ligh he's richard simmons. that's why he wears those sparkly outfits and then hehen e just fell off the radar andar an there's a lot of peoplee's a including myself that want to to know are you okay, richard simmons. >> here's the controversy sotheo with this podcast. like i was telling you he cameh out about a year ago and said sd look i want to be left aloneal there's nothing going on i'mon m completely fine i just need to d slow down.slow down. so a lot of people have said id that really dan is exploitingplg richard because richard hasrich come out and asked to step away from the limelight.ro >> does he even knowm richardrd simmons. >> he does. and this is the first time ever a podc ithast -- yoe ufi kf course there's a lot of true tr crime podcast serial lookedial into if someone is innocent oror guilty but this is the firstis h time someone has looked intoloo someone who has said i want tono go missing and then thisen his podcast is all about -- >> probably because there's so s much interest in where richa

>> tom: lori, you kind of winced when we put richard simmons up there. >> hasn't he been having some personal struggles lately? i haven't heard an update as to his well-being. >> tom: you haven't given us an update. >> i cover the stock market, not richard simmons. >> tom: he's great. >> he's still alive. >> tom: i think he's doing fine. he still ponying. do liberals have to get into this fighting, let me ask you, what is the rise in hate crimes, i don't know that that's happening. >> what i find so hyper critical about this group is they're assuming that hate crimes will happen by at republicans, or trump supporters, solely because trump is now our president. they're trying to take proactive, preventative measures. there also have a critical because they're saying, all right, we want to be inclusive, we want to fight for equal rights, yet we want everyone and everything only happening, the movie fight club, can't talk about fight club. there excluding the republicans. that's my point. >> i was just helping her out. >> the first person -- >> don't talk about fight club. >> she tricke

>> i believe richard simmons, the search for richard simmons. >> it's a podcast? >> you said you were obsessed with podcasts. >> i haven't listened yet. >> how can you be obsessed with something you haven't listened to? >> i'm obsessed with yours. >> how many listen to hers? >> 87 million around the world. >> i'm looking at richard simmons. the democratic party chooses a new chair after town halls, tv interviews. south carolina party chair, jaime harrison dropped out to support tom perez. they are locked out of the white house, congress and increasingly state legislatures and governor's mansions. the approach for democratic leaders may have been decided for them. the paper writes, spurred by explosive protests and angry phone calls and outrage themselves by mr. trump's swift moves, democrats have all but cast aside a notion of conciliation with the white house. the party of no. wagering that brash obstruction will pay similar dividends. all week the contentious town halls around the country lawmakers are facing in their home district. bill kassidy faced a crowd in

. >>> hi, richard with your hour's top stories. today's pro-muslim rally in new york city is just one of several this week against president trump's immigration policies. the mayor, susan ser ran don and rustle simmons one of the speakers there. the new york senatorments the white house to ensure the federal government picks up the tab for additional security costs at trump tower. >>> adjacent to the sedgwick county jail is what some might call hallowed ground. it's the law enforcement memorial. a reminder to the deputies who pass it about the honor and peril of their chosen careers. cast in bronze are the boots of local law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty. above each pair are plaques with the officer's name and date of his or her death. one pair of boots has special significance to sedgwick county sheriff jeff easter. they belonged to his younger brother, kevin. >> kevin had a great personality. he joked all the time, always had a smile. he did really well in school. just an overall really good guy. most everybod