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uncalled. and as votes continue to roll in. >> that's exactly what sixth grade field trips do too when they come to washington. >> you took the words right out of my mouth. that is quite the class picture. it is a field trip of sorts, right, out to the steps of the capitol! good morning, everyone. welcome to "cnn this morning." don lemon here, poppy harlow, kaitlan collins. let's look, november 15th, it says on the floor, right? we have a lot to get to this morning, beginning with another election denier denied. katie hobbs will win arizona, the governor's race there, defeating trump-backed kari lake who is already questioning the election process. >> also, house republicans fractured and preparing for a leadership vote in just a few hours. kevin mccarthy running into serious head winds in his bid to become speaker. >> as brooklyn nets star kyrie irving still on suspension after he refused to disavow an anti-semitic film he shared on

his own social media accounts, we have nba legend charles barkley here to join "cnn this morning" to talk about that. and some of the other top stories this the sports world. >> and we're going to begin with john king joining us now. john king, welcome, good morning. can we talk arizona, sir? go, please. >> i'm here to be the warmup act for chuck. what do you mean? look, look, this is a huge win in the state of arizona. it is also a huge win for democrats. if you look at the battleground map, the democrats lost the nevada governorship, but got a pickup, a flip of arizona, they held pennsylvania, they held michigan, they held wisconsin. if you're looking ahead to 2024 and the big battleground states, this is a huge win for democrats. if you look at the results there, talk about karma. it was katie hobbs, the arizona secretary of state, who helped uphold donald trump's win, i mean, joe biden's win in arizona in 2020, with the help of the outgoing republican governor steve ducey, by the way. and kari lake lost, narrowly, but she lost and her tweet last

night, most republicans conceded in this election year, her tweet last night tells us we're in for a little bit of a rocky ride here. arizona knows bs when they see it. this is not bs, this is math. >> is it about candidates or the state, for example? so blake masters also losing, finchem, the secretary of state nominee for the republican party who is a really election denier, is it about candidate quality, mitch mcconnell, or about a shifting state? >> i think in arizona it is about both. the demographics of the state are changing. joe biden was the first democrat to carry for president since 1996. ross perot was on the ballot, a three-way race as well. there is no question the state is changing. there is no question it is an incredibly competitive state. we're going to learn more, again. the senate map this year, more favorable to democrats. mark kelly won a convincing win in arizona. katie hobbs will be the next governor with a much more narrow win in 2024. we'll see senator sinema on the ballot, so the tug of war for arizona will continue. in the short-term, though, i

think it is going to be fascinating to see does kari lake get any support? any support if she tries to continue this bs argument? she has every right, she has every right to wait until they absolutely finish the count. our projection team is very conservative. the math is the math. she has every right to wait. she has every right to see if it is within the recount. then it is a big question, if you look around the map this year and all the election deniers who got beat, in those races for secretary of state, in those races for governor, kari lake if she wants a future in politic has a tough choice to make. >> on that front, trump has been furious, if you talk to people around him, over kari lake's loss, saying it is not real, echoing the expletive she had in her tweet last night, saying if she needs support, she'll have it from that angle. >> she thinks his loss, and i'll come back to the four letter word, it is math. no one has come back to that office since grover cleveland. if you look around, remember in donald trump's inaugural

address, i saw the conversation you had last hour with juana summers and you showed the trump inaugural, he spoke of american carnage in that speech and everybody said how dark it was, look at the republican party, 2018, 2020, 2022, a lot of carnage in donald trump's party, and a lot of republicans blame him. so he may back up kari lake here, but, you know, he's still lying about 2020, and i don't see, you know, i don't see him as the greatest ally for her in 2022. >> you're right. she has every right to wait for it to be called officially, the votes to be counted, but not to cast doubt on the election as she is doing and the former president as well. >> quickly on that, arizona and nevada count slowly. a lot of people know states are frustrated about that. they have every right to say we need to hire more people, do this more quickly. there is no doubt on the integrity of the count in arizona. they brought in the cyber ninjas, they had no experience, what did they conclude, they undercounted joe biden's vote. they know math in arizona. >> thank goodness for the cyber ninjas. a republican civil war is

erupting on capitol hill in the aftermath of the midterm elections. many in the party believed it would produce a red wave. kevin mccarthy, mitch mcconnell facing leadership challenges in the house and the senate respectively and mccarthy faces a crucial test today in his bid to become speaker if the gop takes the house. melanie zanona joins us live from capitol hill. you're the one who talked to him, you interviewed him last week. how confident is he? >> reporter: not as confident as he was last week, poppy, i can tell you that. look, he is going to win the nomination for his party's speakership today. he only needs a simple majority for that vote. the real test is going to come in january because that's when he needs a majority of the entire house. and as we first reported on cnn, congressman andy biggs is preparing to mount a challenge to him later today. and that is not a serious challenge, that is just the antimccarthy vote, but there could be a significant number of republicans who are in that camp. take a listen to what congressman matt gaetz told us yesterday. >> this is very premature.

there is precisely one moment in time when there is a vote to determine who the speaker will be. that is on january 3rd, and i think we'll have far better options than kevin mccarthy. i think you'll see a critical mass say we want to turn the page. we want new leadership, we want fresh faces, and new ideas, and what i can tell you, i stand here right now, kevin mccarthy does not have 218 votes to become speaker, i don't think he has 200. >> reporter: it is not unprecedented to have speakers face opposition and get votes against them during the conference votes. but it is going to be a long messy road for kevin mccarthy. he has to do some wheeling and dealing to get the 218 votes for speaker. he's very motivated. i don't think he'll go down without a fight. he tried to rally the fights, called for unity, got a standing ovation, it is a busy few weeks here on capitol hill. >> it is going to be busy. we know you'll keep us updated. melanie, thank you so much. let's go back to john king on this.

john, this is fascinating because even if kevin mccarthy does become house speaker, he is still going to have to deal with this caucus that is signaling, i am fascinated by the marjorie taylor greene aspect, she has thrown her support behind him, if he becomes speaker, he's going to have to thank her for that. >> all about leverage. right now, kevin mccarthy, melanie's math is right, she's great at what she does. kevin mccarthy is likely the next speaker of the house. we'll see if andy biggs and anybody else stands up today. do they bruise him or draw blood? is matt gaetz going to vote for nancy pelosi or hakeem jeffries come january? if you needed marjorie taylor greene and donald trump to get your power that tells you everything about the predicament right now. >> is there a reason, john this is going to be different than paul ryan in 2015? >> it look, tim ryan voted against nancy pelosi too.

there are tribes within the tribes. do not overstate this. we live in an age where people develop their brand by challenging the establishment. and andy biggs is not a big policy guy in the house of representatives. nobody turns to andy bigz gs an says what do you think about ukraine or taxing and spending. he's a rebel rouser. he thinks this helps him with his brand. do not think of him as the future speaker of the house. that happens. don't overstate it, but don't understate it. the question is how big will kevin mccarthy's majority be in january? the republicans are 215 right now. they may get to 218, 220 maybe. so he's not going to have any votes to lose. he's not going to have any -- two or three, maybe four votes to lose come january. it is a giant challenge. and that's the big test today is how weakened is he coming out of this vote and can he repair that damage in the time between now and january when they vote for speaker. >> look, that was then. we're talking about paul ryan. this is now. we're in a whole different

political climate. no one knows unchartered waters as we said. this is a big difference when you have the freedom caucus, the sort of insurrectionists, maga wing, we don't really know at this point. is that fair to say? >> that is fair to say. we should bring that rule to work every single day when it comes to politics. the three least spoken words in this town are i don't know or we don't know. we do live in this volatile age and we should not think we know the last chapter of this book because we're still in the middle of the book. and you're absolutely right. if there are -- if there are people who see that they have the votes to take kevin mccarthy out, they will try to do it. you will have people lobbying behind the scenes very quietly saying i'm the alternative if we can pull this off. it is the if. it is the if. so this is a test of kevin mccarthy. it is a test of how many votes can marjorie taylor greene keep together? it is a test of donald trump. if he wants his kevin as speaker of the house, he has to twist some arms to get it for him. >> it is hard to see you without

your shadow. >> they wouldn't let me bring it. when you get to chuck, you talk about volatility, i met chuck when he was thinking about going home to alabama to run for governor as a republican. that's how long i've known chuck and that's how much politics have changed in the last 20 years. >> we'll see what we know about chuck. we'll learn a lot and we'll relay that story. thank you. hopefully he's watching. thank you, john king, always a pleasure. appreciate it. >> have a good day. >> thank you, john. former vice president mike pence will join our very own jake tapper for a live cnn town hall tomorrow night 9:00 p.m. eastern right here. she was widely seen as one of the most vulnerable senate democrats in the country. she has handily beat her trump-backed opponent. new hampshire senator maggie hassan joins us live.

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she joins us now in her first interview since democrats won the senate. senator, thank you so much. congratulations. first, i want to start, i heard your speech, saw your cheers, how you stopped the crowd as they were preparing to boo your opponent. i wonder what you believe your victory says about where really voters are in the united states right now. >> well, thanks for having me on. and i think what we heard from granite state voters last week was a really resounding vote for common sense, for putting differences aside, the way my constituents do every day to solve problems. they also stood strong for individual rights and for democracy. and what they really continue to tell me just as they did when i first ran for the senate six years ago is they really want us to work together. we got a lot of challenges ahead. we got to build an economy that works for everybody, we got to protect our democracy, protect individual freedoms. that's what they want us to focus on and that's what i

intend to continue to do. >> and there are a lot of challenges, people will be watching closely to see how this democrat-controlled senate handles those issues. on that front, i have spoken to some of your colleagues and a big question coming out of tuesday night, i think, has been was this a victory and were your voters voting for the democrats' agenda or was it a vote really more against opponents like yours, ones who have denied the election and who you painted as an extremist in your race? >> i think this was a vote for common sense. i think people know that we need to work together to address inflation, for instance, which is really hurting families and small businesses all across my state and across the country. we have taken some steps to begin to lower costs on things like prescription drugs, and energy. we need to do more right now, this winter, on home heating expenses, especially in my neck of the woods, but they also know that we are capable, we put

together a record over the past -- my first term of delivering on the priorities that granite staters identify for us. and that's what they're really eager to have us do. they also care a lot about individual freedoms, particularly a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions, they also stood strong for democracy because they know you have to have a functioning democracy in order to build an economy that works for everybody. >> on that last part that you mentioned, about, you know, functioning democracy, i want to -- very simple question, your overall take on what happened on tuesday night. did the voters accept something, or did they reject something, what do you think of that? >> i think voters have a lot on their minds, right? so when we talk with voters, whether it was me at a retail stop or our grassroots organization doing door to door, they tell us a lot of different things are on their mind. they wanted to vote for people who would acknowledge we have work to do to make sure that we can lower people's costs.

but i still remember a volunteer coming back from a round of door knocking and said she asked a man at the door, probably my age in his mid-60s or so what the most important issue to him was and at which point he pulled his 8-year-old granddaughter next to him and said, she is, i'm voting for her. now, he was talking as the interview went on about reproductive rights making sure his granddaughter would have the same rights that her mother did. but he was also talking about a lot of other things that we need to do to make sure that our kids have a better future. >> so one thing that we saw, and good morning to you, senator, thank you for joining us. >> good morning. >> one thing we saw was members of your party put their money behind don bolduc, your competitor in the race, which was important for the american people to see what you did there by telling the crowd to stop b booing and thank him for his service to the country, i wonder

if you support that strategy they did, democrats, going after him in the moderate gop primary. >> that's not something my campaign did and i can't control what outside groups do. i do think it is really important that i was able to talk to granite staters about my record, bipartisan record, delivering on the priorities that matter to them. but, hey, one of the other big differences between the parties now and voters care a lot about is campaign finance reform. and there was just an enormous amount of outside dark money in this race spent against me and people want to be able to have their voices heard, they want to know who is behind expenditures for our against candidates, and that's why i support the disclose act and i support constitutional amendment that would change the citizens united case. >> i have a follow-up on that. and that is, you know, it was not your campaign, you're right to note that, but it was democrats that chose to use some money to prop up election

deniers. and it is an argument you made and many democrats made over and over about what a danger election deniers are to this democracy. so because this strategy worked in all the cases they did it, i wonder if you think it is playing with fire or if you think it should be repeated. do you see what i'm getting at? >> i think the people of the united states of america resoundingly rejected election deniers. they know how dangerous it is. i think we need to focus on changing our campaign finance system and i think we need to make sure that people know that election denial is not supported by voters, people know how dangerous it is. and i am hopeful that we can now focus on the priorities that matter to the people of my state in this country. >> something that poppy mentioned a moment ago, we did in the introduction as well, when you told the folks that -- not to boo don bolduc, and i wonder why was that so important for you to do, because not everyone, as we have seen lately, has that sort of natural reflex to say, hey, don't do

this. >> you know, once election night is done, it is time to come together and move forward. i also wanted to make sure that we were respecting don bolduc's service to our country, which was significant and important. i'm the daughter of a veteran. i work hard for veterans. and i think it is really important to always acknowledge that during a heated election, it is really important to recognize the love of country that binds all of us. that is what will help america continue to make progress. my dad, the veteran, used to talk about his world war ii platoon and tell us how different everybody was politically from different parts of the country, but when it came to loving our country and fighting for, we were all together, and that's really important for us to acknowledge and work together to remember right now. >> senator hassan, thank you, we

appreciate your time. and the other chamber out there, taking the class vote, we want to see yours as well. we saw them a moment ago. thank you very much. >> thanks so much, senator. >> appreciate it. >> thank you, guys. be well. >> thank you. so, basketball and broadcast legend charles barkley has made a career out of speaking his mind. do you think so? >> is he the only one? >> what you talking about, willis. the nba legend joins us next and we'll get his take on all the stories we're talking about and we'll talk about what it could take to bring basketball player brittney griner home from russia. 'twas a wintry day, and at ihop quite soon hot cinnamon apples would be coaxed with a spoon on the fluffiest french toast with red currants on top we wish you u a happy holiday, only at ihop. new gingersnap applple french toast, part of our new holiday memenu. try all three e flavors. when d dehydration gets real... hey! that's mine. i'll b you a pony. advanced hydration n't just for kids.

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important, and it is essential that you know about it. so, if you prefer, you can go to cnn.com and read the full account there. otherwise, here's my report. new video shows a brutal beating of a black man in custody by five officers in georgia. 41-year-old jared hobb was arrested and held at the camden county detention center in december. the video provided to cnn by hobbs' attorney harry daniels shows five officers entering the cell and start beating hobbs and wrestling him to the ground. in a second video released by his attorneys, the officers are seen dragging hobbs out of the cell, with where the beating continued. it is not clear what preceded these two videos. in a news release, daniels says the video is undeniable and the deputies a actions are inexcusable. daniels flamed before the attack, hobb was experiencing a psychological episode of the jail, and asked to be placed in protective custody. daniels says there is a third

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so we have a lot to talk about this morning with charles barkley. first, this nba star kyrie irving has yet to return to the brooklyn nets after the team suspended him for posting a link

on twitter about a documentary that has been criticized as being anti-semitic. it was handed down after irving initially refused to apologize and defended his decision to post the link. this is what nba hall of famer charles barkley had to say before irving was suspended. >> i think the nba dropped the ball. >> in what way? >> i think he should have been suspended. i think adam should have suspended him. first of all, adam is jewish. you can't take my $40 million and assault my religion. you going to insaulult me, you e the right, but i have the right to say you're not going to take my $40 million and insult my religion. i think the nba made a mistake. >> joining us now, basketball legend nba analyst mr. charles barkley. good morning to you, sir. really appreciate you joining us. >> of course, don. thank you. thank you, guys, for having me. >> why so outspoken? especially when it comes to this issue? even as a -- someone who is --

you're covering sports, you're speaking out about issues that have to do with culture and society. why so outspoken about this? >> well, don, i don't like the word outspoken. i hope anybody who sees racism in any form whatsoever should stand up, whether against a black person, hispanic person, jewish person, asian hate is a big deal in this country right now. anybody should try to do the right thing. if you seeing some wrong, when it comes to race, or homophobic, or sexist, you should always say something. so -- i'm always going to do that. i don't care about the repercussions. if i seeing some wrong happening, don, i'm going to say something. >> how do you think the league should deal with it? listen, he's still on suspension, but how do you think the league should deal with it? the reason i ask is because, you know, everyone is speaking out about it, kyrie irving is facing what he's facing.

but the league let him go for a long time. and they sort of are forcing him to apologize. should they be dealing with that as well, maybe they have somebody who believes these things, i'm not saying it is right, instead of forcing him to apologize, maybe they should be dealing with that part of it. >> that's a great question, don. people have the right to feel and say what they want to. we have freedom of speech. but there are repercussions when you say certain things. and, listen, i don't know kyrie irving. i don't know if he's a good guy or a bad guy. i think he's been suspended rightfully so. and i think he should come back and play in the nba. but, you know, that's a really slippery slope because, you know, people always talk about freedom of speech, freedom of -- you say whatever you want to. but there are repercussions. i mean, he's paying for that right now. but this thing with free speech has gotten out of hand, don. you can't just go around and insulting people and thinking it

is okay just because it is freedom of speech. >> well, people say, well, listen, if i don't get to say what i say, it is cancel culture. you probably do not agree with that. >> you know, i'm not -- i don't like the term cancel culture. i don't want anybody canceled. but you should be called to the carpet if you say something wrong. i don't believe somebody should lose their job, or things like that. but you just -- you should be called out if you said something stupid. hey, i've been called out many times. i have no problem with that. but i hate to the term cancel culture because very few people are canceled. let's be honest and realistic. >> that's a good point. >> can i ask something real quick, maybe you didn't see it, maybe you won't be able to answer, did you see "snl", did you see dave chappelle's monologue? >> i did not. i'm a dave chappelle fan. i have a really strict line on

racism, sexism, homophobic, things like that. it is just wrong. it is nothing to joke about. it is a very serious subject. you, know, don, i'm almost 6 0 years old and i grew up in alabama, to still be having racial conversations 60 years later and we're debating whether people have the right to say it and joke about it is really -- it makes me sad. it makes me mad. but it really just makes me sad that 60 years later we're still having racial conversations, 60 years later. >> almost, look, more than a decade ago, i have to say, you jump in here, one of the first people to contact me after i came out was this man right here. and that was over a decade ago. so these issues are really important. you always stand up for people's individual rights. >> well, you know, don, first of

all, one thing that always disturbed me as a black person, which really bothers me about the kyrie irving situation, and the kanye west situation, first of all, being black in america is already hard enough. and for us to go at other ethnic groups just makes things worse because it is hard enough being black. and one thing always disappointed me, black people treat gay people, we are the worst when it comes to treating gay people. and that's one thing growing up that really always bothered me and i want to reach out to you and all my gay friends, all my transgender friends, and tell you, man, i got nothing but love and respect for you. i want you to be you. and i wanted you to know that day. i understand being black what it is like being gay you get mistreated and it is unfortunate and sad and stupid to be honest with you. >> charles, you mentioned your home state of alabama. we both share that. >> thank you for that, by the way. sorry. >> that's lovely. i'm glad you pointed that out. obviously you're an auburn fan. i'm a alabama fan, we disagree

there. you live in arizona now. i wonder who at you make of the election results and what is happening in the state you're living in now. >> i don't want to talk about auburn right now. very touchy subject. >> i don't want to talk about alabama, so that's fine. >> let's talk about lsu. go on. go on. sorry. >> yeah, yeah. you know, it has been very interesting watching the result s. it has been frustrating. so i -- kari lake, don't know kari lake that well. i met her quite a few times. she's always been cordial, friendly, just a great lady. what has happened to her the last few years has been very frustrating and disappointing to me because all these election deniers, like, are they only saying elections are legit if they win? that's the thing that is frustrating for me. like, are republicans going to

say unless we win, the election was stolen, is that the motto we're going to have for the rest of history? if they don't win an election it was stolen? that was the thing that bothered me the most about watching kari. like i say, she's always been great to me. she was always a nice lady. but what i have seen the last few years is just really disappointing because this thing that unless republicans -- hey, i'm an independent, i vote for whoever i want to vote for, i'm an independent. but this notion that unless republicans win the election, it is stolen, we can't go on like that. that's just really sad. >> yeah. >> did you know dr. oz? >> i know who he is. i was watching that because i -- you know, don, i got to tell you how crazy my life is. i work in atlanta. so i -- between the ads on warnock and herschel, i live in philadelphia during the summer,

between dr. oz and mr. fetterman, and i live in arizona, so i -- all the three states i live in and work in i have been bombarded with silliness. i'm so glad -- unfortunately we still got the runoff down here in georgia, but i live in the three craziest states whatsoever. it has been crazy for the last six months. and i'm so glad it is over. >> not over in georgia, by the way. you said -- you said a few years ago to our colleague and friend david axelrod you were disgusted with politics and the political process that was 2018. i wonder -- right. thank you to whoever gave me the tell, that's very kind. but how do you feel about it now because i'm just interested in your politics. i remember you were saying in 2016 you would maybe vote for john kasich. so what do you think of politics now? >> well, john kasich is actually the only republican i have ever voted for, poppy.

>> yeah. >> but i am -- i am disgusted with our politics. you got to vote one way or the other, you got to have the house, the majority, all this stuff. listen, man, these are actually real people out here. there is nobody who disagrees on every subject. these people are elected to try to make things better. the notion that you got to have every republican vote, every democratic vote is a flatout joke. listen, i can walk up to somebody who say democrat or an independent or whatever, we don't disagree on every subject. and these politicians, they have ruined our country, they have ruined our country. this is the greatest place in the world. and the notion that we have to vote one way or the other on every subject is -- i just feel sad for -- legt's be realistic. it is not going to have any effect on my life. i'm not going to get on the soap box and say who the president, who the senator has any effect

on my life. i feel bad for everyday people, these people because of the pandemic, inflation, crime, these people need real help out there, and our politicians aren't helping at all. >> well, you've been a big ally of the lgbtq plus community for a long time. we were talking about it earlier. things that politicians can do to protect people and to help people. look at the senate this week, it is going to take up codifying same sex marriage. the fact they feel they have to do this after the supreme court decision and dobbs, but your thoughts on that, because that means a lot to a lot of folks. >> well, i think a couple of things. number one, gay marriage should be legal. people want to get married, that's their own business. this debate -- i don't get into a debate whether somebody chooses to be gay. i don't think anybody chooses to be gay. you don't want the scrutiny and hate and things to go on. i think the first thing our politicians need to do whether you're gay, asian, black, hispanic, women, any form of hate crime should be met with

severity. i mean, serious consequences. that's the first thing. we shouldn't even be having these debates. any form of hate in 2022 should be severely dealt with. and that, to me, be with a really great start, whether it is president biden who is the next president, whoever, any form of hate crime, you're going to be punished to the fullest extent of the law and that will be a great starting point. >> on that front, charles, i know you weighed in on brittney griner, said it is troubling, she was moved to a russian penal colony as part of her nine-year sentence. i wonder what you would say to someone, a young basketball player who would approach you and ask you, because a lot go overseas to supplement their salaries. what would your advice be given what happened to brittney griner? >> well, i want to wish brittney -- we all are thinking about her. i want to bless her and her wife and let her know we're thinking about them. i think, you know, kaitlan, i would say this, man, it is

crcr crazy, as screwed up as america is, it is the greatest place in the world by far. it is not perfect. it is not close to perfect. but you see what's happening in russia. you see the thing going on with ukraine, and all the other dictators around the country. hey, you just say, man, we're so lucky and blessed to be born in america. you can say -- it goes back to -- we crossed a line, you can say whatever the hell you want to say in america. in other countries, you just disappear. so, i tell people, man, let's just try to make the united states better. but this is the best place in the world by far. but, man, it is really a shame what is happening to brittney. it is really sad. i feel for her and her wife and, but listen, you're dealing with a crazy person over there. and there's nothing we can do about it. he's going to do what the hell he wants to do. >> this is why we love watching you and i'm going to play it right now and then we're going get your response. here it is. >> these two games tonight have been spectacular.

>> that's not exactly -- >> spill it. >> he can spill. >> no. >> $10,000. trash. >> i'll spot you the s and the p. >> you can't. >> $10,000. >> i have to write it. >> no, spell it. >> no, no, spell it. >> no. it's wrong. he's wrong. >> s-p-e-c-t -- >> i know what you're going to tell me. >> he's wrong. >> no. >> wait. >> read what you wrote. >> t-a-c-u-l-a-r. >> i texted you this morning and i said i'm so glad you're coming on, spectacular. did you get it? >> did you get paid? >> i did. >> did you get the money? >> i have not gotten paid yet. i have not gotten my $10,000

yet. >> i wish i had known that. >> kaitlan -- >> yeah. >> i want to know, kaitlan, that's that auburn education right there. you all know how to spell that. >> that's what they teach you on day one to get into alabama. spectacular. >> i wish i had known that. i spoke with -- >> i spoke with shaq and he didn't even mention that. i wish i had known. >> now he has to pay up. >> now he's got to pay up. are you going to demand he pays up for this? >> you know what, i actually forgot about that. i want to thank you for reminding me about it. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my gosh. charles, you're the best, man. >> we love you. >> we can only hope to emulate what -- on this show what you guys do, the camaraderie you have, the chemistry you have. you just -- you just flow. you just talk. that's what you do. it is great. it is really, really great. >> well, thank you. thank you. good luck with the new show, guys. poppy, you know, i love you to death.

don, you know i love you like a brother. kaitlan, i haven't met you yet personally, but i just got a couple of words for you. >> i'll see you at the iron game. we'll see you in a few months, chuck, if not sooner. >> see you later. >> thank you. by the way, the worst hangover i ever had was after i spent an evening with charles barkley. >> they were talking about this in the commercial and he's, like, you only live once. >> so you can see charles tonight with the rest of the nba on tnt crew when the join us tomorrow to hear my conversation with charles' broadcast brother shaquille o'o'neal. >> we'll see if he collects. ssu. ensure with twtwenty-five vitamins and minerals, and ensure complete with thirty grams of protein..

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