lanny? rose garden to celebrate an american in battle and not leaving americans behind even if we have to trade for them. the israelis have traded for -- >> i understand that but part of that is the optics. if the president had come out -- >> the optics are not good. >> if the president had said, listen, there's some question about this guy but we don't leave a man behind, so -- >> exactly. that's my point. and you're exactly right. i don't mind if he says that in the rose garden or anywhere else. but he's got to right up front to get in front of the things that are bothering people. >> the white house is clearly on the defensive. tonight over bowe bergdahl. >>> and later, something else the president might be sweating over. take a look at the commander in chief's workout video. the #1 prescribed acid blocking brand. comes without a prescription for frequent heartburn. get complete protection. nexium level protection. i'm j-e-f-f and i have copd. i'm l-i-s-a and i have copd, but i don't want

here with reaction two former clinton advisors, james and lanny david. all right.very thorough interview. james, was there a peace treaty, any doctrine. if hillary clinton says she restored leadership in the world, can you give me -- >> sure, i don't know. maybe lanny can help me pick iran, the sanctions against iran -- >> they are getting nuclear weapons. >> benjamin and could it be gaddafi. free trade in colombia. >> she's responsible for bin laden? >> lanny, help me. >> no matter what we say, sean will say that's not an achievement. it depends on the definition of achievement. >> there you go. >> to me, my opinion, sean, the biggest achievement is the goodwill around the world that you can measure by the data of the global poll. double or triple goodwill of the average person in almost every country in the world in four years as hillary clinton traveled around the globe. that's a major accomplishment in my opinion. >> if we speak in broad generalities, she was well liked. all right, lanny, i know you're a personal friend. >> the country. >> for you, it is nothin

lanny? the rose garden to celebrate an american in battle and not leaving americans behind even if we have to trade for them. the israelis have traded for -- >> i understand that but part of that is the optics. >> the optics are not good. >> if the president had said, listen, there's some question about this guy but we don't leave a man behind, so -- >> exactly. that's my point. and you're exactly right. i don't mind if he says that in the rose garden or anywhere else. but the three things that i just mentioned and i'm a supporter. >> the white house is clearly on the defensive. >>> look at the commander in chief's workout video. this is interesting. it says here that a woman's sex drive increases at the age of 80. helps reduce the risk of heart disease. it seems that 80 is the new 18. grannies, bless your heart, you are bringing sexy back! eat up. keep heart-healthy. live long. for a healthy heart, eat the 100% natural whole grain goodness of post shredded wheat. doctors recommend it. ugh.

. >> let's get a couple other facts out there, lanny.inton was a senior partner at the rose law firm, one of the most successful firms in little rock in arkansas when her husband for 12 years was governor making a lot of money, one. two, she took a $1,000 investment and made $100,000 on the commodity deal with red bone. of course, then she was flipping land lots at the white water land development company. so we know they were making money. so to say we didn't have money when we went there is a little farfetched. $8 million leaving in december of 2000, leaving the white house getting $8 million advance. most average americans. >> and a beautiful house, lanny sets up critic whose are jealous of the house and the rental in the hamptons to say, i don't know what house that is. that sets them up. >> my friend -- >> there it is. >> it's nice to be on a program and he's a fan even though he's wrong all the time. there is no question when they got out of the white house they didn't have much money. >> why is she talking about mortgages for hous

>> i believe it, it is why i wrote "a woman in charge". >> do you believe that, lanny? all, i think carl has a standard of getting to know people from within. that is perfectly valid. hillary clinton is a very popular political leader, in 1958, maggie, we didn't know what john kennedy's program was for the future. we have plenty of time. you're absolutely right. this campaign will be about the future and the economic issues again. i'm going to look forward to republicans attacking -- >> it is not 1958, people want to know personal things about their candidates. >> absolutely. >> i'm just saying -- >> i'm not disagreeing with that. i'm saying it is a little early, two years away. at least one year away before the campaign begins to start to raise those expectations. but i think the hillary clinton you saw tonight and that i have known for over 40 kweeyears, yow the lau the lau the laughter, the authenticity. i certainly agree that hillary clinton did emerge too late in the campaign. >> she said back in 2008 i really didn't have a very good strategy. she admitted that in

i've got to meet this guy lanny. thank you all for coming and sharing this great night which i feel is going to be the launch of a fabulous book. i had the honor and privilege of forwarding the book and enjoyed every minute of it but i wanted to publicly thank and congratulate the writer and author david fisher and our former associate director of operations mike earp. they certainly need a round of applause for what they have done to get this book out. [applause] the stories that are in the book are extraordinary work that goes on every day in the marshals service. the investigators and david touched on the task force that iran. we were stood up in may of 2002 congressionally funded on a mandate that mr. earp was instrumental in spearheading and getting this thing off the ground. back in 02 after 9/11 with the fbi concentrating on domestic terrorism somebody need to look at our own backyard. we started very small, three officers one in jersey one in long island and one in manhattan then we had 30 investigators from

. >> reporter: after a deadly shooting rampage last year at l.a.x., lanny goodwin and his english setter grommet comfort passengers and airport workers. >> they take your mind, if only for a short period of time, it takes your mind off it. >> reporter: like any other employees at the airport, the dogs have to be screened. they go through health checks, even take a personality test. but above all in a stressful and chaotic environment like the airport, they have to be disciplined. what have you found the reaction been from passengers when you actually physically see them? >> you actually can feel the stress level go down. you see people start to smile, shoulders start relaxing. >> oh! >> reporter: and for a brief moment, passengers can escape the stress of flying with a little canine affection. ayman mohyeldin, nbc news, los angeles. >> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar b

lanny davis' white house council during the clinton administration he says a special prosecutor reportingthe attorney general should investigate. and two texas republicans are offering a million-dollar reward to be paid by taxpayers for anyone who can find lois lerner's lost emails. congressman louie government and florist investigation offer reward. $500 for information on the destruction of the emails. and talking about irony. lois lerner once received award for ethics. it's true. back in 2008, lerner got the council on governmental ethics laws award. also a past president of that council. and the man who served as irs commissioner under president nixon has died. 94-year-old johnny walters died at his home in south carolina. back in 1971, president nixon was recorded telling the staff that he wanted the next irs commissioner to quote go after our enemies and not go after our friends. walters said he didn't know about those demands when he took the job. and then walters refused to participate in the administration's attempt to use the irs for political purposes. and finally, "new york ti

i'm back with carl bern stooen and lanny davis. carl, i'm going to ask you this question. play this sound byte she is talk about women, double standards and politics and then you can say your peace. >> when you are in the spotlight as a woman, you know you're being judged constantly. i mean, it is just never ending. and you get a little -- you know, worried about, okay, well, you know, people over on this side are loving what i'm wearing, looking like, saying, people on this side aren't. your natural tendency is how do you bring people together to better communicate. i'm done with it. i'm just done. >> would she ultimately be running against herself or running against the man? what do you think, carl? >> i think she is going to be running for herself and for her values. the question is, can she inspire people in this country? after 40 years in public life almost we still really don't know in many ways who she is internally. you can read my biography and get an idea of it, what is important to her. but the question is can she convey that beyond a kind of rote -- she's great

. >> we included a laugh at the end because she's taking heat for that and lanny davis said anybody describese, he suggested that's a sexist thing to do. i put it in there, not because i'm a sexist pig but it made me feel uncomfortable. you can feel her uncomfortableness and i felt uncomfortable. what message is sent? >> it's all quite cringy. one point howie is right, there is another possibility other than rusty. the possibility other than rusty is it was never that good. i think the reality is she's been in a bubble for a long time and the documents that have been disgeorged from the clinton library, we go back to the '90s, and it was the same discussion, same debate how do we package her. how do we present her in a way that we can quote soften her or make her accessible to people or doesn't sound cackling. the reality for hillary clinton is it's not that she's been in a bubble since the 2008 campaign but she's tended to disappointment the expectations throughout her career. >> she's always had a wariness of the media that shows. she has to get over that if she gets through the campaign, w