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" It brings back yeah welcome back everybody president elect Barack Obama Michelle Obama will meet with President Bush Monday at the White House Press Secretary Dana Perino -- from the north on good morning to you Dan. Good morning everybody. First -- let's start with. What happened yesterday with Barney. His party still on the White House were all he snapped at that reporter. -- big I had to go to the White House nurse what was it about."

" Oftentimes not seem to have more instincts about people than we it is similarly I think some basic anatomy and yeah just saying. But -- and a a victim has been on TV's so much I'm starting to realize why Barney did it. -- The bite of its own. Stay the festive look up about this because it'll seriousness obviously is a big transition that's going to be happening and on Monday the president has invited. Barack Obama and his wife Michelle to come to the White House so what little happened during that me. It will be a wonderful moment for all Americans to -- because we have this wonderful -- tradition have a peaceful transition from one. Administration to the next and one party to another so. Michelle and that Barack Obama will arrive around 2:30 PM. They'll be greeted by the president and mrs. bush and then showed -- around a little bit around the house. I'm and then the mrs. bush for that break up with that mrs. Obama and they will take a two or more in depth. The U residence and that way -- the new First Lady will have an idea of what you want to bring what you can expect and really what kind of -- home she can make for her girls there. And it meantime the president and Barack Obama will. We'll walk down a colony in an into the Oval Office where they've had their first meeting and that will be -- a special moment as important moments and they'll be very private as well."

" Did how would you describe the president's relationship with senator Barack Obama to this point I understand personally they seem to get along."

" That's true I think other of these men understand that politics is what it is and that after it was over. On the phone that night when the president called Senator Obama now president elect Obama there is that graciousness above -- that both men that. Could make any American crowd and a pledge of cooperation so we're looking forward to having them here and we wish them every success."

" just a couple hundred feet from where you're standing right now -- two days ago they started building the inaugural parade viewing stand. It's almost the end of the road for your administration yesterday when the president was out there talking to all of them that his staff members. You could tell that he was getting emotional he can see the end of the road."

" I guess I guess I think he got a national for a couple of reasons mainly we had for the first time ever. Over 1000 employees of the White House complex how the executive office of the president all invited both political and career appointees. Here at the White House to listen to the president's. Ask of them just to make sure this that this transition is as smooth as possible. Also I think it one of the things instead of Barack Obama on Tuesday night in their phone call was that. -- he's about to go on one of the great journeys of life I think the president realizes that this great journey in which he has been tested. An unprecedented way is over eight years through this kind of come to an end and did it's a lot of mixed emotions that I think a lot of us are emotionally I have are. Highs and lows -- in the last few days but. We also have to remain very focused you heard the president talk about our concern about the safety of Americans in this transition and that is our focus right let me ask you to stand because obviously being Press Secretary. Fourth the president is one of the toughest jobs. Yeah country I mean it's a 247 job and I don't need to use that phrase you're talking about overused phrase earlier today and had an okay yeah. And I'm telling you and you live that life so why. Advice. Would you give to the new Press Secretary which file accounts appears to be Obama's spokesperson Robert Gibbs. I'm excited to meet whoever the next. Press Secretary is I have and pledge -- really smooth transition in my office as well. I have some ideas of things that I might impart to them in ways that I think would make their life easier way this that they could be more effective and efficient. -- and it with a different media environment now with them a twenty for 7 NEWS cycle and blogs and all the -- but. I he's at top notch professional and he'll do really good job on for the president elect him. For the people in a briefing room as well yesterday member of the reporters -- and the other part of your job that you --"

" Sure all right she's a little late for the senior staff meeting but I -- you're going for the tail and Dana Perino we thank you very much for joining us live from the north on thank you thanks for having me guys always a pleasure and yeah he is to -- to its."