suppression of evidence of how this was an inside job. make no doubt about, it there is no evidence that what he is saying is true, to the contrary. the fbi director, christopher wray said, it's completely wrong that there were any agents in the crowd trying to instigate this. when you look through the, video there is no evidence of police rolling out the red carpet. there is evidence at times, of police standing by while people walk past him, which seems to be a measure of simply the fact, that people either leaving, or the police were so overwhelmed that it was at the point where there was nothing else to do. most importantly, though look at what the courts have done as they've looked at this. as of last july, 30 months into it, about 350 department of justice, 350 dependents had been charged with assault, or resisting it impeding officers. how many -- attacks on the officers in question here. there have been many convictions, there have been many people sentenced, there

has been no evidence of what he claims is an inside job, even though he makes that claim time to get. >> it wasn't long ago that the man who was convicted for crushing that metropolitan police department officer inside the door was convicted. i think it's just an insult to those officers who were in hours long battles with rioters that day. to say >> that's right in many many many of them have admitted. this they've not just been convicted, but they also said yes this is what happened, i was misled, i went there and i did this. so he's even saying to the people who were convicted, and admitted it he's saying, no you're wrong, that can't be true. >> what about, one thing that he always turns to when he's talking about january six and he's pushed, as abby was pushing him for the facts on what he was saying. is to michigan governor question whitmore, in the attempted kidnapping of her. what are the facts of what he said there. was it true? what are the facts there. >> it's true that three people

were acquitted in that case, he tried to say of you see there it is, same justice department, same people out there, look they were acquitted because they were in trapping these people. these three guys walked what he doesn't mention was that nine people were convicted in that case is. well when it comes to these conspiracy theories he's going through the greatest hits. and they are false. period. >> and abby did a good job of pointing that out. tom thank you for that fact check. joining me now cnn senior political commentator scott jennings and anna navarro. scott, 33 days to go before the iowa caucuses, which is obviously the critical kickstart of this race. it is elevating a january six conspiracy theory the way to win over those voters? >> not don't think so. i don't think his campaign is in very good shape, truthfully. i think he's mostly playing for the future, whether that's as a donald trump surrogate in the near term, whether that's as a member of his administration, whether it's as a future presidential candidate in 2020,

eight he's a young man. i don't think this is the way. but this was the most decaffeinated we've seen, vivek he has been a very hyper candidate through all of the debates,. but the most animated he got tonight was on january the six. and pushing this, idea that it was an inside. gentlemen it wasn't inside, job the head of the federal government at the time was sort of encouraging, if you want to go down that road. but that was the most animated. everything else it was very decaffeinated, he was very subdued, and look, what i'm reminded by, watching him tonight. there is a marketplace for conspiracy theorists in our politics. he knows it and that's why he's doing. that's why robert f. kennedy junior has a following out there. so why is he doing, because there is a market for it. >> you know there's always a market for a flash in the pan,

shooting star, outsider, candidate. whether it's heritage caid, andrew yang, in this term it's vivek ramaswamy. when you dig a little deeper, when you listen a little closer, you realize that vivek, thomas jefferson ramaswamy. because he spent 55 minutes quoting thomas jefferson. he says he talks in talks and talks, and talks, and talks but says precious little. it's all platitudes, and clichés, and spreading of conspiracy theories, and hawking, books and hawking podcasts. and saying very little, without really answering. anything >> what did you make of his demeanor, as scott noted he came out, not as rambunctious as he did even the last. debate in that debate he told chris christie to go eat a meal. and then disagreed he called nikki haley a fascist, converged her to a deal and mulvaney at. he was asked a question by riley, miller voter thereabouts, they want a vibrations president. but he said i want a president who has tack.

>> i'm fascinated by how different demographics react to vivek ramaswamy. in my family i have everything from 30 year old and 40-year-old crypto bros, who call each other dogs. i have young women, i have people my age and older the crypto bros think he's eloquent, dickey's well-rounded think he's the best thing they've ever. hurt the people my age and older think he's a snake oil salesman, and the women by enlarged, think he's weasel-y and don't like him at all. they find an impolite, and insufferable. >> he has a real ability to just slow off of, and forget about things that he said five minutes, go five days, ago five weeks. ago or wrote about in his books >> attitudes that he's exhibited and pretends like it never happened and he did that tonight. it was interesting >> scott jennings, and a navarro as always, thank you for watching the town hall with me. and daring to break it all down. thank you so much for watching our special coverage tonight of the republican presidential town hall with vivek ramaswamy.

stick around because king charles starts right now. >> but hey gaylele, >> hey m mr. babarkley hello yes it's charle. >> barkleyey he doesn'n't bite i promisise. >> g given the w war with ukukre do you thihink russianan athlete should b be able to o compete in the?e? olympics >> my families actualally from the ukukraine, i sasay. no >> therere should b be some d ofof repercussssion. >> absololutely, aththletes have nothing to do withth the politis of t their. >> couountry how l long is tooog to be enengaged befofore you ge? mamarried >> sixix months toto a yeyear.. >> o okay. >> >> -- i take thahat back i t take tha. back one or two yearars. ♪ ♪ ♪ from the cnn studios in new york city, it's king charles. >> with gayle king. i'm beyoncé but you can comey. gail >> and charles barkley. >> tonight, sports commentator and podcast hosts omani jones. cnn's clarissa ward. and from the color purple.

morey hawkins. king charles starts now. >> going in going in. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> welcome welcome, we thank you for joining us tonight, this is our third episode of king charles our weekly show. hear about the news that matters, to us and hopefully to all of. you charles i don't know about you, we are three shows, in and people are very comfortable stopping me on the street telling me what they. think is this happening to you too? >> yes. >> okay one person just said to me the other, day why do you call it king charles? why do you let charles allow the show to be named after him? and i said, but it's called king charles, but he's taking all the title. >> the people say that to you? >> first valderrama than, rocks because if they ask me, if you look at that monitor it says gayle king and charles barkley. >> well it's called gayle king that was one. think the other thing people

say to me, could you tell charles barkley to stop yelling, we can hear him. >> i never feel like you're i don't think i'm yelling. i never feel like you're yelling >> i definitely don't think i'm yelling [laughter] >> the other thing he said, me is charles okay sitting in that, chair he looks like he's uncomfortable. >> listen, these were the same people if i laid back they'd say, why does he always slouch? . >> you are comfortable in the? chair >> i am. and first of all i want to give you credit, your color selection on the chairs is magnificent. >> you know when i went to charles and said what do you think about these, colors what do you think about the style. >> he said you know i don't care about the chair, you picked out the chair. i look at it, is even i get sometimes taken aback by the k c, because i think kansas city, or i think kelly clarkson. but it really is king charles. i sort of see us like a kelly and mark, the coupled it's not married, without the hot sex. >> we are good on the, we made it three episodes were good were on. role >> we are on a roll. we have an absolutely jam-packed show for you tonight including, an exclusive trumpet

reporting with our own clarissa ward. she is so good. we are the first news organization to get unaccompanied access to gaza. chris has the footage, and you will see it here first, and only here. i hope you won't miss that. we will also talk to bomani jones tonight about the explosion of gambling, you know a little bit about gambling around sports. >> yes. >>. do you want to elaborate? >> no. >> what it means for every one involved. and one of the stars of the color purple, which you can't say without singing it. cory hawkins is here, going to talk about stepping into the classic film, a cultural touchstone for so many. of us and charles, here's a question. is there a limit on how long you should be? >> engaged yes. >> you want to share later. >> later. >> if you've been watching the news, today we know it's been heavy, there's a lot of bad stuff out in the world today but there is a story here in new york across the, country bringing people a whole lot of joy. i love this story. the unexpected rise of tommy

devito. take a look at the front page. >> the undrafted, he's undrafted, third string quarterback for the new york giants has basically taken over this city. he has won one, two, three games in a row. that doesn't seem like a lot, but it's a big deal. here >> it's the only three he's plate. >> okay well, he lives at home with his parents, and his mom still does his laundry. he's 25. he was just named the nfc player of the week. what are you thinking as you watch this story? i can't get enough of this, guy and his family. >> i think it's amazing, i think it's great, it's exactly why i was so upset about florida state not making the playoffs. because, if we are going to say, you know if we're going to lose starters, we don't cancel the season. florida state won three games in a row with a backup. that's a great story the new york giants have won three games with this kid, because the beautiful thing about sports, we lace up, you go play, and whoever wins winds.

just because their starting quarterback got hurt, we don't cancel the season. i love with this kid is doing, and it's a great story. living at his home with his parents, hey man, that is awesome. >> at 25. >> at 25. he has to make sure he's got a job. this. >> i understand mom is a really good, cook and she does his laundry too. we've got some late news this happened just as we were starting to go on the air. the golden state warriors forward draymond green, has been suspended indefinitely, after striking an opposing player in the face last night. he says, charles, that it was an accident let's see the. videotape >> he's lying, he's lying. >> why do you say that? . >> look he takes a look where the guys face is, if he had of just flailed around he would've caught him squarely on the. face you have to really slow the tape down. >> i don't see him look at. >> around no look oh you saw it and didn't. you >> know, listen he spins

around, i've met draymond always thought he was a really nice. guy >> i like draymond, but this is, you can't punch guys. >> but the way he was spinning around, i'm being serious here. the way he was spinning around, it did seem like it was a sort of out of control. it didn't look delivered to me. >> he didn't slap me punched, and there's a difference. i'm surprised, it's indefinite. i thought it would be a big number because he was just suspended for five games. indefinite makes me, i don't even know what that really means honestly. but it sounds like they are going to make him undergo some kind of counseling. listen, everybody likes draymond. >> they do right. >> yes but at some point, if you keep doing stupid stuff, we can't keep saying he's a good dude. i mean, if, everybody likes draymond, but you keep doing stupid stuff. you lose the right to be called a good guy. >> yeah saying stuff to you, i'm a little worried about that. and here's a story that i know

you have feelings about, we were talking to the people outside before we started. athletes from russia and belarus who are bland from most international competitions in 2022, after russia's invasion of the ukraine. we will be able to compete in the paris 2024 olympics, but they have to do it as neutral athletes. so that means, no flag, no anthem, no colors, or any other identifications whatsoever, of russia or belarus will be displayed at the olympic games, paris 2024. i know, listen you're the only athlete onstage right now. this might surprise you but i have no athletic ability. i know you thought i did. but >>. well that's what i'm taking you golfing. >> golfing boring. but you are still on the podium, you know what it feels like to win a gold medal. i'm curious what it's like. what does that mean if you win a medal, and now you're standing there and you can't play anything associated with the country. >> this is a really interesting situation for me.

number one, out of everything that i've been blessed to do in my life, standing on that podium when they played the national anthem. it gives you chills, it gives you chills. i was blessed to do it twice. and i'm standing beside some of the greatest players ever. and we are like, yo man this is giving us chills. so it's one of the most amazing feelings i've ever had my life. but the problem i have, why are the athletes being punished and penalized, for something their president is doing. now obviously, the situation in the ukraine, and russia is awful and it's evil. but unless, these guys and ladies have a fault in the war, they should not get penalized in my opinion. i just don't, are we going to hold politicians of the united states, for some of the stuff we've done, are we going to not play our national anthem? so i think it's really unfair to him. but it's one of the greatest feelings i've ever had my. life >> i'll bet. i still get chills when i hear

the national anthem at any event, regardless of where you are. there's something about those words, and the music that always makes me so proud. but, when you get the gold medal, what is it like to get the gold medal? charles >> will tell you. >> how valuable are? the >> well they're not valuable, you should probably win the bronze. metal why i had two gold medals, i gave one to my mother and grandmother, and i said you know, what we should probably get these insured just in case somebody steals. so i took them to the jeweler. >> i live in a small town in leeds alabama, in case someone steals. them i took him to the jeweler, he said how much do you think they're worth. i said i don't know i brought them here for that. 1995.id they're worth abou because they're just gold plated. and he made the joke he said, if you really wanted something valuable you probably should've won the bronze medal. >> so it was a really cute story, but the metals have great sentimental value. representing your country, it was an honor. >> i totally agree with you.

coming up, a cnn exclusive with the one and only clarissa ward. cnn, we want you to know is a first western media outlet to enter southern gaza and report independently. we are the only ones who have that, footage coming up next. what clarissa saw right after the break.

you're probably not easily persuaded to switch mobile providers for your business. but what if we told you it's possible that comcast business mobile can save you up to 75% a year on your wireless bill versus the big three carriers? did we peak your interest? you can get two unlimited lines for just $30 each a month. there are no term contracts or line activation fees. and you can bring your own device. oh, and all on the most reliable 5g mobile network nationwide. wireless that works for you. it's not just possible, it's happening.

it may be hard to believe but we are now 67 days into the war with israel and hamas. our next guest has been crucial in bringing our reporting to you. i have to tell you her name is clarissa ward. i used to work with clarissa ward back in the day. i have always admired her reporting because she is a bass. she is fearless. especially her desire to be on the ground, where the biggest and most dangerous news is often. breaking tonight is no different. thanks to clarissa, cnn is the

first western media outlet to get access into southern gaza and report independently. she has footage, you will not see anywhere else. and, this is the first time she is talking about it since returning. clarissa ward is cnn's chief international correspondent. clarissa, we thank you for joining us, it is really good to see you. >> thanks gayle it's really good to be with you. >> every time i see you on tv i tensed up a little bit and say, please, please, please let her be. safe let all the people over there who are covering the war be safe, it's so crucial and critical jobs are doing. i want to start with the obvious. most of the world is watching from home, we are watching from the safety of our homes. watching from the safety of our countries, wherever that may be. but you're often there you have a front row seat what are you seeing on the ground. >> up until this point we've been lobbying for weeks and weeks to try to get into gaza, but it just hasn't been possible basically.

the borders have been blocked by israeli officials, by egyptian officials, and so the reporting that has been done up until now has been done by the extraordinarily brave journalists of gaza. they've been paying an incredibly high price, more than 60 journalists have been killed. -- since this round of hostilities began. that is truly an extraordinary number. we enjoyed a very privileged position on this, trip we went in for a short window. there was deconfliction preparation that went into it to ensure our security, and the security of the uae medical volunteers. the emerati medical volunteers who we went, into their field hospital. still, even in that brief window gayle you really got a sense of the absolute horrors that have been taking place in gaza. this hospital was filled with the youngest victims of this war, children who have been disfigured, who are in full

body casts, who are covered in burns. according to the united nations, some two thirds of the deaths that have happened since israel retaliated after the horrific october 7th attack, with this massive bombardment. two thirds of the victims have been women and children. and we definitely saw that borne out in this hospital. there was a strike just minutes after we arrived near the hospital. two casualties were brought, in a 13 year old boy, who had lost half of his leg. and an older man, with his foot hanging off. so it was chilling, it was harrowing, and a very sobering experience to see just how difficult life is on the ground. >> and once you see it, clarissa, you cannot unsee. it but i'm just struck by something you said. you said there was a strike there at the hospital while you were there.

what happens, what do you do in that situation, what does that mean exactly. in the movies you see, it and it looks like the whole place is decimated. what happens? >> well, i think the most interesting thing about it gale, is that it was very loud. i can't say exactly how close it was, but the doctor who was showing me around didn't even flinch. he turned to me and said, this is our every day, this app and about 20 times a day. and then, minutes later he gets a phone call saying, the first casualties are coming, in the cause this field hospital, that the united arab emirates has set up, near the southern border, is literally, gayle, the only hospital with empty beds in gaza. so what is happening, is that these casualties will be rushed to one hospital, they will tie some kind of a make ship tourniquet, or they don't even have tourniquets left most of the hospitals.

and then they get brought to this field hospital. state-of-the-art, it has mris, it has supplies coming in on a regular basis. although it is still a challenge, every single day. and so, this has become part of the fabric of daily life, for ordinary gazans. it is not something you can ever truly get used. to particularly when you see the scale of the suffering. when you see the fact that it is women and children who are largely bearing the brunt of. it but, there is a sense in gaza right now, nobody even has time to take a breath, you just have to keep going, keep moving, keep trying to save lives to the best of your ability. and i do think that it is important to underscore as, well that for the people of gaza we get to leave at the end of our visit. they do not, they have no way of going, out and they have no safe place to go to. they are facing a level of bombardment that does not have a president in modern warfare. it is truly a catastrophe gown. >> how is the humanitarian aid

getting through to all of the people. i know that was a big question mark that we've been talking about over here for a while. is any humanitarian aid getting through? >> so charles, some aid is getting through, but just nowhere near the volume that needs to be getting. through there is this one border crossing between egypt and gaza, the rafah border crossing it, is totally overwhelmed it was never built to deal with this capacity. when you approach that border, you just see miles and miles of trucks lining, up hundreds of them. that are laden with this aid, that is so desperately needed. even when they do manage to cut through the bureaucracy, and go through the various inspections, and get into gaza. the problem, according to aid workers, is that they cannot actually distribute the aid, to where it needs to go. because the marred meant is so ferocious, because it is so

dangerous to make road moves around gaza at the moment. essentially, these aid workers are completely hamstrung, in the ordinary people are very much cut off from the basic necessities. whether it's food, medicine, i talk to the doctors again and they, said we are getting injuries in, here and illnesses that should be relatively easy to treat. but, by the time they reach us, we are looking at severe cases of sepsis, of infection. simply because the hospitals, and the medical facilities in, gaza are completely overwhelmed. the bottom has fallen out in the health care system, and so you're seeing things that should be easy to deal, with turn into life threatening diseases, illnesses, and infections. >> clarissa, before you go. i remember when you had your first, child and now you're the mother of three. i've often wondered this about you. when i describe you as a bad, as i really mean that. because i've seen you in action,

i know how you work, i know how hard you work. how are you so fearless? are you ever afraid? and do you feel safe when you? there >> so, first of all, i just have to say gale. honestly, the real bad assesses are the journalists in gaza who are doing this, who are getting killed, and who are getting injured every single day. the doctors who are staying in these hospitals that are getting bombed where there is a complete breakdown and continue with no sleep, with very little support to do whatever they can to try and help their own people. we enjoy a very privileged position on this occasion, we did feel relatively safe. we were only on the ground for a matter of hours, but as a war correspondent, who has been doing this for almost 20 years. poor and particularly as a mother, you never get used to seeing children who have been named, who have been disfigured,

who have lost their entire families. we spoke to the aunt of an 18 month old cold amir, who does not know yet both of his parents, and his siblings were killed in a strike that has left him, literally broken. that is not something that ever gets easier to process. and i can honestly say that i don't think that we have ever seen it quite on this scale, as what we are seeing take place on the ground in gaza right now. >> all right clarissa, i think you're being very modest about what you do because you put yourself in harm's way. i know that it is, and that there have been times where it's been very dicey for you, but i appreciate you talking about the bravery of others. but i also know, the job that you do. thank you so much, and we really hope that you will stay safe. can't wait to see you again. thank you so much >> thank you. >> thank you. we'll be right back with more king charles.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

, >> yes i lost a lot of money. have you ever been on? sports. >> those were some of the people we talked to earlier today about their own betting habits, if you follow sports anywhere across any media. they you see gambling ads everywhere. >> they are everywhere. that's because since the 2018 supreme court ruling cleared away for legal sports gambling, 39 states have, or are about to legalize it. last year americans bet more, than listen to this, 93 billion dollars, with a b, on sports. for reference, the nfl reports its revenue as 12 billion dollars last year. bomani jones knows a thing or two about this topic. why do you know a thing or two about this topic? hold on, he's an emmy award-winning sports commentator, and the host of

right time with both mani jones podcast. >> i was just about to read that about myself, well actually i'm an award winning sports commentator. >> yes you are. so guys, has it gotten out of control? >> i mean, i have been watching games and it's in the broadcast. where it seems like the broadcast is built for people to gamble. like it's one thing if you're playing a game on the television, you're watching, it they're letting you know a you can do this, hey if you want to gamble whatever. but the crux of the broadcast now seems more and more geared toward making people gamble, then it is about talking about the games. i contend, none of us got into sports because we want to gamble. it might be something you found after the fact, but i feel like we're losing the plot, in the direction that we're going. in the way that we're presenting sports as a reason to gamble. as opposed to gambling is something to be while you watch sports. >> there is i have dirty hands. >> what is that? me. >> i advertised for fanduel, so i'm part of it. and i love the gamble.

do i think that it has gotten out of hand? yes. as a person who loves to gamble, and does endorsement for a website. i do. >> what do you get out of, it i'm just? curious >> well i get paid. they [laughter] >> -- know what do you get out a? gambling. >> i love the gamble, i stayed up all night gambling in las vegas. >> you stayed up all? night. >> it's exciting i did. >> did you? when. >> i did, i won a little bit. but it's fun i love the gamble. >> can i ask what a little bit is? . >> a little bit, like a little like your outfit, like a little bit i'll get you another one of those. >> the problem i have when i say that it's gotten out of hand, if you want to bet on the game, i got no problem with that. but, when you can bet, who's gonna score the next basket, is the person gonna make both free throws? things like that. you're just throwing gasoline on the fire. like i say, i love the gamble,

i'm never gonna get on here and be a hypocrite. but, i'm never gonna bet during the game, i don't even bet first half, second half. >> so you bet before? the game. >> i bet before the game. because i think if you bet it half time you're chasing. but also, i got no idea who's gonna score the next baskets in an nba game. >> and people are betting like that? . >> yes that specific. >> there is a daily fantasy app, which is gambling more or less. by a different name. that advertises of my podcast. basically anyone who's in this business, now the money is coming from gambling. that is where the opportunity for money, post covid, people missed a lot of checks during covid, so you need to find new money. this was the new money. the gambling money has been coming in at every turn. and we have to be honest about what we are doing. we are offering people, little dollops of cocaine. right little oaks of cocaine. this is a dopamine rush that people get when they gamble. there's an excitement that comes with, it there is the difference between gambling and

every other activity, it's the only one where you can put in money and you might get your money back. you can have a good time on x amount of dollars, and you may walk out with that same money that you had. people are really into it. but we are taking something that we know can really get people charged up, and we're just giving them a little bit at a time, a little bit at a time, and that's worrisome. >> what about reports from players that say they get a lot of hate on social media? chris boucher from the rafters said, somebody said i chose the wrong state today because i only had five points, he needed me to score tenth. >> or the houston rockets fred vanvleet said, he gets dms every day that says i, i hope your mom does, every day on dm, because he didn't play the way someone bet for him to do. how is this okay? >> it's not okay. >> but why would you think that gambling is, good if it's going to lead that kind of thing? >> well just because. is that? extreme >> will it's extreme,

but it's going to happen more and more. when somebody bets on you as a player, if you don't do that they're going to -- everybody's superman on the keyboard at home behind their computer. they would guarantee that they would not say that to mr. boucher's. face they would not say that fred's face. but a lot of these people are cowards. but you know one thing that scares me gayle, that we need to touch on. kids should not be able. every kid we know. >> exactly. >> right. they need to find a better way, to make sure the kids can't bet on sports. there should be an age limit in my, opinion just because you've got a cell phone, you can get a nap. there should be an age line -- limit in my opinion the should not be able to bet on sports. so. isn't there in a? flynn. >> the age limit's are there, it's just about how those are enforced. and people doing basically the equivalent of joe camel, of gambling. finding these ways to make gambling look cool to kids.

all of this is going to, half of the capitalism is going to win out. what we're going to look up one, day and we are going to ask ourselves what where we do. >> you had the last word on, that if you or someone you know is having trouble with gambling one 800 gambler is the national help line. coming up next, how long is too long to be engaged to be married? our first installment, of king charles court of etiquette. coming up next.

, sports illustrated sports person of, the year in my pick for sports person of the year deion sanders, is going through it right now. >> he is going through it right, now and we've all heard about, it there has been a breakout. the colorado football coach in his fiancée of five years, producer tracey evans, recently ended their decades-long relationship. which got us thinking around our king charles court of etiquette. >> i hate that graphic, you got my big old head with that little crown, you've got your little head with that big old clown. >> well what i'm thinking is they just wanted to showcase all the brain power. there i like it i like it. >> are you saying i got a small? brain. >> no i'm saying it's showcasing that big brain of your. see you are not paying attention. okay, now this is the thing, i want to say up front, we both really like the. on >> he's the and i love human olivia. >> and he's been going through it on and off the football field, i like them both. we should also say neither deion, nor tracey have asked us for any type of advice on this issue.

they haven't asked me did they ask? you >> know they did not. >> so we have no personal. knowledge so we are just using that as a jumping off point. the question is. how long is too long to be engaged? >> they were engaged for five years to, two is the number gael. >> two is the magic number? why. >> you can only be engaged for two, years after two years you gotta know that they're the what. >> so if he doesn't propose after two years what is that? me. >> keep on moving. gayle, two years is plenty of time. >> i disagree with you on that. because i think that when you get engaged, it means that you want to marry the person. so i like a year. i think a year. >> oh you're saying it should? be quick. yes >> i do i think it should be quicker. maybe 18 months. but i think also, why do you say two years? because a year, you've gone through all of the holidays, your families have met each other. if somebody is engaged you for five years, which in that case, what does that mean to you?

does that mean there is not going to be a marriage? . >> i don't think there's going to be, one that's just my personal opinion. two years is the max, you know after two years of someone. someone >> i say a year. okay we also, everybody in the room, we all like money. we can agree on that right everybody? everybody likes money. yes. >> well, the most i do too, the most sought after player in baseball history, i love this story, shohei ohtani. has just signed a record shattering deal with the los angeles dodgers. what is the number? charles what was he paid. >> $700 million, for ten years. >> that makes $70 million a, year but there is a catch. the baseball star, is going to defer $68 million a year, until the end of the contract after he would likely retire. meaning the dodgers will only pay him 2 million every year while he's playing, allowing the team to spend more money on players right now. so, i actually thought that this was a good idea. and i still do. because he went to the dodgers

and suggested that. i think it's a way of bringing in more talent. >> yeah it's cheating the cap. how is that? cheating. well he's the best player in baseball, and they're only paying him $2 million, but their first of all, they've already got one of the best teams in baseball. they got mookie, bets freddie freeman, guys like that they have a great team. now, they're going to be bringing in, they're kind of buying a championship, i don't think that's fair. >> see i looked at that as being very magnanimous on shohei's part, to say that he will defer his salary. >> what does magnanimous? means. you know what magnanimous. means >> no i don't, i've never used that word before what is it. me >> it means being very generous. why don't you just >> say very generous? then. it means very generous. [laughter] so, you don't think that's a very nice magnanimous things. do >> i do not i don't think that's. fair >> highlighted, i like. it also, this happened for me today, it happened for you last night. charles and i have some very nice friends, i was in d.

c. to celebrate oprah during her portrait unveiling at the national portrait gallery. i take the amtrak up and back in time to do the show. so listen to, this oprah's portrait will be alongside of barack obama, abraham lincoln, michelle obama, john f. kennedy, and now oprah winfrey is in the national portrait gallery. isn't that cool? >> this is, she is one of the most accomplished women in the history of the world. >> today she was called a cultural icon, check, check. impact on the world lease it is wide and deep, and that she never runs out of ideas. this is true. she never has changed her commitment to make us all better, so congratulations to oprah. tonight >> you know when i met her the first-time, i was, it's hard to believe i was speechless. she. you were speechless? . i was, she is one of the most accomplished women in the history the, world not just television. which she has done on television, all of television it is. and i'm not friendly with her to be honest, i've only met her

a few times, she's been gracious. but it has been an honor and privilege to watch her entire career. >> and she speaks highly of you to charles. so that's one of my friends. but your friend had a good night to >> yes i want to give a shout out to ernie johnson, he went into the broadcasting hall of fame last night. we surprised him, we were supposed to be on television. they're shaq jack is there. kenny is the shortly one, and then the other one back there is me. oh the good-looking one is you. that's one of my secrets gayle, i hang out with ugly people so i look better. but that was a great honor for ernie, it was well deserved going into the hall of fame, and we surprised. and it's well deserved. you know what i'm thinking charles we know some very nice. people >> yes we do, congratulations to oprah and ernie. >> we are so excited about our next guest, we can't wait for you to meet him. cory hawkins is here. he's going to tell us about his

new role in the color purple. i actually wore purple tonight because of cory. why are you? lofton. >> i love that. >> what is it like to be part of recreating such an iconic movie? we'll talk to corey hawkins about that right after the break. anne it the we'll be right back.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that is corey hawkins in action. he can saying is they say. he is a two time tony, and any nominee. thank you very much. playing in this latest adaptation of alice walker's seminal work the color purple, which will be in theaters on christmas day. we welcome you to king charles cory. can i say i wore purple in your honor today. >> oh come on, now it's an honor to be here with you two legends. in talking about this beautiful work. thank you for the beautiful portable by the way. >> well yes, that's our color. but really, we are so glad that you're here. charles said the color purple, the original. >> you said that was your favorite movie.

it's up there with my favorite movies. did you feel added pressure the cause. when something is done in perfection like the first color purple, then you're doing this adaptation, or remake however you want to phrase. >> yeah, especially in our community. to >> cory before you came, said i don't know why you have to redo, and he said why do they have to redo it if it ain't broke don't fix. >> so yeah to that we say, bring yourself to the film. because, this version of the color purple is as oprah says, it ain't your mama's color purple. it's a beautiful reimagining. it's not a remake of the color purple. so that's what's special about it. because it invites the older generation, but it also invites the younger generation. and it's just a powerhouse -- her words in the poem that she, wrote in that novel that she wrote lives on i'm thankful to be a part. of it >> when i was reading on your bio juilliard. yes juilliard-trained. >> as a young kid, when did you

make the decision, this is what i want to, do and then decide to go to julia? >> well it was a long journey to get their, boys and again, you never know what god has in store for you in your life. but, that journey, i mean it started with being inspired by my mother. by my grandmother, black women in my household. by debbie allen when i was a, kid who came to d. c.. debbie allen inspired? . you yeah she was like an auntie to all of us. just in terms of inspiring young artists, and reminding us that anything is possible. had i not had that, i honestly wouldn't be sitting here in this moment. >> it's funny you say that. it's true it's real >> know it's just funny you say the,. why is it funny that he? said. >> because remember we were trying to figure out, we've got a surprise for. you >> a surprise for you. >> okay wow. >> hi king charles, surprise

surprise khoury, yes it's debbie allen, one of your first mentors when you were seven years old at the kennedy center, teeny tiny tap and. theo honey, i am so excited over your career, you are living up to my expectation and more. i knew it seven years old you are going to go all the, way and look at you now. >> wow look at you now corey. >> wow. >> we were in the production meeting trying to figure out, how do we get to debbie allen. >> and you said it we heard that she was one of your mentors and we reached out, her and we said, how do we get a conversation about debbie. allen you just did it now. >> that's crazy. she really meant something? to you >> she did, she really did. that's the type of woman she is. she is selfless, in that she has been inspiring people for generations. she's touched so many people, that you don't even know. so i'm just glad that i still get the speaker, name and honor her.

the cause, if it wasn't for her, i wouldn't be where i am. i truly believe that. she i'm thankful -- . this >> movie has been so much about sisterhood, but there is also a very important scene. the men play a very pivotal role in this movie, as you know. how has it changed or, are affected you being part of this? production >> a lot of what we are dealing with is generational trauma. and abuse, and how to break those cycles of generational trauma. but in the larger community. that's what the color purple does beautifully harmful for me is a beautiful manifestation of black. joy black joy, and i'm glad that we got the opportunity to breathe life into him. because that's what he represents for me. possibility, hope, joy, he

loved sofia with all his heart. >> he really. does >> it's also a way to talk about how we love our black women today. in ways that maybe our parents, and our parents parents, didn't have the language to. >> i've heard that this movie has been healing, in the relationship between you and your. dad i didn't know what that meant. >> yeah, bomb my father and data, we have had a strong beautiful, and also complicated relationship growing up. my father means the world to me, and it was his first time getting to come to a premier, of anything. with me, it was the color purple with me last week. so it's crazy to look over and see this man, who, you know my whole life, i have a vision of who he is. so just watch can be affected by this film. he never saw the original. he's not a movie watcher. but to watch him get emotional and to be able to talk to him about it afterwards was powerful.

it was very powerful, it changed me, i know it changed. him but that's what we're talking about about healing. because it is a story about sisterhood, but it's also about how we all come together. >> man i'm so proud of you and your success. going back to straight out of compton, the 24 remake, into the heights. men and continued success. >> we're cheering you on always cory hawkins. and i know what i'll be doing christmas day. >> where are you gonna be christmas day cory? hawkins. all we gonna be in the theater. you know what i'm saying. that's right we hope everyone follows us. there thank you so much. >> thank you for having us. it's a beautiful way to end the show with you tonight. we thank you for watching king charles, charles will be coming back next? wednesday. >> i'll be here. >> same time, same place, we're gonna change our clothes. you can catch me tomorrow on cbs mornings at 7:00. we'll see you next week abby philip will be here tomorrow night at 10:00. fresh off her trip to iowa. don't go anywhere because guess, what laura coates live starts right now.

so, what exactly happened in the oval office behind closed doors? and the legal case that could put donald trump maybe right back in the white house? tonight, on laura coates live. admittedly, there is so much trump legal news. you might have a little trouble keeping track of it all. you have election interference. you have fraud, hush money payments. classified documents. yes. it is a lot. let me tell you what the main take away is tonight. the thing that puts really all of this in perspective. the presidency, well, it just might be the ultimate get out of jail free card for one donald j. trump. imagine you are