thanks to all the ladies and gentlemen in our armed forces. how about a nice round of applause, everybody. television icon levar burton joins us on panel tonight. i'm very excited. all right, guys, you know what time it is. time to check in with america's efforts to de-negrofy the white house. that's right. let's see what's happening with the unblackening. big news today! >> donald trump has now clinched the republican nomination for president. 1,237 delegates are needed and mr. trump now has 1,238. >> larry: coincidentally, 12:38 is the time i'm going to hang myself after the show. ( laughter ) i'm not going to miss "@midnight." no, no. so here's the deal. so last summer, i made this stupid bet. i said that if trump became the republican nominee-- which was a ridiculous idea-- i would drink a bottle of trump vodka on the air. well... ( cheers ) that day has come! i am a ma man of my word. don't feel sad for me. this is my own fault. i brought this upon myself. i feel like i need to punish myself, kind of like that albino in "the da vinci code" right now-- self-flagellation. and since i'll never be able to get through a trump presidency sober, i guess i may as well start now, right. and for those of you joining us at home, every time i do a shot, you do a shot. ( cheers ) tastes like the-- tastes like the death of the american empire. let's try a little more. aaaahhh! tastes like chris christie's used bathwater! ( laughter ) all right, one more, one more. ( cheers and applause ) let me tell you something, that ivanka's looking pretty good. ( laughter ) if she weren't my daughter and i wasn't her father, i would be totally into that. what am i saying? okay, so trump is the nominee. and, of course, he held a press conference, and he can't not say something insane. >> in california, wind is killing all of the eagles. ( laughter ) >> wait, wind is killing all of the eagles? is that what happened to glenn frey? young audience. that's all right. he was a part of the eagles. but you're right. soon to be impeached president trump wind has always been the enemy of the eagle. trump, you're the nominee now, so you're above name calling, right? let's say, for example, if someone asked you a question about senator elizabeth warren. >> elizabeth warren, she seems to have made it her job-- >> who, pocahontas? >> larry: pocahontas? first you called her "goofy" and now "pocahontas?" so you're going to base all your foreign policy on disney characters? although, i did appreciate when he called rubio and cruz "lilo and stitch." that was pretty good. ( laughter ) how about this? any word of wisdom for america now? >> there's one more thing that we must do to make america wealthy again, and you have to be wealthy in order to be great, i'm sorry to say. >> that's right. "i'm looking at you, jesus. why did you have to die so poor on that cross?" you ingrate! all right, here's the deal. hillary's got her work cut out for her. look, she's not perfect, but she may be our last chance to avoid trump. so come on, hillary, are you ready to go? you got your i's dotted, your t's crossed? what kind of shape is your campaign in? come on, girl! >> the state department's independent watchdog yesterday issued a scathing report. it finds clinton's email practices violated federal standards. >> larry: uh-oh, why are we still talking about these emails? i mean, it can't still be a thing, right? i wonder if people are picking on hillary. i mean, the inspector general can't say this was a clear violation of the rules that were in place when secretary clinton was in office. >> the inspector general says that this was a clear violation of the rules that were in place when secretary clinton was in office. ( laughter ) ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) >> larry: all right, but there's got to be evidence that she requested or obtained guidance or at least approval to conduct official business via her personal email account on her private server. >> and it says there is no evidence that the secretary requested or obtained guidance or approval to conduct official business via her personal email account on her private server. >> larry: blessed jesus! ( laughter ) ( applause ) okay, well, i'm sure they found somebody who approved of this. >> they could find nobody who approved of this. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> larry: okay, this has really got to be bad news for the campaign. they must be in panic mode. i mean, really sweating this out. here to explain how hillary is handling this, please welcome clinton campaign aide carlos jordanson. so, carlos, what's going on over there? it must be nerve-wracking for you guys right now with all these allegations. >> larry, it's fine. no problem. >> larry: really? you're not nervous? >> no! >> larry: because the inspector general's report was pretty brutal. >> typical republican attacks, that's all. nothing new. >> larry: i can't believe you're not concerned! why are you sweating so much? >> summer heat. that's all. it's not this report. is that why you think i'm sweating? this isn't about me or my career. it's about the sun and the tilt of the earth's axis. that's what we should be talking about. that's the real story here. >> larry: no, the real story is the report. look, the inspector general has clearly said that clinton violated state department rules. this could upend your whole candidacy. i can't believe you're not in panic mode! >> panic, ha! you just said it yourself, larry. rules. not laws, rules. more like policies. suggestions, really. life hacks, if you will. ( laughter ) you know. like when they tell you to tie a piece of bright colored fabric on your suitcase handle so it's easier to pick out in the luggage carousel. helpful! >> larry: actually, no. the report says hillary did not comply with the federal records act. i mean, that is a law! >> not a major one. tiny one. teensy-tiny. boy, it is really hot in here >> larry: yes! i think you're showing how much pressure you're under right now! >> no, no. i come from a family of sweaters. we all have huge adrenal glands. >> larry: i don't believe you. >> larry, we're all cool as cucumbers over here. all i know is that secretary clinton is as happy to get to the bottom of all this as anyone else. that's why she cooperated fully with the investigation. >> larry: explain this to me. how could she have done that without any official approval? how could that have happened. oh, my god! oh, my god! >> oh, larry! >> larry: you're drenched! >> the only -- >> yes? the only thing official is my left arm has gone numb, okay. i think i'm having a goddamn heart attack. will someone open a ( bleep ) window. >> larry: okay, i think you answered all my questions. carlos jordanson, everybody. open a window! you know when i first started out, it was all pencil and paper. the surface pro is very intuitive. i can draw lightly, just like i would with a real pencil. i've been a forensic artist for over 30 years. i do the composite sketches which are the bad guy sketches. you need good resolution, powerful processor because the computer has to start thinking as fast as my brain does. i do this because i want my artwork to help people. siri, open the nba app. here he is over jackson! that's the guy you're playing in this movie. a cold-blooded assassin. so what part of you hurts the most? what does it matter to you? you're playing young kobe. i'm playing you all the way through now. i mean, with prosthetics and stuff like that. siri, play the curious case of benjamin button. fast forward 20 minutes and 36 seconds. genius! now that's the guy i'm playing in this movie. get out of my trailer. okay. you got it. our mission at clover is to highest quality dairy products. clover has relationships with 27 different family farms. the environment is who clover is. without it, we're nothing. pg&e's been a great partner. they're the energy experts, we're the milk guys. pg&e worked with clover on a number of energy efficiency projects to save energy every month. if you're part of the fabric of the community, you've got to ensure that you do things right, environment included. learn how you can save at pge.com/save together, we're building a better california. ( cheers and applause ) >> larry: welcome back. "angry birds" is the number one movie in america right now. but-- and this is completely true-- some people have some weird racist conspiracy theories about the movie, saying it's an anti-immigration screed, that it supports europe's current anti-muslim climate, and even that red, the main bird, is donald trump. to be fair, they're almost the exact same color. but really? are those fun, cute, birds more dangerous than they seem? to help sort this out, let's check in with our conspiracy expert mike yard, in the latest installment of "the y files." so, mike, does "the angry birds movie" really have an agenda? >> tear the scales from your eyes, larry! the answer is so obvious, even a fourth-grader can see it! >> larry: mike, just tell me if you think the movie's about ilamophobia in europe, or immigration, or trump. >> that's what they want you to think, larry. think. but, no, "angry birds" is about black people! read it and weep, my brother. >> larry: mike, this is nuts! what could "angry birds" possibly have to do with black people? >> let's start with the main character, red. all of the happy birds always telling him he's too angry! >> larry: calm down, mike! >> sound familiar. >> larry: you seem a little angry. >> do you see what you did? you just proved my point! they make red go to anger management class, where he meets a black bird with a fuse steking out of his head. really, why? because he's gonna go off at any second! whaaat! >> larry: that's ridiculous! it's just a dumb movie, a craven attempt to cash in on the popularity of a silly game, not some allegory about black people's anger! >> why is red so mad, you ask, larry? >> larry: i don't recall asking that. >> because of all the pigs who show up from out of nowhere! pigs, larry! how is that not about the police? ( applause ). >> larry: no, no. because maybe they're just pigs? >> come on, captain unaware-ica! when red doesn't trust the pigs, he and his friends seek advice from a giant, lazy eagle. and look at what the eagle does, larry, look! ( laughter ) >> larry: he takes a piss in a lake? what does that have to do with black people? >> you know, larry, i hope you have your passport because you're about to leave the matrix! the eagle-- the u.s. government-- takes a piss. piss, urine: "you're in trouble"-- punishing black children harder than others? school-to-prison pipeline. pipes carry water. from lake michigan. michigan? flint? hello? pow. blew your mind! >> larry: good lord, mike. you're out of your mind! i still don't think this has anything to do with black stuff >> well, larry, you know what, you're half right but you're all wrong. >> larry: that doesn't make sense. let me break it down for you, okay, my brother, because if you listen you're going to get it. all the black stuff is just a smokescreen to hide the real truth-- that beyonce is really solange's mom. >> larry: what! >> yes, larry. beyonce is really 36, not 34, and solange isn't 29. she's 22. but you can't explain all this ( bleep ) to you. you're going to have to google it. >> larry: google it! who has the time? mike yard and "the y-files," everyone! we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) >> larry: welcome back. i'm here with my panel. first up, "nightly show" contributor jordan carlos. ( cheers and applause ) and "nightly show" contributor holly walker. ( cheers and applause ) and he's the co-executive producer of "roots," a miniseries remake of the classic show airing on monday, may 30, at 9:00 p.m. on the history channel and all across cable. welcome levar burton. ( cheers and applause ) and for everyone at home, join our conversation right now on twitter @nightlyshow using the hashtag #tonightly. you're coexecutive producer of the new version of "roots," and the original had a huge impact on america, ratings-wise. i felt people really got a feel for that black experience for the first time ever. >> that was the truth. >> larry: yes. do you think a show like that can the same ceend of cultural impact today? >> well, i know there is no way we can hope to approximate the record-shattering number of -- >> television is just different. >> we just watch tv in a very different way these days, but i am hoping we can be a parent about the continuing conversation about race in america. and where are those vestiges that still exist, those vestiges of slavery? where does racism still lurk in our society today? and hopefully we can use this opportunity to take a good, hard look at ours and perhaps make some change. >> larry: yeah, that would be great. ( applause ) because i wonder, because we've had a lot of movies in the meantime, everything from "amstad" "12 years a slave." does it have an effect on you? >> absolutely, especially around oscar time and things like that and you learn about where you came from. i'll definitely be watching. i didn't get to watch the first time around. i wasn't born. >> and you never had a v.c.r. >> no, i was raised by wolves. and-- >> i'm sorry! i didn't see it! "roots" was in my house, a big book, and i used to make ramps out of it. this is not going well. >> larry: you'll have to apologize. >> but i'm going to watch it. i'm going to watch it now. is everybody going to watch it? ( cheers and applause ). >> i actually was ( bleep ) alive then and i did watch it and it's going to impact me -- >> good for you. >> it was very good for me and i think it will impact me the same way then as it will now. i was so mesmerized that one human could treat another human in a different way. like, i wasn't old enough to quite get it. and i remember sitting down with my parents to watch this, my family. and i was like, "but why-- why would they do that to us? what did we do to them?" >> larry: it was fascinating, because what was powerful about it and your role in particular was the name, you know. and that issue of identity, i think, is as strong today in our society. why do you think that's rez 98ing so much now? >> i mean, maybe thengz like "roots" that i'm going to see -- >> you saw "jaws" jordan. >> well, "jaws" is great. >> larry: what is he doing? >> i'm saying they're both good. listen, "roots" is good-- can i go now? no, no, no. it's opened the door to discussion about identity. especially, like, afro sen tresm and fiending out who are you. y remember back in the day people would be like, "what's your name? jordan? that's your slave name." and i would be like, really? i wanted to know what my real name was and where i came from and now you can do those kinds of things, it's anthropology.com-- it's like a commercial. ancestry.com. just guide me along. leave me footnotes. i'm just saying the doors are opening to this conversation. do you feel it? did you feel after "roots" was made that people wanted to discuss and wanted to dialogue? >> absolutely. and "roots" is responsible for a huge boon in the field of genealogy and everyone wanted to research ther roots, and like you say with the human genome project we can spit in a cup and send it away and that is a miracle for black people. >> have you done that? >> i vindeed. 75%-- a good 70% of my genetic code comes from sub-saharan africa. i was not surprised about that. i was surprised to find 25% of my d.n.a., my ancestry is irish and english. mark wahlberg and i -- >> everybody is surprised by that but i say the cream was pored in the coffee, not the other way around. >> that's right. >> larry: why are you so shocked? it's funny, because the other powerful thing, it was a family story. alex haley was discovering his roots, but it became this story for all of america. do you think america can have a katharthsis for a story like "roots"? >> we did once, and i believe we can again. >> larry: because of the family aspect, do you think? >> because of the family aspect. the first time was really like pulling the scab off of a wound, and everybody was very, very raw. >> larry: very powerful. >> it was very powerful. 40 years on now, i believe we can have that conversation and i'm hoping we can have that conversation absent a lot of the anger, a lot of the fear, and most especially, absent the guilt and the shame, and that we can have a katharthsis as people on both sides. >> and you can have one, too, if you watch it. if you watch it. >> larry: did you ever watch ""star trek," the next generation?" ( cheers and applause ) no! you do not get a pass! all right, there it is. well, look, i hope everybody can watch this again. it's one of the most important shows i think ever and it's about family. it's an honor to have mr. levar burton here. we'll be right back. music: "sex machine" by james brown ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the goalie has studied every one of your shots. she knows you're going for her left corner. she even teases you, calling the shot. but her legs are the ones trembling, not yours. time to shine. orbit. kenneth, are they closing the stage this afternoon for auditions? what's on that piece of paper? oh, miss maroney... your forehead! it should not be doing anything. i just had botox! i know exactly what's happening-- happening. whoa! this is a bad streaming experience. it really shows a real fun... (announcer) don't let bad streaming ruin a good show. don't look at me! 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