tonight -- mary j. blige", actor stephen amell music from misterwives featuring the 8g band with fred armisen. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] and now, here he is, seth meyers! [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers ] oh, man, that is good to hear. quick question, how many of you watched the oscars last night? [ cheers ] and how many of you are still watching it? [ laughter ] i don't want to say the oscars ran long, but the best picture oscar was awarded on "good morning america." which is never a good sign. this is a shame. the ratings for last night's academy awards hit a six-year low. so few people -- this is true. so few people saw the oscars that it's been nominated for an oscar. [ laughter ] so that's the upside. [ applause ] that's the upside to that. i thought this was nice. i thought this was probably the most special part of last night's telecast. a lot of oscar winners used their acceptance speeches last ni

why police say he took off with that brand new baby. >>> and from mary j. bligedson patti labelle a secret weapon behind empire's music. why terrence howard is so fired up. >> and speaking of mary j. blige she guest starred on empire tonight thanks from a personal invite from cookie herself. she tells us t ♪ >>> the father of a newborn baby tried to sneak her out of the hospital. she's in that plastic bag. arizona police say 33-year-old jason bristol wrapped her up and put her in the bag he's holding. he left through a fire escape and here's why. social workers were on their way to take custody of her. police say she was born with meth marijuana and morphine in her bloodstream. they caught up to bristol and the baby. he is now facing child abuse and drug charges. police say he had meth on him at the time of his arrest. >>> could you be slowly going blind and not even know it? researchers say as many as 75% of people with glaucoma have no idea. young people not immune and the damage to african-americans is astounding. fox 29's joyce evans is with a local woman bar

that makes me happy. >> by the way mary j. bligeu for spending time in philly with us. >> just fabulous. >> thank you guys, appreciate it, i had a great time. >> okay, kelly's count down continues, we are throwing an irish party how you can wow your friend and kid like with st. patri what's happened to snacking? how did it become absent-mindedly eating one after the next? we are a creamy cheese that still believes in savoring our food. the laughing cow. reinvent snacking. trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your local car buying center. and three, walk out with your check in as little as 30 minutes. buying used cars is all we do... all makes and models... no dealership pressure. we'll even settle your loan or lease. so don't wait. get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar.com >>> down down continues this morning, go to my fox philly and vote on your favorite irish pub and restaurant. the just cli

where celebrities like no doubt and mary j. blige are headlining.y with us. >>> announcer: you are watching news 4 today. >>> police say a car running through a signal caused this deadly crash. you can see a train hit the car, completely wrecking it. this happened in kentucky. two people in the car died. two others including the driver are in critical condition at the hospital right now. >> wow! >> believe it or not, someone actually walked away from this. larry dixon, a driver frr the national hot rod association. yesterday, during a race in gainsville florida, the car broke apart. two pieces of the car went flying before crashing on to the tracks. dixon says it was like being on a roller coaster and flying off the track. he's not sure why his car came apart. he's shaken up. he's not sure if he's going to race today. >>> with lots of jobs in washington low and middle income housing is quickly disappearing as more people move to d.c. tom sherwood shows us one family feeling the change firsthands. >> my mother and i was like 12 in this picture. >> re

album in 19 69 when they performed it with the 50th anniversary the performed with lady gaga and mary j. bligeis the stones old song. give me a hint. give me shelter. mark: very good. john: this next one i know you are going to know this because you love this band. we will tell a quick story about you and the band. 1970 hit. second most played concert song. he is already there. ♪ >> i have no idea. john: sugar magnolia by the grateful dead. 1991 rfk stadium. >> you ever been on stage a rock concert? massive. i could not get on the stage. here is the thing, dwight yoakam called me up, said he was opening for the grateful dead at rfk. i said there is a missed connection, because i think you said you were opening for the grateful dead. he said i am. he said i will send the car if you come to the stadium. he gives me a stage pass. then i going to the dressing room. he says i am leaving, you want to go with me? i bet i have never seen the dead, i would like to stay and here them. i tried to get back up on the age and the guy is yelling and screaming and fighting with me. then it was great because "

album in 19 69 when they performed it with the 50th anniversary the performed with lady gaga and mary j. bligeich: that is the stones old song. give me a hint. give me shelter. mark: very good. john: this next one i know you are going to know this because you love this band. we will tell a quick story about you and the band. when you get this. john kasich: don't be saying this is the grateful dead now. mark: 1970 hit. second most played concert song. he is already there. ♪ john kasich: i have no idea. john: sugar magnolia by the grateful dead. such a horrible rendition of this on. it is true, that at one point you were kicked out -- john kasich: no, it's not true. do you know anything about being on stage? you ever been on stage a rock concert? massive. i could not get on the stage. here is the thing, dwight yoakam called me up, said he was opening for the grateful dead at -- and rfk. i said there is a missed connection, because i think you said you were opening for the grateful dead. he said i am. he said i will send the car if you come to the stadium. i go out. he gives me a stage pass. then

patti labelle mary j. blige jenner hudson noun the easy yet weapon behind empire's music. terrence howard is fired up tonight at 10:00 on empire. >> big night. that does it for us here at 6:00. we'll see you back here at 10:00. >> have a great night. inside edition is up next. ♪ >>> coming forward. what this woman says disgraced "7th heaven" actor stephen collins did to her when she was a child. >> this is not something that i was even prepared to deal with. >>> then, double apology. >> the expelled frat brothers say they're sorry. >> dr. phil's advice to all college students. >> if this isn't who you are, then don't behave this way. >>> sherri, how is it going in there? >> tv personality sherri shepherd face to face with the surrogate she hired to carry a baby. courtroom showdown over the baby sherri says she doesn't want. >>> then, whatever happened to the smartest kid

that's attracting acts like no doubt and mary j. blige. that's coming up. us. >>> this morning, we want you to look at this video out of kentucky where you can see a train smashed into a car. four people were inside the car, two of them died the others in critical condition right now. the car was totalled. for some reason the driver ran through the signal as the train was coming. >>> landslide damaged homes in charleston west virginia. bulldozers were brought in to clear debris. crews worried about further slippage. it forced several people from their homes. >> whoa! >> believe it or not, someone actually walked away from this crash. larry dixon is a driver for the national hot rod association. yesterday, during a race in gainesville, florida, the top fuel car broke in half literally, at 280 miles an hour. the two pieces of the car went flying before crashing on the track. now, dixon, himself, describing the crash, said it was like a roller coaster ride that just flew off the track. dixon said he isn't sure what caused the accident or whether he'll be able

>> i did have to tell you someone it is mary j. bligeoming to empire. >> that is who it is. >> maryj. >> we saw that. >> what do you get when you combine beer week and march madness, every guy's dream how you can join the beer tournament coming up next. >> could you will you bring more beer? >> thirty-two bottles of beer on the wall. >> thirty-two bottles of beer. trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your local car buying center. and three, walk out with your check in as little as 30 minutes. buying used cars is all we do... all makes and models... no dealership pressure. we'll even settle your loan or lease. so don't wait. get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar.com . >>> down the street where i lived on terrace driver, i would go down play this game going to jerusalem with jenny lee -- >> i never heard of it. >> yes happen possible else, trying -- >> did you ever make it? >> no. >> i wasn't very go

but she has evolved, because back in the the day she gave you that, mary j. bligeombination of those ladies making a statement, in the industry, and that music industry but you can look and see right now i'm telling you classy, in the trashy. >> that is true. >> what do you think key thing is before we bring in the models what are key things you need to have to get that cookie invation. >> you have to have the cookie look, first of all, you have to have attitude. >> of course. >> i always tell people fashions are on the pages of the magazine, style is something you are born with. >> okay good cookie definitely makes a statement. she has her own style but she just has to go with the ge nre of what looks good on you. not everything looks good on everyone. >> she does have friend. >> she knows how to bring it. >> cooking making her signature leopard, matching hat and remember, you have seen this look on that show. >> yes, you have. and, hats. >> yes, is there a clip of it the right here, that look right there. but, those boots, i love cut out on the side. >> yes spice

. >> we're talking the likes of no doubt, usher, fallout boy, mary j. blige, train and more. >> this event marks the 45th anniversary of earth day and it's happening saturday april 18th from 11:00 in the morning to 7:00 at night on the grounds of the washington monument. as the concert gets closer, you can get continuous updates on our nbc washington app. >> going to be big. >>> making streets safer. fist at 4, the work under way right here in washington to make sure you're not in harm's way when using streets and sidewalks. >>> and a heads up right in the middle of tax season there's a new scam going around. we'll tell you what to watch out >>> an arrest of a 16-year-old girl in connection with a brawl. cell phone video shows several girls beating the girl in the blue sweatshirt at a mcdonald's in brooklyn monday afternoon. police allege the teen was the ring leader in the attack. specific charges against her weren't immediately clear. police say bystanders did nothing to help the r to try to break up the fight. >> that's just disturbing. >>> a new report fr

mary j. blige was here. she was talking about being on your show.this show is -- >> cuba gooding. >> seth: cuba gooding, that's a good one. >> yeah, it's great. >> seth: and now are people wanting -- >> naomi campbell. >> seth: great, as well, are people coming for season two already? >> oh, everybody's coming. >> seth: everybody, okay. >> everybody, everybody. i'm waiting for obama to call me. [ laughter ] >> seth: right, that'll be good! >> he may not call! at the first episode we did a little number about him. >> seth: i would love -- i want obama, but i don't want him to play obama. i want him to play like one of cookie's exes. >> oh, yes! [ laughter ] >> seth: that's the move. that's the move. [ laughter ] >> what would his name be? >> seth: well, yeah, you tell me. "uh, cookie, i'm back." that's what i think he'll say. [ laughter ] "i'm back cookie." what do you think? >> teddy mcfadden. >> seth: teddy mcfadden. yeah, and he was in a boy band back in the day. but, like one of those, you know, like color me -- like you know, one of those groups

. >> mary j. bligee and alex this morning on good day. >> so will you be singing to night? ♪ >> yes. i'm singing a duet with terrence howard. >> and you're kind of like a blast from the past in this episode, right? >> yes i play lucius' girlfriend in the '90's her name is angie. she's a singer. a lot going on. you have to watch it tonight. >> so are there love scenes mary j.? >> no. >> darn it. >> there aren't any love scenes. there aren't any love scenes but what there is is terrence trying to get angie to move in with him him. >> why did you choose to be on empire and why do you think the show is so big? >> my girlfriend taraji asked me did i want to be on the show but i was over in london working the london sessions album. after that lee dan gels himself personally asked me to be on the show and lee daniels writes something great for her so i took, you know, i mean, i would have never turn it down not with lee daniels ever. >> don't miss fox 29 starting with american idol at 8:00 then see mary on emp

. >> now in 2001 she appeared with n'synx, nellie and mary j. bliges would be brittany as the main person. >> miley may come on. >> yes. >> just like katie perry came on and misty elliott but misty elliott stole the show a little bit. >> i agree with that. >> they are getting so bland. >>> i'm fascinated by this guy. he is a make up artists and getting a tension around the world because he likes to take contouring make up, put it on himself to make himself look like there is kim kardashian. that is a guy. look at the finish product. >> amazing. >> he looks just like her. >> there he is. >> that is dakota johnson from 50 shades of gray. >> yeah. >> look at that. >> he also did the the first lady. the that brings us to our story about a uni vision host who is now jobless fired over his comments he made about the the first lady that very if the graph right there. dax, what did he say, live on tv. >> well, you know, he was doing his show commenting like you guys. however, he said on that photo of michelle obama, dressed like michelle obama, he he said it