and applause ] >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers.s is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] all right. that's fantastic to hear. in that case let's get to the news. according to cnn, fbi director christopher wray has made it clear that he's frustrated that president trump is not listening to his advice. regarding a controversial memo claiming the fbi abused surveillance laws. you're surprised trump didn't listen to advice? [ laughter ] this is the same guy who heard about the eclipse, and told the sun to bring it. [ laughter and applause ] so -- president trump yesterday, praised chicago cubs co-owner todd rickett's appointment as the rnc's new finance chairman, calling him a great addition. yeah, great if you want to win one election every 108 years. [ laughter and applause ] republican chair of the house intelligence committee, devin nunes, yesterday claimed the changes made to a controversial memo about the fbi before he sent it to the white house were minor grammatical edits. that's right. he had t

>> seth: yeah.s thinking about it because, you know, if you're a spy, you can't really talk about yourself. >> seth: yeah. >> and the job -- right? and you're an actor. like, how am i not supposed to brag? >> seth: yeah. no, i'm thinking now that you say it, i don't think we've had a single spy on the show. [ laughter ] >> it'll be like, "you're a spy?" and i'm, like, "yeah." let me tell you all the things -- let me tell you all the cool things that i've done. [ laughter ] >> seth: oh, so you'd give it up pretty quickly. were you, is it true? i read that you had some curiosity for when you were younger. you had a spy kit. >> i was totally a spy when i was a kid. >> seth: yeah. >> because i lived in a little town called dural, and that's -- i think that's where all the spies go when they need to like hide out. >> seth: oh, really? >> yeah, dural is like a really tiny town, but for some reason i had a spy kit. i had binoculars. i had a -- >> seth: was -- had this been purchased for you or did you go o

meyers. >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers.s is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. russian president vladimir putin was elected yesterday to his fourth term in office. putin handedly beat his closest rival, a poisoned corpse. [ light laughter ] after president trump attacked special counsel robert mueller in the russia investigation on twitter, republican representative trey gowdy said, "when you are innocent, act like it." said trump "i'll keep that in mind if i'm ever innocent." [ laughter and applause ] "it's a good plan. no what needed as of yet." a spokesperson for house speaker paul ryan said yesterday that special counsel robert mueller should be able to do his job. what a brave stance from the spokesperson for the speaker of the house. [ light laughter ] why does a speaker have a spokesperson? you're the speaker. that's like someone from geico saying the lizard believes he can save you 15% on car insurance. [ laughter ] i want to

. >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers.s is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that is great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. after democratic candidate connor lamb declared victory last night in pennsylvania's special election, a "fox and friends" host suggested that lamb won because of his attractive looks. because if there's one thing that congress is full of, it's stone-cold hotties. [ laughter ] they are a ten, like, combined. [ light laughter ] thousands of students across the country staged walk outs today to protest gun violence, which is a fantastic and beautiful thing that i support wholeheartedly. of course, you know there's that one kid who's gonna see this and start watching the news for any reason to walk out of school. [ laughter ] "you guys, republicans are pushing a bill that could delay negotiations over the debt ceiling! walk out! [ laughter ] walk out! just me? walk out! i'm on my own here? walk out!" [ cheers and applause ] senator bernie sanders spoke to

meyers. >> seth: good evening, i am seth meyers.his is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that's so good to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. president trump yesterday praised the republican tax bill on twitter saying, quote, "america is once again open for business." and the rest of the world said, "cool! can we speak to your manager?" [ light laughter ] according to a reports, president trump will release his $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan on monday. apparently, he wants to take the weekend to practice saying infrastructure. [ light laughter ] "infinpuncture -- [ light laughter ] instadenture -- i'll get it, i'll have it. i'll have it by monday." president trump said yesterday it was treasonous that democrats didn't clap during his recent state of the union address. "i don't think it was that bad," said melania. [ light laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: white house chief of staff john kelley said today that some undocumented immigrants who are eligible for the daca immigrati

. >> seth: good evening. seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that is fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. according to "the washington post," president trump congratulated vladimir putin on his re-election yesterday, despite being given briefing materials prior to the call that stated specifically in all caps, "do not congratulate." [ light laughter ] trump then sat down to a delicious lunch of silica gel packets. [ laughter ] [ applause ] "yeah? yeah, no, i read them. [ cheers and applause ] silica gel." that's right, trump was given briefing materials stating specifically in all caps, "do not congratulate." but his aides said they were not sure he read the notes. oh, i can promise you he didn't read the notes. [ laughter and applause ] he also didn't read the bible. he didn't read the constitution. he didn't read the sign that says, "no carts on the green." [ laughter ] he probably doesn't even know what it says on his own hat. and it

. >> seth: good evening. seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that is fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. when asked about the lawsuit by adult film star stormy daniels against president trump yesterday, white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders claimed that the case had already been won in arbitration. already? "wow, that was fast," said daniels after she and trump had sex. [ laughter ] forbes' list of 2018 billionaires set a record for having the most women in the list's history. so congratulations to susan! [ laughter and applause ] in honor of international women's day, mcdonald's is flipping its golden arches to resemble a w instead of an m. and we can't even show you what they did over at hooters. [ laughter and applause ] president trump will visit california next week to view eight border wall prototypes. eight? how hard is a wall? [ laughter ] as you can see, this one is full of doors. "oh, that's no good because they

>> seth: yep. >> seth likes to butter buns. >> seth: hey. [ laughter ] >> we're going to watch him butterep going. >> seth: so just go like that? >> yeah, go like that and put it in the pan. >> seth: okay, great. >> and we're going to make, almost like -- >> seth: what kind of buns are we making? what kind of buns are these? >> they are milk buns. so milk buns are really great. they turn into almost like doughnuts. they get warm. they get smushy. nice -- it's like a beef doughnut. have you had a beef doughnut? >> seth: i haven't had a beef doughnut. i didn't know they exist. they exist? >> oh, my god. we're making one right now, seth. >> seth: really? [ laughter ] what are you doing there? >> i'm making condiment. >> seth: yeah i know. but why -- >> like special sauce. so we just make all the sauces. >> seth: okay. >> ketchup. >> seth: so the special sauce is just the main three sauces? >> mayonnaise. yeah. >> seth: okay. [ light laughter ] >> you take the -- the three greatest condiments, make it into one condiment. >> seth: okay, great. >> and then the thing i want you to do -- move you

meyers. >> seth: good evening. seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ]. that is fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. president trump said today that he would like to be interviewed by special counsel robert mueller. well it would be the first interview he's ever done where he actually knows the answers. "oh, i know this one. yes, i -- i colluded with russia, yeah." [ laughter ] president trump's lead lawyer for the russia investigation, john dowd, has resigned. dowd will go back to his previous job as the voiceover artist for cartoon blood hounds. [ laughter ] "we're on the case." that's right. president trump's lawyer for the russia investigation, john dowd, has resigned after concluding that trump was ignoring his advice. apparently dowd is the one who told trump not to look directly at the eclipse. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] after former vice president joe biden said he would have beat the hell out of president trump, trump tweeted,

>> seth: yeah. >> and -- >> seth: did you run on a dating platform?ys. >> seth: yeah, exactly. >> no, i basically also have my parents as my constituents. so, you know, if you have a jewish mother ever before, like, it's like i'm at a community meeting, they're like, "the traffic's is really bad on the west side of l.a." i said, "i know. my mom called me yesterday -- [ laughter ] she had trouble getting to my dad." and so it's a very accountable thing, but all joking aside, it's also where politics still lives. it's a place where you can listen to people, solve their problems and actually accomplish something, which is so different than what we see in washington. and that's not unique to l.a. that's every local community, i think, where we live. so, you know, don't give up on american politics just because of what you hear coming out of d.c. >> seth: and do you think in general, there's more optimism -- [ applause ] and -- there's a better chance for optimism and change on a local level than there is on a national level? >> yeah, and, you know, most p

>> well, we all are, seth. >> seth: yeah, okay.n show and we're looking for the next big breakout star in the beauty industry. and the winner gets the opportunity to collaborate with kim kardashian west on a limited edition makeup collection for kkw beauty. so it's a reality show competition for makeup artists. and it celebrates the art of makeup and it really is an art. it's sort of like going to a museum. you just saw that clip. it's beautiful art on faces. >> seth: and you work -- kim kardashian is a producer. how have you enjoyed working with her? >> kim is awesome. everyone knows she's a really sweet person. she's distinguished herself in the beauty industry. all of her products sell out in about 15 minutes. she had a hand in choosing all of the judges, including me, and all of the contestants. our first challenge of every episode is an express your selfie challenge. kim is the queen of the selfie. >> seth: yes. >> of course. [ light laughter ] >> seth: and your line when people get kicked out is "your glam has not been master

seth: oh. >> yes.nted to talk to ryan seacrest. >> seth: yeah. >> which means nothing changed there. [ laughter ] when i heard that he -- a woman accused him of sexual harassment, my first thought was, "a woman?" [ laughter and applause ] boy! do i owe some people a lot of money. [ laughter ] the nice thing was the "in memoriam" segment included all the staffers let go by the trump administration. >> seth: yes, it was nice. [ light laughter ] i thought it was a very nice touch. >> and i was very happy that best animated short went to kevin hart. [ laughter ] and -- [ laughter and applause ] but everybody's favorite movie is "black panther." >> seth: yeah. >> i loved "black panther." >> seth: oh, you did? >> oh, "black panther." which, coincidentally, is the name of betty white's personal device. [ audience ohs ] [ laughter and applause ] have i -- or perhaps -- perhaps i've said too much. i read it in "parade" magazine. >> seth: it was not in "parade" magazine! [ laughter ] >> so, look, here's the prob

seth meyers. "late night with seth meyers."ry sanders, would you like to open with some nonsense to try and distract us from the fact that the world is burning? >> we're excited to announce today that natalie and her 8-year-old cousin celia will be coming to the white house on march 23rd to work with the white house kitchen staff. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: oh, nice. good nonsense. moving on, president trump fired rex tillerson today. what did he do during his time at the white house? >> served out his 12-month sentence. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: when president trump is hiring someone for his staff, what does he want to see on their resume? >> organized in transnational crime, gang violence and other crimes. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: there seems to be a lot of chaos in the white house these days. what's going inside trump's head right now? >> i would not presume to understand anything going on with that individual. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: has -- has the stormy daniels scandal caused trump to

hello, seth. >> seth: so amber, i know you were very excited.id you like the movie "black panther"? >> hated it. >> seth: wow. i'm shocked. why? >> because i was in the movie and they cut my scene. >> seth: you were in "black panther"? >> seth, i was in "black panther." don't believe me? >> seth: i don't. >> take a look. >> klaw has escaped out pursuits for almost 30 years. not capturing him is perhaps my father's greatest regret. i wish to bring klaw back here to stand trial. >> sorry i'm late. my rhinoceros got towed. >> wakanda does not need a warrior right now. >> she's right. wakanda needs a water park. it's so hot. [ light laughter ] >> my parents were killed when he attacked. >> this guy, always with the dead parents. >> not a day goes by when i don't think about what klaw took from us. from me. >> not a day goes by where he doesn't mention it. [ light laughter ] >> it's too great an opportunity to pass. >> are we still talking about my water park idea? oh please, it would be so splashy. >> take me with you. we'll take him down together s

meyers. >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers.s is "late night." how's everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that's wonderful to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un will reportedly meet within the next two months. unfortunately, it'll be a private meeting so here's a picture of "alien vs. predator." [ laughter ] so you get the gist. north korean leader kim jong-un on thursday invited president trump to meet for negotiations over the country's nuclear program. now, trump thinks it's because kim jong-un respects him, but i think it's more like when you're having a high-stakes poker game and your friend goes, "oh, i love poker, but i'm not very good at it." [ laughter ] and then you go, "oh, you should definitely come. [ laughter and applause ] bring your checkbook. you should definitely come." [ applause ] at a rally this weekend in pennsylvania, president trump revealed the slogan for his 2020 campaign, "keep america great." though by 2020, i think the phrase he'

seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers, this is "late night."'s everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that is fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. the philadelphia eagles won the super bowl last night, defeating the new england patriots 41-33. philadelphia then went on to defeat philadelphia. [ laughter ] well, unfortunately, last night, bill belichick missed his yearly bath. [ laughter ] well, unfortunately, last night, bill belichick missed his yearly bath. [ laughter ] according to coach doug pederson, last night's trick touchdown pass to eagles quarterback nick foles was nicknamed the philly special. it replaces the old philly special, barfing a cheese steak into a trash can while people whip batteries at you. [ laughter ] dozens of eagles fans were seen stage diving off the awning of the philadelphia ritz-carlton after last night's super bowl win. but don't worry, they died. [ laughter ] dodge is being criticized on social media for using a martin luther king, jr. sermon as a voiceover. even worse, snickers mad

. >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers.s is "late night." how's everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. today was the first day of spring. psych! [ laughter ] president trump said today that he and vladimir putin will probably get together in the not too distant future to discuss the arms race. oh, sorry, i misread that. it's to race into each other's arms. [ laughter ] when asked today if the russian election was free and fair, white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders said, quote, "we're focused on our elections. we don't get to dictate how other countries operate." "ha, ha! good one," said iraq. [ laughter ] according to cnn, president trump's lawyers sat down with members of special counsel robert mueller's team last week to discuss the topics investigators could cover with trump. and so far, it's a pretty short list. [ laughter ] president trump today met with the crown prince of saudi arabia at the white house. the prince asked for trump's help

♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and genemen, seth meyers! >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers.s is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that is -- fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. the senate yesterday confirmed president trump's nominee for deputy white house budget chief, so congratulations to trump's second cousin's ex-wife's godson. [ laughter ] president trump is planning to meet next week with members of the video game industry as part of the discussion over school safety. he's also very interested in taking a look at mario's immigration papers. [ laughter ] according to cnn, the chief white house calligrapher now has greater access to sensitive information than senior adviser jared kushner. [ laughter and applause ] after kushner's security clearance was downgraded said the calligrapher. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] according to cnn, white house senior adviser jared kushner's demeanor has seemed paranoid in recent days. apparently, he's constantly looking over where his shoulder should be. [ light laughter ]

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as more of seth's memory is torn away from us.y later declared -- >> out of respect for the family's wishes for now, i am not discussing this matter at this time. >> reporter: in case hannity's fans thought he meant he would never mention it again, he threw them a bone. >> i am continuing the work that i promised to do every day for you and at the proper time, we shall continue and talk a lot more. >> reporter: gary tuchman, cnn, atlanta. >> the lawsuit filed by seth rich's brother aaron is against the washington times, an online activist and his media company and texas businessman. joining me is michael gotleib. attorney for aaron rich. thanks for being with us. the defendant named in today's lawsuit, can you explain how they were dragging your client, seth's brother, into this? >> thanks for having me. the introduction that you showed the viewers at the start of this piece was sort of about the prelude to this suit, the story that existed about the seth rich conspiracy from around january until may. after that, these defendants

also now being sued by seth rich's parents.rticle was not initially subjected to the high degree of scrutiny we require for all reporting. upon appropriate review, the article was found not to meet those standards and has since been removed. >> i am not fox.com or fox news.com. >> reporter: seth rich's family released a statement. the amount of pain and ang witch this has caused us is unbe unbearable. shaun hannity later declared. >> out of respect for the family's wishes for now, i am not discussing this matter at this time. >> reporter: but in case hannity's fan thought he never would mention this again, he threw them a bone. >> >>. >> the lawsuit filed by seth rich's brother, aaron is against the washington times. the deft named in today's lawsuit, can you explain how they were dragging your client, seth's brother into this. >> thanks for having me. the introduction that you showed the viewers at the start of this piece was about the prelude of the suit which is the story that existed about the seth rich conspiracy. after th

seth eastman would have met many , sete professional artists eastman made a favorable seth eastman made a favorable impression on cultural elites. artists are not always generous in their place at each other. his newfound status accorded him a museum at a time when there were none. the only way you could see collections would be in private collections or in prints. painting journals will be iterated prints. .hey received a generous grant and a copy of the hudson highlands was given, s duitr -- a suite of digital pens, was purchased this week by the west and museum. the sketchbook was validated as a painting form, a valid substrate for painting, not only a preparatory process. resides in the company of eastman and others whom i admire. to a set eastman. in 1836, eastman and his wife were living in washington. they were placed on extended eastmanr disability -- had taught at west point. he had commanded frontier posts and military presence. he had served as a military officer and working artist. have held academic jobs appreciate how challenging that can be to try and be a professor and a

. >> seth rogen. >> straight up seth smells like weed a lot, often. it's a great smell.e. >> check out what i discovered. zach may have a secret crush on his former co-star lori loughlin. she's 53 and zach is 30. >> she septembernt a message to >> she did. >> yes. >> he was such a young kid with a gap between his teeth. he was cute and morphed into quite the hunk. >> thank you lori. >> you love it. >> yes, i do. she has no idea. >> you're blush. >> i am. i really love her a lot. thank you lori. that was very sweet. >> i love this. we have spent so much time swooning over zac efron. to see him swoon you're like the world is fair. >> it's true and she's an older woman. >> there you go. >> coming up who was the oscar winner who magically transformed into the legendary judy garland. the answer next. how much money do you think you'll need in retirement? then we found out how many years that money would last them. how long do you think we'll keep -- oooooohhh! you stopped! you're gonna leave me back here at year 9? how did this happen? it turned out, a lot of people fell shor

meyers. >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers.

seth, thank you. >> we are at here at oakland city hall. mayor is unapologetic and willing to go to jail to protect the sanctuary status. we are here. >> until today they were strangers. now they share an unbreakable bond. >> six people were saved just because i chose to be selfless for a day. ♪ breathe freely fast with vicks sinex. my congestion's gone. i can breathe again! i can breathe again! vicks sinex... breathe on. >> the battle over sanctuary cities exploded into a public feud between the head of immigration and customs enforcement and mayor of oakland, california now. it started when the mayor tipped off residents about a federal roundup of people living in the u.s. illegally. more on this from carter evans. >> reporter: this video shows one of the 150 undocumented immigrants arrested in a targeted sweep throughout northern california including oakland where the mayor publicly warned the community that ice agents were coming. reaction to the mayor was swift. some calling the office directly. >> reporter: others posting on facebook,

seth doane remains the only network correspondent on the ground in syria. >> reporter: war can be eerily quiet. this was one of four humanitarian corridors set up to allow aid in to rebel-held territory and sins out. there are ambulances lined up here. there are also buses to help evacuate people. but no one came. fearful residents stayed where they were. syrian soldiers are taking us to what is now the front line in this fight for eastern ghouta. as soon as we arrived, we heard shelling. ahead at the checkpoint there were no signs of civilians, only more signs of conflict. syrian troops have just told us that they are fighting one of the main opposition groups that is just over there. [ gunfire ] retaking ghouta from the rebels would be a prize for syrian government forces who are battling to solidify control of the capital. video from inside ghouta today, taken during a pause in fighting, shows the ruined neighborhoods. and activists posted interviews with defiant residents. "this is a cease-fire," this man asked. "look at the chaos and destruction. and these humanitarian crossings the

the parents of seth rich, he was the democratic party staffer killed in 2016.wrongly suggesting rich may have leaked dnc e-mails to wikileaks. fox later retracted the story, but rich's parents are now suing the network and tom llamas with the story. >> reporter: george, good morning again. the rich family is now suing fox news, one of their reporters and a well-connected republican donor who they say coordinated on a fake news story and put it on the network. throughout my interview with the family they described the torture of dealing with their son's murder while battling what they call lies on the fox news channel. just four months before the presidential election, seth rich, a 27-year-old staffer for the democratic national committee, was shot and killed in washington, d.c. >> he was shot twice in the back. he put up a struggle. >> reporter: police say it was a botched robbery but the incident exploded from a local crime story into international news when, according to a new lawsuit, conspiracy theorists and fox news tried tieing the killing to the upcoming

meyers. >> seth: good evening, i am seth meyers.ica is once again open for business."

i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everyone doing tonight?

meyers. >> seth: good evening.up information in a meeting with canadian prime minister justin trudeau.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and genemen, seth meyers! >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers.or deputy white house budget chief, so congratulations to trump's second cousin's ex-wife's godson. la

. >> seth: good evening, everybody.ight to be here. i was very worried i would walk out to an empty audience. so i really appreciate it. [ light laughter ] let's get to the news, everybody. president trump's chief economic advisor gary cohn announced his