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Spoke to him directly -- >> no, did not. >> you got a message to him then. do you know whether anything was ever done, what was going on at that hotel room with general flynn and the turkish, could be completely innocent? >> i'm a private citizen. i have no reason to get into those issues, i wasn't writing about it, i wasn't give iing speeches about it. i thought something ought to be reported and i did report it but i did it in a way that called attention to senior people to look into it. >> nice to see you, sir, thank you for joining us. >> good to see you. coming up, the president's son-i...

>> he's bashing republicans in washington. the president wants to get things done. what are they doing? they are pranking each other in the house. i'm not kidding. take a look at this. >> obviously those are all races we'll be watching here as we move forward. what do you make of the latest wrinkle in the e-mail that's surfaced from lois lerner? >> yep. john boehner is keeping house republicans so busy they can find time to photobomb each other in the halls of congress. while they are goofing around, it's the american people who are really getting pranked. joining me now, goldy taylor and ryan...

That occurred in the last 200 years. so it is used now at an unparalleled and unconscionable rate by the republicans. and the last three nominees to the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia i think proved the point. remember, and i think this is a point that you raised just a few minutes ago, in 2005 there was an agreement that these nominees would be blocked only in, quote, exceptional circumstances, end quote. that agreement has been in tatters and this move is necessary to make the body functional, to make washington work and to get things done. >> do you fear, though...

Of don quixote written in spanish. unlike most, you won't find a wing for the first first lady. she burned almost every letter she ever received from her husband. this library has rescued a few. >> i retain an affection for you which neither time or distance can change. >> a love letter. >> that's right. i am going to copy that. >> one of the more interesting pieces also in the library collection. it's a letter to then president john adams. washington still participated in a little politics in government after he left office. he accepted adams to return to the army in order to raise troops ami...

the turn too late. >> and also in politics, newt gingrich is making up some ground you might call it. he is closing the gap the front-runner mitt romney in south carolina. trouble may be brewing, though. his daughters are having to come to his defense after an interview which is scheduled for today is about to go after him from his ex-wife. >> and a rare winter storm that pounded the pacific northwest. it is now heading east. rob is tracking the forecast. where it will go next and how much snow we are actually talking about this morning. don't know if you're a tune or it's been a w...