president trump has some pretty big boxes to check off in the last days of his first year in office. through it all, the russia probes loom. joining me now political commentators alice stewart, robby mook and from the examiner salena zito. thank you for being here. did anyone come from being out last flight or have we all slept? >> i got to sleep. >> plenty of sleep. >> i was saying to my team i can't believe we booked such great panels on new year's day. thank you for being here, one and all. alice let me begin with you. a big year for the president. he comes off this win on tax reform for republicans. he wants to get infrastructure done, health care done, he wants to get daca done, he needs democrats this time around. he can't do it all through reconciliation and get 51 votes. does the drip, drip, drip of the russia investigation, big piece in "the new york times" on papadopolous and his role in all