tony bennett. >> because it's really benedetto. one." >> wow. >> he said, let's tall you tony bennett. gave me my name. >> wow. >> so did you go on uso tours? >> he took me, at the paramount. i was in the village. he said, you're coming with me tonight. and he took -- >> that -- wow. >> and he took me to the paramount theater. the biggest break i ever had. >> what did your family think, when you were with bob hope? >> all of those benedettos? >> fantastic. he took me on a tour to the coast and i was in show business for the first time. >> wow. i can't believe that. it's so interesting to me, tony, how many people you collaborate with. right? from -- >> lady gaga, amy winehouse. and you seem to be at home no matter who you're collaborating with. >> well, i -- the two people you mentioned were very talented people. >> yes. >> and lady gaga is doing great. she's doing fabulous right now. she doesn't need advice, but did she ever ask for any, from you? >> what's that? >> lady gaga, did you ever give her some advice about her career? >>

plus, this piggy the plus, this piggy the muppet to help tony bennett this thanksgiving. fox 31 denver news at 11. and good morning, morning, welcome to the eleven o'clock news, meagan o'halloran, malls across the country issue can imagine are packed with holiday shoppers. there were some big lines all across the country for one of the biggest shopping days of the people camped out as they normally do, standing in the rain hoping to get the best deals and door busters. metro area the malls open up incredibly early for the shoppers, at the mall, checking out the line and getting all of the emperor mei xiang, door busters and anything you need to know before you head out the door this morning. good morning, amanda, good morning, all day, if you want to be right now, filling in throughout the day. but we are talking this morning. what do you think of the crowds so far? shockingly, , the kids coming in line to see santa, you santa, you have a little thing to do when good, right? it looks good. usually kids are good this time of year thankfully. will bring them. looking good.

we're honored to be joined by a national treasure, living legend and wonderful man -- >> all: tony bennett! >> tony sold more than 50 million records during his illustrious career, released 95 albums and earned 19 grammys along the way and still going strong with an upcoming nbc special celebrating his 90th birthday. >> not to mention his new recordings. thank you so much. including a collaboration with lady gaga and a new book about the people and places that impacted his life and it's called -- >> a great title, because you are -- you're like the energizer bunny. nobody can believe you're 90. you still have hit records. still doing sold-out concerts all over the world. it's a huge schedule to keep. >> you're going to be in the macy's parade. >> right. i have a charmed life. i really do. >> you give so many thank yous in your book. one in particular that stands out is bob hope. >> right. >> what kind of an impact, tony, did bob hope have on your life and career? i was trying to get started, and he saw me down in, greenwich village. >> yeah. >> and -- he said, you're coming with me. and he

they said how are we supposed to perform with tony bennett sitting right next to us. he's going to perform his newest single in a little bit, and golden globe winner katey sagal. we'll ask if she's ready to do a little "dirty dancing." >> oh. >> uh-huh. >> right after this. why are you checking your credit score? i wanna see if it changed. credit scores don't change that much, do they? really? i'll take it. sir, your credit... -is great right? when was the last time you checked? yeah, i'd better check my credit score. here, try credit karma. it's free. all right. no more surprises. credit karma. give yourself some credit. my cold medicines' wearing off. that stuff only lasts a few hours. or, take mucinex. one pill fights congestion for 12 hours. why take medicines that only last 4 hours, when just one mucinex lasts 12 hours? >>> katey sagal got her start as backup singer for musical greats like bob dylan and bette midler but the role of peggy bundy, "married with children" that made hear household name. >> indeed. katey grabbed a golden globe for "sons of anarchy." mo

. >> surprisingly, and now miss piggy they have saved the life of tony bennett. the skinny's next. >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >>> "world news >>> starting the skinny with breaking news. aretha franklin, turns out, just completed the national anthem there at the superdome. it was that long. going on so long. >> it's silly. you'd think aretha franklin as long as she's been around would not be questioned for how long the song is. >> she feels at the vikings-detroit game yesterday. >> yeah. had a soulful, gospel-inspired rendition, but for so many standing out on the field, her song was long, it went about 4 minutes and 35 seconds, take a listen. >> the roof was on. ♪ we so proudly hale ♪ at the twilight's >> it's soulful, powerful, and at the enof the day, it's aretha franklin. >> i agree. >> twitter had a field day with this. >> yeah. >> shawn tweeted the side by side of president obama saying before aretha and after she sang the national anthem. >> oh, kaepernick would have developed arthritis in the knee for kneeling for so l

tony bennett is here today. >> really? i've got to say hi. >> 19time grammy has a great new book, and talking about, with us, the one person who changed his life forever. >> and speaking of music, country music star justin moore is here. another number one album and he's going sing his newest song a little later, and he is such a great guy on top of everything else. >> and we have katey sagal and pink made a surprising announcement. we'll talk to you about that. with our hollywood buzz section. >> how was your weekend, miss thing? >> it was a fun weekend. i left. and see my mom and shecky. >> little sheckster. >> and one of my favorite places, with my favorite awe stuff." and there's the sheckster. >> little kuds just love phone. love it all. >> he's fascinated by it. >> do we have the little video we gave you guys? he's still not real communicative and yet he says -- watch >> baba! >> ba, ba -- >> that's not the part i wanted to show you, but, okay. >> it goes on. we'll continue watching. >> ah! >> i love that kid. he's g

and save room for legendary tony bennett! and now are you ready for .... rachael? >> rachael: all right! [ applause ] >> rachael: ciao, everybody! today we are not talking turkey. we are talking an italian thanksgiving! [ crowd cheering ] [ applause ] >> rachael: that's right! i am celebrating the launch of my 22nd cookbook. everyone is italian on sudden! -- sunday.

part in the parade including singers tony bennett and sarah mclachlan./// ((christianne klein)) >>> back here at home... catholic charities of southern nevada continued it's own thanksgiving tradition. close to 1-thousand homeless men, women, and children were served a traditional meal... by a hundred or so volunteers with catholic charities. to put on the event. this is the 51-st year the organization has served holiday meals./// ((christianne klein)) >>> now that thanksgiving is over... we can all look ahead to the next holiday. and some of you are still searching for the perfect gift. so look no further than consumer advocate michelle mortensen's 5th annual holiday gift guide. tonight she is revealing her top holiday gift suggestions for the techie on your list. and be sure to log onto our website for a 2 screen experience.. so you can shop while you watch. <<< ((m high tech hands we've got the top tech treats for under your tree.

how are we supposed to perform with tony bennett sitting right next to us? he's going to perform his newest single in a little bit, and golden globe winner katey sagal. we'll ask if she's ready to do a little "dirty dancing." >> oh. >> uh-huh. >> right after this. before fibromyalgia, i was energetic. i was active. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. he also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. for some, lyrica can significantly relieve fibromyalgia pain and improve function, so i feel better. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or blurry vision. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. those who have had a drug or

it was tony bennett's break through. it was and remains absolutely iconic in american music. at the 1963 grammy awards, he got nominated for album of the year for "i left my heart in san francisco." it was a tough year. he had really stiff competition. ray charles was nominated for album of the year that year and incredible charlie byrd. it was a tough year for competition, 1963 album of the year grammy awards. with all of that competition, the guy who ended up coming out on top was this guy, his name is vaughn meader, he's not an obscure composure. there's a reason no songs spring to mind when i say the names vaugh meader because the album for which he won album of the year in 1963 beating out tony bennett, beating out ray charles, what he won for, album of the year, was an album of comedy sketches about jfk. it was called the first family. it was pretty funny. >> next question. >> yes. i would like to ask a question. >> would you stand please? >> yes. i should like to ask a question about -- >> would you identify yourself, please. >> i'm your wife. and i should like to ask

as well as tony bennett.. sarah parton and more. the big show starts at 6 o'clock - right here on channel 12. speaking of dolly parton - her new movie "christmas of many colors" will air right after the tree lighting ceremony. team 12's raphael seth has a preview... adlib "christmas of tonight on n-b-c at 7 o'clock. toss juice it's like 2004 all over again.. the stars of "napoleon dynamite" have reunited for a new burger king commericial.. but let's be real - they did it for the tots... adlib talk about reunions - alexis starred in the "gilmore girls" reboot - wants to pull off another one -- this time with her co-stars from "the sisterhood of the traveling pants." opened up about her plans to get the whole crew back together on "the tonight show" with jimmy fallon... adlib time for your juicy question of the morning... admit to doing this as children. what is this? adlib adlib traffic adlib weather it's weight loss wednesday here and if you're like a lot of us.. you might have eaten just a little too much over the holiday weekend.

to tony bennett nearly takes a spill. okay, great job, miss pigy. new york city police officer who was shot on duty last year proposed to his girlfriend during the macy's parade. the nypd tweeted out a photo and her answer, good news, she said yes. >>> astronauts aboard the space station enjoyed a dinner in orbit 200 miles above planet earth. >>> speaking of being above the earth, three great men with jet packs went on the ride of their lives in the first formation flight. this breathtaking aerial performance, soaring through the sky right alongside one of the best flight teams in the world. they make it look really easy. they are flying at 140 miles an hour. they are about 4,000 feet elevation there. one of the jet men has pulled stunts like this before. in fact, last year. right next to an airbus a-380 in dubai. who does that? that is kind of cool, though. sflrchlt just ahead, a thanksgiving tradition. which dog was voted this year's best in show? was it that one? we'll see. >>> first, our weekend forecast. what's it like out there for the shopper

tony bennett took a little spill. miss piggy was there to steady him for the save. >>> also, new york city police officer andrew duffy who was shot last year, he proposed to his girlfriend. as you can imagine, her answer international space station had an international space saving orbit. >>> three brave men with jet packs, they went on the ride of their lives in the first formation flights. a heart pounding story alongside one of the best flight teams in the world. well, of course, they make it look so easy and effortless, but last year they through near an airbus 380 circling the tallest build figure dubai. absolutely amazing they can him do that. >>> just ahead, a thanksgiving tradition, which dog was issued best in show? meteorologist bonnie schneider is out there. >> a little rain n england. for those of you traveling this weekend, watch how we are anticipating delays saturday a and sunday. watch out for that, windy weather if denver. another huge day for travel. that's a look at the big weather story of the day,

tonight's tree lighting will also feature musical performances from neil diamond, tony bennett, josh groban, and dolly parton. and this should put some perspective on just how ?big that tree really is. this is a look at the ?star... posted on the rockefeller center facebook page. the feet tall and weighs more than 500 pounds! and it contains more than 25 thousand swarovski sparkling crystals. the tree will be lit up every night until january seventh... free for anyone who wants to see it. but what happens ?after the lights go off? well for the tenth consecutive year, the tree will be donated to habitat for humanity. the tree will be milled , treated, and made into lumber... that will be used to ?build those actual homes. was written to share that after the break: universal orlando has a ?super new plan... to compete with mickey mouse. why it could be even more ?popular... than harry potter. plus... the creator of the ?hottest musicial in broadway history... is at it again. but don't worry about finding tickets to this show. why you can see it just fifteen minutes and a little imagina

riding a float and singing with tony bennett in the macy's thanksgiving day parade. well, larry leadfoot was driving apparently and with the nation driving, piggy stepped in to save the great tony bennett. >>. ? coming to town ? >> oh! like doing a neutral drop i did in high school. chill, man. nice job by miss piggy. >> yeah. definitely gets an award for this. >> next low goes to how low, former texas governor rick perry got down on "dancing with the stars. "both a former contestant and rumored to be in contention for a position in the trump administration, deejaying for vanilla ice on "ice, ice just enjoy. ? too cold ? ? ice ice baby ? ? too cold too cold ? >> rick perry! >> there's rick perry. hat on backwards just doing rick perry right there. >> is that the fox trot? i'm not sure. >> i have no idea what that is. he's game. he'll do anything that rick perry. next high to the holiday spirit of one texting grandma and the recipient of her message. about thanksgiving plans, wanda of mesa, arizona, mistakenly including a number to a 17-year-old stranger of jamal. he

you can check out performances by tony bennett -- neil diamond -- and josh groban... plus celebrity surprises and of course the lighting of one of the most famous christmas trees in the world. you can watch it tonight... right here on today's tmj4. rockefeller center is home to a huge ice rink over the holiday season.if you're looking to lace up your skates and hit the ice in downtown milwaukee, you're going to have to wait a little longer. right now "slice of ice" at on december 18th.. as long as it's cold enough.if you bring your own skates, it's free.if you need to rent, it'll be about 8 dollars. here's a live look outside at... meteorologist brian gotter is back with the storm after a miserable monday, yesterday was the complete opposite with a clear sky and highs in the mid 50s. the only issue was a gusty sw wind to 30 mph. clouds are starting to move into the area this morning with temps in the 30s, and a light breeze. the first of 2 cold fronts has arrived, become mostly cloudy by this afternoon with an isolated sprinkle possible. flurries and sprinkles are pos

you are going to see a lot of stars including tony bennett, sarah mclachlan, muppets miss piggy and kermit the frog, olympic gold medalists laurie hernandez and many more. some performers this year include regina spektor. before you make those holiday travel plans this thanksgiving, a those holiday travel plans this thanksgiving, a story you need to hear. coming up, how many people are expected to take to the skies. shocking new evidence this morning that could prove what actually happened to amelia earhart. after the break, what researchers believed happened to her. live look of hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. vo: in times of crisis america depends on steady leadership. donald trump: "knock the crap out of them, would you? seriously..."vo: clear thinking... donald trump: "i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me." vo: and calm judgment. donald trump: "and you can tell them to go fu_k themselves." vo: because all it takes is one wrong move. donald trump audio only: "i would bomb the sh_t out of them." vo: just one. ? glad forceflex. extra str

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tony bennett, the hip hop group de la soul and others are set to perform this year. you can watch the 90th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade on n-b-c one of the nation's largest insurance companies is hoping you'll call on them if you get into a holiday road trip pinch. what you'll need to do to be eligible for the deal coming up. then parents are no strangers to the ups and down of a teen's mood-- but there are cries for help even the most attuned parent can miss out on. how researchers say they're working to help with that continue the search for his killer today. detective benjamin marconi was a 20 year veteran of the department. police released these images of a person of interest in the deadly shooting. investigators say marconi made a traffic stop yesterday morning and was writing a ticket when the suspect pulled up. the suspected shooter walked up to the passenger window andho twice before taking off. the detective died at the hospital. he was 46. a police sergeant in saint louis is fighting for his life today after being shot in another ambush style attac

bennett," said a fan to someone that wasn't tony bennett. jewer, helzberg diamonds is running a promotion where you'll get a free xbox if you spend over $1,000. or you can spend less than $1,000 and you'll just get a free ex. [ laughter ] [ audience groans nasa engineers are reportedly working on a fuel-less engine that could theoretically take astronauts to mars in less than 70 days. in other w, thanksgiving. [ laughter ] apple has announced that it will be offering surprise black friday deals this year. while samsung announced surprise fire sales. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i've never been more confident that a joke is going to work. [ laughter ] than the joke i'm about to do right now. [ light laughter ] the face this week in barcelona. [ light laughter ] authorities there have charged him with athault. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] sometimes -- sometimes you just know you got a good one. [ light laughter ] and finally, the president of south korea is facing public outrage after it was discovered that she used government

you'll check out performances by tony bennett, neil diamond and josh groban... plus celebrity surprises and of course the lighting of one of the most famous christmas trees in the world. you can watch it tonight... right here on today's tmj4. rockefeller center is home to a huge ice rink over the holiday season.... and if you're looking to lace up your skates and hit the ice in downtown milwaukee, you're going to have to wait a little longer.we checked out milwaukee county's website this morning... and right now "slice of park is set to open on december 18th,,,,, as long as it's cold enough. if you bring your own skates, it's free. if you need to rent, it'll be about 8 dollars. much more is happening at six-- on live at daybreak. including...spending spree! how much cash-- consumers spent on two of the busiest shopping days of the year .....and what it says about i'm tatiana cash.incident free dry roadstraffic building speeds at or above posteddrive times are on time ? happy holidays from crayola. so when do i start? i'm melting here. ?air marker spraayer!!!? ch

also expected is tony bennett. this is the 90th anniversary of the great tradition. >>> and pilots from a cargo airline are on strike affecting shipment this holiday season. abx air serves amazon. dozens of flights have been grounded because of the strike. they will be asking a judge to now, amazon works with a variety of carriers. and is "confident" it will keep serving customers on time. >> all right, we ,, ,, ,, >> a mother sentenced to ten years in prison prison. matt kroschel starts our reporter brief. >> reporter: we tracked down the mother of two toddlers who were killed in 2012 when they were left inside an suv on the western slope. the heater turned on, their mother, heather jensen was in another vehicle having sex with a man and doing drugs. both of those boys died. she was charged, convicted, and sent to prison for more than ten years. and, in community service. >> reporter: i'm kelly werthmann in fort collins where police are investigating a stabbing that left a man dead. the man was trying to stop a fi

. >>> dozens of celebrities also took part in the parade including singers tony bennett and sarah mclaughlin. >>> thousands of runners and walkers laced up their tennis shoes and raced this morning. runners raced three miles along beautiful bayshore boulevard. the event ended with go big medal for every participant. the runner tell us they're thankful for have burned so many calories before most people woke up this morning and now they can enjoy a guilt-free festivity. >> extra pie since i ran this morning. >> i only rub in there is food or someone is chasing me. >> i felt proud of myself sort is really hard. >> he is relieved. >> have a good day. >> you too. >>> president-elect donald trump is spending the thanksgiving holiday here in florida at his home in palm beach county. before leaving new york, he shared a message of unity and video published to his official transition team's youtube page. >> it is my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to our divisions and move forward as one country strengthened by shared purpose and very, very common resolve. >> we note ied a lot of the same