>> peter baker, i can't believe it but here we are back talking about alabama. and on the purest micro level they've a family in gulf shores. they've saved all year for their traditional labor day summer vacation. it gets mentioned that alabama is a potential target of this storm and people might rethink their plans. that could have an actual impact on families, on the economy. that didn't happen, of course. here we are still litigating the president's attempt nothing short of changing the weather forecast. what does this say, this episode specifically, about donald trump and through your reporting we've learned a bunch of pliant employees? >> well, it's rather remarkable. you know, what started off as frankly a momentary embarrassment, something that could have been, you know, explained awayologized or otherwise made to disappear