>> Announcer: IN A STUNNING PHONE CALL THIS WEEKEND FIRST
OBTAINED BY "THE WASHINGTON POST," PRESIDENT TRUMP PRESSURES
GEORGIA'S REPUBLICAN SECRETARY OF STATE BRAD RAFFENSPERGER TO
FIND ENOUGH VOTES TO OVERTURN PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN'S WIN.
>> THE OPERATOR TO THE WHITE HOUSE TELLING US 18 TIMES AND
ACTUALLY SATURDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME THESE TWO MEN EVER
CONNECTED OVER THE PHONE.
♪ ♪
♪ HEY BRAD, IT'S ME ♪ THE 18th TIME ♪
♪ I'M WONDERING IF YOU WOULD DO A LITTLE CRIME ♪
♪ RECALCULATE ♪ ♪ IF YOU DON'T MIND ♪
♪ JUST 11,780 VOTES YOU'LL NEED TO FIND ♪
♪ I JUST CALLED TO SAVE MY EGO ♪ ♪ I JUST CALLED TO ♪
♪ I JUST CALLED TO SAY I'M DESPERATE ♪
♪ AND I MEAN IT FROM THE BOTTOM OF WHERE MY HEART SHOULD BE ♪
>> Announcer: IT'S "A LATE SHOW" WITH STEPHEN COLBERT!
TONIGHT, HAPPY Q YEAR.
PLUS STEPHEN WELCOMES STACEY ABRAMS!
RuPAUL, AND MUSICAL GUEST MAREN MORRIS.
FEATURING JON BATISTE AND "STAY HOMIN'."
AND NOW LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER OFFICE BUILDING
IN NEW YORK CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
>> Stephen: HELLO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
WELCOME TO -- "A LATE SHOW."
I'M YOUR HOST STEPHEN COLBERT.
I'M HEAR WITH EVIE HERE TO KICK OFF THE YEAR IN STYLE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
IT'S GETTING TO BE A VERY SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP AT THIS
POINT.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
2020 IS OVER!
ALL THAT BADNESS IS FINALLY BEHIND US, AND WE'RE OFF TO A
FRESH START WITH A RAGING PANDEMIC, AND A PRESIDENT WHO'S
TRYING TO STEAL THE ELECTION.
TURNS OUT, 2020 IS DROPPING SOME BONUS TRACKS!
CASE IN POINT: YESTERDAY, WE GOT A HOT NEW RECORDING OF A
JAW-DROPPING PHONE CALL BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND GEORGIA
SECRETARY OF STATE, AND MAN TAPING A HOSTAGE VIDEO FROM A
LAQUINTA, BRAD RAFFENSPERGER.
AS SECRETARY OF STATE, RAFFENSPERGER OVERSAW GEORGIA'S
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AS WELL AS ITS RECOUNT, AS WELL AS THE
RECOUNT OF THE RECOUNT, EACH OF WHICH VERIFIED THAT BIDEN WON
THE STATE.
SO, SATURDAY, THE PRESIDENT GOT HIM ON THE PHONE TO CONVINCE
HIM THAT NUH-UH!
NOW, BUCKLE UP, BECAUSE THIS CALL IS LIKE IF WATERGATE AND
THE UKRAINE SCANDAL HAD A BABY ON THE "ACCESS HOLLYWOOD"
BUS.
WHEN YOU'RE A STAR, THEY LET YOU.
THE PRESIDENT BEGAN THE CALL WITH HARD DATA: RALLY!
>> IF WE COULD JUST GO OVER SOME OF THE NUMBERS, I THINK IT'S
PRETTY CLEAR THAT WE WON.
WE WON VERY SUBSTANTIALLY IN GEORGIA.
YOU EVEN SEE IT BY RALLY SIZE FRANKLY.
WE'D BE GETTING 25-30,000 PEOPLE A RALLY.
>> STEPHEN: OKAY, THAT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE.
ONE PROBLEM: RALLY SIZE DOES NOT DECIDE AN ELECTION.
THAT'S WHY ON THE 20TH, WE WON'T BE SWEARING IN PRESIDENT BTS.
MY FELLOW AMERICANS, THE STATE OF OUR UNION IS--
♪♪♪ NOT SURE -- I KNOW WHAT THIS IS.
THAT'S A HEART.
THIS IS A HEART, AND THEY DO THAT.
I'VE MET THE GUYS.
VERY NICE.
LOVELY FELLAS.
THEY DON'T DO THIS, THOUGH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING.
BUT HERE'S THE THING -- HE MAKES A GOOD POINT.
BIDEN, FOR SOME REASON, HELD VERY FEW IN-PERSON RALLIES.
BUT THE PRESIDENT'S EVENTS WERE SO BIG THEY WENT VIRAL!
NOW EVERYONE HAS MAGA FEVER!
EVEN THOUGH THE PRESIDENT KNOWS HE WON, HE ALSO KNEW EXACTLY HOW
MUCH HE LOST: >> THE CURRENT MARGIN IS ONLY
11,779.
SO, LOOK, ALL I WANT TO DO IS THIS: I JUST WANT TO FIND 11,780
VOTES, WHICH IS ONE MORE THAN WE HAVE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S ALL HE WANTS.
HE JUST WANTS THEM TO "FIND" EXACTLY HOW
MANY VOTES HE NEEDS TO WIN BY ONE!
NOTHING FISHY ABOUT THAT.
WHO AMONG US HASN'T FOUND SOMETHING IN AN OLD SUIT POCKET:
"HEY, HONEY!
WHIN'S THE LAST TIME I WORE THIS SUIT?
IT TURNS OUT I'M PRESIDENT!" THE PRESIDENT GOT MORE DESPERATE
FROM THERE: >> SO, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO
HERE FOLKS?
I ONLY NEED 11,000 VOTES.
FELLAS, I NEED 11,000 VOTES.
GIVE ME A BREAK.
>> STEPHEN: OH, YOU'RE GETTING A BREAK ON JANUARY 20!
A LONG ONE!
YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO FIND THE VOTES!
MAYBE THEY'RE WITH BARACK OBAMA'S LONG-FORM BIRTH
CERTIFICATE.
BUT THE PRESIDENT DID HAVE SOME EVIDENCE: IF BY "SOME" YOU MEAN
"NONE."
>> DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THEY SHREDDED BALLOTS IN
FULTON COUNTY?
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE RUMOR IS.
>> STEPHEN: SO, THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE UNITED
STATES, A MAN WHO HAS THE WORLD'S GREATEST
INTELLIGENCE APPARATUS AT HIS DISPOSAL, IS NOW JUST CALLING UP
TO GAB ABOUT RUMORS.
THAT EXPLAINS THE NEW PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION
INVESTIGATING "IF YOU EAT POP ROCKS AND SODA, DOES YOUR
TUMMY EXPLODE?" IT DOES.
DON'T DO IT, KIDS.
DON'T.
THE PRESIDENT ALSO HAD A CONSPIRACY THEORY ABOUT THE
VOTING MACHINES USED IN GEORGIA MADE BY A COMPANY NAMED
"DOMINION."
>> THAT'S WHAT THE RUMOR IS.
AND ALSO THAT DOMINION TOOK OUT MACHINES.
THAT DOMINION IS REALLY MOVING FAST TO GET RID OF THEIR, UH,
MACHINERY.
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT?
BECAUSE THAT'S ILLEGAL, RIGHT?
>> THIS IS RYAN GERMANY.
NO, DOMINION HAS NOT MOVED ANY MACHINERY OUT OF FULTON COUNTY.
>> BUT HAVE THEY MOVED THE INNER PARTS OF THE MACHINES AND
REPLACED THEM WITH OTHER PARTS?
>> NO.
>> STEPHEN: IF HE WANTS TO STEAL AN ELECTION, HE REALLY NEEDS TO
SOUND LESS LIKE YOUR GRANDPA COMPLAINING ABOUT HIS PHONE.
"THERE USED TO BE A BUTTON ON THE BOTTOM, NOW IT USES MY FACE.
WHAT DID THEY DO WITH THE BUTTON?
DID THEY HIDE IT WITH THE BALLOTS INSIDE THOSE VOTING
MACHINES?" GOD, I HOPE THEY DON'T HIDE MY
FACE.
NOW, THE PRESIDENT ALSO RE-UPPED THE THEORY THAT DEAD PEOPLE
VOTED, AND RAFFENSPERGER HIT HIM WITH A REAL-TIME FACT CHECK:
>> THE OTHER THING, DEAD PEOPLE.
SO, DEAD PEOPLE VOTED, AND I THINK THE NUMBER IS CLOSE TO
5,000 PEOPLE.
>> THE ACTUAL NUMBER WERE TWO.
TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE DEAD THAT VOTED.
SO, THAT'S WRONG.
>> STEPHEN: YEAH, THAT'S A PRETTY BIG DIFFERENCE.
IMAGINE IF "THE SIXTH SENSE" WENT LIKE THIS:
>> I SEE DEAD PEOPLE-- BUT JUST TWO!
>> STEPHEN: RAFFENSPERGER ALSO CAUTIONED THE PRESIDENT NOT TO
BELIEVE EVERYTHING HE READS ON THE INTERNET:
>> MR. PRESIDENT, THE PROBLEM YOU HAVE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA,
THEY-- PEOPLE CAN SAY ANYTHING.
>> OH, THIS ISN'T SOCIAL MEDIA.
THIS IS TRUMP MEDIA.
>> STEPHEN: YEAH, HE'S NOT GETTING IT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA!
HE'S GETTING IT FROM RELIABLE SOURCES, LIKE
EAGLE-FLUFFER69@PARLER.BIZ!
EAGLE FLUFFER HAS SOME SHOCKING REVELATIONS.
( LAUGHTER ) BECAUSE RAFFENSPERGER SEEMED
HESITANT TO UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY, THE PRESIDENT GAVE HIM SOME P.R.
ADVICE.
>> THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH SAYING, YOU KNOW, UM, THAT
YOU'VE RECALCULATED.
>> STEPHEN: YES, STEALING AND RECALCULATING ARE TOTALLY
DIFFERENT!
JUST LIKE THAT SCENE IN "PULP FICTION!"
>> EVERYBODY BE COOL, THIS IS A RECALCULATION.
>> STEPHEN: AT ONE POINT, THE PRESIDENT GOT SO DESPERATE
HE EVEN RESORTED TO FLATTERY WITH RAFFENSPERGER'S LAWYER,
RYAN GERMANY.
>> WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO FIND THIS, RYAN?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
I HEARD YOUR LAWYER IS VERY DIFFICULT, ACTUALLY, BUT I'M
SURE YOU'RE A GOOD LAWYER.
YOU HAVE A NICE LAST NAME.
>> STEPHEN: FIRST OF ALL, I'LL REMIND YOU, THE GUY'S NAME IS
"GERMANY."
THE PRESIDENT, OF COURSE, IS A BIG FAN OF GERMANY.
HE BELIEVES THERE WERE VERY FINE LAWYERS ON BOTH SIDES.
SECONDLY, HE EVIDENTLY THINKS YOU'RE GOOD AT YOUR JOB IF YOUR
NAME IS SOMETHING HE LIKES.
EXPLAINS WHY HIS NEW PHYSICIAN IS DR. ONIONRINGS MCJIGGLEJUGGZ,
M. DOUBLE-D.
THROUGHOUT THE CALL, RAFFENSPERGER AND GERMANY WERE
EXTREMELY PATIENT WITH THE SAD LOSER.
AT ONE POINT, GERMANY TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT PEOPLE WHO HAD
MOVED OUT OF GEORGIA WERE, IN FACT, LEGALLY VOTING IN THE
STATE, FOR A VERY SIMPLE REASON: >> EVERY ONE WE'VE BEEN THROUGH
ARE PEOPLE THAT LIVED IN GEORGIA, MOVED TO A DIFFERENT
STATE, BUT THEN MOVED BACK TO GEORGIA LEGITIMATELY.
AND IN MANY CASES-- >> HOW MAY PEOPLE DO THAT?
THEY MOVED OUT, AND THEN THEY SAID, "AH, TO HELL WITH IT, I'LL
MOVE BACK."
YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A VERY NORMAL-- YOU MEAN, THEY
MOVED OUT, AND WHAT, THEY MISSED IT SO MUCH THAT THEY
WANTED TO MOVE BACK IN?
IT'S CRAZY.
>> STEPHEN: IT'S NOT CRAZY.
IT'S VERY NICE THERE!
PEOPLE GO BACK TO GEORGIA.
IN FACT, THEY'RE KIND OF KNOWN FOR IT!
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I CAN THINK OF AT LEAST THREE SONGS
ABOUT PEOPLE MOVING BACK TO GEORGIA: "GEORGIA ON MY MIND,"
"MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA," AND "WALKIN' BACK TO GEORGIA."
HE DIDN'T WAIT FOR THE TRAIN.
HE WALKED!
THAT'S NOT EVEN MENTIONING "THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA."
AND I'M SURE YOU'RE SAYING, "STEPHEN, SURE, THE DEVIL WENT
DOWN TO GEORGIA, BUT HE DIDN'T COME BACK TO GEORGIA."
OH, REALLY?
TELL THAT TO THE ACTUAL 1993 SEQUEL, FEATURING CHARLIE
DANIELS, "THE DEVIL COMES BACK TO GEORGIA."
HE MOVED BACK TO SAVANNAH SO HE COULD VOTE FOR BIDEN.
YEAH, HE'S THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS, BUT HE'S VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING.
IF THE EARTH'S ALREADY ON FIRE HELL IS NOT GOING TO SEEM THAT
IMPRESSIVE.
WHEN THE PRESIDENT'S CHARM DIDN'T MOVE RAFFENSPERGER, HE
SWITCHED TO EXTORTION THREATENING GEORGIA'S SECRETARY
OF STATE WITH PROSECUTION IF HE AND HIS LAWYER DIDN'T GIVE IN:
>> YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DID AND YOU'RE NOT REPORTING IT.
THAT'S A-- THAT'S A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.
THAT'S A BIG RISK TO YOU AND TO RYAN, YOUR LAWYER.
THAT'S A BIG RISK.
>> STEPHEN: THAT IS A BIG RISK.
YOU COULD END UP BEING THE PRESIDENT'S CELLMATE.
BECAUSE THIS CALL IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL.
A FORMER JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR GENERAL TWEETED,
"UNLESS THERE ARE PORTIONS OF THE TAPE THAT SOMEHOW NEGATE
CRIMINAL INTENT, 'I JUST WANT TO FIND 11,780 VOTES' AND HIS
THREATS AGAINST RAFFENSPERGER AND HIS COUNSEL VIOLATE 52 U.S.
CODE 20511."
ADDING, "HIS BEST DEFENSE WOULD BE INSANITY."
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
MAY I PRESENT EXHIBIT A: >> PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA,
TV.
>> STEPHEN: PERFECTLY SANE.
SO, POTUS IS DESPERATE TO HOLD ON TO HIS JOB, WHICH IS-- I'M
NOT SURE EXACTLY.
IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE HE'S DONE IT.
TODAY HIS ACTUAL PUBLIC SCHEDULE READS, "THE PRESIDENT WILL WORK
FROM EARLY IN THE MORNING UNTIL LATE IN THE EVENING.
HE WILL MAKE MANY CALLS AND HAVE MANY MEETINGS."
THAT READS LIKE WHAT A TODDLER THINKS THE PRESIDENT DOES.
"TUESDAY, JANUARY 5.
I WILL MAKE MANY CALLS AND MEETINGS, WEAR A DADDY SUIT
USE THE BIG BOY POTTY-- TWICE-- I AM SMART AND STRONG AND HAVE
THE NUCLEAR CODES."
LISTENING TO THIS CALL REALLY MAKES YOU FEEL FOR GUYS ON THE
RECEIVING END.
I'M GUESSING HE KNEW WHAT WAS COMING BECAUSE BEFORE THEY
FINALLY CONNECTED ON SATURDAY THE WHITE HOUSE MADE 18 ATTEMPTS
TO CALL HIM.
"A LATE SHOW" HAS REQUIRED AUDIO OF THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST 17
CALLS TO RAFFENSPERGER.
( RINGING ) >> YOU'VE REACHED GEORGIA
SECRETARY OF STATE BRADDED RAFFENSPERGER.
PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE AT THE BEEP.
>> HELLO, BRAD.
THIS IS DONALD TRUMP.
I JUST WANT TO FIND 11,780 VOTES.
CALL ME BACK.
( BEEPING ) BRAD, GUESS WHO.
DEAD PEOPLE VOTED.
ME -- AGAIN.
PICK UP, PICK UP, PICK UP.
HELLO, THIS IS BIG JIM -- ARE YOU THERE?
( BEEPING ) I DON'T LIKE YOU.
YOU'RE A LOSER.
CALL ME.
PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA -- BRAD -- PICK UP THE PHONE --
THIS IS DONALD -- >> THE MAILBOX YOU'RE TRYING TO
REACH IS FULL -- OF CRAP.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.
MY GUESTS ARE STACEY ABRAMS AND RuPAUL.
STICK AROUND.
♪ ♪
♪♪♪ >> STEPHEN: WELCOME BACK.
LET'S SAY HELLO TO OUR FRIEND MR. JON BATISTE.
JON, HAPPY NEW YEAR.
>> Jon: HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2021 IN FULL EFFECT.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING THIS YEAR?
>> Stephen: I. FEELING GOOD.
NOT AS GOOD AS YOU LOOK IN THAT HAT, THOUGH.
TELL ME THE STORY ABOUT THIS HAT.
>> Jon: I GOT THIS IN NORTH AFRICA, TUNISIA, ACTUALLY.
IT'S A KUFI THAT.
THE LONELIEST MONKEY WORE THIS WHEN HE WOULD PLAY.
I SAW THE AWE THENTDIC ONE AND I HAD TO GET IT.
>> Stephen: YOU AND I ARE FROM THE SOUTH.
IS THERE A NEW YEAR'S TRADITION WHERE YOU GREW UP?
DO YOU GUYS EAT ANYTHING ON NEW YEAR'S DAY WHERE YOU GREW
UP?
>> Jon: COME ON, NOW!
WE EAT BLACK-EYED PEAS, CABBAGE AND PORK SHOPS.
>> Stephen: WE DO THE SAME THING.
DO YOU CALL IT?
WE CALL IT HOPPIN' JOHN.
>> Jon: WHERE DOES THAT COME FROM?
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW.
WHERE DOES IT COFROM, DARLING?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> Stephen: IT'S ALWAYS BEEN CALLED HOPPIN' JOHN.
AND YOU COOK BACON, BACK FAT IF YOU'VE GOT IT, AND ONIONS AND
THROW IT IN WITH THE RICE AND THE BEANS AND IT'S SO GOOD.
>> Jon: YEAH, YEAH, WE HAVE BEEN EATING THAT SINCE
NEW YEAR'S DAY, WITH LEFTOVERS.
IT'S KICKIN', MAN.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: ANYWAY, JON, HAVE
YOU GOT A SONG FOR THE NEW YEAR?
>> Jon: YES, INDEED.
♪♪♪ >> Stephen: JON BATISTE,
EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU, JON >> Jon: YOU GOT IT, YOU KNOW!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: JOINING ME TONIGHT
IS THE WOMAN WHO DELIVERED GEORGIA TO JOE
BIDEN THROUGH HER ORGANIZATION, "FAIR FIGHT," AND WHO HOPES TO
MAKE HISTORY WITH TOMORROW'S SENATE ELECTION.
PLEASE WELCOME, STACEY ABRAMS!
MS. ABRAMS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING BACK!
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AGAIN.
>> Stephen: HAPPY ELECTION EVE, NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SINCE RIGHT AFTER THE ELECTION.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ELECTION TOMORROW OF, OBVIOUSLY,
RAFAEL WARNOCK AND OSSOFF WHO ARE RUNNING TOMORROW, BUT I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT THIS TAPE RELEASED OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE
PRESIDENT PRESSURING RAFFENSPERGER TO FIND VOTES IN
GEORGIA THAT WOULD GIVE THE WIN TO THE PRESIDENT.
YOUR NAME COMES UP A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THAT.
HAVE YOU HEARD THE RECORDING?
>> I DID INDEED LISTEN.
>> Stephen: THE PRESIDENT SAYS THAT -- HE SAYS THAT STACEY IS
LAUGHING AT YOU, TO RAFFENSPERGER.
SHE'S LAUGHING AT YOU.
COULD YOU CHARACTERIZE THE LAUGH?
IS IT A GIGGLE, MORE LIKE A -- ( MANIACAL LAUGH )
-- WITH THE FLY HANDS.
HOW ARE YOU LAUGHING AT THEM?
>> HYMN THINKING ABOUT THEM.
I'M FOCUSING ON WINNING THE ELECTION.
THEY ARE NOT MY ISSUE.
>> Stephen: BOOM!
VERY QUICKLY, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PRESIDENT PUTTING THE
PRESSURE ON RAFFENSPERGER?
WERE YOU SHOCKED TO HEAR AT OR IS THIS PAR FOR THE COURSE?
>> NOT AT ALL.
THIS IS A PERSON WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED ABSOLUTELY NO, YOU
KNOW, GRASP OF THE AWE GUSTNESS OF HIS OFFICE OR THE CONTOURS OF
THE LAW, BUT I WILL SAY LEON-IZING BRAD RAFFENSPERGER IS
NOT IT.
HE'S DEFENDING THE ELECTION HE RAN.
AT THE EXACT SAME MOMENT HE'S PUSHING ON TRUMP, HE'S WORKING
HAND IN HAND WITH REPUBLICANS TO PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF WAYS TO
CONSTRAIN THE RIGHT TO VOTE STARTING WITH THE NEXT ELECTION.
I DON'T WANT PEOPLE BE DISTRACTED BY HIS ATTEMPT TO NOT
BECOME A LAUGHING STOCK BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM IN JUNE, WE
SHOULDN'T MISTAKE HIM FOR A VOTING RIGHTS CHAMPION.
HE'S NOT.
BUT A BROKEN CLOCK IS RIGHT TWICE A DAY, AND HE'S DEFENDING
THE RESULT BECAUSE THE ELECTION RESULT IS THE RIGHT RESULT.
>> Stephen: IS IT HARD FOR YOU TO ACCEPT THAT YOU AND DONALD
TRUMP AGREE ABOUT ANYTHING?
BECAUSE, EVIDENTLY, BOTH OF YOU DON'T THINK BRIAN KEMP SHOULD BE
THE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA.
>> AGAIN, BROKEN CLOCKS AND OCCASIONAL CORRECTNESS.
I TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT THAT TOO CLOSELY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO HAVE TO REEXAMINE MY LIFE'S GOALS AND MISSION.
>> NOW, WHEN IT COMES TO THE CURRENT SECRETARY OF STATE,
RAFFENSPERGER DOWN IN GEORGIA, AS YOU SAID, DON'T LIONIZE HIM.
THIS IS BUTT COVERING FOR HIM, IS HOW I CHARACTERIZE YOU
CHARACTERIZING IT AND STOP ME IF YOU WANT, BUT SINCE HE IS IN
CHARGE OF THE ELECTIONS, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR HIM TO DO OR
WHAT SHOULD WE KEEP OUR EYE ON AS VOTES ARE COUNTED FROM
TOMORROW'S ELECTION?
>> WELL, FIRST, WE NEED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE PROCESS WORKS
SMOOTHLY.
SADLY, BECAUSE TO HAVE THE PROPAGANDA AND THE
MISINFORMATION, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ELECTION WORKERS.
WE WANT THEM TO BE SAFE.
WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOBS AND, HOPEFULLY, HE IS
GOING TO WORK AS HARD AS THE REST OF US ARE TO MAKE SURE THEY
THEYHAVE ACCESS TO THE SUPPORT T NEED.
BUT WE KNOW IT TAKES TIME TO COUNT BALLOTS.
WE HAVE 4.2 MILLION CAST BALLOTS ALREADY AND THE NUMBERS REFLECT
AN EXCITEMENT THAT'S NEVER BEEN SEEN IN A RUNOFF.
WE NEED TO BE PATIENT AND WE NEED TO KNOW WE MAY NOT HAVE THE
ANSWER TILL WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.
HOPEFULLY, WE'LL HAVE IT BEFORE NEXT NOVEMBER, BUT WE SHOULD
HAVE AN ANSWER PRETTY QUICKLY, BUT WE SHOULD BE PATIENT WITH
THE PROCESS.
>> Stephen: THAT 3.2 MILLION PEOPLE WHO VOTED EARLY IN
GEORGIA, HOW DOES THAT TURN OUT TO THE TURNOUT IN THE GENERAL
ELECTION.
GENERAL ELECTION HAS A TOTAL TURN OUT OF 5 MILLION PEOPLE AND
IT'S UNUSUAL FOR A RUNOFF ELECTION TO COME CLOSE.
THE LAST ELECTION OFTEN WAS 2.8 MILLION PEOPLE IN 2008, SO
WE'VE SMASHED THOSE RECORDS.
WHAT'S MORE EXCITING, OF THE MILLIONS WHO VOTED, 112,000 ARE
PEOPLE WHO DID NOT VOTE IN NOVEMBER BUT DECIDED TO VOTE IN
THIS ELECTION, 40% ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, AND
AFRICAN-AMERICANS ONLY COMPRISE ABOUT 30% OF THE REGISTERED
VOTERS.
BUT 20% ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 29, THEY'RE 18 TO 29, AND THEY'RE
ONLY 12% OF THE ELECTORATE.
THAT MEANS PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S AT STAKE AND THEY WANT TO
BE HEARD.
>> Stephen: NOW, IN NOVEMBER, YOU TOLD ME THE SENATE RUNOFF
STRATEGY WAS "TO RAISE ALL THE MONEY WE CAN AS FAST AS WE CAN."
HOW DID THAT GO?
>> YES.
IT WENT REALLY WELL.
WE WERE PRETTY GOOD AT IT.
THERE'S A LOT OF INVESTMENT -- >> Stephen: BY REALLY GOOD AT
IT, I UNDERSTAND IT'S OVER $100 MILLION FOR EACH OF THE TWO
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
>> YES, AND MY ORGANIZATION "FAIR FIGHT" WAS ABLE TO RAISE
ENOUGH MONEY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE MORE THAN $25 MILLION
WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THEY HAD THE
RESOURCES THEY NEEDED TO SUPPORT TURNING OUT VOTERS.
>> Stephen: HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT TOMORROW'S
ELECTION?
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ODDS ARE?
>> IF I KNEW ODDS-MAKING I WOULD BE IN LAS VEGAS.
UNFORTUNATELY I DO POLITICS INSTEAD.
BUT WE'VE SEEN INCREDIBLE TURNOUT FROM DEMOCRATS ACROSS
THE STATE.
WE HAVE SEEN A DIVERSE ELECTORATE, THE LIKES OF WHICH
WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN A RUNOFF, AND WE'RE ENERGIZED.
I WAS AT THE BIDEN RALLY TODAY, AND THE ENERGY IS EXTRAORDINARY,
BUT I WAS ALSO IN SMALL COUNTIES AROUND THE STATE.
PEOPLE WANT COVID RELIEF, THEY WANT GOOD JOBS, THEY WANT ACCESS
TO JUSTICE, AND THEY WANT JOE BIDEN TO HAVE A PARTNER, NOT AN
OBSTRUCTIONIST, AND THEY NEED KAMALA HARRIS TO BE
VICE PRESIDENT AND GET A TIE BREAKING VOTE.
I PUT MY ONE ON BLUE.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICKBREAK BUT WHEN WE COME BACK
I'LL ASK MS. ABRAMS IF SHE HAS ANY PLANS TO RUN FOR OFFICE
AGAIN PERHAPS IN GEORGIA, PERHAPS FOR GOVERNOR IN TWO
YEARS.
STICK AROUND.
♪♪♪ >> STEPHEN: WE'RE BACK WITH
STACEY ABRAMS.
ON THE EVE OF THE GEORGIA ELECTION.
ONCE THIS ELECTION IS OVER, WHAT'S NEXT?
IS THE SUCCESS THAT Y'ALL HAVE HAD IN GEORGI GEORGIA REPLICABLE
OTHER STATES?
>> WE HAVE THE MOST DIVERSE ELECTORATE IN GEORGIA WITH A
HIGH CONCENTRATION NOT ONLY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS BUT
LATINA AND ASIAN VOTERS.
WHAT WE SAW IN ARIZONA IS SOMETHING THAT COULD HAPPEN
ACROSS THE SUN BELT.
IT WON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
DEMOGRAPHY SEEMS TO PRECEDE ELECTORAL CHANGES, BUT I BELIEVE
IT'S POSSIBLE TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE'VE BUILT IN
GEORGIA AND OTHER STATES AND ENGAGE VOTERS WHO ARE LEFT OUT
OF THE PROCESS IN OTHER STATES AND IT'S POSSIBLE FOR US TO WIN
IN OTHER STATES AS WE INVEST IN, ORGANIZE AND MOBILIZE OUR
VOTERS.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE SPENT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THROWING
ALL YOUR FOCUS AT MOBILIZING VOTERS AND HELPING OTHER
CANDIDATES.
WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU?
ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER RUN AT GOVERNOR IN 2022?
>> I AM FOCUSED ON JANUA JANUARY 5th, THAT IS WHERE I'M
LOOKING AND NOT LOOKING ANY FURTHER AHEAD BECAUSE WHAT WE DO
NEXT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH IN THIS RACE.
>> Stephen: LET ME LOOK AHEAD FOR YOU.
OH, PAST JANUARY 5th, THERE'S AN ELECTION IN 2022.
DO YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN THAT.
>> I'M SORRY, I CAN'T SEE THAT FAR.
I DON'T HAVE MY GLASSES ON.
>> Stephen: WANT TO USE MINE?
THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S A YES.
I'LL MARK YOU DOWN FOR YES.
THERE YOU GO.
NOW, I KNOW THAT "STAR TREK" IS A CULTURAL HOME FOR YOU, IT IS
FOR ME AS WELL.
NOTHING AGAINST "STAR WARS," BUT THIS "STAR TREK" WAS THE
ORIGINAL FOR ME.
IS THERE ANY STORY?
IS THERE ANY LESSON FROM "TAR TREK" THAT YOU COULD DRAW
FROM RIGHT NOW?
>> SO I'M DRAWING FROM THE SERIES "STAR TREK" VOYAGER.
IT WAS A SHIP ON A MISSION, THEY GOT THROWN OFF COURSE AND WERE
TOLD IT WILL TAKE 75 YEARS TO REACH THEIR GOAL.
THEY GOT THERE IN SEVEN.
I LIKE THE ODDS.
>> Stephen: WOW.
IS THAT CAMPAIGN JANE WAY.
>> THAT IS CAPTAIN JAN WAY, YES.
DEEP CUT CAPTAIN JAN WAY.
NOT EVERYBODY CAN DO THAT.
>> VERY IMPRESSIVE.
>> Stephen: ONE OF THE THINGS THE PRESIDENT TALKS ABOUT IN
THAT RECORDING IN THAT SHAKEDOWN HE DOES IS HE FINDS IT SHOCKING
THAT PEOPLE LEAVE GEORGIA AND THEN COME BACK BECAUSE HE'S
TRYING TO MAKE THE CASE THAT THIS HAD TO BE ILLEGAL VOTING,
PEOPLE LEFT, AND THEY REGISTERED TO VOTE, BUT THEY SAY, NO,
PEOPLE LEFT BUT THEN DECIDED TO COME BACK TO GEORGIA AN
ACTUALLY VOTE THERE.
WHY IS GEORGIA, AS -- AS A CITIZEN OF GEORGIA, WHY IS IT SO
PROVERBIAL THAT PEOPLE GO BACK?
BECAUSE I WAS SAYING IN THE FIRST ACT, YOU'VE GOT MIDNIGHT
TRAIN TO GEORGIA, YOU'VE GOT GEORGIA ON MY MIND, YOU'VE GOT
WALKIN' BACK TO GEORGIA, EVEN THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT GEORGIA THAT JUST HAS A GRIP ON PEOPLE?
>> CLEARLY, WE'RE OPEN TO EVERYONE, BUT WHAT I LOVE ABOUT
FA IS YOU'VE -- GEORGIA IS YOU'VE GOT EVERY CLIMATE AND
TOPOGRAPHY, BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU HAVE GOOD
PEOPLE, AMAZING FOOD, AMAZING ARTISTS, AND GEORGIA IS THE
PLACE TO BE.
A LOT OF FOLKS GET LOST ON THEIR WAY TO FLORIDA.
GEORGIA'S A GREAT PLACE TO STOP AND FORGET TO QUIT DRIVING.
>> Stephen: SURE.
I-75, WHAT GOES THROUGH GEORGIA?
>> WE GET 75, 85, AND YOU CAN TAKE 20 ACROSS.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE THE CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD.
>> Stephen: LOT OF GREAT REST STOPS.
YOU DO KNOW, NOT JUST BECAUSE I'M FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, YOU DO
KNOW THAT SOUTH CAROLINA PRODUCES MORE PEACHES THAN
GEORGIA, RIGHT?
YOU'RE AWARE TO OF THIS.
>> WE DO.
WE JUST ENGAGE IN OUR MISINFORMATION BECAUSE IF WE
CALL OURSELVES THE PEACH STATE THEY WON'T PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT
YOU GUYS PRODUCE.
IT'S ALL A BIG CONSPIRACY.
I'LL CALL YOU ABOUT IT.
>> Stephen: PLEASE DO.
PLEASE DO.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE TOMORROW, IF YOU LIVE IN
GEORGIA.
IT'S STACEY ABRAMS, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH RUPAUL.
>> THANK YOU.
♪♪♪
>> Stephen: WHY, HELLO THERE!
EXCUSE ME.
I HAVE TO DO THIS.
MY NEXT GUEST IS A POP CULTURE ICON AND THE MOST FAMOUS DRAG
QUEEN IN THE WORLD.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW," RUPAUL!
HELLO, RuPAUL, NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: HAPPY NEW YEAR, OBVIOUSLY.
HAPPY RU YEAR.
( LAUGHTER ) >> I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE
ANYWHERE, HONESTLY.
>> Stephen: I KNOW THE FEELING.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING -- OR WHAT IS THE THING THAT YOU
ARE MOST GLAD TO BE LEAVING BEHIND IN 2020?
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY, I ALWAYS TAKE EVERYTHING DAY BY
DAY.
I TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME.
IN FACT, I WOKE UP THIS MORNING A LITTLE BIT WEIRD LIKE THE
PLANETS ARE ALIGNED IN A WEIRD PLACE, SO I DIPPED INTO MY -- I
REBOOTED MY EMOTIONAL SYSTEM, AND I TAKE SONGS THAT MAKE ME
CRY, AND I'LL CRY MY EYES OUT, AND IT ALWAYS MAKES ME FEEL
BETTER.
YOU KNOW, YOU LEARN THESE LIFE HACKS.
>> Stephen: I LIKE THAT.
I LIKE THAT.
CAN YOU OFFER -- WHAT'S A GOOD SONG FOR A GOOD CRY?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT MAKES ME CRY?
IS BETTE MIDLER'S VERSION OF "IN MY LIFE," THE BEATLES SONG,
CARLY SIMON'S SONG "THE CARTER FAMILY" FROM THE "NO SECRETS
ALBUM," AND THERE'S A SONG BY KENNY CHESNEY -- I GET TEARED UP
EVEN SAYING THE TITLE -- "I'D DO A LOT OF THINGS DIFFERENT ," BY
KENNY CHESNEY.
ALWAYS TEARS, TEARS, TEARS.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU'VE GOT SO MANY MILESTONES IN YOUR CAREER BUT YOU JUST HIT A
BIG ONE.
YOU ARE NOW IN THE "GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS" FOR
HAVING THE MOST -- LET ME GET THIS RIGHT -- THE MOST
CONSECUTIVE EMMY WINS FOR A REALITY SHOW HOST.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Stephen: IS THERE ANY OTHER RECORD YOU WANT TO BREAK?
>> YOU KNOW, I WOULD LOVE TO BREAK THE RECORD FOR THE WORLD'S
RICHEST TELEVISION HOST.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THAT'S JUDGE JUDY.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY JUDGE JUDY.
>> Stephen: AND I KNOW YOU'RE A FAN OF JUDGE JUDY.
YOU'RE A BIG FAN OF JUDGE JUDY.
>> THE BIGGEST.
>> Stephen: HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE IT, AFTER 25 YEARS,
SHE'S RETIRING, SHE'S GOING OFF THE BENCH?
>> WELL, THAT SHOW IS RETIRING, BUT SHE'S GOING TO DO A NEW SHOW
JUDGE JUDY -- SHE'S DOING A SHOW FOR AMAZON.
>> Stephen: WE CAN DROP JUDGE JUDY, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR
EMOTIONAL REACTION.
AMAZON, YOU SAY?
I'LL CHECK IT OUT, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE'VE HAD, RU, CROTCH FOR PLUGGING JUDY.
( LAUGHTER ) LET'S GET BACK TO YOU, SHALL WE?
13 SEASONS OF "DRAG RACE."
WHAT'S THE BIGGEST LESSON YOU'VE LEARNED?
>> IS TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND.
I WALKED INTO THIS THING OF AN IDEA OF WHAT DRAG IS, AND THE
KIDS HAVE A DIFFERENT IDEA, THEY KEEP CHANGING IT.
YOU KNOW, THIS SEASON, WE HAVE A TRANS MAN WHO IS ON OUR SHOW WHO
IS COMPETING WITH THE OTHER DRAG QUEENS.
AND THIS MAN IS FANTASTIC!
FANTASTIC!
SO, YOU KNOW, I KEEP MOVING WITH WHAT THE KIDS ARE DOING, YOU
KNOW.
>> Stephen: ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT DRAG IS THE
ASSUMPTION OF PERSONA, YOU KNOW, THE LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE THAT
GOES INTO IT AND THE COMMITMENT, AND PART OF THAT IS A GREAT
NAME.
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE DRAG NAME THAT YOU'VE EVER HEARD?
>> LISTEN, I'VE NAMED SO MANY DRAG QUEENS, AND I HAVE --
THERE'S THREE CATEGORIES.
THERE'S THE WORD PLAY DRAG QUEEN NAME, WHICH IS LIKE MIA COPA OR
SIERRA TONEN, OR TERRACOTTA.
>> Stephen: MY FRIEND JACKIE KAUFMAN MADE UP ONE WHICH IS
CONSUELA CANSWALLOW.
( LAUGHTER ) >> I LOVE JACKIE, I WORK WITH
HER ON A NEW ANIMATED SHOW.
>> Stephen: LET'S PLUG JACKIE HOFFMAN FOR A WHILE.
WE'VE DONE JUDGE JUDY.
( LAUGHTER ) NOW, YOU ARE AN ICON OF ELEGANCE
AND GRACE AND GLAMOUR, VIVA GLAM.
>> UH-HUH.
>> Stephen: IT'S DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN THE GLAM DURING COVID,
FOR MANY PEOPLE.
EVIE AND I, OBVIOUSLY, I'M MAINTAINING THE GLAM HERE.
THE TWO OF US, SHE'S WEARING HER DEBRA BURK SCARF TONIGHT.
GIVE ME A LITTLE DR. BIRX OVER HERE.
SHE CAN TIE IT SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
( LAUGHTER ) WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE FOR
MAINTAINING A GLAM LIFESTYLE UNDER COVID?
>> WELL, GLAMOUR, IT REALLY HAS TO START WITH YOU, WHETHER IT'S
A PANDEMIC OR NOT, YOU HAVE TO ENJOY IT YOURSELF, AND THE
NUMBER ONE THING, REALLY, IS TO DO WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL HAPPY.
NOW, OF COURSE, IN THESE TIMES, WE ARE ALL VIDEO CONFERENCING,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE YOUR LIGHTING RIGHT.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
RIGHT NOW, I'VE GOT MY COMPUTER FACING A WINDOW, IT'S
LIGHT HERE IN CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW, SO THAT WORKS.
SO ALSO I HAVE ANOTHER RING LIGHT BEYOND THAT SO THAT THE
LIGHT IS COMING THIS WAY.
YOU DON'T WANT AN OVERHEAD LIGHT, YOU DON'T WANT A SIDE
LIGHT.
>> Stephen: WHY NOT AN OVERHEAD LIGHT?
>> BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU LOOK ERGLY.
>> Stephen: ERGLY.
AND THE SIDE LIGHT IS TOO DRAMATIC?
>> THE SIDE LIGHT ACCENTUATES THE FOLDS AND CREASES IN YOUR
FACE.
>> Stephen: DON'T WANT THAT.
YOU WANT IT STRAIGHT ON.
>> Stephen: YOU WANT THE BRIGHT OPRAH FRONT LIGHT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, BABY.
>> Stephen: "DRAG RACE" ALWAYS HAD GREAT CELEBRITY JUDGES.
BY THE WAY, SEASON 13, CONGRATULATIONS, HIGHEST RATED
SHOW OF ALL TIME IN DRAG RACE HISTORY WAS YOUR SEASON PREMIERE
THIS YEAR.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE ALWAYS ON TAKEOFF.
>> WELL, IT'S VERY EXCITING.
YOU KNOW, THIS WORLD HAS SO MANY GREAT -- THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT
THINGS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD, THERE ARE SO MANY AWFUL THINGS
HAPPENING IN THE WORLD.
SO TAKE THE BITTER WITH THE SWEET, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE A DREAM CELEBRITY JUDGE THAT YOU
HAVEN'T HAD BEFORE?
>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.
CHER, I MEAN, SHE'S THE ULTIMATE DRAG QUEEN.
>> Stephen: DO YOU WANT ME TO TALK TO CHER?
>> PLEASE.
PLEASE!
>> Stephen: CHER, HOW DO YOU SPELL THAT?
>> WELL, YEAH, SOMEBODY WILL TELL YOU.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
BUT WHEN YOU TALK TO HER, TELL HER THIS, SCHNAP OUT OF IT!
>> Stephen: SCHNAP OUT OF IT!
( LAUGHTER ) OKAY.
WELL, ALWAYS A DELIGHT.
ALWAYS A DELIGHT TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR MAINTAINING YOUR RU-NESS AT ALL
TIMES AS A MODEL FOR ALL OF US JUST TO KEEP IT TOGETHER, TO
KEEP ON KEEPING ON.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN ON SEASON 13, "RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE" AIRS
FRIDAYS ON VH1.
IT'S RuPAUL, EVERYBODY.
BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY MAREN MORRIS.
STICK AROUND.
>> Stephen: PERFORMING HER NEW SONG, "BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT,"
MAREN MORRIS!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT
THEN GET THE HELL OUT ♪ THAT'S WHAT THEY YELL
WHEN I OPEN MY MOUTH ♪ A STICK IS A STICK
A STONE IS A STONE ♪ BUT WHO'S GONNA CARE
IF I DON'T?
♪ WHO'S GONNA CHANGE IF I WON'T?
♪ WHEN TIME TURNS THIS MOMENT TO DUST
♪ I JUST HOPE THAT I'M PROUD OF THE WOMAN I WAS
♪ WHEN LINES OF TOMORROW ARE DRAWN
♪ CAN I LIVE WITH THE SIDE THAT I CHOSE TO BE ON?
♪ WILL WE SIT ON OUR HANDS DO NOTHING ABOUT IT?
♪ OR WILL WE LEAVE THIS WORLD BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT?
♪ OVER AND UNDER AND ABOVE THE LAW
♪ MY NEIGHBOR'S IN DANGER WHO DOES HE CALL?
♪ WHEN THE WOLF'S AT THE DOOR ALL COVERED IN BLUE
♪ SHOULDN'T WE TRY SOMETHING NEW?
♪ WE'RE OVER A BARREL AND AT THE END OF ONE, TOO
♪ WHEN TIME TURNS THISMOMENT TO DUST
♪ I JUST HOPE THAT I'M PROUD OF THE WOMAN I WAS
♪ WHEN LINES OF TOMORROW ARE DRAWN
♪ CAN I LIVE WITH THE SIDE THAT I CHOSE TO BE ON?
♪ WILL WE SIT ON OUR HANDS DO NOTHING ABOUT IT?
♪ OR WILL WE LEAVE THIS WORLD BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT?
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ AMERICA, AMERICA DIVIDED WE FALL
♪ AMERICA, AMERICA GOD SAVE US ALL
♪ FROM OURSELVES AND THE HELL THAT WE'VE BUILT FOR OUR KIDS
♪ AMERICA, AMERICA WE'RE BETTER THAN THIS
♪ WHEN TIME TURNS THIS MOMENT TO DUST
♪ I JUST HOPE MY SON'S PROUD OF THE WOMAN I WAS
♪ WHEN LINES OF TOMORROW ARE GONE
♪ CAN I LIVE WITH THE SIDE THAT I CHOSE TO BE ON?
♪ WILL WE SIT ON OUR HANDS DO NOTHING ABOUT IT?
♪ CAN WE LEAVE THIS WORLD BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT?
♪ AMERICA AMERICA ♪
>> Stephen: MAREN MORRIS, EVERYBODY!.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "A LATE SHOW," EVERYBODY.
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS WILL BE DR. SANJAY GUPTA AND
ANYA TAYLOR-JOY.
BUT BEFORE WE GO, WE WANT TO WELCOME THE LATEST MEMBER OF THE
"LATE SHOW" FAMILY, MARTHA SUSAN, DAUGHTER OF WRITER KATE
SIDLEY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO KATE AND HER HUSBAND JOE ON THE BIRTH OF
LITTLE MARTHA SUSAN, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MARTHA SUSAN
ON NOT BEING BORN IN 2020.
JAMES CORDEN IS NEXT.
GOOD NIGHT.
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