for her money and you caught up with the modern family stars. that s right. i talked to sophia vergara. she was interested as many of the celebrities we spoke with about what s going on in washington. as a latina she was interested in immigration reform. i talked to her about that. i think it s a very interesting night. i came last year. and this year when they invited me i immediately said yes. because well first of all to be part of an event where the president of the united states is going it s very important. for me as an immigrant i m very honored to be here. and it s a lot of fun. last year i loved jimmy kimmel. anything going on in washington you re taking particular interest in right now? there s many things. i think latinos we re becoming more and more important for the votes.
and we turn one eye toward that and we pay our respects, but also, we need to exhale for a minute, nischelle. don t you agree with that? yeah, i do. and i also agree that brianna keilar does look lovely tonight. as does nischelle. she looks beautiful. she definitely does. when i first saw her, i walked up and said, wow. oh, guys. we see you whouts the white house, but va va voom. one thing everybody on the red carpet said tonight, i don t know if they said the same thing to you, but the celebrities here and the politicians that were here said they do want to laugh tonight, they are ready for some levity and they do think it s going to be a fun and exciting night. people were excited. they were excited. and i did hear that as well, don. obviously, this is something that s been on the minds of all americans and here in washington in the reaction to it and the fact that now this is an investigation. washington is very much involved in this. but we heard people saying, you kn
yes, a lot of online stars are in the room, but unfortunately matt drudge couldn t make it. yeah, he had a prior commitment to teach a web design class in 1997. of course, the washington print media is joining us this evening for two very good reasons. food and shelter. you know how are you? you know, some people say print media is dying but i don t believe it. and never does my blacksmith. [ laughter ] you got to meet zachariah, he s great. newsweek after 80 years published its last print issue. time magazine meeting gloating
with an audience of journalists and celebs. insiders jokingly refer to this event as the nerd prom. we ll be carrying the president and conan live. and you will not want to miss one minute of it. but before we get to all of that we have to remember that this year is a little different. this is a live look at the memorial in boston s copley square. it has been a difficult two weeks for too many americans in boston as well as in west texas. the president has been to both places in recent days, and we re going to see how those two tragic events are changing the tone tonight at the washington hilton. that s where we find our white house correspondent brianna keilar and entertainment correspondent nischelle turner. hollywood celebrities and political power players are gathering in the ballroom right behind you guys. so i want to start with you first, brianna. tell us about the tone in d.c. tonight, will you? i think, don, this is something that really does affect what you re going to see
but they really shouldn t because time wit outlive newsweek the way juliet outlived romeo. read the play. it s very smart. things are so tough for old media that reuters is having its after party right here at the hilton because nothing says we re having a great year like having your after party at the same table where you just had dinner. with that in mind, reuters is asking everyone here to leave a little wine at the bottom of their glass. [ laughter ] and to be fair, print media still has a big star in bob woodward, okay? got to give it up for bob woodward. yeah. yeah. earlier this evening a waiter asked mr. woodward if he wanted regular or decaf and he said, stop threatening me. tonight, some of the big names in television news, when it