conan o'brien or the president? think will be funnier? conan o'brien or the president? [inaudible] [indiscernible conversation] >> it has slowed down a little bit on the red carpet. many are getting ready for the white house correspondents dinner. senator mccaskill is at the dinner. here is a tweet -- wondering if husband will pay any attention to me on our anniversary since sitting with olivia munn and nicole kidman. you're watching live coverage on c-span. you're watching c-span's live coverage of the 2013 white house correspondents dinner. here are some of the guests. you have to be able to be a journalist to purchase a ticket. thomson reuters -- citigroup , secmorgan stanley cfo chairman, actors kathleen turner and fred armisen, actor jeremy renner. victor cruz of the new york giants. mariane pearl. from thethe guests daily beast and newsweek. tom gave an interview a little bit ago. he talked about his view on the dinner. '75 whenmber in '74 or the original cast of saturday night live did it. it was a big hit. it was appropriate. they were doing a lot of political s

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so conan o'brien performed at this year's dinner in 1995. a lot of those jokes are still pretty funny. we'll dig up that tape next. >> i wasn't aware that this is true, i hear, when you attend a function with the president the secret service puts you through an ekgrod check. yeah. it is a little embarrassing, actually, it turns out technically i'm still a virgin. but -- li keqi . >> this is cnn. >>> ah, welcome back everyone, there is the crowd inside the washington hilton. this is cnn's special coverage of the white house correspondent's dinner. i want to bring in our resident white house correspondent, briana keeler, what is going on? you guys are there inside. >> it is interesting here, we have heard celebrities say how is this different from other events, from hollywood events, and they say the security here is significantly advanced compared to before. >> and he found that out. >> he sure did, just a moment behind us. >> yes, i think he was trying to go another way -- >> who was it? >> matthew perry, of "friends" fame. >> and he got int

gina cook, losves you conan o'brien. an she do loves all things cnn, special shutout to jeff zucker. kip hill, says his favorite anchor person is jeff daniels from newsroom. he does news the way it should be done. okay, kip hill. steven rich loves you jon stewart. come on out, steven. alexandria had the best answer i thought, because i asked everybody, who do you admire and what shows do you watch -- >> this is gayle king of cbs, giving some introductions there. she's presenting the scholarships to the recipients there and also talking a little bit about who these recipients admire most in the world of journalism. some make sense or some are pretty funny as well. it's good to see the college students have a good sense of humor. gayle king flanged by first lady michelle obama and ed henry, after all of this, he'll give the toast and president obama will come up and do his thing as well and conan o'brien and everyone will head to the after parties. >> as a comedian, the later this goes, the less energy the audience has onc

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president obama and comedian conan o brahman -- conan o'brien spoke at the washington hilton. we begin with some of the red carpet arrivals. >> i will need everyone to be quiet because i have some secret video that was shot in the process to put together this dinner. you fight so hard to get tickets for this dinner and for better table placement. but i was stunned at how intense a god. i thought i had seen it all. until a certain congressman appeared tried to take over this dinner. , we can't have you stop filing all of these tickets, deciding where everyone gets to sit. i really need you to release some of these tables. >> you know my motto. you scmy back and i won't irritate yours. i've seen your work. let's not kid ourselves. this is the part where you leave. >> what on earth happened, frank? >> is for the greater good, valerie. >> please don't tell me has anything to do with north korea, same-sex marriage -- i'm not done. >> all right. , gun control, the fiscal cliff, pipelines, education, social security and iraq, afghanistan -- >> valerie, it's not going to happen. >> if

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he spoke read before conan o'brien, who was the entertainment headliner. he talked about the relationship with the media. [video clip] my former advisers have switched over to the dark side. for example, tabled axelrod -- david axelrod now works for msnbc, which is a nice change of pace, since msnbc used to work for david axelrod. [laughter] the history channel is not here. i guess they were embarrassed about the whole obama is a devil thing. [laughter] of course, that never cap fox news -- kept fox news from showing up. they actually thought the comparison was not fair to satan. [laughter] the problem is is that the media landscape is changing so rapidly. you cannot keep up with it. i remember when was -- when buzzfeed was just something i did in college around 2:00 a.m. host: here are some tweets coming into us. we are asking you about the relationship between media and dc insiders. what do you think? jim writes in -- dana milbank writes about this in his column today in the "washington post." what do you think? peggy, tampa, florida, democrats line. tha

right after that conan o'brien will take the stage. how much pressure will be on him and what can we expect from the giant funny man? >> the pressure on him is tremendous. you know what, i watched his 1995 performance at the white house correspondents' dinner, it was great. no doubt he'll make jokes about himself. you'll see jokes about the bush presidential library opening this week, books plus bush equals comedy gold. there will be jokes about it being filled with audio books. i think about congress and flight delays and sequester. i think gay marriage is a good point and the media of course, mistakes in the boston bombing, also election night, fox news, karl rove meltdown about ohio. i think it's all ripe for a lot of fun for conan. he has more leeway than the president. >> we in the media collectively, we do give them a lot to work with, don't we? >> conan has said he's going to come after us, the media. >> we're an easy target. >> unlike past comedians won't go after the president or politicians, coming after all of us tonight. th

gina cook loves conan o'brien. kipp says his favorite anchor person is just daniels from "newsroom." [laughter] ok, kipp. come on out. alexandra had the best answer. i asked everybody who the admired and what shows they watched. she thought for a couple minutes and said, no one really. i want to chart my own course. i love that own course. come on out. [applause] a special shout out to paul judd. you'll know know what it means. from northwestern, come on out. from the university of california, berkeley, angela. she was very excited backstage. and last but not the least, ingram. he says he loves cynee simpson of channel 7. come on out. a final round of applause for all the scholarship winners. [applause] while you're standing, come on up. [applause] she said, don't forget me. >> congratulations. we are so proud of you. >> thank you. [applause] >> i have some juice with candy crowley. now is the time i have been waiting for. i will give a toast. for nearly 100 years, our toast has only been one toast, which is to the

did you hear from conan o'brien. now we continue our look at speeches from past correspondence jenners. in 2009 marked the first appearance of president obama. this is 25 minutes. thank you. thank you, everybody. good evening. you know, i had an entire speech prepared for this wonderful occasion, but now that i'm here i think i'm going to try something a little different. tonight i want to speak from the heart. i'm going to speak off the cuff. good evening. pause for laughter. wait a minute, this may not be working as well as i -- let me try that again. good evening, everybody. i would like to welcome you all to the 10-day anniversary of my first 100 days. i am barack obama. most of you covered me. all of you voted for me. apologies to the fox table. they're -- where are they? i have to confess i really did not want to be here tonight, but i knew i had to come -- just one more problem that i've inherited from george w. bush. but now that i'm here, it's great to be here. it's great to see all of you. michelle obama is

[laughter] , i want to give a shout out to the headliner, conan o'brien. [applause] ed, and i talking to understand when the white house correspondents association was considering conan, they were faced with the age-old dilemma -- you offer it to him now him or do you wait for five years and give it to jimmy fallon? [laughter] oohs] that was a little harsh. i love conan. of course, the white house press corps is here. i know cnn has taken some knocks lately, but the fact is, i admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story, just in case one of them happens to be accurate. [laughter] some of my former advisers have switched over to the dark side. for example, david axelrod now works for msnbc, which is a nice change of place since msnbc used to work for david axelrod. [laughter] is not here.hannel i guess they were embarrassed about the whole obama is a double thing. -- a devil thing. [laughter] of course, that never cap fox news from showing up. -- kept fox news from showing up. they actually thought the comparison was not fair to satan. [laughter

and conan o'brien was funny too. but in between -- that's about an hour's worth of entertainment in a six-hour night. the best line i heard was from george will who said it's the night where everybody is there shaking hands and never looking anybody in the eye because they are looking over their shoulder to see who they want to go talk to next. and that's exactly right. >> michael: never before in history has anybody ever said the best line i heard is from george will. so you made television history. obama walked on stage with a couple of lines from dj khaled's "all i do is win." how was that intro received that night? >> i don't think most of us even knew who it was from. i have a younger fiance who told me what it was. and i don't think anybody in that room with the average age is probably 50 knew what he was talking about. it's almost predominantly white that whole group. so it was not exactly the rap music audience. he also made a couple of other references that most people didn't understand. but overall, you kno

abc7 news. >> actually i thought president obama was funnier than conan o'brien. he was a hoot. >> he was hilarious. >> the weather hopefully puts a smile on your face. we are brightening up all around the bay. the follow is all but gone. looking at a gorgeous shot of emeryville. numbers in the others. going for a high in mid-70ths if you are in oakland. 90 near the east bay. we will talk about the warmth, the heat, the records coming up. >> thank you, lisa. a big celebration on the bay. why more >> happening now, severe weather warnings are in place for huston through tonight after the texas city got pounded overnight with 3 to 7 inches of rain. some lakes and bayous are spilling over their banks. strong storms yesterday caused flooding that shut down a major huston tollway to the airport. fortunately that artery has since reopened. yesterday the fire department helped dozens of cars that got stuck in that flooding. nothing like that here. this is now a 96-year tradition. opening day on the bay. a day celebrating boating season. more than 100 yacht clubs get toge

anyway, i want to give a shoutout to our headliner conan o'brien. i was just talking to ed, and i understand when the association was considering koenen with this, the age-old dilemma, do you offer it to him now or wait five years and give it to jimmy fallo fallon? that was a little harsh. i love conan. and of course the white house press corps is here. i know cnn has taken some knocks lately, but the fact is i admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story, just in case one of them happens to be accurate. >>> some of mice former advisers have switched over. for example, now david axelrod works for msnbc, which is a nice change of pace, since msnbc used to work for david axelrod. >>> the history channel is not here. i guess they were embarrassed about the whole obama is the devil thing. of course, that never kept fox news fromwing up. they actually thought the comparison was not fair -- to satan. >>> the problem is the media landscape is changing. i remember when buzzfeed was something i did in college around 2:00 a.m. it's true. recently,

he was very much in form. >> he was good. >> so was conan o'brien. yes -- he was better than i expected. a couple of people thought it was the best of the dinners they have been to so far. nobody was spared, not even the president, himself mr. sirius your hair is so white, it could be a member of your cabinet. >> that got a response out of the president the mayor of north carolina, mr. fox, the new secretary of transportation. ray lahood who was at the dinner saturday night, that was his last hurrah. >> it was. ray lahood got a joke i noticed. >> he got a name check. >> doesn't matter what they say if you got name checked from the podium. conan o'brien, someone who was sitting at the table next to us governor chris christie got a name. >> i would like to acknowledge, for a moment some accidentally sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that was awkward. i apologize. chris christie was at the huffington post table. >> not a very republican table. >> although ray lahood was at that table. he is a republican or was in a former life. they trie

conan o'brien will be emceeing tonight at the white house correspondents' kindinner. coming off the week of boston's bombing it could be different. they jokingly call it the nerd meeting. these days the correspondents' dinner looks more like the east. for if first time red carpet rivals like steven spielberg, nicole kidman barbarara streisand will be there, the annual event is also a chance for the press and the president to poke fun at each other. >> of course the white house correspondents' dinner is known as the prom of washington d.c. >> it's a role he first had back in 1995. >> finally i have an announcement for those of you watching the event live on c-span. for god's sake, it's saturday night. >> the dinner was almost canceled that year. it with just days after the oklahoma city terror attack. ken walsh was the president of the white house correspondents' association. >> please welcome conan o'brien. >> reporter: he tried to find an appropriate way to acknowledge the tragedy, something this year's speakers also muss do following the boston bombings. >> that's a

i want to give a shout-out to our headliner conan o'brien. i was just talking to ed, and i understand that when the correspondents association was considering conan for this gig they were faced with that age-old dilemma, do you offer it to him now or wait for five years and then give it to jimmy fallon? that was a little harsh. i love conan. and, of course, the white house press corps is here. i know cnn has taken some knocks lately, but the fact is i admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story just in case one of them happens to be accurate. something my former advisers have switched over to the dark side. for example, david axelrod now works for msnbc which is a nice change of pace since msnbc used to work for david axelrod. the history channel is not here. i guess they were embarrassed about the whole obama is a devil thi thing. of course that never kept fox news from showing up. they actually thought the comparison was not fair -- to satan. but the problem is that the media landscape is changing so rapidly. you can't keep up w

gena cook loves you, conan o'brien. anshi loves all things cnn. special shout out to you jeff zucker. she wants to work with you. kip hill. says his favorite anchor person is jeff daniels from newsroom. he said he does news the way it should be done. okay, kip hill. steven rich loves you jon stewart. come on out, steven. alexandria had the best answer. who do you admire, what shows do you watch and who is the favorite and who inspires you. she thought for a couple minutes and said nobody really, i want to chart my own course and i love that answer. come on out, alexandria. >> steven rich. in addition to jon stewart said brian sontana. a special shout out to paul rudd and you know what that means. rena admires robin roberts. come on out. from university of california at berkeley, angela hart loves you ryan lizza. she was excited to meet you and last but certainly not least, is jabrilingram who says he loves shanae simpson of channel 7 and i hope you are in the room. come on up. please have a round of applause for all of the scholarship winners. and

i'm excited to see conan o'brien. >> there were some confusion with the seating charts. for a moment, someone accidentally sat chris christie with the republicans. >> i think on obama is hilarious, people. obama is funny. >> i get it. i have to admit, i'm not this strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. >> george is back with more "this week" after this. welcnew york state, where cutting taxes for families and businesses is our business. we've reduced taxes and lowered costs to save businesses more than two billion dollars to grow jobs, cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty years, and we're creating tax free zones for business startups. the new new york is working creating tens of thousands of new businesses, and we're just getting started. to grow or start your business visit thenewny.com transit fares! as in the 37 billion transit fares we help collect each year. no? oh, right. you're thinking of the 1.6 million daily customer care interactions xerox handles. or the 900 million health insurance claims we process. so, it's no surprise to you t

most specifically when both the president and conan o'brien honored the victims, paid tribute to the victims of the boston bombing. even for conan o'brien, a proud boston native, there was a proud punch line where he said if you were going to pick out a city, you shouldn't choose one where nine out of ten are related to a cop. >> and it was excellent advice. that did get a nice chuckle. peter, thanks. >>> david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." david, good morning. you were there until the wee hours as well. >> yes, yes. good morning. >> what's the overall assessment this morning? i mean, there was some laughs last night, but how did the president do? >> oh, i think the president did well. i mean, the president always does well. any president does who, you know, is in a position to be sort of rooted on in many ways, and i think that's what happened last night. i think the president was particularly on last night. i mean, his jokes, whether at our expense or republicans pretty good. i mean, the one he had that really struck me was he talked about republicans wanting to reach o

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. >> reporter: a series of jokes that poked fun at him, republicans and even conan o'brien. overnight, stars came together for the yearly bash, a star-studded bashing of politics and the media. all in good fun. >> democrats, republicans, the white house, congress. you all came together to make this spoof. that's what real bipartisan ship is about. >> kevin spacey's house of cards was on hand. >> mr. president, welcome to nerd prom. >> reporter: for many, the roast of the president. conducted this year by conan o'brien. >> your hair is so white, it could be a member of your cabinet. >> but president obama knew exactly how to roll with it. >> when they considered conan for this gig, offer to it to him now or wait five years and give it to jimmy fallon. call me self-centered. i think of one minority they can start with. making light of stereotypes and rumors. i have to admit that i'm not the strangle muslim socialist that i used to be. >> reporter: and owning up to gaves. like when he called her the best looking attorney general in the country. >> as you might imagine i got in

i want to give a shout-out to our headliner conan o'brien. i was just talking to ed, and i understand that when the correspondents association was considering conan for this gig they were faced with that age-old dilemma, do you offer it to him now or wait for five years and then give it to jimmy fallon? that was a little harsh. i love conan. and, of course, the white house press corps is here. i know cnn has taken some knocks lately, but the fact is i admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story just in case one of them happens to be accurate. something my former advisers have switched over to the dark side. for example, david axelrod now works for msnbc which is a nice change of pace since msnbc used to work for david axelrod. the history channel is not here. i guess they were embarrassed about the whole obama is a devil thing. of course that never kept fox news from showing up. they actually thought the comparison was not fair -- to satan. but the problem is that the media landscape is changing so rapidly. you can't keep up with

conan o'brien was the headliner but i think president obama got in a couple of jabs of his own. bill plante is at the white house and he joins us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie, norah, gayle. you noaa takes itself pretty seriously, but as we all saw saturday, it sometimes steps back and allows itself to crack a smile. it's an annual ritual to an audience of reporters, rituals, and hollywood stars, the president makes fun of his opponents and himself. >> these days i look in the mirror and i have to admit i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. >> he took a shot at republicans in congress. >> one thing they all agree on is they need to do a better job reeting out to minorities. and, look call me self-centered, but i can think of one minority they could start with. some folks still think i don't spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> reporter: he didn't spare his liberal critics. >> maureen dowd says i could solve all my problems if i

then conan o'brien took to the podium. >> the demographics of this country have been rapidly changing over the past two decades and i look forward to hosting this event 18 years from now. then my opening line will be. [speaking spanish] president mario lopez. >> hello to fox news star bill o'reilly. he has become quite the author. two best sellers killing kennedy and killing lincoln. he wrote a book not nearly as popular "the natural peaceful death of taft." what were you thinking? the truth is bill o'reilly, and this is true, is now working on next book due out this fall this time it's about the killing of jesus. it will be the first time in history jesus' death is blamed on obama care. [ laughter ] >> bill: wow, conan, thanks for the publicity, man. nice of you. watching that tape you may have noticed i was signature next to supreme court justice antonin scalia. that was fascinating but all off the record. what i can tell is you that scalia is really a no spin zone guy. loves his country and has stayed true to ethnic roots in queens, new york. he was giving me jazz about the killing

. >>> plus, the press corps takes its hits both from the president and conan o'brien. >> some people say print media is dying and i don't believe it and neater does my blacksmith. introducing new febreze stick & refresh with command strips from 3m. stick it to eliminate odors anywhere. like this trashcan. in like a flower field. aw man! [ screams ] [ laughs ] stick it almost anywhere. new febreze stick & refresh. breathe happy. >>> george w. bush has stayed far from the media spotlight this week all the living presidents which created television interviews. despite the best of the journalists he showed his skill at ducking questions. >> do you want people to look at some of the information you had and do you think you'll convince the people who thought it was an unjust war, the wrong war at the wrong time you were right? >> look, the whole purpose is to lay out the facts as i saw them at the time. and people make their own judgments. some will agree, some will disagree. >> one of the issues in which there seems to be some shift taking place among senators is gay marriage. we know tha

a couple years ago, i should say pushed him aside for conan o'brien and then brought jay back before word that they're jumping jay, again, for jimmy fallen. leno agreed to do a duet with his unger successo successor. ♪ jay leno all in the news they just say i'm replacing you ♪ ♪ they think i can woo so the network said here's an idea ♪ ♪ pack your bags take a hike ♪ >> so, now that it's official and fallon will take over next spring, next february, that is. can this almost 60-year-old format be revitalized. ken tucker mpr contributor who. ken, welcome. >> thanks. >> was it important given the messiness of the situation for nbc to make or encourage jay leno to play nice? >> yes. >> that staged bromance between leno and fallen is indicative of how nbc, they don't want a big mess on their hands. >> they created a big mess, the executives did. still in the situation of dumping a guy who is in first place. >> it's wonderful. i mean, it's wonderful. >> you're enjoying it. >> i'm totally enjoying it because it's not my money being thrown away by nbc by the guy who has gotten mor

i amazed watching conan o'brien called fox news the jocks. we're popular. >> eric: >> maybe he watches. >> eric: we'll get a report from jamie. >> heather: absolutely. >> eric: coming up, one of the most famous photo of all time. the flag raising at iwo jima might not have happened if it were not for one man. coming up, the role he played in the historic moment frozen in time. otin' wand ♪ ♪ just point and shoot, and weeds are gone ♪ ♪ 'round fences, trees, even mulched beds ♪ ♪ 'cause the only good weed is a weed that's dead ♪ ♪ roundup [ male announcer ] with a new one-touch wand. yeha! [ whip cracks ] >>> welcome back. world war ii vet behind one of the most iconic images of all time died. communication specialist alan wood provided the flag for the famous photo of flag raising at iwo jima. he was 90 years old. that does it for us. i'm heather childers. see you at 4:00. >> i'm eric shawn. shannon bream next. ♪ ♪ >> shannon: boston bombings. details are beginning to emerge about a phone call secretly recorded by the russ

conan o'brien, on the other hand, did not get as many laughs. i think he got one out of three and he had these very rapid fire jokes and there were a lot of times when the room just went flat. there was nothing. >> well, i think he did not do as well as the president but chuck, you're the professional comedian here. >> don't ask me. ask chuck. >> let me play a little conan and get your assessment. >> when you think about it, the president and i are a lot alike. we both have gone to harvard and have two children and both told biden we don't have tickets for tonight's event. if the president laughs, everyone laughs. and if the fox news table laughs, a little girl just fell off her bike. i'd like to acknowledge this evening that there was confusion with the seating chart. for a moment, someone accidently sat governor chris christie with the republicans. that was awkward and i apologize. >> you know, i have to say that i don't want to say anything bad about conan but i think he followed the president and the president is a better comedian. i hate to

a series of jokes that poked fun at him, republicans and even conan o'brien. overnight, washington insiders and hollywood stars came together for the yearly bash, a star-studded bashing of politics and the media, all in good fun. >> democrats, republicans, the white house, congress, you all came together to make this spoof. that's what real bipartisanship looks like. >> reporter: even kevin spacey's scheming congressman from netflix's "house of cards" was on hand. >> mr. president, welcome to nerd prom. >> reporter: for many, the highlight of the annaul event is the roast of the president. conducted this year by conan o'brien. >> your hair is so white, it could be a member of your cabinet. >> reporter: but president obama knew exactly how to roll with it. >> when they considered conan for this gig, they were faced with that age-old dilemma, offer it to him now or wait five years and give it to jimmy fallon. >> reporter: living up to the tradition of jokes at his own expense. >> call me self-centered, but i can think of one minority they can start with. >> repo

then conan o'brien took to the podium. >> the demographics of this country have been rapidly changing over the past two decades and i look forward to hosting this event 18 years from now. then my opening line will be. [speaking spanish] president mario lopez. >> hello to fox news star bill o'reilly. he has become quite the author. two best sellers killing kennedy and killing lincoln. he wrote a book not nearly as popular "the natural peaceful death of taft." what were you thinking? the truth is bil and this is true, is now working on next book due out this fall this time it's about the killing of jesus. it will be the firstim in history jesus' death is blamed on obama care. [ laughter ] >> bill: wow, conan, thanks for the publicity, man. nice of you. watching that tape you may have noticed i was signature next to supreme court justi antonin scalia. that was fascinating but all off the record. what i can tell is you that scalia is really a no spin zone guy. loves his country and has stayed true to ethnic roots in queens, new york. he was giving me jazz about the killing jesus book but

o'brien, after four weeks, leno was back on the show, and conan was out. so far, no comment on the show. his contract for the conan show has been renewed for another two years. >>> all right, let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff fournier. >> seems like president obama times it perfectly as he gets off the tarmac, we expect dry conditions, and scenic san francisco fog, the next storm system, amping up, sub-tropical moisture along the cold front, igniting showers and heavier pockets of rain right close to yreka, near the coastline and also the north bay. the big talk today was all about the sunshine, ten to 12 degrees warmer in the south bay. and that was good enough to bring us into the 70s here. 77 in san jose, also 75 in gilroy. let's look at the forecast here over the next 12 hours, cloudy tonight at 11:00 p.m., didn't matter where you were across the bay area. cloud cover across the area, rain introduced into the forecast. by 11:00 tomorrow, lingering showers will be in the forecast with breaks of sunshine. let's look outside to the live high definit

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the fact that conan o'brien was the host that president obama had some film clips that were very elegantly prepared, the president was funny. he's also always funny at this kind of event. >> he has speech writers, michael. >> but i think there is something a little bit tone deaf right now. >> this guy's speechwriter has got to go. cenk uygur, once again, michael medved and jane hall. after the break, "new york times" columnist, ross douthat challenges me on whether journalists are pushing a liberal agenda on gun control and other issues. we'll bring you that debate in a moment. neutrogena® pore refining cleanser. alpha-hydroxy and exfoliating beads work to clean and tighten pores so they can look half their size. pores...shrink 'em down to size! [ female announcer ] pore refining cleanser. neutrogena.® >> announcer: you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity and turn your life upside down. >> hi. >> hi. you know, i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. >> you just read my mind. >> announcer: just one little piece of information and they can op

. >> he was of course hugely damaged in the battle with conan o'brien a couple years ago. >> not through his doing. >> well, no. he took the 10:00 five nights a week, not a decision that people regard as a particularly great one on the part of nbc. but he did it and then they set him back but he came out as the bad guy who had undermined conan o'brien. there was just that whole team cocoa thing. i think there is still hangover from that. >> kenny, he is oddly unpopular among his comedic peers. when i met jay leno he's always been unfailingly courteous, really nice guy. i don't get why everyone seems to dislike him so much. >> i don't get it either, actually. he's a gentleman. and he's behaved as one with nbc which has not always been reciprocal gentleman. one of the issues here, one of the reasons they want to move him off is because he doesn't appeal to a younger audience. it used to be in television, you judged who had the most -- the highest ratings, who got the most viewers. but now it's who gets the most younger viewers because that's what advertisers want. the truth is, broadcast t

describe what life is in the political comedy world for somebody like conan o'brien, who is trying to wrap his head around performing in front of this room that's going to be the mix of dignity aarydignitaries, leaders and celebrities. >> think about how much material that is thomas. i really think that at some point it's an embarrassment of riches. everyone is there. then you have to weigh out, what what are the biggest stories that people want to hear at home. because to televise, what are the stories that are going to be laughing in the room. a lot of times when you're making fun of all the people in the room, the material is for the people maybe watching at home. because everybody is going to get poked at. and are they going to laugh at themselves? >> and this is, obviously a celebration to raise money for the charity that the white house press corps supports and to celebrate the hard and intrepid work that the corps does around the year. our colleague here at nbc, the legend that is tom brokaw, he's decided to stay away this year because he told politico, the breaking point for m

and give it up for conan o'brien for best wedding crasher. conan surprises guests in atlanta. and he was at the atlanta four seasons, but it wasn't all by accident. turns out this was all arranged by a member of the wedding party who tweeted conan all day long to stop by to the festivities and that's all it takes, a tweet? here is my tweet, conan hosting live show in d.c., please, please, stop by! okay, wired magazine tweeting out, ba backboard shatters in the baseball league, can anybody here it? check out the dunk. that's 6-6 forward did he have van clark who used to play here in the states and ended up playing hoops in mongolia. devin you've got swagger now. remember, i've got game, too. >> okay, okay, okay. see? >> come on, greta, my gosh. >> greta: see? okay. and now it's your turn to hash it out with us, just use hashtag greta on your tweets and don't forget to follow me on twitter@greta wire. you need to stay up longer at this one. jay leno and jimmy fallon teaming up. what are they up to. stay up a few minutes you'll see next. c-max come. c-max go. c-max give a ride to

. >> reporter: in 2009 jay was replaced by "late night" host conan o'brien but was back on "tonight" within months. >> i think there is a belief in leno's head that it's more appropriate this time and he's going to get the proper send-off. >> reporter: this time there is one more big change. the storied franchise will no longer shoot here in burbank where johnny carson moved the show back in 1972. "tonight" is headed east. new york's mayor michael bloomberg gushed while burbank's mayor threatened a hunger strike. >> i just wanted to express the sentiment of the community. we would do anything we could to keep them. >> reporter: today nbc executives praised leno, but said it's jimmy fallon's time. >> we're still friends, right? >> yeah. of course we're still friends. >> reporter: ending a few weeks of drama with what they hope will be lots of laughs well into the future. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, burbank. >>> still ahead as our broadcast continues tonight from new york, a new warning from doctors about male pattern baldness and the risk of developing heart disease. >>> and later ton

coverage will continue until the president speaks, until conan o'brien speaks as well. much more on the presidential humor during the annual events. but one year it wasn't the president getting the laughs. >> i have been attending these dinners for years. and just quietly sitting there. well, i've got a few things i want to say for a change. [ cheers and applause ] i am married to the president of the united states and here's our typical evening. 9:00. mr. excitement here is sound asleep. and i'm watching "desperate housewives." [ applause ] with lynn cheney. ladies and gentlemen, i am a desperate housewife! >> laura bush stole the show at the dinner in 2005. could michelle obama have a similar surprise in store for tonight? we should know before the hour is up. stay with us for live special coverage of the white house correspondents' dinner. >> i am gabby douglas, you're watching the white house correspondents' dinner on msnbc. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ]

here's the best moments from the president's and conan o'brien. >> these days i -- look in the mirror and i have to admit i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist that i used to be. [ laughter ] i understand second term. need a burst of new energy. tried some new things. and then my team and i talked about it. we were willing to try anything so we boar reed one of -- borrowed one of michelle's tricks. how does it look? i had dinner with a number of the republican senators and i'll admit it wasn't easy. i proposed the toast. it died in committee. i know cnn has taken some knocks lately but the fact is i admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story. just in case one of them happens to be accurate. [ laughter ] >> tonight's entrees were halibut and filet mignon. or at cnn's john king reported it. lasagna and couscous. speaker boehner and president obama are still struggling to get along. president obama and john boehner are kind of like a blind date between anderson cooper and rachel maddow. in theory, they understand each other's positions but deep down, you know nothing'

and this year's host is conan o'brien. >>> roberta is joining us again. i have a feeling people are going to be using some ac in the east bays this week. >> especially to friday. right. i would say just open up the windows butylene the pollen tom -- but then the pollen comes in right? the poll season off the charts and blame it on the tree counts, good evening everybody. today we had high temperatures that banked from the 50s all the way through the mid 80s. everybody was out and about on this maritime weekend. >> yes. >> 150 years really? >> wow. >> check this out. out on the bay small craft advisory remains in effect through tomorrow. with late afternoon gusty winds up to 20 knots but mean meanwhile on store, in the corner where it says live? that's the leading edge of fog working its way into the bay. it's been fingering itself through the golden gate bridge into the water. currently the temperature in san francisco is 53 degrees. we're in the 60s in oakland. 70s in livermore. 65 degrees currently in santa rosa. this is the birdseye view of san jose cl

conan o'brien mentioned the attack in his opening monologue. >> we do have a great show for you tonight. >> good show. >> but i did want to start by mentioning what an upsetting and sad day it has been. i'm talking of course about what happened in boston earlier today. boston's my hometown. it's where i grew up. it's where my family lives and i wanted to take a moment that my thoughts and prayers are with the people of boston and everybody who has been affected by this absolutely senseless act. it's important to say right up top. that said, it is our job to do a show and we will try to entertain you the very best we can. given our track record gives you people a 0% chan20% chance of h good show. >> and ben affleck tweeted earlier saying such a senseless and tragic day. my family and i send our love to our beloved and resilient boston. >> you have been watching our

conan o'brien mentioned the attack in his opening monologue. >> we do have a great show for you tonight. >> good show. >> but i did want to start by mentioning what an upsetting and sad day it has been. i'm talking of course about what happened in boston earlier today. boston's my hometown. it's where i grew up. it's where my family lives and i wanted to take a moment that my thoughts and prayers are with the people of boston and everybody who has been affected by this absolutely senseless act. it's important to say right up top. that said, it is our job to do a show and we will try to entertain you the very best we can. given our track record gives you people a 0% chan20% chance of h good show. >> and ben affleck tweeted earlier saying such a senseless and tragic day. my family and i send our love to our beloved and resilient boston. >> you have been watching our special coverage of the

but the president went over pretty well and conan o'brien did too. i think it's another event that the critics can hold their hat on. >> i thought the president had some really good jokes. and besides him sporting some bangs, look at that picture. it makes me laugh every time. so hilarious. did you actually get anything interesting, any good intel or insight from schmoozing with all those politicians and celebrities? and don't try to hold back on us, because we have seen your twitter photos. >> yeah, a lot of great photos. kevin spacey was probably one of the biggest celebrities there, because he is in this "house of cards" show that's catering about journalism, about a congress. a great video they did called "house of nerds," did a spoof of it. i did talk to bob, who said, now that he's out of the oval office, he's laughing along and had contributed some jokes. so obama's still calling on all his big writers to help him there. he went over very well. as good or sometimes even funnier than conan. >> i thought he was a little bit funnier than conan. t

. >>> comedian conan o'brien stopped by the white house yesterday as he gears up to headline the white house correspondents dinner. will take place at the washington hotel in the nation's capital. >>> you can watch the dinner tomorrow night beginning at 9:00 p.m. right here on msnbc. and that's your morning's dish of "scrambled politics." and i will predict it's the last time i sing on this show. you can't say those numbers without a little tune in there. bill karins is here with the weather. >> it's a tough job for conan tonight. it's very difficult to do. you are roasting the president. he's sitting right next to you. it's like -- it's awkward. but he'll -- it will be interesting to see how he does. >>> as far as the forecast goes, everything is looks thumbs-up for temperatures. the rain is a different story as we head into the weekend. almost coast to coast, a little cool, minneapolis and chicago. we were in the 60s in so many spots around the nation. so this morning, how are we looking? things are starting to look warmer in the midwest once again. we're continuing to see it heating