which time magazine has named us president elect joe biden and vice president elect harris person of the year for 2020 they were picked ahead of health care workers battling the cobra 1000 pandemic the racial justice movement and president trump since 1027 time has been honoring the personal people who are most impacted the news during the calendar year. she was living the dream of many a young woman a high profile job as a t.v. anchor she knew it was a dangerous choice her own mother an outspoken advocate for women's rights in afghanistan had been gunned down 5 years before but. braved the threats and went to work and on thursday she too was shot dead in jalalabad but those who took her life could not a race the admiration of a nation. oh laura who are prayers for a heroine hundreds came out to pay their respects to journalist my wand and her driver assassinated on their way to work. for many young women in afghanistan my one was larger than life a t.v. anchor in a country where 2 thirds of girls are barred from attending school. my one was also an advocate for women's rights and co

times. >> the june issue of "life magazine," which was the photographic magazine at the time, featured hillary rodham at the age of 21. very unusual to feature a young woman, in politics. >> hillary was already making a big impression on the political landscape. >> everybody knew, wow, this person is destined for greatness. >> 24 years later, now in the white house, hillary is poised to bring her passion for change to her role as first lady. >> there have been conflicting signals about which hillary clinton will be shown to the country. the sharp politician? or the conventional, first lady? ♪ right now, i'm working on purification technologies that help advance vaccine and therapy research for covid-19. one day, they'll realize i wasn't just trying to help them go out and play again. i was trying to make it safer for the whole world to get back outside too. i was trying to make it safer your lips have a unique print. ...and unique needs. your lips are like no others and need a lip routine that's just right for you. chapstick® has you covered. chapstick®. put your lips first®. (birds chirping)

look out for that directed by the "new york times" magazine which revisits the country's history with focus on slavery and black americans' contributions. trump has said he hopes to counter lessons that he believes divide americans on race and slavery and teach students to hate their own country. well, baratunde, when you think about it there's nothing about 1619 that can't be solved by 1776. and what better time than an uncontrolled pandemic to address this problem in american education. i kid but you can do a better job on this than me. >> thank you for setting the context that way, brian. and you're welcome on how to citizen with baratunde any time before you get your own podcast. come on out. this president has an interesting choice of how he invests his time, what he does with his energy, what he's done with the power we've temporarily granted him. and on his way out the door he's not telling people to mask up or keep their distance or save their families or not swap air or celebrate his own vaccine as your earlier guest says. he's doubling down on a tiny story of white supremacy

narrative nonfiction and he's been a feature writer and appeared in magazines which include the new yorker , wired, smithsonian and new york times magazine and many of his stories have been developed for film and for television and i also would probably like to sit down and see that midnight in share noble is acandidate for that as well, for a feature . "midnight in chernobyl: the untold story of the world's greatest nuclear disaster" was published in the united states by simon and schuster in 2019 and is an international bestseller . it's been translated into 21 different languages. it's named one of the new york times books of the year and awarded the 20/20 andrew carnegie medal for accidents in nonfiction and i want to read a couple of quotes. some of adam's fears and other authors that show, midnight in share noble isa masterpiece of reporting and storytelling . it unlocks a world that's impossible to penetrate. then a quote from the new york times, super , enthralling and necessary terrifying. the accident unfolds with a cold inevitability. amid rich reporting and scrupulous analysis, major themes emerge. he's working on a

and r m r n a magazine itself which it was explaining that that it's the 1st time it's used on humans. and it's kind of a experimental technology so they're really hugely relieved that it's worked i'm sure. they've won at least among western companies they've won the race how we haven't won the race i mean it's partly because of project light speed in the success of a but it's also something interesting because it's not the only vaccination candidate that uses m.r.i. any technology but apparently were dead in the dead and they had to review their their face to be trials because it wasn't because the the the samples that it was the reason than have enough ethnic minorities not delayed then significantly so it's partly only because they you know that. taken pfizer saw regular rest that they that they managed when i said thank you let's go now to barbara vessel who is standing by outside pfizer's belgian plant where the vaccine is being manufactured. the sight behind you will be very busy in the next few months won't it. oh absolutely and the question of course is being put is this facto

that's not lunch which is on time a full and it's a daily magazine chat but she's allowed lots of comedians to come on through it to and it's just been a great show for people showcasing and and it's really just been allowed to do all sorts on the but notice i know that you are so much happier when you know the road . was commuted from london to glasgow i was came up for the weekend to see my daughters and you know i'm happy doing anything going with the workers and being when you know with my friends and whatnot my family but this is definitely a different thing i see more of mccann's which is amazing about daughters fourteen's busty yesterday it was just beautiful been able to spend more time than i would normally i would normally be going during to london to be based in sydney at 14 so it's been it's been really special for that and to be with my mum especially with the cat my brother go and then my brother donald and given that support base opened up many other things i can work from home no action i can actually what lists my thing and sands voiceovers the people if they need them are

within a hijacked american history because it's of the founding in 1619, which was not true, and where deplatforming -- "time" magazinemed helen keller, of all people. san francisco renaming a school because abraham lincoln, who really save the union and stop slavery is somehow a racist because he is not perfect by our standards. it's going to continue. this is the most frightening period of my life and reminiscent of the mccarthy period. i don't think we can let it rdhappen. i know my father grew up in poverty, flew 40 missions in a b-29 over japan.t and his cousin, who was adopted, was killed, my namesake, and okinawa. i'm not ready to accept that they fought for a racist country that was in here and fought. it's going w to be perpetuated. you are not, blm, going to hijack the totality of american history because it is not perfect. it's good. does not have to be perfect, but it is better than the alternative.t i that is what it is about. it is very disturbing to hear these stories tonight about intolerance. i just hope we can speak out, all of us. >> tucker: that is one of the most stirring summations i have in a lo

he's been a feature writer and appeared in magazines which include and these are all of them but include the new yorker, wired, smithsonian and new york times magazine and many of his stories have been developed for film and for television and i also would probably like to suggest that we can see that united, midnight in share noble is a candidate for that as well and in his first book the untold story of the world greatest nuclear disaster was published in the united states by simon and schuster in 2019 and is an international bestseller. it's been translated into 21 languages. is named one of new york times conducts best books of the year and awarded the 2020 andrew carnegie medal for excellence in nonfiction and i want to read a couple of quotes by some of the atoms peers and other authors that quote, midnight in share noble is a masterpiece of reporting and storytelling. opens a world nearly impossible to penetrate binds truths inside we weren't supposed to discover. another quote fromthe new york times , super. and rolling and necessarily terrifying. accident unfurls with a full inevitability amid so much rich reporting and scrupulous

time, i salute you and i thank you from the bottom of my heart. —— sir tom. he's not slow down, magazine covers and setting up his legacy, the captain tom foundation, a charity whichems. so, time, i think there is one less thing to do. i think we should sing a little bit of our song together. are you happy to do that? yes. # when you walk through a storm, hold your head up high # and don't be afraid of the dark. # at the end of the storm # there's a golden sky and the sweet silver song of the lark. # walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart! # and you'll never walk alone! # you'll never walk alone! # and you'll never walk alone. # you'll never walk alone. # you'll never walk alone! hello there. as promised, the weather was pretty quiet on christmas day across most of the uk with some sunshine, but now, all eyes on the atlantic and the weather is about to turn. storm bella is expected to bring heavy rain and severe gales on boxing day night. the short term, the weather is actually not too bad, in fact, through the small hours of saturday morning, it's a case of increasing winds around coastal areas, but some heavy rain already reaching parts of western scotland. t

time? there is a long which storied history and one that i remember growing up in my house we got jet black magazine and some of the daily newspapers will be for my time in my grandparents read and i wonder how significan significant, what will do those papers play as community leaders who are getting the story of black people right not just what was going on in our community but also black struggle as you mention with the civil rights movement and there was much strife and i wonder where those reviewed in your neighborhood? >> sure. we love those newspapers we cannot wait to get the news not only from the local papers but from the country i will tell you one thing we learned think of papers that came from chicago people learned about job opportunities read about the different industries during the black migration and in some cases they were trying to get out of the south because the job didn't pay much and then to strive for a middle-class life looking for those opportunities in the family members who would run two other places before them and they could meet about it of course the civil rights mov

i was working on heartland at the time so was plenty busy and the great magazine, country music fans, long time, and to write "in depth" about the way to which that genre talked to or influences society and culture in a broader way. i want to write about how dolly parton relates to feminism. .. and happily now that text is now in book form. i'm going to be just a smidge from it, and i want to add, by the way, while i'm finding my place that i wasn't raised like some sort of dolly parton a super fan. i was a kid in the '80s, and for anyone who was cognizant in that decade she was just sort of woven into the fabric of popular culture. you would see on a talk show. her music was underrated. she was starring in blockbuster movies. she appropriate enough, , if i took up the mantle of attempting to do justice to her life and career in this book, start and a first hollywood role, 95, the year that i was born, 1980. in some ways this book is really a gesture of gratitude to limit of her generation, not least of whom being my grandmother betty white mentioned a few minutes ago. i wrote about her struggles in heartland, at a sort of assert in his book

with the killing of 12 people the satirical magazine which had published cartoons of the prophet mohammed iran's supreme leader has appeared for the 1st time in weeks to suggest the u.s. will remain hostile to iran despite the change in presidency in washington the u.s. treasury has imposed more sanctions against iranian individuals and companies the 2030 asian games are to be held until the africa was chosen by the olympic council of asia while ria was named as host of the 2034 games and a compromise agreed between canada and saudi arabia they are the 2nd biggest multi-sport event after the olympics more news on the web site it's always there for you you know the address by now al-jazeera dot com up next it's inside story i'm back straight after that with another news 60 minutes of news and comment see that. subduction group has yet again claimed the kids are nothing but a number of students in nigeria after more than a decade of the girl be dealt with be defeated this is the inside story. hello welcome to the program. nigeria's boko how. much of the wealth into 1014 when it abducted schoolgirls in chibok a few years. against the group it

the prelit trees are courtesy of lowes which donated $1 million worth of christmas trees in cities across the country. >>> "time magazine" named lebron james its 2020 athlete of the year. on the cover is a painting done by a young bay area artist 14-year-old tyler gordon. james being recognized for his achievements both on and off the court. he led the lakers to a 17th championship this year and he's also one of the sports' leading voices speaking out against racial injustice and an organization to combat systemic racist voter suppression. what an honor. 14 years old and has work on the cover of "time magazine" very cool. speaking of time, spencer christian, it's time for some rain around here. >> it certainty is and you brought the topic up just in time. rain is just around the corner. here is a look what is happening now. look at the sky from emeryville. it's 5 ma3 and mid 60s san josed morgan hill and 54 half moon bay looking down toward ocean beach or mt.tam and napa 60, 66 fairfield and concord and livermore also in the mid 60s, mid 60s are going to be disappearing tomorrow. here is the live view from the rooftop c

magazine said, "a memorable event and motion pictures." ♪ the trilogy offered three stories of love. "the miracle" won special praise from the new york times, whichiant, overpowering. the story told of a simple minded peasant girl. expecting a child, she somehow thought its father was st. joseph. a few critics found the story objectionable, but the theater was quite unprepared for what happened on the 10th day of the run. there was a phone call from a new york city official. an assistant manager took the call. the official said the theater would immediately lose its operating license if "the miracle" was not withdrawn. he said he considered the film blasphemous. at first, the threats seemed unbelievable, but later in the day, a letter brought confirmation. within a few days, the matter was brought to court. new york supreme court justice greenberg in his chambers issued a temporary order. >> to what you have had on the rights of individuals, i just can't subscribe to this kind of action. it appears to me that this film was publicly exhibited and not condemned. it was licensed by the motion picture division of the state of new york department of e

which helps families in need. organizers have a goal of collecting 500 pairs of pajamas. >>> "time" magazine named president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect kamala harris 2020's person of the year. it's editor-in-chief says the publication named the democratic ticket to show the forces of empathy than the furies of division. they beat out other contenders like president trump and dr. fauci. >>> disney unveiled a slew of new things coming out for streaming on disney plus. the plans include ten "star wars" spinoffs, ten marvel series and a new willow series on disney plus. this comes as disney plus hits an epic 86.8 million subscribers. the company announced plans for another big screen indiana jones in 2022. harrison ford is a part of it. disney is the parent company of abc7. i had whiplash yesterday. there was so much announced. they'll do another "sister act" squeal. ♪ i will follow him >> whoo! >> i love "sister act." >> come on. >> and i'm here for the new indiana jones. >> pinocchio with tom hanks. >> look -- >> wow. >> we have a lot to watch. >> hocus-pocus 2. i have not even seen the first one. >>

magazine raises in germany. in 60 minutes w. o o o. 9 germany which doubling any time any place. using music video never. have at the back of those. songs to sing along to download she has to come back from super. to give them 2 months to. have varied courses for them into active exercises i'm talking about the d w dot com slashdot actually and i'm on facebook in the uk still. learn german for free but the devil you. know. taking frequency your own hands for yourself on the environment that's often the kids of success especially during this difficult times on today's edition of the who are figure we will introduce you to a lot of different people who are doing just that with various initiatives to help the end bob welcome to the show i know it's coming to you from lagos and i'll be saying a big hello to my colleagues around. hello sound. thank you and a one welcome from me sundra to nobody here in kampala uganda. you are absolutely right near to on the topic we'll meet the messiah in kenya diverse in egypt and so much more here's what you can look forward to in the next half an hour. we show you the pote

time" magazine named him runner-up for kid of the year award. he overcame a lot of challenges in life, with the help of his art. some of which is now on display at the heirs to the throne exhibit at the beverly center. >>> the san jose state spartans are fighting to remain undefeated. they moved today's game against hawaii to hawaii. this is the first time they played since november 14th. last time i checked, san jose state is ahead by four. second half. south bay's new rules forced the 49ers out of town. they've become the phoenix 49ers, kind of, sort of. they're in glendale, next to phoenix. they will be playing at cardinal stadium and take on the bills. join us for 49ers pregame live monday at 4:00 p.m. and then after the game, switch back over to nbc sports bay area for analysis and postgame reaction. >>> experiencing the sound of the symphony from home. the unique experience this afternoon and when you can enjoy it again. it's not easy now with this pandemic. second harvest makes me really really happy. meatballs, mexican rice, chicken enchiladas, and mole. for almost twenty years. *speaking in spanish >>> the magic of

magazine and a jewish supermarket, in which 17 people were killed. the three perpetrators of the attacks were killed by police at the time, and those charged are allegedupport. 0ur correspondent hugh schofield is in paris, he's you been following this landmark trial. three months is a record in terrorist trials in france. there was a several week period when it was closed for covid, because some of the accused got covid. but regardless of that, it was an enormously long trial. all filmed to make a kind of historic record. and a lot of the first part of the trial was simply people remembering what had happened. witnesses at the charlie hebdo shooting and then relatives of people who had died, talking about their loss. there were 100 what they call partie civile, who sort ofjoined the case as civil parties and their lawyers all had to have a word as well. and then we got into the meat of the case, which regards these 1a individuals, three of whom are not in court. three of the most important one is not in court because they fled to syria at the time of the attack. and there was a lot of very, very detailed technical evidence that was compiled by the pro

which he argues the presidency has become too powerful. 7:00 "washington journal," a.m. this morning. watch next week starting sunday at 8:00 a.m. eastern featuring books from time magazine essayists. cnn political analyst investigative reporter, princeton university, cultural hill's opinion editor, former trump organization executive, and heritage senior fellow and former george w administration staff or. staffer. >> yesterday, new york representative eliot engel delivered his farewell speech on the house floor. representative engel has served in congress for three decades. he was defeated in the democratic primary for new york's 16th congressional district. rep. engel: thank you madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. >> without objection. rep. engel: madame speaker, i would hope that anyone who has ever had the privilege to serve as a member of congress leave this place with a heart full of gratitude. as a member of this body, i certainly feel that way. it is hard to believe i have been elected for 16 terms, 32 years. i came here at age 41 not knowing exactly what to expect. and i learned a great deal in these 32 years. i send gratitude

. >> this book grew out of this magazine we cofounded with a group of friends when we been living in san francisco in late 2016 which was a heady and interesting time. maybe we will talk about that but i was the outlier, the one member of the cohort that didn't work directly and never worked directly in the tech industry but as someone who thinks about history and culture, saw myself becoming not just under the influence of san francisco but under the influence of being a human alive in the world at the time thinking more and more about digital technology, i was writing about feminism and there was a lot i thought about social media in that project so i basically as a historian, writer, intellectual got more and more interested in tech and had the good fortune to collaborate with folks with more hands-on experience. >> i work in the tech industry. i have years but i have a lot of interest in the study of humanities in school, something we sit in the first issue of logic magazine that we run with a few friends is we are all insiders and outsiders and as i think the kind of perspective we try to bring to this book, we want to be grounded in the speci

discussion in which we have several scholars, legal and history who will address slavery and the constitution permitted but this is a contemporary issue. from the day the new york times magazine published the 1619 project a year ago, the opinions expressed in network touched nerves in american historical and political scholarship as well as in american life. projectis of the 1619 was the true beginning of american history was not 1776, when america declared its independence from england, but was in 1619 when the first african slaves arrived in america at jamestown. the project also claimed that whatever enduring benefits the nation has seen and granted to the world are attributable to the nation's slaveowning past. was, the 1619 project correct to condemn slavery, particularly on one of its anniversaries. slavery is a despicable institution and no one is sobbing the 13th amendment and did it after the civil war, but the 6019 project is not a work of historical scholarship. numerous historians have objected to the project on the ground that it contains a erroneousn large number of americans have objected to it on the ground that it was leftist political. with us today are seve

which he argues the presidency has become too powerful. 7:00 "washington journal," a.m. this morning. watch next week starting sunday at 8:00 a.m. eastern featuring books from time magazinessayists. cnn political analyst investigative reporter, princeton university, cultural hill's opinion editor, former trump organization executive, and heritage senior fellow and former george w administration staff or. staffer. >> yesterday, new york representative eliot engel delivered his farewell speech on the house floor. representative engel has served in congress for three decades. he was defeated in the democratic primary for new york's 16th congressional district. rep. engel: thank you madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. >> without objection. rep. engel: madame speaker, i would hope that anyone who has ever had the privilege to serve as a member of congress leave this place with a heart full of gratitude. after 32

which the well—being of people around the world, whether they live in the north or south, whether they are rich or poor, is a shared problem, needing global solutions. george alagiah, bbc news. time magazined kamala harris. anthony fauci and frontline healthcare workers, president donald trump were also among the finalists. disney is the latest major studio to divert its focus from cinema to streaming. it's just announced plans for several new television series based in the star wars universe. disney plus, which was launched just over a year ago, now has nearly 87 million subscribers — a figure far exceeding its own predictions for customer growth. with me is our news correspondent paul hawkins. to put it in the words of darth vader, these figures are most impressive, 86 million subscribers around the world and it has only been around for around a year, acro one. netflix is top of the pile but it has taken 13 years and when they started streaming services. disney almost halfway there within a year. apple have been around for a year still have some catching up to do. even that number of subscribers is interesting for apple because apple gives away a year? free subscription with people who

which is accomplishment, pride, ego. as the blog's popularity exploded, leading to a best-selling book, and turning him one of "time magazine's the world, brandon wanted to know if what worked in new york traveled. i'm looking at a cover of a book with paris, amsterdam, buenos aires, and it goes on and on. was the idea always in there? >> no -- well, i mean, is a foreigner with a camera not only going to be able to stop people randomly, but have any sort of meaningful conversation with these people that would somehow provide the same sort of depth and nuance that my work in new york provided? >> reporter: his new book, "humans," documents eight years of trips to more than 40 countries to answer that question. i would give my soul if i could fix her brain, said this father in iraq about his disabled daughter. the longer i do it, the more pain that is waiting if i stop, the addict with a needle in his arm told him in pakistan. on the day i watched my father die, this is the skirt i was wearing, said the survivor of genocide in rwanda. >> the one thing that is indivisible and everybody feels the same way is pain. and what causes

rights to an upcoming book which she hasn't sold the rights to yet about their relationship, but shkreli unhappy with smythe about doing this interview with elle magazine and their timestatement through his lawyers, quote, wishing her luck in her future endeavors. that is cold. this is minus 150 degrees celsius cold. okay. we just had to tell you that because this is the guy who raised prices by 5,000% on a life-saving drug and we have pfizer and moderna giving this out for free, the vaccine. so there is a business angle. >>> telecom giant at & t appears to have the winter blues after receiving less than generous offers for the declining asset directv that they are looking to unload. charlie has broken a lot of headlines on this story. what have you got now, charlie? charlie: liz, there's no surprise here on bids for directv. it's a declining asset. they have to sell it because they need to pay down debt, meaning, they meaning at & t. they were always going to be taken to the woodshed on the bids. we all know that. the question is, will they sell it, who will they sell it to, who is in the best position to buy it. a lot of people in the market thought it was apollo,

which had the support of over a hundred republican members of congress. you meanwhile, joe biden. including some familiar faces. cbs's natalie brand has the latest. >>> fresh off their election as time magazine person of the year, president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect kamala harris presented several more cabinet nominees. >> it is time to rededicate ourselves to who our government agency is entrusted with. to the american people, help is on the way. >> the case includes former obama administration officials. >> i am honored by the trust you gave to me. >> we are going to fight like he will to give our veterans and our families the health care, respect, and dignity they deserve. >> we are here to get hard stuff done. >> also ways and means committee for u.s. trade representatives. >> i look forward to harnessing our pow tore help communities lift themselves out of the current crisis. >> and ohio congressman. >> we will help people believe once again that their government cares about them. no matter who they are. >> before the event here in delaware, senator harris went to capitol hill for a procedural vote ahead of the senate's passage of a defense bill and a one-week funding mea

says in 1918 in a magazine which had been the sentiment for years before 1917 which is that african americans should put their grievances behind, and fight, that was around the same time where president wilson goes before a joint session of congress, and the seven paged speech. we all remember the nine, ten, 11 word freeze where we must fight to make the world safe for democracy. so an african americans here, that they believe because they are citizens they are third, fourth, fifth generation americans, and the leading scholar, w.e.b. du bois is saying in close ranks, most african americans believe that. and many of them will support the war. however, there's a third conversation going on. a philip randolph when you walk into the exhibition you see his quote. we would rather make georgia safe for the knee grow. each one of those has eight image. image under him is three individuals, and a kkk memorabilia. so the image that you see under randolph's quote and the image of the president on the capital, and the image of the young men joining the war are all within a year span. so when you understand that african americans are going to fight a war to make life safe for dem

annoyed that he wasn't named "time's" person of the year, but they managed grabbed a a couple of other magazine covers let me show you what i mean. trump was honored by a magazine whichers two of his favorite things, food and wine [ laughter ] michael flynn received the honor from "better homes and pardons. [ laughter ] and steve mnuchin was honored by "mnewsweek. [ laughter ] wilbur ross was featured on the cover of "117. [ laughter ] mike pence was given the honor from something called "this is a magazine." [ laughter ] and finally, rudy giuliani wasfeatured in "field and streaming. there you go [ applause ] congrats, you guys, on those covers and this is just wild. it just came out that trump's chief of staff told the head of the fda to approve the pfizer vaccine today or resign. trump's like, "we need this vaccine today for a virus i've ignored since march. we need it today." [ applause ] i think we let the fda have their moment i mean, 80% of their job is just putting out lettuce recalls. [ laughter ] give them a little something i've got to say, though, in trump's defense, if the fda is allowing pizza hut's triple decker box, then this should not be a problem [

in fact, the first time the phrase fake news was written down was in a harper's magazine article i think in the 1930s. the difference today is just the speed breath and depth in which this information spreads. we have dramatically changed the nature of the human connections online. this was over the last ten years. we've essentially created the central nervous system for humanity with this technology. and i think that is very different than anything we've had before. john: absolutely. specifically, within the context of the height machine . talk about this hype room. what is that. sue and, yes, i really want that under the hood of the technology in the book. but also doing it in a way that understandable to non-technical experts . soap one of the really important parts of this machine are the algorithms and to really important algorithms are the friend recommendation for the people that you may know algorithms. the newsfeed algorithm. the people you may know. they determine the structure of the human social network online in our star because they are responsible for new connections that are made. and then these other algorithms as the slope information over this ne

which of the constitution three point oh, freedom and technological change, the proceedings from the brooks project. technology and the constitution. his essays and commentaries have appeared in the atlantic, new york times magazine, on national public radio and the new republic where he is the first editor, and the new yorker where he has been a staff writer. the chicago tribune has named him one of the ten best magazine journalists in america. the los angeles times has called him the nation's most widely read and influential legal commentator. let's please welcome professor jeffrey rosen. thank you. >> we thank you so much. ladies and insulin, fellow teachers, it is such an honor to address you today. teaching civics is the most urgently important task in american democracy. james madison said, a popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is a prelude to tragedy or farce. and your efforts to educate young americans about the essence of american government, and its fundamental principles, will determine the future of the republic. polls show that young people are more likely to support authoritarian alternatives to democracy than the older generation. and yet, those educated in c

which was a film, of course, we all grew up with. i was an usher in the movie theater back in queens. when "return of the jedi" way magazine, i saw it dozens and dozens of timesreer. this next question we have to preface it with a bit of a spoiler alert for those who haven't caught up and finished season 2 but there was a huge moment, luke skywalker, one of the most rye connick heroes in history, mark hamill making a comeback in the season finale there. what went into that decision? there was a risk in doing that and how did you keep that under wraps? >> it was very tricky because it's very hard to keep a secret nowadays especially with "star wars" because people are so curious and so many involved with the process with visual effects finishing, making it, filming it at the studios, everything, and every leak -- every piece of casting leaked and we were so scared right up nilanjana till it aired that our surprise cameo was going to leak too but we started off the whole series with the baby yoda reveal, with the grogu reseal. that was a secret that everybody was really blown away by and part of that is not telling too many people, not having merchandise that's