the person who deserved to get it was david letterman. he didn't get it. jay leno got it. >> leno, who earlier rode his motorcycle into a news conference hosted by nbc entertainment president warren littlefield, still has a bruised ego about the way the network wavered in its support for him. >> when we found out that leno was going to get the tonight show, we were all obviously. >> depressed. we felt like we were being punished for making fun of them and not cooperating and not being as collaborative as we could have been. uh, and we also felt like we were being disrespected because we did 11 years of great shows. >> just how off are you? >> by all rights? david letterman should have taken over for johnny carson, but his agent took a very, very aggressive stand. we're going to really control all of the late night. um, it's going to cost you a fortune. and they put our backs to the wall. >> i can only tell you that it has been an honor and a privilege to come into your homes all these years and entertain you. >> and i hope when i find som

>> it was always letterman's dream to be the host of the tonight show.nny carson, rightfully so. >> the big decision that's had the entertainment industry buzzing is due this week that, of course, is the fate of nbc's late night stars jay leno and david letterman. >> most of us thought the person who deserved to get it was david letterman. he didn't get it jay leno got it. >> leno who earlier rode his motorcycle into a news conference hosted by nbc entertainment president warren littlefield, still has a bruised ego about the way the network wavered in its support for him. >> when we found out that leno was going to get the tonight show, we were all obviously depressed. >> we felt like we were being punished for making fun of them and not cooperating and not being as collaborative as we could have been. >> uh and we also felt like we were being disrespected because we did 11 years of great shows just how off are you by all rights david letterman should have taken over for johnny carson. >> but his agent took a very, very aggressive stand. we're going to r

that this will carry on onto 2025 according to letterman pollutants, even lowering the mobilization age to 14 years old won't help ukraine. just a quick reminder right now, only males of 25 years of age and older can be, can be drafted, can be mobilized. and the western partners under mostly the current administration in the united states cooling on key of to low with that age to just 18 years old. now, at the same time, vladimir putin as acknowledge that the presence of the ukrainian of forces in the course region of russia. he is called that basically a crime against the russian nation. and has said that this is quote, unquote, a se, credit duty of the russian armed forces to kick the enemy out. basically giving a rather a broad, a g, a political look, latimer putting those set again, whatever the western nations do to help ukraine it willing to help them and it will only rather escalate the situation between russia and the collective west of letterman, who has expressed consent and i said that essentially russia treats this as concerns the fax that over a 100000 american soldiers rig

and i remember watching her when she was on david letterman many years later.nd so i was weeping uncontrollably in my lounge room watching her on david letterman. >> what's on the cards for you in 2025? >> i want to stay home a bit more and just be downstairs in the studio and messing around and just hang with cecilia, my wife and the dog. it's simple, simple things. >> happy new year, colin. >> happy new year, linda. >> and max. in the coming hours and special, we will have performances from men at work, including the iconic song down under. we'll also have performances and an interview i got with sting when he was touring in atlanta. but right now we're about 15 minutes away from the 9 p.m. fireworks, also known as the children's fireworks, which this year are curated by an indigenous group known as we are warriors. and then, of course, the grand finale at midnight, where the entire sky will be lit up for some seven kilometers over four miles of fireworks from the harbor bridge. the sails of the opera house, skyscrapers, and of course, some floating barges in

frankfurt airport city, managed by front bought the is the state of the new years life from her letterman, a syrian rebel leader is a point in the countries. a new prime minister mohammed overseer will lead an interim authority until march 1st of 2025 of siri, and celebrate the end of the half century and repressive rule. w is in the west coast or bringing the story. and we take a look at turkey's role in the fall, the syrian regime and how it benefits from the allister of us are on the side the article for at least welcome to the program, a syrians to celebrate the fall of the outside regime. the country. now has a new interim prime minister mohammed oversee or previously govern the small revel controlled area. on serious northwest it takes over from the previous prime minister, who has been working with the rebels to coordinate the transfer of power. since the fall, the government of a share is tasked with forming a transitional government and says it's time for stability to come and come and move on your, you know, w correspondence mohammed tre to and stella may not have arrived in dam

here he is no one could go on the david letterman show and try to steer it towards a point of view, orpush something in particular. >> he just wouldn't stand for it. you're on to do one thing and one thing only be as funny as the rest of the show. you know, we could get in a two shot here, dave. >> we could actually send the crew home, couldn't we you know, as a comedian, you want the biggest audience that you could get for dave, he knew a lot of things that he would do. >> were going to alienate people and he didn't care. he wanted his thumbprint out there and that's the most important thing. it's time for small town news paul. >> excuse me. paul, do you have any have any accompanying music here for small town news paul shaffer, ladies and gentlemen, the show making fun of itself and turning itself inside out that way was something kind of new. >> i mean, don't we look like guys that you'd see hanging around together? >> absolutely. would you like to hang around with me? nope how are you doing? >> and i'll say it again. this is the stupidest show i've. >> i thought that i would never

right, david letterman originally had a one hour daytime show and nbc, after like 13 weeks, decided toancel it. >> today is our last show on the air monday. las vegas. have these people been frisked before they. >> it was a dismal failure in terms of the ratings, but not in terms of introducing us to letterman. >> david, thank you for being with us tonight. >> thank you very much for having me. i appreciate it. and in spite of all this nonsense that goes around in the background, stay with it. >> don't give up and stay with us here in new york. we like having i like being here. >> thank you very much. >> dave is back in new york. you're going to host a late night television program that premieres monday night. what are what are critics likely to say tuesday morning? >> i don't much care because i found a way to deal with that. >> pills and whiskey. >> you're on. oh. >> i'm on. i'm sorry. >> enjoying listening to you snort? >> they gave him the late night show after the tonight show. and at the time, people thought, who's going to watch television at 1230 at night? who's up? >> i'll tel

>> letterman said that the louder you yelled it, the more it made him think you were guilty. yeah. >> i mean, i didn't convince him, but i think i convinced donald trump. that's why i got invited on celebrity apprentice. right? i have great respect for your tenacity, for the fact that you just don't give up. but, rod, you're fired. >> what i saw over the course of rod's career was a guy who started off as kind of a charming rogue, and a guy who really did give voice to concerns that people had to someone who became almost a parody of himself. and by the time that trial came around, he really was his own worst enemy in court. >> he thought that the court of public opinion could save him, but he had disturbed forces that decided it was a wrap for you, dude. don't poke the feds, fam. just don't do it. >> they say things take time and effort, but it's worth the wait. i can tell some stories. >> i'm so excited. >> i don't believe twitter brought the world together and the world was not ready to see itself. >> you read the comments. yeah, i might recommend that. you don't. yeah, th

but every holiday, darlene love would go on "letterman" and sing "christmas (baby please come home)."] darlene love is here performing "christmas (baby please come home)" featuring little steven and the disciples of soul. they're all here. [ cheers and applause ] little steven's here too. and another special guest who's fun. guys, we have exactly two shows left before we go on christmas break, which means it's time for that beloved "tonight show" tradition, "12 days of christmas sweaters." here we go. ♪ 12 days of christmas sweaters 2 days left ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's right. every show between now and christmas, we'll be giving one lucky audience member an outrageous christmas sweater from our "countdown to christmas" cabinet. since there are two shows left, let's open door number two. here we go. [ drum roll ] yeah, go for it, bud. here we go. ooh! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] wow. wow. this is nice. [ cheers and applause ] this is nice. oh, can we dim the lights a a little bit? this one sparkles too. look at this. oh, yeah. this is good. all right, now, let's see who

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that this will carry on onto 2025 according to letterman. pooty, even lowering the mobilization age to 14 years old, won't help ukraine. just a quick reminder right now, only males are 25 years of age and older can be, can be drafted, can be mobilized. and the western partners under mostly the current administration in the united states cooling on key of to low with that age to just 18 years old. now at the same time, vladimir putin as acknowledge that the presence of the ukrainian of forces in the course region of russia. he is called that basically a crime against the russian nation. and has said that this is quote, unquote, a safe criminal duty of the russian armed forces to kick the enemy out, basically giving a rather a broader geo political look. lot of my putting those said again, whatever the western nations do to help ukraine, they willing to help them and it will only rather escalate the situation between russia and the collective west. a lot of my food has expressed consent and it said that essentially rushing treats this as can send the faxes over a 100000 american soldiers

help them and it will only rather escalate the situation between russia and the collective west of letterman, who has expressed consent and has said that essentially rushing treats this as concerns a fax that over a 100000 american soldiers right now in europe. and he has said that while russia is not going to get on the minucci bandwagon and just uh, threatening uh was threatening to west with its nuclear capabilities. but still russia has to get ready and has to prepare for every single scenario that is on the table. so you wouldn't be waiting for the to just get someone to do. the military and political situation in the world remains difficult and unstable. bloodshed in the middle east rages on high conflict potential, persists in a number of other regions of the world. we see that the cut into us administration and almost the entire collective west have not abandoned their attempts to maintain global dominance. they continue to impose their so called rules on the world community, which they change time after time twisting them as they see fit. but in fact, there is only one stable room.

that this will carry on onto 2025 according to letterman pollutants, even lowering the mobilization age to 14 years old won't help ukraine. uh, just a quick reminder right now, only males of 25 years of age and older can be, can be drafted, can be mobilized, basically giving a rather a broad, a g, a political look, a lot of my putting those said again, whatever the western nations do to help ukraine, it willing to help them and it will only rather escalate the situation between russia and the collective west. a lot of my food has expressed consent and i said that essentially rushing treats this as concerns to fax over a 100000 american soldiers. right. now, in europe, and he has said that well was russia is not going to get on the minute you bandwagon. and just uh, threatening uh was threatening to westwood, its nuclear capabilities. but still russia has to get ready and has to prepare for every single scenario that is on the table. so you wouldn't slain the police each steps almost 2 days. the military and political situation in the world remains difficult and unstable. bloodshed in th

remember letterman, how moving, like that. more like dr. j going around the nba. you know, what's it more like? >> i think it's larry bird's last season, right? >> well, his ended abruptly with a bad back, so that actually might be -- >> doesn't fit because you're going on to play for another team. >> that's right. >> our team with us full time. >> yeah. >> i don't know, is it -- >> i've asked for the foo fighters to play me out like david letterman. >> yeah. >> they haven't responded yet to our request. i'm not sure that's going to happen or not. >> we'll be reaching out. >> yes, see if they're available. >> in the corner near rattner. >> we look forward to you and your new iteration. >> thank you, guys. appreciate it. >>> we begin with president-elect's warning to senate republicans, opposed to some of his cabinet nominations. in a wide-ranging news conference from his palm beach estate yesterday, the president-elect was asked about lawmakers who don't support his picks. here is what he said. >> senators who oppose your nominees, your cabinet knock-knees, should

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and i remember watching her when she was on david letterman many years later.was weeping uncontrollably in my lounge room watching her on david letterman. >> what's on the cards for you in 2025? >> i want to stay home a bit more and just be downstairs in the studio and messing around and just hang with cecilia, my wife and the dog. it's simple, simple things. >> happy new year, colin. >> happy new year, linda. >> and still ahead, six time tony winner audra mcdonald is wowing broadway audiences as mama rose in gypsy, the iconic musical. packing them in heading into a new year. >> hi, i'm naomi osaka, and i'm wishing you all a healthy and happy new years. >> hi, i'm kay nishikori. >> i would like to wish everyone healthy and happy new year. >> hank used to suffer from what felt like a cold and flu medicine hangover in the morning. then he switched to mucinex nightshift. mucinex is uniquely formulated to leave your system faster, so you wake up ready to go. dry mucinex nightshift and feel the difference. >> psoriatic arthritis symptoms can be unpredictable. >> one

watched late-night television over the last 60 years or so from steve allen and johnny carson to david lettermanaw the deck of cards. reach in your left pocket, please. jack of hearts -- what's the card? >> jack of hearts, langs. >> long before he appeared a staggering 88 times on the tonight show, george kresge was a boy growing up in new jersey reading the comic strip mandrake the magician. he began as a mentalist making bold predictions by reading body language and using the power of suggestion. in 1964 he made his first television appearance on "the steve allen show" under the name the amazing kresgean and was a favorite of johnny carson. >> is the last digit a 5 or a 3? >> 3. >> it is a 3? would you have placed -- stop me and put the win on 143. >> correct. >> john? >> it is 143. >> kresgkin wrote books sharing the secrets of his gift and had his own syndicated tv show and even a milton bradley board game. he made annual new year's day predictions about everything from the super bowl to presidential elections. john malkavich played in "the great buck howard." at the shows where in his trade

> john: well, we do remember back in the late 1990s when al gore brought an ashtray on the david lettermanuble hearing you. >> john: all right, there was a moment from back in the 1990s were al gore was pointing out that a government-purchased ashtray cost 50 times more than if you bought it and your local store. congressman, thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> appreciate it. >> john: watch to see what d.o.g.e. comes up with peered. >> sandra: john, we are awaiting that extradition hearing for the suspected killer of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. we are watching for any developments, and we will bring you those as soon as we get them. that is a live shot where we could be seeing him shortly. former assistant u.s. attorney andy mccarthy is on deck. he will join us next. (vo) these days, $20 won't get you far. but at red lobster, you're big shrimpin' baby! it's shrimp your way. choose 3 flavors for $20*, like crispy dragon shrimp. get to big shrimpin' today, only at red lobster. ♪ ♪ >> sandra: all right, we are watching live there in hollidaysburg p.a. that is the b

lilly tomlin, steve martin, david letterman, lorne michaels, neil simon, carol burnett, and our nexteers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> seth: billy, it is so good to have you back. it's so good to have you bk. >> i'm waving to the band. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> how are you? it's great to be back. >> seth: good. it's nice to have you here. it's nice to have you back in new york city. i apologize for the weather. it's a little cold. >> oh, man. cold. very cold. >> seth: well you -- i mean you used to live here. you know what it's like. >> yeah, but i've been in california a long time. >> seth: so is this a shock to your system? >> oh, yeah. yeah, blood gets very thin, and if it gets below 72, i need a wrap. [ light laughter ] >> seth: but -- you grew up here. you were a kid here. what was it like being a -- do you remember that? >> yes, i do. >> seth: oh, that's very nice of you. [ laughter ] >> do you remember that, pop? when you were a kid, pop. do you remember when you were a kid? you look like you but smaller. do you remember that? [ light laughte