how do the fans feel about getting the emmy's?are the backstage moments. >> how will i celebrate? i am the lamest, old man, tired. i think this gives me enough energy to make it to 10:30 or 11:00 tonight. i could rock out with ice cream or something. >> like having a great meal to do the show, and then to be awarded an emmy is a beautiful flambe desert. >> you kind of think you haven't got a chance of hell of winning after five times. it is such a gift and surprise to be invited to the party. >> this is obviously a very different award than getting something for acting. it's embarrassing because you don't want to be awarded for doing what you're supposed to do. it feels like you're being celebrated for something that you're supposed to do. >> we have a lot of big projects in the works but they're really a long way away. i did the pacific one, eight years in the making. we have some things three years in the making, four years in the making. to tell you about it now would be silly. i will say that you haven't seen snagglepuss done

explain it for your fans. >> nbc went come/i'm on the emmys. you have the emmys.ook at the presenters that are on that list and you go, jon hamm. you go, my grandma should leave my grandpa for jon hamm. i get it and select from the different amounts of tweets and i could use them to intro a presenter on the emmys. you could type it out as many times as you want. >> larry: do i get anything? >> fame. fame. your name and probably followers. at least five followers. yeah. >> larry: bizarre. this is modern -- this is social media, right? >> yeah. you couldn't do this last year. so something -- who knows if it will work? something different and something to keep you watching the emmys. why not? i'm here. i have my phone with me. might as well try it. >> larry: this is only thursday but being honest are you nervous? >> a little nervous. >> larry: big platform. >> i have thrown up a couple of times. more for weight loss but, you know, you know, because you lose weight faster. throwing up the food. >> larry: you get reviewed monday morning. >> yeah. i know that. usually r

it was also a night for newcomers and first time emmy winners. ♪ the emmys began by taking inspirationrom one first year hit, "glee," and it ended by honoring another rookie sensation. >> "modern family." >> reporter: the series about an extended los angeles family won best comedy, beating out, among others, "glee" and three-time winner "30 rock." >> we're as to happy that you have let us into your families. thank you very, very much. >> reporter: the show also took best writing and best supporting actor for eric stonestreet. >> this is really incredible. >> reporter: meanwhile best supporting actress went to "glee's" jane lynch. >> this is outlandish. >> reporter: yet another first time comedy winner was the big bank theory's jim carson for best actor. and after three best actress wins in a drama, falco took best actor. some things did remain the same. "mad men" won best series for the third straight year. >> i can't believe we're here. >> reporter: bryan cranston also made it three wins as best actor, but aaron hall won his first as best supporting actor. best supporting actress and

the emmys is gonna be a fun night. >> the emmys are fantastic. okay.eeping it reals!" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i like nene. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> who doesn't? >> jimmy: all right, come on. >> okay. so, i am nominated for "my life on the d-list" and my special, "balls of steel." [ laughter ] so weird, i'm not getting laid tonight. i can't figure it out. >> jimmy: oh, my god. >> but anyway, i technically do not have tickets for the primetime emmys, because the category i'm in is in the week before creative arts emmys. and so, i'm making an offer this year i'm very proud of. i would like to be the first celebrity seat filler for the emmy awards. now, would you like to tell your audience what a seat filler is? >> jimmy: yeah, sure. >> this is key to any award show fan. >> jimmy: usually, from what i understand, a seat filler is someone like, say a celebrity gets up and goes to the bathroom, they will have, like you -- >> "oh, hi, alec baldwin." >> jimmy: yep. so, yeah. so when the camera cuts to them, they don't want to see any empty seats. so, a seat filler

newcomers and underdogs reign at the emmy awards. this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, august 30, 2010. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us, everybody. i'm betty nguyen. this morning hurricane earl is gaining strength as it moves toward the eastern caribbean. now a category 2 storm, earl could threaten the east coast right here a little later this week with sustained winds of 10 0 miles per hour. earl is moving west-northwest. and there is another system not far behind. a hurricane warning is in effect for puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. earl is expected to become a dangerous category 3 storm later today. >> we'll have to watch for the possibility of perhaps landfall somewhere in the eastern part of the united states. although at this time, the national hurricane center is saying that probably it will make a turn to the east. but by then, it doesn't mean we're out of the woods because right behind that we have potentially another tropical system, fiona. and that could take a southern track than earl. >> cruise s

all eyes were on "mat men" at the emmys. >> it was a lot of fun. the emmys. >> it was a lot of fun. were the scene stealers as fox's "glee" -- >> and the emmy goes to "modern family." >> reporter: abc's series about an extended and very modern family won the emmy award for the best comedy award for the first year out. "mat men" won its third best drama series in a row. zraum ma series set in the 1960s advertising also earned an emmy for writing. "the pacific" was victorious in wing the most miniseries. tom hanks served as executive producer. in the lead actor category, brian crampton earned his third emmy. >> i feel gluttonous. and it's more than i can take in. it really is. >> reporter: edie falco has won before in the dramatic category for the "sopranos." but she was as shocked as yin to win an emmy for the comedy nurse jackie. >> the women i was up against are hysterically funny completians. i'm shocked. i'm not playing coy here. i really am doubumbfounded by t events. >> reporter: and kyra saidwick, nominated five times before. >> how will i celebrate? i am the lamest old man, t

emmys certainly mixed it up.es took home the golden lady along with surprising newcomers. the excitement started, well, as it always does, on the red carpet. ♪ she won't ever get enough ♪ if i had it my way >> jim parsons. >> reporter: emmy certainly gave jim parson reason to smile last night winning best actor in a comedy for cbs's "the big bang theory." i know you said it in the past and people said, who are you. now -- >> i'm glad you remember me saying that. >> reporter: now they're going to be like, get on in. >> they may not recognize my face but i'll hold this closely and they'll figure it out. >> naturally occurred toe to me given your interest you might have a theory about how it started. >> reporter: fifth time was a charm for kyra sedgwick picking up an emmy for "the closer." she came prepared. >> i'm so blond. i had to have a piece of paper and glasses. >> reporter: it's better to have the paper and forget somebody. emmy honored george clooney celebrated not for acting but for doing good. receiving th

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i'm hosting the emmys. ever get nominated for an emmy? >> kevin: no, no. [ laughter ] i'm still working on it. >> jimmy: you got two more seasons, a christmas special. how did you find out that you got -- 'cause i know it's always a cool story that you get the call, like, early in the morning. >> yeah, well, i was actually headed to work that morning. i had to be a work at 5:45 that morning, so i was running my bath water and trying to get last seconds of sleep and the phone rang. we have been lucky enough with the show the past couple years has been nominated, and so i usually get a call around that time that says, "congratulations, the show has been nominated." so, i was like, "oh, they're calling. that's exciting." she's like "oh, my god --" and i was like, "oh, thank you, that's so exciting." and i was like -- and she was like "no, you're nominated." i was like, "i know, the show. that's so great." she was like, "no, you too, bozo." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you are nominated! >> i was not expecting that.

coverage continues "today at the emmys."wcomers including our own jimmy fallon who hosted last night's emmy awards. jimmy fallon kicked off the show with a takeoff on the freshman comedy "glee" with the help of its cast in an unusual mix of tv stars. ♪ baby, we were born to run >> the night's winners including several repeats. >> i can sell ideas. >> a 1960s ad agency, "mad men." doing the show in the early to mid-'60s it seems to really reflect what's going on today. >> people make decisions and that's timeless. >> best dramatic actor for his role as a drug dealing teacher in amc's "breaking bad." >> during the time it took me to walk up here i'm venturing there were 200 text messages to my fellow nominees saying you were robbed. >> actress edie falcon, a thr - three-time winner for "the sopranos" won best actress in a comedy as the pill-popping nurse jackie. >> oh, this is just the most diculous thing that has ever, m not funny. >> 18 minutes, guys. >> but there were plenty of first timers. in the upset of the night bravo'

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last week in a pre-emmy show golden girl betty while won her fifth emmy honoring her hosting stint ont live." there could be an unexpected attention getter if one late night talk show wins emmy gold. the award could go to someone who doesn't even have the job anymore. >> it's the tonight show with conan o'brien. >> reporter: ousted host conan o'brien could nab a statue for the tonight show after having the chair for just seven months. >> i think everybody on facebook, on twitter, everyone who, you know, has a cell phone and can tweet and company send a text is rooting for conan. >> jimmy fallon asks twitter followers to write lines for the show by submitting tweets. >> i want to play with everybody and have the best time.ç >> reporter: new media. new talents. putting a fresh face on tv's biggest night. for "today" nbc news, los angeles. >> it's kind of our motto. we want to play with everybody and have a great time. >> i'm happy for jimmy. i'm glad he is hosting. he will do a great job. >> can you watch the emmys starting at 8:00, 7:00 central right here on nbc. >>> and just ahead, f

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. >> it wasn't a total changing of the guard at the emmy awards but it came close. numerous new winners. we can see what some of the winners were talking about back stage. >> thank you so much this is outland dish. >> emmy made lots of new friends sunday night. >> the quality of the nominees is phenomenal. to be singled out in that group of shows is amazing. >> but there was plenty of new room for newbies, including "modern family." >> we have an amazing staff and writing staff and incredible crew. this show has embraced emotion. and i think that emotion and comedy have sort of gone out of vogue. >> reporter: jim parsons was part of the first time winner parade, best winner actor in a for "the big bang theory." >> is this really happening? i don't understand. i keep waiting for somebody to wake me up a little bit but it's getting better by the second. >> thank you so much. i'm not funny. >> reporter: but emmy voters felt yo otherwise for edie falc in "the sopranos." >> the women i was up against are funny comedians, i'm shocked. i'm not playing coy, i'm dumbfounded.

and the winners are the best in prime time tv revealed at the emmys. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, lobb plastics . >>> a battle over plastic bags is brewing in sacramento. lobbyists for the plastics and oil industries will try this week to block a bill banning plastic carry-out bags in california. it's already passed the assembly so lobbyists are pressuring state senators to kill the bill. they say it will cost jobs but supporters argue plastic bags are a burden on the environment. >>> green is becoming a more common color for weddings. that's because there are more pride and grooms who want to be eco conscious. we have more on how to get hitched and help the environment too. >> reporter: here she comes dressed in white. but, these days, a bride's wedding can also be green. >> definitely nice to see that they are making an effort to do something like that, and you know, be conscious. >> reporter: that is the point of this wedding fair today could sponsored by palo alto a green powered city. every exhibit tore offers something to save the environment. for example, some table linens are made from

plus, emmy day is her birthday.t the best reason to give someone award. >> reporter: best actor in a comedy could swing from all electric baldwin to "the office's" steve carell. >> he has actually never won a single emmy, despite being nominated the past four years, and he's leaving "the office" at the end of this season. >> reporter: the final season of "lost" makes it the dark horse choice to beat out "mad men." they have brought acting honors for glen close and brian transton the last two years, but there is a network come back for best actor. >> my money is on the two emotional favorites, kyle chandler, who just got his first nomination for "friday night lights" and matthew fox for his final season of "lost." >> reporter: and juliana margulies could make it a network sweep. but for jimmy fallon, winning and losing is not to the bottom line. >> overall, we want to have a good time. >> reporter: mark barger, nbc news. >>> you can watch it tonight, the live broadcast of the 60-second prime time emmy awards ceremony

you got nominated for an emmy this year, pal.] >> thank you, thank you. >> jimmy: finally! finally, this is awesome. >> it's really exciting. >> jimmy: it feels good, right? >> yeah, yeah, it feels great. and we just wrapped our show, actually. we just finished our last season of "friday night lights." so, it's sad -- so we're really happy that we got nominations. >> jimmy: a little recognition. >> yeah. >> jimmy: well, i'm hosting the emmys. >> i know! >> jimmy: i could pull some strings. [ laughter ] get a win in there. get a win for "friday night lights." "fnl." [ laughter ] what? >> are you serious? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, no, i'm not. >> ahh! >> jimmy: but, it's really funny, either way. >> because i don't think that we're the favorite. >> jimmy: no, you're not. but -- >> so, if you could just -- no, we're fine. you know what? we're happy to be -- we are happy to be attending. >> jimmy: no. >> i don't want to you do anything illegal. >> jimmy: everyone's so psyched that you've gotten -- this is -- you deserved this. >> i

the emmy awards on nbc will honor the best in television. late night host jimmy fallon will emcee and e! entertainment host gives us a look. >> it is time to roll out the red carpet. on this carpet many celebrities will be walking, beautiful women, beautiful men, seacrest. >> we love that you are already making fun of sea crest. >> what emmy host wouldn't do is give us the dish on the opening number. >> i want people to be sur preezed. i want to get as many stars involved as a can. >> like maybe a kardashian? >> could happen. the invite is out. >> i can confirm kim will be at the emmies. she is not in the opening skit but she is in the audience and at one point she and jimmy have a bit. kate gosselin will be in the opening skit. >> we know it will be a george clooney tribute. >> it is a two-hour show, the first hour will be the george clooney tribute. >> the seating cards are set. i found my place right next to john hamm. next to stephen moyer will be anna paquin, who will present together. check out our own joel mchale positioned behind nea

>> reporter: white won an. -- an emmy for hosting "saturday night live."hes, cbs news, los angeles. >>> british comedian ricky gervais was among the many award presenters last night. he drew quite a few chuckles from the crowd's took a few shots at the film industry and the telecast. >> his biggest laugh line came at the expense of mel gibson. >> mel gibson -- come on, now. come on. [ laughter ] >> i'm not going to have a guy. he has been through a lot. not as much as the juice. -- not as much as the jews. >> gervais went on to ask if anybody wanted beer and handed out bottles to people in the audience. >> that's the way to get them on your side. >>> time for a look at what's coming up on "the early show" this morning. harry smith joins from us new york. >> good morning. i have to confess that was my favorite moment last night when the waiters came out with the bottles. let me tell you what's coming up on our broadcast this morning. there was a tragedy over the weekend at the indianapolis motor speedway. as people work their way up the ranks there are alwa

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the emmy winning comic actress, writer. she'll be performing at the palarma starlight in california this friday and at the imperial palace and casino in biloxi, mississippi, september 10th. her hbo special is vying for outstanding variety music or comedy special that the weekend's emmy awards show. here's a clip. >> we got one cool black president, don't we? damn, he's cool. i don't know how the man keeps his cool. all this [ bleep ] that gets thrown at him. people just [ bleep ] with him all the time. the birthers calling him a racist. comparing him to hitler. what the hell? how does he stay so cool? is he still smoking weed? dang, nazi. >> larry: wanda sykes, thank you for coming. >> thank you. thank you for having me here. >> larry: were you a funny kid? >> yes, i was a funny kid. but my timing was off. yeah, because instead of getting the laughs, i would get popped in the lips. >> larry: where did you grow up? >> virginia, ports smith, virginia. >> larry: did you want to be a comedian? >> no. i didn't know any comedians

. >>> and the emmy goes to "modern family." >> it was a family affair at the emmys. "mad men" ruled again too. we have the hits and misses from the red carpet. >>> a great night at the emmys. and it's great to have george back from vacation. >> and it is great to be back. and how happy are you for our friends at "modern family?" >> oh, yeah. >> great night for them. it's good to see good people get rewarded. eric kicking off the night with that best supporting actor and they went on winning through the evening. >> and the opening with "glee" was fantastic. we'll share that with you a little bit later. >>> but we start the week with the country keeping a watchful eye on a monster storm brewing. hurricane earl is rolling toward the caribbean and is expected to strengthen to a major category 3 storm later today. forecasters say it could impact the east coast by the end of the week. now, in the meantime, hurricane danielle is causing deadly rip currents from florida to new york. more than 100 people were rescued over the weekend. >> those are so dangerous and so hard to

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show last night. >> and the emmy goes to -- jane lynch. >> she did it.ne did it. actress jane lynch, one of the stars of the show "glee" took home the award for outstanding actress. "glee's" creator was honored. >>> you'll find more emmy coverage on your channel 2 website, ktvu.com. , including seeing the red carpet fashions. >>> all right. ten minutes before 8:00. san francisco police report a huge jump in domestic violence calls. find out what is behind this increase. >>> a suspect walked into a church yesterday, asked for the leader and then opened fire. >> the morning congregation had had finished its meeting. gray santer was still in the -- clay santer was still in the building. but the majority of the people had exited. >> police later found the suspected gunman inside a home. officers shot and killed him after police say he opened fire on them. police have not identified the suspect but say he was not a church member. >>> san francisco police are reporting a surge in domestic violence calls. statistics published in the san francisco examiner show

>>> "the insider" at the emmy awards, begins right now. >> look who's here.ite. >> let's get this party started. "the insider," emmy style. >> "the insider" is on. >> good to see you again. >> you too. >> will the party continue tonight? >> have you had a george clooney sighting? >> i know, but i'm working with jon hamm. >> i like that. ♪ >> i just took a bunch of my quill. >> "the insider" on the emmy jumbotron. >> we have it covered from every angle. >> back stage, what he and girlfriend elisabetta were doing during the show. >> i'm ready for my close-up, miss spencer. >> secrets from our touch-up room. >> kate gosselin is not a good dancer. we look at each other a lot because we're both awful. >> i think i had my fl

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and present took the top awards at the emmy awards tonight. >> and the emmy goes to ...en." >> it earned its third consecutive award as best drama series. modern family took the best for its first season, the top acting award went to brian gaston and tar a message wick for best in a drama, kim parsons won best actor and phoebe pal ontario took the best in a comedy award. >> the dodgers say buy bye eye to manny. i'm dennis o'donnell and the giants try to avoid a costly sweep. we're up next. . >>> "eyewitness news" is product to you by foster farms. the sweep to .. . >>> well the giants could not preserve a win for matt cain but they did play come back ball and avoid the sweep to arizona. after employing a 5-1 lead they come back to take the lead on this josi guillin hit. they are 9-7, a game and a half back in the west. the a's take two out of three from the first-place rangers, kevin kouzmanoff with his 12th of the year, gio gonzalez with a win happen. oakland pulls to within 7 1/2 of the rangers. this was manny's last play, after being tossed from the game he'll be head

but dean karnazes isn't nominated for an emmy, is he?> jimmy: yeah, so you've got that. the soccer world cup just ended. were you excited? >> i was. america was sort of partially excited until you went away. you did well. you got that goal in the late minutes, and the team was playing. did you beat us or draw? i don't know. >> jimmy: yeah. we took it as a win either way. >> yes, i know. i saw that. the new york papers said "1-1 win." >> jimmy: yeah, it was a 1-1 win. >> that's pretty good, but it is a beautiful game. it's a very american game. i know america still looks at it like, "oh, my strange aunt is playing something." [ laughter ] you do, don't you? because you've got three main sports and then soccer comes. and you go, "what is that? with the ball? how does that work?" but it's very american, i feel, because it -- if you're tall, small, wide or thin, you can play it. like basketball, you have to be very tall. and american football, you have to be very big, unless you're the quarterback. but soccer is a game designed for anyone, w

you might say it was a gleeful night at this year's emmy what ward shows. >> and the emmy goes to jane- [ inaudible ] [overlapping speakers] >> -- hit show glee took home the award for outstanding supporting actress in the comedy series, by the way glow's creator was also honored. and the three year winning streak for 30 rock ended after modern family won for best comedy series madmen won the outstanding drama series. conan o'brien's show was nominated but the daily show won. and the amazing race's seven year winning streak ended after top chef was named the best reality series. >> 6:54. time now to check in with tori to find out what is coming up. >> in minutes the expiration of tax credits gave the housing market a big hit. now theres another reason home prices could go down more. we will explain. >>> meg whitman gets an important endorsement from a former california governor but will it cause more harm than good? the annual burning man begins today in the nevada desert. find out what could destroy the atmosphere. those stories and more on mornings on 2 of the now back to you. >> a n

three emmys in all. >> were you shocked or did you lose weight?lfill her promise to streak in a modern family win or so she did. >> you have always run naked? >> i did. >> supporting actor, eric stonestreet started to give his statue to his parents. >> this is a reminder they breaking worked really hard to make this possible. >> best actor, jim parsons was planning to hang on to his. >> i'm not giving it to my mother, you are welcome to look at it visit. >> and jane lynch also won. >> outlandish and heavy as it looks, and it peels. >> and edie falco also won. >> i never thought about it that way. >> there were repeat winners, like madness. >> this is a role of a lifetime for me. >> jimmy fallon he opened fantastic number that showed everyone who is boss. >> that was the funniest opening ever. we'll be right back. >>> at 5:00, 7 on your side helps kitchen appliance bills. we go to a santa rosa's home with the story. >> that is going to do it for now. >> "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. oprah: he bid farewell to "american idol." >>

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three emmys in all. >> were you shocked or did you lose weight?sophia to fulfill her promise to streak in a modern family win or so she did. >> you have alws run naked? >> i did. >> supporting acto, eric stonestreet started to give his statue to his parents. >> this is a reminder they breaking worked really hard to make this possible. >> best actor, jim paons was planning to hang on to his. >> i'm not giving to my mother, you are welcome to look at it visit. >> and jane lynch also won. >> outlandish and heavy as it looks, and it peels. >> and edie falco also won. >> i never thght about it that way. >> there were repeat winners, like madness. >> this is a role of a lifete for me. >> jimmy fallon he opened fantastic number that showed everyone who is boss. >> that was the funniest opening ever. i spend threhours on my homework -- or at least that's what my mom thinks. with high speed internet from at&t, i get my homework done fast, leaving me time to dnload movies and music and chat with my friends. [ mom ] how's your studying? it's coming along! [

. >> also ahead, new shows and long-time series face off at last night's emmys. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>>orning. back out to vallejo. there's confusion on the chp reports as to where this accident is and what is blocked. it's actually in the commute direction. westbound 80 approaching the columbus parkway off-ramp. they have closed a lane to clear a big rig accident that's facing the wrong way. no injuries with this. ambulance was heading to the scene just in case. but right now the off-ramp is blocked. sound of like they can get a tow crew out there to open the 60 ramp shortly. back to school today so expect heavier traffic approaching the pay gates of the bay bridge toll plaza for later on in the morning commute. no sign of metering lights and quiet across the upper deck. everything grass past the coliseum and no problems from hayward to downtown oakland and the macarthur maze. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. >> beautiful weekend especially sunday. >> right. it was nice last afternoon. and if you liked yesterday's afternoon highs, you're

so you could be on the emmys.ar and be on the emmys. >> so you're going to say the@addresses as well for your twitter followers to do this? >> yeah, absolutely. >> that is awesome. >> i think it's exciting. it's something different. something cool. i think it's good for us, too. it gives me a break. gives me a couple seconds i can go back stage, make sure that everything is going okay. >> you know a lot of people that we talk to online just are so excited about you doing the emmys. at jen mel jones says can't wait to watch the emmys sunday. i heart jimmy, the man who i want to spend my late nights with jimmy fallon. i mean it's going to be a big love fest i think for you on sunday night. and you've got kate gosselin, too, is that right, who's going to be maybe at the very beginning of the broadcast? >> there's so many people. i don't want to give away anything about the opening. but it's a lot -- i can tell you this, i have a lot of people involved, with the opening. as many people as i could. that has to do with

. >> woodruff: and jeffrey brown finds out what this year's emmy awards say about the business of entertainment television. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: the latest u.s. casualty numbers out of afghanistan were grim indeed-- 14 killed in the past three days. they died in a series of new attacks by taliban insurgents. >> seven americans were killed today in two roadside bombs in southern afghanistan. seven others died over the weekend making a total of 49 killed in august following the record 66 in july. saturday saw predawn insurgent raids on two forward operating bases in the eastern city. one base camp chapman was where an al quitear double agent killed 7 cia personnel last december. the saturday assaults were the latest to target large u.s. installations. some of the attackers reportedly wore a

awe thought mea >> that means gay people should not be silenced and i want an emmy. the symbolism, lots of people are doing them, the duct tape, obviously a ruling like yesterday's ruling is a way to silence the gay community, put them on hold, well we have to think about this more, let's decide in december. so the duct tape simply represents the gay community, not really having a voice. that's really what this debate is about. is prop 8 is about gay marriage being equal for everyone as opposed to civil unions or well we're going to give you some rights and the 14th amendment isn't about some rights or equality. we don't get to pick or choose. >> larry: what is the essential difference between a civil union and marriage? >> what i didn't understand. civil unions and marriage, there is 1,100 different rights that you don't get under a civil union. and that if you cross state lines that's what makes me nervous. let's say it is legal in massachusetts but then you cross state lines and then you're not recognized and then your partner god forbid goes to the hospital you c

kathy griffin is an actress, best-selling author, emmy winning star of bravo's "my life on the d listhe joins us now in los angeles. first a couple opinions on what is going on. >> first of all, how am i most the sane person on this entire show. look at this lineup. a comedienne's dream. dr. laura, i believe a botanist, not sure what kind of doctor. and blagojevich i enjoyed on "celebrity apprentice" just on tape trying to sell that seat. how do i get that one guy to convince the other 11 that the tapes weren't real. okay. i'm sorry. we're here about prop 8. let's add miss this is an action packed show. >> larry: i got to take a break. quickly what do you think of laura's leaving radio? >> fantastic, it is about time. >> larry: what do you think of the blagojevich verdict? >> hung in a way that is suspicious to me. i'm from chicago. i say that with love and sense of humor. >> larry: suspicious in what way? >> really there is a tape of the guy trying to sell the seat. and the jury is hung? >> larry: do you suspect something? awe off the i think i know what i know and i know a guy who c

. >>> the prime time emmies and television's biggest stars were there. we'll let you know who took home the biggest award. and the next big thing in television may be 3d, butt >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> the emmy awards honored television's biggest stars in los angeles. host jimmy fallon peppered the show with comedic skits including this parity of elton john. the first award went to "mod derp family." they had best supporting actor and writing awards as well. >> we are so grateful. we are so thrilled that families are sitting down together to watch a television show. >> bas drama went to "mad men," the third consecutive win. george clooney accepted the humanitarian award for his help with tsunami and terror attack victims. edie falcon won for best actress. brian cranston received his third nod in "breaking bad." jim parson won best actor for "the big bang theory" and" top chef" won for best reality show. and best variety or music and variety program went to "the daily show." >>> now they are selling 3d-tv's, but l

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of course, the talk of the town today, a big night for television last night, the emmy awards.st night. kind of a mixed -- a good mixed bag of winners. some familiar winners. not a bad broadcast at all. >> take a little bit for everybody who likes television. of course "glee" the big hit, singing musical that's on television. had 19 nominations but it didn't win that -- >> didn't win many. let's look at the winners. for those who didn't stay up late and watch the broadcast last night. the best drama went to "mad men." a show i've heard great things about. i've not seen, heard it's great. best comedy, big round of applause, "modern family." won the statue for that. then we move on to the best drama in an actor series, bryan cranston for "breaking bad." best actor in a comedy series, jim parsons, really good in "the big bang theory." >> he said he was shocked by that win. next up, kyra sedgwick with "the closer." and next up, edie falco coming in, this is her fourth emmy by the way. >> so good, so good. >> "nurse jackie," such a different role from "the sopranos." we remember her

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