[screaming] but i wont back down announcer its the late show with Stephen Colbert tonight. Its getting hot in hur plus, stephen welcomes diane lane and Patton Oswalt featuring live louis cato and the late show band. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert [cheers and applause] stephen there you go there you go. Happy tuesday, happy tuesday. Tuesday. Stephen Stephen Stephen thank you, everybody out here, but they are. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, my friends. You are my friends. Romans, countrymen. Welcome one and all to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. [cheering] today down in washington was yet another clownish attempt by the g. O. P. To draw some sort of moral equivalency between joe biden and donald trump. This time, they heard testimony from special counsel robert hur, who was the guy in charge of the investigation into president bidens handling of classified documents. In hurs report, he declined to charge
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Welcome to the program. Tonight, we close the year by remembering some of the people we lost in 2014. These men and women led lives of purpose and consequence. They enriched our culture through their inventions, their art, and their enterprise. They have appeared on this program in the past 24 years and passed away this year. Every israeli, every jew, wants peace. Generals are suspected to like wars. Myself, i was branded that generals are always looking for wars. Something personal ive been participating in all wars of the state of israel and i went through the ranks. I started as a private first class and i saw all the battles, all the horrors of the battles. I felt all the fears of the battles. We lost our myself, i lost most of my friends. I was very seriously wounded twice and i felt being in terrible pain being in the hospital. I hate to take decisions of life and death of myself and of others. Believe me, i understand the
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Welcome to the program. Tonight, we close the year by remembering some of the people we lost in 2014. These men and women led lives of purpose and consequence. They enriched our culture through their inventions, their art and their enterprise. They have appeared on this program in the past 24 years and passed away this year. Every israeli, every jew wants peace. Generals are suspected to like wars. Myself, i was branded that generals are always looking for wars. Something personal ive been participating in all wars of the state of israel and i went through the ranks. I started as a private first class and i saw all the battles, all the horrors of the battles. I felt all the fears of the battles. We lost our myself, i lost most of my friends. I was very seriously wounded twice and i felt being in terrible pain being in the hospital. I had to take decisions of life and death of myself and of others. Believe me, i understand the imp
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Welcome to the program. Tonight, we close the year by remembering some of the people we lost in 2014. These men and women led lives of purpose and consequence. They enriched our culture through their inventions, their art and their enterprise. They have appeared on this program in the past 24 years and passed away this year. Every israeli, every jew wants peace. Generals are suspected to like wars. Myself, i was branded that generals are always looking for wars. May i tell you something personal . Ive been participating in all wars of the state of israel and i went through the ranks. I started as a private first class and i saw all the battles, all the horrors of the battles. I felt all the fears of the battles. We lost our myself, i lost most of my friends. I was very seriously wounded twice and i felt being in terrible pain being in the hospital. I hate to take decisions of life and death of myself and of others. Believe me, i
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. We begin with ongoing coverage of the isis threat to iraq and the change of government. U. S. Air strikes continued for the sixth day. The u. S. , britain and france have been delivering food and water to thousands of yazidis on mount sinjar. Refugees remain stand it stranded. The pentagon has sent 130 more advisors to Northern Iraq to plan the evacuation of the yazidis. A senior white house official acknowledged the possibility of using american troops to assist iraqis in the rescue of the yazidi refugees. The white house is careful to say there is a difference between using forces in a humanitarian operation. Joining me from washington, brett mcgurk, u. S. Deputy assistant secretary of state for iraq and iran. He served as adviser to the u. S. Ambassador to iraq. I am pleased to have him on this program. Welcome. And you tell me, there is a New York Times report that said the United States may be prepared to send u. S. Troops a