president biden. he is not only a dear friend and a patriot, one of our great military leaders and a man of overwhelming decency. reporter: but a man who usually stayed out of the spotlight, one exception. i walked up to him and said you re general colin powell. and he said yes i am. i knew he was one of the guys. reporter: when palace carr got a flat, anthony maggert, an amputee pulling over to help him fix it. powell later writing on facebook, thanks, anthony, you touched my soul and reminded me of what this country is all about. let s stop screaming at each other. let s just take care of each other. andrea mitchell will that remembrance tonight. a family spokesman says alma powell, the general s wife of nearly 60 years is sadly also covid positive, but thankfully is recovering well at home. with all of that, let s bring in our starting line on this monday night. peter baker, veteran journalist and author, chief white house correspondent for the new york times. jackie a