posing a question that he then did not answer. lots of people like to make films and button it up, making sure that you feel a certain way about a certain thing. and spike has always been determined to ask you a question. it forces you into confrontation with your own feeling. >> the '80s was a time that so many new filmmakers got their staries, new ideas. >> seize

eddie murphy, think about that for a second. >> love eddie murphy. >> eddie murphy is going home therefor the episode. it shows eddie murphy walking to studio 8h also known as 30 rock. he spent four seasons on "snl" in the '80s. the last time he hosted was 1984. he says there's talk of reviving some of his iconic characters this weekend. he said he is down for anything as long as it's funny. so under consideration, gumby, buckwheat, mr. robinson, he said even bill cosby is on the table. >> whoa. >> that's what i said. whoa. he goes -- he might not think it's funny. he said he's down for anything as long as it's funny. >> he used to do a good -- >> i know he did. very interesting to see what he does there. he said it feels surreal in a good way. eddie murphy has ten children. all ten will be in the audience that day. >> wow. >> the musical guest who was here the other day, lizzo. >> lizzo. >> eddie murphy and lizzo, that is a good show. >> his movie -- i think on netflix -- really funny. >> that's going to be a got "saturday night live." >> i'd like to see if he can fit into the jumpsui

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i'm the one that made eddie murphy a star. >> face it.. >> reporter: celebrating end of the show. >> thank you for making this night! i love you, merry christmas! >> of course, flagged by chris rock, lizzo and so many other stars. quite the moment, and it's the reason why i was up really late last night. lookin' for lub in all the wrong places as he would say. >>> and newly released emails showing that's how long ukraine's aid was frozen after president trump's phone call with the president. what they're saying about the new disclosure coming up. new disclosure coming up. cologuard: colon cancer screening for people 50 and older at average risk. i've heard a lot of excuses to avoid screening for colon cancer. i'm not worried. it doesn't run in my family. i can do it next year. no rush. cologuard is the noninvasive option that finds 92% of colon cancers. you just get the kit in the mail, go to the bathroom, collect your sample, then ship it to the lab. there's no excuse for waiting. get screened. ask your doctor if cologuard is right for y

one comment by eddie murphy is making headline this is morning.ake a listen. >> but if you told me 30 years ago that i would be this boring stay-at-home, you know, house dad, and bill cosby would be in jail -- [ laughter ] -- even i would have took that bet. >> bill cosby's representatives did not much like that comment. overall the night was pretty much like eddie murphy from the past had returned, brought back his iconic and loveable characters. joining him on stage during ace mo low log, chris rock, dave chappelle, tracy morgan, larry david, maya rudolph and musical guest lizzo. check it on demand after "today in the bay." >> yeah, after "today in the bay." it was such a good show. >> i didn't get to see it yet but you can get it on demand. bill cosby's representatives had something to say but so do stay-at-home dads who aren't necessarily boring. >> exactly. >> mike inouye has something to say about that. we'll talk after. >> let's check the forecast. a lot of people traveling this week, you have family coming to town. >> it's a busy week from

one comment by eddie murphy is making headline this is morning. take a listen. >> but if you told me 30 years ago that i would be this boring stay-at-home, you know, house dad, and bill cosby would be in jail -- [ laughter ] -- even i would have took that bet. >> bill cosby's representatives did not much like that comment. overall the night was pretty much like eddie murphy from the past had returned, brought back his iconic and loveable characters. joining him on stage during ace mo low log, chris rock, dave chappelle, tracy morgan, larry david, maya rudolph and musical guest lizzo. check it on demand after "today in the bay," of course. after. >> yes. it was really good episode. >> i have to catch it on dvr. >> there you go. >> xfinity. >> yes. >> at your own pace when you want it. >>> maybe a good day to stay indoors or no? get out and enjoy the dry weather? >> you need to bundle up because it is cool. let me show you temperatures we're feeling around the bay area. visibility in san rafael, i've been watching patchy fog in parts of the north ba

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no, you cannot watch all of the eddie murphy stuff. no, not all of it. >> no, no kids should watch that. >> we'll watch some eddie murphy. but we're glad he will be on "snl." top stories on this thursday morning. >> including something we hear from b.a.r.t. riders all the time. many b.a.r.t. cars are old and rundown. this morning the transit agency is looking to ride into the future. a live report next. how many more new trains could be soon joining that fleet. >>> also, the woman here on your screen, contra costa county's search for her is on after she went off the rails after her son got a bad haircut. it is a really bizarre story you have to hear. up next the attack police say she carried out. >>> breaking news on capitol hill, house speaker nancy pelosi is set to make a statement on the state of the impeachment inquiry within the next hour. looking live at washington right now where she's going to speak, we'll tell you as soon as it starts you can watch it all right here live on nbc bay area. scott mcgrew is tracking the latest dev

i'm the one that made that eddie murphy a star. >> i'm brianna keilar.ront starts now. >>> a stand-off, a top democrat will force votes to compel witnesses to testify in the trump impeachment trial. will republicanss blink. >>> plus timing may be everything. new details about the freeze on ukraine aid. is there more you don't know. and a batting over a white house insider raising a me question, could the president be impeached again? let as go "outfront." good evening. i'm kate baldwin in for erin burnett. the senate minority leader

first season as a cast member on "saturday night live," which returns this saturday with host eddie murphy musical guest lizzo. bowen yang is here, you guys [ cheers and applause i'm so excited to talk to bowen. and fresh off his grammy nominations for best country solo performance, we'll have music from tyler childers. [ cheers and applause he's fantastic you're going to love him before we get to our guests, as a new poll shows majority support for impeaching president trump, republicans are doing everything they can to rig the senate trial in his favor. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause >> seth: on friday, the house judiciary committee approved two articles of impeachment against trump, setting the stage for a vote of the full house this week and as cnn reported, trump is aggravated by the fact that he's about to become the third president in history to be impeached. >> we are hearing president trump is growing increasingly aggravated over the likelihood that he will be impeached. a trump campaign adviser i spoke with earlier today told me simply, "

last night eddie murphy made his much anticipated return to "saturday night live" for the first time show in 1984. in a rarity for "snl" murphy appeared in every single sketch apart from the cold open, and he oven apprised some of his most iconic roles. here's a recap. >> girl, it's your old pal mr. robinson. so much has change since we last spent some time together. my neighborhood has gone through so much. it's gone through something called gentrification. it's like a magic trick. white people pay a lot of money and then, poof, all the black people are gone. remember me? ♪ i'm gumby, i saved this damn show from the gutter. you have the nerve to sit there and bring up the nerve of poky. i don't believe this. i make my triumphant return and you're talking about a can of dog food. how'd you even get this job? what'd you win a radio contest or something? >> you can't help but laugh. if you're looking for laughs on news years eve join two best friends for one epic night. new year's eve live begins at 8:00 p.m. only on cnn. >>> not all the democratic candidates actually running for presid

have foreigners walking up to me eddie, murphy [ bleep ] all the time. [ bleep ], you suck my [ bleepeddie murphy's "raw" and "delirious" when i was in second grade and you knew he was nasty and not supposed to say those words and it was hilarious. >> watch the "bill cosby show"? yes! >> i do too. i love it. he called me up and chastised me for being too dirty. i was pissed. so mad, i called richard pryor, richard, bill cosby said i was too dirty. do the people laugh? yes. do you get paid? yes. tell bill i said have a coke and a smile and shut the [ bleep ] up. ♪ i've slain your dreaded dragon. for saving the kingdom what doth thou desire? my lord? hey good knight. where are you going? ♪ ♪ climbing up on solsbury hill ♪ grab your things, salutations. coffee that is a cup above is always worth the quest. nespresso. tis all i desire. did thou bring enough for the whole kingdom? george: nespresso, what else? little things can be a big deal. psoriasis, that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is a

eddie murphy. >> he was a real new york street character, like a tragic, homeless, he had aids, he was a crack addict, but through it all he was always an amazing performer. >> i'm harris, i'm 33 years young, i have my cousin's jason's truck for two more weeks. i have one testicle, and i'm down to a clown. >> harris, we know who you are. i literally just fired you. >> oh, is this that job? that's crazy. never mind. >> harris witles was so talented, he was doing standup, doing improv, doing sketches. he's in a band. he wrote for a sitcom. his unique lovable personality transcends even his jokes. >> i'm out of order, you're out of order. say no in australian, just say all the vowels. is that guy surfing? you got me again coke can. >> he's just a naturally funny guy who had a problem with drugs. i don't think you know that i started shooting heroin. >> you didn't? >> yeah. >> are you ready to talk about this? >> i mean, now that it's shooting heroin, i could die, and i don't want to do that to my parents or myself. so i'm taking it more seriously now. and i'm in a good place. >> you're ma

did you tune in for the return of eddy murphy to saturday night live? are rewarded with murphy popping up in every sketch. except the cold open. many of the classic characters showed up for the first time in 35 years. buckwheat, mr. robinson. >> it's your old pal. so much has changed since we last spent some time together. my neighbors have gone from so much. from something called gentryification. it's like a magic trick. white people pay a lot of money and then poof, all the black people are gone. >> take a mission. >> feeling it? he he used to work for saturday night live and contributes to the daily beast and has his own show. did he deliver? >> he did great. if people haven't watched they should go after the segment. go online and watch the sketch. it really if you like him in the 1980s when he was on. you can't beat it. he brought back the reoccurring characters. and touched on race. and the comedic shot at lorn michaels in a sketch. which is really sort of pay back for something else that happened. >> explain the back story. >> i worked there 1998

after that concert. >> it is so welcome, the brilliance of chapelle, the brilliance of eddie murphy.y correct legends. everybody is hating one side. >> we are all this together, charles. >> appreciate it and of course, "the five" starts right now. ♪ >> jesse: hello, everybody i'm here with emily, dana perino and tom. it is 5:00 in new york city and this is "the five." >> impeachment insanity a stalemate on capitol hill. the president blasting nancy pelosi over the week and for the democrats impeachment delay. >> crazy nancy, she is crazy. no, no. so now she says coming she has no case, she has no case. that's good, right?

. >> comedian eddie murphy is returning to "snl." that's the place that shot him to superstardom. >> i just want it to be a good show and it's been 35 years and a great cast now and a great team of writers. there's no reason this show shouldn't be special. i want it to live up to any expectations anyone has. >> you can watch the full interview coming up on the "today" show after "today in the bay." >>> 5:27 right now. up next the top stories we're following including a car slamming into a business overnight in south bay. we're going to give you a live report on what went wrong here. >> a woman police say stole packages from a berkeley apartment. the video that caught the moment it happened and why police say she had a legitimate reason for being there. >>> here we go on this thursday morning. taking a look outside, san francisco this morning. a foggy start which should keep it a little warmer, just a little bit. >> you see that breeze moving things along. maybe it will blow out in time for your morning commute. thanks for joining us.

an "unjection™". >>> disgraced comedian bill cosby is firing back at comedian eddie murphy, calling the hollywood slave. that's after murphy hosted this weekend's "saturday night live" for the first time in 35 years. during his opening monologue, murphy made jokes about cosby, who is serving three to ten years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home years ago. here's what murphy said on the show. >> if you would have told me 30 years ago that i would be this boring stay at home, you know, house dad and bill cosby would be in jail, even i would have took that bet. >> cosby's spokesman stopped soon after, i wering in part one would think mr. murphy was given his freedom to leave the plantation so he could make his own decisions, but he decided to sell himself back to being a hollywood slave. >>> well, we turn from that to a really dangerous situation in virginia. a chain reaction led to a nearly 70-car pileup on sunday. state police say at least 50 people were injured. some of them are critical, we're told. both sides of the highway were closed for hours. some c

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