>> that has not stopped wild speculation about the botched rollout. josh writes, unless healthcare.gov website miraculously gets fixed by next month, there's a growing likelihood over time democrats, enough of them, may join republicans to decide to start over and scrap the whole complex health care enterprise. memo to josh, this whole complex health care enterprise includes more than a website. responding, obama care panic to enter even stupider new phase. writing, there isn't as though problems are beyond human ingenuity to skofl requiring heavily intervention. the administration is trying to achieve faster than light transport or make us immortal, it's a website. as pointd out, it is indeed more than a website. it's in full bloom manifesting in things like lower hospital

rates, care of organizations and retail health care and employers. shopping around for less expensive plans rather than endlessly footing higher bills. so can obama care hyperventilation continue for ever? possible but probably not. joining me editorial director of the huffington media group howard fine man, chairman of slate and washington editor of the national review robert costa. joining us from washington is democratic senator from west virginia the inimitable jo mansion. senator, thank you so much for being with us today. >> nice to be with you. >> senator, i want to get your take. there is a lot of talk about panic in washington of as a democrat on the hill, where do you stand today? how are you on the panic meter of one to ten? >> i'm not too excited and i don't get too panicked. we've got to fix things. that's what i came here to do. the people of west virginia

expect me to make it better and i'm going to do that. the bottom line is they messed up, they messed up royally. there's no excuse for this. i'm not trying to make excuses. i sure don't want to go back to what we had before, one serious or catastrophic illness away from bankruptcy, a child with a defect couldn't get on their parents or someone with a pre-existing condition couldn't get insured or someone too sick said their only option was to die. that's not who we are as americans. this thing is messed up. can we fix it? absolutely. if we work together. my goodness, seems like everyone is working against each other not wanting to see if we can get a better health care system that's affordable and accessible that's going to work. >> we know democrats have been on the front lines in this battle. a few weeks ago there was talk on capitol hill the white house had really not done well by their soldiers in the field, if you will. there's a sense of democratic frustration. in the intervening days and

weeks, folks have said the white house needs to have stronger contact and connections with their party on the hill. i know a few days ago on this channel you said you hadn't really talked to the president. do you feel like the outreach from 1600 pennsylvania avenue has gotten better or basically stayed the same in the last few days. >> you know, it is what it is. dennis mcdonough reached out. we talked to him. he's straightforward. i trust him. he's good to work with. everybody has their own style. everyone is making so much of this thing. we have a system that we've got to fix. it's not working. we're shoppers. we're the best consumers in the world. create that website so i can shop it. don't tell me i've got to buy it and then find out what i'm doing. do i go d.c. exchange, medicare, what's my options? i like to have all the information in front of me. if you go on amazon, you're going to buy a tie, pretty easy to shop, i can shop many places.

why can't i shop this. >> senator manchin, i love to hear you extol online tie shopping. >> you have talked about how the president needs to wage a third campaign. he himself has said this is my last campaign as tenure as president. he was on the phone with ofa foot soldiers last night. what else do you think he needs to do if this is, in fact, a campaign? >> he needs to frame things just the way senator manchin just did. number one, explain why we got into this in the beginning. the why of it. i think there's really been -- you've got to fix the mechanics but you have to reexplain the why of it. what the problem was, what they were trying to fix, what good things have already been accomplished for millions and millions of people in terms of getting rid of denial for

pre-existing conditions, lifetime limits. have you to explain it in the personal vivid detail that bill clinton was so good at doing. nobody could explain the virtue of a government program the way bill clinton could because he spent many years defending the idea of government in arkansas in the south. he knows how to swim upstream against that tide. president obama needs to do more of that. that's why i think he needs some of his people back, some of his campaign people back to help him do that. that's number one. number two, he's got to be with leaders of congress more. has he to do it. i know senator manchin says it is what it is but it doesn't have to remain what it is. the democrats' fate is inextricably tied to health care. there's no going back for democrats. they can call it obama care, not going to mention obama again, bologna. >> it's a health care law to give everybody access. >> the shopping thing is

brilliant. the fact is the way the site set up, you have to give all your information before you can shop. >> so much contingent on the website unfortunately. heather, we can't get away from the facts here. i keep going back to this thing john boehner said last week, we have the best health care delivery system in the world. it is not a mystery that we do not have the best health care delivery system in the world. studies from commonwealth, 37% of american adults went without care or didn't see a doctor when they were sick or failed to fill their prescriptions. that's more than a quarter of this country, more than one in three americans. you can't tell people this is the best health care delivery system in the world. >> just shrink it down to the one thing they have been writing on, cancellation of these plans. these health care plans affected minority of people on the individual market were terrible plans. they weren't plans, they were scams. you pay your insurance premiums every single month and then you actually get sick and you don't

have consumer protections that everyone from a consumer reports to, you know, angie's list, amazon.com to use the same analogy would say this is a badly rated plan. we had the government saying you know what, insurers, you can't rip people off anymore. suddenly john boehner is acting like he's the number one insurance provider in the country and wants to give people health care. >> i want to ask you about that narrative, around these folks on individual insurance plans and got cancellation notices. have democrats ceded too much ground with republicans on that issue and not talked about the millions of americans getting helped by this law. >> we can talk about things and how much better it would be if you debate have other types of plans. the bottom line is the president said, if you have it, you can keep it. we need to honor that. what we need to do also is let them go on and simply shop to see how much better they can get

for the same money, sometimes less money, maybe $50 more and make a decision. again, we're the best shoppers in a world. i can make a decision if you give me great value. you give me good value and i want to pay a little more, i'll make that decision. i think the president said he wants to extend it for a year. myself and mary landrieu said it should be extended. it should be extended indefinitely if you already had it. we're trying to get people who weren't insured. >> do you think insurers should be forced to extend it? >> you mean the bill that we're trying to pass? >> yes. >> our bill basically says you can keep it. i'm telling you people will not keep an inferior product if they see something better. i know it's hard to understand that. that's who we are. >> we are the best shoppers in the world. >> you're the best shoppers. we all are. we're great shoppers and we like to buy. >> senator, for just a moment i'm going to bring in my folks in new york.

jake, we are the best shoppers in the world. but unfortunately the place we want to shop doesn't happen to be up and running yet. >> we're going to get there. >> we're going to get there. we are going to be able to shop. in the mean time i want to ask you beyond the panic there's this new narrative this, failure of botched bedeviled rollout is undermining governance. that's beyond this is obama's katrina. that is liberals, democrats are going to be feeling this pain for some time to come. i think that's an overreaction but i'm curious to know what you think. >> i agree with that. not that that's happened but those are the stakes. this the biggest thing government has tried to do in decades, since the great society. it's reforming a massive part of the american economy, fixing the american economy. it's incredibly hard. if we can't -- if the president can't make the website work, if he can't catch up on the signup

numbers, it is going to discredit not just the idea of health care reform but the idea that government is capable of doing big things. that's why with respect to my friend howard, i don't think this is about explaining it better, wageing a better story, having a war room, it's about execution. this is a flop. it was sabotaged not by its opponents but by well meaning supporters. they have to get it working. whether the deadline is 30 days or 60 days or 90 days, i'm not sure. i think there will be -- if it is made to work, people will possibly look back on this period and say, it was a big deal. it was rocky. >> robert, "the new york times" editorial had a scathing editorial this morning which basically says in the interim as republicans mirthfully watched the botched rollout, they have gotten basically a pass on immigration reform, highly

controversial stance stripping food stamps from the farm bill, budget negotiations, they haven't had to do anything. is there any thinking inside republican circles, hey, what if the website does start working and where are we left as a party. we have fights not to conclusion between various factions of the republican party. there's no actual policy we can put forward in the new year. is there any acknowledgement of that. >> i think republicans before the october 1st implementation and after were always planning on running obama care in 2014. the question is how many seats will that yield in the senate and how many in the house, making republicans have gains. republicans are sitting in the plee bleachers observing the scene. they are tired from their war. i think republicans are understanding in 2014 they have to come forward with some kind of policy alternative. as much as they rally against the current aca, what's the republican plan, what's the

republican proposal. >> senator manchin, one last question for you. in terms of your personal experience, are you hearing from your constituents, are they angry? have you been hearing good and bad stuff in what is it like to walk a day in senator manchin's shoes this week. >> any time i'm in west virginia it's a great day. that being said, i do hear from people all over my state. there are people very upset. people basically that don't have accurate information. they want to, again, going back to shop. they want to shop, alex, and it's as simple as that. when they do, they will find out. we don't want to go back to where we pay more for health care in this country than most any nation on earth, and we rank very poor, 35th, 37th in wellness. you can't go back there. i said this should be a transition year. this should be a working year. the bill that i, myself and the republican from illinois, truly

trying to give it time to work itself out. >> the only direction to go is indeed forward. i'm sorry i have to cut you off. we have to transition to another piece of news. thank you for your time. virginia state police holding a news conference about senator creigh deeds, he's been transported to uva hospital for injuries sustained at his home. a press release said a second person found dead at the home. >> deputies arrived to find senator deeds stabbed multiple times about the head and upper torso. he was flown from the scene to the hospital where he is now and he's treated for serious injuries. his son, age 24, was found inside the residence suffering from life threatening injuries associated with a gunshot wound. despite efforts by troopers and first responders there at the

residence, he died at the scene. the investigation obviously remains ongoing right now by the virginia state police, bureau of criminal investigation salem field office with the system of the county sheriff's office. as i mentioned, investigators are working right now on confirming the motive and exact sequence of events that involve these assaults at the residence. we're less than five hours into the investigation. there's still a lot of work to be done. we'll release more details once we're at that stage where we can confirm the facts and release them at this time. do you have any questions? >> was there -- [ inaudible ] >> we're not releasing who called in the 911. we have gotten the tapes. the 911 call came into the sheriff's office originally. they notified us, which is not uncommon. when you dial 911 in virginia, it automatically goes to the local jurisdiction. sheriff's department contacted state police. we were able to dispatch

sheriffs and deputies to the residence. [ inaudible ] >> at this time we're not commenting if it was. >> happened this morning as opposed to later in the night. >> we believe it happened this morning. we were notified at 7:25. >> reason to believe gunshot self-inflicted. >> as to the motive and sequence of events that's what we're working on to piece that together. >> are you looking for. [ inaudible ] >> at this time, no. we're not looking for any suspects at this point. >> was this a permanent residence of the senator and his son gus. >> it was the residence for senator deed. i'm not sure about his son. i know his son lived in millboro. he does have a millboro address but i'm not sure. >> just for clarity you identified senator deeds'son, talking about austin deeds? >> the information i had was

gus. has he four children and his only son, i believe. >> was anyone else at the house this morning? >> i don't know at this point. i don't have any information. >> does the son have any kind of criminal record? >> we can't comment on criminal history. state law prohibits that in virginia. >> can you tell us -- [ inaudible ] >> because of hipaa, we can't get into details. he has serious injuries. you have to contact the hospital to classify what they say is his condition at this point. the family is at the hospital. we have state troopers with the family. we'll remain there to support them any way we can and provide them whatever assistance they need. >> was senator deeds able to say anything to troopers or first responders? >> yes, he has made some statements to the investigators and so forth but i can't comment obviously on what those are at this point. >>. [ inaudible ] >> i don't know. i don't have that information. >> again, i don't know.

basically what i've got is what i've just released. you guys have probably more questions than answers at this point but we're early into the investigation. >> what about jim's question about a statement. so he was alert? >> yes. has he been able to talk with our investigators and the troopers. >> is that early in the morning or since he's been at the hospital? >> both. >> clear you're not seeking any other suspects? >> no. we're not seeking any suspect at this time. yes? >> did you say who made the 911 call? >> no, we're not identifying who made the 911 call. i said it came into the sheriff's office and the sheriff's office dispatched their deputies and contacted the state and we dispatched our troopers. >> did it come from the home or residence? >> i'm not sure where the 911 call was made from. >> just to be clear, austin -- [ inaudible ] >> he was located inside senator

deeds' residence. >> was senator deeds -- [ inaudible ] >> i'm not sure of his exact location when troopers arrived on scene. i'm not sure. >> when you say you've only been investigating for five hours. help us untds what kind of questions you have to answer and it is so tricky. >> unfortunately it's not like a police show where you can have any investigation wrapped up in an hour. there's a substantial amount of evidence that must be collected and maintained. of course that's got to be sent off to the state lab and so forth. you've got various interviews you've got to seek out. it's a very complex investigation like any criminal investigation the state conducts. it does take time. we appreciate patience. >> that was police news conference on the investigation into an alleged attack on state senator creigh deeds. police say they responded to a 911 call and found deeds at home in bath county with multiple stab wounds.

his son gus found in the house with injuries from gunshot wounds and later died. creigh deeds treated now at the hospital in charlottesville. ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc works with you to understand yours and help plan for your retirement. visit a branch or call now for your personal retirement review.

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you can find it all on angie's list. join today. unemployment for an estimated 1.3 million americans are due to expire at the end of the year. a number that will expand to 2.15 million americans by march if congress fails to renew existing legislation passed during the great recession. house republicans who recently voted to cut food stamps by $40 billion now appear to have little appetite to extend benefits to the neediest. this is despite the fact unemployment benefits have been renewed 11 times since 2008 due to the stubbornly high unemployment rate. instead extending benefits for these 4 million americans will be a democratic ask in the budget negotiations alongside replacing sequester and increased infrastructure

spending, all things that at one point had bipartisan support no longer. "new york times" reports chances of unemployment benefits extension before congress a adjourns are weak. walmart giving food items to other walmart workers. such helpful corporate advice is popular. last month mcdonald's help line advised them to apply for food stamps to supplement their meager wage. the outrageousness of this is made more outrageous by the fact corporate profits at an awetime high. in part because wages as a percent of gdp are at an all time low. who wins big when the little guy loses. in this story six heirs to the walmart fortune, who with over $100 billion to their names are worth the same amount as the bottom 40% of this country.

there is probably no more important story. i found it outrageous already twice. i'll say it for the third time walmart was putting up signs in walmart to have low wage employees donate food to other employees. as a walmart spokesperson corey lundberg said this is part of the company's culture to rally around associates and take care of them when they face extreme hardships. taking care of them in my mind is paying them more. >> releasing a report today that looks at this. you've got to say walmart does a very good job saying we cannot raise wages or it will raise prices. last year around the same time when black friday strikes began, what happened when the biggest retailers raised wanls to $12.25

an hour, hardly a millionaire's wage and it would create more jobs because it would put money back in the pockets of people who spend it. this year we looked at walmart and where they could find the money for this raise. a very small part of what they spend money on, s&p 5 billion they spend buying their own stock back from the market, which just basically inflates the pay to investors and return to executives would pay for a $6 an hour wage for the low wage workers at walmart. the money is there. we could have entitled the story, hey, walmart, we found the money and it won't cost customers a dime. >> it's a choice they make to give investors less return on their investment. ironically -- not ironically these big companies, if you look at annual assistance, lets show them the screen, mcdonald's $1.2 billion of federal money goes to

mcdonald's employees to help them survive. they would much rather than pay them a livable wage go to the federal government for handouts. i'm not going to call them handout but that's what they have been deemed in the republican party. >> bloomberg website, two biggest welfare employees in america, mcdonald's and walmart. they need welfare assistance to survive. that is awful. people who work full time should not live in poverty. but i'm not sure it should be laid at the doorstep of these companies. there are really two ways to deal with this if you want it fixed not just walmart or mcdonald's but everywhere. either raise the minimum wage, which would be one solution or use the earned in come tax credit, a good program, where the government makes up the difference between what the employer pays and what is a living wage. those are the only two ways to do it. >> we need to do all.

in come tax credit is great. it's the government with food stamps to say it's okay for the other big sector in our economy in this shared project we call a nation to walk away, shared prosperity. we'll give you a tax credit once a year if you happen to make your way through to h&r block. that's not what most americans believe. they believe if you go to work, you should be paid by the people who are getting the value from your labor. >> i think one thing that has gone underdiscussed, alongside this income inequality you are squeezing these guys that are working fulltime or part time. insofar as we are cutting back on food stamps, we're cutting back on programs to assist the needy, at the same time the corporate governance is encouraging them to rely on these programs to survive. >> first of all, i couldn't agree with you more. the biggest story in america today, which is so big we can't

see it half the time is income inequality at its worst, worse than the guilded age. it's extreme. the stock market hit record levels yesterday, i believe, the day before while this was going on. dave jamison, our terrific labor reporter tried to figure ow the best he could the average wage. i don't know if it fits with walmart. they make $25,000 a year. >> that's demand. the cashiers make less than that. that's what they are demanding be the floor. >> it's intolerable. i would also say the president needs to mention health care again. part of the problem, rather than ameliorate the pressure on some hardworking people, which is what the raise in the medicaid level will do, this seems to

anecdotally, what the calls are, be hitting people very hard. it's not helping in the context of what the biggest political issue is that could benefit democrats if they explained it properly, which i don't think they are doing. >> robert, to our earlier conversation republicans are nowhere. paul ryan is set to unveil a program, which is laudable in ilts goal if not execution. something like food stamps where republicans, a, took funding for it out of the farm bill, and, b, cut $40 billion, have you to wonder how much room is paul ryan going to have in terms of policy to move the bar anywhere in the republican party. >> i think there's an undercurrent of awareness in the gop especially on tone. when you have paul ryan running mate for 47%, mitt romney trying to come up with a poverty program in the house. mike lee leading the poverty program for republicans in the senate. you're right, on policy they are not willing to go on revenue.

they are not willing to do anything on revenue and tax rates but maybe will do something on sequester deal. there's a sense republicans need to engage. one thing ryan has done, worked with a gentleman named bob woodson to go into inner city communities and try to engage. that's something republicans have struggled with in the past. >> you can't eat tone. >> exactly. >> it's going to come down to numbers. it's going to come down to numbers on food stamps, unemployment insurance. these are real things, tens of billions of dollars and republicans aren't going to move on it. it's a political opportunity for the president if he frames it properly. >> what is the republican anti-poverty idea, it used to be empowerment cuts, tax cuts for employers. they weren't good ideas but they were ideas. in principle, what do they want to do? >> there's not some grand strategy. paul ryan's mentor personally

was jack kemp when he started out empower america in the '90s. a return to style. >> which didn't work. >> kemp's policies in terms of pro growth economics and supply economics you're going to see ryan return to that. so does mike lee. >> tax cuts to the rich. that's what that means. >> to howard's point the president can own basic fairness doctrine as a principle. at the same time it's worrisome to me democratic asks are something we shouldn't have to ask for. a raise in the minimum wage, fine, controversial. food stamp funding or the end to the skes ter cuts. >> when you did the last vote, 91-3 in the senate, a whole slew of republicans there. you have to look at the world view. as a republican i don't want to spend government money. i want people to work hard. wouldn't the minimum wage make a

lot of sense. you are seeing they are going to stop, filibuster. >> extend unemployment benefits. >> here is the problem, alex. the government as a total share of the economy i think is bigger than ever. a lot of republicans are saying oh, my god, we've got to clamp down on the size of government. of course the part of government that's being clamped down is the most politically vulnerable part of it. food stamp resit yents, unemployed, low wage workers. they are the ones who will bear the brunt of lets cut the government philosophy. >> lets also be clear. the demos website, great research and writing, it's been too long about moral fairness argument. these measures all have economic stimulus built in. you can make a very sound, conservative, fiscal argument that for every dollar you give someone on food stamps, $1.27 goes back into the economy. all of this makes fiscal sense. >> you started with extending the unemployment benefits. when you're having an anemic

recovery from this massive financial crisis, worst recession since the great depression, this is what you need to do. the government has to spend money. put it in the hands of people who are going to spend it. you don't have to have a lot of humanity or kindness or want to help unemployed people because it's the right thing to do. to do that sheerly in economic terms it makes sense to continue to stimulate the economy after the sequester. >> republicans don't buy it. >> asking them to bring in canned pumpkin for fellow cashiers. coming up, sign of apocalypse, probably. a group of college conservatives propose a game called catch the illegal immigrant. yes. that is really coming up next.

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>> we will ban abortion after 20 weeks. the ideal world is a world without abortion. >> three weeks after he said that texas governor rick perry got one big step closer to what he actually wants, which is a world without reproductive choice. on july 18th perry signed into law the nation's toughest set of abortion restrictions banning abortion at 20 weeks and piling on additional and unnecessary requirements for clinics and doctors. last month a federal judge in the state of texas struck down restrictions on doctors deeming them unconstitutional. a panel of three conservative judges reinstated the law. as a result one-third of the 36 abortion clinics could be forced to close. indeed, some of them have. in response to these and other assaults on women's reproductive

rights, comedians extraordinaire hosted online pop-up telethon to raise money for the women of texas. the lone star state is not the final frontier, 13 states passed 20 week ban, a similar bill introduced in the senate earlier this month. today voters in albuquerque, new mexico will decide to ban after 20 weeks when they vote on the child protection ordinance. joining us now is co-creator of "the daily show" lizz winstead. great to see you. >> thanks, al. >> congrats on doing the right thing here. i have to ask you this question. why as a society do we feel so much more comfortable replacing restrictions on women than men. i'll call to your attention in ohio state senator introduced in 2012 that would have limited men's ability to get viagra and

require them to receive psychological counseling. we would never do that. that's outrageous. amendment to abortion bill that said, every sperm is sacred. these are ridiculous propositions. when we flip it on women, it's totally legit. >> totally legit. it goes so far beyond abortion. when you start saying we want to reduce the number of abortions. the way what he want to do that is remove all access to affordable birth control, you aren't talking about health care or abortion anymore. you're talking about control and talking about not wanting to give up your own power to a group of society -- half a society, in fact, who would like to be at the table making decisions about themselves. not only about their health care but the world around them they live in that, really, is it. >> what's stunning to me, heather, when you look at the statistics, planned parenthood says roughly one in three american women will have an abortion by the time they reach the age of 45.

that's a lot of women. rick perry was out there saying the sound clip we played at the beginning of the segment. we want a world without abortions. lets be clear. it's not like women who are for reproductive freedom want a world with abortions. they are not actively seeking an abortion in every house. they want women to be able to choose to have control over their own bodies and make reproductive choices if necessity dictates. i think it's a really important distinction that is rarely made. >> i think the idea is that women who have abortions, majority of them are actually mothers themselves already or will be someday. so this idea that there are these evil harpies going around killing children and then the sweet sacrosanct mothers and wives. we are the same people. i think she hit it on the head.

it's about control and power. the boom in economic activity that came when we saw reproductive choice and health care come in the 1960s and '70s. we can't go back. that's really what this is about. >> i'd like to point out, we've never had a world without abortion. when we talk about abortion, you can only imagine the flack we got doing a fundraiser to raise money so women could get abortion care. when we talk about abortion and women need it. women need it. if one in three women are needing an abortion. that's everyone -- one of us at this table, i will say it's me, i'm not afraid, i did have an abortion. every one in three. it is me. so to act like there was some age of abstinence we have to get back to. do you remember that? >> i remember being killed. >> because of that everybody wants to scream and say things like what about these irresponsible women who keep getting pregnant.

what are we going to do about them? >> we're going to have them have a bunch of kids, is that your plan? an endless barrage of information. it's never based in fact, medical fact, it's based in shame. >> i think that's also, when you talk about 20-week bans. the great piece of misinformation, women who want their unborn fetuses to feel an undue amount of pain. this notion of fetal pain has been discredited by journal of american medical, british college, american congress of obstetricians and gynecologist. i read from a woman with late term abortions. when you're sitting with 22 weeks, severe feelings anomaly, stressed, worried is the baby going to feel pain. another thing they have to struggle with.

why? created concern. they are not based in science but pom particulars. they are efforts to shame and humiliate women in and around a decision that is more difficult than anyone, and certainly any man proposing this stuff, can possibly begin to conceive of. >> it alienates, creates this fake divide between the woman and the fetus she's carrying. it's the fetuses pain, not the woman about whom thp child could never have life. it's the idea we have these mothers on the one hand and, again, the people who want to hurt children. that's the idea. legally it is really -- if you look at where we've come from roe v. wade, really about the rights of women and people have a certain sphere the grochlt does not intrude in. where we are not on your end but political fundraisers and entire political machine that is about this most intimate choice and

most intimate decision. it is the exact opposite of personal liberty and freedom from government intrusion. >> you were doing this for the women of texas. in albuquerque, new mexico they are trying to public this 20 week ban. it's a blue state. the fact it's taken hold and sweeping the country, these restrictions really meant to incrementally roll back fundamentally a woman's right to choose. how many tellathoethons can you in the next two years. >> that's part of the plan. albuquerque is the breeding ground. we did this telethon to benefit women of texas. what we're going to launch is a bigger strategy, from v to shining v get women and men and everybody to understand that now city councils, mayors, your local legislature, this is really meat and potatoes boring politics most people don't care. >> local. >> sauce it up the way i do with

humor, exposing local ted cruz's and celebrating wendy davises in all our states. that was the biggest thing that didn't happen after texas. we watched mae amazing women rally, watched wendy davis. we didn't take inspiration and look in our own back yards and say what's going on in my state? who are the vil answer in my state? now is the time activists and everybody has to take a look at what's happening. >> from v to shining v. i can say that twice. >> and go like that. >> go creator of "the daily show," champion for women, families, men, humans. >> yes. >> all the parts of the ladies, the brain, the parts. >> thank you for your time. >> thanks. >> coming up, conservative students at the university of texas, austin, have now canceled and event called "catch an illegal immigrant." details on that just ahead. [ male announcer ] this is kathleen.

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in the latest archive of dehumanizing stories, students at the university of austin scheduled a catch an illegal immigrant day on campus tomorrow. young conservatives of texas explained on facebook, there will be several people walking around the ut campus with the label illegal immigrant on their clothing. any ut student who p catches the illegal immigrant and brings them back to our table will receive a $25 gift card. promoting their game on twitter, the group added bullying hashtag get in the back of the line reminding everyone on and off campus this isn't about college kids playing tag, this is about recrimination and punishment for 11 million men and women living in the united states without papers. this morning the group canceled their event. that's good news. it took intense pressure from the school, students and national media to call off the

event. the policy that sparked the proposed nasty campus charade is 2001 texas dream act. that law gives undocumented texas students in good academic standing the right to pay in-state college tuition, a right given to every other texas student seeking higher education. young conservatives claim the exercise will spark debate, it's intended message is clear, make the undocumented feel hunted. while the group made the decision to cancel their event, it is worth noting texas young conservatives are not firstime offenders when it comes to cruel and divisive hi jinx. in 2005 a chapter held capture an illegal immigrant day because just a few hours was not apparently enough. and for the young conservatives at ut austin, encouraging marginization of one group doesn't satisfy their appetite for bigotry.

last week they held affirmative action bake sell, $2 for white students, 75 for black students and 25 cents for women. this to endure the hardship by that most persecuted group white males. while young conservatives may still be on campus, they have decidedly off campus connections. the chairman of the branch lorenzo garcia was a paid field representative for greg abbott, texas attorney general who is now running for governor. abbott's press secretary said the campaign had no affiliation with this repugnant effort. for the young conservatives on the austin campus, games like these may not appear to have a consequence. for the one in five ut students who are hispanic and hispanics who make up 38% of the state of texas, bigotry are deeply meaningful. chasing down people who look illegal, selling cookies at cut rates to humiliate people of color, this is not an education,

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nobody has anything left. it's all gone. it's just all gone. >> i was in shock, which i think i still am. >> we got the biggest things, which was my family, so we'll take care of the rest. >> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," picking up the pieces. they were the most powerful november tornadoes illinois has seen in over 100 years. now after sunday's devastating

storm ripped through the midwest, hundreds of families are left to sift through the rubble. pre-existing condition. the white house is plagued by new questions about when it was first warned about the new health care website glitches. this as two more house hearings today give more juice to the gop's fight to tear down the law. arrested again. george zimmerman appears in court this hour after he was arrested and charged with felony aggravated assault connected to an alleged altercation with his girlfriend. >> you just broke my glass table, broke my sunglasses and you put your gun in my freaking face and told me to get the [ bleep ] out. this not your house. no. get out of here. >> zimmerman also called 911 with a different account. >> okay. the police is already there, so why are you calling? what happened? >> i just want everyone to know

the truth. >> defiance, embattled toronto mayor ford won't go quietly even after admitting to using illegal drugs and his city council strips him of his powers. >> all i can say is that actions speak louder than words. i invite you to come back, give me five or six months, if they do not see a difference, i'll eat my words. good day, i'm luke russert in washington for my friend andrea mitchell. the midwest has begun a massive cleanup after the devastating storms that tore through the region yesterday. at least 59 tornadoes have been confirmed in that area as new cell phone video emerges taken near