authorities caught tamerlan tsarnaev on a wiretap talking about jihad to his mother back in 2007. >> if the russians had given the fbi the information they had regarding the mother and the son and the views on the mother's radicalization, it would have changed the investigation and again got to the bottom of this more quickly and headed this entire disaster off. >> there's more. chairman mike mccall saying there's rush to judgment and the boston bombings could be part of a bigger conspiracy. they want to know more about how tamerlan tsarnaev name got misspeeld on span airline ticket and they're asking why his trip back to the region did not raise more of a red flag. i want to bring in both of you and let's start with susan.

>> when you look at it wob could this wiretap have been a game changer and what do you do about it if you're in the administration or if you're in congress. >> it could have been. white house said the fbi did a serious inquiry clearance on this guy when they got the query from the russians but they didn't know this latest story about the use of the word jihad. so surely that would have prompted a more extensive investigation. you know, the fbi of course is doing this hundreds and thousands of times checking out people that foreign governments raise questions about and the question is at what point is the investigation can complete? at has what point do you need to do more, have continuing surveillance. this is one of the big egs things that is going to get explored in the aftermath. >> where is the line. it souds like the russians are being very protective about

thash sources. >> take a listen. >> there was a wire intercept that was the basis of why the russians provided this lead to us. we don't have much more than that and my guess is that the russians do. if they were eaves dropping on the mother or eaves dropping on some other suspect that the mother was in contact with, there had to be a reason they went up on those people. the question is why they were listening to her conversations? you know, sherry is there still a distrust here or is this really part of the way intelligence is handled in the process. >> well intelligence is not necessarily a science, especially in these cases, it's an art. and shift brings up a very good point, there had to be a reason they before listening to this particular mother and son's conversation. what i'm doing to be looking at is how republicans are going to react to this. are they going to call certain people to testify and which people from which department.

t >> susan is there any doubt there's going to be some hearings in congress to dig deeper into all of this. >> yes, of course i think we'll have congressional hearings to explore various questions including the decision to mirandize the suspect, the surviving brother after interrogating him for about two days under the public safety exception. you know that's something we've heard concern about on the part of some republicans. i think the biggest issue we're going to see explored is was there -- did these two guys act on their own basically getting information after the internet or was there some larger connection to terrorists or terrorists groups in the united states or elsewhere behind the bombing. >> how wide is the question, these questions in congress? i think they're about to be very wide. this is going to be the number one thing that house republicans are going to talk about this week. grant nd it's a recess week so

they're not here but they're going to be talking about in in their districts and tomorrow. susan brings up whether or not this is a widespread investigation -- excuse me, a larger terror plot. fbi was very quick to say know and there are some house republicans who are doubting that right now. >> i want to bring in congresswoman caroline malone any. you've heard some of our conversation. do you share the concerns of some of your colleagues? do you believe that something needs to be done in congress about this. >> absolutely, especially knowing their next target was new york city and times square. one thing congress can do now is pass the gun safety laws. as i staund right now the next tamerlan can go to a gun show and buy all the weapons he wants, no questions asked. i think at the very least congress should pass gun safety laws that law enforcement is asking for. law enforcement really wants the

bill ash actually i authored it several years ago, making trafficking gun as felony. let's stop this. raising the penalties on straw purchasers so the bad guys who are buying guns for other bad guys, we know they're going to get more than a slap on the wrist. that's important. >> talk more about that. you gave a very paugs nate speech on the floor on friday and your concerns were making the connection between gun legislation as well as what has happened in boston. >> exactly. >> dig deeper into that. >> as it stands right now tamerlan was on the terrorist watch list pop so we know a gun check would stop him if there was a background check. but the next terrorist can go to any gun show and buy a hundred round magazine, they can buy all of the assault weapons they

want, no questions asked. even though 90% of americans want gun safety. this in no way inflings on a law abidesing american's right to go hunting. for the terrorists let's pass sensible gun safety legislation. all of us needs to turn up the heat on this, the president, legislators. it's not poll numbers, it's not politics. it's lives. 30,000 people died because of gun violence last year. >> what do you make about mcmccall's statement about the possibility of a wider conspiracy. >> i am sure that the fbi, the cia, the national protection system, the homeland security smm is looking into absolutely every lead. what is very different now, we have both china and russia working with us taking stands against north korea and cooperating now with this, the suspects in the terrorist

bombing in the boston marathon and they are working with us. this is a worldwide problem we have to work together to really stop these terrorists active tif. so what's more important than meland security? what's more important that protecting our people? it is the top priority. >> going back to your speech on friday and what pat too my said, my own view is very simple. the senate has had its vote. we've seen the outcome of that sloet. i am not aware of any reason to believe that if we had to vote again that we'd have a different outcome. end quote. how would you restart the conversation when you have senator too many my saying i am done. >> you keep trying. all of us have to remember the faces of the 26 children and the six teachers who were innocently mowed down with many rounds of ammunition. we need to stop this.

we have to have greater resolve. we need to keep a focus on it, keep involving political leaders, civic leaders in making this happen. it's the right thing to do. it's sensible. law enforcement is asking for it. let us help them from the strength to protect us. crack down on people trafficking illegal guns. let's pass it. >> based on what we saw there, is it done for this congress. >> it's never done. you keep trying. they told me for ten years we couldn't pass the health and compensation bill. kept it on the front burn r, we kept trying to push the. it will pass eventually because it is the right thing to do. it's part of homeland security. we should bring it back in the house an senate and pass the reforms that law enforcement is asking for. >> democrat from new york.

>> always great to see you. >> it's not over if you listen to joe manchin. let me play this. >> i don't think he's done. i really don't. . i was with pat last night and he's totally committed to this bill. we're going to work this bill. i truly believe if we have time to sell the bill and people will read the big -- i'm willing to go anywhere in the country, debate anybody on the issue. read the bill and tell me what you don't like. >> she says it's not over and this morning at a speech, eric holder saying something similar to that. congress has a lot going on, we've got immigration, budget, sequester over the weekend congress looking at the boston bombings in addition to that. the question might be, do they have a time for a gun safety bill to be passed here given they've already had the initial vote? exactly. so gun control obviously adamant that it's not over.

i would not say it's over or not over. i would say it's going to go on pause for a while while congress deals with the other issues. they're looking at what it took to pass the assault weapon ban back in the 90s. it took several tries and could take several congresses. look at the elections in 2016. pat toomey is up in 2016. his poll numbers went up. you can't help but wonder if a lot of republican senators who are up in 2016 who represent blue states won't see the same thing coming down the line. >> you are reading my notes again. susan over to you. let's talk about that poll. you know, it moved. pat toomey got a bump to 48%, she saw the opposite, a so point drop since october. so when you look at it is this an issue that skroeters will

remember going forward if you look at the poll numbers now. >> that gives you the path for supporters to think maybe there's a chance to get the done. they calculate if they could flip one republican senator and kelly might be the one for doing that that the four democrat senators who voted against extended background checks would come on board and you can could get it through the senate. but this is an issue that is going to be part of the debate. joe manchin is going to make sure of that. if it starts to move again you assume pat toomey would come back on board. hard to do absolutely. impossible, no. >> is toomey the only dance partner for him. toomey is a great partner for him in that he's somebody that has a top rating from the nra. he's a valuable partner but they've got to get at least one more republican senator. that's the task.

>> trying to get to that 60. you know, a piece in the national journal, round two for gun control might take a new newtown. it sounds callous and cold but is that the only way that people will pay attention and they'll have a surge in the senate to get this done. >> yes, it does sound a little callous. but congress is a reactionary body, especially this congress and time is the enemy for them. so the longer it goes after newtown, the more easily i think a lot of members forget what happened there and how greatly the public reacted to it. yes, i do think it takes another major public event often for this kind of thing to really have more legs. >> quiet in d.c. but not when it comes to the issue. appreciate it. senior prime minister escaping an attempted assz

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one fern is dead, 13 wounded in shootings in chicago on friday afternoon. the largest city with the most murders in to 12. violence is not the only problem. teachers have been protesting plans to close 54 schools across that city. and they have the second combined highest sales tax. in a recent new york times

review, several reviews started with the words poor chicago. i want to bring in len sweet and nick bogut, political writer. >> len as the native here, goug up in chicago, it's such a great city. we all appreciate what it offers to the country. but there's the issue with the violence which is what's getting a lot of attention. officials saying things are getting better, saying murder dropped 42% in the first quarter of the year. but people thinking to remember hadiya pendleton, p. what's the perfect storm that is happening here and can't be stopped. is it getting better. >> i do want everyone to know as you said i'm stationed in washington but i am chicagoan through and through. this essay in the new york times was totally taking every criticism of the city, the most

recent ones you went through, tough questions, hard challenges and then uses that to tear down the city in a way that was unreal listly. every city has problems. chicago is in a rough patch right now. everyone wishes taxes were lower, crime down and horrible murders of teens not happening then you fix it. but that doesn't take away that this city by a lake is a waterfront city with a stunning beach has so much to offer. it was just a one-sided essay written by a women who lives there but who clearly hasn't seen the city in the way that people who want to know what's good see about it. >> there's still a lot that's great there in that city of chicago, what you called before the great american city. nick, we mentioned education, the sales tax and foreclosures, a lot of the same problems that many cities are facing across the country.

how might things be different in chicago, perhaps amp fiezed. >> i think chicago is in a very rough patch right now. he says, oh, new york times tell the truth again. i do think chicago glance are sensitive. the story that's been widely accepted here for years it was a new york news paper guy who gave chicago the windy city ning name because its politicians were so windy. turns out not to be so but it is indicative of how chicagoans feel about krit chl particularly from the new york. my dad taught me how to root for the chicago teams an hate the yank keys. >> let's a string of corrupt politicians not helping the argument for those who are saying it's overly critical of

the city. >> hold on because you got me going and ament passionate about this. of course chicago has problems. i've made a career about writing about corrupt politicians. my joke is the is that i cover political figures from announcement to indictment. that's not the proud part of the city. this has nothing to do with the essay appeared in the new york times. it has to do with the portrayal of a city that doesn't understand that a city is more than its problems. it's also part of what is working in a city. many things are. yes, the schools should be better. everything should be better. if the mayor ever has white house ambitions, certain he he has to make -- >> what's missing in the head looips that we're not seeing. >> besides italian beef and deep dish pizza?

housing is affordable. if this anyone out there is listening youy want some of the best housing potential at prices that are much less than in other cities, i'm talking sitting here in washington with overpriced housing, go to chicago. it has business space that is diverse. if you're somebody starting a career go to chicago because chicago is not dependent on us in woshington, government or politics or civil service. please go on. i'm sorry. you got me going. >> i appreciate the passion here. should we be using those words poor chicago. well if you want to be -- >> i think i was going to nick on that one. >> i think so. >> clearly one sided, very one sided. the 21 words were related to what he liked about chicago.

i just think her comparison of chicago to detroit is la dick lows. they both peeked in population and they both have lost since the 1950s but detraits is down 50%. chicago is down 21% and chicago's economy is far more varied than detroit. she really went overboard in saying everything is bad and nothing is working in chicago. >> i'm going to go along on that great med western city, the can do spirit in chicago an illinois. we will be watching that story. lynn sweet i wish we had more tienchts explore the lake front, it's a vacation and go see the cubs an white sox game. >> thank you. this afternoon president is expected to nominate anthony fox. he's overseen several major transportation projects.

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airports are getting back to normal after washington lawmakers passed a bill to end the furloughs of air krask controllers. president obama is expected to sign the bill as early as today. now that the f action a has been given a reprieve in the sequester cuts. other companies are calling fur their sequester fixes as pel. president obama took a few swieps with republicans who blamed him for not working with them to end the sequester. >> some folks still don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. the point of my charm 0i -- sequester, the republicans fell in love with this thing and now they can't stop talking about how much they hate it. it's like we're trapped in a

taylor swift album. >> let's bring in democratic strategist steve elmen door f and rpt strategist and former political director mat. you were listening to the president there. they've had a weekd end to talk about the sequester and the faa furloughs, getting past that. they had some time to sit next to each other and get some laughs. white we see a new congress when they come back and see more sequester deals. >> i wish the white house correspondent dinner could be that effective. but i do think the president is doing the right thing with the charm rephysiciansive. i think it's a bit overdue. they e get tired of dealing with congressmen and congress. it's the right thing to do in a second term when you approval ratings are around 50% and he's facing conservative house of

represents. what president obama needs is a big budget deal to get over the spats of spending and the debt limit. i think reaching out to the other side is going to build the architecture to get there. >> it headlines saying it's really going to be up to the president and his personal charm in terms of what he can get done throughout the rest of the key first year of his administration. would you agree with that? no, i don't think it's about his personal charm. i think it's e people in washington making a decision they want to get something done. the congress have a 14% approval rate. . if they want to get the approval rate up they ought to work with the president to fix the problems. the faa is a good example of how they can work together. but they need to do it in a bigger comprehensive way and show the american people they're here to get something done. >> what's still coming up here are some more cuts and those cuts are related to present gop.

if those come to pass and the economy take as hit, will republicans be ready to take the blame for that? it's a great question. i think what republicans, there's some disagreement on the right strategy but i think most republicans including republican leaders in congress believes the president deserves the flexibility within the sequester guidelines an what can be spent to spend it accordingly. with the faa question, ray lahood was given the authority to move funds around to take care of the emergency. you should not look for republicans easing the sequester cuts or the top line budget numbers, they're not going to do that because in order -- if they did that they would be giving away all of their loempl. in essence they would be going bab on the idea that we've got to do something to get this budget in balance. >> so, steve, matt is saying there's not going to be any more deals. what does the president need to do to take care of the sequester? i think he needs to push for for a big deal.

this is a terrible way to run the government and i think the president rightfully if meeting with a lot of different members in both houses over the next couple of month to figure out is there a budget framework we can put in place so we don't lur chrks h from crisis to crisis. >> don't be 0 fended but i agree with you. >> it's good good to see the two of you agree. matt, the final question to you. as we look at the congressional break it marks a certain milestone in the process as the president moves forward. does he need to increase the rate at which he's implementing his platform or is it just right at the moment? well, you know, second terms are tough. mostly second terms in modern american times are characterized by a lot of missteps. and i think steve is right. he's got to make sure he gets something done on the budget. that will give him the leeway to

push his ghik agenda and think about the times of thing he talked about in the campaign trail. it's going to give him a platform for which he is implement. republicans might want to stop everything. that would be a mistake. it's not the right way to govern. >> should he have a beer with mcconnell. >> i had a beer with mcconnell and i had a good time. i would encourage him to give it a shot. >> maybe a meal with mitch. >> thank you, you guys have a good monday. lawmakers are strepg up the pressure on president to do more to intervene in syria as the report indicates the syrian regime may have used chemical weapons on their own people. >> they need a no floi zone, we could use patriot batteries an cruise missile to take out their air and supply the resistance

with weapons. >> i believe the united states could play a gaurt role in dealing with the mu man tarn crisis. >> the suffering is intense and i don't think the united states can stand by and not do anything. >> peter alexander is live from the white house an what's the reaction at the white house and what's the discussion of possible u.s. engagement. >> reporter: i think the white house is got the go slow reproach. the president said they would respond prudently and p. was only preliminary at this point. there are a lot of reasons why that's the case right now, even as some foreign policy pex perts say it may have been out 0 ahead of its skis and its words calling this a game changer. their words a little ahead of the policy. there are complicating factors here. among those one of them, the white house is well aware that a lot of the members of this opposition force may be

associated with al qaeda, among them the front which is an al qaeda force that has been declared a terrorists organization by the u.s. the white house needs more information about the origins of the weapons, exactly how they're used and they're really pressing for a u.n. investigation. this is what white house tells me -- about a deck kpaed ago. they do not want history to repeat itself. they want to make sure they've built a broad coalition. the president meeting with uae and ka tore and he's supposed to meet with turkey next month. 41-year-old james everett dutschke is due to court today. he's the mississippi man charged in connection with the ricin-laced letters to president obama and a u.s. senator. dutschke is actually the second man arrested in this court.

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i always want one person to call me and say lenny i have great news for you but it doesn't happen that often. >> it might be good news for you. >> my job is to try to help when there is a bad perm business or political situation. and my advice usually is very similar to what i say in my book is the over all rule about the truth, tell it all, tell it early and tell it yourself. >> is that the questions you go through. you've advised bill clinton, eve got martha stewart. it's a who's who list. when you have that prospect that gives you a call, what is the first question you ask them. >> what are the facts. for for me to get the facts i have to be an attorney in the room with attorneys because they protect the facts because they're worried about legal issues. so having attorney-client privilege being able to get the facts is the first element of

things in any type of controversy, figuring out what is truthful to get the story behind you. >> how many clients have you had. >> dozens and dozens. i am sorry to say there are plenty of people in difficulty. they don't always call me earlier enough. in the case of trent lot it was after he experienced his controversy. when he came to me he was over for his position in the senate but he asked me what's the best method to heal and i put him in touch with rev ran jesse jackson and the two of them became very close. i tell that story in my book as another way to heal a personal hurt is to make piece and heal. >> when do you say no? we

we >> well, when i can't get the trut out. when i dealt with penn state, i knew that the board of trustees had a story that could be told. i can't say yes to anyone who withholds the facts or has such an evil set of facts that there's no way for me to credibly defend them then i have to say no. >> if i they aren't already called you, let's say they haven't, what you're sharing with us is something that's not controversial. mark sanford, sun sentence advice. >> what happened, why, how sorry he is for the people he hurt. we have little pieces of it but he's never done the full story. >> former congress anthony weiner advising against the sex scandal now coming on strong. i think he did it the right way. it takes a while for a personal hurt when with your personal

companion. he did it the right way, he suffered the pain, made peace at home and i think he's being forgiven by the people of new york. >> so lep any, one sentence would be keep op doing what you're doing, is that what you're saying. >> yes, don't be afraid of the tough questions and continue to make peace with the wonderful wife and child you have at home. >> david pa tray yous one. >> i'm a great admirer of him but heed a might mitted the affair when he had to then he shut up, had his pr people shut him down. terrible mistake. should have had a press conference and that story would have been behind him rather than it continuing to dribble out and continuing to hang over him. he was a truly great man, very badly advised. >> lenny davis, thanks so much for you time today. >> thanks for having me. >> today's tweet of the day comes from the star ledger out

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six months ago superstorm sandy devastated the new jersey store and several beaches. today these areas are still struggling to rebuild. but they're still hopeful fb ready for memorial day weekend. it took threes months for the government to aproof the money. they should be receiving it this week. chris christie says what he says to the vips. >> we're not going to forget you. nothing is going to get fixed overnight. i tell people we haven't forgotten them. that's the most important thing. people are most scared of that

they're going to be forgotten and their problems are going to be forgotten and we're not going to do that. >> a section of queens heavily damaged by sandy. show us some of the damage till around you now six months later. >> reporter: take a look right beside me, behind me and in front of me richard. these are homes that are still boarded up, some of the remnants of what people had in their homes is still out here on the beach. there's no evidence that these homes are in a state of recovery at all. this is a community of about 5500 people who are still struggling to bring their homes back pep and you talked about the amount of money that's coming to this community. they would like to see it really soon. on morning joe today new york senior senator chuck schumer talked about the amount of money and when it might get here. >> the first 1.7 billion, a ma jort for housing is coming to new york and then money in new

jersey. this is what they need. so now they have a green light to begin rebuilding. it took too long, there eeg no questions about it. but i think the next section months will be a whole lot better than the previous six. >> richard yb with this home you can see there's some signs of recoverly. they have a new deck and some windows. a family i talked to it's still a long road for them. they are hopeful that things are going to change soon. >> no doubt the country's heart with them as they tried to rebuild. that wraps up the hour for jang sin an company. thomas is up next with a packed hour. >> next hour, new questions about the mother of the boston bombing suspects who insisted her sons are innocent. he is no terrorist but russian intelligence says her wire tapped phone calls tell otherwise. republicans backs away that u.s.

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you're looking toward lower mant hatten which beyond the distance you can see the freedom tower at the world trade center site and today it could become the tallest bidding in the western hems sphere. that's been declad because of the weather here in new york. the thouer that is a symbol of recovery after doedly attack on the nation's soil. good morning, i'm thomas roberts. today marking exactly two weeks since the most recrept act of tore roar in the u.s., the bombings at the boston marathon. there is increasing coverage on

the mother. the mom allegedly discussing jihad with her oldest son tamerlan, information not shared with investigators here in in the u.s. until just the last few days. >> if the russians had given the fbi the information they had regarding the mother and the son and their view ons the mother's radicalization an the son's vad call zags it would have changed the investigation. >> they're trying to determine if the suspects had training to help carry out their attack. >> the way they handled the devices and the trade craft leads me to believe there was a trainer and the question is where is that trainer or trainers are they overseas or are they in the united states. in my consist conversations with the fbi, that's the big question. >> joining me right now is nbc contributor robert gibs. i want to begin with the