i'm here with steve martin and paul simon. ou know, paul, i as gonna ask you -- when you were tom and jerry, i remember that -- but didn't you tour high schools, or was that when you were simon & garfunkel. or siegfried & roy? >> no, we didn't tour high schools. >> that's what he's doing in australia. >> jimmy: oh, yeah! you are doing "high school musical 4." [ laughter ] how is zac efron? >> no, maybe we played high school dances or something. >> jimmy: but that was you and artie, right? tom and jerry. >> yeah. >> jimmy: yeah, you were tom and jerry. then you just went and changed from that. i don't know. well, we didn't rehearse this at all. but you don't want to talk about that? >> well, it was 1950s, and nobody called anybody simon & garfunkel. you know, they didn't anybody -- what's her name -- dorothy -- what was her name? judy garland's real name? >> oh, yeah, i forget. >> but that was a very important thing in the act was when it changed from tom and jerry to simon & garfunkel. it's just -- no, we're just -- we're ourse

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with paul simon? >> with paul simon. >> jimmy: look at this one with the white stripes.o, not at all. you digitally painted him, right? >> yeah, digitally. thank you. >> jimmy: or else you found a red horse somewhere. that would be awesome. >> we were looking for a white horse. we've just got one red one. >> jimmy: an actual red horse. but so many insane things in there. i mean, out of your favorites, you're saying ladysmith black mambazo. >> well, that's actually not in the book, but that was my first cover picture for "rolling stone." and that was an assignment that i got the exact same day. i had to run to the studio, set it up. ladysmith came. they were amazing. they sat and they waited. paul simon comes in. and they sanfor us for like 20 minutes before we even shot. so, the "graceland" songs kind of, you know, came out. and then we shot -- >> jimmy: they were like -- ♪ what kind of camera should we get? tell me, can we get a discount ♪ [ laughter ] >> "we're going back to south africa. should we go to b&h?" i was going, "yeah." ♪ i want to get a discount ♪ [ laughte

he's played the role of senator way back when on "saturday night live," he played paul simon, questioning clarence thomas and so this will be different here today. i should also point out, senator arlen specter, if he had been a republican, he would have been the ranking republican. he would have been sitting where jeff sessions was. but now, he's at the end of this table. he's a junior senator. even more junior than biden's replacement. he came in early. he's been having his cup of coffee and preparing for his questions of judge sonia sotomayor. and what we've seen this morning is a lot of the hot button issues. abortion, gun rights. less on some of the rhetoric, but more on how she would rule on these issues. she's been pretty dexterous if you will, avoiding the issue of abortion rights. it was noted earlier this morning, there are about 14 members of the new haven firefighters here. we will hear from frank ricci in that case. he will probably testify tomorrow as well as lieutenant vargas, a firefighters who believes their case is important. now we see judge sotomayor returning from the

al franken on "saturday night live" as former senator paul simon grilling supreme court nominee clarenceomas. >> judge, say something. judge thomas, are you aware of that division of our government known as the criminal justice department? >> of course i am, senator. >> you know, when you walk in the main entrance of the criminal justice building, there is this receptionist with short brown hair? >> the one at the third desk on the left? >> no, no. the one at the big circular desk right there in the center there. >> oh, yes, sandy. >> yeah. sandy. do you think she'd go out with me? >> senator simon, not knowing your technique, i feel it will be unfair for me to pre judge your chances with her. >> you think it's the bow tie then, huh? >> guessing life really does imitate art these days. moving on to our president, with his supreme court pick safe on the hill. president obama launching a full court press on his other top priority, health care reform. sitting down with all three medical reporters from all three broadcast networks, trying to convince americans the only thing we have to fear

comedy icon, my favorite, steve martin is going to be here tomorrow night, and music legend paul simont guest. we are going live via webchat to the top secret set of next summer's blockbuster, "iron man 2," for a sneak peek. i can't believe we're getting this. here we go. jon favreau is here, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] the actor, the writer, as well as the director of the awesome first "iron man." how you doing, buddy? >> i'm doing great. how you doing? >> jimmy: doing great. are you allowed to tell us about the set? where are you? >> well, we're out here in manhattan beach, and we're shooting in hammer industries, that's tony stark's rival, played by sam rockwell. it's our first time in the set. >> jimmy: oh, interesting. i love it. i love sam. this is fun. is iron man gonna trash the place? are we gonna see any of that? >> well, robert's actually not working today, and even if he was, i really can't comment on that. it's a very secret production, as you understand. and i sometimes get in trouble for revealing too much information. i was on twitter, and i talked about scarlett

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." >> he played then senator paul simon. >> paul simon. right. >> we're going to have to have a franken joke clock because he's clearly restraining himself. he doesn't want to tell a joke, doesn't want to be funny. it will be interesting to see how long he can restrain himself. >> suspect it won't be very long before we get some one-liners. don't go away. we'll have more to talk about. >>> what happened in the final hours? michael jackson's family is now speaking out and suggesting murder. is it possible? we're talking to the last journalist to interview the king of pop. (announcer) this is nine generations of the world's most revered luxury sedan. this is a history of over 50,000 crash-tested cars... this is the world record for longevity and endurance. and one of the most technologically advanced automobiles on the planet. this is the 9th generation e-class. this is mercedes-benz. >>> you're in "the situation room." happening now one-on-one with the african-american president, his first trip to sub-saharan africa. he explains to dergs co

in line with the senator paul simon water for the poor act of 2005, the continual increase in funding has allowed usaid to hire new technical staff with drinking water and sanitation expertise, to leverage increased government involvement, to increase matching funds available to n.g.o.'s and to conduct the range of tested and pilot approaches to increase water and sanitation coverage in individual host countries. it is essential that we continue on this upward trajectory and i applaud congresswoman lowey for making an additional $25 million available for this effort. water and sanitation have increasingly played a major role in how individuals interact with one another and how governments govern. today approximately one billion people lack access to drinking water and 2.6 billion live in environments where they do not have access to proper toilet facilities and human waste cannot be properly disposed, chronic water insecurities hinder economic and social development in places like zimbabwe, mexico and gaza. the lack of access to safe drinking water has had dert mental ramifications fo

. >> my friend, senator paul simon raised the following question.ou face a much harsher judge in this committee. that is the judgment of history. that is likely to revolve around the question, did she restrict freedom or expand it. i ask this question with respect to the nominations of chief justice roberts. i think it is an important question of any court nominee. they resolve many of our most significant issues. it is the supreme court that defines our personal right to privacy and decides the restrictions that are being placed on the most personal aspects of our lives. the nine justices decide whether congress has the authority to pass laws to protect our civil- rights and our environment. they decide what checks will exist in war and peace 3 because these issues are so important, we need justices with intelligence, knowledge of the law, proper judicial temperament, and a commitment to a partial justice. -- >> the officer will remove the person. as i said before, you are a guest of the senate what you are here. everyone is a guest of the senate.

at the nomination hearing for judge ruth bader ginsberg in 1993 my friend senator paul simon of illinois asked the following question. you face a much harsher judge than this committee. that's the judgment of history, and that judgment is likely to revolve around the question did she restrict freedom or did she expand it? i ask this question with respect to the nominations of chief justice roberts, justice alito, and i think it's an important question of any court nominee, particularly to the supreme court. the nine men and women on the supreme court serve lifetime appointments and may resolve many of our most significant issu issues. it's the supreme court that defines our personal right to privacy and decides the restrictions that can be placed on the most personal aspects of our lives. the court decides the rights of the victims of discrimination, immigrants, consumers. the nine justices decide whether congress has the authority to pass laws to protect our civil rights and our environment. they decide what checks will exist on the executive branch in war and in peace. because these is

at the nomination hearings for judge ruth bader ginsburg in 1993, my friend senator paul simon of illinois asked the following question. you face a much harsher judge then this committee. that is the judgment of history and that gentlemen is likely to revolve around a question, did she restrict freedom or did she expanded? i ask this question with respect to the nominations of chief justice roberts, justice alito but i think it is an important question of any court nominee particularly to the supreme court. the nine men and women on the supreme court serve lifetime appointments and resolve many significant issues. if the supreme court finds our personal rights to privacy and besides the restrictions can be placed on the most personal aspects of our lives, the court decides the rights of the victims of discrimination, emigrants, consumers, the nine justices to decide if congress has authority to pass laws to protect their civil rights and our environment. they decide what checks will exist on the executive branch in war and in peace. because these issues are so important we need justices wi

at the nomination hearing for judge ruth bader ginsburg in 1993, my friend, senator paul simon of illinoisd the following question -- you face a much harsher judge than this committee. that's the judgment of history. and that judgment is likely to relve around the question, did she restrict freedom or did she expand it? i ask this question with respect to the nominations of chief justice roberts, justice alito, and i think it's an important question of any court nominee, particularly to the supreme court. the nine men and women on the supreme court serve lifetime appointments and they resolve many of our most significant issues. if the supreme court defines our personal right to privacy and decides the restrictions that be placed on the most personal aspects of our lives, the court decides the rights of the victims of discrimination, immigrants, consumers, the nine justices decide whether congress has the authority to pass laws to protect our civil rights and our environment. they decide what checks will exist on the executive branch in war and in peace. because these issues are so importa

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recovery with a growth rate of nearly 8% in the last quarter; and on our business desk, paul solman talks to economist simonnson about china's investment in u.s. treasury bonds and other assets. and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are ten more. that last photograph was captain kafele h. sims. when we reported his death last month, we mistakenly ran a photograph of someone else. we regret the error. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. i'm jim lehrer. thank you and good night. major funding for the newshour with jim lehrer is provided by: chevron. intel. supporting math and science education for tomorrow's innovators. the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadc

chief economist simon johnson talks to paul solman this week on our business desk. tonight's topic is whether wall street has changed in response to the financial crisis. the newshour's journalism is available whenever you want it, at newshour.pbs.org. we'll see you there, and again here tomorrow, first in the morning, on most pbs stations, with our coverage of the sotomayor hearings. and then in the evening with the newshour. for now, i'm jim lehrer. thank you, and good night. major funding for the newshour with jim lehrer is provided by: intel. supporting math and science education for tomorrow's innovators. chevron. the atlantic philanthropies. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org