record, i will be filling in. so if you have leftovers from thanksgiving, join me at 10:00. and we have more. and to not forget to set your dvr so you never miss an episode of the five. that's it for us. have a great weekend. welcome to the special edition of hannity on the campus of a&m university at the george bush presidential library. for the entire hour, interviewing president george w. bush. his brand new book, 41, a portrait of my father. many books written about american presidents, but none from the unique perspective of the son himself, an eight-year occupant of the oval office. it's a love story written by a son who got a front row seat to history as his father shaped it, and the history himself.

it's the huge amount of respect and admiration for his father who has led a truly remarkable life. george herbert walker bush was born in massachusetts and signed up for the navy 18 years later. he was one year into the relationship with barbara pierce. who would become his wife. he flew 58 combat missions in world war ii and awarded the distinguished flying cross after being shot down and plucked from the ocean. they went on to have six children, including the future president. he ran for office, becoming a member of congress before being ambassador to the united nations and director of the cia. after being vp to ronald reagan, he was the president himself. he was at the forefront of the cold war and the fall of the soviet union and major events

that shaped world history. i got an opportunity to do something that no one before has been able to do. touring the museum with father and son, both former presidents of the united states, as they look back on moments that shaped history and their extraordinary relationship. mr. president, great to see you. >> sean, thank you. >> you call it a personal portrait of an extraordinary man. you're blessed to call it that. >> it is a love story. people who buy this book that expect to read an objective analysis of george bush are going to be disappointed. those who want to find out what he was like from a person who was president like he was president, that's his son. and it will be an interesting book. >> your dad never wrote a personal memoir. >> right. >> was this for him for that reason? you wanted to do it because you felt -- >> there's a lot of reasons i

wrote it. yeah. i want people to -- first of all, he hadn't gotten a lot of attention. one reason is because he didn't write his own book. he's a modest, humble man. he's not a chest-thumper and therefore, a lot of people haven't analyzed his presidency. but they're going to start. and i wanted to be a part of the initial wave. >> you're in a special club. john quincy adams never wrote about his dad. >> q and w. >> yeah. >> there you go. >> that was part of the motivation. >> it was. difd mccullough's daughter said he wished he read a book by john q. about his father. sounds like a good idea. >> only two times in american history, both parents been there for the son's inauguration and when they finished the presidency. >> john kennedy's mother and dad were alive when he was sworn in. and yeah, basically it's a loud

shoutout to how blessed i am to be able to have your parents alive during the presidency. and having to thrive after the -- this is a guy who jumped out of a helicopter on his 90th birthday. >> i saw the video. >> it was unbelievable. >> you voted yes. your mother was a little suspicious, the doctors didn't think it was a good idea. >> the chief of staff was calling around, what do you think? jump. after all, it had to have made him feel very young. >> you tell a story in the book, it describes how close the bush family is, back in november, 2012, a bad call, went in the hospital. december, he had pneumonknepneu. you, laura, the girls, your daughter, jenna is expecting. >> right. >> you go to see your dad. you write in the book, no crying. >> i said i don't want the last image of us to be us weeping

around him. his last image. it's an icu unit, and barbara is rubbing his head and cooing and bringing him comfort. he leans over and rubs her pregnant stomach, and there's death and there's the beauty of life. and we all wept. and i was convinced this would be the last time. i gave him a kiss. would be the last time i'd see him. i underestimated him. as well as misunderestimated him. thank you for remembering those. >> i have been in the business for a long time. you tell the story in the book, your dad, shot out of the sky. this was interesting to me. that when he signed up for the navy on his 18th -- signed up for the military on his 18th birthday. my father did that for world war ii.

that was that generation. >> right. >> he was a fighter pilot. we have the video of him after he was shot down. two other men lost their lives. he never forgot them and thinks about them all the time. >> that's true. >> what does that tell us about him? >> he's a loyal man who has got a huge heart. and he rarely talked about his experience. i'm sure your dad didn't either. these are men who grew up very quickly. and who, you know, if you'd have said you're a hero to your dad, or my dad, or a lot of people, i was just doing my duty. a sense of duty was powerful. and -- it was an extraordinary experience for an 18-year-old kid. it had to have been. and i think it speaks to a lot of the decisions he made in his life. such as foregoing wall street to go to odessa, texas. >> risk taker. >> risk taker. absolutely. and the truth of the matter is, my brothers and sister and i

benefitted from his example. >> interesting anecdote you use in the book. you're a pain in your dad's neck a little bit. you stole toy soldiers out of a store. how did he handle that? >> he handled it -- there's a line you don't cross. but handled it with grace. he saw me playing with soldiers. i'm 5 or 6 years old. where did you get those and of course i balked. i didn't have a good answer. i wasn't well-scripted. and the next thing i know i'm marching into the store. apologizing to the store owner and returning the little -- pathetic little toy soldiers. and that was it. there was no yelling, screaming, haranguing. >> lesson taught. >> yeah, lesson taught. >> and then you urinated in the hedges. >> yes, i did that as well.

>> and had a little bit too much to drink after a tennis match, you were a troublemaker. >> i was testing his patience. >> there's a line you use about his parenting. >> yeah. >> and that is -- >> i love you. nothing you -- nothing you do to make me not love you. stop trying. >> that one. >> that's one i used on my girls a lot. it's one of my favorite pieces of advice for parents. it basically says, look, just love your children. you know? and if you love them, there's a good chance, better than even chance -- >> but in the case you came home, been with one of your dad's friends, and knocked over the garbage can, he didn't say a word to you. >> that's right. when you admire somebody. he had earned my admiration over the years by being such a great father. and, yeah, i came in drunk. mother gave me a scolding. you need to see your father.

i charged in the room, he's reading a book, lowers the book, takes off his glasses and stares at me. glasses back on, book up. it was such childish behavior, didn't deserve a word of his. his actions sent a clear message. as he put in the book, i slunk out of the room. i felt terrible because i had -- i did make an ass out of myself. >> it's very interesting. because you're kind of comparing and contrasting parenting today. and i -- i think the word helicopter parent would probably accurately describe me. and that's very different than the way it's describing your dad. >> yeah. >> just the fact he wouldn't talk to you was enough to change your behavior. >> had a big impact on me. had to earn the respect. it wasn't just happenstance. over the years, you know, he -- he earned all our respect. >> all right, as we continue on the campus of a&m university at

the george bush presidential library, when we come back, more with president george w. bush. talk about his brother, jeb, a possible run for the presidency, isis, the other news of the day. and of course the great influence of his father. ♪ >> dad had always been rety sent to talk about him. but in a short, self-self-deprecating page, he struck the tone -- >> i may not be the most eloquent. but i learned early on that eloquence won't draw oil from the ground. and i may be awkward, but there's nothing self-conscious in my love of country. i'm a quiet man. but i hear the quiet people others don't. the ones who raised a family, pay the taxes, meet the mortgage. and i hear them. and i am moved. and their concerns are mine.

>> he built to its conclusion, i will keep america moving forward. >> always forward for a better america. for an endless, enduring dream and a thousand points of light. this is my mission and i will complete it. >> the crowd exploded. laura, barbara, jenna and i poured on to the stage to join mother and dad for the balloon drop. george bush was beaming. i can't remember another thing that so perfectly remembered the moment. dad had moved from ronald reagan's vice president to a candidate in his own right. like many who care deeply for george bush, i was exuberant that night. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. the fact that it reduced the urge to smoke helped me get that confidence that i could do it. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts

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[ gunfire ] dad first heard about the shooting shortly after air force two lifted autofrom ft. worth. he learned, and jotted the reactions on one of the flight cards of air force two. he thought about the president as his friend. then he turned to his responsibility. he scribbled a reminder to avoid panic. he wrote the word" uncertainty," which he knew the country would be feeling. he knew how important it was to talk about it. >> i can resay sure this nation that the american government is running fully and effectively. >> and we continue at the george bush presidential library. as you can see behind me, that is a big piece of the berlin

wall. we continue with george w. bush talking about his brand new book, 41: a portrait of my father. i was shocked that your dad tried to set you up on a date with trisha nixon. have you revealed that before? >> no. i was shocked he asked me. i was at moody air force base. he wanted me to have a date with trisha nixon. i was reluctant to do it at first. and a lot of my pilot buddies needling me. you making it up, i'm going, just to prove them wrong. and i go. i went upstairs. trisha was polite and lovely. i was a swash buck her, spilled wine, fired up a lucky strike. didn't work out well. >> i look at your dad, the one thing that struck me as you read the book in total, all of the

things he did. ran for congress, lost congress, became a congressman, then urged to run for senate and becomes u.n. ambassador at the time, richard nixon appointed him. head of the rnc. he was the head of the rnc when richard nixon had to resign. he wrote him a really fascinating latfascinate ing letter the day before, he resigned on august 8th for the good of the country and the presidency. he was there for the watergate, almost every big moment in the last two generations of history. >> yeah. he was. and, you know, prepared him to be president. >> yeah. >> and he was -- i tell people that george bush was the best one-term president we have ever had. nobody knows it. and this book is a way to start letting people understand why i say that. >> you know, we often hear the story on the day that president reagan was shot by hinckley.

and we hear what happened in the white house. we knew al hague said he was in charge. your dad approached it differently, they wanted him to land in a helicopter. >> that's correct. >> and the cabinet meeting, he would not sit in the president's seat even though he was sort of filling in. what does that tell you about him? >> that he's got good perspective. he knew his job. and he wasn't going to try to change it. that he's a humble man. he didn't need to, you know, people would think he was something he wasn't. and he's very comfortable in his own skin. i'm confident those two decisions you mentioned were never in doubt. there's no question in my mind he wasn't going to think about landing -- >> and they became best of friends. >> yes, indeed. a very close friendship. i'm not surprised. both funny men, both loved the country. and, you know, it wasn't

necessarily deemed, you know, that that was going to be the case. but dad worked hard at it. president reagan is an easy guy to like. >> it was funny, you would think when your dad's president, i would have thought you would have sought out his counsel and advice. you tell a story in the book, if i would have asked him a policy question, he could have asked to be brief to give a strong opinion. but he offered something very different. he knew the pressures of the office. >> he offered me love and humor. he called me, son, you did a great job. wonderful speech. it was so uplifting to hear somebody you admire and love say that to you. he would interject humor. send an e-mail to andy bolton, this is from your dad. and they would read a funny story or something like that. no, he -- there's a lot of

psychobabble about my relationship with dad. this book helps people understand it better. people have real trouble understanding that i wasn't on the phone constantly seeking advice. what do you do? one reason why is because he had made presidential decisions. and he knows how important toz to be fully briefed by people who have been -- studied the issue. and so he'd have said, hey, send your briefers down. >> one thing i gleamed. you thought that your father decided to leave a safe congressional seat to run for senate. and you said maybe because his dad had been senator. >> could have been. >> prescott bush. that would leave the question, did you run for president -- >> there's no question -- here's the thing. there's no question that he paved the way for jeb and me by showing us you could go into politics and not sacrifice that which is important. being a good husband, or fatherhood. it's hard to tell the tug, you

know, the tug and pull. i mean, look, the first threshold question for my run for the presidency, why did you run against anne richards? >> your mom was not very -- >> no, she wasn't on board. seems to be repeating herself these days. >> when we come back, continue from the george bush presidential library on the campus of a&m university. we will talk to president bush about isis, jeb bush maybe running for president on this special edition of hannity.

and we continue on the campus of a&m university at the george bush presidential library. more with president george w. bush about his father. his book is" 41: a portrait of my father." the reality of every two-term president, towards the end, americans grow weary of a president.

did people grow weary of you. and president obama -- >> or ronald reagan, lost eight weeks in the senate in '86. it happens. sure they were. they dislike you, growing weary and different from, you know, approval or disapproval. but it's almost as if people say surely we can do better than this guy. >> does that have a psychological impact? >> not really. as far as i'm concerned it -- it -- you know, i was dealing in those two years primarily with how to win in iraq. and the financial meltdown. and it -- those decisions i made had nothing to do with whether people were, you know, kind of looking forward to the next guy. >> yeah.

what other things i liked about the way you wrote the book, you talked about your dad's presidency, decisions he made, and also explained in similar circumstances. one of them obviously had to do with iraq. and you sent him a letter. you gave the order to launch operation iraqi freedom. then you wrote your dad. read it to you. you know, i'm taking the right action. and do pray we won't lose life. you will lose life. and you said iraq will be free, the world will be safer, the emotion of the moment is past. and now i await word on the covert action that is taking place. and i know what you went through. and he wrote you back, your handwritten note, just received, touched my heart, you're doing the right thing. i love you more than time can tell. >> you do. thankfully you read that letter. if i tried to read it -- see how i -- >> see how -- >> you dismantle my book.

that will double sales. >> i just bought two. >> this is typical george bush. it's a sweet letter that he -- that invokes emotion. he encourages emotion. and he's a great letter writer. took the time to write it. meant a lot to me. >> at the time, those are the toughest decisions of a presidency. >> no question. and you have to go all in. >> 4,000 americans lost their lives in iraq. and you talked about it when 23 lost their lives in the coup wait conflict that your dad had pursued. every one of those cities that we watch being conquered, ramallah, fallujah, the mountains, mosul, in a short period of time, have now been taken over by isis. you talk about isis a little bit

in the book. >> yeah. >> a use watch that, and you think about those 4,000 americans, what does that mean to you? >> it means that -- it means that we better achieve the goal of the great and defeat isis. which is the president's stated goal. >> can you do that with 1500 troop? >> well, that's what we're about to find out. it's going to be -- the key thing is that we achieve the goal. and adjust the strategy to meet the goal. >> meaning the surge. >> yeah. >> so if the surge worked and their cities were conquered and the war was won, and those cities end up in the hands of isis, if i'm one of the parents of the 4,000 that lost their son, what am i thinking as those cities that they fought for? >> i hope the first thing they think of is how proud they are of the son's service on veterans day, or daughter's service on veterans day. i hope that they realize that the decisions i made was aimed to keep america safe in a

post-9/11 environment. and i hope they realize the decisions i made were aimed at securing a victory so any sacrifice would not be in vain. and hopefully that -- i think most people realize that this is a long struggle. and my post-9/11 comments were just that. it's going to be a long struggle. >> you made comments in 2007, though, and you have said clearly, they are played a lot, if we are not wise and leave too early, we will be facing a worse enemy. turns out -- you turned out to be 100% accurate. >> sadly. >> you wish you were wrong. >> i do wish i was wrong. >> and coming up, when we come back, walking through the presidential library with bush 41 and 43 as this special edition of hannity continues. >> three days after the

september want 11th attacks, laura and i attended a church service at the national cathedral. former presidents clinton, carter and ford were there with the supreme court justices and members of congress. and most important to me, laura and my parents. >> the history is already clear, to answer these attacks and rid the world of evil. delivering that speech without breaking down was challenging. many people in the cathedral had tears streaming down their cheeks, including some military personnel. my strategy was not to look at laura or my parents because i knew that they would push me over the edge. fortunately i made it through my speech and returned to my pew. just after i sat down, dad reached over laura and gently squeezed my arm. my emotions were raw, and his simple, loving gesture brought me comfort, encouragement and strength. the equipment tracking system will get you to the loading dock. ♪

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when you go through this, how do you feel there? >> really nice. family. my mother and dad. >> oh, this is -- i love the picture of you and babe ruth. that was pretty exciting. >> yeah. >> and then at 60, i saw you hit a ball to right field and got a base hit. >> you know who was pitching? >> yeah. >> even more impressive was the -- was the play he made at first base. >> my favorite place in the world. >> it's a great picture. >> every person i have ever talked to that was on the boot with you, the fidelity, right? >> yeah. >> says you drive 100 miles per hour. is that true? >> not quite. >> still -- it's fast. >> he still likes to drive it? >> oh, yeah. >> as we continue on bush presidential library, more on george bush 41: a portrait of my father. let me and you about your

brother, jeb. >> i've heard of him. >> you tell a lot of the stories about -- you talk about the night you became governor of texas. your parents were obviously very happy. but your father was more concerned about your brother. he's typical of george h.w. bush. one of the reason he was a great diplomat, he could think about the other person. and so jeb had lost. they're in florida with jeb. and i called over there to let them know i was getting ready to give the victory statement. he was exuberant i had won. he was like, good going, son. and then -- but it was clear that he was worried about jeb. and -- which i -- that's why i -- why we all love him so much. and people try to make something out of that. my attitude is, is that, wow, what a father. what a father. >> and that goes back to the love story. so there's only been two sons of

presidents that went on to the presidency. you made history. >> correct. >> there's never been a case where a second brother has become president. >> that's true. >> you said the other day you think it's a 50/50 chance. >> correct. >> you are always outspoken, mom. you joked about her earlier in a speech you gave. maybe we have had enough of the bushes. >> correct. >> you do not agree. >> i did not agree. you know, one way to look at it -- something i said in a speech the other day. you know, jeb's -- nobody likes a political class in america. we're, you know, a nation that's more egalitarian than that. and so the idea of bush, clinton, bush, obama, bush, you know, sticks in people's craws. obviously mothers. but you have to look at it in

the context of reality. how about bush, clinton, bush, obama, clinton. it's imperfect. and so that's in the reason for jeb to run -- or not to run. jeb knows what it's like. >> he's watched it up close. >> twice. >> and you talk about being on the campaign trail with your dad. and the hard times, the good times. the re-election which was -- 1992 was really hard for you. >> very hard for all of us. >> and then you described how you apointed former president clinton and your dad and they became the best of friends. >> they became good friends. which speaks volumes about both. >> what does that mean about a potential jeb bush/hillary clinton showdown? >> it means that bill and i are going to have interesting things to talk about. >> won't be the friendly campaign. >> i'll still like him when jeb beats hillary.

>> are you betting on that? >> i don't know if he's going to run. i hope he does. i think he would be a great president. he's weighing it out. he's going to take a deliberate decision. and, you know, the idea of being a, you know, one of two brothers and being president is not going to weigh in his decision. it's not important to him. what's important to him is, you know -- as he said publicly, he's going to make sure this is okay with his family. >> yeah. you talk about an after life. life after the presidency. >> right. >> i think you used the analogy, 100 miles an hour to 5 miles an hour. you talk about that being really, really hard. it was even hard for you. >> i wouldn't say really, really hard. i'd say it's an interesting adjustment. and there's a certain level of -- kind of a despondency that sets in when you're not going 100 miles an hour.

it's an abrupt change in your life. that's why writing a book was important to me. and laura working on our library at smu is important to me. >> you stay busy. >> i do. yeah. i got to stay busy. >> saw you here with the students at the college today. and you enjoy the give and take. >> i do. as i tell people, when i go and give a speech for them, my area of expertise is what it's like to be president. >> why did you make the decision, i can get you to comment on president obama, i'm not going to get anywhere. i know you well. >> yes, you do. >> why did you make the decision? you have a lot to say. we talked politics before you came in. you are very engaged and aware of what's going on. >> i'm aware of what's going on. i don't think it's good for the country to have a former president undermine the current presidency. bad for the presidency.

i really had have had all the fame i want. i'm trying to be famous to sell this book. >> right. >> but i really don't long for publicity. and the truth of the matter is in order for me to generate publicity, apart from this, i would have to attack the republican party, which i don't want to do, or attack the president, which i don't want to do. i'm perfectly content to be out of the limelight. >> in the final days of your presidency, you brought the former presidents in. and president obama was very deferent shl to your dad. >> correct. >> seemed to have great admiration for your dad. i know he called you about bin laden, does he ever call you -- >> never. >> reach out to your dad? >> i don't know. i know this, president obama is very unpopular in texas. he comes to texas and dad's there at the foot of the stairs to meet him in his wheelchair.

and -- >> you write about that. >> typical of 41. >> you wouldn't do it? >> well, i don't know. that's a good question. haven't yet so far. thank you for bringing that up, by the way. >> you wouldn't -- i'm asking -- i'm asking if you would. >> i know, but you didn't have to mention it. >> when you think back and throughout the history, throughout your presidency and obviously the iraqis conflict, the battle against the post-9/11 world. a very different world. >> that's important for people to know. >> and you think about what your dad went through, the fall of the berlin wall. i think he went through, what? four soviet leaders at the time. >> correct. >> which is amazing. >> and all the history that was made. >> through four as vice president. >> vice president and president. right. and had a great relationship. he got criticized for not wanting to stick it to gorbac v gorbachev. he was asked to go to the berlin wall, he said no.

>> yeah, he did. he understood in public service it's not important to talk about yourself and promote yourself, it's important to achieve results. and he knew that if he incited hardliners inside the old soviet, gorbachev would be -- would make it much harder for him to make the decisions necessary for these young democraciys to peel off and the wall to come down. >> one more question. what is the one thing -- after i read the book cover to cover, what do you want people to take away from this love staory for your dad who became a leader at a moment in history that i don't know if we could ever duplicate in terms of things -- >> i want them to know that the nation was very fortunate to have a man of george bush's character as their leader. and nose those of us who know he fortunate to call him dad and

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justice ren kwis swore me in as president. after the swearing in, the traditional inaugural parade down pennsylvania avenue, i went to the oval office for the first time as president. dad had gone upstairs to take a warm bath and thaw out from the frigid parade. after a few minutes, the door swung open and he walked in. we spent a few minutes together, just soaking in the moment. over the next eight years, i would have many memorable meetings in the oval office. none compared to standing in the office with my father on my first day. >> you miss the oval office, you miss being there? >> no. >> not at all. >> not really. you know -- eight years is plenty. i enjoyed it. i love the action and the team around me. i miss a lot of people i served with. but, you know, i'm still in touch with andy and josh and dana. >> dana and carl. >> absolutely.

and, you know, i see margaret spelling running the deal in dallas, our bush library, bush institute. so i stay in touch. but i really don't miss the day to day. yeah. it's just -- you know, i gave it my all. and -- and that's all you can do. >> you have a sense that history is going to judge everybody fairly. >> yeah, i do. it's hard to tell it right now. >> sure. >> because, you know, it's impossible for a -- a historian who lived through a person's period, person's presidency, for example, to be objective. a historian's going to have prejudices about the decisions made for or against. it'll be hard to record, accurately record that. plus there needs to be time for the decision to show its worth or not. >> how surreal is it that you're the son of a president, you have been in the oval office.

first time in the oval -- in the white house, you're there to meet trisha nixon. and then you get that office. and your dad's in there with you. >> it's awesome. >> that was a great moment, right? >> a touching moment. i'm not that poetic to describe, you know, what i felt like. i can just tell you that it was serene and very sweet. >> you know what's hard for me to understand, when you talk about not -- your dad didn't want to give you advice every day. maybe an opinion on somebody you might hire. >> yeah. >> but the other support he gave you is something that somebody in that job called offer. >> exactly. that's what makes the book unique. is that you have a father comforting a son. but what make this is comfort even more profound is that he had been president himself. he knows what you're going through. and i knew what he was going through, too, however. he would agonize over what

people said about me and agonize about the criticism. i would call him and say, look, i'm doing fine. don't worry about me. >> it didn't bother you. the criticism. >> i didn't pay that much attention to it. what bothered me is the harsh rhetoric that's gotten harsher. the reason is bothered me, i don't want people turned off to the system. it's a fair system by far. and the idea of people saying w would i want to be involved in that? troubles me. >> the age of the internet, blogs. >> yeah. >> commentary. >> it's part of it. i guess i'm partly to blame. it's harsher than it's ever been. >> it's changed. >> yeah. >> hopefully good people will still run. hopefully this book sends a message you can be a good person with good values and you don't have to sacrifice those in order to serve your country. >> you talked about your dad's loss in '92. and the conditions not working in his favor, and weinberger was

indicted, and the economy slowed. he didn't get re-elected. that was a big blow to you too. you're in eight years, and president obama now in six. and we have a big midterm like we just had and it's repudiation of obama. how do you -- through the prism of, like, historically being in politics so long, how do you explain that? the country moving back and forth. >> that's good. >> why? >> because it means change. it's possible. any election -- i didn't think 2006 was all that great. but nevertheless it was an indication that democracy was functioning. the people are pretty wise. not pretty wise, wise. and -- and if you take them for granted or if you don't listen to the rumblings, they let you know their feelings in the polls.

>> you think about that, a different and bill clinton is so different from your dad, and obama is different from you. and now the country is swinging back. do you think that's good? >> yeah. i think it reflects the fact that people get to have a profound say in their government, the direction of their government. which stands in stark contrast to where people don't have a say in the government. it's bad. it promotes radicalism and enables thugs to recruit, like isis. >> that still the biggest threat we face today? >> yes. >> in your view? >> yes, sir. >> bigger than we know. >> it's hard to tell how big it is, because you don't know. certainly, you know, people say al qaeda was a threat prior to 9/11, but you don't know how big a threat. my worry after 9/11 was a chemical, biology cal, or dirty bomb in the hands of these

people. >> if it's possible, more vicious than al qaeda. you see the behe wouadings -- >> remember, al qaeda slit danny pearl's throat. it's hard to argue about the level of viciousness and evil. where it is. and the point is they'll kill again. so we have to succeed. >> when we come back on hannity, only two presidents that have witnessed their own sons go on to become president themselves. some final reflections from the bush presidential museum as this special edition of hannity continues. patented sonic technology with

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good morning, today is saturday, the 29th of november, 2014. i'm anna kooiman and a fox news alert. more arrests in ferguson overnight. as protesters span out across the country disrupting black friday shopping, staging malls and even change of pleaing themselves to trains. we're leave in ferguson in a moment. >> just call it a thanksgiving miracle. two boys buried alive under two feet of snow. they are here to tell their story. >> motivating each other to not go to sleep. >> you can imagine? more from them this hour. can you imagine this? never say