. >> i was watching a lot of american tv, "sister act", was one of my favorites, whoopi goldberg wasd do it all. >> you've played delores. >> i have. >> you've played in "the color purple." "harriet." >> yes. >> aretha franklin, the queen of soul. >> yes. ♪ wt s ♪ i want to just shout this evening ♪ >> my job is to try and tell their stories as fully as i possibly can, and i don't know that being british stops me from doing that, because before i am that, i'm a black woman, and that's -- that's what i've knowy >> i think black joy is, i don't know, this -- even in our pain we somehow find light. the fact that we're, the two of us are sitting here, the fact that through all the things that our families might be going through, our ancestors have been through, we're still here. and we're still finding ways to make this place work for us. we're still finding ways to exist fully. that's black joy. >> our thanks to janai and cynthia. i saw "soul of a nation" last night, that episode, and it was on black joy and comedy and black comedy and the impact it's had on our lives, on our culture, a

whoopi goldberg, she was like the pinnacle.res. >> i have, yes. >> the musical "the color purple." >> yes. ♪ i'm gonna sing ♪ >>arriet, of course, a t hrue american hero. aretha franklin, the queen of soul. ♪ i wanna sing ♪ >> these are allncy >> what drew you to these iconic roles? >> that, that very thing that they re different. and so i think i'm drawn to those women. i thin dmi' twnra women who would --ouen o normally, if if they weren't as strong as they were, would be overlooked and undermined. but each one of them finds it in themselves to shine. >> howas h i american characters, though you're not american? >> it's been a huge honor, to be honest. my job is to try and tell their stories as fully as i possibly can. i don't know that being british stops me from doinge fore i am black woman. that's what i've known my whole life. >> you bring up these really id identity. >> we still have a reckoning to face in the uk. because that's where it started. and there's a strange denial that they were involved. and they were, across

because i think there is help here for you. >> whoopi goldberg, we have to go.such a pleasure talking to you. i've just always wanted to tell you that your performance at seally in the color purple was the first time i ever sat there and was moved by a person i didn't know on the screen. and so i just want to thank you for that performance. it will forever be the first time that i've felt that magic of a connection with someone in a movie. >> thank you. thank you. and i'm going to do a quick shout out to st. columbo in oakland. >> yeah. we love that. whoopi please come and visit us >>e'lle rit back. they said it couldn't be done... but you managed to pack a record 1.1 trillion transistors into this chip. whoo! yeah! oh, hi. i invested in invesco qqq. a fund that invests in the innovators of the nasdaq 100, like you. you don't have to be circuit design engineer to help push progress forward. can i hold the chip? become an agent of innovation with invesco qqq. ♪ like, seeing my mom. it's unthinkable to me that i can't see her and i can't hug her. not being able to

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years later whoopi goldberg viewed that programming as one of the key wake-up calls for white america what she said that show said. that those weeks were programming showed. we're here. we're americans were part of this country. we're not going anywhere. for those interested in this week there's a an nbc documentary called the sit-in that i would recommend. now carson didn't stop there 1968 was about to get much much worse. and carcin adjusted his programming in response to the tragic developments. martin luther king was slain in 1968 in april and carson the next night canceled the monologue and replaced it with the tribute to the slain civil rights leader. two months later. bobby. kennedy was killed. and carson again offered another tribute to a slain activist. he brought a journalists artists and friends of bobby kennedy to reminisce and to remember to mourn the death of robert kennedy who might very well have been elected president in 1968 if he had not been murdered. now the 60s. for carson wasn't all a matter of serious consciousness raising. far from it one of his highest rated

whoopi goldberg is worried about cancelling characters like dr.the cartoon skunk that in trouble. >> i heard they were taking pepeout of space jam. i think couldn't y'all have just written a couple of lines to say he didn't do that anymore. i don't know why you have to erase everything. i don't understand it. >> shannon: what do you think? >> i watched pepe, and i loved it. i am in traum over bambi's mom being shot. if anything is offensive as the dr. seuss organization said we realize some of the material was written at a time where we were not where we are as a nation. it's offensive to some african-american or asian-american children and we want to do the right thing. is there a danger we get ridave lot of things? yes. but it's important that things are recycled and we progress with what watch and read. on the internet, pepe is never gone. can you find it online. >> shannon: we talked about piers morgan in the last block. he is not sitting down in this attempt to chance. -- chancel this. he said i said i don't believe meghan markle in her inter

. >> juan: more liberal commentators like whoopi goldberg saying enough is enough when it comes to cancelture. watch this one. >> i just heard they were are taking pepe le pew out of "space jam." and i think to myself, couldn't you all just have written a couple of lines to say pepe doesn't do that anymore. i don't know why you have to erase everything. i don't get it. i don't understand it. >> juan: jesse, i wanted to start with you because we've done a lot of tv. we have all heard things we don't like, but have you ever walked off the set and said i'm gone? what would our boss jose? have you ever had this experience? >> jesse: i can't walk off the set now because i'm in a band, but i would if you said something really provocative i would. but meghan markle has done something that i didn't think was possible and that is make me feel sorry for piers morgan. if you think about what she has done, she has basically filed a complaint against piers morgan for calling a liar. that would be like hillary clinton filing a complaint against hannity. how soft or weak an english man in trouble for cr

she's also done whoopi goldberg, if you remember that. this one's funny to me. >> this is the best one. >> this is the best one. because it is like she has the like, posture. >> she really does. >> the hair flip. >> the finger. it is the finger for me. >> and the hair flip. >> she's 5 but she's also 33. >> she is. >> it's really -- >> we can hang out. >> the way that time moves right now. is just so interesting. >> oh that was funny. coming up next, the seven things to know this morning. >> also, the local company your kids probably >>> it is 5:24, if you are just joining us here are the seven things to know this morning. number 1, three more bay area counties moved from the purple tier to the less restrictedive red tier. indoor dining and other businesses can now reopen in alameda, solano and santa cruz counties. >>> 2, the house will likely pass the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill later this morning. and stimulus checks could start going out this month. >>> number 3 is day three of our storms. and today we have wintry showers on the way

whoopie goldberg.school here-- is because i imagine that there's some reason you're on the show to somehow to support your product. >> yes. >> stephen: and while i do not care about your movie, surely you do. ( laughter ) and-- and i care about you because you're a very funny person who is ready to roll with ( bleep ), you know. and i'm not going to do this bit now. i'm not going-- >> do the the bit! do the bit! do the bit! >> stephen: no, absolutely not. maybe next time, eric andre. ( laughter ) >> stephen: it was good, too. it was good, wasn't it? it was great! it was great! >> i wasn't saying don't do it! >> stephen: you kind of-- you kind of were. you kind of were. >> no, this is what i notice. you were like flowing, we're drinking. and as soon as you had to go back you went... sigh "i heard you're on the new york city subway..." ( laughter ) >> stephen: well-- >> tell... us... about that. i just noticed that change in your body language. >> stephen: i don't what you're talking about. ( laughter )

haddish, who won for her album, is the first black woman to win in that grammy category since whoopi goldberg to me. foolishly tempting fate by doing this next story about a tv news blooper. lena washington introduced hockey highlights of the sharks. when the tape rolled, she got sharks, all right. >> took the overtime last night. they were looking to avoid a loss. they have been -- this is not the sharks that we are talking about. the sharks did lose tonight 4-0 the final. we will be back right after this. >> instead of hockey, viewers were treated to video of actual sharks swimming in the ocean. she played it smoothly and later tweeted out the blooper explaining, there was another story in the broadcast about sharks and the videos got mixed up, as they sometimes do. nicely done. i have no further comment so as not to disturb the tv gods and the next tape we roll. will bewe if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide tempo

. >> i'm whoopi goldberg.s. >> all news, all morning. >> good morning, everybody. i'm liz kreutz. dublin classic st. celebrations will take a different tune. this year's parade and festival are cancled for the second time because of covid concerns. week. a socially distanced drive-in concerts with local irish bands, a virtual chalk art contest, irish dancing lessons andic c cooking classes and more. you can sign up to get all the information this week. >>> also happening today, san francisco landmark making a show of support for the chinatown community. the ferry building is opening up to feature some of the neighborhood's most beloved local businesses. the chinatown kite shop and great house sauces and the fortune cookie factory and more. there will also be a chinatown inspired gate and handmade lanterns. running every saturday this month from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. >>> let's get another check of the weather with frances dinglasan. >> low clouds and the satellite radar has spilled into parts of the east bay,

>> haddish joins whoopi goldberg as the second black woman to ever win the award and the fourth womannd now this. spain is set to become one of the first countries to experiment with a 32-hour workweek. for years, advocates for a four-day workweek have argued that a compressed week leads to higher productivity and a better work-life balance, a perspective that has gained traction amid the pandemic. while the details have yet to be completely worked out, spain will attempt the shorter workweek with companies. the government will make up the difference to lessen employer risk. the experiment is expected to cost up to $340i68on with enough money for up to 200 companies to participate. it's expected to last three years and could start as early as fall. interesting. >>> all right, still ahead here, the latest on the situation at the southern border. republicans are criticizing president biden over a surge of migrants, but did the crisis actually begin during the previous administration? don't go anywhere. "way too early" coming right back. nywhere. "way too early" coming right back this is

whoopie goldberg has defended pepe and feels they could have used his antics as a teachable moment.w. am marks get us started on this one. >> i'm probably not the best person to get started because i feel maybe i haven't watched that to even know what's really going on. >> okay. have you watched much, sandhya? you familiar? >> no, not really. i'm with ama. i haven't really watched much to really know or to speak to it. >> me too. larry, we're too young. so you speak to it. >> kristen, i am the one person that did prepare for this segment today. so i will speak on it. i actually looked up some of the old cartoons, and there was some cringeworthy moments, he will say that. but i'm not sure that equating pepe's behavior as a role model. am i -- if i watch wile e. coyote does that mean i'm going drop a stick of dynamite on somebody's head? i'm not sure there is a cause and effect. but i also think it could have been used as a teachable moment to say all right, pepe, you've gone too far. this is no longer acceptable. we're in a cancel culture world, and that's just the way it goes. and i

iconic comedian and "the view" co-host whoopi goldberg says she is thriving during this pandemic.ides broadcasting from home, she says she's working on some new projects and hinted on the return to the bay area for a new "sister act" mee. >> i really want to know about "sister act," because it's my favorite movie. any chance we might see you back here in san francisco or see more of things are quite possible. >> oh! >> and i just finished -- i've been doing lots of different things. >> goldberg says she suffers from migraines, but has recently started to manage her headaches. she said that's crucial to staying productive during this pandemic. >>> a new study finds 40% of college students are addicted to their phones. that means they use them at least five hours per day. nearly 70% of those considered to have an addiction also had trouble sleeping. researchers found students who used their phones during activities with family or friends or after midnight were at high risk of becoming addicted. meantime, those who stopped using their phone an hour before bed were less likely to be a

just win in the man's world, you're the first black woman to win a grammy in that category since whoopi goldbergoh. we got to do better. and i'm going to drop more comedy albums. >> yes. >> please do. >> yes. >> hey, tiffany, you've got a foundation that is going to be launching an internship program next year, i believe or it might be this year, she ready -- >> no, "she ready" -- >> thank you, gayle. >> "she ready foundation." >> thank you, ladies, i appreciate the foundation. that is the name of the foundation. it's focused on people with a background like yours. people who had contact with the foster care system. why is it so important for you to help those folks get ahead? >> well, to me, it's super important because, you know, one person believing in you. one person giving you an opportunity can change your whole trajectory. >> yes, ma'am. >> you know, there's -- i talk to kids all the time that are in group homes and different foster care situations. we get on zoom and all this. and in talking to them, they're like, yeah, i just want to be an actress or i want to be a director because they

word didn't set well with many including whoopi goldberg who said this on "the view." >> i just heards to say, you know, pepe doesn't do that anymore because he knows it's not okay to jump on other skunks who may not be as interested in him as he's interested. i don't know why you got to erase everything. i don't get it. i don't understand it. >> reporter: the cast called out the skunk's harassing behavior. santo says cutting the scene was a missed opportunity. >> it really teaches the younger generation of boys and girls that that kind of behavior isn't acceptable and also teaching the older generation. >> reporter: called out by blow in "the new york times," speedy gonzales. te writer saying the character helped popularize the corrosive stereotype of drunk and lethargic mexicans. the actor that voices him wonders if his character could be next. you can't catch me cancel culture. i'm the fastest mouse in all of mexico. >> cancel culture isn't just canceling things. it's things taking accountability for their complicity in sexism, in racism, in xenophobia and rape culture. >> reporter