levar burton, welcome to the show. >> thank you very much. >> trevor: let's talk a little bit about levar> trevor: your journey keeps on moving, your story keeps on being almost rewritten, chapters keep being added. when you see your life, how do you see it? >> well, i know i'm here to tell stories, i know that that's part of why i'm here. i really see my life -- there's a through line from kunta, and george the chief of the enterprise at the other end of the spectrum, and levar, the reading rainbow guy, is in the middle of that continuum. so i have been able to represent the black experience from slavery to the future and everything in between, and what an honor that is. it. >> trevor: it feels like an honor that i think the people would argue belongs more to them. you've always been somebody who is not just passionate about being in the stories, not just passionate about telling the stories, but encouraging others to tell their own stories and become story tellers in their own right. >> absolutely. >> trevor: let's talk about reading rainbow. >> okay. >> trevor: where did that passion c

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search, the show tried out everyone from friend of the show anderson cooper, to friend of the show levar burton friend of the show katie couric-- ( applause ) to dr oz. ( laughter ) which is why people were a bit surprised when, in the end, as their permanent weeknight host, the executive producers of "jeopardy!" selected executive producer mike richards. wow, what are the odds? ( laughter ) exactly the same as me getting"i (riff la suck it, ryan gosling. ( laughter ) america's leading game show journalists were stunned, including the huffingpo, whose headline blared, "so the 'jeopardy!' guest host rotation was apparently all for show." wait a second! are you telling me that a television show did something that was for show? ( laughter ) i'm so disillusioned. are those housewives even real? ( laughter ) it's only getting worse for richards, after resurfaced podcast audio revealed that in 2014, mike richards made crude comments about women, jews, and haiti. ( booing ) >> stephen: oooh... looks like richards' job might be in-- "jeopardy!" ( scary music ) ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) so wh

it needs to be levar burton, hands down, no contest, 100 percent.w of all-time spread. >> i think, is this the fastest cancellation of all times? usually you like have a career in then if you're canceled, i mean this guy went from who is mike richards to three hours later screw that guy, his stuff is canceled. he had three hours in the sun. >> that dude at snl come up. >> shane gillis. the day that he got the phone call, the next day they got another phone call. about that job. get the thing i think is unfair is people post this story in they say what you think. i will say the thing, my first impulse would be like his heat even that bad, what did he even say. you don't really know c is sort of thing yourself out there little bit because your like it's not that bad, usually it's not with the cancel culture, bu every once in a while it will b like did you see this one? that wasn't good, but i still didn't think something that someone said eight or ten years ago. >> that's the thing, you can never apologize. if you apologize they take your head. it's l

there is no excuse, of course, for the comments i made on that podcast and i am deeply sorry. >> levar burtonte i keep hearing his name pop up this show makes a lot of money so there is a lot at stake financially. >> the show gets about 10 million viewers a night. i saw one report that says over 30 people watch it at least three times a week that's a very loyal audience you don't want to shake that keep in mind, when the show comes back, which is slated to happen in less than two weeks, you're going to see five episodes with mike richards. he recorded five episodes and those still have to air. >> because the contestants -- >> was on a winning streak they have to do that to be fair to the contestants >> just a debacle. >> thank you, joe. >>> up next, was a high profile nfl star cut by his team because of his vaccination status? >> the big question being asked this morning and a new look at how covid protocols in professional sports are impacting the season you're right! i only get extra miles on some types of purchases! may i? please. with the capital one venture card, you earn unlimited doubl

. >>> levar burton is speaking out telling trevor noah he is no longer interested in the gig. >> theor because what i found out it wasn't the thing i wanted after all. what i wanted was -- what i wanted was to compete. i wanted the job, right? but then when i didn't get it, it was like, okay. what's next? >> you follow social media and burton has been the favorite to take over alex trebek's role. after the controversy, "jeopardy!" announced that mayim bialik and ken jennings will share hosting. >>> and lady gaga and tony bennett joining forces again with the title track and video for "love for sale." their upcoming video. take a listen. ♪ i know every type of love ♪ ♪ she's been through the mill of love ♪ ♪ love ♪ ♪ every love by true love for sale ♪♪ ♪ >> everything about it. "love for sale" comes out october 1st. it will be gaga and bennett's last project together after ten years together, it is his last studio recording. his family announced he had been battling alzheimer's. gaga wrote, tony, this is the last album we created together, but the celebration of jazz and us as musical

searching for a new host yet again overnight, fan favorite levar burton spoke out saying he's now happyanted the job, right but then when i didn't get it, it was like, okay, what is next? >> who is bessey coleman >> sony pictures television says actress mayim bialik will be hosting through november and will split hosting duties with jennings through the end of the will split hoefing duties with jennings through the enof the year. jennings is, of course, a familiar face to year jennings is, of course, a familiar face to "jeopardy!" fans his 74-game winning streak between 2004 and 2055 which earned him more than $2.5 million is still unmatched it led to a bond with alex trebek, who spoke to the films behind the documentary "game changers." >> we had developed a rapport and a friendship, and it was tough when i had to say good-bye to ken jennings. >> i want to wish you good luck. >> sony confirms "jeopardy!" producers arranged for a phone call between trebek and jennings two days before trebek died of pancreatic cancer. and on jenning's first day of hosting, he was gifted a pair of trebek'

and levar burton, "reading rainbow," everybody wanted him.the gig anymore. >> i saw that. we'll see you next week to talk about that too. >> you think? >> i'll jump it to tomorrow. >> i think they should just solve it all and make t.j. the host and that ends it. >> yes. >> you don't want to get into my background. >>> coming up, our "play of the day." stay right there, t.j., don't incriminate yourself. we'll be right back. i may have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. or psoriatic arthritis. but we are so much more. we're team players and artists. designers and do-it-yourselfers. parents and friends. if joint pain is getting in the way of who you are, it's time to talk to your doctor about enbrel. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, and helps stop permanent joint damage. plus enbrel helps skin get clearer in psoriatic arthritis. ask your doctor about enbrel, so you can get back to your true self. play ball! enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other