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1776, we declared our independence. hurray. five years later, 1781 we got the articles of confederation, which spelled out how we were governed as a country, at least for a hot minute. but the articles did not include us having a president. there wasn't an executive branch at all. it wasn't until seven years later when we ratified the constitution in 1788, that's how we got a president. after that, we needed to hold an election to pick a president for the first time. so ratified 1788. 1789 was the first presidential election in the united states. wasn't a particularly event full one. there was...

Top of the hour. put politics aside. veteran rockette sending message to dancers kicking up a storm about president-elect trump's inauguration. high in the hills. the iconic hollywood sign vandalized. new evidence as police close in on the pranksters. first on this day back in 1788, georgia became the fourth state to ratify the u.s. cons stewing. in 1960, senator john f. kennedy announces his candidacy for the u.s. presidency. ♪ so if you have a flat tire, dead battery, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire....

We have had since 1788. and so i don't think we should act as if we're going to be in the majority forever. we've been given a temporary lease on power, if you will, and i think we need to use it responsibly. are looking for is results. and to get results in the senate as all of you know, it requires some democratic participation and cooperation. i think overreaching after an election is, generally speaking, a mistake. >> as mitch mcconnell said in only two years the political tide has turned very quickly. that's ahead.

Leader mitch mcconnell. >> i think it's always a mistake to misread your mandate, and frequently new majorities think it's going to be forever. nothing is forever in this country. we have an election every two years right on schedule. we have had since 1788. and so i don't think we should act as if we're going to be in the majority forever. we've been given a temporary lease on power, if you will, and i think we need to use it responsibly. i think what the american people are looking for is results. and to get results in the senate as all of you know, it requires some democratic participation ...

Taught senator cruz and of course, senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin who served as research assistant and jeffrey joins us tonight. professor tribe, why in your opinion is senator cruz' eligibility still a question and unsettled? >> because the supreme court never resolved it and there are really two very different approaches to a question like this. one approach is to ask what the original meaning of the constitution is trying to figure out what the framers intended and what people understood in 1788. if that's your approach, then it really looks like you have to have been born on american ...