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>> he has made clemency and communetations a priority. he wants to bring it in line with more laws now. as we saw on the graph, he has given commutations more than 11 of the past presidents combined. the total is 1,176. wolf, with only a few weeks left in office, there are still 13,000 pending petitions for commutations. we know that we expect more commutation announcements before the term, but there is really this sense of urgency among sentence reform advocates that president obama won't be able to get through all of these and trump's administration will not carry on the clemency initiative....

Try align probiotic. for a non-stop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. get 24/7 digestive support, with align. the #1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. now in kids chewables. it could be one of president obama's most impactful measures that incoming president trump cannot undo. president obama has commuted the sentences of 1,176 inmates who the president believes were subjected to unduly harsh sentences. the president has granted more commutations than the last presidents combined. they were serving life sentence,

One absolute power. the constitution says the president shall have the power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the united states. congress and the courts have absolutely no control over this power of the presidency. you would think that presidents would use thaws absolute power and use it a lot. a president could issue dozens of pardons a day, hundreds of pardons, thousands or maybe one a day. no president has ever come close to issuing a pardon a day. a modern presidency lives in political fear of being labeled soft on crime. and so the president's one absolute power is to p...

Absolutely no control over this power of the presidency. you would think that presidents would use thaws absolute power and use it a lot. a president could issue dozens of pardons a day, hundreds of pardons, thousands or maybe one a day. no president has ever come close to issuing a pardon a day. a modern presidency lives in political fear of being labeled soft on crime. and so the president's one absolute power is to put it mildly underused. president obama has issued more commutations of sentences than any other president. he has commuted sentences in 1,176 cases. that it's more commutations...

Do not let her chill you. >> we'll cuddle at the desk. see this building today? we'll find out if new york city's one world trade center is the tallest building in the u.s. or if the record still belongs to the willis tower in chicago. the new york building stands at 1,176 feet but critics say the spire atop it shouldn't count. the council for tall buildings and urban habitat has been examining the evidence and will release the decision today. this is a big piece of real estate we're talking about. why is there controversy over this spire? is it spire versus antenna? >> exactly. it's whether...