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Lyndon b. johnson entered the white house during a national crisis. despite that he used the office to enact an historic expansion of civil rights and social support programs. his accomplishments are often over shadowed by his escalation of one of americas most controversial wars. now the new cnn original series lbj triumph and tragedy provides a look at one of the most consequential presidents in u.s. history. here is a preview. >> his style, was 180 degrees from john kennedy. kennedy was polis...

Lincolns life and the journey we tried to follow in this docudrama can make you feel that sense of i want to be more like this guy, somehow theres something about him that transcends just being president and just being a leader. >> all right, doris, thank you so much, i hope all of you will watch doriss documentary series "abraham lincoln" starts on the history channel sunday night at 8:00 plus here on cnn the life of another president, linden johnson, lbj triumph and saturday, you can switch ov...

French prosecutors. brunel always claimed he was innocent and his french lawyers told cnn their clients, quote, decision was not guided by guilt but by a sense of injustice. brunel founded a modeling agency in paris in the 1970s. and later a u.s. modeling agency with epsteins help. epstein was found dead in his prison cell in august 2019 while awaiting trial. a medical examiner ruled his death was suicide by hanging. nadia bashir, cnn, london. this presidents day weekend, cnn is premiering a n...

And come in with a few inches of snow. u.p. of michigan, ontario, quebec. they picked up an awful lot of snow than us here in the lower 48. really only 4 to 6 inches. temperatures are the warmest he will get in new york, d.c., even atlanta. temperatures go down all day, brianna. >> yesterday was awesome. but today, not so much. chad, thank you. >> youre welcome. so the all new cnn original series lbj triumph and tragedy provides a captivating look how johnson managed to land one of the sweepin...

Candella, the director of lbj, triumph and tragedy the series. and you hear president johnson saying we must abolish all racial discrimination. why was it important for him to take up civil rights as soon as becoming president. >> i think that lbj looked at civil rights and poverty as moral issues and i know it surprised a lot of people that early on in his legislative record he was not a strong supporter of it. that changed in 1957. and it is really remarkable if you look at what he did in pass...

Pushing the cost of goods even higher. john? >> alison kosik, thank you. he went from super bowl champion to new dad in a matter of moments. l.a. rams receiver van jefferson joins us to tell us about his crazy adventure on sunday. first, though, this presidents day weekend cnn is premiering a new original series focused on the life and presidency of lyndon baines johnson. he passed major legislation like the civil rights act and the voting rights act, but his decision to escalate the war in ...

Lbj was hill country, cowboy hats, boots. >> washington at that time was disproportionately influenced # by the ivy league elites. >> you never had to guess where linden johnson was coming from. he was coming from that growing up in the hill country of texas. >> lbj triumph and tragedy premieres tomorrow night at 9:00 on cnn. and new tonight, the former miami dolphins head coach suing the nfl and three teams for racial discrimination has a new job in the league. the pittsburgh steelers announc...

All right. a little programming note for you here on presidents day. what drove lyndon johnsons decision to escalate the war in vietnam even as he pushed through the most productive legislation in history. lbj triumph and tragedy on cnn. the hate crime trial in the men who murder ahmaud arbery. could the case go to the jury this afternoon? spiderman tom collins in the box office again with his new movie. i i like that the ww personalpoints plan is built just for me. download the ww app today...

>> to try to do things no one achieved. >> he said to his aides, what the helle is presidency for? >> i think he would be seen as one of our greatest presidents because of all he did, but he made one bad mistake. >> vietnam really pulled him apart. he couldnt make a win out of this. no matter how hard he tried. >> lbj said, i wish they knew that i want peace as much they do. >> its important to reflect and look back and see what has been done because theres no better way to judge the future than...

The olympics. thats all true. but chinas foreign minister indicated this weekend that china and russia may not be exactly on the same page on ukraine. the foreign minister saying, the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of any country should be respected and safeguarded. ukraine is no exception. now, he drew the line at nato expansion but it come to something with the deteriorating situation. china has a lot of power here, too, and a lot on the line and it is currently unclear wh...