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Sports Headlines; Triple Crown Drought Ends; CNN Anchors Face Off on Seventies Quiz Show. Aired 8:30-9a ET

Aired June 8, 2015 - 08:30   ET

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[08:30:12] MICHAELA PEREIRA, CNN ANCHOR: All right, here we go with the five things to know at your NEW DAY.

At number one, a manhunt is underway right now for two convicted murderers who pulled off a daring prison break in upstate New York. Richard Matt and David Sweat cut through, among things, a steel wall and navigated tunnels and pipes in order to escape.

Iraq and the advance of ISIS front and centers for leaders at the G-7 Summit in Germany. President Obama meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi on the summit sidelines today.

A Texas police officer is accused of using excessive force caught on video throwing a 14-year-old girl to the ground, drawing his weapon on other teenagers after getting a call about those teens using a pool without permission.

Police in New Jersey dispersing a rowdy crowd outside a summer jam concert using tear gas. Police mobilized after some people tried to jump the Metlife turnstiles in order to get in. Several arrests were made.

"Fun Home" takes top honors at the 69th Tony Awards. The show winning five Tonys, including Best Musical. Best pl#ay went to "The Curious Instance of the Dog in the Nighttime."

For more on the five things to know, be sure to go - be sure to visit newdaycnn.com for the latest.

Chris.

CHRIS CUOMO, CNN ANCHOR: All right, Mic, here's the question for the NBA finals, can King James do it alone? LeBron had to will the Cavs to a big victory. The OT section of the NBA finals. Andy Scholes has more.

First he lost his big man, Kevin Love. Then he lost his point guard. He got it done last night, but do you think he can make it over the whole series?

ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS: We'll see. You know, it's going to definitely be a battle, Chris. But these first two games, what can you say, they've just been amazing. First time in NBA finals history that the first two games have both gone to overtime. And as you said, Chris, Kyrie Irving out. Kevin Love out. LeBron pretty much going to have to win this series by himself. And he may just do it.

Last night LeBron, an amazing triple-double, 39 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists to help the Cavs led - build an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter. But the Warriors come storming back. Curry, the driving layup right here, ties the game with seven seconds to go. We'd end up going into overtime. And with the Cavs up one, Curry, he had a chance to give the Warriors the lead, but he air balled this shot right here. Curry sure struggled from the field hitting just two of 15 from three-point land. Cavs win in an upset, 95-93, even the series at a game apiece. Game three tomorrow night in Cleveland.

New developments this morning in the ongoing corruption scandal in world soccer. Over the weekend, FIFA's head of compliance told a Swiss newspaper that the 2018 and 2022 World Cups could be stripped from Russia and Qatar if it is proven that bribes bought the votes to award each country's bid. Now, many believe that if either of those World Cups are put back in play, the U.S. is the country best suited to host one on short notice.

And American Pharoah's jockey Victor Espinoza continuing his Triple Crown victory lap around New York City, throwing out the first pitch at the Yankees game yesterday. And a real cool move. He and trainer Bob Baffert both donated all of their winnings to charity. Espinoza's portion going to cancer research.

And, guys, I was at the race on Saturday, you know, and I've been to Super Bowls, I've been to the game seven of the World Series. I have to say, when American Pharoah crossed that finish line, coolest sports moment I've ever been a part of.

ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: Oh, that's great.

SCHOLES: People were crying. People who didn't even know each other were hugging. I was hugging Richard Roth. It was just an amazing experience.

CAMEROTA: Oh, it was so exciting.

PEREIRA: Oh, love it.

CAMEROTA: I mean it was just really, really exciting for everyone to watch.

PEREIRA: Yes.

CAMEROTA: Yes.

PEREIRA: That's so cool.

CUOMO: Yes, history.

CAMEROTA: All right, Andy.

PEREIRA: It was. CAMEROTA: Yes. That - that's part of what made it so exciting.

PEREIRA: Absolutely. Yes.

CUOMO: Yes.

CAMEROTA: It was more than just a sports event, it was history we were seeing.

PEREIRA: Yes.

CAMEROTA: So as we've been saying, horse racing has had its first Triple Crown winner in nearly four decades. We're going to take a longer look at American Pharoah's breathtaking victory, in case you missed it, and his place in history.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (INAUDIBLE) the line. American Pharoah has won!

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[08:38:04] (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And here it is, a 37 year wait is over. American Pharoah is finally the one. American Pharoah has won the Triple Crown!

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PEREIRA: After 37 years, horse racing's Triple Crown drought is over. American Pharoah making history Saturday winning the final jewel, the Belmont Stakes, with the fastest time in the mile and a half race since 1992. Joining us now, legendary horse racing sports caster, the man who coined the phrase "and down the stretch they come" Mr. Dave Johnson.

DAVE JOHNSON, HORSE RACING SPORTSCASTER: Michaela, nice to -

PEREIRA: What a pleasure. This is such a delight for me.

JOHNSON: Oh, this is a delight for me, too. I watch you guys every morning.

PEREIRA: So it - I love that. I love that.

JOHNSON: Yes.

PEREIRA: So, is this one of the greatest moments in sports history, do you believe?

JOHNSON: Well, first of all, Michaela, it's the toughest thing to win in sports. I mean the Triple Crown -

PEREIRA: Why is that? JOHNSON: Because it takes a very special horse with a jockey and the

trainer to go through three races in five weeks on three different racetracks -

PEREIRA: A short amount of time.

JOHNSON: Three different surfaces, three different distances, shipping from one track to the other and making it all happen, finishing in the Belmont Stakes with a victory. It's tough.

PEREIRA: Some of the critics say it's an unattainable feat. Well, I guess this proves it wrong, doesn't it?

JOHNSON: Well, I didn't think I'd ever see another one.

PEREIRA: Really?

JOHNSON: No, I really didn't.

PEREIRA: You actually didn't believe that?

JOHNSON: No, I didn't. And I called Secretariat's Belmont and so I thought, well, that's probably the last one that I'll call. And it is but - because I retired. But then, you know, after that, it was Seattle Slew and Affirmed but -

PEREIRA: Come on, you called it on your own in your living room at home. I know you did. But why is it? Has the game, for lack of a better phrase, has the game changed that you thought we would never see -

JOHNSON: Yes, it has, because horses don't race as often as they did back in the '40s and '50s. And also, at each new stop they have some new shooters that are always powerful and a lot of times the Triple Crown has been stopped by horses who have joined the fray late. So, yes, it's a very difficult task.

PEREIRA: So the trainer said that it was all about the horse. That this is truly an exceptional horse. Do you agree with that?

JOHNSON: Yes, it - yes. But, I have to put the cotasel (ph) in that he's (ph) an exception trainer. Bob Baffert is magnificent in keeping his horses together and keeping - getting the best out of them for each of the successive races.

[08:40:14] For instance, in the Belmont, American Pharoah ran faster at the end of the race than he did at the beginning, and that is a product of great conditioning.

PEREIRA: So at the beginning you wouldn't necessarily have known that the outcome was going to be what it was?

JOHNSON: No. No. I didn't - I really didn't, in my heart, think that it would happen. I didn't think - I wanted it to happen for Bob Baffert's sake -

PEREIRA: Yes.

JOHNSON: But I really didn't think that it would happen.

PEREIRA: You mentioned about the trainer keeping his horses in good shape. What does - give us a sense what that requires.

JOHNSON: Well, this is a - this is not a machine. This is flesh and blood and these horses exert themselves so much in their races to run the derby and then two weeks later the Preakness, to be able to have them - and then it looked to me like American Pharoah was the best in the Belmont, which is really incredible.

PEREIRA: Yes, it really is. Well then add to it, "Forbes" is saying that American Pharoah's worth now is estimated at $50 million. Now think about the original bid or the original price tag on that horse was $300,000.

JOHNSON: And nobody bought it for $300.

PEREIRA: Nobody bought it.

JOHNSON: It went back to the current owners, yes. So -

PEREIRA: So what - what happens now? Does the owner hang on to that horse? Does the owner sell that horse? What - what do you do with it?

JOHNSON: Well, he said that he's going to run the horse the rest of the year, which that would be great for fans like me. I'm hoping that maybe he'll show up in the Haskell down at Monmouth Park on the Jersey Shore. Maybe the Travers (ph) at Saratoga. But probably the Breeders Cup might be their ultimate goal in the fall. So let's hope that we see this magnificent Triple Crown winner, not in a stud barn, but on the racetrack.

PEREIRA: So do you think we'll now see this again because that's the question, right? We've seen American Pharoah do it after 37 - I was eight years old at the time that this horse, you know - do you think we're going to see this again?

JOHNSON: I hope so, but it's very doubtful. I mean this is - and if anybody can do it, Bob Baffert can.

PEREIRA: Bob Baffert can.

JOHNSON: Yes.

PEREIRA: Tell us a little bit about the jockey, too, because he - it takes a good jockey on the back of an exceptional horse with an exceptional trainer.

JOHNSON: A mile and a half is a long way to go without making a mistake. There are a lot of ways to lose the race and just one way to win it. He did a perfect job.

PEREIRA: All right, so do you think this is going to reinvigorate another boost in the arm for racing? JOHNSON: I hope so. And, of course, it will also put these guys in the

spotlight, which is great for our game.

PEREIRA: Yes. Well, what a pleasure. Will you say it one time for me.

JOHNSON: Sure. It's Chris on the inside, and Michaela on the outside, and down the stretch they come!

PEREIRA: I love it! Put it on tape! We'll keep it forever. What a delight to have you here -

JOHNSON: Thanks, Michaela.

PEREIRA: And to talk about one of those great moments in sports history.

How about that, Chris?

CUOMO: I think you'd take me down the stretch.

PEREIRA: Yes.

CUOMO: I've seen her run. I've seen her run.

Wow, what a pleasure to have him here. That was great, great, great. History on top of history.

So let's go from this great contest of spirit and determination to another test that is equally unique, if not equally agust (ph), the "CNN QUIZ SHOW" is back, bell bottoms and all. Your favorite anchors battle over the '70s. We have some contestants who allegedly came to blows. They're coming up. Go nowhere.

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[08:46:42] DON LEMON, CNN ANCHOR: So it's Richard Quest, me, you, Brooke Baldwin, Alisyn Camerota and who else?

JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: Bill Weir.

LEMON: Oh.

BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN ANCHOR: Should we start the smack talk now?

RICHARD QUEST, CNN ANCHOR: Bill Weir.

BALDWIN: Oh, Mr. Traveler. Bill Weir.

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BERMAN: Here is the thing about Alisyn: she won the last "QUIZ SHOW". She was on the winning team.

LEMON: Yes. BERMAN: You weren't!

LEMON: (Singing) Saturday in the park --

BERMAN: I'm not going to sing with you.

BILL WEIR, CNN ANCHOR: John Berman, since he won "Celebrity Jeopardy", is insufferable.

CAMEROTA: (Laughing) What do you mean since he won?

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WEIR: That's true.

BERMAN: We're going to win.

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PEREIRA: Oh, fantastic.

CAMEROTA: Oh! It is on. As the reining "CNN QUIZ SHOW" champ, this time I team up with "THE WONDER LIST" wunderkind, Bill Weir, to take on John Berman, Don Lemon, Brooke Baldwin and Richard Quest. The subject? The '70s. And my teammate Bill is here with us now.

WEIR: Morning!

CAMEROTA: Hi. Great to see you.

WEIR: Good to see you guys. Yeah.

CAMEROTA: OK. So John Berman is going to be here with us, also, because he has a little bit of a different role. You'll remember, he scored a silver medal in the first "CNN QUIZ SHOW" before going on to stun all of us.

PEREIRA: Yeah.

CAMEROTA: As champion of "Celebrity Jeopardy".

BERMAN: What do you mean stun all of you? It wasn't that big of a surprise.

PEREIRA: It was awesome, John.

BERMAN: All right. Listen.

PEREIRA: You won "Celebrity Jeopardy".

BERMAN: This is what is going to happen right now. Anderson Cooper is normally the host of the "QUIZ SHOW", but he's never been up this early so they brought me in. We're going to combine two games that we play on the "QUIZ SHOW": "Face Off" and "All for One". There are going to be four television shows up in this screen. Can you put them up there? CAMEROTA: Four televisions.

BERMAN: Four television shows.

CAMEROTA: Four television shows.

BERMAN: I was assured that would be the case. All right. That's not the case.

CAMEROTA: Up on the screen right now.

WEIR: But we have a snazzy '70s logo.

BERMAN: I don't even know what they are so I'm hoping they go there.

CAMEROTA: Come on. There we go.

BERMAN: There we go.

PEREIRA: There they are. OK.

BERMAN: Four television shows. "Happy Days", "M*A*S*H", "Dallas" and "The Muppet Show".

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CAMEROTA: Hey! It's not a question.

WEIR: Oh.

BERMAN: Every one of the answers to this question will be one of these shows.

PEREIRA: OK.

BERMAN: OK? When you know the answer, hit the bell. The teams are Bill and Alisyn against Michaela and the world.

(LAUGHTER)

PEREIRA: Because I am the world.

BERMAN: Question No. 1. Nearly all the characters in this show are left-handed.

PEREIRA: What?

WEIR: Oh.

(BELL)

BERMAN: Bill Weir.

WEIR: "The Muppets".

BERMAN: That is correct! PEREIRA: What? Muppets don't have hands.

BERMAN: Question No. 2.

WEIR: Because they have --

BERMAN: The opening theme song to this show was titled "Suicide" -

(BELL)

PEREIRA: "M*A*S*H"

BERMAN: That is correct.

WEIR: Very good.

BERMAN: Team Pereira.

WEIR: "Suicide is Painless".

PEREIRA: Yes.

BERMAN: It is all tied up. Question No. 3. Morgan Fairchild and Priscilla Presley played the same character in this show.

(BELL)

PEREIRA: Dallas.

BERMAN: Wow. The Canadian.

PEREIRA: We had television in Canada, too, by the way.

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BERMAN: This is the first I'm learning you have television in Canada.

WEIR: You were alive in the '70s, right?

PEREIRA: I was alive in the '70s.

WEIR: You remember that?

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BERMAN: Next question, team Canada. The title of one of this show's pilots was "Sex and Violence".

(BELL)

BERMAN: I think that's Camerota.

PEREIRA: I think it is Camerota, too.

CAMEROTA: "The Muppet Show".

BERMAN: That is correct.

BERMAN: It is all tied up.

PEREIRA: And the game is tied.

BERMAN: Question No. 5. Following the success of the film "American Graffiti" -

(BELL)

CAMEROTA: Wow. Okay.

BERMAN: Pereira.

WEIR: You're quick.

PEREIRA: "Happy Days".

BERMAN: Yes.

CAMEROTA: Wow. That was a double ring.

WEIR: Do you remember that episode of WKRP in Cincinnati where Johnny Fever got faster the drunker he got? Remember that?

PEREIRA: Hey! Are you accusing somebody of drinking so early in the morning? That would never happen until after 9:00.

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[08:50:03] BERMAN: All right. Question No. 6. You guys are falling behind, and you have won this before!

CAMEROTA: I know.

BERMAN: What's going on? OK.

CAMEROTA: I'm really resting on my (INAUDIBLE), clearly.

BERMAN: The show led to five live action and at least two animated spin-off shows.

(BELL)

BERMAN: Pereira.

PEREIRA: "The Muppet Show".

BERMAN: Wrong!

PEREIRA: What?

CAMEROTA: What?

WEIR: It's got to be "Happy Days".

BERMAN: That is correct.

PEREIRA: What? I don't get docked a point though, do I?

BERMAN: I don't make - No, no -

CAMEROTA: Oh, live action. Really? Live action?

BERMAN: It's like "Joanie Loves Chachi", right?

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BERMAN: "Laverne & Shirley", "Mork & Mindy" and then all kinds of animated --

PEREIRA: We should go through the whole history.

BERMAN: I know this because I won "Celebrity Jeopardy". Next question -

PEREIRA: Oh!

BERMAN: John Ritter, Patrick Swayze and Ron Howard all appeared on this show.

(BELL)

BERMAN: Camerota.

CAMEROTA: "The Muppets Show" --

BERMAN: Incorrect!

(BELL)

PEREIRA: "Happy Days".

BERMAN: Incorrect!

PEREIRA: Oh.

(BELL)

WEIR: "Dallas".

BERMAN: Incorrect!

(BELL)

PEREIRA: "M*A*S*H"!

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PEREIRA: But I still win!

BERMAN: There's no more to get wrong. You guys couldn't possibly get more than that wrong. WEIR: We're giving a horrible impression of tonight's show because tonight's show is so much smarter than this.

BERMAN: Alternatively -

CAMEROTA: Come on! Not that all I recall -

PEREIRA: But you know what the difference is? I'm not on the "QUIZ SHOW" tonight. I'm dumbing down this version for you guys.

BERMAN: All right. Guys. Redeem yourselves. This show originally debuted as a five-part miniseries.

(BELL)

WEIR: "Dallas".

BERMAN: Correct.

PEREIRA: Yes. Yes.

CAMEROTA: Well done.

PEREIRA: Strong.

BERMAN: All right. We only have two more questions left.

PEREIRA: OK. Let's move that bell. There we go.

BERMAN: Big Bird's teddy bear is reportedly named after a teddy bear- owning character on this show.

(BELL)

PEREIRA: It has to be "The Muppet Show".

BERMAN: It does not have to be "The Muppet Show".

WEIR: It has to be -

(BELL)

"Sesame Street".

BERMAN: Is "Sesame Street" up here?

(BELL)

It has to be these four.

PEREIRA: OK. I'm going to go out into the -- This world is now getting an answer. I'm going to one - Which crew member knows the answer? Come on, guys. Oh, Lou, you know? Camera Lou, do you know?

LOU, CNN CAMERMAN: "M*A*S*H"?

PEREIRA: "M*A*S*H" -- is the answer -

BERMAN: That is correct!

PEREIRA: Up top! Team Michaela all the way. Lou!

BERMAN: Here is the deal. Saunter on back to the bell.

PEREIRA: I'm sauntering. I'm sauntering.

CAMEROTA: Well done. I like that -

WEIR: This is it.

BERMAN: This is the tie-breaking question.

PEREIRA: OK.

BERMAN: A character on this show grew up poor in Iowa and had to enter a beauty contest to survive.

(BELL)

PEREIRA: I think she got it.

BERMAN: Camerota.

CAMEROTA: "M*A*S*H"?

BERMAN: Ehh!

(BELL)

WEIR: "Dallas".

BERMAN: Wrong.

PEREIRA: And I'm going to go with -

WEIR: Oh, it's - I know what it is now.

PEREIRA: "Happy Days".

WEIR: No!

PEREIRA: What?

WEIR: It's Miss Piggy.

BERMAN: It is -

WEIR: Miss Piggy had to enter the -

BERMAN: It is - Yes. It is "The Muppet Show".

PEREIRA: Really? They got the book and studied. I clearly did not get the book or study. CAMEROTA: That was so good. I thought it was Clinger.

(LAUGHTER)

WEIR: That's right.

BERMAN: It ends in a tie.

PEREIRA: It ends in a tie, which is kind of awesome.

BERMAN: A 4-4 tie.

CAMEROTA: Oh. Well done. Well done.

PEREIRA: Tell us more about the show tonight.

CAMEROTA: I would like to do that because obviously you'll want more.

BERMAN: It's so much better than this.

PEREIRA: So much better.

CAMEROTA: Make sure to tune into the "CNN QUIZ SHOW: SEVENTIES EDITION" tonight, 9:00 p.m. Eastern right here on CNN and you'll see who won. Anderson hosted, I guess.

PEREIRA: But here's the thing -

BERMAN: Yeah. He has all the answers in front of him. He's got the easy job. He can read out loud.

WEIR: And he's perfect because did you know that in the '70s he hung out at Studio 54 with Michael Jackson?

CAMEROTA: It's true. He told us about that.

PEREIRA: That sounds awesome.

BERMAN: Twice.

WEIR: As a toddler. Yeah.

PEREIRA: That's pretty cool.

CAMEROTA: John, thank you.

BERMAN: Thanks for having me.

CAMEROTA: Thanks, that was great.

PEREIRA: Good job.

BERMAN: Appreciate it.

CAMEROTA: And the "QUIZ SHOW" comes ahead of the CNN's special series, "THE SEVENTIES", coming to CNN Thursday night 9:00 p.m., airs Thursday nights throughout the summer. Check this out.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The seventies awakened us and polarized us.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The 1970s saw the development of terrorism.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It was bombshell after bombshell after bombshell.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The Watergate Scandal broke wide open today.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When I hear the 1970s, I think more. More hair, more naked people, more misbehavior.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The world is getting crazy.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The culture evolution just kind of exploded and kind of fascinating chaos emerged.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Because of what was going on, people came home and they wanted to laugh.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I want one picture taken with Archie Bunker and me.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: One, two, three.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It was a period of discovery for a lot of people.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My only defense was it was the '70s.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Dynamite!

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[08:54:38] ANNOUNCER: Brought to you by Volkswagen.

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CUOMO: It's our favorite type of "Good Stuff", which is "The Better Stuff". This is a follow-up on something that gets even better. 8- year-old Breden Gandee, he's from Anarbor, he has cerebral palsy, OK?

CAMEROTA: I remember (INAUDIBLE) - yes.

CUOMO: He has this amazing older brother, Hunter, and the last time we told you about this pair last year, Hunter had carried Braden on his back for 40 miles at an awareness campaign. Well guess what? He just completed a 57-mile walk.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What do you say to your brother for doing this?

BRADEN GANDEE, BIG BROTHER RAISED AWARENESS FOR CEREBRAL PALSY: I tell him that he's crazy for wanting to go farther this time.

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(LAUGHTER)

CUOMO: Isn't that awesome?

CAMEROTA: That is awesome.

CUOMO: He walked till three days, with rest, you know, obviously. Braden weighs 60 pounds. This one wasn't a fundraiser. It's all about raising awareness of cerebral palsy. Hunter says he does these walks to show that his brothers and others with cerebral palsy are, quote, "normal people just trying to live their lives, too".

PEREIRA: We watched both of those young men grow up since the last time. He's a little bit taller, broader. Just as proud.

CAMEROTA: Right. I mean, and he was actually eating ice cream. I feel that he was rubbing it in his brother's face by putting on weight while you're carrying me.

CUOMO: I'll tell you, having - There is no bond like siblings, you know. But I mean, what a special bond these two will have for their entire lives.

CAMEROTA: That's so wonderful.

PEREIRA: We got to see the bond with you and your brother today.

CUOMO: That's a little different.

CAMEROTA: That was different.

PEREIRA: All right. Time for "NEWSROOM" with Carol Costello.

[08:59:53] Have a great show and happy Monday, Carol.

(LAUGHTER)

CUOMO: Just try. Try. It's all about the effort. Ladies, thank you.