And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause stephen wooo wooo hey hey jon hey stephen whats going on . cheers and applause how are you, man . Jon whats happening . Stephen good to see you. Hey, thanks so much. Please, youre very kind. Thanks so much, everybody. So nice to be here. Welcome to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. cheers and applause happy people. Happy people, of course. Happy tax day, everybody. This is the day when we all release our tax returns to the man who wont release his. laughter now, tax day is traditionally on the 15th of april, but since that was on a saturday, this year they gave everyone three more days to figure out how their bathroom is a home office. laughter i do a lot of reading in there. I do a lot jon a lot of reading in there, a lot of tweeting, you know. Stephen but on the 15th, thousands of people across the country, marched to get trump to release his taxes. cheers and appl
Stephen colbert. Tonight, stephen welcomes will forte. Dermot mulroney. And wyatt cenac. Featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause stephen hey, everybody hey thanks, everybody woooo wooo guess what . Thanks, everybody. Thats very nice. Welcome to the late show. Im Stephen Colbert. . Ill be a tree . laughter well, im going to have wood. I dont know if im going to be a tree. Well, theres one story everybodys talking about game one of the world series between the chicago cubs and the cleveland indians. cheers and applause come on what excitement, one imagines. Because, we tape this show in the afternoon, so i did not actually see the game. But as the host of a topical late night show, i have a moral obligation to recap the game for you, so here it goes. Ready . Here we go. Tonight there was incredible pitching, but obviously, hitting a big part of it. The game was a little slow at one point,
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We have met the generations test to stand for freedom against a tough challenge, and we have persevered. We are wiser, better, stronger. Today, as we remember the fallen, their families, the bravery of those who face saved countless lives on those dark days and those who are still fighting today, we stand united, dedicated to never forget, never give in, and never lose hope. May god surround and comfort those who lost so much of that day, and may he bless and protect our great nation. It is hard to believe it has been 15 years since 9 11. For many of us, we will never forget the memories of that day. For me, i had breakfast in the pentagon and left 20 minutes to before the plane hit. I remember getting back to my office on capitol hill and a policeman comes running through the halls saying, get out, get out, there is another one coming for us. And people streamed out into the streets not knowing what was happening, how many attacks there would be, or who might be affected. I also remem
The was ceremony at the pentagon for those who lost their lives there. Defense secretary Ashton Carter and joint chief of staff as well spoke. Ladies and gentlemen, please direct your attention tho the flag on the pentagon building hanging in honor of patriot day and in honor of the 184 lives lost. The National Anthem sang by the National Army cortets. The United States navy chief of chaplain margaret gib lin. If you would pray for me. God, our creator, words cannot express the emotions present in the gathering. You can give grace to our thoughts and hear our prayers. Hear our prayers of intercession for those who this day only serves to open deep wounds of grief and loss. Bless this day those who still mourn the events of that day. Continue to strengthen, comfort and console them and allow their resilience to be a source of inspiration and healing to the nation. Hear our prayers of gratitude for those who gave the full measure of devotion. The first responders, the unsung host of civi