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Not backing down, the u.s. president is weighing in. >> mr. trump told supporters sunday he thinks china should make an effort to deal with the protests but with a diplomatic touch. listen. >> id like to see hong kong worked out in a very humanitarian fashion. i hope president xi can do it. he sure has the ability, i can tell you that, from personal knowledge. he certainly has the ability. id like to see that worked out in a humanitarian fashion. >> one of chinas most outspoken state media outle...

About. i want to play portions most of which we didnt get to air during the actual special. we talked about the trump era but much of the interview is about grief and loss. steven and i both lost our dads when we were 10 and steven with his father died in a plane crash in 1974 and his mom died several years ago at 92. steven through his strong faith has spoken in the past about coming to terms with the losses and i asked him about that because the way he talks about it and has is extraordinary. ...

Know. so if you dont mind, i wanted to talk to you a little bit about it and sort of how it has shaped who you are now. your dad was killed on a plane crash. you were ten years old along with your two brothers peter and paul. they were the closest brothers to you in age. >> right, theres jimmy and eddy, jay, lou-lou and steven. im the youngest of 11. >> my dad died when i was young, too, and its such a horrible age to lose a father. i cant imagine losing both my brothers at the same time as well...

Relief. enter stephen colbert. satire takes serious work, so how does his show keep up with this. i met with him today for about an hour-long conversation. were going to play part of it tonight and most of it tomorrow. we started talking about the debate around immigration and one of if immigration spokesmen. at this point he said, give me your tired and poor who can stand on their own two feet. and he claimed the poem referred to people coming from europe. thats where my conversation with steve...

Czars, dhs. it is remarkable. some people say i wish we didnt have to deal with this or that person. we have to deal with whats out there, whether you want to listen to mr. miller or not. i say that as a kind of disclaimer for sprurpz here he is on the very issue that has become front and center about the statue of liberty. take a look. >> the statue of liberty says give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free. it doesnt say anything about speaking english or being able...

With me? >> nope. >> ill say it again, this is the stupidest show -- >> i thought that i would never want to do this show with you. >> now why? because you thought i was a [ bleep ]? >> there is one rule i keep trying to abide by, and unfortunately, i only get to it about 12% of the time. and that is, its only television. were not doing cancer research. if the 40-year-odd history of commercial broadcasting has taught us one thing, theres nothing sacred about television. >> all right, steven is u...

It became pretty frustrating. >> did you set up stevens trust fund? >> you lost me. >> did you set up stevens trust fund? >> steven took care of his own stuff. >> did you ever help steven with his finances after his fathers estate sold? >> ask steven. >> okay. >> did you ever get any money from steven and put it into your account? >> we passed money back and forth. >> how many times did you receive money from steven? was it more than once? >> i dont remember. >> do you remember how much money yo...

Today yours really begins. >> reporter: harvey was sentenced to life without parole. after which his now ex-wife, debbie, invited us down to the pier where she took harveys fake engagement ring and the other costume jewelry hed given her and -- >> i threw them into the water as a tribute to steven. >> reporter: and his friends? >> steven was part of my family. hes part of the family you get to pick. i can open a great bottle of wine and sit there and think about steven. the pain fades. the memor...

Fast friends with harvey and his wife, debbie. >> whatd you think of steven? >> he was so funny. and he had such a great love of music. and he loved to cook. and i thought, "oh, this mans going to be perfect to go on the boat with us." >> reporter: ah yes, the boat. harvey had it docked at the l.a. yacht club. a 69-foot beauty called the "iolair mara." harvey and debbie had big plans for that boat. theyd talked about it ever since their first date. >> he says, "what do you want to do when you re...

So -- >> reporter: and that very day r sylvia and steven began a warm, lifelong friendship. many afternoons spent lingering at this coffee shop.er and many memorable evenings. >> what were those dinners like? >> oh, stevens an amazing cook. >> if you were patient, he was good. he was a phenomenal cook. but you had to be geared to eating at, like, 10:30 or 11:00o because he was the type of person that if he would talk to you, you would have his undivided attention.rs >> so by the time we would ea...