Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien

JANUARY 23, 2021 (5x20)

Air date: Jan 23, 2021

This week on Matter of Fact, a look at the historic inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. She’s the first woman, first Black person and first person of South Asian descent to hold the second highest office in the land. Soledad O’Brien talks with Tal Kopan, from the San Francisco Chronicle, about why she says Harris will be one of the most empowered vice presidents ever. Plus, is the U.S. ready for a major third party? Special Correspondent Joie Chen travels to Pennsylvania to see if both parties could be headed for a breakup. Then, President Joe Biden is already untangling much of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. But it will take more than an executive pen to create real reform. Correspondent Jessica Gomez reports from Juarez, Mexico where thousands of asylum seekers are stuck between the policies of two presidents.