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1 00:00:00,166 --> 00:00:02,466 DorothĂŠe Adam: Welcome to West Wing Week. 2 00:00:02,469 --> 00:00:05,269 Narrator: Welcome to a special "American in Paris" 3 00:00:05,271 --> 00:00:06,741 edition of your West Wing Week. 4 00:00:06,740 --> 00:00:10,440 Your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 5 00:00:10,443 --> 00:00:13,113 Pennsylvania Avenue and beyond. 6 00:00:13,113 --> 00:00:14,443 This week, the President traveled to Paris, 7 00:00:14,447 --> 00:00:15,647 France to speak with world leaders and lead a global 8 00:00:15,648 --> 00:00:17,518 effort to confront climate change, 9 00:00:17,517 --> 00:00:19,357 as well as partner with the private sector to spur 10 00:00:19,352 --> 00:00:21,592 innovative, clean energy growth. 11 00:00:21,588 --> 00:00:23,358 And when he got back home, it was time to kick off the 12 00:00:23,356 --> 00:00:24,696 holiday season. 13 00:00:24,691 --> 00:00:28,031 And the White House was all decked out for the occasion. 14 00:00:28,027 --> 00:00:30,667 It's November 27th to December 3rd, or 15 00:00:30,663 --> 00:00:31,433 Audience: Cheese! 16 00:00:31,431 --> 00:00:32,461 Narrator: Fromage! 17 00:00:32,465 --> 00:00:33,665 The President: Fromage! 18 00:00:33,666 --> 00:00:36,866 (laughter) 19 00:00:36,870 --> 00:00:38,100 Narrator: On Friday, the First Lady, 20 00:00:38,104 --> 00:00:40,004 along with Bo and Sunny, welcomed the White House 21 00:00:40,006 --> 00:00:41,276 Christmas tree. 22 00:00:41,274 --> 00:00:42,174 A Fraser Fir. 23 00:00:42,175 --> 00:00:43,715 Mrs. Obama: You guy's good with it? 24 00:00:43,710 --> 00:00:47,580 Wait! 25 00:00:47,580 --> 00:00:49,280 Narrator: Meanwhile, hundreds of volunteers 26 00:00:49,282 --> 00:00:51,522 prepared the White House for the magical holiday season. 27 00:00:51,518 --> 00:01:02,858 (Christmas music) 28 00:01:06,166 --> 00:01:07,536 On Small Business Saturday, 29 00:01:07,534 --> 00:01:08,964 the President and his daughters did some holiday 30 00:01:08,968 --> 00:01:10,568 shopping at a local bookstore, 31 00:01:10,570 --> 00:01:12,970 Upshur Street Books. 32 00:01:12,972 --> 00:01:14,012 And for a quick treat on the way home, 33 00:01:14,007 --> 00:01:16,947 they stopped by a local favorite, Pleasant Pops, 34 00:01:16,943 --> 00:01:18,413 for popsicles. 35 00:01:18,411 --> 00:01:20,651 On Sunday morning, the President boarded Air Force 36 00:01:20,647 --> 00:01:22,987 One en route Paris, France, where he would attend a 37 00:01:22,982 --> 00:01:25,752 summit of leaders from nearly 200 nations, 38 00:01:25,752 --> 00:01:26,822 who had gathered to address the threat of climate 39 00:01:26,820 --> 00:01:28,390 change. 40 00:01:28,388 --> 00:01:29,758 The President landed after midnight, 41 00:01:29,756 --> 00:01:31,456 and went straight to the Bataclan, 42 00:01:31,458 --> 00:01:33,898 the concert venue where the most lives were lost during 43 00:01:33,893 --> 00:01:38,333 the terrible Paris terrorist attacks. 44 00:01:38,331 --> 00:01:40,071 On Monday morning, the President and his delegation 45 00:01:40,066 --> 00:01:42,406 drove to L'Auberge, where he spent a busy day with world 46 00:01:42,402 --> 00:01:44,672 leaders, working on a deal to address climate change on 47 00:01:44,671 --> 00:01:46,211 a global scale. 48 00:01:46,206 --> 00:01:48,406 There he also held two bilateral meetings. 49 00:01:48,408 --> 00:01:51,508 First with President Xi Jinping of China, 50 00:01:51,511 --> 00:01:53,751 and later with Prime Minister Modi of India. 51 00:01:53,746 --> 00:01:56,246 Prime Minister Modi: Paris to protect planet. 52 00:01:56,249 --> 00:01:57,179 Thank you. 53 00:01:57,183 --> 00:01:57,913 President Obama: There you go. 54 00:01:57,917 --> 00:01:59,957 I understood that. 55 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:00,583 (laughter) 56 00:02:00,587 --> 00:02:01,787 Narrator: He also addressed the Summit's 57 00:02:01,788 --> 00:02:03,858 opening session on the need to confront climate change. 58 00:02:03,857 --> 00:02:08,727 The President: As one of America's governors has 59 00:02:08,728 --> 00:02:09,658 said, "We are the first generation to feel the impact 60 00:02:09,662 --> 00:02:11,332 of climate change, and the last generation that 61 00:02:11,331 --> 00:02:12,631 can do something about it." 62 00:02:12,632 --> 00:02:14,802 Narrator: Later, in the Nelson Mandela auditiorium, 63 00:02:14,801 --> 00:02:16,971 the President announced Mission Innovation, 64 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:19,710 a public and private-sector project to invest in clean 65 00:02:19,706 --> 00:02:21,546 energy research and development. 66 00:02:21,541 --> 00:02:24,441 The President: Mission Innovation will help deliver 67 00:02:24,444 --> 00:02:27,084 affordable clean energy and new jobs and opportunities 68 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,980 to people around the world for decades to come. 69 00:02:29,983 --> 00:02:32,053 Narrator: Following in the European tradition, 70 00:02:32,051 --> 00:02:34,591 the President attended a late dinner hosted by 71 00:02:34,587 --> 00:02:38,157 President Hollande of France in Paris' historic Moravia. 72 00:02:38,157 --> 00:02:38,897 (laughter) 73 00:02:38,892 --> 00:02:39,692 Narrator: Tuesday's agenda was filled 74 00:02:39,692 --> 00:02:40,562 with more meetings. 75 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:42,930 First with President Erdogan of Turkey and his delegation 76 00:02:42,929 --> 00:02:43,799 at the U.S. 77 00:02:43,796 --> 00:02:45,796 Ambassador's residence in Paris. 78 00:02:45,798 --> 00:02:47,798 Then the President got to meet with Embassy staff and 79 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:48,540 their kids. 80 00:02:48,535 --> 00:02:54,145 The President: Thank you, guys. 81 00:02:54,140 --> 00:02:54,970 Narrator: And later, the U.S. 82 00:02:54,974 --> 00:02:56,814 hosted a meeting with leaders of small island 83 00:02:56,809 --> 00:02:57,909 nations. 84 00:02:57,911 --> 00:02:59,681 Countries that are seeing first-hand the effects of 85 00:02:59,679 --> 00:03:02,519 climate change, and must already be preparing for the 86 00:03:02,515 --> 00:03:03,785 consequences. 87 00:03:03,783 --> 00:03:05,983 The President: Their populations are among the 88 00:03:05,985 --> 00:03:09,055 most vulnerable to the ravages of climate change. 89 00:03:09,055 --> 00:03:12,795 Their voice in these negotiations will be 90 00:03:12,792 --> 00:03:14,432 absolutely vital. 91 00:03:14,427 --> 00:03:15,827 Narrator: Then it was lights, camera, action, 92 00:03:15,828 --> 00:03:17,698 as the President sat down for an interview with French 93 00:03:17,697 --> 00:03:20,167 journalist Laura Haim of Canal Plus. 94 00:03:20,166 --> 00:03:22,066 The President: Regardless of your religious faith, 95 00:03:22,068 --> 00:03:27,538 the essence of a good life is not what you can destroy, 96 00:03:27,540 --> 00:03:28,840 but what you can build. 97 00:03:28,841 --> 00:03:30,381 Narrator: The President's final event of the day, 98 00:03:30,376 --> 00:03:33,376 before flying home, was a news conference, 99 00:03:33,379 --> 00:03:34,619 where he answered questions about the Turkish border 100 00:03:34,614 --> 00:03:37,114 with Syria, our campaign to degrade and ultimately 101 00:03:37,116 --> 00:03:40,886 destroy ISIL, and both the threat and opportunity posed 102 00:03:40,887 --> 00:03:41,917 by climate change. 103 00:03:41,921 --> 00:03:42,851 The President: Now, the fact of the matter, 104 00:03:42,855 --> 00:03:47,825 is there's a reason why you have the largest gathering 105 00:03:47,827 --> 00:03:53,297 of world leaders probably in human history here in Paris. 106 00:03:53,299 --> 00:03:55,369 Everybody else has taken climate change really 107 00:03:55,368 --> 00:03:57,068 seriously. 108 00:03:57,070 --> 00:03:59,070 They think it's a really big problem. 109 00:03:59,072 --> 00:04:00,302 Narrator: Then it was time for the President and his 110 00:04:00,306 --> 00:04:02,606 staff to head home, leaving behind a delegation of 111 00:04:02,609 --> 00:04:04,809 Americans to continue the work with other nations to 112 00:04:04,811 --> 00:04:07,681 finalize the details of the climate deal. 113 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,250 On Thursday morning, the President delivered a 114 00:04:09,248 --> 00:04:10,818 statement about the senseless shooting in 115 00:04:10,817 --> 00:04:12,557 San Bernardino, California. 116 00:04:12,552 --> 00:04:14,252 Later, the President participated in one of his 117 00:04:14,253 --> 00:04:16,153 favorite quarterly activities, 118 00:04:16,155 --> 00:04:18,395 meeting with the season's class of interns, 119 00:04:18,391 --> 00:04:20,031 where he gets to put on his mentor hat, 120 00:04:20,026 --> 00:04:21,826 and answer some questions. 121 00:04:21,828 --> 00:04:26,068 The President: Worry less about what you want to be. 122 00:04:26,065 --> 00:04:28,065 Worry more about what you do. 123 00:04:28,067 --> 00:04:30,107 Narrator: That evening, the First Family kicked off the 124 00:04:30,103 --> 00:04:32,173 holiday season with the lighting ceremony for the 125 00:04:32,171 --> 00:04:40,481 National Christmas Tree on the White House Ellipse. 126 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:41,710 (music) 127 00:04:41,714 --> 00:04:42,884 Narrator: So stay engaged with us on social 128 00:04:42,882 --> 00:04:44,922 media, and remember, you can find out more information 129 00:04:44,917 --> 00:04:47,417 about any of these topics, and see complete videos of 130 00:04:47,420 --> 00:04:49,360 these events at whitehouse.gov. 131 00:04:49,355 --> 00:04:51,795 Thanks so much for checking out this special hope and 132 00:04:51,791 --> 00:04:55,561 climate change edition of your West Wing Week. 133 00:04:55,561 --> 00:04:57,631 The President: You can smile in this picture only. 134 00:04:57,630 --> 00:05:00,070 (inaudible) Marines don't smile. 135 00:05:00,066 --> 00:05:01,936 We appreciate everything you guys do, alright? 136 00:05:01,934 --> 00:05:04,734 Keep up the great work, have a great holiday. 137 00:05:04,737 --> 00:05:05,877 You guys have a good Thanksgiving? 138 00:05:05,872 --> 00:05:06,402 Male Speaker: Thank you, sir. 139 00:05:06,406 --> 00:05:07,306 Yes, sir? 140 00:05:07,306 --> 00:05:08,206 The President: Who cooked? 141 00:05:08,207 --> 00:05:09,907 Male Speaker: McDonalds, sir. 142 00:05:09,909 --> 00:05:10,739 (laughter) 143 00:05:10,743 --> 00:05:12,143 The President: I hear they do a great turkey.