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Gets your attention. one of the co-signers of the piece, a 30-year veteran of the senate where he served the people of connecticut as did his father before him, former democratic senator chris dodd. senator, tell us how this came about. i understand you are one of the drafters. >> well, brian, its nice to be with you. >> thank you for being on here. >> speaking with chuck hagel, a good friend of mine, a former republican member of the senate. we were having a conversation, i think, in fact, we d...

>> i no longer have any confidence, i didnt have any to begin with, but now with the filings on friday, that this president can act in the national interests and not in his own self-interest. i dont think hes capable anymore of making unilateral decisions that are truly solely in the national interests when it comes to russia. >> senator, when you hear that, given his resume, its chilling. >> well, it is, and thats the concern. we stayed away from recommendations. were not going to form a caucus...

Panet panetta. right after seeing what unfolded in the oval office this afternoon. how to govern, also the concern of a bipartisan group of 44 former u.s. senators. so many faces we had to put them up on a wall. as we first reported last night, the group came together to write an op-ped for the "washington post" warning that the nation is e endering a dangerous period. "were at an inflection point in which the foundational principles of our democracy and national security interests are at stake ...

It sometimes takes a moment like this maybe to remind each and every one of us, not just colleagues in the current senate of the united states, that at moments like this, theres becoming too much of a tolerance almost of what were seeing day in and day out. much of you saw today in the description of what happened on this discussion about the budget. and that really worries many of us. so this was the rationale for us, and i think its having some effect. i hope it does. and maybe convince people...

National interests and not in his own self-interest. i dont think hes capable anymore of making unilateral decisions that are truly solely in the national interests when it comes to russia. >> senator, when you hear that, given his resume, its chilling. >> well, it is, and thats the concern. we stayed away from recommendations. were not going to form a caucus. we made a statement, and i think if it you go back and look historically, the senate has played a pretty important role, not because ther...

Progressive and wendle ford of kentucky, a thoughtful, moderate democrat. those are the people i worked with. and in the judiciary committee, we worked with ted kennedy and joe biden while strom thurman was the chairman. this is nuts. >> there are i believe 32 democrats, 10 republicans, 2 independents. tell me the back story. how did you all come together to write this warning? who reached out to whom? >> well, chuck paigel and chris dodd perhaps were a generating force in it and contacted me, s...

Purpose. its to allow us to pursue the better angels to give us time to think and grow. were back now with more of our special, remembering the legacy of george herbert walker bush. joining me right now is john sununu, former chief -- there you are, former chief of staff to bush 41. now his son chris is also the governor of new hampshire. governor sununu thank you on this solemn night. tell us about working for president bush. >> i think we have a sound problem. well have to come back -- lets ...

Death, george herbert walker bush, chris, had a claim to be the greatest living american. its a life of unparalleled service. you look at the virtues that define his life, the youngest naval combat aviator in world war ii, 19 years old when he was shot down. look at his service to the country. look at the wisdom he demonstrated with the use of military force in panama and during the first gulf war, the wisdom of restraint over the soviet union collapse. the letters that show his decency, his kin...

And we had great conversations and we discussed, actually, for quite some time the father, and how much they loved him and how much he loved them. >> preparations for the service honoring president george herbert walker bush are underway. of course, these things are planned years ahead. for more what to expect to turn to gabe gutierrez, whos in houston where the former president passed away last night. everybody is curious about this. how often in advance do we know about the plans for the parad...

Country. every one of us must confront and condemn racism, anti-semiti anti-semitism, bigotry and hate. not next week, not tomorrow, but right now. every single one of us. >> any doubt in your mind about whether or not he meant that? >> no doubt. its not something a speech writer put together for him. >> not at all. >> there was feeling there. and without saying a word right now its exactly what we need. chris dodd, the senator from connecticut. the yanks got together. >> we got together. >> i g...