did he get help along the way? what i mean by that, he s surrounded by family and friends and people who would want to help see him succeed? or did he consider a lot of that being a kennedy, a lot of that enabled him to continue what was an addictive lifestyle. right. you asked the exact question. i think it s both ways. on one hand, it was a very welcoming, opening family and on the other hand it sounded like he was a complete loser, this is his language, not mine, because he was a kennedy. he s supposed to have strong perseverance type, the images of kennedys that they put in their minds and instead he was in and out of rehab so many times. sanjay, tomorrow, special on sunday, right? sunday night. we re going to talk about his plans to address these problems. please know, you are welcome to come in on my show. i was starting to get hurt feelings. i ve never been invited. so this is nice. you want to accept the
our work. and in return, as we approach the tenth anniversary of 9/11, we commit to you that we will continue to do everything in our power to fulfill your mission of defeating al qaeda and their militant allies. we will do whatever it takes to protect this country and to keep it safe. this has been a long and tough fight, and it s not over. but as we have just proven, it s a fight that we re going to win for you, mr. president, and for the american people. ladies and gentlemen, it is my great honor to introduce the president of the united states. thank you. thank you very much. thank you, all. thank you. thank you so much. thank you very much, everybody. thank you. well, thank you, leon, and thank you, jim. when i chose leon panetta as director of the cia, i said he was going to be a strong advocate for this agency and would strengthen your capabilities to meet the threats of our time. when i chose jim clapper as director of national intelligence, i charged him with making
education crisis. our series in conjunction with ebony magazine called making the grade. it leads up to a special on sunday. the special begins on noon eastern time. hope you join us for it. but in the meantime, msnbc is partnering with ebony and amy dubois is editor and chief of ebony magazine. we have got an exclusive interview with the president on this. amy, thanks for joining us. thank you for having me. the statistics are devastating, we have heard them all before, we know the dropout rate facing young black students, the drop out rate is staggering and unspeakable. last the problem with the way this is being dealt with? i think the president is taking this to a new level with not just his particular administration s efforts, race to the top, the teach program, the race to the top is the incentive based program in which various states will compete to