the "late show" with stephen colbert premiering last night. for colbert it's a new show and a new character, himself. no longer the popular comedy central political pundit, colbert took over the show david letterman hosted for 22 years. don champion's at the ed sullivan theater with more. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, alison. colbert's debut show was full of energy and laughs. there were even surprise cameos as stephen colbert is ready to leave his own mark on late night television. stephen colbert brought new edge to the stage last night. he set the tone early with band leader jon batiste. he had some fun equating the media's love of donald trump's sound bites with his own love oreo cookies. his first guest was actor george clooney was here to stop by for one reason. >> i'm just here to see you and >> i think that's what everybody else is. >> colbert turned to politics with welcoming in presidential candidate jeb bush. >> i don't think barack obama has bad motives. i just think he's wrong on a lot of issues. i don't ascribe --

george clooney a belated wedding gift. >> it says i don't know you. >> reporter: who is the real stephen colbert? he played a character on the colbert report. we learned more about him in his interview with jeb bush. >> used to play a narcissistic conservative pundit, and now i'm just a narcissist. >> reporter: and audience members we spoke with coming out of the show last night said it was fantastic, and tonight's guests include scarlet johanneson and kendrick lamar. on the west side, andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. >>> it was just plain fun. >> it was. good stuff. >>> 5:40. a change of course for hillary clinton. >> even though it was allowed, i should have used two accounts. >> her latest attempt to put the controversial issue involving her use of a private e-mail server to rest. >> a bit of fog is rolling in, and it will be hot for the kids coming back. a lot of humidity, and hopefully some rain. traffic and weather on the 2s coming up. >>> and time now is 5:43. >> time to enjoy water. if you're thirsty, remember t too late. there you go, jen, you can enjoy the weather during the brief weather fo

shedding the old stephen colbert character. ad a genuine connection. that did not seem to me phony or stage-managed. it felt very human. everyone knew colbert would ask him about if he would run for president so here is another unedited portion of the interview where the vice president explains his thought process, complete with dramatic pauses laden with emotion. stephen: you said this weekend you don't know if you are emotionally prepared to run for president. vice president biden: look, i don't think any man or woman should run for president unless, number one, they know exactly why they would want to be president. and two, they can look at the folks out there and say i promise you you have my whole heart, my soul, my energy and my passion to do this. and, i would be lying if i said that i knew i was there. it is a -- it -- i am being completely honest. i -- i -- so, but, nobody has a right, in my view, to seek that office unless they are willing to give it 110% of who they are. and i am -- as i said, i'm optimistic. i'm posi

on west 53rd street. >> it was a rock and roll show, comedy, and seriousness. >> reporter: and stephen colbert is finally showing his real side after a decade plying a right wing pundit on the colbert report. he takes over the late show 4 month after david letterman left. at the hello deli, rupert jee has dave's shirts outside, and colbert's sandwich is on the >> i'm sure he's going to succeed. >> reporter: he spent all these year playing a character, did you see the real man? >> someone who loves to entertain, and he's living his dream. >> reporter: the audience members also say even after the guests left the stage, the band kept playing, and yes, stephen colbert joined the band. he doesn't just host the show. apparently he can sing, too. a lot in store tonight as the late show makes its debut. jessica schneider, cbs 2 news. >> that theater background, jessica, thank you. >>> social media is sure to be buzzing tonight, and we want to hear what you have to say about the show. be sure to tweet using the hash tag #llsc. by the way the fans who wait outside in line for the show dealt with extreme

plays stephen colbert. can ad-lib as steve colbert in character, i'm pretty confident he can be pretty funny as stephen colbert. >> hopefully you'll have a good time too. >> reporter: he says he approaches every job with joy. suzanne marquez, cbs news, new york. >> the new era of the "late show" starts tomorrow night at 10:30, 9:30 central time. stephen colbert's first guests are george clooney and jeb bush. i'm anne-marie green. that's all right here on cds. this is the "cbs morning news." it's a clear, taste-free daily supplement that's clinically proven to help keep me fuller longer. new benefiber healthy shape. this, i can do. i wi want to smell the wayell champagne tastes.ney. i love champagne. infuse your laundry with... ...up to 12 weeks of luxurious long-lasting scents... ...unstopables in wash scent booster. i want my foyer to smell more like a foyer. i want his bedroom to smell like he's away at boarding school. surround yourself with up to 6 hours of luxurious, long-lasting scents... ...introduci

stephen colbert will make his big late show debut right here on kpix 5. everyone has been wondering what the new show will look like and what it will be like. we are live in new york tonight. >>> first, triple digits heat hits the bay area. it is so hot. some schools in sanz are san jose are letting kids leaving early. >> is it hotter tomorrow, paul? >> in san francisco today, a high of 75 degrees. the hottest day of the past five years. youhave to go back to august 2010, of the last time we were that hot in san francisco at 95. triple digits in the south bay. saratoga at 100. ocean beach at 84 degrees today. how does tomorrow compare? for some of you away from the bay, it will be hotter tomorrow. livermore up to 106 and nearly 100 in san jose. with this dome of high pressure sitting directly over the bay area, bad air quality will be worse tomorrow. the north bay will have worse air quality as well. we'll talk about it coming up. >>> how hot is it? well, here is one, it is so hot in san jose that some schools are taking off early. the campbell school dis

stephen coluber. so many ofs have gotten you've to the character he played on the colbert report. well tonight fans got their answers. >> stephen! >> mr. george clooney, george! >> with the added star power of george clooney colbert made his long awaited late show debut. >> i laughed a ton. i clapped so much my hands are sore. >> it was really great. >> members of the audience telling me the taping of the show inside the ed sullivan theater took longer than expected sean o'neal made the trip up from north wales montgomery county. >> there was a lot of material. i don't know how they'll fit into one hour. we were in there for 2.5. tonight's editor uninevitable position. >> he or she will earn their money. >> exactly. >> tuesday night fans got to city a different colbert. >> the same old colbert. >> right? like he's just as funny as he was before. same joke, just as funny but not the -- ooh not fake any more. he's real. >> did it take a moment to get used that. >> a little bit. i was surprised to see that happen. >> it was little different to so him be himself a little more but reall

along with george clooney stephen colbert will have presidential hopeful jeb bush. reporting live from new york, todd quinones, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> it looks like is there a crowd around you, have people been in and out all take looking for george clooney, jeb burn to go in and out, stephen colbert. >> reporter: of course, we have been seeing everyone here tonight. they are looking for celebrities, george clooney, jeb bush, they are looking for anyone who will make their debut tonight a along with stephen colbert. >> todd, would i imagine schedule business the same they tape in 15 minutes or so, dave used to tape at 5:30. >> reporter: as we know, they of course do this live taping which is done right about now. so tonight at ten and 11:00 we will have reaction from people horren side right now, enjoying the table just to get a sense of what they thought about stephen colbert. >> looking forward to that. thanks, buddy, appreciate it. >> i recently had a chance on sit down with stephen colbert and talk about his big night. it was clear, he is raring to go.

this is where stephen colbert essentially asked joe biden to run for president. n: remember, nobody is better than you, but you are better than nobody. everybody is equal. my mother pounded into our heads. stephen: there is another person who said that and that is thomas jefferson. this is why i think people want you to run for president. annow that ha is emotional decision you have to make. [applause] but, it will be emotional for a lot of people if you do not run. sir, i just want to say that i think your experience and your example of suffering and service is something that would be sorely missed in the race. not that there are not good people on the race running, but i think we would be very happy if you did run. if you don't, i know that your service to the country is we should all salute. thank you so much. john: that is a pretty unusual thing. a television host of any kind, political show, entertainment show, coming out and saying i would like you to run for president. how do you feel about that? appropriate? mark: totally appropriate and heartfelt. a lot o

who is stephen colbert? on comedy central he played a conservative right wing guy but tonight he will be himself whoever that is. >> i mean it. i bring that online slipped it in clear case to show my true fan i'm a colbert fanboy and i admit it. >> reporter: sean one of the many fans on the long line who got tickets to the debut of "the late show with stephen colbert." >> we love stephen colbert! >> reporter: he entered the theater today waving and smiling. we caught up with tonight's guest george clooney and jeb bush making their way inside. what do you expect to talk about tonight? >> probably the 2016 presidential race. i'm running for president. >> are you excited to be the first guest on the show? >> i'm honored. >> reporter: unlike his predecessor we doubt colbert will do a top 10 list but in the spirit of the night we put in a list of why you should watch. just five. and it's not because we couldn't think of 10. number 5. >> glasses. >> reporter: you should watch because of the glasses. >> he has glas

suzanne marques suzanne marques spoke with him. >> reporter: stephen colbert has been in everyone's living rooms for almost two decades. in 2005 that role lead to the spin-off show "the "colbert report."" his name is in lights again as he prepares to take over as hoefts of the "late show." i recently sat down with colbert in los angeles. what drives you? >> anything dumb to do. i like talking about things happening in the news and what's nice about a nightly show, it's hard to get tired of your every day. >> reporter: colbert said the entire crew made a move with him to the ed sullivan theater but expect a very different tone. he said don't look for the politically charged player he played before. >> i'm not going to be trying to make your angry or afraid, which is what pundits do for a living. >> reporter: "variety" columnist said he shouldn't have any problem. >> zeerch bare plays stephen colbert colbert. if he can ad-lib as steve colbert, i think he can be pretty funny. >> hopefully you'll have a good time too. >> reporter: he says he approaches every job with joy. suzanne marquez, cbs

bears the name of stephen colbert.edian begins his air as host of "the late show" on cbs, replacing david letterman who retired in may after 22 years. don champion's outside the theater where the buzz is building. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. buzz indeed. months and months of preparation come down to tonight for stephen colbert. there's a new set, a new marquee, and really a new energy at the ed sullivan theater. in interviews, he called the new hosting gig everything he wanted. george clooney will be among the first guests tonight on the debut of "the late show with stephen colbert." >> he's not only a really gifted actor and director -- and i don't know why i said that because he's on the show -- he works hard for things he cares about to make the world a better place. that's a very interesting thing to talk about in a honest way with somebody. >> george clooney is a great talk show guest. >> reporter: "variety's" brian lowery says clooney and guests including presidential candidate jeb bush offer cl

. >> the wait is almost over as the "the late show with stephen colbert" debuts tonight. we have a live report outside the theater. new video of the baby panda and the cub's health. >> first at 7:00 , taser hit, pepper spray, knocking down in northwest d.c. thank you for joining us. his encounter with police inside mcdonald's is caught on camera and police are explaining how he handled it. >> reporter: the controversial police takedown of 40-year-old marcus moycherielli has gone viral after a bystander posted it on youtube. the video shows a shirtless man causing a commotion inside the mcdonald's at riverdale road and kenilworth avenue. police say he was high on pcp. >> the officers exercised considerable restraint and judgment trying to gain control of an individual who was clearly exhibiting behavior of someone on pcp. >> reporter: the video shows police ordering the man to get on the ground multiple times. he doesn't comply. officers repeatedly tase him and when that has no effects, they hit him with a baton and ultimately douse him with pepper spray. eventually he is

stephen colbert will relaunch the late show, debuts 11:35 here on cbs-3. we sent jan carabeo on a road trip, to new york, where everything is new except the walls at the ed sullivan theser? good morning. >> reporter: good morning, that's right, ed sullivan theater here in new york completely overhauled for this relaunch, when it days buy tonight, the late show with stephen colbert, it will have just as it first whether it first opened in 1927. so that's pretty cool. stephen colbert is no new bee, does have big shoes to fill, he's been making america laugh for nearly two decades now. and he's been making his family laugh for his entire life. he says, when he was young, he and his family, they would joke around, he says, the king of the moment was who ever could make the family laugh the hardest. so, let's take a look inside the theater. what the theater will look like, we talk p what you should know about the new late show host. one of 11 children, so used to vying foray tension. he's had that built in audience for his entire life. in fact, colbert says his

high-status idiot." >> reporter: the poorly informed, high-status idiot he is referring to is stephen colbertlbert report." it was a caricature of a blowhard conservative pundit. >> there is one firework that will never be too dangerous for texas. this kind. it is i guess flattering that people thought i was an actual pundit or newsman eventually over the years, but it's really nice to not have to pretend it anymore. >> reporter: so what's the goal with the new show? the goal is have fun with my friends, and, you know, that means sometimes talking about things that you care about. >> reporter: what stephen colbert cares about will be even clearer on the new show. he'll be doing 200 of them each year. how soon, once it starts, are you totally in it? do you lose-- >> seconds, seconds, yeah, seconds. first joke, how about that? the first joke. >> reporter: right. >> first laugh. first laugh. because that's drug right there. >> o'donnell: and you know there will be a lot of laughs. you can see colbert's "late show" debut tonight right after your late local news here on cbs. and that's the cbs eve

months and months of preparation coming down to stephen colbert. a new set, marquee and new energy, and colbert called the hosting gig everything he wanted. george clooney will be among the debut of stephen colbert. >> he's not just a gifted director and actor, and i don't have to say that because he already said he would do the show, but he works hard because he wants to make the world an interesting place. >> george clooney is is a great talk show guest. >> reporter: clooney and the other early guests including republican presidential candidate, jeb bush offer clues on what is to come. >> he is very smartly putting together a very electic lineup of people. it will show the range of knowledge he has. >> reporter: stephen colbert said when it comes to hosting the late night television, he got an early education because of his family. >> my sisters would sneak up and stay up to watch carson, and they would get me out of bed because they didn't want to be alone. >> millions are expected to tune in to his premier. >> reporter: jon batiste will be intro

stephen colbert so he can add live as a version of stephen colbert character.nfident he could be pretty funny as stephen colbert. soon i can hopefully have a good time. sue nike approaches every job with joy. susan marquez cbs news new york. spent the late show debuts tomorrow night right here on channel 5 at 11:30 pm.>> it is for 56 right now from handlebars to handcuffs. police arrest a cyclist to violently jacked-i been attacked a couple of san francisco. what that clue was that help ,,, >>> taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is just before 5 am on monday morning but it is labor day so not a lot of cars out there. soon i good morning, september 7 michelle is back. she comes back on a holiday. happy labor day everyone nearly 5 am. let's get you out of the gate with a little traffic and some weather.>> you're going to have a slow day and you're going to have a hot day. second think it was wise coming back in on the holiday just to slide into the group. plus free air-conditioning. strike today is going to be much hotter than what it was yesterd

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it was great. >> fan reaction is any indication the late show with stephen colbert a huge hit. if you missed it don't worry, jan carabao has the highlights, coming up in our next half an hour. >> did i hear correctly there was cotton candy involved. >> yes, and oreos. >> snacks and comedy. >> it doesn't get much better than that. >> still ahead, a preview of apple's big announcement. >>> a student repeatedly punches a substitute teacher and it is all caught on camera. simple request that set off that violence. >> no more fighting over remote control is a thing of the past coming up see how you he'll be able to power your television with a flick of wrist. >> ♪ >> halfway to the weekend, it is wednesday morning, looking live at center city and are we in the middle of the heat wave, kyla has details when we come back. just by switching to progressive. so you'll be bringing home the bacon in no time. sorry. get a free quote at progressive.com. most kids are back in school getting up, waking up having their cereals, and parents wondering how their children are growing so fast. >> i

funny as stephen colbert. hopefully he will have a good time. >> reporter: that's colbert's goal, too. he says he approaches every job with joy. suzanne marquez, cbs news, new york. >> can't wait. if you want to know who will be on the show the first week we have a list on our new wusa9 app. >>> just ahead, the "game on overtime" crew is breaking down the nats what can i make for you? how about one of our delicious reuben sandwiches? loaded with your choice of tender corned beef or oven roasted turkey breast. we top'em with sauerkraut and swiss cheese, drizzle on our thousand island dressing and toast'em to perfection on your choice of freshly baked bread. don't miss the corned beef reuben and the turkey reuben. both won't be here long, so try one today! subway. eat fresh. ♪ know you can deposit checks right from your phone transfer money to someone quickly and easily speak to a financial professional when it's convenient and pay for things with the tap of your finger know that with pnc's convenient solutions,

welcome to the "late show with stephen colbert"! i'm your host, stephen colbert. folks, you know what i don't like-- and it might be just me-- you know what i don't like, injustice. whenever there's someone oppressing someone else, i'm right there. on the sidelines. feeling bad about it. but now, a great injustice has been righted because a federal court in los angeles just struck down the century-long copyright to the song "happy birthday to you!" it's now public domain! ( cheers and applause ) freedom! freedom! this is especially poignant for me because when i started off as an actor, i was mostly a waiter for years. and at the restaurant i worked at, if a customer had a birthday, they'd get a free chocolate mousse, and management told us we could sing any song we wanted as long as it wasn't happy birthday because of the copyright issue. this is a true story. this is the actual song we made up to sing to the customers. we'd all get out there. we'd give them the piece of mousse. all the waiters would gather around because we all had to do it. and we'd all stand a

show with stephen colbert airs rate here on cbs-3 after "eyewitness news" at 11:35. that does look like fun. >> look at him dancing. >> yes, get his twirl on. >> jane carabao has highlights in the next half an hour, just can't wait to see more of this. >> that is right. >> waking up to some heat now, kyla. >> we will be dealing with the heat, yes, one more day but i feel in my heart of hearts this is my last 90-degree push. >> yes. >> okay. >> right there, deep inside. it will be a warm, muggy day. yesterday unbelievable the 90's but we will see relief and it comes in the form of the coal front. the lets look live at storm scan three. we are nice, clear but as so often happens usually amounts a different picture. you can see stormy weather ahead of the cold front across the country. it does bring us some rain. we need rain. it will cool us down. all told good deal we have got that cold front. current temperatures 76 degrees in philadelphia. thirty-seven in reading. seventy-five in wildwood. as we zoom in here you can see palmyra at 78. seventy-two in mount holly. hou

stephen colbert proves not just anyone can be a late night host. dick brennan tells us how colbert gets it just right. >> reporter: when it comes to being host of the late show, stephen colbert definitely fits the bill. there's a lot of things you need to have to be a late night talk show host. you gotta have the right moves [ cheers ] [music] you have got to have your own unique voice everybody's talking about sully, sully >> reporter: you have to jump right into the interview. hut, hut, hut! catch my feet! >> reporter: you have to have a cool band leader. >> i like this guy! >> hi, i'm john bantise! [music] >> reporter: and stephen first crossed paths with john last summer when he was a guest on the colbert report. the new orleans musician, educator, and humanitarian didn't seem to know he was face- to-face with a fellow improviser. >> improvisation is forever. i don't know what i'm going to you might. >> oh! >> ha! [ applause ] [ laughter ] >> reporter: but in the end they hit all the right notes. well what's mine is mine. [music] and what's your

go on kitty, kitty... >>> the late show with stephen colbert debuts in two days. >> reporter: the first big role came in 1997 as a correspondent on comedy central with jon stewart. then it led to "the colbert report" his name is in lights again as he prepares to take over as host of "the late show" i sat down with him in los angeles recently. >> what drives you? motivates you? >> anything dumb to do. i like talking about -- i like talking about things that happen in the news. one thing about a nightly show like this it is hard to get tired of your subject matter because it changes every day. >> reporter: he said the entire crew from "the colbert report" came with him. don't look for the over-the-top political player. >> we are going to talk about the same things before and i will not do it as -- trying to make you angry or afraid. that is what they do for a living. [ laughter ] >> reporter: variety columnist says he should not have any problem. >> stephen colbert is the guy playing stephen colbert. if you can ad lib him in character i am confident he can be funny as stephen colbert. >>

was the guy playing stephen colbert. so, if he can adlib as aver sean of stephen colbert in character, i'm pretty confident he can be pretty funny as stephen colbert. >> hopefully have a good time. >> that's colbert's goal, too, he approaches every job with joy. suzanne mark quest, cbs news, new york. >> and once again, the late show with steven comb bert premiers tomorrow. you can catch it every weekday right here on cbs-3. after "eyewitness news" at 11:00. and quick heads up by the way, told the show this first one will run a bit long. so setting your dvr for it, extend it just a little bit. don't miss any of those laughs. almost here. >> right now, 5:35. and a photo reportedly showing bed bugs on septa bus, it is spreading like wild fire on social media. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff spoke to write here said he saw those insects. >> between twitter, stain gram, and facebook, this photo has been shared over 10,000 times in just two days. >> look between the crack of the seats and i was like oh, my gosh, th

." >> now it's time for "the late show" with stephen colbert! ers and applause) >> stephen: hey! thank you, everybody! (audience chanting stephen) (cheers and applause) thank you so much! you are the greatest audience in the world, folks. this is only our 15th show, and i'm proud to say, we've already had quite a few presidential candidates on. but who i'm looking forward to sitting down with is hillary clinton. she is by far the odds on favorite to win the democratic nomination even though her presidential campaign has had more than its share of bumps in the road. from the benghazi controversy to her private email server to the persistent allegation that she's less charismatic than a 70-year-old socialist who doesn't own a phone. (laughter) seriously. just get a brush, bernie. through all of this, hillary has remain undaunted. but we may have finally found something that may daunt her. according to "the washington post," when clinton ran for president in 2008, she was 5'5" according to a height report from the clinton campaign. but now news sour

don champion, cbs news, new york. >> and you can watch the premier of the late show with stephen colbert right here at 11:35 p.m. after wusa9 news at 11:00. >>> two men have broke into a house in one texas town and are being called some of the country's dumbest criminals. that's because they drop add crucial piece of information that puts police right on their trail. the men were caught on surveillance cameras rummaging through san frisco rio's house. they were out in six minutes with $6,000 worth of items. >> i was still in a days, to tell you the truth. >> the big mistake? they dropped a receipt for sandwiches they just bought from a nearby subway shop. the paper not only has the time stamp of their visit to the subway but it also had their credit card information. dumb, dumb, dumb. >>> just look into the mirror. that's what department store clerks are urging customers to do in tokyo. the hope is special interactive digital mirrors will be the key in attracting repeat customers. shoppers can try on clothes and see them in a variety of colors and at any angle just by looking in the mirr

and before he was stephen colbert late night star he was stephen colbert struggling actor. >> he gotis first break in chicago and we talk to two veterans of chicago comedy scene who knew him when. >> stephen colbert wasn't always looking for career in comedy. according to a inform inform a friend and theater classmate at northwestern university. >> he was going to be an actor. he was going to do hamlet. >> stephen had a natural wit. >> it started being the youngest of 11 children. i always had an audience. my brothers and sister. >> after studying theater he joined the chicago comedy factory second city. his cast mates included steve carell. >> ♪ >> he was a true inn seem bell player. >> andrew alexander was the executive producer. >> you got to do eight shows a week and after two or three years you'll gain that kind of experience and confidence. just invaluable. >> stephen brought intelligence and quiche keyness to his character. one he revised for the theater's 50th anniversary. >> he was playing a black horn from the south. >> this town would never accept the marriage between a wh

stephen colbert is off and running. his premiere included singing, dancing and what colbert is best for political humor. the comedian's diehard fans cheered him on and they were not disappointed. the excitement not to be confused... stephen colbert kick off his take buy on tuesday on the late show and he started right from the gate making fun of the trump sound by the. >> mexico is taking our economy, and they are ripping it in two? colbert had guests george clooney,. >> i'm just here to see you thank you very much. >> i think that is what everybody else is excited for. >> reporter: and then colbert nation loves his comedy. the republican presidential candidate jeb bush. >> i don't think barack obama has been -- i think he has been wrong on a lot of the issue. >> unaudible. >> welcome back, everybody. >> he was amazing, singing, dancing, cookies, cotton candy. >> we loved him there but, obviously that is not his real character. this is neat to see him and how funny he is. >> wow. >> looks like such a likable guy. more la

stephen colbert takes over tomorrow night. crucial advice from his predecessor. >> while most of us enjoyed the three-day weekend, the presidential candidates were in the campaign trail.,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> on this labor day, the president announced he's requiring paid sick leave for hundreds of thousands of workers whose companies do business with the federal government. at a union rally in boston today, the president pointed out his order does not affect 44 million americans in the private sector who don't have paid sick time off. only congress has the power to help those workers. mr. obama's executive order takes effect in 2017. >>> in jail for refusing to do her job. now lawyers for kentucky county clerk kim davis have filed an emergency motion hoping to get her relieved. davis defied the supreme court's ruling on same-sex marriage and denied marriage licenses to same-sex couples saying it's against her religion. if she still is in jail, davis' supporters plan to go without food on thursday. republican presidential candidate

we are live in new york with a sneak peek of tonight's "the late show with stephen colbert" debut. >> they let their lawns go brown. now bay area homeowners are letting go ,,,,,, >>> actor james franco is coming back to his bay area roots. kpix 5's mike sugerman tells us franco is going to take what he learned at palo alto high and pass it on to other students. >> reporter: james franco already made one movie about palo alto, loosely based on his high school days here. now he is coming back. >> james franco is going to be a leader and coteach a film workshop with me at palo alto high school. >> reporter: esther has been the journalism teacher at palley high for 31 years. among her students one james franco, 1993 to 1996. >> you know, he learned to write and he said this was a very important formative class in his life. >> reporter: eight classes, 24 students, to be held in the one-year-old media arts center, where franco's paintings cover the wall. a state-of-the-art studio and work space for what was last year voted the top high school journalism program in the country, she is the dr

and then the host made his on stage debut. >> i began to search for the real stephen colbert. i just hope i don't find him on ashley madison. >> cbs president and ceo became a part of the skit. >> the show is going great and i'm sure i'll have no need to use this thing. move on. >> and he had fun with donald trump. >> i'm never eating oreos ever, ever. >> donald trump is swearing off oreos ever. he claims that mexico is taking our economy and ripping it in two. >> the first guest was actor george clooney and he gave him a belated wedding gift. >> what does it say? >> it says i don't know you. >>> he welcomed jeb bush. >> i don't think barack obama has bad motives, i just think he's wrong on a lot of issues. >> you're so close. you are this close. everyday people -- >> the show ended with jon batiste and his band performing everyday people with an all star cast. setting the stage for more musical performances to come. >> tonight kendrick lamar will be performing and scarlett johansson will be on. at the ed sullivan theater, jill nicolini, cbs news. >> and watch the show at 11:3

>> stephen colbert is already dunking the old late show into a new big digital pond with skits that aresing millions of views online. >> when i premiered the colbert, the internet burned to the ground. >> like the shaving of the col beard on youtube. >> i call this the half wolverine. >> or the twitter invasion of norway where he buildinged the prime minister to pledge more -- urged the prime minister to pledge more money to girls schools. i was invited to los angeles to sit down with stephen. the talk quickly turned to tech. >> sell me on san francisco. >> all right. san francisco, well, you know, that's where the yahoos are and the googles and the apple and the facebooks. >> i love them all. >> there's a reason they're all there. >> sourdough bread. giordelli square. >> we could get him something to eat. they hope to grab a new generation of eyeballs creating memorable moments that will go viral. >> see how it all comes together? i'll have more of my interview with stephen before the late show debut. could not have planned it better. >> cue the chicken. >>> the a's relied on the long

stephen colbert is in his element. he knocked it out of the park.mera crew from iowa caught stephen colbert walking to his first day of work as host of the late show. >> hello, iowa. i love iowa, too. i love your hams. >> reporter: a casually dressed george clooney made his entrance into the ed sullivan theater as his appearance for colbert's first guest. fans waited in over 90 degrees to witness tv history. >> i think it's going to be funny and the best late night show ever. it's going to be incredible. >> we are so excited. been here since 8 a.m. in line but to be, like, in line we are super excited and can't wait for the show. >> reporter: last-minute tickets were handed out giving more fans a chance to see stephen colbert's return to television. >> i'm stephen colbert and i'm coming to cbs to host "the late show" in the fall. >> reporter: he has offered up laughs online since december in promo videos at cbs.com. when i recently spoke with colbert, he said he is just going to have fun with his new job. >> it's a challenge to do 202 hours of a sho

. >>> plus, stephen colbert, late-tv debut. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to early start. john berman. >> and i'm christine romans. nice to see you. so, hillary clinton directly apologizing for using a private e-mail server while serving as secretary of state. the democratic front-runner trying a new response to stubborn controversy, bringing the message of regret to ellen degeneres and on facebook overnight, she goes on facebook and apologizes. for the latest let's bring in briana krieler. >> reporter: hillary clinton is still leading in the polls. she's been dipping and bernie sanders and vice president joe biden not even a declared candidate are on the rise. in polls, democratic voters say they actually don't really care about this e-mail controversy but it is killing the clinton's campaign to cut through the message that resonates with voters. so, for the first time after months of resistance, hillary clinton trying to turn the corner on this by very directly apologizing. >> in retrospect, certainly, as i look back at it now, even though it was allowed, i should have u