Letterman Takes Over WNBC ‘Live At 5’ Weather With Al Roker
While Jack Cafferty and Company are fresh on our minds from the last post, here’s a rare clip of Dave walking over from 6A to 6B and having a hard time getting in. Once inside, the old weather man in Dave takes over…sort of. Enjoy and share!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-EsiPs6pes
Dave invades local news show ‘Live at 5’ to do a weather report with Al Roker. Aired 2/18/88.
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