it backfired for him on twitterr he tweeted, jesse williams, hashtag inspired.hat prompted one follower to write, "does this mean you are going to start appropriating our music and culture?" timberlake replied, the more you realize we are the same, the more we can have a conversation. bye." justin later tweeted he was misunderstood and apologized to anyone who felt he was out of turn. >> just because we are magic doesn't mean we're not real. >> it was an amazing night. one of the stars i talked to backstage was ray j. he was one of the victims of kanye west's famous video which i'm sure you heard about by now. it is outrageous, to say the least and has everyone from kanye to kim, taylor swift and donald trump depicted naked in bed together. here's the thing. kanye being kanye tweeted, can somebody sue me? we think that is a good and valid question. >> did you know that was coming? >> my marriage is all messed up because of craziness. i'm not part of nothing crazy. >> ray j., kim's ex who made a famous video with her and is naked next to her in this video. at lea

awards for all the reaation from the all-star prince tribute, jesse williams' game-changing speech and show-stopping opening number by beyonce. tonight's top story, the best of the b.e.t. awards. >> beyonce was the surprise shhw ener and it was spectacular. she danced bare foot in a fiery performance of "freedom" and was joined by kendrick lamar. she won four awards but had her mother accept them. >> she had to strike from the stage and get on a plane and fly to london for her concert. >> i'm going to take them and keep them for her. >> how incredibly proud of you are your daughter and how she continues to change the game and set the mark? >> i couldn't be more proud of her because of her as an entertainer because she keeps evolving and growing, but as a person. >> tonight featured several epic prince tributes. ♪ purple rain ♪ purple rain including jennifer hudson and his former love and collaborator sheila e. >> how was this for you tonight? >> very emotional. we put that together in about 2 1/2 days. it was also therapeutic for all of us to be together. >> maxwell's performance drew

at jesse williams, he said, jesse williams, inspired, #off bet 2016.eferencing their speech. >> so, that tweet caught the attention of philadelphia journalist earn is owens, who had this to say, so does this mean you are going to stop appropriating our music and kill tour, justin, and apologize to janet too. >> and then in the culture on social media. justin responded to him and said oh, you sweet soul. the more you realize that we are the same, the more we can have a conversation. and that is when a backlash started. >> here it goes. >> some people took offense to justin saying we are all the same, and justin send out a series of apology tweet. i was truly inspired by jesse williams speech because i do feel we are all one, a human race. >> that inspired even more twitter conversations. so joining us is philadelphia magazine writer earn is owens. hi, ernest. >> hi. >> of course, also a religious studies professor at university of pennsylvania, doctor butler. good to see you. >> thank you. >> you made the front cover of the metro. >> yes. >> and started

and he took to twit tore show respect to jesse williams' comments.y to be chas tiesed by black twitter for participating in a conversation he is not supposed to be party to. when one person accused justin timberlake of appropriating black culture and not defending janet jackson after the super bowl incident, he apologized and then tweeted, i really do feel that we are all one, a human race. to help us make sense of all of this, it's our senior black-skinned correspondent roy wood, jr., everybody. (cheers and applause) >> sthaw, trevor. roy, i'm assuming you watched the bet awards this evening. >> no, i wasn't-- well, of course you know i watched the bet awards. you know what i watched after it, the bet ard what is again. west coast feed. and you know what i watched after that. >> trevor: the bet awards. >> no, celebrity family feud, i dvred it. >> trevor: so roy, do you think justin timber blake fair to comment on black issues like this. >> i understand why many people weren't feeling just tin timber blake supporting williams when they feel like he h

. >> anthonn brought the llughs but actor jesse williams provided the moment of the night. >> there hadeen no war we have not fought and died on the front lines of. there is no job we haven't done. >> jesse williams put it down. >> he was gangsta. >> the "grey's anatomy" star was presented with the humanitarian award and his powerful speech had the crowd on its feet. >> we are done watching and waiting while this invention called whiteness uses and abuses us while extracting our culture, our dollars like back gold. >> great night for messages. >> that was a '60s speech. >> his speech was probably the greatest speech i ever heard on the b.e.t. stage. >> i don't know if i've ever been more proud of anyone in my life. >> why is it important to speak out? >> i'm pehere for all the incredible actors, attorneys. >> justin timberlake was also moved. hashtag inspired. that prompted one follower to write, "does this mean you are going to start appropriating our music and culture?" timberlake replied, the more you realize we are the same, the more we can have a conversation. bye." >> just because

jesse williams -- >> jesse williams, can do no wrong we're giving him a fab.d a lot of people's mindsm an lot of people's lives go livs jesse william.il you are our guy. >> last but not least anterior o knee hamilton.amto >> anthony hamilton, fail. fai >> all right.>> all right what in the world,, what kindkid of -- >> soulful rodeo -- what happened anthony hamilton.amn we love you you're talented butd on the red carpet that was a was fail.fail >> t-shirt with vest thing.. >> last couple seconds much thec looks of bet awards.wa >> the look at bet award therdhe performances were fabulous andre the looks were pretty good. goo >> they were okay.kay >> they were okay. they hey i'm okay. >> that's right. >> purple reign. >> little red corvette. cve did you say earlier about fantasia with the purple reign.i i was tweeting that last night.g if you guys have not seen fantasia perform purple reign dial youtube.oube >> her version gone got it.t. >> her version is off the hook.h we have to end it because we bee have breaking news with bob witb barnard standing by with ay

amy: that is actor jesse williams speaking at the det awards.- bet jesse williams stars in "grey's anatomy is a board member at the advancement project and was the "stateve producer of woke." when we come back, climate chaos. the massive loads that have taken more than two dozen lives and we will go to california or the wildfires rage. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. weatherto extreme sweeping the united states. in west virginia, 23 people have died in a once in 1000 year flood. governor has to cleared a state of emergency in 44 counties and has deployed the national guard to help with search and rescue efforts. a number of people remain missing. wildfires are raging up and down the state of california. two people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. kern county fire chief brian marshall spoke out. >> this is going to go down as the most destructive wildfire in kern county history. these people have been displaced and they want to go home. today. why we are here amy: scientists confirm m

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but i wonder what you guys thought, what impressed you. >> to me, it was the jesse williams speech.t was thoughtful, it was provocative, it touched on so many things and he talked about the fact that his mom is white, his dad is black, he has seen sort of both worlds, coming at it from a really unique perspective. >> of course, beyonce hit a new bar for herself. she always does. >> and every performer who -- any award show opening is going to have to bring it. >> and that was the prince tribute we have all been waiting for, scott. >> exactly. and it's funny, because you think about b.e.t., the tweet they sent out after the madonna bring it. we would not be all right walking away with a -- well, that was okay. >> scott evans, thanks. we'll all be watching "access hollywood hollywood" tonight. >>> talk about a wild ride. our cameras are there as rescuers helped a man who was washed away by the potomac. >>> and you're about to see some rain and maybe some storms. what to expect as we app >>> now at 4:30, an expected rough start to the work week on wall street and your 401(k) plan. the

jesse williams may have stolen the show. what's interesting is people are still talking about it.t's living on social media. people who didn't get to see the awards on sunday live are now going back to check out what he had to say. it could be the passing of the torch from harry bellafonte to a 21st century person whose speech, they liked what he had to say. >> thank you. >> jim? >>> thinking about having a fireworks show this weekend? think again. the video that highlights the dangers of fireworks. and the man who is still reeling from a fireworks accident. plus, the dad who took things into his own hands to teach his daughter a lesson about selfies. >> all clear on storm team 4 radar. no storms in the region. a look at the next chance for storms coming in a f man: hey baby, how are you? woman: i have a surprise for you. man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay and their families. why

any code that is jesse williams at the bet awards. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. britain remains in a widening crisis days after voters chose to leave the european union. british prime minister david cameron has announced his resignation. labour leader jeremy corbyn is facing a coup within his own party as more than a dozen members of his shadow cabinet have resigned or been sacked. on sunday, hillary ben was removed as a labour party shadow foreign secretary. a good and decenent man. he i is a good and decent man, t he is not a leader and that is the problem. amy: opposition leader jeremy corbyn has rejected calls to step down as opposition leader saying now is the time for the party to stand up p for its values. >> our policies on trade, economy, and migration will have to change. but that cannot be left to the likes of johnson, farage -- they will fight to ensure our agendas at the heart of the negotiations over the withdrawal from the european union that lie ahead. including t

last weekend at the bet awards jesse williams gave an electrifying speech.ne watching and waiting while this invention called whiteness uses and abuses us, burying black people out of sight and out of mind while extracting our culture, our dollars, our entertainment like oil, black gold. >> larry: during the show, justin timberlake tweeted that he was inspired. then he got trolled for somebody sensitive and then twitter responded with this tweet and then twitter lost its mind. he thought he was being condescending. why do you think there was a big reaction to this reaction. >> i feel that the issue is not justin timberlake having an input or even appreciating what was said in this speech. i mean that's something that everybody, most people can resonate with. our problem here is that justin timberlake himself is definitely benefiting from using black culture for his sound, his dance moves, his dancers and blowing up off of it. but if you go down justin tim her lake's twitters for the past few years which i just did there's nothing that supports black when whe

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that was actor jesse williams accepting the humanitarian award at last night's b.e.t. awards. became an instant hot topic on twitter, garnering reaction from several high profile celebrities including justin timberlake, who tweeted, inspired, b.e.t. 2016. now, that comment has set off a vicious backlash on social media sites with some users suggesting that timberlake is guilty of, quote, appropriating black culture. joining me now to figure this out, louise mench. >> this is just an incredible story, martha. first of all, jesse williams makes a speech with some people found inspiring, other people found very insulting. his mother, after all, is a white woman. so it was a controversial speech in the first place. and justin timberlake comes out and supports him. he says he's inspired. and what does he get for his trouble? he gets a huge backlash from social justice warriors saying that he should not dare to have an opinion. >> he's not allowed to discuss it. he's not allowed to say that he was inspired. so this is some of the -- you know, what he got back at him. so does this me

. >>> actor jesse williams delivered a powerful speech at last night's b.e.t. angeles. >> yesterday would have been young tamir rice's 14th birthday. i don't want to hear how long we have come with a 12-year-old playing alone in a park in broad daylight and killing on him television and going home to make a sandwich. >> he was named humanitarian of the year. williams was the executive producer of a documentary about the black lives matter movement. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch" now. continued impact over the brexit decision and a new era for the panama canal. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning. that brexit vote to leave the eu decimated stock markets worldwide, leaving investors facing a period of uncertainty. the e russian is the world's largest collective economy affecti affecting 500 million people. it is estimated is affected 200 trillion dollars of wealth. businesses face a massive reorganization and many pulled back on investing in the uk and europe. >>> newly expanded panama canal is openin

celebrities urging viewers to register to vote and then there was this moment, "grey's anatomy" star jesse williamsd the humanitarian award with a rousing speech that lasted nearly six minutes. >> the more we learn about who we are and how we got here the more we will mobilize. now, this is also in particular for the black women, in particular who have spent their lifetimes dedicated to nurturing everyone before themselves. we can and will do better for you. now -- >> a rousing and still trending. he has been deeply involved in the black lives matter movement. samuel l. jackson saying it was like hearing from a 1960s activist. >>> next up former president george h.w. bush is no fan of broccoli. during his presidency he famously said he hasn't liked it since he was a little kid. well now a 5-year-old named cooper is trying to convince bush that broccoli is a good thing. >> cooper wrote to bush saying in part that during a recent dinner he not only ate all of his broccoli but all of his brother's broccoli too and cooper said he wished that bush also liked broccoli. >> the former president replied on

jesse williams also had social media buzzing when he went up to receive his humanitarian award. >> whateen doing is looking at the data and we know that police somehow manage to de-escalate, disarm, and not kill white people every day. so what's going to happen is we are going to have equal rights and justice in our own country or we will restructure their function and hours. freedom is always conditional here. you're free they keep telling us. but she would have been alive if she hadn't acted so free. the burden of the brutalized is not to comfort the bystander. that's not our job. stop with all that. if you have a critique for the resistance, for our resistance, then you better have an established record of critique of our oppression. if you have no interest, if you have no interest in equal rights for black people, then do not make suggestions to those who do. sit down. >> there were also nods to the presidential election. stars who spoke out were clearly with her. >> you know what i heard? i heard that one of the largest, most influential demographics are single women in this electi

and actor jesse williams received a standing ovation for his powerful speech on racism while accepting humanitarian award. >> if you had a critique for the res cystance for all resistance then you better have established record for critique of our oppression. if you have no interest, if you have no interest in equal rights for black people, then do not make suggestions to those who do. sit down. >> so, which governor's wife is waitressing this summer to make ends meet? the answer is next. and look at this beautiful morning as the sun comes up over our nation's capital. you see the reds and oranges there, just gorgeous. 16 minutes past the hour. you're watching "first look." we're good. okay... what if a milliopeople download the new app? we're good. five million? good. we scale on demand. hybrid infrastructure, boom. ok. what if 30 million people download the app? we're not good. we're total heroes. scale on demand with the number one company in cloud infrastructure. anknows how it feelsiabetes to see your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things arou

justin timberlake is apologizing for praising actor jesse williams b.e.t.n racial equality. >> burying black people out of sight and out of mind while extracting our culture, our dollars, like oil, black gold. >> timberlake called the speech inspiring on twitter but then faced major backlash from people calling him a hypocrite from weighing in at all. one person tweeting saying does this mean you're going to stop appropriating our music and culture. timberlake responded to the criticism. the more you realize we are the same, the more we can have a conversation. he apologized and said, i apologize for anyone who feels i was out of turn. i have nothing but love for all of you. >>> let's move on to a positive music-related video. they surprised a fan. >> a great story. a new jersey woman unfortunately battling stage 4 lung cancer was just given the surprise of a lifetime thanks to the rock star, you said it, john bon joe have i. jovi. >> that's great. bon jovi spent over an hour with the woman and her family. gave her a signed guitar and let her listen to the

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celebration, actor jesse williams from "grey's anatomy" received a standing ovation for his powerfulhumanitarian award. >>> and finally, we've got to take you to nascar, that's right, where about -- it was an off-road rage crisis, i could say, that forced two drivers from behind the wheel and ton to the track, physically, after bumping driv ining bumpers, to into it right there on the track. the fight included punches and moves more suited to a wrestling ring. i mean, that's sports, violence, entertainment -- i don't know what that is. a driving official eventually got involved to end the brawl. and that's going end to our hour, our first hour. hope you enjoyed and it come back tomorrow. i'm stephanie rule. coming up right now, more news with thomas roberts. >>> hi, everybody. i'm thomas roberts. and all eyes are on the supreme court, where any minute, we are expecting this major ruling on abortion, and whether a 2013 texas law concerning abortion providers poses an unconstitutional, undue burden on texas women. and this decision, delivered before the court ends its term for summer b

jesse williams also gave a speech at this thing. >> whoa! >> stephen: it was an amazing speech.. what did that speech mean to you? >> it was-- it was the most unadulterated assessment of what's going on in our world, and it was one of those things that-- like, i used to hear people speak in the 60s. i was around eye could hear stokey carmichael and rap brown. i heard people talk. and it was the first speech they heard in a very long time of that not a speech that said let's talk about this. but let's do something about this. it was a call to action. >> stephen: did it inspire you? >> it was awesome. >> stephen: you were very politically active when you were younger? >> a little bit. >> stephen: are you supporting anybody this time around? >> what do you mean? >> stephen: for president. last time you were here you were like bernie is nice but you didn't think he would make it. you were heading for the hillses. >> i'm there. that's what we've got, and that's what we've got to do. i'm there. please, don't think-- don't think the other thing can't happen because that's why the brexi

>> i don't think he -- i am not in jesse williams mind, i was watching it. i don't think it was about a war on police. i think it is probably what we have seen with his involvement in black lives matter. this conversation, issues they raise, questions they put in front of presidential candidates. this was not happening a few years ago. so activism will continue to began edand very much -- candid and very much in your face. charles: okay. well, heather, you just wrote the book war on cops. certainly, there's a lot of friction and hostility out this. what do you make of it? did you see -- >> in haughly black cities -- heavily black cities because, again, the cops are not -- feel confident to get out of their cars and make those proactive stops. i wish that the black matter act visits would spend one-one hundredth of the energy in protesting the death of a 3-year-old boy in chicago, paralyzed now, who's taken in a drive-by shooting. that's -- police shootings when they're unjustified are an unmitigated tragedy and disaster. but the police could end virtually al

. >>> up next right here on the newsroom, actor jesse williams steels the show at the bet awards withng speech on discrimination. >> if you have no interest in equal rights for black people, then do not make suggestions to those who do. sit down. >> but the standing ovation came with criticism. we'll dig into that. stay with us. you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company come in. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they could help pay some of what medicare doesn't, saving you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you've learned that taking informed steps along the way really makes a difference later. that's what it means to go long™. call now and request this free decision guide. it's full of information on medicare and the range of aarp medicare supplement plans to choose f

. >> jesse williams last night. >> a powerful speech a lot of people are talking about this after steppingrs humanitarian award. here's a speech, about a four minute speech of what he had to say. >> we have been doggies looking at data and we know that police somehow managed to deescalate, disarm and not kill white people every day so what will happies we will have equal rights and justice in our own country or we will restructure their function in ours. >> well, he says like black people, they are trying to get the right part. >> he also challenged entertainers in the crowd to, you know, work so hard, to have all of this money but we're not giving back to the community. i challenge you here to do that. i'm glad. >> he talk about the philly public school system. don't react completely to that one part because you have to put it perspective and listen to the whole thing but part everyone is talking about that was a call to action we will play it later. >> okay. >> sound good. >> it was great. >> tweet us your thought, what you thought of the bet award. >> q, can you hang in here for a secon

powerful moments came unexpectedly with a deeply political speech from "grey's anatomy" star jesse williams's night kicking off with a surprise performance by queen bey. ♪ freedom >> reporter: beyonce unexpectedly joining kendrick lamar to open the show. ♪ hey i'll keep running >> reporter: host tracee ellis ross and anthony anderson channeling "hamilton." ♪ i can't feel my face when i'm with you ♪ >> are you okay. ♪ but i loch it >> you do. >> reporter: a tribute to the king of the ring, muhammad ali and laila ali speaking emotionally about him. >> my father said if people love each other as much as they love me, it would be a better world. >> reporter: and "grey's anatomy" star and activist jesse williams delivering a powerful speech about race. >> now, this is also in particular for the black women in particular who have spent their lifetimes dedicated to nurturing everyone before themselves. we can and will do better for you. >> reporter: but the night was devoted to remembering prince. ♪ oooh >> reporter: the show featuring an evening of performances from erykah badu. ♪ >> reporter: bi

. >>> well, actor jesse williams is someone people are talking about this morning.ance speech for human rights to call for an end to police brutality and racial inequality. >> the burden of the brutalized is not to comfort the bystander. stop with that. if you have a critique for the resistance then you better have an established record of critique of our oppression. if you have no interest in equal rights, then do not make suggestions to those who do. sit down. >> jesse williams made that speech after accepting the humanitarian award. leonardo dicaprio used his platform to make a passionate speech about climate change. patricia arquette talked with equal pay for women. >>> happy monday. what a weekend. music in the park friday night. an engagement party on saturday. giants game on sunday. just found out sal was at the game. we didn't cross paths. "mornings on 2: the 9" is next. ♪ what if we made a paint that was so special that was such a jewel among paints that you had to seek it out. nope, even easier than that. more like taking a left on that street where you us

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. >> jesse williams received the bt humanitarian award.ve a moving speech about civil rights and equality. >> we have been looking at the data and we know that police somehow managed to de-escalate disarm and not care what people every day. what will happen is we will have equal rights and justice in our own country or we will reevaluate. >> is the youngest member of the advocacy group and has acted in the black lives matter. he has long fought for equality. he named several victims of police shootings including tamir rice. >>> the four on 2 will be right back. >>> we are minutes away from a public hearing in oakland over controversial measure to shift in and out of the port of -- in and out of the port.>>> christina is there at the meeting. >> reporter: the meeting is underway in just a couple of minutes. no doubt there are many environmental groups against the idea of shipping coal in and out of the marine terminal that is currently under construction at the old oakland army base. environmental groups say that they believe that public sa

jesse williams delivered the statement after receiving a humanitarian award honoring his work for equal rights. >> we are done watching and waiting while this invention so-called whiteness uses and abysses us burying black people out-of-state and out of mind while extracting our culture, dollars and entertainment like oil. >> that is getting a lot of attention, expectations were very high for the prince after madonna's prince tribute. jennifer hudson belt out "purple rain," and sheila e. bring down the house with a medley and paid tribute to another icon, the late muhammad ali with speech by his daughter. all the dalai lama and lady gaga got compassion and kindness in indianapolis, indiana, and lady gaga talked about race, gnash and sexual orientation. he said think creditly on think critically about how to make a positive change. >> in vallejo the damage left behind after a tanker truck behind after a tanker truck burst into >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news >> coming up on 5:30. i am natasha zouves. >> we are ready. hopefully you are too. meteorologist mike n