I was actually surprised that he didn't add (Not Kardashian) when it said Kardashev scale 
You are SO right...Damn, the dude must have been off his game that day!

He was probably shoved hot pizza in his mouth (I mean...WTF even
was that joke?! And why did he think it worthy to become a running gag?! I suspect he actually had just burnt his mouth with hot pizza and pulled a Brick ("I love lamp") on us...More to the point I suppose is why are there even
any gags, bad or good, running or otherwise...In a friggin' science piece that is not even about a slightly humourous topic?!)
And NickyNyce: I watched the relevant parts of that video and that is just simply despicable of CNN. I know their agenda to paint the police in a bad light and incite riots, because obviously riots sell news...But I thought it was just more slanted and not outright "Wag The Dog" type BS...
Anyways: I go to CNN only for the straight up facts, like a volcano errupted somewhere, and skip all the slanted political commentary. And that's because, like I mentioned before: CNN is fastest to break stories and show footage.