and he, all of the time that he was president, with all of the criticisms, he thought he was doing the right thing and the best thing for our country. and we enjoyed it. for the last several years, they ve been at their family home in plains, georgia. the couple shared a passion for serving others and spent much of their life after the white house working to advance the causes of decent affordable housing and peace internationally. and with that, thanks to all of you for joining us, kasie hunt, don t go anywhere. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning. phil is off this week. happy to have erica hill by my side. nice to be with you. good weekend? good weekend. it is monday, november 20. we have a lot to get to. negotiations are under way and negotiators say they are optimistic about the possibility of hamas releasing hostages maybe within days. sources familiar with the talks say sticking points are inching closer to being resolved. lloyd austin making