joining us now tavis smiley. the host of tavis smiley on pbs.l, my condolences to you for the death of gwen ifill. >> i don't mean to put this in racial terms, but because the media in this country does not look like america, it does not reflect the breadth and depth of what america is, the news media does not reflect this beautiful mosaic that is america, so i say this in that spirit. every race of people ought to be judged, lawrence, by the best they've been able to produce, and put very simply, gwen ifill is the best. and she is going to be sorely missed atpbs. >> thank you for that, tavis. david duke has found an administration that he is crazy about. >> i don't believe in the practice of politics of personal destruction. i believe aevery one of us, eve mr. bannon is redeemable. but i do believe that when people show you who they are, you should believe them. what i found interesting about this chaampaign is that every te another vile rant would come out of mr. trump's lips, there was always someone on the right, and indeed, let's be honest,

joining us is the host of pbs's "the tavis smiley show," tavis smiley.think of howard dean as the dnc chair? do you want to endorse and for that? tavis: i don't endorse people, but they can do much worse. he is a great guy. one thing i respect is that he has said consistently that democrats need a 50 state strategy. clearly what we are seeing this time around is that whatever strategy they thought they had did not quite work. if he advances this notion of a 50 state strategy, then i think democrats can do much worse. john: cap s, you're a democrat, right? tavis: i've never said that publicly, but i sort of did not vote for donald trump. john: you made a point that the democratic party did poorly. what do you think the democrats have to do now in the face of full domination of republicans right now? tavis: first, democrats need to accept the fact that donald trump is our president. these protests i am horrified -- i am heartened by. racism, sexism, and classes in won. number two, democrats need to accept the fact that they need to stop trying to triangula

pbs host tavis smiley is one of those people. tavis smiley joins us now.for joining us tonight on this important night. >> thank you, lawrence. >> i want to go to that phrase that we just heard president obama use that this was an intermural scrimmage. now we understand his job today is to speak to the world and show off that american peaceful transfer of power and put the best face on all of this. how does it feel to you? >> honestly, it feels empty. it feels bankrupt. it feels inauthentic. what the president said today sounded good. but what i saw last night was an america that showed its true colors. and what i saw last night was not red, white and blue, as he would have us believe from his remarks earlier today. love and justice lost last night. hatred and revenge won last night. there is no doubt about the fact the president suggested donald trump is our president-elect. that is to my mind, lawrence, his opportunity and it is our reality. we have to accept that. but just as sure as donald trump won last night, so did racism. so did sexism. so did clas

smiley show," the economist, tavis smiley.how do you think howard dean as dnc chair. do you want to endorse him for that, right here, right now? >> i don't endorse people, but he can't do much worse. i like howard dean. he's a great guy. democrats do need help. and one thing i respect about howard dean, is he has said consistently to his credit that democrats need a 50-state strategy. and clearly what we're seeing this time around is whatever strategy they thought they had for all 50 states didn't quite work. if he engages or advances this notion of his 50-state strategy, i don't think democrats can do much worse than they did this time around. >> tavis, you're a democrat, right? >> i've never said that publicly, but i certainly did not vote for donald trump. >> so you made the point that the democratic party did pretty poorly. what do you think democrats have to do now, in the face of fully a washington that's dominated not just by donald trump at the white house, but by senate majorities -- the senate majority of republicans

tavis, what you think of his tweet?about howard dean that i find that's one thing about howard dean that i respect is that he says that democrats really need one, defining strategy. he really advances and engages this notion of a 50 straight strategy. again, i think that democrats could do much worse. >> tavis, you are a democrat, aren't you? >> i've never said it publicly. however, i will say that i did not vote for donald trump. >> with the senate and house of republican majority, a full washington of republicans right now, what do you think? >> them aggressively to accept that donald trump is our next president. i am heartened by the protests in the street for that narrative for what we want our country to become. democrats have to accept the facts that if they could just move a little bit to the left, they can pick up the kind of energy and enthusiasm that might have made the difference this time around. for my white liberal friends. let me just say this -- i had a waitress, up to me at lunchtime, and she was just i

. >> ron: on the steele report this week, state representative walt rogers and also tavis hall of main street waterloo. our questioning begins right of main street waterloo. our questioning begins right now. captioning provided by caption associates, llc www.captionassociates.com >> announcer: now from kwwl, this is the >> ron: welcome to this week's edition of the steele report. fly guest is familiar to all of you, of course, state representative walt rogers, a 55-year-old state legislators who was just elected to a fourth term out of district 60 which represens balk county, a number blackhawk county. welcome back to the program. you and your wife have been three children and ten grandchildren now, so we're hey ahead of me in that area. >> rep. rogers: there a lot of fun. >> ron: you were a rick santorum guy during the big election. what surprised you most about the donald trump victory? >> rep. rogers: well, i think just the amount of people on board with it and when i was out and about door knocking, i had a lot of people tell meth trump fans and not necessarily telling too many peo

tavis smiley, thank you for joining us, appreciate it. >>> msnbc's live coverage continues now into "the 11th hour with brian williams." that's next. >>> tonight, will the trump children be given top security clearance. and should they if they're the ones running their father's family business. the speculation is centered about whether it is possible to give -- trump's own children said this on 60 minutes. >> so we'll be in new york and we'll take care of the children. we'll make him very proud. >> people think you're going to be part of the administration ivanka. >> no. i'm going to be a daughter. >> we learned the pentagon, department of state and homeland security has not yet heard from the trump transition team. additionally trump has yet to receive the first pdb, first presidential brief, something he now qualifies more. rudy giuliani is the leading candidate as secretary of state. there is a lot of worry and real anger now surrounding trump's steve bannon. critics say he turned the site into an online haven. stories and headlines like these have lead to charges of anti semitism,

tavis smiley, thank you for joining us, appreciate it. >>> msnbc's live coverage continues now into "the 11th hour with brian williams." that's hour are brian williams. that's next. >>> tonight, will the trump children and should they if they are the one running tonight t family business? >>> also, the political outsider who just became the ultimate insider and why trump's choice of a top aid is drawing outrage. >> and president obama tonight on his final trip overseas forced to reassure other nations about the man he repeatedly called unfit for office. "the 11th hour" begins right now. >>> good evening from our headquarters here in new york. the speculation is centered around donald trump's election. the trump team raised questions about whether it is possible to give -- trump's own children said this on 60 minutes. >> so we'll be in new york and we'll take care of the children. we'll make him very proud. >> people think you're going to be part of the administration ivanka. >> no. i'm going to be a daughter. >> we learned the pentagon, department of state and homeland security has no

angeles,s now from los the host of the tavis smiley show, abbott smiley.se people but can't do much worse. i like howard dean. democrats need help and one thing i respect is that he has stated consistently that democrats need a 50 straight -- 50 state strategy and clearly we are seeing that whatever state -- whatever they thought they had didn't work. this notion of the 50 state strategy, democrats can't do much worse. >> you're are a democrat, right? >> i certainly did not vote for donald trump. >> you mentioned the democrats did poorly. what do you think democrats did now in the face of senate majorities? democrats need to accept the fact that donald trump is our president. i am heartened by because on tuesday, racism and sexism and classism and .ilitarism won i am heartened by people who do not want to accept that narratives. democrats need to accept the fact that they have got to stop trying to triangulate and being so centrist. they have to except that if they can move a little to the left as we are seeing, by moving to the left they could take up the

>> don you make a very legitimate point but i go back to something that doctor cornel west and tavisbout. if you go make to two and a half, four years ago when there was, you know, the country was in economic crisis, financial crisis, and the president created these job summons around the country and he came to illinois, and not chicago. he came to pennsylvania and he went to a very rural community and didn't come to where the densely populated underserved community is, where jobs are needed, unemployment was significantly high. so even the congressional black caucus, talked about those issues trying to solve the issues in the underserved community. >> what's your point there? >> it was historic we elected the first african-american president and he didn't focus significantly on the growth of the african-american -- >> do you think that's a legitimate argument? calvin? >> yes, i do think it's a legitimate argument, yes. >> people are saying the same thing about donald trump, when he gives his speech on african-americans, to mostly white audiences and he doesn't go into underserved co

. >> ron: on the steele report this week, state representative walt rogers and also tavis hall of main street waterloo. our questioning begins right of main street waterloo. our questioning begins right now. captioning provided by caption associates, llc www.captionassociates.com >> announcer: now from kwwl, this is the >> ron: welcome to this week's edition of the steele report. fly guest is familiar to all of you, of course, state representative walt rogers, a 55-year-old state legislators who was just elected to a fourth term out of district 60 which represens balk county, a number blackhawk county. welcome back to the program. you and your wife have been

he's from riki tiki tavi, or wherever the hell it is. i used to do it with my pop all the time.r. you know, "i didn't take the stereo." "i don't smoke." "she said she was 18." you know, stuff like that. it's all part of growing up. the important thing is, is that you're right, and they're wrong. maybe i'll just tell him we tied. you could do that. that'll work. now, come on, i'll take you home. let's go. woman: 180 bucks? that's norma kamali. it's vintage. they can't even make rayon like that anymore. woman: really. hey, does your mother know you're sellin' that crap? what are you doin' here? just passin' by. after three years? three years? it's been three years? well, you sure are growin' up fast, that's for sure. not fast enough, if you ask me. there's plenty of time for that, honey. just like that story about the... caterpillar who's crawlin' along like a worm, and then the next thing you know, he's in that cocoon and... bam! "look at me now, i'm a... moth or whatever the hell i turn into," you know? i don't want wings. i want nice hips and c cups. hey, don't talk like that.