louis c.k.. (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) louis. thank you, hi. >> jon: you bringing it, you're bringing the sexy. what, where-- what, what, why-- you know, you are exploding in a way that is, you're now like an internet-- you've got the show but then you found a way to circumvent ticketmaster, you figured out a way that people don't have to pay taxes on toiletries. you somehow but it's -- -- you got in hot water. >> i had this weird thing that happened, i was on vacation. i was in vermont being in the green of america. >> were you teaching them how to get sap out of trees your way. >> that's right. >> and so i was in vermont and i was watching tv in a hotel room and-- it is making new-- i wasn't reading the internet at the time because that is how i go on vacation. i really hate the internet. i just stopped -- >> i am watching tv and paging me laugh so i wrote a tweet and said your show makes me laugh. i future down and two days later i go home and read these bloggers and hollywood

louis, once they got past st. louis and st. charles, things changed because there were no places that they could look forward to for a warm meal around the fireplace and bed to he couldn't handle it. it's also a book recently written about three years ago, and tom danisi thinks that he had malaria. now, there's five types of malaria, which i never knew, but he was subject to two of them, one in the brain and one in his abdomen and he was in excruciating pain whenever they would kick up, particularly the ones in the abdomen, and he was using opium and alcohol to temper his feelings, and he was -- he had been called back to washington by thomas jefferson because he had not written the journals as he had promised to do, translating them into a written form and printing them, and he ended up on the path that runs between nachas and nashville, and that night he showed very peculiar symptoms and behavior. two shots were fired. they think he committed suicide. there's also another story that people tell, and with justification and wit

louis fair. companies tended to use their awards as advertising after the fact, so on their boxes they would say gold medal or in here it says highest award, st. louis, 1904. they would have replicas of the medals so that people could know that this is a wonderful product because it won an award at a fair, and during the late 19th, early 20th century, having that award was a key part of promoting items that they were selling. we have a couple of things from the jefferson guard. it was essentially a police force that was done particularly for the state fair for the st. louis world's fair. we have a badge there. we also have, and it was 1904 so they didn't just have the weapons that we would think of today. they did actually have swords, and we're lucky enough to have the scabbard, the belt and the sword itself which is numbered. there were a limited number created just for the jefferson guard to use only during the exposition. the men who formed part of the guard, a lot of them would have been ret

louis 1904. they would have replicas of the medals so that people could know that this is a wonderful product because it won an award at a fair. and during the late 19, early 20th century, having that award was a key part of promoting items that they were selling. we have a couple things from the jefferson guard. it was essentially a police force that was done, particularly for the state fair, for the st. louis world's fair. we have a badge there. we also have -- it was 1904, so they didn't just have a weapons we would think of today, they did actually have swords. and we're lucky enough to have the scabbard, the belts and the sword itself, which was numbered. there was a limited number that were created just for the jefferson guard to use only during the exposition. a man who farmed pa formed part guard, they would have been retired military. some of them would have still been civil war veterans, veterans of the spanish american war. i think in some ways it was ceremonial, it was an honor for th

louis. my old -- my whole family is from st. louis. and when i sat down with a raspberry and lemonade, i knew. tavis: it sounds like divine intervention. >> so much of the story parallel her real life. i could not believe it. you stole my story. it was on the point, but it was perfect. it was a perfect storm in a sense that energy wise, and again, she is just like that. really funny, creative, unique, some it feels special. there is that by. we were talking about this backstage. chemistry is not something you expect. you cast people for their professionalism, but then the chemistry happens, and it is something that makes coming to work fine. tavis: but to your point, if that does not happen, everything else can be right, but if there is no chemistry -- >> here is the thing i love about it, and we talked about this early on. what kind of husband and wife do you plan in this thing? a lot of times, the husband and wife are the butt of each other's jokes. she says something snappy, and he walks

louis.use he always felt better about the fact that he had the columbia within his grasp and then levine kind of jerked away from him at the last minute. levine was the first transatlantic airline passenger. he jumped into the plane at the very last minute. lindberg went across on made 20-21. chamberlain and levine -- lindberg went across in may. chamberlain and levine went across in june. they went to berlin. they went farther than lindbergh had come and levine was the only flyer who did not receive a letter of commendation from calvin coolidge. and the jewish population in brooklyn had a fit about that. so that's levine. levine is the villain, the set piece. many newspaperman called him a madman because he's always changing his mind, or he was labeled as a man who was not lindbergh. but in many ways he was the most like lindbergh of any of the flies. he was an outsider. he doted on his plane. he was uncomfortable in society. he was a gambler in terms of gambling about life and death. i mea

louis. st. louis, 105 yesterday. the hot he have spot in the middle of the country as we have gone through the heat wave. 102, chicago. what are we doing this morning? nothing has changed. the cold front will not arrive until saturday or sunday. temperatures this morning in the 80s, widespread. it feels like mid-80s already. even new york city feels like 84, d.c., 82, richmond, 84. you are not getting a lot of relief in the cities overnight. we have all these heat warnings in effect from minneapolis to des moines. louisville, indianapolis, phil. this heat wave, it will end. we have got about four more days of it. here is how it looks today. 106, st. louis. chicago, up to a record high of 103 possible today. 100s returning to raleigh, richmond and washington, d.c. the relief begins to show between minneapolis and green bay. it could be 105 in chicago tomorrow. that's a phoenixlike temperature. >> i will call you from there and let you know what it feels like. >>> coming up, interest rates hang in the balance, another

this louis freeh report is devastating.t is devastating to the current status of penn state and to the future status of penn state. it is not an admissible document in court. however, it is a road map to discover just how deep this horrific conduct by people at penn state, people in control, including the top dog himself, joe paterno, who could have prevented this 15-year reign of terror by sandusky. it is an absolute abomination. the university will stand to lose federal funds for violating the clery act. and in addition to that, the ncaa could impose a death penalty, take the football program away for a year. they should do that. >> all those things being considered. so when you look at the pictures of some of the people involved in the investigation, the questioning from the grand jury and now even this report, we're talking about from the president of the university. spanier, the former president, to tim curley, the athletic director. mr. schultz, the names go on and on. we already know that mr. schultz and tim curley w

louis. hospital volunteers put the finishing touches on the blankets right down to the stars. >>> now, for a look at your national weather, we turn to msnbc meteorologist, bill karins. he has your weather forecast. >> sleeping like a baby. >> don't we all wish we were. wouldn't that be so nice? >>> good morning, everyone. hope you had a wonderful fourth of july. worst weather in the country big heads up if you live in ann arbor or detroit. very strong thunderstorms coming through, 60-mile-an-hour winds. we could see a lot of power outages. we already have as it went through lansing and flint earlier. they are going to continue through detroit and down into ohio as we go throughout the morning. a very strong line of storms. once again, it is just now arriving in downtown detroit. very dangerous winds. they are moving very quickly. this complex of storms should pass down to the south right through ohio during the morning today. if you are anywhere from toledo over to cleveland, down to columbu

louis. the food or decor, planning a party can be kind of stressful. we have some ideas to keep it simple and keep it fun, like lemonade. >> talking of keeping it fun "america's got talent" moved four more people on last night, including big barry. >> big barry. >> it's great to be here. >> tough break, you didn't make it. howie mandel, great fan. he says you're not the greatest singer but you'd be a great novelty singer. >> on the way out each said maybe we can do something together. would you mind? i said wow, would i mind? >> howard stern was tough on you. he said you're not funny and you have more talent in his big toe. >> that's howard being howard. i take it with a grain of salt. i got a thick skin. it doesn't bother me that much. that's what started the brouhaha between the two of them. >> i love the height differential between you and howard. >> that was great. he and i had fun. i mean, you know, off camera he's really a fun guy. >> so you've come between howard and howie. >> yes. >>

louis freeh led the investigation at penn state.tims of a now convicted serial pedophile. i'd like to remind you all of the need to report child abuse to the authorities. in pennsylvania you can report it to the department of public welfare's child line. that number, which will be up here during the conference is 800-932-0313. it is our sincere hope that this report and the subsequent actions by penn state will help to bring every victim some relief and some report. penn state university is an out oh standing educational institution, which is rightly proud of it's alumni, faculty, and staff, who in turn hold that institution in very high esteem. we fully appreciate the strong emotions which surround these tragic events in our scathing analysis and you have to give them credit and hopefully they will i'd like to read that for our viewers so they are brought up to date. our most saddening and sobering finding is for the safety and welfare for sandusky's child victims by the most senior leaders at penn state. the most powerful men at p

young me are members of reverend louis' family including jane louis, youth paster at free pentecostal church of god where his father is the senior pastor. welcome to you. good morning. i'm so sorry that you as a family are dealing with this. gene, your father was on this annual mission trip including others and your mother. she was on the bus, from what i understand, when this kidnapping happened. what has she told you about that incident? >> this is true. what she told us is basically what we hear from the reports as the tour bus was in the area of the sinai peninsula and egypt. they were stopped by a couple of cars. and in the cars there were some gentlemen and some people that got on to the bus. and they detained both my father, reverend michel louis, and another member of another church that was also in -- part of the missionary group that was on their way to israel. >> did your mother understand what was happening at the time? was it obvious that this was a kidnapping? >> she says that, you know, everything happened at once. it was all of the sudden. and i just -- she even right

louis and 86 in minneapolis. and because it's so humid out there and so warm, we have heat warnings for almost all of the lower great lakes, ohio valley and the great plains. 100-degree highs once again. peaking at 106 in st. louis. get ready in the atlantic. we're watching in d.c. and raleigh. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look outside your window. new york city, about 91 degrees. areas of new england, a cost moves to the south. going to be humid. a little less cooler there. in the ohio valley, no relief at all. so let's put a smile on this and say by sunday, the heat wave's over and done. details coming up. >> all right. love that. also coming up interest rates hang in the balance, another blow for barclays, and the new skyscraper that towers over london. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, new details on how kay katy holmes orchestrated her split from tom cruise. >>> nash find as home in hollywood, a wild daid in nhl free agency. and you thing you ate a l

while he and his family thrived under louis, charles the x and louis philippe, the spector of bloodshed and revolution, the threat of another revolution was always in their thoughts. and he came from a background which considered the french revolution a great disaster. in the first lecture of this course, "the ideas of american conservatism had roots in jerusalem, athens, rome and london." conspicuously absent is paris. still ruled by a monarch and centralized bureaucracy with limited powers to a legislature whose members were chosen by a very small electorate. tocqueville knew before his arrival that america was different. something that he wanted to see. that it was a democracy. the word he used in his title. and it was democracy was something that the people in whose circles he lived and family which he'd grown up regarded with dread. the young republican evolved with poimportant ways from the days of the founders. revolutionary america was still what a deferential society, not an a aristocratic society. only those with a certain amount of property were allowed to vote. that's why --

louis, this has belly ache written all over it. it is a two-foot long hot dog rollaled out at busch stadium. how about that? it's called the giant slugger. that's appropriate. it's larger than five jumbo dogs and weighs a pound. if that's not add, add chili and why not some other toppings? it's going to cost you, though. it's about $26 for the dog. maybe you can spread it out, breakfast, lunch and dinner. so it's kinds of affordable. >>> now for a look at your national weather, bill karins and your weather channel forecast. >> i'm willing to bet you've never had a chili dog. >> you're right. >> you've never had a chili dog? >> never a chili dog. plenty of hot dogs but never actually a chili dogs. >> all right. >> seems like this weekend i have my work to do. my homework assignment. >> good morning, everyone. what we're dealing with across the country, the heat wave, of course, has been the story that just continues on and on. two weeks now we've gone on with this heat wave, but it's coming to an end this weekend. yesterday was just

louis. you're starting that high. you have a chance of seeing incredible heat this afternoon, maybe close to all-time record highs. it even feels like 87 in d.c. pretty gross when you step outside. that's cranking your ac before the sunt is even up. heat warnings in place from d moines to chicago, indianapolis, chicago, pretty much all the same locations as we did yesterday. this is how hot it will get today. 107 in st. louis. 105 in indianapolis to 104 all the way back up possibly into central indiana. 103 in chicago and 100 for the east coast. saturday wil be the last day of our widespread heat wave. notice we continue with a 105 right through the ohio valley and even getting near 100 in new york city, lynn. that will be it. sunday will be cooler. those details coming up. >> gn. those maximum numbers. >> me, too. i'm done. >>> coming up, wall street waits on june jobs. the retailer that sold well when others didn't, and the world's most expensive divorce settlement. your "first look" at this morning's business headl

louis. hospital volunteers put the finishing touches on the blankets right down to the stars. >>> well, now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has the weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. >> we're always jealous because if we're up at this hour, most of us probably prefer to be sleeping and -- >> look so is comcomfy. >> looks super peaceful. good morning, everyone. hope you had a wonderful fourth of july. temperatures of course the story. here's a map that shows you just how hot it was in the nation's heartland. you can go from little rock northwards, wichita, kansas city, st. louis which was by far the hottest of any of the big e cities. the heat even spread into ohio and now arriving back on the east coast. so very dangerous day once again today. heat warnings in effect. could, 106 in st. louis and 103 in chicago. the heat wave will end, though. the world front draped across southern canada will bring relief to the big heat w

louis. i was born in nashville, tennessee, a little town side of nashville. that is where i grew up, went to high school, met and married my husband. moved back to st. louis where i lived part of my life. i heard people saying missouri and missouri. what is the correct pronunciation of our new home? the best place to go when you want information is where? >> [inaudible]. >> of course, we all know that. i went to the library and the librarian gave me a wonderful book and began a life long friendship with the librarian. missouri is the native american pronunciation. in their language it is the people of the big boats. one word means all of that. missouri. frenchman who came up the mississippi river. they said that would be a great place to have a trading post. they set up a trading post and called it st. louis. missouri became missouri. now i ask you which is correct? missouri or missouri? >> missouri. okay. neither one. [laughter]. you can't say the native americans were wrong for saying missouri. you can't say the french were wrong for pronouncing it in their

louis.it's not the extreme 105s of the last heat wave, but this one is more humid, so it may be a little more uncomfortable. >> that doesn't sound too good, but thanks, bill. >>> big ben walks up the hill. pump prices fall and exciting new difference this morning on the internet. your "first look" at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> a slug fest in the bronx, steven strasburg does it all and is jeremy lin's knick career over? you're watching "first look." ♪ why not make lunch more than just lunch? with two times the points on dining in restaurants, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. [ female announcer ] new roc® retinol correxion max. the power of roc® retinol is intensified with a serum. it's proven to be 4x better at smoothing lines and deep wrinkles than professional treatments. roc® max for maximum results. look," i'm veronica dela cruz. here are some of the top stories making news this morning. the interna

children join us, gene louis and daniel louis.ou if i can. what do you know is the latest about your dad, his condition and how he's being held? >> good morning, soledad. i thank you for having us on this morning. and soledad, we're going to tell you what we've been telling all of the news media outlet's that has been interviewing us and we thank them also. the information that we're getting is trickling down and is information that people are getting from the internet. we do have people that are working on our behalves via the u.s. state department and office of senator scott brown, but again, information is -- we're gettin

louis. 104 in lurchlt the heat's really held this morning. it feels like 93 in st. louis. i think today is going to be the peak of the heat for some of these areas, and then we're going to cool it off for the weekend. so the heat warning's in place if many of these locations. we're going to go around 106 in st. louis, 105 in louisville. 103 in chicago. 103 once again for washington, d.c., and raleigh. everyone else is in the 90s. this is about the peak of it and today will be really bad. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look outside your window. we also have rain this morning up in the dakotas. that's the beginning of the cool-off. if you're in bismarck, minot and fargo, you may get heavy rains. warm conditions, as we mentioned, pretty much everywhere. this is going to be a historic day for you, lynn berry. you may experience the hottest temperature you may have ever felt when you arrive in chicago. >> i'm afraid to hop on the airplane. bill, thanks so much. >>> wall street waits on june jobs, the retailer that sold well when others didn't, and the wor

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louis. he lived there. he was hired to be an interpreter. he spoke four or five indian languages, including sign language, which was critical when they got out beyond north dakota because he knew none of those languages. the dog is a newfoundland. that's where he came from, but lewis bought him in pittsburgh. he paid $20 for him, which in 1804 was a lot of money. lewis had a very difficult time in st. louis after the expedition. he was, as i said, a shy man. he liked to be out exploring on his own. paperwork and governmental affairs were an anathma to that poor man. he couldn't handle it. there was a book recently written, about three years ago, and tom denici thinks that he had malaria. now, there's five types of malaria, which i never knew, but his -- he was subject to two of them, one in the brain and one in his abdomen. and he was in excruciating pain whenever they would kick up, particularly the ones in the abdomen. and he was using opium and alcohol to temper his feelings. he had been

louis feels like 91. and st. louis has probably been the poster child this summer for the heat wave and how extreme it's been. we're not looking for much relief, at least not yet. we have a few thunderstorms heading for northwest/central michigan and in south dakota. last night we had a few storms go through vermont and the burlington area. near 100 from d.c. to richland and back to st. louis and missouri and kansas, it's a brutally hot day. that's a look at your national forecast. here's a look at the weather outside your window. thorps will bring some relief today, especially some areas in the ohio valley. but we're going to have a threat of strong storms, cleveland, detroit, down into areas of pittsburgh too. so we're going to get some leaf today, lynn, but thunderstorms will be a problem late sneer bill, thanks so much. >>> coming up, big ben boosts stocks, barbie moves business, and a divorced mother of two tries to boost her chances of selling her house. your early morning business headlines are straight ah

louis. just an endless streak here. but you start to see areas that don't typically get this hot, it really shows how large this heat dome is and how intense this heat wave is. it was 101 in syracuse yesterday and 102 in detroit. those are two states not known for getting very hot. this morning look in boston. 87 degrees. one of the warmest spots in the country. boston. notice the only warmer spot is st. louis where the heat index right now is 91. we have some thunderstorms to deal with, a few there in south dakota, minneapolis has some showers and storms right through wisconsin and then down through central michigan. this front as it sinks to the south and sags to the south today will be the focus of additional thunderstorms around pittsburgh, buffalo, detroit, also a possibility in columbus. but back here from indianapolis to st. louis, the storms will not head your way today. look at the hot weather continuing right across the midwest. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside y

xivth getting rid of local autonomy as louis xiv said -- it's me. imthe government. that france was centralized before the revolution and becomes further centralized by the revolution which abolishes the age of profits and the superintendents are appointed by the central government in paris usually from a list of people as time went on who are educated in the central universities in paris and in fact, the government in france resembles that model in very many ways. that kind of centralization did not, in tocqueville's view was something for which he had a considerable dread, and he notes that instead of america, instead of having that kind of central government, democracy in america tended to let local governments, chosen by people who would remain close to their representatives and be affected by their decisions have control of all matters that could be handled at that level. the constitution limited the powers of the federal government and tocqueville studies intensely the figures of the constitution and reserves other matters to the state governm

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louis. they set a new all-time record temperature for this date, 107 degrees today. that makes 11 days above 105, also a record. we get our report tonight from nbc's john yang. >> reporter: st. louis has been like an oven set on broil. today the 16th day of triple digit heat. >> oh, it's hot. it's real hot. >> reporter: in chicago high temperatures were compounded by power outages from strong storms. >> living without my air conditioning, my refrigerator, everything. you know, it's just rough right now. >> reporter: the heat is blamed for at least 24 deaths in st. louis. officials say most victims didn't have air conditioning or turned it off to save money. >> we're coming to take care of your mother. >> reporter: the charity called cool down st. louis provides free units for people like 85-year-old helen smith, easing her son's worries. >> if we didn't have the air, it would cause her to be rushed to the hospital. it brings on her asthma. >> reporter: the weather is also hard on crops. toda

louis speaks. he introduced bruce. bruce is speaking. presidentli,utly aner cds whispers, and while he's whispering, louis nods like he's giving the president advice, and what president clinton whispered was cats, y're aalpu gh the tag line is it did the job and 7 of the 12 building owners thcoea iwrereafr. wor susreason. i do believe that the country's in trouble. you don't need me here to tell you that. we're in trouble because of the paralysis, the failure to act, and by the way, we focused on washington, d.c., but that's n m difrentinba sacramento, harrisberg, and the partisanship rose to such a level that it doesn't look like we can do much of anything or get out of our own way. that'sot to change. ere'sany rsons fo i th polarization that exists has made each side, some very strong and thoughtful leaders, afraid of their base. the republicans are afraid of the te pay anhe ral t,eyulra t. oo conservative like bill bennett in utah lost to a tea party candidate. one of the great senators in my lifetime, the republican senator, lagar lo

louis to chicago. st. louis could be 106 today. the forecast for the northeast, one beautiful day today before a chance of storms returns tomorrow. in the southeast, 97 in atlanta with a lot of humidity and we talked about the heat wave in the middle of the country. dallas looks like 105 on saturday and sunday. >> and 106 today in st. louis? get those people some rain. all right, bill, let's keep working on that friday, we can't have rain at the opening ceremonies. >>> we accept most of you don't follow olympic sports when they're not actually being competed in the olympics themselves. yesterday we began our series to give you enough information about the london games to carry on a coherent conversation should the olympics come up. our continuing series, cocktail party knowledge of the 2012 olympic games. you could hear the question, do you think the women's soccer team will avenge the world cup loss to japan? you will know that the u.s. women lost last summer's world cup final to japan in a heart-breaking fashion in a shootout. th

louis, chicago, indianapolis, louisville. those areas are extremely dry also. >>> if you're watching us on valley news live in fargo, north dakota, an often of games, contests and activities poolside at waterama at madison park. that's your "early today" event of the day. oh, to be in a nice, cool pool. >> i was going to say, we're all going to need a little waterama with that heat wave. >> only way to survive. >> that and banana splits. >>> an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment news. the amazing spider-man has done something no other spider-man has done, finishing second in just its second weekend. still, it took in a respectedable $35 million. >> that's okay. >> and "ice age" took top spot with $46 million and outearning spider-man overseas. did you rush out to see that? >> animated films take in so much money. >>> aretha franklin wants to be a judge on "american idol." she has one condition, pattie labelle has to be a judge alongside her. >> what do you think about j. lo or steven tyler signing off? >>

his name is reverend michel louis.nd he is one of the americans who was kidnapped from a tour bus in egypt while on a mission trip. earlier, i spoke with one of reverend louis' son, jean. he got unique insight on what happened from his mother who was on the same bus during the kidnapping but was unharmed. here's what he told me. >> as the tour bus was in the area of the sinai peninsula and egypt, they were stopped by a couple of cars. and on the cars -- in the cars, there were some gentlemen and some people that got on to the bus. and they detained both my father, reverend michel louis, and another member of another church that was also in -- part of the missionary group that was on their way to israel. >> did your mother understand what was happening at the time? was it obvious that this was a kidnapping? >> she says that, you know, everything happened at once. it was all of the sudden. and i just -- she even right now it seems like a dream to her. a nightmare. >> what can you tell us about this other person that was