Michael welcome to the daily show im michael kosta. This is my third night hosting and im really getting the hang of this its almost like ive worked here for years. Now we have a great show for you tonight, so lets get into headlines [cheers and applause] lets start in the middle east. The war is now in its second week and shows no sign of stopping. But today, President Biden landed in israel to try to help out. He made it all the way down the stairs. Mission accomplished already, off to a great start. And while he was there, he had some important advice for a country going to war in response to a terrorist attack. Justice must be done. But i caution this, while you feel that rage, dont be consumed by it. After 9 11, there was rage in the United States. We saw two custards and got justice, we also made mistakes. Michael wow. Wise words from President Biden. Any time an american president admits a mistake, it is a big deal. So israel, please learn from us. Dont stay in afghanistan for more than 20 years, tops. [applause] but biden is right. America made some serious mistakes after 9 11. Iraq, guantanamo, frosted tips. By the way, i am sure his visit is appreciated, but as someone who has a parent roughly the same age as joe biden, sometimes when they fly in to help, it ends up being a little more of a bird or nonhealth. Dont mind me, im not even here just write down all the steps for how to get hulu on the tv and ill be fine. Hey, im happy to do the laundry. Just tell me where everything goes and where everything is. That is kind of what i feel like its going on right now. Lets move onto domestic news and talk about the speaker race. The sonos won. Meanwhile, in the congress of the United States, the house is having its own speaker race, and it continues to be an absolute disaster. The house remained speakerless. Congressman jim jordan second bed to become speaker was defeated on the house floor. He lost some of the support he had of the first round. The people involved dont know what is going on. It is embarrassing. The biggest circle jerk and the history of circles. Or jerks. Michael apparently, you can just say circle jerk on tv . What is next question for congressional leaders met today and what can best be described as a violent bukake. Thats right, jim jordan lost 20 votes yesterday, spent all night meeting holdouts oneonone, trying to win them over, and then lost by 22 votes this afternoon. [cheers and applause] i crunched the numbers and it turns out 22 is more than 20. So hes doing even worse so at this point, three republicans have tried and failed to get the votes for speaker with no end in sight. Which is why now, there is a growing movement to address whether temporary speaker, patrick mchenry, keep the job. And he seems qualified. I mean, he is wearing a bow tie. A bow tie says a lot about a man. It says that every morning, he spends 20 minutes watching a youtube tutorial on how to tie a bow tie. And thats the kind of focus you want in a speaker. But more importantly, congressman mchenry is perfect for the job because hes already there. Sometimes, you just gotta go with the guy whos already sitting in the chair. [cheers and applause] i mean, why keep looking . Hes not [bleep] up, hes maybe even kind of crushing it, some people are saying. [cheers and applause] maybe he doesnt have as many instagram followers as some of the other guest um, speaker candidates. But lets not overcomplicate things. Hes right there. Just give him the [bleep] job, all right . [cheers and applause] lets move on to a heartwarming story. New yorkers get a bad rap for not caring about strangers, and its true. When tourists ask me for directions, i stab them. But thankfully, theres still good people out there. Firefighters responding to a call about a serious blaze inside a manhattan highrise. A new yorker is watching from an apartment down the street, cant believe his eyes. From a distance, he thinks he sees outofcontrol flames. I called 911 and within minutes, the streets were echoing with fire engines. But wait. Those arent real flames. [christmas music] its the yule log video. Turns out, the video was being played on a big screen tv, which made the illusion of a fire all the more real from that window. Michael oh, man, how embarrassing for that guy. Especially after last week, when he called the police to report that sharknado. Anyway, what a heartwarming story that cost the city a quarter of a million dollars. And it was nice to see this man looking out for his neighbors safety. Although, it did make me wonder why he was staring at this particular neighbors window in the first place. It was ali lyons apartment. Michael oh oh. I see whats going on here. Go on. It was a rainy saturday and i had to work a little bit so i got my laptop, i made some tea, i put on some candles and the fireplace. Howdy, neighbor. Welcome inside edition brought the neighbors together. So this is where the fire happens . I was having a cup of tea at my window. Oh, thats nice. I was having a cup of tea here. Yeah. The one thing shes learned . I really do need to get curtains now. Michael yeah, you do. And maybe some pepper spray while youre at it. For more on this yule log and or possible stalker story, we go live to midtown manhattan with our very own desi lydic. [cheers and applause] desi, wait, are you actually in that ladys apartment . Oh, no, im at my place. Its crazy. Ive got a dangerous fire in here too. Just, you know, waiting for a super tall european snack to come rescue me. Michael but that guy who saw the fire was looking into her apartment. That is creepy. Kosta come over you not listening to me . He is tall. I mean, did you see him . Hes like if Timothee Chalamet took his vitamins. Michael but if a guys basically stalking you through his window, thats not someone you want to date. No, thats not someone you want to date. But for me, this guys got the two most important quality is. Hes interested in me, and his apartment has a window. [cheers and applause] did you see that guy . Hes like if Timothee Chalamet, had a window. Michael look, even if youre into the idea of a guy noticing you from his apartment, its just not practical. This was a oneoff incident, guys dont just stare into random windows looking for fires. Youd be better off thinking about excuse me, little lady, i thought i saw a fire. Jackpot [cheers and applause] he is tall. Michael i cant wait for the wedding. Desi lydic, everybody were gonna take a quick break. When we come back, i save the planet. You dont want to miss it. 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The number one packaged drink in the United States isnt coke, or gatorade, or even haterade its bottled water. We americans buy 50 billion disposable Water Bottles a year. And i know what youre thinking ugh, not another depressing environment story. Can i not even drink water without ruining my childrens future . But thats the thing this is one environment story that actually has a really easy solution. And im going to tell you what it is, in another installment of long story short. [cheers and applause] for most of human history, people got by fine without bottled water. People got water from their well, or the local stream, or by throwing a virgin into a volcano so it would rain. It was a perfect system. But water bottle started to become popular in the 80s maybe for health reasons. In 1986, the epa warned americans that their tap water might be turning them into number 2 pencils. This might sound familiar to you if you grew up in the 80s, or in jackson, mississippi, last week. And then, marketers smelled money, and soon, bottled water wasnt just about health, but a whole healthy, sexual lifestyle. Keep your body at its peak. Drink evian. Pure evian spring water from the french alps. Its refreshing, its natural, and it doesnt have one single calorie. Imported perrier. It goes with good food. Its what i drink instead of a cocktail. Michael its what i drink instead of a cocktail sure, bud, you can just say youve got duis. Weve all got duis, okay . Look, props to these Water Companies they turned water into something sexy, as opposed to something you just need to survive. These ads were basically like, oxygen. It really helps me lay pipe. [cheers and applause] thank you. So, fast forward to today, and the average american drinks upwards of 167 bottles a year. Usually, right before a longhaul flight, when im in the aisle seat. Hey, just be an adult and wear a diaper like the rest of us now you might be asking, where does all that water come from . The ocean . Nope, i tried that once. I got so sick. In reality, in order to get bottled water to the masses, Water Companies like nestle, often suck up water from public lands for little to no cost. Isnt that awesome . We love it when multinational conglomerates find success. The problem is, this creates a massive environmental impact. And when these companies are called out for it, they come up with explanations like this. Nelson switzer is Nestle Waters chief sustainability officer. Some people would say this is the peoples water. Is it fair that you guys make so much money off of it . Nestle has water rights of course in this area. From a legal standpoint, of course, its fair. From a perception standpoint, i understand why people are asking that question, but water belongs to no one. Michael oh, really, nestle . Water belongs to no one . Thats the dumbest thing anyone has ever said about water, and keep in mind Gwyneth Paltrow once said that you can hurt waters feelings by yelling at it. If water really belongs to no one, then why the cant i go swimming in my neighbor erics koi pond . Why did it scare his kids per the Police Report . [cheers and applause] but sucking up all the fresh water is just the beginning of our problems. Making the bottles and shipping them to you uses 17 Million Barrels of oil a year. That is enough oil to fill 1 million cars for a whole year or grease up don jr. For one weekend. Plus, most bottles just get thrown in the trash. Oh, but i recycle it. Thanks for putting it in the green bin before they send it to malaysia where they put it in the trash there. And the stupidest part is, it is totally almost unnecessary. The majority of the country has access to safe, free tapwater. Were transporting a product from 3,000 miles away that we can get from our kitchens. In fact, most of the bottled water we drink is literally tap water, including aquafina and dasani. Thats right dasani just takes tap water, adds fart smell to it, and thats how they make dasani. And maybe you buy Natural Spring water because its healthier, but it turns out, not always in fact, a study of fiji water found that it has more arsenic than tapwater from cleveland. And you thought bottled water was safer . Turns out, it is slowly poisoning you like a wife on dateline. So considering that tap water is good enough for the vast majority of us, the solution to the huge environmental problems of bottled water is obvious boom problem solved. [cheers and applause] using a refillable water bottle cuts down on fossil fuels, creates less waste, and could even save you 16,000 over its lifetime. Thats enough to pay for a luxury vacation, or 16 shitty vacations. So long story short, this is like the easiest choice in the history of nobrainers. If everyone in the u. S. Just went with reusable Water Bottles, wed save money and solve an Environmental Crisis. And the best part of that is that its one less Environmental Crisis youd have to hear people like me bitching about. You probably already have nine of these. Open a cabinet in your kitchen and one will fall on you. And tomorrow, start using it that is how you save the planet. [cheers and applause] all right, when we come back, the incredible singer Rhiannon Giddens will be joining me on the show. So dont go away. [cheers and applause] all that chocolate and caramel. And a ghoulish green cookie itsits more than more. Its more. groan errr yes its moreer all right [zombie arm pulls off] that costume is moreer whoa. Theres moreerrr to a twix carl never really thought much of his credit scores. Until he got credit karma and used his scores to score more. Like this less humble, humble abode. Thats what im talking about carl. Intuit credit karma. Download the money app where your hard work pays off. Heres why you should switch from chrome to duckduckgo. Duckduckgo is a browser you download to your mobile and desktop devices. Unlike chrome, the duckduckgo browser has privacy builtin. It comes with a private alternative to google search, which doesnâ– t spy on your searches, and it blocks cookies and creepy ads. And theres no catch. Its free. We make money from ads, but they dont follow you around. Join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo on mobile and desktop today. New dove men bodywash gives you 24 hours of nourishing micromoisture. That means your skin still feels healthy and smooth now. Now. And now too. Get healthier, smoother feeling skin all day. [cheers and applause] michael welcome back to the daily show. My guest tonight is an awardwinning singer, composer, and instrumentalist whose new album is called youre the one. Please welcome Rhiannon Giddens [cheers and applause] thank you for coming on. [cheers and applause] theyre great. Theyre great. Thank you for being here. Thanks for having me. Michael thank you for chatting with us. You are a macarthur genius award winner, grammy winner, Pulitzer Prize winner. [cheers and applause] you studied opera in college but this is what really got me. You write all of your music with the banjo . [laughter] i write a lot of my music with the banjo. Banjo and voice and fiddle and whatever instrument i have around, yeah. Michael this album is a little more playful . Is that a good word to use . Totally. Michael than your previous albums. Was that an obvious choice for you . Yeah, i mean, for the last 15 years, i have been that girl on a party on the friday night that you back away from. [laughter] man, shes going to talk about slavery or the banjo or both and i am just like, really not into this. I was kind of getting burned out. I just needed to change things up and i have the songs that i have been writing over 14 years, and just wanted to explore the other sides of my artistry. Michael the song you are going to sing, another wasted life, you have teamed up with the pennsylvania Innocence Project. Tell me how this story inspired you. This was a few years ago and i heard about the story of Kalief Browder who was an innocent teenager incarcerated for three years and two of those were in solitary confinement, which is horrific, and when he was released, finally exonerated because he was innocent i keep repeating that he could not really readjust to the outside world and he committed suicide. Yes. I was just like, i couldnt contain my anger at the waste of this young mans life, what we dont get of him, so i wrote this song, i put it away. And then when this album came around, the idea of this, i was like, this needs to be a centerpiece of this because this is what i actually do, this has been really fun, but another wasted life is what i do. So we reach out to the pennsylvania Innocence Project because it a huge problem. People arent aware of how many innocent men are sitting in jail, men and women, sitting behind bars because somebody wanted to close the case, wrong place, wrong time, witnesses telling, you know, being intimidated and telling lies. Michael it is so easy to just forget about. This is it. Michael the video is extremely powerful and we are so thankful. You are going to perform the song for us. Thank you for being with us. It is wonderful to talk to you. You are an inspiration for everybody. [cheers and applause] youre the one is available now. Stick around for a special performance after the break. 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Youre making me hungry to all the comforters. Were here for you. With a source of comfort for everyone. Experience the redesigned serta perfect sleeper. Michael welcome back to the daily show. Now to perform another wasted life, please welcome back Rhiannon Giddens. [cheers and applause] another day, another youth another storymangled truth the commentary uncouth and full of cloudy grease its a torture of the soul the narrow confines of control thrown down the stinking hole with no hope of release its just another wasted life its just another wasted life its just another wasted life its just another wasted life where do i place my faith where do i step thats