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>> well first, don, i'm still not sure that more than a few years ago i ever thought in my lifetime that an african-american would be elected president of the united states of america. always a hope, wasn't sure it was actually going to happen. i know for many older folks, they never thought this would happen. that's one. two, what we've seen is a very proud, secure black man take care of america. classy. dignity. grace. under fire. be a great husband, father, consoler in chief, understand people because of what that clip we just heard from the president. his multicultural history and backgrou...

Ago i ever thought in my lifetime that an african-american would be elected president of the united states of america. always a hope. wasn't sure it was actually going to happen. and i know from many older folks they never thought this would happen. that's one. two, what we've seen is a very proud, secure black man take care of america. >> classy. >> classy. dignity. grace, under fire. be a great husband, father, consoler in chief, understand people because of what -- that clip we just heard from the president. his multicultural history and background has clearly helped to shape him but more i...

It's become all too common for president obama to play consoler-in-chief. 15 times he sought to comfort us after mass shootings. >> i've had to make statements like this too many times. we must insist here today, there's nothing normal about innocent men and women being gunned down where they work. this is becoming the norm. and we take it for granted. we can't tolerate this anymore. >> the president's been pushing for tougher gun legislation to no avail. david maraniss is a pulitzer prize winner, noted historian. joins me from detroit. his latest book "once in a great city" is all about detro...

Opened once again this evening as there are other funerals as well tonight and throughout the weekend to say good-bye to those nine lives lost. craig? >> francis, we'll come back to you in a bit as well. thank you for that. just got word that president obama has landed here in charleston, air force one has touched down. so he should be here in roughly 20 minutes. a huge day for president obama. scratch that. a big week for president obama with word from the supreme court yesterday that obamacare as it's called will remain intact. word a few hours ago that same-sex marriage is the law of the la...

President obama heads to oklahoma tomorrow. he will get a firsthand look at the devastation but the political storm in washington will be waiting for him when he returns. ron brownstein is cnn's senior political analyst joining us from washington. good to see you, ron. >> hi, fred. >> the president is dealing with controversies from the u.s. military, sexual assault cases to the irs and tomorrow he will be consoler in chief in oklahoma. how he handles this natural disaster could help him weather the storms in washington, couldn't they? >> this role of consoling a nation, mourner in chief, cons...