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Think depends how the president comes out. the first today in his retort, a way to hold the base in place. >> carol, youve done amgt lot reporting. back to the trump tower meeting to unpack things. do you get the sense steve bannon e knows something here? >> he knows a lot. he was ob usiously was there. >>io obviously there in the aftermath as this has come up. hes score settling. everyone knows how much he hates jared kushner. >> this is focused on that? right? >> in ways obsessed with him and ...

Effort was dead, i thought the repeal only effort was dead, the president said its going to get better at lunch today. does he know whats going listen to? >> well, as has been famously written the power of the presidency is the power to persuade so hes going to persuade but he cant do much more than that. congress has their own dynamic, the senators have their own differences. the differences might have been sharpened, there may have been some score settling or infighting going on. theres a whol...

Policy? this came yesterday, an all-encompassing story in the middle of a pitched health care battle where mitch mcconnell are trying to cobble together a coalition of republicans to pass this bill. does this have a real world impact on republicans and which way they may go here? >> even before this tweet republicans in washington were talking about missed opportunities with donald trump when it comes to the platform that he has. as president, you always have the bully pulpit. trump has this uni...

Targeting conservative groups, and the media accepted that all the evidence was destroyed, the director could take the foist, but conservatives felt like justice wasnt being served. its a problem -- >> let jonathan jump in. donnell filibusters you have got evening on three different tangents. >> its a nice trip -- you understand that democrats should be concerned. >> no, all americans need to be concerned. >> youre right. >> about the russians interfering and possibly undermining our election. >...

Leaving that on the floor. >> i just think that personal conflicts are more interesting to voters than watching him channel straight change. thats what reality tv is, thats core of reality tv, score settling. trump likes to be compelling. that was part of the teleprompter speech. he planned to say those things for the first 16 minutes of the speech where he was criticizing the press and clinton and the electoral process. so perhaps they think that conflict is truly affecting voters. >> does he g...

>> reporter: have long come together for a night of comedy and comity. the annual al smith dinner in new york has drawn presidents and aspiring ones. in years gone by, theres far more self-deprecating satire. >> this is an impressive crowd. the haves and the have-mores. some people call you the elite. i call you my base. >> reporter: then score-settling. >> i cant shake that feeling that some people here are pulling for me. im delighted to see you here tonight, hillary. >> the white tie dinner, ...

Candidates. jeff zeleny looks back. >> its a ritual stop on the road to the white house. a place where democrats -- >> i went shopping at some stores in midtown. i understand governor romney went shopping for some stores in midtown. >> and republicans. >> its nice to finally relax and to wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> reporter: have long come together for a night of comedy and comity. the annual al smith dinner in new york has drawn presidents and aspiring ones. in years gone by, ...

It is a political score settling. theres another aspect to it. >> many people have said that these instances are increasing where journalists are being treated as geopolitical pawns. we talk about it on this program, journalists who are jailed for doing their jobs. its hard to understand what it actually feels like. how would you describe what it felt like to be behind bars now that youre going to be advocating for other journalists in the same position? >> you dont go through an experience like...

And switch. using war on isis, which a also of people around the world support, as a pretext to go after turkeys old enemies and settle old scores. and i think it was some of that score settling and vengeance for that that we saw play out across turkey today. >> richard engel, thank you so much there. to the pentagon and nbcs jim miklaszewski, mik, start with the air base for u.s. fighters. it is closer, as you know, youve been reporting to isis targets, and when you look at the strategic sign...

Feeling that we had two turns with clinton. two terms with president obama. we have done great things. i dont want to minimize what was done. we are still seeing wealth consolidate and the poor get poorer and middle class wages stagnate. we have not had our fdr moment. we have not reshaped the way we think about opportunity many this country. or if we are start thing to reshape the way we think about it. we have not reshaped what we do. we have not come up with a strategy like we had mid last ce...