race. this is the look and sound of the southwest jet liner crashing. the nose landing gear collapsed on monday. sparks showered the runway. ten people suffered minor injuries. the ntsb is conducting a full investigation. it s an unhappy ending to a balloon ride a few miles outside of amsterdam. you can see the balloon going down in a lake. definitely not the plan. there were 11 people in the basket. two went to the hospital. it isn t known what caused the balloon to come down in the water. vietnam war vet knows that first hand. during a patrol his platoon came under fire. he was the only survivor. he revealed what saved his life and how it dramatically changed his life.
that said, let s not commit political suicide again. people are blaming us, hosts on msnbc are blaming us for all the stuff and we have to stop giving them a reason to do it. thank you both. for our folks at yale, we would like acknowledgment that we have had two alums on at the same time, so send us a check. sorry, molly. coming up, we will talk more about chuck hagel s conformation hearing with former senator and fellow vietnam war vet, bob kerry, should be a fascinating conversation next hour. and it s a guessing game that could last years. will hillary clinton run for the white house in 2016, we will read the tea leaves of one of her closest advisers next.
israel, and in my view the united states should stand unshakably with the nation of israel, and he has consistently advocated weakness with respect to our enemies. chuck hagel, if confirmed to be secretary of defense, would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense toward the state of israel in our nation s history. he has long severed his ties with the republican party. this is an in-your-face nomination by the president to all of us who are supportive of israel. well, john mccain a fellow vietnam war vet, he released a statement after today s announcement saying, quote, chuck hagel served our nation with honor in vietnam, and i congratulate him on this nomination. i have serious concerns about the positions senator hagel has taken on a range of critical national security issues in recent years. you listen to some of this vitriol, it s like he s charles lindberg or something. i have been to israel so many times. you have doves in the community over there, you have moderates,
israel. he has not been a friend to israel, and in my view the united states should stand unshakably with the nation of israel, and he has consistently advocated weakness with respect to our enemies. chuck hagel, if confirmed to be secretary of defense, would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense toward the state of israel in our nation s history. he has long severed his ties with the republican party. this is an in-your-face nomination by the president to all of us who are supportive of israel. well, john mccain a fellow vietnam war vet, he released a statement after today s announcement saying, quote, chuck hagel served our nation with honor in vietnam, and i congratulate him on this nomination. i have serious concerns about the positions senator hagel has taken on a range of critical national security issues in recent years. you listen to some of this vitriol, it s like he s charles lindberg or something. i have been to israel so many
meeting. all the various appropriating and authorizing committees should be meeting. and be involved in this process instead of leaving it to the last minute to three people. you can t run a country that way. like i said, you can t run a business that way. if i spent as little time running my business as the congress does conducting its business, why, we would have been out of business a long time ago. minnesota congressman rick nolan. again, congratulations. and come back and see us again. thank you so much. thank you. delighted to be here. that wraps up this hour of jansing & co. coming up next on the agenda, the political calculations of picking senator chuck hagel to be the secretary of defense. while both sides of the aisle are coming out swinging against this decorated vietnam war vet and former nebraska republican. will he sail through his confirmation hearings or not? we ll talk with former senator judd gregg and on the opposition the log cabin republicans. the batt