we talked about some of the friends we have in common, mark burnett, tv shows, things like that. i met his daughter. she was very sweet. so i think we are off to a good start. being do you move between a comedian and a spokesperson? steve: well, you know, their art two things in your life, your career is what you are paid for, and your calling is what you are made for, so i have a responsibility to the community to speak up for issues. they know where i stood on the election, but nothing has changed, but we have to talk, and i thought he was a great guy. aboutre has been a lot race, jeff sessions record in alabama, some things the president-elect said on the campaign trail about inner cities, are you going to try to work them out? >> you can start it with a conversation, so a lot about what people say, let's see what you do. he said he wanted to do something. you can't be better than that, so we will see. i have been put in contact with ben carson, which was great. i spoke with him. we are going to get something started, and they have a plan for the inner cities, but they need he

dramatic music plays ] -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com closed caption funding provided by mark burnett, inc. i don't think i should have been fired because i could have been, you know, a good asset to the team. i was playing for special olympics international. i'm disappointed, but i know that everything that's gonna be won here is gonna go to some other charities. announcer: this season on the announcer: this season on the "celebrity apprentice" -- i've issued a challenge to 14 of the world's most successful celebrities to prove that they have what it takes to make it big in my world. 1, 2, 3 -- hydra! hydra! hydra! hydra! >> announcer: 14 celebrities, 14 egos -- and more drama than even they can handle. you foul-mouthed little tramp. gone are their agents. gone are their assistants. if you want me to bring money, get me a phone. [ laughs ] this time, the battle is to raise money for their favorite charities. oh, my gosh. last week, the task was to create an ad for the pedigree pet adon

mark burnett made this joke the other day, shark tank versus the apreprentice smackdown, coming you in 2020. it's nuts. >> on that note, though, the fact that some would perceive this as your trying to capitalize on this trump-like wave that certainly is out there. that swept him into power some, i read shall have started to refer to you as canada's donald trump. how do you respond to that? >> there's a whole change in the body politic all around the world. you saw it in britain, canada, certainly happened in the states. people are no longer happy with politicians. they want people that have executional track records. if you're going to make policy, like trump is doing right now, and they want him to deliver on it. same thing in canada. they're not happy with the way the country is running. it's not a good analogy. i'm half lebanese, half irish. if we built a wall around canada, i wouldn't exist. we're a very inclusive country. two official languages. it's not the same as the u.s. but we're the largest trading partner the u.s. has. i've got to get the policies in sync with what trump i

mark burnett has the donald on his mind. ready for a change of scenery. >> i was desperate to actually make a show that allowed me to live in the city. i thought, what do people really, really need in a city? it's jobs and the big question was, what is the job that everyone is going to sign up for and really want. >> it doesn't take long for mark to figure it out. >> i met donald a couple years earlier which was a dream for me and he'd be the ideal person for the boss people are vying to work for. >> he pitches his idea to trump and calls the show "the apprentice." >> donald said to me, this show is what business is really like and how tough it is to make it. i want to do this. and he said, but what's the deal? and i knew there was only one deal i could make. i said, let's go with 50/50 on this. he put his hand out, we shook hands and history began. >> when cnbc titans returns, can trump build a tv audience? >> nbc knew that they were risking a huge amount. donald trump had no track record in television. >> his own agent and

famous inaugural celebration and he has to be fuming right now and what i've heard is we know mark burnett is producing the inauguration. >> who produced "the apprentice." >> and he brought in suzanne bender, a former dancing with the stars and "american idol" producer at the last minute to pull off a hail mary to try to get celebrities to sign on because they've had such a difficult time doing it. so i know donald's ego feeds off celebrity. it fed off "the apprentice," it fed off "celebrity apprentice" and he's not happy. >> do you think donald trump is capable of admitting that maybe the kind of campaign he ran and attacks on these groups offend people in the arts community who have lots of lgbt people and people of color? >> i don't think donald will give the entertain community the credit they deserve from the standpoint i think people are standing on principle and you could look at the opportunity that they might have to gain favor with donald, we've seen that with the auto industry and for them to decline in my opinion when the opportunity to perform at the inauguration has been cons

we talked about some of the friends we have in common, mark burnett.talked about tv shows, things like that. he's a fan so he's seen it. i met his daughters who are very sweet. i think we're off to a good start. >> steve, how do you -- how did you move between being a comedian and spokesperson? steve harvey talking to the people and everyone and have that comedian and -- >> well, you know, it's two things in your life. your career is what you pay for and your calling is what you're made for. so i have a responsibility to the community that i service to try to be a voice and speak on some issues. so, they've heard me. they knew where i stood on the elections. nothing's changed. but we got to talk. i thought he was a great guy. we really had a nice conversation. >> i have seen a lot -- in this administration about race. jeff sessions and some of the things the president-elect said on the campaign trail about the inner cities. are your doubts gone or are you going to try to work them out? >> look, you don't kill it in one conversation but you can start it

. >> howard: donald trump has consulted with the former reality show producer mark burnett on how to produce the show, and it is made for television, so i think it is more of a stripped-down inauguration, a little bit less of the festivities, and at the same time, a lot of celebrities have gotten a lot of ink by saying they are not going to go and entertain. but that is a part of a culture war that seems to surround the incoming 45th president. >> day one he says my day one is going to be monday, because i don't want to be signing and get it mixed up with lots of celebration. and here you go, there is reality tv for you. we have got cameras following the motorcade that has just left that military plane, that transported the president-elect and his entire family, as we saw. donald trump, jr., eric trump, ivanka trump, tiffany, his youngest, the first lady, the incoming first lady was a board that plane, grandchildren, you sought donald trump, jr.,'s grandchildren get off the plane, they have arrived. the trumps have arrived. >> isn't it interesting that one of the things that was out

>> you know, what is it about marking for mark burnett that makes you want to lead a g7 country? there's some similarities but really quite a difference. canada is a completely different society because we actually have two culture, french and english. two official languages, and anglais. that's about to change. when trump becomes president he's talking about putting policies in place that have many canadians concerned because he's going to lower taxes. he's going to deregulate oil and gas and may put border taxes in mace and trudeau has gone the other direction and added carbon tacks and made tacks much higher personally and many canadians are beginning to realize, uh-oh we didn't realize trump was coming and who will negotiate with donald trump? that's what is so interesting about the canadian situation. a lot of angst now and they're looking for new leadership. >> doesn't he already sound like a candidate? >> i was going to say, okay, speaking of new leadership you have to face off against 13 other candidates. >> yes, i do. >> what made you throw your hat into the ring? this i

transsession team appears to be most part in washington with confirmation hearings from washington today, mark burnett here. famed reality show producer. it has been three hours. doesn't mean he didn't sneak out with somebody. the inaugural committee only announced three performers, radio city rockettes, mormon tabernacle choir, jackie evancho from america's top talent. i was reiterated i that mr. burnett has no roll planning inauguration or with the inaugural committee. he was here today. if you're a sports fan, commission steer of major league baseball, rob manfredi, accompanied with randy levine, president of the new york yankees and mr. manfred on way out. >> what a great basketball fan he is and we're glad we had an opportunity to get together before his inauguration. reporter: take that for what it is worth. the mt. elect spoken many titleses over the year as mr. manfred what a great baseball fan. he played if high school. the two of them met today. this rfk, jr., meeting will go on. we're told the topic is vaccines. focus is in d.c. tomorrow, neil as you know returns here, much anticipated news