. >> i think good morning, good morning everybody i'm kate anderson president of the commission and and the recreation department. we're here honorably in front of this beautiful fire place thank you, mayor london breed and union square area is not just a shopping, etc. on the other hand, mecca but a plaza since the 1800s a gathering place have the holiday ice ring and as well as the macy's tree and the lenore a place where my that family and thousands of families come and enjoy the pictures and so proud to see all the people. mayor london breed commitment to the union squareeflected her violation and throughout san francisco by investing in the places like shopper programs and supporting holidays to make sure the union square remains a welcoming and friendly place a place for residents and businesses can thrive we're happy and i want to shout out to all the ambassadors and especially our park ranges with deputy chief if the park ranges will be partnering with sf finding and our sheriff's department in keeping the public safe and also ask i'm marcus to make sure we have the stickers ava

let's discuss withmiller, and kate anderson brower who has written multiple books on the white house including first women. the grace and power of america's modern first ladies. thank you for being with us. first to you. clearly an historic moment. we've been talking for weeks about the significance of the transfer of power and the importance of upholding this practice that marks the difference taken with democracies and autocracies and there you have donald trump and joe biden smiling and sheikh hands -- shaking hands in front of a lit fair place. >> it's a return to norms. apparently the two presidents, by the way, it is the first time since the 19th century that a former president is about to succeed and become a president. that the presidents were both talking about a smooth transition. and donald trump said, and i very much appreciate it, joe. we all know what happened four sear ago. that was the breaking of tradition. a tradition of peaceful transfer of power. four years later, donald trump seems to be committed, at left a for the moment torsion as smooth a transition as possib

joining us now, kristen soltis anderson cnn political commentator, republican strategist elliott williams, cnn legal analyst kate bedingfield, cnn political commentator, former communications director in the biden white house and lanhee chen, former policy director for mitt romney and hoover institution fellow. welcome to all of you. thank you so much for being here. elliott, we are hearing from this lawyer for these women who had to go through all of this once when they testified to the house ethics committee. now increasingly looking like perhaps if that information is and it is wanted by the senate judiciary committee and others, if they're not going to give him the report they're going to have to go straight to these women. what what did you how do you understand what this lawyer is doing and what's next here? >> well the most important thing to know is that it's not. the important question here is not whether matt gaetz is a good or bad guy or qualified for the job, or whether you like him personally the question is, what information ought the senate judiciary committee to have in making its constitutionall