>> bryant gumbel. >> this is a surprise for don. we have a special guest. bryant, i love you, man. >> how you doing, man? >> don't make me cry on my first day. >> you're not going to cry. >> where's your beautiful wife? >> she's back at the house relaxing. >> morning. how are you? >> thanks so much for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> it's an honor to have you. >> i had dinner with you two weeks ago. >> yeah, i think so. >> bryant is celebrating his 50th anniversary in the business. you gave he advice. what did you say? >> everybody will always ask what time do you get up. there are two things common to everybody. whatever time you get up you bitch about it. number two, the second year in the shower it doesn't matter. >> you bitch about it. >> you thought i was going to be the first one to curse on tv. >> that's not one of the words you can't say. >> you were on broadcast. this is cable, bryant. you're the host of "real sports" on hbo. >> i don't use bad language on it. >> it was a special moment when we were talking about what this show would look like and d

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bryant gumbel on "real sports." thanks for watching, everyone. cnn newsroom starts right now. we did it! ♪ >>> good tuesday morning. we're watching a number of developing stories at this hour. happening right now an emotional hearing set to begin in florida where survivors and families of the parkland school shooting will share their stories and their pain in court. this is in advance to the judge sentencing the gunman. >>> it's the final count down now. we're one week from election day. early voting as you likely know is smashing records. more than 21 million ballots cast so far. the campaigning far from over. candidates making their final pitch and cnn is on the trail. >>> the man accused of attacking paul pelosi is expected in court this morning. 42-year-old david depape will be arraigned on several charges including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. we're learning disturbing new details about depape's intentions. the fbi said he planned to hold nancy pelosi hostage and break her kneecaps if she lied. we're live outside the courthouse in san francisco. ther

everybody time i talk to somebody like a whoopi or bryant gumbel, i have to pinch myself.e whoopi. >> i loved that conversation even more than i thought i would. i think this is why i think it's a gift to get to sit next to you guys every morning. >> oh, poppy. >> really, it's so important to hear that interview for you, and hear that from her, and hear that mother's grief. >> and relatable to everybody. >> yeah. >> everybody can relate what it's about. it's really about family. >> yeah, thank you for that. >> i've got to say again, whoopi -- thank you, whoopi, i'm sure you're not going to see this if you're watching now, if as you prepare for "the view," thank you for everything that you do for really the culture and the idea of listening to everyone. she's on a show called "the view." what whoopi does, she listens. she states her opinion, if she gets it wrong, she says i got it wrong, i'm sorry. right? and then she moves on. and i learned that from whoopi. but what i also learned from whoopi and from interviewing people -- well, i shouldn't say interviewing -- is that th