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>>> I HAVE A 6 AND 3-YEAR-OLD
>>> I HAVE A 6 AND 3-YEAR-OLD BOY.
BOY. I WAS IMAGINING -- I WAS
I WAS IMAGINING -- I WAS IMAGINING IT WAS ONE OF THEM
IMAGINING IT WAS ONE OF THEM THAT GOT SHOT AND THE OTHER SAW
THAT GOT SHOT AND THE OTHER SAW IT.
IT. I'M SO SORRY.
I'M SO SORRY. >> THAT WAS ANDREW YANG
>> THAT WAS ANDREW YANG OVERWHELMED WITH EMOTION WHILE
OVERWHELMED WITH EMOTION WHILE HEARING ONE VICTIM'S PERSONAL
HEARING ONE VICTIM'S PERSONAL STORY OF BEING IMPACTED BY GUN
STORY OF BEING IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE AND THE DEMOCRATIC
VIOLENCE AND THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOINING
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOINING US NOW.
US NOW. ANDREW, OBVIOUSLY A VERY MOVING
ANDREW, OBVIOUSLY A VERY MOVING MOMENT FOR YOU.
MOMENT FOR YOU. TALK ABOUT BEING OUT ON THE
TALK ABOUT BEING OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND GETTING TO
CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND GETTING TO MEET SO MANY PEOPLE WHO WERE
MEET SO MANY PEOPLE WHO WERE HAVING SO MANY CHALLENGES AND
HAVING SO MANY CHALLENGES AND OBVIOUSLY THAT THE GREATEST OF
OBVIOUSLY THAT THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL.
THEM ALL. TALK ABOUT HOW THAT'S CHANGED
TALK ABOUT HOW THAT'S CHANGED YOU AND HOW IT'S IMPACTING YOU
YOU AND HOW IT'S IMPACTING YOU IN THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
IN THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. >> WELL, THAT MOMENT WAS JUST A
>> WELL, THAT MOMENT WAS JUST A VERY HUMAN MOMENT AS A PARENT
VERY HUMAN MOMENT AS A PARENT LISTENING TO THIS MOTHER'S STORY
LISTENING TO THIS MOTHER'S STORY ABOUT HOW ONE OF HER CHILDREN
ABOUT HOW ONE OF HER CHILDREN WAS SHOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER
WAS SHOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER AND JUST THINKING ABOUT WHAT
AND JUST THINKING ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FOR THE FAMILY
THAT WOULD MEAN FOR THE FAMILY AND THAT FOOTAGE IS ONLY TWO
AND THAT FOOTAGE IS ONLY TWO DAYS OLD.
DAYS OLD. SO THAT MOMENT IS STILL FRESH.
SO THAT MOMENT IS STILL FRESH. I WAS JUST WITH MY KIDS AND I
I WAS JUST WITH MY KIDS AND I HUGGED THEM A LITTLE EXTRA TIGHT
HUGGED THEM A LITTLE EXTRA TIGHT YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. JUST -- IT'S JUST A HUMAN
JUST -- IT'S JUST A HUMAN RESPONSE AND THIS SORT OF
RESPONSE AND THIS SORT OF PHENOMENON CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO
PHENOMENON CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO BE POSSIBLE IN THIS COUNTRY.
BE POSSIBLE IN THIS COUNTRY. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. SO HOW HAS THIS CAMPAIGN --
SO HOW HAS THIS CAMPAIGN -- MOMENTS LIKE THAT TALKING TO
MOMENTS LIKE THAT TALKING TO OTHER AMERICANS WHO WERE
OTHER AMERICANS WHO WERE STRUGGLING TO GET BY EVERY DAY,
STRUGGLING TO GET BY EVERY DAY, TO -- IF THEY HAVE A SMALL
TO -- IF THEY HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS TO MAKE PAYROLL EVERY
BUSINESS TO MAKE PAYROLL EVERY TWO WEEKS, IF THEY HAVE GOT KIDS
TWO WEEKS, IF THEY HAVE GOT KIDS THAT THEY WANT TO GET TO COLLEGE
THAT THEY WANT TO GET TO COLLEGE BUT THEY CAN'T AFFORD THAT OR IF
BUT THEY CAN'T AFFORD THAT OR IF THEY'RE YOUNG KIDS -- YOUNG
THEY'RE YOUNG KIDS -- YOUNG STUDENTS THAT ARE WORRIED ABOUT
STUDENTS THAT ARE WORRIED ABOUT PAYING OFF THEIR DEBT, HOW HAS
PAYING OFF THEIR DEBT, HOW HAS THAT IMPACTED YOU AS A PERSON
THAT IMPACTED YOU AS A PERSON AND AS A CANDIDATE?
AND AS A CANDIDATE? >> WELL, IT'S AN INCREDIBLE
>> WELL, IT'S AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
JOURNEY RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT BECAUSE YOU MEET THOUSANDS OF
BECAUSE YOU MEET THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND
AMERICANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ALL SORTS OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
ALL SORTS OF CIRCUMSTANCES. AND MANY OF THEM BRING TO YOU
AND MANY OF THEM BRING TO YOU THEIR STORIES OF LOSS, THEIR
THEIR STORIES OF LOSS, THEIR STORIES OF STRUGGLE AND IF
STORIES OF STRUGGLE AND IF YOU'RE ANY KIND OF -- FRANKLY
YOU'RE ANY KIND OF -- FRANKLY ANY KIND OF DECENT HUMAN BEING
ANY KIND OF DECENT HUMAN BEING YOU CAN'T HELP BUT GROW THROUGH
YOU CAN'T HELP BUT GROW THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
THAT PROCESS. I KNEW THERE WERE DEEP PROBLEMS
I KNEW THERE WERE DEEP PROBLEMS IN OUR COUNTRY, BUT THE DEEPER
IN OUR COUNTRY, BUT THE DEEPER YOU GO UNFORTUNATELY THE MORE
YOU GO UNFORTUNATELY THE MORE SERIOUS THE PROBLEMS BECOME.
SERIOUS THE PROBLEMS BECOME. WE HAVE TO START TO FOCUS ON
WE HAVE TO START TO FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS AND HOW TO IMPROVE THE
SOLUTIONS AND HOW TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SO MANY AMERICANS.
LIVES OF SO MANY AMERICANS. >> IT WAS INTERESTING ON THE
>> IT WAS INTERESTING ON THE SMALL LEVEL WHEN I KNOCKED ON
SMALL LEVEL WHEN I KNOCKED ON DOORS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS YEARS
DOORS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS YEARS AND YEARS AGO IT DIDN'T TAKE
AND YEARS AGO IT DIDN'T TAKE KNOCKING ON TOO MANY DOORS TO
KNOCKING ON TOO MANY DOORS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ISSUES WERE THE
FIGURE OUT WHAT ISSUES WERE THE MOST IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE AFTER
MOST IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE AFTER FOUR OR FIVE DOORS AND FOUR OR
FOUR OR FIVE DOORS AND FOUR OR FIVE -- FOUR OF THE FIVE PEOPLE
FIVE -- FOUR OF THE FIVE PEOPLE SAYING THE SAME THING.
SAYING THE SAME THING. I KNEW PRETTY QUICKLY, I DIDN'T
I KNEW PRETTY QUICKLY, I DIDN'T NEED TO TAKE A POLL TO FIGURE
NEED TO TAKE A POLL TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MATTERED TO WORKING
OUT WHAT MATTERED TO WORKING CLASS AMERICANS.
CLASS AMERICANS. WHAT IS THAT ONE ISSUE THAT YOU
WHAT IS THAT ONE ISSUE THAT YOU KEEP HEARING COMING UP WHEN
KEEP HEARING COMING UP WHEN YOU'RE MEETING VOTERS?
YOU'RE MEETING VOTERS? WHEN YOU'RE MEETING AMERICAN
WHEN YOU'RE MEETING AMERICAN CITIZENS, WHAT IS THE TOP ISSUE
CITIZENS, WHAT IS THE TOP ISSUE ON THEIR MIND IN THE SUMMER OF
ON THEIR MIND IN THE SUMMER OF 2019?
2019? >> WELL, I THINK THE ISSUE ON
>> WELL, I THINK THE ISSUE ON THEIR MINDS IS WHY DOES IT FEEL
THEIR MINDS IS WHY DOES IT FEEL LIKE THEIR WORKING HARDER AND
LIKE THEIR WORKING HARDER AND HARDER AND THEY'RE NEVER GETTING
HARDER AND THEY'RE NEVER GETTING AHEAD.
AHEAD. WHY DOES IT FEEL LIKE THE FUTURE
WHY DOES IT FEEL LIKE THE FUTURE THEY'RE GIVING TO THEIR KIDS IS
THEY'RE GIVING TO THEIR KIDS IS NOT AS BRIGHT AS THE FUTURE THEY
NOT AS BRIGHT AS THE FUTURE THEY HAD EXPERIENCED WHEN THEY WERE
HAD EXPERIENCED WHEN THEY WERE GROWING UP IN THIS COUNTRY.
GROWING UP IN THIS COUNTRY. THAT TO ME IS A CENTRAL ISSUE
THAT TO ME IS A CENTRAL ISSUE THAT GOT DONALD TRUMP ELECTED
THAT GOT DONALD TRUMP ELECTED AND IT'S STILL WITH US.
AND IT'S STILL WITH US. UNFORTUNATELY, WE NEED TO START
UNFORTUNATELY, WE NEED TO START GETTING INTO THE ROOTS OF THESE
GETTING INTO THE ROOTS OF THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE EVEN IF THE
PROBLEMS BECAUSE EVEN IF THE DEMOCRATS SUCCESSFULLY DEFEAT
DEMOCRATS SUCCESSFULLY DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP IN 2020 WHICH WE'RE
DONALD TRUMP IN 2020 WHICH WE'RE GOING TO DO, THE PROBLEMS WILL
GOING TO DO, THE PROBLEMS WILL STILL BE WITH US.
STILL BE WITH US. WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE
WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE SOLUTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO
SOLUTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE THE PEOPLE'S LIVES ON
IMPROVE THE PEOPLE'S LIVES ON THE GROUND, BECAUSE THEY DON'T
THE GROUND, BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEIR WORK IS GETTING
FEEL LIKE THEIR WORK IS GETTING THEM WHERE THEY WANT TO GO.
THEM WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. >> JEFFREY GREENFIELD IS WITH
>> JEFFREY GREENFIELD IS WITH US.
US. AND HE HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU.
AND HE HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU. JEFFREY?
JEFFREY? >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. SO YOU WERE -- ANYONE WHO SAW
SO YOU WERE -- ANYONE WHO SAW WHAT YOU SAW AND HEARD WHAT YOU
WHAT YOU SAW AND HEARD WHAT YOU HEARD WOULD BE AFFECTED AND YOU
HEARD WOULD BE AFFECTED AND YOU HAVE SEEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN
HAVE SEEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN WHEN IT'S PERSONAL, THERE'S A
WHEN IT'S PERSONAL, THERE'S A MASSIVE RESPONSE.
MASSIVE RESPONSE. BUT THE CONDITIONS THAT YOU
BUT THE CONDITIONS THAT YOU DESCRIBE IT SEEMS TO ME ARE A
DESCRIBE IT SEEMS TO ME ARE A RESULT OF MANY, MANY YEARS OF
RESULT OF MANY, MANY YEARS OF MACRO POLICIES.
MACRO POLICIES. RANGING FROM THE UNIONS TO THE
RANGING FROM THE UNIONS TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES YOU HAVE
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES YOU HAVE BEEN A BIG PART.
BEEN A BIG PART. SO WHEN YOU MOVE FROM THE
SO WHEN YOU MOVE FROM THE DRAMATIC MOMENTS TO PUBLIC
DRAMATIC MOMENTS TO PUBLIC POLICY IT SEEMS THAT BOTH
POLICY IT SEEMS THAT BOTH PARTIES BEAR A HUGE
PARTIES BEAR A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE IT'S
RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED UNDER BOTH PARTIES AND
HAPPENED UNDER BOTH PARTIES AND IT'S EASIER TO SAY FOCUS ON THE
IT'S EASIER TO SAY FOCUS ON THE MACRO CHANGES THAN THINK OF WHAT
MACRO CHANGES THAN THINK OF WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT POOR YOUNG
HAPPENED TO THAT POOR YOUNG GIRL.
GIRL. >> THERE ARE SOLUTIONS THAT ARE
>> THERE ARE SOLUTIONS THAT ARE MACRO AND, YOU KNOW, I AGREE
MACRO AND, YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH YOU COMPLETELY.
WITH YOU COMPLETELY. BOTH PARTIES SHARE
BOTH PARTIES SHARE RESPONSIBILITY AND THAT THE
RESPONSIBILITY AND THAT THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN DECADES IN THE
ISSUES HAVE BEEN DECADES IN THE MAKING.
MAKING. I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SHARE
I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SHARE OF WEALTH AND INCOME THAT'S
OF WEALTH AND INCOME THAT'S ACCRUED TO THE TOP OF OUR
ACCRUED TO THE TOP OF OUR SOCIETY AND IT'S GONE ON THROUGH
SOCIETY AND IT'S GONE ON THROUGH THE DEMOCRATIC AND THE
THE DEMOCRATIC AND THE REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS AND
REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS AND AMERICANS DO MISTRUST NOW THAT
AMERICANS DO MISTRUST NOW THAT THE SYSTEM IS WORKING FOR THEM.
THE SYSTEM IS WORKING FOR THEM. THAT'S VERY, VERY HARD TO GET
THAT'S VERY, VERY HARD TO GET BACK.
BACK. LIKE YOU CAN'T MAGICALLY
LIKE YOU CAN'T MAGICALLY RECONSTITUTE TRUST.
RECONSTITUTE TRUST. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A MASSIVE
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A MASSIVE SET OF CHALLENGES FOR US FOR
SET OF CHALLENGES FOR US FOR YEARS TO COME REGARDLESS OF
YEARS TO COME REGARDLESS OF WHO'S IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
WHO'S IN THE WHITE HOUSE. >> SO YOU SPOKE OBVIOUSLY VERY
>> SO YOU SPOKE OBVIOUSLY VERY EMOTIONALLY ABOUT THE AFTERMATH
EMOTIONALLY ABOUT THE AFTERMATH OF GUN VIOLENCE.
OF GUN VIOLENCE. WHAT ARE SOME POLICIES YOU WANT
WHAT ARE SOME POLICIES YOU WANT TO SEE?
TO SEE? I WANT TO -- TO CONTROL GUNS AN
I WANT TO -- TO CONTROL GUNS AN I WANT TO ZERO IN ON ONE IN
I WANT TO ZERO IN ON ONE IN PARTICULAR.
PARTICULAR. YOU WANT TO UPGRADE TO HAVE GUN
YOU WANT TO UPGRADE TO HAVE GUN OWNERS PERSONALIZE THEIR
OWNERS PERSONALIZE THEIR WEAPONS.
WEAPONS. EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS AND HOW
EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS AND HOW POSSIBLY YOU'LL GET IT DONE AND
POSSIBLY YOU'LL GET IT DONE AND PAY FOR IT.
PAY FOR IT. >> I'M IN LINE WITH DEMOCRATS IN
>> I'M IN LINE WITH DEMOCRATS IN TERMS OF THE BIG LEGISLATIVE
TERMS OF THE BIG LEGISLATIVE GOALS.
GOALS. WE NEED TO HAVE UNIVERSAL
WE NEED TO HAVE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS AND BAN
BACKGROUND CHECKS AND BAN AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BUT THE
AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BUT THE REALITY IS WE HAVE OVER 300
REALITY IS WE HAVE OVER 300 MILLION FIREARMS IN THIS
MILLION FIREARMS IN THIS COUNTRY, ONE FOR EVERY MAN,
COUNTRY, ONE FOR EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD AND IF WE PASS A
WOMAN AND CHILD AND IF WE PASS A LAW THE GUNS ARE STILL OUT
LAW THE GUNS ARE STILL OUT THERE.
THERE. WE SHOULD HAVE A PERPETUAL BUY
WE SHOULD HAVE A PERPETUAL BUY BACK THAT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO
BACK THAT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SELL THEIR GUN GETS THE MONEY
SELL THEIR GUN GETS THE MONEY AND YOU CAN START REDUCING
AND YOU CAN START REDUCING SUPPLY BUT THE OTHER THING YOU
SUPPLY BUT THE OTHER THING YOU CAN DO IN THIS PERSONALIZATION
CAN DO IN THIS PERSONALIZATION OF GUNS YOU CAN MAKE A GRIP
OF GUNS YOU CAN MAKE A GRIP THAT'S ESSENTIALLY KNOWS IT'S
THAT'S ESSENTIALLY KNOWS IT'S THE OWNER, BASED ON THE SIZE OF
THE OWNER, BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE HAND, THE PRESSURE, IT'S NOT
THE HAND, THE PRESSURE, IT'S NOT A FINGERPRINT THING, BUT THE
A FINGERPRINT THING, BUT THE DIMENSIONS OF YOUR HAND.
DIMENSIONS OF YOUR HAND. THEN IF SOMEONE TRIES TO FIRE
THEN IF SOMEONE TRIES TO FIRE THAT GUN THEN IT DOESN'T WORK.
THAT GUN THEN IT DOESN'T WORK. THIS SOUNDS VERY JAMES BONDISH,
THIS SOUNDS VERY JAMES BONDISH, BUT THE TECHNOLOGY IS VERY MUCH
BUT THE TECHNOLOGY IS VERY MUCH AVAILABLE IT'S JUST THE GUN
AVAILABLE IT'S JUST THE GUN MANUFACTURERS HAVEN'T FELT LIKE
MANUFACTURERS HAVEN'T FELT LIKE IT WAS GOOD FOR THEIR BUSINESSES
IT WAS GOOD FOR THEIR BUSINESSES TO HAVE THIS.
TO HAVE THIS. >> WOULD IT BE REQUIRED TO DO
>> WOULD IT BE REQUIRED TO DO THAT?
THAT? WOULD GUN OWNERS HAVE TO SUBMIT
WOULD GUN OWNERS HAVE TO SUBMIT THEIR GUNS FOR THAT
THEIR GUNS FOR THAT PERSONALIZATION?
PERSONALIZATION? >> NO, IT WOULD BE OPTIONAL, BUT
>> NO, IT WOULD BE OPTIONAL, BUT A LOT OF GUN OWNERS WOULD LOVE
A LOT OF GUN OWNERS WOULD LOVE THAT.
THAT. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE CHILDREN
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE CHILDREN AND THEY KNOW IF THEIR CHILDREN
AND THEY KNOW IF THEIR CHILDREN GET AHOLD OF THE GUNS IT CAN BE
GET AHOLD OF THE GUNS IT CAN BE DISASTROUS.
DISASTROUS. IT CAN BE MUCH SAFER.
IT CAN BE MUCH SAFER. >> YOU KNOW, MIKE BARNICLE, FOR
>> YOU KNOW, MIKE BARNICLE, FOR STATISTICS ONLY 3 OR 4% OF THE
STATISTICS ONLY 3 OR 4% OF THE CRIMES THAT ARE COMMITTED ARE
CRIMES THAT ARE COMMITTED ARE ACTUALLY COMMITTED WITH PEOPLE
ACTUALLY COMMITTED WITH PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED THE GUN USED IN
WHO PURCHASED THE GUN USED IN THAT CRIME.
THAT CRIME. AND IT'S SO FASCINATING THAT
AND IT'S SO FASCINATING THAT HERE WE ARE IN 2019 TALKING
HERE WE ARE IN 2019 TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU'VE GOT A PRESIDENT
ABOUT HOW YOU'VE GOT A PRESIDENT AND A MAJORITY LEADER WHO WON'T
AND A MAJORITY LEADER WHO WON'T DO WHAT -- HAVEN'T DONE WHAT 90%
DO WHAT -- HAVEN'T DONE WHAT 90% OF AMERICANS WANTED TO DO ON
OF AMERICANS WANTED TO DO ON BACKGROUND CHECKS.
BACKGROUND CHECKS. GO BACK 19 YEARS.
GO BACK 19 YEARS. GEORGE W. BUSH CONSIDERED TO BE
GEORGE W. BUSH CONSIDERED TO BE A PRETTY CONSERVATIVE GUY, A
A PRETTY CONSERVATIVE GUY, A POPULAR REPUBLICAN, HE SUPPORTED
POPULAR REPUBLICAN, HE SUPPORTED THAT FINGER PRINT TECHNOLOGY IN
THAT FINGER PRINT TECHNOLOGY IN 2000.
2000. HE SUPPORTED EXPANDED BACK
HE SUPPORTED EXPANDED BACK GROUND CHECKS.
GROUND CHECKS. HE SUPPORTED A BAN ON MILITARY
HE SUPPORTED A BAN ON MILITARY STYLE SEMIAUTOMATIC, ASSAULT
STYLE SEMIAUTOMATIC, ASSAULT STYLE WEAPONS.
STYLE WEAPONS. YOU LOOK AT WHAT THREE LOBBYISTS
YOU LOOK AT WHAT THREE LOBBYISTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WORKING FOR
IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WORKING FOR GUN MAKERS AND HEDGE FUND OWNERS
GUN MAKERS AND HEDGE FUND OWNERS WHO OWN THE GUN COMPANIES HAVE
WHO OWN THE GUN COMPANIES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO TO TWIST AND
BEEN ABLE TO DO TO TWIST AND DISTORT THE DEBATE.
DISTORT THE DEBATE. THEY HAVE TAKEN IT IN A
THEY HAVE TAKEN IT IN A DIRECTION THAT HAS OBVIOUSLY
DIRECTION THAT HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN TO THE BENEFIT OF A LOT OF
BEEN TO THE BENEFIT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO WALK IN,
PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO WALK IN, BUY THE DEADLIEST WEAPON THEY
BUY THE DEADLIEST WEAPON THEY COULD BUY AND KILL AS MANY
COULD BUY AND KILL AS MANY PEOPLE AS THEY COULD.
PEOPLE AS THEY COULD. >> SURE, JOE.
>> SURE, JOE. WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS
WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THE
ISSUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THE SENATE AND HOUSE WOULDN'T BE
SENATE AND HOUSE WOULDN'T BE BACK UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY AND
BACK UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY AND THEN THERE WILL BE AN ENTIRELY
THEN THERE WILL BE AN ENTIRELY NEW ISSUE ON THE TABLE AND THIS
NEW ISSUE ON THE TABLE AND THIS WILL RECEDED TO THE BACK BURNER
WILL RECEDED TO THE BACK BURNER THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GONE FOR 50,
THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GONE FOR 50, 60, 70 YEARS.
60, 70 YEARS. ANDREW, I HAVE A STORY AND A
ANDREW, I HAVE A STORY AND A QUESTION FOR YOU AND THE STORY
QUESTION FOR YOU AND THE STORY IS OLD.
IS OLD. PROBABLY 30 YEARS AGO THIS
PROBABLY 30 YEARS AGO THIS SUMMER IN A HOT SATURDAY NIGHT
SUMMER IN A HOT SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE ROXBURY SECTION OF
IN THE ROXBURY SECTION OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A 7-YEAR-OLD BOY IS SHOT ON THE
7-YEAR-OLD BOY IS SHOT ON THE STOOP OF HIS HOME.
STOOP OF HIS HOME. THE HOMICIDE DETECTIVE SERGEANT
THE HOMICIDE DETECTIVE SERGEANT IN THAT CASE I REMEMBER IT
IN THAT CASE I REMEMBER IT CLEARLY BECAUSE IT WAS SO VIVID
CLEARLY BECAUSE IT WAS SO VIVID TO ME, HIS NAME WAS HERBY
TO ME, HIS NAME WAS HERBY SPELLMAN, WHEN THIS HAPPENS,
SPELLMAN, WHEN THIS HAPPENS, PEOPLE SAY THE KID WAS IN THE
PEOPLE SAY THE KID WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.
WRONG PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. HE WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE
HE WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME.
WRONG TIME. THIS HAPPENS IN EVERY BIG CITY
THIS HAPPENS IN EVERY BIG CITY IN AMERICA AND OFTEN THE VICTIM
IN AMERICA AND OFTEN THE VICTIM IS A YOUNG KID.
IS A YOUNG KID. THE STORIES APPEAR IN AGATE TYPE
THE STORIES APPEAR IN AGATE TYPE IN THE NEWSPAPERS, THE PEOPLE
IN THE NEWSPAPERS, THE PEOPLE DON'T READ ABOUT THEM.
DON'T READ ABOUT THEM. THEY'RE OFTEN ALMOST ALWAYS
THEY'RE OFTEN ALMOST ALWAYS MEMBERS OF A MINORITY.
MEMBERS OF A MINORITY. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
WE DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. WE DON'T HEAR ABOUT IT.
WE DON'T HEAR ABOUT IT. WE DON'T READ ABOUT IT.
WE DON'T READ ABOUT IT. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE
WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE CULTURE OF HOMICIDE IN THIS
CULTURE OF HOMICIDE IN THIS COUNTRY, WHEN WE DON'T NOTICE
COUNTRY, WHEN WE DON'T NOTICE THINGS UNLESS IT'S CHILDREN
THINGS UNLESS IT'S CHILDREN BEING SHOT IN SCHOOLS OF
BEING SHOT IN SCHOOLS OF CONNECTICUT OR EL PASO, PEOPLE
CONNECTICUT OR EL PASO, PEOPLE BEING SHOT SIMPLY BECAUSE
BEING SHOT SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY'RE MEXICAN.
THEY'RE MEXICAN. BUT THERE'S A CULTURE IN THIS
BUT THERE'S A CULTURE IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE WE DON'T
COUNTRY WHERE WE DON'T UNDERSTAND COMPREHENSIVE -- THE
UNDERSTAND COMPREHENSIVE -- THE VICIOUSNESS OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
VICIOUSNESS OF WHAT'S GOING ON. >> I WAS JUST WITH A GUN
>> I WAS JUST WITH A GUN ACTIVIST IN BALTIMORE ANTONIO
ACTIVIST IN BALTIMORE ANTONIO MOORE AND HE SAID IN BALTIMORE
MOORE AND HE SAID IN BALTIMORE OFTEN THE SHOOTER IS A VICTIM
OFTEN THE SHOOTER IS A VICTIM TOO.
TOO. THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SO
THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SO MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE
MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THE COMMUNITIES HAVE LOST THEIR
THE COMMUNITIES HAVE LOST THEIR WAY FORWARD AND SO MANY YOUNG
WAY FORWARD AND SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FALLING INTO
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FALLING INTO THE CULTURE OF GUN VIOLENCE THAT
THE CULTURE OF GUN VIOLENCE THAT AFFECTS KIDS SITTING ON THEIR
AFFECTS KIDS SITTING ON THEIR STOOP.
STOOP. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE.
IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. WE HAVE TO GO IN AND BUILD THE
WE HAVE TO GO IN AND BUILD THE COMMUNITIES FROM THE GROUND UP.
COMMUNITIES FROM THE GROUND UP. WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO, BUT
WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO
WE HAVE TO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PUT IT TO WORK.
PUT IT TO WORK. >> ANDREW YANG, THANK YOU FOR
>> ANDREW YANG, THANK YOU FOR COMING ON THE SHOW.
COMING ON THE SHOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING ON
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING ON THE SHOW, ANDREW, AND WE HOPE
THE SHOW, ANDREW, AND WE HOPE YOU'LL COME BACK SOME TIME VERY
YOU'LL COME BACK SOME TIME VERY SOON.
SOON. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >>> COMING UP BETO O'ROURKE
>>> COMING UP BETO O'ROURKE CONTINUES TO HAMMER THE

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