Fmr. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88

NBC’s Peter Alexander reports on the life and career of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who died today at the age of 88. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has died at the age of 88, according to a statement released Wednesday by his family. “It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Donald Rumsfeld, an American statesman and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. At 88, he was surrounded by family in his beloved Taos, New Mexico,” the statement read, without specifying when Rumsfeld died.