it's a deal or epic war, in a deep morgan freeman voice. tell pakistan, china, everybody else. >> they also told ukraine what a great idea it is to get rid of your nuclear weapon. and it didn't serve them well at all. so let's talk about this a little better. watching all these guys stand up before the senate committee and they are all trying to pat themselves on the back and sell shellac keeping of nonsense and somehow they are going to convince skeptical members of this is a good deal. but dempsey seemed the least convinced. what do you make of this within the administration enact. >> the military members are looking at us this with clear eyes and they have to be frustrated because ash carter and dempsey have been given minders at these hearings. but they have been honest. they are talking about how they would ever be able to abide by this deal. he probably feels liberated. but they know the implications. in administration is saying that this is going to prevent a proliferation. everyone who understands history understands the intentions

in a now viral video released tuesday, morgan freeman and other actors and comedians called on congress to approve the deal. morgan: ultimately could be forced into another war with iran, a drawnout and expensive metal in the middle east with lives lost. amy: the united states parole commission has announced that israeli spy jonathan pollard will be released in november. pollard is a former u.s. intelligence officer convicted of passing u.s. secrets to israel. he was sentenced to life in prison. the announcement of his parole comes as the united states attempts to appease israel following the iran nuclear deal. amnesty international has said there is "strong evidence" that israel committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity during its assault on gaza last summer. in a report released today amnesty international chronicled the israeli assault on the gaza city of rafah, describing a quote "relentless and massive bombardment of residential areas, displaying a shocking disregard for civilian lives." israel has denounced the report. on the israeli side, 73 people killed, all but

charlie: morgan freeman was your -- yuri: morgan freeman was our host, then kevin spacey, seth mcfarlandher distinguished celebrities participated in that. the idea is to get the word out that these people are changing our lives and in fact deserve to be celebrities. charlie: we should know about them and they should be role models for people who want to change the world by scientific research and achievement. yuri: one of the recipients of the prize invented a cancer treatment that is completely new. it basically mobilizes your immunological system to fight cancer. the drugs that have been developed based on his invention have saved thousands and thousands of lives. yet he is completely unknown to the general public. charlie: what is so important for him to be known? what is important is for him to be able to do his work and have the funds to do it and the resources to do what he does not that he is a celebrity. other than he serves as a role model and so he shares the same and of science and discovery so that the best and brightest of us care as much about being scientists as they do a

but first, morgan freeman. a video to support the run deal.ike america's actual relationship, the video was long, not funny and slightly awkward. >> i love playing phase be with my sons. >> i love to see my grandkids smiled. >> we could be denying the moments that make our life worth living. >> why? >> because we would be dead. >> super dead. >> like totally fried by a major nuclear bomb debt. >> the frisbee will be melted. >> the agreement currently on the table is the best way to ensure and run does not fail -- iran does not build a bomb. john: meanwhile in a new poll 50% of americans disagree with the people in that ad and say congress should reject the deal. today, secretary of state john kerry told the house foreign affairs committee that the idea of reaching a better deal is a unicorn fantasy. mark, who is at this moment, winning the political battle over the approval of the iran deal? mark: the cnn poll notwithstanding, the president side is winning. they had sent 11 today, a very -- sandy levin today, he came out we have chuck schumer,

but first, morgan freeman. a video to support the run deal.erica's actual relationship, the video was long, not funny and slightly awkward. >>

. >> in the video, morgan freeman, jack black ask americans to pledge support for the president's dealpresident obama is back in the u.s. following his five day trip to africa. at one point he said he didn't know why leaders stay in office so long. >> i actually think i'm a pretty good president. i think if i ran, i could win, but i can't. >> mr. obama went onto say he was looking forward to life after the white house. the president stayed busy in africa. >>> as daily show host jon stewart explains some moments were unforgettable, others not so much. >> went to visit lucy, possibly the oldest fossil in the world. >> the president toured a fooded processing facile isty he met-- food processing facility where the farmer increased her corn three times -- >> look at the president looking at the common ancestor of all man kind and look at his corn face. that is a guy who's like, you know we have corn right? >> and that is your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> all right. coming up on 22 minutes past the hour. we want to bring in jonathan allen, chief political correspondent for vox.

i mean you know, we've done a couple a movies with morgan freeman. when you work with morgan, you just feel it. morgan knows he's gonna knock every scene dead. and he does. he's so confident about his ability as an actor. >> did that confidence hurt you at all early on in your career? >> did the confidence hurt me? i don't think so. i think the confidence was always, there's always something in the background going like "you're not that good, or, "you need to work on this, or - and look i wasn't an overnight success. my first hit was in, i think, '93. and that was-- you know, when t-- thomas berryman was published in 1976. so, it w-- di-- it wasn't like you know "wow boy, this guy is great, and-- off we go. >> still ahead on the program, james patteron talks about losing his first great love to a brain tumor. stay with us... >> you're watching talk to al jazeera i'm david schuster speaking week with best selling author james patterson >> and your first-- early love jane blanchard-- you knew her for six years. she had a brain tumor. she died three yea

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but first, morgan freeman. a video to support the run deal. -- a run -- iran deal.actual

. >> i think morgan freeman has played them all. he played pro-nuclear guys and anti- nuclear guys. ben, i won't pretend you know anything about this issue but we may as well go to you. you are a strong willed guy. >> right. >> you are also susceptible to suggestion. did they pull you to their side? >> absolutely they did. have i a degree in political science, tom from the university of wisconsin and milwaukee. hello, watch out for it. >> i dwes you do know a few -- i guess you do know a few things. >> and she does thought cuddle up to books. mostly masses of heroin. that's what she likes to cuddle up with. i love her for it. natasha, call me. >> you know i am a knicks fan. i love bad deals. and i love really terrible leadership. james dolan is the barack obama of nba owners. that's the name of the person we drafted. he is the next jordan. i will air -- all of the kids will bewaring air pour zingas'. >> with a name like know saw nosuchunsky i totally understand. i think this individual yoy was definitely aimed toward millennials. i think that was their target audience. unfortunately

. >> oldest guy f esest guy in th morgan freeman. there you go. he's not a day over 83. >> they are assigned to commissary distribution. >> big seller. honey buns, big. giving back to the people. >> give it back to the people. dropping in price. give it back to the people. >> big seller. iced honey buns. can't keep them on the shelf. 75 cents. good product. price. >> commissary day is usually one of the better days for inmates here. food is considered a commodity. in jail, commodities lead to trouble. curly says the inmate workers in charge of distributing jail meals have been withholding some of his. he's had enough. surveillance cameras capture his retaliation. >> hey! break it up. get on the ground. hands behind your back. put your hands behind your back. cross your legs. >> he complies with orders and tries to explain the reason for the attack. >> all they do is disrespect you. i'm tired of that [ bleep ]. i'm down here making my food and and he talking mad [ bleep ]. throwing up gang signs. >> officers return them to their cells. he's being h

. >> a video starring among others jack black, morgan freeman and valerie plame. the video makes the point the only alternative to the deal might be war with iran. >> once a war begins the chances of iran developing a nuclear weapon would only increase. >> wait a second valerie plame was in this video. valerie, do you know that because you are a spy. >> i'm not going to answer that jack. >> i think what valerie is saying is the agreement on the table is the best way to ensure that iran doesn't build a [ bleep ] bomb. >> up next valerie plame and james fallows will join us. you total your brand new car. nobody's hurt,but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do, drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had liberty mutual new car replacement, you'd get your whole car back. i guess they don't want you driving around on three wheels. smart. with liberty mutual new car replacement, we'll replace the full value of your car. see car insurance in a whole

. >> a video starring among others jack black, morgan freeman and valerie plame.deo makes the point the only alternative to the deal might be war with iran. >> once a war begins the chances of iran developing a nuclear weapon would only increase. >> wait a second, valerie plame was in this video. valerie, do you know that because you are a spy. >> i'm not going to answer that, jack. >> i think what valerie is saying is the agreement on the table is the best way to ensure that iran doesn't build a [ bleep ] bomb. >> up next, valerie plame and james fallows will join us. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis like me... and you're talking to a rheumatologist about a biologic this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira helping me reach for more. doctors have been prescribing humira for more than 10 years. humira works for many adults. it targets and helps to block a specific source of inflammation that contrubutes to ra symptoms. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, inc

morgan freeman jackleg sure they're funny serious thoughts on the ira and a killer deal very maloney. >> reporter: do me a favor ... had a number of congress screw ups. if the deal doesn't go through the celebs say totally fried by a major nuclear bomb dead. >> reporter: 10 into their group about the video can if they are proving will flawless and flying with ties burgess bill late lips sink first of the movie 13 hours. that >> reporter: american for killed in gauzy >> pam: hour of your energy and the news on the way it 7:00 in center followed by entertainment tonight at 730 that we are back with kron 4 news at 8:00 and the raiders arrived in nafta for training camp gary has their reaction from their prized happy anniversary to me it's safeway's anniversary... happy anniversary to me but you're the one who's gonna save some serious money. happy anniversary to me right now with your club card brentwood sweet corn is 4 for $1.00 tropicana orange juice or farmstand juice is $2.49 and lays potato chips are just $1.99. happy anniversary to me. safeway's huge anniversary sale! it's just be

>> yeah, morgan freeman actually.w just to be with me and co-host. he's like -- >> well where is he -- >> he's like ben on "the bachelorette." >> leave him out of this. >> we like ben. >> all right, so where is he today? >> he's at "blue bloods." he was supposed to come with me. we do face time. >> but tom selick -- >> is he on there? >> i have him with me. >> there he is! hi, donnie. >> hi, guys. >> where are you? >> we're missing you here today. >> i'm missing you both terribly and of course i'm missing my gorgeous wife and her magical pink hair but i'm in the woods somewhere in queens on the set of "blue bloods" trying to solve a tv murder here. tom selleck is going to fire me because i'm holding up the set. >> oh, be careful, that's right. >> keep working so you can pay for my new hair that i'll need. >> is this part of the reason you love jenny so much? she surprises you everyday doesn't she? she keeps it, as we say, active. >> she does. >> well, she does. she does and i do and i think that's what's so great is t

. >> and the last one, when i think out loud it sounds nothing like morgan freeman. >> also a true storyuickly, can you just settle something? you and your wife blake posted a picture recently of you carrying your baby daughter james in a baby carrier, and all heck broke loose at what was happening here. people thought it was unsafe. what happened? >> i'm in the -- the baby is not properly secured in the vessel that i'm wearing there. and, you know i'm a first time dad. and that is not the first mistake i've made. and i can guarantee it won't be the last. so -- >> so lessons learned there? >> yeah sure. usually we do -- i had never used that particular carrier before so -- every other time it's been perfect. >> end of story. right there. ryan it was good to see you. >> always good to see you too. thank you. >>> "self/less" from our sister company, gramercy pictures opens friday. >>> up next brody jenner opens up about his father's transition and his very revealing new show. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ >>> back now at 8:40 with brody jenner. you know him from "keeping up with the