like sesame street. everything happens here! >> stahl: ...to a street we watched as kids, with our kids, or both. >> bert: do you know that you, uh, have a banana in your ear? >> ernie: what was that, bert? >> stahl: with muppet characters as known and beloved as any human tv star. >> bert: will you just take that banana out of your ear? >> ernie: i'm sorry, you'll have to speak a little louder, bert. i can't hear you. i have a banana in my ear! >> stahl: today, almost half a century later, "sesame street" is shot on a soundstage in astoria, queens, with one of the cameramen who filmed the first episode still on the job. the "sesame street" set is a vibrant, upbeat place, with puppeteers on rolling stools down below, and the furry and feathery creatures they bring to life in the sometimes crowded space above. >> abby: it was a little awkward. whaaaaaa! >> big bird: i'm sorry! >> stahl: the puppeteers figure out how to position their muppet by watching the scene on monitors. the day we visited, they were

you have such a big community in sesame street, who has visited you in sesame street over the past two years? elmo has met some really cool people. we talk to the first lady, mrs michelle obama. we met michael blue —— elm... the first lady, mrs michelle obama. we met michael blue -- elm... can you add me to the list of celebrities who will eventually visit to sesame street? look at me, iam wearing visit to sesame street? look at me, i am wearing a tie dedicated to you. it is read, even my socks are red. is it difficult being read? no. elmo's proud of being read! you love being read? yeah, baby! you are in the movie business, but i know you love to sing. could you do a song for us? yes, i am going to do a special version of my elmo song. la la la la, la la la la, rico's song! that is amazing. we have about 30 seconds left before we end this exclusive interview, you would probably like to greet our millions of fa ns probably like to greet our millions of fans around the world, and tell them about happiness and laughter in this world? foreshore! elmo want everybody to spread love, and

and elmo takes a vacation from sesame street tojoin me right here in the studio.

rico interviewing elmo from sesame street is proving very popular on bbc.com. thank you everyone for watching! plenty of countries are betting big on on the space industry — developing communication satellites and exploiting technologies like gps tracking. the latest country to get in on the act is australia — one of the few major developed countries not to have its own national space agency. the government has just announced plans to change that. alan duffy is associate professor of astrophysics at swinburne university in melbourne. he spoke to me about australia‘s space ambitions. this has been a long time coming. australia is one of two developed nations alike in its own space agency. we have a great legacy in space. we built and launched our first satellite 50 yea rs launched our first satellite 50 years ago. it puts a third in the world after the us and the ussr. we managed to miss a lot of opportunities. hopefully, with this new national space agency, we can rightfully claim our place as part of this worldwide endeavour and do justice to our history

elmo is a long way from sesame street, and i will be talking to him in the studio.

elmo from sesame street joined rico in the studio. it is part of a global campaign to spread kindness. it is called share the laughter. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: a decision by the labour party leadership not to have any separate motions debated on the party's position on the european union's single market has prompted anger among some of its members. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. new zealand's largest company has unveiled its yearly numbers. is it milking it for all it's worth? and the business of song and dance. can live bollywood musical transform india's theatre scene? it is monday, good morning, asia. hello and thank you forjoining us for this edition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. new zealand's dairy giant fo nterra hizon. new zealand's dairy giant fonterra has reported a slump in profitability. new zealand's largest company reported a net profit of $546 million for the year ending 31 july, $516 million for the year ending 31 ju

. ♪ >> reporter: even sesame street with their version. >> it's been like a fever. it's crazy. >> this feels like a love song to puerto rico. >> i think the star of the show is puerto rico. it's a special place. and it's an inspiration behind my music. and now to be able to sort of represent puerto rico through my music is a dream. >> reporter: fonsi was named tourism ambassador for his beloved puerto rico, his song used to lure visitors. >> we begin with a monster hurricane gaining strength in the atlantic. >> reporter: puerto rico was battered by hurricane irma, leaving a third of the island without power. as fonsi put out this warning. >> and later joining other celebrities to raise millions in relief, all part of the hand in hand telethon. ♪ as the island braces for another hurricane this week the video is now serving as a reminder of what's under threat. and yet at the same time for the creators, it's a heart felt ode to their puerto rico. >> it doesn't matter language. it doesn't matter the culture. it's to enjoy life. >> exactly what you see is what everyon

. >>> the beloved sesame street characters brought smiles to the faces of young visitors to philadelphia. "action news" was at the weston where the families of the florida marlins are staying while they're playing the phillies. the marlins brought their entire families to philadelphia with them to escape hurricane irma so the phillies wanted to give them their sesame street surprise. the marlins open a three game series with the phillies tomorrow night. still not clear if they'll be able to go back but if they're still here the kids will have fun. >>> family and friends of children battling illnesses have another resource to help during a difficult time. aarp is sponsoring a room for caregivers at the ronald mcdonald house in wilmington. patient's relatives will be able to stay there free of charge while the children are cared for at delaware hospitals. the nonprofit helps more than 2,000 families a year. aarp staff and volunteers also took time this morning to make breakfast for everyone who is already using the facility. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the

. >> i don't know why they don't use this technique on "sesame street." >> funny you say that, gayle. >> my favorite fall trend is feathers. big bird is the fashion icon of our time. >> and we never knew it. >> snuffalofaugus how would she dress him? >> like that. >> i'm going to get my coat. >>> the terrible aftermath of an accident in kiev, ukraine, was captured on video. this is so dramatic. it starts with this car engulfed in flames. the driver still inside. and alive. >> oh my gosh, was that the driver crawling out? you got to be kidding me. >> as people were rushing over to help you see the driver rescuing himself, climbing include the back window of the car, crashing to the ground, crawling as far away as he can before he just collapses in exhaustion. and once we get a better look at him, you see that his clothes are burned, and you can clearly see injuries to his arms and legs. >> just injuries, i mean that's the thing, you just cheated death. >> other people rush over to pick him up, and pull him away from the car, because you can hear small explosions coming from the car. th

the new app called skills includes games including sponge bob and sesame street and story telling feature. the game allows kids to interact by talking to alexa. hundreds of developer says that they are interested in yeting new interactative experiences for alexa. parents have to verify consent before children can use those new kid skills. >>> and the latest new futuristic project by elon musk. reportedly $27 million in funding has been collected for it. the wall street journal reports that musk is paying for this with his own money. >>> the annual harvest wine celebration in livermore has been canceled because of the extreme hot weather in the forecast but there is still plenty to do. ktvu's rosemary orozco has some things to do. >> and it's comic con. it wills at the mosconi center west. hop over to the park on saturday. polynesian music, dance and food will fill the county fair building. >>> peninsula, 47th annual milbrae art and wine festival. celebrate with music, food or fun. >> or the lebanese festival in restwood city. >>> explore greece at the greek festival in belmont complete wi

when i think about lionel i think of sesame street and the song all night long. >> i think of the commodores. >> what is your favorite luke bryan song? >> he has a song called rain is a good thing. >> what are the lyrics? >> sing it. >> rain makes corn. corn makes whiskey whiskey makes my girl -- you can finish it. >> thank you rob marciano. you're in rare form today. >> this is rob marciano's final day here at "gma." >> lionel richie katy perry and luke bryan will be on "gma" on wednesday. we'll all tune in. >> we gotta go. we have to give a shout out the empire state building lit to commemorate "20/20" looking back on four decades of wide ranging stories. they said they felt fortunate to cover those stories. the building lit up blue and white. >> they have not been on the show for 40 years. >> no. the show has been around for 40 years. we're all having breakfast now. if you wondered if hangry was real it's an obvious yes. there's science behind it. the feel when you don't eat our blood sugar drops. >> anybody that has a 2-year-old at home knows about being hangry. >> is she indicating we'r

when i think about lionel i think of sesame street and the song "all night long." >> i think of the commodores. >> she doesn't know. >> what is your favorite luke bryan song? >> he has a song called "rain is a good thing." >> by the way -- >> what are the lyrics? >> sing it. >> rain makes corn. corn makes whiskey. whiskey makes my girl -- you can finish it. >> we'll let the audience finish that one. >> thank you rob, marciano. you're in rare form today. >> we want to hear the rest of this. >> this is rob marciano's final day here at "gma." >> i'm doing the lyrics from an "american idol" judge on abc. >> lionel richie katy perry and luke bryan will be on "gma" on wednesday. we'll all tune in. maybe rob will be there too. >> maybe. >> maybe not. >> luke bryan's new back up singer. >> we gotta go. we have to give a shout out the empire state building lit to commemorate "20/20" looking back on four decades of wide ranging stories. they said they felt fortunate to cover those stories. the building lit up blue and white. those are the official colors of "20/20". >> they have not been on the show for

street to develop early childhood programs for syrian refugees and as scott mentioned there has been good news this past year and roman has risen thanks to investments made in education for syrian refugees and for kids who arrive in europe education is compulsory of course it takes support from governments and individuals to help them reach their goals so think about helping out if you've had experience working with an organization that's working with refugee children to get in touch with us share your story we're always happy to spotlight organizations that are doing good work around the world you can tweet me directly i'm at endor chapelle or disease that has tagged a.j. news grid and will see it center and little bit of trivia craig you saw in that report used to work here at al-jazeera he was a program editor with us it's great to see him doing it with the united nations now just a few of your comments coming through just before we hit the brake lots of people talking about ranges but actually it's the sound of story which seems to got people talking about the accusation of war c

it is called skills and includes games featuring spongebob and sesame street. hundreds of developers have said that they are interesting in creating new interactive experiences for kids on alexa but parents do have to verify consent before children can start using the kids skills. >>> tesla has taken a big step forward in its solar power venture. the company has started large scale production of the cells for its solar roof tiles in buffalo, new york. they look similar to regular roof tiles but made of a special glass. there is elon musk showing them off. until now they have made the solar roof tiles on a small scale in fremont. >>> and it is black friday meets star wars. today is force friday. toy companies such as lego and hasbro are releasing new products. the marketing ploy is he can successful. americans bought $600 million in saar wars toys from august of last year to july of this year. it is invading some famous landmarks. if you see people aiming with their phone, they will be looking at the golden gate bridge. anyone using the star wars app within a mi

street. start looking at the entitlement crisis that is stealing money from every young person in america. when is that going to happen? i've been waiting for that to happen for 20 years. when's it going to happen? nothing else really matters fiscally. >> i'm hear talking about it because i think it's important. the american people understand t important. we had some real entitle. savings in the health care legislation. we had changes to medicaid that were going to be helpful long term to beginning to deal with the debt burden. unfortunately, that bill didn't get to the united states senate. but you're right. this is like the college-age kid who says i want to raise the limit on the credit card even though i'm spending more than i have, and we say okay. that just does not make sense. for the future of our country, we have to deal with it. >> congressman jim jordan, thank you. >>> coming up, why chris christie says steve bannon's have a minutes of fame is almost up. >>> plus her front row seat