Who are optimistic, 202 7488000. If you are pessimistic, 202 and if you have mixed thoughts about 2017, 202 7488002. I hope 2017 is a terrific year for all of you. With some breaking news from istanbul, turkey as the death toll continues to mount. The current death toll at 39, including at least 15 foreigners killed in an attack in a nightclub and desk in istanbul, turkey. A gun man opened fire at about 1 30 local time as revelers were marking the new year. Another 69 people were being treated in the hospital or are said to be , four are said to be in critical condition. Have imposedrities a media blackout on coverage of the attack, citing security and public order concerns. Some media reports speaking of wyatt more than one attacker, and some witnesses claimed the attackers were speaking arabic but there is no confirmation. A developing story, the situation in turkey were the death toll stands at 39. On the front page of the New York Times as times square, with more than a Million People welcoming in the new year. The president working to cement his legacy with an eye on trump. The Weekly Standard is taking a look at a new Associated Press poll taking a look at the year ahead. Here is a summary of what you might be thinking. Again, a doggedly optimistic American Public is hopeful that next year will be better than the current one, which people have described as less than glowing, and something they would rather forget, according to the Associated Press reporting of its regular year in review polling. Theof those surveyed said country did not improve in 2016. Only 18 said the nations circumstances got better. 47 said their thoughts were unchanged and 33 said their thoughts got worse. Said 2017 will be a better year than 2016, compared to just 19 who say it will be worse. Taking that from the Associated Press poll which was published at the end of last year, as we welcome 2017 on this january 1. Michelle obama appearing in an interview with oprah winfrey, describing her thoughts about a new year and the start of a new administration as she and her husband prepared to leave the white house. [video clip] everything was about hope. Do you think this administration achieved that . Mrs. Obama yes, i do. E feel the difference now now we are feeling what not having hope feels like. Hope is necessary. It is a necessary concept. And barack did not just talk about hope because he thought it was a nice slogan to get votes. He and i and so many believed, what else do you have if you do not have hope . What do you give your kids if you cannot give them hope . Our children respond to crises the way they see us respond. It is like the toddler that bumps his head on the table and they look at you to see whether it hurts. If you are like, oh my god, they are crying, but if you are like it is ok, it is ok, i feel like barack has been that for the nation in ways that people will toe to be come appreciate. Having a grown up in the white house who can say to you in times of crisis and turmoil, it is going to be ok, lets remember the good things we have , lets look at the future and all the things we are building, all of this is important for kids to stay focused, and to feel like their work is not in vain, that their lives are not in vain. What do we do if we do not have hope . Host are you hopeful or mixed reviews or pessimistic . That was an interview with first y shall obama that aired Michelle Obama that aired earlier. Caller thank you so much for taking my call. It is an honor and a privilege to talk to you. I am optimistic because a lot of getle were angry and, lets our over our anger in washington and Work Together to solve our problems. I think trump will bring this nation together. Host a tweet overnight from donald trump on the new year. He wrote the following to all americans, happy new year, and Many Blessings to you all. Looking forward to a wonderful and prosperous 27 2017 as we maga, make America Great again. Doug, you are on the air. Caller yes, i am very optimistic. I am so thrilled we have the senate, we have congress, we have donald trump. Not doingt, they are it for them on because they are tremendously wealthy. I think we are going to have the justices, so i am optimistic. I am glad and very hopeful. I think everybody should get behind trump. Lets hope that he does a good job. Happy new year to everybody. Host lets go to carl, who has mixed views on the year ahead, joining us for montana. Caller good morning. When president obama was giving a talk, he said he was going to go back to his Community Organizing. Set Everybody Needs to study up on Saul Wilensky to find out what his Community Organizing is about. He has got a very good legacy. He will go down in American History as the greatest gun sales man ever. Thank you. Host from our Facebook Page you can join the conversation, facebook. Com cspan. Many of you are weighing in. Blair said im optimistic that a renewed sense of patriotism could potentially be brought back to the oval office, something that has been lacking for the past eight years. Not unless you can define optimistic as the enduring the daily trip of disappointment and discussed that will be the Trump Administration. Gail joining us from fairbanks, alaska, calling on the line for mixed views ahead. Forer i am very optimistic all of the reasons that the previous caller stated. Just because they could not have been much worse than it has been over the last eight years. So i know that things are going to get better. , helready shows he is just just wants to get in and get it seeingnd you are already results of things that he is doing and he is not even the president yet. My mixed emotions come from the fact that once we have had a chance to view the reactions to his election, and you see how people have reported themselves, themselves,orted that causes me concern for the future of the country because we are having to deal with that type of the mentality where you are dealing with people, especially young people who are going to be our future, and as an older person this concerns me , how they cannot handle something outside of their realm of acceptability. The fact that they have had to cocoa and color in college is very concerning to me for the future of the country and the people whose hands it will be left in. But right now i am optimistic donald trump will do a good job. The people that support him just need to make sure that as we go forward, that we do not fall prey to what the media is going to be throwing at us because they have not learned their lesson from what has happened, the exposure. So i have mixed feelings. Host gail from fairbanks, alaska. We are having some issues with our twitter feed so we will not be able to read your tweets so send us join us on facebook. Yes, it is another year of life and possibilities. We should not allow politicians to control our mood. Eric says, politically wise, no. Personal wise, yes. We are dividing our phone lines for those who are optimistic, pessimistic, or have mixed views. L. A. Times out with an editorial. 2017 wishial boards list, it includes among these items as the l. A. Times puts it, in no particular order, we fervently wish for an end to the war in syria and displaced syrians, recognition by donald trump that real president s do not tweet diatribes that are hastily conceived, reckless, patty, or misspelled. And ive justice for the u. S. Supreme court who should be competent, wellqualified and respected. An end to the deadly attacks on Police Officers and Police Shootings of unarmed suspects. Put country before party, and trumps cabinet nominees to increasing scrutiny, a constitutional amendment to abolish the electrical Electoral College, and a narrowing of political division. The l. A. Times wish list for 2017. Joining us from long beach, california, pessimistic about the year ahead. Caller i am very pessimistic about trumps presidency because he does not always think things through or is always begin out loud. You can say whatever of the top of your head, but now you cannot do that because the whole world is listening. Everybody. Fear in you have the young people that do not know what is going to happen. Likeave the older people myself, i do not know what is going to happen, and he says he wants to be a president for all the people. If he starts to speak more president ial or tries to bring people together and stop doing this negativity and tweeting, he has aggravated the ku klux klan, activate america, activate everybody because we are all americans, we are all here, and we all want to succeed. I want him to succeed. I want him to change. I want him to be a president for all the people and not scare people, have people confused. Together. To get it he has got to show us that he can lead. He is a great businessman. He needs to be a great president. I think he can do it if he focuses on what needs to be done. Host thank you for the call from long beach, california. More comments from our facebook. Age, facebook. Com cspan david says yes and no, personally for me, yes, for american political policies and no. He says hell we will have a complete imbecile running the country, what do you think . Yes, as i am and have been every new years for all of my life. Joining us from oak ridge, tennessee, mixed views on the year ahead. Why . 2009r because of 2008 and , the other day they were showing long lines for people losing their jobs, losing their homes. Did not want to be president but the Republican Party forced him. Thing heump, the only said is that he wanted to be president. You do not talk like that if you want to be president. White america had got tired of seeing a black america so they would have voted for a white dog. This country has become complacent a lot of times. When things are going good, White America gets complacent. When things are going dad, they look for somebody to blame going bad, they look for something to somebody to blame. The Republican Party controls all rural areas. There are no jobs in the rural parts of the country and it was not because of the democrats, it was because of the republicans. Just like the governor in tennessee. Twice. Ture killed it republicans dont want to do nothing. I got it made, i am laying in bed. I retired in 1996. I got a good life. There is ade, but lot of people who are complacent and do not have any idea what they are voting for. I will give mr. Trump a chance, but i see bad things down the road. A rich man, dick cheney was rich. Mr. Bush was rich. He owned the texas rangers. Do not tell me nothing about rich people doing this and doing that, because if you are a rich person you care about yourself. I should know. Host dick cheney did not own halliburton, he did run halliburton, and george w. Bush was a majority owner in the texas rangers. You mentioned the tennessee governor, there is a new governor in north carolina, a democrat, ray cooper sworn in shortly after midnight as north carolinas 75th governor. Taking the reins of a deeply divided state and facing an openly hostile legislator as he tries to accomplish an agenda calling for improved schools and a stronger economy for middleclass families. The Incoming Democratic governor who served four terms as the winning byneral, slightly more than 10,000 votes over 4. 7 million cast. The contest was not settled until early december, leaving cooper with the shortest transition time in decades. Sworn in just past midnight. Jeff is joining us from pittsburg, california, you are optimistic about the new year. Caller happy new year, america. God bless everybody. Said, we have to be optimistic. You have to be optimistic. And move forward. And the Republican Senate and congress, the last eight years when president obama was trying to make stimulus packages and all that, maybe they might work for trump in a good way. I did not vote for trump. I am not happy with none of that. If you think too deep into it you will have a heart attack. I want to think positive. If he messes up i will be the first one to beat the drum and say, lets get him. Meanwhile, he might get the republicans and democrats to get together and pass some infrastructure. We really do need infrastructure. Host thank you for the call from california. Donald trump spending the Holiday Weekend in maralago. We will take a look at trump and the economy, peter marie c will be joining us to give us his outlook on 2017 and what it means for you and Financial Markets and donald trump. Fromis joining us philadelphia, you are pessimistic about the new year. Caller it is not so much that i think President Trump will be that bad. Kate is a pragmatic person, kind of like Ronald Reagan he is a pragmatic person, kind of like john Ronald Reagan. Ist really i think sticks this republicancontrolled congress. Lets face it, they are going to exact their pound of flesh out of mr. Trump to get legislation passed, especially the socalled freedom caucus. You put that in quotes, they are not about freedom. They represent maybe one Million People in this country and posed their radical white rightwing beliefs on the rest of us. It is not so much mr. Trump i am afraid of, it is this republican congress. Already they are talking about repealing obama and the indefinite future, replacing it with who knows . Host you like divided government, one branch Holding Pennsylvania avenue and the other on the other end of pennsylvania avenue . Caller i like divided government the way it was for bill clinton. He was a democratic in just democrat in the white house and newt gingrich, he worked with president clinton. Look at what was accomplished. The same thing for Ronald Reagan and tip oneill. I would like jackson balances the way it has been for the last six years with president obama and mitch mcconnell. Host the new Congress Sworn in on tuesday, we will have live coverage from the u. S. House as lawmakers in that chamber are sworn in, and from the u. S. Senate, one of the final acts by the president of the senate. Vice President Joe Biden will swear in the new members of the u. S. Senate, coverage beginning at 7 00 a. M. Eastern time, marking the start of the 115th congress. Streaming live on cspan. Org and cspan radio, and feel free to check out our free cspan app. Donald trump sitting down in the oval office with president obama, looking ahead on president obama trying to cement his own legacy with policies and appointees less than three weeks before he steps down. Donald trump is sworn in. This editorial column from the toronto sun looking at donald trump. Whatwrite the following happened to moving Forward Together . I am no trump fan, nor clinton, however it is done. Trump is the president elect and on january 20 he will be president. So lets see what he does. Keep his feet to the fire when he is not putting them in his mouth. Speaking in response to what the first lady said about no hope, this is what he said in mobile, alabama. Many, any we face challenges. The world is a mess. Our country is in trouble. We face many, many challenges. Yesterdaybama said that there is no hope. [booing] trump but i assume she was talking about the past, not the future because i am telling you we have tremendous hope and tremendous promise and tremendous potential. We are going to be so successful as a country again, we are going to be amazing. I actually think she made that statement not meaning it the way. T came out, i really do i met with president obama and Michelle Obama in the white house, i wife was there, she could not have been nicer. I honestly believe she made that statement meant that statement in a different way than it came out, because i believe there is tremendous hope and beyond hope, we have such potential. This country has such potential. You watch, it is going to be so special. Happen likeoing to you have not seen happen in many decades. Host donald trump in alabama as part of his thank you tour. From the hill newspaper, americans are hopeful for a better 2017. Tell us your thoughts, your outlook as we begin a brandnew year. Brian, san diego, your thoughts are next. Caller i am a little pessimistic i would say a lot pessimistic. I did not vote for donald trump because of his views on russia and that worries me. I am optimistic when it comes to the home front as far as, it is going to come to the old saying goes, the economy is stupid. Americans will have to change. That is going to start with education, we need education reform. We need to get more finance degrees and kind of do away with the or at least put in the background the liberal arts degrees that are not as economically beneficial to college graduates. Focus more on trade schools. Maybe convert our Community Colleges to trade schools were kind of get a hybrid sort of thing going or kind of get a hybrid sort of thing going. I believe americans will adapt. One more thing i am pessimistic about is how we are divided as far as our news goes. We do not really listen to both sides of the story. We kind of look to something that reinforces what we already believe, and that worries me. Host brian, thank me, you are up early in san diego. Are you still up from the new year . Caller yes, still up. Host the wall street journal poll finding americans viewing donald trump more positively, 29 into 41 from october. Year, and of the editorial from the New York Times, take a bad year and make it better. Available online at nytimes. Com. Here are some of the highlights. The forces of this unity are strong but our job is to make the country less divided then Donald Trumps