reed epstein covers the white house for politico. >> reed wilson is a good guy >> bill: he is. im on. >> he will be here tomorrow. >> read epstein. reed, you were there friday afternoon. you were with the president in newtown, connecticut last night. let's start with friday afternoon. there is no doubt this was an event that really had an impact on the president. >> you could tell the tears on friday. there was a section in his remarks when he talked about what these children would never be able to come. it took him for a good 12 seconds where it was visible and you could tell it was extremely difficult for him and governor malloy last night said that the president told him it was his hardest day as president. >> >> bill: from friday, dan if we have that, the president, where he has talked about the potential, promise. >> they had their entire lives ahead of them, birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. >> bill: and all of that just snuffed out on friday morning. then, tell us about the memorial service last night. i mean i would imagine just being in that room must

top much everything happening here at the white house and up on this end of pennsylvania avenue reed epsteiner for politico. >> a mouthpiece. isn't it. >> this early in the morning. peter ogburn and dan henning. >> hey hey. >> good morning >> bill: friday. i love friday. phil bachus has the phone. cyprian boulding as always. everybody thinks susan rice is the big story of the day. the big story of the day was actually rob parker from espn. first show -- first take? he goes after the most popular redskins player, rg3. >> one of the most popular players in the nfl >> bill: this phenomenal quarterback but rob parker says he's not black enough? >> this all started with rg3 said i don't want to be seen as a black quarterback. i want to be seen as a quarterback. so rob parker weighed in on that. >> bill: yesterday questioning -- this is on espn, questioning whether rd3 is black enough? >> my question is a straight honest question: is he a brother, or is he a cornball brother? not really, okay? black, does the thing but he is not down with the cause, not one of us. he is kind of black. he is not re