and i really think it s coming together. i noticed last night or i was, told, i didn t see it, but i heard everybody stood for the national anthem, and that shows respect for our country, our flag, and for the national anthem. so i m very happy. i heard that, and they should stand. you have to stand. it s our national anthem. you have to stand. dana: there s new polling on the anthem issue which we will show you. the anthem controversy isn t thh only front that s heating up.n in a story that seems like it s from the pages of the onion a massachusetts librarian rejected melania trump s donation of dr. seuss books because they re examples of, quote, racist propaganda. then she s thinking of a different dr. seuss. i don t know. joining us now for reaction is lawrence jones and in los angeles leslie marshal.. you all have lots of titles. friends are one of them. and joining me late night on a friday night. i do appreciate it. lawrence, if i could start with