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Stanfords center for democracy. in a suburb in dallas, they assembled 523 registered voters from all across america and all political persuasions. they spent a long weekend talking about immigration, foreign policy, health care, the economy, and the environment. perhaps shocking the two sides werent at each others throat all weekend long. instead, participants looked at briefing booklets and broke into small discussion groups and shared their feelings. >> how can we continue to do that? >> befor...

For our "what in the world" segment. everybody agrees that americans are more polarized today than any time in recent history. but there is a group of experts who are trying to do something about it. last month an experiment called "america in one move" was led by james fishkin, the head of stanfords center for democracy and larry diamond. in an assembly in dallas, they took registered voters from all over central america. there they spent a long weekend talking about immigration, foreign policy...

Policy. >> the briefing materials president elect trump has used with phone calls with world leaders. whether or not hes used state department briefing booklets and information and the expertise of the people in the state department thats been available to him. can you confirm if -- if he did con summit th consult that before this phone call? >> i can confirm that he has access to those materials and he has access to diehl briefings and he has access to other information that comes to him from o...

This is the president-elect, this is his administration, he will be commander of the chief and president of the united states imminently. and he either there it is close or not disclose the full departments of that conversation. but hes well aware of what u.s. policy has been. >> there have been questions when the briefing materials that the president-elect has used in phone calls with world leaders, whether hes used state department briefing booklets and information and the expertise of people ...

Whether or not hes used state department briefing booklets and information, and you know, theeth whats been provided to him. did he consult that before he had the phone call? >> he has access to those. he has access to -- >> does he use it though? >> of course he uses it. he reads everything. hes the busiest guy on the planet. pretty much has been for a while. >> does the president elect not have to adhere to certain protocols? is it because hes not been sworn in, he can do what he wants to do? ...

Materials that president-elect trump has used in phone calls with world leaders, whether or not hes used state department briefing booklets and information and, you know, the expertise of people in the state department thats been available to him. can you confirm if he did consult that before this phone call? >> i can confirm that he has access to those materials, and he has access to daily briefings. he has access to other information that comes to him from official government agencies. >> does...