thank you, i am so happy to get to be here. this is the thrill of a lifetime. in alaska, it's so different from los angeles. here, when people have a frozen look on their face, i find out it's botox. it is so beautiful here, though. so warm, beautiful. back home, it was freezing. it was 5 degrees below congress' approval rating. shaun white on the show. what an amazing athlete. i watched him do a double mctwist 1260. the only other people to do a double mctwist 1260 was last week, the white house, on health care. >> oh, yeah. >> she's been beating -- >> joan, what do you think? sarah palin? >> she was magnificent. she really was. >> oh, my god. >> did you see her grit her teeth when she said that? >> i think she's going to be with jay every night. i think he needs her. it could be the end of the day