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is acting the fool again. Joe Biden wants to speak to the manager, and we're going to explore the worst ways to celebrate Juneteenth. Plus, legendary R and B artist Bobby Brown is joining us on the show, and we're gonna be having a really fascinating conversation about the whirlwind life that he has lived. So let's do this people, Let's jump straight into today's headlines. Okay, let's kick things off with North Korea voted Korea of the Year by

North Korea Magazine for the past three decades. A few years ago, most people thought the only way the world was gonna end was if North Korea's marshmallow dictator decided to kick off a nuclear apocalypse. But since then, we've all learned that there are actually many ways the world could end. It could be a global pandemic. It could be Russia starting a world war. It could be Apple

letting you edit eye messages. I didn't say that. So obviously people haven't been paying as much attention to North Korea lately, which is probably why Kim Jong moon has decided to remind us that he still exists. We're gonna turn to North Korea launching a new round of missile tests, the regime firing off eight rockets over the weekend, in the US and South Korean launching missiles in response and a show of force. The US and South Korea sent

eight surface to surface missiles into the sea. That's after North Korea did the same just hours earlier. There is no direct communication that we know of between the Biden administration and the North Korean regime, so instead both sides seemed to be communicating through missile launches. Huh, the US and North Korea are communication using missile launches. That's adorable, it really is. It's so different missile missile, you up missile missile, but for real, it actually sounds like a

couple that really needs therapy. You know. It's just like, and what do you do when she shuts you out? I launched missiles, and what are we supposed to do? Talk to you? You know, people say that black people and white people can't get along, but I don't know what hope there is in the world if North and South Korea can't even get along. They're both Korean looking at the other one like the Koreans man and you

know who. I feel really bad for those missiles. Yeah, the missiles that were shot into the ocean, because think about it, they think they have a specific purpose to blow up in glorious combat, but then they just end up being used for a show. Must hurt their feelings. It's like being a condom that gets put on a banana for sex. Said class, I was meant for greater things. Damn it. No, we're joking, aside, they're joking, aside. I want to be serious for a moment here, because let

me get the straight. North Korea and South Korea and the United States are now launching missile after missile into the ocean. But I'm not allowed to use plastic straws. Is that right? Is that right? I'm out here trying to do my part using a show that dissolves the second I put it into my drink. The second I put it in, it's gone. I don't even know what I'm drinking any What are you having trouble? Oh it's a queen a paper man shade. Yeah, I saved the turtle,

the one that got shot by a ballistic missile. What does the ocean have to do with our beef? Huh? Those creatures are down there just trying to live their lives. They don't need to deal with missiles from human conflicts. Can you imagine what it's like for them? A real life is better. Another sea were rolling the waves, the fish swim in the seaweed were Oh no, oh no, everybody's dead. Everybody's dead. The fish are all dead under the sea. A real don't got no legs or a head.

And the worst part is having my accent makes me sound jolly even when I'm not. This is where I wish I was from Germany. This accent doesn't commit the tragedy of this terrible crime thats happened under these Quite enough about those North Korean missile strikes. There are bigger threats here at home people that we need to deal with. And yes, I'm talking about the danger of trans children playing sports, which luckily lawmakers in Ohio are ready to

take a really hard look at. So as we Enterpride Month, the GOP controlled Ohio state legislature passing one of the most extreme transports fans we've seen to date. That bill including a shocking provision that calls for examining the genitals of female athletes who are quote accused of the trans The proposed rules would prohibit any trans girl from competing

with sis gender girls. It also has a verification requirement if somebody is accused of being trans. The bill says, if someone is suspected to be trans, she must go through evaluations of her external and internal genitalia, testosterone levels, and genetic makeup. Yeah that's right, America. You asked lawmakers to protect your kids from guns, and they said, we got you. We're gonna look at your kids genitals. I feel like there was a miscommunication there, because which one

do you think is more traumatizing to your kid? Honest question, what do you think is more traumatizing to a child, then losing a race in high school, well then winning the race and then having to get probed by a doctor to see if they genitals are what the right size. Because it's bad enough to target trans girls, but you understand this law actually targets all girls, right, or at least all the girls who are too good at the sport. Yeah, because you know how this is going to turn out.

I've seen enough American parents beating each other up at little league games to know this is gonna be weaponized to win a game. It's only a matter of time before softball pitcher strikes out three goals in a row and then the parents gonna rush the field like genital check. No way, she's throwing with two acts, chromosomes, No ways, show me that dad. Who are they gonna find to

do these examinations? Huh, who's even gonna do this? What every dude wearing one of those female body inspected T shirts? Are they gonna be dropped it into service? Now? No, it was just a joke. I don't actually have any training in this area, so obviously you understand why there's backlash to this bill. In fact, some doctors in Ohio are saying that they refuse to investigate children's genitals as part of this law. Yeah, which it was good, but

I mean also don't agree with it. You know, if they wanted to stand back and do nothing to keep our kids safe, then they should have become police officers. All right, Finally, too true to real all right. Finally, as you may know, a couple of weeks from now, America will be celebrating Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery, or, as Tucker Colston would put it, the day millions of African Americans became unemployed. Is that progress anyway?

Because Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, more people are celebrating than ever before. The only problem is not everyone knows the best way to celebrate. Walmart is under fire for selling Juneteenth products that some people say are tone deaf and insensitive. The products have been landbasted by many online after pictures of Juneteenth ice cream and party supply surface. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is apologizing after backlash to

a Juneteenth inspired food item in its cafeteria. Museum offered the Juneteenth watermelon Salad. The museum released a statement saying, in part, as a Museum, We apologize and acknowledge to the negative impact that stereotypes have on communities of color. For this ship pisses me off so much. How are you gonna make a June teenth ice cream? I hope they took it all off the shelves and they got rid of it. In fact, I don't trust them. Hope they send it here to the Daily Show and I'll

I'll deal with it personally. Oh, every single one of those eyes and any other ideas they have ice cream, they better send them here. It's got a randomness. What are you doing? What are you doing? You know, apart from the watermelon black people stereotypes. It's amazing to me how America does this, Like they turn every meaningful holiday into an excuse to spend money. Like that's part of the problem here. You don't need to sell things for

June teen. June tenth wasn't even a mainstream thing last year, I think about it. But now already they've turned it into a day of merch and and look, I mean, I'm not hating you know we we we do it too here on the show. Yeah, I mean, this whole segment is brought to you by Tuckle Bell's brand, You flaming junetin Cordita's Chaco Bell it not to paint your taste bonds. All right, that's it for the headlines. But before we go, let's check in on traffic without very

own royal Julia. Everybody, what's up? What's to see? One? See? What you see is let's come in. What's happening in the traffic? Coming to these real real quick? Though? Before I do the traffic, you got something you want to say to me? Uh? Good evening, roy You you have nothing to say to me, nothing like like what like I was right? You're you're you don't wanna tell me I was right? But you do remember what I said

last week on the show, Yes, on the show. Remember last week were talking about Biden and was sending all the weapons to Ukraine and Russia and the Russian and I said, all we have to do to get Russia to slow down was just a couple of missiles in the air. And then what North Korea do? What they do? They shot the missiles? And then what we do? You shot the miss house back? Did North Korea shoot the missile back after we shot that missile? Afterday shot their missile? No?

They did not. I was right. That's what I told you. I was right, And you don't remember that. You're not look showing the picture, showing the picture. What that's me. That's me being right last week. That's me last week being right. Right. Yeah, man, A lot of good ideas. Man, it seems seems like a good idea. But it's a good thing that somebody from the Biden administration is watching this show and got that idea from me. And then when the shot the missiles back at North Korea, I

don't know if that's happening. That's the choose supposed to good when somebody at that you're supposed to it's like boys and the loodas Cube and boys and do we got a problem here? We got a problem. But in fact, let me talk to bout which one give you money? Camera? Did you're Joe Biden? Shoot another missile? What another missile? Let him know. I got a lot of ideas, man,

I got a lot of ideas. She's gonna tell him to shoot no no one say hit the country just your food like my pass no no, no miss which was happening in the traffic you want to traffic? That's my bad? What did traffic his thing about that watermelon sealad. Yes, First of all, this is part of the problem with them trying to get CRT out of schools now needs just slapping it on all the food and trying to sneak black history on you in the middle of the damn day while you trying to eat some salad. And

that's that's that's just too much man. So you you don't want a June Team salad. No what what I what I feel dog, is that we tried with June Teeth. We tried. We tried to celebrate it collectively as a group. Didn't work. You gotta get back to black people. This is just ours and we'll just take it and we'll just celebrate it by ourselves when nobody else involved. It's just certain stuff that just gotta stay black. We just gotta keep it black. We tried. We just get certain stuff.

It's just for us. It just don't make a share. We gotta keep June Teeth, gotta keep qualms, we gotta keep as its festival will take Bobby Brown and it's your certain stuff, it's ours, it's just ours. So the holiday would only be for Black Americans. Then, no, it's not. It's like it's our holiday. It's a separate but equal And see you trying to throw me off. This is all I'm saying that I didn't say anything that. All I'm saying is that you don't have to put history

in everything. The salad looked good. That's the thing that was so sad about it. Had a little fell of cheese. They had to vinegar. Reader that you didn't have to put June teenth on it. All you had me at watermelon. That's all I have to do. But it's cool. It's cool. I'm gonna do the traffic. You want to do the traffic? Man? Man, do we even have time for traffic? I mean, it's traffic. Man. If you don't. If you don't, don't, it's messed up. If you if you know what that is, then you

know not to go there. Don't go there. Back to you and so much for Junior. When we come back, we're gonna be taking a look at l A's biggest costing decision. You don't want to miss it. Welcome back to the Hey Show. The mid term elections are five months away, which means you still have five months to figure out who your congress person is. But mid term primary season is already in full swing, and in Los Angeles tomorrow there is a major election that will likely

decide who the next may is. So let's see what's going on in l A in our ongoing coverage of Vote Demmick Los Angeles, that's the best place to live if you like sunshine, good vibes, and the occasional earthquake. I gotta tweet that now as America's second biggest city and it's number one producer of disgruntled Lakers supporters. They for the last eight years have been led by Eric Garcetti, but now he's leaving because you see, being mayor was just a side gig he was doing until he finally

landed an acting role on Grey's Anatomy. It's very exciting. Yeah, he's the guy who comes in screaming. Is this the hospital gripping performance? Which means it's now time for LA to pick a new mayor. And when this race began, there was a clear front runner, Congresswoman Karen Bass right. She has a decade of experience in Congress and a couple of years ago she was nearly picked to be Joe Biden's vice president. She was this close to ruining

her life. Now now, Congresswoman Bass has the full support of the party establishment in this race, and that meant that she was gonna win. For much of the campaign, had a clear lead in the polls, but that was all until this happened. Sixty three year old billionaire developer and philanthropist Rick Caruso is joining a crowded field of

candidates who intend to run for Ellie mayor. Cruso is well known for his real estate company that built shopping areas like The Grove and American Had Brand, one of the world's most successful developers. His ground jewel The Grove at Farmer's Market, the shopping mecca said to draw more people than Disneyland. Caruso used to be a Republican and only changed his registration to Democrat one month before announcing

his run. I really want to reinvent the Democratic Party to go back to what it was I think thirty years ago. Can I can I ask you an honest question? What are so many politicians want to go back in time but never forward? Like they would say that I want to go back, chase the Democratic Party back thirty years, make America great again, bring back the gird old days. People. We already tried the post. That's how we had it

up here. You realize that back full once. I want a politician to say, I don't want to go thirty years in the past. I want to go thirty years into the future when there's no more flooding because global warming poiled off all the water. But I'm not surprised Rick Caruso wants to go back thirty years though. Remember he makes molls thirty years ago was a great time form all developers. Yeah, back in the nineties, you remember

that people spend all day at the mall. You'd spend hours their shopping, eating, sitting in the massage chair at the shopper image with no intention of ever buying anything. But then you would ask a lot of questions to make it seem like you might just be like, so does does it also do the lower torso? Oh oh yeah? And what's the power watching? Okay? Cool? What what time do you close? You know I'm gonna go and grab I can't carry that. I'll come back. I'm just yeah,

I'll be I want to make sure you get the commission. Yeah, yah factor. I have to believe that place we're not a business so billionaire. Rick Caruso, a long time Republican who turned a Democrat just for this election, is now running neck and neck with a liberal politician everyone expected to win. And if you're wondering how that could happen in Los Angeles as he so liberal you can legally marry your electric car, Well, it's because he has a

ton of money and a very clear message. The most expensive race in the country, Rick Caruso spending more than any other candidate in any race anywhere. Rick Cruso spent nearly forty million dollars, much of it his own money. Meanwhile, Congressman Karen Bass and the other candidates have spent very little. He's achieved air supremacy jo on television spots, most of them focusing on the top two issues voters care about, according to the poll, crime and homelessness, murder of nearly

shooting victims, a wave of property crime. There's one candidate for mayor who can turn it around, Rick Caruso. Caruso stands on public safety is resonating, as he has four times the support to which has to rise and crime over fast. Normally, I would both for Karen Bass but I think I'm landing in toward Caruso. Why he thinks the biggest issue in l A is getting these people off the street, And you think Carrisa will will do that. Yeah, Yeah,

that's right. Carusoe has surged to the top of the pack with a focus on crime and especially homelessness, which is a top concern of l A voters. And I guess, I mean it makes sense that they think the more guy can solve the problem. Malls solve a lot of America's problems, problems like how can we get people to

eat burrows? You know? And just to be clear, Just to be clear, Karen Bass also wants to tackle homelessness, but Carusoe has made it the centerpiece of his campaign, spending a record of nearly forty million dollars getting his message out. And we all know if you put a lot of ads out there, your message is gonna get into people's heads. You can't control it. It's like it's

like those State Farm ads. See them all the time, all the time, all the time, and so it's inevitable that sooner or later, I'm gonna start having sex dreams about Jake from State Farm. It's gonna happen. Oh you judge me like I'm the only one still better than

my cho dreams. Even after being bombarded by all of those ads, some l A voters may still be a little wary of a guy who has no political experience and might be a closet Republican, which is why Caruso has also brought out the one thing people in l A trust more than anything else, celebrities. Major celebrity endorsement in the race for l A mare oscar winner and Goop founder Grant Caltrow throwing her support behind billionaire developer

Rick Caruso. L A is experiencing a tough time right now, so that is why I am endorsing my old friend Rick Caruso. Musician and rap artist Snoop Dogg today endorsed businessman Rick Caruso. Is no question I endorsed Row and Eddie is The Latino vote is going to be especially important in this race. George Lopez, the comedian coming out on Twitter backing Caruso. Rick carus That did get a big endorsement from a very familiar face, a blonde Kim Kardashian.

They're saying she believes Rick Caruso can help solve l A's crime crisis. If you guys are out voting, um, Rick Caruso is my choice, and I really believe that he will make a difference, and that gives me hope. Did she say if you guys are out voting, that's that's a fun way to like campaign for someone. Like It's almost like she wants to endorse Cruso, but she

doesn't want to come off too strong. You know. She's like, I'm not saying, like, go vote for him, but if you guys happen to like pass like a voting booth, then I guess feel free to like vote for him or whatever. Like, but it's such a weird way to do it. Yeah, Like, Kim Kardashi is great and a lot of things, but I don't know if I ever wants her leading me into battle? Can you imagine that

attitude in Brave Heart Songs of Scotland. If you guys are gonna be like fighting any wars today, personally I would fight against the English because like, maybe they might take our lives, but maybe we shouldn't like take our freedom too. So, thanks to Carusoe's huge spending advantage, his celebrity endorsements and his focus on quality of life issues for people who aren't homeless. This election looks like it's going down to the wire. Now it is a primary, yes,

but here's the thing. In California, if anyone wins of the vote in the primary, the race is automatically over. Yeah, that person is the new mayor. So every vote is going to count, which, if you listen to l A voters, isn't necessarily a good thing. Despite several high profile debates and one candidate running lots of ants, I'm running for people we interviewed in l A County struggled to name a single candidate. Are you familiar with the candidates for mayor?

I am not. Unfortunately candidates I'm not sure, but I prefer the one that we have now. Oh the governor? Oh I'm sorry, Yeah, I don't know anything about the mayor? Then not only Gavin? Probably right, Gavin is the governor mayor? Not? See, I'm way off. Do you like the current mayor, Gavin Newson? Or see you guys? Sorry, damn forget knowing who's running for may A lot of people in Los Angeles don't

even seem to know that there is a mayor. Like I thought forty million and ads sounded like a lot before, but now I'm thinking it's not enough, like and and forget just TV ads. I feel like Caruso should probably be doing most of his advertising on ruling papers. Judging by those people, it's just like Caruso for Oh oh Boy. So that right there is the current state of the raceful mayor in Los Angeles, a lifelong politician going up

against a lifelong businessman. And I'm not going to tell you who's vote for, but at the very released, if you guys are going to vote, I would say, definitely make sure that you're voting for the mayor and not the governor who already has a job. All right, stay tuned. After the break, we're gonna be joined by Bobby Brown. You don't wannamits it? Welcome back to the Day to Show. My guest tonight as R and b Legend, Bobby Brown.

He's here to talk about his eventual life and Korea, as well as the new show Bobby Brown Every little step. Please welcome Bobby Brown. How you missed the Bobby Brown, the man, the myth, the legend. There are a few people who have had more of an impact on society and just like culture as a whole as you have. You know, I was, I was listening to your discography just before coming. I was, I was like, this is wild.

You just you just made the music of lifetimes. Does that ever sinking for you something when you just realize, like you how many children were made to your music now as you say it that way, yeah, kind of kind of mind right right, it's it's it's you know, your your your biography just came out, the documentary about

your life. And one thing, one thing that really struck me about this story, and you've been really candid over the past few years, you know, you wrote your memoir, you've released this biography, You've got the story about your family. Now is how little we knew about you and how much we knew about the little that we knew. You know, we we know Bobby Brown in one dimension, the bad boy. You know, we know about all the terrible things that happened in life. But it feels like sometimes the context

wasn't wasn't there, you know, it wasn't. It wasn't Bobby Brown made a mistake. It was Bobby Brown just a bad person. Do you do you feel like now there's more of a vindication happening in your life? Well, yes, Um, I got a chance to explain myself, to speak about myself. Um. That's what the you know documentary was about. It was about me getting um a chance to speak, you know, um clearly and truthfully about everything in my life. And I'm glad I did it. You've you've had an eventful

life as well. Oh you know, we've we've lived some of it with you from the outside, you know, with with misinformed opinions. What would you say is one of the biggest misconceptions about you as Bobby Brown the man that you wish people knew about you as a person. Uh, that I'm I'm just a softie. I'm really not. I'm really not a bad boy. Um on stage now, on stage, I'm a boy. On stage, I'm a bad boy, But off stage, I'm really quiet. You you you back on

Congratulations it was thirty colas sold out as well. Yeah, that's that must have been quite a journey for you, because I mean when you started out, how old were you, guys for your first fourteen years old forty years ago? That is wild? That is really what you want is there like a change now when you're performing, can you feel it? Uh? Now it's a job. It's a job. It's a job now. Before it was just you know, fun, it's just you know, we just love being on stage.

But now it's work. You know, you gotta have a lot of ben gay after the show, a lot of icy hot you know what I what I love about the What I love about the tour is the story. Um and what I mean by the story, it's it's the fullness of your story. You know, Bobby Brown is somebody who's given people a lot of joy and then has also experienced a lot of grief and sadness. You know, you've never claimed to be a saint. You know, you've gone you've gone through your moments where you have to

be accountable for your actions. But one thing I feel that's different now in the world is how people deal with addiction. And you've really been open about your journey to you know, to staying sober. You you've talked about how hard it is, You've talked about how much you work at it. Why did you open up and do you feel that people accept your story or see you slightly different? You know, well, it's an everyday, everyday job, you know, it's an everyday situation. Um. I work hard

at every day not picking up a drink, you know. Um, that's something that I've been working on for years, you know, and just recently finding the love of my life, my wife and having all these new kids. Um, it's just something that I feel. Um, it's something that I have to do, you know, for myself and for my family, you know, And it makes me feel good. You know, we see that, we see that on the show. You you you have a a joy that can only come from a certain place. You have a newfound love in

your life. How did you deal with a lot of the grief that you experienced? You know, you were somebody who lost uh, you know, an ex wife who you loved, who the world loved. You know, You're somebody who suffered the loss of two children. I think something no parent ever wants to go through, No can imagine going right right, And and you have had to learn how to find life on the other side of grief. How did you do that? And how do you continuously try to do that?

Lots of prayer, lots of therapy. Um, I'm in therapy, you know. At least twice a week. Um, and praying, praying, and the love of my family, the love of my wife and my kids. Um, they that just doesn't for me. It really feels like it's made a difference. You know, seeing you in the biography, you know, we see you with with with your old group. You know, you see new addition back together. I even love the moments where some you know, there there's one part where I think

it's Devote says to you. He goes, He's like, may I remember how what an asshole you were on this two doing you guys, and you guys laugh about it, you ship and it feels like you've all grown, you've all matured. I mean, I know you you both share a bond in becoming sober. But if you could go back, I mean, obviously life has happened the way it's happened, But if there's one small thing at the beginning of your curia that you could have said to Bobby Brown,

hey watch out for this, what would it have been. Um, I would just tell myself to take my time because I grew up way too fast. Um, being fourteen and being on the road, being away from your family, you get into things, especially as a child. You know, Um, I got into way too many things too quickly in life. And I'm just you know, I'm I'm not I'm not mad about it, because I wouldn't be the man that I am today without experiencing all of the things that

I've experienced. But I'm just grateful today, you know. And that's the plus. It is a plus. It's because to have you here. The plus. You know, yes, it's good to see you. It's because to see you living and enjoying your family. So what what's what's your hope for the future? Then? You know, Bobby Brown, I feel like we've seen have maybe two to three different you know, phases of your life, which everyone has in different ways.

You know, we've seen the young Bobby Brown. Well I wasn't born, but you know what I mean, Um, we see, we see you know, I don't I'm saying, you know, we've seen that Bobb Brown. We've seen Bobby Brown go through the tumultuous times. Now we've seen this Bobby Brown therapy prayer family that you know, everyone who sees you sees that love. What do you hope this this this next chapter in your life will be all about just positivity, you know, just positive things going on. I just want

to go about life with um yeah, just positive. You know, as long as I keep myself surrounded by positive people, I'll be positive. So I just want the positivity in my life, and you bring that into people's lives as well. Man, Thank you, congratulations on your journey and the real right much you've done. Keep going every single day, Bob, how going? We want to keep you around man, every single day, Bobby Brown. Every little step is two days on the any network and Bob God on the screen on the

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