has been no evidence of what he claims is an inside job, even though he makes that claim time to get. >> it wasn't long ago that the man who was convicted for crushing that metropolitan police department officer inside the door was convicted. i think it's just an insult to those officers who were in hours long battles with rioters that day. to say >> that's right in many many many of them have admitted. this they've not just been convicted, but they also said yes this is what happened, i was misled, i went there and i did this. so he's even saying to the people who were convicted, and admitted it he's saying, no you're wrong, that can't be true. >> what about, one thing that he always turns to when he's talking about january six and he's pushed, as abby was pushing him for the facts on what he was saying. is to michigan governor question whitmore, in the attempted kidnapping of her. what are the facts of what he said there. was it true? what are the facts there. >> it's true that three people were acquitted in that case, he tried to say of you see there it is, same justice department, same people out there, look they were acquitted because they were in trapping these people. these three guys walked what he doesn't mention was that nine people were convicted in that case is. well when it comes to these conspiracy theories he's going through the greatest hits. and they are false. period. >> and abby did a good job of pointing that out. tom thank you for that fact check. joining me now cnn senior political commentator scott jennings and anna navarro. scott, 33 days to go before the iowa caucuses, which is obviously the critical kickstart of this race. it is elevating a january six conspiracy theory the way to win over those voters? >> not don't think so. i don't think his campaign is in very good shape, truthfully. i think he's mostly playing for the future, whether that's as a donald trump surrogate in the near term, whether that's as a member of his administration, whether it's as a future presidential candidate in 2020, eight he's a young man. i don't think this is the way. but this was the most decaffeinated we've seen, vivek he has been a very hyper candidate through all of the debates,. but the most animated he got tonight was on january the six. and pushing this, idea that it was an inside. gentlemen it wasn't inside, job the head of the federal government at the time was sort of encouraging, if you want to go down that road. but that was the most animated. everything else it was very decaffeinated, he was very subdued, and look, what i'm reminded by, watching him tonight. there is a marketplace for conspiracy theorists in our politics. he knows it and that's why he's doing. that's why robert f. kennedy junior has a following out there. so why is he doing, because there is a market for it. >> you know there's always a market for a flash in the pan, shooting star, outsider, candidate. whether it's heritage caid, andrew yang, in this term it's vivek ramaswamy. when you dig a little deeper, when you listen a little closer, you realize that vivek, thomas jefferson ramaswamy. because he spent 55 minutes quoting thomas jefferson. he says he talks in talks and talks, and talks, and talks but says precious little. it's all platitudes, and clichés, and spreading of conspiracy theories, and hawking, books and hawking podcasts. and saying very little, without really answering. anything >> what did you make of his demeanor, as scott noted he came out, not as rambunctious as he did even the last. debate in that debate he told chris christie to go eat a meal. and then disagreed he called nikki haley a fascist, converged her to a deal and mulvaney at. he was asked a question by riley, miller voter thereabouts, they want a vibrations president. but he said i want a president who has tack. >> i'm fascinated by how different demographics react to vivek ramaswamy. in my family i have everything from 30 year old and 40-year-old crypto bros, who call each other dogs. i have young women, i have people my age and older the crypto bros think he's eloquent, dickey's well-rounded think he's the best thing they've ever. hurt the people my age and older think he's a snake oil salesman, and the women by enlarged, think he's weasel-y and don't like him at all. they find an impolite, and insufferable. >> he has a real ability to just slow off of, and forget about things that he said five minutes, go five days, ago five weeks. ago or wrote about in his books >> attitudes that he's exhibited and pretends like it never happened and he did that tonight. it was interesting >> scott jennings, and a navarro as always, thank you for watching the town hall with me. and daring to break it all down. thank you so much for watching our special coverage tonight of the republican presidential town hall with vivek ramaswamy. stick around because king charles starts right now. >> but hey gaylele, >> hey m mr. babarkley hello yes it's charle. >> barkleyey he doesn'n't bite i promisise. >> g given the w war with ukukre do you thihink russianan athlete should b be able to o compete in the?e? 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>> yes. >> okay one person just said to me the other, day why do you call it king charles? why do you let charles allow the show to be named after him? and i said, but it's called king charles, but he's taking all the title. >> the people say that to you? >> first valderrama than, rocks because if they ask me, if you look at that monitor it says gayle king and charles barkley. >> well it's called gayle king that was one. think the other thing people say to me, could you tell charles barkley to stop yelling, we can hear him. >> i never feel like you're i don't think i'm yelling. i never feel like you're yelling >> i definitely don't think i'm yelling [laughter] >> the other thing he said, me is charles okay sitting in that, chair he looks like he's uncomfortable. >> listen, these were the same people if i laid back they'd say, why does he always slouch? . >> you are comfortable in the? chair >> i am. and first of all i want to give you credit, your color selection on the chairs is magnificent. >> you know when i went to charles and said what do you think about these, colors what do you think about the style. >> he said you know i don't care about the chair, you picked out the chair. i look at it, is even i get sometimes taken aback by the k c, because i think kansas city, or i think kelly clarkson. but it really is king charles. i sort of see us like a kelly and mark, the coupled it's not married, without the hot sex. >> we are good on the, we made it three episodes were good were on. role >> we are on a roll. we have an absolutely jam-packed show for you tonight including, an exclusive trumpet reporting with our own clarissa ward. she is so good. we are the first news organization to get unaccompanied access to gaza. chris has the footage, and you will see it here first, and only here. i hope you won't miss that. we will also talk to bomani jones tonight about the explosion of gambling, you know a little bit about gambling around sports. >> yes. >>. do you want to elaborate? >> no. >> what it means for every one involved. and one of the stars of the color purple, which you can't say without singing it. cory hawkins is here, going to talk about stepping into the classic film, a cultural touchstone for so many. of us and charles, here's a question. is there a limit on how long you should be? >> engaged yes. >> you want to share later. >> later. >> if you've been watching the news, today we know it's been heavy, there's a lot of bad stuff out in the world today but there is a story here in new york across the, country bringing people a whole lot of joy. i love this story. the unexpected rise of tommy devito. take a look at the front page. >> the undrafted, he's undrafted, third string quarterback for the new york giants has basically taken over this city. he has won one, two, three games in a row. that doesn't seem like a lot, but it's a big deal. here >> it's the only three he's plate. >> okay well, he lives at home with his parents, and his mom still does his laundry. he's 25. he was just named the nfc player of the week. what are you thinking as you watch this story? i can't get enough of this, guy and his family. >> i think it's amazing, i think it's great, it's exactly why i was so upset about florida state not making the playoffs. because, if we are going to say, you know if we're going to lose starters, we don't cancel the season. florida state won three games in a row with a backup. that's a great story the new york giants have won three games with this kid, because the beautiful thing about sports, we lace up, you go play, and whoever wins winds. just because their starting quarterback got hurt, we don't cancel the season. i love with this kid is doing, and it's a great story. living at his home with his parents, hey man, that is awesome. >> at 25. >> at 25. he has to make sure he's got a job. this. >> i understand mom is a really good, cook and she does his laundry too. we've got some late news this happened just as we were starting to go on the air. the golden state warriors forward draymond green, has been suspended indefinitely, after striking an opposing player in the face last night. he says, charles, that it was an accident let's see the. videotape >> he's lying, he's lying. >> why do you say that? . >> look he takes a look where the guys face is, if he had of just flailed around he would've caught him squarely on the. face you have to really slow the tape down. >> i don't see him look at. >> around no look oh you saw it and didn't. you >> know, listen he spins around, i've met draymond always thought he was a really nice. guy >> i like draymond, but this is, you can't punch guys. >> but the way he was spinning around, i'm being serious here. the way he was spinning around, it did seem like it was a sort of out of control. it didn't look delivered to me. >> he didn't slap me punched, and there's a difference. i'm surprised, it's indefinite. i thought it would be a big number because he was just suspended for five games. indefinite makes me, i don't even know what that really means honestly. but it sounds like they are going to make him undergo some kind of counseling. listen, everybody likes draymond. >> they do right. >> yes but at some point, if you keep doing stupid stuff, we can't keep saying he's a good dude. i mean, if, everybody likes draymond, but you keep doing stupid stuff. you lose the right to be called a good guy. >> yeah saying stuff to you, i'm a little worried about that. and here's a story that i know you have feelings about, we were talking to the people outside before we started. athletes from russia and belarus who are bland from most international competitions in 2022, after russia's invasion of the ukraine. we will be able to compete in the paris 2024 olympics, but they have to do it as neutral athletes. so that means, no flag, no anthem, no colors, or any other identifications whatsoever, of russia or belarus will be displayed at the olympic games, paris 2024. i know, listen you're the only athlete onstage right now. this might surprise you but i have no athletic ability. i know you thought i did. but >>. well that's what i'm taking you golfing. >> golfing boring. but you are still on the podium, you know what it feels like to win a gold medal. i'm curious what it's like. what does that mean if you win a medal, and now you're standing there and you can't play anything associated with the country. >> this is a really interesting situation for me. number one, out of everything that i've been blessed to do in my life, standing on that podium when they played the national anthem. it gives you chills, it gives you chills. i was blessed to do it twice. and i'm standing beside some of the greatest players ever. and we are like, yo man this is giving us chills. so it's one of the most amazing feelings i've ever had my life. but the problem i have, why are the athletes being punished and penalized, for something their president is doing. now obviously, the situation in the ukraine, and russia is awful and it's evil. but unless, these guys and ladies have a fault in the war, they should not get penalized in my opinion. i just don't, are we going to hold politicians of the united states, for some of the stuff we've done, are we going to not play our national anthem? so i think it's really unfair to him. but it's one of the greatest feelings i've ever had my. life >> i'll bet. i still get chills when i hear the national anthem at any event, regardless of where you are. there's something about those words, and the music that always makes me so proud. but, when you get the gold medal, what is it like to get the gold medal? charles >> will tell you. >> how valuable are? the >> well they're not valuable, you should probably win the bronze. metal why i had two gold medals, i gave one to my mother and grandmother, and i said you know, what we should probably get these insured just in case somebody steals. so i took them to the jeweler. >> i live in a small town in leeds alabama, in case someone steals. them i took him to the jeweler, he said how much do you think they're worth. i said i don't know i brought them here for that. 1995.id they're worth abou because they're just gold plated. and he made the joke he said, if you really wanted something valuable you probably should've won the bronze medal. >> so it was a really cute story, but the metals have great sentimental value. representing your country, it was an honor. >> i totally agree with you. coming up, a cnn exclusive with the one and only clarissa ward. cnn, we want you to know is a first western media outlet to enter southern gaza and report independently. we are the only ones who have that, footage coming up next. what clarissa saw right after the break. you're probably not easily persuaded to switch mobile providers for your business. but what if we told you it's possible that comcast business mobile can save you up to 75% a year on your wireless bill versus the big three carriers? did we peak your interest? you can get two unlimited lines for just $30 each a month. there are no term contracts or line activation fees. and you can bring your own device. oh, and all on the most reliable 5g mobile network nationwide. wireless that works for you. it's not just possible, it's happening. it may be hard to believe but we are now 67 days into the war with israel and hamas. our next guest has been crucial in bringing our reporting to you. i have to tell you her name is clarissa ward. i used to work with clarissa ward back in the day. i have always admired her reporting because she is a bass. she is fearless. especially her desire to be on the ground, where the biggest and most dangerous news is often. breaking tonight is no different. thanks to clarissa, cnn is the first western media outlet to get access into southern gaza and report independently. she has footage, you will not see anywhere else. and, this is the first time she is talking about it since returning. clarissa ward is cnn's chief international correspondent. clarissa, we thank you for joining us, it is really good to see you. >> thanks gayle it's really good to be with you. >> every time i see you on tv i tensed up a little bit and say, please, please, please let her be. safe let all the people over there who are covering the war be safe, it's so crucial and critical jobs are doing. i want to start with the obvious. most of the world is watching from home, we are watching from the safety of our homes. watching from the safety of our countries, wherever that may be. but you're often there you have a front row seat what are you seeing on the ground. >> up until this point we've been lobbying for weeks and weeks to try to get into gaza, but it just hasn't been possible basically. the borders have been blocked by israeli officials, by egyptian officials, and so the reporting that has been done up until now has been done by the extraordinarily brave journalists of gaza. they've been paying an incredibly high price, more than 60 journalists have been killed. -- since this round of hostilities began. that is truly an extraordinary number. we enjoyed a very privileged position on this, trip we went in for a short window. there was deconfliction preparation that went into it to ensure our security, and the security of the uae medical volunteers. the emerati medical volunteers who we went, into their field hospital. still, even in that brief window gayle you really got a sense of the absolute horrors that have been taking place in gaza. this hospital was filled with the youngest victims of this war, children who have been disfigured, who are in full body casts, who are covered in burns. according to the united nations, some two thirds of the deaths that have happened since israel retaliated after the horrific october 7th attack, with this massive bombardment. two thirds of the victims have been women and children. and we definitely saw that borne out in this hospital. there was a strike just minutes after we arrived near the hospital. two casualties were brought, in a 13 year old boy, who had lost half of his leg. and an older man, with his foot hanging off. so it was chilling, it was harrowing, and a very sobering experience to see just how difficult life is on the ground. >> and once you see it, clarissa, you cannot unsee. it but i'm just struck by something you said. you said there was a strike there at the hospital while you were there. what happens, what do you do in that situation, what does that mean exactly. in the movies you see, it and it looks like the whole place is decimated. what happens? >> well, i think the most interesting thing about it gale, is that it was very loud. i can't say exactly how close it was, but the doctor who was showing me around didn't even flinch. he turned to me and said, this is our every day, this app and about 20 times a day. and then, minutes later he gets a phone call saying, the first casualties are coming, in the cause this field hospital, that the united arab emirates has set up, near the southern border, is literally, gayle, the only hospital with empty beds in gaza. so what is happening, is that these casualties will be rushed to one hospital, they will tie some kind of a make ship tourniquet, or they don't even have tourniquets left most of the hospitals. and then they get brought to this field hospital. state-of-the-art, it has mris, it has supplies coming in on a regular basis. although it is still a challenge, every single day. and so, this has become part of the fabric of daily life, for ordinary gazans. it is not something you can ever truly get used. to particularly when you see the scale of the suffering. when you see the f