and robert kennedy, both in 1968. in the public consciousness, killers each had different motives, the murders are seldom considered unrelated acts. they're instead viewed con spear toirly -- conspiracy. conversely, less than two months after reagan's shooting and ii also, pope john paul survived an assassination if not likely approved orchestrated by the kgb. luckemed as if the world's had suddenly changed, for the better. was killedoln, who at the pinnacle of his presidency, the very week of the victory, neither kennedy's nor reagan's shooting occurred at a key moment in american became a keyoth event in our national life. the assassination of kennedy and reaganr assassination of profoundly shaped how we view each man. without these shootings, neither may have been considered a successful president let alone great ones. book, "kennedy and reagan: why their legacies endure," sprang from a news in february read ga gallup announced that americans consider kennedy our two greatest presidents. they sometimes shared this

roberts old covering kennedy's trip to portland, oregon.is my first major assignment i worked for the oregon journal. i was given the assignment to cover kennedy come in a 1966 and he was in a labor hall and it was jampacked and i couldn't get in the room. that was going to be a real problem because you being an editor don't like coming -- people coming back saying i didn't get the story. so i panicked, but i saw this photographer sitting at the edge of the crowd and he was traveling with kennedy and he must have sensed my desperation. i said how do you get to the crowd? he said hang on to make it. through the crowd and he got to this place. this is where i am. with robert kennedy. he said this is where you going to get your best shot. you see the crowd, the candidate . this is the angle i had. in a closer upshot from the same these photo'sday stand up for me. what happened after this, it affected my life in a profound way. followed the motorcade at the portland airport, there was a d.c. three on the tarmac with the prepared -- propellers t

jacqueline kennedy and her children and president johnson and his wife and robert kennedy, the late president's brother. beneath the dome of the capitol, the casket rests on a catacomb. president johnson places a wreath of red and white roses at the foot of the casket. then mrs. kennedy holding carolyn by the hand goes up to the casket. the widow lichts the flag and touches her lips to the bronze casket. then it is the people of america who come to pay last respects to president kennedy. over a quarter of the million stream through the rotunda. many wait as long as ten hours. they wait through the chilly night. not since the death of franklin d. roosevelt have the american people known such deep sorrow. next day mrs. kennedy and her brothers-in-law have the procession. including heads of state who have come from far away for this final march. all follow the late president's casket. walking from the white house to saint matthew's cathedral. at the cathedral, richard cardinal curbing of boston will celebrate the mass of the catholic faith. ♪ the notable figures here include the queen of greece, t

. >> soon after client was on the phone with robert kennedy, the president's brother. >> he said how bad is it? >> he had no idea. so, i didn't want to tell him that his brother was dead. so, i said, it's as bad as it can get. and that with he just hung up the phone. >> client stayed on as mrs. kennedy detailed the year after the assassination. >> watching the two kids without a fire and knowing we were supposed to keep the father alive and didn't do it. it just ate me up. >> he fell into a depression drinking and pulled himself out of it years later. he realized what that did to him. it wasn't until years later that he was writing a book about president kennedy and he opened up and started to heal. >> he was always looking down and he started standing up straighter after looking it down. and that confidence returned. >> i'm indebted together. >> the two wrote three books together and she pushed him to move to marin in 2012. >> life is good, but when this day comes every year, it's a time for clint to reflect. >> it changed everything. i called it the end of the age of innocence. >>

essentially the last picture of robert kennedy alive. he gave his quick sign, went into the kitchen, where bill edwards was in when he was shot. incredible photograph. one of my colleagues was with him also. i heard something happened. i ran outside and saw ethel in the back of the ambulance. took this photo through ambulance door. it was shocking what happened. senator, butthe this picture made me feel bad. i was 21 when i did it. was the idea of intruding on somebody's grief. that's not something i like to do or anybody does, but i did it. many years later, i asked -- i told her how bad i felt, she said not to worry, i was doing my job. she understood. those people lived in the public life forever. day, theafter this family invited me to be at the gravesite to celebrate the life of robert kennedy on the day of his death. this is the picture i took of ethel. being a photographer is about getting through the veneer of people's souls. she had lived through so much. i caught this one moment. the sadness is evident. and other watch this ame

this is essentially the last picture of robert kennedy alive. he gave his peace sign and went into the kitchen where bill everett's was in there when he was shot. this amazing photograph pier 1 my colleagues was with him. and i heard something had happened. i ran outside and i saw ethel in the back of the ambulance. and i took the photo through the ambulance door. it was shocking to me what had happened. point, this at that picture really made me feel bad. i was 21 when i did it and it was the idea of intruding on someone's grief like that, that is not something i'd like to do. but i did it and many years later, i told ethel how bad i felt. she said, don't worry. you were doing your job. she understood. people who live in the public life forever. after, my family invited me to be at the graveside to celebrate robert kennedy's life on the day of his death. this is the picture i took of ethel. and you can see, being a photographer is about getting through the veneer to people's souls. she had been through so much. and the this one moment sadness i

. >> reporter: soon after clint was on the phone with attorney general robert kennedy, the president's brother. >> he said well how bad is it? >> reporter: he didn't know? >> he had no idea. so i didn't want to tell brwade so i said it's as bad as it can get, and with that he just hung up the phone. >> reporter: the nation mourned, and as the president i mrs. kennedy asked clint for scissors. >> i could hear the click, click, click of the scissors as she cut some of his hair as a memento and then turned and walked back to the elevator and went to the 2nd floor. we went and checked everything and closed the casket for the last time. it was never open again. >> reporter: clint stayed on mrs. kennedy's detail for a year after the assassination. it was tough. >> watching the 2 kids without a father now and knowing that we were supposed to keep their father alive and didn't do it. it just ate me up. >> reporter: he couldn't really talk about that day, so when cbs's mike wallace interviewed him in 1975, clint broke down. >> if i had reacted just a little bit quicker, i could have, i guess, y

there are some, for instance, my friend robert kennedy junior is a major anti-vaxxer and is not for anarchy. i think his issue was thinking mercury as a preservative was the cause. is that correct? >> that is one of the platforms they have espoused. been studies to show that that is wrong? >> what was said by doctor fauci earlier is that there is a level in some vaccines. we made a point in vaccines to remove that and the manufacturers did this without being mandated to do so, so there are single-dose syringes without mercury in those vaccines and those are primarily given to children and to pregnant women, and so there has been major progress on this and as dr. jernigan said in his testimony earlier, the cdc and fda are mounting efforts to minimize that, but the amounts and kind of mercury there are not the kind that mr. kennedy has been talking about. >> dr. watkins, do you have any perspective on this, as well? dr. watkins: thank you. i mean, public health is clearly worried about these sentiments and that we need to do a better job in communicating the efficacy of the vaccine and the be

jail, police established a temporary holding facility at robert f. kennedy stadium. (music) >> to force further confrontation, some of the prisoners attempted to escape. others mutilated a large tarp covering the field. >> when it was apparent that bogged down court procedures would cause the attention of many prisoners overnight, they were transferred to the washington coliseum, a large auditorium nearby. by nightfall, all demonstrators were indoors. blankets were secured by the military, and more than enough food to take care of the prisoners'needs. reaction of some prisoners was to destroy the sanitary facility. tear up the blankets and throw the food on the floor. many refused to be properly booked and identified. >> on tuesday, with most of their fellow demonstrators under arrest, the remaining mayday activists deployed hit and run tactics. >> about noon, police prepared for a large on the justice department. official estimates indicated about 800 protesters would take part. however, these were joined by others who were released by the court. (music) police warn

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. >> reporter: soon after, clint was on the hole with attorney general robert kennedy, the president'ssaid, well, how bad is it? >> reporter: he didn't know? >> he had no idea. so i didn't want to tell him that his brother was dead. so i said, this is as bad as it can get. and with that, he just hung up the phone. >> reporter: clint stayed on as mrs. kennedy's detail for a year after the assassination. it was tough. >> watching those two kids without a father now. knowing that we were supposed to keep their father alive andi it just ate me up. >> reporter: he fell into a depression and drinking and years later, pulled himself out of it realizing what that day vemb did to him. it was not until 2009 when he met lisa mccubin who was writing a book about president kennedy that he started to open up and heal. >> when i first met him, his head was down. when he walked, he was always looking down. he started standing up straighter, that confidence returned. >> the more i talk to herbs the better i felt. so i really am indebted to her. >> reporter: the three wrote three books together and lisa

. >> soon after, clint was on the phone with attorney general robert kennedy, the president's brother. >> he said, well, how bad is it? >> reporter: he didn't know? >> he had no idea. so i didn't want to tell him that his brother was dead. i said it is as bad as it can get. with that, he just hung up the phone the nation mourned and as the president was lying in state, mrs. kennedy asked clint for scissors. >> i could hear the click, click, click of the scissors and she cuts some of his hair as a memento. she turned and walked back to will elevator and the second floor. general mchugh around i closed the casket for the last time. >> reporter: clint stayed on on the detail for mrs. kennedy for a year after. it was tough. >> watching the children without a father, knowing that we were supposed to keep their father alive and didn't do it, that just ate me up. >> reporter: he could not really talk about that day. when mike wallace asked him about that day in 1965, he broke down. >> if i had reacted just a little bit quicker, i could have, i guess -- i'll carry that into my grave. >> repor

. >> there are some i think not robert kennedy junior, he's a major anti-vaxxer and he's not for anarchy. his issue was thinking that mercury as apreservative was the cause, is that correct ? >> that is one of the platforms that they have espoused. >> as urban studies toshow that that is wrong ? >> that was said by doctor fauci earlier and it's apple mercury that is in some multidose vials of some vaccines and i will say that we made a point effort in 2008 with influenza vaccines into remove that and the manufacturers did this without being mandated to do so and so that there are single dose syringes. without mercury in those vaccines and those are primarily givento children . and to pregnant women so there is a has been major progress on this and as doctor jernigan said , the cdc and fda are melting efforts to be able to minimize that but again, the amounts there and the kind of mercury there are not the kind that mister kennedy has been talking about. >> doctor watkins, you have any perspective on this as well -mark. >> thank you. i think public health is clearly worried about these se

senator robert kennedy also sat there, and many others.s really the figurative torch that you're carrying for these progressive senators that came before you. what was that like when you realized you'd be sitting in that desk? >> well, it was pretty exciting. it started off this way. the freshman senators choose last where we're going to sit. there were ten desks left to the ten freshman and there were no bad seats. you're not sitting behind a pillar or anything. i heard senators carve their names in desk drawers so i pulled out three or four drawers. this desk i saw said mcgovern south dakota, and just said kennedy. i said which brother's desk is this, it just says kennedy, and he says well it's got to be bobby's because i have jack's desk and i started thinking about when the desk represented. and it really does represent my belief in the power of government to make peoples lives better. and that's what hugo black did, t.f. green did, ben taylor did, that's what bobby kennedy did. and that's why i wrote this book to emphasize the importa

senator robert kennedy also sat there. so did george mcgovern, al gore sr. sat there and many others. this desk represents the figurative torch you are carrying for these progressive senators that came before you. what was that like when you realized you would be sitting in that desk? >> well, it was pretty exciting. it started off this way. the freshmen senators choose last where we're going to sit. there were ten desks left of the ten freshmen. there are no bad seats. so i heard that senators carved their names in desk drawers so i pulled out three or four drawers. this desk said mcgovern. just said kennedy. i said, ted, walk over. i said which brother's desk is this. he said it's got to be bobby's because i have jack's desk. it does represent the power that my belief and the power of government to make people's lives better. that's what hugo black did, that's what bobby kennedy did. that's why i wrote this book, to emphasize the importance of progressive change. >> it's fascinating. thank you so much. what a pleasure to have you on. i really appreciate it

she was the only child of courtney kennedy hill, the 5th of robert and ethel kennedy's 11 grandchildrenople marched through downto brooklyn friday night to protest alleged police brutality. protesters chanted n y p d it's got to go. they marched through the streets the protest came days after a video shared on social media showed officers fighting with teens at a subway station. video shows police breaking up a fight among teens a metro station and an officer punching a 15 year-old boy. the officer involved in the altercatn has been assigned to non enforcement duty during this investigation. in chicago a teenager is now charged with attempted first-degree murder. the hollowing shooting of a young girl. >>tonight that girl remains in serious condition. eric conn has the story. >>this image of the girl clinging to life her minnie mouse costume blood as little village residents heartbroken. >>we're also here to show our outrage. this type of violence in little village. >>neighbors could only watch helplessly through a window after the 7 year-old girl was hit by stray bullets in the chest a

and there are a lot of names there including robert kennedy, al gore sr.moment where you open a desk like that and see those names and think, my gosh. i'm actually going to sit here. >> yeah. it's pretty exciting. i've been in the senate probably two weeks and you choose based on seniority where you're going to seat. i heard it really doesn't matter. there are no bad seats. so i pulled open three or four desk drawers because i heard that senators write their names sort of like middle school, carve their names in the desk drawer. mcgovern, gore, tennessee, and kennedy. so i said to ted kennedy then in the senate, he walks over and i said ted, which brother's desk is this. he looks and says, well, it's got to be bobby's desk. i have jack's. so i started thinking about who some of these senators were. some of them i knew a lot about. not many. a few i knew nothing about. and i selected eight of them. no particular reason it was eight. and began writing and thinking and researching. and ten years later, the book was finished. so i didn't speed write this. i th

the deaths of robert kennedy and martin luther king, the the nvision of czechoslavakia. but 1989.hink what we have witnessed. tiananmen square, the democracy movement not yet dead. it may be on the run, but it is not yet dead. and what is going on on both sides of this wall. the climax that has happened here tonight. the wallfectively has come down. i mean physically as well. that's chunk of the berlin wall. men and women on top of the wall tonight taking it down, symbolically because realistically it had been taken down by the people in the last eight hours or so. they are tossing this wall east to west and west to east. they are being joined as freedom loving people and no wall can stand in their way. it is a night to remember. garrick: thank you, tom. finally, we take a certain journalistic pride in the coverage of the wall. not only today. on the day that the wall went up, and even brinkley was there at the brandenburg gate. tonight as the wall opened up, tomorrow, toms and and the rest of the nbc team will provide you with full coverage. i am garrick utley. good night for nbc

. >>> today the autopsy results were released for the granddaughter of robert f. kennedy. the medical examiner ruling kennedy hill's death in august was an accidenov here's nbc's anne thompson >> reporter: three months after the shocking death of the 22-year-old at the family's historic hyannis compound, the answer >> marchant avenue for overdose request a supervisor >> reporter: an accidental overdose ruled the medical examiner of alcohol and five prescription drugs including methadone used to treat opioid addiction and drugs for depression and anxiety while in high school, kennedy hill wrote frankly about her depression i suffered bouts of deep sadness that felt like a heavy boulder on my chest, imploring her classmates to be open about mental illness and help end the stigma more than 17 million american adults have depression, anxiety is even more common affect40 million adults every year. her mother's cousin, former congressman patrick kennedy, an advocate for mental health called saoirse courageous in the days after her death >> she opened the door for her peers to al

the deaths of robert kennedy and martin luther king, the invasion of czechoslovakia, the democratic nationalvention in chicago, of course. but 1989. think about what we have witnessed this year on the joyful side. tiananmen square, the democracy movement is not yet dead. it may be on the run, but it is not yet dead. and then what has been going on in the communist world on both sides of this wall. the climax, what has happened here tonight. the wall has effectively come down. and i mean physically as well. that is a chunk of the berlin wall. men and women atop the wall tonight, hammer and chisel, taking it down, symbolically, because realistically it had been taken down by the people in the last eight hours or so. they are tossing this wall east to west, and west to east. they are being joined once again as one, as freedom-loving people, and no wall can stand in their way. it is a night to remember. garrick: thank you, tom. finally we must say that here at nbc news we take a certain journalistic pride in our coverage of the wall, not only today. on the day the wall went up back in 1961, davi

the deaths of robert kennedy and martin luther king, the invasion of czechoslovakia, the democratic nationalonvention in chicago, of course. but 1989. think about what we have witnessed this year on the joyful side of the ledger. tiananmen square, the democracy movement is not yet dead. it may be on the run, but it is not yet dead. and then what has been going on in the communist world on both sides of this wall. the climax, what has happened here tonight. the wall, effectively has come down. and i mean physically as well. that is a chunk of the berlin wall. men and women atop the wall tonight, hammer and chisel, taking it down, symbolically, because realistically it had s been taken down by the people in the last eight hours or so. they are tossing this wall east to west, and west to east. they are being joined once again as one, as freedom-loving people, and no wall can stand in their way. it is a night to remember. garrick: thank you, tom. finally we must say that here at nbc news we take a certain journalistic pride in our coverage of the wall, and not only today. on the day the wall wen

. >>> we learned today that the death of robert f. kennedy's grand daughter was caused by an accidental overdose. 22-year-old saoirsi kennedy hill was found unresponsive inside a home last august. an autopsy found a number of drugs in her system. she had written about her struggles with depression since high school. she was due to graduate from boston college next year. >>> and harsh words tonight from chicago's police superintendent just hours after a 7-year-old girl was shot while trick or treating with her family. >> the shooting yesterday was reprehensible. those involved don't deserve to be in our city. i'm disgusted but committed to doing everything we can to find the cowards that would engage in a gun battle in the early evening hours while children were trick or treating. >> the bullet struck the child in the neck and she's now in critical condition. police have identified a person of interest but are looking for many others. police say they are being flooded with tips. they're on them. >>> as we reported earlier, democrat beto o'rourke

people like herbert leeman, robert kennedy.e advanced everything from medicare to social security, to workers' rights and collective bargaining, to civil rights. and i think we would have been pretty aghast. i think most of my predecessors from both parties would be pretty aghast at the behaviour of the president and how republican senators almost to the person have excusedit senators almost to the person have excused it and defended it in a way that almost embarrasses us as a nation internationally. so you think none of your predecessors have faced something similar? i would see this. trump is the worst president in my lifetime, perhaps in the history of our country. but this is not the worst time for our country. it's not the mccarthy era or the slavery era. it's not the depression or world war ii. it's not the worst time for our country, it's a challenging time. but people rose up in opposition to mccarthyism. during the war, the heroism in your country and britain, but also in our country. people in the depression, hugo bla

was thinking about what i wanted to share -- it wasn't that -- i was reminded of a quote by robert f. kennedy that says each time we're asked to standup for an ideal or strike out against injustice, we send forth a tiny ripple of hope. and i see that san francisco in these times where folks are under attack, black folks are under attack, immigrants are under attack, trans folks, lgbtq folks are under attack, san francisco can be a beacon of hope. so if we want to have better investments, it starts with recognizing and creating awareness. so we kick off this month filled with wonderful events. we have the amazing trans film festival, spear headed by shawnna that's been a prominent fixture in our city, and we'll get to hear from her today. we also get to kick off our trans home, which is a $2.3 million investment in our community, which will include rental housing and subsidy for our community. [applause] >> and also through the leadership of supervisor mandelman, we'll be doing the board of supervisors first trans leaders recognition and accommodation day this month through city hall. and last

he believed he was this robert f. kennedyevery time it was proven that he wasn't he tripled and quadrupled on his rapid onset woke dementia and went even crazier to the left and got no traction because he wasn't a particularly serious candidate. >> bret: president trump obviously weighed in on this as well saying maybe he wasn't made for it after all. panel, stand by. we'll take a trip down candidate casino on the other side of the break plus winners and losers as the friday lightning round continues. when i book at hilton.com i get to select my room from the floor plan... free wi-fi... ...and the price match guarantee. so with hilton there is no catch. yeah the only catch is i'm never leaving. no i'm serious, i live here now. book at hilton.com and get the hilton price match guarantee. >> bret: we're going down the road to the candidate casino. back with the panel. we'll startwarren. 25 on buttigieg. 25 on bernie. nothing on biden. >> bret: pretty clean. no biden. mollie. >> i continue to be bullish on yzaga warren. she gets

. >> there are some for instance my friend robert kennedy junior is a major anti-baxter and he's not for anarchy. i think that his issue was thinking as a preservative that was the cause is that correct? >> that is one of the platforms they have espoused. have there been studies to show that is wrong? >> it is any more tight a typose some vaccines i will say that we made an effort in 2008 with influenza vaccine to remove that. as he said in testimony earlier, the cdc and fda are mounting efforts to be able to minimize that, but again the amounts are not the kind that mr. kennedy has been talking about. >> doctor watkins, do you have a perspective on this as well? >> i think public-health is worried about the sentiment and that we need to do a better job of communicating the efficacy of the vaccine and the benefits that it does in addition to preventing disease and also the lessons and severity of complications and particularly for those most at risk so that prevents death and hospitalization. public health thinks a lot about the fact where do people get their health information and h

. >> my friend robert kennedy junior, he's a major anti- effexor. he's not for anarchy. i think his issue was thinking that mercury is a preservative was the cause. is that correct? >> that's one of the platforms. >> has there been studies to show it's wrong? >> what we have said earlier, mercury in some virus of some vaccines, we made an effort in 2008 with the influenza vaccine to remove that and manufacturers did that without being mandated to do so. there are single dose syringes without mercury in those vaccines and they are primarily given to children and pregnant women. major progress on that, his testimony earlier that the cdc are mounting efforts to minimize that. the t amount and kind of mercury are not the kind that mr. kennedy has talked about. >> do you have perspective on this asct well? >> i think public help is worried about the sentiments and we need to do a better job on the efficacy and benefits in addition to preventing and lessens the severity and complications. particularly for those to prevent death and hospitalizations. i think public health think

. >> for instance, our friend robert kennedy junior is a major anti-vaxxer and is not for anarchy. i think his issue was thinking mercury as a preservative is that correct? >> that is one of the platforms. >> has there been studies to show that that is wrong? >> what was said by doctor fauci earlier is the hoofs a big that is in some pristine and you made a point it ever in 2008 with the influenza vaccines to remove the manufacturers who did this without being mandated to do so and there are single dose of syringe is and are primarily given to children and to pregnant people and as they said in their testimony that cdc as an influence to minimize that and are working and are not the kind i mr. kennedy.. >> doctor watkins do you have any perspective on this at all? >> thank you. public health is clearly worried about these sentiments that we need to do a better job and communicating the efficacy of the vaccine and the benefits it does to prevent tendencies and lessons the severity and complications. but typically for those that prevent death and hospitalisation. public health thinks

. >> robert robert f. kennedy> but let's also hope and i think with reason that we are not in a similar situation now because that was over slavery. that was over the worst problems this country has ever had, except maybe getting -- long-running effects are still being with, okay. everything else may be we can manage it as seward and davis were before the guns went off. >> we have a wonderful new example, ginsburg and scalia. they were beloved friends, very close friends -- >> opera fans. >> they a great about nothing politically obviously, although scalia did send his opinions to ginsburg in advance. they really loved each other. >> he took her hunting. >> no, he took elena kagan -- >> all, he didn't take -- >> there was an opera about them i think called scalia ginsburg. if these two people could do, sitting on the supreme court, can't us littles do it? what's fascinating is everybody admires them. it's amazing. why do we try to be like -- >> and then turn around and yell at each other. >> why do we try to emula

there is not a robert byrd or edward kennedy or ted stevens left anymore. you are one of the few of a handful of old-timers. do you think the senate is up for it? [laughter] sen. leahy: ageism. your point is valid. i think with this senate it will be more difficult. there has been far less of the work we do with a bob dole or george baker. speaking as a democrat, i have seen chuck schumer try. in my discussions with both senator schumer and senator mcconnell, i think there is a possibility. it is ironic. you hear more frank conversations in the senate gym or just walking through the halls on the way to a vote and you see republicans and democrats talking to each other. a lot of both members of both parties would like to see us go back to that. a lot of members are disturbed by the senators who go out and announce, this is what must need to be done. this is what president trump is guilty of, or president trump is innocent. let's just have facts. i want it to happen. will it? i don't know. but if we don't do something similar to that, i think the senate is go

and i was struck by at least -- well, a couple of them stand out to me, robert kennedy and jorch georgen and their actions in the senate and their actions in their lives indicated that they knew that being poor then and now was perhaps the hardest job in america. you were talking about work earlier in terms of democratic candidates running for president today, and now some would suggest that being poor and being middle class is the hardest job in america, raising a family given all the confrontations people are surrounded with. so my question to you is how do you articulate that the defense of the poor, defense of the middle class and the struggles that people endure is maybe an empathy towards them, empathy might be one of the toughest things to provide to people and one of the most important things to show voters that you have. >> yeah, thank you for that question, i really appreciate the way you asked it. the last two senators in this book of the eight senators i discussed, kennedy and mcgovern both had uncommon empathy, i think, for those with less privilege. kennedy obviously came

. >> to be honest, there are a lot .ore partisan members now there is not a robert byrd or edward kennedyr ted stevens anymore. you are one of the few, a handful of old-timers. do you think the senate is up for it? ism.ge- your point is valid. i think with the senate, it will be more difficult. the work we do with howard baker and trent lott .nd tom daschle, bob dole it has been less than that. speaking as a democrat, i have seen chuck schumer try. with senatorions schumer and senator mcconnell, i urged this. i think there is a possibility, it is ironic. hear more frank conversations walking to the halls on the way to the vote, republicans and democrats talking to each other. a lot of members of both parties would like to see us go back to that. a lot of members are very disturbed by the senators that go out and announce some of this is what must be done. trump, what president president trump is innocent. let's just have the facts. i want it to happen. will it? i don't know. but if they don't do something similar to that, i think the senate is going to be damaged. constitution will be dam

robert kennedy jr.ess and protester hanoi jane fonda. she -- the two sitting in with other activists in washington, d.c. hanoi jane has been arrested four times recent weeks avoided handcuffs this time as priors could have landed her behind bars for a month. kennedy is likely to be charged with minor offenses. and those are your headlines. ed: it said fonda. pete: did it say fonda. lisa: isn't it accounting when she is doing the protests? ed: getting ready for christmas at props and cabela's. lisa: todd piro is there with a preview along with very special guests. todd? >> back with ambassador for cabela's bass pro. >> we are here and celebrating the kickoff of santa's wonderland at props baso shops. and cabela's. the big man arrives. todd: play with all toys for free. get your photo with santa for free. we got the lincoln logs. these girls have been making cool stuff. i have been watching all morning. this is classic toy. i played this at grand maps house still relevant. these kids are having a blast on

. >>> the "cape cod times" reported documents show the granddaughter of the late robert f. kennedy dies of an overdose. a death certificate filed friday indicated that saoirse kennedy hill still had a toxic mix of alcohol and medications in her system. some of the prescription drugs are used to treat anxiety and depression. the 22-year-old died in august after she was found unresponsive at her family's hyannisport compound. >>> "the hollywood reporter" says actress lori loughlin will plead not guilty to a newly added bribery charge in the scandal. she and her house, mossimo gee you'll reaccused of -- giannulli are accused of paying thousands to get their daughters into the university of southern california. in april they pled not guilty to fraud and money laundering charges. the prosecutors recently added the third charge -- conspiracy to commit federal program -- bribery. >>> "the san francisco chronicle" reports steph curry will miss at least three months of the season. the two-time mvh it surgery friday morning to re-- mvh had surgery friday morning to repair a broken bone in hi

tomorrow we have conservative actor robert abovey o daffy -- e show, kennedy coming up.. >> well christmas is coming early, americans are getting what we want. more 2020 democrat candidates. yea. form are new york city mayor, michael bloomberg filed paperwork for the alabama primary. maybe he will run against don blankenship. and bernie sanders and elizabeth warren, would rather see bloomberg's billion in government coffers do not take too kindly to his entry. >> that is the arrogance of billionaires, i guess you don't have to