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Well, obviously it happened. obviously cigarettes were linked to lung cancer, but people said the specific links couldn't be established. he is playing the same game here, obviously, he is the one with an arsenal of chemical weapons, obviously, that is very well known. and somebody, him, his people used chemical weapons to kill 1400 people. >> and he doesn't address, look, the area these came from came with rockets that we know that the rebels don't have access to this sort of delivery systems that were used to launch the chemical weapons, because if they had, anderson, they would have toppled...

1,400 people. >> and he doesn't address, look, the area these came from came with rockets that we know that the rebels don't have access to this sort of delivery systems that were used to launch the chemical weapons, because if they had, anderson, they would have toppled the assad regime by now. so it is sort of ridiculous. he doesn't address the evidence the administration released, the rate of fire after the chemical attacks was four times greater than any other period into the rebel areas, clearly an attempt to destroy evidence. otherwise, why would there be this increase in attacks into th...

Brush and the excuse is given, well, there are these statistics that show african-american boys are more violent. using that as an excuse to then see sons treated differently causes pain. >> and the president also talked about his own experiences being racially profiled. alex, you'll remember that the last time he really addressed race this was back in 2008. these remarks much more personal, extemporaneous in part because this is the second-term president. i think he feels a little bit freer to express his emotions but his comments yesterday i think will certainly impact the national dialogue ...

Quite a bit but it was very powerful because of that. >> do you think, though, as i know you've scoured all the news headlines. i'm looking at this one from politico today where it says "obama weighs in on race reluctantly." that interpretation. do you see how politico reached that interpretation? do you think there was any reluctance? >> i think part of this has been the sort of standard trope about president obama that he has not discussed race enough. every time i hear that i always ask, as compared to whom? as compared to jesse jackson, reverend al sharpton, other people who are civil righ...

Week ago tonight. >> yes. >> it's only been a week and all that's happened since. kristen, do you get a sense there is something the white house thinks will be one of the defining moments of his presidency, that which the president spoke about yesterday? >> reporter: well, i think they think that today heading into this week, again, i don't think his advisers expected him or knew what he was going to do or whether he was going to speak about this to the nation. so i think there was a sense that last night's speech or yesterday's speech was remarkable, extraordinary, and remember, this is reall...