i'm seeing that tom brady, though, is not attending the white house, vent. what are you hearing about this? >> yeah. he released a statement saying he has to deal with a personal family matter. his mother is sick. the only game that she attended during the 2016 season was the super bowl. she's reportedly in boston right now. so it sounds like he wants to spend time with his mother rather than take this day off to go to washington, d.c. and you know, that's certainly his right to do that since his mother is sick and robert kraft revealed at the super bowl that she's dealing with cancer and hoping for all the best on that. >> absolute le. our thoughts with them and that's totally understandable needing to be with his family. great to see you, doug. great to see it. >> programming note for all of you, a cnn special report and the downward spiral and the case against aaron hernandez airs tonight at 11:00 eastern only on cnn. >> also ahead for us, why are republican senators starting to call out the president in town halls back home? hear about two -- hear what two