>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW."
BEAUTIFUL.
WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," ALREADY IN PROGRESS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST IS A CO-HOST OF
"CBS MORNINGS," EDITOR-AT-LARGE FOR "OPRAH DAILY," AND THE HOST
OF THE SIRIUSXM SHOW, "GAYLE KING IN THE HOUSE."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," GAYLE KING!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: MADAME, WON'T YOU PLEASE HAVE A SEAT?
>> I WORE MY PARTY SHOES FOR YOU!
>> Stephen: I LOVE THOSE SHOES!
>> I WORE THEM FOR YOU.
HI JON, HI CHRIS!
>> Stephen: POM-POM, THAT'S NICE.
KIDDO, WE WERE BACKSTAGE, AND YOU HUGGED ME WHEN WE GOT
BACKSTAGE, WE HUGGED JUST NOW.
OBVIOUSLY, EVERYONE'S GOTTEN A NICE HUG FROM GAYLE OVER HERE.
ARE YOU NERVOUS FOR THAT?
I WANT TO BE GOOD BUT I'M A LITTLE EXHAUSTED.
>> I SAID, I'M ALL VACCINATED AND BOOSTED, HE SAID, IT DOESN'T
MATTER.
>> Stephen: WHAT IF YOU TEST POSITIVE?
I HAVE TO STOP THE SHOW.
>> THERE ARE SO MANY BREAKTHROUGHS SO I'M SO WORRIED
ABOUT THAT, BUT I'M SO TIRED OF BEING TIRED AND AFRAID OF THIS.
I AM.
I THINK WE'VE ALL GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN LIVE OUR LIVES
AND NAVIGATE IT.
THAT'S WHERE I AM.
I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK HOME.
( APPLAUSE ) AT CBS, WE GET TESTED ON A
REGULAR BASIS, THANK YOU, CBS FOR HAVING TESTING FACILITIES SO
WE CAN GET TESTED ON A REGULAR BASIS.
BUT THEY SAID, WE HAVE TO HAVE A CONTINGENCY PLAN TO GO BACK INTO
OUR HOMES.
I SAID I WOULD RATHER RUN DOWN TIMES SQUARE BUCK NAKED THAN GO
BACK HOME.
BUCK NAKED, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD RATHER DO, THAN GO BACK HOME.
>> Stephen: I'M TELLING YOU, GAYLE, SUPER BOWL RATINGS.
>> SUPER BOWL RATINGS, AND PEOPLE GOING, I'M GOING BLIND!
TELL HER TO PUT ON CLOTHES!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: SINCE THE LAST
TIME WE SPOKE, YOU HAVE BECOME A GRANDMA.
>> OH, LUCA!
>> Stephen: AS IF I HAVE TO ASK, HOW IS GRANDMA LIFE
TREATING YOU?
>> OH, MY GOSH!
LISTEN, I KNOW EVERYBODY THAT HAS THE GRANDCHILD, I'M NOT THE
FIRST, THINKS THEIR GRANDCHILD IS CUTE, BE UH THIS KID IS SO
LITTLE CUTE.
I HAVE A LITTLE SONG.
MAY I SING IT.
>> Stephen: OF COURSE YOU MAY.
♪ YOU-CA-LUKE-LALY, WHAT A PRETTY BABY ♪
THAT'S IT.
>> Stephen: ( APPLAUSE )
>> THEN I RUB HIS LITTLE TUMMY.
LESLEY STAHL DID A BOOK ABOUT GRANDPARENTS.
I SAID, THIS IS VERY INTERESTING.
THEN I HAD MY OWN AND I WENT BACK AND I SAID, THIS BOOK IS SO
GOOD!
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU THINK SQUIRTS IN THE BRAIN OF A
GRANDPARENT.
IS IT DIFFERENT THAN YOUR OWN CHILD?
>> YES, IT IS.
>> Stephen: BETTER?
NO, BECAUSE I LOVE BEING A MOTHER, TOO.
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE CIRCLE OF LIFE THAT YOU MADE
THIS POSSIBLE, AND THEN TO SEE YOUR OWN CHILD BECOME A PARENT
AND YOU THINK THAT THEY'RE A PRETTY GOOD PARENT, THERE'S
SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW EVEN KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT, BUT
PEOPLE STOP ME ON THE STREET SAY, WHAT'S IT LIKE, HOW DO YOU
FEEL, I'M A GRANT, TOO -- YOU'RE NOT A GRANT YET, RIGHT?
>> Stephen: NOT THAT I KNOW OF.
( LAUGHTER ) WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.
CAN YOU SET UP WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?
>> FIRST, I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS.
SO FAVORITE DAUGHTER KIRBY, I HAVE A FAVORITE SON-IN-LAW
VIRGIL, AND FAVORITE SON.
SO WE ALL SPENT CHRISTMAS AT OPRAHS, I WASN'T THERE.
SHE WAS MEETING LUCA FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I CALLED HER UP AND SAID WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?
SHE SAID YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT WE'RE DOING.
OPRAH HAS A PHOBIA OF BALLOONS AND SHE WAS ACTUALLY BLOWING UP
BALLOONS AND PREPARING WHAT SHE CALLED LUCA'S WELCOME TO HER
HOME.
>> Stephen: THIS IS THE WELCOME.
HERE YOU GO.
( SINGING ) >> WELCOME BABY LUCA!
WE HAVE BEEN WAITING TO SEE YOU!
YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING TO SEE ME!
( SMOOCHING ) >> Stephen: OH, THAT'S REALLY
LOVELY.
>> I THINK THAT'S LOVELY ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: I GOT THE SAME GREETING WHEN I WENT TO OPRAH'S.
>> DID YOU?
>> Stephen: MM-HMM.
OPRAH HAS A SCHOOL IN SOUTH AFRICA AND SOME OF HER STUDENTS
ARE WOMEN AND THEY DID THE WHOLE LION KING.
I WAS HERE AT "CBS MORNINGS" -- HOPEFULLY IT'S YOUR FAVORITE
MORNING SHOW.
>> Stephen: OF COURSE, IT IS ( APPLAUSE )
>> SHAMELESS APPLAUSE.
WHEN THEY SENT ME THE TAPE, STEVE AND I LOOKED AT IT TEN
TIMES.
I GOT CHOKED UP.
I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER THE TOP BUT IT WAS REAL SWEET.
>> Stephen: YESTERDAY, YOU HIT THE MILESTONE, YOUR TENTH
ANNIVERSARY WORKING OVER AT CBS NEWS.
>> I KNOW.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT WHEN YOU STARTED
AT CBS OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THAT GUY OVER THERE MY SHOW
RUNNER CHRIS LECT WAS YOUR SHOW RUNNER AND HE BROUGHT YOU ON.
>> I THINK CHRIS HAS EXCELLENT TASTE AND TALENT, DON'T YOU?
>> Stephen: HE DOES.
ALL KIDDING ASSAYED -- ASIDE, I WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WASSENT
FOR CHRIS.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE CONVERSATION THAT MUST HAVE BEEN HAD WHEN
CHRIS SAID YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD, GAYLE KING AND
CHARLIE ROSE.
I CAN IMAGINE THE LOOK ON THE WALL WAS LIKE CRICKETS BUT HE
SAW SOMETHING AND WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TEAM FOR A VERY LONG
TIME.
SO I REMEMBER THAT FIRST DAY BEING VERY NERVOUS NOT THAT I
WAS WORRIED ABOUT COULD I DO THE JOB, BECAUSE I THOUGHT I COULD
DO IT, BUT I JUST WANTED IT TO BE GREAT, STEPHEN.
YOU KNOW THAT FEELING WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING SO BADLY AND YOU
WANT TO BE GOOD AT IT?
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED.
>> Stephen: WELL, HERE YOU ARE ON DAY ONE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND THIS WEEK.
YES.
>> Stephen: THERE YOU ARE.
YES.
( APPLAUSE ) YES.
THAT WAS 2012.
THAT WAS 2022.
SO YELLOW IS MY FAVORITE COLOR BECAUSE I BELIEVE YELLOW IS MY
HAPPY PLACE.
BUTTER AND SUNSHINE ARE YELLOW, TWO OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IN THE
WORLD.
I HAD ALEX CRAMER, THE DESIGNER, MADE THE DRESS FOR ME.
YELLOW JUST MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.
LOOK AT THAT.
>> Stephen: HOW IS NATE BURLESON DOING THERE, YOUR NEW
BUDDY?
>> FANTASTIC, NATE, ME AND TONYY DOKOUPIL.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
QUICK BREAK.
WHEN WE COME BACK, GAYLE WILL TELL US ALL ABOUT HER VISION
BOARDING.