in the waning years of the bush administration. we were both there and now she is back. it's an extraordinary political feat 12 years ago. >> stand by. i want to get to capitol hill. manu is just outside the house chamber. manu, describe the sights, sounds, and the smells of this first day. >> there is a lot of excitement anticipated among the democrats, particularly the new members for new opportunity here and realizing how ambitious the agenda is and the chairman of the key committees who have been launching investigations and doing oversight. i got a chance to talk to some of them this morning including the chairman, the new one. jerry nadler said he is prepared to call in matt whitaker, the acting attorney general as one of the first witnesses. they have been going back and forth about a date in january. i said will you subpoena matt whit ter and he said we will if we have to.