first, former senior adviser valerie jarrett speaking at the city club of chicago followed by formerney general loretta lynch, speaking at her alma mater harvard law school. here is a look. >> one of the most important lessons i learned as a lawyer was that the problems someone walks into my office with israeli the problem they really have. it is usually a symptom of a larger issue. people have jumped on this issue of the challenges immigrants and they sayiety this is the problem. that is not the problem. the problem is how the economy is structured in particular. why, for example, is the economy in part of our country set up so that that is where illegal immigrants or undocumented immigrants are drawn to work. and by the way, they are not hiring themselves, you know? >> [applause] : why are weh blaming the people that have the least power in this situation? that kind of dialogue makes it hard to have a conversation but if you can open it up and say, i understand you are afraid about the economy or your job, let's look and see. is the threat you face caused by the fear you have ident

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you know, the power that valerie jarrett had in the west wing and in the obama presidency was that she the president and the first lady, before they ever got into politics and so she knew them when. she had a relationship with them where she could go in and close the door and have very frank blunt and honest conversations with him, her and both of them. and if you take that and apply that to ivanka trump, it is easy to see how ivanka trump could play that role with her father. i mean, i think it's interesting that hallie jackson brought up the fact that maybe chancellor angela merkel views a relationship with ivanka trump as a way of having some kind of access, someone within the west wing, who seems to be reasonable, who she could talk to, and because ivanka trump is the president's daughter, is someone who is praised throughout her life and on the campaign trail and has brought her on to the staff to be assistant to the president, that clearly she is someone who has his ear and someone he trusts implicitly. >> so, let's go back to what hallie jackson said in the two-part question bec

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let's everybody give valerie jarrett a big round of applause. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> thank you. thank you. how precious. >> thank you. >>> president trump will mark his 100th day in office with a rally in harrisburg, pennsylvania, saturday night. that's scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. eastern, and you can see it live on our companion network, c-span. and for the first time since ronald reagan was shot, the president is not attending the white house correspondents' association dinner. the dinner is going on, nonetheless. the entertainment is hasan manage, of "the daily show." our coverage begins at 9:30 p.m. eastern. >> sunday on "q & a," the house of truth, the washington political salon. we talk with author brad schneider. felix frankfurter, walter lipman, oliver wendell holmes jr. and herbert hoover, who meat regularly in the early 1900s to debate politics and the future of the country. >> i think everybody associated with this house, frankfurter, lipman, race wasn't a salient issue. they cared about the rights of workers, and it took oliver

. >> coming up next, a look at russian foreign policy objectives and valerie jarrett talks about her

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both jared and valerie jarrett came from real estate management development companies.estioned her credentials and the fact that these people are being questioned just because their last name happens to be trump or because he is married to a trump is uncalled for. >> okay. all right. so that's paris. angela, i saw you smile and raising your and. your term. >> so, first, i just want to be very clear we should never again compare valerie jarrett's credentials to jared kushner. let's talk about, you know, a black woman all-star lawyer who not only came from real estate but also a big law firm and also has -- had worked for the mayor of the city of chicago for some time. so let's not at all mix credentials there. while i appreciate paris' loose definition of what a senior adviser means and having worked on capitol hill on a committee as a senior adviser and council, what i will say is nonetheless there was a job description, nonetheless there was something by which i had to be accountable to so that i could, one, get promoted and get raises and also i could deliver for taxp

onweek in prime p.m.n, monday at 8:00 eastern, former senior adviser to president barack obama valerie jarrett on her time in the white house and future clients -- future plans. >> i want to continue to be a force for good. we just made public today that i will be a pro bono advisor to the obama foundation and i am very interested in what he can do. eastern,y at 8:00 p.m. dr. ezekiel emanuel on his latest book. we are going to get rid of of0 hospi. taking health care t the institutions and delivering it in other facilities. a big part of transformation. >> wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, personal profiles of president trump cabinet including rex tillerson, jeff sessions, rick perry and nikki haley. >> we will show our strength and not be afraid to stand up. we will follow through with our actions and make sure that is known. i don't think we will be shy about the values of america. >> thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, we will continue with the personal profiles of president trump am including betsy devos, ben carson and scott pruitt. >> states need to enter into agreement about water issues. >> f

senior adviser valerie jarrett and attorney general loretta lynch. v with authors who have written recent best-selling books. at 8 p.m.,an3 american history tv with events from the annual lincoln forum look atm, including a the 1865 meeting between union general william sherman and confederate general joseph johnston. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. on taxup tuesday morning deadline day, the brookings institution's vanessa williams enjoins us to discuss tax policy. and her book "read my lips." why americans are proud to pay taxes. new york's new program that will make state and city universities tuition free for families with incomes up to 125,000 dollars. and former u.s. ambassador to six countries. including u.s. military action in syria. join the discussion. >> earlier today, mike pence made an unannounced visit to the korean demilitarized zone during his trip to south korea. he received a full briefing from military officials while surveying the area and delivered remarks to the troops.

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. >> coming up next, a look at russian foreign policy objectives and valerie jarrett talks about her years with the obama administration. trump and thent easter egg roll on the south lawn. next, a look at the influence in the middle east and how it compares to u.s. foreign-policy objectives. hosted by the center for national interests and is just over 1.5 hours. we are going to discuss a new subject what does russia want? we don't have any russians here but there quite knowledgeable experts on russia. with the institutional and political perspective. in arabia caused even more confusion so what america needs we would probably give one answer. with as the nation's security advisor and with did a very different answer and then to change significantly and then another possibility president has discovered incriminating conduct regarding other american interests. this is a very important interesting topic. the director from georgetown university also with his books from the state department as a scholar and a practitioner sojourn of both russian government in the position if you want that

first a conversation with former white house senior adviser valerie jarrett former -- followed by loretta lynch speaking to students at harvard law school. president trump and the first lady host the annual easter egg role on the white house south lawn. later

primetime on c-span, monday at 8:00 eastern, former senior adviser to president barack obama, valerie jarrettat the white house and future plans. >> am in a different phase of my life. i want to continue to be a force for good. i'm signed on to be a pro bono advisor to the obama foundation. i am very just in what it can do. [applause] two-state 8:00 eastern, see kill a manual on his latest book. bookhave predicted in my we will get rid of 1000 hospitals. we are taking care out of the four walls of the medical institutions and delivering it a home, and other facilities. .ig, big part of transformation we should not be a facilities. >> once at 8:00 eastern, personal profiles of president trump's cabinet including rex tillerson, jeff sessions, rick perry, and nikki haley. rex we will show our strength, we will not be afraid to stand up. when we decide to make an action we will follow through and make sure that is known. we will not be shy about the values of america. >> thursday that :00 eastern, personal profiles of president trump's cabinet, including betsy devos, tom price in the ben carson,

with valerie jarrett and loretta lynch coming up tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern. at the white house, the briefing with sean spicer getting underway shortly. president trump back for the weekend, also meeting with his secretary of state rex tillerson this afternoon and we will have the briefing for you once it gets underway life here on c-span. until then, part of this morning's "washington journal." at financial friday consumer scams, we are at theby john breyault national consumers league. for folks unfamiliar with ncl, what is your organization? ncl is a national consumer advocacy organization. we have been around since 1899, which makes of the older consumer protection company in the u.s. we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and we are based in washington, d.c. -- you are here before tax day. let's talk about the most common tax scams out there. guest: sure. some of the top tax scams are number one, what we call the impersonation scam. this is where people who claim to be with the irs or some other kind of government agency will call and say that you owe taxes. and if

. >> tonight on c-span, beginning eastern, to obama administration officials -- first valerie jarrett speaking at the city club of chicago followed by attorney general loretta lynch speaking at her alma mater, harvard law school. here's a portion of what you will see tonight. >> one of the most important lessons i ever learned as a lawyer is the problem someone walks into my office with is rarely the problem they really have. it's usually the symptom of a larger issue. so people have jumped on this issue of the challenges immigrants face in a society whether it's social services or the economy and they said this is the problem. that's not the problem. the problem is how is the economy structured in a particular area? why is the economy and part of our country set up so that that is where undocumented immigrants are drawn and work? by the way, they are not hiring themselves. [laughter] so why are we blaming the people who have the least power in this situation? makes it of dialogue hard to have a conversation. if you can open up and say i understand you're afraid about the economy and

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first, senior adviser valerie jarrett speaking at the city club of chicago, followed by loretta lynch at harvard law school. here is a preview. >> how close did you come when president obama gave up his senate seat? >> i knew you were going there. >> it is city club. we always like to program find certain things out. how close did you come to making a decision to strike out for that seat? and you were quoted as saying the obamas sort of dissuaded you. would you talk to that, please? valerie: why not? just us, right? of your closest friends. valerie: and whoever is watching on tv. susan and i did talk about it last week. i talk seriously about throwing my hat in the ring. my family and closest friends were all supportive of it, and they thought it would be great to be a u.s. senator a legislator, a principal, and do my own thing. they were all for it. and what the president ultimately said was, i know you. i know the senate, because i have been there. and i know what i want to build in the white house, and i think you will enjoy the executive ranch more, and you will feel as though you

eastern, former senior adviser to barack obama, valerie jarrett on her time in white house and future plans. >> i think i'm at a different phase in my life. i want to continue to be a force for good. i'm signed on to be a pro bono adviser to the obama foundation and i am very interested in what it can do. on tuesday, dr. ezekiel emanuel on his latest book, "prescription for the future." >> i have predicted we are going to get rid of 1000 hospitals. we are delivering medicine at home were other facilities -- a big part of transformation. we should not be in facilities. --personal poll files personal profiles of president trump's cabinet. >> we will not be afraid to stand up. when we decide to make an action, we will follow through sureit and we will make that is known and i don't think we will be shy about the values of america. we will continue with personal profiles of president trump's cabinet, including betsy devos and scott pruitt. >> states that enter into an agreement and for the epa to serve the role it is supposed to serve should be celebrated. physiciansriver and testified ab

eastern, former senior adviser to president barack obama, valerie jarrett, on her time in the white housend future plans. ms. jarrett: i do want to continue to be a force for good. i just made public today that i have signed on to be pro bono advisor to the obama foundation, and i'm very interested in what it can do. [laughter] >> tuesday at 8:00 p.m., dr. emmanuel on his latest book, "scripture for the future." "prescription for the future." emmanuel: a big part of the transformation of your should not be a facility. >> wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, personal profiles of president trump's cabinet, including rex tillerson, jeff sessions, and nikki haley. haley: we will not be afraid to stand up. when we decide to make an action, we will follow through with it, and we will make sure that is known. i do not think we will be shy about the values of america. >> thursday, we continue with personal profiles of president trump's cabinet, including betsy devos, tom price, debbie carson, and scott pruitt. >> states joined together to enter into an agreement to address water quality issues, and th

with valerie jarrett and loretta lynch coming up tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern. at the white house, the briefing with sean spicer getting underway shortly. president trump back for the weekend, also meeting with his secretary of state rex tillerson this afternoon and we will have the briefing for you once it gets underway life here on c-span. until then, part of this morning's "washington journal." at financial friday consumer scams, we are at theby john breyault national consumers league. for folks unfamiliar with ncl, what is your organization? ncl is a national consumer advocacy organization. we have been around

here so people understand, susan rice, very close to valerie jarrett who is the top adviser, was the top adviser to barack obama. susan right said the video caused the benghazi uprising and attack turned out not to be true and we have houseley, robertson and lake now saying that rice ordered in january right before the inauguration unmasking of people who should not have been unmasked on wiretaps but she ordered it and secondly we know the obama administration allowed sharing of all kinds of intel that had never been shared before so these people -- their names would have been all over the place. that's what i can deduce from this. >> right. and this presumably is what house intelligence chairman devin nunes was talking about or looking at. so there's anything here and the precise form we don't know. it's conceivable susan rice could have had legitimate intelligence purpose for unmasking the names. it would be very interesting to find out what that legitimate purpose was. it's also the case, bill, devin nunes said the information he saw that indicated the unmasking did not have to do

so i did and valerie jarrett got up and everybody got up and at the end of the night she was like why were the boys on their blackberries? i knew i was in good shape and they might be in trouble but that was a good michelle memory. >> thank you so much. [applause] >> thank you for joining us. alyssa mostromonaco will be signing books, you can purchase them at our front desk. the assigning line will start here and go this way. >> very organized. >> thank you all. [inaudible conversations] >> this is booktv on c-span2, television for serious readers. here is our primetime lineup. that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> march 7, 2015, on board air force one, lying down with president obama, then president obama. i asked him a question about post-racial versus post-obama era and he said i would not equal 8 my election with seminal moment like the emancipation proclamation the passage of the civil rights act of 1964, the voting rights act of 1965, massive changes legal status that represented fundamental breaks in america's tragic history and where is the pillars, the 13th amendme

now, what aide would survive attacking valerie jarrett and michelle obama?'ll ask the table. i'll ask whoever is in washington, jeremy, sam. karl rove had a lot written about him. you know, bush's brain and all of that stuff. i never heard karl rove going around bragging. >> never. >> that he was the guy behind bush, that he was the guy who did this and bush really didn't do it. he was responsible. never heard that. >> i will say this, too. sam, the bushes -- and i don't mean this to be in a demeaning way to karl rove. it's just a matter of history. the bushes kept karl rove in his place. >> yep. >> he never mistook himself for being president of the united states. he knew he was a staffer. a great michael dever quote. i loved ronald reagan. i never once forgot i was a staffer for ronald reagan. steve bannon has never seen himself as a staffer. >> or kellyanne. >> or kellyanne. >> this is totally true. it's not just reporters who are spun. you showed a tweet from congressman steve king where he basically called steve bann. n a linchpin for donald trump's sup

but here, so that people understand, susan rice, very close to valerie jarrett, who is the top advisor the top advisor to barack obama. susan rice went out and said that video because they've been gassy uprising and attack. turned out not to be true. now we have housley, roberts, the other guy, lake and i don't like these anonymous sources. the people behind the scenes are saying rice ordered, in january, right before the inauguration, unmasking of people who should not have been unmasked on wiretaps, but she ordered it. secondly, we know of the obama administration allowed sharing of all kinds of intel that had never been shared before. these people, their names would've been all over the place. that's what i can deduce from that. >> writes, and this presumably is what house intelligence chairman devin nunes of califor, looking at, so there is something. here. the precise form, we don't know. r is conceivable that susan rice could've had some legitimate intelligence purpose for seeking these identities or unmasking of the names. i think it would be interesting to find out what that pu

valerie jarrett. >> let me take my assignment. >> bill: the fascination of the story. >> if you have a situation where an extremely hostile republican candidate is not only running to be president of the united states but is also doing everything he can to disparage the 44th president, the obama presidency and the you'd want to know and have the intelligence people saying these people colluded with the russians. >> bill: you want to get dirt on him. >> they definitely want to get dirt. >> bill: that's not her role. that's not what she supposed to do. she's not supposed to do that. go to you. you are very big on this rice story. i thought you were going to bolt out of your chair and hit the ceiling. >> i almost did. >> bill: you, eric bolling, that big on the russian collusion? >> great question. what russian collusion? there is nothing there yet. what we do have on rice is a felony. a felony was committed, point blank. [all talking at once] >> i felony was committed? >> not the unmasking. once flynn's name was leaked to the media, somebody committed a felony. i'm not saying rice did,

valerie jarrett got up and we did this line and at the end of the night she was like why are the boys on their blackberries and i knew i was in good shape but maybe they were in trouble, but that was a great memory. >> thank you so much. [applause] thank you all for joining us here. she will be signing books and you can purchase them up at the front desk. the signing line will start here and go this way >> on those that pose threats to the country can individuals seek to use that information to make a name for themselves. as long as they make a splash they care nothing about the lies they put at risk o the damage ty cause to national security the role they played and the sacrifices. we have been loyal to the core value and task ever since we were founded and that is that we are an alliance where we've promised to protect each other. over one and one for all. >> the nobel prize laureate addresses a joint session of the canadian parliament. >> 113 million are out of school today. they may not have the studies or know their statistics the statie understand that education is the only path

valerie jarrett, concerned. m host: wendy is in westminster, maryland. good morning. caller: good morning. wendy. ahead, caller: yes. host: you're on the "washington journal." go ahead with your comment. okay. i am a republican and i support his because he brings business and his whole family go to the white house. doing it for the people. so. 't think we each can make more money from paid, ducer when we get and the son-in-law and the daughter, all kinds of money spent and his wife, you you this guy -- why doesn't he bring the taxes? because he has something to hide. being a er than millionaire, how is ivanka trump to be advisor to the president of the united states. on twitter, writing in, donald yet taken up ivanka's issues. will be er say women treated and paid equally. yet. utive order from michael cnn, dan toneio, never enough, donald trump and the pursuit for success. he writes in the column on cnn, consider from president trump's perspective. you can imagine why he's pulling family close. he tried to invest some in an outsider appointing michael flynn to be adv

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. >> those programs with former obama administration officials valerie jarrett and loretta lynch get underway starting at 8:00 tonight you're on c-span. >> ♪ >> this week on q&a, a discussion with high school students pending the annual weeklong united states senate youth program. students talked about their interest in government and policy and shared some highlights from their visit to washington, d.c. give us your name and where you are from. >> i am aaron sullivan from abington, virginia. >> what brought you to washington? >> i came here to learn about public service and meet all sorts of people like the chief justice of the supreme court, senators, the president and vice president of the united dates. >> your name, son western mark >> what -- >> i'm interested in public service through government or the private sector. what better program? >> how does this program work? >> we get the chance to come in and interact with not only incredible speakers, also the private sector, and also each other. everyone here is very impressive and accomplished at such a young age and have learned

but if you are a trump supporter, hearing that she is close to valerie jarrett.ton, for instance, which she is. is concerning. if it's an ideological concern. really. as much as anything. >> kur, rcurt, remember during campaign, when conservatives were saying -- well, donald trump is not really a conservative. he is actually a democrat. running on the ticket. he thinks he can win. that has been said. is now the real donald trump coming out. and the people who supported him the breitbart crowd, saying this is the person that everybody warned you about. here is the real donald trump. >> i think what you are seeing is a symptom of really a failure. i think, that trump expected by having steve, you know, as a senior adviser, you know, chief counselor kind of role. that he would be able to deliver conservatives when he needed them. and when steve kind of threw down the gauntlet during the obama care, repeal conversations with lawmakers, and they rebuffed him, and they didn't respond to that. and it led to the with, the polling, voting of the repeal of obama care, i th

former senior adviser, valerie jarrett, speaking at the city club of chicago, followed by former attorney general, loretta lynch, speaksing at harvard law school. here is a preview. >> one of the most important lessons i have learned as a lawyer is the problem that someone walks into the office with is rarely the problem they have. it is usually a symptom of a larnler issue. people have jumped on this issue of the challenges that immigrants face to a society, whether it is to social services or to the economy. they have said, this is the problem. that's not the problem. that's not the problem. the problem is, how is the economy sfrtructured in a particular area? is the economy set up so that that's where undocumented immigrants are drawn and work. they aren't hiring themselves, by the way. why are we blaming the people na have the least power in this situation? that type of dialogue makes it hard to have a conversation. if you can open it up and say, i know you are afraid about the economy and the jo

. >>> valerie jarrett was a top adviser to president obama serving eight years in office. now she is helping the former president set up the obama presidential center on the south side of chicago. she recently satow

president obama had valerie jarrett who came from "chicago," was for him and stayed throughout the entirerse of his presidency. she didn't have a portfolio quite as big as his but it was pretty diverse. you would see her show up in places that were important to the president, always looking out for the president's interests. the question in my mind is not so much what are they doing but can they do something. are we going to see success or any change or anything come out of this portfolio? that's where i would be spending a lot more time focusing not so much the fact that he went to iraq but is there going to be a change in the way that the administration deals with iraq? is there going to be a way that is going to be different about what happens with china or these other measures of this portfolio, that is more significant than the fact he's actually sitting there. >> and he was invited by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff which gives an indication the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff might feel this is a good way to get a message to the president, if he can deliver informat

eastern former senior advisor to president barack obama valerie jarrett on her time in the white house and future plans. >> i think i'm in a different phase of my life. i do want to continue to be a force for good. we just made public today i signed on to be a pro bono adviser to the obama foundation and i'm very interested in what he can do. [applause] >> tuesday at 8 p.m. eastern, doctor ezekiel emanuel. >> i predicted in my book reinventing american healthcare we would get rid of 1000 hospitals we are taking care out of the four walls of medical institutions and delivering, at home or another facility big, big part of the transformation. we should not be in facilities. >> wednesday at 8 p.m. eastern, personal profiles of president trump's cabinet including rex tillerson, jeff sessions, rick perry and nikki haley. >> we will now start to do is show our strength. we will not be afraid to stand up when we decide to make an action, we will follow through with it and we will make sure that that is known. i don't think we will be shy about the values of america. >> thursday at 8 p.m. east

. >> or valerie jarrett key person to the president. this is very horizontal management structure.e got bannon, you have priebus, you have these guys. right now the cohn, kushner, they're ascendant. bannon is not. bannon loyalists are going out there, listen, going on the offensive, if you get riof steve, they really think he might go or might be fired, if you get rid of him, trump get rid of him will be hard to get reelected. he needs that part of the trumpkin base so to speak. connell: talking about the show with north korea and cone text much all that, these moves, other domestic issues, the president clearly changed. >> he is becoming more of a globalist now. that is the influence of kushner and cohn. connell: not saying good or bad thing but definitely it is a change. >> i think some of it is good. i think it is good we're not butting heads with china. potentially big trading partner. connell: right. >> we can do stuff with them. they're actually much more powerful than the soviet union. you know, having vladmir putin on your side just gets so much. you get some oil maybe. chi

eastern, former senior advisor to president jarrett, ona, valery her time in the white house and future plans. different phase in my life. i want to be a force for good. i will be lic today, pro bono advisor to the obama foundation and i'm interested in do. it can >> tuesday, 8 p.m. eastern, emmanual on latest book "prescription for the future." > i have predicted in my book, we will get rid of a thousand hospitals, we are taking care out of the four walls of the institutions and delivering it at home or delivering in other facilities. big, big part of transformation. in facilities.e >> wednesday 8 p.m. eastern, personal profile of president cabinet, including rick perandessions, he nikki haley. >> we'll start to show our trength, we will not be afraid to stand up when we decide to make an action, we'll follow through with it and make sure think known and i don't we will be shy about the values of america. >> thursday 8 p.m. eastern, continue with personal profiles of president trump's tom et, including devos, price, ben carson and scott pruitt. and ates join together enter an agreement

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brian: nobody outside of valerie jarrett, susan rice might have been the closest in the white house tok. steve: have you a feeling her name is going to come up when they are drawing up lists of witnesses to call up on capitol hill. so, stand by for that. in in the meantime, it is exactly 10 minutes after the top of the hour. heather joins us with the news. it starts with the weather. heather: it does. we have extreme weather to talk about pounding the south. death toll climbing to five after powerful storms ripped through in louisiana a twister blasting through a parking lot. lifting a car flipping it in the air. outside atlanta. a home left in ruins. crushed by this falling tree. and there was a pickup truck left suspended in the air. look at that after wind uproots a tree in south carolina. the deadly storms now moving up the east coast. heather: the senate will begin debating today on the supreme court justice nominee judge neil gorsuch. and it is shaping up to be a fight of historic proportions. democrats claim that they have enough votes to block his confirmation, but, senate majo

valerie jarrett speaking at the city club of chicago followed by the former attorney general loretta lynch speaking at her alma mater. here's a preview. come whense did you president obama gave up his senate seat? >> i knew you were going there. >> we always like to find certain things out. how close did you come to making a decision to strike out for that seat? you are quoted as saying that the obamas dissuaded you. could you talk to me? >> sure, why not. ioever's watching the tv -- haven't been asked about it that much but we did talk about it last weekend. i did think very seriously about throw my hat in the ring. my family and my closest friends were all supported of it -- supportive of it and thought it would great to be a senator, a legislator, a principal and do my own thing. they were all for it. what the president ultimately said was, i know you, i know the senate as i have been there and i know what i want field in the white house and i think you will enjoy the executive branch more and you will feel as though your impact could be greater. in the executive branch with me wi

senior adviser valerie jarrett and loretta lynch. she looks back on her white house. >> how close did you come when president obama gave up his senate seat. >> i knew are going there. >> it's the city club. so we like to probe and find certain things out. how close did you make a decision to strike out for that seat and you were quoted as saying that the obamas dissuaded you. could you talk to you? >> sure. sure, why not. >> and whoever is watching on tv. i haven't been asked about it that much but susan and i talked about it but i thought about throwing my hat in the ring, and my family and closest friends were all supportive of it and would be great to be a u.s. senator and legislator and do my own thing. so they were all for it. and what the president ultimately said, look, i know you, i know the senate because i have been there and i know what i want to build in the white house and you will enjoy the executive branch more and your impact could be greater in the executive branch with the portfolio that you described about issues t

eastern, former senior adviser to president barack obama, valerie jarrett on her time in the white house and future plans. >> i do want to continue to be a force for good. just make public today i have signed on to be a pro bono advisor to the obama foundation and i'm interested in what it can do. >> tuesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, ezekiel emanuel on his latest book. >> i have predicted in my book that we will get rid of 1000 hospitals. we are taking care out of the four walls of medical institutions and delivering it at home or other facilities. announcer: wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, profiles of president trump's cabinet including rex tillerson, jeff sessions, rick perry, and nikki haley. >> we will show our strength. we will not be afraid to stand up. when we decide to take an action, we will follow through with it, and we will make sure that is known. i don't think we will be shy about the values of america. announcer: thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, continuing personal profiles of the cabinet, including betsy devos, tom price, ben carson, and scott pruitt. >> states should join toge

tonight at 8:00 p.m., former senior advisor to president barack obama, valerie jarrett. do want to continue to be a force for good. we made public today that i am signing on to be a pro bono -- for the obama foundation. >> tuesday at 8:00 eastern ezekiel emanuel on his latest book description for the future. we are going to get rid of 1000 hospitals. we are taking out of the four walls of medical institution and delivering at other homes or facilities, a big transformation. we should not be an facilities. ofpersonal profiles president trump's cabinet including rex tillerson, repairing, and nikki haley. >> we will not be afraid to stand up. when we decide to make an action, we will follow through, and we will make sure that is known. i don't think we will be shy about the values of america. will continue a personal profiles with president trump's camp that, betsy devos, then carson and the scott pruitt. >> is great to enter into to doent and tell the epa the role it is supposed to serve. maria shriver and physicians testify on a committee on aging about research efforts t