where is bob gates? bob gates has been so great, he started of saying bad things about me and then he said great things and now i like him. [laughter] bob.dent trump: thank you, it is a great honor to be back here with all of my friends at the american legion, at your national convention. i want to thank governor sandoval for being here, dean heler -- hoeller is here, caught the first flight out. i want to thank him for being here. the american legion embodies this. -- the spirit of patriotism that is the true source of our strength and the best hope for our future. you love our country. you cherish our values. and you definitely defend our great american flag. no doubt about that. [applause] above all else, you believe in america just like america believes in you. [applause] president trump: today, we are here to honor you for the sacrifices you have made to defend our nation and preserve our way of life. but we are also here for another reason. we are here to hold you up as an example of strength, curr

bob gates has been so great. started off saying bad things about me and then he said great things and now i like him. [laughter] thank you, bob. it's a great honor to be back here. with all of my friends. at the american legion. national convention. i want to thank governor sandoval for being here. dean heller is here. someplace or will shortly be here. he caught the first flight out. for beingthank him here. the american legion embodies the spirit of patriotism. that is the true source of our forngth and the best hope our future. you love our country. you cherish our values. ouryou definitely defend great american flag. no doubt about that. [applause] above all else, you believe in america. just like america believes in you. [applause] to honor youhere for the sacrifices you have made to defend our nation and preserve our way of life. we are also here for another reason. we are here to hold you up as an example of strength, courage and resolve that our country will need to overcome the many challenges that we fa

and former svete of defense bob gates. where is bob gates. he started saying bad things about me, then he said great things, and now i like him. thank you, bob. it's a great honor to be back here with all of my friends at the american legion and your national convention. i want to thank governor sand sandoval for being here. dean heller is here someplace or somewhere, be scheer shortly. the american legion embodies the spirit of patriotism. the true source of our strength and the best hope for our future. you love our country. you cherish our values, and you definitely defend our great american flag. no doubt about that. [cheers and applause] president: above all he is you believe in america just like america believes in you. [ applause ] president: today we are here to honor you for the sacrifices you have made to defend our nation and preserve our way of life. we are also here for another reason. we are here to hold you up as an example of strength, courage, and resolve that our country will need to overcome the many challenges that we face

va secretary david chilken, and former secretary of defense bob gates. where is bob gates? he has been so great. he started off saying bad things about me, now he said great things and now i like him. thank you, bob. it is a great honor to be back here with all of my friends at the american legion. and your national convention. i want to thank governor sandoval for here. dean heller is here somewhere. i want to thank dean heller for being here. the american he will john embodies the statement of patriotism. it is a true strength of source and the best hope for our future, you love our country, you cherish our values, and you definitely defend our great american flag, no doubt about that. above all else, you believe in america just like america believes in you. [ cheers and applause ] today, we are here to honor you for the sacrifices that you have made to defend our nation and preserve our way of life. but we're also here for another reason. we're here to hold you up as an example of strength, courage, and resolve that our country will need to overcome the many challenges t

va secretary, and former secretary of defense bob gates. where is bob gates? he started off saying bad things about me and then he said great things and now i like him. thank you, bob. it's a great honor to be back here with all of my friends at the american legion. and your national convention. i want to thank governor sandoval for being here, dean heller is here some place or will shortly be here. he's caught the first flight out, so i want to thank dean heller, senator, for being here. the american legion embodies the spirit of patriotism that is the true source of our strength and the best hope for our future. you love our country. you cherish our values, and you definitely defend our great american flag. no doubt about that. above all else, you believe in america just like america believes in you. today, we are here to honor you for the sacrifices you have made to defend our nation and preserve our way of life. but we're also here for another reason. we are here to hold you up as an example of strength, courage, and resolve that our country will need to o

bob gates has been at this table many times. he says that all the time. problem we have is within three or four square miles. sen. flake: if we can't come together on debt and deficit or basic things, -- charlie: taxes and spending, commitments to things like science and research. sen. flake: you bet. and immigration. how we deal with that. long-term issues, health care. charlie: politicians say you will get defeated if you depend on that. sen. flake: yes. that may be the case, but i think politicians have to recognize there are some things that are more important than reelection. that's why it was difficult to write this book. i'm up for election. charlie: i read that you are behind. sen. flake: frankly, a year out, just about anybody in washington in the polls, you can discount them. having said that, it is a tough time to write a book like this. knew, and that's about it. i didn't want to be talked out of it. i knew it was important. certainly it is not the easiest reelection. campaigns are risk-averse. you don't want to introduce any variables that ma

. >> charlie: bob gates says that all the time. the problem we have is three square miles. >> if we can't come together on debt and deficit and basic things -- >> charlie: taxes and spending. commitment to things like science and research. >> and immigration. how we deal with that. long-term issues long-term issues, health care. >> charlie: politicians say you'll get defeated if you depend on that. >> yeah, that may be the case but we politician have to recognize there's some things more important than re-election. and it was difficult to write this book. >> charlie: i heard you're behind? >> you can discount the polls but having said that it's a tough time to write a book like this. >> charlie: you department -- your family didn't know. >> and it's not the easiest path to re-election. campaigns are risk averse and you don't want to introduce any variables. it makes some people upset but i felt it was important enough to do. and just to deal with the consequences because we're in a bad way now and have to come together as a country

as having been a recommendation to trump from condoleezza rice and from obama's defense secretary bob gates. as if trump was taking tons of advice from people like that when he was setting up his cabinet. remember, trump installed his bankruptcy lawyer as ambassador to israel. he put his top fund-raiser in as treasury secretary. he put his son's wedding planner in charge of federal housing in new york and new jersey. he named his son-in-law and daughter as senior presidential advisers. he made his bodyguard the director of oval office of operations and newt gingrich's wife in rome as the ambassador to the vatican. you really think he held out on the job of secretary of state until he found someone condoleezza rice approved of? i mean, every name is a strange thing that donald trump picked rex tillerson to be secretary of state. but tillerson did have decades of experience with vladimir putin. he's thought to be closer to putin than any other american. putin pinned the highest civilian honor on rex tillerson's lapel a few years ago when they completed the largest oil deal in the history of t

as having been a recommendation to trump from condoleeza rice and from obama's defense secretary bob gates if trump was taking tons of advice from people like that when he was setting up his cabinet. i mean remember, trump installed his bankruptcy lawyer as ambassador to israel. he put the top fundraiser in as treasury secretary. he put his son's wedding planner in charge of federal housing in new york and new jersey. he named his son-in-law and his daughter as senior presidential advisors. he made his bodyguard the director of oval office operations. he put newt gingrich's wife in rome as the ambassador to the vatican. you really think he held out on the job of secretary of state until he found someone konld li kon condoleeza rice approved of? it remains a strange thing that he picked rex tillerson to be secretary of state. but tillerson did have decades of experience with putin. he is thought to be closer to putin than almost any other american. putin pinned russia's highest honor on rex tillerson's lapel around the same time that tillerson's company completed the largest oil deal in the

believing that he could bring --artisanship -- bob gates the most difficult problem for america he said is not in any foreign land, it is three square miles between virginia and maryland. lots of people agree that washington is the problem. , on the oneterms of hand, john boehner, on the other hand barack obama. how do we deal with that? >> what we are up against is severe. people living in alternative universes in terms of media they consume. charlie: they only watch what they believe? >> and they don't see the same thing happening. if you only watch fox or msnbc -- then you have gerrymandering and voter suppression. these are huge. campaign finance. i will give you an optimistic don't seeis -- i washington dramatically changing overnight given that combination of forces arrayed against it. the policy innovation that has real-world impact that we are seeing at the state and local level is dramatic. donald trump just pulled out of the paris agreement. thosee likely to hit goals anyway because republican governors in a lot of states are recognizing clean energy future. corporate america

propagates -- bob gates said to me the most difficult problem in america is not in any foreign land.roblem isfficult the three square miles between virginia and maryland. lots of people agree washington is a problem. gridlock between john boehner and barack obama. has do we deal with that? whatt we are up against -- we are up against is significant. charlie: they watch what says what they believe. >> if all you do is watch fox news, all you see is one thing. then you have gerrymandering and voter suppression. these are huge problems for our democracy. and then campaign finance. i will give you an optimistic take on this, which is i don't see washington dramatically changing overnight given that combination of forces. but the policy innovation that has real-world impact we are seeing at the state and local level is dramatic. donald trump just pulled out of the paris climate achievement -- agreement. we are likely to hit our goals because even republican governors are recognizing -- charlie: and corporate america. >> and corporate america has fully bought into it. the decisions they ar

bob gates said to me, the most difficult problem for america is not in any foreign land.he most difficult problem is three square miles between virginia and maryland. >> yeah. charlie: lots of people agree that washington is the problem. the gridlock in terms of, on the one hand, john boehner, and on the other, barack obama. how do we deal with that? >> first of all, what we're up against is really severe. you got people living in alternative universes in terms of the media be concerned. charlie: they only watch what they believe? >> and they don't see the same thing happening. if all you did was watch fox news or msnbc then you have , gerrymandering and voter suppression. these are huge problems. and then campaign finance. but i will give you an optimistic take on this, which is, i don't see washington to medically changing overnight given that combination of forces arrayed against it. but the policy innovation that has real-world impact that we are seeing at the state and local level, is dramatic. donald trump just pulled out of the paris agreement. we are likely to hit

pope, never do something like that, especially because some people in the cia were even arguing -- bob gates writes about this -- some people argued that the soviets saw the pope as offering stability in the communist empire, which i think is insane that anybody would think that. but some people believed that. so this was a dogfight in the agency. the italians were investigating the shooting. people wanted to know if we were investigating the shooting. there were three or four occasions when reagan was asked in press conferences -- are you guys looking into this? reagan would say the italians are looking into this. digital in washington, senator al d'amato in others, were pushing and pushing, bill casey, you guys need to look into this. so bill casey set up an internal investigation. i was told it was done by two young women who did dynamite research, ran circles around the establishment with the research they did, and they concluded in an internal report that to this day has not been fully released, hasn't been declassified, april, -may 1985, they concluded, the small group concluded that t

bob gates said to me, you know, the most difficult problem for america is not in any foreign land. the most difficult problem is three square miles between virginia and maryland. >> yeah. >> rose: lots of people agree that washington is the problem. gridlock happened in terms of between, on the one hand, john boehner and on the other hand barack obama. how do we deal with that? >> first of all, what we're up against is really severe. you've got people living in alternative universes in terms of the media they consume. >> rose: right. they watch what says they believe. >> and they don't even see the same country. they don't see the same thing happening. if all you did was fox news, you think one thing. if you watch nbc, another. then you have the gerrymandering and voter suppression problem and huge democracy and campaign finance. but i don't see washington changing overnight but the policy innovation that has real-world impact that we are seeing at the state and local level is dramatic. donald trump just pulled out of the paris climate agreement. we are likely to hit our paris clim

just like bob gates last year, there is always someone who wants to make a dramatic entrance area -- entrance. [laughter] turn it over to a person everybody knows, and turns, executive director of the aspen -- nick burns, executive director of the aspen strategy group. tell when you first came here and why. >> the first time i came here was 1972. it was at the end of my sophomore year in college, and i was a student in the aspen music festival school at the time. [applause] experiencing all those amazing pianists, i went back to denver and changed my major. [laughter] [applause] >> good afternoon, everybody. before walter goes away, i think extraordinary leadership with the aspen institute over 14 years, we all ought to pay tribute to him. [applause] thank you all for being here. i'm burns, director of the aspen strategy group. , director of the aspen strategy group. we are resolutely nonpartisan. i was at that first meeting 30 years ago with our chairman emeritus and the former secretary of defense, the founding fathers. we also have a lot of founding mothers at this institution. we

just like bob gates last year, always a buddy who wants to make a dramatic enters. let me turn it over to a person everybody knows, nick burns, the executive director of the aspen strategy group and an old friend of the institute. i do want to say you have been here many times, you are now cochairing this, but tell me when you first came here and why. in 1972 and ias was a student in the aspen music festival school at the time. [applause] ms. rice: after experiencing all those amazing pianists in the school, i went back to gender -- denver and changed my major. [applause] >> good afternoon. before walter goes away, given his extraordinary leadership of the aspen institute, over 14 years, we ought to pay tribute to him. [applause] mr. burns: thank you for being here. i am nick burns, the director of aspen strategy group. we are a rare commodity in washington, d.c. we are nonpartisan, and we are resolutely nonpartisan. we are meeting here for the 34th year. meeting 34 at that years ago, along with prince gro scowcroft. we believe that republicans and democrats and ind

bob gates said to me, the most difficult problem for america is not in any foreign land, the most difficult problem is 3 square miles between virginia and maryland. >> yeah. >> rose: lots of people agree that washington is the problem. gridlock that happened in terms, between on the one hand john boehner and the other hand barack obama. how do we deal with that? >> well, first of all, what we're up against is really severe. you've got people living in alternative universes in terms of the media. >> rose: they watch what says what they believe. >> and they don't even see the same country. they don't see the same thing happening. if all you did was watch fox news, you think one thing frk you watch msnb krks you think another. you have the jerrymandering problem and voter suppression problems, huge problems for our democracy and of course campaign finance. but i will give you an optimistic take on this, which is i don't see washington dramically changing overnight given that combination of forces against it but the policy innovation that has real world impact that we are seeing at the state an

she is on her way from the airport but just like bob gates last year, somebody who wants to make a dramatic entrance. [laughter] let me turn it over to a person everybody knows, digg barnes, the executive director of the aspen strategy group and an old friend of the institute. have been here many times and joined the board and are cochairing this did the year you first came here and why? >> first year was 1972, i was at the end of my sophomore year in college and i was a student in the aspen music festival school. [applause] experiencing all those amazing musicians i went back to denver and changed my major. [laughter] [applause] >> good afternoon. before walter goes away, i think, given his extraordinary leadership of the aspen institute over 14 years, we should pay tribute to him. [applause] >> thank you all for being her. i am nick burns, the director of the aspen's presence group and we are a rare commodity in washington, d.c., nonpartisan. are nonpartisan and meeting billfor the 34th year, perry and -- they founding fathers and we have founding mothers of this institution. we believe t

secretary david shill kin, and form are secretary bob gates. tarted off saying bad things, then said great things, and now i like him thank you, bob it's a great honor to be back here with all of my friends at the american legion. and your national convention i want to thank governor sandoval for being here, dean heller is here someplace or will shortly be here. he's caught the first flight out, so i want to thank senator heller for being here. the american legion embodies the spirit of patriotism that is the true source of our strength and the best hope for our future you love our country, you cherish or values, and you definitely defend or great american flag, no doubt about that. above all else, you believe in america, just like america believes in you 679 today we are here to honor the sacrifices yo have made. we are also here for another reason we are here to hold you up as an example of strength, courage and resolve that our country will need to overcome the many challenges that we face. we are here to draw inspiration from you, as we seek

i understand you went in because bob gates, a man i have extraordinary respect for said that if you gotou are offended by what this president said in the past or not, you must go in, serve america. i think it was written by others as well. ross was really deeply offended by donald trump, but he said we have to come together now. this guy whether we like it or not, has been elected president. if you can serve the country, maybe you can help. maybe you can be a moderating voice. i thought the same thing. at this point, it's just not the case anymore. he can't be moderated, and if you're somebody like gary cohn, get out while you can. >> bob costa, thank you, frank thank you as well. and still ahead on "morning joe," how big business broke up with donald trump. it's not that hard to do, you know. stephanie rule has exclusive reporting on the breaking point between the white house and america's top ceos, but first, two years ago south carolina state house took down the confederate flag. now baltimore's mayor is confronting her city's legacy, and she joins us next to discuss that. tonight, y

he was an assistant to secretary panetta and also bob gates. so this is a man who knows d.c. hero and legend in the marine corps. he is person that worked with congress, with the political structure in the capital. so we have great expectations and president has full confidence. stuart: got it. i want to turn to venezuela. the country is in chaos as you know. we proposed sanctions on the maduro and some of his top officials. are we going to stick at that? are we going to keep sanctions or do you think maybe there is another step involved here where we get serious, not necessarily militarily but take a stronger position on venezuela? >> so, stuart, we are not an intervention it white house. this is not some kind of a neoconservative 2.0 but the fact is, maduro, president maduro is a dictator and we're going to encourage all of the governments of the hemisphere to hold the individuals of that regime responsible no matter how their rank in. if they're suppressing citizens, innocent women, children and men, we wish all the western community and hemisphere to hold that regime acco

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. >> pam kahanic began working here in 1988, the same year she married her husband, bob kahanic, the prison's gate manager supervisor. >> we first met in 1994 and got married in may of 1998. pam works in the garment factory. she's on the other side of the facility from where i'm at. every now and then i'll go over there during my lunch hour and we'll have a lunch break together. >> but on december 12, 2007, bob had to attend a meeting about 100 miles from the prison. >> well, it was about 3:00. and we were going to shut down at 3:30. so i had my paperwork. and i thought, well, i'll run it over here real quick and get ready for the next day. >> as kahanic made her way through the nearly empty factory, an off-duty inmate shipping clerk appeared at the door. >> he was an inmate that everybody trusted. which i know you shouldn't trust any of them, but you have to trust them to a certain point because you're working with them every day. >> the inmate said he needed to get something from one of the sewing stations. >> this was the machine. and i reached down and opened the drawer just like this and he w

i recognize bob as one of the men waiting patiently at the gate. he is coming over here. it's the same elated tone she used whenever she spotted her son at a white house event as soon as bob steps inside the room he identifies himself to the guard. haldeman, number 148963v. i cringe. we push forward to greet him but bob is distracted, guiding us towards the door on the opposite side he tells us to hurry if we want to get seats at a table in the patio. the guys told me outside is the best place to be, he explains. the three of us step out into a small grassy area which is enclosed on three sides by the l-shaped visitor center and the camp chapel. the fourth side is open to the road where a painted white line runs along the edge of the asphalt. bob doesn't relax until we are seated at one with of the picnic tables. as we ate, bob and his mother are both at ease and animated, while i feel restrained and out of sorts. sharing stories with us he describes an overly strict guard. he talks about one of the guys who tried to blow up his mother's plane after he took out life insura

bob melvin on the other. --top 1st-- giants swinging. buster posey opposite field...rbi single. 2-nothing giants right out of the gates.--later in the inning- nick hundley.... hits it flush straight back to center field. that caps off a 5-run frame. sean manaea...frustrated at the horrendous start. --his teammates trying to make it right. bottom 5th-- matt joyce...put him down for two runs...as he sends a bomb to right. giants still up 7-4. -in the 6th-posey went 3- for-4 tonight, so he was intentionally walked. next up is hunter pence.. first pitch he sees is good for a 3-run jack. giants with 10-runs off of 14-hits. jeff samardzija...gets the win after going 8-strong. 10-4 san francisco your final. series moves to at&t park tomorrow night. meanwhile, steph curry has conquered the basketball world... so now the mvp feels it's time to try his hand at golf. the two- time nba champion taking a practice round this afternoon at stonebrae in hayward... as he gets ready to compete in the web-dot-com tour's ellie mae classic. this is his first pro tournament. he made the field as part of a sponsor's exemption... but he has sh

bob is exactly right in a lot of ways, bannon is a disrupter. he's not an insider. he's an outsider. he is good at charging the gates from the outside. and i think he will return to doing just that. that's why he was valuable to donald trump in the election. he certainly helped to get donald trump elected. it's not to say that he is somehow trump's brain or anything like that. donald trump and steve bannon arrived at the -- in agreement on so many issues independent of one another. and they both believed them. and i think in that respect, the trump agenda is in good hands. the question is, will republicans on capitol hill defe defend. >> to his base, did they lose this week? >> no, i don't think they did. because trump is still in the white house. trump still believes everything that he did when he ran in the campaign. we have seen him holdfast on things like the environment, illegal immigration, international trade. he's not wavered on any of those things. so, no, i don't think they lost and i think if anything they may have gained a very loud, powerful voice on the outside, who is now unrestrained from white house considerations. >