Please keep the spirit of lit fest going all year long with a subscription. This year we are also introducing a new digital bookstore. Please take one of our promo cards for information about the app and axis the special book deals. Before they can todays program please file ensure cell phones. You return your camera flash off. We will allow you to take pictures. You can post those pictures online using hashtag printers row. Gives me great pleasure to introduce to you guys are moderate todays conversation, eric banks. Mr. Banks. Thank you. Thank you very much. Welcome everybody. Its good to see you here this morning and its my pleasure to welcome today Monique Brinson demery, the author of the amazing book, finding the dragon lady the mystery of vietnams madame nhu, which has recently been published by Public Affairs books. She holds a masters degree from harvard university, and when she made contact with madame nhu who was the unofficial first lady of the south east government in 2005
The situation room. Always watch us live or dvr the show so you wont miss a moment. Thats it for me. Thanks very much for watching. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Now lets step into the crossfire with paul begala and s. E. Cupp. Christmas eve for me. Tingling with anticipation. Im going to be up all night because if were good little boys and girls tomorrow morning we can finally open the most wonderful gift of all, my friend Hillary Clintons new book. Wow. I hate to be the grinch here, but ive seen an advanced copy and your Christmas Morning is going to be a real downer. The debate starts right now. Tonight on crossfire Hillary Clinton facing attacks on the eve of her book release. Clintons account of the low salt, low fat, lowcalorie offering with Vanilla Pudding as dessert. Is America Ready For Hillary . On the left, paul begala. On the right, s. E. Cupp. In the crossfire, tracy sefel,
a clinton supporter, and tim miller, coauthor of failed choices. Should democrats place all
Look. Nothing easy about running for president. I can tell you. Its tough. Its nasty. Its mean. Its vicious. Its beautiful. [ laughter ] when you win, its beautiful. And were going to start. We are going to start winning for our country. Its an Incredible Movement with incredible people. I tell you. Ive been saying, make America Great again, and its going to be greater than ever before. Thats the kind of potential we have. Greater than ever before. Folks, lets go, lets have a big win in nevada. Lets have a big win at the fcc, lets put this thing away. And lets make America Great again. All right. Joining us now from the Trump Campaign headquarters, our friend, Campaign Carl cameron, carl, another big night for the Trump Campaign. Reporter yeah, back to back wins, the first two primaries. And already, donald trump is eyeing the states that he thinks he can pick up in the fcc. Actually, before he even made his victory speech tonight. We had a unique tonight to talk to mr. Trump right bac
Components. Bernie sanders said he only started studying reluctantly after two aides sat him down and gave him a talk. Were live in las vegas and begin with jeff zeleny in our coverage. Hillary clinton, a lot of preparation, a lot of that would be her personality, how she prepares for things. But the question is, is she nervous . Reporter she certainly comes into this debate having more information than anyone before. She did some 25 debates in the 2008 cycle. But tomorrow night when she stands on this stage behind me right here, its a whole new ball game for her. She has to show that shes president ial and ready for this moment in the campaign. She was a very practiced debater in 2008. She was so much better than barack obama then. Its a different moment in this campaign so the clinton aides tell me they are going to try and present her as president ial, as the grownup in the room, somebody who can handle all of these problems. But this audience behind me, they are going to be some of
Look. Nothing easy about running for president. I can tell you. Its tough. Its nasty. Its mean. Its vicious. Its beautiful. [ laughter ] when you win, its beautiful. And were going to start. We are going to start winning for our country. Its an Incredible Movement with incredible people. I tell you. Ive been saying, make America Great again, and its going to be greater than ever before. Thats the kind of potential we have. Greater than ever before. Folks, lets go, lets have a big win in nevada. Lets have a big win at the fcc, lets put this thing away. And lets make America Great again. All right. Joining us now from the Trump Campaign headquarters, our friend, Campaign Carl cameron, carl, another big night for the Trump Campaign. Reporter yeah, back to back wins, the first two primaries. And already, donald trump is eyeing the states that he thinks he can pick up in the fcc. Actually, before he even made his victory speech tonight. We had a unique tonight to talk to mr. Trump right bac