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the author, madeleine albright, former secretary of state. thank you, indeed. >> thank you very much. >> rose: e.m. forester once said "one person with passion is better than 40 people merely interested." eric goode is a man with a passion. many know him as the owner of new york city hotels and restaurants like the bowery hotel and the waiverly inn but he leads another life as a protector of endangered turtles and the turtle conservancy which is devoted to the care and breeding of these threatened animals. in a recent interview on "60 minutes" leslie stahl accompanied him on a trip to madagascar where the plow share tortoise is the fastest disappearing animal. >> this tortoise is one of the world's most indangered animals. it's the world's most endangered tortoise and it has an incredibly high price on its head. asian countries love gold and this is a gold tortoise. so literally these are like good bricks that one can pick up and sell. >> we were following the path of t poachers take landing on a deserted beach off we went on a long hike. we

>> i learned to the former secretary of state madeleine albright is the empress of research, according to my father. >> wrote a pretty darn great book. >> i learned chuck todd is like the mario andretti of nbc. every time he gets near joe biden's house, he slams on the accelerate. >> keep going. >> apparently a full solar eclipse in tennessee today. >> that's true. good point. >> they really should change that studio background. >> and madeleine albright, what did you learn today? >> as i listened, i learned that joe really does listen to other media. >> oh. >> i do. >> and sees the negative impact have on his party. >> five out of six, baby. mika, it's way too early, what time? ? >> it's time for the "the daily rundown" with chuck todd. have a great day. >> the pressure cooker, president obama tries to turn up the heat on congress again. this time it's because there are just days left before those automatic spending cuts kick in. will a public push help the deal come together or just make everybody dig in their heels? meanwhile, the dynamic debt dee owe the simpson-bowles, they have a

former secretary of state madeleine albright is promoting a new week and spoke before a packed house last night in san rafael and talked with me about her childhood during world war ii and the nazi invasion and living in a bomb shelter say the new secretary of state, john kerry, is facing serious challenges in asia, china, latin america, and africa. >> part of the world has been heard from and the challenge, really, is trying to figure out what the first things are he will do. >> her book is "prague winter, a personal story of remembrance and war," with more than 1,000 people waiting if three hours to get her autograph. dan ashley will speak with her today in san francisco. >> a message of perseverance is inspirational. >> we are all looking forward to the weekend. with the big lunar new year celebration in redwood city tomorrow downtown, and you will emcee? >> yes, at the family friendly event. >> maybe easier to get there than the one in china town, wherever you go the weather will be great. no need to worry about wet weather. now, you can see live doppler 7 hd shows it is dry. no

former secretary of state madeleine albright is promoting a new week and spoke before a packed houseast night in san rafael and talked with me about her childhood during world war ii and the nazi invasion and living in a bomb shelter say the new secretary of state, john kerry, is facing serious challenges in asia, china, latin america, and africa. >> part of the world has been heard from and the challenge, really, is trying to figure out what the first things are he will do. >> her book is "prague winter, a personal story of remembrance and war," with more than 1,000 people waiting if three hours to get her autograph. dan ashley will speak with her today in san francisco. >> a message of perseverance is inspirational. >> we are all looking forward to the weekend. with the big lunar new year celebration in redwood city tomorrow downtown, and you will emcee? >> yes, at the family friendly event. >> maybe easier to get there than the one in china town, wherever you go the weather will be great. no need to worry about wet weather. now, you can see live doppler 7 hd shows it is dry. no ra

secretary of state madeleine albright once brought a michael jordan-signed basketball to the senior kimg-il. >>> and "the new york times" has uncovered a story we'll just call "piggate." it was a viral video back in september that purported to show a pig rescuing a goat from a pond, and it rocketed all over the world at the time on a ton of websites, a lot of different broadcasts, including this one. and while we said at the time we had no way of knowing it was real, despite checking, we now know it wasn't. we can all thank comedy central for the hard work of a crew of 20 people, including scuba divers, animal trainers and humane officers. so, well done there. >>> when we come back, two chicago brothers delivering something in short supply these days, and that's inspiration. ♪ >>> finally tonight, most mentions of the city of chicago of late have, sadly, concerned gun violence, but tonight we have a story about two brothers enjoying a lot of success and showing some kids something they never thought possible. the mcgill brothers are among a group of 100 african-americans featured on our

with us, former secretary of state madeleine albright who served under president clinton.. >> the "new york times" reports that there is a possibility that the obama administration will reconsider its past decisions not to arm the rebels. is that the right move at this time? >> well, charlie, i think the important part is always to follow whatever is going on and decide what the best thing to do is. i know when we were in office, you look at an issue, you make a decision. it's a rolling decision. but i think they're watching it very, very carefully. and what's been amazing is the amount of aid that the u.s. government has given to syria nonlethal aid. >> the question is was it the right decision not to arm them earlier? >> i think it was. i think it was done very carefully with the idea that there are a lot of arms in there. i do think it's also correct to keep looking at these decisions because the situation changes. i think it's great -- i don't know exactly where secretary kerry is going, but obviously he knows a great deal about the subject. and his views will be very,

secretary of state madeleine albright once brought a michael jordan-signed basketball to the senior kimnd "the new york times" has uncovered a story we'll just call piggate. it was a viral video back in september that purported to show a pig rescuing a goat from a pond, and it rocketed all over the world at the time on a ton of websites. a lot of different broadcasts, including this one. and while we said at the time we had no way of knowing it was real, despite checking, we now know it wasn't. we can all thank comedy central for the hard work of a crew of 20 people, including scuba divers, animal trainers and humane officers. so, well done there. >>> when we come back, two chicago brothers delivering something in short supply these days, and that's inspiration. ♪ my wife takes centrum silver. i've been on the fence about it. then i read an article about a study that looked at the long term health benefits of taking multivitamins. they used centrum silver for the study... so i guess my wife was right. [ male announcer ] centrum. always your most complete. get coricidin hbp. the number o

he has been supported by madeleine albright brent scowcroft, by a host of alexanders knowledgeable of national security patriots who served both republicans and democrats. the same way with mr. brennan. and the central intelligence agency. i think the issues of benghazi are important. the report that ambassador pickering did was quite thorough, indicated the situation, the confusion. and i think something else that has to be recognized is that... there was attacks on our embassies in cairo. in fact mobes were storming the gates purpose there were threats throughout the region. the idea that the president was not engaged is, i think completely wrong. he directed the secretary of defense, as secretary panetta testified, to begin moving assets into the region to provide any response. ambassador pickering, admiral mullen concluded a response would be difficult if not impossible because of time and space. >> schieffer: a lot of people don't know want rules of the senate. senator graham said he's simply going to put a hold on these nominations. you say that's unwarranted. but what will happ

during the kosovo operation, as we have seen with comments from madeleine albright, there is a prettyreat antipathy towards the serbs. i think the secretary of state needs to be an international scholar. if you look at condoleeza rice, henry kissinger, they have advanced degrees in political science and international relations. those make effective and diplomats. it does not matter on popularity. it is a skill in which they can do their job. i give hillary clinton a c. host: the mayor of a bloomberg riding on the passage of at koch -- ed koch -- he was our most tireless and guileless civil crusader. his tough and determined leadership and responsible fiscal store check, he lifted the city out of its darkest days and set it on course for an incredible comeback. we will miss him dearly. his wisdom will forever be part of the city he loved so much. his spirit will live on not only at city hall and the bridge that bears his name, but all across the five boroughs. the former mayor passed away this morning, at 88 years old, due to congestive heart failure. justin, in maryland, on the indepe

former secretary of state madeleine albright even gave former leader kim jong-il a basketball signed opening. >> so if we can open line of communication, if we can have dialogue, it's always better to talk than to fight. that's what we hope comes out of this. >> now, the film crew is said to have invited kim jong-un to america, which was apparently met with laughter. and in case you were wondering, in that exhibition game that was played today, it had mixed teams of both american and north korean players, the final score was tied at 110. >> a diplomatic score, indeed, a tie. thanks very much. i love this story. mary snow, reporting for us. >> it's pretty hard to top that, i'll tell you that much. but we're going to do it. cnn's erin burnett is going "outfront" tonight on the future of the catholic church after pope benedict's historic resignation. erin, it was great watching you this morning, covering it live as the helicopter was leaving and heading over to the retreat. >> it was amazing watching that helicopter. as we said, you couldn't get a better advertisement for the glory of r

former secretary of state madeleine albright is promoting a new become in san rafael last night.he spoke with abc7 news anchor about her childhood during world war ii, the nazi invasion, and being in a prison ghetto. she says the new secretary of state, john kerry, faces challenging in asia, china, latin america, and africa. >> this part of the world has been hurt and the challenge is, really, trying to figure out what the first things are he will do. >> her book titled "prague winter a personal story of remembrance and war." dan ashley will speak with secretary albright today at the commonwealth club. >> mattel hopes to bridge the gap between certain women and fast cars. >> here is jane king with the bloomberg report. >> the daytona 500 is this weekend and general motors is helping danica patrick looking to racing to improve product development hoping to bring more attention where it needs it, engineering better cars. mattel's match boxcars of $1 billion a year business and teaming up with mommy bloggers to get them to understand boy toys. moms have a disconnect for their sons f

but madeleine albright still has awful lot to say about u.s.ly around nuclear ambition. she was in san francisco today to talk with commonwealth club. i was there to moderate the discussion. albright secretary of state remember unthe clinton administration and she defended today iran right to conduct nuclear research not to develop weapons however. >> 0the they have a right to the program. >>reporter: all albright says economic sanction against iran is working and best option to force the country to allow more thorough inspections. >> coming up. politic of the academy awards. up next. the. film critic nick inside scoop and why the best picture isn't and w[ male announcer ] with't citibank it's easy for jay to deposit checks from anywhere. [ wind howling ] easier than actually going to the bank. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. mobile check deposit. easier banking. through sunday, save up to $500 on beautyrest and posturepedic.e savings go on at sleep train. get a sealy queen set for just $399. even get 3 years interes

some of this goes back to madeleine albright, secretary of state under bill clinton.nd you what -- you remember what she said of the indispensable -- indispensable nation which is dangerous talk. put it in the context she said it. if we have to use force, we are america, we are the indispensable nation. that is dangerous thinking. >> , the next popular question was, to what extent did it september 11 false flag operation by elements of the cia , what is your opinion about that september 11 to. >> reporter: was the coverup? >> well, it was not of false flight operation. that's silly. was -- the investigation was not a cover-up. i was not satisfied with the report because it did not go deeply enough into the intelligence failures. i have written about this in my last book, the failure of intelligence. it did not have to happen. there were very serious intelligence failures. there was a wonderful inspector general's report done that would probably never be released, and that thing part of the so-called intelligence reform which has been a real setback was the exploit the

some of this goes back to madeleine albright, the secretary of state under bill clinton. we all remember what she set about the indispensable nation, which is a very dangerous talk, but put it in the context that she said if we have to use force, we are america. we are the indispensable nation. evidence of the cia what is your opinion about the report? was a cover-up? >> it was and in operation, that's just silly. the investigation was sent a cover-up, but i wasn't satisfied with the report because it didn't go deeply enough into the intelligence failures. i've written about this in my book of intelligence they have intelligence failures, there was a wonderful the inspector general's report done on 9/11 that we will never get to see and i think part of the so-called intelligence reform that has been a setback was to exploit the problems with the cia got wrong in the run-up to 9/11 but when i think of people like the fbi who was ignored by the fbi, and those who were calling for certain intelligence activities in certain areas we could have prevented 9/11 but we don't call

madeleine albright, cleeondolee rice, and hillary clinton.emember when secretary albright was first named by president clinton. there were all kind of concerns that people wouldn't meet with her, wouldn't take her seriously. obviously she got the job done. now i think we think of diplomacy in a very different way. >> you know, i worked for secretary albright. i had the great privilege to be one of her speech writers when she came to the state department, and i vividly remember writing speeches about, well, what is it like to be a woman secretary of state. what is it like when you go to saudi arabia and you -- will she cover herself collar bone to anklebone or won't she. and then condi rice and the thigh high boots. the nice thing at that level is we didn't hear much about hillary clinton being a woman. she was an effective secretary of state. and one of the things that it has done, which is great and i do think this is a tall order for secretary kerry but i think he's up to it is it's really expanded the idea which frankly we lost in the post

how would you feel about a madeleine albright panel on women and body image.ow how do you feel about the larry flint panel on women and body image. how do you feel about your kid and dr. ruth's sex ed class ver tus todd akin? do you feel different about warren buffett versus bernie madoff? of course you do because you're normal. according to the republican logic, if you feel any different about midlan albright and larry flint, you are a hypocrite. look, i voted for president obama because i trust his values and his judgment and i believe that he's a fundamentally responsible actor without gratuitously slamming ex-president bush, i think he displayed lapses in judgment in executing his primary responsibility in commander in

how would you feel about a madeleine albright panel on women and body image. now how do you feel about the larry flint panel on women and body image. how do you feel about your kid and dr. ruth's sex ed class ver tus todd akin? do you feel different about warren buffett versus bernie madoff? of course you do because you're normal. according to the republican logic, if you feel any different about midlan albright and larry flint, you are a hypocrite. look, i voted for president obama because i trust his values and his judgment and i believe that he's a fundamentally responsible actor without gratuitously slamming ex-president bush, i think he displayed lapses in judgment in executing his primary responsibility in commander in chief and put troops in harm's way imprudently. president obama would have exercised better judgment and he has exercised better judgment. the way it stands now, the drone program is exclusively within the domain of the executive. their protocol, their judge. so, yeah, i feel a whole lot better about the program when the decider, so to spe

international politics, and it was taught by a soviet specialist named joseph car sell who was madeleine albright'sfather committee and he opened up the bulk of diplomacy and eastern europe to me. and all of a sudden i know what i wanted to be. i wanted to be a soviet specialist. so the first lesson of how you get to where i am is you find something that you absolutely love to do. i would say to each and every one of u.s. students find your passion, not what job you want but what you are passionate about. what is going to meet you get up every day and want to do that. subsequently, if you are fortunate your passion and talent will come together i would become a professor at stanford, and i met when i was a young professor in a seminar at stanford a man named brent scowcroft to ban the national security adviser to the president gerald ford, and was or would become the national security adviser to george h. w. bush. he took an interest in my career, and when president george h. w. bush was elected, he took me with him to be the white house soviet specialist and i was fortunate to be the white house s

granholm who might be eligible there is an arnold schwarzenegger, henry connectioner for every madeleine albright. >> rose: all of those people to the born if the united states. >> right, but the republicans might be able to say you know, we believe in enforcing our borders but we're not opposed to the right kind of immigration. they might find it in their political interest to support this as part of comprehensive immigration reform. the person who actually introduced the constitutional amendment to do just that, orrin hatch of utah, republican, i testified on behalf of it. and the tea party, the republican party has gone a little crazy of late but they are going to recover their senses. because they have to win immigrant americans. this might be part of it. and states do this. jennifer granholm was governor of michigan. arnold schwarzenegger of governor of california, governors are minipresidents. and so if state does it, if it passed my three states, states have road tested the idea. both parties might be in favor of it. and it adds to liberty and equality it fits the story, the trajectory, th

but madeleine albright, when she went there during the clinton administration, she brought a presentesent was a basketball signed by michael jordan, and they treasured it. when i was there a couple years ago, i saw how they treasure that basketball. >> so the moral of the story -- >> they love basketball. >> -- is they love basketball in north korea. >> basketball brings us together. >> strange-ola. that's all i've got to say. >> maybe we'll speak to michael jordan about this as well. >>> the coast guard responding to a distress call, boaters missing, a family in trouble. but was it real? >> coast guard, coast guard, we are abandoning ship. this is the charmblow, we are abandoning ship. >> we'll have the story, straight ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] nothing gets you going quite like the power of quaker oats. today is going to be epic. quaker up. [ male announcer ] how could switchgrass in argentina, change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global econom

bob gates, bill cohen, madeleine albright, bill perry, thomas pickering. these two ladies and gentlemen have represented the united states interest through the lifetime of service. they are, i think, some of the strongest evidence of the support and the confidence that they have, and we should have in the nomination to the secretary of defense. there has been a lot of discussion about to kill the of his approach to our strong historic partnership with the state of israel, and i was particularly struck by the words of deputy israeli prime minister . former ambassador to united states, now one of the senior members of the foreign ministry command he has said, i have met him, senator hagel many times to answer their regards israel as a true and natural u.s. ally. that is coming from someone who is a serving member of the israeli government. i think that is the case and that is what his lifetime of effort as a senator, as an it of 85 individual, business hitter points out. ben babbler just conclude by echoing the point that the chairman made, this is a very da

when he was a student at switzerland and his father was such a fan at the chicago bulls that madeleine albrighta michael jordan autographed basketball. rodman went three nba championships with the bulls. he's one of the first rebounders to ever play the game and definitely the most colorful. >> he kicked the cram man. he's really upset. >> dated may donna, married carmen electra and showed up like this. rodman arrived at a sensitive time, just two weeks after an underground nuclear test. >> we're at a time when we can't talk to each other, but by reaching out in this way, there's a hope of breaking the ice. >> between one eccentric personality and another. for "cbs this morning," jan crawford, michigan. >> it's interesting. if somehow a trip by dennis rodman generates more of who they are, what they think. >> that's a good thing. the more we can get american people, whether they're dennis rodman or other officials into north korea, some think that's a good idea. >> i don't see a down side. he's not going to represent the united states government. he's going there to represent himself in basketb

madeleine albright says despite clinton's global following, kerry is ready the take the lead as america's> i've known him a very, very long time. and someone who comes from being chairman of the foreign relations committee, he's clearly dealt with all the issues and understands their background, their depth. >> reporter: and so, it is billed as a listening trip. and that means, to be diplomatically safe. not to break any new ground. not to make any mistakes. but hatching plots -- or hatching plans in washington is one thing. but the reality on the ground in the middle east, in syria, is certainly another, john. >> jill, i think it will be months if not years before john kerry is not compared to his immediate predecessor, hillary clinton. are there any differences yet? and do you predict differences in their styles going ahead? >> reporter: one thing is the politician. that was one thing that secretary clinton used very much to her advantage. making the case to other world leaders. you know, you can be a statesman. you can rise above it. and that political sense, also john kerry has. so, t

among them, bob gates, william cohen, madeleine albright, bill perry, thomas pickering. these are women who have -- men and women who devoted themselves to protecting the united states. they've done it with extraordinary energy and effectiveliness. in this list of our secretaries defense that will rank as the best we've ever had. they have absolute confidence that chuck hagel can and should do this job. you have in this list ambassadors who have handled the delicate, difficult issues involving international diplomacy. you have several ambassadors who have been ambassadors to the state of israel who strongly support senator hagel. all these individuals know him, they know perhaps as well if not better than many of my colleagues and myself the threats, the dangers and opportunities that face this country and they are strongly supporting chuck hagel. in fact, they have concluded, in a letter, that he is uniquely qualified to meet the challenges facing the department of defense and our men and women in uniform. there has been a lot of discussion about chuck hagel's appreciat