i spoke earlier to kamau.of the united shades of america. >> i want to find out what's going on at the border so i'm headed to mexico. conjoined twin cities heavily separated by a guarded border. first i want to find out what the people think of about this. tell me about new gales, arizona. >> it's gone. the way i grew up here is gone. my mother was born over here, my father over here. >> but in those days it was easier to go back and forth. >> oh, yeah. not anymore. business start dying and dying. now it's empty. >> you see a lot of the businesses are closed. >> yeah. it's terrible here. not a lot of stuff to do. >> so you think it should be easier to go back and forth? >> yeah. i live here and i have a restaurant over there. >> oh, yeah, what kind of restaurant is it? >> mexican. >> don't invite everybody. i know these people. >> kamau is here, the host of the show. what did you think it was french food? >> it was possible they sold french food in mexico. maybe it was a dumb question but i ask dumb questions

kamau bell.s a comedian i made a living finding humor in the parts of the america i don't understand. and now i challenge myself to dig deeper. i'm on a mission to reach out and experience all the cultures and beliefs that add color to this crazy country. this is "the united shades of america." baas ♪ >>> let's get some things straight. there are things that are real and imaginary. things real are quantifiable and predictable like graffiti, climate change, kneeling during the national anthem means that you don't hate the truths and that hot doughnuts always taste better than cold doughnuts. that's science. then there are things that are imaginary, like borders. think about it. borders are pretend lines drawn on the earth by americans and i do mean by americans as a way to divide up land and sometimes the borders just don't make any damn sense. like this town. it's divided into 30 different par celts in three square miles between belgium and the netherlands. big shutout to all my baarle-hurtag peo

i can't to talk about this with kamau bell, host of cnn's united shades of america.re you doing? >> you know i have emmys too, you heard about this starbucks incident. it's similar to your experience in 2015. tell bus that. >> these things happen in coffee shops and businesses every day where black people get kicked out or asked to leave things and are not allowed to do things white people get to do. in 2015 on my birthday i got kicked out because they thought i was harassing my wife is my 13-week-old baby. i talked the my wife about a minute. i met her and a friend at this coffee shop. they told me to believe because someone complained about me being there. i was afraid they would call the cops. >> no one called the cops. no one mistakenly thought you had a gun but did you worry about those things. >> i did worry about those things because we were in 2015 we were this the middle of ferguson being in all the headlines. so i know that was a possibility. here's the thing that's so si sickening about it is because my wife was right there, who is white and she goes that'

kamau bell came back up. and the owners closed the restaurant. >> i wanted them to do more to address racial bias. >> some of the notes share favorite moments in the a cafe. there's messages of love and tolerance. there's black lives matter posters. >> be open minded. hire more people of color to make the space more welcoming to everybody. >> reporter: the owner did not return a request for an interview. a post on the website thanks the community for its support throughout the years. >>> adults help children celebrate the efforts of young people to change the world in marine county today. abc 7 news was down when children for change led a fun run. some folks shot baskets to raise money for steph curry's foundation, other young people have worked on issues like fighting homelessness, promoting literacy. >> they get super invested in something that means something to them. they are so inspiring. so i really hope that the kids are the ones. it's a kid-led organization. we're just here to support the kids in the

. >> kamau, you spoke to people on both sides of the southern border.d they tell you about what life is like there right now? >> the main thing i think i got from this is that people on all sides of the border and all sides of the issue don't believe that a wall is going to help things down there. that was the thing i was most interested to learn. we talked to border patrol agents who are like, we don't think a 30-foot wall is going to solve every problem. we talked to white people who are like, we think there's too much security already. we talked to people in mexico who say, the more security you put on the border, the more you hurt both sides of the border. we were in nogales, arizona. >> you toured parts of the wall that already exist, some areas have a wall. you went on a ride-along with members of the border patrol. what's the most important thing people don't understand right now about border security and how it actually works? >> i think the thing that surprised me is that it is super easy to walk into mexico from the u.s. side. there is no line

kamau bell was confronted with a situation involving race. the story that went viral claims bell's wife was sitting outside the cafe. an employee, thinking he was harassing her, told him to move along. his wife is white. bell is black. >> i know everyone feels so, so sad, including myself, heartbroken that w. kamau bell had that experience. >> reporter: an experience the owner acknowledges was wrong. bell is writing about the 2015 incident after he saw the arrest of two black men at a starbucks in philadelphia. >> i'm not sure what the problem is. it's confusing. and i don't think there's been a reaction from the owner. >> reporter: the owner did react, sending out this response, saying, in part, although we made efforts to rectify the 2015 incident between a member of the elmwood cafe staff and a guest, we ultimately failed. and for that, we are deeply sorry. in bell's op ed piece, he says whatever reason the elmwood cafe closed, may missed an opportunity to be a real force for change in berkeley. i shed no tears, nor do i hold a celebration

kamau bell. as a comedian i made a limping finding humor in the parts of the america i don't understand. . and now i challenge myself to dig deeper. i'm on a mission to reach out and experience all the cultures and believes that add color to this crazy country. this is the united shades of america. >>> let's get some things straying. there are things real and imaginary. things real are quantifiable and predictable and like graphfy appear climate change. kneeling during the national anthem means you you don't hate the truths and hot doughnuts taste best. but then there are things that are imaginary like borders. think about it. borders are pretend lines drawn on the earth by men and i do mean by men as a way to divide up land and sometimes the borders just don't make any damn sense. like the town of barley hertog, divided into 30 parcels in a three mile raid withdraws between the countries of netherlands and bruisele processes. i think we have to recognize the temporal nature of borders. for examp

kamau bell recalled how he says he experienced racism there....cked out of the elmwood cafe because they thought i was harassing my wife and my 13 week old baby wow yea exactly." crowds of people stopped by the neighborhood eatery on collegeave, shocked the restaurant shut its doors. even writing messages of condolences...sot this is very popular it is full of lines every morning.recent online reviews roasted the shop for the alleged racism against bell.yelp now warns it will remove posts that appear to be motivated more by the news coverage than the cafes.. cappuccinos. all questions to bell were directed towards an op-ed he wrote, where he is skeptical of the motive for the cafes closure. saying it is highly unlikely 3 years later, it closed because of a few days of inconvenient press and social media comments.sot racism at this place is the last two things you would possibly put togetherlong time customers are having a hard time digesting it all..saying the cafe was diverse and welcoming.sot i do not believe it you don't believe the allegations

. >> kamau bell, host of cnn's united shades of america had a similar experience. three years ago he came here, he met up with his wife, he was showing her a book when an employee knocked on the window and told him to go away. >> i hear from people all the time, what happened? nothing. the owner of the elmwood cafe stopped answering my e-mails. because when they got through the storm, they were able to go back to business as usual. >> reporter: kamal says it's about more than starbucks, the employees or the police officers. >> we have to make it about societies, institutions of racism. white people need to understand that it's hurting them too. it's creating a world that's not free and just. >> reporter: he hopes more people, like the woman recording the video gets involved in the fight against racism. >>> tomorrow the ceo of starbucks will appear on good morning america. gma starts at 7:00 a.m. >>> reuben foster will not take part with the 49ers. he is facing charges of domestic violence, the 28-year-old woman suffered a ruptured eardrum in february. he also faces

. >> kamau, thank you very much. good luck with this season.this sunday 10:15 p.m., only on on cnn. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> good morning. welcome to your "new day". we begin with breaking news. history on on the korean peninsula. kim jong-un and south korea is's president agree to end the war this year, vow to go reunify the two countries and denuclearize the korean peninsula. >> kim jong up says north koreans and south korea is ans are the same people, the same blood. extraordinary moment in history playing out in the south controlled territory of the demilitarized zone. he prepares for his own meeting. does

kamau bell recalled how he says he experienced racism there.... sot "in 2015 i was kicked out of the elmwood cafe because they thought i was harassing my wife and my 13 week old baby wow yea exactly." crowds of people stopped by the neighborhood eatery on collegeave, shocked the restaurant shut its doors. even writing messages of condolences...sot this is very popular it is full of lines every morning.recent online reviews roasted the shop for the alleged racism against bell.yelp now warns it will remove posts that appear to be motivated more by the news coverage than the cafes.. cappuccinos. all questions to bell were directed towards an op-ed he wrote, where he is skeptical of the motive for the cafes closure. saying it is highly unlikely 3 years later, it closed because of a few days of inconvenient press and social media comments.sot racism at this place is the last two things you would possibly put togetherlong time customers are having a hard time digesting it all..saying the cafe was diverse and welcoming.sot i do not believe it you don't b

kamau bell recalled how he says he experienced racism there.... sot "in 2015 i was kicked out of the elmwood cafe because they thought i was harassing my wife and my 13 week old baby wow yea exactly." crowds of people stopped by the neighborhood eatery on collegeave, shocked the restaurant shut its doors. even writing messages of condolences...sot this is very popular it is full of lines every morning.recent online reviews roasted the shop for the alleged racism against bell.yelp now warns it will remove posts that appear to be motivated more by the news coverage than the cafes.. cappuccinos. all questions to bell were directed towards an op-ed he wrote, where he is skeptical of the motive for the cafes closure. saying it is highly unlikely 3 years later, it closed because of a few days of inconvenient press and social media comments.sot racism at this place is the last two things you would possibly put togetherlong time customers are having a hard time digesting it all..saying the cafe was diverse and welcoming.sot i do not believe it you don't b

kamau bell recalled how he says he experienced racism there.... sot "in 2015 i was kicked out of the elmwood cafe because they thought i was harassing my wife and my 13 week old baby wow yea exactly." crowds of people stopped by the neighborhood eatery on collegeave, shocked the restaurant shut its doors. even writing messages of condolences...sot this is very popular it is full of lines every morning.recent online reviews roasted the shop for the alleged racism against bell.yelp now warns it will remove posts that appear to be motivated more by the news coverage than the cafes.. cappuccinos. all questions to bell were directed towards an op-ed he wrote, where he is skeptical of the motive for the cafes closure. saying it is highly unlikely 3 years later, it closed because of a few days of inconvenient press and social media comments.sot racism at this place is the last two things you would possibly put togetherlong time customers are having a hard time digesting it all..saying the cafe was diverse and welcoming.sot i do not believe it you don't b

. >> kamau, thank you very much. good luck with this season. "united shades of america" this sunday 10:15 p.m., only on on cnn. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> good morning. welcome to your "new day". we begin with breaking news. history on on the korean peninsula. kim jong-un and south korea is's president agree to end the war this year, vow to go reunify the two countries and denuclearize the korean peninsula. >> kim jong up says north koreans and south korea is ans are the same people, the same blood. extraordinary moment in history playing out in the south controlled territory of the demilitarized zone. he prepares for his own meeting. does mr. trump deserve credit for this is significant moment? we will analyze all of that. let's begin with christiane amanpour with all the breaking details. what a day, christiane. >> what a day indeed, alisyn. it really is a massive switch from what we have all been reporting for so long, the incredible tensions on this peninsula and the way they were being felt and the way it was reverberating. this is

in 2015 black comedian w kamau bell said cafe employees asked him to leave when he tried to speak to his wife is who white. the incident was highlighted early yerl this month a after the recent controversy surrounding the arrest of two black men as a starbucks in flefld. the cavea note did not say specifically why it closed down. >>> reports of downed led to an unusual discovery. alameda ktd firefighters say it was actually a home made submarine in the emeryville marena those are photos you see of the home made subit's unclear who owned the vestal or what it was used for. >>> well sog state troopers 9:45 pacific northwest see on patrol. pretty disturbing videos. oregon department of fish and wildlife got a call walking around with an air owe threw through the head. another deer at this time he base of the neck. the deer were spotted about an hour north of the northern california they say tahoe they're not the kind hunters use. but they're ofrpg a reward for information leading arrest. rob mayeda is joining with us a look at the weather and nice warming temperatures. >>> thing setting

kamau bell travels to the u.s.r to find out what trump's wall would really mean for the people who live in its shadow. here's a sneak peek. >> i'm back in mexico to check out a place that reveals the human cost of america's immigration policy. the kieno border initiative and i'm meeting with own of its leaders. tell me where i'm at right now. >> this is a play where we provide two meals a day, mostly to dpor teportees. >> this is their first sort of welcome back to mexico? >> it really is. we provide food, clothing, support. >> are there people who are coming here who have been in the states for years? >> yes, we're seeing an increasing number of people who have been living in the united states for a long time who are being deported, in comparison to last year. >> some people, they thought their life was set up there and suddenly they're deported and they find themselves in this room. >> sometimes almost overnight. >> you can catch the premiere of united shades of america tomorrow night, right after the premiere of

joining me on that is kamau bell. i'm wondering what you thought of the verdict today.e of the comedians that was influential on making me wanting to do comedy but that is separate from the acts he was doing behind closed doors that are horrifying. i certainly stand with the women who were accusing him. i think there was always more than enough evidence to say that they were telling the truth. he's not somebody that i talk about easily when i talk about my comedy influences anymore because i think it's disrespectful to those women. >> how much do you think the me too movement did perhaps affect the outcome of this today? >> i mean, things are moving very quickly now, so i do think -- i remember when the cosby thing first came up, there was a lot of talk about he didn't do it, these people are lying. now the #metoo movement happened and people are more sympathetic to the women now. >> i want to change subjects now. your show is premiering this sunday and -- sunday on cnn. the first episode you go to the u.s./mexico border. >> yes, we go to the border and talk to people o