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Kill and robert king. you seem so normal to make in the the business. i dont know how a normal couple makes in the hollywood. anyway, congratulations, i hope its another huge hit. it was the best show on broadway, i hope you do it again. >> youll come back and go on it, right? >> you know me, im easy. gore vidal was right, nobody turns down television or the other thing. anyway, thank you. >> thank you so much. >> thanks very much. when we return, let me finish bob michael, the long-time repub...

Senate floor. take a listen. >> every politician alive should aspire for that moment like bob michael, when the last words of tribute to his public service are, "he was the face of decency and public service." i stand today in tribute to my friend, my republican neighboring congressman who served this nation so well for so many years.

Stonewalled in the capitol as senators try to tell you they never saw donald trumps press conference. i mean, god bless you. >> reporter: thats very sweet of you, thank you. >> the best job in tv news right now, most interesting place to be. >> reporter: im having a blast. my shoes are wearing out but other than that its all good. >> well i miss you. hopefully see you soon. >> reporter: miss you, too. >> im going to move on because i dont think our viewers care. kasie hunt on capitol hill thank ...

Meeting with the group. and vice president mike pence arriving in germany a short while ago. he is making his debut on the world stage as vice president. pence attending the munich security conference. hes going to speak there tomorrow. hes also planning to meet with german chancellor angela merkel. and bill cosby scoring a legal victory against one of his accusers today. a federal judge in massachusetts dismissing a defamation lawsuit filed by a woman who says that he raped her back in 1974. co...

Michael known for being able to compromise with democrats. his retirement in 1994 marked a major turning point in american politics. his successor, newt gingrich, credited with moving republicans into a far more aggressive and partisan posture. and pittsburgh steelers -- pittsburgh penguins superstar sidney crosby celebrating a major milestone, 1,000th nhl point scoring the goal in last nights game. he did it in just 757 games. and now another big story this week in washington. donald trump and ...

Bob michael, longest serving house republican leader died this morning at the age of 93. he served for 14 years as leader, always in the minority under presidents ronald reagan, george h.w. bush and bill clinton and also a recipient of the medal of freedom. house speaker paul ryan released a statement today saying, michael was a happy warrior, revered for his decency and commitment to whats right. up next, we are heading to moscow. president trump vehemently denies having any ties to russia or...

Of we keep talking about the motion to vacate the chair. so that threat is all off the table through the 2016 election for paul ryan. its very interesting, hes going to have opportunities there that john boehner never had. the other thing that im thinking of, though, its interesting, youre mentioning in talking about the history of bob michael and newt gingrich and john boehner, the story of john boehner in his congressional career is the story of the evolution of the modern republican party. he...

and then at 11:20 the oath of office will be administered. speaker boehner tweeted out, ill remember this well. lets go live to capitol hill and, luke, russert, well start with you. what can we expect with the resignation of speaker boehner? any change? >> taking a job right here after college and working his way up the ranks, paul ryan is promising to bring change not only to washington but the gop conference. look at how he sees himself leading. >> we are turning the page. we are not...

Compromise. he would be a great compromiser. but whats coming now is he knows he has to compromise to keep the government open. that means cut iting a deal wit nancy pelosi, who is tough as nails. she will exact something in terms of domestic spending and even a military spending to get that short-term extension of the cr. >> chris, youre exactly right to invoke bob michael of illinois, who was for many years the living counterpoint in a much more gentle era to tip oneil as the democratic speake...

I think it was a very balanced bill and could be passed in a minute in the house. it would be great if boehner brought it up and passed it. >> who is the republican establishment? >> well, we know who it was. it was the bush family. the bush family was sort of pushed aside briefly by the reagans for a bit. it was back to the bushes. its bob dole, bob michael, cloth cut republicans with some old money like the bushes. its a party of the northeast and the midwest historically and now more the sun ...