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i am joined now by actor and comedian kathy griffin with the author of the really great new book "kathy index." >> she's a celebrity. >> yes. >> tell me all about fritzy. >> first of all, as a am coic, i'm doing 50 shows this year, 50 cities. so fox ain't got nothing on me with the real america. one thing you do on tour is you really go to real america and i love to do my research and development because you always want to start the show with something personal. i hit the jackpot because tucson very much went viral last week, and i thought, social media will help me find this woman, and so i saw the tape like everybody else and there were protesters there from blm and a group called lupe, and i started to talk to all of the different groups and i spoke to fritzy and got her to come to the show. almost everyone from the protest was able to come to the show. >> awesome. >> it was really fun. i know a lot of people are watching this, stay in your league. you're just a dumb comedian and if that's all i can do is give people a night of laughter when she was pushed down and pepper sprayed. >>

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kathy griffin.e, robert dauby, griffin, nancy jaws, all of them with me here this night at this hour. the president's topic was nationalism and it was paired with an appeal for bipartisanship. here we go. >> solving these and so many other pressing problems will require us to work past the differences of party. it will require us to tap into the american spirit that has overcome every challenge throughout our long and storied history. but to accomplish our goals at home and abroad, we must restart the engine of the american economy, make it easier for companies to do business in the united states, and much, much harder for companies to leave our country. [ applause ] >> well, the president also called for bipartisan immigration reform but fell short of what many thought he was actualbily going to say tonight about leaving people alone who are here undocumented but basically following the law and being good citizens. here. >> i believe that real and positive immigration reform is possible as long as

abc 7 news was in nob hill when the san francisco gay men's chorus honored kathy griffin at the ritz-carltonotel. griffin believes the chorus can help spork dialogue about lgbtq rights when it performs in bible belt states later this year. >> i think it's really special. it's also -- i go into these areas, i say to my liberal friends, the whole world is in new york and l.a. there's a whole country in between. i think the chorus is going to have a great time on the tour. >> money raised at tonight's gala will help pay for that trip that the chorus is calling the lavender tour. >>> the recent wikileaks cia data dump shows just how easy it is to hack into everyday items inside your home. hackers exploit flaws in internet connected devices to get personal information. abc news reporter rebecca jarvis with the question you need to ask to protect yourself. >> reporter: from this jeep stopped remotely on a freeway -- >> guys -- >> reporter: to these cars broken into with the touch of a button. even baby monitors turned into spying devices. >> i heard a voice. it was screaming at my daughter. scream

>> they want to make my character more character re- >> it looks like kathy griffin. >> she has been >> she's a wonderful person. has it opened the door for you to play other bodily issues for spark. >> my heart and my: belong to irritable bowel syndrome. >> that's your first love. >> sad but true. >> for playing ivs, you really dive into it. it's like you have a good time. >> honestly, she represents everything i love about comedy. you commit fully and you inhabit a role and to me it's like the best fan. you have a costume and you have someone who walks through the world and upsets people. well-meaning but irritating. i didn't want to tell you greg sent me some books and i haven't read them yet but the first edition was hard to find. >> i'm excited. >> it leveled the playing field. it's the first copy of everyone poops. not affiliated with my brand at all. i won't tell jokes, i'll keep giving but. >> it is true. everyone does poops it's the great equalizer. >> yes, everybody. thank you for putting up with me. stick around but first let's see what the home audience is up to you. here

. >> we've got bill maher on, michael moore will sit right here with us, kathy griffin. we'll have to be careful with some of the language. >> seven-second delay. >> it's going to be a hell of a group. >> all of

our guests will include rob reiner and kathy griffin.ext, the latest on durdonald trump's accusation that his predecessor wiretapped trump tower before the election. sheinelle jones has more news at the top of the hour. hey, searching for a great used car? i don't want one that's had a big wreck just say, show me cars with no accidents reported find the cars you want, avoid the ones you don't plus you get a free carfax® report with every listing i like it start your used car search at carfax.com >>> good day. i'm sheinelle jones in new york. new reaction this hour to a series of explosive president trump tweets that accuse the obama administration of wiretapping trump tower. a story that broke just before 7:00 this morning. and we begin with new reaction to those allegations by president obamaobama -- preside trump accusing the obama separation. here just one of six tweets. he wrote, quote, terrible, just found out that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower just before the victory. nothing found. this is mccarthyism. and here is linds

before a television, just some of the guests chris matthews has in the hour after us, bill maher, kathy griffin, michael moore. we're not breaking a sweat yet. >> my french is almost conversational. >> chris matthews is about to do something stunning on the minute show. you'll want to see it. >> thanks to our family and friends, our political family -- >> bye. >> bye. >>> the state of donald trump. lets play "hardball." good evening, i am chris matthews, live from new york tonight with a late night edition, "hardball." we'll get reactions from the president tonight of special guests. bill moore is here and michael moore is with me already and nancy giles and all of

. >> who can start off the sex category other than, yes, you know it, miss kathy griffin! it only once before, it is not the time i [ bleep ] a midget. sorry, that's another party. >> these are people that didn't have as much success in mainstream clubs, because mainstream clubs had mainstream comedy. they didn't necessarily go for weird. so they started their own rooms with their own crowds. >> i'm not telling stories for any kind of shock value or anything like that. i'm just telling the story. >> the original stand-up from the late '70s was all setup punch line, setup punch line. that's all anybody was doing. and the alternative comedy scene was suddenly all of this personal storytelling. >> there's five kids in our family. i'm the oldest and my brother who is the fourth child, got lung cancer. hold for laughs. >> and you can just be talking about what happened that day. like somebody come reading their diary. >> i didn't study theater for 12 years so i could say, rambo, no! >> they kind of free formed and more of a stream of consciousness. and that really caught on wit

kathy griffin believes the gay men's chorus sparks a dialogue when it performs in so-called bible belt states late they are year. >> i think it is really special. it is also, you know -- i mean, i go into these areas and say to my liberal friends, the whole world isn't new york and l.a. there is a whole country in between. i think the chorus will have a great time on the tour. >> money raised at last night's 11 annual crescendo gala with help with their tour. >>> will smith jumped off a bridge? he had quite the weekend, giving new meaning to fresh prince of bel air. bel air. get it, take one of those pillows they smell really fresh. what if we told you we washed these sheets 7 days ago. really no way downy? downy fabric conditioner. give us a week, and we'll change your bed forever. want more freshness? add new downy fresh protect. living healthy is a balancing act. that's why i love light & fit greek nonfat yogurt. each delicious cup contains 12 grams of protein and 80 calories. it's nutrition that fits my healthy life. light & fit. do what fits you. >>> 5:24. these are the seven thin

moore, kathy griffin, bratly whitford, a real all-star cast to react to a big trump night. this crowd will certainly speak their minds and that's why we'll be there eastern time to hear all of them. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. stay tuned for the complete coverage of president trump's address to a joint session of congress. >>> good evening, president trump at the white house at this hour preparing for what is easily the most consequential speech since his inaugural address. tonight for the first time, donald trump will be introduced by the sergeant at arms as the president of the united states. not so much a state of the union as a road map for what he wants to accomplish in the remaining 47 months or so of his term on this rainy night. congress is in session and in a short time the president will make the short motorcade ride from the white house to the capitol. brian williams with r rachel maddow, chris matthews, our entire political team in one room. speaking of rooms, how interesting -- >> what if there's a survivor? >> it will be so interesting