and we always waiting tables and singing demos and my husband was production manager for garth brooks at the time and so i went out and sold t. shirts for garth so much and i was trying to get a record deal and got to know him that way and then when i got my record deal he gave me a spot on his tour opening as the opening act for seventy seven shows not a bad break not a bad break and it's great he liked you right away yeah actually took a huge chance on me really because he had never seen me singer or perform on stage and i think when we went the first couple of shows we did my single wasn't even out yet so he just took a leap of faith and you know i'm really it was a great break for me he said to me that he told me about the album. well there's no leslie yeah that was one of the songs no it's not one of the songs i just chose that title because you know these songs are so iconic and timeless and and these are all well known jones yeah why some of them might be new to some people but basically you know we cover to read the franklin otis redding van morrison elvis harold melvin in the

tonight, jay welcomes special guest billy crystal, and garth brooks. and now, jay leno!applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: thank you very much. thank you! thank you! thank you very much, thank you. thank you. you're very kind. very kind. thank you. thank you very much. folks -- thank you. thank you. thank you very much. please sit down. thank you, thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you everybody. i don't like goodbyes. nbc does. [ laughter ] i don't care. i don't care for them.

love garth brooks. "the tonight show" on the 17th. >> you are a country girl. >> i am. especially garth brooks. sometimes you need a little help in saying good-bye. >> the rep for selena gomez now confirms why she entered a rehab facility last month. turns out it wasn't for substance abuse. she apparently needed help getting over justin bieber. >> their rocky on again/off again relationship ended in 2012, then again in may 2013. a source tells e. online that her continuing interaction with the increasingly troubled star was straining her relationships with family and friends. as of now, we're hearing everything is okay with her family. >> she is a cutie pie. good luck to her. >>> moving on to valentine's day, which is a week from tomorrow, if you didn't know that. great for the love birds, not so much for the unattached. >> thanks for the reminder. since it is friday this year, plenty of singles might just be sitting in that night. maybe watching a movie, like "the notebook." >> why didn't you write me?

>> and more music from garth brooks who was one of leno's favorite artists.terward outside, brooks stopped to talk to fans about the finale. >> i was really proud of him. i think i would have balled like the baby the whole time. >> in the end, jay did break down as he thanked his fans and staff. >> this has been the greatest 22 years of my life giving a send off from his predecessor, the late johnny carson. he said i bid you all a heartfelt goodbye. we know that leno says he does not plan on doing another late night show, at least not any time soon. he may do some specials for nbc, perhaps maybe a car show, but nothing has been confirmed. but he is going out on top. >>> i thought it was so classy he picked up carson's perfect line, the line to exit on. >> yes, and saying there is nobody better than him. it really was a neat moment for them. you could see it was raining outside of los angeles there. >>> yeah, and they need the rain just as badly, if not en more so than we do right here in the bay area. you know what, we told you this was coming and thank good

. >> with his final minutes coming to a clothes, he quoted a good friend before having garth brooks play him out. >> in closing, i want to quote johnny carson, the greatest guy to ever do this job. he said, i bid you ala heartfelt good night. now, now that i've brought the room down, hey, garth, you got anything to liven this party up. >> 22 years on top, veronica. good morning to you. >>> guess what we are talking about this morning? we have a whole lot of olympics going on, of course, starting with women's snowboarding. a new by at the games usa's karly shorr competes for the olympic and my favorite event in the first-ever team skating event, rough day for team usa after jeremy abbott hit the wall at the time of his routine. it was up to marissa and simon, they were tied for fifth overall with france and germany. >>> ralph kiner, who hit an incredible 369 home runs in his stellar career has died. he was 91 years old. >>> florida state's jameson winston has announced he plans to play for the university for two more years. the freshman actually was predicted by nfl draft experts to have

garth brooks will make an appearance and a few surprise guests. jimmy fallon takes over on monday, february 17. >> fantastic. it's a rainy day out there and mike inouye has been monitoring the roads looking at everything carefully. good morning. >> good morning. there's water on all of our shots, a spin-out. slick conditions, spin-outs or single car facing the wrong way after a crash. so we're looking toward the san mateo bridge on the peninsula side. on 101 we have a series of three reports of crashes going on. they sound very similar to each other. 92, third and peninsula on the northbound side, single car spun out or facing the wrong direction. that's what's going on north of 92, you see the blue on the map. you see that around the bay where this puddling and ponding and probably hydroplaning. be careful. and lower your speed. a smoother drive across 92 and 84 you see yellow across the dumbarton bridge. you should lower those speeds, lower traction, you have to through livermore after they cleared a crash, it's slow. you're going to end with th

tonight, jay welcomes special guest billy crystal, and garth brooks. and now, jay leno!

country star garth brooks saw leno off with one last song, and before that, some of jay's most famousuests over the years paid a tribute to the host. >> you made a whole lot of jokes about me over the years but do not worry. i'm not upset. on a totally unrelated note, i've decided to make you my new ambassador to antarctica. hope you've got warm coat, funny man. >> he used it to look at what changed since he took over for johnny carson 22 years ago. >> when i started hosting, marijuana was illegal and you could smoke cigarettes anyplace you wanted. ♪ >> well, over the years leno had one target he went after over more than any other. president bill clinton was the butt of more than 4,600 of his jokes. jay says he will perform to standup comedy, but he has no plans to return to late-night tv. jimmy fallon will take over "the tonight show" later this month. >>> the late show pays tribute to the beatles. 50 years when it began, the son of the members of one of the fab four honors his dad. >>> plus, let the games begin. a recap of the first day of events at the winter olympics. e winter ol

his guests on tonights final show are billy crystal and singer garth brooks.t obama is among those sending leno good wishes. he was the first sitting president ever to appear on the tonight show. late night host jimmy fallon is taking over host duties february 17th and moving the show from burbank, to new york city. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. our coverage continues with the 10:00 news and tonight we're live in the sierra with the new snow that's falling and details on a fatal accident involving a bay area woman. we're here for you at ktvu .com. tmz is up next on tv 36. (wfts.ecl) ♪ it takes two to make a thing go right ♪ ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ ♪ ♪ it takes two to make a thing go right ♪ ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] only yoplait light and yoplait greek 100 are endorsed by weight watchers. so many delicious flavors that taste outta sight. there's a curly fry tree.jack. delicious flavors and a chopper out back. there's a barn full of buns. and a thing you gotta try. a critter that makes b

leno has taped his last tonight show with help from a stage full of stars including billy crystal garth brooks and oprah winfrey the late night back on her tearful as he brought his twenty two years and to my post to a close saying he needs us for being incredibly loyal the sixty three year old canadian who has said goodbye as host once before called this the right time to leave in two thousand islands to intimates michelle had become mired in controversy as he was replaced and hosted his own show bumping the tonight show to a later start causing balls to drop in ratings than a return to the tonight show and currently draws three point nine million viewers per episode and then say he'll be missed. this is something about it that you just wanna be a part of it it's a historical moment and does no one quite like jayden on. he sees child like i'm in town. that's as far as i'm concerned. in the combi worlds. and i think he's good he's extremely nests. over the years. leno has been joined by celebrities politicians athletes and pop culture icons from tom cruise and miley cyrus to me to obama and fo

nbc are popping in to say you're through ♪ >> his musical guest was his favorite country star garth brookscrow, kim kardashian, also gracefully passed the torch to jimmy fallon and then he bid his fairwell to "tonight." >> quote from johnny carson, the greatest to do the job. >> reporter: president obama high pressure had a taped good-bye offering him a job, ambassador to antartica. >> what a tear jerker. >>> the beatles came to america 50 years ago. >> what is your favorite beatles song? your best tweets next? hungry for the best? it's eb. want to give your family the very best in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. want to give them more vitamins, omega 3s, and less saturated fat? it's eb. eggland's best eggs. eb's. the only eggs that make better taste and better nutrition... easy. eggland's best eggs. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. it's eb. i can download anything i want. [ girl ] seriously? that's a lot of music. seriously. hat's insane. and it's 15 bucks a month for the family. seriously? that's a lot of gold rope. seriously, that's a signature look. you don't have

. >> garth brooks summed up the show with a live performance of, i've got friends in low places. ♪ >>kes over for jay after the olympics. >> i love that song. that takes me back to that album. >> a quarter to the top of the hour coming up. the post office needs more than stamps to make much needed money. >> a doctor using a popular tv show to save a patient's life. how the show helped him discover a diagnosis. >> promotes cancers kill digestive track. >> stops bleeding in the brain. let alone for under $300. t this asus with windows is lightweight and has everything they need -- not like chromebooks that can't install office or have to be connected to the internet to get much done. with this they can do homework, chat, play games -- on their own laptop, antheir own time. so no more fighting... at least not over my laptop. ♪ honestly, i wanna see you be brave ♪ wow, this hoh no.s amazing.. : wait, daddy, this is blair, he booked this room with priceline express deals and saved a ton. yeah, i didn't have to bid i got everything i wanted. oh good i always do. oh good he seemed nice. expr

. >>> and now in addition to billy crystal, garth brooks is going to perform tonight, and we understand some big celebrity surprises and big names stopping by here tonight to bid jay leno a final farewell, and pat? >> all right. stephanie stanton, thank you, stephanie, and don't forget that you can watch jay's final show here tonight at news4 at 11:00. >>> it is a banner breakout teen for lorde, and she won a grammy for her hit "royals." and the maryland jockey club says that she will perform an extended set at pimlico in the preakness, and she now joins the ranges of maroon 5, and bruno mars and mclemore who have performed at the big race. you can watch that race right here on nbc4. >>> just into the newsroom, a first of the kind guidelines to prevent strokes in women. doreen gentzler is here with what women need to know. >> and here on the first day of olympic competition, team usa >>> good afternoon, i'm barbara harrison in for jim handly. >>> i'm pat lawson muse. >>> right now, police are looking for a man in brad doc height heights. one woman was critically injured and one was shot

. -- garth brooks a 52 today. chris rock a 49 and he's on "two and a half men." ashton kutcher turns 36 today. if it's your day. have a great day. we'll be guy 2: i told you you could build your own skillet. guy 1: i'm glad i got it while it's still around. with 30 ingredients to choose from, you can't go wrong. guy 2: yeah, i've never had a combo like this. guy 1: like i always say, you've got to try something new. guy 2: try something new? you've had the same haircut since seventh grade. waitress: hey, welcome to denny's. >>> 5:44 almost. whatever howard tells us it's going to be good news because it's friday and the weekend is ahead? >> the folks that were thinking they were getting a big storm this weekend, sorry about that it's not happening. not happening. >> listen to howard. >> we have a little couple of weak systems that are coming. we'll get a few snow flakes tomorrow and again on sunday but other than maybe this much? yeah. that's about it. weather-wise today, a nice looking friday and we're all wearing red today to support women's heart health. stop h

>> reporter: and more music from the country singer garth brooks who is one of leno's favorite artists. >> thank you, buddy. i love you to the death. >> reporter: and outsides brooks stopped to talk to fans about the finale. >> he is wonderful, and i was so proud of him and i would have bawled like a baby doll if i were him. >> reporter: and in the end, he did breakdown as he thanked his fans and staff. >> this has been the greatest 22 years of my life. >> reporter: and giving a send off from his predecessor the late johnny carson. >> he said is, i bid you all a heartfelt good night. >> stephanie stanton in burbank, california. >> and the tradition continues here on nbc as jimmy fallon will take over on february 17th. >>> binging on the weekends may not be a bad thing after all. a new study by cornell university found that heavy eating and drinking in the weekend doesn't necessarily lead to permanent weight gain. the researchersle f ll lle foll group of people who regular le indulged on the weekend but 60% lost the weight in the weekdays. the weight loss was seen among people who had u

garth brooks will also be on the show.o took over "the tonight show" from johnny carson back in 1992. tune in for leno's last show tonight right here on nbc after news4 at 11:00. >>> a family outraged. we just heard from the family of a man who died after suffering a heart attack outside a d.c. fire station. what the family says they will do about a delay in getting help. >>> plus, expanding the kennedy center. what's happening today that could move the project ahead. >>> and an update on our weather. how cold will the temperatures dip tonight? >>> and an update on the weekend snow. [ male announcer ] when your small business has verizon fios, you're "downloading huge files" ready. "3-hour conference call" ready. you're small business ready. switch to verizon fios with 100% fiber optic fast internet and reliable phone with 99.9% network reliability for just $99.99 a month with a two year price guarantee. call now to get a firm price quote of your total monthly charges in writing up front. call 1.888.774.4418 to sign up now

he welcomes back billy crystal who was his first guest in 1992 and superstar garth brooks also making an appearance. leno has not announced new tv ventures but for now he is going to be sticking to stand-up. >> i'm on the road a lot. i really like being a stand-up comedian. it will be fun to do that a lot more. >> jimmy fallon will take over on february 17. >> right now the bay area under a weather advisory as we give you a live look at the highway where there is a jackknifed big rig in san pablo, much-needed rain but a lot of traffic problems in the forecast for the morning commute. >> this is by golden gate fields. take a look. yet another accident that they have out there as the chopper zooms in. traffic is moving through that area. we're going to check in with bob braving the elements out there as well. he is in the south bay this morning in san jose. the rain closed down an off ramp from 280. a lot of ponding. >> reporter: good morning to you. yes, the rain is really coming down especially in the past 30 to 45 minutes. we're on the bird avenue off ramp from northbound 280 where i

country star garth brooks and trisha yearwood also donated their time. the nonprofit housing organization builds what they call, simple, decent, affordable housing in partnership with people in need. the dedication takes place this morning at 10:00. >>> the dalai lama's swing through the bay area continues today. this afternoon the 2:00 he'll speak in san francisco at davies symphony hall. on sunday morning the tibeten leader will speak at the berkeley community theatre and then monday he has two public engagements at santa clara university. >> still ahead -- >> when you have someone to love that much, it can't go wrong. >> a bay area couple says i do for the second time. their love story and the outpouring that will make you bay area proud. >>> this morning's "bay area proud" has us thinking for centuries we've been doing weddings all wrong. the big celebration should be a victory lap and not the starting point. got us thinking all of this is the story of bob and myra graves and their wedding last week. 72 years into their wonderful marriage. here's "to

tonight's guests include billy crystal who was his first visitor in 1992, as well as garth brooks and a few surprise guests. jimmy fallon will take over on monday, february 17. >> cool. 5:51. new details we're learning about the security breach involving millions of target customers. >> plus we'll tell you about the guy that's going to carry the american flalg into the opening ceremony tomorrow. >>> the target security breach that compromised the personal data of 70 million americans may have been the result of hackers breaking into target through the heating vent. reports say hackers managed to access the retailer's servers using a log-in stolen from a heating and air conditioning contractor. the secret service visited that contractor yesterday. the company has nothing to do with credit cards or debit cards or payments but experts say the hackers can pick off the low level victims to gain access to customer data. >> watch shares of twitter. shares fell 18%. the company reported its first earnings since its ipo, it beat forecasts but numbers on monthly active users on the time line vi

leno's final guests include country music superstar garth brook, comedian billy crystal will also stopmber, was his first tonight show visitor when he took over back in 1992. as you've probably heard by now, leno is handing over the reins to that guy, jimmy fallon. he stopped by the show monday and delivered a nice tribute to jay. >> i will do my best to make you proud every single night. thank you. >> well, i think you'll do a great job. jimmy fallon, ladies and gentlemen! starts on the 17th. couldn't be happier for you, buddy. >> as far as what lies ahead for leno, he's signaling that this certainly does not mean he is retiring from the business, telling "variety," when you stop you stop, when you're older, you just sort of slow down and look for other things to do. ted johnson joins me live now. leno is going out with solid ratings right now. what's his legacy going to be? >> well, i actually think it's just what you said. the solid ratings. look how different the late night environment is now compared to back in '92. there was so much more competition. and it's all about web video.

the executives that run nbc are popping into say you are through ♪ >> reporter: country start garth brooksdashian and jack black. leno also passed the torch to jimmy fallon who take over the show friday. gregg: leno is still number one. a lot of people wonder if this is a big mistake by nbc. martha: for 18 of jay leno's 22 years hosting, dave berg was a producer. he gives us an insider's pass coming up later today on "america's newsroom." it was a really funny show. really well done. it was touching and sweet. when he said his good-bye a lot of people were choked up. so many people who worked on the show over the years. dave berg is one of them. gregg: it could be the biggest obamacare delay yet. the three-year delay that could affect millions of healthcare plans. martha: the special milestone when music and pop culture changed joar ever in america thanks to these four lads from liverpool. ♪ she loves you have yeah, yeah yeah ♪ ♪ she loves you have yeah, yeah yeah ♪ ♪ with a love like that you know you should be glad ♪ ♪ they lived ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ (dad) we lived... thanks to

. >> also garth brooks. >> we're going to do special things to help him out the door. >> and onto hiswith his web series, jay leno's garage. first up for jay will be standup. >> if there's anything jay is, he's a standup. you know, i'm sure everything i've heard from him, he plans on doing even more of that. >> a lot more in fact. leno has dates booked for miami, detroit, las vegas and of course regular post at the comedy and magic club in california where the 63-year-old legend has been performing sunday nights for 35 years. >> if it wasn't for jay, i'm sure the club would have closed years ago. through the rough times he's also consistently there for his friends. >> the latest friend to feel leno's love -- >> thank you jay leno. >> his successor. >> i'll do my best to make you proud every single night. thank you. >> the tonight show starring jimmy fallon kicks off february 17th. >> now i recently sat down with bill carter of the new york time who is wrote the book on late night to talk about the special i did. i asked him, bill, what doing jay leno's legacy is? he simply said, two w

nbc are popping in to say you're through ♪ >> leno's musical guest was his favorite,ntry star garth brookscelebrities who joined on the night included oprah winfrey, jack black, carol burnett, sheryl crow and kim kardashian. carol burnett and jack black also appearing. president obama said basically paying his respects in a taped message he would make him his ambassador in antarctica. he has a job waiting for him there. leno gracefully passed the torch to jimmy fallon to takes over the show on february 17th. leno's good-bye was hard felt and emotional and a bit sad. he began by thanking the audience. listen. >> you folks have been just incredibly loyal. this is tricky. oh, we wouldn't be on the air without you people. secondly, this has been the greatest 22 years of my life. [applause] >> reporter: for 20 years leno was number one in the ratings. his last week saw a spike in the ratings, a perfect sendoff after a bumpy road. i would have to say he is going out on top which is a good way to retire. jon: we're going to miss him. julie, thanks. >> see ya. jenna: hillary clinton supporters may

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. >> leno's swan song also includes garth brooks. >> i can't say we're working on a song but we're goings next adventure along with his popular web series jay leno's garage. >> we've got to take it up on the freeway. >> first up for jay will be stand-up. >> if there's anything jay is, he's a stand-up. and, you know, he -- i am sure everything i've heard from him he plans on doing more of that. >> a lot more in fact. leno has dates booked for miami, detroit, las vegas and, of course, his regular post at mike lacey's comedy and magic club in hermosa beach, california. where the 63-year-old legend has been performing sunday nights for 35 years. >> if it wasn't for jay, i'm sure the club would have closed years ago, through all the rough times, he's always consistently there for his friends. ♪ >> the latest friend to feel leno's love? >> thank you, jay leno. >> his successor. >> i'll do my best to make you proud every single night. thank you. "the tonight show" starring jimmy fallon kicks off february 17th. >> going to be interesting night tonight. jay has been reserved about all of this. he

he's going to welcome his successor tonight, but his final guest will be billy crystal and garth brooksnch of guys who go undercover to retrieve art stolen by hitler. it's george clooney's sixth directing, but it's not getting great news from the critics, we'll see if it's his first dud. >> i think people may be interested. >>> february 9th, i can't wait for this one, "the walking dead" winter premiere. >> yes, "the walking dead." a lot of people felt very claustrophobic because they're in a prison. they're out of the prison so everyone is scattered and we'll be getting a lot more back stories especially of mishon, the warrior, we'll get intel about her. >> now, one of my favorite shows last year was netflix, "house of cards." >> yes. >> i love they're debuting it on valentine's day. >> romantic. >> right. you can also binge watch "house of cards" because all 13 episodes released at once. >> oh, i can't wait. i want to catch up on that one. february 17th, another big day for nbc, the start of jimmy fallon taking over the "tonight show." >> bringing the "tonight show" back to new york. >

garth brooks will also be on the show tonight. the "tonight show" will return to new york city when jimmy fallon takes over on f edison r numbers. it provides service in montgomery and frederick counties. the company still has about 20,000 homes without service. the number dropped slightly within the hour. richard jordan joins us live in frederick county where a number of schools are closed today because of the power problems. richard? >> reporter: we are at one of the schools that is closed today. there is no power so there is no school. this is licetown elementary. you see lights -- lewistown elementary. you see lights, that's powered by a generator. windsor knolls middle is closed and middletown primary. those are closed. the other schools in the county on a two-hour delay. still trying to get everyone back on line. potomac edison had 2 hundred extra linemen trying toer are store power after the ice storm -- trying to restore power after the ice storm. we were in frederick, maryland, earlier. we d nbcwashington.com to that. >>>