matty matheson. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thanks for coming. york times," they got it. >> jimmy: had you always wanted to write a cookbook? >> i talked about how it's an insane thing to do. now i had the opportunity to do one. >> jimmy: who came up with the title? >> it was a difficult thing, nasa was involved. i'm just selling myself. >> jimmy: it's family stuff, not just your recipes? your family, in-laws' recipes -- >> my family, in-laws, carol, bill -- >> jimmy: things that are meaningful to you? >> the first time that i had real north american italian food, i was blown away and fell in love. then that story is in the book, me falling in love with my in-laws' food. ricotta-stuffed shells? >> jimmy: a classic, my grandmother would make that, my mother would make that. >> you cook up shells, add pecorino. do you want to grind some? >> jimmy: i'd love to grind some. >> we have to start cooking soon. >> jimmy: here we go. >> you know, the best thing about this -- >> jimmy: what is the best thing? >> the best thing is the love of the family, rig

chef matty matheson. and music from rita wilson. and now -- calm down -- jimmy kimmel!y: hi, everyone. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching it. thank you for coming to see it. [ cheers and applause ] very nice. welcome. i have a question. you know, i have a question for the group that i'm hoping you're go

reilly, amy adams, matty matheson, jeff ross and dave attell, plus music from rita wilson and kurt vilee join us for all that. next up, a phenomenally successful and talented entertainer, a comedian, actress and cartoon fish. she's in a show show called "relatable". please welcome ellen ♪ [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: how's it going? very good to see you. [cheers and applause] thanks for >> thanks a lot. >> jimmy: everyone's excited to see you, pau because people ass you have gifts to give them, is that right? >> i have nothing. it's his show. do you ever give anything to anybody? >> jimmy: almost never, yeah. sometimes i'll give people the flu if i have it, but that's about it. >> nice kind of gift. but really, you never give anybody anything? >> jimmy: well, sometimes i'll stand outside at 5:00 a.m. to give the garbage man a tip. no, i don't give people any, i don't have anything to give. nobody wants, nobody gives me anything to give anybody. >> they would if you would give it. >> jimmy: you think so? >> yes. [cheers and applause] once you get started. >> jimmy: right. >> they get,

reilly, amy adams, matty matheson, jeff ross and dave attell, plus music from rita wilson and kurt vilease join us for all that. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest tonight is a phenomenally successful and talented entertainer. she is a talk show host, actress, comedian, and cartoon fish. december 18th she returns to the stage for her first standup special in 15 years. it's called "relatable." you can see it on netflix. please welcome ellen degeneres! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: how's it going? very good to see you. [ cheers and applause ] thanks for coming. >> happy to be here. [ cheers and applause ] >> thanks a lot. >> jimmy: everyone's excited to see you because people assume you have gifts to give them, is that right? [ cheers and applause ] >> i have nothing. it's his show. [ laughter ] do you ever give anything to anybody? >> jimmy: almost never, yeah. [ laughter ] sometimes i'll give people the flu if i have it, but that's about it. [ laughter ] >> nice kind of gift. but really, you never give anybody anything? >> jimmy: well, sometimes i'll stand outside at 5:00 a.m

reilly will be here, matty matheson will cook and chat, and we'll have music from rita wilson.ay amy adams, jeff ross, and dave attell and music from kurt vile. so please join us for all that. our first guest tonight is a highly-decorated performer with an oscar, two emmys, five golden globes, and a bunch of grammys she borrowed from her husband too. she is nominated again for a golden globe for her new movie "destroyer." >> i'm not good. i'm the one who's bad. it's not you. all right? i'm sorry for lying to you. i lied. i stole. and worse. >> jimmy: "destroyer" opens christmas day. please welcome nicole kidman. [ cheers and applause ] here. nicole, i hate to put you on the spot, but there are a couple of your country people here tonight, and they really -- >> that's who's making all the noise. >> jimmy: they would love to see a celebrity's home. can they come to your house tonight? >> absolutely. >> jimmy: oh, that's great. see that? done. deal. there you go. and then i'm going to tell you something. next time you go through customs, you're going to meet a guy, and he's going

allies react with shock as defense secretary jim matheson squids mattis is america's abrupt pull out from syria's on the wrong message to the country's friends and emboldened since both just andrew.

mattis quitting. he did so a day after the american president overruled him by ordering the withdrawal of u.s. troops. theim matheson is seen as one of theed as adults. they say jim mattis was right. the decision to leave syria seems to be something not thought through and this is why mattis has resigned. in his letter, he did not specify that as the reason. they had been clashing over policy for a couple of years. the new york times is saying yes, the kurdish forces are the losers. vladimir putin is the winner here. another beneficiary is iran. the quote is that his assertion that the war against the islamic state group is over is absurd. there is a comment piece in the washington post, which has been published in the chicago tribune. enough is enough, we need to go into bipartisanship mode and find ways of dealing with trump. be broughtn should to testify and congress to explain, is he fit or not to deal with security issues. secondly, congress should assert its authority to wage war and denied trump the abilityty to launch unilateral strikes. thirdly, if there is a movement an impeachment motion, republicans must