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Things to so many people. >> the pbs childrens programming in the 70s became the platinum standard on the planet for how you use this medium to educate kids. ♪ would you be mine, could you be mine, wont you be my neighbor ♪ >> it was fred rogers who made it okay to speak to an audience of kids like they were human beings. >> there are some new things that are very difficult to understand in a newspaper. >> every now and then i think back to mr. rogers and i think, he would say dont be scared...

Against roger ailes, including people we know very well and like. that is part of the legacy. >> absolutely. in fact, ailes was facing a number of lawsuits at the time of his death. there is also a pending federal investigation into fox news, into the culture of fox news, really into the ailes era, about his friends that he was employing, about the settlement payments to his accusers and things like that. you know, he was many things at the same time. i remember the first time i met him, he barr...

Chairman, dead at the age of 77. his wife, as i stated 20 minutes ago -- beth ailes is an angel on earth and zachary ailes is a man everyone will be proud to call a son. our thoughts, our prayers, our hearts are with you now and we are sending you the greatest strength you need to get through a tough, tough time. 77. >> shannon: as sean put in that very personal statement about him wanting to kick a, was very competitive. he loved the idea of a good fight and coming out on top and giving everyth...

Use of twitter. listen to this. >> we cant allow twitter wars to become shooting wars and instead of excusing russias outrageous behavior and branding nato obsolete, we must defend every nato ally unconditionally and firmly counter russias cold war tactics. >> colonel leighton, your reaction? >> i think that shes right. susan rice is putting it into a good modern context because twitter is a risky medium. you can say a few things but only 140 characters. the other part of it is that there is a l...

Reporters trying to get their questions on tv. useful to both sides. it is the one chance every day the journalists get to hold the administration accountable on behalf of the public but for the administration. the spicer show has good ratings. a chance for the white house to use the medium of television to get its message out. >> bill: i watch it every time it comes on. i think our viewers, too. white house correspondent association said this. >> it would reduce accountability, transparency and...

To get anywhere. but if youre too interesting youre going blow it. so somewhere between interest and boredom you have to find the happy medium. >> did you ever look back at those years? not at the policies so much but at some other stuff and say, what was i thinking? i mean, do you look back with the wisdom of these years and say -- >> well, i can say one thing thats very clear to me that when i was thinking i did well against jimmy carter in 76, said well good, ill just do it in 1980, this will...

Sort of saying, oh, thats a good question. that answer, oh, that answer wasnt so good. but from a self-interested perspective obviously. and, you know, president donald trump is obviously, you know, became a household name through television. hes a creature of the medium, and here he was sort of using that medium back in print to get his message across. it was kind of an odd experience, but i think it is revealing about how he views the world. >> one of the closest people to him is keith schille...

Its where you come for what you need. >> anthony: what are we here to buy, by the way? whats the plan? >> marcus: i want to make doro wat. really the king of the chicken dishes in ethiopia. all right, so were going to head down here, get some good butter. you smell the fermentation? the funk? >> anthony: funk. >> anthony: kibbeh, an ethiopian butter in various stages of fermentation depending on what you like. it is a primary ingredient in much of the cooking. >> maya: so there is between, one i...

The best destination in europe to eat in. even bad restaurants are great. meaning even the cheesy tourist restaurant with the pictures and the menu in english is going to deliver you really good food. just very, very proud. its a beautiful place. >> have you been there before? >> numerous times. this was a purely selfish enterprise, using cnns money, i cynically went back to st. sebastien, and shoved delicious, delicious food and fine wines in my face for a little over a week. so thanks. >> well...

Too far here? on one hand maybe this is a setup on his part. if james comey comes hard after president trump today, trump could say, see, he was out to get me. he was getting back at me. we know president trump likes to play that game. >> i just wonder how much it was about comey even and hillary clintons comments earlier in the day about how close she was to winning the election. i just think the combination, you know, overflowed onto twitters favorite medium. one thing that i think most americ...