we sent an african-american family into the everglades.as a traditional ace that african- american familiesid not go i met th mother and she said, i cannot wait to g bac. ere's always a resistancto somethi new, particularly when we got al o theseistractions in front of us. but i have never had somedy not be tranormed b time out of t national parks. mebody once said that people who are bored the view of the and canyon will be disappointed on the day of judgment. [laughter] tavii read a quot from you somewhere relative tohis wonderful sies where you said that parks are good places for iphanies. whatid you mean that>> it goes back to what we've been talking out you std out on the river and you haveç that carving that is 1.7 blion years old, nearl half the age the plat and if i'm lucky i ge "fourscore -- i get fourscore, 8years. i get open upper to all this -- i did open u to relationsh, to all things. every sile one of the pple that we introduced you to hava moment like at. there was someone or couple people or anassociation who got together

we sent an african-american family into the everglades. was a traditional place that african- american families did not go. i met the mother and she said, i cannot wait to go back. there's always a resistance to something new, particularly when we got all of these distractions in front of us. but i have never had somebody not be transformed by time out of the national parks. somebody once said that people who are bored by the view of the grand canyon will be disappointed on the day of judgment. [laughter] tavis: i read a quote from you somewhere relative this wonderful series where you said that parks are good places for epiphanies. what did you mean by that >> it goes back to what we've been talking about you stand out on the river and you haveç that carving that is 1.7 billion years old, nearly half the age of the planet and if i'm lucky i get "fourscore -- i get fourscore, 80 years. i get open upper to all things -- i did open up to relationship, to all things. every single one of the people that we introduced you to have a moment like

a pbs station sent an african-american family into the everglades.is a place where they didn't go. the family had a wonderful time. they did sort of a pbs version of a reality show and i met the mother and she said i can't wait to go back so i think that there is always just that resistance to something new, particularly when we've got all of these distraction in front of us but i have never had somebody not be transformed by time out in the national parks. it is not like ho hum. somebody once said that people who are bored by the view from the grand canyon will be disappointed on the day of judgment. [laughter] tavis: i read a quote from you somewhere. relative to this wonderful series where you said that parks are good places for epiphanies. what did you mean by that? >> i think it goes back to what we were talking about. you stand on the rim of the grand canyon. you look at the colorado river that has been carving rock. 1.7 billion years old. nearly half the age of the planet. if i'm lucky, if i'm fortunate, i get four score, 80 years. i'm nothing

the everglades would have long since been drained and be filled with tract housing and all sorts of ugly development. yosemite, one of the most beautiful valleys on earth would be a gated community. yellowstone would be geyser world. we're talking about the difference between pottersville and bedford falls. and we choose in it's a wonderful layoff to live in bedford falls. we reject pottersville. but yet so much of the arguments today, that selfishness is very much what america is about. you know what? it is not what we're with. we're about sharing these things in common. it is about commonwealth which is a wonderful idea. and not socialism. if it is socialism, then the people you call at 3:00 a.m. when your house is on fire, that's socialism. and the people who are in afghanistan risking their lives, that's socialism. the people picking up your trash, that's socialism, too. >> we cannot talk constructively about government. we will get over having a national park system, i believe. ken burns, it is such an honor to have you here. thank you. the miniseries is called the national parks: a

the everglades would have long since been drained and filled with tract house houzing and ugly development. yosemite valley would be a gated community. yellowstone would become geyser world, something like that. we're talking about the difference between pottersville and bedford falls. and we choosz in "it's a wond wonderful life" to live in bedford falls. but that selfishness is so much what america is about. you know what? it's not what we're about. it's about common wel, a wonderful idea, and not socialism. if it's socialism, then the people you call at 3:00 a.m. when your house is on fire, that's socialism. the people in afghanistan risking, their lives that's social itch. the people picking up your trash, that's socialism. >> we're so afraid of that word we can't talk constructively about government without butting up against it at this point. we will get over that, we're just having a national tantrum. >> a little hiccup. it's such a pleasure to have you here. . >> it's worth every minute of your time. it premiers this sunday on pbs. coming up on "countdown" michael moore joins keith

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noted filmmaker ken burns has trained his sights on those, from the everglades to alaska to tell theheir magnificence. if you've done some traveling in this country to the national parks, you will agree, they are magnificent, and ken's a good guy to tell their story. we'll talk to him in just a little while. >>> plus, from the big easy to the california coast, barbara corcoran shows us how far your housing dollars can go these days. >>> but first, let us get a >> we are dealing with a light shower activity, and we have the potential to see clearing skies this afternoon. this will be out of fear in the next hour. 74 is the forecast hide. >> that's your latest weather. and for weather any time of the day or night, go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. meredith? january thank you, al. look who has joined us, "the office's" john. now john is writing, directing and acting in his own film, brief interviews by a hideous man about a woman in search of a relationship after hers ends. good morning. >> good morning, guys. i love being at the news desk. turn around, be like,

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noted filmmaker ken burns has trained his sights on those, from the everglades to alaska to tell thene some traveling in this country to the national parks, you will agree, they are magnificent, and ken's a good guy to tell their story. we'll talk to him in just a little while. >>> plus, from the big easy to the california coast, barbara corcoran shows us how far your housing dollars can go these days. >>> but first, let us get a check of the weather, and for that, we're going to go outside and say hi to al. >> hey, thank you, guys. and no more teachers, dirty looks. you're retired? >> yes, from michigan. doug and my wife janet. >> jan. >> all the best. that's fantastic. >> thank you. >> let's check out -- happy birthday to you, young lady. >> thank you! >> let's check your weather. for today, sunshine up and down the eastern seaboard, rain moving through the central gulf coast, and we are goingo have sunny skies also in new england. as we head on into tomorrow, unfortunately, that heavy rain moves back into the southeast. we could be looking at more flooding throughout georgia, the

. >>> a race of violent man eating pythons could be brewing in the everglades.y worried it's really happening. two nonnative breeds are being illegally released into the swamped too often. if african pythons breed with burmese pythons, they could be big enough to prey on humans. the population has exploded so fast florida started a bounty hunt. 18 snakes have been captured so far. >>> entrepreneur craig cook learned his trade in an expected place. >> when i was in my senior year in college, i spent a semester at walt disney world. one day i wanted to create a company that had the same sense of magic. >> he learned what he knew about a mouse and handed to the dogs. on weekends he volunteered at the animal shelter. took the proposal and secured $100,000 loan. that helped him to open wag a lot. one of first dog gi day cares. it was a leap in faith in following my gut. i thought as long as it's convenient for a customer to drop its way to work, it would work. >> now craig has three locations and ready to franchise. >> disney had this idea of creating kind of this co