closer to maybe making a run. it's important to know whooo this is and what it isn't. it's just the latest sign that he does seem to be getting closer to a possible run. it follows news he will be releasing 250,000 e-mails from his time as florida governor as well as a new book. he gave a speech, a commencement address yesterday. things in which if you weren't interested in running for the presidency you probably don't do them all. it's important to know what this isn't. this is not an i am running for president moment or i've launched an exploratory committee. and given that he's just at this stage, it is worth reminding everyone that we've seen politicians, whether haley barbour, the former republican governor of mississippi, evan beyh, i'm still not going to go through with it. important to know what this is and what it isn't. >> let me play what jeb bush said, the commencement speech just yesterday. i believe we have it.

let's play it. >> we're seeing more and more that people often model their lives on their parents. their parents went to college, so do they. if their parents married late, so do they. if their parents go to church, so do they. and i can tell you from personal experience if your parents worked in politics, well, you know the rest. >> humor there but it's funny because it is true. we know it is his mother who said perhaps we should be at a point in our society the bush name and the clinton name are eliminated from the list of potential presidents. >> tamron, those last names can be a tremendous asset when it comes to fundrai-raising, to bee establishment candidate in your field. it's true for jeb bush, also hillary clinton if she decides to run. it could end up being a disadvantage if americans are wanting change and an election about the future. it is worth noting that 2016 could very well be the year of

the political sequel or you have the political rerun. you end up having a bush in the field, a clinton, a paul after ron paul, rand runs. do we see mitt romney run again? a whole host of characters who have been in this before. if voters say i want something different, they may not be able to find that or look to somebody who could be represented for that. >> it was predicted after barbara bush made the comment last april, it's enough of the bushes that would be use d in a ad if jeb decides to run. in your first read you point out a yes for jeb probably freezes out romney and rubio. >> that's very important. the rubio one is potentially more immediate. it's just really rare that you end up seeing two presidential candidates from the same state and from the same party. they typically are fighting over the same endorsements, the same big donors from that particular state and i think there is some sense if jeb bush decides to

run, his political disciple marco rubio probably takes a pass. you mention ed mitt romney. does he decide to get in. a lot of rationale for a mitt romney, a third presidential run for him, is if a jeb bush said no, a chris christie says no. that's very interesting. >> what does this mean for hillary clinton now that jeb has made this ever so slight move? >> you know, there still is the big debate on how quickly they go. most presidential candidates in the campaigns that i've been talking to want to wait as long as possible. they want to gear up for the big second quarter fund-raising number he so a lot of the timetable s are often for april or may. but, tamron, when people get in earlier and earlier, that sometimes speeds up the time line. >> they want to wait as long as possible but just looking at some of the things in the news from the immigration debate here on the president's executive actions there to, of course, these massive protests in the streets from new york and other places in the country as relates to policing, you also have david

vitter announcing he wants to block loretta lynch for attorney general. set aside the issues of budget and those ongoing debates there. if these candidates, whether it's jeb bush, rand paul, or hillary clinton slowly go the direction that i think people see is inevitable and avoid the top thaics now, what does that o them? >> tamron, it becomes very hard if people are running for the presidency, hard to avoid the conversations what we'll see take place is different in 2013 and 2014. the big political stage will be on the presidential side of things in iowa, in south carolina, in new hampshire where these candidates are getting questions asked about the news of the day and where they want to be able to take the country. a very big debate whether it should be for immigration reform or against it.

>> all right, thank you very much, a pleasure having you on. we have more breaking news, this out of pennsylvania. we're moments away from a news conference on a man killing six members after family. officials are investigating a possible lead in the search for bradley stone. police are telling his neighbors in the town of pennsberg, outside of philadelphia, to remain indoors and not open their doors to anyone except law enforcement. stone went on a shooting spree in three towns early yesterday morning killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives. rehema ellis has more. >> reporter: i'm about 30 miles outside of philadelphia and we're expecting a news conference within the hour. some schools today in the area are closed as a precaution as

police hunt for a man in connection with what some are calling the deadliest shooting rampage informer this region. overnight a possible lead in the certificasearch for fugitive gu bradley stone after an attempted robbery in doylestown, pennsylvania, by a man who matches stone's description. according to police the victim, who was armed, resisted and fired multiple rounds at the suspect last seen leaving the area on foot. s.w.a.t. teams surround add home where they believed stone was hiding out. >> we saw smoke come up. i guess they threw it in the front door. it was crazy. >> reporter: police say the suspect was not there. >> as we stand here now we do not know where he is. >> reporter: officials say he killed six family members, his ex-wife, sister and brother-in-law, her 14-year-old niece, her mother, and her 75

ye 75-year-old grandmother. her 17-year-old nephew, the only survivor, is being treated for a head wound at a philadelphia hospital. >> it's hard to believe. in one day it's all gone. >> nbc affiliate wcau talked with a neighbor who didn't want to be shown on camera but says she heard gunshots. >> he looked at me and said she's hurt pretty bad. we have to leave. >> reporter: authorities say his two children were found unharmed. >> mr. stone delivered his two daughters to a neighbor in pennsberg. that is the last time he was seen by anyone. >> reporter: police say stone, an iraq war veteran, has been known to use a cane or a walker. it's not known if he's using any of those now. breaking news out of

pakistan we've been following all morning long where members of the taliban stormed a school in pakistan killing at least 132 people, mostly children. all nine taliban gunmen have been killed. it has been a chaotic scene at nearby hospitals where victims are being treated. those victims have been telling horrifying stories including how the attackers set one teacher on fire with gasoline and made the children watch. president obama condemned the attacks and john kerry spoke from london within the past hour. >> a house of learning turned into a house of unspeakable horror. prime minister sharif said these are my children. it is my loss. this morning are wherever you live, those are our children. >> joining me in studio richard

engel. also joining us by phone at the scene of the attack in peshawar producer waj. let me start with you. it's a kay otchaotic scene. last word is all nine of the individuals believed to have stormed the school have been killed. what can you tell us? >> reporter: that's right. all the attackers have been killed. some by direct action from special forces who were in pakistan:this is one of the most tragic incidents in the 12-year-old war on terror. the military has been criticized. it hasn't done enough to slam down against these forces. safe havens not too far from

peshawar. this summer when the political momentum and the military momentum converged. started an air campaign. they have struck back. you are looking at a situation now where families, army brats really, are in the school targeted. >> that is the context here, richard, that makes it, if possible, even more terrifying. >> these are army brats. these are, many of them anyway, the kids of military officers, the very same who are in the fight against the taliban and that is the twisted logic here. the taliban felt you kill our

children, we're going to find your children and kill them in schools. we're seeing a vicious attack. it will be more personal for the soldiers and officers fighting against the taliban to take the fight even further. >> that begs the question, what do you see as the logical retaliation then here, richard? >> i don't think this is over by a stretch of the imagination. step back. this is happening because of offensive in north waziristan. the taliban and government have been in negotiations. those negotiations broke down in june and then the pakistani military launched a military ground offensive against the taliban. that was stationed out of peshawar and the troops went out and were attacking north

waziristan. the taliban kept promising there would be a reprisal. we hadn't seen it. now the taliban attacking the school of the army unit launching the assault. >> this siege lasted more than eight hours. we also mentioned that the school had been booby trapped making it difficult for the military to get inside. what is the latest at that school? >> the ieds which were placed as booby traps are still being dismantled. we've been through sources here that they have enough rations to last a couple of days. he they were planning to make this a high-profile siege. that was the plan. they were holed up in the

auditorium. essenti eventually went room to room combat and night fell that helped the forces, the military to target these guys. the bottom line is that the entire nation is traumatized. a place that had such bloody attacks the last few years, this stands out, almost three decades ago the country split when it became two parts. pakistan broke up almost 40 years ago and used this day to attack the military. >> and we should point out, the young girl who survived an attack by a taliban member and won the nobel peace prize released a statement. i am heartbroken by this senseless and cold-blooded act

of terror. i, along with millions of people, mourn. we apologize for the tone in the background there. richard, thank you. new questions over why the suspect in the sydney standoff was not behind bars with such a lengthy criminal record. a live update on that situation. plus, defiance and devotion. bill cosby's wife camille speaks out. she says the accusers are not being properly vetted by the media. also ahead -- >> these were private conversations made public at the point of a knife. >> sony on damage control. hollywood heavyweights including oscar winning screenwriter aaron sorkin ripped the press for publishing hacked e-mails. it is our news nation gut check. join our conversation online. you can find me on facebook, twitter and on instagram.

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we are back with developing news on the terrifying hostage siege in a cafe in sydney, australia, that lasted nearly 17 hours. from the gunman, who was killed, a self-styled cleric, was not on a watch list though he was known to police as deeply troubled and had a long history of run-ins with police. >> even if this individual, this sick and disturbed individual, had been front and center on our watch list, had been monitored 24 hours a day, it's quite

likely, certainly possible, this incident could have taken place. because the level of control that would be necessary to prevent people from going about their daily life would be very high indeed. >> two hostages were killed. we're learning more about them. katrina dawson was a mother of three and an attorney and 34-year-old tori johnson was a cafe manager. >> i can't say enough about him. it doesn't comprise me. he would have never left his staff there. >> she was probably the most intelligent person i knew. she had impeccable character. she was kind.

>> nbc's sara james joins us live now from sydney, australia. still so many questions from the background of the man responsible to this to also how the hostages were killed. >> reporter: yes, there are a great number of questions and i think in particular if we start with the gunman, i think many people here are asking why was he on bail? why was this man who clearly had a violent history and many, many questions, why was he on the street? this was a man arrested and being charged as an accessory in the murder of his ex-wife, stabbed multiple times and then set on fire. and yet somehow he made bail. we're not the only ones asking these questions. the head of the state was asking the same things. they'll look further into that.

obviously there will be a full investigation into exactly what happened with the storming of the cafe but clearly from what we do know so far it appears there had been a shot fired, that there was a hostage down, and police felt they had no choice but to storm the cafe. if you come with me, the police officers themselves i was here a short time ago when two police officers came, tears in their eyes, arms around each other and each one wrote a note leaving a note remembering the victims. they had been on duty the night of the siege. they were working here in the city and say we're affect ed, too. back to you. >> up next, hollywood stars attack the media are for publishing those hacked e-mails from sony. should the information be kept

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center of the scandal are saying today. >> look at this. >>. >> reporter: it's impossible for seth rogan and james franco to do an interview without talking about the sony pictures hack. >> look at this stolen information. >> reporter: on the howard stern show they were upset private information has become public. >> they're not doing anything illegal, trying to fool you as the consumer. they're having private correspondent with one another. read it and pick it apart and dissect it. >> reporter: rogan and franco have recent salaries and negati negatives. amy pasqual reportedly apologized again for controversial e-mails unveiled during the attack.

>> what's the economic impact of replacing her or keeping other in the seat? >> reporter: the man behind "the newsroom" is criticizing media outlets publishing information from the hack. in "the new york times" op-ed aaron sorkin writes as demented and criminal as it is. >> illegally leaked information, information stolen by someone else and then leaked to them. >> that was joe fryer report in. i want to bring in senior editor eric garner. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> let's look at both sides here. some of the big names are saying this information was stolen and this all amounts to gossip. >> the stars made their deals

for lots of money. they didn't expect anyone to be reading it. now that it's out there, however, the question whether the media should be publishing this is a different question and raises the issue of what's in the public concern and whether it's newsworthy. >> let me play what sorkin said on the "today" show with savannah guthrie. had let's play it. >> i'm so much less interested in a tasteless joke than i am in a massive invasion of privacy and that's what happened here. a few weeks ago the cloud was hacked into and naked photographs of women we know, famous women, were made available to the press. i thought we did a good job of preemptively telling the press if you publish these things you're being sleazy. this is the same situation only worse by magnitude.

>> is that a fair comparison? >> edward snowden took documents from the government and sent it to reporters who published the stuff. the government calls that sheft as well. >> are you comparing the nsa to leaked e-mails about someone being marginally talented? the nsa is a larger issue related to our privacy and what the government is doing not what amy pasqual says about some actor that they may have had a little tiff with. >> it might seem trivial but sorkin him seven has a show called "the newsroom" that goes into how the media operates. the media is the message. we need to understand how films are distributed and come out . there's a lot of public interest around it. >> public interest in the nude pictures of the celebrities, too, but people didn't show them.

>> right. there was a lot of discussion about the takedowns and all that. certainly it was a story. what the media didn't do was print the files and the media wouldn't print or publish the bond script but they would report the fact that it's in there. >> how do you rate how sony is handling this, that they're bracing for this christmas gift? >> i think they're doing okay at the moment. they are fortunate they are focusing on gossipy could impact operations. we don't know where the stories will lead from here. apologizing and getting theft protection are good acts. >> i know they are not happy

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bill cosby's wife is speaking out for the first time about the sexual assault allegations about her husband n. a statement camille cosby defends her husband saying, quote, he's a kind man, a generous man, and a funny man. and a wonderful husband, father, and friend. he's the man you thought you knew. mrs. cosby and the retracted "rolling stones" article about an alleged gang rape in virginia calling the story heartbreaking but untrue. she went on to say none of us will ever want to be in a position of attacking a victim, but the question should be asked, who is the victim? cosby's attorneys have denied all the allegations against him and he has never been charged.

joining me now is entertainment reporter for "usa today." thank you for joining us today. >> good morning, tamron. >> what is your reaction to camille cosby's statement? >> it's another one of these bombshell days that seems to happen every day. she's final ly speaking out. she has not said anything up until now and, you know, we're not at all surprised that she is defending her husband. they have a rock solid marriage, from what we've been able to see from the outside. no one is shocked that she would come out in defense of him. >> are you at all surprised, though, the longest statement that we've heard so far has been from camille cosby as opposed to bill cosby and many of the statements we've heard from his point of view have been filtered through the attorney. >> right. i think that's something that people are certainly talking about, that, you know, there are a lot of us that would like to hear from bill cosby. the fact, like you said, the most substantial statement we've gotten so far has been from camille is telling. i don't know exactly what it's

telling us but, yeah, i think people are ready to hear from bill clinton himself. >> camille cosby went on to say a different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two months. it is the portrait after man i do not know. it is also a portrait painted by individuals and organizations who many in the media have given a pass. there appears to be no vetting of my husband's accusers before stories are published or aired and accusations published and immediately goes viral. does she have a point there? >> i think it's been a rough few weeks for the media as well as bill cosby. this boils down to a he said/she said situation on an epic scale. some of these accusers, i think one of them even said, yes, he gave me money to get me through school, when i needed help. some of the other women like beverly johnson is a celebrity and an icon and some people say what does she have to gain from this? we at "usa today," we've tried

to reach out to some of the accuse e accusers. we're doing our investigative due diligence there but, again, it is he said/she said spread out over 40 years for some of these women. >> this phone interview as it was called that bill clinton did where he pointed out he only expects black media to uphold the standards of excellence, he didn't know he was being recorded at the time but the interviewer went on to say from their perspective bill cosby seemed as if he was ready to talk, that he's a man being held back by his attorneys. if that's the case, why didn't the attorneys hold back camille cosby? >> i can't answer that, why they would release the statement. some of the stuff coming from bill kocosby's camp has been a little bit unusual. but speaking of due diligence, that's journalism 101 to tell the subject that you're recording their call, that you are a reporter, to identify yourself. so in that case i think they do have, you know, they make a good point that this was not right.

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sparked a national conversation as you well know about race. it's brought to light the tough talk many black parents give their children about how to act around police officers. it's getting a the lot of attention. senior editor shares her own heartbreaking discussion she had with her young son jordan who is very fair skinned. she wrote, i was prepared for his questions except one, can i just pretend i'm white? she goes on to say i struggled thousand respond to his answer because it's safer, jordan replied. they won't hurt me. dana joins me in studio did you just break down in tears? >> almost. >> i don't know how you didn't. he's just looking for an answer and he wants to be safe and he wants you to be safe. >> it was a very difficult conversation.

i tried really hard to hide all the news from him. >> he's 8? >> he said his school bus passed a demonstration and the kids were talk iing about it, bettere had guidance from he me about what this means than his classmates. >> an adorable boy. he has sandy hair. the notion of an african-american passing as white is a part of our history since we were brought here. >> that's right. to survive being a slave, to is your vif segregation, to your senior vif the brutality of being black or darker brown. >> i think it's so critical that people are comfortable with whoever they are. i don't want him to live with the notion that being white is better or that being black is better. being who you are is important. he's the son of two people, love

of my life, who died in iraq. europe the pro duct of a strong african-american man. you can be whoever you want to be, have friends of all strims. >> how did you answer the question, can i just be white? >> i told him that you have to be proud of who you are and embrace that. that running from who you are is not an answer. you are an american. you're a boy. you're going to be a gentleman, a lot of things and black is one of the most important parts of who you are and you have to own that. we live in a world, jordan and i, where we have all kinds of friends of all types, the color line in my family line runs the spectrum and he should appreciate everybody for who they are. and himself certainly starting there. >> what was his reply? >> he still said it's safer to be white. i would prefer that. i feel this is a conversation we have over time. >> and he's 8. he has the mind of a child.

>> i thought for sure we wouldn't have this conversation until much later. when he said the kids were talking about defensemmonstrati felt i had to have a conversation. >> parents who have had a similar concern? >> first of all, the reaction has been all over the map, people have been very angry at me for writing this. if you just tell black people not to commit crimes, he'll be fine. why wouldn't he want to be wh e white? other black parents saying, thank you, i'm having this same conversation with my child and thanks for being honest about this. black or white we have these conversations but with racial profiling and stop and frisk. >> give jordan a hug for us. >> my pleasure. will do. >> we'll be right back with two

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welcome back. we have breaking news from wall street. the dow is up more than 200 points. that's after stocks suffered their worst week since 2012 last week and fell another 100 points yesterday. some healthy new economic figures. reverse in tumbling oil prices are credited for what you are seeing on your screen there. there's a lot going on this morning. here are some things we thought you should know. louisiana republican senator david vitt certificate hoping to block president obama's choice for the next attorney general n. a statement yesterday vitter vowed to use his new post on the senate judiciary committee to keep loretta lynch from being confirmed. he tied her to president obama's executive order on immigration saying in part, quote, love the opportunity to push back on executive amnesty with one of our first major battles, the attorney general nomination. the attorney general is one of the lynch pins to obama's

amnesty plan. after 17 months without a surgeon general, the united states finally has a new top doc. in a close vote yesterday the senate confirmed the the new surgeon general. first nominated to the post in october of last year, however, the choice drew strong opposition from the nra. unhappy with previous messages, he posted on twitter criticizing guns. those are the things we just thought you should know. so, mo town, we all know the hits, of course. but what many people forget is that for time in the '60s mo-town records was the largest black owned company in america. barry gordie founded mowtown in 1959 with money borrowed from family members. the four tops and, of course, the temptations. motown changed american music, but also changed many people's perceptions of black americans and provided a spiritual

soundtrack. the music today still resonates, if you have ears. just a few days ago at the first white house occupied by a black president members of the four tops and the temptitations surprised visitors with some of their hits. ♪ when it's cold outside i got the month of may ♪ ♪ i guess you say what can make me feel this way ♪ ♪ it's my girl >> joining me now two motown legends and original member of the four tops and otis williams, of course, an original member of the temptations. you're saying, sing it, go. >> yes, indeed. go, bruce, preach, preach. oh, he was giving it up. >> in the white house. >> in the white house. and with what a lot of people don't know, the president

actually sang with the temptations in the oval office and sang with the four tops. guess what, he can throw down. >> really? we heard him sing a little al green before. it's interesting that people forget motown was the largest black owned company in america. when you look at detroit and what's happening to that great american city, where it once was, how does that make you feel? >> sad. i'm glad to see that they're trying to you, you know, rebirth because i still love detroit even though i live in l.a. i still have family there and, you know, we used to hang around in motown and still love the city. so, i'm glad to see they're trying to get it back on its feet. i love detroit. >> detroit is a great, i always say it is one of the best cities. >> detroit, it is great to see it really, it's really coming back and this, believe it or not, really giving them a new

start. people have got their hearts and the rebuilding. >> people are rooting for detroit. >> people are investing in detroit. >> we had the ceo of that company who is now in detroit. could have picked anywhere in the country, in the world to set up shop and they picked detroit. >> detroit. >> i talked about the sound track of the civil roiltights a what that motown music and image meant for us. when you look at ferguson and things that arep haening in the news now. >> one of the most prouded things that we have at motown that we were like a softening blow to civil rights. as martin luther king was coming down the street, very softly, we were seeping into people's basements that music wasn't there. their living rooms, their kitchens and it really softened the blow. as martin luther king came down the street. we feel very proud of that. that was part of the cultural change, it really helped. >> you often wonder about being part of the culture and the

music that changed now and in wake of what we are seeing in the streets, again with protests. >> i always said when i look back in time that motown was no happenstance. god in his infuimate wisdom brout motown around at that precise time because the '60s have been the most tumulltuous ten years and the last 100 years. out of that here comes the two-story that housed all those talented people. >> if you've never been to detroit, the first time i went, i was like, this is the house? all of those people fit in that house? >> that's right. >> that's amazing. >> like a ymca. we would hang around just for the thing of being there. >> wow, it is amazing. now broadway. >> very inspiring. good to be, we were on broadway in 1986. >> yeah. >> so, this is not the first time, but it is exciting to be back on broadway. and it's exciting time of the year. a lot of people in new york. we're going to have great fun. >> i can't ask you if it's

grueling to be on broadway because being in motown when i read the books about, you know, you had to be on time and you are used to regimen. it is like an army. >> make everybody mad, be late. be late. >> be late. >> and not be sharp with your moves. everything together. >> and to a man we always on time because they always think as entertainers, you know, they'll be late. we are on time because my thing is, we want it be on time. we get paid on time. >> i'm going to see the broadway show. i believe i'm going to be there on the 2nd. that's my plan. it starts on the 29th. >> 29th. >> and runs tr s through the 4t. >> we will not be working on new year's eve. >> you have to party. thank you such an honor and a pleasure to meet you both. >> thank you. >> it's going to be an honor to see you perform. i'll be dancing in the stands.

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