steven colbert was at the keynote for the al smith chair.rdinal is doing a fine job, isn't he? he really is. so fine -- so fine, in fact, so fine in fact that earlier this year, the cardinal came this close to being selected pope. but he blew it in the swimsuit competition. i would have gone with a one piece. >> gotta love colbert. he's an equal opportunity lender there. still ahead, a new study, sleep allows our brains to get rid of -- i figure it was friday and i decided to steal your script. >> do you want to do it? go ahead. >> it's all you. yes. >> are you sure? >>> still ahead, a new study that says sleep allows our brains to get rid of gunk. everything is falling apart. when you sleep, you get rid of gunk. #waytootired. "morning joe," thankfully, charitably, moments away. ♪ ♪ (announcer) answer the call of the grill with new friskies grillers, full of meaty tenders and crunchy bites. ido more with less with buless energy. hp is helping ups do just that. soon, the world's most intelligent servers, designed by hp, will give ups over twi

the keynote speaker was steven colbe colbert. >> because in all seriousness, tonight is about the littlest among us. speaking of which, is mayor bloomberg here? could you stand on your chair? wave something. he's a wonderful -- you are a wonderful mayor. thank you very much. you are very patient with such jokes. very patient man. very tiny man. the real reason he doesn't want drink cups larger than 16 ounces, he's afraid he might drown in one. >> that is so wrong. the dinner is a yearly fund-raiser for catholic charities in new york. >>> the attorney who defended george zimmerman is focused on bullying. he's drafting a law to hold parents accountable for bullying situations. parents should be held responsible. this comes on the heels of two arrests. the 12 and 14-year-old girls charged with aggravated stalking and accused of taunting a 12-year-old so much that she took her own life last month. >>> the self-proclaimed nsa leaker says he did not take any classified files with him to russia. he's been holed up in russia since fleeing there in june. there is zero chance the russians or chinese

the key note speaker was steven colbert who had a lot of fun joking about the politicians especially michael bloomberg. >> tonight is really about the littlest, speaking of which, is bloomberg here? thank you very much. [ applause ] very tiny. >> the dinner is a yearly fundraiser for catholic charities in new york. >>> the attorney who successfully defended george zimmerman is now focused on bullying. mark o'mara says he is drafting a law to hold parents accountable in some cyber bullying cases. this comes on the heels of two arrests in connection with a florida case turned tragic. the girls are charged with aggravated stalking accused of taunting rebecca sedgewick. >>> the self-proclaimed nsa leaker says he did not take classified files with him to russia. edward snowden has been hold up in russia since he fled there in june. he says there is zero chance the russians or chinese have any other classified documents. this comes on the heels of u.s. intelligence officials saying foreign spies may have access to the files. snowden says he gave the encrypted documents to the journalists h

. >>> and steven colbert has found the perfect way to ensure "breaking bad" still airs. >> what about lance jr.? what is he going to do with all of the money? what about jesse? did he get in a car accident? >> so many questions and not enough answers. > >>> now to other top stories, a senate committee found time to approve caroline kennedy as the ambassador to japan. in colorado five hikers were killed by a massive rock slide. boulders weighing 100 tons came crashing down. >>> new jersey is appealing a ruling that paves the way for same-sex marriage. the administration wants to delay when the marriages can start. currently it is set for october 21. >>> as expected the justice department filed suit against north carolina. at issue is voting mandate laws. i'm betty nguyen and this is "early today." we hope this is just your first stop of the day on nbc. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. good morning. it will be a warm day today. the temperatures are a little cool right now. right now it is in the 50's. 54 in parkton. 58 in rock

. >>> steven colbert has a solution for the couples whose weddings were cancelled. >> by the power vested in me by the state of new york and entire viacom family i pronounce you man and wife. >>> the wrecking ball may have wrecked a friendship with singer sinead o'connor. yesterday miley cyrus tweeted a photo of tweets from when o'connor was undergoing health issues. o'connor responded with mockery causes death. after seeing this letter cyrus had a little response of her own sending two tweets saying she is too busy to write but if you would like to meet up and talk let me know in your next letter. >> are these cliff notes? >> it is a little hard to keep up with but basically they are feuding. they are spatting. i'm mara schiavocampo. this is "early today." we hope this is just your first stop of the day on nbc. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. good morning. happy friday. is mild out there. 60's around the suburbs. 65 in catonsville. it will be another warm one. 87 in baltimore city. most of the day is dry. we will be watching w

>>> steven colbert has a solution for the couples whose weddings were cancelled. after the government shutdown. >> by the power vested in me by the state of new york and entire viacom family network, i now pronounce you man and wife. you may kiss the bride. >>> the wrecking ball may have wrecked a friendship with singer sinead o'connor. yesterday miley cyrus tweeted a photo from o'connor from several years ago when she was undergoing health issues and compared her to amanda bynes. o'connor responded to an open letter on facebook, mockery causes death, an unacceptable form of bullying no matter who is doing the bullying. after seeing the letter, cyrus had a response of her own sending two tweets saying she's too busy to write, hosting and performing on snl. but quote, if you'd like to meet up and talk, let me know in your next letter. it would be interesting to see how that works out. you've been watching "early today," i'm betty nguyen. >>> leading the news on the "huffington post," the ghost burger topped with communion wafer stirs controversy for chicago restaur

steven colbert will deliver the speech there. that should be fun. in october 17th, 1989 a earthquake hit california halts the world series. one player described the scene then. >> when it first started you could hear the rumbling and everything started shaking. the lights went out and the dust started falling. it looks like the pillars were shaking pretty bad so we decided that everybody would get out. >> yeah, i remember that game. happy birthday to eminem who is 41, you guys have a great day. enjoy your day ahead. >>> continuing, the parties are totally engaged. some progress has been made. >> there you have it. progress has been made, but still no deal. b.a.r.t. trains, yes, they are running this morning as both sides are still at the bargaining table as we speak. the time is 4:30. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm marla tellez. laura is off today. let's get to christie smith as always she is live from caltrans headquarters in oakland where talks are going on at this moment, christie. it's another marathon session. >> reporter: good morning. we saw a group

. >>> i was at last night's al smith dinner where the great steven colbert made the first roman catholicrun for president. >> since he first shattered the stained glass ceiling, america has seen a flood of catholic presidents from john f. kennedy, to jfk, to good old jack kennedy. >> much more when we return. this is "hardball," the place for politics. heart healthy, huh?! ugh! actually progresso's soup has pretty bold flavor. i love bold flavors! i'd love it if you'd open the chute! [ male announcer ] progresso. surprisingly bold flavor for a heart healthy soup. why would i take one pepcid® when i could take tums® throughout the day when my heartburn comes back? 'cause you only have to take one... [ male announcer ] don't be like the burns. just one pepcid® complete works fast and lasts. it guides you to a number it guides you to a number that will change your life: your sleep number setting. it even knows you by name. now it's easier than ever to experience deep, restful sleep with the sleep number bed's dualair technology. at the touch of a button, the sleep number bed adjusts to each

went up and they lost their deposits on chairs, flowers and photographer autos it was a mess but steven colbert had them on his show, he married nem a live wedding. he officiating himself and smoky bear was the best man. >> oh, perfect. >> still ahead a gunman who robbed several businesses you'll hear about what he did in a live report. >> a school bus driver puts lives in danger. plus... >> you've heard her voice many >> you've heard her voice many times now you'll meet to those who've been denied equal access to health care... welcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> oakland police looking for a gunman who robbed three businesses each time firing his weapon. >> vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> well, we do know that police secured a video they have not released yet but you're right. it's a scary moment this morning for employees of three different businesses. no one was hurt. the first robbery took place at 8:45 this morning. the manager told us the robber fired six rounds into the wa

. >>> and let -- my appearance comes with steven colbert. and this is "hardball." . >>> the federal government may be closed but it is open season for the 2016 presidential race. let's look at the hardball score board. it's clinton with a 13 point lead over chris christie. if rand paul is the nominee, clinton leads him by 17 right now. against ted cruz, it's clinton by 23. she's way ahead of the pack and the lead is growing for now. we'll be right back. is: when the storms are this powerful, the batteries had better be powerful, too. introducing duracell quantum. only duracell quantum has a hi-density core. and that means more fuel, more power, more performance than the next leading brand. so, whether you're out on the front lines or you're back home, now you have the power. new duracell quantum. trusted everywhere. new duracell quantum. i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to. you're always there for me. shh! i'll get you a renta

. >>> and digs for dollars, steven colbert on everyone from politicians to the pope. >> if pope francis wasn't throwing the party we'd be at sweat pants at the ihop. >> the good cause behind the laughs today, friday, october 18th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm maria shriver along side natalie morales and al roker. >> wow. >> i don't want to sit next to natalie because everybody says he looks like a young version of me. i want to sit next to al. >> we're sisters. >> no, we're not sisters. she's a young version. >> we have done digging. we looked at the last time to see when the last time was you cohosted the "today" show. >> did i look like natalie. >> do you know what the top song was? night song. carter was in the white house. that was 1998. so welcome back. >> thank you. we're thrilled to have you. >>> first let's get to our top story. we have a lot going on. tonight's top story is a man hunt for two

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. >> sometimes i watch like jon stewart and steven colbert. i think, oh, may hit it on the head. has there been an instance, i came a little late, you might have answered this, did you publish a cartoon that you got a completely unexpected reaction to. positive or negative. >> we talked about that. >> yeah. the cartoons for me -- i don't know about these guys, we draw the cartoon. this is going to be great. and it lands with a thud and you do one that you just don't expect it will get some huge positive or negative reaction. it comes out of nowhere. you can't really predict. i can't predict what's going to -- you know, be the reaction. so i -- you just have to try to do what you think is best for the day and hopefully it will be another one tomorrow. >> how often do your editors nix your ideas. >> not that often. sometimes -- but it's usually -- i'm always glad that an editorial looks at my cartoon. because you know, it's like if you're looking at an idea and you keep looking at it, you lose your objectivity and you don't know if it works or not. and there's been times when i com

this week's master of ceremony steven colbert didn't pull any punches even when it came to the cardinal. >> the cardinal is doing a fine job, isn't he? he really is. so fine -- so fine, in fact -- so fine, in fact, earlier this year the cardinal came this close to being selected pope but he blew it in the swimsuit competition. i would have gone with a one-piece. building animatronics is all about getting things to work together. the timing, the actions, the reactions. everything has to synch up. my expenses are no different. receiptmatch on the business gold rewards card synchronizes your business expenses. just shoot your business card receipts and they're automatically matched up with the charges on your online statement. i'm john kaplan, and i'm a member of a synchronized world. this is what membership is. this is what membership does. an arm wrestling match that mr. clean realized the way to handle bigger, tougher messes was better leverage. that's why he created his new magic eraser handy grip. it has a handle that firmly attaches to the eraser so you get better leverage and more o

y >> steven colbert is not letting the government shutdown ruin one couple's wedding plans.d to get married at r the jefferson memorial but theyt had to cancel that ceremonyterem because of the national parksks and monuments are now closed. so, nation yesterday on steven o coal bear's report, coal bear did the honors himself.s himself >> for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, until u death to you part? i do. >> and mike, do you do all thatl same stuff?? what the word? word? wife? wi was that in there? the what you may not know is he is s an ordained minister in thehe church of american marriage ministries. >> interesting. >>> coming up tonight, proud tod be an american.meca dozens of people put the oath of citizenship today.od how the ceremony was able to goo on despite the government beingb shut down. and we are still following folli breaking news from the nationaln mall tonight.ll ton a man reportedly set himself on fire. we'll have a live report right l off the top.  ask. >>> a photographic stop turnedog ratragic.tr a trooper pulled over t

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and steven colbert was the keynote speaker. and no one was safe from his humor. >> my god, i'm standing in front of dr. henry kisen jer and maria. you guys dating now, right? everyone looks so lovely tonight. it's like we showed up at the same halloween party dressed as the monopoly guy. the wall street guys have a get out of jail free card. if the pope were throwing the party, we would be in sweat pants in the corner of the ihop splitting a rooty tooty fresh and fruity. chris matthews is here. host of hard ball. i have good news, it turns out that having hardball is covered by obama care. is mayor bloomberg here? he's a tiny man. the real reason he doesn't want drink cups larger than 16 ounces, he's afraid he might drown in one. >> that is the tone of that diner every single year. >> a lot of money, though. >> exactly. willy geist is in the orange room, he's in there while carson continues on assignment. good to see you. >> good to see you. maria, welcome back, we have coffee, pastries, chardonnay. we are talking about new jer

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steven colbert and it's just really funny.iod -- >> use the way back. >> use it. where would you go? >> i'd probably go like -- it wouldn't be very far back. it would be just right before certain hair cuts in high school. >> i can relate. it would be a very short trip. the way back would be in good shape. >> and these are historic characters. people might recognize mr. peabody and sherman. >> that's right. it was late 50s, early 60s. i had an older brother and i remember watching him loving it and trying to get all the jokes. i still didn't at the time. that's one of the great things about jay word is he wrote for -- as you get older it gets funnier, too. >> part of rocky and bullwinkle. >> yeah. >> thank you for giving us a sneak preview. >> thank you for having me. >> mr. peabody and sherman hits theaters in march. look for it then. let's get a check of the weather from al. >> all right. let's show you what's going on tomorrow for your weekend. gorgeous weather along the mid-atlantic into the gulf coast. rain and snow making