denzel washington, samuel l. jackson, and wesley snipes. they all presented me my oscar.nd during my speech i made a couple statements. one's that the entertainment industry is way behind sports, as far as diversity goes. it's easier for african american person to be president of the united states of america than president of a hollywood studio or tv or cable network. >> and why does that matter? >> because image... images matter. and if we're not in the position, we're not in the room then we don't really have a say. if... here's the thing, we go... i'm... i'm glad we got black stars. that's great. but they're not really in the... woven into the fabric of decision... decision-making in... in hollywood, or the networks. and also this is beyond hollywood. it's television, it's newspapers, it's magazines. we have to be in those positions where we have a vote... you have a part of the decision. we have a say. and we're... and that's not the case now. >> but here you are, you know, all these years later. does it still frustrate you that it... nothing's changed? >> i can't say

denzel washington, samuel l. jackson, and wesley snipes. they all presented me my oscar.nd during my speech i made a couple statements. one's that the entertainment industry is way behind sports, as far as diversity goes. it's easier for african american person to be president of the united states of america than president of a hollywood studio or tv or cable network. >> and why does that matter? >> because image... images matter. and if we're not in the position, we're not in the room then we don't really have a say. if... here's the thing, we go... i'm... i'm glad we got black stars. that's great. but they're not really in the... woven into the fabric of decision... decision-making in... in hollywood, or the networks. and also this is beyond hollywood. it's television, it's newspapers, it's magazines. we have to be in those positions where we have a vote... you have a part of the decision. we have a say. and we're... and that's not the case now. >> but here you are, you know, all these years later. does it still frustrate you that it... nothing's changed? >> i can't say

"i am crushed, what a genius," from samuel l jackson.t in every sense of the word," coming from quincy jones. and president obama said, "prince did it all. he was a virtuoso instrumentalist, and nobody spirit was stronger, boulder, or more creative." >> when you look at where he was, and what he did at the time that he did it, you look at popular music today, and it would be a much more boring place if it was not for prince. the young boy showed a prodigious talent. it is said he played all 27 instrument on his first record, but he had to wait until 1982 for his first big breakthrough, for his album 1999. >> ♪ maybe i'm just too demanding ♪ uporter: he followed that with "purple rain," considered by many to be one of the greatest albums ever made. oscar, a grammy award, and placed him at the top of international superstars. >> we used to hang out backstage. very low-key. he would stand at the side of the stage and shake our hands as we went on stage. over 100 he sold million records, released over 39 studio albums, and was not afraid to

it reminds me of this uncomfortable exchange when samuel l. jacksongratulated for another's commercial. >> you are as crazy as the people on twitter. >> they all look the same to you? >> gracious. topic number 4. winter isn't entirely over in russia. if you have some kind of weird helper month ski you use to raise livestock, make sure he's dressed in layers. that's a monkey in a snow suit. now what's this little guy doing? this little monkey is checking on a goat. i have no idea. it takes a lot of work to train a monkey to babysit a goat. doesn't it? goats will eat anything. even monkeys, i'm pretty sure. in these united states, we use monkeys and chimps but we use them for scientific testing and laboratories. see? they train those chimps to talk. what fun. so much for practical. topic number five. do you remember when the world was transfixed by the rat that's drug a piece of is a twice its size. there was another curious and hungry rodent joining a filthy buffet. i give you mcdonald's wrap. there he goes. is that fresh graham cracker? i'll take the

the actor samuel l. jackson took second place, so maybe he could be the celebrity vice president.nows. >> i think i would vote for him for president. he's a pretty good guy. i'm not sure who i would have picked in that. how about you? >> i'm not sure. i'm not saying. >> do you have any idea who you would like to have, lauryn? >> no idea. i have well. we're all in the same boat. and we're all in the same boat with sunshine. a good day to be on a boat, actually. our daytime highs in the mid to upper 60s. yesterday we topped out at 68 but that was at 1:13 in the morning and then we continued to drop off from there. it was a little breezy yesterday. it's going to be much nicer today. temperatures rise tling through 50s, just gorgeous conditions out there. tonight going to be a little chilly as we fall into the 30s and 40s around d.c. we'll take a few degrees up tomorrow. low 60s for tomorrow but plenty of sun thanks to high pressure. we'll keep that sunshine going. cherry blossom festival looking good. a gorgeous end to the week, a gorgeous weekend. maybe a slight chance of sprinkles

sherr, samuel l. jackson, whoopi goldberg say they will leave the u.s. if trump becomes president.t to get your take something that happened last night. donald trump was on the way to be with you guys. go to the victory speech. nick at this minaj time 100 dinner and incorporated donald trump's name and vp joe biden essentially into the lyrics saying it was dedicated to both of them. as a celebrity how do you see this cross between a celebrity and being political? >> well, i think it is always, it is always tricky because, you have a fan base wherever that fan basis. they're made up of all kind of different people. kind of like college football. if i say who i like and who i am pulling against someone will be upset. deirdre: someone will be offended. >> right. someone will be upset. i'm drawn to this because i want the country to change. i want it to be good. i'm okay, with, if someone else wins the nomination on the republican side, i would be fine supporting them as well. certainly want some change. from the democratic side i don't see anything that attracts me, you know, from mrs

and, again, when you look at someone like samuel l. jackson who is very controversial and makes very controversial statements, he is a spokesperson for a bank, capital one. he has yet to be removed from his spokesperson position. so, again, there's a huge double standard here based on the individual and also based on the companies. deirdre: all right. stay with me, both, if you don't mind. we have a quick break to take, but we will continue the conversation in just a few moments. more stories involving political correctness, visual messaging app snapchat under fire after releasing a bob marley video effect, and critics say it amounts to a digital version of -- [inaudible] also dr. ben carson taking some heat for comments he made about harriet tubman's new spot on the $20 bill. find out what he said in an interrue on this network -- interview on this network. from pooling in the heart... forming a clot... which can travel to the brain and cause a stroke. pradaxa was better than warfarin at reducing stroke risk in a study. in the rare event of a

. >> samuel l jackson. [cheering and applause] rosanna: oh, my goodness. no plans. greg: sure enough, he is not wearing pants. rosanna: playing tarzan. greg: it is funny because he is cute. can you imagine if i did that? [cheering] rosanna: dwayne johnson and kevin hart. one of the most memorable entrances in the show's history. both of those guys wearing a greg: there is batman. looks a little extreme. rosanna: the 25th anniversary of the show. meanwhile. a lot of fun to be at the rock 'n roll hall of fame out our quays on friday night. steve miller. greg: he has a great performance. really nice. i was kind of shocked to hear from steve miller. he was inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame. they gave him a ticket and his wife to attend. you want another ticket, $10000. he was upset that his band members, their wives had to pay money to buy a ticket. that is crazy. rosanna: a lazy kind of night dinner table. greg: he did not insult anybody from the stage. rosanna: afterwards he did say that the rock 'n roll hall of fame should be inducting more women. they were