plus jack schlossberg, the grandson of president john f. kennedy on why another president, barack obama, will receive the jfk profile and courage award this sunday. and as president trump continues to tear down the obama legacy, which democrat is going to emerge the to lead the party out of the trump wilderness? the independent bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, obama himself, or will someone in the new generation rise up? finally tonight let me finish with trump watch for this friday night. this is "hardball," where the action is. nobody does underwater stunts, sylvia. except me, of course. this is my stop. adios! ♪ if you're a stuntman, you cheat death. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. número uno! >>> join me sunday night at 8:00 eastern for live coverage of president obama as he receives the profile in courage award. we'll have the big event at the jfk library including speeches from both the former president and the former first lady, michelle obama. that

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now someone i adore and someone whose picture to help me here and in japan jack schlossberg.plause] you are an amazing mother and friend and a role model to me and i know everyone is grateful to your service. thank you all for being here tonight. this library is a special place to be in the same place that it's special for anyone that visits if it allows us to have a relationship with a man we never knew that holds a special place. we can look and find strength and guidance and laughter from the spirit that was on here. courage is the quality my grandfather admired as a soldier in the president he displayed throughout his life and celebrated other leaders. as we mark 100 years we celebrate his life and everything he achieved and everything he represents but what is possible in america and all the work left undone. throughout his presidency my grandfather made it clear that he alone had no answers. he had the courage to admit the shortcomings and to lay out the plans to address the problems and ask the fellow americans for help in solving them and in doing so he inspired a gen

in japan, and the youngest and not the quietest member of the profile in courage committee, jack schlossberg. >> thank you, mother, for that kind introduction. and once again, thank you for bringing me into this world [ laughter ] you are an amazing mother and role model to me, and everyone here is thankful for your service. this library is a very special place for me and my sisters in the same way it is specialer for anyone who visits it. it allows u to us have a relationship with a man who we never knew but holds a special place in our hearts. we can come here to hear his voice, read his words and look lu the old notebooks and ties and find strength and guidance and laughter from the spirit that lives on here. courage was the quality that my grandfather most admired. as a young man, a soldier and president, he displayed it throughout his own life and he celebrated other leaders as well since president kennedy was born. and so, we celebrate his life and what he achieve and we know that he represents what is possible in america and all of the work left undone. throughout the presidency, my g

jack kennedy schlossberg/john f.'s grandson"my favorite speech of his is his speech that he gave at rice university, explaining to america why we should go to the moon." nat sound"we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." jack kennedy schlossberg/john f. kennedy's grandson"and in that speech, he said that 'great challenges are actually great opportunities.' i think itús important to remember that those are opportunities and that we can rise to the occasion if we choose good leadership."so will he run? jack kennedy schlossberg: "i'm inspired by my family's legacy of public service. itús something that is-- i'm very proud of. but i'm still trying to make my own way, figure things out, and so stay tuned." dana bash, c-n-n washington. (darya) we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero. tracking your memorial day forecast. in entertainment news... the fifth "pirates of the caribbean" mo

. >> reporter: his only grand son jack schlossberg reflecting on the familiar si legacy. >> he was electedn a platform of challenge, not promises. >> reporter: and fighting on here in washington. congressman joe kennedy of massachusetts, age 36. >> there is no mercy in a system that makes health care a luxury. >> robert kennedy was your grandfather? >> yeah. >> john f. kennedy was your -- >> great uncle. >> reporter: is it hard walking in those shoes. >> you don't walk in those is shoes. how do you live up to what giants and titans have done. >> reporter: he knows nostalgia can't overcome the challenges of today. >> do what you can. at least i believe. you do what you can to try to end up a little better than you found it. >> reporter: a new generation, a living legacy. david wright, abc news, washington. >> well, you can really see the kennedy in that generation. >> you can. our thanks to david for that. >>> back to ginger with more on all that rain hitting the northeast. >> so many people, my makeup artist said is it going to rain all day? that's hard to do, clears out at least in new yo

part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth, caroline kennedy and her son jack schlossbergformer president barack obama. >> they're with us now exclusively. good to see you guys again. >> thank you. >> you were here not along ago and talking about the times we're living in and the dysfunction in washington and in politics in general. i was wondering is it harder these days to find political acts of courage or do political acts of courage jump out more and stand out more amidst this? >> well, that's a good question. i think that really this award is about encouraging people to both require it in our public officials and look for ways we can be more courageous in our own lives. so all of us. because i think that doing what's right is something that, you know, we need a lot more of. >> president obama, of course, is the recipient this year. did you identify certain instances where you said, okay, that was an act of political courage, he went on on a limb there and he didn't have to? >> jack was on the committee that chose president obama. i was in japan. but i'm thrilled with