>> thanks for having me. >> you've been a regular on the show as well as michael. incredibly sad, incredibly tragic. how are you, first of all. >> taking day by day. i was blessed to have the time with him that i had. so i feel very lucky for that, and taking day by day. >> there have been as there always are in these situations, wild conspiracy theorys he was chasing some hot story. maybe connected to that his late night car crash in los angeles. other theorys too, do you subscribe to any of this? do you have any idea really what -- >> no, very no doubt that he was pursuing a hot story. he always had at least five hot stories going. that was michael. so -- and he also -- there will be published his profile of john brennan in an upcoming issue of rolling stone in a couple weeks, right now the lapd still has an active investigation, i don't really have anything to add, my gut here is that it was just a