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wendell pierce is one of the most accomplished actors in america today. you probably know him from the wire, suits, his role injack ryan. we flew down to new orleans to talk to him about what it takes to become a great actor, but also his love of that city and his time there in hurricane katrina. wendell, it's so good to see you. so good to see you. welcome to new orleans.— thank you for having me to your home town. last time we met was in la. i'm much happier that we're meeting here. yes, i know, it's beautiful. you suggested the world war ii museum. yeah, i suggested it because m...

on resuming high—level military communication and slowing the production of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of drug overdose deaths in the us. however, the leaders are still at odds over taiwan, with president xi calling it the "biggest and most dangerous issue" in bilateral ties. beijing considers it part of its territory while the us maintains unofficial relations with taiwan as a democratically self—governed island. here's what president biden told leaders about the us—china relationship on thursday. our discussions will always be candid and co...

welcome, everybody. our "starting point" is this breaking news. two american tourists have been kidnapped in dahab, egypt, in the sinai region. the kidnappers, it appears, are trying to negotiate some sort of prisoner exchange. jill daugherty joins us. what do we know? >> the state department is in touch with the families of these two people. names have not been given. they're 31 years old. the state department is providing counselor services and they are in touch and working very closely with egyptian authorities to try to resolve this. essentially, what happened, these two people, ...

>> reporter: we spoke exclusively to that ex-boyfriend. he will only go by the name of jose right now, and he wants his face hidden and his voice changed because he fears retribution. but it is absolutely extraordinary that a 34-year-old mexican migrant finds himself in the middle of presidential politics in a bruising political year. >> these allegations that were in one of these newspapers are absolutely completely false. >> reporter: it's a grand canyon sized political shocker. >> we're outmanned. of all the illegals in america, more than half come through arizona. >> reporter: th...