>> scott? >> yes, scott adams. why not adjust the language. if it's a wall, fence, who cares? call it a wence. >> president trump wants people to call it steel slats? >> steel slat sounds fantastic to me. that sounds pretty cool. you can move it around. democrats will say that this is the wrong way to cut immigration. most of the illegal immigration is overstayed visas bear that's like saying, i don't like a fort because it won't cut my meet you can have a wall, strong border. you can aggress that other stuff. the arguments are either emotional, flawed, pigheaded. everybody wants the same thing, but they won't give in. >> jedediah, if we do have a shutdown at night, they'll see 800,000 federal workers, 47% of that will not come to work. the rest come to work, they won't be paid until the government reopens. >> they don't have the backpay. >> federal contractors out of work too. the state department says they'll keep doing visas, restrooms, some of the federal parks will be closed. what do you think will be the reaction? >> from the right, people got very nervous that he wasn't

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with us now is founder of blight authority and dilbert cartoon scott adam. tell us what your plans are. >> we basically cleared 14 city blocks in detroit. we knock down the building and get rid and see a direct correlation with knocking them down and crime going down. big question though once we clear and knock them down and make the area safe, then what do you with them next. that's where i partnered with dilbert and mr. scott adams here and tried to come up with creative ideas for what do we do? if step one is to make it clean and safe what is step two that's to rebuild or create and that's where scott came in to play. ainsley: what's your role? how are you involved and what will you be doing. >> i thought this was amazing project going so far as to clear the land but then the fun part is what do you do after it's cleared? ened a could bring a little creativity and maybe a little attention to it and maybe attract more ideas, more money and just more energy to it. and so that was my conviction. ainsley: you took artistic ability and drew some sketches. will

it's interesting alexander hamilton as john adams called him was a pastor son of a scott lewis scottish paddler. the marquis to lafayette, his father died when he was three and battle. two of the three surrogate sons were bottomless people. they probably saw george washington that way. i think that the emotional part of the book, a number emotional parts to this book. george washington had this very human and very open in a lot of ways relationship with these young men who in turn saw him not just as the father of this country but the father of the entire army and the father of the revolution. >> how washington, he is on this pedestal. >> george washington is often times not pretrade in films in a lot of ways. always like mohammed. you never see a representation of him. a big goal of ours, i think and hope we have realized is a very human george washington in this book. >> i don't think there's any question you guys accomplish that. we could talk for hours about this book. remember new york's two book minimum over there in the corner. please feel free to stay in the room and talk to the

. >> i love me some adam levine. >> there's been a lot of controversy over them performing. we know one music star who will join them. >> a source confirms to e.t., travis scott will join maroon five. >> it's something i truly believe in. >> this fall, both rihanna and pink backed out of the gig on tv, according to a source who says pink's negotiations stalled and riri decided to pass, due to the situation regarding player's kneeling. rihanna stands with the players and colin kaepernick. ♪ >> rihanna's not alone, more than 75,000 signed a change.org petition demanding maroon 5 drop out for that reason. >> what is my favorite travis scott song? >> besides being baby daddy to the riches, liz latest album debuted at number one. his sold out tour is drawing a-list fans. beyonce and jay z hit up travis' show the other night. travis has worked with kanye and drake. >> today our super bowl tour confirmed, additional guest performers will be added. but no one's officially commenting. >> if i were doing it, which i can't confirm or deny, i am. i would be psyched. >> let's talk abou

. >> i love me some adam levine. >> there's been a lot of controversy over them performing. we know one music star who will join them. >> a source confirms to e.t., travis scott will join maroon five. >> it's something i truly believe in. >> this fall, both rihanna and pink backed out of the gig on tv, according to a source who says pink's negotiations stalled and riri decided to pass, due to the situation regarding player's kneeling. rihanna stands with the players and colin kaepernick. ♪ >> rihanna's not alone, more than 75,000 signed a change.org petition demanding maroon 5 drop out for that reason. >> what is my favorite travis scott song? >> besides being baby daddy t the riches, liz latest album debuted at number one. his sold out tour is drawing a-list fans. beyonce and jay z hit up travis' show the other night. travis has worked with kanye and drake. >> today our super bowl tour confirmed, additional guest performers will be added. but no one's officially commenting. >> if i were doing it, which i can't confirm or deny, i am. i would be psyched. >> let's talk about

schiff saying he should be put in jail. >> this isn't campaign finance stupidity, and i like scott, but this isn't. this is not we didn't disclose the names of these donors, which is what the obama campaign was fined $375,000, one of the largest fines in federal history. this is, according to federal prosecutors, the candidate for president purposely paying off two women to keep them quiet for fear that they would damage his election. i'm with scott. we are never going to know whether that would have or not. not that people thought donald trump was a beacon of moral strength prior to the election. but this is -- it's not -- it is a crime to do that. that is a fact. >> but it will, on the most basic form, no matter what is said in federal court, will be up to, in the end, the opinions of orrin hatch, maybe not because he'll be gone, but other republicans, other senators and what they would do if it comes before them. regardless, we'll talk about it later. we'll be right back. introducing add on advantage, a new way to save on travel. now when you book a flight you unlock discounts on

they beat motherwell 3—0 thanks to goals from anthony ralston, scott sinclair and this, from mikeyjohnston — his first for the club. they overtake old firm rivals rangers, who were held to a goalless draw by hibernian. britain's olympic gold medallist adam peaty has dared those who run the sport to ban him after he supported the launch of a new competition. peaty and other top swimmers in the world, want to compete in the breakaway international swimming league, with the potential to earn far more. however, the sport's international governing body, fina, says it'll ban them if they do so. this is my sport. i love my sport of the moon and back. i have got so much passion for it. but i want to make sure that that kid looking up to me winning the olympics can have a stable future and can make a very good living out of the sport that he has worked so hard for. what if people say that they will badly because you will compete in that event? i don't care, banned me. if they have got to, i'm not bothered. i don't care, you know. ban me if you've got to, i'm not bothered. at the end of the day, t

. >> he governed with virtues that most closely resemble those of washington and of adams, of tr and fdr, of truman and of eisenhower, of men who believed in causes larger than themselves. >> david gregory is back with us, and also joining the conversation, scott jennings, and cnn political analyst, john avlon. i want to start with you, scott, because of your personal connection there. as we listened yesterday to the eulogy from president george w. bush for his father, and so much more, we were told this would not be political and politics were going to stay out of this, and as much as people want to do that in anything in this day and age, that is tough and how much do you think it was a truly conscious highlighting of the differences verses this is what we are talking about today and the man we are focused on? >> the eulogy that president bush gave was written for one person and one person only and that's george h.w. bush. i think they handled it right, and president trump and his white house handled it right. he did everything you would expect him to do. and somebody from congress