amy: so that is david friedman in october. i wantnt to turn to mustafa barghouti leader of the , palestine national initiative and a member of the palestinian legislative council. first, respond to what he is talking ababout, moving the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem and the significance of this, andnd then your respone to his nomination. >> when he speaks about moving the embassy to jerusalem, recognizing jerusalem [indiscernible] he and the american administration would be participating in violation of international law. it says that no country can annex other people's land by force. if jerusalem is not recognized -- its annexation was considered by so many [indiscernible] by saying he is moving the , not onlyere violating international law, but also violating major international principles that have governed relations between countries since the second world war, which is that it is unacceptable to allow any country to annex other people's territory by force. more than that, i think his appointment is very serious,

friedman is in favor of moving the u.s.mbassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. >> that would offend decades of u.s. policy. friedman has balked at the two-state solution for israel and palestinians. more from global affairs correspondent elise lab on the. >> reporter: in tapping his longtime friend and bankruptcy lawyer david friedman as ambassador to israel, donald trump moved to make good on a campaign promise. >> we will send a clear signal that there is no daylight between america and our most reliable ally, the state of israel. >> reporter: israel's right wing education minister bennett praised friedman calling him, "a great friend of israel." by appointing the hard-line friedman as ambassador, trump could be signaling plans to reverse decades of u.s. policy toward israel. friedman, an orthodox jew, has no experience in diplomacy. he strongly supports legalizing settlements and israel annexing the west bank and has questioned the need for a palestinian state, writing that a two-state solution appears "impossible" as long as

thomas friedman: yeah, it is going to get painful.nly question is if market or mother nature or political leaders will deliver the pain, but the pain is coming. terre: do you think we have time to change? tarja halonan: i hope so. we kind of know that whether it is already too late, but if we postpone it tomorrow, at least it does not help the situation. so it is time to act now. ♪ tarja halonan: i think so that our children and grandchildren will say that, mommy, granny, did you really think that you did not see this? it cannot be solved at your desk. it has to be also taking a risk to try, try to make an effort in practice. and learn by doing. be ready to say that we tried enough, but now perhaps it is a new way. so, i mean, to take a risk to make a new action. kwame anthony appiah: we have to think of ways of incentivizing people to do the things that would be good to do. we have to give tax advantages to green businesses so that the technologies develop, which will mean that our industries are making money on the world's carbon ne

friedman: the pentagon seems to be shocked. mr. gore: totally focused on an and libby make another point on the economic reality. it is an incredible opportunity to invest in green infrastructure and job-intensive projects like retrofitting buildings and building the high-capacity lines that we carry solar and wind from the places where it is generated to the cities where it is needed into a variety of other similar projects and that is exactly what the global economy needs now. we have what larry summers and others have called secular stagnation. others have different labels, but for more than 100 years, the developed countries have had a consumer demand economy with henry ford's aphorism. we have been recycling middle income wages back into a consumerist economy. the combination of hyper globalization, flinging wages to lower cost venues and matching them with i.t., the combination of that phenomenon and the introduction of intelligence into automation which makes a fallacy. the long-held assumption which evidence has proven to b

friedman, an orthodox jew, has no training in diplomacy. he's questioned the need for a palestinian state writing that a two-state solution appears, quote, impossible as long as the palestinians are unwilling to renounce violence against israel or recognize israel's right to exist as a jewish state. >> i'm reminded of a line from "the wizard of oz." i don't think we're in kansas anymore. i don't think the i shall use that have been attributed to him on two-state solution, settlement activity that clearly contradict decades of u.s. foreign policy. >> we will move the american embassy to the eternal capitol of jerusalem. >> reporter: he says he looks forward to doing his job. >> the law provides that you can move the embassy to jerusalem from the state department. donald trump says you're all fired. >> reporter: for decades u.s. presidents have argued the status of jerusalem can only be settled as part of a peace deal. friedman has criticized the left leaning jewish lobby which has criticized u.s. policies calling them, far worse than cakapos

david friedman voiced opposition to decades of u.s.olicy in the region on settlements, the two-state solution and the embassy in jerusalem. and the reaction is swinging from a potential true partner with israel to totally unqualified and risking u.s. credibility around the world. >> reporter: in tapping his long-time friend and bankruptcy lawyer, david friedman, as his ambassador to israel, donald trump moved to make good on a campaign promise. >> we will send a clear signal that there is no daylight between america and our most reliable ally, the state of israel. >> reporter: israel's right-wing education minister praised friedman, calling him a, quote, great friend of israel. by appointing the hard line friedman as am basbassadoambass could be signaling plans to reverse decades of policy toward israel. friedman, an orthodox jew, supports legalizing settlements and questioned the need for a palestinian state. righting a two-state solution appears, quote, impossible, as long as the palestinians are unwilling to renounce violence agains

friedman has said a lot of controversial things. let's -- his positions on things. >> yeah. >> so let's dive into some of those. first he wants to move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. what do you think? >> so i'm for that. i mean, let me say generally before i get to that that i think you're going to find in the weeks ahead in the confirmation process on david friedman that it's going to be very clear that he wants -- he and president trump want to be part of achieving peace between israelis and palestinians and that some of the things he said really don't reflect what he believes and i think you'll find along the way -- >> uh-huh. >> -- that he will express some regrets. >> right i know. i think what you're referring to is the two-state solution. >> no. no, maybe. but i -- >> he's against that. he's opposed to the two-state solution. and he said very controversial things to people who support it is pro-israel that called themselves pro-peace and let's just go right there right now because it is the most controversial.

thomas friedman. we'll get to your book in a minute because we want to talk about some of your concepts in there. a picture of the cabinet as it has shaped up thus far. obviously, a lot of white men in this cabinet. five women thus far. you call this cabinet prehistoric. what does that mean? >> i was referring not to the whole cabinet, i was referring to the fact that all the appointments who are involved with energy and environmental issues have professed denialism or skepticism on climate change. which takes them to pre-george w. bush. i don't know where it takes them. maybe back to teddy roosevelt. the george w. bush administration actually had some really fine people on energy and environment. and he, himself, in this 2007 state of the union said climate change was a serious issue that we had to address. this is a throwback to i don't know where. >> that dovetails with the book. we can do all these friedmanisms all at once. you have written a book "the world is flat" and "thank you for being late.

people have portrayed friedman as being to the right of benjamin netanyahu, but basically friedman, ink, is certainly going to be a big friend to conservative elements in israel. trish: let me ask you as well about china. the big story today. china doing what some are calling an act of war. taking one of our drones out of the south china sea, why we were radioing them saying don't, that's ours. they acted as though they never heard us. they went and took it right before our very eyes, and didn't radio back until after they were on their way out, saying bye. how do you interpret this, and is this basically retaliation for president-elect donald trump having that phone call of congratulations with the president of taiwan? >> i don't think so. you know, china has done provocative things at the beginning of other administrations like barack obama's, like george w. bush's, they've done things to provoke the united states. i don't think you can say it's some sort of specific response to the trump taiwan telephone call. but i was listening to ambassador bolton earlier on the program, and i t

david friedman has skrovoiced opposition to decades of u.s.with positions considered radical by even some israelis, themselves. it's raising serious questions about whether he could actually tie donald trump's hands in making mideast peace. if he had his way, donald trump's new ambassador to israel, david friedman, might reverse decades of u.s. policy on mideast peace. telling israeli television during the campaign, trump would back that country's government in whatever path it chooses. >> he will be guided by what the israelis want to pursue. the united states under a trump administration is going to be loyal to his friends. it's going to trust its friends. >> reporter: friedman supports legalizing settlements and israel annexing the west bank. in an op-ped earlier this year, he called the idea of giving palestinians their own country, the so-called two-state solution, "an illusion that serves the worst intentions of both the united states and the palestinian arabs." that's a position even the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, contr

david friedman's positions on israel, he stated very publicly, very strongly.ent from the u.s. policy for the last several years. >> his stated positions are different from every u.s. position, republican or democrat, since the west bank was annexed in 1967. the united states under republican and democrat administrations has never recognized the legitimacy of that. what it means is a more interesting question. the two state solution was going nowhere. israel holds all the cards. right now there is no appetite. the palestinians are divided %-p ground it makes that much difference. it is true however that it sends a rather strange signal. because the views are pretty extreme. and it is not just the issue of the two-state solution and annexations of the west bank. he's referred to all as the nazi whose assisted in the camps. and he's called barack obama an anti-semiite. and this is tough stuff. and i can't imagine it would look that gong. >> what do you make of friedman's policy positions? not speaking out in favor of the two state solution. wants to move the emba

ambassador to israel david friedman is jeremy ben-ami leader of j-street who friedman has negativelynazi collaborators because of his political beliefs. first, respond to that. >> well, chris, i can't even begin to tell you the outrage that is pouring out of the jewish community today. this kind of language and this kind of discourse has no place on the national stage. it has no place in american diplomacy. it has no place in the jewish community. we've got to find a way to reject and the senate has the opportunity to reject this kind of discourse in this country at this moment and the time's coming to draw the line and this man is the line to be drawn. >> you're saying he must be opposed? >> he must be opposed. it is impossible for me to understand how any jewish american leader could say that somebody who has expressed views like that about the president, about other jews, about huma abedin, about the entirety of the arab world could possibly be supported to be the ambassador to the state of israel. it's throwing a match on embers and the center of the potential next world war that

friedman apparently said these things before he was a diplomat. anti-defamation league or deriding us or attacking other jews has nazi collaborators are hardly diplomatic things to say. with that said, we're not going to engage in partisan politics. i've got one job which is fighting hate and extremism. we've seen a surge of hate crimes over the last six weeks that have been incredibly troubling both from the extreme right and issues on the radical left. let me be clear. we're going to stick to our job which is defending the jewish people and other minorities from prejudice and hate no matter what names anybody chooses to call us. >> let's listen to what the president of j street said with andrea mitchell this afternoo >> no control over his mouth and no control over the way in which he refers to people he doesn't like or doesn't agree with is simply should not pass the test for the senate of advice and consent. it should be a nomination that is rejected. >> it sounds like he is headed for opposition in the senate. >> it would seem that way. what

>> i had a professor who taught paul krugman and milton friedman and i liked friedman better. >> watchingme interested. >> i came across ron paul. >> ron paul. >> youtube videos on friedman. john: where did you find them? >> i typed it in the search box, and milton friedman came up and i've been hooked. >> i heard about libertarian from you, on fox news. >> my economics and government teacher in high school played your public choice video. these are not the kind of ideas showing up in textbooks that are written nowadays. >> i'm originally from russia, and moving to the united states, i saw that there is such thing as liberty. john: right! the young people sure know more about liberty and life than i did when i was their age. that's good news, that's our show. from the students for liberty conference, see you next week for another new episode in our new time slot, friday on fbn. good night! the rest of you have a great weekend. stossel: it's raining car wrecks. these lawyers want your money. they're parasites. so are politicians. they rarely kill us, but they suck everything out of you of

friedman has no diplomatic experience. he supports jewish only settlements and says he does not think would be illegal for israel to annex the entirere palestinian territory. despite the fact it would be blatantly illegal under international law. on friedman also said he opposes thursday, a two-state solution for isisrael and palestitine. >> the trump administration will never pressure israel into a two state solution or any other solution that is against the wishes of the israeli people. amamy: in n response to the announcement, jewish voice for peace said -- "it is a distressing signal that the new administration will give the israeli government a free hand to deepen its fundamentally undemocratic and abuse off control over palesestinian land resources and rights." donald trump's cabinet is the richest in history. the 17 people trump has selected for either cabinet or cabinet-level positions so far have nearly $10 billion in combinined wealth. that's more than the 43 million poorest americans have combined, and trump has

also his nomination of david friedman.id friedman his bankruptcy attorney, no diplomatic experience who with the father-in-law ivanka trump, charles kushner, created this foundation supporting the most radical of the settlers. donald trump contributed $10,000 to that foundation. it's clear that everything he said that the president-elect plans to change that policy and his nominee is a strong supporter of settlements who called -- who name called j street american moderate jewish supporters of a two-state solution saying that they were like nazi sympathizers. >> let me make two points, andra andr andrea. i don't believe president-elect trump's statement did that. what he said was there shouldn't be a resolution at the u.n. enacted on this subject. by itself, that does not alter or continue the prior policy. that's a separate decision that he will have to make. according to press accounts, mr. friedman has made strong statements as a private citizen in support of settlements, in support of israel annexing the west bank and

now, the opinions of david friedman have been wide ranging.left, there has been some criticism from one mk, who said i like the jews who sit in the u.s. and are opposed to a two-state solution while we were the ones paying the price, bibi couldn't have wished himself a better nomination. now, the prime minister, carol, hasn't given us a reaction to this. but we do have someone from his own party, the deputy foreign policy, who said that we welcome the appointment and expect a fruitful, working relationship that will symbolize the milestone in the transfer of the embassy to jerusalem. when you look at this and look at his appointment you do see really three things that stand out that could be the shift of u.s. foreign policy. first, you have the status of the u.s. embassy in jerusalem. up till now previous u.s. administrations have said that that will be settled in the negotiation process of the peace between the israelis and palestinians about the u.s. embassy, where it will be located. currently it's in tel aviv. you also have the settler mov

this is not, friedman's words are not the most diplomatic. one diplomat to another, how do you handle this delicate situation? maybe friedman believes that the capital should be in jerusalem, maybe he doesn't believe in a two-state solution. but ambassadors have a unique role. >> first, i want to send our con lo dens to the people in germany and russia. and i have been in politics for years. there's a difference between being a politician and an ambassador. and i'm sure he would present the policy of the trump administrati the same way i would present the policy of prime minister netanyahu's government. >> your policy seems to have veered a little bit from time to time. it's still in support of a two-state nation. >> prime minister ynetanyahu wil come to meet with president-elect trump. we will do the same with governor haley when she came to the u.n. we are looking forward to working with this administration. >> my issue is with israel, there's diplomatic assistance and pressure to be born on different parties at different times. is it helpf

i have tawrific panel including "the new york times" tom friedman. >>> then privacy in the age of terror. should the government see everything you do on the internet? that is the direction we're moving in. also, the legacy of barack obama. that is the title of my next primetime cnn special. we will look at everything from race to guns from obama care to the iran deal. he had extraordinary access to the president and his team. i will give you a sneak preview, actually, two, this hour. >> you never know when history is calling. >> but, first, here's my take. as democrats contemplate their losses in november' election, most have settled on a solution. they believe that the party needs more economically populist policies. this isn't an essential reality. most people don't vote on the basis of policies. there is no mountains of excellent research by political scientists and psychologists on why people vote. the conclusion is clear. as gabriel lens writes in his landmark 2012 book, "follow the leader" voters don't choose between politicians based on policy stances, but rather voters appear to

by thomas friedman.riedman, he reports on fascinating companies and countries, notices new technologies and trends and always writes with passion. and he always makes me think. >>> now for the last look, taking aawant elderly person's driver's license can meet a loss of freedom, but in another country it could mean a gain of something else. ramen noodles. let me explain, japan's national police says there were nearly 5 million licensed drivers over the age of 75 in that country last year. that's more than double the number a decade ago. and there's been a spike in the number of accidents for that aging population of drivers. and according to the guardian, the prime minister shinzo abe pushed his government to reverse that trend. well, last week police in central japan launched a novel idea with a restaurant chain. older citizens can now exchange their driver's licenses for discounted meals of ramen, rice and salad at more than 175 eateries in the area. this is just one of several incentives, discounts on

and what a treat to have tom friedman with us. anyone far with tom's columns in "the new york times" and his previous books knows how great an explainer of, well, just about everything he is. few people can cut through the complexities of something and write about them as clearly as tom can. he says at the start of his new book that he went into journalism in part because he loves translating from english to english. [laughter] and that's been very evident in his work. what he focuses on in his new book, "thank you for being late," are several forces that he singles out as defining the world nowadays and affecting our lives at dizzying paces; the forces of climate change, technology and and globalization. he discusses how the accelerating changes engendered by these forces are reshaping our lives and how we can cope with them. in thinking this through tom, towards the end of the book, looks at the community in which he grew up, st. louis park, a suburb of minneapolis, for lessons on remaining anchored and connecting with others an

. >>> donald trump's controversial choice david friedman is facing criticism.s allied with the extreme right wing of israeli politics. according to reports during a conference in washington last month he said he would not meet with j-street which he's referred to as kapos, a derogatory form for jews who cooperated with nazis. jere jeremy, thank you very much for joining me. >> this is a perilous time in the middle east and for politics going forward. tell me what concerns, if any, you have about david friedman, whether he will or won't meet with you. and his role given what's going on right now with israelis and palestinians. >> there are concerns like the views even to the far right of the far right when it comes to the israeli-palestinian conflict. a president has the right to appoint someone who represents his views as misguided as they might be. that's problem one. opposition to a two state solution. secondly, complete lack of experience. diplomatic novice in one of the spots on the globe. >> usually held by an experienced person. >> ambassadors can be frie

friedman well to the right of mr. netanyahu. in fact on the issue of annexing the west bank, that is a position that actually contradicts current israeli government policy and puts the prime minister in a difficult position because before he could use the united states to restrain the right by basically saying we can't do this because the americans will become angry. right now it appears as if the right in israel has a green light to pursue any number of policies that i think will make mr. netanyahu very unhappy. >> aaron david miller, nice to have you on. thank you. >> thank you. >>> coming up, the future first daughter -- before we get to that, guess what you're looking at? mobile, alabama, the final stop on the president-elect's thank you tour. there you see him. looks like he's walking out on to the stage, so let's stick with this for a minute. obviously this is significant. alabama is where he got a big endorsement from senator jeff sessions, the first sitting u.s. senator to endorse then candidate trump. now his pick for t

david friedman has been formally nominated for the post. even the announcement of the position came with more controversy with friedman saying he would, quote, work tirelessly to strengthen the unbreakable bond between our two countries and advance the cause of peace within the region and look forward to doing this from jerusalem. >> friedman has been involved in pushing conspiracy theories over the years, accusing huma abedin to be part of the muslim brotherhood. after the transition said it would pick keith kellogg as chief of stat and executive security of the national security council. trump chose dr. monica crowley as senior director of communication for the national security council. trump supporter vocal anti-immigrant proponent sheriff joe arpaio is doubling down on his birther claim that says parts of president obama's birth certificate were copied from another birth certificate. he says he will turn this new evidence over to the fed. >>> sad news this morning for sports fans. long time nba sideline reporter craig sager has died at

it's not clear that david friedman has any of that.ut on top of that he has and is a strong supporter of the setment movement in israel and is associated with right -- israel which is -- in the context of such a sensitive post. raised questions -- u.s. ambassador to all of israel or just one part of it. >> all right. so another question is, what you're talking about with the two-state solution. let's put up the op-ed that mr. friedman wrote back in august, obviously before we assume he had any idea to believe he'd be in this position. the two state solution is an illusion that serves the worst intentions of both the united states and the palestinian arabs. it's never been a solution only a narrative. but even the narrative itself now needs to end. your take? >> well that position is at odds, not just with -- with u.s. policy as developed by others, george w. bush, who is the first president to support the idea of an independent -- state living alongside israel in peace. that is the heart of the two-state solution. that is the position

i mean especially who he tapped david friedman as the ambassador? >> well, mr. friedman made -- mr.riedman made many statements as a private citizen. that doesn't mean that president-elect trump is obligated to pursue those for example mr. friedman went much further than settlement expansion talking about the possibility of israel annexing the west bank which would be a truly dramatic act, a reversal of prior policy. >> let me get your take because you know the mind of the man you were the u.s. envoy to the middle east under president obama for multiple years. how much of this if any do you believe is personal animus on behalf of both the president towards netanyahu and netanyahu towards the president? >> i don't think that's the driving factor on either side. the reality is, popsy, american presidents and israeli prime ministers in the past have had differences of opinion. much more sharply than have obama and netanyahu. hasn't altered the basic relationship between the two countries, which is very strong. eisenhower and ben-gurion didn't get along. eisenhower wouldn't even talk to

you all remember that famous milton friedman story? milton friedman was in an asia somewhere and they are building a highway and they have big machines in the back, but they are all using shovels. he says why are using shovels? he says, mr. freeman, that's a great question. jobs. milton friedman said, oh, well in that case, why don't you use spoons? [laughter] jamie: that is the democratic mentality. it will create jobs, but if it is a bridge to nowhere, you are wasting your money. if it is a bridge to somewhere, not only do you create jobs in the short run, but it is conducive to growth in the long run. so the republicans are right to question how the money is spent. if they are going to do it, they will want to say, who is doing it, how will it be done, is the money properly spent? this mayor knows how to do it. we don't want washington telling the mayor what he needs. he knows what street lights he needs. there are things to be done, and i think business can bridge that because we are also a watchful eye on wasting money. megan: goi

he intends to nominate bankruptcy attorney david friedman as u.s. ambassador to israel. friedman has served as mr. trump's attorney on matters that involve atlantic city casinos. friedman is considered hard right on matters that involve israeli politics and supports moving the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. he has also been critical of the moderate jewish american group j-street. today, j-street announces it opposes friedman's nomination. >> a guilty plea from a man who made online threats against local high school students. he was tried under a new law in maryland. chris gordon has more on the case and the big role prince george's county played in getting the law passed. >> it was just a month ago on november 15th that high point high school today, the young man responsible pleaded guilty and was sentenced in court. prince george's county state's attorney discovered just a few years ago that maryland had no law making the threat of mass violence a crime. she helped draft the law and pushed for it to be passed. >> it's putting ten or more people in fear for the

friedman says he does not believe the settlement activity is illegal. a stance that runs counter to longstanding u.s. policy. >>> other concerns about donald trump's potential conflict of interest. data shows his company is bigger than ever. trump organization now the 48th largest company in the u.s. it was 62 last year. it employs 22,000 people and brought in $9.5 billion last year. that makes the trump organization bigger than major league baseball and bloomberg. despite the popularity, researchers expect the trump organization revenue to drop next year because the real estate market in new york is struggling. what is not struggling is "art of the deal." it sits at number 97. it is number one in the entrepreneur section. not bad for a book published 30 years ago. >>> russian hacking dominating transiti transition. so much to talk about. let's bring in political reporter eugene scott live in washington. happy friday. there is so much to read. i'm reading all of this that happened overnight. let's start this off by saying a u.s. official confirms to cnn

free people from friedmans village who died and were buried in arlington cemetery. so that's dave thomas at the turn of the 20th century. others in urban areas become neighborhoods, they say african-american decades after the war. i do not it becomes less advantageous to have a bunch of former slaves, home. is it not be said and changed that it isn't a lobbyist after the war. some of that happening as people leave. they hit the road here they try and find their loved ones they haven't seen in 20 years. after the lawyer, the enemy supplies are read gathered, so some of them are kind of left to their own devices. the story of what happens after if any other part of the story. the summer of 1862 in particular of ulysses s. grant gets the idea that there is a labor shortage. i've got a bunch of people here that could really use something to do. they make me feel vulnerable. at government expense, he organizes the transportation of former slaves and camps along the mississippi river up into the states of the midwest. he did this with lincoln's blessing weeks before the m

let's go to david friedman in his own words. in october, he was interviewed on the israel network i24news. >> will donald trump recognize israel so capital? >> yes, he said that countless times he will recognize the city of jerusalem as israel's eternal capital. move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. >> all right, so trump's policies as far as the israeli-jewish-american voter, why should israeli voters, israeli-american voters vote for trump? who want tothose see a strong relationship between israel and the united states with no daylight, those who want to see israel protected at the united nations, those who want to see the strong is level of military and strategic cooperation between the two countries, those who don't want to see any daylight between the two countries, those who want to live in the environment or the united states does not attempt to impose upon israel a solution to the palestinian conflict against the state of israel, those who want to see jerusalem recognized as the capital is wrote, you know, vote fo

tom friedman: money can buy you comfort. it can buy you better health care.n buy you certain opportunities. and a meal at a good restaurant. and those can make you happy if you have got the underlying thing first. if you're in an unhappy marriage, unhappy work setting, you could have all the money in the world but it will not buy you happiness. warren buffett: i could take all my money and do what they used to do in egypt, i could use that money to build the biggest tomb ever built, we could have it outside omaha and i could literally get 50,000 guys to put them in loin clothes and haul granite around and make them forget all about egypt in 10 years. the net product of everything i had done in my life would be the world's biggest tomb and 1000 years from now people would come to omaha to see it at that strikes me as crazy. even modified versions of it. i do not get it. michael bloomberg: a cynic would say you cannot to get with you, although i remember the cartoon with the family with vultures looking down on this conjurer on his deathbed and he says, i know

i mentioned the friedman nomination, friedman a pro-settlement right wing supportive of the -- israel's right wing but there's the mattis nomination as secretary of defense. mattis the former head of centcom, general james mattis who said at various times in a specific interview i think it was 2013 where he talked about his experience as head of u.s. central command in the middle east and understanding the negative impact of the israeli palestinian conflict on u.s. interests in the region supporting secretary kerry's negotiation process. a very realist analysis of the way this conflict undermines u.s. relationships in the region. i'm interested to find out how that conversation will go and what that impact will be. >> that's a very excellent point. thank you for being here tonight. appreciate. >> it thank you. >>> moments ago donald trump emerged from mar-a-lago with don king, he started taking questions from reporters in what turned into the closest thing to a press conference we've seen from the president-elect in months. here that is in full. >> hello, everybody. everybody okay? you

friedman's village on the estate of robert e lee. was a contraband was a contraband camp during the civil war. it was the inhabitants of friedman's village that first dug the grave that became arlington cemetery. if you go to arlington today it's a moving place for lots of reasons. one particular is that in section 37 there's row after row of graves that says on it, citizen. citizen. those are freed people from freeman's village who died and were buried in arlington cemetery. so that stays almost to the turn of the 20th century. others in urban areas become neighborhoods and they say african-american neighborhoods for decades after the war. but there are plenty of camps that once the union is gone it becomes less 70 just in terms of protection to have former slaves in one place at one time particularly after confederate soldiers come home. there's a some of it happened as people leave, they hit the road and try to find the left once ones i haven't seen in 20 years. some of the things you know army supplies are gathered for the army a

let's go to david friedman in his own words. in october, he was interviewed on the israel network i24news. >> w wl donald trumpmp recognize israel so c capital? >> yes, , he said that c countls times he will recognize the city of jerusalem as israel's eternal capital. move the e embassy fromom tel av toto jerusalem. all right, so o trump's policies as far as the israraeli-jewish-american voter, why should israeli voterers, israeli-amamerican voters vote r trump? who want tothohose see a strong relalationship betwtween israel and the unitetd stateses with no daylight, those who want to see israel protected atat the united d nations, thoho want t to see the ststrong is ll of militarary and strategicic cocooperation between thehe two countries, thosehoho d don't wat to see a any daylight t betweene two countrieies, those who wanto liveve in the environment or t e united statates does not attempt to impose uponon israel a solutn to the palestinian c conflict against the state e of israel, those who want t to see jerusalm recognized

. >> donald trump's pick for ambassador to israel david friedman is a supporter or has been a supporter of settlements. are you surprised by the posture on this? what is your reaction to some of the tweets and comments he's made just today about his relationship with israel. >> david friedman makes benjamin netanyahu seem like a walk in the park. he's more right wing than benjamin netanyahu which worries me about the future if there ever was a future of palestine and israel it won't come at the hands of donald trump or david friedman. this was a speech today. it was only words. while they were important and passionate and the world needed to hear them we are going into a new administration that has already in their first 100-day agenda said problematic things around moving the consulate, around talking about settlements and supporting settlements. so honestly, i don't see peace any time in the near future. i haven't seen peace or the opportunity for peace in the last 15 years. i'm definitely not going to see that or you are not going to see it under a trump administration. we are dealin

embassy in israel's eternal capital, jerusalem. >> friedman himself was involved in pushing anti-clinton conspiracy theories accusing huma abedin of being associated to the muslim brotherhood. it's the latest in a series of announcements by donald trump after the transition team said it would add another general to its ranks, this time, picking keith kellogg for the national security council. they always chose dr. monica crowley as senior director of communication. meanwhile, vocal anti-imknrnt proponent sheriff joe arpaio is doubling down on his birther claim, saying parts of obama's birth certificate were copied from another stoiflt. arpaio said he would turn this new evidence over to the feds. >> sad news for sports fans. longtime nba sideline reporter craig sager has died at the age of 65 after battling leukemia. known for his colorful personal and even more colorful wardrobe, he was a fixture on the court for decades. tributes have been pouring in from around the nation. steve kerr skipped the moment of silence and led a whole basketball arena in a moment of joy. >> join me in appla

friedman or ron determiner, the israeli ambassador to washington. i'm not sure you needed israeli pressure on this one. it seems mr. friedman could have simply called mr. trump and advised him of the resolution. it's another indication that, you know, as dorothy said to her little dog when they landed in oz, "we're not in kansas anymore." the president-elect clearly is determined to show through any number of moves during the transition that in effect there's going to be a sharm break with the policy toward israel of his predecessor and i think this is unprecedented for a president-elect during a transition to openly oppose an act of diplomacy at the u.n. in realtime in an administration. it's remarkable. >> remarkable but elise we're seeing reporting -- and maybe this is your own reporting, this was just told to me in my ear -- that the trump team gave the white house the heads up. >> they did, the communications director spokesman jason miller just named today for president-elect trump's team at the white house for communications did say that they

critics tonight are also pointing to friedman having called president obama an anti-semite and pushed the conspiracy theory about hillary clinton aide huma abedin having connections to the muslim brotherhood. the road to confirmation for ambassadors goes through the senate foreign relations committee. it takes only one republican crossover to join democrats and block any nominee for an ambassadorship. all eyes will be on them. that does it for our broadcast tonight. thank you for watching. "hardball" with chris matthews is up next. >>> it's trump and putin versus u.s. intelligence agencies. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm joy reid in new york in for chris matthews. there isn't much disagreement when it comes to russia's role in interfering with the u.s. election this year. 17 intelligence agencies said th

it will hurt israelis and palestinians, too. >> friedman writes a column. he said, "there has never been a two-state solution, only a two-state narrative." how does that view impact any chance of a peace deal during mr. trump's time in office? how does it affect relationships with palestinians with our allies and our enemies, as well? >> it will alienate us and weaken our influence which we had. we took the lead in the past. not only successfully in trying to make peace. we have adopted a very partisan position if trump goes through with this, aligning ourselves with the most radical extremist government in history of israel. the only solution for israel and the palestinians is a division of the land into two states. jerusalem is the capital of both states. trump and david freeman don't believe in that. they're going to make matters even worse in the middle east at the expense of the whole region and of the united states the jewish and palestinian people. >> it's an idea that is radical, including for many people in israel itself. "the new york times" says

friedman out of his house to be dealt with immediately. they believed him. my father all his life was a great trickster among other qualities. >> host: talk about his career in brazil. he had a remarkable covering up, your career has been in uncovering. >> guest: yes. one of the dramas between my father and me with a contest. my father's specialty is not just photography but altering images. after a rather extraordinary sort of perennial elation from hungary to denmark where my father had set up and export/import filmmaking distribution business my father went on to brazil where he took photographs of amazonian outback for the government, wpa style photographs kind of love but ultimately my father's career after arriving in new york was working literally in the dark room altering images in the days before photoshop. his main client was condoleezza nass, making perfect copies so you couldn't tell the difference between the original and a copy and all kinds of photographic techniques that have wonderful metaphorical masking and dodging. that is how my father m