county. mr. bush is also the fire chief in new jersey. >> action sports sunday is next on channel6. "action news" continues tomorrow morning at 6:30. >> now for walte and the entire "action news" team, i'm sarah bloomquist. have a great night. >> goodnight. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tonight on sports sunday, the phillies suffer their ninth straight series loss. >> it is gone. >> what more can manager pete >> welcome to sports sunday, alongside mike missanelli, i'm jeff skversky. are you counting theda

city and really sort of interact with it and enjoy it. >> mrs. bush used to do that. she used to go on the washington mall. she didn't know. you can sneak away at some point. >> and i've been doing a lot of it. i made a date with arbella. we have a standing date. >> how old is she now? >> she's almost 6 in july. so whether it's visiting the supreme court or going to one of the amazing smithsonian museums, there's really a lot to do. and i think there's a hot to do in new york as well, but when you've grown up in a place, you actually take it for your granted a little bit more. so we've been having fun. cookouts in the backyard. >> just the fact that you have a backyard is a big deal. now you're getting a dog. >> very true. it ooh's tiny backyard but it works. >> your biggest fan is speaking around the corner. i think it's your husband. >> come on out, jared. >> the same thing is going to happen to you. >> she just said, jared -- >> you can't walk in and not say anything. >> so, jared, i walked into this room and within 30 seconds i was miked. >> could we please get a microphone for mr.

remember king abdullah saying that to mrs. bush in a private meeting that he had with her, this has to be done according to their norms and culture. and the diversification of their economy moving away from oil has allowed women to enter the workplace and to contribute to their economy and that helps to give them a seat at the table incrementally and i think that's one thing the first lady and both ivanka trump alluded to in their visits yesterday. >> right, they did speak out about women's empowerment but some critics say they didn't go far enough. >> you know what, i think there was one point cecilia said in her piece, the president was not there to lecture and americans really shouldn't be there to lecture but to push the point on human rights and women's rights if it's done quietly. that is appropriate, george and, again, it takes time for these changes to happen and they are and you heard the president of the world bank mention yesterday too that even this women's economic empowerment fund is taking off even a lot faster than he predicted and that is something that will help and c

the election, it all came down to a handful of critical states. >> the winner in ohio is mr. bush. >> narrator: one of the first to go was ohio. >> we found in the exit poll is gun owners, 40% of the voters in ohio are gun owners, and they went almost 60% for george w. bush. >> george w. bush gets west virginia. >> narrator: west virginia. >> west virginia, which has been solidly in the democratic column for a long, long time. >> bill clinton's home state has gone bush. >> narrator: and arkansas. >> six electoral votes and they go for bush. >> narrator: and even al gore's home state of tennessee. >> tonight, embarrassing vice president gore by snatching his state's 11 electoral votes. >> al gore lost his home state, lost west virginia. these are states that he should have won. >> had any of those states gone the other way, al gore would have been president. >> florida goes bush, the presidency is bush, that's it. >> narrator: in washington, they say the nra was a decisive factor in al gore's defeat. >> in no small measure, it was that fight over guns after columbine that had the firearm commun

anniversary of u2's landmark album the joshua tree. it is the great album. a spokesman for mr. bush about says the pair talked about their shared commitment to saving lives in affair today. >> that is dind is kind of coo.a a lot more ahead here. >> the news continues right after the break. ...goes on feather light. absorbs in seconds... ...keeps skin healthy looking and soft. aveeno® naturally beautiful results. the future isn't silver suits anit's right now.s, think about it. we can push buttons and make cars appear out of thin air. find love anywhere. he's cute. and buy things from, well, everywhere. how? because our phones have evolved. so isn't it time our networks did too? introducing america's largest, most reliable 4g lte combined with the most wifi hotspots. it's a new kind of network. xfinity mobile. >>> his inner circle, the son-in-law and adviser to the u.s. president donald trump reportedly tried to set up secret communications with the kremlin. the russian investigation getting closer and closer to the demand commander in chief, we are live in moscow with the story. >>> the presi

. michelle obama, laura bush did not during their visit to saudi arabia those mrs. obama did during a visit to indonesia. both mrs. obama and mrs. bush did cover their heads at the vatican. >>> if you have questions, we have the resources to answer him. you can reach me on twitter, scott mcgrew. one of our more conservative viewers often sends tweets that are critical of my coverage, that's okay with me, it's part of the job. yesterday he tweeted he thought i was probably a pretty nice guy. >> meh, jury's still out. it's good to hear from everybody good and bad. i like the good a little better. >>> happening today, who's in for a water park ride? nbc universal family getting pumped up. they're opening a brand new massive water park at the orlando resort in florida called volcano bay. from the looks of it, it may be worth the trip. you can't miss a signature volcano in the middle of the park and look at all the slides you can go down. it offers close to 20 different attractions, most -- at least now -- with no lines. don't forget your sunscreen. summer is quickly approaching. >> i just

work for the winning candidacies of ronald reagan and george h.w. bush. mr. bush tweeted today: "he wasn't perfect, but roger ailes was my friend & i loved him. not sure i would have been president w/o his great talent, loyal help. rip." he also served as a one-time advisor to donald trump. after a falling out, the two men mended fences in 2016 when ailes jumped on the trump bandwagon. at fox, ailes reigned supreme for two decades. but after sexual harassment allegations by former anchor gretchen carlson became public last year, ailes' career and legacy began to unravel. more than 20 other women came forward with allegations. so far, 21st century fox has paid $45 million in relation to those charges with more pending. 21st century fox corporate head rupert murdoch and his sons ousted ailes last july, only hours before mr. trump accepted the g.o.p. nomination. roger ailes was 77 years old. >> woodruff: late today, the medical examiner in palm beach county, florida said ailes died of bleeding on the brain. the u.s. treasury department is imposing new sanctions on venezuela. they're ai

, according to people close to the negotiations. mr. bush has ended his pursuit of a professional baseball team. former new york yankees conjure -- derek jeter who is part of his group, is exploring with other investors. cheaters group is competing -- jeter's group is conforming with the group involving the son of mitt romney. grande willriana return to manchester this sunday to perform at a charity concert for victims of the terror attack. she had just finished singing last week when a bomb exploded, singing -- killing 22 people. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2400 journalists and analysts, in more than 120 countries. inocencio, this is bloomberg. scarlet. a recap oft's get today's market action. u.s. stocks retreating from record highs. s&p are nasdaq -- we did see bonds proxies perform better. we talking about telecom stocks and utilities. points between -- big losers were energy names. "what'd you miss?" theer has fired 70 -- person end up -- involved in leading the self driving car -- disputes, under dispute of google. for more the latest camellia one to bring in hur

president bush 43 and president obama. if they were taking an sat test, who would do better? mr. petraeus: i do not grade the presidents with which i served. david: who was the better athlete? mr. petraeus: president bush. he could talk trash. ♪ ♪ david: while you were in afghanistan, the effort to capture osama bin laden was going forward. gen. petraeus: capture or kill. david: capture or kill. how were you alerted to that, because you are not directly in the chain of command for that decision that night? gen. petraeus: no one else in our headquarters knew at all. i got up myself, no aides, anything else. we had a joint special operations command post at the nato headquarters in kabul where i was located. i went in there, sort of surprised them at 11:00 at night, said what are you doing in here? i asked everyone to leave except for one officer who i knew very, very well. we dialed up so we could monitor the operation. we had a lot of contingency plans. and the forces they conducted some of those, at least in the headquarters, was working for me in normal times. but that night they we

ago, she was driving herself. >> yes. >> i can't imagine mrs. bush driving herself. >> it's hard to believe there was a time when the wife of the president of the united states would drive her own thunderbird, park it in a harlem street for two hours, go back and get in her own car by herself, her only advanced that day and but she got back in her car and drove on to hyde park. there's no secret service, there was no advance. it shows you the difference in the climate. >> yes, it is. this relationship with ms. bethune leads you into the national council which surely you knew about before. >> oh, yes. i had heard about it, but it had only been organized two years. it was organized in 1935. >> but in some way it's a result of the early club work. >> yes. >> it's a natural -- >> yes. mrs. bethune had been the seventh president and she said we do not need another fed rags of local clubs, what we need is and she said neego women trained that stands outside of america's mainstream of opportunity influence and power and what we need is an organization that brings the organizations together

proceeds of the book go to the all the programs that the bush center is serving. [applause] mr. president, the first thing everyone wants to know, when did you start painting? >> well, i was an art agnostic for most of my life. [laughter]. terrible admission to make, i know. i get back from washington and, i wrote a book. then another book. i am trying to stay fit. i'm working a lot at the bush center there in dallas but it wasn't enough. you have to understand when you're the president you're going 100 miles an hour and the next day it is zero. i just, i had this kind of anxiousness to get, to keep moving and to learn something. and so i read winston churchill's essay, painting is a pastime. i am a big admierer of churchhill. he was a great leader and i took up painting and this essay is worth reading. i basically said what the hell, this guy can paint, i can paint. [laughter] and so i told that to laura. she said, yeah, sure. i hired an instructor, gail. and she came over to the house, she said, she said what is your objective? i said, gail, there is a rembrandt trapped in th

george h.w. bush. mr. brzezinski: i also directed the foreign policy task forces for hubert humphrey. i sensed that the crisis in the soviet union was getting the, that the united states had to have an effective response. i endorsed bush when he was 17 points behind. i emphasize that. it was not a political opportunistic step. dukakis would not be able to handle these complex realities and bush would. and i think retrospectively i was right. he handled the disintegration of the soviet union extremely well, even though on some other issues, and my judgment, he didn't quite seize the moment or opportunity. brian: back to your family. is aave a son that democrat, one is a republican, and a daughter that is a journalist. how did that happen, do you think? mr. brzezinski: i didn't have a lot to do with the fact that we are an engaged family that is interested in issues, talks about the issues. we traveled a lot with our kids. we went abroad a lot. we engaged in a lot of discussions. i hope that my wife and maybe i helped to simulate -- to stimulate their interests, but helped to stimulate

. bush looking into mr. putin's eyes and getting a sense of his soul. president obama declaring a reset in relations with the putin regime. of course, none of that worked because, again, there is such a divergence in the two systems. i think it is very important that two great powers, such as are the united states and russia, have a relationship based on trust and based on mutual understanding. >> i would agree with that. i just want to do a quick question because we're running out of time because we spent so much time in breaking news. matthew, when you saw that piece of video and kind of the laughing dismissal by sergey lavrov to what is a very obviously incredibly serious situation, the firing of an fbi director, do you think that that is in any way indicative of how westerners are viewing the united states right now? that sort of there is this mess in the united states or an administration that keeps doing things that are unexpected and that would be an understatement. >> sure. chris, i think it is perplexing to both allies and adversaries around the globe. you know, dismissin

campaign and any foreign entity." our correspondent in washington, laura bicker, has more. mr mueller was appointed by george w bush. his senate confirmation hearing was held a few days before the september 11 attacks. he was kept on under president obama for another two years and retired in 2013. he was the predecessor and of the now sacked director of the fbi, james comey. tonight you cannot find a single republican or democrat who will criticise this man. he seems to be well respected by both sides. so when it comes to appointing this particular prosecutor, although the name "prosecutor" is there does not necessarily mean that prosecution will follow, or crimes will be committed, but it does seem that he is well respected by all parties. is it clear why he has been appointed? the announcement seems to have taken many by surprise. the us media has been reporting that even the white house was not really given a lot of heads up, nearly 30 minutes before anybody else heard. but when you read the statement from the deputy attorney general what it seems to be suggesting is that there needed

although there are conditions, and mr. painter a former bush white house ethics lawyer as you mentioned outlined the kinds of conditions that could make this unlawful. two points about this letter as you mentioned we are deciphering it. it's dated today. the story of the white house is that number one this originated allegedly from the d.o.j. that the deputy attorney general who was confirmed about two weeks ago shows up in his office, puts the books on you will with a, meets his secretary there, and then says you know what i want to do? i want to recommend that we remove the fbi director mid course. i just explained why that's unusual. then he rather than doing the noal thing of research, case law, precedents, guidance, writes up that thing or checks in with the internal investigation -- we are told, we are meant to believe that he then starts working on this letter, talks to squlef sessions about it gets his opinion, sends to it the white house. when the white house gets it today they say oh, great let's do this now, immediately. i describe it that way because it's not very

president to exercise this authority, although there are conditions, and mr. painter, a former bush white house ethics lawyer as you mentioned, outlined the kind of conditions that could make this unlawful. two other points about this letter. as you mentioned, we were deciphering it. it's dated today, and so the story of the white house is that, number one, this originated allegedly from the doj, that the department attorney general, who was confirmed about two weeks ago, shows up in his office, puts the books on the wall, you know, meets his secretary there and says i want to recommend we remove the fbi director mid-course. then he, rather than doing the normal thing of research, case law, precedence, guidance, writes up that thing or checks in with the internal investigation, doesn't do any of that, we're told. we're meant to believe that he then starts working on this letter, talks to jeff sessions about it, gets an opinion, sends it to the white house. then when the white house gets it today, they say, oh, great, let's do this now immediately. i describe it that way because it's

of the marlins group with jeter and bush. >> mr. charge, thank you very -- chairman, thank you for being with us today. >> thanks for having me. >> again, the book is south in paperback today. "the courage to act." check it out. thank you very much for joining us today. make sure you're back here with us tomorrow. right now time for "squawk on the street." ♪ >>> good monday morning. welcome to "squawk on the street." i'm carl quintanilla. jim cramer is in san francisco and david faber is in l.a. futures are solid ahead of the earnings. a fed meeting, a jobs number, europe mostly close in order the may day holiday. our road map is like this, first day of the month what is the trading set-up for may? it's a big week in congress from health care to government funding. and twitter ceo's jack dorsey purchasing more stock. are investors buying it? as we said some big earnings from the likes of apple and facebook. we have the fed meeting two days. we have the jobs number. the french elections come up this weekend, jim. everybody is looking at seasonality trying to figure out what may me

former chief of staff, andy card, chief of staff, mr. ambassador, to president george w. bush, that perhaps we are engaging in hyperbole here, maybe we're blowing all of this out of proportion. is that a possibility, mr. ambassador? >> well, again, first underscore i think you're right, that general mcmaster, h.r., confirmed that classified information was released because he said and the president has the right to do that. number two, i just think it's really important for people to understand that somebody thought it was really important to tell us about it, otherwise they wouldn't have gone to the trouble to talk to "the washington post" about this. i worked for three years at the national security council for president obama. never did we have a scandal like this. that means that the people themselves working in the trump administration, not us, we're reacting to what they told us, thought that it was so important that we needed to know about it and it suggests that there is some concern about what was released. >> matt, i want to remind everyone, what candidate trump said in th

to go, mr. president. the attorney general concurred. the next big thing is who will they replace him with. given the fact that the democrats are calling for a special prosecutor. brian: as is justin amore and senator bush and senator mccain and some republicans are also doing that i think it would have been good for the president to work the phones because he is the best at that. listen, this is my school of thought. this is what i'm looking to do. we all know the russia investigation is going nowhere. how do i get this done with the least amount of ancillary dang. ainsley: here is the bottom line. he is the boss. and he gets to decide who works for him. someone who works for him who is not supportive of him he gets rid of them. he has the ability to do that. brian: of course. and there is no corruption involved. the timing of doing it to get more republicans on the same page so they know what's going on someone like susan collins was able to speak coherently about it other republicans are being pulled over in diners and

criticized mrs. obama of making that same choice. hillary clinton and laura bush didn't wear one either. neither did former secretaries of state rice and albright. >>> state leadership and resisting the president's agenda. melisa cane is at the state capitol following the events. >> reporter: i'm live here in sacramento at the california democratic party state convention where the delegates right now are voting for new party leadership. of course the coveted spot of chairman has come down to two front runners. one is eric bow man. he's from los angeles. the other is kimberly ellis who is from northern california and is the former head of emerge, a group that helps democratic women run for office. >> we all know that california must lead the resistance today and it's up to california to define the progressive agenda not just for our state, but for the entire nation. >> this race is not about me. it's not about my opponent. this race is about the heart and soul of the democratic party. >> reporter: ellis has captured a lot of the energy from the bernie sanders supporters, calling them ber

stuck there so again that's kind of the the back drop for next witness mr. jay russell george, mr. george since becoming nominated by president or since nominated by president george w. bush in 2005 mr. george served as treasury inspector general for tax administration he served as inspector general for corporation of national an community service in addition to work as thpt tore general he served as member of the integrity committee of the inspector general for integrity inefficiency. mr. george. >> thank you chairman johnson mccaskill and members of the committee, i appreciate the opportunity to testify on tax related and proper payment. since conducted number of reviewing that evaluate irs erroneous and improper refundable tax credit payments. my comment today will highlight our ongoing work. refundable credits are designed to help low income individuals reduce their tax burden or to provide incentives for other afnghts. because these tax credits are refundable they have vulnerable to unscrupulous veiling who file frawngt claims. to date earned income tax credit remains only re

. president reagan wanted right next to him, at least mrs. reagan did. president carter and president bush, too. that will always be there. times, it is a higher level. never been a change but i'm with the associated press and security for the associated press so i always get the questions because to the layperson or press people, they say i cannot believe the president is that express. i am confident and i think tim is, too, as well as former agents, when i see that it tells perimeter her security -- inner perimeter security has expanded. they are not going to -- if there was a need for those agents to be shoulder to shoulder than that with time he that they have a huge concern about that perimeter security, ok? the fact they are able to loosen up, give more lot of sight, tells me they have enhanced those measures in that inner, middle, and outer perimeter. >> and there is more than one perimeter. i can assure you the presidential protective division is the last line of defense between the security threat and the president. but, there are other parameters and protection is a team sport. t

president george w. bush. but just last month, mr. trump told the fox business network that it wasn't too late to ask comey to step down. he said something to the effect of, i have confidence in him, but we'll see what happens. it's going to be interesting. he also seemed to indicate that mr. comey saved hillary clinton's campaign, and of course mr. comey was on the hill in the last couple days testifying to the reasons behind talking about the clinton e-mail investigation and the probe into the russian connections from the trump commaampaign. a lot of this is developing and we'll stay on top of it and keep that phone handy because we'll be pushing out alerts as soon as we get new information. >> all right, chris we'll check back with you as you get new developments. thank you. >>> other news now, tonight there are new concerns about safety in a place that's usually packed with people. >> four laptops stolen from the apple store near bethesda row in a matter of seconds. this happened just before closing time in an area bustling with shoppers, diners, families too. pat collins tell us

schools, except maybe can bridge. -- cambridge. the bottom line, i've known mr. outl in the job is seeking in the office of legal counsel from 2000 to 2009, and that me tell you about mr. engel combat he was a fierce advocate for the bush administration. we had differences at times, we worked them out. he always did what he thought was right and ethical, and i can tell you that when it comes to engel on veryr. controversial moments, that he has a reasoned, calm disposition, that he will give good advice to his clients, that he is loyal. his ultimate loyalty lies with the law and to a sense of fairness. so to the children, you should be very proud of your father. i have seen him in action. i think the president has chosen wisely. i'm talking about somebody who i actually interacted with under ,ost difficult times after 9/11 and i am sure you are ready for this job, one of the most prepared people the president could have chosen. so i recommend strongly to this committee that you be moved forward in a bipartisan fashion, because you have earned it. sen. grassley: sen. hatch, go ahead

proposing him to be part of the marlins group with jeter and bush. >> mr. charge, thank you very -- chairman, thank you for being with us today. >> thanks for having me. >> again, the book is south in paperback today. "the courage to act." check it out. thank you very much for joining us today. make sure you're back here with us tomorrow. right now time for "squawk on the street." ♪ >>> good monday morning. welcome to "squawk on the street." i'm carl quintanilla. jim cramer is in san francisco and david faber is in l.a. futures are solid ahead of the earnings. a fed meeting, a jobs number, europe mostly close in order the may day holiday. our road map is like this, first day of the month what is the trading set-up for may? it's a big week in congress from health care to

walker bush mr. bill bennett. good morning to you. >> good morning, guys. admiral mccraven and steve, is there a family resemblance there? steve: it is shocking. >> long lost cousin. brian: they both make their beds. steve: we do. make your bed. make your bed. what do you make of what is going on out in montana and all those people we just showed in that montage essentially showing that that guy out in montana was channeling donald trump? >> well, i know a little bit about moral theory. i wrote a book called the book of virtues. i have got to tell you i'm astounded by the fact that it's blamed on trump. trump sort of jedi like from europe can levy at a time this reporter off the ground and slam him. it's donald trump's fault. it's not donald trump's fault. the reporter jumped in on the guy, came in on the guy a second time as gianforte said it's the second time have you done it gianforte took ownership of this. he wasn't saying donald trump made me do it. by the way i think it's over because he handled it so well at the victory party saying he was sorry, apologized personally to the

, john ashcroft, who was u.s. attorney general under president george w. bush. mr. attorney general, welcome back to the program. it's great to see you again, sir. >> delighted to be back with you. stuart: did the president successfully change the conversation, divert attention away from what is political turmoil here to diplomacy and alliance-making overseas? >> well, the president is engaged in doing things that are in the national interests of the united states, and i think he's respected overseas for doing that. and the way you get cooperation internationally is to identify issues that are of common interest to people in various different parts of the world. and we have located a very common interest we have this stopping isis -- in stopping isis. and he's gone back not only to build, but to rebuild and reconstruct and enhance relationships that are designed around this common objective of destabilizing and defeating isis. and that is uniting us in ways that our are somewhat unusual, but they're very productive. so the president is doing what the president ought to be doing, and

served as lawyer for george w. bush. great to have you on. mr. dean, those three sentences from this source from president trump to mr. comey, does that constitute obstruction of justice? >> well, as you've mentioned, i'm very familiar with obstruction of justice and learned about it the hard way. there are two lines of cases when dealing with the fbi. one line says that those are not pending judicial proceedings, therefore, the statute doesn't apply. other cases say you don't need a pending judicial proceeding. so the district of columbia law where this happened is kind of a mismash and not clearen oh the issues. given the fact that we don't know what the facts are and we have jurisdiction law that is mushy, i can't really say that there is an obstruction of justice. i can say politically, nixon, however was impeached in article 4, paragraph 4, for interference with the fbi. so it is an i mpeachable offens. >> richard, same question to you. >> well, this memo in and of itself, if it were just existing alone probably would not rise to the level of obstruction of justice. you would ne

george bush says i look in his eyes, whatever. >> oh, mr. cooper. so comedy is another thing, maybe why kathy griffin is embracing tragedy. what we are going to show you is disturbing, so if there are kids in the room, tell them to go get you a beer. here is griffin and a photo shoot holding a mocked decapitated head of president trump. i'm glad we put mock in there. it is not his real head. here is the behind the scenes video. >> tyler and i are not afraid to do images that make noise. look at the artist. [indistinguishable] >> just like that? >> we are going to do it. call your dad, apologize. you, me, darrell and mexico today. not surviving this. okay. >> so brave, so edgy. her defense, she considers this art. it kind of reflects terms impact. i suppose i can say the same about griffin by pointing to the contact in any bus station public toilet. but if you are mentally unstable unlike griffin, you will see this for what it is. it is a beheading of the president. imagine how cnn would react if it was president obama, hillary clinton, done by someone here. brian stelter's lip would be

. bush white house, department of energy, and department of defense. mr. rapuano has also served in the marine corps and as a marine corps reservist serves in an iraq service group. he has been nominated for homeland defense and security, a position which he would be charged of overseeing policy and encountering weapons of mass destruction, cyber spice, mission definition, dispense support of the civil authorities and the homeland defense activities of the department of defense. if confirmed, all three of these nominees will be instrumental on a number of cross-cutting issues within the department including various aspects of the strategy to defeat the isis threat encountering the russian maligned threat of our political institutions. the committee looks forward to hearing your views on these and other complex issues and thank you very much, mr. chairman. >> mr. cameron, we will begin with you. come. >> thank you, or mr. chairman, senator read, members of the committee of arms services it is an honor to appear before you this morning as a nominee to be assistant secretary of defense

. bush white house and surveillance and mrs. clinton and email and trump in russia. is political and the way we don't want a leader of america's premier law enforcement agency to behave, end quote. is that true? >> i agree totally. i thought it was highly inappropriate he did what he did in july by taking that prosecutorial decision into his own hands and announcing once they did not -- they were not going to move with an indictment trashing hillary clinton. it was a grave mistake for him to get into the final stages of the campaign. tarnishing the f.b.i. by getting involved on what we know is a minor issue. he could have skated past the election without revealing they were looking into huma abiden's papers. i think it was wrong. i will tell you this. i used a term last night with martha maccallum that he was a hot dog. you referred to the incident in the bush administration. john ashcroft is gravely ill. so ill that he removes himself as the attorney general and deputizes mr. comey to be the acting attorney general. nobody calls up the white house and says the attorney general is so

you do if you don't get the tax cut? >> i plan to get the tax cut, mr. morgan. >> neil: on monday, he would be 100 years old. george bush sr., jimmy carters in their 90s. it's not unthinkable. john f. kennedy was cut down on november 22, 1963 at the age of 46. but we started rummaging through history a little bit to look at press conferences that were short, concise and to the point. he had them everyone 6 days. no other president has come close. he took an average of 40 questions in those press conferences. no other press before or since has come close. who knows that better than the author of the kennedy center and the remarkable book that became a documentary and won an emmy. larry, good to see you. >> thank you, neil. >> neil: it's so interesting when you go back in time and you see a president who did not comport to the image of either a liberal or someone stuck in the party, the ideology of his party, but was able to reach across the aisle and do things. that was the one thing that stood out to me about kennedy and his approach and his openness and dealing with the press, taking

this weekend for a wide-ranging interview with president trump. the sit-down came on mr. trump's 100th day in office. >> reporter: i want to ask you a question about the presidency. george w. bush said this. he said you think one thing going in. and then the pressures of the job or the realities of the world are different than you thought. do you agree? >> i think i can agree. i love doing it. i'm thoroughly enjoying it. it's always a challenge, like life itself is a challenge. but it's something that i really love, and i think i've done a very good job at it. >> you said in ain't view with reuters that you thought it would be easier, why? >> it's a tough job, but i've had a i've had things that were tougher. although i'll let you know that better at the end of eight years, perhaps eight years, hopefully eight years, but i'll let you know later on. i think we've done very well with foreign policy. i think we've done very, very well with relationships with other leaders. i think we're doing great on trade deals. it's set and we're doing well. our country's being outtraded at every singl

w. bush john ashcraft mr. attorney general a pleasure thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you, maria good morning. maria: your reaction to the hearing yesterday? >> well, the hearing regarding flynn's remarks and the conflict between what he said what vice president said he said later on not really in much s dispute i think everyone agreed to that that is -- the problem that he was unmasked or this is leaked to the public, and the like, this is a criminal act of his wasn't addressed you have hysteria about may be russians were involved trying to upset our election, or to influence our election, masking the problem a crime was committed when people improperly leaked identity of someone whose information was gained as a result of surveillance, there is a little tension between what director clapper said, and what sally yates said director clapper said there was no evidence sally yates says i can't say whether there was evidence because that is classified this seems to be that miss yates is saying the absence of evidence or absence of information is classified information. now th

. that's twice as bad as barack obama, president bush, or bill clinton. but many have been treating mr. trump quite nice; right? i mean, they haven't been as harsh, anyway. in fact, some have even complimented his recent appearance in saudi arabia. watch. >> he actually sounded presidential. you may agree or disagree with what he said, but he sounded like a president. he laid out his vision, he called for help from those in the muslim world. it was a much different kind of presentation. trish: joining me right now with more, joe, the media reporter for the hill. good to have you here. >> oh, yeah. trish: so a little bit difference when you saw bob there who i'll tell you, he's one heck of a reporter, one heck of an anchor. i used to work for him on the cbs evening news. he is very fair, and he was coming out telling it like it is. what about the others? >> he's been in the business for 54 years. bob is somebody that i trust. he's done more presidential debates than anybody, it seems. the problem is after he gave that answer, saying that the president almost sounded presidential during