with president putin -- with president pugin. cameron: i have had these conversations with president putin. him atas a meeting with the climate change conference in paris. there wasn't a norma's gap -- there was an enormous gap wanted bashar al-assad to go instantly, they wanted him to stay forever. that gap has narrowed and it will never further as these talks get underway. -- the very people clear ambition in the vienna talks is for a transitional government within six months and a new constitution and fresh elections within 18 months. there is a real momentum behind these talks. >> thank you for giving way. will you confirm to the house that alongside any intervention in syria that may be authorized by the house tonight, he remains completely committed to the effort that has kept so many people alive by this government in that region. david cameron: i can certainly confirm that. we have been the second largest bilateral donor in the world after america, and we will keep that up with a vital conference that will be cochairing n

probably hurts pugin. -- putin. host: what you think of the beloved former publisher and your former boss who has passed away? guest: she -- i said this before, she would've called pat wouldnan up and tried -- have had to get them back in the race. [laughter] it is an interesting field and has some depth to it, but all the oxygen and a lot of the media coverage is being sucked up by donald trump, which is too bad, but i can see why mrs. clinton was hammering home on him last night. not only is he good to divide republicans and divide the christian and muslim communities, but she sees him as a tyrant for the general election. host: joe mcquaid, president and publisher of the "union leader," thank you very much for your time. merry christmas. guest: merry christmas to you, steve. host: first up is danny, woodbridge, virginia. the democrats line. caller: good morning. i am leaning towards bernie sanders. everything -- the reason being that hillary, i don't like her. mean, -- [indiscernible] libya, and we did that to ir