mrs. clinton is wonderful as it was in 2008 but the reality of mrs. clinton is weaker.ecord to stand on, especially as secretary of state. when you look at the arab spring, when you look at really our relationship with russia, russia's closer to china than russia was five years ago. china's stronger, that's for sure. china feels like it can with impu impune tea it's time to de-americanize america. she's an incredible speaker. i completely grant you that. she's obviously really smart. but the idea that america has gained standing in the world, america's stronger than it was five years ago on the world stage, every poll, most countries have a lower opinion of the united states five years into this. >> well, ask any businessman who has a u.s.-based company that's global. would they rather be doing business around the world today or the day that george bush left office? even before that, the fact of the matter is i think the u.s. kind of assessment in the world was degraded before president obama came in, before hillary clinton came in as secretary of state. >> but it's gon

mr. clinton's call came just days after mr. obama said he was sorry people were finding themselves with cancelled policies. press secretary jay carney says the president has asked for options, but not options that let people keep plan that say don't meet obama care standards. >> we do not see that as fixing the problem, we see that as throwing the baby out with the bath water. >> reporter: carney suggests one option might involve subsidies for people whose current insurance policies are being cancelled and who can't afford the new plans they're being offered. house speaker john boehner said that's not what clinton recommended. he said they should keep their old plans if they want even if it takes a change in the law. former vice president cheney says he agrees with mr. clinton that the president should keep his promise but he doesn't believe he can. >> it's hard to think how you would implement that. i think what needs to be done is repeal obama care. i think it's a serious, serious foul-up. >> reporter: meanwhile the white hou

secretary clinton, mrs. bush, you have no idea how much your work has impacted afghan women in afghanistan. is a special honor for me to be on the stage with my afghan role models, afghan women leaders today. secretary kerry told you about the woman he met in afghanistan that showed him the change that is possible in my country. i see myself as one of those young women. my story is like theirs. like many afghan children, i saw the world through eyes of a refugee. i had dreams of my homeland. but my dreams only became a reality in 2002 when my family could finally return to afghanistan. returning home was not easy. we had to make many adjustments. life was hard but we finally were home. my family took advantage of opportunities and sent me and my four sisters and my brother to school. well, i did well enough that i was able to become an exchange student in 11th grade in california. the move was not easy. i was alone. the culture was so different. but i learned new things. i had always believed that young peop

mr. clinton had some candid advice for president obama. keep your word. even if it means letting congress revise the affordable care act. on the same day as the clinton interview, the latest poll came out. mr. obama's approval rating has dropped to 39%. with 54% disapproving of the job he is doing as president. among independents, 63% disapprove. 30% approve. among women, 51% disapprove. 40% approve. worse still, 52% of respoon daunts say mr. obama is not honest or trustworthy. 44% still trust obama. question, what part did bill clinton's advice play in president obama's decision to hold a news conference on thursday to announce his fix for the insurance policy cancellation. susan. >> white house officials told us in a conference call they have been working on this for a week. they made a point of saying that yesterday. but i think what the president said, the former president said forced all -- covered all the democrats who really oppose what's going on and forced the president to do something to accommodate the democrats who have gone to the white house

mrs. clinton well knows, front runners don't always end up as nominees. t our new polling shows her position is considerably more sound than that of the man anoipted as her would-be republican rival, mr. chris christie. you know, this guy. >> i'm the governor of new jersey, that's my job. i'm the governor of new jersey and my job is to run the state of new jersey. what i'm focused on is doing my job in the state of new jersey. >> yeah, right. and that's a good thing, because it looks likely that's a job he'll be keeping. in a hypothetical match-up, christie finds himself falling far short of the former secretary nationwide. 44-34%. clinton wins in every region of the nation, including the south and midwest. furthermore, clinton's support reflects many of the trends of the 2012 election. she leads with young voters by 14 points. latinos by 11 points. and african-americans by a yawning chasm, 83-4%. that's to say african-americans actually like chris christie less than they like mitt romney who got a whopping 6% of the black vote in 2012. wow. but christie a

mrs. clinton will win the presidency in 2016. >>> new polling finds strong support to raise the minimum wage. 76% of americans back increasing it from 7.25 an hour to $9. senate leaders say they will hold a vote on the legislation before thanksgiving. >>> a group in boston is exploring a bid for the 2024 olympics. the "boston globe" reports former presidential candidate memorabilia has come on board to bring the games to his home town. he ran the 2002 winter games in salt lake city. >>> senator john mccain is turning down another bid for president. the arizona republican says while he's getting a lot of pressure to run it's not on his radar. he will be 80 come 2016. it's time for our "first look" of politics. joining me here is ellis. tell me about the results of this new poll. there's been so much talk since chris christie's win last week about his ability to put together a diverse coalition. these numbers suggest he may have a hard time replicating that in a general election. what are his challenges? >> it's so interesting. he has got to convince fellow republicans i am one of you. right?

mrs. obama will pay tribute to former president kennedy wednesday. it marks 50 years since his anas nation joined by former president clinton and mrs. clinton.y traveled to college park to watch a game. terrapins were playing oregon state and the beavers beat the terps, 92-83. that's going to do it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> joining us now for our first look is "the washington post" reporter david nakamura. nice to see you. let's start with this interesting thought from wisconsin governor scott walker. we were just listening to him say that the gop candidate must come from outside the beltway for the presidential nominee in 2016. what is this all about, david? a shameless plug, self-promotion? >> a little bit but it's what's going on, of course, you have several governors both scott walker, chris chris if i in new jersey, bobby jindal saying we're outside the washington morass. so it's time for somebody who can show a track record of getting something done, sometimes in a bipartisan fashion. certainly chris christie in new jersey is staying this. so they're sort of capitalizing on the anti-washington feeling. you have t

mrs. clinton. we don't know who's going to run on the republican side. think based upon the last 12 hours, that he's probably in the best position of all republicans as of right now. >> steve, realistically would democrats be happy if chris christie was the nominee? >> oh, i don't know. i think the republicans care what we think. i think the test for him from looking at that letterman video is going to be can he be authentic without becoming unhinged. and i think people generally don't like candidates for president who become unhinged. it's a tough process and he could melt down during the process. >> steve elmendorf -- >> we've seen mrs. clinton at the edge as well. >> rich galen, steve elmendorf, thanks, guys, appreciate it. >>> once again, hhs secretary sebelius testifying before the senate finance committee. she said to them end-to-end testing happens daily. a couple hundred items on the punch list of fixes is what they're working on. and an august report identified risks in the healthcare.gov system. early on we heard her outline some of the ways th

mrs. clinton was speaking at a conference but not contactually what you might think.we get rid of the current mind set and get back to the beautiful art of governing that is compromise? >> there are some hecklers that i would never say anything bad about. >> i think i saw her blushing. janet yellen's leadership at the federal reserve is almost a done deal. on thursday, the senate banking committee approved her nomination sending it to the full chamber. former president george w. bush made a surprise appearance before the republican governors association. governor chris christie invited mr. bush to appear. the former two term texas governor's remarks were closed to the public, but he spoke to leaders during lunch. >>> and someone w45hose lunch w not closed is joe biden. the vice president was celebr e celebrating the opening of a sandwich short but he was short on cash and had to borrow from a staffer. >>> and later today, ted cruz will meet donald trump in new york. no word if anyone will be able to get a word in edge wise. and that is your morning dish of scrambled p

mrs. clinton said she's flattered but still hasn't made up her mind. >>> stuff talk from nancy pelosi, she's at the gchl op for the so-called hastert rule. >> this is an odd group, but we just can't wait around for the hastert rule which isn't a rule. it isn't a rule. it's an excuse. >> chris christie was on the campaign trail over the weekend at a stop on the rutgers campus, he told the story of an 82-year-old woman who said she was constantly praying for him. >> that night when i went to bed, i said lord, please give our governor strength. because i don't know how much more [ bleep ] this boy can take. these are my people, man. these are my people. >> and our open rachel maddow made a cameo appearance on the simpsons last night. here is a little recap. >> hello, kent. >> well, well, well. rachel maddow. >> i'm going to tell you the most important mistake you ever made. after this break. so, kent, that mistake you marks that fundamental life changing error, that cosmic fail. >> just tell me already. >> after this break. >> that is so rachel. good stuff. that will do it for your morning did

mr. clinton said president obama should honor his word and allow people to keep their health insurance if they're happy with it. >> i personally believe, even if it takes a change in the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they've got. >> as for the health care website, the administration is convinced that the problems are fixed. people who tried to register earlier and failed are being invited to try again. >>> the rough rollout for obama care seems to be affecting the president's approval rating. it's now at an all-time low. 54% disapprove of the job he's doing. just 39% back president obama. the latest poll shows the majority of americans, 52%, say the president is not honest and trustworthy. >>> caroline kennedy heading to tokyo tomorrow to take on her new role as u.s. ambassador to japan, the first woman to hold this post. kennedy was sworn in yesterday, as her son and husband looked on. the best-selling author and mother of three has no expertise in japan. but her close relationship with president obama is

pressure on the ukraine to scrap plans that for the station and this that tray to catch his eye mr clinton responded that to a question about that let's take a lesson use the tool the ukrainian president was talking about with his lithuanian pounds of pot maybe we should all star american f that so if i may have been told us anything. he was of course joking but he was referencing there is the us national security agency spying scandal wre the agency had been accused of wiretapping had the phone calls of the various eu leaders on a more serious note however mr put an outlet to staff the european union suggesting that it's the eu. in fact that's the blackmailing and pressuring ukrainian high end vs dl let's take a listentetetl canceled or suspended negotiations with the eu wants to reveal everything we had a flight from the eu to ukraine. all the way up to organizing mass protest. this is pressure and blackmail stick with the ukraine and the european union that mr could have actually referenced turkey is a longstanding been up for membership in the european union which hasn't been successfu

mr. clinton said he didn't know whether or not his wife was going to run.n't think that he is thinking of elizabeth warren, i think he's thinking of hillary. >> absolutely, i'm glad you cleared that up. because i was kind of confused. as we look at what is going on in this white house, john kerry, susan rice, and this apparent contest in which john kerry is standing up in principle and what he believes in being forthright about it. >> yes, i thought ralph peters, and is well and this is one of the rare times that he is right. it was a mistake when we first did this and thrilling hosni mubarak out, and i think you back the brotherhood will turn out to be a strategic mistake, just as frankly i think you wind up with a lot of other policies willing to give iran the benefit of the doubt about nuclear weapons and i think it's all consistent in all consistently wrong. lou: the president holding a little rally for the organization and his peronal campaign. there's about a million people in the thing. campaigning to sort of get this going. energized about obamacare

mrs. clinton's strengths and weaknesses...h former san francisco mayor willie brown.. >>> the 2016 electioning around hillary clinton. >> not just hillary clinton, there's another part of the equation. chris christie has emerged as part of the equation on the other side. we sat down with two from the sacramento chronicals and asked them, okay, compare and contrast the two. >>> i assume what you saw in san francisco was a good preview of the two styles of the people. christie is out there talking with everyone. he is auburn tigers authentic. hillary is >> there's a -- the only thing christie has going for him and disguise his policy is to entertain. he is doing a good job of entertaining the press. he gets better reception. >> i am not getting that so early in the process she is locking it down. is she worried about over- coverage? >> she does not wish to have to be on youtube explaining some dumb statement that she has made that is inconsistent with good judge so she is going to stay away as long as she possibly can. it's chance of rainplanned. >> you can't go in and >> journalists are forg

mr. when the research came back at the end of the year, it suggested that adding clinton to the ticket wouldot material ly improve mr. obama's odds. biden dodged a bullet that he never saw coming. he would never know anything about it if the obama's could keep a secret. it was acknowledged that he wanted to research what the move would have meant for mr. obama, his popularity in 2011 was at its lowest state. he said this was due diligence. i was vocal about looking into a whole bunch of things and this was one of them. you have to remember that the president was in awful shape. we were wondering what to do. ashland, ohio. republican line. what is your story? caller: health care. host: ok. . health care. caller: my daughter is dating a guy who has a couple of shops. he has been going to business meetings. he even went to see the president. he is having a hard time figuring out the health care. how much will it cost to employees? now you have to -- you have to find out what to do. what do employers do? what else is coming down the pike? how many taxes are in there? nice that it is covering peo

mr. clinton was going to say this? >> no. and the white house was at pains to explain exactly what they think bill clinton meant and react to it. the associated press has a new figure, three and a half million americans have been told their existing insurance policies are going away and they do not conform to the affordable care act also known as obamacare. those old policies were inferior they were told, about half that number are going to be eligible for a lot of subsidies. but that $3.5 million figure is 3.5 mill more people assumed, would be offer that -- the president said if you keep your plan, if you like your plan you can keep your plan. a lot of people took him at his word on that. now a lot of democrats are saying we want to go back to the old plan. there's legislate moving -- legislation that many democrats are co-sponsoring. but bill clinton on a website really undermind mined what the president was trying to -- let's hear about that. >> let those people get what they got. >> that's not going to happen. they are c

mr. ben bradlee. the honorable bill clinton. mrs. inouye, accepting on behalf of had he ever husband, daniel inouye. daniel kahneman. [ applause ] >>> the honorable richard lugar. mrs. loretta lynn. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> dr. mario molina. mrs. owe shawn see accepting on behalf of sally k. ride. mr. walter anywherele, accepting on behalf of his partner bayard rustin. mr. arturo sandoval. mrs. smith, accepting on behalf of her husband, dean smith. mrs. gloria steinem. reverend c.t. vivian. the honorable patricia wald. mrs. oprah winfrey. [ applause ] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. [ applause ] >> good morning. good morning, everybody. everybody, please have a seat. have a seat. well, on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. this is one of my favorite events every year, especially it's special this year as i look at this extraordinary group of individuals and our opportunity to honor them with our nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. and this year it's just a little more special because th

mrs. clinton's strengths and weaknesses...h former san francisco mayor willie brown... and carla marinucci of the san francio >> well, there's some indication of the 2016 presidential election revolving around hillary clinton's decision whether to run. >> we sat down with her strengths and weaknesses with the former san francisco mayor, willie brown. one of the questions was her relationship with the media. >> i mean, i think what you saw in san francisco was a good preview of the two styles of these people. he's out there talking to everybody and everything, calling people idiots, if you want, but he is authentic. hillary is so control. she doesn't even let the media in even to a fundraiser where she would get nothing but good price. >> it is very clear that for some time now there has been an issue with hillary and the press. the only thing he has going in order to disguise all of his policy is to entertain. that's what he's doing. he's doing a good job of entertaining the press. as a result of that, he gets better acceptance than hillary. >> i am not getting why so ea

mr. clinton has been saying at state level campaign rallies that have hillary 2016 watchers raising their antennas. >> the new york city marathon will be kick off bright and early tomorrow morning. next, we'll show you hot -- how the city is beefing up security for this event, six months after boston. >>> we begin with new details into a deadly shooting at los angeles international airport. this is video from inside the terminal where a lone gunman orlando with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire yesterday, killing tsa agent and injuring at least five other people. according to police, the 23-year-old suspect who is now in custody had suicidal thoughts and was on a mission to, quote, kill as many as tsa agents as possible. dominic dinatale joins us live from the scene at lax with the latest. dominic? >> reporter: hey there, arthel. yeah, absolutely. sinister messages inside that note is what we're hearing. he was targeting not just the tsa, but apparently also the police. in that note he said he didn't want to hurt innocent civilians, but however, he railed apparently against the government

mrs. clinton asks me to do, i'll do because i think she represents the best path for 2016.great as governor christie is, more seasoning would do him a world of good, too, and more foreign experience in foreign affairs. he could be an excellent secretary of state under president clinton. >> nicely put harvey, nicely stabbed in the back. >> let's come back and talk about the films getting oscar buzz and also ahead, in this case -- nick cannon with a bit of advice for the commander in chief. announcer: announcer: you're on the right track to save big during sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time, you can choose to save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. or choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular tempurpedic mattresses. you can even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice with head-to-toe customization. the triple choice sale on now at sleep train! ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> weeks after hurricane sandy, they gathered a whose who for music and entertainment at madison s

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mrs. clinton again for the publication of her book living history and she spoke frankly about both her public there is something in your book on page 75 that i thought answered the question, and i have underlined it. would you read it? >> "i'm often asked why bill and i have stayed together. all i know is that no one understands me better and no one can make me laugh the way bill does. even after all these years, he is still the most interesting, energizing and fully alive person i have ever met." >> a complicated love that has survived and thrived but by far the most fabled love story i witnessed in the white house was that of president and mrs. reagan. when we spoke in 1981, just three months after the assassination attempt on her husband, mrs. reagan described that terrifying ordeal. >> we got to the hospital and i remember police running back and forth in the corridors and yelling, get those people out of the way! finally they let me in to see ronnie and that's when he said honey i forgot to duck. >> mrs. reagan was there a point when you thought your husband might die? >> i was awfully s

the program will continue with a conversation with hillary clinton mrs. laura bush and the ambassador. >> it is my pleasure to be able to welcome secretary clinton and mrs. bush act to georgetown to hear this conversation this morning. -- back to georgetown to hear this conversation this morning. i remember firsthand, secretary clinton, when you were first lady at the end of the 1990s, calling the world's attention to the abuses the taliban work perpetrating and how critical the afghan women were. i remember so well, mrs. bush, when the military engagement was called by your husband after 9- 11 after afghanistan. posterityhe president on trust and told the world that the world of the afghan women radiobe -- president's address and told the world that the world of the afghan women would be important. the women have made enormous progress. they are worried that their progress might be reversed. there are important events ahead. the elections for president as well as a negotiated settlement, a reconciliation process. he still do not know where that will go. t

mrs. clinton is already out on the road raising money for a variety of people and causes and on the republicansed governor christie now in the spotlight. here with us in the studio tonight analyst karl rove. i think this campaign for 16 might start earlier this year -- this year, this season. barack obama has three years to go. but if obamacare implodes, in 2014, and you are predicting it will, right? >> yeah. i think there are going to be enormous problems. >> if it does implode and we are sitting here this time next year right after the republicans take back the senate and all that, well, wait a minute now. >> could happen. >> but they have got to win six out of seven of the democrats seat seats up in red states. in order to do that they have to have purple sheets like minnesota, michigan. >> if obamacare is that bad, you would think that that would happen people would be angry about it. >> it could be worse than 2010. gains in the senate could happen again. >> now on my radar screen i have got rubio in florida. cruz in texas. and christie in jersey. >> you are missing six. >> i know that bu

mrs. clinton asks me to do, i'll do because i think she represents the best path for 2016.ernor christie is, more seasoning would do him a world of good, too, and more foreign experience in foreign affai affairs. he could be an excellent secretary of state under president clinton. >> nicely put harvey, nicely stabbed in the back. >> let's come back and talk about the films getting oscar buzz and also ahead, in this case -- nick cannon with a bit of advice for the commander in chief. people go to a mattress people go to a mattress store and essentially they just get sold something. we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. before you invest in a mattress, discover the bed clinically proven to the sleep number bed. once you experience it, there's no going back. final days for our lowest price ever on c4 queen mattress sets-just $1299. plus special financing until 2015. only at one of our 425 sleep number stores nationwide. sleep number. comfort individualized on the table by not choosing the right medicare d plan. no one could have left this much money here

mrs. clinton will be there among other distinguished guests.ath there remembering 50 years ago friday when the former president of the united states was assassinated in dallas. since then, there have been so many conspiratorial theories about what happened, lee harvey oswald, did he act alone? was he ordered to do so? gerald posner has been investigating this for years. you've concluded, beak, gerald, and correct me if i'm wrong, there's no evidence i've conspiracy. the warren commission basically got it right, is that your conclusion? >> exactly, wolf. the warren commission got the basic conclusion right. they were lied to by the cia and fbi had a cover-up to protect their own bureaucratic behinds. they got the sequence of shots wrong but got it right when they said oswald killed kennedy alone. this weekend as we get to the 50th, oswald was interrogated for nearly 12 hours five different times by dallas police homicide detectives and the district attorney. their first concern was the one you would expect from any terror investigation, are ther

mr. clinton made the remarks about whether or not he was trying to create distance for hillary clinton and possible the 2016 contender. and obama care, and barack obama. >> first of all, we're talking about 5% of the market. of that 5% we're talking about people who got insurance after 2010, and we're talking about people who make four times more than the poverty line. i'm giving you the answer, we're talking about a very limited thing. i have no idea, i think what he said and made sense, and of course, the white house came back and said we agree with president clinton, because president obama told chuck todd that we'll work on a way to try to get the people included. >> they're going to look for fixes, which one trial balloon floated to "the huffington post." premium changes which most people believe wouldn't happen. the question is, why would bill clinton weigh in on this? >> first of all, president obama weighed in on this a week ago, senator landrieu weighed in on it. it was a topic of hot conversation, there is a lot of -- there is a rough time here. the president's numbers are down.

mrs. clinton, as well. let's bringing in dr.ronald jones, the chief surgical resident at parkland memorial hospital in dallas when the call came in that the president of the united states had been shot. he was part of the team that will worked on the president in a desperate attempt to save his life. dr. jones is joining us now from dallas. so what do you think when you see these pictures, remembering what happened 50 years ago, dr. jones? >> i think the emotions are entirely different. 50 years ago, it was a horrible incident and we were all an troubled by it and particularly in dallas. and now it's an entirely different emotion that you have, a memory moriam type thing which we will be celebrating friday in dallas. and there will be thousands of people on hand to observe that one hour of solitude set aside in this memory. >> hold on for a moment, dr. jones. i want to get your reflections on what happened that day. eleanor clift is still with us. she's celebrated her 50th year at "newsweek" magazine. so she's been an observer.

the program will resume shortly with a conversation with hillary clinton, mrs. laura bush, and ambassador miland revere. >> well, it's my pleasure as well to be able to welcome secretary clinton and mrs. bush back to georgetown and here for this conversation this morning. no one can question the commitment of either of you to this issue. i remember firsthand secretary clinton, when you were first lady, at the end of the '90s, calling the world's attention to the abuses that the taliban were perpetrating and how critical the afghan women were. and i remember so well, mrs. bush, when the military engagement was called by your husband after 9/11 and afghanistan. you took the president's radio address and told the world that the world of the afghan women would be important to building the future of their country. so you heard a lot this morning. we're at a cross roads. the women have made enormous progress. they are very worried that the progress may be reversed. there are important events ahead. the elections in april for president. as well as a negotiated settlemen

mr. clinton, oprah winfrey, and others, an award created by president kennedy. >> if you have not seen the special on president kennedy, it is worth seeing. i'm sure it will be arlg over the next few days so take a look at that. >>> next, we go back to the deadly storms that tore through the midwest. >> i seen the rain and took off running. next thing know, stuff flying next to me. i ran to the bathroom and stuff flying everywhere. >> ahead we will hear more amazing stories from the survivors. >>> plus. >> i don't know what to do right now. my daughter is in there and i have to save them first. >> devastation mounting in the philippines. typhoon survivors struggling to get food and get out of the hardest hit areas. >>> we do want to put a smile on your face despite the tough news. time for the morning rhyme. tweet us about your original verse. it can be about anything but keep it clean. trust me, we will read the best ones on our air in the next half hour. just by talking to a helmet. it grabbed the patient's record before we even picked him up. it found out the doctor we needed was at st.

mr. clinton the medal of freedom of opinion. >> i'm grateful, bill, as well, for the advice and counsel you've offered me on and off the golf course. and most importantly for your life-saving work around the world. >> by all accounts, 42 and 44 are not close. advisers can see the two men don't particularly like each other, and their relationship is purely transactional. as reported in the book "double down," following a round of golf in 2011, designed to break the ice and formalize clinton's role in the re-election effort, president obama told an aide, i like him in doses. clinton's recent comment that the president should allow americans to keep their substandard individual insurance plans was just the most recent example of the big dog running off the leash. in june clinton opined that president obama risked looking like a total fool with his cautious, consensus-seeking approach on syria. during the campaign, clinton praised mitt romney's sterling business career just as team obama was spending millions defining romney as a corporate raider. clinton announced democrats should accept a tempor

mr. clinton to an aide after coming off the course at andrews air force base.ssed and replied "i like him in doses." the author is right. paul begala counselor to president clinton in the white house. alice stewart a surrogate for the romney campaign. she was quoted in the book. in the age of twitter i'm impressed these guys can have this stuff and have it new and hold it. kudos to the authors. paul the book also said bill clinton referred to barack obama as luckier than a dog with two of something i'm not going to say on national television. how strained is this relationship? >> i was wondering how you were going to get that quote in. >> you think she's going there? no. >> family program. look, i speak southern so let me translate. president obama is indeed fortunate to have a compare atively happiless opponent in mr. romney. it's not an insult at all, it's a compliment. i got to say, the authors are two great reporters. >> that's interesting you spun that into a compliment. >> it says you're really lucky. i'm a dog lover, a southerner. that's a compliment. fo

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mr. clinton the med dal of freedom next week, potentially awkward. it isn't just bubba.senator mary landrieu has six of her fellow democrats backing a bill to let people keep plans that have been canceled on them according to the "washington post." house republicans have a similar measure and if the white house does not announce fixes by friday a senior democratic source tells cnn house democrats may start defecting and backing the gop plan. joining me is the house majority leader cantor. let me get your reaction to these enrollment numbers? >> pretty stunning. just another day in a series of mess ups in obama care. you really can't even tell what's going on here. they say 25,000 names and people who have apparently gone to the healthcare.gov website but don't know whether they purchased insurance or just in the shopping cart and the same for the state exchanges. we don't really know. this is the problem, i mean, any of these numbers pale in comparison with the millions of americans who are receiving these cancellation notices. i mean, jake, this is what the problem is r

mrs. clinton. to his credit, very charismatic, likeable. people who hate him like him.sey voters disagree with him on the issues and still picked him. however, the fact he has shown insufficient disgust for muslims, the fact he has shown some movement on gun control, hasn't been completely offended by medical maurrijuana. the fact he has tilted towards mod race a little bit is not going to be rewarded by the tea party base. and at this point calling the shots in the primary season. you will see chris christie come out in favor of marriage equality before the 2016 election. but not before the primaries. >> my friend, you're a funny man but your insight is serious. john fugelsang, thank you for joining us today. >> hey, merry war and christmas to you, doug. >> ahead, let's just say it's complicated. >>> plus, a baby face birther lands in tonight's pretenders. but next, i'm taking your questions. ask m.e.d. live is just ahead. stay tuned. ♪ ce in sync [ male announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance in sync? try align. it's the number one ge recommended probioti

mr. clinton, ralph nader called me and made me the article i was shocked by it. i was shocked by it because i don't think someone in government should be -- >> it is just a small taste of what that campaign was like. when that '92 campaign was over, jerry brown really was a political pariah. the media thought he was an unhinged madman. president bill clinton was not about to throw him any life lines. he was done, finish td. all of the potential from the spring of 1976, this is where he was going to end up. floo flash forward to 2010. he found a way to come back to a little bit of relevance. he turned 60 and became the mayor of oakland, california. he did that job for eight years and then got himself elected attorney general in 2006. then, the governor's office opened up in 2010 and he ran for that and won the democratic nomination. he found himself in a dogfight in the general election. he needed some help, a late boost. with his comeback on the line, he seemed turned to that same guy he had relength leslie savaged. he didn't retire to palm springs to play golf.

mr. clinton says he should "honor the commitment that the federal government made to those people and let they got." millions of americans have received insurance cancellation letters. health insurer "anthem blue cross of california" has agreed to a two-month extension of about 104- thousand individual policies after failing to give the required 90 day cancellation notice. the policies had been set to expire on december 31st, but will be extended until february 28th. the company notified the department of insurance that it failed to give enough notice of cancellation due to computer glitch. blue cross says more than a million cancellation notices have been sent to californians as the affordable care act begins. allowing individuals to buy insurance through exchanges. doctors are calling for a lot more americans to consider taking statin drugs to lower their cholesterol. the brand new guidelines are for preventing heart attacks and strokes. but their recommendation is that one third of all adults should now consider taking the drug. statins, like lipitor and zocor , essentially help the bo

mr. clinton was asked whether his wife hillary would run for president. s not know if she will run, but said if she does he will support her. >> san diego residents are heading to the polls today to pick a new mayor. the special election will determine a replacement for former mayor bob filner, who resigned in august due to a sex scandal. among the front-runners is councilman kevin faulconer, the only republican in the race. former assembly man and nathan fletcher is a former republican who is now running as a democrat. a recent poll put a sweatshirt with eightfletcher with a slim d over faulconer. >> toronto mayor stripped of alf his powers. during a heat city council meeting yesterday lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to slash his duties. this is by 60 percent and allow him to stay to move to the deputy mayor. ford recently admitted to smoking crack cocaine in being drunk at public events. the battle mayor is no promising. he is holed out right war " in next year's mayoral election. >> we will be right back. you got to love the weekend. it's like everyone c

mrs. clinton is the lead candidate for the 2016 presidency. that is if she decides to run.men around the world. it's called "no cei lings". >>james: a new poll finds older americans are against most proposals that would cut social security benefits. the survey by the associated press finds that about six and 10 people over 50 opposed changing the way cost-of-living raises are calculated are gradually raising the eligibility age for full social security benefits. many want more generous benefits. about one-third believe the eligibility age for full benefits should be below 65. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] step one, prepare for triumph. step two, baconated cheese for awesome. step three, get ready to wow. step four... mmmmm. ♪ [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents. make the holidays pop. he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands! [ girl ] make dinner pop! female narrator: sleep train challenged sleep train challenged its manufacturers to offer even lower pr