for more on the appointment of pete hegseth, we go live to the white house with troy iwata! applause] troy! troy. troy, what's the latest? >> well, jordan, pete hegseth's appointment is leaving many concerned. back to you. bye! >> jordan: troy! wait. come back! troy, troy! come back! what are you doing? why are you dressed like columbo? >> i don't want to be on air right now. the longer i'm on tv, the more of a chance trump sees me and appoints me to his cabinet. then i'll have to work alongside pete hegseth and listen to him explain his soaps all day. "oh, dirt and blood-scented? that's manly." >> jordan: troy, come on, take that disguise off. take it off. take it off. donald trump is not going to pick you and i doubt he even watches comedy central. >> fine. is this better? >> jordan: yes. yes. thank you, troy. as you were saying... >> as i was saying... damn it! it's a letter from donald trump! "dear troy, i saw you on tv, so you are now the new secretary of the interior. see you around my house, parentheses the white house." thanks a lot, jordan! >> jordan: seriously? he j

troy iwata has more. >> everyone is talking about the hottest new form of inflation. >> americans ared tipflation. >> notice being encouraged for a growing number of services. >> even self checkout kiosks. >> tipping is so hard, even the president-elect is talking about it. >> when i get to office, we are not going to charge taxes on tips. >> i don't know about you but personally, it has been stressing me out. >> don't be a cheapskate. >> you don't think they deserve a fair wage? >> desi: i don't deserve coffee. [crying] so i needed to hear if anyone else is stressed about the uptick in tipping requests and if they are dehydrated from crying too. >> it is a little much where you go somewhere and you are seeing tip charts are grocery stores. >> anywhere that i go to get lunch or coffee nowadays has an automatic tipping option. >> the biggest thing is the lowest percentage just keeps getting higher. >> i saw even a tip system at a plant store. >> what have the plants done for us besides give us air to breathe? >> yeah. >> it looks like almost everyone not getting tips agrees about tippi

we'll start with troy iwata. troy, it's up to you: [cheers and applause] please, give us something!'s hear some optimism and hope to lift our spirits. [laughter] >> lift spirits? i thought i was reporting on senate results. >> desi: no, we don't need that right now. we need someone to find the perfect words to explain to us why everything is going to be okay, so go. >> don't put that on me! i can't help anyone! i can't even help myself! i'm a deep pit of despair, don't look at me! i'm still wearing yesterday's bowtie. i am a mess. go ask kosta, he's been here longer. >> desi: okay michael kosta, let's go to you. [cheers and applause] say something that will single-handedly fill us with joy! >> uh... pass. [laughter] i pass on that. that is way too much pressure for ol' kosta. i didn't even vote! [boos] buuuut you know what? grace said something this morning that really made my heart soar or whatever [bleep] you're looking for. let's go to grace! >> desi: okay grace kuhlenschmidt, let's go to you: i can't wait to hear your words of comfort. >> i didn't say anything to comfort kosta!