joan walsh, e.j. dionne, thank you both for your time tonight and have a great weekend. >> and you have a great weekend too, reverend, thanks. >> thank you. >>> coming up, a developing story tonight. president obama sending 1,500 more troops to iraq to help fight isis. >>> plus, who killed bin laden? a controversy over who fired the deadly shot is erupting within the heroic seal team 6. the pentagon and other seals are furious. why is this happening? >>> and when it comes to the economy, republicans have me wondering if they're on another planet. i'm taking them back to reality tonight. >>> and is feminist a bad word? it's a growing trend with women celebrities. we'll debate that in "conversation nation." please stay with us. big show tonight. mooction ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ for most people, earning cash back ends here, at the purchase. ♪ ♪ introducing the citi® double cash card. it lets you earn cash back when you buy and again as you pay. that's cash back twice. it's cash back with a side of cash back. the citi do

back with me are robert gibb, brian boyntler and e.j. dionne. me is co-chair of the congressional progressive caucus congressman raul. so much happening on the hill today and not what i'm used to saying. what's your thought about the fact that democrats are a major engine behind the keystone pipeline? frankly, i think that it's kind of in the senatorial campaign in louisiana and the representatives running against senator landrieu in the senate. the keystone needs study and it continues to need studied and the public continue s to continn and it needs to be deliberate and done correctly. a lot of pressure the president in terms of what his final discussion was going to be. if it passes both houses, i hope the president veto it and then requires the two-thirds vote because this is the hijacking a process, accepting this particular transcanada from the environmental reviews and the economic reviews that are necessary and unintended consequences should not be on the table for this pipeline and frankly, i hope the president vetoes it if it does pass

ç e.j.> thank you so much. >> woodruff: in other news today, there was no rest for the snow weary around buffalo, new york.ç as another two feet of snow fell on a region already buried under five to six feet. roofs strained under the weight, and some caved in. scores of streets and major highways were still closed, and a fleet of plows, loaders and dump trucks worked to clear them. governor andrew cuomo appealed to people to stay home, and let the work crews do their job. >> this is, i believe, the largest deployment of its kind ever. literally thousands of people across the state coming in to help and hundreds of pieces of equipment. we're in a much better position than we were yesterday, but we're still not home and there are more chapters in this storyç before its done. >> woodruff: at least ten deaths are now blamed on the storm. >> ifill: cold gripped much of the u.s. this week, but it turns out last month only last monthç the world experienced its hottest october ever, the average te

as e.j. said, there are these three strange students of american politics; himself, norm ornstein and myself. and we have become utterly obsessed with australia, its people, its institutions including compulsory atten dance at the polls -- attendance at the polls which we approve of. [laughter] its policies and its politics. and norm is here as well as e.j. , we've had opportunities to travel down to australia to visit with you there and to meet with you when you're in town. when we recently read of and learned of the passing of goff whitland, we too -- like many australians -- immediately returned to refresh ourselves and our memories about his years, decade as labour leader and his three-year term ended under the most extraordinary circumstances. but the beginning of the new labour party and hawk and keating and other leaders including kim who led the party for a number of years, it's really, it's about time, don't you think, that we finally got our, get our appointment as honorary citizens

e.j.ow" i want to read to you some quotes from republican strategists, their analysis of why democrats lost. this is rob collins, the executive director of the national republican senatorial committee. he said this about democratic candidates. they were so focused on independence that they forgot they had a base. they left their base behind. they became republican lite. e.j., it's as if we are hearing from a disgruntled liberal in the democratic party when you listen to that strategist. >> the democrats kind of tied themselves up in knots on the economy. as that skit showed, there is a lot of progress to be described and particularly when you consider that when obama took office, the economy was collapsing and now it's growing again. but a lot of pollster, including a lot of liberals say, wait a minute, if we brag too much about the economy, people won't -- will think that we're out of touch because there are a lot of people hurting out there. wages are stagnating, which they are. and so w

plus, the analysis of david brooks and e.j. dionne on the political implications of the president's address to the nation. >> woodruff: then, as winter approaches, the challenges mount for refugees and the displaced worldwide whose numbers are at their highest since world war ii. >> people see that in the middle east it's warm, but it's not. some areas are were cold. they have negative temperatures. and people can suffer tremendously because many of them have very precarious shelter. >> ifill: an american veteran of the vietnam war returns to the country for one last mission to disarm unexploded bombs left over from the conflict. >> the defense department estimates that about 10% did >> the defense department estimates that about 10% did not blow up as designed. they fell to the ground in tact, now today 40 years later they're exploding and they kill and maim people. >> woodruff: plus, remembering the life and work of the acclaimed director, mike nichols who captivated audiences on screen and stage. >> ifill: those are some of

e.j.show" i want to read to you some quotes from republican strategists, their analysis of why democrats lost. this is rob collins, the executive director of the national republican senatorial committee. he said this about democratic candidates. they were so focused on independence that they forgot they had a base. they left their base behind. they became republican lite. i can't remember a democrat who spent any kind of money in a significant way talking about the economy. if i had a choice between talking about the number one issue we saw in every single poll, which he means the economy, and talking about a single issue, i would be talking about the number one issue. e.j., it's as if we are hear in from a disgruntled liberal in the democratic party when you listen to that strategist. >> the democrats kind of tied themselves up in knots on the economy. as that skit showed, there is a lot of progress to be described and particularly when you consider that when obama took office, the econom

e.j.. >> thank you very much.it's good to know jeb hasn't announced and he is artecona transition named. welcome ana and welcome megan paul. i want to join ed in saying happy veterans day. there are many great things about being involved in the mccourt school but one is we have an extraordinary program with members of our armed armed forces. i've gotten to teach so many iraq and afghanistan vets. while i want to welcome everyone here today a particularly want to welcome our friends from the armed forces and to thank them for their service. [applause] they are awesome students too. i want to make for quick observations in an open up the discussion to the panel. i'm going to ask a few questions and we are going to try to bring the audience in as quickly as we can. we are going to have a couple of mics on either side of the audience. we have a lot of hands. i will ask people to ask a few questions at a time which allows her distinguished panelists to evade any question that they feel like evading. for quick observati

having said that, i am, i think as e.j.nows, in the camp that says first she will have a primary opponent and second that's a good thing. the death march between hillary and barack was the best thing that happened to barack obama and hk hurricaillary clinton, t. they helped each other. that's the weird part of how it helped her. i went to see her the day after she got out of the race. she was really admiring of obama because she likes toughness. >> who could primary her? give me some names. >> i don't know what. abhors a vacuum. anti-war, anti-wall street, anti-washington. hillary is all three. >> rand paul? >> rand paul. someone will. keep in mind george h.w. bush had successfully prosecuted a big war and won it in a hundred hours and a cable talk show host pat buchanan got 38% against him in new hampshire and wound up with a third of all the delegates by the time it was over. a third of the vote in my matter will go against her. but it will toughen her. one thing it will force her to work through this question of obama, w

and e.j. dionne of "the washington post."ood to be with you, rev. >> thank you. >> governor richson, you were chairman of the democratic governors association. what's your take on this trend of high profile republican governors fighting for their political lives? >> well, my main point here is that governors -- the governors' races have been a bit overlooked in favor of the senate races and governors are the ones that are setting policy in this country because of this dysfunction in washington. plus, if you're looking at 2016, governors control the political organizations that are going to be determining a president. so i expect that the democrats, it's 29-21 right now, republican to democrat. i bet you we narrow the gap, reverend. i see potential upsets in arizona, a neighboring state. fred duvall hasn't been covered that much. i think if georgia, you're seeing the carter era moving forward. i think scott walker's in trouble. i think florida's a huge battleground state and i think charlie crist is going to pull it off. so th

team of brooks and dionne-- "new york times" columnist david brooks, and "washington post" columnist e.jonne. >> yeah, i did. it may be a terrible mistake. maybe he'll persuade me. it's about

also ahead this thursday, the analysis of david brooks and e.j.ne on the political implications of the president's executive action. >> woodruff: then, as winterç approaches, the challenges mount for refugees and the displaced worldwide whose numbers are at their highest since world war ii. >> people see that in the middle east it's war, but it's not. some areas

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angela rye and e.j.sion, they will punt on attorney general nominee, chuck schumer making that asounsment yesterday saying i think our republican colleagues don't want it during the lame duck and we'll go with that request. not coming out with a roar, more like a whimper. >> what's unfortunate about this is this election has not taught us, as democrats, enough lessons. i think it's very clear that mitch mcconnell and john boehner are coming out swinging in the new congress, 114th. why would we not end this with a bang? loretta lynch, who is one of so many nominees that are being held up on the senate floor, we should be trying to clean that slate. so i wish that, you know, for senator reid's legacy that he would have tried to clean that slate. >> the last lame duck congress passed a monumental of legislation, repeal of don't ask, don't tell, it was very forthright congress that went in, determined to get some policy done. why do you suppose the change? because the result in the midterms was not that much

and that e.j. dionne. the laughter covered up your intro. senior fellow government studies. we are joined, just a note lots of people not audience, but to note to people. welcome to ambassador tim beasley who is also the former leader of the labour party and tiny cleavers that, who is and the deputy leader of the labour party and also the shadow foreign minister. many welcome to all of you. it is my pleasure to introduce this session, the life of an australian prime minister, first being not prime minister. i am now going to be hunted that, julia. a conversation with julia gillard on "my story." if you haven't seen her but, it's wonderful. you look at those recommendations from my colleagues. hold it up, yes indeed it copies are available. adobe is seeking around, won't you for anyone who wants to talk or get a book signed, et cetera. so i am not going to dive into the subject of the book. i am going to leave that to the panelists, but i do want to make a personal introduction to julia gillard who i first met a year ago. can you believe it was only eight year ago? she joined

lena dunham, e.j. johnson, and darrin krist all sat out. >>> good morning, jane. exciting morning. we're looking a the numbers out there in some states. early voting is higher than it was in 2010. does this mean people are ready for a change? >> ting means that the campaigns are recognizing that every vote really does count. spend as much money as you want. if you get the voters out that's how you win. it seems basic and elementary. the way president mobilized voters in the previous two elections showed everybody this is how you have to play the game. >> did tuesday surprise you? we've been talking about voter turnout is typically low. we weren't expecting it to do much this year. >> people are sick and tired of what washington is doing. it's not passing bills or moving forward. and everyone is fighting back and forth. i think people are ready for a change. that may be they go, you know, to the right. but i think overall there is more voter engagement around being frustrated. it may not be they're, you know, it's not hope it's more sick of this. >> if they go to t

vernon davis, bills quarterback e.j.een their stock drop due to injuries and mohammed sanu. his stock rising significantly. we were just checking the site. what should we expect from the newest ipo? how many have been investing in these athletes? joining me is the ceo buck french. >> thank you for having me. >> you go to fantex.com and pull up explore the stocks. we can pull up sanu trading at 1370. >> his ipo closed october 30th, 3 1st. he's so far having a great season so we're pretty excited about that and importantly as the transaction closed, the securities traded up about 1370 as of today. >> walk me through it from the athlete's point of view. i'm tom brady, i wish i was -- >> you're the finance equivalent. >> you approach my agent with an offer. >> we meet with several people, the agent, financial adviser, a lot of times marketing adviser, other people could be wise, fathers, mothers, their core team as well as the athlete. it's kind of a mutual we want to make sure they're of character that we want to work with

e.j., erik johnson, is an inventor and acrobat.n and thinks of this weekend's private ceremony as an expression of gratitude. >> it was everybody doing everything they could, including a news anchor. >> we begin with breaking news from san francisco's hall of justice. >> the san francisco opera, the circus center, the police department, all of these local groups of just kind of people in the community coming out and saying what can i do? >> miles is now six. check him out already for school as a big first grader. that's his little brother clayton by his side. thankfully miles is still in remission. >> seeing miles take things from the event and grow over the year is -- it's all that any of us are in it for. >> but what came out of the bat kid wish was so much more than anyone could have hoped for. >> it was such an opportunity to allow people to see the magic that "make a wish" does all the time. >> because of the bat kid wish and the fact it went viral, "make a wish-greater bay area" has seen a 45% increase in pending wishes. ther

e.j., eric johnson, is an inventor and acrobat.atman and thinks of this year's private ceremony as an expression of gratitude. >> it was everybody doing everything they could including a new vector. >> reporter: we begin with breaking news from the hall of justice. >> the san francisco on >>>, the circus center, the police department, all of these local groups of just kind of people in the community coming out and saying, what can i do? >> reporter: miles is now 6. check him out already for school as a big first grader. that's his little brother, clayton, by his side. thankfully miles is still in remission. >> seeing miles take things from the event and grow over the year is all that any of us are in it for. >> reporter: what came out of the bat kid wish was so much more than anyone could have hoped for. >> it was such an opportunity to allow people to see the magic make-a-wish does all the time. >> reporter: because of the fact that it went viral, make-a-wish has seen a 45% increase in pending wishes. there's also been a significa

as e.j.arkets so that everyone has to pay one fair price for insurance, which is, by the way, what the majority of americans want, the vast majority want fair, nondiscriminatory insurance market, that means some healthy people are going to have to pay more. you can't have a world where no one pays more and some people pay less. that's not going to happen. >> that is the speech that was never made by any democrat supporting the affordable care act. that little passage you just said right there. >> that's absolutely right. >> joining me now, the senior editor for the new republic and howard dean, former chairman of the democratic national committee. howard dean, i know you've worked on legislation in your day. i have. and i have to say that certainly in washington, everything that professor gruber said about it is exactly right. when you're trying to move legislation, especially legislation like this through the congress, the less people know about it the be thor a and you're hoping that people

e.j., eric johnston, is an inventor and acrobat.f this weekend as an expression of gratitude. >> it was everybody doing everything they could include a news anchor. >> begin this morning's broadcast with breaking news from san francisco's hall of justice. >> the san francisco opera, the police department, all of these local groups of just kind of people in the community coming out and saying what can i do? >> miles is now 6. check him out, all ready for school as a first grader. that's his little brother clayton by his side. thankfully, miles is still in remission. >> seeing miles take things from the event and grow over the year is all that any of us were in it for. >> what came out of the bat-kid wish was so much more than anyone could have hoped for. >> it was such an opportunity to allow people to see the magic that make-a-wish does all the time. >> because of the bat-kid wish and the fact that it went viral, make-a-wish greater bay area has seen a 45% increase in pending wishes. there has also been a significant increase in don

. >> i'm e.j.ts. >> here's the rather unfortunate punchline. the "washington post" did some smart homework and found out at lease five of the celebrities appear in the video, including the one dancing, did not actually vote in the mid-terms in 2010. which is kind of funny and ironic, or maybe it suggests they learned their lesson and that people can in fact, change their voting behavior. when we come back, i'm going to talk to two people who spent countless hours trying to crack the code of voting behafr. what makes people do it? what makes them stay home? they'll share what they've learned ahead. a dry mouth can be a common side effect. that's why there's biotene. it comes in oral rinse, spray or gel, so there's moisturizing relief for everyone. biotene, for people who suffer from a dry mouth. wow! [ narrator ] on a mission to get richard to his campbell's chunky soup. it's new chunky beer-n-cheese with beef and bacon soup. i love it. and mama loves you. ♪ alriwe need to do somethinguble and mwidi

joining us now is e.j. hillbert to help us understand the risk with cyber security, especially now as many people will be missing out on the traditional shopping experience in the u.s. and shopping at the convenience of their home online. what is the biggest risk that is posed this season? >> few people pay attention to this. in fact, yesterday was the first day of the holiday scam season, as well. so the bad guys know that everybody is going to be shopping online, that they're going to do this, and this is when they up their game on the attacks and the attempts to steal money and confuse consumers into who they're going to. the attack from the syrian electronic army yet was more of a propaganda attack to showcase that they could attack groups and the attempt to undermine confidence in those groups. but they're not really targeted towards money. retailers, the financially motivated hackers that you're finding a great deal more of nowadays, this is their time and you'll see a dramatic uptick in this. >> what