don't think i'm breaking confidences but when lauren left , somehow that nbc in their wisdom let lauren michaels was always there, and i don't think, i can't imagine him going anywhere else, or with great respect to him by the way. he's built a complete dynasty over there, so why would he want to leave, you know? all he has to do is call the shots and you've got it made , man. neil: you know, it goes through these spurts though where it's very like when you were there, you know, maybe not so much, but it rides these waves and its an iconic institution but lately now, because of the latest omicron scare and the rest is a scaled down, almost like a pandemic-like show and i'm wondering how long that goes on. you didn't have to worry about that sort of stuff when you were on it but viewers i'm sure don't flip over that. no, i don't know but it's great to see tom hanks show up the way the great tom hanks stepped up and paul rudd is just great and i know you're right, people go with the cast, you know me and eddie and everything else but you got i'm a pete davidson fan and michael shay is very funny b

this year's inductees and president biden got to hit back with snl's lauren michaels with the help of a comedy legend. >> do you want me to play you? >> today, monday, december 6th, 2021 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >> and good morning, everybody it's good to have you with us on a monday morning >> thanks for starting your week with us. we have a lot to talk about including, of course, the pandemic >> the crone variant has now been found in nearly a third of the states overnight, new rules took effect for all international passengers arriving to the u.s. we have everything you need to know, coming up. >> meanwhile, there's breaking news concerning the 2022 winter olympics the biden administration is expected to announce a full diplomatic boycott of the games. we're going to get a live report from the white house >>> but we begin this morning with the passing of bob dole tributes pouring in overnight honoring the life of the senator who died overnight at the age of 98. flags across the country

as you said, a number of well-known entertainers including bette midler, lauren michaels, probably the funniest event in the white house at this briefing, simply because president biden is one of those individuals that "saturday night live," produced by lauren michaels, has not quite yet been able to truly capture with one character. they tried it again and again and again. the president weighed in on that in this reception. listen. >> he's trying out seven guys to play me. as we say in our father, bless me, father. if you can't laugh at yourself, you're in real trouble, and you make me laugh at myself a lot. >> do you want me to play you? >> steve, i'm afraid you understand me too well. >> steve martin there, if you didn't already know, who also played on "saturday night live" a bunch of times offering to play the president. we'll see what happens in the future on that. meanwhile, as you said, phil, this is going tib very big week for president biden, another very big week. it's going to begin on monday with a speech from the president discussing his build back better plan and how it

who has been poking fun at him. >> lauren michaels, mr.even guys to play me. like we say in our family, bless me father, for i have sinned. and finally, it's my turn to say something about him. he prufed the satire about our leaders and society is the quintessential thing to do and a hallmark of any democratic society. >> at one point, actually, steve martin stood up in the audience and said do you want me to play you? that's not a bad idea. the ceremony would be broadcast on december 22nd on cbs. that does it for "andrea mitchell reports". follow us on facebook and twitter. garrett haake is in for chuck todd up next with "mtp daily". >>> new vaccine mandates for millions of american workers and new questions about what it means for the president's agenda as the white house tries to move past the pandemic. >>> plus as president biden gears up for that high stakes call with vladimir putin tomorrow, white house officials redouble warnings that russia is planning for significant military action against ukraine. >>> later, new steps in the inv

to not be able to do any of that and still make the best music in the world. [ applause ] and lauren michaels, mr. wise guy over here. [ laughter ] he's trying out seven guys to play me. [ applause ] as we say in our family, blessed the father -- and, finally, it's my turn to say something about him. [ applause ] all kidding aside, in over 40 years lauren has proven that laughter is good for the soul. if you can't laugh at yourself, we're in real trouble. and you make me laugh at myself a lot. [ laughter ] 94 emmy nominations, the most ever for one person in history. 20 wins, 370 emmy nominations for "snl," the most of any show. 86 wins. and, like barry, he's cultivated talent that's defined american culture in the 20th century and well into the 21st century. talent, like past kennedy center honoree steve martin who is here today. steve, are you here today? steve, stand up. come on. [ applause ] >> do you want me to play you? [ laughter ] >> steve, i'm afraid you understand me too well. satire about our leaders and about our society is the quintessential american thing to do and the hallmark

lifetime achievement awards were presented to motown record's recrater and lauren michaels actress and singer bette midler and folk singer joni mitchell. president biden held a session before the show. >>> january easjanessa is track severe storms. >> it is very late in the season for severe weather but it can happen any time. texas to tennessee, we are under tornado watches. that will expire in the next hour or so to the north, colliding with cloelder air and transitioning into predominantly rain. new york and boston area in the early afternoon before that strong cold front pushes off shore. behind the front, wind gusts ale that will continue for texas this afternoon most spots in the mid to upper 40s. we have another storm system approaching on wednesday, we'll look at that forecast coming up. >>> diamonds are a girl's best friend according to mariah carey. ♪ ♪ i just want you for my own ♪ ♪ more than you could ever know ♪ ♪ make my wish come true ♪ ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> the queen of christmas is celebrating her hit which became diamond certified. the first holiday s

. >> saturday night live creator lauren michaels is celebrated and arrested by current and former casturen, since he said he would only accepted when j lo and ben got back together. >> [ laughter ] a good weekend update, you can watch the 44th annual kennedy center honors december 22nd right here on cbs. >>> bay area food banks have been working overtime this holiday season to provide healthy meals for local families. kpix 5's morning anchor len kiese is in oakland with our food for bay area families drive . >> very busy times inside the community food bank warehouse as volunteers are hard at work as you can see making sure families are prepared this holiday season, helping out with the big need this year is delta delta, we are joined now by kinsey, this is a cause near and dear to delta dental's heart. >> absolutely. the delta dental care foundation, our mission is to create caring and resilient communities through providing access to care to oral health and overall health and healthy smells smiles start with nutrition. here we are. >> sbr. what's hold up the check. how much were you

last night's kennedy center otter had him the past his bedtime the nothing with that mister and lauren michaelsthoroughly exhausting. tomorrow he will dial in to what is being dubbed a virtual summit with vladimir putin. at the top of the discussion list is ukraine where russian troops have amassed at the border. >> the lettuce sideline images, moscow is engaged in an unprecedented build up near the ukrainian frontier. enough to manage an overwhelming invasion. >> russia is preparing to invade ukraine with 175,000 troops. >> thousands of russian troops have deployed over the border with ukraine, the satellite images. >> the sad fact is biden is so weak that clinton feels confident to issue demands before the talks begin. president putin will issue president biden an ultimatum during the meeting guaranteeing nato whenever expand into ukraine or russia will advance an offensive against its neighbor. the ukrainian defense ministers on cnn giving biden advice. >> i would like - very understandable, articulate to mister putin that no redlines from the kremlin side will be here, redline is here in uk

i'm going to petition lauren michaels to replace the betty white episode this saturday.ng. also petition everybody out there who might be in charge of a television network that has the ability to air a betty white rerun, maybe a "golden girls" marathon is probably out there every day. when you look back, what is the clip that you want to -- that you're going to turn to first after you get finished talking to me this do we have dean? hello? see, if i was betty white, i would have something to say to that. do we have liz? >> liz is here. >> you would never leave me. when you get finished talking to me, when i finish holding you captive here, what are you going to turn to? >> i'm going to turn to "the mary tyler moore show." it was just so formative for me growing up in minneapolis, having that show happen here, have you sue ann livens be one of the most profoundly seminal characters in formulating who i was as a comedienne, showing that things are possible. also, let's just talk about these shows where "golden girls" and "mary tyler moore show" were shows about women who d

a saturday night live executive producer and kennedy center nominee lauren michaels shows gayle how theogether. >>> jpmorgan chase got slammed with a pricey fine. elise preston is joining us live g morning to you. >>> good morning. trading has been underway for a little more than ten minutes and stocks are tanking. it is red across the board. dow is down 557 points. nasdaq down 205 and s&p 500 down 62 points. jpmorgan chase will pay 200 million in fines after the finance company failed to keep track of employees' personal communications about business matters. for nearly two years employees allegedly discussed through texts, personal e-mails and what's app. the inversement bank must undergo a are he view of policies and procedures. >> thanks so much. >>> a japanese billionaire is back on planet earth after spending 12 days on international space station. his journey to space is the first self funded tourism mission to i.s.s. in a decade. his team was aboard the russian bill capsule. he has announced plans to travel to space again hoping to hitch a ride on a spacex aircraft to the moon a

. >> recipients of the lifetime achievement awards include the saturday night live producer lauren michaelsne plan. >>> the hood issue forcing honda to recall hundreds of thousands of its suvs. >>> a live look at the bay bridge this morning. it is backed up with that traffic. also you see that fog out there as well. we are in the 40s and 50s and dealing with dense fog for many locations across the area with dense fog advisories in effect through the afternoon, cool and cloudy conditions. i am tracking a weak weather system that will move in late tonight. i will show you futurecast. >>> the market just opened about ten minutes ago. the dow is up about 289 points. diane king hall has a closer look coming up after the break. first, here is what's coming up on cbs mornings. >>> ahead, we go inside struggling schools where rising covid cases are forcing some teachers to take on multiple roles. we'll share unique gift ideas and creative ways to shop for people looking to support local businesses during the holidays. see you at 7:00. financial planning is finding your home away from home. ♪♪ and,

entertainment, including barry gordy of mo town and the opera singer jus justina diaz as well as lauren michaels, the creator and producer of saturday night live, the president could not help himself saying he knows how hard it's been trying to get somebody to play joe biden on the show and then steve martin the comedian, in the audience, chimed in. >> he's trying out seven guys to play me. if you can't laugh at yourself, you're in real trouble. and you make me laugh at myself a lot. >> you want me to play you? >> steve, i'm afraid you understand me too well. >> reporter: once again, it was not all laughs here in washington d.c. as many of us remembered bob dole, including the house speaker nancy pelosi who commented on him. listen. >> it's a enormous loss to lose dole, he's an incredible figure. he and his wife elizabeth dole just crossed every divide in our country to bring people together. it is a big loss. he fought for our people on the battlefield in world war ii, fought for what he believed in in the cabin and house and senate, as nominee for president and even in retirement. he was a ble

. >> recipients of the lifetime achievements awards include lauren michaels, bette middler and joanie>> a major oil producer in the middle east raises prices. diane king hall of cbsmoneywatch.com joins us live from the new york stock exchange. diane, good morning. >>> good morning. i want to get to some breaking news i just got from one of the traders on the floor. according to bloomberg there is a shuffle at the stock exchange with leadership executive shuffle, president of the stock exchange set to be named lynn martin as next president. that means cunningham will be moving on. i don't have all the details yet. i think it may just be natural order of business. as soon as i have more information i will let you on d raoil ices igr. increase cametha week after opec announced it would continue to boost output. >>> goldman sachs predicts the economy will grow 3.8% next year, down from a previous position of 4.2%. bank cited omicron variant for the downgraded forecast. >>> head of instagram will testify on capitol hill. appear before a senate panel wednesday for a hearing on protecting ki

lauren: michael buble. stuart: i thought it was cosby. that is blue mountain, in pennsylvania.ause of energy costs? reporter: energy costs, the cost of the light show. this is in a yeas sy place. you would love it here, stuart, you would love heavy equipment. digger land is a place where you can operate heavy equipment. it's a ride, do it yourself. this is the world's fastest backhoe, by the way. goes 120 miles an hour. i don't think they will let you run 120 miles an hour. anyway, in the winter they do the light show. this is your brainchild. how many lights in the light show? >> we have a million lights. we stopped counting. reporter: cost of lights, cost of energy. >> energy is up 50%. lights are is up 50% because of costs. reporter: stuart, look at picture in the nighttime this is crazy. >> a lot of fun. families love it, our team members love it. reporter: lights though, getting lights is the key. we walk around the side. it is amazing how many lights are utilized here, but these, stuart, are actually commercial grade lights. only make, they only make them in china now, ri

house reception before the ceremony, joe biden recognized each artist and had this to say about lauren michaelsrying out seven guys to play me. >> a hallmark of many democratic society. >> the ceremony will air later this month on cbs. should be fun to watch. >>> turning back to our panel now, we have joining us now matt lewis, rich lowry and sofia nelson joins us. with that, we tease this in your piece you talk about how republicans are not deserving of the majority. they'll likely win the midterms, quote, ironically, republicans are now the poster child for the perils of protectionist policies. in a free market, superior products get rewarded while inferior -- we are seeing the political version of that right now, the gop's mean girl fights between represents lauren boebert and marjorie taylor green are making headlines and greene make racist comments about a colleague, ilhan omar. the gop is set to feel the new crop. this is not the behavior of a serious party, it's doing everything possible to preserve victory. if and when republicans win, despite of failing to get the own house in order, i

. >> reporter: michael ray and his daughter, lauren, are you thinking delivery driver stephanie bottson monday, a ring doorbell camera captured lauren holding the family dog max in her arms trying to swat away and aggressive dog. >> get back. get back. >> reporter: lots of put herself in front of the dog, allowing max to get inside safely. >> the screams made me think of my own child. i would only hope that somebody would jump in and help her if they were in a similar situation. i wouldn't even think it is motherly, just the human thing to do. >> reporter: lots of said delivery drivers go through so much we do not see captured on camera. >> your a bad dog. >> reporter: >> two days prior i had been bit by a dog, two days before that i had saved a baby that was not yet two years old. we really do go through a lot and we are there when other people aren't. and, sometimes it is not even recognized. i have a coworker who put out a fire in a backyard the other day. we are really there, sometimes nobody is there. >> reporter: to show appreciation, members from amazon and seven are two logist

lauren martinez shows us. just actually your packages coming to delivery right now. thank you. thank you so much. thank you so much. thank you. i appreciate it so glad i was here. michaelter lauren are thanking the amazon delivery driver stephanie lots that saved the day. on monday, a ring doorbell camera captured 19 year old lauren holding the family dog max in her arms. trying to swat away an aggressive dog. lawrence screamed for help and launch came swooping in back launch, put herself in front of the dog , allowing lauren and max to get inside safely. the screens made me think of my own child. um. i would only hope that somebody would jump in and help her. if she was in a similar situation, i wouldn't even think it's motherly. just it's the human thing to do. launch said delivery drivers go through so much we don't see captured on camera. your dog. two days prior had been bit by a dog. two days before that. i had saved a baby . that wasn't even two years old yet locked in a house. i mean, we really do go for through a lot, and we're there. when other people aren't and sometimes it's not even recognized. i have a coworker who put out a fire in a backyard the other d

lauren blanchard fox news earlier today we talked with ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza about how rare it is to charge the accused governments, parents and what those charges against the mean. i've been practicing for over 40 years and i've never seen this before. i'm actually really excited about this case, because i think number one is going to be very difficult to prove. for the prosecution, but i liked the message they're sending. and that's out to parents saying, hey, hey, attention to your kids if there are signs that they may be violent, you better pay attention. you better get the proper people in to take care of that. gun laws in michigan are more lax than in other parts of the state, including california . cardoza went on to say they will that will play a big role in how the case is handled. well, the san francisco socialite who meant a lot to the city has passed away. charlotte schultz worked at san francisco's chief of protocol for decades. she died after a battle with cancer. she was 88. she was hosted foreign dignitaries and san francisco over the years, including queen e

lauren. >>> welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm michael holmes.. turning our attention to chile where gabriel boric's supporters are celebrating his presidential victory. at 35 years of age, the former student activist turned legislator will become the youngest president of chile since the country's return to democracy in 1990. far right presidential candidate jose cast conceded on sunday evening. boric will replace the outgoing president who is set to leave office in march. the election is one of the most polarized in decades and comes amid social unrest in chile over inequality and political discontent. we'll go live now to santiago where we've been covering this election. in the end it was a clear win for the left. >> reporter: yes, michael, how are you? it was clear and it was quick and less than two hours after polls closed the losing candidate jose antonio kast already conceded and shortly thereafter the current president had reached out to gabriel boric not calling him on the phone. that is old fashioned now but through a video conference c

lauren: bitcoin slide this month is not deterring micro strategy, the company led by ceo and crypto bull, michael bought over 1,900 bitcoins for a cool $94 million in cash, micro strategy now owns close to 125,000 bitcoins or one in 170 on the market. all right, with bitcoin trading around $47,000, micro strategies holdings work out to almost $6 billion, but hey, michael sailor said you've gotta own bitcoin, he would buy it at any price. yesterday's bombshell verdict found ghislain maxell guilty on five of six charges related to the disgraced financeer jeffrey epstein's sex trafficking ring, she faces a maximum 65 years in prison and now her defense team is working on an appeal but over in california, the jury has yet to reach a verdict in the trial of elizabeth holmes after six days of deliberation, joining us with the latest is kelly o'grady kelly? reporter: hi, lauren. yeah, many are wondering why it's taking so long to reach a verdict here but i want to emphasize this isn't the court of public opinion. the jury needs to be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt and the fact that they are taking

michael parker, charles you. the nominees are cloud cuckoo land and scheinman and schuster. matrix by laureng. the prophets, robert jones junior. for england random house. hell of a book. penguin random house. and this year's national book award for fiction goes to jason mott. ♪♪ >> jason mott. hell of a book. an imprint of penguin random house. jason mott's helluva book we used together three narrative strands. an unnamed author a boy named so it anda a figure known as kid into a masterful novel. a structurally art, fame, family and being black in america. mott somehow manages the impossible trick of being playful, insightful and deeply moving all at the same time. highly original inspired work that breakss new ground. ♪♪ >> excuse me. i am overwhelmed right now. i did write this. i got overwhelmed. please bear with me if i stumble through this. i just want to begin by apologizing to all of those who have time constraints. i will be thanking you personally in the days and weeks to come. tonight i would like to thank my agent who exactly 10 years ago this month picked me out. since that day

out to the committee which was alan michael parker, emily, margaret and charles the all-time champion. so, the nominees in the door, simon and schuster matrix by laurenoks penguin random house. missouri bite layered hunt the prophets, robert jones junior g be putnam's son, penguin random house. and hell of a book by jason, gotten, penguin, random house. this year's national book award for fiction goes to hell of a book jason motz. >> jason mott. hell of a book imprint of penguin random house. jason mott weaves together three narrative strands a boy named soot and that figure known as the kid into a masterful novel and a structurally and examination of art, fame, family and being black in america motz amount manages theul impossible trickee being playful, insightful, and deeply moving all at the same time. the highly original inspired work that breaks new ground. >> excuse me i'm a bit overwhelmed right now. i did write this just in case i got overwhelmed, which is completely happening right now. so i'm just going to read and please bear with me if i stumble over this. i like to begin to apologizing to those due to time constraints i will not be able

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michael brings this holiday season is two fold. they're preparing those with autism to work in the world and also preparing the world to welcome them. mike? >> laurenway for the adults to be -- live fulfilled lives. it's awesome. >> mike, my family has a severely autistic member. there's no reason why people with autism cannot only have thriving careers and flourish but also contribute in meaningful ways to society and to the economy. it's wonderful to see businesses like this that are setting the right conditions to help them do it. it's awesome. >> what a great story. >> so on to something different now. santa may need to put himself on the naughty list at a recent incident at the cowboys game. santa was escorted out of the game after he put a fellow fan in a head lock. shows the not so jolly st. nick walking out of the stadium followed by security. we don't have word, mike, on what mrs. claus had to say about it. we reached out for a comment. >> i'm thinking a few adult beverages were had. >> these are your people, this is football. what do you have to say? >> i'm a giants fan. we're terrible. it's that special time of the year, gillian. we all

michael, for joining us today. we appreciate it. >> thank you. ashley: thank you. new "gallup poll" shows just how low biden's approval rating is compared to other leaders in washington. lauren john roberts. his approval rating according to gallup here, 60%. pretty consistent across the political spectrum. then you have federal reserve chair jay powell and dr. fauci each getting more than 50%. vice president kamala harris at 44 just above her boss, joe biden is at 43%. and only nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell rate lower than them. so that is what people think of people in power. ashley: not surprised. lauren: highest rating is 60%. ashley: oh, boy, we'll leave it there, lauren, thank you. still ahead in the show, r smith, todd piro, christian whiton. remember when president biden vowed he would shut down the virus. take a listen. >> i will not shut down the economy. i'm not going to shut down the country. i'm going to shut down the virus. not going to shut down the country, i'm going to shut down the virus. i'm going to shut down the virus. i'm going to shut down the virus ashley: i think he is going to shut down the virus. biden just admitted there is no federal solution t