. >> when i first heard about this, they reen dited the letterman wharf 2009. she fits the dhs profile. 1k3* that's what i initially thought. when you make fun of christians and jews, you might get protests outside and maybe a prayer group forms to pray for your soul. when you make fun of islam or draw a picture of the profit you get a target on your back. the mass muslims have not enacted on this threat. it is a serious threat that needs to be taken seriously. i hope letterman doesn't back down on taking whatever issue he wants to take on including islam. that would be a loss for america's free speech and a win for jay leno. >> you raise a good point. david letterman doesn't do that kind of comedy. that's the weird thing about it. he is not edgy. he is not "south park." i never have seen him say anything that would be like seen as dangerous. his targets are sarah palin. >> and stupid pets. they had it coming. >> because they are stupid. >> what about letterman though? these people are always coming after letterman. >> yeah, that crazy stalker. >> nobody goes a

david letterman is on the hit list. >> and judy miller, national review editor, rich lawrie and and jim pinningerton, and daily beast newspaper kirsten powers. i'm in for jon scott. fox news watch starts right now. >> i think there's an element of racism every time people claim the first black president doesn't love this country. here it comes from the radical country club that loves to remind white america, president obama is other, not like you, and perry also wants to let you know that he is pro business. >> i am a pro business governor. i don't make any apologies about it and i will be a pro business president getting america back to work is the most important issue that faces this country. [applause] >> being able to pay off 14 1/2 or 16 trillion dollars worth of debt, that big black cloud that hangs over america. >> that black cloud perry is talking about is president barack obama. >> wow, that was msnbc ed schultz accusing texas governor rick perry of racism and with creative editing. >> that big black cloud that hangs over america, that debt that is so monstrous, there's only on

i didn't realize that david letterman might be on the list. is this something that counterterrorism experts are looking at more closely? >> as the president, i think, correctly stated in his interviews and series of interviews earlier this week, the big show, the 9/11 conspiracy where you have multiple players and really need massive funding and a great plan, they do not believe that al-qaida has the -- the wherewithall to pull that off. but what they do have is the ability to incite major hasan at fort hood or the times square bomber. there is an ability to really incite violence in someone who is so inclined and with -- if you were on those jihadist web sites and you're reading their propaganda every day and they're exhorting, you know, muslims and muslim americans to rise up, you never can tell. you get one loose nut in the bushel there, and they can cause a lot of damage. i think that letterman and other similarly targeted should beware. >> they never make a mystery of who they are and what they intend to do. so when the enemy tells you wh

following letterman's joke the website called on muslims in america to cut off letterman's tongue to, quote, shut it forever. letterman's publicist has declined to comment, but an fbi spokesman tells us, quote, in the post- 9/11 world we take all of these threats seriously. joining me now is comedian dino dubala heading up the comity tour the muslims are coming. dean, what do you make of this? >> it's ridiculous, nothing to do with islam. he's a radical and terrorist and my question is though the joke was told june 8th. the guy got offended august 17th what. happening in between, watching "glee" and "jersey shore" and got to his backed up monologues on dvr. it's the kind of thing we deal with and tarnishes the image of the average muslim around the world. it's despicable and laughable. >> how far can you go, when you want to make a joke and want to be funny, but how do you know when you're going too far? >> look at trey parker and matt stone in 2009 received threats from some radicals because of their depiction, sort of depiction of the prophet muhammad on "south park," and since then

what's more, i think, all this publicity, kind of feel sorry for letterman. all this publicity if anything is really where the threat is. it's not the eight people that commented about a story that was a nonissue on an al qaeda web forum. >> thank you very much, even. appreciate it. see you soon. >>> a not guilty plea from the long-time girlfriend of a reputed boston crime boss. that's our look at the stories around the nation. if convicted, she could spend up to five years behind bars. she and bulger were captured in california back in june. he has pleaded not guilty to participating in 19 murders. >>> oil giant bp sais it is investigating the source of a new oil sheen in the gulf of mexico. it says there's no indication it is the result of a new spill. it also appears the sheen is not near the location of the oil spill we all witnessed back in april 2010. >>> boston celtics guard delante west says the lockout is hitting him so hard he's applying from a job at home depot. he says he's also reached his daily limit at the atm and his car, well, he says it's br

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no comment from letterman's camp. >>> all right. a bizarre encounter on cnn last night when former delaware senate candidate christine o'donnell walked off the set during an interview with piers morgan. o'donnell came on the show to promote her new book called "troublemaker." but when pressed by morgan by her feelings on gay marriage, she walked out. >> why are you being weird about this? >> i'm not being weird bit. i'm not running for office. i'm promoting the policies that i lay out in the book that are mostly fiscal and mostly constitutional. that's what i agreed to come on your show and that's what i want to talk about. i'm not being weird. you are being a little rude. >> i'm baffled as to why you think i'm being -- i think i'm being rather charming and respectful. i'm just asking you questions based on your own public statements and now what have you written in your own book. it is not rude to ask you that sure. >> i well, don't you think as a host, if i say this is what i-want to talk about, that's what we should address? >> n

letterman is not jewish. a site said it was posted by someone who writes on a site linked to al qaeda. >> it's a message board that has about 15,000 members from all over the world. some are al qaeda fighters and others are al qaeda sympathizers. >> the message boards are filled with rants and the fast majority amount to nothing. these kinds of threats are common and scores of americans from all walks of life have been mentioned in recent months on such forums. still the fbi said it takes all these threats seriously and is investigatin investigating. the police said the unit seen here last year was also aware of the posting. also investigating. letterman is not the only celebrity who has been targeted. last year an extremist group issued a thinly vailed threat to the vietors of south park or a cartoon with the prophet mohammed in a bear suit. >> a spokesman for letterman declined comment. fans have rallied to his defense on the show's facebook page. one told letterman that we have your back. >> very smooth. t

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. >>> also death threats now against david letterman. what he said that has angered users of a jihaddist website. >>> it is early in trading, but take a look right now. the dow is down more than 340 points. that is a drop of more than 3%. we'll have to see how things shape up for the rest of the trading day. >>> 6:55. a jihaddist website making death threats against david letterman. that's because letterman joked about the death of an al-qaida leader during an airstrike back in june. that angered a user of the jihaddist website who angryily threatened letterman's life. letterman has not respond today that threat. >>> the crime rate in san francisco now at a historic low according to police. police chief greg huh r and mayor ed lee said crime dropped 6% in the first half of the year. they credit cooperation for that drop. >>> a bay area man is about to start an ambitious swim tomorrow. 40-year-old jamie patrick plans to swim 111 miles in the sacramento river. he figures it'll take him about 34 hours. kayakers will be by his side the whole

letterman's being marked for death allegedly for comments he made about a dead al qaeda leader. here's what he said. >> so anyway, they picked a successor to osama bin laden and his name was kashmiri. well, guess what, he was blown up by an american drone. yeah. >> the group that monitors jihadist sites says it's urging its american followers on cut off letterman's tongue for his comments. >>> prosecutors in new hampshire announcing an award for any information in the death of an 11-year-old girl. celina cass was last seen in her bedroom back on the night of july 25th. one week later, divers found her body in the connecticut river. no one has been arrested or named as a suspect. it's unclear about today's reward will replace or supplement a $25,000 reward offered before her body was found. >>> and this amazing story of honesty in the aftermath of japan's tsunami tragedy. safes filled with cash found in the debris and not just a few, 5700 of them containing nearly $30 million all around there. cleanup crews turned all the money over to police who tracked down the owners. they use

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well take a look what a david letterman he made fun a lot of and then there were. songs of jihadist websites people wanted him killed there is tongue cut out and he actually joked about it last night on his show. i'm so sorry i'm a little late coming out backstage i was talking to the guy from c.b.s. we were going through the c.b.s. the life insurance policy. to see if i was covered for jihad a guy a radical extremist threatened to cut my talk. i wish i had a nickel. ok i kind of like that he has a sense of humor about this and to laugh about it rather than hiring like a twenty person security detail and freaking out it's only going to further my theory that david letterman is the most bad ass now on television he if you watch the whole model he manages to call out and jay leno in the same monologue those are the two greatest evils in america right now so i mean if he doesn't look scared he just does of course is the dear boy he's like totally used to people hating him i mean honestly like you think that jihadists are the only ones that want to even letterman nine

well take a look what david letterman he made fun of the lot of death and there were. songs of jihadist web sites the people wanted him killed is tongue cut out and he or she joked about it last night on his show. i'm so sorry i'm a little late coming out backstage i was talking to the guys from c.b.s. we were going through the c.b.s. a life insurance policy. to see if i was covered for jihad a guy a radical extremist threatened to cut my tongue out. i wish i had a nickel. ok i probably like that he has a sense of humor about this in can laugh about it rather than hiring like a twenty person security detail and freaking out it's only going to further my theory that david letterman is the most bad ass man on television he if you watch the whole model he manages to call out and jay leno in the same monologue those are the two greatest evils in america right now so i mean that because he looks scary he just doesn't know or isn't acceptable or he's like totally used to people hating him i mean honestly like you think that jihad is so the only ones that once even letterman

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well take a look what david letterman he made fun of the lot of death and then there were message boards on some jihadist web site. the people wanted him killed or his tongue cut out and he actually joked about it last night on his show. i'm so sorry i'm a little late coming out backstage i was talking to the guy from c.b.s. we were going through the c.b.s. a life insurance policy. to see if i was covered for jihad a guy a radical extremist threatened to cut my tongue out. i wish i had a nickel. ok i kind of like that he has a sense of humor about this and can laugh about it rather than hiring like a twenty person security detail and freaking out it's only going to further my theory that david letterman is the most bad ass man on television he if you watch the whole monologue he manages to call out al qaeda and jay leno in the same monologue those are the two greatest evils in america right now so i mean that he doesn't look scared he just does of course is not going to war he like totally used to people hating him i mean honestly like you think that jihad is so the only ones that want t

security a sears david letterman is the target of on -- >>> david letterman is the target of online death threats. the fbi is investigating. security analysts say a jihadist website post the threat urging down followers to take down the comedian. website followers were upset over offensive jokes of a leader in pakistan. >>> 5:53 now. tampa police are going through evidence after foiling a high school bomb plot. 17-year-old jared cano is accused of planning the attack for the first day of classes next week. investigators found bomb-making materials and detailed drawings of the school at his apartment. cano was expelled from school last year. >>> prostitutes, free gifts, those allegations are causing a scandal for the university of miami's football team. former booster who is in prison now admits he gave a number of improper gifts including cash, jewelry, and hookers to the school's football players. this allegedly was going on for the last eight years with the program. the team's new head coach just hired in december says he wants some answers, too. >> how did he get around our players lik

a jihaddist website making death threats against david letterman. now, this comes after letterman joked about the death of an al-qaida leader killed during an airstrike in june. that joke angered a user of the website who wrote and i'm quoting now, someone needs to cut the tongue of this lowly jew and shut it forever. david letterman who's not jewish has not said anything about that threat. >>> the parent company of the san jose sharks is cutting jobs. silicon valley sports and entertainment says it is restructuring to put itself in a position to grow in the future. there are reports 19 people have been laid off, but the company is not saying which positions are being eliminated. >>> time now 5:16. the monterey county spca is taking care of dozens of pelicans that are suffering from fish hook-related injuries. more than 50 pelicans have been rescued over the past couple of weeks. look at this picture. now, fish lines tangled around one of the bird's legs right there. people are being urged to safely dispose of fish hooks and lines so things like tha

. >> david letterman's comedy made him the target of terrorists. it stems from jokes that letterman made on the show, making fun about the killing of an al qaeda leader in pakistan according to a jihadist web site, even ran his finger across his neck. the web site posted, urges american followers to cut the tongue off the comedian. david letterman has not commented on the threats but the fbi is taking them seriously. >>> and usually stoic cnn host anderson cooper kind of lost it on the air last night, happening when he was talking about an actor who urinated on the carpet of a plane, puns like jet streams finally got to the host. >> and some unlucky plane crew had to deal with the golden globe winning tinkel. >> and he's, he cannot go on. and it took 50 seconds for cooper to regain his composure that, is a long time in tv time. >> and sure [ laughter ]. >> now, i'm -- that was more awkward than i thought it would be. >> yes. yes. >> have you ever lost it like that? >> yes. you made me once. >> it had to be my fault. >> of course. >> once you get st

. >> david letterman is coming up next. >> with bono. >> tomorrow's next newscast at 4:30:00 a.m. join us captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from new york, the greatest city in the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight...

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letterman was back on the air for the first time since this story came out. here's how he responded. >> we have great audiences night in and night out. tonight especially, it means a lot to me. tonight, you people are more than an audience. you're more like a human shield. i was talking to the guy from cbs. we were going through the cbs life insurance policy to see if i was covered for jihad. i'm an adult, i'm a big boy. it's the major leagues. i told a joke. you know the guy who wrote it. that really. is he up there? there he is right there. that's the guy. i think you'll find this useful. it's a list of people who hate me. here. take a look. >> al qaeda, sarah palin, donald trump, jay leno, the late show, the national academy of arts and sciences. dave's mailman, the women, dogs, cats, wall russs, turtles, cats. >> dave went on, read the top ten things that went through his mind after he heard about the threat. number six. >> should i wear my cavalier hair piece. >> i thought nobody watched the show. >> how can somebody be so angry at a time when kim kardas

"late show" host david letterman is making light of death threat made against him on an extremist web site. in last night's monologue, letterman joked about whether his insurance policy covers jihad and told audience members he thinks of them as a human shield. >>> tmz reports denise richards has turned down an offer to appear on "21/2 men" because she thinks her ex, charlie sheen, would make her life miserable. don't you think he does already? >>> reps say ben affleck and jennifer garner are expecting their third child. >>> 11-year-old actor jared gilmore, offered advice for his replacement saying be careful around january jones because "she's not as approachable as the others. she's really serious about what she does, everyone else is so nice." that's got to hurt. >>> and ryan gosselin can add peace maker to his list of talents. the 30-year-old actor broke up a fight between new york men in the city after one accused the other of stealing a painting. ryan stepped in, calmed them down. he paid for the painting, and then went on his way. the best part of this, it was all caught on som

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david letterman is the target of online death threats. security analysts say a jihadist website posted the threats urging american followers to take down the comedian. website followers say they were upset over offensive jokes about the death of a terror leader in pakistan. the fbi is investigating. >>> time now is 6:58. we have a flurry of phone calls because our weatherman, mr. karnow, keeps saying monsoonal. >> monsoonal moisture! yes. sounds ominous but -- >> m&m. >> no phone calls, by the way. >> thank you very much. >>> folks, it will be a nice day regardless. you have some patchy fog to start out this morning but by the afternoon sunny skies and warmer temperatures but by tomorrow that all changes. more clouds on the way. cooler tomorrow and right on in through the weekend. we have a game this weekend. it's the raiders and that other team. >> oh. >> the 49ers! >> come on. >> big game. cool and breezy, 63 degrees. should be a great time right here on cbs 5, coverage starts at 4:30. >> are we already talking about saturday? >> yes! i

>> david letterman? >> yeah. >> well, -- [laughter] what am i supposed to say? [laughter] i think david letterman, you know, is kind of a youthful hero of mine, and he's actually a real reader who has always been nothing but nice to me and my books, so i have nothing but kind thoughts for the man. [laughter] which makes a terrible story. [laughter] oh, he's very nice to me and helps me sell my books. [laughter] that's a terrible story. i write nonfiction, and if you have to tell the truth -- [laughter] thanks for driving though. the rest of you probably like road your hippy bikes here. [laughter] >> when you come up with an idea for the next thing that you want to work on, do you come up with a bunch of ideas and one sticks or just sitting around one day and like, yeah, that's it. >> yep. [laughter] it's different every time, but i don't have my next idea, sure i have a million ideas every day, almost all of them lame at this point. [laughter] but like kind of know it when you see it, like the last book, my one about the puritans, i started -- i mean, i always w

we should note by the way that david letterman is not jewish. in any case, he apparently offended al bazroui by making jokes following the deaths of usama bin laden and kashmiri, letterman drew his finger across his neck while talking about the death of kashmiri, killed by an air strike in pakistan in june. despite intelligence group that monitors militant websites, translated and reported on threat, site described this as a clearing house for al-qaeda material and they say the poster of bazroui is a late night user. letterman is off for the summer and a spokesman declined to comment. rick rick path i ann, bruch. -- thank you very much. jeb jeb -- jenna: standard & poor's, the company that downgraded our country, is reportedly under investigation by the justice department but not because of that. "the new york times" reporting federal investigators are now taking a closer look at the rating agency's recommendations on market-backed securities, those are those investments that were really at the heart of the financial meltdown. s&p is the same co

details on the group that is targeting david letterman, and what had a national news anchor losing it on the air? >> i am sorry this is actually never happened to me. >> a look of our extended forecast cool and foggy weather but it will warmer and into next week i will have details coming up. man: we need a good night's sleep. woman: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over-the-top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. you're feeling sleepy already? nighty-night. [giggling] >> now the markets went into a tailspin, morgan stanley downgraded their forecasts for 2011/2012 saying that he u.s. was dangerously close to a recession showing more people are worse than expected and the u.s. government reported that inflation was on the rise. they blame the lack of confidence in the economy to political volatility. >> to a large degree the stock market is now hostage and has been hostage to dysfunctional politicians. >> congresswoman maxine waters says that president obama needs to step in and take action to reverse

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i asked them but they were doing a whole week on letterman. letterman just booked them for the whole week, trying to go ahead against us, like who can get the better guest. what a bummer, they would have totally done me that favor. i'm like, okay. who else can we get? and that's why the world works the way it works. just so happened that van morrison was in town. so it's de niro, justin timberlake, van morrison, first show. >> brilliant. >> just luck would have it, just the way it works. >> what really makes you laugh? >> i like -- of course i love comedians, any comedian. i love any comedian. >> what can make you laugh out loud? what kind of thing? >> british humor. i'm a big fan of chris morris "the day today," mighty busch. you know those guys? >> yeah. >> mighty boosh is really funny. we had them on the show and they didn't have their visa so they weren't allowed to perform legally. i don't know what that means. they couldn't perform on stage. they had to sit in their chairs. i did the secret policemen's ball five years ago in england. the

miner edison peÑa didn't have the slightest idea who letterman was, but he was having a wonderful time. back in copiapoÓ, though, peÑa was hospitalized for anxiety and depression. and he was not alone. mario sepulveda, that most exuberant of men, is on heavy medication. the oldest miner, mario gomez, finds it impossible to sleep. and alex vega? he can't explain why he's doing it, but he's building a wall around his house. >> vega ( translated ): whenever i hear a noise, i get scared and look all around me. my heart beats faster. i can't go into small spaces. i'm taking five or six pills a day now. if i don't take them, i can't sleep, and i wouldn't even be able to sit with you. >> simon: all but one of the 33 men, doctors say, have suffered severe psychological problems since the accident. and the miners complain they're not getting the quality medical care and benefits they need and were promised. 19 of them have already lost their disability payments. sebastian piÑera is chile's president. a couple of the miners told me that they feel like they're soldiers, they're heroes during t

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letterman made a comment about an air strike that killed al- qaida's new leader. the fbi and new york police are investigating the threat. the officials with the show are not commenting. >>> apple is working with suppliers in asia to test production of the ipad 3. the wall street journal says the goal is to start in october and release the next generation of the tablet early next year. it is expected to come with a higher resolution display. it skyrocketed in sales with apple selling more than 9 million of them. >> a warning to san francisco from city and state leaders. coyotes are increasing in the area, moss says several settled in the city since she teamed up with department of fish and game they say do not be too friend he. it means not getting too close or feeding the animal. >>> we have a rare sight here. these are california khreper rail chicks. a bird not seen in the marks of san francisco for years. that is because of shore line development. the photos of the two chicks were spot inside this area of restored wet lands in the past month. they hope it means

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i asked them but they were doing a whole week on letterman. letterman just booked them for the whole week, trying to go ahead against us, like who can get the better guest. what a bummer, they would have totally done me that favor. i'm like, okay. who else can we get? and that's why the world works the way it works. just so happened that van morrison was in town. so it's de niro, justin timberlake, van morrison, first show. >> brilliant. >> just luck would have it, just the way it works. >> what really makes you laugh? >> i like -- of course i love comedians, any comedian. i love any comedian. >> what can make you laugh out loud? what kind of thing? >> british humor. i'm a big fan of chris morris "the day today," mighty boosh. you know those guys? >> yeah. >> mighty boosh is really funny. we had them on the show and they didn't have their visa so they weren't allowed to perform legally. i don't know what that means. they couldn't perform on stage. they had to sit in their chairs. i did the secret policemen's ball five years ago in england. the

we asked two presumably low- income workers near the tourist line for letterman. what place would have a distribution like this? >> united states. >> united states. >> reporter: yes, this chart represents the land of opportunity-- ours. >> reporter: psychologist dan ariely designed the quiz. his first consistent finding-- most americans don't realize how unequal our country really is. >> people don't understand how much wealth the top 20% have. they actually have 84% of the wealth, and they think they have much less. and more disturbingly, people don't understand how little wealth the bottom of the distribution have. the bottom 40% of the u.s. have about 0.3% of the wealth-- basically, zero-- and people think they have much more than that. >> reporter: but how can that be, given the spread of mcmansions and luxury brands in america's wealthy communities, so easy to contrast with almost any poor neighborhood in the country? harvard business school professor david moss. >> people look around them at their local communities, and local communities tend be more equal t