bernstein, joins me ahead. and proxy battle. republican primaries pit sitting governors against former president trump, who says it s a matter of when, not if, he runs. what will the gop look like in 2024? i ll speak exclusively to the republican governor of arizona, doug ducey, next. plus, 187 minutes. the january 6th committee will lay out what former president trump did during the insurrection. i look at it as a dereliction of duty. he didn t act. is it a crime? i ll speak exclusively to january 6th committee meeting elaine luria in moments. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is really feeling the price hikes. president biden is back in washington this morning and brushing back criticism of his meeting and fist bump with saudi s brutal crown prince this week. do you regret the fist bump, mr. president? why don t you talk about something that matters. i m happy to answer a question that matters. the face-to-face in oil-rich saudi
it is making preparations to close its 800-mile-long border with russia. i will talk with the finnish foreign minister about what he thinks putin s next move will be. but first here s my take. ron desantis was on media the other day. our country is currently facing a great threat, he began. i assume with inflation soaring, gas prices so sky-high, and the economy in danger of slowing down he would hit hard on those themes, but these bread-and-butter issues were not mentioned anywhere in the email. a new enemy has emerged from the shadows, he continued, that seeks to destroy and intichl date their way to transform state and country that you and i would hardly recognize. as you might by now have guessed, this enemy is the radical vigilante woke mob. some of this is a clever affront by desantis to tap into the base of the republican party and outflank donald trump on the kinds of issues that propelled trump into the republican nomination in 2016. and the recent new hampshire poll
Rights is he can t go to the library and get a book because he was black. he couldn t get a library card. reporter: when lewis died two years ago, the nation lost an icon, tybre, lost a friend. he read the poem at the funeral. out of the night that covers me. i got through it and then i couldn t hold it in anymore but i was very proud of myself at that moment. reporter: you felt him guiding you through it? i felt strong like he was right beside me when i did it. reporter: four years ago, john lewis stood on this bridge and said to me he s optimistic about the youth of america. to young people, to the young leaders, just give it all you got. reporter: that was right before he met you. i m sure you fed that optimism. i did. i never thought i ll be so involved in marchs. i just got to see the world bigger and my little corner wasn t enough. he changed my entire life. my goal is to get every kid to
In his footsteps. that s my goal. thank you to tybre, and thank you for spending your sunday morning with us. the news continues right now. this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live. today on the program, joe biden s first trip to the middle east. what was accomplished, what was left on the table, aisle ask an expert. then, i sit down with one of the most respected leaders of the region, iraq s president, on america s new push into the middle east. and as finland waits for its nato application to be ratified,
Lewis, who said they could print it on the day of his funeral. a message to those still pushing. while my time here has now come to an end, i want you to know that in the last days and hours of my life, you inspired me. you filled me with hope about the next chapter of the great american story, when you used your power to make a difference in our society. millions of people motivated simply by human compassion laid down the burdens of division. around the country and the world you set aside race, class, age, language and nationality to demand respect for human dignity. john lewis, inspired by the next generation. the young faces, including tybre faw s. that young man inspired us all, as we remember john lewis. good night.