former presidents are no different. all right, good morning, everyone. welcome to the cross connection, i m tiffany cross. as you just saw, to cap up the week, donald trump is feeling that heat, because his legal woes are piling up. from being sued by the state of new york, for 200 and $50 million for a large business fraud, to an appeals court siding with the justice department and allowing the doj to review classified documents seized from mar-a-lago, too, of course, now the special master demanding that trump backed up his claim that the fbi planted evidence during the search of mar-a-lago. trump has until next friday to prove that the judge is essentially like, we don t believe you, you need more people. you can guess how inspiration as inspiration as our reacting. of course, by throwing a fit online. you re with me is political contributor, jason johnson, who was like this morning, i will tell. you also joining me is msnbc legal analyst and civil rights attorney, charl
for many americans, mount rushmore is one of the country s most patriotic and awe-inspiring symbols, like a giant apple pie wrapped in a kid rock t-shirt, yee-ha. but for others, it s a reminder that this country was intended to be whites only. as we talk about the removal of controversial monuments and statues, mount rushmore is a part of that. located in the black hills of western south dakota, it s become the epicenter in a battle over who are the rightful inhabitants and caretakers of the land currently known as the united states of america. i m letting you go first because i m a gentleman. but really, it s because i m afraid. and these two have a lot to say about all of it. this is nick tilson of and krystal two bulls of the northern cheyenne and lakota. she is also a military veteran. we met at the entrance of mount rushmore park there with the ndn collective, an indigenous nonprofit fighting to get indigenous lands back into indigenous hands. our people this
folks. the indigenous people of this land who want their land back. whose land? our land. whose land? our land! reporter: if many americans, mount mushmore is one of america s most awe inspiring symbols. like a giant apple pie wrapped in a kid rock tee shirt. but for others, it s a reminder this country was intended to be whites only. as we talk about the removal of controversial monuments and statues, mount rushmore is a part of that. located in the black hills of western south dakota, it has become an epicenter in the battle of who are the rightful inhabitants and caretakers of the land known as the united states of america. i m letting you go first. reporter: these two have a lot to say about it. this is nick tilson and crystal two bulls. she is also a military veteran. we met at the entrance of mount rushmore park. an indigenous run non-profit fighting to get indigenous lands back into indigenous hands. our people call this a sacred site that they blew up
this is a film about storytelling. about how we tell the story of our country s past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there is one episode of america s history that is told very differently depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. the winds of war blew across the land, made of it a country divided. friend turned into foe. brother fought against brother. it was such a long and drawn-out struggle, and the feeling on both sides was so intense. we re all just romantics, lost in contemporary times, you might say. every one of us feels we was born 125 years too late. to introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. this is nelson walker. hi. we are independent documentary filmmakers. we re making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. we re filming in lots of different schools, and we re going places with a deep connection to this
Draw up a list of the greatest living filmmakers, and my guest today would surely occupy a prominent place. Werner herzog is reponsible for some of the most wildly beautiful images captured on celluloid. If you have seen fitzcarraldo, you wont have forgotten the Steamship Being hauled over a mountain. He is seen as the film industrys obsessive genius, the director who once threatened to shoot his lead actor to prevent him quitting. Afterfive decades making movies, is Werner Herzogs love of film as intense as ever . Werner herzog, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Lets start with the word passion. You have been making films for the best part of five decades. Does your passion for film burn as bright as ever . It hasnt stopped. There is some sort of a fire within, and in a way, i can say i havent had a career. Because career means planning, and what do i do after that step . It is always, i keep saying, it is like burglars in your kitchen in the middle of the night. You wake up at 3 00am i