smith went to washington, why can't hill harper go to the hill? that's a title, i'm just telling.ow, laura -- >> i'm just saying there's a lot of creative genius there. i don't know, you just have to give me credit and royalties. thank you so much, he will harper nice to see you, and good luck in what you're doing. thank you so much. >> thank you so much, i appreciate you. >> just ahead, the battle over aretha franklin's will. it is the version that was the hand written won by the queen of soul and discovered under a couch cushion after her death actually valid? well, a jury has reached a decision. we'll tell you all about it, next. ahhh! icy hot pro starts working instantly. with two max-strength pain relievers, so you can rise from pain like a pro. icy hot pro. if you struggle. and struggle. and struggle with cpap. you should check out inspire. no mask. no hose. just sleep. learn more and view important safety information at inspiresleep.com introducing the limited edition disney collection from blendjet. nine exciting designs your whole family will adore blendjet 2 is portable,

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1... >> you are probably familiar with hill harper for his work as a actor. pistol for his tools on russia television. nine seasons in csi new york, and currently appears on the good doctor. harper is also an author, activist, small business owner, cancer survivor, and now, a democratic candidate for michigan's open 20 24th senate race. harper joined the field of democrats on monday with an announcement video. it's harper's first time as a candidate. he's no stranger to the world of politics. he was a top surrogate for his law school classmate, barack obama, and in 2012 was named to the presidents cancer panel. hill harper joins me now. thank you so much for being here. let's talk about this. you have joined a race for the united states senate. what is your platform? why should people vote for actor and author hill harper instead of a regular politician? >> i've been traveling across the state for the last four months, talking to people all over michigan and learning from them about what they want and where they feel they are not represented. they feel like th

snofrmt hill harper is hoping to replace debbie stabenow. hill harper joins us now.or spending some time with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> i shouldn't say elise slotkin is the front-runner, but what do you say to michigan voters who nono elise slotkin and know you in television and what you can bring from a policy standpoint that she does not. >> there's something wonderful in michigan. have a triple blue leadership in lansing that i think has been doing a fantastic job pushing work for working families and doing wonderful work. the problem is here in michigan, a lot of folks don't believe that dc is working for them. they think dc is broken and they want representation that represents them, their values, a whonld they are. i think they see that in me. i've traveled all across the state. we have 83 countries here. it's a big state. met with folks up north, farmers, met with folks in the city here in detroit where i am right now. you hear a lot of the same things. a lot of problems with how they believe -- they don't see that their lives are being improved by

you do have a challenger in hill harper, former actor who has come in.ow now that hill harper came in this month? >> well, there's lots of people in the race. to be fair to everybody, there are five other candidates. this is our system. we're a democracy. and so everybody gets to compete. six years ago today i was just starting out and running for the first time. never had thought about running. so i don't have a problem with anybody deciding to run. and the voters will get to decide. that's our system. >> all right. thank you so much. appreciate your time. >>> all right. the white house is slamming republican senator tommy tubervillle for holding up military promotions. but how are his constituents in alabama reacting? we'll take you there next. >> i'm pro life, i'm a conservative, but i really don't believe that he should hold up military promotions. >> i'm certain he would not compromise nor do i think he should. ♪ >>> a cascading effect of delayed promotions threatens to brain drain from the military. military families don't know where they will live

i'm hill harper. george michael musical singer songwriter charitable superstar but haunted by demons. he had the voice of a maestro, but the darkness of regret which turned him into a tabloid target. all alone on christmas home george michael went to sleep and never woke up. this is how it really happened. >> you know that song, last christmas. it's one of george michael's famous songs of all time. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> he loved christmas so much. it was his favorite day of the year and the saddest part of everything is he died on christmas. >> george and his boyfriend began spending a lot of time at his country house, which is halfway between london and oxford. it's a gorgeous area, very traditional, and it being christmas time there was this huge parade past his home, and everyone is carrying torches so it's very spectacular. >> one moment i'm looking out the window and it's a very sad ghostly image caught his face behind the glass sort of looking at a world but detached from it. >> faudi seems to have bee

hill harper in michigan and lisa blunt rochester of delaware who we had just moments ago on this show. among the many races, one that's being closely watched is in arizona where independent senator kirsten sinema is being out raised by her democratic challenger who -- and for the second consecutive quarter. what's your take on arizona race and the fundraising there? how is the senate match shaping up for democrats overall? >> i think that everyone is tiptoeing around cinema. as you well, know she along with joe manchin formed a swing caucus in the senate. they basically on several occasions, they basically blocked the biden agenda. certainly the aspirations of the democrats. because there was a lot of outrage about her leadership, she decided on her own to become an independent that being said, they are out raising her for the last two consecutive quarters. he has out raised her i think what the democratic party leaders are doing, they are asking christina sinema to look at the fund raising numbers as evidence of the strength of her campaign. she has been relatively quiet. quiet as a

joining me now, hill harper, actor, author. as of this week, campaigning to represent michigan in the united states senate. mr. harper, thank you for joining us. i have known and work with you for a long time, as international action network. i've appreciated every time you joined our annual summit and convention. you've cast yourself in this race, as the most progressive candidate in the democratic field. currently dominated by three turn congresswoman lisa slotkin, a moderate democrat in a state that voted for donald trump in 2016, and then joe biden four years later. you are running on expanding social security, and affordable housing, reducing income inequality, and student debt. why do those issues make you the right candidate to represent michigan, right now? >> we'll look, thank you for this. and i've traveled all over this state for the last three or four months, meeting with folks, meeting with farmers, who are up in the middle east, upper peninsula, meeting with folks in the city in flint, saginaw, across detroit. and