we're back here with the host of anderson cooper 3660, anderson cooper. anderson, you have6 a new book now, it is called "vanderbilt: the rise and fall of an american dynasty." >> yep. >> stephen: okay, but, also, these are your relatives. >> yes, they are. >> stephen: some may not know. that was my whole plan to not have people know. >> stephen: that you are a vanderbilt on your mother's side. >> my mother was gloria cooper, her family was the vanderbilts. i just am her son. >> stephen: you never saw yourself as a vanderbilt? >> no, at a young age i looked at the vanderbilts and the coopers who were farmers in the depression and how they ended up and lived their lives, i was, like, i'm going for the coopers, that's going to be my model. i don't think anything good can come out of the vanderbilt side. >> stephen: having done that mental and spiritual work in your own life to not be a vanderbilt, what's it like to dig into it now. >> it was fascinating. i really knew nothing about them and in talking to my mom before she died two years ago, i realized she

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

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

he has no clue of gas prices will come down soon and too busy to get to the border and anderson cooper played his normal fan boy self. in the late 1600s, through isaac observed that for every action is an equal and opposite reaction. who knew it third law of motion would be so relevant four centuries later. i give you into the graham's first law of consequences. for every rise in inflation is a roughly equal and opposite decline in biden's poll numbers. a new survey shows biden's net approval rating has collapsed from plus 3 in july 2nd negative 11 today, a 5fold drop. 41% of americans approve of biden's job performance compared to 52% disapprove but that wasn't the most shocking finding in that poll. >> 46% say they expect the economy to get worse in the next year. that is the worst level in the 13 year history of the paul. i expected negative numbers, didn't expect to see some of the worst polling numbers we have registered in the 13 years that i have been doing this. laura: we sounded the alarm on this months ago. we want biden, democrats in the media that inflation was coming and i

anderson cooper will join me in just a moment for a preview. you can see that live location there in baltimore, maryland. first, we have breaking news. the fbi just confirming the human remains found in that florida nature reserve are indeed those of 23-year-old brian laundrie. the news coming exactly one month after we learned that laundrie's fiancee, gabby petito, was murdered in wyoming by strangulation. tonight we're also learning about a crucial piece of evidence that could shed light on how petito died. a note booker discovered near laundrie's remains we're learning tonight is possibly salvageable, according to a source. leyla santiago is live. i know you had a chance to speak with an official from north port police moments ago and have learned ed new details about w they founding near brian laundrie's remains. what did you find out? >> reporter: we've learned that the belongings and the remains were found about a 45-minute walk from this entrance to the reserve. it was dental records that allowed them to confirm that those remains belong

anderson cooper would gently guide him back to the question at hand. you saw where anderson cooper and the president were both telling the same lie about fox news. he was encouraging it. i think what that was all about last night was they wanted to have that audience applaud the ridiculous insane thing that joe biden was saying and have it televised. do you know how hard it is to get a room full of people to applaud a line about firing firefighters and firing cops? and firing first responders who have been the heroes of this entire pandemic? and yes, that audience applauded when joe biden dropped that line. you could not find a national audience anywhere that would apply to that. i think the thinking behind it is, if we show this on tv, if we have these ridiculous lies come out of the president's and people applied, then maybe we will kind of snow the american public to think it's fine. people despise the stuff. >> jesse: i think it was stagecraft, cooked up by cnn, the white house to show the crowd applauding to give this guy momentum to push these tw

and of course anderson cooper played his normal fan boy self. but first, in the late 1600s, sir isaac newton observed that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. who knew newton's third law of motion would be so relevant for two centuries later? i give you laura ingraham poster's first law of consequences. for every -- there is an equal and opposite decline in bidens poll numbers. his net approval rating has collapsed from plus 3 in july 10 negative 11, nearly fivefold draw. just 41% of americans approve of bidens job performance compared to 52% who disapprove. but that wasn't even the most shocking finding and that poll. >> 46% say they expect the economy to get worse in the next year. that is the worst level in the 13 year history of the poll. i expected to see negative numbers, i didn't expect to see some of the worst polling numbers that we registered in the 13 years that we've been doing this. >> laura: wow. we sounded the alarm on this months ago. we warned biden, the democrats and the media that inflation was coming and

: i'm anderson cooper. we'll be back next week with another edition of "60 minutes." we'll be back next week with another edition of "60 minutes." ( ticking ) ♪♪ we'd be closer to the twins. change in plans. at fidelity, a change in plans is always part of the plan. ♪ say it's all right ♪ ♪ say it's all right, it's all right ♪ ♪ have a good time 'cause it's all right ♪ ♪ now listen to the beat ♪ ♪ kinda pat your feet ♪ ♪ it's all right ♪ ♪ have a good time 'cause it's all right ♪ ♪ oh, it's all right ♪ i'm still wowed by what's next. even with higher stroke risk due to afib not caused by a heart valve problem. so if there's a better treatment than warfarin,... i want that. eliquis. eliquis reduces stroke risk better than warfarin. and has less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis has both. don't stop taking eliquis without talking to your doctor as this may increase your risk of stroke. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you

cooper was put in a friendship role of trying to finish his sentences. at one point talking about defund the police, the president couldn't even get out his own words about it and anderson cooper said you've been saying you don't want to defund the police for quite some time. you actually had to throw him a talking point bone. and i guess you could call it a question, i didn't hear the inflection there but what's particularly sad is that these issues are so tremendously important for all of us including the people that he says he loves. not everybody that joe biden knows lives in the white house. how do we know? because he keeps going to delaware. somebody he cares about lives outside the beltway and no doubt they are having at least some of the ramifications of having a supply chain crisis, right? i know everybody thinks of the treadmill in but that's what we are all waiting for, some are waiting for her feminine products and diapers an end all sorts of things but he does not live in the real world. so then the question becomes is he listening and can h

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 back if 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 2022 elections. ok laura, because you're the, you're the odd man out on the panel. so i'm going to go back to laura, go ahead in las vegas we can, i think my colleague needs to put his arms. * down for a minute, he's gone from talking about reality to talking about cheerleading for what, what he may want. now the reality is biting school numbers really solid right up until the beginning of summer, people approved and trusted him because of his actions on the c

laura: it was a phone a friend with anderson cooper. every time president biden forgot where he was going anderson pulled him back. come on. dinner is at 4:30. >> reporter: 100,$000 pyramid. the border. laura: it was elder abuse. good to see you. are you rooting? >> reporter: i'm not rooting for anybody. don't tell me. laura: at liberal arts colleges. professors across the country are being targeted by the world,. we will hear from a journalist professor, covid release wrecked his standing. stay here. early... or too late. or make me feel like i'm not really "there." talk to your doctor, and call 844-234-2424. i am totally blind. and non-24 can throw my days and nights out of sync, keeping me from the things i love to do. talk to your doctor, and call 844-214-2424. [swords clashing] - had enough? - no... arthritis. here. new aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. don't thank them too soon. kick pain in the aspercreme. ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> laura: welcome back laura: welcome bac

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. >> 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

those were simply untrue statements for the president told anderson cooper he was going to deploy the national guard to relieve the supply chain constipation. nope, they can't do that. you know why? the white house said we don't plan to do it, that is the governor's prerogative, someone didn't tell biden and then this is even worse, he's been down to the border. he hasn't been down to the border since 2008 when he was on the campaign trail and at that time he just drove up from the southern border. >> laura: is that when biden says, i've been really busy, i've been traveling, i've been doing things, the hurricanes, been dealing with -- >> i know the border. no joke. >> laura: this weekend he is going to have been in delaware 20 weekends, so he actually had time to go to the border. he chose not to. >> this is why i lies go a little shaky and that is why the agenda stalled on capitol hill. in addition to all the misstatements, the body language and jumbled syntax, it was downright frightening and during questioning the president just zoned out. he started looking at issues. i don't kno

anderson cooper was his lifeline last night. but instead of a millionaire, who wants to be a millionaire, this was who wants to be a truly an air president, giving away free stuff. i'm disappointed in both you and joe for criticizing him not going to the border. he has been repeatedly to taco bell in wilmington, delaware. he has already made a run for the border and you guys just are not appreciating... >> you know... i plead guilty. i am a smelly walmart shopper. i cling to god above, i believe in god, and the bible i take is a sacredd word of god, i believe in my second limit rights, i cling to my religion. guilty on all fronts that i like taco bell. you are right. >> let me just mention this. the 12 questions asked and only atwo of them by people who pretend to be republican, they give you some idea that cnn thinks a town hall is only a town hall if the town contains 90% democrats to make it easy as possible on poor joe. even then he could not figure out where he was and where long beach was. it was a pretty bad night. the wh

what about his friends, anderson cooper and all the people on tv who are good friends with him. if he becomes a registered sex offender, will they still be his friends, do you think? >> 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 appeared >> 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. 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 a meaningful lead in the race against terry mcauliffe, the former democrat governor. apparently, mcauliffe strategy to keep attacking parents are calling th

hours from now he's set to take questions from voters at a cnn town hall hosted by anderson cooper. the president is sure to be pressed on his ambitious yet unfinished agenda. as he works to bridge the divide within his own party and secure a deal on his sweeping economic package. >> right now progressives and moderates still debating that multitrillion dollar spending

he was questioned by anderson cooper. anderson: when it comes to voting rights you would entertain doing away with the filibuster on that issue? correct? pres. biden: and maybe more. [applause] amy: both senators manchin sinema have opposed reforming the filibuster. joining us from west virginia is stephen smith, co-chair of west virginia can't wait. he ran for governor of west virginia in 2020 placing second in the democratic primary. and joining us from chicago is branko marcetic, staff writer at jacobin magazine. in march he wrote an in-depth profile on senator kyrsten sinema for jacobin headlined "how kyrsten sinema went from lefty activist to proud neoliberal democrat." he's also the author of "yesterday's man: the case against joe biden." you certainly cover a lot. let's start with kyrsten sinema. she was a campaign manager for ralph nader in arizona. talk about what is happening now. you have all of the advisors quitting saying that she is putting the profits of donor over people. talk about what she stands for. br

anderson cooper had to bail him out so he is a cognitive mess. imaging inflations going to last for a while, blaming opec for gas prices when he artificially reduce the world supply. it mending no near term solution for reducing gas prices. governor, this is a prescription for economic disaster. >> first all it was in a town hall, this was a game show. it's called who wants to be president? joe things he things like you might want to try the job sometime. instead of a millionaire wants to be a millionaire, want to be a trillion air president giving away free stuff. i'm disappointed in both you and joe for criticizing him for not going to the border. he has been repeatedly the taco bell in bloomington delaware. he already made a run for the border and you guys are just not appreciating. included in he's on the border. >> sean: listen, i plead guilty and i'm a smelly walmart shopper. i cling to god above and i believe in god. the bible i think is a sacred word of god. i believe in the second of my matt reitz and i cling to my religion. i'm guilty o

anderson cooper said long beach. brian: anderson cooper had the questions and answers. border patrol agents in texas caught 17 migrants with links to ms-13. and the remain in mexico policy reluctantly will go back in play. steve: meanwhile talk about more what the president said in the town hall. meantime travel down south a florida battalion chief who answered the call throughout the pandemic now out of a job and it appears that's just mighty fine with president biden. >> should police officers, emergency responders be mandated to get vaccines and, if not, should they be stay at home or let go? >> yes, and yes. steve: okay. florida leaders saying no and no now rallying around the chief demanding he be reinstated that chief and the state attorney general joins us live coming up next. brian: right. back in a moment. bogeys on your six, limu. they need customized car insurance from liberty mutual so they only pay for what they need. woooooooooooooo... we are not getting you a helicopter. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ before nexium

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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

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,

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

anderson cooper is getting ready for that up to hall right now and will join me next. let's go outfront. >>> good evening, i'm erin burnett. we are less than o

hours from now he's set to take questions from voters at a cnn town hall hosted by anderson cooper. the president is sure to be pressed on his ambitious yet unfinished agenda. as he works to bridge the divide within his own party and secure a deal on his sweeping economic package. >> right now progressives and moderates still debating that multitrillion dollar spending plan. those negotiations also critical to the fate of the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. there does appear to be progress. the president is working closely with moderate senators manchin and sinema. their votes key. both of whom, though, have wildly different sticking points. despite all this, he struck an optimistic tone as he pitched the plan to his hometown. >> somewhere along the way we stopped investing in ourselves. america is still the largest economy in the world. we still have the most productive workers in the world and most innovative minds, but we risk losing our edge as a nation. >> cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond joins us now live from baltimore. that, of course, the site of t

thank you, anderson cooper. i love to say your name. anderson cooper just rolls off. >> first of all, you look amazing. i look like i'm ravaged by time. you look extraordinary. >> no, no. i, too, am ravaged by time. >> so -- >> my -- mine's mostly internal. your -- yours comes out in bad skin. but mine, i'm falling -- i'm falling apart inside. you should see my kidneys. >> is that right? well, i'm dead inside. so, you know, emotionally -- you know, i don't know. i love how you announced this to the world with a tweet. you said, so now i can say something, yes, it's true, i'm going to be a rocket man. is this -- i mean, obviously, you know, look, you've been in "star trek." had you ever thought about actually being able to go up into space? >> no. i mean -- i -- i'm so sorry to -- to bring you down to earth, to use a phrase. it was all pretend. none -- none of that -- i was on a set in paramount studios. >> what do you mean, bill? what? >> i never -- you know, when -- when shooting "star trek," it was all a figment of our collective imag

the 90-year-old shatner tells anderson cooper ahead of the launch, he's understandably anxious before hurdling into space at three times the speed of sound. that's more than 2200 miles an hour. and he'll go 62 miles above the earth. have a listen. >> my fear is as you go up, that you can't draw a breath. that apparently is not going to happen. that's what they say. i'm quite apprehensive as you might have guessed. >> the power of g forces. today will mark blue origin, the private space flight company, founded by amazon founder jeff bezos. the second launch of an all civilian crew. bezos and his brother and two others took blue origin's inaugural flight less than three months ago. we broadcast that live as well. cnn's space and defense correspondent kristen fisher is at the launch site in van horn, texas. after 24 hour delay, we're minutes away from a new scheduled time. are conditions there, kristen, favorable for the launch today? >> reporter: it is a little chilly, but not a lot of wind, which is exactly the thing that has caused those two delays up until this point. but as of now,

cooper spoke to lady gaga about navigating shows with her good friend. >> reporter: in rehearsals this july, she found new ways to connect and communicate with her old friend. when asking him questions, she would keep it simple. >> if i were to say tony, would you like to sing love for sale, he would say yes. and if i said you want to sing love for sale or it don't mean a thing, i might not have an easy as a response. >> you to sing anything goes? >> yeah. >> when that music comes on, something happens to him. he knows what he is doing. and what is important for me to make sure that i don't get in the way of that. >> amazing. you can watch the full story on 60 minutes on sunday night. >>> also on 60 minutes, she left facebook with copies of thousands of pages of research and recently filed federal complaints against the company. she reveals her identity sunday night at 7:00 right here on kpix5. >>> well, it will be a very busy weekend in sports around the bay area. the bi >>> at the tail end of the seven day forecast. we are looking at santa rosa because the north bay, north of the gol

. >> 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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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

. >> 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

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

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 aricans 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 congressional subpoena. >> 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

telling anderson cooper about their optimism. >> six minutes, six days, six weeks. there is a lot of time to negotiate. there were skeptics like me who didn't think it would get done. i was wrong. i'm happy to be wrong 0 on that. i believe we'll be able to do that. as you hear there, lots of optimism. nothing really happened this week except they bought themselves 30 more days. because moderates and progressives want this bill passed. >>> president biden urging moderate and progressive democrats there, trying to get them to find some common groun d there. in the message to keep the eye on the prize and continue on the agenda. yesterday when the president spoke to reporters, he made the case that no it didn't matter how much time it would take, his agenda is getting done. take a listen. >> you are asking me 1,000 different questions and they are all legit. i'm telling you we'll get this dong whether in 6 minutes, 6 days or 6 weeks, we'll get it done. >> i was told his tone reminded them of a wise uncle. understanding but not demanding. he told lawmakers both the soci

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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

take a listen to what the congresswoman said telling anderson cooper last night feeling optimistic with what joe biden said. >> six minutes, six days, six weeks, we are going to get this done. we need time to negotiate. there was a lot of time to negotiate the infrastructure bill. i was wrong about that. i'm happy to be wrong about that. now we need a little time to negotiate on this build back better act. i believe we'll be able do that. >> part of the house problem, writing this bill, $3.5 trillion to expand the safety net. but objected to that price tag. man chin wants something between $1 to $1.5 trillion. progressives are trying to figure out where they can meet senators in the middle. they want americans to feel the results of that bill. they've butt themselves time and will continue to negotiate on these two bills. >> a lot going on. we are glad you are there. thank you. >> we'll get some insight from cnn political analyst. great to see you. thank you for being here. some real optimism right now. what is the reality of his new i guess loosened time line does this give them breath

and other outlets, we might want to hear, different questions from anderson cooper. >> reporters that hammered donald trump wanting him to talk, and keeping them away from reporters in the podium. >> he admits that and at press conferences, when giving remarks, he says they will cut me off and get in trouble for doing too many, they are trying to keep him away. >> the next topic is a story, amtrak story, listen to this montage. >> it was one.3 or one.7 million miles and goes - joey baby. what are you -- i thought he's going to get shot. travel 1,515,000 miles on amtrak. >> elaborate story but just to go back, amtrak employee is referring to died in 1993 and passed away, president biden so the conversation happened 7 years into his presidency, that he wasted 2015. the numbers are not lining up. >> it is weird. cory booker does a similar thing when he would tell the story about a drug addict named t bone or something like that, that person never existed so this is not uncommon among politicians. the weirder thing about president biden telling this story, part of his more that goes back