>> jimmy: welcome back to the program. >> jimmy fallon! how do i say this without sounding braggy? one of the my best friends. well is that accurate, al? >> well, i guess i would say -- it's not like that. >> jimmy: yeah, which one is you? >> the bottom one. >> jimmy: the bottom one, yeah. >> i'm a bottom. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: are you friends? you guys are real friends? >> we're really friends. this is not one of those fake hollywood friendships. >> jimmy: that we have. >> yeah, like ours. >> jimmy: completely fake. >> that thing that we have, where i say, "man, i love it, where have you been? i love you. you're great. i love the new stuff." >> jimmy: yeah, then you go -- what? i'm blanking on the name. yeah, yeah, my name is jimmy fallon. >> of course. i remember you. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah yeah. so, you guys are going to a premiere later this evening? >> yeah, later on, weird al is my date later. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right, that's pretty fun. how long have you guys -- >> it's fun unless you're a bottom. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, no

>> see everybody, jimmy fallon is a big fan. ah, baby. [ cheers and applause ] you know, jimmy, since i came all the way down here, why don't you let me and the fellas sing a little good-bye to the space shuttle. maybe like a motown theme space medley. do you all want to see that? [ cheers and applause ] they want to see that, baby. >> jimmy: ladies and gentlemen, singing a motown medley to space travel, give it up for jackie neptune and the planetariums. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, yeah. that's right, ladies and gentlemen. my name is jackie neptune. these are my fabulous group -- what's the name, fellas? ♪ planetarium >> before we get started tonight, i have a question for you all. have you seen earth? ♪ ♪ but have you seen earth >> from space? ♪ tell me have you seen earth ♪ >> from space? ♪ oh planetarium [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> but just how far is space anyway, fellas? it's not so far, my brothers. it is not so far at all. >> not when you have a space shuttle. >> that's right. you see, when you have a space shuttle, e

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and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about! hey! look at this crowd right here. hey! that was fantastic. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon!" i'm so excited, you guys, in honor of fleet week, tonight's audience is made up entirely of servicemen and women. unlike -- [ cheers and applause ] unlike arnold schwarzenegger's staff, which is made up entirely of women who serviced him. [ laughter ] [ as schwarzenegger ] "mildred, get over here!" that's right we have an all military audience. and we have "stone cold" steve austin on the show. why do i feel like i'm going to get my ass kicked? [ laughter ] we have thousands of servicemen and women in town -- new york city for fleet week. so if you see them out at a bar, buy them a shot. in fact, buy them two shots in honor of the one -- [ cheers and applause ] in fact, buy them two shots in honor of the ones t

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about -- a great new york city crowd, welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," you guys. welcome, welcome, welcome. [ cheers and applause ] i am so excited. i am so excited, you guys. it's the first day of summer. that's right. this is the day with the most sunlight of the entire year. [ cheers ] or as i like to tell plants, eat up, you fat slobs! [ laughter ] some big economic news. yesterday, president obama urged more foreign countries to start investing in the u.s. economy. it was nice. mexico's president was like, "the people of mexico are with you. [ laughter ] literally, they're already there with you." this was scary. yesterday, a delta airlines flight made an emergency landing at a wildlife refuge in hawaii. when the lions saw the passengers, they were like, "can you believe this? delta is actually serving fo

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ]cc1: captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, that's what i'm talking about! hey -- [ cheers and applause ] crazy crowd. welcome, everybody. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. thanks for being here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] it's gonna be good. it's gonna be good. i feel it. i'm so excited, you guys. the movie "cowboys and aliens" came out today. [ light laughter ] yep. "cowboys and aliens," or as republicans call that, "arizona." [ laughter ] some big election news. it's rumored that sarah palin will announce her presidential campaign at a labor day rally in iowa. yeah. palin has a great speech planned. she's like, "we have to do this as a team. remember, there is no "i" in iowa." [ laughter ] hey, happy birthday to arnold schwarzenegger, who turns 64 tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] that's right. yeah, it will be the first birthday party ever with both a

friday night, on "late night with jimmy fallon," jimmy pointed out, it's never a good sign when youra bailout. >> bank of america announced it lost $9 million in the second quarter. that's not good. when i put my card in the atm, it said, do you mind if i borrow that. your personality can determine your weight gain. and the u.s. postal service will start offering online previews of the stamps in its 2012 collection. yeah. that's right. stamp previews. finally answering the question, what's more boring than stamps? stamp brewskis and look at stamps. >> don cheadle, zach braff and the amazing kreskin. that's jimmy fallon, 11:30, 12:35 central time on your local nbc station. >>> your "first look" at entertainment news. "captain america" muscled his way to the top of the box office this weekend. the first avenger opened up number one, stronger than expected, with over $65 million. and a 64% male audience. it was the fifth of five superhero movies this summer. all debuted in the top spot. >>> "harry potter and the deathly hallows" part 2, had $48 million. its audience dropped 72% from its

and here he is jimmy fallon! cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's a big new york city crowd. that's the best crowd in the world. welcome to "late night" with me, jimmy fallon, everybody. welcome. you guys feeling good? i love you. [ cheers and applause ] did you guys see this? in this week's republican debate, michele bachmann said that when it comes to balancing policy, the republican party needs to be a 3-legged stool. [ laughter ] which explains the new gop chairman, anthony weiner. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] you get it? >> higgins: oh, boy. >> jimmy: speaking of anthony weiner, his wife returned home today and their relationship might be on the rocks. [ laughter ] you can tell he's bummed. today he tweeted a photo of himself at half-mast. [ laughter ] [ singing taps ] this is surprising, you guys. a new survey found 87% of high school seniors are less than proficient in u.s. history. not me

last night on late night with jimmy fallon, jimmy drew a not so subtle comparison with the nfl's newl with its players and lawmakers in washington, who you might say have dropped the ball. >> well, big news, big news, you guys -- after months of negotiations, a deal has been reached to end the nfl lockout. [ applause ] or as china put it, oh, great, glad you got that deal worked out. any word on the $14 trillion? you might want to get working on that one. on antiques roadshow this weekend, a man found out that he had five cups worth $1.5 million. i've teal thoseen those, they'r lattes from starbucks. >>> listen to this, the company that makes the blackberry is laying off 11% of its workforce. you could tell it's bad, because the ceo's announcement ended with the lines "sent from my iphone." >> tonight, jimmy welcomes actor steve carrell, and musical guests matt and kim. late night with jimmy fallon, week nights at 12:35, 11:35 central time. >>> time for your "first look" at entertainment news, the add the late amy winehouse to the list of english celebrities whose phone was allegedly

last night on jimmy fallon, jimmy detailed the magnitude of the nation's debt. >> i read that if thedebt were stacked into $100 bills, it would be as long as two football fields and as high as the statue of liberty. you know, just in case $14 trillion didn't seem like a lot to you. as big as a football field? two of them. whoa. and there's talk that john boehner and harry reid are offering a special plan to raise the ceiling for 30 days. and after that, you receive a new debt plan every month from one of your favorite congressman. if at any time you want to cancel, just send back the old debt plan free of charge. does not include shipping and handling. nasa held a career fair to help former employees find new jobs now that the shuttle program is over. which explains that guy at the drive through who was like, that's one small fry for man. one giant coke for his big mac. >> tonight, jimmy welcomes julie ann moore, dominic cooper and beyonce. that's "lathe night with jimmy fallon," 11:35 on your local nbc station. >>> jeopardy host alex trebek apparently doubles as a crime fighter. the

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: feels so good. that's a great new york crowd right there. thank you guys so much. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. oh man, this is scary, you guys. this is scary. the american airlines terminal at jfk was evacuated yesterday because of a suspicious bag. although with american airlines, any bag that ends up in the right place qualifies as suspicious. [ light laughter ] well, this fight over the debt is still going on. today the white house said that house republicans won't give an inch on the debt ceiling. i don't know about you but personally, i think we've heard enough about congressmen and their inches, all right? [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] and did you see this? on cnn, tim pawlenty accused president obama of hiding in the basement during debt ceiling talks. while joe biden accused president obama of locking him

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome, everybody. thank you so much. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." it will be a fun show tonight. i love you, too. [ light laughter ] this isn't good. china is angry at the united states because president obama met with the dalai lama over the weekend. you can tell china's pissed. when i opened a fortune cookie today, it said "watch your back a-hole." [ laughter ] i go, what? then it said, in bed. because that's a funny joke. [ laughter ] funny joke. >> steve: just joking. >> jimmy: it's a funny comedy joke that people do. very funny. [ applause ] i think china's mad at president obama for meeting with the dalai lama. i mean, come on. obama doesn't owe them anything. except like $14 trillion. but -- [ laughter ] you guys see this? rupert murdoch was testifying in his phone hacking case today and a man attacked him with a pie. [ l

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, thank you very, very much. that's a great crowd, right there. looking good, the new york city crowd. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. well, big news, big news, you guys. after months of negotiations, a deal has been reached to end the nfl lockout. [ cheers and applause ] or as china put it, "oh, great. glad you got that deal worked out. any word on the $14 trillion?" [ light laughter ] yeah. you might want to get working on that one." listen to this, guys. the company that makes the blackberry is laying off 11% of its workforce. >> audience member: yeah! >> jimmy: you can tell it's bad cause the ceo's announcement ended with the line "sent from my iphone." [ laughter and applause ] that's not good. that's bad. [ applause ] this is weird. on abc's "this week," a guest said rick perry won't win the presidency because aft

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, how you guys doing tonight? welcome -- welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." that's me. good to see you guys here. hey, tomorrow, the white house is holding a huge picnic for members of congress but there's a chance that it might rain. i wouldn't worry, though, i hear anthony weiner is pretty good at pitching a tent. [ laughter ] we'll be fine. anthony weiner plans to do the three-legged race all by himself. [ laughter ] it should be fascinating to watch. >> steve: really? >> jimmy: speaking of weiner -- [ laughter ] -- this is weird. the new york "daily news" is reporting that anthony weiner's car isn't registered at the dmv. [ audience oohs ] oh man, he must be so embarrassed right now. [ laughter ] what? your car is not registered. [ cheers and applause ] yeah! it was sweet today. obama sent him a nice hallmark card that said, "pro

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: wow, thank you very much. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. welcome. welcome to the show. [ cheers ] thank you so much. hey, the heat is -- i'm sorry, everybody. >> audience member: love you! woo! >> jimmy: the heat -- the heat is just brutal out there. it was over 100 degrees here in new york city today. it was so hot out there, al roker walked two blocks and won a wet t-shirt contest. [ laughter ] >> steve: i'll take it. >> jimmy: have you guys seen this? in a new interview, president obama has said he wants a debt ceiling deal for his 50th birthday. then he was like, "but if i can't have that, ipad." [ laughter ] here's some business news, bank of america announced that it lost $9 billion in the second quarter. that's not good. in fact, when i put my card in the atm, it said, "do you mind if i borrow this for a while?" [

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> jimmy: thank you very much. this is a great new york city crowd. welcome, everybody. oh, wow,. it's going to be a fun show. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." oh, man. [ cheers and applause ] it's going to be a good show. hey guys, this debt crisis. the debt crisis is still a mess. in fact, this week president obama held a conference call with college students who are worried about the debt ceiling. yeah, the call started like this -- "you have a collect call from barack obama. will you accept the charges?" [ laughter ] not a good time. and listen to this. house democrats want president obama to invoke the 14th amendment, which would let him raise the debt ceiling on his own. or as most people put it, "wait, you could have done that the whole time? what are you waiting for, buster?" [ laughter ] did you hear about this? a woman in san francis

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh my goodness. thank you very much everybody. welcome. thank you so much. a great new york city crowd. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." hey, this is just crazy, you guys. ohio congressman bill johnson says his twitter account was hacked yesterday after an image of a naked man was posted on his page. [ laughter ] you know what they say, when the lord taketh a weiner, he then giveth a johnson. [ laughter and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] the lord taketh a weiner. that's right. congressman johnson says someone hacked his account and posted a naked picture. when asked for comment, anthony weiner said, "hacked? good luck, buddy." [ laughter ] good luck. i just saw this. it's rumored that arnold schwarzenegger is working on a memoir, yeah. apparently over 500 pages long too. and that's just a dedication to his kids. [ laughter ] [ as

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, man, that's what i'm talking about. that's the crowd i'm talking about. it makes you feel good. welcome. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," you guys. welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome. we're happy to be back, everybody. i love you too, sir. hey, congratulations to derek jeter for getting his 3,000th hit over the weekend! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ oh, my gosh. and get this. the fan who caught the ball decided to give it back to jeter, even though it was valued at $250,000. [ cheers and applause ] jeter was like, from the bottom of my heart, i just want to say, you are an idiot. [ laughter ] what's wrong with you? what's wrong with you? be set for life." did you see this? over the weekend, anthony weiner and his wife celebrated their first anniversary at a steakhouse in miami. [ laughter ] it would have been nice but weiner spent the

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey! that's what's i'm talking about. great new york city crowd right there! [ cheers and applause ] hey, guys. i'm so excited. welcome. welcome, everybody, to "late night with jimmy fallon." happy wednesday. well, you guys -- more big weiner news. [ laughter ] there's now growing pressure for -- [ laughter ] i just caught that now. >> steve: come on! >> jimmy: there's now growing pressure for congressman anthony weiner to resign. [ audience aws ] yeah. weiner is like "look, i'm not leaving, but i am packing." [ laughter ] so -- [ cheers and applause ] yeah. democrats in congress seem to be distancing themselves from the anthony weiner scandal. just to be safe, everybody's staying a good six to eight inches away at all times. [ laughter ] listen to this, a new study found that being bored can be good for your brain. which explains that new camp

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh man, electric. electric. you guys are great. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody! nice to see you. [ cheers and applause ] man, oh, man, this -- this heat wave -- this heat wave is brutal, huh? yeah, it's rough. in fact, the national weather service is now urging people to avoid all strenuous activity. or as they told the kardashians, keep doing what you're doing. [ laughter ] weather experts say that one million square miles of the u.s. are under a heat dome. but don't worry, we have plenty of shade under our $14 trillion debt ceiling. [ laughter ] so, must be pretty nice -- [ cheers and applause ] -- in the shade. did you guys hear about this? sarah palin's son, track is expecting a baby. the palin's plan to name their kid the way they always do, by throwing darts at the dictionary. [ laughter ] corduroy. yeah. [ laughter

justin timberlake was on jimmy fallon and in the tees to this it was part two of the history of rap. two of them took to the stage, and you've got to see this to believe t.fantastic talent. watch. >> okay. >> clap your hands, everybody. ♪ have you got what it takes ♪ because i'm kurtis blow and i want you to know that these are the breaks ♪ ♪ come with me because i'm close to the edge ♪ >> if that doesn't make you smile, i don't know what will because the two of them, listen, you can't blame jimmy fallon if he ever wants to quit and go into rap. >> with the roots there it helps. >> and justin timberlake is not shabby either. >> anyway, i wanted to show that to you. fun on a day when there's a lot of distressing news. >> what what's your favorite hip-hop song? do you have one? spot. >> she will tweet it tomorrow. >> will be for me on twitter. >> meantime, check out courtney on scope.today.com, also on facebook. we'll be right back. >>> time now for "newsnation's" gut check. what is preventive medicine? under the new health care law passed by president obama, preventive services like c

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about right there! welcome to "late night" with jimmy fallon. you guys, thank you for being here tonight. congratulations to the dallas mavericks. they're the champs. congratulations to those guys. [ cheers and applause ] what a game. man, what a game between the mavs and the heat last night. i actually missed most of it, but then again, so did lebron, so -- [ laughter ] [ audience ohs ] on the bright side, it looks like lebron finally made cleveland fans happy so, that's -- that's good. [ cheers and applause ] took him long enough. you guys, it's been a week and the media continues to beat on weiner. [ laughter and applause ] this weekend, anthony weiner announced that he's taking a leave of absence but that he's leaving the door open. uh -- no word on what he's using for door stops. but he's -- apparently anthony wein

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, that's what i'm talking about! hey everybody! how are we doing? welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. how are you feeling tonight? you guys feeling good? [ cheers and applause ] that's what i'm talking about. that's the way to kick off the week. hey, you guys, check this out. this weekend the final "harry potter" movie made a record-breaking $476 million worldwide. [ cheers and applause ] harry potter made so much money this weekend, president obama just asked him for a loan. [ laughter ] this is cool. donald trump's daughter, ivanka, had a baby girl yesterday. congratulations. very cool. [ cheers and applause ] congratulations. donald spent a few minutes holding his new grandchild and then a few hours examining her birth certificate. [ light laughter ] [ as trump ] "beautiful, beautiful baby. [ laughter ] 24 karat gold bink

nominated twice in the same category, first for "the report," and then again for late night with jimmy fallon, since as you'll recall he used my trademark image on his emmy screener sent out to the voters. now he is my best friend for six months, so, jimmy, good luck to you, by which i mean good luck to me. may the best stephen colbert win. nation, i don't usually pay attention to what's going on in england. i assume if something really important happens over, there i'll find out about it in the next harry potter movie, which strangely there has been no mention in the latest trailer of my favorite angelo-australian-american media billionaire muggle, news corp chairperson and five-time dark lord of the month rupert murdoch. he's facing a spot of legal trouble in merry old england town because a tabloid he owned, the "news of the world," well, they went and did a silly thing. they illegally hacked into people's cell phone messages. 4,000 times. and now poor uncle rupi is getting his crumpet stopped and for what? >> rupert murdoch said "news of the world" tried to hack into the voice mails of vi

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, man! that's what i'm talking about. it's a friday crowd! people going nuts. people going nuts here. wow. welcome, welcome, everybody. [ cheers ] thank you very, very much. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. you guys feeling good, obviously. which is great. and the show starts right now! >> good morning everybody. i'm hanging out with my friend john. fox 5 "morning news" starts. look over there. >> and it starts right now. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: poor guy. the camera widened out and everything. >> steve: that's because he's supposed to go way out. he did not. [ laughter ] and it starts right now. and it probably shoved him underneath the water. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: because he's still propelling himself? [ laughter ] oh, man. >> steve: i'm surprised he didn't skim like a stone. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: so excited, you guys.

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much, everybody. that's it. that's what i'm talking about. great new york city crowd. welcome, you guys. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." well, this debt crisis still isn't solved, but yesterday the white house said it's working on a plan "b." unfortunately the "b" stands for bake sale. [ laughter ] plan "c" is car wash. [ laughter ] speaking of the debt crisis, i read that if the u.s. debt were stacked into 100 dollar bills it would be as long as two football fields and as high as the statue of liberty. you know, just in case $14 trillion didn't seem like a lot to you. [ laughter ] as big as a football field? [ laughter ] two of them. >> steve: whoa! >> jimmy: statue of liberty, too! [ laughter ] >> steve: i didn't think it was a lot of money. >> jimmy: including the torch? [ laughter ] no, we're not -- not exactly the

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, thank you so much. that's what i'm talking about. that's what i'm talking about. that's the new york city crowd. thank you so much. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. [ cheers and applause ] it's going to be a good show. hey -- [ screaming ] thank you, ma'am. [ laughter and applause ] listen to this, you guys. snooki -- that quieted the crowd down, yeah. [ laughter ] snooki from "jersey shore" is coming out with a new novel next year about, about quote "two cousins having the sexiest summer ever." [ laughter ] really? that doesn't sound like "jersey shore." that sounds like kentucky shore. [ laughter and applause ] check this out -- there's talk that lindsay lohan's mother dina will be on the next season of "dancing with the stars" -- which explains the show's new title "dancing with the non-star parents of former stars.

"jimmy fallon" happening right [ cheers and applause ] >>> this morning on "early today" happy birthday america. across the country fireworks light up the skies in honor of our nation's independence. >>> waiting for a verdict. jurors begin deliberating in the casey anthony murder trial. >>> and a not so great escape. a unique break-out attempt by a >>> and a not so great escape. a unique break-out attempt by a prisoner in mexico. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning. i'm lynn berry. we begin with a day to remember. from coast-to-coast americans celebrated a traditional independence day this year from fourth of july picnics and parades to incredible pyrotechnics displays. nbc's kurt gregory reports. >> reporter: dazzling fireworks light up the sky in the nation's capital. president obama and the first lady took time on our country's birthday to thank members of the u.s. military. >> together you are standing with all of those around the world who are reaching for the same freedoms and the same liberties that we celebrate today. >> reporter: it was a d

"jimmy fallon" happening right ppcheers a >>> this morning on "early today," raising the stakes. another ominous credit rating threat for the u.s. as debt ceiling negotiations take a break. >>> federal case. the fbi opens an investigation into whether rupert murdoch's news corp tried to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> and reefer madness. mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana mexican soldiers bust the country's largest marijuana plantation ever. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the hard bargain. as the nation's deficit clock ticks closer to default, lawmakers will regroup today after a week of tense white house negotiations. the president will hold a news conference this morning while on capitol hill a backup plan proposed by senator minority leader mitch mcconnell appears to be gaining momentum. nbc's kristen dahlgren has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. we'll hear from the president in just

welcome to "late night" -- welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. oh, man, what a great crowd already. yeah, i can feel it's going to be a good show, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] hey, guys, i just read that secretary of state hillary clinton is threatening to cut off military aid to pakistan. or as one guy put it -- [ imitating bill clinton ] "that's not the first time she's threatened to cut something off. [ laughter and applause ] and she'll do it. she will do it." darryl. some tech news -- there are reports that twitter will start putting ads in user's timelines. that's going to be weird. right? it's going to be like, "i'm so sad. last night, my grandma passed away quietly in her sleep. do the dew!" [ laughter ] check this out, a european aircraft company is building a high speed jet that can go from new york to london in an hour. seriously? how about a jet that can go from the gate to the runway in an hour? [ laughter and applause ] that would be something -- that'd be something i want to see, man! you get it? >> steve: shame on you! uh! >>

and last night on late night with jimmy fallon, following a long late-night talk show tradition. a little fun at the expense of the state of new jersey. >> the new survey found that mtv's "jersey shore" is actually not hurting new jersey's reputation at all. which raises an interesting question, how bad was new jersey's reputation before? where this did not hurt new jersey's reputation? i heard about a woman who is publishing 12 years of her own text messages in a new book. i don't want to ruin the ending but the last line is, hey, just thought of the dumbest idea for a book. [ applause ] >> i don't want to read that book. listen to this, a woman in colorado was arrested for groping a tsa agent last week. on the bright side, today she was offered a job with the tsa. it turned out good. it turned out pretty good. >> tonight jimmy welcomes actor/singer justin timberlake, actress rose byrne and singer emmy lou harris. 12:35, 11:35 central on your local nbc station. for old pro betty white, business is going to have to come before pleasure. white says she's flattered and appreciates

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome, everybody. thank you for watching. thank you to you. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." let's do -- i'm going to do "the history of rap part two" right now, we're going to -- no, i'm just kidding. [ light laughter ] let's get into the show. this is pretty crazy, you guys. the city of london has fined president obama for the traffic he caused while visiting back in may, which raises the question, are there any countries we don't owe money to at this point? [ laughter ] this is interesting, i heard that "law & order svu" will air an episode based on the arnold schwarzenegger scandal. yeah, the disclaimer says, "the following story is fictional and does not depict any actual person or his maid, mildred." [ laughter ] [ as arnold ] mildred, get over here now! my favorite show is on. what the -- no! [ laughter ] speaking of televisi

"jimmy fallon" happening right se >>> this morning on "early today," feeling the heat, as scorching temperatures grip more than half the nation. is there any relief in sight? >>> fiscal fight, a warning from president obama as the clock ticks down on the debt default deadline. >>> and a walk to remember. astronauts complete the final spacewalk of the american astronauts complete the final spacewalk of the american shuttle era. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hlo and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a summer scorcher. dangerously high levels of heat and humidity have a large portion of the country in a choke hold this morning as the mercury hits record highs in the northeast and heat advisories remain in effect for several states. residents are wondering when the brutal heat will pass. nbc's jay gray has more. >> reporter: the blazing summer sun is delivering heat -- >> it's super hot. >> reporter: -- and havoc across a huge cross-section of the country right now. the national weather serv

last night on jimmy fallon he talked about the actions of a jealous groom took a turn for the worse.n in iowa was arrested at his own wedding after he hit another guy who was dancing with his new wife. the worst part is it completely ruined the father/daughter dance. >>> check this out. in an interview larry are king said he's kissed 77 women in his life. i guess he's not a good kisser because half of those women didn't even return his telegraph messages. >>> in the same article larry king said given the choice he would marry anderson cooper and sleep with dr. gupta. i didn't read the rest because i was pouring bleach in my eyes. >> that's late night with jilly fallon on your local nbc station. >>> time now for your first look at entertainment news. morgan freeman wants the world to know he does not support right-wing causes. a representative for freeman told tmz he did not nar rate an ad by a conservative group in wisconsin, nor did he voice over an earlier ad for controversial governor scott walker. he accused the narrater of trying to sound like freeman. >>> once again lindsay loh

last night jimmy fallon discussed some recommended precautions during this heat wave. >> man, oh, manis heat wave is brutal, huh? yeah, it's rough. in fact, the national weather service is now urging people to avoid all strenuous activity. or as they told the kardashians, keep doing what you're doing. weather experts say 1 million square miles of the u.s. are under a heat dome. but don't worry, we have plenty of shade under our $14 trillion debt ceiling, so makes it pretty nice. check this out, in a recent interview, 85-year-old hugh hefner said he dodged the bullet by not marrying crystal harris. he said he dodged another bullet by giving abe lincoln his theater seats. tonight jimmy welcomes kevin connolly, actress brit marling. that's week nights at 11:35 on your local nbc station. >>> at the box office this weekend, if there's anyone who can take down harry potter, perhaps it could be captain america. captain america reportedly cost $150 million to make. its studio also plans on long-run franchise films. to beat harry potter it needs to earn at least $50 million. also opening, seek

you know what i am interested in, ryan gosling on jimmy fallon tonight. >> are you ingoing to wait in'll be the creepy girl lurking outside the studio. >>> rupert murdoch calls it the most humble day of his life. the news corp. the question is where did win wendy learn to throw that right hook. >>> now the mafia sounds gang of six is coming p with a plan of its own. the question is all of this too little too late. >>> and as we talk about the weather, some scorching triple digit temperatures that are now moving to the east coast. this brings new meaning it to the phrase dog days of summer. the question is who invented modern air conditioning? i can answer that for you. it's willis carrier and god police you.

that's late night with jimmy fallon week nights at 11:35 on your local nbc station. >>> fitime for yournme news. with three new releases crowding theaters this weekend, it's safe to say there's something for everyone at the box office. harrison ford and daniel craig saddle up in the sci-fi western "cowboys and aliens." the movie's big name talent should be a big draw for the movie goers to the tune of an expected $42 million. everyone's favorite blue creatures are back and now on the big screen in "the smurfs." the animation hybrid that stars neil patrick harris has been getting abysmal reviews. nostalgia will likely send ticket sales over the $30 million mark. also, the cast might suffer the effect of fatigue after a string of adult comedies. it's expected to debut in fifth place behind "captain america" and "harry potter" with just $17 million. >> i need to know who the movie exec is that ruined the smurfs. >> so mix animation with the real life? >> i heard it was coming out and it's from our childhood, exciting to see what they would do with it. no what i would have hoped for. >> the

we're happy for jimmy fallon's three nominations. and the nomination that went to some of the great women of nbc shows. there's amy poller, there's sn wlrks's -- "snl's" kristen wig who was nominated. tina fey got her 19th. then there's the amazing connie britain, she was nominated as well. congrats to all the nominees, the entire list is on our website. we find out the winner september 18. >>> now it's just one day away, what southern californians are calling carmageddon, the closing of the 405 freeway for 53 hours of construction. last night here, we told you about the special jetblue fares, $4 one way from burbank to long beach, those are sold out. they sold those tickets in less than three hours. and the lapd is asking celebrities to help get the word out. tom hank sent this out, this weekend, l.a., avoid carmageddon, gas-zilla, 405 grid lock-apalossza, eat and shop local. >>> when we continue here tonight, an american icon who has now gone home. we'll hear from betty ford in her own words over the years. >>> betty ford went home

friday night on "late night with jimmy fallon" he discussed his anoinss with airline travel. >> thist good. two delta planes collided at the airport in boston. the passengers were okay. except for having to bay delta's $50 collision fee. sorry, he just can't collide and not pay. that's right. two delta planes collided at an airport in boston, or as air traffic controllers put it, glad i wasn't awake to see that one. that would have been scary. that would have been scary. finally, i heard lindsay lohan is mad she wasn't cast in the movie "black swan." although, there's still hope she might be cast in the sequel, grey goose. >>> tonight jimmy welcomes mila kunis and musical guest why oak. >>> well, it is time for your first look at entertainment news. this weekend in theaters the harry potter film franchise said good-bye to his fans and hello to the record books. that's an understatement. "harry potter deathly hallows 2" beat the previous best opening of $58 million by 2008 "the dark knight" and second the record for best opening day with $92 million and best midnight show day buy with

i know jimmy fallon, i know jimmy kimmel, i know craig ferguson and to a man, the one thing that we all agree on is that we are not all crazy about jay leno. >> why is that? >> i don't know. i think in our own personal dealings, some people get along and some people don't. >> is he much more competitive than people realized, do you think? >> i don't -- you know, i don't know if competition is the right word. i think he's a little bit more interested in everybody else than he should be. >> do you think he sees you as threats? >> no, no. listen, i'm struggling to maintain my audience. >> doesn't everybody in the end in this game, don't you all aspire to the "tonight" show? isn't that the holy grail still? >> if you ask me personally, you didn't ask me, who i thought should have been the host of "the tonight show" when johnny carson left, i did that show with him in 1991, i think the heir apparent would have been david letterman. >> you still believe that? >> i do. david letterman is the best late night talk show host hands down and has been since he first took the desk. >> how did you fee

here is jimmy fallon. >> the final harry potter movie made a record breaking $476 million world wide.

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