>> yes, i would avoid howi howie mandell like the plague. >> do you really not like howie? because i think he's one of the greatest. >> i like howie in small doses. about three seconds a week. >> well, all right. i'm not going to avoid howie. i'm going head first in this thing. ly be calling you from time to time privately for your opinion on things. >> i was thinking about this. i think you should call during the show anyway. just ring me up on air and give me updates on how it's all going. i'll give you my honest, candid advice. >> i think if i feel like i'm getting beaten up by howie and sharon, i'll call you up. i'm really looking forward to it, and it should be a lot of fun. s i'm said, i'm very honored and flattered. it seems like a new challenge. we'll see what happens. i think it's going to be an interesting ride. >> i think it will be a fantastic success. thanks for coming on. i hope we can sit down face-to-face. >> who are you interviewing next? who is on next? >> i'm interviewing claire danes from "homeland "who i think is is one of the great acting talents in am

. >> reporter: as for howie mandel and sharns on osbourne -- >> believe me my opinion is the one thatounts on the show. >> the point of having howard stern on the show is that he's going to bring an edge. he's going to bring a brutality to it and that's what you want from him. "america's got talent" is one big circus. >> excuse me honey this is the united states of america -- >> nobody knows a big circus better than howard stern. >> reporter: it allows contestants of all ages. some say he's a bad choice for family audience. >> synonymous with shock, profanity, obscenity. is he someone you want to hold out to american families as a person who should be a judge on what has been for many seasons a family show. >> am i spectacular attitude. >> reporter: stern's radio show is based in new york so "america's got talent" is now moving there from los angeles, a sign the newest judge carries a lot of weight with network brass. >> all of america is embracing this. they're excited, everyone is excited. >> the new season of "america's got talent" starts taping in february. howie mandel tweeted "w

howie mandel built a career out of it. >> all right, now, this is courtesy of the prop department, soof them. >> this is what we use on the show. start with these, i think. >> jimmy: okay. oh, no. >> these are -- sheep eyeballs. >> jimmy: you need help? sheep eyeballs. >> can you open that? >> jimmy: yeah, great. oh, my god. i don't want them splashing on me. i'm trying to be careful. they're real sheep eyeballs? >> these are real sheep eyeballs. how are the sheep able to see without these? >> well -- >> jimmy: oh, my god. >> would you like to pick one up? >> jimmy: no. >> hold one. >> jimmy: i wouldn't but i will. >> this is what we do on the show. >> jimmy: is something going to jump out? how hard do you squeeze it? oh. >> there you go. >> jimmy: oh, my god in heaven. >> now, if you were doing a real autopsy this is what i did in real life. you have to put a needle into the eyeball and draw out liquid. >> jimmy: you don't get paid enough for this job, i tell you. >> okay. >> jimmy: i'm starting to think i don't, either. >> all right. >> jimmy: are they going to get worse? >> yes. >>

after the stern announcement, howie mandel tweeted welcome to the party. >> craig melvin, thank you soh. >>> let's get a check of the weather from al. >> ann, thank you so much. look at this beauty. who this? >> evangeline. >> how old? >> 5 1/2 months. >> where are you from? >> ohio. >> she is perfect. and it's your 17th birthday? >> yes it is. >> what is your name? >> meghan. >> let's check it out and see what's happening for the weekend. saturday, frigid conditions in new england. we've got morning showers along the mid-atlantic coast. we'll see showers in the southwest, cold in the northern states. sunday, sunday! more frigid weather in new england, sunny and cold along the east coast. more rain, southern texas where they need it into the southwest, a few showers move into the coastal pacific northwest. that's what's going on in the country. here's what's happening in your >>> temperatures are still very cold. 29 in santa rosa. 30 in gilroy. 30 in san jose. a bit breezy for north and east bay hills towards the afternoon. and our temperatures as now the sun is come won't be that bad,

. >> do what howie mandel does, he fist pumps everybody because he's a germaphobe. >> they've made some 2009 because so many people were wearing casual clothes to graduation. they said ok, you got to wear a black suit and you've got to wear a white shirt as well. but then there were complaints and then they caved and suddenly, they were allowing women to wear burkas to this particular event and now, because they don't want to have anybody feel like a social misfit, they're saying ok, don't shake hands because you might be reading the situation wrong. >> all right, here's what sally hunt says. she's against this and she's at the university, too. she says this -- while i am sure this advice is well intentioned, academics are grown-ups and are intelligent enough when to shake a person's hand or not. >> exactly. >> probably said it with an accent. >> we need to call back stu varney to read that statement. >> would have been better than me. or a female voice. >> you can e-mail us or tweet as well. let's do some headlines now. >> government crackdown on illegal immigrants is reportedly jailin