More than 40 years after the Miracle on Ice, Team USA captain Mike Eruzione is reflecting on whats changed and what may be lost.

In this episode of "Connected with Alisyn Camerota," Eruzione reacts to Team USAs latest Olympic gold, shares emotional moments from the victory, and explains why todays young athletes may never get the same opportunity he had in 1980.

He also weighs in on what the American spirit looks like today.

From Olympic glory to todays challenges, this is a powerful conversation about sports, opportunity and what it takes to inspire the next generation.

A knock at the door. A moment that changed everything.

In this deeply emotional episode of Connected, Alisyn Camerota sits down with Judge Esther Salas whose life was shattered by a targeted act of violence meant for her but instead took the life of her only child.

What unfolds is a story of unimaginable loss, resilience, and purpose. From the devastating day that took her sons life to her fight to protect others in the justice system, she shares how she transformed grief into action and why forgiveness became her path forward.

As threats against judges and public officials rise, this conversation explores the human cost of violence, the power of compassion, and what it means to keep going when everything is broken.

This is not just a story about tragedy. Its a story about strength, love, and choosing light in the darkest moments.

Alisyn Camerota reconnects with longtime colleague Don Lemon for a deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation about grief, reinvention, and what it means to keep going when life changes overnight.

Don opens up about the devastating loss of his sister, how grief reshaped his outlook, and why its made him more fearless than ever. They also discuss his departure from CNN, the realities of independent media, and the growing pressures facing journalists today. Recorded just one week before federal agents arrested Don related to his reporting in Minneapolis, the conversation also reveals his early concerns about being targetedand what that says about the state of journalism in America.

This is a side of Don Lemon you rarely see: candid, vulnerable, and unfiltered.