activity hits its peak in the west wing. the business of the executive branch is conducted and transmitted to the world by the ever present media in the east wing. the first lady's staff plans both private and official events down to the minute details. and in the center, the residents staff works behind the scenes to ready the white house. for those events. the house is a metaphor for the country, there's no doubt about it. it's roughly as old as the country, but it is as relevant as this morning's headlines. it receives a fresh injection of of life with every family that moves in when the family is away. there are no events but changes that a first lady once made to the historic rooms in the home get carried out and five days a week, along with all of the other demands on the home, a constant stream of visitors come in to this american house museum that stands as the and five days a week, along with all of the other demands on the home, a constant stream of visitors come into this american house museum that stands as the s

the west wing interfere. because i think one of the questions that people would ask is, you know, if the west wing was in what was going on in the east wing, you know, why didn't she just talk to the president and tell them that tell these guys to back off? but, you know, the president was trying end the war in vietnam. he was detente with the soviet union. he was in the process of opening the door to china. he was dealing with all the things that the president deal with. mrs. nixon was not about to and you know, they had a partnership that went back a long time. she was not about to when he came back to the residence after a very long day in the oval office and oh, you know, --, we're getting trouble from the west wing. i mean, she knew how to handle herself. she knew and she handled it all herself tells the one story about when she when she just said, you know, erlichman had come in with some plan. and what was her response? her staff asked about it on correspondents. oh, yeah. oh, i love that story. yeah.

house in the west wing? oh, there is no — house in the west wing?ood to happen. the white house is so small~ — happen. the white house is so small. there's not enough space for the _ small. there's not enough space for the he — small. there's not enough space for the he was asked about that last night— for the he was asked about that last night he said no, elon is much — last night he said no, elon is much too _ last night he said no, elon is much too busy sending rockets into space. he much too busy sending rockets into space-— much too busy sending rockets into space. he seemed to put a lid on that _ into space. he seemed to put a lid on that if— into space. he seemed to put a lid on that if there is _ into space. he seemed to put a lid on that if there is any - lid on that if there is any suggestion it might happen. let me show you live pictures before we go up the roosevelt room. world news america is coming up for that we will focus on what donald trump has to say they are. for our uk viewers will bring you details of that print press conferenc

west wing tonight.iven what's essentially an all access security pass. and he is likely to get an office there in the west wing as well. >> david: in the west wing as well. mary, thank you. >>> president trump meanwhile on track to scores of executive actions on this day one of his administration. among them, declaring a national emergency at the southern border, declaring an energy emergency, and reversing many of former president biden's initiatives. rachel scott tonight at the capital one arena. >> reporter: tonight just hours after he was sworn in, president trump getting right down to business, signing a record number of executive orders. at capital one arena in front of a crowd of supporters, trump putting into motion his day one actions. >> i'm about to sign some very important executive orders of our new administration. >> reporter: signing orders on the economy, gender, and immigration, declaring that national emergency at the southern border, reinstating the remain in mexico policy, and design

. >>> elon musk, who has been at president trump's side, seen in the west wing.onight now, speaking out against trump's plan. trump announcing a $500 billion artificial intelligence project. musk now saying the money isn't there. the white house now saying, listen to trump, not musk. >>> tonight, the passenger jet taking off from boston. the cockpit and the cabin suddenly filling with smoke just after takeoff. the pilot declaring a mayday. >>> prince harry tonight settling his lawsuit with rupert murdoch's tabloids, receiving an undisclosed amount of money and a full apology for the alleged hacking of prince harry's phone, and an apology for tactics used against princess diana. >>> and america strong tonight, in this brutal cold, you have to see this. in upstate new york, the effort to save the moose on a lake. >> david: good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy wednesday night. we do begin tonight with the breaking news. a new wildfire breaking out in los angeles county, exploding in size. this fire just north of l.a. the images coming

the panels would heat water for the west wing and conserve >>>>energy.s solar strategy will not >>>>be easy. in 1978, carter signed a vigorously debated energy bill. it imposed penalties on gas guzzling cars, required more energy efficient appliances, and provided tax incentives to develop wind and solar technologies. but as critics pointed out, it also encouraged domestic coal mining and deregulated natural gas. also included in carter's climate legacy, he protected more than a dozen rivers as well as wetlands, national forests, and coastal areas. >>>>he was particularly aware of the importance of preserving our land, >>>>a major accomplishment. president carter's actions in alaska in 1980, just weeks before the end of his presidency, carter signed legislation that resulted in the protection of more than 100 million acres of public lands in alaska. the act designated the land as national parks and wildlife refuges, including the arctic national wildlife refuge. >>>>they seem >>>>to like it. in 1990, that bold vision brought carter to visit the refuge wh

anyone will tell you this data set in the west wing lobby it is a very nerve-racking experience. is also incredibly awe-inspiring experience. i remember thinking to myself i cannot believe i'm sitting in the west wing of the white house i would not have imagined that. it is a moment where you pinch your self. when i was in college he was obviously president reagan's chief of staff, he gave me a great piece of advice. he said that no matter what you are doing in life are no matter what job you have, pinch yourself every day you go into the west wing. it is the people's house. it is a true privilege to work there. it was a very informative experience for me. >> he is now your colleague. you helped prepare for the debates. how did you go about that? >> so, that was probably one of my most challenging jobs that i've ever had. a real privilege working for someone like paul, no one knows more about the budget than paul. as a staffer what was interested to me was president romney's team -- not president romney, then governor romney, he had gone through many debates. there is only one vi

. >> reporter: in 1979 carter had 32 solar panels installed on the roof of the white house west wing.called them part of a new solar strategy, saying no one could ever embargo the sun. the panels would heat water for the west wing and conserve energy. >> this solar strategy will not be easy. >> reporter: in 1978 carter signed a vigorously debated energy bill. it imposed penalties on gas guzzling cars, required more energy efficient appliances and provided tax incentives to develop wind and solar technologies, but as critics pointed out, it also encouraged domestic coal mining and deregulated natural gas. also included in carter's climate legacy, he protected more than a dozen rivers, as well as wetlands, national forests, and coastal areas. >> he was particularly aware of the importance of preserving our land. >> reporter: a major accomplishment, president carter's actions in alaska. in 1980, just weeks before the end of his presidency, carter signed legislation that resulted in the protection of more than 100 million acres of public lands in alaska. the act designated the land as nat

he was looking for a west wing aid. it was actually kind of shocking at the time. because typically before you worked in the west wing, you had to work your way up. and those jobs were not for people right out of college. but he took a huge risk on me. he is from upstate new york, from cazenovia, new york. interestingly, he is an amateur woodworker. i talked to him about my family's business. we just hit it off. i work at the domestic policy council under him for a year. i moved downstairs, to the first floor of the west wing and worked for joel kaplan until the end of the administration. host: first time you walked into the white house as a staff assistant, what was your reaction? rep. stefanik: i was very nervous. because even when you are on staff, particularly the first day when i was going into meet my boss, you sit in the west wing lobby. and i think anybody will tell you this who has sat in the west wing lobby for any type of interview or even a meeting, it is a very nerve-racking experience, but also an incredibly awe-inspiring experience. i remember thinki

>> well, i haven't. >> been in the. >> white house. >> in the west wing west wing in four. >> years,o it's good to. >> be back. will you come out to talk to us after the meeting? >> it depends. what? the president. >> i don't. >> want to. >> keep our. >> conversations private. >> unless he doesn't. >> it's all right. >> i'm pete muntean at reagan national airport. >> this is cnn. >> after the led. >> mask, i brushed. >> my teeth. >> susan. toothbrush. love the digital derm routine. why are you still brushing like it's 1990? no. thank you. you want oral care? >> turn to philips sonicare. >> make the sonicare switch. like and. >> subscribe. >> nobody's born with. >> grit. >> rose is really struggling. >> it's something. >> you build. >> over time. >> it's 21. missed cuts in a row. >> for 89 years, morgan stanley has offered clients determination and. >> forward thinking. >> to create. >> the future. >> only you can see. rose back in the winner's circle. >> with fast signs, see the visual possibility in your business. with signs and graphics, you. can save anything, transforming your. s

people are getting settled in their west wing offices. you can kind of see there they're starting to use the levers of that. there's a memo that just went out to to all agencies from the office of personnel management. doesn't sound very exciting, but that office is actually vital in any white house, but especially the trump white house. they've been the ones kind of making sure that loyal people are hired. and they sent out an agency wide notice to employees informing them the closure of dei offices and any federal agencies, and asking employees saying that essentially, if they are employees of those offices, they are being placed on paid administrative leave, effective immediately. as the agency takes steps to close and end all dei initiatives, office and programs. >> yeah, and they. >> also are directing each agency. head to inform them if. there are cases where. >> the agency is trying to conceal the dei program under a different. time line, they claim that that is something that they've. >> heard. >> has been going on. i haven't seen

. >> reporter: in 1979 carter had 32 solar pannals installed on the roof of the west wing. he called them part of a new solarstrategy saying flow one could embargo the sun. the panels would heat water for the west wing and conserve energy. >> the solarstrategy will not be easy. >> reporter: in 1978 carter signed a vigorously debated energy bill. imposed penalties on gas-guzzling cars, required more energy efficient appliances and provided tax incentives to develop wind and solar technologies. as critics pointed out it encouraged domestic coal mining and deregulated natural gas. also included in carter's climate legacy he protected more than a dozen rivers as well as wet lands, national forests and coastal areas. >> he was particularly aware of the importance of preserving our land. >> a major accomplishment, carter's actions in alaska. in 1980. carter signed legislation that resulted in the protection of more than 100 million acres of public lands in alaska. the act designated the land as national parks and wildlife refuge, including the arctic national wildlife refuge. in

. >> elon musk has already been spotted in the west wing, he's been given an all access security white house and sources tell us he's likely to ultimately get an office in the west wing close to president trump. >> just before we came on the air i asked you this, the letter from joe biden, was in in the resolute desk and waiting for president trump? >> we saw donald trump discover the letter, pulled it out, teased reporters that he might read it. didn't do it. we saw joe biden's handwriting, number 47 on the front. >> continuing the tradition, 46 leaving a note for 47. thank you. president trump signing more than 200 executive actions, clearing the rioters, moving to the border, to energy, ending climate change initiatives, reversing many of biden's moves. rachel scott is at the white house. >> reporter: just hours after he was sworn in, president donald trump getting right down to business, signing a number of executive orders. >> i'm about to sign executive orders for the new administration. >> reporter: sitting in front of the audience, signing orders to undo 78 actions from t

the west wing will be painted, re-carpeted. it is an amazing display of logistics, because trucks are literally waiting now outside the white house grounds, ready to come in and establish those procedures as soon as the president and the president-elect had to the capital --capitol for the swearing-in. host: there is former house speaker kevin mccarthy. what is the manpower like to make this transition? guest: around 500 people will descend on the 18 acres and make this happen. everybody from the park service to the mansion staff to the general services administration. they are all in coordination. in the transition, these plans have been made. they are executed literally within 12 hours. host: i have, even read, and some places, it is nuanced to the type of toothpaste that sits on a counter and making sure a toothbrushes there as well. guest: the good news is president trump was there before, so there is no learning curve. the mansion staff is fully aware of their likes and dislikes and how they comport themselves and -- in th

what will the hallmark of the west wing be? wiles, the west wing staff is a mix of new and veterans. many young, all prepared to work punishing hours. to my core i believe in teamwork. anyone who cannot be counted on to be collaborative and focused on shared goals is not working in the west wing. more from that. if you've seen it, trey, what is your impression? >> good for her. the first administration was plagued and back biting. people taking credit for his victory. she has a tough job. the margin in the senate is bigger than the margin in the house. the problem in the senate is the the 60 vote threshold which john thune will not get rid of. they really have -- i understand the senator wants to do it in two pieces. they want the border first and then taxes. i just think history tells you, you get one shot, remember, bill and dana, republicans couldn't even repeal obamacare. remember they all ran on it but couldn't do it. first the freedom caucus brought it down and then john mccain brought it down. this is not a party known f

yeah. >> being here with you guys. >> i haven't been in the white house, in the west wing, west wingfour years, so it's good to be back. will you come out to talk to us after the meeting? it depends. what the president. i don't want to keep our conversations private unless he doesn't. it's all right kobe. >> the making of a legend premieres saturday at nine on cnn. >> liberty mutual customizes my car insurance. >> so i saved hundreds. >> but the money i. >> saved thought i'd get a wax. >> figure of myself. oh, right in the temporal lobe. beat it. >> punks only. >> pay for what you need. >> liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty. >> do your dry eyes still feel gritty? rough. or tired? with my bow. eyes can feel. >> my bow. yeah. >> my bow is the only prescription dry eye drop that forms a protective layer for the number one cause of dry eye. too much tear evaporation for relief. >> that's my. bow. oh, yeah. >> remove contact lenses before using my bow. wait at least 30 minutes before putting them back in. eye redness and blurred vision may occur. what does treating dry eye differently fee

elon musk was going inside the west wing at one point earlier.he first time that president trump himself has returned to the white house since he was here obviously briefly earlier for that meeting with president biden, the coffee and tea that they had. but this is the first time he's been back since it's his white house and he has been sworn in again. >> and watching him get out of that car, the beast, and walk in, you will get, kristen, he ÷÷will get the salute. he is back. >> he is back. >> he is back. >> and that is you see that here. this is the visual manifestation of it, but that has been the tone and the feeling. i spent the day in the capital arena. that is the way that his supporters feel. they are back. he is back. now literally. >> in his speech, one of the lines that really stuck out to me is he said i return to the presidency confident and optimistic. it does feel different than eight years ago when it sort of felt like washington was befuddled by what is this going to look like? frankly even trump may not have known what levers of

were you a west wing fan? a little or are the west wing fans in the audience? excellent.so the episode on privateers versus privates is like one of privateers versus pirates is one of the like all time greatest west wing episodes. absolutely hilarious, highly recommend checking it out. but for those of you who know privateers are basically legal pirates and they count as in our membership just in case you're curious. yes, they do. the pirates are privateer guys who are acting illegally. i think that's. sure you know word privateer those are pirates with a really good get out of jail free card or something like that. i think you all join me in thinking, nathan, for being here and thank you all so much for joining us. we hope you will come again soon and hope you have a very happy holiday season and are safe and with your loved ones.

is it an office in the west wing? i mean, maybe, although i don't think there has to be. >> actually, in the case of of musk, i don't know if there has to be physical proximity that he needs an office in the west wing, he needs his cell phone number, he needs a way to directly reach him that goes around the phalanx of people who are around any president of the united states to prevent, you know, stray voltage from coming in. so as long as he has a direct electronic line to trump, he'll be able to reach him. >> you know, i hear the waldorf astoria hotels for sale and might need someone to buy it. pennsylvania avenue. so maybe that could become the musk hotel. >> well, if he does that, you heard it. you. we'll give you credit. >> there you go for actually happening. >> merrick garland continues. he is now sending his son to the danish territory and once again flirting with the idea of controlling it, plus certifying her election loss. vice president kamala harris's message about american democracy and the president elec

in the west wing. >> is she is kind of my dream, she needs business and she knows what she is doing, she is single-handedly handing trump over the finish line this selection generally what she recognizes is that we are no longer going to make it a place where people are going to be backstab, gain a platform for themselves, use it for their instagram or whatever, we need loyalists because we saw what happened in 2016. >> trace: it's amazing meantime big news up in canada justin trudeau, prime minister said he is resigning, "wall street journal" said canada needs a new election going on to write that voters are turning against progressing government across the west and canadians deserve an urgent chance to render their verdict, it looks like they are going to get it. >> absolutely, we are seeing this all over the world. people are rejecting the woke ideology that the left has been pushing down their throats for years. the other thing that they are rejecting is inflation and terrible economic policies, when people cannot afford groceries, that is when they turn up and they speak out and

talk about the amount of power he might wield in the west wing. >> he has a tremendous amount of power in the west wing because donald trump prizes elon musk above anyone else currently, in that, what donald trump really loves is guys that make money. this is a guy who has made more money, i think, than anyone else has. and if he is not healthy enough, he has other insanely wealthy guys around him. donald trump is feeling it. elon musk has his ear. elon musk wants it, donald trump wants it. they will do the best job to make it happen. >> it was supposed to be a one- two punch, a co- leadership with ramaswamy. he is out at this time. should doge be in the hands of elon musk? >> basically, yeah. it was an elon musk idea and vivek needed a job and things didn't work. so, vivek is no longer with us at doge. >> i have to ask you, there's a discussion and biden's final oval office address of the nation, talked about the threat of oligarchs, in the context of a democracy, he was concerned about. i showed you the picture of the people in silicon valley, huge millionaires, billionaires in one i

he will not have a blue pass to walk around the west wing.ong to minimize it, but not to the level we saw the first time. jared kushner has his own private fund. he said that's part of the reason he's not going in. ivanka trump cited their children. instead, we have seen the influence of other children has grown in the four years trump has been out of office.÷÷donald trump jr. was one of those. he stayed close to trump after he left office in 2021. let's listen in. >> and the honorable michael pence. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> reporter: this comes after trump posted in recent days the note that they cannot hire anyone who worked for mike pence in this administration. >> ladies and gentlemen, the 42nd president of the united states. the honorable william j. clinton accompanied by the honorable hillary rodham clinton. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the 43rd president of the united states. the honorable george w. bush accompanied by mrs. laura bush. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the 44t

safe to say that applies to to all west wings, even this one. ambassador rahm emanuel, great to have your perspective on. thank you so much. allison. my political sources here at the table tonight, former romney adviser kevin madden, a democratic strategist, the democratic strategist paul begala, i should say, and national political reporter for the new york times. astead herndon. kevin, let me start with you just on this document that i personally saw earlier where hegseth acknowledges he paid $50,000 to this woman. now, he says it was not sexual assault. he says it was consensual encounter. obviously, they signed this agreement. but what does it tell you that we're that this number is coming out, you know, now in addition to other information, but we've seen largely republicans be dismissive of it. >> well, i think it tells you that his critics remain relentless. they want to continue to raise as many doubts as possible with the potential idea of getting maybe 1 or 2 republican senators to turn. i don't think that's going to happen, as you men

and, that becomes sometimes an issue between the east wing and the west wing. [ laughter ] wing. i knew what i was wanting to do when i got to the white house and and campaign speech in bakersfield, i said . >> i knew what i was going to do. i was going to ask the president to work on mental health. jimmy was president i was going to ask him to do that. then i went home and told him. [ laughter ] it was very frustrating. they would cover the first meetings and then said it is not sexy, mental health was not. and then i said fuzzy. no one knew what i was doing. i was buried in the mental health work but no one cared about covering it. >> it was rather a discussion as to what is the most important but what had public appeal. hopefully you can come with interest on both. as you say mental health was not sexy enough for the press to follow it. maybe a more controversial issue is more popular. that has to be looked at. particularly if you have an election coming up. i mean, that is politics. that or give it a twist. >> are there limits to the time you can call the president to nudge t

trump gets to the white house, when it is harder to get in, question if he has an office in the west wing executive office building, whether he gets famous passes, green and blue pass you get on the campus, the white house campus. the question, how does he thrive within a white house trump administration? and i do know i've been called by a lot of trump officials who are -- they essentially say, well, you're right about musk, and i'm, like, uh- huh, and they're, like, what do we do? i say good luck controlling him. >> there's got to be a lot of -- i don't know what the emotions of the other tech billionaires must be. jeff bezos, you know -- >> you see what they're doing. >> they all have gone down to mar-a-lago. >> i call it feats of servitude. not just going to mar-a- lago, but amazon just decided to do a very positive documentary. >> mark ratner is involved. >> which is an interesting choice. and today mark zuckerberg put dan white on the board of meta. he's an mma fan, so that may be that, but he's a very close trump supporter. i think they're all doing var ious and sundry things to ki

meeting president biden is in the oval office or elsewhere in the west wing no doubt monitoring the federal response to the wildfires out in los angeles. you mentioned earlier is fema chief spoke on "fox news sunday" but here's a little bit of what she had to say. >> and think the biggest thing right now is as the fire fighters in california being supported by the national interagency fire agency there coordinate the resources for the fire suppression, the fire containment. fema is now starting to support the declaration the individuals who have been impacted. we want to make sure they start that process by at one comment registering for assistance that disasterassistance.gov. >> tennessee senate bill hagerty appeared this morning on "sunday morning futures." >> we can see is the failure of a policy they are the failure of leadership in california that's been egregious. whether it's gavin newsom prioritizing an obscure fish of our citizens or a leader like karen bass, the mayor there who prioritizes di initiatives of the readiness of first responders. it's absolutely pathetic wh

> president trump meeting with the republican leaders right now at the white house that familiar west wingmarine standing guard behind that door getting to work on this first day the plan to execute his america first agenda lawmakers have not decided whether they will attempt to group all priorities into one bill think border think energy think cutting spending or break them up and try to get them through in pieces. >> there is a bill coming up shortly we have a lot of democrat votes its going to be a very beautiful bill. will have it signed within a week are so i would say and it will be a very good bill. >> soon louisiana senator john kennedy in a moment but soon white house correspondent peter d.c. covering a new president inside that white house he joins us from the north lawn high peter. >> reporter: and martha all those executive orders we saw the new president donald trump signing yesterday can only get so far he needs congress deliver on the big picture promises he made over the campaigns he's got republican allies here in the west wing for the first time since he got back they are

i spent time in the west wing today. i would say it's less like a morgue and more like the last day of school. there are a lot of people standing around, turning off ofe phones, unplugging their computers, and heading out at the end of the term. >> a tough time. that space heater -- i remember it -- it's very warm. stay warm by the space heater. [laughter] >> we will be okay. >> on truth social, president trump has confirmed new details. january 20th "cannot come fast enough. everybody, even those that have initially --" it dropped from our prompter. "donald j. trump in the administration just wanted to happen. it's my obligation to protect the people of the country, but before we begin, we have to think of the inauguration itself. the weather forecast for d.c., the windchill factor could take records to temperature lows. he goes on to say "i have ordered the inaugural address in addition to pears and other speeches to be delivered, and the rotunda as was used by ronald reagan -- also because a very cold weather." he con

secretary caroline levitt in the west wing in a moment, the youngest ever white house press secretaryours after donald trump called for a pausing federal grants, called again for bigger tariffs. we will bring you into the briefing room and carry this life for you. the first conversation between the secretary and reporters including those representing bloomberg. a bit of a comeback in the cards. charlie pellett has the markets for us right now. charlie: indeed seeing dip buyers come in. stocks advancing after yesterday's

, susie wiles, james blair, they've been around the president but not in the west wing. it's a different environment, the way that susie wiles organizes the west wing, different colored passes, not as many people have walk in privileges, who's going to sit where, a little bit of palace intrigue, proximity is power in the white house, so who's going to sit in the broom closet close to the president is important, so some of those things are getting figured out right now. and those people are showing up to work for the first time this afternoon as well. it is going to change dramatically tomorrow because the rules of the game have changed starting tomorrow. >> you know , the national security piece, to me, is the smooth handoff between the two, and that example that you pointed to, of the middle east peace or cease-fire, it's really important. one thing that strikes me as mike walch, who's coming in as the national security advisor, professional guy. then handoff is really important to the safety and security. >> the best advice is take care of the b team, people are going

you'll be in the west wing. this is going to be job number one.most difficult things about your job is not just the implementation and execute cushion of your -- execution of your policies burke the communication of them. how are you planning to keep the american people up to date especially when you know there are going to probably be some tough moments that will be captured on cameras and that some in the media will exploit those. how do you deal with that? >> first of all, we've got to get kristi noem in quickly. she's brilliant. i've talked to her many times. she gets it. i'll be working shoulder to shoulder with her on messaging to the american people exactly what we're doing and how we're doing it, that we're doing it in a humane possible, most humane possible way, right? law enforcement -- arresting people is sad. it's unfortunate. there's always a negative if connotation to that, but we're going to keep talking to the american people daily, weekly basis exactly what we're doing, how we're doing it and who we're arresting to show the americ

they technically can come in until afternoon and we did see some senior-level people in the west wing until just before noon at which point a secret service officer walked through the west wing were all of the photos of joe biden are gone. they left the gold frames of but all the biden photos are gone and the secret service basically went in and locked the door so they could do a sweep. it seems like they wanted to make sure that all the biden people were gone so that they could bring a busload of trump folks in. as we understand it, the rest of the day president trump and vice president vance will go to greet their adoring fans at the capital one arena for what is left of the parade that was going to be outside which has been moved inside then they will come here for some more of these executive order signings. president biden -- president trump, i will have to get used to that, president trump is promising about 200 of them so there are a lot left. it seems like some of them will be signed in front of a cheering crowd which has never happened. some weeks back to be in the oval offic

core concern of not just the trump administration but all the tech universe that has moved into the west wing>> the u.s.-china trade wars can get even more heated which will bring more volatility to this market. scarlet: a lot of weakness the tech sec right now. let's bring in emily. >> you can really see the scale of how much panic has taken over markets this morning on that deepseek news and just how taken back investors were. looking at over 500 billion dollars in market cap being wiped out if these losses hold for the end of the day. broadcom also down. marvel technology, lamb research, all really just wiped out on concerns here that a chinese start-up could be really disrupting the a.i. business model. and that's also bleeding into the mag-7 names that have spent so much or at least deployed plans to spend massive amounts of money on a.i. now really getting hit here. alphabet down 3%. amazon faring better. down 1% but still in the red. microsoft, that was a big spender here on openai. the question is if these mag-7 companies are spending on openai or they should be spending a faster mode

were you a west wing fan? a little or are the west wing fans in the audience? excellent. so the episode on privateers versus privates is like one of privateers versus pirates is one of the like all time greatest west wing episodes. absolutely hilarious, highly recommend checking it out. but for those of you who know privateers are basically legal pirates and they count as in our membership just in case you're curious. yes, they do. the pirates are privateer guys who are acting illegally. i think that's. sure you know word privateer those are pirates with a really good get out of jail free card or something like that. i think you all join me in thinking, nathan, for being here and thank you all so much for joining us. we hope you will come again soon and hope you have a very happy holiday season and are safe and with your loved ones. welcome back. our next session is going to be untold heroism of the bulge featuring dr. john mcmanus, a dear friend of the museum and mine, and from the great state of missouri. he needs introduction. for those of you who are frequent attendee

we're going back to the west wing.pitol. >> those individuals protected not only what might have gotten worse that day already a horrific day, but the secret service also turned out andrew legally protected trump from what smith says would have mattered a physical joining of the of the criminal storming of the capitol. >> yeah, this would not be the first time that he was saved by people around him. >> you know, we've heard that with respect to don mcgahn, the former white house counsel, and others, i thought it was very interesting, the discussion that the insurrection act charge is one that they thought had not been charged in over 100 years, that there were various ambiguities in the statute as to the definition of what an insurrection is. and ultimately, the report says, you know what? >> there were a lot of open issues and we didn't need it because we didn't need to go insurrection. >> exactly. i want to show you, while i have you here, the contradiction, some might even say hypocrisy of this investigation didn't