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January 31, 2017
But you might want to tell bob corker and paul ryan when you issue something that has this much impact. >> the problem is, they get caught in this positive feedback mode where they have all their supporters telling them they are the greatest thing in the world and its self-fulfilling. you go out and pretty soon youre telling somebody they betrayed the state department if they commit an act of conscience. >> the problem you can see developing between capitol hill and the white house. i was up on ...
January 28, 2017
To make it four. >> im one that likes to kind of push the boundaries so. [laughter] >> yes, sir. theres four. >> all four babies healthy and thriving. conception apparently came just after the chemo so the quadruplets were uneffected by the cancer treatments. their dreams of a larger family were coming true and kaylas focus sharpened. >> so had you a goal, i know, of carrying the quads for a certain period of time. >> i did. my goal was 34 weeks in the beginning. >> she is pretty much wonder wom...
January 27, 2017
Seeing a gelling here. but speaker ryan interestingly bluntly told reporters in philadelphia, this is not a conventional president, youre just going to have to get used to it. >> he changes his opinion day to day. youll see different emphasis but with respect to the core agenda weve laid out for members, planning and coordinating in the house and senate, done in conjunction with the administration, ran on these issues all of 2016. >> this is going to be unconventional presidency and unconvention...
January 27, 2017
Brain and spinal cord injuries. >> this way, okay. ready? >> reporter: his days are full of grueling physical therapy. >> just lift straight up. >> reporter: his left leg amputated because of infection, a rod holding his right leg together. he has no feeling from the waist down, except when this happens. reoccurring nerve spasm. >> man, theyre super painful. it goes through right where i got shot and kind of wraps around into my groin. its the only spot. >> reporter: ouch. >> yeah, its the under...
January 27, 2017
Campaign so in his mind he is delivering on all of the things he was going to do and his tone and rhetoric on remember the election is rigged? he still talking about that even though he won. crowd sizes at his events. the inauguration. these are all themes and ideas that we saw over the course of the past week. >> that is important to underline at the end of this first week. everything he has done, he has said he would do. and he got, what? 306 electoral votes? i think the number he got. he got ...
January 27, 2017
Reporters today in philadelphia, look, this is not a conventional president, youre just going to have to get used to it. lets listen. >> he changes his opinion day to day. youll see different emphasis but with respect to the core agenda weve laid out for members, planning and coordinating in the house and the senate. we have done this in conjunction with the administration. we ran on these issues all of 2016. >> this is going to be an unconventional presidency. i think you know this by now, case...
January 27, 2017
Reoccurring nerve spasms. >> ouch. >> understatement of the year. >> humor still intact even in the throes of adversity, this military vet and father of two is a warrior, in mind and body, facing an uncertain future unafraid. >> that was excellent. >> do you think youll ever walk again? >> who knows? nobody knows. i hope one day i can at least put a uniform on one last time. that really bothers me that i may not be able to, but at least one last time. >> reporter: ana cabrera, cnn, denver. >> be...
January 27, 2017
Weeks in the beginning. >> she is pretty much wonder woman in my opinion, because she does the uppermost of everything. >> jon: with everything that is going on in your world and your wifes world, is it hard for you to come in here and do the job? >> that is an understatement, sir. it takes a lot of focus on work and then okay, work is over, lets go home, be a dad, husband, and keep everything rolling as smooth as possible. >> jon: the highest of highs suddenly gave way to another low. >> the qu...
January 27, 2017
Embassy here in washington, d.c. and sad, defiant, somber, angry. they are pretty upset and said they were discussing protocol for president knnieto visit nex week and said if they dont want to pay for the wall maybe we shouldnt have the visit overall. the relations are pretty tough at the moment to give you an understatement. i can tell you from my position as a reporter over at cnbc where we cover business news, the biggest yesterday was sean spicer articulating the border adjustment tax provi...
January 26, 2017
Us. >> an understatement. a lot of overstatements in the early days. a lot of bombastic statements in the early days. an understatement that hes unpredictable. but these guys want to pass their agenda. speaker ryan has had an agenda on paper for years. much mcconnell has a lot of things he wants to do. they think they can pass most of it and trump will sign it. hes also sent a few signals early on that he may be a little more involved than they thought he would be. >> your point about people tak...