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Its one of my favorite cities to perform in. i hadnt spent a lot of time there, i was curious about what it was like to live in d.c., a bright blue dot in the trump era, i got there and found out the problems d.c.s dealing with, it doesnt matter whos in the white house. d.c. still pays taxes and doesnt have congress people. only has a shadow senator, cant make their own laws because the federal government can step in, thats no matter whos been in the white house. >> it is a unique place. nowhere...

This weekend is expected to be the last ride of the rolling thunder in the nations capital. each memorial day since 1988 thousands of bikers descended on washington for the annual ride across potomac. drawing attention to prisoners of war and service members missing in action. national event organizers announced last year this would be the final ride in washington because of increasing costs, but this morning, president trump is suggesting otherwise, tweeting, the great patriots rolling thunder ...

Because its right down the street. >> its got a lot going on. a lot of changes. development, restaurants, kind of a new scene, right? >> yeah, its -- i think the eternal theme is gentrification, and d.c. is no different. the big difference is, they cant elect the leaders they want to make the change. because the federal government can rule over d.c. and change the laws. d.c. tried to legalize marijuana, and the federal government said no. until we allow d.c. to get statehood, d.c. is going to be...

Anacostia. >> great advice, thank you very much. we look forward to watching it tonight. appreciate you coming on the show. you dont want to miss a new episode of united shades of america with kamal bell tonight at 10:eastern and pacific. i keep messing that up, only on cnn, focusing on d.c. well be back. doesnt watch. this is jerry learning that hes still paying for this stuff hes not using. hes seeing his recurring payments in control tower in the wells fargo mobile app. this is jerry cancelin...

Going on at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> you recognize it as national news, but its just a lot of noise. it doesnt really affect our day to day -- >> thats exactly right. >> worse than this has happened to us, is kind of how the people are looking at it. this guy will be out and well move on with whatever else were doing. >> people in this city, dont care about donald trump. >> politicians over there, arent even thinking about the other d.c. >> except when they want to play god with the rules. d...

The great thing about d.c., its a diverse city and connected city. the punk music and the go-go were happening next to each other and in the same club sometimes. its a city where people come together in racial and class lines to make a whole new scene. >> many people have been to d.c. many times, yet theyve never been to d.c. you go to all the monuments -- you go to capitol hill. where would you go in d.c. that is not part of the federal scene? >> we got to go to anacostia, thats where we saw tr...

Foreboding on a personal level when there isnt something ceremonial going on. when theres something ceremonial going on, its like the only place you can be in the world. >> chris jansing was talking about meeting people from all over the country. last night i met mrs. paltere from st. louis. she is 90 years old. shell be 91 on may 25th. and i was joking with her, she says, im going to make it, ed. i said, happy birthday, i wont see you before your birthday. i said, why are you here? she says, i ...

Right now testifying for the house budget committee. focusing on removing the barriers to free enterprise and economic growth. if you didnt have enough bushes yesterday in d.c., you get one more this morning. all right, more to washington, d.c., than just politicians. but when congressional approval ratings are in the low double digits like they are now, doesant do much for the citys rep. were leaving it to a real d.c. native. mike viqueira is going to stick up for his home town. hey, i lived,...