by people who are in opposition to president trump with a view to shed a negative light on what president trump is doing and for me it is very bizarre. >> so that, of course, was russian president vladimir putin in his annual end-of-the-year press conference in moscow. he was answering questions about his country's alleged meddling in the u.s. presidential election. this year just as a little color on that news conference, 1600 journalists invited to attend the presser that went four hours long. a lot of people in the audience to get the president's attention had signs they held up. it was quite the scene. nbc's keir simmons has more. >> reporter: good day to you, you've been there when there is a news conference when president putin is holding forth. you know how he commands the room. he did it again today. a marathon question and answer session, a mountain of questions from journalists he directly