And know that they were working with who they identified as their afghan brothers so just im regret that so much hey, bad i can remember the first time i went to afghanistan with sheila jacksonlee. She pointed out that bad news has no feet and excuse me. What is it . Good news has no feet and bad news has wings. And wow. But the bad the good thing is that extraordinary progress has been made and i agree with the chairman, too, that success in afghanistan is to deny terrorists safe havens which protects American Families and that we cannot forget it was september 11th, 2001, the attacks on our country, that were originated, planned and culminated from caves in afghanistan so im just very appreciative of your efforts and the largely bipartisan support we have here w. That in mind, with this special operations reliance of support from conventional forces, if conventional forces are reduced, as has been called for, how can special operations fill in this gap . Sir, today, we continue to ta
This subject, week after next, train and equip, not just iraq. Iraq, syria and afghanistan. Historically in a broader context, what are the lessons . Is it always hard . Are there particular circumstances in every country beyond our control . Are there lessons we can apply more broadly to Different Countries and our efforts to improve their Security Forces . We cant do everything ourselves. So nebraskas gsomebodys got t there helping us do it. Were trying to work with others. You just heard somebody today mention poland. We have allies of different capabilities. How well are we organized, equipped, prepared to work with those different capabilities . I think this is a big, very important question. So is the hearing going to be oversight or education . Both. So were going to have close the roundtable, were going to have outside experts, were going to have administration witnesses at different events. So its try to understand, but its also hone in on what were doing now and is it working
Senator john hobin of north dakota delivered this weeks republican address. House republicans have already passed two bills to replace the president s sequester. So the question is, why wont he work with us . And the answer quite simply is because he wants higher taxes. Lets go to the white house and nbcs kristen welker. Another good saturday to you, kristen. Lets talk about the president , what hes doing this weekend to help broker some sort of a deal to avoid the sequester taking effect on friday. Reporter alex, good afternoon. The president says hes going to have conversations with members of congress and throughout the week. But so far the limited conversations they have had have yielded no results. Both sides are dug in it seems increasingly likely the sequester will kick in. On friday president obama met with the Prime Minister of japan, and he answered some questions from journalists as you can imagine, many of them about the sequester. One person asking him, is it inevitable th
Discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. Stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems passing urine. Other side effects include dry mouth and constipation. Nothing can reverse copd. Spiriva helps me breathe better. blowing sound ask your doctor about spiriva. Hello everyone. Were approaching high noon here in the east, 9 00 a. M. Out west. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. First five stories trending at this hour, sequester blame game. Pistorius, whats his next move. Nuclear waste leak in the u. S. New fighter jets already grounded. And yahoo s new ban thats rubbing some employees the wrong way. We have details on all those stories throughout this hour. But first. New today, president obama take aim at Congressional Republicans with just six days until the painful across the board budget cuts take effect, if no deal can be reached to avert the sequest
I appreciate the chance to speak with the president elect and look forward to the coming administration. Now, trumps entire weekend is jampacked with meetings for potential cabinet picks. Watching all of that. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell live in bedminster, new jersey, where the comings and goings have been fast and furious today. Kelly, last we spoke, about 40 minutes ago. What have you seen happening there . Reporter well, i think one of the things were waiting for now, richard, is for general jim mattis, retired marine general, who is in meeting with president elect donald trump and Vice President elect mike pence. That meeting is under way. Theyve been through a series of meetings earlier today, but general mattis is a strong contender, i am told from a variety of sources, for Donald Trumps consideration for a job in the administration. So we have talked about some of the people who have come today for various positions, possible, but im getting a stronger indication from sources that matt