Our Long National nightmare is over. Letterman is retiring. [laughter] hes just kidding right . Charlie here was his final top 10. David top 10. Thank you. I think this is a pretty good list, considering it is our last list and the category, top 10 things i have always wanted to say today. Listen to this, presenting tonights top 10 list, 10 frequent late show guests and good friends of ours trade once again, top 10 things. Let me thank them in advance, i appreciate their time, the talents, and her generosity. Top 10 things ive always wanted to say today. Number 10, alec baldwin. Of all the talk shows, yours is most geographically convenient to my home. Thank you, alex. Number nine, barbara walters. Barbara dave, did you know that you wear the same cologne is my orthodontist . David i do know that. Number eight, steve martin. Your extensive Plastic Surgery was a necessity. And a mistake. [laughter] david number seven, Jerry Seinfeld. Jerry dave, i have no idea what i will do when you go
And the king is dead. Blues icon bb king dies overnight. Well remember the man and his music today friday may 15, 2015. From nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1 a. Good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. For music fans around the world it is a sad friday morning. Bb king was a legend and he has passed. All of us saying he contributed so much to the world of music. I looked at my phone and my library of music. I have 63 bb king songs on there. We will talk more about his life and music coming up. We want to start with this breaking news. U. S. Marine chopper missing for three days has been found in pieces in the mountains of nepal. What can you tell us . Just moments ago in kathmandu lieutenant marine corps general john wiszler declared it is unlikely there were survivors in the Helicopter Crash and all eight passengers on board were killed. The u. S. Military is no longer calling this a search and rescue operation but a recovery op
Is over. Our Long National nightmare is over. Letterman is retiring. [laughter] hes just kidding, right . Charlie here was his final top 10. David top 10. Thank you. I think this is a pretty good list, considering it is our last list, and the category, top 10 things i have always wanted to say today. Listen to this, presenting tonights top 10 list, 10 frequent late show guests and good friends of ours trade once again, top 10 things. Let me thank them in advance, i appreciate their time, the talents, and her generosity. Top 10 things ive always wanted to say today. Number 10, alec baldwin. [applause] of all the talk shows, yours is most geographically convenient to my home. David thank you, alex. Number nine, barbara walters. Barbara dave, did you know that you wear the same cologne is my orthodontist . David i do know that. Number eight, steve martin. Your extensive Plastic Surgery was a necessity. And a mistake. [laughter] david number seven, Jerry Seinfeld. [applause] jerry dave, i
Letterman is retiring. [laughter] hes just kidding, right . Charlie here was his final top 10. David top 10. Thank you. I think this is a pretty good list, considering it is our last list, and the category, top 10 things i have always wanted to say today. Listen to this, presenting tonights top 10 list, 10 frequent late show guests and good friends of ours. Once again, top 10 things. Let me thank them in advance, i appreciate their time, the talents, and generosity. Top 10 things ive always wanted to say today. Number 10, alec baldwin. Of all the talk shows, yours is most geographically convenient to my home. David thank you, alec. Number nine, barbara walters. Barbara dave, did you know that you wear the same cologne as my qaddafi . David i do know that. Number eight, steve martin. Steve your extensive Plastic Surgery was a necessity. And a mistake. [laughter] david number seven, Jerry Seinfeld. Jerry dave, i have no idea what i will do when you go off the air. I just thought of somet
Markets slightly weaker yesterday. A couple of big stories this morning. The big one is hp reportedly planning to sell a majority stake in its chinese data networking operation for about 2. 3 billion. Heres whats going on. The wall street journal saying it comes after revelation that u. S. Spying for demand for tech products. Sis coe and others have had issues about this. Also in Economic News new numbers overnight showing chinese factory activity contracted for a Third Straight month. Chinese output shrinking at the fastest rates in more than a year. This is going to reinforce expectations for more policy stimulus. Geo political headlines this morning, isis saying its in full control of the ancient sere juan city of palmyra. Heres todays squawk planl. Key economic reports. Weekly jobless claims later in the morning. Manufacturing pmi. Existing home sales. Leading Economic Indicators in the Kansas City Fed survey. On the earnings front best buy will report Quarterly Results before the