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President obama. i really like him. we have -- i think i can say at least for myself, i cant speak for him, but we have a really good chemistry together. we talk. he loves the country. he wants to do right by the country and for the country. and i will tell you, we obviously very much disagree on certain policies and certain things. but, you know, i really like him as a person. >> let me go to governor rendell. you must be in shock watching this performance. you are a guy that was district attor...

And president-elect of the united states. what do you make of the earth right now, ed rendell? >> that boggles my entire mind. how donald trump, who attacked barack obamas citizenship, led a birther movement until this country and around the world, called obama a terrorist sympathizer, said he was the father of isis, how he could switch after one meeting and a few phone calling, all of a sudden hes in love with the guy, theyve got chemistry together. good lord, certain chemicals can blow stuff u...

Difficulty in other areas of people trying to get confirmed. i think of, for example, his pick for treasury, steven mnuchin, who came under a lot of fire when he was named. youre seeing potential problem military-linked pick. >> what about rudy for secretary of state? this is the card hes been sitting on. hes never said rude oy wont g it, rudy was the most loyal guy in the campaign. what do you make of his prospects? >> reporter: chris, my favorite thing is when you ask me to give my opinion on ...

At first. >> that this is over. >> it was super exciting. everyone was so happy. everyone was in tears. >> not quite everyone. assistant d.a. bill gargen was fuming. >> were you willing to get arrested over this? >> absolutely. i was more than willing to have handcuffs placed on me to argue my point. i didnt cross any lines. >> what recourse do you have? >> theres no appeal. that i know of. >> so charlie tan is free. >> thats it. there is no appeal as of right from this trial order of dismissal ...

Kid. >> oh, yeah. >> we wish that hadnt happened but the kid deserves a break. >> the community felt that very strongly. >> so, when the trial began less than a year after the shooting, the sworn representative of the people with a murder case to prove found herself in an odd spot. >> the biggest problem was the defendant himself, because he did appear to be, you know, an upstanding, nice young man. >> monroe county district attorney sandra dorley. >> from the very beginning, people were disappo...

Kid. >> oh, yeah. >> we wish that hadnt happened but the kid deserves a break. >> the community felt that very strongly. >> so, when the trial began less than a year after the shooting, the sworn representative of the people with a murder case to prove found herself in an odd spot. >> the biggest problem was the defendant himself, because he did appear to be, you know, an upstanding, nice young man. >> monroe county district attorney sandra dorley. >> from the very beginning, people were disappo...

Did you take it all in? im not sure he took it all in. >> im not sure i took it all in at first. >> that this is over. >> it was super exciting. everyone was so happy. everyone was in tears. >> not quite everyone. assistant d.a. bill gargen was fuming. >> were you willing to get arrested over this? >> i was more than willing to have handcuffs placed on me to argue my point. i didnt cross any lines. >> what recourse do you have? >> theres no appeal, that i know of. >> so charlie tan is free. >> t...

They didnt come out with it. >> they said could be pertinent, they didnt say they are pertinent. i was a special prosecutor for a year investigating the corruption. i was an assistant da and i never and let me repeat this, i never ever would have released information about a candidate running for office 11 days before the election prior to the election. particularly when this investigation is obviously not going to be concluded before the election. they have been made by republicans all afternoo...

Kid. >> oh, yeah. >> we wish that hadnt happened but the kid deserves a break. >> the community felt that very strongly. >> so, when the trial began less than a year after the shooting, the sworn representative of the people with a murder case to prove found herself in an odd spot. >> the biggest problem was the defendant himself, because he did appear to be, you know, an upstanding, nice young man. >> monroe county district attorney sandra dorley. >> from the very beginning, people were disappo...

>> that this is over. >> it was super exciting. everyone was so happy. everyone was in tears. >> not quite everyone. assistant d.a. bill gargen was fuming. >> were you willing to get arrested over this. >> i was more than willing to have handcuffs placed on me to argue my point. i didnt cross any lines. >> what recourse do you have? >> theres no appeal. that i know of. >> so charlie tan is free. >> thats it. there is no appeal as of from this trial order of dismissal, because there has not been ...