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President has been tweeting about this, really since last night, saying, look, im trying to level the Playing Field when it comes to trade. That is why were doing what were doing, thats why we imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum. When do you make of that . Well, i have spoken to european officials who concede that negotiations with europe move slowly. And what trump is doing is breaking some of that slow moving molasses and making them all think about and reexamine their trade positions. Will ...

>> and also so open. and open about his -- open about his struggles with drugs, with life, and he would talk about his young daughter. we both have young kids. today -- >> it is tough. >> how do you wrap your heard and mind around that? >> it is -- it is one of those things that you have to look at it as somebody explained it to me a long time ago, it is somebody had a problem, they have an organ that didnt work, somebody has a heart attack, they die. somebody that has an illness like this, you ...

In prison right now. i would love to see even one of them come home. we saw that last week. sure, its a step forward, but i dont want to confuse those two things. i think its important for us to have a deeper conversation about law, about structure. but if we can get a few people home from meeting with president trump, i think thats our duty. >> michael jacobs was not protesting as someone in jail necessarily, hes been protesting police retaliation and injustice. you cant fix that with a pardon....

To his show to see where to go, but you could e-mail him and he would e-mail you back. i know dozens of people who did this. wei he was an extremely generous guy, humble. he always -- imagine walking through a las vegas casino with anthony bourdain. he got stopped constantly. he always stopped to take a picture. always had a kind word. he was a generous, genuine guy, he didnt put up with any bs, and thats why people loved him. he was smart as hell. and im just devastated by this loss. >> and, mi...

Thats what made him so good and he also knew he was lucky to have life that he did and he never underestimated that, never stopped being grateful for it. >> well, michael, thank you so much for sharing with me. mark, thank you. it is great to see you. thank you so much. appreciate it. and we do want to make sure we emphasize today that honestly, there is help out there. if you or anyone you know is struggling, needs help, the national suicide prevention lifeline is there. take note. take a look....

In our country, we go back, im going to iceland, lets see where did anthony go, where did he go? i went to -- i was in columbia, i went and ate in this market in cartagena. i would have never gone unless it was for him doing it before and showing us the way. >> so true. even my sister told me thats what she looked up, she was going to a new city, and finding places she was going to eat, that small influence is so huge. michael, you appears with him on the show a few times. how are you feeling ri...

A car, a really nice car, and i keep looking in the rear view mirror for flashing lights. with all the twists and turns, he saw it as fleeting. hes gone far too soon and our thoughts are with his daughter, with his family, and all of those who loved him. >> absolutely. alex, thank you so much. the news of anthonys passing is understandably a shock to so many. here with me now, two friends and fellow chefs, michael rollman and mark murphy. mark, what do you make of it, today? >> i knew him, i d...