many say the portrayal of apu, the store owner, is racially insensitive.ter evans takes a look at this. >> you know, the idea that anybody, young or old, past or present, was bullied or teased based on the character of apu, it just really makes me sad. >> reporter: on last night's "late show with stephen colbert," actor hank azaria responded to criticism of one of the characters he voices on "the simpsons." >> for the next five minutes, i'm going to party like it's on sale for $19.99. >> reporter: apu is an indian immigrant who runs a convenience store. >> please pay for your purchases and get out and come again. >> reporter: his stereotypical portrayal has been a sensitive issue for years. >> apu, a cartoon character voiced by hank azaria, a white guy. >> reporter: comedian hari kondabalu tackled the controversy in his 2017 documentary, "the problem with apu." >> i never heard anyone say they liked apu because he exposed the idiocy and bigotry of americans, and the struggles of the average immigrant. >> reporter: earlier this month, "the simpsons" address

many say the portrayal of apu, the store owner, is racially insensitive. carter evans takes a look at this. >> you know, the idea that anybody, young or old, past or present, was bullied or teased based on the character of apu, it just really makes me sad. >> reporter: on last night's "late show with stephen colbert," actor hank azaria responded to criticism of one of the characters he voices on "the simpsons." >> for the next five minutes, i'm going to party like it's on sale for $19.99. >> reporter: apu is an indian immigrant who runs a convenience store. >> please pay for your purchases and get out and come again. >> reporter: his stereotypical portrayal has been a sensitive issue for years. >> apu, a cartoon character voiced by hank azaria, a white guy. >> reporter: comedian hari kondabalu tackled the controversy in his 2017 documentary, "the problem with apu." >> i never heard anyone say he liked apu because he opposed the idiocy of americans and the struggles of the average immigrants. >> reporter: earlier this month, "the simpsons" addressed it. >>

apu does not speak in that.rica did, so i didn't know it was going to be in it until i saw it. i think if anybody came away from that segment feeling that they should lighten up or take a joke better or grow a thicker skin -- >> stephen: that's what people said. like, "we've heard what you said and we're not going to respond." >> yeah, it's certainly not the way i feel about it. and that's definitely not the message that i want to-- i want to send. >> stephen: what do you think should happen with the character going forward? >> i've given this a lot of thought, really a lot of thought. and as i say, my eyes have been opened. and i think the most important thing is we have to listen to south asian people, indian people in this country when they talk about what they feel and how they think about-- about this character, and what their american experience of it has been. and as you know, in television terms, listening to voices means inclusion in the writers' room. i really want to see indian, south asian writer, wr

how many had to deal with like being called apu or that being referenced?bolu, the documentary's creator, tweeting, wow, politically incorrect? that's the takeaway from my movie and the discussion it sparked? man, i really loved this show. this is sad. "the simpsons" response tonight is not a jab at me but what many of us consider progress. utkarsh ambudkar known for his roles in "the mindy project" and "pitch perfect" played apu's nephew on the hit show in 2016. his character calling out apu as a stereotype. >> you're my uncle and i love you but you're a stereotype. >> take a penny, leave a penny. i'm indian. >> reporter: he says the episode failed to address the larger issue. >> it just seemed like "the simpsons" has always been a cutting edge show and it seemed like a lazy copout and basically them saying, you know, yeah, we had problems, you know, things used to be inoffensive and now they are. when the fact of the matter is in 1989 when apu was written it was offensive then. >> reporter: overnight, 20th century fox telling abc news the producers prefer

zariall reports that hank a says he is willing to step away from apu thing change begins with more diversityn the writers room. one writer in the daily telegraph argues that maybe critics are missing the point of apu is really satirizing. a satire ofctually the idiosyncrasies of suburbia? >> a story about childbirth really takes the cake. essence which is a website dedicated to black women reports that a u.s. air force memberççÑ [music playining] yayaffa: for s some, this island is a paradise. for others, it's hell. the ancestors of its people were forcefully brought over a few centuries ago. the journey across the sea was long and treacherous. the slaves who were shackled in the galleys brought with them their only possession--music. the music that survived the journey stayed alive. it moved into different forms of expression and can still be heard around the world today. welcome to jamaica! [theme music playing]

apu is almost a staple part of the simpsons.an accent he comes indian accent, he comes from an arranged marriage, he has been known to sell products that may have gone past the sell by date which homer likes to eat from time to time. and he's very passionate and proud to be a us citizen. he's very enthusiastic about his work despite the quality of what he sells. now, the simpsons have tried to address this growing controversy, they created an episode at the beginning of april that was aired, did not go down so well. it did not, no. in simpsons style, they tried to acknowledge the criticisms recently that they been having a number of years with his character where marge is reading lisa at bedtime story and lisa says isn't it funny how something was applauded decades ago, is now deemed offensive? marge says this is something that will be dealt with in due course. in trying to deal with it lightly, that hasn't helped many critics who still take issue with the fact that apu is a racial stereotype and what is worse is that he's is vo

now how many have to deal with, like, being called apu or that being referenced?politically incorrect? man, i really loved this show. this is sad. the simpsons response tonight is not a jab at me but at what many consider progress. another actor known for roles in "the mindy project" and "pitch perfect" played apu's nephew. his character calling out apu as a stereotype. >> you're a stereotype, man. >> leave a penny, i'm indian. >> reporter: he says the episode failed to address the larger issue. >> it just seems like the simpsons has always been a cutting edge show, and it seemed like a lazy cop-out and them saying, yeah, we had problems, you know, things used to be inoffensive, and now they are. in 1989, when apu was written, it was offensive then. >> reporter: the producers prefer to let last night's episode speak for itself. >> the simpsons responded to it with a shrug, like oh, well, it was fine before, now you guys decided it's not okay. but whatever. that was sort of the way it was taken. >> hey -- >> reporter: the voice of the character has not commented ab

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apu, the indian—american shop—owner, has become increasingly controversial and a recent documentary arguedters returned back to the streets to fulfil their "velvet revolution". it follows the ousting of a former prime minister on monday. now the protesters want to rid the country of the governing party associated with the former prime minister. russia, which has a military base in the country, says it's watching the events in armenia "closely" but pledged not to interfere. the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie explains what's at stake in the small south caucasus nation. armenians are engulfed in the revolutionary fever. they have a reason to celebrate. on monday, after days of street protests, they forced an unpopular prime minister to resign. but on wednesday, tens of thousands returned to the streets to back this man. come to the streets, don't let them take away our victory. nikol pashinyan has run the movement since early april. he says a velvet revolution is unfolding in the country, and power is now in the hands of the armenian people. he once the republican party to accept that in surrender. bu

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apu, the indian—american shop—owner, has become increasingly controversial and a recent documentary arguedwith stephen colbert on tuesday, hank azaria gave his reasons. i've given this a lot of thought, really a lot of thought. and, as i say, my eyes have been opened and i think the most important thing is we have to listen to south asian people, indian people in this country, when they talk about what they feel and how they think about this character and what their american experience of it has been. and, as you know, in television terms, listening to voices means inclusion in the writers' room. i really wa nt inclusion in the writers' room. i really want to see indian, south asian writers, writers in the room, not ina asian writers, writers in the room, not in a token way but genuinely informing whatever new direction this character may take. here's something you don't see every day, an aeroplane landing on your street. well, that's what happened in the canadian city of calgary when the pilot of this small plane made an emergency landing due to engine problems. no injuries were reported

. >>> apus -- a surprise announcement is in hope that a nuclear showdown will be avoided. >>> the announcement comes ahead of kim jong un's meeting with the south korea president in a few weeks before the meeting with president trump. at least one bay area member of congress that often finds himself at odds with president trump that he is encouraged by the news. more on this story. >> the announcement makes no mention that they are giving up the nuclear program. the tone of the announcement is a complete read her -- reversal from the rhetoric we heard a few months ago in kim jong un and president trump were trading insults and warning of fire and fury.

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matt apu zoe, "new york times" reporter, and a man who was just awarded his second pulitzer prize. vivian salama, nbc news national political reporter covering the white house, and daniel goldman, former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. and since there are home team advantages around here, counselor, you get to go first. what does this report in "the washington post" about sessions mean to you? >> it really demonstrations the gravity of what would happen if rosenstein is fired. jeff sessions has been under attack by his own president, by the commander in chief, by the head of the executive branch since the very beginning of his tenure as we heard in the clip you played earlier. yet he has withstood all of the humiliation, all of the embarrassing attacks, and he has remained in his position. he has not resigned. and he's even ruled contrary to some things that trump wanted such as appointing another special counsel. so this -- when people ask what will a constitutional crisis look like, this starts to give some indication that if jeff sessions is willin

. >>> hollywood reporter looks at the actor, hank, and apu runs a convenience store on the show "theave been criticized for portraying him as a stereotype. he addressed the issue on last night's "the late show." >> i'm perfectly willing and happy to step aside or transition it into something new. i really hope that's what the simpsons does. >> saying the idea that anyone is being bullied based on that character makes him sad. >> a lot of people don't feel sad about it, but angry. something to think about. fortune says spotify's free mobile app is getting a major upgrade with a select list of 15 play lists on demand, users' play lists get continuous recommendations, and there's a data saver mode optimizing music that you play to use less data. >>> members of fleetwood mac say they are a new band, only on cbs this morning, the group talks for the first time about going to see president trump in an oval office meeting and wants his chance to tell his side of the story. >>> french president is wrapping up his meeting. sorry, i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah