thank you, mario batali. "molto batali." you guys know our first guest tonight from his work on "saturday night live." [ cheers and applause ] his numerous feature films, his emmy-nominated work on "30 rock." [ cheers and applause ] from the sketch, "won't you pop my balloon?" [ cheers and applause ] he has a new movie out, the "the son of no one." it's in theaters this friday and it features a great cast, including channing tatum, katie holmes, and al pacino. please welcome back to our show, our pal, tracy morgan. ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: oh, you look good, my friend. >> thank you, baby. >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about. thank you -- [ cheers and applause ] thank you for coming back on our show. >> yeah. >> jimmy: we love you here. and thank you for doing the "won't you pop my balloon?" i appreciate you doing that. >> that's always fun to do. and i kept the crocs on. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you just like the -- you're rocking the crock. >> yeah, i'm rocking the crocs. man, they comfortable. easy on the corns. >> jimmy: you g

in. >> we love mario batali. but, mario, it's time to put down that chow mein, pick up some celery. >> and thus begins our crazy friday. >>> it is a crazy friday, too. the wind out west. entire intersections out power right now. we'll tell you why it's not over yet. in just a bit. >> ginger zee will be along with that. >>> and a lot of reaction to our abc news exclusive one-on-one interview yesterday with gary giordano, the suspect in the disappearance of robyn gardner in aruba. now, her boyfriend, robyn gardner's boyfriend is here, standing by live, to respond to what giordano had to say. there was so much reaction to what he said and did not say. >> he's angry about it. wire going to talk to him, coming up. >>> also, on a lighter note, beyonce sat down with katie couric, one-on-one. they talked about everything, her music and that new baby on the way. >> singing for two these days. >>> now, to the fierce winds tearing through the west. several cities have declared emergencies and are still cleaning up after a v

in. >> we love mario batali. but, mario, it's time to put down that chow mein, pick up some celery. >> and thus begins our crazy friday. >>> it is a crazy friday, too. the wind out west. entire intersections out power right now. we'll tell you why it's not over yet. >> ginger zee will be along with that. >>> and a lot of reaction to our abc news exclusive one-on-one interview yesterday with gary giordano, the suspect in the disappearance of robyn gardner in aruba. now, her boyfriend, robyn gardner's boyfriend is here, standing by live, to respond to what giordano had to say. there was so much reaction to what he said and did not say. >> he's angry about it. wire going to talk to him, coming up. >>> also, on a lighter note, beyonce sat down with katie couric, one-on-one. they talked about everything, her music and that new baby on the way. >>> now, to the fierce winds tearing through the west. several cities have declared emergencies and are still cleaning up after a very rough night. abc's david wright is in pasa

. >>> and our friend, mario batali is here with some tasty dishes for the holidays. and a little competition. a little friendly competition for us. coming up on "gma. it's all crossed out... it's 'cause i got everything on it. boom! thank you! [ male announcer ] the big christmas event is here. starting 8 a.m. saturday. with great deals on toys, electronics and more... the only place to go for last minute gifts is walmart. [ male announcer ] only subway has a deal this flat-out delicious -- the $3 flatbread breakfast combo. a toasty flatbread breakfast sandwich and a 16-ounce cup of seattle's best coffee or 21-ounce fountain drink. all for only $3. look, honey... it's santa. [ mom ] i thought i heard reindeer. mom... i mean, mrs. nelson, i have the perfect gift for you. he must've gotten my letter. ♪ oh...santa. [ male announcer ] levian jewelry featuring levian chocolate diamonds at kay jewelers. levian. one more reason kay... is the number one jewelry store in america. these are for me, right? ♪ every kiss begins with kay it's a great hd tv... shhh. don't speak

. >>> and mario batali is here with a tasty recipe for the holidays. and a competition. that's coming up on "gma." hi, can you read my list? it's all crossed out. it's 'cause i got everything on it. boom! thank you! [ male announcer ] the big christmas event is here. starting 8 a.m. saturday. with great deals on toys, electronics and more... the only place to go for last minute gifts is walmart. [ male announcer ] only subway has a deal this flat-out delicious -- the $3 flatbread breakfast combo. a toasty flatbread breakfast sandwich and a 16-ounce cup of seattle's best coffee or 21-ounce fountain drink. all for only $3. look, honey... it's santa. [ mom ] i thought i heard reindeer. mom... i mean, mrs. nelson, i have the perfect gift for you. he must've gotten my letter. ♪ oh...santa. [ male announcer ] levian jewelry featuring levian chocolate diamonds at kay jewelers. levian. one more reason kay... is the number one jewelry store in america. these are for me, right? ♪ every kiss begins with kay it's a great hd tv... shhh. don't speak. i'll just leave you two alone.

. >>> and mario batali is here with a tasty recipe for the holidays. and a competition. that's coming up on "gma." hi, can you read my list? it's all crossed out... it's 'cause i got everything on it. boom! thank you! [ male announcer ] the big christmas event is here. starting 8 a.m. saturday. with great deals on toys, electronics and more... the only place to go for last minute gifts is walmart. [ male announcer ] only subway has a deal this flat-out delicious -- the $3 flatbread breakfast combo. a toasty flatbread breakfast sandwich and a 16-ounce cup of seattle's best coffee or 21-ounce fountain drink. all for only $3. look, honey... it's santa. [ mom ] i thought i heard reindeer. mom... i mean, mrs. nelson, i have the perfect gift for you. he must've gotten my letter. ♪ oh...santa. [ male announcer ] levian jewelry featuring levian chocolate diamonds at kay jewelers. levian. one more reason kay... is the number one jewelry store in america. these are for me, right? ♪ every kiss begins with kay it's a great hd tv... shhh. don't speak. i'll just leave you two alon

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i got a recipe from mario batali for mashed potatoes. ten pounds of potatoes and five pounds of butter. [ light laughter ] >> sounds good to me. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, that was pretty intense. >> you want to see it? >> jimmy: no, no, no, no. [ laughter and applause ] "hot in cleveland" is back. you have -- >> wednesdays -- yeah. >> jimmy: wednesday night. and you have great guest stars. you have don rickles now. >> oh, yes. >> jimmy: i mean, come on you and don rickles together. it's hilarious. >> oh, its such fun. he's great. he plays my gangster husband. >> jimmy: yeah, he's a gangster, yeah, exactly. and he's -- gosh. have you worked with him before? >> we've known each other for years. and we did a movie together. we did "dennis the menace" together. >> jimmy: oh, okay. very good. and he's just great. >> and we have -- i don't think we've ever said a civil word to each other. and we adore each other. he would -- i'd come on the set in the morning. and he'd -- wouldn't say hello. wouldn't do anything like that. he'd just start o