And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff todays announcement at the white house sets up a pair of potential confirmation fights. President obamas choices to oversee the pentagon and the c. I. A. Will now be called to answer questions about everything from israel to iran to interrogations. There has been much speculation about both nominations, but the president made them official this afternoon in the east room of the white house. My choice for two key members of my National Security team. Chuck hagel, former secretary of defense and john brennan for director of the Central Intelligence agency. Woodruff hagel is a vietnam veteran who would replace the retiring leon panetta. He would be the First Defense secretary who saw combat as an enlisted soldier. In chuck hagel our troops see a decorated comba
And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff todays announcement at the white house sets up a pair of potential confirmation fights. President obamas choices to oversee the pentagon and the c. I. A. Will now be called to answer questions about everything from israel to iran to interrogations. There has been much speculation about both nominations, but the president made them official this afternoon in the east room of the white house. My choice for two key members of my National Security team. Chuck hagel, former secretary of defense and john brennan for director of the Central Intelligence agency. Woodruff hagel is a vietnam veteran who would replace the retiring leon panetta. He would be the First Defense secretary who saw combat as an enlisted soldier. In chuck hagel our troops see a decorated comba
In 2006 president bush signed the bill on the lawn of the white house with members of congress from both parties there in large numbers. We reaffirm our commitment to build that same type of coalition for the necessary legislative response to the Supreme Courts action. And we reaffirm our commitment o do that today. Hi, im Wade Henderson with the Leadership Conference on civil and human rights. I just want to acknowledge some of the leaders who are here today who joined in this really important and constructive meeting with the president. Theres cheryl, the president director council of the naacp, Legal Defense and educational fund. Barbara who is executive director and president of the Lawyers Committee, the civil rights under law. Which by the way is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year having been founded by president kennedy in response to violence against those who sought to register voters in the past. Tom, who is president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and educatio
Bracing for violence. The report itself is expected to outline tactics used against al qaeda detainees at secret sites, including simulateded drowning known as waterboarding. Other descriptions of harsh treatment inslamming them into walls, sleep deprivation. But the report will also say the program was a failure, and that the cia misled the bush white house. Former Vice President dick cheney says thats not true. Quote, thats all a bunch of hooey as far as im concerned. The agency ought to be decorated, not criticized. We have this covered from all on this tuesday morning. Chris lan sing is at the white house. Jim miklaszewski is at the pentagon and the managing editor at msnbc. Com is here with me in the the studio. Chris, let me start with you at 1600 pennsylvania. Whats new . What do we expect that will be new in this report . Well first of all, even though its redacted. I think there are two big headlines coming out of it. One is that three former cia directors, there are accusatio
Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of colleagues in reintroducing the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act.