sheila johnson was the first female black billionaire. in her memoir, she recounts hardships she faced including racism, losing a child, emotional abuse and depression. robert rubin was the former secretary of the treasury. his latest is about what he's learned on how to make the best decisions in an a uncertain world. and perhaps in complete contrast, robert is a ted talk phenom. he's professor of biology and neurology at stanford university. he argues in his latest book we really don't have any power to decide anything. but there's no such thing as free will. so welcome to the smerconish book club. let's dive in. one of the biggest challenges in today's world is the loneliness epidemic and lack of deep friendships. david brooks may have an answer. how to know a person, the art of seeing others deeply and being deeply seen, he writes these words. some days it seems like we have intentionally built a society that gives people little guidance on how to perform the most important activities of life and as a result a lot of us are lonely and

sheila johnson was the first female black billionaire.ir, she recounts hardships she experienced including racism, losing a child, emotional abuse and depression. and robert rubin was co-chair of goldman sachs, his late zest about what he learned on how to make the best decisions in an uncertain world. and perhaps in complete contrast, robert is a ted talk normal. he argues in his latest book that we really don't have any power to decide anything. but there's no such thing as free will. >> again, you can catch those conversations tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. here on cnn. >> you can't choose to watch because you have no free will. it's predetermined. you will watch. thank you all for joining us. have a happy new year, everyone. make good choices this is "cnn news central." "inside politics" sup next.

sheila johnson was the nation's first female black billionaire.ardships and robert rubin was the former secretary of the treasury co-chair of goldman sachs. his latest is about what he's learned on how to make the best decisions in an uncertain world. and perhaps in complete contrast, robert is a ted talk phenom. he's a professor of biology and neuroology at stanford. he argues in his latest book we don't have any power to decide anything. that there's no such thing as free will. i hope you'll join me next saturday at 9:00 a.m. eastern for the one time airing of the smerconish book club. between now and then, have a very merry christmas and happy holidays. >> hey, merry christmas. happy new year from the smerconish team in new york. i'm catherine, executive producer of the show and this is our team. >> i'm david, producer. >> kerin, editorial producer. >> i'm jorge. writer producer. >> ameila, associate producer. >> happy new year! >> hi, everyone. i work here on michael's show on cnn in new york. and i just wanted to wish you all a merry christma

sheila johnson with the nation's first female black billionaire. in her memory she recounts hardships that she faced along the way, including institutional racism, losing a child, emotional abuse, and depression. robert reuben, former co-chair of goldman sachs. his latest book is about what he had learned on how to make the best decisions in an uncertain world. perhaps in complete contrast, robert supple ski is a t.e.d. talk phenom. he is a professor of neurology mileage at stanford university. he argues in his latest book that we really don't have any power to decide anything. that there is no such thing as freewill. >> really interesting topics. you can watch smerconish 70 mornings 9 am eastern right here on cnn. still to come this afternoon, damaged but not defeated. ukraine hit with a barrage of missile attacks as president zelenskyy visits the frontlines himself in a show of defiance. the latest on the deadly ststrikes whenen we come b back. to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine like google, but it's pi and doe

we already have a great lineup, including actress meg ryan, and suze orman, and sheila johnson and manyourvalue.com. ♪ ♪ >>> good morning. welcome to "morning joe." it's wednesday, december 27th. i am willie geist. joe and mika have the morning off. and now officials are warning the war could take more months, and antony blinken and mayorkas is set to meet with the mexican president as central migrants make their way to the southern border. >>> donald trump continues to claim he should be immune from any prosecution surrounding his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. we will have the latest there. >>> bus drivers across the country increasingly under attack on the job. we will dig into an alarming trend and what officials are doing about it. with the host of "way too early," jonathan lemire, and susan paige and retired four-star navy admiral, good morning to you all. let's begin with israel expanding its ground invasion in gaza, as the u.s. is urging a lower intensity. >> reporter: israel is warning the war with hamas will continue many months despite the pressure to end the war quic

>> we have sheila johnson. she is perhaps best known as the cofounder for b.e.t. resorts. she has stakes in the nba wizards. she's the only black women who own stakes in that many professional sports teams. she believes in intergenerational conversations and work, which is so perfect for this event. >> and we have more announcements in the weeks to come. huma abedin, maggie mcgrath, thank you very much. for more details head to forbes.com or knowyourvalue.com. >>> up next, we'll have the latest on the republican-led investigation into president biden and his family, now backed by a vote to launch a formal impeachment inquiry. >>> also ahead, quote, checks and balances won't stop trump. congresswoman liz cheney warning about the risks of putting the former president back in the white house. he rmfoer president back in the white house. >>> in the criminal justice system, sometimes you really want someone to have done something bad even if they probably didn't, so you spend many months and millions of taxpayer dollars on an investigation, but the best you come up wit

house speaker mike johnson will also meet with zelenskyy. sheila, in line, happy monday to you.ler: happy monday to you, peter. so good to see you again on "washington journal. " you remember that little couple that used to call in? host: yes, they are from texas. the petersons. they were adorable, weren't they? my guess is they are no longer with us. that was several years ago. they were adorable. and you know what? they sent me a painting that mr. peterson date that i've had in my office for years and years. i always remember the petersons. they were adorable. thanks that memory. caller: anyhow, a couple of things going on here, that bill that has been holding up everything, for "washington journal," i called in, and i called in on the office phone, kennedy, and played that whole thing, kennedy in front of the senate doing a campaign speech. the reason, the gentleman on their couple days later and you played a little bit of it again. well, he admonished that whole thing. i had called cory booker's office and admonished him. how can you let him up there? you are the head of the