dr. carter as someone who has made incredible accomplishments. >> carter is expected to be easily confirmedy the u.s. senate. >>> the navy blue angels are coming back to the jersey shore. after an eight year absence, the squad will once again take part in the atlantic city air show. thunder over the boardwalk is the city's signature summer event and one of the best air shows in the region. you can catch all the high flying action on september 2nd. >> lot of people think the key to the eagles offense against seattle will be the run game. >> and the red zone. of course scoring inside the 20 a big issue against dallas, just one for five even though they won that game. eagles star running back lesean mccoy did not practice today. the team says mccoy was excused for personal reasons as the rest of the eagles get set for those seattle seahawks on sunday. mark sanchez and the offense needs to be on their a game against the number 1d in football. sanchez says they've been working on those red zone issues all week. there's so much on the line here. eagles need a win to stay in sole possession of fir

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dr. carter fully understands that, as previous secretaries of defense have strongly attested, he will likelyave limited influence over the tight circle around the president, who apparently controls the entire strategic decision-making process." do you agree, to that extent? >> i've read so many stories now from really good defense reporters from across the media spectrum, so it's not just one side or the other here. i've really seen a lot of reporting here that delves into the way the white house is dealt with the defense department and it sounds like what they're doing is grabbing hold of all the big issues, and thinking them through long and hard and maybe not getting them thought through fast enough or decisively enough. it's interesting, patti ann, if you look at the way the public views the president on foreign policy, on national security, time and again,seen them say they feel he's been indecisive on things so that's interesting, how that really is carrying through with what we're hearing from the defense department and i think ashton carter will be dealing with the same thing. he kno

dr. carter take over the helm at the defense department, it would coincide with an ominous development on a national security issue that he and i have dealt with together in the past. and that issue is the growing danger that iran will soon be able to develop nuclear weapons, and the inability of prolonged negotiations with iran to prevent them from doing so. in 2008, ash carter and i participated in coauthoring a report by the bipartisan policy center entitled "meeting the challenge, u.s. policy toward iranian nuclear development." in that report, we acknowledged that iran's nuclear program would pose -- and i quote -- "the most significant strategic threat to the united states during the next administration." that group, which was cochaired by former senator chuck robb and myself and included many with long and well-respected credentials on foreign policy matters, that report emphasize ed also what was at stake in our engaging in this issue, what was at stake, what were the consequences -- what would did the consequences be if iran was allowed to achieve nuclear weapons capability. and

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dr. carter understands that as previous secretaries have strongly attested, he will have limited influence over the tight circle around the president. following in this and joins me live from the white house. thanks so much. does the administration expect a big fight on the hill? he is a popular nominee. most of the republicans have given positive statements about him. it's not expected to be a battle. he will get some republican votes in the confirmation hearingsment they will use as mccain did, the way to attack obama on foreign policy. arguing he is not assertive enough with russia or isis. >> thank you so much. appreciate that. a quick update from you. we will be following the story for you. a lot of reaction coming into the nomination. up next, stay with us. we are looking at this. the protest following the eric garner grand jury decision continuing nationwide. an interesting perspective with former head of the naacp on whether he thinks the protest will prompt change. the same question we will ask you. stay with us because we will have my interview with one of the women accusing bill

dr. carter as someone who has made incredible accomplishments and as someone that they can aspire to be like carter has won extensive praise from republicans. he will replace chuck hagel who resigned under pressure last week and notably did not attend today's news conference. >> a new report on the george washington bridge scandal has cleared new jersey governor chris christie of any wrongdoing. the democratic led investigation found no conclusive evidence that christie was aware of the lane closures that caused major gridlock. but it also says lawmakers were unable to interview several witnesses. christie was accused of orchestrating the lane closures as political revenge against the mayor of fort lee. he denied any wrongdoing and fired two aides over the scandal. >> ♪ >> let's get you caught up on the closing numbers on this friday afternoon as we head to the weekend. green arrows across-the-board. the dow continues to creep to ward 18,000. today it picked up almost 59 points. the nasdaq gained 11, the s & p also up a three and a half. markets reacted to a strong jobs report. that report s

dr. carter's doctor carter's health situation and it would be inappropriate for me to do that.y as well. i have nothing -- i have no information and would not speak to his recovery time for. >> is the pentagon at all concerned that they may be in danger of being cyber attack or? >> i did not no we had one. it is funny you should ask because i did get an update this morning from norad. bear with me. they have broken this down. they verified the loadbearing capacity. --dash a column written to track. [inaudible conversations] >> landscapes into a level of classification am not prepared for. >> @did not have it at the time. >> a radar to detect any and all objects. in this space domain domain are infrared detecting satellites are calibrated to see. >> again, you are asking me for a level of detail i i am not able to get into. they report that they are ready to escort santa through our coordination. we can confirm that north american airspace is safe. >> delegated to a patrol mission. >> it sounds like they are ready. >> that would be nice. anything else? i wish you all a happy hol

dr. carter fully understands he will likely have limited influence over the tight circle over the president who apparently control the entire strategic decision-making process. as leon panetta. the next secretary of defense incessant control by the white house. vietnam war. and joining us representative aaron. good evening, sir. >> good evening, greta. nice to be with you. senator mccain. nominee? >> well it, is, i i think it's a wake up call to not only the nominee but also to the american people that not bob gates, not leon panetta, not even his former colleague in the senate chuck hagel could work with this president or run the pentagon because of the level of micromanagement that all of these fine men experienced coming from the white house. from the president from, valerie jarrett from people in the white house with no military experience but who constantly second guessed and micromanaged the defense department the one comfort he we can take as americans is that we finally have a qualified individual leading the senate armed forces committee. i take great confidence in the fact that se

dr. carter, is this something he wants to do.ou are at the pentagon and secretary of defense, talking 15, 18 hour days high pressure, high stress job, does this fit in his life right now? i don't know the answer to that question be at i hope he takes it. bill: we have heard from a lot of people saying his record stands for it self. four defense secretaries in six years, what is going on there? >> part of it was unique circumstance. bob gates had said he didn't want to go past the george w. bush administration but the president gave a thought was was a wise decision given the situations in iraq and afghanistan to go for continuity. he said i will do it but there is a finite timeline and the same with leon panetta. over 70 years old when he took the defense job, taking it on a short-term basis as well. bill: do think the problem is with the commander-in-chief and not the secretaries themselves? >> i don't think the problem is with either one of them. those are two people who said we have a short timeline, given where they were at i

dr. carter's health situation and it would be inappropriate for me to do that. the second wishes him well on his recovery. we all do. but i have no information and wouldn't speak to his recovery time frame and what that might look like. >> every child in the united states is interested in this question. is the pentagon concerned that norrad's santa radar is in damage of being hacked? are you taking measures to improve that? >> i didn't know we had one of those. it is funny you should ask. i did get an update from nor-ad this morning. so bear with me and this is coming right from them. they have brogan it down and in the domains they tell me their anti grinch fire wall is up and they are confidence their anti bridge firewall can defeat any malicious attacks and they prepared loose tops the reindeers would land on and ships are standing by to conduct any lost gift operations, if necessary. if case he drops anything they will pick it up. >> why did you withhold that from jim gregory's daughter when she was here? >> i didn't have it there. >> santa will be on time?

dr. carter fully understands that we will -- he will have likely limited influence over the tight circle around the president who apparently control the entire strategic process. of you have some weighed in on the president's choice for defense secretary. well, i hope he works to the best of his ability, and i hope you -- we are avoid unnecessary wars. jim says, "my thoughts? i barely know the name ashton carter. i can't see where many could even hold an opinion? follow us on c-span, facebook, and twitter. president obama and king abdullah of jordan met and the white house. after the meeting, they made remarks in the oval office for about 10 minutes. >> it's a great pleasure once again to welcome my friend, his majesty king abdulla and the delegation from jordan to the oval office. jordan is one of our most effective and capable and steadfast partners. laterally only in the middle east, but around the world. only in the middle east, but around the world. my personal friendship with his majesty is something i greatly appreciate. i always enjoy talking to him for his honesty and good couns

dr. carter understands that as previous secretaries of defense have attested, he will likely have limited influence over the tight circle around the president who apparently controlled the entire strategic decision making process. the labor department released the november job numbers showing u.s. employers added 321,000 jobs last month. the most in any month in nearly three years. the unemployment rate remained at 5.8% and the economy has gained on average 241,000 jobs a month this year. putting 2014 on track to be the strongest for hiring in 15 years. we expect to hear more about the economy and the president's nomination during today's whitehouse briefing scheduled to begin shortly. join us live over on our companion network c-span. >>> the house judiciary subcommittee on courts held a hearing on allowing cameras in federal courtrooms, including the supreme court. steve king has introduced legislation to allow federal judges to choose when to allow cameras in the court proceedings. this is two hours. >> the subcommittee on courts intellectual property and internet will come to order. w

carter nomination. one, that very, very warm embrace that he had with the national security advisor, dr. susan rice as we were discussing before this event, wolf. clashes with susan rice, the national security advisor, disagreements have marked the three prior defense secretaries, hagel and gates and panetta and now we see a very, very friendly hug that i think represents the kind of relationship he has with susan rice, dennis mcdonough, the white house chief of staff and others that will make this relationship perhaps work better than prior ones the other thing we heard is president obama noting within the crowd was stephen hadley, the former national security advisor for george w. bush. president obama making a wry remark about the kind of company a hadley was keeping being in a roomful of democrats, i suppose is what he meant by that. but i think that also reflects the fact that ash carter is the kind of individual, the kind of democrat that has bipartisan relationships and will likely be confirmed. he has a lot of respect on both sides of the aisle, zblofl he certainly does. based on

carter needed knee replacement. after searching for 40 hours he found one hospital that wanted a $26,000 deposit. >> wasn't another facility that would call me back and give me a price. >> reporter: drh charged less than $8,000 for both knees. a hospital told linda, removing her gallbladder would cost $22,000. >> this was a fifth of the cost. >> reporter: the founder of the clinic joins us now. you must cut corners to be so much cheaper. >> i always like to hear that, because the prices you see on our website of what it costs to take care of patients. that's one of the big lies we've all been told and many believe is that health care is very expensive, when it really doesn't cost that much. john: how can you do knee replacements for two knees for $7,000 when the hospital is charging 50,000 bucks. >> they've got to come up with the money for the extracurricular activities somewhere. >> and the paperwork, and massaging the government, and they pay their people more? do you have a higher infection rate? >> we have almost nonexistent infection rate we publish online. high prices indicate lack of competition, low prices indicate the healthy competition. john: when you first opened, you w

dr. q. that is q&a tonight at 7:00 eastern time. >> former white house correspondents share their experiences covering presidents from jimmy carter to barack obama. >> when ap sits down everybody sits down. we're going to start the second panel. which is a group of my favorite correspondents. he has covered politics over the obama campaign. and jon karl with the abc news who is the chief white house correspondent since 2012. he has covered congress, state department and politics. and peter baker, the new york times, who has covered three white houses. the obama white house, bush white house, and clinton white house. and he was moscow bureau chief and recently wrote a book about bush and cheney, which everyone should read. and stephen collinson, who is a white house correspondent emeritus. he recently left us for cnn. but he covered the white house for afp for a number of years and also did a number of stints overseas, asia and europe. and so i'm delighted to have all of you. you're definitely among my favorite white house correspondence. and selfishly, i've decided to start the panel off by one of the things that i am most intere