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Democrats worry, biden is blowing it. the president's decline is alarming. the progress against covid-19 is a major factor. one backer saying he's being hurt by the democratic deadlock over new spending. most people don't know what's in the bills. >> can you do a better job at messaging? >> you all could do a better job of selling it. >> that's not the media's job. he could be out after one term. michael gerskin calling a donald trump victory in 2024 the likely outcome. >> thank you very much. >> mr. president. >> but there's little chance to question the president. despite the gloom and doom ...

Building to building to determine where and who may be held at any given time, so this is going to be going on for some hours at least apparently as the situation, according to the state department, remains extremely fluid, andrea. >> jim, thank you very much. we'll be following your reports throughout the day. and can president obama and republicans agree on anything m next four years? virginia's governor bob mcdonnell just back from that house republican retreat in williamsburg, joins us next. former bush speechwriter michael gerskin who crafted both of president bush's inaugural address...

Shows a little bit of guts, i think. michael, you haven't changed over the years. let's talk about the bush inaugurals and what you learned. how did it feel sitting up there? i was sitting near when you you talked at the time, and hearing the words that you had helped craft with president bush's message. what does that mean to a speechwriter and to a colleague working on such a big speech? >> well, i remember talking to you on the west front of the capitol in 2004, and i can just remember total blind fear that day because, you know, you look back, as i did, when i worked on inaugurals with the...

>> snoo as i said, it's just harder. you don't have the benefit of being new. there's a lot of preexisting conflicts. things had gone on for four years. in this case he didn't even get a honeymoon after his election. they jumped immediately into a divisive fiscal debate. normally that's a period where you detox american politics. our politics is more toxic than ever. there are only 16 people many american history that have gotten this second chance. there aren't too many memorable ones, except the most memorable one, which is lincoln's second inaugural. you know, what you want to do is call at...

Inaugural in 1985. the ceremony was held indoors because it was only 7 degrees outside. a lot colder, tom, the wind chill. 17 below we were told. well, we were hoping for warmer weather on monday. >> ronald reagan's first inaugural was bitterly cold. jane pauly and i were on the "today" show in those days, and that was the jimmy carter inauguration, and we were outside looking like third story men. we had stocking hats pulled down and big down jackets. >> actually, the reagan first was a balmy 55 because we were not even wearing coats. i remember being on the parade route with willard scott. w...