>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
I’M MEGYN KELLY.
WE BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH THE
HOT TOPIC OF DESIGNER BABIES.
HAVE YOU HEARD THAT PHRASE?
A TOP AGENCY JUST DECLARING IT
IS ETHICALLY ACCEPTABLE TO
DESIGN YOUR BABY AND THAT HAS A
LOT OF FOLKS RAISING EYEBROWS
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. THAT AMONG OTHER HEADLINES
MAKING THE ROUNDS.
HERE TO HELP ME DOES IT ALL
CRAIG MELVIN, JENNA BUSH HAGER.
HAVE YOU HEARD THE TERM DESIGNER
BABY?
BABY? IT’S ONE A HUMAN EMBRYO IS
GENETICALLY MODIFIED.
GENETICALLY MODIFIED. THE BIO ETHICS THINK TANK GIVING
THIS THE GREEN LIGHT SAYING
EDITING THE HUMAN DNA OF A SPERM
OR EGG IS ETHICALLY ACCEPTABLE.
AND IT’S MORALLY PERMISSIBLE
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND THIS IS THE QUESTION.
SLIPPERY SLOPE OR NOT?
SOME PARENTS SAY THIS IS GOOD IF
YOU WANT TO PREVENT CERTAIN
DISEASES THAT ARE DETECTABLE IN
THE EMBRYO OWE.
OTHERS SAY THERE’S A FINE LINE
BETWEEN THAT AND I WANT IT TO
HAVE BLONDE HAIR AND BLUE EYES
AND THAT’S WHAT’S ACCEPTABLE TO
ME.
ME. >> YES.
>> YES. >> I WAS THINKING IT MIGHT BE
ETHICALLY ACCEPTABLE BUT IT IS
VERY WEIRD.
VERY WEIRD. DOES ANYONE THINK IT’S EXTREMELY
STRANGE?
STRANGE? AND FOR ME, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
A CHILD NOT A ROBOT.
AND I UNDERSTAND IF YOU WANT TO
PROTECT -- --
>> THEY’RE WITH YOU.
>> IF YOU WANT TO PROTECT YOUR
CHILDREN FROM HEALTH ISSUES,
FAIR ENOUGH, BUT TO GIVE THEM
BLONDE HAIR, BLUE EYES, IT’S A
LITTLE WEIRD.
LITTLE WEIRD. >> OR TO GO TO HARVARD.
WHERE DOES IT STOP?
THE OTHER THING IS THERE SHOULD
BE THINGS WE LEAVE UP TO GOD, TO
THE UNIVERSE.
THE UNIVERSE. >> BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ARGUMENT
FOR IT?
FOR IT? EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WE’RE ON
DICEY GROUND WITH HAIR COLOR,
EYE COLOR, APPEARANCE, BUT
THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT IF YOU CAN
SEE THIS EMBRYO OWE, LIKE IVF
HAS CYSTIC FIBROSIS IS THE
EXAMPLE THEY USE.
IT’S FATAL FOR MOST CHILDREN AT
A YOUNG AGE, WOULD YOU
GENETICALLY MODIFY THAT?
IS IT OKAY TO DO THAT AND TAKE
THAT DISEASE OUT OF IT?
>> I THINK THAT THE MOST
IMPORTANT PHRASE IN THE STUDY
THE LAST THREE WORDS, UNDER
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. I THINK WHEN YOU START TO TALK
ABOUT DISEASES, GENETIC DISEASES
LIKE THAT, I THINK PARENTS
PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT
TO MAKE THAT CHOICE, BUT YOU
COULD ARGUE THAT PARENTS HAVE
THE RIGHT TO MAKE THAT CHOICE
NOW AS WELL.
I JUST THINK THAT WHEN YOU START
GETTING INTO MESSING AROUND WITH
LIKE YOU SAID GOD’S CREATION,
NOTHING GOOD COMES FROM IT.
>> YOU CAN ALREADY DO THAT.
IF YOU HAVE AN EMBRYO RIGHT NOW
THEY HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO TEST
IT TO SEE IF IT’S JEN ETGENETICA
OKAY.
OKAY. YOU CAN DISCARD THE EMBRYO.
THIS IS A DIFFERENT BRINL.DGE.
YOU CAN, QUOTE, FIX IT SO THAT
THE DISEASE IS GONE.
>> I WANT MY KIDS JUST AS
SCREWED UP AS THEY ARE.
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? >> I WANT MINE JUST AS AVERAGE.
PERFECTLY AVERAGE.
PERFECTLY AVERAGE. >> MY PARENTS HAD A PRETTY
SCREWED UP KID IN ME, AND I
THINK THEY’RE QUITE HAPPY ABOUT
IT AT THIS POINT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> I THINK IF I HAD THE CHANCE
TO SAVE MY CHILD FROM YEARS OF A
DEBILITATING DISEASE BY ONE
NEEDLE TRICK IN A DISH I WOULD
DO IT.
DO IT. >> SCIENCE IS A GOOD THING,
ESPECIALLY IF IT SAVES LIVES.
THAT’S THE ULTIMATE THING IS IT
GOING TO SAVE A LIFE, MAKE THE
QUALITY OF LIFE BETTER, THEN OF
COURSE IT’S A QUESTION.
IF YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE A WEIRD
BABY --
BABY -- >> OR MAKE ALL KIDS LOOK THE
SAME.
SAME. >> PEOPLE ARE DOING THIS WRAPT
TO SEX OF A BABY.
I WOULDN’T DO THAT EITHER.
>> SOMEBODY SAID TO ME DON’T YOU
WANT TO HAVE A BABY.
YOU COULD DO IVF.
IF I DON’T NEED IVF, I’M GLAD IT
EXISTS FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED IT.
IF I DON’T NEED IT, I’M NOT
GOING TO PLAY GOD AND CREATE A
BOY.
BOY. GOD FORBID IF SOMETHING HAPPENED
LATER, I WOULD BLAME MYSELF.
>> IF YOUR DOCTOR IS SEEING
EMBRYOS AND YOU’RE LIKE I WANT A
BOY, THEN THE DOCTOR IS -- IT’S
ONE THING TO RANDOMLY CHOOSE OR
CHOOSE THE EMBRYO THAT LOOKS THE
HEALTHIEST.
HEALTHIEST. IT’S A DIFFERENT THING FOR HIM
TO REJECT THE GIRLS.
>> THE GIRLS ARE AWESOME, BY THE
WAY.
WAY. >> NOW YOU’RE REALLY GETTING
INTO DICEY TERRITORY.
THIS IS THE WAY OF THE FUTURE.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. THIS IS THE BEGINNING.
>> WE DIDN’T EVEN FIND OUT WHAT
WE WERE HAVING EITHER TIME.
MY WIFE AND I WERE LIKE THERE’S
FEW GOOD SURPRISES LEFT IN LIFE.
>> AN AMAZING MOMENT.
>> IN THE DELIVERY ROOM I WAS
CHEERING ON A BOY.
AND SHE GAVE ME A BOY.
AND THE SECOND TIME I WAS
CHEERING A BOY.
>> WE FOUND OUT WITH THE FIRST
CHILD AND SECOND CHILD.
WE GOT THE EXPERIENCE ON OUR
THIRD OF NOT FINDING OUT.
WE HAD BOTH.
I MUST TELL YOU I DIDN’T ENJOY
THE PREGNANCY MORE OR LESS
KNOWING OR NOT KNOWING.
IT’S ALL GOOD.
GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
>> HE ATE A LOT OF ICE CREAM.
>> DID YOU GET THE SYMPATHETIC
PREGNANCY WITH YOUR WIFE LIKE
DOUG?
DOUG? I’M ALSO EXHAUSTED.
LIKE OH, PLEASE.
>> I WAS VERY EXHAUSTED.
I WAS ASKING FOR FOOT MASSAGES.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
NEWS BROKE THIS WEEK THERE IS
ONLY ONE BLOCK BUSTER LEFT IN
AMERICA.
AMERICA. >> RIP.
>> RIP. >> YOU REMEMBER BLOCK BUSTER
STORES.
STORES. RIGHT?
RIGHT? AND THERE’S ONLY ONE LEFT IN
AMERICA.
AMERICA. IT’S IN BEND J, OREGON.
TOURISTS ARE FLOCKING THERE TO
GET PICTURES WITH THE SIGN.
IT’S REALLY THE END OF AN ERA.
>> THAT’S WHY BLOCK BUSTER WENT
OUT OF BUSINESS.
>> IT’S LIKE A MUSEUM TO OLD
DINOSAURS.
DINOSAURS. WE WERE CLEANING OUT OR
CABINETS.
CABINETS. AND HENRY BROUGHT OUT HIS OLD CD
COLLECTION.
COLLECTION. AND MILA WAS LIKE WHAT IS THAT?
IT MADE MY HEART SINK.
I LOVED MY FIRST CDS.
>> VHS TAPES.
>> OH, YEAH.
WE HAD A BETA.
REMEMBER THAT?
REMEMBER THAT? I’M REALLY DATING MYSELF NOW.
>> I REMEMBER THE BLOCK BUSTER
THEME SONG, THE COMMERCIAL.
REMEMBER THAT?
REMEMBER THAT? >> BLOCK BUSTER VIDEO, OH, WHAT
A DIFFERENCE.
A DIFFERENCE. I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT
REMEMBERS THAT.
REMEMBERS THAT. WE WERE BIG BLOCKBUSTER FANS.
ON FRIDAY NIGHTS WE WOULD GO AND
YOU WOULD GET TWO AND GET ONE
FREE AND I WOULD ALWAYS TRY TO
SNEAK AN R-RATED MOVIE.
>> WHAT CANDY DID YOU BUY?
>> TOO OLD FOR CANDY.
>> WE WEREN’T ALLOWED THE CANDY
EITHER.
EITHER. >> YOU LOOK BACK AT WHAT’S GONE
AWAY, AND IN THE 90s AND WHAT --
LIKE, WE DON’T HAVE MAPS
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. RIGHT?
RIGHT? WE HAVE GPS.
WE DON’T HAVE LAND LINES BECAUSE
WE ALL HAVE CELL PHONES.
WHAT WOULD YOU BRING BACK?
WOULD YOU KEEP THE BLOCK BUSTER
STORE?
STORE? FOR ME, I WOULD BRING BACK THE
ENCYCLOPEDIAS.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS. EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN GOOGLE
ANYTHING, THERE’S A JOY OF BEING
ABLE TO ALPHABETICALLY PULL A
VOLUME AND SEE WHAT’S IN THERE.
AN ACTUAL HARD CORE BOOK.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU BRING BACK?
>> I WOULD BRING BACK THE LAND
LINE AND THE CALL WAITING.
THERE WAS SOMETHING SO
EMPOWERING.
EMPOWERING. >> LAND LINES ARE STILL AROUND.
>> IS THERE NO LONGER CALL
WAITING?
WAITING? >> I DON’T KNOW.
I DON’T USE A LAND LINE.
DO PEOPLE USE A LAND LINE?
>> I DO.
>> I DO. YEAH.
YEAH. I HAVE --
I HAVE -- >> I HAVE A PHONE NUMBER.
>> I HAVE ONE OF THE PRINCESS
PHONES NEXT TO MY BED.
>> WHAT’S A PRINCESS PHONE?
>> IT LOOKS LIKE A BANANA
ALMOST.
ALMOST. >> A ROTARY PHONE?
>> NO.
>> NO. IT HAS THE PRESS DIAL.
IT’S FROM THE 90s.
I HAD TO ORDER IT ONLINE.
I’M SO ANNOYED WITH TODAY’S
PHONES.
PHONES. >> WHO DO YOU TALK TO ON IT?
>> EVERYBODY.
>> EVERYBODY. >> I DON’T LIKE CORDLESS.
I CAN HANDLE AN iPHONE.
I DON’T LIKE THE CORDLESS
PHONES.
PHONES. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE’S TOO MUCH
DISTANCE.
DISTANCE. I LIKE MY PRINCESS PHONE.
>> YOU GUYS EVER USE TYPEWRITERS
ANYMORE?
ANYMORE? >> NO.
>> NO. >> I LOVE THEM.
MY DAD IS OBSESSED.
HE COLLECTS THEM.
HE HAD 37.
THE SOUND AND THE FEEL OF TYPING
ON IT, WRITING A NOTE TO
SOMEBODY IS ALMOST AS GOOD AS
WRITING ONEING BY HAND.
>> ON THE SAME FRONT, ONE OF THE
GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE 70s WAS
THE DRIVE-IN THEATER, AND HERE’S
GOOD NEWS.
GOOD NEWS. THERE ARE STILL DRIVE-IN MOVIE
THEATERS IN ALMOST EVERY STATE.
THERE ARE 330 OF DRIVE IN
THEATERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
IF YOU LIVE IN ALASKA, DELAWARE,
HAWAII, OR NORTH DAKOTA YOU’RE
OUT OF LOOK.
ANY OTHER STATE, YOU’RE IN LOOK.
>> THERE’S A LONGING FOR
NOSTALGIA IN THIS COUNTRY.
THESE THINGS ARE JUST --
>> TOO INVASIVE.
>> AND FOR MAKING OUT WHILE
YOU’RE WATCHING THE MOVIE.
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT? MEGYN KELLY.
MEGYN KELLY. >> I HAVE NEVER DONE THAT IN MY
LIFE, BUT HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
NOW THAT I’M MARRIED.
>>> WHEN WE COME BACK, PARENTS
BEHAVING PADEING BADLY AT THEIR
SPORTS GAMES.
SPORTS GAMES. HAVE YOU BEEN THAT PARENT?
YOU’RE ABOUT TO GET PUBLICLY