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parent company on behalf of dozens triumph passengers. >>> president obama has named uc president janet napolitanos. delegation at the opening ceremony of the 2014 winter olympics in sochi, russia in february. napolitano also led a delegation to the closing of the 2010 winter olympics in canada. two openly guy athletes are also -- gay as leaks are part of the -- athletes are part of the investigation. caitlin kahow and billie jean king. this comes at a time when russia has been under fire for their national laws banning so- called gay propaganda. >>> 7:46. toronto mayor, rob ford, making headlines once again. he apologized to a reporter who is suing him for libel and the mayor also broke out in dance moves, all during the same city council meeting. ♪ >> he apologized. >> i do not believe mr. hail is a pedophile nor did i intend to suggest that in my comments. >> ford has refused to resign amid allegation estook crack cocaine, drank excessively and sexually harassed staffers. his attorney says he stopped drinking and has lost 24 pound after starting a wakeup regime. >>> "time" magazine has named po

someone who is no longer part of his cabinet, former homeland security janet napolitano. have prominent gay athletes going there to protest russia's anti-gay laws. >> to transition quickly. the president and first lady are meeting with a group of mothers as part of the white house enrollment push, believing that mothers often rule the household and can get their older children to sign up for health care. >> this has been such a big part of the push and it's interesting they are doing this now. you need to get your insurance by december 23rd to be able to have it ready for january 1st. so going to the mothers who can speak to their children and say, hey, son or daughter, time to get your insurance. a lot of opponents have been targeting the mothers and that's why the demographic is so important. >> greatly appreciate it. >> good to see you in person. >> you too. >> we'll talk with chris coops in the central african republic. can the u.s. do more to stop the bloodshed. >>> a bp engineer on trial for destroying evidence in the gulf oil spill. my customers can shop around-- s

. >> i am from ucla and i thought it was funny that you brought up the great congresswoman janet napolitano. my question must be mentioned how she used to this kind of scheme to make money. >> not related to congresswoman janet napolitano, no. >> i hurt you in the past talk abouthatthe investments that cos people make based on their policy choices and i wondered if there was any development with regard to that and whether there's been any legislation passed through on that. >> that's a great question. yes in my last book i looked at the fact that politicians were in a position where an effect they could engage in insider trading and you had members of the senate armed services committee who were deciding what the procurement is going to be of the military budget, which weapons systems are being bought and that they are free and often do trade stocks in the same defense companies. there was a study done in the journal of quantitative economics a few years ago where they looked at the stock portfolios of u.s. senators and what they found in the academic study was that the average american und

but janet napolitano. in addition the delegation includes the u.s.mbassador to russia, a presidential assistant from the white house, a deputy secretary of state and a bevy of former u.s. olympians, figure skater, a speed skater, also two u.s. athletes who are openly gay. tennis star billy jean king and ice hockey olympian kaitlin kayhow. no word on whether the decision to send this particular group, including two openly gay athletes has been -- but the combination of having openly gay people in the delegation and pointedly, not sending any high ranking high profile people from our government, it does seem like a particularly satisfying snub. i don't know exactly if that's how they meant it. but that's sure how it feels. more ahead, please stay with us. [ male announcer ] this is jim, a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation -- an irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. bu

janet napolitano, the former secretary of homeland security heading the u.s. also sending a message, i suspect of irritationing with russia right now because of the edward snowden asylum he's been granted at least for a year there. some of russia's policies toward syria, other sources of tension between washington and moscow. >> you're absolutely right. this is a very bad relationship. and you're absolutely right about that. they've had a very difficult time. and so much for the restart with russia which was a hallmark of the obama presidency. it has not gone very well at all. there are some areas for instance in the iran deal and all of that where they're having more cooperation, but in general not very much at all. and so this is a time of high tension between both countries and particularly between it seems both leaderships. >> yeah, i agree. what about dennis rodman, his trip to north korea? this week. do you really believe something positive can emerge from that? for example, like bringing kenneth bay, the american missionary held there in prison back to

the delegation will be led by janet napolitano, now head of the uc university systems. not the vice president, the president, the first lady. this just hasn't been done. >> no. as you mentioned, the last time a sitting president, vice president, or first lady didn't go to a summer or winter olympics was sydney back in 2000. the reasoning that the white house gave is even sort of meant, i think, to convey what they really mean, which is they didn't give any details about why the president would be too busy to attend, just that he would be too busy to attend. you point out, i think russia's policies on homosexuality are quite clearly on the president's mind. he's spoken out against them. he said he didn't think the u.s. should boycott over that, but he hoped gay and lesbian athletes would compete and win medals. also, the russian role in the u.n. vote on military intervention in syria and edward snowden providing him temporary asyl asylum, these are three major things in which the u.s. and russia have come into conflict with. i think the u.s. is sending a clear message th

jane helped found the aspen homeland security group in a nice washington.n he took me out with janet napolitano. and we started with a group to look at the very issues in aspen. jane, the whole new cyberexplosion, how is that do homeland way you security? >> i think running concurrent to the internet, f which is instantaneous and 100 nic and growing by connections a minute is the global cyberawakening. all of us who are on the internet now are instantly connected to information we need, making the data liquidity now something that is not only but in t and powerful, all of our hands. and this cyberawake ng has three important implications. irst, what we know a lot about the people on the internet, we know a ton about them. people almost entirely as consumers, not as citizens. government interfaced with citizens, principally. number two, the law which is the sed to anticipate familiar and guide us is neither guide nor guardian in this environment. third, governments had not really been in the game in cyberspace largely because the most powerful actors. >> now, what happens is when you're in homel

. >>> janet napolitano will lead the opening ceremony in the winter olympics in russia. also named to the delegation is this woman, tennis great billie jean king, who is openly gay. some say it's a move by the president to show the nation's opposition to russia's anti- "gay propaganda" law. >> it's certainly not as dramatic or an outright rupture in the way that a boycott would be. but i think it's meant to send a very clear-cut signal of u.s. disapproval. >> this will mark the first time in 14 years that no current or former president, vice president or first lady will join the u.s. at the olympics. >>> giving a pet as a christmas gift is often thought to be a bad idea. animal activists have often warned that pets are frequently returned or rejected. but there is a new study from the aspca that finds 86% of people who receive a pet as a gift end up keeping it. some animal rights groups still say don't do it. >>> but if you have a pet you should give them a gift. how about that? >> there you go! >> new ball for fido. yeah, a little catnip for the cats. make them very hap

jay johnson will become the secretary taking over two months after janet napolitano left to become the head of university of california. johnson is a former federal prosecutor and the vote in his favor was pretty overwhelming. 78-16. >>> the family of a missing former fbi agent robert levinson is renewing its calls for a meeting with the head of the fbi. levinson disappeared on a trip to iran in 2007. but new revelations published last week show he was working as a cia contractor. the family says fbi director has repeatedly delayed meeting with them. a law enforcement official telling cnn the bureau is hoping to arrange a sit-down with eleveninson's family soon. >>> the pentagon's top sexual assault prevention officer is stepping down. patton will leave after a 35-year army career. he has been the public face of the army sexual assault prevention programs as congress moved to make changes and how sexual assaults are handled in the military. he is leaving amid rumors -- >>> to ukraine. protesters continue their rally upset at the country's growing ties to russia. key meeting set to take

the new uc president janet napolitano joined the chancellors and the three will discuss reinvestment in higher education. it marks the first joint appearance for all three leaders. >> the bipartisan budget bill is one step closer to becoming law after passing the house last night. the 2-year agreement reduces the deficit by up to $23 billion and reverses some of the automatic spending cuts from earlier this year. now its passage depends on the senate but a power struggle over the president's nominee has forced the senate into a marathon session that will likely occupy them into saturday. >> i can't wave a wand and heal hurt feelings. >> the bill is expected to pass the senate next week but the vote will be closer than it was in the house. >> outrage from twitter users has a san francisco-based company backtracking. for that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to bertha coombs live at cnbc in new jersey. good morning. >> good morning, terry. first let's look at how the futures are looking. looks like we might have a higher start after stocks have fallen for three straight

ceremony it will be former secretary of homeland security and current president of the uc system janet napolitano also bay area native and olympic gold medal figure skater brian biotano. he won gold in calgary until 1988. >>> sir paul mccartney could be headed back to san francisco as a big farewell to camels. mccartney reportedly told mayor ed lee he wants to performer before it's demolished late next year. park official saz they're trying to work out a date with the former member of the beatles. you'll remember, perhaps, the beatles performed their last concert together at candlestick park back in 1966. the 49ers will play their last regular season game at candlestick on monday, but there are a number of other events on tap at the park through next year. including one you might be interested in. a community day. giving fans a chance to say good-bye. >>> well, the warriors are off today. star seth curry will be busy teaching people about living a happy life. he will talk about the importance of health coverage and also be active. he will also be signing autographs in exchange for a donation of c

>>> president obama has tapped janet napolitano. napolitano also led a delegation to the 2010 winter olympics in canada. >>> two openingly gay athletes are -- billy king will attend the opening ceremony and katelyn will represent the u.s. at the closing ceremony. the move comes at a time when russia has been under fire for national laws banning what they call gay propaganda. >>> time is 4:46. following in the footsteps of bat kid the city of ray vallejo is going to launch a super hero of their own. a group of people in vallejo wanted to surprise her with her own day as a super hero. especially when they found out that the young girl was a big fan of wonder woman. the itinerary for tomorrow's super hero event has not been released yet. >>> this is a time to look back for many long-term giants and 49ers fans. candle stick park is in its final days. the catch from 1982 is one of the historic moments in sports that took place at the stick. the niners will play their final regular season game at that windy and chilly stadium next monday

president obama is sending a contingent that includes former homeland security chief janet napolitano and pointedly a number of gay athletes. russia's gay propaganda law there has sparked all kind of outrage at home and across much of the world. and it is pretty clear the president is sending a message to vladimir putin. but ironically here, cnn's phil black did some digging. and he found out that sochi is actually considered a gay haven in russia. and apparently has been for years. watch this tonight as he takes us inside a world into the heart of olympic territory that few outsiders have ever seen. ♪ >> reporter: in russia, this is an extraordinary sight. not the man dressed as a woman pretending to sing, but the mixed crowd of people cheering for him. beneath the wig, makeup and that spectacular costume is a young man named erman. he says sochi has always been more tolerant than other russian cities and famous for its gay culture. during the soviet air remarks when being in a gay relationship was illegal and international travel almost impossible, this sunny city by the black sea b

uc president, janet napolitano, will join administrators from the cal state system and the community college system for a panel discussion before a national gathering of educators. they will look at key dhal challenges of the next decades, keeping higher ed affordable, accessible and relevant. technology and innovation in higher education will also be part of the discussion. >>> this morning, a holiday homecoming months in the making. a baby born four months early is defying the odds and not only thriving but could be home by christmas. abc 7 news reporter john allison reports from lucile packard children's hospital in palo alto where he spoke to the thankful mother. >> reporter: blanca aroscoe almost didn't get kiss her baby's hand or save earth feel of his gentle touch. baby jake, her second child, entered the world when it was least expected, four months early. >> he was supposed to be due december 26th. he was supposed to be a christmas baby. but he was born on august 27th. 24 weeks. >> reporter: jaden was just 1 pound 2 ounces when he was born at a central coast hospital and imm

a delegation led by uc-berkeley chairwoman janet napolitano will include tennis great billie jean king, ice hockey medalist caitlin cahow and now gold medal figure skater brian boitano, who lives in the bay area. it's being seen as a way to denounce russia's anti-gay propaganda laws. >> one of the things i'm looking forward to is maybe some gay and lesbian athletes bringing home the gold or silver or bronze which i think would go a long way in, uhm, rejecting the kind of attitudes that we're seeing. >> reporter: boitano has always kept his private life private. he is currently in italy but sent out a statement today that includes the announcement that he is gay. quote, first and foremost, i'm an american athlete and i am proud to live in a country that encourages diversity, openness and tolerance. as an athlete, i hope we can remain focused on the olympic spirit which celebrates achievement in sport and by peoples of all nations." so ice skating is now part of a bigger message on diversity that's spinning around the globe. back here at the rink on embarcadero, skating is still just abo

delegation will be former secretary of the department of homeland security janet napolitano. se. but janet nap pal napolitano. in addition the delegation includes the u.s. ambassador to russia, a presidential assistant from the white house, a deputy secretary of state and a bevy of former u.s. olympians, figure skater, a speed skater, also two u.s. athletes who are openly gay. tennis star billy jean king and ice hockey olympian kaitlin kayhow. no word on whether the decision to send this particular group, including two openly gay athletes has been -- but the combination of having openly gay people in the delegation and pointedly, not sending any high ranking high profile people from our government, it does seem like a particularly satisfying snub. i don't know exactly if that's how they meant it. but that's sure how it feels. more ahead, pleas stay with us. # tmas? i'm thinking the ford fusion... ho, ho, ho!....the what? i need a car that's stylish and fashionable... especially in my line of work. now do you have a little lemonade stand? guys, i'm in fashion! but i also need a

the delegation to sochi will be led by the cabinet secretary which happens to be janet napolitano and athletes, billie jean king and cahow. the president's decision inadvertently snubs the athletes and that the olympic committee will somehow be hurt by this if it wants to host future games, but now at this point we'll see. it's going soon very interesting to watch this. will the 2014 games in the winter olympics be something of akin to '68 and social justice and things like that? we shall see. that's it for this edition of "the daily rundown." coming up next, chris jansing. bye-bye. ative colitis is a daily game of "what if's". what if my abdominal pain and cramps come back? what if the plane gets delayed? what if i can't hide my symptoms? what if? but what if the most important question is the one you're not asking? what if the underlying cause of your symptoms is damaging inflammation? for help getting the answers you need, talk to your doctor and visit crohnsandcolitisinfo.com to get your complimentary q&a book, with information from experts on your condition. you give them the gig

it does however, include the former secretary of the department of homeland security, janet napolitanone who is not even currently in the cabinet or any elected position. it also includes the u.s. ambassador to russia, a presidential assistant, a deputy, secretary of state, a handful of former u.s. olympians including two athletes who are openly game. billie jean king. ice hockey olympian. we're not sending any high profile politicians to the games but are two sending two openly gay athletes. the statement the government wants to make. in a lot of ways a new experience for russia. a proud country at many times in its history has been happy to ignore, defy, thumb its nose at conventions of the rest of the world. that can change a little bit when you invite the planet over for a couple weeks. that does it. rachel will be back here tomorrow night. more of me and "up" this weekend. starting 8:00 a.m. eastern time. now time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. have a great night. . >>> good thursday morning. right now on "first look," massive breach. the u.s. secret service is investi

we have looked at glen beck and janet napolitano, i think -- again, on the tonal point, and there's more here, it's the essence that the mission of the church is to go out to the world with good news. conservatives, as you know, i tend to lump myself in that category if i must. the pope just wrote an exertation about joy and it just ruffles feathers. my e-mail exchanges tend to begin with the decline of the west part 117. >> that is a great point because part of what, i think that tonal ship, or you emphasizing economic issues or are you emphasizing social issues. part of it was there's the mart of the catholic catechism that's about judgment and sin and grace and redemption and forgiveness and the part that's touched me most is grace redemption and forgiveness and that's what he's been expressing as well. >> i don't think rush limbaugh's problem with that has to do with -- i think it actually has to do with the fact that someone with a huge platform who is perceived as someone who doesn't have skin in the game, he comes from -- there's some type of overarching plot to enhance acorn or w

. >> former homeland security secretary janet napolitano will lead the u.s. delegation.ce hockey medalist kaitlin kahou who is also openly gay will be part of the group. >>> wusa9 first alert weather. >> we got a little snow this morning? >> southern player flair did last night about 11:00, 12 -- maryland did last night about 11:00, 12:00, a little upper level system that rolled through. now we're looking at a seasonably cold night and then a sea change in terms of pattern. let's start with a live look outside, our michael and son weather cam, generally clear, temp 42, pretty dry air mass, dew point 20, relative humidity 41%, winds light out of the west at 3 and pressure falling a hair over the past hour. satellite picture radar combined, a few snow showers to the north of us today in pennsylvania, pay lot of these lake effect snows. some of them -- a lot of these lake effect snows. some of them just played it into garrett county. 37 in rockville, 36 in reston, fairfax, 39 in college park, 35 in bowie, 40 in waldorf. so it's about par for the course, if you will. cold ag

as members know, janet napolitano, our former secretary of homeland security, will lead the u.s. delegation to the opening ceremonies on february 7. our deputy secretary of state, william burns, will lead our delegation to the closing ceremonies on february 23rd. our two delegations also will include tennis legend billy jean king, gold medalist figure skater brian boytano, gold medalist figure skater bonnie blair, silver medalist hockey player caitlin cahill and olympic gold medalist spirit skater eric hyden. these individuals are american sports figures who should be lauded for their contributions. i'm confident they will represent us well. may i suggest, with all seriousness, that this delegation could well be expanded. some have asked what message the president might be trying to send to russia in choosing this delegation? white house press secretary jay carny asserted this morning that in the selection of this delegation we are sending the message that the united states is a diverse place. mr. president, whether we are sending a message or simply pointing to our diversity, i

barack obama won't be traveling to the winter games this february and said former secretary janet napolitano, billie jean king and kaitlyn cahow will represent the united states. today, white house spokesman said the delegation represents the diversity that is the united states. he down played that it is a message about the lbgt in are you sure you is that. >> that's not a message we would wait to send through this american. we have been very clear, the president has been very clear that he finds it offensive, the anti lbgt legislation in russia. >> the president's of germany and france won't attend. preparations for the winter games have been overshadowed by a controversial new russian law popping prop grand da of sexual preference among minors. the law passed by the russian parliament in june sets fines up to $30,000 for distributing info about homo suit to minors. critics say it is promoting homophobia in russia. one couple told us they were talked during a gay pride parade. >> we were there for about 30 seconds holding a rain beblagojevich and some guy grabbed or flag and pulled it. i tu

, the white house announced today that the tennis legend will be part of a delegation led by janet napolitanos will gold medal winning figure skater brian boitano. it is the first time in at least to years that the delegation does not have any major political leaders in it. >>> up next, edward snowden's letter to brazil and a federal judge's ruling that agrees with edward snowden. a subaru... ...are the hands that do good things for the whole community: the environment, seniors, kids, and animals. that's why we created the share the love event. by the end of this year, the total donated by subaru could reach 35 million dollars. you get a great deal on a new subaru. we'll donate 250 dollars to a choice of charities that benefit your community. it feels good to be a helping hand. >>> after a federal court judge ruled that the nsa's mass collection of phone data is likely unconstitutional, edward snowden published an open letter to the people of brazil offering his help to the brazilian senate's investigation of the nsa's, quote, suspected crimes against the brazilian citizens. edward snowden ex

he is president obama's pick to succeed janet napolitano and today jay johnson was confirmed, becoming godzilla sized agency's fourth leader ever. we thought the senate was not coming back until tomorrow but they came back late today to do those five minutes of work basically. now they need to confirm at least one more federal judge. they need to confirm the new chair, and there's the giant farm bill and the giant defense bill and the small matter of a national budget. if they do all of that this week and they say they're going to do it all, that might be more than they have done the whole rest of the year combined. this is the time of year that is called cramming. this is supposedly the world's greatest deliberating body. right now they are just cramming. watch this space. >>> good tuesday morning. right now on "first look," wintry mess. millions will wake up to a winter wonderland and one heck of a messy commute. unconstitutional. a federal judge rules the nsa's collection of our phone records is likely illegal. expect the case to reach the supreme court. mega maenaa, could we be hea

uc president, janet napolitano, will join administrators from the cal state system and the communitysystem for a panel discussion before a national gathering of educators. they will look at key challenges of the next decades, including keeping higher ed affordable, accessible and relevant. >>> this morning, a holiday homecoming months in the making. a baby born four months early is defying the odds and not only thriving but could be home by christmas. bei bei jiden wasn't supposed to arrive until christmas day but instead, arrived on august 27th. jade unwas just 1 pound 2 ounces when he was born at a central coast hospital. # his mother, blanca, was confronted by a gut-wrenching choice. >> i was told he only had a 30% chance of survival. and i was asked at the time if i wanted to let him go. because he was so critical, but i refused. >> the boy was transferred to lucile packard children's hospital in stanford, suffering from breathing trouble and bleeding in his brain, complications of premature birth. >> he was critically ill, but it wasn't that many ago that babies that the able wo

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had one of the surname brothers who traveled and was in the database, he so call paying to use janet napolitano words he pinged and knowing that there was a camera. or no one followed up in an appropriate manner. does that strike you as odd? in a government that spends trillions of dollars, no one thought there was anything wrong with that? folks, if it was a private sector jobs would be at stake, salaries would be at stake and promotions would be at say, but yet nothing happened. i assure you it is not a reflection of the good people who act as our federal agents, and promise you. i never met one who if they saw situation like that would not run with it they can stop attack. but no one thinks anything of it because it's a rock or see the grows again. it gets worse and worse and worse. with the by product? lazy bureaucratic efforts to stop what they can't stop through commonsense reform. the nsa, let's just do blanket surveillance at this point rather than looking at , hey, why do we have obese federal agencies? to bring up another example at the end of the book and quoting the accountability r

. >> reporter: uc berkeley chair woman janet napolitano will lead the delegation.ow gold medal figure skater brian boitano, who lives in the bay area. it's being seen as a way to denounce russia's anti-gay laws. >> one of the things i'm looking forward to is maybe some gay and lesbian athletes bringing home the gold or silver or bronze, which i think would go a long way in rejecting the kind of attitudes that we're seeing. >> reporter: brian boitano has always kept his private life private. he is currently in italy, but sent out a statement that he is gay. he said, quote, first and foremost, i am an american athlete and proud to live in a country that encourages the diversity, openness and tolerance. i hope we can remain focused on the olympic spirit which celebrates the achievement of sports. russia laws have raised questions about what could happen there. president putin promises gay athletes will not face discrimination in sochi. >> it will be interesting. >> it will be. not the first time we've been making statements. some are saying that president obama must s

johnson was a top pentagon lawyer and he replaces janet napolitano. >>> the senate could approve a newby the end of the week. a test vote is set for today. the bill would restore about $63 billion in across-the-board cuts scheduled to take effect in the current budget year and the next one. the house approved a similar spending plan last week. >>> the hunt continues this morning for two carjackers who targeted a couple at a new jersey mall in the height of the holiday season. the husband was shot and killed in front of his terrified wife. the suv was stolen and abandoned hours later. we get more from abc's rina ninan. >> reporter: he was a young, promising attorney, a few years out of law school, but dustin freedland's life ended in a matter of moments in what many find an unlikely place. the parking lots of an upscale new jersey mall. he was 30 years old. the short hills mall was open late to accommodate holiday shoppers. a little after 9:00 p.m. in the parking lot, shots and a scream. >> i just heard screaming, like at the top of her lungs. >> reporter: it was jamie, dustin's wife. h

. >> i am from ucla and i thought it was funny that you brought up the great congresswoman janet napolitano. my question must be mentioned how she used to this kind of scheme to make money. >> not related to congresswoman janet napolitano, no. >> i hurt you in the past talk abouthatthe investments that cos people make based on their policy choices and i wondered if there was any development with regard to that and whether there's been any legislation passed through on that. >> that's a great question. yes in my last book i looked at the fact that politicians were in a position where an effect they could engage in insider trading and you had members of the senate armed services committee who were deciding what the procurement is going to be of the military budget, which weapons systems are being bought and that they are free and often do trade stocks in the same defense companies. there was a study done in the journal of quantitative economics a few years ago where they looked at the stock portfolios of u.s. senators and what they found in the academic study was that the average american und

i thought it was funny you brought up congresswomen janet napolitano who is now president of our school. my question was you mentioned how she is a tricky scheme. >> this is a different one. she is a congresswoman from los angeles not related to judge andrew napolitano. sorry. go-ahead. >> my question is i heard you in the past talk about the investments congresspeople make based on their policy choices. wondering if there was any development with regards to that, legislation passed through? >> that is a great question. my last book i looked at the fact that politicians were in a position where in effect they could engage in insider trading and you had members of the senate armed services committee who are deciding what the procurement is going to be of the military budget, which weapons systems are being bought and they are free and often do trade stocks in those same defense companies. there was a study done in the journal of quantitative economics if you years ago where they looked at the stock portfolios of u.s. senators and what they found in this academic study was the average ame

, the white house announced today that the tennis legend will be part of a delegation led by janet napolitanos will gold medal winning figure skater brian boy taun know. it is the first time in at least to years that the delegation does not have any major political leaders in it. >>> up next, edward snowden's letter to brazil and a federal judge's ruling that agrees with edward snowden. ruled that the nsa's mass collection of phone data is likely unconstitutional, edward snowden published an open letter to the people of brazil offering his help to the brazilian senate's investigation of the nsa's, quote, suspected crimes against the brazilian citizens. edward snowden explained that he is currently unable to help and would be an awful lot easier for him to help if he had permanent asylum in brazil. joining me now, steve clemens, washington editor at large and msnbc contributor and john shind letter, former nsa analyst and counter intelligence officer. he's a professor of national security affairs at the naval war college. steve clemens, the judge's opinion yesterday, which i think shocked ever

leading the delegation will be former homeland security security janet napolitano.sa today" says the white house delivered a strong message of opposition to russia's anti-gay laws with this announcement. joining me is human rights first advocacy council, shawn gaylord. we just talked about this on monday so big developments by midweek. let's talk about your reaction to this because i know that your group was instrumental in providing this idea and now here it is, it's come to fruition. >> sure, yeah. we were thrilled to hear the news. i would say we were thrilled but we were not surprised. the obama administration has shown incredible leadership on lbgt issues both domestically and internationally, so we always had a lot of confidence that this was the type of announcement we'd get, this was the type of delegation we'd see. >> i want to show you the cover of the "usa today" that i left upstairs on my desk. it has billie jean king, who is an equality ally, a strong female supporter, a great tennis legend, who happens to be gay. and now she's going to be going and lea

instead, uc-berkeley chairwoman janet napolitano will lead and openly gay delegation including tennis great billie jean king, ice hockey medalist caitlin cahow and now gold medal figure skater brian boitano. it's being seen as a way to denounce russia's anti-gay propaganda laws. >> one of the things i'm looking forward to is maybe some gay and lesbian athletes bringing home the gold or silver or bronze, uhm, which i think would go a long way in rejecting it the kind of attitudes that we're seeing. >> reporter: boitano has always kept his private life private. he is currently in italy but sent out a statement today that includes the announcement that he is gay. quote, first and foremost, i'm an american athlete and i am proud to live in a country that encourages diversity openness and tolerance. as an athlete, i hope we can remain focused on the olympic spirit which celebrates achievement in sport and by peoples of all nations." >> reporter: so ice skating is now part of a bigger message on diversity that is spinning around the globe. back here at the rink on embarcadero, skating is st

. >>> the head of the uc system janet napolitano will lead the delegation to the opening ceremony of 2014 winter olympics in sochi, russia. also named to the delegation is tennis great billie jean king, a lesbian. it's a move on the part of president obama to show his opposition to russia's anti-gay laws. the obamas won't go to the olympics. >>> there are t-shirts that say gusa on the outside and on the inside made in china. the says the official mittens for the athletes were made in the u.s. and a the public can buy them for $98 but they wanted to make a cheaper version for fundraising and that meant china. before the 2012 games it was discovered parts of the team usa uniforms were also not made in the usa. >>> damage control after the weekend. business owner robert chambers took his employees to dinner at morton's steakhouse. chambers is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer and at dinner he got a little chilly and covered his head with a beanie. that's when a waitress demanded to see a doctor's note to prove he is sick. the restaurant apologized. >>> you have to be smart to get into

. >>> the head of the uc system janet napolitano will lead the u.s.ation to the opening ceremony of the 2014 winter olympics in sochi, russia also named to the delegation is tennis great billie jean gray, who is openly lesbian. some say it's a strategic move by the president to show the nation's opposition to russia's anti-gay law. the president and the first lady will not attend the olympics. >>> levi stadium will not be hosting college football's title game in 2017. the santa clara stadium came up short in its bid because of a lack of hotels nearby. levi's was among six bidders for the championship game on january 9, 2017. the game was awarded instead to raymond james stadium home of the tampa bay buccaneers. >>> we're counting down to the 49ers' last regular season game at candlestick. you can watch it right here on kpix 5 monday night followed by the "5th quarter" and "bye-bye baby," our special look back at the stick. >>> 6:26. a mistake by the lottery on its website could have really changed one san jose winner's lottery fate. coming up, the mom

she president obama's pick to succeed january janet napolitano and today jay johnson was confirmed becomingeader ever with an overwhelming vote of 78-16. we thought the senate wasn't coming back until tomorrow but they came back late today to do those five minutes of work basically. now, before the end of the week they need to confirm one more federal judge, the new chair of the federal reserve, janet yellen and the giant farm bill and the defense bill and the small matter of a national budget. if they do all of that this week and they say they are going to do it all, that might be more than they have done the rest of the year combined. this is the time of the year that is >> guess who is saying the worst things that have ever been said about john boehner? that's right, republicans. >> we saw two possible government shut downs in 2014. >> bad for the economy, bad for the middle class. >> as for that whole strategy of taking the country to the brink over the raising of the nation's debt ceiling? >> we don't want nothing out of the debt limit. >> some kind of concessions. >> we don't want not

he is president obama's pick to succeed janet napolitano and today jay johnson was confirmed, becomingagency's fourth leader ever. we thought the senate was not coming back until tomorrow but they came back late today to do those five minutes of work basically. now they need to confirm at least one more federal judge. they need to confirm the new chair, and there's the giant farm bill and the giant defense bill and the small matter of a national budget. if they do all of that this week and they say they're going to do it all, that might be more than they have done the whole rest of the year combined. this is the time of year that is called cramming. this is supposedly the world's greatest deliberating body. right now they are just cramming. watch this space. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. >> guess who is saying the worst things that have ever been said about john boehner? that's right, republicans. >> we saw two possible government shut downs in 2014. >> bad for the economy, bad for the middle class.

the delegation will be led by former homeland security secretary janet napolitano. this is the first time since sydney in 2000 that a sitting or former president or first lady has not attended the games. now, the white house is not saying this has anything to do with russia's anti-gay laws, but they say the president's schedule won't allow him to make the trip. in a statement, the white house said the u.s. delegation to the olympic games represents the diversity that is the united states. but two openly gay athletes were chosen for this delegation. tennis legend billie jean king and caitlin cahow. billie jean king tweeted laurned to represent usa in sochi and i hope these olympics will be a watershed moment for the acceptance of all people. >> caitlin told usa today, quote, it's obviously a statement that's being made but i think it's an incredibly respectful one. hendrik hertzberg is the senior editor of the new yorker and irin carmon, msnbc national reporter. good to see both of you. the president is not alone in this. the presidents of france, germany are not goi

jay johnson following janet napolitano.just one of a series of confirmations pushed through the senate since democrats changed the way the body operates, changing the rules to confirm nominations with a simple majority vote. >> the president of south sudan has defeated the attempts to overthree him. heavy gunfire and explosions rocking the capitol city for two days promising the u.s. embass to close. dozens of troops have died in that region since. aljazeera is live from nairobi. the south sudan army is divided between those supporting the president and those in favor of the former vice president fired in july. you just spoke to the vice president's spokesperson. what did he have to say? >> yes, del, up until now, we had only heard one version of the story, that being the one given to us by the president who accused his former deputy, former vice president who he tired in july as masor minding this alleged attempted coup. the spokesperson of the former vice president refused to comment on those allegations. he was very ster

janet napolitano sent the delegation. what was her job in homeland security. now? edward snowden. and billie jean king, the tennis great, a direct message because of the anti-gay sentiments. this is president obama saying to putin, things are testy, in fact, i'm going to make a political statement here. >> what will it do? is it just a public statement or will it do something to shift the balance in u.s./russia relations? >> this is a relationship that is broken and getting worse not better as we speak. both governments say when this he have to deal with the big issues they still can have a conversation. they can say we disagree about this and this but let's talk about that. let's look at what's happening with ukraine. there are a number of tonights in this relationship. we see the edward snowden case, chief and publicly among them, it's getting worse, not better. this is the president's way of sending the world a message and the american people as well. that delegate will be seen at ceremonies and the like of where he 1257stands. he'll send this through a pub

. >> reporter: janet napolitano, former homeland security secretary, will attend the opening ceremony and william burns, a deputy secretary of state. this is the first time a president or first lady has not atte attended the olympic games. george w. bush attended the beijing olympics in 2008. president obama has not shied away from slamming russia's treatment of gays and lesbians. in russia earlier this year he didn't meet privately with president putin but he did meet with gay activists, and he was more direct on "the tonight show" in august. >> if russia wants to uphold the olympic spirit then every judge should be made on the track or in the swimming pool or balance beam and people's sexual orie orientation should not have anything to do with it. >> reporter: there's a growing rift over a host of issues, amoaning them over edward snowden, the nas leaker, who has asylum in moscow and his position with president bashar al assad. >> there's the question what have effect this will have on russia's international prestige. >> reporter: wolf, president obama is not alone in sitting out th

will be janet napolitano who is a former homeland security secretary, but currently is leading the universitylso have a number of athletes as well and i think what's fascinating is that some of them are openly gay so it seems in a way that you have a couple things going on here. when you look at the list of who's going to the ceremonies, for instance, in london, michelle obama led the delegation. you have a sort of lack of really important officials who appear to be going which could perhaps be a message when it comes to the fact that russia currently is giving edward snowden the nsa leaker temporary asylum. and then the fact you have a number of openly gay athletes really does seem to be sending a message as there have been a number of anti-gay policies that have come into place in russia. >> clearly they're trying to send some sort of message to the russians. the president had a major meeting today at the white house with some real senior technology executives, some of the biggest names in high tech. so what's going on? because he seems to be on the defensive right now as far as nsa surveil