gregory peck, starring as righteous lawyer atticus finch who famously defends tom ma accf rape. >> inuntry, our courts are the great levellers. in our courts, all men are created equal. >> let's begin with justice! >> reporter: today jeff daniels brings atticus to broadway, one written through a modern lens. what is it like for you exploring these themes today? things that you thought were sort of outdated with harper lee but now still resonate. >> we're going through a wakeup call is to gentle, but a wakeup call for white america. african-americans watch "to kill a mockingbird" and go yeah, get it? this is not news. but white america is going, oh, my god, i can't believe it. and the way aaron has written it, it's a punch in the face. >> reporter: the story is told nocenc serving as his s l shooting a mockingbird, wouldn't it? >> reporter: mary badham was 10 years old as starring as scout. today at 66 she says she still carries the weight of that role. >> it's never left me. these are messages that have become even more critical to talk about right now. >> reporter: we were with her a

congress, with respect to that profession at time goes on over the years and ages it is less of the atticus finches in representing in the congress then there are generally speaking. things, ist important think it would be nice if c-span did this one thing. call in whereng a only people -- i am an old guy i should not call in. only people 35 and under call in. we don't leave this planet to them. the two most important things in all mine -- in my mind is nuclear proliferation and the planet. as it relates to air and climate and whatever. and the fact that those things are not predominant in most everybody -- don't misconstrue. health care is important. gun control is important. many issues are important. disparaging in terms of wages what the bottom line is. ,hose two things are important people of my age should realize that we will be gone and the planet will be left to young people. host: he is saying colors under 35 only. we encourage callers to call in and let them -- let us know what you think of the freshman class. many of these freshmen are in the 30's that we have spoken to and 40's. what do

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congress, with respect to that profession at time goes on over the years and ages it is less of the atticus finchesn representing in the congress then there are generally speaking. things, ist important think it would be nice if c-span did this one thing. call in whereng a only people -- i am an old guy i should not call in. only people 35 and under call in. we don't leave this planet to them. the two most important things in all mine -- in my mind is nuclear proliferation and the planet. as it relates to air and climate and whatever. and the fact that those things are not predominant in most everybody -- don't misconstrue. health care is important. gun control is important. many issues are important. disparaging in terms of wages what the bottom line is. ,hose two things are important people of my age should realize that we will be gone and the planet will be left to young people. host: he is saying colors under 35 only. we encourage callers to call in and let them -- let us know what you think of the freshman class. many of these freshmen are in the 30's that we have spoken to and 40's. what do y