bush. following that very controversial election result the supreme court ruling in gore v. bush, i remember those 2001 protests being a big harry deal at that inauguration. we checked those records today from the 2001 protests. turns out those protests in george w. bush in 2001, they resulted in nine arrests, mostly for disorderly conduct. today in d.c. there were 217 arrests. and that may not be a final number because some inaugural protest actions have apparently continued into this evening. off the inaugural routes on the streets of d.c. it was often times a scary mess. protesters setting fires, throwing bricks at police. several d.c. police officers were injured today. reporters on the scene of the protests, including our own reporters described the violent group among the protesters as basically a persistent and committed but small minority among the much larger group of anti-trump folks who showed up in d.c. today just to hold signs and peacefully make themselves heard or maybe argue with trump supporters but because this small and committed violent minority did what

bush, following that very controversial election result, the supreme court ruling in gore v. bush. i remember those 2001 protests being a big, hairy deal at that inauguration. well, we checked those records today, from the 2001 protest. turns out those protests against george w. bush in 2001, they resulted in nine arrests. mostly for disorderly conduct. today in d.c., there were 217 arrests. and that may not be a final number, because some inaugural protest actions have apparently continued into this evening. off the inaugural route, but in the streets of d.c. today, at times it was a scary mess. protesters setting fires, breaking windows, throwing newspaper boxes, throwing bricks at police. several d.c. police officers were injured today. reporters on the scene of those protests, including our own reporters zwribd t s described group among the protesters as a persistent, but committed small minority moopg the much larger group of anti-trump folk who is showed up to hold signs and peacefully make themselves heard or argue with supporters. but because this small and violent and comm

bush, one of the most concise elections in american history, won because of the bush v gore decision. what was his mission getting ready for that speech? >> a little bit like kennedy 1961 plus. kennedy had this narrow margin, george bush had a margin of 537 votes, he knew he had to unify a country much of which was very skeptical about him and the speech was very effective. >> barack obama is not only president but an author and his own speechwriter. what do you think he was thinking when he took the office eight years ago? >> i think and i think there is evidence of this too. obama was the opposite of many presidents who were trying to impress people with their oratory. obama was elected with the help of his famous 2004 democratic convention speech which brought international attention. other speeches during the campaign which added to his savvy. to some extent, obama was shrinking back and say i don't want to speech with huge rhetoric that looks as if i'm trying to be kennedy or fdr, don't want people to say i am nothing but an or rader and the results is it is a fine speech but if

bush, one of the most decisive elections in american history one because the bush v. gore decision so what was his mantra? are was his mission getting ready for that speech? >> guest: a little bit like kennedy in 1961 plus. kennedy had this narrow margin. george bush had a margin of 537 votes in florida and the supreme court. he knew that he had to unify a country much of which was very skeptical of them in the speech was very effective. >> host: barack obama is not only president but also an author and his own speechwriter. what do you think he was thinking when he took the office eight years ago? >> guest: i think, and i think there is evidence of the. stu: , he wanted to give a good speech but at the same time obama was almost the opposite of many presidents trying to impress people with their oratory. obama was elected with a huge help of his famous 2004 democratic convention speech which brought international attention. other speeches during the campaign which had added to his standing and so i think to some extent obama were shrinking back and saying i don't wan

v. gore, you know, that legitimacy. >> john lewis was one of those people who felt that way in 2000. he didn't good to president bush's inauguration. >> sure. >> panel, thank you very much. stick around, we have more questions. >>> all right. coming up on this show, longtime republican isn't that true john mccain is at the center of what is going on in the political dialog right now. we want to get his thoughts on the transition, on this mystery sheltering of russia by the president-elect, and what he says is an urgent need for change in our military. what's going on? he will tell us. >>> then, you can stick around until our 8:00 hour please do so because woodward and bernstein reunited. they will together again on our air. the legendary journalists will discuss their reported rift over that recent cnn report about the dossier and what they expect for the trump presidency. >> doesn't quite have the same ring as cumo and cammarota. is f the teeth that's white. a lot of the things that we

. >> their warm embrace for him was called bush v. gore. you see all the hands on doors waiting for the signal to open the limousine doors. all the cars you saw filled at the white house have now arrived in order. there's mrs. obama and there's mrs. trump, as they get out, protected from the rain underneath the portico for the most part. they'll make their way inside. today is also about holding rooms. if you're one of the bold-faced names at something like this, there's a number of them, with beverages and places to rest and relax. the obamas have been around the machinery of the presidency for so long, folks who have taken care of their family for so long. you see the aides and ushers stay for years and years and years. it's a time of good-byes. we're just going to watch some of these pictures go by, the president, the president-elect. >>> present arms. >> ladies and gentlemen, the children of vice president elect pence. >> hello, everybody. >> are you going to reverse the immigration order in the next few days? >> congratulations, sir. >

bush after the bush v. gore 20 0 election. there were a number of protests along the parade route that year. what's interesting and different about -- let's go to pete williams. sorry. >> i was just going to say that several of these groups, violent protest groups had said in advance they wanted to, quote, shut the city down before the inauguration. try to affect the inauguration. the effect on people getting into the secure areas, and remember, what we're looking at here, where they're pushing people back away from, in essence, further north away from the parade route, this is well away from the secure area where you have to go through metal detectors to get into the zone to either watch the parade or be on the national mall of pennsylvania avenue. there were some scattered protesters this morning at checkpoints where people who have tickets to get into the place where you could either sit down or stand near the inauguration. they tried to shut some of those checkpoints down, and successfully did for about 45 minutes, one of

i would take it back to bush v. gore. we have had many years of questioning legitimacy back and forth. it's a little through the looking glass because while you have these democrats protesting by not coming, you also have an increasing number of republicans -- i spoke to a whole lot of people today who say, you know, is he a republican? what is obamacare? they have to get -- the republican party and the elected officials do not feel very out of step, at least privately, with what -- >> i have to say it's terrifying if they're saying what is obamacare at this point after how many times -- my gosh, i don't know where to start with that. what's your take on this issue? i think debby wasserman schultz is giving a view a lot of people feel on the democratic side. but there is this big question. we are where we are, we are all americans, legitimate or illegitimate. is it so hard to say? >> at least acknowledge houf you might feel about all of that, there will be an inauguration on friday. donald trump will be the 45th president