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And listing to brian talk about the generational question. senator mccain is so interesting because he is a veteran of the vietnam war. but to so many americans he feels as if he's almost an honorary member of the greatest generation. he seems -- a more of a world war ii type character than one from the decades past. i remember talking to him about -- it sounds as though we had a book club which we did not. but there was -- we used to talk about hemingway which he did. but we also talked about her man woke. the great novelist who -- two marvelous books, winds of war and the war and remembrance...

Political career and joe biden will pay tribute to him. it is a democrat who will be one of the speakers and they were bound together through tragedy, through beau bidens death from the same horrible brain cancer, the glioblastoma from which john mccain eventually succumbed after this very brave heroic fight. thank you and then there will be of course a service here in washington. brian, we'll all be here all week covering that. as the national cathedral gathers to pay tribute to john sidney mccain iii. thank you, brian williams. >> thank you. >> john meachum with us, that senator mccain wants...

Be accessing a see how it acts you link. and we will see about the testimony that zuckerberg is going to provide. is zuckerberg being asked to step aside? he's looking at investor phone calls and questions from major investors that might think he needs to step aside. >> i don't think we're quite at that point yet. i do think a lot of facebook's competitors are delighted. it's interesting. people are pretending like facebook is the only social media company on the planet. that's not true by a long shot. it's also a generational question. you have basic users over 40 that are horrified that all ...

Going to see will trickle up. where a kamala harris, cory booker, castro running, they're going to have to realize that democratic party is lot bigger than supposed liberal elites. it was never entirely that party. and going to see flexibility in 2020 candidates. being deft and swift on issues is how you win the election. >> another thing is generational question. this part of pennsylvania. joe biden was campaigning. he has bond with these voters. here is guy 33 years old. born in 1984 and he carries that district too. >> so interesting about conor lamb's speech, really youthful, energetic guy...

>> 34% of people under 50 say we're still headed in a downturn. 45% of people over 50 say we're headed in a downturn. let's start with you, amy. why are people not feeling these good numbers? and why are older americans feeling them worse? i mean, why is it a worse experience for them? >> the generational question is an interesting one, when you consider that young people have been having such a tough time finding jobs in an anemic job market for the past five years. but as to why so many americans feel like the economy is going in the wrong direction is because of five years of experience. no...