here withnored to be our wonderful first lady, melania trump. her compassion and dedication to our nation, and especially our nation's children, deserve great recognition. she has visited hospitals and schools across the united states. she has raised awareness about abuse,gers of opioid specifically the effects the drug has on infants and unborn babies. and she is shining the light on the well-being of children through her campaign, be best. , and i learned this the first time i met her, has a natural gift of being kind and loving to others. she exudes kindness every time i see her or speak with her. it was evident when we travel to texas together last december as part of our continuing effort to assist those affected by the hurricane. she wanted to shine a spotlight on those who needed assistance to rebuild. she also wanted to encourage americans to lend their time by volunteering or providing financial support to all of those still reeling from the hurricanes. she wanted to make this trip during the holiday season and asked me to join her. i w

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when we come back, more of my exclusive interview with melania trump. that's next here on "hannity." >> sean: here now part two of my exclusive interview with melania trump. i asked her about the media's attacks even on her own son, baron and the me too movement and more. let's talk about media. a lot of controversy. he says it's fake news or some of it is fake news. you agree? >> some of it. some of it's is fake news. i'd say don't believe everything you hear and what you read. not all of it. some of it is fake news. >> sean: even your young son has been brought into this at time. that doesn't -- that would make me angry. does that make you angry? >> it does make me angry. children should be off limits. i protect him and i want to give him normal life as possible. this is not normal life. but a life to protect him and give him the childhood that he deserves. >> sean: you feel it's working out as best he can? i've met him. he seems like a young, respectful, happy kid. >> he's very happy. he's strong, he's tough. he's enjoying life in washington. >> sean

, melania trump would win any day of the week. >> ed: before she was first lady. >> but on the magazineeve credibility of her be best campaign whale the president -- while the president is insulting people on twitter. there is a concern there. >> ed: there is another fashion magazine we showed it up there. the christmas photo. the president and the first lady were holding hands. was it "vogue"? they were going crazy about it. it doesn't look real. >> everybody went crazy about it. here, you have the first lady that is an immigrant. you think the left would champion her, because they are all about immigration. but they are not. they thumb the nose at melania. she can't help that she is beautiful and intelligent and speaks so many languages. >> the first immigrant first lady since adams and that is a big story. >> ed: penny, what happened with the engagement ring? worth $25 million? >> i think $2 million. >> ed: i'm exaggerating. okay. i see tweets about it all day. keeping the ring. >> still, $2 million. apparently in celebrity world you don't even pay for your own engagement ring. >> a

tammy bruce, monica crowley, and you don't want to miss the interview with first lady melania trump aboard an aircraft carrier in the atlantic ocean from earlier today. it is amazing, and that's straight ahead. >> sean: they have destroyed trump media and sent to a new low. as i mentioned in the opening monologue tonight on the msnbc morning joe show, make a brezinski was ranting about the u.s. relationship with the saudis and called secretary of state mike pompeo and anti-slur. for yourself. >> donald trump doesn't care, but why doesn't mike pompeo care right now? are the pathetic deflections that we just heard when he appeared on fox & friends, is that a patriot speaking? or a want to be dictators but boy. i'm asking, are these the words of a patriot? >> sean: on the other side of that, it's a super bad choice of words, she said, i should have said water boy like for football teams or something like that. fox news contributor tammy bruc tammy bruce, and monica crowley. look. let's be honest. i don't hate them, i just think they are insane, it's like a train wreck tv every day, in terms o

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more than melania trump.ors wielded significant influence with their husbands, neither chose to be as transparent as melania trump, who may have been using pointed words in the same way the president does to get her point across. her trips to the border to focus on the crisis facing separated immigrant families or her work with the opiod crisis. >> my husband and his entire administration are committed to fighting the opiod epidemic. trump has been listening. >> it's still a first couple with a lot of mystery, however. >> do you think it's easy to be first lady when you're married to me? you think it's easy. cancelled trips and separate motorcades followed. trump and his wife seem to be back in the swing of things. joining him for events, demonstrating more hand holding than hand swatting. an indicator that melania trump has her husband's ear and isn't afraid to use it. >> melania trump has always been an adviser to her husband. two years into her tenure now, she's feeling more comfortable using her voice. ba

please join me in welcoming our first lady, melania trump. >> thank you. how are you? nice to see you. so, thank you for having me here. thank you, general osmond, for the kind introduction, and for all you do for this wonderful program. it is great to be here today. thank you all for helping in this very important cause. i have been looking forward to this event ever since last year's ended. as a mother, i feel children are the most precious gift of all. they provide so much joy in life. as first lady, i have made it my mission to shine a light on programs that provide more opportunities for children to succeed. by comparing the best, focusing on the inspiring and life- saving work of people in organizations across our country. i believe in the good work that toys for tots is doing. their mission to send messages of hope to children, and help them grow into responsible and patriotic citizens and community leaders is so important to the society. so all those who pitch in to help in the race, large and small, every bit matters, and we thank you. i also thank all of our

which come i talk about this double standard, the treatment of the trump family, and my exclusive interview with the first lady melania and trump constructed on board thedy uss h to george w. bush. amazing day. that is next. ♪ >> sean: today, the first lady melania trump traveled to two military bases, a navy aircraft carrier, to meet our troops come i think them for their service this holiday season. today, during her tour of the uss george h.w. bush come i had a chance to sit down with her. while we are enjoying christmas, many of them won't be with their families. take a listen. >> sean:re thank you so much for doing this. so you said before you came here, i watched it with these troops today, you said that this is about our troops, our families who sacrifice daily for our freedoms, our hearts, our prayers, with all of our deployed soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, who will not be home for christmas. you decided to do this trip. tell me more about that. >> i wanted to come and meet the military families and also thels servicemen and women. it's very important to support them. holidays are coming. not many of them

this latest strikes perilously close to melania trump because the main vendor who got a seven-figure lary in the inauguration is stephanie, who's very close to her. ditto the campaign finance, potentially implicates trump junior and to shimon's point, it's not michael cohen who's carrying the water all by himself. remember on the inauguration, richard gates, the deputy chair of inauguration's already cooperating and likewise, besides cohen, you have david pecker on the campaign finance. so, mueller and the sdny already have a lot of information in hand. >> all right, so, mark, you know, look, the inaugural committee gave a statement out -- gave it to me a few moments ago. they say they're not aware of any investigation. they haven't been contacted by prosecutors. obviously not been contacted by prosecutors is not necessarily relevant or always a good sign from what we've seen thus far. >> absolutely. and a very factual in their statement and they also stated that the donors to pick, which was the presidential inaugural committee, were all vetted under fdc guidelines but that doesn't s

the criticism comes after cnn's kate anderson wrote a piece saying melania trump doesn't understand whatwer's remarks followed a fox news interview last week where the first lady call journalists opportunists. joining me to discuss is maria bank. thank you for being with us this morning. >> happy to be here. >> brower's piece claims the more melania trump becomes vocal, the less people like her. a recent poll has showed her popularity dropped double digits from a couple of months ago. what do you attribute that to and what do you think is going on here? >> with a lot of polling it's hard to pinpoint one factor or one sort of catalyst, but i would say the overall trend with her, we saw her a while in the shadows and not really being active and now she, i think she is trying to figure out her role as first lady. as she does that and makes more public appearances and works on her initiatives, she is becoming a lot like her husband. she is taking on a lot of the same qualities in terms of dealing with the media, dealing with press coverage. that statement is like a lot of the statements that

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the current first lady and melania trump both made the top five.rategist with us now. as well as cnn contributor and author of "first women. dwaets what's interesting is this open-ended question. they don't have names to choose from. why do you think somany of the names come from the political arena? >> thatsz rar great question and i don't really know. i think it's fascinating that michelle obama is a celebrity in her own right. i thought it was really interesting that hillary clinton and melania trump, who are polarizing figures, are tied in the pole. but obviously michelle obama is in the public eye promoting her new book out and in this moment. >> that's something i thought stuck out a moment. melania trump and hillary clinton tied at number three. two opposite sides of the spectrum. what do you make of that tie. certainly you can imagine they would be but the fact they garnered the same amount of votes. >> i think it goes to show hillary clinton still someone that people look up to and as this pole indicates, admired. but melania trump herself

. >> president trump i melania trump take part in the national christmas tree lighting. ornaments fromre in theate, territory country. calvin coolidge lit the first tree back in 1943. president trump: merry christmas everyone. merry christmas. it is great to be with you. let's like the tree. the first lady will do the -- let's light the tree. we will do it in reverse. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. you. christmas, thank joy to the world ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the united states secretary of the interior, ryan .inke zinke: merry christmas, america. we are blessed to live in a country where christmas is celebrated. the spirit of our family and charities are alive and well. we are blessed to live in a country where our national parks, america's best idea tell the story of this great nation. presidentwstone to trump's newest, cap nelson. black americans joined the union army to fight for their freedom. thank you, mr. president. this showcases a nation that is rich in diversity, heritage and national wonder. this christmas, i encourage every american to vis

. >> the motorcade arrived with president trump and first lady melania trump just in the last two ortes. they went inside on the senate side of the capital and they expect now that they will be meeting with some members of the bush family, friends and others who were here. then he will get a chance, the president along with the first lady, to go visit the casket. you see it right there, it's in the rotunda of the capital. this is the third u.s. president since 2004, former president who has been lying in state, in the capitol rotunda. ronald reagan in 2004, gerald ford, late 2006 and 2007. to give you an idea of the history, there is a wooden platform that the casket sits on and that is the same wooden platform that was used at president abraham lincoln's funeral in 1865. so they keep that in storage here and they know the sense of history and how where this is to have a former president lying in state. some remarkable moments in the rotunda, you saw democrats like nancy pelosi embracing george w. bush. , one of the president's son who served as president. president bush will be lyin

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and they are using that rhetoric to describe melania trump. just poised and intelligent. but she is becoming politically savvy as well. she was absolutely right to call out the media. these are outlets that were losing viewers and readers until trump came into office. so she is right when she criticizes them, and she has every right to defend herself and it's sad to see the media tearing her personally apart. they also criticized her for the christmas decorations in the white house. you had outlets like "the washington post" making comments. unstead of coming together on christmas they used it to divide us more and attack the first family. >> a new warning. we have the report that indicates chinese spies may be inside the ranks of google. coming up. we have gregg jarrett. he'll come on to talk about the fbi's entrapment of michael flynn and whether a judge should throw out all charges against michael flynn. that's coming up. stay there. feedback that helps you drive safer. and that can lower your cost now that you know the truth... are you in g

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melania trump is very different, very private. it makes it a challenge.ing things, as stephanie grisham says, which are very typical first lady things, visiting hospitals, victims of tragedies, talking to the military, what's always going to happen with her is the mystique when she does speak will probably be more amplified than the actual event itself, and that's also a seed effect of this news cycle. i know from covering her, brooke, many times we'll be on a trip or event with her that is newsworthy in any other news cycle but her husband will have something happen that day and unfortunately the news these day s is dripping from a fire hose. the things that will make headlines will upset stephanie grisham, the first lady and be the juicier, more gossipy thing. but kate brower makes a good point she's not found her footing. she speaks from her gut, perhaps not what should be said but what she feels like saying. so, you know, it's six of one, half dozen of another. both have points but until melania trump becomes more sort of known and does more interview

a statement from president trump and first lady melania trump.er is a down with president bush on the eve of his 80th birthday. we talked about the strength he gets from family and the time here on earth and a sanctuary for the bush family. in kennebunkport, maine. >> what do you see? >> i see the power of the sea. i just feel totally relaxed here in maine by the coast. >> is it a good time? >> in life? yeah, it is a good time. and barbara makes a lot of that for us and family. family means everything to me. >> is there something you always want to make sure you say to them, to make sure they know, even that you now have great grandchildren? >> zwlaus we have them and there is my great granddaughter on the point right now. d it's not a fearsome thing. it's not worry that i am cheated out of something. and if i wasn't blessed, on kids and grand kids and family, and including, of course, barbara. very lucky. and friendship, family and friends. >> even though you grew up in a very comfortable life, there is always a sense of responsibility to the re

he came in and president obama greeted the first lady, melania trump and then president trump himselfelle obama. there has been a lot of bad blood not just between president trump and the democratic presidents and first ladies in that pew. obama, clinton and carter, but also between president trump and the bush family. obviously, george h.w. bush felt it was important to have the president there. he was invited. he wanted to make this as was representative of the george h.w. bush's life about something bigger than just tensions and grudges, but about the nation coming together. >> you see the current president and former presidents in the front row. you see the current vice president and the former vice presidents in the second row. what do you see? >> striking to me. we'll see what happens after. it's obviously the ceremony is about to begin. the obamas greeted the trumps. the clintons looked straight ahead. president trump did not make a point to try to reach across to the clintons. the clintons did not make a point to try to reach across from the trumps. there is separation. they a

after months and months of high marks, melania trump's factorability ratings have fallen dramatically. seething, but no longer silent. president trump goes on a twitter tirade in response to the prison sentence of his attorney and fixer, michael cohen. he said cohen is a liar and the president said he never directed michael cohen to break the law. jeremy diamond joins us and in addition to the cohen sentencing there is the deal he struck with a parent company of the "national enquirer." what is the president's strategy as more friends flip and cooperate with investigators. >> if the president's response to michael cohen flipping is any indication, that strategy is to attack and deflect blame. we heard the president talk about michael cohen as weak and call him a liar. today we saw him deflecting blame,specially saying he never directed michael cohen to do anything illegal. what of course is notable there is that the president is not denying michael cohen to make the payments. we have him on tape discussing the payments with michael cohen. we have the non-prosecution agreement with ami

and first lady melania trump-- wishing a merry christmas to americans this morning--before-s troops-- reaching out service members around the world from all military branches. president then offering another message to reporters--- tis the season.. for a long government shutdown.pres. donald trump: "i can't tell you when the government is going to be open. i can tell you it's not going to be open until we have a wall."the president adamant he wasn't caving on his demands for border wall funding.the government shut down friday night when negotiations between congressional democrats and the white house stalled --leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees without a pay check this holiday season.the president claiming that federal employees supported the shut down.pres. donald trump: "but many of those workers have said to me and communicated, stay out until you get the funding for the wall. these federal workers want the wall." president trump and first lady melania trump spending the holiday in the white house-- canceling their annual trip to west palm beach in respon

(ken) a historic flight for first lady melania trump.a look at this video posted on the first lady's twitter page. it shows melania trump and others flying over parts of virginia and the atlantic ocean in a v-22 osprey. it's the first time a first lady has ever flown in an osprey, which can fly like a plane and land and take off like a helicopter. melania trump's flight was part of a series of military-themed events she attended today. her agenda included this stop at joint base langley-eustis in hampton, virginia, where she spoke with u-s military members and their families. the first lady also spoke and gave high-fives to children waiting for her arrival at the base. about one-hundred service-members and their families listened as the first lady thanked them for their sacrifices.

let's watch that. >> what about melania trump?nglish. >> so it is clear that they do not like melania trump, that was two years ago when i said, and it went viral, i do not agree with what chelsea handler said, i was doing my job as an interviewer asking her that question, but the media really ganged up on her, they treat melania differently than other women, a most recent example is actually quite frivolous, but melania trump was gardening at the white house and she was wearing 5-inch heels, and the media had a field day saying, why is she wearing $900 heels to do outdoor work? well then a few weeks later meghan markle, the royal showed up at a basketball game in heels, and all of the headlines were, wow, she can do anything. that is the difference of media coverage, melania looks great, who cares if she is gardening. >> martha: we always have too much to cover into little time. the song that we all grew up listening to you at christmas time, let's play it. ♪ the neighbors might say ♪ no cats to be had out there ♪ i wish i knew h

the president was accompanied by first lady melania trump and national security adviser john bolton. bolton. before president trump declared isis is very nearly defeated. >> when i became president they were a dominant group. very dominant. today they are not so dominant anymore. >> reporter: critics of the president's decision to withdrawal troops say it is about more than fighting the islamic state. >> we can play a role in politics, ensuring the countries don't fall in to say russia's fear of influence or worse the iranian's fear of influence. >> reporter: the refueling stop in germany, president trump is also expected to meet with military leaders there, it is not too far away from command europe and command africa. in addition he is going to make a stop and say hello to more troops. and then making his way back to the white house. back to you. >> in washington tonight, thank you. >>> the department of homeland security says it has completed new medical screenings of all children in the care of u.s. customs and border protection. they were ordered after yesterday's death of an 8-y

tres ex parejas presidenciales se transformÓ en tensión al llegar al presidente trump y su esposa melania trumpfavoritos. claudia uceda con las imÁgenes. claudia: el funeral de george h. w. bush reuniÓ por primera vez desde el 2016 a los cuatro expresidentes vivientes, se sentaron juntos, uno al lado del otro, pero su lenguaje corporal cambiÓ cuando el presidente donald trump y su esposa llegaron a la catedral nacional, cuando los trump se aproximaron a los ex mandatarios, la primera dama saludo a los obama y a los clinton, pero trump sÓlo saludó a los obama, quienes se sentaron a su lado, ignorando asÍ a los clinton y los carter. algo diferente fue lo que hizo el expresidente, geroge w. bush quien saludÓ al presidente y a la primera dama, a obama y su esposa, y luego dio la vuelta y se desviÓ de su camino para saludar a los clinton y a los carter. los asientos fueron de primera fila, pero este fue un incÓmodo lugar privilegiado. lado de trump se sentÓ el presidente, a quien Él acusÓ de ser ilegÍtimo. el presidente al que trump culpo por asaltar a mujeres, la primera dama que Él quiere enviar a

but another thing i want to bring up was aim big fan of melania trump. i think her fashion sense is out of this world. why that jacket that says, you know, "i don't care, do you?" . who did that? why did she wear that >> she said in fairness to her, she said that she was talking about to the media. you don't buy that? >> i just think it was -- no one knew who she was talking to. >> and it was -- she was visiting the border where children were being taken from their parents. i think people need to be reminded of where she wore it. she wore it to visit children who had been taken from their parents and parents who had been separated from their children. >> i remember that. but she has such a great sense of style wearing dolce and gabana and to see her in this deal with the i don't care do you -- whoever told her to do it. >> this is probably not a good idea. >> the show i'm not all negative and cynical, let's go to the revy for best political move of 2018. here's some positive ideas. john mccain doesn't invite president trump to his own funeral. teenage su

if you are melania trump, why not sit down with them? s like what kind of heels she's wearing. i guess if you're part of the trump administration, how frustrating would that be when you're actually trying to get things done? all they want to talk about is what kind of shoes you're wearing. >> melissa: i don't know if it's frustrating or revealing. because people that are supposed to be pro-women, who are supposed to support other women, who are standing there and calling the president a misogynist and then they turn around in the next breath and attack melania on things like hair, clothing, all of those different things. it just shows how hypercritical so many are. >> katie: adrienne, what struck me in that interview was her distinguishing of herself away from her husband. she understands the role, supports what she's doing. but she's doing her own thing. people seem to be ignoring all of that i'm just trying to tie her directly to the president, as the president's wife rather than somebody who is getting things in her own right. which is

and first lady melania trump-- wishing a merry christmas to americans this morning--before video conferencing with u-s troops-- reaching out service members around the world from all military branches. president then offering another message to reporters--- tis the season.. for a long government shutdown.pres. donald trump: "i can't tell you when the government is going to be open. i can tell you it's not going to be open until we have a wall."the president adamant he wasn't caving on his demands for border wall funding.the government shut down friday night when negotiations between congressional democrats and the white house stalled --leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees without a pay check this holiday season.the president claiming that federal employees supported the shut down.pres. donald trump: "but many of those workers have said to me and communicated, stay out until you get the funding for the wall. these federal workers want the wall." president trump and first lady melania trump spending the holiday in the white house-- canceling their annual trip to

the president and first lady melania trump just landed in germany where they will meet with u.s. forces. president trump defended his plans to withdrawal troops out of syria and has no plans of removing troops from iran. fox news is in bosch with more details on this surprise visit. >> reporter: good evening. president trump and first lady melania trump spent 11-1/2 hours on air force one with all lights turned off and the shades closed to make the trip under the cover of>> we came to share our gratitude for everything you do to keep america safe, strong and free. darkness.>> reporter: a holiday surprise from president trump. the commander in chief making a trip to the middle east the day after christmas. president trump used his trip to defend his decisions on military actions. mainly the removal of troupes in syria. troops in syria. it lead to the resignation of defense secretary james mattis. the first couple greeted troops on the ground. the first couple greeted people on the ground the g before president trump declared isis is very nearly defeated. >> when i became president

we are expecting president trump and melania to enter the rotunda at any moment now.at his home in houston in texas and then a special flight, in houston in texas and then a specialflight, described in houston in texas and then a special flight, described as special mish and 41, the presidential 747 being used to fly here is coffin to the national capital —— special mish on. there in the rotunda of the capitol building in washington, dc. you're watching bbc world news. we will stay with these pictures live from washington, dc. a very calm and quiet rotunda, perhaps in contrast to the normal activity and cover that would normally be seen in the congressional building. a moment of calm and reflection. people paying their respects and watching on on this first day that george bush senior is lying in state. we saw, a few minutes ago, the motorcade of bringing president trump and the first lady td capitol building. and we saw them briefly as they made their way up the steps to the building —— to the capitol building. and we expect to see them in the rotunda any moment now.

. >> photo of president trump and first lady melania trump was taken in the cross hall of the residence. decorated with multiple christmasourees as can see here. this is the trump family's second christmas at the white house. irin a tweet lady melania trump thanked the staff and lunteers for helping to decorate the white house. >>> 4:48. you might mavesed it if you went to bed early. former first lady michelle obama stopped by the "tonight" show. >> last night did not disappoint. >> ah! ♪ jingle bells, jingle bells, jile all the way. oh, what fun it is to ride in a -- >> the two surprised people who were taking a tour of "30 rock." mrs. obama was on the showpr omoting her best selling become, "becoming." >> you know people were freaking out. open the elevator again. >> those doorson't close that fast. >> here is storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell to tell us more about our cafo. very cold start right now, chuck. >> it is very chilly outside. most of the suburbs way down bew the freezing mark this morning. you will absolutely positively need your puffy coat and sweater for your wednesd

melania trump doesn't need magazine covers.elania trump steps forward and defends herself and defends her record, the media mocks her as if she is complaining about the type of coverage she gets. whereas it's a woman on the left who steps up and defends themselves that's called feminism and standing um for yourself and being a strong, independent woman. such a double standard. rachel: you bring up a great point. all these attacks are meant to bring her down. i think it makes her stronger. she more confident and willing to get out there. thank you for your thoughts on this, i think, important topic. happy new year. >> happy new year. rachel: an illegal immigrant charged with murder, somehow gets free. how did this happen? we're going to explain next. dean: remember this scream heard around the nation and the world? >> and washington and michigan and then we're going to washington, d.c. to take back the white house. yeah! dean: now howard dean is screaming about president trump. dan bongino is here to react. he have something to

i am first lady melania trump.mp, was supposed to be here with me to deliver our annual christmas message, but i've just gotten word that he is running late, which is surprising, because i have never seen him run before. ( laughter ) we were also supposed to be joined by don jr and eric, but they are out hunting endangered reindeer. ( audience reacts ) still no donald? no? cool. i guess i'll have to do what i do best: distract from his failures.enve christmas-themed jacket. you by singing festive christmas song. hit it! ♪ jingle bells and deck the halls time for christmas fun ♪ the santa man he's riding in on sleigh for one ♪ so grab a plate of pinecones invite some snowman in ♪ we'll make america christmas again ♪ it used to be illegal to say "merry christmas" ♪ you'd be punished at the slightest mention ouch ♪ but now you're free to say "merry christmas" all year ♪ nless you're a migrant child in detention boo-hoo ♪ so merry white house christmas time ♪ fun and ho-ho-ho a beautiful white christmas and i ain't tal

here in black and white the southern district has ami saying nothing about melania trump, everything about the campaign, and they are saying this was to win an election, jennifer. >> that's right. the law is not that it has to be exclusively about the election. the law is that it primarily has to be about the election. it can't be about his wife getg angry, but it clearly has to be about the election. michael cohen said it was about both. they are clearly getting all that lined up. this issue is a question of fact for the jury. this got all the way to the jury to the john edwards case, and they thought it was about his family. that's an issue for way down the road, only if he gets into court. not something that could be kicked out by a judge in advance of the case. >> john edwards story was broken by "the "national enquirer."" >> well, everybody lies about sex, and he just wanted to protect his family. this really does blow that argument out of the water beyond the hypocrisy of it. >> the other thing that is interesting, we are not hearing from the president this time around. there w

melania trump went to the extent of bringing them with her to the funeral of barbara bush. i think that was one of the elements of that funeral that was largely under covered. >> shannon: it was. it is such a unique, small club of people that will ever be in that place of having been a president or first lady. and we talk tonight about the fact that president george h.w. bush, our 41st president, was very close and made it a goal of his to reach out across the aisle too many people after his time as president. he was instrumental in the relief efforts for hurricane katrina in the wake of that, raising money. working with former president clinton and just working together across those lines when it was for the good of the country. we are going to continue in our coverage tonight of the life and death of president george h.w. bush. our 41st president who served eight years as vice president and director of central intelligence, among many other things. tonight he is gone. ♪ >> shannon: if you are joining us, breaking news coverage of the death of president george h.w. bush. i

and melania trump now iraq.anistan. so, i mean, they were knocking this president for not going to a war zone and i was hearing that chatter. he hasn't went and visited the troops. he one-upped them. not only will i do that but i will take my wife with me. katie: headlines about how he hadn't gone and he was in the air. pete: poor me in the white house turns out he wasn't. griff: joe biden is reportedly upset president obama is checking out other 2020 hopefuls. pete: headline in vanity fair. check out this headline. democrats don't like to be told who to vote for. obama has flirted with beto and other potential 2020 rivals and biden is upset. what's beto's first name again? katie: robert francis o'rourke. pete: i refuse to say beto if i don't have to. biden was obama's vice president. he was supposed to follow him. in now obama is looking around. kind of looking around the room saying who else might be there? could the bromance be over, katie? katie: they always say if you want a friend in washington to get a do

that,l show you some of followed by first lady melania trump and vice president pence's at the red cross. >> thank you everyone for so graciously sharing this time with us today. i'm gail mcgovern. i have the privilege of being the president and ceo of the american red cross. i also have the privilege of welcoming you here at the american red cross to our beautiful hall of service. honored toeeply

visit from presidentd first lady melania trump. >>> right now at 6:30, a holiday surprise for u.s. oops in iraq. an unannounced visit from president trump and first lady melania trump. >>> now, while on the ground in iraq the president smoke on a range of topics including the partial government shutdown and the standoff o wallxander has the story from washington.epter trump making a surprise visit to u.s. troops in iraq. his first trip to a combat zone as commander in chief. something he had faced criticism for not doing during his nearly two years in office. >> thank you. >> reporter: president and first lady melania trump thanking troops for their service. >> we came to al aassad to shar our eternal gratitude for everything you do to keep america safe. >> reporter: but mr. trump also focused on the battle over border funding back home. >> how long do you think the shutdown will last, mr. president? >> whatever it makes. i mean, we're going to have a wall. >> reporter: something democrats have said they will not fund and critics say will not work. >> it will neither stop illegal im

you see melania trump shakes hands with the obamas, with bill clinton, hillary clinton looks over ands at melania. a handshake between obama and trump, michelle. but not warm. is that fair to say? >> yeah. there's not a lot of warmth there. but everyone was on their best behavior, as they should be. and to be on your best behavior when president trump is around pretty much means you can't engage with him too much. and that's just the fact. >> when george w. bush walked in -- now, he has a different role, obviously. he's the patriarch of the family now and the son of the man who just passed away. but when he walked in, he walked around and shook hands with all of them. >> right. >> i'm not saying that president trump should have done that. but the body language just didn't scream like, i'm one of you. i welcome you here. >> well, that's the type of campaign donald trump ran, as well. which is i'm going to take down the infrastructure or what is the presidency in his way, right? and this is a man who attacked president carter and said he was the worst president ever. >> i think he calle

in a statement from both president trump and first lady melania trump as they are here in argentina for that summit of world leaders responding to the death now of former president george h.w. bush. i'm going to read you pieces of this, president trump saying that melania and i join with a grieving nation to mourn the loss of former president george h.w. bush who passed away last night. through his authenticity, wit and unwavering commitment to faith, family and country, president bush inspired generations of fellow americans to public service, to be in his words, a thousand points of light illuminating the greatness, hope and opportunity of america to the world. president trump goes on to talk about some of the defining moments of george h.w. bush's life and legacy, talking about how he always find a way to set the bar higher. president bush guided our nation and the world to a peaceful and victorious conclusion of the cold war and as such set the stage for the decades of prosperity that have followed. through all he accomplished, he remained humble. president trump and the first lady

he arrived late on christmas day with first lady melania trump, and defended his decision to pull us troops out of syria. bargain hunters queue before dawn for the boxing day sales, but overall the number of shoppers on the high street has fallen again. japan defends its decision to resume commercial whaling next summer, for the first time since the 1980s. and sister wendy beckett, whose passion for art made her a television star, has died at the age of 88. good evening. president trump and first lady melania trump have made a surprise visit to us troops in iraq. the white house confirmed they travelled there unannounced "late on christmas night" to thank troops for "their service, their success and their sacrifice". the president defended his decision to withdraw american forces from syria, a move which prompted his defence secretary, james mattis, to resign last week. chris buckler reports now from washington. president trump travelled with the first lady to iraq to spread some christmas cheer and to thank the troops for their service and sacrifice. we came here this year, oui’ sac

. >>> melania trump's historic flight visiting the u.s. troops. her new interview and what she said about influencing the president. >>> and i'm molly hunter in london. when we come back, the big decision here in britain. the prime minister gets to keep her job, but the brexit chaos is far from over. what happens next and why it's so crucial for the u.s. coming up. coming up. the beautiful thing about care, is knowing that it's always there... ...and that is always will be. walgreens. trusted since 1901 right now save 25% on your purchase at walgreens for everything that i give, i get so much in return. join our family of home instead caregivers and help make a world of difference. home instead senior care. apply today. home instead senior care. with the roomba robot vacuum. only roomba uses 2 multi-surface rubber brushes to clean all your floors. and with patented dirt detect technology, roomba finds dirt throughout your home. if it's not from irobot, it's not a roomba. a lot will happen in your life. wrinkles just won't. neutrogena® rapid wrinkl

and then melania trump and president trump. they arrived last. another waiting for the casket to arrive. we have the head of the gop chapter here in san francisco, jason clark, with us, talk a little bit about the pomp and circumstance of this and the unusual sight of seeing all of those former presidents gathered in one wrote to say goodbye to george bush. >> it is definitely something that we have come to expect from our democracy. if you watch the funerals of british royals, they do not have that leisure, because there is no past royal or retired realtors it there. you will die in office. here, you will see the past presidents coming together united to honor someone who served as one of their own. >> it has also been described that the president belong to a club, if you will, that very few living will ever know that responsibility, that excitement, and the fear at times. with all the challenges you face leading the world's largest democracy and most successful democracy. there is a common bond that connects them all. i can imagine that they ar

at her funeral, the clintons, the obamas and first lady melania trump.nd barbara bush revealing along the way how she wanted her husband to be remembered. >> he is the most decent, honorable, wonder fful -- nobods ever been as lucky as i've been. i want people to remember him as courageous -- i want them to remember him as he is. >> it was less than a year ago he sat before his wife. there was sadness, but not fear, as he once told diane. >> i do think that -- that you go to heaven, there is a heaven, and -- i don't fear it, though. when i was a little guy, i'd fear death, i'd be -- worried about it, be scared. not anymore. >> not fearing death in the end. and what he said when he was asked who he wanted to see in heaven. that's coming up a bit later here. and one more pointed image tonight. president bush's service dog, you saw sully in front of the coffin today. the labrador boarded that flight to washington, as well. he will return to service soon at walter reed meld call center, where he will continue to serve veterans, just as he was so loyal to his

we are also standing by to see president trump and the first lady, melania trump. they're expected to come to the capitol later tonight as well to pay their respects. cnn's jamie gangel and john king are here along with thomas friedman of "the new york times". let's talk a little bit about this moment as we see what's going on in the u.s. capitol rotunda. >> i just want to say, big picture, i've covered this town for a long, long time. i am struck by how this feels to me a throwback to another time, and we have been through so much the last couple of years with the very new kind of president, a very different presidency, and this feels to me -- we've heard gentlemen, total class, and those were words said by democrats and democratic presidents about a republican. so this to me represents that other washington and, frankly, i'm happy to see it. >> these are the diplomats, the ambassadors paying their respects from countries around the world. >> to jamie's point, it is a throwback because president h.w. bush was a throwback. he lived in a washington that doesn't exis