>> announcer: the following is a cnn special report. >>> barack obama's america was born with hope. people were crying in the streets. >> and with crisis. >> fragile financial system. >> likely to get worse before it gets better. >> financial panic. >> we were hanging on the edge of a cliff. >> health care hysteria. >> kill the bill! >> why don't tke they ta health care being foed down our throats? >> two wars. mass shootings. >> a gunman opens fire. >> spray of bullets. >> the mass killing -- >> racial violence. >> you know, if i had a son, he'd look like trayvon. >> this guy is a racist. >> but barack obama made some big bets that paid off. >> welcome home. >> troops came home. >> i'm so happy! >> gays got married. >> america has lived up to her promise of liberty and justice for all. >> enemies were vanquished. >> justice has been done. >> usa! >> millions got health care. >> obamacare. ♪ amazing grace >> and sometimes tragedy gave birth to hope. >> that was a profoundly important moment. >> but as a new era begins -- >> your moment of liberation is at hand. >> what will remain? >> th

declined. >>> the legacy of barack obama coming up next. >>> barack obama's america was born with hope, people were crying in the streets. and with crisis. >> fragile financial system. >> it's likely to get worse before it gets better. >> health care hysteria. >> why don't they take the health care being forced down our throat. >> twowars mas shtings. >> a gunman opens fire. >> blocked by the mass killing. >> racial violence. >> if i had a son, he'd look like trayvon. >> this guy is a racist. >> barack obama made some big bets that paid off. >> welcome home. >> troops came home. gays got married. enemies were vanquished. >> justice has been done. 6789 millions got health care. ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound ♪ >> and sometimes tragedy gave way to hope. >> your moment of liberation is at hand. >> what will remain? >> the president just smiled and said, i'm a black guy named barack hussein obama, i feel lucky every day. >> what is the legacy of barack obama? he may be the most improblemible president in american history. in 2003 he was a state senator from illinois. >> the intent

was remembering going to senator barack obama to iowa on the first visit and witnessing the reaction from the democrats there. about the fact he leapt over the people who were supposed to be next in line. and i had a chance to talk to them, are you concerned you're icarus, flying too close to the sun? and now he's two-term president and he gave a bit of a victory lap. which i'm sure a lot of people, it's rorschach test. you love him. happy he gave and others are like really, you don't understand the election? but one thing i will say, interesting from the democrats here, such a debate inside the democratic party right now as to which way to go. lunch bucket economic issues or stay with the diversity issues and racial divide in the country? and he in a way that almost only he can do, brought the two together by talking about the fact -- gave the democrats a road map by talking about the fact if you're a minority, you also have to think about the middle aged white man who from the outside seems to have advantage. >> and democratic party not done a good job and lost those voters. >> but

failed, i have one answer. pass a bill. >> near the end of his presidency, barack obama returned to springfield, illinois, where his career began. >> thank you. >> to reflect on his commitment to social justice. >> there's always been a gap between our highest ideals and the reality we witness every single day. we have fought wars and passed laws and reformed systems and organized unions and staged protests and launched mighty movements to close that gap. >> springfield is where obama first announced his run for the presidency. >> i am ready to take up the cause and march with you and work with you. >> and, of course, springfield is the home of obama's hero, abraham lincoln. >> because lincoln made that decision not to give up, because of what he set in motion, generations of free men and women of all races and walks of life have had the chance to choose this country's course. what a great gift. the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. i need to promote my new busi can make t

many reasons that barack obama did burst onto the scene is because of the way he gives a speech. he is an orator, that is just who he is. that is why he can hit it out of the park like this. you're absolutely right, anderson, it will be a while. who knows how long before we'll hear a speech like this. i think republicans and democrats alike say if something else, he is a good orator, as i watched i was remembering going with then senator barack obama to iowa. in his very first trip to iowa. and witnessing the response and the reaction he had from the democrats there. to join's point earlier about the fact he sort of left over the people who were supposed to be next in line. i had a chance to talk to him and said are you concerned that you're going to be like icarus, flying too close to the sun? and here we are, eight, nine years later, he was a two-term president. people who don't love him, are saying really, are you not understanding this last election? but the one thing that i will say and especially that i would be interested in, are democrats here. there is such a debate inside

about barack obama. first i thought what kind of name is barack obama? >> she was to mentor him at the law firm, but he was late on his first day and hardly made a good impression. still, when barack obama didn't see a ring on her finger, he asked her out. >> first of all, she thought it was inappropriate to have any interoffice dating. i was only there for the summer. >> eventually she agreed to go out with him. >> i said we won't call it a date. i will spend the day with you. >> at that point i thought i think i got something going. >> and by the end of that date, it was over. i was sold. >> she still had another test that barack obama needed to pass. >> my sister heard my dad and i talk about how you can tell a guy's true character when you take him out on the basketball court. so she asked me to take him to go play. had a gauntlet for the guy. >> when the game was over, what did you report back? >> i was like this guy is terrific. >> barack and michelle obama married in 1992. her father had died the year before. >> he never lived to see what the obamas would go on to do, but he

doctor about toujeo®. >>> in his farewell address to nation president barack obama returning to favorite themes, change and optimism in pront of cheering crowd in chicago. van jones, douglas brinkley and david gregory, adviser -- david gergen. why do i do that? both tall and handsome, sorry about that. hope i made it up. >> insulting to david gregory. >> how much impact do you think the speech had? >> i think had more impact then we may realize. not upon the history books, it's not another george washington or eisenhower address but he's trying really hard to rekindle the enthusiasm for the younger generation for politics. he was swept into office by the votes of young people, disappointed in election result in many cases and discouraged about politics and rather than -- affecting history, affecting the near term and helping a generation right itself, with new library he's said wants to be training social change acts of the future. that's a worthy goal for him. >> how did this compare to previous farewell speeches? >> never been anything like this. this was rock and roll concert

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remember back in the beginning in 2006 when barack obama won and i went to valerie jarrett's office, so i had a reverse scene of her in her office in chicago packing up and getting ready to go to washington with them showing the pictures and then yeah, the pictures of her here. and it's hard to believe it's been eight years, and valerie jarrett has been with him for eight years. that is a long time. that doesn't usually happen. >> i remember back in 2008, when you and i -- i guess it was 2009, when we were on the mall. >> and it was zero -- >> it was cold out. there was a different feeling back then when barack obama was supposed to take office. it was a different feeling, the feeling that you and i at this table probably is experiencing with donald trump. >> do you think that it will feel more like an inauguration as the week progresses, because i remember being here this time for the last two inaugurations, and there was more people here. there was more of a festive attitude. i don't know why it's different this time. maybe people are waiting until the end of the week to come, who kno

made a big bet in electing barack obama as its first african-american president. and with respect to his personal character and intellect, most of the country believes it was a bet that paid off. i'm fareed zakaria. thanks for joining us. >>> the following is a cnn special report. >> there was nothing in my life that said i should be sanding here. >> her journey is nothing less than remarkable. first lady michelle obama, once a reluctant campaigner. >> truth is most americans don't opt into this. >> target onto campaign trail. >> it made me wonder just how are people seeing me? >> now a voice for the generations. >> measure of any society is how it treats its women and girls. >> mom and chief turned political dynamo. >> our motto is when they go low, we go high. >> tonight a revealing look at first lady michelle obama, she's more than the first african-american first lady, today she's a global icon and a political powerhouse. i'm randi kaye and this is a cnn special report. "history made: the legacy of michelle obama." ♪ january 17, 1964, on the south side of chicago, a future f

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concert at the lincoln memorial, something barack obama had done. keeping with tradition today. making a promise there to the nation. >> i want to thank you most importantly, and i promise you that i will work so hard. we're going to get it turned around. we're going to bring our jobs back. we're not going to let other countries take our jobs any longer. >> just moments ago following trump's remarks the fireworks, a spectacular display. another iconic moment from that event, the trump family taking the moment before the statue of abraham lincoln, pausing and standing there. trump will take the oath of office with his hand on a lincoln bible. sara is out front live with me tonight. as you watched this, the pause as they got off that -- on that jetway, standing in front of abraham lincoln at the lincoln memorial, does it appear the enormity has sunk in? >> reporter: up with of the things you learn covering donald trump this long is this is not someone who spends a lot of time on self-reflection or on ceremonial events like this. we have not seen things like that this from him throughout

obama. i thought, what kind of name is barack obama? >> she was to mentor him at the law firm, but he was late on his first day and hardly made a good impression. still, when barack obama didn't see a ring on her finger, he asked her out. >> first of all, she thought it was inappropriate to have any inner office dating, even though i was only there for the summer. >> michelle robinson eventually agreed to go out with him. >> i said okay. we'll go out on a date, but we won't call it a date, wei'll spd the day with you. >> by that time, i thought i've got something going. >> by the end of that date, it was over. i was sold. >> but she still had another test barack obama needed to pass. >> my sister and i were talking about how you can tell a guy's true character when you take him out on the basketball court. so she asked me to take him to go play. had a fwauntlet for the guy to run through. >> so when the game was over, what did you report back to your sister? >> i told my sister, this guy's terrific. >> barack and michelle obama died in 1992. her father had died the year before. >>

to weigh in but talk about this if you can. president barack obama also pardoned james cartwright for -- pringing clemencies to 1597. outpacing predecessors. what do you make of that? >> as important as action on manning is fact how many people he's commuted or pardoned, nonviolent drug offenders. remarkable number. didn't go as far as his proponents would have gone but established a marker here. more commutations and pardons than reagan, clinton and the two bushes combined. used clemency power enormously. i do think at the same time, 35 years too harsh, when you cut to 1/5 of that, many people will think that's too lenient. she was in the eyes of many americans a traitor. there was -- there was contempt to what she and snowden have done at defense department and national security people because it damaged national security. >> both of you reacted when is he ed nonviolent offenders. why was this? >> this is a strong statement that people nonviolent offenders shouldn't be filling our prisons. be better off as matter of policy to divert them and work with them to get on with their l

with the funny-sounding name. >> i did what a lot of people do when they hear about barack obama. i thought, what kind of name is barack obama? >> she was to mentor him at the law firm, but he was late on his first day and hardly made a good impression. stl, when barack obama didn't see a ring on her finger, he asked her out. >> first of all, she thought it was inappropriate to have any inner office dating, even though i was only there for the summer. >> michelle robinson eventually agreed to go out with him. >> i said okay. we'll go out on a date, but we won't call it a date, i'll spend the day with you. >> at that point i thought, okay i think i've got something going. >> by the end of that date, it was over. i was sold. >> but she still had another test barack obama needed to pass. >> my sister had heard my dad and i talking about how you can tell a guy's true character when you take him out on the basketball court. so she asked me to take him to go play. had a gauntlet for the guy to run through. >> so when the game was over, what did you report back to your sister? >> i told my

. just not the case. looking at picture right there from getty images from barack obama's inaugural in 2013. we should point out tom barrack, inaugural chairman was just on the channel saying this wasn't used in 2013. other picture where you saw the workers unloading the ground coverings, very back of that photograph, you see the inaugural setup at the capital. this is the setup in front as ground coverings are unloaded off that stack and placed on the national mall. one of the other campaign embeds had a picture she provided to us that shows the ground coverings used in 2013 for barack obama's second inaugural. they were used them. just not factually accurate and google search or having your staff do searching on the internet would have uncovered that. as for magnetometers, sean spicer said that this use of the magnetometers went as far back as mall preventing hundred thousands of people being unable to access. as you mentioned not hundreds of thousands waiting in line. u.s. secret service tells us magnetometers not used to prevent people accessing the mall. were magnetometers around,

. >> he wrote the great selma speech for barack obama. we have to treat him as peggy noonan time. >> favreau. >> the loftier speeches but these are great. >> back in the beginning in 2006 when barack obama won went to valerie jarrett's office, with the reverse scene of her packing up to go to the white house and pictures here. it's been eight years. been with him for eight years. lot long time. doesn't usually happen. >> i remember in 2009 on the mall. >> 300 degrees below 0. >> incredibly cold and different feeling back then when he was about to take office. certainly different from the feeling everybody at this table is probably experiencing with donald trump. >> do you think feel more like inauguration as the week progresses? i remember being here last two times, more people here, more festive attitude. i don't know why it's different this time. maybe people are waiting until the end of the week to come. we have a very different kind of president-elect this time. and obviously with president obama, even people that didn't vote for him, historic nature of the election, especial

, i'm a black guy named barack hussein obama and i'm president of the united states. i feel lucky every day. >> do you remember the day it passed? >> because this was an emotional thing for me, even though i was giving him political advice, i'm a parent of a child with a chronic illness and she has -- she started having seizures when she was 7 months old and they told us it would pass and a month later, she was released from the hospital and still having ten seizures a day. we had to try all kinds of different medications. my insurance didn't cover those medications. i couldn't switch insurance because she had a pre-existing condition and i was going broke. i was a young reporter. i didn't have a thousand dollars a month, which is what her medications cost. so i knew why we needed reform even if i knew how hard it would be and when the votes came in -- >> the bill is passed! >> -- we were all gathered in the roosevelt room, the president, the vice president, everyone who worked on this issue and my office was right next to his and i got up and i went into my office and i sobbed an

is. we're a multicultural country now and what is stark, barack obama, first african-american president who did so much, two women to the supreme court, fought for diversity, the differences are extreme between the two. and rambling donald trump, barack obama would never have done that, we're not used to that. watch obama's mind work, see him typing out specific words. and donald trump plays on spontaneity, some americans like this and on this notion i could go any direction. appeals to some people. >> humility and aw shucks mentality, i'm grateful to be here. goes a big way to mending fences. >>> up next, final hours for america's first black president. bp engineers use robotic ultrasound technology, so they can detect and repair corrosion before it ever becomes a problem. because safety is never being satisfied. and always working to be better. with sleep number, there's an adjustment for that. tilt your tormentor and put those snores to sleep. does your bed do that? come into a sleep number store where the queen c4 mattress is now $1199. it's a no brainer. with not food, be

front. >>> it is the final farewell for president barack obama, the 44th president of the united states, arriving just moments ago here in his hometown of chicago to give his final address to the nation. in this hall before some 20,000 friends and supporters who will gather here at the president's side tonight, the first lady. tomorrow morning's return trip to the white house will mark their final scheduled trip on board air force one. there is a lot of excitement in the air tonight, people getting ready, filing in hours early. free tickets to this historic speech. of course now some selling for um to $5,000 according to the "chicago sun-times" tonight. the president has been planning his good-bye speech himself. he's been doing it for weeks and he's gone through at least four drafts, making last-minute edits on the flight here. the presidential farewell address is a tradition that goes back to george washington. this will be the first given by a departing president from his hometown. barack obama's presidency was born in this city on election night in 2008. we all remember a qua

lot of people felt they had a safety net with barack obama. the democratic party has been hallowed it. they have lost a thousand seats and now the process begins of starting to win those back. i think what you have got to start seeing at these rallies are some of those white non-college educated working class women who trump won by 28 points. once those women start showing up that's what they are talking about right now. >> it was actually a march called the womens march and told a lot of women they weren't allowed to come and they didn't want them there because they weren't pro-choice. there are a lot of women. they knocked on doors for hillary clinton and were very progressive and who are serious christians who are pro life but would agree with. >> were they told not to come? >> yes. they were told not to come and that being proabortion rights was part of this march. it speaks to the same kind of tone daeafness i have dean in te democratic party -- what's so f funny? >> i think today was the beginning of something that was amazing. i don't think anyone is giving it its due. we ha

>>> just hours left in his presidency, barack obama making a stunning decision, this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon in washington. president barack obama granting clemency a clemency commuting the sentence for chelsea manning serving a 35 year prison sentence for leaking documents. begin with cnn's justice correspondent evan perez. tell us about this decision. >> came as big surprise here, certainly in the last couple of days before the president leaves office. chelsea manning serving 35-year sentence, served about 6 1/2 years of that sentence for leaking about 750,000 defense and statement department documents. in the last few months she's been subject of tremendous outpouring from the human rights community who argued she was suffering in this military prison because she's been struggling with gender identity issues. as result of this human rights groups from around the world collected signatures trying to get president obama to grant clemency to her. that's exactly what he did. done over the objections of the pentagon and other people inside the government including the n

a lot of the people who are marching felt they had a safety net with barack obama as president of the united states. so if congress screwed up. maybe barack obama would veto something, or, or and that's not there anymore. but the truth of the matter is at the state level, and at the legislative level, the democratic party has been hollowed out. over the last eight years. they have lost 1,000 seats in state legislatures. now the process begins of starting to win those back. and i think what you have got to start seeing at these rallies, are some of those white noncollege educated working class women who trump won by 28 points. once those women start showing up at these marches then i think you will get something cooking that its, that is a lot larger. but you have to start at the local level. that's what they're talking about right now. >> kirsten? >> i think one of the things about this doesn't bode well, this is a march called the women's march. but it also was then told a lot of women that they weren't allowed to come. they didn't want them there, because they weren't pro-choice

so glad to have all of you. carlos at the white house today. president barack obama surprised the vice president with the presidential medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor. let's watch. >> for the final time as president i am pleased to award our nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. [ applause ] [ applause ]

office and something happens. i remember with barack obama it was day one. >>> day one. even before day one. we were concerned about a potential terrorist threat on the inaugural ceremonies. we were meeting and discussing that the night before the inauguration. you cannot escape the enormity of this job. it comes and greets you at the door. >> one thing that's interesting, we are kind of baffled by him concerned about the crowds and the popularity. let's not forget, he sees himself as leading a movement. >> that's right. >> and movements have a mass phenomenon as well as a governing phenomenon. and so when he's talking about the crowds, that's not all he's egotistical. he certainly is, but that's part of strategy. >> i didn't mean to say it was baffling. it was noteworthy because in that way he is the same donald trump. >> i can tell you i went to the concert and spent a fair amount of time walking and talking to -- >> your band performed. you were excellent, by the way. >> was that you on the drums? >> that was me on the drums. i didn't think you'd notice. >> you're fourth eye blin

you got. if you're skeptical between donald trump and barack obama the only two people who could do that right now and passing up that opportunity seems strange. >> and one of the things we also saw this week in terms of the contrast between this administration and the incoming administration, on foreign policy, was on israel and john kerry the outgoing secretary of state commented on two state solution. here's what he had to say. >> despite our best efforts over the years, the two state solution is now in serious jeopardy. friends need to tell each other the hard truths and friendships require mutual respect. >> matt, you have covered john kerry. why did he give this speech? some people saw it as in some ways a eulogy for the two state solution and also about his legacy as well, john kerry's legacy. >> i interviewed him two weeks ago and it was very clear even this this was much on his mind, exiting the administration, seeing tends of his career in office. and i think what led him here feeling the two state solution was slipping away and they wanted to do something to put this back

is not going to deliver a speech the way we have seen from president barack obama. they believe and donald trump believes he's an action-oriented kind of guy. he's not going to lay out a laundry list of proposals, but will lay out his vision for how he'll make the lives of the american people better. he and his aides believe that's how he's going to unify the country, by convincing people he can make their lives better. >> we'll stand by for that. jake, we have been told maybe 20 minutes for his address once he delivers the inaugural address. >> relatively short inaugural address. they've been closed-lipped about what's in there. there's been a lot of talk of getting to work, his and dane. we heard that last night as he spoke last night at the lincoln memorial. we heard that in the last week or so talking about things he promised voters during the campaign that he wants to do, especially when it comes to rewriting trade deals and trying to bring more jobs. i heard an interesting analysis the other day from an economist. don't take these numbers specifically, but it was something alo

of bad things happened, too, including the fact that barack obama, if you're a tea partier, got two terms. and i wonder how much of this energy, you know, equal and opposite sort of reaction you know. you take the good with the bad. how much of this energy is going to be good versus how much of it is based on paranoia about donald trump, and the trump derangement since donyndrome -- >> i think if you castigate it as being liberals or democrats, i think what you say today was

of chelsea manning. this is cnn tonight. i'm don lemon in washington. barack obama's move in the final hours of his presidency. we'll hear from him tomorrow but meanwhile, inaugural celebrations begin for the next president. tonight donald trump talking up his new administration. >> i'm very proud of everybody, the cabinet members. we have put together a team i think the likes of which has never been assembled before. >>> cnn justice correspondent perez. president obama decided to commute chelsea manning's sentence. she was the army private who gave sensitive military document said to wikileaks. >> this announcement came as a shock to the intelligence and national security apparatus off the united states. there was a lot of consternation about this simply because of the recent history with wikileaks. the leak of 750,000 documents really launched wikileaks into what we know that it is. and given in the 2016 election, the obama administration made a big deal that they served as an arm of the russian intelligence services which stole documents and released them through wikileaks to

progress made since visiting baghdad in 2014. >>> u.s. president barack obama expelled them and imposed sanctions on russia for the hacking of political groups during the presidential campaign. u.s. intelligence officials say moscow was behind the hacking but russia denies it. russian president vladimir putin is not taking any action yet, instead waiting to see what will happen when president-elect donald trump takes office. trump meantime is not fully on board with the intelligence community's conclusion. ryan nobles has more on the week ahead. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump will have a busy start to the new year. this week will be filled with meetings at trump tower including a high level intelligence briefings where the president-elect is expected to learn more about the alleged russian hack of u.s. interests. trump continues to down play the significance of the intelligence communities conclusion that the russian government is behind the hack. this despite statements from members of congress both republican and democrat who have been briefed on the matter and desc

for freeing -- >> in many ways, and we'll hear from barack obama directly tomorrow when he holds his final news conference. i was surprised and people here are probably surprised. what i find more surprising is some of the contributes, though, of the release of chelsea manning are the same ones who are not coming out and being as forceful about the russians hacking into our systems. it's just a very bizarre situation that we're in right now. democrats the law and order party, political party when it comes to the russians and quite frankly the republicans when it comes to chelsea manning, they're the ones that are law and order. very bizarre.

president. and we have to ask the question, where has barack obama been the last eight years with iran, north korea, china? so, i think that's another issue we should be talking about. >> when the chinese did hack the office of personnel management as you point out back in 2015, and taking information, sensitive information from millions of american government workers, social security numbers and other sensitive information, he did issue a public statement and he said steps were being taken and there were some sanctions imposed against china at the same time with a strong warning to the chinese to stop it. >> yeah, but that's nothing like they didn't expel 35 chinese and they've been stealing our intellectual property for decades and they continue to try to do it. you know, we've got the other rogue nation states doing likewise. there is a political piece of this, i don't think there is any question about what barack obama is doing. it was pointed out before the election. he told vladimir putin to "knock it off." that was a pretty lame response right there. then there was no actions un

. >>> president barack obama making a rare trip to capitol hill tomorrow, trying to save obamacare. this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon, donald trump promise s to repeal and replace the affordable care act but how much of the rest of the obama legacy will survive? but first what is wrong with this picture? who is that? joseph cinque, known by colorful name joey "no socks," a convicted felon linked with john gotti, what is he doing sharing the stage with president-elect. get to michelle kosinski with the latest on the long-awaited news conference. president-elect hasn't held one since late july. it's changing. what can you tell us? >> tweet comesous announcing this, will be having a general news conference in big letters january 11th in nyc. thank you. long anticipated by reporters. campaigned constantly criticizing hillary clinton for how long it had been since she had spoken to the press in that format. for him it's gone on about as long. expected to address business dealings, how he's going to handle business interests, expected to add clarity to that but general news conference

the big headlines out of that press conference is that president obama, when he is civilian barack obama, he's not going to stay quiet when he believes what he talked about is the core values of america. >> i think that's huge, especially when you compare it to how george w. bush sort of went off into the sunset and we didn't really -- >> george w. bush said that president obama deserves his silence. >> yeah. and i think a lot of people, at least obama supporters and perhaps obama himself really appreciated that. so the difference is i think president obama is looking ahead and expecting there will be some things he'll need to speak out about, things he cares deeply about, and there is a real divide between him and donald trump. so it's interesting now he's still very much in president mode because he is president and saying we're going to be okay. it will be interesting to see what he says when he's not president. is he still going to be as positive? >> it's interesting. george w. bush could have said when president obama became president, well, when the core values of the second

dermatologist about stelara®. >>> barack obama is back in washington now after completing his final foreign trip as president of the united states. during his visits to greece, germany and peru, much of the attention though was on mr. obama's successor. president-elect donald trump. >> did you get some sleep? >> yeah. >> we landed at about 2:30. >> oh -- that's pretty awful. >> last flight, man. >> yeah, it was pretty -- there were a lot of cheers, a lot of toasts. it was pretty sentimental. >> how was the acrop hiolis? >> pretty awesome. it was a good trip. obviously every question at every press conference was about events back home. >> good morning. >> hey, hey. >> how are you doing? >> who its out wednesday? >> i'm out wednesday. >> which is fine. i actually think everybody should watch the last turkey par done and then take off. >> all right. >> one of the weirdest weeks of the year. thanksgiving week. >> should we start wh turkey jokes? the eighth and final year of turkey joke. there is a cornucopia of corny jokes. >> no, no. >> including maybe that one. >> no, no. you are cry

story of michelle and barack obama. their photos were all over the hall. we forget how photogenic the first family was. there are a lot of teary-eyed people here. a combination of good-bye and love fest. >> i was looking at him going who was that young man when they were showing the pictures of 2008. he's still young, but my gosh, when you're the leader of the free world, that weighs on you, so van jones, let's talk. look at that, look tachl at tha. he aged. he's a little gray, he still looks good. he talked about reaching out, which you had been covering in your, this show that you've been doing, "messy truth." listen to the sound bite and then we'll talk. >> if our democracy is to work the way it should in this increasingly diverse nation then each one of us need to try to heed the advice of a great character in american fiction, atticus finch who said you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. until you climb into his skin and walk around in it. from blacks and other minority groups, that means tying our own very real struggles for justic

being barack obama's 2 247bd 9 inauguration with 1.8 million people. low clouds and fog will perhaps dampen the mood and reduce visibilities. the rain moves in about noon when donald trump puts his hand on the bible. it will be a wet inauguration and the parade starts to take place about 3:00 p.m. lining the streets there. most of the heavy showers should move on by then. drizzle and low clouds and fog anticipated in the forecast. that will impact the amount of people that will see the day's events. how much rain are we talking? here is the potomac and you can see the nation's capital. what we are expecting between a quarter to upwards of a half inch of rain. that will be most amount of rain. enough to change things up. we anticipate temperatures in the 40s. as the day goes on, showers move on as well and the forecast clears. you look like a giant standing next to that. i appreciate that. the tiny capitol. did you bring your rain stuff? >> i have an umbrella. >> they are allowing small umbrellas tomorrow. when we come back, donald trump promising what he calls meaningful acti

hillary clinton e-mail investigation. and meanwhile, president barack obama leaves his vice president speechless. well, not for long. a surprise presidential medal of freedom for joe biden in the final days of the obama administration. you have to see it. let's get right to academy award-winning director michael moore back with me now. and we're going to talk about what i just mentioned in the open. the justice department announcing it's launching a probe into the fbi's investigation of hillary clinton's private e-mail server. what do you think they'll find here? is it too little too late? >> we don't know what they'll find, obviously. i don't know. all my contacts within the fbi have dried up. did you hear what i just said? [ laughter ] >> go on. >> i'm still on the air. >> you're on the air. >> listen, obviously this had a huge impact in the final week of the election. it's not the only thing, though. and so i'm glad there's this investigation. but i doen't -- i think that democrats are doing themselves a disservice if they just focus on the comey thing and not on all the other reas

would have if a republican would have ever implied that about barack obama or bill clinton or jfk or anyone else for that matter. >> ben, ben, ben, that's exactly what many republicans did, including the president-elect for years. questioning the legitimacy of the first black president. which by the way, many saw as racist? >> when did you have john mccain or any other major congressman come out and say in an interview days before the inauguration, that they do not see barack obama as a legitimate president. >> is that splitting hairs? >> it didn't happen. >> ben i'm asking the questions and the president-elect, the president-elect did that to the sitting president for years. >> said he was not only that, said he was muslim. said he had proof, which we know this proof never manifested, because there was no proof. i can understand why you know ben and some of the other trump supporters are kind of bothered by john lewis' comments. but being bothered doesn't necessarily mean he's wrong. and doesn't mean that he should be silenced. look i'm all for bringing the country together. but the

. mostly republican leadership. who is the next generation? who is that state senator barack obama who will come on to the scene? the party now has been wiped out in the obama years. >> 4 1/2 years before he was president, almost nobody knew who he was. we don't know where the next leadership will come from. on the path forward, it strikes me. george washington made the first farewell address and his message was that our greatest enemy is division. it's disunity. we need to come together with various sections. country. this president has the same task. we have a deeply divided country. we can be political opponents, but at the end of the day, we are all americans. >> where you quote hamilton, teach you how to say goodbye. >> it's easier to give a speech like this than it will be for the president and the ex-president and the former president to figure out how he navigates that role. bush stayed out of things and didn't go on the campaign trail and second-guess him all the time. there were issues that he disagrees with donald trump on. for example, if there is a muslim ban and health ca

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> just hours left in his presidency, barack obama making a stunning decision. this is cnn tonight, i'm don lemon in washington. president obama commuting the sentence of the army intelligence analyst who was accused of leaking thousands of government documents. tell us about the president's decision to commute the manning sentence. >> well, don, it came as a big surprise here. chelsea manning was serving a 35-year sentence. she served six years, six and a half years of that sentence for leaking about 750,000 defense and state department documents. in the last few months, she's been the subject of a tremendous outpouring from the human rights community, which have argued that she was suffering in this prison, in the military prison, because, as you know, she's been suffering, she's been struggling with gender identity issues. as a result of this, human rights groups from around the world had collected signatures, trying to get president obama to grant clemency to her, and that's exactly what he did. it this was done over the objections of the

barack obama and michelle obama's kids is a good reminder of that. >> very nice that the george w. bushs' dog wrote letters to sasha and malia for making that adjustment which has to be a surreal adjustment to suddenly being outside the bubble for the first time in their lives. dana, thanks. doug brinkley, as well. come up, complaints filed against trump's pick for treasury secretarying he once own aid bank that may have discriminated against minorities. he's not the only pick now under fire. later the wife of the orlando nightclub shooter has been arrested. what did she know about the killings? details ahead. [john] hey, here's an idea. what if instead of waiting weeks for your tax refund? you can get an advance on that refund. [zombie] an advance on my tax refund, i could really use that. [john] what would you do with that money? [zombie] i'd love to take a tropical holiday. [john] i'd be careful, with your skin tone. [zombie] no i get it cause i'm a zombie. yeah that's funny. [off camera] all my undead, we are back. [john] i will see you out there. [zombie] see ya. [john] and d

going to ask john avlon to compare the farewell addresses of barack obama and george washington. i was to say about that dossier it's important to note that neither cnn or any mainstream news organization has been able to corroborate the specifics of what was in the dossier, which is why it was not ever reported on by cnn. other news organizations have talked about its con tetents. when we come back, farewell addresses. i'll have that goat cheese garden salad. that gentleman got the last one. sir, you give me that salad and i will pay for your movie and one snack box. can i keep the walnuts? sold. but i get to pick your movie. can i pick the genre? yes, but it has to be a comedy. a little cash back on the side. with the blue cash everyday card from american express, you get cash back on purchases with no annual fee. throw. it's more than cash back. it's backed by the service and security of american express. by the time you head to the bank it's more than cash back. and wait to get approved for a home loan, that newly listed, mid-century ranch with the garden patio will be gone. or you

enrollment ends january 31st. visit covereca.com today. >>> barack obama is back in washington after completing his final foreign trip as president of the united states. during visits to greece, germany and peru, much of the intention is on his successor, president-elect donald trump. >> did you get some sleep? >> yeah. we landed at about 2:30. >> that's brutal. last flight, man. >> yeah, it was pretty -- a lot of cheers and toasts. it was sentimental. >> how was it? >> awesome. >> he was in his element. it was a good show. every question and every press conference was about that back home. >> good morning. who is out wednesday? that's fine. i think everybody should watch the last party and take off. >> all right. >> one of the weirdest weeks of the year thanksgiving week. should we start with turkey jokes? >> the eighth and final year of turkey jokes. >> there was a cornucopia of jokes. including that one. >> no. >> you are crying foul on that one. he talks every year about generosity and making sure everyone can eat on thanksgiving. except for the turkeys because they are already s