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Who worked as an adviser for jeb bush and house speaker john boehner and our washington post, let me go to to you, michael first. i have known president trump or 30 years. i met him when he was working with democrats, i always knew he was not the master of the art of the deal. here we are where the president of the united states meets with senator schumer for 90-minute and on the anniversary of his inauguration, cannot keep the government open. as a republican, are you a little bit shame of your...

Communications because now changed it. not communicating through the same methods as before. >> thank you shimon and pamela. bring in john fredericks. radio host and former spokesman for the trump campaign. and executor editor of -- and author of "trump nation: being the donald" bakari serlz and -- lot to unpack. michael first. tonight the fbi has information indicating that associates of the president communicated with suspected russian operatives and may have been to coordinate the release of ...

Tears, ill give it to someone special ♪ >> will caro is live in los angeles with the latest. will, what else do we know about his death? he was only 53. >> yeah, well, gregg, our sister network sky news confirmed he died at his home in southeast england. police say there were no suspicious circumstances and the cause of death is unknown. his publicist released a statement saying it is with great sadness that we could confirm george passed away peacefully at home over the christmas period. i fa...

Its textbook, this was a brilliant operation. ive been part of ones that failed in iran in 1979 t it was an amazing thing. i just still cant believe it. >> michael, let me ask you about the thinking of the s.e.a.l.s as they went in there. what were they worried about that might have blown the whole operation? were they afraid there would be more people in there? were they afraid bin laden would be hiding in a safe room, a haven of some kind? once they had the model set up and the training? >> ab...

Wanted criminal in their country. and they deny -- it looks like a loss/loss for them either way, michael. >> this is a very complex relationship. the pakistanis have tried to hedge their bets in this part of the world for a long time. theyre playing both sides of the deck. right now theyre in a very embarrassing situation. the good news is they did try to put a happy face, and insinuate they were somehow involved. hopefully we can use this as a positive momentum forward, but i could predict thi...

Then you bob quickly, before we hear a clip from the president. how can the pakistanis live with this? they get up and they realize weve captured the worlds most wanted criminal in their country. and they deny -- it looks like a loss/loss for them either way, michael. >> this is a very complex relationship. the pakistanis have tried to hedge their bets in this part of the world for a long time. theyre playing both sides of the deck. right now theyre in a very embarrassing situation. the good new...

Province by the border or tribal area. they were abutting a military academy. this is very bad news. >> do you agree with that, michael, the fact that hes been sitting there, living basically in civilization in a country we targeted as his probable retreat area, going to, his refuge, and there he was. no doubt its a tremendous embarrassment for the pakistani government and army and intelligence service. theres no excuse. bin laden was quite smart to hide in the open by moving into a suburban tow...

These operatives, in this case u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s are trained both in infiltration, and in clearing the target, be able to clear rooms, take out enemy targets, protect civilians and get out of there quickly and effectively. it was textbook operation. that has always not been the case in the past, chris, so a big victory for the u.s. and for special operations forces. a classic operation done perfectly. >> great, michael. bob behr, do we have a sense of how much they were caught by surprise? wer...