>> this week on talk to al jazeera, director and producer spike lee. >> oh snap! >> we gonna make sure these fools put down these guns. >> lee's new film "chi-raq" tacklesgang warfare in chicago - and the idea that a "sex strike" could help quell it. while it's a satire based in one inner city, gun violence is an epidemic. >> how long will be... will we... will we bow down before the tyranny of the nra, the gun manufacturers and the politicians, you know, which are in their pocket? >> the director applauds the call to action by groups like black lives matter - but emphasizes that black-on-black crime cannot be ignored. >> we're killin' ourselves. >> recently lee was awarded an honorary oscarfor revolutionizing modern-day black cinema. that didn't stop him from speaking out about the need for still greater representation in the industry. >> 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 talking about the president, one of lee's most iconic films "do the righ

spike lee is joining us tonight. [cheers and applause] very cool. before we begin though i'm sure you all have heard of this shooting in san bernardino right now it's a horrible situation and still unfolds as we're taping and our heart goes out to everybody. this is really unacceptable of the heels of the shoot at planned parenthood it's overwhelming. it's happening too much. let me see if i can put it in perspective there's been 355 mass shootings this year and we are only on calendar day 336. this has really got to stop. all right. that's all i can say. anyhow, enough talking about the shootings from this year, let's talk about one from last year. >> this morning the chicago police chief has been fired amid outrage over the videotaped killing of a black teenager by a police officer. >> finally something it's starting to happen in this tragic shooting. remember the cop shot -- yeah, i don't know if we want to clap for it but he shot the teenager laquan mcdonald 16 times, multiple times when he was on the ground it was clear in the video i don't kno

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i'm sarah hoye, speaking with producer, director and actor spike lee.e've been talking about his new film "chi-raq". >> one of your biggest critics was the mayor of chicago himself, rahm emmanuel. >> well, i wouldn't say he was the biggest critic. the mayor only... i mean look... and... look, we... we had a difference, but in no way did mayor rahm emmanuel say, "spike, i don't want you to make this film". he never said that. he said, "spike, i like your films". he said, "my problem is is that i don't like the title," which i didn't come up with. the term chi-raq came off local chicago rappers who thought, and i think rightfully so, where they live... southwest... west... on the southwest side of chicago, is a war zone. >> and the numbers confirm it. >> yes. the dubious numbers. and then he also said that this film will hurt tourism and economic development. well, i would like to tell you this. while we were filmin' chi-raqin chicago, nfl commissioner roger goodell had the nfl draft. >> just a little event. >> 250,000 people were in grant park for the (u

something got spike lee real mad.my nicholson says chi-rac is a marvel. >> spike is back. next up is graham pass, a horror comedy starring adam scott and toni collette. instead of coal, the children of eastern europe have had a darker punishment around christmastime in the form of the beast flamed graham pass. when the squabbling of a family causes a young boy to lose his faith in christmas, the ancient beast is unleashed on the family who must come together in order to survive. >> how many ammo do you have? >> i a couple shells still loaded. maybe a dozen in my pocket. why? >> i think our best bet is to stay put. board up all the doors and windows and as soon as the weather breaks, we'll go find her. >> i told you we should have gone to my brother's. >> he sure on a pig farm. >> jesus was born in a barn. >> critics are being naughty and nice on this one. tim robe by saying it's too black hearted to feel like any kind of classic and veneta of the upcoming calling it a refreshing antidote to the persistent yuletide joy

spike lee is no stranger to controversy. for 30 years he's directed and produced films that went against the grain of hollywood. some of which include jungle fever, malcolm x and red hook summer. his latest movie, "chi-raq," promises to be another one. i sat down with perhaps one of the greatest independent >> we're going to have to organize. >> spike lee, thanks for joining us on "our world." how are you doing? >> all is good. >> you are a legendary director considered worldwide unquestionable. >> what question are you asking? you're asking me? >> you're legendary. but what i find to be fascinating is how could a legendary director have a hard time making a film? >> well, legendary doesn't necessarily transform into getting your film made. hollywood is the film business. and we're in a situation where the people who make the what films don't get made, do not reflect the audience of the united states of america. they do not reflect the diversity of this country. and thank god for amazon, my agent and i bart walker went to su

>> trevor: please welcome spike lee!d applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> trevor: the legend, spike lee. no one has ever drank water from that cup. thank you. people think -- >> another one of my firsts, huh? >> yes, it is a first. how you doing, sir? >> trevor: you are -- i'm good. thank you. how are you? >> great, glad. i'm honored to be on your show. >> trevor: no, no, the honor is all mine. >> he's doing it! [ cheers and applause ] >> trevor: i know we're talking about "chi-raq," but before i watched it, i went back and watched "do the right thing" and it was insane how prophesorial that movie was. >> yeah, a lot of things. we predicted global warming. >> trevor: i noticed that! did you read up on that or -- >> i don't know where it came from, but i wrote it. [ laughter ] in 1988. i wrote that script from march 1 to march 14, 1988, we had the whole thing about gentrification. we had a couple of other things. >> trevor: one of the most harrowing was you had a black man being choked to death by the police in front of

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it's directed and created by spike lee.nating film about, i guess, the violence in chicago and the women in chicago decide to go on a sex strike. >> yes. >> trevor: and they say, we will give no man sex until there is peace. >> yes. >> trevor: and you are one of those men that gets no sex. >> aim one of those men. >> trevor: yes. and you get really angry about this. (laughter) >> i love your synopsis of the film, trevor! >> trevor: i'm just trying to lay this out because it's a very strange movie. did you method act for this thing? >> did i abstain from sex? >> trevor: yes. i did, i did! i'm still going strong, too! ladies, hit me after the show. >> trevor: you looked like you got into it, though! for real, though, this was honestly, you were really amazing. it's a strange movie to watch, i told this to spike lee, it's a beautiful film and so many messages but you were fantastic in this film. >> wow, that means a lot coming from you. >> trevor: it was! and you jacked up as well, right? >> what? >> trevor: you were jacked up

plus, director spike lee on his new film tackling urban violence, "chi-raq:" >> we as americans should not be okay with our young people being shot down in the street. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: evidence is mounting this evening that the killers in san bernardino, california had become home-grown islamist radicals. but it is not clear they had links to anyone else. those facts emerged as the f.b.i. launched a full-blown federal investigation. >> we are now investigating the

of spike lee's drama about gang violence in chicago "chi-raq." >> many of the people in the film are people who are in that community. so it wasn't like we were hiring actors- other people from other towns. we were immersed in the community. so it was- i won't say effortless, but we didn't have to create the environment. we were in the real environment with real mothers, people who have lost their children, and people who are grieving, and people who are trying to make a difference, and take the city back block by block. when you're in the hands of spike lee, and you understand that he's the leader and he's going to steer the ship, you've got to just go along for the ride, but it was beautiful. i mean, being familiar with lysistrata and the story, and understanding everything from verse and the ideologies of greek theater and love and war, and being able to put that into pretty cool. >> there were so many amazing people that were a part of this film, just legends, and our community and the cinematic community period. working with them i was just it is soaking up so much trying to lea

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filmmaker spike lee predicting, quote, some more heads are going to roll. and an op-ed in "the new york times" by former university of chicago and current columbia law professor bernard e. hardquart calling the investigation a cover-up, also calling in prosecutor anita alvarez and mayor rahm emanuel to resign. >>> the u.s. is putting more boots on the ground in the war on isis. the pentagon is sending additional special forces to the middle east. defense officials tell nbc news between 100 and 150 special ops forces will be based in iraq to strike there and in syria. secretary of defense ash carter says we are at war. >> these special operators will, over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture isil leaders. >> evidence is mounting that air strikes alone won't stop isis just yesterday the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff flatly disputed a claim made by president obama in an interview two weeks ago. general joseph dunford says the u.s. has, in fact, not contained the terror group. but officials call these next accus

and later spike lee gets candid about his latest film "chi-raq." my interview ahead. >> part of the objection to that term -- >>> he's taken a page from the playbook of hitler. donald trump is literally trying to radicalize our fellow americans against our american muslim and international muslim brothers and sisters. >> he feels that we are at war. >> he's an [ bleep ] hole. i mean, i apologize, reverends. >> that was philadelphia mayor michael nutter with a response to donald trump's proposal to ban muslim visitors to the country and immigrants. the press conference was held alongside the leaders of the philly religious community after, this is important, a bloody pig's head was found thrown at a local mosque overnight, an incident that was captured on surveillance tape. also it's not the only potential hate crime reported today. a somali restaurant in south dakota was set on fire where nazi graffiti had been painted on the exterior. we'll take a deeper look at islamic xenophobia next. >>> this was from the center for >>> this was from the center

spike lee has an idea that might surprise you and he is with me tonight. i want to begin with the crowd turning out for donald trump in new hampshire. gop leaders increasingly fear he could get the nomination and lead the republicans to a rout in the general election. jeff zeleny has more for us from new hampshire. the leaders feel they have created an unstoppable candidate who is hurting the party and they don't know how to stop him. what are your sources telling you? >> there is no question about that. they don't know how to stop him. two months from tonight, at this very hour, the first votes in the iowa caucuses will be coming in. and many republicans, many people in the establishment thought by this point this race would be in a different -- have a different look to it, it would be ordered differently. but donald trump has remained on top of the field. the rest of the candidates have not been able to consolidate support. so party leaders are acknowledging openly with worry and alarm he could become the nominee and they fear what could do for the rest

it's a problem throughout this nation. >> this new initiative also brought out filmmaker spike lee. >> stop the murder madness, or there will be no more hope! >> the situation's out of control! >> his new movie, "chi-raq," is about gang violence in chicago. >> satire will be the best way for us to tell this very serious story. >> joining this very serious issue, a lawmaker, a civic activist, and community leaders want to raise greater awareness of gun violence and confront its deadly nature on many fronts. >> it is absolutely unacceptable that we are shooting our children with illegal guns... >> that's right. >> ...and then the next day we act like nothing ever happened. >> but filmmaker spike lee after laquan mcdonald, who was shot 16 times by a chicago police officer in this disturbing video, and silent after this 9-year-old was killed. >> like tyshawn lee gets led into an alley... >> that's right. >> ...and executed. it's not an either-or situation. it has to be both. >> why are we not doing more? our children are being murdered. >> tim fleischer, channel 7 "eyewitness news." >> ju

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first up, i'll be sitting down with oscar-winning director spike lee. ( cheers and applause ) is it the shoes? >> jon: yeah. >> stephen: nobody-- nobody tell spike. he thinks he's at a knicks game right now. and i'll be talking to bravo's amazing andy cohen. those of you in the know, know that he is the ban ki-moon of but if nee-nee asks, he was not here, and i only didn't invite her because i thought kendra might come, and i do not have time for the drama. then i'll be talking with legendary singer-songwriter carly simon. ( cheers and applause ) mock-ing-bird. carly's got a new memoir, and she's so vain i bet she thinks that book is about her. don't you! don't you! that sound right there, ladies and gentlemen, is jon batiste and stay human. say hi, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) they're about to do that thing. but before they do it, one more thing: a driver's ed teacher in florida was charged with a d.u.i. florida. ( band playing tonight, stephen welcomes spike lee. bravo's andy cohen. and a musical performance by carly simon. featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now it's time

karen: spike lee' s films never really followed the hollywood formula. they' ve you' re often wonder action or the other, and this film is certainly a part of that path for mr. lee. michael: as i was sitting watching the film, i thought it was accommodation of "malcolm x," "school daze," "jungle fever," and " do the right thing" all in one. there is controversy over to realizing violence in chicago. i' ve seen interviews with spike where he accepts that people see it that way but it is his story. karen: there have been stories chicago and many chicagoa ns are not happy with the movie because they think it unfairly retraced the city, but news reports are not painting chicago in the best light. you are in contact with the naacp there. michael: we are constantly talking with the national office and boots on the ground there. folks feel like this is the moment. i would compare these instance -- incidents and whether it is baltimore, ferguson, chicago, extinct, dormant, or active good right now in chicago we have an active volcano. folks are wanting to challen

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with regards to the controversy, spike lee said craig, this is my 17th film. every film i make i'm supposed to be starting a conversation. it's supposed to be controversial. >> and it already has. >> yes. so mission accomplished. >> let's send it over to kristen in the orange room. she has today's plaza fans of the day. >> this is jordan page from salt lake city. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having us. >> so you guys are friends from college, which is incredible. girls weekend in new york. jordan, you are pregnant with your fifth child. i don't want to give away too much information. congratulations. >> thank you. i needed the girls weekend. >> five. that's incredible. how does it feel? >> well, there's a reason i am here. i got to sleep in. drink my own drink. no one slobbered in my cup. it was great. >> well, we love having you. have a fantastic weekend. thanks for being here. good luck. >>> still to come on "today," last-minute holiday vacations that won't break the bank. but f what makes thermacare different? two words: it heals. how? with heat. th

. >> rose: we conclude with director spike lee. his new film is called "chi-raq." >> what i want people to take away from this film is we have to do something about guns in this country. it's crazy. 88 americans die every day due to gun violence. so our image is it's only in the hood, it's black, hispanic. no, that's wrong. gun violence affects every american in this country. so you say 88 a day, that's 32,000 a year americans who are no longer here every year due to gun violence. >> rose: jeffrey tambor and spike lee when we continue. >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by: captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: jeffrey tambor is here. he plays maura pfefferman, a transgender woman on amazon's "transparent." the "new york times" calls his performance a revelation. he's earned numerous awards including golden globe and emmy. season 2 appears on amazon january 11. i am pleased to have him. welcome. having seen you and met you on the morning show

((sot spike lee/filmmaker))"chicago south side, you go by the mbers - 's a war zone." ((nana-2))the title of the movie isistreet slang... combining "chicago" with "iraq." wesley snipes and nick cannon play gang leaders. teyonah (tee-on'-uh) parris portrays cannon's girlfriend. ((2-shot sot teyonah parris/actress))"most of the movie is told in verse - there's singing, there's dancing -we're really trying to connect with the language." (nat sot in verse)"everybody here got man a banging and slanging, fighting for the flag, risking that long zip of the cadaver bag."((narr-3)) like the greek play it's based on - lysistrata - the women in "chi-raq" go on a sex strike...in an effort to stop the violence.(group nats from gym scene) "i will deny all rights of access or entrance." ((narr-4))spike lee made an effort to hire chicago actors - like jennifer hudson and john cusack.cusack - whose character is based on a popular local pastor - says cusack/actor))"it raises very disturbing questions about which lives have value in our society."((narr-5))like the anceint greeks, lee kee

spike lee's latest film "chiraq" takes a look at the violence that's plagued the city. the toll it's taking and one mother who's fighting for change. here's my "nightline" coanchor byron pitts. >> this is my son, my baby. >> reporter: pam bosley knows chicago's pain like few others. a doting wife and mother. that's terrell, her oldest boy, raised in the church beside her. the last time they talked that's where he was. >> he was at church. i was like, baby, be careful. he's like, ma, you're always worrying. i'm good, i don't know why you're tripping, ain't nothing going to happen to me. my next call was, my baby been shot. >> reporter: he was 18, a college freshman, never a day's trouble, gunned down on his way into choir practice on chicago's south side. terrell collapsed at the pastor's feet. >> i need you now. i need you now motive, a gang initiation, a wannabe hoodlum ordered to gun down a stranger. terrell bosley happened to be that stranger. songs that once soothed pam's soul now only add to her suffering. >> i can't watch no more. that's my baby. so i really don't

. >>> and film director spike lee on america's gun culture. >> why are we okay with that 88 americans die everyday from gun violence? why are we okay with that? >>> joining me for insight and analysis are matt bai of yahoo! news, helene cooper of the "new york times," amy walter of the cook political report, and michael gerson of the "washington post." welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >>> good sunday morning, i'm andrea mitchell in for chuck todd who is taking a well-deserved holiday break. 12 months ago, most political pundits would have laughed in your face if you suggested that by the end of the year donald trump would have a commanding lead in the race for the republican nomination and bernie sanders would be giving hillary clinton a run for her money on the democratic side. but 2015 has been a year when conventional wisdom was turned on its head. the big question for 2016 is whether the old order can reassert itself. in a moment, i'll be joined by bernie sanders. but this christmas week, there wasn't any peace and good will from trump as he used a vulgar term to refer to

president obama, spike lee, and new york times, to donald trump and ted cruz, national voices on both sides of the debate are weighing in and they're not mincing words. >> right now people on the no fly list can walk in to a store and buy a gun. that's insane. if you're too dangerous to board a plane, you're too dangerous by definition to buy a gun. >> reporter: president barack obama in his weekly address calling on congress to close what he calls loopholes in the gun control laws. the president's call for action saturday being joined by the new york times. the paper a record for the first time in 95 years placing an editorial on its front page, calling it a moral outrage and national disgrace that civilians can legally purchase weapons designed to kill people with speed and efficiency. director spike lee in chicago gunned down because of his father's alleged gang ties. >> we can't be silenced when a 9-year-old is led in to an alley and executed. >> reporter: opponents of gun control though are firing back, saying no law could have prevented these tragedies, adding the answer to the