learn? >> that the words and images matter. "time" magazine finds that out when they co-op the "hope" picture with mitch mcconnell. he has the most popular phone number in washington, d.c. right now. >> boy, he does. >> all right, if it's way too early -- >> it's "morning joe." stick around, because straight ahead, we've got "the daily rundown" with peter alexander. bourbon shots. president obama wants to get something done. senator mcconnell wants the senate to get something done. we'll ask the president's communication chief whether that bourbon will be straight or on the rocks. the latest on races still being called. what some democratics still have to say about squeezing out wins. the latest on ray rice's appeal to the nfl. alex rod guess's admission to using performance enhancing drugs after years of denials. good morning from new york.

i'm peter alexander. this is "the daily rundown." in the wake of this week's midterm maelstrom, president obama acknowledged that election night was a, quote, good night for republicans. but he didn't promise any changes to his style, his policies or his staff. >> i think that every election is a moment for reflection. and i think that everybody in this white house is going to look and say, all right, what do we need to do differently. but the principles that we're fighting for, the things that motivate me every single day and motivate my staff every day, those things aren't going to change. >> tomorrow, the president will meet with an expanded group of congressional leaders from both parties at the white house. potential areas of compromise, a plan to fix crumbling roads and bridges, perhaps corporate tax reform, but the president made it clear he does not plan to

compromise on a number of contentious issues including his promise to use executive authority to act on immigration before the end of this year. >> what i'm not going to do is just wait. i think it's fair to say that i've shown a lot of patience and have tried to work on a bipartisan basis as much as possible. i'm going to keep on doing so. in the meantime, let's figure out what we can do lawfully through executive actions. >> just about argue how before the president spoke, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell compared that idea to waving a red flag in front of a bull. mcconnell said he plans to make the senate function again. that his top new priority is keeping the senate in republican hands in 2016. >> let me make it clear, there will be no government shutdowns and no default on the national debt. >> ted cruz declined to say whether or not -- i was

wondering if you spoke to him about -- >> let me just make a prediction for you. a week from tomorrow, i'll be elected majority leader of the senate. >> we'll hear more about the new republican agenda when speaker john boehner holds a press conference. in a "wall street journal" op-ed, mcconnell and boehner identify a handful of policy priorities. they say moving forward with keystone xl pipeline, passing the hire more heroes act which would allow employers to exclude veterans receiving health care from the pentagon or the va from the employer health care mandate. redefining a full-time worker at 40 hours a week, up from 30. plus a renewed equipment for obamacare. joining us is jennifer pal miry. appreciate your time, thank you. >> good morning, thank you. >> these are just a few of the responses to the president's news conference yesterday.

writes, president obama declared to every american, i hear you. and then he ignored them. he doesn't seem to accept the election as a judgment on his presidency. he said obama seems numb to this latest shellacking of democrats. so did the president just not get the message that this year's rejection of democrats had a lot to do with him? >> we had -- tuesday night was a really tough night and a lot of good public servants -- people like mark pryor. we had a lot of great democratic candidates that we hoped would win and didn't. that's the message that the voter sent, is we think it's clear. >> is it about the voters -- >> we think there was something that there's a lot of broader concerns that the country has about, you know, what the president spoke to yesterday. i think what he's most concerned about is wanting to make sure

that america understands. the economy is getting better. he understands that there is a lot of lingering concern for young people. but also from parents with -- that have young kids about what kind of opportunities are going to be there in the future. this is a -- he needs to show america the progress that we've made, but where we can go now, so that -- to understand that the opportunities that are out there and that their kids are going to be able to take advantage of it. that's a big, that's actually a really big piece of business, but that is what -- we think that's sort of an underlying concern of what americans are feeling and why they're not more confident. >> understood. let me move through a couple other thing because i know our time with you is limited. on the day after the 2006 election, president bush fired his defense secretary don rumsfeld. wouldn't it help president obama to make some staff changes? he doesn't have to fire folks. he's a loyalist. but just to shift things around, maybe change up the voices

around him right now to help his decision making in the remaining two years? >> our view is cosmetic changes or changes for change's sake probably aren't going to accomplish a lot in terms of -- >> -- but cosmetic -- >> i think the staff reaches out more than people would expect. we actually do do a lot of that. peter, you're not -- we understand we're not going to solve -- we're not going to answer all of the concerns that voters raise on election day in one press conference. you're not going to do it through cosmetic changes. we understand that as well. there is deep concern in the country. there's deep unease about the economy and the future. the president really wants to address that by showing people what the opportunities are and also working harder and doing more to actually create more opportunities. so we're not -- these are not supervisficial -- these are not superficial changes.

we're starting that first meeting tomorrow. senator o'connell is a very able legislator. and there's a lot we can get done. >> immigration, senator mcconnell says moving forward on executive action is like wave ago red flag in front of a bull. doesn't sound like a lot of compromise there from the white house. mcconnell says it could poison the well for other deals. why shouldn't the white house move forward first on places where there is consensus? >> he's been pretty clear that congress hasn't been able to pass reform. he has said if that doesn't happen now, he will act before the end of the year to do what he can administratively. congress has free will. they have a lame duck session. they could pick up a senate bill. if they want to pass something after the president acts, they can do that as well. he's been on this for two years

now. he's going to keep his word and he'll do that. >> on health care, mcconnell suggested the budget reconciliation process. that only requires 51 votes in the senate to repeal parts of the law. are there any changes to the health care reform that the white house is open to? >> we are. but we need to see what those changes they propose are. repeals. it's not an improvement. but we are open to improvements. but we need to see some specifics about what they might be that may come up tomorrow at the meeting. something they want to address. we're very open to inprovements. >> keystone pipeline got a lot of attention. the president's been pressed on this. he said yesterday the process is moving forward. i'm just going to gather up the facts. a lot of members of congress, obviously, many senators in his own party say he's been gathering up the facts for too long. isn't it finally time to act?

>> this is a complicated issue -- >> one way or the other? >> this is a complicated issue. we're waiting for a court actually in north dakota i believe -- maybe nebraska, we're waiting for a court to make a ruling that affects how to make this decision. we think the process should -- >> if the court's okay with it, would the president say go ahead? >> that's actually not what the court is looking at. we'll be able to make a decision after the court acts. >> jen, appreciate your time, thank you so much. as the new majority leader -- once that's official of course, senator mcconnell will have to prove that republicans can govern. also wrangling the big personalities of his conference. among they, some who may have aspirations for the white house. mcconnell said wednesday that shouldn't be a problem. >> i know a lot of people who want to run for president.

i'm not troubled by ambition. and i think we can accommodate that and still make progress for the country. >> nbc news senior political editor, hard to believe he's awake right now, mark murray joining us now. what a week for you guys. let's get down to business. ted cruz has already refused to say whether he'll support mcconnell for leader and said his priority in the new state will be moving ahead with some new senate oversight on the irs, benghazi and the lawlessness that has pervaded obamacare. is this the message to washington? >> worth noting even in the interview you just had with the white house communications director, certainly statements from cruz, it seems we're back on the monday before election day where most hasn't really changed at all. i think that's true, you know, republicans will have control of the united states senate beginning next year. that will certainly complicate the president when he wants to make judicial appointments,

executive branch appointments. but overall, you're training kind of one divided government for another. that's why both sides seem to be on their heels. as far as cruz and mcconnell, this is a very triumphant week. >> how much of a problem is the cruz wing of the senate likely to be for mitch mcconnell? >> peter, the way i see mcconnell's task when he becomes senate majority leader is he's going to have to deal with the ted cruises. people who want to talk to the right because they're trying to win over voters. then mitch mcconnell has to deal with the centrists in his party. there are still some. the susan collins of the world. perhaps the kelly ayotte. and then for legislation that requires 60 votes, he's going to have to be able to get some of the democratic centrists.

the joe manchins. august kings in maine. i think mitch mcconnell is going to have some very big challenges ahead. >> let's put rose colored glasses on for the moment if we can and thing positive about the future. we've got the new class of members coming to washington in the new year. will they work with the white house? how are they likely to affect the way the next two years play out? >> peter, again, i still think that we're probably going to be running in place more than many think just looking at the election results. you have a republican party that is conservative with very few kind of swing votes. most of them are conservatives who believe in the same thing. now, with mark pryor out of the senate, you end up having most of the democratic caucus in the senate is pretty liberal. there are things in which both sides can be able to compromise on. is tax reform one of them? perhaps.

could you end up getting trade? that seems to be some low-hanging fruit. you're dealing with two parties that have two completely different ideas about gov verning and the role of government. >> last question. i know we spoke yesterday about this new crop of republican senate freshman. the average age is like 49.8 years old. effectively, that's a youth invasion in washington right now. all of a sudden, the young energy as it were is coming from the gop. does the democratic party have a bench right now? everyone thought obama was going to spawn a new generation of democrats. all a sudden, they're in trouble, aren't they? >> the republicans have a much deeper bench than democrats do right now. that's due to their gains they made in the 2010 and 2014 midterms. there are some democratic stars out there. but their ranks are fewer. particularly when you look at the ranks in congress, the united states house and the u.s. senate. in some ways, democrats, because so many governors races and so many senate contests end up happening in these midterm

elections rather than presidentials, as the calendar has turned out, democrats who do much better in presidentials are kind of underperforming and being able to grow their bench. we're going to see a huge generation of republican stars hit washington and they're going to be in the limelight and the attention for several years to come. >> we'll see you back in the bureau in d.c. soon, thanks. coming up, a philadelphia woman is back home with her family this morning. >> tonight, the fbi and the philadelphia police department have great news. that car lish sha freeland has been rescued. her abductor has been arrested. >> some really good news. we're going to go to jessup maryland for details on how police found that 22-year-old woman and her alleged abductor there days after she was violently kidnapped in philly. plus, the ray rice appeal hearing. it's going on right now.

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we're back, you're watching "the daily rundown." today, both ray rice and his wife will make their case behind closed doors. on day one, sources say the commissioner was the first witness to testify. it lasted more than two hours. a lot of that time, i'm told, being cross examined by the player's union lawyer.

goodell banned rice from the game for attacking his then fiance who is now his wife. but rice insists the league punished him twice for the same offense. >> ray rice wants back in the game. with his wife leading the way, the former baltimore raven is taking on the nfl and commissioner goodell who increased his suspension of the three-time pro bowler from two games to an indefinite ban after tmz sports released this graphic video. >> we had not seen that second tape that became public and that was not consistent with what he said. >> players union officials insist rice was punished twice for the same offense. now an arbitrator will decide. >> is ray rice telling the truth when he alleges that the commissioner knew exactly what happened in the elevator or is the commissioner telling the truth when he says ray rice lied to him? >> recentlied ask the former new york city prosecutor hired by the nfl to help overhaul the league's domestic violence policies whether any player

should be immediately banned for a first offense. >> if you talk to any expert in the field, they will tell you that will be a very bad idea because nobody will report if that happens. >> minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson is waiting to hear from commissioner goodell whether he'll be allowed to return to the field after the felony charges for striking his 4-year-old son was dropped. instead, peterson pleaded no contest to misdemeanor reckless assault. as the nfl promises to tackle a new personal conduct policy, still plenty of unanswered questions. >> what will you do when somebody's arrested? how many games are they going to be suspended for? you know, two months later, there is stillcohesive in place. >> this hearing is scheduled to wrap up today. there's a gag order. we do not know how long it will take the arbitrator to announce a decision. if rice is reinstated, the question becomes, will an nfl team pick him up? the ravens say he won't be back

with them. alex rodiguez has essentially been poersona none glagladnongr baseball field. now reports he flat out lied. telling the public one thing. telling federal investigators a completely different story. if you go back to 2014, a rod denied using peds at least five separate times after he was linked to that clinic that reportedly sold steroids to major league baseball players. he was asked point blank about it this time last year. >> peds, they said you did mountains of peds did you do any? >> no. >> according to the herald, when a-rod met with federal investigators last january, he told them all the allegations were true. in terms of admitting to getting tips on how to beat the system

for drug teting and even paid hush money to his cousin who acted as his go between. steve is the investigative sports reporter at "the new york times." help us break some of down. specifically, what new details are we learning about a-rod and what he knew and, i guess, more importantly, what he said and how does this all play out? >> this is a new chapter in the alex rod guess case. here, we have some evidence apparently based on the miami herald report that rodriguez did admit to federal investigators he, in fact, doped, as related to the biogen sis investigation. >> give us a better understanding, all of this came out because rodriguez was granted immunity by federal investigators. could he be punished for any of this? he's admitting everything he said was not true except what he told federal investigators. what's the punishment? >> federal investigators have

been engaged in a long investigation into genesis, into the pry pry t proprietor in the. so rodriguez it appears was given immunity so he would testify about others involved. >> does a-rod ever show up on a baseball field again? >> there's a lot of reasons why he could. he has about $60 million and three years left on his contract with the new york yankees. that's guaranteed money. he's free to company back and play at this point. his suspension should be over. >> as things go forward, what's the next chapter? where does this thing go from here? >> there's a few things to keep an eye on. there's still a lot of action in the courts going on as it relates to some of the others involved in the biogenisis case. really from a sports standpoint, baseball standpoint, when it is time for him to report to the yankees in the spring. >> i know a lot of this is

behind closed doors. is there new names wrapped up in this mess? >> the report yesterday suggested a number of players had also taken immunity deals but we hadn't seen as it relates to these cases some additional names coming up. we'll see what happens next. >> steve eter with "the new york times," thank you. coming up next, we're going to take you live to jessup, maryland. the latest on that harrowing story of the woman found alive after a kidnapping was caught on tape. first, here's today's trivia question. when is the last time the great state of alaska elected democrats as senator and governor in the same election? the first person to tweet the correct answer @peteralexander or @dailyrundown, we'll give you a on-air shoutout. te is jump-st business with startup-ny. an unprecedented program that partners businesses with universities across the state.

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>> we're back with developing news. an american drone strike has killed a key bombmaker for the terrorist group. this happened in northwest syria, we're told. 24-year-old david drudgen, a french national, was considered one of the bomb makers. it is corison group was the first target when the u.s. launched those air strikes in syria beginning in september. we will tell you the latest information as it develops. it has been nearly a month since dallas nurse amber vinson was diagnosed with ebola. this morning, she spoke out on the "today" show about her battle against the virus and the limited training he she received before she was infected. >> you know, with did not get much training. the first time i put on the protective equipment, i was heading in to take care of the patient. so we didn't have excessive

training where we could don and dof, take on and put on the protective equipment to a level we were comfortable with it, i didn't have that. >> a topic nurses across this country have been fighting over. amber defended her decision to get on a plane and fly to ohio after treating duncan at the dallas hospital. >> i was never told that i couldn't travel. i talked to my icu management team. i actually called in on monday to verify that i was permitted to travel. and then again i was at work on, like tuesday or wednesday, and i talked to management in person and they said that the cdc said it was okay to go. >> those remarks from amber vinson on the "today" show just a short time ago. turning now to some major developments in the abduction of a philadelphia woman whose kidnapping you likely saw caught on tape. last night, police announced

they had found 22-year-old carlesha freeland alive more than 100 miles away from where she had last been seen. this three day man hunt ended when a tip led authorities to a car in a parking lot. they found her alive along with her alleged kidnapper. police arrestled this man, 37-year-old devin barnes. he has a long criminal record. his bail review is scheduled for 1:00 this afternoon. it's not clear if barnes is going to appear in person or if that's going to be via video conference. police say it appears carlesha did not know the suspect. >> they didn't know one another beforehand. and it could just be a chance encounter. this was a stranger abduction as far as we know right now. >> this morning, carlesha is safely back home with her mom in philadelphia. this morning, we heard from her happy family. >> we're excited to have her back. it's exciting moment.

everybody's just relieved. we can finally get some sleep now. carlesha said thank everybody that was out there. >> a lot of prayers fulfilled on this one. nbc's rehema ellis joining us where the dramatic rescue took place. what's the latest? this is a good ending to a story a lot of people feared would not finish this way. >> yeah, this is the best possible ending that this family could have hoped for. in this parking lot in jess is up, maryland, their daughter was found alive. one of the things that's interesting is how police were led to this spot. the details of this are still unfolding. there are reports that it was a combination of determined police work, those surveillance videos, the determination of the family, and just again some good old-fashioned police work. they also say that surveillance video was very dramatic. not only in the northeast but

across the country. some law enforcement authorities in virginia recognized the man on the surveillance video as a person that they wanted in connection with an unrelated case. they also got a tip, apparently, a ford taurus car salesman recognized this man as someone that he was interested in, concerned about his credit report when barnes bought a vehicle. he thought the vehicle might be repossessed. he put a gps system on it according to reports. all of that information came into police. one thing led to another. that led them to this parking lot yesterday late afternoon and they were able to recover her safe and alive. >> how's she doing? i know you've been speaking to the family. how is she doing with this ordeal? >> she spent the night in the hospital. her family came from pennsylvania down here to maryland to get her. they took her home. authorities say she was in good condition. she had some injuries. you remember, she was in a violent struggle that night that

she was grabbed off that street. they even say they think she kicked out one of the windows in the car. not an easy thing to do. today, they say she's doing very well and she's probably extremely well now that she's back with her family. >> this is really any person's greatest fear. rehema ellis, we're so glad the resolution is a good one, thank you very much, we appreciate it. coming up, you heard of the beer summit, how about a bourbon summit? the president meets with the new congressional leadership at the white house tomorrow. what's on the table besides kentucky's best whiskey of course? i'll talk to two senate veterans about how to get the deal done. that's coming up. ♪

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and it's going to mean working across the aisles. it's going to mean reaching out to congress. i think mitch mcconnell's going to have to set the reset button. people are ready for congress to work together. they don't have to agree on everything. but they node to be working together. you know, this nation is a blessing of epic proportion. and we're going to throw it all away if congress cannot find the way to work together to find consensus and start from that point. >> that's what a lot of americans are saying. i think 22% of americans think the next generation's life experience will be better than their own. that's down dramatically from where those numbers were a decade ago. senator, your state, of course, new hampshire, one of the rare bright spots for democrats. jeanne shaheen holding on. overall republicans have come out with what looks like a mandate of course. there's already disagreement in your party about what exactly that mandate is. we'll put these thoughts up on your screen. so rush limbaugh said it's very simple what that mandate is.

it's to stop barack obama. to stop the democratic party. there's no other reason why republicans were elected yesterday. republicans were not elected to govern. ted cruz, whether it's the irs, ben ghazi or its lawlessness. i hope we see serious senate oversight. are they right there's no mon date for republicans to work with democrats? >> well, i think it's been pretty clearly stated by both the leaders of the house and the senate, the entire leadership community, of both. but specifically by speaker boehner and by mitch mcconnell, that their goal is to govern. and they've already outlined three to four specific areas where they hope to do that in a way they can have the president in the room, participate. that being keystone pipeline, trade authority, the patent reform bill. things that aren't big issues but where you can start laying the groundwork and plant the seeds for later, hopefully cooperation on the beg issues,

which are tax reform and fiscal policy. >> any confidence though that that happens, that the message sticks? >> no, i don't think the message is mixed at all. there are obviously outliers -- >> do you think the message sticks? messages have been very specific coming out of the leadership. which is of course only a few hours ago. but they're going to meet today with -- tomorrow with the president. i think basically a commitment from both side, to try to find some areas where you can agree and govern. the mandate, this election, was let's govern, you know, let's see washington do something constructive. there is also significant opposition -- >> i think a lot of americans -- the primary mandate was -- >> i think a lot americans agree to that. that's what they want to see, senator lincoln, for you, one area where senator mcconnell has already suggested he'll move forward is dismantling pieces of health care reform by using what

they call reconciliation. that allows budget items to pass with just 51 votes. do you believe that is a magic bullet? is that the way to go? >> i don't believe what those two gentleman quoted earlier. i think the fact is, it has to be about govern nonsense. this is not a game. this is about providing leadership where we move forward. i would say -- i never voted for a perfect piece of legislation. the affordable care act was not perfect. there have to be changes. we cannot just paralyze ourselves over those types of things. we have to move forward. we have to figure out what doesn't work. the administration has to work to do that. it's the same thing with the highway bill or education. things we have not reauthorized in years. and we're not seeing the kind of growth in this country that can

happen and should happen, from infrastructure investment as well as human capital investment. they've got to lay down the sword here. people have to start looking. judd and i work together on the energy committee. we were able to pass a bipartisan bill out of the senate energy committee. we should have brought it up on the floor and we didn't. so leadership has got to step up to the plate right now. >> are we in a different place? washington has clearly changed since you both left. senator greg, what specifically is difficult now? is this a different era? we're just way deep in the wooepd weeds on it? >> i don't think it is a different era. what you have, however, is a different structure, where you now have republicans controlling half the government that's the administrative and legislative side of the government. and the president is obviously of the other party. now, in that context, the republicans have to be responsible. when we only held the house, we

were basically able to be in the opposition but now holding the entire congress, the american people are going to expect that we should govern -- >> one of the biggest -- >> -- and the president has to participate. blan blanche is right, there are a whole series of -- >> what is important is to listen to the leadership. they are talking about moving forward on the issues of governing. even in the area of how you deal with obamacare, which does need adjustment. the president yesterday in his press conference. it needs adjustment. he's been adjusting it for goodness sakings. he's put off all sorts of activities under obamacare. >> can the parties agree on real immigration reform in 2015? are we just punting this down the road? >> i think they can. i think they must. it is a critical component for us to utilize this opportunity of increased manufacturing and growing our economy. but there are multiple places in immigration where both sides

agree. you know, look for those types of consensus pieces. bring them out. make them happen. work through the differences that exist. i mean, you know, multiple different components of the immigration bill, there is agreement. maybe not 100% agreement. but definitely a bipartisan agreement. so i think it's absolutely a possibility to get imcombination. >> remember, peter, that -- yeah. blanch is absolutely right. remember, the senate in a bipartisan way passed a comprehensive immigration bill. so there is an opportunity there. now, it is a huge land mine. if the president moves unilaterally, as he said he was going to before the election, and basically create some sort of legal status for people who are here illegally, that would be a catastrophic confrontation in my opinion. it would be a very bad sign for get things done in washington on a lot issues. hopefully, immigration can mean moving forward. the two sides sitting down and

realizing where they agree. obviously, the tough issue is how you deal with people who are here illegally. there are way, to do that. the senate found a way to do that just a year ago. >> i counted four absolutely rights from each of you referring to the other. that's about as much compromise as we've seen between republicans and democrats in a long time. senators, we appreciate your time, thanks for being with us here. just two days after election day and there are still two big races that are yet to be called. they're both in a single state. we have more on that next. first, the white house soup of the day. they are serving up caldillo brisket. we'll be right back. tomorrowy for over 19 million people. [ alex ] transamerica helped provide a lifetime of retirement income. so i can focus on what matters most. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. transamerica. introfrom the experts inu-want blfeminine protection.n, when tomorrow becomes real. new always discreet underwear, for sensitive bladders.

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. good morning. i'm jose diaz-balart and we begin with breaking news out of syria. an american drone strike has killed a key bombmaker for the khorasan group. jim miklaszewski joins us now. jim, good morning. what else do we know about this? >> well, jose, it's significant for the fact that he was a chief bomb maker for the khorasan terrorist group, and you'll remember the u.s. had claimed at the start of air strikes against isis and the khorasan group in syria back in september that the khorasan group linked to al qaeda was in the process of plotting to launch attacks against the u.s. he's 24-year-old frenchman who is radicalized and converted to

islam. he was taken out by a reaper drone that fired a hellfire missile. what's of the most concern and the biggest threat to probably the western world and certainly the united states are attempts by al qaeda and al qaeda affiliates to put together bombs that are not detectible, that could escape any kind of detection, for example, getting on a plane and the like. and there's one other important thing about this that really caught my attention, jose, and that's the fact that for the first time in this conflict the u.s. targeted a single individual. so that would imply that perhaps at least the intelligence for the u.s. and the coalition forces fighting isis and khorasan there in syria and iraq may be getting better. >> that's an interesting perspective. and one more question. on the khorasan group as you said, the first day's attack in syria were among other this