The Morning Show

Bradley, I'll see you in five.

Yeah.

Bradley, hi.

Hi.

If he keeps tweeting about that judge,

be prepared to cut to the courthouse.

Jury selection's the boring part.

Iran just attacked Israel, ugly stuff.

Let's give the people some soap.

Okay. Hey, great to see you.

- Yeah. - Hey, how are you?

- I'm good. Yeah. - Great.

- Did you review the January 6th copy? - I did.

All good. I think it's good to address the elephant in the room,

- you know. - Hey. Shoot it, bag it.

Finish talking about treason by 7:30 and then on to the climate conference.

- Okay. - It's all gonna be on the prompter.

- Yeah. - Okay?

Listen, I'm so glad you're back.

- Thanks. - She's alive.

- Look at her. Look at her. She's… - Yanko.

- Oh, my God. You look great. - Hey.

- You too. - Thank you. Are you excited? You know.

- Nervous? You know? - I'm like… You know.

- Yeah, don't be nervous. - I'm not… I'm not nervous.

Yeah? If you are, just use it. It works for me, all right?

Hey, so listen, I was watching old tapes of you last night.

You gotta get some hobbies.

It's prep, you know. Because we…

- It's our first time cohosting. - Oh, yeah.

Well, we gotta figure out the dynamic.

- Of course, yeah. - Who's the actor, who's the reactor.

'Cause with Chris… I don't know if you noticed, I'm the reactor.

But then with Alex and Laura, I noticed you were the reactor.

I was? I'm not sure that's totally true.

Well, we can't both be reactors, okay?

- Tapes don't lie. - I thought that was hips.

Look at that banter. I like it. Oh, my… Had a little moment there.

- Yeah. Totally. - You felt that?

- It's gonna be great. - Yes. Super stoked.

- Big first day. - Okay, yeah, no, save it, okay?

- Okay. Preset, camera four ready. - I need a clear shot of Chris.

Camera two.

And where is Bradley?

Do we have eyes on Bradley?

- She's traveling. Held up in hair. - It's always hair.

Fingers crossed, she brings that Jackson magic and we get a bump.

Ah, pretty blonde ladies always seem to make it work.

- Sixty seconds. - Have a great show, Yanko.

- Hey, hey, hey. - Hey there.

- Hey. - Saved you a seat.

- Thank you. - You ready?

It's like riding a bike, you know?

Yeah. Well, actually, you know that's a myth.

You know? Yeah, yeah, they… people…

They often do forget how to ride a bicycle because you're…

Yanko.

And in five, four, three…

Welcome to The Morning Show.

Did y'all miss me? 'Cause I'm back.

You are back. We're so happy to have you back.

- Thank you for having me. - There's been a vacancy here.

- That's so sweet of you to say that. - Major vacancy.

- I've been watching you every morning. - Thank you so much.

- You guys are incredible. - Suck it, Eagle.

We're no Bradley Jackson.

So fill us in on what you've been up to these last two years.

Yes, well, I've been dealing with some family stuff

and I've been spending a lot of time in West Virginia.

Let's go, Mountaineers.

And you've been doing some babysitting for your little niece?

I have the most precious niece, Taylor.

She is three years old and so smart.

That's really sweet. That's sweet.

Your… your brother Hal,

fair to say he got caught up on the wrong side of things

on January 6th at the Capitol.

Can you tell us about that?

Yes, absolutely.

Unfortunately my brother Hal

got radicalized online during the pandemic,

which so many folks did, and he made a big mistake.

Push in.

He realized what he did was wrong

and he turned himself in and he is now serving prison time.

I was there too.

I mean, I was there at the FBI.

I was also at the Capitol.

But I was… I was reporting, as you know. You saw my report.

And…

I mean…

And what I really wanna say is I'm a firm believer in second chances.

Oh, Jesus, Bradley.

And when family calls, you gotta… you gotta show up.

- You gotta listen. - Yeah, absolutely.

- Fuck. - Take it, Yanko.

Yeah, you know, family and forgiveness, we know, it's complicated.

It's com… But we're so happy that you could be there for them.

This week, New York City hosts

the Global Climate strategy summit

so governments and private companies from around the world

they're gonna gather right here in Manhattan for three days of talks

to discuss best practices and decarbonization

and energy and industry and manufacturing.

I really hope they discuss…

Thank you.

I know I stumbled a bit up there.

- No. - I promise I will get my sea legs soon.

It's fine.

Hey, who knew I was coming back?

Everybody.

Well, I mean, before it was announced.

It was discussed internally if that's what you're asking.

The assistant text thread was popping.

- Oh, really? - They love to gossip.

Oh, okay.

- Yeah, more to come. - More to come.

- I'll get better. - Yeah, yeah.

Oh, hold the door.

It's like the first act of a romantic comedy.

Or a slasher film.

You know, the way you pretend you don't want me

is actually part of the rom-com trope.

You know what? I'm actually not that good of an actress.

Invitation's still open.

Come on my show. Capitalize on our simmering chemistry.

Oh, my God, that's such a hard pass.

I report actual news.

Yeah, I'm a menace to journalism, democracy

and what's left of the American way.

You said it, not me.

I'm embarrassed to share the planet with you,

let alone a streaming service.

You know, it's sweet when you neg me.

You know what, Bro,

your clown show is really good for our network,

but our streams will never, never cross.

So maybe?

Wow. You really just hear whatever you wanna hear

in spite of actual words being spoken.

Oh, my God, what are you, 12?

Oh, gosh.

Fuck it. I'm taking the stairs.

Well, look at that talent.

Oh, my God. Anybody hear that?

- What? - Nope. Me Too moment.

It's all over.

Good morning, Alex.

Hey.

John, right? From legal?

Yes, good to see you.

Yeah. Alex, have a seat.

Okay. Is this about Bradley?

I'm gonna ask you a question, and I need you to answer honestly, okay?

Okay.

The Iranian athlete and her father…

Roya.

Did you collude with the Nazeris or their representatives

to secure them asylum?

Was the interview arranged for that purpose?

Of course not.

We went over this.

And you didn't know that her father was a nuclear scientist, right?

Not until you told me.

I'm sorry, what is this?

We reviewed security footage

in anticipation of any questions from the State Department.

This is from our CCTV and it picked up the audio.

All right, so you got the layout that I sent?

All right, my car is waiting downstairs just like we planned.

- What? - And believe me…

Believe me, your father's doing the right thing.

Sounds premeditated.

Apparently you had talked to the girl about this before.

What else did you promise her?

- Come on. - Easy, John.

That is… That's not what happened.

It's not. I never met Roya before.

- I've never met her father. - We can all hear it.

Oh, God, please. Play it back.

- Play it back. - Go ahead. Play it again.

All right, so you got the layout that I sent?

All right, my car is waiting downstairs just like we planned.

And believe me… believe me, your father's doing the right thing.

I did not say that.

- Okay. - I'm sorry.

I don't know what the hell that is, but I did not say that.

Okay? This is just crazy.

This is crazy. That… Someone has fucked with that tape.

- Who? How? - I don't know, but that is not real.

That's bullshit.

I mean, come on, you have AI software that has me speaking 40 fucking languages.

Anyone with access could have done that.

I was there. I know what happened.

I don't… Maybe this is some kind of a… a deepfake.

And who would do that?

Well, that is exactly the question that you should be asking.

They wanted asylum.

I had five seconds to make a judgment call.

She was in danger.