began his "tonight show" run in this very spot. [ cheers and applause ] johnny carson was here but for the first 10 years, he was here. when tiny tim got married. remember tiny tim? not the charles dickens character. the other guy? [ laughter ] he got married, he was here. the highest rating -- the highest rated "tonight show" ever, to this day, was that wedding. and you can see it on youtube probably. but anyways, if you don't know johnny carson, if you like comedy, you should learn about this guy. go to johnnycarson.com. there's clips online, dvds, documentaries. he was the greatest. so, happy anniversary to -- [ cheers and applause ] -- to that legacy. feel the vibe. [ applause ] we have a great show tonight. from "taken 2" -- i cannot wait for this movie -- liam neeson is here, you guys! you can't get bigger. [ cheers and applause ] oh, he's good. >> steve: good dude. >> jimmy: plus, from the new comedy, "animal practice," here on nbc, joanna garcia swisher is stopping by! [ cheers and applause ] and we have music from one of my favorites out there. matt & kim are playing t

he represented johnny carson's wife, actress carol channing.representing big name celebrities? >> no because they're difficult reporter: you do represent them. is is it because they represent big fees? >> yeah. i mean that's the american system. >> reporter: a system in which he grew up borderline poor in brooklyn. the son of jewish immigrants. his father, a vet turned not very successful lawyer, barely spoke to his mother. in 1934, his older brother jerome caught polio at camp. in a new memoir felder describes his brother helpless in an iron lung. the way he was treated as a child when he got polio while at the camp >> barbaric in those days. they talked about amputating his legs >> reporter: for any good reason? >> (crying) can we cut? ♪ this magic moment >> reporter: as a teenager, jerome felder renamed himself doc pomis and became famous writing hit songs >> teenager love, this magic moment. his songs are still being played all over the world >> reporter: doc, unable to walk, wrote this. >> you can dance and carry on until the night is gone

master of all voices, says his goal is to channel the great hosts of the past, like bob hope and johnnie carson. >>> up next, an update on a little girl who >>> finally here tonight we asked our team in afghanistan this week to check in on some friends of ours. they don't have parents of their own, but they do have a close family all around them. in kabul, of all places. and when we first aired their story, you responded in a big way, donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to these kids, and the woman who is making a difference in their lives. we first met the girls of the orphanage three years ago. oh, you want me to put on your glasses, and you're going to put on my glasses. how do we look? they were just being girls. but just the same, their life took place inside an orphanage in afghanistan. we met and got to know the woman who runs the place andaja ferree. today we're happy to report all of the children are thriving. for one, the girl with the glasses, has since come to visit us here in the u.s. she is firmly focused on getting into college. she loves math and english. and the law. >> i

his idols are johnny carson and bob hope. >>> because his movie ted, where he plays the voice of the bear was the highest grossing movie of the year, the awards can be seen on february 24. >>> the next bomb girl is adele. columbia records is debuting she will deboot a piece on her website friday night. skyfall opens november 9 in the u.s. great voice. >>> all right. let's talk about the weather. >>> a little mix the next day or so here. showers on and off. you walk out, ten minutes later it is raining, ten minutes not. morning commute, slick roads, never helps the traffic situation. keep that in mind as you make your plans in the morning. seven day forecast, we have some improvement after a dreary day tomorrow. the weekend forecast is cooler, most of saturday and all of sunday, in the 60s. that will feel like october. greetings from the people here sure are friendly but some have had a hard time understanding my accent. so to make sure people get every word of the geico savings message i've been practicing how to talk like a true chicagoan. switching to geico could save you hundreds

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. >> there was a comedian on johnny carson and she said the people go to school and said watch the lights and it's the cars. the lights didn't kill anybody and i watch horrified and the kids are texting and otherwise not paying attention and they walk into the street because they have the right-of-way. we have to educate them. it's difficult and when you go left or right and the time is up and your time to turn is up so we have that problem. on slope it's terrible watching the kids trying to cross the street and it's a dangerous street and narrowed it and we need to do more and the lighted cross walks and someone is in the cross walk and if you're in the right lane you see them stop and not sure why. >> all right. next question. on the subject of transportation. two part question. how would improve muni's on time performance and support students. >> yeah. i am one of the few muni riders regularly and muni's on time performance is atrocious and i believe it only meets the city's goals maybe 60, 70% of the time so to improve the performance you basically have to hold management accountable

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he was responding johnny carson eyes complaints this thursday that washington is failing to go after a military base in pakistan iraq comes as the alliance continues to suffer so-called insider attacks which have gabs turned their guns on coalition troops some two thousand u.s. soldiers have lost their lives since the war began in two thousand and one. the world's top lad the producer has fired twelve thousand employees for striking over wages in south africa to attempt to chose a wave of mass walkouts have seen the firm some for the losses of over eighty million dollars that is mining industry has been plagued by a wildcat protests with some resulting in death it's just one day in august thirty four workers were killed during bloody clashes. in troops are in circling the city of body while the former stronghold of the country's ousted leader moammar gadhafi locals are claiming the city is practically under siege with food and fuel supplies blocked tensions were sparked by the death of a former rebel credited with the colonel's capture the man in question was kidnapped and held up ne

i remember even johnnie carson, one of the few people johnnie carson let you host the show when he was> i loved it. i loved taking those chances and being on the edge of in this. >> let's end with every artist's praise for one song that defines him and for your that song is >> got to be "the gambler." >> got to know when to hold them. ♪ know when to walk away ♪ know when to run ♪ you never count your money ♪ while sitting at the table ♪ be time enough for counting when the dealing is done ♪ >> thank you kenny rogers. ♪ >>> let me just say if you're interested in what life is like on other planets you're going to want to get to the apple store. [ laughter ] they are not of us. [ laughter ] >> i know exactly what you're talking about. i was just there. you summed it up perfectly. >> very straight. >> lewis black's new comedy special is called "in god we rust." he attracts sell out crowds all over the world. >> he's heading to broadway. hello to you. here's one of the thing they are saying you about. execute as brilliant trifecta as a stand up come don't, actor and author but an angry man

. >> jimmy: gave you an award, johnny carson comedy award. >> that was a big treat for me. >> jimmy:on stewart was great. bob, i did a picture with him called "casino" and he usually doesn't do that. >> jimmy: he never does that. >> trouble is nobody could hear him. you're with him alone, bob, pass the butter. and you got to make out like you know what the hell he was talking about. >> jimmy: do you have a real friendship with him? somebody you have a real relationship with? >> no. >> jimmy: you don't. >> no, bob is a very quiet kind of guy and loner. he has his own group of friends, i have mine. big crowds don't knock him out. it's like regis philbin, who couldn't be here tonight because there was too much excitement. he's in new york getting out of a cab. regis is here! regis! regis is here! and donald trump up on the roof going, where is my comb? he drives, regis drives the car for trump. >> jimmy: regis is donald trump's driver now? >> man makes a million billion dollars and i'm talking -- go to a doctor. >> jimmy: do you know donald trump -- >> what is that, excitement? went, ma

if you look at the difference of the "tonight show," johnny carson liked the audience to be away fromhim. and jay leno likes to be amongst the audience and both were equally as funny doing the same job. the type of debate we'll see tomorrow night suits romney's strengths and he has the ability to stay on -- stay on the offensive and really call out obama. >> yeah. >> on some of the things, just like with newt. >> professor, it's interesting. professor obama, not without his own weaknesses, hasn't debated since 2008. some criticize him for being long-winded. professorial. no offense, professor. and there was this moment when he debated hillary clinton. let's take a look. >> he's very likeable. i agree with that. i don't think i'm that bad. >> you're likeable enough, hillary. >> i appreciate that. >> a fine line between, you know, putting your opponent on notice and not appearing to be mean. >> yes. the thing about that clip is she's so self-effacing and good, and he comes back, barely makes eye contact, sort of writing as he makes his line. it's a contrast between the two of them that

as a comedy club emcee in new orleans and became the first female standup comedian to chat with johnny carson on the tonight show. the show will be broadcast next week on pbs. >>> singer adele confirms she is the mother of a new baby boy. the father is the grammy award winner's boyfriend. the british singer/songwriter is quoted as saying we're all over the upon n. is her first baby and she's worked on a new album and has been working on it throughout her pregnancy. we don't know the little one's name and the other details are still a mystery, too. >>> coming up, police say a new jersey mom went a little too far trying to protect her daughter from some school bullies. we'll tell you what happened there. >>> the weather is nice and the pollen count low. here's your pollen count. trees are absent. we're looking at grasses and weeds and mold spores all in the low range. you may see the weeds go up a little bit but all in all not bad. we'll come back and talk about how warm it's going to get this week and if the tropical storm sandy is going to affect our weekend. >> but first, a boy falls off a b

ted when he created "nightline," johnny carson the way he created -- david letterman the way he created letterman. it's always an extension who have that person is and their own obsession. like companies. >> listen i'm so grateful this magazine has survivaled because bloomberg bought it and has recreated it. absolutely. >> rose: when you set out to create a journalism school it was in the midst of the digital revolution. was it a hard sell to do it? >> no. one of the reasons we started the school was because it was being started at a critical time for journalism and we could start from the ground floor and design a school for this new world. we didn't know everything but we were pointed in the right direction twitter didn't exist when we started so we had to keep the spirit and keep changing. what we've realized is that it's only partly about journalism. is more journalism being done today by more people than ever before. it's been democratized and decentralized. all of which is good. but the critical issue now is a business issue. how do we support journalisim in the digital age? quali

johnny carson did a good job of disappearing. >> women are watching this going look at how good marie osmond looks. >> you're so nice, thank you. >> it can't be this nutrition stuff. >> nutrasystem works. it does. >> do you have to go to the gym every day? what do you do? >> i do a television show in l.a., then i fly to vegas and do the show there at night, then i get back on a plane and fly to l.a. for the show in the day. the show's very energetic. i don't work out. my life is a workout. but i believe in choosing healthy choices and i think you learn there's a lot of knowledge out there of what you can do, but to me, and maybe my show is more seeking for the wisdom because to me, wisdom is the proper application of knowledge and how to motivate yourself to be the best you can be for yourself. >> i want to mention the children's miracle network is celebrating its 30th anniversary. the donny and marie show is going strong in vegas and your talk show, "marie" is at noon on hallmark. >> called "marie," not "donny." >> lovely to see you. >> so lovely to see you, as always. >> best of luc