Unpleasant Campaign Rhetoric is going to hold. How much tension will there be in that room. How much will they be able to accomplish. There are some things they know theyll move forward on. Theres a trillion dollar spending bill they need to fund the government after december 11th. The president has asked for more money to fight ebola. Those are the kinds of things theyre going to get done in the short term. In the longterm, as you know, there are a couple of issues including immigration and obamacare that are going to be more difficult. Yeah. Absolutely. And weve heard some really tough talk, chris, from both sides going into the meeting about changing washington. Obviously its not going happen at a lunch. But from the white houses point of view, did you get a sense from mr. Mcdonough any sense on the term comprise what its going to mean . I think weve heard unanimity from Dennis Mcdonough and the president on wednesday. They feel a sense of optimism. Its a sense they kind of need to feel that way. They have a window of opportunity, they feel. Its not that long before theres going to be another big campaign. The person who wants to place barack obama and the attention will shift in the dynamics will shift. They think there is this kind of small window of opportunity. They also see it on the other side. Mitch mcconnell has been open about the fact its a job hes wanted a Senate Majority leader since he was a little boy. He wants to show that government can work and republicans can make congress work. They have the motivation. The question is, can they find that Common Ground and thats always where the trick is. To your point there, you mentioned immigration. On that level weve heard some of the harsh language from the gop. What does the president tell Republican Leaders today . I think what hes going say is what weve heard before. Ive been very patient. We know there have been had a lot of conversations between john boehner and the president. They hoped to come to some sort of comprise. That didnt work. There was some thought that the president should have done an executive order on immigration earlier. He held off. He said he wanted to see what congress could do. Now the argument is this. Hold off. Give us a chance to get the new leadership in. The president s point is if i sign an executive order, ive been patient. Let me do it. And if you guys do something we can always take that away and yours will hold. So i dont think were going to see any movement from the president. He stood firm to the American People an said this is what im going to do. Okay. Thank you so much. Weve been thinking maybe you should try to sneak with the caters but theyre going to recognize you. I keep asking. I dont know what is on the menu. Thanks, chris. What the future holds for the new washington, eleanor holmesnorton. W welcome. Its nice to see you, maam. What do you see getting done and what do you think needs to get done . Its about the lame duck. Its not the congress that the president is going to have to deal with for the next two years. Its the congress that just passed away and theres a lot of business to be done. So i think you will not hear much talk, for example, about Immigration Reform and what the president expects to do. When you dont have a budget yet, i think that it will focus on issues like that. What are your greatest fears, maam, now that both houses are controlled by the other side. Do you think obamacare is legitimately in jeopardy . I do not. First of all, you have the veto right there. It would be a waste of time. Of course my colleagues in the house wasted a lot of time simply overturning how many votes there were . Like 50 or something . Something like that. So i dont think that i do think mcconnell has vested interest having waited so long to be majority leader and trying to accomplish something. Certainly for democrats to see democrats lose on both sides was not a heart warming feeling. What was important, and this is very important to note, unlike after 2012, republicans recognize that the voters had sent them a very distinct message. They talked about it and Immigration Reform and they got something done in the senate almost immediately. The democratic brand was not hurt. This was not a president ial election. The president slipped and said that his issues were on the ballot. Guess what . Im sorry he slipped because he gave them an ad to use. But his issues were onrepudiate. There was no repute yags of equal pay, medical wage, bringing back the tax reform, to bring back the funds that are being held overseas, of transportation bill that would build up bridges and and to your point, i mean, theyre asking to see what is going to be the gop agenda. Because no one spefbcifically seems to know. In the spirit of comprise is there any Silver Lining with the gop controlling both houses . Well, there is because i think now theyve got to show they can govern. They have had one issue that was obstruction of the president for almost as long as hes been in office. Now they have gotten both houses of congress its gotten really beyond them. Especially 2016 when well have more voters to oppose and where our issue will be. Like a laser focussing on voter parn participation and overcoming and seeing to it next time they dont smoother us with money in the last week of taking out people who were not vulnerable. All right. I want to ask you, finally, about pot and the vote this week to legalize marijuana. Im going read you a headline its quoting you. Anyone who stand in the way of Marijuana Legalization will get the fight of your lives. It has serious big picture implications. D. C. Is not even a you saw that every state that had this on the ballot it passed that criminalization now at 18 states. Medical marijuana 23 states. Why would interfere with the District Of Columbia especially the primary reason the district moved is a horrific Racial Disparity between those arrested for marijuana possession. Whites and blacks use marijuana at the same rate within the District Of Columbia. Very progressive town. This, away, is repeated throughout the United States. Nine times one out of every sairs white. Nine out of ten arrests are black. Your point . That was seen as a profound Racial Injustice issue. Your point well taken there. Thank you very much. The other big story developing. A new monthly jobs numbers out. 214,000 jobs were created in the month of october and the Unemployment Rate is now 5. 8 . It is the lowest since july 08. Former chief economic adviser to Vice PresidentJoe Biden Jared bu burnseen is joining me now. Good, bad, or all good . Its good. Its not all good. Theres one cloud in the sky in the job market, that has to do with wage growth. But the good news first. Job growth, as you mentioned, really steady as she goes. If you average out a few months to get which you should. Theres a statistical noise month for month. Were adding somewhere between 220 to 230,000 jobs per month. Thats a steady, good clip for job growth. I saw a graphic that reminded me. Back in 2009 we were th hemorrhaging over 400,000 jobs a month. Now weve been adding over 200,000 now for nine months in a row. Good record. Go ahead. The Silver Lining there. Here is the thing. Its not reaching hourly wages. The job market is tightening. You mentioned the Unemployment Rate 5. 8 . Its been sliding down quickly. By the way, falling for good reasons. Not because people are leaving the job market but because theyre getting job. Hourly pay is up 2 year over year where its been stuck for about four years. Its about the rate of inflation. It means stacking hourly pay. I misspoke. Its not Silver Lining at all. Ask to select four issues the economy, health care, illegal immigration, 44 pointed to the nations economy. 44 saying the economy is getting part. 27 saying its poor or staying the same. Put it together from a political perspective. Why could the administration not put all that together in the midterms . The numbers are getting better. Its a good question. I think its a fundamental question. Ill tell you what one person told me who is spending a fair bit of time outside the beltway polling people. If you go out and talk to people about the recovery. You use the word recovery or talk about gdp growth the mark economic indicators, the hundreds of thousands of jobs added per month. It wont really register with them. Its not showing up enough in their paychecks. It gets baaing to the wage problem weve talked about. To the extend that people are families or house holds its because theyre working more hours at a pretty stagnant real hourly wage. And that leads to a sense of stress and difficulty balancing work and family. The economy is improving unquestionably. Has it reached paychecks of middle income households . Not enough yet. What kind of legislation do you expect to come from a Republican Congress that would be agreeable to this president on jobs or minimum wage . Well, that is a very narrow corridor you painted there, alex. Because the only thing i can really see is maybe infrastructure investment. It would be a very good idea. Borrowing costs are still quite low. We have real needs in the condition of our roads and bridges and Public School finance would help put some folks back to work. People who need jobs. But it involves spending and that takes to fiscal policy. It leads you back to gridlock. I think it will be tough. A lot of tight room. Good to see you. Thank you so much. A former navy s. E. A. L. Takes credit for firing the shots that killed bin laden. His story doesnt exactly line up with the one told by one of his fellow s. E. A. L. S. The controversy and the rival stories ahead. Back to the white house anticipation for a meet mag could frame the next two years of the Obama Presidency or bitterness. Its beginning to look a lot like christmas. The 85foot norway spruce being put outside our door. Live pictures throughout the hour as its christmas in new york city. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Everybody knows that. 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The question will any of that talk translate into getting something done for america . Joining me now is White House Reporter and correspondent for the national journal. Good to see you. David, let me turn to you. Youve been writing extensively about the president s interpretations of tuesdays results. What is your sense of what is going to happen in the white house to reflect that . Its interesting. He struck two tones. He got the message from voters they want an end to gridlock and he needs to do his part. He also made a point to say republicans also have to do their part and voters were making a point to them as well. He was talking about the dissatisfaction among voters who are stayed home and didnt cast ballots. What you played until the clip was the president is going to keep pushing forward on the key issues on the economy and minimum wage and another issues hes been pushing for the past two years. I think that there are areas of Common Ground. Ting will be talked about at the meeting. Theres going to be a lot of talk about what can be done in the lame duck session. Obviously getting a budget together through the end of the fiscal year will be priority number one. As you late out in the first segment the stumbling block as of immigration. I think these are areas republicans will say hold off. Thats what the voters expect. So, lauren, i know you Cover Congress closely. Can we engage level of interest beyond the camera from the gop cooperating with the president . I think thats what the meeting is about today. The president knows he needs to reach out. Republican leaders know they havent necessarily reached out to the president either. I think the meeting today is going to be about rebuilding so m of those relationships that have not existed between congress and the white house in the past. You know, i think republicans are going to have to be looking toward when they make the majority. Because the next cupouple of months democrats will still be in charge. Well be dealing with immigration and attorney general nomination. Those are two issues that could poison the well as was said by mcconnell and boehner before the Republican Party takes power. Having covered the president for years. How much does he worry about his legacy. Do you think he can get what he wants done by cooperating or establish legacy through executive orders . The past year thats what their strategy has been. They said they tried to work with the current congress. The Republican House was obstructing them. Thats the argument from the white house. They have gone to the executive action approach. The test is immigration. I think for the president s legacy the white house doesnt like to talk about that. Of course its on their mind. They recognize that time is running out before the next Campaign Begins for the white house in six to nine months. I think the president looking at the game hes already had. Make sure survive republican challenges in the new congress. Keep pushing forward on areas he can. Hes about to embark tomorrow on a week long trip to asia. It was part of the big Foreign Policy initiative. Theres a 12nation trade pack hes trying to get through something harry reid and the democrats didnt support. Its a chance for the president to go on the road now and talk about it. Something republicans can get behind as early as early next year. It may be overlooked in the conversation. Its a big play in asia. There are areas where with they can keep going forward. Terms of the president getting out there and talking. The unemployment numbers very strong. Do you think the white house regrets not approaching the midterms differently and putting a big push, a big emphasis on the economy . If you look at the exit poll that was the top thing on voters minds. I think the exit polls also showed how voters were not sure that economy was working for them. You know, we talk about macro economics, sure the economy is improving. In in daytoday live it is would have been a hard sell saying the economy is improving. Look at the numbers. You know, it comes down how voters feel when they walk into the voting booth and what their paycheck looks like at the end of the day. I think the democrats might have tried harder. Im not sure it would have sealed the deal. Can i ask you quickly about immigration. John mccain he literally pleaded with the president against taking action yesterday while talking with andrea mitchell. Take a listen to this. I literally am pleading with the president of the United States not to act. Give it a chance. We have a new congress. We have a new mandate. Lets let the house of representatives decide whether they want to move forward on Immigration Reform. Do you get a sense of the end game here, david . Yes, i think republicans would like to clear the deck before 2016. Its a tough issue for their candidates for the general electorate. I think at the white house and among the liberal and immigrant communities, theres a sense of this another trap set by republicans and it just wont happen. Especially as some of the more conservative president ial candidates such as ted cruz who oppose amnesty for undocumented immigrants would try to derail the bigger aachievement. I think its unlikely hell wait. All right. David and lauren. Good to see you. Up next were zooming through the days other stories. Including this video. It happened the last place you would expect. In mexico justinty defbs whe empty desks where students once sat. Aniston ] when people ask me what im wearing, i tell them aveeno®. Because Beautiful Skin goes with everything. [ female announcer ] aveeno® daily moisturizing lotion has active naturals® oat with five vital nutrients naturally found in healthy skin. Where do i wear aveeno® . Everywhere. Aveeno® daily moisturizing lotion. 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