former president jimmy carter, george h. w. bush and barack obama, bill clinton took part in a benefit concert to help victims of recent hurricanes. the concert was held at texas a&m university in college station. organized by the george h. w. bush presidential library foundation. this portion is just over 20 minutes. >> everyone feeling the music as much as i am? awesome. >> i see everyone own their control phones out -- cell phones out taking pictures. let's take a selfie. come on. get them out. can we get the crowd -- i'm just kidding. what you want to do with your cell phones now, help your fellow americans with your donation. or visit oneamericaappeal.org and donate any amount. few words from the 45th president of the united states donald trump. >> fellow americans heart breaking devastation caused by hurricanes harvey and irma and maria and nate, along with the terrible wildfires in california have impacted manies of our -- millions of our fellow americans. as a nation we mourn for those who died. we pray for those who los

so george w. who's wanted to stay out of politics, now finds himself a bull's-eye of the bannon alt right movement. >> i wonder if one has to believe he had a level of expectation of that. because whenever anyone comes out, even when they were, you know, went into political office, maybe especially when they went in political office if they speak against this president or is critical, then, you know, there's an unleashing so to speak of unleashing on that individual. >> well, there is. that's one of the reasons you know george w. bush said i want out of washington. his hero is harry truman. who went back to independence. george w. bush went back to dallas. built his library. works with wounded warriors. he wasn't looking forward to entering the pray. but after charlottesville, you have a president of the united states not seeming unable to denounce neo-nazis and anti-semites. it started a real worry within serious members of the republican party. we saw bob corker. we saw john mccain. there are mo

and i think george w.bush needs to get a little bit of credit for this. >> john mccain immediately came out saying that this was a wonderful speech. let's listen to more about what george w. bush had to say this time it seemed to be aimed at the biggest bully in the history of twitter. let's listen to this. >> bullying and prejudice in our public life sets a national tone. provides permission for cruelty and bigotry. and compromises the moral education of children. the only way to pass along civic values is to first live up to them. >> charlie, what is george w. bush's residence in today's republican party? >> well, obviously, it's limited. that primary was rejection of not just of jeb bush but of bushism. but those sentiments are important to be -- these are important things to be said that the president is the role model for the country. you know, raising children in the era of trump is a real challenge. and i do think there's the fundamental decency ought to separate, whether you're a liberal or conserv

well i think george w. bush was a great president who reacted to the worst attack on this country since pearl harbor in the only way that you can and at the time he certainly had overwhelming support of the american people it was only you know in the aftermath did the the media and the left you know take to the streets bush is a liar they had movies about how to assassinate president bush they had pictures of him in the cross has blood dripping down is his face so the hate came from the left let's let's make no mistake about that i think george w. bush what he did yesterday was pretty despicable as much as i liked him as president and as much as he reacted in my view properly to threats from saddam hussein to use chemical weapons and and to not let the inspectors inspect and violate u.n. sanction after u.n. u.n. resolution if the u.n. resolution and spit in the face of the international community in the wake of nine eleven it was the only thing bush could do that aside what he did yesterday after being sile

george w. bush striking out against casual cruelty, saying white supremacy was blasphemy against the american creed, balk obama speak physical terms of unison and fought demonizing the other side. as the repiepder that even in presidents that many of us saw deeply flawed on policy issues in many ways, that they still had their country's best interests first and they still tried to figure out a way in the end to bind us altogether. so the timing was important, but i must say, the continued political battle over a president's phone call to a grieving widow and what we saw from the white house and what we saw from democratic congress woman just had most people that i was talking to saying enough. enough. it's time to move on. >> yeah. well, we're going to get more on the former president speaking out in just a moment. first, we want the play for you, most of what white house chief of staff retired marine general john kelly said yesterday in what was his second press room briefing in as many weeks.

you'll recalli only been a few days since george w.h and barack obama delivered thinly vail attacks against the commander in chief. and last night steve bannon, trump's defend are on the outside, fired

i want to thank presidents george w. n outstanding american, somebody who has always shown grace and character and courage, and served america nobly throughout the years, president george h.w. bush. we are so proud to be with you tonight. [applause and cheers] barack obama: he sets an example for all of us, as does first lady barbara bush. [applause and cheers] barack obama: and that spirit of volunteerism, that spirit that says we are all in this together , that in dire times and ignores all the differences we had before, that spirit is five pointsby the of light recipients whose stories you just saw on the screen and who are here tonight. so it is my great pleasure to bring these outstanding americans to the stage so that you can acknowledge the extraordinary work they have done, i hope everybody who is watching is inspired by the work they have done. [applause and cheers] >> in 1989, in 1989, president george h.w. bush created the daily point of light award to celebrate the power of an individual to make a difference i

george w.rack obama making rare appearances. let's discuss now. cnn's special correspondent jamie gangel is here. senior political analyst david gergen is here as well p. and presidential historian douglas brinkley author of franklin roosevelt and the land of america. so much to talk about. extraordinary times we're living in. but let's talk about the two former presidents. president obama just wrapped up a campaign speech on behalf of the democratic candidate for governor in virginia. take a listen to what he said about politics today. >> instead of our politics reflecting our value we've got politics infecting our communiti communities. instead of looking for ways to work together and get things done in a practical way we've got folks who are deliberately trying to make folks angry, to demonize people who have different ideas. to get the base all riled up because it provides a short-term tactical advantage. >> and former president bush earlier today. >> we've seen our discourse degraded by ca

when i hear george w. bush, and i, too, have joined the george w. bush -- hugging george w. bush t-shirt. >> i'll send over t-shirts this afternoon. you can all wear them next time. >> i think even if it isn't quite being heard in that way, that it's actually really important for his voice to be out there because otherwise people who need some place to go, have no place to go. >> here's obama a few moments ago talking about a similar topic. the division in our politics. let's watch. >> some of the politics we see now, we thought we put that to bed. i mean, that's folks looking 50 years back. it's the 21st century. not the 19th century. >> well, first off, you have to acknowledge that being -- not being -- being a former president is like being benjamin button. they all look younger the farther they get away from the presidency. obama looked great. why is it so much easier for presidents obama and bush to sort of speak truth to that angry base, speak truth to power, understand they're not facing election but it would seem to me unpatriotic not to say what presidents obama and

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i want to thank presidents george w. most of all in outstanding american, somebody who has always shown grace and character and courage, and served america nobly throughout the years, president george h.w. bush. we are so proud to be with you tonight. [applause and cheers] barack obama: he sets an example for all of us, as does first lady barbara bush. [applause and cheers] barack obama: and that spirit of volunteerism, that spirit that says we are all in this together , that in dire times and ignores all the differences we had before, that spirit is five pointsby the of light recipients whose stories you just saw on the screen and who are here tonight. so it is my great pleasure to bring these outstanding americans to the stage so that you can acknowledge the extraordinary work they have done, i hope everybody who is watching is inspired by the work they have done. [applause and cheers] >> in 1989, in 1989, president george h.w. bush created the daily point of light award to celebrate the power of an individual to make

reporter: on the george w. bush speech, he said when bigotry is emboldened, our policies seem more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and fabrication. does president trump agree? does he agree with the assessment of what? reporter: that bigotry seems emboldened and our politics seem more emboldened to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication. those were president bush's words. ms. sanders: i think if everybody is pushing fabricated things, most people would think that is coming from the news media and i would agree with that sentiment. reporter: the president signed an executive order today that appears to allow the pentagon to recall retired pentagon officers into duty. what is the reason for this executive order? ms. sanders: i

you had romney, mccain, and george w.bush talking about this president in a way that doesn't show complete embrace or acceptance. you have president obama and bush coming out talking like this. srufr heard of anything like this before? >> well, no. it is is sort of the calf kade of criticism of trumpism and the idea that nativism is replacing nationalism. george w. bush gave a growing speech yesterday, the finest of the positive post presidency. he invoked god awe number of times. we closed it with we shall overcome. he is deeply concerned about what's going on in america. and i think charlottesville was a turning point aches pivot point for george w. bush. built a memoir. he is not hungering to be in the political fray. but he felt if his voice wasn't added to the choru is s of concern, he would be muting history. john mccain led the way with that amazing speech a couple of days ago. then it was followed by bush and now barack obama. and the three of them together have quite a bit of really moral and in some ways they ar

and i want to thank president george w. bush and, most of all, an outstanding american, somebody who has always shown grace and character and courage and served america nobly throughout the years, president george h.w. bush. we are so proud to be with him today. >> all five living former u.s. presidents with a rare appearance together over the weekend. on saturday night in college station, texas, they put aside politics in order to raise money for victims of recent hurricanes. four of the five former presidents made brief remarks, appealing for national unity. beautiful. >> i tell you what, what a great night. fantastic moments there. and a reminder, richard, that that's how things have been for 240 years, that what we're going through now is an anomaly, a one off. and what people saw on stage there with five presidents representing, you know, americans in the white house from 1976 forward, through january with 2017. that's the rule. that's how we do it as americans. that's how we won the cold war, from harry truman to ronal

reporter: on the george w. bush speech, he said at one point "when bigotry is emboldened, our policies seem more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication." does president trump agree with that assessment, and what does he see as his role addressing that? ms. sanders: does he agree with the assessment of what? reporter: that bigotry seems emboldened and our politics seem more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication. those were former president bush's words. press sec. sanders: i think if everybody is pushing fabricated things, most people would think that is coming from the news media and i would agree with that sentiment. reporter: the president signed an executive order today that appears to allow the pentagon to recall retired officers into duty under the 9/11 authority he has. what is the reason for this executive order? press sec. sanders: i don't have anything further on that, and i will have to get back to you. reporter: general kelly is upset this has become a politic

i want to thank presidents george w. most of all in outstanding american, somebody who has always shown grace and character and courage, and served america nobly throughout the years, president george h.w. bush. we are so proud to be with you tonight. [applause and cheers] barack obama: he sets an example for all of us, as does first lady barbara bush. [applause and cheers] barack obama: and that spirit of volunteerism, that spirit that says we are all in this together , that in dire times and ignores all the differences we had before, that spirit is five pointsby the of light recipients whose stories you just saw on the screen and who are here tonight. so it is my great pleasure to bring these outstanding americans to the stage so that you can acknowledge the extraordinary work they have done, i hope everybody who is watching is inspired by the work they have done. [applause and cheers] >> in 1989, in 1989, president george h.w. bush created the daily point of light award to celebrate the power of an individual to make

republican president george w. bush first elected in 2000, his party did unexpectedly well in the 2002 mid-terms, usual lay president's party loses a bunch of seats in the mid-terms. that was not in 2002 t. republicans did great. that was largely contributed to the country following the 9/11 attacks n. 2004, george w. bush was re-elected. it was time for another mid-term in 2006. if 2006, after those three previous elections, this was no mystery the public was due for the swing back. we knew the democrats would do well in '06. in '06, dra itself exceeded even those very high expectations. if 2006, democrats did great. they took complete control of congress. nancy pelosi became the first speaker of the house in u.s. history, even though the george w. bush administration has another two years left to run, in political terms, they really ended up limping to finish line t. president and vice president were so profoundly popular vice president chain disappears from the george w. bush administration t. president, himself

president barack obama and george w. bush appeared to have taken swipes at president donald trump in speeches lamenting the current political climate although he the right did not directly reflect struck by name both commented on the growing divide within american society folks don't feel good right now about what they see. that they don't feel as if our public life reflects our best. instead of our politics reflecting our values we've got politics infecting our communities. instead of. looking for ways to work together and get things done in a practical way. we would go out folks who were deliberately trying to make folks say. to demonize people who have different ideas. our identity as a nation and like many other nations is not determined by geography or net or ethnicity. by so our blood. being american policy braces high ideals and sitting with sponsibility this means that people of every race religion ethnicity can be fully and equally american. it means that bigotry or white supremacy in any form is blasphemy again

it's very interesting you worked for george w. bush last week he made an extraordinary speech he was talking about trump he didn't mention from but it was obvious where he was going what's going on in the party that you're a member of. well look i think parties have these really difficult divisions and it happens from time to time i think we've seen it in the republican party in the past we've seen it in the democratic party in the past as well one thing about george w. bush and it's funny larry how many of my friends who are progressive now are saying to me boy i really miss church w. bush that really says something about the politics of our time you know george w. bush i consider to be an extraordinary man i thought he was an extraordinary president in a lot of ways for him to make those comments which look i don't think anybody can doubt that they were directed in part at least at at the current president for george w. bush to make those statements really kind of demonstrates how far down the rat hole we've gotten in terms of t

bush that really says something about the politics of our time you know george w. bush i consider to be an extraordinary man i thought he was an extraordinary president in a lot of ways for him to make those comments which look i don't think anybody can doubt that they were directed in part at least at that the current president for george w. bush to make those statements really kind of demonstrates how far down the rat hole we've gotten in terms of the political dialogue and really an effort to elevate it back to hopefully an area where we can have civil disputes because that's not where we're at right now nina do you think we're going to reform the tax code. certainly don't agree with the way that the republicans are doing it i mean to give the one percent and even less than the one percent more tax cuts meanwhile the majority of the people especially the working poor and middle class bear the burden of that to starve out government in that way and not use the people's money for the benefit of the people i don't necessarily think that that is the way to go at all

bush, george h. w.t least michelle obama is really beyond a pleasant relationship, it's fun, it's funny. they seem to enjoy each other. that's what we see in public. what's it like behind the scenes, though? >> i think what you see is what you get. there's no question. it's interesting when you consider bill clinton and george w. bush. they're the two presidents who are if not the closest in terms of their i do a they are the second closest. two men both born in the summer of 1946. they come from different parts of our country, different parts of your culture. they have become great friends just as clinton and bush's father have. and you're right about michelle obama and george w. bush. these are relationships that are real and, of course, you'll see that tomorrow on stage in college station when five former living presidents are gathering. that's only happened a few times in our whole nation's history. so this is kind of a moment where people who have had the office and respect the office and are conce

but kudos to george w.e as a country and pushing to make us a more perfect union. >> president trump doesn't seem to want to let it go, he's tweeting again this morning about congresswoman fredericka wilson, calling her a disaster after she claimed he was insensitive in a call to a gold star widow. that's next. today. ney, for spending makes it easy to tell you apart. that, and i am better looking. i heard that. when it's time to get organized for retirement, it's time to get voya. we danced in a german dance group. i wore lederhosen.man. when i first got on ancestry i was really surprised that i wasn't finding all of these germans in my tree. i decided to have my dna tested through ancestry dna. the big surprise was we're not german at all. 52% of my dna comes from scotland and ireland. so, i traded in my lederhosen for a kilt. ancestry has many paths to discovering your story. get started for free at ancestry.com. >> tech: so you think this chip is nothing to worry about? well at safelite, we know sooner

i do think george w.h his family and the values they represent goes back to his grandfather prescott bush is part of what moves him. i don't think it's the only thing that moves him. i don't think he spoke up today because of that. but i don't think he can erase that from his mindset. he's been prediz posed for a long time as has his whole family to really intensely dislike what donald trump represents and i think he brought at that to the table today and he is a man who worry s about what his party stands for but mostly about where the country is going. >> do you think is a coincidence they both spoke out. i know bush's speech was planned for a long time and president obama is on the campaign train for someone running for governor but do you think was coordinated that they had the same topic. >> it is not coordinated but they're clearly surfing the same wave and john mccain gave a similar speech few days ago. key thing to understand 43 is god he mentioned it twice in the speech and ended the speech by sa

and those things, i believe -- george w.esident obama are a billion miles apartheidologicalel, but i think they were on the same sheet of music about the sort of soul of american public life, and donald trump falls very short of that test. and you can -- look, i was tough on brum every day he was president, and i praised george w. bush very frequently even when it was tough as a republican. they hit a ground here that's above politics. it's different from what we've expected from expresidents where they were sending a very clear signal that this guy is a moral vacuum around him that is not good -- >> no. no. i mean, look, changing washington is going to be hard. and so of course you're going to get the folks from both parties are going to go and start taking shots at you. but good for president trump to go and bring truth to power and not being afraid -- >> jason. jason -- >> let me say this. the last thing george w. bush would want to do is take shots at any president. that is just not something that he has done in the past

george w. bush, bill clinton, george h.w. bush and jimmy carter. they will reunite at texas a&m university for a hurricane relief convert to benefit victims in texas, florida, and the caribbean. this comes after days after obama and the younger bush blasted the current state of politics under president trump, breaking the code of silence that former presidents normally maintain. and particular, it was the comments by bush warning against bigotry that left trump's former chief strategist, steve bannon, to deliver a blistering attack on bush and call for a republican revolt. >> president trump to me embarrassed himself. speech writer wrote a high pha fluten speech. it's clear he didn't understand anything he was talking about. he has no earthly idea whether he's coming or going. just like it was when he was president of the united states. there's not been a more destructive presidency than george bush's. >> well, steven sanchez joins us live from the white house and boris, do we know if the presi

george w. bush, who has shied away from the public eye, now breaking his silence tonight on what he's seeing in this country. >>> also breaking, the state of emergency in florida, the white nationalist leader set to speak. and then, you'll see what happened today. >>> just in tonight, the las vegas investigation, what we've now learned about those 12 minutes. >>> new reporting tonight, what happened inside the cockpit as that passenger p >>> breaking now. what the lapd has just revealed about harvey weinstein. >>> and will your city win? 50,000 amazon jobs, sal race of 100 grand. and how far will your city go? >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and we begin with that deeply personal moment at the white house today. chief of staff general john kelly coming into the briefing room, defending president trump's phone call to the family of sergeant la david johnson. and in doing so, general kelly talking about the loss of his own son, right there, in afghan

you have two of the most he is teamed fights, george w. bush and john mccain who has been reluctant to say anything since he left the oval he was come out this week actually encoded term, not very coded, criticized the trump white house and donald trump for his handling not only of his rhetoric but foreign policy and lot of other things. this was on top of mccain's rather remarkable, what do you call it, half-baked -- that party split, that's not words of war, that's war. that's happening at the same time that there are seemingly in control of everything. >> dickerson: yet rich was with mitch mcconnell. >> least convincing bromance of all time donald trump and mitch mcconnell. there is a civil war in the republican party, the irony is it began before the election, it was papered over during the election and they won everything. at the national level, trump is still sort of trying to be the pivotal figure who can work with both sides. he likes steve bannon, he understands where he's upset, yet mitch mccome is his best friend trying to work

but kudos to george w.ush for realizing where we are as a country and continuing to push us to make us a more perfect union. >> all right, everybody, stand by, because president trump doesn't want to seem to let it go. he's tweeting again this morning about congresswoman fredricka wilson, calling her wacky and a disaster after she claimed he was insensitive in a call to a gold star widow. that's next. when you have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, the unpredictability of a flare may weigh on your mind. thinking about what to avoid, where to go, and how to work around your uc. that's how i thought it had to be. but then i talked to my doctor about humira, and learned humira can help get and keep uc under control... when certain medications haven't worked well enough. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, a

i want to thank president george w. bush and most of of all an outstanding american somebody who has always shown grace and character and courage and served america nobly throughout the years, president george h.w. bush. we are so proud to be with him today. he sets an example for all of us. as does first lady barbara bush. and that spirit of volunteerism, that spirit that says we are all in this together, that in dire times ignores all the the difnss we had before, that spirit is exemplified by the five points of light recipients whose stories you saw on the screen and are here tonight. it's my great pleasure to bring these outstanding americans to the stage so you can acknowledge the extraordinary work they have done. i hope everybody watching is inspired by the work that they have done. [cheers and applause] judge jeanine: former president george w. bush. still to speak at the relief concert. but you saw the rest of them all here live on justice. joining me now from the nation's capital is counselor to the 45th presid

and those things, i believe george w.ma are a billion miles apart ideal logically, but they were on the same of music about the soul of american public life, and donald trump falls short of that test. and look, i was tough on barack obama every day he was president. and i praised george w. bush even when it was tough as a republican. but those two guys hit a ground here above politics, it's different from what we expected from ex-presidents, where they were sending a clear signal that this has a moral vacuum around him. >> no, that's -- i mean, look, changing washington is going to be hard. so of course, you're going to get the folks from both parties that are going to take shots at you. but good for president trump to bringing truth to power and not -- [ overlapping speakers >> let me say this. the last thing george w. bush would want to do is take shots . that is just not something that he has done in the past. he has been very good at adhering to that unspoken path of not criticizing his predecessors. he's saying enoug

i think what you're seeing president george w.ay look i know what it's like to be president and held the office and we have a moral duty to be an example of a american unity. you have a platform as a president that you can use for good or division and hostility. please use it for good. he is reminding i think donald trump and the people who support donald trump that there's consequences to the words that a president uses. that there's consequences to the tweets, there's consequences to the actions, consequences to the tone and we are seeing it affect the national fiber and it is setting a national tone. ask school teachers about children repeating the bullying tones and words donald trump uses. you know, it is affecting our national psyche and how we behave. i think what george w. bush today was doing was, you know, i don't think it was an attack. i think it was a warning. i think it was a plea. i think it was advice. >> ana i so sorry to interrupt you but we need to listen to h.r. mcmaster, the president's national security advis

in fact, he said to george w. bush when president bush asked him, why don't you run for another term?you he said i want to my african brothers to know it's okay tofr step down from office. and on a continent that had so many presidents alike, this is really an important statement. it's again a story of institutions. it is essentially a single party system under the african national congress. somehow mandela was great authority was never transferred into institutions which could then survive him. they've had considerable trouble sense, but the institutions are still there. just that it's been hard to really deliver to the. the first presidents better. the united states of merrick waa pretty lucky george washington actually didn't want to be king. i don't how many of you that's seen hamilton. it is really a great show. but it becomes very clear that we got lucky with the particular combination of founding fathers that we have. many places have been a fortune. >> you write about latin america and talked about columbi

she served under president george w. bush after 9/11.he said she only had security when she was traveling, but clearly different times here, john. >> different times but we'll keep an eye on very important reporting. >>> the headline this morning, the latest for an agency with some new notoriety under a new president. the government is inspecting pruitt's use of security over tax rights. and they're worried the agenda is driving certain issues. may the shift of toxic chemicals be growing to an insider who runs the agency team that regulates them. this agency over the past eight or nine months more proof about how government elections have consequences. when you put a republican president in after a democratic president, they have every right to change policy. but pruitt has gained a lot of attention because he simply golt busted cutting and pasting letters from the oil and gas industry onto official state stationary, so he's gotten extra scrutiny. more than an interesting fellow, shall we say. >> there are other elements like the soundpr

in 2004, george w. bush was reelected, but it was time for another midterm in 2006, and in 2006, after the three previous elections, it was no mystery that the country was due for the pendulum to swing back towards the democratic party's electoral prospe prospect. we knew democrats would be doing well in 2006, but they exceeded even though very high expectations. in 2006, democrats did great. they took complete control of congress; nancy pelosi first u.s. woman speaker of the house in u.s. history, and although the bush administration had another two years left to run, in political terms, they limped to the finish line. the president and vice president so profoundly unpopular by then vice president cheney all by does appeared from public view for last two years of the george w. bush administration. the president, himself, never sunk approval ratings as low as cheney's but bearly showed his face in 2008 to pick his successor, and part of the reason for that dramatic change in the administration between 2

john mccain, george w.ush, the so-called gop establishment is rearing up and saying enough of trumpism. and it's going to play out in 2018. who did the opening salvo of this is hard to say. but bannon has declared war on this so-called establishment politicians. so we'll have to see how it plays out, but i think it's going to be the big story in '18, who gets -- who is really running the republican party. is it trump supporters, or is it the establishment? >> i wonder if was yesterday a fresh battle in the civil war? >> absolutely. i talked to steve bannon last night. he is fully engaged and ready to continue this war. he made it quite clear that he is at war with the gop but it's not just his war and it's not just president trump's war. it's the supporters of donald trump. those who voted for him. it's their war. he made it clear he is ready to carry the mantle for the nationalist, populist movement. he is ready to drain the swamp. he is ready to take on the washington establishment. never in his wildest d

former president jimmy carter, george h. w. bush and barack obama, bill clinton took part in a benefit concert to help victims of recent hurricanes. the concert was held at texas a&m university in college station. organized by the george h. w. bush presidential library foundation. this portion is just over 20 minutes. >> everyone feeling the music as much as i am? awesome. >> i see everyone own their control phones out -- cell phones out taking pictures. let's take a selfie. come on. get them out. can we get the crowd -- i'm just kidding. what you want to do with your cell phones now, help your fellow americans with your donation. or visit oneamericaappeal.org and donate any amount.

and i want to thank president george w. american, somebody who has always shown grace and character and courage and served america nobly throughout the years, president george h.w. bush. we are so proud to be with him today. >> all five living former u.s. presidents with a rare appearance together over the weekend. on saturday night in college station, texas, they put aside

wasn't just george w. some words about the current state of politics in the united states. also earlier this week president obama spoke out, as well. so there's certainly not just a shift in the tone of politics coming from former presidents to the current one, but also what appears to be a political battle that is usually only par for the course during the campaign, fred? >> all right. thank you so much, boris sanchez. of course that, concert this evening helping to raise money and awareness for all of the victims of hurricanes. >>> so much more straight ahead in the next hour of the "cnn newsroom" right after this. i was wondering if an electric toothbrush really cleans better than a manual. and my hygienist says it does but they're not all the same. who knew? i had no idea. so she said, look for one that's shaped like a dental tool with a round brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's rounded brush head surrounds each tooth to gently remove more plaque. and unlike sonicare, oral-b is the only electric t