thanks to another longtime mentor, bill perry, who cannot be here today. and thanks to you, chairman and many other friends and colleagues past and future for coming out today. i accepted the president's offer to be nominated for secretary of defense because of my regard for his leadership. i accepted it because of the seriousness of the strategic challenges we face. but also the bright opportunities that exist for america if we can come together to grab hold of them. i accepted the offer because of the deep respect and abiding love that stephanie and i have for our men and women in uniform. as we talked together in the past weeks, mr. president, we discussed the challenges and opportunities and the need both to keep america safe and to make a better future for our children. if confirmed in this job, i pledge to you my most candid, strategic advice. i pledge also that you will receive equally candid military advice. and finally, to the greatest fighting force the world has ever known, to you, i pledge to keep faith with you and serve our nation with the sa

>> i find them outrageous, the fact that he is his mentor, bill perry, secretary of defense in the '90s. bombing north korea. imagine what would happen if we had done that. it will come up, but again the republicans may lead that way. the democrats will not want to the embarrass their own president. they have had enough problems. >> lawrence korb, senior fellow and former assistant secretary of defense. >>> one of ashton carter's biggest challenges as defence secretary is i.s.i.l. the u.s. and allies are making slow but steady progress. i.s.i.l. and kurdish fighters are locked in a stalemate after three months of fighting in kobane. bernard smith has more. >> reporter: there doesn't seem to be much of kobane left to fight for. nearly three month of air strikes, mortifier, suicide bombs and street fighting reduced large parts of this town to rubble. most civilians are long gone. many have trouble finding their homes if they came back. despite destruction, kurdish fighters are dodging the fighters along front lines, that are largely unchanged. >> it's true, we haven't made a major advance

and thanks to bill perry who can't be here today.hanks so you, chairman and many other friends and colleagues past and future for coming out today. i accepted the president's offer to be nominated for secretary of defense because of my regard for his leadership. i accepted it because of the seriousness of the strategic challenges we face, but also the bright opportunities that exist for america if we can come together to grab hold of them. and i accepted the offer because of the deep respect and abiding love that stephanie and i have for our men and women in uniform. as we talked together in the past week mr. president, we discussed the challenges and opportunities, and the need to keep america safe and to make a better future for our children. if confirmed in this job, i pledge to you, my most candid strategic advice. and i pledge also that you will receive equally candid military advice. and finally, to the greatest fighting force the world has ever known, to you, i pledge to keep faith with you, and to serve our nation with the sa

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. >> one thing we argue for is that the -- they need the authorities that bill perry had and bill felt strongly about this, the authority he had, for instance, to riff civilian employees in order to be able to cut back administrative overhead and plot you're talking about. so it's not something we ignored in the report. on the contrary we want to arm the department to be able to go forth and do battle with the fourth estate. >> i don't know whether in our final document we went as far as a number of us wanted to go on this particular point, but inefficiency and waste within the defense department becomes a strategic problem for the defense department to the extent that inefficiency and waste can be cited as a reason for not increasing the top line. we know that increasing the top line is critically important to getting to where we need to be in order to have the appropriate global presence to meet our commit immigrants to assure our allies, et cetera to discourage potential agreesors to maintain the stability i was describing previously, and that's a strategic goal that is critically i

bill. for perry and others, the real question is whether president obama would veto the border security only bill because it doesn't have the other elements the administration wants. that's a question on a lot of people's minds. doug, back to you. >> thank you, bret. truly a birth's eye u view of the immigration policy from mcallen, texas. >>> coming up, growing signs that jeb bush may be getting into the presidential race. >>> you may have missed it over the weekend. a compromise deal went through to keep the government open and perhaps unsurprisingly, everybody isn't happy. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel looks at how it all played out. >> reporter: after a rare weekend session that led to the passage of the $1 trillion plus -- majority leader harry reid hichbted the senate's work may be done soon. >> we can complete everything if we wanted to today. >> reporter: the senate was scheduled to have the weekend off until conservatives mike lee and ted cruz objected on friday night. so reid let a vote-aorama on starred to convince -- >> the motion to concur is passed. zbrr then l

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bill cosby. i asked her about this, what's happening around the country and the timing of it. she sent a screener to the folks in ferguson who were protesting. wait till you hear what tyler perry has to say about bill cosby as well. >> 10:00 tonight. don lemon, brian stelter, thank you both so much. thank you for being with me. i'm brooke baldwin in new york. we're going to washington. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> as we all watched the drama continue to unfold in sydney, an australian official tells me, quote, we are all in the crosshairs. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead, intense gunfire as commandos storm a cafe where an islamic terrorist forced hostages to hold up his black flag. we'll take you inside this terrifying scene. >>> plus, he once called australian service members hitler's soldiers. new details on the alleged gunman's path to terror and why he was not exactly a stranger to police. >>> also, in our national lead, six people are dead and their killer still on the loose.

congressman scott perry who introduced this bill on a federal level.where do you think it needs to go on the federal side? >> well, it's great action going forward here. it gets the issue out there to help us educate, educate, educate. and that's what this is about. not about cheech and chong. not about "fast times at ridgemont high." it's about safe access to i believe a great alternative medication. >> yeah this is michael -- >> yes, amen. exactly. >> both of you, thank you so much for joining us here today. i know it grabs all of our hearts to hear this story and we'll continue to follow this and do all we can. >> you know patrick, as you're doing the show today, you know thousands of soldiers as you talked about and the suicide rate. this has been known to work very, very well with ptsd along with their therapy. i'm letting you know that. >> we're looking at the v.a. allowing -- states that allow this with the v.a. clinic. >> thank you so very much. >>> when we come back, an update on the breaking news. the search for the missing jetliner off indon

bill: now we wait on how many others? rick perry maybe? chris christie? martha: probably. romney now? scott walker? martha: maybe. bill: bobby jindal? martha: maybe. bill: it's a crowded stage. [laughter] martha: lined up at the debate. here we go, folks. game is on. bill: so the government's about to roll out a new college ratings system. many educators say it's the system and not the schools that won't be making the grade. what is the role for your federal government? we'll have a fair and balanced debate on that. martha: and have you heard this? the director of "frozen" getting the cold shoulder from some parents. why she's now apologizing, because the kids just can't seem to let it go! let it go, let it go, let it go! ♪ ♪ you get sick, you can't breathe through your nose suddenly, you're a mouth breather. a mouth breather! well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. cold medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right strip and pow, it opens your nose up to 38% more. so you can breathe and do the one thing you want to do, sleep. add breathe righ

perry has to say about bill cosby as well. >> 10:00 tonight. don lemon, brian stelter, thank you both so much. thank you for being with me. i'm brooke baldwin in new york. we're going to washington. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> as we all watched the drama continue to unfold in sydney, an australian official tells me, quote, we are all in the crosshairs. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead, intense gunfire as commandos storm a cafe where an islamic terrorist forced hostages to hold up his black flag. we'll take you inside this terrifying scene. >>> plus, he once called australian service members hitler's soldiers. new details on the alleged gunman's path to terror and why he was not exactly a stranger to police. >>> also, in our national lead, six people are dead and their killer still on the loose. breaking details on a manhunt outside philadelphia for a suspected gunman who apparently went on a house-to-house rampage and may not be finished. >>> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapp

randolph from virginia, mason from virginia, and eldridge perry from massachusetts said there is no bill of rights. in the ratification process it was not certain that this document would be ratified. it was not certain at all. it was only ratified because there was a bill of rights. going to be a bill of rights. it was agreed by certain states they would ratify on the presumption there would be a bill of rights. james madison, who worked very hard to get the ratification in virginia, and it occurred very narrowly, a member of the first house of representatives he , drafted not 12 amendments, he drafted 39 amendments. 12 of them got through both houses. they ultimately were approved by the states, and they became part of our system of government. without the bill of rights, i think our constitution would not be what it is. it is a unique set of freedoms and rights. and i think all of us are privileged to be in a country that has these rights and these freedoms, and i think all of you, everybody should think about how unusual it is that a country like this, all of us who have risen up fro

. >>> coming up next, tyler perry talks to cnn about the rape allegations against bill cosby as the comedian's the media. we'll talk live with a reporter who just interviewed cosby. >>> plus, investigators say a teenager killed himself, but his brother says no. he was lynched. and there are findings at the scene that are definitely raising eyebrows. cnn's special report ahead. i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis most my life. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara®. it helps keep my skin clearer. with only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses... ... stelara® helps me be in season. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and increase your risk of infections. some serious infections require hospitalization. before starting stelara®... ...your doctor should test for tuberculosis. stelara® may increase your risk of cancer. always tell your doctor if you have any sign of infection, have had cancer, or if you develop any new skin growths. do not take stelara® if you are allergic to stelara® or any of its ingredients. alert your doctor of new or

this would seem to be a time, perry, where you could go and look at senator cardin's bill or say on the or down votes, particularly as we discussed, as the nation saying, what can be done? >> one thing dana milburn wrote is a crisis often creates an opportunity. this should be the time where congress really says, do we have a policing problem and can we do something about it? think about someone like rand paul, for instance, who's talked a lot about how he wants to be a lead other race in the country. in is an opportunity, show up, go to capitol hill. when you're mitch mcconnell, your friends in majority, push for some national racial profiling bill. this will be a test to see, something congress really care about this issue today, in the future as it is a lot of posturing we're seeing right now. >> perry bacon, thanks so much. >> thanks, guys. >>> and can the gop click its way to victory in 2016? here's a hint. there's a giant elephant in the room. >> what? >> i don't know. more politicking next. ring ring! progresso! i can't believe i'm eating bacon and rich creamy cheese before my si

bill of rights that ensured a congress of 6000 54 signed it. -- three did not. why didn't they? why didn't they sign it? randolph from virginia, mason from virginia, and eldridge perry from massachusetts said there is no bill of rights. in the ratification process, it was not certain that this document would be ratified. it was not certain at all. it was only ratified because there was a bill of rights. going to be a bill of rights. it was agreed by certain states they would ratify on the presumption there would be a bill of rights. james madison, who worked very hard to get the ratification in virginia, and it occurred very narrowly, a member of the first house of representatives, he drafted not 12 amendments, he drafted 39 amendments. 12 of them got through both houses. they ultimately were approved by the states, and they became part of our system of government. without the bill of rights, i think our constitution would not be what it is. it is a unique set of freedoms and rights. and i think all of us are privileged to be in a country that has these rights and these freedoms, and i think all of you, everybody should think about how unusual it is that a country l

bill credit for each smartphone you switch. only on verizon. >>> if and when texas governor rick perry decides to run for president in this upcominghat will put us in uncharted territory as a nation, because never before has someone mounted a major campaign for a major party's nomination while being under indictment. but this is his delighted to be here texas mug shot. and if he does run while the charges are still pending or while he has to interrupt his campaign trail trip in order to go on trial, that will be a rather amazing spectacle and something we have never done before as a country. and now, in addition to that prospect, consider the case of congressman michael grimm. he has himself been under felony indictment. he was indictment for 20 felonies last april. that did not stop him from winning reelection to his house seat this fall. but now, the new york daily news reports that he is due to plead guilty to at least win of those felonies the day after tomorrow. congressman grimm himself is not commenting, neither is the u.s. attorney's office that charged him. but if he does plead guilty, that's going to create a really inte

perry and ariana grande in a grammys pop diva battle. >> now drending, malcolm jamal warner grilled about his tv dad bill cosby's sex scandal. >> what do allegations? >>> plus, "gq" man of the year chris pratt's modeling 101. >> show me your "gq" pose. >>> now on "extra" from universal studios hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a.

. >> perry, the two people that got called out by name there were citigroup that wrote that bill, ating out a position in which not just wall street is on the other side, but so is president obama? >> it is. she never directly criticizes president obama or hillary clinton, using their names in the way -- using their names. she all the time talks about how the executive branch is full of employees who worked on wall street and who support wall street. who runs the executive branch? of course, president obama does. the other fight she's in, there's a guy nominated by the president to be the number three person in the treasury department, antonio wise, work at a firm called lazar and she's trying to stop him from being confirmed. the white house is actually fighting with her pretty hard on this. it goes to the fact that warren is looking to move the party to the left and even take on obama if needed to do that. >> really quickly, i want to put up quickly the lift of democrats who lost in this last election. blue dogs all, begich, udall, kay hagan, landrieu. does elizabeth warren end up

perry bacon at the white house. thanks very much. >>> now to the latest in the bill cosby controversy. the comedian is fighting back, countersuing a woman who filed a civil suit this week against him. alleging he sexually assaulted her when she was 15 years old. msnbc's craig melvin is following the latest developments. >> good day to you. for weeks we have been hearing about one sexual abuse allegation after another against bill cosby. this week, the first lawsuit since he settled that case back in 2005. yesterday the cosby legal team responded. >> reporter: just two days after judy huth sued bill cosby, the comedian's response came in the form of legal documents calling the suit against him meritless and unsupported. cosby's motion contains a strong denial of the allegations citing extortion attempts and seeks to dismiss the suit and sanction the plaintiff for failing to include a certification from a health practitioner to support her claims. the motion also states, cosby's name was illegally included as a department in violation of court rules. >> he's throwing down the gauntlet sa

perry, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house an enrolled bill. the clerk: h.r. 220 an act to provide a gold medal on behalf of congress to jack nicklaus in recognition of his service to the nation of good supports man ship and philanthropy. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent that the committee on house administration be discharged from further consideration of house concurrent resolution 120 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 120, authorizing the use of emancipation hall for a ceremony to present the congressional gold medal to the world war ii members of the civil air patrol. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to consideration of the concurrent resolution? without objection, the concurrent resolution is goode to and the motion to reconsider s laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida se

perry. that's unexpectly, they're moving to swift folk in the next hour or so to come up with the confirmation of this spending billkromnibus. >> reporter: you've seen the influence of ted cruz tonight. you assume he'll run for president next year. really the first phase of that, to some extent, he's been merging as the leader of the conservatives in the senate. he's -- mitch mcconnell made an agreement to basically have this vote on monday with harry reid and senate minority leader. democratic leader. ted cruz said no, i'll fight this. this will be a way to show a stand. there's a number of senate democrats, mary lander among them, who said i did not like the president's action. i did not like the president work on immigration reform on his own. there's democrats on the issue. even if the amendment does not pass, the republicans view this as a way to use the issue going forward or maybe in 2015 senate campaign and say this is an unpopular action president obama took to legalize some here. and a political football going forward, even if the vote does not pass. so there's a benefit for the republicans. all minds rec

bill karins, you're not just a pretty face. thank you for that explanation. we are just getting started on this thursday edition of "the rundown." up next are rick perry and ted cruz setting up a texas-sized showdown in 2016? they're both coming out swinging. our own kacie hunt sat down with governor perry who answered a critical question. >> are you smart enough to be president of the united states? >> i think the standpoint of life's experiences, running for the president's not an i.q. test. >> that's an interesting answer. we will talk lone star politics. the holiday season is here, which means it's time for the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a german-engineered volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced new jetta... and the 2015 motor trend car of the year all-new golf. if you're wishing for a new volkswagen this season... just about all you need is a finely tuned... pen. get zero due at signing zero down, zero deposit and zero first month's payment on select new volkswagen models. sheila! you see this ball control? you see this right? it's 80% confidence and 64% knee brac

perry. we bring ba yback eugene o'donnell. as we watch mayor de blasio of speak of what happened. how has nypd changed under de blasio? he's been the mayor for a year. he's had billtton as his police commissioner. has it been a very different nypd than it was under ray kelly? >> the job satisfaction numbers are very low. there's a tremendous number of cops that wish they never took the job. a tremendous number of cops that will like to get out as soon as they can. this willer bait -- >> i'm sorry. why is that? what changed? >> a lot is the jobs and the pressure they're under and a 1600-rule book and only police, inside baseball stuff. also the notion -- again, police have no automatic protection. when they put their hands on somebody, they are at risk to be criminally charged, always. even though it doesn't happen a lot, it can happen. by the time they start their tour by the time the day is over, they could be criminally prosecuted. when they get into legitimate shootings, i know because i represented them as the d.a., the slip we give the grand jury says the people of the state of new york versus, whose name is that-s on that slip is a police officer's name. po

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