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>> by the mid-90s its already parodied by "the simpsons." >> its like woodstock only with advertisements everywhere and tons of security guards. >> it is in the american lexicon. >> the commercial culture has co-opted the counterculture. >> the honeymoons over. now were getting down to real commerce and theres a certain kind of disillusionment going on. >> since i got everything i wanted i could put a zero after the number of record sales ive had. i could play 200,000-seat halls instead of 2,000...

>> perception from radio or the public or critics is that we think a certain way. they read something into what were doing that may not exist. >> okay. this band is this and its -- this band is an r&b band. oh, chicago, now we see what they are. theyre a ballad band. ♪ a love like ours is hard to find ♪ ♪ how could we let it slip away ♪ >> this is what you dream about. it doesnt always come in the form you wanted to. weve already had tons of success with different styles of music. we wer...

Under way. volunteers on jet skis rescued a wife, husband, their 6-year-old daughter trapped in flood waters. about a dozen jet skiers rescued at least 100 people in dangerous conditions. cnns patrick is in freeport, which is the main city on grand bahama. patri patrick, you mentioned earlier survivors were the first responders and now were seeing the pictures to go with the images that you really were describing earlier to us. >> absolutely. and we were there the day after the hurricane, it was...

Look, this week you had death andes mediation from hurricane dorian. this storm just parked itself on parts of the bahamas and just dumped down rain and misery on people for days and days. to recover we are going to need the help for years. going to take years of help. the hurricane also caused flooding in the carolinas and created tons of anxiety for millions of americans constantly watching the forecast wondering when is this storm making landfall? at the same time that was happening, a wildfi...

On the times that we live in? we have a president who almost on a daily basis is on their twitter flinging harsh insults to all of his political opponents. do you think beto is trying to fight fire with fire? >> i think thats his argument. but there are some democrats who maybe theyre not going to say that this is the end of civilization, but they will say that its important not to stoop to trumps level. and remember, when the obamas were in office they were all about taking the high road. and e...

If you look, wendys is jumping on board, everybody is trying get on board. theyre not actually healthy. thats the irony of the meatless thing, filled with sodium, has tons of calories made of starch and potatoes. those meatless burgers, you are no better off eating those. you are just not eating meat. >> tucker: wouldnt it be easier to go to church, pick your local methodist or episcopalian church and just go? wouldnt it be simpler? >> another thing they could be doing, i also think the folks be...

Allowed to say this. the swedes have no sense of humor. there is not one person in the country with a sense of humor that suggests this couldnt be satire because that word doesnt translate into swedish. >> yeah, thats possible. im with you. i know i feel like we have got to be getting punked here. we have to be. so i cant really take this at face value. i would say that it fits into the current climate hysteria. when you were showing those clips of you who the democrats are one upping each other...

Narcissim. he writes that were the once that have the false news. >> hes going to claim its fake news but its really the president. does it matter? it seems like a trivial story in some respects. >> right. >> but people are admittedly making tons of jokes, quite funny, often. its not a joke. it could be deadly serious. if there is a genuine criss and the president needs to be believed, he needs to be believed and he needs to lead. when you get in situations like this where the president fabricat...

About it. >> thank you so much. thank you for having me. hurricane dorian is making landfall today in the outer banks of north carolina. cape hatteras taking a direct hit as what is now a category 1 storm makes its way north. hundreds of thousands of people are without power as the result of high winds, flooding, even tornados, and hundreds more could be trapped. benny lax lives in the outer panics. hes on ocracoke island. benny, youre there. tell us about the situation youre facing. >> well, ...

>> no matter where you go, we are going to get you. >> the death toll stands at 20 and is expected to rise. the world food program has purchased 8 tons of ready to eat meals and has proposed a long-term air left, which is overwhelming. dorian spins northward and to england is distant target. we are standing on the banks of the cape fear river here in downtown wilmington and locals tell me that this river tends to overflow its banks during hurricanes in conjunction with high tide. the next high t...