bill maher. cnn is owned by time warner.e met on his realtime set and things got real really quickly. bill maher, pleasure to have you on. >> pleasure to be here. >> whatever happens with this election, the big question i think we all are still trying to puzzle is how trump, why trump? what is your explanation as to why donald trump erupted onto the political scene the way he did? >> well, you have to look at the people who voted for him. it's depressing to think you share the country with so many people who you share nothing with. you know, donald trump is a reflection. and what we learned is that there is a lot of vulgar, tacky, racist people in this country, more than i thought. i knew there were some. but it's the proverbial lifting up a rock and what we found when we lifted it up was the basket of deplorables. i know we hate that term, but if the basket fits, and it does. >> a lot of people talk about the dislocation, the pain. you don't buy that. >> we found out it was a myth. the typical trump voter in the primaries m

including josh gad who tweeted this -- "snl" at this point is trending for many, though, bill maher was concerned about the lack of questions of climate change especially when it comes to a lot of heavy celebrity weighing in on that. >> that's kind of disappointing. moving on, the boss is also weighing in, he's taking on the donald. when bruce spring steen was asked about his rise. take a listen. >> when about a rigged election and he's not -- he has a ceiling he will lose now, of course, he is going to lose. he's such a flagrant toxic narcissist that he wants to take down the entire democratic system with him if he goes. wit. o clean better than a manual... he said sure, but don't just get any one. oral-b's rounded brush head cups your teeth to break up plaque and rotates to sweep it away. and oral-b crossaction delivers a clinically proven superior clean vs. sonicare diamondclean. my mouth feels super clean! oral-b. know you're getting a superior clean.

. >>> tonight, the basketball coach bill maher telly will help mark a new program. it will talk about the cancer school and youth initiative. the program encourages student athletes, coaches and parents to become involved in the fight against cancer. >>> 13 minutes past 5:00. let's get a look at traffic this time on the vine. >> jessica boyington joining us for that. how is it looking, jessica? >> good now, because the construction has cleared out of the way. we're completely back in business. east and west on the vine street expressway has reopened. you're looking at the cameras on 24th street towards the westbound lane. schuylkill expressway okay. no problems getting to 95. speeds are up and we don't see any jam-ups there. there's an accident, though, lower moreland at heaton road and rhodes drive. watch out for that. lower providence, another accident reported around north park avenue and amy drive. and construction out in old city section of bild. north 2nd street closed between market street and chestnut street. we'll watch for lane restrictions and detours the

trending moon many people including justin long, elizabeth banks and bill maher was concern about the lack of talk on climate change. so many celebrities, it's been their issue. >> an issue that draws so much international attention. >> the boss is also weighing in and taking on when he was asked about donald trump's rise, he pulled no punches. >> donald trump, who is talking about rigged elections, and he's not -- he has a feeling he's going to lieu now, which of course, he is going to lose. he's such a flagrant toxic narcissist that he wants to take down the entire democratic system with him if he goes. he said sure, but don't just get any one. oral-b's rounded brush head cups your teeth to break up plaque and rotates to sweep it away. and oral-b crossaction delivers a clinically proven superior clean vs. sonicare diamondclean. my mouth feels super clean! oral-b. know you're getting a superior clean. a big day in politics.. first lady michelle obama is in town. why democrats are pushing so hard to turn our state blue.. plus.. it's beginning toa tree in the state is on it's way to an

. >> let's start with bill maher. >> i'll sue him. >> he's threatening to sue the golf club growth. >ard him talk about suing the "new york times." >> univision, i'm going to have to sue univision. >> trevor: i don't have a choice! i could walk away, but i don't have another choice. trump sues so many people he probably has platinum medallion status at the courthouse. a special lounge he waits in, he gets group a walk into the court first. hot towels, but he never uses them because they'll wipe off his tan. how did donald trump get this way? i bet when he was a child he would fall down and go, ow! i have a boo-boo! boo-boo due to the negligence of this sidewalk. and his mom would be, it's okay, donnie, we're going to sue them! and he's, like, yeah! the upside, if he becomes president, there is a possibility he won't be waging wars all over the world. he'll be waging lawsuits. i bet he'll be drowning people with subpoenas all over the globe. in syria, an entire hospital was sued including several babies. get down! it's a cease and desist! ( laughter ) with all the american tv ads that

hewe he sued bill maher for $5 million over a joke bill maher told on "the tonight show" in 2013. about him. he withdrew the charges later. hoes waging a war on comedy, and we cannot let him win that war. it's too important. we can't lose comedy. >> let's bring chris back in on the discussion. you think what donald trump is saying about "snl ,"you're not taking him as seriously as maybe >> it's not like "the new york times" or "people" magazine getting those cease and desist notices in the mail. it's the idea of looping in part of a larger narrative, "snl" along with everything else, the media, the cultural elites. this is the basis of his narrative right now. you can see him folding it into what he's trying to say. >> he may not win new votes. his base is probably going to love it. >> love it? i wrote an article about how ridiculous this was, and his supporters are fighting me on twitter, saying, the fcc could cancel it if it's an unfair show. even sarah palin -- no one criticize more -- laughed at it, rolled with the punches. that's what you should do. america, we have a rich tr

>> steve moore on bill maher last night. >> that was painful.n penn and three other liberals in the audience. about the debate, i agree. i thought the first 30 minutes on the economy, there was no question that donald trump won that part of the debate. he talked about bringing jobs back, cutting taxes, better trade deals. hillary was on the defensive the whole time. he made it very simple to the american voter. he said, i want to cut taxes to grow the economy. hillary wants to raise taxes to grow the government. what i want to see in the next debate, leland, is for donald trump to really stan on that theme. i want to take away his twitter account, not talk about miss universe. i want him to talk about jobs and the economy and terrorism. if he does that, that's how he wins. >> i think you are one of many of his advisers that want to take away his twitter account. i've heard that from a number of people inside the campaign. we had a fellow on last hour named john stubs, he likes all the things you've talked about in terms of tax policy and trade p

we begin today's show with the great observer of american life and politics, bill maher.l and obviously unafraid to say what he thinks. >> lying, bold-faced, caught on tape lying is no longer a dealbreaker at all. >> about trump. >> i think

we begin today's show with the great observer of american life and politics, bill maher.ct, very real and obviously unafraid to say what he thinks. >> lying, bold-faced, caught on tape lying is no longer a dealbreaker at all. >> about trump. >> i think he's going to be the jake gravora of deplorables. >> hillary clinton. >> she's the black driver of the neighborhood and the republicans are the passengers. >> and he wants to reanything on the paris climate agreement. but what does the american public think of all this?

now, i like bill maher, i'm on his show once in a while. we are going to try to fill constitution hall for statehood, for the district of columbia, which does not have the vote in congress. the only national capitol that gives people the vote that strips them of the franchise. you wouldn't want to bet how many people show up. what happens when people do not want their rights, do not avail themselves of their rights? do not know about their rights? we get down to the basics here. i hope that those of you who watch this on television, those of you who have come here will be explicitly inclined to talk to your friends, neighbors, relatives, and co-workers, everything starts with a conversation, everything starts with a person-to-person conversation. and in so doing, we start things underway, that's how the students became a force in the '60s. that's why we think that the title of this -- these four days, "breaking through power: it's easier than we think," which i've put in my paperback book that's just out. "breaking through power: it's easie

history of attacking comedians who have mocked him before from seth meyers to jon stewart who he sued bill mahern 2013. his war on comedy which he is waging, which he is going to lose, is not shocking to me. i think it's stunning 22 days before the election when there's pressing issues he's choosing to wake up at 7:00 in the morning and tweet that snl has to be taken off the air. that's stunning. >> maybe he thinks since he's hosted the show can't possibly get any better. let's look at him dancing along from last year. >> oh, geez, brian. ♪ ♪ call me on the cell phone >> it's so funny. >> i could watch all day. trump likes to pick fights, then resolves them. wonder if he will show up on the show before now and election day. clinton or trump could make a cameo. >> that would be interesting. i would love to see that. >> ratings boom if they go donald trump is coming on tonight, what's he going to say, what's he going to do. it really, all joking aside, there's the signs of a dictator who wants to crush comedians who mock him. i perform standup in the middle east. in the arab world you cannot make

. >> maybe you answered in earlier in what you were say i watch bill maher who is partisan in scienceut one of his points on military overspending the fact that maybe i have the wrong name for it so the f 2-rbgs -- >> f35. they say they keep paying for more and more of these to be built and just sitting in hangars rotting. so my question is now that we're out of immediate wake of 9/11 where we can say things that were considered treason back then. how come nobody in the military one of the higher ups ups is sas wait a minute weft no use -- : well, if they did i'm not sure congress would stop funding it but interesting seen as our latest cutting enweapon to keep us at the top of the militaries around the world so that if we went to war we could beat everybody we also a great plane. problem is it is a complex plane and not been able to figure out all of the bug and all of the problems some of which are in the software. every time they think they've gotten everything fixed some new problem pops up. i talked to somebody just a few weeks ago about it so to say what's happening with the f35

he he pseudobill maher for $5 million over a joke bill maher told on "the tonight show" in 2013. he withdrew the charges later. we can't lose comedy. >> let's bring chris back in on the discussion. you think what donald trump saying about "snl" you're not taking him as seriously as maybe others are? >> it's not like "the new york getting those cease and desist notices in the mail. it's the idea of looping in "snl" along with everything else, the media the cultural elites. this is the basis of his narrative right now. you can see him folding it into what he's trying to say. >> he may not win new votes. his base is probably going to love it. >> i wrote an article about how ridiculous this was and his supporters are fighting me on twitter saying he's right. the aun fair show. even sarah palin. no one criticize more. laughed at it, rolled with the punches. that's what you should do. america, we have a rich tradition of political come did i. it's so important, this is shortening my life expectancy, this campaign. >> politicians have, in the past, used comedy to help them and broaden t

is the future hold for a society that can fill constitution hall two weeks ago, every seat, with bill maher talking off-color jokes? i like bill mueller. i'm on the show once in a while. we were going to target the constitution hall for statehood and for the district of columbia, which does not have the vote in congress. it's the only national capital that gives people its vote, a vote that strips them of the franchise. you wouldn't want to bet on how many people showed up. what happens when people do not want their rights, did not avail themselves of the rights, do not know about the rights? we get down to the basics. i hope that those of you who watch this on television, those of you who have come here will be explicitly inclined to talk to your friends, neighbors, relatives and coworkers. everything starts with the conversation. everything starts with a person-to-person conversation. and in so doing we start things under way. that's how the students became a force in the '60s. that's why we think that the title of this, these four days, breaking through powers, is easier than we think, w

. >> my big headline is i'm going to take a page out of bill maher's program friday night where he saysbout flip phones on "star trek" and the first dark president on "deep impact" and "head of state" and i went back to see if we've ever seen a woman portrayed as president of the united states and i found three, 1964 "kisses for my president" where the big talk is madam president leslie become loud an. 1953, "madam president" and 1924, "the last man on earth" where all of the men over the age of 14 die of a disease. "the new york times" review of the movie, which was so funny says the woman don't seem grief stricken as they go about their duties with bright faces and weird costumes. i predict that hillary clinton is going to win the election and we might see a melania trump with a bright face. >> and a weird costume. i love it. >> can you top that? >> i can't. it's so not as creative. no movies for me. i think for me it's the rigged -- the election is rigged rhetoric. right? i think it's incredibly dangerous. jonathan, you talked about it early in one of our segments how it's beyond. it