and said they said nice words about each other which makes me go, what? so you end up having donald trump saying, privately, that hillary clinton is a tough woman and talented woman and hillary clinton saying that donald, no matter what ends up happening, we need to be able to work together. so kind of a nice way to end what seemed to be a very rough evening last night. >> i thought it was really nice to see donald trump smiling. i felt like you saw a few genuine smiles. these are humans and they're just in the midst of a really rough race. >> that is true, stephanie, but i'm glad this race is almost over for us. >> me too. coming up, a former president who lost a contentious election shows what it means to peacefully transition power. the incredible letter that has gone viral. that's next. and remember, do not miss the msnbc original series "in other news" tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. eastern which explores what else happened as the 2000 presidential election hung in the balance. [alarm beeping]