morgan freeman's character in shawshank redemption was written as a white man.vie is based on was a white woman. >> trevor: wow, oh, yeah, i didn't know. >> you flip the book into the blackness. that's how you do it. ( laughter ) i'll give you one more. the book "confess fletch." the movie franchise. in the new one, the cop that's investigating fletch in the book is a white man. but who did they cast in ""confess fletch"? >> trevor: who? ( applause ) >> i'm just saying. representation. >> trevor: did you-- >> representation. >> trevor: did you-- did you take us on this whole journey just to promote your new movie with john hamm? is that what this whole thing was about? >> i would never come on this show and promote "confess fletch" currently in theaters and available on demand and on the showtime paramount+ bundle. that's disrespectful. we're trying to boil representation down to solely black faces telling white stories. it's more than that. it's about black faces telling original stories. just give us more-- you like idris elba, cool. rather than idris elbaplay

he said we have a comprehensive review of the lwop population, if you think morgan freeman should havenk, don't waste your time reading it. otherwise that metaphor is the face of lwop, especially second murder in pennsylvania. mercy must be a partner to justice. so, lwop stands for life without parole, jessica, could those comments haunt him in a race that is very much about crime. >> i think crime and policing is going to be an issue in all of these races, especially as they get closer with the city like philadelphia, that's obviously having huge crime issues and that's something that's historically been the case there. it's going to be a focal point. and talking about john fetterman pulled a shotgun on a black man in 2013 and the man said he wants him to be the senator from pennsylvania, but all of these things will come back. it does not mean it's a lost cause for democrats on this point or in general, and when you said, james, whether the social issues will matter, the issue of abortion is going to be a huge piece of this puzzle. we have seen it creep up to sometimes the number two

. >> that piece of advice from morgan freeman as god in the 2007 movie "evan almighty" is advice we should all heed as suggested by some new research published in "the journal of experimental psychology." researchers found people who perform a random act of kindness drastically underestimate the impact the good deeds has. joining us now, editor of the well desk at "the new york times," laurie leibovitch. very good to have you on the show this morning. >> hi. >> so, tell us about this research. what did it find in terms of overall well-being? >> so, this is research done out of the university of texas where the researchers performed a bunch of experiments that all came to the same conclusion, which is what you just mentioned, that when we perform random acts of kindness, we grossly underestimate how meaningful they are to the recipients. so, what they did were things like they gave people at a cold, snowy ice rink in chicago cups of hot chocolate and they told people, give this to a stranger. they had them rate how effective they thought this would be with the recipients' mood or even in ch

guest: morgan freeman said this years ago and regarding the welfare, fdr, the father of the new deal,said that welfare was a social narcotic and the idea is to get people to be independent and self-sufficient and not get them to be dependent. there was a poll in l.a. in 1986 and people in poverty were asked -- do you believe welfare logons are a stepping -- welfare programs are a stepping stone or do they create dependency. 41 percent said it was a crutch that created dependency. these are people on welfare, a large number of them telling you that this is taking away my initiative. host: very elder, is there a secret cabal of conservatives in hollywood and have you ever spoken with them? is that just a rumor? guest: there is an organization, the name of which i will not cite, of conservatives or niece -- or at least non-liberals. it started small and there are hundreds of people and we get together on time to time and talk. there are more people in hollywood that are conservative under the radar that you know. a lot of them are popular and if you know the politics they wouldn't be as

. >> morgan freeman once said we ought not be obsessing with the so much free said this years ago.egarding the wealth or fdr the father of the new deal evena said welfare was a socialar narcotic. there is a poll done in the ellie time to think is 1986. people in poverty rescue billy welfare programs are a stepping stone towards independence or are they a crutch 41% 27 years later still asked the numbers were equal. tanya a large number of them causing me too be less self-sufficient brick. >> syrup at spirit about in hollywood have you spoken with them? are you a member of them are good rumor? as an organization the name i will not site of non- liberals in hollywood.r straight up very small. you gett together from time to time and talk. there are more people in hollywood who are conservative under the radar than you know. a lot of them are people you know quite well knew their politics it would not be as popular. that is how oppressive this atmosphere is. example. she has a lot of people in the field now she's an interior designer and does very well needed. designs.com they're very

also back to the low 80's for some cupertino campbell in morgan hill right at 80 degrees. each freeman through hayward, upper 70's 80's for the tri valley, walnut creek at 85 degrees. oakland, you'll be at 76 today. really nice afternoon for you. pittsburgh benicia and fairfield. 83. well, santa rosa in petaluma. 81 degrees for your highs. getting your lookahead temperatures tomorrow. a little warmer than today's. we will see the return of some low 90's on saturday sunday and monday of next week with bayside areas tapping into the low 80's for many spots by the weekend. first 7 days of fall consistently dry and consistently warmer rain. all right, john, thanks for that. let's check on the bay bridge this morning. a 7 i may so that 3 months exit. >> as you are traveling into the city this morning, san mateo bridge 80 to 1, 0, 1, 12 minutes for you heading across towards the peninsula. you're richmond. sandra fell bridge an 8 minute right tools to 101. there and golden gate bridge. 37 to the toll is going to take about 20 minutes to make that commute. the time now for and and the federal

temperatures will be in the upper 70's, san jose and santa clara at 77 degrees each morgan hill saratoga in los gatos in the low 80's freeman through hayward in the mid 70's pleasanton and livermore right at 80 today. oakland and san leandro. really? nice afternoon for uh at 75. well, antioch, 83 vacaville still are warm spot. you've been that way a lot this week at 85 degrees today. tomorrow's temperatures will be a little bit warmer than today's friday is our only day we're actually expecting widespread 90's for inland areas and then temperatures fall off again into the rest of the weekend and early next week, october first on saturday and looking like a seasonable start to the new month rated. tom, thank you for that a look at your traffic as you're traveling into the city this morning. >> about 7 minutes to make it from the maze. 2 that fremont street exit san mateo bridge 80 to 1, 0, 1, 12 minutes heading across towards the peninsula. new richmond center fell bridge about a 7 minute right tools to 101 and checking on the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. minute, right? well, the time he's now 04:19am, and a libertar

morgan hill. you already got your cooling center opened with a high of 97. not surprising to see why freemanord, oakland, berkeley, richmond, you're holding on your 70's today. not likely to be there this wepkend, though, as you rise into the 80's, antioch, in vacaville in the triple digits already we have a lot more where that came from, especially from saturday through tuesday, the hottest of days. your forecast monday for labor day 110 degrees possible for some of our inland areas like antioch. well, besides cities will be in the 80's and 90's, coastal areas staying with the 70's. get yourself closer to the coastline. if you need to get outside, rick, it yourself to some cooler spots. cooling centers, libraries, malls, movie theaters, all great options or friends house. you know, also has access to that ac reyna. john, thank you for that. let's get a look at the bay bridge this morning and 9 in or i may so that fremont street exit. >> and the metering lights are now on heading across the florida peninsula. 13 minutes a 80 to one o one. all richmond center fell bridge about a 7 minute driv