i want to go back now to our interview with leon panetta. when you look at the tone that hillary clinton struck here, how do you think she's going to be able to manage now to potentially lead the democratic party, and who do you see as the leader of the democratic party right now? >> well, there's no question that secretary clinton -- >> she still is, even after this. >> oh, yeah. there's no question that she is still the leader of the democratic party. she brought the party together. whether it's the bernie sanders wing, whether it's people in the center, whether it's labor. whether it's all of these minorities and various groups that make up the democratic party, she was the leader. and i think she'll continue to be. and it's really important that i think democrats recognize that all of us now have to pull together to -- to really work to make sure that what this country is all about is not forgotten. we've been through a rough campaign. a lot of words were said that were very offensive throughout this campaign. but i think our commitment

reince priebus is no leon panetta, reince priebus would not have been on the long list for any otherepublican president's white house chief of staff. reince priebus' only strength is that he knows all the republican power players in the congress. his weaknesses are that he knows none of the democratic power players in the congress, and more importantly, he has zero experience in government. so, a president with zero experience in government will have beside him through most of the day a chief of staff with exactly the same amount of experience in government as the president. the country has reason to worry about that. the world has reason to worry about that. and the next president has reason to worry about that. the next president is not going to be able to have confidence in reince priebus, because reince priebus is never going to be able to say to him, this is the way we did it, when i was working in the bush administration. the president is going to know that every time his white house chief of staff opens his mouth on legislation he will be speaking from zero experience, same th

. >> joining us now is former chief of staff for leon panetta at the cia. about that point from the president. it's all well and good to have a peaceful transition of power. everybody expects that. but he seems to have gone further several times, giving an optimism about what he calls reality setting in, that you have to accept the iran deal, that's not what we're hearing from these folks. >> many members of congress, including pompeo have been skeptical of the iran deal, but what happens when he goes to be cia director, and in 2008 i helped leon panetta get ready himself to become cia director. i went with him to the agency. what's going to confront him is not really what's happened in the past, but what's happening today on the ground in aleppo, with kim jong un in north korea. these are crises that are unfolding as we speak and they will unfold more to test the president-elect and pompeo. so he's got to leave partisan politics behind and focus on the non-partisan business of running operations and being a voice of clarity on non-partisan analytic focus i

. >> democratic leon panetta was president obama's second defense secretary. >> the more you try to impose restrictions as to how they're able to fulfill, the more you guarantee failure of that mission. >> barry and goldstein are now far from the battle. but the story of afghanistan of course is far over. as of january this year, the taliban are back in control of marja and surrounding areas. >> michael flen has been appointed trump's national security add virz. >> we need less generals and more sergeants and we need those sergeants to be ready, we need them to know their leadership at the top fully believes in them. and their ability to execute their mission instead of having all these strings attached. that are, that we've seen in everything from rules of engagement to whether or not we can drop bomb, got to drop leaflets, it's just maddening. >> meanwhile, men who fought in afghanistan wonder if those in charge really understand. how things work on the ground. >> the mood for myself and many of my peers is that we do not have that support. my part of the bargain, i act in good faith. i'

former defense secretary leon panetta has been a public servant for 50 years. abc 7 news reporter lieian melendez spoke with him today. >> frankly i take that twitter account away from him. >> reporter: secretary leon panetta has never restrained himself from speaking what he believes is the truth. as a former white house chief of staff mr. panta is already seeing president-elect donald trump make mistakes. >> to be a responsible president, you can't just react emotionally to every issue that comes into the oval office, or we'll riding a roller coaster of emotions for the next four years. >> reporter: as mr. trump forms his cabinet, panta saetta says should rely on a chain of command capable of making their own decisions and that's why he says potentially bringing in arch rival mitt romney is a good idea. >> if you're just limiting yourself to a certain set of viewpoints, it's going to limit your ability to make the rights decisions for the country. >> reporter: over the weekend the president-elect said without any proof that he would have won the popular vote

hear perspective on the next president from leon panetta, a california native who has been a public servant for 50 years. >>> and we'll have a live update on three people who died after a thanksgiving meal and what may have caused their deaths. so that's all coming up in half an hour at 6:00. dan, kristen. >> thanks a lot. see you then. >>> finally tonight, you know, virgin america is offering a deal in order to address a real problem this cyber monday. >> that's right. the airline is calling its one-day only discount tiny dogs, tiny fares because travelers can fetch up to 30% off domestic flights. >> here's the best part. $10 from each ticket booked will be donated to animal welfare organizations including san francisco animal care and control. >> virgin provided this video. the flight full of four-legged passengers took off from sfo bound for the big apple and forever homes for these adorable rescue pups. >> that's great. an overpopulation here and they go out to the east coast where they will get a good home. "world news" with david >>> tonight, breaking news. we're on the scene right no

skeptical of the iran deal, but what happens when he goes to be cia director, and in 2008 i helped leon panettaeady himself to become cia director. i went with limb to thim to the. what's going to confront him is not really what's happened in the past, but what's happening today on the ground in aleppo, with kim jong un in north korea. these are crises that are unfolding as we speak and they will unfold more to test the president-elect and pompeo. so he's got to leave partisan politics behind and focus on the non-partisan business of running operations and being a voice of clarity on non-partisan analytic focus in the oval office and in the situation room. >> well, and jonathan, to that point, if you want to be old-fashioned, and things are changing, but if you want to be old-fashioned, the position of cia director is one of intelligence and verified information, not one of policy-making. >> right. he is supposed to be a neutral broker within the vast intelligence community, and to filter out a lot of chaff and give the president the wheat, what he really needs to know every day to make very, v

. >> leon panetta was president obama's second defense secretary. >> the more you try to impose restrictions as to how they are able to fulfill their mission, the more you guarantee failure of that mission. >> they are now far from the battle. the story of afghanistan, of course, is far from over. as of january this year, the taliban are back in control of the surrounding areas. >> the taliban has re-established a degree of momentum. that momentum was broken and actually reversed during the surge in afghanistan, which i was privileged to command for a bit over a year. >> david petraeus notes in recent years the obama administration has loosened some of the rules of engagement. >> i was pleased to see the relaxation of some of the restrictions on the use of our air power, advisers and special operatirations forces. i'm not sure it's enough. i have have concerned we may have drawn down too fast there. that we don't have enough capability. that we are still perhaps restricting some of this in ways that are unhelpful. >> men who fought in afghanistan wonder if those in charge really understand h

joining me here at noon, leon panetta and the madelineine albrig albright. follow the show online. >>> an election like no other. a country divided like never before. will it be a historic first? >> i have stayed focused on one thing. on you. >> or a historic comeback. >> miamerica is tired of waitin. the moment is now. >> today no more speeches, no more ads. it all comes down to this. one person, one vote. >> with your vote, you can beat the system. the rigged system. >> the best way to stop him, by

it's important to note he was an adviser to leon panetta. he seems suited for a cabinet position. >> indiana makes sense given the news that's out today which we'll talk about. the president-elect, talking about keeping close to 1,000 jobs apparently into the state. not moving to mexico. still questions to address but the other reason cabinet selection. all the back and forth. kristen, the big one. secretary of state. we are learning more about the timeline here. not until after the weekend. what else do we know about who's on top, who's in, who's out? >> rudy giuliani was on top for some time. he's also considering mitt romney. you had the two men as well as reince priebus having dinner last night. and the optics were just fascinating. a lot of smiles. mitt romney came out. essentially said to reporters, look. president-elect trump was able to do something i wasn't able to do which is to win the general election. there was a lot of speculation about whether mitt romney would apologize for the scathing comments he made about donald trump dur

. >> reporter: former defense secretary leon panetta raised eyebrows in 2011 during his confirmation hearing when he warned about the possibility of a cyber pearl harbor. u.s. officials convinced the public in 2003 that a blackout in the northeast of the united states was caused by a downed power line, when, in fact, many experts believe it was the result of a cyber attack that resulted in 11 deaths and $6 billion in damages. disrupting power for two days. another priority for the trump administration, according to those familiar with his national security thinking, will be to escalate the fight against isis and simultaneously rebuild the military after 15 years of nonstop war. an expensive proposition at a time of ever shrinking budgets and concerns about skyrocketing deficits. doug? >> jennifer griffin from the pentagon, thank you, jennifer. >>> let's talk more about donald trump's relationship with the news media. fox news digital politics editor chris stirewalt joins us now. chris, this is truly one of the more unsusual moves. mr. trump calling high ranking executives and influen

. >> reporter: former defense secretary leon panetta raised eyebrows in 2011 during his confirmation hearing when he warned about the possibility of a cyber pearl harbor. u.s. officials convinced the public in 2003 that a blackout in the northeast of the united states was caused by a downed power line, when, in fact, many experts believe it was the result of a cyber attack that resulted in 11 deaths and $6 billion in damages. disrupting power for two days. another priority for the trump administration, according to those familiar with his national security thinking, will be to escalate the fight against isis and simultaneously rebuild the military after 15 years of nonstop war. an expensive proposition at a time of ever shrinking budgets and concerns about skyrocketing deficits. doug? >> jennifer griffin from the pentagon, thank you, jennifer. >>> let's talk more about donald trump's relationship with the news media. fox news digital politics editor chris stirewalt joins us now. chris, this is truly one of the more unsusual moves. mr. trump calling high ranking executives and influen

joining me here at noon, leon panetta and the madelineine albrig albright. follow the show online. hallie jackson is here next. >>> an election like no other. a country divided like never before. will it be a historic first? >> i have stayed focused on one thing. on you. >> or a historic comeback. >> miamerica is tired of waitin. the moment is now. >> today no more speeches, no more ads. it all comes down to this. one person, one vote. >> with your vote, you can beat the system. the rigged system. >> the best way to stop him, by showing up with the biggest turnout in history. >> today america decides. and history will be made. >> did you get chills from that open? because i did. it is election day finally. i'm hallie jackson. can you believe it? 19 months after hillary clinton got into this race, 17 months after trump declared we are just five hours from the first polls closing. and we have a small army of reporters spread coast to coast covering everything from polling places to the hits to the demographic groups who will be key. this may be our road warriorist hour ever. you're k

leon panetta's the one who alerts clinton, doesn't mention it.illary clinton, 500-page book, one-third of a sentence. louie freeh, head of the fbi at the time, two sentences. the senate select committee on intelligence which covers all of those matters, certainly everything that's involved with the cia from 1996-97, doesn't mention it. it's a conspiracy of silence. they've kicked it down a memory hole. my hope, and this is bizarre, i'm going to put out an appeal right now is i think one person of conscience who's suffered most from having to live with this was the head of the fbi investigation, jim call strom, who's now on fox as their terrorist go-to guy which means fox won't talk about this. but i know he's to tortured. i know family members who have come up to him in his face and said you're lying. and he's the public face of this investigation. and and if anyone, i think, has an interest in coming forward and just clearing the air, i think it would be he. and what i would recommend -- because who a arrests who at this point? i would say what

director, a man stepping down from congress after about 20 years there, he succeeded leon panetta. the reason why they present these awards to people who want to get things done; that's pretty much it. these are people from across the aisle who want to get things done. it was an honor to be there with you and our cohonorees and the panettas as well. mr. president, i'm happy to yield the floor as soon as the majority leader comes. i come to the floor maybe once a month we're in session and talk about folks who are part of the team of homeland security. there are about 225,000 of them. what i do is every month we pick on a couple of them, a part of the department of homeland security that maybe doesn't get a lot of attention. as the presiding officer leaves, i want to say to him happy thanksgiving. but i want to, tonight if i can, in the time that i have, start off by -- i've been doing this, madam president, now for two years, coming to the floor to talk about different people who have done amazing things for all of us in part of the department of homeland security. you recall the d

before i got on the show i was talking to a friend who reminded me that leon panetta was the head of the cia and he had no intelligence experience. but if you look at pompeo and flynn, these are people that -- general flynn, as far as i can tell wasn't someone who was making senior policy, wasn't advising the president directly. to go from his previous post to national security advisor as well as pompeo, someone who has no intelligence experience, you got to look at this and say, all right, so they're relatively inexperienced or don't have direct experience in this field, we can sort of let that slide but then you start looking at jeff sessions, no one has ever said jeff sessions is this monster legal scholar. frankly, to have someone in the president's inner circle that come with this baggage and specifically general flynn, what he said about muslims and islam, this is someone who's going to have to be dealing with our islamic partners. it's going to make things, i would say at a minimum, unnecessarily difficult. i mean, we're going to have to deal with countries like turkey and mal

may have been 13 on president bush's list of top agencies based on his agenda, but come 9/11, leon panetta is making a lot of important decisions. sometimes you set yourself up to pivot to an issue that is unexpected but how you set up the personnel that you want. >> a good example, you want to find the best qualified people because you asked never know, even if an item is not your top agenda, you never know something will come up. when the big things that happened during the first term of the obama administration was the deepwater horizon spill which devastated the gulf coast for about three or four months. we appointed, we nominated and confirmed that a secretary of energy, a physicist, a nobel winning physicist and while his agency did not have the lead in the response and recovery efforts, have a physicist on staff who then got detailed down there and could actually help design the mechanism to cap the oil well, that falls under the category of others duties as assigned. -- other duties assigned. that is what you want to get the best people on your team. >> to sam not necessarily looki

2007 to july 2008 to work operations.pecial former --ather of the son of former defense secretary leon panettatexas, hello., caller: hello. thank you for taking my call. yes, i try to make a comment in your prior show, i couldn't get through. what is vice to -- or president trump's opinion, idea, -- wee veterans, they get haven't had recent compensation in eight years. know it is tied to the cost of iving, but still a lot of veterans are not getting the income to make it. they talk about the private sector, there is no jobs, you know, people are getting paid too little, so are veterans. 100% or 90 or 80, you are in a ot of trouble, you can't make it. so you talk about wars and going here and there and over there hurt over here, getting hurt over there, guys eight years, we aven't had a raise in compensation and nobody, i've heard nobody say anything about that. tied to cost is of living, but president trump come out with a number, maybe have a little half a ercent of raise in compensation. that is my opinion and thank you for taking my call. host: that is abel, el paso, many talking to us, as

i think people remember the clinton white house as being chaotic until leon panetta, a real washington hand, came in and panetta said to the president, look, i'm not going to take the job of chief of staff unless i really control access to you. i know how you're using your time. his first week somebody tried to go around him. panetta said that's it it i'm walking unless i have that control. trump needs that. disorganized. lots of ideas. clearly president obama believes the more you talk to donald trump, the more he understands things. you can just hear that in the president's voice as he talked about his conversations. i heard that from other cabinet officials. there's got to be something who budgets that time at the top. >> all right. julie pace, thank you very much. our next hour, the man who may challenge nancy pelosi for house minority leader, congressman tim ryan will be our best and must read opinion pages. "morning joe" is coming right back. permission to indulge. o is for out of this world. l is for loving the seasonal cuisine. a is for access to everything, including the aisle