likely in russia. >> do you think putin is testing you? >> no. they sense weakness and trying to see how much they get away with it. >> daddy teaches you can be anything in this world that you can be. doesn't daddy teach you that yeah and it doesn't matter if you are black or white. >> this is how children think right here. critical race theory wants to end that ♪ life is a highway ♪ i want to ride it all night long ♪ lawrence: that's a shot of houston, texas, god's country. i'm lawrence jones in for steve today. we have brian and ainsley. it's thursday, the day before friday. ainsley: that's right. so good to have you here lawrence and brian. brian: nice of lawrence to add us at the last minute. glad to make the cut. fantastic. george p. bush will be on in a little while to build on the texas theme. is he try be be the big announcement yesterday. big republican.