he said he had gotten a call, steve martin said, i was on vacation in the gulf of steve martin with loren, that touching on donald trump. there became another thing that we had not thought about and that is one point during the monologue, his co-star from only murder in the building, martin short comes up, here is canada's steve martin. here is what else he said about martin short last night across the street. >> i thought we were hosting together. >> oh, do you have your passport on you? >> no. >> ice, get him. >> no. don't take me. i'll name names, mike myers, jame carey. >> steve: i'll name names of canadians. >> carley: more time to steve martin and less time to hanks. it was lazy, you tried that comedy. >> lawrence: especially someone with legacy likeim had. wasn't smart. could there be life on another planet and could it look like this? ♪ ♪ >> steve: if there is life, good to know they have a bar there. we'll tell you what a new study says coming up. >> carley: tuche on that, check in with bill hemmer and dana perino. >> bill: we have a full-time membership at that bar. >> cantina.

i made the joke that i googled, you know, is there an ai that can replace my hands with steve martin's i get -- or, you know, in the old days, that thing where you put your arms behind your back, and steve martin puts his hands under my armpits and does the playing for me, which i'm not saying is what happened, you know. it might have. it might have. who knows. ♪ the ship comes in ♪ >> reporter: in the finished film, his playing looks and sounds authentic because it is. and that authenticity is something that edward norton has always worked for, starting with his very first movie role as a calculating killer in the 1996 thriller "primal fear". >> i am innocent. >> reporter: norton, who was raised in maryland, cultivated an appalachian accent so real that people thought he was actually from kentucky. >> i -- i don't know who is capable of such thing, mr. vail. >> reporter: and he ended up with his first oscar nomination. >> what do you want me to do? you just want me to hit you? >> come on, do this one thing. >> why? >> i don't know why. i don't know. >> reporter: three years later he w

steve martin was very funny.unny thing about that particular skit and tom hanks came in at the end of a game show they called black jeopardy. the funniest part was they had eddie murphy return. they had a lot of returning alums of snl come by he came in and did a dead on impersonation of tracy morgan who was standing right next to him. that was hilarious. >> kayleigh: that was wonder years steve martin and eddie murphy the new snl i don't watch it lawrence the implication is that the trump voter didn't want to shake the black's hand. >> steve: they are racist. >> lawrence: someone covered more rallies at this network especially when i was working for sean hannity there absolute of love there one of the under reported stories is the black voters in poor neighborhoods, working class neighborhoods and white voters in the trump coalition how they felt left behind. that's what trump went after this last election. so this whole notion that they are distanced from minority communities, this election just disproved all o

that can replace my hands with steve martin's.t your arms behind the back and steve martin puts his arms under my armpits and plays for me. it might have happened. who knows? ♪ >> reporter: in the finished film his playing looks and sounds authentic because it is. and that authenticity is something that edward norton has always worked for. starting with his first movie role as a calculating killer in the 1996 thriller primal fear. >> well, i am innocent. >> reporter: norton, who was raised in maryland, cultivated an appalachian accent so real that people thought he was actually from kentucky. >> i don't know who is capable of such a thing. >> reporter: and he wound up with his first oscar nomination. >> what do you want me to do? hit you? why? >> i don't know why. >> reporter: three years later he was fighting it out with brad pitt in a film that's now embedded in our culture. >> the first rule of "fight club" is you do not talk about "fight club." second rule is you do not talk about "fight club." . >> reporter: it's huge now. it

steve martin who also has been a staple on the show since it began in 1975 gave the opening monologue who was casts and hosts and guests from the past half century. they were all there to celebrate the special milestone. ♪ you're gonna carry that weigh carry that way ♪ ♪ for a long time ♪ >> sir paul mccartney closing the night there with a rarely performed beatles medley. >>> the british academy film awards the baftas were given out in london last night. >> the bafta goes to "conclave." [ cheers ] >> the papal thriller "conclave" won four prizes including the biggest of the night, best picture. adrien brody took home his award as best actor beating out timothee chalamet, colman domingo, ralph fiennes hugh grant, and sebastian stan. and mikey madison won for lead actress in the hit "anora." the oscars will be given out next month. >>> and "captain america brave new world" had the biggest box office opening weekend of 2025. >> captain america. ask yourself who's playing who. >> marvel's release brought in -- get this -- $88.5 million in ticket sales. it is expected to hit $100 million

steve martin doing the honors. >> with. >> the opening monologue. >> it was only a few days ago that boat down in the gulf of steve martin. >> but the laughs started even before the show, with snl stars taking the black and gold carpet. >> i've been to red. >> carpets before, but never one where most of the people are talented. >> oh my. >> and of course, there were some special musical guests too. >> from miley cyrus performing a cover of sinead o'connor's nothing compares. >> to you. >> don't even think on me. >> to paul mccartney performing. >> a medley from the. beatles abbey road. we love. you all. adding to friday night's homecoming. >> concert, >> the town. >> where cher, the backstreet boys and lauryn hill rocked radio city. i love it will ferrell and ana gasteyer as marty and robbie characters covered some of today's biggest hits. >> yadi yadi yadi yadi. >> but it was adam sandler's heartfelt musical performance on sunday. >> that brought. >> studio eight h to its feet. >> 50 years. >> of the. >> best times. >> of our. >> lives. >> all right. >> what a. >> fun weekend. >> of

i'm steve martin, "saturday night live's" newest diversity hire. >>>> what is "saturday night live."ust gave you the answer. >> no, i'm asking, what is "saturday night live." >> i hope you realize how lucky you are to work here, chad. it's a pretty magical place. >> okay. >> oh, come on, chad. 50 years of guests, sketches and breaking character all led to this. last night's snl 50, the anniversary special living up to the hype. the epic tribute brought together a half century's worth of legendary performers to pay tribute to the iconic variety series. and there is one of my favorites. >> debbie downer. >> one of my favorites of all time. we grew up with this show. at least i did. i've been watching it forever. so the amount of star power in this building last night incredible. >> and 50 years after hosting snl's second-ever episode, paul simon kicked off sunday's show alongside sabrina carpenter and miley cyrus and lil' wayne. but the highlight came from adam sandler. ♪ 45 years of lorne ♪ ♪ 6 years of our boy farley ♪ 5 of our buddy norm ♪ >> none other than sir paul mccartney cappe

it will feature mainstays like steve martin, tom hanks and paul simon as well as sabrina carpenter. and all the past cast members, too. the surprise guests. it's going to be so good. >>> not to be outdone, this weekend has a star-studded show of its own in new orleans. fresh off his grammy sweep, kendrick lamar previewed his super bowl performance. he wants to bring a level of storytelling to his set and that he'll carry the passion he's had for his entire career to the big game. lamar will be the first solo hip-hop artist to headline the show. he previously performed alongside other legends in super bowl lvi. i wonder who his surprise performers are going to be. >>> up next, when luka can take the court for the first time in lakers' gold and purple. >>> plus the mayor of philadelphia has a warning for fans ahead of super bowl sunday. fans ahead of super bowl sunday. i'm just your dermatologist. seven hundred and sixty nine. try hydro boost. neutrogena. weightless hydration that goes deep. can neuriva support your brain health? mary, janet, hey! eddie, no. frasier, frank. frank? —fr

i'm steve martin, saturday night live's newest diversity hire. >> what is "saturday night live"?ius, i just gave you the answer. >> no, i'm asking, what is "saturday night live." >> i hope you realize how lucky you are to work here, chad. it's a pretty magical place. >> okay. >> 50 years of guests, sketches and breaking character all built up to this. last night's snl 50, the anniversary show, lived up to all the hype. the epic tribute brought together a half century's worth of legenry performers to pay tribute to the iconic variety series. and i think it was kristen wiig who said it's like being at a family reunion with family that you actually like. >> your chosen family, of course. >> it was very cool to watch. >> and 50 years after hosting snl's second-ever episode, paul simon kicked off last night's show alongside sabrina carpenter. a musical highlight came from adam sandler with a tribute to the show that made him famous and some of the beloved faces they've lost over the years. ♪ 45 years of lorne ♪ ♪ 6 years of our boy, farley ♪ ♪ of our buddy norm ♪ >> beautiful voice th

the new promo reveals just some of the names involved in the special will feature mainstays like steve martintom hanks and paul simon, as well as sabrina carpenter. the saturday night live 50th anniversary special where our next sunday, right here on nbc bay area. coverage starts at 4:00 locally, and the special starts right after that. you can watch nbc bay area news at 11 right after the special. and i think they should bring jeff on as their host for that special, because today jeff is celebrating 20 years here with nbc. we had a big party for him. thank you. congratulations. old enough to have been 20 years old. oh, man, that's so nice. and yeah, they threw a big party here. we had a weather themed cake. clouds, lightning bolts. everyone came together. but i want to thank all the viewers because allowing us into their homes every single night, it makes that 20 years possible. and of course, our incredible team here. so we're very blessed to have you all. thank you to i can't believe 20 years has flown by, but here we go. we're going to do 20 years plus another day. we're going to take it

that's according to actor steve martin, who hosted the opening of the special a few nights ago. he says he and martin short and actress maya rudolph tested positive for covid. martin posted this on instagram. it features a photo of the snl alum kissing during the special, with the caption, the snl 50th covid curse is real now. martin short's illness also forced the rescheduling of two dates for him and his upcoming tour. home insurance companies are running from california neighborhoods, but you might be able to lure them back. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. i'll show you how you might be able to save your insurance policy next. if you're figuring out your weekend plans, you may want to add something that involves the outdoors. temperatures will be the headlines for this weekend, but how warm will we get? i'll have that answer for for all those making it big out there... ...shouldn't your mobile service be able to keep up with you? get wifi speeds up to a gig at home and on the go. introducing powerboost, only from xfinity mobile. now that's big. xfinity internet custom

it will feature mainstays, of course, like steve martin, tom hanks, paul simon, as well as sabrina carpenter celebrities include kim kardashian, miley cyrus and paul mccartney on the lisas well. saturday night live 50th anniversary special airs next sunday right here on nbc bay area. red carpet coverage starts at 4:00, followed by the special, and then you can watch. nbc bay area news and you can watch the special again. we were talking during the commercial break. i was saying i've been watching on peacock. there's a docu series behind the scenes on saturday night live. so good. oh, good. i got to check that out. yeah. it's really. it's really good. very creative. well worth your time. well, that weekend forecast coming in with a lot of sunshine here saturday and sunday. we'll start it off with 30s afternoon temps in the 50s. we are looking at some rain chances by next wednesday and thursday. that could be a strong one. maybe 1 to 2in. we'll keep an eye on that. otherwise, the weekend in sight. thanks. all right. thanks for joining us tonight. have a♪

it will feature mainstays like steve martin, tom hanks, paul simon as well as sabrina carpenter. saturday night live 50th anniversary special will air sunday night right here on nbc bay area. there will be red carpet coverage that starts at 4:00, and the special will start right after that. you can watch nbc bay area at 11:00 right after that special. that will be fun. well, the san jose sharks tomorrow will host their own black history celebration, and the team is rolling out some pretty unique commemorative jerseys. this video gives fans taste of what to expect. they are created by washington, dc based logo artist jordan dabney. she's also an active member of the black girl hockey club, and she'll be a part of tomorrow's pre-game puck drop. the sharks host the dallas stars tomorrow night at 7:00, and all fans will receive a special beanie featuring her artwork. you're going to need that beanie this weekend. it's going to be chilly. yes. thanks so much for joining us. we are streaming 24/7 on roku, amazon fire, and a lot of other places where you stream. we're everywhere. you ca

feature mainstays, of course, like steve martin, tom hanks, paul simon, as well as sabrina carpenter. celebrities include kim kardashian, miley cyrus and paul mccartney on the lisas well. saturday night live 50th anniversary special airs next sunday right here on nbc bay area. red carpet coverage starts at 4:00, followed by the special, and then you can watch. nbc bay area news and you can watch the special again. we were talking during the commercial break. i was saying i've been watching on peacock. there's a docu series behind the scenes on saturday night live. so good. oh, good. i got to check that out. yeah. it's really. it's really good. very creative. well worth your time. well, that weekend forecast coming in with a lot of sunshine here saturday and sunday. we'll start it off with 30s afternoon temps in the 50s. we are looking at some rain chances by next wednesday and thursday. that could be a strong one. maybe 1 to 2in. we'll keep an eye on that. otherwise, the weekend in sight. thanks. all right. thanks for joining us tonight. have a♪ >>> the breaking news and that missing

it will feature steve martin, tom hanks and george simon, pedro pascal and sabrina carpenter.ot to be outdone, this weekend has a star-studded show of its own in new orleans. fresh off his grammy sweep, kendrick lamar previewed his super bowl performance. he wants to bring a level of storytelling to his set. lamar will be the first solo hip-hop artist to headline the halftime show. he previously performed alongside other hip-hop legends in super bowl lvi. and what a couple of weeks he's been having with his grammy wins and now this. >>> stay tuned for a recall alert before making breakfast this morning. >>and cracker barrel has cooked up quite the plan to whisk customers away from waffle house. k customers away from wafe house. i'm just your dermatolist. seven hundred and sixty nine. try hydro boost. neutrogena. weightless hydration that goes deep. can neuriva support your brain health? mary, janet, hey! eddie, no. frasier, frank. frank? —fred, how are you? —fred! support up to 7 brain health indicators, including memory. when you need to remember, remember neuriva. my life is

it will feature mainstays, of course, like steve martin, tom hanks, paul simon, as well as sabrina carpenterrities include kim kardashian, miley cyrus and paul mccartney on the list as well. saturday night live 50th anniversary special airs next sunday right here on nbc bay area. red carpet coverage starts at 4:00, followed by the special, and then you can watch. nbc bay area news and you can watch the special again. we were talking during the commercial break. i was saying i've been watching on peacock. there's a docu series behind the scenes on saturday night live. so good. oh,

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his buddy steve martin sharing this post on social media. maya had covid. marty has covid. that's why i'm worries, yeah. it was a red carpet moment we shared, and i paid for it. >> i will sit farther over here. nobody wants this, big news for season 2. they just landed their next big costar, and we think she will fit in just fine with this tv family. joining the series is adam brodie's wife, leighton meester. kristin bell was the voice of internet trolling gossip girl. i was a big fan of season 1. can't wait for this. >>> next up, selena gomez and benny blanco working on a new single, a collaboration with gracie abrams. take a listen. ♪ ♪ i'll make it worth it ♪ >> oh, you picked up. ♪ call me when you break up ♪ >> i'm going to put that in the ba banger category. big fan already. that track is called "call me when you break up." . >>> and finally, renee is the latest hollywood icon sitting down with willie ♪ >>> and renee zellweger is sitting down with willie this morning. she opened up about stepping into the shoes of her beloved character and ours, bridget jones. >> what

not kind of steve martin level. >> jimmy: steve's good, yeah. >> and pete seeger, there's one or twos. and i -- i learned -- i'll say this i learned the left hand. the right hand is really, really tricky. but -- >> jimmy: yeah, you -- >> it was great fun. it was great fun to -- >> jimmy: did his family weigh in? did they see it? >> they were very -- i met his daughters. >> jimmy: oh. >> i didn't get to meet his son, but his daughters were so generous and invited me up to the old family cabin. >> jimmy: so the cabin is a real thing? >> still up there near beacon, new york. >> jimmy: and the toilet, the compost toilet? >> that was a story they shared with us. the people in his life were so incredibly generous. his family, his friends. and it's -- it's difficult to think of people in your life -- like we share norman lear. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. >> as a friend, i was very close to norman lear w. >> jimmy: yeah. >> there are not that many people that you can't find a person who will say a bad thing about them. >> jimmy: how did you get to know norman lear? >> i knew norman through my grandf

that is the one and only steve martin opening up the show, giving the iconic monologue. martin has never been an snl cast member, but he has appeared on the show 35 times and has hosted 16 times. that's just behind alec baldwin's record of 17. the audience was filled with current and cast members, legendary alumni, past hosts, and other a-list guests. actor jack nicholson, speaking of a-list guests, made an extremely rare cameo introducing fan favorite adam sandler. sandler performed a touching song dedicated to all things snl. bay area native tom hanks introduced an in memoriam segment not designated to, dedicated to cast members who had passed, instead highlighting the sketches and characters that have aged horribly over the past five decades. okay, number one is funny. it's got a great smile. ha! and he's currently sleeping every kind of way with the lovely actress scarlett johansson. of course, i'm talking about my brother, brian dodd weekend update got some extra help from former update anchors bill murray, seth meyers, and cecily strong. murray ranked the former ho

rickles to -- >> jimmy: one of my all-time favorite movies was "the jerk" which you made with steve martin movie, did you ever go back and watch "the jerk"? >> not really, no. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, man, is it funny. it is so funny. carl reiner directed that. >> carl reiner directed it. the wonderful part is i used to ride in the car in the morning with him to go to work. and they'd be writing the movie in the car. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. and especially -- i remember one morning the scene where i'm -- i'm supposed to be -- i'm asleep, and he's next to me going, "you know, i've only known you two weeks, but it really feels like two years because the first hour really felt like ten hours, and the second day really felt like three weeks." and he went through this whole thing in his head. and that happened in the car. going to work. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: i remember him picking out a thermos for you, for you, and yeah. i mean, that's -- boy, to work with those two guys. >> i know. >> jimmy: you and steve to me were the most -- this is the couple that i was like, oh, my god

the comedy cellar in new york city, you just saw something unbelievable because you got to see steve martin working out his material, which we think might be for the monologue. it's definitely going to be something in the show. and he was there working out material. martin short was also there. john mulaney, they're both going to be involved, obviously, in the snl celebration. so there are other people who came out later in the night david spade, chris rock, ray romano. this is bigger than the night, bigger than the oscars. yeah, i'm so conflicted because i want to watch white lotus, but i have to go to bed early. and it's like three hours. life is hard for some people, isn't it? have a better weekend than me, folks. we' see you on ktvu fox two. >> it is going to be a busy weekend across san francisco, city leaders and businesses bracing for half a million people as some large, high profile festivities take over the city. >> it is absolutely wonderful. puts roofs over people's heads. the energy in the city. the more people we can get in the city, the better. everyone feels great. >> pretty

it will feature mainstays like steve martin, tom hanks, paul simon, as well as some newer faces likea carpenter. the saturday night live 50th anniversary special will air next sunday right here on nbc bay area. red carpet coverage starts at 4:00, and the special starts right after. you can watch nbc bay area news at 11:00 right after the special. so just sit down, tune into nbc bay area and enjoy for hours. yeah, we've been watching the kind of the behind the scenes of how like it goes and like what the pressure is like. and it's just been so fascinating and it's, it's i think it's in one of its good phases right now for sure. well, and it has i mean so many multiple, you know, characters have come out of there that, you know, and stars as well. so good to see. we love domingo. he's so cute. all right. well so we that's that's coming up later. we're speaking of domingo. yeah. and san salvador and. hey, kid, i want to enjoy the friday. saturday first. all right. well, we have a clear weekend. after some very wet weather throughout the weekend. we're still seeing some lingering showers

it will feature mainstays, of course, like steve martin, tom hanks, paul simon, as well as sabrina carpenter. celebrities include kim kardashian, miley cyrus and paul mccartney on the list as well. saturday night live 50th anniversary special airs next sunday right here on nbc bay area. red carpet coverage starts at 4:00, followed by the special, and then you can watch. nbc bay area news and you can watch the special again. we were talking during the commercial break. i was saying i've been watching on peacock. there's a docu series behind the scenes on saturday night live. so good. oh, good. i got to check that out. yeah. it's really. it's really good. very creative. well worth your time. well, that weekend forecast coming in with a lot of sunshine here saturday and sunday. we'll start it off with 30s afternoon temps in the 50s. we are looking at some rain chances by next wednesday and thursday. that could be a strong one. maybe 1 to 2in. we'll keep an eye onhat. otherwise, the weekend in sight. thanks. all right. thanks for joining us tonight. have a >> steve: tonight, on "the tonight show

but it didn't seem that funny that the best part i saw was just watching steve martin say that he wasd. i couldn't believe it. that wasn't a joke that ages you and i because i'm a wild and crazy guy. >> remember being 10 years old and watching saturday night live. so a time in my life. they got 15 million viewers sunday night, which is a pretty good night. the best for nbc in 5 years. but when i see this story, it reminds me that netflix is the winner and abc, nbc, cbs of kind of lost tv shows aren't as good as they used to be. they now have to be big special events like super bowls or saturday live events for the academy awards. just not a lot eyeballs out but congratulations test. now. what going look at all the stars and have the time i spent just looking at the audience. look, there's. >> julia louis dreyfus haven't seen her since seinfeld. just all of the stars were there. one of my friends is top executive, not the top executive. it doesn't, but she got invited and she turned it down. >> of the things to oh, my gosh. >> i saw total that would. what? you wouldn't go. i would go f

. >> seth: it wasn't that all of your sketches were wig based but the next card is steve martin.t ears. and it was based on a, like, mid-2000s old person product where -- i think it was -- it was a hearing aid where you could hear things from, like, a mile away. >> seth: right, okay. >> so, in the commercial there was an old lady out getting her mail and there were two people talking like way down the block and she was like, "oh." she's listening. she's spying on them. [ laughter ] margie's daughter is having a baby. but then brian tucker and i, the great brian tucker, were like, what if this is just a guy at a party who's not spying down the block. he's just listening to everything that everyone says at the party and also repeating things that he heard elsewhere. and then we had the secret ears made out of the same -- >> seth: he was saying like, nobody can tell you're wearing them. [ light laughter ] >> right, yes. thank you. >> seth: that was the thing -- >> seth gets get's the joke. and we had these ear muff things made the same, like, color and texture as steve's hair. [ lig

and i am sad to report that due to this feud with canada, steve martin will be forced to go on tour alonee. no american wakes up saying, "damn canada. we should really go after canada." i mean, except for kendrick lamar. that dude has it out for canadian rap. [ cheers and applause ] and by the way, he won five grammys last night for that song. what -- [ cheers and applause ] what a deep and lasting burn on drake. imagine dissing someone and then they diss you back and get five grammys for it. [ laughter ] i would never rhyme two sentences ever again. [ laughter ] now today mexico announced that they'd reached a deal with trump to delay the tariffs for a month, which is fully how i expected this to play out because it's all bluster for the cameras. >> u.s. president donald trump who announced the 25% tariffs on saturday says he agreed to put them on hold for one month after speaking today with mexican president claudia scheinbaum. >> seth: wait, so mexico agreed to stop ripping us off? does this mean next time i go to senor frogs in cancun for spring break they won't make me pay a $50 cove

gulf of steve martin. >> and i. >> thought we were hosting together. >> oh. >> do you have your. >> passport>> it seems very. >> natural to us. >> michael bloomberg. >> took new york. >> to new. >> heights in terms. >> of how unaffordable. >> it became. >> great impression. and bill de blasio brought us universal. >> pre-k and universal marijuana. >> hey, that's not nice. >> the honorable. >> mayor eric. >> adams brought swagger. >> back to nyc. >> oh yeah, that's right. homeless dudes who want to push people onto the subway tracks. they got that swagger back, baby. >> woo! >> it is a honor and a. >> thrill to be hosting weekend update for the 50th. and if it was up to our president final season of snl. >> do i even want. >> to bring. >> a baby into this world? or should i just, like. >> keep her in. >> here for another three and a half years? >> i don't think you can do that. >> oh. >> oh, i guess. >> you know more. >> than my ob ny. >> election conspiracy is going to rise up. i'll plant the seeds and they'll rise up. he's getting crazy by degrees. >> he's gonna. >> rise up. he'll never wis

>> reporter: 16-time host steve martin dioing the honors with te opening monodog. >> only a few daysalented. ♪ >> reporter: of course, there were special musical guests, too. from miley cyrus performing a s "nothing compares to you," to paul mccartney performing a medley from the beatles' "abbey road." all adding to friday night's homecoming concert. ♪ turn back time ♪ >> reporter: where cher, the backstreet boys, and lauryn hill rocked radio city. and will ferrell and anna's marty and bobby characters covered some of the day's biggest hits. ♪ >> reporter: it was adam sandler's heartfelt musical performance on sunday that brought studio 8h to its feet. ♪ 50 years of the best times of our lives ♪ [ applause ] >> i got a little teary-eyed with that one there at the end. just the way they paid tribute to so many stars of the past, including ones that are not with us anymore. you can't pick one. so many clips. >> there were like ten other gems that we didn't even get to pack in there that peter has been laughing about all morning. >> eddie murphy as tracy morgan was amazing. >> unbelieva

a classic "snl" skit featuring the one and only steve martin. just a legendary cast from 1990.a young rob schneider. guys, that's great. another countdown, a huge 50th anniversary special that's happening. you see the flags around the rink here at 30 rock all saying snl 50. tomorrow a firsthand look at snl's home. joe fryer will take us behind e scenes there where we just saw so many unforgettable stars and moments were born. like a museum of television. >> there should be a channel of just snl clips. >> i think we have that. >> well, you just promoted it. >> go to peacock and watch it. >>> let us start this half hour with another countdown. millions of americans, including the college-aged crowd making spring break plans for fun in the sun. some traditional hot spots are rolling out the opposite of a red carpet. >> one city in florida hoping to send a clear message to potentially rowdy guests. marissa para in miami beach with that message. >> reporter: good morning. i have the sandy beach to my left, palm trees. iconic ocean drive to my right. miami beach has been the spring b

. >> by 16 time host steve martin doing the honors with the opening monologue. >> it was only a few daysnted. >> oh, by. >> and of course, there were. >> some special. >> musical guests too. >> from miley cyrus performing a cover of sinead o'connor's nothing compares. >> to you. >> think back. >> to paul. >> mccartney performing. >> a medley from the beatles abbey road. >> we love you all. >> adding to friday night's homecoming concert. >> turn back time. >> where cher, the backstreet boys and lauryn hill rocked. >> radio city, london. >> and will ferrell and ana gasteyer as marty and robbie. >> characters covered. >> some of today's biggest hits. >> body ody. >> ody ody. >> ody ody. >> but it was adam sandler's heartfelt musical performance on sunday that brought studio eight h to its feet. >> 50 years of the best times. >> of our lives. >> all right. >> our thanks to nbc's joe fryer for that report. and yet, adam. >> stayed up late, so we didn't have to. >> yeah, didn't have to. i saw some of it. i actually turned it off. right? right about after adam sandler. it was this really emotio

reporter: besides messages, he'll be crucial in strengthening and ensuring that steve parties have the parties they need. martin oversee the 2028 democratic presidential early primary calendar, but he told reporters he would not put his thumb on the scale regarding that issue. owe says he wants to start a 2024 postelection review process and not calling review an autopsy and he says the party is not dead. jonathan. johnathon: madeleine rivera in dc this morning. thank you, maddie. alicia. alicia: john, president trump's nominees preparing to return to capitol hill for key hearings and votes this week. is it republicans that are now going slow? we discuss, next. exam. come again? you asked me to topline it for you. okay. bottom line? well, the bottom line is this is an amazing value. what? get two pairs of progressives and an eye exam starting at just $159.95 at america's best. when bad allergies attack... trust claritin to keep you in the game. nothing is proven more powerful for continuous non-drowsy allergy relief. live claritin clear.® ♪ like a relentless weed, moderate to severe ulcerative colitis symptoms

. >> tom bait martin -- bateman, who was traveling with the u.s. secretary of state. steve moscow and our u.k. correspondent is in kyiv. >> president zelensky looked i were at a timed. he looked tired, giving a press conference of his own when he said, look, how can you have a negotiation about the security of europe, the security of ukraine without either parrot being represent senate there is a likelihood that mistakes could be made with kyiv's absence. what he wants is he wants a large ukrainian military in the absence of likely nato memphis supported by western alleys but i think we're seeing an early rubbing in these negotiations, despite america saying we're opening a channel of communication. he wants large troops. certain gay lavrov, in today's meeting said if there are any troops in ukraine under nip flag, that would be unacceptable to us so we're seeing an early position there and ukraine will say it is vital in its future security. president erdogan from has said that ukraine should be present in any future talks so we'll see whether he'll be i'm second timed dow

speak to nadia martin wygan. and steve ricchiuto who says the rate cutting cycle is over. julian emanuel of evercore writing "yesterday cpi reinforced the three steps forward, two steps back a volatile market environment that will be a part to the road to s&p 500 6800 at year end 2025. " jonathan: you wrote yesterday it is not the 1970's show. what is it? julian: it is 2025. every asset market has been in this volatile but range bound condition since the election. we are trying to sort through the potential for stronger growth, the potential for geopolitical shift versus the potential for some of the policies being considered to be increased inflation and tracks on growth. the net out of it is we are in this waiting game for further developments. jonathan: can we talk about the potential for rate hikes? how high is that bar? julian: extremely high. first of all, expectations are still well anchored. there is a lot of volatility around the michigan survey, the new york fed survey is much more stable. the reality is when chairman powell thinks about his legacy, which he is l

martin and the democratic party. i have ideas if i could really quickly. you're losing the communication battle against the g.o.p. they have a huge apparatus and steveannon's war room has multiple episodes of daily live and charlie kirk, multiple episodes daily and an extension of g.o.p.'s communication. what the d.n.c. has to do is get a live podcast going every night, a live podcast press conference. get everybody out there, speak to the press live every night and explain what the trump administration did to hurt the american people that day and explain what they're going to do to help them. get out there and communicate. also, yes, the campaign season doesn't exist anymore. it's year-round 24 hours a day starting on day one. you have to start campaigning again and get people on tour, your jazz mine crocketts and a.o.c.'s, get them out there to speak to the american people. you'll find out who your primary, strongest candidate will be no 2028 that way, get the people out there and speak to the american people. the second idea is tell the trump voters who will be affected from all these cuts from the f.d.a. and all the cuts elon musk is doing, ther