Former President Barack Obama speaks at the opening ceremony of his presidential center in Chicago.

The highly anticipated center will officially open to the public tomorrow, on Juneteenth. The sprawling campus includes a museum, garden, basketball court, and a new branch of the Chicago Public Library.

0:00 Former president Barack Obama’s speech
2:27 Obama remembers arriving in Chicago in 1985
8:15 Obama on center: Not a “lifeless mausoleum – I’m too young for that”
10:44 Obama on administration’s “unfinished business”
18:14 “I would urge you to skip the clips of my speeches. . .in favor of the stories of ordinary citizens”
20:07 “The United States has been an undeniable force for good in the world”
24:02 “When we lose faith in each other. . .we give away the power to decide our own futures”
28:13 “The exhibits in this center are not meant to evoke nostalgia. . .they’re meant to remind us of who we can be”
30:18 Obama on the arc of the moral universe bending toward justice: the history of the phrase

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Greta Lee talks ‘Toy Story 5’; Jose Alvarado talks Knicks historic win; Cast of ‘Little Brother’ talks new film

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More than 70 million Americans are at risk through Sunday due to dangerous storms.

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CNN’s Anderson Cooper interviews Chadwick Handville, a former member of Word of Life Christian Church, where a teen was beaten and killed.

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Elon Musk, the wealthiest person alive, became the first-ever trillionaire when SpaceX stock began trading on Friday.

The company’s founder and CEO owns roughly four out of every 10 SpaceX shares after the initial public offering.

SpaceX hit markets at a valuation of nearly $2 trillion, allowing Musk to accrue hundreds of millions of dollars in new wealth, at least on paper. It marked the largest IPO of all time.

ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze reports.

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