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Clashed with chuck headache gel the outgoing defense secretary, not just over policy but direct access to the president. i mean ive been told by people close to chuck headache gel that one of his great frustrations was that susan rice and others were blocking hagel from getting more direct one-on-one meeting with the president so he could speak his mine on strategy over isis in russia, some of the big national security challenges. one of the big questions moving forward is going to be whether or...

Unemployment down? you talk about the labor participation rate, that is one of highest levels it has ever been. >> that is 62% of the workforce is actually working. eric: what does that mean? >> of all the 100% people eligible to work, can work, want to work, only 62 out of that 100 are actually working. that is a generational low and that is a very bad number. but look, overall, this is improvement. you ask, can it keep going? can we keep on the uptrend? weve been here before, we thought with t...

Later. if you look at polling, the public hates the idea of a government shutdown. even if that shutdown is precipitated by the president the public is predisposed to blame rub republicans regardless. this is tough dilemma for the gop. they cant just let this stand. they have to do something even if that involves political risk. eric: what if that boomerangs? if they pick it apart bit by bit will it stand? >> this is great myth nothing republicans can do. you heard the congressman talk about str...

Eric: well it is almost the moment of truth. the louisiana senate race, it is the final day of campaigning for incumbent senator mary landrieu. he is in uphill battle against her republican challenger congressman bill cassidy. they didnt get more than 50% of the vote in last months election so the special runoff is tomorrow. john roberts is live in new orleans with more on this. john, voting on saturday, how does it look for mary landrieu? >> reporter: not looking good at the moment. in fact if ...

Theyre feeling good at white house, even though it will be a republican senate very soon they will get him confirmed. interesting, he is a nuclear physicist, a policy wonk by training. he will have to become a war fighter pretty quickly. eric: interesting, considering his scholarly background and issues he has been dealing with. youre right, he will have to transition somewhat. >> reporter: confronting issues. >> well get back to president and mr. carter enters the room and everyone sits down an...

Eric: new battle brewing over the presidents immigration plans. should republicans wait until next year when they have both houses of congress to take on the president or should they take action right now? coming up our panel will debate. martha: proud parents welcoming their bundle of joy. a really big bundle they got. well tell you how big they got when we come back. ♪ americans drink 48 billion bottles of water every year. thats enough plastic bottles to stretch around the earth 230 times. ...

Particularly ones most opposed to president, who dont want to do the work much look legislators. it is not glamorous. doesnt necessarily get you on tv but it is what lawmakers have been sent here to do. so i think it is a hugely missed opportunity. i think youre hearing this kind of echo chamber there is nothing short of impeachment or government shutdown for the republicans to do. it is total nonsense. they can be legislators. eric: what about that, guy, with the senate vote stuck in the house?...

Protest the death of garner and decision not to indict the officer involved in this incident. the mayors office announcing that new york city police officers will go through what they call, retraining. >> in relationship between police and community has to change. the way we go about policing has to change. has to change in this city, has to change in this country. >> that new york city mayor bill de blasio but of course the police union this morning not at all happy about those statements. rick...

Wrong and why several, two months later after he came back in he tried to tell us he never said that in the first place. eric: why was it wrong? june yall turner was white house national security council official under president as bush and obama and is a fox news contributor. jillian, he blamed the video, was he going off cia talking points and should he have known better? >> here is what happened. the house intelligence committees report on benghazi has been declassified. essentially means all...

I did not interrupt you sir. eric: let guy finish. >> the president can not cite the fact that congress is not acting the way he wants them to act and cite this sort of nonexistent getting stuff done clause in the constitution saying because theyre not acting im going to act on my own even though i dont have the authority to do so. what they can do is give me what i want and then well undo my power grab. that is not how it works h. eric: robert, youre reaction shaking head over power grab commen...