co-hosts. in the center seat today former utah congressman jason chavis. welcome, everybody. general powell served under republican and democratics alike, overseeing dozens of crises including operation desert storm. he then played a major role under president bush who paid tribute to powell saying this. he was such a favorite of presidents that he earned the presidential medal of freedom twice. he was highly respected at home and abroad and most important colin was a family man and friend. laura and i send alma, his wife, and their children our condolences as they remember the life of a great man. powell s family is calling him a great american today. in 1994, he shared his feeling about this country with
inflation where we enter another week where the administration deals with that. we will take that live. plus continued coverage of the death of general colin powell, military leader and the first black secretary of state. and more rules for thee not for me as the president and first lady break their own mandate over the weekend. also what chicago s major was caught doing. come join us as america reports, top of the hour. for over 80 years that s been the motto of superman, but no more. jen lee announced they re dropping the american way from the super hero s slogan. instead it will be replaced with and a better tomorrow. wow, jason. american way to a better tomorrow. huh. jason: that is so weak and so
would often ask, what was it about general colin powell? former secretary of state, joint chiefs of staff, chairman, that he wouldn t want to run for president? part of it is what emily is saying, for those who are the children of those who served under him. and for those who just knew him personally as well. it was that idea that he was just an american. i know that s hard for us to even think about. he really saw himself that way. jason: he did. he recognized how abusive politics can be. he impacted the nation as much as anybody, kind of building on what kennedy said. there were times on the republican side and on the democratic side of the aisle where people didn t like what he had to say and really disagreed with him. but i think going to the character of colin powell, everybody respected what he said. they knew he was full of confidence. love of country and that he had
an ambush of police officers in texas deputy atkins lost his life leaving behind a wife and 2-month-old. darryl jared and joaquim barson who were injured but survived, thank goodness. this came one day after friday, another officer was laid to rest also an ambush style attack. dillon harrison. we have a picture of him. he leaves behind a wife and 6-year-old. one officer laid to rest in an ambush friday, three others victims of an attack. these guys have very very dangerous jobs. already we have a police report. officer dillon, that was his first shift. to jason s point about the lack of support by our elected officials and leaders and some parts of society. this is what s leading to ambushing. we always say here, we are fearless with our support of law enforcement on this couch and network. we support you.
representing. just 36 to 48 hours time he had three ethical violation. what makes this so grading is this former sound byte from jen psaki. we have the highest ethical standards of any administration in history. number of ethics officials can say that and we re proud of that. we have also staffed up at an unprecedented pace and this is the most diverse administration in american history. so we certainly expect that everyone will abide by those high ethics standards that applies and how we operate. also applies in how we hire. kayleigh: most ethical administration in history? jason? jason: it was her deputy that did some things and had to get dismissed once he got caught by the media. i do love what jen psaki says. we can t weigh in on this and then she weighed in on it. to suggest they are the most