sergeant christian capehart is the story of america.ho endured this place of epic tragedy. it's the story of the real housewives -- lives that carried on. the stories of the ones that never left this place, the dates in their letters and the diaries of the generals who commanded them are of no magnitude on this hallowed ground of andersonville. instead of consequence is why they did what they did, why they chose to serve in a time of war. today there are approximately 1 million americans in the u.s. army. yet only 1% of our entire population of this great nation will every choose to serve. these men of andersonville were of a special breed. they were men who knew full well the consequences of their actions. and for their own personal reasons, did what few others could or would do. they served. it is this brotherhood i am so honored to represent here today, a brotherhood that bonds us all across the centuries in life and death. it bonds us in history. we who serve today are following in the footsteps of the men who. today, still, we take

jonathan capehart with the washington post says sanders still has to prove he's the real deal. "the challenge for senator sanders is to make people understand that he's not just a fad. that he's not just the democrats version of anger in the way that donald trump is being portrayed on the republblan side." the pressure is also on for martin o'malley, jim webb, and lincoln chafee, who have the challenge of being memorable, possib mirroring republican carly fiorina's catapult to the top of the polls. but the candidate with the most to gain or lose is the former secretary of state, facing relentless attacks on her private email server, with the threat of vice president joeoe biden n rking in the shadowsws clinton has the experience, the spotlight... but can she navigate a different path than her 2008 attempt at the white house? with 13 months to the finish line, the race to the 45th president of the united states is anyone's game. looklive tag hillary clinton is currently leading in the most recent cnn-orc poll and as fofovice esident joe biden, i ihe decides to make a last-minute

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it's monday, october 26th, i'm jonathan capehart. >>> we're less than 100 days from the iowa caucusesshow ben carson opening up a big lead over donald trump. the billionaire took the gloves off against the neurosurgeon. >> we have a breaking story. donald trump has fallen to second place

i'm jonathan capehart. they're multiplying. yesterday, it was two and now it's four polls showing donald trump behind ben carson in iowa. the monmouth university poll of iowa's republican caucus conducted from thursday through sunday shows trump trailing ben carson by 14 points. the poll had them tied in august. senators ted cruz and marco rubio are tied for third place with rubio gaining six points. and a new statewide poll from iowa's own loras college finds carson rising and trump falling. carson is up 13 points to 31%. while trump dropped six points to 19%. marco rubio also gained six points, placing third in this poll, as well. altogether, four polls released within four days of each other, have shown trump losing steam in iowa, where the republican caucus is little more than three months away. >>> donald trump is receiving attention this morning for a comment he made at a special new hampshire town hall on yesterday's "today" show. take a listen. >> with the exception of your family, have you ever been told no? >> oh, man

it's monday, october 26th, i'm jonathan capehart. >>> we're less than 100 days from the iowa caucusestwo polls show ben carson opening up a big lead over donald trump. the billionaire took the gloves off against the neurosurgeon. >> we have a breaking story. donald trump has fallen to second place behind ben carson. [ booing ] we informed ben, but he was sleeping. ben carson is super low energy, right? it's super. he's super low. super low energy. >> but trump gained the most attention for his comments in florida on saturday, where he appeared to question carson's religious denomination. carson is a member of the seventh day adventist church. >> i don't have to say it. i'm presbyterian. can you believe it? nobody believes it. i'm presbyterian. i'm presbyterian. boy, that's down the middle of the road, folks, in all fairness. i mean, seventh day adventist, i don't know about. i just don't know about. >> some conservatives claim the seventh day adventists are not christian. were you trying to send a dog whistle to them because ben carson is beating you among evangelicals in iowa? >> not

it's thursday, october 8th, i'm jonathan capehart.st-moving developments from syria. a new coordinated assault from russia and the assad regime. russia now backing up -- backing up weeks of airstrikes with new attacks from the sea, just as syria launches a new ground effort targeting rebel groups. the russian defense ministry released this video yesterday of what it claims to be its first naval attack against isis targets in syria. this comes with news that a u.s. warplane was forced to yield to russian aircraft over syria to avoid conflict. the pentagon confirms the close

it's friday, october 23rd, i'm jonathan capehart. after 11 gruelling hours in front of the house select committee on benghazi, hillary clinton left the capital last night just before 10:00 p.m. eastern. the former secretary of state, by almost all accounts, stood her ground in the face of intense questioning from the republican-led committee. and as day turned to night and the grilling continued, the republican-led charges, and democratic-led defenses, showed no signs of stopping. >> who else was at your home? were you alone? >> i was alone, yes. >> the whole night? >> well, yes, the whole night. >> i don't know why that's funny? i mean did you have any in-person briefings? i don't find it funny at all. >> i'm sorry, a little note of levity at 7:15. >> well, the reason i say it's not funny is because it went well into the night when our folks on the ground were still in danger. so i don't think it's funny to ask you if you were alone the whole night. >> congresswoman you asked if i had a skiff. i had secure phones. i had other equipm

it's thursday, october 15th, i'm jonathan capehart in washington.orning overseas, where a wave of violent attacks are once again pushing tensions between israelis and palestinians to the breaking point. even as israeli authorities began implementing emergency security measures yesterday, a pair of new attacks in jerusalem left two dead and one injured. one of those deadly encounters played out before the eyes of our nbc news team near the entrance to jerusalem's old city. nbc's ayman mohyeldin witnessed it all and has this report. and a warning, some of these images may be disturbing. >> reporter: it happened in an instant. in front of our camera. a man with a knife runs past a security checkpoint, and is shot dead by israeli police. the knife clearly visible in his hand.

i'm jonathan capehart. they're multiplying.it was two and now it's four polls showing donald trump behind ben carson in iowa. the monmouth university poll of iowa

i'm jonathan capehart. in just a few short hours, former secretary of state hillary clinton is scheduled to appear before the house select committee on benghazi in what is a make or break moment in the 2016 race for the white house. clinton has been off the campaign trail huddling with top advisers, past and present, at her washington home, preparing for what is slated to be eight hours of testimony. clinton previously testified for more than five hours before congressional inquiries into benghazi in 2013, where at times, she struck a confrontational tone. >> the fact is, we had four dead americans, was it because of a protest? or was it because of guys out for a walk who decided to kill some americans. what difference at this point does it make? it is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again. >> clinton is expected to again focus on the mission of america's diplomats, but she faces new information as the state department has provided the committee

." >>> good morning, it's wednesday, october 7th, i'm jonathan capehart.n's office is forcefully pushing back against a report that he used a story of the dying wish of his oldest son to bring attention to his potential presidential candidacy. the report in politico cites anonymous sources claiming biden personally told "new york times"

it's thursday, october 8th, i'm jonathan capehart. we begin with fast-moving developments from syria. a new coordinated assault from russia and the assad regime. russia now backing up -- backing up weeks of airstrikes with new attacks from the sea, just as syria launches a new ground effort targeting rebel groups. the russian defense ministry released this video yesterday of what it claims to be its first naval attack against isis targets in syria. this comes with news that a u.s. warplane was forced to yield to russian aircraft over syria to avoid conflict. the pentagon confirms the close encounter, but says the u.s. is not prepared to coordinate with russia. >> despite what the russians say, we have not agreed to cooperate with russia. so long as they continue to pursue mistaken strategy. and hit these targets. what we will do is continue basic technical discussions on professional safety procedures for our pilots flying about syria. that's it. >> the defense secretary also repeated accusations that russia's campaign is not focused

i'm jonathan capehart. the chaos continues on capitol hill this morning where house republicans are searching for a leader who can hold their caucus together. in today's "washington post," less than a year after a sweeping electoral triumph republicans are on the verge of ceasing to function as a national political party. and it began with this moment, when house majority leader kevin mccarthy, john boehner's hand-picked successor as speaker, said he no longer believed he had what it takes. >> i think i shocked some of you, huh? we've been going through this campaign, talking to a lot of members, but the one thing i've always said to earn this majority was service. we should put this conference first. and i think there's something to be said for us to unite. we probably need a fresh face. i'll stay on as majority leader. but the one thing i found in talking to everybody, if we are going to unite and be strong, we need a new face to help do that. so, nothing more than that. i feel good about the decision. i

i'm jonathan capehart. we begin in south carolina where 11 counties have now been declared federal disaster areas. after five straight days of rain, the death toll from that historic flooding is at at least 11, 13 when you count north carolina. more than 500 roads and bridges are closed. hundreds have been forced from their homes. and clean water has been cut off to tens of thousands. and because of rising rivers and weakened dams the flood threat continues. >> we've got to get people downstream evacuated. because if this dam goes, the 50,000 people are going to be washed away. >> for the latest we go to nbc's dave wagner in columbia, south carolina. dave, what's the latest on these dam breaches across the state? >> well, good morning to you, jonathan. the very latest is so far 18 dams have been breached statewide. another nine in the middle. and we are here in the midlands in columbia here. and they've also done some of these controlled breaches to try to relieve some of the pressure. here's part of the co

i'm jonathan capehart reporting from washington.ning in syria, where yesterday russia began carrying out strategic airstrikes it claims are aimed at repelling isis. the question now is whether the strikes are actually targeting terrorists as their defense

i'm jonathan capehart reporting from washington. we begin this morning in syria, where yesterday russia began carrying out strategic airstrikes it claims are aimed at repelling isis. the question now is whether the strikes are actually targeting terrorists as their defense ministry has said, or rather syrian rebels supported by the united states. following the day of bombing russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and u.s. secretary of state john kerry met at the u.n. and had this to say afterwards. >> we agreed that the military should get in to contact with each other very soon. we all want syria democratic, united, secular, syria which is a home for all ethnic and confessional groups whose rights are guaranteed, but we have some differences as for the details on how to get there. >> it is one thing, obviously, to be targeting isil. we're concerned, obviously, that that is not what schaaping. we also agreed that it is imperative to find a solution to this conflict and to avoid escalating it in any way. >> meanwhile, the russian def

it's friday, october 23rd, i'm jonathan capehart.hours in front of the house select committee on benghazi, hillary clinton left the capital last night just before 10:00 p.m. eastern. the former secretary of state, by almost all accounts, stood her ground in the face of intense questioning from the republican-led committee. and as day turned to night and the grilling continued, the republican-led charges, and democratic-led defens

i'm jonathan capehart in washington.o step up to fill the void being left by john boehner. in a meeting last night with a house republican conference congressman ryan laid out the terms on which he would be willing to serve as speaker. ryan, who initially said he was not interested in the job, told his republican colleagues that he's willing to serve, but only if the caucus unites behind him by friday. late last night ryan said the

i'm jonathan capehart.ues on capitol hill this morning where house republicans are searching for a leader who can hold their caucus together. in today's "washington post," less than a year after a sweeping electoral triumph republicans are on the verge of ceasing to function as a national political party. and it began with this moment, when house

." >>> good morning, it's wednesday, october 7th, i'm jonathan capehart. vice president joe biden's office is forcefully pushing back against a report that he used a story of the dying wish of his oldest son to bring attention to his potential presidential candidacy. the report in politico cites anonymous sources claiming biden personally told "new york times" columnist maureen dowd that beau biden pleaded with his father not to let the white house, quote, revert to the clintons, and that the country would be better off with biden values. the report says people read dowd and started reaching out to those around the vice president would say by way of defensive explanation he was just answering the phone and listening. but in truth, biden had effectively placed an ad in "the new york times" asking them to call. a biden aide says the story is, quote, categorically false and the characterization is offensive. but didn't deny that biden spoke with dowd. this, as new york magazine reports that hillary clinton's campaign is readying opposition research against bi

it's thursday, october 15th, i'm jonathan capehart in washington. we begin this morning overseas, where a wave of violent attacks are once again pushing tensions between israelis and palestinians to the breaking point. even as israeli authorities began implementing emergency security measures yesterday, a pair of new attacks in jerusalem left two dead and one injured. one of those deadly encounters played out before the eyes of our nbc news team near the entrance to jerusalem's old city. nbc's ayman mohyeldin witnessed it all and has this report. and a warning, some of these images may be disturbing. >> reporter: it happened in an instant. in front of our camera. a man with a knife runs past a security checkpoint, and is shot dead by israeli police. the knife clearly visible in his hand. >> he pulled out a knife, and police officers managed to neutralize the terrorist. >> reporter: he was identified as 19-year-old basel sidar a palestinian from the west bank. just hours later, at jerusalem's central bus terminal, another palestinian man stabs and in

i'm jonathan capehart in washington.d his decision to halt the withdrawal of american military forces from afghanistan, leaving in place thousands more troops than originally planned when he leaves office 15 months from now. flanked by vice president biden, defense secretary ash carter, and the chairman of the joint chiefs, general dunford, the president reviewed the accomplishments in the nearly 14 years of fighting and what is still ahead. >> afghan forces are still not as strong as they need to be. they're developing critical capabilities, intelligence, logistics, aviation, command and control. and meanwhile the taliban has made gains, particularly in rural areas. and can still launch deadly attacks in cities, including kabul. pressure from pakistan has resulted in more al qaeda coming in to afghanistan, and

i'm jonathan capehart.short hours, former secretary of state hillary clinton is scheduled to appear before the house select committee on benghazi in what is a make or break moment in the 2016 race for the white house. clinton has been off the campaign trail huddling with top advisers, past and present, at her washington home, preparing for what is slated to be eight

i'm jonathan capehart in washington. president obama announced his decision to halt the withdrawal of american military forces from afghanistan, leaving in place thousands more troops than originally planned when he leaves office 15 months from now. flanked by vice president biden, defense secretary ash carter, and the chairman of the joint chiefs, general dunford, the president reviewed the accomplishments in the nearly 14 years of fighting and what is still ahead. >> afghan forces are still not as strong as they need to be. they're developing critical capabilities, intelligence, logistics, aviation, command and control. and meanwhile the taliban has made gains, particularly in rural areas. and can still launch deadly attacks in cities, including kabul. pressure from pakistan has resulted in more al qaeda coming in to afghanistan, and we've seen the emergence of an isil presence. the bottom line is, in key areas of the country, the security situation is still very fragile. and in some places, there's risk of deteriorati

i'm jonathan capehart. begin in south carolina where 11 counties have now been declared federal disaster areas. after five straight days of rain, the death toll from that historic flooding is at at least 11, 13 when you count north carolina. more than 500 roads and bridges are closed. hundreds have been forced from their homes. and clean water has been cut off to tens of thousands. and because of rising rivers and weakened dams the flood threat continues. >> we've got to get people downstream evacuated. because if this dam goes, the 50,000 people go

i'm jonathan capehart in washington. paul ryan says he's willing to step up to fill the void being left by john boehner. in a meeting last night with a house republican conference congressman ryan laid out the terms on which he would be willing to serve as speaker. ryan, who initially said he was not interested in the job, told his republican colleagues that he's willing to serve, but only if the caucus unites behind him by friday. late last night ryan said the quote, need for leadership, drove him to make this offer. >> first, we need to move from on opposition party to being a proposition party. second, we need to update our house rules, and it needs to include fixes that ensure that we do not experience constant leadership challenges and crises. third, we, as a conference, should unify now, and not after a divisive speaker election. last point is personal. i cannot and i will not give up my family time. but i pledge to try and make up for it with more time communicating our vision, our message. what i told members is,

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joining me now "washington post" jonathan capehart.e saw joe biden standing on the front steps of his residence. what every reporter dreams of. stuck there waiting for somebody and you pepper him with questions and there is nothing they can do about it. i want to get your take. why do you think the vice president is taking so long to make this decision? at some point he may not be hurting the party but is he hurting himself? >> the two dates you showed on the calendar play a big factor on whether he decides to get into the race. also, we're dealing here with someone who has run for president twice before, someone who is still dealing with the loss of his oldest son. who he was very close to. and another thing that we have to keep in mind here is that one of the reasons that we've been talking so much about the potential of a vice president biden candidacy a third time around was the panic within the democratic party, among democratic party faithfuls, about what's happening with hillary clinton, what's happening with the emails and ques

i'm jonathan capehart. this morning we bring you the latest out of turkey an explosion at a peace rally yesterday left hundreds dead or wounded. turkish officials are looking for who is responsible for this attack. we'll have more in a minute. >>> plus weeks after congressman kevin mccarthy's characterization of the benghazi commission wreaked havoc within his party a new lawsuit from a former committee investigators suggests that damaging hillary clinton was a key objective of the panel. >>> plus whul the republican race for president is caught up with trump, carson and bush, is marco rubio in the best position to one? >>> and the first democratic debate just two days away. what issues will be the fire starters in las vegas? all that still ahead this morning. we begin with the latest on the bombings in turkey yesterday. the death toll is up to 95 in the two ex-lotions which rocked a peace rally. president obama offered his condolences to turkey's president for the latest let's turn to keir simmons innen ak

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i'm jonathan capehart.ou the latest on the breaking news out of turkey, an explosion at a peace rally in its capital city has left at least 30 people dead. an update in just a minute. >>> an urgent push

i'm jonathan capehart. we'll bring you the latest on the breaking news out of turkey, an explosion at a peace rally in its capital city has left at least 30 people dead. an update in just a minute. >>> an urgent push this weekend to convince paul ryan to take the most powerful job in washington no one seems to want. >>> how about the job people seem to actually want. we're watching and waiting on vice president joe biden. his decision is expected any day now. >>> just three days away from the first democratic presidential debate. bernie sanders speaking to ms is n msnbc. >>> overseas, 30 people have been killed in a pair of explosions in turkey. they exploded near a peace rally in ankara. john? >> reporter: jonathan, just horrible images on out of turkey. the death toll like to go rise because so many of the injured are very badly injured. these two blasts came just minutes apart outside the central train station in ankara where people were gathering for that peace march calling for an end to clashes betwee

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on msnbc, i want to bring in contributor and opinion writer for "the washington post," jonathan capehart on the 29th? >> right. well, look, congressman ryan has made it clear, he is interesting in being speaker but he only wants to be speaker on his terms. and basically if you want to boil it down, speaker ryan is saying i'll be speaker but i'm not going to put up with the nonsense that drove out speaker boehner and that prevented kevin mccarthy -- >> how do you do that though? >> well, he laid out his conditions. now it is up to the house. this is the clever thing i thought congressman ryan did. he didn't put all the onus on him to make the decision. he said i'm here but it is up to you to tell me that you want me to be the speaker. so if they decide that they don't want him to be speaker, then they have to cast a ballot to figure out who they want to be speaker of the house. look at that calendar. 28th they nominate the person to be speaker, the 29th the person is elected. the 30th john boehner's john. november 3rd, a few days later, we hit the debt ceiling. there is a huge problem fac