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As you talked about earlier, hallie, the senate intelligence committee is going to brief reporters later on today and try to push the conversation forward. but i can tell you privately here at the white house there is some frustration that this has somehow been mishandled and they want the information to come out. they want some of these blanks to be filled in so that they can move on, so that they can refocus on their legislative agenda, things like tax reform and getting an infrastructure bill passed. >> the other big headline that we're following, as you talk about other items on the talked...

People on both sides of this issue together for an open discussion. i'm not on the ballot again. i'm not looking to score some points. we don't need to be talking past one another. but we do have to feel a sense of urgency about it. >> the president stressed that his steps will not be enough to drive changes needed to totally curb gun violence, but he wants to push the conversation forward. here's what the executive actions will do. clarify who needs a license to sell guns. which is an attempt to also improve the background check system. change the rules for reporting lost or stolen guns. here...

Assassination, we wanted to yes the conversation forward. you were at the renew memphis location of king's assassination and tell us what has been done there? what is new there? >> over the course of the last four years, 3 1/2 four years, the national civil rights museum has raised an incredible amount of funds, more than $3 million to -- so they have added new exhibits. they have enhanced existing exhibits. they have added technology, touch screen technology, they have tried to give the civil rights museum a facelift and bring it into 2014 and speak to the 2014 museum visits for who could be ...

Conversation, reducing our criminal justice system. our president and mepeople, norquist, et cetera, this is the biggest item on the budget. socy i'm hopeful as we move the conversation forward, this is the first step, i'm actually shocked we're still having this conversation but i hope the next step easily is legalization of marijuana across the board. >> john nichols made a good point. it really depends on whether they talk about it. are either -- is charlie crist, is he talking about it and has he come down on one side or the other in terms of legalization? >> crist hasn't come out in terms...

That time. there is value in grandstanding. if that means you're holding a mega phone up to expose something to the public. i'm not suggesting yesterday was a successful example of that. >> i was going to say. >> grandstanding isn't a worthless exercise. it can serve a purpose. >> you use the phrase push the conversation forward. >> right. >> you're representing your teams. i don't feel like you did it yesterday. and it worried me about what's to come if this is the best you two can do in terms of coming together. >> this is why i separate the concept of grandstanding from what happened yester...