robert de niro, gigi hadid, music from willie nelson on the politics. in addition to the race for president we had a number of measures and proposition on this bat lot here in california. yesterday we voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use. it used to be -- [ cheers and applause ] -- for medical use only, now it's for recreation. just like michelle obama said. when they go low, we get high. [ laughter ] yesterday, california, massachusetts, and nevada voted to legalize pot. which is very good, especially for nevada. i'm glad they finally came up with a way to cut loose in las vegas. would get a lot of attention. but donald trump's victory overshadowed that decision. even for the people here in california to whom it mattered most. >> [ bleep ]. i may move to canada, [ bleep ], [ bleep ], [ bleep ]. they show you what they really give a [ bleep ] about. >> do you understand we just legalized marijuana in california and snoop dogg so is upset he wants to move? that's serious. we just legalized marijuana, smoke weed every day. so finally snoop dog

please welcome robert de niro! [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: i have to say i'm so scared of you. it's almost ridiculous. i spent the whole day thinking about just how this conversation could go south. and i'll be just talking, you'll be sitting there staring at me. [ laughter ] how are you feeling today? >> huh? i'm not feeling good. >> jimmy: you're not. >> no. >> jimmy: that also worried me, yeah. are you still going to punch that. >> i can't do that now. i have to respect that position. though we all know what he -- anyway. you know, i just have to see what he's going to do and how he's really going to follow through on certain things. and as we even see now in a lot of cities, a lot of people are getting very upset and protesting. >> jimmy: but what's the point of that, really? >> i know, i know. >> jimmy: the protesting. he president obama said today, we do have to -- i'm sure president obama's speaking from his own personal experience when he didn't get a whole lot of support. >> sure. >> jimmy: he's saying, we're all on the sam

tonight, robert de niro. co-host of the amas, gigi hadid. and music from willie nelson.nd now, for the most part, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very nice. appreciate it. welcome. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. i have to tell you something. i had the weirdest, weirdest dream last night. remember that guy who used to host "the apprentice"? i dreamed we elected him president. and you were there, and you were there. you weren't there. [ laughter ] cleto, you weren't there either and your father wasn't there either. but everyone -- wow, what the hell happened? the hats worked. those stupid hats. those hats that looked like they were printed at a kiosk in the middle of a westfield mall. turns out they were magic, like frosty the snowman. last night donald trump reached out and grabbed america by the -- virginia. [ laughter ] to somehow become president of the united states. are any of you just now hearing about this? i don't want to spoil it. [ laughter ] should have said spoiler alert. i watched ne

>> oh. >> jimmy: that's robert de niro in "the comedian." it opened on d you play a veteran comedian who like some comedians we can think of got a family sitcom, was known as this wholesome character, but really he was a hardcore, dirty, rough comedian. and he tries to make a comeback. at an older age. >> right. >> jimmy: again, please don't hit me. [ laughter ] but was that fun for you to play a comedian? >> yeah, that was fun. working on it seven or eight years. i thought it would be fun to play a comedian. and the script went through a lot of iterations. different directors. finally we started with taylor hackford. and it became what it became. so it was fun to do. >> jimmy: right, yeah. and do you go to comedy clubs? >> no, i don't. i love comedians. >> jimmy: you do. >> some of my -- i have very dear comedian friends. they're great. it's not so e standup is not easy. what i worked on was hard. and i had jessica kearsen helping me, lewis friedman, jeff ross. more of those two, jessica -- >> jimmy: less jeff ross? >> jeff -- >> jimmy: jef

[applause] robert de niro.plause] for over 50 years, robert de niro has delivered some of the screen for most memorable performances, cementing his place as one of the most gifted actors of his generation. from "the godfather part ii" and hunter" his work is legendary for its death. de niro embodies his characters, reflecting rich portraits that reflect the heart of the american experience. he continues to demonstrate that extraordinary skill that has made him one of america for almost revered and influential artist's. -- artists. [applause] richard l. garwin. one of the most renowned engineering, scientific, engineering minds of our time, dr. garwin has always answered the call to solve society for problems. he has pioneered work in his technologies with leadership that underscores the urgency for humanity to can stroll the spread of nuclear arms. from his advice to administrations dating from president eisenhower, his fundamental research, and his inventions that power technologies that drive our modern world

i think robert de niro for one in that video and what he said about punching trump. it's interesting, there are political leanings and they're all there together today. >> well it's a great point, brooke, because we did look at the list and we did digging just to see and i would say half the group certainly were very vocal in the campaign about their inner criticism of president-elect trump and we did hear de niro say -- he called trump a pig, a dog, said he wanted to punch him in the face, ellen called him a bully an even the boss got in, call him a toxic narcissist. so these are not necessarily trump fans but trump is probably not fans of -- these are not his fans and he's not a fan of them, either. as you know lorne michaels and the big twitter battle he's having over alec baldwin's impression of him on "snl," they are going back and forth. kareem abdul-jabbar, we saw him at the dnc and they have a spat going on. kareem abdul-jabbar wrote an op-ed very critical of trump and trump returned the favor by literally printing out the op-ed and writing -- handwriting on

he's robert de niro. it's like, wow, you look just like robert de niro! >> yeah. >> jimmy: but you have danny devito in there, patti lupone i love, edie falco. >> edie falco. >> jimmy: i can't get enough of edie falco. i just love her so much. basically, robert de niro is -- home," or something like that? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: and so he plays this comedian, jackie burke, from his show "eddie's home", he goes to, through this old throwback tv night, and he gets in a fight with a heckler, some guy who has a web cam show, where he heckles comedians, and gets into arguments with comedians, and that's how he makes a living. but robert de niro's not taking -- he doesn't take any business, so he punches the dude. knocks him out, and it goes viral. >> right. >> jimmy: now he's in trouble. his career, thought it was bad, couldn't be worse, so now he's got to do community service, and then things get tricky. >> get tricky. >> jimmy: things get tricky, yeah, yeah, yeah. yeah, but it's so fun, and you're fantastic in it. >> thank you. >> jimmy: it's a funny

please welcome robert de niro! [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: how are you? >> okay. >> jimmy: i have to say i'm so scared of you. it's almost ridiculous. i spent the whole day thinking about just how this conversation could go south. and i'll be just talking, you'll be sitting there staring at me. [ laughter ] how are you feeling today? >> huh? i'm not feeling good. >> jimmy: you're not. >> no. >> jimmy: that also worried me, yeah. are you still going to punch donald trump in the face? >> i can't do that now. i have to respect that position. though we all know what he -- anyway. you know, i just have to see what he's going to do and how he's really going to follow through on certain things. and as we even see now in a lot of cities, a lot of people are getting very upset and protesting. >> jimmy: but what's the point of that, really? >> i know, i know. >> jimmy: the protesting. he is the president. do have to -- i'm sure president obama's speaking from his own personal experience when he didn't get a whole lot of support. >> sure. >> jimmy: he's saying, we'r

[applause] [cheering] >> robert de niro.applause] >> for over 50 years, robert de niro has delivered some of the screen's most memorable performances, cementing his place as one of the most gifted actors in a generation. from "the godfather part ii" to "the deer hunter," he is relentlessly committed to his craft, de niro embodies his characters, creates rich, nuanced portraits that reflect the heart of the human experience. regardless of genre or era, robert de niro continues to demonstrate that extraordinary skill that has made him one of america's most revered artists. [applause] >> richard l. garwin [applause] >> one of the most renowned scientific and engineering minds of our time dr. richard garwin , has answered the call to solve some of society's most challenging problems. he has given technologies that underscore the importance of humanity to control the spread of nuclear arms. through his advice to democratic and republican administrations since eisenhower, his inventions have powered technologies that drive our mod

you've heard, many names that you haven't, a few, kareem abdul jabbar, ellen degeneres, robert de niro, bill and melindagates, frank geary, tom hanks. a star-studded affair, no doubt. and something to which we in this hour look forward to every year for many presidents past. as this is sort of the time of day when this happens. it often happens as an outgoing president is in the process of transitioning as we are now. i remember this happening with president bush and presidents previous. and it is always really sort of a great american day no matter how you feel about it politically. it's normally a big american thank you to people who have made a difference in our lives. and it's the president's opportunity to say something nice about them and give them their moment in the sun after what is, you know, widely believed to be fantastic accomplishments. in the room now, you see members of the president's cabinet and many of those who will receive these awards. they are running just a couple minutes behind. and over the last hour, we've gotten a flood of new information from the president-

[applause] >> robert de niro.applause] >> for over 50 years, robert de niro has delivered some of the screen's most memorable performances, cementing his place as one of the most gifted actors of his generation. from "the godfather part two" to "the deer hunter," he is relentlessly dedicated to his craft, embodies his characters, creating rich, nuanced portraits affecting second part of the human experience. regardless of genre or era, robert continues to demonstrate that extraordinary skill that has made him one of america's most revered artists. [applause] >> richard l. garwin. [applause] >> one of the most renowned of -- renowned scientists of our time, dr. richard garwin has answered the call to solve some of society's most challenging problems. he has given technologies that underscore the importance of humanity to control the spread of nuclear arms. through his advice to democratic and republicans since eisenhower, his inventions have powered technology for our modern world. he is not only contributed to thi

he's robert de niro. it's like, wow, you look just like robert de niro! >> yeah. >> jimmy: but you have danny devito in there, patti lupone i love, edie falco. >> edie falco. >> jimmy: i can't get enough of edieal >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: and so he plays this comedian, jack bke, from his show "eddie's home", he goes to, through this old throwback tv night, and he gets a fight wh a heckler,ome guwhhaa wecam ow, ere he heces comediansand getsnto arments with dians,nd that's how makes a living.but rort de ni'st ta -- he doesn't take any busi him out, d itoes ra >> right. in got to do community service, and that's where hmeets you, and then things get tricky. >> get tricky. >> jmy: things get tricky, yeah, yeah, ah. 's so fun, and you're fantastic in it. >> thankou. >> jim: it a funny movie. haey keiays tel plurad.? >>nd hvey keitels in it. >> jimmyey k: harvtel's another intimidating guy. >> harvey keitel iamazing, he is the nicest man and -- >> jimmy: you bonded. >> we did. he thoht that i was, the daughter of a marine. beuse i toldim i was. and i tho

and while the name de niro iscy than mou non -- synonomous with tough guy, he has tireless preparation from learning the saxophone to remaking his body, he once said, i feel i have to earn the right to play a part. and the result is honest and authentic art that reveals who we really are. in 1976 lorne michaels asked the beatles to reunite on his show. in exchange he offered them

. >> stephen: because you're one of these fancy movie stars and you were at bobby de niro's election night party? >> yeah, i was. >> stephen: was that fun? >> it was -- >> because he-- he's very fun when he's angry. was he-- >> it was um-- you know, it started off, you know, at a-- at a good vibe. obviously was going for hillary. the best part about the whole thing for me was meeting paul mccartney. >> stephen: wow! >> so that was-- that was-- ( applause ) clap is up for paul he's the dude, he's the man. >> stephen: did he tell you any stories? did he tell you any stories like, "you know, when the ladz and i were, you know, you know, back in the star club in hamburg," stuff like that? >> yeah, kind of-- kind of along

>> i will if you want me to. >> let's do that. >> screen legend robert de niro receiving the hollywood comedy award but not joking about the presidential election. >> we have the opportunity to prevent a comedy from turning into a tragedy. vote for hillary tuesday. >>> matthew mcconaughey who turned 47 on friday out with wife, camila. happy birthday. bela belated. >> thank you very much. >> how was it? >> it was good. we -- our family took me down south texas, outside of my original hometown and visited the river where i learned to swim. we've been there a few times. we camped out. cooked. >> telling renee his gift to fans, new crime adventure movie "gold." >> you will see what i see. >> i love doing it. my favorite character i've played. >> matthew reuniting with his "fools gold" and "how to lose a guy in ten days" co-star kate hudson. so will the two team up again? >> i'm sure we will at some point do something. >> nicole kidman in a giambattista valli dress. we're going to hunker down for a few days and snuggle. >> eddie murphy taking the career achievement award. we're giving paige

. >>> ellen and de niro. cicily, scully, two michaels, redford, hanks, diana, 21 in all received the nation's highest civilian honor. here's jan crawford. >> i am the president. he is the boss. supreme. ? that your love ? on the silver screen, they are legends. >> you talking to me? >> there is no crying in baseball. >> reporter: the dean of baseball announcers, vince scully. >> when the crowd is roaring -- >> reporter: two of the greatest basketball players to play the game. michael jordan. >> michael jordan is the jordan of greatness. >> reporter: one of a kind. >> all of these people affected our lives. >> the president is saying you are a person who is more than >> absolutely. but i have always believed that i can do more than stuff a ball through a hoop. and i try, try to use it for good. >> reporter: most of the honorees are long accustomed to picking up awards. >> the name de niro is synonymous with tough guy. >> reporter: as robert de niro told us this means something more. >> who would have thought i

actor robert de niro. >> you talking to me? >> yes, he is. the president also honoring robert redford. ellen degeneres honored, too, the president saying for her her dance moves, but we will. tom hanks honored, too. >> my momma always said, life was like a box of chocolates. >> also on the list, vin scully. the legendary baseball announcer. and just listen to the call from white house press secretary josh earnest. >> hello? >> hello, mr. scully? >> yes. >> every year, the president gives out something called the presidential med al of freedom, and this year, he'soing no. >> yes. so, you've had -- >> are you sure? >> ah -- well -- >> i'm just an old baseball announcer. >> well, listen. you've had a remarkable impact on the lives of generations of sports fans in this country. >> vin scully and the rest. we congratulate you all tonight. and we thank you for watching. i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. sean: tonight on "chronicle," he takes pieces of the past and makes colorful new memories. how this d.o.t. renaissance ma

. >> the name de niro is unanimous with tough guy. >> reporter: but robert de niro says it's more. >> who would think i would be doing? i think someone who wants to do things in the arts and whatever it is, politics, should follow through it and try to do the known. maya lin. >> we all followed our passion. >> reporter: how big after deal is this? >> to get this medal, it's really significant. it's something that all americans can say that you done good. >> reporter: and that is something you can say about all 21 honorees. jan crawford, cbs news, the white house. >>> the national hockey league's commissioner was ready when he vegas. >> no, no, keep the booing. that now proves you're an nhl city. >> gary bettman was in sin city yesterday as the new league unveiled its new name. the vegas golden knights will play next season as the nhl's 31st team. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the dangers of overeating on thanksgiving. i'm anne-marie green. i had frequent heartburn, but...my doctor recommended prilosec otc 7 years ago, 5 years ago, last week. just 1 pill ea

not just tom hanks but robert de niro. you have the absolute best in their fields who have not yet been recognized. it's also a younger list than normal normally. normally these go to people in their 70s and yaes. they want to give the award before it's post humorous. they do give posthumous. people like bill and melinda gates wouldn't normally be honored, now $30 billion in philanthropy, not to mention microsoft, normally they would wait until they're older. i think the president wanted to make sure while he had a chance that our nation honor them properly. >> it's a bit of his legacy, isn't it, the people he chooses to award? two are posthumous today. 19 of them are in that room. i'm sure the president wanted to indicate something with these choices. >> yes. well, not only has he been a michael jordan fan since, you know, michael jordan came to the nba, probably before, but he also has some personal can connections do some of these. newt minow was a mentor for barack obama in chicago. helped him get into politics. has be

. >> reporter: before the ceremony began, robert de niro and the gang, ellen degeneris tweeting this, the mannequin challenge inside the white house. ellen, bill gates, and the boss pointing there. the crowd of honorees. ellen once getting the president to dance on her show. the president had ellen in tears. >> today, every day in every way, ellen counters what too often divides us with the countless things that bind us together, inspires us to be better, one joke, one dance at a time. >> wiping away the tears, a hug from robert de niro. then it was his turn. >> his the sicilian father turned new york mobster, a mobster who runs a casino, a mobster who needs therapy. >> they were the musicians, diana ross still reigning supreme. her trademark beauty was there, bruce springsteen honored too. >> i am the president. he is the boss. >> reporter: and who stands taller than the president? and michael jordan. >> there is a reason you call somebody the michael jordan of. michael jordan of neurosurgery. or the michael jordan of rabbis, or the michael jordan of outrigger canoeing, because micha