after nsc 67. but keep in mind here that all of we have in 2024. and here is a very large national security council that would be doing this in-house back in 1950. this material is outsourced to the state department. the tasking is outsourced. and it's it leads the team quite well. i mean, kennan would have insisted on writing it all himself if there was a pretty good of a group project. and more importantly, you know, he doesn't have to send it around. all of the bureaucratic agencies of 2024, he stamps restricted data on this project. there was. i don't think any restricted data which is the department of nuclear, but he kind of gathers he constituencies in the department of defense to effectively override the sitting secretary of defense, which johnson would promise truman that he would keep the defense budget under dollars billion. now, as we discussed earlier, there's no specific dollar. figures and the this but it's pretty they're going to ask for a lot more. so what's the substance? i mean,

the first reaction to convening the people at the nsc. i was in those meetings.ion room, try to figure out how to respond to a crisis. the first reaction of this maga ification of the nsc would be what's in donald trump's political interests? how can we make this, you know, validate his narrative or punish his enemies? not like, how do we best respond to this crisis? right. these are people that are literally going to be dealing with some of the most sensitive things in the us government, and they're going to be viewing each action through the prism of what is in donald trump's personal interests. and the world itself is not going to bend entirely to donald trump's political interests. so it's incredibly dangerous to lose expertise, to make people feel like they have to participate in total groupthink. and that's the other thing is you want different views around the table while you're trying to solve problems. they don't want different views. they want people who are preconditioned to think that whatever instinct donald trump has is correct, and that is inevitab

some events are always nsc. so that's the super bowl inauguration. state of the union.hat's new this year is january 6th. president biden designated january 6th as an nsc. he did this before donald trump won. so it wasn't at all clear what january 6th would be like. but basically, to put. d.c. uh, security and safety features to have sort of a lead federal agency to ensure not that just they're ready, but that they were doing preplanning for anything that could happen. i think tomorrow is fine. i mean, i think there's not lots of rallies, there's not lots of protests. you always worry about a lone wolf. this is, you know, donald trump, uh, wanted a crowd to come there and and the crowd came and, and got into, got into the capitol and people were killed four years ago. that's not happening this year because he won. and there's going to be a smooth and peaceful transition of power. as president biden has promised. you know, there will be a lot of people with narratives about this, but that's just basically why tomorrow is not a big deal. january 20th is always an nsc, alw

cash was was made the sort. >> of nsc one of the nsc. >> terrorism prosecutors to coordinate with. >>re operation, after indictments and so on and so forth. so he. >> was not on that. >> very long. >> as. >> there's other reporting. >> to. >> say, because he let's just. say he and the prosecutors who'd been working on this case for a very. >> long time. >> it just was not a. a good working relationship. sometimes that happens. at the time, i don't think i necessarily thought that much of it, but now it seems oddly prescient. >> in terms of. >> kind of adjusting one's personality to maybe get along where you need to and not. >> get along in other places. >> and so i. want to believe that the kash patel answering some of the questions. >> on the senate. >> questionnaire, including downgrading his. from what he reported. >> in his. >> book, that he was leading the benghazi case, downgrading that to something, i think a little bit more realistic. i want to believe that's the kash patel we would see if he were to be confirmed. but all of those other things you played all of those other sta

have spoken to every member of the agency, from the cia to the national security team, to the fbi, nscormation. what was the reaction when you heard what happened? it was one of anger and frustration. he says the white house is offering its full support to the city, which is now ushering in the new year, grieving its dead and praying for the wounded. tom bateman, bbc news, new orleans. president biden did speak at camp david a bit earlier this evening. the suspect posted videos in support of islamic date just before he carried out the attack, saying shamsud—dinjabbar was inspired by is and a desire to kill and also said the attack would not break the spirit of the city. new orleans is a place unlike any other in the world, a city full of charm and joy. so many people around the world love new orleans because of its history, culture, and above all its people, so while this person committed support to the city, which is now ushering in the new year, grieving its dead and praying for the wounded. tom bateman, bbc news, new orleans. president biden did speak at camp david a bit earlier thi

i've spoken to every member of the agencies, from the cia to our national security team to our fbi and nsc i spent a lot of time with the mayor. what was your reaction when you heard what happened? well, my reaction was one of anger and frustration. thank you. we've also had reaction from president—elect donald trump, in a post on truthsocial. quote, "when i said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in our country, that statement was constantly refuted by democrats and the fake news media, but it turned out to be true. the crime rate in our country is at a level that nobody has ever seen before. our hearts are with all of the innocent victims and their loved ones, including the brave officers of the new orleans police department. the trump administration will fully support the city of new orleans as they investigate and recover from this act of pure evil!" we have heard since the statement that the suspect is a us citizen. drew hawkins is a reporter for the gulf states newsroom in new orleans who was at the scene earlier. speaking to us earlier, he told my

beyond the scope of what nsc staff should be doing.. >> think about. >> him potentially. >> being. >> director of the. >> fbi, you. >> can have a. >> lot of. >> different jobs in government. >> you have to know. >> what your job. >> is and what your limits are. and kash patel is sort. >> of like. >> a climbing weed. >> just doesn't. >> show respect. >> for the limits. >> so i think. >> this new. >> news also demonstrates why it's so important that. >> there be a. >> full field fbi background. >> check, really. >> a competent. >> one, available. >> to members. >> of the committee. >> before they vote. >> what do you hope they. >> ask him about this story? during the hearing? >> well, i think. >> they should. take him through it. >> you know. there used to. >> be days in. confirmation hearings. >> where it wasn't. >> just one round. >> of questions for each senator or even two rounds. >> they'd go. >> on until the. >> senators were finished. >> it's like the. >> democrats don't. >> know. >> how to. >> play. >> the game anymore. >> and pa

now, in that report, published on the morning of october 14th, a little known nsc staffer, little known at the time, i should say named kash patel, publicly confirmed that the two american captives and the remains of a third were exchanged for 200 houthi fighters who were being held in saudi arabia. well, kash patel, as you all know, is now donald trump's pick to be the director of the fbi. and today, ahead of patel's confirmation hearing later this week, that episode from 2020 is coming under some very intense scrutiny for good reason, because according to an fbi whistleblower who worked in the bureau's hostage recovery unit, kash patel confirmed that hostage yield several hours before the hostages were confirmed to be back in u.s. custody. as i just explained, it's not a rookie mistake. it could have been an incredibly costly mistake, one that could have prevented those americans from coming home. in a letter released today, the chairman of the senate judiciary committee, dick durbin, details what he calls highly credible information about patel's role in breaking protocol during the

member of the agency, from the cia to our national security team national security team to our fbi and nscing information... and i've spent a lot of time with the mayor. what was your reaction - when you heard what happened? well, my reaction was one of anger and frustration. he says the white house is offering support to the city which is now ushering in the new year grieving instead and paying for the wounded. tom bateman, bbc news, washington. let's hear little bit more about what it was like to be on the streets when this happened. our reporter steve knibbs spoke to a witness, steve hyde, who was in new orleans to celebrate his 44th birthday a few days ago. i've been here many times. i'm told what it was like last night is what it was like for mardi gras. it was just a massive, massive party. everyone was so happy, but crazy numbers of people. and pulling away to bring you this updated news conference from the authorities there in new orleans. but from the authorities there in new orleans.— new orleans. but this is an onauoin new orleans. but this is an ongoing investigation. - new orl

as for the national security implications, i spoke with nsc this morning. i have an update how will share with you. >> is their fear that the u.s. has fallen behind? and how would the president make sure u.s. stays ahead? sec. leavitt: the president is confident we will restore american dominance in ai. >> thank you to you and president trump for giving voices to media outlets that represent millions of americans. the thing i would add -- i have a two-per question for you. can you expand upon what steps the white house is going to take to wring more voices, not less? which is what our founder, andrew by part, believed in? into this room? sec. leavitt: as i said in my opening statement, it is a priority to honor the first amendment. it is a fact that americans are consuming the news media from various different platforms, especially young people. as the youngest press secretary in history i take pride in opening up this room to newmedia voices to share the president's message with as many americans as possible. in doing so we will ensure that outlets like yo

i felt that that as i've testified before, that the boland amendment did not apply to the nsc staff. the government, the u.s. government was complying with the letter and spirit of boland. and i thought that was sufficient. i don't misunderstand me. i thought that colonel north would withhold information. there was no doubt about that in my mind. there were a lot of stories in the press that had appeared that i had talked to colonel north about periodic. most of the stories were patently false, and and in error. i thought most of the questions would be about these rather outrageous stories in the press. and i felt that colonel north could knock those stories down by answering the questions truthfully. my question to you is, didn't you put colonel north in absolutely impossible position? how could he answer the questions raised by the resolution of inquiry truthfully, and this is american history. tv's congress investigates series looking at significant congressional style investigations over our history. this week, we're looking at the 1987 iran-contra joint committee hearings. and o

i have spoken to the cia to our national security team, to our fbi, nsc. >> [question inaudible] >> angerstration. thank you. >> bryan: there's president biden making his first on-camera comments about this attack in new orleans. he was asked was this domestic or a foreign attack. he was not going to get into detail. we're all going to find out new details from the investigators in about 15 minutes. 12:00 eastern time. let's bring in danny colson, former fbi deputy assistant director. da danny, thanks for being here. i want to go back to the truck. this is a truck that our sources here are telling us crossed the border through eagle pass, texas. we don't know in the individual was in the truck but we know the truck had texas plates and made its way to new orleans. that's a 11-hour drive. it's about 700 miles. danny, what -- can you bring us to this? how are the investigators going to track this truck over that stretch? >> well, actually, they'll track the truck by tracking the cell phone that this individual used who was driving the truck. that's where the key will come from. there will b

theme i wanted to pick up on that was interesting, something i focused on when i was in government, nsc, was the idea that china is also a security provider within africa, regime security. russia tries to do that with wagoner, but try tries to do that with counterterrorism operations. it is interesting because china is new to that game and russia has been there for a while. is there any indication that african countries are trying to pick and choose between china and russia when it comes to security assistance? is there any competition between china and russia to provide this incredibly valuable good, or is it not an issue? michelle: i don't see a lot of competition. what i do see is a tension in the way that they understand security and their interests. china thrives on stability. their interests on the continent sort of depend on it. whereas for russia, the opportunity is in the chaos. those are two very different value propositions, different ideas. rush: so possibly some tension on that particular issue. i want to turn to elliott to talk about the middle east in particular. in gener

to our national security team, to our fbi, nsc and we're gather -- i spent a lot of time with the governor the mayor. [ inaudible ] >> president joe biden: it's one of anger and frustration. >> reporter: he didn't say much there, he said he would say more later but he did release a statement more thoroughly that says my heart goes out to the victims and their families who were simply trying to celebrate the holiday. there's no justification for violence of any kind and we will not tolerate any attack on any of our nation's communities. >>> the man who's moving into this white house behind me in less than three weeks, president-elect donald trump put out a statement on social media earlier today that reads as follows. >>> when i said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in our country, that statement was constantly refuted by democrats and the fake news heeds i can't. the crime rate in our country is at no rate we've ever seen before. our hearts go out to the people. the trump administration will fully support the city of new orleans as they react to this pu

as secretary of state, that is your responsibility, but instead the nsc had to make that call. did you step in? no. the nsc continued to lead the initial response, including decision making regarding afghan population eligible for evacuation, which should have been state's responsibility. because you weren't at the helm, there was little documentation or communication. state personnel had to rely on spur of the moment decision making just to get to the airport and thousands of evacuees were left. i also want to share a story, a conversation i had with the leader of one of our greatest allies. i had a i conversation with forest johnson six, eight months ago. i was at dinner with him. i said, hey, could you confirm a rumor, mr. prime minister? could you confirm the rumor that the commander in chief of the united states, joe biden, you called him and asked him to stay an extra five days, just five days so that all the brits could get out? and boris johnson told me, chairman green, i remember exactly where i was when i made the phone call. i asked for 500 more daze -- five more day

. >> this taking place around 06:30pm, in the evening on 5th street, the nsc, homeless shelter. the victim had to be taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police say they arrested 29 year old taylor read in connection to that shooting circumstances of that shooting are unclear. the man convicted of kidnapping and assaulting denise huskins in that so-called lee hill gone girl case now facing new charges in another bay area. kidnapping matthew mueller was charged yesterday with a 2015 kidnapping in contra costa county last week. he was charged with a series of 2009 home invasions in santa clara county. prosecutors say the new charges stem from recent confessions you made in prison letters. mueller serving a 40 year sentence for kidnapping and hoskins as documented in netflix series american nightmare. huskins is set to appear in monterey county today at seaside city hall to talk about the new charges against mueller. out in the east bay. the usually quiet city of alameda. it now dealing with a streak of break-ins and robberies lindsey ford has more on that. >> i'm

nsc declared they are not holding holdovers from the biden era, and one of the mistakes previously, andn to administration, we keep people that have burrowed in. we're not doing that. we're avoiding that. it's time for a fresh start. and america deserves the best. >> sandra: okay. so can you give us an update on the total hires so far now. >> i think we're over a 1300. we have a lot of people coming in for a lot of big interviews, and everyone from administrators, agencies, ambassadors, and executive assistants at the department of the interior and everybody goes through the office. what we don't have a shortage is candidates. it has been incredible to see the level of people that want to join this administration. outsiders, ceos, people outside of the swamp. we want to be able to deliver on the mandate for the president. and in order to do that we have to hire the best. >> anybody out there who is thinking of applying to the white house, what is in store for them in terms of work load? i ask the question because at the same time you're hiring the folks for administration, progressive s

and a source tells nbc news the goal is to ensure the nsc is staffed with individuals committed to fulfillingur response to this news. now, alex, let me let me be fair here, because mike waltz actually, i believe is a good american. he's a good veteran. he served honorably and he knows the right thing to do here. but again, he's just caving to donald trump. it is not safe for our nation to send home all the national security staff, especially during a presidential transition when we don't have all the formal folks installed yet, and therefore the staff that works behind the scenes every single day to keep our nation safe, to respond to crises, to anticipate things that are coming, you know, to say that, oh, you know, there's going to be a missile launch from north korea, but they're not shooting at us. they're practicing. so therefore we don't have to initiate a nuclear war in response. i mean, these are really critical jobs that these folks do every single day. and waltz just sent them home. because of what? because of politics? because he wants to make sure that their work is aligned with t

that includes the dhs, with the nsc, with the fbi. he is now currently at camp david. that was always going to be a stop. on his way back to the white house from wilmington, delaware, where he spent new year's eve. and we are expecting to hear more from him today. he said when he spoke to reporters earlier that he would share more as soon as he himself learned more details about this attack. so we're waiting to see when he would deliver those remarks. but certainly the day has been spent. according to sources, getting these briefings and also talking to officials at the state and local level to again try to reinforce the message that we've heard repeatedly from the federal government that they will be putting all their resources behind learning more about this attack. >> and what the president elect saying. kristen. >> well, right now, we do know that donald trump is following this carefully, that he's been watching the coverage, that he has been briefed, unclear who or by whom he is being briefed. >> but we do know that he's being kept up to speed now. it is interesti

. >> i think it's the kind of questions you would have been asking at the pentagon, the nsc and the state department when you were working under republican presidents richard haass. >> something like that. >> we have to talk about vladimir putin. let's do that another day, because i'm still trying to figure out which way the president is going to go on ukraine. and i think i know, but the latest word was very tough on putin. but it seems to change. >> the news. i think the news on ukraine is actually quite positive. andrea, on china, less, more difficult to capture, but on on russia quite temporarily at least quite positive. >> thank you so much, richard haass. it's always a pleasure. thank you. and coming up, president trump's latest executive order targeting transgender service members and what that means for their future service, we'll discuss with congresswoman sarah mcbride. sarah mcbride, coming up next. sarah mcbride, coming up next. you're ever feel like a spectator in your own life with chronic migraine? 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours or more. botox® preve

side former government officials from nsc, usda, state department, fda.research institute university other research institutes, the private sector. on the chinese side of former chinese representatives, chinese researchers really excellent group of folks for this convening. we were exploring the safe harbors for collaboration between the nine seats in china on issues of food security and agriculture. out of the three day convening a number of specific for collaboration a mercer background to give a quick overview of what they are. we talked about the potential to collaborate on challenges regarding water. increasing agricultural production water stress region. we talked about the importance of reducing food loss and waste which is a major challenge of the china and in the united states with climate change implications and implications for food and nutrition. we talked about the potential benefits of collaborating on creating a mutually agreed to standards for trade with regard to climate issues. seeing that issues like carbon emissions and greenhouse gas

. >> it certainly, andrea, as i'm sure you know, the inauguration is an nsc national special securitynt. we plan for months in advance for this. they know how to do this. the protesters would have if it had been outdoors, the protesters would have been kept blocks away. anyway. now that it's indoors, it probably makes it much less attractive given the cold. also, for any demonstrations or protesters to show up, jay, we're going to take a quick break if you can hang in, because we want your legal expertise as well, because in just 90s the other big news of the day here in washington, the supreme court upholding the tiktok ban. >> you're watching andrea >> you're watching andrea mitchell reports on msnbc. when bad allergies attack... trust claritin to keep you in the game. nothing is proven more powerful for continuous non-drowsy allergy relief. live claritin clear.® prilosec knows, for a fire... one fire extinguisher beats 10 buckets of water, and for zero heartburn 1 prilosec a day... beats taking up to 10 antacids a day. it's that simple, for 24 hour heartburn relief... one beats ten

asked about a report in the associated press about the trump team questioning civil servants at the nsc about who they voted for in the 2024 election. i know you said you've not heard that from anyone on the incoming team, but let me ask you a different way. i mean, why would you never ask a career national security official who they voted for? >> what's important for your viewers to understand that the national security council staff has a very, very small number of political appointees selected by the president. the overwhelming majority of people who work for the national security council are career professionals who come over for a limited time, a year or two years from the defense department or the intelligence community, or the state department or the department of homeland security, for that matter. these are professionals who do not have allegiance to party. they have allegiance only to country. they are the hardest working, most effective, most capable people we have in the u.s. government, in the national security enterprise. and they keep this country strong and secure. and s

intention to get rid of all nonpolitical appointees and career intelligence officials serving on the nscsure the council is staffed with those who support trump's agenda. so if that's what the civil servants are going through, why should we expect any of these people to be asked about their qualifications by republicans? >> yeah, i mean, that's right, joy. this is what they foreshadowed with project 2025. i mean, that's what this is, quite literally. so whatever trump said to distance himself from the campaign, what we're seeing now is the manifestation of an agenda in which you're taking the united states government and trying to turn it into the extension of the personal interests and political interests of donald trump. and that is unprecedented. that's not how it's normally done. i mean, people may think, you know, the president comes in and hires a bunch of people, but the reality is the vast majority of personnel in the government, particularly in areas like law enforcement and national security, there are people with expertise in a certain region or in a certain field. what's happ

and they've been, you know, their nsc events.handle the conventions, which are traditionally very safe. so i'm not concerned about something happening here, but i do think that people are going to be taking note at different things, you know, like the rose bowl parade next year and different, bigger events that are not under the federal government. >> and one of the things that was really interesting to me, you said earlier in the show was it's really the last mile. they're very concerned about security, right? it's it's rare that you're going head on against the actual event itself and some sort of attack. it's the tailgate at taylor swift. it's the bourbon street. i mean, look, we've been a lot of us have been to new orleans. we know how close the superdome is to bourbon street. it's essentially walkable, which is rare for an arena like that and an event like that. so it's a compact security kind of perimeter. and so you're right, it's not just the events themselves, but the things around them that a lot of people might go to b

. >> nsc coordinator to the middle east that has been camping out in qatar, as well as the trump administration, and specifically mr. steve witkoff, president trump's special envoy. >> that also has been in qatar for the last week. we are very grateful for what is happening, but at the moment it seems that it is a partial deal and it is somehow connected to a second phase that will only happen in a number of weeks. and my son, a us citizen, as well as four other u.s. citizens, are still going to be put in the second phase. so it just means that there needs more work to be done to enable me and 64 other families to be reunited with their family members still in gaza. >> can you help people to understand what this 15 months have been like for you and your family? >> as you say, i have this picture 167. so it changes every day. >> it's a constant question what do i do today that will move the return of my son one inch. last week we decided myself and my wife that the best place to be actually is in qatar, to be close to the negotiations. we felt as if, you know, having a list of names on an excel

as for the national security implications, i spoke with nsc this morning. they are looking into what those may be, and when i have an update, i will share it with you. mike. >> carolyn. >> you say. >> restore u.s. dominance. >> is there a fear that. >> the u.s. >> either is falling. >> or has fallen behind? >> and how. would the. >> president make sure the u.s. stays ahead? >> no, the president is confident that we will restore american dominance in a.i. >> so, carolyn, first off, thank you to you and president trump for actually giving voices to new media outlets that represent millions and millions of americans. um, the thing i would add, i've got a two part question for you. the first is, is just can you expand upon what steps the white house is going to take to bring more voices, not less, which is what our founder, andrew breitbart, believed in into this room where they rightfully belong. yeah, absolutely. >> and as i said in my opening statement, matt, it is a priority of this white house to honor the first amendment. and it is a fact that americans a

white house press secretary caroline leavitt told reporters that the nsc is looking at what nationalurity risks the app could pose. kelly. >> kelly. >> thanks. >> very much. emily wilkins. our next guest is quite clear on his stance on daca, saying it's another way china is undermining american players, copying what they do, then flooding the market with a cheaper option. joining us now to discuss in today's tech jack heyman capital management's kyle bass with our very own deirdre bosa. deirdre kick things off. >> hey kyle thanks so much for being with us now. many leaders in silicon valley and tech who i know you talked to also they actually see deep three deep seeks breakthrough as a positive development because it's open source because it advances ai as a whole. so where do you disagree and why do you see it as a threat? >> well, i. >> mean, if you look at what china has done with tiktok. >> what they're doing. >> with deep. >> sea. >> i. mean this $6 billion number. >> and this. young man. in china saying that he created this. >> model with it. >> i mean, it it has not been audit

as for the national security implications, i spoke with nsc this morning. they are looking into what those may be, and when i have an update, i will share it with you. mike. >> carolyn. >> you. >> say restore u.s. dominance. is there a fear that the u.s. either. is falling or has fallen behind? and how would the president make sure the. >> u.s. stays ahead? >> no, the president is confident that we will restore american dominance in ai. >> so, caroline. >> first of all, thank you to you and president trump for actually giving voices to new. >> media outlets. that represent. >> millions and millions of americans. the thing i would add, i've. >> got a two part question for you. the first is, is just can you expand. >> upon what. steps the white. >> house is going to take to bring more voices, not less, which is what our founder, andrew breitbart, believed in into this. >> room where they. >> rightfully belong. >> yeah, absolutely. >> and as i said in my opening statement, matt, it is a priority of this white house to honor the first amendment. and it is a fac

theme i wanted to pick up on that was interesting, something i focused on when i was in government, nsc, was the idea that china is also a security provider within africa, regime security. russia tries to do that with wagoner, but try tries to do that with counterterrorism operations. it is interesting because china is new to that game and russia has been there for a while. is there any indication that african countries are trying to pick and choose between china and russia when it comes to security assistance? is there any competition between china and russia to provide this incredibly valuable good, or is it not an issue? michelle: i don't see a lot of competition. what i do see is a tension in the way that they understand security and their interests. china thrives on stability. their interests on the continent sort of depend on it. whereas for russia, the opportunity is in the chaos. those are two very different value propositions, different ideas. rush: so possibly some tension on that particular issue. i want to turn to elliott to talk about the middle east in particular. in gener

mcgurk, nsc coordinator for the middle east.g in qatar for a few weeks to get this done, as well as the incoming administration as well. president trump, once he has been officially nominated, he and his team worked in sync with the biden administration, specifically mr. steve witkoff, special advisor to president trump to the middle east. and he himself has been in qatar. and we see the benefits of this today. but. there are still going to be 65 hostages after this first phase, including my son and four other american citizens. and that is a bit disappointing. the time frame, which is detailed, talks to 42 days until the second phase could potentially begin. if there's one thing that is predictable about the middle east is that it is unpredictable and many things can go sideways. as such, i urge on the negotiators, the united states, to do whatever you can to shorten that time period and start working today on the second phase that includes five u.s. citizens. >> ruby, behind you, over your left shoulder is his picture and his

and we look at all the reporting about litmus tests at the nsc and other places.move into the coming days. i appreciate you waiting for us to get through some of our other breaking news, and for taking the time to talk to us. we're going to continue to call on you. congressman. thank you. >> thank you. >> and, paul, let me come back to you on this idea of trump's attraction to people who are more loyal to him than the constitution and those peoples, then debt of gratitude to him as a result. >> this is how you run the game. this is how you run things. >> it's not a game. >> no, but this is what he's doing. this is his strategy. >> this is how you get people. it's with power and profit. and some of them maybe consider it principle. but this is how he's building and executing his strategy. and this is exactly what is what he's going to have people who are loyal to him over the constitution like to do whatever he wants. and right now, it's a culture war that's going to remove, you know, women from combat roles and kick trans people out of the military and bust up the

uh, nsc coordinator for the middle east, as well as mr. steve witkoff. uh. president trump, special envoy. i actually was in qatar myself last week meeting both of them and know the commitment that they showed to get us where we are today. but we all must remember that the job is not done. they are still, even after this first phase happens. uh, five u.s. citizens that are still being held in gaza, and we are urging the negotiators to sign speed up the process between phase one and phase two, that this ordeal will end not just for us, but also for the people in gaza and have a sustainable cease fire. >> and ruby, you were in qatar. that's really interesting. so you had a, uh, an involvement in a front row seat to this, a really extraordinary partnership between the incoming trump administration and the outgoing biden administration to try to get this done. can can you talk about those discussions? and, of course, the question is, as part of those discussions, as part of this deal, do you know if your son's body will be returned? >> yeah. so the catalyst of o

so we're going to have to see how much he's engaged in this and how much it gets deferred to the nsc,kabee as the ambassador to israel. i think that's probably going to be more influential, given his take and his very fundamentalist christian view of the region and israel's right to self-determination. >> you have the middle east envoy, witkoff from the incoming or now the trump administration has been lauded, along with the biden administration envoy lead, as accomplishing this. so potentially that will stay the same as we move forward. >> yeah, it was a nice bit of continuity with two administrations who didn't really have a lot of nice things to say about each other, but look, both of them really wanted this. and the deal that was struck was essentially the sketch that was laid out by the biden administration in the spring. and they just kept thinking they had the deal, and then the israelis would pull away or, you know, hamas would pull away. at the last minute, a middle eastern diplomat once referred to it. the process to me, as you know, lucy pulling the football away in peanuts

brett mcgurk, uh, nsc coordinator in the middle east, as well as mr.ve witkoff, president trump's special envoy to the middle east. uh, once mr. witkoff was nominated, uh, he immediately, uh, was in sync with mr. mcgurk, and they worked together. and i think the trump effect, as it is called, was actual because for months there was no progress. and this created a dynamic that we saw, uh, become actual, uh, i could say when i was in qatar and uh, before i even mr. witkoff came, i actually reached out to him and suggested that he, uh, come to doha because the need for the negotiators to see the commitment of the u.s. government to not only come from the biden incumbent administration, but actually from the incoming administration as well. and the fact that mr. witkoff was there and said in his voice on behalf of president elect that indeed, uh, the guarantees that are being provided will be, uh, valid by the trump administration, i think, made a significant impact. >> so, ruby, your son, a huge celtics fan, which i find to be awesome being from boston. s

yes, who i've read was the first cabinet level nsc adviser and something that he of course, let cyrusriction can be good all over. >> challenge is not something you push away. >> by the way, ed luce has a book coming out. >> sure does. and i'm i'm taking a sneak peek at it. >> extraordinary. >> it is extraordinary. the washington post david ignatius, thank you so much for coming on this morning. we really appreciate your analysis. along with nbc news senior executive editor for national security david rohde and richard haass, richard seems to be holding up all right after the giants season. >> hope springs eternal and i'd be getting a draft. >> not really, joe, but thank you, richard. >> all right, guys, thank you very much. and coming up, we'll get a live report from southern california where firefighters are still battling two major are still battling two major wildfires. morning joe how did i ever miss this? before you were preventing migraine with qulipta? you'll never truly forget migraine, but qulipta reduces attacks, making zero-migraine days possible. it's approved to prevent

as for national security implications i spoke with nsc. they are looking into what those may be. whenever an update i will share it. >> you say restore youth dominance is there fear u.s. -- has fallen behind and how with the president make sure usa's had? >> the the present confident l store american dominance in the air. >> first off thank you and trump are doing -- media outlets that represent millions and millions of americans. the thing i i would, i got a two-part question. can use expand upon what the white house is going to take to bring more voices not less which is what our founder breitbart believe didn't in this room with writing long? >> absolute. as i said, it is a priority of his white house to honor the first amendment and it is a at americans are consuming the news media from various different platforms especially young people. as the youngest press secretary history thanks to president trump i take great pride in opening up his room to new media voices to share the president's message with as many americans as possible. in doing so we will ensure outlets like your

spoken to every member of the agency, from the cia to the to our national security team, to our fbi, the nsc>> meanwhile, donald trump says his administration will fully support the city of new orleans as it investigates and recovers from the attack. posting on truth social. the president elect said, when i said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in the country, it turned out to be true. in other news now, sir keir starmer has hailed 2024 as a year of change as he shared his first new year message as prime minister. sir keir declared that the uk will embark on a year of rebuilding and rediscovering the great nation we are in 2025. >> until you can look forward and believe in the promise and the prosperity of britain again, then this government will fight for you. >> but the conservatives have accused labour of offering change for the worse, as kemi badenoch used her own new year's message to warn that efforts to turn around tory fortunes would be bumpy. >> happy new year! like all of you, i am looking forward to a 2025 that is full of hope, security and pro

have spoken to every member of the agency, from the cia to the national security team, to the fbi, nsction. what was the reaction when you heard what happened? it was one of anger and frustration. he says the white house is offering its full support to the city, which is now ushering in the new year grieving its dead and praying for the wounded. let's speak to our correspondent, carl nasman, who's in new orleans. carl, what is the latest? this investigation _ carl, what is the latest? this investigation tonight - investigation tonight continues. you can see behind me the police vehicles. authorities still on the scene. this is still an active investigation here. you probably can't see it now — there's a few vehicles in the way — but we're just at the entrance to bourbon street, where that truck did drive through that crowd in the early hours of new year's day. some details are still being worked out. authorities tonight have really been focusing in on whether or not there were accomplices involved. that's still a bit murky. it seems as if there were some people seen on cctv, but they m

i've spoken to every member of the agencies, from the cia to our national security team to our fbi and nscd we're going to gather all the... and i spent a lot of time with the mayor. what was your reaction when you heard what happened? well, my reaction was one of anger and frustration. thank you. president biden on his way back to washington, dc. let's speak to our north america correspondent rowan bridge. he's following developments from washington. i have just been told the press conference we are expecting has been pushed back to a couple of hours from now so we will not get any further updates but bring us up to speed with what you know. bring us up to speed with what you know— you know. just a couple more details which _ you know. just a couple more details which have _ you know. just a couple more details which have been - details which have been reported by our news partner here — reported by our news partner here in— reported by our news partner here in the us, cbs news. they are saying — here in the us, cbs news. they are saying the person that was involved — are saying the perso