he's johnny. it's johnny. >> thank you. >> and, hopefully we communicate that in the book, and we do, actually, i do talk about that. there's a whole essay in the back of book about that. >> all right. >> okay, i'm sorry. i've got to go with sharon who's, like, talking from the back. >> you brought it up, but, johnny, tell us about how you got code named johnny walker. >> how dead you get code name -- i'm sorry, how did you get code name johnny walkersome. >> you mean johnnie walker or code name? forget about the code name part, johnny walker. >> so i love to drink johnnie walker black. [laughter] >> well, actually, there's more to the story than that. as usual. you see, the other thing i should say is you get one story from johnny, and then you have to ask him the same story 25 times before you get all the details, and then you find the seals who were with him, and you get more, and he's a very modest fellow. but they origin toally were calling you walk aer, i think, and then i think, i think som

johnny walker. >> i love to drink a johnny walker block. [laughter] spent actually, there's more to destroy the net. as usual, the other thing i should say is that when you get one star from johnny, you have to ask in the same story like 25 times before you get all the details, and then you find the seals were with him, you get more. he's a very modest fellow. but the originally were calling you walk or i think, and i think, i think somebody sorry with the drink had said no, he's not walker, he's johnny walker. johnny, of course, been johnny didn't understand, at that point didn't really understand the joke, and then got it. >> i got it now spent you got it no? >> i got it now. >> i realize a lot of your missions, johnny, are still probably classified, but can you explain like what the mix was? was a partly derogation? was a parlay community relations? what were you doing? >> so what kind of missions did you go on? >> so i did all the mission, and my job is i will do everything to make mission successful. they need me to help him questionin

>> johnnie walker or codename. >> johnnie walker. [inaudible] >> there's more to the story than that as usual. the other thing is to get one story from johnny and younis qasim story 25 times before you get the details. and then you find the seals with them get bored. but they originally were calling you walker i think. i think somebody sell you the cities not walker. he's johnnie walker. johnny being johnny at that point didn't understand the joke. >> i get it now. >> you get it now? >> do we have other questions? >> i realize that a lot of your missions are still classified. can you explain what the mix was? was an interrogation, community relations, what were you doing? >> so i did all the missions. [inaudible] >> almost all of the missions were with the seals. he worked with some government agencies anywhere also in the book some other army services. dangers, forces, paul, paul, paul. the missions were the seals were where you'd go to essentially make an arrest, to use kind of civilian language. you would go to search out a certai

greg then went upstairs to check on johnny. have pretended he was asleep, or else he may have been killed too. although johnny didn't recognize his uncle's face, he certainly remembered the green overalls. it was greg's van that the neighbor saw leaving the house around 4:30 in the morning. on his way to work, greg threw the shotgun into the stillwater river. he put everything else in the garbage bag and threw that into the river as well. the next morning, tragically, 4-year-old johnny woke to find his great-grandparents dead. incredibly, he ran over a mile to his preschool. no one knows how he possibly found it. but he did. when he got there, he described the scene in the only way he could, by simply explaining what he saw. >> i walked into my grandparents room and i found them -- >> a jury found greg myers guilty of two counts of aggravated murder. he was sentenced to two life sentences with no possibility of parole. for all his careful planning, he never realized two things. first, that the police could raise the scratched s

can johnny cot a's company survive in the retail world? it all comes down to this -- a seven-minute show seven years in the making. still looking for love this valentine's day? how about dating a farmer? this woman says she's had enough. she wants a hardworking man and we're joining her down on the farm. plus up in the air, don't try this at home. two russian daredevils try to reach the peak of the second tallest tower in the world pop how far did they go. this high? this high? and can they reach the top? >>> good evening. and thanks for joining us. for inspiring designer, making it to new york fashion week is the ultimate dream come true. the headquarters of the multibillion dollar fashion business. but after years of hard work, the stakes are high. from first thread to final cut, designers only have minutes to make their name or break it. abc's rebecca jarvis joined one designer for a wild week-long ride backstage at the runway. >> reporter: it's one of the biggest fashion events of the year. designers live or die by the tents of new yor

johnny shied away from political discussion.t didn't mean that he didn't make jokes about them. and everybody made jokes about -- anything went. the producer at that time, wonderful guy, very bright, harvard law school graduate, everybody contributed. i could tell you some funny stories about it. we had a great time. >> michelle, your father wrote for johnny. politics is always -- there's so much fodder for jokes there. he like to right about politics, too, or the other stuff? >> yeah, my father was a huge conservative. he wrote for carson along with ray siller. my father was a big conservative. that was never a problem because with carson, it was just whether or not you were funny. that's all he cared about. he would poke fun at both sides. now it's so much different. hollywood writers feel like they need to protect this president and they can only take shots at republicans. i think that's why we saw leno, he had great ratings but he was kicked off the air. and i think the reason why is because he was willing to poke fun at thi

"the tonight show" with johnny carson wants him. >> young man's name is jay leno.s is his first appearance on "the tonight show." >> that performance in front of johnny is life changing. >> i'm originally from the united states. any people from the united states here tonight? >> big screen rolls follow like 1978's "american hot wax." comedy career on track, off stage leno finds love with a brunette named mavis nicholson. >> she's an amazingly bright and wonderful person. >> they marry in 1980, remaining together ever since. with mavis by his side, jay devotes his spare time to his other passion. cars. >> when you work with your hands, you realize how easy it is to make a living on television. >> jay is a guy, when he was in high school, he was tearing apart cars, seriously tearing apart cars. >> it's fun to restore cars and fix them up. >> he's a world class mechanic. i studied this for years, and it's like i don't know how to turn a wrench. >> my next guest is jay leno. >> by the mid '80s, jay is hitting his stride. >> making movies, doing some tv. >> he was on to

from comedy club kid to the throne of king johnny. >> the young man's name is jay leno. >> the rivalries -- >> i love letterman. he is great. nip at my heels, and make me work harder. >> and the triumphs. >> what the hell were you thinking? >> and the jay you didn't know. >> probably more sensitive than people would think. >> tonight, the blue collar guy -- >> the guy in the jean shirt and jeans. that's him. >> who became an entertainment giant. jay leno, mr. comedy. >> and now, jay leno! >> the man of 1,000 monologues is down to his final cue cards. >> katy perry said that when she was a young girl she prayed to god to have huge boobs, so atheists, your move. >> jay leno departs the "tonight show" number one, where he has been for years. admired -- ♪ let me say i think your jokes are just as funny ♪ >> -- by comedy cohorts. >> he has done a tremendous job all of these years. >> and long time friends who know another side of him. what's the private jay like? >> probably more sensitive than people would think. if there is somebody in the family that's suffering some bad health, he'll make

johnny carson's writer, whyhis no laughing matter for america. "cashin' in," protecting you, starts right now. i'm eric bolling. welcome to "cashin' in." wayne rogers, jonathan hoenig, michelle fields and richard beckham joins us. en asked about the pusho raise the minimum image, wage -- >> they just be able to work less because th're getting a decent wage. >> hard to believe his economic adviser justaid that. but this attack on hard work is becoming a common theme from the left, is it not? >> since when is it the government's role to try to get americans to work less? the only good thing about this is that finally the democratic party is owning up to what they're really about. they're not about getting americans back to work. they're about getting americans dependent on the government. the cbo report that just me out shows that raising the minimum imageto $10.10 an hour will reduce 500,000 jobs. the american people didn't elect their representatives to come here and kill their jobs, yet that's what's happing. >> john, ove the last few week, we'v

from comedy club kid to the throne of king johnny. >> this man's name is jay leno. >> reporter: and the rivalries. >> i love letterman, and he is great. nip it in my heel, and make me work harder. >> reporter: and the triumphs. >> what the hell were you thinki thinking? >> reporter: and the jay you didn't know. >> probably more sensitive than people would think. >> reporter: tonight, the blue collar guy -- >> it is the guy in the jean shirt and jeans, and that is him. >> reporter: who became an entertainment giant. jay leno, mr. comedy. >> and now, jay leno! >> reporter: the man of 1,000 monologues is down to the final cue cards. >> katy perry said when she was a young girl she prayed to god to have huge boobs, and so, atheists, your move! >> reporter: and jay leno departs the "tonight show" number one where he has been for years. admired. ♪ le me say that the jokes are funny ♪ >> by comedy cohorts. >> and he has done a tremendous job all of these years. >> reporter: and the long time friends who know another side of him. tell me something that we don't know about jay? >> he is sensitiv

because johnnie walker saved more americans than any seal did. >> johnny that is a remarkable thing. a lot of american lives. they loved you for that and trusted you for that and honored you for that and you were still there, and how did you end up getting to america and tell me, were you afraid not to come to america? >> no, i love america, my background, i play basketball when i am young and high jump and so to have this dream in my mind. i want to live in an american area in front of a lake. and so in 2006, we had a big war and seals they asked me to move to america and i told them no, i like to stay. and in 2007 and it looked like not only my call but it is my wife and family and kids. and in 2009 i came to america. >> you are in the process of becoming an american citizen, is that right in >> yes. >> tell me why you like america and want to be a citizen of this country? >> because i have my dream and my kids are safe and they can do whatever they like to do and believe you know. >> i hope that your story will remind americans of what happen. and it is a wonderful book and great

>> johnny, as they say, "a dear friend of mine."re are more talents in mr fallon, in terms of impressions, voices, dialect, musical circles and a sense of how to handle a guest. he would never step on your punchline, a terrible thing to happen when you. it's like a waiter. what would be - that was no lady that was my... want some more coffee? when ahost does that, you want them dea dead. >> i see you would not want fallon dead. he's likeable. do you think it may help the transition go better than the one with conan, which is a disaster. >> what you alluded or referred, it was a misadventure. jay back, jay out, jay earlier, jay back, jay high ratings. it doesn't make sense, and conan was bruised unmercifully by all that, i think. >> do you think this might go smoother. >> you think this will go smooth lip. >> it should. nothing is blocking it. i don't see what it could be. people will be wracking their brains to figure out a trick to not letting fallon fall behind. fallon is on top of the world, has everything going for him. and kimm

that was a book been johnny.might not be, we may have moved beyond that, things are so dispersed, there may not be a way of somebody killing everyone else. by the way, the other thing i learnt in the new yorker article was that johnny carson, this may be an exclusive for you - johnny carson, his friend swifty lazare told me in strict confidence once - i better not tell it. >> not now. >> said while the people are alive. but he said once to me dick cavett's the only one that could beat me, could have beaten me, he corrected it to, if he had a full station line-up. in that article i learnt for the first time, four years ago, that a.b.c. had a third fewer stations than n.b.c., i could laugh off the idea of knocking johnny off the throne >> must have been nice to hear that johnny carson thought that about you. >> that was nice. and also - it may be another exclusive. once he said i wish i had dropped the half hour. shortened the show. and this may take us back to johnny, like many entertainers in show business, babie

johnny weir is johnny weir and just because he's gay, i think john is right.cause he's gay doesn't make him a gay activist shore should he have to be a gay activist just because he's gay. just because everybody who is african-american doesn't have to be an activist. i had this conversation with a friend about johnny weir and other people who have, who are out and proud. no one likes a gay minstrel show. >> what do you mean by that? >> somebody who is over the top those are the people who get day tension but they don't represent all of gay america and there's nothing bad about those people. but johnny weir doesn't have to represent all of gay people. johnny weir is fabulous. he is flamboyant. he is who he is. i met him several times. i like him. we should be happy that johnny weir is johnny weir and leave people like john becker if they want to be gay activists to be gay activists, people who do a good job at it and let johnny weir be johnny weir. >> i want to pose this question to john. in that interview, johnny weir said i want people to see me as normal. and

chris started telling me johnny's incredible story. with the s.e.a.l.s for going on six years, saved more lives, according to chris, more lives than chris saved. it's just incredible. we thought johnny is in american sniper under a different name, because we thought he was still in iraq. but it turned out that the s.e.a.l.s had been able just about the time we were working on the book to get johnny back to the u.s. and chris ran into him in california and as soon as he did he got a hold of the publi publisher, you have to do this book, johnie walker's story is more incredible than mine. chris kyle and johnny himself. >> you've made so many life sacrifices, brought your family to the united states, left everything you knew, everything you loved your brother was even killed for the sacrifice that you made for the country. if you had stayed in iraq, how would life have been different for you? >> i'm going to be target everywhere, there's no safer place to me, north, south, west, or east. i just want to mention something about chris, there

by the way the other thing i learned in the article, johnny carson, this is exclusive for you, johnny carson, his friend swifty told me in strict confidence once, i better not tell this. >> no, no. >> johnny said once to me over a drink, cavette is the only one that could have beaten me if he had had a full station lineup. and in that article, i learned for the first time four years ago that abc had about a third fewer stations than nbc. so i could laugh off the idea of knocking johnny off the throne. >> nice to hear that. >> that was nice. he also another exclusive, once he said richard i wish i had dropped that half hour. >> toughs an hour and a half. >> it may take us back to johnny, babies and monsters and giants and creeps and wonders, was happiest at work. >> maybe you should come back to late night and be the king again. >> got an offer? >> i will talk to the al jazeera folks. >> you didn't hear i was going to be jimmy's side kick. >> another exclusive. >> really an honor to have you on the show. >> you are among the very bet. >> thank you very much. i hope that doesn't turn yo

johnny was only happy when he was on the air i think. with that mother.problems and alcohol problems and he was so tense. that i felt so sorry for him when i worked him base i liked him so much. and i thought, the battle he has sitting there in his t-shirt and the office smoking a cigarette that he knew was going to kill him and d and pulled himself together and stubbed out his last cigarette -- well, he used to smoke on the air and he went out with such class and command and just draught are brought tears to my old and then young eyes. >> we have a social media question to you. let's go to hermela. >> oh, okay. >> fall sun a powerful on social media on twitter 11 million followers, letterman doesn't even hit the 1 million mark. the youtube hash tag conversation he ha he had online had so many viewers. will i didn't think people watch the so or just watch the clips online? >> all i could think of is if you suggested to jack par people are going to react to your show while they are on the air, during the show, he would have blown up and it would have made

johnny is going to buy everybody a drink. just kidding about that. >> is your name johnny? >> my fake name, yeah. >> johnny doesn't, i guess we should explain. johnny doesn't use the name he was given a earth because he still has relatives in different places in iraq and other places. potentially it could be endangering them if he uses his name. >> i love the name johnny walker. >> and he loves the name. thank you everybody. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> up next on booktv "after words" with guest hosts corey mitchell washington correspondent for the "minneapolis star tribune". this week representative keith ellison and his book is "my country 'tis of thee" my faith, my family, our future. in it the fourth term congressman discusses his journey from the detroit world to minneapolis his conversion to islam, his election to congress and his rise to become a leader in the democratic hardy. this program is about an hour. >> host: congressman ellison thank you for being here. >> guest: happy to be here corey, thank you. >> host: tell us about the district he represents in m

tonight's guest presidential historian johnny knoxville will be joining us. last night washington, d.c. president barack obama delivered his fifth state of the union address with the help of congressional ball bouncers and youon. wow that is right up to the came virginia what having google glass sex looks like. wow. even they couldn't keep at dooring crowd back from the president. ladies, no. he is not a piece of meat. no. ladies it's going to stick all night. he has to do his speech! let the man tell us the state of the union. i've got $5 on strong. >> my fellow americans, today in america a teacher spent extra time with a student who needed it. >> jon: oh, boy, strap in, everybody. [ laughter ] looks like he is going to mention everybody in america by name. >> an entrepreneur flipped on the lights in her tech start-up. an auto worker fine tuned some of the best fuel efficient cars in the world. a man took the bus home from the graveyard shift bone tired. >> jon: is he talking to congress or pipping his independent film? dawn over the plains could be nebrask

johnny v.'s near santa clara and first streets. redell a live update coming up in 15 minutes. >>> in the meantime, back to 2014 olympic games. a live look at olympic torch burning bright in sochi, burning down at the olympic plaza near the dead sea coast. but the team is making -- the black sea -- the team is making history up on the slopes 30 miles away for the first time ever, an american has won an olympic med until singles luge. >> fantastic. that athlete 27-year-old erin hamlin of new york. she clin itched that medal. clutching the flag after her amazing performance. family dressed as american flags as well. janelle wang. you spoke to erin. she's got to ecstatic. >> reporter: she's so happy. so sweet and modest about it. third time's a charm. her third olympic games and she's the first american ever to medal in individual luge event since luge started at olympics 50 years ago. i got to chat with her one-on-one. history in the making. has it sunk in for you yet? >> i don't think completely. i'm getting my medal tonight, i think

. >> today i sat down with johnnie lee miller for a rare one on 1 interview, why he was on the hill talking to lawmakers. >> good evening. i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm jan jeffcoat. it's going to get even colder tonight and more arctic air lurking next week. hurdling our way her with the 's and you got yourself one miserable monday morning commute. topper is tracking the whole mess. >> this is the storm that's going to hammer california and eventually get onshore tomorrow. then our computer models will do a much better job tracking it. we're talking about emerge storm for california. meanwhile new arctic air slide south saturday into sunday. this system moves into the lower mystic river valley sunday, arctic air getting close. late sunday night and monday morning here comes the arctic air probably over the metro area, maybe a little south. add moisture. the cold enough to support snow, but it is going to be cold enough i think to support freezing rain and/or sleet and of the two we'd rather have sleet. that bounces off power lines. that may save us. the next storm by the morning commute i thin

the legendary dick cavet, his show aired in 1975, and he was a writer on johnny carson. and he's the author of three books. he is currently a blogger at the new york times, and it's really an honor to have you with us. do you ever get tired of being referred to as legendary? >> yes, and you did that in one breath. that book is a collection about my first 75 blogs for the times, and is that an ugly word? blog? but two things that he said struck me. one, a brilliant piece in the new yorker, four years ago, manand, as in man and woman. and i learned that as i was let go, after many years on nbc, my rating at that time was higher than anything leno and the tonight show ever had. and it stands to reason. you think of it. there are so many spread outside that will aren't people to watch. >> what's happening tonight? in this transition, you were on the jimmy fallon show, and they recreated the old set of the dick cavet show. it must have cost something, you were an expensive guest that night. but loren michaels, the head of saturday night live, he says that fallon is the closes

next, jim defelice and johnny walker talk about mr. walker's experiences. this is about an hour. >> first of all, thank you, everybody for coming out. we really appreciate the support and were going to kind of wing it a little bit, keep it easy and will just take it where it goes, right?

olympic skaters tara lipinski and johnny weir. remember them? wait, it's not what you think. >> they come with a lot of style. two high profile skaters along with our high profile janelle wang wednesday in russia. good morning, janelle. >> thanks for the update there, raj and jessica. the two are nbc analysts for the figure skating events. you know johnny weir from the vancouver games for his flashy and creative style. and then tara lipinski who won gold in nagano at the age of 15, exactly 15 years ago. and of course there is our local gal, 15-year-old polina edmunds. she hopes to follow in her exact same footsteps. >> i think it's so sweet. i mean, it just makes me remember when i was younger and growing up and skating and looking up to kristi yamaguchi and she was my idol. it's weird to hear i'm someone's idol. she is a firecracker and it's her first olympic experience. >> you're back commentating. what is that like for you? >> i'm so recently removed from the olympics, i was planning to compete here. and, you know, i had to end my career beca

johnny was born on february 25, 1947, to martha and johnny robinson sr. his younger brother, leon, described him as a kid who loved playing baseball and basketball. ironically, his favorite subject was history. even at the tender age of 16 he snood that he and his -- understood that he and his siblings were living in an historic era. the afternoon that johnny went to the gas station tensions remained high as local citizens were still reeling from the news of the church bombing and the death of the four little girls. according to accounts that were published in the birmingham news article, johnny and the other young boys were being taunted by white teenagers with chants of opposing integration. there was also reports of rocks being thrown in retaliation. and hours after the bombing in the midst of all the chaos, johnny was killed by a police officer. some of our nation's biggest heroes are those that fought on the front lines in pursuit of equality and justice. however, young virgil and johnny serve as symbols of the heroes of the movement that we don't al

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johnny quinn had to fight his way out of a locked bathroom last week. today he was stuck in an elevator it joining me live from sochi is johnny quinn. great to see you alive and out there. let's go through this series of misadventures you've had. what happened in the bathroom. >> well, i was taking a shower like a normal routine, one of the showers -- didn't have a towel. i get out of the shower, go to the door to grab a towel, it won't come unlocked, i make sure i didn't accidentally lock it, sure enough the unlock button was unlocked, i start to move the handle up and down. see if i can get it to unjar and nothing. my roommate was in the weight room at the time so he wasn't there. my other two teammates were in the room next door, i started to beat on the wall, make some noise, see if they could hear me and come offer assistance, but they couldn't hear me. after waiting around, hoping my roommate was going to come back or somebody would come in i started banging on random parts of the bathroom to see if i could get somebody to come in, as i got to the

johnny carson leaving was the end of an era because everybodyw watched him and when johnny carson left, he left! jay leno is not going to leave.t you don't understand. he's done this twice. we're like going through his marriages. for him, work is marriage. he's going to be in three weeksr he'll be back doing another show, 3:00 a.m. is mine, warning. as for jimmy fallon, leno constantly talks about him and there is a strategy behind thist the strategy is screw you conan. because what he's saying every s time he says jimmy fallon is the next johnny carson, he's basically saying, conan, this i because you got me canned. it's like making out with your t new girlfriend in front of youri ex. he's not being gracious. there is a legitimate strategyro behindnt this. >> they're all kind of looking at each other. >> hang in there. jay was on his game delivering a funny yet poignant monologue, more fun followed. oprah, carol burnett, jack black and others delivered a musical tribute in the form of a "sound of music" parody. watch. >> ♪ you'll be back here next year ♪ ♪ so long, farewell o ♪ i'm he

so johnnie turned to consumerwatch.lled in and out for him and the restaurant has now agreed to make good on this fast food fan's fake 10. >> if you have a problem with a corporation, any business, go ahead and contact consumerwatch and let them know. >> reporter: now, it is rare to find a fake $10 bill counterfeits typically being larger and in and out went above and beyond to take care of johnnie because once you accept a counterfeit even if it's from a bank, it's your responsibility. and you must turn it over to law enforcement. but you know, less than 1% of all currency is actually fake. >> but the printers have gotten so everything is -- >> reporter: that's true. people can do it at home these days. >> just from a glance you can't tell the difference. >> thank you. >>> now for a look at what's ahead on the "cbs evening news" we have scott pelley in new york. >> reporter: the chris christie scandal a former ally tonight has turned accuser and says that the new jersey governor is not telling the truth. elaine quijano

johnny carson went into genius retreat. he disappeared. wouldn't come out, wouldn't talk to people. i thought it was cool. jay was cool. i thought kim kardashian was o going to be there? >> you can see in the white dress. >> i like this, i really like him. i think he's a winner. i don't know why they let him go. i like him better than jimmy fallon. i'm sorry, always have. i do. you don't? >> oprah took that singing part seriously. >> i don't like the blubbering over this. >> we can only blubber -- >> six minutes more. so get your game face on. okay? yeah, i think oprah took it seriously because carol burnett, she knows she can't sing well, so she was going for it, but oprah tried to sing well. >> she didn't do a bad job. >> here she is. i guess the heat was down. >> it looks like you have a type. >> that was the one thing. there was a reason for just about everyone. >> trying for the under 40. trying for the under 40 crowd. >> a demographic. how about this? the results of a star-studded what's next with jay montage. check it out. >> why do

johnny is the singer of the song.nspirational author and speaker who has been quadriplegic since she dove into shallow water when she was just a teenager. she's author of the book, joni and ken, untold love stories. thanks so much. great to have you back on our show. >> good to be with you, governor. >> you've got a lot of, i think, unexpected attention when you recorded this song because in your mind, okay, i'm going to record the song, and you did it. suddenly, it gets nominated for an oscar, and then they pull the nomination. what's this roller coaster ride been like? >> oh, my goodness. what a roller coaster ride it's been, because i'm not a professional singer. i'm a disability advocate. i run joni and friends. we take wheelchairs to disabled children around the world. i don't really sing professionally like taylor swift or amy grant. you can imagine when the producers asked me the sing the movie theme, i was blown away. but i filled my lungs with air and my husband was in the recording studio with me, pushing on

johnny carson went into genius retreat. he disappeared. wouldn't come out, wouldn't talk to people. i thought it was cool. jay was cool. i thought kim kardashian was o going to be there? >> you can see in the white dress. >> i like this, i really like him. i think he's a winner. i don't know why they let him go. i like him better than jimmy fallon. i'm sorry, always have. i do. you don't? >> oprah took that singing part seriously. >> i don't like the blubbering over this. >> we can only blubber -- >> six minutes more. so get your game face on. okay? yeah, i think oprah took it seriously because carol burnett, she knows she can't sing well, so she was going for it, but oprah tried to sing well. >> she didn't do a bad job. >> here she is. i guess the heat was down. >> it looks like you have a type. >> that was the one thing. there was a reason for just about everyone. >> trying for the under 40. trying for the under 40 crowd. >> a demographic. how about this? the results of a star-studded what's next with jay montage. check it out. >> why do

johnny! bush, you go fishing. >> reporter: you look terrific. >> thank you. >> reporter: you don't have waders, but those look pretty good. what are those? >> they're rick owen. >> reporter: of course. it was high fashion at low tide. and judging by the looks of things, johnny was not the on catonly catch. the fish were looking good, too. >> this isn't a tackle box. >> reporter: come on. we're looking for sushi in sochi. we were like two fish out of water. we soon discovered the lingo of fisherman is universal, even in a fur coat, johnny spoke the language. >> yesterday he caught a different one that was bigger. >> reporter: really? >> but he said you have to wait for the big fish. >> reporter: trusting the experts, we followed their lead and let them size our bait. >> i think this is good. >> they're very unimpressed with you, just so you know. ♪ billy, he says we don't have to throw it. the fish are all biting closer. >> reporter: oh. how about that? leave it to me to cross the line, our ne

if he hit it and johnny did not get better, nobody would be talking about through?avor and visit the dying yankee. today the story is making news again as the original signed ball is up for auction. >> a single signed babe ruth babe is up to $3,000 or $4,000 and it could go up to $300,000. >> when it's attached to a story this iconic? >> if you were to have george washington's axe, it's not a real story but that would be great. >> what are you expected to get? >> it belongs in the smithsonian. >> for cbs this morning, michelle miller, little falls, new jersey. >> i was going to say signed memorabilia is great, but this has a heart-warming story about it as they try to help a little boy and the relationship between the two of them. >> put it in the smithsonian. >> i am glad it still exists and you can still touch it. >> great connection between a sports figure and a fan. >>> the government is facing the reality of facial recognition technology. tim stevens is in the toyota green room. he looks at the first of its kind to try and protect your privacy. that's next here

that's huge. >> johnny most lee in bed by 10:00 p.m. nowadays.s in sochi working for us as a commentator for ski events. >> very fun. >> all right. let's turn things over to jeff ranieri. >> we have rainfall we're tracking over the next three to four days here in the forecast, the stream of subtropical moisture is still hanging with us. the same area of wet weather that produced flooding rains this past weekend and we do think we'll get some to come our way. live radar, you can see most of it happening well to the north bone dry but again, increasing chances here of maybe a few showers tonight and also tomorrow morning. taking you to the live sky camera network, temperatures in the 50s, just a touch of humidity out there or you can feel from that subtropical most. currently 52 and the wind is on shore five to ten miles per hour and you can see the low-level moisture present on the camera. that's a sign that we will at least have that fog tonight at the coastline and north bay and areas of drizzle. as far as getting measurable rainfall down here t

. >> this time johnny quinn not alone.is bobsled teammate tweeted these photos of quinn trying to pry open the elevator door. quinn's attempts to free his friend less successful than when he was trapped in a bathroom a few days ago. quinn says he saw just one option when he found himself in this bathroom with no way out. he busted out. >> i hit it even harder and my fist went through the door. when i saw the light of the room come in hey, time to get out of here. >> i opened the door and turned the corner. johnny is there in a towel with a blank stare on his face. >> quinn is not going to compete until next saturday when the four-man bobsled event kicks off. and check this out. this is a picture tweeted by steven langton. the caption, the team men's meeting and the door is locked. where is johnny quinn when you need him? >> like mcgyver. you can catch all of the excitement starting at 3:00 this afternoon here on nbc bay area. we're going to show you men's and women's cross country skiing, women's luge and women's slopestyl

for that he will make his mark just as jay did, johnny did.ts february 17th. as well, we will miss jay. >>> 50 years ago today a british boy band took america by storm when it landed at new york's jfk airport for its first u.s. tour and ignited what we call beetle mania. >> ladies and gentlemen, the beetles. ♪ oh, yeah, i tell you something i think you'll understand ♪ ♪ when i say that something, i wanna hold your hand ♪ ♪ i wanna hold your hand ♪ i wanna hold your hand ♪ oh, please say to me ♪ you'll let me be your man ♪ and please, say to me, you'll let me hold your hand ♪ >> beatlemania changed everything that mattered in the '60s. be sure to watch our cnn special, the '60s, the british invasion. that's saturday night, tomorrow night, 10:00 p.m. eastern. you will enjoy. remember, you can always follow what's going on here in "the situation room" on twitter. tweet me @wolfblitzer. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> next, pay to play. the president's ambassador is a huge donor. >>> then the aflcia says it's got distressed babies. >

> here's johnny!> hash tag, is it friday yet? >> fallon has modernized late night comedy. there are parodies and games of chance, celebrities throwing things, a lot of drinking, some chest waxing. there is slow jamming, some better than others. jimmy does jagger and bruce and dylan. and what has become a fallon signature, his friday night thank you notes. >> thank you, hamburger helper glove for helping me cook and for never mentioning how you lost a finger. >> jimmy fallon is built to please. he works for laughs, works for the approval of his audience in the studio and at home. and at home, things have changed for jimmy. the fallons are new parents of daughter winnie, who has his full attention. >> i'm remembering things as they're happening now more. i'm enjoying the moment more, because when you have a baby, you enjoy all of their moments. >> his audition for "snl" seems so long ago, but he got the job and stayed six years, then "late night", now "the tonight show." he says it's all still surreal.

johnny weir and tara lipinski are taking their skills to the oscars. they're going to be fashion critics. huge success on nbc during the last two weeks. "access hollywood" is expecting to see the same chemistry on the red carpet. i actually want to see what johnny's going to wear more than anybody else. >> i'm going to tune in just to see him, too, yes. >> that's on sunday? >> that could be dangerous. >>> thanks for tuning in. brian williams is next. >>> bye-bye. >>> on our broadcast tonight, battle lines in arizona over a controversial plan that some say would legalize discrimination. tonight, high drama over the governor's decision. >>> weight loss. there's stunning news about the obesity epidemic in our country. the new numbers that caught even doctors by surprise. >>> the price you pay. a warning for anyone on medicare. something that's happening to a lot of patients. how two small words could cost you a fortune. tonight we have an update on one of our most talked about stories. >>> and tom brokaw reports. tonight, a candid conversation with angeli