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>> HEY, I GOT TO SAY HI, HELLO, WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY, THAT
GUY YOU HEAR IS MY FRIEND AND YOURS, MR. JON BATISTE, JON,
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAINST.
>> Jon: OH MY BROTHER, STEPHEN.
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU IN THE OFFICE.
>> Stephen: I KNOW, I'M KIND OF IN MY OFFICE.
THIS ISN'T MY REAL OFFICE.
THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB MAKING IT LOOK LIKE MEI OFFICE.
>> Jon: YES, YES, LOOK AT THE VIEW BACK THERE, NEW YORK CITY.
>> Stephen: INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE.
WHERE ARE YOU?
ARE YOU-- ARE YOU NO LONGER WHERE YOU WERE.
YOU ARE IN A NEW SPOOT.
>> Jon: YEAH, I SWITCHED ROOMS, LIKE, I HAVE THE FRENCH
COUNTRYSIDE BEHIND ME.
>> Stephen: MUST BE NICE.
>> Jon: THE ROLLING HILLS.
>> Stephen: AND YOU HAVE A NEW HAIRCUT, I LOO LIKE IT.
>> Jon: YEAH, I TOOK SOME OFF THE SIDES AND IT GREW OUT.
IT IS GROWING A LOT THESE DAYS.
>> Stephen: YES, ME TOO, ME TOO I CHANGED IT UP A LITTLE BIT
TOO.
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT I CAUGHT, AND I DIDN'T EXPECT TO, I DID NOT
KNOW THAT YOU WERE DOING THIS, BUT I CAUGHT YOU PLAYING THE
STAR SPANGLED BANNER AT THE FIRST GAME OF THE NBA SEASON.
IT WAS REALLY POWERFUL EXOTION OF YOUR OWN MAWKING.
TELL ME WHAT YOU DID?
TELL ME WHAT WAS BEHIND THAT?
>> I REALLY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT SPOKE TO THE
MOMENT BECAUSE A LOT OF THE PLAYERS ENDED UP KNEELING, THEY
WERE TALKING ABOUT KNEELING.
I TOOK THE BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM, LIFT UP YOUR VOICE AND
SING.
>> Stephen: WHICH YOU WERE PLAYING A LOT BEFORE WE WENT ON
BREAK.
>> Jon: I KNOW, I WAS PLAYING THAT A WHOLE LOT.
AND I PUT THAT AS THE COUNTER LINE TO THE MELODY OF THE STAR
SPANGLED BANNER.
SO I PUSHED THEM TOGETHER.
AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT FUSION, I PAID TRIBUTE TO JIMI
HENDRICKS.
I PICKED THE GUITAR UP AND I PLAYED HIS VERSION.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> SO I REALLY BLENDED ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT STYLES TO REALLY
CONVEY THIS MESSAGE THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER T IS AN ALEGORY.
WE CAN COME TOGETHER.
WE DON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE THIS OR THAT.
>> Stephen: JON BATISTE, EVERYBODY, GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN.
TAKE CARE.
FOLKS, THE ELECTION IS TWO WEEKS CLOSER THAN IT WAS HALF A MONTH
AGO.
NOW LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AWAY WHICH MEANS THAT RUSSIA ONLY HAS
86 MORE DAYS TO DECIDE WHETHER THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO LEASE
DONALD TRUMP OR GO AHEAD AND BUY.
AND WITH THE DATE FAST APPROACHING A NEW CBS POLL SHOWS
JOE BIDEN HAS A SIX POINT LEAD IN BOTH PENNSYLVANIA AND
WISCONSIN, AND POLLING SUGGESTS TRUST IN BIDEN TO HANDLE THE
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS SEEMS TO BE PLAYING A ROLE IN HIS ADVANTAGE.
TRUMP'S HANDLING OF THE CORONAVIRUS HAS BEEN SUCH A
DISASTER THAT HIS POPULARITY IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE CAPTAIN OF
THE TITANIC AND THE ICEBERG.
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION STARTS AUGUST 24th.
AND NOW CONVENTIONS AREN'T GOING TO BE IN PERSON, DONALD TRUMP
HAS BEEN WORKING ON WHERE TO HOLD HIS.
HE TWEETED WE HAVE NARROWED THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH TO BE DELIVERED ON THE FINAL NIGHT OF
THE CONVENTION, THURSDAY, TWO LOCATIONS, THE GREAT BATTLEFIELD
OF GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA AND THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> Stephen: LOOK, IF IT'S GETTYSBURG, FINE, HE SHOULD GIVE
LINCOLN'S ADDRESS AND ADD ONE WORD AT THE END.
OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE, NOT PERISH FROM
THE EARTH, PSYCH!
THIS WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME TRUMP SPOKE AT GETTYSBURG, HE
MADE A CAMPAIGN SPEECH THERE IN 2015 WHERE HE SOLEMNLY RESPECTED
THE BATTLEFIELD AND THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES.
I'M KIDDING.
HE DECLARED THAT THE SYSTEM IS RIGGED AGAINST HIM, THAT
ELECTION RESULTS CANNOT BE TRUSTED.
THAT HILLARY CLINTON SHOULD HAVE BEEN BARRED FROM RUNNING FOR
PRESIDENT.
THAT THE MEDIA IS CORRUPT.
AND THAT HE WILL SUE ALL OF THE WOMEN WHO HAVE ACCUSED HIM OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT.
IT'S FITTING HE SAID THAT AT GETTYSBURG BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE
NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO HAVE ACCUSED HIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IS ABOUT
FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN.
THE DEMOCRATS ARE HOLDING THEIR COULD BE VENGS STARTING
A-- CONVENTION STARTING A WEEK FROM TONIGHT.
LISTEN UP, Y'ALL, WE WILL BE LIVE.
WE HOPE.
WE HOPE, RIGHT, THAT'S THE PLAN.
THE PLAN IS WE HAVE A SHOT AT BEING LIVE.
IT'S A TECHNICAL NIGHTMARE.
AND AN EMOTIONAL MINEFIELD.
DEMOCRATS JUST ANNOUNCED THE ENTIRE CONVENTION WILL BE
VIRTUAL AND JOE BIDEN WILL NO LONGER TRAVEL TO MILWAUKEE TO
ACCEPT THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.
IT'S TO KEEP HIM SAFE WHICH IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
WHAT IS THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN IF A DEMOCRAT DOESN'T GO
TO WISCONSIN.
AND WITH THE CONVENTION BEING VIRTUAL WE WILL SEE SOME AMAZING
SPEECHES.
MY FELLOW AMERICANS, I AM PROUD TO BE HERE TO SUPPORT THE NOM
NAITIONZ OF JOSEPH R BIED--- OH GOD, CLOSE THE BATHROOM DOOR,
NO, DOWN, NO, BAD DOG, ANYWAY, JOE IS GOING TO BE GREAT, BACK
TO MUTE.
WE'VE ALSO LEARNED THAT MONDAY THE FIRST DAY OF THE CONVENTION
JOHN KASICH AND BERNIE SANDERS WILL JOIN FORCES FOR A NIGHT OF
UNITY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THERE'S ROOM FOR EVERYONE IN THE PARTY.
REPUBLICANS, SOCIALISTS, ONE DAY MAYBE EVEN DEMOCRATS.
FOR THE DEMS TO PICK THE SCEN FOR THE CONVENTION,-- THE THEME
FOR THE CON VEX UNITING AMERICA, BET BOOING OUT THE SECOND
CHOICE, PUT ON A MASK YOU MAGAZINE-- MAGA MOVEONS, I WILL
SEE YOU IN HELL.
THE EVENT WON'T COME WITH THE USUAL FANFARE OF AN IN-PERSON
CONVENTION.
DEMS ARE BRAIN STORM BEING HOW TO BE CREATIVE AND PUT OUT
COMPELLING CONTENT.
I HAVE AN IDEA FOR SCOM COMPELLING CONTENT, NOMINATE BAR
AK OBAMA OR HAVE BERNIE SANDERS DO A DUE ET WITH CARDI B.
BRING A BUCKET AND A MOP FOR THIS WET AND GUSHY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR CBS
NEWS DR. JON LaPOOK.