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Blond and blue eyed and a size 4 to be gorgeous. she was extremely conscious of the negative stereotypes of african-american women. the narrative around what do black girls look like. >> michelle cracked that wide open. she is black and its important because not only were brown women not considered beautiful, something healed with particularly black women who have never been the ones that were held up to be the most beautiful. never the ones that were leading women in hollywood and never thes th...

Parents told you. and as i started reading, i began to discover a whole new world. we were desperately poor but between the covers of those books i could go anywhere and be anybody and do anything. and within the space of a year and a half i went from the bottom of the class to the top of the class, much to the consternation of all those students who used to call me dummy. they were coming to me saying bennie, how do you work this problem? i would say sit at my feet, youngster, while i instruct ...

[applauding] health care costs are rising at the slowest rate in 50 years. and ive said, and i mean it, anyone can put together a plan that is demonstrably better than the improvements weve made to our health care system, that covers as many people at lesse cost, i will publicly support it. [applauding] because that, after all, is why we serve. not to score points or take credit. but to make peoples lives better. [applauding] but, for a that weve made, we know its not enough. our economy doesnt ...

Uninsured rate has never, ever been lower. [ cheers and applause ] health care costs are rising at the lowest rate in 50 years and ive said and i mean it, if anyone can put together a plan that is demonstrably better than the improvements weve made to our health care system, that covers as many people at less cost i will publicly support it. [ cheers and applause ] because that, after all, is why we serve. not to score points or take credit but to make peoples lives better. but for all the real ...

In charge of a fringe right wing web site not just in charge of his campaign but in the oval office at his chief strategist. that continues to matter in terms of how they operate. they are using supermarket tabloids that have huge distribution. and their covers are in every grocery store in america whether or not you buy them. they are using this thing against their political enemi and to promote their political selves. and tonight, as we get ready to talk to a couple of great journalists here o...

Politician relationship with the media. president obama talked to comedians, right? and talked to youtube stars. president george w. bush and his dad both did lots and lots of really right wing talk radio. go back to the fireside chats of fdr, you will find presidents either trying to reach people through non-traditional elements of the media or find ways around the media in a way that best suits their purposes as president. but there is going to be something different and its not just the tweet...

President george w. bush and his dad both did lots and lots of really right wing talk radio. go back to the fireside chats of fdr, you will find presidents either trying to reach people through non-traditional elements of the media or find ways around the media in a way that best suits their purposes as president. but there is going to be something different and its not just the tweeting. theres old school elements to the very different media approach the trump administration is taking and its i...

Congress begins and a new president will be sworn into office leaving many questions about what the political world will look like in the year ahead. joining me, mark murray. good morning, mark. >> good morning, stephanie. >> why should we be hiding under the covers? >> i actually think there are going to be so many important political stories in development. heres a helpful way to keep track of everything were going to see over the next 365 days or so. let me tick through some of them with you....

Being in touch with western intelligence services. now the state department is expelling 35 russian officials it says violated their diplomatic status, this after the u.s. claim of interference in the presidential election and harassment of u.s. diplomats overseas. vladimir putin of course a former russian intelligence officer, well aquainted with the so-called illegals program, putting agents into u.s. society. >> the fact they would continue to do that to establish these american, you know, le...

Giving of ourselves, of our time and at a cost to us and our families. >> reporter: nearly two million people are expected in times square. the extra police presence a noticeable addition to keep new york city safe. >> if youre coming down to times square, rest assured it will be a safe venue. >> reporter: fred, we know within the last few weeks nimd detectives have been visiting truck rental centers and have been securing parking garages, going to area hotels, talking to managers and owners, ke...