kamau bell." >> yeah.sort of politically divided. and i think that a lot of times we're running from the awkward conversations. i feel like we ought to lean into those conversations. that's what "united shades" is about. we gotta have to have the awkward conversations. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i make a living having awkward conversations. [ light laughter ] but let's talk about the new season. this is on cnn this sunday. >> yeah. >> jimmy: "united shades of america." >> yes, every comedian's dream is to grow up and be on cnn. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: of course, absolutely. but that's good for them for taking a chance. >> no, absolutely. it's great. and it's great for my health insurance. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: how would you describe the show if anyone hasn't seen it? >> the idea of the show is a a black guy goes places you wouldn't expect him to go or he absolutely shouldn't go. so that means sometimes it's like, you know, "yeah, i'm meeting with muslim people who talk to my mother." and somet

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thank you for getting up early and taking time for us. >> thank you. >> we will be watching, kamau.omfortable conversations create change. "yuted shade "yuted sha "united shades of america" tonight at 10:00 on cnn. >>> trump leaves the door open for military action. that is next. a live report from pyongyang. >>> a lot of destruction and five deaths after what you're seeing on your screen there. oh, this monster tornado struck northern texas overnight. the death toll may rise officials tell us. the search and rescue efforts are under way right now. >> they are out there picking up patients that are at the areas where the devastation went allow. all of the destruction. a lot of calls coming in and they are having trouble getting to the calls because of the destruction on the roads. whoa! you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taking that. come with me. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. mom, i'm taking the subaru. don't be late. even when we're not there to keep them safe, our subaru outback will be

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who better to comment on this than kamau bell, host of cnn's ""united shades of america."" >> that'sget me in trouble this time, all right? >> i'm here for you, don. i'm here for you. >> i can't wait to talk to you about the new season of your show, but let's talk a little politics first. the first 100 days of this presidency have been a real boon for late-night comedians. let's listen and then we'll chat. >> this saturday will be president trump's 100th day in office. it's 100 days in trump time. for us it's 15 years. >> the first 100 days are traditionally a time to reflect on accomplishments of a president, and trump hasn't got a lot of those. he still hasn't filled his cabinet. he didn't repeal obamacare. there are still muslims. >> pro, he's promised to take on china. con, he hasn't learned how to pronounce it. >> chiina. >> is this like the new golden age of comedy? is this president comedy gold? >> if you're not funny now, you're not going to be funny. this is the time to be funny. it wasn't that long ago people were like, is prefer noah going to be able to take over the daily

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kamau bell did.ur conversation. >> talk about white privilege, we want to bring it back, make privilege great again. >> so you're a fan of white privilege. >> and what do you love about white privilege? >> it looks great. the people are good looking and nice suits, great literature. like, yeah, i just want to bathe in white privilege. it the greatest, most awesome thing. >> i can't believe -- you were like the friendliest, nicest guy in the world. what were you thinking as he was saying these things? >> i mean, it made me laugh because it was so over the top in its ridiculous nature, as if white people don't already bathe in white privilege. he was so cavalier about it and said it as if this was a solid plan to do this. the thing i want to be clear about, he's only a small part of the episode, most of it is about refugees. >> you said you went into the interview with him with an open mind. i don't know how one keeps an open mind about that, it must have been very difficult. did it help you cover it?

he's also the author of a new book, the awkward thoughts of kamau bell. okay. you were laughing there, but some of the things sounded to you absurd. were there moments you were appalled and wanted to slap him? >> there is moments you can see my jaw muscle dropping pretty heavily because the thing i try to do is i try to listen to people, whether i agree with them or not because i'm not thinking about what my response is, i'm thinking about what the viewer's response. for a lot of people it wasn't long ago we thought there was no way that president trump was going to win. there is still people that don't understand the seed at the base of trump's base are these people and they don't want the america for all of us. >> what did you get from him in terms of how he views people who look like you? >> there is this false historical narrative that he baked into his head that america is for white people. so he has this sort of -- he shared with me somehow all the black and brown people are going to evaporate into our countries. >> did you try to amuse him? i know you wa

it's going to be excellent, i'm sure, kamau. >> thank you. see you in the halls of cnn.hose promos are seeing those often. be sure and watch the premiere this sunday night, 10:00 p.m. eastern only, only here on cnn. and tonight, be sure to tune in for a special prime-time edition of "the lead" with jake tapper at 9:00 p.m. eastern later tonight. thanks for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >> up next, breaking news, the white house blaming the obama administration for general flynn's security clearance as flynn is under new investigation tonight. plus the white house war room. steve bannon with a white board in his office checking off the big wins. wait till you hear what's getting the big x. and senator elizabeth warren calling out president obama really nastily. let's go "out front." good evening, i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, new documents show trump's former disgraced national security advisor taking money from russia