last night on "late night with jimmy fallon," jimmy talked about the public's reaction to how congress handled the debt ceiling negotiations. >>> listen to this, a new poll found that 77% of americans think lawmakers acted like spoiled children during the debt ceiling debate. yeah. in response, lawmakers issued a statement saying na-ah, we don't act like spoiled children. a recent survey found that 67% of people relied more on their computer than their dog. i can see why. when i ask my computer who played the bad guy in "die hard" it said allen rickman. when i asked dog, he said which die hard? there's been like four of them. >>> charlie sheen checked his ex-wife brooke mueller out of rehab. which begs the question, which kind of rehab facility lets charlie sheen check anybody out. "late night with jimmy fallon" week nights at 12:30, 111:35. >>> in case you have any doubt remaining that charlie sheen will never return to "two and a half men," this should put an end to it. various reports say in the season's opener starring sheen's replacement, ashton kutcher, the character sheen played

. >>> if you only know jimmy fallon from his tv show, you don't know the real jimmy fallon. yes, he may well be the funniest guy in late night tv. he's a veteran of "saturday night live" and an author. he's even got his own ice cream flavor. behind all the laughter is another jimmy fallon. >> piers, you're not going to make me cry, buddy. i saw what you did with oprah. >> the real jimmy fallon. >> properly in love? properly in love, what are you saying? what are you -- >> jimmy fallon, the prime-time cable exclusive, this is "piers morgan tonight." jimmy fallon, your new book is called "thank you notes." we all know them from your show. brilliant, simple idea. >> very quick. you know, when you start a talk show, a late night talk show, you always hope for like the top ten list or the headlines like leno has or whatever like that. we try different things every week. this guy jeremy bronston came up with the thank you notes. it was with one off. we tried it, wrote sarcastic thank you notes, twitter, facebook blew up. my god, thank you notes did it again. guys, we might have a

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: going to be a fun show tonight. welcome, everybody. that's a great crowd. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," you guys. hey, listen to this. president obama took campaign volunteers out for burgers yesterday and apparently he left a 35% tip. [ light laughter ] man, that guy is so generous with china's money. it is -- [ laughter ] speaking of the economy, i read that aol stocks dropped 20% this week. it's not good. when i signed on, the guy was like, "welcome. can i crash at your place for a while?" [ laughter ] i was like -- "you've got -- a futon, right? [ laughter ] it's fine. i'll sleep on the floor." [ light laughter ] this isn't good. after all the rioting in london this week, officials are worried that it could mean security problems for the olympics next year. on the bright side, the guy running with the torch will just blend r

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about, everybody. it's going to be a great show today, pals. nice to see you guys, welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon." oh, it's going to be a good show. i feel it already, yep. [ cheers and applause ] it's going to be a goody. you guys, there are riots in london, there's chaos in the middle east, economic disaster around the world but here's the good news. we have snooki on the show tonight, guys. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ it's going to be all right, you guys, it's going to be all right. speaking of "jersey shore," in a new interview, "the situation" said he's hoping to start a movie career. [ laughter ] which is why today, he was like, "theatre number four. thank you -- enjoy the show. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] theater number five is upstairs. you got to go upstairs. enjoy the show." listen to thi

that's "late night with jimmy fallon." at 12:35. >>> it's time for your first look at entertainment news. hollywood schedulers have come up with the battle of big screen titans for later this year, during christmas week. in one corner will be opening of johnny depp's "the lone ranger." in the other corner will be brad pitt's geopolitical zombie thriller. >>> the 19-year-old sister of bristol palin's ex, levi, will be in "playboy." she did blast bristol, calling her the most evil person she's ever known. and she knocks sarah palin for involving and including her brother in the 2008 campaign, as john mccain's running mate. saying, quote, levi was a drop. once they didn't need him, he was out the door. >>> and say what you will about charlie sheen. at least she's being a good sport about his replacement on "two and a half men." sheen is just as curious to see the new version of the show next month. and he thinks ashton kutcher will do a good job. saying, quote, i think ashton's going to kill it. he has a change of heart. >> i

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: whoa, thank you very much. hey, everybody! that's a great new york city crowd. you're safe, you're dry, welcome, everybody to "late night with jimmy fallon." thank you for being here tonight. it's gonna be a fun show. hey, did you guys hear about this? there was a small fire today at president obama's vacation home in martha's vineyard. yeah, or as obama told china, "darn, that was where i was keeping the $14 trillion i was about to give back. [ laughter ] what are the odds? i'm sorry! [ laughter ] so sorry!" listen to this, yesterday, rush limbaugh accused president obama of trying to inflict as much damage as possible in four years. and then, rush limbaugh's chair accused him of doing the same thing. [ laughter ] "come on, man. just stand up! what am i, atlas? come on, man!" ergonomics. there's been some rough economic news. yesterday, the

and brian williams stopped "late night with jimmy fallon" to explain the session in a slow-jam session. ♪ the fears of the nation could go into default for the first time in all of history, democrat harry reid and republican mitch mcconnell are working upon a bill that is capable of passing both houses to end this mounting crisis ♪ ♪ hmm sounds like congress has a mounting crisis and the tea party isn't pleased by mitch mcconnell jumping into bed with harry reid and telling him to move mitch get out the way ♪ ♪ get back jimmy fallon, you don't know him like that ♪ [ female announcer ] this is not a prescription. this is kate. [ kate ] can't believe i have high blood pressure. what's that thing? another medication. ♪ i really should have taken my shoes off before i got weighed. [ female announcer ] you've got a lot on your mind. that's why every walgreens prescription goes through a 10 point safeguard check that reviews your current walgreens health record for allergies and potentially harmful drug interactions. [ kate ] i can do this. [ female announcer ] the 10 point saf

last night on late night with jimmy fallon he assessed the damage caused by hurricane irene. >> it's estimated that hurricane irene cost $7 billion in damages. mainly to the bodies of people who ate a week's worth of food supplies in one night. it's like the klondikes are going to melt we have to eat all of them. the weathermen haven't seen something they hain years, view. >>> dick cheney said he'll have heads exploding in d.c. especially if you read it while on a hunting trip with dick cheney. "i thought it was a duck. it was just you reading the book." >> on tonight will forte, actress amy cederas and musical act steven maltmas and the jicks, "late night with jimmy fallon" at 12:35, 11:35 central time. >>> first it was music videos, then reality shows, of course "jersey shore" mtv's all-time ratings comes from an awards show, sunday night's advise yo music awards scored the biggest audience in mtv history, 12.4 million people, perhaps more surprising 8.5 million were 12 to 34-year-olds. >>> elsewhere tmz reports "lost" star matthew fox was handcuffed and briefly detained after alle

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, everybody. what are you doing? nice to see you. welcome. welcome, everybody, "late night with jimmy fallon." that's me. you guys are in a good mood, tonight. i love it. [ cheers and applause ] good, i can feel that new york city vibe. hot crowd. thank you. i'm so excited, you guys. "rise of the planet of the apes" came out today. yeah. [ light laughter ] a movie about genetically-modified animals taking over the world. of course, you may know it by its other name, "jersey shore." [ laughter ] but it is -- was it yesterday it came out? either way, i'm so excited about it. that's right. last night was the season premier of "jersey shore." at the beginning of the episode, a can of bronzer leaked in jwoww's suitcase. [ light laughter ] on the bright side, at least her other two cans weren't leaking. 'cause then that -- [ audience ohs ] that

and last night on "late night with jimmy fallon," jimmy talked about a new product he's obviously not looking forward to. >> hey, guys, i heard that 7-eleven is now selling potato chips that taste like hot dogs. seriously? i'm still waiting for 7-eleven to sell hot dogs that taste like hot dogs. what is that brown thing? hey, check this out. a new study found that women gain more weight after marriage, but men gain more weight after a divorce. yeah. the divorce usually takes place after men point out that women gain more weight after marriage. travel in new york is still crazy because of the hurricane. in fact, they lost a woman's cat at jfk. and the airline -- the airline put out food and water to try and lure it back. that is unbelievable. not that a cat was lost, that an airline is actually offering food and water. i want to get a ticket on that one. >> on "jimmy" tonight, actress christina ricci, animal handler jack nuzeal and comedian jim gaffigan. 11:35 central time on your local nbc station. >>> it is time for your first look at entertainment news. george clooney is losing a bi

last night on "late night with david jimmy fallon," jimmy nailed the current generation on its obsession with technology. >> in a recent survey, 60% of teenagers said they're highly addicted to their cell phones. the other 40 important were like -- [ laughter ] >> one second, i'm sorry. what were you saying? hold on a second. gary's awesome. this is cool, i heard that later this year india will introduce a $35 laptop. it's weird buying a computer in india because when you call tech support your own cell phone rings. hello? have you tried unplugging it? you know i did -- control-alt-delete. >> tonight jimmy welcomes former s&l cast member horatio sands and triple h. that's weeknights at 12:35, 11:35 central on your local nbc station. >>> time for your first look at entertainment news. this weekend at the box office, audiences are ready to go ape. "rise of the planet of the apes" starring james franco is the latest from a franchise that kicked off way back in 1968. the ape films have always drawn well. this one has actually received some very good reviews. experts see it taking first place

on the last late night with jimmy fallon, jimmy was in a singing mood and to back him up, brian williams made a special appearance. >> i want to slow gin the news and i'm not the only one. >> with the deadline it reach a deal looming this tuesday, democrats and republicans find themselves at a stalemate over the nation's debt ceiling. that's the cap on the amount of debt our government can borrow. >> oh, yeah. i can't get no sleep at night because all the moaning and groaning on capitol hill. obama's on his knees begging for compromise in positions. you know what they say. anytime democrats and republicans come together, somebody's getting screwed. >> somebody's getting screwed. ♪ it's all right >> brian williams. such a good sport there. tonight jimmy welcomes lou dobbs and musical guest tonigon yards. all right. it is time now for your first look at entertainment news. the box office battle between cowboy, aliens an smurfs ended in an unexpected tie. cowboys and aliens took in around $36.2 million about $4 million short of expectations. those were slightly disappointing numbers consi

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about. that's the new york city crowd! right there, everybody. welcome! welcome to "late night --" welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. hey, this is nice. today, michelle obama urged her husband's supporters to sign an e-card for his 50th birthday, which explains why joe biden has magic marker all over his computer screen. [ laughter ] hey, here's an election update. fox news will host the next republican primary debate on august 11th, in iowa. yeah, fox news will ask some tough questions like, "how much better are you than obama?" "why is obama such a bad president?" and, "man, can you believe we elected that guy?" [ laughter ] it's gonna be very interesting. hey, this is cool. i heard that later this year, india will introduce a $35 laptop. it's weird buying a computer in india, 'cause when you call

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: new york city! come on! welcome to "late night," everybody. that's what i'm talking about. great new york city crowd. oh my gosh, i'm feeling the energy. this is great. [ cheers and applause ] welcome. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," which i'm proud to announce has maintained its aaa talk show rating. [ cheers and applause ] man, america's credit rating took a real hit this weekend. on friday night, the u.s. actually lost its aaa status. or as joe biden put it, "what happens if i get a flat tire?" [ laughter ] it doesn't -- it doesn't affect that, joe. it doesn't -- some election news. michele bachmann is on the cover of the latest issue of "newsweek." did you see the picture? it's not -- take a look. >> jimmy: i mean it's -- [ laughter ] i mean, that's when you know it's bad, when even you look surprised you're running for presid

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, everybody, welcome. thank you for being here tonight. welcome. [ cheers and applause ] welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. hope you're feeling good. it's going to be a great show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] going to be good. hey, president obama celebrated his 50th birthday tonight in chicago. that's right. yep. obama cut the cake, then republicans cut everything else. [ laughter ] yeah. did you see this? while eating at a burger place today, president obama gave a free milkshake to an 11-year-old boy. not to be nice, he just wanted to get rid of it when he saw michelle coming. [ laughter ] quick -- take these cigarettes too. you shouldn't -- [ laughter ] -- smoke and drink milkshakes. i'm going to go have a water and a celery stick. [ laughter ] don't finish those cigarettes. [ laughter ] this is weird. yesterday

"jimmy fallon" happening right [ cheers and applause ] >>> this morning on "early today," monster storm. hurricane irene lurks in the caribbean preparing to bear down on the eastern u.s. >>> aftershock. how the east coast is reacting to tuesday's rare earthquake in virginia. >>> and hot water. a woman who forced her adopted son to eat hot sauce is now a woman who forced her adopted son to eat hot sauce is now facing her own punishment. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a gathering storm. as predicted, hurricane irene regained strength overnight growing to a category 2 storm. and high above the earth you can see in this harrowing image that was taken from the international space station just how huge hurricane irene is as it passes over the caribbean. experts say the storm could grow to a category 4 monster by the time it makes landfall this weekend. in fact, some forecasts predict irene could become the most powerful storm to hit the east

and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, that's what i'm talking about. hey! what's happening, buddy? that's nice. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody! oh man. [ cheers and applause ] going to be a good show. i got that feeling. hey, listen to this, you guys. a new poll found that 77% of americans think lawmakers acted like spoiled children during the debt ceiling debate. yeah. [ laughter ] in response, lawmakers issued a statement saying, nuh-uh. [ laughter ] you act like spoiled children. why are you hitting yourself? why are you hitting yourself? [ laughter ] hey, it's rumored that charlie sheen checked his ex-wife brooke mueller out of rehab in mexico and brought her to another facility. which begs the question, wht kind of rehab lets charlie sheen taking someone out? [ laughter ] you're coming or going? you're taking her? okay. duh, leaving. [ laughter ] s

"jimmy fallon," happening right [ cheers and applause ] >>> this morning on "early today," state of emergency. hurricane irene makes a bee line for the north carolina coast. >>> occupational hazard. a car explodes in a los angeles firefighter's face. >>> and a diamond discovery. the girl's best friend just got a whole lot bigger with this the girl's best friend just got a whole lot bigger with this test planetary find. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a perfect storm. that is how hurricane irene is being described as she churns towards the east coast, threatening up to 65 million people from north carolina to new england. irene is now a category 2 storm, and a massive scramble is now underway to try and escape its path. for the very latest on the storm, let's turn to bill karins. he has the latest track that irene is taking. >> unfortunately, no good news overnight. in the forecast is still supposed to go across eastern north carolina, then rak

last night jimmy fallon focused on how the economic downturn has affected one particular web giant. >> i read aol stocks 20%. it's not good. when i signed up the guy was like, welcome, can i crash at your place for a while? you've got a few ton, right? it's fine. during a call with investors rupert murdoch said news corp. made $2.7 billion. murdoch said if investors had any questions, they should contact him by leaving a message on their own voice mails. i'll check them later, i'll check them later. this isn't good. after all the rioting in london officials are wondering it could mean security problems for the olympics next year. the guy running with the torch will just blend right in. >> tonight jimmy welcomes julia styles, musical case they mon poll la. that's weeknights at 12:35, 11:35 central on your local nbc station. it is time for your first look at entertainment. a classic battle of the champion versus eager newcomers is shaping up at the box office this weekend. the defending champ is "rise of the planet of the apes" which out performed expectations. experts think in defense

"jimmy fallon" happening right >>> this morning on "early today" an overwhelming clean-up. east coast residents deal with the misery left behind by hurricane irene as the death toll from the storm climbs. >>> sicilian shake-up. mount etna gives off fresh bursts of lava and ash. >>> drivers snatch up money that spilled out of the back of a >>> drivers snatch up money that spilled out of the back of a truck inhe netherlands. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> this is "early today" for august 30th, 2011. >>> hello and good morning, welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with irene's widening wake. she may not have been the damaging hurricane that many had feared, but with the death toll that's risen to at least 40 and record breaking floods not seen in nearly 100 years, irene's impact will surely be remembered for years to come. nbc's jay gray filed this report yesterday. >> reporter: the clean-up continues and so does the water. after ripping a path through the outer banks of north carolina's co

last night on late night with jimmy fallon, he had his doubts about one reality tv star's plans for a year in the movies. >> "the situation" said he's hoping to start a movie career. which is why today he was like -- theater number 4, thank you so much, enjoy the show. theater number five, it's upstairs. you got to go upstairs. hey, today was the final round of the national scrabble championship in texas. wow. i bet there's a lot of excitingness -- damn! [ laughter ] election news, during a speech this week, michele bachmann said she won't use teleprompters if she is elected president. and that is a promise from me to -- hang on. hang on, i got it here, somewhere. gosh, here it is. good afternoon. >>> tonight, jimmy welcomes actress emma stone from "the help" and actor steven moyer from "true blood." week nights at 12:35 on your loebl nbc station. >>> time for your "first look" at entertainment news. it turns out being overnight teen sensation does have its drawbacks. youtube singer rebecca black said she endured so much "friday" teasing at her anaheim high school that her mom pulled

the roots drummer, quest love, of course he works in this building for jimmy fallon, tweeted this, hey, dude on my building, don't jump. he meant roof. not room. the man was talked down from his 70th-floor perch by the fdny and nypd. one of them spoke how they deal with a guy like this. >> you're always cautious about what you want to say to him. but you know what, we're being guided by what he's saying back to us. and again, really comes down to it's not our fault that he's on the ledge. but we want to do whatever we can to make sure that the situation is resolved in the best way. >> best possible ending there. great job by the nypd and the fdny. >>> new yorkers have familiar with those kind of eye-catching headlines that come out of the "new york post." this week's market selloff didn't change the paper's strategy. you saw the paper, we showed it to you yesterday. stephen colbert with a take on the "new york post's" way with words. >> the dow lost 519 points today. it is the single-biggest drop since two days ago. everybody is trying to make sense of these markets, luckily, "the new

the president taking a breath and jimmy fallon explains. >> man, it's been a tough time for the economy this, week, the president declared that quote, things will get better, then he opened his eyes and blew out the candles on his birthday cake. a nice moment. a really beautiful moment. >> greta: that is your last call. lights are blinking and we're closing down shop go. to greta wire.com. there is an open thread and youpn can talk about tonight's show and issues going on. and there is a video i put up with bret baier. and bret is a moderator thursday night go. look at the video and you'll get the behind the scenes with bret ba

. >> jimmy fallon, thank you so much. >> it is a pleasure and congrats on this gig. you are awesome, man. >>> right now on cnn, from israel to syria to libya, the middle east explodes in gun fire and chaos. we will take you to the middle of the fighting. >> they did not kill my son. >> the father of a little boy speaks out on behalf of the men found guilty of killing his little son, and one of the bizarre twists in the case now known as the "memphis three." >> and you unleash us and tell us that you are readier for us to have this conversation. >> why congresswoman maxine waters is ready to unleash on the president, and does the president's new promise to promote diversity have anything to do with the comment? we ask. it is all right here, right now on cnn. >> standby now. >>> good evening, everyone, i'm don lemon. we start with breaking news out of libya tonight. rebel forces say they have begun the offensive on the capital. the libyan government denies it. moammar hadafy went on tv to rally his soldiers. and we have the latest from matthew chance. what is the lates

. >> jimmy fallon, thank you so much. >> it is a pleasure and congrats on this gig. you are awesome, man. >>> from the cnn center, this is cnn "sunday morning" it's august 21st. good morning, thanks for joining us. t.j. holmes is off this morning. >>> gunfire and explosions rocked tripoli, taking over parts of libya's capital. government officials say these claim, lies. i'll get a live update from tripoli. >>> in china, vice president joe biden says the u.s. will never default on its debt. i'll have more on what he's saying about the u.s. economy just ahead. >>> and for many members. u.s. military, returning home is just not complete. well, until they get a hero's welcome from man's best friend. their dog. a very special welcome to all the servicemen and women who are watching us right now on the armed forces network. >>> let's get right to it. we begin with libya where moammar gadhafi's government and rebels are offering very different takes on hats goi s w in that country. opposition leaders say they've taken they are revolution in tripoli. one of gadhafi sons say

fallon and not jimmy buffet. >> jimmy fallon is musically talented. >> and that was before the bird: jammed his claws into my brain. >> are you okay? >> i'm fine. >>> coming up, the day after th: big decline in the dow yesterday. more than 600 points. what's going to happen with the markets today? we're going to talk about that : in just a couple of minutes. >>> also this morning, talking about nutrition and one of the questions people have been asking me, especially when they're allergic, you should eat fish, what can you eat to compensate for it. you need to watch the segment, al. >> you do. >> absolutely. absolutely. >>> and you know we've got -- it's bonanza time, jill martin is here with her steals and deals, exclusive discounts, everything from flowers to jewelry, including a get-away from the whole family to sunny orlando or you send the family and you stay at home. either way, it's a bargain. >> all right. >>> and in today's beauty, why you may want to take a break from your normal beauty routine. why the best treatment may be no treatment at all. your hair, skin, and nails m

fallon. over to you and the panel. >> the u.s. economy on a roller coaster this week with the stock market going up and down and back up again gaining over 400 points yesterday. while the markets rallied, president obama's approval ratings took a nose dive dropping to 42% now in the latest fox news poll. what could the president have done to grow stronger during this economic crisis? back with us now is our political panel. robert, let me start with you. you have worked on wall streetment a l -- a lot of what went on this week was about wall street. what could he have done better? >> avoid blaming others and articulate a clear plan for the future. >> and he did seem to blame repeatedly even yesterday, i want you to listen. he was blaming congress yesterday. >> unfortunately, what we've seen in washington the last few months has been the worst kind of partnership, the worst kind of gridlock and that gridlock has undermined public confidence and impeded our efforts to take the steps we need for