of truth like a diamond bullet between the eyes was delivered by actor and rapper donald driver donald glover aka childish gambino who song and music video this is america perfectly encapsulated the black experience in these united states of america in the early twenty first century so today we celebrate this new renaissance of art song and film as we start watching the hawks. if you want your knowledge. at the san francisco. the bottom. like you said i got. there. is it. an epic roar echo throughout hollywood this weekend hawk watches as the marvel universe superhero black panther was finally unleashed in theaters here in the united states and around the world and the benchmark of success in a capitalistic culture is money then without a shadow of a doubt black panther is in just four days of release a smashing success by pulling in a record breaking two hundred thirty five million dollar opening weekend at the box office black panther shatter not only box office records elaan held movie industry beliefs and a racist barrier is about the amount of green a film of color can bring in especiall

secretly pulling for donald glover though it's not much of a secret. a come there's pam lar adlan, rachel brans han, alison janney, lily tomlin. >> lots of favorites there and ots of people to root for. like you guys said this is a pretty big deal because "game of thrones" returns and in a major way with most nominations in a series 22 which takests overall at all toe 129 beating out "e.r." for the record. that's insane, right? >> that says something. >> you can watch all the winners when they march that stage for the 70th emmyawards airing live monday, september 17th, right here on nbc. >> all right. deal. what's your take on john legend completing the egot? that completely seals your deal as a legend if you get anem y, grammy, os tar acar and too. >> he's nnated for a lead and also a producer for "jesus christ superstar" and i'm rooting forim h they need to make a pen gant for the egot and it needs to be whoopi goldberg's face, right. i'll put it right l there,e that's the real -- that's the real prize f i an egot. li rooting for him for sure. >> i'm

larry david, donald glover, bill hader, and william h. macy. the comedy lead actress category also includes pamela addlon, rachel brosnihan, issa ray, andd lily tomlin. for best actress in a drama, sandra oh makes history as the first asian-american woman to be nominated in the lead category for her role in "killing eve." also in the race, claire foye, tatiana, elizabeth moss, carrie russell and evan rachel wood. the six actors competing for best actor in a drama, jason bateman, sterling k. brown, milo ventimiglia and jeffrey wright. >> the dispute between comedian sasha baron cohen and sarah palin is taking another turn. palin says she was duped by the comedian. you can hear exclusively from her tomorrow on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. >>> the oakland a's are celebrating a birthday and they want you to take part. >> how the team is embracing its history and encouraging everyone to join in. that's next. >>> first we want to thank the sonoma county parks for this picture of sheep removing vegetation and providing fire prevention work. the

stanfield also stars with donald glover on atlanta. outrageous satire that swings for the fences in about 26 different directions and rolling stone pointing out that it gets all up in your face about race and the media. summer has found its real fireworks right here. vegeathe is super roov.d bac "" and they are on an urgent mission against a new enemy. they have cool new suits, but apparently they don't always work. >> hiya, champ. how was school today. >> can you fix the suit? >> so cranky. >> you want a juice box and string cheese? >> do you really have that? >> it also stars michael douglas. it is scoring an 88% on rotten tomatoes. it keeps buzzing along. another calls it disposable pop trash. not worth taking seriously for a moment and eminently worthy of your attention at this moment. >> is it on your list? >> if you just want to be entertained, have a little adventure. >> it might be the big winner at the box office this weekend. who knows. remember to follow us on facebook. with savings on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it

. >> we just saw them return to the screen with donald glover playing a younger solo stars story.he og, orlando is back. >> you know, billy dee williams of dynasty fan, be every that he famously played the role in the 1980s "emspire strikes back." we'll be back once again according to hollywood reporter. >> there will be a new but familiar face in the universe, kerri russell signed onto the new film the director once again j.j. abrams who directed episode 7. episode 9 is due to hit theaters next year. >> j.j. can be . good tuesday morning. i'm ken nice gibson. >> here are some of the top headlines we're following on "world news now." phase 3 of the rescue got under way in thailand for the four remaining boys. the eight boys are recovering well, some may be reunited with their parents today. we'll have a full report coming up. president trump is naming a staunch republican, federal appeals court judge brett kavanaugh. his nomination is expected to face strong opposition. >>> the dancing fbi agent who did a back flip at a bar in denver before his gun appeared to accidentally dischar

gotten a piece of hate mail [inaudible] in my inbox but it never happens and so i think like with donald glover in particular, there's legitimate conversations to be had at some of the things he's said about black women, and there's a very important distinction -- sorry, i love and elegies so much. you know when you deal with catcalls and then go dude is like it'slike i cannot complimen and it's like yeah don't be an asshole. people see that happening, and then they assume i must do that. they assume i must want like a lease on monday baby -- lisa monet baby but i'm not like that. my work speak for itself. there is an important conversation to be had when it comes to people who are in interracial relationships and they use that inter- relationa l relationship as some kind of a badge or something. like its no it's not that hard t laid. sleeping with somebody of a different race is just not an accomplishment. it's really not. [laughter] i love my husband, that i love him because he's funny and he's very smart and he holds me accountable come he's honest with me and he calls on me to be better and

it's super embarrassing. [ laughter ] now these suburban white ladies think they crushed donald glovert whatever name. >> seth: you put whatever name you want. >> put whatever name. slip out. >> seth: you're -- you're going to vacation. where are you going? you're going to thailand, brazil? >> going to thailand. yeah. >> seth: yeah. >> i've never been before. have you ever been? >> seth: i've never been to thailand, no. >> yeah, i'm going to go over there. i'm going to try to train muay thai kick boxing. >> seth: oh, so you're going to go exercise on vacation. >> yeah, cause i want some structure. i don't want to just lay on the beach. well, i do want to lay on the beach, but i want to have some structure to feel like i earned laying on the beach. >> seth: yeah. >> yeah. >> seth: i'm waiting -- some of the best vacations, my wife and i would go hiking which was one of the best vacations. cause you would, you know get a whole day of -- be like walking. >> yeah. >> seth: you feel exercise, and then at the end of the day you'd eat pasta. it would be great. >> yeah, chill out. yeah, i have

so i think, like with donald glover in particular, i think theree is like legitimate conversations to be had about some of the things that he said about black women, and i think that is very important distinction. it frustrate me because, sorry, i love analogies so much, but i feel like, you know when, like you deal with catcalls and then, a dude like, god, i could never compliment a woman. yeah, all the ass holes screwed it up for you. a people that talked about their white girlfriends f-ed up for me. people see that it happening. they assume i must do that i want alisa bonet baby. i never say that. people say that right? so, i can only be responsible for myself. i think my work speaks for itself. i think there is something to, there is important conversation to be hadse when it comes to people who are in interracial relationships, use that interracial relationship as some sort of like special merit badge or something. you know? like, it's really not that hard to get laid. like it is just not. it is not, sleeping with someone of a different race is just not like an accomplishment. [l

>> well, as everybody knows, donald glover's career is tanked and he's not a successful rapper, actormon just got picked up for 70 episodes of "rick and mortgay" so he's a little busy and we want michael. >> he needs another show. >> he needs one more show. and he needs to start working out more. >> i need a twin. >> why? that's what i want to know. why haven't you exercised since you retired? >> i don't know. i just -- figure why. who am i -- >> you should get back in shape. i don't know -- >> i've been slacking lately. >> you played football. >> oh, yeah, i played football. >> look at that build. >> you did play football. >> yeah, okay, this is -- >> he did. >> this is the difference between -- yeah, you're right but this is the difference between me -- my football was getting a twinkie at like a gas station and he was the porterhouse steak that cost $250. he would have ripped -- yeah, he would have torn my airports off and beaten me with my own arms. >> what position. >> tight end. >> you would have had a field day. >> yes. he would have hit me so hard my ancestors would have felt

. >> the show "atlanta," donald glover cast you in atlanta but i hear he saw you dancing at a party andt a party and i guess he was like, those dance moves will do and he was like i think you would be good for this role so he sent me the role and went to shoot the pilot. >> the pilot turned into a great show. this seems to be a great movie. appreciate you coming through, man. appreciate the rose, too. it's a great gift. "sorry to bother you" is in select theaters now and it opens nationwide on friday. lakeith stanfield, everybody. >>> coming up, we have the pop band timeflies performing live. we'll ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ice cream inspired iced coffee is here at dunkin' in the flavors you love, cookie dough, pistachio and butter pecan. and now, enjoy any medium iced coffee for $1.50. america runs on dunkin'. [ applause ] >>> we are back with the pop band timeflies fresh off thei