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Turning to another important story, the passing of an icon in america today, aretha franklin, the queen of soul, is dead at 76. ♪ and she got the respect from the very start of her career on the famed apollo theater stage right here in new york city. here is the iconic marquee and what it looked like today honoring the apollo legend, john legend writing that she is the greatest vocalist ive ever known, beyonce and jay-z dedicating their performance in detroit. she also used her platform and he...

Family and loved ones at her home in detroit, and what we hope she was able to see not far from her home right there in detroit. ♪ what you want ♪ baby i got it ♪ what you need ♪ you know i got it >> reporter: 1968, aretha franklin and "respect." tonight, respect and prayers from all over the world. aretha franklins family says she is resting at home in detroit amid reports the 76-year-old legends health is failing. >> aretha franklin is currently surrounded by family and friends in her ...

Thing one tonight when net neutrality which is the idea that internet service provider should treat all data equally was under threat. john oliver made a stand to preserve it. >> we need it to get out there and for once in your lives focus your rage if a useful direction. seize your moments -- >> interacted reacted and crashed the fccs website. in 2017 enter donald trump. so john oliver summoned internet commenter to take action. >> you cannot say you are too busy when 540 of you commented on be...

Cover of british vogue in my 25 year reign is because i have to put people on who are instantly recognizable. what happens if you put someone on thats not instantly recognizable? so what she was saying was, we dont know you in this industry. and that is what makes this all the more historic. >> but also thats a signify to theyre off the pulse. the coolest girls in the world are the black girls. >> rihanna. >> beyonce. who runs the world? so for them it is about their bottom line now because if t...

Were reading off the names. was that happening to you, too? i was getting really -- so, about 25 years ago a great fashion editor named poly mellon said to me over lunch, you know the day of the great white wasp is almost over, darling. she was 25 years too late, but what this is saying is that september issue is not only when all the trends come out but its when the business makes its biggest bet, right? so you sell your most advertising. you sell your most issues. so saying that you are placin...

>> yes. >> yes. and i know that these magazines were highlighting because these are specifically magazines that dont traditionally have women of color gracing the covers. >> yeah, its true. and just on what mikayla angela davis is saying, is my woman crush wednesday, im so happy to be on with her today. >> get in line. >> beyonce, she outlined in her interview with vogue, one of the things that she was told 21 years ago when she got in the business that it was going to be hard for her to get the...

Age, the first theyve ever done this in the magazines 126-year history. >> 126 years. that struck me. i thought maybe gordon parks. weve had these major fashion photographers of note and it wasnt until this moment that beyonce had agency. so this is also really incredibly important because most people fall at the feet of vogue. and what beyonce is saying, like she said at coachella, she doesnt need vogue. so she gets to have agency at the institution. so this is significant because of the busine...

On facebook each and every month. >> shepard: not really kids though, right? my niece and nephew they dont open it. >> no. i think snap is more for the younger audience, the teenagers. but, you know, there are studies out there if you use social media less, you are less prone to depression. thats a note for you. good for your health. mental health. >> shepard: i dont too evil. >> you dont want people to know where you are. >> shepard: i dont need to share with you. i will tell you exactly where ...

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Cant make fun of them. its too sensitive. in fact, you cant even call them chicks with [ bleep ] anymore. [ laughter ] no. no. you have to call them men who talk too much. [ laughter ] >> theres been so many dirty jokes so you cant do cliched [ bleep ] joke that everybody has heard before, cliche big pussy joke. you better do something fresh and new that nobodys ever talked about before. >> most women wont let their husbands watch when theyre going through a miscarriage. i sat my husband down in...