>>> WELCOME BACK. THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATES FEATURING

THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATES FEATURING MORE THAN A DOZEN CANDIDATES ARE

MORE THAN A DOZEN CANDIDATES ARE NOW OVER AND THE CONTENDERS ARE

NOW OVER AND THE CONTENDERS ARE SCRAMBLING TO MEET THE CRITERIA

SCRAMBLING TO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR THE SEPTEMBER DEBATE.

FOR THE SEPTEMBER DEBATE. NOW, FOR THAT, THE DNC

NOW, FOR THAT, THE DNC EFFECTIVELY DOUBLED ITS

EFFECTIVELY DOUBLED ITS CRITERIA.

CRITERIA. CANDIDATES MUST POLL AT 2% IN

CANDIDATES MUST POLL AT 2% IN FOUR APPROVED NATIONAL POLLS AND

FOUR APPROVED NATIONAL POLLS AND HAVE AT LEAST 130,000 UNIQUE

HAVE AT LEAST 130,000 UNIQUE DONORS AND THEY DON'T HAVE THAT

DONORS AND THEY DON'T HAVE THAT LONG.

LONG. THE DEADLINE TO QUALIFY IS

THE DEADLINE TO QUALIFY IS AUGUST THE 28th.

AUGUST THE 28th. SO FAR THESE EIGHT CANDIDATES

SO FAR THESE EIGHT CANDIDATES HAVE MADE THE CUT.

HAVE MADE THE CUT. JOINING ME NOW IS A MAN WHO

JOINING ME NOW IS A MAN WHO HOPES TO MAKE THAT SEPTEMBER

HOPES TO MAKE THAT SEPTEMBER DEBATE STAGE A NINE-CANDIDATE

DEBATE STAGE A NINE-CANDIDATE EVENT.

EVENT. ANDREW YANG.

ANDREW YANG. GOOD TO SEE YOU, AGAIN.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME. >> HEY, GREAT TO BE HERE.

>> HEY, GREAT TO BE HERE. THANKS FOR HAVING ME, ALI.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME, ALI. >> THE DNC ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK

>> THE DNC ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THE CANDIDATES HAVE TO COUNT TWO

THE CANDIDATES HAVE TO COUNT TWO POLLS AS SPONSORED BY NBC AS ONE

POLLS AS SPONSORED BY NBC AS ONE POLL.

POLL. HAD THEY BEEN COUNTED

HAD THEY BEEN COUNTED SEPARATELY, YOU'D QUALIFY FOR

SEPARATELY, YOU'D QUALIFY FOR THE NEXT DEBATE.

THE NEXT DEBATE. SO, NOW, YOU HAVE ANOTHER HURDLE

SO, NOW, YOU HAVE ANOTHER HURDLE TO OVERCOME.

TO OVERCOME. HOW DO YOU PUSH YOURSELF OVER

HOW DO YOU PUSH YOURSELF OVER THE TOP ON ANOTHER POLL BY THE

THE TOP ON ANOTHER POLL BY THE END OF THE MONTH?

END OF THE MONTH? >> WELL, WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO

>> WELL, WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT FOURTH POLL EITHER

GET THAT FOURTH POLL EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

MONDAY OR TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY

AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY CROSSED THE 130,000 DONOR

CROSSED THE 130,000 DONOR THRESHOLD AND WELL OVER 150,000

THRESHOLD AND WELL OVER 150,000 DONORS.

DONORS. WE RAISED OVER HALF A MILLION IN

WE RAISED OVER HALF A MILLION IN THE 24 HOURS AFTER WEDNESDAY

THE 24 HOURS AFTER WEDNESDAY NIGHT DEBATE.

NIGHT DEBATE. WE'LL BE CANDIDATE EIGHT OR NINE

WE'LL BE CANDIDATE EIGHT OR NINE ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. >> NOW WHAT HAPPENS?

>> NOW WHAT HAPPENS? THE FIELD IS NARROWING.

THE FIELD IS NARROWING. IS THAT GOOD OR BAD FOR YOU?

IS THAT GOOD OR BAD FOR YOU? I THINK IT COULD BE BAD IN THAT

I THINK IT COULD BE BAD IN THAT THE MAIN CANDIDATES, THE ONES

THE MAIN CANDIDATES, THE ONES POLLING THE MOST WILL GET A LOT

POLLING THE MOST WILL GET A LOT OF THE ATTENTION, BUT YOU'VE GOT

OF THE ATTENTION, BUT YOU'VE GOT A CHANCE TO APPEAR ON THE STAGE

A CHANCE TO APPEAR ON THE STAGE WITH SOME CANDIDATES WHO ARE

WITH SOME CANDIDATES WHO ARE POLLING QUITE WELL AND YOU

POLLING QUITE WELL AND YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO DEBATE.

HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO DEBATE. >> OH, I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR US

>> OH, I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR US BECAUSE THE FACT IS A LOT OF

BECAUSE THE FACT IS A LOT OF AMERICANS ARE STILL JUST TUNING

AMERICANS ARE STILL JUST TUNING IN AND PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING

IN AND PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE

FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE FRONTRUNNERS, MANY COMING TO ME

FRONTRUNNERS, MANY COMING TO ME AND MY CAMPAIGN.

AND MY CAMPAIGN. SO, A SHRINKING FIELD IS GOING

SO, A SHRINKING FIELD IS GOING TO BE GOOD FOR THE CANDIDATES

TO BE GOOD FOR THE CANDIDATES WHO ARE STILL IN THE RUNNING AND

WHO ARE STILL IN THE RUNNING AND ON THAT DEBATE STAGE IN

ON THAT DEBATE STAGE IN SEPTEMBER IN HOUSTON.

SEPTEMBER IN HOUSTON. >> YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF VERY

>> YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF VERY INTERESTING POLICIES AND YOU AND

INTERESTING POLICIES AND YOU AND I HAD A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THAT

I HAD A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THAT FOR A WHILE.

FOR A WHILE. WHERE DO YOU THINK THE

WHERE DO YOU THINK THE DEMOCRATIC VOTER AND THE

DEMOCRATIC VOTER AND THE AMERICAN VOTER IS IN TERMS OF

AMERICAN VOTER IS IN TERMS OF YOUR SOPHISTICATED POLICIES

YOUR SOPHISTICATED POLICIES INCLUDING A VERSION OF A

INCLUDING A VERSION OF A UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME VERSUS

UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME VERSUS THE IDEA OF WHOEVER IS THERE HAS

THE IDEA OF WHOEVER IS THERE HAS TO HAVE THE FIRE POWER TO DEFEAT

TO HAVE THE FIRE POWER TO DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP?

DONALD TRUMP? >> WELL, THE TREMENDOUS THING IS

>> WELL, THE TREMENDOUS THING IS THAT AMERICANS ARE STILL

THAT AMERICANS ARE STILL LEARNING ABOUT ME AND MY

LEARNING ABOUT ME AND MY POLICIES.

POLICIES. WE HAD THUNHUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS

WE HAD THUNHUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS PEOPLE GO TO YANG2020.COM AND

PEOPLE GO TO YANG2020.COM AND THE POLICY PAGE WAS THE MOST

THE POLICY PAGE WAS THE MOST POPULAR PAGE ON THE WEBSITE.

POPULAR PAGE ON THE WEBSITE. MY SLOGAN THAT THE OPPOSITE OF

MY SLOGAN THAT THE OPPOSITE OF DONALD TRUMP IS AN ASIAN MAN WHO

DONALD TRUMP IS AN ASIAN MAN WHO LIKES MATH, MAKE AMERICA THINK

LIKES MATH, MAKE AMERICA THINK HARDER.

HARDER. WE HAVE TO PUT OUR CONFIDENCE IN

WE HAVE TO PUT OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT WE CAN

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT WE CAN SOLVE THE REAL PROBLEMS OF THE

SOLVE THE REAL PROBLEMS OF THE 21st CENTURY.

21st CENTURY. >> IF YOU HAD TO TAKE AN

>> IF YOU HAD TO TAKE AN APPROACH WITH CLIMATE BEING THE

APPROACH WITH CLIMATE BEING THE MAIN THING, WHAT'S YOURS?

MAIN THING, WHAT'S YOURS? YOU TALK A LOT ABOUT JOB

YOU TALK A LOT ABOUT JOB CREATION AND YOU TALK A LOT

CREATION AND YOU TALK A LOT ABOUT THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE AND

ABOUT THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE AND HOW MANY OF THEM WILL GO AWAY AS

HOW MANY OF THEM WILL GO AWAY AS A RESULT OF AUTOMATION AND WE

A RESULT OF AUTOMATION AND WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT

HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT EVERYBODY HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO

EVERYBODY HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO LIVE.

LIVE. IS IT WORTH FOCUSING ON THAT AND

IS IT WORTH FOCUSING ON THAT AND CENTERING YOUR CANDIDACY AROUND

CENTERING YOUR CANDIDACY AROUND THE IDEA THAT YOU ARE THE JOBS

THE IDEA THAT YOU ARE THE JOBS AND WORK AND INCOME CANDIDATE?

AND WORK AND INCOME CANDIDATE? >> YES, I'M ALSO THE CLIMATE

>> YES, I'M ALSO THE CLIMATE CHANGE CANDIDATE.

CHANGE CANDIDATE. CERTAINLY, I WAS GLOOMY ON

CERTAINLY, I WAS GLOOMY ON DEBATE NIGHT IN TERMS OF THE

DEBATE NIGHT IN TERMS OF THE TRENDS, WHICH ARE VERY, VERY

TRENDS, WHICH ARE VERY, VERY UNFORTUNATELY NEGATIVE.

UNFORTUNATELY NEGATIVE. BUT WE CAN UPGRADE OUR INFRA

BUT WE CAN UPGRADE OUR INFRA INFRASTRUCTURE AND CREATE

INFRASTRUCTURE AND CREATE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GREEN

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GREEN JOBS.

JOBS. I'M ALIGNED WITH JAY INSLEY AND

I'M ALIGNED WITH JAY INSLEY AND MOST OF THE CANDIDATES THAT WE

MOST OF THE CANDIDATES THAT WE NEED TO INVEST HUNDREDS OF

NEED TO INVEST HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF

BILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER TIME AND THE GREAT

DOLLARS OVER TIME AND THE GREAT THING IS THERE IS A HUGE NEED,

THING IS THERE IS A HUGE NEED, BUT ALSO WILL CREATE A LOT OF

BUT ALSO WILL CREATE A LOT OF WORK FOR MANY THOUSANDS OF

WORK FOR MANY THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS AND THAT'S THE

AMERICANS AND THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE SHOULD GO.

DIRECTION WE SHOULD GO. >> PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GOOGLING YOU

>> PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GOOGLING YOU AND BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

AND BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO THIS ANDREW YANG IS AND ONE

WHO THIS ANDREW YANG IS AND ONE THING THAT INTRIGUES PEOPLE IS

THING THAT INTRIGUES PEOPLE IS THIS CONCEPT OF UNIVERSAL BASIC

THIS CONCEPT OF UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME.

INCOME. EVERYBODY IN AMERICA GETS A

EVERYBODY IN AMERICA GETS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY JUST FOR

CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY JUST FOR BEING WHO THEY ARE.

BEING WHO THEY ARE. OUR VIEWERS FROM ALASKA WOULD

OUR VIEWERS FROM ALASKA WOULD UNDERSTAND THIS A LITTLE BIT.

UNDERSTAND THIS A LITTLE BIT. TELL US NOW THAT YOU HAVE THE

TELL US NOW THAT YOU HAVE THE FOCUS OF THE NATIONAL VOTER ON

FOCUS OF THE NATIONAL VOTER ON YOU AT THE MOMENT, WHAT DOES

YOU AT THE MOMENT, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?

THAT LOOK LIKE? >> WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M SO GLAD

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M SO GLAD YOU CITED THE ALASKA EXAMPLE.

YOU CITED THE ALASKA EXAMPLE. THEY HAD A DIVIDEND IN PLACE FOR

THEY HAD A DIVIDEND IN PLACE FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS AND IT'S WILDLY

ALMOST 40 YEARS AND IT'S WILDLY POPULAR.

POPULAR. EVERYONE IN ALASKA IS GETTING

EVERYONE IN ALASKA IS GETTING BETWEEN $1,000 A YEAR AND $2,000

BETWEEN $1,000 A YEAR AND $2,000 A YEAR AND THEY LOVE IT.

A YEAR AND THEY LOVE IT. WHAT I'M SAYING TO PEOPLE IS

WHAT I'M SAYING TO PEOPLE IS THAT OIL IS THE TECHNOLOGY OF

THAT OIL IS THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE 21st CENTURY.

THE 21st CENTURY. WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH OIL

WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH OIL MONEY WE CAN DO FOR ALL

MONEY WE CAN DO FOR ALL AMERICANS WITH TECHNOLOGY MONEY.

AMERICANS WITH TECHNOLOGY MONEY. $1,000 A MONTH FOR EVERY ADULT

$1,000 A MONTH FOR EVERY ADULT WOULD BE A GAME CHANGER FOR MANY

WOULD BE A GAME CHANGER FOR MANY AMERICAN FAMILIES AND I THINK ON

AMERICAN FAMILIES AND I THINK ON WEDNESDAY'S NIGHT WE OPENED

WEDNESDAY'S NIGHT WE OPENED PEOPLE'S EYES TO THE FACT THAT

PEOPLE'S EYES TO THE FACT THAT WE CAN DO THIS.

WE CAN DO THIS. AS A DEMOCRACY, NOTHING STOPPING

AS A DEMOCRACY, NOTHING STOPPING THE MAJORITY OF US FOR VOTING US

THE MAJORITY OF US FOR VOTING US A FREEDOM DIVIDEND OF $1,000 A

A FREEDOM DIVIDEND OF $1,000 A MONTH.

MONTH. >> YOU TALKED AT THE DEBATE

>> YOU TALKED AT THE DEBATE ABOUT

ABOUT ABOUT NOT WORRYING SO MUCH ABOUT

ABOUT NOT WORRYING SO MUCH ABOUT HUMANS COMING AND TAKING OUR

HUMANS COMING AND TAKING OUR JOBS AS ROBOTS COMING AND TAKING

JOBS AS ROBOTS COMING AND TAKING OUR JOBS.

OUR JOBS. >> YEAH, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE

>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE TIME WE'RE SCAPEGOATING

TIME WE'RE SCAPEGOATING IMMIGRANTS FOR ECONOMIC USERS

IMMIGRANTS FOR ECONOMIC USERS THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO

THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH.

WITH. I'M STILL HERE IN DETROIT, AS

I'M STILL HERE IN DETROIT, AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE

YOU CAN TELL FROM THE BACKGROUND.

BACKGROUND. IF YOU GO TO A FACTORY IN

IF YOU GO TO A FACTORY IN MICHIGAN, YOU'LL FIND WALL TO

MICHIGAN, YOU'LL FIND WALL TO WALL ROBOTS AND MACHINES.

WALL ROBOTS AND MACHINES. THE FACTS SHOW THAT JOB LOSS WAS

THE FACTS SHOW THAT JOB LOSS WAS DUE TO AUTOMATION IN TECHNOLOGY.

DUE TO AUTOMATION IN TECHNOLOGY. THAT IS TRUE NOT JUST IN

THAT IS TRUE NOT JUST IN MANUFACTURING, BUT ALSO TRUE IN

MANUFACTURING, BUT ALSO TRUE IN RETAIL AND CALL CENTERS AND

RETAIL AND CALL CENTERS AND TRANSPORTATION.

TRANSPORTATION. SO, WE NEED TO WAKE UP TO THE

SO, WE NEED TO WAKE UP TO THE REAL CHALLENGES OF THE 21st

REAL CHALLENGES OF THE 21st CENTURY ECONOMY.

CENTURY ECONOMY. THOSE CHALLENGES ARE GROWING BY

THOSE CHALLENGES ARE GROWING BY THE DAY.

THE DAY. >> GOOD TO TALK TO YOU, AGAIN.