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Unlike his predecessors, he may feel less tied down by the burden of soviet history. >> gorbachev is revolutionary himself. hes talking about new soviet union, allowing some freedom of speech paper lewing a more open society. gorbachev had seen how the gap between how the soviet people lived and what the party said was growing wider and wider. but he is a child of the system. he did not want to destroy it. he had in his mind i have to save it. >> i want him to fight for peace and for better life...

Inherited from his predecessors. >> reporter: with operation shock and awe, america invaded iraq. iraqi army couldnt hold them back, but that didnt stop the regime from doing some wishful thinking. >> they will try to approach to enter baghdad, and i think this is where their graveyard will be. >> reporter: american troops took the city easily in weeks. saddam hussein was torn from power. in every way, that is something that perhaps president-elect donald trump regrets seeing. >> saddam hussein ...

The cost of safety. one could argue that the safety of the presidents family is priceless. >> also, it is a dangerous world. think how dangerous our world is and how many threats there are and how many threats there have been against presidents. thats just something that i think that one tonigdoesnt wan really question. >> the secret service has their work cut out for them. the fact that trump tower is right there on fifth avenue, busy corridor, one of the busiest cities in the world. when you t...

Past intervene when major industries are on strikes going directly to ceos. this is not something in official power but it is something we have seen presidents in the past do. >> karen, i want to share gear. intelligence force confirmed to nbc news that donald trump has had two intelligence briefings since he won the election. thats a lower number than his predecesso predecessors, what does that say of anything thats committed to or focus on national security right now? >> well, i think a lot of...

Recipients and victories because we have the full transcript of what he told "the new york times" and refers back to a conspiracy theory thats disproven again and again that scientists make this up and its just not true. he is listening to his uncle to find out whats going on. hes the president-elect. he has a responsibility to protect and defend our health and needs to listen to scientists. theyre not there right now. theyre not part of the team. >> jeremy symons. we appreciate your time. thank...

Taken a sledge hammer to public education, and thats why we are so opposed to it. >> but is it anti-public schools? can we say the public schools are truly serving all american kids when every 42 seconds a kid drops out of school? charter schools werent started to hurt public schools. they were started to help kids. >> i run a charter in new york. my charter has 100% graduation rate. union charter just got one of these blue ribbon awards. awl shanker, one of my predecessors started the charter m...

. >> mcnamara had been managing the war since 1961. the man was just overwhelmed with guilt. >> in less than 60 days, i will have served seven years as secretary of defense. no one of my predecessors has served so long. i myself did not plan. >> robert mcnamara leaves office. i think its fair to say that he is by that point tortured on a personal level by the war. >> tonight the communists hit the very heart of saigon, the brand-new u.s. embassy building. and at least ten cities in that war-torn...

Everything you need to know to get your day started. were going to begin taking you back down to that heartbreaking story for an update surrounding the deadly bus crash in tennessee monday. authorities say a sixth child has died last night from their injuries. five children are still in the hospital. investigators say the driver, 24-year-old johnthony walker, was not on the designated bus route when he crashed. hes charged with vehicular homicide. >> president-elect donald trump, he is taking a ...

The approved route. >> in the course of looking at the history of tally road, we just ascertained that tally road was not on the designated route for that school bus. thats one of the things were exploring, is a, has he done it before, b, if, so, why? >> and witnesses tell investigators walker was driving well above the speed limit. the local board of education has confirmed that it had received complaints about how walker operated his bus, and several relatives of victims say he was a known pro...

The surprise electing victory. a frequency that is notably lower than his predecessors. officials note pence taking them >> its hard to say. in some ways you can judgment and say he is not taking this seriously. he says, of filling all these cabinet position, in the middle of transferring and is preparing himself and preparing the people around him to take office. so in some ways, and at least from the reporting it seems as though yes, this might be lower than other presidents. but this isnt som...