Decade. And i have said before, i think we made some useful contributions to it, but the primary heros in this stage of our growth as a democracy and a society are all the individual activists and sons and daughters and couples who courageously said this is who i am and im proud of it. And that opened peoples minds. Opened their hearts. Eventually laws caught up. But i dont think any of that would have happened without the activism in some cases loud and noisy, but in some cases just quiet. Very personal. And i think that what we did as an administration was to help the society to move in a better direction but to do so in a way that didnt create an enormous backlash and was systematic and respectful of the fact that, you know, in some cases these issues were controversial. I think the way we handled dont ask dont tell, being methodical about it, working with the joint chiefs, making sure that we showed this would not have an impact on the effectiveness of the greatest military on earth. Then to have defense secretary and bob gates and the chairman, mike mullen, the joint chiefs that were open to evidence and ultimately, you know, worked with me to do the right thing. Im proud of that. But again, none of that would have happened without this incredible transformation that was happening in society out there. When i gave ellen the president ial medal of freedom, i meant what i said. I think somebody that kind and likeable projecting into, you know, living rooms around the country, you know, that changed attitudes. That wasnt easy to do for her. Thats just one small example of what was happening in countless communities all across the country. Im proud that in certain places we may be provided a good block downfield to help the movement of events. I dont think its something that will be reversible because American Society has changed the attitudes of young people in particular. That doesnt mean there arent going to be some fights that are important, legal issues, issues surrounding transgender persons. Theres still battles that need to take place. But if you talk to young people in malias, sashas generation, even the republicans, even if theyre conservative, many of them would tell you, i dont understand how you would discriminate against somebody because of sexual orientation. Thats burned into them in pretty powerful ways. April. Long before today youve been considered watchful president. Youve expanded the rubber band of inclusion. With the election and incoming administration, people say rubber bands are maybe broken. Im thinking back to a time on air force one going to selma, alabama when you said your job was to close the gap that remains. With that, what gaps still remain when it comes to whitish y white issues on the table and lastly, youre the first black president. Do you expect this country to see this again . Well, ill answer the last question first. I think were going to see people of merit rise up from every race, faith, corner of this country. Base americas strength. When we have everybody getting a chance and everybody is on the field, we end up being better. I think ive used this analogy before. We killed it in the olympics in brazil. And michelle and i, we always have the olympic team here. Its a lot of fun, first of all, because any time youre meeting somebody that is the best at anything, its impressive. These mostly very young people are all just so healthy looking. They just beam and exude fitness and health. So we have a great time talking to them. But theyre of all shapes, sizes, colors. The genetic diversity that is on display is remarkable. If you look at a simone biles and then a michael phelps. Theyre completely different. Its precisely because of those differences that weve got people here that can excel at any sport. And, by the way, more than half of our medals came from women, and the reason is because we had the foresight several decades ago with something called title 9 to make sure that women got opportunities in sports, which is why our women compete better. They have more opportunities than folks in other countries. So, you know, i use that as a metaphor. If in fact we continue to keep opportunity open to everybody, then yeah, well have a woman president , a latino president , well have a jewish president , a hindu president. Who knows who were going to have. I suspect well have a whole bunch of mixedup president s at some point that nobody knows what to call them. And thats fine. What do i worry about . I obviously spent a lot of time on this, april, at my farewell address tuesday. So i wont go through the whole list. I worry about inequality because i think that if we are not investing in making sure everybody plays a role in this economy, the economy wont grow as fast and it will also lead to further and further separation between us as americans. Not just along racial lines. Theres a whole bunch of folks that voted for the president elect because they feel forgotten and disenfranchised. They feel as if theyre being looked down on. They feel their kids wont have the same opportunities as they did. And you dont want to you dont want to have an america in which a very small sliver of people are doing really well and everybody else is fighting for scraps as i said last week. Because thats oftentimes when racial divisions get magnified. People think, well, the only way im going to get ahead is if i make sure Something Else gets less. Somebody that doesnt look like me or worship the same place i do. Thats not a good recipe for our democracy. I worry about, as i said in response to a previous question, making sure that the basic machinery of our democracy works better. We are the only country in the advanced world that makes it harder to vote rather than easier. And that dates back. Theres an ugly history to that. That we should not be shy about talking about. Voting rights . Yes, im talking about voting rights. The reason that were the only country among advanced democracies that makes it harder to vote is it traces directly back to jim crow. And the legacy of slavery. It became sort of acceptable to restrict the franchise. And thats not who we are. It shouldnt be who we are. Thats not when America Works best. So i hope that people pay a lot of attention to making sure that everybody has a chance to vote. Make it easier, not harder. This whole notion of voting fraud this is something that is constantly been disproved. This is fake news. The notion that theres a bunch of people out there that are going out there and not eligible to vote and want to vote. We have the opposite problem. We have people that are eligible to vote that dont vote. So the idea that we put in place a whole bunch of barriers to people voting doesnt make sense. Then, you know, as ive said before, political gerrymandering that makes your vote less because politicians decide youre in a district that everybody votes the same way you do so these arent competitive races. We get 90 democratic districts, 90 republican districts. Thats bad for our democracy, too. I worry about that. I think its very important for us to make sure that our criminal Justice System is fair and just, but i also think its very important to make sure that it is not politicized and it maintains an integrity that is outside of partisan politics at every level. I think at some point were going to have to spend this will require some action by the Supreme Court we have to reexamine the flood of endless money that goes into our politics, which i think is very unhealthy. So theres a bunch of things i worry about there. And as i said in my speech tuesday, we got more work to do on race. Its not true that things have gotten worse. They havent. Things have gotten better. I have more confidence on racial issues in the next generation than i do our generation or the previous generation. I think kids are smarter about it. Theyre more tolerant. They are more inclusive by instinct than we are. Hopefully my presidency maybe helped that along a little bit. But you know, we when we feel stress, when we feel pressure when were just fed information that encouraging some of our worst instincts, we tend to fall back into some of the old racial fears and racial divisions and racial stereotypes. Its very hard for us to break out of those and listen and think about people as people and imagine being in that persons shoes. And by the way, its no longer a black and whitish you alone. You have spanish. You have asian folks. This is not you know, the same old battles. We got this stew that is bubbling up from people everywhere. We have to make sure that we in our own lives, our own families and workplaces do a better job of treating everybody with basic respect. And understanding that not everybody starts off in the same situation. Imagining what it would be like if you were born in an inner city and had no job prospects anywhere within a 20minute radius. Or how does it feel being born in some rural county where theres no Job Opportunities in a 20mile radius. Seeing those two things as connected as opposed to separate. So, you know, we have work to do. But overall, i think on this front the trend lines will be good. Chrissy is going to get the last question. Chrissy is you know, ive been knowing her since springfield, illinois. When i was a state senator, she listened to what i had to say. So the least i can do is give her the last question as president of the united states. Go ahead. Well, thank you, mr. President. It has been an honor. Thank you. And i have a personal question for you because i know how much you like this. The first lady put the stakes of the 2016 election in very personal terms in a speech that resonated across the country. She really spoke the concerns of a lot of women, lgbt, people of color, many others. And so i wonder now how you and the first lady are talking to your daughters about the meaning of this election and how you interpret it for yourself and for them. You know every parent brags on their daughters or sons. If your mom and dad dont brag on you, you have problems. But me and my daughters are something. And they just surprise and enchant and impress me more and more every single day as they grow up. So these days, when we talk, we talk as parent to child but also we learn from them. And i think it was really interesting to see how malia and sasha reacted. They were disappointed. They paid attention to what their mom said during the campaign and believed it because its consistent with what we have tried to teach them in our household. What ive tried to model as a father with their mom and what weve asked them to expect from future boyfriends or spouses. But what weve also tried to teach them is resilience and tried to teach them hope. And that the only thing that is the end of the world is the end of the world. So if you get knocked down, you get up, brush yourself off and you get back to work. That tended to be their attitude. I think neither of them intend to pursue a future of politics. And that, too, i think their mothers influence shows. But both of them have grown up in an environment where i think they could not help but be patriotic, to love this country deeply, to see that its flawed, but see that they have responsibilities to fix it. And that they need to be active citizens and they have to be in a position to talk to their friends and their teachers and their future coworkers in ways that tried to shed some light as opposed to just generate a lot of sounds and fury. And i expect thats what theyre going to do. They do not they dont mope. And what i really am proud of them but what makes me proudest about them is they also dont get cynical about it. They have not assumed because their side didnt win or because some of the values this they care about dont seem as if they were vindicated that automatically america has somehow rejected them or rejected their values. I dont think they feel that way. I think they have been part of osmosis and part through dinnertime conversations appreciate this is a baked complicated country and democracy is messy and doesnt always work the way you want. Doesnt guarantee certain outcomes. But if you are engaged and involved, then there are a lot more good people than bad in this country. Theres a core decency to this country. That they have to be a part of lifting that up. I expect they will be. And in that sense, theyre representative of this generation that makes me really optimistic. I have been asked i had ive had some conversations with journalists where they said, okay, you seem like youre okay but really, what are you thinking . And i said no, i what im saying is what i think. I believe in this country. I believe in the american people. I believe that people are more good than bad. I believe tragic things happen. I think theres evil in the world. I think that at the end of the day, if we work hard and if were true to those things in us that feel true and feel right that the world gets a little better each time. Thats what the presidency has tried to be about. I see that in the young people ive worked with. I couldnt be prouder of them. So this is not just a matter of no drama obama. This is what i really believe. It is true that behind closed doors i curse more than i do in public. Sometimes i get mad and frustrated like everybody else does. And in my core, well be okay. We have to fight for it, work for it and not take it for granted. I know youll help us do that. Thanks very much, press corps. Good luck. Shepard that is the final farewell for the 44th president of the united states. President obama on equality and press freedoms, israeli and palestinian, russian sanctions, lgbt issues. What he will be advocating in his world after the white house and on his daughters sasha and maria and their generation and their hopes and dreams for a better tomorrow. For those of you watching on Fox Television stations across the country, join us for analysis that begins now. From new york, im shepard smith, fox news. John good afternoon. Jewish communities are bag targeted around the country. This one week after a string of similar threats against many centers. We have a live reports from the center in marin, thats where a phone call came in just three hours ago. Reporter and we just received news that this building is clear. But around 200 students had to be evacuated when that had to be evacuated when that threatening bomb threat came in. They were able to make their way safely across the street to an element aary school. Parents ever Elementary School. Parents were picking up the children. They took it in stride. There are two schools here, grades k through 8. The students were a bit confused as they dropped everything in class, school books, and back packs, before they headed back to School Across the street. We were kind of like, just, waiting in the gym. They began playing a movie, but its like being stressed and worried you couldnt focus on the movie, and worry about everyone around you worried about everyone around you, especially the kinder gartners, who were so young and didnt know what was happening. In addition to physically searching the campus room by room, were calling in a couple of explosive k9s from some neighbors Law Enforcement agencies just to kind of back up our own observations. They will also do a very quick sweep of the school. Reporter and that sweep did turn out emptyhanded. Similar threats were made this morning in massachusetts, new jersey, connecticut, and miami, Police Responded to threats of a bomb at a center there. Last week bomb scares happened to at least 7 jccs, but, again, no bombs were found. The fbi told us this morning they are not the lead agency on this case. Apparently the Berkeley Police are. They have a contract with the jccs. If things pick up, though, or they are asked for help, the fbi said they will definitely intervene. Get that big black umbrella. Rain is back in the area, and is expected to be here for a while. You can see there is a lot of clouds and mist and rain happening right now. Lets get to mark with the details of what were if for. Our break is coming to an end, guys. Were talking about a sierra of storms, three storms series of storms. Three storms lining up. You can see some of the rainfall totals. Nothing too serious yet. Here is the radar. You can see the sweeps. Those yellows and oranges do correspond to heavier down pours. Out towards richmond, we have an increase in rainfall rates for the bay area, coming in closer to San Francisco. Theres the coverage. This was over San Francisco about 20 minutes ago, and now extending out to the east bay. Nearly a half an inch of rain an hour. There is the coverage closer to Half Moon Bay, redwood city, and then the south bay, not as much in terms of intensity, but some more development out here in the pacific with that rain line pushing in. Here is the system itself. This is storm number one, moving into Northern California right now. Its going to be a factor for this afternoon and evening hours. Rainfall will be around 3 4 of an inch. The sierra, its been quite the magical january for them. They have another winter storm warning in place. This is just the first storm. We have a lot more to talk about as we head to friday and the weekend. Well detail that forecast coming up in a few minutes. Leigh martinez shows us a situation where crews thing it will take much longer than anticipated to repair a large sinkhole caused by last weeks storms. Reporter it is getting much more complicated. Public works thinks it will be a month out now before this road can reopen. Public works crews are out installing pumps to divert the creek water away from the road if more rain today raises the water level. This is not going to be an easy fix. A sewer line need to be replaced, and the new line needs to be bigger and also custom built. Residents can expect this road to be closed for a month now, and thats only if for rain does not create problems. Of course we all want water in california. I just hope that were going to be able to weather the storm here. We should be able to, but its still a worry. Reporter we also want to show you a look at another weatherrelated disaster with a temporary fix. Down south, a large fence was failed long highway 17 near the Santa Cruz Mountains after a rock slide last week, and public works said a flood wall along the side of the road was built in 1929. That might also need to be fixed, as well. So were looking at very expensive project thats estimated at over a million dollars, and could be a month before they get this road reopened. Now to the north bay, where a National Month youment in marin county is closed again today monument in marin county is closed again due to the storm. The threat of falling trees and branches has created a safety hazar