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Reversal, saying all is calm. >> i do. i think i want to make a deal very badly. the vice chairman of china came out that he wants to see a deal made. he wants it to be made under calm conditions, using the word "calm." i agree with him on that. and china has taken a very hard hit over the last number months. i believe that they want to do a deal. the tariffs have hit them very ha hard. >> with us now, michael ohan lan with the brookings institution. i want to start with your overall takeaway. w...

That. >> here he is in france, basically denying that climate change exists, as the amazon rain forest continues to burn, and then adding, im an environmentalist, he says. what did you make of that answer, michael? >> well, it wasnt that strong either. but i do think when he talks about lng and gas, of course, that is the relatively more benign fossil fuel, produces a lot less co2. and if he had confined his remarks to that, he would have been on more solid ground. you know, in one sense, im not...

That russia outsmarted president obama when other countries have said that the reason why russia was kicked out was very clearly because they annexed crimea. why would you keep repeating what some people see as a clear lie? >> well, it was annexed during president -- i know you like president obama, but it was annexed during president obamas term. if it was annexed during my term, i would say, sorry, folks, i made a mistake, sorry, folks. president obama was helping ukraine. crimea was annexed d...

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African-american male found on the blanket used to wrap the body is dismissed as belonging to one of the first officers at the crime scene. and theres this -- a composite sketch of someone witnesses saw in the neighborhood, skakel believes it would have convinced the jury he didnt do it, if only the jury had seen it. his defense attorney never showed it during the trial. the unused sketch is one of the key reasons skakel argued his defense lawyer was incompetent and that he deserves a new trial....

Sanctions. as you noted, theres many in congress who want to go further. trumps view on putin is not widely shared in the party. it will be i think a tug of war right from day one. >> michael, what ron brings up is true, but it is possible that donald trump could come into office and reburst the actions that were taken by the obama administration, maybe even throwing it back on putin and saying depending on what you do will determine what we do as far as maybe additional actions against you. >> ...

U.s. and russia making the future of diplomatic relations uncertain is the word that comes mind. as president obama nears the epd of his term, hes taken a number of steps in last few days to make certain his legacy. among them the sanctions against russia, abstaining from the u.n. vote on israeli settlements and making a push to boost obamacare enrollment. these are all good talking points. lets bring in ron brownstein and senior fellow at the brookings institution michael o han lan. good mornin...

Fallout, especially on capitol hill now because we know theyre going to pursue apparently maybe even tougher sanctions? >> yeah. i have a different view than michael. i think what president obama is doing on all the fronts that you mentioned, on israel with the settlements, with what they tried to do with obamacare and with relations with russia is establishing a set of trip wires for donald trump. these are all areas where he knows that trump wants to significantly change the direction of u.s. ...

The trump administration. thread that needle supporting the resolution that obama did not block but also criticizing the kerry remarks that trump and netanyahu found so objectionable. >> michael, i would love to hear your thoughts. >> i think ron summed it up well. the bottom line is the israelis and palestinians arent interested in making peace with each other right now so on some level the rest of us whatever we say is not making that much difference. you know, i actually agree with most of wh...

A kennedy cousin could be headed back to prison for murder after a connecticut judge overturned an earlier ruling of freedom. >> back in 2002, michael skakel, remember, was convicted of killing a 15-year-old neighbor, martha moxley, doing this back in 1975. skakel is the nephew of ethel and robert kennedy. he was released in 2013 when a judge ordered a new trial under the contention that skakels lawyer hadnt represented him well. now that ruling has been overturned by a judge who disagreed with ...