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The telephone with cnbc and the rnc a couple of days ago. up kn you know, it's interesting. it's much deeper than that. if you watched and you were there, the democratic debate, they were asked about adult questions about policy. they did not get into the trivial attacks, in-your-face style trivial stuff that doesn't matter and the real issues that americans doesn't want to hear about. we saw a headline in "new york times" "finally the adults show us a debate. >> does that have to do with the people that are running it or moderators? i think jake asked substantive questions -- >> it's a differ...

Happen. i would only, again, be hopeful for the best for lamar. >> if you have the chance to talk to him again and we hope that you do, what are you going to say to him? >> i'm going to tell him, first of all, i love him and i want him to do well and come back from this and beat this. maybe you're down 15 in the second half but you never, ever give up. many, many people have come back from things like this. so i'm just, again, i'll use the word hopeful. >> you see the tabloids and you hear what people say about lamar, about people who have addiction issues. but i think that in these situations...

Cigarette addiction is no different than a drug addiction, a food addiction is no different than a drug addiction. it just means you have a sickness. no one should demonize lamar. he was ill. >> absolutely. >> did you know about his issue when you played with him? did you discuss it? >> i'm a little bit annoyed that through these issues. was going- i heard little things, little whispers but i didn't know until a couple days ago i didn't know he was going through these things while i was his teammate. i wish i would have known and i would have talked to him about it. after i left the lakers, i ...

Allowed me to look very white. and he said that white girls make $1,000 a day. and when you're done, you bring me all your money. and if you steal any money, if i catch you cuffing any money, you could die. >> like most exploited women, nicole's trauma started early. nicole's biological mother struggled with addiction issues. >> i was abused by her boyfriend from 1 to 4 years old, and my mother left when i was 4. >> for nicole, this trauma started 25 years ago. >> regina labby has known nicole since middle school. >> you can talk about trafficking as being this horrible thing, but people don't...

And he said that white girls make $1,000 a day. and when you're done, you bring me all your money. and if you steal any money, if i catch you cuffing any money, you could die. >> like most exploited women, nicole's trauma started early. nicole's biological mother struggled with addiction issues. >> i was abused by her boyfriend from 1 to 4 years old, and my mother left when i was 4. >> for nicole, this trauma started 25 years ago. >> regina labby has known nicole since middle school. >> you can talk about trafficking as being this horrible thing, but people don't recognize that there were all ...