washington. and tonight i am making television history as the first woman to ever host a late night show -- on a covered patio -- in one hundred degree heat and 90% humidity. that is a very specific glass ceiling, but i just broke the hell out of it. which is good because i haven't been doing much during quarantine. just being a teacher, a camp counselor, a life guard, you know, just a mom during covid times. i'm also running a production company from a corner of my bedroom, learning how to cook new things because i'm sometimes paranoid about ordering take out, teaching yoga on instagram to calm my own damn nerves, and doing press for my new documentary "the fight," which basically means running a press junket from that same corner of that same bedroom. other than that though, it's been super chill. but when i'm feeling my most anxious i think about the frontline workers, grocery store employees, sanitation workers, mail carriers. shout out to the mail carriers especially during this time. i think about how hard they're working and i'm truly grateful.

a lot has been put into perspective during covid. i think we're all feeling more grateful for our loved ones, and we're aware of the fragility of fend nd to really look out for one another. which is why i'm happy to fill in for jimmy so he could spend the summer catching exactly four fish. come on, jumyy -- jimmy do better. all kidding aside, i love you jimmy. actually, fun fact, between me and jimmy, together we have won seven naacp image awards. that's true, look it up. and another fun fact, we are currently nominated for an emmy together for our work on "live in front of a studio audience." i just love working with jimmy. and apparently for jimmy, while he sits in a hammock scrolling through his instagram. so listen there's a lot going on in america right now. i don't even know how you find the funny. i never thought i'd see the day when i'm having panic attacks thinking about the us postal

service, but ladies and gentlemen that's 2020 for ya. the democratic national convention got underway today, which i will be participating in on wednesday. i'm super excited. this isn't my first time speaking at a convention. many people think i'm drawn to politics because i starred on "scandal," a show set in an alternate universe, where people actually care when a president does something wrong. but really i'm drawn to politics because i'm an american. and like you i get to have a say about who the people are that make the rules and decisions that guide our lives. and not just at the top of the ticket. we get to choose our local leaders as well. part of my passion for politics and civic engagement comes from my parents. i have two wonderful parents. if you follow me on instagram, and if you don't shame on you, you already know my dad earl, who is hilarious. i like to post videos of him like this brilliant acceptance

speech for his emmy nomination, which he didn't actually get. it is an honor to be a background teacher saying thank you to the academy for nominating both of my work, my work in live in front of a studio audience and little fires. i feel that it was probably some of my best work. thank you. >> he's a brilliant background actor. honestly, if there was a ba-cademy award, he would win it. he's the most adorable man in america and he loves to tell jokes. so when he heard i was doing my first late night monologue he said he wanted to pitch in and help out with my material because he doesn't think i'm that funny. so let's go to him now. please say hello to my father, earl washington. hey, dad. >> hey, looking good. >> thanks. >> sounding great.

>> thank you, it's your fault. >> i said, i love it. i love it. >> dad, this is your late-night tv debut, how does it feel? >> you know, this is awesome. and it's at a really strategic time you know, we are in such a turmoil with this plague and so, any kind of humor really, really works. and you know, some of the stuff that i do, which are bad dad jokes, are really interesting. you know why? >> why. >> because they sneak up on you. i mean, they really do. i mean, how do you know that it's a dad joke? >> how? >> it becomes a parent. oh. that was ridiculous. that is absolutely ridiculous. >> that's good. >> or, or, you know, the why does the cookie take himself to the hospital? >> why? >> because he felt crumby. oh. oh. oh. oh. some of your best dad jokes come from 6-10-year-olds.

>> absolutely. >> but dad, dad, here's the problem. a lot of times when you are doing late night the jokes in your monologue should be centered around current events or politics you have any of those? >> i do, what is the most important progressive body of water? >> i don't know. >> aoc. oh! oh! oh! oh! now, that's silly. >> that's terrible. >> that is so -- >> that is terrible. >> that is so silly. but that's what makes it funny. >> i guess.

okay, you have time for one more, dad, i'm giving you one more. >> what -- oh, yeah. >> is that mom producing you? is mom your producer? >> no. no. no. no. no she just prodding me. how do vegans vote? >> how? >> kale. election kale. >> i will just say, i will say, vote by kale. >> oh. oh. oh. oh. gosh. they vote by kale. oh. they vote by kale. >> oh, dad. you are amazing. i love you very much. i'm so happy that you made my monologue better, so thank you for being the best dad. >> and you are so gracious. >> we have a great show four tonight. we are just getting started.

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♪ welcome back to "jimmy kimmel live." i'm not jimmy kimmel. i'm kerry washington. i will be hosting again tomorrow night. i'll chat with stacey abrams and have music from chloe and halle. my guest tonight is, on any given day, an award-winning actress, activist, entrepreneur and my co-producer and co-star my work wife, in the currently emmy nominated miniseries "little fires everywhere." why did you take this job?

>> to protect my kid. >> from what? >> from you. >> i thought we were friends. >> white women always want to be friends with their maid. i was not your maid elena, and i was never your friend please welcome my friend, reese witherspoon. hi! >> hi! >> hi! >> big hugs. >> so good to see you. it's so good to see you. i'm so proud of this beautiful baby that we made together in our five nominations for "little fires everywhere". i just want to acknowledge that from your company, hello sunshine, your three shows. "little fires everywhere," "morning show," "big little lies," you have a combined 18 nominations. like that is legal, like you are legal. that is crazy. 18 nominations, congratulations,

reese. >> thank you so much, i think sometimes we are the forward facing ones but you don't know there's so many people that work behind the scenes. i'm so happy for my team and company, they worked so hard to get us here and it's just a great, it's a great thing to be able to put out stuff that you are proud of so. go. >> i have worked right next to team sunshine. you have an amazing, amazing crew. so, have you decided what you are wearing on your couch at this year's emmys? >> you know, i don't know anything about the emmys. i mean, other than, i think jimmy's hosting it. >> but he is not here to take our questions about what it's going to be. >> we have a lot of follow-up questions. >> jimmy, come back from vacation. >> you are gorgeous. i mean this dress that you are wearing is so stunning. >> i'm trying to re-enter life in a way that works. >> i love it. i love i.

-- are you going to gather all the kids and pets and parents and say, you have to watching me? >> oh, my gosh. i guess so, yeah. i mean, it's going to be sort of a different experience. are we all going to be in our pajamas? i'm definitely -- i'm eating take-out for sure. >> yes, yes, yes. so, i want to talk about your amazing son decon, who i adore, he a single this summer. >> he released a song this summer. it's called "long run" and it's on the spotify charts and he is the producer and we could not be prouder of him. he shot his first music video. >> you have to tell me. i want to post it everywhere. when you post it on instagram, i notice and i wonder if it's my future. he is older than my littles. he seemed both really happy and proud that you were so proud of

him, but also a little embarrassed. >> oh -- >> do you often like embarrass your kids intentionally, unintentionally? is it just my path? >> i say if you are not embarrassing your children, you are not spending enough time with them. that's basically my goal. >> yes, that is -- >> it's your job as parents to really like, really ramp up the embarrassment. >> so i heard a story actually about you in the third grade which made total sense to me, because you are such an amazing bad-ass producer and boss lady. i heard that you, this sounds like something from the bronx had going on, you had a side hustle out of your desk in the third grade, is that true? >> i did, i actually started my first business other than like a lemonade stand was in the third grade. my brother bought banana clips at the mall. and i would personalize them with people's names. he was like, sister, we can get great margins on this if i buy

them for $.25 and we sell them for a dollar if you just put paint pens and put their names on it. and i had a whole thing going in third grade and i got shut down and i actually did not get suspended but i had to stay after school because i got paint pen all over my desk and i got in trouble for defacing school property. >> oh, my goodness. but i love that even though you got in trouble, you didn't, like that spirit did not die. you stayed in that like side hustle, i'm going to make it happen. i'm going to take over the world from my tiny desk to my 18 nominations. >> oh, you know, i just always, i have always been curious and interested about business. i have always been wanting to change systems and learn how things work and so, yeah. even when i was little. i can't turn it off either sometimes i'm like can i just turn it off.

i have a million ideas every week too. and some of them are not that good. >> but that's okay. right? just staying in that creative mentality and being willing to take the risk. like, you only get to success when you are willing to fail along the way. there's -- >> yeah, and i failed, kerry. i have failed. >> same, same. >> i have -- but you know what? i learned so much from every single moment and i, yeah, you just learn to be graceful through failure and you learn to take away the message. >> i love you so much, we can talk for a million years but we will offline and do it in our own time. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me, and i'm so excited you need to do it all the time. you are so good at this. >> oh, thank you, no, no, "little fires everywhere" is available on hulu, thank you, reese. when we come back we're going to honor a whole family of healthcare heroes. so stick around. ♪

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♪ welcome back to "jimmy kimmel live." i'm kerry washington. since everything's bigger in texas, instead of just one healthcare hero, we're going to honor a whole family of them. live from dallas. please welcome all five nurses from the ginigeme family, enuma, dera, jide, kosi and uche. enuma, how are you all related, can you explain it? >> this is my wonderful and beautiful daughters.

and my fantastic son in law. >> five nurses, five nurses in one family. at what point do you all get a reality show and i produce it? i heard that you have been working nonstop during the pandemic. who is the best nurse in the family, be honest. >> um -- we are all good nurses. we all have our strengths so, i don't have an answer. >> very graceful. it's an elegant answer. kosi and jide, you recently had a baby girl, in march, yeah? >> yes. we did. >> and you are both back at work and treating patients? >> yes. >> do you worry about bringing germs home?

>> yes, we actually worry about that and that's why, when ever we get home, we try, we always take off of our uniforms at the garage, and take a shower, and you know, we clean up, to avoid as much possible bringing back home. and the baby is almost six months now? >> yes. >> so this is the family profession, has she expressed an interest in nursing? >> yeah. i'm doing online courses for my msn right now, she is taking classes with me, she is learning. >> i love it. >> so, dera, dera, i understand that congratulations are in order, yeses? i know people are not supposed to ask you this, but a little will birdie told me that you are expecting? >> yes. congrats, do you know the gender. ? >> no. >> raise your hand if you think it's going to be a girl? >> oh, three for girl. okay.

and raise your hand if you think it's going to be a boy? okay. 3-2. well, dera, i really relate to olivia pope and i often feel that i need to fix confusion, we called your doctor last week and i bribed him with a scandal t-shirt and he told me the gender. and i am drunk with power. no, like a good nigerian, it's martinellies, really, this the should be a family affair, let's invite your brother and husband to join us. oh, so we have all the great nigerian names and then ben and jake. >> not too much, not too. my nigerian name is namby though. >> you share that with my husband.

is that baby essie? >> yes. >> sorry. [ baby crying ] >> oh, look at baby essie. oh, so cute. okay. so, these boxes, these boxes that we were handing on out were shipped to texas overnight, no peaking, since you are five proud nigerian nurses. i wanted to bring a special guest for the culture as we say. my nigerian brothers and sisters, please meet nigerian singer and songwriter, burna boy. hello. thank you so much. yes. okay. so burna boy. count us down, count us down. you give us a one two three, and then everyone open the boxes. >> are you ready? >> yes.

>> 3, 2, 1, open! [ screaming ] >> okay. okay. wait, listen, listen. i have one more surprise. our friends at irobot want to thank you by sending each of you $5,000 to spend however you like. and as an added thanks, because of all you do, irobot is sending each of you their top-of-the-line roomba robot vacuum so that cleaning is one less thing to worry about when you get home. jake and benn, i'll send you scandal t-shirts. burna boy, keep making that music. thank you to the ginigeme family. thank you to burna boy and thank you to irobot. we'll be right back. congrats! >> thank you!

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that's all the time we have tonight. i'd like to thank reese witherspoon, the ginigeme family, earl washington and of course, my life's true inspiration, jimmy kimmel. i'll see you here tomorrow with stacey abrams and music from chloe and halle. "nightline" is next. goodnight. oh, oh, that's terrible. now, that's terrible. it's raining ash here in napa county. the massive hennessey fire growing in size, prompting evacuations. >> rotating power outages did not happen here in the bay area tonight, but some are still very upset. the stifling heatwave continues. find out when we'll finally get a break, coming up. the san jose teacher now on

administrative leave for appearing shirtless sends an email to his students. tonight parents demand answers and actions from the school district. abc7 news starts right now. >> now from abc7, live breaking news. >> and that breaking news is in napa county where hundreds of firefighters are battling a wildfire in wine country. >> the hennessey fire this morning exploded this afternoon. it's burning to the east of st. helena and rutherford, and has grown to 2400 acres with zero containment. >> evacuations are in effect in that area, but some homeowners are choosing to stay. cornell bernard is in napa county tonight. >> reporter: a fast-moving wildfire in wine country, igniting acres of dry brush in the hills above st. helenhelena. sky 7 was over the hennessey fire late monday as the blaze exploded in size, burning through rugged terrain.