Privileged zip codes. New reports that make this grisly case even more perplexing. Someone apparently dropped off 40,000 in cash at the doorstep before the house and the people inside went up in flames. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Alarming news out of north korea. The rogue nation says its scientists have shrinked down nuclear war heds small enough to fit on the top of rockets, rockets that could potentially reach the United States. The white house says they have no evidence that kim jongun has that capacity. But those denials run counter to Warnings Issued by u. S. Military officials and north korea experts in recent months pointing to the frightening possibility that kim jongun may be capable of anchoring the deadliest payload in the world to a missile that could reach los angeles. Lets get to cnns will ripley live in tokyo. You just got back from pyongyang. How credible do experts on north korea take this claim . Reporter when we run the ground in pyongyang, north korea announced they conducted an underwater Ballistic Missile launch. This is a regime that has a tendency to lie. But from talking to officials on the ground there, they are spending a tremendous amount of their limited resources on developing and growing their nuclear arsenal. So etch if they dont have widespread Miniaturization Technology yet, they are certainly working towards that goal and have no plans of backing down. Is it possible that this claim has more to do with kim jongun trying to solidify his power base and less to do with north koreas actual Nuclear Capabilities . Reporter yeah i get the sense there are two different factions in north korea. Theres the militaristic side which kim jongun is the leader of that army. He has to deal with those Senior Party Members that continue to push for north korea to be a military power. But theres also a side where theyre trying to be in some way more transparent. They care about what the world thinks. For example, allowing journalist a little bit more access to the country than they have before. But then you have them canceling ban kimoons visit to north korea. So its hard to tell which course theyre trying to steer right now for kim jongun. Will ripley in tokyo, thanks so much. Lets bring in former ambassador Christopher Hill former ambassador to south korea who has associated with north korea. Hes author atof outpost. Thanks for joining me. How seriously do you take this threat from north korea . I take it pretty seriously. They are clearly developing, theyve been consistently developing these Nuclear Weapons. The question would be when would they miniaturize. When theyll do it is immaterial. Thats the direction theyre headed in. What should we do about it . Diplomatic first and then military next . What would be those options, in your view . Well the options are never good. But i think certainly we need to keep the negotiating door open not that theyve been particularly interested in that. Secondly i think we need to thicken up Missile Defense in that area. I know the chinese dont like that. But the chinese need to look at where we are with north korea. Thirdly, we should be looking at direct methods, whether theres a way to slow down their nuclear development, the sorts of things that have been reported about iran. I think the negotiating track is especially important not necessarily because we can get the north koreas to slap their heads and say, okay well stop this. But rather to keep china engaged, work closely with china and make sure theres no daylight between us and the south koreas. You talked about Missile Defense. Does the u. S. Have interceptability to shoot down should north korea take such attack . We have the capability. But the technology is developing fast in that area. The technology on Missile Defense is developing more quickly than the north Korean Technology on missile offense. So we should really be continuing to develop that. But, yes, we have some capabilities now. North korea conducted a Ballistic Missile test on may 8th. That violated a u. N. Resolution. Kim jongun does not seem to care. Is china doing anything here . Seems like we depend upon china to take the lead when it comes to getting north korea to not act so crazy. And they dont seem to be succeeding very well. Yeah, its tough. Its not about us outsourcing the problem to china. The issue is we need to work very closely with china and make sure china sees it in the way we do so that the chinese can use the leverage they have which is considerably more than the leverage we have to pressure the north koreans. I think at the end of the day, the chinese need to understand that north korea may go away and at that point china needs to get used to a new neighbor namely south korea. What do you mean go away . If we really put pressure on north korea, that somehow north korea will collapse. And youll have a successor state taking over. This will be perceived in some chinese circles as somehow a victory for america and a defeat for china. So i think china needs to understand that its not that. Its not a zero sum game. And by the way, i think the republic of korea, if this all comes to pass and it becomes a successor state i think would be a very stable element in the region. How seriously do you think the pentagon should be taking right now and the Obama Administration should be taking right now potential military strikes against north Korean Nuclear sites . Im not sure military strikes are on the table. I dont think anyones quite up for that. But certainly with the north korean s claim that theyve miniaturized the weapons and if they start standing up these weapons and intending to fire them off, you have the potential of nuclear tip weapons in a position to fire at kroot country. So i think we need to be ready for that we need to have very strong antiMissile Defense. And i think we need to reaffirm our commitment to our friends and allies and our allies there are japan and south korea. This could worry them considerably if they perceive the United States wont be there for them. Ambassador hill, thank you so much for your time. Thank you. Osama bin ladens secrets revealed we are just now learning about the inner workings of al qaeda, including infighting in the group and frustration over lack of communication. But perhaps the most unbelievable a job application to be an al qaeda jihadi including questions about hobby hobbies and who to contact in case of mar dirdom. That story next. dog mmm. 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So your sleep goes from good to great to wow now we can all choose amazing sleep, only at a sleep number store. Save 500 on the memorial day special Edition Mattress with sleepiq technology. Know better sleep with sleep number. Welcome back to the lead. It starts like every other job application youve ever seen please right clearly and legibly. And then it goes on to ask for your Emergency Contact information, just in case of martyrdom martyrdom. That job application to join al qaeda is one of the hundreds of justreleased documents recovered when navy s. E. A. L. S took out osama bin ladens compound in abbottabad, pakistan. Much of it previously classified all released this morning by the director of national intelligence. I gather that up until the end, bin laden was pushing for another major attack in the United States. Yeah. And we kept thinking how involved was he . We still dont know how much real power he had. But he was trying to exercise what he did if you read these papers revealed. It shows it hatred of the United States and the real steps he took to try to make an attack happen. Newly revealed in the now declassified bin laden papers al qaeda sent agents to attack with an emphasis on hitting americans whenever possible. So why did the attacks fail . According to the master terrorist, it was bad luck and god wasnt on our side. The papers show that in all the years since 9 11 bin ladens desire to strike america again never let up. One says these pigeating invaders and their loyal dogs are too scared of death to fight us face to face. The main reason they continue to kill us is because we do not have the knowledge and the resources to counter their technology. Bin laden clearly feared the power of American Drones warning his commanders to change locations only under cloudy skies to avoid detection. And he cautioned, we should be careful not to send big secrets by email because the enemy can easily monitor it. Computer science is not our science. He distinctly saw any plan to establish an Islamic State as premature and risky, writing his followers should be prepared for a long struggle for things like food and water shortages. Im sure that youre aware that Climate Change is causing drought in some areas and floods in others. His Online Library also revealed in the documents contain nearly 40 books in english, including obamas wars bloodlines and the rise and fall of the great powers. And there is this an Application Form for wouldbe jihadis, asking about their education, families hobbies and do any of your family or friends work with the government . Would they be willing to help us . Do you wish to execute a suicide operation . And who should we contact in case you become a martyr . He even wrote one message to American Voters saying the reason the value of the dollar was falling and the suicide rate among soldiers was rising was essentially because the United States was destined to lose the war on terror and yet we now know he was ultimately killed by the very troops he said could not win. Grand irony for mr. Bin laden. An amazing collection of writing. Tom, thank you so much. Joining me to talk about this newly declassified intelligence as well as the ongoing fight against isis is richard clark. He is out with a new novel titled pinnacle event. Thank you for being here. Congratulations on the novel. I have to take advantage of you being here. Your response to this treasure trove of information, is there anything as a counterterrorism expert somebody who was in the white house on 9 11 anything you found striking or surprising . I think the striking part is how different he is and how different that al qaeda, al qaeda 1. 0 or 2. 0, is from isis. Isis is very professional very organized, has created successfully an Islamic State, lets admit it. They run three or four cities probably have 2 million or 3 Million People under their control. And bin laden says dont make the Islamic State your priority go after the americans. And so far, isis hasnt gone after the americans in a big way. Theyve urged those in the United States to act on their own. But the contrast between this sort of philosophical approach of bin laden, this unclear approach of bin laden, and the businesslike organized, sort of Corporate Governance approach of isis is striking. Is it because, do you think, the goals of the groups are so different . Al qaeda more aimed at tearing down the west and isis aimed at building a caliphate . I think they both wanted to build a caliphate ultimately. But isis or daesh as the arabs call it just went straight to it and did it. And bin laden saw this as sort of Something Like the withering away of the state in the old communist jargon. Try to knock off the Egyptian Government and the saudi government. But we cant do that until we get the americans out of the way. So lets, bin laden said attack the far enemy, the United States increase their pain point and then theyll leave. Right, drive them out of the region. And once they leave, we can go after these governments. Speaking of isis and the fall of ramadi reported this week to isis theres a lot of criticism that the white house strategy is simply not working although the white house says there is going to be no, quote, formal strategy review. Do you think the Obama Administration is in denial about their strategy against isis . I dont know whether they are in private or not. But its very clear after the fall of ramadi the strategy isnt working. It was clear before that. But it was a dirty little secret, i think, in washington. Theres no plan jake to liberate the city of mosul. They were going to try to liberate fallujah last month. They didnt do that. And now theyve lost ramadi. Theres no plan to get rid of them in raqqa, a big city in syria. There is nothing realistic about what were doing that will in the next year or so get rid of isis control of large cities in syria and iraq. This is a very depressing thing for you to say although i have to say, i know a lot of people who agree with you. If you were advising president obama, what would you tell him to do . I think hes beginning to do some of it. Susan rice the National Security adviser, just said that maybe well allow air support, u. S. Air support of iranianbacked militias. Thats painful. Its distasteful. But you have to pick your enemy. And they cant all be enemies. You have to pick whos on your side in this fight for now. And the iraniranianbacked militias are on our side or were on their side in this situation. I would give arms immediately to the kurds. I would give arms immediately to the sunni militias and not let the baghdad government block those things. And weve been letting that happen. What do you make of the calls weve been hearing from republican circles george pataki, senator Lindsay Graham saying we need to send thousands more u. S. Troops to the region . We tried that jake with painful results, with a lot of dead americans and a lot of Americans Still suffering without limbs and with ptsd. No i think the 3,000 americans we have there could be better utilized if the president allowed them as Central Command wants to do let them go to the front and act as advisers near the front with ford air controllers calling in air strikes. Weve got 3,000 americans there. Thats more than enough. Our job is not to fight it on the ground but to help them fight it on the ground with Intelligence Air support and air cover. James comey said isis presents the most urgent threat to america than any others. Do they have the capability of carrying out a largescale attack here in the United States . We dont know. Its at least possible. Al qaeda is still around, too, particularly in yemen now. We have to imagine that both al qaeda and isis want ultimately to do that. We cant let down our guard even though theres been no major attack in the United States since 9 11 theres no guarantee it wont happen. The new book is riveting. Theres a growing concern about Nuclear Weapons in the hands of terrorists hellbent on attacking the United States. How much does your experience as a counterterrorism official influence what you write about this fiction . A lot. What i tried to do is the challenge is write a fun book write a thriller a pageturner, that is as factual as possible. I read thrillers all the time. And they frustrate me because theyre so crazy and unrealistic. The challenge to me was see if you can make one thats realistic, make it fun but yet at the same time when the reader is done reading it theyll say, wow, i think i learned something. Fascinating. The book is Richard Clarkes pinnacle event, his fourth novel. They must be selling well. Always a pleasure. Good to see you. Thank you. Coming up senator rand paul three hours into a protest on the senate floor. Why he says hes not planning on stopping anytime soon. Plus new details in that horrific quadruple murder at a mansion in a wealthy part of washington. An employee of the husbands company delivered 40,000 to the home hours before the family was found dead. Was this all about money . The keys to this home belong to mark and alissa anderson. They bought the place four months ago on what was arguably the scariest day of their lives. Neither has any idea what the future holds for them. But they bought into a 30year mortgage anyway. That was bold. They must really believe in themselves. Buy in. Quickenloans home buy. Refi. Power. Welcome back to the lead. Im jake tapper. Just about three hours and counting. Thats how long ran paul has been speaking on and off the senate floor as part of the his strategy to block the renewal of the patriot act. This is a live look at paul in action. If the senator from utah is interested in telling us a little bit of the story, wed probably like to hear a little bit from his angle or in the form of a question well in any case he started his speech at about 1 18 p. M. Eastern time. He keeps going and going and going. About 20 minutes in he or a staffer tweeted, ive just taken the senate floor to begin a filibuster of the patriot act renewal. Its time to end the nsa spying. Dana bash is here. Its not technically a filibuster right . Not yet because to be an actual technical filibuster, you have to be holding up some piece of legislation. Hes not technically doing that. But if he keeps speaking till midnight he will technically be doing that on the trade bill. But regardless hes talking and will keep talking, maybe overnight, depends on how long he can go. The reason he is doing this is because hes opposed to continuing or extending the key provisions of the patriot act. Theyll expire on june 1st which have to do with nsa wiretapping which hes long opposed. Hes also running for president and it happens the minute he took to the senate floor, it was a coordinated effort with his president ial campaign to send tweets to raise money and also to keep kind of the momentum going because it certainly isnt a unified position on the republican side to be opposed to this. There are plenty of fellow republicans who say we need these rules. Put in place under george w. Bush. But rand paul is very unique in some ways in the republican field in that he has tapped into the libertarian kind of antibig government fervor out there that very much does exist in the Republican Party and for him, he is their candidate on the gop side. So he wants to gin up their support. To the other side of the aisle, the wall street journal has a report that Hillary Clintons political aides inside the u. S. State department while she was secretary of state, quote, sometimes blocked the release of documents requested under public records law. What can you tell us about that . Is that unusual . Well apparently when it comes to freedom of information requests which news organizations do across the board, its not unusual to take some time to get responses because they sometimes do get held up because of the political wings of the agencies looking into it. But ultimately they should if they follow the law give over what journalists and others are requesting. In this particular report the wall street journal has sources saying that some key things that people are looking for were actually not turned over because political appointees and named cheryl mills who was Hillary Clintons chief of staff and her longtime adviser, actually held them up. I should say the Clinton Campaign denies that at the state department saying it is not unusual for political figures to be involved in these decisions. But i will say that this obviously would not be an issue if transparency at the state department werent already an issue for hillary clinton. And one Good Government group, the center for effective government went through all the agencies and put the state department dead last in terms of those who respond to foia when she was in. Yes. Dana bash, thank you so much. Baltimore still reeling from the death of freddie gray while in police custody. Some Police Officers blame the violent on that case suggesting that Law Enforcement is afraid to do its job. 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The National Lead, right now, protesters gathering on the streets of baltimore calling for justice in the death of freddie gray. Fred gray died from a spinal cord injury a week after police dragged him into their van. Six officers currently facing charges in the case. Protesters say theyre targeting the most vocal defender of those arrested officers baltimores police union. Cnns Miguel Marquez is live in baltimore outside the fraternal order of police building. Miguel . Reporter weve just arrived here. I want to show you the Police Presence that met us here at the fraternal order of police. To get here we took a circuitous route through baltimore. It was different than these groups have gone to before. At one point down here a white individual came out and started taunting the protesters. Police trying to follow along. There were tense moments on this protest as police thought that the protesters were going to try to move on to the freeway, onto 83. I want to speak to lamont lily here. He was mixing it up with police i think they thought you were going to go onto 83. But you would not be stopped. Why . Because the problem has not stopped. Until the problem stops, the people will not stop. Until theres justice, there will be no damn peace, period. Reporter how often will you do this how often do you have to do this youre 50 strong very loud, very boisterous. How much pressure do you have to keep up in order to get what you want . Right now, id say were about 150 strong and well continue the pressure as much as we can, in any way possible. Where theres demonstrations teachins, hopefully your camera in the news got that beautiful mural of freddie gray. Spoke volumes. Were here raising our issues raising our voices. Its not just me, its all the people. Its different nationalities, different genders. This is democracy, this is america. Reporter and the police union because this is the place that defends the officers the most right . Correct. The f. O. P. Has been one of the sharpest thorns for justice. Theyre denying that. People are saying no we support this decision to charge these officers. They should be charged. Reporter theres another protest planned for saturday and they say they will keep up this pressure the Monkey Wrench getting through traffic as long as it takes. Miguel, thank you. There are many members of congress who think that Police Body Cameras could have made all the difference in freddie grays case. Senator tim scott joins me now. He is planning to introduce legislation that would increase the use of cameras nationwide. Senator, welcome to the lead. Youre introducing body cam legislation. What do you say to your fellow republicans who say this is an example of federalizing local Police Forces . I think theres nothing further from the truth. I havent heard any of my Senate Colleagues come forward and say they believe that the step forward of having body cameras available for local Law Enforcement is in any way, shape or form federalizing local Law Enforcement. I would oppose strongly object and stand in the way of federalizing local Law Enforcement. What would this do . Provide funding for local Law Enforcement who are interested in having bodyworn cameras but cant afford it. There are about 4,000 jurisdictions around the country that have made the move to get body cameras. Im trying to make sure the funding apparatus that could be available is available. And i think it will save more money than it actually costs. There are a lot of cases weve seen and theyve been brought to light because of cell phone cameras mainly. There was a case in South Carolina and obviously the freddie gray case. Was there any one of these cases that prompted you to embrace this legislation. Certainly watching the theme thats going on we have the opportunity to restore trust between Law Enforcement and Community Members is through the use of bodyworn cameras. For me North Charleston had a lot to do with me stepping forward and asking for the hearing, now asking for the groups that have been part of the hearing process, the experts that have come into my office over a dozen groups have come in and talked about their concerns whether its disclosure issues whether its data retention, a lot of issues that we need to solve on our way to it. Privacy is a big issue. It should be. We should not rush into something. What i hope to see is america working on behalf of the citizens of the country. Im trying to find the best practices around the country and make them available to other jurisdictions without us as a federal government coming in and dictating, mandating or requiring anything other than having a funding apparatus. And the d. O. J. s argument of moving in that direction, 20 million being provided is a step in the right direction. Whos expressing the most concern . Everyone has a concern. No doubt about that. But ive been very excited about the fact that the sheriffs associations that ive met with the attorney generals associations that ive met with the mayors all have the same comments. Yes, this will probably be a very good tool for Law Enforcement officers. Let us talk first about the cost the data retention, the disclosure issues foia as well if we can overcome those obstacles, we have a clear path. But everyone so far has agreed that body cameras would in fact lower complaints. One studys come out that said theres a 90 drop in complaints against officers and a 60 drop in the use of force. Everyone seems to act differently when they know theyre on video. I know i do. Me and you both. Senator, thank you so much. Thank you. Coming up horrific new details in that horrible quadruple murder in washington, d. C. Including reports that 40,000 in cash was dropped off at the mansion just hours before the family was killed. Plus how many people came to the door while they were possibly being held hostage . Next. Big day . Ah, the usual. Moved some new cars. Hauled a bunch of steel. Kept the supermarket shelves stocked. Made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. Whats up for the next shift . Ah, nothing much. Just keeping the lights on. laugh nice. Doing the big things that move an economy. See you tomorrow, mac. See you tomorrow, sam. Just another day at norfolk southern. We live in a pick and choose world choose choose choose. But at bedtime . Why settle for this . Enter sleep number. Dont miss the memorial day special Edition Mattress with sleepiq technology. Sleepiq tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. You like the bed soft. Hes more hardcore. So your sleep goes from good to great to wow now we can all choose amazing sleep, only at a sleep number store. Save 500 on the memorial day special Edition Mattress with sleepiq technology. Know better sleep with sleep number. Welcome back to the lead. Im jake tapper. The National Lead now, new tragic details about events that led up to the mysterious murders in a d. C. Mansion. A wealthy businessman, his wife their 10yearold son and their housekeeper all found dead inside the charred home. But their torture may have started well before someone deliberately set the familys house on fire. And money may have been the motivation. Lets bring in pamela brown whos been digging into this story. What do we know about a package that was dropped off at the family home before apparently the fire before the murders . Heres what were learning according to our sources, whoever was holding the family and their housekeeper hostage made away with thousands of dollars in cash. Local media is reporting while the assailant or assailants was holding the family and housekeeper hostage that someone dropped off a package full of cash. Investigators of the mystery behind the quadruple homicide inside this washington, d. C. Mansion believe money was the motive. A separate source with knowledge of the investigation says the couple and their son and housekeeper were bound and held captive inside the home. The source says there were signs of torture to at least one of the victims. While this was going on Law Enforcement officials tell the Washington Post that an employee of the husband delivered a package containing 40,000. A Law Enforcement official tells cnn that the assailants are believed to have gotten away with that amount of money. The deceased housekeepers husband tells cnns affiliate he went to the home the morning after the incident began and knew something was wrong. I saw the two cars in the garage. You saw the porsche . Yeah the porsche was on the street. And then i was knocking and knocking. My feelings was that someone was inside. Reporter but nobody answers. Then he received a phone call from the husband . Im sorry i didnt call you last night. She has to stay with my wife because she was feeling bad and she has to go to the hospital and asking vera to go with her. Reporter that day, amy texted the familys other housekeeper reminding her not to come to work. Three hours later, the mansion right next to Vice President volleyballjoe bidens home went up in flames. Investigators believe the four were killed before the home was set on fire. All they want is the money or the valuables. The fact that these people are dead tells me theyre especially brutal. Reporter police have released this grainy video of a person of interest who investigators believe drove the familys porsche to maryland before setting it on fire in broad daylight. And in a perplexing twist to the story, weve learned a pizza may have been delivereded from a dominos franchise to the home on wednesday night, possibly during the time the family was being held hostage. A manager at the store tells us that police have contacted them but the manager couldnt comment any further because of the ongoing investigation. Pamela, i have to say, 40,000 to this family was really they lived in a more than 4 million estate. I was just interviewing a family friend who said 40,000 is a drop in the bucket for this family. They are a wealthy family and he was saying it doesnt make sense, it just doesnt add up that this would happen. The Washington Post is reporting that the 40,000 may have been tied to a martial arts studio that a she is trying to opening in virginia but it is perplexing that all this was about 40,000 in cash. Pamela brown, horrific story thank you so much. Cnn exclusive coming up next on the situation room. Were joined by wolf blitzer. A u. S. Spy plane flew over the south china sea. What is your team working on . Jim sciutto, our chief National Security correspondent, was on this poseidon over the south china sea. The chinese are building these huge manmade islands there, not just for recreation or condos but for military purposes. The u. S. Is very worried about it. And jim sciutto got exclusive access flying on one of these poseidons over the area. Well take our viewers there. Senator tom cotton is standing by. Marie harf, well get her reaction. Lots of news coming up. Under ten minutes. The situation room. Wolf blitzer. Thank you so much. Coming up tonight will be a sad night not just for David Letterman fans but for his sidekick and friend paul schaefer. Paul schaefer visits the lead next. What he tells me about the final show and the strange way his boss broke the news to him what he was he tiring. So weve had a tempurpedic for awhile but now that we have the adjustable base, its even better. When i put my feet up on this bed, my stress just goes away. I go up. Heeeeyyyy. Our tempurpedic is the best thing in our house. cept for my husband. Wait, wait, where are you going . vo discover how tempurpedic can move you. And now through may 31st save hundreds on a tempurbreeze mattress and adjustable base. Tomorrow is our final show. But no, no, no, wait a minute. Unless it rains, then there will be a rain delay. And well probably make it up in just a few hours, David Letterman will say goodbye to Late Night Television after 33 years. Listen to his career stats along the way. 16 emmy awards, 4,600 top ten lists. Nearly 20,000 guests. A large crowd lined up this morning in front of the ed sullivan theater. Some were lucky enough to get a ticket to todays final recording. We now know that the foo fighters will be his final musical guest tonight. Jay leno will not make an appearance despite being invited. Dave gets the glory for more than three decades on stage but his show and his career just wouldnt be the same without his righthand man, show music director, paul schaefer. Hear that . Thats comedys theme music. An anthem for a listers. Orchestrated by the late shows paul schaefer. Mr. Paul schaefer i based it on these bands that i heard in toronto that wore these sleazy topless lounges. The music was the hippest. Who are you . You remember me. David lettermans band leader and friend for more than three decades has composed quite a career. What a dream job i have had working for really a dream boss who encouraged me to do whatever i wanted literally on this show. Reporter schaefer became a true sidekick with skits and unscripted jokes of his own. Ive watched johnny carson. And you are no johnny carson. Improviseing with a guy on the level of David Letterman is really an honor, nobody gets to do that. Reporter the seasoned musician is also famous for his musical puns. Its paul just play along schaefer. Reporter like playing a spin doctor song for former White House Press secretary jay carney or nirvanas qul all all apologies for mitt romney. I had a repertoire of songs in common with our audience. So when i picked a song to make a point, people would get it because we had this repertoire in common. It was a lot of fun. Reporter not just fun for schaefer but for viewers and guests as well. 80 of the guests probably dont know what paul is referring to. He fills gaps that need to be filled. He always has kind of the perfect reaction. Are you paying attention . Yes, i am. Reporter shaffer and letterman are also good friends, bonding over holidays spent away from the spotlight, performing in war zones. First year in afghanistan and christmas eves in iraq, entertaining a little bit. Just any show hanging out, taking pictures. It was an honor being here with all you guys and gals. Thats when our friendship really what we went through reporter after 33 years together you might think letterman would break his retirement news to shaffer very gently. But thats never been his shtick. When did you first know that he was going to retire . There was no indication until one day on a monday we were in the wings just about to go on and before we went on he said just come with me. Took me into a little alcove and he said ive told the guys at cbs that im going to retire. Wow. And then the next thing i knew i was on stage. Reporter this must be a difficult time. This is im having a tough time and ive only just been watching it. Boy, ive known nothing else for half my life. But at the same time what a wonderfully satisfying long run it has been. Paul shaffer, ladies and gentlemen. That was wonderful. So what next for paul . I asked him. He said after tonights show he would like to play a villain in a threeepisode arc on csi miami. Of course, that show was canceled in 2012. 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