a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> back now with part two of my conversation with tavis, celebrating 20 years in broadcasting. in conjunction with that, out soon with a new book called "fail up." there are 20 chapters in the book. why did you self published? tavis: that is a good question. i was with doubleday for 10 years. i had a good run with doubleday, but i realize there are things i wanted to do in a way that was different from what they wanted to do. number two, i realized i knew how to do it on my own, and number three, there are things that i wanted to publish. there is a lot of stuff out t

i'm tavis smiley. first up tonight, part two of our conversation with talk show icon larry king. he is out with a new book featuring his favorite moments from 25 years on cnn. the new book is called "truth be told". also tonight actress lucy punch is here in a breakout performance, "you will meet a tall, dark stranger." she is out next weekend with her latest film "bad teacher". we're glad you have joined us. part two of our conversation with larry king and actress lucy punch coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer. nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one nation at a -- conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next week with my guest j.j. abrams and talk show legend larry king. that is next week. we will see you then. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

it together because you are the one ♪ [applause] >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smileytt smith. we will see you next time. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading >> i am james. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all lived better. >> nationwide supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide is proud to work in improving financial literacy and removing obstacles one at a time. good evening >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with larry king. last year, he steps down from one of the most popular platforms. he is back with his new book on his time behind the microphone. larry king, his book is called "truth be told." we are glad you joined us for a conversation with larry king, coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is happy to help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: always pleased to welcome the king of talks, larry king to this program. i am the one against to ask the questions tonight. there is plenty to ask banks to the releas

as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi. i'm tavis smiley. conversation about legendary lawyer clarence darrow plus actor gary sin's. that's next time. see you then. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and removing obstacles to empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more.

i'm tavis smiley. it probably does not sound like a good idea to open in summer hollywood movie with no stars and almost zero advance publicity, but do not tell that to j.j. abrams, despite the lack of star power and a shy campaign, he opened number-one at the box office this weekend. he began his new project "super 8." but first, a bleak outlook on jobs. rana foroohar oversaw coverage for "time" magazine and is the author of an article entitled: " what recovery?" both are coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers li

tavis: shie, i'm tavis smiley.decade. that's next time. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> -- you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to support tavis and remove obstacles by economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. first up tonight, a conversation with boxing legend sugar ray leonard. he is out with a new memoir with his ups and downs. the new best seller is called "the big fight." two-time oscar nominated actress miranda richardson is here. sugar ray leonard and miranda richardson coming out right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is happy to help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: i am pleased to welcome sugar ray leonard back to this program. he became a household name after the summer olympics in montreal, he went

[captioning made possible by kcet public television] >> for more information, visit tavis smiley at pbs.orgtavis: join me next time with a doctor . we will see you then. >> his name is james. he needs extra help with his reading. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. we're proud to join him in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions from viewers like you. thank you. ♪

a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer. nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: an honor to welcome diane nash to this program. in the early 1960's she became a key figure in the civil rights movement as a student at fisk university. she led an toast desegregate bus stations in the south. this marks the 50th anniversary over the freedom riders. this month on pbs you can catch "freedom riders." here now a scene from "freedom riders." >> my phone in the hotel room rings and it is the attorney general and he opens the conversation, who the hell is diane nash. call her and let her know what the waiting for the freedom riders so i called her. i said i understand that there are more freedom riders coming down fro

[captioning made possible by kcet public television] >> for more information, visit tavis smiley at pbs.orgtavis: join me next time with a doctor . we will see you then. >> his name is james. he needs extra help with his reading. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. we're proud to join him in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ z?@>@ it is rather, yes. it's quite ugly, to be honest. - you don't like it? - i don't like it. no, i inherited it about 21 years ago, but i really don't know much about it, except that it was-- i know louis wain's famous for cats. well, you're quite right. louis wain is very famous as an illustrator of cats, cartoon cats, in particular. but what's interesting is these funny little models made in ceramic. some of them are made on the continent in hard paste porcelain. this one was made in the u.k. it's made in england. it's in lovely condition. but isn't he odd? y

tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy a time. pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] >> dr. henry kissinger's long career includes his time as u.s. secretary of state, during which he was awarded the nobel peace prize. he made a historic trip to china, which ushered in an era end a relationship that continues to grow in importance and complexity. his new book is called "on china." thank you for your time. let me start with some basics. how much of the way we view china and the way they do business has to do with this huge and gap between the numbers of people -- 300 million americans, and 1.3 ha billion chinese people -- how much of the way we see things differently has to do with the number of citizens? >> china is too vague, and -- ibg, and it has a huge population compared to any other country, and governing hough and 1.3 billion people --

. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer. nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: dr. julianne malveaux is a noted economist, author and

. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- books george packer's include "the assassin's gate." he is also a staff writer for "the new yorker." his article this week is called "a dirty business." he joins us from new york. always good to have you on this program. >> it is good to be with you for the first time. tavis: there is someone who cares about washing -- wall street misdeeds and is doing something about it. tell me more. >> he was going in india. he went to harvard, columbia law school, did all the right things, and ended up as the u.s. attorney for manhattan, the southern district of new york. he inherit

. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: john farrell is an award winning journalist whose books include one about jameel. the book is called gary sini"cle darrow: attorney for the damned". clarence darrow was who? >> he was probably america's greatest or grandest defense lawyer. he is familiar to most people as henry drummer. for lawyers, you do not graduate with out having someone sang we have our own little clarence darrow in the family. tavis: what made him such a famous defender of defendants? >> he groped in rural northeast ohio. the other thing is he had this amazing sense of empathy and compassion. when given the choice between taking one route and making a lot

. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley with every question and every answer, nationwide is proud to join tavis to improve literacy and empower one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: pleased to welcome robert kennedy junior to our program. he has dealt his life to environmental issues including the fight over coal. he has featured a new documentary about coal which is called "the last mountain" playing in theaters in select theaters. >> we are cutting down the ap lashian mountains literally. >> absolutely gigantic. >> blowing the tops off the mountain to get at the coal. >> coal is sort of a layer of cake, layer of coal, lake of rock, layer of coal, lack of rock and keep this process up until they reduce the mountain to rubble. >> they detonated explosives every day. and explosive power the size of a hiroshima bomb once a week. tavis: this documentary is about coal, but at the center of this documentary, sits an uncomfortable conversation in this country that we have to have about

. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: maziar bahari is an award winning journalist and filmmaker who was captured in iran while covering the presidential election for "newsweek". the story of his captivity as the basis for the claimed text, "then they came for me". a family story of love, captivity, and survival. good to have you on this program. >> nice to be here. tavis: everyone of us knows what it's like to have your mother come into your room and we took on any given day but how you process your mother coming to wake you up to tell you there are five men at the door who have come to take you away? >> in the first instance, i felt guilt because it was the third time that my mother had to go through that. they first

cuts nationwide support tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide is proud to wear improving economic literacy. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. it is rather, yes. it's quite ugly, to be honest. - you don't like it? - i don't like it. no, i inherited it about 21 years ago, but i really don't know much about it, except that it was-- i know louis wain's famous for cats. well, you're quite right. louis wain is very famous as an illustrator of cats, cartoon cats, in particular. but what's interesting is these funny little models made in ceramic. some of them are made on the continent in hard paste porcelain. this one was made in the u.k. it's made in england. it's in lovely condition. but isn't he odd? yes, he is very odd. in fact, he doesn't even look like a cat to me. i rather thought it was just like a warrior lion. - do you know what he's for? - no no. he's a match holder. he sits there by the fireside. take your match out, strike it on the wall. it's a shame he

. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one aime. aime. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. kcet public television] --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: i am always pleased to have tom selleck on this program. in addition to his role on the popular show jesse stone, he shows on this season's most watched new show called "blue bloods." here are scenes from "blue bloods." >> what about the boys? >> what are we going to do? >> it is my considered opinion that this gets out and the media gets ahold of it, she won't have much of a chance. >> so you have another hit on your hands. >> is there any would around, i need to knock onood. actually, cbs likes to hold their announcements. i think it is a hit. it is a hit for me. it is a show i wanted to succeed, not only when i first read the script, but when i g

. >> nationwide supports tavis smiley. we are proud to join him in working to improve the plans to literacy and of removing the obstacles to economic empowerment one at a time. >> and from contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> we are pleased to welcome kenneth brannagh to this program. out this weekend with what promises to be one of the biggest films so far this year. natalie portman and chris hens worth, now here seen in "thor." >> through your arrogance and stupidity you have brought these peaceful realms and innocent lives the horror and desolation of war. you are unworthy of these powers, unworthy of this title. you are unworthy. i take it from you in the name of my father and his father of four -- and his father before. i cast you out. >> we know you and celebrate she was a wonderful celebration shakespearean actor. how does that and formed this? >> you have anthony hopkins, a fantastic shakespearean actor remain -- bringing tremendous brought the cost of the role of the open. -- of o

. >> and nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. we are about to join him in improving literacy and improving obstacles to economic empowerment. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: please welcome william h. macy back to the program. he has schist finish the first season of "shameless." the show has been picked up for a second season. here is say scene. >> did you miss me? have one. >> go way, frank. >> a pen, mr. barkeep. it is disability date. >> i thought they had a guy falling you are around with a camera. >> they couldn't follow me around if they wanted to. they can catch me doing anything. what's with the crowd? crack's a layout. >> that is the problem with working. too much instability. stress. tavis: what is the message? you are scanning the government. you're a drunk father of six kids. as we saw, you get your checking go to the bar. where is the social redemptive value of the character? >> what w

. >> nationwide supports tavis smiley. nationwide is proud to join in working to improve financial literacy and working to remove obstacles to economic empowerment. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributons from your pbs station -- to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: mark warner is serving his first term in the u.s. senate from virginia. he is a key member of the senate budget committee, who helped organize the bipartisan group known as the gang of six. it is always good to have you back on this program. >> thanks for having us back on. tavis: is it five or six? >> we have one republican who was going to take a break, but we have congressman who wrote a letter and said, hang in there. we have got to have some bipartisan solution, so we are still at it. tavis: what is the mission? what is the strategy? how did you farmout -- how to the five or six of you get the others to s

cornell west, tavis smiley, reverend al sharpton, sewsofia nelson as well as tamara mcmillan.at's just a small part of the bigger picture that's happened at the essence music festival >> andist's always a good event. as you say, you have to talk about it, discuss those issues about those women and all of that. that's the best way to get it out there. and improve it. >> absolutely. >> so, listen, thank you, emil. as someone who's from louisiana, i want to thank "essence" for making a commitment to new orleans. i don't have time to talk about why you did it but i know you do it in part because you think it's important and it's an important city. so thank you and i look forward to seeing you next week, okay? >> great. thank you so much. >>> coming up i'll talk with actress miro sore vena about the worldwide plague of human trafficking. >> let me tell you one fact. the world on drugs spends more than all the money than all the money spent up to date by the united states government, all of its domestic and international programs on human trafficking. t0 ttd# 1-800-345-2550 ttd# 1-8

. >> reporter: halle berry spoke about her experience with talk show host tavis smiley two days afterelebrity mothers sarah jessica parker and salma hayek have expressed their concern over the paparazzi many times. >> they are parked outside of your house and they will not move for months. i didn't leave my house for nearly four months. >> these guys are just enjoying it. i just screamed leave me alone. >> reporter: there are laws in place but they're difficult to enforce. >> it is very rare when the celebrity will pick up the phone and call the police and get them to respond and it's only once the celebrity makes that call can the police get involved. >> reporter: and it's not just the celebrities being targeted in some cases, the home of sarah jessica parker's surrogate was broken moo for tabloid information and if you can believe, one of the pen was actually a police chief, and he will now spend the next couple of years in prison. >> wow. >> so they got him on that one. >> good thing. okay. andrea, thanks very much. now, let's go to lara with "morning menu." >> here's a look at wha