>> guest: marc siegel. he is also a world class cartoonist, you know? he's a graphic novelist himself, and i think that's really rare. i think it's rare for a cartoonist to have an editor who's also a cartoonist. i really rely on him to do my books. >> host: who's your publish or? >> guest: ing first second books. >> host: what is that? >> guest: it's a part of mcmillan. they are the graphic novel imprint of mcmillan children's. >> host: i want to talk about your mission here, and i want to talk about the harry potter generation. that book was first published in 997. 1997. and i want to ask do you think that was an entry to greater readership for that generation of other books, or do you think that was a one and done series for most kids? >> guest: it seemed like it was an entry. when you talked to harry potter fans and you asked them about other books they've read, there are other books. and i think it's wonderful. i think comics and graphic novels can be the same thing. they can be an entry into the general discipline or habit of reading. >> host: als

marc siegel he had served in afghanistan and it was very reminiscent that evening of all the gunshot wounds coming in that evening of his service. judge? >> thank you. joining me now is the vice president of the dallas police department, the largest police union in dallas. he taught and worked with four of the victims of the deadly ambush. all right. good evening, sergeant, our condolences and sympathies to you and the dallas police department and the larger law enforcement community. what are your thoughts tonight as you stand there? >> you know, just like all the officers that work here in the city of dallas, we're just trying to -- it's almost impossible to make sense of it. we're trying to carry on and do what we do every day and that's take care of the citizens of dallas and protect them and serve them the best we can. you know, there are no holidays and there are no breaks in being a police officer. all of them had to wake up the next morning and put the vest back on and blue suit and boots and get back to work and we're going to continue to do that. >> you know, officer, i hav

marc siegel he had served in afghanistan and it was very reminiscent that evening of all the gunshots coming in that evening of his service. judge? >> thank you. joining me now is the vice president of the dallas police department, the largest police union in dallas. he taught and worked with four of the victims of the deadly ambush. all right. good evening, sergeant, our condolences and sympathies to you and the dallas police department and the larger law enforcement community. what are your thoughts tonight as you stand there? >> you know, just like all the officers that work here in the city of dallas, we're just trying to -- it's almost impossible to make sense of it. we're trying to carry on and do what we do every day and that's take care of the citizens of dallas and protect them and serve them the best we can. you know, there are no holidays and there are no breaks in being a police officer. all of them had to wake up the next morning and put the vest back on and blue suit and boots and get back to work and we're going to continue to do that. >> you know, officer, i have to t

marc siegel he had served in afghanistan and it was very reminiscent that evening of all the gunshotunds coming in that evening of his service. judge? >> thank you. joining me now is the vice president of the dallas police department, the largest police union in dallas. he taught and worked with four of the victims of the deadly ambush. all right. good evening, sergeant, our condolences and sympathies to you and the dallas police department and the larger law enforcement community. what are your thoughts tonight as you stand there? >> you know, just like all the officers that work here in the city of dallas, we're just trying to -- it's almost impossible to make sense of it. we're trying to carry on and do what we do every day and that's take care of the citizens of dallas and protect them and serve them the best we can. you know, there are no holidays and there are no breaks in being a police officer. all of them had to wake up the next morning and put the vest back on and blue suit and boots and get back to work and we're going to continue to do that. >> you know, officer, i have t

marc siegel. what is k-2? >> it is not marijuana.gest problem is when we call it synthetic marijuana we're already sending the wrong information. you know what? it mimics the same receptors in the brain as marijuana. guess what it's usually up to a 100 times more powerful. 100 times. so this is not the same drug at all. it's also made in a chemist's lab which means they can change the formula and the state can't ban it. versions of this are legal in every state of the union. listen to the side effects. no sense of pain sensation, you can bang into things, vomiting paralysis, cramps, kidney failure stroke heart attack and death. people have died. this is extremely dangerous. kids put it on marijuana or some plant smoke it. they don't know what they're getting into. >> when i was down for spring break doing an investigative report what the kids are taking. the cops were taking me that kids were taking synthetic drugs, the chemists changed it and they're legal. they are taking drugs that are synthetically changed and it's not illegal. >

marc siegel is here.ting up some water slides. >> nice to see you. >> that's the treatment, clayton. i'm going to quiz you. >> i think there's misconceptions. you do all these sorts of things to protect yourself and you're probably hurting yourself, right? >> heat stress, is it real? is there such a thing? >> i never even heard of heat stress. the fact that you're asking me that, i'm going to say it's real. >> smart answer. it's something our workers face, miners, people that work in boilers, construction workers, bakery workers. it's that sometimes when you're out, you have to be suited up in a uniform. you have to wear this. you can't be in a bathing suit. >> this is what i wear all the time. >> giving away your secrets. >> the clothing you have and how hot it is outside can combine to overwhelm your body's internal temperature. you've got to watch that. safety divisions have to be careful to not put workers out in prolonged heat in big body suits without considering are they hydrated, are they sweating