cleo wade takes that as a compliment. she has a voice, vibe and mission all her own.is serving up positivity and giving us the tools to take care of our ourselves. i want to start with the first question you ask your readers, which is how are you doing? >> it is a really difficult time. anyone who is telling you i'm okay or i'm doing pretty good, i don't know they're really answering the question. >> reporter: that honesty is what makes cleo wade so relatable to her fans. the author, poet, artist and activist following up her book "heart talk," asking her readers to go on a journey of self-discovery. >> there's a whole world that needs us. there's a whole world inside of you that needs you. >> reporter: wade's voice amplified by her massive following online including reese witherspoon and katy perry. they come for the inspirational messages and the self-affirmations that can r resonate across generations. people credit you with helping them through breakups, through anxiety, through difficult times. what inspires you? >> those people. you think of a social media platf

cross-cutting statue side i'm joined by my guest cleo voluntary in new york she is founder of the company there have been champion which teaches social emotional learning in schools as well as diversity and inclusion in companies and government agencies and yet in las vegas we are it he is an assistant professor of african american and african diaspora studies at the university of nevada las vegas all right crosswalk rules in effect that means you can shop and how you want rouse appreciate greatly let me go to you in new york how does taking down statues and we can talk about which ones.

cross knocking statues side i'm joined by my guest cleo voluntary in new york she is founder of the company there have been championed which teaches social emotional learning in schools as well as diversity and inclusion in companies and government agencies and yet in las vegas we cross ari he is an assistant professor of african-american and african diaspora studies at the university of nevada las vegas all right crosswalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want right now is appreciate greatly let me go to you in new york how does taking down statues and we can talk about which ones change the condition of people of color in the united states and there's that something is that just a political statement because we're in a great recession we're in a pandemic and working people or people have been horrendously hit by this and i just have to ponder is statues the 1st thing we should be bitching about go ahead well sure i mean i think i would defer to the former mayor of my state in new orleans mitch landrieu who are courageous.

cross-cutting statue side i'm joined by my guest cleo voluntary in new york she is founder of the company there have been champ mint which teaches social emotional learning in schools as well as diversity and inclusion in companies and government agencies and in las vegas we cross one of our it he is an assistant professor of african-american and african diaspora studies at the university of nevada las vegas all right crosswalk rules in effect that means you can shop me how you want her house appreciate greatly let me go to you in new york how this taking down statues and we can talk about which ones changed the condition of people of color in the united states and does that something is it just a political statement because we're in a great recession we're in a pandemic and working people or people been horrendous lee hit by this and i just have to ponder is statues the 1st thing we should be banking about go ahead . well sure i mean i think i would defer to the former mayor of my state in new orleans mitch landrieu who courageously took down the confederate statutes in new orleans a few

i managed to open up a little pop-up not far from you in midtown east called cleo.i decided to take. take advantage of what is available which is outdoor dining only. stuart: i think we have pictures of the pop-up restaurant. cleo. >> oh, good. stuart: it is outdoors. you popped it up. >> it is only outdoors. stuart: look -- fall is in the air. a chill in the air. >> that's right. stuart: what happens to the pop-up outdoor restaurant when it starts to snow for heaven's sake? >> talking about businessmen i'm working with, owner of the whole, operator, steve brennan, we're invested time and resources. we're only allowed to keep it open until october as of right now. we're hoping there will be an extension. we're really hoping new york city will follow new jersey's lead and open indoor dining for at least 25% capacity, very, very soon. time is now. we cannot afford to wait any longer. stuart: rocco, sorry to interrupt you. i'm telling you now, 25% operating capacity is not enough. you can't make a profit at 25% capacity. you got to have more. otherwise you will get the

some level, but we always talk about ourselves as historians looking toward the goddess of history as cleo. sometimes we should look toward cassandra and say the real -- no one is going to listen to you. so why bother? one last question because i have to be cognizant of the time. you showed a remarkable picture from love field in dallas, antiseptic ring sprayed into the mouth and noses of children. was that bleach? christopher: it was not bleach, sir. it was often saline based or had alcohol in that. i did a little dallas research to make sure we got texas in. i highly recommend different resources on that. one thing that's interesting about that is the army tried you could just guess that's true. they try a lot of different treatment strategies, including throwing everything at the wall in terms of different vaccines, none of which work. they produce several million doses of vaccines, rush them across the country to try and get them to places where there were outbreaks. they use gargling and saline solutions and sanitizing procedures which seem to have very little effect, knowing what we

. >> pretty cool then on hoda & jenna, we'll meet cleo wade. on the show >> all right >> my jacket >> i love it. >> got it from jenna >> yes, i did. >> can we throw the big board up just one more time and give love to these wonderful folks and say thank you for being with us? we appreciate you so much. news and weather >>> good morning to you. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. breaking news and the latest on the glass fire burn in the north bay. at this hour, the fire burning more than 48,000 acres and is sshlly out of control. just 2% contained. at least 80 homes in inform apa and sonoma county are lost, not to mention all the damaged property to the wineries and hotels. more than 20,000 structures remain threatened. although some evacuees have now been allowed to return to their homes. >>> happening now for you, a crew in the north bay talking to firefighters on the front lines. meteorologist kari hall is tracking those conditions along with bay area air quality. we'll have the latest from that on our midday newscast or head over to our home page

co-edited, scalia speaks on -- and on faith, lessons from an american. ,everal callers already for you cleout of houston texas, a democrat. you are up first. caller: good morning. i would like to know, of all the questions that have been asked to come and i have been listening to you over 30 minutes. i have not heard one thing about children that we have locked up in cages. this is not an american thing, and it is scary. our country is concerned. it gives us the ugliest look that you can find for our country. host: ed whelan, on immigration issues before the court? guest: there are a number of issues that have been before the federal court. there have been some significant defeats on those, victories on others. immigration is a very difficult issue, and all the more so when people are led to believe they can get into this country and not face any adverse consequences if they do. i decide -- i do not suggest these are easy issues but there are some circumstances that really tear at the heartstrings, and the caller has identified one. host: johnstown, pennsylvania, ron, a democrat, good morni

we have done the cleo waivers, all of that to really use that to support testing. eventually, we want to get to a point that rapid point of care tests are available for everyone, but 50 million a month doesn't go into 300 million people, so what we're advising universities is to use those rich resources that have been funded by the nih, that they have to use them, a nursing home can't do that. many universities using their veterinary laboratories which are very successful, and again, university of illinois has done just really tremendous. we had them on one of our leadership calls as an example telling the rest of the country. >> thank you very much. and just in closing, i know my time is up, i am concerned, dr. redfield, as we talked about before, the rise in overdose and overdose deaths during this pandemic is extremely alarming. and i'm very concerned as we keep moving forward what kind of impact this is going to have on the addiction community. you and i have talked about it. we have to keep our eye on it. thank you so much. >> dr. redfield. >> yes, i couldn't