the muppets haunted mansion.t's a huge deal. >> it is. >> reporter: this is breaking news. >> not really. it just happened. >> reporter: the muppets releasing its first-ever spooky season special, based on a ride. a sneak peek, darren and the grand diva herself performing in new york city. "dancing in the moonlight." ♪ everybody was dancing in the moonlight ♪ ♪ dancing in the moonlight ♪ >> it's a tribute to one of disneyland's beloved rides, the haunted mansion. love it. >> reporter: darren sharing the news with us and then online. take care foolish mortals. i'm care taken with the muppets for their halloween special. >> muppet's haunted mansion. >> how did you do this? >> it's easy. try it. >> muppets haunted mansion. >> reporter: according to disney, the special takes place on halloween, when gonzo is callenged to spend one very daring night in the most grim grinning place on earth, the haunted mansion. "entertainment weekly" getting a sneak peek of gonzo and pepe and kermit and miss piggy dressed as each othe

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: the muppets releasing their first ever spooky-season special based on a ride.and the grand diva herself, performing "dancing in the moonlight" in new york city. >> it's a tribute to one of disneyland's beloved rides the haunted mansion. >> reporter: darren sharing the news tweeting take care foolish mortals. >> muppets haunted mansion. >> reporter: according to disney the special takes place on halloween when gonzso is challenged to spend one very daring night in the most grim place on earth, the haunted manson. "entertainment weekly" getting a sneak peek of kermit and miss piggy dressed up as each other. like any great halloween surprise, many details remain under wraps. >> all your favorite muppets are coming. >> a lot of great easter eggs for people who are fans. >> for the super fans. >> reporter: if you thought we were going to get more details -- >> i thought we were cutting this short. >> we are. she's the world's biggest diva. thanks for your time. >> thank you for your time. you can go now. >> thank you. bye. >> reporter: disney plus has yet to release

rowlf the dog is the first muppet that worked with jim.me he spent withjim in london. we went walks together in hampstead, especially hampstead heath _ hampstead, especially hampstead heath. we often shared a new leash— heath. we often shared a new leash on— heath. we often shared a new leash on live, afternoon tea at edgerton _ leash on live, afternoon tea at edgerton house, he would have the scones and clotted cream and i — the scones and clotted cream and i would watch.— and i would watch. christian has all the _ and i would watch. christian has all the fun, _ and i would watch. christian has all the fun, doesn't - and i would watch. christian has all the fun, doesn't he? j has all the fun, doesn't he? i'm going to have to complain to my producers for that. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. very quiet on the weather front out there right now and home, too, after a hot tuesday for some of us, and here is a reminder of the temperatures we had on tuesday in a selection of places. these are the hot spots, up to 31, in one or tw

rowlf the dog is the first muppet that worked with jim.n london. we went big walks together in hampstead, especially the heath. we often shared a new leash on life, occasionally afternoon tea at edgerton house, he would have the scones and clotted cream and i would watch. i'm lactose intolerant! christian was certainly enjoying that interview. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. iam i am lewis vaughanjones. this is bbc news. goodbye for now. very quiet on the weather front out there right now and quite warm too, after a hot tuesday for some of us. here's a reminder of the temperatures we had on tuesday in a selection of places. these are the hotspots — up to 31 degrees in one or two spots in wales, close to 30 in many other areas, for example, across the midlands. and wednesday is going to be another hot one, with tons of sunshine on the way. but we are starting to see a breakdown of this sunny weather in the far southwest of the uk. there's just the possibility of some showers early in the morning in cornwall, maybe even the

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jim henson, who created the muppets, has been honored with a plaque at his london home.merican puppeteer who died in 1990 would have been 85 this month. he lived in north london -- bought a house in north london at the peak of the muppets success. he was the creator and voice of characters like kermit the frog and ralph the dog. i am laura trevelyan. thank you for watching bbc world news america. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, taliban takeover-- the militant group announces a new government amid protests and an economic crisis. then, the recovery contin

you know how politicians are sometimes criticised and people go, oi, you muppet, why did you say thatell, borisjohnson sort of leant in to that by actually quoting the muppets when he was at, i can't believe i'm saying this, the united nations general assembly. here's how it went. when kermit the frog, kermit the frog sang l it's not easy being green... do you remember that one? i want you to know| that he was wrong. he was wrong. it is easy. it's not only easy, . it's lucrative and it's right to be green. he was also unnecessarily rude to miss piggy, - i thought, kermit the frog. do you remember that one? it wasn't met with an overwhelming wall of noise. well, you have to also remember, at the united nations meetings, lots of very august leaders who are sitting there have got simultaneous translation, and the next

a blue plaque has been installed at the former london home of the muppets creator jim henson ahead ofthe muppets' success at the end of the 1970s. mr henson died in 1990. he also voiced one of the main characters, kermit the frog. that's it from us on newsday. thanks so much forjoining us. i'm karishma vaswani. very quiet on the weather front out there right now and quite warm too, after a hot tuesday for some of us. here's a reminder of the temperatures we had on tuesday in a selection of places. these are the hotspots — up to 31 degrees in one or two spots in wales, close to 30 in many other areas, for example, across the midlands. and wednesday is going to be another hot one, with tonnes of sunshine on the way. but we are starting to see a breakdown of this sunny weather in the far southwest of the uk. there's just the possibility of some showers early in the morning in cornwall, maybe even the odd crack of thunder. but for many of us, it's sunshine right from the word go and warm — 17 degrees in the morning. now, the reason the weather's going to be changing over the next 2a hours

you know how politicians are sometimes criticised and people go, oi, you muppet, why did you say thatyes. hmm. you know that phrase—du—jour at the moment, "lean in"? well, borisjohnson sort of leant in to that by actually quoting the muppets when he was at, i can't believe i'm saying this, the united nations general assembly. here's how it went. when kermit the frog, kermit the frog sang l it's not easy being green... do you remember that one? i want you to know| that he was wrong. he was wrong. it is easy. it's not only easy, it's lucrative and it's right to be green. - do you remember that one? it wasn't met with an overwhelming wall of noise. well, you have to also remember, at the united nations meetings, lots of very august leaders who are sitting there have got simultaneous translation, and the next sentence some went on to talk about sophocles, and ijust kind of wonder, you know that phrase "read the room"? yeah. er, while making a speech, and the central message of the speech was, world, grow up, climate change is here, it's real, it's dangerous, you have to do more. grow up..

you can check out an entire muppet section on disney plus right now. ♪ >>> making news in america thisorning. ida's aftermath. >> i can't stick it out no more. >> new evacuations and misery one week after landfall. new video, officers trying to enter flooded basement apartment, three people found dead. changes now announced. >>> breaking overnight, taliban claiming new victory in afghanistan, and growing concern of planes carrying u.s. citizens being prevented from leaving afghanistan, what the state department is saying. >>> deadly rampage, former marine sharp shooter accused of attacking a family, killing four people, including a baby. his past. >>> new way companies are making sure employees working from home are actually working. >>> scandal of prince charles, one of his aides accused of doing. >>> death defying stunt that required real tunnel vision. >> announcer: from abc news in new york, this is "america this morning." >> good monday orange, happy labor day. i'm andrew. >> i'm christine. begin with the impact of hurricane ida a week after landfall. >> hundreds of thousands with

a blue plaque has been installed at the former home of the muppets creatorjim henson.gardens on the outskirts of oxford. we all need a bit of escapism. why not come here? this is the silent space within the formal gardens, just to escape the pressures of life. it is peaceful and the scents are amazing. let's have a look at the forecast across the uk. yesterday was particularly hot in england and wales. it could still get hotter today and tomorrow as the sunshine extends further than northwoods. there are missed and fog patches around if you are about to head out across the uk. at the bit of plaid across scotland and northern ireland which will continue to then and break. —— a fair bit of cloud. temperatures in the mid to high teens. temperature starting to left across scotland and northern ireland. a hot day for england and wales with temperatures may be about 30 celsius. that will lead to a warm night once again across many areas. claudia is mainly across parts of northern scotland. elsewhere starry skies to take us into tomorrow morning with temperatures in the mid t

are trying to save the trees here, bringing the recycled water into dump on the roots of the trees muppet as you can see, i will show you that guy, you can tell not all of them are handling it very well. there's going to be some long-term cost to this strategy, but with the situation at mendocino, not much choice, and the citizens here are responding quite admirably. >> they need those sacrifices. thank you. >>> to check the restrictions in your zip code, go to our website, kpix.com /drought. >>> to the latest developments of covid-19 booster shots, the cdc advisory committee voted to recommend the third dose of the visor maxine to some americans. it does include people sexy five and older, as well as those with underlying health conditions. joining us now, dr. jorge salinas from standard healthcare. thank you for joining us. what comes next. are people who fit that criteria able to immediately sign up and get the shot? >> not yet. thank you. the cdc director has to either accept these recommendations, but they can also modify them. so, the final word is still pending. it comes from the c

. >> right now, we can see that dot on the map muppet without what three words, we can't describe it in english. we have to use a very long series of numbers or letters in order to do that. but if you just have to enter three english words, it is like entering an address. we were able to speed up the call processing time. >> 911 callers with the app can quickly give their three word location to the dispatchers. now even without the app. it helps first responders zero in on a call. what three words is currently used in select emergency agencies in the u.s., and uses more than 30 languages. >>> let's switch dears for the daily dose of queue. we get the first look of the monterey bay aquarium's first tufted puffin chick. it's part of the aquarium's breeding effort. the chick hatched on july 19. she has not made her public debut just yet. first she has to learn how to feed and swim him of the essentials. she joins a program of 180 tufted puffin's across 14 organizations. >> there will be a naming contest. >> they are so cute. i was trying to describe them to paul. they sort of look like

there is a lot of hard work ahead, and he summed it up with his reference to kermit the frog, the muppete sang about it not being easy to be green. he said it is easy to be green. he laid out a whole raft of reasons why it is. the money is key. we heard from joe biden, and also talking about getting the private sector getting involved, and how important that is as well, didn't he? yes, he said it cannotjust be up to governments around the world. it is absolutely about embracing the private sector. he clearly welcomed the initiative taken by the united states, essentially doubling the amount of money it's providing especially for developing countries around the world that need a tremendous amount of assistance to fight global warming. but he was at pains to point out it is the private sector and this is going to be a partnership if it is to work. again emphasising the sense of urgency there. let's speak to rob jackson, professor of environmental sciences at stanford university. he's also the chair of the global carbon project. what of the global carbon project. stood out for you, if anyth

and finally, mit turned on a massive high—temperature superconducting muppet called spark as part offield strength of 20 tesla you are looking at the most powerful magnetic field of its kind ever created on earth. the project, due for completion in 2025, aims to pave the way for carbon free power generation. i bet the engineers find this project very attractive. these are the first facebook glasses. a partnership with the luxury eyewear brand ray ban. it is no secret that facebook has been working on augmented reality glasses that can project images into your eyes and these glasses do none of that. these are basicallyjust a pair of glasses with cameras in. there are actually very similar to the snapchat spectacles that were released in 2016 although every time i mention that to facebook they insisted this is a very different product. to use them, you press the button to take a video. press and hold to take a photo and you can also use voice commands like, hey, facebook, take a video. there are also built in speakers so you can use them to listen to music or make phone calls although

. >> stephen: he's like a muppet, everybody wants to say hi. >> you just want to pet him. >> stephen: that's a nice gift you can give your grandfather. >> that was his christmas gift. i handed him a little wad of cash. he says, what's this for? i said this is the buy-in for willie nelson's poker game, so good luck. >> stephen: how long ago did he beat willie nelson. >> a few years ago. >> stephen: how's he doing? pop, i want you to send him your warmth thoughts an prayers. he's battling covid at home. >> stephen: is he vaccinated? >> yeah. i think he's going to be okay. we're staying positive. he couldn't come see nee in nashville because he's been sick at home. >> stephen: kacey, love hi to see you again. >> thanks, guys. >> stephen: hope you come back in october. "star-crossed" and its companion film on paramount plus both come out tomorrow. kacey musgraves, everybody! that's it for "the late show." james corden is next. good night. ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org captioning sponsored by cb

now, you look at that and you say that guy is stupid and that is fair, by the way muppet then you look15 other guys just like him saying exactly the same thing and you have to ask yourself, why are they saying the same thing? and that might lead you to ask, what actually happened and how can we find out and how do we make up our minds for herself? it is a day in american history country. so maybe we should get to the facts of that day. what are they? it turns out the biden administration didn't want to tell us what they were. they refused to release thousands of surveillance footage on the capital january 6th. why wouldn't they want us to see that? we are not sure but they didn't want us to see it. they went to courtrt to keep tht under seal. in one court document the department of justice said releasing that footage january 6th and we are quoting here compromise the security of the united states capital and those ost who work there. they want to say that footage might create a visual pathway where other bad actors could use to play their breach point and pathway for future attacks. no

[ laughter ] here's another one congressman derek kilmer applied to be beaker in the live-action muppet's - [ laughter and applause did you have to put -- i don't think you needed to put the side-by-side there [ laughter ] next, senator jon tester applied to be a high school football coach who gets banned after sucker punching a referee. [ laughter and applause and finally, senator mitch mcconnell applied to be the new james bond but i don't know -- we don't know [ laughter ] we'll wait and see who's going to be the new james bond some entertainment news, abc has named jesse palmer as the new host of "the bachelor. [ audience ohs ] oh [ laughter ] yeah, today, jesse said, "i've dreamed about this job ever since i found out how much it paid." yep, jesse palmer is the new "bachelor" host. but before he got hired, he and all the other candidates had to fill out an application, and the questions they asked were pretty interesting for instance, our potential "bachelor" hosts were asked, "can you tell the difference between six different women named lauren?" [ laughter and applause next up, "

one around this table writing thinks i'm roy. [ laughter ] because i'm soft spoken, and i love the muppetsd emailed it to them and i said, "thanks for having me. i this is awkward or this is [ bleep ], pretend you never got this email." [ laughter ] "i promise i will never ask you about it. but if you like it, i think roy kent is in me." deliberate before responding? >> i flew back to london, we wrote it, i flew back to london. when i landed there was an email saying, we can't be bothered to keep looking, that will do. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that was it, wow. >> yeah. >> jimmy: now are all the other writers making tapes, trying to get on? >> yeah, every writer. this new character, he should have red hair, you've got red hair, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: any point where you thought, i'm not going to do this, it's too uncomfortable? >> it was like a call-in. like a priest has a calling. this was like a calling but for no good. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: they made it right choice, it would seem. [ cheers and applause ] you're nominated for this weekend for best supporting actor. your first e

she basically to me is those two old guys in the muppet show screaming at everyone.the captain today just screaming at them. your thoughts, dean? >> she should scream please pay attention to me. she put honey dressing in my food. she literally just wants attention. she's on no committees, nothing else to do but scream at other members of congress for attention. here's the worst part. in the first quarter she raised $3 million in campaign contributions, so we look at her and go, wow, that's almost unstable, there's something scary. republican base looks at her and goes, i love that, i'm going to send that person money. that's scarier than yelling at people on the hill. i couldn't believe she was yelling at debbie dingle who is a nice person. >> these republicans are going to run on race baiting haitian migrants and claiming that they are part of great replacement theory, on critical race theory, which is taught in law school supposedly infecting the minds of white children and anthony maskism, demanding children infect each other with school. that is the 2022 campaign

a blue plaque has been installed at the former home of the muppets creatorjim henson. been the puppeteer�*s 85th birthday. dragonflies are moving into new habitats across britain and ireland — despite other insect populations declining. scientists at the british dragonfly society say they're taking advantage of rising temperatures, which could be an indicator of climate change. you're watching bbc news. joanna will take you through until 1pm. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas we will be seeing the summer in september over the next couple of days. lots of sunshine on offer, looking at a very warm day across—the—board today, long spells of sunshine. things turning more unsettled later in the week but here and now we have southerly or south—easterly winds from the continent importing warmer air but also clear air. we are likely to hit 30 degrees in some spots today, the first time that has happened sincejuly 23rd. early—morning mist and fog clears away quickly, across england and wales blue skies almost across—the—board, breezy for the south—w