"South Park" Takes on Gun Control.
BROWN: Well, the always controversial "South Park" is at it again. This time the animated series is taking on gun control. Here's a look.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There's way to know who we can trust.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So what do we do now?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There's only one thing we can do. We have to get guns.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Guns?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's the only way for us to be safe.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How? Even if we thought it could help protect us, how are we all going to get our hands on guns? All right, cool, we got guns. So now what?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I already feel a lot safer.</s>BROWN: All right, to discuss this CNN's Brian Stelter joins us now. What has the reaction been, Brian, to this latest episode?</s>BRIAN STELTER, CNN SENIOR MEDIA CORRESPONDENT: "South Park" is very good at stoking controversy. This was the season finale and all this season they've been going after politically correct culture, saying that PC culture is destroying America. Well, here in the finale, they're going after issues around guns. Here's another clip actually involving children and guns from last night's episode.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I told you to go upstairs right now.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, Mom, what the hell?</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm not going to tell you again, Eric, it is time for night-night.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mom, put down your gun.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I am your mother and you will do what I tell you.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK, I am going.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, then, you go right now, mister.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm going to bed, Mom. Chillax.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: All right, then, no comic books. Just straight to sleep. I love you, sweetie.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: OK, I love you too, mom. Night-night.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Wow, he -- he listened.</s>STELTER: So it's kind of like a Rorschach test. You can take away whatever you want from it> You might think, oh, typical Hollywood liberals making arguments about how ugly it is when everyone has guns. But actually there was no horrible shootout, there was no, you know, violent incident in the episode which would -- I see some conservative blogs cheering this morning, saying that liberals didn't get the moment they wanted from this show. You know, Pamela, I know it's simply a silly comedy, it's a bunch of cartoon characters, but it is the closest thing to political cartooning on TV. Because the creators make these episodes so quickly, they actually produce them just days ahead of time so they're very topical. And there is something for everyone in this season finale.</s>BROWN: Huh, I didn't realize that. And there's also some other highly contentious issues and topics that this season tackles. Really quickly, what are those?</s>STELTER: Well, early on in the season they were mocking Donald Trump. And that continued later in the season. They also made Caitlyn Jenner a character in this season and she was in this finale last night. So this show, because it's able to produce episodes so quickly and then put them on TV and put them online, they're able to react to what's in the news. And that's one of the things that makes this show special. It's been on the air 19 years. Some might people think, oh, it's just a silly comedy but it actually does touch on a lot of political issues. And there is some actually pretty piercing political satire from "South Park" of all places.</s>BROWN: Yes, we just saw it in those clips. All right, Brian Stelter, thank you.</s>STELTER: Thank you.</s>BROWN: And the next hour of CNN NEWSROOM begins right now.</s>BROWN: And good morning to you. I'm Pamela Brown in for Carol Costello. Thanks for being here with me. And this morning Donald Trump finds himself in a very familiar place, sitting right atop the polls as controversy swirls around him. A survey from CBS and "The New York Times" shows Trump with a more than two to one margin over his nearest competitors. Trump coming in at 35 percent while Ted Cruz is in second place with 16 percent. Ben Carson tumbling to third.