Inside Edition for Tuesday, May 12, 2026

As Stephen Colbert wraps up his time hosting The Late Show, his fellow legends of late night showed up to give him quite the sendoff. Alison Hall has more on the historic get together. And they’re being called the “Bear Spray Gang”. Thieves armed with animal repellant breaking into homes and spraying whoever catches them in the act. Plus, where is Chonkers? The giant sea lion who popped up on a pier in San Francisco instantly became popular with tourists, drawing huge crowds. Now, he's vanished without a trace. Jim Moret is in the city by the bay with the latest. And a mom was enjoying a state park with her kids when a shiny green beetle caught her eye. She decided to pick the bug up to show her twins. Big mistake! All of a sudden, she started feeling a burning sensation through her body. Turns out she was having a serious allergic reaction.