two sides to mr. obama one that set lofty goals in a speech he made in 2013 at georgetown university. >> the courage is whether we will have the courage to act before it is too late. >> and another mr. obama who hasn't fulfilled the promise. >> opening up new lands for leasing and encouraging more fossil fuel exports. e-has been a real disappointment actually. we would have liked to have seen more considering his great rhetoric. >> siting natural gas and for the first time increases in crude oil exports in response to the citiics the white house says the president's record speaks for itself. >> has the president been a dream president has he done all he can to address climate change? >> i think that's an indication of the president's conviction on this issue but also why the president is going to go down in history as the greenest president we've ever had. >> but new administration rules on fracking, expanding the exploration and production of fossil fuels like oil and natural gas american manufacturers say

mrs. michelle obama. hail to the chief" playing] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of japan followed by the national anthem of the united states. ♪ ♪ \["the star-spangled banner" playing] >> mr. prime minister, the honor guard. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ceremonial. >> mr. president, this concludes the honor. president obama: good morning. \[speaking japanese] \[applause] president obama: on behalf of the american people and michelle and myself, it is a great honor for me to welcome prime minister abe and mrs. abe of japan, one of america's closest allies in the world. >> [speaking japanese] president obama: across japan, over the coming days, our japanese friends are marking special holidays, honoring their history, celebrating their constitution, giving gratitude for nature's beauty and expressing their hopes for their children. now with this visit, it is a truly golden week. translator: "speaking[speaking japanese] president obama: for michelle and myself, it is an opportunity to return our hospitality that

>>reporter: mr. obama says climate change can contribute to asthma allergies, and heat related deaths. a coordinated effort by a president who has invested political and financial capital into building a green legacy. and incentives like tax credits but environmentalists see two sides. the one who set lofty goals as he did in 2013. >> the question now is whether we will have the courage to contact before it's too late. >>reporter: and another mr. obama who has not fulfilled the promise. >> but then he lets us down and does things such as opening up new lands for leasing and encouraging more fossil fuel exports so he has been a real disappointment unfortunately. we would have really liked to have seen more especially considering his great rhetoric. critics cite new export licenses for natural gas and increases in crude oil exports. in response the white house says the president's record speaks for itself. >> has the president done all that he can to address climate change? >> i think that is an indication o

mr. obama total 83-year-old cuban head of state "we are now in a position to move on a path toward the future." major garrett is in panama city with the president. major, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. even before their historic meeting, president obama suggested cuban dictator raul castro set aside past grievances. instead, castro spent 48 minutes-- he was allotted eight-- dwelling on a century of grievances. but, he said mr. obama was not to blame. the two leaders met on the sidelines of the summit of the americas the first substantive talks between a u.s. president and cuban leader since president eisenhower's encounter, also in panama, with pro-american dictator fugnecio batista in 1956. president obama called cuba's presence at the summit an historic occasion after denouncing decades of american imperialism, castro offered this: >> ( translated ): i'm very emotional when i talk about the revolution. i apologize to him because president obama has hno responsibility with this. ther

the fact is longing for legacy, mr. obama knows he has left the world in a mess that's on par with a teenager's bedroom. hence his need for speed. his definition of comp prom mize, figuring out the other guy's needs and meeting them on bended knee. but really i would love, love to trust obama, but he is the same guy who fibbed on day marriage, happily lied on obamacare grifted us with bergdahl blamed benghazi on a film shielded a dope like sharpton, abandoned iranian citizens ben they needed us most, chose the muslim brotherhood in egypt, all while obsessing over domestic ills as external threats grew. i don't think he wants to screw this up but maybe he can't help himself. all right, dana dana kind of gets me down, is the false choice, this idea that if we don't do this, we are going to have war. does that make sense? >> certainly not the case. you could have this or you could have more sanctions.

mr. obama told him the white house isn't in threatening venezuela. he had a meeting with raul castro. it was the first meeting in more than 50 years. senior white house correspondent jim acosta had more from panama. >> reporter: it's a cold war no more as the president and raul castro came face to face. the first exchange since before mr. obama was born. >> it was time to try something new. >> translator: we are willing to discuss everything but we need to be patient. >> reporter: the president told the leaders gathered at the summit of the americas in panama, he wants to turn the page with cuba. >> the united states will not be imprisoned by the past. we're looking to the future. >> reporter: though he conceded the long-time adversaries will still have their differences. >> we will continue to speak out on universal values that we consider are important. i'm sure president castro will speak out on issues he thinks are important. >> reporter: castro did speak out. castro blasted u.s. medaling i

president, mrs. obamadent, dr. biden ladies and gentlemen, i thank president obama's warm welcome. two years ago when i visited washington, d.c. it was in february during the cold season of the year. i am honored to be back in this season when we can enjoy the beautiful season south lawn of the white house. and i'd like to express my appreciation for the cordial welcome from our american friends. prime minister abe: this official visit to the united states is a special one for me. since i took office, the top priority of my foreign policy has been to revitalize the alliance between japan and the united states and here in washington, d.c., i had a summit meeting with president obama two years ago. and since then, together with mr. president, we have been addressing issues such as the trans-pacific partnership and the realignment of u.s. forces. prime minister abe: and now our bilateral relationship is more robust than ever. our alliance is back on track and it is even stronger. this official visit is the cu

you don't think maybe mrs. obama or the president can say let's take one plane. >> immigration how do you deal with it? >> you have to stop the border, stop mexico from sending everybody here. people don't realize mexico is not our friend. we have to build the wall and stop people from coming in and stop it now. nobody can build a wall like trump can build a wall believe me. >> what do you do with the 11 million plus here? >> i believe in a merbt system. somebody has done a great job and done that wonderful job and had a productive period of time you start letting them go through a system. but the bad ones you get them

mr. obama announced saturday that the brazilian president will visit washington on june 30. they hope for increased trade between the two largest economies in the americas. it also appears that a lingering strain has been erased from a few years ago when rue self canceled a trip. >>> it is reported that islamic militants opened fire on the south korean embassy killing at least one guard. an unknown number of militants fired at the front of the embassy from a car and there are no reported casualties of south korean nationals. and we'll keep you updated as we learn more on this story. >>> thousands took to the streets demonstrating against houthi rebels. demonstrators called on the international community to hold saudi arabia accountable. i spoke with someone in sanaa and asked if these protesters can change the saudi offense. >> caller: there are two ways to change it. one by international pressure and number two, the houthis being convinced that the only option is to have a ground invasion. the

mr. obama had an excuse for the delay.s speaking at the white house hours earlier after john kerry helped seal that frame work for the nuclear deal with iran. >>> a u.s. man is rescued after 66 days lost at sea. lewis jordan being lift tld into a helicopter. the kois guard helicopters picked him up from the ship and soon after jordan got a chance to speak with his father on the phone. >> lewis, you're fine son. i'm so glad you're alive. we prayed and prayed and we hoped that you were still alive. so that's all that matters. >> i was praying about you. i was afraid that you guys were crying and sad and i was dead and i wasn't dead. >> we were. i thought i lost you. >> he says he survived by drinking rain water and eating fish he caught with his hands. >> take a look at this. that is the train station in a cloud of sand just to give you an idea in case those watching like me have never been in a sand storm, i don't think i would want to. i was in a sand storm in southern arizona some years ago and it is miserable. this is ve

in his speech, mr. obamabout the new ties. >> at the same time, we agree that we can continue to take steps forward that advance our mutual interests, we'll continue to work toward reestablishing diplomatic relations reopening embassies. in his speech, castro praised obama but also railed against 50 years of grievances against his communist nation. president obama is weighing in on hillary clinton's presidential campaign a day before her expected launch. sources close to the former secretary of state say she'll announce her campaign in a video posted on social media tomorrow. the president spoke about clinton after the summit of america's in panama. >> with respect to hillary clinton, i'll make my comments very brief. she was a formidable candidate in 2008. she was a great supporter of mine in the general election. she was an outstanding secretary of state. she is my friend. i think she would be an excellent president. >> mr. obama said she will handle herself very well in foreign and domestic policy. he expe

mr. obama took office we're in the wils of swiles of properity. >> david retail sales are down in part because gasoline is a component of retail sales. revenues are going down. the main problem is shortage of workers. >> it's not just gasoline sales that have been hurting with spending ben and to correct myself, retail sales ohm up for the if time in four months. >> i just want to make this one point, we're doing better than we were in 1935. i bet you. >> i think you're a hater. >> i think we're doing a lot better. >> what is clintonhillary clinton going to run on the economy was going to craptown back in 2008. it's better than that now. >> just a little better [ bleep ] now. >> all you need is a point of comparison where ben stein was right. where were you eight years ago and where are you now. >> here is the thing. personal incomes are going up, spending is going down and savings have gone up. main street is worried about something and i don't know that a politician can convince them otherwis

mr. president, president obama ladies and gentlemen. let me start by thanking you for arranging this wonderful dinner tonight. during my visit to washington d.c., last time t. have the revival of the alliance between japan and the united states. two years have past since then and japan is now regaining its resilience and will continue our path together with the united states. today barack and have a meeting in the morning. on the occasion, both of us reaffirmed how robust the alliance is and issued a joint statement for the past 70 years since the end of world war ii. this was an extremely meaningful achievement by working hand in hand with president obama, we, the two nations, will make contributions to global peace and prosperity. tomorrow i will address the joint session of u.s. congress for the first time as a japanese prime minister. taking that opportunity, i would like to send out a strong message that both japan and the united states, which once fought with each other now have a relation and will make contribution to challenges

president mrs. obama, mr. vice president dr. to be back in this season when we can enjoy the beautiful season south lawn of the white house. and i would like to express my appreciation for the cordial welcome from our american friends. [speaking japanese] >> translator: this official visit to the united states is a special one for me. since i took office, a top priority of my foreign policy has been to revitalize the alliance between japan and the united states. and here at washington, d.c. i had a summit meeting with the president obama two years ago. and since then together with mr. president, we have been addressing issues such as the trans-pacific partnership and realignment of u.s. forces. [speaking japanese] >> translator: and now our bilateral relationship is more robust than ever. our alliance is back on track and it is even stronger. this official visit is a culmination of what we've been doing for the past two years, and it is a great pleasure for me to realize this visit. [speaking japanese] >> translator: the develop

mr. obama eager to please his new friend raul castro. president so eager -- 4 months, mr. obama only announced his plan to normalize relation in december cuba on state department's fast track list, while our long time friends to the north canada are on the long time list. and still waiting. how long have they been waiting? just 6 1/2 years and counting, even though it passed every test the pipeline cleared every hurdle except one. and it goes by the name of president obama. an application for the keystone pipeline was filed with the state department in 2008. and still no, no clear answer, this despite multiple environmental reviews by the state department. so the white house ordered the state department to further review whether keystone is in the national interest. you probably thought that decision about the national interest rightly belongs with the president not that president, this administration appeared set on giving our adversaries everything they want while ignores the consequences of a piecement and -- appeasement and telling our allies to go to hell, mr. be mr. o

mr. obama met with cuban president raul castro last week. removing cuba from the terrorist list will make it easier for cuba to borrow money and conduct business. >>> james holmes is charged with kill 1g 2 people in an attack in aurora, colorado three years ago. he's pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. opening statements begin april 27th. >>> and this is the second anniversary of the boston marathon bombing. a moment of silence and other small remembrances are planned. three people died in the attack and another 360 were injured. he's convicted of 30 counts and could face the death penalty. >>> hillary clinton has another round of events planned in iowa today. she's laying out her policy agenda as her presidential plan gets rolling. >> hillary clinton is laying out the basic tenets of her campaign while she's in iowa. this is the state she came in third place. she said she's the only democrat who's running. three republicans are on the trail as well. it's only a matter of time before they have company. hillary clinton ended her first d

mrs. obamaand the family were at the hotel and then the blair house and then came to the white house for coffee, as is the tradition inauguration morning and everyone went off for the inauguration, and then what the white house staff does is unbelievable. in that time that the inauguration is going on, they move the bushes out and the obamas in, so they get back from the festivities and they walk in and now they live in this new home. it's really quite startling and i don't think any amount of preparation really can help one understand what this all means. dr. kumar: anita can you tell us about the bushes coming in and gary can tell us from the viewpoint of running the whole operation how that transition work, but personally? when she came in, what she was thinking? anita: sure. i was not working with her directly, coming in at 2001, but i had been part of the transition team in virginia before the election was finally decided and once we were in the government's ace, we were planning from the p

cuban officials urge mr. obamalift the cold war era embargo, but some cuban-americans criticize the efforts of diplomacy. >> the president has a misguided calculation that if you open your hand to dictators, that they will enclench their fists. >> mr. obama's expected to announce this week whether he'll drop cuba from the list of states which sponsor terror. >>> a tragic scene in florida, a small plane falling from the sky killing all four people on board. the twin engine plane exploded in flames after slamming into a wooded area near the airport. the pilot declared an emergency moments before nose diving into the trees. no one on the ground was hurt. >>> there's a man hunt underway in pennsylvania. much of the drama caught on camera. he's gloria rivera. >> reporter: police search for two of the three men who carried out this kidnapping last week. new videotape released shows the terrifying abduction. a red van enters the parking garage near the victim's jewelry store. the long time employee walks to her car at the

the president and mrs. obama hosted an easter regular roll on the lawn.s the 137th time that people assembled on the lawn for the roll. thousands of children gathered to take part in the festivities. it was the fifth anniversary of mrs. obama's let's move campaign which is aimed at children leading healthier lives. they had great weather and a lot of chocolate. not exactly how healthy that is, but it was a good roll at the white house. you can find much more of the day's news on our website. go to the website to get more. i'm katty kay, from all of us here on "bbc world news america," thanks for watching. i'll see you back here tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good kovler foundation, and mufg. >> global truth, we can do more when we work together. at mufg, our banking relationships span cultures and support almost every industry across the globe. because su

mrs. obama's public image. she's the aide behind that undercover shopping trip to target, the first lady's cameo at the oscars, even those unforgettable dance moves with jimmy fallon. after signing a lease for a campaign headquarters in brooklyn, new york, at the start of the month, clinton likely now has until the middle of april under election law to declare her candidacy. close aides tell nbc news she'll initially focus on small intimate events rather than huge rallies. the goal to focus on voters not on herself. not an easy task for a politician who's been in the eye for nearly 25 years and faces no serious democratic challenger. >> when you have been in the public eye for so long, people sort of identify you in one way, but i think our american politics also allow the people want to see all sides of you. >> reporter: one potential opponent, jeb bush, today tried to defuse an embarrassing situation. on this 2009 florida voter registration form, bush whose wife colombo was born in mexico marked himself down

during that time, mr. obama would not be allowed to waive every congressional sanctions against iran. >> now, a big story we are following. police in arizona released video of a controversial takedown. we have to say something, i feel like we say each and every week, it comes to police video what you are about to see is graphic. it happened this past february. suspect mario valencia was spotted after allege lead stealing a rifle from a store. >> man is down. >> it is, it is shocking and horrifying. here is what it looked from the police car that crashed into valencia who survived by the way. he spent two days in hospital before police took him into custody. all right, well the local police chief is praising the officer who plowed into valencia. i spoke to him a short time ago. chief of police, tony rosama, thank you for joining us from marana, in arizona. i want to start with your rinse to the dash-cam video first. and what, what we see of course, is this police officer driving his car at great speed, right at t

mr. obamao read "where the wild things are," but a real wild thing interrupted him. >> oh, no, it's a bee. it's okay, guys. bees are good. they won't land on you. they won't sting you. they'll be okay. >> the first lady, michelle obama, danced to celebrate the fifth anniversary of her let's move campaign. aimed at getting kids to eat healthy and exercise. this is the "cbs morning news." when pain tries to stop you, there's motrin. motrin works fast to stop pain where it starts. make it happen with new motrin liquid gels. enamel is your teeth's first line of defense. but daily eating and drinking can make it weak. try colgate enamel health. it replenishes weak spots with natural calcium to strengthen enamel four times better. colgate enamel health. stronger, healthy enamel. look like this. feel like this. look like this. feel like this. with dreamwalk insoles, turn shoes that can be a pain into comfortable ones. their soft cushioning support means you can look like this. and feel like this. drea

. >> reporter: mr. obama said that climate change can contribute to asthma, allergies and heat related details. it's a campaign to build support for his environmental policies. a coordinated effort from a president who has invested capital in creating a green legacy. coal fire plant emissions and increased fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks, and tax credits for wind and solar energy. but they seek two sides from president obama. one side set lofty goals like he did at a speech at georgetown university. >> the question now will we have the courage to act before it's too late in. >>late?>> and another mr. obama. >> he lets us down. he opens up more lands and encouraging more fossil fuel exports, and he has been a really disappointment unfortunately. and we would have liked to have seen more, especially considering his great rhetoric. >> critics say natural gas and exports. and the white house said that the president's record speaks for itself. >> is the president a green president? has he done all he

a little girl asked mrs. obama how old she was. the first lady said "i 50e78 5'm 51." the girl told the first lady she was too young to be 51. that put a big smile on mrs. obama's face and got a hug out of all of that. >>> now let's look at another little girl, this one very remarkable. a seven-year-old florida girl and her mother won $16,000 for creating their own comic book. natalie griffin didn't like her hair and says she didn't like reading so to help her gain self-confidence, natalie and her mother began developing that comic book. that is moxie girl, a little superhero who gets her superpowers from her multicolored afro puffs. her mom and daughter submitted the comic to a crowd funding festival and won. you can something that a copy of that comic book in june. . >>> welcome back. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. we have self-destructive sunshine out there. the strong april sun gets the ground warmed up but we have cold air aloft and as a result quite a few clouds filling our skies right now. believe it or not, a couple little sprinkles of rain and wet

generosity but to claim he is open to discusses sensitive issues, including human rights and absolve mr. obama of anticuban imperialism. >> i have told president obama myself that i am very emotional when i talk about the revolution i apologize to him because president obama had no responsibility with this. there were 10 presidents before him, all of them have a debt to us. but president obama. lou: castro in addition to absolving president obama of blame, even adding he read his books, the president did not waste time straightening outcast -- castro's version of his reality. can you feel the excitement building? the suspend building? mr. castro not in danger of losing his job as president obama insisted to the surprise of many he is quote not in the business of regime change. turns out that the obama doctrine is about proximity strong arm dictators president's targets for regime change in libya, egypt and syria but not a problem in the western hemisphere in particular. an island in the gulf. embattled democratic senator bob menendez had a problem with the conflict slams the obama fawning over

you saw her a minute ago talking with mrs. obama. 2600 people in the ballroom.-span's live coverage. if you want to see some of our behind-the-scenes coverage you can follow us on twitter @cspan is the handle. you can make comments on facebook.com/c-span. announcer: as the guests at the dinner are served, we want to show you an interview that greta bronner did with cecily strong. this was taped yesterday and it gives a little preview of what she is going to talk about and what she thinks about the dinner. >> this year upon host of the white house correspondents dinner. we are talking about the night before the big event. is the speech ready and finalized? cecily: it is just about there. i probably will be making changes up until i am done speaking. i am sure why i am sitting there i will add things and during, who knows? if my brain works during the speech i may even do some tweaks during it. >> how many times have you practiced and what is your practice routine? cecily: i was just in l.a. so i have been using friends out there as my audience, my test audience,

. >> mr. obama spoke with the leaders to discuss that deal but he says it's a good deal that meets u.s. objectives. listen. >> this frame work gives iran the opportunity to verify that its program is in fact peaceful. it demonstrates that if iran come plies then it can fully rejoin the community of nations, there by fulfilling the aspirations of the iranian people. >> we have cease differences with united states. we have built mutual mistrust in the past. what i hope is that through kroujeous limp memt tags with that that some of the mistrust could be remedied. >> so here is sort of a break down of the key points of that frame work agreement. iran has agreed not to enrich uranium over 3.67%, just enough to power a nuclear reactor. it would reduce the number of centrifuges from 19,000 to 6100 and it would cut its stockpile of uranium to 30 kilograms. >> iran would also convert its facility into a research center, limit the output of the reactor in iraq and enrich uranium only at one facility. interna

johnson like mrs. obama thinks in an organized way. they are very well structured in their mind. jackie kennedy says i don't have a schedule. and different ones bring different things and mrs. johnson, she had a degree in journalism, her love of writing and love of cadence and wisdom and the media experience brought that. and that is very political and to the policy, but it ends up having a political result. ms. swain: this is not a new fen no, ma'amon and go back in time and this was a time when women sustained their fear. can you tell us about it. mr. cannon: women were datched to their husbands. they qunt supposed to have political ideas. merd ms. medford: if they did have them, mrs. polk had those ideas and voiced them. and she reviewed his speeches. she actually tried to influence people to sway them. she tried to influence him as well and she did influence him and definitely stepping outside of that role of the average or typical woman during that period or what was expected of a woman during that period. she and other first ladies of that era did not always follow that will

. >> president and mrs. obama greeted the crowds. later on the president read from the book "where the wild things are" to a group of youngsters. one young man had a rather unique goal. >> we're going to try to see the president of the united states of america in his house. i want to use his bathroom. >> you want to use his bathroom? >> yeah. >> why do you want to use the president's bathroom? >> because it looks like -- i want to know if it's like a diamond bathroom or something. [ laughter ] >> that's what i've got at my house, a diamond bathroom. [ laughter ] >> that one's got some goals. >>> wusa 9 contributor tommy served as mc, his fifth year at center stage there. more tomorrow morning when he joins andrea for the fly report. >> that's our broadcast for wusa 9 at 7:00. we'll come back at 11:00 though. have a good night. >>> did michael jackson pay out more than $200 million for silence his alleged molestation victim? > > how a jury could now hear these new hush money claims. >> i'm never going to be silenced for money. >> were

he said he admired mr. obama. >> in my opinion, president obama is an honest man. >> an assessment castro made after skimming through the president's auto biographies. >> i admire him and his behavior has a lot to do with his humble backgrounds. >> there hasn't been a give and take between the u.s. and cuba before nixon met fidel castro when dwight eisenhower was president. >> even after a series of encounters with castro, the president stopped short of saying he trusted the cuban leader. do you feel raul castro is an honest man. >> it is a candid and conversation. between me and raul castro. >> i can tell you in the conversations i have had so far with him. and two on the phone and most recently face to face. that we are able to speak honestly about our differences and our concerns. in ways that i think, offer the possibility. of moving the relationship between the two countries in a different and better direction. >> next, the obama administration is expected to remove cuba from the state sponsors of terrorism.

mrs. obama's gross income was just-j()ñ s released by the white house today. mr. and mrs. taxes and 70,000 to charity. the vice president and his wife dr. jill biden also released their income statements. they earned almost $400,000 and paid $17,000 in taxes. >>> still ahead, farmers under fire. the group being targeted because of our droughts. >>> and two separate neighborhoods coming together for the very first time. up@pkqyf4f/next, your chance to shape the future of san francisco. >>> and what a long strange trip it's been. and now that trip coming through santa clara. a big announcement from the grateful dead. ♪ >>> two bart derailments last year were apparently the x.o last straw. bart is investing ins million in investments. they're replacing the old chine which helps align and stabilize the tracks. it was so unreliable a mechanic had to go along each time it was used to fix the inevitable malfunctions. >>> spacex, the private space company is making another attempt at rocket launch and landing that could revolutionize space1szz travel. they're going to give it a g

as christian heads roll on the beaches, mr. obama will notch allow himself to be accountable for the ayatollah who is having his way in nuclear nations president insisting that world ord ser not frayed and not torn by a the capitalling obama foreign policy, it seems that way here said of because the same median that plays lap talk to him and his policies, is clueless when he said covering international affairs. >> if it bleeds it leaks you show crime and fires, that is what folks watch this is all about ratings the problem of terrorism and disfunction and a koss with plane crash -- chaos and plane crashes and other things is the equivalent when it comes to covering international affairs. lou: can you imagine middle east further into chaos because of obama administration at catastrophic misadventures and ineptness. and trying to impose on the new sisi government, a partnership with islamists. 18 looking foolish and inept. and yemen and iranian support rebel, ignore by mr. obama. his narrow visions of the world and crushing consequence

from when mr. obama took office.iously the president's vision for working americans hasn't worked all that well. so, how will hillary clinton be different? explaining that is just one of the problems mrs. clinton will have. the other problem is her legacy. >> we must do better than the obama/clinton foreign policy that has damaged relationships with our allies and emboldened our enemies. >> i think the thing is about the clintons is that there is a certain sense that they think they are above the law. >> we're ready for hillary. we know exactly what to expect. hillary clinton represents the failed policies of the past. >> now let's take a hard look at hillary clinton's record. she served in the senate for 8 years representing new york city. in that time she worked pretty well with republicans on a number of issues. she succeeded in getting more money for vets and did some good things in education. but, on the whole, hillary clinton was not outfront on any game-changing legislation. she did, however, vote for the iraq

papers because every night they bring up the parpdspers from the west wing and the president and mrs. obama was dancing to mary j. blige's "real love." it was just a sweet moment. and the president looked at him and said i bet you haven't heard mary j. blige on this floor, and he said no sir. but it was wonderful because they were high-reaching east wing politics. >> i have to ask you because there's been a little dust-up in the east wing lately. what do we make of the florist who was relieved of her duties, and it appears it was not her choice. >> definitely there is a lot of injury among the staff, and it goes to the fact there is so much secrecy there. what goes on in the white house stays in the white house. they're afraid of losing their jobs the people who work there. the first lady absolutely plays big role. nobody who is the chief florist, chief chef in one of those top positions would be let go or leave suddenly without her knowing about it. >> and without her approving it. >> yes, of course. she would have the final say. and there are different rumors flying about the reasons behi

mrs. obama's dessert plate. it's a healthy version of a silken tofu cheesecake american style with seasonal berries and petite pillows that are here with the pet foreplatter here. hand crafted sugar blown tea pot and surrounded with the cherry blossom pink blossom to celebrate cherry blossoms and the arrival of spring. the pettifores on the tray are a tea cup. we have strawberry tea squares and sweet tea cup and tea and lemon tea cake. so thank you very much. have a great day. >> doesn't seem fair to come up here after the chefs bear two beautiful gifts for you. our beverage service this evening is traditional american wines. but we have an unusual accent. when the president was in japan prime minister abe toasted him in conversations that followed, references were made that in the prime minister's prefecture there are excellent saki breweries there. the president thought he would bring saki in from one of the finest saki breweries in that home area, and we serve that as the toast for this evening. that's a pers

thank you, mr. obama. and all the consequences of this are not discernible because they are not real. but that woman is. the person who understand that most fully is the most evil man who ever lived. he understood this without the slightest hesitation. joseph stalin said a single death is a tragedy. a million deaths is a statistic. right? it is a statistic. we argue statistics. they put a face on what they are trying to do. and most of us would say i don't want anything bad to happen to that woman and we lose our ability to think rationally because of our emotional response. so if we don't start , understanding the language of how this works and that we need to start showing peoples whose lives have been ruined by socialized health care and a person whose life was saved by private health care and here is why, we will lose to these weenies. and i'm tired of losing to these weenies. i don't know about you guys, but i am over losing to these losers. i have to get out of here. thank you so much for having me.

[applause] [laughter] [applause] >> i was going to thank mrs. obama anyway, but i'm going to thank you again very much, mostly for your support of the scholarship program. also present. -- also for that. [laughter] the central purpose of our group home as everybody here knows, is to promote the reporters who cover the white house and give robust access so that we can do world what is going on. -- tell the world what is going on. but, a very nice side project of ours, one of the best parts is the scholarship program, because it really is a wonderful kind of example of continuity from what we are gathered here to do to passing this on to young people who are going to pick up our legacy and run with it and be our future. this year we have a phenomenal group. they are from all over the world. we have scholars from egypt, first-generation americans, such a diversity of talent from video, digital, writing, sports. foreign policy and all the above. without further ado, we would like to introduce this your scholars. -- this year's scholars. as i call you name

mr. obama made phone calls on wednesday to weinstein's widow and italian prime minister.s happened in january when the cia conducted a drone strike near the afghanistan and pakistan border. that strike was ordered by counter terrorism officials, not the president, after hundreds of hours of surveillance officials said they had no idea the hostages were there. after the operation, officials said they had indications weinstein was dead back in february but confirmed his death within the last several days. here is what the president had to say about the operation. >> it is a cruel and bitter truth that in the fog of war generally and our fight against terrorists specifically mistakes sometimes deadly mistakes can occur. but one of the things that sets america apart from many other nations, one of the things that makes us exceptional is our willingness to confront squarely our imperfections and learn from our mistakes. >> reporter: the white house is not using the word drones. two american terrorists a leader from al qaeda and gadahn were killed in the strikes. the president

i believe mr. obama thinks he can transform the middle east by domesticating iran and bringing it into the community of nations as he likes to say. the question remains, however, what will the rest of the middle east say about this? will the saudis insist on the same kind of technologies that iran is under this agreement allowed to keep and cultivate. notice that one subject that was very important when started is ballistic missiles which remain out of control. >> a lot remains. the president kind of outlining what he thinks about iran's nuclear program and the state department was asked about that today. >> we know that they don't need to have an underground fortified facility in order to have a peaceful nuclear program. they certainly don't need a heavy water reactor in order to have a peaceful nuclear program. >> self-evidently true that president obama dialled back his negotiating posture over the course of the negotiations in order to concede further and further to the iranians? >> not at all. our b