then we saw "snl" creator lorne michaels who was here. we'll try to get a question to see how he's feeling about trump and twitter and the political season and how that's been playing out. also as well los angeles dodgers broadcast earver vin scully is . just giants in their fields of the profession. it used to be back in the day, brooke, when i was covering bill clinton that they set up a big tent on the south lawn and i remember them honoring muhammad ali and liz taylor and that was outside but this is a smaller venue and 21 people, it's a big number. it's not usually the number of honorees but president obama more than any other president has decided he was going to bestow this on people who represent our country and have achieved that extraordinarily high level so it's just an exciting time to be here and to hear what some of the best in the business. and their families are here, too. we see tom hank's son sitting. we see ellen's wife portia who is about three rows in and just luminaries from the administration as well. attorney gener

[applause] >> lorne michaels. [applause] >> one of the most transformative entertainment figures of our time, lorne michaels followed his dreams to new york city, where he created a sketch show that brought satire, wits, and modern comedy to homes around the world. under his meticulous command as executive producer, "saturday night live" has entertained audiences across generations, reflecting and shaping critical elements of our cultural, political, and national life. lorne michaels' creative legacy stretches into late-night television, sitcoms, and the big screen, making us laugh, challenging us to think, and raising the bar for those who follow. as one of his show's signature characters would say, well, isn't that special? [laughter] [applause] newton n. minow. [applause] >> as a soldier, counsel to the governor of illinois, chairman of the federal communications commission, and law clerk to the chief justice of the supreme court, newton minow's career has been defined by his devotion to others. deeply committe

in 1976 lorne michaels asked the beatles to reunite on his show. in exchange he offered them

michael jordan. maya lin. lorne michaels. newt minow. eduardo padron. robert redford. diana ross. vin scully. bruce springsteen. cicely tyson. >> we lost the audio coming from the white house for just a moment there. look at that cast of characters. you're looking at the 21 recipients of president obama's presidential medal of freedom. in just a moment, we expect the president to enter the room. jonathan remains here with me. it's such an impressive group of people. there's bill and melinda gates we're looking at on the right of your screen. i think that was diana ross briefly. >> as is often said, never has so much talent been assembled in the white house -- ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [ chooeers and applause ] >> hello, hello, hello! thank you! thank you! thank you so much. thank you. everybody, please have a seat. we got some work to do here. this is not all fun and games. welcome to the white house, everybody. today we celebrate extraordinary americans who have lifted our spirits, strengthened our union, pushed us towards progress. i always

[applause] lorne michaels. [applause] one of the most transformative entertainment figures of our michaels followed his dreams to new york city, where he created a sketch show that brought sets are, with, and modern comedy to homes across the world. hasurday night live" entertained audiences across the rations, reflecting and shaping critical elements of our cultural, political, and national life. his creative legacy stretches into late-night television, sitcoms, and the big screen, making us laugh, challenging us to think, and raising the bar for those to follow. as one of his signature characters would say, "well, isn't that special?" [applause] newton n. minnow. [applause] as a soldier, counselor to the governor of illinois, chairman law clerk to the chief justice of the supreme court, -- of the fcc, and law clerk to the chief justice of beenpring court, he has dedicated to serving and empowering the public, reflected in his efforts to make sure that broadcast media educates and then inspires opportunity for

[applause] >> lorne michaels. [applause] >> one of the most transformative entertainment figures of our time, lorne michaels followed his dreams to new york city, where he created a sketch show that brought satire, wits, and modern comedy to homes around the world. under his meticulous command as executive producer, "saturday night live" has entertained audiences across generations, reflecting and shaping critical elements of our cultural, political, and national life. lorne michaels' creative legacy stretches into late-night television, sitcoms, and the big screen, making us laugh, challenging us to think, and raising the bar for those who follow. as one of his show's signature characters would say, well, isn't that special? [applause] newton n. minow. [applause] >> as a soldier, counsel to the governor of illinois, chairman of the federal communications commission, and law clerk to the chief justice of the supreme court, newton minow's career has been defined by his devotion to others. deeply committed to his fa

[applause] >> lorne michaels. [applause] >> one of the most transformative entertainment figures of our time, lorne michaels followed his dreams to new york city, where he created a sketch show that brought satire, wits, and modern comedy to homes around the world. under his meticulous command as executive producer, "saturday night live" has entertained audiences across generations, reflecting and shaping critical elements of our cultural, political, and national life. lorne michaels' creative legacy stretches into late-night television, sitcoms, and the big screen, making us laugh, challenging us to think, and raising the bar for those who follow. as one of his show's signature characters would say, "well, isn't that special?" [applause] [laughter] >> newton n. minow. [applause] [cheering] >> as a soldier, counsel to the governor of illinois, chairman of the federal communications commission, and law clerk to the chief justice of the supreme court, newton minow's career has been defined by his devotion to others.

michaels. [ applause ] one of the most transformative entertainment figures of our time, lorne michaels followed his dreams to new york city to create a sketch show that brought satire, whit and comedy to homes around the world. as executive producer, "saturday night live" has entertained audiences across generations, reflecting and shaping critical elements of our culture, political and national life. lorne michaels' creative legacy stretches into late night televisions, sitcom and the big screen challenging us to laugh. as one of his show's signature characters would say, well, isn't that special. [ applause ] newton minow. -- newt minow. as a soldier, counselor to illinois and chancellor to the supreme court, he has been deeply committed to his family, the law and the american people, his dedication to serving and empowering the public is reflected in his efforts to ensure the broadcast media educates and provides opportunity for all. challenging the media to better serve their viewers, his staunch commitment to the power by ideas and information has transformered telecommunications

other medal of freedom recipients include ellen degeneres and lorne michaels michael jordan and bill and linda gates. to see the full list, head to cbsnews.com. >>> and here is to mr. robinson. ? motown legend smokey robinson was honored in washington, d.c. last night with the gershwin prize for song writing. his first hits came with the miracles from "the tears of a clown" to "i second that emotion." temptations and marvin gaye. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," comedian jon stewart. i'm anne-marie green. and this is the "cbs morning news." oh, look... ...another anti-wrinkle cream in no hurry to make anything happen. neutrogena? rapid wrinkle repair works... with the... fastest retinol formula available. it's clinically proven to work on fine lines and... ...even deep wrinkles. "one week? that definitely works!" rapid wrinkle repair. and for dark spots, rapid tone repair. neutrogena?. "see what's possible." in our house, imagination runs wild. but at my table, i keep the food real. like country crock's recipe made with real simple ingredients. from real ing

in 1976 lorne michaels asked the beatles to reunite on his show. in exchange he offered them $3,000. and then he told them, they can share it equally or they could give ringo a smaller cut, which was early proof that lorne michaels has a sense of humor. on "saturday night live" he's created world where abandoned no names become comedy's biggest stars, where our friends the coneheads and cheerleaders and land sharks and basement deadbeets and motivational speakers and unfrozen caveman lawyers show up, and tom hanks is on black "jeopardy." after four decades, even in this fractured media culture that we've got, "snl" remains appointment viewing, a mainland into not just our counter culture but our culture. still a challenge to the powerful, especially folks like me. and yet even after all these years, lorne jokes his tombstone should bear a single word that's often found in the show's reviews, uneven. as a current u.s. senator would say, dog gone it, lorne, that's why people like you. and he's produced a senator or two. that's pretty impressive. elle

michaels. along with actors like robert redford, robert de niro and tom hanks. headline, we should never travel with tom hanks. you think about it, pirates, plane crashes, marooned, airport purgatory. >> america's dad has stood up to cancer with wife rita, championed our veterans, supported space exploration, and the truth is that tom has saved his best roles for real life, he is a good man, which is the best title you can have. patrick: the presidential medal of freedom is presented to contributions to the country, to world peace, or to cultural. the recipients also had some light moments. they all did the mannequin challenge at the white house. it's the latest craze when people stay still like mannequins. comedian and t.v. show host ellen degeneres also received an award but she almost missed the , ceremony because she forgot her id and they wouldn't let her in the white house. she tweeted a picture of herself waiting on a park bench while right now, ellen is in the spirit of giving. it is he

michaels, and more, kareem abdul-jabbar and michael jordan. oh, also on the list, vin scully who was the voice of the dodgers for 67 seasons. today he got the call from the white house informing him of the medal and cameras were there to record it. >> hello? >> mr. scully? >> yes? >> hi there, my name is josh earnest i'm the white house press secretary -- >> oh, my gosh i,sy certainly know the name, how are you, sir? >> every year the president gives out something called the presidential medal of freedom. >> oh, yes. >> it's the highest civilian honor that any president can give and president obama has given it out every year he's been in office and he gives it to just a handful of people and this year he's going to give it to you. >> yes, you've had -- >> are you sure? i'm just an old baseball announcer. i'm rather overwhelmed and humbled. >> my pleasure, take care. >> bye for now. >> how cool was that? >> they gave out a medal for modesty, he'd get that, too. ceremony takes place next tuesday for the white house. broadcast tonight. here tomo

michael jordan. lorne michaels. diana ross and bruce springsteen. the ceremony is monday. i saw some video, vince scully is also on the list, and when josh earnest called him to give him the news, he said all i do is say what happens at baseball games. he was flabbergasted and overwhelmed that he was on it. kathy: how about that? talking and thinking about black friday sales. joyce: patrick is tracking an interesting way to get the deals without actually shopping for them. patrick: it's a way to get that item you want now, but at a black friday price. some credit cards offer price protection. if you pay full price for something, but see it on sale within a couple of months, the card reimburses you the difference. citi has a price rewind program. you have to go online to register what you bought. then, for the next two months the company tracks the item. , if the price goes down, make sure you keep your receipt. the refunds are limited to $500 per item and a $2500 per year. discover and mastercard also have similar programs that will give you money back, even on black frida

[applause] >> lorne michaels. [applause] >> one of the most transformative entertainment figures of our time, lorne michaels followed his dreams to new york city, where he created a sketch show that brought satire, wits, and modern comedy to homes around the world. under his meticulous command as executive producer, "saturday night live" has entertained audiences across generations, reflecting and shaping critical elements of our cultural, political, and national life. lorne michaels' creative legacy stretches into late-night television, sitcoms, and the big screen, making us laugh, challenging us to think, and raising the bar for those who follow. as one of his show's signature characters would say, well, isn't that special? [applause] [laughter] >> newton n. minow. [applause] >> as a soldier, counsel to the governor of illinois, chairman of the federal communications commission, and law clerk to the chief justice of the supreme court, newton minow's career has been defined by his devotion to others. deeply commi

new jersey's own steen steep, "saturday night live" creator lorne michael and talk show host ellen degeneres. ellen almost didn't get a chance to receive her award. she was originally denied access because she didn't have her i.d. i guess she flew a private plane so you don't neat i.d. and eventually did make it inside. president obama praised degeneres for her awareness to raise awareness for lbgt rights in this country. >> just how much courage was required for ellen to come out on the most public of stages almost 20 years ago. just how important it was, not just to the lbgt community it all of us. >> degeneres wiped away tears as she received the medal. president obama has handed out more medals of freedom than any other president. >> you could feel a little like a superhero the next time you get a package from amazon thanks to the new x-ray feature on its app. more in cnbc's business news. good morning, landon. >> reporter: hi there, tracy, good morning to you as well. amazon is giving customers the power of x-ray vision. the company's iphone app will now let you scan bar codes on boxes

michaels, tom hanks, cicely tyson, and bruce springsteen are just some 8-player championship game is going on right now in cedar falls. don bosco is currently beating harris-lake park 24 to 21 in the third quarter. the dons come into todays game with only one loss all season. harris lake par in the class-a championship, undefeated gladbrook reinbeck takes on bishop garrigan this afternoon. kickoff will follow the don bosco, harris lake park game at about 1:30. josh christensen is in cedar falls covering the games today. he'll have highlights later tonight. our financial expert is next on tv9. jan beal will join us with why you should be concerned about lost retirement accounts. important topic for a lot of different age groups. joining me now with more on lost retirement accounts is jan beal. why is this a concern? how does one locate a lost retirement account? what is me know if this is ok with you. ---, thanks for being here. ---, thanks for being here. coming up tomorrow, stay with your 24 hour important topic for a lot of different age groups. joining me now with more on lost ret

michaels's book shelf. [ laughter ] get out of my face, second-rate ji >> seth: jesus, derrick. [ light laughter ] >> yeah, yeah, that felt really empowering, uncle seth. >> seth: no, derrick, what you what said was really hurtful. >> well, you said my hair was whack. >> seth: yeah, but then you said a bunch of super specific stuff. are you even getting bullied at school? >> yes! in fact, he's the biggest bully in school. >> seth: i'm sorry, who are you? >> i'm his principal. and he was supposed to be in detention today, but someone took him out of school. >> seth: oh, my god. let me guess, you got a handwritten note with my signature on it? >> no, just this voice mail. [ beep ] >> oh, hi principal sheila. yeah, this is derrick's uncle. television's seth meyers. yeah, i'm gonna need to take derrick out of school for a couple of days on account of i just got stung by a bunch of and uh, it stings pretty bad. and i need derrick to pee on me until it feels better. [ laughter ] i just got to have that pee-pee. so, thanks for understanding. uh, i love you, bye-bye. >> seth: well obviously i d

. >> seth: and the thing i loved of course when you hosted "snl" you met the great lorne michaels. >> thagh lorne melvo. >> lorne melvo. >> seth: i really enjoyed that there was a cold-hearted killer named lorne. i want to ask about this as well. you -- i've heard you mention in interviews. that you and your daughter, who's 12 is that correct? >> yes. >> seth: you guys watch "my little pony" together. [ laughter ] are you a fan of it? >> you know. here goes my reputation. but, yes. >> seth: i put the cold-hearted into this. >> that's right. no, actually my daughter and i, we read "my little pony" books. there's a --it's complicated we don't have time but there's the little kid version -- >> seth: sure. >> of "my little pony" but now there's this other version of it that's for older kids. >> seth: "my little pony" like after dark? like what? >> yeah, yeah. exactly. but, we can go so many ways. >> sh: >> but one way or the other we found one of her old books recently and we started watching the show. >> seth: yeah. >> and the themes, actually underlying themes were pretty heavy. i mean

which was early proof that lorne michaels has a good sense of humor. on saturday night life he has created a world where no names becomes comedy's biggest stars. where the cone and chair -- cheerleaders, motivational speakers, and unfrozen caveman lawyer show up. and tom hanks is on black shepherd a -- black jeopardy. [laughter] after four decades, even in this fractured media culture we've got, snl is appointment viewing. a mainland into our culture. still a challenge to the powerful, especially folks like me. even after all of these years his tombstone should bear a single word that is often found in their reviews, uneven. [laughter] as a current u.s. senator would say, that is why people like you. he produced a senator also. that is pretty impressive. ellen degeneres has a way of making you laugh about something rather than at someone. except when i danced on her show. she laughed at me. but that is ok. but when to forget now we have come so far, where now marriage is equal under the law just how much courage was required for allen to come out on th

our scriptwriters decided not to vinude lorne michaels and scully. how can you leave him off the list? until tomorrow from nicolle and sayonara. to you ♪ mark: president-elect donald trump has reversed his campaign promise to investigate or prosecute hillary clinton. at at "the new york times gopro mr. trump said, i don't want to hurt the clintons, i really don't. her, and his words, is just not something i feel strongly about. democratic leader nancy pelosi appears to be responding to a challenge to her leadership by the coming more inclusive. she is promising to give more influence to junior lawmakers. policy is being challenged by ohio congressman tim ryan. since 2014, says the islamic state has used chemical weapons in iraq and syria at least 52 times and targeted me saw -- basel -- mosul 19 times. report warns britain's national health service is facing crippling problems because of a $2.3 million

our scriptwriters decided not to include lorne michaels and vin scully. how can you leave him off the list? until tomorrow from nicolle and me, we say to you sayonara. ♪ ♪ 10:00 a.m. int hong kong, 1:00 in sydney, 9:00 p.m. in new york. i am rishaad salamat. ♪ rishaad: the fed makes headlines , not over next month's hike, but for donald trump's plans for reform. -- malaysian raonic following again. why short-sellers are increasingly taking a name at the big aussie banks. climbing back to profit, we are joined by its chief executive. positivity going on today. asiante: we are seeing equities higher for a third lyingutive session, good in the materials. we have seen some metals like copper keys from solid gains ring yesterday's session. japan close for a public holiday. the shanghai composite still up a third of 1%. composite is near overbought territory. a good session in hong kong. the gains and materials players 5.9%, alsoa, up eight -- up by .9%. a little bit of movement and southeast asian markets. quite a lot of corporate

before we get started, i want to say congratulations to lorne michaels. today, he was named a recipient of the presidential medal of freedom. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: which is the -- [ cheers and applause ] honor that you can receive. we're all so excited for -- for him. congratulations, lorne. we love you, buddy. [ cheers and applause ] that's amazing. that's so cool. >> steve: it's like -- >> jimmy: you guys, tomorrow night, this is big here at nbc. nbc has thursday night football. >> steve: oh, yeah! >> jimmy: oh, yeah. this is gigantic. this is big. they've never had thursday night football. >> steve: nope. >> jimmy: no, no. what are they going to do with it? we've seen what other people do with it, and we go, okay. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: but nbc's never had it. let's see what they do with it. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: i'm suhe we love nbc sports, but this is big. big-time. yeah, and it's a good game. saints versus panthers. >> steve: love it. >> jimmy: yeah, and even, yeah. that's tomorrow. 7:30, i think. on nbc, right? >> steve: right. >> jimmy:

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michaels sent beautiful flowers. which, i'm sure he was the one that made the phone call and ordered the flowers, you know. he does the work. he does the work. >> jimmy: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> and it's the thought that counts, jimmy. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. i'm sure he knows -- >> it's the thought that counts. >> jimmy: i'm sure he knows that you're doing this. >> no, no, i want 24 white roses. days. no, but with a great card saying, you know, "good luck. if you run into trouble, i'll send wally." wally is our head cue card guy at "saturday night live." so, you gentlemen know him. >> jimmy: we know wally. >> you know wally well. but it's all right. because you have to, i had to memorize iconic speeches that robin williams gave, of course, in the movie. but then also the iconic speeches that walt whitman and henry david thoreau so it -- i haven't messed up yet. i messed up at our last tech rehearsal. we had about 20 people sitting in the audience, all the people that work at classic stage or whatnot and i'm g

which was early proof that lorne michaels has a good sense of humor. it's easy to forget now just how much courage was required for ellen to come out on the most public of stages almost 20 years ago. what an incredible burden that was to bear, to risk your career like that. people don't do that very often. from a philadelphia courtroom, to normandy's beach, to the dark side of the moon, he has introduced us to america's unassuming heros. tom says he just saw ordinary guys who did the right thing at the right time. well, it takes one to know one. there is a reason you call somebody the michael jordan of. they know what you're talking about. because michael jordan is the michael jordan of greatness. along with her honey voice, her soulful sensibility, diana exuded glamour and grace and filled stages that helped to shape the sound of motown. bruce springsteen has brought us all along on a journey consumed with the bargains between position, justice, pleasure, and pain, the simple glories and scattered heartbreak of everyday life in america. i am the presi