s has been revealed by the new york times military intelligence official louis elizondo worked on the advanced aerospace threat identification program in the pentagon until he resigned in october the program was created in two thousand and seven while funding officially ended in two thousand and twelve elizondo says the program continues and that another official who he declined to name has taken over his duties elizondo complained of excessive secrecy in his resignation letter asking why are we spending more time and effort on this issue from two thousand and seven to two thousand and twelve official funding totaled twenty two million dollars as for findings elizondo told the daily beast objectivity is an imperative when dealing with a subject as unknown and as contentious as you have posed however there are still those observations that defy explanation. that's all for now but be sure to catch us on you tube at youtube dot com bust r t thanks for watching we'll see you next time. about one hundred rhythm i did not a lot i didn't know me money. on the. team at the bottom of this miss

it's not something that we can easily say, oh, that's an airplane. >> reporter: for years elizondo ranentagon effort aimed at understanding the physics of sightings like this one. >> frankly, if it's russian, chinese, little green men from mars or your neighbor's dog, really don't care. my focus is what is it, and how does it w >> reporter: elizondo refused to discuss the number of cases he investigated, but he did work with robert bigelow, a las vegas aerospace tycoon who recently told "60 minutes" that alien life is real. >> i'm absolutely convinced. that's all there is to it. >> reporter: do you also believe u.f.o.s have come to earth? >> there has and is an existing presence. >> reporter: from 1964 to 1969, an air force program investigated more than 12,000 u.f.o. sightings,00 of which are still unidentified. >> i would say remain skeptical, absolutely, but there comes a point when the evidence becomes overwhelming. >> reporter: elizondo says we're not at that point yet, but he believes something is out there. and ignoring it just won't fly. tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. >> gl

twelve the program was run according the new york times by a military intelligence official luis elizondo on the fifth floor of the pentagon sebring yes i said the new york times post this is mainstream media and alternative media covering this elizondo recently resigned in protest after running the operation for seventy years and a copy of a letter obtained by the washington post elizabeth dole wrote to defense secretary james mattis that you oppose. that saving despite every overwhelming evidence that both the classified and unclassified levels certain individuals in the defense department remain staunchly opposed to further research on what could be a tactical threat to our pilots sailors and soldiers and perhaps even the next essential threat to our national security how these revelations along with the two videos that the former military intelligence officer released to. has revealed that the truth ladies and gentlemen is indeed out there and we definitely need to be watching the skies. over to you it looks like a real this is what. lies at the bottom. of. what they like you like not

twelve the program was run according the new york times by a military intelligence official luis elizondo on the fifth floor of the pentagon sebring yes i said the new york times post this is mainstream media and alternative media covering this elizondo recently resigned in protest after running the operation for seventy years and a copy of a letter obtained by the washington post elizabeth dole wrote to defense secretary james mattis that you oppose. that saving despite every overwhelming evidence that both the classified and unclassified level certain individuals in the defense department remain staunchly opposed to further research on what could be a tactical threat to our pilots sailors and soldiers and perhaps even the next essential threat to our national security wow these revelations along with the two videos that the former military intelligence officer released to has revealed that the truth ladies and gentlemen is indeed out there and we definitely need to be watching the skies and law. if that's. what the you know that i got. the. lead. role in the corner watching the hawks i

twelve the program was run according the new york times by a military intelligence official luis elizondo on the fifth floor of the pentagon sebring yes i said the new york times post is mainstream media and alternative media covering this elizondo recently resigned in protest after running the operation for seventy years and a copy of a letter.

>>reporter: elizondo says we're not at that point yet, but he believes something is out there and ignoring it just won't fly. tony doukopil, cbs news, new york. >>> well, it certainly has been pleasant and refreshing out there. 55 degrees, it's good golf weather as we've heard earlier today. we're topping out at the 60- degree mark out there. warmer, partly cloudy, but a cold front is heading our way tonight. so we'll notice the changes tomorrow when cooler air settles in. we do see some showers well off to our north and east, and we're not anticipating any rain out of this particular front that's making its way in. but we do have some changes coming our way. warmer air returns friday and saturday ahead of our next system that's mix up our christmas forecast. look for rain between friday and christmas day. christmas day starts off mild with rain, but at the end of it, we're looking at some flurries and some snow mixing in on the back end. so christmas forecast calls for high temperatures in the 40s and low 50s, right between 47 and 52 degrees. look for rain and flurries out there, especial

we're joined now by a reporter gabriel elizondo who is in new york cable thank you for joining us how expected was this outcome. listen i don't think anyone knew what the outcome was going to be before the jury delivered their verdicts on two of the people here but i can tell you this was definitely a very complex case that lasted over a month here at this federal courthouse in new york jurors deliberated for six days before they were able to deliver their verdict on two people that you just mentioned and just to give you an idea of how complex it was there were many charges that were presented during this trial. one until now put the former head of the south american football federation charged with three of five found guilty of three of the five charges against him and then the brazilian of course the former head of the c.b.s. for brazilian football federation very powerful man eighty five year old she was a mighty mit and found guilty of six of the seven charges against him so it just gives you an idea that the state or the government i should say through a lot out there they had a

clear things that we do not understand how they work operating in areas that we can't control. >> elizondoll us how many cases his former group investigated saying that information was sensitive. from 1947 to 1969 an air force program called project blue book looked into more than 12,000 ufo sightings and about 700 of them remain unidentified. >> interesting how they bur blurry name advanced aviation identification program. >> they call it black money for a reason. >> i've never seen one, but when i was a little kid it shows aliens putting a needle in the back of your neck and changed you for years? terrified me. i'm still terrified. >> stranger things have happened. >> big smile from tony dokoupil. >>> coming up, headlines including blos buster. heard it did okay. and pushing the limits. rocketing >>> this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by alka-seltzer plus, maximum strength liquid gels. shut down cold symptoms fast [ coughing ] with maximum strength alka seltzer plus liquid gels. but when we brought our daughter home, that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the

five thousand the bill also includes loopholes for getting around estate taxes death taxes gabriel elizondo has more. shortly after the house of representatives passed this historic tax overhaul it just came out very shortly after that there were several provisions that didn't meet house budget rules essential eat the republicans didn't cross all their t's and dot all their eyes when they rushed this bill forward and so now it's going to have to be voted on again come wednesday but let's be very clear there are no indications that this is going to change the vote in any way shape or form this is essentially an embarrassing technical mistake by the republicans to push this forward now the big picture here is that this bill assuming it is passed as we expect that it will be is a big win for president donald trump because it's the first legislative win since he's become president and it's also the republicans say historic in nature that these corporate tax cuts they say will eventually trickle down to lower class and middle class americans and spur economic growth for years if not decades to c

guilty in a case that helped expose a culture of bribery and racketeering within pfieffer gabriel elizondo reports from new york. joe same idea but in brazil one and hill not a part of why each was a top football official in their country and each has been found guilty of racketeering conspiracy and other charges for their roles in what prosecutors described as schemes where sports marketing companies funneled hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to dozens of football officials it's been called the deep a trial because both men were powerful figures aligned with football's governing body newt was a former head of the south american football federation and was found guilty on three counts but not guilty on two other counts who are disappointed with the verdict as you can expect it is mr not put isn't a concern if i don't. express our options our children are going to be a better answer than expected or all very disillusioning. might in the former head of the brazilian football federation was found guilty of six of the seven charges against him the fact they weren't found guilty on all

ever elizondo reports on jackson mississippi. they gathered to pay tribute to the long struggle for racial equality in america it was a grand opening of a new nineteen million dollars civil rights museum that traces the history of black americans who led that fight but when donald trump said he would attend some african-americans boycotted including congressman and prominent civil rights leader john lewis the national association for the advancement for colored people or and pete the most storied civil rights organization in america had asked trump not to come. we really do to allow individuals to stay this wonderful thing of honoring individuals who sacrifice. when they work so hard to sure people have access to affordable health care and he seek it to undermine it at every turn. trump was slow to condemn racist groups it protested in charlottesville virginia earlier this year you had a group on one side that was bad and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent but he has relented so he condemned n.f.l. playe

luis elizondo was part of a program that as well as interviews with people who said they have physicalts. the defense department says the program ended in 2012 he its funding was cut. but did it? >>> one member of our crew, we won't say his name, but it rhymes with bruce. he is a firm believer of unidentified flying objects and was very excited. >> of course. when you see that video, it does beg the question of what is that thing? >> i could show you video of me hovering over the earth, though, also, but it doesn't happen. >> are you that sound? >> not right now, my friend. here is one question. if what they're doing is putting together real evidence that we see ufos -- don't tell me to go on. we're talking about alien life. we need to use the time. >> we'll take as much time as we need. >> they're showing you -- all over the studio right now. why would they cut the funding? that's all i'm saying. if there was real proof you were encountering alien life forms why cut the funding? i'm just saying. >> only leads to the conspiracy. >> it's one of the last things to hit the budget floor. t

but the former head of the program, luis elizondo told the times the ufo program never shut down. so what did they find? quote, the program collected video and audio reportings of ufo incidents including video from a superhornet showing an aircraft surrounded by a glowing aura traveling at high speeds and rotating as it moves. the navy pilots can be heard trying to understand what they're seeing there is a whole fleet of them, one exclaims. so if you think it's nuts that we held the news of an official ufo investigation all the way to thing 1, you're going to love that we have the official video of a ufo in thing 2 in 60 seconds. >>> so no big deal, but the pentagon has confirmed the existence of the aerospace threat identification program, a $22 million initiative that study ufos for at least five years beginning in 2007. and they released video, including a 2004 encounter when two fighter jets chased an oval-shaped white object near san diego. they also released a second video with cockpit audio as pilots describe what they're seeing. the pentagon declined to give a date or loca

luis elizondo. >> thank you for having me. >>> this year dozens of powerful men were fired or forced out of their jobs after a wave of sexual misconduct allegations. now authorities are rethinking the statute of limitations because many of the cases happened too long ago to be prosecu prosecuted. how that could be changes next. you're watching "velshi & ruhle" on msnbc. the center of the how canneighborhood?r house first, mix liquid gold velveeta with the one-two kick of ro*tel's diced tomatoes and spicy green chilies. then, find space for extra parking. lots and lots of parking. there's nothing more important than your health. so if you're on medicare or will be soon, you may want more than parts a and b here's why. medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. you might want to consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like any medicare supplement insurance plan, these help pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and, these plans let you choose any doctor or hospital that accepts m

leaders are boycotting the event because they say the president has a record of racial division elizondo has more from jackson. president visit here to the new civil rights museum here in jackson mississippi was very controversial many civil rights leaders boycotted his visit did not actually attend the opening of the museum because trump was here they said that they were just saying this is a one photo op for trump a man if they consider to be someone that hasn't done enough to bridge the racial divide in america however we spoke to several people that listen to trump's private speech here including many black americans who they said they appreciated what trump had to say that he tried to reach out to african-americans and the struggles that they have had for many decades in the civil rights movement in the last century or so in the united states and many people said that they did appreciate trump visiting here this museum toured inside look at some of the exhibits and then he spoke talking about how he thought that this was an important museum. graduating the people of this state that

paraguayan of the two men in question they have been convicted on record tearing conspiracy gabriel elizondo is in new york with more. this was an incredibly complex trial that took over a month here at this federal courthouse in new york it took jurors six days of deliberations before they were able to reach this partial verdict the prosecution presented thousands of pages of evidence including bank records from numerous different countries airline tickets as well as videos and other things all presenting this case of what's been called the fifa trial against these three men these three powerful men for moral football the case was linking them to record tearing money laundering and fraud one and he'll numb put the former head of the south american football federation found guilty of three of the five charges against him was a media my team the former head of the brazilian football federation eighty five year old man he was found guilty of six of the seven charges against him including racketeering and money laundering the prosecution must feel pretty good about this but the trial is not ove

the paintings offer a glimpse into life inside one of the world's most secretive prisons gabriel elizondo reports. it's an exhibit where the artists were also inmates in fact some still are all these works painted by eight inmates at guantanamo bay detention center half of them currently being held the other half subsequently released after years in detention and one day i got a call from a lawyer he said would you be interested in displaying my client had made a kuantan a band i said what do you mean this art from guantanamo bay and we went from there the theme of some of the paintings is dark not surprisingly for inmates who have spent years in prison and all were interrogated some tortured sharks in an ocean is the work of them a yemeni inmate who has been held without charge for the past fifteen years he signs all of his artwork with his prison number two for two piece work are fairly skilled there is darkness but it's the curator told me there is also some light i was surprised to see how calm and peaceful many of the paintings were i was expecting more more pain more anger but the d

bill also includes loopholes for getting around estate taxes death taxes in other words gabriel elizondo has more joining us live now from new york so apart from this procedural speed bump this is a done deal gave. it's looking like it yeah i mean nothing in washington is a done deal and till it's a done deal as they say but this is about as close to a done deal as you can get of course as you mentioned there's this procedural error that was very embarrassing for the republicans quite frankly and they're going to have to reboot on this on wednesday but there's no indication that they'll be any change in the voting whatsoever we expect that it will be voted in favor like it was earlier on tuesday evening it's now being voted as you mentioned in the senate and we expect that it will probably pass the senate as well a very narrow margin but by all indications it will pass on purely partisan lines republicans voting for this tax overhaul democrats voting against it why is this a big win for president donald trump primarily because up until now he had zero legislative victories and his party

the bill also includes loopholes for getting around estate taxes or so-called death taxes gabriel elizondo is following that story for us out of the west coast gape how could they get this wrong this procedural bump between one house and the senate. yeah this was a big mistake quite frankly by the republicans and quite an embarrassing one at that the night tuesday night they actually the house passed this tax overhaul reform there were cheers by the republicans and then within an hour or so it came to light that there were several provisions in it that did not meet the house budget rules essential e the republicans in their rush to push this bill forward and make no doubt about it they did rush this forward they didn't cross all the t.'s and dot all the i's on this bill so to speak so what's going to happen now is they're going to have to revoke on wednesday the house but let's be very clear there is no indication that the vote will change at all so by all intents and purposes this is just a technicality and that we expect that this will continue to pass as it's voted on a second time in t