on the tonight show, jimmy fallon has written six children books. his latest is a bilingual book called con pollo, and it is a book by the multitalented jennifer lopez. i sat down with jimmy and the books illustrator to talk about the magic of writing for children. here is a part of that conversation. this is your sixth children s book? yeah it isn t that wild? yeah but the first is bilingual. why is that important to you? i wish i knew a language earlier in my life. and had the opportunity to learn another language. because, i did dedicate this book to my spanish teachers. which is miss schartner, miss wasinski, and miss houlihan. mrs. talk spanish in upstate new york. just so kids can see oh you can, and it s cool. and it s fun. and just grow with that. like oh i can do that. and then learn another language. when i was a kid, i can t remember a time where speaking
yes, a wonderful atmosphere here this afternoon, a little bit of a damp and drizzly start, but this son has come out, and there are big smiles crossing the finishing line. the sun has come out. i am delighted to say i am joined. i will stand up for you! delighted to say i am joined. .. i will stand up for you! cynthia i will stand up for you! cynthia raver, actress, will stand up for you! cynthia raver, actress, singer, - will stand up for you! cynthia - raver, actress, singer, songwriter, multitalented, also a phenomenal runner! i multitalented, also a phenomenal runner! ., , runner! i cannot believe it, the last time runner! i cannot believe it, the last time i runner! i cannot believe it, the last time i did runner! i cannot believe it, the last time i did this runner! i cannot believe it, the last time i did this was - runner! i cannot believe it, the last time i did this was in - runner! i cannot believe it, the last time i did this was in new| last time i did this wa
had a weak script and lots of problems in the making of the film. it was a movie about roller discos, and by the time the movie came out, they had long gone! it looked dated even from the start. poor old gene kelly, the most wonderful dancer, dancing on roller skates was really a great shame. dancing on roller skates was really a great shame- dancing on roller skates was really a great shame. what was she most roud of? a great shame. what was she most proud of? she a great shame. what was she most proud of? she was a great shame. what was she most proud of? she was multitalented. i a great shame. what was she most i proud of? she was multitalented. she started singing and performing as a child. she was a musician, singer, actress. what was she most proud of? her father was a trained opera singer and apparently she used to singer and apparently she used to sing to him when she was a tiny baby. he would sing to her and noted she could reproduce it perfectly
yeah, by the way, she s fantastic in that. she s multitalented. should we forget the news and do this the rest of the hour? made in america is actually an interesting movie. we can do a deep dive on that, because, you know, what s interesting, ray fines is a republican senator. and at the time it was seen as part of a karl rove/george bush attempt to get the latino vote. republican senator who has a romance with j.lo, a hispanic maid, and there was a whole political analysis, but it s a charming romantic comedy if you put the politics aside. putting the politics aside is almost something we never do. shout-out to them and the analysis. chai, good to see you. thank you. we have a lot more coming up, and it s not about movies,
is it? looks like a lot of fun. a good night was had by all. - good night was had by all. multitalented, all of them. today is the a0th anniversary of one of the bloodiest days of the falklands war when the undefended supply ships sir galahad and sir tristram were bombed. the attack killed 56 british men including 32 members of the welsh guards. jordan davies has been speaking to survivors of the strikes, and the families of those who died. lance corporal nicholas david mark thomas. lance corporal christopher francis ward. the names of the men who died on the sir galahad. welsh guards who never returned home. they were remembered then, and they are remembered now. at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. this is about ten days after the ship was hit. the ship was still there, burning. and the boss said to me.