lawmakers in texas are set to begin a special session tomorrow where a bill that opponents say will restrict voting in the state will be on the agenda. now, you may remember that democrats in the legislature, who are a minority, they staged a last-minute walkout during the

final hours of the regular session denying republicans a quorum, which is required for final passage of the bill. republican governor greg abbott says election integrity, those were his words, will be among the 11 items he wants considered during the special session. democrats say the proposed legislation would add a slew of new restrictions to curtail voting. it's worth pointing out that the former president won texas during last year's presidential election. the news continues right now. let's hand it over to chris for cro "cuomo prime time." hey, did you hear the new 2022 campaign slogan for congress? here it is. vote for me, and i promise to do nothing. it's not a cynical thing. it's not a joke. and it's not some back-room promise. it is the ugly and the obvious of our reality. here it is. >> honestly, right now, for the next-18 months, our job is to do everything we can to slow all that down to get to december of

2022. 18 months chaos and the inability to get stuff done. >> now, the key is why is 18 months of chaos and getting nothing done what a republican or, really, a trumper would want? opposition is a position of strength against a perceived malicious force. you see, and that's the part you need to know. too many on the left leave that out. okay? they'll just be like, listen how stupid this guy is. he is saying all emthe wants to is -- why? because that's the part that will beat you. the left is the enemy. and the key to the white-fright campaign. the blm moroders are coming alog with the bad ombres. they are the muscle for the democrats and the media are their agents pushing everything is okay. the more radical, the more reasonable.

only we can save you. only we. sound familiar? >> nobody knows the system better than me. which is why i, alone, can fix it. >> i, alone. we, alone. chip roy is a chip off the old block. he was asked about this, just to make sure that he wasn't taken out of context. he says i don't apologize, one bit for pushing back, here it is, against the leftist mob. mob. see, because january 6th can't be about them. it's got to be a mob on the other side, too. that's the key. the leftist mob that seeks to destroy america from within. this, from the man that doesn't believe january 6th was a big idea. was no big deal. no big idea there. it's just what it was. i am proud of this country, not embarrassed by it.

and i will obstruct the agenda of those that are with everything i've got. you see, it is a holy war. that's what this is for them. and it's working. and the question is what do the democrats do, in response? proud -- can you attack it? easily. let's do it now, quickly. proud of the country. yet, you want it to remain, for 18 months, in chaos. you will allow its capitol be attacked without recourse but you are proud of it. you will deprive money to people, who need it to survive. you will deprive them of fixes to their healthcare but you care about your country. you see, the argument is easy. it's about how you make it, and where you make it. and that's who -- that's what we'll decide. who comes out on top in the midterms. now, yes, it sounds like chip roy is more cut out for a role in a militia than a congress. but he is just an echo of an

alarm that was sounded long ago by mcconnell. listen to mcconnell. >> our top-political priority, over the next two years, should be to deny president obama a second term. 100% of my focus is on stopping this new administration. >> now, good news is you can isolate what it is. in fact, you can now say it is what it is. the problem is do you have a counter? because there is no shame in their game. they don't need to be about something virtuous or pretend to be about something virtuous for their side. it's more of a purity test. are you really all in? mcconnell opposed the latest covid relief bill. right? remember, he said i won't do it. i won't do it. but then, what? it's too costly. now, in kentucky, he is telling people about the benefits of all the money that's coming to them.

listen. >> not a single member of my party voted for it. so, you're going to get a lot more money. i didn't vote for it. but um, you're going to get a lot more money. if you add up the total amount that will come into our state, $4 billion. that's twice what we sent in last year. >> now, hear too many on the left missing this for what it is. in fact, president biden missed it. listen to his take. >> mitch mcconnell loves our programs. you see what mitch mcconnell said? he told me he wasn't gonna get a single vote in order to allow me to get with the help of everybody here. look it up, man. he is bragging about it in kentucky. it's a great thing for kentucky. it's getting $4 billion to help poor. it's amazing. >> it's not the right read. mcconnell's not saying he loves the policy. he is saying it's bad policy. but he knows how to have it both

ways. he is saying look at all this money that's going to come in. you're going to get it. so they know it is a matter of fact and they will attach it to him telling them that. there will be currency for him, in that. but he gets to check that box of opposition. not me, i didn't vote for it. it's still coming here, anyway. somehow, it's like he delivered without delivering. well, he delivered twice. either way, it's working for him. so, biden is aware, right? he called it out. played to the irony. but does he or do he and the democrats have an answer that will help them win in the midterms? because the democrats, to my eye, seem more intent on giving the party of trump more chances than to secure another chance for themselves to continue to lead. the proof of the suggestion. why allow a trumper, like mccarthy, to add five seats to the house-select committee on january 6th? bipartisanship. you, already, tried.

you know that mccarthy and the others have willful blindness because they only have eyes for what benefits trump. you gave them everything they asked for to make it bipartisan. mccarthy and the others balked because january 6th is bad for business. now, you're going to give them five more seats so they will be able to bash anything that is developed within the commission. so, they're going to be able to be there while saying it's illegitimate and you expect something good -- to the good to come out of this? how can it be to the good? let's bring in the better mind of michael smerconish. smerc, what am i missing? let's start with this -- let's go backwards from where i was in the open. allowing mccarthy to have five seats after they said we're not doing this bipartisan. this is a joke. you won't look at the real riots. you only want to look at january 6th. now, who do you imagine he'll put on it? and what will be the net effect?

>> i think he'll put trump loyalists on it. i don't know how, from a political standpoint, he can't. but let me wind the clock back a little bit further because there is a lot to unpack from what you just offered. think about this, chris. 2020, the presidential election was the first time since 1865 that the republican party didn't put forth a party platform. how come? i think you have put your finger on it because it's much easier to unite in opposition to things, than to be advocates. you don't have to pass anything. you don't have to get anything done. you just need to state your case, as to what you oppose. you oppose critical-race theory. whatever that might be. you oppose obamacare, even though you don't have a replacement for it. and it's a bad strategy for the country but it's a pretty good-political strategy, as scary as that might sound. >> do the democrats, you think, have a grip on what they're against? and do you think they have a counter that will help them in

the midterms? >> i think they are between a rock and a hard place because the only thing they can really get done with the control that they have of the house and the 50-50 deadlock, plus the vice president in the senate. is through reconciliation. because of the presence of the filibuster, it really means that the president, in large measure, is going to go into the midterm election without being able to lay claim to legislative accomplishment for all the things that he promised. so, unless you're prepared to redo the numbers on the filibuster, no. their hands are tied and i think that's what mitch mcconnell. i think that's what kevin mccarthy understand and recognize, that they can continue to be successful by just standing in opposition. one other -- one other point, if i might. think about some of the strange bedfellows that now emerge on the republican side of the aisle. the 1%ers and the white-working class. what unites them? not what they're for but what they're against.

it's not a bad strategy. but bad for the country. >> 80% in the may q poll. 80% of republicans say their party is acting in the interest of democracy. 90% of them say democrats are not. you think you would get reciprocal ratings like that in the democratic party about feelings about their own? >> no. they're all getting their news and information from the same source, right? i mean, you know, here, because we think it's a public service, we run the footage of what transpired on january 6th. if you were to go somewhere else, tonight, you're not going to see it. and frankly, you haven't seen it. i think the people are oblivious to what's transpired, as large as the stakes may be. it's part of the problem of being siloed in and not getting news and information that is a balance. >> so, going into the midterms, i mean, don't you have to believe -- look. we know, historically, that the sitting president doesn't do great for his party in midterms.

do you think this will be that more so than usual? or do you think the democrats can make some kind of progress? >> i think that republicans have more difficult seats to defend in the senate. i think there's a possibility that there's actually a democratic gain, in the senate. but in the house, history tells a pretty consistent story, that the democratic party, because they control the white house, will -- will be in trouble. i'll tell you what i don't expect to change because i'm -- i'm paying attention to the former president's rallies. he's not out there, as -- and he is the head of the party, right, until proven otherwise. he is not out there advocating anything, other than his opposition to the status quo. and frankly, that's the way that he ran the 2020 campaign. you think about it, chris. he would go on that other network, and he would be encouraged to articulate an agenda for a second term.

never did it. >> never. >> never took that bait, i guess, because it's easier to just say what you're opposed to. >> well, why? what do most people agree with about government and politics, mike? you hear it all the time on your radio show and on your tv show here. that we hate it. that it stinks. that they're all bums. they all lie. that they all cheat. that they don't care about me and that everything's getting crazy. and they are all about what's weird. and no longer about what is american. it's all you need. the question is, is it just that they claim the high ground before the democrats could get it? and get into the anger game? or do the democrats just not know how to fight to win the way the republicans do? >> well, i guess, the democrats have to decide, you know, whether they want half a loaf rather than going for the full loaf. i mean, is -- is joe manchin -- are joe manchin and kyrsten sinema actually a good prism, a good barometer into what's going on with white-working class voters that the democrats need? maybe, they ought to be more welcoming of whatever can pass their muster in -- instead of

trying to appease the most progressive elements in the party. >> i really think that, at the end of the day, and look, it's not that it's complicated. you know, mike and i talk about this all the time. it's not that it's complicated. it's about whether or not you know how to make it happen. the obvious pitch, to the white-working class, is almost the exact same thing as to the black or brown or any-ethnic group or race, working class. they want and need the same things. and if you were to make that pitch, that you're for them and these guys are just stopping it from happening. that would probably be very compelling. the question is how do you pitch the message? how do you get through the noise of them having been just washed and bathed in every kind of fear and animus for so many years, now? and that's the challenge. but that's the group, mike. the group is not just college-educated, white-suburban people. it's working-class people. whoever wins them, wins. appreciate you being here. we'll have a lot to talk about.

last word to you, brother. i saw something coming through of that. what did you have? >> okay. i want to say this. i don't know when i became sort of the eldercocker but i have to say, what happened to the days that you would go into a midterm election, and you would have to explain what you accomplished? what you actually passed, instead of what you opposed? we need to get back to those days. >> you are an elder cocker. thank you, brother. as for the leader of the trump party, is this fact? or fiction? a new book claims donald trump once told his former-chief of staff, john kelly, that, quote, hitler did a lot of good things. it was, allegedly, said on a 2018 trip to paris to commemorate the world war i armistice. the book is by a reporter at the "wall street journal." that's a murdock paper. trump's camp denies the quote.

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here's a helpful suggestion. can we just, please, stop trying to make a conspiracy kook look c competent? okay. why did you all cover and pay attention to her going to the holocaust museum? what do you think she is about? of course, the trumper from qanon went back to nazi

references about democrats. this is what she is about. the tweet calling plans to reach the unvaccinated, quote, medical brown shirts. of course, she was gonna go back to it. i know, it was just a few weeks since her trip to the holocaust memorial museum. she came out and she was like this. take a look. >> the holocaust is -- there's nothing comparable to it. there is no comparison to the holocaust. >> she's full of it. you know, stop covering her like she should be taken seriously. she doesn't care. she's an extremist. she seeks to divide. she is not about who gets hurt or history. or being rational. here is the truth. because of people, like her, we are the only country in the developed world that purposely slept on the pandemic, and did so for political reasons. think about it. we, literally, made ourselves

sick. if you care about the country, you have to care about what helps and hurts. look. greene. she's a kook but she's not alone. we reached out to her fellow-vaccine deniers on the right. massy, cruz, paul, johnson. i offer them this show, as a platform to have your case that the vaccine isn't necessary, tested. they won't answer. they only want a pat on the back because they know they are bs. but we can't let it go, because you have to keep exposing it. the game that they're playing is killing us. it's as clear, as the numbers that harry enten, the wizard of odds, has for you, right now. it's good to have you, young sir. hospitalizations. let's start with that, as a very important metric. sick. sick enough that you have symptoms. sick enough -- sick enough with

symptoms that you have to go to the hospital. all right. what do we see about where we are seeing them? >> yeah. i mean, look, we know the blue states, the states that joe biden won in 2020, have higher-vaccination rates than the trump-won states. and what do you see right now over the last 30 days and change, right? we see currently, that the biden states have fewer hospitalizations than the trump states but it's not just that they have fewer. it's that the rate of hospitalizations is dropping. look at that decline in the biden states. 32% drop. versus just a 4% drop in the trump states. this, to me, is a sign that the vaccines are really working. given that the biden states are so much further along in the vaccination process than the trump states. and hospitalizations is a key metric because you have really hurt yourself if you ended up in the hospital. and more than that, hospitalizations are often a leading indicator of deaths. so let's see where we are in a few weeks. this type of graphic really troubles me because we know the vaccinations work. we know they are out there. and it's easy, at this point, to get one. yet, there are a ton of people, for whatever reason, simply put, are not getting one. >> right. well, we are going to get to it in a second because it's not just for whatever reason.

it's that they have a very particular reason, which is based out of a political animus and misinformation or disinformation and it's putting us, literally, in a position of being sick. the percentage of june deaths. let's take a look at where they are coming from. >> yeah. look. it's clear as day. it's on your screen, right now, folks. look at that. the share of covid deaths. unvaccinated folks make up more than 99% of the coronavirus deaths in this country in the month of june. less than 1% were among the vaccinated. you rarely ever see anything like this. this is the -- one of the biggest signs that these vaccines work. if people would just go out and get vaccinated, we could avoid so many of these deaths. fortunately, deaths are lower than they were, say, in january. but they could be even lower. every single death that we now have, because of the coronavirus in this country, pretty much, every single one, was avoidable. yet, as i just keep hammering in on, some people, for reasons, as you are going to point out later on, have not gotten the vaccine

and honestly it's quite upsetting to me because no one wants to see anyone die from this. >> and look. you know, before we get to the last slide. we know that, by party, the people who say that they have gotten a shot or they will get a shot, in the democratic party, is up over 80%. and in the republican party, is somewhere between 45, close to 48. what other explanation is there other than politics? >> i mean, look. you pointed it out right there. you know, if you look at all the states that reach biden 70% adults vaccinated goal by july 4th. they were all blue states. 20 of them did. none of the trump states did. politics is playing such a key factor in this. another factor that's linked to that, i should point out, is trust. trust in the government. and trust in what the government is telling you. and there's been so many seeds sown to not trust what the government is telling you. not trust what -- >> but even that one doesn't make sense. you're right. but in context, trump came up with the vaccine, as far as the trumpers are concerned. so why wouldn't you go get it?

you know, look at tennessee, by the way. show them that slide just to make the proof of the pathetic here. because, look, you know, i -- i was told, the other day, on the radio. somebody was saying, you know, well, shouldn't the democrats want republicans to not get vaccinated? i was like, what the hell are you talking about here? this is -- this is politics. we're all americans. this is not about wanting people to get sick. but, you know, you have to look at this for what it is. people who aren't getting vaccinated. they're going to get sick. this is very scary. and we see it in tennessee. >> look. i study politics, right? it's what i studied in school. it's what i have made my professional career along. but we are all americans. we should, all, want everyone to go out there and get their vaccinations, right? you see in a state like tennessee, right? you can look at the national picture. you can go in individual states, right, like tennessee. just 2% of the vaccinated. they make up the share of the coronavirus deaths from may 13th to june 24th. you go to a state like maryland, it's 100% of the deaths in june

were among the unvaccinated. we see this on the individual-state level. and this is what -- again, it's just so upsetting to me. it boggles my mind. you know, i feel like mrs. white in clue. you know, with the fiery things going up my skull because the fact of the matter is you can go out and get a vaccine, right now. go to your cvs. go to your walgreens. go wherever your drugstore that has a coronavirus vaccine. if there is anyone out there, go and get one. it's easy. they're safe. they work. the numbers show they work. there is simply no, logical reason for most americans, at this point, not to get a coronavirus vaccine. >> and i will tell you what, though. and i will tell you what. i have heard two things and one is shame on trump and the right. and the other is shame on the biden administration. one thing is i literally had somebody, actually give them a piece of my ice cream sandwich. it's the best ice cream sandwich i ever had from this place out in greenport on long island. and he says, let me ask you. off the record. have you heard that, in these vaccines, there may be something that can track us? this guy had a nice boat. he had a nice family with him.

you know, this was a guy of means. he had done well with his life. and he was asking me an honest question. is there a tracking device in the vaccine? now, the answer's not just no. it's where did you get that craziness? now, here's the part i don't like. and every time i get asked this, i say the same thing, harry, and it's important for the audience to know. you already know it. when people say to me, hey, can states mandate it? no. they -- they shouldn't. why? can i take something, when it's not approved, yet? yeah. it's approved for emergency-use authorization. but why hasn't it been approved by the fda? this is a mistake, and it is on biden's watch. i know it takes time. but talk to people about it. because it is growing, as a concern. why isn't it approved for ordinary use, if it's as safe as all the data says it is? and don't hang me up in process. make the case to the people. it's making us sick. it's part of the problem.

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breaking news. reuters reporting at least two suspected attackers behind the assassination of the haitian president have been arrested. other suspects in the attack, we don't know how many, have reportedly been killed. this information comes from haiti's police chief. and we have audio of the purported attackers posted to social media. it's too dark to see, but you can hear someone yelling that this is a dea operation. cnn cannot independently authenticate this footage. there has been no claim of ownership, from anywhere in the

united states government. listen . >> dea operations. everybody, stand down. dea operations. everybody, back up and stand down. dea operations, everybody, stand down. dea operations, everybody back up, stand down. >> also, new. we have video, believed to be from outside the leader's home showing a security convoy right after the murder. cnn has, also, not confirmed this video. the haitian ambassador says the suspects spoke spanish and english, with american accents. the state department says the assassins' supposed dea claims are absolutely false. should the u.s. be stepping in

now, to prevent further turmoil? or will they be forced to do in the not-so-distant future? one of the top minds here to discuss, phil mud. first, dea? any chance? >> no way. not a chance. i think the easy explanation for this is that somebody, apparently, pretty well-trained, you got to think through this, chris, if you are going to do this with the sophistication we just saw. somebody pretty well-trained said how do i get the perimeter security around the president for at least ten seconds, 30 seconds, a minute, to think that this is a dea investigation or raid. so that they stand down. pretty good, if you are going into that facility, chris. this is a serious group. >> what do you think of reports from the haitian police that they killed some of the suspects and that they detained two? >> i -- if i had to bet, in vegas, i'd bet that at least a piece of this is true. i mean, the first information, in any instance like this, has some element of untruth. but i can't believe they'd be out on the airwaves saying we have resolved a piece of this

and have to say, tomorrow morning, they're wrong. i will tell you, though, there's a risk to this. obviously, from the criminal-investigation side, it's great to wrap up the crew. what i'd be worried about, chris, in a country that's had a lot of instability is, instantly, that crew, by tomorrow, let's say, will be identified with a rival family. a rival gang. a rival-political group. and people on the streets will say, we want revenge. it's great to start to wrap this up, as long as it doesn't blow out into revenge, chris. >> the president was not that popular. he was, also, seen as authoritarian. he would -- he -- you know, he's gone, now. but he would say, no, i just want us to have our independence. what was the likely kind of list of who would have come after him? >> let me put two things together. one, obviously, is a political list of people who would say he's overstayed his constitutional right to be there. a lot of people, including united states, don't support that view. but oppositionists in haiti do.

that's a simple-political explanation, chris. but let me overlay a piece. people who make money off being in power. some of those people were sidelined by moyes. i could easily see a scenario where people who were losing money because they were sidelined politically, said this guy needs to go. think politics, one, and add money to that, chris, and you got a really nasty situation. >> what's the chance it gets nastier? >> boy, if you look at the history of haiti. not a lot of history of assassination but history of instability. you add to that, that the security forces have lost control in the past. the country still hasn't recovered from an earthquake. if you want to say three, four days from now, a week from now, the situation will be better than it is today. i would never bet on that scenario. >> hmm, then get ready to travel. phil mudd, thank you very much. new developments in the britney spears' saga. her mom has now stepped into the fray. what side is she on?

lynn spears made a request to the court today. next.

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britney spears has a new petitioner on her behalf. it's her mother, lynn spears. in a newly-obtained court filing from july 1st, a week after britney spears pleaded with a judge to end her 13-year conservatorship, her mother submitted this petition. now, and for the past-many year, conservetee, that would be britney, is able to care for her person and, in fact, has within the parameters of this conservatorship. earned literally hundreds of millions of dollars, as an international celebrity. the petition, however, did not ask for the conservatorship to end. only that britney be allowed to choose her own attorney. interesting. what weight does the petition have? what does it tell us? britney spears' former attorney, adam streisand, joins me now. just this specific request. put up the graphic. petitioner believes that a guardian ad litem is the only way to honor britney spears'

wish and to protect her interests. here is my question. a guardian ad litem, as counselor well knows, is a specific purpose guardian appointed by a court or judge, specifically, to help in a situation when someone cannot help themself. a ward. usually, an infant. again, not really the fit for a situation, that by lynn spears' own reckoning, she can take care of herself. this doesn't make sense, either. >> chris, thank -- thanks for having me. i agree with you, completely, that it doesn't make sense, because a guardian ad litem is simply another in the long histoolist of people who are going to be appointed by the court. and -- and, you know, that is inconsistent with what we really want to see, which is britney making her own, free choice. the -- in -- and so, how can we trust that the person, another

person, appointed by the court, is the right person to help her make that choice? the real problem is that good choices are the product of good information. and britney has been cloistered from the outside world. she doesn't have access to good information. it -- i believe the conservators have abused their authority in -- in preventing her from being able to have access to the outside world. and how is she supposed to make that decision, for herself, and make an intelligent choice? i know she is capable of making an intelligent choice. she was capable of making that choice, back in 2008 in the worst of times. we were able to agree on -- on a strategy. >> but, look. we both know, all she has to do is -- the -- the problem here is that she is not allowed to make choices. you know, she could just call up caa, you know, and get the agency to go and find a lawyer to do this. it would be fine. it would just be rejected because, right now, she is not allowed to make the choice. what i don't get is the missing piece here is why isn't the judge saying, what seems to be

common sense. which is, hey, so i have this one report from this one doctor who is a big shot. who says that, at this time, which is not now, she was not basically able to kind of run her own affairs. obvio obviously, things have changed. i want new doctors. i want new assessments right now. why isn't that happening? isn't that the key? >> well, one problem is -- one problem is that nobody has asked for that. nobody has filed a petition to terminate the conservatorship. nobody has asked for -- for an evaluation. and remember, britney, herself, said she doesn't want to be evaluated. now, i take that with a grain of salt because i think the problem is that britney hasn't had any space of trust and confidence, with anyone around her. and i think, if she had the right representation, she'd be able to have that trust. find the right person, who would be able to evaluate her. and bring evidence forward of the court that this conservatorship needs to end.

>> but the fiduciary duty of the judge. they could do it on their own accord. it doesn't have to be a petition. they -- they could -- they could do it, themselves. that is -- you know, their best interest analysis that they are in charge of. they could do it as well. but once again, as always, counselor, thank you for helping us understand this moment. we'll stay on it. >> pleasure. all right. ahead. a big update on the u.s. sprinter suspended ahead of the olympic games over pot. which i don't understand how that can be considered a performance-enhancing drug. sha'carri richardson is not going to tokyo. one of our fastest. is this a right call? reaction from a former-team usa gold medalist. remember this superstar? of course, you do. dominique doss. she is here and she is ready to give us her take, next. is now a good time for a flare-up? enough, crohn's! for adults with moderate to severe crohn's or ulcerative colitis... stelara® can provide relief and is the only approved medication to reduce inflammation on and below the surface of the intestine in uc.

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not because of steroids. she took something to make her faster. she lost her chance to run the signature event the hundred meter for failing a weed test. last week. there was some hope she could be added to are the lay team. u.s. track officials decided against it. in a statement, they standby her. and calls for the rules on marijuana use to be reevaluated. it defends its decision. our credibility would be lost if rules were only enforced under certain circumstances. rules are rules. not all rules are equal. rules can be changed. and they can be understood differently. separate but equal was a rule. rite? and it was changed and seen as being wrong. long before it changd. let's get perspective from a really minted olympic champion.

three time gold medal winning domonique dawes. welcome to "prime time." thank you for the thrills and chills and no spills. and giving my daughter dreams of wanting to be a gymnast. because of you and that team. thank you for the gift you gave us as americans. now, let's talk about the policy at hand. what do you make of the decision? >> i really do respect sha'carri for coming out and admitting her fault. and really saying she is human. and made a mistake. one thing to point out is really the decency of reporting today. that reporter was aware she knew about the death of her mother. it's heartbreaking to think somebody would have asked her that. possibly knowing she was unaware. i'm not saying it's okay how she responded to it with regards to

breaking rules. that's something that's is ore over looked. th these athletes are human. they are affected by the questions you ask. and brings light to mental illness. a tragedy in their life and how they respond. that's something we should address. >> rules are rules. is it -- what were you worried about? somebody would be taking something making them stronger. able to recover faster. that would make it unfair. it's not a performance enhancing drug. it found no evidence marijuana is a performance enhancer. >> like you said, rules are rules. you are speaking to a gymnast. we are particular. and rule followers. and my last olympic games there

were rules with regards to the age that an athlete had to be. however chinese gymnasts were understood age and that effected myself and my team from getting on the podium and getting a bronze. i'm a rule follower. also she won the all around. she had there was found to be substance in her system. and she was disqualified. and lost on that gold medal. for me, i do think because it is a current rule, they need follow the rule and that does mean that she will not compete in the olympic games. >> should it change? >> i don't know. i'm not one to make the decision. i think the big thing is thinking about the decency of the reporter. that came to mind. did you know that young girl was aware or not aware of the death of her mother?

you have to be considerate. of emotional state and decency. for them. the level should be played out when it comes to reporting. >> why? isn't it in conflict with rules are rules? why should i feel one way or another about you when i'm finding out what you put in your body that may or may not be legal? >> it was the question with the regards to what triggered this. and it was her being told that her mother passed away. that affects emotional state tremendously. this is very similar to even like osaka. when she had a tough time in a match and decided she was not going to partake in the interview and fined $15,000. and possibly disqualified from the competition. you have to think about the athletes human. and recognize they will be affected emotionally.

>> this will be a water shed moment. this kid -- she's young. she did something that had nothing to do with making her faster. it was about dealing with pain. i don't know how it changs the rule. you are a champion. i appreciate you tonight. >> thanks. >> the hand off. next. hi guys! check out this side right here. what'd you do? - tell me know you did it. - yeah. get a little closer. that's insane. that's a different car. -that's the same car. - no! yeah, that's before, that's after. oh, that's awesome. make it nu with nu finish. we were alone when my husband had the heart attack. he's the most important thing in my life. i'm so lucky to get him back. your heart isn't just yours. protect it with bayer aspirin.

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all right. thank you for giving us the opportunity tonight. remember, see the game that is at play in politics. that's the key. don lemon tonight with the upgrade. as he tries to eat his weight in tacos. you get laura coates. >> i thought it was nachos? >> that was last night. >> all right, well. >> he may have no discipline. he loves diversity in the diet. >> i don't know. assuming he's sober enough to answer. let's take up the case. which side do you want on sha'carri richardson? pro or con. >> you tak