bay area ranks when it comes to selfiest cities in the world >> why former secretary of state colin powell may be the king of selfees. [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams] so i was basically uninsurable. now that i've got coverage, my doctor is a phone call or an e-mail away. i'm in. [ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. are you in? find free, confidential, local help at coveredca.com. >>> coming up we'll get to a wild pig hunt in the south bay. you'll see they're doing big damage. >> why fitness fans are refusing to give up their fit bits >> amazing break throughs here in the bay area. the stories and more coming up on abc7 news at 6:00 >> hope you'll yoin us for that. >> you could call colin powell a selfie master. the 76-year-old bragged the photo 60 years before. ellen degeneres snapped a selfie with hollywood a lister. san francisco ranked 11th in the world when it cups to people uploading selfees to insta gram according to "time" magazine. oakland is 27th. new york's manhattan is top in the u.s. for selfees two suburbs in manila top the list world wi

. >>> colin powell, before selfies were selfies, colin powell, talk about being ahead of the curve, this secretary of state posted this vintage selfie from 60 years ago on his facebook page. sharp looking man. what a great, great photo. he told ellen degeneres to eat your heart out. but i don't think it has been tweeted nearly as much. >>> it has been over 20 years since the zoo has raised a tree kangaroo. this little girl was born in september. they're now seeing her for the very first time. they spend a lot of time in the pouch, still does not have a name. they have to name the little guy. >>> time for a look ahead and a look back. the national archives will make public another 4,000 pages of documents from the clinton white house. topics will include the transition to the presidency of george w. bush, and records related to terrorism including the 1996 khobar towers bombing. >>> on this day in 1962, ted kennedy goes after the senate seat once held by his brother, president john f. kennedy. >> i'm announcing today my candidacy for the senate of the united states. i make this decision w

and that must not stand. >> colin powell was chairman of the joint chiefs at the time and had problems, president bush going out and talking about hitler and things like that because he knew it was such a camouflage. this is a mask to get the american people's support. the first gulf war was all about oil. >> the horror of 9/11. ten years after the gulf war. impels the first president bush's son to go to war. he first launches a retaliatory war in afghanistan. but then quickly puts three other nations on notice. north korea, iran, and iraq. >> states like these and their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil arming to threaten the peace of the world. by seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger. >> all three nations have been on america's national security radar for decades. but now after 9/11, the bush administration makes the case for action to disarm them. it is not just the threat of rogue states using weapons of mass destruction, themselves, the president argues but the rogue state providing biological or nuclear weapons technology to

now is the point we have to make sure that every child has an opportunity. >> reporter: colin powell said the crisis should not be a partisan issue. he acknowledged that the first african-american president has to walk a tight-rope, lest he be perceived as playing favorites. >> i think he threaded the needle well. he was concerned, as he has to be as the president of the united states, for all americans. but when you have a particular unique problem with historic roots to it, and those historic roots continue to contaminate the president, in order to prepare for the future you can't hide from this problem. >> reporter: obama called the plight of so many young people an outrage. 22,000 dead. for "this week," i'm pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> thanks.e all social interventions, we have ways. we have metrics we can follow. whether the jobs have increased, the graduation rates have increased. we can certainly track the number of young people who have mentors, have people in their lives to guide them. these -- you can count these. >> one more thing. i agree with what you're sayin

colin powell has written books on leadership. he has one line that i love.ptimism is a force multiplier. if you're not leading with optimism, if you do not believe, then nobody is going to be with you or follow. nobody is going to buy in. execution and measurement. you had better stay on top of yourself and really measure. unless people measure themselves, you do not get any better. you cannot succeed unless you are holding yourself accountable and owning. i have seen people who are brilliant and when it came time to execute and count success, maybe not so much. maybe not so much. in order to do that, you have to know what the goal is. if the goal is to get to 450 million users and then sell to facebook, whatsapp did a hell of a job. that is a hell of a job. what outcome do you want? bill gates was offered $7.5 million to sell microsoft in 1979. he would have been a rich guy if he had taken it. even putting that aside, the impact on society would not have been the same. we had discussions with facebook about buying a facebook. zuckerberg knew what he wanted

colin powell has written books on leadership. he has one line that i love.ptimism is a force multiplier. if you're not leading with optimism, if you do not believe, then nobody is going to be with you or follow. nobody is going to buy in. execution and measurement. you had better stay on top of yourself and really measure. unless people measure themselves, you do not get any better. you cannot succeed unless you are holding yourself accountable and owning. i have seen people who are brilliant and when it came time to execute and count success, maybe not so much. maybe not so much. in order to do that, you have to know what the goal is. if the goal is to get to 450 million users and then sell to facebook, whatsapp did a hell of a job. that is a hell of a job. what outcome do you want? bill gates was offered $7.5 million to sell microsoft in 1979. he would have been a rich guy if he had taken it. even putting that aside, the impact on society would not have been the same. we had discussions with facebook about buying a facebook. zuckerberg knew what he wanted

colin powell has written books on leadership. he has one line that i love.ptimism is a force multiplier. if you're not leading with optimism, if you do not believe, then nobody is going to be with you or follow. nobody is going to buy in. execution and measurement. you had better stay on top of yourself and really measure. unless people measure themselves, you do not get any better. you cannot succeed unless you are holding yourself accountable and owning. i have seen people who are brilliant and when it came time to execute and count success, maybe not so much. maybe not so much. in order to do that, you have to know what the goal is. if the goal is to get to 450 million users and then sell to facebook, whatsapp did a hell of a job. that is a hell of a job. what outcome do you want? bill gates was offered $7.5 million to sell microsoft in 1979. he would have been a rich guy if he had taken it. even putting that aside, the impact on society would not have been the same. we had discussions with facebook about buying a facebook. zuckerberg knew what he wanted

will be a different -- this was all already i think starting to come in the 90's when general colin powell was the commander, in the persian gulf war, and you were already seeing this difference coming. and i think this is going to be accelerated over the next decades as we see army leadership increasingly represented in the latinos african-americans and others. >> professor thomas schwartz, professor thank you all for being with me today. that brings us to the end of this edition, thank you for being with us, in washington, i'm ray swarez. holiday camp for criminals? and my answer to him, immediately there and then was, so what? . (footballnames.ecl) >> wow. there is the only prison in the world with a sun bed. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

he failed because my boss, colin powell, took over that account, arguably the most strategic account the u.s. has, and managed it quite well for four years. so he was unable to do that. but there is a group out there called the neo conservatives, call them anything you like, lindsey graham, john mccain and others from my party seem to be the spokespersons for this group, who want another cold war. they're comfortable in this kind of tension, this kind of standoff between great powers. >> colonel lawrence wilkerson, always a pleasure. thanks so much. >> thanks for having me. >>> did vladimir putin invade crimea because he could? and how much do these vaporous qualities of perceived resolve and strength matter to the man at the center of this crisis? [ male announcer ] imagine this cute blob is metamucil. and this park is the inside of your body. see the special psyllium fiber in metamucil actually gels. and that gelling helps to lower some cholesterol. metamucil. 3 amazing benefits in 1 super fiber. [poof!] [beep] [clicks mouse] nice office. how you doing? good. automatic discounts th

army colonel and a former chief of staff to then secretary of state colin powell.ou so much for being here, sir. i really appreciate it. and i want to start by asking you about a part of the speech that really did strike me, and i think a lot of americans, who have lived through all of the controversies over the iraq war. i want to play that sound for you and get your response. >> but even in iraq, america sought to work within the international system. we did not claim or annex iraq's territory. we did not grab its resources for our own gain. instead, we ended our war and left iraq to its people. >> did it surprise you that the president used the iraq war as an example to sort of spur on his audience, regarding pushing back on russia? >> this is a standard metaphor for american presidents to say, we seek neither territory or sovereignty over people when we fight them in wars. of course, it's somewhat nonsense, because one of the reasons we didn't remain in iraq was because the iraqi government, which we allowed to be established, kicked us out. i suspect the same

. >>> and colin powell posted a throw back thursday for the ages.etary of state posted this vintage selfie. he told ellen degeneres to eat your heart out. >>> and of course it's friday. that means politico's kevin join us. >> good morning. happy friday. >> happy friday. so senator john mccain went off on the senate floor saying don't call yourself fellow republicans and he was embarrassed the fellow republicans went to a ukraine aid package. so was mccain justified in that anger? >> wow right? for senator mccain this is someone who republicans in the far right have criticized. he seems to not care at all. last night giving a remarkable display on the senate floor. saying that republicans should really back this imf package. he's not alone, though, betty. senators bob corker as well as some more senators in the republican party supporting him on this. house speaker john boehner though says, you know, this is not something that the folks in his party want the imf funding should not be wrangled into this ukraine debate. it's going to be interesting to

retired general colin powell has a new role - board member of salesforce-dot-com. the four-star general and former u- s secretary of state increases the software company's board to eleven members.powell, a friend of salesforce ceo marc benioff, has been a board member of several tech companies since 2005. when it comes to that morning glass of oj drink up now, because the price is likely to rise. the citrus greening disease in flordia is becoming worse. the u.s.da. is lowering its forecast on florida orange crops from 134 million boxes to 114 million. the disease slows root growth and turns fruits bitter. "eventually, a lot of the trees affected with the greenery disease are going to be cut down to the stems and stumps, and allowed to grow back again, or might be bulldozed and replanted. so this is a disease that lasts for a few years, and what we are going to see is higher orange juice prices for the next several years, just because of this greenery disease." oj futures are up 11% for the year. around $1.49 and could rise to $2 per pound later this year. starbucks

national security council meeting of the bush presidency, january 30 of 2001, o'neill arrives with colin powellthe national security council meeting that day is the middle east -- iraq. >> immediately there's talk of the arab/israeli conflict. bush said i don't think much is going to be done over there. bush says what do you think the big issue is? condee, i think iraq is the biggest issue and that's going to be our focus. the reaction of both o'neill and powell are startled. bush saying i want to overthrow saddam. find me a way to do it. not if. how. >> the very first weeks of the bush presidency was when the decision was made apparently to take out saddam hussein, months before 9/11. why was that decision made? it wasn't why they said. right? the public case for that war was a lie. so why did we really do? go? that has been an elusive question for much of the last decade. now we think we had an answer. "why we did it" premiers thursday at 9:00 eastern time. i'm going to be talking about it on "the daily show" as well. i think what we found is really important. now it's time for "the last word

you were colin powell chief of staff during that time.paul o'neill who was george bush's secretary of the treasury. told sixty minutes steve kroft one of the guys at sixty minutes that and ron suskind wrote about it as a book the price of loyalty that the very first cabinet meeting he was in the first topic that came up or words to the fact of the first topic that came up was the iraq war here's here's paul o'neill's. the very beginning there was a conviction that saddam hussein was a bad person and that he needed to go he says that going after saddam hussein was topic eight ten days after the inauguration eight months before september eleventh but that is that your experience as well as my experience in terms of the research i've done since i left office my first inclination of the focus on iraq was one richard haass then ambassador richard haass director of policy planning at state which i was a staff member came into his office and said i just talked to condi we're going to war with iraq and all of us you know picked our jaws up off th

president and national security adviser condoleezza rice, the principles include secretary of state colin powellry donald rumsfeld, and treasury secretary paul o'neill. >> paul o'neill opened up everything for the book i wrote about him in the bush administration, including 19,000 documents. and in the first national security council meeting of the bush presidency, january 30th of 2001, o'neill arrives with colin powell. >> according to suskind, the focus of the meeting that day is the middle east, iraq. >> immediately there is talk of the arab-israeli conflict. and then bush says, well, you know, i don't think much is going to be done over there. and then bush says well, what do you think the big issue in the region is? condi rice says i thinkcondi. she says, i think iraq is the big issue, the destabilizing force and that's going to be our focus. >> the reaction of both o'neill and powell is startling. o'neill summed it up, bush basically saying i want to overthrow saddam, find me wa way to do it. >> rachel maddow is host of "the rachel maddow show." she joins me now. i think it was better to h

. >>> a sensation from former secretary of state, today, retired four-star general colin powell posted this black and white photo on facebook. he added the caption, quote, i was doing selfies 60 years before you facebook folks. eat your heart out, ellen. he's referencing her selfie from the oscars this month. it's been shared more than 19,000 times. >> very sharp. >>> well, thousands may need to change picnic plans at an iconic park. >> the makeover that has the park temporarily closed. >> next. >>> we're going to be back in less than 30 minutes. we go one-on-one with barry bonds, a rare and exclusive look into his new life. does he have any regrets? why did he move back to the bay and area and is he being unfairly targeted. >> one of the bay area's most popular parks started closing down. closing off half of delores park in san francisco. extremely popular park will be shut down for seventh months, and after that, the second half will be closed for an additional seven months. in that time, the city will upgrade anything the park might need. it will be the first major work done to the

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will be a different -- this was all already i think starting to come in the 90's when general colin powell was the commander, in the persian gulf war, and you were already seeing this difference coming. and i think this is going to be accelerated over the next decades as we see army leadership increasingly represented in the latinos african-americans and others. >> professor thomas schwartz, professor thank you all for being with me today. that brings us to the end of this edition, thank you for being with us, in washington, i'm ray swarez. >> clz >> good morning welcome to al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton. >> vladimir putin annexes crimea, ignoring international condemnation, and signs a treaty with the crimean government, making it part of the russian federation. it steps up troop presence in the region, and the death of a ukrainian soldier in simferepol sparks outrage. >> the u.s. will not recognise the treaty, and says there'll be more sanctions if aggression continues. the vice president visits n.a.t.o..al lies, signalling th

will be a different -- this was all already i think starting to come in the 90's when general colin powell was the commander, in the persian gulf war, and you were already seeing this difference coming. and i think this is going to be accelerated over the next decades as we see army leadership increasingly represented in the latinos african-americans and others. >> professor thomas schwartz, professor thank you all for being with me today. that brings us to the end of this edition, thank you for being with us, in washington, i'm ray swarez. >>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm dell waters. these are the stories we're following for you. russian forces taking over a ukrainian naval base. >>> these heart-wrenching scenes from malaiysia as family member wait for news. >>> the justice department telling toyota to pay up for misleading the public about a safety recall.

. >>> long before the cell phone or instagram it turns out colin powell was into the selfie phase. today on throwback thursday, he the former secretary of state shared an image he took of himself 60 years ago. the facebook post has since racked up for man 75,000 likes. it also included the caption "eat your heart out, ellen", an attempt to compete with ellen degeneres's famous snapshot at the oscars. >>> when we come back, what a difference a year makes. the francis effect. >>> finally tonight, it was a year ago that pope francis stepped onto the world stage walking onto that vatican balcony, a little known cardinal from argentina who would become one of the best known and best loved figures in the world. in the past year, he has begun to transform the catholic church, what's being called the francis effect. nbc's anne thompson has watched it happen. >> reporter: pope francis is the shepherd who loves to be close to his sheep. comforting the sick, walking with the poor, welcoming a scene-stealing child. at ease, with an accessability nobody anticipated a year ago. >> he looked out

but colin powell wants you to know he was the first. former secretary of state took this selfie in the 1950s. he posted it today on facebook with the message, "eat your heart out, ellen." an abandoned boat could have washed up anywhere. did it land here for a reason? that's next. my sinuses are acting up and i've got this runny nose. i better take something. truth is, sudafed pe pressure and pain won't treat all of your symptoms. really? alka seltzer plus severe sinus fights your tough sinus symptoms plus your runny nose. oh what a relief it is dso i got dr. scholl's massaging gel work insoles. ired. they absorb the shock of working on my feet all day. i feel energized! get dr. scholl's massaging gel work insoles at walmart. i'm a believer! targeting a bay area univer. next at six. weather talent appears at wx center with generic pinpoint filling monitor the >> pelley: three years ago this week, the folks in a small town in japan lost nearly everything in the tsunami, but recently, they got back something precious thanks to some new fri

. >> and this also came about because of colin powell who wanted to know why it was different. thank you very much. >> buyers are back on wall street for the second day. the dow as we mentioned is higher. blue chips looking to add to yesterday's 181 point rise. inflation tame unless you are shopping for food. overall, consumer prices were up just .1 of a%. but food prices jumped four times that amount. the biggest increases coming from meat, fish and eggs. new york's attorney general calling for stricter regulation of high frequency stock trading. the tools give them advantages over the general public. he wants regulators in stock exchanges to consider ways to reduce unfairness in the markets. >>> two former executives of the company that makes the wildly popular video game candy crush missed out on a big payday. the pair cashed out their state back in 2011 for about $3 million. but now it will go public. the stakes could be worth about a billion dollars each. >>> it is called the big bang smoking gun. >> this is huge. this is in my opinion one of the greatest discoveries in th

for that matter of getting to be a colonel is a pretty big deal colin powell.but i joined him in one thousand nine hundred nine when he got his four star leaving the reagan white house after being reagan's sixth and final last full security advisor and i was really represents except for a short time when i was in the marine corps war college as director and deputy director. so was he a mentor or a colleague you name it he was it you to mentor dear friend colleague my boss you continue to think. we continue to stay in contact we see some things or other things we don't get you know are generally heard very good things about. you don't . you don't personally outstanding american who. let me just say deserved a better finale to his career. this week speaking that this week marks the eleventh anniversary day before yesterday or the day before that but it was times on the run of the start of the iraq war. you were calling balls chief of staff during that time. paul o'neill who was george bush's secretary of the treasury. told sixty minutes steve kroft one of the guy

. >> it seems selfies are all the rage these days but colin powell has a message for all of us, they're nothing new. >> he posted this photo with a caption i was doing selfies 60 years before you facebook folks. >> he took a swipe at the now-famous celebrity selfie writing eat your heart out, ellen. >> i think he took it in the mirror. isn't what he was doing? >> this went past me. it was a selfie of the >> okay. >> still to come new information on the malaysia airlines flight. where the pentagon thinks the plane may have gone missing. >> also, how low will someone gochlt a man punches a kid to steal an ipad. there is a happy ending. >> effort to save a rare tree that is >>> breaking news at philadelphia international airport. an air bus blew a tire on takeoff passengers have been evacuated on the runway. airport says the nose gear crapsed. good news is that everybody was evacuated from the plane then passengers are now awaiting pick up. and we'll keep you posted >> now tolt latest on missing malaysia airlines flight. sources tell abc7 news whatever happened was likely not an accident t

salesforce has named colin powell to the jurors. he will be joining the salesforce as the company tried customers.e he has been involved for a number of years, helping to create the companies chart about foundation. huber and lift our expanding insurance coverage for their drivers. even if they do not have a customer in the car. the issue became a flashpoint andr an uber driver struck killed a six-year-old girl on new year's eve while waiting for a fear. lyft announced a similar program. bank hasentral temporarily suspended the use of smartphone payment using qr codes. they say this is to protect consumers while the government comes up with regulations. this is a blow to companies like ali baba that have been moving aggressively to provide financial products to users. to our lead story of the day. ali baba per pairing to foul for an ipo as soon as april in the united states. >> of this is a big one that the banks are waiting for, the lawyers. >> someone said the biggest tech ipo ever. >> it could be. we do not know what the ultimate

deloitte, colin powell with an impressive foundation, 10 foundations that committed real resources.lready $150 million and the promise to invest additional $200 million, and that's the beginning. >> i do want to clarify. we referred to young minority men and young black men. is this really a program directed towards young black people or is it across the board in all minority communities? what do you mean? >> primarily directed to black and latino men. they are the ones most at risks. if you look at the statistics, they are entering into school, not really prepared. do we need early childhood programs. those are the ones lagging behind and learning to read by third grade and the evidence shows if you haven't learnt to read by third graham, the chances of -- third grade, then the chances of finishing high school are less. black and latino men are expelled from school or suspended from school, that leads to the juvenile delinquency system leading to the adults legal justice system. >> my brother's speaker, that's what the advisor to the president has been talking about. >> looking ahe

we had representatives from deloitte th touche, colin powell, the promise to invest another $200 million and that's just the beginning. >> i do want to clarify, we referred to young minority men and young black men. is this a program really directed to young black people or is it across the board all minority communities? away do you mean that? >> it's primarily directed towards black and latino men. those are the ones that are lagging behind and learning to read by third grade and the evidence shows if you haven't learned to read by third grade the chances of you finishing high school on time are less. and even lesser if you are poor. we need that disproportionately black and latino men are expelled from school or suspended from school and that often leads to the juvenile delinquents system. and that leads to the contractual system. >> looking ahead on our program, been there done that. he's been the top cop in america's toughest city, led corrections at rykers island, even trying to bring safety to iraq. why he has changed his mind about some elements of the judicial system. >> if we c

former secretary of state, colin powell is bragging about his 60-year-old self. take a look. black and white image, hand some. powelling caked it. i was doing southeast before you facebook folks. a look at the day's top stories when we return, this is al jazeera america. >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story next only on al jazeera america airline vanish, there is no sign of the plane. the plane's communication system sent transmissions after the plane disappeared. but malaysia authorities deny that. meanwhile, new reports indicate the search may be shifting to the indian

today, colin powell is the big winner of throwback thursday.posted this picture on his facebook page with the caption "throwback thursday, i was doing selfies 60 years before you facebook folks. eat your heart out ellen," referring to the selfie bradley cooper took with ellen degeneres. >>> up next, harry reid leads the democrats' attack on the koch brothers. (meow mix jingle) right on cue. (laughs) it's more than just a meal, it's meow mix mealtime. with wholesome ingredients and irresistible taste, no wonder it's the only one cats ask for by name. ameriprise asked people a simple question: in retirement, will you outlive your money? uhhh. no, that can't happen. that's the thing, you don't know how long it has to last. everyone has retirement questions. so ameriprise created the exclusive.. confident retirement approach. now you and your ameripise advisor can get the real answers you need. well, knowing gives you confidence. start building your confident retirement today. >>> as the saying goes and the saying goes that this came from a great s

former secretary of state colin powell posted his own selfie on facebook yesterday from 1954.e, i was doing selfies 60 years before you facebook folks. eat your heart out, ellen. that picture has been liked more than 100,000 times and shared 25,000 times. >>> across the country, more states are taking measures to protect the rights of the unborn while pro choice groups decry a growing lack of access. shannon bream has an update on legislation concerning abortion. >> this is common ground. this is the common ground that people have been seeking. >> add west virginia to the grow'ing list of states taking a ban on abortion 20 weeks into pregnancy. the democratic house has approved the measure, and it also contains exceptions for medical emergencies. the bill's future hinges on action by earl ray tomlin. planned parenthood said, quote, if these politicians and special interest groups were truly committed to reducing the number of unintended pregnancies, they would work with planned parenthood. instead, they're pushing forward dangerous, unpopular, and unconstitutional restrictions

colin powell is bragging about his 60-year-old bad selfy look at this. and white i am alan of the younger diplomat, handsome man, caption it, i was doing selfies before you facebook folks. there you have it. an update on the day's top stories. it is "real money" with ali velshi at the top of the hour. >>> coming up on re"real money" warning from china about an economic slowdown. it might be time to take heat here in america. real estate vampires in the vacant dead in america's housing market. i will tell you how each could affect the value of your home. all that and more on "real money." ♪ >>> this is saringsz live from new york city. i am tony harris. a look at today's top stories. six days after malaysia airline jetliner knapped, no sign of the plane. malaysia authorities deny it. the search may be shifting to the indian ocean. the united nations security counsel met to discuss the crisis in ukraine. the interim prime minister appealed for help while earlier today, russia's defense ministry said it has posted an additional 8500 soldiers along the ukrai

today, colin powell is the big winner of throwback thursday.ell posted this picture on his facebook page with the caption "throwback thursday, i was doing this for 60 years. eat your heart out referring to the one bradley cooper took with ellen degeneres. >>> up next, harry reid leads the democrats' attack on the koch brothers. my hygienist told me that less tartar means less scraping. so i'm going pro. [ male announcer ] new crest tartar protection rinse. the only rinse that helps prevent tartar build-up and cavities. a little swishing. less scraping. yes! [ male announcer ] new crest pro-health tartar protection rinse. it helps you escape the scrape. >>> as the saying goes and the saying goes that this came from a great senator pat moynihan who said, everyone is entitled to their own opinion but not to their own facts. i have guessed the koch brothers have been able to buy their facts over the years, not pay any attention to whether they were true or false. >> that was senate majority leader harry reid today once again taking to the senate fl

vladimir putin doesn't know the colin powell rule, if you break it, you own it. breaks up crimea, he's going to own their pension liabilities, their tanked economy at a time when the russian economy is stretched. i don't think it matters if he's living in the 19th century or the 14th century, he is living in a network world. his stock market has tanked $13 billion. it is true international firms, pepsi co. and john deere and others have huge stakes in russia. i bet they're having board meetings and coming up with plan b. if we can extract gas safely consistent with environmental goals, we should be exporting it to europe. we should take out their dependence on russia. i think vladimir putin may have a short strategy, but doesn't have a medium or long-term strategy. >> senator santorum do you agree with the congresswoman that putin is losing and we're winning? >> i don't agree he's losing. he can lose. if we do the right thing, there's a good chance he will lose. i think what president obama has done as far as policies about sending our military into the baltic an

. >> that would apply, as well, to colin powell, general powell, for example? >> yes.o take political figures, they should be office holders who are in the chain of command, i'll call it, of a state university. governor christie would be fine. >> governor christie would be fine? >> sure, he's a governor. >> despite the investigation right now? >> despite bridgegate, which is not comparable to waterboarding. >> some would say this applies to the people you want to hear from and the very base of an institution is to listen to all sides and allow an individual to explain his or her decision at that time. i mean, part of the statement says rutgers as a public institution of higher learning should educate its students about past historical events, that means right and wrong decisions, right? >> no question about that, and if condoleezza rice wants to come to the teaching that we're planning to have and talk and answer questions, that would be perfectly fine, but commencement is -- >> to find more value in governor christie as a commencement speaker as opposed to the first a

policy plannings for the deposit state from 2001 to 2003, a principle adviser to secretary of state colin powell. >> does this represent the last of the ships that couldn't be used. >> this completes the consolidation of russian control over all things crimean. >> and president obama says that the overtaking of crimea is not a done deal. i find that hard to understand. >> hopefully he is right in the long-term, over the long run of history, about for the foreseeable future it's a fait accompli. the only way it changes would be years down the road, and a very different political constellation. >> you wonder what is the action that would cause, say, maybe equal and opposite reaction from the west, if he went into the east of ukraine does that produce something more dramatic than we have seen? >> for sure. what you would seees the europeans, who thus far have been quite resistance to syrian sangses, would then agree to a much more series of sanctions potentially against russian financial institutions, not just the 17th largest bank. against russian energy produces and the europeans said they can li

when president clinton was in office, he authorized me and sam nunn and colin powell to be to haiti and also authorized me to go to north korea. we've had good relationships, sometimes not personal in political areas but every time we meet at an international event or opening of a new library or funeral or something like that, we are always very harmonious, our wives and all of us, presidents always drop anything that might be divisive between us and we are like a fraternity with a very small membership and shared a lot of problems. and that greatly respect each other and that's the way i feel about all the presidents that have succeeded me. >> rose: there are those who say the following. that you -- >> go ahead. >> rose: you bristle at the idea of people always saying he's the most popular post president. >> i don't object to that at all. >> rose: it's nice to be the most popular president but you think it minimizes or deminimizes the things that i said. >> it does. >> camp david. >> nobody remembers how much challenge there was around the world. we were in the depth of the cold war an

>> i think colin powell said it was a failure of imagination in some ways. everybody expected more efforts, but not the way it occurred. why were we attacked? we are to this day the great satan to al qaeda and associated terrorist groups. with the goal of destroying us in using whatever means possible to do that, including, i would say at times, especially by means of the savage murder of innocent civilians. >> ramzi yousef's uncle khalid sheikh mohammed, supposedly the man who planned 9/11, went to school in north carolina for four years. what is it they hate so much about us? >> our way of life, our religion, runs counter to their -- i'll say religious beliefs. i think one of the tragedies of all of this in some ways -- islam is obviously a very renowned religion of the world. these terrorists defiled that in some people's minds. big mistake. they have their own brand of what they call a religion which is basically to destroy the rest of the world that does not agree with them and we are at the top of that list. >> why did you choose to leave the u.s. atto

colin powell, john mccain, hillary clinton, who's your pick for history's top white house contender ornder who never made it to 1600 pennsylvania avenue? go to rundown.msnbc.com to cast your votes, and we'll unveil all of the winners from the round of 64 next week. and voting for the round. we asked people a question, how much money do you think you'll need when you retire? then we gave each person a ribbon to show how many years that amount might last. i was trying to, like, pull it a little further. [ woman ] got me to 70 years old. i'm going to have to rethink this thing. it's hard to imagine how much we'll need for a retirement that could last 30 years or more. so maybe we need to approach things differently, if we want to be ready for a longer retirement. ♪ >>> today, tdr 50 is looking more closely at issues surrounding native americans, a sometimes forgotten slice of american society. while the dakotas don't have the largest native american population in the country, it's becoming a mie ining a mike row microcosm. several native american tribes lived beside each other. but as the