i'm here with seth meyers and josh meyers. ♪ all right. right. yeah. >> jimmy: we -- we don't have a soundproof booth. so, josh, put these noise canceling headphones on and press play. i'm going to ask seth a couple of stories, and then we're going to see if you remember them. but let me know when it's on. i want to make sure it's -- no cheating here. >> just got a slow bleed in but -- yeah. >> jimmy: it's my new album. [ light laughter ] all right. you're good? >> uh-huh. >> jimmy: okay, good. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right, ready. here we go. >> all right. all right. >> jimmy: what was the -- what was the worst gift you've given someone for christmas. >> the worst gift i've given someone? >> jimmy: yes. >> i guess, like -- one of my first years on "snl" -- like, i was really desperately wanting to get people in my family good new york gifts. so i got a "time-out new york", and it had good gift ideas. >> jimmy: oh, your gift guide. yeah. >> yeah. and i saw this thing in, like, a quirky, like, curio type shop. and what it was, like, a gl

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he said seth meyers came one the concept and it wasn't like we approached them.cept and alec was willing to play along. not surprisingly, some of the good people at american airlines didn't think alec baldwin's appearance on saturday night live was funny. here's real american airlines pilot steve roach. >> i was disappointed that it was making light of something fairly serious and was poking fun at a group of employees at a very proud and historic airline who are going through a tough period right now. >> to steve roach, i would first like to say, thank you for every safe landing you have ever made in your career. given the frequency of my flying on american, there is every likelihood that i have put my life in your hands at least once. what you do for a living is more serious than anything alec ballot baldwin or i have ever done or are ever likely to do. people are much too smart to entrust their lives to men in make-up. but saturday night live is a comedy show which every week, like all comedy shows, deals with some very serious things in a comedic way. the pre

first of all i just have to mention, seth meyers, being in a role where you're married to jessica bielmayor toyed seth meyers. >> no, really. >> only through the magic of cinema. >> stop it. >> if you thought "avatar" was impressive wait until you see seth meyers married to jessica biel. i get it. >> i mean, she is so beautiful. that was, you know, anyway. >> i kept saying after each day to jessica, let's walk around with your fake pregnant belly and walk around town and get sighted together. >> yeah, yeah. >> jessica, this is your second movie with gary marshall, seth, your first. what is that like working for this comedy genius? >> he's first of all the nicest man in hollywood. >> ever. >> and he's great. he just, like, has fun doing movies and it's really fun to be onset and he just takes care of his actors. >> makes it fun for everyone. he really helps you to understand what's funny, how to be funny, how to be charming and funny. which is really hard. it's difficult. >> he lets you really be yourself. >> very comfortable. >> are you guys pro new year's eve going out or do you think

. >> jimmy welcomes seth meyers and musical performance with the muppets.hat's weeknights 12:30 on your local nbc station. it's time for your first look at entertainment news. "mission impossible" the fourth film in the tom cruise franchise made $18 million in a five-day i max run. it opened wednesday with 9 million bucks. it's expected to finish with as much as 30 million. >>> "the girl with the dragon tattoo" opened with 5 million wednesday, rated r. it will make that the studio's $90 million investment. this weekend, it will finish second with $15 million. steven spielberg's "tin tin" made $109 million overseas. it should finish fifth with $10 million. >>> the noncomputer generated option, "we bought a zoo." maybe you should not name the movie, we bought a zoo. i'm just saying. it's awkward. are you going the see any movie? >> i have never seen that. some families, it's a tradition. i have never done that. >> not so much? >> no. no tin tin for me. should i call your parents and warn them what they are getting themselves into? >> exactly. i don't know if

. >> keeping the laughs going, seth meyers asked baldwin, are you sure this is the right way to handleup next here tonight, story time, before shipping off to war. across america, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. this was the gulf's best tourism season in years. all because so many people wanted to visit us... in louisiana. they came to see us in florida... nice try, they came to hang out with us in alabama... once folks heard mississippi had the welcome sign out, they couldn't wait to get here. this year was great but next year's gonna be even better. and anyone who knows the gulf knows that winter is primetime fun time. the sun's out and the water's beautiful. you can go deep sea fishing for amberjack, grouper and mackerel. our golf courses are open. our bed and breakfast have special rates. and migrating waterfowl f

jessica biel, seth meyers, our celebrity elves this morning. different twist with our toy drive this morning. we are going to have gifts that kids can give to the adults in their lives. michael norris from party light is here. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> tell us about this donation and how it works. we're very excited. party lights have been working with the toy drive now for six years and we've now contributed over $16 million worth of products and we're very pleased and honored to be here again donating this year. and the products aren't for the kids. we get many letters back from kids and the organization saying how wonderful it is that the kids can actually gift their moms with a present. >> it makes them feel good to be able to give as well as receive. >> exactly. and the moms, you know, they sacrifice so much and the kids know that. they have the opportunity then to get rewarded and feel that something is coming back. >> why is work like this important to you? you're head of a company. cow be doing other things with your time

he popped on to weekend updates with seth meyers. problem is, you know, you have to ask the question, did he do more harm than good? did he fan the flames? one of the pilots who flew with that exact same flight crew afterwards appeared on the "today" show. she said this is an outrage. it's not funny. it's serious business. flight attendants, if everybody harassed them, all chaos would break loose. that said, when alec baldwin puts on a moustache and comes on as a pilot apologizing, kind of funny. >> yeah, a little. >> i'll have to go back and see the tape of that. >> he is so funny. it's very funny. >> i can't wait to see him on there. tell us about the deal jessica simpson made to help her lose the extra weight she's gaining while expecting. >> she did a deal for 3 million bucks to join weight watchers. weight watchers have been going on forever. every hollywood magazine talks about baby weight, baby weight, how did she take it off. she's going to do it as an official. it's not fair ladies. when i was pregnant, i didn't have anybody

he did better except -- seth meyers precedeed him. >> kimberly: i thought it was funny.rence to tupack and biggie, b.i.g. and all that. it was clever. >> andrea: think about what donald trump did? he forced the president -- >> kimberly: i agree. >> andrea: to come to the podium himself, not use a spokesperson and release his birth certificate. how about the college records, donald? can we get those, too? nobody has information on the guy. >> bob: the problem was when he released it nobody cared. >> andrea: that is such a lie. you know it. >> bob: ridiculous. >> eric: this is my personal favorite. roll my personal all-time favorite video. anytime. >> there is something bad. there is something bad. barack obama. want this for barack obama? oh, he is really not -- c'mon. okay. take it to mom. >> eric: thank you, producers. they're laughing. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> bob: somebody was yelling at the dog from behind the -- >> greg: imagine what the dog had to go through. >> kimberly: is that your dog? >> greg: no. >> andrea: the funniest line is ronin, kimberly's little boy, said

. >> seth meyers is loving it. you have to own it. to get thrown off a plane, own it, fess up. >> celebrity or politician what better place to do it than snl. >> his second home. >> absolutely right. >> shouldn't be playing games on planes. >> it will mess up the navigation equipment and you will never get where you're going. >> thanks, chuck. that's going to do it for

"saturday night live" seth meyers is 38. john legend just got engaged. 33. a special happy birthday to our 11:00 p.m. producer marlene de la cruz. if it is your birthday, happy birthday! we'll be right back. >>> olga breese in for howard bernstein today. rain is out. she says the cold is a comin' in. >> cold is here. it is here to stay, actually. all day today. we're not going to see too much of an improvement in the temperatures. however, that sunshine is going to make a lot of folks happy after the dark and dreary day we had yesterday. forecast today is going to be on the windy side. not just breezy. we're starting out breezy this morning. say about 5, 15-mile-per-hour winds. not so bad. later on this afternoon, we'll crank up the volume on some of that, especially the wind gusts which could be as high as 35 miles per hour by late afternoon. weather planner today is going to stay in the clear. sunshine prevails. you want a warm coat when you leave this morning. you also want the sunglasses because you will be using them throughout the day today. but the su

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speaking of congress on this weekend's "saturday night live," seth meyers took aim the at lawmakers andecret santa plan. take a listen. >> this christmas a number of senators will participate in a secret santa gift exchange that will involve members from both party. the way it works is the democrats will give the republicans a gift, and that's it. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in communities across the country, from helping to revitalize a neighborhood in brooklyn to financing industries that are creating jobs in boston or providing funding for the expansion of a local business serving a diverse seattle community and supporting training programs for tomorrow's workforce in los angeles. because the more we can do in local neighborhoods and communities, the more we can help make opportunity possible. helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. [ female announcer ] we never forget the nearly 12 million cance

. >> slow the road, seth meyer. a little bit. >> you know what, reynolds, we've been there. sometimes you have to collect your thoughts. >> absolutely. yeah. certainly. and you know, i wish there was some way we could correct the situation in parts of southern california. you saw people out this, thousands without power at this time. it looks like the winds will continue again today. there's a chance that winds could get up to 40, 50, even 60 miles per hour. nice and loud winds. i'll tell you what, we'll also see heavy snow in parts of the country, too. we'll have more coming up in a few minutes. >> all right, reynolds, everything okay? >> it's party -- crazy. get the hot tub going on, got a couple of kegs coming through the door in a few minutes. it's a good time. >> reynolds, thank you. we'll see you sober here shortly. >>> also, coming up after the break, we're talking scotch. yes, the industry is doing really, really well, and it's kind of a bad thing. we'll explain. one more gift... [ gasps ] [ male announcer ]

. >> more than 9 million views of president obama's appearance and 2.5 million for seth meyers, amonghe top seen youtube videos. go to our youtube channel to watch them on line. washington journal continues. guest: the election initiatives center.rate actit the pew david becker. thanks for being here. guest: thanks for having me. host: in terms of dollar figures, the report suggest that after the help america vote act, congress appropriated and awarded $3.2 billion for the city-state's. so far the states have spent about 83% a that. $2.6 billion. with all that money expended, how ready are we for the 2012 election? guest: great question. when the act was passed in 2002 in response to the disputed election in the 2000 presidential election, it passed with large margins in both houses as a result of substantive negotiations between the parties and concerns they received on things like creating the elections assistance commission, it set up voting system requirements tha. it required states to develop statewide voter registration databases. previously the states mostly kept lists at the

>> the more than 9 million views of president obama's appearance and 2.5 million for seth meyer c-span's coverage from the white house correspondents' dinner are ranked among youtube's top 10 most viewed political videos. watch them on line on our youtube channel, youtube.com/c-span. >> first lady betty ford died in july at age 93 and next we bring you a memorial service in her honor with guests including michelle obama, three former first ladies and former president george w. bush. mrs. ford's longtime friend and former first lady roslyn carter and journalist cokie roberts gave eulogies. mrs. ford was buried aside her husband, former president gerald ford and his presidential museum in grand rapids michigan. this service is about 90 minutes. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] i know that my redeemer live with and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth as though this body be destroyed, yet shall i see god who i shall see for myself and my eyes behold and not as a stranger, for none of us live with to himself a