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I would hope the virtue of civility might be benefit politically. theres no evidence of that right now. >> its a contrast. >> it would. theres millions of people that are disgusted with our politics right now. maybe they can be persuaded that theres a better way, a better path forward. >> donald trump announced his can d cand candid candidacy the day after you announced yours. when you saw him come down, how seriously did you take him as a candidate? >> ill be honest, i didnt. i dont know if he ...

Youve got to advance that cause. you cant be theyre bad. were good. thats not a sustainable message over the long haul particularly with our demographic. >> you spoke at governor lhogans inaugurati inauguration. >> i didnt realize i was part of his pre-campaign. >> what advice would you give lim him? seems like a suicide mission. >> it does seem like an uphill battled. it talked about having to make choices and paying the price. he talked about john mccain and my dad and the civility and the cou...

>> i loved his inaugural speech. it talked of making tough choices. his dad did it. he talked about john mccain. he talked about my dad and the civility and courage to go against the tide at the right time, integrity mattered. it was a beautiful, sound to you like a prelude? i was introducing him and honored to be there and got the sense it was an opening for him to consider it. >> do you think he should run? >> i think someone should run. just because republicans ought to be given a choice. but...

Inequality should be asked to pay a greater share. >> harris: chris, i should mention that polling shows before he announced he was at about 11% of that pack of democrats who were running in terms of popularity or approval. now he is at 6%. what happened? >> i dont know which poll there is but i know he has had a good launch here. it worked. he got a ton of attention. democrats really like him. richard is not at all wrong. this is like -- i believe it was onion today that said he was basically a...

>> thats right. and thats perfectly fine. within of the things that i never support is agreeing more. by the way, i dont even report more civility. if i told you po and i need to separate disagreeing with someones ideas from the person. i can think your ideas are stupid by im not going to say youre a stupid person. this is what the demagogues are telling us. if you disagree with a person, that person is beneath contempt. when you have disgust for another person, you will make a permanent enemy. ...

Everything now, if these people dont like your politics, everyone has to have your politics. its all serious. its also nasty, and civility to come back. jimmy, colbert, everybody else, does tough and that is the only thing. >> raymond: they have made it about this, laura all about politics and the audiences fling from it. the overall audience way down when jay leno or god forbid johnny carson presiding over "the tonight show." and i think it is because not only that comedy got nasty and petty an...

Smollett is the mastermind behind this charade. >> they were manipulated and betrayed and what they were a part of was something much bigger than what they had thought. >> smolletts legal team disputes that claim and says there is a lack of evidence to convict the actor. smollett faces up to three years in prison for each of those 16 charges and he is scheduled to be back here in court on april 17th. bret? >> bret: matt finn in chicago. thanks. lets talk about the state of society, politics with...

>> we have never had a president older or simpler. >> i >> we never had a president older or simpler. i but his grades were so bad he couldnt get into trump university. >> when donald trump holds a press conference, rambling nonsensical answers raise more questions than they answer. >> donald from taking his views to twitter saying this. the 1-sided hatred on these shows is incredible and for me unwatchable. that was in response to comments by j when. >> people couldnt figure out -- >> i would g...

Everything now, if these people dont like your politics, everyone has to have your politics. its all serious. its also nasty, and civility to come back. jimmy, colbert, everybody else, does tough and that is the only thing. >> raymond: they have made it about this, laura all about politics and the audiences fling from it. the overall audience way down when jay leno or god forbid johnny carson presiding over "the tonight show." and i think it is because not only that comedy got nasty and petty an...

Bought here in new york city. janice: oh my gosh, mostly sunny, thank you some for coming. wave to steve, ainsley and brian inside the studio. can i brag for a second, guys? brian: big congratulations to you this morning you got some good news number 12 on the "new york times" list. janice: yea we made the "new york times" best seller list. all because of you guys. unbelievable. im a kid from ottawa, ontario, canada, this is a dream come true. im not going to lie. pinch me. pinch me. yes. im not...