no one can be a best acker. no one is a better actor, you know what i mean, no one can be the best acker. it's all opinion. and i wanted to say that. and i wanted to thank the cast and the creator team on the play. and my girlfriend, you know. >> rose: roll tape. >> si have to thanks, i have to-- say john lithgow and james earl jones, and frank langella and my favorite act never the world philip see more hoffman, to be on a list with you was enough and holding this, i honestly it just reminded me that there is no such thing as best, honestly i am overwhelmed. hytner and richard bean and mcchrystal, our brilliant cast, tomorrow and oly and jemima and danny and claire and susie and everyone, i share this with them completely, producer who took a huge risk bringing this ridiculously silly play to your city. your city, the audiences here who have embraced our show like we never ever imagined they could. every night is a joy. my girlfriend who-- i'm so sorry this is ridiculous-- it is good it's not hot in here, isn't

acker man to forgive him for missing class and the friends kept asking over and over. >> you seriouslyot to meet the president? are you serious? >> yes, i where did meet obama and who needs a doctor's note when you have a presidential pardon? mick shif ron, abc news new york. >> that is pretty creative. >> we'll be right back after the break. >>> i have a warning pop up here. >> several warnings popping up. we'll show you exactly where that is. it will crossover little town pike and severe thunderstorms and then eventually if this holds together, there will be cloud-to-ground lightning. another cell well north of the chesapeake house and drifting into norfolk delaware. >> we'll break in if conditions warrant. >> we'll see you tonight at 11:00. thanks for joining us and have a good evening. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed fr

tonya acker is joining us.ntributor ryan liz correspondent of "the new yorker" magazine. good to have you on board. ryan, give us your thoughts. it wasn't necessarily supposed to be this close. 50/50 according to the preliminary exit poll numbers. we'll see what the actual official numbers bring in, but it's very, very tight despite the fact that the republicans completely out spent the democrats. >> not to completely drag it into the politics and the president, but if barrett loses this thing by a tiny margin, there's going to be a lot of second guessing from democrats asking why the president didn't go into wisconsin and make a last-minute appeal. >> why didn't he? >> well, look. if obama loses wisconsin in the fall, he's got -- you know, he's lost the race. democrats have won wisconsin in every presidential election since 1984. i think he's not really worried about wisconsin. i think he learned a lesson in the earlier races in his term like in 2009 when he campaigned in a couple of states. new jersey and vir