they are trying and failing to change the subject from russia. and th's what it keeps coming back to. this probe is dominating they can't get anything through. they get up there and because any can't answer simple questions or these days kick it to the lawyers. the story cycles and cycles and gets worse. >> eli, can you do that can you say because we don't like the situation we're in right now, however much of it is caused by the guy living in the residence portion of this building we're just not having that conversation -- and by the way what do you hear about spicer and his job. >> i suppose they can because they are. unless there is a big enough public outcry it's not just not being able to turn the page on the rather than story. as john says this is something they can't even -- they're choosing not to answer a lot of the questions. sean spicer continues to say i haven't talked to the president about whether or not he actually believes in climate change. but i will. well week after week he hasn't talked to him.