. >> speaking of mothers you write with laura bush was the families closet hippy. >> she was.little known fact. growing up we always had music playing. a number of other memories i was just thinking about when i was nine. everyone was getting new kids on the block. she wouldn't say this because she was so demure and wasn't controlling but wanted us to have good music taste. i'm working for the today show and it's really fun. i literally ran for days. mom, they told me not to go, she literally said that. i literally sprinted in the opposite direction on the steps of the white house we spent all these years trying to hide from the media and now i work for them which is ironic but awesome because it shows life is unexpected and if you are still rigid about what you want your life to be then you can never experience the beauty of growing and changing. and i think it also shows you can't judge people. i had these stereotypes of people i worked with. savanna guthrie is one of my best friends and is here today with a children's book, princesses wear pants. she's one of my next-door n

bush and laura bush. families ando help veterans affairs secretary david chilton answering questions about the v.a.. this is one hour. mr. bush: thank you, all. thank you. it is nice to be back in washington. [laughter] albion, briefly. albiet, briefly. i want to think the chamber for opening up this beautiful building and for their concerns about our veterans. i want to thank david shulkin for being here. he is the secretary of veterans affairs. >> she felt a little out of these because of the eighth and eighth. candies outtion is these that better transition so they are talking about the transition here we have a lot of veterans today. i wish you would stand up so we can recognize you. families. [laughter] maybe we should get in everybody. time thatple all the we are of course it nations with that million dollars here in the face of danger. it is a tremendous national at folks have a phd in life without having going to college. they have seen a lot they learn teamwork, discipline, deals. they've been und

bush and first lady laura bush. the event also included david chilton answering questions about the v.a. and care it provides to veterans. posted by the george w. bush institute, this is an hour. [applause] mr. bush: thank you, all. thank you. it is nice to be back in washington. [laughter] albion, briefly. albiet, briefly. i want to think the chamber for opening up this beautiful building and for their concerns about our veterans. i want to thank david shulkin for being here. he is the secretary of veterans affairs. couple hours, he will be across the street in the white house for a bill signing passed by both republicans and .emocrats president trump will find the bill, which will give you some .ools to reform the v.a. if anybody can reform the v.a., you can. you are a strong leader and we are lucky to have your service for our country. [applause] mr. bush: a lot of times you hear people gripe about the v.a. , and i am sure there are flaws in the system, but it is important for our citizens and veterans to know tha

with george w.es bush and laura bush. families ando help veterans affairs secretary david chilton answering questions about the v.a.. this is one hour. mr. bush: thank you, all. thank you. it is nice to be back in washington. [laughter] albion, briefly. albiet, briefly. i want to think the chamber for opening up this beautiful building and

bush and first lady laura bush. the event also included david chilton answering questions about the v.a. and care it provides to veterans. posted by the george w. bush institute, this is an hour. [applause] mr. bush: thank you, all. thank you.

bush and former first lady laura bush. they discuss how to help veterans and their families transition to civilian life. the event also included david shulkin answering questions about the v.a. and the carriage provides hosted by the george w. bush institute. this is an hour. [applause] mr. bush: thank you, all. thank you. it is nice to be back in washington. [laughter] albion, briefly. albiet, briefly.

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anita mcbride was laura bush's chief of staff.ould melania trump bring an element of calm at a moment that the white house is is dealing with a moment of controversial situations? >> being there during this very turbulent time could potentially have an impact on even at the white house because the president's mood may be different. >> reporter: could mrs. trump have an impact on the president's late-night tweeting? during the campaign telling "today." >> what's the one habit you wish he would give up? >> tweeting. [ laughter ] >> reporter: but the first lady's first job will undoubtedly be taking care of barron. he's the first son to live in the white house since 1963 when john f. kennedy junior was just 3 years old. melania's parents were also at the white house over the weekend, likely to, at times, lend a hand. mrs. trump delaying a move for nearly five months so barron could finish fifth grade in new york. new he'll attend a private school here. >> for family history in the white house, this adds to and contributes to our stor

he and had his wife there, former first lady laura bush, are meeting with the secretary of veteran affairs and other leaders and philanthropic sectors in washington, d.c. >>> want to get away? it seems many travelers just don't care. why people are willing to go into debt just to get away. >>> but first, happening right now, an investigation under way at the moment after l.a. county deputies mistakenly kill a teenager. the deputies fired shots at an aggressive dog when the bullets bounced off the ground and struck the teen. this happened yesterday morning in palmdale. earlier that dog had bitten one of the deputies. plus, that deadly high-rise fire in london may have been sparked by a refrigerator. investigators are looking into the appliance as a possible cause of the fire which ended up killing 79 people earlier this month. we're back with more news on this friday. agent gru, you're fired. [ gasp ] if you fire him, you're gonna have to fire me. do you really wanna do that? uh, do ya? [ screaming ] well, i guess she did. we're going to be fine. i want to help since you don't have a job. i

bush and laura bush will host a forum in washington, d.c.cuss ways to improve the lives of veterans and their families. >>> the boston red sox will retire big papi number 34 in a pregame ceremony before tonight's game against the l.a. angels. >>> and it's take your dog to work today, though you might want to check with your boss first. it was started back in 1999 in as a way to encourage dogged a topgs. >>> remember right after the election president trump cheered saving hundreds of jobs at an indy carrier plant? jenna has an eye-popping update. >> good morning. last december, bpresident had promised that he had saved many more from being moved to mexico and it now looks like of 600 jo are on a chopping block. this is a reminder to check the fine print. carrier is still within the rules needed to ensure that it can keep the government's $7 million incentive grant. i'll hand it back to you. >> gemma, thank you so much. >>> just ahead, star wars announces a new director for their spinoff film, but it could be a new hope. and things get wild in

. >> host: speaking of mothers, you write that laura bush was the family closet hippy and last nazarian >> guest: she was. the low back. our mom loves music. she loves reggae, loves it. so growing up we always had reggae music playing. we have a number of experiences with our mom going to hear great music started in first grade, paul simon was on tour. so my mom took us with a but, of course, when you're in first grader about this tall sweat stood on the contrary deceits. i will never forget it. and that a number of other memories i was just thinking about when i was nine at camp, you could get one care package and people would buy to parents anesthetists and a cd. it was a big gift of a cd playr of the tiger ivy was getting like new kids on the block in the mail, and my mom sent me bob dylan live at budapest. which i love. >> i made her love it. she really wanted -- she would say this because she ask if she was patrolling but i think deep inside she want us to good music case. >> she loved van morrison so much that i as a child was convinced she is going to leave my dad for van morriso

laura bush. [applause] mrs. bush: thank you everyone. thank you very much. hank you, everybody. thanks to eric eversole, thank you all for hosting this at the u.s. chamber of commerce today. i would like to recognize meg cabot at the department of veterans affairs. thank you for joining us today, and thank you for your commitment to serving our military spouses and families. plause -- [applause] a special thanks to walmart and the boeing company. thank you for your generous support of the veteran community, and thank you for sponsoring the bush institute's stand to. and to all the veterans and active military here today, thank you for your selfless service to our country. [applause] mrs. bush: as many of the servicemen and women gathered here today know, you aren't the only members of your family who served. your spouses served, as well. while our servicemen and women are deployed, their spouses are the ones taking care of everything at home. they care for the children, they manage the family finances, and they pray that their husbands or wives in uniform return home safely. mas

bush posted a picture on instagram of him and laura bush with representative scalise. bush wrote that he talked to scalise's wife last night, saying they're praying for a full and speedy recovery. lobbyist matt mika has been serious condition. crystal griner is in good condition. zack barth was released from the hospital soon after the shooting. i should mention, though, today we also heard a statement from the congressman's family, thanking those capital police officers for the bravery during that shooting. and the head of trauma here at the hospital saying he does believe representative scalise will make a full recovery. back to you. >> kristin wright, thank you. >>> in montgomery county, two honor roll students killed in a hail of gunfire on the eve of their high school graduation, and tonight, police are closing in on a motive. here's what we know. at least 30 shell casings were collected from the scene earlier this month. police believe there's more than one gunman. and tonight, they're making a plea for information to help solve this case. news4's chris gordon has

brian: i said laura bush, sorry, first lady, that was november 4th. 's birthday is today -- steve: and she is 92. laura bush is 70. brian: i will make one mistake a show, so i got that out of the way. ainsley: happy birthday, mrs. barbara bush. brian: meanwhile, last week ainsley got a sit-down with vice president pence. she says they discussed current events as well as what it means to be vice president. for example -- >> president donald trump is a man of his word. literally, he gets up every day and turns his face like flint against the wind -- [laughter] and says what are we going to do today to make america safe again, to make america prosperous again, to make america great again. and it's the greatest honor of my life to be vice president to president donald trump. brian: when you look at that, it looks like a different room. it's not in the white house, it's next door in the eisenhower executive office right next door to the white house, and that's where the interview was. ainsley: huge building, it's a french-style building. the vice president

bush and laura bush discussed ways to help veterans tradition back to civilian life. ""washington journal continues. with alexre back bolton to talk about the senate health care legislation and how it compared to the other version -- the senate republican version and the house version as well as what this means for the affordable care act. thanks for being here. i want to begin with what happens next. our viewers know mitch mcconnell needs 50 of his 52 republicans -- four have already sent know as of right now. what is it mean for next week? walk us through what we are going to see. guest: the first thing is we are score, andt a cbo analysis from the congressional budget office that will estimate how many people are going to lose their insurance because of these changes, how deep the cuts to medicaid are going to be, and those things -- and also what the impact on the budget is going to be in terms of -- reduce the deficit. that will determine a lot how people vote. several of the especially moderate -- moderates worried about medicaid cuts, they are worried about tha

. >> a said this before but obviously i was day young teenager when i read it was also one of laura bush'savorite books i found that coincidence fascinating but that's stuck with me and has to this day. >> what is on your grandchildren's night stand? do they have one?.d? >> tay has tax on the floorr but i just finished a terrific book called jersey brothers and i was captivated by a and it is a story of three brothers during world war ii in the navy one is a prisoner of war the other is an officer in the fleet working with the admirals' waging war in the pacific and bird the admiral who started off in the white house as an aide to president roosevelt and the book itself is a great to read and the author did an amazing job to recreate dialogue seem so authentic for gaucheries surged over 10 years and somebody in the midst of breaking my own book so that imagination but with that personal connection the map room is much it was called when churchill would stay in the white house roosevelt would be in his wheelchair and in addition to this main character he talks about a young lieutenant named

you have heard similar things from people like laura bush and michelle obama, who both said that whileidea the intensity, and they admired the people, i actually thought that the second part of what she said was more important, and that she said she is trying to be a transformative president, and that what she's doing this week is doing workplace issues, she will be in wisconsin tomorrow with her dad and the governor of wisconsin, and they are focusing on provocation all training, she very much wants to turn around what she heard when she was on the campaign, which was that people feel like they don't have economic opportunity, into the reason for that is the education that they are getting, that was the focus this week, as she said, she is trying to ignore the noise, and everybody is focusing on that one piece of what she said. the second piece is more important to me. >> juan: do you think that all of the back and forth, the fact that she has been playing this role should be ignored? >> kimberly: no, i think that she should be evaluated based on her contribution, and the earnestness

is obviously a young teenager when i read -- and i read some years ago that it was also one of laura bush'savorite books. i found that coincidence. fascinating. but that is on that has stuck with me to this day. >> martha from silver spring maryland says, what is currently on your nightstand and what is on your grandchildren's nightstand?ni to the have a nightstand? maybe not. >> they have lots of books, t stacks on the floor. i just finished a terrific book that i was captivated by called jersey brothers by sally freeman. it's a story of three brothersan during world war ii, all of whoe are in the navy, one becomes a prisoner of war in the philippines. the other is an officer in theeo fleet working with the admirals who are waging the war in the pacific, the third, admiral mod stayed in the navy started off in the white house as a naval aide to president roosevelt. the book itself is a great read and the author has done an done amazing job of re-creating dialogue that seems so authentic, she researched it for ten years. as someone in the midst of writing my own book, the amountt of work th

interesting because i was obviously a young teenager and i read some years ago that it was one of laura bush'savorite books. i found that coincidence really fascinating but that was one bit stuck with me and has to this day. >> martha from silver spring says what is currently on your nightstand at what is on your grandchildren's nightstand? do they have a nightstand? >> they have stacks on the floor. they have lots of books but i just finished a terrific book that i was totally captivated by called jersey brothers by sally mott friedman and it was the story of three brothers during world war ii all of whom are in the navy, one of whom becomes a prisoner of war in the philippines. the other is an officer in the fleet working with the admirals who are waging war in the pacific and the third admiral mocked because he stayed in the navy, started off in the white house as one of the naval aides to president roosevelt. the book itself is a great read and author has done this amazing job of recreating dialogue that just seems so authentic. she researched it for 10 years and it's somebody in the midst

laura bush was later, and michelle obama early in the fall.e said in a speech we need to communicate with each other respectfully, talk to one another in a way that's not hurtful. all things she's said and could very well continue on that path, but today's statement from her office is more, to me, felt like a, hey, we told you. you know? we told you this could happen. this is not behavior we haven't seen before. certainly it's to an nth degree. however, this is not, you know, a new tactic from the president, and i think the first lady's office is echoing, like, you know, this is what we told you. >> we told you. you get what you pay for. is that what she's saying? great to see you guys. keith, thank you. pete, always great to have you. kate, thank you for joining the conversation. david chalian with us, thank you as well. appreciate it all. >>> clearly a lot more to discuss. hand it over. that's it for us at this hour. "inside politics" with john king starts now. >>> thank you, kate. welcome to "inside politics." i'm john king. thanks for shar

interesting because i was obviously a young teenager and i read some years ago that it was one of laura bush'savorite books. i found that coincidence really fascinating but that was one bit stuck with me and has to this day. >> martha from silver spring says what is currently on your nightstand at what is on your grandchildren's nightstand? do they have a nightstand? >> they have stacks on the floor. they have lots of books but i just finished a terrific book that i was totally captivated by called jersey brothers by sally mott friedman and it was the story of three brothers during world war ii all of whom are in the navy, one of whom becomes a prisoner of war in the philippines. the other is an officer in the fleet working with the admirals who are waging war in the pacific and the third admiral mocked because he stayed in the navy, started off in the white house as one of the naval aides to president roosevelt. the book itself is a great read and author has done this amazing job of recreating dialogue that just seems so authentic. she researched it for 10 years and it's somebody in the midst

booktv was founded by the former first lady laura bush. i am so proud to have you here. tonight at 630 you will be in - with the same program? public library? >> no. >> where you going next? >> you keep going back there. >> i want to follow you if it is okay. [laughter] >> next! [laughter] >> over here. [inaudible question] >> you know, people ask those kind of questions. i would say what do you think? i am serious. what do you think? >> well, i think coleman the second is a good person. i think very active in the community. i am not sure if he has all of the. [inaudible] i think there is a lot of possibilities. i am just not sure to what, how detailed it is.>> that is true. it is hard, again, the potential that exists on the direction. detroit, let's understand this about the city. if you study the past, to me the past is prologue. what we have in this book is a whole notion of self determination.you know we are going to have to do here because you know the whole c-span thing and my time constraints, i want to save the questions. y'all come out to the table. the people

you actually heard similar things from people like laura bush and michelle obama, who both said, wow,nsity. they admired the husband, the father, for being able to do that. i thought the second part of what she said was more important, in which she said, that he is trying to be a transformative president. but she is doing this week is a whole piece on workplace issues. she will be in wisconsin tomorrow with her dad and the governor of wisconsin. they are focusing on vocational training. she very much wants to try to help turn around what she heard in the rust belt when she was on my campaign, which was that people feel like they don't have economic opportunity.y. partly, the reason for that is the education they are getting. that was the focus this week. as she said, she is trying to ignore the noise and everyone is focusing on that one piece of what she said. the second part of what she said is more important to me. >> juan: kimberly, do you think that the palace intrigue, the back and forth,, the fact thatat she is playing a central role, should be ignored?im >> kimberly: no, i thin

bush and his wife laura spoke at a summit on veterans' issues along with david shulingin. the former president and first lady talked about transition programs for veterans and their families and secretary shulingin took questions on ptsd and the issue of veteran suicide. [applause] president bush: thank you. it's nice to be back in washington. [laughter] l bity briefly -- albeit briefly. laura and i want to thank you for having us here. i want to thank you for opening up the

bush and laura bush discussed ways to help veterans tradition back to civilian life. ""washington journal continues. with alexre back bolton to talk about the senate health care legislation and how it compared to the other version -- the senate republican version and the house version as well as what this means for the affordable care act. thanks for being here. i want to begin with what happens next. our

rickey and victoria collins, i met the most inexpireational woman in texas history, first lady, laura bush. five years later, i learned there was one more woman who is more inexpireational, michelle collins, the daughter of rickey and victoria. in 2013, michelle learned that she had acute childhood leukemia. her dreams of being a professional dancer were fading. brutal red two years of chemo therapy, 44 straight days in the hospital after her diagnosis, 18 spinal taps, fever fter fever depleted her immune system. michelle won her battle for life with family, faith and art. as part of the children's art project -- at the cancer center, she designed a crystal that sold unquote.te hotcakes, houston, ast month in texas. look out world, michelle collins is dancing again on center stage. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i join chairman royce and all of my colleagues representative moon. acros

laura bush puts lipstick on every day after she eats. no matter where she is.ought about this question. >> really? >> cities around the world are coming down on this. because on the subway, signs on trains and buses, clipping? primping? >> clipping is in a category by itself. >> okay. so, there's a line. >> doesn't seem to baother me a all. don't get ready for work driving. >> clipping nails on the subway, the plane. the sound of the snapping is nasty. >> what about nail polish? in a plane? >> >> what about lipstick on alt dinner? >> i noticed that if someone is there -- shoot, i want to do it. i want to borrow theirs. and that's weird. >> not after dinner. >> i feel left out. >> what about swapping out bras? does that happen? is there a need for that? >> you swap underwear with matt or somebody? >> it's four against one. >> poor carson just sitting here. >> i don't think it's rude. >> what about a meeting? that's my last scenario. a meeting at work? >> i wouldn't do it in a meeting. >> we asked our viewers, 59% says it's not rude. 41% said, yes, it is. that's

it came up when jeb bush, this was a vip round table with jeb bush, steve harvey was there, laura, i thony scaramucci. liz: david cameron. charlie: a big crowd, they're all sitting around the table. jeb bush asked biden, why didn't you run, biden became pretty emotional and talked about part of the reason why was that his son bo had died of brain cancer and it hurt him and as he was explaining this he got choked up and he said, listen, i don't want to talk anymore about this. the room went silent and bill ackman chimed in that people thought were inappropriate and clearly joe biden thought was inappropriate. he said, why, that has never stopped you before. liz: it stopped him from running. charlie: it never stopped before and joe biden turns around to someone seated near him who is this ahole and then turn to ackman directly and said, look, i don't know who you are wise ass but never disrespect the memory of my dead son again. ackman then went onto attempt as what was described as an apology to which biden said just shut the hell up. liz: in front of -- by the way, off the record. cha

bush went into the mid-20s. laura is saying some things that are resonating with the republican base. i think a lot of democrats have this notion that impeachment might be around the corner. it's not going to happen. i want to add one thing. in the earlier segment, you asked, did we hear anything more about collusion? we didn't but bloomberg reported that says russians have been found to interfering with state election systems in 39 states. attempting to hack. >> bret: comey testified they didn't. >> we are still learning more about what happened. forget about collusion. the russians are trying to get into the system. they are going to keep trying. i don't think we have evidence they are trying to affect our voting systems but you are right, they are hacking us left and right. >> bret: when does the onus shift? when does the tide turn to say to democrats running, is the ranking members, that either you come forward with something or we need to move on as a country. is there a moment or is this just going to be continu

going after special counsel robert mueller, laura ingraham and anne coulter raising questions about a man who served with distinction, fbi director under both bush and obama. what do you make of this? >> you know, i think we've had special counsels in the past that have plilt sized things and i think we've had some who haven't. you know, if it goes the way it's supposed to go, it's supposed to be done in secret like a grand jury and only if something ultimately sin dietable do you hear anything that. actually would be fine with me and is actually something that would probably be a good way of looking at this. now, i can't vouch for how it's going town fold or what will happen, but if it happens the way it's supposed to, i think -- i think the president will be cleared. i don't know what else happens out of it, but i think it's probably the best way to look at it. >> just to clarify, you have described the allegations of any collusion between associates of trump and russia as a myth perpetrated by democrats, but you support seeing the probe through and letting the facts lead where they may? >> yeah. i think the whole thing is sour grapes to tell

bush shared his thoughts, posting on instagram about how he talked with steve scalise's wife and how he and his wife, laurand speedy recovery. we should also mention that the president himself and the vice president both visited steve scalise in the hospital. congressman, thank you very much for joining us. congressman dan kildee of michigan. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> and one more thing before we go. in case you didn't know, this weekend marks two pivotal anniversaries in the history of american politics. first, it was two years ago, just two years ago today that donald trump took that infamous ride down tesk lathe escalator announce his candidates for president. and overnight will mark 45 years since the break-in at dnc headquarters at the watergate complex in washington. not saying there's a connection there, just two little nuggets for you. some news you can use, if you will, as we end yet another week of the trump presidency. and a reminder to catch our special presentation of "all the president's men revisited," a look pack back at the watergate scandal through the eyes of those who were at the

bush will be in town today speaking at the standup summit focused on more help for the former president and his wife laura. the event will also feature research that outlines the three keys to a successful veteran transition health, well being education and employment. wisdom. >> annie thank you very much. time for the morning line. it was a big night for the nba and an even bigger night for our local talent. the dream coming true for dematha high school graduate markelle fultz. taken number one overall by the philadelphia 76ers. take a look at how his family and friends res reacted to the news. >> 2017 nba draft the philadelphia sixers select markel fultz. [cheers and applause] >> fultz has set some lofty goals for himself. he not only wants to be rookie of the year he also wants to be the league m.v.p. as a rookie. fultz wasn't even voted as the top basketball player in this area as a sen cut from his junior varsity team as a 5-foot 9-inch sophomore. he's now a 6-foot four do everything guard with a 6-foot 10-inch wing span and an all around game that will fit perfectly with the sixers' trust process. >

demanding her resignation laura smith is on the streets of london where she's been speaking with protesters we have a right in westminster ten kilometers from shepherd's bush those people are understandably quite tired but they have found the energy to keep on shouting and they are currently blocking off the main road that leads off to westminster bridge the westminster bridge off to the right as you're seeing on your screen and of course the house of parliament just behind me yeah i'd say they've reached back a destination because of course the aim the stated aim of the organizers of this protest is to take down the government they want to shut down london which they have done fairly effectively and take down the government not say what they had they try to turn them right turn is also hell and they sure to tell me i'm old it was coming here. and not just there were the victims of war and so. forth for the one who wrote the people can the rest of the government will be able to do it in the tradition of the civil rights movements like it's almost a six mile walk in blazing heat but we feel like it has to be done that this government can no longer have auth

looking at people like laura ingram and david martosco of "the daily mail" to take over his job as he tries to elevate himself. today we're reporting that scott jennings, who is a bush administration white house alum, he turned down the job of a senior communications role in the white house last week. this is an indication that it's hard for them to recruit mainstream republican talent into the white house because those republicans don't want to work for donald trump. >> and not to mention that it would also be the fe of t administration, which is in itself a hard position, as sean spicer has learned. >> daniel lipman for us. thanks so much. >>> we're learning new details about the man who drove a van into pedestrians in london killing ten people. the suspect has been identified as 47-year-old darren ozborne of wales. ozborne was initially arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after police say he slammed into worshippers who had finished prayers at a mosque early yesterday morning. meanwhile, london's mayor said he joined muslim worshippers at the same mosque. khan said the city would not allow any such action to divide communities. also, prime minister theresa