every day life. reporter: now our national parks show cases the spectacular settings. this is a journey through the natural wonders of our shared birth right. the former president serving as both executive producer and narrator. there s nowhere you ll see a hippo in the atlantic ocean. reporter: the series not just a feast for the eyes but a lesson on the importance of protecting the parks and their own residents. i m hoping we ll learn why it s so important to deal with issues like climate change that threaten the whole planet. we have younger kids, sasha melilla when the younger generation that demands us being better care takers. will people seeing this heed that call? i think the generation of our kids are more mindful of how we haven t always taken care of the planet.
country. our al roker caught up with him exclusively to talk about it. during his eight years thins white house, president obama built a legacy of protecting our planet. he s out with a new netflix series show casing iconic parks. i got to spend time at the ball park in virginia where the former president talked about his new show and life since leaving the office. what s it like being in the national park? anytime we get out of the city and we re are among trees and woods and critters, i feel better. reporter: for former president barack obama, parks are part of his favorite memories, from his first trip to yellow stone to growing up in hawaii. the whole state is practically a national monument. the ocean, the mountains, the forests, that was part of my