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Need to keep up the campaign on north korea. we need to actually do concrete things to denuclearize. so you do see some of thats coming through. they have a very close relationship. the two have a close personal report. and trade is one of the big issues that trump at -- >> bret: what about this tweet earlier? >> yeah, it was interesting. he talked about the people and the need to get them back. how much they agree on things like the abducted japanese. also that they are of the shared mind-set a...

>> right. that would be the first responsibility is to get the plane down to close to 10,000 feet so that you dont have to rely on the oxygen. >> retired navy pilot and aviation attorney daniel rose. thank you so much for being here. next up, the life and legacy of former first lady barbara bush. flags are at half-staff today at the edge of the atlantic at the bush familys beloved compound in kennebunkport, maine. andy card who works in her husband and her sons administrations joins me next. r...

>> the sounds of silence from mike pomp over. peter baker, why was it miami pompeo? hes in the middle of a confirmation battle for secretary of state. hes still technically the cia director. why was he the envoy that the president chose? >> now thats a great question. youre right, he is dual-hatted, these days. nominee for one cabinet position even as he holds another one. very unusual to have somebody whos nominated for secretary of state to already be doing international diplomacy but wearing ...

Diligently to get the three american citizens back. i think theres a good chance of doing it. were having very good dialogue. we will keep you informed, but we are in there and we are working very hard on that. we have come along way with north korea. we were, as you know and when i say, we, for many years theyve been talking to north korea and nothings happened. this should have been taken care of by past administrations. when they were not nearly so far along, but we put unbelievably powerful ...

Moment and possibly beyond that if it works out properly. our discussions today reaffirm the close cooperation between the united states and japan on the issue of north korea and our common defense. we will not repeat the mistakes of previous administrations. our campaign of maximum pressure will continue until north korea denuclearizes. we have great respect for many aspects of what theyre doing, but we have to get it together. we have to end nuclear weapons ideally in all parts of the world. t...

Could prompt a serious counterresponse from the russian, iranians, or the syrians drawing us into a more serious war. and the idea that the match could be lit without any public debate, without any authorization from congress sets, i think, a dangerous precedent. >> this is not a problem exclusive to this president. there have been complaints about president obama, bush before him. if president trump had come before you in the senate and asked for a strike on the syrian, how would you have voted...

Some kind of a deal, right? thats the issue, that the president likes to walk out with what he seems to think is a win. but a partial win with north korea is exactly what he has been critical of prior administrations for doing? >> exactly. and thats one of the reasons why -- one of the reasons he has given for doing this summit so early. hes trying to flip the script. right? hes saying these long drawn out low level negotiations with north korea have produced nothing in the past. so he is going ...

Have some role in this? did we have some impact on the election? >> what does your gut tell you? >> i dont know the answer. in a way i care about the answer, and in a way it doesnt matter at all. i really wasnt making decisions based on political fortunes. >> here with us is john podesta, former chairman with the hillary clinton campaign, former chairman of chief of staff. >> you would have to read the other interviews hes done. i havent read the book. the first is he does believe in the rule of...

Multiple administrations and who we hear is a republican, a vietnam war hero, et cetera, its just a remarkable thing to hear. and i dont think that, you know, im a journalist, right? but ive covered these institutions under administrations of both parties. and that level of attack is one that i havent heard from, from prominent political figures from any party, frankly. up to this point. and that is, you know, its insidious. and i speak all the time to folks who work diligently inside institutio...

For 50 years under republicans and democrats. not one leader of the justice department going back six administrations supported comeys right to decide 11 days from an election to make a litt political judgment. that narcissism, that all about jim comey comes through in the stephanopoulos interview. its all about i. and its not about you are accountable and you failed to follow the rules. you dont get to decide what rules to follow, mr. comey. you are the fbi director. and you violated those rule...