EVERYBODY.

LET'S SAY HELLO TO OUR FRIEND, MR. JON BATISTE.

JON, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

>> Jon: HELLO, HELLO.

>> Stephen: HOW ARE YOU FEELING TONIGHT?

>> Jon: MAN, IT'S LIKE WALKING ON A TIGHTROPE.

>> Stephen: WE'RE GETTING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE.

DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO HOPE.

>> Jon: YES, LIKE OOOH!

I HOPE THERE'S A NET DOWN THERE.

( LAUGHTER ) IT'S A LOT, MAN.

IT'S SO MUCH.

>> Stephen: WELL, I JUST-- I JUST HOPE WE CAN BE BACK

TOGETHER SOON.

LISTENING TO YOU GUYS PLAY MAKES MEANTIME TO HEAR YOU MORE.

>> Jon: YOU KNOW, MUSIC IS A BEAUTIFUL THING, AND THE LAST

FOUR YEARS THAT HAVE LED TO THIS MOMENT HAVE BEEN A PLEASURE TO

DO WITH YOU.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR -- >> Stephen: OH, IT'S BEEN A

PLEASURE DOING IT WITH YOU.

YOU HAVE BEEN-- YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT SOURCE OF ENERGY AND

POSITIVITY ON THIS SHOW, AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL BAND, YOUR

BEAUTIFUL MUSIC, HAS MADE EVERY DAY BETTER, YOU KNOW.

GOOD, FREE, FINE WITH ME.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Jon: YES, THAT'S RIGHT!

I LOVE THAT!

>> Stephen: STAY FREE.

I'M GOING TO MISS YOU AT THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR, I'M

AFRAID, MY FRIEND.

>> Jon: YEAH.

>> Stephen: WE'LL CATCH YOU NEXT YEAR.

>> Jon: UNDERSTANDABLY.

WE WILL GET TOGETHER AGAIN.

I BELIEVE IT.

>> Stephen: JON, COULD YOU GIVE US A LITTLE MUSIC FOR THE

MOMENT?

>> Jon: OH, YEAH, YES.

♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: FALLING LEAVES.

♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: FALLING LEAVES.

JON BATISTE, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU, JON.

>> Jon: THANK YOU, STEPHEN.

>> Stephen: FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, LAST NIGHT WASN'T

JUST ABOUT THE FATE OF DEMOCRACY.

IT WAS ALSO ABOUT GETTING HIGH, BECAUSE VOTERS ACROSS THE

NATION, AMERICANS OF ALL STRIPES VOTED YES ON THE PROPOSITION:

"YOU GUYS PARTY?" FIRST, THE RECREATIONAL

MARIJUANA WAS LEGALIZED BY NEW JERSEY VOTERS.

SO WE MIGHT FINALLY GET AN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION: WHAT IF

CHRIS CHRISTIE GOT THE MUNCHIES?

IN WASHINGTON, D.C., VOTERS PASSED A MEASURE TO

DECRIMINALIZE THE USE OF MAGIC MUSHROOMS.

NOW THAT IS-- WAIT A SECOND, ARE WE SURE D.C. DIDN'T

DECRIMINALIZE MUSHROOMS FOUR YEARS AGO, AND THIS HAS ALL BEEN

A BAD TRIP?

BECAUSE THAT WOULD EXPLAIN A LOT, LIKE WHY TRUMP'S COMMERCE

SECRETARY IS A MUMMIFIED COUNT CHOCULA.

( LAUGHTER ) OUT WEST, THEY'RE TAKING IT A

STEP FURTHER, BECAUSE OREGON HAS BECOME THE FIRST STATE TO

DECRIMINALIZE HARD DRUGS LIKE COCAINE AND HEROIN.

THIS HAS UPSET A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT ON THE PLUS SIDE, IT WILL

BRING MILLIONS OF JOBS IN THE TINY SANDWICH BAG INDUSTRY.

IT'S NOT JUST DRUGS.

THERE WERE OTHER PROMISING BALLOT MEASURES LAST NIGHT.

MISSISSIPPI APPROVED A NEW DESIGN FOR ITS STATE FLAG, WHICH

HAD BEEN THE LAST ONE IN THE COUNTRY TO FEATURE A SYMBOL OF

THE CONFEDERACY.

NOW, I WAS HESITANT TO CELEBRATE THIS UNTIL I KNEW WHAT THEY'RE

CHANGING IT TO, BECAUSE I WOULD NOT PUT IT PAST

MISSISSIPPI TO GIVE THAT CONFEDERATE FLAG ITS OWN

CONFEDERATE FLAG.

FORTUNATELY, THEY DID NOT DO THAT.

THEIR NEW FLAG HAS THEIR STATE FLOWER, THE MAGNOLIA, AND THE

PHRASE "IN GOD WE TRUST," WHICH NARROWLY BEAT OUT MISSISSIPPI'S

OTHER MOTTO, "YOU SAY OUR NAME WHEN YOU'RE COUNTING."

BUT IT'S NOT ALL GOOD NEWS.

CALIFORNIA VOTERS VOTED "YES" ON SOMETHING CALLED PROPOSITION 22,

A BALLOT MEASURE FUNDED BY COMPANIES LIKE UBER, WHICH LETS

THEM DENY THEIR WORKERS HEALTHCARE, UNEMPLOYMENT

INSURANCE, AND OTHER BENEFITS.

SURE, IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, I THINK WE ALL WANT TO

BE STUCK IN A CAR WITH SOMEONE WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO GO TO THE

DOCTOR.

AS THE ELECTION HAS REMINDED US, OUR COUNTRY IS PAINFULLY DIVIDED

RIGHT NOW.

BUT SOME COURAGEOUS SOULS ARE STILL PUSHING FOR COMMON

GROUND-- SPECIFICALLY, THE GAP, WHICH THIS MORNING DEBUTED A NEW

BLUE AND RED HOODED SWEATSHIRT, USING THE TAGLINE, "THE ONE

THING WE KNOW IS THAT TOGETHER, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD."

NOT NOW, THE GAP!

READ THE ROOM!

STICK TO WHAT YOU'RE GOOD AT: BEING A PLACE TO KILL TIME

BEFORE YOUR MOVIE STARTS AT THE MALL.

GAP GOT SOME BACKLASH FOR THIS TWEET, AND I UNDERSTAND IT.

NOTHING GOOD HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRY TO FORCE TOGETHER TWO

OPPOSING SIDES.

WE HERE AT "THE LATE SHOW" LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY, WHEN

OUR LABORATORY TRIED TO GENETICALLY COMBINE THE TWO

PARTIES' MASCOTS: >> KILL ME.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: HE'S FINE.

>> Stephen: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH CHIEF GENERAL NEWS ANCHOR

FOR CNBC, SHEP SMITH.

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