Since it first started and two other dudes. By the way on the web site my fox philly. Com well stream the auditions so you can watch them from home. Get your computer out and watch every one of the auditions streaming live. Well be dipping in watching too on the show. Its a performance in front of gamble and huff. I would not do it im to. To perform in fingerprint of those two guys. Come on down no one. Lets check that number for the day. 7 0 1 well give you 7 out of 10 in numbers. Bus stop buddy a lot going on pool side today. Le umbrella is there and thunderstorms roll through this afternoon. So, that could mess up the day. Thats also going to take away some of the humidity. So its a trade off. So in the meantime its muggy again and the dog is there as well. And the heat index will be round 100 in some places today and thats why we still have that excessive heat warning in effect until 6 this evening. And now, looking at ultimate Doppler Radar you see the cold in centerive the state
Weve had some significant tensions. Thats not a surprise. Weve also developed a good working relationship with president trumps press team pic i think that is led to some successes on behalf of the press corps. Theres some battles i didnt expect to fight, for example, the idea of the press would be out of the press room. We had a discussion about that and we are still there. The pool is lying on air force one and those are all good things. Let me ask you about the briefings in the debriefing room. It is really midway between the west wing and the white house itself. Why is it so important to be in the allocation . It is critical to be in the location just to be present for when things happen here at the white house, when the president decides to speak to the press we are right there. If the president has a meeting with a foreign leader we are right there. If theres something lastminute when you need the press or in many cases the press pool to come in and see something, we are right th
Administration, the start of a new administration. What have been the Biggest Challenges . Mr. Mason the Correspondents Association is the main interlocutor between the press corps in the white house. We served that role at the end of the Obama Administration and started with the new trump administration. The Biggest Challenges have been that adjustment. A new administration comes in with new priorities, with less experience dealing with the press, and new ideas. Weve had to talk to them about the needs of the press corps, and weve had some significant tensions. That is not a surprise. We also developed a working relationship with the press team. I think that has led to some successes. There were certainly some battles i didnt expect to fight. For example the idea of the press moving out of the press room was floated at the beginning of the trump administration. We had a discussion and we are still there. Let me ask you about the briefings and the debriefing room. Between the midway we
Briefings and the debriefing room. That is midway between the west wing of the white house itself. Why is it so important to be in that location . To beson it is critical present when things happen at the white house when the president decides to speak to the press. Were right there. If he has arose if he has a meeting with the foreign president , we are right there. Were right there. Being at the white house shows the transparency that is protected by the constitution, by the first amendment. Coming through the gates of the white house every day to report, to shed light, are all things that are protected by the first amendment. The best way to fulfill those responsibilities is to be in the press room so close to where he is doing his work. Tensions between the press and the presidency, not new. It dates back to George Washington. Is it any different with this president . I would like to say there has been tension for decades or longer. That is an inherent part of the relationship. It
And then started with the new Trump Administration. I think the Biggest Challenges of just been that adjustment, a new administration comes into the white house with new priorities, with less experience in this case dealing with the press and new ideas. So weve had to talk to them about the needs of the press corps and weve had significant tensions. Thats not a surprise but weve also developed a good working relationship with president trumps press team. I think that has led to some successes on behalf of the press corps. Theres some battles i did expect to fight. For example, the idea of the press would be out of the restroom was floated at the beginning of the Trump Administration but we had a discussion about that and we are still there. And the pool is long on air force one and those are all good things. Let me ask you about the briefings and the debriefing room. Because it is really midway between the west wing and the white house itself. Why is it so important to be an applicatio