sally buzbee is the executive editor and senior vice president of the associated press. joins me now. sally, thank you for being here. why did the a.p. not attend that briefing? >> we think the public deserves as much access to the president and other governing officials as possible. when we find ourselves in a situation where national news organizations seem to be being deliberately excluded with, we k that's dangerous territory. >> woodruff: are these behaviors, rules different from previous white house rules? >> there is alwayshysical limitations on access. there is always compromises that we make and sort of concessions that are made for physical limitations and other things. i think when you get to the point where there are news organization that seem to be being deliberately excluded, we think that's different. we felt today is different. >> woodruff: that hasn't happened before, to your knowledge? >> i can't speak for all of history. in the access fight we have been engaged in for many decades, this felt very different today. >> woodruff: for those who don't know t