his father died when sam was 36. and tell them sam had been too lazy to make a living on his own but now he had to take control of the brewery and he quickly ran it into bankruptcy and the loud the family mansion to deteriorate. he seemed unconcerned with earning money. he married, fathered two children and after his wife's death, this champion of liberty bought himself a slave and raise his children in abject poverty. friends of his father found him a city tax collector to ensure his earning enough to feed his children and his slave. but within a short time, his ledger showed a shortage of 8000 pounds representing tax monies he had either failed to collect or had embezzled, and he was later convicted of embezzlement. as for otis, he was a young lawyer who felt deeply humiliated when the royal governor failed to appoint his father, james otis senior, as chief justice of the colony. because of a clear conflict of interest. young otis grew a rational swearing to undermine government in retaliation. i shall set the prov

his father died when sam was 36. until then, senate and to eat lazy to another piÑatas done and now he has to take control of the brewery and quickly ran into bankruptcy. he allowed the family mansion to deteriorate. he seemed unconcerned with earning money. he married, fathered two children and after his wife's death this champion of liberty upon himself a slave and raised his children in abject poverty. friends of his father found in a cynic here an easy job is a city tax your insurers enough to earning his children enslaved. within a short time his lechers showed a shortage of 8000 pounds, representing tax monies yet either failed to collect or had embezzled and he was later convict date of embezzlement. as for otis, he was a young lawyer who felt deeply humiliated when the royal governor failed to appoint his father, james otis senior, as chief justice of the colony because the clear conflict of interest, young otis grew a rational, swearing undermined government retaliation. i shall set up robinson playing, even

josh and sam are on the ground with the latest. let's start with sam.d morning, george. and when you take a look at the damage in this tornado, one of the things you'll notice right away, that instead of just blowing things out and tossing things around, this storm seemed like it was just really angry. and crumpled everything up. this looks like an air conditioner cover. but it's not just blown off. it's wadded up into a tiny ball. and so are the six cars behind us. the other thing about the storm, though there were watches out, people are repeatedly saying, they just didn't have much warning. >> what's it doing? >> oh, man! >> reporter: the mile-wide tornado struck at dinner time. >> oh, it's getting big, big, big, big. >> that's huge. >> oh, we got lightning. >> reporter: the storm destroyed more than 2,000 buildings in the city, leaving behind what looks like a war zone. >> the trees are debarked! >> massive tornado. massive destruction. >> reporter: up to 200-mile-an-hour winds leaving a four-mile path, destroying joplin in just 10 minutes. listen t

sam, i mean, scenes of utter catastrophe in joplin. bring me up to speed with the latest news there. >> reporter: i tell you, it's a hellish out in joplin tonight. there's lightning dancing in every direction across the sky. the kind of rain tonight that you get in a hurricane. you are getting in this town. the kind of rain that they just don't need after what appears to have been an ef-4 tornado. one rare, 1% of tornadoes ever recorded. that kind of strength pops into this town about three-quarter of a mile wide and runs for three miles and some are estimated six on the ground. this doesn't skirt the edge of town. it runs through the middle of town wiping out the southern section of the town turning it into bare trees and a bunch of shattered timber and cars that are balled up. not cars that are blown across a parking lot but turned into balls of steel. it's just an incredible scene here in joplin, missouri. >> we're hearing stories of hail stones bigger than golf balls raining down on joplin. aside from all of the other stuff that wa

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sam starts off live from memphis. good morning, sam. >> good morning, george. we're right under the i-40 bridge. here it's three miles wide. it's normally a half mile wide. the folks here in memphis thought they had another day to get ready. the word is, the big muddy crests tonight at about 7:00. already 15 feet above flood stage, the mississippi river is rising all day long. and 1,300 homes are in danger in the memphis area alone. entire neighborhoods are under the muddy river. downtown, beale street. taking on water. here in memphis, the river is expected to crest about 48 feet. a number that no one wants to hear. because the 1937 record crest was 48.7 feet. hundreds died in that flood. today, people are hoping levees and spillways built since then will help. you have big crowds at a popular tourist place in memphis. you can barely see mud island. the pyramid is an iconic structure here in memphis. there's water right up to the edge of it. back on the ground, the levees are holding for now. the water is rushing at such an incredible speed, if there was a bre

everybody says meet me at sams. the hard thing is getting a table. >> we can usually get you a table. on the weekends may be harder. it's a lot of fun. people are willing to wait for a table because they have a view of san francisco. we have boats coming in. people jumping in the water. >> you have the works out here. after a few bloody marys, more and more people jumping in the water. it's an main street in tiburon. a lot of secret finds people may not know about tiburon. >> we have a lot of nice shops in town. actually, i think the shortest main street in the world on lower main, then it extends into upper main. we have old arcs, shops that used to float in the water. there's a bunch of nice shops up there. it's a fun town to walk around. i think you can see at the railroad museum later. >> bob redell is out there. there's so much to see in the town. it feels like a sense of community to me. >> it's a real small town. everybody in town knows everybody else. everybody in town just comes down to main street, hangs a

it's time now, for the weather and sam champion. hey, sam. >> hey, george.ou, we told you were we going to show you this all-terrain vehicle in shelby county. this is sergeant derek mills of the shelby county sheriff's department. they have a couple of these, right? >> yes, sir. >> they go around. they can go in land and water. take us for a ride as we do weather. they'll go through land and water. they will rescue people. you will tell them they need to get out? >> that's right. we have been using these nonstop the last two weeks. go from land, mud. >> land, mud trees, everything. let's go to the boards. i have never done this before. we have had -- we've seen those 90s and 100-degree temperatures in the middle of the country. we'll see them from the south all the way to the north. there's >> you can tell we are still on land. >> all that weather was brought to you by volkswagen. we're on land now. but we're about to get into water now. we're in water now. >> sam was having so much fun on that atv, he didn't want to throw it back to me. >>> when we come bac

. >>> nba playoffs, sam young from maryland, going strong. but sam had 21 points tonight.phis wins in overtime, 101- 93. >>> elsewhere in boston, the resurrection of shaquille o'neal, as you watch him walk a mile in his shoes. and i didn't mean a traveling violation. the celtics got 28 from garnet and beat the heat, 97-81. miami leads their series two games to one. >>> quickly now, university of maryland, i am hearing that ravens' owner along with maryland athletic director flew to arizona to get arizona coach shawn miller who will be back and possibly make up his mind with a deal that's already maybe done by monday. >> arizona will be fighting to keep that guy, though. >> yeah. but a lot of things are happening here. we'll keep you informed. a lot is going on. i think they want him badly. i think he's going to take it. i think he's their man. >> thank you, sam. >>> coming up, trouble on the roads for david beckham. navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important than ever. at rema

sam's been tracking it all.he southeast has been hit hard. >> it will be a line of storms moving east today. here's what we know. more folks are outdoors on a holiday weekend. it becomes more important for folks to heed the warning and get inside. we realize from yesterday's deaths in atlanta, it doesn't take a tornado to kill people. straight-line winds can do that. 14 states. more than 600 storm reports. back in the joplin area, wichita, oklahoma city. more unusual, where the storms are popping up in the northeast. this is highly unusual. portland, albany, washington, d.c., all in line for the storms during the day today. and the storm reports will be popping. we'll be following. so will your local abc stations. we'll have all of the weather in a moment. >>> i know you mentioned joplin, as well, where 230 people are listed as missing, after the tornado that tore through that city 5 days ago. matt gutman joins us live from joplin. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. over 200 names on that list

. >> sam opened the place in 1920.ohibition opened in 1919. he was able to make a healthful living serving alcohol to workers until prohibition. >> the trap door for bringing up the rum barrels is still in the kitchen. sm yeah. >> no longer speak easy, it's legal now. >> you don't need password to get in anymore. >> rum on rafts, they would smuggle it and bring it in from central america. bring it in under the building and through the trap door. we found the trap door when we remodelled the kitchen 20 years ago. >> what is your favorite dish? >> chapino. >> not bad. thank you so much for letting us -- >> do you mind us >> dn? >> dn? n? >> my stomach is still through there. >> we are going to show you where we are headed in the bay. we are going to throw a crab leg at the map or something. 3w4r57 go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. and

sam is tracking the latest. good morning, sam. >> reporter: good morning, george. as you said just days after the top of the tornado scale blew through this town the pictures are still astounding everywhere you look. we're walking through what was a store and pharmacy and of course there are no walls but plenty of prescriptions and pill bottles. last night sirens went off twice more. we found shelter but for some in joplin, tornado warnings and sirens, the last thing they needed to hear. for the second time in three days, sirens blared overnight, warning joplin residents of severe weather heading their way. a powerful line of storms barreling toward a town that's already endured one of the worst tornadoes in history. this morning, survivors continue canvassing what is left of their homes, some hoping to locate a loved one but in joplin a painful reality, many are still missing, some have estimated hundreds but still, no one knows an official number. >> get in the hallway, cover your head. i heard her scream and right after she screamed that's when the whole thing c

back to the weather and our sam champion in a ravaged tuscaloosa, alabama, this morning. sam? mentioned, 344 lives lost. the second deadliest in history. 434 alone in tuscaloosa unaccounted for. they don't know if they're dead or alive. by the end of the week, we could end up with the deadliest outbreak. let's talk about the flooding. here where the rain is headed. the fear is there could be inches of rain, up to 7 inches from little rock to cairo. louisville involved as well. that would make the flooding worse. a quick look at the big board. l.a. near a record high today. >> and we're >> and we're live in tuscaloosa, alabama, this morning. diane? >> sam, thank you 37. >>> when we come back, abc news is the only network to interview osama bin laden. we're going to bring you the very first time we saw him. what was the first thing he wanted to say? that's coming up. with toppings and cheese. and now, for a limited time, any large lover's pizza is just $10.99. dive into a meat lover's pizza -- loaded with pepperoni, ham, beef, bacon and sausage. a pepperoni lover's with two laye

sam, ms. helen, the walton family and then the leaders, the ceo that followed sam walton was then dave glass and lee scott and i myself. as i have gotten to work closely with my two predecessors that followed sam and before i was in this office, i've had a chance i think to get to know sam walton threw a lot of other people. >> do you like living in bentonville? >> i will tell you what it is a great place to live. >> does it feel kind of small sometimes? >> is interesting. my wife and i use that is home because we have now you know the positive thing. we have a daughter and son-in-law and three grandchildren very close by, and a lot of great friends and a lot of involvement in the community and it is a great place to live. >> a question right here. >> jeff ornstein with peter salomon company. walmart stock prices have been flat for over a decade. how do you sort of a address that in b how does that affect the morale of the employees and executives? >> i think the way we address it is by improv

throw it to sam. >> go for it, mr. sam. >> my buddy elmo. hello, times square.he heat is on in the southeast. we'll see temperatures near 90 degrees all the way down into florida, hello, miami. in suss just a few hours. let's get not board. 789 in miami. montgomery sitting at 90 degrees so the heat is definitely on there. right in the middle of the country, weekend flyby in case we're the first to tell you happy weekend. rainy along the northern border but warms up into the southwest and severe storms will take a step to the east to the ohio >>> very good with the drop shadow on the "gma." very nice. >> here's a friday quiz. what do justin bieber, suzanne somers and cher all in have in common? it's more than memorable hair. they've also starred in infomercials but when do these long form ads promise more than they deliver? "20/20" teamed up with "catherine repo"consumer reports" and deborah roberts will give us a preview of what you can see right here on abc ♪ first time i was like baby baby baby oh ♪ >> reporter: justin bieber, singing his number one hit "baby.

sam is at the philadelphia zoo this morning. sam? >> robin, george.s turned out at the philly zoo. huge. our friends at wpvi, which is not only the best station, but practically the only station worth watching in philadelphia, by the way, put out the word that we were going to be here. and everybody showed up. we're here for what basically is extinction, the new -- you can call it an exhibit. there's a movie. there's a parade that goes through every day. kids get a chance to meet animals that no longer exist, like the dodo. this is dee dee the dodo. which animals did you love best today? >> tiger, eagle and monkey. >> the tiger, eagle and monkey. you know you have a tiger on your head? >> yes, i do. >> and you're okay. feel good about that. there's a tiger right on top of you. don't worry about it. let's get to the boards. we'll quickly show you what's going on around the country this morning. we're going to start with, i believe, the northeast. just to mention the fact -- nope. we're starting with the change in the west. that's the fact that cooler a

thank you, sam. and sam, of course, will be back tomorrow with the latest on the floods on "good morning america." and if you want to help the flood victims in memphis, and we know so many of you do, and along the mississippi as well, go to abcnews.com/worldnews. and we'll be back with more from here in a moment. >>> but we turn, now, to the other major story in the news today -- the battle after bin laden. eight days after navy s.e.a.l.s took him down. there is a growing rift between the u.s. and pakistan. pakistan facing withering criticism. and now lashing out. and our jim sciutto in islamabad has more on those rising tensions. >> reporter: the raid has netted a treasure trove of intelligence. the latest powerful images reducing the feared al qaeda leader to an ageing man, watching himself on television. but the operation has also ignited a growing feud between pakistan and the u.s.. seeing it as a gross violation, now they're firing back, refusing a long list of american demands. access to bin la

usually sam leads the twitter party.pher on princess diana. has a new book out on will and kate. details on what's in store for them. has new book out on will and kate. cacacacacacacacacacacacacacacaca >>> well, you know the man trusted by princess diana to write her biography is now breaking new details about her beloved son and his new bride. andrew morton put the final touches on "william & catherine" just days after the big wedding. andrew is here to talk to us. did you get a chance to enjoy the wedding? you were so busy. it. >> was a great day. i was up at dawn. i went to bed at about 2:00 in the morning. it was a tremendous day. everyone will remember where they were. >> and you're going to feel that way in picking up the book. the pictures from the book are beautiful. >> the pictures are great. it's the only book out, of course, that's got their story, their life story. but also taking you all the way through to the wedding. it's a complete package, as it were. >> it's unique. you tell their story through the eyes

>> sam. any time, sam. >> reporter: sam is sam cook.ou singing advice? >> no. no, sam... i saw sam in other terms. >> reporter: you saw him in other terms. >> in other terms. >> reporter: which means you had a crush on him. >> i had a serious crush on him. he had no idea though that i had that kind of crush on him. my sister liked him so i said she likes him so i just won't tell him ♪ darling, you... > in 1961 she toured with cook who had crossed over to become a pop idol. was he sort of blazing a path as far as you were concerned? >> well, i followed. when i saw the success that he had, i thought it might be possible for me too. ♪ somewhere over the rainbow ♪ >> reporter: aretha signed with columbia records and headed to new york. this is a young you. >> yeah. i'm still young. this is my favorite picture of myself. >> reporter: why is that? >> i just love it. it just... it's really cute. i just love this picture. my hair is to classic. this was the beginning. when i first went to new york, i took modeling classes. >> reporter: what wer

sam? >> nice, josh.he benefits of the job we haven't told you yet, that emeril lagasse makes you breakfast every morning. i'm just saying. what is it, emeril? >> we have great french toast today, sam. >> i'm into french toast. let's get to the boards. show you a sky shot of philadelphia. the airport has a little slowdown going on there because of the rain moving through region. this is the low pressure that's dragging up the eastern coast. new york, philadelphia, portland, boston, you're getting rain out of this system. i wouldn't be surprised to see it hanging around buffalo, longer. but in the west, a cooldown. l.a. at 93 yesterday. 88 today. but you're 73 at the time we get to friday. san diego at 83 today. but 68 by the time we get to friday. th >>> grab that second cup of coffee. there are two sides to every story.. today, jesse james reveals what he calls the whole story about his ex, sandra bullock, their children and the new love of his life. >>> did you hear that judge judy was rushed to the hos

sam? >> nice, josh.efits of the job we haven't told you yet, that emeril lagasse makes you breakfast every morning. i'm just saying. what is it, emeril? >> we have great french toast today, sam. >> i'm into french toast. let's get to the boards. show you a sky shot of philadelphia. the airport has a little slowdown going on there because of the rain moving through region. this is the low pressure that's dragging up the eastern coast. new york, philadelphia, portland, boston, you're getting rain out of this system. i wouldn't be surprised to see it hanging around buffalo, longer. but in the west, a cooldown. l.a. at 93 yesterday. 88 today. but you're 73 at the time we get to friday. san diego at 83 today. but 68 by the time we get some areas of rain now and that will persist morning hours and off later on this afternoon, through about lunch time. be near 60s will degrees. by the weekend, an isolated friday and other was partly cloudy. right now, areas of rainfall region, moderate showers over culpeper and

and also i do have a sam's club card. i go down to the one in countryside because usually i get 5 cents off per gallon. hey, quincy. >> reporter: moore's also seeing some of her regular wards less frequently. she says their owners are traveling less, and she wonders if high gas prices are the reason. >> they're not taking these little weekend trips like they used to. they're waiting for the big trip in june, or july, or august when the kids are out. >> reporter: moore is hopeful gasoline will drop at or below $4. but even if it does, she thinks she'll still have to watch her budget. >> i'm still going to have to be very diligent about what i spend and look at my clients. >> reporter: diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," lagrange park, illinois. >> susie: it was a sea of red on wall street. stocks sold off at the open as prices for oil and other commodities tumbled. let's take a look in tonight's "market focus." not surprisingly, energy stocks led the way down. shares of exxon-mobil and chevron were among the bigge

sam has to get prepared. first, back upstairs. now. >> thank you. we do continue to follow some breaking news at this hour. what's being called the first retaliatory attack for the death of osama bin laden. the taliban, claiming responsibility for the bloodiest attack in pakistan this year. dozens of military recruits have been killed. our nick schifrin has just arrived at the scene. nick? >> reporter: the 800 recruits who were training here were just about to go home. they graduated yesterday. they had a party. and this morning, they boarded these vans in order to leave. and that's when two suicide bombers drove up in motorcycles and exploded in this group of vans, killing more than 80, injuring more than 150. the pakistani taliban are claiming credit today, saying this attack is in revenge for osama bin laden's death. the fact is, they attacked this area before. over the mountains, there's a war going on between the taliban and the pakistani army. this area has been so affected. there's killings, kidnappings. when i come here, i

sam is off shooting his reality show, so jeff smith is in for sam from wabc with the morning's weather. hey, jeff. >> i can say advil, josh. right now we're looking at some rain in the northeastern part of the country. we've had to have a security detail following us around as weathermen in new york city because we've been very unpopular lately with this weather pattern. more rain is expected. could be up to an inch or two in some areas, more scattered during the day today. severe weather possible, wichita down to oklahoma city down to abilene, texas, gusty winds up to 80 miles per hour and might be tornadoes and large hail, as well. and a storm moving inland from the west coast that gave san francisco and l.a. rain drying out, but big snows in the rocky mountains. your local weather forecast in 30 seconds. se >> robin and george, back over to you. >> jeff, good to have you here. thank you. >>> coming up, breaking point. nancy kerrigan overcome as her mother takes the stand in an emotional trial over a deadly family fight with her brother on trial. >>> and love actually. check out this

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sam said he had an idea of vision of seeing people all over the world save money and live better. we have taken this live better and really try to magnify that even more. i think healthy living for our associates, for consumers -- he another recent announcement with the first lady, michelle obama in washington about healthy food all of this fits together i think in the health care is not just a simple single discussion the way sustainability is not and i think a lot of our approach would be in some ways paralleled of working very broadly to help people live better and that is part of of the health care solution. >> you talked about mr. sam ikea is a relative almost but you didn't join the company until 95 >> that's right. >> so the culture is obviously pretty intense. did you ever meet him personally? >> never met mr. sam walton personally but i really feel like i know him personally because the culture is so strong.

i'm sam champion in joplin, missouri. >> sam will have much more on the tragedy in joplin coming up on morning america." >>> meanwhile there's a lot to clean up in lacrosse, wisconsin, 200 homes and businesses there were damaged and detroyed when a tornado struck saturday afternoon. no one was seriously hurt despite the storm's half of destruction that stretched for half a mile. >>> abc news learned police found physical evidence in the case of dominique strauss-kahn. material wore on the shirt matches dna from strauss-kahn. they intend to argue sex between strauss-kahn and the maid was consensual. >>> the religious radio host who worned the world would come to an end set a new date for the apocalypse. harold camping now said the rapture will take place five months from now. he apologized for getting the date wrong. he felt so terrible his doomsday message did not come true, that he and his wife actually took refuge in a hoe >> all rig put that on the calendar. we don't know if the new rapture date will come true. it's time for sports highlights, with that be go to the espn news. >> go

well done. >> now, give it to sam. >>> sam, please, save us all. >> josh, the whole time, although it'sm thinking, chemicals in our food. chemicals in our food. you know me. i can't get that out of my head. by the way, everyone, good morning. i want to show you this. through the line, through thunder, through the lightning. everybody, stayed right here to be on "good morning america" this morning. we thank you for that. all right. let's get to the boards. we have a lot of weather to talk about. we start on the west coast. we have just as many systems on the west coast as we do on the east coast. from l.a., san diego, you're getting showers, as well. all the way into san francisco. some could be a heavy amount of rain. let's get to the east coast, a fly-by to show you all day long it will be raining. we think it will be staying that way through tomorrow. this goes through pittsburgh and beyond. cleveland's involved in this. detroit's involved in this rain. this is going to slow down your air travel and a lot of major airports. every comes east one way or another. one talented crew. even

can be the deciding vote. >> there you go, sam.ike the night side look of george stephanopoulos. he ain't got nothing. you do, george. but the guy in the bee costume, yeah. >> there it is. 3-2. >> not so much. yeah. let's get to the boards. good morning, everybody. we're going to start with a hot, sticky, humid, record-setting heat. i'm talking about you, chicago. i'm talking about wls in chicago. take a look at that. it's a humid day today. yesterday, record warmth. today, you're on a cooling trend. not that you're going to notice it because the humidity's with it. but the cooler temperatures will settle in. look at chicago by friday, 72. atlanta stays in the 90s for a good part of the week. on friday, you get a break, as well. >>> violent storms in the middle of the country. i'm concerned about one hot zone in central oklahoma and central to western kansas. i heard you take a deep breath. is that your home? i'm sorry. yeah. just outside of there, there's a little opportunity to get a small tornado outbreak today. stay up with you

go ahead and this is one of those samuel so that sam will jump in and then we'll go to richard samuel go ahead. i think it's important though to recognize that health care isn't available to a lot of people in the lower and middle income you know for upper income americans health care health care plans are fantastic and access is fantastic but for the lower and middle income families it's often not and i want to make one kind of point that was you know dovetails off of what richard said is that going forward i think the prospects for the middle class are very worrying so if we don't look so much of what happened over the past couple decades but we look out a couple decades you know i worry about people in my generation a generation behind me you know not not finding a job out of college you know the unemployment rate for people under twenty four is now nine point seven percent you know so keep even those people with a college degree. who are under twenty four you know have extremely high levels of unemployment higher unemployment than the overall population so i think you know the pro

address those issues i think that's the hard question that we need to think about it's interesting sam if i go to you in washington in light of what we just heard there should we have a new definition of the middle class because there doesn't seem to be a lot in the middle of if there's so much concentration of wealth in the top. i don't think it requires a new definition of the middle class but i think it does require you know consideration by policymakers and an effort to kind of rebuild the middle class and the united states you know we've seen we've seen a disappearance of the middle in a few areas and in jobs and wages in the long term unemployment that we're facing now but also in kind of general middle class goods that we consider essential for a middle class lifestyle like health care and education and also someone want to disagree with the previous speaker jeff jeffrey you know college is really an affordable for a lot of people in the middle and health care costs are increasingly eating away personal income you know so it's really become difficult given the joblessness but th

. >> mark gruber, followed by peter witt and then sam ariem. >> i wanted to address the suggestion of a gate increase which came up during the previous conversation but it was not on your agenda. i jus would like to point out that the bone that was thrown was a token 25 cents on the meter which was the only thing that he gotten in the past plus years. of that $12 $1:50 was because cab companies were supposed to be hybrids. -- of that $1.50, was because cab companies were used to be hybrids. so that $7:50 brings them in $15,000 to $20,000. it pays more for the vehicle himself in. now they have that mel on the credit cards saving them millions of dollars more a year. we're not even talk about all of the other and pushing fives, 10s, make sure they're not going to be discriminated against. do cab companies need a gate increase? >> i would say no. but the other thing that hasn't been done here and i don't think it's going to be done, has anybody looked at their books? this used to be a requirement. they use stoud have to do this on -- used that to what what they're pooks look like. if you

. >> jimmy: what are carly, sam and freddie's last name. >> should we do it in order?that. >> jimmy: miranda, are you freaked out right now? >> no. >> jimmy: miranda, name at least two categories that sam won in the yearbook. >> ooh. oh, no. class clown and she was a pageant girl. no? >> jimmy: no! [ sad tuba ] >> oh, my god. >> jimmy: you guys want to try a steal? >> yes. we watched pageant girl last night. >> we actually did. >> but that's -- >> jimmy: two categories in the yearbook. won more than that, but give me two. >> class clown sounds like a good guess. maybe puppets -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what kind of yearbook -- have you never seen a yearbook? >> final answer. >> jimmy: no. absolutely not. most likely to get suspended, teacher's pest, most likely to ask for more food at a party and most likely to be in detention. so wrong. all right, ready? writer's question. what is the tablet device that was introduced on the show called? >> pear pad. i feel bad. you gave her an easy one. i mean a -- >> jimmy: oh, my god. i'm so sorry. miranda, what is the name of gibby