including a particularly painful scene where kerry washington is whipped, a scene the film makers won'teverybody, people in the trucks, just stood still. quentin had a great thing that he would do on his set. he would play music in between scenes. this particular day, i asked for a certain piece of music. fred hamlin, "no weapons." so as kerry is, you know, being strapped up, we played that song, and the song was -- ♪ no weapons formed against me shall prosper ♪ i looked over and saw the girl who had never been on the set before and her hands went up like this and she started testifying. and as everybody had tears in their eyes, you felt the ancestors, the significance of why we're doing this film, and showing it this way. >> for all the dark moments, the film is also unexpectedly funny. >> anyone bring any extra bags? >> no, nobody brought an extra bag! >> and that humor has raised hackles, too. foxx himself got stung at the thorny intersection of comedy and race when he hosted "saturday night live" last month. >> i kill all the white people in the movie. how great is that? >> the blog

. >> foxx plays a freed slave on a blood-soaked mission to free his wife played by kerry washington.antino is explosive, loaded with violence and more than a hundred uses of the "n" word. >> i don't think anybody is actually going out there saying that we use the word more excessively than it was used in 1858 in mississippi. if that's not the case, then they can shut up. >> dicaprio plays the truly despicable kelvin. >> a fight that's a good bit of fun. >> plantation owner and all around bad guy who uses the "n" word repeatedly. >> i've got to say the first day onset was incredibly difficult for me. jamie was there. >> i'll speak on that. i watched and he knows -- he said -- it was just funny. whew! i said what's the deal? he said it's tough. i said you know what? you're human. it's supposed to be tough. you're not supposed to feel like that's normal in 2012, 2013. samuel jackson quickly said hey, mf, get over that, it's just another tuesday for us. let's get going. >> the language is hard for us as actors and some of the things that my character does are obviously atrocious. but, yo

i would say this, when you're as beautiful as kerry washington, less is more.e she missed the mark slightly. it was too much going on when my attention should be right here. >> fair enough. let's talk about alfre woodard. >> i loved her dress. she's one of my favorite actrc s actress actresses. she's nominated tonight for "steel magnolias." she was wearing a beautiful chiffon gown. that beautiful kelly green, beautiful against her skin tone, and it was age appropriate. she had that gathered fabric right at the middle and that's perfect for women that want to camouflage certain troubled areas. she had nothing that was bad, but it was a perfect dress, age appropriate, little cap sleeve, higher on the bust line. kevin draped that dress beautifully. he knows how to dress a woman. >> so she'll be getting a lot of attention on the hits list -- >> gorgeous in that green, gorgeous. >> thank you very much, l.z. we're going to keep watching as we'll be back in just a moment from the 19th annual screen actors guild awards live on the red carpet. how can you get back pain

. >>> we're going to go to washington now and hillary clinton's farewell tour as secretary of state. last night, the senate overwhelmingly approved john kerry as her replacement. will she come back to washington and how? just some of the questions that "nightline's" cynthia mcfadden asked her when they sat down yesterday. cynthia? >> good morning, george. i've interviewed secretary clinton nearly a dozen times over the years. i have never seen her more relaxed as she was yesterday. she's doubled down on her defiant testimony on benghazi. we got personal, discussing the lingering effects of her concussion. while she's logged almost 1 million miles on the job, it's where she's going next that has everybody talking. hillary clinton has only three days left as the u.s. secretary of state. so the question everyone is asking, what will her next job be? in the past few days, a pac called ready for hillary has been launched. can you still say with a straight face that you have -- that there's no way you would consider running for president? >> sitting here right now, that is certainly what i believe. and i am looking forward to having something res

we have kerry washington and tony goldwyn with us. we're going to talk to them in a moment.is palpable. the scandal lousily hot love affair between the characters has viewers captivated. now "scandal" is a hit show and washington's fashion a force to be reckoned with. >> i'm a gladiator in a suit. >> reporter: when olivier pope walks into a room, what and will she be wearing next. from trench coats to prada bag. >> this was the iconic olivia pope trench by tori burch. >> reporter: we got a sneak peek. >> about being elegant and not looking like man in a suit. >> reporter: there's a trick to getting pope's look for less. >> you can buy the cheapest jacket and if you take it so someone and have them tailor it, it's 50% to 60% more olivia pope. >> reporter: adds for the president? >> he's easy to dress. >> happy to have the stars of "scandal" with us. welcome to "good morning america." >> thank you. >> happy to be here. >> the president wears a suit quite well. i want to talk about what is happening in the show. the chemistry has been talked about. it's all over the web. it's p

. >> i would like to say, kerry washington looked phenomenal. was my best dressed. >> congrats to all the winners. >>> how about nicole sullivan. the plays a therapist on "cougar town," and she says that when she had her children, she was so obsessed with losing weight and she's looking through all these celebrity magazines and they're saying jessica alba and all these moms lose weight by just breastfeeding and she said they're lying. you have to go on a severe diet to lose weight. i have to tell you, i agree. i remember when i had my kids, i'm looking at all these flat stomached women bouncing around on all these magazines saying they're nursing. i was doing that and i was still fat. >> sunny, you're very worked up about this issue. >> they do that to women, especially after women have children and it's terrible. >> all right. >> i agree with nicole sullivan on that. >> beyonce put a picture on instagram, wearing a sweatshirt that says, can i live? which is also a title of her song. but some are say thing is the whole flap over the inauguration

i know amanda seyfried and kerry washington, very big winners.e makeup with the dress was so stunning. >> the dark lips. >> exactly. and amanda looks gorgeous. that dress was amazing. >> you talk about when the dress wears the woman. who do you think took a fashion risk? >> i think january jones is the girl we're talking about today. she did severe hair. she went with the shorter hair and her hair falling out, that was part of it. but that dress really wore her a little bit. i love that dress, actually, when it was shown originally was shorter. i think it was a little less of a statement. >> i liked the neckline. >> she was going for something a lot stronger. >> very rock 'n' roll. >> exactly. it was a almost punk rock. some of the dresses were a lot softer. >> all right. >> stacy london, we love your hits, your misses and your great advice. >> now, from abc7 news , good morning, i am kristen sze. the highway patrol is looking for witnesses in the investigation into a crash that killed three on the peninsula. it happened before 10:00 p.m. last ni

seeing kerri washington's character come out of the hot box and know that they used that on people, and off balance is we're always clearing for more of our stories for more people of color to have our stories on the screen. quentin tarantino not only did an amazing job he used really great actors to do it. >> cenk: you made a great point. we cheered when they were killing the indians, i never cheered. i never understood it. but here i understand it. fear finally the actual bad guys get it, the slave owners. maybe america isn't ready for that and its ironic that spike is making this criticism. i understand when fox news criticizes because, whoa, that's my ancestors that you're talking about. >> i think america isn't ready but the great thing is we're starting to have this conversation about what slavery means, about what the legacy is today. you know, a lot of--this is not a historical film. i think sam jackson is right on by saying if you want to learn history, go see a documentary. but we were not called people of color in 1850. this is very much a part of american history. whether th

i would like to say, kerry washington from "scandal" looked phenomenal.s my best dressed. >> congrats to all the winners. leading up to oscar time. >> yes. >>> how about nicole sullivan. she plays a therapist on "cougar town," and she says that when she had her children, she was so obsessed with losing weight and she's looking through all these celebrity magazines and they're saying jessica alba and all these celeb moms, they just lose weight by breastfeeding and running after their kids. she's like, you know what? guess what, they're freaking lying, because it's just not true. you have to go on a severe diet to lose weight. i have to tell you, i agree. i remember when i had my kids, i'm looking at all these flat stomached women bouncing around on all these magazines saying they're nursing and running after the kids. i was doing that and i was still fat. >> sunny, you're very worked up about this issue. >> because they do that to women, especially after women have children and it's terrible. >> all right. >> i agree with nicole sullivan on that. >> judge

>> i loved jessica chastain and kerry washington. >> a glamorous night.d and sizzling. stacy london will be here with her take on the fashion. but chris connelly had a front-row seat to the biggest fashion statement there. >> reporter: hail the ponytail. leather to lace. these fashions did everything but s.a.g. from amanda in zac posen. and jennifer lawrence, going up the stairs. >> i felt on the ground, this train is going to murder me. somebody's chair got stuck on my train. >> reporter: but you handled it with grace. >> i did. i fell into the crowd. >> reporter: the color of the s.a.g. awards carpet had nothing on jessica chastain, rocking that alexander mcqueen. keeping it dark and dramatic were tina fey, amy poehler and busy philipps. and claire danes rocked it lips to hips. >> i knew it was the right one. >> reporter: the passion and influence of the first lady seemed much in evidence. you embraced the bangs before michelle obama did, didn't you? >> she stole it from me. she called me. >> reporter: youth kept it. ant hathaway from "les mis." to "mad

she and john mayer and kerry washington are friends, alicia keys ashley judd all parties with the presyse. it was like come to this fund raiser in my swamp. and i did. so i met him but i just shook his hand. kelly clarkson just partied at the white house, michelle obama seriously school first lady. however, i'm anti-bangs? [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> stephanie: they don't work on her. i don't like them. i have bangs. >> i thought she looked very -- it was very youthful and bouncy. >> stephanie: my friends fall in two distinct camps of pro bangs and anti-bangs. and a couple of people have said i agree, i don't like them. >> i think she looked great both ways. >> stephanie: yeah, she is gorgeous. producer and rapper will-i-am. who i met. somewhere in there is a really drunken video of me and melissa fitzgerald and jacki schechner singing and dancing to that song. ♪ tonight's going to be a good night ♪ >> stephanie: he tweeted i took my mom into the white house and every step i took i wanted to cry. i'm so proud of our president. >> i don't want to take away from the white house and th

kerry washington in scandal. tina in "30 rock."name five female directors on one hand. kathryn hardwick or bigelow. nora ephron just passed. that's really it. >> if you can name them on one hand and one is passed away. >> the beauty is you have debra martin chase who has been very successful. her name is not top of mind. >> who in hollywood has the right to green light a film? many women can green light a film. >> we are going to come back with that topic. it's a celluloid feeling. >>> it's true that women have made great strides in hollywood. thursday's nomination for best director may signal the road ahead is long. "zero dark thirty" is nominated for best picture. the director, kathryn bigelow, the first to win the best director for "hurt locker" was not nominated. her movie was good enough for a nomination, but she wasn't. >> i think the film is fantastic. she is one of my favorite directors. it's important to talk about the decision makers. when you have a kathryn bigelow at the helm of the film and jessica playing a powerful f

the fringe is also the latest trend for celebrities from jennifer lopez, jessica bi biel, and kerry washingtonace-framing locks. it is the first lady's bangs that will likely draw the most attention, especially leading up to inauguration day. >> here in d.c., we've got a ton of celebrities that are in town. you've got every major politician. you even have world leaders. this is michelle's way of saying you know what, i'm joining twitter. and by the way, check out my new do, i'm looking pretty good. >> reporter: for "today," michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >> thoughts? >> let the bang craziness begin. that's what's going to happen. >> you think? >> i think everybody tries them for a second. then they grow out in a couple weeks anyway. >> i am not -- i can't pull it off. i realized that after i moved on from my spiked hair, lion's mane that i had in middle school. >> if it would cover my receding hairline, i'd go for it. >> we'll get you out clip-on bang. >> that would look nice. >> might have to go there. we'll see. >>> ahead, neither dame linebacker -- notre dame linebacker manti t'eo ta

the confirmation hearing for secretary of state designate john kerry continues in washington. he is suspected to get the support need for the confirmation. >>> members of the maryland mental health coalition will rally this afternoon outside the statehouse calling for improved access for high quality service and adequate funding for themental health system. >>> three talk about solutions to the problems facing maryland's pension system. >>> whitney houston's mother has writ ann book about the life of her daughter in her book remembering whitney. she details her thoughts on whitney's death and it hits store shelves today. >> knick waw lenda will walk a- - waw lenda will -- with a linda -- whoa lynda he plants to -- wolinda -- >>> it was long and some fans couldn't deal with the fact the ravens beat the patriots wes welker's wife took to the twit her and side she was proud of her husband and patriots and directed everyone to lewis wikipedia page where it talks about his children and how he was acquitted for murder he. she later apologized for the inappropriate remarks and now ra

kerry. joining me now is the "washington post" jonathan capehart. what can we expect from kerry?pect him to face any tough questions about security at u.s. embassies or service in vietn vietnam? >> i think he'll face a series of questions from the middle east to syria in particular but because he's a member of one of the world's most exclusive clubs, the u.s. senate, i expect there to be many signs of a love fest. >> and in terms of the senate seat that he's vacating, do we have any indications about what is going to happen to that? >> the moment kerry resigns the senate seat, massachusetts governor duval patrick will appoint someone to fill the vacancy until a special election were held between 145 and 160 days. we know that former congressman barney frank said he'd like to be appointed to the seat. and congressman ed marky of massachusetts has made it clear he will actually run in the special election. >> and if confirmed, kerry will be replacing hillary clinton. how you would grade her tenure? >> i think secretary clinton's tenure has been remarkably successful. because of her

jackson, kerry washington.oph waltz will get an academy award nomination for this film. >> pull up a chair. we're going to watch the globes tonight. >> cannot wait for that. >> good to sigh. come see us again. here's what we've been asking of all you today. do you think political views should affect oscar nominations? here are some of your tweets. ben says "it's the most ridiculous thing to even consider political views for personal achievement and art. what does one have to do with the other." james campbell writes "political views that'll affect the moral character of country are fair game. torture as an effective tool should not be endorsed." amanda heisey tweets, "no. if the act mi wants to make the oscars about art and execution it shouldn't matter. it would only discourage the industry." and april pardon responds, "no, they are not nominate ford their political views but rather for their talents." thanks for taking your time to share your thoughts with me today. remember you can always reach me at any tim

washington. >>> john kerry gave a sometimes emotional good-bye speech to his senate colleagues. >> standing heret this desk that once belong ed -- at this desk that once belonged to president kennedy and to ted kennedy, i can't help but be reminded that even our nation's greatest leaders and all the rest of us are merely temporary workers. >> kerry will be sworn in friday as the next secretary of state. a shocking revelation in the girlfriend scandal involving notre dame football player manti te'o. after talking to the mastermind of this fraud, dr. phil mcgraw was on the "today" show. >> was this a romantic relationship with you? and he says, yes. i said you are then, therefore, guy? and he said, well, when you put it that way, yes. >> dr. phil says the hoaxter said he was not involved in this scheme. >>> garrett mcnamara claims he broke his own world record by surfing a 100 foot wave off the coast of portugal. amazingly, he came out with no injuries and experts are still working to confirm the size of that wave. looks big. >>> the tug of war ben bulls and wears today on deck today. we have mast

kerry would probably jump on that. we discuss the issue with brian drove the director of an independent media outlet deep dish t.v. and he believes there's a certain consistency in washington's foreign policy no matter who's at the helm it remains the same thing. kerry is secretary of state doesn't mean that the vietnam veterans against the war will be taking over for you. i mean you know there may be some changes in style and tone but there won't be a change in substance kerry and clinton need any more frankly than there was between kind of the so right use everything already clinton in the last twenty years even in the last since bush and obama what is really change trey's first rate wars in afghanistan and yemen and pakistan and now they're positioning so-called missiles defense which is essentially a first rate weapon targeted assassinations intensified under obama and its assertion of his right to order the killing of american citizens anywhere in the world is kerry going to stand up in international forums and say no that's wrong we can't do that i don't think so neither did hillary clinton. and a case of sexual abuse to get to russian child surfaces parties in moscow

. >> tracie potts in washington, thanks so much. >>> john kerry is officially headed to the state department. tuesday, the senate voted 94-3 as secretary of state. senator kerry submitted his let of resignation to massachusetts governor deval patrick. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton sat down with nbc's andrea mitchell. secretary clinton talked about plans for her future and reflected on her time in office. >> what do you think didn't go well? what went wrong? >> well, benghazi went wrong. you know, that was a terrible example of trying to get the right balance between being in a threatening place or not being there. >> reporter: when she campaigned against barack obama she said she was better prepared to handle world crisis. >> there's a phone in the white house that is ringing. >> when that phone call rings at 4:00 in the morning who is best prepared to answer it in 2016? >> well, that is to be decided by the american people. one thing i've learned the phone rings day and night. >> reporter: but after a fall damaged her left eye with a special prism will health be a factor? >> i'm he

she hands over the reigns to senator john kerry after his confirmation. joining me now from washington, david ignatius of the "washington post." later we'll talk to michael gordon of the "new york times." david, as you watched this today, did it answer all the questions? >> well, it was-- it was a very lively exchange. most of the answers in truth have come out in the details, the report by the accountability review board, and the systematic timeline that it offered. what today provided was the drama of secretary clinton and her final major appearance defending herself, defending the administration, and getting very emotional and very feisty. and i think what we took away from this was how intense feelings are on both sides. the republicans really went after her today, and she-- she-- she pushed back hard. >> rose: did they, as they say,a lay a glove on her? >> well, i think on the basic issues here, benghazi, the republicans have a point. as the accountability review board report says, staffing for diplomat security was grossly inadequate. repeated requests came from benghazi for more

. >> pelley: in washington, senator john kerry will be sworn in later this week as the 68th secretary of state, succeeding hillary clinton. kerry was confirmed today by his senate colleagues 94-3. kerry, who is 69, is the son of a diplomat, a decorated veteran of the vietnam war, he made an unsuccessful run for president, as you recall, a democratic nominee in 2004. kerry has represented massachusetts in the senate for 28 years and chairs the foreign relations committee. one of the first challenges that kerry will face is syria's civil war. today there was another mass killing in the ancient city of aleppo. at least 50 young men were apparently executed. it's not clear who killed them or why. this war pits various rebel groups against the 40-year dictatorship of the assad family and clarissa ward is following the story for us tonight. >> reporter: they were dumped in a canal, their hands tied behind their backs. most of the men appear to have been shot at close range. most looked to be in their 20s and 30s. for months, rebels have fought the syrian army to a stalemate in aleppo, syria

kerry washington, taylor swift, do we have the photographs of our dear friends here, savannah, toddlers show, guess. >> well, they did you guys on the show. >> i will taken your word for it. >> remembered it, wonderful, stay with you always. there is halle berry. >> a bonus take. al, you take this one. i will not endorse it. >>> tuesday, i gave will lay brand new nickname on tuesday. check it out. >> and that is your latest weather from chicago. natalie, woody -- woody? [ laughter ] >> who's that now? >> woody. i like it. >> al -- >> i will go with woody, too. >> al, i have been on the show for three months now. >> meet buzz lightyear. >> so is this the woody? >> is there a resemblance. >> i'm telling you. >> need to do a split screen. >> can we get a split screen? >> dead ringer. dead ringer. >> look at that. >> where's -- there's a snake in my boot. >> where do you see it? >> right there. >> dead ringer. now take a split screen with him wearing the costume. >> what you didn't see later in that clip was natalie looked at me and said you do look like a big woody. i thought what an inapp

she is expected to step down within a few days and john kerry is expected to be confirmed. bbc news, washington. >> three months ago, super storm sandy swept through the caribbean and up the east coast of the u.s., leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. at least 130 people were killed in the u.s. alone. streets and tunnels were flooded, thousands of people were forced out of their homes. john has been back to new jersey to see what happened after the cameras left and what progress, if any, has been made in rebuilding the homes. >> accompanied by two friends for support, she has plenty of pluck and courage to see what happened to her home of 50 years. >> stand here. let me show you the house. >> the front porch is gone. that is why this roof fell down. the whole court just went. a lot of people have flood insurance, but i did not keep it. >> so, you were not insured? >> not for flood. i have homeowners, but the flood. this is really -- it is like and believable. i have never seen a disaster like this. >> it is hard to find the words to describe the scale of the destruction around here. this

washington don't pay protesters any particular mind. and that is why it was notable today and i think important when at john kerry's secretary of state confirmationearing everybody else kind of rolled their eyes and scoffed when an anti-war protester interrupted the hearing. everybody else kind of blew it off. ah, business as usual in washington. but john kerry did not blow it off. >> so thank you, mr. chairman and members of the committee. i know there's a lot of ground to cover -- >> we're tilling thousands of people and the middle east is not a threat to us. when is it going to be enough? when are enough people going to be killed? i'm tired of my friends in the middle east dying. i don't know if they're going to be alive the next day. we need peace with iran. >> well, you know, i'll tell you, mr. chairman, when i first came to washington and testified i obviously was testifying as part of a group of people who came here to have their voices heard. and that is above all what this place is about. so i respect i think the woman who was voicing her concerns about that part of the world. and every one of you have traveled there. some of you were th

for america's brand new secretary of state john kerry while we're asking whether a fresh person on top of u.s. diplomacy will mean change for washington's foreign strategy. egypt's opposition wants to see the president for urgent talks after almost a week of deadly unrest bahman morsi himself is meanwhile going to the e.u. to discuss partnership deals on a visit shortened by chaos at home. and open to detention the team tasks with shutting down guantanamo bay gets the axe while a probe into cia secret prisons around the world gets little cooperation. from our studios in moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now it's good to have you with us five pm here in the russian capital eight am in washington and our top story this hour the u.s. senate has approved john kerry as the next secretary of state but hardly anyone opposing the nomination the sixty nine year old democrat will replace hillary clinton's legacy which includes a rise of anti-american sentiment worldwide as well as tough times with russia are you going to teach or can takes a close look into kerry's political past to get more perspective on what to expect from him in

all right turning our attention now to washington where u.s. senator john kerry looks almost to be a certainty as he's expected to be the next secretary of state he breezed through his confirmation hearing but here's the current chairman of the committee what. ok we will replace hillary clinton who are stepping down although a few analysts believe he'll do much to change the current course of u.s. foreign policy. well the clinton legacy is pretty much i think the legacy of american wars and a counterterrorism policy that has usurped the usual prerogatives of the state department john kerry will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion a set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be.

. >> to washington now where u.s. senator john kerry is president obama's choice for the next secretary of state. he has been quizzed by senators ahead of his recommendation. >> the issues like climate change and fighting disease are also priorities. he's expected to easily win approval for the job from the senate. to syria where authorities have called for a million-man prayer at mosques on friday in an effort to stem anti-regime demonstrations. >> the embattled president was also shown on state television praying with syria's spiritual leader to mark the birthday of the prophet mohammad. the fighting around damascus and other cities continues. a french woman who faced 60 years in a mexican jail on kidnapping charges is back in france. >> the 38-year-old was welcomed in paris by relatives and supporters. a mexican supreme court ruling on wednesday found that local police violated her human rights during their original investigation seven years ago when she was convicted and jailed for helping her husband run a kidnapping ring. the rhet

she hands over the reigns to senator john kerry after his confirmation. joining me now from washington, david ignatius of the "washington post." later we'll talk to michael gordon of the "new york times." david, as you watched this today, did it answer all the questions? >> well, it was-- it was a very lively exchange. most of the answers in truth have come out in the details, the report by the accountability review board, and the systematic timeline that it offered. what today provided was the drama of secretary clinton and her final major appearance defending herself defending the administration, and getting very emotional and very feisty. and i think what we took away from this was how intense feelings are on both sides. the republicans really went after her today and she-- she-- she pushed back hard. >> rose: did they as they say,a lay a glove on her? >> well, i think on the basic issues here, benghazi, the republicans have a point. as the accountability review board report says, staffing for diplomat security was grossly inadequate. repeated requests came from benghazi for more di

washington. that is where john kerry made his case before a senate committee to be the next secretary of state.er doocy has the details on the confirmation hearing and what foreign policy challenges awaits. >> good morning, peter. >> good morning, heather. a few of president obama's nominees for cabinet position can expect confirmation hearings. senator john kerry not one of them. he was introduced by the current security of ry state hillary clinton and senator warren and senator john mccain representing the republicans. they were all very complimentary. once kerry got talking he laid out hid world view and explained at the state department if he is confirmed he plans to be faced with a new look al qaeda. >> loosama bin laden in the document that is came out of abad bad is urging his cohorts to go to other places to get away from the airplanes, get away from the drones. he specifically encouraged al qaeda to disperse. and they did. >> iran is sure to cause headices for the next secretary of state. as the nominee for the top diplomat senator kerry makes clear he wants to do whatever it takes to

kerry will challenge any of the fundamental directions of u.s. policy such as for example the drone war in pakistan but what about relations there you are in washington i'm here in moscow is senator kerry has criticised u.s. policy towards russia and russian diplomats have said that the reset proposed by hillary clinton four years ago simply isn't working anymore do you perhaps think it could be a reset of the reset with this new secular state. well i mean of course the possibility of trying to improve relations with russia is always something that the secretary of state is is attempting and that is one of the areas which is perhaps less subject to the logic that i've just talked about because obviously we're not talking here about a u.s. military role in regard to russia there is there is no imminent threat of conflict or anything like that so it is more of a purely diplomatic problem that is not directly affected by by the policies elsewhere in the in the world but i would add that for example on an issue like iran. the secretary of state is going to have to deal with the russians over issues that relate to sanctions against the iranians and this i

approved president obama's nomination of john kerry as the next secretary of state the sixty nine year old democrat will succeed hillary clinton taking over washington's diplomacy and the deepening turmoil in the middle east raging conflicts in africa and complicated relations with russia are he's going to look to kerry's past foreign policy decisions and what it might signal about the future. the evolution of john kerry's views has been quite remarkable so remarkable that it's hard to pin where exactly he standing on a number of issues he built his career on the reputation of a name to war advocate a vietnam veteran himself he was very vocal as a spokesman of the vietnam veterans against the war back in the seventies then in the eighty's he challenge to the reagan administration's policies on central america in one thousand nine hundred one he voted against the u.s. involvement in the first gulf war but later over the years john kerry has morphed into a pretty much mainstream politician with a record which casts a shadow on the antiwar image that he's been trying to build for himself in two thousand and two he voted to authorize the iraq invasion and