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Just 38%. historically low for an american president in the first year of their presidency. so why is a president who is so successful so unpopular? donald trumps job last night was to turn that around. he had an opportunity. >> sandra: did he? >> he seized the opportunity. his job was to go out and make the pitch to the -- millions of americans out there who like his policies but are not necessarily trump supporters. and to turn them around and get them -- he did that very effectively. he reach...

There. kristen, the president had a lot to say. how will the administration build on that? when he says get the job done, i look at the speech and say, that was a laundry list of things, why dont you do it, mr. president? >> reporter: thats right, and the key to a lot of those sound bites that you played, steph, was the president calling on republicans and democrats to work together, really trying to strike a note of bipartisanship. the question is how is that actually going to happen. lets brea...

Has absorbed. if you look at the polls, it is not a popular bill. this is consistent with the president and the earlier things you were saying. his theme in his campaign in 2016 was, i alone can fix it. he comes on stage and acts as if every good thing happening in america is a result of him becoming president at the expense not only of president obama but also of previous presidents. blaming all trade deals on predecessors making stupid arrangements with other countries. this is something thats...

Getting seated. if youve been watching during our conversation, you saw members of the trump family going to their seats up in the balcony as were a few minutes away now from getting under way. >> this president comes to congress for the speech tonight with one metric in mind. undoubtedly. where he really does stand absolutely apart from every other president in modern history. this speech tonight might impact that metric. the president is hoping the white house is hoping it will do so in a posi...

Recipients. >> lets see if he fills in the blanks around his anecdotes and his characters who he brings for his guests. everybody stand by, because up next, were going to look at what president trump can learn from two of his predecessors, richard nixon and bill clinton.

Loaded with activists. it is unfortunate, we have been friends for a decade now, where is the radical middle, when will they rise up? >> reasonable people cant be angry because theyre reasonable. you dont hold um a sip a sign says "i can be persuaded" the tribalism is so corrosive, these are moments that should be moments for our country. >> and he is so over exposed on twitter -- is this the new, or is he even more so? >> yes, absolutely. its not just that he stops and takes questions that we l...

Was released perfectly timed for the as u.v. boom and has sold like hotcakes the second generation hit the streets in two thousand and sixteen much stuff artist im glad someone says must is approached the vehicle development is holistic i calling it sky active technology and they see x five the aim is for the car and driver to coalesce as a unit and. an important aspect of sky active technology is lightweight construction less weight improves not only fuel consumption but also handling character...

>> i think youre right. i think generally speaking, though, a whole bunch of people in industries -- no industry willingly regulates itself and hes still pretty tied to it. >> should someone whos been a career lobbyist for 30 years turn around and be the regulatory body against that industry? no. but i think theres gray area. when the president delivers his first formal state of the union address tomorrow, hes going to be performing one of the most familiar presidential rituals. >> even though...

Lowest that its been in a long time is a point hes been making for the past couple weeks or months in tweets and speeches. >> yeah. >> its just him taking credit for whatever economic improvement or gain has happened under his watch, whether it is a direct result of anything hes done since hes taken office. >> i appreciate that respect. im going to ask you two to stick around. peter baker, thank you for talking. i want to talk about the backdrop. when we talk, we are remiss to not talk about wor...

A little bit of a history lesson. the presidents approval rating, hes at 40%. his most recent predecessors in much better standing when they delivered their state of the union. you see the numbers there. 59 for president obama. thats instructive. but by the midterm election that had fallen to 46%. still well above where president trump is now. look what happened to the democrats. they lors 63 seats in the house and they lost control of the house, so the challenge for the president, try to move h...