stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) it's the first day of november, and here in new york, there is a chill in the air. because donald trump is coming to town. the president will reportedly be here tomorrow to attend a u.f.c. fight. trump's a big fan of ultimate fighting. he loves being in a room where someone's face is more swollen than his. ( laughter ) apparently, after the match, "the president is expected to stay at trump tower, which, combined with this weekend's new york city marathon, could cause major traffic congestion in manhattan." >> audience: boo! >> stephen: yeah, it could be a real problem, it could be a real problem. so if you have plans to be in new york city and want to beat the traffic, you should leave no later than three days ago. of course, the real ultimate fight going on is over trump's impeachment. yesterday, on halloween, the house voted to formalize the impeachment inquiry. after all-- ( cheers and applause ) yeah, yeah. ( cheers and applause ) makes sense. it just makes

i'm your host stephen colbert. l talking about yesterday's live televised impeachment hearings, including me, and i'll tell you all about it in tonight's "don and the giant impeach." >> it's all a hoax. it's a scam. >> stephen: yesterday, the acting u.s. ambassador to ukraine, bill taylor, testified "that a staffer overheard president trump on a phone call discuss "the investigations" in ukraine with e.u. ambassador gordon sondland, in public, "at a restaurant." yes, they were eating at quid pro quiznos. ( laughter ) the staff member in question is state department official and jeffrey dahmer's vegetarian cousin, david holmes. he's going to testify behind closed doors tomorrow-- but there's already one bombshell. there's now a second u.s. official who overheard trump's call with sondland. suriya jayanti, a foreign service officer based in kyiv. how loud was he talking? trump must be very bad at the game "telephone." (as trump) "what's that? got it. come here, come here... i love doing crimes!" ( laughter ) so, tayl

. >> announcer: it's "the late show" with stephen colbert. tonight all breaks loose and stephen makes a new "lord of the rings" trilogy. tonight stephen welcomes kamala harris and lady antebellum, jon batiste and "stay human." live on tape at the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hello! please have a seat, everybody. thank you so much. welcome one and all to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. and you can feel the excitement. everybody is so excited about day five of the live impeachment hearings. ( cheers and applause ) yeah. the witnesses have been compelling, they've corroborated what the whistleblower said, but the people on the tv say this whole thing has one problem -- >> the issue keeps on being kind of complicated for people to follow. >> has this gotten too confusing for the american people? >> there are too many names, and too many of you tell me you're too confused. >> i know that sometimes it's not easy to follow all of these names in this particular saga. >

and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hello! thanks, everybody. thank you so much. wonderful to have you all here. welcome to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. well-- ( applause ) it's finally arrived, the first day of live impeachment hearings. ( cheers and applause ) it's what we've been praying for since the beginning of the trump presidency: the end of the trump presidency. ( laughter ) now, let's not get ahead of ourselves here. washington being what it is, who knows what's going to happen. but i'll tell you all about it in tonight's very special edition of "don and the giant impeach." >> oh, please! >> stephen: i like that one. i like that one a lot. today's live testimony was as dramatic as it was historic. it was the biggest ratings hit for c-span 3 since "drunk history starring brett kavanaugh." ( laughter ) ( applause ) i like it. two solids right there. the star witness was acting ambassador to ukraine and grandpa telling you whippersnappers to knock off the hor

. >> it's "the late show with stephen colbert." tonight, talkin' turkey. plus, stephen welcomes ll cool j, and chef jose andres featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hey! thanks is tomorrow! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hey, everybody. welcome, one and all, to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) it's thanksgiving eve! i hope you have all hung up your stockings and filled them with gravy. now, as i've said, thanksgiving is tomorrow. thanksgiving is tomorrow. if you're traveling today, we wish you a safe trip. but it could be a crowded one, because over thanksgiving, a record 31.6 million passengers will travel on u.s. airlines, and you're gonna see all their feet. ( laughter ) right on the armrest, right there. but check the weather, because a couple of big storms are expected to blast the west coast and the midwest, and key airport hubs could see major delays. but do not worry. because the

. ♪ ♪ >> it's "the late show with stephen colbert." tonight: enter vindman. ucy lawless and bret mckenzie. plus, stephen welcomes helena bonham carter featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! cheers and applause ) >> stephen: wooo! hi, there! please, have a seat, everybody. thank you very much. welcome, welcome one and all to "the late show." ( cheers ) lovely to have you here. i am your host, stephen colbert. it is day three? we are on to day three of live impeachment hearings. and i'm going to give you all the latest dietz in tonight's edition of: "don and the giant impeach." >> help me, please, help me! >> stephen: the first of four witnesses today was national security council ukraine expert, lieutenant colonel alexander vindman, seen here launching shock and awww. ( laughter ) vindman came to the united states as a child when his father fled the soviet union, and went on to enlist in the army, where he received a purple heart for his service in iraq. given his history,

i'm your host stephen colbert. w -- ( cheers and applause ) -- this is momentous. >> jon: oh, yeah. >> stephen: today is momentous, jon. not every day can we say that we as a people have witnessed history. but today is truly an historic day in washington, because the nationals won the world series. ( cheers and applause ) that's right. despite the game being on the road, national fans gathered in their home ballpark to celebrate, including this guy -- >> this is huge for d.c. d.c. needed this. we got some ( bleep ) in the ( bleep ) white house. >> oh, oh, ohhh, no, no, no. >> stephen: (as reporter) "oh, oh, ohhh, no, no, no." ( cheers and applause ) good for you! yeah! >> jon: oh, my goodness! >> stephen: what did this reporter think was going to happen? she's interviewing drunk fans. did she expect a cogent response? (as drunk guy) "while i'm happy, this victory is somewhat tarnished by the cloud of impeachment hanging over this great nation. if we accept the lowering of constitutional standards, america will cease

and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hey! how are you? >> stephen: hey, everybody, thanks so much. what a crowd! what a crowd, my friend, beautiful. welcome, one and all-- thank you, ladies and gentlemen. welcome, one and all to "thealate show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. you can feel the excitement. you know why? the holidays are coming. we're just two days away from thanksgiving. if you want moist breast meat, put your turkey in the oven now, at 75 degrees for 48 hours. ( laughter ) today, the president and first lady participated in the traditional "pardoning of the turkeys" ceremony. when he heard the news, paul manafort said-- ( gobbling ) laugh this year, the two turkeys up for pardon were called "bread" and "butter." they got into town sunday night-- and this is true-- they stayed in a suite in the historic willard hotel. you know the willard's motto: "there's a chance a bird pooped on your pillow." i don't know why they stayed in a hotel. then came the big pardon. >> butter

. >> announcer: it's "the late show with stephen colbert." tonight: ukraine wreck. plus, stephen welcomes: jennifer aniston. and thomas middleditch. featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: come on! hey! how are you? how are you? ( cheers and applause ) perfect! hey! thanks, everybody. delightful. thank you much. please, have a seat. you're too kind. thank you very much. welcome, one and all to "the late show." i am your host, stephen colbert. regardless-- folks, regardless of the endless roadblocks, the president and his axis of allies are trying to throw in front of it, the impeachment inquiry keeps moving forward. and the republicans keep sinking lower. they hit rock bottom a while ago, but in the last 24 hours, they've gotten out the blasting caps, and they are fracking america's moral bedrock. ( laughter ) i'll tell you all about it in tonight's installment of "don and the giant impeach." ( cheers and applause ) >> the impeachment of your p

and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: come on! yeah! the. >> stephen: felt that! felt that! come on! welcome! thank you, everybody. welcome, one and all, to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) i hope everybody out there is all bundled up, because 70% of the country is in the grip of an arctic blast. in new york, it dropped 40 degrees in 24 hours. it's so cold the empire state building shrunk from 102 stories to 63. >> jon: that thing went low. >> stephen: but a snap in the air means we're headed into my favorite season, because it's impeachment eve. ( cheers and applause ) like little children! tomorrow is the first day of televised impeachment hearings. i'm so excited, i won't be able to sleep. so like every other night of the trump presidency, i've already decorated my impeachment tree. bring it out, boys! ( cheers and applause ) ♪ it's the most wonderful time there you go. fantastic. of course-- this is the impeachment tree. it's got all the tradit

. >> and tonight on the late show, stephen colbert asks senator kamala harris for her take. >> lindsey graham is launching a probe of the biden, burisma, and ukraine. um, first question, what the >> yeah. >> you're on judiciary with him. what do you make of this. >> i make of it it's the same thing they've been doing to create a big distraction from the facts and the evidence. >> and you can watch the whole interview on the late show with stephen colbert right after this newscast. >>> still to come, the california lawmaker who wants to make it a crime to send nudes. >> plus what the heck did elon musk just unveil? yeah, that's the new tesla that has everyone talking tonight. >> and stopping suspects in their tracks, the batman style tool that's about to be put to the test. >> and don't forget we're streaming now on cbsn bay >>> behold the new tesla. this is the awaited vehicle, and it's one of a kind. things didn't go quite as planned at the unveiling though. >> welcome to the cyber truck unveil. >> reporter: this is not your father's pickup truck. elon musk unveiled the much anticipat

♪ >> announcer: it's "the late show" with stephen colbert. tonight dog day afternoon. stephen welcomes robert de niro and j.j. abrams, featuring jon batiste and "stay human." and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ♪ >> stephen: come on! whoo! hi there, hello! welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to "the late show." everybody, all our viewers and listeners around the world. i'm your host stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) thanksgiving is just around the corner, but impeachment is still the big story. so big, in fact, that this year at the parade, the transcript of trump's ukraine call is going to be one of the balloons. ( laughter ) yeah. you've got to imagine this thing will not go away. it looks like it's going to head to an impeachment vote. you know this has been stressful for trump. so this afternoon, trump welcomed an emotional support animal: conan, the hero dog from the al-aghdadi raid. i'm surprised he didn't give conan his famous sports team welcome. because a dog is really the only on

. ♪ eers andpplause >> announcer: it's "the late show" with stephen colbert! night, quit while you're ahead! plus stephen welcomes tim mcgraw and senator sherrod brown, featuring jon batiste and "stay human." and now live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ( theme song playing ) >> stephen: hey! whoo! fantastic! thank you so much up here, down there, over there, my friends, my friends, my friends! ( piano riff ) >> stephen: welcome, welcome one and all to "the late show." i'm your host stephen colbert. it is a -- ( cheers and applause ) look at that! that's all the sunshine you need right there. those are new yorkers. it's a beautiful day here in new york. blue skies, warm temperatures, and donald trump has officially changed his primary residence from manhattan to palm beach, florida. ( cheers and applause ) good riddance, don. don't let the door hit ya where the porn star spanked ya. ( laughter ) i believe that's how it goes. i believe that's how it goes. according to sources close to the presi

locate lindsey graham -- he's way up there. ( laughter ) ♪ >> announcer: it's "the late show" with stephen colberttonight, kicking off new zealand week with prime minister jacinda ardern. plus stephen welcomes adam driver and musical guest the yea1975, featuring jon batiste d "stay human." sullivan theat s frohe e lber( alaus >> stephen: howdy! hello, friends! ( cheers and applause ) fantastic! hello! thank you so much! ( piano riff ) welcome to "the late show." i'm your host stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) trump's impeachment is really heating up, it's gearing up, it's ramping up. the gears are hot from all the ramping they're doing. there are live hearings tomorrow, wednesday, and thursday. the fate of our nation hangs in the balance, and that's why, all this week, we'll have complete coverage of... my amazing trip to new zealand! ( cheers and applause ) unbelievable! once in a lifetime! >> jon: the great escape. >> stephen: every night, we'll share a different story from my trip. tonight, my fascinating day with new zealand prime minister, jacinda ardern. why new zealand? why did i go

and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! applause ) >> stephen: oh, my goodness! hey, everybody, thank you so much. welcome to "the late show." i am your host, stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) ladies and gentlemen, things aren't going well for donald trump today. half of congress absolutely hates him, and the democrats aren't fond of him, either. ( laughter ) i'll tell you all about it in tonight's "don and the giant impeach." ( cheers and applause ) >> i don't like to be the sucker. >> stephen: now, a lot of people have been saying up to this point, people have been musing publicly, "when is the constitutional crisis coming?" well, mark your calendar, tattoo it on your forehead, and flip off your boss, because it's here. ( laughter ) this afternoon, the white house delivered on their previous obstruction of justice with an official letter telling the house of representatives that trump will not cooperate with their impeachment inquiry. yes, trump-- ( booing ) don't get him wrong. don't get him wrong. trump would lik

>> it's "the late show with stephen colbert." tonight: oops-a-perjury. , stephen welcomes elizabeth banks and senator amy klobuchar. featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hey, everybody! how are you! thank you! thank you! welcome, my friends. welcome, my friends, one and all, to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. you know-- ( cheers and applause ) i don't want to get out over my skis here, but i'm beginning to think this donald trump fella might get impeached, and i'll tell you why. because the democrats keep releasing these transcripts, and the evidence is pretty damning in that it's exactly what we already knew. and i'll tell you all about it in the latest "don and the giant impeach." >> my phone call was perfecto. >> stephen: today, the leader of the impeachment inquiry, adam schiff, dropped two more juicy transcripts. and they came with hot bonus tracks: brand new additional testimony from one of the officials at

♪ >> announcer: it's "the late show" with stephen colbert! night, quid pro quo, plus stephen welcomes john dickerson and musical guest king princess, featuring jon batiste and "stay human." and now live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ( theme song playing ) >> stephen: whoo! hello, friends! hey, everybody! welcome one and all, down here, up there, out there, to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) you know, i've been pretty hard on the trump administration, but i'm a sucker for a love story, and we just found out that enior white house policy adviser, and man who betrays the crew in every space movie, stephen miller, is getting married. ( cheers and applause ) wow. love is truly blind. ( laughter ) i'd like to congratulate the happy? couple. if you want to get them a gift, they're registered at... and it just says, "snakes." ( laughter ) i don't know what that means. i don't know what that is. >> jon: snakes, okay. >> stephen: all right. st

i'm your host, stephen colbert. folks, the hits keep oncoming and today we have more huge news from our nation's capitol. the house intelligence committee has just announced it will hold its first open hearings as part of the impeachment inquiry on wednesday november 13th. yes. (applause) there st. boom. there you have it. the shif hits the -- schiff hits the fan, next wednesday, hump day wouldn't want to be trump day. and if the transcrypts they've already released are any indication, this is going to be tres cay, bay bay, and i will till the latest in tonight's edition of don and the giant impeach. >> let's call up ukraine for help. >> stephen: now a couple of weeks ago remember a couple of weeks ago when republicans were freaking out that the testimony was all happening behind closed doors? well, this week adam schiff cracked those doors open and i believe we have footage of the republican reaction. today, today we got testimony from top american diplomat to ukraine and shaved grinch bill taylor, (laughter). >> s

i'm your host stephen colbert. happy friday, my friends. ( cheers and applause ) or is it?aughter ) it's not. i'm actually taping this on thursday for scheduling reasons. i previously scheduled myself to be balls deep in an old fashioned. and i thought it was important for me to come clean because of the bond of trust we have developed over the years as viewer and talk show host. i don't lie to you. my commercials don't lie to yo . ( laughter ) i mean, it might become a problem. but friday, the day you're in, was the second day of live televised impeachment hearings. and i haven't seen it yet, but i can predict what happened in tonight's edition of "don and the giant impeach." >> i am afraid for my life! >> stephen: today's star witness was former ambassador to ukraine and only lady reservoir dog, marie yovanovitch. now, normally i would show you footage of her testimony, but again, that's not until tomorrow. so instead, i shall perform a "late show" impeachment pre-enactment. here we go. one, two, three. okay. ( clears throat ) ( laughter ) "rudy giuliani was running a sec

and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: nice to see you! thank you, everybody! thank you so much. welcome, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome one and all to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) you know-- it's so nice to be with these people tonight. here's the thing: the news is so dark these days, i'd like to start off tonight with a story of hope that honors an american hero. there's a viral video of this beverage cart at o'hare airport. jim? it's spinning... it's spinning... it's gonna hit the plane. oh, it barely misses the plane! and blam! ( audience reacts ) forklift guy saves the day! a tip for any passenger flying on that plane: do not order anything carbonated. ( laughter ) i just love that video. i just love that video so much. >> jon: that video is crazy. >> stephen: it's got everything. you know who else liked that video? donald trump. ( laughter ) it's true. i'm not making that up. trump retweeted it with the comment, "great job, just in tim

there's a lot, though, you probably don't know about stephen colbert, his life and what he's been through. he is as intellectual and interesting as he is funny. over the next hour you'll hear our in-depth interview. stephen opens up about his life, his losses, his comedy and his faith. >> so there's a bunch of want to talk to you about. >> here come the gotchas, the mainstream media gotcha questio questions. >> let me ask you about what was in the news, ken cuccinelli. >> i blame you for ken cuccinelli, a lot. >> he was on cnn. >> i didn't watch much when he was on. i love your show. every night i come home, my wife and i have a glass of wine, hand full of nuts and watch a little anderson. that's how i end my day. >> a handful of nuts? >> i can't come home and binge out. i have to stay in the suits. there are a few i have to skip over. cuccinelli would be one of them. >> if any other person in a prior administration had rewritten the words of lazarus's poem, which presidents from time in memorial have quoted with gre great reverence, it would be an outrage, it is a fundamental bedrock mar

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. ♪ ♪ ( cheers and applause ) >> it's "the late show with stephen colbert." ght, i pity the juul. and the stephen goes adventuring in new zealand. plus, stephen welcomes daniel craig and lena waithe featuring jon batiste and stay human.inor city, it's steph col! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: come on! hi! oh, what a week! come on! come on! please have a seat, everybody, thank you so much. please! sit down! sit down, everybody! thank you very much. welcome to "the late show." it is friday. you can feel it. you can feel it. and today congress got a much-needed break from the impeachment hearings. they've gone home to celebrate thanksgiving, where i'm sure no one will argue about impeachment. trump also got a break. surprisingly, it was a smoke break, because today trump met with members of the vaping industry. now, you might remember a while back, trump surprised everyone by announcing that he would be banning flavored e-cigarettes. >> we have a problem in our country. it's a new problem. it's a problem nobody really thought about too much a few years ago,

. >>> kamala harris speaking on "the late show with stephen colbert." here's some of what they talked about. >> the news just break. some people don't know about this. lindsey graham is launching a proep of the bidens' burisma and ukraine. first question, what the hell? >> yeah. >> you're on judiciary with him. >> yeah. >> what do you make of this? >> it's the same thing they've been doing. to create a big distraction from the facts a s in evidence. my perspective is leave joe alone. just leave him alone. leave him alone. this has been -- we know them every day, from thank god, open to the public hearings that we've been witnessing. the burisma, the biden probe, it's a bunch of b.s. >> senate judiciary committee lindsey graham is asking for documents related to the former vice president's communications with ukrainian officials. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu facing charges in three, separate corruption cases. it's the first time in israel's history that a sitting prime minister has been indicted in investigations. the defiant prime minis

and now, live from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: woooo! thanks for joining us! >> stephen: oh, yeah. there's nothing like it. there is no feeling like teverybody. hello, jon! you ready? >> jon: we're ready. let's get it! let's go. >> audience: stephen! stephen! stephen. >> stephen: we're piping it right here. >> audience: stephen! stephen! stephen! >> stephen: beautiful! beautiful? >> a$ap rocky. >> jon: yeah, i like that. >> stephen: hi, everybody, please, have a seat. thank you, friends down here, up there, all across america! welcome, welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. and we-- ( cheers ) are live, live, right there after the democratic debate. it is the fifth debate, right? this is the fifth debate. another so hold on. okay, there you go. ( laughter ) and i believe-- i believe america gets a free sub now. and, hopefully, a new president ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: oh, wow. >> stephen: we'll be talking about that in a second. but, first, this w

but all of this testimony coming out of the roger stone thing -- >> a special viewer, stephen colbert he's watching? he clearly inspired the show overnight. see for yourself. >> on the eve of these historic impeachment hearings. >> impeachment hearing eve. ♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ ♪ with republicans screaming and democrats screaming impeachment in near ♪ ♪ it's the motivational wonderful time of the year ♪ ♪ >> republicans have a memo that outlines their four strategies to defend trump. i just got a copy. it says pull the fire alarm and repeat three times. i hear rudy giuliani might launch his own podcast, provide the analysis of the impeachment hearings. it doesn't have a name yet, but prosecutors are calling it exhibit a. >>> the stephen colbert song, it's a hit already. >> it should be. it was really excellent. >>> all right. it is a historic day on capitol hill, and "new day" continues right now. >>> in just hours, public impeachment hearings set to begin against president trump. >> president trump and president zelensky both said it was a perfectly fine call,

. >>> welcome to this 360 special, the stephen colbert interview.ar face for more than a decade, starting off in improve and becoming a regular correspondent on "the daily show." then came "the colbert report" where he played the role of an ultra conservative host. in 2015, he inherited the coveted late-night spot on cbs where david letterman had reigned for more than 20 years. all eyes and pressure were on colbert as he stopped playing a character and started being himself. after the 2016 election, stephen colbert really hit his stride as his show tried to make sense of the

. >> he lays out the case of stephen colbert. >> fishermen relate word on the dungeness crab season. this is looking at the pier. will let you know how long this will last, coming up. >>> this is a libel, capitol hill where democratic lawmakers are plotting their next step in the impeachment proceeding. reporter nicole killian has more on how to move things forward. ai the resolution, calling it a sham. >> matters of substance always went out in the and. the president has nothing to worry about. >> presidents trump legal team as part. lexa giv us opportunity to call wikethe witnesses, they will come forward. >> the investigation into his dealings with ukraine continues. democrats say they could release transcripts as close as early as next week. >> the top rush advisor confirmed to lawmakers that military aid to ukraine was held up by president trumps demand for the ally to launch political investigations. however, he also testified that he was not concerned that anything illegal was discussed during the call between president trump and vladimir zielinski. we wanted to hear what he .

. >> ladies and gentlemen, here with a special edition of "the colbert report," stephen colbert. >> iress correspondents' dinner, you better go for the throat, and you better risk being booed. and that's what i loved about what colbert did. >> i believe the government that governs best is the government that governs least and by these standards, we have set up a fabulous government in iraq. >> stephen colbert at that white house correspondents' dinner, i watched with deep jealousy. here he was doing subversive brilliant humor, not just about it, but to a sitting commander in chief. >> it's not easy to stand up in front of a roomful of people who you know you're going to say crazy things about. it's very difficult. he delivered it and it was fantastic, and we all appreciated it. i certainly did. >> this administration is not sinking. this administration is soaring. if anything, they are rearranging the deck chairs on the hindenburg. >> i watch it at home and they cut away to the audience and -- huh? what? what? they didn't get the joke. so you're screwed from jump street. but it was hi

. >>> the late show with stephen colbert is next. >> the captioning sponsored by cbs >> thankfully, breadve been specially raised by the jacksons to remain calm under any condition, which will be very important, because they've already received subpoenas to appear in adam schiff's basement on thursday. >> you're watching c-span3. we'll keep it down, because we know you're sleeping. up next, continuing coverage of the impeachment hearings. >> if you would please rise, raise your right hand, i will begin by swearing you in. do you swear or affirm the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god? ( gobbles ) ( laughter ) >> you are now recognized for yourni

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. >>> the late show host stephen colbert will sit down with house speaker nancy pelosi tonight. it comes as the house voted to formalize impeachment proceedings. >> this was something that you could not ignore. one conversation, that undermined national security by withholding military assistance to a country that had been voted on by congress of the united states. to the benefit of the russians. at the same time, jeopardize the integrity of our elections. the heart of our democracy. and in doing so, in my view, he possibly violated his oath of office. to protect, defend and preserve the constitution of the united states. >> make sure to tune in tonight after the kpix 5 news at 11. >>> comi hot sauce came with a surprise. the unusual bust. >>> check out this priest has got rhythm. he's going viral for stealing the show at a pep rally. >>> coming up, all-new at 6:00, the cost of keeping your home power during a planned lack out. is it worth it? we talked to the top experts in the industry. shouldn't they go to prison for as long as the law allows? chesa boudin said he wouldn't se

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. >>> the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi will appear on the late show with stephen colbert. to watch it right here on kpix 5 after our news at 11. >>> the warriors cancel practice today. not to go trick-or-treating. but it sure seems golden state is living out a real-life horror movie after steph curry broke his hand in last night's loss to phoenix. no halloween costume selfies from steff. he sent a picture with his hand heavily wrapped. curry said he's going to be back soon. houston remains to be seen. surgery has not been ruled out. with an extended absence from steph curry, the young roster is about to be thrown into the deep end. >> is a great opportunity for these young guys to play. also a little too much. >> you think? check it out. five months ago, game 5 of the finals, the warriors started, anne makovec, klay, katie and tremont. tomorrow night against the spurs, get your program ready. the world series trophy handed back to d.c. for the first time since calvin coolidge was in the oval office. howie kendrick hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning. the nats ral