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john kerry not one of the things that can't harassment maybe bill richardson is saying hey. hillary clinton. maybe john kerry and bill richardson can be 3 and 4 in the sent subsequent -- >> does that give her heat from benghazi, richard? the other people still feel good about benghazi and what happened that night. seem to be some lingering sense that there were major screwups over at the he state department. forget the cia but at the state department with security. a lot of red flags and people didn't do what they should have. does this "new york times" thing give her a blanket cover? >> look, it helps. there is nobody, i suspect not a single voter in the democratic primary process who aattaches significance to benghazi and thinks that hillary was under oath before rand paul and people who really wanted to stick it to her and we all know what came of that we all know bob gates the secretary of state the relief was cartoonish. i don't think benghazi, the "new york times" story helps but that's all. >> democrats going to hit her in the primaries over benghazi. >> if she even i

my guess is they will be either quiet or someone will reach out or we'll do the bill richardson jimmyter model and i know bill richardson well where there is a third party that goes to north korea on a humanitarian mix and he is released with mr. bayh and mr. merrell as well. >> today was the day healthcare.gov was supposed to be fixed. >> the administration says the site should work for most people. >> we are on track to have a significantly different user experience by the end of this month. that was our commitment. >> the goal is to have the site handle 50,000 users at once. the obama administration says 90% of users can now create an account. at the sign up center in virginia people enrolled without any problems. >> it was really fast this morning. i did forget my password but i was able to recover it quickly. and it was great the helper, diana was able to help me to select a plan that was best for my need. >> tech experts have been working around the clock for five weeks to fix that website. >> the white house is claiming success the problem thee thes he taken a toll on the presi

thank you very much bill richardson.tor allen gross was imprisoned in cuba. gross's wife judy called on the president to get personally involved in securing her husband's release. >> i stand in front of the white house today to make sure that everyone, including president obama, hears alan's voice. alan went to cuba on behalf of our government and it is up to our government to secure his release. please, mr. president, don't leave alan to die in cuba. >> and in a letter to the president alan gross writes he fears the very government i was serving when i began this nightmare has abandoned me. white house press secretary jay carney said the president has personally engaged foreign leaders to use their influence to urge mr. gross's release. he was charged with crimes against a cuban state for distributing communications equipment to jewish groups in violation of cuba's laws. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. this

ambassador to the united nations, bill richardson. i was surprised.ut you, governor, that he was released sort of unilaterally without you or former president bill clinton or jimmy carter or someone going there to very surprising. that he was suddenly deported, that there was no requirement for a dialogue with a high profile person. what is also interesting was that he was kept in a hotel. that he was not kept in a prison, which means that the north koreans did not mean to keep him in prison very long. i think once he made his confession, but it's very bizarre, the way the new leader, kim jong-un, is handling these cases. as we both know, there's another american, kenneth bay, that is still in prison. one year, no requests for dialogue. in fact, an american envoy went out there, and the north koreans said, go back. we're not ready to negotiate. so very inconsistent. but it shows that the new young leader, kim jong-un, is firmly in control. he's consolidating his power. he's purging the old guard and anybody that he thinks is going to be a challenge to

, former congressman and now author bill richardson. how to sweet talk a shark. where'd you come up with that title? >> well, i've negotiated over the years with some very bad people; the north koreans, saddam hussein, the cuban, the sudanese, people that the u.s. doesn't get along with. and i relate the stories of these negotiations, most of them successful, on how you deal with a shark, with a bad guy and how that relates to difficult negotiations at home, you know, with a spouse. when you negotiate to buy a car or buy a house or a brother or sister. so it's a how to deal with people, and the essence is really you've got to relate, you've got to use humor, you got to connect with people. you've got to know where you want to end up. you have to use decency, but also you have to have a certain cultural skill. so the book is about a lot of negotiations i've had over the years as an ambassador, as a governor, as a secretary of energy. but a shark, you know, sharks are not easy to deal with. and it's important that you relate to that shark

ambassador to the united nations, former governor of new mexico, governor bill richardson.h for coming in. earlier this week we spoke about this uncle having been arrested. how surprising is it to you he has now been executed? >> what is astonishing is the level of visibility that has taken place with the execution and public humiliation of this former north korean leader. it indicates that kim jong-un is sending a very strong message that any dissent, any disagreement is going to be receiving this kind you have punishment. my theory is a little different than many analysts about what's happening. i think there's a real contesting of power of kim jong-un. this is not the first case when he's been challenged. it seems that in the last after few months, he's replaced some of the key generals from his father's regime with his own people. yes, he's consolidating power, but it seems that their efforts within the leadership to undermine him to possibly replace him, and it shows a little instability in the regime which worries me. you know, you don't want instability in a country

ambassador bill richardson, who says his north korean contacts aren't responding, told cnn on sunday that kim jong-un isn't following north korea's usual pattern of releasing americans after getting a purported confession. >> so this is baffling opposite but this is a new regime of the new leader and i suspect he is sending different signals but nobody knows what those signals are. >> reporter: newman's family expressed appreciation for north korea's cooperation. they released a statement saying merrill is in good health and reports that he is being well treated and the food is good. >> thank you, mark kelly live in the newsroom. >>> lots of people are headed out on black friday last weekend but they didn't spend as much as they did last year. that's according to the national retail federation. 141million people went shopping over the holiday weekend, up by 2 million from last year. total spending is expected to top out at $57 billion but that's actually down nearly 3% from last year. >>> today though is the biggest day of the year for retailers online. sales on the internet are expe

someone will reach out or we'll do the bill richardson jimmy carter, or bill clinton who goes to north korea on a humanitarian mission, and hopefully released with kenneth bay. we'll see what happens. 85-year-old merrill newman. thank you for your time jim walsh. >> vice president joe biden will spend next week in asia. on the top of the agenda easing tensions between china and the east china sea. all pilots are required to identify themselves before entering the disputed air space. japan is refusing to comply. major american airliners are following advice. they are notifying china the flight plans. the u.s. government has not accepted the new rules. two major japanese airlines will fly through the airspace without notifying china. >> al jazeera broke the news about the destruction of syria's chemical weapons. the 500 tonnes of chemicals will be destroyed at sea on board a ship. they are thought to be too dangerous. the arms have to be out of syria by the end of the year. the u.n. is warning of a lot of generation in syria, an amounted 1 million children have been displaced because of

former new mexico governor bill richardson says the same thing.ther. >> that effort continues. cnn's athena jones covering the release of 85-year-old veteran merrill newman. thank you. >> great news. >>> this morning, a deadly winter storm is hammering cities across the country. the southwest, rain, sleet and snow creating dangerous conditions for drivers. >> in the dallas/ft. worth area, the ice storm has knocked out power for more than 200,000 customers. cnn's ed lavandera has more on the canceling of the marathon. you cannot have people standing out there in this weather. >> reporter: there is no way you can have runners going 26 miles through the city of dallas which is treacherous. clearly, there is no way they could have run this marathon at this point. it is no longer the freezing rain and the sleet is no longer coming down, but the temperatures will not get above freezing until late sunday at the earliest. everything you see behind me on the ground will stay on the ground frozen for some time. right now, we are hovering around 20 degrees.

ambassador bill richardson who says his north korean contacts aren't responding told cnn on sunday thatsn't following north korea's usual pattern of releasing americans after getting a purported confession. >> so this is baffling. but this is a new regime of the new leader. and i suspect he's sending different signals but nobody knows what those signals are. >> richardson has some of the best contacts in this country with north korean leaders. so the fact that they're not responding is of some concern. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> still to come here on "around the world," a group of wounded veterans trekking across antarctica and they've got a british royal in tow. we'll check in on them and also, it could be life imitating art. police told cnn that the "fast and furious" actor paul walker may have been drag racing when he died in that car crash. we'll have details for you coming up next. so, with chevy's black friday sale, the price you see is the price you pay? yep, best prices of the year. i can't see. honey. [ laughs ] brad. yeah? what are you doing? uh... hi. hi. [ male ann

ambassador bill richardson was asked about newman's case. >> the north koreans seem to be seeking a bargaining chip here with mr. newman. he's 85 years old. he's got a heart condition. they went into the airplane, took him out of the airplane as he was leaving pyongyang and brought him back. this is the new regime of kim jong-un in the past there was a certain pattern to these detentions. there was a trial. there were confessions. but then there was a negotiation to get him out. in this case, nothing seems to follow a set pattern. >> the war veteran being held as a former member of a u.s. special forces group. they were called the white tigers. who were they and what was their mission? i'll ask a former white tiger who joins me live, next. as a business owner, i'm constantly putting out fires. so i deserve a small business credit card with amazing rewards. with the spark cash card from capital one, i get 2% cash back on every purchase, every day. i break my back around here. finally someone's recognizing me with unlimited rewards! meetings start at 11, cindy. [ male announcer ] get the spark b

and for more on the efforts to bring home merrill newman and kenneth bae, we want to bring in bill richardson. in 1996, the then u.n. negotiator helped broker the release of another man who was held hostage in north korea. he's joining us now on the phone from santa rosa, florida. good morning to you, mr. richardson. thanks for being with us. >> yes, thank you. thanks for having me. >> now, at this point, you haven't been formally asked to help yet. but it's been reported you reached out to your north korean contacts over the release of these two americans. tell me what you've learned. >> well, i haven't heard anything and that's what's very unusual. i usually get a response. i don't get formally involved unless a family asked me to get involved. i am involved in the kenneth bae situation. i did go to north korea to try to get him out last february. but what's unusual about this case is, number one, the north koreans seem to be seeking a bargaining chip here with mr. newman. he's 85 years old. he's got a heart condition. they went into the airplane, took him out of the airplane as he was leav

interview in a couple minutes, but to me the more provocative question with our congressman, bill richardson, nancy gibds, managing editor of time, kathleen parker and steve inskeep. you have this fight on the right. >> you're going to have lawmakers who complain about this because they have constituencies and it's safe to fight about it because it's going to pass, anyway. a lot of them are being addressed, deficits have gone down, taxes are going down a little bit, spending has gone down and that does create a little room for lawmakers to address issues they want to pass. it's safe to complain. >> it's a different conversation that i had with ryan on the hill. you look at that furious response on the right, it makes me wonder whether things get worse, whether the right gets more entrenched on some of these questions. >> i've been talking to people on the hill, and on both sides, there's actually not much public interest in the budget, to tell you the truth. the conservative groups, yes. but john boehner made a very bold statement when he came out against these conservative groups. which he

. >> a few minutes with governor bill richardson, "how to sweet talk a shark" is the name of the book. you're watching booktv on c-span2. >> next on booktv, erik prince, the founder of black water. he talks about the successes of the private mercenaries group and the sacrifices that the employees have made in the war on terror. this is about 50 minutes. [applause] >> well, good morning, everyone. so nice to see so many of you here early on a friday morning. of course, our special guest is erik prince, and we will be talking with him about his book, "civilian warriors," but we will also budget some time for your questions at the end of our interview. so i would encourage you as you're listening to the interview to jot down some questions, perhaps, that you might have for erik toward the end of the program. so with that said, erik, welcome. >> thank you. >> let's get started. want to talk to you a little bit about your father. you, as you say in the book, you are your father's son. he was a tremendous influence on you personally and professionally, wasn't he? >> he really was. he was, i

former new mexico governor bill richardson. former congressman, and now author. "how to sweet-talk a shark." governor richardson, where did you come up with the ?ietle. >> well, i negotiate overred the years with some very bad people. the north koreans, saddam hussein, the cubans, the sudanese, people that the u.s. doesn't get along with. and i relieved the story of the negotiations, most of them successful on how you deal with the shark with a bad guy and how it relates to difficult negotiations at home. you know, with a spouse. when you negotiate buy a car or buy a house or a brother or sister. so it's a how-do deal with people. and the essence is really you have to relate. you have to use humor. you have to connect with people. you have to know where you want to end up. you have to use decency but you also have to have a certain cultural skill. so the book is about a lot of negotiations i've had over the years as an ambassador, as a governor, as a secretary of energy. but a shark, you know, sharks are not easy to deal with. it's important that you relate to th

. >> former ambassador bill richardson says that there can be some value if rodman comes back and shareswhile there with the u.s. government. does rodman get briefed by the state department after these visits? >> my understanding is he does not, or if he does, it's very cursory. no, i'm kind of skeptical of that. governor richardson has gone on many occasions and often unusual circumstances and has been briefed and has been debriefed but i'm not sure that extends to dennis rodman. you know, there are people who have spent a lifetime trying to figure out what's going on in north korea and i'm not sure dennis rodman is really quite up to that challenge at this time. >> is the fact that kim jong-un is letting these rodman visits continue even after what happened with his uncle, his execution of his uncle, is that any sort of diplomatic sign to the u.s.? >> i don't see it as any kind of diplomatic sign. i think it's maybe a sign to his own people that the show goes on, that the regime is fine, they've got these informal contacts with americans and things are fine, so go back to work, everybo

interview in a couple minutes, but to me the more provocative question with our round table, bill richardson, nancy gibbs, managing editor of time, kathleen parker and steve inskeep. you have this fight on the right. >> you're going to have lawmakers who complain about this because they have constituencies and it's safe to fight about it because it's going to pass, anyway. a lot of them are being addressed, deficits have gone down, taxes are going down a little bit, spending has gone down and that does create a little room for lawmakers to address issues they want to pass. it's safe to complain. >> it's a different conversation that i had with ryan on the hill. you look at that furious response on the right, it makes me wonder whether things get worse, whether the right gets more entrenched on some of these questions. >> i've been talking to people on the hill, and on both sides, there's actually not much public interest in the budget, to tell you the truth. the conservative groups, yes. but john boehner made a very bold statement when he came out against these conservative groups. which he

tomorrow on the show, former white house press secretary robert gibbs and bill richardson, he'll talkorth korea and the detain ee there. follow the show online and on twitter. my colleague, tamron hall has a look at what's next on "news nation." >> good to see you. coming up next, night and day, the white house keeps its self-imposed deadline and delivers a website they say is working for the vast majority of consumers. new enrollment numbers out show 100,000 people successfully signed up through the federal exchange last month. four times more than what we saw in october. plus, the latest from the scene of that deadly train accident in new york city. the new technology that congress wants to consider that could make accidents like this one a thing of the past. >>> and later, with cyber monday upon us, amazon ceo jeff basos says we can expect a drone delivery soon. some privacy experts are pretty concerned about this one. it's our gut check. the day we rescued riley was a truly amazing day. he was a matted mess in a small cage. so that was our first task, was getting him to wellness.

. >> well, i remember it wasn't that long ago, bill richardson, former u.s. ambassador to the u.n., he went to cuba hoping to bring alan gross out of cuba with him. they wouldn't even let him see alan gross. >> that's right. that's right. and he -- they got very upset with some of the words he used when he spoke. and so that was an excuse for him not to visit alan. >> so let's be precise. what would you like president obama to do? >> i think you'd have to ask him what it takes. i want obama to take alan seriously. to take the situation seriously. he's the leader of the nation. he's the one who can go to the state department, to go to the justice department. whatever department's involved and say, let's make this work. he could do it tomorrow if he wanted to. >> but they all have issued statements that they would like alan gross freed. they're doing what they can. but they're not about to release those four cuban prisoners in the united states, if, in fact, that is the cuban demand. >> we don't know if that's the cuban demand, and as far as i'm concerned, and

some like bill richardson thinks the se sheem is using him as a bargaining chip. >> they want somethingpast they got jimmy carter and president clinton. i used to be the second string and i got a couple out. but in this case, there has to be some kind of an end game. the fact that they have two. the fact that one of them is a war veteran. >> cnn's pentagon correspondent live at the pentagon, barbara starr. my dad was a war veteran. that must have been very painful for him to do? >> swee decision diplomats have been able to visit him and bring in medication for his heart that we are told he needs. but still, of course, carol, his family wants him home. north koreanian state media released video of '85-year-old merrill newman reading a handwritten policy. >> in u.s. and western countries there is misleading information and propaganda about -- >> reporter: they say he's guilty of big crimes when he fought for the u.s. in the korean war. and now 60 years later, planning to try to meet up with anti-come myist grill las. but was he coerced into a confession? >> the two biggest signs were impe

one thing that a former ambassador and governor bill richardson has suggested that rodman could comehe poured cold water on that saying he didn't think rodman would brief state official -- >> kill my mike. >> hello? anyway, of course the big question right now -- >> i'm sorry, tapper. i had to cough. i'm fighting a cold. forgive me. not beautiful. >> that must have been quite a hairball you had in there. then the last issue, of course, you threw me a little with that, i have to say. the last issue, of course, is this u.s. citizen who is being held captive but what's interesting about kenneth bae is that rodman said at the end, after he got back from his last trip, that it wasn't his responsibility to ask about kenneth bae. bae's sister has pleaded with rodman to beg for her brother's release, but apparently that's not in the cards. rodman said don't ask me about that, ask barack obama, ask hillary clinton, ask those blank-holes. i guess he's not really in the hostage rescuing business these days. >> wow. >> hard to really look at these trips as anything other than publicity stunts at

ambassador bill richardson who says his north korean contacts aren't responding told cnn on sunday kim jong-un isn't following the pattern of releasing americans after getting a confession. >> so this is baffleing, but this is a few regime of the new leader. and i suspect he's sending different signals but nobody know what is those signals are. >> reporter: richardson is one of the leading experts in the united states. he has great contacts with the north korean leadership. the fact that he says they are not responding is of some concern. chris. >> it makes sense, barra. in the next hour we will speak with the sister of kenneth bae. >>> much more ahead on "new day" is healthcare.gov fixed? what republicans saying they are not impressed. we will break it down in our political gut check ahead. >> we will see how it goes. >>> also, you are looking at amazon's amazing plans him could this be your next delivery vehicle? a drone. that's right. >> that flying bar-b-que bringing your book to you. >> i was going to say that. >> it looks like hibachi. at verizon. let's go... let's go... let's go

bill: ryan tannehill making the throw to mike wallace. big fellow, sheldon richardson from one yard out. geno smith, look at the effort here and gets into the end zone. 14-7 jets. boomer: pittsburgh steelers. a miami loss. a baltimore loss and san diego loss. bell with that five-yard touchdown run. james: coach had a little extra juice in that highlight. boomer: trent richardson goes n. shannon: matt ryan. jason snelling. absorbed the big hit from thomas davis and into the end zone. thank you. into the end zone he goes. cam newton just popped a touchdown to ted ginn jr. dan: these folks have families too. they have to show up and pay the bills. bill: the only touchdown here comes from door darrel patterson, a rookie, took it 50 yards on the run. etroit 56 yards at the half. dan: there is the texans. matt schaub is having a good first half. james: we look at ted ginn getting it done. shannon: that is cam newton. why are you jumping? he scored anyway. james: say for whatever reason. andy dalton. boomer: he got off to a bad start and a little nerves but a nice play by cor

bill: ryan tannehill making the throw to mike wallace. big fellow, sheldon richardsonth, look at the effort here and gets into the end zone. 14-7 jets. boomer: pittsburgh steelers. a miami loss. a baltimore loss and san diego loss. bell with that five-yard touchdown run. james: coach had a little extra juice in that highlight. boomer: trent richardson goes n. shannon: