secret service presidential protection division, joe clancy's job was to look for trouble. these days he's got all the trouble he can handle. he retired in 2011, but he's been called back in to fix the place. and he couldn't believe what he saw happening to his home of almost 30 years. >> first it was shock. initially you're thinking how did this happen. and then i immediately started thinking about the men and women of the secret service. because i've been there. i know what pain they feel when there's a failure. >> reporter: there were many failures, but the one he's talking about was in september. a disturbed iraq war vet armed with a knife, made it across the lawn, through the unlocked white house front door and well inside the people's house, way too close to the first family's residence. people used to always assume the president is safe, but we have new reason to ask, are you convinced? do you go to bed at night assured the president and his family are safe and secure? >> yes, absolutely. if you look at our history, we've been very successful at the white house. we f

>> there is a lot of loyalty tow joe clancy. his reputation is peerless in the secret service.ale improved a bit, but i'm not going to spin your wheels. the calls i get are not what i got years ago when they consider themselves the premier agency in the country. it will take a while to build back up. >> it's critical that we do it. thank you. good to see you both. up next, happy holidays to you. we have a heart breaking story of a young girl married off by her father by desperation. carry simmons's extraordinary series continues on andrea mitchell reports only on msnbc. so you can see like right here i can just... you know, check my policy here, add a car, ah speak to customer service, check on a claim...you know, all with the ah, tap of my geico app. oh, that's so cool. well, i would disagree with you but, ah, that would make me a liar. no dude, you're on the jumbotron! whoa. ah...yeah, pretty much walked into that one. geico anywhere anytime. just a tap away on the geico app. and i quit smoking with chantix. people who know me, they say 'i never thought you would quit.' but c

. >> reporter: remember the secret service has a relatively new director, joe clancy. who came out of retirement because he said he thought the secret service was damaged. arthel? arthel: peter doocy, thanks a lot. jon: look for big changes coming on capitol hill as republicans get ready to take control of the house and the senate with the president warping he will veto legislation he doesn't like. does that mean more legislative gridlock in 2015? our political panel weighs in. >>> plus the plan for iran. how the new senate will deal with tehran's nuclear ambitions. a look at that next. arthel: right now the gop setting its agenda as republicans prepare to take full control of congress just days from now and pushing for more sanctions on iran over its nuclear program expected to be a top priority. >> the majority leader mcconnell has said the first vote coming for the republican senate will be to approve the keystone pipeline. he also has said that the second big vote will be on iran sanctions. would i expect that coming up. arthel: senator kirk adding that senate repu

now, when that happens, my good friend joe clancy, who is doing a great job in my view, right now asim director, will be called before congressman issa and will be asked, why are you allowing these 18-year-old kids to drive in a presidential motorcade? >> that's a question we're asking now. dan emmett, thank you so much for your insight. we appreciate it. >> thank you, brenda. >> going on a family vacay? better watch what you are posting away. we'll explain. and careful switching seats on a plane. it could land you in jail. like this woman. now she is suing. does she have a case? (vo) rush hour around here starts at 6:30 a.m. - on the nose. but for me, it starts with the opening bell. and the rush i get, lasts way more than an hour. (announcer) at scottrade, we share your passion for trading. that's why we've built powerful technology to alert you to your next opportunity. because at scottrade, our passion is to power yours. >>> so, posting details of your family's holiday vacation might be sharing too much information. two cybersecurity expert, david kent, on who is watching. it's n

. >> reporter: remember the new secret service rather the new secret service director joe clancy cameretirement in october because he thought that the agency was damaged. leah. leah: this story keeps on growing. peter doocy in washington. thank you peter. trace: former florida governor jeb bush leading the pack of possible gop presidential contenders in a new poll but is the candidate the party wants in 2016? leah: plus new clues in the search for the missing commercial airliner. desperate search for a passenger jet that just vanished. so ally bank really has no hidden fees on savings accounts? that's right. it's just that i'm worried about you know "hidden things..." ok, why's that? no hidden fees from the bank where no branches equals great rates. ♪ ♪ leah: fox news alert, potential crews in the search for missing slight 8501. welcome to a brand new hour of "america's newsroom." i'm leah gabriel. trace: and i'm trace gallagher. the plane vanished on its way from indonesia to singapore over the weekend. here's what we know so far, an indonesian helicopter crew spotting two pools of o

interim director joe receiver clancy replaced julia pearson after breaches said this week that would be a mistake. >> we don't have time to train someone in this role. you've got to ever someone who has some history and knows where we need to go in the future. >> the summary concludes the agencies next director needs to find and define its mission and ask for a bigger budget, even during a time of cuts and sequestration. this 30 year veteran hopes to win back america's trust. >> with he know we've lost that trust because of the events over the past several years, but we've got a good model, a good foundation. give us some time to earn that trust back and prove ourselves. >> while the report is critical, it talks about how agents could be better supported by working fewer hours, getting more training and of course, having more colleagues on staff, so they can share the burden of what is an incredibly intense and important job in certain moments. it says the budget should be decided not by dollars and cents, but really by the need and then the accounting should come after the fact. jay

clancy. [laughter] >> kennedy, you know you know the real answer. >> okay. >> wasn't that the real answer? >> joet were the original 13 states. >> new york. >> delaware, connect you cut, new hampshire. >> we're killing harris. >> south carolina, north carolina. >> i'm here all week. who is one of your state's is senators right now. >> useless. [laughing] >> oh, god. >> backers say the goal is for students to learn more about how american government works. seven other states are considering similar bills on that list, utah, arizona, south carolina, missouri, oklahomawe're all kind of jokin, what do you think of this idea, seriously. >> i don't think it should be mandatory when it comes to graduation. should be part of the educational process. i studied government while in high school and part of the history we have in this country. i think they ought to commit to it. so many things are now in the world of cyberspace and technology and internet, that we forget about history and where this country came from. i think it is a good idea to find out about our founding fathers but not necessarily make it