carney. and she does a great job of capturing life behind bars in very, very difficult environments. she sat across from serial killers, rapists. she's seen stabbings. it's amazing how she keeps her cool even when inmates cross the line with her. >> and one of those times would involve a particular rule violation that occurred dozens of times during our stay at the holman correctional facility in alabama. >> there was an unusual phenomenon at holman prison. they had a big problem with public masturbation. they were dealing with the problem as best they can. if a person got caught, they were immediately put into lockup and they had to go through certain programs in order to get out of lockup. >> the violation is known as rule 38. and the prison's warden had developed a no-nonsense approach to dealing with it. >> my rule is, if you get caught with a 38, there's no questions asked. we're locking you up. we'll sort it out later, but for the time being, you're going to lockup. that's just automati

they've -- jay carney at the briefing came to the defense of chuck hagel who has not been nominated, but is under fierce attack from opponents of his policies, his past votes on the iraq surge, on iran sanctions, on support for israel. he very close to the president, member of the president's foreign intelligence advisory board, a possible contender for secretary of defense. >> yeah. this is remarkable, and it's going to be at least a while. i would think at least december 27th until they name someone for the pentagon. this is going to continue for a little while longer. this is amazing. jay carney on camera this morning and politico playbook, the administration saying to me that chuck hagel could walk into the pentagon, have instabt credibility, saying the attack on him for being anti-israel are patently unfair. they're trying to avoid the susan rice scenario. as you suggested, at the top of the show, what could happen, though, is if the president makes a different decision. for instance, if he were to choose michelle florinoy who was in the pentagon earlier in the administration --

where jay carney is holding his daily briefing, talking about the susan rice situation. let's listen in. >> so at this point i'd rather just inform you that the president has been informed about the shooting, was informed at 10:30 and is being given regular updates as more information becomes available. >> will we hear from him today? >> you know, we'll just have to keep you updated as more information becomes available. >> two other topics. in the abc news interview, the president was asked about the legalization of marijuana in a couple of states where voters sounded off on that and essentially said that, um, it's not a high priority for him, no pun intended, i guess, to go after recreational users. but, obviously, this is a serious issue, states' rights versus federal rights. and i'm wondering if there's any concern that the president's comments could signal that states, you know, it's okay to go ahead and pursue your own policies on marijuana, we're not going to enforce it at the federal level? jon: all right, we are -- and my apologies, i thought that jay carney was

here was one of the white house spokesman jay carney's responses to that barrage of questions he got going to say that this is again what is the point of the focus on this it could have been me it could have been an embezzler reisman i took questions on this too and we all relied on. information from the intelligence community the focus on a sunday show appearances entirely misplaced and it represents less interest i think in what happened in benghazi then in the political dynamics in washington. and you know i he's right the media is probably focused on the wrong thing here if they want to focus on susan rice that's fine but the overkill of her allegedly misleading the american people based on vague information she may have gotten is not the most significant thing here if they want to focus on the potential of her becoming secretary of state and the issues stemming from that let's look at who susan rice is what decision she's made here's some food for thought susan rice is worth between twenty three and forty three million dollars making her the wealthiest member of the executive br

i was there last tuesday's press briefing at the white house and question after question was about susan rice and who knew what when about those been gazi attacks while here was just one of white house spokesman jay carney's responses to the barrage of questions he got. going to sit with this is again what is the point of the focus on this you could have been me it could have been. better right when i took questions on this too and we all rely on. information from the intelligence community the focus on a sunday show appearance is entirely misplaced and it represents less interest i think in what happened in benghazi then in political dynamics in washington and you know what his right wing media is focused on the wrong thing and they want to focus on susan rice that's fine but this overkill of her allegedly misleading the american people based on vague information she may have gotten it might not be the most significant thing here if they want to focus on the potential of her becoming secretary of state and the issues stemming from that well let's take a look at your assertion rice's and

the briefing with jay carney should get underway shortly. he will likely be questioned about susan rice, u.n. ambassador. also questions likely about the fiscal cliff. the president this afternoon is signing a bill authorizing the president to extend permanent trade negotiations with moldova. until we hear from j kearney, here is part of this morning's washington journal and a discussion on leave fiscal cliff. host: we welcome back me know olson. we wanted to have you come back and talk about the topic that is really encapsulate in washington, the fiscal cliff. what should people prepare for as they think about their taxes next year based on the uncertainty? guest: i think it is difficult for people to prepare for the situation. some people think if the tax rates go up, tax rates go up that instead of waiting until the next year to receive and, if they have any control, they will accelerate their income into this year in order to be able to have the benefit of lower rates. my personal feeling is that it is very difficult to second- guess wha

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. >> much like what happened with the attacks on susan rice, going after hagel have been able to wage a one-sided campaign. after leaking his name earlier this month, the white house has stayed largely silent. when asked on thursday about hagel's comments, jay carney offered a tend defense. >> i thought you aught to address that question to senator hagel. we are not in a process is and we have been through this with ambassador rice with an effort to go after somebody and you want, we haven't nominated anyone, we have made no personnel announcements. and i'm not going to engage in that. what i can tell you is that senator hagel fought and bled for his country. he served his country well. he was an excellent senator. >> the coordinated prenomination effort to brand hagel offers a fascinating window into how foreign policy interest groups operate and has obscured the central question is hagel an ideal candidate to lead the department of defense and where is the department of defense going in the future. joining me is glenn greenwald, and we have the former senior adviser to the united na