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Working with the president so that nonviolent conflict resolution, one blood of the bible, jesus christ encouraging us to be brothers and sisters are not adversarial. congressman lewis can be one of the best teachers of batch. >> in the heat of a motion a lot of things get set on both sides. i think at some point, i am, as john lewis and many others are, a bridge builder. the goal is to bring america together. we are a great nation but we must become a greater nation. >> weigh in on congressman ...

>> still have the scars from the marks marks on someone, were you offended by the president-elects tweet that represents lewis as all talk and no action? >> first of all, i think in the heat of emotions, a lot gets said on both sides. i think at some point -- i am, s john lewis in many art, a bridge builder. the goal is to bring america together, and we are a great nation, but we must become a greater nation. what my father represented, my mother represented, and what i hope i am trying to do is...

Requisites of the job, hes called -- hes a bridge builder. idea hes opportunist here i think is short sided of people criticizing him. he clearly felt passionate about this to testify against a colleague who he probably likes personally but sees as someone who is not who his constituents who support him feel should be the attorney joenl. >> you called it a bust. why? >> first of all, i dont think hes up to the occasion. i think politically motivated opportunity for the senator. there is no democ...

His record indicates that we cannot count on him to support state and national efforts towards bringing justice to the justice system. >> will booker have an impact? >> well, i think hell have an impact in this way, don. right now democrats across the board are trying to figure out how vigorously theyre going to oppose trumps nominees, how vigorously theyre going to oppose donald trumps agenda, and i think this was a signal some democrats, booker included, john lewis included, that they were goi...

Portuguese prime minister antonio gutierrez. he comes in to his term with tough warnings for president-elect trump who tweeted this: as to the u.n., things will be different after january 20th. that, of course, the day mr. trump takes office. and the united nations has such great potential but right now it is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. so sad. secretary-general gutierrez will work with the u.s., he says, to be a, quote, bridge-builder for peace. >> on thes...

Faith that are problematic and we know them, weve seen it. but it certainly isnt a blanket for all people of that faith. >> all right so ana, do you understand where he stands given that he says we cant rule out anything, but were not going to have a registry based on religion. i think dont think reince pretty much knows where he stands. i think i know where reince would like to stand. reince priebus is a very good guy. hes a decent guy who is inclusive. i am glad hes there next to trump, beca...

But he also is known for being fair to nominees in general. havent gone through that unpleasant experience himself. he has been sympathetic and polite to everybody who comes before him. i think hes going to get points for that. >> arianna, let me ask you this. you wrote sentencively about how he -- extensively about how he could shape the justice department this week. you pointed out the deference he will give to states. >> well, yeah. because look where he comes from, right? he understands that...

That he is going to have an inclusive presidency. >> think how powerful it would be for donald trump to say i want to give an address. the networks would cover it, and he came out there and gave a 20-minute address and said its time for our country to be unified, its time for us to love our neighbor. can you imagine what people would then think of donald trump then? i guarantee minds would start to turn. if he were to do that, just imagine how the nation would look at him. they would look at him...

From our nominee. one thing you didnt see in the democratic party is about how terrible hillary clinton was and how terrible she was. >> really? i said it. >> on this and many things your democrat friends should listen to you more because you didnt hear it from the democrat establishment. >> there was a massive fight in the democratic primary between democrats who didnt think hillary clinton was the best and ask i candidate. >> or honest and trustworthy. >> partys divided, countrys divided. >> y...

With any industry, thats true. >> if its not that bad, why didnt she put this out herself? bernie sanders has been demanding these transcripts for months and the clinton campaign said, no, sir. so now that we have seen them, again, though they havent been authenticated, if its not bad, if they show shes a bridge builder, why not bridge that month ago? >> im not sure why they didnt. when i looked at some of the leaks, and as you said, theyre alleged so we cant speak to the veracity of them, but t...