>>> WE'RE JOINED NOW BY DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ANDREW YANG, A FORMER

CANDIDATE ANDREW YANG, A FORMER TECH ENTREPRENEUR.

TECH ENTREPRENEUR. WE ARE 39 DAYS FROM THE

WE ARE 39 DAYS FROM THE CAUCUSES.

CAUCUSES. HE'S MAKING HEADLINES WITH THE

HE'S MAKING HEADLINES WITH THE FUNDRAISING HAUL.

FUNDRAISING HAUL. TAKE A LOOK AT HOW TULSI GABBARD

TAKE A LOOK AT HOW TULSI GABBARD AND OTHER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

AND OTHER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAVE BROUGHT IN MONEY WHILE YANG

HAVE BROUGHT IN MONEY WHILE YANG RAISING OVER $16 MILLION, THE

RAISING OVER $16 MILLION, THE SAME BALL PARK WITH CANDIDATES

SAME BALL PARK WITH CANDIDATES LIKE WARREN, BIDEN, AND

LIKE WARREN, BIDEN, AND BUTTIGIEG.

BUTTIGIEG. HE'S ALSO TAKING NEWS MAKING

HE'S ALSO TAKING NEWS MAKING STATEMENTS ON THE SITUATION IN

STATEMENTS ON THE SITUATION IN IRAN.

IRAN. WELCOME BACK ANDREW YANG ON THE

WELCOME BACK ANDREW YANG ON THE BEAT.

BEAT. HOW YOU DOING?

HOW YOU DOING? >> I'M DOING GREAT.

>> I'M DOING GREAT. THANKS FOR HAVING ME, ARI.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME, ARI. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

HAPPY NEW YEAR. >> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND THE

>> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND THE FOLKS BEHIND YOU, A CAMPAIGN

FOLKS BEHIND YOU, A CAMPAIGN TRADITION.

TRADITION. WE OF COURSE BEGIN WITH THE VERY

WE OF COURSE BEGIN WITH THE VERY SERIOUS FOREIGN POLICY STAND

SERIOUS FOREIGN POLICY STAND OFF.

OFF. YOU ARE CRITICAL OF WHAT THE

YOU ARE CRITICAL OF WHAT THE PRESIDENT DID.

PRESIDENT DID. WHAT WOULD YOU, AS PRESIDENT, DO

WHAT WOULD YOU, AS PRESIDENT, DO DIFFERENT?

DIFFERENT? >> WELL, I NEVER WOULD HAVE

>> WELL, I NEVER WOULD HAVE PULLED OUT OF THE MULTI-LATERAL

PULLED OUT OF THE MULTI-LATERAL NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH IRAN THAT

NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH IRAN THAT ENDED UP CAUSING ALL OF THESE

ENDED UP CAUSING ALL OF THESE PROVOCATIONS THAT HAVE NOW BEEN

PROVOCATIONS THAT HAVE NOW BEEN ESCALATING TO A POINT WHERE

ESCALATING TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE AT THE BRINK OF WAR.

WE'RE AT THE BRINK OF WAR. WE NEED TO HEAD THE OPPOSITE

WE NEED TO HEAD THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

DIRECTION. THE VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICANS

THE VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICANS WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH A WAR IN

WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH A WAR IN IRAN, AND I WOULD LEAD US BACK

IRAN, AND I WOULD LEAD US BACK FROM THE BRINK AND REINVEST IN

FROM THE BRINK AND REINVEST IN DIPLOMACY TO TRY AND GET

DIPLOMACY TO TRY AND GET TENSIONS UNDER CONTROL IN THE

TENSIONS UNDER CONTROL IN THE REGION.

REGION. >> WHAT IF THAT DOESN'T WORK?

>> WHAT IF THAT DOESN'T WORK? WHAT IF AS THE FOLKS IN THIS

WHAT IF AS THE FOLKS IN THIS ADMINISTRATION SAY, AND FRANKLY

ADMINISTRATION SAY, AND FRANKLY AS MANY LAST ADMINISTRATIONS

AS MANY LAST ADMINISTRATIONS SAID, ALTHOUGH THEY DID REACH A

SAID, ALTHOUGH THEY DID REACH A KIND OF DEAL THAT IRAN DOES

KIND OF DEAL THAT IRAN DOES SPONSOR TERROR, THAT IT DOES SEW

SPONSOR TERROR, THAT IT DOES SEW DISCORD IN THE REGION, AND IT

DISCORD IN THE REGION, AND IT DOES WORK AGAINST U.S. INTERESTS

DOES WORK AGAINST U.S. INTERESTS AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, THEN

AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, THEN WHAT?

WHAT? >> WELL, WE'VE HAD A SERIES OF

>> WELL, WE'VE HAD A SERIES OF ESCALATING PROVOCATIONS.

ESCALATING PROVOCATIONS. WE NEED TO KEEP THEM IN LINE

WE NEED TO KEEP THEM IN LINE WHERE IF IRAN DOES SOMETHING

WHERE IF IRAN DOES SOMETHING PROBLEMATIC, WE NEED TO LET THEM

PROBLEMATIC, WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING

KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'LL ACCEPT.

WE'LL ACCEPT. BUT YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING

BUT YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO PRECIPITATE A

THAT'S GOING TO PRECIPITATE A LARGER SCALE ARMED CONFLICT.

LARGER SCALE ARMED CONFLICT. WE'VE BEEN IN A CONSTANT STATE

WE'VE BEEN IN A CONSTANT STATE OF WARFARE FOR THE LAST 19

OF WARFARE FOR THE LAST 19 YEARS, ARI.

YEARS, ARI. AND THAT'S NOT THE WILL OF THE

AND THAT'S NOT THE WILL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

AMERICAN PEOPLE. THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT WAS DRAWN

THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT WAS DRAWN UP IN THE CONSTITUTION.

UP IN THE CONSTITUTION. IT'S AN ACT OF CONGRESS TO

IT'S AN ACT OF CONGRESS TO DECLARE A WAR.

DECLARE A WAR. THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO HEAD

THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO HEAD BACK AS A COUNTRY.

BACK AS A COUNTRY. I WOULD REPEAL THE AMUF AND

I WOULD REPEAL THE AMUF AND RESTORE CONGRESS'S HISTORICAL

RESTORE CONGRESS'S HISTORICAL POW TORE MAKE THESE KINDS OF

POW TORE MAKE THESE KINDS OF MILITARY DECISIONS.

MILITARY DECISIONS. >> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

>> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT REPEALING THE AUTHORIZATION USED

REPEALING THE AUTHORIZATION USED LEADING INTO AFGHANISTAN AND

LEADING INTO AFGHANISTAN AND SOME SAY THEY COULD TRY TO APPLY

SOME SAY THEY COULD TRY TO APPLY ELSEWHERE.

ELSEWHERE. I WANT TO HIT A RANGE OF TOPICS

I WANT TO HIT A RANGE OF TOPICS WITH YOU.

WITH YOU. YOU'RE OUT IN IOWA.

YOU'RE OUT IN IOWA. WHAT'S THE BIGGEST ISSUE YOU

WHAT'S THE BIGGEST ISSUE YOU HEAR ABOUT VOTERS CARE ABOUT

HEAR ABOUT VOTERS CARE ABOUT THERE?

THERE? >> HERE IN IOWA THEY CARE ABOUT

>> HERE IN IOWA THEY CARE ABOUT THE FACT THAT 30% OF THEIR

THE FACT THAT 30% OF THEIR STORES AND MALLS ARE CLOSING

STORES AND MALLS ARE CLOSING FOREVER.

FOREVER. THEIR KIDS' FUTURE LOOKS MORE

THEIR KIDS' FUTURE LOOKS MORE INSECURE THAN EVER BEFORE.

INSECURE THAN EVER BEFORE. WE NEED TO REWRITE THE RULES OF

WE NEED TO REWRITE THE RULES OF THE 21st CENTURY ECONOMY TO WORK

THE 21st CENTURY ECONOMY TO WORK FOR US, TO WORK FOR FAMILIES, TO

FOR US, TO WORK FOR FAMILIES, TO WORK FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.

WORK FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. AND MY MESSAGE TO PEOPLE HERE IN

AND MY MESSAGE TO PEOPLE HERE IN IOWA IS IF IT'S NOT WORKING FOR

IOWA IS IF IT'S NOT WORKING FOR YOU, IT'S NOT WORKING AND WE

YOU, IT'S NOT WORKING AND WE HAVE TO CHANGE IT.

HAVE TO CHANGE IT. THAT'S ONE REASON WHY WE'RE

THAT'S ONE REASON WHY WE'RE GROWING AND GROWING WHEN OTHER

GROWING AND GROWING WHEN OTHER CAMPAIGNS ARE PULLING BACK.

CAMPAIGNS ARE PULLING BACK. >> DOES THAT MEAN -- WHEN YOU

>> DOES THAT MEAN -- WHEN YOU SAY CHANGE IT, DOES THAT MEAN

SAY CHANGE IT, DOES THAT MEAN CHANGE THE WAY THE ECONOMY

CHANGE THE WAY THE ECONOMY WORKS, CHANGE THE RULES, CHANGE

WORKS, CHANGE THE RULES, CHANGE THE SYSTEM, OR DOES THAT MEAN

THE SYSTEM, OR DOES THAT MEAN CHANGE WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING TO

CHANGE WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE JOB MARKET

GET IN AND OUT OF THE JOB MARKET BECAUSE JOE BIDEN WAS TALKING

BECAUSE JOE BIDEN WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT BALANCE.

ABOUT THAT BALANCE. I'LL JUST PLAY IT FOR YOU.

I'LL JUST PLAY IT FOR YOU. TAKE A LISTEN.

TAKE A LISTEN. >> ANYTHING CAN GO DOWN 300 TO

>> ANYTHING CAN GO DOWN 300 TO 3,000 FEET IN A MINE CAN LEARN

3,000 FEET IN A MINE CAN LEARN TO PROGRAM AS WELL.

TO PROGRAM AS WELL. ANYONE WHO CAN THROW COAL INTO A

ANYONE WHO CAN THROW COAL INTO A FURNACE CAN LEARN HOW TO

FURNACE CAN LEARN HOW TO PROGRAM, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

PROGRAM, FOR GOD'S SAKE. >> DOES HE HAVE THAT RIGHT?

>> DOES HE HAVE THAT RIGHT? >> HE DOES.

>> HE DOES. I

I NOT.

NOT. I GET ALONG WITH JOE BIDEN BUT

I GET ALONG WITH JOE BIDEN BUT SUGGESTING FORMER COAL MINERS

SUGGESTING FORMER COAL MINERS LEARN TO CODE IS NOT PRODUCTIVE

LEARN TO CODE IS NOT PRODUCTIVE AT ALL.

AT ALL. CODING IS LIKE LEARNING A

CODING IS LIKE LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE THAT YOU HAVE

FOREIGN LANGUAGE THAT YOU HAVE TO BECOME EXPERT IN.

TO BECOME EXPERT IN. THAT'S NOT A REALISTIC

THAT'S NOT A REALISTIC RECOMMENDATION FOR MILLIONS OF

RECOMMENDATION FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.

AMERICANS. INSTEAD, WE HAVE TO STOP

INSTEAD, WE HAVE TO STOP CONFUSING ECONOMIC VALUE AND

CONFUSING ECONOMIC VALUE AND HUMAN VALUE AND PUT A DIVIDEND

HUMAN VALUE AND PUT A DIVIDEND IN PLACE WHERE WE CAN ALL SHARE

IN PLACE WHERE WE CAN ALL SHARE IN THE INCREDIBLE GAINS OF THE

IN THE INCREDIBLE GAINS OF THE 21st CENTURY ECONOMY.

21st CENTURY ECONOMY. THAT GOES FOR THE MINERS THAT

THAT GOES FOR THE MINERS THAT JOE IS REFERENCING.

JOE IS REFERENCING. THAT GOES FOR THE MANUFACTURING

THAT GOES FOR THE MANUFACTURING WORKERS HERE IN IOWA.

WORKERS HERE IN IOWA. THAT GOES FOR ALL OF US.

THAT GOES FOR ALL OF US. THAT'S THE CENTER PIECE OF MY

THAT'S THE CENTER PIECE OF MY CAMPAIGN, AND THAT'S, AGAIN, WHY

CAMPAIGN, AND THAT'S, AGAIN, WHY WE'RE GROWING AND POISED TO MAKE

WE'RE GROWING AND POISED TO MAKE HISTORY NEXT MONTH.

HISTORY NEXT MONTH. >> DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU THINK

>> DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU THINK BASICALLY VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN

BASICALLY VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN DOESN'T UNDERSTAND MUCH OF THE

DOESN'T UNDERSTAND MUCH OF THE WAY THE ECONOMY WORKS NOW IN

WAY THE ECONOMY WORKS NOW IN TECHNOLOGY?

TECHNOLOGY? THAT HE SAID THAT BECAUSE HE

THAT HE SAID THAT BECAUSE HE THINKS IT SOUNDS GOOD AND YOU'RE

THINKS IT SOUNDS GOOD AND YOU'RE SAYING IT'S A FUNDAMENTAL

SAYING IT'S A FUNDAMENTAL MISUNDERSTANDING THAT CODING IS

MISUNDERSTANDING THAT CODING IS A LANGUAGE THAT BASICALLY IS

A LANGUAGE THAT BASICALLY IS MORE LIKELY TO BE PURSUED IN

MORE LIKELY TO BE PURSUED IN EARLIER EDUCATION?

EARLIER EDUCATION? >> WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE

>> WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE SAID, ARI, IS THAT SOMEONE WHO

SAID, ARI, IS THAT SOMEONE WHO SUGGESTS THAT COAL MINERS BECOME

SUGGESTS THAT COAL MINERS BECOME CODERS IS GENERALLY NEITHER OF

CODERS IS GENERALLY NEITHER OF THOSE THINGS.

THOSE THINGS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, 8%

IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, 8% OF AMERICANS WORK IN S.T.E.M.

OF AMERICANS WORK IN S.T.E.M. FIELDS, 92% DO NOT.

FIELDS, 92% DO NOT. IT IS NOT REALISTIC TO SAY TO

IT IS NOT REALISTIC TO SAY TO 92% OF AMERICANS TO SOMEHOW SHOE

92% OF AMERICANS TO SOMEHOW SHOE HORN THEMSELVES IN THE 8%.

HORN THEMSELVES IN THE 8%. WE HAVE TO THINK MUCH, MUCH

WE HAVE TO THINK MUCH, MUCH BIGGER ABOUT WHAT THE JOBS LOOK

BIGGER ABOUT WHAT THE JOBS LOOK LIKE, NOT BASED ON NARROW

LIKE, NOT BASED ON NARROW CONCEPTION OF MARKET VALUE BUT

CONCEPTION OF MARKET VALUE BUT INSTEAD WHAT OUR ACTUAL NEEDS

INSTEAD WHAT OUR ACTUAL NEEDS AND DESIRES AND VALUES ARE IN

AND DESIRES AND VALUES ARE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

OUR COMMUNITIES. >> AND YOU'VE HIT ON THIS

>> AND YOU'VE HIT ON THIS INTERVIEW AND WE MENTIONED IT.

INTERVIEW AND WE MENTIONED IT. YOU HAVE RAISED A LOT MORE THAN

YOU HAVE RAISED A LOT MORE THAN OTHER PEOPLE WHO STARTED OUT

OTHER PEOPLE WHO STARTED OUT POLITICALLY POTENTIALLY AHEAD IN

POLITICALLY POTENTIALLY AHEAD IN THAT THEY RUN FOR OFFICE BEFORE,

THAT THEY RUN FOR OFFICE BEFORE, THAT THEY'RE KNOWN.

THAT THEY'RE KNOWN. I THINK SOME OF OUR VIEWERS

I THINK SOME OF OUR VIEWERS MIGHT KNOW SOME OF THESE

MIGHT KNOW SOME OF THESE SENATORS OR OTHER FOLKS TO THE

SENATORS OR OTHER FOLKS TO THE LEFT OF YOU IN THIS CHART MORE

LEFT OF YOU IN THIS CHART MORE THAN YOU.

THAN YOU. WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU SAYING YOUR

WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU SAYING YOUR 16 MILLION SHOWS HERE AND DOES

16 MILLION SHOWS HERE AND DOES THAT MEAN IN YOUR MIND THERE'S

THAT MEAN IN YOUR MIND THERE'S NO WAY YOU'D HAVE TO DROP OUT IN

NO WAY YOU'D HAVE TO DROP OUT IN THE FIRST SEVERAL STATES NO

THE FIRST SEVERAL STATES NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS?

MATTER WHAT HAPPENS? ARE YOU IN THIS TO THE

ARE YOU IN THIS TO THE CONVENTION?

CONVENTION? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TANGIBLY?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TANGIBLY? >> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE

>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO FIGHT ALL THE WAY

RESOURCES TO FIGHT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SPRING, ALL THE

THROUGH THE SPRING, ALL THE THROUGH PRIMARY SEASON.

THROUGH PRIMARY SEASON. AND WE'RE GROWING BECAUSE WE'VE

AND WE'RE GROWING BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A VERY CLEAR VISION FROM DAY

HAD A VERY CLEAR VISION FROM DAY ONE.

ONE. WE SEE THE REAL PROBLEMS THAT

WE SEE THE REAL PROBLEMS THAT GOT DONALD TRUMP ELECTED, THE

GOT DONALD TRUMP ELECTED, THE FACT WE BLASTED AWAY MILLIONS OF

FACT WE BLASTED AWAY MILLIONS OF MANUFACTURING JOBS IN THE SWING