the d.e.a. om trying. >> viktor bout, in my eyes, is one of the most dangerous men on the face of the earth. >> on the face of the earth? >> without a doubt. >> mike braun, the former chief of operations for the u.s. drug enforcement administration, told us bout first exploded on the scene in war-torn west africa in the late 1980s, elevating bloody conflicts from machetes and single shot rifles to... >> ak-47s, not by the thousands, but by the tens of thousands. >> so he weaponizes civil war in africa. >> he transformed these young adolescent warriors into insidious, mindless, maniacally driven killing machines that operated with assembly line efficiencies. >> bout, from the soviet republic of tajikistan, is a mystery man who reportedly served in the soviet air force and intelligence service. the u.s. has indicted him on four terror-related charges, including conspiracy to kill americans. what makes him a threat to the united states? he is a shadow facilitator. he's arming not only designated ter

yankees star alex rodriguez admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during a meeting with the d.e.auary. he had to admit to it because, during the meeting, he had two home runs and three rbis. [ laughter ] during the meeting. [ applause ] some entertainment news. it's been reported by "the daily beast" that pippa middleton will be a correspondent for the "today" show. while her sister will be queen of england. [ laughter ] oh, that's great, pippa! [ laughter ] congratulations! the "today" show. [ laughter ] good for you! got to go to a crown fitting, but good for you. i'm so happy for you. [ applause ] so happy for you. if you ask me, this is a real shame. the parents television council criticized abc for airing and episode of "scandal" that started with a sex scene immediately after the charlie brown halloween special. [ light laughter ] said a spokesman for the parents television council, "wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa." [ laughter ] [ applause ] "wa, wa, wa, wa." [ laughter ] this is incredible. a north carolina man -- a north caroline man says that he has used his never-ending pasta pa

. >> al: let me turn to another issue which is the d.e.a. raided or investigated several teams, as you know, a few weeks ago amid widespread suspicion many of your players are given painkillers to stay in the game, one of them being toradol which is used for race horses. is this really going on? >> two years ago, this union sent a memo to all our players about our concerns about toradol, and we also raised concerns about a particular doctor in san diego that we had concerns about because that doctor had not only been found liable for malpractice by his license was reviewed by the state of california. we have been on the forefront of this issue for two years. the fact that we are now in a place where d.e.a. agents are raiding teams on game day is a place where this league should not be. so when we raise a concern two years ago that a team together is referring our players to a wikipedia page about toradol instead of giving each and every one of our players informed consent about what the drugs are and what they could do to you, that is a bad p

that really disturbs me which is we've seen a lot more spy tactics that involve spoofing, we saw the d.e.a. spoofing a facebook page. we saw the f.b.i. spoofing an associated press article. we saw the n.s.a. spoofing a linked-in page. we've seen commercial hacking companies spoofing adobe updates. and so i would like to hear what you have to say about, can we win this race in a world where we might not be able to trust the contents that we see n front of us? are we going to enter a world we can't authenticate anything we see online? >> this is a real challenge. computer security is a field rapidly expanding i think much more so than almost any other academic discipline. it is a fertile field. computers are so fundamentally insecure today it is impossible to rely on them and trust them fully. many reasons i was successful is i did not have to rely on any particular computer or communication. this is not a world we want. this is the reason we're having the debate and people are fighting in countries around the world to push back against this kind of evasiveness, this kind of truth in policie

it is going to trickle down to the d.e.a., the marshalls and every other law enforcement agencies.ust like state and locals have acquired stingrays, they are going to get hacking. so the future of law enforcement is a world in which every law enforcement agency either has hacking tools or wants hacking tools. >> and the a.p. knows a thing or two about the f.b.i. impersonating people to get malwear. we have 10 or 15 minutes flfment is a microphone over here. if somebody can pass the microphone around, and then we can ask questions. >> why is congress not taking steps? and we need to look at things like military equipment, and you can look at the stingray material. >> they have taken some steps with the introduction of legislation. in some cases it has passed committees. the problem is it has never gone over the finish line. there is a lot of legislation in congress right now that touches on one surveillance taupic or another. some good, some very good, some bad, some very bad. the problem is actually getting it through congress. con congressional leadership has proven to be an incre

appreciating the service of law enforcement, including those that we oversee on the judiciary committee, the d.e.a., the f.b.i., the a.t.f. and many others, but recognizing that the constitution, as she so understands it, must be a document for all. let me particularly thank chairwoman fudge for her dedicated commitment to the nutrition of children across america. she's almost like shirley chisholm who came to the agriculture committee and people wondered what she would do there, but she understood as local representative that food stamps wants a handout but a handup. and then to the issues of all members, her understanding of the energy industry, particularly in states like louisiana and texas where she encouraged members to introduce the energy industry to the congressional black caucus in terms of giving information. that's what we are. we learn. we get information. and then of course her commitment to having an international presence that people would know that congressional black caucus cares about the international community. that is an important step. as we move forward in 2015, i wish the

that really disturbs me which is we've seen a lot more spy tactics that involve spoofing, we saw the d.e.a. spoofing a facebook page. we saw the f.b.i. spoofing an associated press article. we saw the n.s.a. spoofing a linked-in page. we've seen commercial hacking companies spoofing adobe updates. and so i would like to hear what you have to say about, can we win this race in a world where we might not be able to trust the contents that we see in front of us? are we going to enter a world we can't authenticate anything we see online? >> this is a real challenge. computer security is a field rapidly expanding i think much more so than almost any other academic discipline. it is a fertile field. computers are so fundamentally insecure today it is impossible to rely on them and trust them fully. many reasons i was successful is i did not have to rely on any particular computer or communication. this is not a world we want. this is the reason we're having the debate and people are fighting in countries around the world to push back against this kind of evasiveness, this kind of truth in polici

he wanted to get across to the grand jury that it was never his intention to injure or harm anyone. randy kay, cnn, new york. >> former d.e.a. senior agent of global security group. again, daryl parks, one of the attorneys for michael brown's family. daryl, after watching that video, you have officer pantaleo, according to his attorneys, saying the officer got off mr. garner as quickly as possible. do you see that in the video? >> without question. i think what we see -- >> without question, you do not. >> not whatsoever. you do not see but officers being very aggressive. obviously, there's no chance that eric could escape. you see several officers around. he's subdued. he was not a threat, he was never a threat even standing up. but seem to have a lack of reverence for life. this guy is saying he can't breathe and no one seems to take him serious. no one responds to him that he can't breathe. most of the officers realize positional asphyxiation is always a potential risk, a person of size when you put arms behind them, one. but two, you put bodies of pressure while they're laying down. >> i've had other police officers say

[laughter] originally we bought it because the land had been so misused, you could dump stuff here if you paid them a fee. there had been a d.e.athey had people -- >> why? >> i think they were growing dope. >> oh. [laughter] running this huge ranch, how is it different than running a hedge fund, a $20 billion hedge fund? [laughter] >> i'll tell you how it's the same and how it's incredibly different. it's the same in the sense that you think this looks like an asset, but it's actually dramatically changed by the people who run it. and that's exactly like every organization i've been in, which is, having great people, particularly at the top, is unbelievably significant and powerful. and that's where the comparison ends. >> how much have you had to put into this? >> i try never to ask that question. [laughter] because, you know, we've done -- we've rebuilt every building. kathryn really felt as if raising grass-fed cattle was something that would be a good thing to do and a fun thing to do. >> tomkat ranch has a staff of 15, including scientists who are studying ecologically friendly ways to raise cattle. >> you basically move t

he gave president nixon a colt .45 and asked the president if he would give him a federal badge and nixon complied. this famous picture also placed. >> a d.e.abut elvis had a collection of police badges. he just wanted to add to his collection, i think. >> that's pretty whacky. jackie kennedy, obviously fascinating for so many of our viewers for so many years. what she brought, the spirit she brought around the holidays. talk about the positive, but then of course, the negative we all remember that tragic day in 1963. as i recall and you say in your book, they were about to send out the christmas cards and put a stop to it because of the assassination. >> that's right. they had already ordered their christmas cards. john and jackie signed 30 of them. the photograph on their card was of the crÈche, the nativity in the east room. jackie gave through her grieving. one of the things she it was gave the white house staff a water color print of the green room. i think that giving helps her to grieve. and that's what it does for all of us who lost loved ones this year. >> what about the tradition of lighting the national christmas tree? when did th