sacha baron cohen. hello. >> stephen: we'll pipe in the audience later. we sweeten everything after its over. >> yes, thank you. >> stephen: the movie came out on friday, the subsequent movie film, borat subsequent movie film. congratulations. it's already a big hit, i hear. i'm not surprised. it's funny. strangely touchingt at times. for those of you who haven't seen it who may not expect this from borat, it's besides being the borat film you want to see, it's the story of a man who doesn't know how much he loves his daughter. >> that's right. it's a family movie. it is actually bizarrely a family movie. >> stephen: it is, take the whole family. >> yeah. >> stephen: the last time there was a borat film, in 2006, donald trump wasn't president of the united states, but it was -- everything was reading up to this moment, i'm sure. now donald trump himself has spoken out on the film. he called you a creep and a phoney. do you have any defense against those two accusations? >> um, well, i'm sure, when he wa

baron cohen and his colleagues conducted behavioral studies of children and adults . since they started by testing hormone levels in numerous samples of amniotic fluid the liquid that helps protect the fetus in the womb. we've measured the testosterone during a pregnancy in the womb in the amniotic fluid so this is the baby in the womb and some women during pregnancy have a clinical procedure called amniocentesis where a needle goes into that fluid to take out some of the fluid and we can measure testosterone in the fluid and babies vary in terms of how much of the hormone they are exposed to so boys showed more and more testosterone than girls in the amniotic fluid. in the early stages of fetal development the genitalia show no signs of gender distinction but after approximately the 7th week of gestation a gene on the y. chromosome can activate a process that results in the development of testicles lyta testosterone plays a role in the development of masculine characteristics in several parts of the male fetus including the brain. looking at these long term the facts

we've come to the university of cambridge to talk to clinical psychologist simon baron cohen. part of his research focuses on how gender affects human behavior in general and the brain in particular. we've been looking sex differences in the mind between males and females on average and one of tests that we use is where you have to find a shape that's hidden in the design as quickly as you can. and we find that on average man are faster at finding this target hidden in the overall design. baron cohen and his colleagues conducted behavioral studies of children and adolescents they started by testing hormone levels in numerous samples of amniotic fluid the liquid that helps protect the fetus in the womb. we've measured the testosterone during the pregnancy in the womb in the amniotic fluid so this is the baby in the womb and some women during pregnancy have a clinical procedure called amniocentesis where a needle goes into that fluid to take out some of the fluid and we can measure testosterone in the fluid and babies vary in terms of how much of the hormone they are exposed to

sacha baron cohen joins us live. his new movie dropping early overnight striking a chord with 11 days until the election. this morning, what he's saying about sneaking into one of mike pence's speeches and that headline-making incident with rudy giuliani, only on "gma." >>> good morning, america. happy friday, everybody. it is great to be with you on this busy friday morning. it was a late one last night. >> late one last night? all around. >> for different reasons. but we do have that critical final showdown between president trump and joe biden. >> we certainly did. the two candidates taking the stage together for the very last time before the election. 11 days away. look at this staggering number. nearly 50 million people have already cast their ballots. that is more than 35% of the total voters in 2016. >> as for the debate, what a difference a few weeks and muted mics can make. this was a more normal political debate, fewer interruptions. you could hear the candidates make their case, but the clashes were still

i thought sacha baron cohen's joke was better, funny and on point, following from his amazing speech power of tech companies has dawned on hollywood for a long time that this year they're actually funding things so they'll go after them it was interesting they didn't do as many jokes about disney, which was interesting, which started a streaming service. but there's a new power structure in hollywood and that's who they'll make fun of i think that was just a joke i don't know i don't judge jokes -- i don't think it was a very good joke actually there's better jokes to be made about apple. that's an old one, i guess, if you want to quibble with it. >> kara, i agree with you. i thought sacha baron cohen was definitely funnier so to speak although not a particularly funny topic overall. that gets me to facebook this is an election year i think there has to be an expectation it will be under the microscope again not just for free speech but what players are going to play a role in terms of influence in the electorate on the platform yet we have analyst after analyst and investor after in

sacha baron cohen is back.gnature style of political satire >> i brought the girl for you. >> reporter: over the years, politicians on both sides of the aisle have fallen prey to baron cohen's pranks bernie sanders to dick cheney. now in the sequel to his 2006 movie, the fictitious journalist, borat, returns to america in a year that's been stranger than fiction. >> what is more dangerous, this virus or the democrat? >> democrats >> democrats >> reporter: ahead of the film's release tomorrow on amazon prime video, a scene featuring rudy giuliani is already making headlines. nbc news has obtained and seen an advanced copy of the movie. the scene in question shows giuliani after an interview in a hotel room with a 24-year-old actress playing borat's teenage daughter he was pretending to be a tv reporter. >> my daddy is the smartest person in the whole wide world. >> reporter: giuliani appears to take off his microphone and then lays down on the bed and puts his hands in his pants for a few seconds. the whole thin

character, i would have assumed he was a sasha baron cohen character.e looks like a guy who either wears no make up or seven hours of make up i mean, that's either a weird old dude or a teenager working real hard to buy beer. of course, this isn't the best prank ever pulled on rudy. the best prank is definitely still the time he looked at his wife and said, "you're my cousin?" now, rudy claims he was just tucking in his shirt and honestly, who knows? maybe he was he's one of those weird old guys who does stuff like lie on a bed to tuck a shirt in, or keep half a tuna salad sandwich wrapped in a newspaper in his briefcase i'm sure his super has had to come up to his apartment to pull cigar butts out of his shower drain. so that's the guy. that's the guy right there, asking us to believe joe biden is somehow a criminal. the reason they have to go to these absurd lengths is simple, nothing else is working. for example, tonight was the second and final presidential debate now we taped this in the afternoon so i have no idea how it went. but i'm willing to g

adding your name to this with sacha baron cohen --adding her name to this with sacha baron cohen, katy. 188 millions instagram followers. she chooses to post something or not to pull something. this is the same group leading the ad boycott from july which we talked a lot about. this is kind of the next wave of that. stock takefacebook's a dip this afternoon when kim tweeted. i think ultimately it will take a lot more than just one day of not posting on instagram. but facebook notices this kind of stuff. certainly instagram does as well. when you have someone of her stature involved, it will require reaching out and talking to people about what facebook is doing. of the timereminded that kylie jenner tweeted about snapchat and wiped a billion dollars off snapchat's market cap. we will be following just how widespread the campaign is tomorrow. kurt wagner, thanks for your reporting. coming up, more of reid hoffman. how he believes the u.s. economy will fare after getting hit by the asteroid that has been covid-19. greylock announcing a huge new fund. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: welcome b

. >> reporter: after sasha baron cohen studied him before he played him. >> who is this guy is he a fool or the smartest guy in the room. >> what do you think? >> i think he was the smartest guy in the room and developed a whole style of protesting that was designed to get as much media attention as possible, and even in the riots in chicago, he always had his mind on where the cameras were. >> we can't fight it in the court. these are the people that are putting us on trial, see. >> reporter: hoffman and his co-defendant jerry ruben became celebrities in our own right. >> it was raining, cold and it was not a night out for man and beast and it was only -- they should choose this night to hold a news conference. >> only people to stop the trial are the people in the streets. >> the u.s. attorney wanted a negro defendant to scare the jury. >> reporter: the trial was a different experience for the lone black defendant, bobby seal. he wound up representing himself and ended up clashing with judge hoffman. >> he was gagged and chained for refusing to obey the judge. a white linen cloth reinf

sacha baron cohen was earmarked to play the central character and you can imagine him playing it a lote grotesque. the thing i like about steve coogan‘s portrayal is that he's very good at playing characters who are essentially, utterly kind of creepy and unlovable but playing them in a way which makes their company bearable for the course of the movie. for me, i think steve coogan was pretty good. i think sometimes there is a disparity between the very broad stroke comedy of the film itself and the attempts to deal with more serious subject matter, such as refugees. you could say lots of very serious things about the fashion industry but putting the two together is quite a challenge. he is interested in those issues and it wouldn't be a film without them so i don't think they mesh together perfectly. you wouldn't want the comedy without them because it was kind of take the heart out of the film, so i enjoyed it but i don't think it's particularly the most savagely insightfulfilm, but it does have something serious at its heart. whether or not it completely manages to make that more dr

with sasha baron cohen and jeremy strong sporting full head trees as counterculture icons abbie hoffmanutlandish comb—over as lawyer william kunstler. can you tell us why? because this is my courtroom. 0n the other side of the cultural parting, joseph gordon—levitt is more conservatively camped as prosecutor richard schultz, while frank langella pretty much dispenses with hair altogether in a scene—stealingly cranky turn as judge julius hoffman. on top of that, we have eddie redmayne as tom hayden, john carroll lynch as david dellinger, kelvin harrisonjr as fred hampton, michael keaton as ramsey clark, and yahya abdul—mateen as bobby seale, a stellar roster indeed. such how much is it worth to you, what's your price? to call off the revolution? my life. anyone watching scenes of protesters being clubbed and tear—gassed in us cities, or of african—americans being bound and gagged by a clearly politicised judiciary cannot help but draw comparisons with contemporary news footage, comparisons that aaron sorkin is keen to emphasise. there is a message in this entertainment. i'm tired of hear

originally, i think, sacha baron cohen was earmarked to play the central character, and you can imaginet more grotesquely. the thing i like about steve coogan's portrayal is that he's very good at playing characters who are essentially utterly kind of creepy and unlovable, but playing them in a way which actually makes their company bearable for the course of the movie. so for me, i think steve coogan was pretty good. i think sometimes there's a disparity between the very broad—strokes comedy of the film itself and the attempt to deal with more serious subject matter, such as refugees, such as worker exploitation. i was wondering how that would work, because you could say lots of very serious things about the fashion industry, but putting the two together is quite a challenge. but crucially, michael winterbottom, that's the kind of thing he does. because he is interested in those issues, and it wouldn't be a michael winterbottom film without them, so i don't think they mesh together perfectly. you wouldn't want the comedy without them, because it would kind of take the heart out of the

it turns out rudy also has a cameo in the latest sacha baron cohen borat film. nbc news has obtained a copy of the film that appears to show juli and an actress playing a reporter going into a hotel bedroom for drinks in what may be a compromising few moments. tonight giuliani called the video a complete fabrication and says a suspicious-looking screen grab from the scene is simply him tucking in his shirt after removing a microphone following an interview. he says he called the police once he realized sasha baron cohen was behind it. it's a lot but let's bring in our lead-off discussion group for this predebate wednesday night. jonathan lem yooer, white house reporter for the associated press. annie karni, white house reporter for the "new york times." jason johnson, campaign veteran, a journalist, and contributor over at the grio and a professor of politics at morgan state university. good evening and welcome to you all. annie, let's see. we're 21 hours and change away from the start of this debate now. some of our colleagues with a straight face have teased o

during that prank, sasha baron cohen calls him his teenage daughter. he said he was only adjusting his clothing after taking off a microphone. he also calls the video a fabrication and says he was never inappropriate. [ bell tolls ] >> there you have the opening bell of the new york stock exchange. the dow is up aspell owesy signals progress on that stimulus deal. jobless numbers are released and 787,000 people applied for first-time claims. that's less than what analysts expected. more than 8 million people are still receiving continuous jobless benefits. on top of those jobless numbers, california not doing well when it comes to unemployment. federal numbers last month put the state's unemployment at 11%, third highest in the nation. hawaii, nevada round out the top three. mercury news says governor newsom's program is having a positive impact on the jobless rate. >>> trying to get the homeless off the streets and help them try to make it in the bay. approved prohibited home leless encampment so the homeless won't be able to set up tents in parks or

great sixties a bit ridiculous and a bit silly but at the same time you see something with sasha baron cohen today and if you look at it his character bharat part of what was funny about bharat was that he had ridiculous outdated views of jewish people he was a massive fanti samite so you know caricature and racism of ridiculing it is an important part of comedy that i would stand by in terms of yeah this is you do this in david allen where this isn't this isn't about and i will as i go out. and now my goal is ace. as far as brit docs is consent like they come by this kind of publicity not really you can get this kind of coverage however you know these are outdated and we do need better systems in place so very easy to talk about the past in so negative terms but progress in the nature of progress is that people in the past will seem to be backward well they are a little bit backward compatible but i think there's no harm in being able to watch those programs anyway camp about with updates on the top stories for you in half an hour's time. when else should seem wrong. why don't we all just d

sixties a bit ridiculous and they're pretty silly but at the same time you see something with sasha baron cohen today and if you look at it his character bharat part of what was funny about bharat was that he had ridiculous outdated views of jewish people he was a massive sabots so you know caricature and racism are ridiculing it is an important part of comedy that i would stand by in terms of yeah this is the day this isn't the end of it where this isn't this isn't about and i will as i go out. as far as brooks is concerned like the colb only this kind of publicity not really you can get this kind of coverage however you know these are outdated and we do need better systems in place it's all very easy to talk about the past in negative terms but progress is the nature of progress is that people in the past will seem to be backward well they are a little bit backward compatible but i think there's no harm in being able to watch those programs anyway. well that's finesse and south america now where a demonstration called by venezuelan opposition leader. has ended with clashes between protesters

authorities said it was filled with offensive stereotypes and behavior from the film star sacha baron cohenwell now this is a whole 180 the new campaign includes 4 very. that show tourist exploring the city's local food in the landscapes of the country and ing with for its catchphrase very nice now according to a press release from the tourism board the campaign is meant to celebrate kazakhstan and show fans of borat subsequent movie film around the world why they should come visit this incredible country now the same release mentions that despite criticism within the country when they were gentle film was released in 2006 tourism to the country had picked up following its initial release and that's it for this time you can catch boom bust on demand on the brand new portable t.v. app which is available on smartphones and tablets through google play and the apple app store by searching portable t.v. portable t.v. can also be downloaded on a newer model samsung smart t.v.'s as well as roku devices or simply check it out at portable t.v. see you next time. when else seems wrong. why don't just

why rudy giuliani is defending himself from the character played by sacha baron cohen. >>> plus, could skipping class mean jail time? the boy threatened with an arrest for missing remote classes on zoom. >>> caught on camera, a kayaker is stalked by a great white shark. >> holy [ bleep ]. holy [ bleep ]. >> why his friend nearby was unable to help. >>> and the woman who is nine months pregnant beating the odds at the track. her remarkable achievement. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. i'm mona kosar abdi. >> i'm andrew dymburt. kenneth is off. we begin with new allegations that iran and russia are working to interfere in the u.s. election. >> in a surprise news conference, u.s. officials claimed iran and russia have obtained u.s. voting data and they claim that iran is behind a video that falsely suggests fraudulent ballots can be sent from overseas. >> this comes ahead of a critical day in the race for the white house with 12 days left in the campaign, president trump and joe biden are preparing for tonight's final debate. we have new reporting on the strategies of both sides. >> b

a bit of a start and dressed up in the uniform that's a dictatorship that's sort of like sacha baron cohen film line that we expected to see the dictators as it lustily any and all those kind of guys in fact a lot of the governments that claim to be democratic are actually far less democratic than they used to be societies and group i'm afraid is one of those societies where we have or. the tropics of democracy or the illusion to democracy but in fact journalists are under increasing threat to say the right thing not to say the wrong thing and being persecuted so i think that this this of the breaking threat to journalists into just saying oh it's only when we have a government the city take a shit and there's no opposition no it's not true journalists can be and are persecuted in a why not a large number of governments around the world lot of countries many of which have a stance of glee but you know look like democratic systems with with. opposition parties are operating with what appears to be a free press doesn't mean no this can't be prosecuted and a great example that is of course un

treasure turned icon for her performance as elizabeth ii, helena bonham carter, daniel craig, sasha baron cohenitish nomination for game of thrones. plenty of people to root for anybody tuning in overnight. and a certain star ofjojo rabbit as well. if it gets boring, i'm sure there will be something on netflix. now it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery. hello once again. a fairly quiet weekend of weather continues apace for many parts of the british isles for the rest of today. still got a weather front close by to the north of scotland, so thicker cloud there, some bits and pieces of rain and rather more noticeable wind than will be the case elsewhere. the cloud just thick enough across the high ground in england and wales for the odd spot of rain, not amounting to much on what is going to be a fairly mild afternoon. not a great deal changes through the course of the evening. perhaps the rain quits the scene from parts of scotland overnight. and with a fairly complete cloud cover, temperatures holding up, four to about 10 degrees or so. a mild start to the new day on monday. it i

great sixties a bit ridiculous and a bit silly but at the same time you see something with sasha baron cohen today and if you look at it his character bharat part of what was funny about bharat was that he had ridiculous outdated views of jewish people he was a massive fundie sabots so you know caricature of racism of ridiculing it is an important part of comedy. so i would stand by in terms of yes this is you do this in the you down in where this isn't this isn't about what i was i know or i don't. know my whatever it is i smoke we have this mode we have this mo we have this problem every time you're going to have to give way at some point andre i white supremacy doesn't work care love all right as far as brit box is concerned they can't buy this kind of publicity not really you can get this kind of coverage however you know these are outdated and we do need better systems in place it's all very easy to talk about the past in negative terms but progress is the nature of progress is that people in the past will seem to be backward well they are a little bit backward compared to most but i th

it's like an eastern europe dictator in a movie that sacha baron cohen is directing. >> i was going toay. is that what he thinks? didn't make him look strong to me, just makes him look weak. >> well, that's the insecurity. that's the great irony. anybody that stood up to him in the white house is gone and anybody that was in there that had a backbone said, wow, i can't believe how insecure this guy is. those videos are a his overbluster, overbite, and overcompensation. it's all coming out, that's the good news about it, don. >> i want to you respond -- you probably saw them -- if we have the pictures of them disinfecting the white house. a professional team -- >> i did see that, yeah. >> i just, the folks at home don't get that. he's saying, this isn't a big deal. you can live with it. don't be afraid to -- did you get your house professionally disinfected? >> it's a bad ghostbusters movie, man. looks like a bad ghostbusters movie. the whole thing plays perfectly and the vice president -- just the message from the vice president -- stay away from this guy. make sure there's a barrier o

great sixties a bit ridiculous and the bit silly but at the same time you see something with sasha baron cohen today and if you look at it his character bharat part of what was funny about bharat was that here. had ridiculous outdated views of jewish people he was a massive fanti semite so you know kind of could sure great sense of a ridiculing it is really important parts of comedy that i would stand by in terms of yet this is the date of this indictment on why this isn't this isn't about it i will have to go out. of my we have these ice as far as brit boxes consent like they come by this kind of publicity not really you can get this kind of coverage however you know these are outdated and we do need better systems in place so very easy to talk about the past in negative terms but progress in the nature of progress is that people in the past will seem to be backward well they are a little bit backward compatible but i think there's no harm in being able to watch those programs anyway. ok appreciate thing without international day stick around updates on our top stories in just over 30 mins. w

beholder yes he's a bit ridiculous and the bit silly but at the same time you see something with sasha baron cohen today and if you look at it it's his character bharat's part of what was funny about bharat was that he had ridiculous outdated views of jewish people he was a massive fundie semites so could you know caricature racism or ridiculing it is an important part of comedy that i would stand by in terms of yeah this is you this isn't a good island where this isn't this isn't about it what i was i know i haven't had sex and now my wellies i smoke we have this mo we have the smoke we have this problem every time i might and you're going to have to give way it's also an entree i why the nervousness doesn't work you know down to what i already get them going across and if you're both why not same time i don't i'm not hung up kind of hang on hang on let me answer that let me answer they set me on stage because i'm getting pretty sick of being invited on this network from oh i'm sorry to accuse me of being a racist a white supremacist if you threatening remake isn't going to defending rightism on

but is that the truth labor and human rights lawyer baron cohen would believes there was a lot more than meets the eye when it comes to the rallying cry of humanitarian intervention and he joins us now to discuss his new book on the subject titled no more war how the west violates international law using humanitarian intervention to advance economic and strategic interest thank you for joining us today deb. hey thanks so much for adamy you ben as the title of your book suggests you know i want to ask you 1st what recent or or what good examples of this humanitarian intervention you know best exemplifies the misuse of phrase by the united states what are some examples that we've seen recently. well i think the one that really stands out as libya. it's one will recall in 2011. to us artist pated that nato bombing of libya between march of 2011 and in october 2011. this was under the obama administration and the 3 people who really pushed this operation were stealthed anointed the man it turned interventionist and that was hillary clinton susan rice and samantha power samantha power famousl

i think he has a different take on reality than everyone else his name came up recently because baron cohen who played ball rot accused him of you know about to fondling or be sexually involved with his fake daughter on the movie and he said it's totally made up i was talking in my shirt that was a great line until everyone saw the movie and the guy is lying on the bed with his hand down his pants and this is the person that the president picks to fight his legal battle on election fraud he has very little credibility like he is no james baker when when bush and gore were fighting over florida he has no standing anymore not in the court of public opinion and then anywhere else so it's become a little bit of a circus here and again this was predicted before because trump said this is going to happen there's going to be fraud because he was setting it up but the truth is this is a perfect there's a perfect that's what donald trump wants because obviously so i'm going to leave it that i want to bring it so i'm so sorry to cast but we've let she we've run out of time there's so much talk about

celebrities like kim kardashian west, sasha baron cohen are going dark to protest the spread of misinformationtform i know you will not see the kardashians today on instagram i know you follow them what will we do? >> i don't know how they'll feed their families the kardashians and the jenners have been on the cover of architectural digest like two of the last three months. i still think their empire will stand despite a break from social media right, birtha? >> i think so. i'm not sure what one day will do but it calls attention to the situation. >> like everything they do, it worked out it is a busy morning let us jump right into this. >> a lot to discuss. you heard facebook ready to launch an antitrust investigation. shares moving. why doesn't the market seem to care >> that's funny. before i turned around, i turned to check if the market was moving hire. we've been here and down this road before with zuckerberg and facebook before we see some real change being forced upon the company and some of their practices and investors continue to shrug it off. you go back to the cambridge scandal an

what sacha baron cohen is saying now about the controversial movie moment. >> oh my god. >>> behind theready. plus a powerful new position for ariana? this case begins with a mystery. who is this young woman in the water? >> did a kahn man informant point the finger at a wrong guy or is he really guilty? >> i had nothing to do with it.

sasha baron cohen played a pivotal role. when you talk about was it successful?ad exposure and reach to over one billion people. that is something we pulled together in just two days. it was quite remarkable to see people like robert downey junior and shawn mendez, ed helms, amy schumer, katy perry, so many more say that enough is enough. we need facebook to do more to deal with the rampant anti-semitism, racism and misinformation so prevalent on the platform. emily: on one hand, you've got lego extending its ban on facebook ads. facebook has said advertisers are coming back after the boycott. do you think facebook is really getting the point? jonathan: well, that's a great question. as you referenced, to your allusion, yes, when we started this effort over the summer, we pulled together over 1200 of the biggest brands in the world. disney, coca-cola, starbucks, mcdonald's, says facebook needs to stop and finally invest in dealing with these intolerance that is so pervasive across its products. it is true. $70 billion with 8 million customers. they are not suscep

you were duped by sacha baron cohen, once! i think, because judging by your lower teeth, your dentist trained in kazakhstan, as a veterinarian. trump needs help anywhere he can get it, including divine intervention. and he has the support of his "spiritual adviser" and real estate agent saying, "before we go upstairs, you should know that the previous owner had a just a little murder problem. watch where you step," paula white. to support the president, yesterday, paula led a marathon prayer service in orlando, and she was feeling the spirit. >> strike and strike and strike and strike and strike and strike and strike and strike and strike and strike until you have victory. i hear a sound of shouting and singing i hear a sound of victory. i hear a sound of an abundance of rain, i hear a sound of victory. victory, victory, victory, victory, victory, victory, victory. >> stephen: don't you hate it when your preacher starts skipping? tell you what, try wiping her off with a clean, damp cloth, or unplug her and plug her back in. wh