tonight, jennifer hudson. from "the hateful eight," actress jennifer jason leigh. music from zella day. featuring the 8g band with matt sorum. ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers! [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers. this is late night. how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that is wonderful to hear. let's get to the news. donald trump has released his first tv ad of the 2016 campaign titled "great again," and hillary clinton has released her new ad tv titled "great, again?" [ laughter ] and i did not say tv ad there, i said ad tv, which is the opposite order that those words go. [ laughter ] nice to be back after a two-week break. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] donald trump said yesterday that if he is elected, he would probably not talk as much. that's right, if donald trump is elected, even he will be speechless. [ laughter ] republican hopeful carly fiorina said on sunday that ted cruz will say whatever he needs to say to win the election and it's true. just this morning, ted cruz said, "hi, i'm hillary clinton."

is back on the show. [ cheers and applause ] incredibly talented jennifer hudson. she is one of the stars of "the hateful eight." she is a fantastic actress, jennifer jason leigh joins us on "late night" tonight. [ cheers and applause ] and we will have music from singer/songwriter zella day. she's fantastic. [ cheers and applause ] you are gonna love her. but before we get to that, we are less than a month away from when the first votes will be campaign. over the next few weeks, you are likely to be inundated by coverage of the candidates, mainly, of course, donald trump, who has dominated media coverage for months and who announced that he'll spend $2 million a week on tv ads. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." [ applause ] >> seth: after the calm of the holiday break, republican candidates are aggressively ramping up their efforts to knock trump off the top spot. the competition in iowa is so fierce, in fact, that texas senator ted cruz has leased a 48-bed dormitory from a des moines business college to house hundreds of volunteers. and i think it's

. >> then we go backstage with chicago's shining star, jennifer hudson, in broadway's newest musical "the color purple." >> it empowers us. we support each other because it's our broadway debut together. >> and finally we explore the arts with superstar music producer swizz beats. >> i just felt i needed to sharpen my pencil. i was moving on from the average side they was working on in the music business, started moving on a global scale, and i had to learn the language. "our world" up next. >> welcome back to "our world with black enterprise." spike lee is no stranger to controversy. for 30 years he's directed and produced films that went against the grain of hollywood. some of which include jungle fever, malcolm x and red hook summer. his latest movie, "chi-raq," promises to be another one. i sat down with perhaps one of the greatest independent take a look. >> we're going to have to >> spike lee, thanks for joining us on "our world." >> all is good. >> you are a legendary director considered worldwide unquestionable. you're asking me? >> you're legendary. but what i find to be fas

we sat down with jennifer hudson and cynthia revo to talk about their roles. take a look. just as close as love means to me >> everybody is in some way part of the color purple. rising like a flower, it's a hope that sets us free your heartbeat makes my heartbeat >> from the previews we've seen the audience ce in, and we've literally watched them break, you know? but because they are here it's powerful to watch. seeing that shows some type of release. some of them holler out. one lady literally broke in her own lap and just bawled. so to see that it's like we know we're doing our part. >> jennifer is taking on t role as the brassy sassy shug avery in her broadway debut. >> shug is like the light of it all. even in the wardrobe she's the color on the stage. she uplifts the room. she's glamorous, she's strong, she is her own individual and she does not tell anybodydy -- she says i've always been the type of girl who had a lot to say. i've always been the kind of girl that had a lot to say i say what is on my mind to shine my way >> she brings that light. she uplifts everythi

please welcome jennifer hudson. ( cheers and applause ) >> that's bad! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: aren't they good? >> amazing! wow. >> stephen: welcome to the show. >> thank you for having me. >> stephen: pleasure to have you. ( cheers and applause ) thank you. >> stephen: how are you feeling? are you a happy person right now? >> i am very happy, especially after all of this. yes, very happy. >> stephen: so, you are a busy person right now... >> yeah. >> stephen: besides all of the things you have accomplished already, you are about to open on broadway. >> yes! >> stephen: in "the color purple." >> ( cheers and applause ) >> it's exciting. and broadway keeps you really busy. >> stephen: broadway does keep you busy. >> yes, sir! a fun busy, though. >> stephen: uh-huh. now, you are an inspirational figure to a lot of people. you know, you have overcome tragedy in your life. you are a beautiful artist. you've worked very hard. you turned your life around, losing 80 pounds. >> yes. >> stephen: does it ever, do you ever get tired of being inspiratio

also, i will talk with the veryalented star of the new brdway musical "the color purple"-- jennifer hudson is here. ( cheers and applause ) amazing. amazing. jennifer got her start on "american idol"; sadly she did not win idol. she had to settle for an oscar, and we also have some very special guests tonight, as i'm sure you know; these guys all know. tomorrow night right here on cbs at 10:00 p.m. is the victoria secret fashion show. it is the world series of intimate apparel. it is the super bowl of underpants. it is the daytona 500 of telling your wife that we should watch it, really, because it's just a christmas special and they're not that pretty. except for this year when they decided to go with very attractive women. i am joined by actual victoria secret angels. please welcome adriana lima, hill. ( cheers and applause ) everybody. ( applause ) thank you so much. lovely to see you. nice to see all of you. now angels, angels, welcome, welcome to the show. thank you for taking time away lingerie. now, i-- i have to ask, what-- what is victoria's secret? because everything about victor

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and i like to say, my >> okay. >> would jennifer hudson be in a film that made fun? thatht of her mother, brother and nephew who got murdered in chicago? >> right. she's not stupid. >> right. >> she respects very much to do that. why would she do something to dishonor them? why would the women organization purpose over pain, the organization of women who have come together, bonded by that they lost children in chicago, to senseless gun >> so when everyone sees "chi-raq" they walk out of the theater what do you want them to do especially in regard to gunce. >> we have to get active. and look, i understand that it makes you numb. i mean, you can't keep i mean, travon, sergio, this is going on and on and on.ng to do it for ourselves, we have to do it for and i think we have to understand we're and gun violence affects everybody. it's not just brothers shooting themselves up. >> right. >> in the hoods of america.is affects everybody. >> yes. i think watching "chi-raq" you walk away with that understanding that this impacts everyone. spike lee, you're outspoken. you are t

please welcome jennifer hudson. ( cheers and applause ) >> that's bad! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: aren't they good? >> amazing! wow. >> thank you for having me. >> stephen: pleasure to have you. you look amazing. >> thank you. ( cheers and applause ) thank you. >> stephen: how are you feeling? are you a happy person right now? >> i am very happy, especially after all of this. yes, very happy. >> stephen: so, you are a busy person right now... >> yeah. >> stephen: besides all of the things you have accomplished already, you are about to open on broadway. >> yes! >> stephen: in "the color cheers and applause ) >> it's exciting. and broadway keeps you really busy. >> stephen: broadway does keep you busy. >> yes, sir! a fun busy, though. >> stephen: uh-huh. now, you are an inspirational figure to a lot of people. you know, you have overcome tragedy in your life. you are a beautiful artist. you've worked very hard. you turned your life around, losing 80 pounds. >> yes. >> stephen: does it ever, do you ever get tired of being inspirational to people?

and have even shared the stage bocelli....elton john..sting and jennifer hudson. 3 let's get a last look of the forecast with meteorologist kendra kent kentmostly clear skies on the way tonight in the upstate, while the mountains will have clouds and a few snow showers near the tennessee border. only light 3 3 thanks for joining us, good night. night. 3 3 jake: so, to make a long story short, they say it's my fault for leaving the pistol but either way, i'm not allowed to have a gun for a while.

in seventh and william hung who provided shall we say -- there is jennifer hudson. there he is. one of the more memorable moments on "the idol" show. >>> two experts compared online ratings of 800 books and founds books are rated higher 74% of the time and movies higher 4% of the time. only about 1% are ranked much better than books. >>> we continue this morning with our look at the brave new world of health. that includes promising new ways to prevent and treat cancer. is called "the lucky years." he writes one day cancer will be a manageable condition much in the way people can live with arges and type 1 diabetes. >> he is here along with dr. judy gasher and also anna barker, former deputy director at the national director of the cancer institute. pleased to have you all here. 44 years ago, president nixon declared a war on cancer. where are we in that war? >> you know, i don't think we have won at all and i think we are actually just at the beginning of the war. for the first time ever, i can walk into a patient's room and have optimism. not optimism i can cure t

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idol making stars of kelly clarkson, carrie underwood, jennifer hudson and others. resurrecting the show. it's airing tonight and thursday. >>> the star wars force awakens breakouts among the names on forbes 30 under 30 list for hollywood and entertainment. other honorees including game thrones star amelia clark. >> back to you guys. >> so many young impressive people on that list. >> jacqueline thank you so much. you can hear her on sirius xm. >> we'll miss "american idol." >> i know. the time now is six minutes before the top of the hour. what is bringing general david petraeus back to capitol hill today. >> a dprat dramatic confrontation on the court. the coach head-butting the referee. you won't see these folks at the post office. they have businesses to run. they have passions to pursue. how do they avoid trips to the post office? stamps.com mail letters, ship packages, all the services of the post office right on your computer. get a 4 week trial, plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office aga

. >> look at the judges, everybody, a lot of people say this was bigger than jennifer hudson was let >> oh, i think so. >> look at everybody. just shock. and that's when i was like i can't do this. because tam ira, this is wrong, i was so upset. so upset. i was just like i can't deal with it. >> she definitely should have won the first season. taking another away from kelly clarkson. >> she is fantastic. >> i agree with you. i remember being shocked on my couch and saying i'm never watching this stinking show again. >> that's how i felt. but the thing is i actually never watched again. >> no. i think alex look like her little bit? >> doe? >> stylish? >> heck of a compliment. >> she is amazing. >> sue, can you go google suegle. went onto tamara? >> did release an albumn. >> and it was really slow. a lot of people wanted her to do an albumn that had some fast stuff, some power stuff. but it was all casino of -- >> it was never the same for me. i would keep watching, but just wasn't the same. >> i will tell you this. >> boston public. >> that's right. she was actress. >> 2003. >> she is