i'm jamie. >> simon goodman.mon invites me into his beverly hills home. >> jamie, these are two pieces that i'm very proud of, a drawing and an engraving by renoir. >> renoir? >> yes, yes, the man himself, the great impressionist. >> you must have quite the collecting family. >> this is really just the beginning of a big story. >> it starts in london after world war ii. from an early age, simon and nick regard their dad as an often gloomy man of mystery. what did dad do for a living? >> not really sure. he was a manufacturer's agent, whatever that meant, but it allowed him to go to europe all the time. >> did he ever take you on these trips? >> yes, especially in the summer, but we would get parked on a beach, usually with our mother or a nanny, and dad would disappear somewhere. >> the boys learn that questions about their father's past are off limits. because, if you did, what would happen? >> he sunk into an even worse funk. there was something fuming in there, and it was all bottled up. >> the brothers know n

it's never been done. >> saul goodman. yeah, it's like it's all good, man. of energy. >> yeah. it's just a name. >> stephen: please welcome bob odenkirk! ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) >> stephen: hey. ( cheers and applause ) nice to see you again. saul goodman, who, you know, you obviously played for many years. >> yes. >> stephen: fast-talking -- he's a hustler. >> yes, he is. he's the opposite of me. somebody once asked me, if i saw saul goodman in a room would i want to hang out with him? i said, no way. i wouldn't go near that guy. >> stephen: would you be able to identify saul goodman? >> oh, yeah, his hands would be moving and he would have a lot of energy and he'd spin everything, you know, a certain way. you know, that kind of activity. i don't know if you've ever seen it. ( laughter ) >> stephen: i think i just talked to him for 20 minutes, actually. ( cheers and applause ) saul goodman, that's not the first lawyer you've played, i understand. >> when i was a little kid -- well, a younger kid -- i did pretend to be a lawyer once, yes. >>

it was something that roseanne herself joked about in may. >> how can you bring john goodman back?r, dan passed away the last episode. >> he did? >> of a heart attack. you're killing me. >> i don't remember that show. >> two weeks ago, roseanne and tv daughter sara gilbert snapped this pic from the writer's room. comeback after doing a "rose ann parody on the talk. >> there's something i have been wanting to talk to you about for a while now. i'm a talk show host. [ laughter ] >> for a minute there, i thought you were going to tell me you were gay. >> you don't want to do a bad version, right? because you don't want to damage what has been done, but i think -- yeah. i think it would be amazing. [ applause ] just because it was so fun. >> all the kids will be back for the revival, including both of the actresses who played older sister, becky. not confirmed is johnny galecki, who played darlene's husband, david. >> i can't believe you bought that whole pregnancy thing. [ laughter ] >> timing could be the issue. he'll be busy with season 11 of "the big bang theory," and "roseanne" wi

i wouldn't go near that guy. >> stephen: would you be able to identify saul goodman?, yeah, his hands would be of energy and he'd spin everything, you know, a certain way. you know, that kind of activity. i don't know if you've ever seen it. ( laughter ) >> stephen: i think i just talked to him for 20 minutes, actually. ( cheers and applause ) saul goodman, that's not the first lawyer you've played, i understand. >> when i was a little kid -- well, a younger kid -- i did pretend to be a lawyer once, yes. >> stephen: how old? 15. >> stephen: 15? yes, my friend pete had used the gas station as a short cut, and -- >> stephen: to get around traffic or something? >> yes, and he had to go to court. a policeman saw that. so i showed up, and i had cards and i wore a suit and i said, i'm his lawyer, handed out the cards. >> stephen: you said bob odenkirk, lawyer? >> i said bob odenkirk, lawyer, and then they told me to sit down and shut up. and then my friend judge your highness. ( laughter ) he did not get off with it. >> stephen: what was your end game? what were you hoping

in politics wants to answer it will work out our own theories in tonight's politics panel with ted goodman and doug christian later on in the program. donald trump continues to come under fire today for defending the neo nazis who marched on charlottesville but he's not the only one facing scrutiny for his ties to the far right other administration officials with soft spots for fascism are now under the spotlight as well like next guest is even calling for them to be fired joining me now is rabbi jason kimelman block director of bend the arc jewish action rabbi. great to have you with us thank you thanks for joining us so tell us about your put your petition what are you trying to accomplish sure we've been working on this campaign for quite a while now but we refresh it after the events in charlottesville this weekend we're calling for the firing of steve band and sebastian cork and steven miller who are three of the most. prominent supporters of the white nationalists there are i would call it white supremacist movement inside the white house. of course radical ideology authoritarian ide

john goodman will be back. this weekend, abc's president told "e.t."ers won't completely ignore the events of the finale, but that, quote, i can confirm that dan is definitely still alive. it was something that roseanne herself joked about in may. >> how can you bring john goodman back? dan passed away the last episode. >> he did? >> of a heart attack. >> i don't remember that show. >> two weeks ago, roseanne and tv daughter, sara gilbert snapped this pic from the writer's room. sara fueled the idea after doing a "roseanne" parody on "the talk." >> there's something i have been wanting to talk to you about for awhile now. i'm a talk show host. [ laughter ] >> for a minute there, i thought you were going to tell me you were gay. >> you don't want to do a bad version, right? because you don't want to damage what has been done, but i think -- yeah. i think it would be amazing. [ applause ] >> all the kids will be back for the revival, including both of the actresses who played older sister, becky. not confirmed is johnny galecki, who played darlene's husb

i'm amy goodman. massive protests against white supremacy spread across the united states over the weekend, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets from coast to coast to condemn violent white nationalist groups and to call for the removal of confederate monuments and other statues memorializing slavery and racism. in downtown boston, 40,000 people poured into the streets around the boston common to protest a planned so-called free speech rally by white nationalists. the flood of counter protesters so overwhelmed the white nationalist rally, that aerial photos show only a handful of the extremists even showed up, and that they spent the day huddled in a gazebo on the boston common. this is one of the 40,000 antiracist counterprotesters. >> there are so many groups that are marginalized in our community. people of color, women, peoplele many gender expressions. i think we need to stand together and say that is not ok. as a country, we have a right to free speech. that is why we exist as a co

i'm amy goodman. "the new york times" is reporting the justice department is preparing to investigate and sue universities for affirmative action policies, in the latest assault against civil rights by attorney general jeff sessions. "the times" says the justice department sent out an internal announcement looking for lawyers to lead up, quote, "investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions." quote. the supreme court has upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action policies, which take race and ethnicity into account in college admissions in efforts to address centuries of institutionalized discrimination against people of color and women. the naacp legal defense fund promised to sue the administration if it attacks a friend of -- affirmative action policy, saying, quote, "we will bring the full force of the law if this justice department attempts to resegregate our institutions of higher learning." on tuesday, the se

i'm amy goodman. president trump ramped up his threats of hitting north korea with fire and fury. letter, 62 house democrats called on the secretary of state rex tillerson to de-escalate tensions, calling trump's words the legitimate and reckless. a group of korean american elected officials sent president trump a letter calling for diplomacy and dialogue. among those signing the letter was philadelphia councilperson helen again who said -- as we observe the anniversary of the atomic bombs that destroyed musthima and nagasaki, we learn the lessons of history which is never again. president donald trump intensifies attacks on mitch mcconnell on thursday, implying the republican leader should step down if he fails to pass trump's legislslative prioritie. this is president trump, speaking to repoporters at his private golf resort in bedminster, new jersey. >> if he does s not get repeal d replace done and taxes done and infrastructure, he does not get them done then you can ask me that question. amy: tru

i'm amy goodman.he white house on monday fired communications dirirector anthoy scaramucci, just 10 days after he was hired, capping a tumultuous week that saw scaramucci repeatedly insult his colleagues in vulgar and sexually explicit terms. scaramucci's departure came just days after trump fired his white house rival, former chief of staff reince preibus, and less than 2 weeks after former press secretary sean spicer resigned in protest of scaramucci's appointment. on twitter, president trump dismissed reports of turmoil within his administration,n, tweeting a boast about stock market and employment numbers and adding -- no white house chaos. sarah huckabee sanders speaking. >> if you want to see chaos, come to my house. this does not hold a candle to that. amy: scaramucci was reportedly fired by general john kelly just after he was sworn in as chief of staff monday. at the white house, president trump praised kelly over his brief tenure as head of the department of homeland security. >> this is our

i'm amy goodman. the death toll from hurricane harvey is rising as massive amounts s of rain n continue to flood houston and d other paparf texas and louisiana. at least 14 people have died, including four children and their great-grandparents. the houston police and coast guard have rescued over 6000 people from their homes but many are still stranded. so much rain has already fallen that the n national weather service has had to add two new colors to its maps to indicate rainfall levels. meteorologists forecast another foot of rain could fall on houston in the coming days. concern is also growing over the environmentatal impact of ththe storm. residents of houston's industrial communities are reporting strong gas- and chemical-like smells coming from the many nearby refineries and chemical plants. texas senators ted cruz and john cornyn are both facing criticism for having voted against the $51 -- against the hurricane sandy aid package. more than 20 house republicans in texas also voted against the

i'm amy goodman. in charlottesville, virginia, mourners gathered wednesday for a memorial service for heather heyer, who was killed saturday when a 20-year-old white supremacist named james alex fields plowed his car into a crowd of anti-fascist demonstrators. heyer was a long-time anti-racist activist who repeatedly championed civil rights issues on social media. this is heather's mother susan bro. >> remember in your heart, if you are not outraged, you're not paying attention. and i want you to pay attention. find w what is wrong, don't igne it. don't look the other way. make a point to look at it and said yourself, what can i do to make a difference? and that is how you're going to make my child's death worthwhile. i would rather have my child, but by golly, if i got to give her up, we're going to make it count. [applause] amy: the funeral came after charlottesville anti-racist organizer tyler magill suffered a stroke on tuesday that friends say was brought on by injuries that the 46-year-old susta

i'm amy goodman. president donald trump on tuesday defended his decision to wait two days before placing blame on white supremacists for the deadly violence in charlottesville, virginia, last saturday. during a rambling and angry news conference at trump tower. he repeated that both sides were to blame for the violence. pres. trump: what about the alt left they can charging as you say, the alt-right, do they have any semblance of guilt? let me ask you this, what about the fact they came charging with clubs in their hands, swinging clubs? due to have a new problem? i think they do. amy: during the press conference, trump seemed to ridicule the national movement to remove confederate monuments, saying the protesters would next want to tear down statues of george washington and thomas jefferson. trump also attacked anti-fascist -- trump also defended some of the white nationalists who descended on charlottesville. pres. trump: i have condemned neo-nazis. i have condemned the different groups, but not all

i'm amy goodman. in charlottesville, virginia, residents cheered and celebrated as wororkers covered two confederate statues -- one of general robert e. lelee and another of general stonewall jackson -- with black fabric on wednesday in order to mourn the death of heather heyer, who was kikilled by a neo-nanazi duringa white supremacist rally in charlottesville on august 12. >> i feel like it is progress. i am concerned it wiwill be an invitation for people who disagree with shrouding the statue to come back here. i have concerns about that. the real resolution that i would like to see is the statue coming down. i feel really impatient about that at this point. but i also feel hopeful that all of this has tipped off something in our country, a shift of consciousness. and that is kind of the hope i am holding onto. amy: charlotte hill resident anne-marie. the city councilors voted unanimously in favor of covering the statues earlier this week, after a highly contentious town hall meeting on monday. hun

i'm amy goodman. in texas and louisiana, at least 30 people have died, more than 17,000 people are in shelters, hundreds of thousands are under evacuation orders, and all past u.s. rainfall records have been shattered as tropical storm harvey continues to wreak climate chaos in houston, the fourth largest city in the united states. around 4:00 a.m. this morning, harvey made landfall for a second time, just west of cameron, louisiana. in texas, a third of harris county -- which encompasses houston -- is currently underwater. houston officials have imposed a mandatory curfew between midnight and 5:00 a.m. exxonmobil says harvey has damamaged at leastst two of itss refineries, causing thousands of poununds of chemicicals to be released into the air. residents in crosby, texas, are being evacuated amid concerns a chemical factory damaged by harvey could explode. on tuesday, the world meteorological organization spokesperson clairere nellis explained how harvey's devastation is linked to climate change. >>

i'm amy goodman.n texas, tropical storm harvey made a second landfall wednesday near the border with louisiana, bringing more rain and catastrophic flooding to the gulf coast as the death toll from the unprecedented storm rose to at least 38. on thursday, the city of port arthur, texas, which is 100 miles east of houston was completely under water. flooding even forced the city to evacuate one of its own shelters set up for people who had fled their homes. port arthur is home to the largest oil refinery in the united states. meanwhile, a mandatory evacuation was also ordered this morning for several subdivisions west of houston near the barker reservoir area which has already , reached capacity. up to 40,000 homes may been destroyed and 500,000 cars totaled in the storm. more than 32,000 people are in shelters in texas. texas governor greg abbott said wednesday the storm will likely be the most expensive disaster in u.s. history. was overtrina funding $100 billion. i want to say it was over $125 billi

i'm amy y goodman. trump administration sent mixed messages wednesday over the possibility of nuclear war with north korea, as secretary of state rex tillerson sought to defuse tensions, while defense secretary james mattis threatened a nuclear attack. on wednesday, mattis warned north korea not to take any action that could result in the "end of its regime" and the "destruction of its people." his comments came a day after trump startled the worldand reportedly, his own advisors, advisersthreatening north korea with, "fire and fury like the world has never seen." secretary of state tillerson downplayed the rhetoric. rex tillerson: i think american should sleep well at night and have no concerns about this particular rhetoric over the last few days. t the president, again, as commander-in-chief. i think he felt it necessary to issue a strong rhetoric. amy: in response, north korea threatened to hit guam. north korea said its military is working on a plan to fire four missiles. that sound mitigation is n

game at %c1 >>> just a few of the big named athletes that made a name for themselves at the famous goodman league. >>> what makes it so special. >> i want the people to see what i'm doing for returning citizens. >> he is in his 21st year and the mc. it has pre-games between street ball levels and pros and neighborhood players summer. >> i know the game. i'm doing commentary. i am giving you time outs and everything that comes with basketball and the jokes in the middle. >> they are seven days a week during the summer. if you want to get respect, you have to bring your a game no matter who you are. >> they were regular joes. they had to earn it. they were not tripping on no names. they were getting the business. >> it feels like a pro nba type feel, also rugged, you know hard-core. >> you can play on the moon if you want to. >> but the league goes way beyond basketball. >> it is a comedy show, basketball cookout, church, "cabaret," all rolled into one. >> they play cards. >> he lost the first game. >> [ laughter ] >> and dance. >> [crowd noise] >>> the best part about the league, it helped

i'm amy goodman. juan: and i'm one gonzalez. we begin today in texas where there is growing concern that a new "show me your papers" law targeting immigrants is threatening public safety even before it goes into effect september 1. texas governor greg abbott signed senate bill four into law in may, making it a class a misdemeanor for local law enforcement officials to limit cooperation with federal immigration agents. the law orders police to comply with detainer requests from immigration and customs enforcement in their jails, and also allows police officers to ask about the immigration status of anyone they detain, not just arrest. amy: in houston, concern about the crackdown on immigrants has already led to a decrease in latino victims reporting rape, even as rapes reported by non-latino victims increased. a judge could decide whether to put sb4 on hold. meanwhile, a summer of resistance is underway by immigrants and their allies. this is 17-year-old magdalena juarez speaking during a continue-them

i'm amy goodman.pecial panel wrote a little or expansive from a to russia's alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election. the move first reported by the wall street journal gives mueller's investigation the power of subpoena and opens the door to possible criminal charges against president trump and his associates. mueller is reportedly looking into whether trump for the firing of fbi james comey last may constituted obstruction of justice. he also reportedly subpoenaed documents related to the business dealings of paul manafort, as well as general michael flynn, trop's one-time national security adviser. news of the grand jury came after mueller added a 16th lawyer to his timid -- team of investigators, a former member of the criminal division of the justice department. on capitol hill, the senate barred president trump thursday from making recess appointments while lawmakers returned to their home states for summer recess. that will last through labor day weekend. the move was widely seen

i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez.uan: president trump's chief strategist steve bannon has left the white house and rejoined the far right-wing website breitbart news as the executive chairman. breitbart has been described as after departing the white house, he said -- "in many ways i think i can be more effective fighting from the outside for the agenda president trump ran on. and anyone who stands in our way, we will go to war with." in an intervrview with the weeky standard, bannon also said he feels jacked up now that he's returned to breitbart, saying -- "i've got my hands back on my weapons. someone said, 'it's bannon the barbarian.' i am definitely going to crush the opposition." his departure came after a series of meetings last week with billionaire funder robert mercer, who funds breitbart and funded trump's campaign. bannon met with mercer wednesday, and trump met with mercer on thursday. bannon departed the white house the following day. well, last week, just before he was ousted, steve bannon granted an ex

andrew goodman and michael schwarner were new yorkers who responded to the call to go south where they joined with mississippi civil rights worker james cheney in trying to help black people to register to vote. that was enough to get you murdered in mississippi in 1964, and everyone knew that before goodman, schwarner, and cheney took their lives in their hands by taking a stand against white supremacy in mississippi. those days were supposed to be behind us. it wasn't supposed to be dangerous anymore to take a stand for racial equality in the united states, including in the south. but we were reminded on saturday that white supremacy has never given up on terrorism and murder. and so heather heyer is its latest victim. heather heyer's mother, susan brough now wants to do everything she can to make sure we never forget what her daughter stood for. >> i lost my child, and i'm heartbroken over that, and i would grieve in private. but she stood for something, and by golly i'm going to advocate that let's make that a strong movement as my child was a strong child. and if it's going to mea

i'm amy goodman. in texas, at least five people have died amid catastrophic flooding in houston, the fourth largest city in the united states. the crisis began on friday when hurricane harvey made landfall in rockport, texas. it was the most powerful hurricane to hit texas in more than half a century. the national weather service issued a warning saying -- "this event is unprecedented & all impacts are unknown & beyond anything experienced. follow orders from officials to ensure safety. the washington post reports the storm has already dumped more than 9 trillion gallons of water -- enough water to fill the great salt lake in salt lake city twice. and meteorologists project another 5 to 10 trillion gallons of water could be dumped on the region in coming days. this is u.s. coast guard vice admiral karl schultz. >> this is a very dangerous storm with catastrophic consequence. folks need to not underestimate that. it will be a sustained challenge for the coming days. many time folks wrongly presume the