please welcome back to "the late show" michelle williams! le ♪ michelle, my belle these are words that go together well ♪ >> stephen: nice to see you again. >> very nice to see you. not on my television. >> stephen: no, i get to see you not on the movie screen. we got to see you up close and personal, and you as yourself, speaking from the heart. >> oh, yes. >> stephen: just recently. because we're used to seeing you, you know, in entertainment. but you were getting your-- dipping your toe in some politics. you were down in washington, d.c. here you are right here. this was part of the democratic women's caucus on equal pay day. ( cheers and applause ) you're up on capitol hill. what's that like? i've gone down there to-- to make light of politicians. what's it like down there to, like, try to get a message across on an important issue like this? what's your day like? what do you do? >> well, it was-- so i was-- something happened to me that you might have heard about, where it came to light that i was paid-- it was actually incorrectly repor

actress michelle williams promoting the paycheck fairness act and telling her story. doesn't she, robin? we all remember it. michelle williams famously became a symbol of this fight when her own story of unequal pay went public and now she wants to make sure it does not happen to any more women. she's one of hollywood's biggest stars making a name for herself on "dawson's creek." >> we met before. i'm jenn. >> reporter: earning four oscar nominations for her work on the big screen. >> why do the people i love always leave me? >> reporter: now michelle williams is taking on a new role as an equal pay advocate. >> in late 2017 the news broke that i had been paid less than a thousand dollars compared to the $1.5 million that my male counterpart had received for the exact same amount of work. and guess what, no one cared. >> reporter: speaking out to lawmakers on capitol hill, williams is tackling the issue head on. >> if it was like this for me a white woman in a glamorized industry, how were my sisters suffering across their professions? >> reporter: on average women in

i was pretty -- i was pretty -- we were very healthy, me and michelle williams.o you said to leslie, you go, "let's go to --" where'd you go? to austin? >> to austin, texas. yes. >> jimmy: i want a bowl of cheese and a margarita. [ cheers ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: and that's exactly what you did right there.a wl of cheese. >> i like that picture. [ cheers and applause ] and i like -- leslie looks like she's imitating a velociraptor or something. >> jimmy: i love that face she's making. >> yeah. >> jimmy: yeah. and this is -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. is this other stuff that you ate as well? >> yeah, ate that. there was -- >> jimmy: holy moly. >> popcorn with burnt ends. >> jimmy: yeah, burnt ends are delicious, too. >> yeah, a lot of stuff. >> jimmy: yeah. and then here's you -- >> making up for lost times. >> jimmy: here is you an hour later. >> yes. >> jimmy: passed out. i mean -- [ laughter and applause ] >> that's what happened. >> jimmy: your body just couldn't handle it? >> that's right. >> jimmy: did you dance before? i mean -- >> yeah, i danced at weddi

. >> lending them her star power was michelle williams. >> when a person or a group of people acknowledge are worth you seek to meet that worth. >> study show the gap has narrowed but women on average still make around $.80 to every dollar meant earn. it is larger for women of color. >> we need to strengthen our equal pay laws. pay discrimination is hard to challenge because it is hard to prove that you are being paid class. >> the house with a record number of female members serving past the paycheck fairness act. it aims to increase transparency in the workplace and would also prevent employers from using salary history to determine the future. >> negotiations are key to closing the gap. >> just asking for what you want and being clear about what your own value and contributions are in demand that they be recognized. >> labor movements such as the push to increase minimum wage helped. >> women typically work in lower paid jobs than men. when we increase the wage women proportionately benefit. >> this year's payday falls eight days earlier than last year but the goal is more next year. c

lin-manuel is producing and we had -- we got michelle williams.ut their relationship. and it kind of corrects the record on how importanshe was to his choreography and his life.if and you knowou don't know bob fosse and gwen verdon, "cabaret," "chicago,"pippen" are a lot of the things they're famous for. >> jimmy: yeah. >> you know. >> jimmy: i mean, even watching -- the first part is >> jimmy: but i know for a fact that you really got into this character. and you trained. >> trained and realized, you know, when you getsin with profal dancers, you know, you realize you don't know what you're doing at all. [ laughter ] you know? >> jimmy: 'cause we think we're good 'cause wee at a wedding something. >> yeah. yes, exactly. >> jimmy: pretty good move is pulled off. yeah. and it was good. ki meanwhile, we're like, all the bones are cr. you know? >> jimmy: yeah. but, dude, you're amazing. >> thanks. >> jimmy: you totally -- did you work with a dance instructor? >> we worked with -- yeah, worked with a woman named marian lamb and susie meissner. and thi

well actress michelle williams and her husband are calling it quits williams a musician phil tied theess than a year ago couple shares a daughter together. neither has commented on the split. but a source close to the actress says the split happened earlier this year. williams was previously in a 3 year relationship with actor heath ledger. he died from an accidental overdose back in 2008. well rapper eminem is celebrating being 11 years sober. he posted this photo on twitter today showing his sobriety coin the detroit rapper has been public about his battle with prescription drug addiction. it took multiple attempts at treatment before eminem stayed sober. his albums relapse and recovery deal with his addiction and also his comeback. that's the message from local police about sideshows they plan to crack down on these illegal and dangerous activities. also church community is still rebuilding 5 years after a deadly tornado, what's not letting the devastation get in the way of easter. and today marks the 20th anniversary of the deadly shooting at columbine high school hear from surviv

it's even worse for wom of at a capitol hill event actress michelle w michelle williams said she worked alongside a me co-star for a lot less money until a public shaming turned her situation around. >> imagine a workplace where women don't have to spend extra or any energy fighting for fai pay or defending their right, but can itead focus that energy on the fullest exexpression of the task at hand. >> williams was with group celebrating the paycheck pairness act which passed the house last week. senateress called on the to do the same. >>> it was quite a sight. middle schoolers from virginia gave a very warm welcome to r today to a group of veterans from illinois. more than 100 seventh graders greeted an honor flight with signsnd cards at the world war ii memorial. take a look. there were more than 80 veterans in this group, including two who served in world war ii. the fellows being greeted by the stentseant a lot to them. students say the honor was theirsmp >> this is vortant for me because not o ayre they getting at the memorial but i am to go. being nice to them. they didn't really

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a a capitol hill event today actress michelle williams from "dawson's creek" told her personal storye of how sue hit home. >> in late 2017 the news broke i had been paid less than $1,000 compared to the $1.5 million that my male counterpart had received for the exact same amount of work. guess what? no one cared w >>liams says public shaming is helping to turn things around. and for her last job she was paid equally with her male co-star. williams was with the group celebratingch the payk fairness act which passed the house last week. the actress called on the senate to do the same. >>> this week we're you helping your family get ready to pay for college. would you pass out thousands of dollars in free money? >> most people wouldn't, but every year students leave ollions of federal dollars rightthe table. >> consumer reporter susan hogan explains the most important thing to do if you want financial aid. >> reporter: the u.s. department of education gives over $120 billion in grants and loans to college students every year, but less than half actually apply for it. we're talking about

already the law but the gender pay gap is very we'll on factory floors and in woll >>actress michelle williams shared her experience i'd been paid less than a $1000. >>compared to the million. that my male counterpart had received for the exact same amount of work the paycheck fairness act would prevent employers from asking women about their p history get rid of rules that prevent employees from talking about their salaries and employers would have to share their salary data with the e e o c in washington alexander lee mt. >>google says its temporary workers deserve full benefits like its regular staff so today, the company announced changes designed to reach that goal google says it is giving staffing companies until next year to increase minimum wages for temps employees vendors and contractors, according to google if those companies want to continue to work with the company they must pay their workers at least $15 an hour. google wants those workers who also have benefits such as comprehensive health care by the year 2022. today's announcement comes after months of protest from temp worker

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. >> that is actress michelle williams standing with house democrats this week to push for the paycheck bill, which passed the house last week, would make it easier to take legal action over pay discrimination. the legislation has momentum but still faces an uphill battle in the senate. we've been talking about this issue for a long time. and in honor of equal pay day this week, we're launching all kinds of new content at know your value.com. that includes the tools you need to by signing up. we have much more with stacey abrams when "morning joe" comes right back. n "morning joe" come right back some things are out of your control. like bedhead. hmmmm. ♪ rub-a-dub ducky... and then...there's national car rental. at national, i'm in total control. i can just skip the counter and choose any car in the aisle i like. so i can rent fast without getting a hair out of place. heeeeey. hey! ah, control. (vo) go national. go like a pro. ♪ -it's all about the big picture. with miguel, our certified financial planner™ professional, we looked at business insurance, our mortgage, even our plans to a

two weeks ago williams denounced raquel michelle obama as white who really need a lot of therapy and icking. easter sunday williams treated this, terrorism and all self identified white people no exceptions invested and included with systemic white racism and white supremacy. if you are white, you are racist and evil. no exceptions. in the view of jonny e williams, professor at trinity college. why would you send your kids to a place like that? because of people like that because there are no consequences for saying something that is transparently insane and by the way racist. james k moore lost his job at google for saying nothing like that. alex jones has never said anything like that and completely deplatforms and kicked off paypal. but johnny williams is completely fine. safe in the tender bosom of trinity colleges bureaucracy. they don't oppose hatred. they are encouraging hatred obviously. let's stop lying about that. well comedian and podcast host adam kroll one of the most defenders of actual free speech left in america. he is not only famous host but an amazing car racing fan

more likely to be shot by the police than other groups michel growth from communities against police personalities things the officers in the william equate case should be charged with murder it is in no way a best practice of police they should not have shot him and you know it was ridiculous they shot him twenty five times and then they roughly twenty five times nobody knows for sure and then they started screaming all of your hands put up your hands the man was dead and the fact that they chose to wake you up with bullets. is completely wrong there can be no other explanation that he had a loaded gun in his lap he didn't have a clip of it but are the bottom line is that you know they should have attempted to wake you first in the united states you know an extremely small fraction and i believe these police officers should be charge of murder. and international chain of fertility clinics has been flounder for helping hundreds of australian couples choose the gender of their children the procedure is banned in australia itself and was carried out in the united states. outrage over the latest move toward designer babies the world's

statistically more likely to be shot by police than any other group michel groceries from communities against police brutality says the officers in the william a quick a should be charged with murder. it is in no way a best practice of police they should not have shot him and you know it was ridiculous they shot him twenty five times and then they started screaming could have your hands out of your hands the man was dead and the fact that they chose to wake him up with bullets and of course kill him is completely wrong there can be no other explanation that you know i understand but they were maybe a little spooked by the fact that he had it on loaded gun in his law the bottom line is that you know they should have attempted to wake you first in the united states you are an extremely for all small fraction and i believe these police officers should be charged with murder as well. turkish voters have dealt president ones ruling party a major blow in local elections the electoral commission has announced that his aka party has lost control of the capital ankara and also istanbul thousands of opposition party supporters are paid out celebrating

more likely to be shot by the police than any other groups michelle gross from communities against police brutality says the officers in the william a court case should be charged with murder. it is in no way a best practice of police they should not have shot him and you know it was ridiculous they started twenty five times and then they roughly twenty five times nobody knows for sure and then they started screaming all of your hands out of your hands the man was dead and the fact that they chose to wake him up with bullets and of course kill him is completely wrong there can be no other explanation than rates you know i understand that they were maybe a little spooked by the fact that he had a loaded gun in his law he didn't have a clip of that but the bottom line is that you know they should have attempted to wake you first in the united states you are an extremely far small fraction and i believe these police officers should be charged with murder as well. but it seems the united states can't wait for the u.k. to leave the european union the national security adviser john bolton promises that britain will be top of the queue f

distinctly more likely to be shot by the police than other groups michelle gross from communities against police brutality says the officers in the william a court case should be charged with murder. it is in no way a best practice of police they should not have shot him and you know it was ridiculous they shot him twenty five times and then they started screaming clip your hands put up your hands the man was dead and the fact that they chose to wake him up with bullets and of course kill him is completely wrong there can be no other explanation than race you know i understand that they were maybe a little spooked by the fact that he had it on a loaded gun in his lap the bottom line is that you know they should have attempted to wake him first in the united states you know an extremely for all small fraction and i believe these police officers should be in charge of murder as well there's that lives for the just come up to four am here moscow thanks for staying on auto international back in thirty minutes with the latest update. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports bu

williams is live with more. good morning, ian. >>reporter: good morning, michelle. there's hundreds of people gathered along this and looking at nortre dame cathedral and the mood is somber. it's very different from yesterday when the fire first broke out. more than 400 firefighters battled the blaze. they were spraying water up to this morning. video released -- it shows the struggle to get the water hose on the landmark and the mayor posted the crown of thrones and other artifacts are safe and -- but most of the roof is destroyed and it fell victim to the flames. >> this fire started bending and we couldn't believe what we were saying and the flames went on and on. >> it's not just a building. seeing it like an open heart on the medical table, it's heartbreaking. >> the church was built in the 12th century and was undergoing renovations to sure up its crumbling structure. and when we look at the cathedral right now, you can see investigators up there in their lasters trying to piece together what happened, michelle. and what caused this fire. >> we were taking a l

michelle kosinski has this. >> reporter: if you thought the brutal matter of. william'sld keep the crown prince on his best behavior for a while, it didn't last long. they're rounded up two american citizens, a journalist and physician. seven in total, under arrest, all writers and bloggers interested in social reforms and women's rights, in this latest saudi crackdown. >> don't give up, don't despair, we will not. >> reporter: just this week, secretary of state mike pompeo spoke to family members of american hostages like journalist austin tice in syria and those who have lost ones like otto warmbier in north korea. >> i'm not here to instill false hope. sometimes, our best simply is not enough. >> reporter: the trump administration has made energetic efforts to bring americans home, more than a dozen in the last two years and tough cases finally freed from venezuela, egypt, the cole family from pakistan, the president revels in these circumstances. but still, many remain undeterred to arrest more americans. saudi arabia, turkey, russia, china and iran. and a u.s. execu

michelle griego. the time is 6:30. a live look from washington dc where attorney general william barr is about to hold a news conferenceoreg the mueller report to congress. >>> this is adding to a contentious battle over the report. special counsel robert mueller were looking into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election any possible collision between the trump campaign and russian officials including possible obstruction of justice. they report will be delivered to capitol hill sometime after 8 am our time and after that it will be posted on the website. two redacted versions will be released. a version with fewer redaction will go to key congressional leaders. >> early this morning nancy pelosi and chuck schumer called on special counsel robert mueller to testify on capitol hill as soon as possible. >> there are multiple reports the justice department will discuss the details ahead of its release. william barr said he will address that as well. we will take you to washington as soon as it gets under way. >>> let's check in with mary for the warmest day of the year. >> that's right. the heat is on across th

michelle in dallas. caller: hi, how are you. , whyt have one question does robert mueller not come out and discuss this report? everybody wants to blame william barr. the democrat safety has not come out and stated enough. they want to say william barr , whyedacted and alternate does robert mueller not come out in self -- himself and state how he feels and how it was presented? host: i can only say that jerry nadler today said he would be toling for robert mueller testify in front of his committee. also attorney general barr will be testifying may 1 and may 2 on capitol hill in front of the senate judiciary committee led by lindsey graham and the house judiciary by jerrold nadler. randy is in north carolina, how are you? we are listening. caller: i have not read the report with this is a witchhunt. this president cares about this country. he has done nothing but fight for this country. they have been trying to bury since poor hilary didn't win the election. cannot handle the truth that he did not have collusion with russia. they just keep wanting to investigate and hinder. the democratic party has done nothing in the first 100 days of office