. >> tonight cnn anchor best-selling author anderson cooper chronicles the rise and fall of the legendary american dynasty, his mother's family the vanderbilts. we are joined by catherine howell, a new york times best-selling author of historical fiction and an academic who brings

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here's cnn's anderson cooper to show you how. >> now that we've announced the top ten cnn heroes of 2021, it's time to show you how you can help decide who should be cnn hero of the year and receive $100,000 to continue their work. just go to cnnheroes.com where you can learn much more about each hero and when you're ready, just click on "vote." you get ten votes every day to help support your heroes. that means you can cast all your votes for one hero or divide them among your favorites. to confirm your vote, just log in using either your email address or facebook account. this year, you can even double your votes by rallying your friends on social media. then on sunday, december 12th, join me and my friend and co-host kelly ripa as we reveal the 2021 cnn hero of the year. live during the 15th annual cnn heroes all-star tribute. >> meet all this year's top ten heroes and vote ten times a day if you'd like every day at cnnheroes.com on who should be our cnn hero of the year. and we'll be right back. (man 1) oh, this looks like we're in a screen saver. (man 2) yeah, but we need to go high

. >> up next on booktv, cnn anderson cooper and katherine howe provide history of the vanderbilts, what's one of the wealthiest families in the country and mr. cooper's militants on his mother's side. brookings aesthetician senior fellow thomas wright discusses a global impact of the covid-19 pandemic on security, economics and foreign policy. and later on a weekly author interview series "after words," entrepreneur vivek ramaswamy argues that corporate america is signing on to woke culture to increase profits. consult your program guide for more schedule information or visit booktv.org. here's anderson cooper and katherine howe. >> tonight cnn anchor and "new york times" best-selling author anderson cooper chronicles the rise and fall of a legendary american dynasty, his mother's family, the vanderbilts. he is doing by katherine howe, i knew the times best-selling author of historical fiction and academic who brings her keen research skill and narrative flair to the story of an extraordinary family. and now without further ado i would like to welcome our guests to the virtual stage. >> h

. >> up next on booktv, cnn anderson cooper and katherine howe provide history of the vanderbilts, what's one of the wealthiest families in the country and mr. cooper's militants on his mother's side. brookings aesthetician senior fellow thomas wright discusses a global impact of the covid-19 pandemic on security, economics and foreign policy. and later on a weekly author interview series "after words," entrepreneur vivek ramaswamy argues that corporate america is signing on to woke culture to increase profits. consult your program guide for more schedule information or visit booktv.org. here's anderson cooper and katherine howe. >> tonight cnn anchor and "new york times" best-selling author

starting out cnn's anderson cooper and catherine howell provide a history of the vanderbilts , once one of the wealthiest families in the country and cooper's ancestors on his mother's side. >> tonight cnn anchor best-selling author anderson cooper chronicles the rise and fall of the legendary american dynasty, his mother's family the vanderbilts. we are joined by catherine howell, a new york times best-selling author of historical fiction and an academic who brings routine research skills and narrative flair to the story of an extraordinary family and now without further review i'd like to welcome our guests to the virtual stage. >> hello. thank you so much everyone. it's such apleasure to be here . anderson, greetings to you. >> i feel like we only ever see each other remotely. >> that's true although hopefully that will change. welcome one and all. this should be a fun conversation and there will be plenty of time at the end if you have questions or comments you'd like to share. the way we're going to do it is i will be taking a question from the q&a but i will be able to look at the

starting out cnn's anderson cooper and catherine howell provide a history of the vanderbilts , once one of the wealthiest families in the country and cooper's ancestors on his mother's side. >> tonight cnn anchor best-selling author anderson cooper chronicles the rise and fall of the legendary american dynasty, his mother's family the vanderbilts. we are joined by catherine howell, a new york times best-selling author of historical fiction and an academic who brings routine research skills and narrative flair to the story of an extraordinary family and now without further review i'd like to welcome our guests to the virtual

here's cnn's anderson cooper. >> now that we've announced the top ten cnn heros of 2021, it's time to show you how you can help decide who should be cnn hero of the year and receive $100,000 to continue their work. go to cnnheros.com where you can learn much more about each hero and when ready click on vote. you get ten votes every day to support your heroes. you can cast all your votes for one or divide them among your favorites. to confirm, log in using either your e-mail address or facebook account. this year you can double your votes by rallying your friends on social media. then on sunday, december 12th, join me and my friend and co-host kelly rippa as we reveal the 2021 cnn hero of the year live during the 15th annual cnn heros all-star tribute. >> go to cnnheros.com to vote for who inspires you the most and remember to join anderson cooper and kelly rippa live on sunday, december 12th. we'll be right back. at humana, we believe your healthcare should evevolve wih you, and part of that evolution means choooosing the right medicare plan for you. humana can help. with original med

. >>> i'm anderson cooper. there year we celebrate a milestone, the 15th anniversary of cnn heroes. for a decade and a half we've had the honor of introducing you to extraordinary everyday people who are changing the world. and at a time when we need kindness and courage more than ever, we're thrilled to announce this year's top ten cnn heroes. from philadelphia, pediatric surgeon ella stanford saw covid-19 ravaging communities of color, so she built trust and brought testing and vaccinations to more than 75,000 people. from san francisco, david flink is building understanding and confidence using his journey with adhd and dyslexia to help kids with learning differences across america thrive. in new york city, hector guadalupe uses fitness training to help formerly incarcerated men and women like himself get family-sustaining jobs and build careers. from colombia, jennifer colpas brings eco-friendly energy, safe water and sanitation to struggling colombians in remote areas. linda dowdy of phippsburg, maine, monsters 2,500 miles of coastline providing support and medical care to thou

. >> i'm anderson cooper. this year, we celebrate a milestone. the 50th anniversary of cnn heroes. for a decade and a half, we've had the honor of introducing you to extraordinary, every day people who are changing the world. and at a time when we need kindness and courage more than ever, we're thrilled to announce this year's top ten. from philadelphia, pediatric surgeon, dr. stanford. saw covid-19 ravaging communities of color so she brought testing to more than 75,000 people. david flange is building understanding and confidence using his journey with adhd to help kids thrive. in new york city, hector guadeloupe uses fitness training to help inkars nated men and women to build careers. from colombia, jennifer brings eco-friendly energy, safe woate and sanitation to struggling colombians living in remote areas. linda dowdy of pittsburgh, maine, monitors 25000 miles of coastline bringing healthcare to marine animals. from indonesia, a restaurant owner has sent tons of plastic for recycling and provided to do fo to families during the pandemic. and michelle fernandez has turned her

join anderson cooper and special guest kelly ripa as they host the 15th annual cnn heroes "all-star tribute" live on sunday, december 12th. >>> all right. hello again, thank you so much for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. we're following breaking news on capitol hill. sources telling cnn that house democratic leaders are pushing to hold votes on both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the president's larger spending plan as soon as tuesday. for the latest, let's bring in daniella diaz on capitol hill. tell us what you're learning. >> reporter: fred, my colleague, manu raju, is reporting that house democratic leaders are now eyeing tuesday as the day they will bring both of these bills, the bipartisan infrastructure bill that's already passed the senate, and the separate massive economic bill that has been negotiated for weeks and weeks, and we've been covering that would expand the nation's social safety net. this is what it's going to look like the next couple of days -- a new version of the bill could be introduced as soon as tomorrow with some revisions, and then the rules commi

here's anderson cooper with this year's top ten cnn heroes of 2021. >> i'm anderson cooper. this year we celebrate a milestone -- the 15th anniversary of cnn heroes. for a decade and a half we've had the honor of introducing you to extraordinary everyday people who are changing the world. at a time when we need kindness and courage more than ever we're thrilled to announce this year's top ten cnn heroes. from philadelphia, pediatric surgeon ella stanford saw covid-19 ravaging communities of color, so she built trust and brought testing and vaccinations to more than 75,000 people. from san francisco, david flink is building understanding and confidence using his journey with adhd and dyslexia to help kids with learning differences across america thrive. in new york city, hector guadalupe uses fitness training to help formerly incarcerated men and women like himself get family-sustaining jobs and build careers. from colombia, jennifer colpas brings eke friendly energy, safe water, and sanitation to struggling colombians living in remote areas. linda dowdy of phippsburg, maine,

. >> go to cnn heroes.com to vote for who inspires you the most and join anderson cooper and special guest kelly ripa as they host live on sunday, december 12. we'll be right back. at humana we believe your healthcare should evolve with you and part of that evolution means choosing the right medicare plan for you. humana can help. with original medicare you are covered for hospital stays and doctor office visits but you'll have to pay a deductible for each. a medicare supplement plan can cover your deductibles and coinsurance but you may pay higher premiums and still not get prescription drug coverage. but with an all-in-one humana medicare advantage plan you could get all that coverage plus part d prescription drug benefits. you get all this coverage for as low as a zero-dollar monthly plan premium in many areas. humana has a large network of doctors and hospitals. and telehealth coverage with a zero-dollar copay. so call or go online today and get your free decision guide. discover how an all-in-one humana medicare advantage plan could save you money. humana, a more human way to he

in a recent interview with anderson cooper, he admitted he created a bogus instagram account to help sell his late mother's artwork. cybersecurity experts say the fake persona was nearly as phony as cooper and person. the world series is underway in atlanta after the braves lost to the astros 7-2 in game one, stacey abrams demanded a recount. saw that one coming like a frisbee in the desert. the biden administration released a 42 page plan to promote gender equality. it's a 42 page recipe book, that's funny in itself. instructed men how to make their own sandwiches. [laughs] that was pretty good. you are not laughing. the plan calls for streaking the pay gap, increasing funding for obamacare, and tough new consent rules before you can sniff a woman's hair. the government has given out the first passport with x as the sex. congratulations, i hope you have a wonderful time traveling steven tyler. our reject jokes are better than the late-night jokes another shows. former msnbc contributor says condoleezza rice's stance proves she is a foot soldier for white supremacy. san francisco fam

chris cuomo, anderson cooper, everyone on that show i have observed for many years now. >> thank you so much. >> you guys are reliable journalists. >> thank you. so let's talk about this because you sent me a note saying, look, i want to come on and explain, or i want to explain. if you want to have me on, then do it. when you go to work an a movie, you don't expect a tragedy like this. a woman is dead, this ongoing investigation. tell me what happens. how can a situation like this happen, eric? >> there's a hierarchy on the set, and that hierarchy means that the assistant director is responsible for everything going on on the set. above him is the director. but the director is usually concerned with the shots, with the angles, with talking to the actor. the assistant director asks every department head, are you ready for this shot? an assistant director does not hand the gun to the actor. that has not happened to me in over 60 years in this business, ever. i've been on more shows with guns than you can shake a fist at. so that obviously -- that hierarchy was broken. as far as i'm co

think he does town halls with anderson cooper and he says freedom, come on man. freedom. everybody is scared. a coven. if they say they're not, they're lion. and we haven't figured out, we have a guy that's kind of just mocking half the country, so it's not going to get better with the economy. gets better. right now i'm in the commonwealth of virginia. in about 4 days we're going to see the terry mcauliffe. i joe biden, look alike and insider forever. is going to lose for governor looks like and that, that point all biden's priorities are out the window and we're just, you know, on the nursing ourselves towards the 20 joy to elections. ok laura, because you're the odd man, you're the odd man out on the panel. so i'm going to go back to laura. go ahead in las vegas, but we cannot. i think my colleague needs to put his arms down for a minute because we've gone from talking about reality to talking about cheerleading for what, what he may want. now the reality is biting numbers really solid white up until the beginning of summer people approved and trusted him because of hi

in a recent interview with anderson cooper, he admitted he created a bogus instagram account to help sell his late mother's artwork. cybersecurity experts say the fake persona was nearly as phony as cooper and person. the world series is underway in atlanta after the braves lost to the astros 7-2 in game one, stacey abrams demanded a recount. saw that one coming like a frisbee in the desert. the biden administration released a 42 page plan to promote gender equality. it's a 42 page recipe book, that's funny in itself. instructed men how to make their own sandwiches. [laughs] that was pretty good. you are not laughing. the plan calls for streaking the pay gap, increasing funding for obamacare, and tough new consent rules before you can sniff a woman's hair. the government has given out the first passport with x as the sex. congratulations, i hope you have a wonderful time traveling steven tyler. our reject jokes are better than the late-night jokes another shows. former msnbc contributor says condoleezza rice's stance proves she is a foot soldier for white supremacy. san francisco fam

. >> i'm anderson cooper. we celebrate a milestone. the 15th anniversary of cnn heroes. for a decade and a half we've introduced you to extraordinary everyday people who are changing the world. and at a time when we need kindness and courage more than ever, we're thrilled to announce this year's top ten cnn heroes. from philadelphia, pediatric surgeon, illa stanford saw covid-19 ravaging communities of color so she brought testing and vaccinations to people. david flink is building understanding and confidence using his journey with adhd and dyslexia to help skids with learning difficulties thrive. >>> hector guadalupe uses fitness training to help formerly incarcerated men and women like himself get family-sustaining jobs and build careers. >>> from colombia, jennifer culpas brings safe water and sanitation to struggling colombians living in remote areas. >>> linda dowdy of maine monitors 2,500 miles of coastline freuding life-saving support and medical dire thousands of marine animals. from bali, indonesia, exchanging plastic waste for rice. restaurant owner madeyasa h

and later in the show, anderson cooper coming in to reveal the top ten cnn heroes of the year. (music) at aetna, we're putting all other medicare plans on notice. with coverage and services that may include a $0 monthly plan premium telehealth emergency coverage while you travel an over-the-counter allowance plus dental, vision and hearing. because the right medicare plan should make you feel... yeah, like that aetna medicare advantage plans medicare annual enrollment ends december 7th. call today to learn more. >>> president pbiden just wrappd up a meeting with pope francis. you can see that's the first video we have seen from after the fact. that was the pope leaving in a fiat. the pope does travel intentionally modestly. so not unexpected to see him leaving in the fiat. we're waiting to get a readout for what went on inside the meeting and sound of the two men meeting together. we'll bring that to you when it comes in. back here in the united states, the negotiations still on over the text of president biden's social spending bill. democratic leaders are hailing the framewor

>> well, i'm not sure i know whether anderson cooper will want to hang out with him, but i can say that when jeffrey epstein was a registered sex offender, lots of people seemed to want to hang out with him, so maybe in certain circles it is acceptable to be a registered sex offender. i can promise you, it is not acceptable in my circle. >> tucker: and remember, he killed himself. [laughs] francey hakes, it is so great to see you tonight. that is such a great point. i appreciate you coming on. i thank you. >> thanks, tucker. >> tucker: well, here is something we never thought we would say. in the state of virginia, which is now essentially democrat state, a state in control of the democrat party, polls show the republican glenn youngkin has ar meaningful lead in the race against terry mcauliffe, the former democrat governor. apparently, mcauliffe's strategy to keep attacking parents and calling them racist it isn't paying for him. we have details next. ♪ ♪ do you take aspirin? plain aspirin could be hurting your stomach. new vazalore is the first liquid-filled aspirin capsule clinic

the sheriff also told anderson cooper yesterday that halls, the assistant director, he retained legal counsel and the sheriff is now working through that attorney to get another statement to answer some more questions. >> there are still so many questions. lucy kafanov, appreciate it, thank you. >>> still to come, a new poll shows less than a third of parents say they plan to get their children vaccinated right away once those shots are available for 5 to 11-year-olds. we're going to talk with a doctor about what that could mean and whether there is anything that she thinks could move the needle for some of those who are hesitant? football, is a game of inches. but it's also a game, of information. because the nfl is connected. and at any moment, the fate of the season can come down to this. billions of secure connections, per second. when the game is on the line and the game is always on the line touchdown! the nfl relies on cisco. to run a growing business, is to be on a journey. and along the ride, you'll have many questions. challenges. and a few surprises. but wherever you are on

the town hall with anderson cooper, that the president was touting this and talking about how the american people would -- they support this type of measure and they want to see this type of a system. now, we're learning that it is scrapped from the plan. that's a concession to senator joe manchin. there are other elements of the president's plan that aren't making the cut anymore. a few hours ago, they were touting that paid family leave as one of the historic investments of this plan. there's other things that the white house will be touting if the deal comes together. there's free preschool and the one-year extension of the child tax credit. but the family leave out of the plan is a blow to the white house. >> that's a cornerstone. jessica, listen. give me the latest on the democrats' plan to pay for this bill, taxing billionaires and so on. we've been hearing about a lot of paid fors, right? what's the plan here? >> a new tax plan, as the hours go by. there's a couple to zero in on. number one, the corporate minimum tax, that has a lot of support. that would place a 15% tax on roughly

cooper where the president was touting this and talking about how the american people are really -- they support this type of measure and they want to see this type of assistance. now, we are learning that it is likely ly scraps completely fr the plan a concession from joe mansion that ex prpressed reservations about including that in the proposal and other elements of the plan not making the cut anymore. when it comes to free community college, the raising the corporate tax rate. it was a few hours ago the white house was toting the paid family leave as a historic investment in the plan. of course, there are other things this white house will be toting if this deal comes together. there is such as free preschool and other incentives like the one-year extension of the child tax credit. that paid family leave having that out of this plan is a very significant blow to the white house. >> yeah, that is a corner stone. jessica, listen, give me the latest on the democrats' plan to pay for this bill taxing billionaires and so on. we've been hearing about a lot of pay fors, right? so what'

we're here with anderson cooper. so this book is about your mom's side of the family >> you know, i was told that you guys didn't have a copy of the book so i actually stopped at barnes and noble down the block as i was coming here [ laughter ] ran in, bought a copy and then came here. >> seth: that's so embarrassing. you bought your own book >> yes, i did. yes. [ laughter ] i -- i got a text on the way, like, " do you have a copy of the book with you because they don't have one?" i'm like, "what? like, i walk around with my book like a schmuck." [ laughter ] >> seth: did you -- did you find it right away? or do you have - >> i just happen to walk around the city like, "hey, anderson cooper's got a new book." >> seth: the worst would be if you walked around like this. [ laughter ] just, like, to make sure people saw it was you [ laughter ] this is your mom's side of the family >> yes >> seth: the vanderbilts >> yes >> seth: for those who don't know the history >> yeah, they -- this guy, commodore cornelius vanderbilt

tonight -- anderson cooper, from "impeachment: american crime story," actress cobie smulders an all new "closer look, featuring the 8g band with atom willard ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're doing well tonight. and now, if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news president biden visited an elementary school in new jersey today and spoke about his build back better agenda, though honestly build back better is

with law enforcement investigations going on, as well, anderson. >> so at this point, is it known or do we know what was in the gun fired by alec baldwin? >> that's what everyone wants to know, and at this point, no. what we do know is that investigators here are waiting for the forensics to come back from the autopsy report to, hopefully, make it clear what this projectile was that ended up taking the lives of halyna hutchins. but right now, we still don't know the answer to that. anderson. >> stephanie elam, thank you. i want to go to meg james with new reporting on the prop master who says quote, there were massive red flags, unquote, that led him to turn down a job on the film. what are you able to tell us based on your reporting on why this veteran prop master turned down the job on the set of alec baldwin's movie? >> yes, thank you, anderson, it's a very interesting story. i spoke to a veteran prop master -- um, neil -- yesterday and he talked about how he was really excited to be part of this production because he's had this long list of credits in hollywood, but never on a we

. >> i'm anderson cooper. >> i'm sharyn alfonsi. >> i'm jon wertheim. >> i'm scott pelley. those stories and more, tonight, on "60 minutes." ( ticking ) >> scott pelley: much of the world was horrified when saudi arabia sent a hit squad to turkey to murder "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi. tonight, the man you are about to meet says a second saudi assassination team was sent to kill him in canada. saad aljabri was number two in saudi intelligence, and he was among the best friends america had against terrorism. now, saad is asking america's help. truth is hard to triangulate among spies, despots, and the middle east. you're going to hear that saad aljabri may not be spotless. but as a spymaster, saad says he has one more favor for america: a warning about a prince, with the power to trouble the world. >> dr. saad aljabri: i am here to sound the alarm about a psychopath, killer, in the middle east, with infinite resources, who poses threat to his people, to the americans, and to the planet. >> pelley: saad aljabri is talking about mohammed bin salman, who seized p

cooper the other night. take a listen. >> when it comes to voting rights, just so i'm clear though, you would entertain the notion of doing away with the fluffier on that one issue? is that correct? >> and maybe more. >> so that is president biden saying that he is willing to entertain the notion of getting rid of the filibuster for voting rights act and maybe for other things as well. do you agree with him on that one issue that at the end of the day having some sort of voting rights bill is more important than preserving the filibuster, at least for that one vote? >> the most important vote right now in the congress of the united states is the vote to respect the sanctity of the vote, the fundamental basis of our democracy. one vote that the filibuster could enable to go forward, that would be the vote. it would enable so much more because we're talking about stopping the suppression of the vote and the nullification of the elections. we're talking about redistricting away that's fair, may not benefit demo

next cnn anderson cooper and historian catherine, mr. cooper's mother's family the vanderbilts. once one of the wealthiest families in the country. wrapping up or look at some of the boston globe's best-selling nonfiction books is selections from humorous diary. some of these authors have appeared on book tv and you can watch the programs any time at tv.org. : : : hello my name is darrell phillips and the volunteer host for this session i would like to welcome everyone on the behalf of festival of books, if you're watching on facebook live or youtube and you want to ask questions during the session feel free to do so. this is her bookseller for the southern festival books in your purchases of these books help to keep the festival free. the tennessee staff should've placed the bio link at the top of the chat. the festival is a free nonprofit event that is supported in part by donations from individuals if you appreciate the event and want to support it you can do so via the app or the listing website at www..hum tn.org. now i would like to welcome vernon burton and armand derfne

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cooper the other night. take a listen. >> when it comes to voting rights, just so i'm clear, you would entertain the notion of doing away with the filibuster on that one issue, am i correct? >> and maybe more. >> that's president biden saying he is willing to entertain the notion of getting rid of the tlbs for the voting rights act and maybe for other things as well. do you agree with him on that one issue, that at the end of the day, having a voting rights bill is more importance than -- >> the most important vote right now in the congress of the united states is the vote to respect the sanctity of the vote, the fundamental basis of our democracy. that one vote that the filibuster could enable to go forward. that would be the vote. we're talking about stopping the suppression of the vote and the nullification of the elections. we're talking about redistricting in a way that's fair, may not benefit ds, but might open up some of these republican seats. it talks about stopping the big, dark, crush up special i

when president biden fielded questions at a town hall, anderson cooper more interested in helping him explained in exp. >> you're proposing federal paid parental leave and you had dinner with dr. biden that that night, what was that conversation like? is there anything you can do to either encourage people to go back to work or make jobs more attractive? what could do you say to someone who is down, do you have a time line for gas prices and when you think they may be coming down. off-mic, you said this is a big f-ing. p i'm wondering the big back better plan is it a bigger f-ing deal. >> howie: joining us now, kat timpf and mo elleithee who runs the instituted of politics. kat, this is joe biden's third town hall as president, all with cnn. seems the to me that anderson cooper asked a lot of process questions, that's the bill, what's your backup for things cut from the bill, with one exception, never challenged the president. your take? >> i think that's absolutely true. and it was a little strange to watch. even newsweek which isn't exactly super conservative publication said five s

next is cnn anderson cooper and mr. cooper mother's family the vanderbilts. elections from humorous david's dairy, some of the authors appeared on book tv and you can watch their programs any time at booktv.org. >> interviewed by associated press chief congressional correspondent lisa, watch book tv every weekend and find full schedule on guide or watch any time at book tv.org. >> good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. i would like to welcome you to our event, the best defense strategy for america, elbridge

so i, we did add several corporate media clouds like rachel, matto and anderson cooper. and one of them was n p r. scott, simon, who hosts their venerated propaganda, sho weekend edition. simon has been at n p r. since the eastern island statues were 1st directed and he slowly melted into the wallpaper there. anyway, i pointed out, he's got diamond. when will you get the courage to report on the yahoo news story about the ca plan to assassinate julian, a sort of fellow journalist. i assume you will never find that courage. now, you might be very good. les had child is trying to bait the news media into reply by insulting them. yeah, they are children. are they not? i say fight, toddler would? toddler. ok. i speak to them in the language they can understand. anyway, of all the corporate clowns, i created that scott, simon was the only one to respond. he said, sorry li, just saying this n p r has its own per team of national security reporters. if that's a story they can independently verify, i'm sure though, reported, but just repeating someone else's story without indepe

cnn's anderson cooper takes a look. >> which country would fall in 11 days. it took 20 years for women to stand and be recognized, and to see that it, it was awful. >> reporter: under the taliban's all-male government, women have already lost ground. while they're still permitted at some universities and segregated classes, girls can not attend secondary schools until so-called security rules are evolved. young girls are still in school for now. she said she's determined to build on that. >> i can't tell you how wonderful it is to see these girls in the courtyard playing and also in the classroom and trying to learn. it's just amazing. i have great support in the community, and the girls, they want to learn. that gives me hope. maybe it won't be the same, but we can do something to educate these girls because i'm not going to give in. >> next friday we'll be announcing this year's top ten cnn heroes on "new day" at 8:00 a.m. eastern. find out more on cnnheroes.com. >>> that's the news. i'm jim acosta. see you back here tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. pamela brown takes

anderson cooper would you consider the national guard to help9 with the supply chain issue. the president said absolutely, positively i will do that, enquote. friday press secretary jen psaki said it's not something that is under active consideration. cargo ships continue to sit off the coast of california, in many cases sitting stagnant waiting to deliver goods. it takes several days, in some cases 5-5 days, to unload -- 5-7 days to unload a ship. there's still a trucking shortage. as for the president's infrastructure and social spending bill, something else the white house is watching closely, riden optimistic about a deal at least publicly. joe manchin and kyrsten sinema continue to hold the cards here as the president has come down significantly to from his original $3.5 trillion social spending bill. the the key issues right now actively being negotiated, they include climate priorities, corporate tax hikes, also child tax credits. >> bottom line, do you think you will get a deal? >> i do think i'll get a deal. >> reporter: problems also continue at the southern border

cooper that he probably should make a visit himself to the southern border. >> do you have plans to visit the southern border? >> i've been there before and i haven't -- i mean, i know i well but i guess i should go down but the whole point is i haven't had a whole lot of time to get down. eric: so will a presidential drop in resolve the crisis? national border patrol council in tucson. all right, you just heard the president say he knows it well. a lot of controversy before. there was a drive-by in 2008 does that even matter? >> you know, i don't really know much about why he hasn't been down here. he appointed kamala harris as the border tsar and i know she's been down, she came down to get a quick bite to eat and have something to drink and then headed back to dc but there hasn't been no changes whatsoever and it's pretty drastic right now and it's chaotic and, of course, we are seeing what's happening south in mexico with the cartel violence. this administration has most serge handed out an open invitation for people to come into the country and be left alone but what that has c

this is what president biden told cnn's anderson cooper about that this week. >> are you saying once you get this current agenda passed on spending and social programs that you would be open to fundamentally altering the filibuster or doing away with -- doing away with it? >> well, that remains to be seen. exactly what that means in terms of fundamentally. whether or not we just end the filibuster straight up. >> when it comes to voting rights, so i'm clear, you would entertain the notion of doing away with the filibuster on that one issue, is that correct? >> and maybe more. >> well, the president of the naacp, derrick johnson, joins us to talk more about there. mr. johnson, this was the farthest that president biden has ever gone in saying that he could support a filibuster carve-out for voting rights and perhaps more. the problem, though, and i cover capitol hill every day, is that we haven't seen this same shift from two key senators, joe manchin, whose vote would be needed to change the rule, kyrsten sinema and others. do you have confidence that perhaps that this could happen,

cooper feeding him pureed food. >> jesse: dr. jill has been down there, bay again. when your wife goes -- >> greg: by the way, she's a medical doctor. she was probably there treating patients. >> jessica: i'm have the same degree and i'm a polster and i'm big. >> dagen: that's not what he meant. >> jesse: polster. >> dagen: a marine confronted by armed robbers. what happens next in the fastest. ♪♪ constipated? set yourself free with fleet. gentle constipation relief in minutes. little fleet. big relief. try it. feel it. feel that fleet feeling. ♪♪ >> jessica: welcome back. it's time for the fastest. first up, a heart-stopping moment caught on camera. a quick thinking marine veteran stopped an armed robbery in a gas station. here's how he did it. >> i heard the door open aggressively. well, at that point, my sense tingled a little bit. i saw one person with a gun. they started yelling open the register. >> what was in the bag that you hit him with? >> two gatorades, two energy drinks and a snack. >> jessica: pretty incredi

he took questions from anderson cooper and voters. >> it's all about compromise. bipartisan compromise still has to be possible. everybody's been saying that's crazy. you can't do it. if we can't unite this country, we're in deep trouble. yamiche: here's the key question. how can the president sell his plan to the american people if he hasn't closed the deal with his own party? according to a recent cbs news poll, the majority of americans say they don't know what is in the bill. keep in mind most lawmakers also aren't sure will end up in the final bill either. plus on thursday, the house voted to hold steve bannon in contempt for defying a congressionalubpoena. >> the people who attacked this building have told us on video, and social media, and now before the federal courts, exactly what motivated them. they believed what donald trump told them, that the election was stolen and that they needed to take action. yamiche: joining me tonight to discuss all of this and more, mike memo, nbc news white house correspondent. a white house reporter for the washington post