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Great mentioner has mentioned since chuck hagel was fired. i think he would have to pass the litmus test of being a yes man for the leadership. three secretaries of defense in the last 5 and a half years? >> i think you can't do what's necessary to have adequate planning and budgeting and weapons procurement and the rest of it when you have that kind of turnover. bill: john bolton, thank you, sir. we'll see you n very soon. martha: president obama taking a stand in the wake of the ferguson grand jury decision pledging millions of tax dollars to tackle what he calls a simmering distrust between...

>> it was just via texting. i don't know that they were in a position to make any noise so we were texting back and forth. that's all i know. he said he has multiple gunshot holes into his office but was able to get out of there alive and get to a place where they could shelter in place, stay quiet, stay safe until they were given the all clear. jenna: based on your experience in the navy, there's been questions surrounding what takes place in this building and we know there's some defense contractors and engineers that are working on shipbuilding and weapons procurement. can you tell us a lit...

Keep in mind the billions of dollars that we give egypt in foreign aid each year, we wind up essentially accounting for 80% of their weapons procurement cost. 80% of the stuff in their arsenal, you're welcome. thank you, united states. >>brian: they are given. they are not sold. >>alisyn: some people said since morsi made questionable statements about president obama, about israel, it is time for us to stop some of that aid, particularly not sending them weapons. >>steve: we've got a busy morning to talk about all those things and so much more including a new report shows union membership hitt...

Way. won't go about doing it all on the backs of seniors and middle class and instead look for balance. >> ron, i want to play you a portion of what michele bachmann had to say on the "today" show and ask about it on the other side. >> we need to look at defense spending and see f there's redundancy and waste and whether programs make sense for the defense department or weapons procurement. we need to focus on areas we need to shore up defense but nothing should be off the table. >> nothing off the table. is that a safe talking point or do you think republicans really have the desire to do wha...