whether or not more investigation is necessary, and those are also optics. >> and it was because of that the president was pushing back on yesterday, the notion of death by headline, he was putting out a rallying cry when he was bea moaning this notion where he thinks now in this society you are guilty until proven innocent. i think it was a rallying cry to his supporters and beyond in the country of people who may feel similar to him that this notion of death by headline should not be fair game. >> hold that thought because we will talk about how effective the president's case was in the conference yesterday, and we are talking about the swirling new claims that have come to light in the last 12 to 15 hours. >> meanwhile, cnn's special coverage of today's historic hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. eastern. you can watch it live on cnn and