We in the house tonight, senator Kamala Harris talib kweli. Roy wood, jr and the legendary rootcrew its the tonight show at home edition. And now, heres jimmy. Jimmy welcome, everybody thank you so much for watching were going to get to everything thats going on in the country right now. Last night, there was a lot of peaceful protests around the country. More peaceful than other nights. So thats a step in the right direction. Also today, all four Police Officers were charged in the murder of george floyd so heres hoping for some justice for that family. And theres many more families that deserve justice, as well. But again, these are all steps in the right direction but guests tonight are senator Kamala Harris. We also have talib kweli, who is a rapper and activist, and we get to catch up. Weve known each other for a long time. And we also get to hear from comedian roy wood, jr. Its going to be a fun show. Lets get some news here, you guys after nine days of protests, a new poll found
Sentenced to seven to nine years in prison for lying to congress. Then today, the department of justice issued a statement calling for much less prison time for stone and trump said that he had the department what to do. Then all four prosecutors in the stone case resigned in protest and then, trump called for the military to pursue legal action against Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman for testifying against him in the impeachment trial. And Senate Republicans blocked three bills to prevent foreign interference in our elections. And Lindsey Graham and don junior showed up on fox news in matching trump merch. [ light laughter ] i guess what im telling you is, by this time tomorrow we might be a cooking show. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause multiple federal prosecutors resigned today after the Justice Department announced plans to reduce their sentencing recommendation for former trump adviser roger stone. Pretty unsurprising for someone who looks like the get out of jail free car
Plus stephen welcomes killer mike and chris hayes. Featuring jon batiste and stay homin. And now, live on tape from a safe distance, its Stephen Colbert stephen hey. Thank you. Youre very nice. I am. Stephen thank you very much. Welcome to a late show. Im your host Stephen Colbert. Well, were back after ten days off, and i never imagined that, after ten days, a Global Pandemic would not be the lead story. Remember when we were all afraid of our groceries . I miss those days. No, the story that has pushed 100,000 covid deaths below the fold is americas preexisting condition racism. Protests against Police Targeting black people have broken out in dozens of cities. So april was Global Pandemic, may is mass civil unrest, i assume june is plague of locusts, and then in july, pleated pants are coming back. Its not just the u. S. Citizens protesting racism in the United States. Protesters gathered in london, toronto, even berlin. You know its bad when germany thinks your countrys racist. Tha
Unrest continue and the press are finding themselves under police fire. And look for as this is per month for me some corner on the murder of 6 her. Thats correspondent stephanie moms in minneapolis germanys foreign minister insists that journalists must be allowed to do their jobs. Plus healthcare workers across latin america protest against coronavirus working conditions they say a lack of personal protective equipment is putting their lives at risk. Im sumi so much going to thank you for joining us u. S. President donald trump a threat to send in the military to end the violence surrounding the demonstration sparked by George Floyds death. Trungpa speaking at the white house as Police Used Tear Gas to disperse protests nearby thousands of people marched in new york and other cities across the country demanding justice the way the protests started after a video emerged of a white Police Officer kneeling on George Floyds neck until he died as the protests enter their 2nd week the pres
There are are remember look at. 6 that is correspondent in minneapolis hes one of several journalists targeted by Police Violence germanys foreign minister insists that journalists must be allowed to do their jobs. And Health Care Workers across latin america challenge coronavirus working conditions they say a lack of personal protective equipment is putting their lives at risk. Im sumi so much kind of good to have you with us u. S. President donald trump s threatened to send in the military to end the violence surrounding the demonstration sparked by George Floyds death trouble speaking at the white house says Police Used Tear Gas to disperse protests nearby. Thousands of people marched in nor can other cities across the country demanding justice the way for protests started after a video emerged of a white Police Officer kneeling on George Floyds neck until he died as the protests enter their 2nd week the president told mayors and governors that if they do not were store the will of