chuck, i want to thank on a personal note. we come from different parties, but in accepting this position you san diego pow send a powerful message. when it comes to national security and caring for our troops and families we're all americans first. when i nominated you said you would give me your honest advice and you have. when it's mattered most, behind closed doors in the oval offices you've given it to me straight. for that i will always be grateful. you know, i recall when i was a nominee in 2008, and i traveled to afghanistan and iraq, chuck hagel accompanied me on the trip along with jack reed, and it's pretty rare at a time when sometimes this town is so politicized to have a friend who was willing to accompany a nominee from the other party because he understood whoever ended up being president it was most important when we unified when we confronted the challenges overseas. that's the class and integrity that chuck hagel has represented. you said the life is only as good as the family you have and the friends you su

chuck hagel -- >> i'll interrupt here. we have the president. >> about a year ago secretary of defense chuck hagel was visiting our troops in the republic of korea thanking them for their service and answering their questions, and they asked about the usual topics, about our national security, the future of our military, and then one soldier, a sergeant from ohio, asked him what was the most pertinent question of the day, which is what was your favorite college football team, to which chuck replied, born and raised in nebraska, i don't have a choice, i am a strong cornhusker's fan. now, there was a time when an enlisted soldier might have been reluctant to ask that kind of question of the secretary of defense, but chuck hagel has been no ordinary secretary of defense. the first enlisted combat veteran to serve in that position. he understands our men and women like few others because he stood where they've stood. he's been in the dirt and he's been in the mud, and that's established a special bond. he sees himself in them,

we're talking about chuck hagel. he's leaving his post as the defense secretary of the united states. sources telling cnn hagel is being pushed out after less than two years on the job. the white house is insisting the decision is mutual. we're covering the story from all angles. our barbara starr has the latest information from the pentagon. jim acosta is joining us from the white house. our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto is joining us. he's in vienna, austria, right now covering the u.s./iranian nuclear talks. we're standing by for our chief international correspondent christiane amanpour. jim, you're working your sources over there. a lot of sensitivity, the president will presumably down play this notion that hagel is being forced out, pushed out. what are you hearing? >> i'm hearing from defense officials that this was mutual. that's a consistent line. i know that others are hearing he was pushed out and, to be frank, there had been talk of dissatisfaction from the white house with secretary h

chuck has been crackled to all music compliments. to chuck has been critical all these compliments. chuck has ensured our military is ready for new missions. our military is taking action against isil in iraq and syria, chuck helped build an international coalition. our forces are helping support the sizzling effort against ebola -- the civilian effort against ebola. in a very difficult budgetary environment, chuck has never lost sight of key priorities. the readiness of our force and the quality of life for our troops and their families. so our troops can continue to get the pay, the housing, the health care and child care that they and their families need. reforms that we need congress to now support. at the same time, after the tragedies we have seen, chuck has helped lead the efforts to improve security at military installations and stamp sexual scourge of assault in the military. chuck, i want to thank you. we come from different parties. when it comes to our national security and caring for our troops and their families, we are all americans first. when i nominated you for thi

chuck hagel is being forced to step down. news 4's angie growth is at the live desk. >> we are just minutes away from president obama officially announcing that defense secretary chuck hagel will resign. we are hearing confirmation to nbc news that, that hagel is being forced out. sources saying the white house has lost confidence in hagel to do the job when it comes to addressing big global issues. one of them being the threat of isis. also hearing the combat veteran has been in talks about leaving the post for weeks. as for a successor, the decision we hear will be made quickly but hagel will stay on the job until a replacement is confirmed. the president is expected to speak in less than ten. we will bring it to you. >> there is more news. just as angie mentioned, the president is going to speak about this announcement, and we'll bring it to you live. >>> this morning, the district is remembering marion barry. flags are flying at half-staff. d.c. leaders are preparing a memorial service for the former mayor. we've not lear

, that chuck has served for six decades. he volunteer for vietnam and still carries the scars and shrapnel. as head of uso he made sure that america always honors our troops. as senator he helped to lead the fight for the post 9/11 gi bill which allows veterans to realize their dreams of a college education. as secretary chuck has helped to transition our military and bolster our leadership around the world. during his tenure afghan forces we took the lead in afghanistan. our forces had drawn down, our combat mission ends there next month, and we'll partner with afghans to preserve the gains we had made. the nato alliance is as strong as it has ever been. we have reassured our allies with our increased presence in central and eastern europe. we've modernized our alliances in asia pacific, updated our data posture and agreed to improved communications between the u.s. and chinese militaries. chuck has been critical to all these accomplishments. meanwhile, chuck has ensured that our military is ready for new missions. today ou

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chuck has been critical of all these compliments. meanwhile his insured our military is ready for new missions. today our men and women in the fight against isil in iraq and syria, chuck helped build international coalition to ensure that the world' is meetig this threat together. today our forcer help and support swing effort against ebola in west africa and a reminder as chuck like to say america's mutters greatest force for good in the world. finally in a very difficult environment, chuck is never lost sight of key priorities. the readiness of our force and equality the life of our troops and their families, he is launched reforms to make sure even as the military is leaner, it is the strongest in the world and so our troops can continue to get the pay, the housing, health care, the childcare that their families need. reforms we need congress to now support. at the same time, after the tragedies be seen, chuck has helped lead the efforts to improve security at the military installations and stamp out the scourge of sexual assault

what happened to chuck hagel? >> three things happened to chuck hagel. one, there was a midterm election in which the president's party did badly and anxiety about the national security strategy was seen to be a big piece of that. second chuck hagel was the victim, fairly or unfairly, of lots of whispers and chatter about unhappiness at the pentagon with his performance. and third, chuck hagel was clearly a meshed as yo you are intro said some nasty fighting among was net members, which is also a washington ritual. you get those three things together. it looks convenient and helpful politically, sim bot i can to maksymbol i think tomake a chanr people if the white house and pentagon had been want to go seeing aal go for a while. >> david, the things leaking out from sources named and unnamed have to do with things that you often hear with these kind of big scalps being taken. micro management from the white house. interference, lack of access to the president. and so on and so on. what do you see happening that doomed chuck hagel? >> well, i agree with h

chuck, i also want to thank you on a personal level. we come from different parties, but in accepting this position, you sent a powerful message, especially to folks this city, when it comes to our national security and caring for our troops and their families we are all americans first. a when i nominated you for this position you said you would always give me your honest advice and irp formed counsel, you have. when it's mattered most behind closed doors in the oval office you've always given it to me straight. for that, i will always be grateful. you know, i recall when i was a nominee in 2008, and i traveled to afghanistan and iraq, chuck hagel accompanied me on that trip along with jack reed, and it's pretty rare at a time when sometimes this town is so politicized to have a friend who was willing to accompany a nominee from another party because he understood that whoever ended up being president, what was most important was that we were unified when we confronted the challenges that we see overseas and that's the kind of class an

chuck hagel accompanied me. rare at a time when sometimes we stand so politicised to have a friend accompany a ing to nominee from a different party. what was most important was we t we were unified when confronted the chances that we faced overseas. has class and integrity, which chuck cale has always presented. you are blessed with your family and your friends. i want to thank your wife, your son and your daughter for the sacrifices they have made as well. i know they are equally excited to get that husband and father back. i'm sure a final beer to cheer them more often. today the united states of claim the most powerful military force in the world. the result of the character and them, of those who lead sergeant a young army to act as our latest sector defence. thank you, chuck. [applause] >> thank you very much. mr president, thank you for your generous words your friendship and your support. would i have always valued and value until nue to my long-time. vice president, joe biden who i have always admired a

chuck hagel was fired. those are tough words that you don't so here too often when people leave or step down in washington. >> reporter: that's right. critics are saying chuck hagel was a republican and becoming a scapegoat for the midterm election losses or did the president feel right now he needs to make a change? he has two years left in office. and we talk about the national security crisis and if there was tension we would hear about it with susan rice and others. the president can bring in a now team and get a fresh start here. there is a lot of challenges that he is facing. >> ed, thank you. >> for more on this we'll bring in tom bevin executive editor of role feel politics. the election is over and the president got badly spanked. what does firing chuck hagel do? >> good question, i don't know. we'll have to see. the question is whether it is a change in policy as ed mentioned. the word from the white house was to the new york times was that they admitted that you know, what hagel was brought in to

there were those, that tension between superrice and chuck hagel -- susan rice and chuck hagel that came out through the press. again, we'll get more details as the day goes on, but there have been rumors to this effect for several weeks, especially, excuse me, in light of the election results. martha: yeah. very interesting. so, jennifer, you know, as soon as this news gets absorbed, the next question, of course, is going to be who the president will choose for the next secretary of defense. during this speculation that you talk about, has there been discussion about possible names? >> well, there have been names batted around for some time. in fact, one name that comes to mind without any -- this is not based on any, any official sources, but the one name that repeatedly comes up is michelle nor now. -- flournoy, assistant secretary of defense for policy under robert gates and leon panetta. she would be the first female secretary of defense. that could be an interesting choice. she has been a very firm, outspoken former administration official talking about how more needs to be done in

those chuck schumer comments first, jamie. he says that the democrats blew the opportunity that the american people gave them by focusing on the wrong problem, health care. are other democrats feeling that way? >> right. so i think we're seeing two different things. we're seeing two different types of splits. one ideological and tactical differences emerge. and what we see with the chuck schumer comments, i think, are tactical differences. they believe the president wasted an opportunity after his election, wasted his political capital in pushing the health care bill through congress which they say only affected a small number of people who were uninsured when they could have used their political capital, the white house could have used its political capital pushing other policies. but now after this disastrous 2014 election with the president not having another term, you're seeing democrats come out and saying say that openly, most notely as you mentioned, chuck schumer. jon: don't you think, though, that health care would ha

>> well, look, i think chuck hit the nail on the head. if the candidates came out and said exactly what they stood for and were going to do, then i think we have a fair election. i think we edge closer this way. a lot of candidates that ran on obamacare got thrown out. >> thanks, guys. >>> the republican takeover in the senate. fueling new calls for an obamacare takedown. the president will never sign it, but some here say there is one thing both sides can agree on that will have jobs picking up. woman: everyone in the nicu -- all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. if you're caring for a child with special needs, our innovative special care program offers strategies that can help. i have $40,ney do you have in your pocket right now? $21. could som

defense secretary chuck hagel riens. resigns. devastating floods in mor moroc, and more rain coming. >>> paintings hoarded by the son of adolph hitler's soldiers, headed to an art museum. >> no one's walk away just yet from vienna, in fact they all said they have made progress towards an agreement on iran's nuclear program and they have extended the deadline until july the 1st. within the last few minutes, iran's minister hasan rouhani says the sides have gotten closer. the five powers plus germany and russia. agree. >> we are not sitting at the table together absent measurable progress. but particularly in the last few days this is not certainly the time to get up and walk away. these issues are enormously complex. they require a lot of tough political decisions. and they require very rigorous technical analysis of concepts. today, iran has halted progress on its nuclear program. and it has rolled it back for the first time in a decade. a year ago, iran had about 200 kilograms of 20% enriched ur uranium in a form that could be e

defense secretary chuck hagel has resigned. the former republican senator has been pentagon chief since early last year. the u.s. president obama said that chuck hagel will remain in post until his successor is nominator. >> let me just say that chuck is and has been a great friend of mine. i've known him, admired him and trusted him for nearly a decade since i was a green behind the ears freshman center, and we were both on the senate foreign relations committee. if there is one thing that i know about chuck, he does not make this ordain decision lightly. this decision does not come easily to him, but i find myself extraordinarily lucky to have him by my side for two years, and i'm grateful to have chuck stay on until a nominate a successor and that successor is agreed by the senate. he'll continue to lead our troops at this time. >> his accomplishments as defense secretary. >> we have prepared ourselves as the president has noted, our allies, and afghan national security forces for successful transition in afghanistan. we bol

coming from the new york times, the defense secretary chuck hagel is out. apparently he is stepping down. as you know, hagel most recently criticized the obama administration on syria. he said the strategy there needed to include the syrian government as well. he also testified before congress recently on, you know, perhaps we need ground troops to fight isis. don't know if any of this has to do with the stepping down, we just got this word, defense secretary chuck hagel stepping down as defense secretary. just took office in 2013. we have general mark hurdling on our beeper line, are you there? >> i am here. >> general, are you there? >> i am here, carol, how are you? >> oh. i'm good, i'm just kind of stun fwhid news that chuck hagel is stepping down, how about you? >> well, it actually does stun me a little bit too. it's surprising giving some of the things that are going on

president obama relied on chuck hagel and then outgrew chuck hagel. stuart: this is the third defense secretary that the president has gone through. now, he is fired. i have 20 seconds left. tell me who replaces chuck hagel. >> the first woman secretary of defense. it will give president obama the ability to say he promoted and hired the first woman. she is an interesting choice. stuart: we really want the best person for the job as opposed to a politically correct person. thank you for joining us. it is good to be with you on a day like this. no impact on the markets at all. this is not a financial issue. much more ahead for you. a message for the companies ceos. you are not the job creators, he says. saturday night live's take on president obama. watch this. [inaudible] stuart: i will call this a dead flat market. that is accurate. we are down. intel, it is getting what we call a bearings bounce. oil, roughly about 40 low. seventy-five-$80 a barrel. it is down. that means lower gas prices. the price for regular, the average nationwide is $2.81. the

tonight we know, attorney general chuck hagel is out. u.s. officials are saying anonymously that he was fired. we have fox team coverage on that. brit hume with what the decision means for the white house. >> reporter: everyone tried to put a happy face on this move today, but administration insiders tell me and our own jennifer griffin at the pentagon, make no mistake about it, this was a firing. >> i consider myself extraordinarily lucky to have had him by my side. >> reporter: president obama went on for so long about chuck hagel's sterling credentials as defense secretary, he tried to push the idea that he resigned on his own. >> last month chuck came to discuss with me the final quarter of my presidency and determined that having guided the department through this transition, it was an appropriate time for him to complete liz service. let me just say that chuck is and has been a great friend of mine. >> reporter: hagel went out of his way to say vice president biten was a dear friend and noted that beth the president and the secretary le

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so it's kind of a funny thing, chuck. i speak to my friend across the aisle here, that a lot of times people this year have said all you watergate babies are gone now, you and max baucus and chris dodd and then on the house side george miller and henry waxman. so this is the last of the watergate babies. i always have to remind them, i say there's one left. who's that, they say? it's a republican. a republican? who's that? my colleague from iowa, chuck grassley is sort of, i say, the last man standing from that class of 1974. i think it's again, a tribute to senator grassley that through all these years he has won the hearts and minds of the people of iowa, been elected and reelected. he came to the senate before i did. he came in 1981 and i came in 1984. so i'd like to think that we at least share in common at least bucking the trend a little bit or the tide because in 1984 someone said harkin, you had a run for the senate in 1984 because there will be a big democratic landslide here. so i ran and whoa, boy, the tide was

the only choice is to swallow it, chuck. >> he looks like a meat grinder. >> chuck isn't done. he continues to eat. >> sorry, this is so gross, guys. >> he actually finishes it. >> the grossest sandwich i ever had. >> did you rewind it? oh! >> this is old chucky boy from the bronx signing off. >> it's a rough ride for this big brother. >> those are his little sisters, they're having a great time. >> hear why he's not feeling the beat. >> i feel for him. anted to be. and he is attached to a rope. so you can pull him back in. >> good boy. >> fonzy got new shoes. [ laughter ] ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ >> before i play this video i'm going to pause it right here and it basically tells the story of the video. >> little brother. >> irritated by his sister. >> he's actually the big brother. those are his little sisters. they're having a great time because their favorite song by one direction is plagying. they love it. he, not so much. ♪ >> i feel for him. i do. >> these girls are twins, casey and carly. they were both born with down's syndrome but their parent says since the day they wer

the only choice is to swallow it, chuck. >> he looks like a meat grinder. >> chuck isn't done. he continues to eat. >> sorry, this is so gross, guys. >> he actually finishes it. >> the grossest sandwich i ever had. >> did you rewind it? oh! >> this is old chucky boy from the bronx signing off. >> it's a rough ride for this big brother. >> those are his little sisters, they're having a great time. >> hear why he's not feeling the beat. >> i feel for him. - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. and he is attached to a rope. so you can pull him back in. >> good boy. >> fonzy got new shoes. [ laughter ] ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ >> before i play this video i'm going to pause it right here and it basically tells the

finally, in a -- chuck has never lost site. the readiness of our force and quality of our life and troops and families. he's launched forces so that our troops can get the housing, the healthcare, child care that they and their families need. reforms that we need congress now to support. at the same time, arthe tragedies that we have -- after the tragedies we've seen, chuck has helped lead the effort for security at our military installations and i want to thank you on a personal level. we come from iferent did parties -- from different parties but you send a powerful message especially to folks in the city. when it comes to our national security and kaying for our troops -- caring for our troops, when i nominated, you said you would always give me your honest advice and council and you have, uv always given it to me straight, for that, i will always be grateful. i recall when i was a nominee in 2008, and i traveled to afghanistan and iraq. chuck hagel accompanied me on that trip along with jack reed. it's pretty rare at a time

half of iraq none of that can be blamed on chuck hagel. it happened on his watch. >> who is likely to replace or succeed chuck hagel? >> the name on everybody's list is michele flournoy, the undersecretary of defense for policy, the number three job in the building earlier in the obama administration. she is highly regarded. she has a family, and children. job that hadake a a more reasonable time demand. she is on everybody's list. she would be the first woman to be secretary of defense. you are talking about somebody who has a life in the civilian world and asking them to give that up for the final two years of the administration, when everything is already set in stone. that is a big ask of anyone. then you have to look at the calendar and realize the confirmation hearings are probably not going to start until next year, which means john mccain will be chairman of the senate armed services committee. that could be a different ballgame. >> anybody else on the list? hisou have to throw in deputy, there are people who go around in previous

he goes on to thank and praise chuck hagel. he was brought in to drawdown from afghanistan and iran to manage the budget. we have the confirmation that the combat mission in certain circumstances is extended in afghanistan and the so-called advisers are on the ground in iraq. this is a different scenario. >> it will be a challenging scenario and after all with the u.s. doubling the forces in iraq to take on isis as well as in syria. no troops there. the battle wages on with air strikes. now we are hearing that the drawdown in afghanistan, the forces will be drawn down. the mission in taking not only on al qaeda and other terrorists, but they could still fight the taliban on the ground there in afghanistan. combine that with what you were talking about, the budget sequestration and automatic across the board cuts. there people in this building who felt that sec te secretary was not up to the task. >> joining me now for more on chuck hagel's resignation. contributor and editor at large at the atlantic who knows this issue and kno

defense secretary chuck hagel is stepping down after less than two years in his job. speculation turns to who will succeed him. >> when it's mattered most, behind closed doors, in the oval office, he's always given me strength. for that i will always be grateful. >> and we've got a special report on the american forces who are training african soldiers in the hunt for a notorious warlord. >> welcome to our viewers on public television here in america and also around the globe. the lawyers to for the family of michael brown, the black teenager who was shot dead by a white police officer in missouri in august, say the grand jury investigating the case has now reached a verlander. it was asked to consider whether to bring charges against the policeman. the shooting sparked waves of violent protests in the town of furgsone -- ferguson. for dent obama has asked calm. >> it was on this housing estate in the town of ferguson that 18-year-old michael brown was killed. he'd been challenged by police while walking in the middle of the road and was then shot six times. these pic

the president praising chuck hagel. very elaborate praise but some echos of the last time a defense secretary left after mid term elections. donald rumsfeld. gorge w bush. >> the war at that time was going disastrously and george bush wanted a big change. it was said chuck hagel was not making the big decisions that lead to those bad poll numbers and he is the one clearly being pushed out. we'll have all eyes on who that replacement might be. right now the names are michelle flornoy who was at the pentagon before and ash carter. both obama loyalists. >> thanks very much. we're going to return to regular programs. if many of you that is "gma" and there is a complete wrap up yel orange, and even bluish tint. >> reporter: he's heard of people >>> he's even heard of people running color ox bleach on their teeth. >> it's good for surfaces. not in the mouth. or the skin. it's very caustic. >> reporter: the american dental association recommends if you choose to use a bleaching product, you should on the do so after talking to

we're talking about chuck hagel. he's leaving his post as the defense secretary of the united states. sources telling cnn hagel is being pushed out after less than two years on the job. the white house is insisting the decision is mutual. we're covering the story from all angles. our barbara starr has the latest information from the pentagon. jim acosta is joining us from the white house. our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto is joining us. he's in vienna, austria, right now covering the u.s./iranian nuclear talks. we're standing by for our chief international correspondent christiane amanpour. jim, you're working your sources over there. a lot of

and once we begin with the president and his announcement of the resignation of chuck hagel. >> chuck hagel discuss the final quarter of my president he and determined it was an appropriate time for him to complete his service. >> as the president noted, today i have submitted my resignation. it has been the greatest privilege of my life to lead, and to serve with the men and women of the defense department and support their families. i am proud of what we have accomplished. we has prepared ourselves, for the successful transition in afghanistan. we have bolstered enduring alliances and strengthened emerging partnerships. >> i interviewed chuck hagel last week. i talked about rumors about changes in his national security team. maybe he wants to change his national security advisor, his secretary of defense. maybe he wants to change other elements. is that true? >> you would have to ask the president. >> you concern yourself with it? >> i serve at the pleasure of the president. i am grateful for the opportunity i had the last two years to work for the country and the men and women who

host: secretary chuck hagel spoke after the president made the announcement, and here is what chuck hagel had to say about his accomplishments during his time at the pentagon. [video clip] >> i am immensely proud of what we have accomplished during this time. as the president has noted, our allies and the afghan security forces have a successful transition in afghanistan. we have bolstered enduring alliances and strengthened emerging partnerships while successfully responding to crises around the world. and we have launched important reforms that the president noted, reforms that will prepare this institution for challenges facing us decades to come. i believe we have set not this department, the department of defense, but the nation on a stronger course for security, stability, and prosperity. if i did not believe that, i would not have done this job. of[end of video clip] host: here is something from john mccain, a former colleague in the senate. he said, i know chuck was frustrated with the national security and the process, and the president spoke of excessive micromanagement and how

the defense secretary, chuck hagel stepping down. the president expected to make a formal announcement in about an hour and a half. of course if the president makes a live announcement, we'll dear life right here on cnn. i'll be right back. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on. (laugh) nice. doing the big things that move an economy. see you tomorrow, mac. see you tomorrow, sam. just another day at norfolk southern. uright now when you get a new tdata plan th a tablet on us! you can also get our most popular 7 inch tablet. but only for a limited time. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> and if you're just joining us again, that breaking news, the defense secretary chuck hagel is stepping down from his post at the request of president obama. there's been some stress between the two men over policies in syria, and how the united states is waging the

almost none of that can you blame on chuck hagel. but it happened on his watch. >> rose: and therefore the last question is, who is likely to replace or succeed chuck hagel? >> well, the name on everybody's list is michelle fornoway who was the undersecretary of defense for policy which is the number three job in the building earlier in the obama administration. she's highly regarded by everyone. she has a family. and children. and so she-- she left and to take a job that was-- had a little more reasonable time demands. and so now she is on everybody's list. she would be the first woman to be secretary of defense. but look, you're talking about somebody who has a life in the civilian world and you're asking them to give that up for the final two years of the administration when almost everything is already set in stone. so that's a big ask of anyone. and then you have to look at the call ep der and realize that the confirmation hearings are probably not going to start until next year which means john mccain will be chairman of the se

first of all, i admire chuck hagel. familyup in a military and my two sons were officers, and i admire chuck, number one. number two, if you would allow me, i would like to ask your guest and you your opinion on the following -- my concern, as thatyear-old man, is this, and theheads on tv people they put on to express we have -- i realize freedom of speech and freedom of you cannot yell fire in a crowded theater and get away with it. i am not too sure that the press has the right -- well, they have the responsibility to not do some of the things they are doing. this is my opinion. i guess my question is this -- should we all just shut up and go to work a little bit of time during the day and not give our opinions? i had a double amputation of a , and iover a year ago have been watching you all since then, as the lady says about the folks cooking the soup. do you all think that we should opinions ando many let the american people get the news and develop their own opinions about chuck. let's let's let -- host: let andrew

chuck hagel is out. the secretary of defense's decision on his own timetable, cnn sources say he is, in fact, being forced out. hagel, the first enlisted combat veteran to serve as secretary and the only republican in the cabinet will stay on until the president names

thanks to chuck come a our military is on a firmer footing -- thanks to chuck, our military is on firmer footing. having guided the department through this transition, it is an appropriate time for him to complete his service. let me say chuck has been a great friend of mine. i have admired and trusted him for nearly a decade, since i was a green behind the ears freshman senator and we were both on the senate foreign relations committee. i knowe is one thing about chuck it is that he doesn't make this or any decision lightly. this decision does not come easily to him, but i consider myself extraordinarily lucky to , and id him by my side am grateful chuck has agreed to stand by my side until i nominate a successor and that successor is confirmed by the senate, which means he will continue to guide our troops at this challenging time. i will have more opportunity to pay tribute in the days ahead. let me just say this. chuck hagel is devoting himself to our national security and men and women in uniform across the expected. he volunteered for vietnam and still carries the scars and trap no

chuck hagel is out after his 20 months after the pentagon. is he the fall guy for the white house's failed foreign policy? plus, nuclear negotiations are extended again, giving iran seven more months to build a bomb and from national security setbacks to his go it alone government, is president obama hurting hillary clinton's chances in 2016? >>> welcome to the journal editorial report. defense secretary chuck hagel resigned after swrus 20 months, reportedly pushed out by president obama. in a move that further consolidates national security decision making in the white house. and raises questions about the direction of the administration's foreign policy last two years. for more, i'm joined by "wall street journal" columnist and deputy editor, dan hen ger, brett stevens and matt. many on the right and the left in talking about hagel's resignation, basically say the problem with obama's foreign policy isn't hagel. wasn't hagel. it's in the white house. >> the thing is, chuck hagel's really a nonentity as chief in the pentagon. he started out

instead, big news at the pentagon today, as chuck hagel stepping down as secretary of defense. hi, everyone, i'm, gretchen carlson, i hope you had a fantastic weekend. we are here to bring real story today about all of this. a defense official says hagel and president obama had talked about a possible resignation and agreed it was time for new leadership at the pentagon, but the timing of today's announcement sparking speculation, big questions linger over the u.s. military strat yes in fighting isis in the middle east, of course, and whether current tactics will change when republicans assume control on capitol hill. national security correspondent, jennifer griffin, live for us from the pentagon with all the details. hi, jennifer. >> reporter: hi, gretchen. a senior u.s. official with close knowledge of the secretary's decision to tender his resignation this morning tells us, make no mistake, secretary hagel was fired. >> last month, chuck came to me to discuss the final quarter of my presidency and determine that having guided the department through this transition, it was a

up next, the chuck get chucked. the white house thing was all mutual, but is this break up mutual, but is this break up mom, when is daddy coming home? ♪ he called her on the road ♪ [phone rings] ♪ from a lonely, cold hotel room ♪ hello. hi, honey. ♪ just to hear her say i love you. ♪ "i love you" ♪ one more time ♪ he's right here. ♪ a little voice came on the phone ♪ dad, when you gonna come home? ♪ he said, "daddy, when you coming home?" ♪ ♪ he said the first thing that came to his mind ♪ i'm already there. ♪ i'm already there ♪ ♪ take a look around ♪ ♪ i'm the sunshine in your hair ♪ ♪ i'm the shadow on the ground ♪ ♪ i'm your imaginary friend ♪ ♪ oh, i'm already there ♪ announcer: a message from the foundation for a better life. back to cavuto on business. >>> that was a scene at the white house earlier this week as yet another rat was abandoning ship. chuck hagel was announcing his resignation. a lot of people saying that was not this week. prove it. all right

defense secretary chuck hagel. the former republican senator has been in the job for less than two years. , he has chosen to oversee a shift for a peacetime military. with new challenges include using -- new challenges include using -- including the rise of an islamic state -- >> he joined obama the white house to confirm his departure. >> the white house is painting the resignation as a mutual decision. president obama had nothing but praise for the defense secretary , who has seen the americans pullout from afghanistan, as well as rick -- as well as internal reforms. >> he is the first enlisted combat veteran to serve in that position. he understands men and women like few others because he stood where they stood. he has been in the dirt and in the mud. 14 of years he has been an exemplary defense secretary. >> why now? u.s. media is suspecting hackel was forced out and obama wants to shake things up. henkel serves at the pleasure of the president. >> it is a team effort. that is the part of the front of it. >> h

first of all, i admire chuck hagel. familyup in a military and my two sons were officers, and i admire chuck, number one. number two, if you would allow me, i would like to ask your guest and you your opinion on the following -- my concern, as thatyear-old man, is this, and theheads on tv people they put on to express we have -- i realize freedom of speech and freedom of you cannot yell fire in a crowded theater and get away with it. i am not too sure that the press has the right -- well, they have the responsibility to not do some of the things they are doing. this is my opinion. i guess my question is this -- should we all just shut up and go to work a little bit of time during the day and not give our opinions? i had a double amputation of a , and iover a year ago have been watching you all since then, as the lady says about the folks cooking the soup. do you all think that we should opinions ando many let the american people get the news and develop their own opinions about chuck. let's let's let -- host: let andrew

up next, the chuck get chucked. the white house thing was all mutual, but is this break up going to shake things up? after the break. i say we take this onequitting less cigarette at a time.up. that's what i'm doing and that's how zonnic helps me quit. new zonnic nicotine gum. every victory counts. >>> fox news alert. good morning. i'm in new york. there have been more arrests in ferguson, missouri after protesters blocked traffic near the city's police and fire department. meantime, hundreds of michael brown protesters fanned out across the country disrupting the busiest shopping day of the year. they marched in chicago and new york city. in seattle, police arrested at least five people for using pepper spray and blocking traffic. in oakland, california, dozens were arrested after chaining themselves to commuter trains there. >>> overseas, russian navies test fired a ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear warheads. it landed on the military training ground in the far east. hope you are having a great sato on b

chuck, i want to thank you on a personal level. we come from different parties, but in accepting this position, you send a powerful message to the folks in the city that when it comes to our national security and caring for our troops and their families, we are all on americans first. i nominated you for this position, he said you would always give me your honest advice and informed counsel. you have. when it has mattered most, buying closed-door some in the oval office, you're always given it to me straight, and for that i will always be grateful. i recall when i was a nominee in 2008 and i traveled to afghanistan and iraq, chuck hagel accompanied me on that trip, along with jack reed. it's pretty rare at a time when -- sometimes this town is so politicized to have a friend who was willing to accompany a nominee from another party because he understood that whoever ended up being president, what was most important was that we were unified were me confronted the challenges we see overseas. and that is the kind of class and integrit

chuck hagel is out. the president to make that >> i felt dirty. >> why he says he could no longer remain silent. and omg. the giants odell beckham jr. makes a jaw-dropping one-handed catch. >> how in the world. >> my goodness. >> the play that has many asking is this the greatest catch ever? today monday, november 24th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. it's 7:00 on the west coast. and omg, other initials come to mind. >> odell beckham jr. what a catch. i have not seen action like that since al at the christmas party last year. >> it was something. >> in the end zone. >> and from a rookie. >> a great rookie. a lot of people talking about that. more on that. let us start with breaking news out of washington. chuck hagel stepping down as secretary of defense. from the white house. the decision coming as the u.s. fates threats around the world includin