physician who treated prince in the days before he died. his one-time medical center saying he is no longer an employee. as police return to paisley park in search of more clues. and the rock. surrounded by shark-infested waters, alcatraz was once an island prison thought to be escape proof. one man has managed his way out, and he s on the loose today. wednesday, may 11th, 2016. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in problem fellrockef. good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. al roker continues this tour of our national parks. exactly. he s been to white sands, now we re sending him to prison. he s in front of alcatraz this morning. hey, al. hey, guys. that s right, one of the most feared prisons in the world, from 1934 to 1963. alcatraz federal penitentiary. ten years later, 1973, becomes a national park. now, it s just unbelievable to see how popular it is. we ll have a comp
man, dr. michael todd, as the physician who treated prince in the days before he died. his one-time medical center saying he is no longer an employee. as police return to paisley park in search of more clues. and the rock. surrounded by shark-infested waters, alcatraz was once an island prison thought to be escape proof. one man has managed his way out, and he s on the loose today. wednesday, may 11th, 2016. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in problem fellrockef. good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. al roker continues this tour of our national parks. exactly. he s been to white sands, now we re sending him to prison. he s in front of alcatraz this morning. hey, al. hey, gu. feared prisons in the world, from 1934 to 1963. alcatraz federal penitentiary. ten years later, 1973, becomes a national park. now, it s just unbelievable to see how popular it is. we ll have a comple
[ laughter ] you are good. last night, we had a group that was what s the word that i m looking for? they were not hip. dumb dumb. that s right. [laughter] last night was the kind of group they thought thompson park was a place where divorced fathers took their kids on sunday. [ laughter ] what are you going to do, when you have a crowd like that? i should remind you, i m former united states naval ensign. john w. carson, 450375. during tonight s monologue, the laughing lamp is lit. [ laughter ] they are like, hmm, yes. well, let s go to the news and see if leon spinks has located any six inch wide dental floss. [ laughter ] [ applause ] we can t do those jokes anymore. i saw a recent picture of leon two teeth. there goes half the monologue, right there. [ laughter ] we have a late report from the news room. you know bubbles the hippo? well, zoo parade s marlin perkins just tranquilized bubbles, the hippo. marlin put her to sleep by screening one of his re runs on h
[ laughter ] uh, i hate valentine s day. why? i got one card this year. it was addressed to occupant. [ laughter ] i mean, i wanna tell ya, that s bad. [ laughter ] why am i workin like andy youngman all of a sudden? did you get a valentine? i got one. you really got a from my assistant. uh-huh, well, we won t talk about her. [ laughter ] that s what you call em. if you girls think you got a how would you like to be dr. bernard s wife? when he gives you a heart for valentine, a real heart. [ laughter ] and that s kinda weird, isn t it? uh, i just say things like that because it s a late night show. if i had funny stuff i d be on prime time. [ laughter ] this is just killing time until we get some guests. uh. [ applause ] don rickles sent me a valentine. i did get one. an 8 x 10 glossy of willard the rat. it was, uh. i have a little poem for the occasion. roses are red, violets are blue, if you don t laugh at the home with you. [ laughter ] that s tommy back
joe frazier had it for a while, and you ll have custody of it, eventually of course, unless you retire, uh, undefeated, uh, you ll probably fight somebody and you might lose it. so, do you feel that way about it? it s yours for now. right, you must prevail. i only have it, you know, to do with it what i can for the time bein , and eventually i ll have to give it up. that s a fact. once you think is yours to hold, you re in trouble. right. what s your professional record now? i ve had a total of 39 fights. right. i ve won em all. 36 by knockout. 36 by knockout. that s incredible. [ applause ] there was a picture in the paper where you hit joe frazier and he was actually off the floor. uh, i mean both feet. like eight or nine inches off the floor. you hit him with some kind of an uppercut, or something? yeah, i caught him with a right uppercut. way of a right hook. i saw him myself, i think a week after the fight, and-and i didn t realize i had hit him with such