pete souza, thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. ♪

he's pete souza, the official wholewhite house photographer. more than a quarter of a century ago he was ronald reagan's white house photographer. we're present to have you. >> thanks for having me. >> charlie: you are omnipresent at the white house virtually every day. do you blend in or are they always cognizant you are there? >> i try to blend in. i work with what i call a small footprint, that is, i don't use flash, i use quiet cameras. and i try to blend in as much as i can. i think everybody now is used to me being around after six years. >> well, you see more history than almost anyone, and recently you were in>xude oval office, yu took a picture, the president was there, national security advisors were on the so fas and chairs and talking to rauÚl castro. was there a sense this is one historic moment? >> i think there was. the president makes a lot of foreign leader calls from the oval office and i photograph all of them. but i think there was definitely a sense of this is history happening during that call. you say i took a picture, we

he is pete souza, the official white house photographer. was also ronald reagan's white house photographer. we are pleased to have you here, pete. you are omnipresent at the white house, virtually every day. do you blend in, or are they always cognizant that you are there? >> i try to blend in. i work with what i call a small footprint. i don't use flash, i use quiet cameras, and i try to blend in as much as i can. i think everybody now is used to me being around after six years. >> you see more history than almost anyone. recently you were in the oval office. you took a picture, the president was there, his national security advisers were on the sofas and chairs, and he was talking to raul castro. was there a sense that it was an extraordinarily historic moment at the time? >> i think there was. there was definitely a sense of this is history happening. during that call. you say i took a picture, actually i took many pictures. the challenge sometimes is trying to find the right picture for the occasion. in this particular one, i went direc

white house photographer pete souza posted a photo showing something you don't see every day, the presidentearing a tiara. the girl scouts who posed with him apparently talked him into it. and by the way -- that rule about presidential head gear probably dates back to this famous image of president coolidge in a native american headdress in 1927. >>> when we come back this christmas night the sights and sounds of the season. all of the different reasons that make this the most wonderful time of the year for so many people. >>> finally on this special night, a question. what does christmas mean to you? maybe it's the presents, the lights, the music, or getting together with loved ones. we put the question to people around the country and discovered once again that christmas means something a little different to everyone. >> we are looking for the perfect christmas tree. our first christmas tree in our brand-new house. >> christmas is redemption, love, joy, happiness. fresh starts for the new year. we've got our christmas tree for this season. according to my wife it's fat. according to me it

. >>> pete souza is the official white house photographer and he released his year in review collection that gives a candid look into the president's life. here are a few starting with the president and chicago mayor rahm emanuel stopping to pet sunny on the white house grounds. here he is holding a koala at the g-20 summit in australia in november. this one shows a young boy at a washington school checking the president's heartbeat. finally the commander in chief, magazine in hand, on the attack, against a fly invading the oval office. >>> and speaking of 2014, best ofs, national journal compiled this year's best congress tweets, two of our favorites, we want to know more about this one, in november, iowa senator chuck grassley mysteriously tweeted windsor heights dairy queen is good place for you know what. and from michigan, congressman john dingell in july, staff has now informed me of what a kardashian is. i'm only left with more questions. >>> and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. and i'm joined now by political reporter lea munsel. good morning. >> good morning. th

more candid moments involving our commander in chief now that official white house photographer pete souzaas released his annual year in photographs. they include snaps like this one from march, showing the president getting a checkup from a little boy at a d.c. classroom. souza says the president joked that these are the two most famous sets of ears in washington when he saw this shot of him standing next to the white house easter bunny. here he is holding a koala when he was in australia for the g-20 in november. and this shot that proves that no matter how powerful you are, sometimes you have to get your hands dirty. this is the president swatting a fly with a rolled-up magazine in the oval office. no word if he was successful. >>> it's the time of year when lots of cars suffer salt damage, but not quite like this. a wall collapsed at the morton salt building on chicago's north side brought an avalanche of salt down right on to the acura dealership next door. about 11 cars were buried or partially buried. fortunately, no injuries were reported. >>> when we come back, it's not a new idea

. >> i'd love to trade jobs with pete souza for a week. just to be a fly on the wall.good. >> stay with us for "good morning america." >> and a happy, happy new year >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morning. we're following breaking details over. and the search for air asia 8501. what reports say they have located overnight. >> an armed man holds up a local convenience store making off with some loot. >> police plan extra patrols to keep people safe as they ring in the new year. >> good morning it is wednesday, december 31st. >> happy new year's everyone. as we barrel toward our big holiday evening w

newshour online right now, take a look at some of the moments captured by white house photographer pete souzan 2014. we have a photo gallery of some of the youngest americans who greeted president obama this year. all that and more is on our web site, pbs.org/newshour. and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, the unlikely connection shared by the university of oregon ducks and the florida state seminoles who face off in this week's rose bowl. i'm hari sreenivasan, we'll see you on-line, and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible

imagine how white house photographer pete souza feels. he has to go through everything this year to come up with the best of the best in annual photographs. this provides a glimpse behind the scenes capturing moments away from the spotlight. several accuracy and strobe lights to create a 3d portrait. don't squint mr. president. this is taken at the annual easter egg roll. those were the two most famous sets of ears in washington. i think he even got a copy for his daughter. thoughts golden gate bridge and a couple of guys hanging out. and staff member's daughter captured so beautifully. all i can say is i really hope that she is indeed wearing a diaper. you can find a link to all of these pictures on today.com in our photo album. definitely check it out. >> jenna wolfe, thanks. she has experience on ta diaper question. jenna wolfe. >>> conversation new documentary about charles, diana and camilla was postponed at the last minute. the latest from london. >> and very best ads of the year. cue the puppies. and derek jeter's final >>> coming