don't wait for awesome... totino's pizza rolls... ...gets you there in just 60 seconds. good morning, everyone. i'm alex in for tamron hall. this is "news nation." this morning we're seeing what is allegedly a new recruiting video from the sunni insurgent who have been sweeping through northern iraq. "there's no life without jihad kwgjihad ." northbound hasn't been able to verify the video. once again the video is allegedly from isis. meantime a amid new fighting president obama plans to send in more u.s. military advisers.

>> we're prepared to a small number of additional american advisers to assess how we can train, advise, and support the iraqi security forces going forward. we'll i think we always have to guard against -- so let me repeat what i've said in the past. american combat troops are not going to be fighting in iraq again. >> the president also made it clear the goal is saving ooish not saving the government. shiite prime minister nouri al-maliki. >> it's not the place for the united states to choose iraq's leaders. it is clear, though, only leaders that can govern with an inclusive agenda are going to be able to truly bring the iraqi people together and help them

through the crisis. >> john kerry will lead a diplomatic mission to iraq soon. meantime speculation maliki might be forced aside was hyped today when iraq's top called for new parliament and government. in washington republicans have been mostly supportive of the president's new strategy. john mccain issued a statement. echoed by florida senator marco rubio. >> i hope it's not the only thing he intends to do. my hope it's the first accept in a multistep process to take seriously and nut place a significant counter terrorism response to this risk. nbc amonois joman is joinin. kristin walker joins us from the white house. good morning to you both. kristin, you've learned more what can you tell us?

>> we've learn initially a few dozen u.s. troops will go into iraq. they'll have two main missions. the first is setting up two joint operation centers. the first is in baghdad. the second located to the north near cakooer cook. their goal is to assess the situation on the ground and the strength isis. these will largely be special forces, green berets. there could be lodge decision, for example, the second main mission. we have a graphic as well is to advise iraqi brigade. you're going have u.s. special forces embedding with iraqi brigades. they'll be providing tactical and strategic at vice, this is really the key. these are the guys that can be ultimate bli calling in air strikes if they determine that is needed. we want to stress ultimately that is up to president obama.

and at this point in time, he has not called in any air strikes response that is the latest in terms of what we expect. according to pentagon, the special forces haven't yet arrived. they have been deployed. we anticipate the operation will be getting underway soon. >> a lot thing the president didn't do. he didn't give prime minister al-maliki a ringing endorsement. he didn't call on him to step down. what is secretary of state's private message on maliki going to be? >> it's an important point, alex. you heard president obama with strong language for prime minister al-maliki. any u.s. action depends on al-maliki, the iraqi government creating a more inclusive government. the united states has been very frustrated with al-maliki. they feel as though he has created a sectarian government and one that is really foemted

and allowed the violence to come about. so a lot of frustration on the part of the united states. you've heard president obama consistently using that strong language with prime minister nouri al lack i can. i anticipate kerry will carry a similar message. >> absolutely. ayman, my question, no doubt the words from the president have been ringing there where you are. what has been the reaction from the al-maliki government and others to the president's remarks? >> reporter: well, it depends on who you ask. you know, we spent the day yesterday with a lot of kurdish forces that are fighting some of these isis militants around the regional area. one thing they told us they want the united states to intervene. they would welcome us air strikes on the positions, particularly the strategic command and control hideouts of eye is fighters which they're able to deploy and launch attacks across the northwestern part of the country. they feel the u.s. can do more. they were critical that the u.s. has been supportive of the iraqi

army. one of the things i heard from the fighters is that over the course of the last ten years, the u.s. has been bankrolling the army and sending weapons. they melted away had some of that weapon i are and talent and perhaps skills and training had been directed to the kurdish fighters they could have done more to prevent it. we know the senior most religious figure here has been saying today and friday sermons it's time for the iraqi government to have a new leadership or perhaps a new government in place. and many people feel that is kind of an unofficial way of calling on prime minister maliki to step down and change the composition of the current government to have more incluesivity and plurlty in the representation. in terms of the u.s. involvement within i think it's going to be a trying moment, if you will, for prime minister and whether or not he can survive it and whether or not the u.s. fols follows through with any more military-type of strikes. >> the tenor of the eye toll

ya's words being reflected around the world. thank you very much. let's bring in congressman adam smith of washington state. the top democrat on the house armed services committee. representative smith thank you for being here. i would like to get your reaction to the president's new iraq strategy. >> i think he lay os out the path we need to move forward. it's difficult and a bad situation. the situation fell apart because the maliki government, frankly, did a poor job. not only did they corrupt the incompetent but governed in a sectarian way that pushed sunnis out. he did not build a coalition government. and certainly isil the strength they built in syria was going to be a challenge. what made it challenges was that so many sunnis in the areas that have been overrun by isil now didn't want to fight for the maliki government. there was no one to stand in their way. the president is right. until we get a government in

iraq that has legitimate power sharing. it's going to be very difficult solve the problem. it has to come first. >> absolutely. let's look at the reaction from some republicans notely senators john mccain, lindsey graham. there are some democrats who see this potentially as the beginning of u.s. involvement. you have senate arms services committee issuing a statement saying we should be extremely cautious about taking any actions beyond that step. also senate majority leader harry reid chiming in. what is your reaction to those and those democratic sentiments? >> i agree with senator levin in particular. he laid out three conditions going forward. we have to have the right intelligence, we have to have a coalition government, and also a lot of international support. we cannot go at alone. i feel like that u.s. military action, at this point, isn't going to help. because part of the problem is you have the terrorist group

isil but you also have a lot of triable sunni leaders who are mixed in fighting the maliki government. if we start bombing we're going wind up killing a lot of sunnis and in essence, appear to have sided with the maliki government with the shiite in a civil war adon't think will calm the situation down. will make us more vulnerable and draw us into a conflict we should not be militarily engaged in. so i share the concerns that raised by senator levin and reid. senator mccain graham want us to do something but doing something in this case i think the risk outweigh the benefit. >> i would like to also, sir, get your reaction to the president's comment iran's possible role. >> iran can play a constructive role if it is helping to send the same message to the iraqi

government we're sending. which is that iraqi only hold together if it's inclusive. if iran is coming in solely as an armed force on behalf of the shia if it is framed in that fashion. that probably worsens the situation. is there convention wisdom where iran stands on iraq. is there any chance the u.s. would reach out to iran for help? >> first of all, i agree with the president's sentiments that iran can play a constructive role. but they haven't. i think, you know, i wonder what is going on in iranian government right now. because for so long, what iran has tried to is so discord throughout the iraq conflict they funded a wide variety of frost groups. they have undermined governments in lebanon. they have taken this disruptive approach. even in iraq to some extent. and now as they see the result

of that, the violence that is going on, you know, i wonder if they will start to take a different approach in the middle east and see maybe stability might be the better way to go. but, you know, we haven't seen it yet. if iran does come in and try to convince the maliki government have a power sharing agreement or whichever government emerges from the current parliamentary elections, you know, they had the elections and they're trying to form the government. it would be a good thing. i don't trust iran for a second on this. their approach has been trying to disrupt and cause problems for the people they perceive to be their enemies. it hasn't been to figure out how to bring stability to the region. it's hard to to be optimistic when you look at the past >>well, said. appreciate your time. the cbc says more of the workers were exposed to anthrax. the agency said 86 scientists were exposed to the deadly bacteria what is being called

the largest known case of anthrax exposure. they are working with the fbi to determine what happened. so far none have shown any symptoms. the cbc released a statement saying, quote, an abundance of caution cbd is takie ining aggre courses. nbc tom costello is joining me with more. here is the deal. we know there were safety lapses in the protocol. what else do we know about what happened? >> we don't know a lot. we know that what we believe happened according to the cdc, they were working with anthrax -- live anthrax. they were supposed to make it inactive from one very secure lab and then move that inactive intlax to three other labs. apparently it was never made inactive. and so they took this active anthrax, moved it to three other labs and people started working with at anthrax. they were not wearing the proper

equipment to protect them. then it was released into the air. so orlaniginally the thought th 75 might have been exposed. they upped the number this morning to 86. those people are on antibiotic. they insist so far no one is showing signs of contamination or being effected. th it's something that is not contagious. it's highly if they would take the infection home and spread it to their family or somebody else in the cdc in another wing would be infected. i think it's unlikely. they have done a full decontamination of the labs. they are involved in an investigation to try to figure out how it happened. they say it appears to be a serious breach of safety protocol. they say it's likely disciplinary actions will follow. >> to which i say yikes! thank you very much. nbc tom costello. the irs commissioner is facing tough questions from house lawmakers over missing

e-mails about the irs targeting conservative and tea party groups. we're going to have the heated testimony coming up. former montana governor brian schweitzer comments he made about gays, southerners, and top lawmakers,insensitive. what he said and what it means for his possible presidential run. also ahead. >> they elected a guy only grown up to the grassroots. >> this is a win for america. we're a more united team moving forward. >> what is next for the house gop and the leadership team. a mud slide leaves a minnesota hospital on the edge of a crumbling cliff. one of the stories we're following around the news nation. >> i decide what is in the best interest of our mission. >> i didn't want to turn around for the screen. "last ship." preparing this a weekend. we're going talk about his role as mcsteamy on grey's agnat nag.

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house republicans have nald down the new leadership lineup. kevin mccarthy will replace eric cantor. louisiana representative won the election to replace mccarthy as the new major i. he becomes the -- he will be the only southerner on the gop leadership team. >> elected a guy that is only grown up to the grassroots. they are i elected a guy going around recruiting the individuals to get the majority. this is a win for america. we're going to be a more united team moving forward. >> and joining me now politi

politi politico -- roger i'm going to begin with you. as you look at the new team, what changes in the capitol and what doesn't? >> i don't see a huge amount of change here. kevin mccarthy was and is a friend of the outgoing leader eric cantor. he wrote a book called "young guns" describing himself and cantor. he, like cantor, is in republican terms, a moderate on immigration. so i don't see a huge change there. he's slightly further to the right. head of the republican study committee. as you pointed out, he's a from a red state which was a help for him getting elect. the the others are from blue states in voting for obama. i don't think ordinary citizens should think that on august 1st,

when these guys take over, they're going to see a different america emerge. >> do you think, roger, a lot of what mccarthy stands for regarding immigration is where he comes from. bakersfield, middle of california. that's it? >> absolutely. and it's just -- it's not just political calculation. people from agricultural states, border states talking about legislators. no -- know the value immigrants bring to the sate. they know how necessary immigrants are to simply pick the crops. and they tend to be much more moderate on immigration than people who come from nonborder states. >> alice, i want to read you a book about mccarthy's promotion.

despite the big win with the tea party winning what congress had the ability to say no to break havoc and make house john boehner's life miserable. it hasn't amassed the power to set the agenda. do you agree the tea party doesn't have a seat at table? >> absolutely not. i think the fact thshows that t tea party has a voice. i think between boehner and mccarthy we have a good combination of leaders from red states and blue states. we have now the south and he brings a voice from the tea party. and they do have a role in leadership now. i spoke with congressman steve womack on scalie's team. they won on first ballot. it shows that the leadership, republican leadership has strong support for both of them. now we have a good consensus of

all facets of the republican party. the key now is for them to work together. they have about 30 or 40 days left. when they start in august before the mid text elections and possibly a change in leadership. they have 30 to 40 days to show they can build consensus, work together, and solve problems. >> let's switch gears and look at another political story. former montana governor brian schweitzer is apologizing for end kms he made during an interview with the national journal. in the interview schweitzer said that southern men including republican congressman eric cantor are, quote, a little afemme nate and the outgoing congressman set off his quote gaydar. he used offensive language to describe the cia. and in a post on facebook he writes i made a number of stupid and insensitive remarks. i'm sorry and apologize for my

carelessness and disregard. here is the question. word is the former governor is considering a presidential run. if he's testing the waters hold up does affect a rollout? roger, then alice. >> it's been a rollout flattened by a steam roller. it's a campaign that ended before it began. brian appeared at the big republican gathering sponsored by mitt romney a few days ago to get republican support for his race. that's not going to happen. now i don't think he's going to get democratic support. i don't think he was a series candidate. now i think he's a noncandidate. >> alice, do you agree? >> absolutely. roger is right. it's dead before it got out the water. born and raised in atlanta, georgia. southern men are mack cho men. the statement is just -- should not have been said. and really, that was his -- i'm disappointed. i thought a lot of him. i thought he was strong and

popular. i thought he was going to be possibly the dark horse on the democratic side. but i think he really, as roger said, did tremendous damage to any possible 2016 race. this statement is not going to go away. >> i have to agree with the southern man image. i'm seei ining cowboys in the ten-gallon hats. starting tomorrow, pastors can begin marrying same-sex couple s in state where it's legal. the question now will other churches follow? plus this. >> i'm not going through the car. i have to go over it. >> unbelievable! that florida man is laughing after walking away from the motorcycle accident that literally launched him into the air. it's one of the stories we're following around the news nation. we build it in classrooms and exhibit halls, mentoring tomorrow's innovators. we build it raising roofs,

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leave act or fmla to same-sex spouses. the new rule clarifies employees eligible to leave to care for a same sex spouse even if they live in a state where same-sex marriage is not legal. members of the press betarian church voted to allow pastors to perform same-sex marriages and redefine marriage between two people rather than a man and woman. they are now one of the biggest christian groups to allow same-sex marriages. joining me now is the religion reporter for the detroit free press. he's covering the story. with a welcome to you. you write they are historically an influential denomination. what changed since the last convention. what does it mean for other christian groups around the country. >> thetu culture has changed. there's 19 states that lislized same-sex marriage.

it could have an influence beyond the denomination. ronald reagan and dwight eisenhower were of them. >> you also write that some conservative press beetarians are worried that approving it could further accelerate the cline of the church. we should know it has seen a 37 rnt decrease in memberships since 1992 what happens if more don't want it. you mentioned the numbers. is there a divide with church leaderships since the general assembly voted by a 3-1 margin? >> yes, there could be a backlash. some conservatives have broken off from the main denomination. you could see more in coming months and other the years. they faced 1 million membership decrease over the past 20 years. it's reflected in other denominations. the leaders are trying to keep unity. the moderator told people not to

get emotional and cheer either way to say we should be united in christ. so hopefully he'll work on ways to keep the church united so it doesn't get split. >> i know it's somewhat different than apisk pal i know. they offer a prayer service? >> right. they don't get endorse same-sex marriage. they a blessing of union that can be similar. it's not quite the same thing as marriage yet. they at least, those on the liberal end hope to have full same-sex marriage. from the detroit free press. thank you very much. today wisconsin governor scott walker is slamming his critics and the media over new allegations of a illegal fu fundrai fundraising. >> no doubt the media jumps on this. prosecutors allege walker was at the center of a, quote, expansive criminal scheme. our first team said it could be a big deal.

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question. >> i didn't answer a question. >> >> gentleman. >> time. i control the time. >> last week the irs acknowledged it could not produce e-mails between lois learner and other government officials because the hard drive crashed in 2011. it's time for the news nation political postscript. the debate in washington centered around what america can or should do to prevent iraq from falling into a sectarian civil war. >> when so you people murdering, assassinating in these mas massacres. you have to stop that. this is no kind of army on the move. we have a huge potential disaster. >> secretary kerry ought to be sent there right away. we're not talking about coordinating any military action in iraq with iran. >> even if we try to intervene in some way to help who are we helping? >> and enough is enough. >> and the president has taken it right down the tubes. >> we have to act.

we must act. >> we'll be prepared to take targeted and precise military action. >> american combat troops are not going to be fighting in iraq again. joining me now nbc news mark murray. good morning to you. we'll get to the crisis of iraq and the surrounding politics in a moment. let's talk about the potentially damaging investigation into one of the gop's rising stars. scott walker. claiming walker who is up for re-election this year and often mentioned as a possible 2016 presidential candidate was part a criminal scheme to illegally coordinate fundraise and spe spending between his campaign. no charges have been filed. walker denies any wrong doing. what do you think the political fallout will be from the investigation? >> the political fallout from scott walker he has a gubernatorial re-election. if he decides to win many thinks he'll run for the presidency in

2016. one of the reasons it's potentially a problem for walker, i say potentially is because prosecutors found one e-mail that scott walker sent to karl rove pinpointing one of walker's top aids saying the person would play kind of point guard for all of the recall election campaigns, fundraising, and all of that. and while a lot of people might say of course don't campaigns and folks coordinate all the time? there are specific laws forbidding the campaign interacting with outside groups or super pacs and things like that. the e-mail created a lot of attention now. it's important to note as you did no charges have been filed against scott walker. one judge basically es cull pated walker and said the investigation should come to an end. but that's a temporary thing. it's still going up to the appeals court process. it's not over. it's going play out as long as it's there it's a potential headache. >> we interrate the allegations at this point.

let's go back to the debate over iraq. what do you expect to hear from the administration and lawmakers this weekend? >> well, it's going to be a little bit of a debate. alex, to me, it seems the debate changed a little bit over the last 24 hours so. there was so much finger pointing and so much back and forth on the administration whether it was the administration's fault that this had happened under their watch or democrats saying that the original problem was the iraq war in 2003. i think that all changed when president obama laid out his very limited mission that he wanted 300 advisers pressure on the maliki government. also, it's changed a bit after david petraeus, the famous american general weighed in and said, you know, the worse thing that can happen is escalate the sunni versus shia. the united states seem to be prudent. give the united states a little bit of breathing room. >> okay. mark murray, thank you. up next the shocking mistake that forced a plane to turn

around midnight come agent the expense of many passenger's world cup tickets. i may have the -- i may have the genetic coding that i'm inclined to be an alcoholic. but i have the desire not to do that. i look at homosexual issues the same way. >> that was texas governor rick perry last week. what he's saying about the comments now is one of the things we thought you should know.

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shingles the pain in my tremendouscalp areailot. and down the back of my neck was intense. it would have been virtually impossible in that confined space to move to change radio frequencies. i mean it hurt. i couldn't even get up and drive let alone teach somebody and be responsible in an airplane. as a pilot that meant i was grounded. passengers on board a red eye flight to brazil were seeing red after the plane was forced to turn around because a security breach. that tops our look at the stories around the news nation today. the air canada flight was forced back to the gate three hours into the flight after officials discovered one of the passengers was not properly screened by security. according to local reports, the passenger questioned left the airport and returned to the gate

through a door reserved for staff. once all 189 on passengers were removed and searched the plane made the way for brazil. for some traveling to the world cup, the flight arrived so late they missed the game they wanted to see. not good. heavy rains that plagued minnesota triggered a massive mud slide near the hospital last night. officials say 100-yard swath of land collapse onned road and river below. no injuries reported. workers were evacuated as a precaution. no hospital patients were effected. and believable motorcycle crash caught on tape. police say a car was making an inillegal left turn when it slammed into the motorcycle. amazingly the biker. he wasn't wearing a hell mot. he cart wheeled into the air. he walks away like nothing happened. he only suffered road rash on the elbow, hand, and back. lucky guy. this sunday a brand new episode of deadline airs on

investigation discovery highlighting the shocking murder of a miami pediatric nurse. beverly jackson's body was found locked in the trunk of her sub americaed in a canal. it took one young man's courage to reveal of truth of what happened. >> beverly jackson's murder devastates her family and even stuns the most hardened miami detectives. who would do such a thing to a devoted mom and deaboved nurse? detectives start look into beverly's past and discovered some unnerving details. >> homicide information you work from the inside out. that the point you work with the family. >> it turns out beverly's been divorced for ten years. her ex-husband isn't exactly out of the picture. >> you drive me crazy sometimes. >> we learned some abuse in the

marriage. he was brought in and interviewed. we asked him for dna. which he voluntarily gave to us. >> it's not a match for the dna found on beverly jackson. in fact, they can't find any match for the rape kit dna in the criminal data base. you can all watch the episode, see something say something 10:00 p.m. eastern on investigation discovery. today the pope issued his strongest comments yesterday on recreational marijuana. it's one of the things we thought you should know. actor eric dane joins me live. we'll talk about his new show this weekend. and be sure to like like "news nation" on facebook. in the nation, it's not always pretty. but add brand new belongings from nationwide insurance... ...and we'll replace destroyed or stolen items with brand-new versions.

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thought you should know. new york is poised to become the 23rd state to legalize medical marijuana. meantime pope francis condemned the legalization of recreational drugs including marijuana at the drug enforcement conference he said, quote, no to every type of drug use. it's as schism as that. the house of representatives voted to restrict government surveillance of americans including the warrantless collection of online information. the move is opposed by the obama administration and faces uncertain future in the senate. rick perry quote, i stepped in when he compared oklahoma sexually to alcoholism. he also explained i got asked about an issue and instead of saying, you know, we need to be a really respectful and tolerant country and get back to talking about whether you're gay or straight you need to be having a job. and ben and jerries is immortalizing some popular saturday night live skits in ice

cream. named for the kristin wiig character, two more snl themed . and those are the things we thought you should know. it's time for the news nation gut check. california is expected to vote on legislation that requires diaper changing tables in men's bathrooms. this mandates equal access for places like movie theaters, sports arenas and restaurants. dads are taking on these duties more and more with about 90% saying they bathe or change diapers every day or several times each week. but there are critics who say the legislation represents a costly and unnecessary regulation on businesses. so what does your gut tell you? do you think there should be laws to mandate diaper changing stations in men's rest rooms? go to newsnation.msnbc.com. yesterday we asked you if you agreed for the bipartisan

plan for a 12 cent gas tax to play for highway and transit programs. 39% saying yes, 61% saying no. if congress wants money they need to start with the corporations who pay an effective zero tax rate. barbara rights, no. this hits low income people the hardest. martin rights, if it were only used for that purpose and nothing else, which i'm quite confident will never happen. from the walking dead to falling skies and even all the way back to planet of the apes it is clear audiences love showset? a post apocalyptic world. frock jag to ncis, military shows are also a huge draw. now a new soars "the last ship" is combining both of these genres along with the direction of michael bay and extra star power in the form of this guy, actor eric dane who is known for steaming up the screen in "grey's anatomy." "the new york times" calling it

a dystopian thriller for optimists. >> after four very challenging months of radio silence, we're going home. >> i think we've got it. >> i want you back on the ship. >> you've got to be kidding me. >> five unknown aircraft. >> man your battle stations. >> the captain, actor eric dane joins me. so good to have you on board here. >> thank you. good to be here. >> so this show looks very exciting. pretty big change, though, from what you've done on "grey's." what made you want to take such a different role on? >> well, i mean, i think i ran through the hospital once and i was intrigued by all the action with this project. and i always wanted to work with

michael bay and ne'er a better guy to do action with than michael. and we have stellar writers. so we have just a tremendous pilot script that i read that sort of had a healthy balance between action and a great arena for character development. and i thought it was just a perfect fit for me. >> it's super exciting. and the story is very compelling. you aurn this ship. it's a submarine. this pandemic breaks out. 80% of the world's population gets wiped out while you are out of radio contact. talk about the story line. anything you can tell us. and also did you guys work with the navy? were you shooting on actual submarines and ships and the like? >> we were shooting on ships, yeah. we could not have made this show without the support of the united states navy. and, you know, michael bay has a great relationship with the dod and the u.s. navy because of his past projects that he's worked on with them.

and we had amazing technical advisonerers and liaisons from navy. we shot on a $3 billion naval destroyer the navy was kind enough to loan us for shooting. we shot the pilot on the "usshalsey" and later during the series we shot on the "dewey." we took it out to sea and got to see some pretty cool stuff. >> so there are no submarine scenes? i'm asking if you were out of radio touch it's because you're way up in antarctica? >> we're in the arctic circle. and there are no submarines. but there is a soft of rogue rebel russian military faction working on their own that has abandoned their government because they feel like we have the cure on board. we just have the scientists. >> okay. so is there politics in this?

is it just all action? and let's face it. you've got the rep as mcsteamy. any mcsteamy in this as well? >> i do baths on the ship, yes. we all bathe on the ship. >> great. for all of us to see, or -- >> some of it. decontamination scene where i'm -- i'm wearing nothing in the shower. >> that's something to look forward to. but anyway, with regard to the rest of it, though. the russians, you guys are foes because of political reasons or just because they want to get what they think you have? >> it's not a political reason. it's not a political reason. they feel like we have the scientists who can create the cure to inoculate what's left of the world. they want it for their own purposes. we want it to save humanity. but there's no political undertone to this. and that's not what we were trying to do. they just seemed like the most suitable foe for us at the time.

and they're not the only ones. we go to guantanamo bay in episode two to refuel and pick up some more food and all the prisoners have since been let out of their cells. we run into some problems with the al qaeda there. >> it sounds like this is nonstop action, which sounds like a lot of fun for you. are you having a good time? >> i'm having a great time. and it is nonstop action. it's fantastic. >> okay. it sounds like it's must-see television, eric dane. thanks for joining us. good luck with "the last ship." >> thank you for having me. sdhat it for "news nation." i'm alex witt in for tamron hall. but i will see you tomorrow morning for my own show and sunday at noon. jason priestley joins tamron. he'll talk about his new memoir and acting and directing career. up next, andrea mitchell reports." ♪

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