Get away from the glass [background sounds] neil how would you like to be in the middle of all of that . Fox on top of texas after a destructive and deadly storm touch down. Thiess seven confirmed dead in the houston area after wind gusts reached more than 100 mileperhour. Hundreds of thousands still without power, and were tracking the legal storms as well from the fixation over Donald Trumps new york Hush Money Trial to the folk on Hunter Bidens two upcoming trials. Will any of it matter to voters in november . And then the storm over my, shall we say, chat with the white house economic adviser Jared Bernstein after President Biden continues to say inflation was 9 percent when he took office. The facts see otherwise, it got nasty, and youll get to see for yourself. Neil good morning, everybody. Happy to have you, im neil cavuto. Lets get right to it with the latest in houston and the fallout from a storm that ended up being a lot worse than earlier thought. Lets get the latest from fox weathers katie western. Hey, katie. Reporter hi, neil. Yeah, you can see a lot of activity on the ground here this morning, lots of Cleanup Crews on site around a lot of those Highrise Office Buildings and Hotels Getting ready to keep boarding up the windows that were completely blown out from those strong winds that we dealt with. On the ground youre still going to see some glass left over, some insulation that blew out of office building, destroyed cars and blinds that came out of someones office maybe right here where you can see hundreds of those windows still have yet to be boarded up. So thats really the priority on the ground right now. But we know this all happened because of 100 mileperhour Hurricane Force winds. Yesterday we really dealt with on and off rain that kind of hindered cleanup efforts, but i think they sped through a lot of it on the ground here in the downtown area because of it. Now though were heading into a drier stretch which isnt great a because were looking at a few consistent days of pretty significant heat compared to what weve had in the last couple days, and the hundreds of thousands of people in Harris County alone are worried about how theyre going to get through this stretch of 90degree days. Some people are really not sure what theyre going to do when it happens. We need help. Im on a breathing machine. People over here have got medical issues. With we need help. We need water and food. I would like some answers as far as how long its going to be. Maybe we need plans to actually leave the area for a while. Reporter yeah, city officials are warning people without power that it could be out for at least a week. Well have to see if that changes at all throughout the day but, still, at least 500,000 without power in Harris County right now, neil. Neil katie, thats incredible. Thank you very much. Youve been diligent this whole week, we appreciate that. I want to go to Trudy Thompson shoemaker, the american red cross, a volunteer. What are you discovering . How bad is this . Its bad. These folks need help, and red cross is on the ground, has been for about two weeks now, providing supplies and cleanup supplies as well as water and food, tarps, blankets, whatever they need were trying to supply. But there are at lot of folks in need. Particularly those still without power. Neil yeah. Its better than i think 560,000 last i heard, trudy, and obviously in hot and humid conditions, that doesnt make things any easier, does it . Exactly. The mosquitoes have discovered an opportunity, and they are here in force, let me tell you k and with the hot weather coming in, its going to be really rough. So were here to help and we need help. Red cross is supplying a lot of materials and a lot of manpower through volunteers like myself, and were asking your viewers to give us a hand. If they can donate, we would really, really appreciate that. Neil youre always there, trudy, and especially volunteering as you are, doing the lords work. Im just wondering, what do folks need right now . Right now they are needing everything you can think of. Think if everything you had were underwater or washed away, what would you need. You would need fresh water, you would need food. You would need baby supplies, pet supplies, dry clothing. They need bug spray. They need tarps. They need cleanup materials. Were delivering bleach, shovels, rakes because they dont have their usual materials to clean up their areas. Finish and think about it, they had a big storm, they had a big flood, they started cleanup efforts, and then got some of that done and it hit again. The winds, the tornadoes, the torrential rains. Neil yeah. So its the all to do over again. Theyre discouraged, theyre tired but theyre resilient people. They, yesterday i met with some and the day before, and i think said were going to be okay. We just need the help that we are getting to get back on our feet. Not only the physical help, but also the emotional support. Lots of hugs, lots of thank yous, lots of thumbs up. Well be okay, just keep the support coming. And if so they need to know that your viewers or are thinking about em and sending em good vibeses, because they need all the good vibeses they can get, let me tell you. Neil youre part of those good jibes vibes, trudy. Thank you and thank the red cross for all the good its doing. Theres a reason were leading with this story, because of the clear human need. Trudy, thank you again. Were also following some political storms that are gripping this country. Were talking, of course, about donald trump trials, hunter biden facing two whereupon coming trials. A busy time for trials. Madeleine rivera has more. Reporter good morning, neil. Former President Trumps Hush Money Trial reaches its end, the president s sons legal problems will soon take center stage. The tile for Hunter Bidens federal gun trial is scheduled to take place june 3rd. He failed to fill out a form in 2018. The federal judge rejected hunters legal teams efforts to push the trial back until september saying the case wasnt complicated. Hunter was also looking to delay his tax trial in california. Hes charged with three felonies is and is six misdemeanors there for failing to pay 1. 4348 in taxes between 1. 4 million in taxes between 20162019. David weiss is slamming the defense request to defenses request to slow things down saying in part counsel offers a handful of reasons why they want the trial delay of 77 days but money of them warrant a continuance. The motion should be denied. As of now, hunters tax trial is set to start june 20th, but theres a hearing next week on the motion to delay. Meantime, Closing Arguments for trumps Hush Money Trial could begin as soon as tuesday. Michael cohen has had a grueling few days on the witness stand with the defense looking to undermine his credibility. Attorney todd blanche Accused Cohen of lying about a phone call he made to trumps former bodyguard in 2016. Cohen testified tuesday the call was to speak with trump about the Stormy Daniels payment deal, but blanche showed the text that he reached out to shiller about a that a fasting text he was getting from a 14yearold. The Trial Reveal Finish resumes monday. Neil want to go to john yoo right now, former e Deputy Assistant attorney general, legal eagle exthe record name. Talk that the judge would like Closing Arguments maybe by tuesday or get the process going. Is that doable . In oh, yes. I think key for the trial, and if this has been, i think, to President Trumps advantage, is that the prosecutions case is ending with Michael Cohen. Convicted perjurer, convicted tax evader, someone a federal judge has said you cant tell whether this guys ever telling the truth. So if youre donald trump, you may want that to be the last image in the mind of the jury. So trump could put on his own witnesses. For example, on fox weve been talking about Bob With Costello who was Michael Cohens lawyer a few years ago 40 had some very interesting Impeachment Evidence on the credibility of Michael Cohen about how hes changed his story preetedly. But trump repeatedly. But trump might want to go directly, keep the defense very short and go directly to the secure so the jury will end watching the proceedings with Michael Cohen in their memories. If. Neil i think you lawyers call it dont overplay your hand. So there is a Great Expectations to bring on, like, a costello, even a brad smith, some of these names that have been mentioned, but you might risk losing a good thing or veering i down a different path. Why is that when costello would seem on paper to be a pretty compelling witness, what he could say about cohen who never at the time he was representing him talked about anything nefarious with donald trump but did after the fact . That might be too tempting to pass up. Why not . I always thought Trial Lawyers like craps more than poker. Thats more like their game. [laughter] i think it might look like this two points, as you say, he might want to raise, and you want to get through them quickly. Calling someone whos an expert on Campaign Finance like brad smith who was on the federal elections commission, a friend of mine. He come and testify and say, wheres the crime, right . The d. A. Is trying to say the bookkeeping, Accounting Misdemeanors are really to cover up Something Else. Wheres that crime . Is it a federal election crime . Brad smith can say very quickly, under the laws that exist, no. Now, i think this judge may be unwilling to let smith testify that much, and then maybe one witness to attack Michael Cohens credibility like bob costello. But i think if you were trumps lawyers, you watched what happened this past two, three weeks, the prosecution almost trigger a mistrial with Stormy Daniels and end with someone like Michael Cohen, the worst possible conditions a prosecution could ever witness a prosecution could ever want to rest are their case on, you might say lets go right to the jury. If youre confident and think you did really well, you would do that. If you think you did or poorly, that the prosecutor might win, you might put on a much longer defense with a lot of witnesses. Neil i take it youre saying it wouldnt be good legal advice for donald trump to take the stand. This is the thing i think, you know, thats the real [laughter] it is a a a real blockbuster question here because you can see the prosecution, i think part of their game is to taunt trump, to goad him into taking the stand. He has taken the stand in two previous cases. They didnt turn out well for him. Finish and so i think it would be a big mistake. Trump has the fifth amendment right against selfincrimination, Plus The Constitution requires the prosecution prove its case Beyond A Reasonable Doubt which means that the defense doesnt have to do anything if the prosecutions case looks weak. I think a smart trial lawyer watching whats been going on, they say to President Trump sit down, let us take care of it. We think weve done a great job. Were going to continue going after Michael Cohen. Thats why monday is really important because they have not finished cohens crossexamination. I think cohen might have some little credibility left, they have to go for the Jugular On Monday and finish him up. Neil meanwhile, the Hunter Biden Question delayed, these couple trials, i remember democrats were criticizing donald trump for the delay tactic, but they use it themselves. What do you think of the likelihood, because the one would be around the time of his fathers first debate with donald trump. What do you think . Yeah, weve talked earlier how Donald Trumps overall legal strategy has been really successful, pushing off the three other prosecutions and this weak one might be the only one. Bidens Trial Strategy the has been a disaster, and its been the exact reverse. They are managing to place the timing of their trial smack in the middle of the first president ial debates. They should have pled this case out long ago. The last thing they want is to have an open trial with all this information being presented in the voters minds right during the summer. [laughter] i dont understand what they think they were doing. In a way with, they were trying to copy trumps Trial Strategy, being very public of being aggressive, not pleading, going to trial. But its been the timing has been a real disaster for hunter biden. Neil yeah. To put it mildly. John, thank you. Always good catching up and learning the facts. Now weve got two separate, Big Trial Issues on this matter here that could influence how this president ial race goes. Were going to be looking at that and well have have a lot more detail because this is sort of the wildcard, how these trials are absorbed by the american voters, by you. After this. Is a rate based on you, with allstate. Because you know the right way to save. Stop save with drivewise and get a rate based on you. Youre in good hands with allstate. Mylowes rewards credit card saves us 5 on the things we need. 5 off. 5 off. 5 of. And, as loyalty members, we get points toward mylowes money for the things we want. Oh, we want this. The all new mylowes rewars Loyalty Program is her. Download the app to joi, earn and save toda. This looks like an actual farm. It looks cute on the app. [farm animal sounds] meanwhile, at a vrbo. When other Vacation Rentals arent what theyre cracked up to be, try one where you know what youll get. Neil all right, if trials are damaging, donald trump has a funny way of showing it. Right now hes leading in Battleground State Polls and that is where this constant coverage every day on all the Major Networks with his Hush Money Trial. Hunterrer biden hoping for a delay in his trials, but these will be plague out around the same time were getting the first president ial debate next month. Julia manchester weighing in on the political fallout from all of this. If youre donald trump, youre not too worried for the time being. If youre hunter biden or certainly his dad, you kind of are worried about that one, but what do you think the impact is . Too early to tell, but what do you think . Neil, look, for donald trump and his trials, neil, looking at these polls i dont necessarily think these trials are necessarily having an impact on the polls. In fact, i think these polls are more reflective about what americans think about the economy, crime, the situation at the southern border, those Kitchen Table issues. Now, i think that could potentially change if theres a conviction or not a conviction. Well have to see. But its too early to tell at this point in the case. Now, in terms of hunter biden and joe biden, look, that hasnt gotten the same amount of coverage as former President Trumps trial, and its still, you know, underway, the proceedings and preparation for the trial itself. But once again, you know, even though President Bidens critics, very conservative republicans might push back against hunter biden, that might be fuel for, you know, their conversations, their arguments against joe biden, i dont think thats necessarily impacting the polls the same way that those Kitchen Table issues are. Neil you know, you talk about the Kitchen Table issues, and one of those issues is the tow and how its sprinting along dow. It just crossed 40,000 yesterday. The administration didnt spend any time crowing about that at least online as if to say this is a reflection of an improving economy and corporate earnings. They have a case the make that the backdrop might be sound or looking better when it comes to wall street, but a lot of folks aint feeling it on main street. Thats the conone drum, right . Yeah, and thats the key. So you have the Biden Administration touting the stock market, you know, touting those gains, and, you know, yes, absolutely, that is a sign of a growing economy. But americans, you know, your Average American On Main Street is looking at that and seeing a disconnect between that and inflation. You know, what it, what its hike to buy, you know, buy a house or go to the grocery store, gas prices, etc. You know, there are two different indicators, and i think the Biden Campaign what they have to do Going Forward is try to connect those two indicators, and thats going to be really difficult right now because we still see americans not feeling that inflation go down, and t just easier for republicans to continue to point so thats yeah, another that. Continuation of joe bidens struggle on how to message on the economy. Now, if inflation starts to tick down even more and the dow, you know, theres continued gains, etc. , thats great for the Biden Campaign. But right now were not seeing that yet. Neil got it. Julia, always good catching up, my friend. Be well. Have a safe weekend. You too. Neil all right. Julia manchester on all of that. Two the big developments regarding the border or that are very worrisome, not only this attack on agents there, tell you more about that, but two jordanian noncitizens showing up outside a u. S. Military base. Thats a little worrisome. Actually, they both are, and were on both after this. Because so many of you who have served your country honorably, whether its two years, four years, or thirtytwo years, like myself. One of the benefits that we as a country give you as a veteran is your eligibility for a va loan. Not 80 percent but 100 percent the value of your home and thats what you can get at newday usa. Neil all right, if your still asking what the heck were two jordanian noncitizens outside a marine base in virginia, what were they up to, what were they doing there . Everyones trying to find out9. Lucas tomlinson has more on what f nicker were learning from them. If anything, were learning from them. Reporter authorities have not identified who these jordanians are. The white house and the pentagon have been very relate sent about the topic. Lets start first with the white house and questions from peter doocy. So going to be really mindful of these two George Dawn Januaries remain in i. C. E jordanians remain in i. C. E. Custody and given that it is an active Law Enforcement matter. Reporter and or, neil, i stopped by the pentagon thursday afternoon to ask them what the Defense Secretary knows about this incident. Is the secretary confident in the safety and security of u. S. Military bases not only in the country, but around the world . He is. Reporter can you confirm he was briefed on this incident . I can tell you, lucas, that he tracks many Different Things all around the world. I will tell im not going to get into specific things that hes briefed on on a daily basis. Reporter so, neil, well take that as a mow or i dont know from sabrina. Quantico is the home of newlyminted marine corps officers, where theyre trained. Right now there is no evidence these two jordanians are terrorists, but we know they are in the country illegally. In a statement, the base said the two men had no credentials allowing access to the base, and this is what happened next, neil, according to a statement. Quote, the driver, ignoring the direct vices of the officers, continued to move the vehicle past the holding area and attempted to access Marine Corps Base want coe. Due to the Swift Response and execution of their duties, the officers were able to deploy the vehicle denial barriers prevent any further access, so it appears the security did work and once again, neil, we do not know the identification of these people after theyve been turned over to i. C. E. Griff epogen kins actually went to the a Press Conference with the i. C. E. Director, and he wouldnt say who they are. Neil two very quick questions. One, did they have weapons . Did these guys are is weapons in their car . Reporter no sign of any weapons, neil. Neil okay. The second, after that very, you know, Tense Exchange with the pentagon spokesman, do you is still have your press pass at the pentagon . [laughter] reporter i actually just got it renewed, so i was glad it worked, neil, when i went in there. That was part of going over there, just to test it out. The pentagon did not seem to be very familiar with the incident which i think is what drew my followup question. This incident happened two weeks ago, neil. Youd think this kind of issue would be brought up to some high levels, at least be briefed. You can imagine what the Defense Secretary is briefed on, a oneline update in a morning briefing, and theres no evidence that took place. Neil yeah. But they said very little in exchange for that, thats what made that so newsworthy. Lucas, great job as always, my friend. Lucas tomlinson at the white house. Chris olivera rahs, Texas Department of public safety, on another incident at the border that raised some serious concerns. You had u. S. Agents who were forced to shoot a high brant migrant who assaulted them in eagle pass. What happened here, chris, exactly . Well, good morning, neil. Thanks for having me on. Of course, we can talk about the border, and a as you reported earlier, you see how dire the situation is and how you have individuals that have ties to terrorism that is able to attempt to breach military bases. So it really shows the vulnerabilities of our border. But also talking about this incident in el paso, texas, where Border Agents were confronting Illegal Immigrants that do want to cause harm. These are not your typical immigrants that want to turn themselves in, these are individuals that have criminal backgrounds that are violent, and we see is it firsthand when they attempt to assault or Assault Agents or anybody thats working along the border. It really shows hows how dangerous the situation is when you dont know who youre going to encounter. We experience it all the time as well that we dont know exactly who were going to encounter. Thats what takes this thats what makes the situation on the border more dangerous, the unknown of who youre dealing with. Neil well, what i know there from just covering this, chris, and you know far more than i, of course, whoever is coming, an increasing number of them are getting more aggressive, and they dont mind getting more aggressive, and they dont mind being Videotape Ised doing so when were talking about the cartels. Its getting more brazen. What can you tell us . You know, youre absolutely correct, neil. These organizations, these criminals that are coming across especially from mexico and the cartels that do have some type of association or are affiliated with some of those individuals coming across are very aggressive towards Law Enforcement. They are brazen. They dont take into account the fact that they operate, they operate pretty much with impunity because weve seen that in some of these cases where some of these Illegal Immigrants that do Assault Police officer or anyone on the border and then get let go, they get released. Now, that creates a more higher alert for Law Enforcement thats working on the border because now these criminals, these dangerous people that are coming across is these violent tendencies to assault our agents or state trooper, whoevers work on the front lines because of the aggressiveness. Manges it much more dangerous when you dont know exactly who youre dealing with and what their intentions are in term of towards Law Enforcement. Neil yeah. The one thing i find, we know the record numbers who are trying to get in here, that we know. But i worry about the socalled gotaways, and those numbers are rocketing. We have some graphics to show people at home here. Whats happening now and whats leading to so many, you know, when they cross theyre never found . You know, neil, this has always been an issue, gotaways. Weve talked about this over the last few years, and the numbers have good luck candidated. Fluctuated. From a Law Enforcement per if spective, i the can tell you the numbers much pier higher because thats based off a camera image or a sensor. Theres no telling how many people are associated with a group, a particular group, so that numbers much high every. Higher. In texas the last three years weve talked about this numerous times on your show, we have been using every resource at our disposal trying to two after some of these criminals, trying to decrease the number of illegal border cross,s and we have been successful. Of course, the last three years now texas is no longer the hot spot for illegal border crossings. We are down to 72 overall, and we have shifted that opportunity towards california and arizona because of our efforts. So it really shows what texas is doing in stepping up. Neil chris, i dont envy your job but, man, oh, man, do i admire how youre going about it. Likewise, neil. Thank you. Neil chris oliveras. All right, i dont know if youre familiar with people who still believe the earth is frat. There are people who actually d. You can prove it and say theres satellite images, its a round thing, no ones falling off. Theres another crowd that says inflation was 9 when joe biden took office. 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Reduced inflation from 9 down to close to 3. Were in a situation where were better situated than we were when we took office. It was 9 when i came to office. 9, but look, people have a right to be concerned. I think inflation has gone slightly up, which was at 9 when i came in, and its now down around 3. Jared, why does he keep saying that youre his top economic. Youre the head of the council of economic advisors. Do you ever whisper in his ear, mr. President , just to be technical about it, it wasnt 9 when you assumed office, it was 1. 4. It got as high as 9 in 2022. You brought it down from that. But it was never, ever, ever 9 when you came into office. So why does he keep saying it . Well, first of all, let me point out that in that very quote you played, the president talked about how concerned he was for households struggling with prices, that he consistently. Thats not what i asked you. Thats not what i asked you. Why does he keep misrepresenting this . Hes making the point that the factors that caused inflation to climb to 9 were in place when he took office. I think that was not what he said. He said it was at 9. It would eventually get to 9 a little over a year after that. But the fact of the matter is, it wasnt 9. So if i cant trust him quoting data in real time, why should i believe what hes talking about now . So the annual growth in Core Inflation in the Second Quarter of 21 was, in fact, about 9. And his point about inflation down 60 off its peak is very much the case. So no, it wasnt it was not. It it was not at that. So youre almost as bad as he is. Why cant you just say it was high. It got as high as 9. Youd be accurate in saying that. And we have now brought it down. And were struggling in around the 3 area. But its better than it was. But instead to hang it on his predecessor, to hang it on his predecessor that you inherited something that was through the roof when we were in the middle of covid. It just seems to the American People, whether youre republican or democrat, youre lying. Youre just lying. Well, hold on, i hear you, i hear you, i the president was making the point that i think is unequivocally true. The factors that took inflation to 9 were in place when he took office. That is not what he said, jared. And youre a very smart guy with this stuff. You could just whisper and hes a good friend of yours. Obviously he thinks the world of you, many others do as well. You could have just told him, chief, i got to tell you, mr. President , whatever you say, you might even, in fact call him joe. Thats how close you are. And just say, sir, it was not 9. Stop it with the 9, because the more you say that, the more people dont believe what youre saying. Look, i think what the American People care most about is this true inflation . Inflation truth. Jared. Hold on. Neil. Neil. This only works if you let me talk. Okay. Do you have an answer . My question ive asked it five times five, five ways. The president was making the point that the factors that caused inflation were in place when he took office. And thats unequivocally true. I take your point. And we can have we can we can go on all day back and forth on this. I think what matters today is, are we making progress on lowering costs as well as lowering inflation . You know, theyre not the same thing. Lowering both inflation and costs. On behalf of the American People, i think we saw a great cpi report yesterday in that regard. But thats just one data point. I give up, its not my point. Its and its not my fact. Its just a fact. So from here on out, america, i want you to know that im 175 pounds, not an ounce overweight. In fact, everywhere i go, people say, why, youre an adonis. Youre looking so terrific. All right, guess when you keep but i just cannot not fact. We all, anyone who is alive in january of 21 knows administration doesnt just stand up and say, you know what that is . Category false. It was not 9. 1 when you came into office, and whether or not the seeds were planted there. To your point, thats not what in the spring of 21, i think it was april, when it went to 3. 1, in one move it busted up 2 , thats when jay powell neil very good point, very good point. He was going to start to pull back. The fact he never did, remember, he was also fighting for his job because he was going to be reappointed in january of 2022, so he didnt want to disrupt the apple cart and biden doesnt want to disrupt the apple cart with is such low Interest Rates. The idea that it was 9 when he took office is completely false. Neil all right. Please dont bore me with facts, kenny, i really dont have time for it. [laughter] i dont know what the facts are behind the dow crossing 40,000 as it finally did yesterday. I do know its been on a tear. Youve been way ahead of this curve talking about this tear. Donald trump took a bow for this as did joe biden who tweeted out that this is great news for americans, the its a reflection of what hes doing. But donald trump had this to say about it. This is from donald trump. Enter the only reason, by the way, the stock market goes up is that im leading in all the polls. If i werent leading, the stock market would be way down. But im leading, and based on the fact that im leading, the stock market is up. If biden won, you would have a crash like 1929. Neil oh, god. All right, i dont know about that one. That looks like a stretch to me, but having said that, i mean, what is behind this dow surge . What do you think . What is behind it, and i hate to say its neither one of them, its neither party, right . They each want to take credit when they can, and they dont want to take credit, certainly, when it goes the other way. Whats behind it is the idea that were getting declining inflation. Yes, thats oned idea, the idea were going to get declining Interest Rates and stimulate the economy. I dont think my of those at the moment are true. Yes, the inflation has come down from 9, but its stuck here at 3. 4 and likely going higher because once all that Infrastructure Money really starts to hit the tape, once they start to spend it this year, its going to cause inflation to surge, and i think jay powells in a tough spot and he knows it. The anticipation of all that happening, whether investors realize it, when they realize rates are not coming down, i think well have a pullback. Not big, but a pullback. Neil all right. You call your own balls and strikes, young man, and we appreciate that. Kenny polcari, One Of The Best i know covering this market, i appreciate you taking time on a saturday. In the meantime, jerome. Powell, the fed chairman, you know, he has covid. In fact, he is doing his Graduation Address to the students at georgetown, you know, via remote. 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That would have been a huge deal, everyone would have been all over it. I bet you didnt even know he has covid. Hes going about his business. I dont know how soon hell be back at work the, but hes still dealing with the Interest Rate thing and all of that. But its a different world. Are getting too nonchalant about this . Lets ask an Associate Professor from the nyu school of medicine. No wig deal, life goes on no big deal, what is it . Generally first, let me apologize for my allergies. [laughter] i think generally, you know, people feel what the day that supports, that things are getting significantly better. So last summer the covid rates in the Emergency Room where you see infections were 3 . Now its 0. 3 x. In Nursing Homes where we worry about vulnerable people, there too the numbers are almost at record lows, so things seem to be getting significantly better. Covid, along with other respiratory viruses, generally speaking you dont want to expose other people to something if you think you could be sick. Does that the mean you should work from home, wear a mask or do Something Else . Some of that is judgment versus take a sick day. But you dont want to expose other people to something if you are sick, and does it make a difference versus covid or flu or some other regular cold virus. What seems to the make some difference in terms of getting tested because if you get tested early, that might make you a candidate for treatment for paxlovid or for some of the other treatments for flu, for example, that can speed up the resolution of the symptoms over the course of the disease. And also if youre more vulnerable which, you know, hes a little bit offedder i dont know his medical history, but hes older, and that also would a make a difference in terms of the way he might approach it. Neil bottom line, he says hell be back to work in a new days, so well watch it closely are. Doctor, thank you. Thanks so much. Neil all right. Feel better yourself. All right, in the meantime, you know the democrats are having a big powwow, their convention in chicago. We all remember what the one in 1968 was like. So does a prominent democratic congressman who says, you know, maybe the better part of valor is not to have it in chicago, after this. [inaudible conversations] feel more confident with Stock Ratings from j. P. Morgan analysts in the chase app. When youve got a decision to make. The answer is j. P. Morgan wealth management. Its kubota orange days, shop the years biggest selection of kubota equipment and get 0 apr for 84 months or up to 3,300 off select compact tractors. Find your nearest dealer at kubotaorangedays. Com. vo red hot deal days are here at verizon. Get our biggest deals of the season. Only until may 29th. Get a bundle of your choice on us. From any of our top brands so youll get a free phone, and a smartwatch and a tablet. Yup, all three on us. Plus, check out tons more great deals. Its red hot deal days at verizon. Hurry in. Its only unitl may 29th. Knox. Neil all right, could history repeat itself . The 1968 Democratic Convention in chicago and the one planned for this summer in chicago. So theres a prominent democratic congressman who was once a president ial candidate named Dean Phillips who says, you know, maybe we just cancel the thing at least in chicago. The president not doing that, the Democratic Party not doing that,s but is there going to be hell to pay . Greg shirley, historian the extraordinaire, the search for reagan, latest multibestseller. Is this a good idea what phillips is saying, just dont have it in chicago . You could argue no matter where they might have it, they could have protests, so maybe he doesnt have a point. What do you think . They shouldnt cancel. What they should do is just beef up security and set up a perimeter so like in the past to move protesters away from the central part of the convention. Look, its going to get media coverage, with but the point is the larger point that i think the congressman missed is that divided conventions tend to lose in the fall, united conventions tend to win in the fall. The republicans were divided in 64, in 6, and today went on to lose 76. The democrats were divided in 68, 72, 80, other years and they went on to e z lose. The more important point is simply having a united convention. Neil thats an interesting point, and youre quite right on that if you think about anyone divided, they usually dont make it past the november election. What is your sense of the wildcard of the tightness of this race and donald trump and the court cases, that that could work against it united as republicans might be . Theres still that potentialing drag. Potential drag. The court case is not going to work against donald trump at all. Americans see the Democratic Party as generally the party of government. They see the Republican Party as generally the party against government. When Democrats Use government ill he e quit matily to harass or illegitimately to harass or hurt the election chances of a republican, it backfire ifs. You know, like newtons third law, for every action theres an equal and opposite reaction. So the reaction, you see it in the polls. Donald trump is going up in the polls the more hes being harassed by the democrats and instruments of government. So i dont foresee these having any impact. This is the problem democrats dont understand, and this is what the heats dont understand going back elites going back to christ and Pontius Pilate and the roman empire the elites 1257d for one thing, the people stand for another, and theyre often at variance with one another. Neil let me ask you about the third party threat, rfk jr. Many 1968 it was georgeing wallace, he got 48 electoral votes, won a lot of states in the south. Would an rfk jr. Have that type of impact in. No, he wouldnt. Going back to george wallace, they tend to take proportionate hi from both candidates. George wallace, dont forget, was a democrat, so he hook took from Hubert Humphrey as much as richard nixon, same thing from ross perot. People who see rfk through two prisms, one will be the legacy of the reagan of the kennedy name, and thatll motivate one set of voters. Another set of voters will see him as anticorporate vax ising, and they look at him through ooze prism, and theyll vote for him for another reason. People vote for different reasons. Neil got it. Craig, always good catching up with you. Craig shirley, historian extraordinaire. We have a lot more coming up including going from political storms to very real ones and the impact on the south, particularly in texas. 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