- jay leno wanted to essentially just continue doing a johnny carson-type show. we just wanted to drop off this basket of fruit. - part of dave's thing used to always be attacking authority. he liked that. - cut the cameras, please. - he needed a corporate bad guy to go up against. i was oftentimes that target. - i can hear this warren littlefield guy whining all year long about not getting his name on the card last year. - he's on there. - so he's--well, what about-- look, what about me? just put it on there. me. i can be on there, couldn't i? - who is he? - it was always letterman's dream to be the host of "the tonight show." he idolized johnny carson-- rightfully so. - the big decision that's had the entertainment industry buzzing is due this week. that, of course, is the fate of nbc's late-night stars jay leno and david letterman. - most of us thought the person who deserved to get it was david letterman. he didn't get it. jay leno got it. - leno, who earlier rode his motorcycle into a news conference hosted by nbc entertainment president warren littlefield,

and you are no johnny carson?and today we got a real big show because we got there was a second city chicago company. there was a second city toronto company. the toronto one is the one that fueled the yes. see tv series which originally was syndicated and got to the states that way hale. >> thank you very much for that marvelous reception. i particularly want to thank my support is over there in the caesarean section it's healthy to be an outsider as an anion and medians are always outside, but they're looking at the other culture which is right next door to that high, what a it was the type of comedy that had only been accessible if you could have gotten into the improv clubs in chicago or toronto? he had never seen anything like second city tv james bridgeman parked dale i'm sorry. no i'm sorry. it was far more conceptual. in its humor because it didn't have to be performed in front of an audience. in there was also just the idea that it was this sort of low rent thing. it was says sort of by the seat of their

said people are fascinated by how much rich people are worth i remember him famous lee asking johnny carson wants once he's worth a lot of that terrible, terrible question to ask, what is the father? i think he was, by the way we know yeah, we know okay. >> so here's the question. >> i hope i i hope there johnny carson system mike your business. that's not in your business. >> he in effect said that so here's the question. yeah. the on the internet, i actually looked the over-under is how billion dollars? we're not doing a split here by the way. >> amount of water okay i'm out. >> your router water? >> yeah. is there anybody can i get more water that was a lot of my i'm sorry. you know what? we had i've done 100 interviews i've done 100 interviews and everybody takes that amount of water and they paste themselves through the hsiao. well, that's it. i didn't think we'd be going i think you're avoiding the question. oh, i'm working on question. i'm going to say overruled. million dollars. your father none of your how about that and that's ridiculous. that's ridiculous. but what you just said

maureen and i say that because i've been to kenya several times since then and the last time with johnny carsonormer ambassador to kenya and he has no quote unquote ticket for the dinner and when i learned of the former ambassador, someone who was an observer, the cochair let me tell you your experiences. talk about when you're a kid and this is the first time leaving america talk about when you had an important conference and even the most recent experience when you had to wear a dress you could barely get into. but i did the red carpet and i was proud and i want to say why you because there is no one better right now. your own stories will make a difference. many of them go to the congressional delegation i have on several occasions when i was a congressional staffer they don't see the world, they don't get out. god forbid if they get asked to go somewhere so tell me your stories because the first time they heard some foreign policy. >> words to live by. we learned so much and even more when they come and sit down with us today. please join me in thinking them. [applause]

. >> david: a frequent guest on late night, guest hosting "the tonight show with johnny carson" 87 timescome mr. bob newhart. can we come back and follow up on this? >> well, i won't be here, but -- >> david: his tv shows were incredible hits. first, in the '70s, "the bob newhart show." >> good morning dr. hartley. >> david: playing a psychologist in chicago. >> i feel so good, i'm going to take the afternoon off. >> david: then, in the '80s, an innkeeper in the show "newhart." the series ending often called one of the most memorable in tv history. making the whole tv series just a dream. >> i was an innkeeper at this crazy little town in vermont. >> david: he made generations laugh, playing opposite will ferrell in "elf." >> buddy, i think there's something i probably should tell you. i learned something about comedy, one of the functions of comedy is to help people get past a difficult time, and move on with their life. i feel very good about my career, and one of the greatest sounds in the world is laughter, and i fell in love with it the first time i heard it, and 60 years later, i w

. >> a frequent guest on late night guest hosting the tonight show with johnny carson, 87 times. >> he'syou welcome mr. bob newhart? do we have to do a commercial? can we come back and follow up on this? because i'm. >> well, i won't be here. but you can see his tv shows were incredible hits. >> first in the 70s, the bob newhart show, good morning, doctor hartley playing a psychologist in chicago. >> i feel so good. i'm going to take the afternoon off >> then in the 80s, an innkeeper on the show newhart. the series ending often called one of the most memorable in tv history, making the whole series just a dream. >> i was an innkeeper in this crazy little town in vermont. >> he made generations laugh playing opposite will ferrell in elf buddy. >> i think there's something i probably should tell you. i learned something about comedy that one of the functions of comedy is to help people get past a difficult time, and, and move on with their life. >> i feel very good about my career and one of the greatest sounds in the world is laughter. and i fell in love with it the first time i heard it,

the last time with johnny carson, a former ambassador to kenya. he had no "ticket for the debtor". what i learned was the former ambassador, someone i went to kenya with as an election observer, he was my day. tell your experiences. talk about when you are a kid and your first time leaving america. talk about when you go back and you run an important conference. talk about your most recent experience where you had to wear a dress you could barely get into. but i did the red carpet and i was proud. i just want to say, your own story. why you? there's no one better. why now? because tomorrow is not soon enough. your own story will make a hell of different. unless they go to -- to a congressional delegation -- they do not know the world, they don't see the world. they don't go out. they come in on tuesday, they leave on thursday afternoon. god for bid they get asked to go somewhere. tell them your stories, it might be the first time he heard some foreign policies for the first time. >> words to live by from donna brazile and scott jennings. -- please

meanwhile, johnny carson said, see you soon, joe. let's do the monolog.with each passing day it becomes clearer that we're living in a country run by a demented royal family. you've got the evil queen and ego-mad status seeker who demands to be called doctor even though she's not. it's a doctorate in education. that's like demanding to be called a pilot because a flight attendant once pinned some wings on your shirt when you were 12. true, getting a doctorate in education is about as hard to acquire as a horse burger at my slaughterhouse. and, of course, there's the entitled prince, a cut-rate caligula whose idea of a family outing is an orgy. feels like they need their own theme song. ♪ america's royal ♪ ♪ family full of fools ♪ ♪ a twisted son ♪ ♪ a doctor mom ♪ ♪ a daddy who drools ♪ ♪ who runs the country ♪ ♪ who is really on the throne ♪ ♪ could it be the evil queen ♪ ♪ who does it alone ♪ ♪ his majesty ♪ ♪ just fumbles and keeps freezing ♪ ♪ his little prince lied ♪ ♪ about a gun ♪ ♪ courtisans were paid ♪ ♪ to shine his crown jewels ♪ ♪ sure must b

. >> i like johnny carson's old line money doesn't buy happiness, but it sure does lease it for a longnow, but on a serious note, you know, oprah winfrey said something one time i saw on an interview and she said, the nicest thing about having money is not having to worry about money. and i think, yeah, part of that happiness is not just the ability to buy whatever you want. i mean, that may be nice for some people, but it's the lack of stress. worried about your financial future? >> yeah. it buys you freedom. you know, which is, i think, only a little less important. still though, than, like, love and family and health. and then, you know, it just releases you of that worry. >> exactly. >> yeah. if you don't have your health, the money doesn't matter, right? >> now to a bit of shaming to promote safety. a british rail agency has released this video showing a series of bad behavior at railway crossings, revealing terrifying close calls. the safety campaign video was posted to social media with the headline what on earth were these people thinking, okay, railroad crossings are one of my

but one thing in particular is, you know, johnny carson had a thing where when he'd have a joke not do -- you know, brought the house down. the way he'd handle it. like, "okay well." but you have a thing that's almost even better, where when you have a joke, let's say it doesn't perform as well as you might want it to. you call out the writer -- >> seth: by name. [ laughter ] >> -- by name, where you show a picture of them. >> seth: yeah. >> and then even if he's there on the floor, you will get a live shot. and it takes me back to, like, you know, eighth grade getting in trouble where you're in the school teacher role. but you'll say, "did you think that was funny when you wrote it?" [ laughter ] "and did you think other people would think that was funny?" [ light laughter ] "and how do you feel now?" >> seth: yeah. >> "now that the joke has played, how do you feel?" but it really -- >> seth: the best thing about it is they feel fine because they're on tv. [ laughter ] >> yeah, yeah, well, it's the -- the scollins character a lot is the one -- >> seth: yeah, he's not a character. he's

it is from the johnny carson collection. >> you wear it well. got a check of the weather?in the mid section of the country unfortunately. and that heat continues out west, but not quite as bad. record highs in the rockies. damp along the eastern sea board, gulf coast. then sunday, sunday, summer storms hang out through the southeast. cooler by the coast out west. still hot in the mid-section of the country out into the good tuesday morning i'm meteorologist kari hall. today is our break from the excessive heat. we're looking at highs in the low 90s in the inland areas. but then look at what's ahead. it's going to be very hot with the peak of the heat hitting us on thursday with a lot of highs over 100 degrees, possibly a few up to 110 as we make it into the weekend, temperatures coming down into the mid to low 90s and then in san francisco >>> and that is your latest weather. hoda? >> hey, al, who is this fun crew? where are you all from? >> louisiana! >> oh, yeah. >> you knew it. we have a 60th, 16th. lots of birthdays. >>> coming up next, kaylee hartung gets a glimpse at

. >> chris: his guest hosting of "the tonight show" during johnny carson's vacation burnished his fameis: and the affection audiences felt for him. and everyone loved his fire and ice friendship with don rickles. >> my best friend, which just to give you some idea of the difficulty i have in making friends. [ laughter ] >> bob newhart made the claim that he was my closest friend. i have never met bob newhart. [ laughter ] >> chris: admired as few ever are in show business. bob newhart died thursday at the age of 94. he was married to his wife for 60 years until her passing in 2023. tributes to bob newhart coming from every part of the entertainment world. hailed for his decades of comedy and kindness. truly a life worth celebrating, guys. >> george: what a legacy, chris. >> gio: thank you very much. coming up here, show me the money. $5 billion in unclaimed cash. that's in illinois alone. we're gonna tell you how you can check if you're owed money. stick around. ed money, stick ar ♪ ♪ (jack) nah, we got purina one. it's all the same stuff. (mom) not really. blue life protection formula

and then you have folks like ben carson, ken cuccinelli, rick dearborn, johnny johnny mcentee, stephenler, peter navarro. the list goes on and on. people who were involved with the trump administration, who were involved in project 2020 he five and there are a lot of critics out there who say, why don't you guys cover that? what do you think i think the answer is all of the above. >> and there has actually been play a bit of news coverage, are part of 2025, there will be more i'm sure in the weeks to come, even though trump is trying to distance himself from it, i run up the project 2025 five is a forward looking plan that many conservatives are very much on board with it's actually a plan for the future or retic the biden right now as a second, the past talking about his past accomplishments. so ironically, part of 2025, even though it scares, a lot of liberals, it's actually a forward-looking plan, biden would benefit from talking more about what trump is proposing with the heritage foundation he wants to do. and to contrast that with his own plans for the future rather than talking