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Heart disease. >> reporter: in office and out, george w. bush has been regarded by many as the most fit president ever, mountain biking, running, swimming, golfing, weightlifting, and laboring on his ranch. his annual physicals while in office found him in excellent health with no history of hypertension or diabetes and low to very low coronary artery disease risk. so when physicians found a heart blockage and inserted a stent to reopen an artery, some people may have been stunned, but not dr. b...

The news came as a shock who regard president bush as a model of physical fitness. but there may be some good in the discovery and not just for mr. bush. tom foreman has this weeks "american journey." >> reporter: in office and out, george w. bush has been regarded by many as the most fit president ever. mountain biking, swimming, golfing, weightlifting and laboring on his ranch. his annual physicals while in office found him in excellent health with no history of diabetes and low to very low co...

Of physical fitness. >> reporter: in office and out, george w. bush has been regarded by many as the most fit president ever. mountain biking, swimming, golfing, weightlifting and laboring on his ranch. his annual physicals while in office found him in excellent health with no history of diabetes and low to very low coronary artery disease. so when physicians inserted a stint to reopen an artery, some people may have been stunned. but not dr. lerner. >> i think it is a case that people should go...

Freedom recipient include bill clinton, oprah winfrey and loretta lynne. the white house announced a list of 16 honorees today for the medal of freedom. form president george bush is back at home after a health scare this week. as you probably heard, he had a stint placed in an artery. the news came as a shock who regard president bush as a model of physical fitness. some health officials are pointing out, there may be some good in the discovery and not just for mr. bush. tom foreman has thi...

So if you can cast him as an other, cast him as an outsider, cast him as someone who does not believe in the very values embodied in the american dream, then you dont have to subscribe to the notion that you have to negotiate with him, that you have to pass laws, you can delegitimize his entire policy both foreign and domestic if you can accomplish that. and there are people out there clearly in the establishment, by the way, who are out there to sow this kind of dissent just for this very reaso...

Party. what should the grand ole party do? to donald trump who had boehners ear at golf out go joins us on the phone. donald, did he talk about in the middle of the game a possible shutdown. >> his focus is on his work. >> but he was golfing with you? >> that is through. but he is a good man. nobody wants a shutdown. obamacare is very destructive. what it is doing to the country is very, very bad. we have just seen the beginning. so many businesses are going to be closing up. so many businesses ...

Washington today, this caught many people far off guard that the news that the former president had a heart health scare. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: in office and out, george w. bush has been regarded by many as the most fit president ever. he took up mountain biking at the suggestion of his doctors and even though hes had cuts and bruises along the way, hes been pedaling of since. he now hosts an annual ride honoring wounded soldier covering 60 miles at a stretch through the texas countryside. >> for...

To our brain trust. managing editor at politico. and christine niedermayer, author of straight scoop politics, the blog. thank you all for being here today. >> thank you. >> rachel, u.s. interests abroad are facing the terror threat. the president is golfing and celebrating his birthday, which hes entitled to do. and congress is on break for five weeks, which is scheduled. but do the optics of this look back while all of this security assessment is taking place globally? >> congress is scheduled...

Meanwhile, hes continuing with his routine weekend schedule, golfing, going to camp david to celebrate his birthday. the embassy closings are officially for sunday, but could be extended to more days. yesterday, we were talking about a number at 21. it was updated overnight to 22. that includes the u.s. consulate in basra. these stretch all across north africa and middle east. germany and britain have said they plan to close their embassies in yemen sunday and monday and now, france has said it ...

Targets throughout the region. >> i think closing the embassies in in fact unprecedented. at least i didnt see this in my career. >> emily joins me from washington. what more have we heard from the white house? >> some news out of washington today. white house officials say the president was updated this morning about the threat. he will continue to be updated throughout the evening. its a normal weekend routine. golfing, going to camp david to celebrate his birthday. >> so, what has changed in ...