he had been talking to lorne about the possibility of being on this new show. i said, do you have any hints you can give me so i can have a leg up in this meeting? he said, well, he used to write for woody allen. he used to produce monty python specials. oh, and he hates mimes. lorne hates mimes. the bulls up a chair and give him this poem with 1100 jokes in it. he opens it. he reads the first joke. egos, u -- he goes, uh-huh, good. then he closes the book. i wrote 1100 jobs over two days, and he reads one joke. i wrote a jokes and the post office was about to issue a stamp commemorating prostitution in the united states. 10 cents, but if you want to lick it, it is a quarter. [laughter] he said, good. good. he said, tell me, how much money do you need to live on? i said, well, i am making $2.75 an hour at the deli. match it. [laughter] he said, well, tell me a little bit more about yourself. acted it to mean before he committed this kind of cash, he wanted to see what he was buying. i said, with the allen is my idol. i love monty python. but if there is one mim

lorne says to the cameramen, follow that horse. gilda says, i am is so upset, i am going to throw myself out a window. it was all good. you make adjustments and move forward. whew. [laughter] [applause] >> who knew 37 years later you would be in this situation. >> it was all building to this moment. >> a nice segue. >> i had to bring it back. >> given that, well -- will there be a "lunatics 2"? >> absolutely not. yes, i do not even care if we have a book. it is like going on tour with alan zweibel. very entertaining. like watching him try to find the gate at the airport. >> you make it seem like i am the rain man. >> he would be able to find the gates at the airport. [laughter] you see the parents with the thing that connects their wrists to the children. that is what i need with him. >> alan on book tour, you have to go to many different cities and make connections. you pack a small carry-on suitcase. when we met for the book tour in new york, alan had a suitcase that had wheels. it would not go in the overhead. the question was,

who is lorne michaels? no. laura or tracey? laura? who is tina fey? picked the obvious one.) i'e "30 rock" for $400. who is alec baldwin? um, let's eat thai for $400. what is a pepper? be more specific? what is a... thai pepper? well, we'll give you it on "pepper." it's a chili pepper. go again. uh, let's eat thai, $600. what is soup? let's eat thai, $800. what iy? uh, let's eat thai, $1,000. what are soybeans? no. tracey or a.j.? made from fermented fish. a.j., back to you. um, 8-letter crossword clues, $200. what is porridge? 8-letter, $400. what is practice? uh, 8-letter, $600. what is paradise? i'll take "30 rock" for $600. who is tracy morgan? tracy morgan or tracy jordan, yes. either one acceptable. good. i'll take "30 rock" for $800. who is kenneth parcell? i'll take "30 rock" for $1,000.

bolivia became the third latin american country to offer him asylum that snowden became the latest lorn in the obama administration's side last month after leaking details of a global spy program and he's now he has the story of how one was a blow or has spurred a diplomatic spat between the americas i think snowden's longest spices up with a latin american twist a glimmer of hope after living in limbo for weeks then as well as nicaragua and bolivia offered the n.s.a. leaker asylum after european countries rejected his official request for most of the week if snowden himself didn't know where his future would be taking him then we certainly did and this really it was thought ecuador might be a possibility but president caray is sentiment toward snowden shifted suddenly saying their help with initial transport documents was a mistake venezuela's madeira made his country's stance clear this weekend saying snowden can come and live in the land of chavez quote away from the persecution of american imperialism but only after bolivia's ever morale us was detained and denied airspace over euro

that, lorne. >> he was very sort of longsuffering and understandably so.h and they add 8:00 to it, that's hard, specially when you have 20 minutes left. >> i grew up watching "saturday night live." that was appointment television in our house. i am a big fan of yours. what was it like being a woman in comedy in the 1970s? was it rough? >> yeah, yeah, it was hard but i wasn't really in comedy. i came from improv and it was comedy but it was also really topical. so, basically, my focus was on news and making everything topical. the comedy came out of that. so i was never in stand-up. i never worked alone. that would be very, very difficult. i can't imagine what it would be like for a woman in the '70s to do that. there were women that did that back then. but it was hard to be accepted within the realm, because comedy at that time was very masculine, very mean-spirited, very ard-hitting and women were considered too soft to be funny, because you really had to blow something up in order to make people laugh. i don't think that's true. >> great to see you. >> g

he went on to say that last year he wanted to leave, but lorne michaels convinced him to stay becauseh his impersonations not only biden, but mitt romney which he did a good job of. bill hader and fred armisen also announced they won't be there in the fall. an entire new cast. >> awe big shoes to fill. >> i guess you should sign up before political presidential season. get that part. ride the wave. >> ride the wave. >> no more election, so hit the road. >>> adam levine dates models, a heartbreaker. dated models in succession. >> a good-looking guy. >> talented. sings. all love a singer. in a little hot water. he told his ex about the model he is engaged to now by text message according to "the new york post." apparently she is heartbroken by this. i guess, what do you do, though? i mean -- that's the -- not sure which one is the ex. which one, anyway, they're both beautiful and blonde. >> one has a broken heart. >> if i haven't talked in a while, do i call you up, by the way, we haven't talked, i'm getting married. almost being obnoxious. >> if they weren't dating why does he have to

they are going after lauren, liz, and saying lorn is not a credible witness at aca, helping to put theeal together. they are saying she actually knew about john's role in picking the assets for the deal that he then shorted. they are going after her, also going after goldman sachs executive, waivers back and forth on the knowledge of john's role in the deal. we did speak to a top attorney for tourre telling fox business when we asked, why did the fcc call parts of the evidence, quote, circumstantial? because it is. there's e-mails stitched together that the fcc is ramping up misunderstandings and e-mails and accuracies, and infercheses from e-mails into a federal case that no one in court, no investor in court, stood up and pointed their finger saying, you misled me by not disclosing the name to us, and that's why we invested. there's more information coming out. the jury, liz, can rule or decide, rather that tourre is guilty of lesser charges of negligence and wrecklessness. they did not focus on the strongest part of the case, and that is the actual deal documents that went out to in

. >> reporter: and starring love-lorne rosario and carolina governor, mark sanford. >> the bottom line is, i've been unfaithful to my wife. >> reporter: voters didn't care. they recast him as a member of congress, with the other woman, now his fiancee, proudly at his side. >> i want to acknowledge, not just second chances. but third, fourth, fifth -- >> reporter: it's becoming a time-honored ritual. think former president bill clinton, among others. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman, miss lewinsky. >> i had a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. >> reporter: why are e penting bad boys so appealing? they can seem more human. >> personal family versus a public or professional family, someone being caught with their hand in the till, different than somewhere it shouldn't be outside of marriage. >> reporter: we don't want to suggest that a sex scandal is a good political strategy. and silda spitzer who was at his size when he resigned, a notable no-show. not clear if she'll be involved at all. >> she was not campaigning yesterday

lorne has been kicking butt for 33 of the 38 years. i'm done. coming back next fall. >> you won't be back in the fall. >> bill: that's tough. that's tough. he's good. and that's the first time -- there were rumors he was on his way out. >> a lot of people thought he was going to leave. >> bill: first time he said i'm out of here this fall. >> it is very interesting. there was a mass exodus of good people 15, 20 years ago and snl went through a rough spot. >> for the first time in a really long time, "saturday night live" has been very, very good consistently. they had a really good cast. very funny. >> bill: jason sudeikis may be best known for his impression of joe biden. >> i love john mccain, he's one of my dearest friends but at the same time he's also dangerously unbalanced. [ laughter ] >> bill: i think that's true. a lot coming up this hour from congresswoman donna edwards and also danny tanner who is the communications director for the democratic governor's association. two big governors races coming up this year. but first... >> announc

that is why i co-sponsored the student loan relief act which extends the 3.4 student lorne interest rateupon my colleagues in both the house and the senate to take action so that college remains within reach to all americans who dream about earning a degree. starting a business, or shaping the future. thank you very much. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize and honor the community service of mr. tony campbell. tony moved to kingman, arizona, in 2001 to become general manager of route 66 motor sports, also known as mother road harley-davidson. he also joined the chamber of commerce and began leading his community, constantly finding ways to lift others up as he strived to better the lives of those around him. he organized what would become one of the chamber's signature fundraisers, the harley raffle dinner. he loves his motorcycles. in 2009 after eight years of service with the kingman chamber of commerce, he

. >>> want to check the forecast now with meteorologist christina lorne.> welcome to "today" on this thursday morning, july the 18th, 2013, wrapping up a concert outside. along with al roker and broadway superstar vanessa williams helping us out this week while natalie is out on royal baby watch. vanessa is starring with cecily tyson at t tyson on broadway currently. >> so you come here. >> go and do a matinee. >> and another show after that? >> back at 7:00 for another show. >> and you have a 13-year-old in camp that you're managing in the city. >> that i pick up at 4:00 after this. >> you look so fresh. >> makeup and hair. >> not to mention it's 130 degrees outside. >> but it's a dry heat. >> i heard somebody say this would be the hottest day of the year in new york. >> yesterday we hit 97. we might get to 98 today. >> 98? >> with a feels like temperature of about 104. although i think, once you get past 98, does that six degrees make much of a big difference? i feel pretty fresh right now at 98. 104, oh. >> it ruins everything. let me tell you the worst