george takei, everybody.♪ introducing new johnny appleseed hard apple cider. refreshingly sweet and intense. and bursting with a crisp apple bite. so try a johnny appleseed hard apple cider tonight and let the stories flow. the summer that summers from here on will be compared to. so get out there, and get the best price guaranteed. find it for less and we'll match it and give you $50 toward your next trip. expedia. find yours. well if you can pack five cseasons of your favorite showor into just one weekend... pack this much heat into one wing... this much drama into one friend... and pack this much girlie into one man... then, yes, 7up ten can pack full 7 up flavor into only ten calories. that's the power of ten. also packed in these brands. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've been burning for at the summer event, going on now at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. but hurry, offers end july 31st. share your summer moments in your mercede

george takei, everybody.applause] the judges' marks...6...6... [ crowd gasps ] [ crowd gasps ] [ male announcer ] if you're on a diet of taking it up a notch, drink diet dew. the only diet with dew in it. of taking it up a notch, drink diet dew. a mint flavor that hointensifies as you chew.. 5 ascent gum. stimulate your senses. ever dream of being the hero? hey, you guys mind warming this fella up for me? i'm gonna go back down, i saw some recyclables. be him with verizon xlte. find a car service. we've doubled our 4g lte bandwidth thanks! in cities coast to coast. hey, don't worry, i got this... so save the day with verizon xlte. on the largest, most reliable network. get the new lg g3 with a quad hd display and 13 megapixel camera for $99.99 music: lively orchesyes! score kids never get this excited about cleaning teeth. you want a greenies? but dogs do. watch them go wild for an irresistible treat that fights tartar and freshens breath. greenies dental chews. >> jon: that's our show. join us tomorrow night

george takei, everybody.d applause] it's the candy bar that's too hot for tv, in all its naked glory; stripped of chocolate, with nothing but salty roasted peanuts on soft sweet caramel. a payday bar will get you through your day. expose yourself to payday. fruit, with a cool finish. fruit on one side. cool on the other. ice breakers duo. a fruity cool way to break the ice. say goodbye to the same breakthrough in break time.a introducing the new bacon clubhouse. loosen the tie, punch the clock, and grab 100% beef or premium chicken on an artisan roll with apple wood smoked bacon and big mac special sauce. it's the best thing to happen to lunch since...lunch >> jon: that's our show. join us tomorrow night at 11:00. here it is, your moment of zen. >> chaos in obamacare. >> absolutely. >> you're going to harvard. you're studying law.oning sponsy comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ♪ (eagle caw) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome to "the report"! thank you for joining us,

our guest this time is japanese-american actor, george takei. now 77, he is still at the top of his game as a performer. takei rose to stardom in the '60s as the helmsman, mr. sulu, on the popular tv series, "star trek." during world war ii, tai

and george takei joins us now. thank you so much for joining us. curious, why did you think that this was the right time to share your story? >> hi, tamron. >> hi. >> well, there's always a right time for everything but particularly now with 19 states enjoying marriage equality. exactly a year from last week, the supreme court came down with a ruling striking down the defense of marriage act and now we have that many states with equality and we're working on the rest of the country so we don't have a patchwork of equality throughout the united states. >> and to your point, it was just last week president obama issued that executive order that would extend employee protections to federal employees on the bases of gender, making it illegal to discriminate against transgender individuals. when you look at the scope of the civil rights issue as it relates to lgbt, it seems like it happened overnight. we know that it did not, looking at your life. but it has a sense that the ball is moving at an unstoppable pace and at a fast pace. >> it's amazing. fran