to finish this week, we're off to new york's staten island.f the statue of liberty. but there's another reason to make the trip — a restaurant staffed not by trained chefs, but by a team of grandmas who are serving up traditional dishes from all over the world. we've been to meet them. the concept behind the restaurant is very simple — it's about grandmothers. i was born in brooklyn and my grandmother was from the messina, sicily. my mother worked, so i was raised by my grandmother. she was the sweetest, kindest woman in the world, and the best cook. this is spinach pie. i cook the spinach with onion. i put dill, feta cheese. i am from greece. i came here because my husband is here. i have now 49 years. when i opened this place, it was about trying to recreate that part of my life that i lost. when the grandmothers were in the kitchen and they were cooking, it was very comforting, and that's what it was all about for me. well, i'm glad to have this opportunity to work here because it's such a brilliant idea that jody had to have what he called

i think that's what max rose, who keep in mind, is from a very purple district in staten island.'s the thing that gives them hives when they talk about the green new deal. >> thank you so much for joining me this morning. tonight msnbc's headliners series takes a look at one of the most popular and sensational tabloids in america, the national enquirer. more recently, the publication's ties to president trump have raised some provocative questions. >> donald trump had been a regular featurer in the enquirer. he lived an outrageous life. and he was wealthier than god. we would do stories all the time on him. he would often cooperate. he would come to the phone and give you an interview. if he didn't like the story, he'd call and complain, but he'd say, you know, next time give me a call and maybe we can work something out. >> george says after pecker took over, there was a drastic shift in the way the enquirer covered trump. >> the decree came down we were no longer going to write negative stories on donald trump. suddenly there were no stories on affairs or trouble in the marriag

staten island has another idea.o you think. >> some new jerseyians are talking putting a tariff on people going to new jersey to make it even. this is enormous tax basically on people who commute to new york. and what's offensive about it is that the details are not yet known. that's a point being made by a lot of the people rejecting it. the details are being kept secret until those responsible are revoted back into office. so they don't have to take really responsibility for the details. what are the details? for example, not all bridges and tunnels that lead into new york will be subject to the congestion pricing, which is sort of head-scratching. in other words the gw, george washington bridge will carry that tariff but apparently the tunnels from new jersey will not. so it is one of these sort of tinkering situations. melissa, just that people need money. so other cities are looking at this. we don't know the details. we don't know if it will work in new york city. it could cause a tremendous overload on mass t

>> angie from staten island. >> jimmy: hey, angie from staten island, hey. [ cheers and applause ] whatquestion would you like to ask the trump magic eight ball? >> should i get a tattoo? >> jimmy: you want to get a a tattoo? >> yes. >> jimmy: you have a tattoo. >> but i want a special one. >> jimmy: you want a special tattoo? what -- what special tattoo would you get? >> your face on mine. [ laughter ] >> my face on your -- >> on my face. >> jimmy: on your face? >> yeah. >> jimmy: you have such a a pretty face. >> oh, thank you. i like yours, though. >> jimmy: thank you. no. as a dad i'm going to say, do not do this. [ laughter ] do not ruin your face. i don't think you should do this, let's see the trump magic eight ball -- i love new york so much. this is great. should she get a tattoo of me on her face? >> yes, i agree with this. yes, i agree. >> jimmy: what is he -- oh, my god. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: no, i don't agree. don't do it. if you do, send me a picture. >> i will. >> jimmy: let's see -- yes i agree. what was he talking about? who wants to ask trump the magic -- s

that was a horrifying day that especially affected my district in staten island. we lost more cops, more first sporpds than any other district in the country. and certainly, ilhan's comments touched a nerve. and i have openly said that i think that they were insensitive and offensive and that's honest critique. but what we see with this video is a hyper and dangerous and shameful escalation that divides this country and it is not what a leader is supposed to do. after two years, you would think that this president would understand that, but, you know, i spent a ton of time with first responders now, people who were there on 9/11, many are now sick, sick because they served us after 9/11. and this victim's compensation fund is running out. you know, even though they are sick, they still say, i would do it again. that's the quality of these people, so i would like to focus our attention on renewing this fund, permanently, for the duration of this century. >> can we talk -- let's just stay on that for a second. i don't get this. i have watched this in and out -- i re

anthony, staten island, you're the last call. go ahead. the first issue i'm calling on, you were talking about housing. where i live in new york, we have people coming from other countries into three or two bedroom apartments that have 20 to 25 people living in the apartments. they rented bed space at $35 a night. that's a tight the market is. people coming to the country and there is no place for them to go . the other thing on top of that, they get food stamps and section eight. i'm a retired truck driver. i lost three quarters of my pension. i tried to get food stamps and i was denied the food stamps because i own a home. i'm just rarely holding onto that home right now because of this pension crisis that was created basically by congress. host: sorry, apologize for that, we have to leave it there. inst: well, you know, people this country illegally are not eligible for section eight. people coming into the country who are here legally, the families sometimes do pileup and a lot of people live in, and a little space. that's the way it's

. >> i come from staten island and we lost a lot on 9/11. we lost half of our local fire department. of the top five, top ten zip codes that lost people on 9/11, staten island had five of those. i almost lost my father that day. he was to be at a luncheon that day. i lost the ability to self-define what it means to be a muslim woman in america today and that is an indelible part of the post-9/11 history and memory of the united states, in particular for new yorkers. those images are extremely triggering, and when rupert murdoch put those towers falling next to ilhan omar's image that new yorkers will see, he knew what he was doing. he was triggering these reactions of fear. republicans often talk about triggering the libs and how much snowflakes we are. that was a use of words and language to trig are conservative and anti-muslim sentiment. the irony is the same people who use those words for their own political gains will argue that you have to be very careful about how you use other words for ilhan omar and also then vote against on a poli

management for racist rental statuses and many offices and apartments in brooklyn, queens, in staten island. donald trump is put in a position where he has to fight that. he has not done much. he's still known at that time of the son of fred trump. that case in the worse possible case for donald trump could have sort of killed him in the crib before even started doing what he did. with the hotel and trump tower. what does he do to fight against that case? he hires notorious attorney, roy cohn, who not only mounts a defense for donald trump particularly but kind of gives donald trump a young and impressionable donald trump a tutorial on how to fight the department of justice and how to fight any entity or institution that's attacking you, that's getting in your way from going where you want to go and doing what you want to do. so the cohen's play book, deny, delay, counter attack and shamelessness as a weapon. here we are 50 years later, we see a lot of white cohn and donald trump. and the white house are acting this week and throughout his presidency. >> harry, you had a reaction there with

staten island, boo-yah, jim. >> boo-yah, frank. >> caller: i want to find out about -- your thoughts about johnson & johnson. >> i think johnson & johnson is the earnings, the fundamentals versus, okay, listen, versus talc and i happen to be a believer that j&j will prevail i know that is a minority view and it's why j&j keeps failing at 140 but my charitable trust owns it and sticking wit avery in georgia avery. >> caller: boo-yah, jim. my question is about electronic arts, ea. >> the gaming stocks, they are just a battleground and i don't want to be in a battleground it's too hard. let's go to art in rhode island. art. >> caller: hi, how are you tonight? >> how about you i'm good >> caller: good. i'd like to get a little information enlink >> they're like wasting assets and no longer recommend any pipeline stocks trying to save people money and i can't if i recommend a pipeline stock let's go to kevin in florida kevin. >> caller: hi, jim my stock is nexterra utility. >> i should put them in there. jack in california jack >> caller: big boo-yah, jim. my question is on bidu. >> it is

. >> that was a horrifying day that especially affected my district, staten island and south brooklyn lost more cop, more firefighters, more first responders than any other district in the country. and certainly elon's comments touched a nerve. and i've openly said i think they were insensitive, and that's honest critique. but what we see with this video is a hyper and dangerous and shameful escalation that divides this country. and it is not what a leader is supposed to do. after two years you would think that this president would understand that. but i spent a ton of time with first responders now, people that were there on 9/11. many of them are sick -- sick because they served us after 9/11, and this victims compensation fund is running out. even though they are sick they still say i would do it again. that's the quality of these people, so i would like to focus our attention on renewing this fund permanently for the duration of this country. >> i've watched this now -- i remember guest hosting years ago with the first responder on who was there trucking through the halls of capit

40 million albums worldwide, and recently had a district named after them in the home town of staten islandoject is a documentary of mikes and men. it looks at their old stomping ground around the city. ♪ i grew up on the crime side ♪ the black, red, yellow, brown, white all rocking with us ♪ >> they're also back on tour right now celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut album. one of my favorite albums of all time in any genre. enter the wu-tang 36 chambers. which of course went platinum. why are they called wu-tang clan? >> the name of the group. where did that come from? >> it represents a style of rhyming. and clan means family. >> let me say, i will so excited to welcome all of you here. thank you for being here, wu-tang clan. we're going to get to some of your fallbacks. gladys knight. let's talk about the good old days. she said it. you said it. what does this project mean to you and your colleagues? >> to look back on our past and see where we are today. this documentary is very nostalgic, very reflective. i think it is a great tribute. a lot of people don't get a chance to b

put on makeup in the back of an uber." [ laughter ] [ applause ] next is a photo of richie from staten islandhter ] his meme is called, "when the new guy at work calls everyone at work bro-chacho." [ laughter and applause ] and finally, here is a photo of beckham from virginia. [ light laughter ] his meme says, "when you check your credit card bill after your spring break trip to cabo." that was "baby memes." [ cheers and applause ] if you want to have your baby turned to a meme, post your baby's photo with the hashtag #tonightshowbabymemes and it might be on the show. [ cheers and applause ] guys, we got some fun news today. today we got nominated for six webby awards. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ yeah, we're excited about that. we love the webbys. we love the social media. we got best youtube channel, best overall social presence, best tv and film social media, best variety video, with cover room, where we have the bands do different covers of songs. best social video series, and best viral video i got with -- me and lin-manuel miranda did two goats in a boat. [ light laughter ] yeah. and our

p and he's just looks like everybody i grew uth in staten island.eird, because i'm lonely and she's, like, not real. [ laughter ] so there's that in the video game, as well. sexual confusion. >> jimmy: sexual confusion. [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: in the new "mortal kombat 11." >> yeah. the effects are, like really good. i'm actually wearing vlad, shoutout, "mortal kombat" laeakers. [ cheers and appe ] yeah, they exist. >> jimmy: wow. >> yeah. they are real things. >> jimmy: i like -- my dude i like is scorpion. >> you like scorpion. oh, i got you -- >> jimmy: that's my dude. >> i heard you like scorpion so i got this for you. >> jimmy: "get over here." fu in case you want to hav with your wife over the easter break. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause i mean -- >> jimmy: i don't know if this is going to fit. >> yeah. >> >> no -- no, i mean -- [ laughter ] yeah. i mean -- >> jimmy: oh, me. i see. >> yeah. i mean, wear it for sex. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: thank you. i understood -- i understand the first time. yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: thank you. yea

if you can there is a movie called "staten island" that was one of the last great performances he gaved to be in that film because of his performance. he's one of the -- you know, you see him in wes anderson films or warren beatty will put him in a movie. >> jimmy: yeah. >> he's one of those guys that if you know and care and love acting, you fall in love with this guy, because of his spirit. and it was sad that he passed. but he was a -- had a great life. >> jimmy: i also want to talk about sam shepard a little bit here. he -- this is a performance of "true west," you and paul dano. how did -- sam wanted you to bring this back to broadway? >> well, he definitely wanted "true west" to be revived on broadway before he passed. he knew that he wasn't feeling well. and i got the call to meet this director that he really liked that he wanted to direct it. and from the time period that i scheduled the -- got the call to schedule the meeting, it was about six days later, sam passed right before the meeting happened. so when i met the director, sam had been gone for about two days. and it felt

. >> doesn't help the voters in staten island. >> if you look at pennsylvania, though. mrs. clinton, secretary clinton, lost pennsylvania by 40,000 votes, right. now are there 40,000 disenfranchised people in western people that can make it up? absolutely. but if philadelphia 100,000 fewer african-american voters voted in 2016 than in 2012. the question is is it easier to make up in philadelphia or getting the white voters in western pennsylvania or is biden the guy that can get both? >> also donald trump is the first republican to win pennsylvania since 1988. it's not like he's following this pattern of behavior we've seen from republicans. it's important to think about who was the most strategic to get but donald trump was almost a flook in many ways. >> pennsylvania, michigan, wyomin wisconsin, those are the three states if you talk to both sides. donald trump's people, democrats, pennsylvania and michigan are in a better place for democrats now. wisconsin is more of a jump ball there's a reason donald trump was there saturday night. >> but the dairy farmers are mad at hi

i got my "mad money" toy, socks on, staten island.na. >> i like that pulled up in san francisco, they've got game lauren in -- >> come on, no, no, no what >> caller: okay, here we go. i've been ringing the register too much on illinois toolwork. >> no, ca-ching, ca-ching, it's guiding down one more bill in georgia. bill >> caller: yeah. >> bill, you're up. >> caller: this is bill. >> huh what's the stock >> caller: hello, this is bill >> what stock? >> caller: i'm calling about twlo i'm retired-- >> twilio! we love twilio we don't care! and that is the "lightning round" >> announcer: "the lightning round" is sponsored by td round" is sponsored by td ameritrade ooh. so, why don't traders have coaches? who says they don't? coach mcadoo! you know, at td ameritrade, we offer free access to coaches and a full education um- just to help you improve your skills. boom! mad skills. education to take your trading to the next level. only with td ameritrade. >>> all right, you know what drives me batty? even though the price of crude keeps tickin

report right after this >>> and let's answer one of your questions for you, jimmy from paul in staten islandthe question. still on orbcom? >> personally my favorite investment this is not a trading vehicle, a long-term investment you can buy all you want at this price, but don't look at it for a year the market did not like the fourth quarter earnings report some turnover at the cfo level the market doesn't like that either but the fundamentals of what this company does satellite telemetry is fabulous and growing like a weed. >> thank you for the questions here's something we haven't said very often snap got an upgrade which is why we made it our call of the day rbc capital markets and they take the price market 17 highest on the street. >> 12-month price target $9.57 and the analyst community will react to that and raise the target and not sure it indicates very much different about the fundamentals of the company. >> any takers on snap? >> no. >> wow let's do final trades. mr. wonderful, why don't you start us off >> exxon mobil the best balance sheet in energy. >> five-month high for oil

. >> woolly -- >> that was endangered >> it's endangered >> willy mammoth >> he's from staten island >> okay. >> i think we have seen this before and this is my point on boeing i recognize that there still could be headline risk, but we've had cases where we've had planes grounded and we've had the company in the public eye and frankly, right now boeing's safety record is unchallenged on some level until we get to a place where the news is different. meanwhile, you're left with a company that on fundamentals guy was talking about free cash flow and how about 18 bucks a share in 2019 and this is a company that to me, despite some pushback you can see in orders, the fact that we can see the companies and the airlines themselves pull back and the companies have had a chance to digest this news >> the problem i have, though, is the longer it goes on without a solution then there is more risk to this i was relatively surprised and constructive about how well this stock traded right after the incident, but now we're starting to carry on and carry on, and you have to question when is it goi

a good example of terrible follow-through is standard burger, a staten island restaurant i invested in back. it's frustrating, because while it's still a viable operation today, it could've been so much more. when i first arrived, i found a group of friends who couldn't have been closer or more volatile. are you kidding me?! -listen -- -i was not one day late! i live three blocks away! what about all the times, "hey, nobody's at the burger place to open up, call fuggie"? and what the [bleep] are you talking about? lemonis: their fighting had led to a real embarrassment of a restaurant, from frozen patties they used, to the filthy kitchen. so i overhauled their menu, completely renovated the space, put one of the guys in charge as the managing partner, and most importantly, told them they all needed to follow my process and stay engaged if this was going to work. and when i came back a few months later, the guys had made a bunch of misguided changes to the menus that i'd never approved of. it looks like chaos to me. and they were wasting time scouting potential new locations instead of

staten island, new york perhaps you might want to buy that corle on house so to do that you've got tow about that? it's a two and a half mile bridge by the way and the most expensive toll in the nation the 23-mile, chesapeake bay bridge tunnel, that is a mere $18. verrazzano wins, highest price. the border crisis, president trump will be going there this friday, and homeland security chief kirstjen nielsen cut her trip to europe short to come back and deal with what is clearly a crisis and the president still threatening to close the border come on in john hoven, from north dakota republican. mr. senator would you support the president if he decides yeah , shut it down? >> well we need to take action. if you look at march, 100,000 illegal crossings, that's up from 75,000 in february so the numbers growing and i think what he's looking at doing now is taking more of the cbp, border patrol people off some of the points at some of the regular traffic checkpoints, the commercial checkpoints and having them help with this handle all of the illegal, people that are crossing illegally, and t

joe is in staten island. republican, joe, your thoughts.hey set it on purpose, thank you to c-span for showing both. reagan.e fun of he was the winner of 49 states. i feel old. i'm 55. think of reagan. host: using president trump will win 40 states? caller: the states that hillary won will still go democrat, but maine, new hampshire, wisconsin, also mullen will be the independent running again. so trump is going to get those votes. maine, new hampshire, minnesota, colorado, nevada, where the winner got less than 50%. host: that is joe's prediction in staten island. here in washington, d.c., lawrence. go ahead. good morning, c-span and america. i have been watching this donald trump of the behavior of the man and i would just like to refer your listeners to the history channel. look it up. there was a man exactly like believe that and i donald trump is trying to imitate this man's overall demeanor as far as running our country. please look up the history channel and watch the rise and fall of the third reich and adolf hitler and how he rose

she is the director of immigration and lgbtq advocacy at the staten island legal services and previously worked as an attorney representing unaccompanied minors housed by the federal government. so i asked her if she'd had any experiences dealing with the 14th amendment, and she told me the story of a child we'll call john. so john was born in connecticut to central american parents, and shortly after his birth, his family returned to central america to their home country. and when things got dangerous there,'s long with thousands of other children made the trek north to the u.s. and during this journey, he lost his birth certificate that proved that he was born here. his parents didn't know that since he was a u.s. citizen, he could have just flown to the u.s. and would have been allowed into the country. they weren't aware of that. so he ended up at the u.s.-mexico border where he was met by federal agents and put in federal custody at a shelter. and that's where he met lorelei. so lorelei quickly realized that he was a u.s. citizen by birth, but he didn't have his birth certificate. s

maybe staten island some time. most the time i'm not worried about new york city. but, our people ready to go to places? there are a lot of places outside of new york city. are they ready to do the work #are they ready to say, i'm going to be part of this movement and that means going to places like long island. i'm not worried about jerry nadler. i'm very worried about the congressman from long island who is like a trump mini me. he. so everything trump says. he talks about ms13. i am worried about him. he needs to be scared. and what can we do, here in new york city to make sure that he leaves be in the littles gear. the nassau county executive, democrat, she decided to take ice and put up an office on the grounds of a public hospital so that people who want to get healthcare, you have to walk by the ice office. what are we doing to make sure laura curtis gear? that's a question. the question is not election wise, the question is not, how do we make sure jerry nadler is good on our issues? he's good on our issues. the question is how do you make sure all the othe

it's set in staten island where he lives or lived with his mom after his dad died on 9/11.9/11. whirlwind romance will be part of the story. a lot to work with. >> that could be a great movie. >> he's one of the writers on it and marie have to may. that movie coming out this time next year. [ applause ] i love that. there was so much to choose from this morning. one of those days. but i did want to share a new study out. if you're like me and occasionally might like to toss out a curse word or two, this story is for you. researchers at yale university found a good swear is good for you. yes. [ applause ] have you ever stubbed your toe and you maybe not the cleanest words came out of your mouth? it's okay, people. a randy rant reduces pain and lowers stress levels and scientifically proven it is so bleeping good. see, mom, i was a good kid. researchers had participants take ice baths. one group was allowed to swear when they got immerged. the others were only allowed to say neutral words. the pain threshold of the foul-mouthed participant was double that on the other group and co

we entered into some local barbecue competitions in long island, staten island, and starting winning.n incredible connection from the very first thing. it's a rarity to be able to say that your brother-in-law is somebody that you love. kind, big hearted, amazing, sweet, incredible, talented, family oriented. he was just the kind of guy that everybody wanted to be around. >> reporter: but last may life took a tragic turn. jeff died suddenly at the age of 36. >> jeff hpassed away from a bran bleed. i know it happened really quick and there wasn't much time to react to any of it. >> reporter: jeff left more than just a business behind, but a young family, his wife sarah and their daughter hayes. >> his little girl meant the entire world to him. >> reporter: in jeff's honor, abdoo, along with 12 barbecue superstars from around the country, will grill from dawn until dusk, a fundraiser to help build a future for hayes. >> to be able to keep his memory alive, so that his daughter will be able to know who he is and what he helped us build, that's really what i want to do. >> matt, we love yo

maybe staten island sometimes, but most of the time i am not worried about new york city. but our people ready to actually go to places -- and there are a lot of places actually outside new york city -- are they ready to do the work? are they ready to say, i am ready to be part of this movement? that means going to places like long island. i am not worried about jerry nadler. i am very worried about lee's eldon, the congressman from long island who is like a little trump. he parents everything that trump says, talks about ms 13. i am worried about him. as mayor nutter says, he needs to be scared. what can we do here in new york city to make sure that he, lee's eldon out of nonviolent, is feeling scared? the nassau county executive, a democrat, she decided to take ice and put out an office on the grounds of a public hospital out there so that people want to go get health care, you got to walk by the ice office area what are we doing to make sure laura current is scared? that's the question. election lies, the question is not, how do we make sure jerry nadler is good on our

anthony, staten island, you're the last call. go ahead.st issue i'm calling on, you were talking about housing. where i live in new york, we have people coming from other countries into three or two bedroom apartments that have 20 to 25 people living in the apartments. they rented bed space at $35 a night. that's a tight the market is. people coming to the country and there is no place for them to go . the other thing on top of that, they get food stamps and section eight. i'm a retired truck driver. i lost three quarters of my pension. i tried to get food stamps and i was denied the food stamps because i own a home. i'm just rarely holding onto that home right now because of this pension crisis that was created basically by congress. host: sorry, apologize for that, we have to leave it there. inst: well, you know, people this country illegally are not eligible for section eight. people coming into the country who are here legally, the families sometimes do pileup and a lot of people live in, and a little space. that's the way it's been fo

i'm not worried about new york city as a whole, maybe staten island sometimes. most of the time i'm not worried about new york city. are people ready to actually go to places -- and there are a lot of places outside new york city -- and are they ready to do the work? are they ready to say i am going to be part of this movement and that means actually going to places like long island, right. i'm not worried about jerry nadler. i'm worried about lee, the congressman from long island like a mini trump, trump mini me, parrots everything that trump says, he talks about ms-13, you know, i'm worried about him. as mayor nutter said, he needs to be scared. what can we do here in new york city to make sure that he, lee zeldin, out of long island is feeling a little scared? laura concern, the nassau county executive, a democrat, she decided to take i.c.e. and put up an office on the grounds of a public hospital out there so that people want to go get health care you have to walk by the i.c.e. office. what are we doing to make sure laura is scared? right. that's the questio

next up is john from staten island, new york. morning.aller: good morning morning and happy easter to all christians. trop is the best thing to happen to religion this country. host: why do you say that? he gives you freedom and he is basically a good person. we are aborting babies at nine months. thaty on the planet except , but the democratic push it. host: good morning in colorado. [indiscernible] host: we are going to have to let you go because we are getting feedback. if you want to dial back in, that would help. we will go to a from sacramento. caller: good morning. these tell you something, people calling in and talking about the bible, they don't really know because we have been taught the wrong things. aregion is man-made and you going to have problems anytime you are dealing with man-made subjects. the bible has nothing to do with religion. the bible is about the hebrew israelites, who are the black hispanics and native american people in america right now and scattered about the world. these people need to get together and list

stuart: you are a staten island guy. >> i am.who live in new york city are they thinking the same way as you are, looking at zillow for pennsylvania houses? >> as telecommuting becomes more popular. people leave the city with fatter pensions and good benefits down the road they don't need to live here. when you're doing everything you can to make the cost of living higher, make value of living in new york city less, it shouldn't be surprising. to politicians should be honest why folks are leaving. stuart: nothing will change in new york city until more people vote. >> get rid of de blasio of course. stuart: it is tiny fraction of people that vote in mayoral elections. >> sure. this is one-party government. this is probably the biggest one-party state outside of china if you sympathy about it with 92 billion-dollar budget. people need to vote for different parties and people that keep check. stuart: joe bore borelli, appreciate it. >>> this is from "the washington post," from the editorial board too. elizabeth warren has the wrong

jillian: 400 people in attendance on saturday staten island. ainsley: great of you to do that.his. >> i just want you to know i had permission to hug lonnie. [laughter] ainsley: one of president obama's former advisors says that's not going to help end the controversy. is he going to join us live next. ♪ and a sack of clothes ♪ free and easy down the road i go ♪ ♪ free and easy down the road i go. ♪ free and easy down the road i go ♪ makes it beautiful. state of the art technology makes it brilliant. the visionary lexus nx. lease the 2019 nx 300 for $359 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. ♪ ainsley: former vice president joe biden taking the stage and joking about the recent allegations against him. ♪ >> i just want you to know i had permission to hug lonnie. [laughter] by the way he gave me permission to touch him. [laughter] brian: historical. do theshistoric hysterical.do te past the croffer. former advisor to president obama. the vice president is not officially in yet. does had help or hurt him those two jokes on friday. >> i know he is trying

douglas, in staten island, a democrat. what's your take on the 2020 field?pan, iank you for always appreciate it. joe biden coming in, i see the media is flocking to them, saying he's going to be the guy that's going to be donald trump -- beat donald trump. he has to go through primaries, he's from the dnc wing, the bill clinton set this up with repot -- with democrats getting money from big business. the first thing he does is go to $2800 -- foras a the first campaign stop. he has the anita hill situation, still very unhappy with that. and a lot of people don't know is that she had asked -- people for her defense had asked her defense had asked to have other women, there were six other women and he did not allow that. you had the crime bill and 95, the 2005 bill that the youngsters are all suffering with this debt from college tuitions. he pushed it very much. in the 1990's and 2005, his was at contributor accrediting big banking thing. bpd?ink it was m host: your point being? caller: people are not happy with let's going back to the old status quo, going a

brooklyn, the bronx -- regionally discriminatory, burdening queens come up brooklyn, the bronx and staten islandvers. it is a terrible precedent for dealing with grouting of public -- with crowding of public facilities. it ignores the real cause of the spike in auto congestion, namely the proliferation of uber and ly ft cars." guest: it is not discriminatory. lower income people are more likely to be taking transit services. the people who really have the loudest complaint about congestion pricing are people live far from the subway, like in eastern queens, who say i don't really have a transit choice. but the flip side to that is that even from those same areas making that same commute, 2/3 of people are using public transportation, often the bus or long island railroad, that kind of thing. the neighbors of the same people saying i don't have a choice are actually using transit. the funding will go to improve those services. the last part of this is the uber and lyft and what is happening on the for higher side. i agree that has been a big increase to congestion in manhattan. the city and state