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Breeze fire department one of three in breezy point. >> 200 firefighters there trying to contain this massive fire. >> we were very fortunate we didnt lose the entire community that day. >> reporter: october night of impossible challenges when ingrams fire station flooded with more than 40 of the neighborhoods evacuees inside. >> the water by the top of the handle there and impossible to abandon the fire station but had no other choice. >> reporter: the water rose, sandy 70-mile-an-hour winds. f...

Also fair and less brusk and preemptory. pete? >> i want brusk, i want brisk, i want harsh on the balancedfield. i want a decision-maker. someone who is going to calculate the risk and mitigate where he can, but take risks that will further our mission and advance ourselves toward victory. those are the types of leaders, i want. not someone who is going to put a finger in the wind, weve got enough of that in washington, enough politicians. we dont need politicians we need war fighters. we dont n...

Tend to have some greater strengths in that are going to be able to manage those things good. this is also cheryl sandberg, we need women sitting at the table, not just because we need more women, but because women bring incredible strength. >> what about in politics? mark lamont hill, final word on this. lets say youre in the situation room and there is a woman in charge and lets say youre in a situation where you have to put the finger on the button, i think about me, you know, sometimes i get...

Washington institute for near east policy studies. michael, what do you make of the timing of it all? >> hi, jenna. and, you know, the timing here -- and its important, i just want to make sure people understand, this is irans supreme leader, so this is a decision maker in iran. the timing has to do with the iranian new year, of course. he gives a speecher year at this time but, of course, the substance and why hes saying what he is now, i think, has very much to do with president obamas visit t...

Theres no problem being a successful man and women just have to bite the bullet on that cultural reality. >> but does that mean -- thats what the article points out, shes saying that women should act more like a man in the workplace? >> well, no. i dont think thats what she says. i think what shes saying is you need to be aware of that negative correlation between success and likability and figure out your own way to navigate it. youre interrupting me and that is very unattractive in a woman. >>...

>> but does that mean -- thats what the article points out, shes saying that women should act more like a man in the workplace? >> well, no. i dont think thats what she says. i think what shes saying is you need to be aware of that negative correlation between success and likability and figure out your own way to navigate it. youre interrupting me and that is very unattractive in a woman. >> lean in. so once you point out that fact, that people correlate likability and success and say, hey, your...

So by talking about it, pointing it out to people you can begin to address it, which is important. >> and part of it is that some men are not comfortable, even in this day and age, theyre not comfortable with having a woman as a decision-maker. and so that -- that kind of clouds the issue >> how do men respond to this? i think theres an aspect in any workplace where, you know, men, if theyre in truly equal partnerships with their wives are thinking about their own schedules, sort of putting this...

In this context, imminence must incorporate considerations of the relevant window of opportunity, the possibility of reducing collateral damage to civilians, and the likelihood of heading off future attacks. thus a decision maker presents an imminent threat must take into account theyre continually plotting attacks against the united states and basically say continually plotting of it doesnt mean what we used to think of but this sort of broad sense in which youre just out there, right? >> the w...

Question raises some interesting questions. i dont know today if this matter went to the supreme court, i dont know today if there are five votes to support the authority of the president to do that on his own without any kind of opportunity for the american citizen to present his case, without any kind of oversight or review by a neutral decision maker. so i think there are serious questions here and i believe the cia director, director designate, john brennan, is going to face pretty tough que...

They say an informed high level official is all that is needed to understand if the due process is met for the killing of an american citizen. i assume it must say this in the constitution. and then i barrowed his copy and read it from front to back and it doesnt say that anywhere. you are right. >> it is confusing to me. how can they do that? >> imogen, you said you cant throw american citizens in jail without due process. but justice justice oconnor wrote that, quote, due process dend mad that...