geoff: derrick johnson is the president and ceo of the naacp. thank you for your insights. rrick: thank you for the opportunity. amna: today marks an anniversary that some see as a pivot point in the american presidency. exactly 50 years ago, white house aide revealed that then president nixon's conversations had been taped. the "watergate tapes" included audio of nixon working to cover-up the watergate break-in connected to his campaign and became a point of no return for him as he slid to political downfall. but what is their legacy in the heated politics of today? correspondent lisa desjardins has more. lisa: it is hard to miss some broad similarities with today. in early 1973, president nixon faced congressional and criminal investigations related to the watergate break-in. he pledged that he had no role in the break-in and the american public was split over it. until news of the watergate tapes. after that, nixon's approval plummeted and key republicans broke with him. to compare and contrast that with today, i'm joined by jill wine-banks, who was one of the prosecutors

derrick johnson and calvin watts are our crew and standing by hiding somewhere but they'll be out. we are going to board now. firts i want to recognize my boss, the board chair of our organization, carmen clark. leslie rogers a board member, retired head of federal transit administration district. dennis talk to your friends about getting us more money, leslie. and wes (indiscernible) a retired superintendent of cable cars. we got a great board. now it is time for the fun, so we can have the press and the mayor group will be on this platform here. that is for them, but others who are press and invited guests can walk down to the end there and they can climb on the rest of the car and then we'll let others on as we have room. press and invited guests and then we'll get going. [cheering and applause]

naacp president derrick johnson. >> we all must stand together as a nation to ensure we don't find ourselvese stand united as a country and not try to remake history. >> reporter: two of the authors of the guidelines say they proudly stand behind them and that they were, quote, developed using a methodical process within our work group. >> they want to replace history with lies. >> reporter: the nation's first black and asian american vice president traveled to florida friday to condemn the new standards in person. >> let's be clear. i do believe this is not only about the state of florida. there's a national agenda afoot. >> that was nancy cordes reporting. >>> turning overseas, russian officials say ukraine launched a drone attack on moscow monday. ukraine has claimed responsibility. it's been a grinding push as ukraine tries to regain ground. but as charlie d'agata reports, some soldiers have found a small reprieve. >> reporter: you might not know it from the chilled atmosphere of a summer's afternoon, but these men and women are hardened warriors. having fought in some of the most brutal

derrick johnson and calvin watts are our crew and standing by hiding somewhere but they'll be out.(indiscernible) a retired superintendent of cable cars. we got a great board. now it is time for the fun, so we can have the press and the mayor group will be on this platform here. that is for them, but others who are press and invited guests can walk down to the end there and they can climb on the rest of the car and then we'll let others on as we have room. press and invited guests and then we'll get going. [cheering and applause] aca.org or 510-271-8443 extension 300. >> can you hear me? okay. thanks. do a roll call, please. >> thank you. commissioner bridges. joining late. commissioner driscoll, present. commissioner gandhi, present. commissioner heldfond, present. commissioner o'connor, present. commissioner safai is running late and commissioner thomas, running late. we have a quorum. >> before we go any further, i like to officially welcome our fellow commissioner mr. o'connor for the first meeting and tim is takes the place of brian. we welcome him and really welcome because w

derrick johnson and calvin watts are our crew and standing by hiding somewhere but they'll be out. we are going to board now. firts i want to recognize my boss, the board chair of our organization, carmen clark. leslie rogers a board member, retired head of federal transit administration district. dennis talk to your friends about getting us more money, leslie. and wes (indiscernible) a retired superintendent of cable cars. we got a great board. now it is time for the fun, so we can have the press and the mayor group will be on this platform here. that is for them, but others who are press and invited guests can walk down to the end there and they can climb on the rest of the car and then we'll let others on as we have room. press and invited guests and then we'll get going. [cheering and applause] >> who doesn't love cable cars? charging emissions and we're free which we're proud of you know, it's not much free left in the world anymore so we managed to do that through donations and through our gift shops. you got a real look and real appreciation of what early transit systems are