tom hanks. you know who that is? it's tom hanks.had one too many drinks there. >> i'm larry crowne, does that mean anything to you? your party sucks! >> that was the big thing. he knows ron howard. >> what? >> how are you doing? >> where's willie? >> willie called me before he passed out. he said please, get to the studio and do "way too early." then i find you guys. >> jonathan, you are 26 minutes late, my man. >> i just woke up, leave me alone. >> come here. so you are telling me you dress like that when you pass out? that's how you look after a binder? >> yes. i suspected as much. >> we are going to go get changed. jonathan, go do e-mails or something. still ahead, why are you awake. your holiday tweets, texts and e-mails are coming up next. >> if you see willie, tell him to come back. i joined the navy when i was nineteen. i was a commissioned officer at twenty-three. i was an avionics... tactical telecommunications... squad leader. i think the hardest transition as you get further into the military is... you know it's going to

. >> i'm tom hanks.detective with the indiana state police. >> demetrius burks gets more bad news. ♪ >>> 27 years ago when mitch swallows first walked into prison to begin serving 100 years for attempted murder and rape, there were many things they couldn't foresee. chief among those was that he would learn to quilt. and that quilting would change his life. >> i believe that i've changed to the good, i think it has shown within the level of trust that i have amongst the staff. it's a terrible thing that i done. it's something that i've worked on hard in order to know i'm not going to repeat. it's something i've got to live with and feel regret for. >> but now his quilts bring comfort to others and swallows learned just how much comfort when the mother of a young indiana soldier who died in the iraq war wrote him a letter. >> it says, dear man of the wabash valley correctional program, a very honor to receive the quilt you made in honor of our son. i want you to know that i was having a very sad day the d

tom hanks. you know who that is? that's tom hanks. had too many drinks. >> famous parties suck! >>> santa coming in all shapes, sizes, locations this year as well. i guess even people underwater get presents. saint nick put on scuba gear in mal asia. i wonder what the fish asked for, food! >>> in tie land, he will fanlts playing santa, dressed in red and delivering toys to kids. it has special meaning this year because disastrous floods devastated the area this summer. >>> and things at one mall in indiana got crazy to get the air jordan 11. they wanted to get their hands on it. one website dubbed them the crown jewel of an incredible year for kicks. >>> sticking to retro theme, jackson 3 announced an international tour. catch them with all their hits. tmz saying they're doing 18 shows across europe, right on time almost. that wraps up this hour of "jansing & company." i am richard lui. on behalf of chris and the team, happy holidays to you and your families. thanks for making "jansing & company" a part of your morning every day. see you over the weekend. thomas roberts is up ne

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come in, i had two or three lines, tom hanks was directing.>> jimmy: no, i just didn't know how to drive stick. [ light laughter ] so i'm sitting there, i have one line i have to say like, "good luck, boys." [ light laughter ] and then i have to start the -- but it's a world war ii jeep. it's the old jeep, so i'm like, press the button, push in the clutch, put it in first, ease -- turn it on, ease off the clutch, and then push on the gas. so, i'm like, "good luck, boys." [ laughter ] [ engine revving ] and like tom hanks is going, "cut, cut, cut. what are you doing?" you know -- >> it's like, "go to close-up. [ laughter ] go to close-up." >> jimmy: so, what happened at the end -- he goes, "here's what i'll do. i'll have two," he goes, "jimmy, just say the line, and then when you're done, just press the clutch and i'll have two crew guys push the jeep out of the way. [ laughter ] and i'll just have --" so i go -- >> it's true. there are two guys like this behind -- >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. but what happened was i forgot -- i got so nervous 'cause

>> tom hanks. >> should they pug the plug because it is offensive -- how is it offensive? >> it is offensive to television. >> do you even know what pa television is? it is boosom buddies meets frankly abash. it will be the greatest show in history. i think you guys are -- i predict it will either go 10 or 11 seasons. >> a new national treasure. >> you are a business person. think of this as when microsoft was starting out. this is what that is, except it is on tv. >> it clearly offends you to the core jie. no, are you kid -- >> no, are you kidding me? this is the best hour of tv since "on the rocks" do you remember that? never mind. i shouldn't be sad, but i am. >> anyway, we will close things out with a post game wrap up. he is our cross dresser. to see clips of recent shows go to fox news .com/red eye. >>> wear the same shirt. later today, bill schulz will be appearing on kill meed and friends at 11:35 a.m. and coming up on the next "red eye" we have larry gatlin, remi spencer, look at her, jaime weinstein and mike baker will be on. >>> back to tv's andy levy for the po

(laughter) so i stayed under tom hanks for a while.ughter) and it was so funny because i'd order room service and i'd say "yeah, i'll have eggs bring it up, whatever you k k." and i'd look at them through the key hole and i'd like like "hello." that's so not what i wanted. (laughs) >> jon: that's an awesome dick move. that really is. >> i'm a huge piece of (bleep). >> jon: stop it. you're doing great. congratulations on everything. look forward to it and see us again soon. >> lovely to be back here. thank you, jon. >> jon: "the sitter" hopes in theaters on friday. jonah how it feels to chew 5 gum. peppermint that cools as you chew. 5 gum. stimulate your senses >> jon: that's our show. here it is, your moment of zen. >> the scottsdale, arizona, gun club were offering to take a picture with santa and, of course, your favorite high-powered weapon. >> in addition to the picture, they also let you fire captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org captioning sponsored by comedy central ( them

, tom hanks and he had one too many drinks and there -- >> does that mean nothing to you.w dare you call -- >> yeah, that was-- so that was the big-- he knows ron howard. ladies and gentlemen, here's tonight's top ten list. let's go. the category tonight, now this is not as unusual as you might think when you hear it. top ten signs you've purchased a bad zoo. you know what i am talking about here. yeah, it's the big matt damon holiday blockbuster, we bought a zoo. >> paul: oh, yeah. >> dave: so top ten signs you bought a bad zoo. >> paul: they bought a great zoo in that movie. >> dave: well, we don't know. we have to wait and go see it. >> paul: i understand, i saw the clips. the kind of zoo they bought great, really, above average zoo, terrific zoo. >> dave: well, a lot of times, especially beginners will get left in a good zoo. now a good zoo should be clean. >> paul: yes. >> dave: should be safe, should be educational. and provide a wholesome life for the animal. i think that goes without saying. that's a good sgloop. and if you have done that congratulations. >> paul:

. >> jay: well, as you know, tom hanks had a huge success with "the polar express." inspired our own gary busey. you know gary. >> rickey: yeah. >> jay: well, gary -- he took it upon himself to do his own version and i don't -- again, here are some clips. >> all aboard! come on, kids! you're wasting my time! >> well -- [ laughter ] are you coming? >> where? >> why, anywhere your little brain wants to go. this is the bi-polar express! [ laughter ] >> it's all about mood swings. one minute you're laughing, the next you're crying. and once you've ridden on the bi-polar express, your head will be as whacked out as mine. >> but -- but -- >> now that i told you what you're getting into, which of you kids wants to get off this wild ride? >> me! >> me! >> too late! >> whoo-hoo! [ train whistle ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: wow. i think that was frightening to children! now, country music stars have always had christmas specials. kenny rogers, more recently garth brooks. how many remember wick tompkins? see, see. this -- again -- [ laughter ] that's so sad because this --

. >>> coming up next on the late show with david letterman, tom hanks, that's

tom hanks and sandra bullock are in the movie.wer and then see it come to fruition through someone else's eyes and work? >> i don't remember ever having power. >> really? >> that word doesn't come right to mind. >> who has power over you? >> the segment is too short, i think. no, listen. a lot of things are hard about being an author and having your book adapted by an amazing director and screenwriter is a wonderful problem to have and no problem at all. so i never felt anything but excited about it. >> you have a wonderful cast. is that something that piqued your interest even more, wait, we have sandra bullock signed on and tom hanks and the young boy who is incredible in it. it's quite the cast. >> they are amazing and the list goes on. i mean, jeffrey wright and viola davis and i was honored they wanted to be a part of it. to be honest, it was the furthest thing from my mind when i was working on the book or once the book went out into the world. when the project started to come together, i find it more surreal than anything e

(laughter) so i stayed under tom hanks for a while.ughter) and it was so funny because i'd order room service and i'd say "yeah, i'll have eggs bring it up, whatever you k k." and i'd look at them through the key hole and i'd like like "hello." that's so not what i wanted. (laughs) >> jon: that's an awesome dick move. that really is. >> i'm a huge piece of (bleep). >> jon: stop it. you're doing great. congratulations on everything. look forward to it and see us again soon. >> lovely to be back here. thank you, jon. >> jon: "the sitter" hopes in theaters on friday. jonah

that's colin hank, the actor and son of tom. hanksproducer sean stewart used kickstarter to fund their first documentary. >> we got a lot of flack because of this essentially that, you know, that it was inappropriate for us to do it. >> reporter: you've got a dad who pretty much can call anyone and say, hey, help my son out to make this documentary. why wouldn't you get that route. >> that's not how i work. that's not how i'm hard wired and to me it sort of seems like cheating. >> reporter: it didn't hurt that tom hanks tweeted about his son with a link to the project page. raising money wasn't the most important part. it was confirmation that there wassa know audience out there for their film which is about a pretty obscure topic. the rise and fall of the iconic music store chain tower records. >> if i was going to pick something for you -- >> reporter: hanks is obsessed with vinyl and he took me to their favorite local shop. >> they're kind of stoney. >> rolling stoney? >> no. not rolling stoney. >> reporter: even scientists have di

the 1994 hitucomw starring tom hanks was one of 25 films chosen today to be included in this year's nationalstry the library of congress picks films it considereds to be significant to american culture. -- this year's list spans more than 80 years the oldest movies selected were from 1912, one is the cry of the children. others on the list, charlie chaplain's first feature the kid, silence of the lambs and bam me. >> i'm going to have to -- bambi. >> i'm going to rewatch everything. >> i remember how creepy silence of the lambs was. frances is here with a look the forecast. still a chance of rain? >> still a chance of rain. we took it off then put it back in. however, still turning out to be a beautiful day. a couple live camera shots here's one from heavenly, looks beautiful but the snow is still sparse, unfortunately, it doesn't look like they will get much snow this week slight chance of rain possibly today light as well. you will see cloud cover there we'll show you another live shot we are looking from mount tamalpais south towards san francisco and the pacific coast to the right you wi

tom hanks, charlize theron and madonna on her super bowl. >>> then, the top ten stars of 2011. who was on "e.t." the most this year? >> oh, there's the kiss. and the crowd is going crazy. >> will and kate's 155 appearances. 101 for brad and angelina. the kardashians at 125. oprah, charlie, clooney, arnold's love child. bieber fever reaching new heights. the star breakups and breakdowns. >> winning! >> who made the most headlines? >>> now, in depth on the biggest entertainment stories from around the world. >>> hi, everybody. and welcome to "entertainment tonight."

this boy lost his dad, played by tom hanks, on 9/11. >> after he died, i found this key in my dad's closet>> reporter: the film boils down to a scavenger hunt for his final inspirational message. it's very powerful and very manipulative but very powerful. but very manipulative. i'm still sorting out my feelings. >> where did you get this? >> i didn't. >> reporter: tinker taylor soldier spy stars garyalityman as george smiley looking for a mole in the circus though it has nothing to do with rodents or clowns. smiley never smiles. >> i need you to do something. >> reporter: it's hard to follow even if you've read the book. >> the mother of our all secrets. >> reporter: but if you can, the reimmersion in that cold war paranoid universe of agents and double agents and double double agents will thrill you to bits. >> so what happens now? >> your mission, should you choose it.... >> reporter: and a heavy espionage picture, mission impossible ghosts protocol. the fourth and most fun in the tom cruise series. possibly because cruise lets actors like jeremy renner in on the action. >> who are you r

tom hanks, charlize theron and madonna on her super bowl. >>> then the top ten stars of 2011.s on "e.t." the most this year? >> there's the kiss. crowd is going crazy. >> will and kate's 1555 appearances. 101 for brad and angelina. the kardashians at 125. oprah, charlie, clooney, arnold's love

the 1994 hitucomw starring tom hanks was one of 25 films chosen today to be included in this year's nationalilm registry the library of congress picks films it considereds to be significant to american culture. -- this year's list spans more than 80 years the oldest movies selected were from 1912, one is the cry of the children. others on the list, charlie chaplain's first feature the kid, silence of the lambs and bam me. >> i'm going to have to -- bambi. >> i'm going to rewatch everything. >> i remember how creepy silence of the lambs was. frances is here with a look the forecast. still a chance of rain? >> still a chance of rain. we took it off then put it back in. however, still turning out to be a beautiful day. a couple live camera shots here's one from heavenly, looks beautiful but the snow is still sparse, unfortunately, it doesn't look like they will get much snow this week slight chance of rain possibly today light as well. you will see cloud cover there we'll show you another live shot we are looking from mount tamalpais south towards san francisco and the pacific coast to the righ

. >>> coming next on the late show with david letterman, tom hanks. >> for bob and stan i'm denise. >m vick carter. thanks for watching eye witness news on wjz, maryland's news station. goodnight, we'll see you tomorrow. it will be friday.

. >> the tom hanks character and the movie of the same name will -- will joine bambi and silence of thethe library of congress. i am still holding out for my favorite movie to make it in there. there's always hope. >> never going to happen. >>> it is 43 degrees. >> how a small dog saved a family of five from a fire. >> first keeping on the high >>> that gop presidential race takes a nasty turn. >> and as senate democrats is stepping down. what does this mean for the balance of power? joe williams is joining us with more. i want to start with the iowa caucuses. zero weeks from today we will know exactly who won -- a week from today. >> ron paul is leading slightly. what is the thinking now? >> romney still looks like he could take the caucus. ron paul is at the top of the pack. his organization and its funding really making a difference for him there. gingrich on the other hand is struggling a little coming into the caucus in the first place. in second place, starting to go negative, and that could bring him up, but it could have no affect at all and he could have a very poor showing. >>

>> it was pure fun for tom hanks in the film "big."polines. you cannot jump on a trampoline and not smile. >> true. >> at bounce, a wall-to-wall trampoline facility, the bouncing is endless. what all can you do? >> slam dunk a basketball. have a dodge ballgame. >> we are doing a trampoline aerobic program now and jumping. flips into the pits. >> it was time to get into the trampoline game. >> this is the hoops. i speak basketball. that's all you guys have, really? not bad. i quickly learned it's not how high you jump, but how you play the game. that doesn't count. next up is the pit. i have always wanted to do this. that was beautiful. you might want to stay there, dude, because i'm going to be in there in one sec. i did it! help! once you're in the pit, good luck getting out. i moved on to extreme trampoline tumbling. like a bunch of little nadias. ♪ i can't stop jumping. to burn even more calories, i hopped over to trampoline aerobics, a combination of bouncing, ball throwing and arm weights made me break a sweat. i could do this all

alec baldwin, george clooney, tom hanks, steven spielberg, and michael douglas are among the hollywoodower players who have already made some donations to obama's re-election campaign. i'm craig melvin. that's going to do it for me right now. i'll see you back here at 2:00 eastern for "news nation." right now, though, it's "now with alex wagner." >>> seven days, seven candidates, and 7 million hypotheses about who will win the iowa caucuses. it's discuss 27th, and this is "now." joining me today, from "the nation," msnbc contributor ari melver, former governor of pennsylvania and nbc news political analyst ed rendell, robert traynham is the d.c. bureau chief of the comcast network. and from politico, the inimitable ben white. we are a week away from iowa, the first republican nominating contest. but after months of campaigning, millions of dollars spent, and nearly half a dozen lead changes, the last man to win iowa says the best indicator may be the local meteorologist. >> if the weather is

the movie starring tom hanks and sally field will be included in the national film registry.year the library of congress picks 25 films to add. they are movies considered to be culturally, historically or aestheticallylç significant. bambi and silence of lambs will also be added. the oldest reels are silent films from 1912. >>> are you getting ready for the new year? new york city is. workers in times square are putting the final touches on the 12 foot crystal ball, 288 waterford crystal triangles are being installed the theme is let there be friendship with multiple colors. each year more than one million pack into times square to ring in the new year and watch the ball drop at the stroke of midnight. >> per usual i'll party sound asleep. >> not in times square, here in california. so what 1 is the weather going to be like? >>> -- pretty nice, quiet now and clear compared to the last two mornings. here's a live shot looking down towards san francisco and you see the bay bridge off to the right. mainly clear around the bay area, partly cloudy conditions in the north bay. that

>> you worked with sandra bullock and tom hanks. >> the biggest stars in the world. >> what was thatse two? >> it was amazing and i loved it. not only are they amazing actors, they are kind people. they gave me kindness and encouragement every day. >> your first acting job was a grasshopper in school, right? >> yeah. >> i bet you were a heck of a grasshopper. it's amazing how you got this role. can you tell us quickly how it happened? >> well, it's for sure not normal casting story. what happened, i was on an episode of kid's "jeopardy" that aired in july 2010. what happened later a producer high up in the production of the upcoming movie saw me and thought i should audition for the role. a casting agency called my house up and asked me if i would like to send in material. we were puzzled. we didn't know what a casting agency was. >> you're a normal kid playing a grass hopper in a play. >> but i was curious. i sent the tape in and i didn't expect anything, but two months later they called me up for an audition in new york. >> wow! >> it was in national casting so thousands young men

i felt this kind of, my perspective was, i thought that tom hanks was like my neighbor in south africa happened to be an actor. i didn't understand, you know, the reality of what that world was. >> what was the reality of life in south africa? pretty tough from everything i read and heard. >> tough -- i had an incredible childhood in south africa. i grew up in a country with a lot of turmoil. look, i went through, i lived in a country that went through one of the biggest historical changes in this -- in my lifetime. now, with everything that's happening in north africa and the middle east, it's equivalent to that. in '91, and '94, with the first re-election, the first democratic re-election, that was a really huge thing. i think it was only around then when i was around 19 or 20 that i truly understood. before that, i didn't know any different. then, from traveling and understanding where i was coming from, i understood how what we had gone through as a country and as a nation. living, when i was raised in south africa, i was raised somewhat isolated in a rural farm community. my paren