portions of mississippi and alabama or live in the weather center. awarding to the west, vladimir putin says he will station nuclear weapons in belarus. and risking it all for the american dream, a rising number of pregnant women and minors make the dangerous trek through panama for a chance at asylum in the us from cnn center. cnn newsroom with laila harre. we begin with a massive cleanup underway in the southeastern us after powerful storms that spawned deadly tornadoes barreled through mississippi and nearby states friday night, at least 26 people were killed and dozens injured. the secretary of homeland security is set to tour the area later today and in the past couple of hours, president biden approved the mississippi governor s request for a major disaster declaration to get federal disaster. eight. flowing as quickly as possible. the mayor of heart hit rolling fork saying his city is gone. here s congressman bennie thompson, describing the destruction in his home stat
i have one seat in first class and one in coach. oh. well, i ll take the first class. class has always played a role in the history of sitcoms. bon voyage, ladies. class is fascinating to us as a culture. i never check my bags. i can t stand that wait baggage area. it s good laugh at it, to get it all out on the table. you re going to have to go back to your seat. you know, our goal should be a society without classes. if we didn t laugh about social class in the united states beer we would engage in class warfare. do you realize the people up here are getting cookies? that is not a show about nothing. . oh, come inside. so to the the left we have the bar. to the right we have the bathroom. the bathroom s upstairs, downstairs, many, many bathrooms. i still believe that all the things going on in our current society in america, you can come from anywhere and end up anyplace you want. [ doorbell] revenue. life is crazy. i hope these doors open up for
where d you get those? a machine, you want one? no. you come home, turn on that television. take one. i don t want one. no, they re good. i don t want it. what do you want? you want comedy. take one. no, kramer, stop it! and boom, there you go. a situation comedy. there s 23 minutes of magic. it s so tasty, too! you fell in love with these characters. what you talking about, willis? we need to laugh at ourselves. you hide my clothes, i m wearing everything you own. laughter opens you up. okay, ready? no! no! things that we might be afraid to talk about. some people that were supposed to protect us didn t do the right thing. like racism. so the cops are the bad guys? yes. no. class wars. and gender diversity. hi, girls. you can reach in and really touch people s hearts. i hate you. are you as turned on as i am? more! whether it s a family living under the same roof dynomight! now that s the kind of talk i
i don t want one. no, they re good. i don t want it. what do you want? you want comedy. take one. no, kramer, stop it! and boom, there you go. a situation comedy. there s 23 minutes of magic. it s so tasty, too! you fell in love with these characters. what you talking about, willis? we need to laugh at ourselves. you hide my clothes, i m wearing everything you own. laughter opens you up. okay, ready? no! no! things that we might be afraid to talk about. some people that were supposed to protect us didn t do the right thing. like racism. so cops are the bad guys? yes. no. class wars. and gender diversity. hi, girls. you can reach in and really touch people s hearts. i hate you. are you as turned on as i am? more! whether it s a family living under the same roof dynomight! now that s the kind of talk i like to hear. or gathered together in a workplace. that s a glue stick. all the great sitcoms are about fami
laughter is a great way to deal with a very tricky world. daddy horny, michael. sitcoms talk about sex. my underwear. my god. and about relationships. i m breaking up with him tonight. these shows changed the way that we think about sexuality. for god s sake ellen, tell them you re gay! you re talking about gay rights. you re talking about women s rights. gender diversity. dismantling the patriarchy. you know, sexual revolution. so, i m officially out of men to [bleep] i have to get married or move. but if you can make them laugh, then maybe we ll watch it again. anything and everything. let s get our sex talk on. oh, mom covered it all pretty good. yeah, maybe about the birds and the bees, but i m your daddy, son, and i m here to keep it 100. all right. despite the fact that your mother thinks that i m uptight. cray-cray right? sitcoms are a great place to talk about taboo, awkward subjects like sex, because it s disarming and people jus