mr. schultz is holding a townhall meeting tonight. that will be on the fox news channel and we do have our own hillary vaughn on the ground with us in kansas city where that town hall will be held. hillary? reporter: hey, connell. we just caught up with howard schultz outside of starbucks. i got the chance to ask him if he has any hints or details about a possible 2020 run, if he is ready to announce his plans but unfortunately he did not spill any details. saying he is focused on preparing for the town hall happening tonight. he had his starbucks coffee in hand to calf fenn nate before he talks to missouri voters here. he will field questions at a town hall live exclusively on fox news channel 6:30 p.m. this evening. he is staying tight-lipped about the his 2020 plans he has been busy blogging. the possible third party candidate has been accused by democrats being a spoiler who think an independent may ruin their shot taking over the white house in 2020. schultz really had one target over the past two days, calling out president trum

mr. schultz getting hit from all sides. melissa: no doubt. connell: meantime, hitting the far left. president trump slamming congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez's green new deal. why he is comparing the agenda to a high school term paper. melissa: maybe. connell: that's next. ♪ the latest innovation from xfinity isn't just a store. it's a save more with a new kind of wireless network store. it's a look what your wifi can do now store. a get your questions answered by awesome experts store. it's a now there's one store that connects your life like never before store. the xfinity store is here. and it's simple, easy, awesome. and our shirts from custom ink help bring us together. we just upload our logo, and if we have any questions, customer service is there to help. - [male] custom ink has hundreds of products to help you look and feel like a team. get started today at customink.com. >> who the hell wants to change what we're doing now? we're a hot, hot, country. last week they introduced a massive government takeover, that would destroy our incredible economic gains. they intr

schultz was talking about mitch daniels, president of the university, brought down the cost of college. nobody clapped. he literally looked at audience, you were supposed to clap. not that the guy is blowing the doors off as a speaker. how do they get excited about his candidacy? >> if he can come up with some ideas, some proposals, and that critique of america to answer the, the questions he himself raised, connell in a way that galvanizes people. but so far i haven't seen it. i don't think too many people -- connell: trying for the center, economically, liberal, socially centrist, that is mike bloomberg or maybe joe biden lane. is there no enthusiasm in today's left of center voter, or we'll see the democratic primaries is there no enthusiasm for that anymore? >> i wouldn't quite put it that way. i would say you can't get elected as a liberal-leaning independent and ignore independent voters and republicans, which he appears to be doing, to a large extent. connell: right. >> i think there is room in the democratic party for a moderate, whether it be mayor bloomberg, joe biden, or one

>> it is funny because mr. schultz said he is thinking about running because our politics have become so bitter, so partisan. melissa: right. >> he announced this, you hear this sleeking from bitter partisans telling him not to run. they feel he might endanger a democratic victory. mike bloomberg is self-interested here. he may psych the democratic nomination. the fact that bloomberg wasn't viable as an independent, doesn't mean schultz couldn't be. melissa: yeah. >> bloomberg, wall streeter, limited appeal. not that everyone drinks starbucks but with schultz this is a guy who built a consumer-focused company with tens of thousands of locations. so i think he probably understands the average voter a little better than bloomberg. melissa: he might understand. people also, interesting the left was screaming, last time we saw this happen was ross perot, he helped elect bill clinton. >> yes. melissa: i don't know, is it necessarily helpful to trump? it could hurt him? >> could absolutely hurt trump, you don't know,

so your reaction first, ralph, to mr. schultz potentially getting in and also to those who say that by getting in, if he does, he will pretty much guarantee the re-election of donald trump. >> well, if howard schultz persists in an independent party run, apart from the duopoly, it's going to be a nightmare for the democrats and maybe the republicans. first of all, because he's a multi billionaire, he will get mass media coverage. he has plenty of money for ads. he will be on the polls and will have a chance to get on the national debate. here's what i think he's thinking in terms of strategy. one, he will shave off votes from the republican liberal wing and from the democrat conservative wing. connell: from both sides, is what he thinks. the democrats think he will only take from them, he will re-elect trump. you don't think that's right? >> we will see what the polls say. he's got some real conservative positions like on social security and medicare. we'll see what the polls say. connell: what about you? do you ever look

you will be a good friend of mr. powell es. >> i don't mean. -- schultz is great on his job. goodness gracious, why does he say that? what benefit is he giving america to say that kind of stuff. david: i don't think you liked what he said. >> why would he go say it. david: we're getting hook. >> nice talking to you. bye now. melissa: returning to the scene of the deadly shooting. stoneman douglas students are getting ready to head back to school for classes tomorrow morning. just moments ago florida governor rick scott spoke to members of the media throughout florida, highlighting an action plan to make major changes to keep students safe. fox news's mat finn, live in parkland, florida, and what is the latest? reporter: melissa, the governor highlighted fact state legislatures here in florida have a week and five days left in session which they can vote on his plan. he is obviously encouraging them to vote yes. some highlights and proposals from governor rick scott, he would like a mandatory law enforcement officer in every school or at least for everyone thousand students he

for many years, is starbucks next step to expand for with technology with this new ceo takes over, mr. johnson in april? he would seem to want to go down that path. or is it to expand almost culturally in different parts of the country maybe where starbucks is not as popular, people shun at it, i'm not paying $5 for a cup of coffee and maybe there is opportunities to do something different from a business perspective to get more of those people? >> that is a question. my sense would be probably be on innovation and selling more to existing customers i think they are in pretty much almost all relatively after fluent areas. from some middle class consumers it's a moment of luxury in your day. i would think the big store growth is maybe a thing of the past. melissa: no, it is really interesting. one of those things, anybody doing personal finance first thing they suggest to people, stop buying starbucks and brew your coffee at home, yet no one seems to do that very much. let's go back to ashley webster. i'm hearing he has more details. ashley. >> it is interesting, melissa, howard schult

not only did they get the research on mr. trump, they got all the e-mails, all the chatting that went on. we have this statement from debbie wasserman schultz, the chair of the dnc. she said when we discovered the intrusion, we treated this like the serious incident it is. our team moved as quickly as possible to kick out the intruders and secure our network. sounds good but "washington post" claims the hackers had been inside the dnc computer system for a year. remarkable. now as for the government. government says we don't know anything about it. state department spokesperson john kirby says i don't know anything about it. >> i don't have direct knowledge about this case. obviously, they're concerning, and if they're true, it would be deep concern, and yes, you're right. it's not a u.s. government, the democratic national committee is a political organization, not a u.s. government organization, but sure, that would be deeply concerning if that's true. >> reporter: apparently it is true and deeply concerning, the hackers ma

lori: and mr. schultz's starbucks famously telling a shareholder who doesn't approve of the policy on gay marriage to just sell their shares. they put the employees first. >> yeah. i mean, howard schultz is an interesting case too because, i mean, he literally has nothing to prove to everybody. he basically built starbucks. he's a great entrepreneur, he's proven himself to wall street. he resurrected the company again. if anybody has the rights to tell shareholders they can just sell the stock, it's him, right? he knows the company inside and out, and as a shareholder, you're along for the ride. you have to be careful, though, because if they mess up, that's also something you have to deal with. clearly not taking outside advice. david: well, let's go back to history, and not only do you have to be careful, but sometimes it can literally kill their organization. people express airlines was one of those first, low-cost, no-frills airlines back when they deregulated back in the '80s. there was a guy