blair underwood shares the inside information he learned from the real commander-in-chief.nd his secret for keeping his star bright in hollywood. you have made a career of challenging what it means to be black in hollywood. black in the world, i mean you have been jesus. >> exactly. >> now you're the president. >> now i'm the president. >> tell us about the new season of "the event." >> mark, i'm so excited about this. it is called "the event." it's a high-octane, conspiracy thiler type shthriller, ala "24" >> we have an african-american president already. >> right. >> does it mean, what kind of significance do you see being an african-american on screen while we have one in d.c.? >> good question. well first of all, the significance is it's not so mind-blowing. i did a film 15 years ago with morgan freeman, called "deep impact" and he played the president. it was a big deal at that time. it was unrealistic. and the fact that it is our reality now in america, it makes it almost easier to portray that role. that said, we have an african-american in the white house. we have a