you got me and mel b.e scored a russian fan. >> he's hot in moscow. >> everybody back at msnbc will be laughing at me because they all know i run hot. they all know i run hot. i need a fan and air conditioner, very cool. >> let me come to you before we get in trouble here. the competition itself getting a lot of attention. snl did that spoof last weekend. how excited are you and how excited are the women you're working with to be a part of this thing? >> i think everybody is really excited. being here now reminds me how excited i was last year. to see the families and supporters from all the different countries, everybody from all overtime world joining for this event is really, really exciti exciting. performances will be amazing, steven tyler, mel and thomas hosting. the women are fierce. there will be evening gown, swimsuit, the question which sometimes they screw up. i can't wait. >> thomas, before we get out of here, some other big issues as well. i want your take on what we just heard there in the in

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. >> off-camera, behind the scenes, with mel b., was definitely a highlight. >> what are you doing?>> why? >> on the face of it, it seems vastly different than what you and i do every day at work, was it? >> the gig? the show? oh, yeah. yeah. live tv, it's feather to the winds, alex. you say something it's gone. you rehearse. they get to run through it. so, when they make the top 16 that it's not all it's first time that time. it gives them an opportunity so they don't feel flat-footed if they are one of the lucky 16 that advance on. everyone gets a shot at it. except for the crowning. no one gets to rehearse actually winning. when you get down to the bottom two, they'll always have a real competitor against, you call over someone who works at the miss universe pageant. whoever is going to win never actually has an opportunity to practice the winning face. >> what is with the drama leading up to it? it takes so long to get the winner announced? >> that's all in the anticipation, in the anxiety of the show, but there's high praux value that goes behind the scenes. they're counting th

now, my co-host is the incredible and awesome mel b. she has been so much fun, this has been such an adventure. meanwhile we have two stand-ins. mine is a cute guy named vlad, who is younger, has better hair than me and is doing a better job with the teleprompter. i'm going to get back on stage and finish up but we hope you tune in tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. and watch miss universe. >> i'm sure you are going to kick butt there. again, thank you for that report. remember to check out thomas' video diary at thomasroberts.msnbc.com. join the discussion on the agenda setters and get real-time updates on twitter, instagram and facebook. you can watch the competition as thomas was telling us, nbc tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> well, today's producer pick comes to us from executive producer anika thompson. vice president joe biden has done it again. he called a second wrong number, trying to congratulate boston's new mayor, marty walsh, take a listen. >> marty, it's joe biden. nice to see you win and nice to see labor win. anything i can

one co-hosting miss universe broadcast with mel b. from moscow a one off opportunity i wanted.field on russian soil, story tell, learn, educate those who want to watch. meanwhile there are certain critics i'm compromising being a journalist to host a beauty contest, others think i'm being lgtb sellout for not boycotting. i know for some it's unpopular. i feel badly some don't understand it but i stand by it. weigh in on my journey on the msnbc website, video diary@thomasroberts. join the discussion, get realtime updates on twitter, facebook, instagram using #robertsinrussia. hi, there alex. >> thomas, have you learned how to say hello in russian yet? >> i just did. [ speaking foreign language ] it's going to be an adventure. >> it is an adventure. >> it's an adventure here. election day. looking like 2013 may be the year of the moderate. we will discuss anyone but cuccinelli and the real chris christie, michael steele, governor rendell, joey reid and sasha eisenberg. we will discuss how pot and the minimum wage got into the voting booth. we will look at new york city's mayoral

but i'm co-hosting with mel b., a live show. so you never know what you're going to get.ing. you know how i am. >> as long as you have your fan on stage, you will be perfect. >> it's warm here in moscow. >> is it really? >> olivia says it's freezing. >> i say bring me a fan. so then they found me this gilded fan. >> tomato and toe matte toe. oh libya, you're handing over your crown after a year. what is your biggest take away from your reign? what's the past year been like for you? >> how happy you can make people be with something as simple as a smile. the opportunity that i've had to inspire people and encourage them whether they're sick, hungry, poor or just need a voice. just from the crown and sash has been so inspiring to me and something that changed my life forever. >> thomas, as you well know, there's a serious side to all this because of russia's so-called anti-gay propaganda law. this year's pageant has become highly politicized. andy cohen, the original host backed out. why did you decide to go? >> i thought this was a great opportunity for visibility. patrick

the director telling us to hold but my stand in right now is doing the actual work with my co-host mel bi do and he's readediing the teleprompte better than me. steven tiler is performing and pab pan panic at the disco. >> this is an interesting experience for you. we know about russia's antigay laws and people said thomas should you be cohosting the show and you answered your critics last week. what does this experience mean to you? >> you know, savannah, it's been an incredible experience so far. i don't want to be a commercial for russia or anybody that feel or understand that the propaganda law here is discriminatory. i certainly personally feel that way. i haven't run in to any discrimination during the time i have been here but i have been reporting for msnbc on that. but visibility is really important and me, i'm openly gay. i think it's an interesting fact but i'm certainly not embarrassed about it. i'm proud of my marriage and who i am. so i stand tomorrow night in tuxedo shoes very proud to be coming to you from moscow from miss universe. >> it looks like a really cool opportun

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