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michael stipe ignores is was a shock well what we occupied alice of small and mom have to stories of our protagonist because we wanted to distract ourselves from our own situation. and michael vanished behind a hospital doll for another x. i mean nation the only thing i saw lost a sign in science chance biggest online it spawns at the hospital. thought mcmurry how does not to see ourselves anymore. i mean doubt also people who say that this not only environmental destruction but also a health impact like cancer and bury your head is eases coming from the o.s.'s. and what do you think that is it. has been disproven a 100 times over a 1000 times over. and we you know i mean we can always improve but i don't like we have our water is clean we have great care i mean our quality here is better than anywhere else in the world i mean we're doing a great job here and we have for the past you know 60 years since it started as a project that it's really for ok now trying to tap. through washing there was also what ailes for me not to do that steve ross where you just mortgaging fonda you got to

and musical guest michael stipe. featuring jon batiste and stay homin'. and now live on tape from a safe distance, it's stephen colbert! ♪ ♪ >> stephen: oh, hey! i was just pretending i could be at home without a camera. welcome to "a late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. happy to be here. happy... tuesday, i think? it is tuesday. good. thank you, thank you, sir. i don't always know. i'm so grateful that i'm still able to do a show for you guys and for all of you out there who are watching, one assumes. it's possible my producers are lying to me that we're broadcasting at all. "sure, stephen, we've put a van on n. it talks to space. now take a shower and shout into your phone." whatever. i'm grateful for something to do. now, there is one aspect of the show that i have really been missing and that is my conversations with our friend jon batiste. last couple of weeks, jon's music has been featured throughout the show, but we have not connected on the air yet. so let's give that a shot. ladies and gentlemen, give it up for john batiste and stay homin'

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music break] amy: "people have the power" -- audio of a virtual gathehering y patti smith with michael stipejoan baez, angelelique kidjo, ad many more as part of the climate week nyc 2020 and pathway to paris' 6th anniversary. this is demomocracy now!, democracynowow.org, the quararae repoport. i'i'm amy goodman. for the second day in n a row, president trump refused to commit to accepting the resultls of the coming electition if hihs rival joe biden wins.. trump was asked about the election a as he l left the e we house to campaign in north carolina. >> mr. president, are the election results only legitimate if you win? preses. trump: we have to be vey careful with the ballotsts. we want to make sure the election is honest. i'm not sure that it can be. i don't know that it can be with this whole sitituation - -- unsolicited d ballots. millions being sent everybody. wewe will see. amy: president trump made a similar comment on wednesday when q questioned at a whi h hoe press briefing. >> will you commit here today for a peaceful transferral of power after the election? pres. trump: we will h