otus was being used by barack obama. it is now swept clean. there's a photograph of him looking rather drum. it is not just that one tweet, because this photo was not the original choice. the original photo for his account was this one. it only got changed an hour ago. the reason there is controversy is because this photograph is from barack obama's inauguration . a lot of people drawing attention to it and twitter user "so sad." photo from original the getty images website, which says it is indeed president barack obama's inauguration. if you are wondering what happened to the account of president barack obama, it has @potus44.d to donald trump is up to 5.7 million who joined him today. reaction to the speech itself is interesting. trump fans found it wonderful. in my opinion the speech -- "in my opinion, the speech will go down as one of the best e ever. clearly a dig at liberals. we have the other side of the coin, trump delivered one of the angriest and most nationalistic speech." asked why he is only talking about money, money isn't every

but no one has done with barack obama plans to do tonight. chicago, mccormick place, thousands crammed in to say good-bye to their hero. they greeted him in 2008 to hear him say i want to be president of the united states. now it is barack obama's chance to say good-bye and to put a final signature on his 8 years in office. we are told he's going to focus more on the future than dwell on the past. but he won't pass up an opportunity to say how far he we have come as a country. jeff flock in mccormick place on what we can expect from this estimated 30-minute address. >> erupting in applause as the bidens enter. this place is packed. if you said 20,000, everything from the journalists that covere >> reporter: the cabinet secretaries, elected officials. this place is just packed to the rafters with people who would suggest that these past eight years have been an unqualified success. a reduction in unemployment, fewer troops on foreign soil engaged in conflict, a higher graduation rate among high schoolers. they see this as a great success, and

it's not justin bieber or barack obama as personality but barack obama who has always seen the hope of what america can be. hope of a more perfect union. >> also a very sobering tone to the speech. think of barack obama who began national political career talking about optimism and hope and change and unity and progress, ended presidency by defending certain things we didn't think a few years ago needed defending, science, basic facts, journalism, the ability of citizens to talk to each other on the most fundamental level. although i heard the optimism you're reflecting, i heard a great level of concern about it. also the shoutout to michelle obama, i've tried to report the story of the obama partnership and how it's affected this presidency. but i believe it's so subtle and deep and fascinating, we have to hand the baton to the historians. michelle obama pushed barack obama to become the politician she wanted him to be. was above it all lofty figure and wanted him to have elevated presidency. and in the way that jackie kennedy was in many ways the architect of the kennedy vision, say

barack obama has made an emotional farewell speech. urging americans to become more involved in the countries political elite. i i will take you back through e day and we will take you in depth in that first press conference by donald trump since the election and what it turned into. we will be right back. 777/ >> welcome back. you're watching life from harris on "france 24." u.s. president-elect donald trump takes aim at fake news reporters and companies who built abroad as he gives his first press conference since winning the election. that was in new york. meanwhile in washington, trump's pick for secretary of state tells congress russia could pose a threat to america's global interest. been known tohas have developed a warm relationship with russia during his time as an oil balls. german authorities

. >> one thing i noticed covering the white house during the obama presidency is how much barack obama tried to get away from this issue. he tried to avoid dealing with this issue. he was brought to deal with the issue from time to time, how did that affect the way you think the public perceive his presidency and perceived his ability to move legislation in washington when he was somebody who did not want to always have this front and center? >> guest: i think the way he dealt with race changed dramatically throughout his presidency. in the first three years he was afraid of the question. when he was asked about skip gates he gave an answer about a distinguished harvard professor outside his own home, and outrageous case maybe not the most violent case of police abuse but an outrageous case and he gave an opinion about a professor who is his friend and this became a huge controversy in the problem he had of his own by bringing both parties to this high-profile way. so this was a cleanup operation and he tried to stay away from it. over his presidency he learned how to wade into the iss

barack obama has made an emotional farewell speech. urging americans to become more involved in the countries political elite. i will take you back through the day and we will take you in depth in that first press conference by donald trump since the election and what it turned into. we will be right back. >>> seoul. capital of south korea. one community in the center of this city is drawing widespread attention. seongmisan maeul is mad

but no one has done with barack obama plans to do tonight. chicago, mccormick place, thousands crammed in to say good-bye to their hero. they greeted him in 2008 to hear him say i want to be president of the united states. now it is barack obama's chance to say good-bye and to put a final signature on his 8 years in office. we are told he's going to focus more on the future than dwell on the past. but he won't pass up an opportunity to say how far he we have come as a country. jeff flock in mccormick place on what we can expect from this estimated 30-minute address. >> erupting in applause as the bidens enter. this place is packed. if you said 20,000, everything from the journalists that covere >> reporter: the cabinet secretaries, elected officials. this place is just packed to the rafters with people who would suggest that these past eight years have been an unqualified success. a reduction in unemployment, fewer troops on foreign soil engaged in conflict, a higher graduation rate among high schoolers. they see this as a great success, and

and the other piece of this, chuck, is that barack obama should step up as well and call it what it is. it's wrong what is happening. it's wrong how some of these democrats are treating president-elect trump. we have a great relationship with the white house. i talk to dennis mcdonogh every day. we had a great meeting with the cabinet members and the sitting white house cabinet members on friday. the transfer of power within the white house is going great, but to do this to president-elect trump five days before he puts his hand on the bible is just wrong and the democrats are fund raising on this comment from congressman lewis right now. so they're making money on it. >> let me ask you this, because one of the things that congressman lewis says he will never forget and possibly never forgive that vladimir putin is a stronger leader than president obama and there are people that will respond to your comments right now and say donald trump spent five years questioning the legitimacy of barack obama's constitutional viability to be president of the united states with the birther controve

barack obama did it in charleston and other places after the shootings. and that emotional connection which has to do with familiy an a larger commonality of the american experience is something that's very important for every president and it's not at all clear that donald trump has that capacity. >> i have to tell you i feel like i remember watching trump on election night, and i feel like i saw a little piece of it. would you agree? people were waiting to pounce, frankly, and then he -- people were waiting to pounce. >> there's very little in his life that shows it. i don't think you'll see that between he and his wife. she might not even come to washington. and his children, he gets praised for raising his children. we'll see how thatlaysut in terms of his businesses and their involvement in the presidency. there are just a lot of questions there and you can only hope for the best. >> two different men here. i should end with the book, an easy question for you maybe, maybe not, what's your biggest takeaway? you mentioned the fact his try will look bac

guest: "america will miss barack obama's decency." the article says "tonight of all nights, the difference between barack obama and donald trump was stark." to what wasreacting said, what was inside, and who was there and wasn't there. one of them was barack obama's daughter, sasha obama. this women's online publication was wondering where she was. people on the internet came up with all sorts of theories and you can read some of them on this website. one says that "when the ticket is so hot that you can only get two tickets for the family." this other tweet i pulled out says that "osh obama be at one hell of a sleepover party right now." according to our correspondent philip crowder, the white house says it is because she has an exam today. best of luck to sasha. host: thank you for that look at the papers. you get a closer look at the press review on her website. the address is france 24.com. you heard her talk about that t farewell speech by barack obama. we will have more on that speech. ♪ 777/ woman: this is our story, a un

do you think democrats will do the same with barack obama? >> the reagan cult is creepy and dangerous and you had years and years and years in which republicans said what would reagan do? let's find some minor writing that reagan might have said. >> right. >> what was right in 1980 is right forever. that's bad. >> right. >> but they should value obama's presidency. they should see it as a model to emulate and defend. >> jonathan chait, the book is called "audacity," fascinating and provocative. thanks for your time tonight. >> thank you, chris. >>> that's "all in" this evening. a reminder, at 11:00 p.m., "the obama years with brian williams." "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. >> thank you, my friend. we know that it didn't end well. what we forget sometimes is that it did not start well. richard nixon was elected in 1968, re-elected in 1972. that meant that his inauguration day for a second term was in january 1973. it was his inauguration date, january 20th, '73. almost spooky to look back at that day now because of the way we know

opec at barack obama and hillary clinton, last week barack obama saying ridiculous things like if he had run in a third term, he would have beaten donald trump in fact, he campaigned for hillary said it was his legacy that was on the line, if he got o hillary clinton saying i won particular vote my wife was a you ballroom dancer counts for "dancing with the stars", it does not count for the presidency of the united states, so we will give her mirabal trophy they can't get over it pointing to russian stipulate the hack by the russians when others have said there itself no proof would have changed election donald trump sure poking back at sore losers. >> it was entertaining, what is not entertaining to the media is that he hasn't held a news conference since july. keeps promising to hold one, but he hasn't done it, promised other things he hasn't done it he promised to hold a news briefing about avoiding conflicts of interest with businesses then, of course, canceled it, why not face the media for something longer than just you know two or three minutes sound bytes? >> well, let's face

but what has barack obama done for eight years. just months after russia have invaded georgia he have them push it. in the middle of his reelection campaign in 2012 he told the russian president he would have more flexibility after the election. when mitt romney characterized russia as our her number one adversary barack obama mocked &4ms8w:j9d wanted their foreign policy back. they have finally realized the threat that they pose to the united states and our interest. shannon: russian president has responded here is a bit what he have to say as perceived from international practice they had reasons to respond in kind although we have the right to retaliate well not response to that. what will plan our further steps . he went on to invite all diplomatic children who are in russia to the new year's and christmas parties at the kremlin. what is his response say to you? >> i would recommend that they not take their ipads to the kremlin. what they need is a sense of new boundaries. he's have a free reign over the last eight years he nee

brock obama consigned the last piece of cold war legacy to history. -- barack obama consigned the last piece of cold war legacy to history. an extraordinary transformation. he leaves admired and largely popular, not the least were his role in the global climate change agreement. he tried to carve out a foreign policy that he saw as right for the times. as the commander-in-chief was given a traditional sendoff, in his own way he was as destructive to american power and influence as george w. bush. what with the nobel committee make of him eight years on? -- would the nobel committee make of him eight years on? jane: i spoke with the former u.s. defense secretary and bbc global affairs analyst, william cowan. n. william cohe how would you sum up the tone of president obama's presidency? william: the familiar ring is no drama obama. his foreign policy reflects that . he is highly intelligent and well spoken. very calm and cool. a lot of people would like to see more passion at times, and less professorship. think that that reflects the way that he has conducted his foreign policy, very co

whatever you think about barack obama he has some nerve. he already hit the economy with hundreds of billions of dollars of regulatory speed bumps that he's going out with a bang. >> he will be the president in more than a generation. in his lame duck term. he's issuing about five regulations a day. and 31 of those cost the u.s. economy more than a hundred million dollars. the cost of the u.s. economy a hundred million dollars do you think that should be approved by congress who controls the nations pocketbooks. he is trying to put up as many roadblocks as he can for president-elect donald trump. the last fiscal year ended in october. 97,000 pages by far shattering -- shattering the record. he has not been bashful about this. will this be enough. this is one of the keys. people want to see these regulations a race. they have nothing to do with helping the environment. this is where being the recordholder not once but six times during his presidency. it's not a good thing. we are own worst enemy. we have long forgot it what most of them are

. >> the outgoing president barack obama, that is something we never would have heard. >>'s initial speech, if you recall, when he accepted the victory on campaign night was magnanimous. he goes down that route and is doing that. >> very much more optimistic than he was before, talking about the future a little more, less about what barack obama had done. this was not the time to do that at this point, not the kind of speech where you criticize your predecessor or hillary clinton but at a speech he gave during the republican convention people were talking about this speech saying it didn't fit the national optimism you hear all the time in presidential speeches or presidential candidates, he was talking about all things that are going bad, that are wrong about america but today was very different. he was still talking about the same issues in a much more optimistic way. he had the same slogan is ronald reagan on the campaign trail, make america great again but emphasizing the idea that america was bad, everything was bad with this country, the economy, foreign policy an

but barack obama was no peacenik. he had a dramatically different approach to war compared with his predecessor. instead of fighting terrorism with large armies, he would rely on a different technology. it would change the very nature of war. the armed drone. >> never before in american history has an american president had the technology and the legal authority to hunt down any person anywhere on the face of the earth and kill them. >> there was a surreal selection process that became known as the kill list. >> they would have bios and pictures of these people. some came to be called sort of baseball cards of terrorists. and a decision was made to put them on the list or not put them on the list. >> carrying out the campaign of killing was the president's cia director leon panetta. obama gave him plenty of latitude. when panetta wanted to dramatically expand the cia's fleet of drones in pakistan, the president, over the objections of his staff, told panetta the cia gets what it wants. >> it was a u.s. drone that fire

that was barack obama, and to some degree, to barack obama, and michelle, since he has been in office, a thousand democrats, governors, state representatives have lost because his enormous popularity which we saw tonight, at one point somebody yelled out. i love you. it was like a justin bieber concert, i say that respectfully. it was respectful. i won't retract it. what i will say, the love was for a personality, not for a platform or policy. >> you can't argue the democratic party is in some level of confusion at this stage, you might even say disarray. >> yeah, so is the republican party, all of our parties, that has to do with where we are in our country right now, which is people rejecting labels and boxes, all of that. that is a global phenomenon. i think it's really important to take a step back and think about what the president said tonight. he talked about things that are a threat to our democracy. he put on not only his state of the union hat, his constitutional law professor hat, his founding fathers hat and said we have a threat with economic opportunity, an issue with ra

obama for the time barack obama became president, we heard on the radio, rush limbaugh say i want to see them fail. >> host: but he said he wanted a spouse is failed. >> guest: afterwards. he went back at all. i've got the tape of that. on this wonderful platform of c-span, and we have heard people taken off the air for using the. i am not saying everyone who does not like president obama's polished these were about the affordable care act where policing, not necessarily about that. there is a strong undercurrent in this country and we've seen it before or hate against someone because he is different is very pervasive. i believe race and politics and i believe it's the fact black man is president of the united states. >> host: at eight years ago, barack obama sworn in as the 44th president. here's a portion of his inaugural address. the focus on her website, c-span.org. >> today a cd of the challenges we face are real. they are serious and they are many. they will not be met easily find a short span of time. but know this, america, they will be met. [cheers and applause] on this day,

bernie sanders is much more of a am barack obama as a describe the socialist and the southern democrat what do you think? >> as a political success in if you have the southern democrat but tim kane is very obama ask. spirit will they have problems with trump and 2020? >> it depends on the state of the economy he will not do the things he said he will do but donald trump needed those voters in the midwest they thought he would be us change agent they see him being left to the hillary clinton. but a lot of the attacks on the big banks and special interest he is much more closely tied or even more than george w. bush a very insider republican so i think it would be hard to square this up but he needed the obama of voters to win. you had a successful president to keep the coalition that is the roadmap. >> hillary clinton won the popular vote but just to wrap things up, heidi think the barack obama presidency be remembered near-term so how does that make the presidency look better? >> any major social reform will produce but there was the violent terrorist uprising in the south and reduce t

i said barack hussein obama, president of the united states. that doesn't seem like it's going to sell in peoria. but he changed all the rules. >> his first line in the speech is "the plains of peoria." >> he said only in this country is my story possible. only now is my story possible he should have said. >> well, to me -- joy, how do you -- chris's point about this popularity, i think in some ways that's part of the thing that's so hard to get your head around. here's someone who had been a controversial president. he's overseen one of the most polarized eras since the civil war and yet is going out with -- as one of the more popular politicians of the country, one of the more popular exiting politicians in recent memory yet is going to turn this office over to a man who is a repudiation, rejection of him. >> it's incredible. i can recall interviewing people during the campaign who really liked barack obama, who voted for him twice, he wears very well as a president. you have to live with a president over time, he wears well, he's a congenial

president barack obama. he also used the press conference to defend his decision to cut chelsea manning's jail sentence. he says the soldier who gave secrets to wikileaks had already served a tough punishment and described his decision as "entirely appropriate." president obama: first of all, let's be clear, chelsea manning has served a tough prison sentence. so the notion that the average person who was thinking about disclosing vital classified information would think it goes unpunished i don't think would get that impression from the sentence that chelsea manning has served. brent: all right, we want to go to our washington correspondent. she has been following the press conference. it was interesting, wasn't it, the outgoing u.s. president began the press conference by speaking to people like you and me, saying the media are needed in a functioning democracy. how significant is that, considering this is the last time he will speak as u.s. president? reporter: well, i think it was very significant. it was

. >> host: covering the white house during the obama presidency is how much barack obama tried to get away from this issue. he tried to avoid dealing with this issue. he was brought to deal with the issue from time to time whether it was the trayvon marfan shooting and so on. how does that affect the way that the public perceived his presidency and his ability to move legislation here in washington? when he was somebody that didn't want to have this front and center >> guest: it changed throughout his presidency. the first couple of years he was afraid of the question. he was asked about skip gates and gave an answer about a distinguished professor arrested outside of his own home, a pretty outrageous case. maybe at the worst of the most violent case of police abuse, but an outrageous case. and this professor was his friend and this became a huge controversy he hav had to resoly bringing both parties to the summit. this was a cleanup operation and they tried to stay away from it but in the presidency he learned how to use the issue anyway he could control it and shape the narrative an

barack obama campaign for hillary clinton a lot. michelle obama had some of the most romantic and emotional roles. gave some speeches in the fall campaign that were extraordinary on the part of a first lady. mark: you see two men who have run for president, bernie sanders and to his left john mccain. another sign of the bipartisanship. >> first lady michelle obama. director of the united states senate committee on rules and administration. [applause] mark: there they come. michelle obama. very vocal opponent of donald trump in the election. gave these emotional, powerful speeches. i think one of the things for alling here is these folks that will be asking themselves for a long time, did we do enough? did we do the right things? then we do the wrong things? ec soul-searching this weekend -- you see soul-searching. they all feel as though they are trying to be -- to do the right thing for the country. hisident-elect trump and people have expressed great appreciation for the fact the obama's in particular have been so helpful and grac

no. ( laughter ) walking and talking with barack obama. here it is. >> what are you going to miss most about this place? >> this walk is one of them. well, in a way, h he told us his family life hat thrived living and working under the white house roof but that his wife and daughter didn't feel the same way about life in what harry truman called the finest prison in the world. >> how do they feel? they're ready to go. the girls, obviously, they are now up in age in which the constraints of secret service and bubbles and all that stuff has gotten pretty old. michelle never fully took to the scrutiny. i mean, she thrived as a first lady but it's not her preference. >> he was the hardest sell. she was the hardest sell and she never fully embraced being in the public spotlight, which is ironic, given how good she is. having said that, she would acknowledge and i certainly feel that we just have a lot of memories here. our kids grew up here. some of our best friends have been made here in this place. there have been moments that were highlights

visit ncicap.org] >> per resident barack obama, his 39th and final news conference as president. his 24th here in the white house briefing room. we would like to hear what you think. a 2-748-8920. to republicans, 202-748, 8921. -8922.hers, 202-748 ,e would like to hear from you so you can send as a tweet. he is returning to the nation's capital, where he and mrs. obama ide inside the city. let's hear from anna in california, democrats line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i wanted to take a minute to thank our president and his family are giving us eight years of his life. i think we have become much better as americans and as citizens, and i just hope that our president-elect will continue to go forth, rather than go backwards. thank you for taking my call. host: now to illinois, our republican line. caller: yes, i want to say the same thing that anna said in california. thank you. that is it. host: comments on twitter. here is one from @cspanwj rebecca. -- here is one from rebecca. @cspanwj is how you treat. this is talking about the commutation of chelsea manning's sente

going to miss barack obama. you may disagree with him politically but he's good man at his core. >> speaking about the first lady. >> past 25 years not only been my wife and mother of my children but my best friend. [ cheers and applause ] you took on a role you didn't ask for, and you made it your own. with grace and with grit and with style. and good humor. [ cheers and applause ] you made the white house a place that belongs to everybody. and a new generation sets its sights higher because it has you as a role model. so you have made me proud and you have made the country proud. >> so joe, besides -- it takes a real man to cry when he's talking about his wife and kids. i loved seeing that. characterize that moment and first lady, michelle obama as the first lady. >> i must say, i sat at home and cried because you are looking at man who on martin luther king's birthday will have been married to a woman who is similar for 40 years. and i think what i appreciate most about it is the fact that he accentuated the

>> i think should use barack obama as model for successful presidency. embrace the way the republicans did to reagan, not to the cult-like extremes they sometimes took it but say this is a president who got it right, changed country for the better. listen to his voice and defend his achievements. >> why do you think president obama in unique position once he leaves office? >> haven't had a president like this, young, popular, hasn't had a scandal, doesn't have a successor protecting his legacy, isn't dead. he's young, he's there. and person who is succeeding him is trying to get rid of his achievements but he's much more popular than the person coming after him. not had anyone like him. even bill clinton, still popular but disgraced by scandal and everyone wanted him to go away. ronald reagan was old and others not that popular. barack obama has unique chance to speak out on important issues. >> jonathan, appreciated it. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> still ahead, president obama's stunning decision commuting sentence of chelsea manning, convicted o

on the issue of race, though, barack obama leaves a complicated legacy. aleem maqbool reports from alabama. there were civil rights battlegrounds across this country, but few as crucial as those in this state. in one of his last acts as president, barack obama has designated certain sites in alabama important in the civil rights movement as national monuments, including the gaston motel, which was used as headquarters for a time by martin luther king. around the corner stands a church that was bombed by white supremacists in one of the pivotal moments of the civil rights struggle. president obama has now made this a national monument too, in honour of the four young girls who were killed. ii—year—old denise mcnair was one of those who died in the bombing, an event that sparked national outrage. churches are supposed to be your sanctuaries, so for that to happen in a church, i think those that may have been on the side of segregation had to take a second look. during his presidency, barack obama has paid tribute to the historical events that helped pav

odds are most of their parents voted for barack obama. he won with 78 percent of vote in this county. >> when i walk into the school, i feel grateful, really grateful. >> reporter: even after he has left the oval office; momentos will remain. >> our school will still be named barack obama school. >> the first black president. >> he has shown me no matter what you do or where you come from, you can always do great things. >> reporter: this is the only president they have ever known. >> i was like born while the election was going on. >> reporter: and because of him -- >> his personality is like keeping everyone safe and happy and for everyone to care about each other. >> when i grow up, i want to be a grown up. >> reporter: they have big dreams. >> i want to be actually a dolphin trainer. >> i want to be an an actor and engineer and so many things. >> i would like to be president, yes. >> reporter: ellison barber, wusa 9. >> it has to be those children are extremely well spoken. >> they are amazing. >>> all of the people who will start to

you reported on barack obama from the very start. what are you expecting the theme to be? >> recount what you just recounted what he viewed his biggest achievement, certainly issue was the aca former care act, obamacare. it is controversial. that's going to figure heavily in how republicans replace obamacare which is a lot tougher than repealing it. same thing with the auto bail-out and other achievement of his career. it's important that he be able to stand there defend himself. he let his achievement speak for themselves. >> i want to play the sound byte from the first speech to congress. it's one of the most iconic movements. >> the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie. >> it's not true. >> you can hear it there congressman joe wilson, shouting out you lie. it became symbolic of this by vision between republican and president obama. how did that leave disdain on his -- over the nine or eight years. >> it could not have been more important, the republicans made it clear from the start they would oppose and obstruct anything th

eric obama went to ten in his 2013 inauguration. —— barack obama. but it's a chance to celebrate and also the public face of the presidency is all—important. the public face of the presidency is all—importa nt. so the public face of the presidency is all—important. so much of thejob is public choreography, public performance and donald trump understands that, as someone who rose to fame as a reality tv show host on the apprentice and he is a producer at heart. he knows how important appearance is. and healy was denied choreographing the image of discontented, successful, beautiful first family. well, president trump's already started dismantling some of barack 0bama's key policies. just after his inauguration parade he signed his first executive orders, including that decree against the affordable care act, which is known as 0bamacare, and the announcment of a national day of patriotism. he also signed a waiver to allow retired marine generaljames mattis to be defence secretary, even though it is less than the required seven years since he lef

that is the reaction from republican senator john mccain to one of barack obama's last acts as president. he has granted commutations and pardons to scores of inmates, among them, 29-year-old former soldier chelsea manning, who was jail for leaking classified documents. she will be released this may. >> after spending seven years in prison, chelsea manning will be freed. the former military analyst responsible for the biggest intelligence breach in history saw her 35-year sentence commuted by barack obama tuesday. she is set to be released may 17. formerly known as bradley manning, chelsea manning leaked over 75,000 documents and diplomatic cables while working for the u.s. army. these included details of prisoner abuse, confidential information, videos showing helicopters indiscriminately firing at civilians. manning was charged with treason and espionage and sentenced to 35 years, the longest punishment ever for a leaked conviction in the u.s. julian assange tweeted his thanks for those who campaign for manning but made no mention whether he now plans to surrender. wikileaks said assan

in other words, where's barack obama, where are the others? if this had happened to barack obama in 2008, if 31 republicans said we're going to boycott his election -- >> yeah. charles: -- could you imagine the scandal? >> the outcry would be deafening, charles, and that's part of the problem. you had senator mccain who not only went, he and his wife, his daughter, his mother went to the swearing in, and i think that says a lot about hard feelings. charles: is there one leader within that political party that can push back? >> no, no. some of the leaders tried to go against nancy pelosi, so they've been somewhat neutered, and now you have barack obama who's leaving, he's doing anything and everything he can to, basically, muck it up for the new president. i would hope as he says, you know, we're americans first, we want to have a smooth transition, we're doing everything we can. well, sir, all you've got to do is tell people, hey, listen, knock it off and show up. that's all you need to do. charles: eric, what do you make of that? we're in the

they love reminding us that they got seven barack obama nominees readyconfirmed and getting a lf hearings in places part of that strategy for senate republicans. democrats are urging a slowdown of the process, but republicans are not listening to the democrats because this is their goal. they believe donald trump wants his team in place as soon as week is and this coming really the big week to get as much of that done as possible. >> what has been the senate democrats response question mark do they have any power in terms of the scheduling or what they can do with these confirmations? >> they really don't have any power. depending on committees -- especially the chairman and ranking member if they have a good relationship with one another. the chairman would generally sign off -- or the blessing of the democratic ranking member. but they don't actually need their permission to schedule a hearing, so you have them going , goingith jeff sessions ahead with rex tillerson for secretary of state on january 11, the next day. senatechumer, the new minority told mitch mcconnell, the senate majori

curious, barack obama addressing the star. hello, everybody! you know, michelle and i, we've really been milking this goodbye thing. so it behoves me to be very reef. —— very brief. yes, yes. i said to be very reef. —— very brief. yes, yes. isaid before, and i will say again, that when we started on this journey, we did so with an abiding faith in the american people and their ability, our ability, to join together and change the country. in ways that would make life better for oui’ ways that would make life better for our kids and grandkids, that change didn't happen from the top—down, but happened from the bottom up. it was met sometimes with scepticism and doubt. some folks didn't think we could pull it off. there were those who felt that the institutions of power and privilege in this country we re power and privilege in this country were too deeply entrenched. and yet, all of you came together, in small towns and big cities, our whole bunch of you really young, and you decided to believe. you knocked on doors and made phone cal

the point is not where barack obama was born. the point is is that we've got congressmen on the democratic side of the aisle questioning the legitimacy of president-elect trump who won in an electoral landslide. that's the issue. that's where the outrage should be. not old news. the fact that we're preparing for the transfer of power. we've been working with president obama, hand in glove, and i think that they -- including the president -- should step up and get his people in line and tell them to grow up and accept the fact that they lost the election. >> let's move on to the issue of russia. the president-elect in "the wall street journal" saying yesterday he would consider lifting the sanctions on russia in the future depending on how they deal with the threat against isis. that seems to be at odds with what his nominees were saying. james mattis wants to come up with a strategy to confront russia for what it did. mike pompeo, caa nominee saying russia is doing nothing to defeat isis. and rex tillerson saying now is not the t

barack obama's legacy largely depends on who you ask. viewers onome to our public television in america and also around the globe. at the end of this week the united states will have a new president, but already donald trump is casting a long shadow across the atlantic. in his latest series of interviews and tweets, the incoming american leader has criticized germany's head of state, threatened that country's automakers, and questioned the relevance of nato itself. one german official says that last one has caused worry across the military alliance. james robbins has more. james: they rehearsed the inauguration in washington with a stand-in for president trump. but no one knows quite what to expect on friday's ceremony, still less what will happen in the first 100 days. the president-elect continues to amaze, now accusing germany's chancellor merkel, more than 11 with veryffice, catastrophic mistake, the open-doors approach to migrants. president-elect trump: i think it was a big mistake for germany. james: germany's chancellor did not r

will start putting in motion an agenda to scrap president barack obama greatest legacy. it's going to be a long battle will. >> reporter: for the first time in nearly a dozen years republicans will control all of washington and their plotting a vicious agenda on capitol hill. a sweeping rewrite of the tax code, new infrastructure projects, a ninth supreme court justice and their top goal, a repeal of president barack obama signature legacy item, obamacare. >> obamacare repeal, resolution will be the first item up in the new year. >> but republican leaders privately acknowledge it won't be easy especially repealing the healthcare law without a clear plan to replace it and in the aftermath of surging enrollment numbers for obamacare. >> what happens to those 20 million people that have health insurance? are you going to just kick them off and suddenly they don't have health insurance? >> the republicans will immediately try to pass a budget that will allow them to repeal much of obamacare including subsidies all on a period of time line vote in the senate. >> but some key

i feel lucky every day. >> what is the legacy of barack obama? he may be the most improbable president in american history. in 2003 he was a state senator from illinois. >> the intent of this bill -- >> an unknown african-american politician named barack hussein obama. he made a big bet he could be elected to the white house. five years later he was. >> deserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> he entered on a wave of hope and promise. he leaves the office in a small club. by the end of his presidency, the country was consumed by a wave of protests so strong, it dashed the prospects of his predecessor hillary rodham clinton. and elected his polar opposite. a man who promised to erase the obama presidency. how did it happen. >> to understand that, we have to ask what is the legacy of barack obama. the late publisher of the washington post once said, the journalism is the first rough draft of history. that's what we've tried to put together here. love him or hate him, there's little doubt obama has been one of the most c

barack obama is here to play ball with you. you talk about the ability to win war we have not won a war in a long time. we have the military to win the majority of them. >> the only real deterrence is having a military that is combat ready that's able to contend with all of our adversaries and as a pointed out today we have real serious threat right now. it's russia, it's china. it's north korea. it is terrorism. those first three or four are all threats to this country. i will point something out. you wait to see how bad it gets economically if one nuclear weapon is cracked off anywhere in the world.n is exted when my aunt anybody's thoughts under the obama administration which came to office saying they were going to choke that off the table. it's worse today than it was before. we've have a series of deals with them to reduce them. i want them to take a listen. they have great expectations because of a stubborn fact that we must finally recognize although they did not call him a war criminal they all seem to be a little bit

it might even outsell barack obama's memoir. they'll each get paid quite a bit of money because they are two popular people. >> she is very popular. she'll do another late night show, her final good-bye. here are some of her best moments. ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ >> oh. >> what can we say? we just dropped the mike. don't tell people about my rash. >> a rash that she has. where is the rash? what area were you telling me about? >> my shoulder. >> lower than that. >> keith, you've known her a long time. is she going to miss that? >> the reality is i've not known her a long time. i met her when she became first lady. i never knew her in law school. she has this relatable personality. when i met her in the white house for the first time she hugged me like she'd known me her entire life. as an african-american, it's been a joy to watch her on this national stage. i'm good friends with her hairstylist and we were just texting a few moments ago about what this means. she's become this icon in not only african-american cult

but barack obama seems to have a pretty good talent for getting under his skin. and it would be a very unusual role for an ex-president to play. they usually kind of just fade off, but given that the democratic party is sort of leaderless at this point, this may be the preview of a buddy moving not. >> but obama did seem to know, right, that if he just called trump and maybe said, bro chill out or whatever he may have said this is what trump had to say about that phone call. >> our staffs are getting along very well and i'm getting along very well with him other than a couple of statements that i responded to. we talked about it. we smiled about it. and nobody is ever going to know because we'll never be going against each other in that way. but it was a great conversation. >> where are things now between these two? >> this is a very delicate thing for president obama try to figure out. knows that he's probably best used if he can get in donald trump's ear. so you know that if your, as karen said nice to him and say something complimentary as the last thing he's

barack obama arising chicago for his farewell address. jeff sessions, the man picked to be the nexus attorney general, has told a congressional hearing that he is no racist and has never supported the ku klux klan. —— nexus attorney general. fifa approves plans for a massive expansion of football's world cup 248 teams. and the woman who sat in the front row of history. britain's war correspondent claire hollingworth has died at the age of 145 -- to 48 hollingworth has died at the age of 145 —— to 48 teams. —— the age of 105. live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 6pm in chicago where barack obama will deliver the final big speech of his presidency. it's expected to be a parting plea to americans not to lose faith in their future no matter what they think about their next president. it's also his last chance to try to define his legacy. the president landed in chicago a short time ago. a fitting book into what began eight y