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Book either. >> so we should think of the bar scene at "star wars"? >> yes. >> well, they had a thing going there. >> yes! >> they seemed to be enjoying themselves. >> im hopeful someone like bob corker is still on the list as someone for secretary of state. thank you, howard fineman, senior, top guy on foreign relations. he wouldnt be a hawk, but he might be good for us. coming up -- for me. it may be a small consolation, but hillary clintons lead in the popular vote is growing and thats fuelin...

Achieve a specific affect. russias involvement in syria and the kremlin resumed air strikes in aleppo after a nearly month-long pause. nbcs ayman mohyeldin joins us. one syrian soldier told nbc news after this pause it would be an all out war. is that what were see something. >> youre seeing operations once again, very severe operations according to eyewitnesss and rebels on the ground that are describing it as war like. you were talking about there being a lull in the attacks over the past co...

>> you urge people to judge the president-elect by the decisions hes already made. what about the bannon decision and how did you respond to the serious concerns and fears about bringing steve bannon into the white house? >> i would say the president is going to be judged on his results. this is a person who helped him win an incredible victory and judged on the results of this administration. thats why were very eager to get up and running to help him with his transition, to get up and running ...

Other media is a small voice. this is louder. >> reporter: i want to give you a sense of the affect that these type of protests have on an area like this. this is a heavily commercial center. if you like behind me, you can see where the streets are barricaded off by the new york police department. stores like tiffany and company and prada. these stores in the snext six weeks they can bring in six months worth of revenue. people were not able to get in and out of the stores yesterday because of t...

Primary. i think theres something very much to that, that theres something going on with non-college whites weather it be in west virginia or wisconsin or maine or rhode island, youre talking about rural new england. there just -- something happened there that the pollsters didnt figure out and i do also -- will also point out another place where if you chart it without where there were the largest errors, it was normally red areas where republicans roll free. if you look at a state like alabama...

Their jobs, theyre not asking for a lot. they want to make enough to live in a safe neighborhood, to put food on their table, to go to the doctor when they need to, to be able to afford the medicine and educate their kids. and for too many they feel like its out of reach. and the fact that president obama saved the auto industry, he saved a country, and it didnt translate to them individually. and when they went into the voting booth, that is what i think drove many voters here, that they wanted...

Was a little bit nervous. but you would think anybody in that position would be. >>. certainly his affect was quite subdued. i think he is trying to show people hes taking this seriously. as a candidate, he didnt take it seriously, he often behaved in a crude manner, he was not disciplined. to the extent he wants to prove to people he can really do this job, hes going to act in a way that reflects the gravity of the office, i think. >> cornell, you know president obama pretty well, having been h...

Consistent period of time. steady 3% to 4% is where weve always been and thats where we should aim for. youre right, if he starts spending all kind of money hes correct, hes going to blow the budget. >> even tonight in his victory speech, im going to grow the economy, im going to double the economy. hes not explained how he does that. is it even possible? >> listen, at the moment our economys running just up 2% growth. if he doubles it, were 4. 4 is in the range weve been, so thats not really so...

Fraud or intimidation that they could point to to trigger a reopening of the consent decree signed years ago. >> theres not a big enough problem to warrant that. >> for example, the court in ohio that you mentioned in the preliminary also included the democratic party from doing illegal intimidation. the judge said we want a clean election. everyone, every legally qualified voter, get the opportunity to vote, so off we go. >> to that point, bob, when you look at the climate for this, here is som...

>> whats the likelihood that hillary clinton pulls it out but you cant pull maggie hassan over the finish like because of kelly ayotte? >> kelly is very popular. i had kellys father in school. i had him as a student basically 100 years ago. kelly is popular. shes very popular. her support is pretty deep. thats why hassan needs the five to seven point victory on clintons part in order to draw -- >> clinton hasnt shown very much coattails. >> its been a problem. i think were going to see a good af...