David Zurowick News Today

can the press help get to the truth? and a dismissive response to senator chuck schumers plea for change. and, later, why afghanistan needs to stay in the news. two afghan news anchors are going to join us live from kabul with another oppressive taliban ruling. breaking news this hour. president biden about to land in texas. it is his second trip to the site of a mass killing in as many weeks. the president and first lady will be landing in san antonio this hour. then theyre goin...

President biden now arriving in uvalde, texas. you see the pictures live on your screen. marine 1 pulling in to the local base there. were going to watch the president and the first lady as they disembark. they have a busy schedule today in uvalde because there are so many victims to meet with. there are so many family members to grieve with. president biden about to step off the chopper. we will see if he speaks to reporters or not, as we watch these live pictures, let me bring in cnn media ana...

Research to get into why people are following this. they have a theory, a hypothesis, but they didnt really go there. that was just their conclusion. important study. we know all of us here in the media, this is one of the most important stories of our times, and in 2018 and 2020, its going to be huge partially because our government is doing nothing about people using social media to influence our politics. >> right, because the president keeps using the term fake news the wrong way, he used it...

This, because i want to save the suspense. >> stay tuned. >> well have to see. >> ill tell you about it over a short period of time. well find out. stay tuned. so was that a surprise? >> hes pretty good at that and now hes teasing his upcoming meeting with kim jong-un. he reveled in the surprise on thursday night, even his own aides didnt know what was happening, his press shop was basically kept in the dark and he tweeted about how the press was start recalled and stunned by the north korea ann...

>> what youre saying, david, it raises this question how journalists can avoid being part of the act, part of the entertainment. >> very much so. brian, i couldnt -- thats the great point. we have to stop doing it. you know, just as john and april said, no, no, no. this is not okay. we have to do it, because i think a lot of people in the public, its like going to the mall on friday night and seeing a funny movie. look at what trumps doing today. no! trump is changing our lives for the worse. >>...

Now. thats a problem. thats a problem that has grown dramatically over the last few years. it is sad and we need to not normalize that. its one more thing and the constitution doesnt mention political parties. it mentioned the free press. we are here folks and our job is to hold power to account and that requires theres tension but there should also be a degree of mutual report. >> appreciate you all being here. david, stick around for later. one more note on this, you can read about it reliable...

Secrecy is everywhere and ill tell you what, with this trump administration model i think its getting worse and we have to push harder and we have fewer resources in a lot of newsrooms to do it, brian. you know that. >> and thats what sunshine week is about. >> yes. >> all the different markets trying to encourage more access to information. david, great to see you. thanks for being here. >> thank you, brian. after the break, why is tucker carlsson counter-programming womens history month? ♪...