before we interview tracee ellis ross, take one shot. >> look at the wine bot. >> this is a blow out. >> they're out of white wine. >> no grapes left in the world. because of tracy el y tracee ellis ross and al roker together. >> helps to have the off the shoulder thing. >> and this. >> oh, my gosh. >> changes everything. >> i'll just watch you do this. >> that's right. you wonder why black girls rock, here you go. >> tracee ellis ross, the daughter of diana ross, stars as joan carol clayton on "girlfriends," which a lot of us miss. >> still young and cute. since then, she's been in her the hit comedy series "blackish." check it out. >> i'm not clueless here. the twins are still so little. i'm not ready for them to think and see the world the way you do. come on, jack thinks when you swallow gum, it grows a gum tree in your stomach. >> gum tree. >> yeah. >> kids. but it does take seven years for it to digest, right? >> oh, my god. >> love this show. >> isn't it a good one? >> i mean, because -- here's this great family that addresses issues. >> yeah. >> but yet, doesn't hit you over t

it features our new friend tracee ellis ross. where is she? >> are you going to drop names? she is coming up. that is laurence fishburne. i can't tell. >> let it go. >> she is here off the set. [laughter] >> trust us. she has a big role on that show. diana ross. >> for the kids today, you never know. welcome. sorry about the introduction. it is great to have you here. >> i am like every other mom doing all of these things. >> this is a comedy based around a couple that loves each other. the subject matter of the show. the subject matter. into these things happening in our world. the black family in this country today. it is how we deal with all of the stuff that comes out. >> not rolling the eyes at the husbands. >> the theme of this is not that. we are a couple that loves each other. the name of the show was blackish. >> yes. what is in our country today and how this family is dealing with it. is a great. is it cold church? how do you pass on what you want to to your children? what is important about tradition for your children? >> i know recently that you gave a talk. i wa

we have tracee ellis ross. she's in "blackish."he has that project, what is it called, a great organization. >> of course, the daughter happens to be the daughter of diana ross. >> i've been watching the show "billions" lately. >> everybody is talking abo this show. great cast. >> we have one of the actresses. paul giamatti is in it. >> she was in "mad men." terrific there. >> we'll talk to her. if you want to sell your home or fix it up, we'll give you help. >> the "listed sisters." >> are they twins? >> if they're not, they look a lot of like. >> then we'll have music. singer/songwriter matt simons will sing for us later. >> cool. >>> last time we worked together solo, it was hosting the rose parade. >> you're right. that was our last one. >> memorable because you didn't remember. >> we did. >> that's right. >> we sat here together before, too. >> it's been a while. >> when we did, people start -- there were rumors flying. >> we had people -- after the rose parade, they were wondering were we married to each other. >> that's how

i also wanna thank timothy olyphant, tracee ellis ross, and run river north. they were supposed to be our guests last night. we'll have them back on. also, to our audience that had tickets for last night's s w. obviously we had to cancel last minute. we apologize. please, we'll figure out a time for you to come back. but last, but not least, i wanna thank my incredible wife, alexi for the incredible work she did this weekend. i'm so lucky. and thank you all. and i can't think of a better person to talk to about all this than our first guest tonight. we'll be right back with tracy morgan. he's asleep. i've got the gelato. is that ice cream? no, it's, uh breyers gelato indulgences. it looks like ice cream. it's not. can i have some? you really wouldn't like it. it's got caramel and crunchy stuff. i like caramel and crunchy stuff. it's not for kids. i'm a grown-up. breyers gelato indulgences. u creamy gelato, rich caramel, topped with crunchy curls it's way beyond ice cream. what's it gonna be? an oven-baked digiorno? or waiting for delivery? did you have that be

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