And mike in the morning are our guests. And starting point begins right now. Welcome, everybody. This just in to cnn. The white house naming longtime cia official and top counterterrorism adviser john brennan as highprofile conservatives are declaring war so to speak for the president s pick for defense secretary. Chuck hagel for nebraska. Lets get to jill daugherty. Lets start with brennan. First, give us information on brennan. How do you expect his nomination process to go . You know, hes a heavy hitter in this for a lock time. John brennan, of course, the adviser to the president for the past four years, counterterrorism, and homeland security. He really knows what hes talking about. He was with the cia for 25 years. And an expert in the middle east. An expert in terrorism, and at the president s side for the past pour years. He is not a flashy person. Is he a person who has been deeply in the trenches on both issues and soledad, you have to say a number of people would support him
Thanks for watching. Have a great day. Early start begins now. Deadly plunge. At least two americans among seven killed in a Helicopter Crash in peru. Release the kraken for the first time, pictures of a giant squid alive in its natural habitat. We have the pictures for you this hour. This is so cool. It is. I dont want to talk about this. A new dynasty. Its alabama in a rout on College Footballs biggest stage. Did you stay up and watch . You know, i knew it was happening. You could just tell it was going down. Did you set your alarm clock to get up and watch . I saw enough of the game to know where it was headed. So you watched about two minutes of the game. Good morning, folks. Welcome to early start. I dont want to rub it in, but one of us was right and one of us was wrong. You are the wrong one. I will eat microtoday. Its in my coffee. I was right. Its january 8th, and its 5 00 a. M. I was wrong. Up first this morning, roll tide. And were talking a major roll. A rout inside a blowo
Crimson tide, yes, well talk about it steam rolled to victory. Rolls past notre dame. And second straight bcs title. And an eyebrow race raising comment, yes, were talking to you brent mussberger. Chuck hagel named defense secretary nominee. His confirmation will be anything but easy. And we have a date. The u. S. Could default on the debt ceiling earlier than expected. What it means for you. And an exclusive exchange when piers morgan sits down with a man who wants him deported. 1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms. More from that, coming up. Members of the championship crimson tide football team, mike xwnch olic, and mike greenberg. Mike buttry. Talk about addiction with Patrick Kennedy and Christopher Kennedy lawford and the former university of texas track coach, bev kearney will join to us talk about her lawsuit against the school. Tuesday, january 8th. Starting point begins right now. Welcome back, everybody. Starting point, a crimson tidal wave fair to call i
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