today on larry king now i had scandals tony goldwyn and i was blue shonda rhimes called me and said i'm going to play the president of united states with kerry washington that sounds interesting no matter what the situation is that the scene is every time you walk into a room you just have this power this power this aura the way people deal with you know you bring so much through every scene just because you got that title on his new project that divide the you find out where they innocent were they guilty who did what and we explore all of the great errors in our justice and on them you touch success at the moment larry i'm really grateful for you know i mean i've been doing this for twenty five years and as you know you know you go through dry periods and periods of success and you go up and down plus the most embarrassing moment on the set of scandal probably was directing myself in the sexy kerry washington. and what do you do running around that can make it and be like ok you know what i got to get it fixed and it's all next on larry king now. welcome to larry king our special gues

shonda that she owns what there's this new show you know show so i'm not surprise you know shonda is a brilliant woman. who has a very unique. voice as a writer and a producer creator and it just hits you know and shonda also the thing that's amazing about her is with all of her success she was just keeps growing and changing and going to get better so scandal has got a real woman and what is it i know that you do i mean a curious person. you had a problem you called your niece and have her how you surprised this scandal success . well yeah i'm always surprised. because we you know we as you know we pour our hearts into everything we do and i've been involved in so many projects that i would actually in love with that for one reason or another just didn't find their audience so when we made scandal we all thought we were part of something very special and i certainly thought it had the potential to be really commercial and that it was you know a really old as well as commercial but the way that it became successful was a real surprise and it was the network wasn't quite sure what the

and thank god for shonda rhimes and kerry washington and the success of "scandal."as not for them and the ferocious twitter followers, we would not be seeing this. we as black people constantly have to prove ourselves in entertainment or politics or what have you. this they did and thank you for them because now we have a full lineup that i think is going to be breathtaking television. >> cori, let me come back to you for one last moment. we're all clearly quite excited about, apparently we have nothing to do on thursday nights. we're going back to the land of tv watching. but let me ask why it might be important beyond our enjoyment. so, yes, it's great for black women, but if i'm watching nerdland right now and i'm not a black woman, why should i care that suddenly all these new characters are going to be on television? >> well, i think you should care because what the fall tv lineup is going to show the diversity of our country. the diversity of real life. and like what we're talking about. these are women who are going to be multi-fascted. they have flaws and di

it's on a night where shows are created by shonda rhymes. "grey's anatomy" moves to 8:00.hen the new one "how to get away with murder." we know what jennie mccarthy will do. he's hosting a one-hour series on sirs you k xm. mccarthy and the view co-host. erry -- sherry shepherd will not return and

god bless shonda rhimes. >> yeah, right, i know that. >> she's been good to me. >> you play david rosen like this character. >> i do, yeah. >> u.s., uh-- >> u.s. attorney for the district of columbia. >> right. >> yes. >> but you also kind of, like, one of the gladiators. you kind of made it into the group almost, right? >> yeah, i was borderline gladiator. then i decided to move off on my own. >> do your own thing. got a hold different department going on. >> occasionally butt heads with olivia pope. >> that's nice. and that's interesting because you've been--people been knowing you for many years, like, different shows, uh-- but you got to tell us the story about how you kind of owe your career to-- >> yes, this is a sad thing to admit on television. i'm sure he'll be delighted, but aaron sorkin, created the west wing and sports night and now the newsroom, was an old friend of mine, cast me in my first really significant job, which was the play a few good men on broadway. one of the perks of being on broadway is you get to participate in the oh-so-glamorous broadway bowling league. >>

today on larry king knowledge scandal tony goldwyn i will blue shonda rhimes called me and said i'm going to play the president of united states with kerry washington that sounds interesting no matter what the situation is that the scene is every time you walk into a room you just have this how this power this aura of the way people deal with you know you bring so much through. if you seem just because you got that title on his new project then divide you find out where they innocent were they guilty who did what and we explore all of the gray areas in our justice system you touch success at the moment larry i'm really grateful for you know i mean i've been doing this for twenty five years and as you know you know you go through dry periods and periods of success and you go up and down plus most of.

today on larry king now it's scandals tony goldwyn and i was blue shonda rhimes called me and said i'm going to play the president united states with kerry washington that sounds interesting but this how this power this or the way people deal with you know you bring so much for the scene just because you got that title on his new project the divide the you find out where they innocent were they guilty who did what and we explore all of the graziers are just something you touch success at the moment larry i'm really grateful for it you know i mean i've been doing this for twenty five years and as you know you know you go through what i feared some periods of success and you go off and down plus the most embarrassing moment on the set of scandal probably was directing myself in a sex scene and washington. and what you're seeing here and it can make it and be like ok you know what i got to get because it's all next on larry king now. welcome to larry king our special guest tony goldwyn one of my favorite people the looking back to director producer he's known for ghost all too brief diver

a reception and dinner at a hancock park home of shond shonda rimes. and then a roundtable discussion, 30 people are invited to this event, the ceo of live nation. >> how much are those tickets? >> up to $32,400 for 1 ticket. dinner tonight $25,000 per person. lunch tomorrow in san francisco, upwards of $32,000. that will buy you a vip photo and a lunch. then in l.a., the dinner ranges from 1,000 to 32,400. then that roundtable discussion -- >> there's no time to send john kerry to lecture israel. the world is burning, gaza is on fire. and our border is in all the trouble it has. the economy is still a mess. we had a contracting quarter, and this is his schedule? this is it? >> he's more focused on -- >> in the leadup to a 16-day vacation. accommodations from august 9th to august 24th, it's 8,000 square foot house, 7 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, infinity pool, hot tub, tennis and basketball court. while he's there he will be golfing and bike riding. >> is he going to be wearing that dopey hat he wears. >> we're going to be taking pictures and showing them on

god bless shonda rhimes. >> yeah, right, i know that. >> she's been good to me. >> you play david rosen on there. i like this character. >> i do, yeah. >> u.s., uh-- >> u.s. attorney for the district of columbia. >> right. >> yes. >> but you also kind of, like, one of the gladiators. you kind of made it into the group almost, right? >> yeah, i was borderline gladiator. then i decided to move off on my own. >> do your own thing. got a hold different department going on. >> occasionally butt heads with olivia pope. >> that's nice. and that's interesting because you've been--people been knowing you for many years, like, different shows, uh-- but you got to tell us the story about how you kind of owe your career to-- >> yes, this is a sad thing to admit on television. i'm sure he'll be delighted, but aaron sorkin, created the west wing and sports night and now the newsroom, was an old friend of mine, cast me in my first really significant job, which was the play a few good men on broadway. one of the perks of being on broadway is you get to participate in the oh-so-glamorous broadway bowlin

president obama's hectic fundraising schedule landed him in the backyard of television producer shonda rhymes. maybe most dazzling result of is the degree to which he has helped restore the democratic party to financial health, the dnc has reduced its debt. the democratic national committee has raised $116 million this cycle through the end of june. whittling down its debt to $3 million. at the beginning of this year, the party was mired in 15. $9 million in debt according to the federal election commission. fundraising in the past several months helped the party to pay its outstanding bills. since then the committee averaged $9 million a month in donations compared with an average of $5.8 million her month during the same period last year. democrats outraised republicans in june but the rnc has $14.4 million in the bank. dayton, ohio, what's on the issue this morning. caller: long to everybody talk about immigration issues and the children on the border. i think it's too often we muddle those two things. when we're talking about immigration policy, we're talking about a much broader s