(audience laughing) - now eddie murphy made it real easy for leslie jones, chris rock and kenan thompsonl" and then he was like, "boom! i'm gonna land this huge, influential hbo special called "delirious." - my favorite standup, bar none, is "delirious." he does the impressions of james brown. - (vocalizing indistinctly) the band says, "yeah." (vocalizing indistinctly) "yeah." (vocalizing indistinctly) "yeah," the band be goin', "what the (beep) is james talkin' about, man? (audience laughing) - luther vandross. - (vocalizing indistinctly) women going, "ah!" - but more importantly, elvis. - "elvis, want some lemonade?" ♪ lemonade (audience laughing) ♪ that cool, refreshing drink (audience laughing) - it showed you how talented he was 'cause he could do it all. - he opened doors for so many people, his boy, arsenio hall. - [announcer] "the arsenio hall show" staring arsenio hall! - so black entertainers were being showcased in variety shows and sketch shows and things like that. but in late night tv, it was like the water fountains back in the '60s, whites only. - so when we were watching

(audience laughing) - now eddie murphy made it real easy for leslie jones, chris rock and kenan thompsonots on there. - so he's this breakout star on "snl" and then he was like, "boom! i'm gonna land this huge, influential hbo special called "delirious." - my favorite standup, bar none, is "delirious." he does the impressions of james brown. - (vocalizing indistinctly) the band says, "yeah." (vocalizing indistinctly) "yeah." (vocalizing indistinctly) "yeah," the band be goin', "what the (beep) is james talkin' about, man? (audience laughing) - luther vandross. - (vocalizing indistinctly) women going, "ah!" - but more importantly, elvis. - "elvis, want some lemonade?" ♪ lemonade (audience laughing) ♪ that cool, refreshing drink (audience laughing) - it showed you how talented he was 'cause he could do it all. - he opened doors for so many people, his boy, arsenio hall. - [announcer] "the arsenio hall show" staring arsenio hall! - so black entertainers were being showcased in variety shows and sketch shows and things like that. but in late night tv, it was like the water fountains back in

and i see this fellow down the end of the bar, eddie murphy. that's his name. i can say his name because this is on the public record and it's been in the newspapers. and i knew he was a cop i didn't know much else about it. he was maybe six or eight years older than me. so i engaged in conversation to get some insight about things from him and to share news with him. so joe smirking here because he already read the book and and anyway, this it just hard to believe in this day and age because thank god and this is one of my themes, too, at the end of the book, law enforcement in america in general has so much over the last half century and become so much more professionalized. and for the problems we hear about and all the police shootings and other, the fact is that things are so much better and police are so much more professional now for whole host of reasons than than they were. i mean, 50 years ago, brutality was accepted routine in the big cities and corruption, i found out, was accepted routinely because i engaged guy eddie murphy in conversation. and he

i'm walking with eddie murphy.travis, travis, travis!" he's like, "do you know those people?" i look. i see my mother and two of her friends. immediately just like, wahh! "they're just fans of the show, no big deal, don't worry about it." i continued to act like i didn't know her. by the way, i love my mom, obviously. i'm not like a crazy person. but she embarrassed me a little bit in that moment. >> jimmy: does she do that? does she get overly excited about your career? >> you know, i think she gets -- a lot of times i meet people, i met your mom recently. oh, really, what do you do for a living? i work at cheesecake factory. how did you meet her? i asked her if she wanted flat or still and she told me she was your mother. >> jimmy: how did this come up? >> like "my son travis bennett is on the show dave, also on you people." >> jimmy: the answer is usually "no, they asked me." yeah, like how? how did they ask you? >> meanwhile, my dad is like the complete opposite. he is like somebody showed up to the house the o

i got foreigners from all over the world walking up going, "eddie murphy! [bleep] you!"ers and applause ] suck it, you black mother[bleep]" i saw eddie murphy's "raw" and "delirious" when i was really little, like, when i was in second grade. i even knew then -- he nasty, he naughty, he's not supposed to be saying any of that. those are bad, bad words, and it's hilarious. do you watch "the bill cosby show"? [ cheers and applause ] i do, too. i love "bill cosby show." i been a big fan of bill cosby all my life. never met the man before, but he called me up about a year ago and chastised me on the phone for being too dirty. [ applause ] i was pissed off. i was so mad, i called richard pryor's house up and said, "yo, richard, bill cosby just called me up and told me i was too dirty." [ laughter ] he said, "dude, do people laugh when you say what you say?" i said, "yes." he said, "do you get paid?" i said, "yes." he said, "well, tell bill i said have a coke and a smile and shut the [bleep] up." [ laughter ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wherever you go. wherever you stay. all you need is one key.

eddie murphy paid the funeral costs. >> i think it's important not to forg aut the great people that came before us when signing these huge deals, because there are a lot of people that gave their all to the craft and died with nothing financially to show for it. >> don't miss the new episode as it airs tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. >>> good morning. welcome to the second best day of the week. sunday! "cnn this morning" is with you this morning. i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm rahel solomon in for amara walker. this morning, after more than a week on the run, a pennsylvania inmate has been captured. how authorities tracked him down. >>> from scorching hot temperatures to flood alerts for millions of people, severe weather is sweeping across the country. we'll have your latest forecast. >> and on the brink of history, it is being built as a battle between generations. how novak djokovic is hoping to make history at wimbledon. >>> and all of those warm temperatures are having a major impact on florida's coral reef. why scientists are warning soaring heat in the ocean could have

i'd watch eddie murphy, i'd watch joe piscopo rehearse.. i ended up there. [ cheers and applause ] it's surreal. isn't that weird? >> jimmy: did you go straight from the sixth floor to the eighth floor? did you make a stop on the seventh along the way? >> no, i went to is 17th, i think. then i went down to the eighth like you wouldn't believe, it didn't work out, many people are saying, i can tell you that i can promise you that you're going to be happy, jimmy. [ laughter ] i think that life is like that. the longer you live, all these different cycles and circles. sort of ironic, weird, bizarre stuff happens. >> jimmy: it's crazy that it took anyone that long to figure out that you would be fantastic on "saturday night live." isn't it strange, if you think about it? objectively. >> well, you know, i was developing stand-up on the side. but you could see by that picture, i was really cute at that age. >> jimmy: yeah, you look like dorothy hamill. [ laughter ] >> i had the pageboy. i kept being cast as the innocent, nice guy. i didn't have

so many champions have raced here and they feel in several movies as recently as 1997 with eddie murphy. but they decided that they are done as far as horse racing at golden gate fields and when they close the doors here, guys, that means horse racing in northern california. we'll also be a thing of the past. so it's going to be coming up to close to 100 years in the bay area. but it looks like now, guys, it's down to just several months. back to all right. thanks a lot. well. >> time now, 604 and in the north bay, we has the mixed with the hot lightning -- temperatures. fire crews on alert as a result of the this raises concerns of wildfires covers amanda hari has more. >> the national weather service was saying the risk of dry lightning was about 10 to 15%. but it has already happened. multiple times. and fire officials say they're concerned with all of the dried vegetation and the heat we just experienced that it could cause a wildfire after a weekend of temperatures nearing 100 degrees. santa rosa. firefighters are worried about the wildfire risks going from unseasonably temperature

. - [rupaul] for people like tyler perry, or eddie murphy, or people who are straight, who dress up inperfectly fine. but if you identify as gay, it's been sort of a, not so open road. - and that's why he is a emmy darling. - i would like to thank, on behalf of the 140 drag queens we have released into the wild. if you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else? can i get an amen up in here? (audience cheers) - it has changed what it means to be gay, especially for people of color, and especially in small towns, and especially across the country, in ways that i did not think was possible in our lifetime. (upbeat music) (wheezing) asthma isn't pretty. it's the moment when you realize that a good day... is about to become a bad one. but then, i remembered that the world is so much bigger than that, with trelegy. because one dose a day helps keep my asthma symptoms under control. and with 3 medicines in 1 inhaler, trelegy helps improve lung function so i can breathe easier for a full 24 hours. trelegy won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. tre

that clip, some of the biggest names in tv comedy have been black comedians, red fox, rich pryor, eddie murphyl way to make a mark in television? >> because historically black performers have faced all types of barriers getting taken seriously in hollywood. so they had to use comedy as a way to even get into the industry. if you can make people laugh, if you can tickle their funny bone, then you can get people's attention. and that's what unfortunately a lot of stars in the past and some stars today have had to do in order to break into the business. >> and who's breaking ground in tv today? who do you have your eyes on? >> well, you know, it's funny because there's so many. i don't want to start naming names because i don't want people to flame me on social media. but, you know, i mean robin thede's black lady sketch show, you see lots of the new generation on there. nick cannon. there are plenty of performers on that show that also remind us of how important black comedy is and how very much important it is for us to pay attention to black lives in terms of their sharing jokes and stories an

. - [rupaul] for people like tyler perry, or eddie murphy, or people who are straight, who dress up in right. - [rupaul] it's perfectly fine. but if you identify as gay, it's been sort of a, not so open road. - and that's why he is a emmy darling. - i would like to thank, on behalf of the 140 drag queens we have released into the wild. if you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else? can i get an amen up in here? (audience cheers) - it has changed what it means to be gay, especially for people of color, and especially in small towns, and especially across the country, in ways that i did not think was possible in our lifetime. (upbeat music) somedays, i cover up because of my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now i feel free to bare my skin, thanks to skyrizi. ♪(uplifting music)♪ ♪nothing is everything♪ i'm celebrating my clearer skin... my way. with skyrizi, 3 out of 4 people achieved 90% clearer skin at 4 months. in another study, most people had 90% clearer skin, even at 5 years. and skyrizi is just 4 doses a year, after 2 starter doses. serious allergic r

i can tell you that it's been seen in many movies as recently as 1997 with eddie murphy. if you like horse racing, it will go on for a couple of months. but as kasey king said, a lot of people don't like horse racing, including her and they will be cheering once the doors doors close. forget back to you. >> all right. thanks a lot. well. 805, is the time right now. and new this morning, the oakland chapter of the naacp has formally voiced opposition against giving their sheng thao raise. yeah, this ahead of tomorrow's city council meeting where they'll vote on. >> whether approve that raise kron four's michael thomas following the story in the newsroom. michael? >> yeah, good morning, everyone. you know, the group voted against oakland mayor's house proposed $75,000 pay raise, calling it, quote, unwarranted and really wants the community to go out and support them in that vote by protesting at tomorrow's city council meeting. now, this is not the first time that the naacp has protested the city. we saw it happen when the police chief was let go. oakland city council is se

i think about eddie murphy who's trying his i don't know if any of you have ever looked at or read his early comedy, but think about what that's rooted on. and it's different black people black comedians, black people creating black comedy for black people is a different experience than black people appearing in largely white structures. and being something to be laughed at. so i want you guys to consider how that works on television we've got roseanne married with vcr's become a thing in the 1980s mtv believe it or not at one point in time music television began with music like that's video killed the radio star think it was 1986 or somewhere around there i was a high school student and we all know you are looking at me with expressions like for real, the very first song that ever played on mtv. and i don't know it because of a trivial pursuit card was video killed. the radio star? i can't tell you who did that song, but i know that that was the song. and michael jackson's thriller think about michael jackson in the 1980s. this is how black people are represented in art becomes become

shales: they were having a hard time and then came the man that saved the show, eddie murphy. ♪ wookind in and there was this kind of explosion of talent in front of your eyes. [ as james brown ] hey! too hot in the hot tub! burn myself! it really kind of rejuvenated the show. i am gumby, damn it! you don't talk to me that way. shales: after a while, the show regained its status and its clout and became even more of an institution than it had been. hey bob. [ chuckles ] hey, penis looks great today. listen, harry, if you're unhappy with my work, tell me now! you're through, do you hear me? through! you'll never work in this town again. don't leave me hanging by a thread! let me know where i stand! we were a little worried at first because we had a new cast, but everyone loves us. you guys have been so nice to us during our stay. isn't that special? i am hans. and i am franz. and we just want to pump you up! levine: a lot of things that they could do on "saturday night live" they couldn't do on a sitcom. the humor was more daring and more satirical. and it was political. you still have,