he wore big glasses like elton john. >> seth: right, right. [ laughter ] >> and elton had just foundnant. so now we think the plane's going down. there's sort of a hush. the stakes have been raised in poker. everybody is putting in everything they have. and latanza stands up in the back of the plane and he goes, "elton, i got to tell you -- before we go down, it's my baby." [ audience oohs ] and with that, the plane lands. [ laughter ] >> seth: i would not want to be waiting for my bags next to elton jew. >> a camera and crew was on the plane doing a story for "rolling stone." >> seth: that's incredible. >> so he put it in his movie when he directed it. >> seth: one of the other great things about the movie -- and i sort of knew this from "wayne's world." this was the first time i realized alice cooper was a really sweet guy with a great sense of humor. he's one of your oldest friends. >> he is, 45 years. >> seth: he's the sweetest guy. >> sweetest. >> seth: you talk about how family means so much to both of you. but you sort of deserve credit for pushing him towards this sort of cra

another (laughter) elton wrote that not me >> (laughter). you folks in outside land and other entertainment have provided our department with this year it will be merely $2 million no support the programs log onto sf programs day. two there parking spaces have ochtd more small business in district 6 and we're pleased to report we've opened with the office of economic workforce development and the department of public works those items were before you a dog park and creating they're part of a multi agree on los angeles police department that was previously occupied by the freeway structure in paifrp partnership r with supervisor kim and the department of real estate and the county transportation agency and others we're thrilled to have small business for people and official opening in the near plaza is planned for early falls we'll keep you abreast of the time now i will conclude with two special recognize items for the first thing that's that's time for our department quarterly employee recognize. >> thank you good afternoon mr. ginsburg and

have you been off hanging out with elton john? what i have been doing, they put me there with him, steve writes, neil put the canolli down get back to work. i can do my work with canolli thank you. >> rumors abound you were fired, i say no way. i was fired i snuck back in. i have been missing the what's the deal neil, and common sense segments of they m leave me with something to think about. that is my goal, michael said, i think i saw you at an all you can eat buffet last week, was that you? sunshine, you are not as cute as some of your fill ins but we still missed you. >> i missed you, but. you say terribly nice, that is -- does not sound right. buddy writes, now it takes sense, i was wondering why i seemed much happier this past week. and i missed your sense of humor, and mind, i missed you like a fat man misses bacon, love you bro. bill o'reilly? >> kylie, neil, since you have gone, country has gone to hell. we need our financial super hero. well, kylie, here i be, looking out for you. ladys that is built to scale. thank you

. >> thank you elton that's july out is in happy rec and park and that guess so that concludes my generalgoing to general public comment and i'll read off the names i'm going to read a few and continue. (calling names). to start with, please. >> good morning, commissioners general manager mr. ginsburg i'm tom the proprietor of john eagles it's been my privilege to manage the land i want to thank you for your patience with the pouring of support i want to remind the members of the community you've been one of the great commissions for public golf and golfers we've seen in many, many decades. glen eagle has a rich history and folks stripped the first shots in 1962 pro tem a brand new beginning for that neighborhood internal revenue i think it's 52 year-old 38 developed one of the most challenging golf course and x mayors have played and cops and for all the lease holders over the past 52 years given giving time the current lease model is not useful the lease holder of the old property is too much for one inhibit to bear pipes are busting and limbs are snapping when the wind blows and the wa

including elton john who sued the daily mail for libel after reporting he was rude to guests at a charityear the paper printed an apology to j.k.rowling falsely reporting that people at her church taunted her for being a single mother. rowling sued the paper and won. kate winslet took on the daily mail winning $40,000 libel lawsuit after it posed the question should kate winslet win an os scar for the world's most irritating actress. in this country tom cruise settled a $50 million lawsuit from the publishers of "life & style" magazine after he said he abandoned his daughter suri. why do some tabloids publish these stories? >> there is an insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip. and most of the time they know that celebrities are not going to do anything about it. >> for clooney's part. he says the laughable tabloid crossed the line into an arena of inciting violence. and heap ju just needed to set record straight. for "nightline," i'm lindsay davis in new york. >> next, this terrifying water slide failed the sandbag safety test. so what happens when we put it to the test? when i say we,

it's an elton john impersonator, singing the most annoying part of "crocodile rock." ♪ la-a-a-a-a la we'll have a a second elton john impersonator, benny and the jet ski. [ laughter ] he's singing the most annoying part of "benny and the jets." ♪ benny! >> jimmy: there you go. [ laughter ] then, we're going to come around the corner and back into the studio. whoever wins this is super champ of all time and is the next -- [ laughter ] -- american kayak warrior. [ laughter ] uh -- here we go. cameron, are you ready for a a little -- >> cameron: yeah, i'm ready. >> jimmy: really? >> cameron: yeah, i'm ready. are you ready? >> jimmy: all right, higg-bone -- >> steve: ready? >> jimmy: yeah. >> steve: are you ready? >> cameron: i'm ready. >> steve: are you ready? >> jimmy: yeah. >> steve: 1 -- >> jimmy: mm-hmm. >> cameron: move your foot! i know this trick, you cheater. >> steve: -- 1, 2, 3, kayak! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> cameron: ah! [ laughter ] it's stuck! josh! >> jimmy: higgins! help me! [ laughter ] >> cameron: ah! ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: where -- where is she? i don't know where she is

the spark is totally in ruins and there are several several i could say hundreds of parts of the elton's. these are spread when we were coming from from the city from terrorists we checked like one kilometer ago parts of their bodies and here the situation right now there are some generally there are a few journalists here on the fire mind. trying to to to put the fire to finish the fire and right now in every scene it's. with a big question about what happened here. this is union here in the studio as well francisco have you been able to speak to any of them might be able to give an insight about whether we've done by missiles or a technical fourth water authority thing on the ground. right now the. armament to the other. accusing it's not clear here. to be measures and they don't know what would happen they say. an aircraft. down but they didn't know what happened if it was. or. in this situation right now it's clear that those government here in donetsk. on to kiev they said they were not able to to shoot an aircraft that it's up to ten thousand meters but on the other side they said.

. >> they're all wonderfully -- >> or what about -- ♪ elton john is a homosexual that's the whole songther words to it. it's hilarious. >> they don't do that in our sports, sadly. >> you have obviously never been to a jets game. >> i'm not into basketball. you know what? i believe that soccer isn't popular here because it wasn't here first. its guy that came late. and there weren't enough seats for it. >> yeah, i don't know about the seats part. but sure, i'll go along with the other stuff. kareem abdul-jabbar is obviously right. i don't think he said anything new in that piece. but as gavin pointed out, he said it really, really well. i have to say, though, i hate to say it. i appreciate watching soccer more than i did a month ago. i'm not going to watch it again until the next world cup or possibly the olympics when the americans are playing. but as i got more into it, it became a little more interesting. >> somebody else made this point, and i tend to agree with it. it's one of the televised sports that hasn't advanced with cameras. like bowling has a camera behind the pin. >> yeah.

elton is among several cyclists hit. >> translator: and before i was able to look back again, the card with the back of my bicycle at the beginning of its acceleration, so it didn't hit me with all of its force. but the bike and i were thrown into the air, and i fell to the ground. i was left terrified from what happened, from seeing people lying on the ground. the sound of crying. the other cyclists that weren't run over trying to help those that were run over. some that were even unconscious on the ground. there were bloodstains on the ground. >> fellow riders tend to those who have been struck and ambulances arrive within minutes. in the end, 17 riders are hurt. the there are no fatalities. >> i am always surprised to know that nobody died in the so-called accident. it wasn't an accident. it was a crime. he was trying to murder, to murder us. >> after fleeing the scene, the driver checks himself into a psychiatric clinic where he was later arrested. he claims he mowed down the cyclists in self-defense. he is still awaiting trial. leaving the riders to wait for some form of closure.

but i also, because of my association, i know elton taylor. i know what he was complaining about. i was confused not knowing exactly which set of facts mr. sterling stood behind. and then when his words came out, it was so obvious and shocking and just disgusting. all of those things wrapped in one to find that type of sentiment on someone who relies on black americans for so much of his success and public profile, it was a amazing. i just couldn't believe it, that someone could have that much bigotry inside and think that it was okay. >> michael, what was your gut reaction when you first heard it? >> i was hurt, you know, hurt for certainly the players on the court and for the fans because let's be real here the clippers, they have been waiting a long time for this. where they are right now, they have been waiting a long time and there have been a lot of fans, a lot of loyal fans and to have doc rivers, to have chris paul, guys that really are such outstanding african americans that represent the best we have to offer and then to point out and attack one of the best we have to of

rowling and elton john who both successfully sued "the mail" for liable, not the chance to set the recordtraight on a number of lingering rumors. yes, he is engaged. no, they're not getting married at downton abbey and no, he won't be the next governator of california. the apology came on page two today. in it they blame it on the online edition. they say it was not a fabrication but supplied in got faith by a reputable and trusted freelancer. >> katy tur on the story in london, thanks. >>> could this be decision day part two. tamron is on duty on the king james watch. what's happening? >> he's leaving. >> he's staying. >> what do you say? argentina? >> i switched to argentina. >> yes, the speculation, the decision 2.0. is it still cool to say that, 2.0? will king james stay with the heat or will he take his game back home to the cleveland cavaliers? look at the difference -- this is lebron james when he played for the cavs, when he played seven seasons. this is him with miami heat. look at those guns now. he's transformed into the all-star that he s. this is what craig was referring to.

security jim jones told medvedev and sergey lavrov and a three on three meeting that the iranians had elton underground facility and the russians didn't know it. i think that surprise them and made them much more amenable to going along with the security council. the chinese who needed oil and gas from everywhere did not want to see that supply cut off so they took a lot more convincing and working and working. the chinese ambassador very able diplomat ambassadoambassado r to the united states was covering the oas meeting in lima and i was trying to get a meeting with him to see if i could get them to sign off on the final language because he had been authorized to convey that back to beijing. he had meetings and finally we were worried we wouldn't get to the meeting so the press was having a day piece goes sour happy hour. [laughter] and apparently piece goes sours in that very happy especially these that were made in lima. so we where looking for the ambassador to try to find a time and i went down to the bar in the hotel and we were trading stories and chatting each other up and i'm havi