forward. >> the other thing i would add, this is good for him to show back home, the two regional powers, two dominant powers. but also there's a new polling out, independent polling that shows the last six months, putin's popularity has gone up. and that is something that gives him a boost at home. >> all right. stand by, senior squad, here. twice in one day top administration officials have suggested that reporters who were asking legitimate questions are siding with enemies of america. at yesterday's state department briefing, this heated exchange between state department spokesman ned price and matt lee, who covered the last eight secretaries of state. >> it's an action you say they have taken. but you have shown no evidence to confirm that. and i'm going to get to the next question here, which is what is the evidence -- i mean, this is like crisis actors.