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we're talking about the late great jim henson. great jim henson. that story's,,,,,, somebody help! [ gasps ] my hero! anyone can be a hero with the new captain america cherry coolatta from dunkin'. get yours for a limited time only. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in today for your first avenger tri-cup while supplies last. i think it can. one of the challenges for kayla being gluten-free is actually finding choices the whole family will love. then we discovered chex cereals. five flavors of chex are gluten-free, including the honey nut flavor, and that's amazing to a mom like me. as a parent you don't want to have to tell your kids "no" all the time. it's nice for me to be able to say "yes" to something that they want to eat. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. gluten free. >>> there's a lasting legacy that got a start in maryland. you can see how jim henson dreamed up his beloved characters. jessica kartalija talks to kevin clash about "the red book" and elmo even gets in on the act. >> it's the muppet show with our very special guest crystal daily. >> a continuous outpo
we're talking about the late great jim henson. great jim henson. that story's,,,,,, somebody help! [ gasps ] my hero! anyone can be a hero with the new captain america cherry coolatta from dunkin'. get yours for a limited time only. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in today for your first avenger tri-cup while supplies last. i think it can. one of the challenges for kayla being gluten-free is actually finding choices the whole family will love. then we discovered chex cereals. five flavors of...
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and we're talking about the late, great jim henson. that story is next on wjz. >> yeah, baby. >>> any pop-up storms in the region. meteorologist bernadette woods is back with your updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, >>> out of the ashes. a baltimore city church struggles to rebuild. flames tore through the paradise greater christian center. while the sanctuary was destroyed, the church's pastor says thankfully no one was injured. >>> we as a people, not only need to be focused, but as a community, we need to watch out for each other. but it also tells them, through tragedy, god will give us victory. >> a special fundraiser to help the church rebuild will take place tonight. >>> many cities across the nation are privatized across the nation. mary joins us now with more. mary? >> the city purchased a brand new piece of equipment to take care of business. >> this is what 120,000 dollars can buy. a new paver to smooth over rough city streets. there are plenty of them over baltimore. and the city says the investment
and we're talking about the late, great jim henson. that story is next on wjz. >> yeah, baby. >>> any pop-up storms in the region. meteorologist bernadette woods is back with your updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, >>> out of the ashes. a baltimore city church struggles to rebuild. flames tore through the paradise greater christian center. while the sanctuary was destroyed, the church's pastor says thankfully no one was injured. >>> we...
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richard hunt he was one of the main guys with jim henson. he started doing it and doing this cave man voice. and the head writer of sesame street said what is he doing? and richard... i was in the room by myself the richard threw the puppet at me. and said come up with a voice. i said, hello, this is elmo. he said, okay fine. he took me into the producer of the show, lisa simon. she said i don't care if you don't want to do it. he can do it. that's how i got it. by default. >> jon: an inspiring story of genius and talent. i knew immediately. >> the rest is history. >> jon: history. being elmo currently playing in new york. it opens in other select cities nationwide. kevin, great to see you.
richard hunt he was one of the main guys with jim henson. he started doing it and doing this cave man voice. and the head writer of sesame street said what is he doing? and richard... i was in the room by myself the richard threw the puppet at me. and said come up with a voice. i said, hello, this is elmo. he said, okay fine. he took me into the producer of the show, lisa simon. she said i don't care if you don't want to do it. he can do it. that's how i got it. by default. >> jon: an...
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. >> reporter: first created by jim henson in 1955, the muppets set an impeccable standard for clever, gently subversive family comedy. teaching letters, numbers and values on "sesame street." putting on manic performances for tv's "the muppet show." starring in six pun-filled family features. starting with "the muppet movie." back in the '80s, mup penalties even turned up on the occasional news program. >> hello, ted. >> hi, miss piggy. >> i've been watching out there waiting for kermie. >> reporter: you look no different. >> oh, thank you. >> off to a great start, chris. >> reporter: you have had any work done or anything like that? >> i'm sorry? >> i take that back about the great start. >> reporter: it's the longest running story in mu veechs. when even amid the pressure of a $50 million film, romance blooms between its two charismatic leads. what is the current status of your relationship. >> with who? >> reporter: you two. >> yes, of course. well, i'll let -- piggy will be happy to tell you, i'm sure. >> there's no one who comes between us. >> well, chris is sort of between us n
. >> reporter: first created by jim henson in 1955, the muppets set an impeccable standard for clever, gently subversive family comedy. teaching letters, numbers and values on "sesame street." putting on manic performances for tv's "the muppet show." starring in six pun-filled family features. starting with "the muppet movie." back in the '80s, mup penalties even turned up on the occasional news program. >> hello, ted. >> hi, miss piggy. >>...
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richard hunt he was one of the main guys with jim henson. he started doing it and doing this cave man voice. and the head writer of sesame street said what is he doing? and richard... i was in the room by myself the richard threw the puppet at me. and said come up with a voice. i said, hello, this is elmo. he said, okay fine. he took me into the producer of the show, lisa simon. she said i don't care if you don't want to do it. he can do it. that's how i got it. by default. >> jon: an inspiring story of genius and talent. i knew immediately. >> the rest is history. >> jon: history. being elmo currently playing in new york. it opens in other select cities nationwide. kevin, great to see you. we're going to head on into the interview. evan, sandy . . . evan .. what pushed you toward the explorer? it was less expensive. better technology inside. there was stuff that we have in our car that i didn't even know existed. how does your music gear fit in there? it fits perfectly. i mean, i got a keyboard, acoustic guitar, merchandise, cds to sell and
richard hunt he was one of the main guys with jim henson. he started doing it and doing this cave man voice. and the head writer of sesame street said what is he doing? and richard... i was in the room by myself the richard threw the puppet at me. and said come up with a voice. i said, hello, this is elmo. he said, okay fine. he took me into the producer of the show, lisa simon. she said i don't care if you don't want to do it. he can do it. that's how i got it. by default. >> jon: an...
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. ♪ [captioning made possible by the jim henson company and friends of nci] hey, guess what time it is. holiday time--my favorite time of the year. whoo! ♪ christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa ♪ yeah! we celebrate 3 holidays in my house. we decorate a big tree for christmas. then we have a menorah and dreidels for hanukkah. and we light a kinara candle holder for kwanzaa. and the best part is the weather is always nice and warm here. so we get to celebrate in the backyard, except this year's gonna be different. this year, the whole family's gonna visit aunt irene in minnesota. do you know what it's like in minnesota? it's cold. really, really cold. bam ba-dam, scradam! hee hee! i mean, some people might like mittens and scarves and stuff. me, i like t-shirts. and i like to celebrate the 3 holidays at home, where it's never cold and the weather's warm. i don't think it has to be really cold to celebrate the winter holidays. so i just got to know. what's the big idea with cold weather? ["weather" echoing] >> sid, breakfast time! >> whoo! great. ha ha. breakfast t
. ♪ [captioning made possible by the jim henson company and friends of nci] hey, guess what time it is. holiday time--my favorite time of the year. whoo! ♪ christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa ♪ yeah! we celebrate 3 holidays in my house. we decorate a big tree for christmas. then we have a menorah and dreidels for hanukkah. and we light a kinara candle holder for kwanzaa. and the best part is the weather is always nice and warm here. so we get to celebrate in the...
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richard main jim henson. he and doing this cave and the head writer ofe doing? the myself the and said come up with a hello he said, okay fhe show simon. don't care if you don't want to do it. he can do it. that's how i got it. by default. >> jon: an inspiring st genius and tan i knew immediately. >> the rest is history. >> jon: history. being elmo currently playing in new cities hame on you.
richard main jim henson. he and doing this cave and the head writer ofe doing? the myself the and said come up with a hello he said, okay fhe show simon. don't care if you don't want to do it. he can do it. that's how i got it. by default. >> jon: an inspiring st genius and tan i knew immediately. >> the rest is history. >> jon: history. being elmo currently playing in new cities hame on you.
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. >> ladies and gentlemen, -- >> in 1965, then 28-year-old muppetier jim henson started to document his activities. he was always thinking and creating. the book gives insight into henson's artist i can process. >> the doodling he did, it's oscar and big bird. he was always coming up with my new ideas. >> i got to do a macy's thanksgiving stay parade and to meet jim for the first time after the parade was over was a dream come true. >> four years later, clash was hired for 10 episodes of sesame street. he join today cast in 1985. >> you said that he never acted like a boss. he was a teammate. >> because he respected everyone that he worked with. everybody wanted to give him more than 100%. the openness to keep creating and show my talent. that was what he did for me. >> it was this freedom to create the voice and laugh that became elmo, his work as elmo earned him emmy. spooking on behalf of all of your friends, if you had the opportunity, what would you say to jim henson. >> i love him very, very much and thank you for everything. >> clash hopes this little red book will help henson's
. >> ladies and gentlemen, -- >> in 1965, then 28-year-old muppetier jim henson started to document his activities. he was always thinking and creating. the book gives insight into henson's artist i can process. >> the doodling he did, it's oscar and big bird. he was always coming up with my new ideas. >> i got to do a macy's thanksgiving stay parade and to meet jim for the first time after the parade was over was a dream come true. >> four years later, clash was...
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[captioning made possible by the jim henson company and friends of nci] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] >> "sid the science kid" is made possible by... first5 california is a proud sponsor of "sid the science kid." >> at boeing, we believe the best way to prepare children for success is by nurturing their curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, and letting the future of our children take flight. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from...
[captioning made possible by the jim henson company and friends of nci] [captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--] >> "sid the science kid" is made possible by... first5 california is a proud sponsor of "sid the science kid." >> at boeing, we believe the best way to prepare children for success is by nurturing their curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, and letting the future of our children take flight. >> and by contributions to...
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hall was it to work with the son of jim henson? how was it? >> the first time i interviewed room, i was in a hal experiencing something and i thought was surreal. >> she found patrick for me. >> that is an entirely different story. this is so much fun this show because the audience comes up with ideas. if you yell out ideas fascis. >> yes i just basically a facilitator. and i try to halt the puppetter >> you have everything. from crab puppets and siz puppeteer, from a castro bar to the palins, you did something of was just so much funny things with it like michelle backman. >> that is why it is so much fun. how old were you? >> i was 26. now my sister, lee said his ceo. >> snow and many incredible pop bets thapuppets... >> an interesting submerse of lunacy innocents. >> it is subversive and you must go because it is only playing until the 27 tob www.shnsf.com you will have a blessed i am not kidding. to have fun, connect you will have a blast and i have a new respect for improv. >> back to you, marty. >> new details of the uc- berkeley hikers
hall was it to work with the son of jim henson? how was it? >> the first time i interviewed room, i was in a hal experiencing something and i thought was surreal. >> she found patrick for me. >> that is an entirely different story. this is so much fun this show because the audience comes up with ideas. if you yell out ideas fascis. >> yes i just basically a facilitator. and i try to halt the puppetter >> you have everything. from crab puppets and siz puppeteer,...
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. ♪ [captioning made possible by the jim henson company and friends of nci] hey, guess what time it is. holiday time--my favorite time of the year. whoo! ♪ christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa ♪ yeah! we celebrate 3 holidays in my house. we decorate a big tree for christmas. then we have a menorah and dreidels for hanukkah. and we light a kinara candle holder for kwanzaa. and the best part is the weather is always nice and warm here. so we get to celebrate in the backyard, except this year's gonna be different. this year, the whole family's gonna visit aunt irene in minnesota. do you know what it's like in minnesota? it's cold. really, really cold. bam ba-dam, scradam! hee hee! i mean, some people might like mittens and scarves and stuff. me, i like t-shirts. and i like to celebrate the 3 holidays at home, where it's never cold and the weather's warm. i don't think it has to be really cold to celebrate the winter holidays. so i just got to know. what's the big idea with cold weather? ["weather" echoing] >> sid, breakfast time! >> whoo! great. ha ha. breakfast t
. ♪ [captioning made possible by the jim henson company and friends of nci] hey, guess what time it is. holiday time--my favorite time of the year. whoo! ♪ christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa ♪ yeah! we celebrate 3 holidays in my house. we decorate a big tree for christmas. then we have a menorah and dreidels for hanukkah. and we light a kinara candle holder for kwanzaa. and the best part is the weather is always nice and warm here. so we get to celebrate in the...
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few people know his creator, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer, jim henson. kevin ultimately found a home on sesame street. take a look. >> when i was 9 years old, it was just a dream that i had. i wished that i could work with the muppets. >> kevin is most comfortable when he is elmo. >> how many kids went out and built their own puppets in high school? >> he said guys would pick on him that he was playing with dolls. >> he just up with his dream. >> if i could have climbed on the set of sesame street, i would have tried. i wondered who was creating it. >> my name is jim henson, and i am a puppeteer. >> awarded to see everything he was doing. this is who i wanted to be. >> hello, this is elmo. >> then, i got it. i knew that elmo should represent love. >> it is very difficult to make a piece of fabric react like a human being would. but kevin, oh, my gosh -- he is brilliant. >> everybody wanted elmo. >> i started traveling so much. i would be in japan, china, south africa. >> they thought they needed an additional performer, and kevin was like, cassette i kno
few people know his creator, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer, jim henson. kevin ultimately found a home on sesame street. take a look. >> when i was 9 years old, it was just a dream that i had. i wished that i could work with the muppets. >> kevin is most comfortable when he is elmo. >> how many kids went out and built their own puppets in high school? >> he said guys would pick on him that he was playing with dolls. >> he just up with his...
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. >> reporter: at loneonly 18 inc he stands tall in the pantheon of jim henson's muppet creations. this one is for me. >> noses, mustaches. >> hello, how are you. >> reporter: kevin maintains the henson legacy. that's what's inside of elmo's arms. beads. perhaps the only regret for a man who entertained the world's children is that his own child after his divorce felt neglected. she actually came to you and said, dad, you need to pay attention to me. >> yeah, a child can do that to new a second. and she did and we're the better for it. >> reporter: yet the hours are still belong at public events kevin makes sure elmo greets nearly each and every child. >> knock, knock. >> who's there. >> kangaroo. >> kangaroo here. >> kangaroo -- peanut butter and jelly sandwich. >> elmo has no idea what she just said but elmo loves her. >> reporter: elmo loves everyone which is why perhaps everyone loves elmo. for "nightline" i'm juju chang in new york. >> elmo and kevin but you won't see him will be on "good morning america" tomorrow. something to look forward to. our thanks to juju and coming up
. >> reporter: at loneonly 18 inc he stands tall in the pantheon of jim henson's muppet creations. this one is for me. >> noses, mustaches. >> hello, how are you. >> reporter: kevin maintains the henson legacy. that's what's inside of elmo's arms. beads. perhaps the only regret for a man who entertained the world's children is that his own child after his divorce felt neglected. she actually came to you and said, dad, you need to pay attention to me. >> yeah, a...
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henson company] >> what do you got there, don? >> i don't know. it's stuck. it's--uh--i got it! >> so, what is it? [bells jingle] >> baawk! well, what do you know? it's my old tooth collection. >> tooth collection? ooh. >> yeah. i used to collect all kinds of things when i was young--feathers, shells, even teeth. >> you used to collect things? i love to collect things. >> i sure did, donono describe i area inords andictus. >> it was a bi likeoogl maps we wld sayow,ut ts was 25 years ago wh all of this had to be invente >>ow, me ofhose involved are gting a chance to look at what the wro to then. >> in eht a i like fhionable clothes. i sti do. its bizarre juseading that. it is comptely different from what iememr. >> the ia w tt ery sool and lraryould end u with one of thes systems bb couterand a state of the art lasdisc to display the data. e trble with as the troue was, the technology did nottay. soon, the whole format was obsolete. >> it so ng ago, we ve oppe feeling cross aut i wernever really crsed. we jus wondered wha to with .
henson company] >> what do you got there, don? >> i don't know. it's stuck. it's--uh--i got it! >> so, what is it? [bells jingle] >> baawk! well, what do you know? it's my old tooth collection. >> tooth collection? ooh. >> yeah. i used to collect all kinds of things when i was young--feathers, shells, even teeth. >> you used to collect things? i love to collect things. >> i sure did, donono describe i area inords andictus. >> it was a bi...
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the late jim henson, who invented kermit the frog at college park, and look who is pulling the strings at the lion king this week. but it was like pulling teeth to get bruce to go see what he thought was a kids show. >> once the show opens, i was amazed. was not at all what i expected, and it was wonderful. >> look who he shares company with every night of the week. >> the beak, with the index finger, and then the other hand to control the wings. >> so our charles village man is in charge of the stars on stage. >> this is mu faa sa. he was the original king. this is nalah. the back is form-fitted, particularly to that performer's head. this is a thermoplast. it's used in the medical industry. >> there's no way he knew or anyone else knew that one day he would be the mechanical genius of one of our greatest musicals, but then again, maybe he did. >> i made my own hand puppets and used to put on puppet shows in the backyard. >> talk about the circle of life, now the hippodrome is his foot yard. >> i feel like i have a dream job. >> nice, huh? once upon a time bruce was scared to death, w
the late jim henson, who invented kermit the frog at college park, and look who is pulling the strings at the lion king this week. but it was like pulling teeth to get bruce to go see what he thought was a kids show. >> once the show opens, i was amazed. was not at all what i expected, and it was wonderful. >> look who he shares company with every night of the week. >> the beak, with the index finger, and then the other hand to control the wings. >> so our charles...
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henson. clash hopes the film will inspire others to follow their dreams. >> if you really have a dream and you have something you truly want to do, go for it. don't let anybody get in the way. >> reporter: now clash is paving his own way thanks to elmo. now after a year of press about his film, he's had enough of being the face in front of the camera. >> i'd like to get back underneath and do my thing because that's my occupation and what i love to do. >> such a cool guy. "being elmo" opens at the charles theater tonight at 7:00. he'll be taking questions from people in the audience. he says just don't ask him to do the voice. after 28 1/2 years on the air, regis philbin took his final bowe on the set of "live with regis and kelly." the finale show was full of surprise guests including regis' former co-host kathie lee gifford. he was kept in the dark with the last show which kicked off with a tear-filled kelly ripa clutching a tissue. reege even got an idea of what to do next of driving a cap
henson. clash hopes the film will inspire others to follow their dreams. >> if you really have a dream and you have something you truly want to do, go for it. don't let anybody get in the way. >> reporter: now clash is paving his own way thanks to elmo. now after a year of press about his film, he's had enough of being the face in front of the camera. >> i'd like to get back underneath and do my thing because that's my occupation and what i love to do. >> such a cool...
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. >>> jim henson started right here on channel 13. >>> let's look at the weekend headed our way. we had some incidents opinion let's look at the weather. we had clouds right now. a front is going through the region. 35 west winds now at 3. very light. humidity is up to 85%. the barometer is way back up. 34 -- we're at 35. but very light winds. still kind of warm in the south. 49, 48. d.c. down to 41. dew point is 41. probably get down to the upper 20s tonight but there will be a west wind kicking in. locally, mid 30s to the low 40s. right now our winds just beginning to turn out to the west. they have already made that turn. another air mass will move in over the weekend. it will be chillier than today. we actually end up at 52. tomorrow we will be lucky to get to a low of 40. it will feel pretty chilly. that front moving through portions of new england, a few light snowshowers up there. just a few clouds. the front coming through pretty dry. a couple of sprinkles and wet snow flakes in the northwest pennsylvania. but the front has very little moisture with it as you can see. mos
. >>> jim henson started right here on channel 13. >>> let's look at the weekend headed our way. we had some incidents opinion let's look at the weather. we had clouds right now. a front is going through the region. 35 west winds now at 3. very light. humidity is up to 85%. the barometer is way back up. 34 -- we're at 35. but very light winds. still kind of warm in the south. 49, 48. d.c. down to 41. dew point is 41. probably get down to the upper 20s tonight but there will be...
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gwyneth paltrow up on the piano and jim henson's puppets. all performing the hit song "forget you" last night at the grammys awards show right here on cbs. the grammys are the biggest night of the year for the music business. last night's show was filled with stars and had a few surprises, too. sandra hughes was there. >> lady antebellum. >> reporter: a big night for lady antebellum. the country group won five grammys, including record of the year. arcade fire won album of the year beating out eminem. the rapper was nominated for ten grammys but only took home two. the biggest upset of the night was esperanza spalding. the jazz singer won best new artist beating out justin bieber. miranda lambert won for best female country vocal. on the red carpet she admitted to me she was nervous. >> i'm nervous for country music. i'm just glad i'm here. >> reporter: train won a grammy but the lead singer forgot to mention a certain someone during the group's acceptance speech. >> the performance i'm most looking forward to is apologizing to my wife for n
gwyneth paltrow up on the piano and jim henson's puppets. all performing the hit song "forget you" last night at the grammys awards show right here on cbs. the grammys are the biggest night of the year for the music business. last night's show was filled with stars and had a few surprises, too. sandra hughes was there. >> lady antebellum. >> reporter: a big night for lady antebellum. the country group won five grammys, including record of the year. arcade fire won album of...
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he said he spent years wooing jim henson's famy to get his hands on these guys. >>hat are you doing? >> i'm taking a course i visual thinking. >> these are the very first muppets created by jim henson for a local show here in washington, d.c. >> wow. and the first kermit the frog? >> the first kert the frog which was made out of jim henson's ther's discarded overcoat. >> kermit the frog speaking to you -- >> reporter: they go on display next month. the museum's mission is to save the thingshat represent who we are as americans. that made for some massive collecons. some 3,000 lighting devices, over 400 ilts, 130 lunch boxes, a about 100,000 political history objects, many of them campaignuttons. >> nce are little metal buttons, made for george washington's inauguration. >> reporte and these are functional buttons. >> right. if you look at them, on the back, there's a little shank. this i the beginning of the political buttons. >> reporr: i guess the idea stuck. harr rubenstein and lar byrd, yes, harry andlarry, curate the collection. >>his is your classic straw h
he said he spent years wooing jim henson's famy to get his hands on these guys. >>hat are you doing? >> i'm taking a course i visual thinking. >> these are the very first muppets created by jim henson for a local show here in washington, d.c. >> wow. and the first kermit the frog? >> the first kert the frog which was made out of jim henson's ther's discarded overcoat. >> kermit the frog speaking to you -- >> reporter: they go on display next month. the...
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henson company] >> hmm. shiny, this looks lovely. >> i love this time of year. the days are shortest, nights are longest. >> and the sun is never too high in the sky. >> and don't forget, it can be cold out during winter solstice, too. >> yeah! it's the best! >> ♪ la la loo >> ho ho ho! you kids make any cold winter solstice a whole lot warmer. >> you know what makes me feel all warm inside? snow. >> like the snow we saw last year at the north pole? >> yeah. it came whirling and swirling down, and we made a snowosaur. >> so much beautiful, twinkly snow. >> i've got it! i know my winter wish. this year, i want to see it snow again. >> that's quite a wish, don. >> yeah. i mean, for that, you'd have to take the dinosaur train to the north pole. heh. >> can we, dad? can we please take the train to the north pole? >> don could get his winter wish! >> but it gets so cold up there. >> yes, but we'll all be together. >> hmm. we're going to the north pole, aren't we? >> [cheering] [giggling] >> off to the north pol
henson company] >> hmm. shiny, this looks lovely. >> i love this time of year. the days are shortest, nights are longest. >> and the sun is never too high in the sky. >> and don't forget, it can be cold out during winter solstice, too. >> yeah! it's the best! >> ♪ la la loo >> ho ho ho! you kids make any cold winter solstice a whole lot warmer. >> you know what makes me feel all warm inside? snow. >> like the snow we saw last year at the...
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the internet search engine google is honoring the birthday of jim henson with a google doodle. it lets you become a digital puppet master. he was best known for bringing "sesame street" and the muppets to life. today would have been his 75th birthday but his memory living on. look at what google is doing today on the home page. you'll find this, six of his original characters. click the button undernine. if you click on the image itself, you can make it talk so their way of honoring henson. >> clearly we need more things like this because there is certainly enough interesting stuff on the internet. this has been needed for quite some time. more things to keep our mind off work when we're at work but seriously hats off to jim henson. how cool was it even though he has passed kids today, my own kids are digging that stuff he came up. >> it crosses generations. >> creative genius. >> and the next generation, as well. >> do you remember, reynolds, the big anniversary, this music? ♪ >> unbelievable. >> isn't it something? >> 20 years ago music changed in this country. 20 years sin
the internet search engine google is honoring the birthday of jim henson with a google doodle. it lets you become a digital puppet master. he was best known for bringing "sesame street" and the muppets to life. today would have been his 75th birthday but his memory living on. look at what google is doing today on the home page. you'll find this, six of his original characters. click the button undernine. if you click on the image itself, you can make it talk so their way of honoring...
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also, jim henson died more than 20 years ago, but internet search engine google is honoring america's best known puppet tier this weekend by letting you play puppet master. we'll explain. stay with me on this "cnn saturday morning." [ angela ] endless shrimp is our most popular promotion at red lobster. there's so many choices. the guests come in and they're like yeah i want to try this shrimp and i want to try this kind and this kind. they wait for this all year long. [ male announcer ] it's endless shrimp today at red lobster. your favorite shrimp entrees, like garlic shrimp scampi or new sweet and spicy shrimp. as much as you like any way you like for just $15.99. [ trapp ] creating an experience instead of just a meal that's endless shrimp. my name is angela trapp. i'm a server at red lobster and i sea food differently. at aviva, we wonder why other i'life insurance companiesr treat you like a policy, not a person. instead of getting to know you they simply assign you a number. aviva is here to change all that. we're bringing humanity back to insurance and putting people before po
also, jim henson died more than 20 years ago, but internet search engine google is honoring america's best known puppet tier this weekend by letting you play puppet master. we'll explain. stay with me on this "cnn saturday morning." [ angela ] endless shrimp is our most popular promotion at red lobster. there's so many choices. the guests come in and they're like yeah i want to try this shrimp and i want to try this kind and this kind. they wait for this all year long. [ male...
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henson's favorite show. >> one of the best moments of my life. jim said i'd like to do something out of the african mythology and we'd like to make these puppets and we wrote the song for that show and when we performed it, not only did it turn out quite well but the most repeated segment of all of the muppet shows and they sang it at his eulogy at church and it was a fulfilling moment. >> one of the extraordinary things you took part in is the we are the world song with michael jackson. funny enough, when we talked about calypso before the break, it wasn't until michael jackson's "thriller that an album stayed longer on the charts. >> i remember they said michael jackson's just broke the record. >> were you happy or furious? >> happy. >> i would have been furious. >> unless you are smitten with extreme greed, to be on for the charts over 137 weeks. >> that's amazing. >> 137 weeks. >> tell me about michael jackson. what was your view of him? >> like many, i was certainly in awe of his great gift and his talent. i always looked at him with a great
henson's favorite show. >> one of the best moments of my life. jim said i'd like to do something out of the african mythology and we'd like to make these puppets and we wrote the song for that show and when we performed it, not only did it turn out quite well but the most repeated segment of all of the muppet shows and they sang it at his eulogy at church and it was a fulfilling moment. >> one of the extraordinary things you took part in is the we are the world song with michael...
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henson tried to create. >> you should tell our mutual friend that those are kind words for a man who thought his grand mother's dying words were the different from the rest of them. instead they were -- >> terrible, terrible thing to say. let's move on from that. i am moving on. kudos and bravo on a very good bill schulz on the street. always funny, funny, funny. come on, what's your problem with bagels? >> frankly, i don't like the holes inside them. they are a little too doughy. >> i would like to think you like holes and doughy. >> hold the bro picture. -- the bra picture. >> okay, i will release one of my websites. check it out. is. >> by the way, remi, i had a note i was going to ask about the buying gel thing. i think it was code for jews. >> no, you didn't. no, i went to college with bill for a year. i am moving on now. let's move to the death penalty last meal story. first and foremost i want to say to kimberly. >> yes? >> you asked why are they being treated better than everyone else? i will answer that for you. >> okay. >> because they are going to die. >> who cares? people
henson tried to create. >> you should tell our mutual friend that those are kind words for a man who thought his grand mother's dying words were the different from the rest of them. instead they were -- >> terrible, terrible thing to say. let's move on from that. i am moving on. kudos and bravo on a very good bill schulz on the street. always funny, funny, funny. come on, what's your problem with bagels? >> frankly, i don't like the holes inside them. they are a little too...
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the top climate scientist jim henson said if we were all available fossil fuels, which we show every sign of doing, it will create like venus, although quite not as hot as this room now. [laughter] so that we are dedicated to having to ignore that and to not address it, what can we do to take appropriate action to say well, everyone and everything? >> i wrote a book before this called in high-resolution which is about the retreat into these electronic hallucinations. the kind of magical thinking of it is said to us by the corporate machine that reality is never an impediment to what we want and of course the is cost to us by oprah's and the christian right and self-help gurus in hollywood and is magical thinking. it is with all of the twilight of all of the don young civilization is engaging. you can read cicero complaining about the arena and how the spectacle in the arena has poisoned political and civil discourse in the declining days of ancient rome. joseph rauf wrote about it with the collapse of the hungarian empire and that is precisely what happened. because all of the eviden
the top climate scientist jim henson said if we were all available fossil fuels, which we show every sign of doing, it will create like venus, although quite not as hot as this room now. [laughter] so that we are dedicated to having to ignore that and to not address it, what can we do to take appropriate action to say well, everyone and everything? >> i wrote a book before this called in high-resolution which is about the retreat into these electronic hallucinations. the kind of magical...
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and jim henson was a university of maryland alumni, and a lot of people care about the film. >> when does it open? >> november 23rd. just for thanksgiving. >> thank you for coming. >>> and for more information, log on to nbcwashington.com or the going out guide on washingtonpost.com. >>> and pat lawson joins us with a preview of things to come. hey, pat. >> well, be sure and watch this afternoon at both 4:00 and 5:00. pat will be here with jim handly and they have lots to tell you about. let's go to the last forecast. >> enjoy. another beautiful autumn day. afternoon highs should climb into the low and brief 60s, and the clouds will roll in tonight and by dawn tomorrow, we could have a few sprinkles. areas south of washington and during the afternoon, clearing out a blustery northerly wind, and it will be bright and sunny during the day on saturday. upper 50s on sunday. a warming trend into next week. that's the way it looks, barbara. >> so bring our umbrellas in the morning, tom, is that right? >> that's right. >> hopefully sunshine in the afternoon. that's "news4 midday," and we th
and jim henson was a university of maryland alumni, and a lot of people care about the film. >> when does it open? >> november 23rd. just for thanksgiving. >> thank you for coming. >>> and for more information, log on to nbcwashington.com or the going out guide on washingtonpost.com. >>> and pat lawson joins us with a preview of things to come. hey, pat. >> well, be sure and watch this afternoon at both 4:00 and 5:00. pat will be here with jim handly...
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i was lucky to meet up with a fellow named jim henson. i was only a friend, i wasn't sam. that's how unknown i was. i was barely a frog. >> you have come a long way. >> yeah. >> reporter: you look a lot different. you have changed. >> i donned my pointy collar that was fashionable in the '60s. i dropped my tail and grew legs. worked out great. >> reporter: tell me, i have to know. i'm into celebrity gossip. how are things between you and miss piggy these days? >> i don't want to get too personal. she is not here in washington. she is in nashville about to do a country music special. >> reporter: oh, wow. >> it's a big deal for her. like any long term relationship, it's nice for her to be there and me to be here. we will be together for the holidays. >> reporter: good. >> if i can talk her into coming to the swamp. >> reporter: so many hollywood couples have a hard time keeping it together but you keep the magic going. >> we try. lots of patience. we reached and understanding about our relationship that i don't always understand. >> who wears the pants in that relationship?
i was lucky to meet up with a fellow named jim henson. i was only a friend, i wasn't sam. that's how unknown i was. i was barely a frog. >> you have come a long way. >> yeah. >> reporter: you look a lot different. you have changed. >> i donned my pointy collar that was fashionable in the '60s. i dropped my tail and grew legs. worked out great. >> reporter: tell me, i have to know. i'm into celebrity gossip. how are things between you and miss piggy these days?...
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jim henson's show. >> it's what we did when the cameras weren't rolling. >> it's unpredictable and adults. the puppets are comedians and the show is improv are suggestions from the audience. >> you are the smarter one in the relationship. >> they have 80 puppets standing by. >> every night, you can pick up any puppet and give it a completely different personality. >> seeing how they create movements on stage while watching it on video casino. they play to a tv camera. >> we're watching a monitor that shows what the camera is seeing. that is way we work the puppet. we just think about what we see on the tv screen. >> make me cry! [ laughter ] >> this is first time they appeared together. >> what was done with this show we have mixed all of them together. so they all have look to them. it all comes from that but they call t actually come from tv shows. >> this is quite adult and uncensored. >>> it play forces two weeks in san francisco. >> jeff uses a big green screen for his weather numbers. >> no muppets for the forecast. >> we've got a cloudy day today, great seven-day forecast. start cl
jim henson's show. >> it's what we did when the cameras weren't rolling. >> it's unpredictable and adults. the puppets are comedians and the show is improv are suggestions from the audience. >> you are the smarter one in the relationship. >> they have 80 puppets standing by. >> every night, you can pick up any puppet and give it a completely different personality. >> seeing how they create movements on stage while watching it on video casino. they play to a...
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it's in honor of jim henson. it would have been his 75th birthday. its multi-action formula works to restore enamel, help prevent cavities, and kill bad breath germs for a whole mouth clean. whooo... [ male announcer ] listerine® total care. the most complete mouthwash. >>> molly built the esteem of young girls through training and conditioning. teaching optimism and gratitude. participants build up to a 5k running event. barker passes down community one step at a time. this is brought to you by capella university. >>> a presidential debate is happening in florida in orlando. joining me live on the phone is andrew who joins us from orlando. good morning to you. >> good morning, alex. >> so give me a scene setter here and also give me the perspective of what this straw poll means for the candidates. >> well, right now most of the candidates are quote unquote competing. after everyone is on the ballot, michele bachmann who is not attending, rick perry spoke earlier today, romney is not attending, jon huntsman is not attendinging. so the three straw po
it's in honor of jim henson. it would have been his 75th birthday. its multi-action formula works to restore enamel, help prevent cavities, and kill bad breath germs for a whole mouth clean. whooo... [ male announcer ] listerine® total care. the most complete mouthwash. >>> molly built the esteem of young girls through training and conditioning. teaching optimism and gratitude. participants build up to a 5k running event. barker passes down community one step at a time. this is...
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. >>> a blending of muppet and technology is fitting because jim henson was known for blending a little bit of tact with his story telling. >>> if you've been wanting to buy an ipad or iphone but haven't had the money, an ultra rare apple discount, apple is holding a one-day shopping event on friday, a page on the apple's website invites shoppers to visit the online store in a typical cryptic fashion, it's not making details but has marked down the ipads by $41. >>> what uc leaders were trying to avoid. after now the infamous pepper spraying. >>> i'm gentleman janelle wang, what one california lawmaker is proposing at colleges and universities. >>> and a holiday staple may be off your thanksgiving table and your thanksgiving menu, but that's not stopping some people from taking ows.hand ihe own hands. take a look. we're back in a moment. >>> uc davis has turned into a political hot spot. the occupy movement on campus is growing. and the community is rallying around the demonstration. here is chris from our nbc station in sacramento. >> reporter: the camp is growing. >> the occupy moveme
. >>> a blending of muppet and technology is fitting because jim henson was known for blending a little bit of tact with his story telling. >>> if you've been wanting to buy an ipad or iphone but haven't had the money, an ultra rare apple discount, apple is holding a one-day shopping event on friday, a page on the apple's website invites shoppers to visit the online store in a typical cryptic fashion, it's not making details but has marked down the ipads by $41. >>>...