36%. we just saw what just happened in new york, two cops ambushed. we saw it in texas, three cops shot, two cops were killing in texas. it is a all-time high right now, and we ve just got to be able to read the room. obviously, they weren t. will: yeah. here s the statement, by the way, from that school district, the grass valley school district. they said the substitute teacher engaged in an altercation regarding a mask, our district expects educators to perform their duties with the utmost respect, substitute teacher will not return to grass valley school district. it started over a mask altercation and was it the mask that had the thin blue line? rachel: yeah. and and, again, the thin blue line, as you said, there s nothing like the confederate flag about the thin blue line. the thin blue line represents, you know, order on one side thanks to the cops because there s a line, and underneath
will: we see each other all the time. glad to have you back in the if lone star state and glad to have you on the couch this morning. we want to get to this story, because it s truly shocking, and you can t believe what you re about to see. or maybe you can, because it s a visual representation of what we ve talked about. this is communist chinese control of the images put forward to you specifically around the olympics. this is a dutch reporter giving a report as a chinese official shoves the reporter off of screen. look at that. that is the chinese watchdog official pulling the dutch reporter off of camera, off camera. here s what the dutch station tweeted about this incident, this video. they said our correspondent was pulled away by security guards at 12 p.m. live. unfortunately, this is increasingly becoming a daily reality for journalists in china. he s fine and was able to finish his story a but minutes later. now, lawrence, rachel, the story is why this happened was
interest in keeping russia from taking over ukraine a, right? so for me, it s, like, why is there so much of an up healthy interest for us, right? what is it? even their neighbors don t seem to be as interested as we are. will: yeah. it kind of just doesn t sound right. will: to your point on that video, i hope we can get it, i want to play it this morning. the evidence offered by the government is because i said so. i just told you the evidence, i told you it s so. it s self-reflective in that way. it s fascinating. let me push you on one thing, dakota, regardless of where i stand and where we may agree, do we not have a strategic interest in this way: if putin did take ukraine much like the lessons we ve learned from history, could that just be a starting point, and we ve got to make a stand somewhere? in other words, it starts in ukraine, then moves to estonia with, latvia, eastern europe.
considered creating my own. rachel: you should. will: can i just follow up with thatsome and by the way, you should. rachel: remember when biden said if you don t agree with me, you ain t black? that s really the message. will: can we talk about the safety of creating alternatives to these exclusionary clubs, i m just curious, if you did start a black caucus and were truly open to all points of view, i d be fascinated to find out if other black legislators who are democrats would join you in your caucus in truly forming a black caucus that isn t solely leftist. i wonder what the response would be from your colleagues. well, personally, i hope they would come and join me. it would be a caucus of free come of free come of freedom of expression that all of our black brothers and sisters can really get behind. that remains to be seen. rachel: can i ask one last question? i m sorry. do you think we should have race-based caucuses, or should
rachel: so you just add the stuff lawrence: that s too much bread. will: i think i win. i think i m done. lawrence: are you going to eat it thoughsome. rachel: that s the question. oh, my gosh, i can t get my mouth around this. will: did you get all three in there? rachel: i can t do this. lawrence: it s not bad. will: that s good. lawrence: the fish throws it off. will: you think? lawrence: it s a little crazy but it s will: exactly. i like it. rachel: you know what i like? i love pickles. lawrence: we have been ailing. [laughter] will: i need to detox. something s not right here. rachel: you went on this diet and it made him a little nauseous, and i told him this morning the way he feels is the way pregnant women feel, and now