and there's going to be really serious awkwardness, right, if the obama white house convenience thconvenesto president obama, people at university of chicago, cass sunstein in his administration who looked at michael morelba, the deputy director of the cia who looked at this and said we don't need these programs to say safe. they're menace to americans' individual liberty and privacy. you've asked us to tell you what should be done after a careful review. here's what we say. how does the obama white house turn around and say we're going to ignore our own panel's recommendations. we're going to simply disregard them even though we picked those people to do this job in order to tamp down the public scandal. i think it will be a great deal of difficulty they face if they do that. >> great to have the two of you on. thanks. >>> up next more breaking news the star of "duck dynasty" has been suspended by a and e for comments he made about homosexuality. >>> also you have more than 1,000 times a better chance of an asteroid or comet hitting you but two people actually won last night's 648 million

. >> the obama white house floods the first family on the trip to south africa a clear attempt to move past the embarrassing and some disrespect of sophie that mr. obama participated during the memorial service yesterday. i m lou dobbs. lou: good evening the white house flood's news outlets with a series of behind-the-scenes photos showing the obama, the bushes, secretary of state clinton on airforce one among the images the white house photographers the current and former first family leaving air force one in president bush should win his artwork and a joke with president obama. the administration uses the background photos to try to crowd out the images of the president's embarrassing himself be with the prime ministers during the memorial service for nelson mandela. the president is under considerable criticism to not conduct himself in a dignified manner just after the president had blotted mandela for making him the the main he is. >> i learn from nelson mandela as the struggle was taking place in this beautiful land. investor something in me. it woke me up to my responsibilities.

white house. john pedesta has a new job as advisor on obama care. will that solve the problems? steve hays is a fox news contributor. great to it see you. >> john podesta. what will he bring to the white house that dennis mcdonagh and val row jared can't do? >> we reported that the obama white house is inclined at this point to fight and start to take the issue of obama care to republicans and to try to make all of the failures that people are seeing across the specter of obama care and blame them for sabstaging the law. he is a fighter here in washington and respected in some quarters and he's feared. this is what the white house wants to do as part of the effort to clean up obama care and be aggressive with the republicans on the pr front? >> john podesta is known for helping with the turbulent waters in the monica lewinsky and clinton white house. is that skill transferable to the over haul of health care? >> it is a different kind of damage control we are talking about. they are huge policy problems that the white house is facing. talking to proponents of obama care and criti

is this a case of more stumbling and fumbling by the obama white house? joining me, cnn "crossfire" host s.e. cupp and cnn political analyst ron brownstein, editorial director of the national journal. we will start with you, ron. what's the white house doing? >> improvising and playing for time, really. because this really is a game about playing for time for them. they are looking at very difficult numbers in public opinion, as the polls showed again today, that aren't likely to get much better any time soon. it's been pretty consistent throughout. they have had enormous difficulty convincing most americans this will benefit them and their family or even benefit the country overall. that's very tough. on the other hand, the other set of numbers that they are watching are how many people can they sign up and get into the system because ultimately, if this is going to endure beyond his presidency, i think the key is building a constituency for it both in people who are obtaining the benefits and within the medical community that believes this is something t

we have bill burton, who used to work in the obama white house, and we have the former governor from maryland, bob you recall c ehrlich. and brag on your book. check out the book. but look, you talk about hope and change. >> it's a slogan. >> we're all for success. >> if you're for success, why won't you stand with us? >> we're grading on a curve? i wish we had this curve in law school. i needed the curve. >> listen, we have made real progress. we're moving toward, i feel lying the healthier this gets, the sicker you guys look. this is fixable. >> and we're fixing it. >> that's the bad news. this is the part that's fixable. now we'll get to the numbers, to middle america, the middle class, we'll get to a sticker shock. >> you mean, the middle dallas will finally stop being discriminated against? kids will be able to get health care? >> higher deductibles, and you loose your doctor. >> in the private sector, the first 90 days of a website is called beta. you expect it to -- >> i have not gotten -- >> though nobody has fired. something is in charge, i hope, but forget that. i do think

. >> the barack obama white house says the four u.s. service members injured when their osprey aircraft aim under fire are in position. we turn to haru mutasa who is on the ground in juba. >> things are not good on the ground. there are dead bodies on the street. people are concerned about which way things will go. the fact that the army is sending in reinforcements are worried. once they get to the town, it could be a bloody battle. the u.n. admitted that and are concerned on thou protect the south west civilians. there are thousands of people cramming into the u.s. bases. it's not just safety and security, but how to look after them. i think the u.n. is under is a lot of pressure to look after people running away from danger. the key thing is can they protect the civilians. a lot of people worried about what would happen if there's another attack on the u.n. base, and who can protect the civilians and the staff. >> the president of the central african republic urged muslim fighters supporting him and christian militias to lay down the

yet more deceptions from the obama white house? >> of course. this is a white house that for the past month has been trying to tell people we'll fix the website and everything will be okay. so they fixed the user interface elements, but the behind the scenes stuff, the accounting mechanisms, the accounting mechanisms, the database, they're still broken. you can get on the website and get an e-mail saying you have insurance, but you haven't really paid for it so you don't have the insurance and the insurance companies don't know who you are. come next year you'll be in a world of hurt. they're going to force the insurance companies to take care of these people. the insurance companies are going to face big government if they don't. >> absolutely and could be punished by being kicked off exchanges. that's the latest alleged threat. when you dig deeper, erick, into this story, it's not just obamacare affecting tens of millions, but the white house is alleged to have delayed rules on worker safety and environment to the environment that affects peop

expoessed himself as a guy over and over and over again who has a deep seeded hatred for white people. >> in obama'she white kids now get beat up with the black kids cheering yea, right on, right on. >> "ed shoit's not a traditiona america anymore. there are the voting public that want stuff, and things. and who is going to give them things? president obama. >> he is the president of a country that clearly i'm beginning to wonder if he even likes. >> this man hates this country. >> so in this kind of toxic environment, james, these politicians are operating and none of the leadership has called any of these guys to task about it saying wait a minute. that's too far, that's too extreme, that's not true. >> rev, joe points out the primary problem which is the base is shrinking. but within that minority party loves this rhetoric and it speaks to them in certain ways. that's where they live and breathe. but another huge problem is what you're pointing out in that segment which is the entertainment complex of the right wing. drives a lot of their policy thinking and a lot of their political maneuvers. th

. >>> president obama of course paid his respects to nelson mandela when he spoke at a memorial service in johannesburg on tuesday. you may have seen these photos released by the white house, taken aboard air force one on the way to south africa. president bush and his wife laura, secretary of state hillary clinton traveled with the obamas. official photo releases like these are not. >> reporter: now at the central of an escalating battle between the white house and the news media over access and image control. our white house reporter has more. >> reporter: this sumter president and his former secretary of state had lunch at the white house. a newsworthy event. the news media weren't invited in. only the one given access? the official white house photographer. >> we're the first eyes and ears for the public. if we're not getting access to the president, the public isn't getting access to the president. >> reporter: he calls images like these pure prop ganld a. arguing the obama white house consistently blocks journalists from events they routinely covered in previous administrations. the most recent example, those photos of the historic air force one trip by two pr

too many people at the state department and the obama white house would say a good deal is best, butven a bad deal is okay if it keeps the prauz moving. in geneva, they got a bad deal. >> they don't take out any of the centrifuges and destroy them. they don't take out the iraq plant, dealing with plutonium, and parchen, inspectors don't go there. what does that mean if it's not included in the deal. >> there's no doubt that the long pole in the tent is the production of fisile material. but there are plenty of other aspects to it as well. as you rightly say, the weaponization issues shaping the explosives, forming the warhead, the ballistic missile delivery systems necessary to drop it somewhere, anywhere in the world. all those proceed with no limit, no inspections, no nothing. from iran's point of view, they made a few superficial, easily reversible conceptissions in geneva. they got a braythrough by changing the momentum of the sanctions regime. they bought themselves time as people increased their optimism the sanctions would go away. this is something that's very hard for the ad

the issue of access has long been a sore spot for members of the press, who argue that the obama whiteouse is more closed off than past administrations. tensions were aired in november when the white house correspondents' association and 37 organizations sent connie a letter accusing the white house of blocking the public from having an independent view of important functions of the executive branch of government. gop 2014 daily caller" strategy, attractive minority votes. -- attract minority votes and reinforce red states. gop operatives and lyrical staffers gathered in washington from monday to wednesday for the republican national committee's political staff training conference. the gop plans to insurance restaurants organizers and democratic leaning communities to cultivate support from blacks buttress reds and , q2 retakingolds the senate and presidency. director chris mcnulty touted chris christie's path forward for other republicans. christie held onto the governorship in a blue state thanks in part to inclusive campaign messaging, a strong ground game, and bilingual phone banki

did the obama white house quietly pass a rule giving unions a huge tax break under obama care? that investigation is next. later, a bus full of kids so out of control the driver had to call the cops. wait until you hear who wound up in trouble. >> [ bleep ] focus on what you're doing. what if you hit somebody? you think it's [ bleep ] funny, look at me like a man. mine was earned orbiting the moon in 1971. afghanistan in 2009. on the u.s.s. saratoga in 1982. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay

white. okay. obama 10 bucks an hour. >> i think it's nine. >> i stand corrected. >> nine, ten, 25. >> 7.25 is the actual wage. these crazies want 15. i ask you before we get to the analysis, politically could there be anything stupider than this? >> into a lot of things stupider than this. there's a wide bipartisan support for an increase. 75% of the country would be fine with some increase not to $15, not to $100. but to keep it up with inflation. if you have minimum wage, if you agree with the idea that a minimum wage should exist should it not keep up with inflation, it's where it was in 1968. let's give people more purchasing power. will there be some job loss? yes. will it raise people's pay chaex lot? yes. >> that's the keynesian view. more government assistance. i want creates more demand and all live happily ever. i ask this in good faith if it's all that good why stop at 15. let's go to 100. >> not only that why is it the same in new york city that it is in iowa city. there's no distinction her

but yes, again, that would put the obama white house under the microscopend hollywood is not going to so you're saying that cylinder the movie is not coming. [lghter] >> it's not just well and drive. again, we have seen wall street as evil over the last thre decades, and it's nothing new. but the real story underlines that theme is how big government is always the enforcer to make sure that those with political connections make out financially whethe it is through eminent domain and there isexample after example of of this and hollywood will always make wall street in general perceived as evil and villainous. so again, it is a pedestrian storyline that we have seen over and over again. liz: thank you so much for joining us tonight. we appreciate it. next up, five years and 10 billion bucks later. neil cavuto's warning about this that he gave five years ago today. see for yourlf how his stunning productioname true. ♪ [ male announcer ] if we could see energy... what would we see? ♪ the billions of gallons of fuel that get us to work. ♪ we'd see all the electricity flowing through the d

chevron and exxon close talks with the state department people in the bush white house and the obama white house similarly were on his side that's what most people consider to be the case in which case it was this grand conspiracy not the greatest theft in world history as it's been known from. that sense but how was he going to manipulate oil resources and energy resources in russia with the united states that was the big question that was the third trial and president putin seems to be saying that he doesn't see it is feasible and why from your point to he president putin would pardon someone who allegedly caused him so much trouble. well we know he caused trouble because he embezzled so much money as we were hearing one of the richest men in russia as i say the reasons for putin's pardon we probably would know for quite a while famously go to costco as an amnesty international prisoner of conscience international us very close to the u.s. state department presumably the president believes that there is no further a benefit for the russian people but of course ultimately be up to the rus

did the obama white house quietly pass a rule giving unions a huge tax break under obama care? that investigation is next. later, a bus full of kids so out of control the driver had to call the cops. wait until you hear who wound up in trouble. >> [ bleep ] focus on what you're doing. what if you hit somebody? you think it's [ bleep ] funny, look at me like a man. you want to grow up and be a man? look at me like a [ bleep ] man. ] i better take something. [ male announcer ] dayquil cold and flu doesn't treat all that. it doesn't? [ male anner ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast-acting antihistamine. oh, what a relief it is! >>> from the world headquarters of fox news, it's "the kelly file" with megyn kelly. >>> well, for several weeks now we have seen reports about unions complaining over a new obama care tax that is reportedly pricey. we are trying to learn if this administration has quietly passed a rule giving unions a very big break on that tax. trace gallagher has the story. >> reporter: the tax is called a reinsurance fee. it's on nearly e

we'll get analysis from former obama white house chief of staff bill daly and bill crystal editor of "the weekly standard." then look at presidents, past, present and future. the authors of three new books, author of "the bully pulpit. and peter baker author of "days of fire." there are no leftovers here, this is ""face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. cbs news political director john dickerson. >> dickerson: there are two breaking stories this morning first a metro north commuter train derailed in new york city. so far four people have died and more than 60 are injured. some of them critically. no word yet on what caused the derailment. also today the obama administration says dramatic progress has been made to the health care.gov website. to talk about that and last week's agreement to halt iran's nuclear weapons program in exchange for some loosening of the economic sanctions, i'm joined by the two top senators on the foreign relations committee, democrat chairman bob men mendez of new jersey and the rankin

i think he is being too insular in the white house. >> obama goes out, tries to divide, isolate, goes back to the same campaign talking points, republicans are evil and we're go. and i just don't think he pulls it out on this one. >> wait a second, you said it was bait and switch. there is no bait and switch here. the truth is that there were 30 to 40 million people uninsured. milli milli millions. >> it will still be bankrupt and they won't be insured. >> i'm just telling you it is the reality. >> let me give you the reality check and let me educate here, if you like your plan, you can't keep it, cancellation letters are coming. if you like your doctor, a lot of people are losing it. people are not saving $2500 per family per year. all of these promises are not being fulfilled for the majority of americans. >> in your old age you're getting cranky and left in the dust. and mercedes just said -- >> this is beyond the website. >> you know what, we're going to get past the website. >> let's get past the website. the mere fact that the website has been so poorly managed and the fact that

>> yes, there has been a change in the position in the obama white house, but there have been a couplef big signals. you know what, maybe. and ship is not totally necessary. maybe some legal status just underneath that, but we can make it legal to stay and work here, and also, instead of an undisclosed piece of information, maybe we will let republicans break it up into smaller pieces, which would allow them to have a much more surgical approach. >> recycling back. job creation and taxation. >> yes. it gives the republican party some hope of not becoming a permanent minority in this country. they are really paying attention to that. this is a priority. they have got to get this right. >> bob, thank you very much pre- of the immigration reform debate and the budget. bob joining us there. when we come back, the global advisory services. what is being seen with the and the of hedge funds, ceo of a precious metals dealer. a guest with me on what this in the new year, and investing in timberland. moree highest level in than a decade, and we will put a intlight on why investing that asset is

when i listen to the obama white house, i give her even more credit. no one in this administration knows anything. now, the president didn't know that the inspector general was investigating his irs for targeting political enemies. the president didn't know anything about his justice department's seizure of associated press phone records. the attorney general didn't know anything about his department's subpoena of a.p. records, but then again, holder's the one who didn't know anything about fast and furious either. and of course hillary didn't know anything about the request for help in benghazi. and joe biden, well, he just doesn't know anything about anything. so who's running the joint? i'm convinced my mom could do a better job. you wa >> you want us to trust you but you're not credible, clear or concise. why should americans take it on faith that what you're saying is even true? there's no nend game and we cant afford, nor do we want a world war iii. and speaking of that, mr. president, didn't you win the nobel peace prize? yeah, you were the one.

chevron and acts on clothes to altered state upon and beaten in the bush white house panel that the obama white house estimate we where on the side that's what most people i consider to be the case in which case it was this ground the conspiracy. will the greatest theft in world history as it's being known from the ex soviet assets but how was he going to manipulate oil resources and energy resources in russia with the united states that was the big question god is with the trial. and president reagan seems to be saying that he doesn't see it is feasible. and at one time he'll point to your presentation of the pond and some wine. am i mentioning costing so much trouble. what we do we cause trouble because the little too much money is re hearing of the richest man in russia they say. the reasons the persians putting up with bollywood to know for quite awhile. famously recorded mosque is an amnesty international prisoner of conscience. amnesty international us very close to the us state department presumably the president believes that there is no f o there are of benefit for the russian people b

a "washington post" reporting that the obama white house delayed enacting controversial regulations on health care, the environment, and worker safety, all trying to help the president win reelection last year. thaa is according to the seven current and former obama administration officials who told the "washington post" that the motive behind my of those delaysere simply political. at the white house today press secrety jay carney try to defend t delays claiming that they were just being thorough. >> the administration is committed to regulatory strategy that maintains a balance between bedecking health and welfare, and safety of americans in promoting economicrowth, job creation, competitiveness, and innovation. our goal is not to move rules hastily but to maximize the effectiveness d benefits of the rules of the complete. lou: the president said -- press secretary obviously reading from a prepared script in answering a reporter's question to my report, by the way, chief correspondent ed henry. the oba administration is accused of doing far more than manipulating rules and delaying r

we'll get analysis from former obama white house

the senate effectively taking the lead on iran urging sanctions in direct defiance of the obama white dobbs. lou: good evening. a major break in the ranks of the democratic party sesenate foreign relations committee robert mendez leads the charge for sanctions against iran. acting in direct opposition to the

obama participated during the memorial service yesterday. i m lou dobbs. lou: good evening the white news outlets with a series of behind-the-scenes photos showing the obama, the bushes, secretary of state clinton on airforce one among the image

. >> reporter: the obama white house isn't commenting or disputing "the times" report which notably doesot mention then secretary of state hillary clinton. >> what difference at this point does it make? >> reporter: but former white house national security spokesman tommy veader blasted republican demands for benghazi hearings and for their claims that the obama administration was lying. tweeting "they were wrong" and "we could have avoided months of discussing demagoguery." this report uses the word murky and saying that it really goes beyond the black and white pictures that either the republicans or the white house depict and of course that murkiness is going to guarantee that this will be fueled for a long time to come. kyra? >> jill dougherty thanks so much. >>> stories we're watching in "the newsroom" another deadly terrorist bombing in southern russia kills at least 14 people this morning, coming a day after another deadly blast killed 17 people in the same city. no one has claimed responsibility for those attacks. in six weeks sochi winter olympics are set to begin about had 00 m

david axelrod knows, gene sperling is one of the most decent hardworking people i dealt with the obama white house and axelrod a lot. it's unusual to say when there is not -- this was not a factual disagreement. this was a disagreement about i was challenging them on something and gene said we are not going to see eye to eye and you are going to regret staking out this claim. axelrod and i disagreed many times and he never said you would regret reaching a conclusion he didn't like. >> he said that to me all the time. >> he called me up. >> i'm waiting for you to regret something. >> bob, let me ask you this. given all the reaction this has gotten and given the nature of the e-mails as you read through them, do you think because you are not a young reporter they might be intimidated? you might have overstepped the way you described the scenario. >> no. the e-mails speak for themselves. people characterized them. the issue here is that this is where we get tangled up in ourselves. the automatic spending cuts andy is quester and how we got there and what it's going to mean to people. the white

i think that the obama white house understands this and yet, there seems to be a little bit of a panic here. i don't know if -- look, podesta has been hired for a year and he's there to push things like amnesty and climate change, which doesn't make a lot of sense when you look at the fox news poll numbers that the american people are double digits away from what obama wants. so i think as has been the case, they mishandled obamacare. they're mishandling this. and what the republicans need to do is make it clear what they stand for and frankly, not get in obama's way. >> yeah. sit on your hands. tammy, kristy, good to see you both. thank you so much. >> thanks. >> good to be here. >>> chris tom lynn is a superstar in christian music. more than 100 of his songs are sung in churches around the country on sun mornings. and he sat down with our own john roberts to take a look and speak about the state of christian music and the holiday season. john has the details now. ♪ ♪ >> walk into any contemporary christian church on any sunday and you're bound to hear a chris tom there, in song. >> w

. >> the obama white house flooding the zone of the first family on their trip to south africa with a former first family, a clear attempt to move past the embarrassing and some say disrespectful selfie mr. obama participated in during nelson mandela's memorial service yesterday. i'm lou dobbs. good evening, everybody the white house today flooding news outlets with a series of "behind the scenes" photos, former secretary of state clinton aboard air force one. among the images that the white house photographer shared the current and former first family leaving air force one and problem showing his artwork and sharing a joke with president obama. the administration using the official background photos to try to crowd out the images of the president's somewhat embarrassing selfie with the british and danish prime ministers during yesterday's memorial service for nelson mandela. the president under considerable criticism today for his failure to conduct himself in what some would say would be a dignified manner, just moments after the president had lauded mandela for making him the man h

he belongs to the ages. >> part of an emotional appearance late today by president obama in the white house briefing room. nbc news correspondent roh rohit kachroo. all tonight we have seen people gathering to celebrate and sing celebrating the life of nelson mandela. while it's important to note that some will wake up to the sad news in the morning. >> reporter: that's right, brian. it is incredibly early in the morning here. almost 2:00. and many south africans haven't heard the news yet. but a few hundred of those who have came down here to nelson mande mandela's home. immediately they have gathered around us. they are singing songs from the anti-apartheid struggle. singing in all 12 languages, multi-cultural, multi-racial celebration of the rainbow nation. and one of the fascinating observations here is how young people are. like south africa itself, this crowd is young. the people here in the main have no memory of apartheid. but such is the legacy of nelson mandela, that he means almost as much to the youngsters as to the people who lived through apartheid. four hours ago presid

. >> the relationship with the obama white house has been complicated. i watch press conferences, ed henry is a bulldog. he's on our team now. >> i know you are creating a thing here for fox -- >> that's not what i'm doing. >> he and jay carney go back and forth. and there is also sniping at you when somebody at the white house called you a lunatic. >> what the american people care about is the fact that their premiums are going up 25, 40, 60%. >> let me insert this. you have a significant interview with president obama right near the climax of the health care debate. >> the ideas embodied in this legislation aren't left, not right. >> i understand. >> they are -- >> i know you don't like to talk about process. there are a lot of questions in the 18,000 that talk about process. some criticized you calling it an interrupt-a-thon. what do you say? >> if you are not getting answers or you are getting a filibuster answer where he holds the ball for a long time you owe it to viewers to press. >> i apologize for inter rupting so must have. trying to get the mo

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the senate effectively taking the lead on iran urging sanctions in direct defiance of the obama white. i am lou dobbs. lou: good evening. a major break in the ranks of the democratic party sesenate foreign relations committee robert mendez leads the charge for sanctions against iran. acting in direct opposition to the repeated stated wishes of president obama while obtainingipartin support. mendez and his co-sponsor of illinois today was introducing the legislative effort for a new iranian sanctions detracting co-snsors including members of the banking committee and armed forces committee said judiciary and foreign relations committee. democrats earn a last-minute effort to kill the bill and ignore the committee chairman urging them to reject mendez. fox news has confirmed chief of sff al was part of the group's spending the last 24 hours pleading with a number of democrats to hold off on the sanctions. white house press secrary today accusing the senate of deliberately uermining there president's diplomatic efforts to tell the white house press corps that the president will veto any

see you here next week. ♪ . >> the obama white house flooding the zone of the first family on their tripst family, a clear attempt to move past the embarrassing and some say disrespectful selfie mr. obama participated in during nelson mandela's memorial service yesterday. i'm lou dobbs. good evening, everybody the white house today flooding news outlets with a series of "behind the scenes" photos, former secretary of state clinton aboard air force

doug, joe and gentlemen, where is the conversation about all of the scandals that have plagued the obama white house, the nsa, the irs, "fast and furious," benghazi, john? >> i think this goes to what we said in the first segment about speaker boehner. they are not aggressively pursuing them. they dropped the ball on this. and this is death and wounding of americans and a terrorist act with benghazi. republicans have signed legislation for a inspect committee -- for a committee. >> we need to find out the truth, it never goes away. the irs are going after conservative groups again. it is a key to obamacare. here is the problem, when they have british colombia on the ropes, they don't know how to finish a kill. on obamacare, that is when this would really kill him. they sur renner -- surrender. >> does boehner think we have obamacare, let's focus our attention on that or we'll get blamed for trying to politic politicalize benghazi and others. >> the bottom line there is an a ab dication, and americans in the world is receding, whether it but in ire ran -- in iran, ukraine -- >> think they perce

president obama speaking earlier from the white house. w. bush esident george saying today that president mandela was one of the great forces for freedom and equality of our team. he bore his burdens with dignity and grace, and our world is better off because of his example. he will be missed, but his contributions will live on forever. joining us now on the telephone from are washington, former u.s. ambassador to south africa, don gibbs. he was ambassador to south africa from 2009 until earlier this year. ambassador gibbs, thanks very much for spending time with us. what can you describe as the relationship between nelson andela and the united states diplomatically? >> diplomatically and personally i think he has been an inspiration to all of us. i think he brought out the best in everyone who came into contact with him. i had the immense honor to be able to get to know him a little bit toward the end of his incredibly inspiring life. you can't help but be moved when you are in his presence. i think we should all take away from his incredib

a "washington post" reporting that the obama white house delayed enacting controversial regulations onl trying to help the president win reelection last year. thaa is according to the seven current and former obama administration officials who told t