earlier i spoke with state department spokesperson jen psaki. jen, thank you so much for being here. >> hi, megyn. great to be here. >> that quote from "the washington post," did they get it right? is that how secretary kerry feels? >> well, secretary kerry spoke to this a bit last week. there's no question that he goes over and above the call of duty as it relates to our relationship with israel. he's made dozens of calls if not more on their behalf in the past couple of weeks. and certainly i think he felt as we all did the way this process went down bordered on the bizarre. >> i had charles krauthammer on the program friday and he called that response petulent speaking for how israel iran truly poses an existential threat and of course benjamin netanyahu is going to want to make the case to anybody he can in america but in particular to people's representatives. can you understand that point of view? >> you're right, megyn. and the fact is prime minister netanyahu has come and spoken to congress many, many times. we welcome that. but this was

earlier i spoke with state department spokesperson jen psaki.en, thank you so much for being here. >> hi, megyn. great to be here. >> that quote from "the washington post," did they get it right? is that how secretary kerry feels? >> well, secretary kerry spoke to this a bit last week. there's no question that he goes over and above the call of duty as it relates to our relationship with israel. he's made dozens of calls if not more on their behalf in the past couple of weeks. and certainly i think he felt as we all did the way this process went down bordered on the bizarre. >> i had charles krauthammer on the program friday and he called that response petulent speaking for how israel iran truly poses an existential threat and of course benjamin netanyahu is going to want to make the case to anybody he can in america but in particular to people's representatives. can you understand that point of view? >> you're right, megyn. and the fact is prime minister netanyahu has come and spoken to congress many, many times. we welcome that. but this was -

let's go back to the state department spokeswoman, jen psaki. what's it like jen, i know you are familiar with all of this this dialogue that apparently is under way between the jordanian and japanese government, is the u.s. involved in helping to coordinate those talks? >> well again, i really refer you to the government of japan and the government of jordan. these are their hostages. certainly we support and we can relate to what they're going through and these challenges that they're going through, but this isn't a u.s. effort. >> let's leave that for a moment and go to what's going on in northern israel along the border with lebanon and syria right now. as you know there was another incident today, a deadly incident two israeli soldiers were killed about seven or eight were injured, some of them severely. the prime minister of israel benjamin netanyahu, warning there will be israeli reaction. has the secretary of state been in touch with secretary netanyahu? >> he does speak with him regularly every couple days. the secretary just got back t

la portavoz del departamento de estado, jen psaki, dijo que no hay comparacion entre ambos casos, aunques en vez de sostener discusiones sobre los verdaderos problemas de venezuela. es lamentable que alguien como leopoldo lÓpez, que deberÍa ser considerado inocente, sea sentenciado en televisiÓn nacional por el presidente venezolano sin haber terminado su juicio.a salida al caso de leopoldo lopez seria indultarlo a cambio de "montarlo en un avion" que lo traiga a estados unidos. acaba en tragedia el rapto de una bebe de origen hispano de solo tres semanas de nacida==== el hijo de la reina isabel esta en un problema real por acusaciones de delitos sexuales.===finalmente suenan campanas de boda en la comunidad homosexual e florida mami, papi, se que no quieren hablarme del sexo. creen que estoy muy joven... que si me hablan del sexo dejarÉ de ser su cachetoncito. su muÑeca. su pochocho. hÁblenme del sexo. dÍganme que quieren que espere. nuestra relaciÓn cambiara. nos unirÁ. dÍganme que espere para tener sexo. y no se preocupen. siempre serÉ su cachetoncito. su pedacito de cielo. su bombÓn.

la portavoz del departamento de estado, jen psaki, dijo que no hay comparacion entre ambos casos, aunque en vez de sostener discusiones sobre los verdaderos problemas de venezuela. es lamentable que alguien como leopoldo lÓpez, que deberÍa ser considerado inocente, sea sentenciado en televisiÓn nacional por el presidente venezolano sin haber terminado su juicio.a salida al caso de leopoldo lopez seria indultarlo a cambio de "montarlo en un avion" que lo traiga a estados unidos. acaba en tragedia el rapto de una bebe de origen hispano de solo tres semanas de nacida==== el hijo de la reina isabel esta en un problema real por acusaciones de delitos sexuales.===finalmente suenan campanas de boda en la comunidad homosexual e florida covered california ha ayudado a más de un millón de personas a inscribirse en un seguro de salud. en coveredca.com/espanol encontrarás una variedad de planes de salud de compañías líderes que te ofrecen la mejor combinación de calidad tarifas y beneficios. además, podrías recibir ayuda económica, que se basa en tus ingresos. la inscripción abierta termina el 15 de

jen psaki said in a statement the leaders in washington are calling for the immediate release of the two men. she said u.s. secretary of state john kerry will discuss the issue with japanese foreign minister, fumio kishida. u.s. government officials have consistently rejected paying answerem to extremists. they say responding to their demands would increase the risk of american citizens being kidnapped. and they've asked european nations to adopt the same approach. the u.s.-led coalition launched air strikes against islamic state in rauk last august and in syria the following month. military personnel from 12 other countries are also taking part in the operations. japan has provided humanitarian and other assistance to people who have fled the fighting. the american government has included japan in a coalition of 60 nations that are forming a net around islamic state. >>> a spokesperson for islamic state has effectively admitted the militant group's involvement in the online video. nhk exchanged online messages with the spokesperson on tuesday. the man said islamic state is not motiv

lou: state department spokeswoman jen psaki was pressed, asked why the united states has not ordered the evacuation of the u.s. embassy in yemen. listen to the exchange with associated press reporter matt lee. >> so, there hasn't been any change, so basically anarchy is not enough to get to you adjust your presence? >> matt with all due respect to your assessment as ang ap reporter, we have the united states government and our team on the ground seasing what is needed. >> i'm not. >> we take it very seriously. >> don't miss understand. lou: our next guest says the situation in yemen is another example of terrorism and terrorists dominating the middle east fueled by money, weapons and other aid by the iranian government. joining us senator james risch he serves on the senate foreign intelligence committee and natural gas and resources. senator, good to have you here. i understand you've been working through the day on the crisis in yemen. your conclusion tonight about what's happening there? >> lou about, two years ago week held a hearing in our subcommittee on yemen and were told by

i heard yesterday the state department spokesperson jen psaki acknowledge israel's right to self-defensewhat we are doing here. you have to prevent these people like isis like al qaeda, hezbollah backed by iran from establishing another front with us on the syrian golan heights. >> but jen psaki wound up opening her own can of worms about the hypocrisy of the united states negotiating with terrorists. that's a story for a different segment of the show. how it relates here is that hezbollah says last week israel launched an attack against a convoy. killed an iranian revolutionary guard leader six hess hezzbollah leaders, they did what they did in retaliation for what you did. is the situation in israel precipitated by its attack in. >> here's what we know hezbollah, a terrorist organization armed to the teeth by its iranian patron with hundreds of thousands of rockets all for one purpose -- to attack israel. they are intending and try together under the guidance and instruction of this iranian patron to position themselves in another front against israel on our concern. we need to be able

take a look at what the state spokesperson jen psaki said yesterday. >> yesterday you said in regards is a matter of long-standing press he is neither the press nor the sect of state meets with candidates in close proximity to their election, so as to avoid the appearance of influencing a democratic election in a foreign country. is there an exception for north africa countries that start with the letter n. and end with the letter a. >> there are different issues. we welcomed netanyahu's visit but we are not meeting with him. because there is a difference between hosting a meeting exclusively with one candidate in your own country and visiting a country. >> reporter: so the explanation there from state department spokesperson jen ptaki. josh earnest got similar questions today and he had similar answers. he stood by the administration's decision not to meet with prime minister netanyahu indicating it is so close to the elections in israel. having said that frances, it is true that the administration has emphasized the fact as they see this as a breach of protocol heads of state invite

me ask you this rich why would the administration other than the fact the procedure was "odd" as jen psaki me in getting mr. netanyahu invited they bypassed the white house. so other than feeling like they were dissed, why would the white house care that netanyahu is going to come over here and address congress? >> well they shouldn't. here you have iran who either with its forces directly or through proxies is in the process of taking over four countries in the middle east. lebanon, yemen, syria and iraq. just today iran supported terrorist group hezbollah kills two israeli soldiers and we're all having fainting fits over the prime minister of israel, an ally, coming here to talk about our enemies and the iranian nuclear program? it is completely absurd and goes again to this deep animosity they feel to be b.b. netanyahu because they completely reject his world view because it's much too, in my mind, too tough minded and realistic for them. >> joe, marc thiessen was making the point earlier this week that the way we've heard the white house officials mostly off the record but quoted in re

when the state department today was asked about this group now in control and the threat it poses, jen psaki found a bright side. earlier i asked charles krauthammer about this exchange right here. >> they do on occasion get a chant death to america and that kind of thing. it's not as if they haven't expressed anti-american sentiment in the past. >> well obviously not. as i mentioned we continue to assess our security needs every day. regardless of what's been said. but it is important to note that just this week they stated that was not their intention. >> so quite the chants of death of america they didn't really mean it. that was just bluster. >> exactly. now, i would rely on that. you bet my house and my family and my future on those assurances. look the detachment from reality of this administration on the consequences of its policy of retreat is truly staggering. in the state of the union address the president said that we are denying safe havens to terrorists. we are? we got the largest safe haven in the history of the arab-islamic radicalism in the middle of the middle east with the

in washington, state department spokesperson jen psaki defended israel's actions. >> just a technical question, some have made the argument that this area is israeli-occupied lebanon. what is the u.s. position on the status? >> i would have to check with our legal team on a specific status. i would be happy to do that. >> in a symbolic move, the new greek government has hired almost 600 laid off government cleaners, mostly women, who had been protesting outside the finance and economy ministries . they were laid off in 2013 to meet demands by international lenders. on greece's new finance minister wednesday, yanis varoufakis announced the decision. >> one of our first moves will be the immediate cutting up costs at the ministry. for example, the number of advisers. this spending cut will fund the retiring of the cleaning ladies at the ministry. -- rehiring of the cleaning ladies at the ministry. >> attorney general nominee loretta lynch is back on capitol hill today for day two of her confimration hearing. if confirmed, lynch will become the first african-american woman to serve as at

watch a little highlight of jen psaki today. >> it just happened. we've obviously seen the report. our team is seeking confirmation of all of the reports. we continue to support a peaceful transition. >> there is no government. >> i don't think we look at it -- we're still seeking confirmation. >> right. but you're referring to an agreement that came out yesterday between a government that no longer exists and a rebel force that appears to have control -- not just appears does have control of the capital. >> again, we don't have confirmation of it. we're not going to jump to conclusions about what it means. >> what? >> it's bad enough when the president of the united states withdraws from his responsibilities in the wider world when the state department gives up on foreign affairs then you know we're in real trouble. i'm speechless at that kind of reaction. >> meantime we've got the two u.s. air carriers in the region now. and reports tonight that the embassy is being evacuated at least in part. and yet you've got the pentagon and state department saying today no change in strategy

here's what jen psaki said yesterday when she was asked about that. >> doesn't it strike you as a littletical for the u.s. government to say it's all right for us to make concessions in order to get one of our guys back but we discourage other governments from doing the same thing? >> i've just been conveying from the start what our position is as the united states government. that's our position. do we have any more on japan? >> so you're not hypocritical? >> our position is that he was a prisoner of war and a member of the united states military. >> the question isn't it a bit hypocritical? you would say no it's not hypocritical? >> correct, no, it is not. >> do you agree with her? >> no i don't. it's clearly hypocriteicalhypocritical. so many voices were saying please don't do this. what we found afterward is lots of intelligence chatter, meaning bad guys communicating with bad guys saying hey, this worked. let's find western hostages, preferably americans. by the way, if we know anybody that has one of those, maybe we can bargain for them and that was a direct result of that exchange

. >> jen psaki, we know it's busy. >> thank you. >>> over to chris. >> as you're probably figuring outts but in the midst of deflate gate let's ask. does it really matter how much air was in the ball? we're going to find out what super bowl-winning quarterback joe theismann thinks. [container door opening] ♪ what makes it an suv is what you can get into it. ♪ [container door closing] what makes it an nx is what you can get out of it. ♪ introducing the first-ever lexus nx turbo and hybrid. once you go beyond utility there's no going back. so you're looking for a loan? how's your credit? i know i have an 810 fico score, thanks to the tools and help on experian.com. and your big idea is hot dogs shaped like hamburgers? nope. hamburgers shaped like hot dogs. that's not really in our wheelhouse... you don't put it in a wheelhouse. you put it in your mouth. get your credit swagger on. become a member of experian credit tracker and find out your fico score powered by experian. fico scores are used in 90% of credit decisions. [ male announcer ] after john huntsman was diagnosed with cancer, he

jen psaki, you know her well she's now at the state department.ited states is supposed to do in situations like this. let's take a listen. >> our position as the united states government is that we don't make concessions to terrorists. now there are certain circumstances and you've been talking a little bit about bowe bergdahl this morning. where he was a member of the military someone who had volunteered to serve his country and we don't leave our men and women behind. we took steps to bring him home. >> if you were going to talk to other countries about what they are supposed to do. you better be clear about what you do yourself. this does not seem clear, madam secretary. because either you negotiate or you don't. what is this notion that you have a different rule if it's a member of the military or different rule depending on circumstances or different rule if it is a citizen? does that breed a feeling of hypocrisy in. >> i don't think so. i do think that we have all our countries, a responsibility to our military who is are out there, defendin

. >> whether it's josh earnst of the white house or jen psaki at the state department, now for the thirdnnot call the taliban a terror group. so here the latest iteration last night by rear admiral john kirby the spokesman for the pentagon and how he explains hot taliban is. from a military perspective we consider the taliban in afghanistan a insurgency. yes they use terror tactics and they have used them and will probably continue to use them. they are not designated as such. >> the commander and chief george w. bush back in 2002 did designate them as a terrorist group. so do you follow what the state department says or do you follow what the commander and chief says? >> the state department is the agency in charge of designating these organizations as such. >> so -- >> -- verbal gymnastics again. >> president bush declared them a terrorist group. we're not going to listen to the president. we will listen to what the state department has to say. this idea of terror tactics i love this. this group use terror tactics they are not acts of terror. >> the verbal jam nasa sticks are absolutel