jennifer olsen with the rosalynn carter caregiving institute. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> nawaz: if this election is increasing your anxiety, that may be more than a sign of the times. it may be the result of a conscious political strategy to scare you into a point of view. our lisa desjardins reports on the use of fear in the 2020 campaign. >> desjardins: beneath the 2020 fight, an aggressive undercurrent. >> no one will be safe in biden's america. >> desjardins: fear. used especially by president donald trump, making alarmist, extreme claims. >> it's tremendous violence. no city, town, or suburb will be safe. to save democracy from the mob. then you must vote. >> desjardins: but the president is not alone. >> remember seeing those neo- nazis and klansmen and white supremacists coming out of the fields with lighted torches? veins bulging? >> there is near pervasive talk of threats to your community, your race, to you. >> desjardins: what does all this use of fear do, what does it mean to voters? we asked on social media,

jennifer olsen, executive director of the rosalynn carter institute for caregiving. judy: jennifer olsen, welcome to the "newshour." these stories, people who take care of others, it is overwhelming. it takes your breath away. normally it's the kind of story we don't hear. these have been in the privacy of families. dr. olsen: you are right. the stories we just heard are often bedroom or kitchen table conversations, despite the fact that there are over 50 million caregivers in the country. that was before covid. judy: give us a sense of the range of things caregivers or car -- are called on to do and what can it mean when the day does not end? dr. olsen: what we have heard is increases in stress and this time of covid with a couple of main drivers. fears about someone getting sick themselves so they would not be able to provide the care that they do for others. individuals worried about their care recipient getting sick. lack of access to services, as we just heard. people unable to come into the home or day programs not available. last week, we released a report of

i got rosalynn carter's journals that she -- unpublished journals she made available to me. mmy carter at camp david on a day, mika, was supposed to take a bike ride with president carter, according to rosalynn's journals, he was meeting th that time foreign minister to try to rescue camp david. that was the critical day you were supposed to go on the bike ride. he stayed back to put the thing back together again. on china, people think nixon opened the door to china, and he it's true. in 1972 nixon went to china, but that didn't establish any kind of relationship. and the global economy is based on the relationship that ping and jimmy carter put together in 1979. >> that's so true. >> amazing. and speaking of mika, michael beschloss, it was always family lore broke the peace by running over someone with a golf cart. >> just a tap. >> the family members told, until we went to dr. brzezinski's funeral. weigh talked to mrs. carter, president carter. they said mika ran over him with a golf cart. >> i just nicked him. it wasn't that bad. >> that said, look at the 40 years of war

carter was seated next to his wife rosalynn. you see them there wearing masks. >> carter is the longest-living president in u.s. history. he reached 96 after a year of health challenges, including brain surgery and several falls. we wish president jimmy carter a happy birthday there. you mentioned that you saw the president, the former first lady there, wearing masks. there as that parade going by. we had that other major story this morning with president trump testing positive for covid-19. so we see the state of affairs that are happening in our country right now when it comes to this very dangerous virus that's taken the lives of more than 200,000 americans and made so many others ill. >> and kenneth, we can draw parallels there. the former president is celebrating his birthday, like many of us have celebrated our birthday, during this unprecedented time in these conditions where we're wearing masks, social distancing, trying to stay close to our loved ones without getting them sick. and this is the reality that americans have

carter turned 96 today. the oldest living former president in u.s. history. spending the day with his wife rosalynnt their home in plains, georgia. and late today, the images coming in, the community turning out with a drive-by birthday parade. the carters right there, waving from their chairs. and we loved seeing that. >>> when we come back here tonight, the note from a grandfather taped to a bucket of baseballs and why that note is now being shared by so many. vi. ♪ wow ♪ uh-huh $0 copays on primary care visits and lab tests. ♪ wow ♪ uh-huh plus, $0 copays on hundreds of prescription drugs. ♪ wow ♪ uh-huh unitedhealthcare medicare advantage plans. including the only plans with the aarp name. most plans have a $0 premium. it's time to take advantage. ♪ wow it's tnature's bountyantage. is here for you. ready to take your immune support to the next level? the number one herbal supplement brand has everything you need to help keep your immune system strong. immune support comes naturally with nature's bounty. he'd die of lung cancer. (susan n) leonard was afraid he never thought it would be copd. you