mr. douglas: i think we just do our jobs. to the first part of your question, there was always a certain degree of hype, a certain degree of miracle whip to cover something that is unique and unprecedented. obviously, the pope visiting the u.s. is not unique. , thatngressional speech is a little different. in terms of the critical part, you just write stories. you just write -- what he says will not go unchallenged. you will have a situation where if you talked about climate change -- if he talks about climate change, we will call the bush campaign, we are going to call rick santorum, we going to call all of them ask what they think. -- and they might not like that, the message that the pope delivers. same thing with poverty, same thing with cuba. you know, to this degree, criticism is all built in. built in. hilto you are respectful because it is a world leader and religious leader. at the same time, you don't just let him state his case and go unchallenged. you just write. ms. leinwand-leger: i mean, the insurance policy fo

mr. douglas opened up his home and we are very thankful for that because we had the best time. the president talk so much and enjoyed it so much we had to pull him out of the house at 1130. if you are around president clinton, he will talk for monologue. you just listen. to have a united states president eating dinner with you, the soul food, our fried chicken, fried chicken, he's eating and i'm sitting right next to him watching him put collard greens chicken, potato salad and i'm thinking oh my gosh. to have the conversation-- >> as a reporter what you get from that? you better understand him question at this is not a store you do the next day. >> know this is off the record. you always want time with the principles and you want to get into their head and figure out what they're thinking and why. he taught us so much and talked about different things in africa. he talked about a hodgepodge of issues. we got to know him a lot better to find out who he was and what he was thinking and why this happened and why this wasn't going to happen. it was a very interesting time. we got

mr. douglas shulman, who was appointed by president bush, and the principal officials responsible for the management of the relevant i.r.s. activities as well as lerner was a career civil servant who was named to her position as director of the tax-exempt organizations division by the i.r.s. commissioner mark eversome who was also appointed by president bush. in addition to finding no emails no memos and no other documents indicating there was an attempt to exert political influence, the report indicates that the staff asked every i.r.s. employee who was directly involved in the review of the applications whether there had been any attempt to exert political influence over the handling of applications or whether they sought anyone else processing applications in a politically biased way. the staff asked 25 people. every single one of them said that there was no political bis a. -- bias. in addition the inspector general who spurred the investigation also found no evidence of targeting or political bias. let me repeat that. because there's obviously been some misconceptions. the 2013 inspe

mr. hadley: early as alan douglas conant -- allen dulles. he is the brother of the secretary of state during the eisenhower administration. 1953, the eisenhower administration comes in. john foster dulles is kind of in charge of the united states' public interaction and he gets put in charge of the nets of public interaction of the world. it is under him that the cia first successfully overthrows foreign governments in iran in 1953. and he is very much an advocate of this more aggressive, covert action oriented agency. who with is others their own distinct mark and change the agency and shifted. i don't want to suggest, for example, that there is no one else. you get a guy like john combe in the 1960's, who -- he is the director of the central intelligence during the cuban this a crisis. he really buckles down and focuses on especially providing good intelligence and keeping a lower profile. so i would say those are two of the most important early directors of the cia. mr. scully: why did you get interested in this topic? mr. hadley: i got i

mrs. truman said about douglas mcarthur, never trust a man who parts his hair in his arm pit. >> you act like you recognize that quote. >> have i a quote a day by my bed. have i a quote a day by my bed. >> i want everybody to read your columns because they are fantastic and smart. >> i am going to read this. the republican party is in danger of becoming a white identity party. what do you mean by that? >> so, in europe you have a lot of -- in the democratic coalition you have a lot of identity politics that goes on. targeting specific groups and pitting them against other groups. one of the dangers you have in america right now is that the republican party could turn out to emulate the european right. you have these populous parties that throw off rage at other ethnic groups and things of that nature. i am concerned that donald trump is tapping into a lot of the same sentiments in america. >> in europe they have many, many parties. then you have one far right. what if the republicans are able to use trump and fuse it with the traditional republicans? then they will be unstoppable. >> that's h

more on ten year anniversary of hurricane katrina we joined from the heart of new orleans by douglas brinkley. mr brinkley i want to start with -- help us understand sort of -- portion to blame for the disaster of hurricane katrina, who was at fault, how much were they at fault? >> well, george w. bush did a terrible leadership job during that crisis. he kind of acted like nothing was happening wrong for the first days. he had been in san diego where he played air guitar then he did the famous fly over being very detached from the devastation and that photograph that damaged his presidency i am meansly of him disappearing down at the abyss. then when he did come back and land in the gulf south he put his arm around michael brown saying, you did a heck of a job. that sound byte became the bush sound byte. about distongues. everybody -- it was even connected inia who the war in iraq, bush administration saying things are going great. things aren't going great. he gets -- very poor during that leadership moment. fema did terrible. as we all know. but the coast guard was amazing. some individuals in

mr. trump tomorrow. >> we will be watching. >>> douglas brinkley is a cnn presidential historian. studying presidents and campaigns for a long time. what compares with what we're seeing from trump? i think of president obama in berlin. what compares? >> well, look, this kind of crowd, it's almost unique in the middle of august to be able to fill up a football stadium in alabama. i mean, it is a little bit like obama. there's an excitement to see this person. this is like a billy graham crusade going through the south now. i think that you are seeing trump launch his southern strategy. he has to hit of 30,000 mark. he put that marker up there. i think he wants to say his crowd is larger than bernie sanders who has generated the largest crowds on the campaign trail. >> you are right, it's a bit of an expectations game. the stadium tomorrow night, there's a risk. it can hold 50,000 people. if you fall below that, a lot of empty seats. >> a helicopter view with a lot of empty seats. i think his campaign has a lot at stake of finding people, getting them there, enticinge i people to co

douglas: yes, sir? >> with the exception of perhaps mr. smith's organization, most people in the country in the world relies climate change -- shepard: i report daily on fox news channel that climate change is real and we are responsible for it. if there are people who wish to have other opinions, they are entitled to those but i am positive they are wrong. [applause] >> but realistically, climate change says that water levels are rising. from a purely economic standpoint, wouldn't it have made sense to pay to move people elsewhere? marc: let me just say, you could argue that you should shut down fort lauderdale, miami, tampa -- shepard: new york city. marc: every single coastal city. i mean them in new orleans, right, is a coastal city, and i hear people say "why don't you just move people to high ground in new orleans? ain't no such thing. [laughter] marc: all of southeastern louisiana's pretty much at or below sea level. we have got to understand that we build cities near water for practical reasons, and there are a handful of landlord

mr. green, you asked me -- i am paying for this microphone! >> douglasdiately, i thought of that. reagan said he believed this incident is what helped take him to the white house. what will this do for donald trump? >> i immediately thought of that too. i heard you mention it too. it ran that reagan bell. i think it helps trump. he is beating up on the liberal media, beating up on univision. trump has a lawsuit with them. this may not be the ronald reagan we have that one moment there in new hampshire in 1980. this may be the first of many more for donald trump. he seems to be able to manipulate the age of twitter, cable television, the age of the media moment like nobody else's business. i can only tell you the good news for cnn on, september 16, the ratings will be very high. jeb bush and the others will have to go after trump he is and a master of the putdown. >>> when we come back, donald trump's feud with jorge ramos is not the only one. wait until you hear what he says now about a certain fox news anchor. want to go down... nooo... but, then if i w

mr. trump is going to change that. >> keith, thank you for taking the time tonight. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. >>> now, cnn political commentator ben ferguson, jeffrey lord, a former political dre director and douglasy. doug, i want to begin with you. if you look at this early crowd here -- granted there are a few minutes to go. it does not look like he will fill the stadium. was this a mistake to aim so high for a venue like this tonight? >> yes. donald trump made a big mistake saying over 40,000 people. at this juncture, i think he will hope to say 20,000. at least he could get a bernie sanders like number. otherwise, it will seem like another rally. it will make people question whether donald trump exaggerates or lies about things. here we are on cnn treating his arrival almost like the pope with the plane flying around and all that. it's a lot of hat and no cattle. >> jeffrey lord, i have to ask you if you agree it was a mistake to choose a stadium like this and he will pay for it to some degree in the public perception. >> i don't think so. i'm not familiar with mobile. i'm wondering from the descriptions i have been listening to whether or not they had no choice but to move it to a larger pla

mr. trump says take the oil. well, you know who has the oil now? iran, isis, everybody has it but us. we're the only ones without the oil. it's hard to believe. we need general douglas macarthur, who i thought he was great. to this day the highest academic record -- i'm big into school and academics. i love it. you have to be really smart to get into that school, the wharton school of finance. that was before i was trump. you know? that was before i was trump. but you have to be really smart. that's the hardest one. you know -- >> the always humble donald trump taking to the stage in new hampshire speaking to a rally of supporters in hampton, new hampshire. a lot to get through. as usual, gives folks a lot to work with. back with me now, rick wilson and alex marlow and joining us is cnn's chief political analyst gloria borger. donald trump back on the attack tonight. >> right. everybody from rand paul to hillary clinton is going to have to end her campaign, which he announced. jeb bush about how he couldn't answer questions on iraq. we have heard that before. just recently in the last few minutes talking about our country's stupid leadership, everything is a mess an

mr. trump says take the oil. well, you know where's the oil now? iran, isis. everybody has it but us. we're the only ones without the oil. it's hard to believe. we need general douglas macarthur who i thought he was great. you know, to this day, the highest academic record -- i'm big into school and academics. i love it. i went to the greatest school. you have to be really smart to get into that school, the wharton school of finance. you have to be really smart. and that was before i was trump. you know? that was before i was trump. but you have to be really smart. that's like the hardest one. but you know, even then, by the way. but general douglas macarthur to this day was the greatest student in the history of west point, plus he had the look, he had the whole deal. he was a general. i don't see it now so much. i don't want to knock any of the generals but i'll see some of these guys come on. can we defeat isis? i don't thing so. i don't want to use names, but he's sort of retiring.kg so. i don't want to use names, but he's sort of retiring. so. i don't want to use names, but he's sort of retiring. then you have general george patton. so do you think, general pat

mr. trump says take the oil. you know where is the oil now? iran and isis. everybody has it but us. [laughter] it is hard to believe. we need general douglas macarthur.hought he was great. the highest academic. i'm big into school and academics. i went to the best school. you have to be smart to get in. wharton. that was before i was trump. but you have to be really smart and that is the hardest one. even then, by the way. general douglas macarthur to this day was the greatest student in the history of west point plus he had the look, he had the whole deal. he was a general. i don't see it now so much. i don't want to knock the generals but i see some of these guys. can we defeat isis? i don't think so. i don't want to use names. [laughter] then you have general george patton. [applause] do you think general patton, when president obama said we were going to attack a certain city and he said in two weeks we are going to attack this city, and we're going to attack from the front, and we want to use drones. the enemy is saying -- it is brutal. it turned out to be a brutal situation. i said that is great. that is camouflage. what a smart thing he is doi