i love jeff daniels. -- [ laughter ] i said there's no way we're bringing this lunatic back. yeah. i almost hate him. >> steve: yes. >> jimmy: i don't use the word hate. >> steve: but you almost -- >> jimmy: i loathe him. >> steve: you loathe him. >> jimmy: jeff musial is back here with his animals. [ cheers and applause ] he brings these animals on here. he's a lunatic. and he comes out with all these baby animals and stuff, and then he, like, throws snakes on me and stuff. >> steve: he threw some fake snakes. >> jimmy: he's out of control. he talks to the roots like he knows the roots. and, like, he just -- and he's a nuisance. he's a real nuisance. he should be put in a cage. >> steve: because enough is enough. >> jimmy: but anyway, he's here. jeff musial is here. [ cheers and applause ] and he's bringing out his animals. they're fun. then we have music tonight that is going to blow your pants off. these guys -- get ready. i mean, they're going to rock your socks. >> steve: your pants. >> jimmy: your p

is jeff daniels the next cary grant? there it is. >> that's a great question. >> to which the answer was -- >> no. no, i believe, correct me if i am wrong, there was only one cary grant. i think woody had said it. woody had kind of mentioned there are elements of what he does in "purple roads of cairo" that are of that kind of cary grant way of acting. >> you had a great line about it actually. i was aware i don't have the looks for that movie star thing and when you have the camera on, it sucks the lynnes and loves me. whatever career i have is because i'm an actor and good actor. >> yeah. i'll stand by that. >> i actually think he's the new spencer tracy. that's who -- any time i write something and it comes time to cast it and you sit around with 3 casting director to talk about who you're looking for, i always ask if spencer tracy is available. he never is and then we try to fulfill the role. it's impossible to find jeff daniels in hollywood. there's only one. he's the only person that we wanted to play the role. it

every step of the way. >>> jeff daniels approves. he says good music." we've been watching jeff daniels in memorable roles for three decades, like "dumb and dumber," "terms of endearment" and god of carnage. >> he takes on the role of an anchor man with personal demons. >> your father, he was an abusive alcoholic. >> i didn't say that. >> but he was, right? >> you got that in the 40 minutes that i've been sitting here that seemed like a week and a half? can i have a prescription now? >> he hit you? >> come on. >> he hit you, right? >> how many times did you see goodwill hunting? >> he hit you, yes. he hit your mother. >> yes. >> you have a brother, two sisters. he hit them, right? >> look, he didn't hit anybody once i was old enough to hit him back. >> jeff daniels, welcome. >> yeah. little violence. >> you're kind of comfortable doing this, sitting at a table now -- >> there's this move. [ laughter ] >> what else you got? >> hello. >> there's this move to here and then up. >> you got it down. >> got about three or four moves. >> who is will mcavoy? >>

plus, jeff daniels joins us live tonight in our news room. the real thing this time and the oddest of odd couples. newt and nooky. they're face to face the other day. you want to talk about animals again. here it is. >> i'm not -- newt, snooki, snooki, newt. >> what up. >> more to that in the "sideshow." van ] i hit a wall. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. >>> let's hear it for game change. the hbo movie about the election has been nominated for 12 emmy awards. among the nominees, julian moore for her portrayal of sarah palin. the great woody haralson, who played steve schmidt. ed harris, senator john mccain, they all deserve it. the movie was based on the best-selling book by tw

the good news for us, is jeff daniels is alive and well in the green room., >>> it's 8:25. wjz has weather and traffic together. sharon we'll check in with you in just a second, let's go to marty. >> 80 right now, a little humid. watch for some afternoon thunderstorms, nothing severe expected, 93. here's the good news, heat index of only about 96. how about just the low 80s tomorrow? now here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. good morning. >>> good morning. another accident to report on the beltway. where's any patience for driver -- my patience for drivers. this one at the jfx. we still have that wreck in rose dale, golden ring at route 7, and route 108 at home wood road. if you're headed out in the downtown area, light street remains closed for water main break between east baltimore and lombard. speeds remain slow. 40 on the top and west side. there's a live look at 295 looking slightly better than before. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. back over to you, jessica. >> thank you. >>> se vere storms and extreme heat, mike sc

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jeff daniels is star of aaron sorkin's new show "the newsroom."goes from a disengaged news reader to someone who pushes himself into the political debate. take a look. >> the health care law hasn't taken effect yet. name me the freedoms you had before president obama was sworn in you don't have today. what state, what city, what county in this country is in danger of falling under law. tea party candidate michele bachmann, tim griffin, jeff duncan. no teen pregnancy rose over that period. abolishing the minimum wage. the public school system has failed you. it's going to come down as it always does to who shows up. >> thank you for joining us. i have to ask why do i like this guy so much? this guy -- why do i love him? >> i don't know. he's just -- you know what? he's sick and tired of the same old, same old. he's sick and tired of being marketed and spun to. and he's just gone, you know what? we're going to cut through it all and bore in on the truth. regardless of what he finds, that's what he's going for. >> you start off almost like a jerry sp

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and "the newsroom" which you love and i love it as well. >> with jeff daniels.. >>> also, moving on here, justin bieber apparently had a little moment during an interview. doing a radio morning show, mojo in the morning in detroit. and one of-- the hosts asked him about a friend of his who kind of likes older women. take a listen to the exchange. >> do you worry about harry around your mom since he likes older women? [ indiscernible ] >> around my mom. justin, my mom is dead, so, unfortunately. yeah, this is the moment of the interview where it goes, it goes south. >> yep. yep. >> this is so awkward. >> we lost him. >> justin didn't like that question, hanging up. had another rough interview recently with david letterman on the show. something over a tattoo. justin mispronounced sistine chapel. having a rough spate of interviews here. he is a young kid. he is maybe not. >> very young. >> in seasoned in all the stuff he could be. keep your head up. >> it will get better. >>> and last but not least, james franco to strut his stuff in "playboy" -- not maybe his jun

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we got to see jeff daniels' character in greater death.was with a therapist and there was non-linear storytelling as we've seen. that was effective and then there were the great moments. as you say is this show, is "newsroom" sexist? i really didn't see it until last night when i thought it was fairly glaring. the three principle female characters, one who has been an embedded journalist, and she comes in, and the producer, also a punch line. then there is this woman played by olivia, slow, she has been an economist. she's brilliant, speaks japanese, four degrees. last night she's offered to be able to angel arrest show and fill in. she essentially has to get bribed with clothes and then commits--she behaves like a cheerleader to the quarterback. >> i can't host the show, don't be ridiculous. >> you host your show at 4:00. >> about financial news. >> you're expanding. >> i gained four freakin' pounds. >> no, professor. >> right expanding. >> sarah person heart. >> she's a good guy. >> i hate high life. >> if you want a wardrobe chain, we h

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so jeff daniels plays -- listen to this. it is a quick speech.ten to what he says. >> what are the real ones? the lies. why doesn't the news ever call a lie a lie when we know it's a lie? >> he says why can't the news call a lie when they know it's a lie? we've talked about that forever. >> cenk: yeah. and look, as i watch that, i think these are some of the things we've hit over and over again but thank god they're doing them in an entertainment show so other people will pay attention. >> people are talking about this show. they're talking about things that i think is critical for us to rethink what journalists are supposed to do. another example this will be clip seven. they talk about the india story from 2010 and obama's trip to india and did it really cost $200 million a day as the right wing was leading people to believe. >> $200 million a day. this nation will spend on obama's trip to india. >> so he's travelling with 34 warships and an entourage -- >> he had 34 warships or 14% of the u.s. navy. >> an entourage of 3,000 people. >> nope. i

. >> and tonight jimmy welcomes actor jeff daniels.h hager and animal expert late night with jimmy fallon weekends at 12:35 local time on your nbc station. time now for some entertainment news. russell brand is apparently following the lead of his ex, and dating again. new york's daily news reports brand is seeing talent agent isabella brewster, younger sister of actress georgiana brewster. >> know who that is? >> i was supposed to. yes, tom cruise arrived in new york to visit with suri. but today, tom and katie, the split news we're going to tell you about is about kate hudson. hmm. tmz reports she unwittingly walked by the hotel that cruise is staying in and she was suddenly swamped by paparazzi. speaking of paparazzi, tmz also reports that authorities have recommended the ringleader of the photographers who recently chased justin bieber down in l.a. freeway be the first person prosecuted under that new law that prohibits paparazzi from endangering people. okay. >> the law wouldn't work. >> okay. bob dylan is going to mark 50 years a

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on thursday this week, jeff daniels star of "the newsroom." will be here. my son is also in the cast. there he is. i can't wait to get the fictional cable show host here on a real cable show. that's thursday on "hardball." >>> coming up, mitt romney wants to keep his money secret. now republican fat cats want to keep their contributors secret. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> it ain't so dirty, it ain't so angry so they should tell us who they are. paid in taxes in years passed if he paid anything at all. and where he hides his money in offshore accounts. now republicans are taking the strategy with romney a step further. they want to hide the names of contributors. sheldon white is the sponsor of the disclose act which would require campaign bow donors who give at least 10k to disclose. we talk a lot about this very, i think, controversial proposal that people want to vote and they should all want to vote need to have a photo i.d. card. at the same time we don't want identification of the wealthy people who are influencing this campa

played by jeff daniels. he's an anchor with an attitude. in the first episode, he unloads in front of a college audience and is very critical of the united states. he says we're not the greatest in the world. he says we lead in just a couple areas like our incarceration rate, religious beliefs and defense spending. he said we act like the only country with freedom but there are 207 kuntzrys and 180 of them have freedom. he rattles off statistics where we lag behind. and in a speech, he said we used to be great. listen. >> we stood up for what was right. we fought for moral reasons. we passed laws and struck down laws for moral reasons. we waged wars on poverty, not poor people. we sacrificed, we cared about our neighbors, we put our money where our mouths were and never beat our chests. we built great big things, made ungodly technological advanishes, explored the universe, cured diseases and culled the greatest artists and the greatest economy. the first step in solving a problem is recognizing there is one. america is not the greatest cou

we had jeff daniels. they all said great things about you.h. >> jimmy: oh, please. how was the premiere? i love -- only this would happen to you. you're the nicest human. you're at the premiere. i have a picture of you and your family at the premiere. there's you and -- >> yeah, that's my stepdad, my mom, and my niece, ripley, and my brother, james. >> jimmy: and your mom, you call your mom a tiger mom. >> well, she is a tiger mom. >> jimmy: yes, she's a tiger mom. but she's gotten soft in her old age. it's quite annoying because my little niece here -- she's so cute. she's five. >> jimmy: she's adorable. >> she somehow convinced my mother to come in from oklahoma with her to go to my premiere. it's a premiere. it's not, you know, going to, like, a birthday party. so, of course -- >> jimmy: you're not going to gymboree. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, no. this is "the newsroom," an aaron sorkin show. >> it's not suitable for her. and i, honestly, don't want her to ruin it. i don't want her to start talking and be like, "aunty o." i'm li

mike lee of utah is disturbed by an art imitates life scene where a cable tv anchor played by jeff daniels talks to the news division chief about the rise of the far right in 2010. >> bob bennett, most conservative member of the senate is going to lose his primary race to a guy named mike lee because lee found room to the right of bennett. >> you wouldn't think that was possible. how is there room to the right of bob bennett? >> for starters a part of the speech is repealing the 14th amendment. it's an applause line. he will win his primary by double digits. >> according to the salt lake tribune, lee placed a call into hbo and further more lee's office argues the senator never said he wanted to repeal the 14th amendment though he has supported clarifying the interpretation of its language. supported clarifying the interpretation of its language. grants u.s. citizenship to anyone born within its borders. what exactly do they mean by clarifying the 14th amendment? flashback to lee's senate campaign in 2010. >> the 14th amendment provides that any person born in the united states who is subje

two nights from now, jeff daniels start of "the newsroom" will be our guest here on "hardball."on "hardball." up next, more dirty, angry money. $14 million of outside money raised so far to defeat our next guest, bill nelson of florida. watching "hardball." place for politics. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's four course seafood feast, just $14.99. start with soup, salad and cheddar bay biscuits then choose one of 7 entrees plus dessert! four perfect courses, just $14.99. come into red lobster and sea food differently. four perfect courses, just $14.99. ♪ atmix of energies.ve the world needs a broader that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol - a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane. >>a minute, mom! let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. ♪ hello...rings ♪ what the... what the... what the... ♪ are you seein' this? ♪ ♪ uh-huh... uh-huh... uh-huh... ♪ ♪ it kinda makes me miss the days when we ♪ ♪ used to r

." >> jeff daniels. hbo's "newsroom." with me tonight is the real thing.her, one of the most famous tv anchorman in history. also with access tv's "dan rather reports." congratulations. two emmy nominations for "dan rather reports." >> thank you, it's always an honor to be nominated for an emmy. >> the news of the day before we get to "newsroom." that is this penn state report. it really is deeply scandalous, isn't it? what do you make of it all, now that we know the lurid detail? >> well, it's heartbreaking to say the least. and outrageous. someone said on your program i think earlier this evening, it doesn't state it in full just to call it a scandal. this was a case of child rape and child molestation. you know, i have such respect for penn state. i worry about the students there. but we have to have our focus on the children. that's what was missing. nobody at the top, and for that matter, practically nobody at the bottom, chose any indication in the documentation that's out now of caring about the children. they have to be the focus. the victims are t

two nights from now, jeff daniels start of "the newsroom" will be our guest here on "hardball."irty, angry money. $14 million of outside money raised so far to defeat our next guest, bill nelson of florida. where is all that dirty money coming from? watching "hardball." place for politics. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." dirty, angry money is flowing down to florida. karl rove and all the usual suspects are trying to influence the senate race down there and using big dollar amounts to do so. the goal to oust senator bill nelson who is facing off against republican challenger connie mack jr. not his father, he is the kid senator bill nelson is with us now. why would a guy named sheldon adelson who's made his money in china, apparently, he makes more money every night in his casinos in china than they make in vegas overall. why does he want to nail you? >> chris, i don't think he cares about florida. i think he is just -- of the similar topic -- symptomatic of the others because they want to influence elections and have the policy enacted by what they dictate.

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