whationed by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> larry: tonightly -- during a news broadcast, don lemon held up a sign with the "n" word on it. here's another "n" word for you, don. no!! (laughter) diddy is arrested reportedly for hitting someone with a kettle bell. (laughter) that's the first hit diddy's been a part of in 20 years. (laughter) (applause) and a california lawmaker says that abortions cause drought. that's ludacris, who also has more hits than diddy in the past 20 years. (laughter) this is "the nightly show"! let's do this! (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by comedy central ♪ (cheers and applause) >> larry: thank you very much. welcome to "the nightly show." thank you very much. such a great audience. i'm larry wilmore. we've got a great one for you tonight. joe morton, papa pope from "scandal" is here. (cheers and applause) very exciting. papa pope in the house. very exciting. okay. tonight we begin in my home state of california, where fire crews are battling a 17,000-acre blaze. what's worse, california is in the worst drought in its history. okay. seems like

. >> if you thought that was bad, wait until you hear what happened on don lemon's show last night. >>> no family of an american hostage has ever been prosecuted for paying a ransom for the return of their loved ones. the last thing we should ever do is to add to a family's pain. >> a rare moment where i actually agree with obama, some think the president's decision to allow families to negotiate with hostage takers sets a dangerous precedent. we'll have former new york city mayor rudy giuliani. he's in studio to react to that. that and more straight ahead. ugh! heartburn! no one burns on my watch! try alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. they work fast and don't taste chalky. mmm...amazing. i have heartburn. alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. ♪ i built my business with passion. but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy for my studio. ♪ and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business... that's

we need the american flag on the state capitol and that's it. >> don lemon, "tonight" on his show. k you, don. good to be with you. >>> coming up next it's been two long weeks, more than two weeks since these men escaped from the prison in new york. the manhunt has been nationwide. now it's focusing on a town just 20 miles from the prison. will dna evidence finally break this case open? [ female announcer ] hands were made for talking. feet...tiptoeing. better things than the pain stiffness, and joint damage of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. before you and your rheumatologist decide on a biologic ask if xeljanz is right for you. xeljanz (tofacitinib) is a small pill not an injection or infusion, for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz can relieve ra symptoms, and help stop further joint damage. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers have happened in patients taking xeljanz. don't start xeljanz if you have any infection unless ok with your doct

a quick two-shot with don lemon who has been standing by patiently.t you to take -- >> the south will rise again! >> ten deep breaths. >> please. you don't even need me after this. >> i know. >> what he said speaks for itself. i don't have to say anything. you want to hear from me? i'll give it to you but i don't -- just let him say his thing. >> don will come back and we'll digest what we just heard. rheumatoid arthritis like me... and you're talking to a rheumatologist about a biologic, this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira helping me reach for more. doctors have been prescribing humira for more than 10 years. humira works for many adults. it targets and helps to block a specific source of inflammation that contrubutes to ra symptoms. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and n

i want to bring in don lemon, who's in charleston for all of us tonight. mazing. and you're there on the scene. what was going through your mind? >> reporter: listen it is amazing. i'm not an ideologue, i'm not a very political person. but just watching this and experiencing it and being so close to it i just thought as he said it was amazing. it was amazing. "amazing grace." i'm not the president of this network or any other network, but i would run that entire speech over again because i would want as many people as possible to listen to it. the country needs to hear what the president said today. and if you didn't get it it went over your head. you're trying really hard not to understand or not to get something or not to be part of the american fabric if you didn't understand what the president said today. he has said similar words before. we've heard him sing before. al green. if you live in chicago i would see him go to church events all the time especially when he was running for senator years ago and he would get and up sing at churches. but nothing

our coverage continues with cnn's don lemon. don? >> anderson, thank you very much. an amazing scene here today. this is "cnn tonight" i'm don lemon. relative avenue relative. >>> tonight, we're going to talk to two brothers who can't call their sister vain. i want to go to sonny hosta now. we have been together all day, sonny. we went to the library for one of the victims. they held a service of sorts. but just to watch the crowds. i had a feel iing that it was goirng to build on a friday night. it's such a diverse crowd. >> i've been around communities as a prosecutor communities that have experienced tragedy and sadness and grief. i can tell you, i've never seen a community react this way with forgiveness, with hope, coming together like this. but everyone has been affected by this. i had the opportunity to speak to a charleston police officer. he was one of the first responders. he was almost in tears describing what he saw into the church and saw the bodies of elderly people being shot. >> and when people say thank you for being here and telling the story. >> ye

i'm don lemon. jim bob and michelle duggar are red state heroes. in the wake of their son's molestation scandal is the right losing faith in the family? >>> they're not the only one necessary hot water from the real house wives to honey boo boo to duck dynasty. reality tv is getting a little too real. could today's stars learn a lesson or two from the fallen idols of the 1970s? >>> newly minted superstar caitlyn jenner. no surprise she has a reality show in the works too. will it answer all the questions? we'll begin the broadcast with jim bob and michelle duggar speaking out about their son josh and his molestation scandal. joining me now. brian seltzer, cnn's senior media correspondent and perez hilton founder of perez hilton.com. great to see both of you. megyn kelly has a sit-down interview with jim bob and michelle tomorrow. it's a big exclusive but you have reportings behind the scenes about how this came about. >> as the parents prepare to answer questions tomorrow it's been almost two weeks since the reports were first published. now they'r

. >> if you thought that was bad, wait until you hear what happened on don lemon's show last night. >>> later -- >>> no family of an american hostage has ever been prosecuted for paying a ransom for the return of their loved ones. the last thing we should ever do is to add to a family's pain. >> a rare moment where i actually agree with obama. some think the president's decision to allow families to negotiate with hostage takers sets a dangerous precedent. we'll ask former new york city mayor rudy giuliani. he's in studio to react to that. that and more straight ahead. when kevin jorgeson needs light, he trusts only duracell quantum because it lasts longer in 99% of devices. female announcer: don't miss sleep train's 4th of july sale! save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempur-pedic and icomfort. sleep train's 4th of july sale is ending soon! ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> earlier this week, after president obama used the n word, cnn's don lemon played off on that controversial moment and did something on his show that is now

don lemon has a breaking development. don, what are you learning? >> reporter: wolf you have an exclusive for you and our viewers. it is from inside of this church during the bible study. i want to put the picture up on the screen. the first one, the first image you'll see inside of this church during the bible study. this is if you look at the corner of your screen the man in gray the person you see in the gray sweatshirt is 21-year-old dylann roof in this bible study before any of that shooting started. we got this from one of the victim's his snapchat account, tywanza sanders, a friend contacted us and sent him this image. the other image, and it's shocking to see him among this group. this is another victim in this state senator and the pastor at this church clementa pinckney inside the bible study, leading the bible study. these are the only images that we know exist now from inside this church when this happened. it's just amazing to see that this young man came into the church made himself a sat there for an hour calmly listened to these peop

i'm curious, though for don lemon.as offended or maybe he was being provocative. but if it does offend him does that extend then to rap music as you've brought up on the show before? >> again the rappers say we're claiming the power of the word. >> you're very consistent on this issue. >> well it's from the heart. i'm not playing on this. i think that's wrong. >> well i think the real story is how little most people cared about when obama said it. it was the media that got the vapors. it's like whenever he does something oh, my god oh, my god everybody is screaming. everybody else was kind of like nah. it's on tv. >> i like him personally. >> but again, if we make the word out to be so big and so provocative and so insulting, it will be. i'm telling you. you walk through any high school. you hear groups of kids white, brown and black. they're dropping the word left and right. and they're not racist juan. >> you know what they are? let me just say it. they're stupid and ahistorical. for us as adults and don lemon to som

i'm don lemon. this is what america is talking about right now. did this offend you? it's the confederate flag. is it a symbol of southern pride? or a symbol of hate? and then what about this? . does this offend you, this word? president obama said it out loud in an interview. and a lot of people are shocked. >> racism. we are not cured of it. clearly. and it's not just a matter of it not being polite to say nigger in public. that's not measure of whether racism still exists or not. >> tonight, the two stories on everyone's radar, a word, and a flag. a flag that is applying tonight on the grounds of the south carolina state house five days after a racist gunman slaughtered nine african-american members of one of the most historic churches in charlotteston. that is where we are going to start tonight in south carolina. martin savidge is live from charleston. historic news out of that state. let's listen to this. >> today we are here in a moment of unity in our state without ill will to say it's time to move the flag from the pap toll grounds. [ applause ] -- 150 years

i'm joined now by don lemon who is with me. >> and a friend. you can understand why people are upset because this doesn't happen. this shouldn't happen. the whole thing that we have been talking about, whether it's terrorism or not, it is terrorism. you can understand that people are upset. >> the president himself said he's angry and local leaders that violence like this can't happen at a church. >> it's really sad that when you have nine people -- >> we're going to take a break. we have to deal with something. >> i think it's important that people see the ignorance. >>> welcome back. i want to take you live to charleston south carolina. the coroner is speaking about the victims in this case. >> it resulted in the deaths of these nine individuals. i know much has been said about a number of them and many of you may know some of them may know all of them. and others you may not be aware of. so this -- i want to take this opportunity to formally release the names of these individuals and i appreciate again, your support. i appreciate the support

. >> and i'm don lemon in for john berman today in charleston, south carolina. right here in front of the church where all these horrific shootings happened, kate. >> absolutely, don. we're going to keep our focus right there. don is going to be with us throughout the hour. thank you so much, don. our focus today in charleston as we're expecting a news conference at any minute now from the mayor of charleston, joe riley. we're going to bring that to you live as, of course, the nation grieves with that city. for the nine people massacred in their house of worship. we're also getting new details at this hour about the man who carried out that cowardly attack. charleston police say dylann roof is charged now with nine counts of murder and possession of a firearm. his first court appearance is set for today at 2:00 p.m. law enforcement officials also say that roof confessed to the shootings during interviews with the charleston police and the fbi. as to his motive, a law enforcement official says roof told investigators he wanted to start a race war. investigators ha

you look great. >> don lemon, see you tonight at 10:00. very much. >> thank you. >>> coming up next president obama said the "n" word in a podcast interview. we'll talk to someone who was very close to the president for many years, reggie love. he was the so-called bodyman. what you haven't heard in that conversation. >>> also the two items that these escaped killers left behind in the hunting cabin in upstate new york. how investigators will help track them down. that's coming up. get fast-acting, long-lasting relief from heartburn with it neutralizes stomach acid and is the only product that forms a protective barrier that helps keep stomach acid in the stomach where it belongs. for fast-acting, long-lasting relief. try gaviscon®. new york state is reinventing how we do business by leading the way on tax cuts. we cut the rates on personal income taxes. we enacted the lowest corporate tax rate since 1968. we eliminated the income tax on manufacturers altogether. with startup-ny, qualified businesses that start, expand or relocate to new y

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my colleague don lemon is there in charleston along with van jones who once worked with the president's tough to even follow the speech but the word i take away is grace. >> you know brooke this is quite possibly one of the most powerful and extraordinary moments that i have witnessed on television especially a speech coming from the president. i never really -- i'm at a loss for words and i'm almost at a loss for words right now. i mean van and i couldn't even look at each other. >> yeah. because this is what happens in the black church every sunday morning. >> but not only that this is what many people around the country wanted to hear from this president for a long long time. >> a very long time. >> it's time to step into your legacy. >> it really is. this is a different president. this year i think, has transformed him. i think a year ago, ferguson baltimore, now charleston i think you're seeing the 3.0 version. when he first came on the scene he was trying to talk about race and he's trying to -- >> he kept getting hit by people. >> he became the racial pinata. the black saying h

this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon. the wake went longer than expected. now, we're just hours away from barack obama's eulogy. what he says tomorrow will be deeply personal. but could it also go down in history as a defining moment of his presidency on race? we begin with all of that tonight. martin, i want to start with you. you know, you have been here throughout since this has happened. i think this is probably the most solemn evening that we had seen here. yeah, it just wrapped up just a short time ago. >> i think part of it is, as you say, respect given to the fact that reverend pinkney was here and the wake was being held, also to things being prepared securitiwise to the president's visit tomorrow. >> what do you think we're going to hear from him? >> i have think race is going to be key. this tragedy to him is personal. he knew reverend pinkney. it was crucial for the 2008 campaign in south carolina. race has been something the president has been reluck cant to talk about. but, as you know, this week, had a very whether you know the conversation a

news just invents, you know stories and that's what >> larry: tonightly -- during a news broadcast, don lemonsign with the "n" word on it. here's another "n" word for you, don. no!! (laughter) diddy is arrested reportedly for hitting someone with a kettle bell. (laughter) that's the first hit diddy's been a part of in 20 years. (laughter) (applause)

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the video was taken by one of the victims obtained by our don lemon.yer leaders welcome the alleged killer. they welcomed him in for that bible study. he joined them for an hour before authorities say he opened fire. >> you want to talk a little more about it? >> don lemon got the video. former federal prosecutor jeffrey toobin. this video you obtained talk to me about it. at one point you can see the shooter shooter. >> i don't think they meant to capture the shooter there. >> he was one of the victims in this. he posted this on his snap chat before the shooting happened. this is shortly before the shooting happened just taking a pan of the room you can see the prayer leaders there, the bible leaders there. what's interesting is that -- he ingratiated himself within this group and led them to believe he was one of them and wanted to come in and learn about god and the bible, all the time he was planning this in his head and they were sitting ducks. learning about god and the devil, evil was right there among them anderson. >> i mean that -- not only d

." >>> right now i want to bring in don right now i want to bring in cnn anchor don lemon.didn't talk about the questions of her racial identity. >> she didn't talk about them put she did -- this is what -- all weekend, people have been asking about this briana. for this moment i'd like to sort of reserve judgment on rachel dolezal. i don't know what's real and what's not. i've been talking to psychologists all day, some of whom have been saying that being transracial is a real thing. others say it's not so real. so i don't know what's at the bottom of all this. but i do think there's something in her statement that is glaring i think that people have been missing out where i think she's saying that race is sort of -- it's evolutionary so to speak. she says in this thing, she says while challenging, notice she says the construct of race is at the core of evolving human consciousness. and then she goes, we can't afford to lose sight, talking about the criminal justice system she also talks about evolving as a race, as a human race. i think she's saying that she believes in t

i'm don lemon. jim bob and michelle duggar are red state heroes. their son's molestation scandal is the right losing faith in the family? >>> they're not the only one necessary hot water from the real house wives to honey boo boo to duck dynasty. reality tv is getting a little too real. could today's stars learn a lesson or two from the fallen idols of the 1970s? >>> newly minted superstar caitlyn jenner. no surprise she has a reality show in the works too. will itwe

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i want to go back live now to don lemon, my colleague in charleston south carolina where emotions are still raw today. don? >> yeah ana. it's been an emotional hour here. we were hearing from the 21-year-old suspect and we did, just a few words. we're going to talk about all of that. let me bring in sunny hostin our legal analyst here on cnn and also a former federal prosecutor. you heard short statements how old are you? 21. do you agree to this? yes. didn't really say much. and mark geragos also a legal analyst here on cnn and a famed attorney said that's the reason you have a bond hearing, if you have the family in to face the man who did a heinous act against their loved one. >> i said this yesterday, you want the victims of the families to at least have the opportunity to face-to-face express how his actions have hurt them. we do it all the time in the criminal justice system and i can't tell you how cathartic that is to the victims' families. >> you're stealing my next question. do you think that it was completely taken away that they got something out of it even though it was v

don lemon will be there, for cnn, thank you, don.up in the middle of an anti-uber protest. turned pretty ugly. jeanne moos has the story. i liked it. did we just start looking for a house? it looks pretty good yeah, all right. oh, did you see that listing on zillow i sent you? yup. you see that bathroom? oh well i think that's the one. me too. ok. did we just decide to buy a house? i think so. yay. find your way home zillow. >>> rock star courtney love gets taken hostage and reacts as expected with drama and angst. here is jeanne moos. >> usually photographers yell at courtney love. >> courtney to your left! not angry protesters. but on a trip to france she and other travelers got dragged into angry protests by taxi drivers against the less regulated service uber. uber vehicles were attacked. and courtney love ended up in one with an egg splattered window. she instagramed -- all tires slashed and beat with bats. these guys trying to open the doors and the cops are doing nothing? i'm scared out of my wits. courtney eventually got into

i'm don lemon. david sweat is talking to investigators now that he is back in custody.m trump, you're fired. the network cuts business ties to the mogul and presidential candidate over his remarks that those crossing over the border are killers and rapists. trump is threatening to sue. >>> why is the confederate flag still flying in south carolina's capital when it looks like there is enough votes in the legislature to take it down? we'll investigate. there is a lot to

let's go back to our cnn anchor don lemon. the mother emanuel ame church only a few blocks away don, as we've been pointing out from the thousands who have gathered for this funeral of the reverend clementa pinckney who was together with eight others brutally murdered a week or so ago. >> reporter: yeah absolutely. maybe just a block away. we can actually see the crowd from the facility here the tv arena. the church is right in the shadow just behind it. joining me is van jones, our political kmen state are to. and then the president has to give the eulogy in a short time. so i think everyone is saying this is going to be -- this is an important week for his presidency. >> yeah. >> reporter: everyone is going to be paying attention to this. this could change his legacy. it's not an easy speech i don't think, to give. he's given this speech but not the exact same speech a number of times. >> this speech is especially difficult. he's come to the end of this big week. at the same time the last time you and i were outside and it w

don lemon is live in charleston south carolina. >> reporter: thank you, ana. as we're awaiting this bond hearing now, i'm joined by sunny hostin and also former state representative bakari sellers. you know the ground here. he's at the detention center but they are doing it by video because they are concerned about his safety? >> this is a replay of about a month and a half ago when the officer gunned down walter scott. they are in the same detention center. he will have a bond hearing today. by state statutes magistrates cannot set bond. he will have an opportunity later to apply for a bond but it's nothing that is going to be too eventful and his bond will effectively not necessarily be denied but he will not get one. >> mark geragos is joining us from new york. and sunny, welcome to you on the ground. he has confessed. what does that mean for this case? >> nothing is ever a slam dunk because we're already hearing the murmurs of an insanity defense. he sat with nine victims and prayed with them and then shot them. i suspect we're going to certainly hear a de

don lemon is my cnn colleague, a correspondent and anchor of "cnn tonight. the senior editor of "the new republic" and michael skolnik is the editor of globalgrind.com. all three of you, when you listen to, that i've heard presidents on scratchy audiotape that has been unearthed many years after the fact using that word when they think they're in the privacy of their offices. it's jarring. >> it wasn't jarring to me at all. it wasn't jarring to me. i don't know. >> i always say you should say in the context. i didn't think it was jarring, i think our guidance here at cnn is that the word is offensive. i don't think it's offensive in the way he used it. that's the word people use. people don't say "hey, you're in word" they say nigge. i don't think we should say it's offensive. it's offensive in the way dylann roof uses it or a racist person uses it but not when the president is trying to bring context to it. it's not offensive. i was happy he said it when i saw the story. >> do you think that he -- he's a measured man, he doesn't accidentally slip up with hi

don lemon, you're watching this scene, what's going on.t's obviously a very important moment right now. >> and wolf in the video, in the live pictures he seems cooperative. he's not fighting. and if i may tell our viewers what happened this morning, how he was captured. he was captured in shelby north carolina and from a bolo that was put out be on the lookout. and they recognized the license plate, they recognized him, they recognized the car when they ran the plates they saw that it was him. when they did apprehend him, he was carrying a gun. a .45-caliber handgun. that gun is believed to have been given to him by his father for his 21st birthday which was just on april 3rd. not sure if that is the gun he's accused of using in this particular incident. but what a -- not even 24 hours it's been since he began this shooting the shooting began, we were on the air last night at 10:00 this apparently happened at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. then the information started coming in an hour later. there you see him being cooperative. and according to

i am back with slate as well as cnn anchor don lemon. i there was no apology. from the head of the naacp who said she needs to acknowledge the pain she's caused. do you think she should have apologized? >> wow. that's a tough one. i think one should always apologize for lying. if she truly feels that she identifies as a black person then i don't think she has anything to apologize for, but i think she should apologize, though for being disingenuous because on the surface she's not what she appeared to be. >> so i don't like to jump on the bandwagon with everyone apologizing all of the time for everything but i think for being disingenuous and for lying she probably should apologize. >> today she said i didn't correct news reports that identified me as black, but she also identified herself as black when she was applying to the city commission in spokane. she identified herself as african-american. so -- i don't know. it seemed like she was lying even today with not playing to all of the facts to the question that melissa harris perry asked her, do you think she

whationed by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> larry: tonightly -- during a news broadcast, don lemon you, don. no!! (laughter) diddy is arrested reportedly for hitting someone with a kettle bell. (laughter) that's the first hit diddy's been a part of in 20 years. (laughter) (applause) and a california lawmaker says that abortions cause drought. that's ludacris, who also has more hits than diddy in the past 20 years.

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this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon.at richard matt and david sweat may be there. matter of fact, the governor joins me on the phone right now. thank you so much for joining us. as we talked tonight, you believe these two killers are in your state? >> we just have no idea. what we do know, don, is the only indication they have given to credi

my colleague don lemon is standing by. we know the president, among others are in attendance here. familiar with one another personally, don. have you seen the president yet? >> reporter: i have not seen the president. i've seen the president's motorcade, yes. so in that vain i have seen the president drive by a short while ago as he got off of air force one and made his way to the arena which is in the shadow of the ame emanuel church that is nearby. the president will be speaking and this is going to be a big speech for him. he's given this speech a number of times after there have been tragedies involving shootings in this country. you have covered them brooke and i have covered them as well. this comes a the a time when we're dealing very specifically with race in this country and the issues of rights as well civil rights human rights equal rights. and so in a way it all falls under the same umbrella. the president, of course with the first lady of the united states. the president of the united states there as well. those who would like to be president of the united states one

. >> so don lemon got the video. he joins us with more on our senior analyst, jeffrey toobin.u can see the shooter sitting there with them i understand? >> yeah and i don't think they meant to cap cur the student there. he posted this on a snap chat. this is before the shooting happened. you can see the prayer leaders there, the bible leaders there. what's so sad is that he ingrash yated himself within this group. and led them to believe that he was one of them. when, all the time he was planning this in his head and basically, thoerp sitting ducks. learning about god and the devil. evil was right there among them. >> they welcomed him in. they opened their arms to this stranger. how is that playing out here? >> south carolina guz. south carolina has the death penalty. this is a multiple, mull pl homicide. south carolina is a state unlike california that executes people. it is inconceivable to me that south carolina would not seek the death penalty. i think that's how the case will proceed. and we'll see what kind of defense it comes up with. interestingly, it seems to have so

this is "cfnn tonight," i'm don lemon. the governor of vermont says there's reason to believe that richard matt and david sweat may be there. matter of fact the governor joins me on the phone right now. thank you so much for joining us. as we talked tonight, you believe these two killers are in your state? >> we just have no idea. what we do know don, is the only indication they have given to credible sources prior to their escape is that they thought it would be wise to hit for a remote camp in vermont because they thought there would be less heat from law enforcement in vath vathermont than there is in new york. governor quomo and i want to get him back and locked up where they belong. >> governor, you mentioned a remote camp. talk to me more about that. what do you mean about that? >> we're not talking about a specific location. but it's clear to us based upon conversations, that based on information that we have that we can't divulge at this point, that their vision was to head to vermont to chill out for a bit while t

don lemon. he was my teammate there. it was just a ton of fun. themed questions were amazing. >> what was the question? >> who defended patty huerst. i'll tell you a secret. i didn't know the answer. don, he couldn't come up with the name. he said i know who it is. it is the old guy from o.j. simpson's defense team. i said f. lee bailey. he said that's it. it was teamwork. >> together the two of you have one good brain. >> that's right. >>> three days and counting. two violent criminals still on the run after escaping from a maximum security prison in new york. where are police looking and who do they think could have aided the escape. i'm cari i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis most of my life. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara® it helps keep my skin clearer. with only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses... ...stelara® helps me be in season. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and increase your risk of infections. some serious infections require hospitalization. before starting s

this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon. the wake went longer than expected.arack obama's eulogy. what he says tomorrow will be deeply personal. but could it also go down in history as a defining moment of his presidency on race? we begin with all of that tonight. martin, i want to start with

i'm don lemon. police scour and area eight times a football field. could they be in canada? whabt a big city like boston, new york or philadelphia? where are they now and what will they do next? i'm going to ask john walsh and dog the bounty hunter. plus, let's face it. america, we love to watch from donald trump to rachel dolazol. nothing gets us talking and watching like a train wreck. but are their 15 minutes almost up or just beginning. we're going to begin with some breaking news i need to tell you about that's just coming in to cnn. and this is what our affiliate, wbtv is reporting that there's been a shooting at a church there, a shooting at a church in charleston. it happened just about an hour ago, about 9:00 p.m., according to the official twitter account. appare apparently, an address that corresponds to the e manual ame church. there's no information yet on any of the victims. as soon as we get the information, we're going to bring it to you as we get to all of this. but, again, a shooting at a churj in south carolina that emanuel ame church. as we get more infor

i'm don lemon. police scour and area eight times a football field. could they be in canada?? where are they now and what will they do next? i'm going to ask john walsh and dog the bounty hunter. plus, let's face it. america, we love to watch from donald trump to rachel dolazol. nothing gets us talking and watching like a train wreck. but are their 15 minutes almost up or just beginning. we're going to begin with some breaking news i need to tell you about that's just coming in to cnn.

i'm don lemon. investigators hot on the trail of richard matt and daifrd sweat. live at the scene for you. plus, how things have changed. a confederate flag turning toxic across the south. but, as lawmakers debate and retailers from amazon to sears, is it time for an even bolder statement. should this country's first african american president apologize for slavery? plus, is it time to take donald trump seriously? in a brand isn't it true new hampshire poll, he is second only to jeb bush. should the gop be afraid, very afraid. >> and i going to bring this broadcast live for us in alicehead new york. jason, i want to start with you. tell us what you have learned about this new information about joyce mitchell, how she may have helped these two escape? to help smuggle in a slab of frozen hamburger maet that had hacksaw blades and possibly other tools, as well. i did also speak with jean palmer's attorney who told me that his client had no idea what was inside that meat. but that he did not pass that meat through a metal detector, which is a violation of prison poli

her mother talked about that in a conversation with cnn's don lemon. >> we're concerned that she's not being rational and she's not being honest with herself or with others. and in her attempt to establish a new identity she has become very malicious toward they are biological family. very accusatory with false accusations and so that is very concerning for her and for the rest of the family. >> and if you would like to read more about this story, and there are many angles and opinions as well. you can find it all on our website at cnn.com. >>> relations between nato and russia are increasingly tense. president putin announced his plans to increase the country's nuclear arsenal after the u.s. said it would move heavy military equipment along russia's border. brian todd has more on the growing concern about a return to cold war hostility. >> a dramatic amphibious landing. a u.s. navy hover craft glides on to the beach. troops storm ashore and fire their weapons. this is a nato landing exercise in sweden. further south, soldiers move through trench lines, deploy from helicopters. these a

joining us don lemon and cnn analyst sunny hosten. says caitlyn jenner's story resonated with her, she says since she was 5, she actually felt black. what's your bones to that? >> how much time do you have wolf? >> not much but give us your best answer. >> i gave this woman the benefit of the doubt in the beginning, because everyone was coming at her and judging her. i think all of our viewers should google the term projection in psychology. i think that's what's happening. she's projecting on to other people and on to -- i think it's ridiculous. i think it's absolutely ridiculous. again i gave her the benefit of the doubt. she calls her parents ruthanne and larry. i don't care how mad i am with my parents, i still call them mom and dad. i think there's a weird disconnect. i agree with most people in the transgender community. she's trying to co-opt their message, and she's going to set the movement back 100 years by doing that. >> sunny, she says there's no proof -- what do you make of this defense that she's making? >> i think that'

i'm don lemon. here's what we know. police going door-to-door as they hunt for two convicted killers. police believe a woman planned to pick them up after they escaped, but, at the last minute minute, she changed her mind. police say joyce mitchell has turn today police and has not been charged. >>> so jason, there is big news tonight about this joyce mitchell the prison employee that investigators questioned after the escape. tell us the very latest on that? >> a couple things. as you mentioned, authorities believe she had initially planned to pick up david sweat and richard matt. but at the last minute possibly, she may have changed her mind. this is part of the investigation. she is cooperating with the investigators. also they've taken a look at her cell phone, don. they believe that her phone was used to make several calls to people who knew richard matt. again, unclear if she made the calls or somebody else made the calls. again, this now part of this investigation. also this evening, her son coming to her defense

i'm don lemon. what's it like to change your life with the whole world watching? olympic champion to reality tv star, captured on the cover of "vanity fair" by photographer to the stars, annie leebo vits. >> soon as the "vanity fair" cover comes out, i'm free. >> now that her secret is out, will she live happily ever after? >> i want to begin with what she said about t