john perry, thank you for being here. what made you delay and not do something else before you got here? >> i'm here for one of the many things going on here in atlanta this weekend the decatur book festival. i gave a talk to a hundred procrastinators telling them they didn't know to do anything about being a jerk and it went over pretty well. >> you say it's a guide to lollygagging and postponing. you say to be a procrafter you can be a good person too and get things done? >> yeah. procrastination gets a bad wrap. a lot of psychologists say you're responsible for the gross national product going bad for procrastinate nating and cutting down your own life and ten times toward alcoholism and you drive everyone else crazy. baloney. not only does the national media tell us that, we tell ourselves that. it occurred to me one day i'm a procrastinator and i get a lot done. >> you're a professor at philosophy at stanford university. clearly you've gotten a lot done. >> i've gotten so much done there, they retired me. >> that are

my friends, i ask you to join me for the next 100 days in telling john perry's story, and promoting hisas, for every person in this hall and people all across our land, say to him what he has always said to america, send me. the republicans said i was too young and too inexperienced to be commander in chief. it didn't work in 1992 because we were on the right side of history. and it will not work in 2008 because barack obama is on the right side of history. >> well, what can we expect tonight? new hampshire senator jeanne shaheen, she's a long time ally of the work on the campaign. >> new hampshire loves bill clinton. >> new hampshire and bill clinton were stadium number one in the primary. there's always been this bond. what do you think bill clinton can do for barack obama that would -- would be sitting there going, boy, if somehow clinton wasn't speaking you would think, something's missing, what would be missinging? >> i think he will continue to make the contrast case teen the difference barack obama will make for the future of this country and what we would see from mitt romney an

katy perry, elton john, and queen elizabeth appear to have attended the event. only catch, they're fakes. a spoof photographer set up a faux fashion show in which the celebrity look-alikes are the observers. it's a satire on celebrity culture in the fashion world where who's watching is just as important as who's on display. look at the queen there. she's too important to stand up. she gets to stay seated. >> even though they're fake, i still feel like that's pretty intimidating for the models. i mean, they looked legit. >> they did look legit, that's true. like the wax figures. >> well, time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day on nbc. the house ethics committee will hold a hearing in the case of congresswoman maxine waters. the california democrat disputes allegations she tried to steer u.s. bailout money to a bank where her husband owns stock. the hearing indicates the committee is nearing a conclusion in its investigation. waters maintains she's innocent. >>> the so-called fifth or extra page of the u.s. constitution w

we're joined by one of the newest members of the nbc family john cho who is on the new comedy "go on" starting matthew perrynd what's it like being on the show "go on." you play matthew perry's boss who is really concerned about his sanity after he lost his wife. >> yeah. it's a really good time. i'm really enjoying working with matthew perry who is my comedy hero. so it's been fantastic. he was joey on friends. are you aware of that? >> i don't think so. >> chandler. >> chandler, right, whatever. >> close. >> clearly a hero of yours. >> no, it's great. i've stolen so much from him over the years that sometimes i feel like i'm doing him to him on the set. >> wow. >> got to be a little freaky. >> a little fun. it's a little weird, a little weird. >> like a bromance that you have. >> his, yeah. my character steven is a very caring fellow and he's his best friend and boss, and he mandates that he has to go to grief therapy to deal with his wife's passing. and natural ly hilarity ensues. >> there's the pathos of this man losing the love of his life and dealing with it and finding the comedy in it. >> i feel tha

we're joined by one of the newest members of the nbc family john cho who is on the new comedy "go on" starting matthew perry and what's it like being on the show "go on." you play matthew perry's boss who is really concerned about his sanity after he lost his wife. >> yeah. it's a really good time. i'm really enjoying working with matthew perry who is my comedy hero. so it's been fantastic. he was joey on friends. are you aware of that? >> i don't think so. >> chandler. >> chandler, right, whatever. >> close. >> clearly a hero of yours. >> no, it's great. i've stolen so much from him over the years that sometimes i feel like i'm doing him to him on the set. >> wow. >> got to be a little freaky. >> a little fun. it's a little weird, a little weird. >> like a bromance that you have. >> his, yeah. my character steven is a very caring fellow and he's his best friend and boss, and he mandates that he has to go to grief therapy to deal with his wife's passing. and natural ly hilarity ensues. >> there's the pathos of this man losing the love of his life and dealing with it and finding the comedy in it. >> i feel t

jennifer took this picture and tweeted it with the caption, you said john mayer and katy perry were nots john mayer. it goes back and forth, back and forth. >> it could again. so be flexible, jennifer. >>> the duchess of cambridge may have one of the world's most recognizable faces. apparently not in her hometown and not in water sports stores. she was shopping for a wet suit. unclear why? >> because everybody needs a wet suit, lara. she could be on a sea rescue at my moment. >> she was at a shop called fun sport. she reportedly forgot her money and asked to put the items that she bought on hold until she could pay for them. the shopkeeper didn't recognize her and asked her for her name and to sign something. when she replied her name was mrs. cambridge, he said, that was an interesting name. still no connection. true story. >>> u.s. open fans may have noticed one colorful party rocker in their midst. all week at the matches. now we know why. our friend. lmfao's redfoo is such a tennis player and fan of the game. who new? he wants players to feel sexy and know it on the court. give me a

. >>> so it seemed to be over before it reallbegan for katy perry and john mayer. or was it?potted out against over the weekend. a shot of the two posted for instagram at one katherine hudson, katy's birth name. looks like they're together again. fans in the crowd got a glimpse of them. jennifer took this picture and tweeted it with the caption, you said john mayer and katy perry were not together! lie! >> it goes back and forth. >> it could again. so be flexible, jennifer. >>> the duchess of cambridge may have one of the world's most recognizable faces. apparently not in water sports stores in her own town. she was shopping for a wet suit. >> she could be on a rescue at any moment. >> she was at a shop called fun support. she reportedly forgot her money and asked to put the items that she bought on hold until she could pay for them. the shop cooper didn't recognize her and asked her for her name and to sign something. when she replied her name was mrs. cambridge, he said, that was an interesting name. still no connection. true story. >>> u.s. open fans may have noticed one c

. >> what about katy perry and john mayer? >> they are back together, apparently. yes, they are.a stormy night after the vmas. i love it that john mayer cut his hair. he had the long hair. he was on my show and we did a poll about whether he should cut his hair and it was a landslide that he should. i don't think he did it because of that, but he cut his hair, looks great. >> do you like him, what's he like? >> i've gotten to know him over the last couple years and i really do like him and i love his new album. >> just had another surgery, right? >> he did. he can't perform live, he can't tour, but the new album is great. >> miley cyrus, there was a break-in. >> this guy must hate her haircut, he was found in her yard with a pair of scissors. they caught the guy, some 40-year-old dude. what do you think about this haircut? >> i don't like it at all. >> exactly. maybe this guy didn't either. >> it's a statement haircut. >> sure is. >> tom cruise was out and about. >> loved it, gave him a standing "o" at the old globe, and then katie holmes, who allegedly didn't get anything from h

john mayer and katy perry dating for two months. he allegedly broke up with her by e-mail. has been drunk dialing, drunk texting him late at night asking him to take her back. a source says she's been depressed. she liked him and thought it would be serious. did not she know what hand with jennifer aniston and taylor swift -- he showed up at a party, a friend said she is here, and he skipped tout avoid her. >> write me and tell me what it is about john mayer that he hooks gorgeous, a-list women and -- >> he is a musical crooner and hard to get. every woman wants to feel like they could be the one dating him. >> he is the bad boy singer. >> here we go. he looks weird when he sings. i can't get over that. his face gets all. >> he gets into it. >> he's soulful. >> that's not getting into it. he looks unattractive when he sings. great, great music. >> okay. >> john. send her an e-mail. >>> tom cruise. the article in "vanity fair," detailed the process in 2004. how they picked his next girlfriend. top secret project within the church. they had an elaborate auditioning process fo

katiy perry and john mayer brokn up reportedly. she was drunk texting him.ate in l.a. and then they were canoodling. at a concert in downtown l.a. saturday night. maybe their friends with benefits. whatever is going on. maybe it's not over. >> her body is a wonderland. . maybe it's not over. >> her body is a wonderland. >>> you're watching "world news now." >> sleep is overrated. ♪ on the video phone ♪ on the video phone ♪ on the video phone >>> well, the apple rumor mill is buzzing again. this time, the word on the street is that a new iphone is on the way. >> yes, it is. abc's neal karlinsky follows the hints to see what apple might be unveiling this time around. >> reporter: whatever apple is about to announce next week, the faithful have already decided it's going to be a new iphone, it is going to be cool, and the buzz is about to go into overdrive whether you want one or not. >> honestly, i would love for the new phone to do my taxes and vote for the right candidate for president. to be honest. >> reporter: here's my invite here. this is so typically a

perry hall. it looks to just fine. john beating into the end zone. st. paul with the win over the gators. brooks once started the player from -- he suffered a spinal cord injury. the doctors said he would be paralyzed. this is two months after the injury. watching his team play at the turkey bowl. he took five steps on his own power. this reminds us all to never get up. he has been an intern here. we have gotten to know the young man. -- this reminds us all to never give up. we are so very happy and proud of him. >> that is amazing. stay with us. we have a look at the seven-day forecast. >> some rain this weekend is still time to get in some labor day festivities. >> i want to emphasize the fact that it will not be a wide shot. tomorrow will be ok, just a 20% chance. then sunday and monday, 40%. >> always have to look at the positive. >> you have to look at whatever way the wind blows. >> that is it for the news tonight. have a great night, everybody. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- from "par

we know john mayer and katy perry were dating for two months.w, she has been drunk dialing, drunk texting. asking him to take her back. really depressed. need attention. she really liked him. thought it would be serious. does she not know jennifer aniston, taylor swift, jessica simpson. that's not all. she got wind he was going to be at a birthday party. a birthday of his friend. his friend said, hey she is here. he skepd oipped out. >> write me and tell me what it is, that he hooks gorgeous endless women. >> he is a musical crooner and hard to get. every woman wants to feel like they could be the one dating him. >> he is the bad boy singer. >> here we go. he looks weird when he sings. i can't get over that. his face gets all. >> he gets into it. he is soulful. >> that's not getting into it. he looks unattractive when he sings. great, great music. >> harsh, faris. >> john. send her an e-mail. >> tom cruise. the article in vanity fair, detailed the process in 2004. how they picked his next girlfriend. top secret project within the church. they ha

perry did it at the u.s. championships at 36. -- in 1936. john djokovic hasn't been out there that long in this tournament. however, three of the sets were yelled. physically he seems to be in prime condition. incredibly well-conditioned young man. so it's more of a mental thing than a physical thing at this stage. bill: take a look at that. last player to come from two sets down in the final to win the u.s. open was pancho gonzalez in 1949. bill: 15-30. bill: murray's got exceptional feel. he uses it well, particularly at the net. he likes to hit those drop shots, drop volleys. that was a smart call there with the open court. >> fault. john: djokovic obviously sees now, look, i can't afford any more lapses. so he's intense out here early in this third. john: he's got to make something happen here right off the bat and he's got a couple of chances to break murray. mary: what a forehand! ivan lendl must be proud. i haven't seen him smile yet in this tournament. maybe we'll see his teeth at some point this evening. bill: stoic man. mary: this is ju

john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> thank you. the bail hearing for a teenager charged in the perry hall hi school shooting has been delayed. robert loudoun jr. is expected to appear in court today. -- robert gladden jr. police said he brought a shotgun to school and opened fire in the cafeteria. >> class is back under way at morgan state university today after a shooting at the campus. they say someone shot a man in the student center yesterday. was ticket to the hospital in serious condition. this is the of victim was not a student and did know the suspect. >> pleasetwo women were arrested on tuesday. they had 21 children in the home at the home on abilene way. investigators said the women did have a day care permit but only to watch 5 children. >> historic library in washington is reopening. we have more on that. and police in fairfax county think thieves may have been stealing from unsuspecting atm users. they found this simple looking device sitting on the card slot of an atm. users were seeing their cards being used to get cash from other atm machines. police are asking everyone who used the machine to keep a close ey

we're joined by one of the newest members of the nbc family john cho who is on the new comedy "go on" starting matthew perrye set. >> wow. >> got to be a little freaky. >> a little fun. it's a little weird, a little weird. >> like a bromance that you have. >> his, yeah. my character steven is a very caring fellow and he's his best friend and boss, and he mandates that he has to go to grief therapy to deal with his wife's passing. and natural ly hilarity ensues. >> there's the pathos of this man losing the love of his life and dealing with it and finding the comedy in it. >> i feel that's the beauty of it. funny comes from real circumstances, and, you know, most people deal with grief in awkward ways, and that can be funny. at least sitting on your couch watchi watching. >> laugh all the time. >> the sad thing is -- >> scary. >> tyler james on the show. >> you guys have like six degrees here. >> it's weird and we have the same build. >> can you do that too, john. >> move down. it's unbelievable. >> he can pop a peck. >> pop your peck like tery. >> "star trek 2" coming soon. >> yes, i believe next year. >> th

john: now he's getting the crowd into it. crowd into it. incredible! bill: 2-0. >> fault. >> out. bill: we mentioned fred perrys day in 1933 he won his first grand slam title at forest hills. jack crawford at the u.s. championships went on to win eight grand slam titles. won in five sets. >> fault. >> out. john: that ball looked like it may have caught the line, which is why murray is challenging. bill: a bit more about this last man to wane grand slam title here in 1936. let's look at the chase review. that was out. not close. six grand slam doubles titles. his career singles record -- 106-12. a member of the international tennis hall of fame. john: that's like one year on the tour. bill: i was going to say. maybe two. john: two at the most. bill: 30-0. >> out. john: djokovic, a frustrated shot there that he's gotten down early. murray, if he regains his confidence and belief, he can win this thing. bill: look how close that is in bill: look how close that is in total points.

won it, the year perry beat the great don budge 10-8 in a five-set final. two points away from a tie-break. john: that forehand has really improved for djokovic, especially that crosscourt angle. he used that well yelled against david ferrer. he's so quick. and he can get up there really fast to take advantage of a fast to take advantage of a short ball. john: with two hands djokovic is slyly better there as well. murray's backhand is great. the serve a little bit long. john: he's been able, in their majors, to control the court more with that forehand. that's why murray has worked so hard to improve his. this is a bit of a dicey moment for murray who had the leads, breaks, a couple different times and he could lose this set right here. bill: djokovic two points away from taking the opening set. from taking the opening set. 30-30. john: that's a good time to throw down a 128, first ace. bill: right down the t. point for 6-6. bill: so after just over an hour, we'll play a tie-break to hour, we'll play a tie-break to decide the opening set. john: djokovic feels he had an opportunity lost. a real s

we know john mayer does like to, at least in the past, talk about his relationships. katy perryight be happy to know he won't be sharing any details of their recent dates. john mayer said he is, once again, on total vocal rest. and hoped that his recent and second throat surgery will allow him to perform again in concert. he took to his tumbler page over the weekend. and let his fans know they shouldn't expect him to sing or talk for the next few months. but that all signs point to this being the last step in getting to perform again. and he is so good in concert. >> more singing. less dishing. >> yep. he's a talented guy. >>> and finally, time for a totally awesome '80s flashback. two of the most iconic movies from the decade that brought us leg warmers and scrunchys are making a comeback. "e.t." october 3rd, one night. across the country. it's bringing movie to select theaters. get tickets while you can. and another film -- >> i love this movie. >> "flashdance," the 1983 film. >> i saw it ten times. >> i've never seen elizabeth vargas more excited than right now. >> i'm so exc

john. >> yes, they are back to the referendum. that's what the romney campaign want this to be. i don't think they want to run on the medicare plan. by the way, chuck, is perry another way of saying pb and j. >> you want to end on a lighter note. do we a video of sarah palin reacting to john kerry. >> i think he diminished himself by even mentioning my name. how does he know my name. are these bigwig elites that don't waste their time on little people like me. >> such an obscure figure in american politics. >> palin. how do you pronounce it? >> i remember her vaguely in the news. >> you know, there's something going on there. it looked like she's only going on via skype. what was she doing there? >> the normal little people, you got to use skype to be on national television. >> don't know why john kerry would bother -- >> she is irrelevant. >> we'll get you to play to the crowd. shameless plugs. >> good story about delegates who came here and are unemployed. >> charlotte international airport. keep moving, guys. >> saw a story yesterday about the negative politics of the obama campaign. >> i would like to point to the people who made the very effective video

obama liz cheney and senator john mccain and jim in off so the attacks on our embassies are the result of president obama's weight foreign policy and governor good hair rick perry released a scathing attack on the president reading in president obama's shameful lack of leadership in egypt the call made in the burning of our flag or our own embassy in cairo yesterday it is no wonder our enemies in the region are emboldened and our allies are afraid so is this a new low coming from the right which is now relying on misleading attacks to exploit the tragedy overseas to hurt president obama might happen tony joins me now he's an attorney and host a ring of fire radio mike welcome back tom just great and i hope you're well too a pointed out mitt romney's stutters during his press conference the one yesterday the you know when he full day later when he genuinely knew that he is lying he was just choking to get those words out and he kept looking down into his left which is where people usually store auditory information like the words that are memorized you know the n.l.p. thing. do you agree with that analysis. well here's the way i see this whole thing tom just lik

john mccain ever was. do you think that the obama campaign is just blowing smoke, or do you think they're legitimately concerned, perryacon? >> i think they should always be concerned. ari and i were on the plane with obama almost four years ago this date going out to wisconsin with the president. i don't think he ever returned, though, because he won the state overwhelmingly. wisconsin hasn't voted for a republican since 1984. so my sense is if obama loses wisconsin, he'll also have lost virginia, ohio, and the election. it's just hard to see romney stronger in wisconsin because of paul ryan than four years ago. but it's very hard to see the path to winning that state for romney. >> yeah, just to jump, in i agree with perry. it is a state that should go democratic. i think what we're seeing to what craig is reporting is the obama campaign does not want people on the ground there or the national media to think of this as a firmly blue state and then get a backlash as the race tightens. and to the point about the walker recall, there are a bunch of conservative-leaning activists who have just been on the ground working

perry mason show. trials are naturals for telling stories. whether it is in novel form as john grisham or in, movie form, or in nonfiction. why are novels, excuse me, why are trials such an attractive form for the reader? i'm not sure for the reader. i will tell you why they're an attractive form for the author because in the first place trials have dialogue and this is something that you don't find a lot of in nonfiction. this is one of the appeals of novels. people talk to each other back and forth. it is rare that you find a work of nonfiction where you get much in the way of dialogue, unless it is writing about a trial. because in a trial you get dialogue. furthermore, unlike the ordinary conversation of you and me where you wander around the topic and do this and that and start all over and this, in conversation the dialogue always has a point and there's a built-in conflict. there's a protagonist and an antagonist and there's a resolution. there's either a conviction or an acquittal. so a large part of my story is this treason trial and i get to weave in not only aaron bu

perry. >> oh. >> stephanie: it's the last obama party here in l.a., john. >> that's what they are telling you. >> castro and barack obama. >> and they will all call in sick and you will be left with carrot top. >> stephanie: yes, like the last event where p!nk called in sick but i got my picture taken with cher in a horrible green outfit. >> do we need to hire you a stylist? >> stephanie: yes. obama campaign ad. >> obama: governor romney believes with bigger tax cuts for the rich, all of us will prosper. but he dowelled down on the tame trickle-down policies that got us in trouble in the first place. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: romney's budget plan could actually kill millions of jobs over the next two year. not only does it not create jobs -- >> let america die. >> stephanie: yes. the budget and tax proposals put forth by romney would not create jobs, the economic policy institute found that it would lead to a net job loss. his plans to lower taxes and cut spending would cost approximately 554,000 jobs. >> nicely done. >> stephanie: and if he maintains the massive tax cuts his