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Extraordinary mea culpa. he admitted he fullbled and didnt know the rollout would be this bad. americans are forgiving but youve got to wonder if theyll forgive the president any time soon. will they, ana? >> well look, i think what you saw there was an administration thats been shaken, thats been caught off guard, thats been caught flat footed with a very bad rollout and also i think its been shaken by particularly the recent numbers showing the lack of trustworthiness and that theyve lost the ...

One of the things about sebelius and calling for her resignation, even if she does resign and even if this is delayed six months, the fundamental problems are still there. i think what they should be most mad about is the political appointees at the white house were extremely reckless with the presidents signature achievements and his legacy items. its not just bad for president obama, its bad for liberalism if this doesnt work. >> who put this together? >> are you bringing that up again? >> why...

One of the things about sebelius and calling for her resignation, even if she does resign and even if this is delayed six months, the fundamental problems are still there. i think what they should be most mad about is the political appointees at the white house were extremely reckless with the presidents signature achievements and his legacy items. its not just bad for president obama, its bad for liberalism if this doesnt work. >> who put this together? >> are you bringing that up again? >> why...

Position as he is going to be in between now and the end of his second term. he had two major legacy items he wanted to get done. one was comprehensive -- immigration reform and the other was health care. he was able to get health care done on a partisan vote in the first two years of the administration because he had democrats running the majorities in the house and the senate. he does not have -- he hasnt had that since. immigration i think is a tougher nut to crack. clearly washington doesnt ...

Of a deal. but the key for conservatives is they want to make sure border security is a key priority in this legislation because conservatives have already given somewhat on a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the u.s. they want to make sure that in exchange they get tough border security measures. there is a lot riding on this for the president. this past week he crossed the 100-day threshold in his second term and hasnt gotten any of his legacy items. gun control, he desper...

To look for answers in the wake of mondays bombings in boston. ed henry has more. >> president obama convened his national security team on saturday for 90 minutes, just hours after he acknowledged that while there is great relief in boston, the pressure on his administration to find answers is only heating up. >> there are still many unanswered questions. among them, why did young men who grew up and studied here as part of our communities and our country resort to such violence? >> beyond the ...

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Hes the most proud of, that we know hell talk about in his outgoing speech on january 10th, hes going to do what he needs to do to protect those legacy items. whether or not donald trump is frustrated by some of the things that the president is doing as he goes out, he should have expected this. these are thing, again that only bolster the presidents long-term legacy and his impact on history. >> harlan, does it matter to you if the president and the president-elect get along? if you are a -- if...

The professional and smooth way that george w. bushs team handled the transition back in 2008 and 2009 and the president said yesterday in his speech in the rose garden that hes directed his staff to follow the example set by president bush. now the white house says -- the white house press secretary josh earnest said its too early to say what kind of impact trumps election will have on president obamas top policy priorities. but, carol, we know that trump has run on plans and promises to undo m...

Win for the president. >> indeed, the president got other goodies like money for a climate change fund and early childhood education, legacy items that might put speaker john boehner in hot water with conservatives. though the president is also dealing with major heartburn from the left, with even democratic leader nancy pelosi bucking him. >> its more important that the white house feels that the only way they can get a bill is to go along with this. >> the president today tried to soften that ...