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Magnate school in chicago to the south side of the city. it was for so many of us, it was transformational in terms of our life trajectories and mobility. here is the thing. nobody under 40 actually knows what that means. what does bussing mean? what does voluntary or forced or mandated desegregation mean? so its interesting that its now back center, right in the center of the democratic debate. >> its fascinating. >> it is i think about and aimee said this, this is how social movements have cha...

Basis for doing it. maybe theyll make up a within for it now. its so thin, and we know theyre trying to prevent people of color and liberals from voting. >> we were talking about the seemingly ad hoc decision the president made to send a note, send a tweet to the leader of north korea about shaking hands at the border. i see this as part of a continuum, trying to delay the census. that this constitutionally mandated thing that could be delayed or moved at whim. >> he always says what serves him ...

Leader has done, which is been willing to talk to the north koreans directly. so, weve got that far. what we dont know, we still dont know hare the north koreas playing him. lets blow hot and cold, until his term is up. either a year or so, five years from now. or in fact, are they serious about deneutralizing. we dont know the answer to that yet. >> michael, we appreciate your time and perspective today. thank you. still ahead, joe biden wastes no time defending his civil rights record. >> i ...

Preserve the civil rights of all people. >> i supported the era from the very beginning. im the guy that extended the voting rights act for 25 years. we got to the place where we got 98 out of 98 votes in the united states senate doing it. ive also argued very strongly that we in fact deal with the notion of denying people access to the ballot box. i agree that everybody once -- my time is up. im sorry. >> today joe biden was back on the trail, trying to clean up the fallout from that clash last...

Justice elena kagan said in an opinion she read from the bench. the partisan gerrymandering have debased and dishonored our democracy, the core governmental idea that all power derives from the people. >> ive been to the supreme court arguments, ive seen opinions handed down. its extraordinary when a justice reads from a dissent. we had elena kagan doing that. what she had to say from the bench and what shes saying. >> shes saying to the rest of the court, youve abdicated your responsibility her...

Bussed to school every day. and that little girl was me. do you agree today that you were wrong to oppose bussing in america? do you agree? >> i did not oppose bussing in america. what i opposed is bussing ordered by the department of education. >> reporter: it was a performance even many admirers described as rusty. one ally telling cnn, he knows he has to do better, after waking up to brutal headlines and tough critiques, biden is trying to seize command over his long record which he struggled...

Conference. he talked about trade, the election and a potential meeting with jim jong-un on the dmz. >> might happen tomorrow. we wont call it a summit. well call it a handshake. >> the president is sticking up for joe biden. senator kamala harris, he says, is getting too much credit for her exchange with the former vice president. >> i want to be clear about my record and position on racial justice including bussing. i never, never, never ever opposed voluntary bussing. >> the supreme court dec...

And she accused biden of being against busing children to white schools. biden came out swinging after being slammed at that debate. >> before i start, id like to say something about the debate we had last night. >> reporter: joe biden is playing cleanup, after a rocky first debate, raised questions about whether he deserves to be the front-runner in the democratic presidential race. >> i heard and i listened to and i respect senator harris. but, you know, we all know that 30 seconds to 60 secon...

She as a black woman and is part of the black experience in the country. speaks for a large percentage of the people who will be very important in the democratic primary. >> biden, hes obviously, been on the defense here. listen to how he is now defending his comments from the debate. >> i heard and i listened to and i respect senator harris. but you know we all know 30 seconds to 60 seconds on a campaign debate exchange cant do justice to a lifetime commitment to civil rights. i want to be abso...

>> i understand there are a lot of politicians who say oh, its just not possible. we just cant do it. its -- have a lot of political reasons for this. what theyre really telling you is they just wont fight for it. well, health care is a basic human right, and i will fight for basic human rights. >> in this campaign, weve also heard, and im going to now direct this to vice president biden. i do not believe you are a racist. and i agree with you when you commit yourself to the importance of findin...