Gates, the message is even more urgent, leave immediately. One Defense Official told cnn there is a very specific Threat Stream from isisk about planned attacks against the crowds. It specifically names three of the airport gates. Lets go to Nick Payton Walsh who is in doha, qatar, with Breaking News on what we know about evacuations, the pace, and how much longer realistically people will be leaving, nic. Reporter realistically, 36 hours more. Thats what a source familiar with the situation is telling me. If you look at the sheer numbers of people being taken off the airport, that begins to be a clear reflection of the reality. I understand today all the gates are fully closed. Thats the access for ordinary people who dont have escorts or some arranged access with The Americans, prearranged. That causes the numbers to slow significantly. There is a separate stream of people getting onto the airport who appear to be using access provided by the Afghan Security Forces who assist The Americans in securing the perimeter. Thats always been there and that sort of muddies it, thousands of people are turning up who werent officially expected. At this point we know that there are 150 americans as of 8 00 this morning for certain who the u. S. Was trying to evacuate to the airport. They did the remarkable job of getting a higher number than that, 200 to the airport, and flying them out between midnight and 8 00 a. M. , so a remarkable pace of evacuating american citizens. I should point out anthony blinken, secretary of State Yesterday referred to 500 cases they were sure of. Now, these theyve taken out could well be diminishing the number. A thousand they were not so sure about. Theres a lot thats gray in motion, but it does seem u. S. Citizens being very quickly taken out of afghanistan. And it may also be if the same rate continues as were dealing with late afternoon in kabul, there arent that many left, the u. S. Is a wiware of. The question is siv applicants. It is hard for them to get on. There are pictures of buses circulating around the airport. These are people who thought they had a deal with the taliban to get through. It may not have been shared with the u. S. To let them onto the base. Many scared, disappointed souls. But were hearing also, too, from australia, italy, turkey, possibly the british, too, their presence is coming to an end, the british beginning later today. The allies are departing. We knew all along there was going to be a point when the evacuations had to slow down and they had to switch their attention to the Military Operation of withdrawal. That doesnt mean if an american desperately manages to get onto the Airport On Sunday The Military will refuse passage out. The focus is the next 36 hours and come saturday, it seems that a lot of the focus will be on getting their operation off the airbase in the middle of the end of americas longest war surrounded by insurgents, some appear to have links to al qaeda. A very fraught Security Situation rather than keeping the evacuation going. The difficulty seems to have slowed enormously. The White House sorry. Sorry, nic. The White House is pushing back on the idea of 36 hours. I mean, its not an official policy per se, but it is effectively what we are going to see or already seeing with the dipping numbers, nic. Reporter yes, i dont quite know what the official policy sometimes is in this regard because they appear to be essentially saying were going to do the best we can, which is great. There comes a point where the evacuation has to wind down and they have to slip to the military evacuation. A source familiar with the situation, one of the concerns of the key groups was afghan staff that worked for the u. S. Embassy. They appear to have gotten 1300 of them out of the country, which is a great success and a huge weight off the minds of the diplomats that sat with them day in, Day Out in the embassy and seeing them in kabul without regret. The number may have come down because there is this extraordinary rate of people being escorted and assisted to get onto the airport. What there is not at the moment, it seems, is for an unconnected, not well versed in the geography of the Base Siv Applicant to find a way to get through the crowds and the taliban checkpoints, to get onto the gates that are now closed. That stream of people is drying up, and so i am absolutely fervently led to believe we are looking to the end of friday being when this Evacuation Effort its massive. It involves thousands of people, being processed. Ive seen benches of marines with their laptops. This is a big operation. Its not something you can keep going to the last minute when youre in the middle of a military evacuation. I understand that is probably got another day left going tomorrow. So, of course, there are nuances here. Of course, america wants to leave nobody behind, but there has to be a cold acceptance at some point that the Evacuation Project in itself comes to an end and it becomes about withdrawal. Brianna . All right, Nick Payton Walsh for us. Nick, thank you for your reporting. Joining us is Veronica Escobar of texas. She visited Fort Bliss and spoke with evacuees being housed there. Congresswoman, thank you for being with us. You had a chance to speak to some of the first afghan refugees arriving here in the united states. What condition were they in . Good morning, john. I did. I feel so incredibly privileged that i had the opportunity to be there and to speak with them, to tour the Fort Bliss facility, all the accommodations being made for the people that our soldiers call our guests. You know, i saw small children. I saw a nursing baby. I saw a lot of women, families, and person after person that i was able to speak with and who i was able to visit with thanked us. And i had the opportunity of speaking with a translator, and she and his wife were able to make it out. He spoke fluent english. His wife is an afghan journalist. They had to leave their Family Behind, and it was heartbreaking, but their family did not work for the u. S. Government or with the u. S. Government, and so it is it was one of those examples for me about how, you know, no matter how successful this the withdrawal could have been, there are going to be families who are going to be split simply because not everyone worked for the u. S. Government. But he was so grateful. He was so happy to be there. I asked him how his journey was and i expected to hear a pretty harrowing account, and he just said, it was good. It was good. Im glad to be here. Well, look, and they are the lucky ones, lucky in the sense that theyre here, not lucky in that it wasnt deserving. I mean, this is what they were promised. And the idea that they had to leave their Family Behind is heartbreaking. I cant imagine what it must be like for the people who you visited with who know that their lives may be saved because of where they are now standing in texas, but that someone that they love is in afghanistan. I cant even begin to imagine. And, you know, they talked about the limitations or he mentioned to me the limitations of the siv and the visa that provided safety for him because he was one of our allies who worked alongside with our u. S. Troops. And so he was able to bring his wife. But he could not bring his entire extended family. That just was not, you know unfortunately he wasnt able to benefit from that. The American Red Cross is onsite at Fort Bliss, and i am so grateful to them as well. Along with my incredible gratitude for all of the troops who are doing an amazing job at Fort Bliss. The American Red Cross is bringing in tablets and telephones so that our afghan guests can call their Family Members in afghanistan, reach out, stay in touch with them as long as they are in our care at Fort Bliss, to hopefully try to ease some of the stress and some of the concern for their family. And i know that these efforts are being made around the country for the people who are here already and will be arriving in the next few weeks. What do you think needs to happen after August 31st for the people who are still there . What will you as a member of Congress Work to achieve . I think two things, john. I think, first and foremost, as a member of congress i am going to press the administration for a plan for women and girls who were left behind. Im one of the Vice Chairs of the womens democratic caucus and this has been a absolutely top of mind for us. The women activists, teachers, journalists, advocates who are going to remain behind. We need to work as closely with the taliban as odd as that sounds and as unbelievable as that sounds. The administration is going to need to work closely with the taliban because weve got to do everything possible for the women and girls that are left behind. And also any americans and any afghan allies. So theres a lot of work that will continue after August 31st. But here at home, john, we as americans have an obligation as well. You know, ive heard a lot of my colleagues pointing to the administration, pointing to mentioning promises that need to be kept. We in America Need to keep our promises as well. We are going to be receiving thousands of afghan refugees, thousands of guests in our country, lots of children, lots of moms, lots of families. We need to wrap our arms around them. I am very concerned about the direction some of my republican colleagues are going in with their descriptions of our guests and these refugees. So we have to live up to this moment. We have to embrace our values and the foundation of our country and keep our promise here at home as well. Its time for people to ask what kind of Human Being they want to be. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, we appreciate you joining us this morning. This is the first Face To Face Account of refugees arriving in the united states we have. So we appreciate it. Thank you, john. Were getting brandnew numbers just in. It does show the pace of the airlift is slowing as the date approaches. Plus the latest. 700 new hot spots in 7 days. 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You have people who are 18 to 39 who are very much driving the uptick in cases. Are we talking here about those folks being unvaccinated or are we talking about Breakthrough Cases or are we talking about both . Yeah, a little bit of both, but we know the best tool we still have in our fight against covid19 is the vaccine. Its safe, its effective and now with the fda approval, we are encouraging all residents to get it. Our, to date our Health Department reports that just. 2 of our cases have been breakthrough. While we are seeing Breakthrough Cases, we know that this vaccine not only helps us prevent people from getting covid, it keeps them out of our hospitals and prevents them from dying. So we know that were trying to keep pushing that message for those who havent been vaccinated, but also encourage our partners in the school system. Its why im very proud that we are requiring masks as our students return, including my daughter next week. Its why we are proud to have our teachers be required to be vaccinated or test every week because we know that our young People Cant protect themselves, and were seeing the surge which really has us concerned. Yeah, School Open here in d. C. Next week as well. Im a little nervous as a parent of School Age children, ill tell you that. You mentioned hospitalizations. Whats the i. C. U. Capacity situation for you guys . We have plenty of capacity at this current point. But again, were seeing these alarming numbers. The startling increase in hospitalizations. We have declared the State Of Emergency because while weve taken some significant actions, as i mentioned with our school masking, our School Vaccination requirements for educators, we require masks in all of our county buildings, our courthouses, our libraries. This State Of Emergency equips me to take additional public health measures as necessary. Expedite contracts and other measures to make sure we can do whatever it takes to keep our people safe. But currently, you know, our ventilator and our capacity is good. I talk regularly with all of our hospital leaders. But they share concerns about where things are heading and they want to work in partnership to make sure we avoid our hospitals becoming overwhelmed and not having access to those ventilators if they become necessary. Lets hope that doesnt happen. Lets hope you turn this around quickly. Baltimore county executive, we appreciate you being on. Thanks, brianna. Take care. Donald trump is threatening to block the January 6th committee as the investigation turns to those in his inner circle. The former president s niece will join us next. And its down to the wire for people desperately trying to get out of afghanistan this morning. The latest on the airlift which is frankly slowing down. Thats just ahead. At pnc bank, we believe in the power of the watch out. 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[relaxed summer themed music playing] summer is a State Of Mind, you can visit anytime. Savor your summer with lincoln. Police Body Cam Video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana State Police trooper repeatedly clubbing a black driver with a flashlight. The case is part of a growing probe of Police Brutality and potential cover ups. We want to warn you, some of the video contains graphic scenes of violence. Cnns Ryan Young has the story. I did Nothing Reporter another Black Man beaten during a Traffic Stop. [ bleep ]. Reporter this Body Camera Footage from May 2019 appears to show now former Louisiana State Police Officer Jacob brown Beating Aaron Larry bowman as other officers hold bowman down. They were zstanding around watching. He wasnt trying to help me. I was asking for the help. They wasnt helping me. They just let him continue on hitting me with the flashlight. Reporter Trooper Brown is seen swinging what appears to be a flashlight repeatedly striking bowman while hes face down on the ground with his hands behind his head. Bowmans attorney saying brown hit their client 18 times in just 24 seconds. I havent did nothing, man. Fine. This aint gonna Help You, bud. Im not fighting. You are. Reporter bowman can be heard moaning saying, it hurt me. He hit me in the head with a flashlight. Reporter bowman was left with multiple laceration, a fractured arm and broken ribs according to court documents. I was so scared. All i could do was holler. I thought i was gonna die. Reporter this video was from more than two years ago but was recently turned over to bowmans attorneys. State police releasing a statement in december saying a detailed search of Body Camera Video revealed the video was intentionally mislabeled and brown was involved. Detectives concluded brown engaged in unjustifiable actions and did not report the use of force to his supervisors. Brown was charged with aggravated second Degree Battery and malfeasance in office in december. The issue is part of a bigger issue. Where he worked, Troop F is under federal investigation for potential abuses committed by troopers against black motorists. True evidence that he belongs to Troop F in louisiana is notorious. They left a lot of victims and families in their wake. Reporter the Troop F investigation started following the death of ronald greene, a Black Man who died after he was beaten and tased during a Traffic Stop also in may of 2019. Im scared. Reporter greenes family say they were told by Louisiana State Police that greene died in a Car Crash following a chase. But nine Body Camera and dashcamera videos tell a different story of what happened that night. Now well be leadership of louisiana be stirred into action to hold these officers into action to dismantle the troop and address the policies that allow this to go forward to address the cover up from the prosecutors on down. Reporter yeah, john, when you watch all these videos, one thing well talk about, weve been covering stories in louisiana for several months now. When you talk to people in that community, they want to see more action taken. They want to see more videos put forward because obviously this video has been hidden from the public for years. So there is a belief there in that community that there are more incidents like this and theyre hoping the federal government takes a look at it because they need help. They want some action taken. You have to think, this is Body Camera Video that could have been reviewed by a supervisor years ago. Transparency so important here, ryan. Transparency just the beginning, right . 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Com developing overnight, former President Trump threatening to invoke Executive Privilege to block the House Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection from obtaining a wide range of documents from government agencies, including some that relate to members of trumps inner circle. The request seeks call logs, telephone records, schedules for trumps children, former first Lady Melania Trump as well as several others close to the former president. Joining us now is mary trump, niece of the former president , and author of the new book the reckoning our Nations Trauma. Thank you for being with us. I wonder what you make of the former president s promise to invoke Executive Privilege. Not from a legal standpoint, but with your psychological background here, if hes so proud of his behavior in the days surrounding January 6, why does he want to hide it . Its a really good question. He is desperate for the truth to remain hidden here. He also knows that he no longer has the powers and protections of the Oval Office to allow him to skate by this. I was actually quite pleased at the Depth And Breadth of the request being made by the committee because it shows that they understand the seriousness of what we faced and what we continue to face. And donald will do everything in his power to stonewall, to avoid, to evade and to deny them the information they want. And he will give everybody else the same marching orders. Its interesting. The requests, the nature of them are in your wheel house. Theyre looking for documents pertaining to the mental stability of the former president or his fitness for office in the days between the insurrection and the inauguration. From where you would sit, how would you assess his State Of Mind then . During that 79 days or 75 days between the election being called for biden and his inauguration, i think donald was probably in a more desperate state than hes ever been in his life. First of all, he just suffered a humiliating defeat, which in his World View is unthinkable. So that was absolutely freaking him out. On the other hand, he was still trying, one, to spread the big lie, which would somehow allow him to cling to power because, again, without it he is subject to all sorts of criminal investigations and lawsuits. So i think we saw over that time a withdrawal. He apparently forgot that covid even existed during that period of time. And we saw increasingly desperate attempts to spin and to get out of having to face the responsibility for his actions. And i think one of the results of that was the insurrection of January 6, which he incited. So, your new book talks about what you call our Nations Trauma and finding a way to heal. And you do think that your uncle was responsible for some of this trauma dividing this nation. I wonder what you say to those who say, look, we need to turn the page. Stop talking about him. Look forward, not backward. Whats your answer to that . My answer is we cant, unfortunately. Hes being he remains relevant because the republican party have chosen to allow him to remain relevant. They continue to empower him. They continue to seek his endorsements and his permission. And he continues to control the base. And the other thing i would say is that one of the reasons were in the mess were in is because historically as a country, we have never been able to hold ourselves accountable, let alone powerful leaders who have either committed crimes or committed unconstitutional behaviors. So there is a direct line from that to donald. And i think its time we dont turn the page and we take a long hard look at where we are and how we got here and why we continue to be so vulnerable to autocratic, cruel and incompetent leaders like donald. You even ask repeatedly recently if you think Hell Run again. A more interesting question i thought you were asked if you thought his kids might seek higher office. I want to read the response that you gave. You wrote, my uncle is such a buffoon, but he does have charisma. If you met him for the first ten seconds you would see it. After that you would realize hes a total psychopath, but a lot of people are susceptible to his charisma. Don junior and ivanka dont have any of that. They dont survive politically without him. They dont survive in business without him. No, i dont see that, them running. Hopefully theyll all End Up in jail. Im pulling my punches again. I wanted to give you a chance to explain what you meant by all that. One of the reasons donald got as far as he got is, besides the fact that theres always somebody around to enable him who has more power and more intelligence than he does, he does have charisma. He is charismatic. Its a charisma that doesnt appeal to me, but it clearly appeals to tens of millions of people in this country. I dont see anybody else at the top of the republican party who has the same kind of sway with other with their voters. And its certainly not my cousins. I just dont see how it would be like lightning striking four times in the same place. I dont see it happening. I dont think they have first of all, they dont have the history. Donald had a 20, 30, 40year career in the media, so they dont have the reach. They dont have the connections. And, again, without him they dont have the power either. So if they want to try, that would be interesting because it would tell us a lot about the current state of the republican party if they were accepted. Mary trump, the book is the reckoning our Nations Trauma, finding a way to heal. Thank you for talking with us this morning. Thanks for coming on. Thank you. The military Evacuation Mission in afghanistan is slowing down now. More than 13,000 people have been airlifted out of afghanistan over the last 24 hours. Yes, that is a large number. It is starting to dip, though. Its far below the number of evacuees from the previous two days. Lets get now to cnns Barbara Starr live for us at the pentagon. Where are we in this evacuation, barbara . Reporter as you say, brianna, the days, the hours are now ticking by the u. S. Set to be out of afghanistan by next tuesday, August 31st. So its now fairly inevitable they are going to have to slow it down a bit. Theyve gotten an awful lot of folks out, you said. 13,000 in this last reporting period. It was 19,000 previously in the previous 24hour period. It does reflect a slowing down. They are trying desperately to identify and get all The Americans out that they can. The question now, of course, is the afghans, those with the documents, those with either green cards or special visas. It may be now at the point where it will be very difficult for them not just to get to the airport, but get through the taliban checkpoints and even get to the gates that are manned by u. S. Troops, and whether they are allowed on, whether there will be flights and space for them, very much as the hours tick down will remain a huge question. The u. S. Military clearly looking to the point in the coming hours where it is going to have to look after itself and get those more than 5,000 u. S. Troops on board airplanes, get their equipment and weapons packed up and be out of there by the deadline. So the inevitable is coming, tough as it is to say, the hours are drawing closer. Brianna . No u. S. Military casualties, and really this is a matter of holding your breath, right . Because there are serious risks out there. Barbara starr live for us at the pentagon. Thank you. So, could democratic Governor Gavin Newsom actually lose the Recall Election in the very blue state of california . The latest on the race now just weeks away. And later our Mystery Sitcom Guest star from not one, but two acclaimed comedies. Who is it . I dont know. Were going to find out. 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Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum the republicanbacked effort in california to recall democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is now in its final days. Ballots are arriving in the mailboxes of every registered voter in the state ahead of the September 14 Special election. And joining us now to talk about this is scott rod. He is the State Government Reporter for Cap Radio News in sacramento. Scott, thank you for being with us. I think anyone paying attention to this has seen Gavin Newsom and they have seen a lot of Gavin Newsom. Hes been fighting very hard for people to vote no in the Recall Election. He does have a registration advantage, a considerable one of 21. Why is he fighting so hard . It all comes down to motivation. There are absolutely more democrats in the state of california. But if republicans are coming out in greater numbers to the ballot box, if they are sending in their ballots in greater numbers, well, thats left democrats concerned. So that Motivation Question is key. So youve seen newsome coming out and going Door To door with his volunteers. Youve also seen Him Plastering Tv Ad campaigns around to try to get people not only motivated, but also aware that this election is coming up. So, whats the state of the race right now . And what are you hearing from california voters about how theyre reflecting on this . Well, the race is definitely tightening. Weve had some recent polling that shows that newsome still has a slight edge, but definitely closer too close for comfort, im sure, if you ask anyone in his camp. You have Larry Elder who has been at the top of the pack for challengers, and then Kevin Pathwrath who is second behind him and also a number of other republicans who are running. Kevin pathwrath is a democrat. Im hearing from voters that, of course, depends on who you ask. If you ask a republican, often at least in my experience, theyre very clued into this election. Theyve been paying close attention. A number of people ive talked to have campaigned, have gone out, held signs, have gone Door To door, have gathered signatures to get this recall qualified. Democrats, it comes down to the Motivation Question. Some people who are clued in, theyre obviously motivated to ensure the governor stays in office. But many others arent as locked into this election. Again, its a special election. Its an unusual time that its falling on. And its not very typical. So, what happens if, you know, lets say he does lose, how does that change the dynamics there in california . It changes them considerably, at least when you think about what signal this sends. So if you have the most powerful person in the state suddenly switching parties, thats pretty significant. Now, on the other hand, democrats do have a significant majority in the legislature and so youll likely see a tugofwar between those two and youll likely see things being sent to the governor that are vetoed and perhaps having vetoes overridden. Youll also see a change in paradigm in the governors office. Newsome has led the california in a very specific way. He has made clear that he wants to be on the vanguard of democratic politics in the u. S. And with someone replacing him, even a democrat, it will definitely be a change. Do you think he might lose . I dont like to personally weigh in on these, but i can say its absolutely a possibility. And youre seeing that both in terms of, you know, How Newsome has reacted to this election, him continuing to push to get volunteers out on the ground. And he has the War Chest for it, too. He raised 54 million. So you can see from the reaction from his camp that they absolutely are taking this seriously, and its possible that he could lose. Yeah, no prediction from you, scott, to be clear. But, look, he has reason to worry very clearly. Scott rod, thanks for being with us. Thank you. And heres what else to watch today. Just ahead, we reveal todays Mystery Sitcom Guest, and this time no idea how this is going to work because neither john nor i have any idea who it is. I guess well get some clues after this. Well see. At usaa, weve been called too exclusive. Because we only serve those who honorably served. All ranks, all branches, and their families. Are we still exclusive . Absolutely. And thats exactly why you should join. I thought i was managing my moderate to severe crohns disease. Then i realized something was missing. Me. My symptoms were keeping me from being there for her. So, i talked to my doctor and learned humira is the 1 prescribed biologic for people with crohns disease. The majority of people on Humira Saw significant Symptom Relief in as little as 4 weeks. And many achieved remission that can last. 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We have no idea because this actor has starred in shows that we both love, so were just gonna faceoff and see who guesses first. So, were reading these clues to you, and were only seeing them for the first time. So im reading out loud here. This actor was in not one, but two of the most popular comedies of the 21st century. You got that, john . Brianna keilar. No idea. I have to pass. What do we have here . In show one, this actor played the youngest brother in an unusual family. I think i know the answer. Do you want me to wait . No, just do it because that gives us more time to talk to whoever it is. Its the guy from its Arrested Development in veep. Its buster yes, so its tony hill, yes . Tony hill. Oh, my god, this is why you want to partner up with john berman. Tony hill, first of all, those are the funniest shows of all time. My boys are watching the amazing Bennedict Society right now. So youre all over the Tv Screen in my house. It is such an honor to meet you. Thanks for joining us. Nice to meet you guys. I love its the guy, its the guy it was you to get its more than the guy. When i said the guy, its the guy all caps, the guy, youre the only guy who could be so funny in two shows like that. I love it. Thanks for having me. This is like those old shows where it was like, This Is Your Life and people would come in to you and surprise them. Its actually this segment, to be honest, scares me because im afraid of embarrassing myself. Im excited to meet you today on the show. Just knowing a little bit about your career, i know that you i mean, everyone knows you, but you kind of took an untraditional route to get to where you are. Can you tell us a little bit about that . Well, i was in New York for many, many years and i did commercials for a really long time. I was always the guy i was cast as the guy who was not all there. That guy. Changed much of my future career. Im still that guy. And then i booked Arrested Development in 2003 and just had been here for 18 years, and thankfully still working. I do the show mysterious Bennedict Society. Im glad your kids are watching. I have a really fun show to do. Its great and youre terrific in it. Look, veep, for those of us who covered politics for years, that show was it was, first of all, hilarious, but also elements of it that are so sort of spot on that you watch, and its doubly important there. How key were you into sort of reallife politics . Was it more reallife politics or Reallife Comedy . Where was the line there for you . I mean, my character gary, he was whats called a bag man. He would kind of always have whatever Salina Meyer needed played by Julia Louie Dreyfus us. He just had to know what designer she was wearing that day, and then what Lipstick Color she needed. So i didnt really have to be that tuned into politics. But it was definitely, you know, because politics is very clean and very easy no. It was the writers had a lot to work with, especially with the last administration. Yeah, its funny, we see your character, you know, clipping her Seat Belt in like you were her mom. I want to play a little clip of you from Arrested Development. Buster, thank god youre back. Theres no shame in being a coward. A coward . Im not a coward. Would a coward have this . What is that . These are my words, mother, from army. The seal is from marksmanship and the gorilla is from sand racing. Tell us how you approached this character, how you interpreted it, how you conceived of doing this. It was well, buster was pretty much, i would say, maybe like a 7yearold trapped in an adult males body. Yeah. And he also had an incredibly codependent relationship with his mother. There was one scene, i think it was season 4 or 5, when Jessica Walter who recently passed away, but she played my mother lucille. And she was on house arrest. And she couldnt smoke in her apartment. And so she got me, her son buster, to when she smoked to inhale the smoke from her mouth and then exhale it outside on the balcony, like a Baby Bird Feeding from its mother. And it was just such a picture of dysfunction, and that was just one of many twisted plot lines. So, listen, on top of everything else, youve done all this incredible work. And you manage asthma, right . You have asthma, which is something you deal with every day, and youre working now with astrazeneca to help others with asthma. What do you want us to know about that . Oh, well, thanks for having. I started work at astrazeneca. Ive struggled with asthma for a really, really long time. I kind of always thought oh. I kind of always thought asthma was triggered by something outside the body and its triggered by something inside the body that you can find out with a free Blood Test. Tony hale, listen youre not supposed to hear that, tony. I learned there is a Blood Test you can take to learn about your treatment. It was a big Eye Opener for me so im happy to work with them. Thats terrific. Tony hale, thank you for coming on and surprising us. You truly play some of the most iconic roles in the comedies we love so much. Great to see you. Thank you. You can watch the full history of the Sitcom Series on demand and on cnn go. Cnns coverage continues right now. The Breaking News this hour, the window for the u. S. Evacuation operation in afghanistan is closing. In fact, it is already closed. We are witnessing now a stark