he he s also had criticism on his associate with turkey and russia. he accepted money through the speaker s bureau to appear at a gala where putin was at in moscow. during the campaign. took some criticism on that. more recently, he wrote an op-ed for the hill newspaper that seemed to be awfully pro the current regime in turkey. he happens to be getting money from an advisory group, a dutch group, that s close to the turkish regime. coming up, police in oklahoma are searching for a motive in a killing of an nfl player s father. manhunt shutting down the local airport. it s one of the stories we re updating around the news nation. happening now, president obama set to land in berlin, germany, any moment now. these are live pictures. will be, by the way, his sixth trip there as president. the latest on the president s final foreign trip and how white house photographer pete sousa has been chronicling the past eight years.
and this is the very moment that the president was told the supreme court had just upheld the affordable care act. pete sousa said selecting the best images of the year are some of the most challenging parts of being the official white house photographer. tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m., the easiest thing about doing the last word is the last word holiday party. we will have that holiday party tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m. and we will take a look back at 2015. each team has the opportunity to prepare the balls. when i felt them, they were perfect. i like a softer ball, that s all i can can tell you. stop saying balls, balls, balls, balls, balls, balls. they are off and running in the 2016 race. wow. i know there have been questions about my e-mails. the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails. thank you. me, too. me, too.
images i thought, were just the behind the scenes, the casual impromptu moments. a lot of kids, a lot of families passing through the oval office. a juxtaposition, this place where we think of war and peace and all these serious matters are being decided, but here s this president who s a father, of course, of two teenage girls just enjoying the moment with family. and as pete points out, a lot of the staff are working people, working women, and it s just a whole different vibe than we re used to seeing in the white house. which i thought was really interesting. regardless of what your politics might be, ayman. so yes, just a very revealing what a great job pete sousa has to follow around the president every day. you take pictures, you re in, you re out, you give him his space. and the stories he must know and certainly won t tell. it s amazing that pete sousa himself has stayed with the president since day one. that is a very taxing job on anyone. i know a few people who do these ty
seventh year in a row. nbc s ron allen is with the president in hawaii and has a look at some of these great pictures. reporter: they are unique behind-the-susta behind-the-sustains close-up images of the president. serious matters inside the white house. a first daughter drops by the oval office to see her dad. the president with an aide s twin sons, mom wiping away a tear. the year-end gallery of white house photographer pete sousa, there with mr. obama day in and day out from the start. giving nbc news an exclusive first look. i probably take between 500 and 2,000 a day. probably about a quarter million a year. somewhere in that. reporter: over seven years. over seven years. so yeah, a lot of pictures. reporter: part of sousa s mission, to document history. president obama and the first family greeting pope francis.
talk of a possible presidential bid. meanwhile, former president george h.w. bush is still in a houston hospital this morning. he s been there since tuesday evening after experiencing shortness of breath. a spokesperson says the former president is in great spirits. and white house photographer pete sousa is sharing this fun photo of the president. see anything interesting there? well, mr. obama met with a girl scout troop from tulsa, oklahoma this year. the girls con vnsed the president to wear a tiara with them for the group photo. what a good sport. that s your morning dish of scrambled politics. joining me now from washington is kevin ciruilli minus the tiara. happy friday. happy friday to you. a lot of people went out and saw the movie the interview that was released yesterday. but we re hearing of a possible attack on sony and microsoft gaming networks. how prepared is the u.s. to