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fleeing limitless misery and throwing themselves into a place where they will find great courage and sacrifice. >> more than 87,000 people tried to to cross through in the first three months of this year. the u.s., column whbia and pana said they would try to open up other ways for people to migrate. next week, we will meet extraordinary people helping the earth to cut down on carbon, includiing a new technology tha relies on the behavior of whales. tonight, the showdown in washingto...

opponent and knew sunow support bernie sanders. and the issue of his age. >> is it the only factor? >> and the looming economic crisis. >> would you be willing to let the country go into default? >> and later this hour, comedy legend carol burnett. >> i am honored to be here. thank you, chris. >> shes just turned 90, but shes still taking people laugh. >> i still feel like maybe im 11. >> is that part of your super power? >> get it done. >> it was possible that i may not see the end of...

Thing. we forget -- as americans we have short memory spans. we passed the american rescue plan made sure every working family in the country had $1,400 for husband, wife and kids. we got money to hospitals. we extended unemployment benefits. bottom line is that legislation, which i helped work on, helped pull this country out of the economic downturn faster than i think in any time in american history when we faced similar economic crises. thats a big deal. >> you say joe biden is a more progre...

Extreme right. the party has become an extremist right wing party. this is a party that, not all, but many dont believe in democracy anymore. you have many republicans maintaining the lie that trump actually won the election. you have republicans working overtime to deny low income people, people of color, young people the right to vote. people who defended the insurrection in january 6. so the first answer to your question, chris is that i think theres a great fear in this country about attacks...

R unemployment was sky high. and the obama administration eight years has driven unemployment down to below 5%. which is in itself quite remarkable. general motors was saved. on and on. we have short memory spans. the president talking to fareed zakaria about some of these issues kind of helped get the foundations for his post-presidency. hes going to have to now build a library. in the south side of chicago. hes going to be writing a memoir reflecting on all of this. and he wants to remind peop...