for more than a decade, letterman worked the 12:30 time slot at nbc.or, johnny carson, whose standard setting tonight show aired the 11:30. >>> dave was the heir apparent, he was given the slot behind johnny. >>> when carson announced his retirement in 1992, nbc executives tapped jay leno as his successor. a crushing blow to letterman who sat down with cbs news back in 1994. >>> i was used goods, i was damaged property. i was yesterday's real estate. i was last night's dinner. >> letterman's loss was cbs' gain. >> we hadn't had a late night for a long time. we were the orphans of late night. >> sir howard stringer was president of cbs at the time. it was his job to woo letterman to the network. >> i went through alan alda and mary tyler moore and all the great stars of cbs and i said, this is a classy place. you belong here. >> the pitch worked. helped out shirley but a $14 million contract. >> i would like to thank them for their generosity. >> letterman had his 11:30 time slot. cbs had its star. in august of 1993, david letterman stepped on to the st

we'll break down the trump-letterman feud next. >>> up next, donald trump and david letterman go head-to-head over mitt romney. >>> the big finish, mike papantonio and sarah palin's hope of a brokered convention. don't forget to tweet us using #edshow, we're right back. they'll s ave you by switching, you'd have, like, a ton of dollars. but how are they saving you those dollars? a lot of companies might answer "um" or "no comment." then there's esurance. born online, raised by technology, and majors in efficiency. so whatever they save, you save. hassle, time, paperwork, hair-tearing-out, and, yes, especially dollars. esurance. insurance for the modern world. click or call. >>> this morning, donald trump took a break from recording robo calls for mitt romney to take a cheap shot at david letterman with this tweet. the show has become boring and mundane, somehow every time i look i can't help thinking of the world shattering poor performance of the academy awards a number of years ago. anyway, i hope he gets it together. what is going on here? trump's problem is personal. it goes back to last

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top ten things letterman staffers wanted to say to him.re mostly rude including number one delivered by his bandleader and sidekick. >> paul schafer, ladies and gentlemen, 30 years, 1982. >> i got nothing to say to that [ bleep ]. >> there you go, ladies and gentlemen. >>> how about that for congratulations. after thanking the staff, letterman introduced howard stern who appeared on the showman i times. letterman showed a photo from 1984. stern suggested that he burn it. >>> now to sports. miami against the bucs in milwaukee. early on, lebron james looked like he could win it for the heat by himself, including a huge jam late in the first quarter. james scored 40 in the game. that was not enough. milwaukee's jennings came on strong with 31 points including three-pointers. the bucs win 105-97. ? >>> in philadelphia the 76ers blocked a shot by derrick rose and followed with a fast break. it was finished with a flourish. they beat the bulls 98-82. their fourth straight win. >>> in college hoops, texas a&m hosted baylor and the aggie gave the

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. >>> the david letterman show celebrates a milestone. we have those stories and more in this look of entertainment. >> reporter: late show host david letterman celebrated his 30th anniversary on television. he began his late night career in 1982 as host of nbc's late night with david letterman. he hit the air on cbs in 1993. letterman's top ten list included things staffers would like to say to dave on his 30th anniversary. >> number three. >> you're incompetent. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: lisa marie presley opened a new exhibit at graceland to hon ear late -- honor her late father. she posed in front of an installation of her childhood nursery. she was personally involved in the development and planning. it will remain part of the graceland v.i.p. tour through february 2014. another hollywood actress is appearing in a sexy billboard ad for pita. penelope justice is say nothing to fur. the ad is in new york's city garment district just in time for fashion week. similar bill hoards are planned for -- billboards are planned for p

eli gets his trophy this morning, then he went to disneyland and he's on letterman tonight. the giants will be honored in a parade in manhattan tomorrow. why wait till tomorrow. some of the giants honored at the garden during a game against utah. where they witnessed another set back for carmelo anthony who had to leave the game with groin pain. >>> the sooners got 12 points from andrew fitzgerald from owins mills. the tigers have a player from reynolds town. kim english, he got 12. the tigers again now ranked fifth in the nation. terps at clemson tomorrow ,,,,,, [ female announcer ] there's surprising news about whole grain and the cereals your kids love. ♪ now all general mills big g kid cereals have more whole grain than any other ingredient. the same great taste they love in cereals like lucky charms and cinnamon toast crunch with whole grain that they need. just look for the white check, only on general mills big g kid cereals, the delicious way to help them grow up strong. now with more whole grain than any other ingredient. >>> there were some electrifying moves on di

. >>> over on cbs, david letterman marks his 30th anniversary.ill murray started the festivities last night. a cup cake and 30 burning candles. the 30th anniversary show won't be an extravaganza because letterman does not like drawing attention to himself. >>> can't get enough of the republican presidential race? you can do 2008 all over again thanks to hbo. "game change." the look at john mccain's last months of his campaign. including a choice of running mate. >> this is sarah. ♪ american woman said get away ♪ american woman >> the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? lipstick. >> ed harris plays john cain. >> thought for sure tina fey would get that job. that lives up to the moment. neil lane bridal from hollywood's premiere jewelry designer. - the setting has to be perfect. it's where the diamond lives. - uniquely beautiful hand-crafted rings with diamonds hand-selected by kay, the newest reason kay is the number one jewelry store in america. neil lane bridal. forever begins here. >>> updating the day's top stories, mitt romney cru

. >>> on this 30th anniversary show last night, david letterman cracked that when he started on tv hell had his own hair and heart. he welcomed howard stern to help him mark the big occasion. >> some long-time staffers did their top tens. one told letterman he was incompetent. >>> coming up next, the artist who is about to be worth almost $250 million because of facebook. >>> and joan rivers channeling cheech & chong. stick around for this story. my name is ed pines, and i've been growing oranges for tropicana for 15 years. we nurture the trees all year long to harvest the fruit at the right moment. this is perfect for tropicana. at tropicana, we pick the oranges at the peak of freshness. it's all about growing the best orange to get the best juice. i love growing oranges. ♪ but one is so clever that your skin looks better even after you take it off. neutrogena® healthy skin liquid makeup. 98% saw improved skin. does your makeup do that? neutrogena® cosmetics. what do you do when you can no longer get around like you used to? when you fear losing your independence? who do you call? ca

. >>> bill murray turns up on david letterman that is always good. this time with uniforms and field goal picking, especially good. >>> you heard newt gingrich going after president obama for his singing at the apollo theert. the first lady of the united states has a different view on her husband's performance. that clip and a check on weather when "way too early" comes right back. >>> the true of the shuttle columbia did not return safely to earth yet we can pray that all are safely home. nyquil: you know i relieve coughs, sneezing, fevers? tylenol: me, too. and nasal congestion. nyquil:what? tissue box (whispering): he said nasal congestion... nyquil: i heard him. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't. okay... is this where we're at now, we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet honey clusters... actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fibe

. >> even david letterman has lin fever. his top ten list on the bay area native of the new york knicks coming up. with the los angeles cou >>> welcome back, 4:41. a death certificate has been filed for whitney houston with the los angeles county department of health. it says that the possible singer will be buried in westfield, new jersey, at the cemetery where her father was laid to rest in 2003. the document lists the manner of death as pending investigation with the immediate cause of death listed as deferred. investigators are waiting for toxicology test results which could still take a few weeks. there are no plans for a public memorial but her funeral will be live online. the saturday service in new jersey is invitation-only at the request of the family. fans though have been placing flowers just outside new hope baptist church, where houston sang when she was a child. >>> 4:42 now. the house and senate could vote tomorrow to extend the payroll tax cut to the end of the year. negotiators sealing an agreement on capito

letterman is a big colts fan.nd he prodded eli on whether or not peyton would return to the colts. >> and you know that you are my favorite manning. i mean, i told you this before. >> many times. i get a christmas gift from you every year. >> how is your brother, what's going on there. >> whe's doing well. he's in good spirits. he's healthy, now it's just about getting to 100% where he can physically make all the throws. >> will he still be in indianapolis do you think? >> i do not know that. >> you know. >> i don't know. >> yes, you do. yes, you do. you know. >> i don't know. >> don't lie to me. >> he knows. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," if you can't beat them, join them. president obama tells his campaign to start going after that super pac cash to keep up with the flood of it on the republican side. we'll talk about what this means for the general election just ahead. . and when we come back here, we'll huddle up around the water cooler to watch iran's latest threat. 3500 armed female ninja

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. >>> it was 30 years ago tonight that david letterman first hosted his own late-night talk show.terman began on nbc, innovative late night on february 1, 1982, when he was bypassed to replace johnny carson on the tonight show in 1993 jumped over to our network, cbs, and hosted "the late show" ever since. tonight's guest, one of his favorites, howard stern. >> howard stern. that should be fun. >> yeah. i hear he doesn't like to draw a lot of attention to himself. so he is going to down play it a little bit but he has a couple of special things to do. >> the network isn't downplaying it which is understandable. >> and they shouldn't. it's a big deal. >>> on to nevada now. mitt romney snags another win. what happened this first primary season. >> and a skunk invasion. why the smelly creatures are flocking to northern. we'll tell you why when -- flocking to northern california. we'll tell you why when we come back. >>> the whole school behind me is calling in sick today. we'll tell you about the flu outbreak coming up. waiting to go home" " a bay area schoo sed for >>> your realtime

david letterman had the honor of revealing the cover model, kate upton. the magazine's 2011 rookie of the year. she happens to be the niece of republican congressman fred upton of michigan. see, we made a political tie-in. last night, kate and nine other models stopped by the late show in new york city to deliver the top ten reasons why this year's swimsuit edition is the best ever. >> number 9, jessica gomes. >> where else can you see nearly naked women except everywhere on the internet? >> good point. alyssa miller, number 7. >> forget number 7. i just want to stand here and look hot. >> number 5. genevieve martin. >> like the late show, sports illustrated is made from 99% recycled material. >> number 2, kate upton. >> the art department was able to airbrush my mustache. >> the number one reason this year's sports illustrated issue with the best one ever. irene a shake. >> it's not -- but it looks like. >> coming up at the top of the hour on morning joe, president obama hit the road telling the country we must raise taxes on the rich. republicans tend t

david letterman poked some fun at the awards show. his top ten list was interesting facts about the grammy awards. >> here's a look at some of the lists present by the foo fighters who will perform at the show. >> here we go. number 10: is it l treasure... flushed down the >> even we don't know the difference between record of the year and album of the year. >> lil wayne will be performing with his older brother medium sized wayne. >> every year since 1995, we have won the grammy for fighting foo. >> there you go. >> who knew. >> that's you. >> i'll take it. 4:57. >>> a sentimental treasure flushed down the toilet. >> how a north bay woman got her prized possession back. we'll tell you. >> and a motive into why a federal agent was shot. the disturbing details revealed in some new court documents. that and much more coming up. >>> and an overnight fire at a lumberyard. people could see the smoke from the highway here in the north bay. the pictures of the flames and tell you what happened coming up. >>> "occupy cal" has resurfaced at th

fresh off his big super bowl winning, eli manning appearing on the late show with david letterman. we have some excerpts from that, pretty funny, coming up. ,,,, year. >>> president obama wants to spend more than half a billion dollars on alzheimer's research next year. the national institutes of health currently spends $450 million a year on the disease. today mr. obama plans to ask congress for an additional $80 million in 2013. this is part of the administration's strategy to combine research into treatments with steps to help affected families cope with the illness. >>> today is the first multi- state contest in this presidential primary season. it could provide a little momentum and some bragging rights for at least one of the republican candidates. caucuses in colorado and minnesota will help determine a combined 70 delegates, but those delegates won't be award immediately. polls show that rick santorum, who struggled in recent contests, could do well in both states. >> you have an opportunity in colorado to reset this race. >> ron paul hopes to do well there as well since he

letterman began as nbc innovative late night on february 1, 1982. >> he jumped to cbs in 1993. and he has hosted "the late show" ever since. letterman's contract expires this summer but a new deal is said to be in the works to keep him on board through 2014. you have to keep him. >> he has howard stern tonight and a couple of surprises so tune in tonight to check it out. >>> it is 6:53. no school today for hundreds of bay area students. >> that's right. we'll tell you about a severe outbreak that's forcing them to stay home and why that bug may have spread beyond campus. wash your hands. ,,,, a bay area school shut down today.. because of a severe outbreak. akovec is at saint >>> welcome back. 6:56. there is a bay area school that's shut down today because of a severe outbreak. anne makovec is at saint ignatius prep school in san francisco and is not touching anything. >> reporter: i am not touching anything. you're absolutely right. hand sanitizer is a must around these parts. that's because 200 students here at this high school have gotten sick so far. that's 10% of the popul

how david letterman is marking a big milestone tonight. >> i'm so sorry, mrs.einfeld, you're number 2 on the list. >> fir matthew broderick. now another celebrity looking back on old times. a "seinfeld" reunion, that and more when we come back. me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. company is recalling millions of pa >>> welcome back. 5:53. we're going to talk about health news here. despite what they're talking about over there. a major drug company is recalling millions of packets of birth control pills. pfizer is recalling 14 lots of lo/ovral-28 tablets as well as generics. it could leave women with an inadequate dose of hormones and pfizer says there is no health danger for the error, although it raises the risk of pregnancy. >>> a new study from ucla shows that alcohol can extend a worm's life. researchers found a tiny amount from wine, beer or another cocktail doubles a worm's life- span. [ laughter ] >> of course they do this at ucla. they can't explain why. around half of worms' genes correspond to human ones which may he

david letterman got in on the jeremy lin word game.-- we've collected for you the worst possible jeremy lin puns. at number seven, lin-tenational house of lin cakes. does this look lin-effected to you. number three, jeremy lin sauce with linguine. number two, lin-tercourse. you have to be lin it to lin it. there you go. >> that was mine. i said lin it to win it a couple days ago. i wonder if david letterman gets up early and watches our show. >> lin, win, not a big stretch. >> still ahead, exclusive information coming in on whitney houston's final days, saying she was complaining loud and often her drinks were not strong enough, this at 10:00 in the morning. you're watching "early start." sovereign of the security line. you never take an upgrade for granted. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i deserve this. [ male announcer ] you do, business pro. you do. go national. go like a pro. hey, it's sandra --

thing staffers would like to say on the 30th anniversary is paul shaffer -- >> 3 decades of david letterman and how he marked a milestone. good morning, washington continues. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> wake up on this thursday, february 2. >> glad to be with you this morning, will it be an early spring or six more weeks of winter? all eyes are on the tiny town of punxsutawney, pa. buried in a little more than one hour, punxsutawney phil will emerge to make it officials. >> look at that party. >> and they start bright and early. >> they started last night. we go to adam caskey with the first check of today's forecast. >> we have potomac phil. we have some areas of rain this morning alike yesterday. we will start the day dampen clear out into sunshine this afternoon. you can see areas of rain right along 66 all the way from front royal east to the beltway and in southern maryland. 49 degrees in the district and 46 in leesburg and now 50 in culpeper. some rain through about 11:00 a.m. and the sky will clear this afternoon. it is not as warm as yester

. >> as the hopefuls waited anxiously on the letterman show, it was 19-year-old kate upton who got theed spot. it features baltimore's own michael phelps, posing with a famous swim suit model. >> letterman was really funny when he did this last night, tried to get the girls angry and start flipping over turn tur when they -- furniture when they lost. they were good sports. >> that's quite a cover. >>> we're out of mild ,,,,,,,,,, >>> top marks once again. that must be -- where is this? santa moni. why are we showing this? >> just for torture. >> there we go. >> 3,000 miles away. >> for a second, i thought, now, that can't be ocean city. >> no, it's not. >>> we do have a few showers around the region, after a really nice day. it was sunny for about four or five hours this afternoon. temperatures in the low to mid- 50s. right now, a few light sprinkles and showers across the region. not going to last long. not going to amount to much. but it will just get your car a little dirty. of course, all of the salt all over the roads, pretty hard to keep a car clean these days. let's take a look

. >> 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

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ç that row is for letterman. come back in 24 years. [ laughter ] >> stephen: alright.take the "world's sexiest grandpa" mug. >> good choice. steencht thanks very much. well, that's it. i would love to keep doing the show but i -- [audience reacts] oh no! can i get another? >> 1,000 tickets. >> stephen: well, i'll see you tomorrow, everybody. good night. [cheer

. >> that's david letterman poking fun at newt gingrich.this weekend campaigning for super tuesday. earlier gingrich was in california talking taxes and energy. >> think we have to go through a series of tax changes. i've advocated zero capital gains and 100% expensing so people can write off gains. so our companies can compete with china and india and be successful. i also advocate we end the death tax so we do not punish families for working all their lives and being successful and i'm proposing a 15% flat tax so you can either keep the current tax code with all of its paperwork or something they've done in hong kong for years, you can actually adopt mouch you put in, 15% and it's done. so i think it's very important. the other thing i want to comment on that i'm giving a speech about later on today, i really believe that the real lesson of the middle east and the real lesson of the iranians trying to practice closing the straits of hormuz, the real thing is for u.s. to become energy-independent. if you look at north dakota, you have a cl

. >> letterman had them on last night. i saw a clip of that. going to be on the "today" show this morning. yes, i've done my research. >> you have definitely. >> in the name of journalism. >> very smart of you. >>> and this comes from our friends at cnbc and usa network here in new york city where the dogs have taken over the town. the 136th annual westminster dog show and a pekingese won for the second year in a row as top toy. how cute. he could grab best in show honors tonight. there are more than 2,000 entries and 185 breeds this year. martha stewart's entry g.k. took home best breed. of course, the stars of the show are all being pampered backstage, hair styling and all. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> well, you may kiss the bride was announced nearly 600 times in peru. valentine's day came early as hundreds of couples said "i do" in a mass wedding. romance filled the air as brides and grooms of all the ages gathered to tie the knot. as the newlyweds kissed, families toa

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hey, has letterman tweeted me?steve: i haven't seen anything. >> jimmy: he's been trying to -- i've been trying to get a hold of david letterman -- >> steve: right. >> jimmy: -- through twitter. and i just don't think he's doing it right. [ laughter ] he's awful at it. he shouldn't tweet, he should just call me. >> steve: he should just call you on the phone. he's got your number. >> jimmy: he tweets, he calls me "dude." [ laughter ] >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: and he thinks "dude"'s going to get to me. like, he thinks that's my -- >> steve: that's the way kids talk. >> jimmy: -- that's my name on twitter. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: so he tweeted, "dude, my finger is bleeding." [ laughter ] and he wants to get it to me. so, somehow, some people got it to me. but i tweeted him back like, "i don't think you should be doing this." you should stop. you should stop tweeting, yeah. and i just don't know if he's heard my word, or -- >> steve: you should call him. >> jimmy: why? i think he should make the first move. [ laught

i like to do comedy in the banjo show, things i could use on letterman or leno. then, none of that worked out. it is really just its own thing. but i have been getting a lot of laughs for myself and followers. i found myself a lot running into my wife and saying, listen to this. and it is amusing. tavis: you are up to 1.7 million followers. that you are way low. i'm mad about 2.3 million. tavis: my research -- >> it is all on the internet. it is the one thing that you could actually research on the internet and get the facts. sorry, i'm coughing. because he said the word fact. that does not work. that and the internet to not go together. tavis: what do you make of how fast that number has grown? >> i feel good about it. i feel good. instead of going to for northside fixed, it keeps going up. tavis: where their managers, agents, advisers who told you not to do this? because a lot of folks get in trouble. >> one of my earliest tweets, i actually got a few, i only had a few followers at the time, and i will probably get in trouble for saying this, but i said this ve

. >>> jon stewart making the rounds last night stopping by david letterman. >> the guy i feel worse forromney. >> mitt? >> well, not just for that. because he's the guy you know is like considers himself next in line, the guy at line at the deli, but i'm number six. but they don't like him. the voters. >> yes. >> and he's like -- because he wants to be a regular guy but he can't be himself. he puts on jeans but you know he's got his suit pants underneath it. like he's in a bar, sure, i used to hang out in this bar. get me one of those malted hop drinks. like he's -- nothing is authent authentic. i realize that rick santorum is the guy mitt romney's pretending to be. now they're up against each other in these debates and there's a certain inauthentic quality. >> yeah. he reminds me of the guy that you see on the package of underpants. you and i look at these two different ways. >> oh, dave. still got it. >>> still ahead on "way too early." "morning joe" is just moments away. [ cell phon e rings ] [ cell [ female announcer ] with secret outlast, conquer your busy day. ♪ burn! let's do it!