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Nancy pelosi sitting there behind the president is going to be enjoyable to watch. >> well, of course. and for many reasons, first of all, it is going to be a visual representation of a different washington than donald trump has had to inhabit before as president, so just having the democratic opposition leader literally sitting over his shoulder and keeping watch on him is a completely different visual, but also obviously, here was the first female speaker of the house of representatives has now returned to that position. i remember when george w. burn gave his state of the union address in 2...

>> is the one debate changing the view of the former secretary of state? we have mercedes schlapp, political strategist and former 13578 for george w burn, and andrea mccarren a firm white house corporate for abc and nbc. and&jakcie kucinich. do you think this has been over-the-top? >> the media was being the cheerleader for hillary clinton because what is interesting you look at the social media, the on-line presence, it was bernie sanders what won but the d.c. insiders, the pundits, they basically --. >> are you saying they are wrong? >> she had a strong performance but does it translate to ...

Welcome back to the lead. in other national news, former president george w. burn returned to new orleans today to mark the tenth anniversary of hurricane katrina. the historic and horrific storm took the lives of a lot of people and caused $100 billion of damages. the response was criticized and has long been considered by some a low point of his presidency. let's get to national correspondent susan malvo live in new orleans, you traveled to new orleans with president bush not long after that storm hit. what type of reception did he receive today? >> reporter: well, i have to tell you, john, ...

To back off from the negative campaigning that seems to have helped him win the nomination and get more focused on policy differences with president obama. he officially kicked off his general election campaign with questions from ronald reagan's playbook. >> what do we have to show for three and a half years of president obama? is it easier to make ends meet? is it easier to sell your home or buy a new one? have you saved what you need for retirement? >> no. >> are you making more at your job? >> no. "washington post" columnist and msnbc columnist ezra klein wrote about those statements and...

Outright line. >> you were never formally offered any kind of accommodation at west point; that correct? >> right i was told that it would be very easy for me. >> so that should have been a little clearer on page 57 of the book, correct? >> you could, it could have been clearer. i totally understand. >> joining us now to sort through all of this is mercedes schlapp, political consultant and former white house aide to george w burn, and robert costa for the "washington post" and penny lee democratic strategist and commentator. ben carson, then, made a mistake in writing he was offer add full sc...