. >> host: do you miss bernie mac. >> guest: very much show. doing the e bernie mac show was one of the most amazing experiences of my life, shooting that pilot, and by the way, i never imagined bernie mac would be the amazing actor that he was, when i saw his stand-up it was one of the funniest things i had ever seen, gave me this idea to do the show and spending time with him and getting to know him and the kind of character he was, very devilish sense of humor, but very human, you know and that is the stuff we really wanted to dramatize, where -- were human stories and always, you know when i pitched the show, i said, bernie the show is children and terrorists and i don't negotiate with terrorists and he got it immediately and he said, absolutely. that is it. >> host: based a lot on his own life. >> guest: yeah, based on the joke from his act, where he talk about taking care of the kids and you should be able to hit them in the stomach or the throat and hitting a kid in the throat and it was one of the funniest things i saw and i thought, bo

the thing that probably was the most well-known was the bernie mac show which i created an executive produce and have just come from doing previews on the office and writing that and started as a stand-up comic and felt now is this time to start teaching again and kind of stumbled into "the daily show." >> host: how often do you appear. >> guest: really only once or twice a month but because of reruns, and cable, and this internet, it feels like i'm on a lot more than i actually a i give the illusion that i am on the show more than i am. >> host: larry wilmore, by the way, we'll put the numbers on the screen if you want to chat with larry wilmore, here's your chance, 202-585-3885. if you live in the east and central time zones and 202.585-3886 for mountain and pacific time zones you are watching book tv live from the los angeles festival of box, from african-americans, what kind of reaction to you get to your book. >> the thing -- i have gotten great reaction from people that have read it and know about it because most of the people who kind of know me know by work from "the daily sh

he is a bernie mac fan. >> police took it wednesday.was parked here. >> reporter: here one day, gone the next. >> my baby's son said daddy, where is the van back. i said where it's supposed to be at. he said it's not here. when i walked up here i di't see it. >> reporter: on the advice of a passing officer, he made phone calls. >> then i found out they took my truck without notifying me. never called me, never did nothing. >> reporter: a igaine sord there was a shooting in the apartment complex. his van took a bullet. police say they towed it to the police evidence examination section so he called there. >> they tell me that we got the bullet already. we don't need the van. >> reporter: but king says he needs it. he has four kids that start school monday and he has shopping to do. he is waiting to hear from the detective on the shooting case. never returned a call monday. never returned a call tuesday. never returned a call wednesday. i tried to call the supervisor last night and the night before. never got response. we stopped by to se

attorney says bernie madoff's number two may leave his and be indicted by grand jury, possibly setting the stage. >>> freddie mac ended the fiscal second quarter without asking for fiscal help. >>> and ex-employees accuse hewlett-packard for failing to pay sales commissions due to a software problem. i'm julia boorstin. "fast money" with melissa lee starts now. >>> stocks to a new high. cash out or keep riting the bull? welcome to "fast money." i'm melissa lee. these are your traders. we have the market covered from all angles tonight. robert schiller tells you if the recession is over. our favorite chart expert tell us how long this chart will go. first let's get to the word on the street. certainly nice participation, pretty much across the board. steve, you're on the floor. what were you feeling in terms of the flows? >> we've been saying on this desk the most important date was today for the jobs data. >> we were? >> we were. >> i don't know if you were, but -- >> i apologize. tim was out getting a slurpee that day. >> sorry. >> i appreciate that. >> you want a hand there? >> appreciate that. >> feels good.