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>> now, lawrence, one of the great things about the hulu series is how it depicts the bombings at the embassies. they have been much overlooked because of the massacre and terror of 9/11. now we have al qaeda and its affiliates spreading around the world. do they have greater or lesser capacity? and in terms of our defense, is it greater or lesser around the world? not here in the u.s. but at these remote places like kenya and tanzania? >> i think in both cases the potency of the al qaeda offens...

>> well, i hope it is yes eventually. thank you lawrence wright for a great and wonderful book and now television series. up next, hughs views on the development concerning north korea. ill be right back. you wouldnt accept an incomplete job from any one else. so why accept it from your allergy pills? most pills dont finish the job because they dont relieve nasal congestion. flonase allergy relief is different. flonase relieves sneezing, itchy, watery eyes and a runny nose, plus nasal congestion...

Which he co-wrote is lawrence wright. most recently to be published is "god save texas." lawrence wright, welcome. good to talk to you on television instead of just the radio finally. >> wish i could see you, hugh but it is good on to talk to you in this form as well. >> its excellent. i watched the first three episode. not episode 4 yet. i have to ask you -- you know i love the book so i can start with a complaint. episode one, amazing jeff damns playing the fbi agent at the center of the book ...

Tuesday for "the looming tower." wasnt that -- that was an extraordinary book where you actually had people in a divided time in america, people on the left all the way to the right were -- everybody was reading that book and saying if you want to understand whats been happening read lawrence wrights book. extraordinary. what is your "dumb and dumber" in your career? >> what is my "dumb and dumber" in my career? this has taken a turn im not comfortable with. what movie do i like to watch with th...

Its an amazing show, the true story of the leadup to 9/11 and the intelligence failures in there. >> its so interesting. all the great work hes done but we, of course, joke about "dumb and dumber." somebody asked him if that upset him and he said, he goes, there will be guys that come back from iraq or afghanistan that will talk about how they watched that and it made them laugh. he said the fact that i was blessed enough to be able to do something that made people happy. >> absolutely. thats ab...

Were watching the goal posts being moved in real time. some say its like watching the stadium be moved. this is the something theyre now sending. so what basicallying wi, right? >> its remarkable to watch the republican party that had had this ethic that we had to stand behind regimes like the apartheid south africa. it was so important to keep russia awear from spheres of influence that was important to us that we had to support regimes like that to now drift to its fine. substitute iran for ru...

>> lawrence, your piece which is an amazing look at this transformation of texas politics is about the texas gop but also about the sort of for lack of a better word, trumpzation of all politics. how is this playing in texas, would be my first question. >> well, you know, when trump was running there were -- i didnt know any republicans in texas who supported him. and now they all do. so you know, i suppose its playing okay for the trump business of. you know, this is their republican leader the...

Means of acquiring that information at the source, thats the real issue. joining me now, joy reid. lawrence wright, pulitzer prize writer, a fantastic new piece called "americas future in texas." joy, let me start with you. were watching the goal posts being moved in real time. some say its like watching the stadium be moved. this is the something theyre now sending. so what basically, right? >> its remarkable to watch the republican party that had had this ethic that we had to stand behind regi...

Anybody thats been in an election youre always looking to get the upper hand. if somebody comes to us and says weve got information on an opponent, yeah i think thats an appropriate thing to do. >> was that illegal? it is a material reality of what they did was illegal? well get to the facts on that. you can take information from anyone. >> i do think this. i think from a practical standpoint most people would have taken that meeting. its called opposition research or even research into your opp...

Continue -- >> and what it represents. >> -- in this way when, again, i just keep coming back. again, im happy hes watching the show. but shouldnt he be reading a book, "the looming tower" you know, by lawrence wright about the history of al qaeda or -- >> you said its free speech. but free speech doesnt mean it should be undisciplined. free speech doesnt mean you should attack a person. free speech doesnt mean it should lack the character -- >> jeffrey, i want you to be able to respond. >> in f...