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Looked at the history of this investigation and i cant think of anything like it. the great czech playwright and dissident said we can lie about anything and those facts dont matter. as your guest said, thats in some ways among the most disturbing things at all. >> i watched the guests all evening with great interest because heres the story thats developing. starting in last nights "washington post" the notion of turf wars on day two and three of this white house. "vanity fair" reminding that ja...

As your guest said, thats in some ways among the most disturbing things at all. >> i watched the guests all evening with great interest because heres the story thats developing. starting in last nights "washington post" the notion of turf wars on day two and three of this white house. "vanity fair" reminding that jared kushner was observing shabbat and was not working that day, that people have been alarmed at the sharpness of kushners elbows, the man who donald trump said if he cant get to peac...

Looking forward to friday. what do you think the messages, charles, that hes going to deliver on friday? >> i think the message that you generally want to convey, particularly after a knockdown drag out fight he had to get the nomination to win the election. democrats sitting it out. it has to be national unity. he did it on the night he was elected, that speech he made at 2:00 in the morning or whatever, just the right tone. i dont think he needs to repeat his promises. people know what he want...

Looking forward to friday. what do you think the messages, charles, that hes going to deliver on friday? >> i think the message that you generally want to convey, particularly after a knockdown drag out fight he had to get the nomination to win the election. democrats sitting it out. it has to be national unity. he did it on the night he was elected, that speech he made at 2:00 in the morning or whatever, just the right tone. i dont think he needs to repeat his promises. people know what he want...

President-elect receives his own briefings and is able to examine the excel jens as his team is -- the intelligence as his team is put together and they see how professional these agencies are that some of those current tensions will be reduced. >> he is always cool as cucumber, right, but thats kind of a subdued comment. what is your sense of whether well hear sharpness tonight or the more subdued tone about donald trump? >> i think we will hear the subdued. i mean george bush as he left office...

Because when you come to figures at different points in your own life. i wasnt around for all the iconic fights. i knew him as this sort of santa claus kind of figure. he had parkinsons and was beloved by everyone. when he died this year, had a lot of occasion to go back and read so much and watch footage of just how insanely polarizing he was. >> look, i remember -- well, and liberating for us as black men, he was the assurance that we could be men amongst men and the encouragement to go ahead ...

Years of his life. and frankly, we can only see him as santa claus because parkinsons had taken his mouth. but you can see the sharpness in his eyes. what i want to hear is the tape that was running through his mind, all the things he wanted to say but couldnt say. >> -- no cognitive with parkinsons. its all sort of motor facult faculties. >> he was probably the most searing critic of this countrys failings of his day. >> and probably the most popular one ever. right? like i dont think there was...

Claus because parkinsons had taken his mouth from him. the one time we met you could see the sharpness in his eyes. what i want to hear is the tape running through his mind all those years, all the things he wanted to say and couldnt >> because theres no cognitive impairment with parkinsons, its all motor faculties. >> yes and he was probably the most searing critic of this countrys failings of his day. >> and probably the most popular one ever. i dont think there was a figure more popular and r...

Nonsectarian, inclusive breakfast where frankly we pray for our country and its leaders and reflect on the year ahead. we typically have an aspiring keynote speaker and mr. trump was gracious and welcoming. >> i assume he said yes that he will go to the national prayer breakfast. yes? >> he expressed very strong interest and will get back to us on a specific commitment, but seemed nearly certain that he would come and he would continue this long-standing bipartisan tradition. >> so, senator, wha...

Star, a six-time world champion, and the leading scorer in nba history. adding to his achievements on the court, he also left hiss mark off of it, advocating for civil rights, cancer research, science education and social justice. in doing so, kareem abdul-jabbar leaves a towering legacy of compassion, faith, and it was so others, a legacy based not only on the strength and grace of his athleticism but on the sharpness of his mind and the size of his heart. [ applause [ cheers and applause ]