so explain david brock. , amy: i don't think i can explain david brock.tainly think he is an effective communicator, defender and brander of all things hillary clinton. i'm surprised he started with benghazi, i thought he would have started with whitewater. a lot of the clinton conspiracies about "the new york -- and "the new york times" to start with whitewater. there were decade-long grievances between the two camps that date back to whitewater. the clintons taking this was sort of an infected scandal. all kinds of drama. i think there is a lot of history there that david brock and cindy blumenthal certainly believed to be the case. brian: kyle raines used to be the executive editor, man from the south, hasn't been there since you have been there. then there is the other side of this. monica crowley talking on fox news about "the new york times." let's watch this one. [video clip] >> the question is, how damaging could this be for her possible presidential run? and i do believe she is running. i think the reason you saw this on "the new york times" is n

david brock, thanks for joining me and being honest. all right. one of the central issues emerging in the democratic primary race is criminal justice reform. over the summer black lives matter activists interrupted martin o'malley's panel discussion and shutting down busy's speech in august. activists met with several of the candidates, many of whom released some kind of criminal justice reform package. it will like hely be one of the biggest topics of the night. joining me deray. you have -- there's a picture of you saw sitting down with hillary clinton along with a bunch of black lives matter activists. also bernie sanders. what have those meetings been like? i imagine off the record. if you can characterize them, what have they been like? >> we've had tough good conversations with the candidates. sanders is a straight shooter. clear talker. pushes back. in both of the meetings but in sanders, we pushed him on this idea that the police should make people feel safe. interesting conversations about the role of policing and community police. we pus

first democratic debate one of hillary clinton's most recognizable and controversial advocates david brockout the case against bernie sanders her main opponent right now without mentioning him by name. according to buzzfeed which got an advance copy of the remarks brock called clinton the real progressive champion in the race with "real plans that work, ambitious, specific and realistic plans to tackle the problems of our time." this comes after sanders took an implicit shot at clinton yesterday on "meet the press." >> from day one i opposed the keystone pipeline because i believe that if you're serious about climate change you don't encourage the excavation and transportation of very dirty oil. that was my view from day one. tpp. i believe that our trade policies going way back when, i voted against nafta. i think they've been a disaster for our -- companies shut down, move abroad. people will have to contrast my consistency and my willingness to stand up to wall street and corporation, big corporation with the secretary. >> up until now sanders has mostly resisted opportunities to ak at

and the founder, david brock, joins me now. david, thank you for joining us live and in person here in san francisco. >> it's great to be here. >> what about the new york magazine report? are you compiling a pile of opposition research on joe biden? >> look, this is an anonymous report. i don't want to really sit here. i don't want to sit here and talk about internal strategies, you can understand that. the thing i really don't like are democratic strategists who go out into the media and reveal what they're doing. i don't want to do that. >> when you read the politico story, did you think this was damaging, that perhaps there was political calculation regarding beau biden and his bid for the presidency? >> so the truth is, all politicians calculate. that is just the truth. >> so it's fair game? >> i think everything is fair game. we have a small democratic process going on, there is a primary going on right now and if the vice president chooses to get in that will be a significant challenge. we'll cross that bridge when we come

there is no stranger circle of life in washington than david brock's own life.son basically in a statistical tie in first place in some of these polls with donald trump. ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ugh! heartburn! no one burns on my watch! try alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. they work fast and don't taste chalky. mmm...amazing. i have heartburn. alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. >> ben carson does more magical thinking than anyone else in the campaign. >> this morning, you said that you would be very comfortable if kindergarten teachers had guns in the classroom. why do you think that's a good idea? >> not all kindergarten teachers. i said people who are trained and understand all the implications. and you obviously are not just going to have a weapon sit on a kindergarten teacher's desk. >> where would the weapon be? >> it would be secured in a place where kids could not get to it. >> so if a gunman comes in with an ak-45 or an ar-15, how fast can that teacher go t

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tomorrow, david brock is going to take on the benghazi committee and philadelphia.hursday, you have the bingo the hearing. friday, she is going to a rally and then going on rachel maddow. on saturday, she will be in iowa with bill clinton and katy perry. that is every clinton saying, joe biden, step back. mark: a lot of show of force. not just in these events, but a lot of things. bill clinton wondering whether joe biden is getting in. they are trying to make it as hard for him as possible. john: no doubt about it. publishing a rare, lengthy, on the record conversation with mark murphy. the guru behind the bushes super pac. in the conversation, murphy makes the case for a jeb come back. he employs two primary arguments. one, he says donald trump cannot win the primary and come march, jeb bush will be the only one with enough resources to go the distance. so, mark, i offer you a bit of a three-way question multiple-choice. , you think that that argument is convincing, compelling, or simply ridiculous? mark: it's the best argument they can make. right now, you look at

david brock is back with us.ing to you all. >> good morning. >> victoria, i want to start out with you. fact check number one. the claim that hillary clinton lost interest in libya as evidenced by her e-mails. let's listen. >> this pile represents the e-mails that you september or received about libya from february to questions of 2011. this pile represents the e-mails you sent or received from early 2012 until the day of at it tack. there are 795 e-mails in this pile. there are 67 e-mails in this pile in 2012. and i'm troubled pie what i see here. >> and then hillary clinton says congressman, you know that she didn't conduct her business by e-mail. let's take it as a real representation. what kind of measure is that as a fact check? >> first thing that came to mind is quantity does not equal quality. and i thought that was such a flimsy argument that the committee put forward to say this is what we saw in terms of e-mails for 2011 and this is what we saw for 2012. how about the content. doctor don't we look at w

. >> liberal david brock head of the pro clinton superpac correct the record, pounced on mccarthy. and immediately declared democrats are coming for goudy next. declaring quote kevin mccarthy fell for telling the truth about a political charade. will benghazi committee chairman trey goudy be the next to foul? trey goudy should disband this sham of a committee now. goudy is not backing down.wdy b? trey gowdy should disband this sham of a committee now. gowdy is not backing down. >> pursuing business deals while. >> most striking is an email where the adviser appears to provide classified information to clinton over her private server, blumenthal writing an associate quote spoke to a colleague currently at c.i.a., who told him the agency had been dependant on intelligence before naming the person in email. gowdy retracted the name and wrote that blumenthal's email could jeopardize not only national security, but also human lives. blumenthal's emails to clinton slammed president obama. writing quote obama's lukewarm statements have produced operational paralysis. clinton is trying to

one member of that team is david brock. he used to be conservative. became a liberal. he is kind of a fat gnat tick supporter. he sent out messages to the biden team. if you leave now you go out with esteem and respect, if you try to run for president something may happen. >> why 60% of the swing state voters have trustworthy problem with hillary clinton. they are spreading rumors about joe biden not going for the usama bin laden raid when that happened. it will get dirt dirty and ugly especially women voters, down 30% from july with women voters. i don't doubt it will get dirtier around uglier. the american public is over hillary. david: the email thing continues to drip. it is actually pouring right now into her campaign. this new email which came out from one of the techies who is working for the server company saying i'm starting to think this whole thing is covering up some shady you know what. the word cover-up, when you hear the word cover-up, discussion of a politician is bad. >> david, i feel like so much about politics is personal. so often these campaigns fo

joining me from las vegas is david brock, author of "killing the messenger." david, last night, you gave some remarks i believe in san francisco that talked about hillary clinton is essentially the choice for democrats seeking someone who is pragmatic and can get things done with a progressive vision. is that meant to distinguish from her closest competitive or right now, bernie sanders? >> what i was trying to do is make an affirmative case for hillary, one as the real progressive champion in the race, two, record of achievement. and three, specific proposals that are being put out there now that address voters' concerns on the issues that progressives are pushing, reigning in wall street, getting big money out of politics. >> i've asked bernie sanders this and martin o'malley. i would love to ask hillary clinton if she wants to come on. putting out proposals is great and a lot of the substantive policy proposals put out by the clinton campaign have been really encouraging, well thought out, well designed. they have values that i find attractive personally. bu

. >> liberal david brock head of the pro clinton superpac correct the record, pounced on mccarthy. and immediately declared democrats are coming for goudy next. declaring quote kevin mccarthy fell for telling the truth about a political charade. will benghazi committee chairman trey goudy be the next to foul? trey goudy should disband this sham of a committee now. goudy is not backing down.wdy b? trey gowdy should disband this sham of a committee now. gowdy is not backing down. >> pursuing business deals while. >> most striking is an email where the adviser appears to provide classified information to clinton over her private server, blumenthal writing an associate quote spoke to a colleague currently at c.i.a., who told him the agency had been dependant on intelligence before naming the person in email. gowdy retracted the name and wrote that blumenthal's email could jeopardize not only national security, but also human lives. blumenthal's emails to clinton slammed president obama. writing quote obama's lukewarm statements have produced operational paralysis. clinton is trying to

in other words, not just david brock and some others, but the people and the general press will say, biden took away moderate votes, exposed her to a more left-wing candidate, the left-wing candidate can beat both of them or at least challenge them. the math is there. >> remember how angry women got when barack obama came in on hillary clinton? the backlash this time around, i think, would be even bigger. >> more pumas. >> more puma trouble. >> i know all about that. >> and the whole context, when we were initially discussing joe biden getting into the race, it was about hillary clinton stumbling. >> what about her good week? >> she's having a good week now. >> i think a lot of this is -- by the way, if you're a friend of biden's and don't want him to run, pushing this story out into the print today may be a way to do that. a weird world, if you don't want him to hurt himself. i'm sort of in that group. i don't want him to get hurt. >>> still to come, hillary clinton makes an impassioned debate on gun. sanders is not a gun safety guy. this is "hardball," the place for politics. and w

. >> woodruff: well, and just continuing in that vein, the david brock group, been reported this weeknew york magazine, is digging through vice president biden's past, so-called opposition research. my question is do you approve of this? >> first of all, i have no knowledge of it. i have been clear anybody who listens to my public statements and anybody who pays attention to what i say, i want to give vice president biden whatever space and time he needs to make his decision. now, if he gets into the election, then people are going to be raising questions, just like they do about me. that's what happens when you get into the arena. but i'm not asking and i don't approve of anybody who is support meg or say they support me to be focusing on anyone other than the republicans. >> woodruff: for you, you're saying you weren't aware they were doing this and you don't approve of it but the fact they're doing it isn't that really an effort to intimidate the vice president against getting into the rails? >> judy, i don't know anything about it. i can't comment on it any further than i have. >>

republicans asked more than 45 questions about david brock media matters -- i have no idea what that is even and affiliated entities -- but no questions, no questions about ambassador stevens and other u.s. personnel in benghazi. that's sidney blumenthal by the numbers. now, there were a couple lines of questioning i did understand. one of them was about the accountability review board report. now not the one actually that's relevant today about benghazi but one written 17 years ago about a different attack, in tanzania. mr. pompeo put up a very nice chart. they've got great exhibits. selectively quoting from that report. and the implication was the secretary should have security, should be the one deciding the security at every facility around the world. what he didn't read to you was part of the same section of that report which says, quote, in the process the secretary should rec-examine the present structue with the objective of assuring that a single, high-ranking officer is accountable for all protective security matters and has the authority necessary to coordinate on the secr

david brock said today, he said, look, we have this clip now of kevin mccarthy saying it was established political purposes, we've got our ad. and you better believe it will appear on the internet, on the television screens all across the country in ads for hillary clinton, supporting her, by suggesting republicans set this up for political gain. he's tried to walk it back, but cat's out of the bag, and democrats certainly think the whole concept of the committee has been discounted even though she still plans to testify to it later this month. jon: at the same time, john, you know, the impressions seem to be kind of baked in already when asked about what people, you know, people asked how would you describe hillary clinton in a word, they use words like liar. can that be overcome in the amount of time remaining? >> well, i certainly don't think that this mini gaffe by kevin mccarthy is going to help her overcome that. it's probably more of a problem for mccarthy, raising questions about him as a messenger for the republican party. he didn't say we did this because of partisan politics.

joining me now is david brock, author of "killing the messen r messenger."dan pfeiffer, cnn political commentator and former senior adviser to barack obama. the rnc released a new ad today focused on hillary clinton. let's watch it. >> please join me in welcoming hillary rodham clinton. >> hillary clinton has some explaining to do. >> recent relations with russia. >> not really working out well. >> potentially catastrophic move for hillary clinton. >> taking millions of dollars from foreign governments. >> sniper fire. it was a total -- it was a lie. >> what difference at some point does it make? >> this is just par for the course for the clintons. they're always a little bit secretive. >> david, what's your reaction? >> well, i think two reactions. one, this ad is disingenious. it couldn't have basic fact checks. they're citing news reports that were retracted later. so it doesn't have credibility. but the more important thing is the republicans can't give up character attacks on hillary clinton. that is because they don't want to run against her in the gen

and republicans asked more than 45 questions about david brock, media matters, i have no idea what thats even, and affiliated entities, but no questions -- no questions -- about ambassador stevens and other u.s. personnel in benghazi. that's sidney blumenthal by the numbers. now, there were a couple lines of questioning that i did understand. one of them was about the accountability review board report. now, not the one that's actually relevant to today about benghazi, but the one that was written 17 years ago about a different attack in tanzania. there was a very nice chart. they've got great exhibits. selectively quoting from that report. and the implication was the secretary should have security, should be the one deciding the security at every facility around the world. what he didn't read to you was part of the same section of that report, which says, quote, in the process the secretary should re-examine the present organizational structure with the objective of assuring that a single high-ranking officer is accountable for all protective security matters and has the authority nece

the 140 page book called the complete guide to the benghazi select committee put out by david brock whoender of hillary clinton. and his super pac, correct the record, which is actually working in conjunction with the campaign. this is a group that we've learned is going to have a war room staffed with 30 people as clinton testifies tomorrow. which we expect is going to take several hours as it did back in 2013 when she testified. we do understand that republican groups who are against hillary clinton run will be doing something kind of similar. but hillary clinton, she's been laying low for a few days. she's been preparing for her testimony before the committee. her campaign certainly, i think they feel like they are in a good place going into this. but they are also concerned that if she does have some stomaabe this could stymie some momentum she's had. the campaign actually has put out talking point, arming surrogates with information trying to get them all on the same page, urging them to call this a partisan charade. also telling them to say that hillary clinton is testifying to ho

and republicans asked more than 45 questions about david brock media matters, i have no idea what that is even and affiliate entities, but no questions, no questions about ambassador stevens and other u.s. personnel in benghazi. that's sidney blumenthal by the numbers. now, there were a couple lines of questioning that i did understand. one of them was about the accountability review board report. not the one actually that's relevant to today about benghazi, but the one that was written 17 years ago about a different attack in tanzania. mr. pompeo put up a very nice chart. they've got great exhibits. selectively quoting from that report and the implication was that the secretary should have security, should be the one deciding the security at every facility around the world. what he didn't read to you was part of the same section of that report which says, quote, in the process the secretary should re-examine the present organizational structure with the objective of assuring that a single high ranking officer is accountable for all protective security matters and has the authority nec

helmed by david brock, who is one of the chief defenders of hillary clinton and in this it attacks the committee on really a number of areas. the cost that it has -- the cost to taxpayers. but also it even kind of digs up dirt on individual republicans who are on this committee. so you have this. also we've learned that tomorrow is hillary clinton testifies before the committee, which is expected to take several hours, if her testimony back in 2013 before congress is any indication. there is going to be a war room at the super pack staffed by 0 employ 30 employees who will be responding to any taattacks tha may be happening in real time. and also the antihillary clinton packs will be doing something similar. and she's gearing up for this big day. she's had a good couple of weeks and her campaign is looking at this moment and want to make sure it doesn't stymie her momentum. the campaign enlisting surrogates trying to encourage them to say this is a partisan charade and hillary clinton is testifying to honor the four americans who were killed in benghazi. >> brianna keeler live from was

>> well, that has been the controversial point about her relationship with david brock's super pac.ut they argue that because they are not buying ads or publishing, as i understand it, free stuff, free material on the internet, that it's not within the traditional reading of the law. but it is a controversial relationship that a lot of other reporters have noted. >> it is called correct the record, that's the super pac that has been reported, is coordinating with the campaign currently. meanwhile, we have these new draft biden ads that are hot and running now. and it urges the vice president to get in the race. take a look. >> incredible bond i have with my children is a gift i'm not sure i would have had had i not been through what i went through. but by focusing on my sons, i've found my redemption. >> so for people that aren't locked in, gabe, really watching this, as we all are, as i'm writing on 2016 and we are not there yet, do you think this has an effect on people thinking biden is in the race and that will have a surge in the poll numbers, it's almost perception is reality

and republicans asked more than 45 questions about david brock, media matters, i have no idea what that is even, and affiliated entities, but no questions -- no questions -- about ambassador stevens and other u.s. personnel in benghazi. that's sidney blumenthal by the numbers. now, there were a couple lines of questioning that i did understand. one of them was about the accountability review board report. now, not the one that's actually relevant to today about benghazi, but the one that was written 17 years ago about a different attack in tanzania. there was a very nice chart. they've got great exhibits. selectively quoting from that report. and the implication was the secretary should have security, should be the one deciding the security at every facility around the world. what he didn't read to you was part of the same section of that report, which says, quote, in the process the secretary should re-examine the present organizational structure with the objective of assuring that a single high-ranking officer is accountable for all protective security matters and has the authority ne

let's bring in, david brock, and ben ferguson, a cnn political commentator and host of the ben ferguson show. gentlemen, so much to talk about. >> good morning. >> let me start with you. what was the defining moment for you of the hearing? >> i think it was the two stories that hillary clinton told, one where she lied to the american people and said that this was a spontaneous protest that cost the lives of four americans, including the ambassador, and the private e-mails that she was sending to her own family to leaders of other countries, the same exact night saying this was not an attack because of a spontaneous protest. this was connected to al qaeda. so why did she purposely lie to the american people? i think even more than that, if you listen to family members who lost loved ones, they said she looked them in the eyes, days after their loved ones had died when they were having caskets coming off the plane on the tarmac at andrews and she told them deliberately to their face a lie she knew was a lie, a lie she wouldn't even tell her own daughter. she looked at these families and s

it was david brock, big supporter of hillary clinton, his super pac according to "new york" magazineon on joe biden. they're digging deep.preparing. typically candidates don't put th this out themselves. they depend on leaks to put information out there. biden's favorability is pumped up. >> why is joe biden thinking of getting in the race? hillary clinton has come down to earth. her numbers have fallen big-time and the fact is this ongoing investigation into the e-mail and benghazi testimony is just a very small part of it. it's the freedom of information requests that are bringing all these things forward about what she did and a possible co-mingling of what happened with the foundation while she was secretary of state about solicitation that could have taken place. could democrats end up with two blown up candidates on the side of the road and left with o'malley and webb and lincoln chafy. >> people don't trust her. take a look at this new q poll that came out. in ohio, 60% don't trust her. in pennsylvania, 60% don't trust her. bloomberg with mark halperin did a panel that they ra

and republicans asked more than 45 questions about david brock, media matters, i have no idea what that is even, and affiliated entities, but no questions -- no questions -- about ambassador stevens and other u.s. personnel in benghazi. that's sidney blumenthal by the numbers. now, there were a couple lines of questioning that i did understand. one of them was about the accountability review board report. now, not the one that's actually relevant to today about benghazi, but the one that was written 17 years ago about a different attack in tanzania. there was a very nice chart. they've got great exhibits. selectively quoting from that report. and the implication was the secretary should have security, should be the one deciding the security at every facility around the world. what he didn't read to you was part of the same section of that report, which says, quote, in the process the secretary should re-examine the present organizational structure with the objective of assuring that a single high-ranking officer is accountable for all protective security matters and has the authority ne

brock hasis david provent, and has already that hillary did not violate any rules at all.overnment, and had top-secret papers at one time, and know what this is all about. she did not violate any rules at all. actually turned over all the records. what they're trying to do is making sure that her numbers in the polls go down. actually, what is going on is women are being targeted because of these things. clinton,hillary rodham but hispanic women, asian women, and african-american women should also stand up against these kinds of things. host: do you think hillary clinton should continue to appear before the committee? caller: i don't think she should go to the committee at all. treated.t being fairly we do not stand for that stuff in the united states of america. she is running for president. therefore, they know that they do not have an equivalent to go up against her. host: all right. on thursday, representative kevin mccarthy appeared again on fox news to clarify some of his comments. here is what he said. [video clip] >> this committee was set up for one soul purpose,

from brock line tonight, from the world series-bound new york mets, matt harvey, wilmer flores, david wright ask jacob degrom are here. very exciting for me personally. later, their new album is called "man plans god laughs." stage. next week we're back in l.a. for all-new shows with harrison ford, kristen wiig, julie bowen, katie lowes, trevor noah, plus music from elle king, brett eldredge, and carrie underwood. so please join us next week. our first guest tonight had to be dragged from his home in protest to be here tonight. he is one of the great broadcasters in american history, and the pride of new york. listen to him in the morning and all day on siriusxm satellite radio, please welcome the unprecedented howard stern. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how are you? >> what a long, strange trip it's been. i must tell you. you know, i've been doing this forever. coming on talk shows. >> jimmy: right. >> i have to say, after years and years of doing letterman and even at times i did leno, i did all these shows. i must tell you, each time i do it, i hate it more and more. [ laughter

want to bring in rick francona and investigative reporter david rode, who was held by the taliban for a number of months. also brocketeran who served in afghanistan in 2008. he's now a spokesperson for veterans for rethinking afghanistan and a member of iraq veterans against the war. so thank you so much, all of you, for being with me. brock, thank you so much for your service. let me ask you. you served, you sacrifice d. from what i understand, you disagree with the president's decision. tell me why. >> i think that his decision to draw down from 9,800 to 5,500 troops is mainly a political decision. i think there are two camps of people. people who think there should be more and people who think it's time to cut our losses and leave. i don't think anyone thinks leaving 5,500 is going to be a game changer. it's ultimately a political decision. democrats are afraid to have what happened in iraq happen in afghanistan. and aim afraid this opens a new opportunity for escalation. it's harder to go from zero to 5 50rkz 0 troops, but it's a little easier to go from 5,500 to 30,000 troops when a new administration comes in

brock. authorities in the south bay still on the hunt for a wanted man who police say escaped as he was being brought to jail yesterday. san jose police say that 30-year-old davidnew we missed a court hearing. he's wanted on deadly assault on a weapon's charge. two bondsmen picked him up, but he took off running in handcuffs. the suspect is still at large. we'll continue to follow that story. >>> in the mean time, just starting out your day, some warm weather getting a little warmer throughout the day rnl yeah, beautiful sunrise and the sun will heat up our temperatures by this afternoon. now it's right at about 60 degrees or approaching 60 degrees with highs today mostly in the 80s for the inner bay as well as parts of the knnorth ba. san francisco at 72 degrees and the tri-valley, a high of 90 degrees this afternoon. mike? >>> we're looking toward a crash in san jose, at the impact. we don't see the two motorcycles there, trust me. look at that different flow of traffic. it's somewhere at the interchange. you're jammed northbound 280 coming into the area. looks like southbound north 880 is see the traffic slowing. that's a tough south bay drive. we're looking