hey, it is jay leno. i had a direct line! tavis: one other story i want to ask you about, sarah palin resigning as governor of alaska. >> i don't quite get that one. i don't -- i want to be president so i quit my job. i don't quite understand that. you're governor, you don't want to be a lame duck but everybody's a lame duck. i'm still mystified by that one. i don't quite get that one. but i guess she is traveling around the country now and she is going to run for president in 2012? you know, as a former beauty queen, i think it would be historic the first time a beauty queen could actually bring about world peace. they all talk about it. here is one that actually -- because they all want world peace. here is someone that could -- tavis: yeah, i get it. i have seen you -- your standup a couple of times in vegas. >> sorry about that. tavis: and learned manufacture about you. -- and learned more about you. jay leno. >> what did you learn from watching? i'm curious. tavis: for those that have seen you in stand up. i have never h

hey, it is jay leno. i had a direct line! tavi one other story i want to ask you aut,arah palin resigning a governor of alaska. >> i don't quiteet that one. i don't -- i wan to be president s i quit m job. i don'tuite understand tt. you're governo you don't wan to be a lame duck but erybody's a lameuck. i'm still mystified by that one. i don' quite get that one. but i guess she is traveling around the country now and she is goingo run for presidentn 2012? you ow, as a former beauty qun, think it would be histic the first time a beauty queen could actuay bring about worl peace. theyll talk about it. here is one tt actually -- beuse they all want world peace. here is someon that could -- tavis: ye, i get it. i have seenou -- your standup a couple of times in vegas. >>orry about that. tavi and learned manufacture out you. and learn more about you. jay leno. >> what didou learn from watching? i'm curious. tavis:or those that have seen you in snd up. i have never heard yo talk so ch about your parents and growing up a what it was

you can catch "the jay leno show" right here. do you plan to watch jay leno's new show? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> not going get much sleep but i'm going to watch. >> i'm going to do the d.v.r. thing. i can't stay up like you can. we told you before about a program offering free vin etching on your car to prevent theft. how you can take part. >> police say their search for a missing yale student could be over. details on the tragic turn in the case. >> a very good monday morning. 68 degrees downtown. the sunrise, official time 6:47. once it comes up, we're going to see plenty of it. a gorgeous forecast for this monday. 84 degrees. in central maryland today. 76 in ocean city. 76 in the mountains. a nice start. it's going to last through midweek and then we're going to see a pretty deseptember change. details coming up. >> "covering the nation," police officials believe a body discovered inside the wall of a yale university building could be that of a missing graduate student. the body was discovered yesterday inside the very same building where the

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veteran "tonight show" host jay leno prepares for his big move veteran "tonight show" host jay leno prepares for his big move to primetime. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning, everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. >>> and today we begin with after the fall. president obama will be unwall street this afternoon to try and kick start stalled efforts to over haul the financial's regulatory system. it comes on a first anniversary of the lehman brothers collapse. a colossal failure that helped trigger the worst economic crisis in decades. today's spoech will push forex panneded federal authority to oversee risk, and power to take control of failing institutions. it comes as the president continues to press his health care over haul. he showed new confidence on sunday to cbs that congress will pass, these are his words, a good bill. >>> meanwhile, there's another debate brewing in washington this week as house lawmakers consider a resolution of disapproval against republican joe wilson. wilson shouted, you lie during president obama's speech to congress last week. democ

it's called "the jay leno show." it will be going head-to-head with some of tv's most popular scripted shows five nights a week. nbc is banking on audiences wanting a change of pace while still relying on the familiar things jay's made viewers laugh to over the years. >> we'll keep elements of "the tonight show." people like the monologue, headlines, "jaywalking," that stuff. we're not reinventing the wheel. it's just maybe putting new tires on it. >> you can see jay here at 10:00 p.m. followed by 11 news tonight. do you plan to watch jay's new show tonight at 10:00? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it wasn't really the game most fans were expecting, but ravens fans walked out of m&t bank stadium happy. after a decade of dominance on defense, it was the offense that took the lead against the kansas city chiefs. quarterback joe flacco setting perm bests in passing yardage, a tementsz and touchdowns. even they the defense didn't display its usual fireworks, it kept the chiefs at bay. 38-24. keith mills

but beyond that, "the jay leno show" is different. more comedy, less talk, all at a much faster pace. >> before you kind of do the joke, monologue first, first guest, commercial, dopey actress, band, you're out of there. that's gone! you got to lose the whole dopey actress part. >> reporter: there will be celebrity interviews, although jay's familiar desk is gone and jay won't carry the show alone. he'll be joined by a team of comics, correspondents much like "the daily show." all of it is unchartered. sort of like trying out a new joke on the road, which jay still does. almost every other weekend. are you still having fun? >> yeah, i have a lot of fun. i'm the oldest quarterback out there and you're in a young person's game and you're competing reasonably competitively. so, yeah, it's a lot of fun. >> reporter: the way leno looks at it, he is a nightclub comic who just happens to be a broadcaster. a hobby almost. but the stakes are high. >> not much pressure there nor jay. his guests tonight include jerry seinfeld, kanye west off of

jay leno. coming up this half hour, we'll gate preview of jay leno's new show. >> it starts tomorrow night at 10:00. what's it going to be like? it's been a secret. we'll give you a few hints straight from jay himself. >> it's not easy to keep things a secret at a big network. somehow for the last three months they managed to keep the show a secret. also coming up, we'll meet a brand new little baby born on 09/09/09. the best part about this, she's not the only one in the family with a memorable birthday. we'll meet the sister born on another special day. we'll see how they were incredibly blessed with incredible timing. >> you won't give away the secret of what that other day was. >> we'll figure it out. >>> one of our trademark taste tests today. the winner of this pizza taste test gets a big prize. i mean a big one. we'll find out who the winner is and what they'll get in just a couple minutes. >> unfortunately we're sort of going to have to taste maybe a slice or two. someone has got to do

hype. >> jay leno. the hype. my face every two minutes on the network. i don't blame you. make you a deal. watch the show monday night. i can make it all go away. >> business ed for of "tv guide" joins us live. with a good morning to you. >> good morning. >> jay admit it is show is not reinventing the wheel. let's listen to what he had to say about that. >> i got new show coming on at 10:00 and going to need a lot of jokes. i know the guy likes to stay on top of the news but i had no idea -- i took transportation to get here. general motors. everything in television has been done before. it just is -- it just hasn't been done in the last, maybe, generation or so. i mean, when i was a kid, comedy shows were a staple of television jack benny or carol burnett. >> so, he brings up those shows and my producer's joking saying i hope he ends up doing the carol burnett tug on the ear every night just as a harkening back to what was then. are we looking at back to the future here? >> we don't know what the show

. >>> all eyes on jay. jay leno set to make his prime time debut tonight. will he change the face of television? this morning, he speaks out about the laughs he has in store, and the pressures he feels. >>> and, wild, wild weekend, from an amazing shot to an ugly outburst on the u.s. open court. >>> to an embarrassing scene at the vmas as rapper kanye west interrupts an acceptance speech by teen star taylor swift. >> i'm really happy for you. i'm going to let you finish. but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. >> we've got lots to talk about "today," monday, september 14th, >> we've got lots to talk about "today," monday, september 14th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning, i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry in for meredith this morning. >>> we begin with the real tragedy. police are now treating this annie le case as a homicide, matt. >> with good reason. they found what they believe to be the 24-year-old's body on sunday, the very day she was supposed to be married. the bod

. >> i am jim mccann at the home of jay leno's brandman show that grant -- is on primetime. what will we do with kanye west? >> and things happening in the deep south and strong storms down there but nothing appeared yet. the question is will we deal with the system later in the week. week. >> in today's medical -- it now looks like a vaccine for h1n1 will be available sooner. health secretary kathleen sibelius says americans could start getting shot as early as the first week of october. the bulk of the vaccine is still scheduled for release nationwide by mid october. she also says she is confident the 1-shot vaccine will be available soon enough to effectively target and help contain the virus. it is being called a faster way to target the signs of aging. a new laser treatments that goes deeper into your skin. nancy alvarez reports. >> patty is posing for the all important before pictures and taking a final look at our problem areas. >> right there on the cheeks. bridge on the nose. >> sunspots, fine lines. she will target all the signs of aging. >> i feel like i'm 80 righ

jay leno. coming up this half hour, we'll gate preview of jay leno's new show. >> ittarts tomorrow night at 10:00. what's it going to like? it's been a secret. we'll give you a few hints straight from jay himself. >> it's not easy to keep things a secret at a big network. somehow for the last three months they managed to keep the show a secret. also coming up, we'll meet a brand new little baby bornn 09/09/09. the best part about this, she's not the only one in the family with aemorable birthday. we'll meet the sister born on another special day. we'll see how they were incredibly blessed with incredible timing. >> you won't give away the secret of what that other day was. >> we'll figure it out. >>> one of our trademark taste tests today. the winner of this pizza taste test gets aig prize. i mean a big one. we'll find out who the winner is and what they'll get in just a couple minutes. >> unfortunately we're sort of going to have to taste maybe a slice or two. someone has got to do it. >> and

. >> after weeks of talks and promotion, and jay leno and joined nbc's prime-time lineup last night, and with jerry seinfeld, kanye west, and performance from jay-z henrietta, it was a memorable premier. >> this is not another annoying promo, this is the actual show. >> after a summer of pipe, jay leno makes his prime-time debut. he left open " the tonight show" three months ago and he used his monologue to make up for the lost time. >> the government started a program that gives people money for old cars. i made $5 billion. >> try leno pressed singer kanye west about this incident at the mtv awards. he seemed to remorseful, all of us in several times for taking the microphone from -- apologizing several times for taking the microphone from singer taylor swift. >> i immediately knew it was wrong. >> but he fell silent when a jet and asked about his late mother. >> what you think she would have said about this? >> after the interview, he performed as promised with singer rihanna and robert jay -- rapper jay-z. comedian jerry seinfeld was the first desk, and there were pseudo-appearanc

rafrnlths in thise and optimistic jay leno. in all the years on stage he always saw himself as a stand-up comic who happened to have a tv show. while the ads for his new show are funny. >> how many babies are you pregnant with right now? >> close to 50. >> reporter: the stakes aren't anything but. it will occupy prime real estate up against heavy hitting prime time dramas like csi. >> i don't feel a lot of pressure. i mean you know, the only time you feel pressure is when you get in a situation where you don't know what you're doing. >> i don't read books. >> reporter: what he will be doing is what he know, vintage tonight show gags and celebrity interviews though that guest is be gone. >> i think you have to keep in your comfort zone. i don't think jay can start doing things outside of his realm of talent. >> reporter: what's new, a team of young comics, correspondents he calls them, a jay leno ensemble cast. it may take getting used to like the new time stlot, and his new building. >> it smells of new carpeting. >> this is sp

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was that enough what he did on jay leno last night? >> i think it was absolutely enough. jay leno was brilliant tapping into his dna and character and pedigree asking what would your mother think? you know, mother think. kanye is a good guy. he made a bad decision. he has made a series of bad decisions. hurt people hurt people. pain manifest itself in various ways. what we saw was a shameful, contrite remorseful kanye who understand he humiliated a baby, a young girl. >> yeah. 19-year-old. >> whose moment was robbed. i think he got it. once jay brought light to the fact that your mom wouldn't be pleased by this behavior kanye was reflective of his mother's legacy and knew that he didn't want to be seen as this kind of guy. >> it stopped him in his tracks. >> absolutely. >> let's get a call in. brian in colorado. your thoughts here. >> caller: i don't think he was really sincere. look at his track record. this is not the first time he did something like this. the comments he made about george bush after hurricane katrina. for him to use his mother as an excuse disgusts me.

. >> nbc's prime-time lineup undergoes a major change monday night when jay leno moves tto that night. >> if gillette no ad -- if that jay leno feel any pressure moving into his new show, it pales in comparison to taking over "the tonight show." >> there is no worse pressure that. >> it will be the first in our of prime-time comedy on a major network. bill carter has been covering the late-night tv scene for years for "the new york times" and wrote a best-seller about it. he says there is more pressure on nbc than on jay leno. >> it really is a gigantic risk. >> this is the chairman of nbc universal television entertainment. he says that jay leno makes sense as a comedy alternative that capture programs the other networks and technology. >> think we have a chance to attract people back to would go to their dvr or cable at 10:00. >> if this show succeeds, everybody else in television is going to have to try it. it will save nbc so much that it will transform the economics of prime time. >> jay leno may not have to win to be victorious. >> i was calling an icon and now i am following sh

10:00 p.m., jay leno is back but this no "tonight show." the "jay leno show" is all about jay. it quoms a brand-new set. here's your brand-new look. pretty nice. 30% bigger. the focus will be on comedy, music, and live performances but don't worry. you'll still see some of your "tonight show" favorites. rod daniels and i got the inside scoop on what to expect when we met with jay recently in l.a. >> we're taking a lot of things that have worked when i was doing the "tonight show," the monologue headlines, "jay walking" and they're adding some new elements. it's not going to talk show. there will be interaction with the guests. a full hour of comedy and we're moving our signature pieces like "headlines" and stuff to later in the show like 10:45 to give a stronger lead-in. >> are you going to incorporate politics heavily? >> oh, sure. you have to do that. to me, television i think the future of television is in mediacy. and the idea of doing our show at 10:00 is we're fresh live every day that day. i mean, i think the reason "american idol" a

you know who lost weight over the summer, jay leno. he looked great. >> he did look good. >>> still ahead, toy buying is going to be a lot easier this holiday season. what one retailer is going to do to entice you to buy. >> have you noticed the bill for the last hotel room you rented? travelers are finding another way they are saving money. >>> those who don't want to grow up or just want a jump on holiday shopping will have an easier time finding the toys "r" us chain soon. the chain is beginning to offer 50 pop-up stores. that means there will be limited time to shop. toys "r" us are aggressively chasing the toy store market. >>> now may be the time to book a hotel room for a getaway. room prices have dropped 17% this year in north america compared to last. that is according to hotels.com. the website says hotels around the world have slashed room rates this year. >>> let's take a final look at our weather. veronica johnson is live in the storm center. we got a lot more sunshine and heat today and we could take another day of this.

you can watch the jay leno show 10:00 p.m. monday through friday right here on tv 11. >> we are working our way towards mid september. a weather pattern is holding on. it is a cooler than normal first few weeks of september. 81 at the airport. now the normal high is in the upper 70's. record high is in the 90's. clear skies across our region right now. strong high pressure to our south and west holding on. temperatures are cooling off quickly. 75 in downtown baltimore. a wide range of temperatures. sun coming up at 6:48. he may see some patchy fog in the low-lying valleys. 64 degrees in downtown baltimore. clear skies here. it tomorrow afternoon, this front will be dropping south east out of canada. most of its has come from the west. this will swing down from know -- new england and drop down the coast but partly cloudy skies tomorrow. the wins will shift to the northeast. once this front goes by, this system will also sent some moisture our way. those systems will dramatically change the weather pattern during the second hal

. >> primetime line up undergoes a major change when jay leno moves in from late night. if jay leno feels any pressure, it pales in comparison to when he first took over the show. >> this will be the first ever nightly hour of comedy on a major network. >> here, he's stepping into 9 unknown. saying there's more pressure on nbc than leno. >> if there's a cratering fame your, they will be behind the eight ball for a while. it's a huge risk but a smart risk. >> they say it makes sense to an alternative. >> we really think we have an opportunity to attract people back who would go to dvres or cable at dvr. if this show succeeds, everybody else will have to try it. it's going to save nbc so much money. >> in this case, leno may not even have to win. >> he has a point there. you can watch the premier of the jay leno show monday night followed by 11:00 news at night. >> are you ready for in football. highlights of that >> we have a mess out there weather wise. plenty of problems on the road. let's get you up to date on the morning road. we confirmed the overturned vehicle. it i

. >> when we come back, kanye west goes public on the jay leno show. start here. go further. >> i >> i offer my sincere apologies to anyone i may have offended. i would like to thank the fans for all the support that i've gotten. i think it's awesome and cool i've gotten so much support. >> that was serena williams speaking after she and her sister won the women's doubles title at the u.s. open yesterday. their win came two days after serena and her expletive tirade at a line judge. >> that tirade cost her a $10,000 fine for acting in, quote, a threatening manner. serena also said she wanted to give the judge a big old hug. >> serena williams making good after her bad behavior. now so is kanye west. >> the criticism of his outburst at the mtv awards led to another appearance last night. >> reporter: kanye west used his appearance on nbc's "the jay leno show" to try to make amends to taylor swift. >> actually, someone's emotions that i stepped on, it was rude period. >> reporter: it was supposed to have been taylor swift's moment. she just won the award for best fe

leno's new show, appropriately called "the jay leno show," premiers tonight at 10 p.m. eastern time. as star-studded premiers stack up this one seems set to deliver. okay. i has kanye west on tonight, all we have been talking about today. nbc's jinah kim live with details. i'm wondering whether kanye did it on purpose? did he do what he did last night ahead of the appearance on jay leno today? >> reporter: well, you know, contessa, we could say that if he already didn't have a precedence for doing things like this but he has flared up in awards shows before, so my guess would be, no, this is just kanye being kanye, but this was already going into tonight the must-watch show, as it is. we have blockbuster names like jerry seinfeld and, you know, rihanna, jay-z appearing on the show tonight. plus it is jay's comeback after a three-month hiatus, brand new show in prime time in a slot when we have "er" and "law & order" a late night audience expected to tune in an hour and a half earlier. we didn't need more incentives, now kanye, this huge controversy blowing up. we saw ja

on the debut of his new primime show, jay leno asked kanye west about what his late mother would have thought about that awkward disruption at the "vmas." >> what do you think she would have said about this? >> how that question nearly brought the rapper to tears today, tuesday, september 15th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television

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i am jay leno. >> tonight, the hype in says jay leno pulls back to curtain on his debut. jay leno is ready, and a crowd began to line up just after midnight is ready. >> i cannot wait to see the new show. but what exactly will they see? >> only for in 29 -- and only $4.29 for a dinner. >> this will not be the tonight show nine minutes earlier. little has added an ensemble comedy correspondents as contributors to pick up the pace of the show and there is a brand new set. >> the couch's gone and the desk is gone. >> of the big-name guests are not. he will open with jerry seinfeld and there will be music from a superstar trio. >> one of the best videos of all time. >> is one more element of a show that is not new, just different. >> we are not reinventing the wheel. >> leno had a race track built behind his new studio were guests will raise and -- in electric cars. >> if some celebrities crash and burn, it will stay out of the ratings and network executives risk five hours of prime-time programming and they should be happy. >> big stars continued tonight. it will include mic

joining us live is jay leno. great to see you again. how do you beat the advanced billing for your big new show? >> hey, the network's in fourth place. can't do any worse. that's pretty much just -- listening to the president's speech. hey, kids, stay in school and work hard. communism, it's communism, stay in school and study. it's communism. i'm as tounld that htounded tha become stories. go ahead. >> i was going to ask you about politics. how big a part will politics and political humor laor play in th show? how much do you all miss george w. bush? >> you know something, sure, they took away bush, but by goalie, they gave used bien. that biden. one door open, one door closes. i think it's all the same.ien. biden. one door open, one door closes. i think it's all the same.en. biden. one door open, one door closes. i think it's all the same.n. biden. one door open, one door closes. i think it's all the same.. biden. one door open, one door closes. i think it's all the same.biden. one door open, one door closes. i think it's all the same

tomorrow night jay leno moves to 10:00. >> show, people. >> reporter: if jay leno feels any pressure head sbug his new show on monday, it pales in comparison to what he experienced when he took over the tonight show. >> following of johnny carson, you stink, we suck, we hope you dpir the first year, there's no worse pressure than that. >> the jay leno show is the first ever nightly hours of primetime comedy on a major network. >> what he did was daunting because he was following a legend. here he's stepping into the unknown. >> he's covered the late night tv seen for years for "the new york times." he says there's more pressure on nbc than leno. >> if this is a cratering failure, they will be behind the eit bl for quite a ile. it really is a gigantic risk for them. >> i think it's a smart risk. >> reporter: jeff is the chairman of nbc universal television entertainment. he says leno at 10:00 makes sense as a alternative for the network and technology. >> we have an opportunity to attract people back that go to dvrs at 10:00 or cable. >> money is a factor. >> jay says he can do five h

here's nbc's lee cowan. >> your host, jay leno! >> reporter: after three months of buildup, the stage was jay leno's again. >> this is not another annoying promo. this is the actual show. >> reporter: he said he wanted his primetime experiment to be topical, and it was. >> it's been a busy week for president obama. i understand he's having kanye west and taylor swift to the white house for a root beer summit. >> reporter: he didn't waste any time getting to the pop culture headline of the day, kanye west's outburst at the "video music awards." >> taylor, i'm really happy for you. i'm going to let you finish. but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. >> reporter: after that outburst, kanye's scheduled appearance on leno's show made opening night even more timely. >> it was rude, very, you know. i would like to apologize to her in person. >> reporter: while the apology wasn't necessarily a surprise, jay leno's next question about kanye's recently deceased mother was. >> let me ask you something. i was fortunate enough to me

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i'm going to go on "leno" tomorrow night to apologize for that joke. [ laughter ] [ imitates jay leno ] "what does your mother think of that?" "she laughs at all my jokes." taylor swift was a guest on "the view" this morning, two days after being interrupted by kanye west during her acceptance speech at the vmas. yeah, that's a good idea. because if there's one place you don't have to worry about being interrupted, it's the "the view." [ laughter ] but on "the jay leno show" last night, it was great. kanye said that he was sorry about his behavior at the vmas. it was going well until he bragged that his apology was one of greatest apologies of all time. [ laughter ] all right, we get it. but he finally apologized to taylor swift, personally. and it took him a while to get through that maze that he had shaved into his head. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] this is exciting. this week, volkswagen debuted its new compact plug-in electric car called the e-up. don't confuse it with chrysler's latest car, the f-up. [ laughter ] that's a different car. [ cheers and applause ] "you drive

i thought it was completely uncalled for and his punishment was to appear on the new jay leno show. >> president obama you remember called him a jack ass, kanye west. remember, for the latest political news any time check out cnn politics.com. >>> president obama back in campaign mode right now. >> are you fired up? ready to go? >> this time the candidate is health care reform. jeanne moos getting ready to take a most unusual look. plus -- hot shots coming up. - let's go with the, ah... - basic package. good choice. only meineke let's you choose your service, choose your savings. like an oil change for just $19.95. meineke. >>> everything old is new again as president obama tries to sell health care reform. apparently he's got his mojo back. jeanne moos takes a most unusual look. >> reporter: the way the president jogged up the steps, the way all those hands clutched at his, the back and forth -- >> i love you back. >> reporter: sound familiar? >> i love you back. >> i love you back. >> reporter: thursday's health care rally felt like a time warp back to campaign '08, even change. >>

. >>> still to come on "today," jay leno, race cars and celebrities, behind the scenes of a daring new stunt. >>> first week on the air, the jay leno show has featured some familiar gags and brand-new ones including something jay is calling his favorite segment. not surprisingly, it has to do with cars. nbc's lee cowen got a peek behind the scenes. >> reporter: jay leno's passion for cars is as legendary as the ones he owns. old or new, he loves them. so, it's no surprise that on his new show his favorite place isn't his multimillion-dollar studio. it's in the nbc parking lot instead. >> the track is two laps, 2,200 feet. >> reporter: jay built a real racetrack, what he calls the celebrity green car challenge. >> some celebrities crash and burn, there's your 11:00 lead-in right there. leno kills two on tonight's show! >> reporter: his first driver, drew barry more. >> i actually don't have my driver's license right now. >> all right. >> reporter: she had a few prerace hints from a past le mans driver jay hired to run the track. this is jay's idea? >> all jay's idea. that's what he gets

we miss jay leno and monologues over the summer. he is back and in prime time. he didn't waste any time taking his hilarious shots at the political world. >> you heard about this? the new house rules. they cannot call the president a liar, cannot call him a hypocrite and president bush said where are the rules when i was president? what's this all about? >> we have been missing jay leno. congress as you know they have gone back to the drawing board. a healthcare reform plan americans can live with. while that's going on what's in it for the doctors and nurses and other medical professionals. let's ask two con gretsz man. republican charles from louisiana a heart surgeon and in the studio michael burgess from texas who is an obgy nvshg. i was with i did. i want to as you a question i will did you in new oth other -w orleans. they are halfway hyphened the bill. only 20 percent be long to the ama. is there them honest eye approach. are the doctors truly behind the healthcare reform bill that the democrats have krout bother. a number of the spesh oolt yos site durin

here is a look at what is coming up on the jay leno show. >> the g-20 summit wrapped up in pittsburgh today. protesters were out in force. >> president obama brought the g-20 summit to a close on friday afternoon. >> we will continue our stimulus efforts and phase them out when our recovery is strong. we cannot stop there. we cannot tolerate the same old boom and bust economy of the past. >> the final day of this week's meeting of world leaders in pittsburgh was marked by a massive protest. it was built as a peaceful event and thousands took part. >> i think it is wrong for 20 countries to control the entire economy of the world. >> downtown, a massive police presence provided security as the first lady took spouses on a tour of a local performing arts school. the leaders agreed to raise the profile of the summit as a force for economic stability and pledged to tighten financial regulation. but it was the president's surprise morning announcement that grab headlines. >> the islamic republic of iran has been

this time on the jay leno show. right now probably not a person on the planet who hasn't heard about this stunt at the mtv music video awards. last night kanye became emotional when leno asked him about upstaging the young country star. >> i was watching, to meet your mom and talk with your mom a number of years ago. what do you think she would have said about this? >> um -- >> would she be disappointed in this? would she give you a lecture? >> yeah. you know, obviously, you know, i -- i deal with her and so many celebrities take time off, i've never taken time off, music after music and on tour. i'm ashamed ma my haurt caused someone else's hurt. >> yes. his mother died in 2007. >>> what was supposed to be an off the record commented yesterday of president obama, calls him a jackass. according to the president, using that word, doing an interview with cnbc and asked the question as an i side of a co-anchor, overheard it by terri moran and posted it on twitter. president obama called kanye west a jackass for hissiou

the jay leno show debuts tomorrow night at 10:00 eastern. the first daily comedy variety show in that slot in decades. good morning again to you, steven. >> good morning. >> jay says he's going to have a kind of racetrack that he's going to use to race his guests. >> celebrities will come on the show and apparently take an electric car specially built for the show and race it around the track. that sounds like it's good for one night. >> will that be good for jay, though? that's reflective of jay. people know that he's got gazillions of cars. a big car fan. >> they do, i'm not sure how exciting that's going to be on a daily basis. >> okay. he's not going to have a traditional desk there. but is it going to be a different jay or the same jay? what do you expect from this show? >> i think it's going to be a lot of comedy elements that we saw him do on "the tonight show" for years. you'll see jaywalking, where he asks people questions on the street. >> i never cease to be amazed by what people say. are those setups, do you know? >> i think it i

>>jay len jay leno had a memorae premiere last night. >> this is not another unknowing promo. this is the actual show. >> after a summer of hype, he made his prime-time debut. >> i set my recorder to tape the biggest loser and got a tigers' game. the government started its program cash for clunkers and made a $5 billion. >> he asked kanye west about an incident at the mtv awards. he seemed remorseful and apologize several times for taking the microphone from taylor swift as she won for best use of video. >> i knew in the situation it was wrong. >> he was silent when he was asked about his late mother. >> what would she have said about this? >> after the interview, he performed with rapper jay z and vienna -- rihanna. jerry seinfeld was a guest along with oprah and president obama. than a new correspondent. it ended with a popular segment, headlines. he was the headline in hollywood. nbc news, burbank. >> the premiere week continues as he welcomes tom cruise. it was a good premier. >> much more this morning in the next hour of 11 news today. >> some criticism on a new plan the

nothing has changed. >> the one reason to watch that jay leno show. there weren't a whole lot of others. there's the theme. remember that? >>ia, i do! blast from the past. >> jacqueline smith, one of charlie's angels, let's clear two things up. she's not dead and she's not happy. cease not happy because people were saying she's dead. it was all this confusion all over the internet. perez hilton among the chief offenders. he posted this earlier saying she had killed herself. others said she committed suicide with a gun while on vacation in honduras. later in a twitter post she and others said she's safe and home with her family, it is a lie. some people say it was a stunt double of hers that was injured. others are saying it was the wife of a charlie's angel's producer. lots of confusion about who if anyone was hurt or killed in honduras but it was not jacqueline smith. >> this happens very often. >> the nt net. they just don't check up on the sources. >> not like we do. >> we're diligent. i couldn't afford, a power chair, but thanks to my hoveround te

he got emotional talking about it last night when talking with jay leno when jay asked him what his mother would think about that. and the kanye west spoof on the president becoming a hit. >>> and the swine flu vaccine should be in offices in a week and whethesome -- some parents think should their child should get the vaccine. >>> and we'll talk withterrage hen son. >>> and i believe we sad that patrick swayze died of cancer and it was pancreatic cancer. >> and it's gorgeous outside. >>> and it will be a beautiful day today. high temperatures on again in the middle 80s and then my advice is get out and enjoy today because we have changes and they arrive tomorrow. >> now his advice is to -- everybody is taking credit. >> everybody will be outside today. 70 degrees, humidity 76%s. winds are not a potomacor out of the north at 0 miles per hour and our pressure slowly starting to fall. if you like clear conditions, very qui out there. off to the north now, see the cloud cover across central pennsylvania, that is a back door cold front that will snook in here tonight and change our weather for

it's of course what you come to expect from a jay leno show. the only difference is the time. jay made his primetime debut last night. we have a look at the highlights. >> this is not another promo. this is the actual show. >> i sent my tivo to tape "the biggest loser," and i got the tigers. have you ever got that? >> there was a serious side to the opening night. leno pressing singer, kanye west about an incident at the mtv awards. he seemed remorseful for taking the mike for swift. >> i knew immediately in the situation that it was wrong. >> reporter: but he fell silent when he asked about the artist's late mother. >> what do you think she would have said about this? >> reporter: after the interview, west performed as promised with rapper jay-z and rihanna. and seinfeld was his first guest, and there was appearances from obama and oprah. and they introduced the first of many correspondents. and he ended with the popular segment headline, and so of course on opening night, leno himself was the headline in hollywood. jay gray, nbc news, burbank. >> early numbers were in. a ton

of the "jay leno show." >> monday night at 10:00 p.m., jay leno is back. this is no "tonight show." the monday night show is all about jay, and it comes with a brand new set. here's your first look. pretty nice. 30% bigger. the focus will be on comedy, music, and live performances. don't worry, you will still see some of your "tonight show" favorites. rob daniels got the scoop when we met with jay in l.a. >> we will be doing the monologue, "jay-walking. it is not going to be a talk know. it will be a full hour of comedy. we are moving a lot of our signature pieces to later in the show, quarter of 11:00, 10:00 -- 10 to 11:00 to give a stronger lead-into the 11:00 news. the future of television is in immediatesy. the idea of doing our show at 10:00 is we are fresh, live every day that day. i think the reason "american idol" and "dancing with the stars" is doing well is because they are happening right now. >> it starts off with a bang with jay-zee. dozens of viewers are ready to welcome jay back in the same way they bid him good-bye just a few months ago. >>

here's nbc's lee cowan. >> your host, jay leno! >> reporter: after three months of buildup, the stage was jay leno's again. >> this is not another annoying pro. this is the actual show. >> reporter: he said he wanted his primetime experiment to be topical, and it was. >> it's been a busy week for president obama. i understand he's having kanye west and taylor swift to the white house for a root beer summit. >> reporter: he didn't waste any time getting to the pop culture headline of the day, kanye west's outburst at the "video music awards." >> taylor, i'm really happy for you. i'm going to let you finish. but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. >> reporter: after that outburst, kanye's scheduled appearance on leno's show made opening night even more timely. >> it was rude, very, you know. i would like to apologize to her in person. >> reporter: while the apology wasn't necessarily a surprise, jay leno's next question about kanye's recently deceased mother was. >> let me ask you something. i was fortunate enough to meet

. >> jay leno. i was in front of the mirror and jutted my chin out. howe would you like to match your teeth. how are you doing. >> what did he think when he saw your ippression? [applause] >> ultimate bobble head. >> what is going on. [applause] >> what did jay leno say when you did him. >> i am out of breath. >> give me a second i have a weight problem. >> it is very nice to me. >> some of the nicest people in the world. >> second to you. >> okay. >> you are good. >> you are very good. nice prompting, very goodbye you. huckabee huh. i like this guy. you, you are very good. >> and robin williams f. you don't have a joke just switch voices. >> robin williams a lot of the stuff from john thonn winters. >> watching the impressionist as you grow up. i used to thought they were older school of thing. i watched johnathon winters and robin winters. johnathon winters he was just like. i did something a little weird today. it was a kitty box and box of tinker toys. not suppose to connect with the toy. >> did your parents go nuts when you were little. >> i was