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Before, well, buckle up, buttercup. so it's for all of us. buckle up buttercup, this is what we do. i come, as you know, from chicago, the rough and tumble of a press core. this is nothing compared to what other people go through and what he's been trying to do from the press is what he's been trying to do. >> how can he get up every morning as president when he has to get ready for the budget. he's got to get on top of and he hears morning joe or somebody says something he doesn't like and that's what he's focussed on for the next hour or two. but he's president of the united states. >> you d...

Services and intelligence committees and our correspondents, analysts and guests are standing by with full coverage of today's top stories. let's begin with our white house correspondent michelle kosinski. michelle, on president obama's last white house news conference that he held today, the president came out with a very strong defense of the news media. update our viewers. >> you know, this was absolutely a message to the incoming administration. i mean, he stood there and told the white house press core that they're not supposed to be a bunch of stick up fans, they're supposed to be skepti...

Is an opportunity to spend time doing soul searching but also to make sure that we don't lose sight of those core values and lose hope that somehow they aren't worth fighting for anymore. and the role of journalist in our democracy has never been more important and that's been my role here is to facilitate the relationship between the white house press core and the white house. there's a responsibility to hold people in power accountable and ask tough questions. that can be uncomfortable even for people doing the right thing for the right reasons but it's necessary for democracy and for the ne...

>> none. >> there is a new report out this morning from esquire magazine that includes some quotes both from the incoming press secretary but some anonymous quotes that indicate it is your intent to remove the white house press core from the white house. is that true? >> well, look. first of all -- let me explain. well, no, because the white house obviously is 18 acres, right, chuck? so the technical answer is no. we saw the news conference the other day. and i have to quarrel with you. i don't think it was a bizarre news conference. i don't think it is a fair characterization. but there was 5...

The incoming president that was the man behind whether president obama was the citizen in the united states and had to produce a birth certificate and other administrations played as well and you go out to the media and it's really offensive for people that care about a free press and responsible and a president elect that compares this whole story to nazi germany. maybe we could spend time with the white house going what actually happened when adolph hitler took over in nazi germany before the genocide and the things they did to strip away individuals free doms and then maybe he'll see if tha...