Transcripts For WPVI Nightline 20161215

Nightline, major key. Parade prank. We need a parade leader. The hilarious new gag that makes ordinary people the leaders of spontaneous random parades. Okay, lets go, theyre going to follow you first the nightline 5. Constipated . Trust number one doctor recommended dulcolax. For gentle overnight relief, suppositories for relief this minutes, stool softeners for comfortable relief of hard stools. Dulcolax, designed for dependable relief. Just press clean and let roomba from irobot help with your everyday messes. Roomba navigates your home cleaning up pet hair and debris for up to two hours which means your floors are always clean. Better together. Number one is coming up in just 60 seconds. Good evening. Just two years ago she was hosting a tv show on her college campus. Now tomi lahren is the super viral, super controversial 24yearold protrump rising star of conservative media. She has feverish fans and some serious detractors, some of whom call her white power barbie. How does she feel about that one . Heres abcs david wright. Reporter she starts the day with a run. Seven or eight miles. If you happen to pass her on the streets of dallas, youd have little idea three, two before you get your panties in a wad over trumps secretary of state nominee rex tillerson, take a moment to remember who president obama chose in 2008. But what difference does it make, right . Reporter tomi lahren is not your typical Young College graduate. Nope, at age 24, she is an internet sensation. A conservative firebrand with a national platform. Youve been called white power barbie. Creative. I give them that, though. It is creative. At least white power barbie took some thought. What are some of the other ones youve been amused by . Gq called me queen of the altright which i thought was rather interesting. Ive never claimed to be part of the altright. Racist cracker. She hosts her own show on glenn becks the blaze. Its her final thoughts from that show that have made a splash. Im getting sick and tired of the failing Mainstream Media and Democratic Party blaming fake news for the election of donald trump. Reporter posted daily to facebook. Taking aim at pop stars and politicians. Sounding off on issues of race and gender. Wouldnt it be nice if obama was as concerned with our soldiers, airmen, operators and marines overseas as he seems to be with where transgenders take a [ bleep ] why are. Reporter they have become a viral phenomenon. Colin kaepernick, ive got final thoughts for you. Reporter more people have watched her takedown of Colin Kaepernick than tune into all of the cable news channels in an entire month. 66 million and counting. Colin, i support the first amendment. I support your right to freedom of speech and expression. Go for it, bud. Its this country, the country that you have so much disdain for that allows you the right to speak your mind. It protects your white to be a whiny, indulgent, attentionseeking crybaby. It also protects my right to shred you for it. You speak about social justice like its a bad thing. Do you think it is . I dont think its a bad thing if it is social justice. Colin kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem, to me thats not a social justice moment. Hes kneeling because hes protesting the way that institutions are responding to people of color. That seems like hes using his platform for good. Isnt he . Just in the same way that you are. Reporter shes proudly politically incorrect. Proudly protrump too. When trevor noah invited her on to the daily show two weeks ago im in the lions den. Im not a lion. Is that an african thing . Reporter the tension was palpable. Why are you so angry . Im not that angry, its just things need to be said and a lot of people are afraid to say them. In an angry way. You cant say youre not angry. This is what youre known for. I have to be honest, watching that, i didnt think he was very gentlemanly. Yeah, i think so, he was kind of rude, kind of a jerk. True diversity is diversity of thought, not diversity of color. I dont see color. Hillary clinton is as white as they come. Reporter noah took her to task for a tweet she sent the night a sniper ambushed Dallas Police during a protest march, a peaceful protest of Police Shootings of unarmed black men in louisiana and minnesota. Hands up, dont shoot reporter tomi lahren tweeted, meet the new kkk, they call themselves black lives matter but make no mistake their goals are far from equality. Later she deleted the tweet. But these kind of things dont go away. To say black lives matter is the new kkk is to really, really minimize what the kkk did and what they stand for. That is not the same thing. Surely you understand the incendiary feeling of your comments. You know that, surely. Its controversial. But i think there are some things that need to be said. Thats my trump purse, ivanka sent me that. Reporter she held her own. I got a cadillac because im american like that. Reporter as she does in most things. Ive had a lot of great opportunities that i have seized. I dont for one second think i didnt work my butt off to get where i am. Watching your early work, which is what, three, two years ago . Reporter her first tv gig im tomi lahren reporter at university of nevada las vegas, hosting the scramble from january 2014. Its hard to watch. You dont seem to have the same confidence that you do now, youve gained a lot of confidence in a short time. You know why that is . When i was on that show i couldnt be myself. I had to be the moderator. I had to be in my shell. I couldnt be controversial. You know what i discovered . Ive got a voice. Im going to use it. Reporter use it she has. She took on beyonce over that super bowl halftime show, the one that was seen as celebrating radical black separatists from the 1960s. Beyonce, really . Reporter the dancers dressed up like sexy black panthers. The formation a tribute to malcolm x. Guess what, beyonce, white people like your music too. White people buy your songs on itunes, medical rise your lyrics, admire your talent and beauty. Reporter she not only took on queen bey, she made it personal. Your husband was a drug dealer. For 14 years he sold crack cocaine. Talk about protecting black neighborhoods. Start at home. I was disappointed to see on a day when the country could be coming together to celebrate the super bowl, she took that moment to salute the black panthers that do have a checkered history. I felt that was inappropriate. Jayz took your words and used them against you again. How did you feel about that . I wouldnt say he necessarily used them against me. Reporter what he did do was sample her words and feature them in his song drug dealers anonymous. Your husband was a drug dealer. For 14 years he sold crack cocaine. How did you feel about that . Im proud to be in that song. Whether it was supposed to be making fun of me or not, hey, my voice is in a jayz song, ill take it. I dont want to be patronizing. But lets come back to your age just for a minute. When you were old enough to vote, obama was already president. Yeah, romney was my first election, 2012. Have you traveled . Never been outside of the united states. Its not that i dont want to. Its that ive been busting my butt to get where i am in life. Fair enough. Reporter she says she has to do most of the heavy lifting herself. I didnt grow up in a traditional legacy media situation where you have producers and writers and a full staff. Reporter she insists shes not a journalist, but a commentator, and she showed us how she looks at multiple sources before forming her opinions. Twitter is an excellent resource for me because i see what people are talking about, i see what people are tweeting about, and then i go and look at three or four different articles from various sources before i form my opinions. Thats how my millennial brain works. Thats about as lazy as you can be. Shes in a position of authority now. If you want to play in this game, do your homework. You cant just regurgitate things youve read on your twitter feed. Do you see her as a racist . I dont see her as necessarily being a racist. I see her as someone who chooses to ignore things with racial implications. Reporter the end the day, we caught up with her at her favorite dallas watering hole the rustic. Do you stand by everything youve said . There are times when i wish i could expand upon something that was taken out of context or that maybe people black lives matter equals the kkk . Seems extreme to me. It does, but when i said it first of all, i tweeted that out in the heat of a moment that was really angered me and pulled at my heartstrings because it happened here in dallas. So that was one thing. I may have done it out of anger and thats yes deleted it, people are taking this the wrong way. Reporter her biggest test will come after president takes office. Will she an mouthpiece or hold his feet to the fire . Youre a political commentator. Do you plan to be on tough as trump as you or the snowflakes . Hold me to that. Hold me to that. You . Please hold me to that. There are so Many Americans depending on him. Reporter just is there are millions upon millions watching her in a very real way. The Mainstream Media includes her. Im david wright for nightline in dallas. Next, another person enjoying a cultural moment but in a very different way. From live snapchatting the birth of his child to a bestselling new book to a grammy nomination, dj khaled saying i got the keys i got the keys to success. I got the keys to your success rom here. Im good. I just took new mucinex clear and cool. Ah whats this sudden cooooling thing happening . Its got a menthol burst. You can feel it right away. Wow, that sort of blindsided me. And it clears my terrible cold symptoms. Ahh this is awkward. New Mucinex Fastmax clear cool. Feel the menthol burst. And clear your worst cold symptoms. Start the relief. Ditch the misery. Lets end this. Nothseafood celebration. Self like red lobsters holiday so try new dishes like the new grand seafood feast, and the new wildcaught lobster shrimp trio, with a lobster macandcheese topped lobster tail. Come treat yourself to feast fit for the season before it ends. Because it knew an ordinary wastissue was near. Ar. The fiery tissue left her nose sore and red. So dad slayed the problem with puffs plus lotion, instead. Puffs have pillowy softness for dakotas tender nose. With lotion to comfort and soothe when she blows. Dont get burned by ordinary tissues. A nose in need deserves puffs, indeed. Now get puffs plus lotion in the squeezable softpack. Most people who sign up for Health Insurance on healthcare. Gov qualify for financial help to make coverage more affordable, lowering their monthly premiums. Most find lowpremium plans for 50 to 100 dollarsamonth. These are quality plans that include coverage for doctor visits, nocost Preventive Services and prescription drugs. Enroll at healthcare. Gov by december 15 for coverage starting january 1. What a year this has been for dj khaled. He describes himself as a genius and im inclined to believe him. Powered largelily a hilarious snapchat account, khaled is an author, actor, and newly minted grammy nominee for rap album of the year. Hes become a sort of motivational figure. Heres abcs t. J. Holmes. Its go time. Reporter its the snapchat story that had everybody talking. Dj khaled reporter hes the hiphop producer behind some of this decades biggest anthems like all i do is win. All i do is winwin win no matter what got money on my mind i can never get enough reporter documenting minute by minute inside a delivery room. The water broke. Reporter as his fiancee gave birth to their son, assad. Doctor, how we doing, doc . Looking great. Babys here im going to let you all hear it. God is great, man. The minute i held him and he opened his eyes and me and him locked eyes together my whole life changed. Life you so much reporter becoming a father capped off an extraordinary year for this unlikely snapchat star. From the big screen to major product endorsements. A bestselling book. And just last week, a grammy nomination for rap album of the year. 2016 has left no doubt dj khaleds got the keys to success. I got the keys to your success can we go as far as saying this has been the year of your life . Its been the year of my life. But let me tell you whats been the biggest blessing ever. Is my son. Bring my son over here for a second, please. Look at this here, man. So comfortable right now. I love you so much. Youre my life. I love you. I love you. I love you. Little icon. Thats my son. He my life. All youve done, all youve seen in 40 years, you make it sound as if life just started on his birthday. It did. It did. Reporter even on this day, in true khaled fashion, nothing was off limits which did not go over well with his fiancee nicole. I kept telling her im going to do it. She thought i was joking, i dont know why. She told you not to do it, khaled. Khaled. Listen, i want you to put love in the universe. Because you have to show love. And that was a life being born. Thats the most love ever. Aint no more love than that. T. J. , this is real, man. You can accomplish anything you want to accomplish. You have life, you can accomplish anything. We got life. Thats the key. Reporter khaleds simple words of wisdom have made him an unprecedented motivational figure. This cloth, special cloth alert. Reporter hes got countless catch phrases. His keys to success. We first met back in january. Right now im on abc nightline. Major key. You know what im saying . This is big. Less up. Lebless up, thats my everyd greeting, bless up. Fy text you, call you, bless up. Special cloth, explain. This is special cloth, dj khaled, cut from special fabric, one of one, rare breed. Some people think when they initially see it and dont know you, they think its an act, is he trying to be funny, is he putting on . Definitely not an act and i want the world to know im super serious. And this is just dj khaled. Reporter after a year of snapping, khaled isnt concerned about keeping it fresh for his fans. But keeping it authentic. Do you feel a need to come up with new catch phrases . No, i dont feel pressure at all. Anything ive ever done has been just a vibe. Its a vibe, natural. I dont wake up in the morning trying to figure something out. Thats just my cloth talk, the way i talk, know what im saying . It relates to all the people in the streets. Reporter khaled now leverages his massive audience on snapchat to promote his music, building buzz around new songs for free. Is it just me or is this so so good i shouldnt have to how do you describe yourself . Some people cant figure it out. Genius. A deejay, artist, producer, executive. I make hits. I find hits. And i put hits out. Im a music mogul. Reporter a typical day in khaleds hometown of miami includes a stop in finga licking, the restaurant he coowns. Its good to be a restaurant owner. Its part of my dreams of being the biggest mogul. Winning is easy. Winning more is the challenge. I be fine, coming out, see the fan love . This fan love, its all over. I just snapped Something Real quick. And right when i snapped it, 2. 27 million off of one snap real quick. So im going to introduce you to fan love. Fan love reporter no bodyguard, no entourage. Just khaled. Signing everything from sneakers to cell phones. Thank you im like one of his biggest fans its my 21st. And they dont want you to celebrate. You know what im going to do . Celebrate with dj khaled. Fan love getting a little out of control . I seen kids crying. Crying, changed my life, literally tears in their eyes. Its like it almost made me cry. Reporter much of his fan base consists of young kids which is why hes teamed up with a nonprofit get schooled to promote the importance of education. Im taking over as your principal for the day. School is like life. You will be tested. Pass it. Can you ever imagine that you would be that messenger now . Im proud. You know what im saying . Because if i can help somebody, thats a beautiful thing. Im telling you, more blessings you give, the more you get back. Miami kills, middle school make some noise reporter for nightline im t. J. Holmes in new york. Our thanks to t. J. By the way, dj khaleds book the keys is available now. Coming up next on nightline, the antidote to holiday stress. What is a random parade . Why are unsuspecting new yorkers agreeing to this . Want longer lasting heartburn relief . Try. Duo fusion duo fusion goes to work in seconds and lasts up to 12 hours. Tums only lasts up to 3. For longer lasting relief. In one chewable tablet try duo fusion from the makers of zantac crsugar is everywherets sugar shield and crest complete has a sugar shield to protect teeth from sugar found in everyday foods. Crest complete. Shield your teeth from sugar. So sugar may visit, but its not sticking around my hygienist told me to try. A mouthwash. So i tried crest. It does so much more than give me fresh breath. Crest prohealth mouthwash provides all of these benefits to help you get better dental checkups. Go pro with. Crest prohealth mouthwash. Checkup . Nailed it. Im good. . I just took new mucinex clear and cool. What is this sudden cooooling thing happening . Its got a menthol burst. You can feel it right away. New Mucinex Fastmax clear cool. Feel the menthol burst. And clear your worst cold symptoms. Lets end this. Just fifteen minutes and a little imagination are all you need to make holiday magic. Chex party mix. Its what the holidays are made of. Sweet cinnamonsugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. Crave those crazy squares. Finally here, if you find the holidays stressful, here now, instant relief. Hi, we need a parade leader, would you mind leading our parade . It can be hard to get new yorkers to stop on the street and talk. But the people from improv everywhere managed to do it. Hi, excuse me, will you lead our parade . Yeah, why not . In a new video members of the comedy collective asked pedestrians to lead a random parade. Those who grabbed the baton and wear the hat are surrounded by a marching band playing holiday music all the way to their next destination. This is not improv everywhere ris first rodeo or parade. The group has gained a following for staging the annual no pants subway ride. And for asking people to declare their love in public. I love my daughter in the white shirt over there, who wont hang out with me anymore. Shes hiding behind the green planter box. They bombard strangers with odd questions during fake news conferences. What do you say to theses you have Overdue Library books and have fines . What can i say, i love reading. This parade stunt definitely less confrontational, pretty much impossible to watch without smiling. Thank you for watching abc news tonight. As always were online 24 7 at abcnews. Com and on our nightline faceboo welcome to hometown heroes week where each day were saluting folks from all walks of life who have done something truly special. Weve invited them here for a chance to do something that would also be pretty specialwin 1 million. So lets play who wants to be a millionaire. [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] hey, everybody, welcome. Its hometown heroes week on who wants to be a millionaire. [cheers and applause] our first contestants blog humans of new york has crowdfunded 10 million for charity, and thats just last year alone. His photography, his interviews take the internet by storm and inspire thousands every day. From new york, new york, please welcome brandon stanton. [cheers and applause] very good to meet you. [dramatic music] so in a nutshell, tell us what you do. And how did this start . What werewhere did this come from . So humans of new york is basically a blog that i run thats based around the idea of stopping random strangers on the streets of new york city and doing about a 30 or 45minute interview with them about their lives. And it started after i lost my job about six years ago. I was working in finance, and i just wanted to do something because i enjoyed it, and so i moved to new york with the idea that i was gonna do this massive photo project