regis and joy in naples, florida, and december 30th, regis and susan lucci in west palm beach. >> thatdon't go to that one. what happened, did you quit that too? >> yeah, i walked away. i moved on. >> jimmy: this is still in the store, right? >> yeah. >> jimmy: "how i got this way." we'll be back with regis and music from paul anka. [ applause ] >> dicky: join the bud light huddle at budlight.com/facebook. bud light, the favorite beer of nfl fans. here we go. the healing power of touch can be even more powerful. with precise from the makers of tylenol. precise pain relieving cream works quickly to activate sensory receptors. it helps block pain signals fast for relief you can feel precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. i'm good. alright. [ male announcer ] every time you say no to a cigarette, you celebrate a little win. nicorette mini helps relieve cravings in minutes. so you can quit one cigarette at a time. until you reach your goal. nicorette mini. quit one cigarette at a time. which shirt feels more expensive? that one's softer. [ female announ

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. >>> he once famously called himself the susan lucci of the nfl. the redskins london fletcher, >>> strong winds and downpours in new york city caused major problems for travelers overnight. wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour forced major delays at newark, laguardia, and kennedy airports yesterday. at least two flights had to be diverted to boston. forecasters say more rain is expected today, but it will be less intense. >>> passengers on board a southwest airlines flight got quite a scare before their plane could even get off the ground. investigators are trying to figure out what caused two tires to blow out. the plane was going from sacramento to seattle. the tires blew just as the plane began to take off. southwest said the pilot quickly aborted, and emergency crews were called in to hose down the 737 as a precautionary measure. the plane began to shake, and then it just stopped. >> the front of the plane was starting to go up, and then boom. it started shaking pretty bad. then the plane went back down, stopped right there on the runway, still s

. >> back to susan lucci turns 65 today although she looks 35. eddie vedder is 47. and she just had a baby. france's first lady turns 44 today. if it is your birthday, happy birthday. we'll be right back. >>> good morning and welcome back to 9news now. it is 5:45. it is friday, all of those good things. and we're drying out. here is olga breese in for howard. >> little bit of humidity still out there. i'm noticing it because my hair is reacting at the moment. but afternoon, evening hours, it will be fantastic, wrapping up the week. especially for those who will kick off the holiday weekend right around sunset. forecast for today, looks pretty good. we're starting out with a mix of clouds and a little bit of clearing skies starting to move on through. all of the early moisture is now moving off toward our east. that will give us plenty of sunshine through midmorning and late morning. right now, reagan national is about at 50 degrees, 49 degrees inside the beltway and just outside the beltway but we will continue to move on up. middle range 50s not out of the question

. >> susan lucci and the winner, that's patty walker. not patty. >> yeah. good job, pattiment -- patty. you win. you're over in florida. ok, enough. >> can never get enough of that. >> joe biden has been known to make a gaffe or two and this week, the vice president said the taliban is not our enemy per se and that, of course not the first time he's had a slip of the tongue. >> some are calling on president obama to drop joe biden from his ticket including our next guest. doug wilder is the former governor of virginia and joins us right now. governor, why now do you believe president obama is better off with a different number two? >> well, you know, i wrote about this in august of 2010, over a year ago, that it would be good for the president to consider the reasons for his number two on the ticket should be someone else. i have reiterated that and the reason i did aren't political and i can tell you the responses have been amazing. the numbers of people who think that same thing but who don't say it is very impressive and many of them

all of a sudden, it kind of grew and grew and one day i was at a party for harper collins for susan lucci'shings and passed it on and they said, hey, this could be a book and that's how it happened. >> you know, i first came in contact with you when i was down in northwest florida watching you on letterman. >> yeah. >> you always -- letterman used you as a punching bag for a while. and i said, man, he's awfully tough. you're one of the few people that have stayed in contact with david letterman. most people say, the guy's kind of strange. but you two seem to have something. >> i get a tremendous kick out of him. and in the book i say -- and i knew all of those guys from steve allen through johnny, through joey that i think dave letterman is -- i'm sorry, i really think he's the best we've ever had in that position. >> absolutely. >> butç look at this for david letterman. sometimes -- it's kind of like the old commercial, sometimes you know people aren't trying. and in this case, he's taken it forward about abraham lincoln. >> that's right. is it too silly that regis philbin replaces abraha

all of a sudden it grew and grew and i was at a party for harper collins for susan lucci.ould be a book. >> i first came in contact with you when i was down in the northwest watching you. you would let letterman use you as a punching bag. you are one of the few people who stayed in contact with david letterman. most people say that's kind of stranger. you two seemed to have something. >> i knew all of the guys from steve allen. i think dave letterman -- i'm sorry, i think he is the best we have ever had in that position. >> we were talking about this earlier. he influenced the art of comedy over the past 25 years the way nobody has. the movies we go to. funny guy. >> you guys have done the show. >> letterman? >> no. >> we would love to. it would be a great honor. look at this for david letterman. sometimes it's like the old avis commercials. you know people are just not trying. he took it about abraham lincoln. >> that's right. is it too silly that regis replaces abraham lincoln. >> you are the abraham lincoln of tv. you talked about letterman. me who else. through the yea