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so we had to get out of the ed sullivan theater, toot suite.the ed sullivan, than we left and i started doing my show from the bathtub the next monday. >> i saw that. >> stephen: and i turn on the tv, and you're in my theater! how did you like it? >> i liked it. i liked it. number one, o you know gene and wade and dante? >> stephen: of course. >> your crew guys are awesome. >> stephen: they are amazing. >> he was one of ours and now he's yours. you've got one of the best teams in television. those guys were so welcoming to us. >> stephen: they're incredible. >> so nice to us. >> stephen: yeah. >> and it was really nice digs. then we got kicked out of there. and so now i'm here at my home. >> stephen: get out! >> we were kicked out of there, mr. colbert. >> stephen: not before did you some posing. i like this. i like this. i got this-- you sent me an email with this photo on it. i liked it. i was tempted to sketch you like one of my french girls. >> yes, stephen, i was feeling very shy that day. actually, i got on your table and was ready to sin

scream you'll cringe every possible human emotion and i remember the excitement of watching the ed sullivan show on sunday nights and then going to school the next morning i remember seeing the beatles you know and that kind of stuff doesn't exist anymore except for. in a smaller way on our show somebody like archie williams somebody like some of the golden buzzers we've had if you if you go down the mall today there's not much happening but if you go down the strip the las vegas strip every name on the marquee has had some connection to america's got talent. you know what i'm trying to think of a young canadian boy there's obviously the sullivan show but who are those cats they had a team up there i think because schuster and somebody or do you wait until you know their guys win yury of course yeah you know when it's i wrote it so wayne and schuster i started out in comedy and in toronto at a place called yuk yuk's with steve schuster his sister rosie schuster was married to lauren michael that's right learns why florence was yeah yeah his father in law was what was the from when interest

otherwise, i would still be doing it in the ed sullivan theater!otten what laughter was like, and it's killing me. but not as fast as having an audience would kill them. that's why i'm sitting in my study, shouting jokes into the draperies. even the blonde-haired guy who is steve doocy questioned this idea to mike pence this morning: >> why don't you do some of the stuff outside? we just had dr. oz on about a half an hour ago, and he said when you're in an enclosed place with a lot of people yelling-- and you do hope there's a lot of yelling and cheering at the rally in a couple of days-- you have the aerosol, and that stays in the air for hours. so just in the interest of public safety, maybe you do it outside going forward. >> well, steve, you know, you raise a good point. and what i can tell you is it's all a work in progress. >> stephen: that is not reassuring. it's like you're about to have unprotected sex and you say to your partner, "wait, don't you have chlamydia?" and they say, "well, darling, you raise a good point, and what i can tell y

should be honored in the other question is whether or not the judge is actually handling the case, ed sullivanwill do. what are you hearing? gillian: judge sullivan took the first step this week and legal experts say it's the first step in dismissing the case and he's now been ordered to dupree he suspended the next upcoming hearing which was slated for july 16. if we go with the legal experts, it looks like he's heading in the direction of formally dropping the case in all criminal charges against flynn, a quick note on flynn himself, president trump says flynn has been treated unfairly to the media and by democrats and by the intelligence community, the reality here is that general flynn mistreated president trump, his campaign and his a administration during the very early sensitive days as it was trying to find its way in the white house instead of a brand-new administration when he lied to the vice president and as both president trump himself has omitted and vice president mike pence has also admitted, it is not just about mistreatmentat going one way. chris: then there'she the case f ro

what judge gleeson said considering he had made his views public before judge sullivan brought him in. in fact, he wrote an op-ede washington post" in early may expressing his views on the flynn case, and the very next day judge sullivan appointed him as outside counsel to argue against it. so no real surprise there as far as what judge gleeson thinks or quite clearly thought in the past. and some of the language that the judge used in his brief, i thought, particularly ironic. he used the phrase highly irregular. that he found the conduct in this case by the government highly irregular. and i would say i agree on that point but in a little bit of a different way. it is highly irregular for a judge to operate -- i'm sorry, for -- yeah, a judge to operate as a prosecutor, which is what's happening in this case. it is highly irregular for a judge not to grant the department's motion to dismiss after a u.s. attorney who spent ten years as a career prosecutor, ten years in the fbi recommended to the attorney general that base on what we now know, he does not believe that any one of our 93 attorneys in the country wo

this retired judge in this case, john gleason actually wrote an op-ed in "the washington post" not too long ago calling on judge sullivantice department's decision to drop these charges and to keep these charges intact, and so now this judge gleason has basically deliberate illegal versions of that op-ed. and there is a lot to that the judge, justice department could disagree with. and in factual terms, but there is also that bigger issue, which is the justice department, the executive branch has the right to do this, not the judge. >> martha: obviously there is an investigation parallel going on by john durham, which is looking into the origin of all of this and the way that it was handled. the attorney general bill barr talking to a bret baier about it the other night. watch this. >> for the first time in american history, police organizations and the national security organization were used to spy on a campaign, and there was no basis for it. and then later on in this administration come there were actions taken that to really appear to be efforts to sabotage his campaign. >> if you had to characterize the durham rep

many people have been surprised at judge sullivan's step in bringing in mister gleason on this especially when there was an op-edn his opinion. >> there is a hearing involving this case on friday and we watch the closely but always good to have you with us and we will watch the votes out of the senate judiciary committee tomorrow. thank you. seattle under siege as protesters storm city hall, declare several blocks a police free autonomous zone and demand the mayor resign. we are live next. when we started our business we were paying an arm and a leg for postage. i remember setting up shipstation. one or two clicks and everything was up and running. i was printing out labels and saving money. shipstation saves us so much time. it makes it really easy and seamless. pick an order, print everything you need, slap the label onto the box, and it's ready to go. our costs for shipping were cut in half. just like that. shipstation. the #1 choice of online sellers. go to shipstation.com/tv and get 2 months free. >> a developing situation in seattle, protesters camping out in a 6 block area that includes the east precinct

sullivan's step in bringing in mr. gleason and on this, especially when there was an op-ed and his opinion. >> shannon: there is a hearingnvolving this case friday. we will watch that closely. marsha blackburn, good to have you with us. we will watch the votes out of the senate judiciary committee. >> absolutely, yes, thank you. >> shannon: all right, seattle under siege as protesters storm city hall declared several blocks of a police free autonomous zone. and we will take you there live to see what is happening next managing type 2 diabetes? audrey's on it. eating right... ... and staying active? on it! audrey thinks she's doing all she can to manage her type 2 diabetes and heart disease, but is her treatment doing enough to lower her heart risk? maybe not. jardiance can reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults who also have known heart disease. so it could help save your life from a heart attack or stroke. and it lowers a1c. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration, genital yeast or urinary tract infections, and sudden kidney problems. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be f

sullivan a little bit of space. and that it does look like they are sort of dancing on his grave. >> ed: he said we were pleased withs not spiking the football. the house democrats were attacking william barr again suggesting he's intervened. often the hypothesis doesn't pin out, and you narrow your indictment down to what you can prove and call it a day. instead of bob mueller gives us the fever dream. the stone is a key cog in the collision wheel, and, i really think we look at the objective here, and attorney general barr in anticipation in the durham investigation is probably winding to a conclusion, or at least a critical decision in weeks if not at least a couple of months. but they are trying to do is derivatively destroy that information and then charges it would come up with by going after the attorney general. everything is being blown out of proportion. this is really much ado about nothing, and that sentencing guidelines and enhancement and the difference between whether stone should have been sentenced to what he got which was 40 months, or something closer to nine years which was what the prosecutors r

ed for the record to be placed at the end of my remarks. it's entitled "this moment cries out for us to confront race in america." the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sullivan: condoleezza rice was the daughter of the segregated south, raised in birmingham, alabama, during the height of the struggle for civil rights, with sit-ins, riots, and even bombings happening in her city. when she was eight years old, the ku klux klan bombed a local church in birmingham, calling four school-age girls. one of those girls, denise mcnair was a friend of condi's. they used to play dolls together. over five decades later, through hard work, grace, dignity, and supreme intelligence, she rose to become one of the most powerful people in the world as secretary of state of the united states, and i had the honor of a lifetime to work for her for five years. she recounts some of her journey in this op-ed which i encourage all of my colleagues and all americans to read. she reminds us, quote, that our country has a birth defect. african and europeans came to this country together, but one group was in chains. in time, she writes, the very constitution that counted slaves as three

and considering that he made his use public before judge sullivan decided to bring him in and argue against the department. andy wrote an op-ed washington post into early may expressing his views on the flynn case in the very next day judge silva and appointed him as an outside counsel to argue against that. so no real surprises there as far as what judge thinks or thought in the past and some of the language i found vertically ironic, he used the phrasela highly irregular, he found the conduct in this case by the government highly irregular. i would say i agree on that point in a little bit of a different way, it is highly irregular for a judge to operate as a prosecutor which is happening in the state. it is highly irregular for thehe judge not to grant the department motion to dismiss after a u.s. attorney who spends ten years as a career prosecutor, ten years and fbi reprimanded to the attorney dneral what we now know he does not believe that anyone over 93 u.s. attorneys in our country would've brought this case. and it's highly irregular to the fbi to spy on american presidential campaign and after closing anft investig

ed mcbride from peco, who was able to bring the lovely music you heard here this evening together. maria pottston. charles hopkins is out there. and last but certainly not least, kathleen sullivan, who kept us all in line and on task, and on target. right? so please help me thanking all of them. [ applause ] now my main role this evening is to do two things. the first one is to encourage you to silence your cell phones, which i'm going to do right now. and then to introduce our moderator for this evening, craig schneider who is president and ceo of the world affairs council here in philadelphia. craig is a local boy originally, began his career actually at the council 30 years ago but then left to pursue a career in politics along the way, was a candidate for the united states congress, was chief of staff for pennsylvania senator the late arlen specter. a lobbyist, political consultant and in december of 2012 came back here to his hometown to take the helm of the world affairs council. it's been very gratifying to have a growing programmatic partnership, because the vision of this organization is to ensure that the promise of the american revolution endures and that makes sure

. >> so that judge sullivan keep going for a while but they expect the resolution later this summer. >> i think so. >> edeciate your time. >> sandra: okay. thank you. has protesters call for defunding the police, what makes the most sense when it comes to changing how police officers operate an overall reform? we will ask michigan congresswoman debbie dingell about that who will join us live after the break. liberty. liberty. ♪ mortgage rates are now at all time lows. by refinancing, you can save $2000 a year -- with one call to newday usa. our team is standing by right now to take your call. and from start to finish, you can do it all without ever leaving the house. with our va streamline refi, there's no income verification. no appraisal. and no out of pocket costs. one call can save you $2000 a year. >> sandra: calls to defund the police grip america but despite it getting so much attention, a new poll reveals that a majority of americans, 64% opposed defunding the police while 34% back the movement. let's bring in michigan congressman debbie dingell, cochair of the house democratic policy communicati

ed: absolutely. we watch that we are also watching the money. new questions about the delay in the flynn decision could be answered this week. a federal appeals court has ordered judge emmet sullivano explain why he has not dismissed the case despite a motion to drop charges against the president's national security advisor. let's bring in kt mcfarland. good morning. can you hear me? >> i can hear you. >> ed: okay, i know we had trouble with the connection. it's interesting because last week we have the testimony under oath of rod rosenstein and we covered a lot of that live right here on "america's newsroom." among other things he was pressed by lindsey graham. what evidence did the justice department have in may of 2017 to suggest that general flynn included with the russians. ride it roserod rosenstein stums red-faced. so where are we now? >> okay so - -- >> ed: i'm sorry, we are going to have to interrupt, we are having some audio trouble. we will try to get you on the other side of this break. >> sandra: attorney general william barr weighing in on federal prosecutor's request to question prince andrew and the jeffrey epstein case. as his legal team insists the duke of york i

ed for the record to be placed at the end of my remarks. it's entitled "this moment cries out for us to confront race in america." the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sullivan: condoleezza rice was the daughter of the segregated south, raised in birmingham, alabama, during the height of the struggle for civil rights, with sit-ins, riots, and even bombings happening in her city. when she was eight years old, the ku klux klan bombed a local church in birmingham, calling four school-age girls. one of those girls, denise mcnair was a friend of condi's. they used to play dolls together. over five decades later, through hard work, grace, dignity, and supreme intelligence, she rose to become one of the most powerful people in the world as secretary of state of the united states, and i had the honor of a lifetime to work for her for five years. she recounts some of her journey in this op-ed which i encourage all of my colleagues and all americans to read. she reminds us, quote, that our country has a birth defect. african and europeans came to this country together, but one group was in chains. in time, she writes, the very constitution that counted slaves as three

sullivan, saying he refuses to dismiss this case. so he brings in a retired judge gleason and this is important because this judge gleason already written a scathing op-ed so this is no neutral arbitor. so now it goes before the three judges but what's going to happen is it kicks back back to judge sullivan to hopefully do the right thing because he hadn't yet ruled on the motion to dismiss. that's where we are, should not be happening in our society right now. horrible. pete: that was as good of a summary as i've heard, pam bondi thank you very much. you broke it down though it is confusing and especially when the justice department agrees with the defense and how does that make sense and i agree with you it'll be interesting to . was in front of the committee, the love birds in front of the senate judiciary committee with lindsey graham. >> we'll hear a lot of them take defense, pete. pete: choi so that your prediction? >> oh, yeah. pete: pam bondi thank you so much for joining us. appreciate it. >> thank you. pete: still ahead as protesters create a lawless zone in part of seattle, a self-proclaimed socialist and local councilwoman is blaming establi