jeffrey ross is here.t here, don't under any circumstances tell him he was voted off "dancing with the stars" because he still doesn't know. and later on, from boston, their new cd is called "love drunk". music from boys like girls. [ cheers and applause ] tomorrow night, kathy griffin will be here with us. if you pay any attention to celebrities or courtrooms, you may be familiar with man named jake byrd. wherever there are news reporters, jake byrd is there. this is jake last month at the jackson family custody hearing. >> i want to applaud debbie rowe. she's faced difficulties and pressures none of us know. and today's agreement shows that she responded with heart, integrity and selflessness. >> see, he tries to lend a hair wherever he goes, and it turns out that celebrity trials aren't the on thing that jake byrd is passionate about. last week, we had a healthcare rally in here in l.a. needless to say, tempers have been running high at these things. so jake showed up to help calm everyone down. >> we'r

. >>> coming up, jeffrey ross is known as the roast master general.ted some of the -- >> cracking himself up! >> from pam anderson to bob saget to our own matt lauer. he's here. and we'd better watch out to see who's in his sights. you do not want to be on the receiving end. >> i'm not doing that interview. you're doing it. >>> also ahead, school is under way but that doesn't mean fun has to end. we'll check out some of the best educational toys just ahead. ow. that could hurt. >>> also in "today's kitchen," we'll talk about the difference between wild and farm-raised salmon. i'm always so confused which one is a good one. >> one's on a farm and the other is out in the wild. >> what you should eat and what you shouldn't eat. >> i got you. >> he's going to show us a simple way to sear it. >> smells so good. >> if you like salmon at 9:00 in the morning. >> who doesn't? >> you have a check of the weather for us? >> let's show you what's going on for today. we're basically looking at sunshine. beautiful weather here in the northeast, great lakes, mid-atla

here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] next week, jennifer connelly, nick cannon, kathy griffin, jeffrey rosswillis and rod blagojevich will be here. we'll have music from boys like girls, brendon benson and try to tune in for that. because it's pointless otherwise. all right. time for our first guest. like the invisible tape and the people who beamed people up in "star trek", you know him from "the ugly truth" and he's trapped in a video game fighting for his life in the new movie "gamer". please welcome gerard butler. [ cheers and applause ] what's happening? thank you for coming. good to see you. >> you too. >> not that i know the country, but where exactly in scotland are you from? >> i'm from -- it's called glasgow, which is not the capitol of scoand. can i say something? one, you have party going on back there. hello to everybody in the greenroom. i never -- i'm walking in and it was like a club. then i run into this girl who i haven't seen since i was 17 years old from glasgow. >> is that right? >> yeah. christy over there. >> did anything go on between the two of you? >> yeah, i think