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House, as he actually is beginning a meeting with key republican house committee chairman. you saw congressman brady there as well as congressman walden, two of the key people that are architects of the bill the house republican leadership is trying to push through. with us to share their reporting an insights, ryan of "the new yorker," lee and reporter from the "washington post" and "new york times". what did you think of that? >> first, the president who ran mocking his opponent for reading fr...

That is a load of crap. life is in the middle of both extremes. weve got to quit saying he is the worst guy in the world and the greatest guy in the world. just canceling each other out. >> people who dont like him say he has got to pivot. >> if he wants to speak directly and off-the-cuff and go after everybody, right, and say things that really arent true, okay. but at least know that i want to have confidence in the president that he is governing, that he has got control of the country, and wh...

>> tom: shouldnt the press ask him what he meant instead of writing historical hysterical ? >> he was speaking off-the-cuff at a at a rally and after the rally they wrote hysterical articles say he called for a terrorist attack went to my eye, he didnt. why didnt they say, what did you mean? writing hysterical articles and waiting for him to clear it up. that increases responsibility. be clear, make your case. people agree with you if you do that. >> dana: i had one thing i was going to tell you...

To reince puerto rico us, and reid wilson, national correspondent for "the hill." usually you pray for things like the country, other countries, peace, wellbeing, things like that. its unusual to pray for television ratings for "the apprenti apprentice." on the other hand, reid, i laughed, i also laughed as the comments from arnold schwarzenegger. >> when was the last time president trump did something and you thought, that was normal? this is a white house that is going to blaze a new trail and...

Traditional. it is full of customs that have been going on for decades, and in some cases hundreds of years having to do with the peaceful transfer of power, the traditions of going to st. johns church, the traditions of having tea and coffee with the outgoing president and that mayor mo ceremony bids ado on marine one where the income iing wave good-bye. it will take place shortly before noon right behind us here on capitol hill. >> dana, youre here with us as well. almost every minute of this ...

Do you think he did write it all himself? >> impossible to know. presidents dont typically write their own speeches although barack obama wrote quite a few of his. they will download their thoughts to a panel of speech writers and senior staff. theyll then look at draft, edit them very kafrlly. president clinton after multiple drafts would sit there and go line by line and rewrite as he tried it out. even if they dont write it themselves, they make it their own. >> i say that because donald trum...

>> joy brings up a great point. he has thrown out a lot of vitt he has to do three things. re olson the campaign trail and he has to get the entire romney map, which includes north carolina, which is no sure bet i dont think you will deny that. so you look at someones at this point. flip the remaining personality. but doesnt character reflect battlegrounds, including nevada, someones personality? where i know polls show a arent you concerned about that? tightening, but you talk to >> i do. i am ...

Understandably furious. >> president putin calling it the incident a "stab in the back." >> reporter: this year the world watched the biggest escalation of the military campaign against isis to date. >> i will not put american boots on the ground in syria. the u.s. stepping up its presence on the ground. >> president obama putting combat boots on the ground in iraq and syria, the first time sending special forces in to syria to fight isis. ♪ [ cheers ] >> reporter: rounding out the top five, a...

Anything like this happening on american soil? its a tough task but he has to at least include us in the conversation about what they are or planning to do. harris: you know, i have heard it, i know judge napolitano said it this week as well, this is not his best format. he does better in news conference type of situation where he can take the questions, im starting to wonder now, we dont know if he will take questions here today, why he hasnt handled it like that. we have the oval office backdr...

But every morning i wake up with an opportunity to do something great. thats why this job is a great job and that is why president of the united states is an even greater job for a greater number of people. >> about a 30-minute speech. no teleprompter and no written speech and off-the-cuff. impression. the governor is now in new hampshire the next severled.al days. its sort of make or break for him. >> his campaign slogan is tell it like it is. one problem for christie. new jerseys economy is no...