sasha and i listen to their friends and see them interact, they're better than we are. that is true in any community that i've visited all across the country. >>> gentlemen, glad you're both here. james, i'll begin with you. the president surprised the press. he walked in the briefing room unannounced on a friday afternoon. first of all, your reaction to what he said and then also the timing of this message. >> i feel like the the press corps was like, whoa. we were on air as this was unfolding. there was a lot of excitement and surprise that the president was going to deliver these remarks. i think the timing -- normally that friday afternoon slot is reserved for stories that politicians want to see buried. we started early this week with the zimmerman verdict. you had all this discourse and civil unrest in response to it. i don't know if people got a chance to see fruitville station, about oscar grant, which is also related to this. and the president's comments last night. it seemed...