>> jon stewart's popularity grows. and the "daily show" becomes a news maker itself. >> he had a great advantage. everyone wanted to be on his show. because he had that power, he can ask people anything and he usually did. >> when guests came on almost everything they did made some news. and it sort of powered a million blogs the next morning. >> all the candidates wanted to be on, even though i'm sure they were afraid at the same time. >> i think i know whose side they're on. >> they're on america's side. >> obama in particular has been pretty funny when he's been on there. >> if you could, i'd like you to hope up some of these common phrases people hear. i'm calling to ask if you're happy with your cell phone service. >> i'm calling to find out if you're happy with your cell phone service. [ applause ] >> there's such an efishsficiency to our presidents now. and maybe if they're sitting there with jon stewart, people can see the other side of them. >> i'm issuing a new executive order. that jon stewart cannot leave t

but following jon stewart many feel trevor noah has big shoes to fill. >> jon stewart from soup to nuts in terms of the way that show is orchestrated is so good. night after night for so long. i think he's changed media and politics more than people admit. but what i will miss is watching him on tv. >> i think he'll be remembered as someone who helped young people get through this horrible period that has been the 9/11 generation. >> i think that he will be always revered as someone who blurred the lines between news and comedy and who became the conscienceover a generation. >> every once in a while you see an original and jon stewart is an original. >> guess what? i've got big news. this is it! this is the final episode! >> narrator: on thursday night that original signed off "the daily show" on comedy central for the very last time. >> i'll never forget you, jon. but i will be trying. >> good riddance, smart ass. >> and just when i'm running for president. what a bummer. >> see you, pipsqueak. >> have fun feeding your rabbits, quitter. >> i'm jon stewart, i'm dumb, i'm stupid, nyah, n

>> put a stamp on it. >> "john stewart has left the building." >>> before jon stewart became the iconic host of the daily show, in fact before there was a daily show or even comedy central, stewart moves to new york during the 1980s comedy boom to make a name for himself. by the early 1990s he's a regular on the circuit. >> he's very cute and very smart and very funny and that is kind of all you can ask for in a c e comedi comedian. >> just really fun because you are watching someone at the height of their talents doing something they do incredibly well. >> his crowd is engaging and has a broad appeal, as seen here at the montreal just for laughed comedy festival. >> if i have to sit through one more tragic profile of a courageous athlete. >> he wants a medal. give him a medal. >> in 1992 he starts in television with the first of several assignments on the channel of the moment, mtv. >> if you saw him do stand-up comedy you knew this guy is very funny. the trick is how do you channel that into a tv show. >> the jon stewart show premiers on mtv in 1993 and moves into syndication the foll

. >> for a decade and a half the force behind the machine was jon stewart. >> he became rock jon stewart. >> you're getting to a bad place. >> he will be revered as someone who learned the lines between news and comedy. >> how the hell did we end up here, mr. kramer? >> and became the conscience of a generation. >> when he hit his stride no one in public life or the media was safe. >> i believe that you helped the administration take us to like the most devastating mistake in foreign policy we made in like 100 years. but you steam lovely. >> he's done a very good job keeping -- he was relentless. >> he is armed with facts and quips that they have no idea what's coming. >> some sort of weird bermuda triangle. questions are answered before they are asked. >> after more than 2500 episodes jon stewart decided to move on. >> i won't miss me. >> he may be about the only person saying that. >> i think he's changed the media and politics more than he will ever admit. but what i will just miss is watching him on tv. >> i got big news. this is it. put a stamp on it. >> jon stewart has left the bui

. >> for a decade and a half, the force behind the money was jon stewart. >> did you watch jon stewart last night? >> you're getting into a bad place, my friend. >> he'll always be be revered as someone who blurred the lines between news and comedy. >> how the hell did we ep up here, mr. cramer? >> and became at conscience of a generation. >> when he hit his stride no one in public life or the media was safe. >> i believe that you helped the administration take us to like the most devastating mistake in foreign policy that we've made in like 100 years. but you seem lovely. >> he's done a very good job taking people to task. he was relentless. >> he is so armed with facts and he's so armed with quips that they have no idea it's coming. >> questions are answered before they're asked! >> after more than 25 ep seeds, jon stewart has decided to move on. >> i think he's changed media and politics more than he will ever admit. what i will just miss is watching him on tv. >> i got big news. this is it! >>> before jon stewart became the iconic host "the daily show," before there even was a "dai

"the daily show" with jon stewart end tonight. it is hard to imagine our political discourse without him, not just because of the way he shaped the rest of satire but because of the way he shaped the news and politics by being both of it and against it, too. and there's a reason the president of the united states did so many shows and bill o'reilly couldn't say no either. you couldn't afford -- you've never been able to afford. did not take him seriously. if you are a liberal in particular but really for all of us, "the daily show" ending tonight is the end of an american era and an end of an era i do not want to see end. there's a lot else going on in the world tonight, i swear. we'll have a lot on all of that. do stay with us. >>> an update on how the kids' table debate went over at fox news and we'll be talking more about jon stewart. when jon stewart signs off after 16 years on "the daily show" we're not only going to be losing the funniest pseudo news television anchor but one of the best interviewers ever on the air. jon ste

jon stewart. >> if he has lost jon stewart-- i'm just saying. >> jon: what? what are you saying? what happened! (cheers and applause) lost jon stewart. by the way, how often does a dude have to criticize the president before his name legally changes from even jon stewart to unsurprisingly jon stewart. (laughter) all right. none of that stuff worked in proving it, but that's not the end of your search here, howard and other guy whose name escapes me on the show. here's what you could have done, okay. to prove improper collusion, find a memo from me to the president giving the president advice about my area of expertise, communications. like me advising him that americans will only be patient with the war on terror if they are convinced the president is using the harshest measures possible. that wasn't me, all right. i'm sorry, that was fox news chairman roger ailes to president bush. i'm sorry. no-- that is the balance part. i should have watched rehearsalment i-- over and over again, i wrongly believe that i am helping howard kurtz with his case against me an

dan: i think the internet will breed not 1000 jon stewarts but a lot of people doing what jon stewart did. to give you an idea of how influential it is, in the white house you get clips every day that run through the news what was on the tv news. about three or four years ago , we started pulling all the late-night monologues and driving public opinion. if something happens and it is getting hammered every night by stewart ofr fallon, people start to know about it pretty quickly. we started to monitor that to see where public opinion was going. it is something the white house looks at everyday. how influential that has become as media disaggregated and people trusting the media less. brooke: don'tdave: they have gotten less political. they are late-night shows. the monologues have become the least important component of the show. bill: i do think what the monologues do -- this is interesting -- they create the narratives. there is a narrative for what happens. all the comedians are going after that narrative, it reinforces it and the country starts to sink it in. the interesting thing

jon stewart. >> if he has lost jon stewart-- i'm just saying. >> jon: what? what are you saying? what happened! (cheers and applause) lost jon stewart. by the way how often does a dude have to criticize the president before his name legally changes from even jon stewart to unsurprisingly jon stewart. (laughter) all right. none of that stuff worked in proving it but that's not the end of your search here howard and other guy whose name escapes me on the show. here's what you could have done, okay. to prove improper collusion find a memo from me to the president giving the president advice about my area of expertise communications. like me advising him that americans will only be patient with the war on terror if they are convinced the president is using the harshest measures possible. that wasn't me all right. i'm sorry that was fox news chairman roger ailes to president bush. i'm sorry. no-- that is the balance part. i should have watched rehearsalment i-- over and over again i wrongly believe that i am helping howard kurtz with his case against me and yet i

stewart: tunisia has been coming in. malian soldiers have been killed in an ambush in an area notorious for jihadist attacks. officials say they were fired upon near them paula. in january, 10 malian soldiers were killed in a raid on that base in them paula -- in an pollack -- figures from the nigerian army claims it has rescued from the grasp of boko haram. several camps are said to have been destroyed. reporter: deep in the notorious forest, hundreds of hostages run to freedom. back in may, the nigerian government released these images. their forces entering one of the boko haram's strongholds forcing forces to flee and allowing women and sugar to be liberated. traumatized but safe, many were transferred to refugee camp's. on sunday, the nigerian government announced that 178 hostages, more than half of them children, were freed. they forces said they also captured a boko haram commander. but these victories come amid setbacks and an uptick in violence. in the last week, boko haram fighters have continued to carry out

>> jon stewart! >> let him down, john! >> jon stewart, down goes stewart! >> down goes stewart! that was something generations of politicians probably wanted to do to stewart. stewart looked a little shaken up as he left the arena floor but we are pretty sure he is okay. >>> when re return, controversy in california after a group of women were taken off a wine train in the napa valley area for being too loud. >>> and a family reunited as a missing boy is hugged by his mother after his rescue. i do it.... take the nature's bounty hair, skin and nails challenge. if your hair, skin and nails don't look more beautiful, we'll give you your money back. i did it... and i feel beautiful. visit naturesbounty.com for details. jill's gobbling up our new bird's eye teriyaki broccoli. and look ben is going for more buffalo cauliflower. everybody's a veggie lover now. what do you think? mind blown. new bird's eye flavor full... so veggie good. allergies distracting you? when your symptoms start... ...doctors recommend taking claritin every day of your allergy season. claritin provides powerfu

"the daily show" with jon stewart end tonight. it is hard to imagine our political discourse without him, not just because of the way he shaped the rest of satire but because of the way he shaped the news and politics by being both of it and against it too. and there's a reason the president of the united states did so many shows and bill o'reilly couldn't say no either. you couldn't afford -- you've never been able to afford. did not take him seriously. if you are a liberal in particular but really for all of us, "the daily show" ending tonight is the end of an american era and an end of an era i do not want to see end. there's a lot else going on in the world tonight, i swear. we'll have a lot on all of that. do stay with us. diabetes steady is exciting. only glucerna has carbsteady clinically proven to help minimize blood sugar spikes. so you stay steady ahead. ♪ i built my business with passion. but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cas

jon stewart: are you seriously? i'll-- jon stewart: [laughs] i don't quit. i'm telling you, i don't quit. no, i have to-- well-- you know, it would be you, honestly. i-- because i actually would probably get tonsillitis halfway through and have to quit. all right. number 4. here's the final question. you're three for three. does canada have any hope for world domination? we-- we're dominating now. i'm here, aren't i? jon stewart: that's true. you know how you sneak in? you look just like us. four for four. four for four! why not? [cheering and applause] [klaxon wailing] congratulations. thank you. i'm spilling. please watch-- that's no problem. we got the people that take care of it. uh, please watch michael j. fox on "spin city." please. it airs on tuesday nights on abc. michael j. fox ladies and gentlemen. [cheering and applause] [theme music] "ride away" (by roy orbison begins to play) ♪ i ride the highway... ♪ ♪ i'm going my way... ♪ ♪i leave a story untold... ♪ he just keeps sending more pictures... if you're a free-range chicken you roam fr

dan: i think the internet will breed not 1000 jon stewarts but a lot of people doing what jon stewart did. to give you an idea of how influential it is, in the white house you get clips every day that run through the news, what was on the tv news. about three or four years ago, we started pulling all the late-night monologues and driving public opinion. if something happens and it is getting hammered every night by stewart or fallon, people start to know about it pretty quickly. we started to monitor that to see where public opinion was going. it is something the white house looks at everyday. how influential that has become as media disaggregated and people trusting the media less. dave: they have gotten less political. they are late-night shows. the monologues have become the least important component of the show. bill: i do think what the monologues do -- this is interesting -- they create the narratives. there is a narrative for what happens. all the comedians are going after that narrative, it reinforces it and the country starts to sink it in. the interesting thing about obama i

. >> jon stewart signs off. the comedian ends his run as host of the daily show and gets a laugh filled farewell. >> i'm jon stewart, i'm dumb, i'm stupid, nah, nah, nah. so long, jackass. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, august 7th, 2015. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm alison harmelin in for anne-marie green. the republican presidential candidates will be back on the campaign trail this morning after last night's first debate. the ten top white house hopefuls showed their combative sides. they traded barbs over hot button issues like immigration. a third party run. craig boss will in cleveland. >> reporter: fireworks at the start from the first primetime republican presidential debate of the 2016 election. donald trump went after the moderators as well as the other republicans on the stage. the other republicans fired back and the tone remained testy. billionaire businessman donald trump was center stage in a debate on the fox news channel and he came out swinging. >> mr. trump --

>> jon stewart! >> let him down, john! >> jon stewart, down goes stewart! >> down goes stewart! that was something generations of politicians probably wanted to do to stewart. stewart looked a little shaken up as he left the arena floor but we are pretty sure he is okay. >>> when re return, controversy in california after a group of women were taken off a wine train in the napa valley area for being too loud. >>> and a family reunited as a missing boy is hugged by his mother after his rescue. i did it... do it... take the nature's bounty hair, skin and nails challenge. if your hair, skin and nails don't look more beautiful, we'll give you your money back. i did it... and i feel beautiful. visit naturesbounty.com for details. jill's gobbling up our new bird's eye teriyaki broccoli. and look ben is going for more buffalo cauliflower. everybody's a veggie lover now. what do you think? mind blown. new bird's eye flavor full... so veggie good. allergies distracting you? when your symptoms start... ...doctors recommend taking claritin every day of your allergy season. claritin provide

>> jon stewart! >> let him down, john! >> jon stewart, down goes stewart! >> down goes stewart! that was something generations of politicians probably wanted to do to stewart. stewart looked a little shaken up as he left the arena floor but we are pretty sure he is okay. >>> when re return, controversy in california after a group of women were taken off a wine train in the napa valley area for being too loud. >>> and a family reunited as a missing boy is hugged by his mother after his rescue. i did it... do it... take the nature's bounty hair, skin and nails challenge. if your hair, skin and nails don't look more beautiful, we'll give you your money back. i did it... and i feel beautiful. visit naturesbounty.com for details. see that? jill's gobbling up our new bird's eye teriyaki broccoli. and look ben is going for more buffalo cauliflower. everybody's a veggie lover now. what do you think? mind blown. new bird's eye flavor full... so veggie good. allergies distracting you? when your symptoms start... ...doctors recommend taking claritin every day of your allergy season. clarit

culturally a hugely enormous figure is jon stewart. really this taints him because more and more he's become an operative and this shows there was a link. he let himself be used by obama just as you said. he should have disclosed. and to get into fox and all of this stuff is just a dodge because he doesn't have an intellectually defensible defense for what he did. >> for jon stewart to say and others picked this up these weren't secret meetings because his name was among tens of thousands in the white house visitor log. nobody else knew about it. at the same time anchors on state of the union day and reporters go to off the record sessions did with president bush and president clinton, there's a debate about that but usually it's in groups. jon stewart says i'm just a comic. >> that's his big dodge. you should also disclose. if he wants to be treated -- remember how he mocked politico for getting the name of his executive director wrong, that doesn't stop the truth of what they wrote. if he wants to be seen as a press critic then behav

stewart is quite an act to follow. >> this is "the daily show" with jon stewart. >> a fake news desk, real news and razors edge humor. jon stewart was an unstoppable force and one of the most influential voices on television. at the height of the celebrity he admitted it was time for him to move on. >> this host does not deserve and even slightly restless host, and neither do you. >> when stewart took over in 1999 he was a standup comedian who had hosted several failed programs. he found his calling on "the daily show." arguably it was the 2000 election that put stewart on the map. >> you were not elected. >> it seems there was no topic he was afraid to tackle. from his takedown of cnbc for the financial coverage -- >> he walked away rich as hell, and you knew that was going on. >> to his take on police brutality. >> we are not living in a post-racism society. people are going to be wondering how much of a society we are living in at all. >> he made it more serious substantive analysis that could serve as a form of journalism. >>jon stewart became so loved that he topped the poll as t

. >> jon stewart signs off. the comedian ends his run as host of the daily show and gets a laugh filled farewell. >> i'm jon stewart, i'm dumb i'm stupid, nah, nah, nah. so long, jackass. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, august 7th, 2015. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm alison harmelin in for anne-marie green. the republican presidential candidates will be back on the campaign trail this morning after last night's first debate. the ten top white house hopefuls showed their combative sides. they traded barbs over hot button issues like immigration. donald trump refused to rule out a third party run. craig boss will in cleveland. >> reporter: fireworks at the start from the first primetime republican presidential debate of the 2016 election. donald trump went after the moderators as well as the other republicans on the stage. the other republicans fired back and the tone remained testy. billionaire businessman donald trump was center stage in a debate on the fox news channel and he ca

what do you think will do now, jon stewart. >> i have no idea. i know i will see him at mets games. >> with his kids. and i think it will be comfortable doing that for a wichl but i have no idea. >> i don't think jon knows. but it was interesting he showed up at a come dee club two weeks ago just did ten minutes of stand-up, just showed up. that is in his bloodstream. so i think he is probably going to do a little more of that. d then figure out maybe other movie or something. ll do something ubstantial. e guy is so bright. i think he'll do something really substantial. >> i thought when he made rosewater that was a real curve ball. that was a story of real substance. >> rose: he said whether he wants to page another film did he enjoy the experience that much. >> and it really took some doing for him to get the arrangement with company dee central to even get the time off to make that film. now that he has a completely clear schedule you know an infanity campus to play w i wonder if he is going to look for more of those kinds of stories that he c

huckabee joined stewart nine times. new york democratic senator kirsten gillibrand, interviewed by stewart on five occasions, told us how he influenced members of congress and their staffs. >> if he has a great episode about something we have been working on, then we rush to that's what he certainly did with the 9/11 health bill. that's what something that was very languishing-- languishing the house for seven years without any movement, it had gone nowhere in the senate. he framed the issue so effectively that there wasn't a member of congress who can stand up against him particularly in the senate. when we passed that bill, it was unanimous. and there is so few people you can say that about who can shift national conversation. >> brown: another area of influence: members of his comedic team, including steve carell, stephen colbert and john oliver, who've gone on to make their own marks. >> brown: samantha bee served as the daily show's longest-serving regular correspondent before leaving earlier this year. >> jon gave

did you see jon stewart last night? when he went on the air in 1999 he was a skinnier less assured version of the guy who came to own the sutiric air waves except the program was never on the air. it was on cable which meant the daily show was more prone to risk less afraid of offense. >> yes we can, but should we? >> reporter: which made it perfect for an audience that was simultaneously giving up on network news and definitely not getting news from the printed page. >> boom! >> reporter: stewart and the daily show matured. the facts were never more available. like their grandparents and those around them wanted a person to bring it to them and stewart gleefully complied. >> let's see what great story we get. >> reporter: the show was biassed against hypocrisy and the usual crave of nonsense that is american policy. >> ownership over our current predicament. >> reporter: it was happiest when it was attempting to slay conservative dragons. >> i need me some donald. >> reporter: often its favorite target was fox. >> i wa

stewart is quite an act to follow. >> this is "the daily show" with jon stewart. >> a fake news desk, real news, and razors edge humor. jon stewart was an unstoppable force and one of the most influential voices on television. at the height of the celebrity he admitted it was time for him to move on. >> this host does not deserve and even slightly restless host, and neither do you. >> when stewart took over in 1999 he was a standup comedian who had hosted several failed programs. he found his calling on "the daily show." arguably it was the 2000 election that put stewart on the map. >> you were not elected. no topicms there was he was afraid to tackle. from his takedown of cnbc for the financial coverage -- l, he walked away rich as hel and you knew that was going on. >> to his take on police brutality. >> we are not living in a post-racism society. people are going to be wondering how much of a society we are living in at all. more serious substantive analysis that could serve as a form of journalism. became so loved that he topped the poll as the most trusted newscaster in america.

for those two years, stewart waited anxiously for word on sellia. he only received bits and pieces of information over that time. until one day, a letter came near the end of 2014. >> i got the letter out of the blue to say your recipient wants to make contact with you. are you happy to shear your details? which we did and i always wanted to speak to her before christmas before the two years. we had an hour chat on the phone. >> it was absolutely fantastic. i just can't even express it. it was just the most exciting thing in my whole life to know that the donor has saved my life. >> i was checking my e-mails and i actually have an e-mail from celia that asked me to update her on how the interview goes today. >> nearly every day since then, celia and stewart have been exchanging e-mails. but the ultimate goal was to meet this person so swort had an idea. >> i think she will be really shocked, in a nice way, i hope. >> he's coming from the u.k. to surprise celia. >> do you know your brood type? there are actually eight different types. people with typ

. >> jon stewart signs off. the comedian ends his run as host of the daily show and gets a laugh filled farewell. >> i'm jon stewart, i'm dumb, i'm stupid, nah, nah, nah. so long, jackass. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, august 7th, 2015. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm alison harmelin in for anne-marie green. the republican presidential candidates will be back on the campaign trail this morning after last night's first debate. the ten top white house hopefuls showed their combative sides. they traded barbs over hot button issues like immigration. donald trump refused to rule out a third party run. craig boss will in cleveland. >> reporter: fireworks at the start from the first primetime republican presidential debate of the 2016 election. donald trump went after the moderators as well as the other republicans on the stage. the other republicans fired back and the tone remained testy. billionaire businessman donald trump was center stage in a debate on the fox news channel and he c

martinezcy gonzales looks at stewart's legacy. >> this is "the daily show with jon stewart." ♪ >> i've got big news. this is it. this is the final episode. >> reporter: 16 years after his first wise crack as host of the daily show." >> welcome welcome, craig kilborne is on assignment. >> reporter: jon stewart signing off for the last time. >> you can't possibly leave without saying good-bye to your sam. >> reporter: fans lining up outside of the show's studio in new york for hours just to be there for the final taping. >> do you have any idea the trail of hate that you've left behind? role 212. >> reporter: the median known for relentlessly targeting politicians. >> i'll never forget you jon, but i will be trying. >> and just when i'm running for president. what a bummer. >> reporter: and mocking the media, especially fox news. >> have fun feeding your rabbits, quitter. >> reporter: stepping away he says to spend more time with his family. >> i want to thank my wife tracey and my kids nate and maggie. not going to look over there. for teaching me what joy looks like. >> reporter: stewa

jon stewart (voiceover): oh my god. the convention floor. i have such faith in you, my fellow americans. jon stewart: does senator mccain understand that there's no one here? because he seems to be giving a speed. but there's no one here. jon stewart (voiceover): we kicked back in the green room. god. it's not polite to laugh, but-- it's like it was written by a child. jon stewart (voiceover): then it was off to the grand prize-- the abc network news desk. jon stewart: ah, wow. peter jennings: come and sit in. what's this button right here? it's the button i push if i decide that i want to break into regular programming with an urgent bulletin. could-- could i try? here it is. a $1 million question. we rarely see these here. [abc news fanfare] announcer: from abc news. did we do it? this just in-- this is awesome. jon stewart (voiceover): sadly, my network journey had come to an end. peter, thank you so much. we very much appreciate it. goodnight, peter. you're not as bad as i heard. i appreciate that. there's one thing. for all of us at abc

abc's marci gonzalez looks at stewart's legacy. >> announcer: this is "the daily show with jon stewart." ♪ >> i've got big news! this is it! this is the final episode! >> reporter: 16 years after his first wisecrack as host of "the daily show." >> welcome, welcome to "the daily show." chris kill borne is on assignment in kuala lumpur. >> reporter: jon stewart signing off for the last time. >> you can't possibly leave without saying good-bye to your sam. >> reporter: fans lining up outside of the comedy central show's studio in new york for hours just to be there for the final taping. >> do you have any idea the trail of hate that you've left behind? role 212. >> reporter: the comedian known for relentlessly targeting politicians. >> i'll never forget you jon, but i will be trying. >> and just when i'm running for president. what a bummer. >> reporter: and mocking the media, especially fox news. >> have fun feeding your rabbits, quitter. >> reporter: stepping away, he says, to spend more time with his family. >> i want to thank my wife, tracey, and my kids, nate and maggie. i'm not go

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(cheers and applause) >> jon: welcome to the daily show, my name is jon stewart. we have got a good show tonight. presidental-- presidential historian, our old friend joyce kearns goodwin is going to be joining us later, talking about presidents. but speaking of presidents, big news from yesterday. >> the white house taking jon stewart very seriously. >> "politico" is reporting that stewart secretly viingtsed the white house. >> the president invited stewart to two secret white house meetings when he needed media support. >> secretly meeting with president obama,. >> secret meeting. >> had secret meetings. >> secretly working together for years. >> jon: oh [bleep]! (cheers and applause) that-- i have to tell you this, that sounds so much more awesome than what happened. (laughter) basically the president of the united states called my office and asked twice if i would come to washington and meet with him. and i did. (laughter) wasn't really that big a deal am i was brought through the secret white house tunnel entrance at mt. rushmore. it was a round table meeting

i'm dumb, i'm stewart. nah-nah! so long. ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: i'm not going to say that didn't sting a little bit. >> that was awesome. >> jon: ed helms! >> what's up, baby? >> you look great. >> jon: it's so great to see you, ed! ♪ and it's wonderful to see you ♪ >> jon: that's right, you did love to sing. >> i do. i like to sing. i like to make movies with my friends and, of course, i have my real passion which is rung the rocky mountain institute for men hoget more distinguished and handsome as they age. ( cheers and applause ). >> jon: i've heard of that. and actually, it's kind of nice that you're here because i'm going to be having some free time. perhaps i could stop by the institute. >> um-- >> just for a quick visit at the-- >> no. >> jon: all right. i mean yeah, i guess you're right-- >> jon! >> jon: what the-- is that? i know that voice. i know that voight voice. is that wyatt? wyatt, where are you? where are you, wyatt? ( cheers and applause ) hey wyatt! i can't hear you for crazy aapplaus

hey, screw you, stewart! you sit there in your fancy chair and your fancy suit and you pretend to be a man of the people... the truth is you will do anything to appease the corporate overlords. (audience reacts) >> jon: i've got this! but, hey -- but, hey, that's actually kind of what i love about you, stewart. you don't sell out, you buy in. m♪ >> jon: it's time for "the daily show" ebola update brought to you by arby's -- arby's. see? a lot of things cause diarrhea. a joke brought to you by michaels, michaels, the godless (bleep) with yarn. panda express -- when you need panda meat and fast. loews hardware, brought to you by mace. mace, when someone standing in front of you and you want them to move, brought to you by sky-be-days, you work hard but your paint shouldn't have to. hheherpes like congress on your dick. go pro, what does your cat do all day? arby's, the meal that's a dare for your colon. arby's, come for the tweets. run from the meat. arby's, why not challenge your stomach to a fight? arby's,

you wrote about jon stewart's influence. how much did he impact the american conversation, you think, over the last 16 years about so many subjects that are vital to our country? >> i think it is almost unquantifiable. how many people when you think of election coming up would think jon stewart's voice would not be there? we're so used to jon talking about the issues. what is remarkable, when i interviewed him about three years ago for the movie, the muslims are coming, jon was adamant, he doesn't think he moved the needle much on issues. we on the other side think that he has changed on issues from the first responders, talking about palestinian civilians being killed in gaza. no one had the courage to talk about that. police brutality, iraq war and the list goes on. >> right. people are saying do you think traditional media has had to responsibility to what jon stewart is doing to cover its flanks and to reorganize the logic? >> if you think traditional media hasn't responded to jon stewart, i want to offer you a guest app

she'll knock you out. >> well then, i had just one more for jon stewart. as soon as i could find it. >> it's not there. >> i know. >> no amount of skipping is going to bring it there. >> unless you wrote it in lemon juice. >> what are you going to do next after the daily show? >> i don't know. >> what do you think? you know what? have your viewers draw some suns of what they think i should do next. a doctor sun. different professional suns. >> a mountain biker sun. >> whatever the sun they want to draw. we'll get it done that way. >> osgood: a visit to fun land. is just ahead. with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, nutella gives you so many delicious options every morning. ♪ send them to school smiling with nutella, spread the happy! cleo cooper has no idea his food helps keep him trim;mach; but you do! petsmart's wide assortment of specialized food helps keep your pets healthy. save up to $5 on select bags of hills® science diet dog and cat food. petsmart®. inspired by pets. are a perfect blend of cranberry and mango. tastes like you're in

(cheers and applause) >> jon: welcome to the daily show my name is jon stewart. we have got a good show tonight. presidental-- presidential historian our old friend joyce kearns goodwin is going to be joining us later talking about presidents. but speaking of presidents big news from yesterday. >> the white house taking jon stewart very seriously. >> "politico" is reporting that stewart secretly viingtsed the white house. >> the president invited stewart to two secret white house meetings when he needed media support. >> secretly meeting with president obama,. >> secret meeting. >> had secret meetings. >> secretly working together for years. >> jon: oh [bleep]! (cheers and applause) that-- i have to tell you this that sounds so much more awesome than what happened. (laughter) basically the president of the united states called my office and asked twice if i would come to washington and meet with him. and i did. (laughter) wasn't really that big a deal am i was brought through the secret white house tunnel entrance at mt. rushmore. it was a round table meeting wit

jon stewart. >> reporter: on his own show he used the anchor chair to lob bombs at the media and politicians alike. >> i think i know why you're here, and let me just deflate the tension right off the bat, apology accepted. >> reporter: his popularity grew along with his boldness. and so has his influence. especially among younger viewers and voters. he's appeared at or near the top of polls as the most trusted voice in america. >> these people are not here for fear. they're here for sanity, stephen. >> reporter: in 2010 stewart and colbert drew more than 200,000 people to washington for what they called the rally to restore sanity. >> the press is our immune system. if it overreacts to everything we actually get sicker and perhaps eczema. >> reporter: and he's often credited for getting congress to pass the 9/11 health and compensation act. what is it that makes him so special? >> jon stewart is not afraid to get in the arena and throw punches. >> my wicked tongue. i'm so bad. >> when he speaks a

(laughter) >> jon: i'm jon stewart, baby. it's go time! (cheers and applause) in just a few moments of host of cnbc's "mad money" with jim cramer, jim cramer -- he's sitting right there -- and i jon stewart of the daily show with jon stewart, i will be sitting where i'm sitting right now. (laughter) >> jon: probably not going to be moving. we'll be discussing the intricacies of the world financial markets. as you can imaginative's been training all day. >> what does pe stand for. >> how many stocks in the dow. >> 30. >> biggest software kpon ept. >> microsoft. >> biggest hardware component. >> u.s. steel. >> wrong maggot. >> what is tier 1 capital. >> a core measure of expo tension -- equity -- equity capital and cash reserve -- >> but. >> but also possibly including the receivable amount of preferred stock and retained earnings. let's do this thing! yeah! (cheers and applause) >> jon: i'm ready, baby. i've learned it all. i've been studied. did you know that the guy on the 20 was a president but the guy on the 100 is just some [bleep] guy

how stewart is responding to a lawsuit from the driver's parents, who say stewart should be held responsible for their son's death. >>> but we begin with the verdict for the former student of the elite prep school accused of sexually assaulting a freshman girl. owen labrie breaking down in court. you see him there when the jury was read. convicting him on felony and four other misdemeanors. >> this morning we're hearing reaction from the girl's family following that decision. abc's gio benitez has been following this trial from the very beginning. he joins us now from concord, new hampshire. good morning, gio. >> reporter: paula and tom, good morning to you. at the center of this all, a sordid school tradition and two teenagers whose lives have been forever changed. >> so say you all members of the jury? >> all: yes. >> reporter: this morning a mixed verdict leaves both sides with mixed feelings. 19-year-old owen labrie breaking down as he's convicted of lesser sex charges with a minor, a 15-year-old girl. but when it came to the most serious felony rape charges -- >> not guilty. >> reporter