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margaret cho is here to share her thoughts. one of her latest projects with an all asian cast was up for a golden globe award tonight. but first richard lieue with the headlines. >> stories we're watching for you this hour. at least 18 coup anti-protesters were killed in miramar. they described the demonstrations as peaceful. and the wholesale store cost ko is raising its minimum wage to $16 an hour. that's a dollar higher than the starting wages competitors target and bestbuy. >>> and u.s. soccer ends its ban on kneeling during the national anthem. the policy was put in place in 2017 after a soccer star began kneeling to protest systemic racism. more than 70% of u.s. soccer's ruling body voted to scrap that policy. more of "the week" with joshua johnson after the break. policy more of "the week" with joshua johnson after the break. customi, here's something you shouldn't try at home. insurance is cool. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer, which is

crimes, i spoke earlier with oscar, golden globe, emmy and grammy-nominated comedian and actress, margaret chomargaret, what's been going through your mind, your heart, in the last few weeks and months as we've seen this escalation of crimes against asians? >> it's really wondering all about all of the incidents that are not reported. because i think, at least from my family, we have such a deep well of shame when it comes to racism and how much we don't want to upset other members of our family, of our community, by sharing what happened. i think this practice comes out of p.t.s.d., from wartime, you know, and having all of these things occur in your family's history. and then, to bring it over here, looking for the american dream, for some kind of escape from all of the trauma that we experienced there, and then to have this new-- new terrible thing, racism, which my family experienced, such intense racism coming to san francisco from korea in 1964, that they've never discussed. and i think all of these incidents now bring up so much shame, so ch heartache, so much past trauma, that i'm sure

you're not going to want to miss tonight, including janet mock, geena rocero, and the wonderful margaret chos an incredible music performance by emmy and golden globe award winner darren criss. i'll be with you here at the studio, and joining me at the beautiful commonwealth club in downtown san francisco, my friend and co-host dale johannes.

joining us now, margaret cho and daniel wu and amanda amanda. and speak to last night about the rise in hate crimes. and at that time, there was understandable frustration. understandable fear about the fact that this pattern of violence wasn't being taken seriously. what was most in focus for you as you process this week's news? >> first of all, i want to say thank you so much for dedicating your hour to this. all i can tell you from the heart is that we have so much grief right now, we are heartbroken. when we spoke to you just a mere few weeks ago, we bore our souls to this country asking people how many more bodies will it take for people to finally listen to our stories. and now here we are after a massacre. do we matter yet? i hesitate but also i know that in this grief, there must be a silver lining. and so moments like this where you are using your show to highlight these stories are so important and i want to start off by say thank you. >> amanda, thank you for your time. and daniel, last time we spoke, you and fellow actor daniel day k

joining us now, comedian margaret cho and actor daniel wu. also with us, amanda nguyen. she is the ceo and founder of rise. thank you all so much for being here. amanda, you, daniel, and i spoke last month about the rise in hate crimes against the aapi community. and at that time, there was understandable frustration. understandable fear about the fact that this pattern of violence wasn't being taken seriously. what was most in focus for you as you processed this week's news? >> first of all, i want to say, thank you so much for dedicating your hour to this. all i can tell you, from the heart, is that we have so much grief, right now. we are heartbroken. when we spoke to you just a mere-few weeks ago, we bore our soles to this country. asking people, how many-more bodies will it take for people to finally listen to our stories? and now, here we are. after a massacre. do we matter, yet? you know, i -- i hesitate but, also, i know that, in this grief, there must be a silver lining. and so, moments, like this, where you are using your show to highlight these stories, are so

i'll be speaking with actress margaret cho, co-host of the real jeannie mai and co-founder of aapi stop hate and katie fang. it's coming this hour at 1:30 eastern here on msnbc. let's go to big new developments on the capitol hill riot investigation. one, the outer fence around the capitol is coming down and two, the fbi releasing new video asking for tips on violent capitol riot suspects and they got so many types they stopped counting. let's go to amanda golden on capitol hill. does this, first of all, removal of fencing, does it suggest that fears of future capitol hill attacks are diminishing? >> alex, that's a good question to ask because there's certainly a sense of apprehension for those that you speak to whether it's lawmakers or staffers and at this time the capitol hill police say there's not a known credible threat that exists to either the capitol itself and to members of congress that justify the continued amount of fencing and protection and security that we've been seeing for the last several months take place throughout the capitol complex. so starting this weekend, we a

margaret cho, think about how she revolutionized the entertainment industry. she talks about the progress that's been made and how much time it's taken to get to where we are. i just felt very energized in talking to these folks, and i think there's real call to action. we'll talk to mental health leaders as well about how do you cope with some of the stress and trauma. talk to your kids about this and the conversations that are happening in a lot of asian american households, we're hoping it's going to result in conversations all across the country. >> the town hall features actors and athletes. set your dvrs. >>> good to see vickie again. a trip to the grocery store is costing you more. >>> a car crashes right into a south bay cvs. we'll show you what happened. >>> i'm chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. a wild bay area weather day. we had the hail. we had thunderstorms causing spinouts on roadways. i'll show you when this storm gets out of here in about seven minutes. like, seeing my mom. it's unthinkable to me that i can't see her and i can't hug her. not b

. >> the town hall featured celebrities like olivia munn, margaret cho, athletes like jeremy lin. it's wrapping up, but we will air this round table in its entirety this saturday at 7:00 p.m. so please set your dvr. >>> up next, an abrupt change for a school district, the leader retiring as the district tries to bring students back on campus. >>> i'm scott budman. if you've noticed gas and groceries are more expensive, you're not alone, they are. what's making them more expensive and why high prices may continue in the future. >>> wild bay area weather today. i'll look at the rainfall totals in about seven minutes. >>> finally some answers for san francisco parents. there's now a plan to get tens of thousands of students back into the classroom starting this summer. some classrooms will be set up in unused businesses. >> you know, this past year has not been the best for anyone, particularly our children. >> reporter: it appears some frustrated parents will finally get an option to bring their kids back to san francisco class rooms this supper. maria su is the director. >> we know

margaret cho is here to share her thoughts. first, richard is here with the headlines. >> at least 18 protesters were killed by protesters in myanmar. security forces fired live ammunition in the crowds and described the demonstrations as peaceful. costco is raisings it minimum wage to $16. a dollar higher than the starters at target and best buy. costco said it is just good business. u.s. soccer ends it ban on kneeling during the national anthem. policy was put in place in 2017 after a soccer star began kneeling to protest systemic racism. more than 70% of the ruling body voted to scrap that policy. ruly voted to scrap that policy ere's. not just unpredictable relapses. all these other things too. who needs that kind of drama? kesimpta is a once-monthly at-home injection that may help you put this rms drama in its place. kesimpta was proven superior at reducing the rate of relapses, active lesions and slowing disability progression versus aubagio. don't take kesimpta if you have hepatitis b, and tell your doctor if you have ha

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margaret cho is going to make an appearance so it should be fun and i hope people are able to donate >> i know. that sounds like it's going to be fun. >> they're a wonderful organization and been around for a long time. >> a show of hope. >> a show of hope. coming up the things you need to know today. >> and let's take a live look outside at 6:52. we'll be right back. >>> it is 6:54 if you are just joining us. here are seven things to know. number one president joe biden and vice president kamala harris are headed to atlanta to support the asian american community and discuss the rise in anti asian violence following a shooting rampage atlanta area spas that left eight people dead and six of them asian women. >>> president biden expects the u.s. to reach the goal of administering 100 million shots in 100 days 42 days ahead of schedule. >>> santa clara county had to cancel thousands of vaccination appointments for next week because of low supply. they're ready to give the shots. they just don't have the doses. >> san francisco officials have revealed changes if the city moves to the o

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are talking about just outside the aapi community, and in the racism virus special we'll talk to margaret cho who 27 years ago really a trail on network tv with her show. we have next generation activists in the aapi community, noble prize winner, amanda nguyen, and activists, and business leaders all talking about what we can do, how do we unify the community and spotlight these issues as we know, you know, this is not something that one group can solve on its own so i think if you watch tonight, you'll come away learning something new and be inspired, and hopefully it reminds us all we're in this together and what we need is compassion and understanding, shep. >> so glad we're giving it a platform you know, i wanted to ask you, are there statistics which tell us whether this was a problem that's been growing for a long time or whether the pandemic >> reporter: well, shep, really accelerated it? >> reporter: well, shep, anti-asian sentiment is certainly not new. going back to the 1800s you had the chinese exclusion act, then you saw it again with japanese internment camps, the fact that it's

she speaks with actress margaret cho, co-host of "the real," jeannie mai, "weekends with alex witt: stop the hate" at 1:30 eastern time. >>> this morning donald trump is facing an onslaught of investigations on multiple fronts, including right here in new york. trump's former personal lawyer, michael cohen, seen here after he met with the manhattan d.a.'s office for the eighth time yesterday. and cohen spoke to msnbc yesterday as well. >> do i anticipate being called as a witness? the answer is most probably yes. if i'm asked, then i will do it simply because of my respect for mr. vance. >> in the meantime, a member of the family that knows trump's finances inside and out now speaking out exclusively to nbc news. nbc's tom winter has that interview. >> as investigators begin to pore over millions of donald trump's tax documents in their ongoing investigation, the pressure is on to find somebody who can give them an inside view of the trump organization. one of those potential insiders is speaking out in an exclusive nbc news interview. what do you think he could tell investigators? >> ev

comedian margaret cho is my guest on what's fueling the hate and thou stop it coming up at 1:30 eastern on "weekends with alex witt." >> richard lui will be joining alicia menendez. it's an msnbc special report airing at 6:00 eastern tune in for that here on msnbc. >> let's go live to monica alba. i know we've heard some of the white house reaction to the tragedy. what more do you know about that? >> well, this visit yesterday to georgia, alex, which was pre-planned became completely reimagined and re-focused in the wake of those horrific shootings and this gave the president and the vice president an opportunity to go to this grieving community and deliver a message clearly which is to speak out against the hatred and intolerance that we've seen in this uptick of cases particularly over the last year of people against the asian community. so they wanted to be clear to deliver that message and that's what the public facing point of it was, but behind the scenes they were able to meet with community leaders and lawmakers in a role that the president finds himself often in which is a cons

she talks with actress margaret cho, co-host of the real real, and many others.s, where the attacks are occurring, who is behind it and what could be done to stop them. watch "american voices hate on the rise" an mbs special report at 6:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. be right back. with moderate to severe crohn's disease, i was there, just not always where i needed to be. is she alright? i hope so. so i talked to my doctor about humira. i learned humira is for people who still have symptoms of crohn's disease after trying other medications. the majority of people on humira saw significant symptom relief in as little as 4 weeks. and many achieved remission that can last. humira can lower your ability to fight infections. serious and sometimes fatal infections, including tuberculosis, and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are pron

and it was directed by andrea nevins and jessica kirsten, executive produced, margaret cho and kelly. so many folks on there. i'm sorry if i didn't get everybody's name but so many women, veterans and novices and, you know, we're just going, hear me roar. >> you're doing your thing and always roaring but i also wanted to ask you about this new movie called "a week away." first time you've done a musical before. were you nervous about it? how did you feel about the singing? >> i love the musical until they tell me i had to sing and dance and said you know i was voted off "dancing with the stars" and "masked singer." i sounded like a black pat benatar. i really did. they auto tuned me and had me sing just a word at a time and they strung together. adam powell, the composer strung together all my words. and it sounded great. i thought my own album sounded like pat benatar. >> how do you sing a word at a time? one word. you can sing one word. >> you go, aagh. bible, bible, ha. and they take the best of each word. [ laughter ] >> you know i love you and known you a long time. i'm not sure