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Different people from me, different politics, different backgrounds when i was in the military. you shouldnt have to go to war to know that. >> did you ever have to use your weapon? >> took it off safety a couple of times. but i was not kicking down doors. >> you were threatened? >> we had a couple of hairy moments, but its not like i killed bin laden. i was an intel guy. if it gets to where, you know, im taking my weapon off safety, its pretty tough. >> voting in prison? >> as soon as someone i...

Democratic rivals. this time, his stance on abortion. will this become the defining issue now of the 2020 democratic primary race? that is ahead. but first, students usually learn to read in the first few years of school, of course, but for students who struggle with that, they can fall further and further behind. in this weeks impact your world, we meet volunteers helping students master this essential life skill. watch. >> in 2017, only 22% of students from disadvantaged backgrounds were rea...

I think what people want to hear is how we take our country back in 2020. and i think that it really is representative of who we are as a nation. we are a diverse group of people with diverse backgrounds. it wasnt lost on me when i went into the hotel this morning that that was the same hotel that my grandfather used to haul trash out of the back door and to walk into that hotel as a 60th mayor of atlanta and see the representation of democratic leaders, african-american leaders across this coun...

Womens suffrage over many decades. some of us are trying hard to keep this from turning into a grievance first but a celebration of the greatness of america and how it took a while but it was rated and we should celebrate that. shannon: you touch on something, you talk about how women of all backgrounds and races came together to fight for this and those today who say white women got the right to vote, there was to work to be done even though people of all different backgrounds had voted, not vo...

Decades. were trying -- some of us are trying very hard to keep this from turning into a grievance fest, but rather a celebration of the greatness of america. and how it took a while to right this wrong. but it was righted. we should celebrate that. >> shannon: you touch on something. as i was reading through a lot of the history, you talk about how women from all backgrounds and races came together to fight for this. and those together say it was white women who say they got the right to vote t...

Interesting. its fascinating. and i love it that we come from two different places in the world, and backgrounds, and these forces have put us together. and we have made the best of it. and i am so proud to have you as a friend. and im so happy youre doing well. and i cant wait to spend my sunday night with you so people can get to see us in person. how is that? >> its a blessing. and i love it. and its interesting. you know, look, the best stuff that ever happens in this business is stuff you d...

Not just military. because the military is not for everybody. but things like americorps, the peace corps, you name it. when youre 18, you spend a year in national service. the first question you get on your application is what did you do with that year? >> i think its great. a cultural thing. >> i think it would knit so many americans together. i got to know so many radically people from me, different backgrounds, different politics, when i was in the military. you shouldnt have to go to war to...

But you want to expand on it. right to work laws. the last time we had a town hall meeting, i hate the right to work laws. where do you stand? >> bad idea. >> even though you have them in indiana youre against them? >> yeah, we do. its a bad idea. it helps explain why income is so much lower in indiana than many other states. >> a national draft? >> no, but i do believe in national service and i think we should expand service opportunities. not just military. because the military is not for ever...

Living in d.c. is a unique opportunity to be a part of the conversation by walking outside their front door. >> theyre show up and theyll rally and protest. thats great. thats what d.c. is about. a place where you can be heard. >> sometimes a concerned d.c. resident needs to show up after she finishes her homework. she 11 years old. at some point in my conversation, you are going forget she is 11. >> we lie to ourselves and say we are virginians. we are in d.c. >> at other points you are going t...

But you had to be as close as you could get and you had to be closer the next day and then closer the day after that. >> they knew that haldeman was controlling the campaigns secret fund. the question was who was controlling haldeman? i was amazed by woodward and bernsteins resolve. theres nothing glamorous about what they were doing. but i thought it was important to portray the tedium, the hard work, and of course the feelings about the film from a studio standpoint was non-commercial. newspap...