joining us now is erica williams with ews strategies. and san francisco ben berkowitz, and from austin, texas, . erica, i want to start with you. everything that was dysfunctioning in washington or did that change your view? >> being a millennial coming up in a time with many institutions that our parents believed in or failed or is significantly broken for us. public education, government, religious institutions. so there is a natural skepticism of how government works and how many institutions in our society works. that said research has shown that millennials still believe in their ability to change these institutions. it's not complete abandonment but there is a sense that it drastic changes are needed. >> i see you shaking your head, tell me why. >> i would agree very much with erica that government is completely and utterly--it's completely and utterly useless to us. we've seen it break down so much in the past few years especially with regards to the shutdown and we see how non-essential it is to our daily lives. libertarian christ

williams. it's called "the crazy ones." 16.2 million watched it. that's good. three days ago she joined us at the table. >> i remember from back in the day on "all my children" you played ericabin williams, your dad. >> they're like, that's uncle robin on a light bulb at a bus stop. i always say, robin william. i can't say anything else. those lines don't frost. >> what's he like to work with? >> he's -- you know, it's funny. he's a juliard trained actor so he takes it very seriously. he comes in learning his lines and sometimes you have to push him to rif. you don't know where it's going go. it's going go places where i'm scared. >> so as you start off in the number one position, are you feeling comfortable or pressure? >> i feel pressure. when you're first out of the gate i always worry. it ooh's mary thop, not a sprint. the episodes get better and better. we hope -- we're finding our way through it. i hope people keep tuning in to see where it's going. >> what do you think is the genius of the show. 15.6 million. that's a strong start. what do you think it is? >> david kelly. one of the greatest witiest smartest writers out there. jason who piloted "mott erp family." we h

erica also reported that there is a female being treated at the hospital. the police chief, the capital police chief would not confirm the female suspect in this case has been killed, however, according to pete williams, that woman in the car, the woman who led police on this chase was shot and killed by police in that exchange of gunfire. we don't know the condition of the child. >> it's important to note, the officer was conscious when we saw him on the stretcher being taken to the helicopter to be taken to med star. he was conscious. we don't know whether he's in surgery or not. there was a baby inside the small black car being pursued. we don't know the status of the baby's condition. the baby is alive but we don't know anymore about that. >> look at the condition of that car. it's remarkable. this is a reuters photo that's been retweeted and sent out by d.c. firefighters local 36, the firefighters union. look at the officers. they were saying the fire department had to use metal cutting equipment to get the officer out of the car. so, i do believe it's a reuters photograph. >> we are learning more about where members of congress were at the time the gunfire erupted on capitol hill. barbara harri