Cup features something for everyone, no matter what coffee adjacent fixturure gets you off. Whether it be bleep or putting your bleep inside of the bleep and your bleep with a sprinkle of nutmeg. So come into starbucks today and celebrate the season by drinking out of this totally straight cup. Mmm i am so gay for this coffee its the late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight charlie goes. Plus stephen welcomes gayle king daveed diggs and musical guest Gregory Porter. Featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert cheers and applause stephen how are you, joe . Whats going on lewis . Hey, maddie please, have a seat. Sit down everybody, youre too kind. Well, ladies and gentlemen, one and all, welcome to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. How are you . Is everybody okay . cheers and applause thats heartening to hear because things arent going that great. Every day, there is another shocking revelation of sexual misconduct. If allegations of harassment were weather, this is Hurricane Season right now. And some towering figures have been blown over recently. In fact< yesterday, it was charlie rose. Eight women have accused charlie rose of sexually harassing them with nudity, groping, and lewd calls. His show was dropped by pbs, and cbs fired him because these allegations are disturbing and strange. On the milder side of the spectrum, rose frequently gave unsolicited shoulder rubs to several young female associates, behavior referred to among employees as the crusty paw. laughter and you may make three wishes upon the accursed paw, all of which are to not get a back rub from charlie rose. laughter so far, all of the allegations stem from his show on pbs. It is the worst scandal in public broadcasting since it was revealed pbs is short for pubes. laughter didnt know that. Jon oh, i didnt know that, either. Stephen i didnt know that at all. Is that true . Theyre telling me thats true. I thought we made up that, but hes saying thats true, thank you. He proposed after applying for a job on the charlie rose show, one woman was invited to roses beach they watch a dvd showses. What is it with the robes . First cosby, then weinstein now, charlie rose. Whos next . Yoda . Mmm, tense you seem. Shoulders i will rub. Reported to h. R. I am. laughter this is really just its a harrowing and terrible abuse of power and what happened to these women and their careers is horrifying. Although, i will say im not surprised. I mean, have you ever listened to the lyrics of the charlie rose theme song . Here comes charlie oh, no laughter applause stephen and it seems they rarely ran with the lyrics, rarely. If all the Sexual Assault allegations coming out of the Entertainment Industry or news agency have got you down, you can take a break and distract yourself with the Sexual Assault allegations coming out of washington. The latest revelations are about michigan representative and geriatric lando calrissian, john conyers. According to a recent report, in 2015, conyers settled with a former staff member who alleged she was fired because she would not succumb to his sexual advances. Quick tip fellas if your sexual advances require that a woman succumb, dont do it laughter theres a reason why the movie wasnt when sally succumbed to harry. laughter now, normally, these settlements are paid out of a special fund from the treasury department, but in this case, the settlement of 27,000 came from conyerss own office budget. So bad news is no Office Christmas party. Good news is no Office Christmas party this year. Thank you. And this is all shedding light on just how broken the system of reporting Sexual Harassment is on capitol hill. No gotta go heres what you have to do in reality to go report an incident. First, youve got only 180 days to report it to the office of compliance. You then have to go through 30 days of mandatory counseling, followed by 15 days to decide if youd like to bring those complaints to mediation, which then is another 30 days. Oh, my god. You could buy, like, 40 guns in that time louvre laugh im just kidding. Im just kidding. You can buy as many guns as you want. And that is cheers and applause gun lovers. Some gun lovers tonight. And that is if you can find the office of compliance, because, according to a recent survey, only one in ten staffers were aware of the offices existence. And even if you found it and reached a settlement, you must sign a nondisclosure agreement that keeps you from talking to anyone about your experience, even with your therapist. But it doesnt prohibit you from discussing it with your abuser using only hand signals. cheers and applause but cheers and applause i didnt know that was im sorry, i didnt know that was loaded. I apologize. But of all the recent sexual abuse allegations, the creme de la creep is Alabama Senate candidate and founder of take a daughter from school day, roy moore. laughter . Jon oh stephen the white house has been coy about endorsing roy, but today, the president weighed in. We dont need a liberal person in there, a democrat. Roy moore denies it. Thats all i can say. He denies it. He totally denies it. He says it didnt happen. And you know you have to listen to him, also. Stephen you have to listen to him and not listen to anyone at the mall, the y. M. C. A. , or your conscience, because that little sucker will not stop screaming up here. And the press pressed on. Mr. President , do you believe roy moores denial . Do you believe him . Well, he denies it. I mean, roy moore denies it. And, by the way, gives a total denial. laughter stephen sir, i dont think hes the only one in total denial. laughter cheers and applause now some people are saying pretty damning stuff about roy moore. For instance, roy moore, an alabama reporter dug up this clip of moore talking about the first time he saw his wife, kayla. I was the Deputy District Attorney many years before we got married. I saw her at a dance recital, and i was standing oh, at the back of the auditorium, and i saw herip front, and i remember her came was kayla kaiser, k. P. But i remember that. I never did meet her there. I left and it was, oh, gosh, eight years later or something, i met her, and when show teeld me her name, i remembered k. K. Thats a cute story. Eight years later he met her at a Christmas Party when she was 23. If you do the math. 23 years, minus eight, equals yeah, hes a pedophile. Jon oh simple mathematics. Stephen thats math. Thats math. Jon oh, yeah, thats what the math said. Stephen thats not me thats math. So, she was only 15 when he first saw her at the dance recital. Why was he hanging around teenagers dance recitals . Was the mall closed for renovations . laughter and its not just roy moore trump is letting off the hook. Today, the president pardoned some turkeys and not just the white meat. laughter jon oh stephen its a fine joke. Today was the big day, and the turkeys that trump pardoned were named drumstick and wish bone. Thats ominous. Those names dont sound like youre pardening them. Thats like naming your fish flushable. And before things got underway, trump had to sneak in a shot at obama. Upon being pardoned, drumstick and his friend wishbone will live out their day at gobblers rest. There, theyll join tater and tot, the two turkeys pardoned last year by president obama. As many of you know, ive been very active in overturning a number of executive actions by my predecessor. However, i have been informed by the White House Counsels Office that tater and tots pardons cannot, under any circumstance, be revoked. Stephen because if they could, i would eat tater and make tot watch. Youre next, tot. Im eating tater because he talked to mueller. laughter and then i think. cheers and applause i dont know. I dont know at this point. And then, just as he was about to pardon the turkeys, things got weird. Wow. Thats a big bird. How heavy is that bird . 36 pounds. 36 pounds. Thats a big bird. Am i allowed to touch it . Wow. I feel so good about myself doing this. Are you ready, drumstick . Stephen get out of there, drumstick dont let his wattle fool you hes not a turkey weve got a great show for you tonight. Gayle king is here. And well talk to her about the charlie rose news so stick around. applause [ america by the 7seater volkswagen atlas. Lifes as big as you make it. This is Google Home Mini. Its the Google Assistant for your house, so it gets you. 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People out there wouldnt know this, but we actually asked you to be on a long time ago. We booked this weeks ago, guys, because i was here to talk about oprahs favorite things merry christmas, happy holiday s. Stephen when we are going to do. This turned out a different day for you, the last 24 hours, as we said to the people before, charlie rose has been accused by eight different women of Sexual Harassment, and today, cbs fired him, pbs dropped his show. I was very proud of cbs news and what you and norah and everyone at cbs this morning did, covering the allegations against charlie rose as news. I was very proud stephen objectively and fully. Yeah, yeah, but thats what you have to do. applause i was stephen but it couldnt have been easy. No, no, stephen, you know, to be honest with you, it still isnt easy. Its still very painful. Its still very hurtful. You know, charlie and i, we have worked together, been friends. But when you think about the anguish of those women, despite the friendship, you still have to report the news. So when i think of the job that we do at cbs thats why i wanted to cancel because i didnt want to be sitting here talking about this. But when you think about the job we do at cbs, and how hard the people work, i want to know, we are a topnotch broadcast operation. And thats why i thought it was important to be here. Stephen well, as i said i was wincing at your monologue, though, steve glen you were wincing at my monologue . Yes stephen well, you did your job this morning, i did my job tonight. I know, i know. Stephen we have different jobs. I thought about that, too. Its interesting when you were doing the monologue about other people i was like ahha. And then it was charlie and i thought hes a friend, its difficult. And then i think about whats we these women went through. I dont like that either. Stephen have you ever had to do this. No. Stephen report about a friend and a colleague. Not in this manner, no, never, never. And it was very it was very difficult and very painful for me this morning. It really was. And still is. And still is. Stephen no, i have no doubt. The statements that both you and norah made this morning, norahs was very powerful as well, and several people have commented that she seemed angry. Uhhuh. Stephen are you angry . I im a variety of emotions. You know, theres certainly some anger. Theres some sadness. Theres compassion. Theres concern. You know, you can hold a variety of emotions around one particular incident, one particular person. So i cant really say im one thing. I tell you what i am is raw. We had a Company Meeting this afternoon. You know, everybody gathered in the conference room. And i think somebody even used the word i just feel raw. I just feel numb. Were all reeling about about. Its a stunning thing what happened in 24 hours. Monday your world is one way, and in 24 hours, charlie has been suspended and then he has been fired, charlie rose who was an icon in this country. Im still wrapping my brain about that. But, again, i go back to what these women are going through. And i applaud them for speaking up. If anything changes in this, what i do hope is that people will speak up and that companies are sending a message that, we have zero tolerance for this kind of behavior. And that is a very important thing. cheers and applause stephen now, ever since Harvey Weinstein revelations came to light, there seems to be a sea change in peoples willingness to talk about this. Do you think this is going to be a permanent thing, or is this something that were going to sort of its going to run its course, well forget about and these sorts of actions will go back into the shadows. I dont think its going to go back into the shadows, stephen, because women feel empowered to speak up. Women are no longer afraid to speak up. But the best part of it is they are now being believed. They are now being believed. Before thats big. Thats big. They are now being believed. But it has to be more than just a bunch of women talking about this issue. We really do need men to join this conversation. Nothing is going to change until men join the conversation, too, and more women are in places of power. That, also, is something they think will change. Stephen whats the best way for men to join the conversation, other than to listen and believe . To listen and say, this is not going to be tolerated. This is not cool. Knock it off. You men who engage in this kind of behavior, you know who you are. Im irritated when people go, i wasnt quite sure what Sexual Harassment is. No degree is okay. You know, weve all been place wheres we go, well, he touched me, and it wasnt that bad. Or he did he said something that was inappropriate but it wasnt that bad. We now have to realize its all bad. All of it is really unacceptable. But by the same token, i want to be able to joke and laugh with friends without thinking im going to be called into human resources. But we all know the difference what that is. We do. Stephen we have to take a little bit of a break, but well be right back to talk about oprahs favorite things. Are we really going to make the turn stephen were going to make the turn. Thank you. Stephen well be right back with more gayle king, everybody. At p60 million meals soto pets in need. Ng that definitely feels good with your support, we provide meals for pet shelters and food banks to feed hungry pets across the country. This holiday season, buy any bag of dog or cat food at petsmart. Any brand, any size and well give a meal to a pet in need. 60 million meals thats so much food. Petsmart for the love of pets. Lackluster lips . Dont think so. Lips lose natural color over time. Chapstick total hydration moisture tint. Our 100 natural moisturizing formulas enhance your natural lip color. Chapstick. Put your lips first. Were back with gayle king here on this thanksgiving eve. Thanksgiving eve. What are you doing for thanksgiving . You said jon is coming over. Stephen jon is coming over with his girlfriend, and his parents are coming to join us. I would like to come with 14 relatives. Do you have placeat the table. I will bring the napkins because i dont know how to cook you. Stephen dont know how to cook . Nope. Stephen i made one thanksgiving dinner in my life. This was back in the day when i was 20something. I put it in the oven and forgot to turn on the oven which shows you something about cooking, because you be youre supposed to baift the bird while youre cooking. I didnt even know that. I opened it, and hes still sitting there looking as ping as he ever did. So, no, no, im not good. Mrs. Colbert likes me. Stephen she does. I could come over with 14 people. Stephen you could also come over with some gift. Yes. Stephen its that time of year. Its time for oprahs favorite things. Stephen oprahs favorite things. Its like the wish book when we were children. Your editor at large. What are your responsibilities . Its our biggest list ever, 102 items. And somebody said to me, do you have to be a billionaire to buy something on oprahs favorite things . No, you dont. Stephen it doesnt hurt. It doesnt hurt. Its nice. It ranges from 10 to 2,000 so theres something for everybody on that list, including you, Stephen Colbert. Stephen oh, really . Yes, sir. Stephen let me ask you, is this oprahs favorite things or really is it the staff of o magazines favorite things . Oh, trick pep no, its her favorite things. Listen stephen she has time for these favorite things . No, she doesnt. But see no she doesnt. laughter we spend all year curating it it. We curate the list. We bring in a bunch of things for her to look at. And in this particular issue she handpicks everything but the work is done all year long. Stephen thee says thumbs up. Thee says thumbs up, thumbs down. And we will say, everybody likes it. And shell say, but i dont. Its called o the magazine. Not a. , and i really dont like it, and it doesnt make the list. We have a team, a very small team, but they travel around the country. They go to gift shows. People send things in to the magazine. So its a whole process gli would love to see the list of oprahrejected things . Would you. Stephen that oob a great issue. Its like the island of misfit toys. laughter . Thats good stephen didnt make the cut, but still good. Still good, but they didnt live up to her standards. Stephen lets talk about what did live up to standardses this year. Lets start off with this. We start off with whats this called. The herb garden. Stephen the honey cando herb preserver. What does this do . And its really for pot, right . laughter what does this what is it this do . Ive never smoked pot so i dont think its for that. Stephen another youre not under oath right now. Its true, stephen. I always say, one day i am before i die, but i havent. Stephen so its just edibles for you laughter . But oprah actually gardens, she actually does. For people who dont have a garden, dont have property, you can put this in it. It saves herbs for two weeks. It has nothing to do with marijuana, its fo