be safe. >>> this is "don lemon tonight." i'm laura coats in for don lemon and in the past week, we've seen the collapse of the afghan government. the taliban takeover. the chaos at the airport as thousands and thousands of desperate people try to get on planes. their only hope of escape, that as president biden is holding firm today in his view that getting out of afghanistan was not only the right decision but the only decision. committing to do everything he can to evacuate afghan allies and promising that any american who wants to come home will get home. >> we're going to do everything to provide safe evacuation for afghan allies, partners and afghans who might be targeted because of their association with the united states. but let me be clear. any american who wants to come home, we will get you home. make no mistake. >> but this was another day where some of what the president said just didn't match what we're seeing on the ground. >> will you sign off on sending u.s. troops into kabul to evacuate americans who haven'

the big show, don lemon tonight with its big star, d lemon now. >> so chris, good evening. we sit here and we tell people about the variant and covid-19 and getting the vaccine and many people don't listen. many people do. the best way to show is the example. you should see this interview that i have coming up of this entire family who got covid. and now he is in his hospital bed and he's saying that these are my last words, then i want to spend it this way. by talking to you and getting people to hear my voice and hear this message. it is quite incredible. >> all you can do is tell people the truthful. >> yeah. you can't make them believe. the hope is in telling people the stories you'll tell tonight, the people will see themselves and not just the people who are sick but the people who are struggling with losing them around them. that's the part that we often don't emphasize enough. you wear a mask. you take care of yourself. what you may do to others. if you don't, what about the people you're supposed to take care of? >> yeah. our time is short. i want to get to it. >>

it's time for the big show, "don lemon tonight," with its big star, don lemon. i'll tell you, the pictures look bad. >> yep. >> there's no question about it. >> wait, hold on, hold on, hold on, before we get to that. i -- i -- this is when i usually tell you happy birthday and whatever and joke around. and i want to say happy birthday. i cannot joke around with you tonight because there is so much serious news going on. so i will just say happy birthday. it's great to have you back. you're a partner here, and i'm just happy to have you back cause nobody bounces off each other, between shows, like you and i do. now, go on. >> i love you, d lemon. >> i love you, brother. >> um, i don't think that it is usually our position to put pressure on the administration to do certain things. however, -- >> right. >> -- every read from the ground is consistent. if the biden administration does not find a way to fix the problem of abandoning people, who put their lives on the line for american-fighting men and women, it will be a stain on this administration, forever. >> i do

the coverage picked up with "don lemon tonight" and its big star, d lemon. >> we got to get vaccinatedyou know, i know everyone's going to be saying i got -- i got soap in my eye today. and it's red and i tried to rinse it out with eye drops and it just made it worse. so i know people will -- going to be saying what happened to don lemon's eye? is he okay? got a little soap in it in the shower. >> good to know. >> yes. but anyways, back to the thing. get vaccinated. i heard your conversation with harry about red and blue. and listen. i think, you know, i hope clearer minds prevail, regardless of ideology and political affiliation. but there are, still, groups of people out there who are fighting people to, you know, keep their masks off. # and you saw what happened in los angeles, i'm sure, with people, maskers and anti-maskers. there's only one group who is really fighting against it, actively. other people may be doing it. you know, vaccines, masks, however they feel in their normal lives and the polling works out the way that harry has it. but there's -- there -- there's a group out

lemon. >> this is "don lemon tonight." it's a little after 10 here in new york, just after sunrise in kabul where the world is watching as the united states is desperately trying to get more people out of afghanistan. afghanistan now under taliban control. some 11,000 americans still in that country, thousands and thousands of afghans who aided americans, fights to escape amid urgent fears for their safety. pay close attention. i'm going to show you a photo. terribly disturbing. this is what's happening in afghanistan. it's a photographer for the "los angeles times" capturing this horrible scene, a man cradling a child with a bloody forehead, people beaten in the street by the airport. not much details behind this picture, but this is what kabul looks like now. armed fighters in the streets of the city. brandishing weapons in broad daylight. but what you don't see, take a good look, hardly any women. clarissa ward is on the ground in afghanistan where she has seen men buying burkas trying protect the women, not to be seen

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lemon. >> this is "don lemon tonight" and you know what? there is no way to put it. the words are harsh and should be. words like chaos, debacle, disaster, even comparisons to the fall of saigon for those of you old enough to remember that. that is the only way to describe what we are seeing right now in afghanistan and what we have seen. gut wrenching. that's the word that president joe biden used today, get wrenching scenes attica beau -- at kabul's airport, planes going anywhere trying to escape the taliban. look at the pictures. it's undeniable. it's an awful spectacle this fall of kabul and the political firestorm at home as the president defends his decision to end america's longest war. >> i stand squarely behind my decision after 20 years, i've learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdrawal u.s. forces. that's why we're still there. we were clear eyed about the risks. we planned for every contingency but i always promised the american people i will be straight with you. the truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated. s

don lemon tonight with the big star d. lemon right now. i know you have officer fanone on, so important given the news of the fourth member of the protective force that day to take their own life. really shines a light on how we have to treat each other with respect and let people know it's okay to talk about how they feel and to express their pain and that it won't be seen as weakness. >> i agree 100%. i think he will as well. as a matter of fact, after i heard about this i didn't hear from him, text him didn't hear from him. i call today and said are you okay, and he says yeah, i'm fine. and we talked about he should go on the show and discuss it because that has the greatest impact of being able to say it publicly. what he actually said to me was the first time i actually talked about this publicly it really helped me because there i was saying it in front of the world on your show, and it really helped me. it made it easier for me to actually be able to talk about it in therapy. he'll tell us about it a little later on. but i think any

lemon. "don lemon tonight." i owe you 40 seconds but the 40 seconds the audience got with that kid is a griift, brother. it's so rare somebody can reinforce the blessing and curse of this life and fragility of h hu human. >> i didn't know her story. it's agt, right? "america's got talent," i'm not a watcher but you introduced her to them and you also introduced what's happening in this country right now and the fragility of life, how fragile life is and how we have to live our lives but we must do what is right in order to continue to live our lives in the right way, which is relatable as it comes to this pandemic and the delta variant and getting a vaccine. i think it's all related. live your best life and the best way to do that is follow the science. >> i mean, the idea of watching that kid and her -- i know she's not a kid. i know she's a full grown adult. i know that. i'm just saying i'm old. >> anybody who is under 30 is a kid to us. >> but, you know, to hear her talking about relishing any chance that she

see you later, my friend. >> i love you, d lemon. >> love ya. >>> this is "don lemon tonight" and look, a lot of news about covid. it is really unnerving. this is not hyperbole. i'm not trying to scare you. i'm being real. a lot of you are worried about that delta variant, as you should be. worried about having to wear masks again. worried cases are on the rise. the average daily count up 44% since last week. that's a lot. it's now about 72,000 cases, that's a lot, higher than the peak last summer, everyone. and i hear you. i hear you. but we've got good news today. 70% of american adults have now gotten at least one dose of the vaccine meeting the president's goal. well, we met that goal about a month late, by the way. but the white house is mounting a full-court press trying to get the vaccination message out. even with cases on the rise more than 99.99%, are you hearing me? more than 99.99% of people fully vaccinated against covid have not been hospitalized or died from a breakthrough case. there -- that's all you need to know right there. the vaccines are very good at preventing se

it's time for the big show, "don lemon tonight," and its star d. lemon. >> good to see you.ariant. more concerning, for me, and i think for everyone, than last week. i don't -- i'm not sure things are going the right way. except, we do have more people getting vaccinated. that is some good news. but, man, oh man, oh man. >> we are playing catchup and i don't like the cases getting younger. >> yeah. >> that's frightening because you don't have a lot of those people vaccinated. and that's -- seems to be the achilles heel here. if you're not vaccinated and you get this, it seems to be worse than what we've seen, before. that's frightening. >> yeah. well, i'm going to take you to my hometown, as you know, baton rouge, louisiana. and you spoke to the governor, earlier. >> cases are up over 120%. >> man, oh man, oh man. you should have heard the conversations in my house, when my family visited back in july about what's going on there. and then, even now, over the phone and via text. >> number one in vaccinations, though, in the last week. number one. >> yeah. well, let's hope it

lemon. >> you more, sir. this is "don lemon tonight." thank you so much for joining us. >>> so, there is a lot going on. there appears to be breaking news out of texas. athat's where new public health guidance has just been issued. it says that the state will not be enforcing the piece of legislation that prohibits masks or vaccine mandates due to ongoing litigation. okay? back that up. i want to make sure that i get it right for our viewers. back to the top, please, because that is just coming in. okay. so, here is the breaking news out of texas where this new public health guidance has just been issued. and it is saying that the state will not be enforcing the piece of legislation that prohibits masks or vaccine mandates due to ongoing litigation, okay? we're going to have more on this. our experts reviewing this new guidance now and we're going to bring it to you just as soon as we have it and we get it clarified. there is breaking news. stay tuned. we have that for you. there's a lot going on and we'll catch you up on everything that

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>>> let's bring in d lemon. "don lemon tonight," right now. i owe you 40 seconds. but the 40 seconds that the audience got, um, with that kid is a gift, brother. it's so rare that somebody can reinforce the blessing and curse of this life, and the fragility of our humanity, at the same time, you know? >> yeah. well, listen. i -- i did not know her story. i'm not a -- it's agt, right? america's got -- i'm not an "america's got talent" watcher. but, to that end, i'm sure a lot of our viewers aren't but you introduced her to them. and you, also, introduced the -- what's happening in this country right now. and then, the fragility of life. just how fragile life is. and how we have to live our lives but we, also, must do what is right in order to continue to live our lives, in the right way. which is relatable, as it comes to this pandemic. and the -- and the delta variant. and getting a vaccine. i think it's all related. live your best life and the best way to do that is to follow the science. >> i mean, the idea of watching that kid, and her -- i know she's not a kid.

. >>> "don lemon tonight" with the big star, d lemon. i found it hard. it's hard to find. oh well, well whatever, never mind. that's how i feel about that lawsuit. except for one aspect. >> yeah. >> that firm does a lot of legitimate work about a very important area of the law which is people who were abused, and through the process of pornography -- >> that's not what this is about. >> right. and they -- especially the idea of years later, realizing what happened to you. that is a really, really important and delicate construct in the law and society. and i just hope that somebody's not misapplying it for profit here. >> i think you're being -- listen, you're being very generous, as -- and -- and very careful as you should be. i am not. because this is where our judicial system, the legal system, the court system should be overhauled and looked at because someone should look at that and say get out of my courtroom with this. >> well, that could happen. >> well, and it should happen. let's just be honest. but that's -- that's not what this is about. look. good luck with th

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this is don lemon tonight. we have to get to the business of this. this is what the white house is facing tonight. now nearly five times -- nearly five times as many americans in the hospital with covid-19 as there were just two months ago. and with the delta variant raging, the president announcing a plan for booster shots. even though 30% of p empeople tt are eligible vent gotten first shots yet. and as americans and the world wooc watch the disaster unfold in afghanistan, as they watch scenes of desperation in this in a never before seen video at the airport -- [ gunfire ] >> president joe biden now saying troops may stay past his august 31st deadline if all americans are not yet evacuated. >> all troops are supposed to be out by august 31st. even if americans and our afghan allies are still trying to get out? they're going to leave? >> we're going to do everything in our power to get all americans out and our allies out. >> does that mean troops will stay beyond august 31st if necessary? >> depends on where we are and whether we can get -- ramp t

let's turn things over to "don lemon tonight." >>> good evening everyone, this is "don lemon tonight." this is really important to me and for you and the country to see. every night for the past year and a half in this program, i sit here and i talk about the pandemic and i talk about the deaths and the politics and the misinformation, i talk about all of it but not tonight, not today. today i spent the day in the covid ward in the hospital where i was born in baton rouge, louisiana. except there is not a covid ward, it is becoming a covid hospital since there are so many patients with the virus. they're struggling to breathe and live and the doctors and nurses there are fighting to make it so. everyone thougthere is a vaccine that could avoided all of this and they have a message for all of you. listen. >> louisiana has the worst covid rate for the country. it is at the top of the list. i was born in louisiana, in baton rouge , at this hospital,i came home to see what's happening myself. >> did you have more people here with covid? >> that's correct >> i have never seen anything one

want to turn it over to don lemon. the news continues with don lemon tonight. >>> hello, everyone. thanks for joining us. this is don lemon tonight and i've got to get right into this, okay and i want you to really pay attention to this because you have to see what's happening around the country, chaos. what is going on with a lot of americans when it comes to wearing masks to stem the spread of covid especially mask mandates for children who are heading back to school? it's turning so many people into angry lunatics, quite frankly. last night the williamson county school board voted to -- in favor of having children in their elementary schools wear masks. and after the meeting one man who spoke out in favor of the mandate was verbally assaulted in the parking lot. police officers had to make sure that he got to his car safely. i want you to take a look at the verbal abuse heaped on that man. here it is. >> you are god abusers! there's a bad place in hell and everybody's taking notes, buddy. >> put it back on. >> put the mask back on. >> put your mask on! >> we know who you are. no

this is "done lemon tonight." we have busy developments from everything from afghanistan to covid to a big win for the president on capitol hill. we're going to catch you up on all of it. i want to begin with afghanistan because that's where the pace of evacuations is at an all-time high on a date the president, president joe biden announces he's sticking to his august 31st deadline one week from now. for u.s. troops to leave the country. >> we are currently on a pace to finish by august the 31st. the sooner we can finish, the better. each day of operations brings added risk to our troops. but the completion by august 31st depends upon the taliban continuing to co-operate and allow access to the airport for those transporting out and no disruptions to our operations. >> so here is what the president is saying that the u.s. has helped evacuate more than 70,000 people since august 14th. 12,700 in 24 hours. that is the largest number in a 24-hour period so far. you see the video there. planes leaving kabul about ever

don lemon tonight starts right now with its big star, d. lemon. it doesn't get much worse. we haven't seen anything like this in ten years, and we have not been told what will make it any safer. how will they do it any better than what exposed these marines and others. and remember also on the afghan side, who knows how many of these people are allies but their count is 60 dead and over 100 injured. this was really bloody and bad, and the biggest and scariest aspect, don, is why is it safer tomorrow? [ inaudible ] >> he just lost that court case. he's got covid he's dealing with. he's got afghanistan. he's got voting rights and infrastructure. a lot on his plate. that's what it means to be the president of the united states. i'll take it a wa, continue with our breaking news and we'll see you back here at midnight. thank you, sir. i'll see you soon. this is don lemon tonight. this is our breaking news. the united states and the world grappling with the nightmare scenario of the deadly terror attack in afghanistan. twin suicide bomb blasts in kabul, taking the lives of 13 u.

don lemon, "don lemon tonight" starts now. >> i'll listen to smerconish tomorrow as i listen to him every day on xm srirus. have a good night. see you soon. >> thank you. >>> this is "don lemon tonight." we'll catch up on everything that is happening. catch you p on everything happening. first up new york's governor breaking it clear he is not going without a fight. facing an impeachment investigations from top democrats to resign. the legal team for governor andrew cuomo attacking the attorney general's bombshell report on sexual harassment allegations by 11 women hours after one of them, a current staffer known in the report as executive assistant number one filed a criminal complaint against him. the attorney general's report included this selfie of her with the governor. her image blurred to protect her identity. the governor's lawyers today calling the investigation unf unfair. >> there is no open minded back finding in this case. the investigation was conducted to support a predetermined narrative. >> his attorney claiming visitor logs from the governor's mansion and emails that day

lemon. >> i'll see you soon. >>> this is don lemon tonight. i have to begin with the breaking news and it is out of afghanistan. that's what i was just telling chris. i want to get to it. citing security threats -- here it is, citing security threats americans have been warned to stay away from the kabul airport and those at three gates have been told to leave and do it immediately. that amid fears what's being called a very specific threat stream from isis-k about planned attacks against crowds outside the airport. and those crowds have been growing. more than 10,000 people swarming the airport today. a u.s. defense official tells cnn there are real concerns isis-k, a sworn enemy of the taliban, wants to create mayhem. they want to do it amid fears that they're capable and planning multiple attacks. that as the white house says 19,000 people were evacuated over a 24-hour period. more than 82,000 evacuated under u.s. military and coalition flights since august 14th. did you hear that? more than 82,000. that's a lot of people evacuated on u.s.

want to turn it over to don lemon. the news continues with don lemon tonight. >>> hello, everyone.get right into this, okay and i want you to really pay attention to this because you have to see what's happening around the country, chaos. what is going on with a lot of americans when it comes to wearing masks to stem the spread of covid especially mask mandates for children who are heading back to school? it's turning so many people into angry lunatics, quite frankly. last night the williamson county school board voted to -- in favor of having children in their elementary schools w

lemon was named by our members in a contest. i don't know if they meant lemon and lemonade. and to the right is handsome david, who was named after a board member who recently passed away during this terrible pandemic. so welcome david and lemon to our colony. right now their feathers are quite fluffy, and they look big until their feathers actually become waxed down and look more like the other penguins. so come join us. and then my next slide here, david -- we didn't have much breeding or births during the pandemic, but thankfully many of the breeding recommendations we received have been under way. this is an endangered african antelope. it has the longest nursing period, and the mothers will hide with the calves in the african savannah. and i think for a couple of weeks, staff didn't realize she had given birth. she was so clever about how she hid her calves. about five or six weeks later, she allows the calf to come out. you can see he is healthy, and already his remarkable strengths are showing. come see him. he is a spectacular annal, already hopping and jumping aroun

it's time for the big show, "don lemon tonight," with its big star, don lemon.stion about it. >> wait, hold on, hold on, hold on, before we get to that. i -- i -- this is when i usually tell you happy birthday and whatever and joke around. and i want to say happy birthday. i cannot joke around with you tonight because there is so much serious news going on. so i will just say happy birthday. it's great to have you back. you're a partner here, and i'm just happy to have you back cause nobody bounces off each other, between shows, like you and i do. now, go on. >> i love you, d lemon. >> i love you, brother. >> um, i don't think that it is usually our position to put pressure on the administration to do certain things. however, -- >> right. >> -- every read from the ground is consistent. if the biden administration does not find a way to fix the problem of abandoning people, who put their lives on the

and you are very lucky to have don lemon tonight on his big show because he understands that part of the country as well as anybody. so, d, they're saying we got to push our leaders to make good with the hotel vouchers as soon as possible because with no power assuming they can find hotels in places with power, you know, with no power, sewage on the fritz, water is going to get dirty fast and people won't have anything to drink. another great tip i just got is if you're stuck but your car has on star, on star is working. this guy is able to communicate with people as a result. if you've got on star, who am i saying this to? i'm sure they can't even see us right now. >> well, you know what i did all weekend is constantly on the phone. for two weeks i've been trying to get them to come here. you know how people are. we've covered so many of these disasters. many people just don't want to leave. my entire family was there and they are there now. many spending time at my mother's. my mother has a generator. my brother-in-law has lost power. he and my nieces still don't have power. they h

don lemon, "don lemon tonight" starts right now. >> well, i'll be watching "smerconish" tomorrow as i listen to him, every day, on sirius xm satellite radio, as well. >> love that. >> you have yourself a good weekend. i'll see you soon. >> you, too. thank you, don. >> thank you. >>> this is "don lemon tonight" and it is another night of fast-moving developments on multiple, big stories. we are going to catch up on everything that is happening. we will catch you up on everything that is happening. first up, new york's governor making it clear today he is not going without a fight. facing an impeachment investigation and multiple calls from top democrats to resign. the legal team for governor andrew cuomo attacking the state attorney general's bombshell report on sexual-harassment allegations by 11 women. just hours after one of them, a current staffer, known in the report as executive assistant number one, filed a criminal complaint against him. the attorney general's report included this selfie of her with the governor. her image, blurred, to protect her identity. the governor's lawye

with the lemon, just to squeeze out that lemon, get that pulp out, that was the bitter truth. that's what she dealt with. her personality, she was so warm, her personality is what made it not just -- really not bittersweet, but made it sweet. that was one thing she taught me. unlike the other grandchildren, i attended howard university school of journalism, school of communications. i was a journalism major. when i was 18, 19, 20, for my grandmother, our relationship was -- became a professional type of relationship. that's something that i hold. i talk about that sometimes and my siblings will say, i don't share that. that wasn't my experience. it was nothing for me to be walking across campus and look up and that's my grandmother. mother alice. mother alice. i would catch up with her. we would chat. what are you doing here? she was attending something, some program, doing something. from that, what she taught me was that you have to be consistent and you have to be motivated, but you have to get involved in your community. i think as a young student that taught me, you have

esco qqq howie: i knew it, i knew from the moment that cnn's don lemon denounced unvaccinated americans for their idiotic behavior that we were headed into a surge of anger against those who haven't gotten the shots. that's why i played it last sunday. then the new york times did a major piece on rising resentiment against the vaccinated. but i say that's driven by the pundits. >> if you're unvaccinated and you are going around without being tested, you are an arrogant selfish sob. howie: piers morgan revealed that he got a mild case of covid although he's vaccinated, denounced a lot of delewded, ill informed, shamefully scare mongered or complacent americans, some who believe in conspiracy theories. president biden offered a similar message. >> if you're not vaccinated you're not as smart as i thought you were. howie: with covid cases surging, i'm worried, frustrated, i'm i all for persuading the unprotected americans to get the vaccine. their reluctant isn't just about politics and the cdc's incredibly muddled messaging on masks is making things worse. i'll tell you this about the unv

this is "don lemon tonight." we have got a lot to get to tonight. and i am going to get to my take, in just a moment. i thought this was so important, i taped it just before the broadcast. we moved a lot of things around so that we can show you this. you know how bad delta is. new-daily cases topping 100,000. dr. anthony fauci predicting that, number one -- that number, excuse me, could double to 200,000 new cases, per day. so i just want you to hear from two people who contracted covid. a husband and a wife. both, unvaccinated. here it is. >> so joining me now to talk about their experience is travis and kelly campbell. as you can see, travis is, still, in the hospital, and kelly is with him. travis, kelly, thank you so much. i really appreciate you joining us. >> thank you. thanks for taking the time to hear our story. try to get the message out, please. please, don't wait. the delta variant is stronger and faster, and it attacks those that are not vaccinated or have more medical conditions. [ inaudible ] ten times faster and harder and it's -- it

this is "done lemon tonight."ant to begin with afghanistan because that's where the pace of evacuations is at an all-time high on a date the president, president joe biden announces he's sticking to his august 31st deadline one week from now. for u.s. troops to leave the country. >> we are currently on a pace to finish by august the 31st. the sooner we can finish, the better. each day of operations brings added risk to our troops. but th

have this problem because i was finding things repulsive that would normally be pleasant, such as lemonnt. tell us about how you are retraining yourself to get your senses back? i think we've got some pictures of what you are doing. i really want to help others... soi so i concocted... together we created and developed precise olfactory training to recover the lost sense. we have a sensory kit containing 20 small bottles, we have the most popular essences for the italian population like lemon, mushrooms, coffee, and the like. sorry, i am running out of time but i want to let our viewers know, you are helping others with the same problem? yes, we have olfactory classes, training them to regain their smell using these olfactory training kits to reconnect their memories, because the memory is not affected. we should start to smell again, be reconnected with memory. this is the way to at least try to solve the problem. michele crippa talking to me from milan. just time to remind you of our top story: us citizens hoping to leave afghanistan have been advised to avoid travelling to kabul airp

don lemon, "don lemon tonight" starts now. >> i'll listen to smerconish tomorrow as i listen to him everyhis is "don lemon tonight." we'll catch up on everything that is happening. catch you p on everything happening. first up new york's governor breaking it clear he is not going without a fight. facing an impeachment investigations from top democrats to resign. the legal team for governor andrew cuomo attacking the attorney general's bombshell

plus, a tasty lemon primavera, courtesy of fresco by scotto.all next on live! and now here are ryan seacrest and sebastian maniscalco. sebastian maniscalco. great to see you, buddy. thank you. nice to be here. [stammering] two guys at the table. i know, it's crazy. wow, this is great. it's thursday, august 12th. filling in for kelly is sebastian maniscalco,

if you -- with the lemon, to squeeze out that lemon, to get that pulp out, that was the bitter truth. that is what she dealt with. but her personality, and she was so warm -- her personality is what, what made it not just, really not bittersweet, but made it sweet. and so that was one thing that she taught me. unlike the other grand children, i was a journalism major. so when i was 18, 19, 20, for my grandmother, our relationship was -- became a professional type of a relationship. and that's something that i hold -- because i talk about it sometimes, and my siblings will say, see, i don't share that. that wasn't my experience. but it was nothing for me to be walking across campus and look up and, that's my grandmother, and i'mnd staing behind her, mother alice. i would catch up with her, we would chat for a minute, oh, what are you doing here? she was attending something, some program, you know, doing something. but from that, what she taught me was that you have to be consistent, and you have to be motivated. but you have to get involved in your community. and i think as a young stu

" and turns into what resembles a newscaster that we know don lemon is not that. if if cnn wants to be fair, there are new allegations, they should say let's investigate it. that's "the new york times" did when there is an allegation that one of their sports writers writing a book with michael phelps was giving glowing coverage of michael phelps, cnn, answer "the washington post," answer erik wemple. >> harris: reputation, as you know because you've spoken with people, you often give advice on so many things. reputation, reputation. what is this man's reputation? >> i have a nixon psychiatrist at as a patient and we talked about nixon trying to rebuild his ego. he was going through tremendous depression. i don't think it matters whether he's impeached or not. i think he's been badly tarnished and won't recover. i think he will likely need deep, deep therapy and analysis. i don't know him personally. one funny thing, i ran into chris cuomo this weekend out east. he was putting his boat on the dock and he was smiling, all smiles. cnn, the handoff, the discomfort, yo

"don lemon tonight" with the big star, d lemon, now. >> got a translator who came over here.d the -- the u.s. military in afghanistan. came over as a teenager. promised to get his family here. he is working on that now. i have some good news. it's not quite the end of -- of the line for them, meaning getting here. but i have some good news to share. that translator is going to join us in just a bit. but also, chris, what you and i have been talking about. really, what you have been i have to say probably more than any of us on the network saying you need to get this fda approval. if you get the fda approval, it will help people -- um -- you know, want to get the vaccine. i -- you know, i have been saying i don't think it's going to make a difference. maybe, we'll see where people are if they're really believing this thing that they are saying about, well, as soon as we get fda approval, we'll get the vaccine. so now, we have it. what's your excuse now? >> well, they shouldn't have one. now, look. the only carve out is that they didn't approve it for kids, yet. right? and that

don lemon. there was no covid outbreak at sturgis last year. somehow nobody has told cable news. they're convinced it was a super spreader event go to cnn's website and you'll find a piece with this headline. "south dakota sturgis motorcycle rally a cautionary tale in the age of covid-19." a cautionary tale! caution against what? believing dummies at cnn? in the piece cnn reports with horror that there are virtually no tik tok stars this year at sturgis. they're all at martha's vineyard. oprah has never been to sturgis. according to cnn, sturgis involves drag races, rock concerts, tattoo contests, pub crawls and processions of harley-davidsons through the black hills mountain range. whoa! whoa! you know what that means, right? public health disaster. or again in the words of cnn, the sturgis rally had many characteristics of a super spreading event. large crowds, high intensity of contact between people, potential for highly infectious individuals travelling from hot spots and events in poorly invented lated indoor environments. not at all like what they're doing under the tent i