right now in virginia a formal departure ceremony is underway for chuck hagel. moments from now, we will hear from the president and vice president and we'll bring those remarks to you live. hagel's resignation came mainly from the way he handled the crisis in the middle east. today the jordanian government announced it was ready to swap a convicted terrorist in exchange for a jordanian air force pilot being held by isis. she was captured after her explosive vest failed to detonate. if the swap is carried out, this would be the second time a country has agreed to a swap for a terrorist. both japan and jordan are members of the u.s. coalition against isis. the president and a large delegation traveled to riad to offer condolences on the death of king abdullah. joining me now are my guests. andrea, let me start with you first. in terms of the departure of chuck hagel, this has been a sort of drawn out and awkward affair. the secretary of defense has taken to the air waves to express his concerns with perhaps his own departure but the issues at the pentagon as he se

during an exclusive interview with cnn, defense secretary chuck hagel said the option is still on ther pentagon correspondent barbara star has more for us. >> i asked secretary hagel if he thought it was possible, a small number of u.s. troops might get sent to the front lines in iraq to help iraqi combat troops do things like picking out targets. he made clear it's an idea that cannot yet be ruled out. >> he said to his combatant commanders, sefkly general dempsey, if you believe and you want to recommend, you think you need to recommend to me to the president that we should look at other options, then i want you to bring those recommendations to me. that so far has not happened. whether that would happen in the future, again, the president has said to his commanders, if you think this is what's going to be required, i need to know it. you need to make the recommendation. and i'll listen. >> what do you think? >> well, i think just as the president said and the advice i have given the president is what general dempsey has is that we have to look at all the options. and i think it may

a stunning admission from outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel. in an interview with barbara star hagel admits he felt pressure from the white house to release terror suspects faster from gitmo. those comments come after reports surfaced that a gitmo detainee released as part of the deal that freed american p.o.w. sergeant bowe bergdahl may have made contact with suspected taliban associates. let's get more on this now from barbara. >> i began by asking defense secretary chuck hagel about the deal to release five detainees from gitmo in exchange for getting sergeant bergdahl back. and then an extraordinary moment of candor. >> not everyone at white house agreed with me. >> on what part of this? >> probably on the pace of releases. >> because you've been cautious? >> because i had the responsibility and i play my own game here and that is because by law i am the one, the one official in government charged with certification of release of detainees. >> have you had pressure? >> we've had a lot of conversations. >> what he is talking about is the pre

defense department held an elaborate farewell ceremony today to honor outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel. president obama was joined by vice president biden as they thanked hagel for his service at ft. myer in virginia. hagel says he is very proud of his time as secretary of defense and expects to keep a low profile at the pentagon while remaining on the job several more weeks. >>> u.s. attorney loretta lynch is seeking to become the first african american woman to serve as attorney general. she answered some heated questions today before the senate including the president's recent executive action to protect millions of illegal immigrants from deportation. she said illegal immigrants have just as much right to work here as american citizens adding certainly if someone is here regardless of status i would prefer they would be participating in the workplace than not participating in the workplace. >>> pope francis offered his view on family life, specifically fatherhood. in his weekly address the leader of the catholic church said fathers often dedicate themselves to work and other intere

. >>> a formal farewell for former press secretary chuck hagel. this all comes on the heels of the president's trip to india and saudi arabia. the president and first lady returned to d.c. this morning. the first lady got a lot of attention on social media for not wearing a head scarf or veil. in saudi arabia women are expected to cover their heads. according to "the washington post" more than 1500 tweets related to. tracie what's on the president's agenda today? >> reporter: he's got those remarks to say good-bye to chuck hagel today, but now dealing with a number of issues on capitol hill. we understand the president heard quite a bit from his own party before he even got off that plane. >> reporter: before president obama arrived at the white house early this morning, sources tell us top democrat nancy pell lows zi was on air force one convincing him not to tax college savings plans. the white house now con dpirms he's dropping that idea. key democrats and republicans agree it would hurt the middle class. >> we need opportunities to empower and

clearly a lot of those detainees from gitmo who are redecembered go back to the battlefield, even chuck hagel has said at that, by the way, he said we know that some of the detainees that have come out of gitmo have gone back to the fight, the battlefield. that means they are costing us a lot of money when they commit terror. >> well that's right and it's not just money david it's also the fact that what price do you put on those mnt lives that these terrorists then go back and take? >> and gitmo is not a jail like it is in the united states, it's a prisoner of war camp and by the way the prisoners there are treated far better than most pow-s were in previous wars. the cost is not about cost. closing gitmo would be immensely costly they do go back to the battlefield and the idea that you can treat them like domestic prisoners is preposterous. this is a war. gitmo is a pow camp, period. >> rick, let's get back to what the president was saying. i know there are issues and we can talk about them beyond the money, but the president said we would save money if we released the prisoners, but the co

medical standards that the pentagon is referring to date from a time when secretary of defense chuck hagel60s and 70s vintage and our understanding of trans gender people and identities has advanced significantly since then. the pentagon is way out of step with the american psychiatric association, the american medical association and with 18 of our allies who figured this out a long time ago. >> there's a report back from 2014 from the palm center that concluded this our central conclusion forming and policies is administratively feasible and not burdensome. that was even co-led by a number of insiders of former acting surgeon general. what's the holdup? >> that's a really, really good question. what is the holdup? it's a question that 15,000 actively serving transgender people and over 125,000 transgender veterans would love to ask secretary of defense hagel. as you mentioned, he's the one who said himself almost a year ago that it was time for these policies to be reviewed and he's right. what we lack at this point, it seems, is leadership. we lack will of our leaders in the pentagon to

then a formal farewell for defense secretary chuck hagel. next week confirmation hearings take place for ashton carter hagel's proposed replacement. and all of this comes on the heels of the president's trip to india and saudi arabia. the president and first lady returned to d.c. early this morning. before they left though the first lady got a lot of attention on social media for not wearing a head scarf or veil. in saudi arabia women are expected to cover their heads. exceptions are made typically, for foreigners though. >>> well according to the "washington post," more than 1,500 tweets were sent with the hashtag translating to "michelle obama unveiled." nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. so, tracie what's on the president's agenda today? >> reporter: pretty busy day. he's going to say good-bye to chuck hagel, outgoing defense secretary. he'll make some remarks there this afternoon. but first, he's got to deal with congress. and from what we're hearing, betty, he already got an earful from his own party before he stepped off that pl

right now in virginia a formal departure ceremony is underway for chuck hagel. hear from the president and vice president and we'll bring those remarks to you live. hagel's resignation came mainly from the way he handled the crisis in the middle east. today the jordanian government announced it was ready to swap a convicted terrorist in exchange for a jordanian air force pilot being held by isis. she was captured after her explosive vest failed to

that's the story of chuck hagel's life. i'll close with a story that came about last year. ory about when we were traveling in iraq and chuck wore these pair of hush puppy bedroom slipper shoes out into the desert and the flaps started opening up and his toes were sticking out but i'm going to skip that story. he then ended up buying me a pair which i have never worn i'm proud to say. this is a different story. one day last year i was in the oval office and chuck came in for what i thought would be our regular weekly meet, ubut he had a guest and he introduced us. his name was jerome skip johnson. friendly guy grandfather, and he was from my hometown of chicago. chuck explained that skip lieutenant johnson had been his platoon commander in vietnam. they had lost touch until chuck tracked him down. this was the first time they reunited in nearly 50 years. and chuck just wanted to bring skip to the oval office to say hello to the president. to meet his family. including his young grandsons. and chuck told me about how it had been 1968 with protests and race riots back home cau

defense secretary chuck hagel said the option is still on the table. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr has more. >> i asked secretary hagel if he thought it was possible a small number of u.s. troops might get sent to the front lines in iraq to help iraqi combat troops do things like picking out targets. he made clear it's an idea that cannot yet be ruled out. >> he said to his combatant commanders specifically general dempsey and general austin if you believe and you want to recommend, you think you need to recommend to me to the president that we should look at other options then i want to you bring those recommendations to me. that so far has not happened. whether that would happen in the future again, the president has said to his commanders if you think this is what's going to be required i need to know it. you need to make the recommendation and i'll listen. >> what do you think? >> well i think just as the president has said and the advice i've given the president, what general dempsey has, is that we have to look at all the options, and

ground troops may be needed to fight the terrorist group according to defense secretary chuck hagel who sat down with cnn for an exclusive interview. hagel who has openly disagreed with the administration is scheduled to leave office in matter of i dos. yesterday employees lined the halls of the pentagon to show their appreciation. hagel offered his resignation in november after pressure from the white house. but, as hagel prepares to leave, the big question remains, will u.s. troops be returning to the fight in iraq. cnn's pentagon correspondent barbara starr has more for us. >> reporter: i asked secretary hagel if he thought it was possible a small number of u.s. troops might get sent to the front lines in iraq to help iraqi combat troops do things like picking out targets. he made clear it's an idea that cannot yet be ruled out. >> he side you think you need to recommend to me, the president, that we should look at other options, i want you to bring those recommendations to me. that so far has not happened. whether that would happen in the future again, the president has said to his

chuck hagel says i'm responsible for national security on this.gn any of the transfers unless i'm convinced it's right thing to do. on the bergdahl one he is convinced. he thinks the problem with the one detainee can be handled. truly, an extraordinary admission from the secretary in his last few days in office that yes, he was pressured by the white house. >> he certainly very very blunt by the outgoing defense secretary. barbara, we will revise all of the suggestions at the time of his announcement of his resignation that he wasn't very happy with what was going on the pressure he was getting from the white house, right? >> i think that this now is a big hint perhaps even just straight up an acknowledgement by chuck hagel in his final days that he will say what he thinks. he has been under pressure since all of it was he fired, was he pushed out, did he resign? it's clear there were differences with the white house. he was a real gentleman about it trying not to say too much. but we know in the last few days in office we now know his view is he

while the outgoing secretary of defense, chuck hagel just admitted on camera tonight that the white house wanted detainees freed from gitmo faster than he was comfortable with. >> not everyone at the white house has agreed with me. >> on what part of this? >> probably on the pace of releases. >> have you had pressure? >> we've had a lot of conversations. >> with the white house? >> yes. and congress. and the press. >> i don't think it was thoroughly vetted who the five guys were. i think the five guys turn out to be problematic -- i do know this. a number of key people in the administration were not consulted before the trade was made. >> uh-huh. earlier tonight i spoke with pentagon press secretary rear admiral john kirby about the controversy behind this deal. great to see you, admiral kirby. thank you so much for being here. can you assure the american people that these five guys do not pose any threat to the united states? >> what i can assure the american people is that we are working closely with the government of qatar to mitigate any potential threat to the maximum degree possible

secretary chuck hagel says help may be needed in iraq. he told barbara starr he doesn't think a redeployment of troops is necessary quite yet but he's considering all options in iraq including sending troops in noncombat roles. the u.s. has already committed over 4,000 troops to training and advisory roles in iraq. secretary hagel also says he has no regrets about swapping guantanamo bay detainees for an american prisoner of war despite the fact that he tried to return to militant activity. white house officials put pressure on him to incompetent crease the pace of the detainee transfers out. closing. >> not everyone at the white house has agreed on me. >> reporter: on what part of this? >> probably on the pace of releases. >> reporter: because you've been cautious? >> because i have the responsibility and i play my own game here and that is because by law i am the one official in government charged with certification of release of detainees. i take that responsibility very seriously. >> reporter: have you had pressure? >> we've had a lot

and that's the story of chuck hagel's life. i'll close with a story that came about last year. i was going to tell the story about when we were traveling in iraq, and chuck wore these pair of sort of hush puppy bedroom slipper shoes out into the dessert, and the flaps started opening up and his toes were sticking out. but i'm going to skip that story. he then ended up buying me a pair -- which i have never worn, i'm proud to say. this is a different story. one day last year i was in the oval office, and chuck came in for what i thought would be our regular weekly meeting. but he had a guest, and he introduced us. his name was jerome “skip” johnson -- a friendly guy, a grandfather, and he was from my hometown of chicago. and chuck explained that skip -- lieutenant johnson -- had been his platoon commander in vietnam. but they had lost touch, until chuck tracked him down. this was the first time they had reunited in nearly 50 years. and chuck just wanted to bring skip to the oval office to say hello to the president -- to meet his family, including his young grandsons. and chuck t

chuck hagel resigned in november. the nominee to replace him, ashton carter is awaiting senate confirmation. >> the federal reserve said it will be patient before raising interest rates. that was the message coming out of the fed. the central bank was upbeat about the economy giving a solid out look for jobs. the risk of inflation is low and remain low moving forward. >> new restrictions may come for drones one after one crashed at the how's grounds this week. now one company is working on a detection and warning system that anyone can buy. lisa stark reports from washington. >> reporter: this is the same model of drone that went down at the white house, a defies 2 feet in -- device 2 feet in diameter. ranging questions about safety. >> it's a powerful reminder on the white house doors. >> there has been a number of troubling incidents. close calls with air planes flights over french nuclear plants attempts to drop drugs into prisons. angela merkel buzzed by activists, upset over her policies and just this month a dro

we are on this on our own. >> defense secretary chuck hagel strongly disagreed. >> i do disagree with the prime minister's comments. i would say further, i don't think they are helpful. we have a coalition of 60 countries that have come together to help iraq. i think the prime minister might want to be a little more mindful of that. >> joining us from austin texas, a special former agent with the state department and vice president from stratford for analysis of security, scott was involved in hundreds of terrorism investigations, good to have you with us. a lot of conflicting medicine. i.s.i.l.'s advances can be halted. iraq needs more help, they are complaining about it. iraq's prime minister was more conciliatory in london. what do you make of all of this? >> i think we'll always have tension. certainly the iraqis will ask for more. i don't think there's any doubt about that. there'll be a reluctance to provide more from the u.s. and allies. you can only go so far. we are not going to see a situation like the surge in 2007, where you have tens of thousands of n.a.t.o. troops coming

chuck hagel's goodbye may not be as long as the four-month audios, it is certainly more awkward.ntine prosecutor following his mysterious death last week found dead a day before he was to testify about covering up a 1994 bombing. joining us tonight to discuss this scandal and the ties to iran and the proximity to the united states in self we have claudio rosette. it is such a great pleasure to have you with us. so let me begin with the gaffe itself, it has gotten some attention in this country. in your judgment is it a subtle matter as to how he died we met was he murdered? >> it is very late -- very likely. it certainly looks like murder and there are many reasons to think that it was. lou: at least we are told that there are no gun residue powders on his hands have you fired and what is it that makes it so compelling in current argentine politics that this man could have been murdered because he gave information. >> it was very likely that he was murdered for incredible dedication and courage this bombing in 1994 in argentina which was the worst terrorist attack in the western

chuck hagel? i mean with yesterday fareed zakaria said which is why we created vice president. >> i'm sure there would have been criticism that it was only the vice president. i don't know the schedules or what the on flicks might have been. this is a case where symbolism is important but the substance of the relationship, the substance of the response to the terrorist attacks, the coordination between the other countries is what really counts. i don't think given what our country has been through when it comes to spectacular terror attacks, given what our country has been through over the last decade plus in coordination very closely to france and the uk and others, i don't think there's any doubt about the u.s. commitment or our alliance with france and other nations. >> there may not be any question about the resolve of the united states and the alliance and as has been pointed out by president obama, among others, france is the united states of america's oldest alley. but you know who was the

it's been a short tenure for chuck hagel from nebraska who took over the department of defense in 2013. president obama had nominated ashton carter to succeed hagel. >>> the drone that crashed on the white house lawn this week is prompting new security questions. one idea being proposed is an alert system that will keep the remote control vehicles out of restricted areas. lisa stark reports. >> this is the same model of drone that went down at the white house. a device about two feet in dime meter. raising questions about safety and security. >> there have been a number of troubling incidents worldwide. close calls with airports. attempts to drop drugs into prisons. and just this month a drone carrying drugs from mexico to the u.s. crashed just short of the border. even a drone as small as then one is very sophisticated. it can be outfitted with cameras for surveillance and much worse. >> they can get very large. they can have explosives biological or chemical agents on them. and in places of large gatherings of people. >> while most drones are used by hobbiests or a few businesses the

. >>> there was a warning from chuck hagel today. stop war for more than a decade is driving more than a few good men out of the military. >> yeah john secretary hagel says he is surprised how often young soldiers tell them they plan to leave the military. the stress is not only draining but also dangerous. after nearly 15 years of war, the top men at the pentagon is admitting the u.s. armed forces are showing strain. >> so we have to pay attention to that. >> reporter: in an interview with npr, chuck hagel said he is worried about the toll of non-stop war especially on an all volunteer force. >> what that means is you keep rotating back into combat tours the same people. four, five, six, combat tours, same people. strain stress consequences of that are -- are showing up. >> reporter: the war in afghanistan has lasted longer than any other for america. u.s. military advisors are now in iraq to help in the fight against isil. and up to 20% of soldiers who return have ptsd. that means the wounds have yet to heal. al jazeera visited the

outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel is worried about the toll of war, especially on an all-volunteer force. >> what that means is you go back into combat tours, the same people. four, five, six combat tours - six people. strain stress consequences of that are showing up. >> the war in afghanistan lasted longer that any other for america. u.s. military advisors are now in iraq to help the fight against i.s.i.l. 20% of soldiers returning from iraq or afghanistan had p.t.s.d. meaning the wounds of war have yet to heel for many veterans and the families that share their pain. al jazeera visited the hughes. jonah, an army veteran survived 10 bomb blasts. his body recovered. his mind never did. >> my mind wonders. i go off and do things. before i know it a few days have passed. >> so he could take a shower and he will literally think it's the morning. >> reporter: he worries about pushing out good soldiers and threatening the future. >> it is the most important asset. it can have all the capabilities, but if you don't have the quality of people you don't have much. >> ashton carter has yet

at the very same time that chuck hagel is saying that tonight a top democrat went on tv to underscorefficials did not sign-off on this bergdahl swap deal. and the white house about an hour and a half ago sent out a note about the policy on the trades are under review. general jack keane four-star general and fox news military analyst. general, what do you think we are seeing tonight? >> well, i think we're seeing finally a public policy that we've had beginning to unravel where we have people trying to defend the indefensible. and admiral kirby who you had on here, reputation as a straight shooter, good guy. but he's defending bad policy. he knows it. you can see it in all of his body language. and that's his job, megyn. he has to stand up there and advocate the policy and why we have it. but he knows full well that releasing those five was bad policy. the governance for that is inadequate as well. we're going to say good-bye to them in may. he's advocating that we may have some mitigating to be able to track them and follow them. i'm highly suspicious of that. i think we can keep the

we heard that from john mccain, diane feinstein last weekend and also from outgoing secretary chuck hagelan interview this past week with barbara starr. i can imagine we're going to be hearing increasing calls for some of this and a big debate going on here in the u.s. in the next couple of weeks. >> it's a great point, erin. thank you for that. let's talk about that with two of our experts, chris voss, former lead international kidnapping negotiator for the fbi joins us also former fbi assistant director tom fuentes is with us as well. chris, to you first, erin's point there hearing from secretary of state john kerry and others along with chuck hagel calling for more intelligence on the ground there. because what can happen even if you're not going to negotiate with terrorists is rescue attempts. and we've seen that on behalf of some of the u.s. hostages who have been held. do you think we need to see that element of this stepped up? >> well i think that we do. and i'd make a critical distinction between negotiation and capitulation. you look at negotiation as communication and an intell

many don't know that secretary chuck hagel had asked to play football himself. not for the dallas cowboys but he wanted to play for the university of nebraska cornhuskers. sports can teach so many valuable lessons and teddy roosevelt also said that the principle to follow is this. headline hard don't foul and shirk but headline hard. and that is certainly the principle that the secretary learned during his time in columbus nebraska, and that includes when he became secretary of art defense. they assured everything they needed and in order to accomplish this around the world. as new challenges are merged, the from russian aggression in the ukraine and others, what he provided leadership ensuring that the department could respond quickly to keep our nation secure. and his leadership did not stop there, he has reinforced the notion that we who work in the defense of the nation are called to live on common lives. the secretary has been an incredible advocate and with the american people, delivering on his promise and people and families he has served. he is a devote

secretary of defense chuck hagel expressed appreciation for his military support, saying from entertainingds of servicemen and women in war zones to his philanthropy that helped veterans struggling with hidden wounds of war, he was a loyal and compassionate advocate for all who served this nation in uniform. he will be dearly missed by the men and women of dod. so many of whom were personally touched by his humor and generosity. >> we've raised over about a million dollars. i think there is more coming in. i feel real good. >> an active supporter of comic relief from its inception in 1986, williams helped raise more than $50 million to combat homelessness. regarding the shocking news of his dear friend's death, billy crystal tweeted, "no words." >> darcy here grew up riding horses. >> williams was also a tireless advocate for st. jude's children's hospital. >> a tough cowgirl, battling a rare and inoperable brain tumor. >> generous, described by those who knew, described by nathan lane, he said what i will always remember about robin, perhaps even more than his comic genius, extraordinary

secretary of defense chuck hagel didn't have too long of a time when he was in the cabinet.dering what in the world unfolded behind closed doors. now, in a new interview he sat down with barbara starr to tell her that he felt pressured to release guantanamo bay detainees faster as the white house was pressuring him. he says he didn't want to go that fast. listen to him. >> not everyone at the white house agrees with me. >> on what part of this? >> probably on the pace of releases. >> because you have been cautious? >> because i had the responsibility and i play my own game here. and that is because, by law, i am the one official in government charged with certification of release of detainees. i take that responsibility very seriously. >> you have had pressure? >> we have had a lot of conversations. >> with the white house? >> yes. and congress. and the press. >> and we have had a lot of commentators on to say it's a joke to say that these are not high risk terrorists. that it's okay for them just to, you know go to qatar or wherever and they are not going to return to the b

what did chuck hagel have to say about that? was that information supposed to be released, is that accurate, is chuck hagel secretary of defense standing by that? >> i heard various revies on that today. we did get confirmation from central demand is 6,000 is the u.s. estimate, to be clear, that's the estimate of number of fighters killed since the start of the campaign some five or six months ago but i heard from some other officials they weren't comfortable, that seemed high, thousands was a better estimate but it's interesting to see secretary hagel today didn't seem comfortable with any such estimate. here's what he had to say. >> it is a measurement, but it is not the measurement. i was in a war where will was a lot of body counts everyday. we lost that war. >> hagel, a vietnam war veteran, the body counts didn't prove to be at all accurate in showing u.s. progress during the vietnam war and clearly, the secretary doesn't want to go that way again. >> so the u.s. ambassador who put that figure out there the 6,000 figure did

late this afternoon, president obama took part in a farewell ceremony for secretary of defense chuck hagel. vice president biden also spoke at the event in arlington. he will leave the pentagon when a successor is confirmed. a senate hearing for the nominee ashton carter is scheduled for next wednesday. attorney general nominee loretta lynch spent the first day of her confirmation hearing defending president obama's immigration policies. lynch spoke to the senate judiciary committee. she agreed with the president's decision to shelter millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation deportation, but she says undocumented immigrants shouldn't have a right to citizenship under the law. new at 6:00 a proposal to decriminalize marijuana possession in virginiahave virginia is now dead. the committee rejected a bill to decriminalize the drug. that measure would have eliminate jail time for possession of marijuana instead of making it punishable by a maximum $100 penalty. happening now, the virginia department of transportation is considering plans to add high occupancy toll lanes to intersta

but i do think it's an acknowledgment of president obama bringing in a chuck hagel, an outsider like this. >> i think the pic of ash carter is an acknowledgment that bob gates is a type of person you need running the pentagon. someone who i call a super staffer someone who's been a super staffer. >> host: i had forgotten until i read the book that he was a crushing from you that prompted the redline, and on syria. walk me through that. the question i have is was very bigger foreign policy in the state that the president made or was this the biggest? >> guest: to management of the arab spring will be the most debated part of the foreign policy going forward because it's not for this, if not for this. i mean, i had a former democratic president who said pushing out mubarak, essentially telling protesters we are with you. pushing gadhafi, telling libyan protesters, we are with you. selling country and sending the message to protesters of any regime that america is going to be there for you. were there for the egyptians, libyans, syrians. you cannot look at the decision to strike at that

this afternoon, he'll speak at a farewell ceremony for outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel. the white house, berman also announcing a reversal of that decision by the president. the president wanted to end the popular 529 college savings account, not end the accounts but end some of the tax benefits for them. after facing an uproar from parents and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, people were pretty furious. the president now calling on congress that pass the 529 provision. >> it's a fascinating argument for people who want to save for college. >>> we have new details about the government worker who accidentally flew a drone onto the white house grounds. the unidentified employee works for the -- get this -- the national geospatial intelligence agency. imagine that we have such an agency. also cnn has learned that he told the secret service that he was drinking before launching the drone. >> don't drink and drone, folks. friends don't let friends drink and drone. >> the president says the incident highlights the need to regulate all unmanned aerial vehicles. >> i've act

outgoing chuck hagel, appears to be leaving as well.g out in at least what he's saying and may not be so eagerly received to the white house. he's talking to barbara starr who joins us now. in terms of what he said what did you tell you that surprised? >> this was pretty extraordinary. only a few more days in office and started talking about the release of detainees from guantanamo bay. the secretary of defense has to approve all of those due to national security concerns. is it safe to let people these out of gtmo? the secretary for the first time talking about his friction with the white house, the pressure he's being getting. >> you've been cautious? zbli had the responsibility and play my own game here. it's because by law, i am the one official in government charged with certification with release of detainees. i take that responsibility very seriously. >> have you had pressure? >> we've had a lot of conversations. >> a lot of conversations. he also talked to you, barbara, about putting u.s. troops on the ground in the fight agains

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defense secretary chuck hagel said in a statement the measure will help maximize u.s.ilitary capabilities in europe and support its nato allies. >> we are consolidating and reducing some existing support infrastructure in order to be more efficient, but we are not affecting our operational capability. >> the department also announced a plan to deploy f-35 joint strike fighter jet squadrons to britain starting in 2020. many european leaders have been increasingly concerned about threats from russia after the crisis in ukraine. >>> a former president of peru has been sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of embezzlement. alberto fujimori is already serving a prison term for human rights abuses. a panel of judges ruled fujimori must repay about $1 million of public funds. he was accused of diverting about $40 million to pay for favorable coverage in tabloid newspapers during his re-election campaign in 2000. the 76-year-old former leader claimed innocence during the trial. he said he had no knowledge of the payment and bore no responsibility. fujimori has indicted

>> the country is grateful for your service, what president obama said to the defense secretary chuck hagelay in a ceremony marking his departure. saying that he strengthened partnerships in the middle east and launched reforms that positioned the military for the future. >>> republican lawmakers advised loretta lynch don't be eric holder, the main message at lynch's confirmation hearing today. president obama's choice to succeed the departing holder. she told the committee if confirmed she would be herself. that she would be loretta lynch. >>> the top democratic representatives in the country are in philadelphia tonight. ahead of president obama's visit here tomorrow. security is visible outside of the sheridan society hotel. and speaking to the congress on friday as the congress men and women strategize about middle-class issues. >>> this is president obama returning home from his overseas trip to saudi arabia and india, aboard the aconic air force one. the presidential plane did to get an upgrade. the pentagon will release the 747s from the 1990s with boeing's newest version of the 747-8

defense secretary chuck hagel said at a statement the measure will help maximize u.s.military capabilities in europe and support its nato allies. >> we are consolidating and reducing some existing support infrastructure in order to be more efficient, but we are not affecting our operational capability. >> the department also announced a plan to deploy f-35 joint strike fighter jet squadrons to britain starting in 2020. many european leaders have an increasingly concerned about threats from russia after the crisis in ukraine. >>> japan's cabinet ministers have approved a new space development plan. it's aimed at improving the country's satellite surveillance system to make japan a safer place. government officials say the increasingly severe security environment around japan has made space more important. the plan calls for six more quasi-zenith satellites that will be used in japan's version of the global positioning system. the country has just one such satellite in orbit at present. the government will also raise the number of intelligence gathering satellites from t

defense secretary chuck hagel himself questioned the value of this or any other body count. >> i have not seen any verification of that number of 6,000 that you refer to. is that the measurement or a significant measurement of progress. it is a measurement. but i don't think it is the measurement. i was in a war when there was a lot of body counts every day and we lost that war. >> reporter: still emboldened by coalition gains, iraqi forces are accelerating preparations to retake mosul. iraq's second largest city, from isis control. across the border in syria, however, where the moderate western-backed ground forces are still awaiting coalition training isis is getting stronger. >> we have rolled back isis presence from some of the towns in iraq. the same can't be said about syria. in addition to areas where isis may have gained ground in syria, you also have the very disturbing prospect that al qaeda's franchise, al nusra, has gained a lot of ground. >> reporter: isis has an alarming ability to replenish its ranks through recruiting new fighters and those fighters continue to flow in

there's outgoing secretary of defense chuck hagel on his last few days. we also saw eric holder. >> they walk in jake. according to seniority, secretary of the treasury second. when those cabinet positions were actually created, so you see what's going on. >> tom, secretary of agriculture, the longest serving members of cabinet. most in the cabinet were not there in his first year. >> there's eric holder the attorney general of the united states. that's john kerry shaking hands with stephen brier, the supreme court justice. so it's an opportunity for all of these people to just schmooze a little bit as they wait the president of the united states. >> secretary kaer rierry just back from france. spoke with francois hollande earlier today about the investigation in the terrorist attacks and hollande reportedly thanked the president for sending secretary of state john kerry last week. >> yeah it's all very very carefully scripted. all of this. and once again, you see eric holder and chuck hagel, the secretary of defense and the attorney general of the united

this afternoon he'll speak at a ceremony for outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel. it would have ended the tax savings of the 529 college funds. he faces an uproar from parents and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. the president now says that congress should go ahead and keep the 529 provisions as they are in the upcoming budget. >> even top democrats in his own party were saying that's going to be a no go for people. >>> new details this morning about the government worker who accidentally flew a drone onto the white house grounds. the unidentified employee works for something called the national geospatial intelligence agency. cnn has learned he told the secret service he was drinking before launching the drone. prompting the joke here on the anchor set, don't drink and drone. the president says the incident highlights the need to regulate all unmanned ariel vehicles. >> i actually asked the faa and a number of agencies to examine how are we managing this new technology? because the drone that landed on the white house you buy at radio shack. you know that the

host: in your piece, you point out there will be a battle over the nomination to replace chuck hagel.t obstacles you think potentially they will face? caller: it will be a battle. it is about using the confirmation hearing to attack the president's policies. you will hear as carter forced to defend why the u. s. has not had more airstrikes sooner, like in syria. why we not be more overt that the u. s. is getting involved in iraq war, because some members feel we should. instead of pulling the wool over the people's eyes saying no boots are on the ground. host: also iran __ you mentioned syria, afghanistan. we're trying to normalize relations with cuba, and new sanctions towards north korea. caller: you have a whole list of areas. president obama talked about having the open hand, instead of a fist. he was criticized for that. cuba was the latest example of a surprise. i've been reporting and discussing with a lot of people. there is a sense that iran is next. it is going out of time now that we normalize relations with iran. it could happen within this administration. that is the kind

and its allies aren't doing enough to stop the terrorist group but defense secretary chuck hagel sayshat the united states' impact on isis has been significant, tangible and measurable. iraq is launching a new offensive against isis today while the country's prime minister says his country feels like it's in this fight alone. >> i do disagree with the prime minister's comments. i would say even further, i don't think they're helpful. we're doing everything we could possibly do to help the iraqis. >> last year the pentagon says that the u.s. gave iraq 1,500 missiles, 250 armored trucks and tens of thousands of guns and bullets for that fight against isis. >>> in the wake of some recent very gruesome plane crashes, aviation safety experts now want advanced technology locators in every u.s. plane that crosses an ocean. airlines say it might be too expensive to do right now. the recommendations come in the wake of the disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370. the national transportation safety board now wants the government to require planes to have tarper-resistant transmitters that

. >>> tonight outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel has said he faced pressure from the white house to speed up detainee transfers from guantanamo bay. he made those comments in an interview with cnn. he also added that he thinks the prisoner swap made for prisoner of war bowe bergdahl was the right decision and he told cnn that the defense department could recommend sending ground troops to fight isis. >>> a federal judge is expressing some skepticism about the constitutionality of the government's no-fly list. the case centers around gulat mohammed who was placed on the no-fly list in 2011 and barred from flying back to the u.s. from kuwait. after a lawsuit was filed he was eventually allowed to return to northern virginia. at a hearing the judge questioned why people on the list have so few options to challenge their status. the ruling from the judge on the no-fly list is not expected for weeks. >>> tonight there's a warning from the water company. it does not give discounts on water rates. the commission sent out an alert to customers saying somebody has been calling customers s

defense industry which saw a lot of change in 2014 including the resignation of the man at the top, chuck hagel, secretary of defense. will new leadership shift the industry's focus in 2015? jane wells has the defense outlook for the year ahead. >> reporter: spending cuts? what spending cuts? pentagon spending hiked to a five year high as the islamic state became america's latest threat. in 2015 we have a republican controlled congress and new defense secretary. here are three predictions. first, hack attack. america runs on the internet and it seems everyone from china to syria is hacking into our computer network. the pentagon boosted the cyber security spending but expect more problems than solutions in 2015. more attacks as defense companies try to figure out what tools are needed and if they even have them. second drone wars. in 2015 growth and unmanned aircrafts will explode on the commercial side and establish defense players like boeing lock i can, general atomic lose ground to amazon and google. and third, substitutes. russians casted a new missile from a submarine but fleet, especiall