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[ applause ] >> we >>. >> jimmy: well, you know, according to the national travel and tourism office, tourism is down in america since we elected president trump. the u.s. tourism industry lost 40,000 jobs and $4.6 billion in revenue since the inauguration. i don't know why people wouldn't want to come here, we're so welcoming to foreigners. we don't really need a wall. trump is his own wall, in a way. [ cheers and applause ] and not only is tourism down, the price of rooms at trump hotels are also down, significantly over last year, because a lot of people don't want to stay in a place with his name on it. but they have a new marketing push that's aggressive, which i guess is what they need to fill their empty rooms again. >> trump hotels are the best hotels ever, anywhere. our hotels are winning. and now our deals are better than ever. during mexico pays days. give us your credit card, we'll

charge the full amount of your room and mexico will pay you back. >> who! >> mexico! >> go ahead and order room service, just write "mexico" on the bill. but don't delay, this deal is so good, you'll want to reach out and grab it by the [ bleep ]. mexico pays days at trump international. you stay, mexico pays. >> mexico will not pay for this. please stop asking mexico to pay. other restrictions apply. >> jimmy: and not only are people from other countries not coming to this country, the president is not in this country right now. he's 6,000 miles away at the world economic forum in switzerland. he tweeted last night, we'll soon be heading to davos, switzerland, to tell the world how great america is and is doing. our economy is now booming and with all i'm doing, will only get better. our country is finally winning again. again with the winning. he knows that's charlie sheen's thing, right?

it's another psychopath from twitter. so, anyway -- [ applause ] if you don't know what it is, the world economic forum is an annual gathering of the super rich. you don't see that at other income levels. you make 80 grand a year, me too, let's go do something, take a trip. anyway, trump's trip got off to a good start, an exciting start. >> very exciting to be here, we're very happy to be here. the united states is doing very well. it will continue to do well and this will be a very exciting two days, thank you very much. very exciting. >> you can feel the excitement through the screen, right? but it wasn't all fun. trump had strong words for the sws government. he's demanding they stop sending us cheese full of holds immediately. he hosted a dinner for european business leaders tonight. before that, he met with the british prime minister, theresa

may, with whom he's had some issues, but he did his best to emphasize how special our special relationship is. >> the prime minister and myself have had a really great relationship, although some people don't necessarily believe that, but i can tell you it's true, i have a tremendous respect for the prime minister. and i think the feeling is mutual from the standpoint of liking each other a lot. >> jimmy: she reached for that prescription three times since he got there. it's not uncommon for presidents to borrow major works of art from museums to put on display at the white house. the obamas did it. the trumps asked the guggenheim in new york to loan them this painting, it's called "landscape with snow." they wanted to hang it in their private living quarters. the guggenheim said no, it's prohibited from travel, except for the rarest of occasions. but she did offer, and this is

not a joke, this fully functioning 18k solid gold toilet, which had been on display. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what they offered them. baseball the museum told trump to van gogh eff himself. the trumps said no, because what are they going to do with another golden toilet? i'm surprised they said no. it's way veteran been a van gogh. the first time you pee on a van gogh, it's ruined. maybe this is something trump should hang in the white house. vice president pence tweeted this photo of the annual crop of white house interns. page class will graduate this week and return to their homes across the country, inspiring group. what an inspiring group. look at how white they all are. it's like an albino rainbow.

[ laughter and applause ] so much diversity. female white kids, male white kids. those aren't interns, those are the children of the corn that you're posing with. and what was the interview process like? and how many times have you seen the dave matthews band live? put that photo back up. look at how short mike pence is. was he always that short? i think maybe he shrank from all the bending down to kiss the president's ass over the last year. [ laughter and applause ] in case you were worried the white house isn't white enough, don't worry, it is. "the new york times" had a bombshell story tonight. they reported that the president ordered white house counsel don mcgahn to fire robert mueller who is running the russia investigation. but then the president backed off, mcgahn said, if you make me do that, i'm going to quit. which would have been a disaster, and still might be now that this the information has been released.

you can't just fire every guy who investigates you. he's running the white house by the exact same rules of "the apprentice." he doesn't understand. he's like, nobody had a problem when i fired meatloaf. [ laughter and applause ] according to this report, trump said mueller has a conflict of interest because years ago, there was a dispute over fees and mueller cancelled his membership at the trump national golf club in virginia. of course it's about golf. it's always all about golf. everything is golf-related. the last time trump fired someone from the fbi, it was jim comey. and that led to robert mueller getting hired. if he fires robert mueller, maybe they'll put special investigator hillary clinton on the case, who knows. i will say this, richard nixon right now, must be rolling around in his grave, going, how does he do it! [ laughter ] there was good news for team

trump-pence today. oprah has announced she will not run for president in 2020. she did an interview and said, running for president is not for her. if she's not going to run for president, can't she at least give us each a car or something? [ cheers and applause ] >> think about it, oprah. celebrities like oprah don't want to be president. they have lots of money, people like them. you become president, you have to worry about war, terrorists, sit through boring meetings, half the country automatically hates you. the only reason donald trump did it is because he's dumb. this is an alarming fact, out of all the many countries in the world, india has the most selfie-related deaths. these are deaths caused by people taking pictures of themselves and the reason for that is people like this gentleman. [ train honking ]

>> jimmy: oh is right. miraculously, that man survived and is in stable condition. and somehow we're able to track him down and he's agreed -- he's joining us live now against all odds from his hospital bed in hydra bad, india. how are you? >> hello, mr. jimmy kimmel. >> jimmy: hi. i want to know how you're doing. >> i'm okay, i'm alive, that's the most important thing. >> jimmy: to be honest, you don't look okay, your arms and legs appear to be missing. >> they are not missing, they are right over there. >> jimmy: all right, well, you seem to be taking this very well. >> it's not too bad. i lost weight. >> jimmy: you lost weight. well, god bless you for looking on the bright side of this

situation. not many people can do that. i'm glad you're okay. sorry you can't take selfies anymore. i guess that's the worst part of it. >> i can still take selfies, i just need to use this stick. cheese! >> jimmy: oh, my goodness. this guy's got the worst luck. we're going to take a [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] when we come back, my cousin sal meets cirque du soleil and in this week in unnecessary censorship too. so stick around. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ [ applause ] you doing your taxes? oh... yeah. trying to sneak them in between set ups. why are you using turbotax? hm? well h&r block more zero lets you file online for free even if you itemize deductions.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back to the show. viola davis, lil rel howery and music from lanco is on the way. before we go, i want to wish my pal guillermo a happy birthday. >> thank you, jimmy. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: the reason i want to mention it, you did some celebrating today here at work, right? >> yes, jimmy. we had four shots of tequila. >> jimmy: came to my office this afternoon with a bottle of tequila and glasses and said, let's do some shots. how are you feeling right now? >> i feel great. >> jimmy: what's your plan for your birthday this weekend? >> go have dinner and spend time with the family. >> jimmy: i don't really care what the answer is, i just like watching you talk when you're loaded. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ]

>> jimmy: that's how you know when guillermo's drunk, when he talks, he does this, like he's holding on to an imaginary walker or should go. heading to imaginary ponies. well, happy birthday to you, my friend. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> jimmy: from time to time, we like to send my cousin sal out in front of the theater to create tumult. this time we paired sal with a contortionist named alexei golobora -- i don't know what the last name is. it's there on the screen. part of the cirque du soleil show. you know what a contortionist is, right, guillermo? >> yeah. >> jimmy: okay. this is what happens when my cousin sal and a very flexible man turn hollywood bfoulevard into a little circus.

>> look out, look out! >> can you watch this bag for one second, please, i just have to go to the bathroom. >> there's not a bomb in there, is it? >> no, i just have to go to the bathroom. >> i'm free. >> thank you. thank you so much for -- what happened? >> you had a body in there. >> you were supposed to watch. >> you had a body in there. >> you were supposed to watch. >> you're not supposed to have a body in there. >> i was. and now he's gone. which way did he go? >> can you help me? help me. can you help me out?

can you stop taking pictures and just help me? just grab my arm and pull it. ouch, you're making it worse. >> thank you. >> all right. >> you guys want a balloon animal? want something special? come on, let's show them something special. all right, who wants him? >> okay, i'll take him. >> don't forget to water him three times a day. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thanks to sal and alexei. one more thing, thursday night, time to bleep and blur the big

tv moments of the week whether they need it or not. it's this week in unnecessary censorship. [ cheers and applause ] >> when i was a little girl, i dreamed of [ bleep ] an olympic figure skater. >> republicans as you know, being the party with the run of the table in washington, they're going to get [ bleep ]. you will get fingered. >> the white house lawyer told us president trump is, quote, very eager to be [ bleep ] by mueller. >> you've decided to [ bleep ] your [ bleep ] as a freshman in college. >> researchers in china say they have successfully [ bleep ] two monkeys. >> melania trump's former roommate. they used to [ bleep ] before she met donald trump. >> if we could all just stand up, a big round of applause. >> i shouldn't have to say that to anyone, that when a woman goes to work, they don't want to [ bleep ] their boss. >> what is a good way to

[ bleep ] more white people? >> good luck. >> a jar of [ bleep ]. >> i think you can do it. >> oh, my goodness. we have a good show for you tonight. lil rel howery is here, and we'll be right back with viola davis! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: portions of "jimmy kimmel live!" are brought to you by chex mix, the ultimate crowd pleaser.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: tonight from the oscar-nominated movie "get out," lil rel howery is here. he's a very funny guy. then the new album "hallelujah nights," lanco from the mercedes-benz stage. next week we have new shows with chadwick boseman, kerry washington, jamie dornan, lupita nyong'o, dave salmoni has wild animals to show us, danai gurira, billy eichner with music from zz ward featuring fitz, elise trouw, russell dickerson, and rick springfield. and this is bigly. on tuesday night, the president will deliver his first state of the union address and our guest

will be two women who know a thing or two about having sex with the president, kerry washington who i mentioned before, and stormy daniels herself will be here. i have no doubt that i'll be kicked out of this country. i wonder where i'll go. >> we go together. we'll go to mexico. >> jimmy: okay. our first guest tonight is one of the most talented and highly decorated actors anywhere. she has two tonys, an emmy and an oscar in the trunk of her car. her show is called "how to get away with murder." watch it thursday nights on abc. please welcome viola davis! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you look fantastic. >> thank you. >> jimmy: you look like a superhero right now. >> i do?

which one do i look like? >> jimmy: you are a superhero in a way. you gave a speech at that women's march, a great speech -- [ applause ] >> jimmy: and it's viral and everybody's watching it now. are people bringing it up to you a lot? >> people are bringing it up to me a lot. it was one of those things where i didn't know how it was landing, because i wasn't hearing anything when i said the first part of the speech. and i was trying not to put my fist up in the air. because i was like, the fro and the fist. every time the hand went up, i was like eeeeee! >> jimmy: you make the best speeches. you really do. i feel like sometimes maybe they're giving you the awards just to hear you give a speech. that's how good you are. >> you know what, i wish that they would raise my quote. >> jimmy: who would? >> you know, the quote meaning, how much money you get. >> jimmy: you want more money? >> i would like that. >> jimmy: how much did you get

paid to give that speech at the women's march? nothing. it's an outrage, right? >> you don't want to start that, jimmy. you don't want to get me in trouble. >> jimmy: oprah bowed out, and knowing that you really know how to give a speech and get people going, have you ever thought about running -- a president viola in 2020? have you ever -- even secretly? [ cheers and applause ] deep inside have you ever -- >> no, i like vodka too much. i got some questionable things on my record. >> jimmy: our president has his own line of vodka. i think you would be okay. >> yeah, you know, but i like saying [ bleep ]. and all that. i'd probably cuss out congress. completely thug approach. >> jimmy: how's your daughter? she's here, i heard. >> my daughter is here. she brought her backpack with her little, you know, little black girl magic insignia on it

and then she brought another bag. i said, genesis, why are you bringing these bags? she said, i'm going here for the food. i'm going to put all this food in the bag and take it home. i think she's getting tips from my mom who takes aluminum foil with her whenever she goes anywhere. >> jimmy: she does. >> the first governor's ball, after the oscars, she wanted to take the flower arrangement in the middle of the table. she said, i can't leave here without taking this flower arrangement. i said, mom, that's gonna be embarrassing. she said, viola, we could put it in a bag right here. >> jimmy: your daughter takes after her grandmother. >> then she put the food in her purse. i'm like, mom, i know you're from south carolina, but -- >> jimmy: what is your daughter going to do with the food? >> she's gonna eat it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: like as a snack, she'll keep it for herself? >> she comes to all the talk shows with me. you are the standard. you are the gold standard. she goes to every talk show.

and she'll taste the food and go, not as good as jimmy kimmel's. >> jimmy: finally, we're winning in one category. [ laughter ] what is she into right now? how old is she? >> karate. she was cross-country, 1.25 miles she was running. and i was in shock, because i mean, you walk with the girl after half a block, she says, mommy, carry me. but now she's doing karate, which, i love it. i could do the politically correct thing and say she's in it for the mental discipline and it tires her out p b, but i wan her to learn how to kick somebody's ass. [ laughter and applause ] i mean, because people don't tell girls that. they really don't. i walk around with my pepper spray in the pink thing to make it look cute. >> jimmy: do you really? >> yeah. i was detained once at heathrow

because of my pepper spray. just detained just a little bit. >> jimmy: so she knows how to handle herself now, or is she just starting? >> she's just starting. we practice in the kitchen. >> jimmy: you do, with her? >> absolutely. >> jimmy: will you grab a knife and then lunge at her? how does that work? >> she's not ready for the knife yet, jimmy. it's coming, though. >> jimmy: you have to be really careful. you don't want to do that with your children. >> yeah, absolutely. >> jimmy: your husband was a football player, right? >> they called him headache ball. >> jimmy: headache ball? >> yeah. >> jimmy: why? >> because he said he knew how to rattle the head gear of any football player. he had a 52-inch chest, and a 23-inch neck. >> jimmy: wow. >> that's why i fell in love. >> jimmy: it was the neck? >> you know, i hate to say it, i love it. >> jimmy: you like a big neck? >> i love a big chest. >> jimmy: can you get a big neck, or you just have one? you can't really increase the size of your neck, can you? >> i can't increase the size of my neck, but it's like, he said

he would eat enormous amounts of food. >> jimmy: well, he should come to our show. >> yeah. >> jimmy: we'll take a break. when we come back, i have a number of things to discuss with you. one of them is that the first lady said that your show is her favorite show. >> oh, man, i was hoping you wouldn't bring that up. >> jimmy: of course i'm going to bring it up. viola davis is here. we'll be right back. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] this is jim. he's hyperventilating after opening his verizon bill. who's that? that's the version of you that switched to sprint and saved 50% for his family. 50%?? it is the best price for unlimited. plus i got a new samsung phone for 50% off. it's just the smart choice. that works for me. (vo) be a smarter you. get the best price for unlimited and now get 50% off the newest samsung phones. sprint. works for me. for people with hearing loss, visit sprintrelay.com.

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♪ >> jimmy: we're back with viola davis. lil rel howery and lanco still to come. "how to get away with murder" and melania trump's favorite show, she said. [ laughter ] >> you know, i swear to you, that was the one question i said, pleaz don't, just don't even mention it. >> jimmy: i know, i should have started with it. but would you ever consider a walk-on role for melania trump? >> oh, my. you know what, yes. >> jimmy: you would? all right, you'd consider it. >> because you know what?

>> jimmy: what? >> i really want to talk to the lady. >> jimmy: of course you do. >> i really do. >> jimmy: does any part of you feel like, i'm glad i'm bringing this woman who is captive in her own home, a little bit of pleasure on a weekly basis? >> no, i just want the inside scoop. i don't want to give her any sort of pleasure. i just want the inside scoop. me and her could have some vodka together. >> jimmy: when you were a kid, what tv shows did you love? >> "good times," "that's my mama," "what's happening," the e jeffersons. >> jimmy: how long was that on? >> not long at all. the ooh-we kid. >>. >> jimmy: that was his catch-phrase. >> ooh >> ooh-we, i got it, i got it. >> jimmy: he was isaac on the love boat. >> he was.

i think i met him at church years later, that we used to go to. >> jimmy: really? >> and i was like, ted lange is at my church. and he was the ooh-we kid. >> jimmy: did you mention that to him? >> i was too embarrassed. >> jimmy: that's probably best at church not to mention the ooh-we kid. >> i was very holy. >> jimmy: with "scandal," you guys have a crossover episode. >> yes. >> jimmy: in which -- now, will you and kerry washington be in scenes together on this crossover episode? >> that's the whole point. olivia pope and annalise keating. and i have to tell you, every time we touched on the show, it was static electricity. >> jimmy: really? >> every single time. it was black girl magic on steroids. [ applause ] >> i'm telling you. you didn't think it was the real thing, but every time. >> jimmy: little pops and sparks

coming out. did that translate to the screen, have you seen it yet? >> i haven't. i'm hoping. >> jimmy: you know, they don't do that, that much anymore. i used to love when that would happen. >> remember george jefferson used to be on "all in the family." >> jimmy: yeah, and it spun off from that. i hope they follow the lead and do more crossover. guillermo, let's do another show right after this. we'll walk on to one. we'll go barge into "ellen." >> that's right. >> jimmy: well, it's great to see you. i hope your daughter is getting -- she can come any time and get snacks here. >> she said she couldn't find a bagel. >> jimmy: we'll get her a bagel. we don't want to be anti-semitic. we'll get her a bagel. viola davis! watch "how to get away with murder" thursday nights at 10:00 here on abc. we'll be right back with lil rel howery. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] one in customer satisfaction number over cable for 17 years running.

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come. our next guest is the tsa-fueled comic relief in jordan peele's highly acclaimed horror movie "get out," which was just nominated for best picture. please welcome lil rel howery! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: very happy to have you here. boy were you funny in that movie. you did a great job in that movie. i mean, really, really good. >> i think i was okay. >> jimmy: you were. may i ask about your name. is there a big rel? >> yeah. it's a larger rel. >> jimmy: there is a larger rel. >> well, it comes from my cousin. his name is durel. it's like an urkel basketball story, how it all happened. >> jimmy: what happened? >> so i went to a school

providence st. mary in chicago. did y'all go to st. mary's? it was an all-black private school. >> jimmy: okay. thing about it, i didn't know i was a nerd the whole time. everybody was smart. so my parents couldn't afford to keep me there and put my brother in catholic school. so they was like, you had your turn. his turn. so i go to the school in my neighborhood. it was like going from private school to "lean on me." so i went to the school, i remember the first day of orientation. i didn't know i was a nerd. hey, look at that nerd. i tapped somebody, hey, it's a nerd in here. [ laughter ] he's like, no, they're talking about you. so anyway, i was a nerd the whole first quarter, just because i read stuff before everybody. yo, the public school education is really bad. >> jimmy: yeah, right. >> i had that moment, i was a nerd. then basketball try-outs happened. and these dudes didn't know i was working on my game the whole

summer with my cousin durel who played on varsity. i took the glasses off. talking crazy, oh, that nerd think he can play basketball. we'll see. dominated try-outs. >> jimmy: you did? >> yeah. >> jimmy: what position did you play? >> point guard. so one of the seniors was like, who is that. they're like that's durel cousin. what's up, lil rel? now i'm lil rel. >> jimmy: it's a great name for a comedian. but now you're in an academy award nominated film. was this your first movie? >> unfortunately, no. >> jimmy: what was your first? >> you do stand-up, you do a lot of, like, a lot of weird plays and -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> d-movies. >> jimmy: but this is -- being in a movie that's nominated for best picture, you cannot be named lil rel and continue with this. >> yes, i can. it's gonna stay that way.

because lil rel represents so much. i was a kid picked on. >> jimmy: that's what lil bow aw wow said. >> two different stories. he was a kid star. i grew up in the ghetto, i got out of it, and lil rel gonna stay. >> jimmy: i predict -- this is my prediction, and i hope we have this conversation in some years to come. you're going to become milton "lil rel" howery. and then just milton howery. and as you get older, you'll say, i'm lil rel again. it's like dwayne the rock johnson. just me on this one. you're an academy award -- i guess you're not technically a nominee. will you go to the academy awards? >> i thought i was. >> jimmy: then what happened? >> you know, we called and they looking for my ticket. oh, you not in the first group. >> jimmy: what does that mean,

you're not in the first group? >> so the first tickets they give out, i'm not on that list. >> jimmy: oh, no. listen, i'll get you in. don't worry, i'm the host of the show. >> i'm serious, i want to go. [ applause ] >> jimmy: you have a big part in that movie. it's not like you had some tiny little scene. >> i know, it's weird too. after that call, i went and like youtubed last year's and counted both groups, the group that thought they won and the group that won, there was like 20 people on the stage. >> jimmy: from each movie. >> so they got extra tickets. >> jimmy: they give them to producers who are like -- you know. just tell them, i'm lil rel. and by the way, big rel should be coming to the show, not just lil rel. >> i love my cousin, but nah. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: where will you watch the oscars if you do not go to the -- will you watch them at home? >> yesterday my home girl that

works rock nation and jay-z, invited me to their oscar -- they invited me to their brunch. i don't want to brag. jay is like, yo, rel need to be at my brunch. i'm taking the kids to disneyland, i can't go. but if you have a oscar party, i'm down. >> jimmy: you're going to their house? >> i don't even know where that's at, jimmy. >> jimmy: they didn't give you an address? >> no, because i'm like, i'm good, i'm going. just last night, i thought i was really good. i don't know if you heard, but "get out" is nominated for an oscar. >> jimmy: well, i would rather go to jay-z's house than sit in the audience. that would be a better way to watch the show, wouldn't it? >> they're going to show an afterparty. i'd rather go to the show -- >> jimmy: and go after? >> yeah. >> jimmy: that makes more sense.

wow, that's something else. have you ever met jay-z? and not to rush past that, but you're in a movie with all these basketball players. what's the name? >> uncle drew. >> jimmy: yes. and who is in the movie with you? >> kyrie irving is uncle drew. chris webber, reggie miller, shaq. >> jimmy: shaq is a great actor. that's a great call. you know, when shaq is in a movie, you'll probably get nominated for another academy award for this one. you know you're in good hands when shaq -- >> i was joking with somebody. if i went back in time and told little kid me, yo, you gonna be in a movie with chris webber, shaq, reggie miller, i'd be like, come on, man, we seen kazaam. don't do that, brother. don't lie too me. shaq was like really good. >> jimmy: did you feel tiny around shaq? >> yeah, tight shaq is, like,

huge. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and i'm a basketball fan, so i was asking, chris webber, how did you guard this dude, without putting all your body weight on him. like he's a giant. the thing about basketball players, they're really freak of nature people when you think about it. >> jimmy: they are. >> like if the game of basketball never existed, these guys would be giants and we'd be scared of them. >> jimmy: just chopping down trees or something like that. did you get to play basketball with them? >> yes. >> jimmy: did they think you were a nerd? >> no. >> jimmy: not at all. who'd you play with? >> i played with kyrie. no, i can't tell you that because that's telling the movie. but i'm doing some basketball stuff in there that kyrie helped orchestrate. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. and it's not team work. you know a team of michael j. fox do a weird shot and he can't really play basketball. >> jimmy: and then they cut to the basket. >> cut to the basket.

>> jimmy: but this is all you. sounds like you're having fun. >> it was so much fun. i'm a basketball fan. i asked him reggie miller why did him and mike get into that fight. and he told me, i was like, cool. >> jimmy: do tsa agents get excited when they see you? >> they do. like, oh, there he is. what up, boy! what up, brother! i see you! i'm excited to see them too. i'm like, oh, man, what's up? and then i just try to walk through. and they're like, whoa, whoa, wait a minute. you still gotta take off your shoes. put your laptop in a separate bin. but good to see you, brother. >> jimmy: you still have to take off your shoes. congratulations on everything that's going on. lil rel howery! "get out" will be re-released in select theaters starting

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live!" concert series is presented by mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >> jimmy: i'd like to thank viola davis, lil rel howery and apologize to matt damon, we ran out of time for him. "nightline" is next, but first, their album is called "hallelujah nights." here with the song "born to love you," lanco! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ i was born in a town full of red pine trees county sign says follow your dreams ♪ ♪ westbound train makes the whole town shake friday night lights decide your fate ♪ ♪ born again in a church where the steeple's white preacher preach book of john and my momma cried ♪ ♪ meaning of life was in verse two didn't make sense

'til i found you ♪ ♪ i could search the world from south to north but i've already found what i'm looking for ♪ ♪ wherever i go and whatever i do i was born to love you ♪ ♪ i was born to love you looking in your eyes yeah it's all so clear every time you smile ♪ ♪ i know why i'm here wherever i go and whatever i do i was born to love you ♪ ♪ i was born to love you ♪ ♪ i was a wild child between lost and found then you spoke my name ♪ ♪ it was a sweet sound rescue kiss and you pulled me in

all my life baby ♪ ♪ where you been cause i could search the world from south to north but i've already found ♪ ♪ what i'm looking for wherever i go and whatever i do i was born to love you ♪ ♪ i was born to love you looking in your eyes yeah it's all so clear every time you smile ♪ ♪ i know why i'm here wherever i go and whatever i do i was born to love you ♪ ♪ i was born to love you ♪ ♪ 'cause i could search the world from south to north but i've already found ♪ ♪ what i'm looking for wherever i go and whatever i do

i was born to love you ♪ ♪ i was born to love you looking in your eyes yeah it's all so clear every time you smile ♪ ♪ i know why i'm here wherever i go and whatever i do i was born to love you ♪ ♪ i was born to love you ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

this is "nightline." >> tonight, another school shooting. a broken-hearted mother on the phone with her daughter as she was dying. >> voices and chaos in the background. and she couldn't say anything. >> teenagers describing the nightmarish scene. >> nobody knew what to do, everybody was yelling, get down, get down. >> the juvenile suspect in custody. will he be tried as an adult? plus, a recovery after the deadly las vegas massacre. one woman shot in the head, not expected to survive. >> i spoke to three doctors there, and they all told me the same thing, that there was nothing they could do for her. >> remarkably, evleaving the hospital today. and