tonight, jay welcomes -- from the oscar-nominated film, "argo," actor/director, ben affleck, kristen belloday show' editi." and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television captions by vitac www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: thank you very much. welcome to "the tonight show." nice to have you all here. thank you, thank you, thank you. well, folks, they are calling this the worst flu season in years. i just realized that after i shook hands with everybody in the audience. [ laughter ] here are the signs you may have the flu. this is what it said in the news today. you look weak, you look tired. you feel aches, you feel pain. you can't move. it's like you are playing for the lakers. [ audience oohs ] you know what i'm saying? >> rickey: aw! >> jay: you know what i'm saying? tough love, it's tough love. it's going to help them win. [ laughter ] >> rickey: that's right! that's right. >> jay: in fact, this flu season is so bad, hometown buffet has had to hire extra workers just to clean the sneeze guard. that's how bad it is. [ light laught

a baby girl was welcomed by kristen bell and dax shepherd. bell tweets, my new roommate poops her pants and doesn't pay rent. baby shepherd's new name lincoln. antonio balderas attended holy week services. barbara walters is expected to announce her retirement in the next few weeks. the 83-year-old suffered from health issues this year causing her to take time off from "the view." british boy band one direction are cashing in while they can. the one-d world opens stores in london. and fans freaked out over the cardboard cut outs and t-shirts. basically anything featuring the band. omg, you know? america's most wanted the tv show credited with catching 1100 fugitives is going off the air. finally, yahoo!'s tv theme song showdown has its sweet 16 which includes "friends," "happy days," the adams" family and of course "fresh prince of bell air." thanks for joining us. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> it's that time again from crazy car chases to stunning shark encounters. let's take a look at

in less than 24 hours, "veronica mars" creator rob thomas and actress kristen bell reached their goal on kickstarter, a new record. warner brothers agreed to do the film if it could demonstrate sufficient crowd interest. and they're not doing it for a return, they're doing it for the content. a $10 pledge by the pdf of the script the day the movie is released plus e-mail updates on the shoot. $35 buys a digital version of the movie plus a t-shirt. 100 people paid $500 for kristen bell to record a voice mail message for them and another 100 people spent $1,000 for tickets to the movie premiere and after-party. one devoted fan pledged $10,000 for a speaking role in the film. this is certainly a big win for warner brothers. it's effectively free financing plus the promise of a truly devoted fan base. brian, we'll have to see if other studios take a lesson from this and try to find out ways to profit from the power of crowd funding. >> julia boorstin, maybe you sold me. we'll find out. thank you very much. >>> as we wrap it up here, 115 s&p 500 companies are trading at new 32-week highs.

despite a large fan base, the series, starring kristen bell, was pulled off the air in 2007. the movie is due next year. more americans have reached "millioinaire status." stock market gains over the past two years have increased the number of u.s. millionaires. there are currently 8.99 million americans with net worths of a million dollars or more. it was 9.2 million in 2006, but dropped to 8.6 million in 2011. americans can't resist the drink of the irish, especially on st. patrick's day. sales of irish whisky in america are up 400% since 2002. americans will also shell out around 35 dollars apiece for the holiday - for a $4.7-billion total - quite the pot o' gold. still to come, he talks, they trade. how traders take cues from ben bernanke & the fed. that's later on. but first, why some small businesses are finding hidden profits overseas. that's next, with bill moller. the local pizza parlor, the shoe repair shop, they cater to customers within a pretty tight radius, maybe a few miles around. but you know, more and more small- & medium-sized businesses - that is, those th

kristen bell is fantastic but she is no longer a teenager.titute one master for another, you're still serving a master. and what happens when those new masters aren't happy? i'm waiting for the crowd funding lawsuits to start. >> i'm just very, very sad that this wasn't around when they killed "my so-called life" with claire danes. >> but then we wouldn't have had homeland. better show. >> very true. we could bring her back. >> my so-called homeland. >> jane and john, thank you both. sue? >> talk about awkward. when la dodgers owner separated from his wife, she was the ceo of the team. until he fired her. no surprise that 130 million dollars divorce was the costliest settlement. but now we have the woman who may change prenups forever. revolutionizing an industry can be a tough act to follow, but at xerox we've embraced a new role. working behind the scenes to provide companies with services... like helping hr departments manage benefits and pensions for over 11 million employees. reducing document costs by up to 30%... and processing $421 bi

>> actress kristen bell there played the sleuth on the tv show that ran on the cw, on the upn networksthe big screen fuelled by a record breaking response from fans. this is huge. they responded to this kickstarter drive. the show creator asked fans to show warner bros that there's interest in the movie. guess what, in four hours and 25 minutes fans raised $1 million, the fastest time ever to hit seven digits, this is according to kickstarter, and they are still giving as i speak. latest check in, 45 backers have kicked in $2.7 million. jack, what do you think, power to the fans for making something happen? >> i'm torn, because on one hand, i love veronica mars. i will reveal myself to be a giant veronica mars fan. i don't care if it's designed for teenaged girls. >> do you get a speaking role? >> well, i'm not that far into kickstarted giving, but i may have thrown a few bucks their way, but it does raise an interesting and somewhat concerning question, that is warner bros is now getting this movie for free. this movie has been totally financed by fans, $2.7 million and growing. who k

in return you get things like a walk-on part in the film or kristen bell will -- >> kickstarter i haveal date my money goes to her but if she doesn't the money goes back to you. it gives people a chance to invest in the media and you can invest in movies. >> a lot of documentary films are made this way, iphone apps. >> it's my new favorite thing. i really like this. >> there's a place on the site to fund tamron's soundtrack for her show. >> wow, it all comes back to -- >> starts with prince and -- >> my mom used to do that, what is that buzzing here? >> buzz, buzz. >> go away. >> we worked that out, we'll move on to our take three. >> what have you got? >> a big one. talking men and lying. tamron we need you. "men's health" is breaking down men and their tendency to lie. the truth about lying, men come forward, men objectively lie more often than women. they found in this study of 1,092 average men -- >> knno we don't -- told 1,092 lies and most men think they know when their woman is lying. 63% are confident know when their wife or girlfriend is telling a lie which may be more naivet.

kristen bell launched the drive yesterday.illion over the next month. they reached that goal in less than 24 hours. >> can you believe that? >> i am not a fan. i've never seen the show. but i know people who are crazy about this show. and the fans have been hoping for a new version since the series wrapped up its third season around 2007. they plan to shoot the film over the summer and release it early next year. a lot of people say this sunday raising and funding could change the film industry. >> could you imagine? unbelievable. 24 hours, right? >> very quick. >> unbelievable. >>> and time to get your geek on for pi day. that's pi, in the mathematical constant. beginning with 3.14, hence the march 14th celebration. there's pi day festivities all over the world. many beginning at 1:59. the first five values of pi. one way to celebrate with pies for pi day. peach mango, apple pecan? people like to get creative and fruity to mark this occasion. >> i would say pizza pie. >> an overwhelmingly about of nerdyness associated with th

as shepherd sat with his dying father his pregnant fiance access kristen bell paid a surprise visit introducinging from ear to ear, sitting contently, unable to put together a sentence, but still capable of connecting to the new family member we were creating." >> we're used to getting to know celebrities through short tweets, that's how we think we know them. when you read a huge essay that's almost 1,000 words and it just feels more intimate and that's why this touched so many people. >> reporter: shepherd and bell, who he already calls his wife, are one of hollywood's most likeable couples, off the screen and on. >> terrible on the eyes -- >> reporter: their baby due this spring has already given shepherd a moment with his father he says he'll never forget. "if i live to be a thousand, i will still be in debt to my wife for giving him that one last thrill." gracefully moving from his real world role as a son to his next role as a father. for "today," nbc news, los angeles. ♪ >>> we move on, it is monday and you no he what that means, "magic mondays with david copperfield." >> we have our thr