josh ernst saying it's not clear yet who is specifically is responsible for the attack.dministration is very aware of the fact that isis is trying to recruit sympathizers to its cause. the administration saying that france has stood shoulder to shoulder with the united states in the fight against isis including in its efforts to try to defund the terrorist organization. take a listen to what josh ernst had to say earlier today. >> we have received great cooperation from nations around the world including nations in the region. in trying to shut down the efforts of isil to raise funds. whether it's by taking hostages and extorting rand inging ransoms or trying to sell oil on the black market. we've made progress on that. we put in place a sanctions regime trying to target the individuals and facilitate the transfer of funds. >> now as the president indicated, top officials here have been in contact with their french counter parts. at this point in time, no indication that president obama has spoken to french president francois hollande. i anticipate that would happen in t

howard dean is saying too dall them muslims you have josh ernst saying it's a peaceful religion.rting this morning that the shooters are saying allah akbar god is great as they are shooting down then saying we avenge the prophet. >> they think they are muslims. for howard dean a christian i assume to say they are not with all due respect is like a behind due saying i am not a christian. you may not like their version of islam. they think they are acting out principles of their religion as we see. it. there have been christian fanatics through out history there can be muslim extremists, too. that's what we are dealing with. it is a political ideology it is not a religion. it steams from -- stems from the religion. it is not a question of lone wolfs or home grown terrorists it's an ideology. >> charles krauthammer warns us if we don't address this if we don't call a spade a spade we can't win this war. >> the french called it a terrorist attack. when josh was interviewed early in the morning he called it violence he didn't attach terrorism to that. then he wanted to wait for all of

spokesman josh ernst was asked about the incident. >> there is a device that has been recovered by the secret service at the white house. early indications is that it does not pose a threat to anyone at the white house. >> the person flying the zone called the secret service, saying that he was flies it recreationally and lost control. the secret service are continuing their investigation. this is not open air space, there are a lot of restrictions in this air space since 9/11. and an association that wants to promote unmanned aerial systems issued a statement, brian winn saying: it was last week that the house held a hearing on drones and got a demonstration - one flew around the hearing room. they are pushing the f.a.a. to get going on overdue regulations that would permit the commercial use of drones. there was a continued call for that today as the secret service is trying to figure out how to prevent this from happening again >>> thank you, lisa >>> james is a retirement ate for the federal bureau of investigation. james, it's illegal - how did it happen? >> well you know we have

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the white house press secretary josh ernst says it is a possible device. white house press secretary says it does not currently pose a threat. the president and first lady are not there. the president is in india. that is where we find white house correspondent michelle kosinski traveling with president obama. she joins us from new delhi with the latest details. the device inside the white house grounds, michelle. >> reporter: john we have not laid eyes on the device. there haven't been pictures of it yet. we saw pictures of the white house at 4:00 a.m. with a lot of activity there. you could see bright spotlights illuminated. the lawn lit up. it is usually not that way at that hour. there was something going on. the secret service though who we reached out to hasn't responded. the press secretary says the white house is investigating this. it doesn't appear to be any type of threat. we have yet to hear from the secret service on what this is and when was it found and how did it get there. it is an interesting possibility to think it could be a drone. as i

this is what josh ernst said yesterday. >> there's no arguing that who republicans decide to elevatesays a lot about who -- what the conference's priorities and values are. and, i mean, ultimately mr. scalise reportedly described himself as david duke without the baggage. it's up to republicans. >> kelly, any chance that scalise doesn't retain his role as house republican whip? >> that's one of the things we will need to watch carefully. because from the point when the story broke when members were home over the holidays to now when they in town and facing cameras and questions and the new business getting underway. the early stages of this scalise maintained the support of the leadership in the party and new members as well. and while there have been some calls from democrats for him to give up his leadership post, that has not gained a lot of steam. in part because he's appologize apologized. said he regretted it. perhaps it's 12 years in the past. what he was talking about was taxes not issues of race. that needs to be measured day-to-day. people face cameras soon as a part of the

now white house press secretary josh ernst appeared on "morning joe" earlier today.e. take a listen what he had to say. say. >> throughout this campaign the french people have shown a tremendous bravery and courage as the world international community has confronted the threat from isil. we know they're not going to be cowed by this terrible act of violence. >> now ernst underscoring the fact that france fought shoulder to shoulder with the united states in the fight against isis. and that there has been broad concern about foreign fighters. he also said this particular attack is still under investigation. he said the top officials here at the administration are in contact with their counter parts in france. at this point, no indication the president obama has spoken to french president but that will happen at some point today. president obama, of course, continues to monitor the situation closely as you pointed out, jose there is a u.s. embassy in paris. it has not been closed. the threat level has not been increased here in the united states. president obama, by th

as a matter of fact, josh ernst just yesterday said oh, we have a process. congress shouldn't intervene in the keystone pipeline keystone approval because there is a process. really, mr. president, there is a process? the trans-canada company filed an application to build the keystone x.l. pipeline in september of 2008. september of 2008. now, if you do the math, that's more than six years ago. more than six years ago and there's a process somehow to get to a conclusion? so that company which has invested hundreds of millions already, wants to build an 8-point -- ultimately $.9 million project, that will move 830,000 barrels of oil a day, and here they are six years later still waiting for approval. and that's why today we are asking congress to step forward and do what the american people want. keystone is not a new issue. the american people understand this issue. poll after poll shows the american people by a margin of about 70% to 20-some percent support this project. who do we work for mr. president? who do we work for? we work for the people of this gr

josh ernst tried to dress it up further by saying he doing it for the troops so ato protect them againstthe yee haudjihadists. in the wake of what happened in the past seven or eight days. this isn't political correctness. this is not multicultural is it? this is not being densive is to diversity. in the eyes of the enemy, this is subsubmission. submission means specifically to sharia ble if heglass ma if i. and under the meteorologist that o($)qñ9-,u%8xq animating the energy or submit to indefinitely under horrific circumstances. we cannot let them think we're submitting because sharia tells them the appropriate response to that is to redouble the effort to make us feel subdued. that's koran it language for more jihad, more horrors. the question of whether we political this political correctness is to see if we persist in a self-destructive course of action that will result in for of us being killed more of us bheeg subdueeing subed. >> i think what i would like to do for the audience is just ask everybody to bring it back to the basics. in this environment when we have so many things t

as a matter of fact, josh ernst just yesterday said oh, we have a process. congress shouldn't intervene in the keystone pipeline keystone approval because there is a process. really, mr. president, there is a process? the trans-canada company filed an application to build the keystone x.l. pipeline in september of 2008. september of 2008. now, if you do the math, that's more than six years ago. more than six years ago and there's a process somehow to get to a conclusion? so that company which has invested hundreds of millions already, wants to build an 8-point -- ultimately $.9 million project, that will move 830,000 barrels of oil a day, and here they are six years later still waiting for approval. and that's why today we are asking congress to step forward and do what the american people want. keystone is not a new issue. the american people understand this issue. poll after poll shows the american people by a margin of about 70% to 20-some percent support this project. who do we work for mr. president? who do we work for? we work for the people of this gr

the american opportunity tax credit $2,500 per student for families up to $180,000 in income and josh ernstrt is the key to doing the first part. >> the reforms the president has proposed for the 529 program are reforms that he would consider only in the context of the other education reform that is he put forward, and when you consider that entire package of reforms, the tax cut that we're looking at for middle class families is $50 billion. >> but kelly, part of the controversy depends on how you define middle class. certainly there are people who make more than $200,000 a year who think of themselves as middle class but the administration's target is at a lower income level. fortunately for the people in the higher income level, they've got a little more political influence so this proposal is not likely to pass. >> john, real quickly s that 200k for individuals or families? >> for families family earnings over $200,000. >> thanks very much this afternoon. john harwood from washington. for more reaction joining us is jared bernstein a senior fellow at the senior of budget priority and he

josh earnest, thank you for joining us on "new day." >> i do not know that you two are right about what americans will appreciate in the gop response tonight. they picked iowa freshman senator joanie ernstlisyn and josh earnest, the white house spokesperson talking about. senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell says ernst is the perfect messenger for the party. that's hearty praise let's bring in chief congressional correspondent dana bash live from washington. you tell us why does he think she's the perfect messenger? what do you think the message will be? >> it's so funny that alisyn was joking about cast rating hogs. that is what made her a political superstar over the last election. because of the ad that she, that she had out about cast rating hogs. but her bio is much more interesting. and really irresistible politically. beyond that she is saw combat in iraq. she is the first female elected to congress from the state of iowa. and you know i spent some time with her in iowa a couple of times during the campaign and she comes across as iowa nice. which you know listen i'm from new jersey you're from new york it's very different from new york and new jersey nice. so that's the key i

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josh. 100 point toss up. . her state of the union response on tuesday night, iowa senator joni ernst said in order to keep her shoes the board. 100 point toss up. terry was released from the hospital this week -- >> brian. >> falling off a horse in europe. >> a horse was what we were looking for. that's enough information, and this brings us to the end of the round, brian getting to 300 with the late answer, josh in the lead. susan taking a chance, she trailed after the first round, good news for you, susan, make up ground quickly as we move to the 200 point round. these questions are twice as hard. they are twice as valuable. a lot happen when we start the second round. let's put the clock on the board. and we'll begin with this. on thursday the field to replace retiring california senator barbara boxer narrowed -- susan. >> wouldn't run. >> when tom styre said he wouldn't run. whisked away to a secret location, this cabinet secretary -- josh. >> anthony fox. >> designated survivor. stop the clock. stop the clock because josh you have triggered our use it or lose it bonus question. here's thousand works, because y