george walker bush has a lot of respect. -- george herbert walker bush has a lot of respect.o see this internalsh -- it's amazing to see this internal bush family drama playing out in the work of a pulitzer prize winning historian. mark: i think it's a good sign for him. this is the most comfortable i have seen him, talking about his brother and father and the bush legacy in the entire campaign. if he does have a come back, these issues will come back up, so the book might in some way be a good thing, for him to talk about a family -- his family. john: he seems more comfortable. flush someso stuff out of the system. i don't think it is ever good for jeb bush to be in a position where he's defending his brother. it is a no-win situation for jeb bush, in terms of the general election and the republican party. there is something us to talk about here. onpy bush seemed to be when some students asked him what it was like to have a father who lived in the white house. mr. bush: my dad was such an inspiration for me. whenever i made a mistake, all he would have to say is that he was

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the book is called destiny in power the american odyssey of george herbert walker bush. what a christmas gift right now. if we dare say. how about a holiday season gift? up next the hard ball round stable is here to game out the republican nomination fight with one month until the next gop debate. who can gain momentum and rise above the pack. you're watching hardball. >>> i think you'll see quite a few people starting to -- i don't want to predict. i think i know. there will be a lot of people dropping out. they have to drop out, they're not resonating. and some of them are very good people. if you don't resonate they're going to drop out. >> welcome back to hard ball. that was donald trump speaking to reporters earlier today predicting a big shake up in the race. the good bad and ugly are going to replay in voters' mind until the next debate which isn't for another 35 days. we're in the hope stretch. here's the state of play right now in the polling. averages, trump and carson are one two at the top. rubio and cruz have moved into the second tier. jeb bush is still str

that's george herbert walker bush and that's the george herbert walker bush that as a blogger for i believea sweet and noble man, far sweeter, far nobler than the country appreciated at that time. i think it's changing, and i hope this book helps change that. >> well, thank you. [applause] may be far sweeter than mother. [laughter] >> if word gets to houston, he said it. >> the reason i mentioned that is you read her diaries. >> i did. >> i knew she was a diary keeper. of course, she did let any of us read her diaries. you might've been the first person. what did you learn in that? >> i learned this is an amazing historical document that starts in 1948 when they go to odessa. wynnewood to odessa, mrs. pierce thought they're going to russia. it was the wrong odessa but it wasn't that far off. and literally mrs. pierce sent boxes of soap and detergent to her son-in-law and daughter, figuring they didn't have that in texas. the first on your dad drove through texas and the studebaker, he stops at a local diner in abilene and orders chicken fried steak, not knowing if it's chick'n fried like a

that is george herbert walker bush and the george herbert walker bush that as a biographer i believeis a sweet and noble man, far sweeter, far nobler than the country appreciated at that time. i thinki think it is changing, and i hope this book helps change that. >> thank you. [applause] >> maybe far sweeter than mother. >> it forgets to houston he said it. [laughter] >> the reason i mention that is you read her diaries. >> i did. >> i knew she was a diary keeper. she did not let any of us read her diaries. what did you learn in that? >> ii learned that this is an amazing, historical document starting in 1948 when they go to odessa. and misses pierce thought there were going to russia. it was the wrong odessa, but it was not that far off. and the truly misses pierce sent boxes of soap and detergent to her son-in-law and daughter, figuring they did not have that in texas. the 1st time your dad drove through taxes and the studebaker, the local diner in abilene here is chicken fried steak not knowing if it's chicken fried. we were the lone star so did not matter. you are listening to mo

edition of all the diaries and that had been our agreement for a number of years, and george bush, george herbert walker bush stood by that agreement. >> rose: so he said to his son, i am sorry, i have given my diaries to jon meacham. >> charlie as you know i am a boy from chattanooga, i don't know, i doubt that conversation ever took place. i think it was -- but the story i understand to be true is that 43 was not happy about this. >> his rhetoric could get pretty hot. [laughter.]. >> rose: like a bush -- >> i don't know, i don't have firsthand knowledge. >> rose: but i assume it is true, don't you? don't you assume it is true? >> i suspect -- >> rose: he wanted to write about his father, it was his father, he wanted to say how much he loved him and say things that no one ever knew and this is the one thing that would have shown the world his own -- but here -- >> here is a bit of speculation, if you will. >> rose: let's have it. >> i think that if president bush 43 self describes his project, his biography of 41 as a love letter. >> rose: right. >> i have a feeling that if that decision were taken, if

george herbert walker bush stood by that.rlie: did he say to his son, i'm sorry, i have given them to jon meacham. jon: i don't know. i doubt that conversation took place. the story i understand to be true is that 43 was not happy. his rhetoric could get hot. i don't have first-hand knowledge. charlie: don't you assume it is true? you wanted -- he wanted to write about his father. his father. he wanted to show things that no one else knew. here is the one thing that would've shown the world his own. jon: here is some speculation. if president bush 43 self describes his project in his biography of 41 as a love letter. i have a feeling that if that were decision was taken, it had -- if it had been taken, they would stick by the agreement with me, that as an independent biographer, i believe the contents of those diaries would have more credibility and impact if they were coming from someone who was not in the dna pool. charlie: this is an admiring her graffiti -- biography. -- charlie: the criticism notable is the criticism tha

up next, there's a special fox news reporting, destiny, the private diaries of george herbert walker bush. go facebook.com/kellyfiles and tell us what you think about the show. that's it for tonight. >>> they called him poppy. george herbert walker bush, 41st president of the united states. a new england aristocrat, who became a politician in the texas oil patch. he owned perhaps the most impressive resume of any man ever to win the white house. he relished the rough and tumble of politics, but steadfastly maintained a public identity of dignified restraint, even in defeat. tonight, for the first time, you will hear the private thoughts of the 41st president in his own voice, part of an audio diary he kept throw his presidency. it's a george h.w. bush who felt things more deeply than he ever let on. >> i would like to hear what you said the night he's speaking into his tape recorder. your mother asleep in the next room. and these are his reflections. >> your thoughts? >> oh, wow. i never really understood how much the defeat stung him, because he kept it hidden. he bottled up this sense o

that's george herbert walker bush and that's the george herbert walker bush at the biographer that's biographer that i believed was a sweet and noble man, far sweeter and nobler and i hope this book helps change that. >> may be far sweeter than others. we knew that she was a diary keeper. it starts in 1948 when they go to odessa and they felt that they were going to russia. the first time your dad drove through texas and stops the local diner in abilene he orders chicken fried steak not knowing if it is chicken fried steak fried like a chicken so they ordered a lone star so it doesn't matter so there is one moment in 1948 where you were listening to the mother goose records she had just gotten. you jabber in the leg with a knitting needle. [laughter] if you have the woman at the highest levels of politics and have sentry this is what you get, the first impressions of texas politics. she said in 1963 in society which didn't dallas and houston are big forces, she saw that about her husband in 1963. we have her account of the day of president kennedy's assassination. an incredibly movin

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george walker bush was born during that time. it was also at that point that george h.w.ush was playing varsity baseball at yale and barbara was the official scorer for the team. it was a happy time for them. >> they had six children. george, robin, jeb, neil, and dorothy. i want you to tell the story about robin's death. it impacted both parents. >> robin was a little over two years old and woke up one morning. at this point, they were in texas. she said to barbara, i think i will stay in bed or maybe i will go out on the lawn and look at the clouds. that raised red flags. her daughter was very active. she took her daughter to the pediatrician and the pediatrician asked barbara and george to come back a little bit later that day. she said to them, your daughter has leukemia. george bush said, what does that mean? at that point, who knew what it was? the doctor says it means she will not live very long. the doctor's recommendation was that robin be allowed to go home and enjoy things. one of george bush's relatives was a doctor in new york and robin was taken there to try

because we have done focus groups around the country, and a lot of republicans say i like george herbert walker bushe w. bush, but i don't want a third one. that is one too many bush. it plays into the dynastic thing, which hurts him even if they are individually popular. mark: he is not going to change his name between now and then. john: i know. mark: embracing this and trying to use this is the only thing he can do in his comeback. there is no reason to talk about jeb bush unless in the context of, can he come back? i still believe that the way he behaved this week, he is performing well enough to come back now, without a doubt. john: but you think -- there were various moments in the last couple days were people have noted in the press that it has been like a therapy session. do you think that tom na li the way he's talking about his father like from the couch, does , that work? is that effective? mark: it's not flawless, but it could be worse. john: fair enough. when we come back, we ask former bush adviser mark mckinnon for his thoughts on the bush 41 biography we just talked about, after thes

john, give us attribute that we should look for from george herbert walker bush. >> stability. the fundamental political transaction in the democracy, do we trust our fate in his hands or her hands. and george h.w. bush became president through series of life experiences, he was able to convince enough people that he was someone who could be trusted at the helm. it was not a glamorous figure, he was not greatest of other for i think safe to say. but he gave up up a sense of command, i think that whether it was being last president of the world war ii generation, series of jobs, almost impossible to imagine now someone with his resume getting even remotely through a primary. u.n. ambassador, chairman of the republican national committee during watergate, what second prize. director of the cia, vice president for eight years. he was a public servant who i think culturally and temperamentally had as much in common with the founding father as has had with his own successors. >> dickerson: i want to talk about present day in a moment. where did george washington, my goodness, he seem

that's george herbert walker boush, and that's the george herbert walker bush, as a biographer, i believe a sweet man, far sweeter, far nobler, than people knew that time. i hope that changes. i hope that book helps change that. >> thank you. >> maybe far sweeter than mother. and you had access -- >> if word gets to houston, he said it. >> the reason i mention that is that you read her diaries. >> i did. >> i knew she was a diary keeper. of course she didn't let any of us read her diaries. >> that was wise. >> you may have been the first to read her diaries. what did you learn in that? >> this is an amazing historical document. starts in 1948 when they go to odessa. when they went to odessa, mrs. pierce, back in rye, thought they were going to russia. it was the wrong odessa. but it wasn't that far off. and literally mrs. pierce sent boxes of soap and detergent to her son-in-law and daughter, figuring they didn't have that in texas. the first time your dad drove through texas in the studebaker, he stops at a local diner in abilene. he orders chicken fried steak, not knowing if it was chic

george walker bush was born during that time. and it was also at that point that george h.w. sh was playing varsity baseball at yale, and barbara was the official scorer for the team. it was a happy time for them at yale. ms. swain: ultimately, the bushes had six children. ms. gutin: yes, that's right. ms. swain: and they were george, then pauline robinson, who was known as robin, jeb, who's -- ms. gutin: john. ms. swain: john ellis bush. ms. gutin: that's right. ms. swain: that's how the nickname "jeb" came along. ms. gutin: that's right. ms. swain: neil, born in 1955, and the final child, dorothy, known as doro, born in 1959. i want you to tell the story, if you would, about robin's death, because it clearly impacted both parents for all of their lifetime. ms. gutin: robin was a little over 2 years old and woke up one morning -- and at this point, the bushes were in texas. and she said to barbara, "i think today i'm just going to stay in bed or maybe i'll go out on the lawn and look at the clouds going by." and that raised a red flag for barbara right away, because her daugh

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bush 43 administration. >> brit hume hosts "destiny and power" the private diaries of george herbert walker bush, tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern. you can watch my full interview with john meechum on my blog. the daily bret.com. >>> ben carson and his west point story. the gop presidential race and another visit to the c the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >>> after a seven year review today it became official. president obama sighing the keystone xl pipeline would not be in the national interest añ administration the decision is it's over. we're back with the panel. george? >> well, people are saying that he weighed the decision for seven years. i don't think he weighed it for 10 m

. ♪ >>> they called him poppy, george herbert walker bush, 41st president of the united states. new england aristocra the who became a politician. he's known for the impressive resumÉ of any man to win the white house. he had the rough and tumble of politics but maintained a public identity of dignitied restraint even in defeat. tonight for the first time you will hear the private thoughts of the 41st president in his own voice. part of an audio diary he kept throughout his presidency. it is a george h.w. bush who felt things more deeply than he ever led on. i would like you to hear what he said on the night that he was speaking into his own tape recorder. your mother was asleep in the next room. and he -- these are his reflectio reflections. ♪ >> no, the job is not finished. and that kills me. our kids were absolutely magnificent. always telling me, we're proud of you, dad. we're very proud of you. and i'm thinking, they go back to their communities, yes, their father was president and all of that -- >> i never knew how much it stunned him because he kept it hidden. he bottled

up next, there's a special fox news reporting, destiny, the private diaries of george herbert walker bushcom/kellyfiles and tell us what you think about the show. that's it for tonight. >>> they called him poppy. george herbert walker bush, 41st president of the united states. a new england aristocrat, who became a politician in the texas oil patch. he owned perhaps the most impressive resume of any man ever to win the white house. he relished the rough and tumble of politics, but steadfastly maintained a public identity of dignified restraint, even in defeat. tonight, for the first time, you will hear the private thoughts of the 41st president in his own voice, part of an

martha: there is a new book going inside the life and mind of america's 41st president, george herbert walker bush-- revealing his thoughts about his legacy and time in office and as well as his presidency and his son, george w. bush. what an extraordinary set of circumstance this is family has governed through. the book is called, "destiny and power." it stirred up quite a bit of controversy. former president lashing ought at some of his son's closest advisors, the men you see picture there. the author, jon meachum was granted unprecedented access. watch this. >> president bush 41 believed cheney emboy did an image of the 43 ad a administration that was in some ways counter productive around the world. martha: fox news has a special inspired by jon meth champ's book, tonight at 10:00 p.m. person. here is previous view of that. watch. >> i like to hear what he said on night speaking into his little tape recorder, your mother asleep in the mex room. these are his reflections. >> and now, it is the job is not finished. that kills me. our kids were absolutely magnificent. always telling me we are pro

george h.w. bush. there are, shall we say, some strong words about donald rumsfeld and dick chaney from the former president. e: -- john: george herbert walkeror people that are critical of the modern day republican party which his son had a lot to do with shaping, it's interesting to hear him speaking for the first time on the record really about what he thought about some of the choices his son made in terms of chaney and rumsfeld and they're effect on his presidency, all negative. david: what did he have to say about rumsfeld? john: i can't give the quotes off the top of my head. i'm sorry about that go to the tape. david: i'm curious, the role that he has played in this campaign so far, the former president, bush 41. is he actively engaged with it, is he paying attention? john: he is an old, old man, his capacity to be directly involved is not that high. on the other hand, there is a lot of reporting or some good reporting from the "new york times" to the extent he is focused on it, watching the race with great interest. david: the party in general, not just his son's campaign? john: really more his son's campaign as you can imagine. the

eastern, fox news reporting presents "destiny and power: the private diaries of george herbert walker bush." hosted by brit hume. >>> a thick sandstorm disrupted travel for first lady michelle obama during her two-nation middle eastern visit. she spoke about her girls' education initiative. the speech was delivered at the qatar foundation. politico reports that the mosque that serves as the foundation's educational center last week hosted an antisemitic sheikh who called for the extermination of all jews, the white house had no comment to the publication. >>> texas republican kevin brady has been selected as the chairman of the house powerful house ways and means committee. the steering committee decision must still be ratified by the house republican conference. brady would replace paul ryan elected speaker last week. >>> brand new fox news polls on the presidential race, we'll get analysis of that race from the panel after a quick break. >>> i don't really understand the ben carson thing. i will tell thaw ben carson does not have the aptitude to bring jobs back. does not have the aptitud

. ♪ >> george herbert walker bush was born on june 12, 1924, in milton, massachusetts to a patricianamily with high expectations and firm sense of public duty. his father, press scocott was a serious and forceful figure. >> one of the famous stories in our family, you go in and say mom, i hit a home run. she'd look and him and say well how did the team do? >> as he was preparing for yale in the family tradition, united states was attacked at pearl harbor. bush knew what he had to do. >> i volunteered on june 12th, 1942. that was my 18th birthday. i knew i wanted to be a pilot and that was the first day you could be enlisted. >> bush began flying dangerous missions over the pacific before the age of 20. >> i got shot down one time. september 2nd, 1944. we were making a final strike on some islands. i felt this jolt. i could see the fire all around, antiaircraft. then suddenly my plane was on fire. >> bush tried to save his crew but two men died. he ended up in the pacific ocean spending four hours on a life raft before this footage was taken of his rescue by an american submarine. >>

mad plenty of news of biography on george bush who called rumsfeld as "arrogant," but we sat down with the author of "destiny and power the odyssey of george herbert walkerohn meacham welcome. the media verdict at the time, great job with the gulf war, passive president, with breaking the no new taxes, and lost the bid so, failed president. is that shortsighted by the media? >> short eighted in history, it felt that way. audit feel that way to you at the time? >> i had a dana carvey view of him in my head but after meeting him and the passage of time we can come to better judgments. this is a good real it takes 20-25 years after an administration before you can really judge it while and that is true. >> from your book, 1987, newsweek, well before you got there, talked of rumors that george h.w. bush had an affair with a long time aide denied by both and george w. bush asked his dad about the rumors and did what? >> he called and said the answer to the big affair is no and it should it down. >> but his parents were not pleased that he had gone public. >> mrs. bush was angry or upset and she thought it would intrigue the her to and vice president bush said

. >> i, george walker bush, do solemnly swear -- >> on january 20th, george w. as the 43rd president of the united states. and the 2000 election entered the record books as the closest and most controversial race in modern political history. >> so to this day, you think you won? >> i think it was fundamentally a tie. i think if we had kept counting, it would have been very interesting. >> and maybe you would have won? >> we'll never know. >>> this is "cnn newsroom" live from los angeles. ahead this hour, no deal. donald trump breaks from his fellow republican presidential candidates to negotiate his own terms to the future debates directly with the tv networks. >>> heat put new light on what brought down a russian airliner. a new clue from a u.s. spy satellite into a deadly crash in egypt's desert. >>> plus, ninja cops. california department is whipping out nunchakus instead of batons to fight the bad guys. >>> hello. welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. great to have you with us. i'm john vause. "newsroom l.a." begins now.

that's because a new biography of bush 41, george herbert walker bush, has him throwing a little shadetion of his oldest son, bush 43, or at least at his foreign policy team. the book is "destiny and power: the american odyssey of george herbert walker bush." it's a great read and it's the inspiration for this week's state of the cartoon man. >> the new biography is full of newsy insights. you've probably already heard that of his own secretary of defense and his son's vice president dick cheney, president bush said "he just became very hard line and very different from the dick cheney i knew and worked with, just iron ass. but there's much more in these riveting pages, a scene from april 1969 when congressman h. w. bush flies to see l.b.j. he's thinking about running for senate, and lbj says the difference between being a member of the senate and a member of the house is the difference between chicken salad and chick [ bleep ]. and there's the legendary moment, the day after christmas, 1973 when 27-year-old george w. bush crashes into trash cans after a night of drinking. barbara bush

director at random house, his latest book is "destiny and power: the american odyssey of george herbert walker bushaws on extensive conversations with the former president, his family and inner circle. in it, the older bush offers assessments of dick cheney, donald rumsfeld, and even his son. alongside the controversy, there

there was a george bush who was willing to risk ime-impeachment for war against saddam, and there was george herbert walker bush. the passions of the reactions against george w. bush had his two terms after the glow of 9/11, the glow of 9/11 faded, the ferocity was such, people looked back at 41 and turned him into this medernickiaiaia politician. he too had a unilateral streak. >> he did produce two sons who were incredible leaders where you agree with them or not in this country. one a president of the united states, another a governor. how do you -- he must have said these things about george w. bush and the war and the advisorrers before jeadvisors bo run. >> maybe i'm just being owe attitude. i don't see how jeb bush has a problem with someone named donald and it's not rumsfeld. you know? i really don't see how -- there's another line of argument well now jeb is liberated to pick sides. it's no longer one bush view. i don't really see that. i think that george h.w. bush told me some things about cheney, about rumsfeld, about his son, about some disagreements he had. these are big, big boys, managing m

. >> i, george walker bush, do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> narrator: george w. bush's inauguration would mark the beginning of a decade where gun control was off the agenda in washington. the assault weapons ban would expire. the supreme court would rule that individuals had a constitutional right to own guns. congress would pass a law to protect gun makers from lawsuits. the gun control forces were left in disarray. >> the gun control movement is fragmented. you don't have what you need to mount a true movement, which is committed warriors-- people who don't need money, who don't need fancy galas-- come out because they care. that's what the gun people have. >> narrator: for the nra, it was total victory. (phone ringing) (heavy breathing) >> 9-1-1. what's the location of your emergency? >> sandy hook school. i think there's somebody shooting in here, in sandy hook school. down the hallway... >> narrator: 11 years later. >> they're still around me. there's still shooting. >> narrator: 154 rounds from a bushmaster semi-

. >> george herbert walker bush was born on june 12th 1924, in milton massachusetts, to a patrician family with high expectations and a firm sense of public duty. his father, prescott, was a serious and forceful figure, who would become a united states senator. his mother, dorothy, taught her son to strive for excellence, but never to show off while doing so. >> one of the famous stories in our family are going to say mom i hit a home run, and she looked at and said how'd the team do? >> his teens, bush went to andover where he showed he was a natural leader. as he was preparing for yale in the family tradition, the united states was attacked at pearl harbor. bush knew what he had to do. >> i volunteered on june 12th 1942. that was my 18th birthday. i knew i wanted to be a pilot and that was the first day you could be enlisted. >> bush began flying dangerous missions over the pacific before the age of 20. >> i got shot down one time september 2nd 1944. we were making a final strike on the bownan islands and i felt this jolt. i could see the fire all around antiaircraft, and suddenly, my pl

george w. bush want toed to be a president in the model of theodore roosevelt and ronald reagan. my argument is that george herbert walkert highway hour. >> close family of bushes. jeb bush not doing well right now. all reports say that poppy, bush the elder isxlmn angry that jeb isn't doing well. what you can tell the us about that? >> i don't think angry is right. i think he is anxious. is he worried. he has been anxious and worried about his son's political career since 1994 i think it's one of the things that snapped him out of the depression he was in 1992. >> when he lost? >> yeah. >> their drama. i think that he wants jeb to be president. he told me with a very explicit word that it was not true that jeb one. jeb told me that if he was supposed to be the one he never got the memo. interestingly, 43 gave me the best explanation of this. he thinks that jeb, as favored son came about as george w. bush will tell you, when he was irresponsible he was young and irresponsible is and jeb settled down really fast. right? got married, had kids early. moved to florida. and so that's an old story. but, george w. bush almost r

eastern, fox news reporting presents "destiny and power: the private diaries of george herbert walker bush hosted by brit hume. >>> a thick sandstorm disrupted travel for first lady michelle obama during her two-nation middle eastern visit. she spoke about her girls' education initiative. the speech was delivered at the qatar foundation. politico reports that the mosque that serves as the foundation's educational center last week hosted an antisemitic sheikh who called for the extermination of all jews, the white house had no comment to the publication. >>> texas republican kevin brady has been selected as the chairman of the house powerful house ways and means committee. the steering committee decision must still be ratified by the house republican conference. brady would replace paul ryan elected speaker last week. >>> brand new fox news polls on the presidential race, we'll get analysis of that race from the panel after a quick break. i sure had a lot on my mind when i got out of the hospital after a dvt blood clot. what about my family? my li'l buddy? and what if this happened again? i

for "destiny and power: the american odyssey of george herbert walker bush," jon meacham, the executiveeditor at random house, relied not only on extensive interviews of the president's family, staff, and friends but also on the nearly daily audio diaries the president recorded while in the white house. judy woodruff talked with him earlier this week for the newshour bookshelf. >> woodruff: jon meacham, welcome. >> thank you, judy. >> woodruff: you had extraordinary, maybe unprecedented, access to this president-- all of his diaries, barbara bush's diaries, the ability to interview almost everybody in the family. why do you think they trusted you with all this? >> well, i hope they thought that i'd call it like i saw it, which was the-- sort of the mandate from the president. >> woodruff: he-- a life of privilege. i mean, he certainly grew up in his family involved in politics, great wealth, but he also had a sense of responsibility from a very early age. what do you think shaped him? >> well, you know, he comes out of the same world of noblesse oblige that shaped theodore roosevelt and

george w. bush and who revere george her b herbert walker bush, even those people say three is too many.e those two but a third one, i'm not so sure. >> kasie, jeb's had some awkward moments on the trail whether asked about the legacy of his brother specifically on iraq. what did you sense with him in the room today? >> reporter: honestly, alex, i thought he did a better job handling those questions today than i've ever seen him. this is something he's wrestled with basically since he walked out on to the campaign trail. some of that is personal. it is about his character and the fact that he feels as though he's so different from his brother from a personality perspective, from a history perspective, from the way the two of them have interacted their families. . fact he married his wife very young. had a little bit of a difficult time with that. but he struggled to explain to voters how exactly that really does make him different and it is also in some ways made him seem defensive because he doesn't want to have to go after his brother or his father. i think this was an interesting mome