he went with kara to angola as part of "idol gives back."o know if there's any chance paula will come back to "idol" with him going. >> let's ask the boss. >> larry: are you still the boss? >> you have been doing this longer than any of us. >> larry: would she come back? >> no i don't think so she will. >> larry: because she wouldn't be asked or she wouldn't accept? >> i think she's moved on. you know, i know a few things and you'll hear something fairly soon. >> how about now? >> it's not my business to say it. it's her business. >> larry: you never worked with paula, right? >> no, no. >> larry: when you watched the show, did you like her? >> yeah. i mean, i was a fan of the show and i watched and enjoyed -- i enjoyed her as much as everybody pels . >> larry: randy, do you miss her? >> yeah. i think she's mad cool. she's very interesting. she was great for the show, because she was so unpredictable. >> larry: kara? >> yeah. paula was a big part of my career early on. >> larry: she sort of brought you in, right? >> yeah. >> larry: what about

. >>> the money being contributed here in angola have gone to 300,000 bed nets and those have saved closeyou can make a huge difference. >> mosquito free. >> malaria, no more. >> the future of africa is right here. >> no malaria! >> larry: we're back with ryan, simon, ellen, randy, and kara talking about "idol gives back," wednesday night, five charities and many people around the world are going to benefit. children's health fund, feeding america, malaria no more, save the children, and the united nations foundation. if you want more information, go to cnn.com/larryking. how did this idea start, ryan? >> this is fuller's idea in creating "american idol." the third time doing this show. it's raised over $140 million for different charities for the u.s. and around the world which i believe is more than any other television event. >> larry: how does it work, randy. >> basically, i mean, we all go out to different areas and, you know, the charities that we support with the show, and i think that over the last few, we didn't do one because we felt it wasn't really right with the economy being

[speaking french] >> just another angola used to live in the u.k. and 51 to discuss how it is really taken to the extreme a certain number of people of color. if you are black, we basically have a whole lot mantra are you black ever 10 or black caribbean are black american? and if you're black american who are you mixed with? [laughter] and then the black other. black american but then if you look at the english white it is one basic white category. the question is what will it take and when will it be desirable for the white people to describe themselves to the same degree that other races are asked to describe themselves? or is there a fear there will be a loss of power because one statement i heard a lot like to hear a comment that there were not any white people until they came to america that is on the italians and english and, etc. united. and there is a fear there is a loss of power. >> and a stand. >> >> it is already under foot to zero or in the air. without tampering any further with the categories. they tend to lag behind for the power ar