lazarus s poem was added to lady liberty in 1903 that she took on the meaning she has today. since then the words give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free have been a fancy way to say there ain t no party like an american party because an american party don t stop. well, just like an evite sent out to too many people, some of the hosts are trying to take the invitation back. we can t let these people come into our country. reporter: and most of us sure aren t getting that plus one. yep. once again our country has developed a case of selective amnesia when it comes to the basic premise of what made this country great. i mean, made this country what it is. america has always been a country built by lots of different people of various backgrounds. but for some reason this is really hard for some of us to remember. and fear has always been at the root of discrimination against immigrants and refugees. it s hard to imagine now but
interior sally jewell, thanks very much for joining us this morning. i am a national monument enthusiast. i love the ocean. it s time for monumental americans where we spotlight people who may deserve a statue of their own. today it s ella baker. she was born in 1903 in norfolk, virginia and began work as a journalist in 1929 writing for african-american publications and encouraging black economic development. in 1938, she began her long naacp. she became the director of branchs in 1943, the highest ranking woman in the organization. she traveled the south and organized civil rights activists. she died in 1986 in new york city. to honor her legacy, the had ella baker center was founded in california in 1996. a life well lived. if you have a monumental american, we d love to feature him or her on the show. send us a tweet # velshi and
should they or shouldn t they? two republican senators this morning with opposing views on whether mike flynn and possibly other members of the trump team should have been communicating with russian officials at all during the transition period. it is the key issue, flynn was caught lying to fbi officials about. and when it comes to bob mueller s investigation, the bigger question now is what does flynn know about that period and possibly before the election that makes him such a valuable asset to the russia investigation? let s bring in daniel hoffman, former moscow station chief for the cia and jamil jaffar, director of the law program at george mason university and former adviser to senator bob corker. welcome to you both this sunday afternoon. should flynn had been talking with russian officials at all during the transition period? look, i think it s a matter of some debate. clearly as a matter of policy, probably not a great idea because you ve got one president. at the same t
other than fraud of course. senator warren has said she never used her heritage to advance her career, but it s possible the trump family has embellished its own past for financial gain. that s according to multiple reports. our jason carroll explains. they call her pocahontas. reporter: donald trump s attacks on senator elizabeth warren for claiming she s part native american are raising some questions about what trump has said about his own heritage. in the 1987 autobiography the art of the deal trump claimed his grandfather was swedish. he wrote, fred trump was born in new jersey in 1903. his father, who came here from sweden as a child, owned a moderately successful restaurant. turns out his grandfather was not from sweden but germany. in 1990, trump was vague about the issue, telling vanity fair, my father was not german. my father s parents were german,
about what trump has said about his own heritage. in the 1987 autobiography, the art of the deal trump claimed his grandfather was swedish. he wrote, fred trump was born in new jersey in 1903. his father, who came here from sweden as a child, owned a moderately successful restaurant. turns out, his grandfather was not from sweden but germany. in 1990, trump was vague about the issue, telling vanity fair, my father was not german. my father s parents were german. swedish and really sort of all over europe. when i met with him in 2015, we tried to unravel this. michael deantonio, author of the book the truth about trump gave us a recording of his exchange with trump about his heritage. there was a short period of time when your dad and then you talked about being swedish. instead of being german.