obama does not get it. obama is a nice guy. he's trying to do good, but he just does not understand. so now begins the gop obama educational project. that is to say, we then now perceived to lecture obama on the way the world really is. hey obama, we need to inform you that putin used to be a kgb officer. hey obama, we need to tell you that if they say they want to build a bomb, they probably do. hey obama, if you have tax rates that may not be a very good thing for the commonly, and on and on. we we have been doing this for seven years. evidently, obama is a a super slow learner. [laughter] he never gets it. he doesn't even seem interested in this great educational project that we have going. now, after a wild and intelligent person begins to think that maybe he is not about this at all. maybe, something else is going on and we should pay attention to what that might be. now, look at american politics a little differently, i want you to imagine a guy who has been working hard for a living putting up numbers for cleaning office

the parallels between barack obama and jimmy carter are uncanny. the same failed economic policies, the same misery, stagnation and malaise, the same feckless and naive foreign policy, in fact the exact same countries, russia, and iran. openly laughing at and mocking the president of the united states. i believe this next election, 2016, is going to be an election like 19 80. we're going to win by painting in bolt colors and not pale pastels. the manifest failures of the carter administration set the stage for the reagan revolution, which came from millions of americans across this country. it was a grassroots movement. it didn't come from washington. washington despised reagan. it came from the american people and it transformed this country and the word of optimism i will give you is the same thing is happening all over this country. people are waking up incredibly, when it comes to foreign policy, the difference a strong president can make is underscored by the simple fact that this very same nation, the nation of iran, released our hostages the

michelle obama. ♪ [applause] president obama: thank you so much. please, everybody, have a seat, have a seat. have a seat and welcome to the white house. this is a good-looking group. [laughter] president obama: president kennedy once said, "there is a connection, hard to explain logically but easy to feel, between achievement in public life and progress in the arts." i believe he was right. our achievements as a country and as a culture go hand-in-hand. the oldest of the 2015 kennedy center honorees was born over 90 years ago -- you won't be able to tell. [laughter] president obama: but when we look back on the last century, for all the challenges we faced, what we see is a time of extraordinary progress. we won one world war, and then another. we endured one depression, and prevented another. and through it all, we created new medicines and technologies that changed the world for the better. we welcomed new generations of striving immigrants that made our country stronger. we worked together, and marched together, to open up new doors of opportun

obama, president obama, then-senator obama said, hey, when stuff gets tough, some white folk get guns, are bitter, you turn no their religion, and he got beat down. and he knew then never again to speak ill of white brothers and sisters in america. why? because people are chagrined when even a so-called ostensibly biracial, half-white man makes a comment about white america. that lets us know, no, you are still perceived as a black man. on the flip side, what president obama has done relentlessly is to chide and deliver tirades against african-american people in ways that have been called out by a number of figures. as unfortunate. so his genius that professor butler talks about, let's not underestimate that. this man has existed in the midst of white supremacy, the belief that some groups are inferior and others are superior. assertions about the legitimacy or lack thereof of black people, it's an institutional mechanism that is self-perpetuating. in light of that, when we look at what white supremacy has attempted to do, or it attempted to unburt obama, to retroactively abort him. t

and president obama signed it into law. part of the feeting our enemies is understanding who they are. and that means not going down the misguided foreign policy of barack obama and hillary clinton and unfortunately too many republicans in this town. in 2009, hillary clinton and barack obama led the effort to topple the government in libya. the consequence of that, libya has been handed over to radical islamic terrorists fighting in a war zone. short think thereafter, the obama administration led the effort to topple mubarak in egypt. the consequence of that, the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization became the government in egypt. and now we see the obama administration with the support of politicians in both parties trying to topple the government in syria with no plan for what will replace it. if we are to defeat our enemies we need to be clear-eyed. that toppling a government and allowing radical islamic terrorists to take over a nation is not benefiting our national security interests. putting istiss or al qaeda

obama. mrs. obama: merry christmas, everyone. here at the white house we spent the past month helping everyone get into the holiday spirit. our theme this year is a timeless tradition and decorations in each room reflect some of our country's most cherished past times from saluting our troops and their families to helping children dream big dreams for their future. we have invited thousands of families here to the white house to enjoy the festivities because there is no holiday tradition more timeless than opening our doors to others. president obama: today like millions of americans and christians around the world, our family celebrates the birth of jesus and the values he lived in his own life, treating one another with love and compassion, caring for those on society's margins, the sick and the hungry, the poor and the persecuted, the stranger in need of shelter or simply an act of kindness. that's the spirit that binds us together, not just as christians, but as americans of all faiths. it's what the holidays are about, comin

michelle obama. ♪ [applause] president obama: thank you. please, everybody have a seat. welcome to the white house. this is a good-looking group. wants -- onceedy said, there is a connection. it is hard to ask why but easy to feel, between achievement and public life and progress in the arts. i believe he is our achievements as a country and a culture go hand in hand. the oldest of the 2015 kennedy center honorees was born over 90 years ago. he will not be able to tell. but when we look back at the last century, at all the challenges we faced, what we have seen at the time of extraordinary prowess, one world war and another. we entered one depression and prevented another. through it all we create a new medicine, technology, that changed the world for the better. ofwelcomed new generations immigrants that made the country stronger. we worked together and marched together. to open up new doors of opportunity for women, african-americans, latinos, all dbt americans, americans with disabilities. achievements that made all of us more free. tonight, we honor five artists who

obama, sasha and malia. happy holidays. ♪ president obama hello, everybody. happy holiday. you know my crew. happy holidays to reese and everyone here tonight. and everyone watching at home. let's begin the process of lighting the tree. we have a countdown. we will start at five. 1.4, 3, 2, reese: merry christmas. president obama: merry christmas, everybody. ♪ reese: i am joined by good friend of mine and a very special guest. she is a show business legend. the one and only miss piggy, everybody. miss piggy: thank you. reese: how are you? i'm fine, but i'm worried the cold weather will be too much for a hollywood girl like you. i thought i would do you a favor and host the rest of the show. reese: i don't think that is necessary. miss piggy: you have an academy award. give me something. reese: we will talk about that later. miss piggy: you bet we well. a christmas go to story. thes a tradition to read night before christmas. miss piggy: what fun. reese: and we are honored to be joined by the first lady of the united states, michelle obama. [applause] [applause] ♪ first

[baby makes noises] president obama: yes. [laughter] president obama: it includes your grandpa. [laughter] president obama: about 80 years ago, the ship carrying a young girl named rosa dolores alverio -- [applause] president obama: -- from puerto rico -- [applause] president obama: -- came into new york city, steamed by the statue of liberty. "oh my goodness," she thought, "a lady runs this country!" [laughter and applause] president obama: she wasn't yet known by the stage name of rita moreno, but even then, she knew she wanted to be a star. at age nine, she debuted as a dancer. at 13, she set foot in a broadway theatre for the first time in her life - as a member of the cast. at 30, she became the first latina to win an academy award for her unforgettable performance as "anita" in "west side story." [baby makes noises] president obama: yes, it was good, wasn't it? [laughter] president obama: after more than seven decades on stage and screen, rita's one of just a handful of artists to win an emmy, a grammy, an oscar, and a tony. she's got an "egot." [applause] president obama:

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president obama meeting with president erdogan of turkey. that takes on urgency because the turks shot down that russian jet just a couple of days ago. that is increased tensions with the u.s. which has urged turkey to ease things with russia. the president met with putin yesterday. in any case, obama has a meeting with the small island nations who take this conference very, very importantly because they, in fact, could be an issue if waters continue to rise. the goal of 2 degrees is not ambitious enough because at 2 degrees, they feel the nations will be flooded. after that, the president holds a news conference at the organization of development and flies back to washington. the leaders here have set the stage for the rest of the conference which happening over the next two weeks. all of the leaders will be debating all of the clauses and sub clauses in the document and trying to come up with something they can agree on. >> jim, there have been so many meetings and false starts on the global change. is there a feeling this time it's differ

bush and barack obama. i think if you read her book, you will find it's a compilation of a lot of years of observation, and a lot of them observations of american presidency. she's learned a lot, that's for sure. i think from my point, the most important is about what she does with her recordings. she's one of the first african-american journalists and she has been intent on remaining that form. they are too often marginalized and over the years she literally has become herself a news outlet and resource for millions of americans who might otherwise be left in the dark about how events in the news are affecting and shaping their own lives, their families and community. she should really be given a public service award. [applause]. it should be recognized at a far higher level than it is. thank you so much for being the driving for something to all of you for coming here. we are delighted to have you. >> i tell you what, i'm floored. any author who tries to get to this great place called politics and prose.

come on, you must understand that obama's failure that obama's[kém failures are driving trump's success. last word. >> i think trump is driving trump's success because he is trying to get attention and he is taking more and more extreme positions to get that attention. >> all right. doctor, always a pleasure debating with you. next on the rundown dana perino on the upcoming republican debate and president president obama's troubles with terrorism. then later watters with some very wealthy people buying strange stuff. also goldberg on my interview with donald trump and the factor is coming right back. ; constipated? trust number one doctor recommended dulcolax use dulcolax tablets for gentle overnight relief suppositories for relief in minutes and stool softeners for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax, designed for dependable relief if you're taking multiple medications does your mouth often feel dry? a dry mouth can be a side effect of many medications. but it can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath. that's why there's biotene available as an oral rinse toothpaste, spray or

hillary clinton and barack obama. president obama and hillary clinton. barack obama or hillary clinton. what i the you is all nine of the people would make an infinitely better commander in chief than barack obama or hillary clinton. >> that's like one name now. they have a plan to tie these two together and drown them. >> i ran for the senate in 2012. that was the republican plan against me to brand me as a barack obama supporter. every negative ad they ran, 50% of the people like me better. that whole line of attack last night is blame america first attitude. things are going wrong in the middle east. it's got to barack obama and hillary clinton's fault. it's not the fault of radical jihadism. it's not the fault of bad governments in the middle east. it's got to be america's fault and president obama's fault. i don't think the americans want to blame america first and that's the way all these guys are running and i don't think that's going to be appealing to the american public. >> to become a partner of the president's, but is it harder for her to tal

president obama expressed satisfaction with the deal, but he said it isn't perfect. take alisten again to what he had to say. all right. we don't have that. we are going to take a break and be right back. ack. green house >>> >> welcome back. joining us is david canter from nyu, first to hear what president obama had to say and ebbing pressing satisfaction with the deal, but saying it is not perfect. >> even if all of the initial tar gets are met, we are part of the way there in reducing the carbon from the atmosphere. we cannot be come placement with the agreement, the problem is not solved because of this achord. make no mistake, the agreement establishes the enduring frame work that the world needs to solve the climate crisis. >> i read a quote, this deal is not going to save the planet but giving a chance to save the planet. >> yeah, the important part to remember about this agreement is that it is a frame work as the president said to support the action on climate change. this particular agreement is not going to solve climate change but provide the architecture

obama did say about what congress needs to do. let's listen. >> if congress believes, as i do, that we are at war with isil, it should go ahead and vote to authorize the continued use of military force against these terrorists. for over a year, i have ordered our military to take thousands of air strikes against isil targets. i think it's time for congress to vote to demonstrate that the american people are united and committed to this fight. >> so how will congress likely respond to that? >> what president obama is doing here is he's spreading the responsibility and, there ever, sharing the blame. there have been long been calls from both parties in congress for an authorization and the use of military forcelevel. what about mr. obama call. he's given it a slightly new twist. he's calling for a ban on gun sales to people who have been deemed without adjudication. that seems to be the lowest common denominator. even so, congress is not likely to pass legislation to achieve that. so we can put this in things the president thinks wi

that's a failing across the board with obama. lou: chilling, as he put it, he's going to leave it all on the field. that does not bode well given his immense appetite for unilateral action? >> i think we're going to see the risk of enormous concessions that will be difficult to get back. i've been worried he's not only going to empty the prison at guantanamo bay, he's going to give the base back to cuba. that he might extend full diplomatic ammunition to tehran. lou: you mean the commutation of 100 drug offenders? >> along those lines. more of that exactly. lou: great to have you here, ambassador john bolton. vote in our poll tonight if you will, are you aware of any obama policy that has, as a matter of fact, primarily benefitted american citizens. we're just wondering if there is one we missed. cast your vote at loudobbs.com. >>> follow me -- links to everything found at loudobbs.com. >>> a frightening incident during last night's cavaliers-thunder game as we suggested to you. lebron james scrambling for a loose ball in the fou

he criticizes president obama's foreign-policy and strategy to counter isis. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> it's my honor to introduce senator cruz and senator cruz did say he'd be available to take some questions at the end of his remarks so what we will do is when he's finished he will come back up if you have a rate rate -- question measure hand and i will recognize you and do me a favor and wait for the microphones everyone can have hear you and state your name and affiliation. it would be awesome. senator ted cruz in the great state of texas serves on the committee of commerce science transportation armed services judiciary joint economic committee and the committee on rules before he was elected united states senator received national acclaim as the solicitor general of texas the state's chief law enforcement officer. he served under general greg abbott in the youngest solicitor general and the longest-serving in texas in on the first hispanic solicitor general of texas. he spent five years as a partner in the nation's largest law firm where he

obama's door looking for help, as he was president putin. this is a bizarre time, with people trying to fight radical islamist terrorists in syria and iraq, they are bombing the hell out of them, that leaves out about 98% of the terrorists, who are not exposed to the attacks, this is a peculiar response. >> like all he has done on the islamic state since started he has done minimum to keep the wolf away from the door, the wolf is public opinion, i think he has continued to do the least in hopes he would just kick the can down the road, it would be someone else's problem, but you think about his idea that the greatest threat, we have with us an enemy, that has the will to destroy us. all it lacks it the means. if it were to gets it hands on a nuclear weapon, this is an extraordinary even that or president is not treating this as the existential threat it is. >> i don't think we need any greater example of how terrifying that can be. look at response of france, something that happened immediately with force, with success. >> but i remember ove

obama or president obama has insisted this would look like 1979 soviet union afghanistan and fail, because you cannot win from the skies in syria, but what he's hoping for now is that putin does not act like a bear in the china shop and this he will wake up rather sooner than later to say ok, assad cannot be a part of the future in syria, so let's ask russia to work for a deal in sienna to move forward. what is he basing that on? on the moral practical and political argument. morally, president assad is responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands. morally, he cannot continue to govern syria. politically, there is a roadmap now for a political transition with a regime in syria coming together but without president assad. >> coming now to isil, the so-called coalition against isil, the airstrikes, we're seeing people now join this coalition, germany's helping france out, the brits are going to vote tomorrow and likely to extend their airstrikes to syria as well now. the russians are also conducting airstrikes against isil in syria. the question though is is it working. is isil losing

cree que el presidente obama deberÍa visitar a cuba antes de que se termine su mandato? 42% dijo que si y un 52% dijo que no. >> aÑos despuÉs en méxico existen respuestas y compensaciones, un mÉdico mexicano estÁ acusado de poner la vida en riesgo de sus pacientes. jessica nos cuenta cÓmo acabaron esos tubos de la cabeza. yolanda: el dolor y el cansancio que tengo y me desespero y me pongo de lado. jessica: tiene una enfermedad producida por una larva que se enquista en el cerebro y que producen hidrocefalia. el aumento de lÍquido cerebral. para tratar la ley insertaron en esta cabeza este tubo sin que esa no lo supiera y estÁ hecho con un material daÑino para el cerebro humano. >> se marea o se va de lado y no puede hacer sus cosas, ahora ya no puede hacer nada. jessica: este neurocirujano y otros constataron que existen mÁs de 500 pacientes que les instalaron este tuvo ilegalmente. >> no hubo ningÚn consentimiento informado. >> el neurÓlogo sotelo era quien estaba a cargo cuando se colocaron estos tubos. la comisiÓn mexicana certificó que hubo negligencia

barack obama. [applause] ♪ president obama: merry christmas, everybody. [applause] president obama: thank you betty for that introduction, for your extraordinary service as one of our park rangers, and for all of your and your great-grandmother's contributions to this country. please give betty a round of applause. [applause] president obama: i want tips from betty on how i can look that good at 94. [laughter] i also want to thank her boss, jonathan jarvis, and everybody from the national park service and the national park foundation for everything they do to protect and care for america's great outdoors. and for helping us find our park this year and every year. and thank you reese witherspoon. [applause] president obama: and each of tonight's outstanding performers. this is of course the most wonderful time of the year. we would be remiss not to take a moment to remember our fellow americans whose hearts are heavy tonight, who grieve for loved ones, especially in san bernardino, california. their loss is our loss too, for we are all one american family.

this evening president obama is going to talk. i wonder whether you are nervous about what he might say, what you hope he might say. >> nervous, i wouldn't characterise it as nervous. the hope is to address the overall issue of public violence, and why we are struggling as a country that has a lot of violence that seems to occur on a daily basis, and hopefully it will not be politicized because the act was perpetrated by a muslim. even if it happens to be terrorism related, and we can't ignore that we have a public violence problem. >> what are your thoughts about what you hope from the president. >> i would agree with what the imam said. it may be - i believe that's the best thing to say, you know. >> but you guys have decided to come out and speak to media. some of the muslim american friends opted to withdraw. they feel fear. why did you decide to take the strategy to come out? >> i'm an imam, i'm not an individual joe muslim, i'm a representative of the community, and i have a responsibility and i'm answerable to the community

obama may be delusional. simple truth is the president does not want to fight and does not want to bring the fight to the savages. >> drawn once more into a long and costly ground war in iraq or what groups like isil want. they know they can't defeat us on the battlefield. isil fighters were part of the insurgency that we faced in iraq. they also know if we occupy foreign lands they can maintain insurgencies for years. >> no serious analyst wants to occupy muslim countries. that's not a smart strategy but quick strikes on the ground and safe zones can be established. mr. obama should be sophisticated enough to know that. here is the real deal. the u.s.a. is losing the terror war because the president of the united states will not fight it effectively. once the seals killed bin laden, mr. obama packed it in with the exception of an occasional drone strike. don't believe we are losing? consider this. we need security at airports that cost billions of dollars and adds hours to everybody's travel. all large publi

the more john kerry and obama become. it's weird. >> and, bruce, then we just got word that back in 2013 a couple years ago the iranians were hacking a new york dam. they're up to a lot of funny business that is no good for us. >> well, i know they're definitely some concerns here. but what it comes down to me is this is an area of economic sanctions. and economic sanctions don't work. we have cuba's as evidence of that. and so i would say that, you know, if it comes down to economic sanctions and you want to be able to do business and encourage business around the world as john said. >> do we really want to help out a government that wants us dead? >> you spelled it out right there? for the iranians to complain about this is stallin' trying to sue starbucks because the coffee is too hot. let's get the reperspective here. all kinds of terrorism throughout the middle east. the progressives have such great faith in the u.n. the iranians are constantly flouting the u.n. liberals don't seem to be upset about. this i just don'

michelle obama doesn't do that. she walks and she has a confidence, physical confidence, mental abilities, just herself confidence as a person is sort of an inspiration. >> may i add briefly onto that, it's so easy and so when we all have public figures the facts of their story and we know, you know, and how often we forget those things. what michelle obama has perhaps the greatest degree of executive experience before coming to the white house since lady byrdonson, and when -- byrd johnson, one of the things people are willing, look at the clinton, willing to give up privacy is viewing the opportunity to really make a permanent change in, perhaps t way the american people think or perceive something and we really are talking about some profound things here. lady byrd johnson profoundly helped change the way americans think about their visual environment as well as the safety of it, and has essentially been forgotten but she was part of that. she gave velocity to that movement as michelle obama of what we eat. in 50

lou: a guy like obama. by that -- come on. >> yes, you looked at southern states, he lost 11 of the 16 and 12 of the 16. lou: that has been a solid bloc under. >> correct. i think it is a republican bloc. lou: now you're saying the republican party is racist? >> let's talk about the fact the republican party is overwhelmingly white at this juncture. no question about that. lou: tell me how you can change that. >> i can tell you. reach out to people in minority communities and talk about education, charter schools, doing things to stop crime. lou: charter schools are driven by the republican party, and the matter of fact is it is driven by the republican party. you and i both know there is a different foundation for that 95% vote for the democratic party, and it emerges from the reconstruction -- reconstruction? from the jim crow era, right? >> i think it's more along the fdr and new deal and the promise that came with that for african-americans. lou: you're talking about redistribution. [ laughter ] >> my g

obama saying that the u.s. will destroy any terror terrorist organization that tries to harm us. >> our success won't depend on tough talk or giving into fear, instead we will prevail by being strong and smart, resilient and relentless and drawing upon every aspect of american power. >> cheryl: well, the president adding that the attack in southern california was inspired by isis but added that it does not appear tor connected to larger terror networks. >> nicole: republican presidential candidates spending no time to respond to address. donald trump, quote, is that all there is. we need a new president fast. and marco rubio saying, people are scared not just because of the attacks but because there's a growing sense that the president is completely overwhelmed by them. >> this is a president that called them the jv when they first emerged, isis did, basically argued that they were being on contained. called the attacks in paris a setback. >> nicole: kasich calling president obama strategy not enough. without t

obama, sasha and malia, happy holidays. ♪ [oh, christmas tree] president obama: hello everybody. you know my crew, malia, sasha, michelle, grandma. [laughter] president obama: happy holidays to reese and everyone here tonight, and everybody watching at home. let's begin the process of lighting the tree. we have a countdown. we will start at five. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -- reese: merry christmas. [applause] ♪ [joy to the world] president obama: merry christmas, everybody. reese: i am joined by a very good friend of mine and a very special guest. she is a show business legend in her own right, the one and only miss piggy. [applause] reese: hi, how are you? miss piggy: i am fabulous, but i am worried that the cold weather could be a little too much for a hollywood girl like you. reese: well, it is a little brisk. miss piggy: i thought i would do you a favor and host the rest of the show. reese: i do not think that is necessary. miss piggy: you have an academy award, give me something. [laughter] reese: we will talk about this later. miss piggy: you bet we will. reese: it is time for a chri

president obama led a talk with turkey's president erdogan. that talk very important because of what happened a few days ago when turkey shot down that russian fighter jet. the russian president putin refused to meet with erdogan. obama did this morning basically reminding everyone that turkey is a nato ally and the u.s. supports turkey's sovereignty. erdogan said he wants to use diplomatic language and wants to avoid tensions. we don't want to get hurt, he said, to members of the press at the end of the that meeting. all sorts of bilateral talks here. the main issue here is the climate change conference. the leaders all yesterday spent the day expressing good intentions. everybody was on the same page saying it is important to take action. take action now. the devil is in the details. there is a 50-page document that has to be gone through and reduced to a manageable size with a lot of clauses and things that have been added and exceptions that need to be rearranged so the leaders can sign on to something that everyone can commit to. it is a

president bush or president obama? >> the person i blame is barack obama and not george w. bush. >> when we come back, the finger pointing versus the facts. when something works, people stick with it. more people stick with humana medicare advantage. because we stick with them. humana medicare advantage. the plan people stick with. >>> what put iraq main the precarious position it is in now? was it the beginning, bush's invasion, or the end, obama's withdrawal? >> we are here today because of the disastrous blunder of the bush/cheney policies that got us into iraq that gave us the can of worms that we are are trying to deal with right now. >> and when it comes to iraq the person i blame is president obama and not president bush. >> when it comes to blame, 50% say it is president bush, and 50% say it is president obama's. president obama said he was against the war from the start, and when he ran for president he made an important pledge. when i am commander in chief, i will set a new goal on day one. i will end this war. >> less than four years later, and a little slower th

the obama that ran for office sounded very different from the obama who is president. the epigraph at the front of my book captures that. obama in 2007 as a senator is giving a big national security speech and he denounces the bush administration for promoting a false choice between security and our ideals. in 2013 after edward snowden reveals that the nsa had been keeping records on domestic phone calls, a program that obama decided to keep, this comes out because of the snowden leak. he says we have to make choices in society. we can't have a hundred percent privacy and a hundred percent security. it is all most like he is talking to himself six years earlier. either that was political or that was naive. charlie rose: we will find that when he writes his memoir after he leaves. charlie savage: his lawyerly thinking is one of the things that is the key to understanding him. there other ways in which that is played out in his government. if you think about how lawyers are trained to think. they are incremental, they really have to grapple with the best arguments of the

. >> then, president obama fends off criticism. he is not doing enough to defeat isis and protect the homeland. >> as we keep up the pressure our air campaign will continue to hit isil harder than ever. >> a top democrat ways in credit calf the president's strategy. our two republicans joe bidening to be the donald trump alternative battle over immigration. >> you support supporting those who are here legal legal? >> i led the fight against his legalization bill. >> we ask our sunday group about the race going into the holidays. all new. on "fox news sunday." >> hello from fox news in washington the democrats held final debate of the year last night and well get reaction from republican presidential candidate carly fiorina a clinton critic in a moment. but first, we will bring in ed henry with the highlights from manchester, new hampshire. >> ed? >>> yes, it is up likely very many people were watching because if a move that coddles hillary clinton, the democratic front respecter schedule add big d debate late on a saturday night th

the obstruction appears reserved for president obama. while president bush transferred 532 prisoners out of guantanamo and faced no political opposition, obama has only been able to transfer 131 during his two terms. obama has said he'll push congress on closure during his final year in the white house. but reuters notes that with the added obstacles from the pentagon, it is increasingly doubtful that obama will be able to fulfill his pledge. for more we are joined by two guests. charles levinson is a reuters correspondent who co-wrote this special report on pentagon obstruction. and omar farah is an attorney with the center for constitutional rights. he represents tariq ba odah, the yemeni prisoner who remains locked up at guantanamo because of the pentagon's interference. we're going to go to charles levinson and read oh, nevada. can you talk about the scope about what you discovered? i mean, this is president obama's pentagon. >> right. basically, there is sort of a deep institutional resistance in the military, and the pentagon again

that's what obama is saying. he is saying let's be calm but to approach this in a technical, logical way and let's secure america and fight isis where they are inner is is i can't and iraq. he has key graded isis some and as places they control of. >> should we worry as james comey points out 900 investigations in all 50 states in it just feels like, you you know, it's a matter of time. that's what the american people hear. >> we should be concerned and 75 attempted islamist terror plots in the united states since 9/11. and we needs to be aware of the fact that we are engaged in a global war against emergency. president obama is under estimating the scale of the threat. is he not projecting any kind of leadership. president obama is no winston churchill and no ronald reagan or margaret thatcher and no even jimmy carter. this is a president who is in denial. he is living in a sort of delusional, fantasy land i think with regard to his overviews in the face of the islamist threat. we need strong bold robust leaders

. >> yeah, president obama is talking about closing it. i get a better suggestion. let's make it bigger and make it a lot larger and adding people that want to leave the country and fight over seas for isis. no, you get on the plane at the airport, guess what you're going to land? in cuba. >> that's not what i ask, but i guess that shows another level here. >> what did you ask again? >> well, it was a mistake and he is making it the hilton hotel. >> i think that he said yes. >> three meals a day and beautiful weather. >> i would say this, there's a political reason behind president obama looking to close it. there was no logical brief. >> you have to be fair. president bush was released. >> yeah, the noition of closing it and president obama has been nice and been nicer to the world to the eastern countries than to other presence before. they want a lot of these. >> nobody else vows to them. >> yeah, anybody else did. >> by the way neil, they want to kill us. it's not working. >> okay. >> closing this or moving the detd them to u.s. soil is not going to happen becau

obama: we are going to defeat isis. marie: the president saying his policies have installed the growth of isis. pres. obama: if we keep up the pressure, our air campaign will hit them harder than ever, taking out their leaders and forces. marie: after the deadly attack in san bernardino, mr. obama says he has adjusted 30 procedures based on what agents learned. -- adjusted security procedures based on what agents learned. pres. obama: we are making sure there is no slip between information sharing among agencies. marie: the president said he won't fade away and plans to end his term pushing his long-standing goals. pres. obama: in 2016 i'm going to leave it out on the field. marie: from washington, the president and first family traveled to san bernardino, stopped to talk to the families of those victims. obama pardoned and commuted the sentences of 95 federal prisoners, most of them drug offenders given long mandatory minimum sentences. jim: thank you. also in that funding bill, help for first responders that spent mon

you hear one or two guys scream as loud as they can, obama is a muslim or obama is a isis or obama was born in kenya. the anger towards the president is being funneled through this crowd. not funneled, allowed to release itself with the people who come here. they are allowed to say they don't like the president. not only do they not like him, but they hate him. the anger in the rooms here can sometimes be overwhelming. especially when he talking about hillary clinton and talks about president obama. >> we saw some of the fiercest anti-trump attacks yet from jeb bush this weekend. let's watch that cross fire. >>. >> one other thing i've got to get off my chest. donald trump is a jerk. you can't, you cannot insult your way to the presidency. you can't disparage women, hispanics, disabled people. who is he kidding? a guy like that should not be the front running candidate of our great party. that is not how we win. i feel better now. >> would he feel better if he drank that water? it's so langerous. it's not working. that audience was dutiful in its clapping. >> he is right. >> no more na

i guess obama doesn't want him to buy guns. would that be violating the constitutional rights of people on the no-fly list? their names go on there without any court order or anything. like i said, ted kennedy. does that make sense? host: don in samson, virginia. caller: hello. i just want to say three things. one, i think it's sad and disgusting that anything president obama says and does is wrong. it is. racism and blatantly. a minutes to the second amendment of gun -- amendments to the second amendment do not include assault weapons. hello? it doesn't include assault weapons. i'm a veteran. is no justification for somebody to buy an ak-47. you don't go hunting with that. three, he is right in reference to you cannot blame all muslims because three fourths of the world is muslim. these are psychos and extremists, people need to recognize what you're dealing with there. you cannot just bomb and ideology. it is a difficult situation, not as easy as people think it is. includedgeneral also in the hearings that troops on wantroun

that was the reference of obama. but this cannot work -- i mean, unless the regime feels it is really going to lose if it doesn't go for a copper mice. amy: so what is kerry doing right now in russia as it meets with bashar al-assad's ally? exactlyi mean, that is the point. russia and iran have been backing the regime much, much powerfully than whatever anyone -- the united states or the gulf countries or anything -- have been backing the opposition. the imbalance of forces is quite obvious. in russia regards syria as a main threat -- strategic ally. you have russian military bases there. through this posture, russia is also sending a message to all dictators that you can rely on us defending you much better than the united states. look how the united states abandon mubarak and how well we're doing with assad, backing him fully. that explains the great friendship between vladimir , the new dictator in egypt. that is the basis of it. it is reaping fruit. you have countries like egypt who are regarded as u.s. clients a

obama keeps going back to it. rose: one difference is that this government is more likely be looking at all the alternatives. bush and cheney knew what they wanted to do and did want to hear alternatives. savage: that is a harsh way of putting it. decided bush people they needed to go into iraq and we needed to have military commissions, they just did it by fiat. in the first term especially. they did not seek normal legal justifications. they didn't even run the normal track of the executive bureaucratic process. rose: they were very they hado make sure what they thought was legal justification. torlie savage: he wanted make sure they had a memo from a lawyer saying that they could do this. is the formal justification. the justice department has to check the box. but is what is written in this memo what most legal scholars would understand as something of the mainstream of legal thought would recognize. charlie rose: they would say we worry about thinking we had and then to do things get prosecuted. charlie savag

shaina: president obama states his strategy. last night in a rare speech from the oval office, the president called san bernardino an act of terrorism but offered no new policy prescriptions to deal with isis. instead, he called on congress the no-fly list from getting guns. eric: meanwhile, today will be the first day back to work for county employees in san bernardino since the shooting. those who worked in the department where the shootings happened will be off at least another week. federal investigators continue to look into the background of the husband and wife shooters and their alleged affiliation with isis. shaina: an autopsy will be done today on the man police say invaded a home early saturday and then died. police say 31-year-old travis williams broke into a home on east 14th early saturday. they're going to wait on the autopsy and then consider whether or not to file charges. it could be a pivotal couple days for iowans who depend on medicaid. today, a state legislative oversight committee will hold a hearing on th

she faces a problem that barack obama did so brilliantly well, can she match that? when she's running around saying we're doing fine against isis, i'm not sure that helps her. >>> up next, we'll talk with congressman adam schiff, the top democrat about the latest developing in san bernardino, including the arrest of the attacker's neighbor, who now faces terror charges. those new glasses? they are. do i look smarter? yeah, a little. you're making money now, are you investing? well, i've been doing some research. let me introduce you to our broker. how much does he charge? i don't know. okay. uh, do you get your fees back if you're not happy? (dad laughs) wow, you're laughing. that's not the way the world works. well, the world's changing. are you asking enough questions about the way your wealth is managed? wealth management, at charles schwab. >>> president obama is in hawaii for christmas vacation. on the way he stopped to meet with families of those killed in san bernardino. >> despite the pain, they could not have been more -- >>> we'll discuss the president's p

obama's confused strategy changes by the day. and his assertions challenged by both the reality on the ground and his own military advisers. fox news white house correspondent kevin corke with our report. >> reporter: calling it an economic and security imperative, president obama wrapped up the historic paris climate summit by asking world leaders to attack climate change with the same determination used in the fight against global terrorism. >> the reason is because this one trend, climate change, affects all trends, and before long we're going to have to devote more and more and more of our economic and military resources not to growing opportunity for our people, but to adapting to the various consequences of a changing planet. >> reporter: while attempting to make the climate change terrorism linked, the president was forced to acknowledge the inconvenient truth, global warming or not, terrorism and war are stark realities. the pentagon confirmed hundreds more americans will head overseas to support the fight against isis. >

deirdre: when we come back, president obama said that u.s. air campaign in syria is working, my next guest said these leaked agreements from isis show that the terror group as logged big wins and is building an empire. >> in iraq and syria, airstrikes are taking out isil leaders, heavy weapon, oil tankers, infrastructure, since the attacks in paris or closest allies, including fran, germany and the united kingdom have ramped up their contribution to our military campaign. which will help accelerate our efforts to destroa stro destroy is glil w isil. >> we heard same strategy that brought us to this point is the strategy he will continue, he honestly believes there is ay can lea -- a coalition fighting against isis, that iso absurd there is no coalition. it could've been brenda. put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture every day. when a moment spontaneously turns romantic