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In 2009 president obama polled in the opposite on that. 53% said yes at this point in his presidency, 45% said no. and theres -- president trump promised them this was going to be a whole new world when he took over and what we see is grid lock in the congress, no agenda items proceeding in any real way on the trump agenda. >> you know, look, that particular poll question if i go back to 2009 and i saw that question being asked of the newly elected president obama i would say thats interesting, ...

Because maybe some day theyll name the wall the trump wall. who the hell knows and whos going to pay for the wall? >> so it bears repeating were talking about a u.s. spending bill, not a mexican one. it appears the prommase of a wall itself has morphed into political spin that might make your head spin. >> this is what winning looks like. >> reporter: even though president trump is crawling that a spending bill represents a win for the white house. >> after bickering and grid lock, this is a cle...

Shutdowns, republicans cave at the first mention of republican shutdown. the losers of the 2016 election are celebrating. >> that was a pretty good summary of what washington democrats are think. he was rushed on to try to claim victory. >> what is the point of voting republican if the democrats are going to continue to win practically 95% of their objective, such as in this last budget deal? >> well, look, respectfully, rush, i actually think this was, as the president said a little while ago, ...

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Im ari melber in new york. we have the next 100 days. the point on that tonight, the rules for resistance. after another weekend of protests against the trump administration, is it working? should democrats continue with these large rallies? also, the latest on the russia investigation. following the money trail and the lies about the money and who was involved. also, the point on paying for the wall. could extradited drug king pin el chapo be the key to funding trumps dream barrier on the nor...

Days, the defining moments of most presidencies come far later. >> i can hear you! >> reporter: for president bush the terror attacks of september 11th and the iraq war still months away. >> oh, i know we always dont agree, but were beginning to get a spirit here in washington where were more agreeable, where were setting a different tone. >> reporter: president clinton may have been frustrated by grid lock. >> i learned that things are not going to change as fast as i wanted them to. >> reporte...

>> im curious, this idea of the party of no. it worked politically for republicans. will democrats get punished? >> i dont think it works as well for democrats to be the party of no. they dont have that base that will allow them to continually grid lock and stop everything. democrats are generally the party gets government moving. >> it undermines the whole argument about why they would do a better job running things. >> how does that play over time? >> which is why theyre having a hard time rec...

But also having a republican congress effect as well. this is the first time in six years that we dont have grid lock and on top of that we have a president or were going to have a president that supports growth economic policies. i think its no coincidence that these indicators have spiked up. i think that people are certainly very optimistic about what kind of economics message the new year is going to pri. >> one of those policies that could jump start this economy and create some growth is t...

Cancelled flights. grid lock is not exclusive this time of year in l.a. this is one of the busiest travel days of the year. and you will need patience you can muster. and edward trial export and blogger and pizza emotion. what is your number one piece p of advice. >> thank you for having me back on. >> be prepared and bearily. white christmas stuff will mess up the weather. you want to make sure you are trouble checked and if your flight is on time. >> the advantage we have these days, some of t...

American public who after eight years of grid lock and seeing a country thats being more divided why would they try to divide the country further right now? this is why were seeing the economy taking on the trump bump, consumer confidence is up, that american swagger is back, that optimism is back. not just the growth we might see in new york or places like washington, d.c. but all across middle america. we talked about the rust belt and states where trump really tapped into something here and t...