>> i am not big on stephen colbert because my name is colbert and it is pronounced colbert. when the white colberts purchase my ancestors from people who were called -- >> you cannot hang that on stephen colbert. >> but it has always been the white colberts and black colberts announcing it that way. >> let me say something in defense of jon stewart. i am a dubai tea of the program because it is -- devotee of the program because it's fun. >> i have never watched it. >> he has been pretty savage about obama and democrats, too. i kind of like the idea. >> is it good for democrats, mark? >> no. what is the message we of just heard from the president and vice-president? it is important and the stakes are high. what are we doing the last weekend? laughed and giggled and trivialize the thing. >> i am joining the rally. i believe in a restoration of sanity, and we will get to election day. -- that it election day. -- get it election day. >> colbert says america was built on a freedom, liberty, and fear. why is this bad for democrats? >> it reminds them of the 1964 republican race, b

>> i am not down with stephen colbert, because my name is colbert. the white colberts purchased my ancestors from people who were -- >> you cannot hang that on stephen colbert. >> no, but it has always been the white colberts and black colberts saying it that way. how dare he bring himself to washington. >> i am a devotee of the program because it is fun. >> i have never watched it. >> he has been pretty savage about obama and democrats whose new people, too. so i'd like the idea of a rally for sanity. -- democrats who smear people, too. so i'd like the idea for a rally for sanity. >> is this good for democrats, mark? >> know. the president and vice president says this is important. what are we going to do the last weekend? laughed and giggled. >> i will join the rally. i want a restoration of sanity, and we will get it election day. >> tell us more about why this is bad for democrats. >> -- >> the 1964 republican race came down to nelson rockefeller and barry goldwater. happy rockefeller, who left her six children to marry nelson rockefeller, and di

and stephen colbert rallies such a happen at the end of this month but it's a fair to put restrictions on what employees can do when they're off the clock and is there even such a thing as impartiality we'll speak to the hill columnist. and be careful who you friend on facebook because it could be the government that's why the government has turned to social networking sites as an easy way to spy on the ever gay american i think it's creepy i thought so we're going to speak with jennifer lynch from the electronic frontier foundation who obtained documents outlining the government's nefarious plans then the french have passed a new law that could strip naturalized citizens of their citizenship if they carry out a violent crime against a police officer but how can a country pick and choose who they want to be citizens after well with citizenship has already been granted and may seem ridiculous but joe lieberman has proposed a similar law right here in america earlier this year so we have to ask could the u.s. really pass a law like that and she said what do party candidate christine o'do

stephen, colbert. >> where are you, steven? >> i'm trapped. >> where? you really look terrible. >> wow. thanks a lot jon. >> wow. that was hostile. >> stephen. i don't understand, why are you in a bunker that you're trapped. what's going on? >> what's happening? >> jon, my fear bunker is 2000 beneat the stage. encased in solid bed rock >> we have a rally to do. just come up >> no. i can't. i'm too afraid. >> can there's nothing to be afraid of. >> what are you afraid of >> mostly, i'm afraid nobody showed up. [applause] >> should you let them know you're here? >> jon, are you sure there are people at our rally? >> there are a couple people here >> are the men handsome, jon? are the women beautiful? >> yes. yes. yes they are. >> and do they respond to obvious pandering? yes. yes, they [applause] >> they do. come up. come >> okay. >> great. then i'm coming up >> >> yes. then don't let them leave. >> i don't. don't leave, he's coming up. it's going to happen. [alarm sounding] [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> stephen colbert. woo! woo! h

a week before the election. >> i am not big on stephen colbert because my name is colbert and it hasalways been pronounced colbert. the white colberts purchased my ancestors -- >> you cannot hang that on stephen colbert. >> no, but it has always been the white colberts and black colberts announcing it that way. how dare he bring his group to washington. >> i am a devotee of the program because it is fun, and he has been pretty savage about obama and democrats who smear people, too. so i'd like the idea of the rally for sanity. >> is it good for democrats, mark? >> no. >> it is terrible for democrats. >> what did we just hear from the president and vice president? it is important and stakes are high. what will we do the last weekend? laughed and giggled. >> i am joining the rally. i believe in a restoration of sanity, and we will get it election day. >> keeping if you're alive? >> that has been at a republican staple for years now. >> see y credit card rewards are always good in theory. sometimes i would get rewards, sometimes i wouldn't. this one card i had -- there were all these ru

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[applause] >> stephen colbert, john oliver, and stephen colbert's puppet. so, here we are.[applause] >> we have had what some would classified as comedy as well. now, i thought we might have a moment, however brief, for some sincerity. i know there are boundaries for a comedian, pungent, copper guy, and i will find out how i have violated them tomorrow. i really happy if you guys are here. -- i am really happy day you guys are here. [applause] >> even if none of us are really quite sure why we are here. some of you might have seen today a call for action, or some of the more ironic cats, as a clarion call for action. some of you just wanted to see the aerospace museum and got really screwed. i'm sure a lot of you are here just to have a nice time, and i hope you did. [applause] >> i know many of you made great efforts to be here today. i want you to know that everyone involved with this project worked incredibly hard to make sure that we honored the effort that you put in, and gave you the best show we could possibly do. we know your time is valuable. we did not want to was

why organizers of the marathon refused a request from jon stewart and stephen colbert. >>> metro hase questions for you. why they want your opinion on some major changes. >>> and next, talk of increased security at the jefferson memorial. 3q health matters to all of us. that why lysol has started a mission for health. with new mom programs, lysol healthy habits initiatives in schools and disaster relief efrts. when you use lysol at home, you'll know u're a part of something bigger. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. >>>organizers of the marine corps. marathon may be throwing money down the toilet, literally. they ordered 750 port-a-potties for the month, a day after jon stewart and stephen colbert's rallies. they offered to share the cost but the marathon people turned down that often. that means runners and marathoners will not be using the same toilets. >> he is a comedian. he should be able to appreciate the humor in that. got to be able to take it as well as dish it out. >> organizers of the colbert and stewart rallies have applied for a joint permit for

[cheers and applause] >> alan: comedians jon stewart and stephen colbert poked fun at the political scenemany people say they weren't sure what to expect. some people in the crowd carried signs protesting the existence of protest signs. there was music, comedy, and just a little politics. >> what is reason? webster's define reason as the mental powers, concerned with forming conclusions, judgments, and/or inferences. >> alan: stewart asked who was qualified to make those decisions decisions and that's when stephen colbert broke out in song and an evel knievel costume. >> the giants suffered a loss in game 3. the texas rangers had the homefield advantage, and mike shumann is at the ball mark with more. shu, tough loss. >> mike: it was, alan. we didn't expect to sweep the rangers. they're a darn good baseball team and they showed it tonight. let me show you the highlights before we get to sports. an electric atmosphere in arlington. the first home world series game in rangers history. two outs in the second. mitch moreland takes sanchez deep. his first ever home run off a lefty. texas out t

. >> jon stewart and stephen colbert bring the act to washington. >> jason, or are you? >> i cannot find this thing but six-lane traffic circle leads to an underpass. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> in rhode island, the democratic candidate for governor, as you just heard, tells the president of the united states that he can take his endorsement and shove it. in alaska, a candidate's bodyguard and cups are reporter tries to ask the candidate a question. a senate candidate in nevada will rally and a protester get your head stomped hundred and two comedians take over the mall for a rally. how did they make a mockery of the political process? colby, the conventional wisdom is that the democrats are about to take a bath. you have been challenging that for months. are you about to change your mind? is your last chance. >> gordon, i would like to revise and extend my remarks. [laughter] i think the house is likely to go republican. there is a good chance -- tre is a chance that the senate will stay in the hands of the democrats, but that is

jon stuart and stephen colbert mix humor and activism, a different kind of gathering in the capitol. the final push-- president obama barnstorms across crucial swing states but is it too late? and sleepy hollow, the haunting visit to the place where american ghost stories began. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening. the investigation is continuing full speed on three continents tonight, and as we library more about that airline bomb plot, important clues have been revealed, and now a suspect is in custody we're told. here is the latest tonight: officials in yemen say they've arrested one woman and are searching for others. sources tell cbs news one of the bombs conattend six times as much explosive as the so-called underwear bomb last december. a british official says the bomb was powerful enough to bring down a jet plane. our team of correspondents is covering every aspect of this story tonight and we begin with our justice correspondent, bob orr in washington. >> reporter: yemen's president went on television tonight to an

jon stewart and stephen colbert will store a rally to restore sanity or fear. as many as 100,000 people are expected to attend. there -- there are several satellite rally taking place across the valley -- valley. they will have a sarah palin and stephen colbert lookalike contest. >> we're learning more about how american families an troops are feeling about serving openly in the military. a poll went out to them and the poll finds that most american troops and their families don't care whether gays are allowed to serve openly. the pentagon doesn't plan on releasing the results of the survey until after december 1st but those results were leaked to the media. >>> ten minutes before 9:00 this morning. fremont based logictech will get together with san jose place to announce a new crime- fighting tool. the company is launching an alert service that also gives residents an's easy way to report suspicious activity to police and neighborhood watch groups. the system lets people keep an eye on their home or business by computer, tv or smartphone. it's integrated to so

they came here clearly to see comedy central hosts jon stewart and stephen colbert. true to his word, onstage, stewart was not political. but in that giant crowd, from their banners to buttons, it's obvious that his fans viewed this as something more than just entertainment. >> hello, and are you ready to restore sanity? >> reporter: for a day on the crowded national mall, jon stewart and stephen colbert were america's comedians in chief. >> as i look out here today, i can see we have over 10 million people. >> reporter: in fact, organizers estimate more than 200,000 people gathered for the satiric "rally to restore sanity and/or fear." >> bow before us, minions. kneel before czar. >> reporter: the event at times took the tone of a peace festival. ♪ with the former cat stevens in a musical duel with former rocker ozzy osbourne. ♪ two months after another huge crowd attended conservative commentator glenn beck's "rally to restore honor" stewart insisted this day was for comedy, not politics. still, he clearly wielded significant political clout and many in the audienc

comedy central host jon stewart and stephen colbert are preparing for their big rally on the national mall this weekend and in the final push jon stewart is taping his show here at the shakespeare theater in d.c. and we're in line with some of the audience members. let me ask you why are you coming to the taping? >> i'm a big fan of the daily show. we were really glued glad to get tickets. >> reporter: -- glad to get tickets. >> reporter: what is it about jon's sort of broadcast news you connect with? >> his candor mostly. >> he managed to be a comedian without losing the point which is that the country is kind of messed up and we should do something about it. >> you get a feeling for what's going on in the world and you get to laugh at the same time. >> reporter: do you think he has a slanted point of view? >> clearly he has a very slanted point of view which is both sarcastic and liberal. >> reporter: some people are saying the rally on saturday is siphoning off get out the vote support, support you could sort of place on candidates that you would support as we approach midterm elec

it was organized by comedians jon stewart and stephen colbert. and joel brown reports, not everybody liked the tongue in cheek message. >> hello, and are you ready to restore sanity? [ cheering ] >> this rally was more love train than tea party express. ♪ love train. >> it was jon stewart and stephen colbert's comedic plea for more moderation and less fear in american politics. >> your reasonableness is poisoning my fear. >> reporter: the crowd, estimated at over 150,000 by comedy central, was far larger than many had expected. the rally permit was for less than half that number. they came armed with homemade signs. sarcastic takes on what they see as extremism and fear mongering from both the right and the left. >> we live now in hard times. not end times. [ cheering ] >> reporter: even the organizers say the rally is not about politics. democrats are hoping it fires up their base. for tuesday's mid-term elections. conservative commentators mocked the event as kind of a woodstock on the potomac. and rally goers told us, they're only hoping for a

. >>> plus, check out who is getting involved in the jon stewart/stephen colbert rally in washington, d.c. oprah is giving free bus rides. if you hold a rally for people who don't like rallies, will anybody show up? >> big news if oprah is involved in a story. >>> we begin with the happy homecoming for the chilean miners. all but two of them got to sleep in their own bed for the first time in two months. neal karlinsky got the latest from copiapo. >> reporter: just imagine a personal party for nearly every one of the miners. huge, treat street parties. quite a contrast from where they came from. and something they have to get used to. overnight, the reunions that the whole country is waiting for. carlos barrios seemed to be in the process of shaking every hand in town when we spoke with him. and he may have put it best. i never expected to be received like this, he said. it was calmer for us down in the mine than it is up here. across town, his former roommate underground was popping champagne. esteban rojas was the 18th miner to be rescued. it was a scene repeated over and over, thro

tuned to those reports. >> bill: factor follow-up segment tonight, you may remember last week stephen colbertestified in front of a congressional committee that deals with immigration issues. mr. colbert mocked the situation and was criticized by many americans for doing that but, in los angeles, the situation is much more serious. in march of 2008, 17-year-old jamiel shaw shot to death by an illegal alien by a gang member released from prison just one day before he shot jamiel to death. no way the guy should have been out on the street obviously. when jamiel's family saw colbert, they reacted strongly. joining us from los angeles his aunt lathea shaw. describe how they reacted when they saw mr. colbert on the hill. >> we weren't happy at all. we thought they pretty much made a mockery of it. i'm not sure if you are aware but in 2008 congressman mccain invited us and other families to come down and talk about american citizens murdered by illegal aliens and the committee would not even hear us. maxine waters refused to participate in the hearing. we were very disappointed that they didn't wan

think the difference is that you're going to have an entertaining rally with jon stewart and stephen colbert come to d.c. and you have a lot of folks who come for the spectacle that they hope to see now so much for the movement but isn't it part i mean part of politics part of engaging people is entertaining them as well you know i think that obama did a good job of actually entertaining the youth of billy's being this fired up politician that made people excited when he was on the campaign trail and i know people that had never voted in their lives they couldn't tell you who the vice president was but they're walking around wearing obama t. shirts because it was cool at the moment and that's what got him elected i mean do you think that the people were actually. concerned with the politics of obama when they came out in two thousand and eight or was it like i said because because it was cool well i think you had. two things i think you had one a lot of young folks came out because there was a movement. here and put it best when he said the revolution will not be televised the revolution in

, for the " restore sanity code from jon stewart the comedy central is holding this rally and stephen colbertto before 11:00 p.m. last night at the century theater. and daly city people say the shooting occurred after an altercation between the suspect and one of the victims. no arrests have been made and the suspect was seeing running through the pedestrian tunnel towards the daly city station >> and william lynch is charged with leading a cubeatina clergyman, and dahlin has the story. >> the man that beat up a priest has posted bail friday evening. william lynch punched bothered leonard repeatedly in the month of may. and he said that that priest raked him and his brother when their children. the santa clara district-rate-and with one count of felony. and if convicted? he could get four years. now, a dozen people have accused that priests molesting children. d in. da lin what it was found >> and in hayward, off a preliminary autopsy of asphyxiation, and the twin brother is involved in a very unusual standoff with deputies on tuesday. the brother turned on the natural gas on beckham lane and

. >>> xheed yons jon stewart and stephen colbert will have toilet trouble later this month at the national mall. >>> across the river in virginia, alexandria police hope you recognize this man from the giant food store on east monroe in alexandria. he hid from workers until the store was closed, then went on his own little shopping or taking spree. the alarm went off but the monitong company never called police. >> drivers on 295 look out for birds this morning. dozens of tiny chimney swifts were found in southwest washington. at first city workers thought they may have been kild by contamination by the facility. but it turns out the migrating birds were chasing bugs hit by cars. three of the birds were taken to a lab just to double-check that nothing else is to blame. >>> breaking news. find out who just won the nobel peace prize. >>> and a man found dead inside a home in fairfax county and now police are on the look jute for his stolen vehicle. >>> it looks like we are in store for a picture perfect weekend. can't wait. weather and traffic together on the ones are next. stay with us. >>>

. >>> comedy central hosts john stewart and stephen colbert are staging for sanity and fear. at least 100,000 people will attend. claudine wong is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. the rally to restore sanity and or fear started out as a joke. it's now drawing some serious attention. let me show you the preparations that are under way on the national mall for tomorrow's event. we are hearing that musical guest cheryl crow is one of the big headliners that will join them on the big stage. stewart has been in d.c. all week nabbing president obama for a historic sit down interview on wednesday. he says this is not a political rally and not an antiglen beck event. >> this to me is like the country's largest psa. largest public service announcement. days before the election. millions of young people are watching. >> reporter: there were concerns there wouldn't be enough poor that potties are here. but i heard this is all been sorted out. there will be enough bathroom facilities to go around. live in washington. >>> there will be a satellite restore rally in san

jon stewart and stephen colbert hold a national ticket on the mall. >>> right now nothing to fear on this monday morning. f to a pleasant start. mperatures in the 50s to nea 60 degrees throughout most of the region. partly cloudy sky, increasing clouds as the day progresses. afternoonhighs in the low to mid-70s. likelihood of passing showers this afternoon and this evening, maybe with thund and lightning. tomorrow, cloudy and low to mid-70s. small chance of a sprinkle. another likelihood of rain wednesday, wednesday evening with thunder and lightning. cooling down. dry weather into the holiday weekend. >> we' following breaking news for folks who normally travel braddock road. heads-up. this is the one we told you about a short time ago. inbound drad dock before you get to the capital beltway. one power pole brought down in this accident involving at least one vehicle. so the right side of the roadway is lokd. it could remain that way for a while. braddock road will begin at berk lake road. braddock apprchingi 495. 95 accident still on the shoulder. pretty sizable backup there. out o

and it's not clear yet where stephen colbert's rally will take place. it should be a very busy afternoon. >> i suspect it will be. and very funny probably. 54 degrees. still ahead, why some people in silver spring are not very happy with the new increased security measures at the discovery channel building. >> plus, you watched as firefighters let her home burn down. why the woman at the center of a bizae story says she's not even mad. >> and a local police department rocked by an alleged cheating scandal that could jeopardize an unknown number criminal cases. >>> breaking news right now. early morning hit and run cident has left a woman fighting for her life. we'll have an update just ead. >>> good morning, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm joe krebs. welcome to "news 4 today" on this thursday. it's the sevth day of october. let's take a live look outside right now. we have clear skies here in the nation's capital. 54 degrees and we may say el sol today. >> nice return back to our autumn weather that we love so much. >> that means nice, warm rays on us today. f

. >>> thousands are expected to attend the dueling rallies of jon stewart and stephen colbert on the national mall at the end of this month. now stewart has announced the exact location for his rally to reste sanity. on the area of the mall near the capitol between 3rd and 7th streets rthwest. it's not clear yet where stephen colbert's rally will take place. >>> the washington wizards may soon be no more. no, the team's not leaving town, but they could once again don the name bullets on their uniforms. new owner ted leonsis just posted a list on his bl of 101 signs of visible change since he took over the team back in june. number 31 on that list is, quote, change wizards team name to bullets. according to the blog that request is, quote, under consideration. other changes are a little less astic, but just as important to a lot of fans. colder beer. different cheerleader outfits. and, drum roll, please, well-stocked toilet paper. >> all very important things. >> solutely. >> all right. roy halladay is the talof the sports world this morning. >> a bouncer, ruiz, in time! roy halladay

jon stewart and stephen colbert rally their fans in washington. we'll show you highlights. >>> wrong-way driver. police have now found the elderly woman who was driving the wrong way for miles on a busy interstate causing numerous accidents. apparently she never even knew she made a mistake. we have the details. >>> and -- [ screaming ] >> -- enter if you dare. we asked you to vote on the spookiest place in america. and more than 100,000 of you did. on this halloween we reveal the scariest, most blood-curdling place in the country. >>> they really take halloween seriously in this country. >> they do. >> i do. i enjoy halloween. i saw that winning home. 50,000 square feet of sheer terror. >> really? interesting. >> we're going to talk about what we're doing for halloween coming up. >> but we have some breaking halloween news this morning as well about parents' least favorite halloween tradition. that sugar high that comes after gorging on all that candy that sends kids bouncing off the walls then crashing back down. is there really such a thing? it

[ cheers & applause ] >>> these guys, that is stephen colbert and jon stewart in washington, dc.ou're looking at a live rally, thousands of people. it's called the rally to restore sanity. it's kind of a counteract to several of the other big rallies we've seen on the national mall over the months. we're keeping an eye on that throughout our broadcast. in the meantime, the ceo of the world's most popular website for watching video is stepping down. cofounder chad hurley is turning over his role as ceo, as part of the transition that's been in the works since google bought the company four years ago. hurley is 32 years old. he plans to stay on as youtube advisor. the cofounders have already left youtube. >>> you may watch sports and think nothing of it, but when you watch with kids, how do you approach them about the ads and treating the athletes like role models, when they don't act like the best of them. jim stire of common sense media is here. good morning. you're all decked out. >> go giants! >> what are your thoughts on this? you brought your kids to the games. >> absolutely.

jon stewart and stephen colbert hold a national ticket on the mall. >>> 60 degrees. 4:50. still mild. can't wait to see what kind of day we're going to have today. >> i think we have changes coming in th form of rain, right, tom? >> and this morning we're starting off with another mild morning. and we've got that bright in the western sky. 60 degrees at national airport. upper 50s in prince george's county as well as in arlingt county. much of montgomery and fairfax in the mid-50s. looking farther to the west we have temperatures in the 50s to near 606789 southern maryland, chesapeaken this monday morning, low 60s in many locations. low to mid-60s. it's a bit chillier as usual in western maryland, west virginia. a few locations in the 40s. we have a southwesterly flow that's been with us the last couple days. it's been spreading rain into kentucky and tennessee this morning. some of that rain will be moving in here later this afternoon. looks like late afternoon. perhaps a little bit earlier in the shenandoah valley and areas southwest of washington. perhaps by 3:00 or so

>> it says a lot about the star power of jon stewart and stephen colbert. michele is right. a lot of democrats look at that and say this is not rallying us for the election 48 hours away but simply showing some people on the left are angry at the media, just as some people on the right are. anger and fear are dominant now and that's propoling what's going to happen tuesday. the challenge will be for the president and for the republicans, and the majority perhaps, to then take the anger and fear do what the election is supposed to dorks absorb the message and actually trying to do something about it. it's going to be really tough and the pressure will be not just on the president, which everybody focuses on, but also those new republican leaders. >> i'll say this, though. this is two different washington environments, if the republicans control the senate or if they do not, if the democrats control the senate. it almost frees the house to be more polarizing, potentially, the republican leadership, if there is no republican senate. then it becomes this odd game of the white ho

but there's a march this weekend in washington and john stewart and stephen colbert could put the young people over the top. >> colbert? >> they are having -- >> obama never reached out to the republicans. not on stimulous, not on healthcare. not on any of the issues the republicans were trying to work on him. that 42% conservative number -- obama led this country from the real far left. >> what's your number? >> i don't under estimate the obama team's ability to -- >> what's your number? >> 2 to 3. >> he had a failed economic policy and a healthcare program that has the lowest level of support that anybody could have imagined for somebody that devoted time and energy. the substance also accounts. i think it's between 1 and 2. >> all right, that substance will be vindicated in the future, either in 2012 or in the future. done good things since the economy with healthcare and the stimulous plans in addition. >> mort is almost right. the answer is vo:geico, committed to providing service to its auto insurance customers for over 70 years. more information on auto insurance at geico.com or

stephen colbert and jon stewart are holding rallies on the mall.ext day is the marine corps marathon. marine corps has contracted 750 toilets for their event, which means colbert and stewart are having trouble finding port port-a-pot port-a-potties. >> colbert should be able to find the had you more inthat. >> the national park service is considering a request by colbert and stewart for joint usage. >> for every 300 people -- thank goodness it wasn't for every 400 people. >> you have overanalyzed. we talked about the details and numbers on this earlier. >> i tell you, a great week. and things that go on behind the scenes. a great day out there tomorrow. an even better weekend, and right on through the middle part of next week as well. we're in for one of the nicer stretches of weather we've had the last couple of weeks. outhere, a very nice night. the past couple of nights, into the 50s, but right now, in the 60s after a high today of 77 degrees. and that was actually the warmest temperature so far this month, but i think we're going to get a lot w

stewart's rally along with stephen colbert's march to keep fear alive are set for october 30th. >>> president obama delivering good news and bad news about jobs today at his stop in maryland. the president at ernest mayer. obama said 64,000 jobs were added to the private sector last month and conceded the good news was tempered by an overall net loss of 95,000 jobs last month mostly driven by a wave of government layoffs. >>> keep this good weather rolling into the weekend. >> yeah. i got good news and no bad news. how about that. we'll just do it that way. it is so good out there today and this evening, too. you can see off in the distance the monument there and if it was light outside, we could see all the way to the river. it's just that crystal clear outside. temperatures now in the city 66 degrees and holding. gaithersburg is 54, dulles is 61. look at manassas down in the upper 40s now. winchester is 64 degrees. the wind is blowing a little bit out there. some of these spots where the temperature has really dropped the wind has died off. where you're seeing the temperatures a little bit

last night jon stewart and stephen colbert announced they'd be combining their events on the mall intorestore sanity and/or fear on october 30 this year. they also got the an impromptu visit with a supporter with deep pockets. >> stephen? >> what? >> hi, stephen! [ applause ] >> yes, yes! >> here's what i did. i had my staff sneak into your studio early this morning with a little gift. okay? >> can i tell you what's weird about that? we have no security here. >> "daily show" audience -- [ cheers ] >> look under your seats! >> look under your seats. >> look under your seats. >> what's under there? [ squeals ] [ applause ] >> you're going to the rally! you're going to the rally! >> wow. for all the buzz, it looks like no one really knows what this rally on the 30th of the month is all about. i'm going. next, eating they're own. conservative among conservatives, charles krautd haas hammer went after carl paladino. "what does kamikaze carl do? level some odd insinuation about his opponent's prowess," we talked about that earlier, "he expounds on homosexuality and spends three days having t

watch stephen colbert take on david vitter and sharron angle last night. >> there are two terrifyinglyds out this year from nevada senator candidate sharron angle and louisiana senator david vitter. >> harry reid is fighting for a program that would give preferred college tuition rates to none other than illegal aliens. >> next time you think you just can't work any harder, remember charlie melancon who used our money to benefit illegals. >> holy -- those are the same hombres. look at those two pictures. this is the most terrifying scenario of all. there aren't enough stock photos of scary minorities out there. >> that is a riot. great catch by colbert. next, live from delaware. it's al franken. while minnesota's junior senator's taking care to shed his funny guy image, last night at a chris coons' campaign rally for senate, franken let loose. >> we need to work from now until election day, many of you have families, ignore them. except the little kids. you know, about 8 years old, kids can -- can survive. this is for their future. >> wow, we've got the point. now to a not so successfu

jon stewart and stephen colbert have teamed up to hold the rally to restore sanity and/or fear just steps from the capitol. they're being tight-lipped about who will appear on stage with them. >>> now to a potential bombshell in the gulf oil spill investigation. halliburton is now acknowledging that it skipped doing a critical test on the final formulation of cement used to seal the oil well. the admission came in response to findings by the presidential oil spill commission. the faulty cement has been identified as one of the key causes of that april disaster. >>> an arkansas school board member has agreed to resign after suggesting on facebook that gay teens should commit suicide. prosecutors have been demandingc clint mccance step down ever since the controversial comments were first made. it all began when supporters were asked to wear purple for solidarity for gay and lesbian teens who killed themself. he said the only way i'm wearing it for them is if they all commit suicide. >>> the lockdown at a&m is over. and it's back to business as usual this morning after reports that a suspec

. >>> the national park service has not decided whether or not to let john stewart and stephen colbertd their dualing rallies down on the national mall at the end of this month, but the talk show hosts are proceeding with their plans to come to dc. stewart is asking people planning to attend his rally to make a donation. right now, the park and its memorial has a $400 million backlog of deferred maintenance. >>> we have some deferred warm weather. >> it's going to get here. it's been cool in the west and the east. in fact, you remember last week, 113 in l.a. and record heat in reno. we take you back to the sierra, it snowed there. we showed you earlier how it snowed in tennessee in the smokies. they had to close california highway 89 to monitor pass today toward tahoe. kind of cool. so mid 90s a week ago in reno and a cold rain today with snow in the higher elevations. that's cool, right? >> ski season coming. >> there you go. here are your next three days. we are going to warm up eventually. tomorrow is going to be essentially like today with a better chance of showers. maybe a little

comedian stephen colbert testified before a house subcommittee on immigration, discussing his experiencesicking vegetables with migrant workers for one day. >> for one thing, when you're picking beans you have to spend all day bending over. it turns out, and i did not know this, most soil is at ground level. if we can put a man on the moon, why can't we make the earth waist high? >> reporter: republicans are criticizing the hearing, saying democrats are making a mockery of a serious issue like immigration. but some democrats maintain colbert's testimony is valid and important. >>> lindsay lohan is in trouble again. the struggling actress spent 12 hours in the slammer before being released on $300,000 bail. lohan tested positive for cocaine while on probation, finally admitting that she has an addiction problem and she needs help. for "teen kids news" i'm laura >>> whether you're a boy scout or a girl scout, the focus of scouting is to grow, to learn, and to help others. kristen introduces us to some scouts who have discovered a way to take those goals one step further. >> reporter: these

last night john stewart and stephen colbert announced they'd be combining their events in the rally tosanity and/or fear on october 30th this year. they also got a big impromptu visit from a big supporter with deep pockets. >> stephen. >> what? >> hi, stephen. >> so here's what i did, i had my staff sneak into your studio early this morning with a little gift. okay? >> can i tell you what's weird about that? we have no security here. >> "daily show" audience, look under your seats. >> look under your seats. >> look under your seats. what's under there? >> you're going to the rally! you're going to the rally! >> wow. for all of us, it looks like no one really knows what this ral hi on the 30th of this month is all about. well, i'm going. >>> next, eating their own, conservatives among conservatives, went after new york tea partier carl paladino. in the "washington post" today, quote -- what does kamikaze carl proceed to do? get in an angry shouting match with a reporter. level some odd insinuation about his opponent's prowess. we talked about that earlier. and then expounds on homosexua

but there's a march this weekend in washington and john stewart and stephen colbert could put the young people over the top. >> colbert? >> they are having -- >> obama never reached out to the republicans. not on stimulous, not on healthcare. not on any of the issues the republicans were trying to work on him. that 42% conservative number -- obama led this country from the real far left. >> what's your number? >> i don't under estimate the obama team's ability to -- >> what's your number? >> 2 to 3. >> he had a failed economic policy and a healthcare program that has the lowest level of support that anybody could have imagined for somebody that devoted time and energy. the substance also accounts. i think it's between 1 and 2. >> all right, that substance will be vindicated in the future, either in 2012 or in the future. done good things since the economy with >>> we get it. we get it. and this is why when we outline it here our pledge to america, i can tell you, weare very serious about implementing our pledge. >> house republicans have unveiled a 21 page manifesto. the pledge to ameri