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Something that was pretty special. >> i loved her. everything i think she said. >> to me she didnt come off as being extreme right. to me she came out as being pragmatic for the people, for the regular people. >> and joining our discussion now adam riley, reporter for wgbh news covering senator warrens presidential campaign. he followed her to iowa this weekend. adam, youve seen elizabeth warren, i assume, campaign many times in massachusetts. what was different, if anything, about seeing her ca...

That. i think warrens approach is going to play incredibly well in venues like iowa and new hampshire that put a premium on retail politicking. >> and adam, it seems to me when i see her in iowa that shes got two big advantages going for her. one is that shes from oklahoma. this is not alien territory for her. this is not the typical massachusetts politician going out to iowa, and you can feel that midwest, that oklahoma kind of connection that she makes, and also, it turns out this being a teac...

>> when a voter named molly asked a question, it wasnt about likability. >> i would like you to tell us a little bit about your -- what you have done in the senate that would make you a good president. >> ooh, what a great question, molly. >> and it was a great question, and one of the stories that senator warren told in her long response to that question was how she has helped lower the cost of hearing aids for the 44 million people in america who suffer hearing loss, and its a bipartisan story...

I think warrens approach is going to play incredibly well in venues like iowa and new hampshire that put a premium on retail politicking. >> and adam, it seems to me when i see her in iowa that shes got two big advantages going for her. one is that shes from oklahoma. this is not alien territory for her. this is not the typical massachusetts politician going out to iowa, and you can feel that midwest, that oklahoma kind of connection that she makes, and also, it turns out this being a teacher, t...

>> i think the room was full of chills, and i think that was something that was pretty special. >> i loved her. everything i think she said. >> to me she didnt come off as being extreme right. to me she came out as being pragmatic for the people, for the regular people. >> and joining our discussion now adam riley, reporter for wgbh news covering senator warrens presidential campaign. he followed her to iowa this weekend. adam, youve seen elizabeth warren, i assume, campaign many times in massac...

>> so i talk to a lot of people. i get the bill written up that it would take to do this, and then i called chuck grassley. and chuck said, huh, that sounds like a fine idea. i called another republican and another republican and another republican, kept this all under the radar screen. no headlines on it, and we found a bill that was moving. hooked our hearing aid bill onto it, and starting next year hearing aids are going to be available over the counter. >> thats a story about how things real...

>> so i talk to a lot of people. i get the bill written up that it would take to do this, and then i called chuck grassley. and chuck said, huh, that sounds like a fine idea. i called another republican and another republican and another republican, kept this all under the radar screen. no headlines on it, and we found a bill that was moving. hooked our hearing aid bill onto it, and starting next year hearing aids are going to be available over the counter. >> thats a story about how things real...

An issue? heres another question, congresswoman talib used some profanity and suggested the president should be impeached, a lot of people think thats not appropriate discourse for elected leaders. whats your opinion on that? do democrats need to condemn it? those are the reporters questions. not one, not one about what would you do as president of the united states. now, heres a typical question a voter asked senator warren. >> im wondering how you feel about title 10 funlding being taken away ...

Heres another question, congresswoman talib used some profanity and suggested the president should be impeached, a lot of people think thats not appropriate discourse for elected leaders. whats your opinion on that? do democrats need to condemn it? those are the reporters questions. not one, not one about what would you do as president of the united states. now, heres a typical question a voter asked senator warren. >> im wondering how you feel about title 10 funlding being taken away from certa...

Resources available. >> when a voter named molly asked a question, it wasnt about likability. >> i would like you to tell us a little bit about your -- what you have done in the senate that would make you a good president. >> ooh, what a great question, molly. >> and it was a great question, and one of the stories that senator warren told in her long response to that question was how she has helped lower the cost of hearing aids for the 44 million people in america who suffer hearing loss, and i...