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Troubled. even if they haven't had that same experience themselves. even if they're not african-american or latino. think there are a lot of good, well-meaning people, i think there are probably a lot of police officer who is might have looked at that and said, that's a tragedy what happened and we got to figure out how to bring an end to these kinds of tragedies. >> on comedy central, the president was seeking some comic relief, making light of the bruising mid-term elections which resulted in the democrats losing both control congress up on capitol hill. the president tried to take some cred...

Legendary comedian and talk show host david letterman says he is retiring from the "late show." >> and a lot of people are wondering what this means for stephen colbert. how is he going to change things up? is it going to be the right thing? >> a lot of people are questioning it. alexander field joins us. what are you hearing? >> reporter: the truth is most of us doesn't know much about stephen colbert, because he has kept himself in character for so many years. we hear he will be dropping that character. ever since 2005 when he started his show "the colbert report" on comedy central, he has p...

>> she made light of it. she got a thick skin. she's seen and heard much worse. now one week after david letterman announced that he will retire sometime in 2015 as host of "the late show," we know who will succeed him. >> yes, we do. cbs says it's political satirist stephen colbert. he poked fun at the upcoming gig during his long-running tv show, "the colbert report" on comedy central. >> this man has influenced every host who came after him and even a few before him. he's that good. i got to tell you, i do not envy whoever they try to put in that chair. [ laughter ] >> letterman says colb...

New, yet stephen colbert pulls it off with ease. these days when he's not playing the part of a pundit, he's helping his sister enter the same world that's always at the butt of his jokes, politics. with a screeching eagle. and a cocked brow. "colbert report" on comedy central has resonated with audiences for nine seasons and counting. >> stephen! stephen! stephen! >> reporter: the one-time protege of "the daily show's jon stewart" has his own wax figure, a painting at the portrait gallery and, oh, yes, a few peabody awards. >> i'm enormous. am i still? >> yes. you couldn't be bigger. and now,...