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Point he was trying to make. and yet the truth is if he had been patient in 2008 he wouldn't be the president tonight. so that message of being patient as opposed to doing exactly what folk are doing right now i think rings hollow, number one. number two, the president goes on b.e.t. to once again to some extent lecture black folk but goes on colbert to do the jokey joke thing. and i quite frankly don't fancy that. in the oval office the president has a bust of dr. king. i'm glad it's there. but at the same time dr. king once wrote a book called "why we can't wait." and i would recommend to th...

Again. >> thank you very much. >> when we come back, tavis smiley is here. he tells me what dr. martin luther king jr. would do about all of this. and i'm going to talk to the parents of akai gurl yeerks an unarmed black man killed by a police officer just last month. i have a cold with terrible chest congestion. better take something. theraflu severe cold doesn't treat chest congestion. really? new alka-seltzer plus day powder rushes relief to your worst cold symptoms plus chest congestion. oh, what a relief it is. here we go! ensure active heart health. i maximize good stuff, like my potassi...

>> you saw me and tavis -- >> yeah. you guys went at it. >> tavis and i are very friendly. but that's the way we talk around the kitchen table. we can disagree. >> and it's a very intense conversation. and it's a conversation that needs to be had because it's not over. and to see this generation step up and have that opportunity to have their voices be heard and to make a difference, i love it, man. and i love seeing people, seeing everyone come together in times of tragedy. >> you were in london when the ferguson decision was announced. >> yes. >> and you said you wished you were in ferguson....

Say, type a rowdy crowd. but so far you're not seeing any of that. how many people are we looking at there, dan? >> reporter: i would say between 3,000 and 4,000. so if the largest crowd we've seen. and you have to remember, it's just after 7:00 pacific time. so it's still early. and over the weekend when the violence broke out it was definitely in the later hours. there's a chance it can happen tonight. a good chance if you look at what we saw the last couple days. but we certainly hope this does not occur. >> dan simon reporting on the protests in berkeley, california for us this evening. th...

Why she continues to talk about me. she's a beautiful person. but i've never really -- i don't know. we ain't -- >> it's not bad. it's wendy. >> so i'm just supposed to accept it? >> go on there and talk to her. >> i will go on there -- >> she says it like she means it. >> i appreciate it when she says wonderful things and when she doesn't i just take it with a grain of salt. >> you're on tmz every day with another woman. who are you dating? >> i'm dating no one, man. honestly. being on tmz every day would make it hard to date someone. but i'm not even ready for that right now. i'm trying to f...