fires his whole staff on social media ♪ >> reporter: despite a tough climate for comedy these days, randy hasan amazing time when everyone has a platform and everyone has the ability to get where they're going without the middleman. so go for it. "nightline," i'm zachary kiesch in new york. >>> next here, the brady bunch house now for sale. why the inside does not look like how you remember it. ♪ that this group must somehow form a family that's the way they all became the brady bunch ♪ this is a cell. so are all these. they work together, doing important stuff... like keeping your vital organs running and what not. the hitch? like you, your cells get hungry. feed them with centrum micronutrients. designed to nourish and revitalize you at the cellular level. restoring your awesome on the daily. centrum. feed your cells. ayep, and my teeth are yellow.? on the daily. time for whitestrips. crest glamorous white whitestrips are the only ada-accepted whitening strips proven to be safe and effective. and they whiten 25x better than a leading whitening toothpaste. crest. healthy, beautiful smiles fo

randy -- how randy has disrupted it is a device for -- in good faith understand it, it,as randy has described is a device for preventing officials from changing meaning of a constitution. i think it is important for also took reasons to hold the meaning of the constitution study -- steady. the trouble is the original meaning is not a very good technology for doing it. it seems to me what original ism -- what originalism is better at is creating change. this is something that i learned as i thought more about how history and constitutional decision-making interacts. decision-making based on original meanings often puts judges at a very difficult decision for reasons of the kind randy mentioned. it is difficult to read historical materials and conclude this is what they mean for the question in front of me. the framers probably did not consider the question in front of you. and the materials you are looking from, and face the get all to the question, they may speak in many voices. the interpreter is left with the scatt

zachary kiesch has a look. ♪ >> reporter: randy rainbow has struck viral gold with his quirky, newsroomration. what exactly does an education secretary do? >> i don't know. >> reporter: and the talking heads of the 24-hour news cycle. >> the commander of chiefs expressing that opinion is exactly what -- >> i'm sorry, i'm going to stop you. the commander of what? >> the commander of cheese. >> reporter: his style has become his trademark. campy for sure. it melds political humor and theater. no one is safe from the rainbow treatment. from "beauty and the beast." ♪ leave your kids in the car it received a pg rating ♪ ♪ but in this case it means pretty gay ♪ >> reporter: to babs. whatever he's doing, he's shining. this despacito remix has been seen over 1.4 million times. ♪ desperate cheeto >> reporter: making movies out of his spare bedroom in his apartment in astoria, queens. >> that's me acting with that wall right there. sometimes i'll put up some tape to be the eyes. >> reporter: he does it all, writing, shooting and produce videos sometimes in a matter of hours, but it all starts wit

randi weingarten, president of the american federation ofrs teacthis week on "firing line." ♪ >> "firing line with margaret hoover" is made possible by... corporate funding is provided by... >> my guest today haspent much of her career working successfully at the combativef intersectionucation and labor. randi weingarten has led the american federation of tchers, a union with 1.6 million members and more than ail $200on annual budget. she has a well-earned reputation as an adept political operator, a fierce negotiator, and a skilled triangulator. a native new yorker, herbo interest in law and unions was sparked by her mother, a schoolteacher who participed in a seven-week strike while randi was in high school. demonstrating that things haven't changed all that much, the decision to go on strike has been embraced by teachers coast to coast in recent months. she is a gifted lawyer and former high school teacher, who has taught medical ethics, political science, and of course, civics. but ms. weingarten may be tering the most exciting chapter of her career, now that the supreme court has rendered its decision in janus v. afscme, which overturned a 41-year precedent rung that public employees cann

. >> randy snead, a man robert has long trusted, begins the interview at 2:00 a.m.as been awake 18 hours. >> never been in that house? >> no. >> again and again, more than 70 times. >> start telling the truth. >> i am telling the truth. >> robert insists he is innocent. >> i had nothing to do with this, i swear to god. >> nine times robert asked for a polygraph. >> i will take a polygraph test right now. i am being honest. i will take a polygraph test. i have said that how many times? officer snead, i was not there. i will take a polygraph test right now to prove to you i was not there. >> when you have somebody in the interrogation room that offers to take a polygraph, that's a strong sign of innocence that should not be disregarded. >> we know you were in the house. >> then his partner ups the ante. they have evidence he says. >> we have evidence that you were in the house, we can prove it. >> they don't have evidence of that, though it is legal for police to lie in an interrogation. >> there was a lot of people. you will -- >> just after 3:00 a.m., robert asked f

randy kaye has a look at the rece recent nominee.he framers established that the constitution is designed to secure the blessings of liberty. justice kennedy devoted his career to securing liberty. i am deeply honored to be nominated to fill his seat on the supreme court. >> he conveyed the essential neutrality of the law. >> i'm forever grateful to justice kennedy for the opportunity to clerk for him. >> still kavanaugh is not without his critics. many suggest he has been part of the establishment for too long. he helped investigate president pill bill clinton along with kenneth starr. it was kavanaugh who helped lead the investigation into the death of vince foster. a clinton aide. and helped write the starr report to congress which outlined ground for president clinton's impeachment. >> some one who tries to ensure the range of policy views on various subjects in the administration are presented to the president in a fair, even handed way. >> with president trump's administration under investigation for colluding with russia durin

cnn's randi kaye has a look at how we got to this point. >> reporter: on june 3rd, in an e-mail, donald trump jr. is promised incriminating information about hillary clinton. his response, if it's what you say, i love it, especially later in the summer. six days later, meeting with the russian lawyer at trump tower. joining him, trump's campaign chairman at the time, manafort, and his son-in-law, jared kushner. whether "the new york times" broke the story, don jr. didn't initially disclose the attending purpose of the meeting. instead, he said the purpose was to discuss the adoption of russian children. but the very next day when "the times" broke the news that the president's son was promised damaging information about hillary clinton, don jr. issued a statement saying the woman stated that she had information that individuals connected to russia were supporting mrs. clinton. he also said the lawyer changed the subject to adoption. two days after the story broke, white house press secretary sarah sanders denied the president had any prior knowledge of meeting. >> when did the president

the moods have shifted day by day, no doubt from one heart beat to the next. "360's" randi kaye has moreow the moments and days have unfolded. >> reporter: more than half a mile below the surface, members of the wild boar soccer team sit, waiting to be rescued. the boy, 11 to 16, first disappeared with their coach on june 23rd. the group had been exploring a thai cave when heavy seasonal rains flooded the cave's entrance. the team was forced deeper and deeper into the labyrinth of tunnels. hours after they disappeared, their bicycles and backpacks were found at the cave entrance. they feared the worst. >> when i saw the bike parked at the mouth of the cave, the tears just dropped. i was desperate to find my son. we need a miracle. >> reporter: that miracle arrived early monday morning when a group of british divers located the boys and their coach in a dry chamber about two and a half miles inside the cave, all of them alive. the dramatic moment caught on video. >> how many of you? >> 13. >> 13? >> 13. >> brilliant! >> the boys and their coach had only suffered light injuries and skin ra

during his time -- during his time with the fed, randy quarles has done the opposite. time and again mr. quarles has sided with wall street, not with workers. look what happened with the stress test. the fed allowed the seven largest banks to redirect $96 billion that should be used to pay workers, to reduce fees for consumers, to protect taxpayers from bailouts. instead, they plow that money into share buybacks, in dividend that reward, you guessed it, wealthy executives and investors. two investors had captain -- two banks are capital below the amount. now the fed will have new rules to make stress tests easier, giving banks more leeway to design the exams they will much more likely pass. the fed, under mr. quarles' leadership, wants to loosen limits on big bank borrowing, opposed by sheila baird. the fed's proposing to weaken the involvinger rule, the -- volcker rule. in the -- and the fed is undercutting the rules of f stock in oversight of if foreign banks. again, a boon to wall street, a punch in the gut to american workers. wall street simply doesn't respect the

sente: the senate has randy's nomination forward. obviously it doesn't really change anything. it's interesting that the composition of the fed is changing and yet monetary policy seems like we are on a consistent course and have been in previous administrations and through this one. what will be the next market moving event when it comes to the fed? >> there are a couple possibilities. the clear one is the discussion of trade that's going on now. the administration has launched this additional round of investigations into harm to trade from china. when we get to the point in our forecast that the administration will impose a new round of tariffs the question will become exactly what goods are being imposed, exactly what the chinese government retaliation is and that will be the time to assess how big of a macro effect it is and as a result whether the fed will need to pause. shery: what about shape of the yield curve? mr. powell addressed it in a way of what it would mean for the neutral rate. the specific concern at the moment being an inversion of the yield curve? often from

one of those so—called big four but no rafael nadal, roger federer or randy murray this year. surprisingly djokovic hasyear following battles with form and fitness and as we know we can doa form and fitness and as we know we can do a real tough work—out in the semifinals, didn't he? that semifinals, didn't he? that semifinal straddling two days before eventually coming past old foe rafaela eventually coming past old foe rafa ela ta o eventually coming past old foe rafaela tao in five gruelling sets. you wonder how tired he will be feeling as for kevin anderson, of course. as we know, he came through a gruelling five sets against roger federer in the quarterfinals before them coming through that six and half hour marathon match against john is now before eventually prevailing 26 games to 2a in that fifth and final set. you wonder if exhaustion will play a part for both players. a little bit later on. as we know, kerber won herfirst what wimbledon title in the ladies singles yesterday, upsetting serena williams was much talked about and who could have gone on and equalled margaret court's record of 2a gr

a federal judge agreed she is a flight risk so she has to stay in custody. randitracks her path which, as you know, once crossed with the trump campaign. >> i'm visiting from russia. my question will be about foreign politics. >> reporter: that's how close this accuse the russian spy got to then candidate donald trump this july 2015. at freedom fest in las vegas. her name is maria butina. >> i believe i would get along very nicely with putin, okay? >> reporter: that same woman now charged with conspiracy and acting as an agent of the russian government. the 29-year-old graduate student from american university is accused of using sex and deception to cozy up to high-level politicians and steer them toward moscow's objectives. prosecutors say she had a personal relationship with a man cnn confirms was paul ericson, a republican political operative nearly twice her age. butina reportedly describing him as her boyfriend. prosecutors say she used her own moscow-based gun group, right to bear arms, to build relationships with the national rifle association. >> i'm a re

. >> northern idaho has become home for a lot of people like randy weaver who want to be away from thes of civilization and from civilization itself. >> he's not a terrorist. he's not endangering anybody. everybody that knows him has talked about him as a good, loving christian family man. >> never before has northern idaho witnessed this kind of fire power from the federal government. >> what should have been a relatively routine arrest went very badly wrong. there was a shootout in which weaver's 14-year-old son sammy and a dog and a u.s. marshal all ended up dead. an fbi sharpshooter shot his wife dead while she was carrying the baby in her arms. >> fbi agents are trained to shoot only to protect themselves or others. the rules of engagement for ruby ridge were rewritten. >> decisions were made within the fbi which allowed the snipers to shoot at anyone who was armed. it was completely unjustifiable. >> put a bullet in my head! hey, i'll make it easy. i'll turn my back on you. >> baby killer! >> not everyone who lives around here says randy weaver is in the right. but they say none

from that claiming how the friends saying it was i didn't yet know randy see it work i didn't say but maybe that was. kind of the hand has to be in an unnatural position this isn't the line it depends if there was a clear who bought the beers had the raffle all over no no no no no that was not a handball after all actually that men just scored a goal you know notable of dropping things that was a natural and sure way of moving yeah but that there there that is not how this hand was just made and i don't know that he. was tricky to look deliberate to me i don't know i don't know a lot you know if it was something like that we have to see how the rich guy gets in an unnatural for a second and yeah a position to see what the call is was it a part of a jump when you come down if you jump on your hands go up your hands are going to come down i think he's trying to bring his hand that's you know i guess i've got to get down to what it is all the bowl i'm trying to give him the benefit that's the issue. the ball is coming his direction it's not i have ball i think they'll call it touch his hand and saying all out no they called

tell from claiming how the friends saying it was i didn't yet know randy see it work i didn't see how but maybe that was. kind of the hand has to be in an unnatural position on the line it depends if there was a clear who bought the because then the absolute all over no no no no no that was not a handball after all watching that mean just scored a goal you know notable of dropping his head was unnaturally actual it's a way of moving yeah but that there there that is not how you see it that this hand was just a little i don't know that he was. tricky like deliberate to me i don't know i don't know a lot you know if it does something like that we have to see how much can i do anything and i'm not saying always check in and yeah a position to see what the call is was it a part of the job when you come down if you jump in your hands go up your hands are going to come down i think he's trying to bring his hand that's you know i guess i've got to get down to the know why did he throw the ball i'm trying to give him the benefit that's the issue. the ball is coming his direction it's not a hand ball at the depth at all it touched hi

has arrived. she is still getting herself sorted out in her seat, i will let her take a quick breath, randi weingarten who taught history in brooklyn wrote to become the president of the knighted -- of teachers. she is now the national presidents of the american federation of teachers, representing a significant population that is directly affected by the janus decision. we are delighted you are here to make your comments, let me say that the order of arrival with senator clover shari and shaking, senator udall, senator reid and her own oh, and senator murray, and at the conclusion of ms. weingartner's remarks so returned to senator clover sure. >> thank you senator. >> i am honored to be here. i am here on the eve of our convention which is happening in pittsburgh. what we are seeing is an amazing sense of our members that they are sticking with the union. something has shifted in the last few weeks and months. frankly in the 20 years, the 25 years of union efficacy that i have done, i have never seen one i've seen now. i want to start with that there is a lot of hope in a very dark time. we are unio

. >>> randy couture, former mma fighter, actor, has a new venture.of the professional fighters league. why do we need it when we have the ufc? i will ask him. >>> next hour we talk to health and human services secretary alex azar about president trump's push to lower drug prices. the president is tweeting about it today. you're watching the second hour of hour of hour of "varney & company." ♪ stuart: coming back a bit. now we're down 93. we had been down 130. that is on the dow. >>> comcast dropped a bid to buy assets from 21st century fox, choosing to focus on its offer for britain's sky. disney involved in the three-way negotiation just hit a 52-week high on that news. 113 bucks a share for disney. >>> president trump tweeting about the house resolution which was a resolution supporting i.c.e. the immigration people. quote, the democrats have a death wish in more ways than one. they actually want to abolish i.c.e. this should cost them heavily in the midterms. republicans overwhelmingly passed a bill, actually it was a resolution supporting i.c.e.

claiming how the french saying it was i didn't yet know randy seen it work i didn't see how but maybe there was. a little and you kind of the hand has to be in an unnatural position this is the line it depends on if there was a clear who bought the beers had the absolute all no no no no no that was not a handball after all aren't you that man just scored a goal you know notable of dropping is that was a natural that's yours or way of moving yeah but that there there is not how you all see it that this hand was just moving i don't know that he was. tricky i looked illiterate to me i don't know i don't know a lot you know if it was something like that we have to see happen which again i didn't i'm not saying always check in and yeah a position to see what the call is was it a part of the job when you come down and if you jump in your hands go up your hands are going to come down i think he's trying to bring his hand that's you know i guess i'm back to making it down to seven but it's all the bowl i'm trying to give him the benefit that's the issue. the ball is coming his direction it's not a have ball i think they'll call it what it t

has co-written a book on leadership, called "lead yourself first." his co-author described him as "authentic, humble and down to earth."randirue conservative.. once reportedly upholding a mandatory minimum sentence for a man who pleaded guilty to drug charges, even though congress had reduced the mandatory minimum by the time the man was sentenced."amy coney barrett:"justice kennedy is 80 //edit// this could be a sea change."amy coney barrett, the only female nominee trump seems to be considering, is a former notre dame law professor. she is 46 and has seven children.she was recently appointed to the us court of appeals in chicago, for the 7th district, and has clerked for supreme court justice antonin scalia. a new york times profile explored barrett's membership in a group called "people of praise" -- a christian organization that the article says has life long loyalty oaths, requires submission to advisors of the same gender, and believes in prophesy. in 2006, barrett told notre dame graduates that "your legal career is but a means to an end, and that end is building the kingdom of god." democrat dianne feinstein: "when

how the whole story unfolded and also how the trump camp has repeatedly changed its story about what happened that day. for more, here is our randiaye. >> reporter: on june 3, 2016, in an e-mail from publicist rob goldstone, donald trump jr. is promised incriminating information about hillary clinton. his response, if it is what you say, i love it, especially later in the summer. six days later, don junior met with the russian lawyer at trump tower. joining him, paul manafort and his son-in-law jared kushner. when the "new york times" broke the story last year about the secret meeting, don jr. didn't initially disclose the intended purpose of the meeting. instead he said the purpose was to discuss the adoption of russian children. but the very next day when the "times" broke the news that the president's son was promised damaging information about hillary clinton, don jr. issued a statement saying the woman stated that she had information that individuals connected to russia were supporting mrs. l clinton. he also said the lawyer changed the subject to adoption. two days after the story broke, white house press secretary sarah sa

united nations high commissioner for refugees randy thank you so much for being with us sir i want to ask you first about the fact that the world bank of course has announced that they are going to contribute close to a billion dollars half a billion dollars to the or hinder refugee to the government on the dash to help with the remains a refugee population because it's not nearly enough considering all that's going on here and the immensity of this crisis right now it is a very important package because it will allow all of us to go beyond this emergency phase and look at education big need for the people here look at hand look at the infrastructure also for the local community they are tremendously impacted one million people in a small difficult land but meanwhile because this is going to take some time we desperately need humanitarian climates to feed people who give them water who will reinforce the shelter in this monsoon season we have an appeal of about one hundred million dollars issued in january while sympathy for these refugees twenty five percent from that this has to change what impresses here the two things that impress he was the

. >> i think president trump has gone into new and more dangerous territory. >> and randy yesterday said as a one-off he's not worried about it. >> i said one-off is a big deal. i said it's a slippery slope at 8:35 this morning. when did that tweet come out, something like 8:55, 20 minutes later. just from a literary standpoint, i know comparing the trump tweets and literary is make an oxymoron, but let's go down that road yesterday he complained about fed policy relative to trade today if you look at that tweet, he is specifically urging the federal reserve to an action that's a different world he's also linking federal reserve policy to the fiscal side, the ability to pay debt as well as essentially saying the federal reserve needs to be a partner in this trade war. and i think we're opening up -- i think a can of worms is an understatement relative to what's being opened here maybe pandora's box. >> he is doing all the things for why everybody believes the central bank should be independent from the federal government because in historically what do federal governments want you to do

has been on so you may say that. it was the reaction or what the two presidents have agreed but again like it's really hard to speculate right now. last night randi coeditor of the online find b s news what the deals reached could mean for syria what syrian refugees are scattered about the neighboring countries there not helping their own country or their own countrymen so i think it's crucial that. the peace the war is won the peace that peace is and the settlement is real. and then i think people will have the confidence to return to their own country. and that certainly will help the migration courses in europe and the neighboring countries around syria like turkey jordan and lebanon. so yes but obviously people won't come back while the war is still raging raging and they won't come back while there are still terrorist factions within the country i think we're still a little bit of work to do but i think by the end of this year i mean i did say this last year but i think by the end of this year the bit more serious returning not just aleppo and damascus but to other cities and towns within the country itself. meanwhile trying to be a putin to

and, of course, randy shilts in that wonderful book couldn't know what would happen with harvey in subsequent years. he has been more honored that any gay person in modern history. i first found out about the "time" magazine 1999 article of the 100 most important individuals of the 20th century. not 20th century america, all of, everyone, the whole world and 20th century. harvey was included in the section called heroes and icons, together with anne frank, shake rivera, the kennedys, and mother teresa. [applause] >> the only out gay person to be included in the list of 100 most influential individuals of the 20th century. as you all know there's a wonderful documentary about in that came out in 1984 and, of course, the 2008 film milk that cleve was very important in, and just the honors that he has received have been quite astonishing. he received from president obama the medal of freedom, which is the highest honor that an american who was not in the military can get, , in 2009. the governor of california proclaimed an annual harvey milk day. in 2014 the u.s. postal service issued a stamp with his image.

randy's legacy about what he did and stood for. now you are at the human rights campaign and we are in the trump era. there has been a fairly frontal attack on much of what we accomplished in the administration. people say why did you find that guidance and wanted to file that litigation because it exercise trump voters on help get trump elected. without if that's the power i have that saying something. we are in the moment where unquestionably this administration has had a very different to view on inclusion and diversity. from its fees on racial inclusion to lgbtq inclusion. i am at the leadership council and the human rights campaign is a part of the leadership conference. i'm picking up on something you said about the moment of solidarity where all of our communities feel under attack. what is the work you are doing on the campaign and what is the threat of the work you have been doing, and his legacy to what you are doing now? you are young and have your whole life ahead of you. where does this moment fit in right now? >> this is a critical moment in the fight for equality. over the past year and half we

mom and randy was right that was that we've been hearing some pretty definitive responses to trump's offer of talks from tehran. absolutely and this is a country that has said over and over again leaders big and small across the spectrum of said they much prefer negotiations over a conflict they much prefer prefer conversation over escalation but in this case it's really a once bitten twice shy kind of situation for most of the leaders here just a few days ago i was sitting across from a senior national security member of the national security establishment and i asked him point blank what do you think do you think that there is ever can you ever envision a moment where you and your colleagues can sit down with president donald trump and his administration and discuss absolutely anything and he was unequivocal in his response he said never. the feeling here is that there is an enormous trust deficit with this current administration in the white house that by pulling out of the deal by a great deal of hostility towards iran and by threatening sanctions and planning on august sixth to reapply reimplement unilateral sanctions that donald trump has proven

yet, i would agree with randy to say that old adage says there are two sources of power. money and people. and the reason that this coke network has mobilized billionaires and multimillionaires in the way that they have is because they disagree with a majority that believes in social security and believes in public education that, wants action on the climate, that wants to support teachers and all of these other things. they understand they can't persuade that majority so they are trying to go around that majority by funding all these organizations, by operating in stealth, by misleading people about the climate, about voting, et cetera. so i do think that we need to keep in mind there is a latent majority that can be activated in the ways that my union friends here at the table are talking about. and we also though, i think, could think more strategically going forward. there is so many good people on the other side who are focused on the issues of homeless or police violence or women's rights or what have you. and we tend to be in sigh lows, right? we tend to be not in conversation, no in the any kind of alignment. i think one c

has been extremely aggressive. i would like to compare to some of the things that happened during the crack epidemic, but it is a lot more potent than what we doubt within. host: randy is in maryland. you are on with our guests. caller: good morning. i would like to express thanks to everybody who is fighting for the united states, especially our first responders. and it isuestion, based on -- i have lived in maryland my whole life. i would like to know, how do you feel about the opioid epidemic? do you feel it has gotten worse in the last 20 years due to opiate orders? host: commissioner? guest: open borders, no. , as ak what happened country, we have an insatiable appetite for drugs, illicit and illicit. we need to take -- licit. we need to take a fundamental approach to how we release -- decrease the demand. as long as there is a demand, drug groups will try to meet it. we are seeing some of the highest or the levels for of levels ofurity fentanyl and the lowest prices. .ost: commissioner, i apologize we are going to hand you a microphone so you can be directly into that. well you get yourself situated, chief, i want to ask you, you served as the fire chief in li

has a sizable advantage over de leon, both in terms of her incumbancy... and war chest. joining us now to talk more about these developments... randy shandobil.oins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with some temperatures soaring into the mid 90s. but it was a much cooler day at the coast with highs there with patchy fog in the 50s and 60s. on the doppler you can see a few pop-up showers over the mountains to the north and the sierra. monsoonal clouds will likely make a return in the middle of the week to bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms. on the satellite you can see high pressure building in from the desert. it will bring some temperatures near triple digits in the valleys over the next couple of days. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast with fog. wednesday will be the the week with highs in the 100s inland but monsoonal clouds will move in late in the day to bring another chance of showers and . temperatures should cool over the weekend a little and into next week. next week.little and into weekend a little

has been? that is a key question. they have their own domestic issues. vonnie: i do not know. [laughter] romaine andu to randyho is in time when his arris group. coming up, health issues for sergio marchionne, who will abruptly leave his post at fiat chrysler and ferrari. we will discuss what is ahead for those automakers. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: this is "bloomberg markets." i'm shery ahn. 'm vonnie quinn. mike manley will be the new ceo of fiat chrysler as sergio marchionne is unable to return to work for health reasons. we will get to sergio marchionne 's legacy in a moment, but part of that is to continue the work he has been trying to do. dan, what will mike manley have to do to implement all the changes that sergio marchionne was trying to implement? dan: well, he has a lot on his plate right now. clearly, his first test came today, probably surprising management, that thing he has to resolve quickly which is the head of the european operations. altavilla resigned, so he will have to think about replacing him, a veteran executive. he obviously loses someone who had chest in the market. market. in the

has been extremely aggressive. i would compare it to some of the things that happened during the crack epidemic. >> let's hear from randy in maryland. >> i like to express things to everybody who's fighting for the united states, especially our first responders. i've lived in maryland all of my life. i like to know how do you feel about the opiate epidemic, do you feel it has gotten worse in the past 20 years due to open borders? >> commissioner? >> open borders, i think what is happened is as a country we have an insatiable appetite for drugs, both licit and illicit. we need to take a fundamental approach in terms of how we reduce the level of demand. with the demand be in their drug trafficking groups are going to try to mediate. were seeing the high-spirited levels of fentanyl of all times as some of the lowest prices. that's a dangerous combination. then you throw on that this influx of fentanyl. >> commissioner, were going to hand your microphone so you can speak directly into that instead of the current headset. while you do that, chief you served as the city of the city manager, your fire chief in lincoln, nebras

it seems like he has become so consolationn giving to places like russia and china that -- i don't know where to go. host: we appreciate your points and we will go to randyt in michigan on our independent line. caller: thank you, good morning. i really enjoyed it. host: you bet. caller: i would like to point overhe laws of morality , the languagears that the youth use every few , the debt facing us both in the national state and local municipalities. one of the things i really believe is hurting us is the new media today, i am not against them themselves but they have some channels that -- the old days with walter cronkite on the evening news, that was all. you have news programs that cater to the left and the right and they each bring in their own experts to reach the base of viewers and nothing gets done in the middle which is where things usually get settled. host: you gave us some heavy issues to take on the media and that and a loss of morality. guest: i have to agree to some extent -- i think that the loss of morality is a hard thing to make concrete and specific to people but let me put it this way. actually a proponent of the idea of some form of

has been extremely aggressive. i would like to compare to some of the things that happened during the crack epidemic, but it is a lot more potent than what we doubt within. host: randy is in maryland. you are on with our guests. caller: good morning. i would like to express thanks to everybody who is fighting for the united states, especially our first responders. and it isuestion, based on -- i have lived in maryland my whole life. i would like to know, how do you feel about the opioid epidemic? do you feel it has gotten worse in the last 20 years due to opiate orders? host: commissioner? guest: open borders, no. , as ak what happened country, we have an insatiable appetite for drugs, illicit and illicit. we need to take -- licit. we need to take a fundamental approach to how we release -- decrease the demand. as long as there is a demand, drug groups will try to meet it. we are seeing some of the highest or the levels for of levels ofurity fentanyl and the lowest prices. .ost: commissioner, i apologize we are going to hand you a microphone so you can be directly into that. well you get yourself situated, chief, i want to ask you, you served as the fire chief in li

has very little physical. >> guest: one of the things i have to say is one of my favorite film characters from jackson heights so it's kind of neat to get a call from there. randy watson a great film character. that's fascinating. i agree with you. of traininga lot with people on the novels and there's a lot of things with using weapons and things like that. they says you fight like you train and train like you fight and you brought up the word habit. the challenge for me is how they make it exciting and get people to turn the pages and i give thm just a little bit of that to learn why that's important and that is probably an interesting insight readers would enjoy this somehow filed away in my mental rolodex. >> host: another theme is the safe houses in the world. is there truth behind that? >> guest: it depends. yes. they exist. it's something that is very necessary. sometimes they t are temporary setup just for a certain operation. there's something i talk about in my book a capability kit we are back to murphy's law again which is you've got to expect murphy is going to show up at the first possible tim timing fr the operation into chaos and if you are goin