mitchell. how did it come to ashton carter? i heard his name floated around before when it was a short list. is he the last man standing? >> reporter: he could be. michele flournay, even a call from the president asking and pressing her to take the post and she said no. she said it's for family reasons. this is not an easy job to fill. even though it's the most powerful military job, civilian military job, in the government other than being commander in chief. and a high-ranking cabinet post in the national security cabinet. this is the second term. it's the latter part of the second term. you've heard the term lame duck being mentioned. look what's happening overseas. we first of all have afghanistan blowing up again. the taliban making advances. the total withdrawal of all combat forces is not going as scheduled. we have iraq, the failures

there, the failures of the iraqi army, the advances of isis both in syria and in iraq. and a real military challenge there. the challenges in africa, in subsaharan africa, and the real problems the military face on the budget front with budget cuts and the results of the sequester. this is not at all an easy job to manage. ashton carter is highly regarded. we were hearing from our colleagues on the hill that the republicans who have not yet been asked whether they would confirm him are already signaling that he would likely be confirmed because he is respected by republicans as well as democrats. in addition to flournay, jack reed, former army ranger, immediately said he should not be considered. he was not going to step down from the senate for a job that's two years, once confirmed, two years at most, at the helm at the pentagon.

and we're also told jeh johnson is not being considered by the white house because homeland security secretary and former general counsel at the pentagon is so closely tied to the immigration controversy, as we saw from his own hearing today, that he would likely have a difficult time being confirmed. >> they would have to confirm someone for his job and then it would create a roller coaster. what are we hearing about the timing of the announcement? >> likely this week, as early as tomorrow. not happening today. they need to get this done quickly. clearly they'll have confirmation difficulties but it won't be sent up until the new senate. it will be john mccain knows ash carter. he was passed over once before, as was flournay when you had leon panetta and chuck hagel

brought in. >> we'll definitely be following this. nbc's andrea mitchell. thank you very much. be sure to catch "andrea mitchell reports" at noon weekdays. to detroit where a massive power outage. employees of the courthouse have been told not to return until work tomorrow. detroit public schools dismissed students midday because of the blackout. detroit's public lighting department says a major cable failure caused the city's aging grid to lose power. a war of words broke out between st. louis county police and the hometown football team, the st. louis rams. at issue, whether the rams' executive vice president and chiefs operation president apologized to the county police chief for five rams players doing the hands up, don't shoot gesture before sunday's game. nbc's ron allen has the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon,

joy. the st. louis rams and st. louis police are trying to work out their differences but now they're arguing about the meaning of the word apology and whether one was given. the police are outraged several rams players took to the field making that hands up, don't shoot gesture before a game on sunday. given that darren wilson has been cleared by the grand jury, and he claims that michael brown never tried to surrender. >> they will not be disciplined by the club nor will they be disciplined by the national football league. >> reporter: rams coach jeff fisher backing his players' right to free speech after this gesture that has st. louis police fuming. >> it seems to us than to allow wounds to heal, they're picking at the scabs. >> we want the community to know we support them. >> reporter: on monday, students nationwide formed demonstrations with #handsupweekout. feelings are still raw after the grand jury decision not to

indict darren wilson. >> who polices the police? who? >> reporter: frustration at the first public meeting tasked with finding solutions to issues fueling the conned protests. attorney general eric holder interrupted in atlanta, his first stop of several across the country, sent by president obama to start a national conversation about what he called the simmering distrust between police and communities of color. >> i think ferguson laid bare a problem not unique to st. louis or that area, and is not unique to our time. >> reporter: at a meeting with civil rights leaders, mr. obama said he would make a program that provides military-style equipment to local police more transparent and accountable. and he called for millions of dollars for new community policing initiatives, including $75 million for 50,000 body cameras for police, now being worn by departments like the ferguson police since the death of michael brown.

>> reporter: we've had another night of relative calm here. one thing helping out is that the police have closed off the small part of downtown ferguson that's been plagued by most of the violence. the commercial heart of the city. that's keeping things relatively calm. the national guard is still here. hundreds of troops. unclear when they will leave. we're still under a state of emergency here in ferguson, so everyone taking it one day, one night at a time. back to you. >> ron allen in ferguson, thank you. to the middle east now where one of the wives along with a child of isis leader abu bacara al baghdadi has been arrested in lebanon. they were arrested when they crossed into syria. what's the significance of this detention? >> well, it's a very important achievement for the lebanese authorities for a few reasons. one, isis has had over the past several months about 27 lebanese security officials, if in fact the lebanese government can confirm this is the wife of al

baghdadi, they can try to secure the release of those 27 lebanese security officials by trading her for them. but in addition, i bet you that a lot of western intelligence agencies will want to find out if there -- if she has any important information during this interrogation that is now taking place in beirut. now, why that would be so important is because she could, perhaps, be one of the most -- one of the closest people to baghdadi's inner circle. they could know about his whereabouts, his movements and also a courier of information for him used to communicate between him and other members of the group. so, a lot of information could be in the hands of this young lady. but more importantly, we know she's an iraqi individual and we learned from the name that was re leased by lebanese officials that is from a prominent iraqi tribe so that gives you a sense of some of the political alliances that isis operates in. >> let's go over the bored from her iraq to iran. there are reports that iran is helping to bomb isis inside of iraq. what do we know about that? >> we know from a few days ago that iranian fighter jets have

been spotted over iraqi air space. they are now carrying out bombing targets, particularly in areas close to the iraq/iran border. iran made it clear they would strike isis deep inside iraqi territory if it felt its national security being threatened. more importantly, highlights this new alliance being formed. you have alliances, saudi arabia, iran, u.s., fighting the same enemy. that's a major cause of concern. the fact the obama administration has been quiet and not critical of the iranian air jets fighting inside iraq and striking against isis, i think is speaking to perhaps a new reality that is emerging vis-a-vis, what is taking place on the ground. >> i'm just wondering if the working with iran, even if it is sort of behind the scenes, could signal anything of maybe cooling down the temperature between the west and iran, because we do also have a negotiation under way and an attempt to work on their nuclear program, could this be good news in a sense for the united states? >> well, on an official level,

the white house and the obama administration is making very clear. there is no cooperation with the iranian government about the strikes against isis. there is no military cooperation. there's no tactical cooperation. but, no doubt, there are those who will see there are, perhaps, windows of opportunities where, perhaps, in the u.s. and iran could cooperate on tar getting isis. this could be also an opportunity for other issues. they've tried to keep the two completely separate. the nuclear talks as well as the strikes on isis. those nuclear talks have been given an extension and now we're seeing this on the ground air strikes by iran. it could pave the way for, perhaps, broader cooperation and other areas of interest. >> we'll leave it there. thank you very much. let's go to capitol hill where republicans are setting their sights on president obama's executive order on immigration. right now the house judiciary committee is holding a hearing on the president's executive action. this morning homeland security secretary jeh johnson testified before another house committee

where he defended the president's move to deposterior tat up to 5 million undocumented immigrants. >> who should we believe, the president before the election, you said he didn't have legal authority to take this action, or the president after the election who says that he does have the authority? >> i'm satisfied as a lawyer myself and the person who has to come here and defend these actions, that what we have done is well within our existing legal authority. >> meanwhile, house republicans are trying to determine their strategy in how to respond. this morning house speaker john boehner vowed to act. >> this is a serious breach of our constitution. it's a serious threat to our system of government. and, frankly, we have limited options and limited abilities to deal with it directly. but that's why we're continuing to talk to our members. we've not made decisions about how we're going to proceed. but we are, in fact, going to proceed. >> nbc's kelly o'donnell joins

me live from capitol hill. are we seeing the beginnings of a coherent strategy from republicans or just sort of getting an airing of grievances? >> well, it is the early phase, but there is a lot of emotion. i can tell you, joy, there were just some protesters who disrupted the hearing that has just gotten under way, shouting inside the chamber. they were escorted out. so, the passions are real on all sides. for republican strategy, part of what they're doing is looking at options. and boehner was very clear that while democrats still run the senate, the option of passing a bill to undo what the president has done, is not something that could move forward in the short term. so, there's a short-game/long game strategy here. in the remaining weeks of this current congress, what can they do? they can pass some funding to support other aspects of the government operation to keep the government functioning and try to limit support for the department in charge of implementing these new changes, people land security. that's one strategy being talked about. i'm told by those in the meeting

said there was no discussion of government shutdown, but they're looking at other ways to try to send a message, change course and try to undo what has been done. and there really are limitations. so, come january, when republicans are in charge of the senate and there are greater numbers of republicans in congress, could they get something passed with still the threat of the president vetoing it? so, there isn't an easy option for them. so, yes, there's a lot of venting of grievances right now, but also some real strategy behind the scenes of what steps could they take and what might be successful. we don't have final answers on that. but these two hearings today are certainly a way to put that in the public sort of sphere. we can watch it happening with the questions back and forth and the passions that are evident here. joy? >> thanks very much. nbc's kelly o'donnell. coming up, with emotions still running raw between the st. louis ram and it is city's police over a tribute to mike brown, the federal government is pushing harder than ever for police reform. but will it work?

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nuclear defense and strategy. he under leon panetta and chuck hagel was given a lot of credit for getting that building under control, understanding things like the sequester on the systems. he's a systems guy. i've been in meetings with him. he's tough on iran. he's no apologist for iran, so he's going to be tough on that front. but he's a strategic thinker but he's also given a lot of credit for being -- for understanding how large systems operate. so it's not exactly the kind of war-fighting defense secretary people thought, but definitely someone who knows the building well. >> panetta described him as the rare leader who understood the policy and budget sides of the agency. he's a wonk, nuclear physicist, a compassionate commander who would sneak out to visit soldiers at bethesda and walter reed. i want to go to a tweet you send out about carter. you said essentially that obama might nominate ashton carter as

next secretary of defense. smart on nukes, tough on iran. will have to fire a four-star for credibility. what do you mean by that? >> he's been the number two under two defense secretaries. he's had to work with all the combatant commander, everyones in the system, massage the system, if you will. his job hasn't been someone who's had to really, you know, shake heads, you know, jostle the generals around. and i think at a time where we're facing challenges with isis, we've had a lot of interesting kind of tough friction with vladimir putin in russia, china is a complication, hagel acquiesced too much to dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. i think for ash carter's credibility to be really sound and to move from being a systems guy, who's mostly seen as internally competent, he has to show the generals who's boss. he has to be like donald rumsfeld was, tough. they're not going to like him.

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louis police officers association who continues to take heat for demanding the nfl apologize to the police for five members of the st. louis rams doing the hands up protest gesture on sunday. the former police officer called the moment, which the players said signaled solidarity with ferguson in the wake of a grand jury's decision not to indishgts unthinkable. the second vision comes from eric holder who faced protesters himself as ebenezer baptist church in atlanta. holder was reviewing remarks on his plan to end racial profiling by federal law enforcement. he didn't condemn the protesters. he commended them. >> i cannot begin to understa understand -- [ heckling ]

>> what we saw there was a genuine expression of concern and involvement. >> he even added, i ain't mad at you. mark claxton, former nypd detective and nick gillespie is editor-in-chief of reason.com. thank you for being here. mark, i want to start with you, because one of the things we've seen in this hubbub over this gesture of hands up by five st. louis rams and the aggressive statement by roorda, i want to read a bit of it. we see a disconnect over what the first amendment means. he writes, i know that there are those that will say that these players are simply exsizing their first amendment rights. then he went on to say the only thing protecting the rams are the very police officers he described as the elements of the real fan base. that struck a lot of people as

improper because it was sort of almost threatening in a veiled sort of way. what did you make of that statement? >> it was implicit threat with that statement. and that's commonly a tactic used by police departments. oftentimes, the false option is either you want the police and will support and endure whatever it is the police bring forward or you'll have no police protection. that's really -- that is the underlying threat that exists. not only in this particular case, but in other cases as well. >> nick, i really wanted to have you here today, because this is one of those issues that isn't ideological. it isn't partisan. it's an issue for any american that understands the police are the arm -- they are the armed arm of the state. this whole question of what the first amendment means. i want to read you from sally jenkins in the washington post.

the nfl owner to tell them to shut up, it's the government agent, say, a cop who seeks to punish someone for expressing certain views. do you think that people broadly understand what the first amendment is and who it actually protects? >> yeah. i think so. and i think jenkins' column was fantastic and exactly on target. that what the police spokesman doesn't understand is he is the one constrainted by the first amendment in this circumstance, not individuals and not employers. it's very troubling. it's actually part of a piece -- i mean, this underscores the problem the st. louis county police has exhibited throughout the whole first son incident. not just the shooting of michael brown but the reactions to it. first in the overreaction to it but also talking in things that undermine the credibility of the police.

this does that, as does the fact that jon belmar misconstrued a conversation with rams' spokesman where he said they apologized on behalf of the players where the rams people are saying, no we didn't at all. in is part -- all this is going to show is really is that the st. louis county police are not really ready for prime time and they don't understand fully their function in law enforcement. >> i think this whole flap over the apology or no apology. what makes it uncomfortable for people is the question of whether or not citizens of the country owe to the police feelty and love, to quote "lord of the rings," which i think it stands for all things, but does the public owe the police that? do you think most police departments teach their officers is the police officers don't owe feelty and love, they just have to obey law and order. >> let me tell you something.

there's a running joke throughout police departments across the nation that if you want this undying love, then join the fire department, in reality. the fact of the matter is, that police departments have assumed -- police officers in their various positions have assumed various positions. it's something different than other positions where you have authorities given to you, granted to you. you tell people no a lot. you have the authority in certain circumstances to use deadly physical force. i think the focus that not only mr. rorda but other police spokes people have a job to do, they get paid by the taxpayers to do, and should do it in accordance with the law and be respectful and mindful and their own department regulations. sometimes police can be hypersensitive and think that any criticism, no matter how constructive it may be, is offensive to them. they also are very sensitive to

protests. that is something that i hope will be discussed and dealt with with this task force that the president announced yesterday. >> nick, i have a two-parter for you. the first part being, what would be the consequences if, in fact, a police agency, even its union, could command an organization to apologize to it? the second part, if you could talk about the second part because a lot of officers are concerned, and mr. roorda has expressed this in the past, about body cameras being a privacy violation of the officer and maybe even of the public. >> yeah. well, two things. first is that it's daunting -- we live in an age where confidence and support for government at all levels and authority at all levels have been hollowed out. that's not because american citizens are bad people. it's because from the federal level to the state level to the local level, people act badly who are in charge of us and really authorities need to understand they don't get that

love and feelty automatically. they have to earn it every day. i realize it's hard and sometimes they're kind of portrayed wrongly. but they have to deal with that. they have to regain authority and confidence from the american people at all levels. that's first and foremost. the second thing about body cameras, even the aclu, which is very in favor of body wearable cameras by police. even an increasing number of police are because they recognize -- there was a study done by taser, full disclosure sells a body camera they want police to wear. they tracked the police department for a year, they found the use of force went down by 59% and complaints against cops for misusing their authority went down by 88%. so this is really a win situation for the police, just as dash cams were. dash cams tend to exonerate police. body cameras will make everybody act better, both the cops and the individuals. and the aclu has put forth, you

know, common sense privacy protections, which need to be implemented in order to make sure that neither the police nor suspects or people who are hurt in the commission of crimes, that their privacy is violated. but it absolutely makes a ton of sense. >> mike claxton and nick gi gillespie, thank you both. the issue of domestic violence in professional sports is the topic of a senate hearing on capitol hill right now. i'll talk to two women advocating for change whether they think congress can make a difference.

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out in an exclusive interview with nbc's matt lauer about the violent incident caught on an elevator security camera at an atlantic city hotel last february. >> i realize football was one thing, but now i realize that the amount of people we've effected, the amount of families we've affected, you know, that domestic violence is a real issue in society, you know. one bad night, just happens to be on video, but we're truly sorry to the people really going through it. >> suspended minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson arrives at nfl headquarters to appeal his hearing for suspension from the league. he was arrested in september on a child abuse charge. he pleaded no contest and was ordered to pay a $4,000 fine and ordered to pay community service. silas abrams and shauna thomas co-founder of women's right ultraviolet.

i want to start with you at the table because your reaction, i could see your face during that clip. what did you make of both janay rice and ray rice interviews? >> i was not surprised. i was not surprised. they've had a good amount of time to prep. what i saw was a well-orchestrated pr campaign which the sole purpose is to get him a job. when i heard him say, our bad mistake -- he keeps on referring to knocking his then-fiance out as a bad mistake. one of the things that needs to be brought out here is that domestic violence isn't just physical violence. when janay was asked the question, has he ever hit you before, then she said, no. now, again, d.v. extends beyond verbal, it's physical, sexual, a pattern or course of behavior. just because you say, has he ever hit you?

that doesn't necessarily mean you're not in an abusive relationship. i find it improbable, and i've been in many relationships, i'm a grown woman. someone doesn't just wake you one day, cold-cock, spit on you and knock you unconscious. >> i want to say something about the pr campaign has that has had janay rice at the forefront. i want to play janay rice and the first part of that interview -- first person to be interviewed out of the koem couple. let's play what would happen if ray rice doesn't play football again. take a listen. >> i know he wants to play football, but i know regardless he'll always support me in anything i want to do. god forbid he doesn't play football, then i'll step in and maybe i'll be the provider. >> so, i think one of the things people have said, and, you know, we don't want to criticize janay rice. she's living her reality and her

truth and we can't be inside of her mind, but a lot of what people have focused on is this financial incentive for her to get out there and support her husband because her endorsement is what will make it possible for him to play football. what is your comment on that? >> i'm not sure it is her endorsement that will be the deciding fak tosh between whether he has a job or not. this really is up to roger goodell and the owners of the teams. i think to restate what you put on the table, what it's hard to know what it's like to be janay rice. we have no idea what she's going through. this suggestion that she is feeling some pressure on behalf of her husband to do this, it may or may not be right. the bottom line is the reason he gets a job is not because janay rice goes out and defends him, it's because one of the teams gives him a pass and let's not only roger goodell off the hook but ray rice and disappoints a lot of people and fans in the

process. >> fans have not walked away at all. it has not cost the nfl much. i want to play now ray rice and get your response to that. >> survivor in this world, in society without me. she could have done it on her own. one thing i want people to understand, she sacrificed her well-being for me. now the role's a little reversed. i'll sacrifice my well being for her -- >> if you never play football again -- >> if i never play football again, i'll be honest with you, i will sacrifice more so she could have a better future. >> that was in answer to a question about, you know, those who have criticized janay rice saying she's just staying with him because he's a professional football player. her family is there. they would all like her to remain in this life. how did that strike you, that part of it? >> it was -- i think it really gave us a glimpse into the complexities of family dynamics

when her father hugged him. i was just -- i mean, again, flabbergasted because i have a daughter. i would not hug someone who has done that to my child irrespective of whether they've been in our family for ten years or not. he said, i'm going to protect her. again, there's this notion of protectionism. where was he protecting her that night? and even -- and he said earlier in the interview how she's protected him. she said it herself. i've been his protector from the beginning. protecting him from vultures or -- i'm paraphrasing, vultures trying to take advantage of him. so, i think what we should all be mindful of here is that what is unfolding is something that takes place over time. what's most discon territorying to me about his particular part of the interview is he said he went to counseling. the counselor broke him down and put him back together again. now, i'm not a trained therapist but i do know this much as

someone who has had a lot of experience in this space, is that you can't get broken down and rebuilt in seven months. it just doesn't happen up. don't uproot a long life history and mind set of patriarchy in seven months of counseling. doesn't happen. >> we're watching this couple go through this in public, in a very public way. does it also play out in the private space where almost the group consciousness of all of those in your circle kipz wedded or bound to someone who may or may not have -- your safety may not be -- i don't know, may not be safe with? >> i think it probably does. institutions like the nfl that show we don't take domestic violence seriously. there are all kinds of social constraints and pressures that come into play when a woman

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today msnbc is celebrating giving tuesday. a global day dedicated to giving back. one of the groups leading this campaign for social good is girl up, sponsored by the u.n. foundation. today they're launching the school cycle program to raise enough money to give bikes to 550 adolescent girls in malawi.

many of them travel up to ten miles on foot just to get there. melissa, i'll pronounce your name right, is the founder of girl up and morgan hill is a teen adviser. i want to start with you. i want you to tell us about this school cycle program and why it's so important. >> sure. girl up, one of our big focuses is education. and education for girls. so, in places like malawi, there are a lot of barriers for girls to go to school, stay in school, get that education. things like child marriage or just poverty. in malawi specifically girls can travel, like you ltsd, up to 20, 25 kilometers to get to the closest school. that in and of itself, that distance is a barrier. so, if girls are walking there, they may not walk home. they may stay and sleep on the floor of the school, which isn't set up for that. it's not safe. it's not comfortable. and then walk home again the

next day. they may miss days and days of school because of this. we have some friends, some journalists who are part of our fellowship who traveled to malawi last year and witnessed this firsthand. really all of the girls said, we need bicycles. we can travel so much further, so much faster, come home every day, stay with our families and stay safe. it's like, that's so simple. we all had bikes growing up here in the u.s. i'm sure morgan had a bike. i had a bike. >> how expensive are these bikes? >> it's really not that expensive. it's $125 for a bike, but that includes parts, training on how to take -- you know, change a tire, your basic maintenance and just a brighter future because if you can get a bike, can you get to school, can you really achieve your dreams. >> absolutely. and girls education raises the entire societal structure, the economic structure. morgan, you're a senior in high school. >> i am. >> what made you get involved in this? >> i got involved because i really believe in the equal

access of education for girls all around the world. since i'm a senior in high school and going to go to college and working towards my dreams, i really believe girls all around the world should work towards their dreams, too. >> how much did you raise? and how did you raise it? >> currently we have $3,015 and we've been doing that through black friday fund-raisers, our annual 5k, coffee order fund-raisers and various types of small things that really help our community connect to our club. >> who is in your group? who did you bring together to do this fund raiser? >> it's through my high school. a lot of the girls and boys in our clubs and then their parents and local businesses. so, everyone in our community has really helped us thrive. >> cool. and you got a cool t-shirt. let's talk about how people can get involved. this is really great. i think it's important to have young people look outside of their own neighborhood, their own country, really, and look for people to get involved. >> three main ways that anyone can get involved, anyone watching. can you donate a bike. give $125. go to our website

girlup.org/schoolcycle. really simple. or you can fund raise a bike. say you don't have $125 but you still believe that every girl should have a bike and have a future and have an education. then you can reach out to your friends and family and try to raise $125. you can set up a fund-raising page where you can send out e-mails and solicit those fund-raisers, though donations also at the same website. the other thing we're doing like morgan is asking people to host events. do a bike ride in your community. ask your friends and neighbors to donate $5 for every time you go around the block or host a spinning class. but really we're just trying to raise this money. we want to help our partners at the united nations and make sure that all these girls in malawi get the bikes and the futures they need. >> morgan, what have you gotten out of doing this? >> i've gotten out of it just the experience of being able to help girls all around the world and knowing i'm giving them equal opportunities. >> melissa, morgan, you guys are

great. giving tuesday is made better by what you're doing. thank you for being here. this is a really great thing so i hope people will support you. >> thank you. >> not in school today, that's a good reason not to be in school. it's terrific. thank you very much. that does wrap things up for "the reid report." i'll see you back here tomorrow at 2 p.m. eastern. be sure to visit us online at thereidreport.msnbc.com. up next "the cycle." hey, cyclists. >> hey, joy. >> what do you have on this giving tuesday? >> we have that to look forward to and the president's proposed police reforms. we'll tackle the thorny question of whether or not it's time to forgive ray rice. i'm also going to profile the fight for the battle -- for the soul of the democratic party that is going on right now. >> yeah, a constant battle. we'll definitely look forward to that. "the cycle" subpoena next

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. cycling right now, vows for change from washington to ferguson and beyond today. good afternoon. i'm krystal ball. eric holder has offered new guidelines for community policing specifically addressing racial profiling. get on a firsthand look last night at just how high emotions are running. >> i cannot begin to understand -- [ heckling ] >> what we saw there was a genuine expression of concern and involve pment involvement. >> we hav