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>> reporter: as president obama deals with the fallout, new questions about the world he's leaving to his successor. something he reflected on in his last press conference. >> there are places around the world where horrible things are happening and because of my office, because i'm president of the united states, i feel responsible. >> reporter: take syria. after calling for president assad's ouster six years ago, the civil war rages on. a political vacuum in syria and neighboring iraq paved the way for isis to rise. president obama's reluctance to go what he called all in meant he only offer...

Cheap. >> meanwhile russian air strikes helps regime forces tighten their grips. and a humanitarian catastrophe unfolds. also on the march in europe, seizing crimea from ukraine and an aggressive china expanding its reach in the south china sea. experts say president obama's restraint emboldened his adversaries. >> he's made clear he does not see the united states leading against those states that are challenging the status quo. >> we will extend the hand. if you are willing to unclench your fist. >> in early offer to engage with america's foes led to a landmark nuclear deal with iran. but it ...

Protests in crimea against nato exercises which degraded the ukraine's capacity to stop russia from seizing crimea, he literally helped them take a section of the nation, that in any other circumstances would have been acting as an agent of a technical intelligence agent of a foreign power, not just a trade agent of a foreign power. these are the big stories that are just getting swept under the rug. i have to ask here, is the white house going to be known as russia house to everyone else in the world, if these people are still tied with, you know, the likes of paul manafort and donald trump, ...

Hill. congressman peter welch, democrat from vermont is joining us now. >> great to be with you. >> you serve on national security and foreign operations. congressman, angry yeah mitchell had senator john mccain on earlier. if it's a result of separatists or russian actions, i think there's going to be hell to pay. what is your response and what is the need and the long-term goals that we have and it's pretty straightforward. it's stability and self-determination in ukraine. in putin, where there's a lot of suspicion, has been a very bad actor in this. first of all, seizing crimea. he's gone b...

President's leadership and congressman paul ryan being called a racist. he will be here in a factor exclusive. caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. ♪ ♪ hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. putin wins. that the is subject of this evening's talking points memo. it is now clear that president obama and the rest of the world will not punish russia and putin for seizing crimea. a few wishy washy sanctions have been put in place. nothing substantial. and today in holland, the president confirmed that however, if putin seizes more of u...