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White house with more on this. wendell, gates says politics continues to influence the president and his decision making after he took office. how so? how does he describe it? >> reporter: well it did, jenna, to be fair gates was critical of former president george w. bush as well, though he never felt mr. bush, never felt politics played a role in mr. bushs foreign policy decision-making. when he served in the two administrations gates says, was a factor in that. gates says he was, mr. obamas f...

Or not. but for those who are worried that gates was critical of obama, i think that is actually quite a harsh criticism of president bush as well and unfair one. jenna: certainly one of congress. gates came out, blazing against congress too. certainly a lot more to the brook. im sure well talk about it a lot more. ambassador, thank you very much. >> thank you, jenna. jon: speaking of congress, the jockeying, the horse trading is underway in washington on a bill that would extend jobless benefit...

President is entitled to, needs to have an inner circle he can trust and can rely on. now this is the new normal because everybody wants to get out, it used to be in the old days you would wait until the present was out of the office. now you just get the book out, going much of tv shows and try to plug your book. it undermines the notion, particularly surprising in gates case the ability to give the president confidential, private advice. jon: the book is not out yet, but heres one example from...

Killed in venezuela. >> reporter: that daughter, maya, witnessed her two parents gunned down. she herself was shot in the leg. she remains in good condition in a caracas hospital. jenna. jenna: what a horrible story. steve, thank you. jon: a massive search underway for a missing teen, the son of a "boston globe" columnist. how social media are playing a huge role in this hunt. plus much more on the scathing new tell-all from former defense secretary robert gates. why he blasts the president on...

Did not agree with what the admin was doing? >> i dont think it would have because of his fundamental, gatess fundamental insight. the president didnt think this was his war and wanted to get out. i havent read the book like everybody else commenting on it today but from the excerpts weve seen i think the real insights that gates provides is that president obama simply is not concerned with american national security. the notion that politics could trump a national security decision can only occ...

Patrol, 717-264-5161 if you have any information. trooper rob hicks, thank you. >> thank you very much. jenna: well four men accused in a deadly mall carjacking in court today. police say they confronted a couple right before christmas, shooting the husband in the head and then driving off in the couples range rover. well get you up-to-date on that case. plus new reaction to former defense secretary robert gatess scathing new book that has put the white house on the defensive. óqoqúúñ@

I worked for him in the last two years of his presidency, with the exception of the iraq surge, nearly all the big national security decisions had been made, he had made historical bed and would have to lie in it. by then gates said, vice president cheney was the administrations hawkish outlyer president bush, gates, secretary of state rice, gates said were in broad agreement though he also accuses mr. bush of compromising the mission in afghanistan with his decision to go to war in iraq. jenna?...

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Chief slams president obama in a scathing new memoir. new reaction is pouring in now. good morning to you, im jon scott. jenna: certainly grabbing a lot of headlines today. jon: sure is. jenna: welcome to "happening now." im jenna lee. robert gates of course served as defense secretary under president bush and stayed on for the better part of president obamas first term. now he is out with a brand new tell-all with tough criticism of the president and the presidents leadership. secretary gates a...

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