let me start with you, michael gordon.l us what you know about james mattis beyond what we reported a moment ago. >> well, he's certainly an unconventional choice for secretary of defense simply because he's only been out of the military for three a marinee commander in the hottest wars that we've had over the past ten years -- iraq, afghanistan -- and ran the central command which oversees both those wars, and that's a position that also involved him with a lot of diplomacy in the region, i think. but he's famous for a lot of his mattis-isms. his sayings. when i was in iraq, there was a sign on one of the outposts that said, be polite, be professional, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. i mean, that pretty much expresses mattis' approach. he was prepared to use violence to achieve ends in war but also sought to work with the population and to, you know, constrain the violence as much as possible, which wasn't always easy in an environment like iraq. >> woodruff: steve simon, what would you add to that and where did th

michael. derek gordon was a college basketball player who came out of the closet and ended up not making it intohe nba. these guys, their identity is wrapped around the sports they played, they made a name forthemselves on national television and i know michael, he is not playing in the nfl . i don't believe he really did get a fair shake in the nfl. i truly believe that. i think it's going to haunt him and i think it will haunt a lot of people in the nfl for a long time. >> sid zeigler, michael irvin plays a large role in your book. >> michael, when i first met michael irvin, he had played for the miami hurricanes in college, played for the dallas cowboys in the nfl. when i first michael, he is just a ladies man, he is a man's man. he's the man. right? you do not get any greater of a persona than michael irvin has. he is a masculine man and as i got to know michael, we just had a mutual acquaintance and i started doing his radio show. michael opened up and he had a gay brother. and he was raised in the southern baptist household and viewed people were christian, not opposed to same-sex marriage

so i think the iraq war and then obviously connecting it to what's going on today, i think michael gordon is working on probably another volume and he's very good. been very good. i think that's the contemporary history -- histories that are going to stand the test of time. his cobra and end game books. in the next volume. what other -- what other conflicts need to be written more about? gosh, you know, i think there's always -- you know, as my adviser at the university of north carolina dick cohen said, he said, don't think that there's -- too much writing on a particular topic, right? because there's always another good book or a different -- different approach you can take or access to new materials. i mean, heck, look at what rick atkinson did in world war ii. he's written a lot about it. and he took the story's approach of doing multiarchival research and uncovering through his investigative journalism background papers that were in people's attics. all kinds of new materials. look at wic murray's book on the civil war. man, that book is brilliant. and in terms of not new materials b

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considers himself akin to the fictional character in the movie "wall street" the infamous gordon gekko played by michael, douglas said that trump was an inspiration for the role of gordon gekko. >> i think i'm a nice guy. i have a lot of wonderful relationships and even in business, i have a lot of wonderful relationships. gordon gekko was not big into the world of relationship. >> is greed good? >> no, greed is bad. greed is not good. i do it for fun. i love doing it. i love what i'm doing. the expression that they used in the movie, "greed is good," was an incredible expression. it was great for purposes of a movie, but impegreed is certain not good. >> we're going to get a chance in a couple minutes now, a couple of seconds, to talk to david cay johnston. you know, trump and i -- i've been interviewing this fella, trump, for so many years. it's amazing, you know, back, to know him before he did the stuff that offends so many people, the charge that president obama was born in some other country and somehow snuck into the presidency. it was a different kettle of fish right now. i'm joined right now by

gordon wrote on twitter: —— james cordon. former supermodel christy turlington burns, who starred in george michael's freedom music video, postedrge tokai wrote: thom geier is managing editor of the entertainment magazine, the wrap, i spoke to him in the last hour in new york and asked him why george michael was such a significant musician? i think george michael came of age as a pop star in the early 1980s just as the music video phenomenon was really beginning to take off. it was the early days of mtv and he was really one of the pioneers that helped launch that format as a vehicle of expression for music and for pop music in particular. you think back to some of his early hits like careless whisper, faith, wake me up before you go—go, whether with wham or as a solo artist, he was really on the cutting edge of that whole phenomenon. he also managed to make the transition that a lot of people don't quite make from boy band pinup to actual serious, respected artist. that is true. he started out as this kind of teenybopper star with andrew ridgeley and wham and transitioned very quickly to be this kind of new male sex symbol tha

michael alan williamson. they're asking for the public's help in finding him. the injured officer is recovering. 3 arlis gordon will court today. he's one of three men.. charged in connection with the shooting death of laylah petersen. and the last to be sentenced. 3 cbs 5julie parise is live at the milwaukee county court house.she's been following this case for us. julie? arlis gordon will be sentenced by a judge inside this court house later this morning. his charge -- second degree reckless homicide -- which he pled guilty to back in september. 5-year-old laylah petersen was while sitting inside her home near 58th and fairmount.she was sitting in the living room on her grandfather's lap when the bullets flew threw the window. gordon was arrested last october -- along with two other suspects -- paul farr and carl barrett.last week barrett was sentenced to to 65 years in prison for his role in the crime. it was an emotional day in court and today could surely be similar. that sentencing happens after 8:15 this morning gordon could face sixty years in prison live in milwaukee im jp cbs 58 3 a woman was doing l

gordon made some phone calls and now city inspectors will visit the home tomorrow morning to issue citations and require a cleanup but they do have two weeks. >>> bruce reached the property owner. michaelca of southampton he says vandalism forced him to tear away some of the front but he promised he'll have the mess cleared away bite end of this week. so we shall see. fox 29 getting results. ♪ >>> tonight light finds a local family who has been in a dark place. not long before christmas they found themselves homeless. but just as they thought they hit bottom, having to give up their beloved pets the very animal rescues they turned to ended up not only saving their animals but them as well for goodness sake. here's fox 29's bill anderson. >> reporter: nearly 65% of americans are less than one paycheck away from homelessness. to most those are just numbers emotion less statistic but a group of animal rescue workers found themselves dealing with a family in that very situation right as we head into the holiday season. ♪ >> there's family that needs to surrender their dog. okay, i called them. i realized this was -- this wasn't just a dog that needed to be saved it was the whole family she

and professor gordon's book is here, widely acclaimed, "the rise and fall of american growth." i see michael in the audience. we had a dinner about nine months ago and your book was the hottest topic, so delighted we could host you. tomorrow joel mokyr book is coming out tonight if you like, "a culture of growth." i want to thank our partners northwestern university and school of management public-private interface so thank you o i think the north ws stood so come together and are on the record, live stream we are filming for c-span so please make sure your phones are sought for your you are welcome to visit on social media. this is what i like to think of -- after the election is over, we will do a focus on innovation for the spring across all kinds of sectors, everything from global healthy economy. we are thrilled to these titans thinking that innovation tonight to do that. tomorrow at lunchtime if you're so inclined we have a panel on the election 2016 and its implications for the women's movement. the women's movement, and friday morning we will have a fast and program with leading edge

michael shulman was shot under the arm. both expected to be okay. that suspect, gordon, behind bars.been a violent week for cops in georgia. six police officers have been shot in the last week alone. >>> lebron james taking his best shot at president-elect donald trump. the reigning nba champion wearing a safety pin on the cover of his sports illustrated sports person of the year. safety pin symbolizing support for women, minorities and immigrants. james campaigned with hillary clinton two days before the election in ohio, a state that clinton lost by eight points. >>> a wild encounter at one of the largest zoos in the united states. a tiger bit off the tip of a woman's index finger. a 20-year-old reached her hands through the cage to give it a treat during a training exercise. hand feeding, against protocol, brian. handlers are supposed to use sticks while feeding a tiger. >>> brand new help for the vic timgs of the raging tennessee wildfires. dolly parton hosting the smoky mountain rise telethon online last night raising millions of dollars for the folks in her hometown of gatlinbu