(cheers and applause) please welcome morgan freeman! (cheers and applause) mr. nk you so much for joining me again! good seeing you! nice to have you! >> thank you! >> stephen: listen to the people love their morgan freeman. >> yes, i also like the way they love their stephen colbert! >> stephen: i agree, i agree! tephen, i have to get this off my chest before it's too late. i find your idiocy brilliant, and i'm very happy you let me come back on your show before you're fired. (laughter) (applause) >> stephen: let me know when that is, please. okay? because when i am fired, i want to do some crazy (bleep) the night before! >> as soon as i know, you will know. >> stephen: all right. all right. >> stephen: thank you very much. now, obviously, the people love you. they know you're the award-winning actor and producer. some films include shaw shank, million-dollar baby, dark trilogy, also the second-highest grossing actor of all time just behind tom hanks. what the (bleep)? (applause) what a jerk that guy is! what a jerk tom hanks is for beating you on that one! >> t

. >> morgan freeman, right or wrong here?t because this is a great message to send to young black people that it does not matter. now, morgan freeman also thinks that the human race is a parasite, so there you go. >> income equality isn't really about race. it's about incomes, right? >> well, who talks about race, eric? racists. income inequality isn't a problem. it's simply a metaphysical fact. >> a lot of people and i ascribe to this, the theory of a rising tide floats all boats. which means even if incomes are becoming less equal, as long as they're all going up, that's a good thing. >> well, i think it is a good thing and i'll tell you something else, morgan freeman is right. the president of the united states is a great example of this. here is a guy, boy, i wish i had his income and could take his golf vacations. he's a man of color and he's done very well. >> michelle, your thoughts on income equality. morgan freeman saying race has nothing to do wit. that's refreshing. >> yeah, this country is about equal opportunity,

by morgan freeman. in many ways, it has an even wider area of curiosity, ranging from social science to genetics, asking questions like, is gravity an illusion? tomorrow night, the season kicks off by looking at the research around poverty and genetics. >> are the wealthy just born in the right place at the right time? or are the poor victims of a system designed to keep them down? perhaps physics and biology determine who's rich and who's poor. many hope to erase the divide between the haves and the have-nots. but what if nature demands winners and losers in life? could poverty be genetic? >> and joining me now is academy award winner morgan freeman. i can't tell you what a great pleasure it is to have you here. >> thank you, chris. >> i'm fascinated by the series. i think you guys have done an incredible job with it, but you can do just about anything you want, any project you want to pursue, roles you want to pursue. why did you do this? >> there's such a misapprehension, chris, that i can do anythin

. >>> coming up,inning actor morgan freeman weighs in.swer may surprise you, next on "the five." 0 . >>> actor morgan freeman made some surprising remarks about income equality saying it has nothing to do with race. the oscar winner sicites himsel as living proof. >> do you think race plays a part in wealth distribution. >> today? >> yes. >> no. no, i don't. you and i, we're proof. why would race have anything to do with it? stick your mind to what you dant want to do and go for it. it's kind of like religion to me. it's a good excuse but not getting there. >> andrea? >> degree? disagree? >> oh, i agree. i think he's making a very honest, true statement. it doesn't matter, especially in this country. that's -- that is the greatest thing about this country. you can be from any other country, you don't have to speak the language, you can can overcome the barriers and achieve great success. i'm happy he's being so honest about it. i don't really buy into that whole income inequality argument. >> i happen to agree with you. i mean, i think th

he didn't just become morgan freeman the voice of god.in electric company, he worked up the ladder. >> morgan freeman, you got it. one more thing coming right at >>> time for one more thing. eric bolling. >> every time there's a scandal, look at the line for benghazi. >> the fact is we had four dead americans. was it because of a protest or because of guys out for a walk who decided to go kill some americans? what difference at this point does it make? >> so now we have a bigger scandal in it bergdahl. take a look at harry reid. >> you're the only one who got a heads-up the day before. >> i'm not sure i'm the only one. made a big deal over nothing. the whole deal is, is it friday or saturday? what dinfference does it make? >> bad choice of words. >> it works for us. >> juan? >> so the theme of our show tonight, soccer. and guess what we have a great video because peru and england squared off in a match but they weren't the key attraction. it was a paper airplane. watch this. >> most exciting thing ever in soccer. >> it makes it all the wa

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lou: morgan freeman calling the tea party and rush limbaugh races in 2011.t here he is on another network making a lot of sense. >> do you think that race plays a part in this? >> no, i do not. >> what would race have anything to do with it? stick with what you want to go for it and stick with that. it's kind of like the legend to me. it's a good excuse for not getting there. lou: joining us now is a contributing writer. it is good to have you with us on the broadcast. judith miller, wrapping up a new book that we are waiting for. your reaction to morgan freeman. >> i love him, i think he's wrong on this point though. because i think that there's plenty of data. showing that outcomes for people of color are different if you were born in a certain zip code. that determines how successful you can be. and how unfair is that in this country where hard work should pay off. >> so you think outcome should be equal? >> yes. you should have opportunity if you put in the same amount of work and. >> i could and should be all day to ebony magazine and not be as good as

your reaction to morgan freeman. >> i love him, i think he's wrong on this point though.ecause i think that there's plenty of data. showing that outcomes for people of color are different if you were born in a certain zip code. that determines how successful you can be. and how unfair is that in this countrwhere hard work should pay off. >> so you think outcome should be equal? >> yes. you should have opportunity if you put in the same amount of work and. >> i could and should be all day to ebony magazine and not be as good as you. should i make the same amount of money? >> if you are doing the same work, yes, you should. >> what are your thoughts are. >> i think we are talking about equal opportunity. until this gap eliminated between races, i think that morgan freeman is one of the gifted actors that i know. lou: what about the other? i think he is exactly right, this country, it can be a terrible thing. >> you had your shot, i'm going to take mine. my view is that this country is, well, 60 years further along. and we need to take note of it. the platitudes in the cotru

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(laughter) my guest tonight is morgan freeman, host of "through the wormhole" on the science channel.season one, so no spoilers on how the universe ends. (laughter) this week marks the 25th anniversary of tiananmen square -- or as they call it in china, tank man happy day.

morgan freeman doesn't have to worry about somebody stealing his roles. >> we're more pumped than ever. >> we have seen better locker room speeches put this one, i like it. there were no fights. >> you can bet this kid has heard this phrase before. don't play frisbee in the house. >> this is called the frisbee man. >> to you think he listens? no, he's having a grand old time, swinging the frisbee all around the house. but, you know, always splits them up. >> oh, breaking. >> did you see his face? >> yeah, yeah. >> the funniest part from this juken video is the end where the kids' face is like oh. you know i love laughing at people. this video, though, got me in a little bit of trouble. this is dash cam from my vehicle doing a little bit of off roading in sedona this past weekend. my lovely girlfriend in the passenger seed, she was afraid to go down this section of the trail. so she got out and took some pictures. >> don't fall. >> i won't. >> i quickly say don't fall. which she doesn't right there. saved it. she gingerly tiptoes down this very slippery dangerous trail. and then towards

let's just say morgan freeman doesn't have to worry about somebody stealing his roles. >> we're moreumped than ever. they attacked us. we need to attack them back. >> we've seen better locker room speeches in movies but i like this one because there were no fights. >> these guys. >>> some guys are going to try to be tough guys until they're not. this is on a russian road. these two vehicles right here seem to be having some issues on the road. but then they come to a stop. the driver of this silver car gets out being a super tough guy. walks right over to where the y. ver of the red caris >> watch what happens. >> the guy basically got knocked down to his butt on the road. the guy on the ground tries to get back up, he keeps getting punched down. that second guy, watch what he does. kind of grabs his friend and they both stumble back over to the silver car. the guy in the car -- >> i hope that's not the driver. he can't even walk. how is he going drive after this? >> up to another tough guy in australia, this is at a train station. this gentleman right here, he has been in australia

(applause) >> during an interview to promote the science channel series through the wormhole morgan freemanif race had a í2s[cdrole. >> you think it is a mind set. no, no. i don't. you and i. we haven't had going to do with. it stick with it and go for that. it's kind of like religion to me. it is a good excuse for not getting there. >> wow, thank you, morgan freemanan. i just want to say thank you for being candid and up front and saying things that a lot of people are afraid to say. you can say it and we are all listening and thank you for w0Ñf.p level of you and others, not everything is about race and i am glad you were able to put that out. atheist groups are making a stink about the commencement peach from a high school principal. what did he say that made people angry. >> so it may not be politically correct this evening. i would like foritous have a moment of silence in honor of tonight's graduates. thank you. in case you are interested. i give thanks to god for the students and partners and teachers and for this community. >> ah got to love. that thank you kevin for saying it and!

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they're passionate about and we talked a lot about comedy and it just people just light up with morgan freeman on he was amazing in it it has become the most and also i pod cast my dad the year before he died just as a i happen to be in memphis and i'm like you know i have the equipment i'll just record a conversation and it was the single most important thing that i've ever done in my relationship with my dad and now i have it but to be able to talk to someone for an hour on a human level and understand how they process the world and why. they care about like that to me is such an a better experience than podcasts will make radio disappear well well it will i mean again it's very similar to internet and television you know in the sense that if there's a device in your car that ultimately makes a seamless transition between you know web content and radio content of you can put the hook into the phone yeah and that is happening you know cars are becoming hotspots you know apple has a new system that's coming into a handful of automobiles so you invited tom hanks the cinema type brother yet tom

we always have morgan freeman as the president, i will give you that last night but beyond that and thesci-fi morgans morgan freeman is the president, but what's the normal thing when, you know, what's the messaging i'm guilty of it, everyone is guilty of works we are playing on social -- social norms that is what we expect from this group. the messaging is a societal thing and we're conflicted in it for sure. i don't how much we can change it. it's a difficult question. >> breathe related or a follow-up. as you know film has the power to reflect and influence society. we noticed the increasing violence in films. where will it end? will movie fans reject this, or will we likely have to see the code reintroduced? >> yeah, it's a funny thing when we do -- again i'm not an expert on violence in films. education gaps, that's all of them for five years. a funny thing, when we go get our thumbs rated around the country, the united states is super prudish about sex. by gosh, you showed a breast. like that kind of -- the rest of the world, sexuality is not a thing nonviolence is the thing. here

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. >>> and also tomorrow i'm going to be talking to the actor morgan freeman he is back with a new projectquestion, is poverty genetic. morrison freeman tomorrow on cnn tonight. that's it for us tonight. that's it for us tonight. "ac360" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. ordinarily the release of an american service member after five years of captivity would cause celebration and joy but in the case of army sergeant bowe bergdahl, only america's prisoner of war in afghanistan that is not entirely so. little that's ordinary and nothing simple or free of controversy about his story. how he vanished was capt b

. >> wow, thank you morgan freeman. you as an arc but i want to say thank you for being so candid, up front and for saying things that a lot of people are afraid to say. you are where you are say them. the person who have made it to the level you and others have made, not everything is about race and i'm glad you were able to put that out. [ applause ] >>> well, atheist groups across the country are making a mighty big stink about a high school principal's speech in missouri. >> why would it not be politically correct to have an official prayer this evening, i would like for us to have a moment of silence in honor of tonight's graduates. thank you. and just in case you are interested, during my moment of silence, i gave thanks to god for these great students, their parents, their teachers, and for this community. [ applause ] >> oh, i got to love him for that. thawveng, kevin, for having the courage of your convictions and just saying it. now, look, you made a lot of people mad. people are upset. you found sort of a sub

. >>> and also tomorrow i'm going to be talking to the actor morgan freeman he is back with a new project is poverty genetic. morrison freeman tomorrow on cnn tonight. that's it for us tonight. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. ordinarily the release of an american service member after five years of captivity would cause celebration and joy but in the case of army sergeant bowe bergdahl, only america's prisoner of war in afghanistan that is not entirely so. little that's ordinary and nothing simple or free of controversy about his story. how he vanished was captured by a taliban group. what he said before this disappearing in a letter home that was sharply critical of american policy. then there's the trade of five guantanamo bay detainees. whether the obama administration broke the law in making the deal. and is sending out mixed messages about the whole thing. we'll talk about it all tonight. you'll hear from all sides including a soldier who served with bowe bergdahl who says he

. >>> and also tomorrow i'm going to be talking to the actor morgan freeman he is back with a new project and asking a question, is poverty genetic. morrison freeman tomorrow on cnn tonight. that's it for us tonight. that's it for us tonight. "ac360" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. ordinarily the release of an american service member after five years of captivity would cause celebration and joy but in the case of army sergeant bowe bergdahl, only america's prisoner of war in afghanistan that is not entirely so. little that's ordinary and nothing simple or free of controversy about his story. how he vanished was captured by a taliban group. what he said before this disappearing in a letter home that was sharply critical of american policy. then there's the trade of five guantanamo bay detainees. whether the obama administration broke the law in making the deal. and is sending out mixed messages about the whole thing. we'll talk about it all tonight. you'll hear from all sides including a soldier who served with bowe bergdahl who says he was under o

morgan freeman and jenny mayor died in the crash. >>: police arrested 35 year-old kevin roper of wal-martver of the tractor-trailer charging him with one count of death by auto and four counts of assault by all. wal-mart ceo released a statement on the tragedy saying that they're profoundly sorry that one of our trucks was involved is determined that our truck caused the accident wal- mart will take full responsibility. on sunday tracy morris publicist look analysis recovery would be a long war. >>: chief of staff is in the process right now testifying at what he was boss knew about bridge gate is alleged kickback plot the stock traffic on the george rask timber ridge last fall. the cyclical us and see what they're saying. >>: will restore the conversation of whenever cause a conversation but what i recall is some indicating that wasn't true. in that it was the crop, under directly. did the fact that this had not been raised in a press article raise your curiosity about your mission to go see bridget kelly and ask her questions? >>: was raised in the article that there was some interactio

we always have morgan freeman as the president. i will give you that. [laughter] -- what is the normal thing? what is the messaging i'm guilty of and everyone is guilty of? we're playing on social norms of, this is what we expect from this group. the messaging is a societal thing and we are complicit in it for sure. i don't know how much we can change it. it's a difficult question. , film has thew-up power to reflect and influence society. we now see increasing violence in films. where will it end? will movie fans reject this, or will we likely have to see the code reintroduced? thing -- i'm not an expert on violence in films. education gap, that is all have done for five years. when we get our films rated around the country, the u.s. is super prudish about sex. you showed a breast, that is r. world, rest of the sexuality is not a thing but violence is a thing. here you can kill any amount of people, pg. bring the kids. not a problem. [laughter] it's a fascinating cultural thing where we are so desensitized to violence. and even glorify it, to some exte

we always have morgan freeman as the president. i will give you that. [laughter] -- what is the normal thing? what is the messaging i'm guilty of and everyone is guilty of? we're playing on social norms of, this is what we expect from this group. the messaging is a societal thing and we are complicit in it for sure. i don't know how much we can change it. it's a difficult question. , film has thew-up power to reflect and influence society. we now see increasing violence in films. where will it end? will movie fans reject this, or will we likely have to see the code reintroduced? thing -- i'm not an expert on violence in films. education gap, that is all have done for five years. when we get our films rated around the country, the u.s. is super prudish about sex. you showed a breast, that is r. world, rest of the sexuality is not a thing but violence is a thing. here you can kill any amount of people, pg. bring the kids. not a problem. [laughter] it's a fascinating cultural thing where we are so desensitized to violence. and even glorify it, to some exte