>>> IF YOU HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT ME, YOU HEARD THAT THERE'S AN

ME, YOU HEARD THAT THERE'S AN ASIAN MAN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT

ASIAN MAN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT WHO WANTS TO GIVE EVERYONE

WHO WANTS TO GIVE EVERYONE $1,000 A MONTH.

$1,000 A MONTH. >> THE 2020 CANDIDATE ANDREW

>> THE 2020 CANDIDATE ANDREW YANG DESCRIBING HIS PLATFORM

YANG DESCRIBING HIS PLATFORM THERE.

THERE. HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SHOW

HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SHOW UP AT THE DEBATES THAT A LOT OF

UP AT THE DEBATES THAT A LOT OF VOTERS IS PROBABLY HADN'T HEARD

VOTERS IS PROBABLY HADN'T HEARD OF.

OF. TODAY THERE ARE SIGN VOTERS WILL

TODAY THERE ARE SIGN VOTERS WILL HEAR OF HIM AT FUTURE DEBATES.

HEAR OF HIM AT FUTURE DEBATES. THE DNC, HERE ARE THE TRACK ON

THE DNC, HERE ARE THE TRACK ON TRACK TO CLEAR THE 2% POLLING

TRACK TO CLEAR THE 2% POLLING REQUIREMENT FOR THOSE DEBATES,

REQUIREMENT FOR THOSE DEBATES, CURRENTLY JUST SEVEN CANDIDATES.

CURRENTLY JUST SEVEN CANDIDATES. AS YOU SEE, YANG IS ACTUALLY ONE

AS YOU SEE, YANG IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THEM.

OF THEM. UNDERESTIMATE HIS LONGEVITY AT

UNDERESTIMATE HIS LONGEVITY AT YOUR OWN PARTIAL, CANDIDATE

YOUR OWN PARTIAL, CANDIDATE ANDREW YANG JOINS ME FOR HIS

ANDREW YANG JOINS ME FOR HIS FIRST INTERVIEW ON THE BEAT."

FIRST INTERVIEW ON THE BEAT." >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> WHAT DOES IT MEAN YOU GET

>> WHAT DOES IT MEAN YOU GET BACK OUT ON STAGE AND WHAT IS

BACK OUT ON STAGE AND WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE DIFFERENT FROM THE

YOUR MESSAGE DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER DEMOCRATS.

OTHER DEMOCRATS. >> IT SHOWS OUR MESSAGE IS

>> IT SHOWS OUR MESSAGE IS HITTING HOME.

HITTING HOME. WE HAVE TO BUILD AN ECONOMY THAT

WE HAVE TO BUILD AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR PEOPLE IN THE 21st

WORKS FOR PEOPLE IN THE 21st CENTURY.

CENTURY. THE FREEDOM DIVIDEND $1,000 A

THE FREEDOM DIVIDEND $1,000 A MONTH WOULD BE A GAME-CHANGER

MONTH WOULD BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR FAMILIES AROUND THE COUNTRY.

FOR FAMILIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DEBATES IN JEWEL AND SEPTEMBER

DEBATES IN JEWEL AND SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER AND THROUGH THE

AND OCTOBER AND THROUGH THE FALL.

FALL. >> YOU BROCK THROUGH WITH SOME

>> YOU BROCK THROUGH WITH SOME PEOPLE.

PEOPLE. YOU DIDN'T GET AS MUCH SPEAKING

YOU DIDN'T GET AS MUCH SPEAKING TIME AS OTHERS.

TIME AS OTHERS. LET'S LOOK AT AT YOU ON THAT DEB

LET'S LOOK AT AT YOU ON THAT DEB STAGE.

STAGE. >> YOU HAVE COMPANIES LIKE

>> YOU HAVE COMPANIES LIKE AMAZON, TRILLION TECH COMPANIES

AMAZON, TRILLION TECH COMPANIES PAYING LITERALLY ZERO IN TAXES

PAYING LITERALLY ZERO IN TAXES WHILE THEY'RE CLOSING 30% OF OUR

WHILE THEY'RE CLOSING 30% OF OUR STORES.

STORES. IF WE HAD A VALUE ADD TAX EVEN

IF WE HAD A VALUE ADD TAX EVEN HALF THE EUROPEAN LEVEL IT WOULD

HALF THE EUROPEAN LEVEL IT WOULD GENERATE OVER $800 BILLION.

GENERATE OVER $800 BILLION. IT WOULD BE THE TRICKLE UP

IT WOULD BE THE TRICKLE UP ECONOMY.

ECONOMY. THAT'S WHY DONALD TRUMP IS OUR

THAT'S WHY DONALD TRUMP IS OUR PRESIDENT TODAY THAT WE

PRESIDENT TODAY THAT WE AUTOMATED AWAY FOUR MILLION

AUTOMATED AWAY FOUR MILLION MANUFACTURING JOBS IN MICHIGAN,

MANUFACTURING JOBS IN MICHIGAN, PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO AND MICHIGAN.

PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO AND MICHIGAN. >> IS YOUR FOCUS ON BRINGING

>> IS YOUR FOCUS ON BRINGING BACK THE JOBS OR JUST GIVING OUT

BACK THE JOBS OR JUST GIVING OUT MONEY?

MONEY? >> WE HAVE TO FACE FACTS.

>> WE HAVE TO FACE FACTS. WE GOT RID OF THESE MILLIONS OF

WE GOT RID OF THESE MILLIONS OF MANUFACTURING JOBS AND

MANUFACTURING JOBS AND RETRAINING PROGRAMS WERE A BUST.

RETRAINING PROGRAMS WERE A BUST. HAD SUCCESS RATES OF ONLY 0 TO

HAD SUCCESS RATES OF ONLY 0 TO 15%.

15%. HOW DO WE HELP THOSE WORKERS AND

HOW DO WE HELP THOSE WORKERS AND ALSO THE WORKERS WHO ARE DRIVING

ALSO THE WORKERS WHO ARE DRIVING TRUCKS FOR A LIVING AND WORKING

TRUCKS FOR A LIVING AND WORKING IN RETAIL CENTERS AND CALL

IN RETAIL CENTERS AND CALL CENTERS THAT ARE GOING TO CLOSE.

CENTERS THAT ARE GOING TO CLOSE. HOW DO WE CREATE A PATH FORWARD

HOW DO WE CREATE A PATH FORWARD FOR THESE MILLIONS OF AMERICAN

FOR THESE MILLIONS OF AMERICAN WORKERS?

WORKERS? MY PLAN TO FREEDOM DIVIDEND

MY PLAN TO FREEDOM DIVIDEND WOULD PUT BUYING POWER INTO

WOULD PUT BUYING POWER INTO THEIR HANDS AND CREATE PATHS

THEIR HANDS AND CREATE PATHS FORWARD.

FORWARD. IT WOULD ALSO CREATE OVER TWO

IT WOULD ALSO CREATE OVER TWO MILLION JOBS FROM HAVING MORE

MILLION JOBS FROM HAVING MORE BUYING POWER IN THEIR HANDS.

BUYING POWER IN THEIR HANDS. >> SO YOU'RE SAYING IT'S A

>> SO YOU'RE SAYING IT'S A LIBERAL WAY TO PUT MONEY IN

LIBERAL WAY TO PUT MONEY IN THEIR HANDS, BUT IT'S ALSO A

THEIR HANDS, BUT IT'S ALSO A STIMULUS THAT YOU STARTED

STIMULUS THAT YOU STARTED EXPERIMENTING WITH THIS SORT OF

EXPERIMENTING WITH THIS SORT OF DYI ECONOMIC POLICY WHERE YOU'RE

DYI ECONOMIC POLICY WHERE YOU'RE GIVING OUT THE MONEY AS AN

GIVING OUT THE MONEY AS AN EXAMPLE TO SOME PEOPLE.

EXAMPLE TO SOME PEOPLE. TAKE A LOOK.

TAKE A LOOK. >> I HAVE SOME TREMENDOUS NEWS

>> I HAVE SOME TREMENDOUS NEWS FOR YOU, MALLORY?

FOR YOU, MALLORY? >> WHAT IS THAT?

>> WHAT IS THAT? >> YOU ARE THE WINNER.

>> YOU ARE THE WINNER. YOU'RE GOING TO GET A THOUSAND

YOU'RE GOING TO GET A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH.

DOLLARS A MONTH. >> IT IS A HUGE BLESSING.

>> IT IS A HUGE BLESSING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WAS PAYING BILLS AND WORKING

I WAS PAYING BILLS AND WORKING ON MY HOUSE.

ON MY HOUSE. SO A HUGE, HUGE BLESSING.

SO A HUGE, HUGE BLESSING. >> WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY IN

>> WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY IN DOING THAT?

DOING THAT? AND WHAT DO YOU SAY TO CRITICS

AND WHAT DO YOU SAY TO CRITICS WHO ARGUE WELL, OKAY, ANY

WHO ARGUE WELL, OKAY, ANY CANDIDATE WHO JUST GIVES OUT

CANDIDATE WHO JUST GIVES OUT MONEY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IS

MONEY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IS GOING TO WIN SOME PLAUDITS.

GOING TO WIN SOME PLAUDITS. >> THE GREAT THING IS YOU HAVE

>> THE GREAT THING IS YOU HAVE TO MAKE A POLICY REAL FOR

TO MAKE A POLICY REAL FOR AMERICANS.

AMERICANS. WE CAN TALK ABOUT GIVING

WE CAN TALK ABOUT GIVING EVERYONE A THOUSAND DOLLARS A

EVERYONE A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH.

MONTH. BUT THEN WHEN YOU SEE IT IN THE

BUT THEN WHEN YOU SEE IT IN THE HANDS OF MALLORY SHANNON OR THE

HANDS OF MALLORY SHANNON OR THE OTHER TWO FAMILIES I'VE DONE

OTHER TWO FAMILIES I'VE DONE THIS FOR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE

THIS FOR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, THEN YOU REALIZE THAT A

COUNTRY, THEN YOU REALIZE THAT A THOUSAND DOLLARS IS GOING TO

THOUSAND DOLLARS IS GOING TO HURT VIRTUALLY NO ONE.

HURT VIRTUALLY NO ONE. IT'S GOING TO HELP VIRTUALLY

IT'S GOING TO HELP VIRTUALLY EVERYONE.

EVERYONE. >> I LOOK AT YOUR CAMPAIGN, AND

>> I LOOK AT YOUR CAMPAIGN, AND I SEE SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY

I SEE SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY DIFFERENT THAN A LOT OF OTHER

DIFFERENT THAN A LOT OF OTHER CANDIDATES, AND YOU KNOW WE KEEP

CANDIDATES, AND YOU KNOW WE KEEP IT REAL HERE ON "THE BEAT."

IT REAL HERE ON "THE BEAT." YOU KNOW WHAT'S DIFFERENT?

YOU KNOW WHAT'S DIFFERENT? >> WHAT?

>> WHAT? >> A LOT OF YOUR IDEAS.

>> A LOT OF YOUR IDEAS. I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR CAMPAIGN

I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR CAMPAIGN PLATFORM.

PLATFORM. TERM LIMITS, LOWER THE VOTING

TERM LIMITS, LOWER THE VOTING AGE TO 16, PAY COLLEGE ATHLETES,

AGE TO 16, PAY COLLEGE ATHLETES, ELIMINATE THE PENNY.

ELIMINATE THE PENNY. DECRIMINALIZE OPIOIDS, MOVE

DECRIMINALIZE OPIOIDS, MOVE TOWARD SELF-DRIVING CARS.

TOWARD SELF-DRIVING CARS. WHAT BRINGS THESE THINGS

WHAT BRINGS THESE THINGS TOGETHER IN YOUR VIEW, OR DO

TOGETHER IN YOUR VIEW, OR DO THEY NOT NEED TO HAVE ONE

THEY NOT NEED TO HAVE ONE ORGANIZING PHILOSOPHY, AND ARE

ORGANIZING PHILOSOPHY, AND ARE THESE THINGS YOU REALLY WOULD

THESE THINGS YOU REALLY WOULD IMPLEMENT AS PRESIDENT, OR ARE

IMPLEMENT AS PRESIDENT, OR ARE YOU SIMPLY TRYING TO DRIVE THE

YOU SIMPLY TRYING TO DRIVE THE CONVERSATION OUT TO THINGS WE

CONVERSATION OUT TO THINGS WE DON'T PAY AS MUCH ATTENTION TO?

DON'T PAY AS MUCH ATTENTION TO? >> AS YOU SUGGESTED, I'M STILL

>> AS YOU SUGGESTED, I'M STILL INTRODUCING MYSELF TO THE

INTRODUCING MYSELF TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

AMERICAN PEOPLE. I THINK THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY

I THINK THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF IS TO GIVE

TO INTRODUCE MYSELF IS TO GIVE PEOPLE A SENSE OF WHAT I WOULD

PEOPLE A SENSE OF WHAT I WOULD DO AS PRESIDENT.

DO AS PRESIDENT. THERE ARE PROBLEMS AFFECTING

THERE ARE PROBLEMS AFFECTING AMERICANS IN WAYS BIG AND SMALL.

AMERICANS IN WAYS BIG AND SMALL. AND IF WE HAVE A SOLUTION THAT

AND IF WE HAVE A SOLUTION THAT WE THINK WILL HELP, LIKE

WE THINK WILL HELP, LIKE DECRIMINALIZING OPIOIDS TO TRY

DECRIMINALIZING OPIOIDS TO TRY TO GET MORE AMERICANS ACCESS TO

TO GET MORE AMERICANS ACCESS TO TREATMENT INSTEAD OF SENDING

TREATMENT INSTEAD OF SENDING THEM TO PRISON CELLS, THEN I WAS

THEM TO PRISON CELLS, THEN I WAS VERY EAGER TO PUT FORWARD MY

VERY EAGER TO PUT FORWARD MY VERSION FOR THE COUNTRY.

VERSION FOR THE COUNTRY. I'M GLAD TO SAY IT'S CATCHING

I'M GLAD TO SAY IT'S CATCHING ON.

ON. >> ALSO, THE PENNY IS ANNOYING.

>> ALSO, THE PENNY IS ANNOYING. >> WE SPEND MORE THAN A PENNY

>> WE SPEND MORE THAN A PENNY PRODUCING EACH PENNY, AND WHO

PRODUCING EACH PENNY, AND WHO WANTS TO GET BEHIND THAT PERSON

WANTS TO GET BEHIND THAT PERSON IN LINE?

IN LINE? NOT ME.

NOT ME. >> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ABOUT THE

>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT THAT WE'RE SPENDING

GOVERNMENT THAT WE'RE SPENDING MORE ON PENNIES THAT PENNIES ARE

MORE ON PENNIES THAT PENNIES ARE WORTH.

WORTH. WILL YOU DO A LIGHTNING ROUND

WILL YOU DO A LIGHTNING ROUND WITH US?

WITH US? >> OF COURSE.

>> OF COURSE. LET'S HIT IT.

LET'S HIT IT. >> LIGHTNING ROUND.

>> LIGHTNING ROUND. DREAM RUNNING MATE, LIVING OR

DREAM RUNNING MATE, LIVING OR DEAD?

DEAD? >> SO THE FIRST THING THAT CAME

>> SO THE FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MIND WAS DEAD.

TO MIND WAS DEAD. >> SURE.

>> SURE. >> WHICH IS PROBABLY NOT THE WAY

>> WHICH IS PROBABLY NOT THE WAY THE ANSWER IS SUPPOSED TO DO.

THE ANSWER IS SUPPOSED TO DO. BUT MY POLITICAL IDOL IS TEDDY

BUT MY POLITICAL IDOL IS TEDDY ROOSEVELT.

ROOSEVELT. >> YOU KNOW THAT'S ELIZABETH

>> YOU KNOW THAT'S ELIZABETH WARREN'S RUNNING MATE ANSWER

WARREN'S RUNNING MATE ANSWER HERE TOO?

HERE TOO? >> SO I'M ACTUALLY TEDDY

>> SO I'M ACTUALLY TEDDY ROOSEVELT'S GREAT

ROOSEVELT'S GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER'S GODFATHER, IF

GRANDDAUGHTER'S GODFATHER, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT.

YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT. >> THAT'S TENUOUS.

>> THAT'S TENUOUS. >> I KNOW.

>> I KNOW. IT'S VERY TENUOUS.

IT'S VERY TENUOUS. >> THAT'S MY DOGWALKER HAD A

>> THAT'S MY DOGWALKER HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH SUSAN B.

GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH SUSAN B. ANTHONY.

ANTHONY. YOU'RE REACHING, AREN'T YOU?

YOU'RE REACHING, AREN'T YOU? >> A LITTLE BIT.

>> A LITTLE BIT. SURE.

SURE. >> FAVORITE BAND.

>> FAVORITE BAND. >> THE CURE.

>> THE CURE. >> FAVORITE SONG TO WORK OUT TO?

>> FAVORITE SONG TO WORK OUT TO? >> I TEND TO LISTEN TO HIP-HOP

>> I TEND TO LISTEN TO HIP-HOP AND RAP.

AND RAP. SO SOMETHING BY JAY-Z WHEN I

SO SOMETHING BY JAY-Z WHEN I WORK OUT.

WORK OUT. IT GETS MY BLOOD PUMPING.

IT GETS MY BLOOD PUMPING. >> RECENT JAY-Z LIKE 444 OR

>> RECENT JAY-Z LIKE 444 OR CLASSIC?

CLASSIC? >> KIND OF OLD SCHOOL LIKE EARLY

>> KIND OF OLD SCHOOL LIKE EARLY 2000s, BEFORE HE HAD KIDS.

2000s, BEFORE HE HAD KIDS. >> WE HAPPEN TO KNOW YOU HAVE

>> WE HAPPEN TO KNOW YOU HAVE THIS WHOLE THING FOR HOLOGRAMS.

THIS WHOLE THING FOR HOLOGRAMS. WE PUT ONE UP.

WE PUT ONE UP. YOU'RE INTO THE TECH.

YOU'RE INTO THE TECH. THAT'S NOT A PERSON NEXT TO YOU,

THAT'S NOT A PERSON NEXT TO YOU, THAT'S A HOLOGRAM OF THE LATE