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Investment in our military and our war fighters in modern history. no enemy on earth can match the strength, courage and skill of the american army and the american armed forces. nobody is even close. they never will be. we're standing up for our military and we are standing up for our great american flag. we're standing for our flag. >> bill: that's the president late yesterday touting progress on strengthening the military after signing a $717 billion defense bill. daniel hoffman, former cia station chief, how are you doing and welcome back here. a couple of bullet points on the bill. large ...

That receives little of it or too little of it for far too long. and with this president, through the omnibus and ndaa he is telling our military and the world that our military will have the equipment and the resources and the respect that they need to be the greatest military in the world. he believes -- this president believes in peace through strength. the peace part is important and the strength part is important. you see these enthusiastic crowds and tells you exactly what america is focused on and what's important. this president promised he would be pro-military, pro-veteran, pro-law e...

A black man. >> reporter: what made you come out here? >> i want to show support for my community. >> reporter: have you kept up with the details of the case? >> reporter: what did you disagree with, with the judge's decision. >> i respect the judge pro defense, but i am ashamed it is not shown to all criminal defendants. black or brown. >> reporter: did it bother you he was in the chase. >> that doesn't justify killing him. >> sean: will can you hear me. >> reporter: i have one question. what is that, sean? >> sean: black lives matter were screaming why would she carry a sign of we want cops ...

Confident as we get closer to the elections in iowa and then new hampshire, south carolina, that a candidate will emerge that will be inclusive, that will want to include all americans, regardless of their race religion background and we'll move towards one america. >> it's been estimated here a self-identified muslim who organized fund-raisers for former speaker of the house john boehner, who said some tens of thousands of muslim americans would vote for gop presidential candidate. is that what you think as well? does that sound right, that number? >> yes, of course. i think a lot of muslim a...

Party where the automatic reflex of pro defense has been over laid with an equally important impulse toward smaller government. >> it would take months for the extra image to develop. >> i think both parties have a site this would be a negative event for the economy. remember john delaney? he headed to his first state of the union address. >> i don't think a sequester is going to happen. >> defense cuts were supposed to be poison pill for republicans they were not going to swallow it on the conventional wisdom of the past. >> the president of the united states. >> business leaders and economis...