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breaking news. we begin with a major debt deal whose ripple effects is being felt worldwide. yoends leaders reached a unanimous agreement after marathon talks after a third bailout for greece. >> the ball is in greece's court. parliament expected to decide as early as tomorrow. let's go live to athens. good morning. >> good morning, allison. after 17 hours of marathon talks, it seems alexis cyprus the greek prime minister has swallowed his pride and accepted a deal put on the table by the european creditors. it's the third bailout in three years. it's $17 million more than being discussed. with the bailout deal comes strict, very stringent measures
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they have to push through. more tax reforms, pension reforms, and stream lining the vat. it has to be done in 48 hours by this wednesday. now the ball clearly in cyprus' court. will he be able to pass the measures? we believe he'll get 251 votes. many saying they don't support austerity. that was not what he was brought in power for. so we're hearing that it will probably be around 20 voices that won't support it. the opposition parties have been telling us one of the special leading parties yesterday said they'll back cyprus because it's the best deal for greeks. greeks waking up this morning dazed and confused about what it will mean. will the ecb the european central bank put more money in greek banks. that's the authority for ordinary greeks. >> the big question there.
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we await the answer. thank you very much isa. >> an iran deal which is it going to happen? it could be hours away. there was major progress made over the weekend. let's get to nick robertson live in vienna. that's with the talks are ongoing. >> yeah chris. good morning. the issues holding it up the nuclear deal the demand that an arms embargo should be lifted. the demand that not all sites inside iran including military sites would be open to the u.n. weapons inspectors who go in to the sites. there was a couple of issues to be narrowed down but the decisions are beginning to be made. we heard that from secretary kerry yesterday. pretty much signs of hope. today we're being told right here that the deal looks more likely than less likely. even having said that we heard
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from the iranian side saying they don't expect an extension but they say it requires political will on the other side. they've been going through the hundred page document 20 pages of agreement, 80 pages of annex there are bits that have to be decided. it seems to be coming down to the wire. and the chinese here today. the chinese foreign minister saying that no deal is perfect. perhaps that is a message for everyone. he also went on to say that future negotiations cannot and should not be prolonged. an indication that maybe not everything is nailed down yet. >> no deal is perfect. that seems to be the motto of what is going on there. thank you so much. if an agreement is reached and announced today, the deal is still not done. at least for not for president obama and secretary kerry. they have to sell the deal to a skeptical congress. >> with things like this it's not over until it's really over
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and congress does have a say in this. as you can imagine, it's not necessarily going to be something quick. we've been hearing a lot from members of congress especially senate republicans who are strongly opposed to a deal. among other things they feel that iran shouldn't be left with any nuclear capability. according to the bipartisan bill that became law in may. here is what congress can do once a deal is finalized. congress has 60 days to review it. the administration has certain obligations. they have to provide congress with information. they can't lift particular sanctions. then congress can vote to approve or disapprove. not the deal itself but on whether congress will lift sanctions against iran that were originally imposed by congress. even though it's not technically an up or down vote on the iran nuclear deal you could see how it could have the affect if congress were to refuse to lift sanctions that have been so pivot tal to making this deal happen in the first place.
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however, you know that the white house is going to veto a move like that and to override the veto congress would have to have a two-thirds majority in both houses. that could be difficult if not a no go. >> thank you for laying that out for us michelle. very helpful. we have our eyes on what happens if they get it done in vienna. let's talk to senator ben cardin. cosponsor of the bipartisan deal for congress to review any nuclear agreement. senator, good to see you here on "new day." what do you think happens if the deal as we currently understand it kind of makes its way to congress? do you think it gets through? >> good morning, chris. first, we need to say that the devil is in the details. we don't know exactly about the inspection regimes. that's going to be a very important part for many members of congress. we've heard about arms embargo issues. we need to know how that has been resolve.
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the sanction relief is also a matter of incredible importance of what research iran will be permitted to do. there's a lot of questions i think members of congress want to know the details before they decide whether they can support or not this agreement. i can tell you we're well prepared for the review. we've been getting briefings over the last month. we've met with the administration we met with our negotiators. we're prepared if an agreement is reached to do our responsibility and that is to review the agreement. >> think it takes 60 days? >> i don't think it will take 90 days but it will take some time. we need, first, to be able to get through the documents. we need to the briefings open and closed briefings. we need to have some discussions among ourselves. we want to have as much open process as possible. we want the american people to understand this. our bottom line is iran needs to be prevented from becoming a nuclear weapons state. we don't trust them. we have to be able to inspect
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and see if they're cheating and we have to have time to take action to prevent them from becoming a nuclear weapon state if they do not comply with the agreement. that's our objective. if that's achieved the diplomatic process by far the preferred process. a bad deal is worst than no deal at all. that's the standards we'll be using. be when you say our and we who are you talking about? how many do you think is anti-president? >> well, there's certainly members of congress who have already made up their judgment on this without seeing it. there's no question about that. but i think the majority of the members of congress really want to see this agreement. they want to understand it before they make a decision about it. there are concerns. there's no question about that. there are concerns about the framework agreement. there's concerns as to whether the framework is going to be incorporated into the final agreement. these are legitimate concerns. so but i think most members recognize that we have a responsibility and the objective is for us to do what is right
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for this country. we're stronger when we can have as much unity as possible. >> what is your take on how this ultimately resolves if there is ak mown -- ak mowny. the conventional wisdom saying you reject it. we don't like the deal. the president says too bad. you say you're not going to fix the deal? then we're not going to lift the sanctions. and you pastas that. he vetoes it. you don't get the two-thirds. is it over and the deal goes forward? >> chris, let me remind you when we're taking up the oversight statute. that's how most people predicted the process would go forward. in the end we were able to reach an agreement. i think the country is stronger when we speak with unity. senator corker and i are going to do our best to provide as much harmony as possible. it doesn't mean there is total agreement. i believe there won't be. we want the country to act.
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we have an independent congress. congress has a specific role to play not only in reviewing an agreement but also in implementing it. you can't implement it fully without congressional approval. it's going to require the administration and congress to work together and i can tell you we are going to do everything we can to carry out our responsibilities the way we need to. >> it's not true if the president vetoes the legislative bill determination that you're not going to lift the sanctions? if he veto it is and you can't override his veto he gets to go forward the way he wants, doesn't he? >> the agreement will take affect does not require action. if we try to as a particular bill a resolution and we can't get it done the agreement goes forward. but congress needs to be engaged in this. the sanctions can only be permanently removed by congress. there's going to be a requirement for congressional
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involvement here. our hope is that we can find a path forward. let's see, first, if there's an agreement. whether it be one we support the president on the agreement or not is too early to tell. >> senator, thank you very much for helping us understand what the questions are and the process. very helpful. >> chris after the massive manhunt in mexico for the drug lord known as el chapo, joaquin gazman broke out this weekend through a mile long trouble leaving american officials fuming. we are outside the prison in mexico with the latest. what do we know at this hour? >> hey, allison. at this hour the search continues. considered a dangerous, ruthless and a wanted man. not just here in mexico but also north across the border in the united states as you mentioned. at this hour the search continues. perimeters have been set up not only around the prison facility
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here outside of mexico city but also in several towns but so far no sign of the cartel king man. this morning a massive international manhunt for one of the most powerful and deadly drug trafficking is underway. el chapo and a major supply of heroin cocaine, and marijuana in the united states staged a brazen escape from the mexico prison. it's his second escape and this time he busted out of a maximum security federal prison just west of mexico city. prison officials said guards at the prison. authorities believe el chapo fit through 20 by 20 inch hole located in the shower of the cell. beyond that the vertical passenger with stairs leading to a tunnel stretching nearly a mile. the escape infuriated u.s. law enforcement officials who pushed
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for his extradition at to the united states last year. they cited fears of corruption and questioned the ability of mexican officials to keep him behind bars. >> it's estimated he may have ordered the murders of more than 10,000 people. this is not somebody that is playing around with prison officials. he pretty much controls what he wants to do and they go along with it. they look the other way to keep their families alive. >> guzman got out by way of an elaborate underground escape route with tracks for a motorcycle ventilation, and electricity. investigators swarmed a half built house but he was not in sight. he broke out of a laundry cart a decade ago. investigators discovered seven houses in mexico that were connected by an intricate web of secret passage ways.
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there are still so many questions in this case. they're looking to the possibility that he may have possibly fled to his home state of sinaloa. it is almost likely that he had help from the outside but there's concern he may have had help from the inside. at least 18 guards here have been sent to nearby mexico city where they're being questioned by federal authorities this morning. >> right. that's going to be an interesting development there. polo thank you very much. pope francis back in rome this morning. he visited a slum in paraguay. the pope's trip ran the gamete prisons to meeting with presidents and catholic leaders during his stops in paraguay ecuador, and to oliva. firefighters forced to stop fighting because a recreational drone was interrupting their air space. no word who was operating that drone in question. no injuries as a result of the
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fire but is a handful of homes evacuated. about to get a close up look at pluto. nasa say the new horizon space probe is on final approach for the fly by of the icy place tomorrow. it's only taken nine and a half years to go 3 billion miles. >> 3 billion miles. >> pluto they might be p.o..ed when they get there. being kicked out of the planetary system. >> we'll find out. we'll have the live interview for you. >> see what the people of pluto have to say about this. >> i can't wait for that. the presidents srepublicans presidential field getting larger. our political panel is here to analyze
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. america knees fresh new leadership. big bold ideas from outside of washington. actually get things done. the republican field there are some who will good fighters. they haven't won the battles. there are others that have won elections but consistently taken on the big fight. i'm show you do both. >> scott walker increasing the republican field for 2016 to 15 candidates. how will he set himself apart
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from the ever growing crowd? let's bring in our cnn commentator paul gala ories. establishment and insurgent. >> my buddy and i were trying to come up with brackets. i was seeding scott walker in the establishment bracket with some of anna's friends lindsay graeme and jeb bush and marco rubio. impressive candidates. i think scott walker switched brackets. he was very establishment. he was for common core education reform he was for immigration reform and the pathway to citizenship. but he's switched on all those issues. he's now, i think, trying to run
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an insuregent wing. slightly more conservative wing of the party. i don't know if he can pull it off. that's a tough switch. anna, why is jeb bush better than scott walker? >> he's taller. can we start with that? >> strong point. i think paul is right. i think we can rate the candidate as establishment and insurgent. hillary clinton is establishment. everybody else on the democratic side is insurgent. i think scott walker makes it 15. how does he set himself apart? it's getting harder and harder. we need to embrace the -- have a choreography and poofy dresses and have a dance off and see who does best at this point. >> i like that! >> but he comes in with national name id from his fights, his
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recall fights in wisconsin. he comes in trying to straddle both sides of the insurgence and establishment to use paul's words. he's got an advantage in iowa. he won in there early. he gave some good speeches and made a good impression. you get one chance to make a good impression. he used it well. frankly, we've all been expecting him to jump in. this is not a surprise for anyone. we were just waiting for the bucket budget issue to finish up in wisconsin which did yesterday. he's jumping in now. >> yeah. paul, you know he changed his position or modified it i guess he would say, on some major social issues like gay marriage even abortion. does that hurt him in iowa? >> you know, well he's moving toward the position that activists and the conservative wing of the party want in iowa. maybe they will accept him. it didn't seem to work for mitt romney. he had been a moderate maybe
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liberal. he said i'll be severely conservative. i guess it worked. he won the nomination. >> what is so wrong with switching. people switch they grow, they evolve. hillary clinton did it on gay marriage. the president did it. >> absolutely. >> i heard the other day, anna about jeb bush they said if he was for a path to citizenship he's not for it anymore. what is that under the category of the potentially partially thing we heard from trump? >> i think, you know, i know jeb bush quite well and i think jeb bush is a guy who is very responsible about what he promises. what i saw him do in florida is make some specific promises and deliver on that. work hard to deliver on that. i think he's shooting for what he thinks is realistic. he's been consistent in that in being what is the scope of reality. let's just remember that eight years ago, hillary clinton who is now, you know, wagging her finger at jeb bush on the
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immigration issue. eight years ago she was against driver's licenses for undocumented. just last year she was one of the first voices calling for the minors at the border to be immediately repatrioted. she's trying to paint herself as a patron saint of undocumented immigrants. she evolved on gay marriage and immigration and she's going to evolve on capital gains taxes. >> one second on hillary clinton and we'll let paul have that. anna today hillary clinton is giving what is being billed as her first policy speech on the economy. what she would do on the economy, i guess. what do you want to hear from her? >> some specific proposal. i want to hear anything from her, allison. we haven't heard anything but dodging and waveeaving from hillary clinton for the last six months. frankly anything we can analyze. i want to hear from her more than how the weather is in iowa.
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give me some specific proposals. >> okay. she's laying out an actual agenda and what is going to be in it. well from the published reports you said i advise the super pac so i can't coordinate with her campaign. but the report was taken -- >> just what do you think? >> here is the thing, how you define the problem points you to the solution. you talk to some republican leaders and the biggest problem facing america is the debt. okay. others mr. trump orethers would say mexico. others would say gay marriage is a terrible threat to america. hillary is saying the biggest single challenge america has is raising the wages of middle class americas. stagnant wage in the middle class. i think she's right. if we can raise the pay of middle class and families then the economy will boom. frankly, i worked for a guy who happened to have a same name as hillary clinton's last name. he did that. >> anna paul brought up donald
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trump. let's go there. rupert murdoch sent out the tweet saying in response to what trump said about illegal immigrants rupert murdoch said mexican immigrants as with all, have lower crime rates than native-born. an example el paso safest city in the u.s. trump is wrong. what do you make of them tweeting that? >> you know, rupert murdoch has a long record as being for immigration reform. he's been one of the big advocates for it behind the scenes. it's something he speaks about to candidates that show up and knock on his door all the time. i would say bravo to rupert murdoch. i think he's letting folks know that trump doesn't speak for everybody. he doesn't speak for murdoch, he doesn't speak for me or other
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republicans. he's speaking certainly to a segment of republicans but let's not paint all republicans with a trump bush. for the love of god i beg you on a monday morning. >> silence, too. >> when she appeals to the love of god. it's above my pay grade. >> good point. on that note anna paul thank you for your time. for all of your political news go to cnnpolitics.com. he's one of the most beloved characters in american literature. maybe we didn't know at kus finch like we thought. is he really a racist? that's what the new book from harper lee -- there's a new book out. he's depicted differently. what does it mean? we'll tell you. ♪ if you can't stand the heat,
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time for the five things to know for your "new day." number one greece now a step closer to the third bailout in five years. european leaders approving a plan that know goes to the parliament for approval. by day's end a nuclear deal
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could be reached with iran. negotiators jumping major hurdles over the weekend. the obama administration has to get any deal approved by a skeptical congress. and a massive manhunt in mexico for drug lord joaquin el chapo chapo gazman. scott walker jumping into the presidential race with a tweet this morning. the 15th republican to enter the race. the marquee event during baseball's all-star break the home run derby is tonight. the competition has a new format this year with tournament style seating and a clock to break ties with a 90 second swing off. for more on the five things to know go to "new day" cnn.com. every parent pray farce healthy child. imagine having a child that was born with a deadly genetic
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disease. some of these diseases are detectable detectable. a georgia couple is telling their story. here is dr. sanjay gupta with today's human factor. >> which paper do you want? >> they may look like atm typical family. look closer. 7-year-old edin can't walk talk or do most anything a girl her age should be doing. she has a neurological disorder. it is a relatively rare disorder but it is more common among jews. her development stopped at 18 months. she'll be blind by 12 and probably not live beyond early adulthood. >> every dream we had for our daughter was just ended with one phone call. >> the golds thought they had been properly screened for genetic diseases before they got married. their first child was born healthy. >> my doctor tested me for total
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of eight diseases and randy's doctor tested him for a total of two diseases. neither one of our doctors tested us for mo 4. >> the couple didn't want other families to suffer. so they started an online education and screening program for genetic diseases that are common common. the screening tests are mailed out and a genetic councillor delivers the results over the phone. >> it's to provide information on how to have healthy children of their own. just like the golds who added another daughter to their family. >> ed enenis is here for a purpose. >> great story. wisconsin governor scott walker a candidate for president. how much do you know about the wisconsin governor? we spoke to people who know him best. wait until you hear what they center to say.
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big day wisconsin's governor scott walker also known as lucky number 15. he's officially in the already crowded republican race for president. who is this guy? we took a look with the people who know him best. what is the answer to my question dana? >> you know people pretty much know scott walker as a union busting republican right. he was the only governor in history to survive a recall. he of course has more dimensions than that. to find out what the dimensions are, we went to the governor's mansion to talk to people who know him best. scott walker's sons are the staple of speech. >> our sons matt and alex. >> my reasons are matt and alex. >> we were told that someone in wisconsin made up a matt and alex drinking game. every time he says matt and alex take a drink.
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>> i didn't know that. that's pretty funny. >> it's the 21 and almost 20-year-old's turn to talk about their dad on the eve of his presidential announcement. >> we've seen his leadership. we've seen that he can get things done. >> what walker did as governor in 2011 shot him to national prominence trying to cut state spending by curving collective bargaining and breaking state unions. it made him a hero to the right and a devil to the left. tensions ran so high through a failed attempt to recall walker his high school-aged sons faced death threats. >> we got a lot of threats. we were able to keep calm and work through them. >> but their mother also gave her husband tough love telling him he wasn't communicating well. >> she asked our dad to explain to people more what their reforms did. >> walker's wife is 12 years his senior. how they met, at this bar says
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a lot about his personality. self-assured and at times a bit awkward. >> he wrote on a napkin "forgive me for being rude. i've got to work early in the morning. if you would like to go out sometime give me a call." >> the walkers are close but even they disagree on some politics. matt and alex support same-sex marriage and complained to their mother when their dad called the extreme supreme court decision a grave mistake. >> she said talk to your father. >> we talked to him. he explained his position and that was it. >> matt and i aren't necessarily changing his stances on any issues. >> do you try? >> no. we respect his opinion on things. >> walker's intense political ambition began as a teenager. he lost a bid to be student body president at marquette
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university. and dropped out. >> he got offered a job. >> what would he say if either of you say i'm done. >> he might be all right if we told him we had a good reason. our mom, on the other hand would not allow that. >> walker was elected to the state assembly at age 25. he's been a career politician since but not always a political star. >> scott is one of the guys that doesn't fill up the room. he comes off as intense, very, you know very thoughtful. >> charlie psychs sikes is a radio host. walker is a guest. >> he's his own number one spoke man. >> some would say that's micromanaging. >> everybody would say it's micromanaging. >> and he's even keeled. apparently no temper. rebecca gleefish is walker's lieutenant governor. >> have you ever seen it? >> nope.
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>> not even during the intense recall moments? >> i was floored by his calm. you know he's a man of deep faith. >> walker is a preacher's son. it guides him spiritually with christian voters he needs, especially in iowa. >> we don't go into meetings and quote scripture but you can see how he cares deeply. >> before she ran for office she was a reporter who covered walker. >> when we're in a public meeting versus when the door is closed same guy. and i know that's weird. >> for his sons that typical guy also means dorky dad. >> a little embarrassing sometimes. he likes to sing. >> they're not the only ones. >> he has a tendency to sing. >> what does he sing? >> he sang "happy." >> how did that go? >> politics is good for him.
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[ laughter ] >> but worse for his sons are his clothes. >> the big one he wears jean shorts sometimes. fashion choices need to be updated. >> but dressing like a pirate when they were kids not so bad. >> that's just how he's been. he's shown the example for us. >> on the informal studio allison was okay she was hearing until the jean shorts. >> shorts. we call them shorts. >> so kids in the crucible of politics a dicey prop i guess it proposition. >> i went in talking expecting them to be polished. their fathers has been in politics since they were born. they have been around it their whole lives. the fact they weren't, they in many ways typical teens or almost teens in they have gave a lot of had one-word answers made me believe the fact they are more of a normal family even
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more because they've kind of weren't as media ready as you would think they would be. kind of that story line they're normal is more believable. but, you know, chris, you are the son of a governor and it is not easy to be in the spotlight. the fact they wanted to go out and give this kind of interview, which is a little bit risky on the eve of their father's presidential campaign just kind of shows, you know, how into it they are. they're going to take at least the summer off. they're going to take the time off that he's going to run for president to help his father. >> look at the end of the day the whole family is in the race. and they're a little bit older. they don't qualify as kids i shouldn't say that. they're young men. it will be interesting to see what they get exposed to. good job. >> thank you very much. what did you learn from that? tweet us using #newdaycnn. i'm going to tweet you about the jean shorts. >> tweet at me. >> i wish i could unhear that. "to kill a mockingbird"
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featured a hero. at kus finch but it turns out he wasn't always so admiral. wait until you hear the back story how and why harper lee changed her famous character. harper lee's biographer is here next.
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now gentlemen, in this country our courts are created
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equal. >> that was gregory peck as atticus finch in the 1962 movie "to kill a mockingbird." now 55 years after harper lee's book "to kill a mockingbird" hit shelves, the character of atticus in another book is making waves for being racist. viewers and fans are stunned. with us this morning is charles j. shields author of "mockingbird" the author of the biography of harper lee. >> good morning to you both. >> how do you explain this met more sis we see from "to kill a mockingbird" to now this new book, which is actually an old book and harper lee wrote first but the character of atticus is
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radically changed. >> you hit on the key which is go set a watchman was written first. it's being released tomorrow. it was written in '56 or '57. to kil a"to kill a mockingbird" was published in 1960. here is the difference "go set a watchman" is seeing her father as a man. as an upstanding man but nevertheless as a fellow adult. to kill a mocking sbird written from the perspective of a 9-year-old girl who thinks her father can do no wrong. >> that's an important distinction in terms of narrative. let me ask you something as a biographer biographer do we have any good reason to believe that were ha are lee saw a connection between the characters in the first effort and in the mockingbird book that she wanted this to come out in order to show the duality of it. is there any kind of indication she wanted atticus finch seen as a paradox? >> i don't think there's anything to support the idea
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that she wanted a paradox, but she wanted this book published. her elder sister alice, who died in november at 102 never wanted it published. i think her elder sister felt that "to kill a mockingbird" was a successful success embraced by millions and that was enough. this book coming out now couldn't be better timed. we're in the summer over the controversy of the confederate flag revisiting issues of racism and seeing atticus finch in this new book as a flawed man, but a man typical of his time. there are many great people who were supporters of segregation at that time. >> in studying harper lee as you did for your eyebiography. there was talk there was another book hidden away? >> oh yes. when i was doing the research in 2004 i came across evidence in her agent's papers there was a novel called "go set a watchman" that was completed sometime
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around 1957. but it speardisappeared from sight for awhile. a contract was issued for "to kill a mockingbird." i took it to be that "go set a watchman" was a first attempt. but you can see they're two radically different books. >> right. and they represent -- i would argue, that "go set a watchman" is a easier way to paint someone during that time written during the '50. >> an accurate depiction? >> no. but it was in play in a way of the cultural stereo type as someone above the law which is something we deal with today. when you look at what with gay marriage the due alality is alive and well in many people. >> yes. that's something we can take away from the new book. let's not dismiss this atticus out of hand under the label he's a racist. or he's a segregationist. there's much to be learned here.
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remember that in to kale"to kill a mockingbird" mockingbird". to understand someone you have to walk around in his shoes. let's read the book with the critical hats on and think why would anyone have supported that in 20th century america. why do some people support it today? this is not a saint we're dealing with. this is a southern man, a lawyer an intelligent man who believes he's right. >> do you have a sense of why only now this book is being released? >> i think it's being released because alice passed away in november, and i think we have a case of a woman, an authority who has directed her attorney bring that book out. so let's make -- let's get as much -- >> why now? she's had since 1960 to do this. obviously she didn't want it to happen. why wouldn't it have happened soonerfive pivotal in the understanding of mockingbird.
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>> her elder sister believed this book was not as good as "to kill a mockingbird" and that atticus was a hero in "to kill a mockingbird." why focus on his shortcomings. realize that atticus is largely based on their father ac lee. and so alice could see no good in coming from revealing things about their father -- >> alice had that much sway? >> very much so. alice lee, who was 15 to 16 years older than nell suffered as her bufferer her tax advisor, and attorney. >> harper lee is fascinating. what a fascinating subject to write about. she's so reclusive. do you have any sense why she never wrote another book after "to kill a mockingbird"? >> i think that "to kill a mockingbird" was really the best thing that she could say. it was her best effort. everything she wanted to address from love to loyalty to racism
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injustice were contained in that book. i think she had the unusual experience of writing her masterpiece first and of course it won the pulitzer prize. >> charles shield thank you for the insight. it's a compelling story back then and today with the new book coming out. thank you for your time. >> thank you. we have a great good stuff for you today. it's a follow up. remember the piano playing homeless person? it's been seen by millions, right. remember why he said he wanted this to get out there? someone he wanted to hear it? >> yes, i remember it. >>well they have! >> the story ahead. i can't wait! e get the complete balanced nutrition of ensure. with nine grams of protein... and 26 vitamins and minerals. and now with... ...twice as much vitamin d ...which up to 90% of people don't get enough of. the sunshine vitamin! ensure. take life in.
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>> thanks to his talent and the video that's what happened. >> can you hear me? >> how you doing, son? >> i can hear you. >> how are you doing? >> i'm happy to see you! >> donald lost costustody of his son after his wife died and he found his way to drugs and alcohol. a local affiliate put them together. >> oh my gosh! that's what we're hoping for with the story. look how he cleaned up. he's almost unrecognizable. that's great. i look forward to the next chapter. >> done. time for newsroom with carol costello. >> hi. thank you so much. "newsroom" starts now. happening now a now or never moment for an iran nuclear deal. now negotiators are poring over the fine print as today's deadline ticks closer. the congress says the fight ain't over yet. >> what a deal looks like is incredibly important. i think it's going to

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