to the clinton administration. this is unusual for a u.s. president to turn up at 2:30 a.m. 2:50 there. to greet these detainees. firsthand. moments after they touch down. back home. so just explain the unusual nature to this. and your thoughts on why donald trump is doing this and how it s break from tradition. this is donald trump as a tv moment. for him. if nothing else he knows how to get publicity and drama. he s the lead up to this has been teasers through twitter. this is very consistent with what he does. and as was said earlier this is unusual. we have had former presidents come back with former detainees as well.
know, that exchange between issa and cummings was, it was a tv moment. so we as tv people we see a moment like that, we put it on tv and discuss it. so i see why they talked about that. but to ignore the substance of what was actually happening. what they were there to have a hearing about is a different matter altogether, brent. yeah, megyn, you do expect tv moments on tv. i don t have a problem with that. here is the problem you have. look, i do believe that this irs scandal is bigger than watergate. and i think if you look at it objectively, you can conclude that. if you look at it, it becomes more and more apparent there were serious crimes committed. the only question is how far up the ladder does this reach? i fought back in 1997, 1998 with iran contra. if you remember, it was piddly stuff compared to this. day in and day out, all-day
know, that exchange between issa and cummings was, it was a tv moment. so we as tv people we see a moment like that, we put it on tv and discuss it. so i see why they talked about that. but to ignore the substance of what was actually happening. what they were there to have a hearing about is a different matter altogether, brent. yeah, megyn, you do expect tv moments on tv. i don t have a problem with that. here is the problem you have. look, i do believe that this irs scandal is bigger than watergate. and i think if you look at it objectively, you can conclude that. if you look at it, it becomes more and more apparent there were serious crimes committed. the only question is how far up the ladder does this reach? i fought back in 1997, 1998 with iran contra. if you remember, it was piddly stuff compared to this. day in and day out, all-day
country than to ours. it seems that this has to be a time, guys where we try to drop partisanship. people instinctively will say no, no, no. whatever obama does is wrong on this. this is too complicated. the stakes are too high, alan. you know to play that partisan game right now. i m trying to be open minded to say listen to what the guy is saying. let s face it, uma, the iranian president, rouhani does this at his own peril to make the overtures to peace. look at the hassle he is getting at home when he returned. uma: no doubt about it. of course, we are happy to see that there are moments when the two of you can agree with one another. having a bad day. uma: tv moment for us. welcome to the light. it s the loss of hair. it s the head shaving. uma: move on quickly, guys, on the concerns over the government shutdown. what do you think will happen with the republicans? do you think they are going to stand firm, united as one body
the european union s catherine ashton trying to play the role of mediator, meeting with mohamed morsi and the military-backed government but at least for now neither side seems to be backing down. hours after the visit morsi demonstrators demonstrating again the muslim brotherhood restating their position. they want morsi back as president and a reversal to what they call a bloody military coup. the two sides still in a deadlock. reza, thanks so much. a new prime time show in pakistan isn t giving away cars or cash, they re actually giving away babies but there s more to this story. it s a tv moment that has pleased, surprised and shocked people across pakistan the