leno, here's what he says, he says no, i don't.eople always ask why do youw shake hands with audienceaudi members, so i think it'snk important to connect withwith people, it's one of my favorites parts of the show. he says he doesn't do it, but would he say -- . >> if he did do it, it would, id think some people would take, some would take offense, but ien think most people would understand touching all thoseth hands. >> he doesn't want to get sick.t >> i have never heard about thiu until you brought the question up, so i started watching the tonight show.t it's every night he does it. but here's the only thing, iy don't know what you could put i your pants pocket, people seem to think he has some pads, and rubs his hands, but you'd be worried about what it would be leaking through his pants.ug >> you know we sent a man to the moon. >> you mean we could come upup with something?wi >> i don't know, i thdon't knowk >> it looks like he's sanitizina his hands to me, he says no. >>> he also had quirky things he does as all comedians do.

a decade since leno last ate an apple he tries to do it.s viinterview wi first lady. >> decade since an apple. >> a decade? >> that will do the for us. jay leno and his apple are next. >> good night. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our town. [ dog barks ] for our country. ♪ for our future. ♪ this isn't just the car we wanted to build. it's the car america had to build. ♪ the extended range electric chevy volt. from the heart of detroit to the health of the country, chevy runs deep. beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a tempting new cereal. mmm! [ female announcer ] new multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >> announcer: it's "the tonight

she also told leno she is a fan of mitt romney because of his singing.he first lady tried to introduce leno to a new diet. >> you dip it, it will help it go down just a little easy. >> white house honey, that sounds bad. with a different president that could mean a whole different thing. >> leno says it'seen a deck since he last ate an apple. >>> coming up, hot clubs could get a special valentine from the bay area. >>> he liked that old time rock and roll. steve jobs preferred vinyl records over ipods. have you called to switch us to anthem yet? honey, how can i call now, i can barely hear a thing with amber's band practicing. ♪ you're right, we've had enough. but i know exactly what to do. you take care of the music and i'll switch us to anthem. sometimes you just have to pull the plug. ♪ sorry, grandpa, we'll try to keep it down. i just... give it to me. ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you're still more rocker than rocking chair... that's why we've created medicare supplement solutions that are just right for you. we have plans with no copays, no deduct

. >>> plus, having a little fun with jay leno. what the first lady and the king >>> welcome back.ook is expected to file paperwork today to raise $5 billion for its initial public offering of stock. that total is about half of what had been expected. economists, though, say the size of the ipo could be increased to meet investor demand. the ipo is expected in may. it's one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings in year. it could value the site at as much as $100 billion. >>> president obama is helping an unemployed texas man find a new job. darin waddell is an near and got laid off three years ago from texas instruments. his wife asked president obama a question during an online town hall meeting. she asked the president a question, and it led to this answer -- >> if your husband's in that field, we should get his resume and forward it to companies that are telling me they can't find enough nears -- enough engineers in the field. >> the company has promised to get the resume to the president. >> do you mind if i use you as a reference? >> right. 1600 pennsylvania

leno to eat more healthy food. >> wait, wait, wait. i heard you hasn't had an an until a decade. and some of our white house honey. you dip it, it will help it go down a little easier. >> white house honey. that sounds bad. you know. with a different president that could mean whole different thing. >> that's a good one. the first lady had her work cut out for her. leno once told a magazine he hasn't had a vegetable since 1969. >> that's an exaggeration. >> we have some important information to pass along the metro rail customers. there is a major entrance that will be closed for several months. the south exit of the dupont circle station. >> good morning, jumei. >> good morning, natasha and cynne. this is going to be closed for several months due to escalator repair. metro has been out here finishing putting up the blue pams around the entrance to the station and also this entrance is closed sign. a lot of people are going to find out this morning they are going to have to find a new way to get on the met row. >> nearly 22,000 metro ri

story want to do jay leno do yet i was more talking about me why not so last night i didn't even know the jay leno has this thing called coulda woulda should show and he decided basically it's like happy hour like we play clips and we talk about it as the exact same thing as a free play a clip of the ending a story of american comedians talk about it. our next story very painful take a look this iranian guy twenty one year old son of a really great idea to have a tattoo on his penis. and the story goes under there you guys that are kind of out of us but of course we got to go i cried when we're talking about penis tattoos yeah well come on it's jay leno that's great it's amazing and it's kind of cute you were setting up happy hour and then they made their own happy hour with i think i have a better rivalry i agree that our jokes about the iranian penis than they did. you don't go back and watch i'm serious i was going to bet it was iranian penis as you joke around the penis i mean apparently to get a boner for here you know the part of it yeah they should just money this is so the peo

michelle obama gets jay leno to do something he hasn't done for decades.our early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we will introduce you to the veteran who claims the government is determined to kill him off, at least on paper. you're watching "early today." . >>> welcome back to "early today." umbrella today many areas along the gulf coast especially southern mississippi and eventually into alabama and atlanta could deal with light rain later in the day. also light rain today across the ohio valley and heading for mid-atlantic states. it will not rain a lot in those areas, just a little bit. we talk snow for the first time in a while for tomorrow. areas of colorado could get a snowstorm passing to nebraska by friday. >>> if you're watching us on columb columbus, ohio, nbc 4, discover the beauty of exotic flowers at the orchids conservatory. >> my former hometown. bill, thanks very much. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> adele is making an exception for the grammys. nominated six grammy

he's a represent of senator mark leno's office. b.j.ion is here. stewart. from the public library. and pete fitzsimmons and tannish col -- hollins and camille dawkins. camille is over here. without camille and tannish rkt , none of this happens. so let's give them a round of applause for their wonderful effort. the society's primary mission is to enlighten, to inform, to inspire and to empower. we achieve that mission in a variety of ways. almost always in partnership with others. through our current partnership that trevor spoke to with the finance -- kinsey foundation shall the san francisco public library, and the california council of the humanities, we are now hosting an incredible exhibition of art and artifacts from the kinsey collection, the kron -- that chronicles the story of people of frick desnent america. if you haven't done so you owe it to yourself and particularly to your children to visit and see this important exhibit which is at our library in the frake american -- african-american art and culture complex at 762 bolto

. >> later on, the first lady makes it jay leno a little more healthy. good morning washington continues now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning washington, it is wednesday, february 1, at about 6:00 a.m. >> some rain could put an end to the mid winter warmup. adam caskey will have a check on the forecast in a moment but let's go to lisa baden. >> we go live to newschopper7 who have been watching traffic on the maryland side of town. they run the ball like close to the baltimore-washington parkway. it looks like they're moving ok in areas of wet pavement and no problems on 295. there was a crash at landover hills but that is gone. >> 6:00 sharp, it is a damp start to our wednesday but not a washout. we will get a little bit of sunshine later this afternoon. areas of rain on the radar around the metro area especially in prince george's county. it is moving west to east and the package is moving to east prince william county and fairfax county. locations not on the screen means you're not getting rain right

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. >>> well, adele prepares to sing again, and michelle obama gets jay leno to do something he hasn'tone for decades. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the veteran who's convinced the government is determined to kill him off, at least on paper. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." a storm moving in overnight has brought a lot of heavy rain into areas of oregon and washington state. a little bit in northern california. it continues this morning. as we go throughout the day, things will begin to clear up, especially from the big cities on i-5. the interior west will get more of the wet weather toward boise and spokane. tomorrow's forecast looks nice out there as that storm moves through the inner mountain west. if you're watching on king 5 news in seattle, sea sculptures that reflect on the cycle of creation and destruction at compound at the henry art gallery. that's your pacific event of the day. >> all right, bill. thanks so much. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. when it come

. >>> up next tonight what the first lady revealed to jay leno last night about what really goes on in the white house. >>> a big anniversary being celebrated at a rival network. a tip of the hat from the industry to david letterman who today is celebrating 30 years in late night television. it's run the gambit of stupid pet tricks to sitting presidents. as we congratulate dave we remind him he started here at nbc, so we own the early archives. so listen to what we found. back in 1978, he was still a stand-up comedian in. a weak moment he made an admission to tom snyder about the job he really wanted. >> my ultimate desire is to anchor the "nightly news" on nbc. >> i can help you there. i've got connections. >> i don't know what's going to happen, but i think that's part of the excitement of being in this business. >> six months after that aired, dave did stand-up on nbc's "tonight show" with johnny carson and went on to make a name for himself. >>> speaking of "the tonight show" with jay leno, the first lady was jay's guest last night. while there was some talk of childhood nutrition,

she also told leno she's a fan of mitt romney because of his singing.irst lady also tried to introduce leno to a new diet. >> is this white honey? >> if you dip it, it will help it go down just a little easier. >> white house honey. that sounds bad. but yeah. you know, with a different president that could mean a whole different thing. >> here's some food for thought. leno says it's been a decade since he last ate an apple. >>> 6:57 right now. just five days away from football's biggest game. while the teams are prepping their strategies on the field, police and federal officials are working out the strategy for security at the super bowl. homeland security secretary janet napolitano and nfl executives are going to talk about the initiatives to keep fans, players and employees safe before, during and after the big game in indianapolis. they have media day. they're also going to see if you see something, say something campaign will work. >>> a kitchen that serves san francisco's poor and hungry serves its last meals today. st. anthony's has been feeding

kamala introduced senator mark leno. you can give him another round if you would like.ave his hands full and is totally ready for the job, our new mayor, ed lee. [applause] >> our new chief of police. [applause] >> kamala mentioned our city attorney, dennis herrera. public defender, assessor, treasurer jose sis narrows. of course, kamala who is here, give her a round of applause. united states attorney melinda hague. [applause] >> sovereign lano county d.a., sonoma county d.a., supervisors mark farrell, malia cohen, charmen chu. judges, i understand they were all invited. i hope some are here. members of the council core and our fire chief, our wonderful fire chief joanne hayes-white. i met the person i'm going to introduce next way back in the 1960's and he had tried to buy a house in san francisco in forest noles. and he was refused because of race. and that was a long time ago, but this is a fact and so some of us went out, my daughter who is now a judge was in her stroller and we picketed the developer which was sun stream homes then on 19th avenue and finally that

do you think mark leno wanted to think about it when i appointed him. newsom wanted to think about it when i wanted to appoint him? not at all. they thought it was their divine right! [laughter] [applause] >> but not george. he really was very, very thoughtful. he called me and we chatted and i, of course, was really encouraging him because you don't know when you're going to need a d.a. [laughter] >> and in my lifetime, i have always stayed close to every district attorney, every attorney general all over the country. i don't take any chances whatsoever. i remember exactly what jack kennedy said when on "meet the press" and he had named his brother bobby to be his attorney general, u.s. attorney general. and they were upset with mr. kennedy, then the president, and they said, mr. president, nepities many this and nepities many is that. why did you name your brother the attorney general? . he said very simply, because my mother was not a lawyer. [laughter] >> he appointed the best qualified, most loyal, most direct person and gavin newsom did exactly th

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tonight it goes to fox news host bill o'reilly last night bill stopped by the tonight show with jay leno and they delve into the topic of republicans getting their hands dirty on social issues when leno asked o'reilly why republicans care what happens in people's bedrooms well this is a rise or thoughts i think we want a president not that involved and if you get involved in social stuff and personal behavior judgments that's that's not what america wants i mean this whole you know . so far so good but that o'reilly decided to rick santorum needed a knight in shining armor to defend his numerous insane statements. but you got drawn into a few things you mention past comments everybody has built the past comments you know we could you and me i mean we were yeah i know being a smart girl because of me but i let me say examples like i think. so according to o'reilly fentora this made them go because we need to cut him some slack i mean really i find a little hard to cut then time slack here well the thing is unlike you i don't find these comments just the blunders that misrepresent where sa

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leno then turned the tables back on the first lady asking her what foods she does not particularly like know, i don't like beets. >> beets, okay. >> i'm not a beet lover. >> i have something for you -- >> what do you have? >> these are beets. i thought you'd like them. >> oh. ew. oh, tricky, tricky. >> you know, you don't know if you don't like something if you don't try it. >> i'll do it. bring it on. a whole pete. >> there you are. [ applause ] >> showing she was a good sport, she actually ate the whole beet. and the first lady told leno that he was a role model so he needs to try vegetables every once in a while at least. she was also promoting her let's move campaign. it's designed to get kids excited about fitness and healthy eating. >>> well, today the president heads to northern virginia to deliver a speech on the economy, specifically about housing. he will be at the james lee community center in falls church. cnbc's jackie deangelis has more on what the president will be talking about. good morning. >>> good morning, eun. president obama is expected to announce details of his l

and they delved into the topic of republicans getting their hands dirty on social issues when leno asked o'reilly why republicans care what happens in people's bedrooms when this is a riser spots i think we want to president ball but not that involved and if you get involved the social stuff and personal behavior judgments that's that's not what america wants to move this whole you know. so far so good but then o'reilly decided the rick santorum meat of the night in shining armor to defend his numerous insane statements but he got drawn into a few things he mentioned past comments everybody has still be past comments you know look at you and me i mean we're yeah i know nobody's wardo because of me but i want to show examples but i think that you. so according to o'reilly santorum has just made some dopey carbon we need to cut him some slack i mean really i find a little hard to cut then tore him slack here bill the thing is unlike you i don't find these comments to just be blunders that misrepresent where stentorian stands on the issues i think the so-called dopey comments actually say a

he said let's gloss over how i happened upon it leno used a clip from the yellow to show on tonight's the tonight show. don't worry i'm not going to judge you for watching leno's show we all have our vices i'm more partial to say tosh point handler but to each his own i do have to say it was kind of fun to have a clip played on such a popular program even if i was talking about a penis tattoo and now finally i want to respond to a viewer that watched my main stream miss yesterday i heard earlier this week on leon panetta statements about the rights of terrorists alan bigger tweeted to us the m.s.m. piece on leon panetta was really good your team put together a very helpful fact based argument so thank you for the positive feedback i do put a lot of time and work into the open of this show every night and so i'm glad to hear you are convinced that's it my ranting tonight but i will be back with more as usual next week. well this week we saw president obama hold a google plus hangout where thinkable happened he answered a question about the drone program and assured americans that it's

michelle obama tried to break jay leno's unhealthy eating habits by giving him fruits and vegetablesrown at the white house. leno turned the tables back on the first lady asking her what foods she doesn't like. >> you know, i don't like beets. i'm not a beet lover. what do you have? >> these are beets. oh, tricky, tricky. you don't know. >> you don't know if you don't like something if you don't try them. >> i will do it. bring it on! whole beet. >> she was a good sport. the first lady told leno that he's a role model so he needs to try vegetables every once in a while. mrs. obama also promoted her "let's move campaign" designed to get kids excited about fitness and healthy eating. >>> 14-year-old alyssa kramer has a unique ability. she is instantly visualize any word backwards. this morning she was put to the test. >> super bowl. >> [ speaking backwards ] >> french fries. >> [ speaking backwards ] >> did you memorize that one? do you know that one? do you do the visual thing? >> i do the visual thing. >> you never seem to stop to wonder if you are pronouncing right backwards. >> wel

she also told leno she's a fan of mitt romney because of his singing.also tried to introduce leno to a new diet. >> is this white house? >> if you dip it, it will help it go down just a little easier. >> white house honey. that sounds bad. you know that? you know with a different president that could mean a whole different thing. >> leno says it's been a decade since he last ate an apple. to your health. >>> we're going to get a better idea today of just where california's water supply is standing. department of water resources will conduct a snow survey this morning. they're going to test the snow pack in the sierra to see how much fell the past month. experts don't expect to see very much. we're still inches below a normal january but at least we'll have something maybe to put the beach stake in. >> we actually have some moisture coming through the lake tahoe area right now. let's talk about that to start. we'd love to take it right to the radar this morning. the radar shows you what is left of that front is now moving into south lake tahoe. what you

nose but of course we got to go i cried when we're talking about penis tattoos yeah welcome guys jay leno that's great it's amazing and it's kind of cute you were setting up happy hour and then they made their own happy hour with it i think i have a better right harry i agree one hundred that are jokes about the iranian penis than they did to you but i don't go back and want to hear about what i was going to bed with iranian penis as you joke iranian penis i mean apparently to get a boner for him you had a problem with it yeah they should just money this is so that we would have wrecked out this fall should they called it the would like the spokes people can be like omar. was the other guys and i from the black people move the wood was like ok whatever would daisy that would you are hearing gave me enough that they can rap and they can sell the. if they don't have to go to the bathroom yeah. it's all about the wood again i got a rabbit out of the end of it thanks so much for joining me tonight that's it for tonight's show thanks for tuning in at making the come back tomorrow dylan ratigan

and they dove into the topic of republicans getting their hands dirty on social issues when leno asked o'reilly why republicans care what happens in people's bedrooms when it was all risers wants but i think we want to president would not that involved and if you didn't blow up the social stuff the person would be in your judgment so it's that's not what america wants i mean this whole you know. folks are so good but then o'reilly decided to rick santorum needed the knight in shining armor for defend his numerous insane statements. but you get drawn into a few things you can mention past comments everybody is still be past comments you know look at you and me i mean we're right nobody's wardrobe because of me but i literally for example i think. so according to o'reilly fentora evans is made from dopey carbon we need a cut of the slack i mean really i find a little hard to cut fentora slack here bill the thing is i'm breaking you i don't mind these comments just the blunders that misrepresent where stand stand on the issues i think of the so-called dopey comments actually say a lot abo

michelle obama tried to break jay leno's self-proclaimed unhealthy eating habits by giving him fruitsles grown at the white house. >> leno turned the tables back on the first lady then asking her what foods she doesn't like. >> i don't like beets. >> beets. okay. >> i'm not a beet lover. >> i have something for you -- >> what do you have? >> beets. >> oh. >> i thought you'd like them. >> ew. oh, tricky, tricky. >> you know, foun you don't like something if -- you don't know if you don't like something if you don't try it. >> bring it on. a whole beet. [ applause ] [ laughter ] >> that used to be my reaction, too. she's a good sport. the first lady told leno that he is a role model so he needs to try vegetables every once in a while. mrs. obama also promoted her let's move campaign designed to let's move campaign designed to get ki i hear you're having a tough day, so i brought you a freshly made sandwich. you made me a sandwich? no, dunkin' did, but i wrote the note. new bakery sandwiches at dunkin' donuts. try the turkey cheddar bacon or ham and cheese today. >>> mr. president, you w

. >> leno. >> announcer: the acura nsx. it's coming. >> leno. >> all right. something else? >> jerry seinfeld and jay leno. how do you go wrong with that? >> not bad. what you mentioned about being online and going viral, it's so important. that's the goal. not just the broadcast. it's all about the engagement. audience playing with it beforehand, afterwards. almost half of the spots were released before the game just to get excitement going and see whether the viral experience can bring the value. >> a lot of car ads. some two dozen in the super bowl including this one for toyota. >> after reinventing the camry we decided to keep reinventing. the reinvented couch. also comes in male. this is the reinvented baby. it doesn't poop. it's also a time machine. the reinvented dmv. it's a little extra. >> next! >> this is reinvented rain. it makes you skinny. you're welcome. >> that's fun. thank you so much. i could watch that david beckham ad again. that's one women will be watching. there will be something for everyone. >> there is. we saw humor there. all sorts o

last week she appeared on jay leno. >> we got apples. because i have heard you haven't had an apple in a decade and some of our white house honey. because if you dip it, it will help it go down just a little easier. >> white house honey that sounds bad. [ laughter ] >> with a different president that could mean a whole different thing. >> bill: on a serious note the centers for disease control estimate that the medical costs for obesity in the u.s.a. are approaching $150 billion a year because overweight people have so many ailments, 17% of kids and adolescents are obese. here now fox news business anchor john stossel. so this situation is crying for an intervention, michelle obama is doing the right thing. she is doing the right thing if she wants to give jay leno honey and if she wants to do jumping jacks and run around the white house. but when she gets her husband involved. that's government. that's 400 million of your dollars. that's government force. big difference. it doesn't work. >> isn't it incumbent on the government to set a

the solution of hoover is what i said last week to jay leno is the media and stars that children admiree to start making public service announcements saying, you know what, getting stoned is stupid. the last time that happened was nancy reagan. it should be public service announcements all over the place. snoop dogg and willie nelson. this has got to stop. i think that would over ride them the entertainment stuff which kids think is cool. >> that is right. with the doctor of the study. we do a lot of studies on the show especially on this segment. this is probably the most serious study we have ever looked at. there are 6500 people in the courts published by a british medical journal published by science for over 170 years. this is a steer why yous study. it doesn't just say that the media has more impact but it says it does directly impact binge drinking in a way that kids who are exposed to parents drinking every day. >> they think they are having fun. in the movies they are having fun. they don't show them the down side. we are not doing a movie about skid row. we are not going to a

. >>> and first lady michelle obama getting jay leno to do something he hasn't done in many years.  . >> don cornelius, the producer and television host who created "soul train" is dead. he apparently committed suicide. karen gray houston is in the newsroom now. fans are stunned. >> reporter: that's right, we don't have a lot of details about what happened but that the police say he was found dead at his home, with what they believe was a self- inflicted gun shot wound to the head. a tragic end to the life of a man being held as a pioneering trail blazer. >> and light check out the soul train live new. >> reporter: before b.e.t., mtv or youtube, there was soul train. a whole generation of teenagers and young adults looking for a heavy dose of rhythm and blues from african-american stars, got it from the show to thadon cornelius created, directed, and starred in. >> and this is one nation, under a groove. >> reporter: he was the host with the deep baritone base voice and unmistakable style, who introduced black talent like the jacksons, marvin gay and stevie wonder to a

leno i want to present it to people who are convinced that syria is some terrorist country. we can help politicians through music let them in when you develop culture in your country your working through issues in the world of politics do you. come in now you can get to see yes this is the best message we can send to the rest of the world to say come and see what syria is what it is and what it has. not. since i was young i have loved arabic calligraphy and i believe or should have a message. justice means that the rights of the people. should be returned to them it's. over then that. after that there should be no more revenge. and i don't want to be an oppressed who becomes an oppressor. a stable because of the palestinian conflict is that israelis came from all over the world expelled the palestinians from their land and toked their country. or trying to create surely jewish. out as many arabs get rid of them as we can. israel is waiting to be off i think there are as my poem beats a trail so that israel controls every single detail. our life itself is the system the ball

. >> leno, letterman -- they all have staffs. but if you're talking about starting up, most comics writer their own stuff. but they buddy up. that is what larry did with jerry. >> can you teach somebody to be funny, to write comedy? do you have it or do you not? what about being funny? >> no. [laughter] >> either you have it or you do not. >> you do not. [laughter] >> no, i do not believe you can teach people to be funny. i think people can hone it and get better. but i do not think anybody who has no sense of humor is going to get one. do you? >> this is so exciting. the youngest member of our studio audience has submitted to the microphone. i have to say one thing. please keep your questions short and to the point. >> what point? comments. with that, the floor is yours. >> i have a quick statement before my question. it is not like there is a line. >> he is funny. you cannot teach that. >> actually, dave, i want to thank you. when i was in high school, my cousin gave me one of your books, "dave barry talks back." i have not rea

. >> first lady michelle obama made an experience on "the tonight show" with jay leno. >> competitives not divide us. it prepares us and we will win. >> coming up not much of a contest in florida's republican mair. mitt romney walked away with nearly half of the votes there. >> hazmat crews called to an apartment build affing a fire. >> details on an arrest overnight at the occupy d.c. camp at mcpherson square. "good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> good morning to you, washington. thanks for joining us on this wednesday, february 1. i'm cynne simpson. >> i'm natasha barrett. we'll begin with weather. here is adam caskey. >> areas of light rain early this morning. just light sprinkle action. not a big deal. notice right around the metro area, around the belt way, southbound 95, even north of the belt way, prince george's county we have some areas of light rain. very light action quickly moving off to the east. also on the blue ridge off to our west moving out to frederick county. if your location is not on the screen here, you are not getting rain. 54 in chevy chase. a

. >> last night with jay leno started with her husband and ended with mitt romney. >> that was completelyeous. i didn't even hear about it until it got on youtube, but he does have a beautiful voice, and he sings to me all the time. >> really? >> yes, he does. >> now, did you hear mitt romney sing, what did you think? >> i saw it in the green room. >> right, right. >> it's beautiful. >> beautiful? >> and it is america's song, and it's a song that's meant to be sung by every american. >> kelly wallace, former white house reporter. that was good navigating. >> i was saying "a" for diplomacy, mrs. obama, she paused a second, then she said beautiful, didn't take the bait. >> that was great comic timing, but let's talk about her, because every single time people run for president, we hear about how their wives are their secret weapon, but michelle obama is very popular. >> very popular, more popular than her husband, right, he would love the approval ratings she has. she's popular with women, independents, blue collar women, with latinos, and these are women that can play a key role in the ele