>> this is the ellen degeneres show. >> that's great. >> reporter: but it has not been all laughs in . >> i mean it was devastating i really didn't understand it. i still don't understand it. >> reporter: insiders tell us today's final episode will be an emotional celebration, including a remake of how audiences first met ellen, and the return of her first guest, jennifer aniston. >> it's a welcome mat. >> it's a welcome mat. >> reporter: now with her final episode set to air, ellen tells "the hollywood reporter" i'll miss just about everything >> that was joe fryer for us thanks, joe. guys, other guests on the show include pink and billie eilish pink wrote the theme song for ellen, by the way. as far as what's next for ellen, she told "the hollywood reporter" she's working on a documentary about her campus in rwanda she opened and even teased possibly starring in some movies. >>> next up, leonard cohen a new trailer is out for the new documentary about one of the most iconic songs "hallelujah. the surprising rejection the song initially faced from record labels rufus wainwright a few

availability. >>> here is a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> >>> ellen degeneresod-bye as she ended her daytime talk show after 19 years. the emmy award winning show aired for the last time yesterday after more than 3,200 episodes. degeneres talked about the resistance that she first faced as a gay woman trying to be herself. she said when the syndicated show first went on the air she was prevented from saying the word "gay." >> if i've done anything in the past 19 years i hope i've inspired you to be yourself, your true, authentic self. and if someone is brave enough to tell you who they are, be brave enough to support them even if you don't understand. they're showing you who they are and that is the biggest gift anybody can ever give you. and by opening your heart and your mind you're going to be that much more compassionate, and compassion is what makes the world a better place. >> degeneres was joined on yesterday's show by jennifer aniston who was the first guest back in 2003. >>> the white house made a dynamite announcement. the korean pop group bts will me

ellen degeneres thanked her long-time producers and staff today. of the controversies in recent years at the show, including reports of a toxic work culture that prompted an apology to staffers from degeneres. she shedd hopes she's been an inspiration to the audience over the years. and with her wife front row in the audience, the openly gay comic talked about how much times have changed >> when we started this show, i couldn't say gay on the show i was not allowed to say gay sure couldn't say wife and that's because it wasn't legal for gay people to get married. and now i say wife all the time. >> well, ellen signed off for the last time with tears in her eyes, and she ended the show the same way she started it, almost two decades ago. >>> next, waiting for a rescue a teacher at robb elementary school describes keeping her classroom quiet after the sound of gunfire shattered their day and the message she wants all of us to understand after the parkland shooting, students organized one of the biggest marches ever now once again, the people behind m

. >>> officially one week away from the final ellen degeneres show right here on nbc bay area . and p. diddy coming back to chat with her. remembering his favorite moments of the past 19 seasons. you can watch that at 4:00 this afternoon. we will be right back. >>> taking a live look right now at the dow jones. you can see it is down more than 1000 points at this moment. yep. heading towards the biggest loss since 2020. arise of inflation. >>> a san francisco graduate with an eventful morning. a graduate from san francisco state with a degree in psychology. but addressing mental health issues got him in the white house today. a big recognition. a digital interactive mental health group called the broken universe. recognizes morning with an invitation to the white house where he met with the first lady jill biden and actress selena gomez. we asked about how to support the mental health of children. >> it we talk about mental health, young people model behavior. if we learn at home to not talk about our emotions, we pick that up. the more parents can speak about their own struggle

they could relate to ellen degeneres coming out on abc on national tv because she was the girl next door they had fallen in love with for five seasons. they could relate to some of the people who were on the front lines leading the efforts in the marches. they knew that these young people were their children and grandchildren. it is harder on the issue of race and it is because, in this country, we have a difficult history. i love the united states of america because i know that there is no country in the world where my story would be possible. i revere the founding fathers in spite of their flaws because they made it possible to actually fix the problems they did not have the courage or the will to. and so, i believe that we have to deal with that fundamental history, the contradictions and complexity of this country. ♪ david: let's talk about how yu became head of the ford foundation and your background. you are not from new york city, is that right? darren: i am definitely not from new york city. i was born in a charity hospital in louisiana. little town not far, i guess, from lafayet

>>> after 19 years, more than 3000 episodes, ellen degeneres said farewell today. >> ship in the finaleh 19 different ensembles and hairstyles from each year of her show. billie eilish said it was one of her first to the appearance of, jennifer aniston was her first guest ever and return today to help say goodbye. recalled how hard it was is it i am janelle wang. meant woman to launch that show but her happiest accomplishment . >> because of this platform, able to change people's lives. the show has forever changed my life. greatest experience i ever had beyond my wildest imagination. switch one last time, fans, -- >> she hopes she inspires viewers to be their authentic selves and to be brave enough to support others. pink was on too, the last singer on the show. >>> still ahead, the oakland zoo sending more than a dozen bison to live in their natural habitat. (music throughout) i'm susan and i'm 52 and i live in san francisco, california. i have been a sales and sales management professional my whole career. typical day during a work week is i'm working but first always going for a run

. >>> only five more shows to go before ellen degeneres says goodbye to her daytime tv family. drew brees has advised before she takes her final bow. here is what he says happens in the next chapter. you can watch it, if you do watch it. watch it at 4:00 so you can find out what he has to say. also at 10:00, it is all right here on nbc bay area news. the bay area market continues to skyrocket. >> a makeshift in line with the garage. >> reporter: people are over it. the bay area housing market is wild. how did you get this way? in our new streaming series, overpriced, overwhelmed, over it. we investigate an exclusive off the grid digging through what can be done to move you and the bay area forward. tuesday nbc area. >>> we continue to follow breaking news in fremont for you this mid-day. first responders on the scene. this is on you need a commons east of warren avenue and mohave drive and mission boulevard. they are on the scene right now. there has been smoke in the area throughout the morning. right now, officers are engaged with someone refusing to leave the building . crew

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. >>> ellen degeneres is signing off.d the show would end last year after the toxic work environment. she got advice from the queen of daytime. o oprah reminded her to take time off. that's it from here. dom, back to you. >> that is a theck of a run. 19 years thank you for the headlines. >>> still on deck for the show elon musk looking to shore up more money for the twitter buy >>> inflation continuing to take a bite out of american's bottom lines. our own brian sullivan, host of this show, is in the country's heartland looking at one key role of the waterway is important to you >> this is the most critical artery for the american ply ch supply chain coming up after the break, we talk about the prices of everything you buy and how inflation is hitting the heartland. that's next. you armacist. we search for savings for you. from coupons to lower costs options. plus, earn up to $50 extra bucks rewards each year just for filling at cvs pharmacy. at adp, we use data-driven insights to design solutions to help you manage payro

. >>> the final episode of the ellen degeneres show aired today, ending its 19-year run. here's the host dancing her way through the final monologue and one of her last guests, jennifer aniston, a call back to the comedienne's first episode 20 years ago. ellen thanked her longtime producers and staff today, no mention of the controversies in recent years of the show following reports of a toxic work culture that prompted an apology to staffers from degeneres. she says she hopes she has an inspiration to her audience. with her wife in front row of the audience the openly gay comic talked about how much times have changed >> when we started this show, i can't say gay on the show. i was not allowed to say gay i couldn't say wife because it wasn't allowed for gay people to get married and now i say wife all time >> ellen signed off for the last time with tears in her eyes and ended the show the same way she started it almost two decades ago. >>> next, waiting for a rescue a teacher at robb elementary school describes keeping her classroom quiet after the sound of gunfire shat

. >> this isn't ellen degeneres. >> seth: yeah. >> all right just in case [ laughter ] all right. thing for my husband, because he -- his whole life, his favorite thing has been scaring people. he'll hide around corners. >> seth: yeah. >> his siblings were tortured through their whole childhood, and they're still a bit shaky. and he tries to scare me one time, he said he was going to bed and i said, "all right, goodnight. and i stayed up for 20 minutes and when i walked into the room, the room was dark and he came out on his knees like this, like a scary leprechaun or something -- i don't know what he was trying to do, but i said, "oh, that's scary. [ laughter ] because it looked weird. >> seth: yeah. although, i will say if he's been doing it his whole life, i feel like he should be a little better [ laughter ] >> you're not wrong. he could have, like -- he could have had some -- something a little bit scarier than that >> seth: yeah, like, i mean, a leprechaun costume, i think, would have put that through the roof you know >> he should have just shelled out for a costume. yeah >

it's not 2018-19 where you kind of said this will go in lock step, i don't know, like ellen degeneres, but we have to recognize the period of the great resignation ended yesterday, okay. it ended yesterday >> he said out loud he wants to reduce the vacancy ratio to -- >> jay is still my hero. look at the 10-year. i have to tell you, get used to the term the great application, which i coined this very morning. just like when i came up with faang, the great acceptance. do you think there will be anything my mother was saint, but they never wrote a book about her >> we'll make sure you get credit, jim. >> thank you >> when we come back, rough morning for beyond meat, shares tumbling take a look at futures as stocks are on pace for the longest weekly losing streak in about 11 years. ckn miteba ia nu >>> beyond meat tumbling below the ipo price after posting that wider-than-expected loss in a revenue miss, facing stiffer competition. this is what the ceo, ethan brown, had to say about his strategy on the call >> i know there's a lot of hand waving and a little bit of wringing of the hands

>> ellen degeneres, the comedian, was about to come out. len plays on tv will also come out. >> it is just reprehensible that abc, now owned by disney of all companies, is going to feature ellen as coming out of the closet. it won't be long before god knows what, you know. bestiality, incest, who knows. >> we were getting bomb threats. disney was really getting a lot of flack for even thinking about having a coming-out episode with ellen. >> i'm 35 years old. i'm so afraid to tell people. i mean, i just -- susan, i'm gay. >> ellen coming out was a huge moment for me personally because, you know, i was a closeted gay guy. gay child at that time. and it was the bravest thing i saw. >> that felt great. that felt so great. >> initial report suggests abc made a bundle on ellen's highly publicized outing on national tv last night. the broadcast was accompanied by coming-out parties all around the country, including one in birmingham, alabama, where the local abc station refused to broadcast the show. >> she did a great thing. she was brave. >> i m