former director of intelligence says the only explanation for the pandemic is a leak from the chinese laboratory. the damage caused is very real. pizza delivery man was in the right place at the right time as a suspect happened to run right by him. police thanked the policeman for the assist and said if he is ever interested in a job, they are hiring. steve: live from the avenue of the americas as you look up that green stuff up there, that s central park. it is the 18th day of april. it is tax day. attention all people if you have not put your taxes in the mail, you have got until midnight tonight. it s going to be a beautiful day here in new york city. we have got 48 degrees. ainsley: taxes finished for you? steve: yes. a couple of weeks ago. pete: do people still put them in the mail. ainsley: my dad always did at midnight. pete s pete i know you can. ainsley: downtown main library midnight i always rode with him. pete: out of protest? ainsley: no, st
you will get those more extreme candidates going to come through. does that mean a third party candidate come n the general election? i think it s going to be difficult. even though people are aligning themselves with independents more than they are they are not saying i want a third party. they are saying i want the flexibility to go with whoever is right for the moment. i think it would be really hard. they have solid base. the republicans. ainsley: it would change the primary fields in many states. in new york you can t vote unless you are a registered republican or a democrat. that s right. many states have a closed primary. it s important that people understand that. if you are an independent and you are frustrated getting two extreme candidates go out there and register one side or the other so you can have your voice heard when it comes time of the primary. a lot of people don t realize that. ainsley: i wonder how this is going to effect the presidency? is it going to be
move over here, arlington county, 95%. yeah, it s important to point out you run out of buckets at a certain point. and 86% in alexandria, where you are winning by 24,000 votes. shy of that right there. as the other 14% come n you can anticipate terry mcauliffe will cut in to it, cut in to it more. the question is, is there enough to cut in to, you know, 84,000? an hour ago. it was 111,000. so it s has been shrinking. that s a fact f you say, you are a democrat and you want to wait to the end of the finish line. it s mathematically impossible. the 84,000. it s a shock to the system. we are talking about improbable, going up to 95 for
vets and recruits thousands of appointees is suffering from inexperience and staff shortages and yet the president has made this boast. i read where, oh, gee, people maybe don t want to work for trump, and believe me, everybody want t wants to work in the white house, and so many people want the come n and i can take any position in the white house, and i will have the choice of the ten top people having to do with that position. everybody wants to be there and the white house has tremendous energy, and tremendous spirit. it is a great place to be working. it is just a great place to work. the white house has a tremendous energy, and we have tremendous talent. josh, do you agree with the president s assessment? well, our reporting today indicated that the office of presidential personnel which is essential to staffing the entire government and the vast array of a agencies has struggled from day one and significant infighting inside, and go of the
attack your opponent is to go after his strong points. right? that is kind of counterintuitive. if mitt romney is going to go in the race saying i have real world business experience and it s why i should be president, they should go after an attack and show why it shouldn t. i think mitt romney is going to have to do just what bill said. he is going to have to talk and explain to voter what is private equity is all about. why it s a good thing. why it s legitimate business experience and why it qualifies him to be president. that is a legitimate issue. bret: we said and you said at the panel it s clear the white house is in campaign mode. but this is very clear. that they are come n campaign mode. you could call it an abuse of the office but of course i wouldn t. clearly the president has stopped governing months ago. this is all about campaigning. he thinks the republicans are in control of the house. nothing is going to happen anyway. he is probably right. but it is rather remar