even at an interview batiste couldn't resist sitting down at the piano. in in. >> ♪ we are the golden ones ♪ ♪ >> up, he will make his acting debut in a musical version of "the color purple," and plenty more music on stage, on nightly tv, in the street, everywhere. >> that is great. >> you killed it. >> i'm jeffrey brown in new york. judy: how about that? on the newshour online, we take a look at how poor dental care for incarcerated people can impact them long after they leave prison. that's at pbs.org/ newshour. and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us on-line and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you, please stay safe and we'll see you soon. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular's goal has been to provide wireless service that helps people communicate and connect. we offer no contract plans and our customer service team can find one that fits you. visit consumer cellular.tv. >> the kendeda fund. committed to with -- advancing restorat

. >> jon batiste is one of the writers on the album. his suck asset at the grammys this year is really inspiring. >> you and i, the song jon batiste co-wrote with bryan was the first single off the upcoming album, i believe. >> it's been a labor of love, and it's been in the works for 4 1/2 years now. y the takeaway should be there's no right way to figure out who you are. >> when the album drops on june 3rd, bryan hopes he can remind people of what jazz should be. >> i love introducing young people to this music. they're like, that's jazz? i thought jazz was the elevator stuff. i'm like, it can be, but it's this also, you know? there's nothing wrong with twerking to jazz. that's what i got to say. >> you just wrote the headline of this piece. that's it. that's it right there. extra, extra, read all about it. there's nothing wrong with twerking to jazz. okay. so i asked bryan if he's able to take a break once "i believe" is out on june 3rd. not quite, you guys. he's plads of playing jazz it pride at lincoln center on june 27th, and he's

featuring jon batiste and "stay human." now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> announcer: hello >> stephen: hello! hello! oh. so nice to see you. hello. good to see you. hello. what's up? hello. happy monday. welcome one and all. thank you, marcus, very kind. thank you, sir. welcome to "the late show." i'm your host stephen colbert ( cheers and applause ) ladies and gentlemen, i am back, baby! covid -- ( cheers and applause ) come on! two times! covid's not gonna keep this guy down... more than twice. here's what happened: i had covid, i got over covid, then covid staged a gritty reboot in my lungs. but i'm back and i'm happy to be back. ( cheers and applause ) i miss these lovely people. miss y'all. while i'm happy to be back, i'm sad to say that the number one story today is not only tragic, it is tragically common. because the attack in buffalo this weekend is not the first overtly racist mass shooting this country has witnessed in recent years. i

featuring jon batiste, and stay human. and now, liver on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! (cheers and applause) hey, hey. you thanks for being here. (cheers and applause). >> stephen: what's going on. good to see you, what's up, good to see i, thank you very much. how is that looking? thank you very much. welcome, welcome one and all. please, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the late show. i'm your host, stephen colbert. first of all, let's start off with a-- a heartfelt happy cinco de mayo! everybody. now, a lot of people mistakenly believe that today is mexican independence day. it's not. it's mexican st. patrick's day. that's why we drink green margaritas. "ah, the luck of the mexicans. they're after me lucky burritos!" ste end of ef every rainbow say pot of-- cinco de mayo isn't even celebrated in all of mexico. and here in the u.s., it only began to take off in the 1970s and '80s, when brewing companies began capitalizing on it as a way to appeal to consumers. wow, promoting a

plus, stephen welcomes: glenn close and sheryl crow featuring jon batiste and stay human.ow, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hey, everybody! welcome, welcome one and all. please have a seat, everybody, thank you very much. welcome, down here, up there, all around the world, to "the late show." i am your host, stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) well, it's been what, it's been 48 hours, let's say, and america is still reeling from monday's leaked supreme court decision overturning "roe v. wade." it came out of nowhere. because with inflation, the pandemic, rising fascism, ukraine, this wasn't exactly an issue on the front burner. in fact, back in 2021, a gallup poll asked what people thought the most important problem facing the u.s. was, and fewer than half of 1% answered abortion. by march of 2022, that number was ze turbulent years, "roe" was finally no longer a five-alarm fire. but the conservative majority decided to follow their standard protocol: in case of no emergency, burn,

, sank you, nexe latesh " plus, stephen welcomes: hugh laurie and musical gut idles featuring jon batiste and "stay human." and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) >> stephen: hey, here we go. coming around the... portside. thank you very much. as you were. ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) ( cheers and applause ) what's up, frankenstein? ( cheers and applause ) thanks, everybody! welcome, one and all, in here, out there, down here, up there, to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. ladieses and gentlemen-- ( cheers and applause ) it was just-- just a beautiful day. >> jon: yeah. >> stephen: just a beautiful day here in new york city, the big city of dreams. the city that never sleeps rested a bit easier last night, because yesterday, the n.y.p.d. arrested subway shooter suspect frank james after it got-- ( cheers and applause ) feels nice! you don't have to worry about your kids on the subway or anything. they arrested him after they got a tip on its crime stoppers hotline. you k

plus, stephen welcomes: featuring jon batiste and stay human. now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ♪ ♪ ♪ ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hey, man, good to see you! hey, louis. happy tuesday! thank you so much. please have a seat, everybody. welcome, one and all to "the late show." the. i am your host, stephen colbert. i'm sure like all of you in here and watching out there, i'd always hoped i'd live to see the end of the covid safety precautions, we get to burn our masks at a bonfire, and then do something crazy like make out or eat free grocery store samples. but turns out, that's not how pandemics end: not with a bang, but with a court order. because last night, out of the blue, a federal judge struck down the mask mandate for planes >> which is great news for anyone who rode public transit and say this is too sanitary "this is too sanitary." no surprise, the ruling comes from a tampa-based federal judge. you can't let florida make health decisions for the entire country. the florida-- the

howard legal emily bazelton and musical guests lucius, with sheryl crow and celisse featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ♪ ♪ ♪ ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: oh, my lord. thanks for being here. i like it. look casual tonight. sell the photos. best-dressed list. best dressed, baby. hey! how are you? thank you! i like it. ♪ ♪ ♪ hello! happy tuesday. hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello. hello, one and all. wecome, everybody, welcome, everybody, to "the late show." i am your host, stephen colbert. ( applause ) well, (bleep), you know what gh're gonna be talking about i wantedbe talking about the met gala and their theme of "the glamour of the gilded age." instead, i've got to talk about another group of out-of-touch people in crazy outfits pretending that it's 1895: the supreme court. because last night, we found o out-- ( applause ) >> jon: strap in. strap in. >> stephen: last night, we found out, according to a leaked draft of the majority opinion, the supreme court has voted

tonight: plus, stephen welcomes: featuring jon batiste and "stay human." and now, l-i-i-ive on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ♪ ♪ ♪ (cheers and applause) stz hey, hey, wow, i missed you. >> stephen: now this is good enough but i can't imagine what it is going to be. i can't wait to see the pictures. hey, everybody. hey, everybody. welcome, please have a seat, thank you very much, you're very kind, hello mark, good to sigh, welcome one and all, down here, up there, high and away. welcome ladies and gentlemen, my dear friends, my countrymen. welcome to the late show, i'm your host stephen colbert. and i-- that's it. (applause) . >> jon: alive and well. >> stephen: that's it. >> jon: alive and well. >> stephen: and i am back, baby. now you may have read in the you new england journal of hot goss," last week i had covid. i'm very grateful that i am fully vaxxed and boosted. feeling fine. &-p. >> stephen: but still, thank you science, thank you science. but still, covid is no fun. the first three days sucked. but by da

featuring jon batiste and stay human. now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ♪ ♪ ♪ ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: there you go! hello, my friends. what's up? good to see you. please, sit down. sit! down! welcome to "the late show." i am your host, stephen colbert. first of all,-- ( cheers and applause ) thank you very much. you know what? happy friday to everybody here. is i hope you're all doing well. ( applause ) i'm glad to be feeling healthy after my tussle with covid a couple of weeks back. it's got a lock tame on it. but the virus is still out there. case in point: jon batiste is not here again tonight because he's caught covid. we wish him all the best and a speedy recovery. love jon, right? there you go. luckily, stay human's own louis cato has stepped in. give it up for louis cato, right over there. all right. ( cheers and applause ). and when louis is not on camera, we seal him in tupperware, just to keep him fresh. we have to at this point. we'll poke some ai

what did of stuff look batiste, merely as it would be the when the british start. okay, what's don't cry said things of us i can inform you not to under. so rocca leads a special committee for collecting evidence of the ukrainian government alleged walk, grimes against the people of law ganske. when you go about doing is i'm wondering if there are many burial sites like this and don't bus. i'm here for 5 minutes and then i'm told the 1st 5 people they found it was 5 decapitated head. they were all civilians. who does this to people? you can't say that there isn't. there wasn't walk right for me in the area around venetia, verifica, a village and, and against the people's republic. 36 civilian bodies are being examined. mm hm. georgia license and american journalist claims he repeated he sent reports of alleged crimes like this to european and american media. my hope is that this begins the process to bring this into an international forum. but when you see these grave travesties, you want to help bring that closure. tell them. that's why i'm here. unfortunately, an

plus, stephen welcomes: glenn close and sheryl crow featuring jon batiste and "stay human." from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hello! hello! watch this-- hello! ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: hey, hey! hey! >> stephen: hey, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) look at that! welcome. welcome, one and all. hey, please have a seat, everybody. thank you very much. welcome, welcome, down here, up there, all around the world, to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. well... ( cheers and applause ) it's been, what? it's been 48 hours, let's say, and america is still reeling from monday's leaked supreme court decision overturning "roe v. wade." it-- it came out of nowhere. because, with inflation, and the pandemic, and rising fascism, and ukraine, this wasn't exactly an issue on the front burner right now. in fact, back in 2021, a gallup poll asked what people thought the most important problem facing the u.s. was, and fewer than half of 1% answered, abortion. by

batiste merely as it would be the when the british scuttle, car was still crying said things of a sudden form you not said who? honest. rocca leads a special committee for collecting evidence of the ukrainian government alleged walker arms against the people of lou ganske. when you go about doing this, i wouldn't think there are many burial sites like this and done bus. i'm here for 5 minutes and then i'm told the 1st 5 people they found it was 5 decapitated head. they were all civilians. who does this to people? you can't say that there isn't. there wasn't war cracks for in the area around venetia, verifica, a village and, and against the people's republic. 36 civilian bodies are being examined. mm. georgia license and american journalist claims he repeatedly sent reports of alleged crimes like this to european and american media. my hope is that this begins the process to bring this into an international forum. but when you see these grave travesties, you want to help bring that closure to them. that's why i'm here. unfortunately and most conflicts that we find around the world atrocit

welcomes: new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern and musical guest punch brothers featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause )

what did of stuff do batiste merely as it would be the when the british start. okay. what's the crane said things of a sudden inform you not to annasae? rocca leads a special committee for collecting evidence of the ukrainian government alleged walker arms against the people of la guns. when you go about doing is i wouldn't think there are many burial sites like this and done bus. i'm here for 5 minutes and then i'm told the 1st 5 people they found it was 5 decapitated head. they were all civilians. who does this to people? you can't say that there isn't, there wasn't war crimes for in the area around venetia, verifica, a village and, and against the people's republic. 36 of.

jonathan batiste is the executive director we're seeing about a 20% increase in demand. >> for donor human milk, it's it's difficult put that on the from the shores because we don't often get that information people request the when they sent a request into the milk bank, bautista says donors are screened and are tested for infectious diseases. once they pass all of that and we get consent from the mother's physician and the baby position that the mother and baby are both healthy. then you can prove that donor to donate her milk as parents come across shelves like this with very little inventory. >> but he still wants families to know there are other options, families to have a choice. >> donor human milk is the next best choice for those families. if the is it is it doesn't have enough supply or is hasn't been a donor huma creates that bridge help feed their babies. >> and if anyone is interested in donating milk will post a link on our website. kron 4 dot com reporting from san jose. gayle ong kron. 4 news. well, the vta has built its first batch of disciplinary letters to workers

featuring jon batiste and "stay human." and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ( theme song playing ) wa>> stephen: watch out, watch out! every monday. every monday. hello, it's good to see you. ( audience chanting stephen ) >> stephen: welcome one and all down here, up there, high and away up there. hello, ladies and gentlemen, good to see you. welcome one and all to "the late show." i am your shows stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) folks, if you watch this show regularly, and i hope you do, you know that i try to have a pretty positive outlook on the world, such as it is. i see the glass as half full. i don't know what the liquid is, and i'm not drinking it. but it's half full. but current events have me feeling a little unsettled, and a little 'flurpy,' about america's future. and i'm not alone. according to a recent cbs news-yougov-mountain dew: code red- poll, america's mood is uneasy and worried. things are so stressful our national bir

featuring jon batiste and "stay human.", live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! >> stephen: hey! ( cheers and applause ) what's up? good to see you. what's up? what's up? hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! happy thursday! hey, everybody! please have a seat, evened. you're too kind. thank you very much. welcome up there, down here, everybody watching around the world. welcome to "the late show." i'm your host stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) that's nice. that's nice. hope you guys are feeling good tonight. i'm feeling -- what would you describe -- a little nostalgic, i guess, because, yesterday, there was a sighting of a man who i spent many happy years pretending to like. i'm talking about former president george w. bush, seen here after getting into the saran wrap drawer again. laura had to put up that doggy door outside the kitcheno keep him out. ( laughter ) dubya and i had so many good times together back at the old "colbert report." i made so much fun of him, and he gave he so m

questionert plus, stephen welcomes: sebastian stan and musical guest, sharon van etten featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ♪ ♪ ♪ ( applause ) >> stephen: there you go. hello, louis. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: welcome, everybody, to "the late show." i am your host, stephen colbert. and let me just say-- yes, sir-- let me just say happy friday, everybody. ( cheers and applause ). this weekend, i'm feeling it. this is going to be a great weekend to grab some burgers and beers and have a barbeque, once you've sold a kidney to afford those beers and burgers, because inflation is still running rampant. costs are so high that our new favorite game show is "the price is what?!" ( laughter ) ( applause ) people-- people are especially-- ( applause ) ba-ba-ba-da! people are especially feeling the pain at the grocery store. reporters are that some shoppers are saying the price of a bulk pack of toilet paper had surged from $17 to $25. that's crazy. i remember recently when toilet paper was affordable.

featuring jon batiste and "stay human." and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) ( audience chanting stephen ) >> stephen: thank you for being here. please! sit down! hey, tom. what's going on? what's going on, y'all? happy thursday. yes, happy thursday. welcome to "the late show," everybody. i'm your host stephen colbert. now -- ( cheers and applause ) -- folks, i don't know about you, but i am past ready for our elected officials to take any action at all on guns. okay. ( cheers and applause ) and there are things -- there are some bedrock things they could do. there are only two stumbling blocks: elected. officials. because, despite the horrific shooting in uvalde, texas, the senate just skipped town for a two-week break without any action on guns. chuck schumer had planned on pushing through a vote to get everyone on the record, but yesterday he bailed, explaining there was no point in doing so, given that republican opposition wa

tonight: plus, stephen welcomes: ricky gervais and musical guest trombone shorty featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ). >> stephen: beautiful, beautiful! oh, my goodness! you guys sound good! you guys sound good! hey! thank you! what's up, marcus opinion thank you, please. have a seat, everybody! this is delightful. please have a seat, everybody. thank you so much. welcome, one and all, to "the late show." i am your host, stephen colbert. you can feel the electricity in the air because it is primary day all across america. five states are choosing their party nominees for state and federal office: pennsylvania, oregon, idaho, north carolina, and kentucky. or as election experts collectively know them "poinck"! ( laughter ) now, it's-- ( applause ) "poinck"! tuesday-- now we tape this show early-- yeah, and that means we don't know the results yet, know the results yet, but by the time this airs, the victors will be celebrating and the losers will be saying they're the vict

plus, stephen welcomes: michael che and admiral james stavridis featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ♪ ♪ >> stephen: i was late. i'm sorry. i was late. i was late. i was late. i missed-- good to see you. hey, how's it going? hi, happy-- happied with. please have a seat, everybody. thank you very much. very kind. welcome one, welcome all to "the late show." i am your host, stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) lovely to be in here with all of these beautiful people here this evening. you out there. i've never met most of you out watching the show in tv land. but i'm guessing, like me, you're still trying to process yesterday's mass shooting in uvalde, texas. if you're heartbroken and you're frustrated, you're not alone. americans have witnessed gun tragedy after gun tragedy, and while it can be argued there are many reasons, we all know the biggest reason for the tragedy is the gun. right now, the united states has approximately 400 million firearms, which is more th

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ( applause ) >> stephen: jon batiste and stay human, everybody! got two-- two of my favorite buddies are on the show tonight. alexander skarsgard. >> jon: yeah alexander skarsgard. >> stephen: who is the star of the new movie "the northman." yeah a lot of abs in that movie. >> he's showing it all. >> stephen: he's got, like, a seven-pack. >> jon: you got to sell the tickets. >> stephen: you've got to. nothing like a little butt to put those butts in the seat. that's going to be a lot of fun tonight, always fun to talk to. and brilliant musician jack white is going to be here tonight. ( applause ) folks, there's news from florida-- a.k.a., america's skin tag. we really gotta get that looked at. probably benign, but worth removing. there's a fight brewing between disney and florida governor and man learning not to feed his snapping turtle pantsless, ron desantis. governor desantis is upset because disney has vowed to help have florida's "don't say gay" bill repealed. ( cheers and applause ) desantis wants disney to return to celebrating traditional

welcomes: new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern and musical guest punch brothers featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ♪ ♪ >> stephen: hello! hello, ladies and gentlemen of. please have a seat, everybody. thank you very much. thank you so much. welcome, welcome one and all to the late show, i'm your host, stephen colbert. now, ladies and gentlemen-- ( cheers and applause ) we tape this show earlier in the day, and i want to let you know, shortly before i came out here tonight, we learned of the unspeakable shooting in uvalde, texas today. and while we can add our prayers for the dead... there is nothing that can ever be said that can approach the immeasurable grief of those families. but while we're at it, let's pray that this time our leaders show a modicum of courage in trying to prevent this from ever happening again. but prayers won't end this. voting might. so, when you vote, ask yourself this question: who, running for office, has publicly stated that they are will

give it up for jon batiste and stay human right there. ( applause ) jon, first of all, ladies and gentlemencato, right over there. happy birthday. 28? 28? something like that. ( applause ) now, jon, jon, i've been looking forward to talking to you because you know all i wanted to talk about tonight was the met gala. evie and i have been a few times. it's super fancy. did you have a good time. >> jon: i did. i liked that i made some best- dressed lists. >> stephen: i saw that. >> jon: i felt like it was a good escape from the harsh realities of the world. >> stephen: yes. >> jon: it's not-- it's like another world, man. >> stephen: it's a different planet in there. >> jon: yeah, yeah. >> stephen: everybody is beautiful. >> jon: i know. it's like, wow, everything is so expensive! ( laughter ) you know? >> stephen: unlike the rest of new york, where everything is so affordable. >> jon: right. >> stephen: anyway, i'm glad you had a good time. good to see you over there. we've got-- you know who is good to see tonight, we have two national global treasures, ron howard and jose andres are here to

jonathan batiste is the executive director we're seeing about a 20% increase in demand. >> for donor human milk, it's it's difficult put that on the from the shores because we don't often get that information people request the when they sent request into the milk bank, bautista says donors are screened and are tested for infectious diseases. once they pass all of that and we get consent from the mother's physician, the baby position that the mother and baby are both healthy. then you can prove that donor to donate her milk as parents come across shelves like this with very little inventory. >> but he still wants families to know there are other options, families to have a choice. >> donor human milk is the next best choice for those families. if the is it is it doesn't have enough supply or is hasn't been a donor human creates that bridge help feed their babies. >> and if anyone is interested in donating milk will post a link on our website. kron 4 dot com reporting from san jose. gayle ong kron. 4 news. president biden in illinois today talking with farmers about steps the administ

jonathan batiste is the executive director we're seeing about a 20% increase in demand. >> for donor's difficult put that on the from the shores because we don't often get that information people request the when they sent a request into the milk bank, bautista says donors are screened and are tested for infectious diseases. once they pass all of that and we get consent from the mother's physician, the baby position that the mother and baby are both healthy. then you can prove that donor to donate her milk as parents come across shelves like this with very little inventory. >> but he still wants families to know there are other options, families to have a choice. >> donor human milk is the next best choice for those families. if the is it is it doesn't have enough supply or is present in blood. a donor human creates that bridge help feed their babies. >> and if anyone is interested in donating milk will post a link on our website. kron 4 dot com reporting from san jose. gayle ong kron. 4 news. >> a group of students, parents and teachers in oakland up filed a lawsuit against the clos

jonathan batiste is the executive director we're seeing about a 20% increase in demand. >> for donor human milk, it's it's difficult put that on the from the shores because we don't often get that information people request the when they send a request into the milk bank, bautista says donors are screened and are tested for infectious diseases once the castle and we get consent from the mother's physician, the baby position that the mother and baby are both healthy, then improve that donor to donate her milk as parents come across shelves pike this with very little inventory. >> but he still wants families to know there are other options, families to have a choice. >> donor human milk is the next best choice for those families. if isn't is it doesn't have enough supply or is hasn't been a donor human creates that bridge help feed their babies. >> and if anyone is interested in donating milk will post a link on our website. kron 4 dot com reporting from san jose del kron. 4 news 5.18, is a time right now in the white house says president biden is going to continue his message. >> of t

jonathan batiste is the executive director we're seeing about a 20% increase in demand. >> for donor human milk, it's it's difficult put that on the from the shores because we don't often get that information people request the when they sent a request into the bank, bautista says donors are screened and are tested for infectious diseases. once they pass all of that and we get consent from the mother's physician, the baby position that the mother and baby are both healthy. then you can prove that donor to donate her milk as parents come across shelves like this with very little inventory. >> but he still wants families to know there are other options, families to have a choice. >> donor human milk is the next best choice for those families. if the is it is it doesn't have enough supply or is hasn't been a donor human creates that bridge help feed their babies. >> and if anyone is interested in donating milk will post a link on our website. kron 4 dot com reporting from san jose. gayle ong kron. 4 news president joe biden was in illinois today talking with farmers about steps the admi