tom perez was one of the secretaries of labor this country has ever had. supportediend and he programs that helped working families and help union members. keith ellison has been a congressman out of minnesota. he is originally from detroit. he talks the talk and walks the walk. he understands economic fairness for all working families. the understands you have to have a 50 state strategy. he understands we have to have a strong economic message. he has walked picket lines. he has supported working families, even taking on the president to support working families. i made the choice because i'm a member of the democratic national committee that keith ellison was a breath of fresh air. we needed that. he has the ability to bring in large segments of our population, not forgetting anyone. whether it is millennials, whether it is working families or people in rural areas. he has the ability to speak to those economic issues. that is why i believe he deserves our support and we are going to be working towards getting him elected to be the next chair of the dem

labor secretary tom perez in his first interview since announcing a run to lead the democrats and why mobile, alabama, is apologizing so donald trump can say merry christmas in front of a 50-foot tree. >> wishing you a very merry christmas. merry christmas. when "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening new york. i'm chris hayes. the rekouns are over, the electoral college shas spoken. in 31 days, donald trump will become the president of the united states. republicans have a message for americans frustrated about that fact. get over it. >> they have a message for cry baby sore loser left and that is donald trump won. stop chinaing. accept it already. >> the election's over. we all know it. it's time to move. >> and donald trump's victory south korea verified and a done deal, get over it. >> come on, anti-trumpers. quit wlining. >> we won, you lost. grow the blank up. move on with your life. >> democrats have not figures out in politics when you lose, you don't get a second place trophy. you don't get a juice box or therapy dogging. > hillary clinton and her team spent $1.2 billion,

tom perez, we know is interested in diversity and inclusion.an the civil rights division of the justice department. i wouldn't pick between the two. >> why not? >> both are good. the one thing we don't need in the democratic party are additional splits. where we have a perez camp, a keith ellison camp. >> you're saying there are already too many splits in the party now, why contribute more? >> absolutely right. we already have a bernie sanders section of the democratic party which is odd because bernie sanders is not a democrat. but that's another issue. >> congressman cleaver, thank you so much for joining me. >> good to be with you. >> up next, crisis in syria. just hours after a cease-fire agreement, syrian forces and rebels are fighting again with thousands of civilians trapped in the cross fire. the latest on the situation there after the break. as after a dvt blood clot,ital i sure had a lot to think about. what about the people i care about? ...including this little girl. and what if this happened again? i was given warfarin in the hospi

at the same time, tom perez will reportedly enter the race for dnc chair. according to "the washington post," perez will announce his candidacy tomorrow, becoming ellison's first serious challenger. >>> last night bernie sanders doubled down on his support for ellison. he offered a postmortem on how democrats lost their foothold with core supporters and look ahead to what the party must do if it is to regain power in the white house, congress, or even at the state level governments. >> voted for obama twice, then voted for donald trump, so these people are not racists, they don't have a racist bone in their body. how did the democratic party lose those people? >> there are a lot of people in this country who are hurting, in a lot of pain tonight. there are people who are 55 years of age who have zero amount of dollars in the bank as they wait retirement. half of the elderly workers in this country have nothing in the bank. there are young people who graduate college $50,000 in debt and making $14,000 a year. and trump tapped that. he said, i hear you, and i

the other contenders, keith ellison of minnesota, tom perez, also running jamie harrison and raymondkley. the chairmen in south carolina and new hampshire respectively. joining me to talk about this, a his tor i don't know and professor at princeton university, a reporter for the washington examiner and columnist for the new york post. let's start with you. do you see the party going forward with the so-called bernie sanders wing with he willy son or perhaps a more traditional leader like tom perez? what does that choice say about the future of the party? >> well, i think the more important decision going forward, for whoever they pick is not as much ideological as it's about who has the best plan to have more penetration in more states. so think back to 2005 when howard dean was picked as the chair right after the loss from 2004 to george w. bush for john kerry. he developed a 50 state program and within 18 months was able to knock off the house majority for the republicans, for democrats, as well as in the u.s. senate. and they grabbed a bunch of down ballot seats. what the democra

labor secretary tom perez. challenging front-runner and minnesota congressman eat ellison. the president talked about perez yesterday. >> tom perez has been, i believe, one of the best secretaries of labor in our history. he is tireless. he is wicked smart. others declared also are my friends and fine people, as well. and the great thing is, i don't have a vote in this. >> whoever wins that vote will need to figure out how to set democrats back on track. with us to look at the party's next move, evan bayh. who would you like to see leave the dnc? >> a lot like the president, i don't have a vote in this thing. i do think it needs to be someone who can put a good face on the party, particularly in the midwest where many of the key senate races in two years will be decided. my home state of indiana, wyoming, west virginia, some of those places. the nuts and bolts we may be going through a tough time as a party so someone who can generate fund-raising support. that sort of thing. most of all, begin the process for choosing our next presidential nominee. i know that may seem lik

talk to us about tom perez and his role. >> tom perez, the labor secretary who also at one point headed the civil rights division at the doj is taking on minnesota representative keith ellison for head of the democratic party. ellison's point of view, he says perez is a friend, he has government service but not nearly as much election experience as ellison has. as ellison puts it, this is about the democratic party and turnout. you have to know how to work elections. perez has the support of the president but it could turn into a test of whether democrats want to stake with an obama choice. >> tracie potts, thank you. >>> 5:33. you now have a few more days to sign up for insurance through the affordable care act. it's been extended by four days. nearly one million people fought to get through to call center operators and logon to buy insurance by last it in's midnight deadline. the new deadline for january 1st coverage is now december 19th. >>> soon-to-be first daughter ivanka trump is working on her political agenda. we told you the act in a first lady role. now a high level transition

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unfortunately it really is being set up as a proxy battle between labor secretary tom perez and keith ellison. there are other great people. >> for clinton or president obama versus sanders. keith ellison tried to take himself out of that box. i believe it was this morning. tweeting a story about how people have to stop passing on right wing memes about hillary clinton being corrupt or losing the election because she was corrupt. he was completely attacked by a lot of former supporters on twitter. a lot of support, but he got a lot of negativity. >> he existed before bernie sanders. hello. >> there are four or five great people in the race. >> should be interesting. >> over 1,000 babies were born this year in refugee camps in greece of syrians who fled the conflict there. the refugee crisis is an easy story to forget when there is nothing something like the fall of aleppo happening. i certainly think it's going to be important next year and that's why time is falling for families of four children throughout the year. we will see what happens. >> it's an important story and the thing t

tom perez, now the labor secretary. at least hogue was the head of naro, the only person who has done national organizing. then we've got this guy we've never heard of until today. yesterday i spent an hour on the phone and he is incredibly impressive. he's sort of the demographic profile. he's 33 years old. his name is pete -- >> you have to get the name before you tag him on my show. >> he's 34 years old, two tours of duty in afghanistan, i think, and he is openly gay. and he's smart as hell. so if he gets in, we're going to have six great candidates. >> so neutral right now. kasie hunt, howard, thank you both very much. >>> that massive data breach at yahoo. more than a billion accounts were hacked. this is the second breach in two years. now a second question about buying yahoo. >>> plus, dylan roof guilty on multiple counts. a look at what comes next. will he get the death penalty? that's next. about making movies. i'm victoria alonso and i'm an executive producer... ...at marvel studios. we are very much hands-on

the issue is does tom perez want to put eyes on elected office? perhaps as the governor of maryland, for instance. there is a lot to be sorted out. i think keith ellison is the front-runner, but it's not a sure thing as it seemed a couple of weeks ago. >> sam stein who will likely never again appear on this hour if we make him talk about 2020. >> i'll do it. just reluctantly. take care. >> today we are asking this microsoft pulse question. the vice president said he won't run out a run for president but isn't committing to anything. should he run in 2020? check out your screen. 80% of you think he should. 20% of you say no. that includes matt deering who tweeted, biden is a great guy, but we need someone different. talking about the need for fresh faces. keep them coming. pulse.msnbc.com. we are six hours from president-elect donald trump's second stop here in fayetteville on his nationwide thank you tour. his first stop on the tour, by the way, was the backdrop for the surprise announcement. we were there in cincinnati when he named james mattis

tom perez is someone i respect enormously. he's not put out any plans yet. you know, a website with lots of plans. you can read about it. secretary perez is taking listen tour, which he's entitled to. it it has to be about issues. how do you rebuild the party? the public base of the party. the messaging of the party. rebuilding the state parties especially in places like michigan and wisconsin where they've been decimated and the union base has been decimated. it can't be about refighting clinton versus sanders or going out for the white working class. >> like groundhog day. >>> up next they'll tell me something i don't know. which is easy. this is "hardball." the place for politics. ♪ ♪ see ya next year. this season, start a new tradition. experience the power of infiniti now, with leases starting at $319 a month. infiniti. empower the drive. will your business be ready when growth presents itself? american express open cards can help you take on a new job, or fill a big order or expand your office and take on whatever comes next. find out how american expr

labor secretary tom perez in his first interview since announcing a run to lead the democrats and why mobile, alabama, is apologizing so donald trump can say merry christmas in front of a 50-foot tree. >> wishing you a very merry christmas. merry christmas. when "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening new york. i'm chris hayes. the rekouns are over, the electoral college shas spoken. in 31 days, donald trump will become the president of the united states. republicans have a message for

tom perez was one of the best secretaries of labor this country has ever had.e is a friend and he supported programs that helped working families and help union members. and working families. keith ellison has been a congressman out of minnesota. he is originally from detroit. he talks the talk and walks the walk. he understands economic fairness for all working families. he understands that you have got to have a 50-state strategy. he understands we have to have a strong economic message. he has walked picket lines. he has supported working families, sometimes even taking on the president to support working families. i made the choice because i'm a member of the democratic national committee that keith ellison was a breath of fresh air. we needed that. he has the ability to bring in large segments of our population, not forgetting anyone, whether it is the millennials, whether it is working families or people in rural areas. he has the ability to speak to those kinds of economic issues, and that is why i believe he deserves our support and we are going to be w

maybe labor secretary tom perez. and i think we are going to see an ongoing civil war.ie sanders and elizabeth warren and progressives or tim ryan and focus on rust belt issues? >> who is the democratic party? they have to find an identity and somebody to rally behind. is it bernie sanders or a new face that we haven't yet seen. >> i don't think it can be bernie sanders because we a as we all know he is not a democratic. >> donald trump is not really a republican. >> good point but because i think because he didn't actually join the party it's going hard for him to exert leadership. i think the democrats are scrambling for a message, for a lead e for an identity. at the moment they don't appear to be well equipped to deal with donald trump or trumpism. >> mr. hewitt. >> joe biden hits the gym and the road on behalf democrats 2020. >> watching president obama, does he be part of these discussions in a vital way or does he go off and paint george w. bush style? >> what we are hearing is president obama is not going to be to able to ride off into the sunset. et cetera goin

there's also tom perez. that's a new name. he's being pushed by the president as someone who's less of an ideal -- >> find a place called unity. now how do they get to unify and around what willnify because clearly their message was far off base and it happened quite expensively because they thought they had this election in the bag and it turns out they were woefully wrong. >> i think they're going to look to what attracted new voters and what excited the voters. the clinton faction is at a bit of a disadvantage in this fight because they didn't win. whereas the people who were attracted to donald trump were from the same region that went for bernie sanders in the primary. so i think they're going to look at what happened during the primary. >> but looking at that, where do they go forward? what do they find that's out there that they have to unify around. because they point to a lot of white americans who are angry and frustrated, they failed to even reach out to african-americans in a way that they did during president bara

>> they will go with more of a mainstream pick and maybe tom perez and we will see an ongoing civil warhis going to be the party of bernie sanders or progressives and tim ryan and rust belt issues. >> who is the democratic party and they have to find someone to rally behind. is it bernie sanders or a new face we haven't yet seen? >> i don't think it can be bernie sanders because he is not a democrat. donald trump is not really a republican. he didn't join the party and it will be difficult for him to exert leadership. much of the party will exert that. they are cram belling for a leader and identity. they do not to be well equipped. they need to get it together very quickly. >>. >> joe biten hits the gym. does he be party of these discussions? >> for what we are hearing, president obama will not be able to ride off into the sunset. he wants to coach young leaders to develop new letters. he will be baktive. they have to stick together until they find the heir, apparent. i would like to wish everyone a merry christmas, happy hanukkah and happy holidays. we leave you with moments from firs

. >>> later today, tom perez is expected to announce a bid to become chairman of the democratic national convention. he was a loyal surrogate for hillary clinton and worked with the obama administration for over seven year. he is the first challenger to keith ellison who is already endorsed by senators warren and chuck schumer and several unions. >>> a federal judge ordered president-elect trump to sit for a deposition in early january. part of the ongoing dispute with jose andres. trump sued for breach of contract after the chef backed out of plans in the luxury hotel in washington. andres claims he canceled the deal after the remarks about mexicans. >>> the president-elect trump will visit hershey, pennsylvania tonight as part of his thank you tour. the vice president-elect mike pence will be there as well. obviously the trump win in pennsylvania was key to the election success breaking down the so-called blue wall. a phrase that ron brownstein coined. >>> federal reserve chief janet yellen hiking interest rates yesterday and offering this message to the soon-to-be boss, donald trump.

tom perez is being urged to jump into the competition dominated by keith ellison. sources close to perez tell the political web site that president obama and joe biden have privately encouraged perez to apply for the job. on thursday, the aflcio endorsed ellison for party chair. >> bernie sanders and chuck schumer. the white house does not seem set on him. >>> millions around the world recalling the contributions of john glenn this morning. what a life. you know, really what a legend. an american pioneer in space. someone that many people are calling the last american hero. that's next. used to be hard on me. especially around the holidays. i was pinchin' more than pennies! but thanks to fingerhut.com, now you can shop over 700,000 items from brand names like samsung, rachael ray and fisher price. happy holidays to me. all you gotta do is click on over to fingerhut.com and get the credit you deserve to get all kinds of great stuff. [ doorbell rings ] oh, i hope it's the microfiber recliner! [ laughs ] ahhh. ♪ >>> the world has lost a legend, hero and american icon.

say that tom perez has been, i believe, one of the best secretaries of labor in our history. he is tireless and wicked smart. he has been able to work across the spectrum of labor, business, activists, he produced. he worked on behalf of working people what he has pushed for in terms of workers get a fair deal and their safety is protected on the job. he has been extraordinary. now, others who declared are also my friends and fine people as well. and the great thing is, i don't have a vote in it. so we will let the process unfold and i don't think it's going to happen any time soon. i described to you earlier what i think needs to happen which is that the democratic party through the dnc or through a rebuilding of state parties or some other arrangement has to work at the grass roots level and be present in all 50 states and has to have a presence in us. they have to have a message in how we are speaking directly to voters. i will say this and i will not engage in too much punditry, but i could not be prouder of the coalition i put together in each of my campaigns. because it

i'll take the second one first and say that tom perez has been i believe one of the best secretary of labor in our history. he is tireless. he is wicked smart. he has been able to work across the spectrum of, you know, labor, business, activists. he's produced. i mean, if you look at his body of work on behalf of the working people, what he's pushed for in terms of making sure that workers get a fair deal, decent warnlgs better benefits, that their safety is protected on the job, he has been extraordinary. now, others who have declared are also my friend and fine people as well. and the great thing is i don't have a vote. so, we'll let the process unfold. i don't think it's going to happen any time soon. i described to you earlier what i think needs to happen, which is that the democratic party, whether that's entirely through the dnc or through a rebuilding of state parties or some other arrangement, has to work at the grass roots level, has to be present in all 50 states. has to have a presence in counties, has to think about message and how are we speaking directly to voters? i wil

this week labor secretary tom perez jumped into the race for dnc chairman.imary, he supported hillary clinton. another man who wants the job, congressman keith ellison, a progressive who supported bernie sanders. democratic senator joe manchin says he's not happy with either choice. >> i would like another choice, absolutely. and i think basically, speaking from a rural democrat, from a rural state, getting our brains beat in because washington doesn't listen to urks the democr us, the democrats in washington don't speak for us, it is hard for them to represent us. >>> joining me now is beth fee, senior editor for politics at nbc news and msnbc, and republican strategist susan del percio. thank you for being here, first of all. >> thank you for having us. >> let me ask you first, do clinton and obama have different views about why she lost and what the party needs to do next? >> well, i think president obama in his news conference was careful and shows his words carefully about assigning blame, resisting efforts to -- some of the questions he received to, yo

. >> i will take the second one first and say tom perez has been i believe one of the best secretaries of labor in our history. he is tireless, he is wicked smart. he has been able to work across the spectrum of labor, business, activists, he has produced. if you look at his body of work on behalf of working people, what he has pushed for in terms of making sure workers get a fair deal, decent wages, better benefits, their safety is protected on the job. he has been extraordinary. others who have declared are also my friends, find people as well. the great thing is i don't have a vote in this. we let the process unfold. i don't get is going to happen anytime soon. i describe to you earlier what i think needs to happen which is the democratic party, whether that is entirely through the dnc or the rebuilding of state parties or some other arrangement has to work at the grassroots level, has to be present in all 50 states, has to have a presence in counties, has to think about message and how are we speaking directly to voters. i will say i won't engage in too much punditry, i could not b

tom perez told several senior democrats that he is going to run to be the next chairman of the democratic national committee. ray buckley is the democratic chair jamie harrison. a four-way race. bill cosby returning to a pennsylvania courtroom. watching the heated clashes between his lawyers and prosecutors over a request to have 13 other women who accused him of sexual assault testify at his trial set to begin in the spring. cosby denied all allegations. in tennessee officials say the wildfires in the great spoky mountains caused more than half a billion in property damage. at least 14 people were killed. the flame destroyed or damaged more than 2400 structures. a big day on wall street. the dow jones inching closer to the 20,000 mark. dow closing at a new record high for the 16th time since donald trump was elected president. now to south carolina, winding down the case against dylann roof charged with killing nine people in a black church in charl 1207b. jurors getting to see the images found in the gunman's camera. this as prosecutors object to the witnesses the defense said it is goi

. >> outgoing labor secretary tom perez is challenging president-elect donald trump's transition team, even calling its actions illegal. speaking with cbs news radio, perez discussed the transition team questionnaires sent to the energy department earlier this month, which called for identifying employees that worked on climate change issues. the department rejected the request and later told "the washington post" the letter was not authorized and the person behind it had been properly counseled. perez says questions like that has no place in a transition and moves like that are against the law. nearly a dozen democratic senators have called for an investigation into that letter. >>> john kasich has requested a bill to put a freeze on -- "a wide range of energy generation options in ohio have helped grow jobs." the decision has been polarizing to say the least, with environmentalists calling the veto a step in the right direction. "it is apparent that governor kasich cares more about appeasing his coastal elite friends in the renewable energy business than about the millions of ohioan

tom perez on hillary clinton's short list for vp is considering running for chair of the democratic national committee. he considered the call. i would put him up against minnesota congressman teeth ellis who was a loyal surrogate and they would like to see as the chair. some people think he's an oughts on favorite. we see what happens. perez ellison could be quite the internal fight. we'll be right back. bl am not actually cleaning it up. what's that make mommy do? (doorbell) what's that? swiffer wetjet. this is amazing. woah wow. now i feel more like making a mess is part of growing up. only new wetjet pads have absorb and lock to soak up tough messes and lock them away stop cleaning. start swiffering. why pause a spontaneous moment? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about your medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. to avoid long-term injury, get

i'll take the second one first, and say that tom perez has been i believe one of the best secretaries of labor in our history. he is tireless. he is wicked smart. he has been able to work across the spectrum of, you know, labor, business, activist, he's produced. i mean, if you look at his body of work on behalf of working people, what he's pushed for in terms of making sure that workers get a fair deal, decent wages, better benefits, that their safety is protected on the job, he has been extraordinary. now, others who have declared are also my friends, and are fine people as well, and the great thing is, i don't have a vote in this. so we'll let the process unfold. i don't think it's going to happen any time soon. i described to you earlier what i think needs to happen, which is that the democratic party, whether that's entirely through the dnc or through a rebuilding of state parties or some other arrangement has to work at the grassroots level, has to be present in all 50 states, has to have a presence in counties, has to think about message and how are we speaking directly to vote

and say that tom perez has been, i believe, one of the best secretaries of labor in our history. he is tireless. he is wicked smart. he has been able to work across the spectrum of labor, business, activists, he's produced and if you look at his body of work on behalf of working people, what he has push for in terms of making sure that workers get a fair deal, decent wages, better benefits, that their safety is protected on the job. he has been extraordinary. now, others who have declared are also my friend and are fine people as well, and the great thing is i don't have a vote in this. so, we'll let the process unfold. don't think it's going to happen anytime soon. i described to you earlier what i think needs to happen, which is that the democratic party, whether that is entirely through the dnc or through rebuilding of state parties or some other arrangement, has to work at the grassroots level, has to be present in all 50 states, has to have a presence in counties, has to think about message and how are we speaking directly to voters? i will say this -- and i'm not going to e

tom perez, who wants to head the dnc running labor department, called actions by the trump transitionm illegal. he went out publicly, because they wanted information about some of the employees. same thing happened which trump, the administration, transition team said it was mistakes but they wanted information about some employees, actions of some employees. >> there are roadblocks. dagen: underneath this there are tensions. >> obama administration is clearly putting up roadblocks. that is what the u.n. resolution was all about. a bunch of last minute decisions by epa to stop drilling. they are trying as best as they can to put roadblocks because they know trump will try to dismantle just about everything obama did. kennedy: there is difference between legacy preservation and actually wanting a smooth transition. the president has gone out of his way to talk about, especially during the final week of the election, how in this country, we do not dismiss the results, we do not have third party candidates paying, trying to get money online. >> but then he puts up roadblocks. dagen: he w

>> bamako not have been more complimentary of tom perez his labor secretary at the friday press conferencet the president had. he was effusive of the man who served in his cabinet. the question lots of folks are asking in the dnc is will president obama in january or perhaps out of office in february formally endorse secretary perez. why does this matter? yesterday speaking to a top democrat, i was told only about a quarter of the dnc voting committee which is about 440 people are now committed to a candidate. so this thing is wide-open and the endorsement of a current or former president could matter a great deal. also, by the way, a former presidential nominee, hillary clinton also been very quiet on this front. her words could have some impact too. >> we'll watch that. dan? >> continuing on with the fate of the democrats as we go forward, talking to a number of democrats recently, obviously everybody is concerned about the 2018 senate map but i was talking to a former governor this week who thinks that the party cannot under estimate the significance of trying to win back governorships.

the secretary of labor, tom perez throws in his name.-mail account at the department of justice in 2013. the investigation finding that he likely violated both the spirit and the letter of the federal records act. now his push for the dnc chair might be over before he can even hit send. >>> intelligence officials will not -- on the extent of risch -- this after a group of democratic electors wrote a letter to the director of national intelligence. they wanted an ex plax on how russian cyber spies hacked the accounts and whether they did so to elect donald trump. >>> an elementary school cancels its annual christmas carol play because it takes too much time out of teaching. parents claim it was because two parents complained about this line. >> god bless us everyone. >> the principal at the school responding refuting the parents' claim saying our decision is rooted in the desire to be respectful of the cultural and religious background represented by the students attending centreville elementary. that's a bummer. you think about it. i act

i had a conversation with dnc candidate tom perez asking about this very question. do you have strict opposition, like republicans did to obama or do you try to find ways to work with trump on a few legislative matters where there's overlap and my sense in talking to him or senator schumer and other people on the hill is they're still figuring it out. they don't want to just give up on things like an infrastructure bill because trump supports it. if it helps their own districts, i wouldn't be surprised if they went along. >> let me bring in richard painter. he is the chief ethics lawyer for george w. bush administration. let me get you the jump in before we start talks about legislative compromise. going back to the conflicts of interest or the potential for them, if you were advising the president-elect at this point in the next 25 days, what would crow teyou tell him to do? >> i would commend him for deciding to dissolve the foundation and his children for retreating from the charitable fund raising work. i think we learned from the clintons that mixing politics a

tom perez comes from the obama/clinton world of things and keith ellison, the democratic congressmanders world and i think that proxy fight will be part of the background in this dnc chair race but it should be noted both men are progressives. they both are pretty much agreed on all the issues. i think the big question going forward is what kind of party should the democratic party end up being? and we'll see that playing out in the weeks ahead. >> honestly, mark, we've been seeing that play out. it doesn't appear unless you could guide us through more information that the party is any closer to determining that. >> it really isn't, tamron, and to me, what president obama was able to signify and even howard dean when you ended up getting in the 2005, 2006, when he took over the dnc back then, it was, you know, the democratic party should be a big tent party. we should have policies that progressives from vermont should embrace to democratic candidates in north carolina but i see this kind of clinton/obama versus bernie sanders debate we saw play out during the primary season does go

labor secretary tom perez saying today "i'm in this race because i really believe this is one of those where were you moments in our nation's journey." perez, the son of dominican immigrants who helped work his way through college as a garbage collector is well liked within the democratic party. one time he was viewed as a potential running mate for hillary clinton. he was a clinton surrogate during the campaign. according to reporting by the "associated press," perez was encouraged to mount a bid for dnc chair by the white house. the reason that is so important because the early odds-on favorite for dnc chair has been representative keith ellison who said he would resign from congress should he win. ellison endorsed bernie sanders, one of very few members of congress to do so. sanders has thrown his support behind ellison for the dnc position. ellison received the backing of incoming democratic senate leader chuck schumer. south carolina's party leader jamie harrison and new hampshire's party leader ray buckley have both announced their respective bids to run for dnc chair, ellison an

nbc news reports that secretary tom perez will formally declare his bid tomorrow. while congressman ellison has locked up the support of the more progressive parts of the party let's not forget that secretary perez was appointed by one, president barack obama, and given his tenure as labor secretary he's also been one of the president's go-to ambassadors for organized labor groups. a qualification that can only help his bid. according to "the new york times," secretary perez was expected to meet with the president this week to discuss the position. members of the dnc will elect their next chair at the end of february. iotic brand, now for k. >>> i know that many americans are concerned by a spate of recent news reports about alleged hate crimes and harassment. we need you to continue to report this incidents to local law enforcement as well as the justice department so that our career investigators and prosecutors can take action to defend your rights. >> that was united states attorney general loretta lynch last month encouraging people to not be afraid and contin

melissa: labor secretary tom perez telling democratic officials he plans to run for head of the democratic. the white house reportedly urging perez to run putting him troversialth democratic challenger, minute sew congressman keith ellison. perez will formally announce his intentions sometime this week. david: history of keith ellison becoming quite a roadblock for him. >>> president obama's new warning to the next commander-in-chief. why the president is accusing donald trump of quote, flying blind. you do all this research on a perfect car, then smash it into a tree. your insurance company raises your rates. maybe you should've done more research on them. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. and if you do have an accident, our claims centers are available to assist you 24/7. call for a free quote today. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. melissa: as many are questioning whether president-elect trump is having enough intelligence briefings. president obama is not taking the situation lightly, saying these

the labor department does is encourage earning more money, raising wages in this country, which tom perez done valiant little desk valiantly with individual employers, making the case about how when you work hard for a living, you ought to be able to feed your family and have your kids get ahead. and he is done that in every sector of the economy. he has convened the labor movement. he has convened american business owners to try to find common ground because he knew in his bones that when workers had more money in their pockets, they could spend it in their communities and we could get the economy growing from the bottom up in this nation. puzder represents exactly the opposite trickle-down theory that we know has failed. that is the role the labor secretary plays, and that is why it is completely outrageous that donald trump sees puzder fit to serve in this role -- frankly, in a long line of appointed from the environmental protection a education for the people he is nominated to leave those departments and government the are supposed to advance right privileges in those areas are all p

i loveve tom perez was looking t the race. he was a big support to me when i passed the fight for 15 revolution at the dnc in the summer of 2015. i worked closely with ray ,uckley and jamie harrison stagers from new hampshire and south carolina respectively. i think we're going to have a really good debate. i think keith ellison is a very good communicator and a very good galvanize her. i respect he wants to do the job full-time like we asked. and that he came to that decision. i look forward to a very spirited debate about this in january, but it is exciting that grassroots democrats and progressives want to get involved and want to help refurbish our party and bring back our 50 state strategy. amy: christine pelosi, thank you for being with us, democratic california elector, the lead author on a letter to intelligence director james clapper urging him to release the facts on outside interference in u.s. presidential election. so far, the letter has been signed by 10 members of the electoral college -- nine democrats anand on

labor secretary tom perez is planning to announce a run.closest thing to a white house pick. "the new york times" reporting that while obama may not offer a full endorsement, perez will have the impromptu of the president. congressman keith ellison and state party chairs jamie harrison and ray buckley. you know they're not big insiders, because you may not have heard of all of them. the candidates are reflecting all kinds of different visions for the decisions that face the party. from geography, to ideology, to asserting the relevance of political parties at all. when you think about it, we just had a campaign where two of the leading candidates, sanders and trump, proudly ran against all party politics, as usual. joining me now, two politicos who know a thing or two about this. liz smith, democratic strategist, who worked on martin o'mall o'malley's campaign last year, and donny fowler who's worked on several presidential campaigns. and we should note he ran for that top dnc job back in 2005. so starting on that point, donny, this is some

labor secretary tom perez has also announced he's running for head of the dnc, and is expected to have the support of the white house. according to nbc unnamed u.s. , intelligence officials have said russian president vladimir putin was personally involved in the effort to meddle in the 2016 u.s. presidential election to help donald trump win. the cia has accused russia of intervening, and president obama has ordered a review of russia's role. president-elect donald trump has called the claims ridiculous. this comes as a "new york times" investigation has revealed the of the was aware a dnc computer had been hacked as early as september 2015, allegedly by a team known as "the dukes," which the fbi says is linked to the russian government. "thehe new york times" investigation goes on to report an fbi agent called the dnc repeatedly to inform them of the security breach, but that thee party's tech-support contractor did almost nothing with the information, believing it might simply be a prank call. "the times" also reports the hackers used a relatively low-tech means of infiltrating the