man: if you were to have a son, would you encourage a political career for him? kennedy: oh, definitely. i would hope he would grow up to be if not a politician in the sense of devoting all of his time, i would hope that whatever he did do, that he would have some sense of responsibility for what went on. couric: when you hear him talk about that, do you ever feel like your choice not to pursue a career in public service might have disappointed him? -no. i can t imagine that he would have said anything different being asked that question under those circumstances. you know, he d always said that he thought everyone should run for office. and, listen, there s a lot of time in life to do all sorts of things. hey, everyone. welcome to how it really happened. i m hill harper. july 17, 1999, we woke up to shocking news. john f. kennedy jr., his wife carolyn, and her sister lauren were missing, last seen aboard a private plane headed for martha s vineyard with john at the con
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are we going to see jim, of course, this is incredibly significant it s the first earliest debate in modern presidential campaign history. and the reason is both candidates agreed to this debate. they want to try and define their opponents, define themselves, and frankly, shakeup this race for all of the changes follow the challenges in the country and the world this race has largely been much of how it s been for the last several months, if not year, donald trump has had a narrow lead nationally and in some battleground states president biden has been defending his record will onstage tomorrow evening, president biden will of course, try and draw that contrast with former president donald trump jim history is probably not our best guide for this because we have never seen two sitting president s side-by-side like this, making the case about one another. but think of all the differences over the last four years. one thing i m struck by is we follow these candidates and list
presidential debate now, just four days away, that is the live countdown clock. the first major showdown between incumbent president joe biden and former the president donald trump, since 2020, and the earliest general election debate in us history. now the two candidates are preparing in very different ways, trump taking a less conventional approach, meeting with potential running mate s and hitting the campaign trail where he s again been mocking the man. he ll be facing off against right now, crooked joe s gone to a log cabin to study, prepare. no, he didn t do his sleeping now because they want to get them good and strong so a little before debate time, he gets a shot. i say he ll come out all jacked up, right. all jacked obviously, no basis for that. but meanwhile, biden is currently at camp david with a close team of advisers poring over possible questions, holding mock debates, and focusing on how to best frame trump as unfit for office. cnn senior white house re
are sizzling. dangerous heat and weather extremes from coast to coast. i m tom hansy in new york. the heat will threaten record highs this weekend from the u.s. to the midatlantic. flash flooding devastates a swiss resort town. also tonight deadly strikes. israel pounds gaza as fighting rages. i m imitiaz tyab in tel aviv. as the doegt toll rises there s mounting fearsf a war as israel exchanges fire along its border. debate prep. how president biden and donald trump are getting ready for next week s face-off. still in space. why the boeing starliner cruise return to earth is delayed again. plus, pop princess. taylor swift hits london, and prince william takes the kids, even joining swifties shaking it off. and later, hanging ten with the top dog. i m carter evans, and i m in the water here in santa cruz. and i m about to take you surfing with skyler, the surfing dog. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from washington with adriana diaz. good evening