during the carson era. >> last night was the biggest mass shooting in united states history. that's a record that's been set twice in just the two and a half years that i've been living in america. >> these hosts are part of the political and cultural conversation. >> that resonates with people who maybe feel like they can't express exactly how they're feeling. and so they can say yes, that is also how i feel. >> a little over a week ago on friday, april 21st, my wife molly gave birth to a boy, a baby boy. his name is william jonathan. >> the monologue about my son's operation, i never thought of it as a television moment. >> and on monday morning dr. starnes opened his chest and fixed one of the two defects in his heart. this is what he looked like on monday. but this is what he looked like yesterday. [ applause ] >> when something bad happens to