obama: generations of the peres family, president rivlin, prime minister netanyahu, members of the israeli government, and the knesset, heads of state, and government, and guests from around the world, including president abbas, whose presence here is a gesture and reminder of the unfinished business of peace, to the people of israel, i could not be more honored to be in jerusalem to say farewell to my friend, shimon peres, who showed us that justice and hope are at the heart of the zionist idea. a free life in a homeland regained. a secure life in a nation that can defend itself by itself. a full life in friendship with nations who can be counted on as allies. always a bountiful life driven by simple pleasures of family and by big dreams. this was shimon peres' life. this is the state of israel. this is the story of the jewish people over the last century. it was made possible by a founding generation that counts shimon as one of its own. shimon once said that the message of the jewish people to mankind is that faith and moral vision can triumph over all adversity. for shimon, that moral

. >> she's really speaking to the obama generation.icans were aghast after the election results. nobody, including donald trump thought he would win. >> he said in his own rally that he did not expect to win that night. >> so theis is a shell-shocked nation, talking about we have to go on. this is the message for the obama generation that's feeling hopeless, like the democratic party is coming apart. and i think her comments will really resonate with a lot of people who don't know how to continue after this. >> and she's certainly been hearing that from people. this is not a feeling that she's making up, that people are feeling hopeless. >> i feel that most people, they have to have some democratic friends, some progressive friends whose facebook pages haven abo ebeen filled with dia, oh, my god, this person, ben carson, this person for the epa. people are very fearful. when obama came into office, of course there were some people upset about him being in office and the regular political turmoil, but their is something different becaus

the obama campaign -- they were really good experiments but in general buffy makes it amazing stuff inthe primary, but in general there is not a program that put people to work all in those later stage where there is no staff. we really believed we could do something that we try to evolve a model that would allow us to scale it. >> you want to describe that model? >> you are saying it's not the top down, but actually we believe an element of top down. >> or think about it in slightl different terms. instead of thinking about top down versus bottom up, we really think about peer-to-peer movement where there is a central plan to win and we distribute the work, but the relationship of the volunteers doing the work is not just after the campaign staffer. it is actually to each other to the other volunteers. this is not something that hasn't been possible in the past because it's been difficult for the volunteers to talk to us an each other at scale. but we realize was burning with such a longshot and he started in the book is about organizing. we use burning as an example because it is a r

if you compared it to the 2012 obama general campaign, it was about four times as products tiff and just in terms of the number of phone calls made, whether the contacts, we don't know. but obviously, a huge funneling of people. i want to ask you about one or two of the rules in the book. rules for revolutionaries. one is, you say that people are waiting to be asked to do something big, to win something big. and then you also say, don't let the perfect be the enemy of the big. i wonder, becky if you could get into that. >> sure, from the beginning we knew the campaign had to be big, right? because the candidate was bernie sanders, right? and the small campaign was just not going to put him over the top. this wasn't a protest candidacy, we weren't trying to get a message out there, we were trying to win and i think obviously, this is a salient point today is that, you know, as we think about what happened on tuesday is that, we have a lot of values that we associate with our campaigns and also like if you don't win, there are consequences. and so we were really trying to win. and so in tr

so while i admire obama's general strategic restraint at times, in this particular area, it comes off and it's the kind of thing that, yes, we may show vladimir putin what we know he had for dinner last night or something naughty that he and others have done -- you may remember after the sochi olympics, we spent a lot of time tracking down the cronies around putin who were engaged in the corruption around those olympics. and we sanctioned individuals after the ukraine incursion. we didn't sanction the russian government. we went after individuals and people. and i think that has been part of the tension between putin and us. we already know a great deal about how his money has flown all around, and there are some estimates that vladimir putin himself controls about $85 billion privately around the world. that may be the kind of thing that president obama may be intermating. >> and steve, it real quick. we learned yesterday that a chinese naval vessel seized a u.s. navy underwater glider that was collecting scientific data in international waters in the south china sea. why would china

first petraeus is impressive man, i think just think on room of a lot of uniform, four 4-star generals. >> obamaad 5 generals in the administration. did i hear mulally today, he did a great job, before that chairman of boeing. look at thaboing -- boeing bill. >> don your thoughts with teller son and romney and guliani, their stock down a little bit. >> i don't like bob corker, nothing against him. he was weak on the iran deal. i like david petraeus, i am up close with him. lou: he would have to talk to his probation officer. >> i know that, donald trump is outside of the box, we do believe in redemption, i hear bob gates name out there, might be interesting. lou: you are first person to mention his name to me, it will be fashion nates to see -- fascinating to see how this unwinds. >> i still have one rule, if mr. romney wants to be a player, raise his right hand, and say i voted for you, if he cannot say that, he is disqualified. lou: and these people mentioned, someone is in there campaigning. thank you very much. listen quickly to president-elect he told iowa crowd, his simple philosophy with

generals for top positions. any concern about having too many military men at the top of your administration? >> well, president obama named three generals also. you know, these are tremendous people. in certain cases, they transitioned into civilian life. but i like generals. i think generals are terrific. you know, they go through schools and sort of end up at the top of the pyramid. it's like a test. they passed the test of life. that's how they got to be a general and other people didn't. so i sort of like generals. i like the three that i have very, very much. >> have you seth ld on a secretary of state? >> i'm getting very close. getting very, very close. >> do you know who it's going to be? >> i have someone in mind that i think will be really fabulous. i think we're going to have one of the great cabinets ever put together. we're getting that kind of review. >> let me ask you about rex tillerson, head of exxonmobil. why does a business executive make sense as the chief diplomat? >> in his case, he's much more than a business executive. he's a world class player. he's in charge of, i guess, the largest company

general mattis forced to retire early from the obama administration. need the waiver, which he's going to need a super majority any the senate to get and a simple majority -- >> will he get it? >> i believe so. >> you think it's going to get it, but democrats can delay this. what do you think? do they want to? >> there's a reason this rule is in place. you'll see even republicans who are going to have tough questions for whether they're going to vote for the waiver or not. >> he is a civilian. >> but a number of -- >> not long enough. >> and general mattis, they are less okay with a number of other trump nominees. why not save the fight for those? >> maybe. maybe. but his appointments were the military and the defense, far more qualified than for the other positions so far. >> these appointments are great. telling you. i don't see a confirmation problem yet. >> all right. we'll see. >> easy to say with republicans in control. >> that's true. >> interesting either way. even if no quote/unquote problems. scott bolden and matt flap, thank you both so much

generals. president obama of course he can. these generals are great experienced leaders. they have decades of experience. with leading people in the massive organizations and all of the leadership skills that come along with that. i think especially this general mattis pick. he is an unapologetic war fighter. he has traveled across america. he is the real deal. unfortunately some of the best quotes. he is someone that you would be honored to follow. earlier in the day. more than half of them. they want to hear and they continued he continued this move. you know what the democratic party has done. we still see with the protest today. they are dividing us. you are americans. we hit nine cities in five days. i did not see a divided country i saw united country behind donald trump. we are americans. and a side bar on general mattis at the end of the day people feel very divided and some people have very different opinions but he is gonna do things hopefully for the economy with the healthcare law with a lot of things that will make real differences in people's lives and it's

this was not obama who did that. and generaletraeus -- >> obama didn't try to change it. >> but general petraeus said even if you left 10,000 troops there he doesn't think it would have made a difference. because either way he ran the place and he wouldn't allow troops to stay there without a status of forces agreement. >> a lot of people believe that status of forces agreement could have been reached. and president bush himself actually warned about leaving a vacuum in that area and he said that terrorist elements would fill that vacuum if it was left. so i guess my point is that when you have 2020 and you have the hindsight on it, what would behoove a president or any leader would be to be as clear-eyed as possible in explaining what happened so that the next president could see it in a way that might be more helpful to him instead of throwing people under the bus that don't deserve it. larry, thank you very much. carl, thank you as well. thank you, gentlemen. >>> coming up, ohio could be on waits to passing one of the stricti

of the transition, but it happens, in a campaign, you know, he was denigrating the generals who worked for president obama. now he's essentially relying on those same generals to fill his national security post. look, i served in transition for president obama and served for president obama. this transition is going on now. i think what every new president realizes is that most of the people working in government are good committed people. they really tend not to be political, especially in national and homeland security, and they just want to protect and defend america. i think, you know, in the next couple of weeks, donald trump and his team will i think realize that there may be disagreements on policy, but everyone tends to work in good faith in these communities. >> yeah, campaigning is some fantasy and governing is a dose of reality. juliette kayyem, thank you. >>> a deadly end to a georgia manhunt after the shooting of two police officers. ♪ ♪ is it a force of nature? or a sales event? the season of audi sales event is here. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during t

josh earnest had this to say about that selection. >> when it comes to general mattis, we're talking about somebody that president obama knows. general mattis is the commander of central command for two or three years while president obama was in office. he is somebody who served his country with distinction. >> all right. so earnest went on to say he's really not passing judge on this. we know donald trump revealed he has calls with president obama and there are certain names that float back and forth and president obama says, yeah or yea or nay. what do we know about capitol hill and its reaction to mattis? >> look at what they're saying on capitol hill. i think that's our best indication of whether or not it will be smooth sailing for him. and right now you look at house minority leader nancy pelosi, she said today to some reporters that it's not going to be an obstacle. there's not going to be that much of an issue moving forward. we talked with adam schiff, california democrat, and he had previously said he also sees no real issue with trying to get mattis' name -- >> so the wind is at his back unless -- >> unless

generally perceived to be more or less a success. now, two very big states, massachusetts and california have legalized pot. but marijuana is still illegal under federal law. now, eric holder, president obama's attorney general, negotiated a deal with colorado and washington that said basically, if you keep it away from organized crime, if you keep it away from children, we will not interfere with legalization. but there's going to be a new sheriff in town. and the question is, what will jeff sessions, if he's confirmed as attorney general, do about legal pot in what is now a quarter of the united states population. >> he can roll that back? >> not that he can roll it back but say, look, we'll send fbi agents in and go to your stores. you know, if you go to colorado, it's not like it's a secret that pot is legal. they have stores that sell it. and it's a very big business. that's the other part of it. >> you would think it is legal in a lot of other places. >> it's not in actual stores in any other places. >> also the big issue with the federal government, the banking of it and the financing of it. what you do with the money that comes in through these businesses because the federal governme

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lisa final thought. >> the problem is president obama put the climate change and radical left wing generalistened to you go on. and president obama did that and put that ahead of the american worker and jobs. and building the economy. and what is going to happen under president-elect trump. you will see things like the keystone pipeline which will have little impact on the climate. president obama roped off 87 percent of the available land. that will go away. >> we are hang on, hang on. >> and americans will get back to work. >> hold on, another time. we'll have you both on another time. not even confirmed yet. thank you. >> thank you. >> and a new study for the centers of disease control. and what is causing this. and president-elect nominating john kelly. we'll look at the general's career. hashtag stuffy nose. hashtag no sleep. hashtag mouthbreather. just put on a breathe right strip. it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than cold medicine alone. shut your mouth and say goodnight mouthbreathers. breathe right. and her new mobile wedding business.tte at first, getting paid was tou

glad as it turns out that i got to do it in the company of my favorite president, barack obama, people in generalonors that really seems to, to get people's attention. so it gives me a, i think it has the given me a certain amount of cred. ♪ how sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ >> reporter: but earning a rainbow ribbon doesn't mean taylor's best work is behind him. at 68, he is still discovering new ways to make music. >> very echoey. >> reporter: it is. >> as you can see. >> reporter: my goodness. he modified the shipping container and moved it next to the home studio to create a natural echo while recording. >> reporter: how would you describe the echo, gives it like -- >> it does. gives it seriousness. it makes you feel, makes it heroic. >> reporter: the aquaduct reverb chamber as he named it, earned a credit in the liner notes on "before this world." taylor's album and first to reach number one. >> reporter: rolling stone gave "before this world" 4 1/2 stars, said the songs represent a sweet grown up james. do you agree? >> goll. yeah, i guess they do. they must. these birds once affected by

>> well, you're right that it's hard to sustain and that's why president obama's attorney general lorettach promised to withhold federal funds from sanctuary cities in the same i think that president-elect donald trump has. the supremacy clause of the constitution makes the federal government supreme immigration authority. it's galvanizing to hear mayors in new york and chicago saying they are going to be sanctuary cities. president-elect donald trump is on ground saying it's to the sustainable. >> thanks for joining us. al fra federation center go see it trump tower filled with all kinds of famous people going up and down today. there was one you may not have expected to see in a million years. al gore was there goes to peter doocy who is live as always outside trump tower for an explanation. >> that's right. bill clinton obviously a big target of mr. trump's during the campaign. but today bill clinton's vice president al gore came by for a conversation that was initially just penciled in on the schedule as a chat with ivanka trump about climate change but it turned into a long talk with

obama. people in general when they hear that really seems to get people's attention. so it gives me a, i think it, has given me a certain amount of, of cred. ? how sweet it is to be loved by >>> more on the ?living well? rise above joint discomfort the with move free ultra's triple action joint support for improved mobility and flexibility, and 20% better comfort from one tiny, mighty pill... >>> president obama received the biggest ovation of the night. at the 39th annual kennedy center honors. seven of the world's brightest stars were honored at the gala. alex wagner was there. ? take it easy ? ? take it easy ? >> reporter: one of today's biggest rock bands, kings of leon paid tribute to the most successful american band of all time. the eagles. ? welcome to the hotel california ? they were honored without co-founder glen frye who died earlier this year. ? i've got a peaceful ? ? easy feeling ? feeling is honoree al pacino's signature. >> you broke my heart. to do an al pacino impression. >> pat yourself down. ooh, hoo-ha. stephen colbert hosted. >> good evening, la

[speaking foreign-language] president obama: generations of the peres family, prime minister netanyahu, members of the israeli government, and the knesset, heads of state, and government, and guests from around the world including president abbas whose presence here is a gesture and reminder of the unfinished business of peace. to the people of israel i could not be more honored to be in jerusalem to say farewell to my friend, shimon peres, who showed us that justice and hope are at the heart of the zionist idea. a free life in a homeland regained. a secure life in a nation that can defend itself by itself. a full life in friendship with nations who can be counted on as allies. always a bountiful life driven by simple pleasures of family and by big dreams. this was shimon peres's life. this is the state of israel. this is the story of the jewish people over the last century. it was made possible by a founding generation that counts shimon as one of its own. shimon once said the message of the jewish people to mankind is that faith and moral vision can triumph over all adversity. with s

president obama and bush actually appointed more generals.the latest for trump: retired general john kelly. sources tell nbc he'll be nominated to lead the department of homeland security.(washington d.c. :40-:46)trump's national security advisor, retired general mike flynn, met with his former obama counterpart susan rice wednesday.general michael flynn/ trump's national security advisor :47- :52)"she was unbelievably gracious. it was a superb meeting."meantime democrats are concerned trump may cut medicare and medicaid.house minority leader nancy pelosi/ (d) california :55-1:03)"we're going to mobilize, expose and damaging scheme to end medicare."senator bernie sanders/ (i) vermont 1:04-1:11) "mr. trump, we are going to hold you accountable!" {applaus}tracie potts, nbc news, washington. the recount in wisconsin is winding down... and the latest discrepency comes from the city of greenfield -- where 412 ballots were found wednesday afternoon. "the recount revealed that there were ballots that were not election night. they remained at greenfield city clerks office. recount discovered

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general. >>> president obama meantime and his family area flied hawaii where they will be celebrating the holidaysthe trip will culminate in a historic visit to the u.s.s. arizona memorial where the president and japanese prime minister will pay tribute to the lives lost in the pearl harbor attack. >>> family and friends are remembering former astronaut john glenn. glenn's funeral service was held at ohio state university in columbus today. in 1962 glenn became the first american to orbit the earth and later became a u.s. senator from ohio. he died on december 8th at the age of 95. vice president joe biden spoke about his favorite description of glenn, one he heard recently from secretary of state john kerry. >> the best description of john glenn i've ever heard, and i knew john for 40 years, he said, john came out of the heart of the country like you kids do and he stole america's heart. >> john glenn will be buried at arlington national cemetery. >>> fallen soldiers were honored across the country for national wreaths across america day. an estimated 1.2 million wreaths were placed on markers. s

is live in washington. >> with full versions on capitol hill and the review requested by obama a former general intelligence office said it will create a paper trail to make it harder for trump and roche to have a relationship. trump questioned whether the report was really code for put yip. >> the reference to senior most officials in russia would lead me to conclude that based on my personal reading, not any knowledge i have, that it may be classified or otherwise, pretty obvious. nice were referring to the senior most government official in russia. >> cyber security specialists say the leaking of e-mails from the dnc and clinton campaign appears to be information warfare and influence american public opinion and holeland security reported no evidence the hackers got into the voting system and changed those resulting a well. >> how are lawmakers in the house panels this? >> re the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee requested an urgent briefing today but would can sed after the cia said they would not participate and brief a briefer. the fbi and the nsa and the office for

aaron ford/(d) majority leader: "we have an attorney general who has sued president obama on several occasions about 'federal overreach,' i would hope that he would likewise sue the federal government if mr. sessions comes in and tells nevada what it should do after iti recreational marijuana.")) ((patrick walker)) this was a wide-ranging interview. ford also addressed other priorities... including revising the democrats' "nevada blueprint" and education reform. you can catch more from the interview on politics now... sunday at 5:30 right here on channel 8. and we'll post the full interview online right after the show. i hope you'll join us. ((dave courvoisier)) >> democrats have a majority in both chambers of the legislature... but it falls short of the two-thirds majority needed to or to raise taxes./// ((paul joncich)) >>> president- elect donald trump is celebrating his first big win... after he helped negotiate a deal to keep an indianapolis air conditioning plant from shipping jobs to mexico. ((president-elect trump) "companies are not going to leave the united states anymore w

obama said was two things. one is -- by the way, general petraeus -- everybody loves general petraeus. he said there's no guarantee we would have had added leverage. what president obama said was, unless we can get a deal from malika th maliki for our troops, we're not going to play this game. there was no guarantee it would have stopped al qaeda. >> can we start with the failure at benghazi? can we start with the failure at removing gaddafi? can we start with failures throughout the middle east of removing people who you may not agreed their ideology, you may call them dictators, in the absence of that when you bring in al qaeda, the factions of radical islam that are going to fight for power, we're left with a more dangerous middle east every single time. >> it has been destabilized. >> are you talking to me or george w. bush? george bush took out hussein? >> i'm not defending what george bush did. in the last eight years, name one country that you feel is safer and where you have a better relationship with now than we did prior to barack obama, besides iran and cuba. >> i think that

that's different from the obama administration. lieutenant generally mcnerny is here to weigh in. >> beefing up measures at home. we'll see how chicago is responding to the big christmas market in dealey plaza. >> we can expect more threats of this kind. this is the reality. there is no front line like in world war i or world war ii. the front line is when you leave your house in the morning on when you go to a christmas market in downtown berlin. o the people you love, does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment? if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, you can embrace the chance of completely clear skin with taltz. taltz is proven to give you a chance at completely clear skin. with taltz, up to 90% of patients had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques. in fact, 4 out of 10 even achieved completely clear skin. do not use if you are allergic to taltz. before starting you should be checked for tuberculosis. taltz may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you are being treat

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obama care. >> and general kelly in homeland security. >> these are all solid picks th that -- there are -- this is going to be an administration where he sets his cabinet and he allows cabinets to select their staff. just as in a corporation they don't pick the vice president of marketing. donald trump is not going to pick anybody who serves. they will hire qualified people. >> that is exactly what they are going on. >> and next president-elect trump's choice for secretary of state turning into the ultimate guessing game. my all star panel is standing by to break it all down. justice back in a moment. ♪ family road trip! fun! check engine. not fun! but, you've got hum. that's like driving with this guy. all you do is press this, and in plain english, "coolant", you'll know what's wrong. if you do need a mechanic, just press this. "thank you for calling hum." and if you really need help, help can find you, automatically, 24/7. because you put this, in here. hum by verizon. the technology designed to make your car smarter, safer and more connected. put some smarts in your car. ...one of many piec

president obama and bush actually appointed more generals. a source tells n-b-c that oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt's been tapped as head of the environmental protection agency. pruitt's suing the government over climate change. sherifff david clarke learned he will ?not? be running the marine general john kelly for that job. clarke is reportedly still being considered for other positions within the trump . the university of wisconsin system will soon offer sexual violence training for all employees and students.the comprehensive training will be paired with other policies. about one-in-four female undergraduates at uw-madison reported experiencing sexual assault while enrolled as students, according to a national survey reported in 2015. alcohol was also u-w system regents are expected to approve raising out-of-state and graduate tuition and give employees raises.the regents are set to meet this afternoon.they'll vote on a plan to raise nonresident and graduate tuition by hundreds of dollars at six four-year campuses and all two-year

decision last week and again, the obama administration's policy generally toward israel but not much room for specifics or explanation there as he's giving these messages in 140 characters at a time. also going after president obama, continuing his taking aim at him for a comment that the president made a couple days ago, saying he would have won the election and it also appears to be responding to a comment that the president made yesterday in hawaii when he talked about the vitriol in our politics. donald trump was tweeting this. he said doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory president o statements and roadblocks. i thought it was going to be a smooth transition. not. so clearly 23 days before donald trump takes office from president obama, clearly things not as smooth as they once seemed after the election when they met side by side in the oval office. unclear if this is just on the surface or if there are real tensions beneath. i'm told the two have not talked for more than a week. unclear if they will in the 23 days to come. >> jeff zeleny in palm beach, thanks so much.

-- let me make this point, have you general as civilian leaders, i think that casualty count goes down because they know the horrors of war. turning to president obama, he may not have listened to his own general, now cnn tells -- now president obama tells cnn that the expansion of isis, was not on his radar screen, blaming his intelligence officials. >> the rise of the islamic state surprised you, it took you by surprise, the administration by surprise? >> the ability of isil to initiate major land offenses that was not on my intelligence radar screen. liz: not on his intelligence radar screen, this contradicts when his own national security team told congress and administration in 2014. >> syria has become a huge magnet for extremists we're seeing now the appearance of training complexes in syria to train people to go back to their countries and conduct more terrorist actions this is a huge concern to all of us. >> we're concerned about the use of syrian territory by the al qaeda organization to recruit individuals and develop the capability to be ale not just to carry out attacks inside of syria but use syria as a launching pad. >> its leader a -

cheryl: president obama's former national security adviser retired marine general jim jones says the big deal. nicole: the income administration supports the dakota oil pipeline that day after the obama administration moved to the project. jeff flock has the latest. >> folks, we are in wizard conditions in north dakota. martin county, north dakota. behind act of know how much you can see, that this is the cant. i don't think you see much given conditions out here. thousands of protesters intense and makeshift halves. there are teepees. all of it being battered by high winds and snow now. this is what officials were concerned about when they asked these folks to evacuate that perhaps winter conditions but said in a day would not be prepared. the folks we talked to say they intend to stay even at the army corps of engineers has now said the project should be halted and perhaps rerouted. protesters have no intention of leaving despite the apparent victory because they are concerned the incoming trump administration may overturn that decision. also, they have concerns that they leave the

generals. at this time eight years ago obama had appointed three generals. >> including general jim jones, a supremeied commander. >> his national security advisor. i think mattis and kelly look like very strong candidates. >> you didn't michael flynn who is going to be the national security advisor. no confirmation needed for white house political appoint tees. what do you think of him? >> i don't know much about him. he was head of the -- >> didn't he brief the head of the armed services committee? >> he would occasionally but i don't have any specific memory of dealing with him. i'm sure he was at the committee from time to time but i don't remember him versus mattis and kelly because we had multiple hearings with them. >> very diplomatic response. senator king, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> angus king of maine. independent senator who caucuses with the democrats. coming up, a possible isis terror attack thwarted in a major western city. new details about the raid and the suspect arrested by police. also, how the u.s. came so close to capturing the isis leader and how he got away. [ mal

. >> reporter: president obama and bush appointed more generals.he latest for trump, retired general john kelly he'll be nominated to lead the department of homeland security. trump's national security adviser, retired general mike flynn, met with his former obama counterpart, susan rice on wednesday. >> she was unbelievably gracious. >> democrats are concerned that trump may cut medicare and medicaid. >> we will expose the scheme to end medicare. >> mr. trump we will hold you accountable. >> reporter: now, we are told by sources that oklahoma's attorney general has been tapped as leader of the epa, which is interesting because he's suing the epa now over climate change. >> thank you very much. tracie potts live in washington. mentioned that mr. flynn spoke to his predecessor, also revealing in that "today" program yesterday that president-elect trump spoke to obama a number of times. >> appointing people that are completely opposed to a lot of the ideas from the obama administration. it's nice to see them talking. that peaceful transition of power

obama campaigned hard and personally in the very important swing states and lost. the voters wanted to, all caps, make america great again. here's the thing. an entire generation are tied to obama's presidency. they're now reckoning with just what happened. joining me noun former speechwriter for president obama. i wanted to have you on because the interview with ax was interesting for a lot of different reasons. how is obama world processing what happened? >> i think we're figuring this out like everybody else. you know, i'm a little bit outside the orbit now in l.a., but i actually think what the president said overall was pretty articulate, right? it was a variety of factors that hillary ran a good race in many ways, but a lot of factors played into what happened. and i think we're reckoning with where we're at here which is, you know, we kind of -- we weren't focused enough as a party, right? this is not about obama, this is about democrats across country. we rested our laurels on this demographic shift and we would win the white house. we didn't win the white house, it turns out. and that maybe we had it backwards which was it wasn't what obama didn't do