david letterman: yes. you are convinced you know it's a good show? david letterman: yes. i do know because i'm sitting right there. i feel it. charlie: how many times a week do you have a good show? 3 out of 5? david letterman: three out of five would be great. i would sell my soul for 3 out of 5. sometimes we get there. sometimes we get 5 out of 5. some nights you get a good show one out of five and you think, ok. charlie: how different is the show you are doing and the show that carson did for all those years? david letterman: we are doing circus time. we get people swinging on things, setting fire to stuff, we get folks running around naked. johnny would come out and do his monologue and then maybe he would do aunt blabby, and say silly things to florence henderson. i don't mean to suggest he was loafing. he was doing a lot of work. but it was not this barrage of stuff where ok, let's see what party boy is doing tonight. scare somebody. charlie: do you think you got to do that because that is where the audience is in 1996, or do you think it is simply a reflection of y

david letterman made on them. >> and leno won the -- the ratings but david letterman had an impact on pop culture. >> thank you. that does it for us. stay tuned for the cnn special report, david letterman says goodbye. >> the follow is a cnn special report. >> i happen to be the most powerful man in american broadcasting. >> there really was no preparation. it was spontaneous. >> carson was the best show. jay created the anti-show. >> i have more memories show than my own life from that time. >> before kimmel, conan, seth,

and offers his own tribute to david letterman. first, the headlines of this sunday morning the 17th of may, 2015. several tornadoes slammed into the nation's mid section. they were concentrated in rural oklahoma reports of damage to homes, businesses and power lines but no casualties or injuries reported. a top isis leader has been killed by american special operations forces in syria. the pentagon says, forces tried to capture him. but he put up a fight. his wife was captured, he was in charge. terror groups big money oil businesses. amtrak officials say an emergency braking system will be in police on the lines northeast corridor when passenger service resumes. a speeding train derailed last tuesday, killing eight people. a 16-year-old girl has been gored by a bison in yellowstone. she was posing for a picture. the girl was airlift with serious injuries. the downpour at the preakness in baltimore american pharaoh took the second leg of the triple crown. he won with california chrome before losing at the belmont stakes. as for to

david letterman made on them. >> and leno won the -- the ratings but david letterman had an impact on pop culture. >> thank you. that does it for us. stay tuned for the cnn special report, david letterman says goodbye. >> the follow is a cnn special report. >> i happen to be the most powerful man in american broadcasting. >> there really was no preparation. it was spontaneous. >> carson was the best show. jay created the anti-show. >> i have more memories show than my own life from that time. >> before kimmel, conan, seth, or fallon, there was dave. the king of quips. stupid pet tricks. and outrageous pranks. >> it is hard to say what his influence is not. >> but behind the scenes, it wasn't all laughs. >> he was devastated. >> nbc has no use for you people. wash up and get out. >> oh, this is blackmail. >> a late night legend signs off. >> what this means now is that paul and i can be married. >> a cnn special report, david letterman says good night. >> i still have to do things like answer viewer mail. >> viewer mail. >> what is the deal with the sneakers? we decided this should be

on cbs after 33 years on television david letterman is retiring as host of the late show. >> tonight is that final show, but is he really leaving on his own free will? listen to what he told the audience last night a lot of people think i'm retiring and i have been telling a fib. i have been forced to leave the job because i gave $75,000 to the clinton found days. sorry, sorry. >> oh, man. >> dave has been poking fun at himself for decade, that self dep case that made us watch for 30 years now. >> "eyewitness news" reporter, nicole brewer is in new york outside the ed sullivan theater. hi there nicole, good morning. >> good morning to you. yeah ed sullivan theater may be located in insuring but ukee and erika the the city of brotherly love have gotten plenty of affection from the late show host david letterman. here we will look back at david letterman's flavor for philly. >> from new york, where half of the audience fridays

. >> david letterman! >> rif more memories of the letterman show than of my own life from that time. >> before kimmel, conan -- >> i'm the champ. >> -- seth or fallon, there was dave. the king of quips. >> hi and welcome to the [ expletive ] show. >> stupid pet tricks. and outrageous pranks. >> it is hard to say what his influence is not. >> but behind the scenes, it wasn't all laughs. >> he was devastated. he was devastated. >> nbc has no use for you people. wash up and get out. >> oh, hello. this is blackmail. >> a late night legend signs off. >> what this means now is that paul and i can be married. >> a cnn special report, david letterman says good night. >> i still have to do things like answer viewer mail letters. >> viewer mail. >> what is the deal with the sneakers? we decided that this letter should be answered in person. >> david letterman's trademark bit. it was 1986 and steve o'donnell was a writer for dave's show. >> if we got a letter that was provocative enough, we would seek them out. >> i

it's a 30-year-old david letterman. >> it's sunday night. what do you got to do anyway? >> reporter: long before he became a household name letterman was the host of the starland vocal band show and taped comedy routines around the area. john carroll grew up in d.c. and was a member of starland and was just 20 when the show aired. we interviewed him from massachusetts. >> when somebody offers you a six week summer replacement series in primetime, that's not something you say no to.

. >> david letterman! >> i have more memories of the letterman show than of my own life at that time. >> before kimmel, conan, seth, or fallon, there was dave. the king of quips. >> hi, and welcome to the damn show. >> and outrageous pranks. >> it's hard to say what his influence is not. p hello, this is blackmail. >> a late-night legend signs off. >> what this means now is that paul and i can be married. a cnn special report, david letterman says good night. >> i still have to do things like answer viewer mail letters. >> viewer mail. >> dear david, what's the deal with the sneaksneakers? well, we decided this letter should be answered in person. >> david letterman's trademark bit. it was 1966 and steve o'donnell was a writer for dave's show. >> if we would get a letter that seemed provocative enough, we would seek them out. >> i think this is the house. >> just one scexample of how da changed the game. >> let's see if colleen is home. let me just ring the bell here. doesn't appear that anyone's home. >>

letterman it is david letterman himself. i mean that, and good luck. he was good, funny and he knew when to sit back and when to let the chaos unfold. so david letterman we're bringing you back. we will see you tomorrow night at 11:30 on cbs. this whole retirement thing has been a huge ratings boost for both of our shows. >> unfortunately dave won't back tomorrow, reruns anyway, but watch the the late, late show with james corden12:37 weeknights here on cbs-3. >>> lets get traffic and weather together and check with vittoria. your car is back. >> my carries back, daisy is doing just fine and i wanted to say thank to you everyone that hit me up on facebook twitter even on instagram. your thoughts and your jokes got me through the the take. so thank you so much. but daisy is doing fine. traveling on 422 and rest of our majors volume wise you are also doing fine but unfortunately my heart goes out to this reak will here. disable vehicle on the westbound side of 422 or eastbound, excuse me, not too far from the area of oaks. oth

>> it's the late show with david letterman.

kbb.com >> david letterman. that's david letterman hosting a live morning talk show in 1980. >> why do you have this stuff? >> and this was one of the few people watching. >> everything about it was arresting. >> an electronic wizard, conan o'brien, then in high school. >> it's hard to explain that to people today. this guy was 180 degrees different from anything you had seen in that format. >> would you like a tissue? >> the whole thing felt wrong-perfect. >> perfect for conan, but poor for the time slot. after four months, david letterman was canceled. he thought he thought his career was over. >> he was about as devastated as you can be. he remained for a lot of his career consumed with self doubt. >> nbc brass had other plans for dave. >> david letterman! 1982 lave landed late night at 12:30 a.m. after his hero, johnny carson. >> that's what they are doing. >> a dream job in a time slot so late, he could do anything he wanted on air. >> right over there is the "today" show. >> prime time program was my idea

they will bid farewell to david letterman. the scott pelley reports the "cbs evening news" from new york city. >> pelley: potentially deadly air bags must be replaced in millions of american cars, but what should drivers do in the mean time? also bin laden's bookshelf, formerly secret documents recovered in the raid reveal his obsession with 9/11 and himself. tornadoes flatten homes in texas and oklahoma. the next threat is flooding. and the stars come out tonight to tend to have a tell -- to the end of a television era. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today, japan's takata corporation said it is stepping up production of air bags to replace the protensionly deadly ones in millions of american cars. but with 33 million americans

but we had nothing that can compete with david letterman. from our purposes, this was an opportunity not to be missed. we never worried about anything, any of the details. you gave david letterman $40 million to move from nbc to cbs. voiceffiliates did concerns about dropping those reruns, which were making them a lot of money. thed you convince them of economics of your decision, and how long was it before cbs earned a profit on his letterman investment? >> i have no idea. but not very long. this is a long time ago. lots of water has flowed under the bridge. the affiliates generally speaking understood why we were chasing david letterman. had we chased a stranger, they might have raised more objections. i didn't really have any difficulty. i didn't have affiliates yelling at me a lot. you were quoted as saying part of your selling point to david letterman was cbs's rich history of news and entertainment. when youseal the deal mention jack benny and ed sullivan? >> i don't know if it's seal the deal. i think it helped. he is kind of a proud

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proudly serving the military for over 75 years. >>> hard to believe but tonight is david letterman's last night hosting the the late show at the ed sullivan theater in insuring. this is a live picture of the theate be soon lining up, to happily get a glance of dave for the big finally. >>> we are looking back at our favorite moments with dave, check out big willie from west philly. >> ♪ >>> yeah, big will friday west philly getting with it. >> of course do you remember had song. >> of course. >> just recently he was on and had his top ten list what they will miss about the the show and he said his electric sexual chemistry. >> yes, good stuff. >> much more to come this morning. right now lets talk sports. >> all right. >> lets do this. get ready for next step in the 76ers rebuilding process. sixers will pick third in the nba draft. all rookie first timer nerlens noel represented the sixers last night at the lottery drawing in midtown manhattan. sixers get third lakers second and minnesota timber wolves get the the first overall pick. gm sam hinkie says it is all good. >> it is a go

letterman is retiring. >> final farewell. a star-studded send off for david letterman. the "late show" host retires from a career in comedy with a final show filled with laughs. >> i'll be honest with you, it's beginning to look like i'm not going to get ""the tonight show"." >>> a break in the case in a washington, d.c. family killed in their home. police are on the hunt for a suspect and prepared to charge him with four counts of murder. >>> the united states releases thousands of documents seized from osama bin laden's hideout, including what he was reading and future plans for al qaeda. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday may 21st 2015. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. top ten list stupid pet tricks presidential interviews and celebrity encounters that often went off script. david letterman said good-bye to it all last night. over a career that spanned 33 years and two networks letterman transformed late night television and left an undeniable mark on american culture. the show left fans misty eyed and laughing. don champion is at the

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is the late show with david letterman. >> for 33 years david letterman made us laugh. >> is this something left over from the batch already days. >> reporter: from his very first broadcast back in 1982. >> i necessity thinks the the first show and this guy needs a little bit of support dave letterman. >> reporter: to the final few. >> welshing i was barely in it. >> last week, he snapped selfies with oprah while tina fey snapped down to her. but saying good bye means letting get of three decade of comedy genius from hilarious interviews. >> joaquin, i'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight. >> to sing along. >> what is he drink nothing that coffee mug. >> hey hey hey. >> and surprises. >> and surprises. >> there were stupid pet tricks and plenty of top ten list. >> no politician was safe, but neither was dave. >> unlike late night talk show hosts i'm term limited. >> he could take a joke but have his share of poignant moment. >> when you owe pose the war or support the the war this man right here is all you need to know. >> reporter: a tall event that would leave david letterman through 6,02

david letterman is a great interview. for someone who is famously kind of private and eningmatic when you talk to him he talks. he tells you and he is very revealing about -- >> it's like he is thinking out loud. >> and then he regrets it as soon as it is over. and i don't think he could see -- it doesn't matter if it came from anywhere else comic genius he won't accept that. that part of his psyche is just shut off to that possibility. it's not an act. >> did you get a sense that he is ready to go? when i was there with oprah i kept hearing this is the last time we will do this the last walk we make the last conversation. did you get a sense that he is ready to go? >> let's learn the definition of ambivalence. it doesn't mean i'm wishy-washy. i am so ready to leave. he is seen around the ed sullivan theater in odd places his staff said and confirmed that he walks around and wants to be everywhere and wants to have an accurate mental snapshot. he wants to memorize what it was like, what it felt like what the audience look

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david letterman has walked out on stage more than 6,000 times. here he is doing it again for his final late night show. before tonight's finale. ♪ >>> hey hey. >> joining me now on the phone, david letterman's most frequent guest, and that's regions fillman. you were amazing that night. >> thanks very much don. i didn't have much time but it's great to be a part of that. >> when you look back on your appearances on the show is it 150? >> i think it's 136 is the count. >> 6,028 shows, tonight's a big finale "the late show with david letterman." what are you going to miss the most? >> when you get used to seeing a guy who you know is going to be there every night, i think it's going to be terrible not only for all of his viewers, thousands of people who have gren up with him, but for himself as well. >> i always watch you and you were such a gracious host he's such a gracious host. you're in on the joke. was that far of his, you think, his success? >> i think so. oh yeah. there are a lot of guys that get a little wild with their guests and put th

and center fielder david letterman!

we are about 20 minutes away from david letterman's final show. reporter suzanne marques is live outside the ed sullivan theater with a sneak peak. >> reporter: ken, what a night standing under this marquee. the final night of david letterman. but i have to tell you it does not disappoint. he is true dave through and through. he controls this entire show. the jokes are incredible. it is a slew of a listers honda of oakland come on the show and the audience tells me there were bittersweet moments. a lot of flash backs but when they left, they say

david letterman: i cannot thank you enough. nick: letterman also found humor and improbable places, like the local deli making an unlikely star of its owner. >> one thing he had me do was dress in drag. i had makeup on and false eyelashes, stockings, the whole nine yards. another thing was water team, but they did not tell me it would be in the polluted hudson river. nick: younger rivals like jimmy fallon have been paying tribute. jimmy fallon: it is a result of him playing with the genre experimenting, exploring. like every kid to grew up watching him, i will miss him. nick: letterman decided to bow out at 68 years old. we are at the end of a time when people came home from work and let the show wash over them. the conversation with celebrities that was funny engaging, and they went to sleep. now it is short attention spans with quick comedy you can play the next day. tina fey complained about never having to wear a smart address on tv again and stripped like drew barrymore. it has been a long, sentimental, irreverent farewell

and center fielder david letterman!

♪ david letterman. okay mom i told him. i hope you're happy. sorry. >> dave: what's going on here! ♪ seems like yesterday when i was 14 and you looked like a freshman at ball state. ♪ now your hairpiece is full of gray and i'm ( bleep ) 48. ♪ i can't believe at night when we're watching stephen colbert you'll be tucked in bed under the sheets. ♪ pet with stupid tricks will have no place to go while paul shaffer and the band sell crack on the streets ( laughter ). >> paul: so sad. >> yeah, boys! >> paul: no truer-- no truer has ever been spoken. >> okay. ♪ there simply is no better man than our hero david letterman. ♪ i can't thank you enough for all you've done. ♪ and i'm sure i ain't the only one because you paved the way for every late night show. ♪ both jimmies should get on their knees and blow-- you kisses, you kisses. ♪ no more interviewing heidi klum or sherryl teagues. ♪ now you're just the oldest man at little league. ♪ when you say good-bye and take your final drive in your ferrari full of stolen office flies. ♪ and we watch you go with eyes full o

david letterman is a great interview. for someone who is famously kind of private and eningmatic when you talk to him he talks. he tells you and he is very revealing about -- >> it's like he is thinking out loud. >> and then he regrets it as soon as it is over. and i don't think he could see -- it doesn't matter if it came from anywhere else comic genius he won't accept that. that part of his psyche is just shut off to that possibility. it's not an act. >> did you get a sense that he is ready to go? when i was there with oprah i kept hearing this is the last time we will do this the last walk we make the last conversation. did you get a sense that he is ready to go? >> let's learn the definition of ambivalence. it doesn't mean i'm wishy-washy. i am so ready to leave. he is seen around the ed sullivan theater in odd places his staff said and confirmed that he walks around and wants to be everywhere and wants to have an accurate mental snapshot. he wants to memorize what it was like, what it feltlike what the audience looke

we will miss every single thing about david letterman. we will miss you, david letterman, thank you for everything you've done. that does it for us tonight. we will see you again tomorrow. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> rachel that clip just put it into perspective for me about how long has dave been doing this. when he started doing it, barack obama was in high school. and so when the president said we grew up with you, he means it. >> he mean it literally, yes, he means it literally. thanks, lawrence. >> thanks rachel. >>> rand paul is still on the senate floor tonight arguing against a reauthorization of the patriot act and what chris christie said on fox news forced one of his local newspapers in new jersey to say that he has lost touch with reality. >>> and david letterman took his final bow at the ed sullivan theater tonight. >> i will not let the patriot act, the most unpatriotic of acts, go unchallenged. >> he plans to speak until he can speak no more. >> railing against the nsa and key components of t

the final "late show" with david letterman. it's right here on cbs, starting at 11:35, 10:35 central. letterman's late show successor stephen colbert delivered the commencement address monday at wake forest university. >> of course for you, grads, the future is a dark chasm of yawning uncertainty. but don't worry, you don't have to face the future for like two hours. [ laughter ] first brunch, then yawning uncertainty. >> the comedian was also awarded an honorary doctorate. colbert takes over on "late show" on september 8th. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," oscar-winning actor george clooney. and more on letterman's farewell. we'll leave you now with some of eddy bettour's performance on "the late show." i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." do you have nutritional gaps in your diet? try the improved formula of boost® original nutritional drink. each delicious serving provides... 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle, and 26 essential vitamins and minerals including calcium and v

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>> pelley: it's the last "late show with david letterman". he steps down tonight as the all-time king of late-night comedy. a record 33 years, 6,028 shows and 19,932 guests. >> and, joaquin, i'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight. (laughter) >> can you take the pepperoni off the pizza and leave it on the sidewalk? >> pelley: letterman's comedy routines became part of the culture. moses may have introduced the world to the top ten list, but letterman made it funny. >> and the number one sleep recommendation from the national sleep foundation, when all else fails, watch letterman. >> pelley: truth is millions lost sleep to catch his monologue, which often delivered the punchline to an evening news headline. did the new england patriots cheat their way into super bowl by deflating game balls? >> there apparently are incriminating texts and e-mails about what they call deflategate. earlier today, hillary announced she would be happy to delete them. (laughter) >> pelley: and what's next for david letterman, he told jane pauley on "sunday morning."

we will miss you, david we will miss every single thing ant david letterman. "first look" is up next. >> it's thursday may 2nd 1s right now on "first look," breaking news in a murder mystery that left four people dead. then the oil spoil along the california coast has spread over 9 miles. newly revealed insight into osama bin laden. plus the end of a television era. david letterman signs off with an all-star top ten and can you guess what day it is around here? any hints? if you're not quite sure it's red nose day. >> you look great. >> we'll tell you all

. >> reporter: david letterman wraps up his television career tonight. i'm suzanne marquez outside ed sullivan theater with the big finale. >> next a look inside the federal government surveillance program... has collected records on nearly every american's phone calls... emails; your most private moments without a warrant... without cause and without your permission. right at this moment... so we got your test results back and... and this moment... the courts have ruled the government... call surveillance program illegal, but the nsa... hasn't stopped. when they invade your privacy, they've gone too far. tell washington: protect our privacy. >>> a new look at what was inside osama bin laden's hideout when those navy seals killed him four years back. the al-qaeda leader had shelves and shelves of american books including bob woodward's bestseller obama's wars plus materials on thought control and some how to terror books. the seals also handwritten letters and one of them bin laden wrote, the focus should be on killing and fighting the american people."

david letterman takes the late show stage for final time. s sure to have everybody talking and we have a front row seat to the action. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is live outside ed sullivan theater as we say good bye to dave, todd. >> reporter: two things here are pretty clear and that is an awful lot of people will miss dave and number two the the philadelphia region will be well represented, in tonight a's ought yens. the biggest send off on tv certainly lures the biggest stars, jerry seinfeld, barbara walters, tina fey and chris rock are just some of the celebrities seen entering the ed sullivan theater to be part of the last late show. >> photo id. >> reporter: line for fans to get in wrapped around broadway to west 54th street, fans lucky enough to get tickets are conflict. >> i'm glad to be here for it. he will be very missed for sure. >> so excited to be here. it is sad too. >> reporter: this couple made the trip from medford, new jersey. sad. >> i don't know i cry at stupid stuffy guess. >> i think he will get choked up

the final "late show" with david letterman. it's right here on cbs, starting at 11:35, 10:35 central. >>> stephen colbert delivered the commencement address at wake forest university. >> for you grads, the future say dark chasm of yawning uncertainty. but don't worry, you don't have to face the future for like two hours. [ laughter ] first brunch then yawning uncertainty. >> the comedian was also awarded an honorary doctorate. colbert takes over on "late show" on september 8th. >>> coming up oscar-winning actor george clooney. and we'll leave you with some of the performances on "the late show." i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." do you have nutritional gaps in your diet? try the improved formula of boost® original nutritional drink. each delicious serving provides... 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle, and 26 essential vitamins and minerals including calcium and vitamin d to support bone health. plus, boost contains 3 grams of fiber which helps support digestive health. try boost original nutrition

going anywhere david letterman. >> to express their love for david letterman this month, few if any can compare to his truest fans, conan o'brien and jimmy kimmel. >> not only am i letterman's number one famous fan, i can't imagine that anyone was more obsessed with dave than i was. >> there's a picture i've seen from your 18th birthday. >> late night with david letterman. my mom made the cake. she had a letterman jacket for me. >> all i wanted to do, my dream job was to work for david letterman. carson was the show and then he came along and he created the anti-show. and it was a revelation. >> o'brien failed to get hired on letterman's writing staff in 1986 shlgs i was certain that i was screwed. my career was screwed. >> but in 1993 after dave let for cbs, the then 30-year-old comedy wruter was tapped to take over for his hero on nbc's "late night". >> calm yourselves. >> what it felt like is you're at fenway park and it's 1961 and they say, ladies and gentlemen, ted williams is now at his final at bat. ladies and gentlemen, replacing ted williams now, 19 years old, chip whitly.

one of the biggest stars in new york city would be the late show's david letterman. he was not in the met gallery tonight. >> not his thing. >> frame from time to time dave likes to shine his attention on philadelphia. >> i began my show business career in philadelphia. as the philly phanatic. that was my first job. (laughter). >> i did not know that. >> as the countdown to david letterman's final show continues, see the special moment when philadelphia was center stage on the late show. that's next. >> kathy. >> coming up we're tracking a thunderstorm threat. a cold front moving in to a warm air mass. we'll show was happens with plus looking a towed mother pots day. >> and caught on video this is no ordinary refrigerator raid. you won't believe what this college student is accused of of doing that has her in big trouble tonight. >> and mccoy maclin, they were all hot sellers at one point. but what do you do when you shell out big money for a injuries see only to see that player go somewhere else? we'll tell you how local store is helping you protect your neck purcha

and now down the stretch he comes david letterman! (cheers and applause)

. >>> tonight is the night talk show icon david letterman's last show, what is on tap for his final episode and extra sweet good bye from bill murray, last night. >> a perfect ending. >> yes indeed. >> getting close this is it, last she. >> but first lets get our forecast, good morning. >> good morning. we are starting to see a quiet stretch of weather settle in over our area. a couple of hiccups which we will discuss but since we have a holiday weekend coming up it bodes well for our area for now things are nice, clear quiet for our region. we have a clear sky over ben franklin bridge and things are tranquil say for the the fact that you will see a hint of the breeze kick nothing here and as it does show that will be noticeable with time. other thing how much cooler it is, how much more comfortable and we will keep that sunshine. we will start off on a good note and we have a nice stretch of days. we will have full tea tails straight ahead. >>> well, it is down to two in philadelphia's race for mayor. >> jim kenney has beaten five rivals the in the democratic primary and will take on melis

. >>> and david letterman prepares to say goodbye to the late show. the news starts right now. >> good morning. welcome to wusa9 at 6:00. while you were sleeping, we went from a toasty day to a cool, breezy one. i'm nick giovanni. >>> i'm debra alpha reasonable. we have regard -- i'm debra alfarone. behave larry million we are traffic but let's first begin with allyson rae. what is going on out there? >> allyson? >> i didn't know she was going to -- you saw erica there with her fleece on so it is a little cooler this morning. >> you're -- she's running later. >> she is. she'll give us some details on that coming up. it's a good runners day. it's not humid out there. maybe easier to breathe but it is going to be breezy for sure. take a look at this, your michael & son camera. i don't like it when it's breezy when i run but to each his own. a few clouds through the afternoon. temperatures just continue to fall. we always see temperatures fall this time of day but they have just plummeted because of the north, northwesterly winds bringing in the cool, dr

there are just a couple more weeks of remarkable career for late night talk show legend david letterman. his final late show will air may 20. in 1996, he took the show on the road to the bay area and kpix 5's ken bastida takes a look back. >>> from the palace of fine arts in san francisco, california. >> my name is david letterman, the most powerful man in the bay area. thank you very much. >>> reporter: it was only his third year as late show host. >> letter number 3. >> that's letter number 3. >> letter number 3! >> reporter: and he was already the hottest ticket in town. >> i had jury duty for today. i called in sick. >> reporter: for a week, fans swarmed the palace. and celebrity guests streamed across the set. >> oakland, california we call it the birthplace of kings, dave because that's where we live. >> reporter: some played in skits. ♪[ music ]♪ >> reporter: and some, well, they just played. ♪[ music ]♪ >> reporter: looking back, it was all so very '90s. taping "the late show" only takes about an hour but there are hours of preparation put in every day by the late show c

d on late-night and david letterman's legacy. still ahead, the national football league is moving the extra point kick back to the 15-yard line. do you think that will make a difference? yeah, i think so. i heard that if you get the ball, you can run back for two points. mark: stick around. ♪ mark: welcome back to the bloomberg market day. let's check the markets with julie hyman. julie: hello, we're still limping along here in this session with not a lot of change in major averages. seeing a little bit of a decline. look at what is going on with oil prices today. we have had a little bit of volatility in the oil markets throughout the session but now trending higher i about 1.5%. we got an inventories report this morning showing crude stockpiles dropped while refineries have been raising operating rates, putting 2.67tories down about million barrels last week, a bigger drawdown than had been estimated to as oil is rising, one of the big declines we're watching is within the airline industry. some of it might be tied to oil. al

david letterman is a great interview. for someone who is famously kind of private and eningmatic when you talk to him he talks. he tells you and he is very revealing about -- >> it's like he is thinking out loud. >> and then he regrets it as soon as it is over. and i don't think he could see -- it doesn't matter if it came from anywhere else comic genius he won't accept that. that part of his psyche is just shut off to that possibility. it's not an act. >> did you get a sense that he is ready to go? when i was there with oprah i kept hearing this is the last time we will do this the last walk we make the last conversation. did you get a sense that he is ready to go? >> let's learn the definition of ambivalence. it doesn't mean i'm wishy-washy. i am so ready to leave. he snapshot. he wants to memorize what it was like, what it felt like what the audience looked like. and yet i asked if you are taking the desk no. he said he once had an opportunity to buy johnny carson's desk and he said if johnny didn't want it why would i

it was david letterman's last show. he had a star studded edition to his top ten. >> top ten things i've always wanted to say to ten. >> of all the talk shows, yours to most geographically convenient to my home. >> dave did you know that you wear the came cologne as mo mar gaddafi? >> yes. >> your expensive plastic surgery was a necessity and a mistake. >> dave i have no idea what i'll do when you go off the air. you know i just thought of something. i'll be fine. >> thank you, jerry. that's very nice of you. i think jerry may have a benefit later. >> honestly dave, i've always found you to be a bit of an overactor. >> i'm just glad your show is being given to another white guy. >> you know, i had nothing to do with that. >> number four julia louis dreyfus dreyfus. >> thanks for letting me take part in another hugely disappointing series finale. >> i had nothing to do with that either. >> number three, peyton manning. >> dave, you are to comedy what i am to comedy. >> thanks for finally proving men can be funny. >> thin

letterman, like david letterman. >> and then epp got the tonight show. jimmy fallon. >> he inspired so many. >> i'm still outrage that jay leno, i don't like jay leno, but that was dave's show. he wanted to follow johnny carson. steven colbert takes over the show think that will be good? >> it will be interesting. and it is probably good, though, having the little break there. >> all summer. >> yes. >> will start in september. >> fresh. >> all right so what do they run all summer? anybody know? reruns? i don't think they would do reruns. >> petticoat junction, is that right? >> okay, it is national waiters and waitress day. >> oh,. >> everybody knows that. >> whereabouts? newark newark, delaware. you're great waiter. >> marry marry ♪ ♪ >> i don't know this song. can you help me this song? >> okay, we have heather. heather, heather is the owner of whereabouts cafe. >> yes. >> everyone is saying that you have the best coffee, the best bagels here. >> what do we have here? >> the cinnamin raisin, with apple, raisin, cinnamin cream chose. our favorite. >

last night, really to pay homage to david letterman, he says he owes so much to david letterman and sew wants to show respect and won't have his show but sean pierre we saw bill murray among those, the first, you know on his show. and he apparently is going to be among the last on his show, given he has been on the show so many times, something like 40 times? >> bill murray will be back tom hanks will be back and eddie vedder will also be performing there as well. the big question is will jay leno come back? a lot of people are saying that he might, or he actually has never been on. will he and david letterman put their feud to rest? apparently leno invited letterman on to his show during his last week and letterman refused, just saying all the shine should be on leno himself. we will see if leno comes back to letterman show for the first time and buries the catchet, i hope so i think would be amazing. >> letterman's ratings going up the past few weeks, people do want to see how he is going to sign off. suspect that a shame, because in your good-bye that's when everyone decides to t