here's adam scott in the new season of "party down. take a look. >> i accept the possibility that i pimrobably wonn't be oscleciated in my lifetimevu yolau know, ifot i get disi cov, as thetey're reviedewing my papd e after i di se, well, ici'll bn widath that.bensub eev >> so you're still doing mostly hard sci-fi?ni jlo >> yeah. you remember the magnum opus that i started on a roll of i ilet ppeaperueirbiren sc nuhen-uh.o well, tha t was juster theots embeginning.une icand i'm just kind of tweaking one little thing, but then it's ready to sell. and i still have my blog, well, jwhich is nloow a vlog 'cause my carpal tunnel incident.uefuli >> cool.ghimn i should probably go and have dinner >> yeah, see you in 12 years [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: you're so good, man. >> thanks, man >> jimmy: you make me laugh. congrats on the great reviews as well. >> thank you >> jimmy: adam scott, everybody. "party down" premieres it's third season next friday on starz. frankie, keep it up. that's a good job. we'll be right back with more "tonight

it's one thing for scott adams, a cartoonist to make these comments. but you have elon musk now weighing in, accusing the news media of being racist. and the news media has a lot of business partnerships with elon musk. so it will be interesting, for instance, now, "the washington post" which said they were severing ties over scott adams' remarks if they will also move to sever business ties with someone like elon musk, given that musk is now defending effectively those comments from adams. >> so, rashad, his comments, he says, were in response to a rasmussen poll, a conservative pollster, where, according to rasmussen, 53% of black respondents agreed with the statement it's okay to be white. he then said that since he's trying to come on and clean it up, i want you to listen to one of his recent comments about the backlash. and i guess this is trying to clarify. >> so, if i say that black americans are a hate group, does that mean i don't like my neighbor who is black and a doctor? no, he's great. i love that guy. that has nothing to do with individua

. >> now you renight with adam scott, megan mullally and kim to name a few. what was that like? >> i love them all. i have a special place in my heart for ken marino. he makes me laugh harder than anybody i have ever worked with. he is a brilliant physical comic. he has absolutely no shame. >> i don't know if people know, this but you left "party down" originally to start a little show called "glee." >> yes. >> how has your life changed since "glee"? >> oh, it's a pretty big shift in terms of people know me. i walk into a place, and people know me. people know my name. i have -- i get recognized. i got paid a little bit more. so -- >> never hurts. >> that never hurts when that comes along with it. i was 50 when it happened. so i wasn't like a kid. it wasn't seismic. internally, it was not a seismic thing. extern externally, it was kind of seismic. >> i want to talk about your book, your memoir that came out in 2011. i'm grateful for the time i spent with it. thank you for speaking your truth. >> of course. >> you make the point in your book that you are not an overnight sensatio

scott maybe inflammatory and racist comments on his youtube channel. >>> now we're on the verge of a turning point, california is ending its covid state of emergency come tuesday. the emergency declaration gave governor newsom power to issue mandates. california was the first state to lock down in march of 2020. i can remember the day vividly. now ending the state of emergency means mass testing clinics and masking will be no longer. insurance companies will no longer have to fully cover covid vaccines, testing and therapeutics. coming up tonight at 11:00, our marianne favro will speak with covid experts about what this means and how far we've come in the last three years. >>> new video tonight, and this isn't tahoe, believe it or not. it is mission peak in fremont. >> that guy is good. >> right? still plenty of snow up on the peak for some snowboarding action. weather making for a tough ride to the sierra. why not here? >> exactly. >> rob mayeda coming up. >> is that rob? >> no, selfieing like that? >> i bet you could. >> we need more snow for people like me that fall off. >> more p

he aired the shocking commentary on his youtube show real coffee with scott adams nbc's emilie ikeda explains. >> reporter: splashed across newspapers for decades, "dilbert," the syndicated comic strip has long poked fun at office culture >> are we sticking with our ban on useless greetings >> yes >> just checking >> reporter: but this weekend, hundreds of newspapers are wiping the cartoon from their pages after "dilbert"'s creator labeled black people a hate group during a rant on his show, "real coffee with scott adams. >> the best advice i would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people. i'm going to back off from being helpful to black america, because it doesn't seem like it pays off >> reporter: adams is reacting to a recent poll that found that 26% of black respondents disagreed with the statement, "it's okay to be white," a commonly used phrase in the white supremacist movement and since labelled a hate slogan by the antidefamation league. the company that syndicates "dilbert" said it was disturbed by adams' personal views and now a growing list of major

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and for the rnc, guys like scott adams or just another way to fund-raise off the grift. they can spin his narrative into another trump tirade against woke culture, dumb down the narrative, score some political points against the democrats and raise a few more dollars along the way. so forget loyalty pledges. if the rnc wants to get its house in order, start by throwing out the maga grifters. i'm joined tonight by jen psaki, she served as the white house press secretary for president biden. and her new show inside with jen psaki will debut sunday, march 19th on msnbc. and brendon --, former press secretary to john boehner, as well as chief communications adviser to speaker paul ryan. welcome to you both. so glad to have you. >> it's so good to be in the neighborhood! thank you both very much. so jen, as you folks know, we're okay with the distance things were good just violence isn't watching here. black and white together oh my god! it feels to me a lot like what we are seeing playing out, trump trying to create this narrative and offer these kind of band-aids with the p

kumasi: new developments distributor of the dilbert cartoon, cutting ties with cartoonist scott adams after he made racist remarks. scott adams called black americans "a hate group," and suggested white americans stay away from him, in response to a rasmussen poll same 26% of blacks disagree with the it is ok to be white. reggie: twitter has reportedly undergone another round of layoffs. at least 200 employees laid off across various departments, including product managers, data scientists and engineers who worked on machine website accountability. twitter has fewer than 2000 employees, down from 7501 elon musk took over. we are tracking when companies cut staff. kumasi: new government report is out about the origins of covid-19. a government department believes the virus came from a lab in china. officials who read the report the wall street journal the energy department made the judgment with low confidence but that is a change by the department which was previously undecided on how the virus emerged. >> whether it came from a lab or animals, it is that the chinese were very slow in

so >> his here is his response, scott adams the creative gilbert. and obvious question for people who cancel me is today disagree with my point? so far i have not seen it. i've only seen disagreement with my use of hyperbole. that's how far he is into his own echo chamber he is. it doesn't see people disagreeing with his own point. here it is. here it is scott. all that to say the companies making a decision about who they want a platform and include racist language before they decide, there's only a few amount of people were gonna put in the washington post, we're gonna put in the l.a. times, and we want those people to represent our values to a certain extent. that's not canceling anybody, that's deciding we have a limited amount of space and where do you use it in a way that's appropriate and respectful, there's nothing wrong with. that >> u.s. today ceo was quite clear about it. here's what he said. he said the decision was easy. >> it was frankly and easy decision. we found the remarks hateful, and hurtful, and just crossed the line. we believe

we begin the day with a cartoon named dilbert and a cartoonist out of work last week, scott adams, the man who created one of the miracles, best known cartoons, dilbert, he went live on youtube and he accused black americans of being a hate group against white americans. so if you're nearly half of all blacks are not okay with white people, according to this poll, not according to me. according to this poll, that's a hate group as a group. and i don't want to have anything to do with them. and i would say, you know, based on the current way things are going, the best advice i would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people. with the fall out was fast and furious. hundreds of newspapers dropped dilbert saying they wanted nothing to do with the racist rants of scott adams, twitter owner, ellen musk. he immediately picked up the story tweeting for a long time. the u. s. media discriminated against blacks now. the u. s. media are being racist against whites and asians. and polls is so more and more white americans feel that they have become the target of racism. public

what happened to scott adams? did he go down sort of the right wing twitter rabbit hole here and just never came back or what's going on? >> you know, i talked to scott before at cartoonist conventions. i don't know him well. he's always been kind of a weird dude. but, you know, many of us cartoonists are kind of weird anyways. but he's sort of -- you know, he became this huge trump supporter, which i think is weird. and now he's -- and these comments. and like you said, he doubled down on these comments. instead of just saying i'm sorry or whatever, he just -- he's just digging himself a deeper hole. i don't know. it's just -- it's stunning. i may even do a cartoon on it myself this week. i've never done an editorial cartoon on a fellow cartoonist for something that they have done wrong. >> let me ask you -- that would make some history, but let me ask you this, mike, because you've got your own take on something that's been in the news this past week. i know you drew up something on congresswoman marjorie taylor

scott adams lives in the bay area. last week, he called black americans "a his comments were in response to a poll that found that 26% of black americans disagree with the slogan it is ok to be white. reggie: you most like to have until october to file your federal taxes. the irs extended the deadline for the majority of californians due to weather-related disasters. this is a second time the deadline has been extended. the new deadline is october 16. starting tomorrow, it was on fresh rolling out new fees. private numbers once it received free grocery delivery for orders over $35, but now orders under $50 cost $10 and orders up to $100 are delivered for $ the look of the new york stock exchange, up about 200 points. kumasi: a community of faith came together in oakland one week after a fire destroyed a church. people were still able to hold sunday worship is to a neighboring synagogue. gloria rodriguez joins us with the details. >> temple beth abraham its doors to these parishioners after learning about the fire. the

scott adams is the cartoonist behind the dilbert comic that pokes fun at corporate culture. he now finds himself in some very hot water for this. >> nearly half of all blacks are not okay with white people. according to this poll, not according to me. according to this poll. that is a hate group. >> adams was responding to the poll that does not meet cnn standards, by rasmussen reports, asking back americans if they agreed with the statement it is okay to be white. rest missions that just over half of the respondents agreed with the statement. adams decided that made black people a hate group and went on to make this racist segregationist suggestion. >> i don't want to have anything to do with them. and i would say, based on the current way things are going, the best advice i would give to white people is to get the away from why people. just get the away. wherever you have to go, just get away. there is no fixing this. >> adams failed to acknowledge or may not know that the phrase, it is okay to be right was popularized by white nationalists online, and used to troll people

. >>> newspapers across the hus are dropping the dilbert comic strip after the author scott adams went on a tirade this week. and cnn's polo sandoval has more. >> hey, christine, good morning. over the weekend, i watched one of scott adams' latest youtube strings, all of it, in it he makes repeated attempts to justify his comments he insists they were all taken out of context and he simply encouraged people to avoid hate altogether. but nonetheless, his comments have lit a massive firestorm here and have resulted in some of the nation's largest newspapers dropping his dilbert comic strip after three decades of publication. here's how it all started. adams addressed a poll, saying 52% of black americans agree with the statement it's okay to be white. by the way, that's a phrase that according to the anti-defamation league has a history in white supremacist movements so basically addressed that poll in his youtube channel last week. and here's how. >> so, if nearly half of all blacks are not okay with white people, according to this poll, not according to me, according to this poll, that

but now elon musk is weighing in on scott adams' side of this? >> you know, the story couldn't get any crazier, it just did. i guess it's not too crazy that elon musk would say something, you know, that would draw controversy but he effectively defending, rushed to his defense, after the shocking comments. he said that the media is racist in one tweet. then he went on to elaborate on the tweet, not really doing himself any favors. now he's saying he doesn't always agree with what adams does. but that he finds the dilbert cartoon funny, jake. >> yeah, nobody is talking about the dilbert car scartoon. thank you so much. >>> an american citizen was killed in the west bank an eruption over the weekend where a rare peace talk with jordan overshadowed sparked by the shooting of two israeli brothers near a palestinian town. israeli officials quickly dubbed that a terrorist attack. and hours later riots broke out. israeli settlers throwing rocks and setting houses in palestinian neighborhoods ablaze. it was shocking and horrifying. cnn's hadas gold is in

a swift and sweeping response to creator scott adams' comments that included labeling black people as a hate group. this morning hundreds of newspapers are stripping their pages of the widely syndicated comic dilbert after this live stream by creator scott at dams. >> if nearly half of all blacks are not okay with white people according to this poll, not according to me, according to this poll, that's a hate group. that's a hate group. >> reporter: adams renchsing a recent poll during his youtube show wednesday and taking aims at black americans who disagree with the statement it's okay to be white, a hate slogan used by white supremacists according to the anti-defamation league. >> the best advice i would give to white people is get the hell away from black people. >> reporter: now dropped by a growing number of publications including "the new york times" and "the washington post" denouncing his comments as racist and promoting segregation. >> my reputation for the rest of my life is destroyed. >> reporter: after a barrage of tweets and multiple live streams, adams doubling down on h

now the company is cutting ties with creator scott adams after his comments that publications are denouncing as racist and discriminatory. >> hundreds of newspapers are stripping their pages of the widely syndicated comic dilbert, after this live stream by its creator scott adams. >> if nearly half of all blacks are not okay with white people, according to this poll, not according to me, according to this poll, that's a hate group. that's a hate group. >> adams referencing a recent poll during his you tube show wednesday and taking aim at black americans who disagreed with the statement it's okay to be white. a hate slogan used by white supremacists according to the antidefamation league. >> the best advice i would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people. >> his rant igniting furor on social media. the once popular comic dropped by a growing number of publications, including "the new york times" and "washington post," denouncing as racist, and promoting segregation. >> my reputation for the rest of my life is destroyed. >> adams doubling down on his comments again on s

scott adams is the cartoonist behind the dilbert comment. he finds himself in hot water for this. >> nearly half of all blacks are not okay with white people, according to this poll. not according to me. according to this poll. that's a hate group. >> adams was responding to the poll that does not meet cnn standards asking black americans if they agreed with the statement it's okay to be white. they said over half of those agreed with. he said that made it a hate group. >> i don't want to have anything to do with it. and i would say based on the court reporter way things are going the best advice i would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people. just get the [ bleep ] away. wherever you have to go, just get away. because there is no fixing this. >> adams failed to about nj or may not know that the phrase it's okay to be white was popularized by white nationalists online and used to troll people. the phrase it's okay to be white sounds perfectly inknnocuinnocu >> it is not new. it is not innocuous. it is a long standing

adams, who is a bay area resident, was discussing a rasmussen reports survey on his youtube show. the anti-defamation league has classified it as a quote, trolling campaign. the survey asked if it's okay to be white adams, who is white repeatedly referred to people who are black as members of a hate group and said he would no longer quote, help black americans. he also said white people should get away from black people. adams said yesterday he was trying to make the point that, quote, everyone should be treated as an individual without discrimination. washington post and the usa today network of newspapers have since pulled the plug on the long-running comic strip. >> why are we so you to be. >> streaming rights for south park is at the center of a lawsuit. warner brothers. discovery is suing paramount global, saying its competitor aired new episodes of the animated series warner brothers paid more than 500 million dollars for the exclusive rights back in 2019. the lawsuit says max did not receive the first episodes of the new season of south park and 2020 because of the pandemic

the cancellations come after "dilbert" creator, scott adams, publicly referred to black people as members of a hate group and urged white people to get away from them. "the los angeles times," "the san antonio express-news" and "the usa today" network are among those calling the remarks racist, hateful and discriminatory and are dropping the strip. anan update -- the howard university men's swimming and diving team, which we told you about last week, has won its first conference championship in 34 years. howard is the only historically black university with a swim team. stl to come on "pbs news weekend"... why the use of sleeping pills is on the rise. and... a ssouri gun law creating confusion for police. >> this is "pbs news weekend" from weta studios in washington, home of "the pbs newshour" weeknights on pbs. john: over the last week, we have mked the one year anniversary of the full scale invasion of ukraine by visiting the frontlines, investigating russian war crimes, and examining a new, united ukrainian identity. tonight, with e help of the pulitzer center, we look at the country's

. >>> newspapers across the country are dropping the dilbert comic strip after scott adams went on a tirade calling black americans a hate group and advising white people to stay away from them. we have the story this morning. good morning to you. what is up with this? >> good morning. basically, he is doubling down on the comments he made earlier this week saying that they were completely taken out of context and the newspapers, though, that ran his strip for decades are now severing ties with him saying that this comments were part of a racist tirade. >> you know, nearly half of all blacks are not okay with white people, that's a hate group. >> was the comment that may have e ended ended scott adams' newspaper career. he said it's okay to be white and leaving the other 47% to say they disagree or not sure. the anti-deaf nation league noted that phrase has a long history in the white supremacist movement. >> the best advice is get the hell away from black people. >> he continued to double down throughout the show. "the washington post," "los angeles times," and usa today among the h

scott adams is base inside pleasanton. hundreds of outlets will no longer publish his script after making racist comments on his youtube show last week. >>> today marks the bay area's rare disease day. it was held at a dance studio. globally 300 million people live with a rare disease. such a diagnoses comes with barriers that others do not have to think about. today was healing energy with music and dance. and most importantly putting a spotlight on the issue. >> in order to really create change in our community it is starting with awareness. that is what we are doing with our event. my hope as well to really amplify our voices. >> the official rare disease day is tuesday february 28th. proceeds from today's event will benefit rare disease research and education. >>> take a look at this. the bay area is not the only part of california getting hit with this rare winter snowstorm. this is video taken in palm dale. the snow is not common in l.a. county. the crews are working hard. trying to remember how to clear the roads of

adams. >> the best advice i would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people i'm going to back off from being helpful to black america, because it doesn't seem like it pays off. >> reporter: adams is reacting to a recent poll that found that 26% of black respondents disagreed with the statement, "it's okay to be white," a commonly used phrase in the white supremacist movement and since labelled a hate slogan by the antidefamation league the company that syndicates "dilbert" said it was disturbed by adams' personal views and now a growing list of major publications are no longer running the comic, denouncing the 65-year-old's comments as racist and discriminatory the cleveland plain dealer wrote it was not a difficult decision we are not a home for those who espouse racism >> how widespread do you think the fallout will be? >> i'm waiting to see. newspapers have an opportunity right now to show who they want to talk to in this country, who they feel should be represented in this country. >> reporter: while reckoning with the rapid fallout in follow-up live streams

newspaper in ohio is dropping the comic dilbert, the cleveland plain dealer said it was difficult, scott adams made a racist remark on a live stream, the artist was speaking about racial relations in the united states and said that white people should stay away from and not help black americans. >> not sure if you have covid or the flu, you will soon be able to have an at-home test that can detect the flu and covid, made by a company in the bay area, the fda approved it first combination test, similar to other tests, nasal swabs and wait to get your results, the fda called it a major milestone to access to diagnostic tests, for the website for $99. >>> back in a moment, show you what happened with the warriors night >>> this is what we have to do with, a lot of chatter about who is not playing for the warriors tonight. no stephan curry, no andrew and no draymond green. >> klay thompson got a standing ovation, why is he so happy. >> the splash brother klay thompson was on fox, 12 three- pointers from klay thompson, only to away from his record, 40 point -- 42 points in all, amazing. and t

and that is after some remarks that creator made that scott adams, he lives here in the bay area. he was discussing a rasmussen reports survey on his youtube show. the anti-defamation league has classified it as a trolling campaign. the survey asked if it's okay to be white adams who is white, as you can see here repeatedly referred to people who are black as members of a hate group and said he would no longer help black americans. he also said white people should get away from black people. adam said yesterday that he was trying to make the point that everyone should be treated as an individual without discrimination. the washington post in the usa today network of newspapers have since pulled the plug on the long-running comic strip. >> happening right now so far, so good for tonight's launch of a space x rocket up to the international space station. the falcon 9 rocket, as you can see here in this live image is set to lift off from cape canaveral, florida at 10:45pm. our time the dragon endeavor space capsule. we'll be carrying 4 astronauts. 2 americans are russian and the firs

adams revealed his interpretation of a poll from rasmussen reports you nearly half of all blacks or not okay with white people, according to this poll, not according to me. according to this poll. that's a hate group. that's a hate group. and i don't want to have anything to do with them. and i would say, based on the current way things are going the best advice i would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people. adam says he was only advising people to avoid hate and claims his quotes were taken out of context that i went on l a live stream. and said, stay away from black people, every one of them. there's no exceptions. what do we do? just ask yourself do it wasn't really thinking behind it . yeah, it was maybe a wire to that that you haven't heard yet . if you heard it in context. what do you disagree with it? and the answer is i haven't seen anybody disagree. so i have i have seen twitter chief elon musk is coming to adam's defense, calling the us media racist against whites and asians. the company that syndicates dilbert did not respond to requests for comme

. >> newspapers across the country are dropping the "dilbert" comic strip after scott adams went on a tirade calling black americans a hate group and advising white people to stay away from them. >> referencing a poll from the that indicated 53% of black americans agree with the statement, it's okay to be white. >> if nearly half of all blacks are not okay with white people, that's a hate group. the best advice i would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people. you have to go just get away. you just have to escape. so that's what i did. i went to a neighborhood where, you know, have a very low black population. >> hasan: oh, my god! he just kept going! he is like, black people are hate group. white people should stay away from black people. i stay away from black people. and kanye heard this and was like, whoa, my brother, pace yourself. by the way, why do you have a podcast? you have one of the most successful comic strips in the world! but he's podcasting at "youtube.com/realcoffeewith scottadams?" like, why? bro, you got rich off doodles, take the w! be happy.

adams calling black americans members of a "hate group" saying white people should stay away from him. adams has written "dilbert" for three decades. >>> straight ahead, he was the son of former slaves and the reason we celebrate black history month. >>> talk about teamwork. >> later, superior surfing. the coolest sport on the great lakes. he great lakes. ♪ ♪ we're the ones getting it done. we're managing type 2 diabetes and heart risk. we're on it with jardiance. join the growing number of people who are on it with the once-daily pill, jardiance. jardiance not only lowers a1c, it goes beyond to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults with type 2 diabetes and known heart disease. and jardiance may help you lose some weight. jardiance may cause serious side effects including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration, (that can lead to sudden worsening of kidney function), and genital yeast or urinary tract infections. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have s

so this scott adams of a very popular cartoon, dilbert hugely popular and has been for over 25 years. and this one of the things you see, you know taped to people's fridges all the work people read it because it's about a guy in an office, very boring guy and. he and scott adams whose main controversial statements in the past been slapped in the past and been pen slapped in the past and been pen slapped in the past time he said that past this time he said that based on the current way things are going, the best advice would give. he said this on twitter to white people is to get the hell from black people and just he said, get the f away. and then he went on expand on that. he went on to expand on that. expand it. the thing is he knew because he made some statements after that he i knew this. after that he said, i knew this. i know this is a career ending. yeah, i know that i'll be dropped from my publisher's. i know you stop reading my know you may stop reading my cartoon. this because cartoon. why he did this because actually statistics that he didn't quote were from larger survey .

so this scott adams of a very popular cartoon, dilbert hugely popular and has been for over 25 years. and this one of the things you see, you know taped to people's fridges all the work people read it because it's about a guy in an office, very boring guy and. he and scott adams whose main controversial statements in the past and pen slapped in the past and been pen slapped in the past and been pen slapped in the past time he said that past this time he said that based on the current way things are going, the best advice would give. he said this on twitter to white people is to get the hell from black people and just he said, get the f away. and then he went on to expand on that. expand it. the thing is he knew because he made some statements after that he said, i knew this. i know this is a career ending. yeah, i know that i'll be dropped from my publisher's. i know you stop reading my know you may stop reading my cartoon. this because cartoon. why he did this because actually statistics that he didn't quote were from larger survey . most americans said they survey. most americans sa

scott adams described black people as a quote hate group during an interview on a youtube show last week, several newspapers across the country have denounced his comments as racist, hateful and discriminatory, and they said that they would no longer provide a platform for his work as a francisco chronicle stopped carrying the dilbert comic strip last october due to complaints of offensive material. the u. s supreme court on tuesday is said to hear or arguments over president biden's historic loan forgiveness plan. the biden administration wants to cancel up to $20,000 an individual student loans, but his faced with six lawsuits challenging that plan. last fall, six republican led states filed a lawsuit against the president's plan. they argued that biden was vastly overstepping his authority by moving to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in consumer debt without authorization from congress. the justices ruling, which is expected this summer, will settle the matter and decide if more than 30 million americans with outstanding federal student loans will get debt relief to florida, wh

scott adams is the creator of "dilbert" and area. last week he said black people are a hate group and he doesn't want anything to do with them. musk twitty in response to that controversy saying the media is racist against knights and asians. a new government report on the first origins of covid-19. the u.s. energy department now believes covid pandemic most likely arose from a lap leak in wuhan, china, according to a classified intelligence report provided to the white house and some members of congress -- from a lab leak. the energy department made its judgment with low confidence, but it is a change by the energy department, which previously was undecided on how the virus emerged. >> if it came from a lab or animals, is it that the chinese were very slow in alerting the world to it. it only came out from bits and pieces from scientists and doctors within china, and by then, it was too late. dion: the energy department joins the fbi in saying the virus likely spread via a mishap at a chinese lab. several other agencies still say it

adams after comments that the publication is denouncing as racist and discriminatory. >> reporter: this morning, hundreds of newspapers are stripping their pages of the widely syndicated comic dilbert after this livestream by the creator scott adams. >> if nearly half of all blacks are not okay with white people, according to this poll, not according to me, according to this poll. that's a hate group. that's a hate group. >> reporter: adams referencing a recent poll during the ukulele poll and taking aim at black americans who disagreed with the statement it is okay to be white, a hate slogan used by white supremacists according to the anti-defamation league. >> the best advice i would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people. >> reporter: his rant igniting furor on social media. the once popular comic now dropped by a growing number of publications including "the new york times" and the "washington post." denouncing his comments as racist and promoting segregation. >> my reputation for the rest of my life is destroyed >> reporter: after a barrage of tweets and mul

. >> the fallout continues for gilbert creator scott adams after a racist on land grant where he called black people a hate group. the comic strip brighter has been dropped by his publisher which was scheduled to release his upcoming book in september. adams later tweeted that he had also been, quote, canceled by his literary agent, adam source also dropped by andrews mcneill inverse of the company that's indicates gilbert. the company's decision came after hundreds of newspapers across the u.s. already stopped running the comic, the issued a statement saying, we will never support any commentary rooted in discrimination or hate. elon musk has now reclaimed the title of richest person in the world. that is according to bloomberg. musk regained the title monday after a rally in tesla stock, musk was unseeded for his richest person title by bernard arnaud late last year. he has the ceo of french luxury brand lvmh. when the markets closed on monday, musk was worth about 187 billion dollars. the edges out or know who is worth about 185 billion dollars. well elon musk probably did not count

. >> scott adams, who is a bay area resident, was discussing a rasmussen reports survey on his youtube show. the anti-defamation league is classified as a trolling campaign. the survey asked if it was okay to be white adams who is white repeatedly referred to people who are black as members of a hate group and said he would no longer help black americans. he also said why people should get away from black people. adam said yesterday he was trying to make the point that everyone should be treated as an individual without discrimination. the washington post in the usa today network of newspapers of sense pulled the plug on the long-running comic strip. >> still ahead here tonight at 8, the san jose sharks continued to shake up their roster, making another trade at the deadline. we've got details on that. plus, he's honored as a master of choreography, sat down with famed choreographer alonzo k and as winter storms sweep over california residents in the sierra nevada expecting a blizzard to hit their how they're perfect for pairing next. >> welcome back. our top story this half-hour, taki

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its creator scott adams. frankly i had no idea who the guy was until he went on a racist rant on youtube last wednesday. >> i think it makes no sense whatsoever as a white citizen of america to try to help black citizens anymore. so i'm going to back off from being helpful to black america, because it doesn't seem like it pays off. if nearly half of all blacks are not okay with white people, according to this poll, not according to me, according to this poll, that's a hate group. that's a hate group. and i don't want to have anything to do with them. >> how will black folk ever survive without you, whoever you are. there is a lot to unpack there. the unabashed anti-blackness and racism but also this country's long history of dubbing black people as the hateful violent ones while also exposing this weird offensive belief that white people need to get something out of helping others. again, what has this guy ever done for anyone that's black? anyway, hundreds of newspapers announced they would stop publishing d

this isn't the first time "dilbert" comic strip creator scott adams has made controversial comments, but he is now experiencing possibly the biggest repercussion on his comments about race. this morning, another newspaper is dropping the popular comic strip "dilbert" after its creator was accused of going on a racist rant. >> "dilbert" is being canceled all over the country. >> reporter: "the star tribune" in minneapolis has joined the "los angeles times," "the washington post" and "usa today" no longer printing the cartoon after creator scott adams revealed his interpretation of a poll from rasmussen reports. >> if nearly half of all blacks are not okay with white people, according to this poll, not according to me. according to this poll, that's a hate group. that's a hate group, and i don't want to have anything to do with them. and i would say, you know, based on the current way things are going, the best advice i would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people. >> reporter: adams says he was only advising people to avoid hate and claims his quotes were taken

adams made racist comments on his youtube show. dilbert's distributor has also cut ties with adams after he said black americans are part of a "racist hate group" and advised white people to "get the hell away from black people." the remarks were made in response to the results of a poll that asked respondents if they agreed with the statement "it's ok to be white." a number of major publications sever ties with adams, including "the new york times," "the washington post," "the los angeles times," and "usa today. and here in new york, uber and lyft drivers led a 12-hour strike from noon until midnight sunday at laguardia airport as they continue to demand fare wages. this is the third strike since december in response to a lawsuit filed by uber that blocked a pay increase for drivers, approved by the taxi and limousine commission, and that was supposed to go into effect in december. this is an uber driver speaking from the picket line yesterday. >> all they see is the money. all they see is the money. but you are the ones who make

adams. this after racially charged comments he made last week on his youtube show. hundreds of media outlets across the nation have announced they will no longer publish the strip, including local papers. the chronicle stopped carrying dilbert last fall after controversial conversations. >>> and extending eviction protections, next here on "today in the bay," the action one east bay city may soon take to better help residents trying to make it in the bay and those protections set to expire after the end of california's covid state of emergency. >>> first, here is craig melvin. >> good morning to our friends in the west. coming up in a few minutes on "today," al is tracking the newest coast-to-coast storm that has caused a lot of problems in the west. also this morning, we'll go down south. live at spring training in florida because some big changes to the rules of baseball are being tried out for the first time there. bigger bases a pitching clock in the outfield. how are players and fans re

stuart: create or of the news papillary ore comic strip dilber t, his name is scott adams, he said that black americans were a hate group and white people should stay away from them. his comic strip has been dropped by most major newspapers because of that, however, elon musk, and he's coming into this conversation coming to his defense saying the reaction to adam's comments is because the media is racist against white people. this is a very difficult subject but you're talking about mr. musk. what's your opinion here? >> well he keeps jumping into these controversies and the fact that he's jumped -- this shouldn't be the hill that elon musk chooses to die on. as much as he loves free speech and i love that about him, he has to realize that he does hurt shareholders when he does this and it could affect the stock. now, whether or not he continues to do this going forward, that remains to be seen but the fact that he does this right before this crucial meeting is surprising to me. stuart: we'll watch it for you. thanks very much indeed jeff sic a. good stuff. president biden seemed confu

cartoonist scott adams described black people as a quote hate group during an episode of his podcast last week since then, several newspapers around the country including the l a times and usa today have dropped his comic strip. the chronicle stopped carrying dilbert in october due to complaints elon musk is coming to adam's defense , responding to a twitter post about the cartoonist must accused elite colleges and high schools of being racist against white and asian people. the twitter and tesla ceo also acknowledged adams comments were not good, but also said there is quote an element of truth to them. well today, the warriors will host several events celebrating black history month , the warriors foundation will launch a program to support women of color their health, family and inspired leadership. the warriors also held a celebration outside chase center this weekend that included live entertainment arts and crafts. radio africa kitchen distributed free meals, and chef nelson german, the owner of al ahmar, and sobering messa held food demonstrations. popular bay area radio host

scott adams on his youtube show last week just launched into this incredibly racist rant in which he said african americans are a hate group and they advise white people to just get the hell away from black people. so, what happened afterwards was the people who did business with scott adams, the newspapers who publish his comic and his book publisher, they all got the hell away from him because they didn't want to be associated with that sort of racism. the noted exception was elon musk on twitter who tweeted in support and elaborated that the media is racist now against whites and asians. this is -- i think -- we ought to take lesson on how speech works. he had every right to say what he said and everybody had the right to say bye-bye to scott adams. >> gene, thank you very much. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," the latest on a massive security breach involving u.s. marshals. "morning joe" is coming right back. realtor.com (in a whisper) if we use kevin's college fund, we can afford this house. the house whisperer! this house says use realtor.com to find options within your budget

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