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Joining me now from washington political national correspondent and msnbc contributor natasha bertrand and former secretary of the air force during the obama administration deborah lee james. she is the author of the book "aim high: chart your course and find success." also with us here phillip bump and maria teresa kumar is also joining us as well. secretary james, let me begin with you, if i may, because as we mentioned there in the setup, the air force is saying that these stays in fact date back to 2015. that was when president obama was still in office, and you were still secretary of the...

"aim high." the general delivering his opening statement as we speak. he will certainly face questions about this. one notable name, senator gillibrand, i don't think will be there, right? >> reporter: that's what we are hearing, that she won't be there. he was not there last week. colonel -- >> let me interrupt you. general hyten is talking about the allegations. let's listen for a brief minute. >> i'm also thankful to this committee for all the time you took individually and together in executive session to study and understand the facts. i really think the integrity of the investigation and...

To solve it on the outside. >> there has to be follow up from leaders of all levels. i think there is a focus during a skcandal, but they lose that focus in between. this is focus on prevention. it is not good enough that you're not a jerk, you to stand up to speak to something to intervene. they control the situation and the investigation that will ensoup. and lastly is accountability for the perpetrator's to hold commanders accountable for what happens in their units and for their actions. >> thank you for joining me on this. a former air force secretary with a new book coming out called "ai...

We've got these major structural challenges. government has to be at the table and a force to address them. so let's aim high to try to address those goals to make sure that american families not only do we have a better environment have -- we could take down the level of economic anxiety that families are feeling. this is a chance for them to get on the record and say do they feel the economic incertainty r. they willing to use the powerful of our economy? >> why do you think republicans -- they're probusiness of course. most people are probusiness. they're making fun of the climate change we...

And give them all the support expertise and tools orisha well thanks for joining us matthew cochrane from the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies thank you thank you. still to come on the day donald trump's international approval ratings are aim high and they don't make good reading you'll hear from a pollster who has been gauging confidence in the u.s. president and finding out whether the world still wants america to take a global lead as in just a few minutes. germany's coalition government has struck a deal on immigration reform the plan is a first step towards...