david, what say you? i say they are off to a good start from the first term in the administration and are likely to end up being the most transparent and i think he s not alone in making that statement. you had general michael hadden, formerly the bush nsa director, who said that the handling of the metal data issue and efforts that the white house put behind it were a lot more transparent that he served in the bush administration, i think as time goes by, you ll see more evidence of it. but what they first did was to release the white house visitors log, which had never been done before by a presidential administration. there was a lot of pressure before, but other administrations did not see the merit of doing it. this administration has seen the merit of being transparent. i want to read you a statement, i believe it is the most secretive white house i
ending the crisis? plus we will have the latest developments in a live report from ukraine. but first, it is easter sunday. christianity s most joyful and hopeful day. around the world christians are celebrating. at the vatican, the pope led a mass for an overflow crowd. connor powell is live in jerusalem with all the latest on the easter celebrations. hello, connor. reporter: happy easter. this is a particularly special celebration with the eastern orthodox and the western calendars all overlapping this weekend. pope francis celebrating easter today, but last night saying he hopes to bring faith to the edges of the earth. he s also saying today that he s praying for the end of war around the world today saying that he s rejoicing, in jesus, love concurs hatred, francis prayed for an end to wars, particularly for the conflict in syria. also showed solidarity with orthodox christians calling for peace in the ukraine. pope francis took over last year traditional issues
recovery begin outside washington that with virginia governor bob mcdonal. i m candy crowley. and this is state of the union. chuck hagel, the president s choice to be secretary of defense, will face many of his former colleagues this week as confirmation hearings. though congressman hagel has already taken income from many in his party, his critics see as sufficiently pro real. too quick to subject cuts at the pentagon. meantime, the current defense secretary leon panetta is making history on the way out the door. joining me now, retired u.s. army general stanley mcchrystal is the former commander in afghanistan. and former cia director and retired u.s. air force general michael hayden. i m the only one without a military title this morning. i want to start out with chuck hagel because he s what s top on the minds of the pentagon. from what you know of chuck hagel, and he would be the first enlisted man ever to run the pentagon. the first vietnam vet, from what you know, w
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