it was invigorated. we'll talk to the journalists who helped bring about one of the most remarkable years of american reporting in memory covering one of the most hostile administrations in american history. we begin with national security contributor michael schmidt, franchesca chambers. franchesca, let me start with you. what is that dynamic like? it seems different than previous briefing rooms to me watching it but you're in that room, what's it like? >> a sharp shift that we've seen here in the briefing room behind the scenes is that previously you would always count on the associated press to be called in in this briefing room first and you could count on there being a policy question and news of the day first and that's something that this administration has done away with so that's why you'll see them going to other outlets all across the room and you never know if you're going to be the first one to get called on so you have to be