People seem to like it. Online i get likes from the tweets. Ive seen the comments. Thats called reverse trolling. Stephen im sorry . Yeah, people gang up on somebody, give them a lot of confidence, say theyre great, say how much they love them and try to make it sound sincere, like i did earlier. See you later. Announcer its the late show with Stephen Colbert tonight, trumps trumped up tax plan. Plus, stephen welcomes steve martin. Mark feuerstein. And a performance by steve martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. Featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause cheers and applause stephen thank you very much thanks, everybody ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. Now cheers and applause now, ladies and gentlemen folks, have you ever woken up and said to yourself first thing in the morning, what can i do even in my own small way to make rich people ric
Florida congresswoman and we are wondering what on earth were our soldiers doing in an african hell hole. Why should these four brave men paid with their lives for a war operation that overstayed its welcome and overstepped its bounds. Its not just freaky libertarians calling for new boundaries. Even hawkish john mccain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services committee wants answers that hopefully stretch beyond the particulars of this tragedy. It does nothing to keep us safer and compromises the lives and liberty of those charged with protecting ours. Gum flappers are calling this trumps benghazi. We hardly have the facts to make that gross assessment. But this administration has to be held accountable for not overextending a war fought in the shadows with virtually no oversight. Lets get into the show. Im kennedy. Defense secretary mattis today said the troop deaths are under investigation. The pentagon is sending a team to niger to figure out what happened. But why were we there
[inaudible] amy this comes as a group of democratic and progressive activists have published a new report autopsy the Democratic Party in crisis. Influence Democratic Party loyalists for refusing to examine their own role in their partys defeat. We will speak with coauthor norman solomon. Then more on money of politics as we look at new revelations from the Paradise Papers, a trove of millions of leaked documents in offshore finance that reveal commerce secretary wilbur ross conducting business with russian president Vladimir Putins soninlaw through a shipping venture in russia. Ross says he is to nothing wrong. Made aink the media has lot more out of it than it deserves. The fact that it happens to be called a Russian Company does not mean that there is any evil. Amy we will speak with guardian reporter jon swaine who coauthored three reports from the Paradise Papers on tuesday. Lone all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report.
Have some nfc teams biting on our tail feathers, they are right behind us, which team is the biggest threat and what about those boys, an update of the playoff picture. Okay, hi everybody, it is a monday, it is glummy. It is. It is cold it is cold. It is raining. But at least cowboys lost. Yes. Yeah. So to celebrate lets crack opened a six pack of dallas congratulations to chester panthers. Remember they were on our show sucks beer. On friday. Yes, this actually exists. Four of the five divisions of their Football League are yes, it doesy believe we eligible for the national will do something with them. We will have a segment up games, national title, in there where they make dallas are champions when your sucks beer later this week. Trophies are caller then you it is move november 13th, 2017 are. That is nice. Lets talk about the search bobs bagel isnt that a tv for the snowflakes, sue. Show. I believe so. A search for snowflakes. No, that is bobs burgers. By the way i was at a close
Injunction, ruling the governments plans to with hold federal funds from sanctuary cities is likely unconstitutional. That ruling came down this afternoon in response to legal challenges from San Francisco and santa clara counties. Am per lee has reaction tonight from the two jurisdictions that led that legal challenge. Amber . Reporter frank, reaction from San Francisco and santa clara officials came soon after the judges rules. Their reaction . Elation and relief. Were a nation of immigrants, and we have been since our country was founded. Reporter San Francisco joins Santa Clara County in the legal challenge against President Trumps executive order. The injunction will encompass all socalled sanctuary cities nationwide. This is why we have courts, to halt the overreach of a president and attorney general who either dont understand the constitution, or choose to ignore it. This is why San Francisco had to stand up for people everywhere. Reporter sanctuary cities generally offer safe