former republican senator chuck haig >> we need a secretary of defense on the job. no one, no one knows, especially any united states senator, what foreign challenge will face this country perhaps in the next ten d days. >> reporter: republicans say they still have questions about his policies, income, and qualifications for the job so in a rare move they filibustered him for the job. >> this time we can and must do better. >> reporter: republicans say they probably will allow haig toll get confirmed when they come back from recess. democrats say if that's the case whierks not just confirm him now? this was supposed to be panetta's last day on the job but he said he'll stick around until a new secretary jof defene is picked. >>> prosecutors in south africa say it was premeditated and more serious charges are coming. the track star known as the blade runner openly cried in court this morning and emma hurd was in court. >> reporter: oscar pistorius broke down in tears, his father trying to comfort him. they've brought in their top prosecutors to handle this case. it's

>> well i would hope we would have in regular order a hearing and a vote on senator haig expel haig expel brennan and then we would bring it to the floor. i can't recall a secretary of defense that has not least had an opportunity to have their nomination brought to the thereafter senate. the last example was senator tower. it was brought to the popular. it was defeated but it received an up-or-down vote. these are critical offices, the secretary of defense, at a time when we're looking at sequester, looking forward-- looking at crises across the globe to dwell on a trag i think ofic incident and use that to block people is not appropriate. to ask legitimate questions as senator graham is doing is completely appropriate. but then to turn around and say "i'm going to disrupt, essentially, the nomination of two key members of the president's cabinet," i don't think that's appropriate. i don't think it's warranted. think it is an over-reaction that is not going to serve the best interests of going forward for the security of the newt. >> schieffer: all right, senator grarnlg i'll give you a

in the end, you will have the majority of republicans, i guess will vote against haig bull they willhe vote to go forward. >> so incredible, looking at it from an outsider, the process didn't move that much fast we are secretary of state john kerry's nomination. there seems to be a lot more theater involved in this. is it why, i guess? >>er can raves popular choice. well liked, across the board, republicans and democrats and very quick and made it known, you remember all the pushback to sues rice. she didn't even make it to nomination if, indeed, she was the president's first choice and some question about that nevertheless, susan rice, now the u.n. ambassadoren and then the u.n. ambassadorer someone republicans made it known we don't want. now, when hagel's name began to surface for defense secretary, the same kind of thing began to happen but the president having sort of looked as though he backed off susan rice, this was not one he intended to back off from. haig was much more con throw vers a nominee than kerry was. >> candy crowley, ankle over "state of the union," thanks so muc

. >> up next on this program, the man leading the charge against mag haig hagel. senator john mccain try to get straight talk on what is ahead for hagel. plus our round table looks at what is at stake in the hagel fight and the president squares off against an eternally divided gop. we will hear from republican strategist. and many more. it's all coming up next. i know what you're thinking... transit fares! as in the 37 billion transit fares we help collect each year. no? oh, right. you're thinking of the 1.6 million daily customer care interactions xerox handles. or the 900 million health insurance claims we process. so, it's no surprise to you that companies depend on today's xerox for services that simplify how work gets done. which is...pretty much what we've always stood for. with xerox, you're ready for real business. >>> pog issued an emotional plea during his states of the union this week, for congress to act on new gun control ( lin slaying. >> gabby give zpooersd was a vote. the families of newton down deserve a vote r the families of aurora deserve a vo

haig faces some opposition over his past position on israel, iran and nuclear weapons. >>> we also learned tonight once the pope retires he will retire to his summer home near rome but there are still some questions unanswered tonight. first, how will cliks r catholics address benedict. also what happens toth ring? the pope hasn't retired in 600 years so the church is entering somewhat unchartered territories. >>> tomorrow is ash wednesday. the start of lent, and that means mardi gras and of course new orleans. a live look where the par toy officially ended about ten minutes ago. >> cbs reporter is in the french quarter right now. big ann what's -- it's still cooking behind you looks like, huh. >> yeah. it certainly is. ken, elizabeth hard to tell that mardi gras is officially over. i'm going to step out of the way and you can take a look. the new orleans police department actually just came through on horseback and in police vehicles signifying the end of mardi gras and beginning of lent basically telling revelers it's time to go home, but if history is any indication they will just pour

chuck hagel as secretary of defense delaying his confirmation fifty eight senators voted in favor of haig will take in the post sought to short of the sixty required to go to the next stage of the naming process republicans say the delay will allow them to find out more about the candidate has come in for criticism for saying the jewish lobby had too much influence in washington. chinese patrol ship is have entered waters near to a group of disputed islands that have been a bone of contention between china and japan for months now talk e.o. claims there it for its own after having bought it from private owners last september but the whole dispute could be stoked further by washington does that some of the guests in peter levels crosstalk coming up at about six thirty g.m.t. . yes is really behind this dispute the us is blowing off japan's fear of falling behind china or losing his primacy in asia and is also blown off the field by the new asian nations towards a resurgent china so just vietnam the philippines and other countries as long as these asian countries fear chinese or bullying th

chuck hagel as secretary of defense delaying his confirmation fifty eight senators voted in favor of haig will take in the post to sort too short of the sixty required to go to the next stage of the naming process republicans say the delay will allow them to find out more about the candidate has come in for criticism for saying the jewish lobby had too much influence in washington. the chinese patrol ship is have entered waters near to a group of disputed islands that have been a bone of contention between china and japan for months now talkie oh claims there it for its own after having bought it from private owners last september but the whole dispute could be stoked further by washington does that mean you know some of the guests in peter levels crosstalk coming up at about six thirty g.m.t. . the u.s. is really behind this dispute the us is playing of japan's fear of falling behind china or losing his primacy in asia and is also blown off the feel about them is asian nations towards. china so just vietnam the philippines and other countries as long as these asian countries fear chinese

chuck hagel as secretary of defense delaying his confirmation fifty eight senators voted of favor haig will take in the post to shuttle the sixty required to go to the next stage of the naming process republicans say the delay will allow them to find out more about the candor that hagel has come in for criticism for saying the drew should all be had to march first and washington. authorities in serbia say they have foiled a plot to assassinate a national leader by bringing down a government plane few details of the plan have been released or who the intended target was the country's national media has been questioning the prime minister's association with alleged drug smuggler so if it means to meeting the man known by the name of banana but denies any wrongdoing. take a minute to stay with us hospice report on the great sons of european democracy. helicopters flying through the air day and night rounds of assault rifle ammo popping as the choppers buzz over the land now this unique form of hell of terror is no longer restricted to those in vietnam in the middle east now houston miami

chuck hagel as secretary of defense delaying his confirmation fifty eight senators voted of fable haig will take in the post to shuttle the sixty required to go to the next stage of the naming process republicans say the delay will allow them to find out more about the candidates hagel has come in for criticism for saying the drew should not be heard too much useless in washington. authorities in serbia say they have foiled a plot to assassinate a national leader by bringing down a government plane few details of the plan have been released or who the intended target was the country's national media has been questioning the prime minister's association with alleged drug smuggler so it's a dark church handmaids to meeting the man known by the name of meat banana but denies any wrongdoing. to him with the schools. and in a few minutes to stay with us for our special report on the grazers of european democracy. helicopters flying through the air day and night rounds of assault rifle ammo popping as the choppers buzz over the land now this unique form of hell of terror is no longer restric

haig. >> well, i saw that information also, and that is more and more concerning, each day there are new things coming out. >> you can't take money from a terrorist supporting organization and come before the senate, can you? >> i'm troubled about it. >> cenk: he may have to go down, mike huckabee weighed in. there was no one on the right side that didn't weigh in on this terrible friends of had mass. then a report in the daily news. " friends of hamas: my role." he made it up. he did it as a joke. he was talking to a republican aide. let me quote you the article. hagel was in hot water for alleged hostility to israel. so i asked my source had hagel given a speech to say junior league of hezbollah in france, and it was clear that i was talking hypothetically and hyperbolically. no one could take serious that those organizations existed or that an senator would speak to them. >> cenk: the entire conservative media took it seriously because they wanted to believe it. they don't care if it's true or not. i don't know if it's gotten through to anybody yet but they don't do journalism. ju

here he is shapelessly bashing kerry and haig. >> well, we have two pending nominations. chuck hagel. both of whom are very prominently less than ardent fans of the u.s. military. >> michael: unbelievable. after those comments even senator john mccain told him to tone it down. and mccain has bipartisan support on this one. democratic senators dianne feinstein and claire mccaskill compared him to joseph mccarthy who accused american citizens of being communist. but toning it down is not in his repertoire. he was at it again. just to give you flavor for the place, this is the poster for larue tactical where the senator chose to call president obama's gun control initiatives wrong. those are mild from what he said in the past. cruz argued that the gun show loophole does not exist. he's a loophole truther. >> there actually isn't the so-called gun show loophole. that does not exist. >> michael: reminder, this man has degrees from harvard and princeton. clearly republicans have not learned from the last election. when americans made it clear that they do not reward crazy. cruz

. >> michael: it's interesting because a lot of the problems with the haig.ion involved republicans fighting among themselves, the deficit hawks versus the defense hawks in that body. and now can john boehner kiev the defense talks of his party at bay? will they be tempted to cut a deal with president obama now? >> well, the sequester deadline is on friday. so we're only a couple of days away and congress a lot of times that's a short time frame for getting something done at this point. republicans and congress are looking at a plan, and democrats and the stat have also put forward a plan for a temporary fix to sequester. however, it's looking less and less likely that that's going to happen. carl levin one of my colleagues grabbed him and of hagel vote and asked him about the sequester, and he said he has not given fully given up hope for the deadline. but he said it is looking more and more likely that sequester is going to go in affect. >> michael: so does it look like it's going to be tough to reach a deal. >> that is not to say that sequester will not go

i made it clear -- look, i have already overseen events with al haig, a number of events. the nixon foundation let me come even though i was not yet fully director, i moderated a lot of events. i worked with them on who we would invite good all i said is i want balance. just give me balance. i would be happy to have people who revere richard nixon, but also have people raise questions. otherwise, this is not a national facility. it is an extension of the white house. i invited elizabeth drew. at that point, they said, that's it. and they shut down funding. we had already set up a whole bunch of events for six months. we plan six months ahead. they stopped funding that. in terms of the role history project, there were a number people on the list and said, okay, we promised we would fund the interview with senator dole. afterwards, no more. so the funding for the world history is stopped. it stopped when i invited elizabeth drew. they assumed that washington would still -- that washington would stop me. they felt that they could put pressure on washington. what they did not

assume haig ale gets in. does it weaken h his credibility and clout on capitol hill and his ability to deal with all of the competing power structures inside the pentagon? >> the first impression was not positive as a result of the hearings, chris, no doubt about that. it is very imperative for the new defense secretary. chuck will be confirmed in his first public outing or two to project the sense of command, thoroughly briefed, in charge of the facts to dispel the original impression created. after that the challenge to assemble around himself a strong management team because that is a big management responsibility in the pentagon. they will be going through changes and fiscal challenges even without the sequester. the proof if the the pudding will be in the eating. how does he perform as secretary of defense. can he comes out with a better impression, not such a big teal and he can put this behind him. >> chris: one of the ways the white house is trying to clear the path for two nominees, hagel at defense

criminal charges to take individuals in the justice department to the international criminal court in the haig because of enhanced interrogation techniques. calls from the media and academics and from a few of the congressman's colleagues. what do you hear now? nothing. a letter that says we are concerned about this activity and we want more information signed by 11 members of the united states senate. here is the problem. there are grounds for enhanced interrogation techniques and needs for it. there are also needs i believe at times for the president as the commander in chief to utilize a drone strike on a terrorist target that is caution harm to the united states. the problem with the 16-page memo he is what you said redefines terms on when the engainlment will take place and as the congressman says doesn't leave much room for congress who does have the considerable oversight to play and it is the scope of what is being done. that is the problem. >> sean: now, we are talking about killing americans. no due process. arbitrary criteria. let's listen to john kerry just on enhanced interrogatio

>> a lot of republicans initially only concerned that senator haig hall such a change of heart over then policy moved left even further of obama onner is things and also worried about his character, he turned on his own party and i think quite intensely, now worried about confidence. if he can't hand al room full of senators, folks very worried hour can this high guy handle the defense department in such a trying to time? he has unified the opposition against him and this plays in washington but doesn't play much outside of washington. i think republicans feel they have got carte blanche to obstruct here. >> let me bring in senator mccain in phoenix. welcome back to the program. always good to have you. >> thank you. >> so at a time when congress is in such low esteem, you seem to candidly offer the reason whying ahaguele is facing such trouble, you folk spoke to fox news on thursday around this is what you said u >> as far as secretary of defense is concerned, to be honest with you, neil, it goes took there's a lot of ill will toward senator hagel because when he was a republican, he a

should they filibuster haiged and we should point out we can't find any history of a top presidential cabinet appointment ever being filibustered by either party. should they try to filibuster him or say hey, you want him, you got him. >> i expect talking to folks up on capitol hill there is not a very big appetite for filibuster. i think they are more inclined to use this as a vehicle to again argue where they disagree with president obama's national security policy and where they disagree with his foreign policy. i think that is probably the better play. you know, one of really interesting things here is to senator bayh's point is a lot of folks believe that the president does get his nominee but that there were a number of instances where his qualifications senator hagel's qualifications did come into play that it was a very big problem that you have somebody who s not even qualified enough to have really important and distinct opinions on some very big national security policies. that is something that the folks up on capitol hill will use that as a vehicle to litigate some of the

we've got field marshal haig. he's riding on a tank, very proudly coming in to the battle.ext to him, there's lord french. we've got the-- the navy is next and there is admiral beatty, and that one is the other admiral, that's jellicoe. and the next one along who's that? that's the prime minister. there's david lloyd george. and what's it say? shell out. because he wants you to raise money for the cause of the war. then we've got to have the king himself and there he is, the most splendid of all, i think. and there is george v, proudly sitting on a throne with gilded lions and holding the globe with the british empire on it. i mean, they're very patriotic things, aren't they? very. and very much in the old traditions of toby jugs. they're humorous and amusing. but their faces are so good. i mean, that's one of the last one in the series and we've got-.that's general botha, the south african. he's the one which no one can remember and was the hardest to get. because he was less well known, and that's perhaps the rarest one. can you remember what your father paid for it? well

. >> up next on this program, the man leading the charge against haig hagel.ator john mccain try to get straight talk on what is ahead for hagel. plus our round table looks at what is at stake in the hagel fight and the obama agenda as the president squares off against an eturnally divided gop. we will hear from republican strategist and many more and the lieutenant governor of california all coming up next. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. with olay, here's how. new regenerist eye and lash duo the cream smooths the look of lids... softens the look of lines. the serum instantly thickens the look of lashes. and the award for wow! eyes in just one week goes to you. diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with three strains of good bacteria. [ phillips' lady ] live the re

this is what it looks like now near the hague haig exit. crowded there.k out our sensors as you got closer towards the earlier accident scene. all lanes have now been reopened approaching lewelling boulevard. we are still seeing super slow traffic into san leandro. that is traffic. for more on your forecast, here's lawrence. >> a lot of sunshine coming our way. what a day its going to be. yeah, a little hazy outside over the bay looking toward the the golden gate. but plenty of sunshine into the afternoon. occasional high clouds drifting overhead, still a chilly start to the day, 29 in fairfield, 32 in santa rosa, 40s as you approach the coast. upper 60s maybe some low 70s by the afternoon in some parts of the bay area, even warmer through friday. y?ñ >>> in the nba tensions boiled over and in the pacers/warriors game last night. in the fourth quarter hibbert gets into a shoving match with golden state's david lee. the fight grows and gets close to the first full stands. hibbert and lee were tossed out of the game. the pacers win it 108-97. welcome back t

. >> so the nominations of chuck haig toll be defense secretary and john brennan to head the cia bothn the balance now which the white house says is a grave concern. >> between john brennan, cea director and chuck hagel as secretary of defense we want to make sure that we have those guys sitting in the chairs working because i don't want there to have been something missed because of this hangup here in washington. >> and congress now in recess for the president's day holiday. shannon? >> shannon: steve, thank you very much. >> you bet. >> shannon: there is no sign of any deal to avoid the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration. one of the agencies that would be hardest hit by this, of course, is the pentagon. outgoing defense secretary leon panetta says it would be devastating to the military. joining us to talk about that and more retired four star general and former vice chief of staff to the army general jack keene. good to see you. thanks for coming in. what is your take on sequestration. there was heated back and forth on the hill between lawmakers and fol

it has been more than a week since former senator chuck haig 8 answered questions in front of a senaterepublicans say they still need more information from him and karl levin says they are asking too much. joining me is the ranking member of the senate armed is services committee senator imhoff. senator graham said he thinks the corn firmation of hagel and john brennan should be held up until the president has a full accounting of his whereabouts and involvement during the benghazi attack. where do you come down on that? there there are so many other reasons to hold up chuck hagel not so much so on brennan. but he has every right to do that and he is looking for more information. he has not gotten it yet and i knee because i'm the ranking member on the republican side on armed services. and we have made several requests. haven't come back and i think as a member of the committee that lindsay has every right to do that. >> as we heard during leon panetta's physica testimony toe committee he had one conversation with the president and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin demp

haul off former attorney general alberto gonzalez and his staff in the international court in the haigd because the waterboarding. and now drone strikes on american citizens and they're cautious how to respond. the president can have this ability, but they can't be abused. and the problem is the idea of rehe definition of the phrase imminent that was contained in that leaked memo. that was the problem because it's an elastic definition and that's causing the concern among both conservatives and those who would consider themselves progressive. >> i was on o'reilly, a year or plus ago, talking about this and about whether it was legal. and one of the things they need, if they can't prove that the person is an imminent threat. he can still do it was my legal conclusion at the time if he has statutory authority and in the wake of 9/11 to kill those who attack us in 9/11 and the congress gave the president authority to do that and thought ten years later better refresh that all it says, kill people who went after us on 9/11 and let's broaden it to people who want to kill us and trying to ki

the foreign secretary, the british foreign secretary william haig said very clearly in a news conferencetwo men held a short time ago that the us plans to do more to help the syrian rebels over and beyond what they are doing on the humanitarian side. he added almost as a warning that policy of the west towards bashar al-assad cannot stay static as the weeks go by. many interpreted that as a nudge of secretary kerry to try and get him to get the president to persuade him to supply arms to the syrian rebels, jenna. jenna: a big week for secretary kerry, a big week in foreign affairs. it seems to be always week after week, james traveling with secretary kerry. james rosen, thank you. >> reporter: thank you. jon: the republican party could be in for a major make over as republican national committee chair reince priebus takes on a mission to mind out what went on in last year's election. as a four day twinning through denver, los angeles, seattle, he is likely to get plenty of advice. let's talk about it with david drucker, executive direct he shall of row call. >> what this really is a part