cannot control their libido or their reproductive system without the help of the government, then so be it, let us take that discussion all across america, because women are far more than the democrats have played them to be, and women across america need to stand up and say, enough of that nonsense. >> the official description of this recurring gop nightmare? the contraception track, and democrats are not impressed. >> it's really disappointing. i mean, you expect shock jocks like rush limbaugh to say stuff like this, but reverend, governor, former presidential candidate, it is very alarming. >> rnc chairman reince priebus tweeted, "i don't know what he was talking about, sort of a goofy way of using some phrases, not the way i would have phrased it." moments ago, priebus made this not so subtle suggestion to the republican ranks. >> as we look to grow the ranks of our party, we must all be

very conscience of tone and choice of words when we communicate those policies effectively. >> joining me now, republican national committee communication director sean spicer, good to see you. >> great to see you, thanks for having me. >> i'm glad you're here, i have to get this line from an "l.a. times" article, "the republican party has become so adept at shooting itself in the foot over women's issues they should probably put a mother tore yum on discussing them for awhile." why can't they strike the right tone? >> neither party has a monopoly on using inappropriate words or phrases. i think the governor was talking about the way democrats demean women is nothing something we believe in, and our party stands for fighting for their rights. i don't think as the chairman said that the words that he used in attacking the democrats is something that we would have chosen, but the point still stands. >> all right.

well, in the spirit of what you said with neither party getting it quite right here, republicans demand an apology from new york governor andrew cuomo about these comments about the tea party. let's take a listen to that. >> who are they? are they these extreme conservatives who are right to life, pro-assault weapon, antigay, is that who they are? because if that's who they are and if they are the extreme conservatives, they have no place in the state of new york." >> cuomo took a lot of heat for those remarks. what is your party's strategy with the tea party going forward? i mean, even john boehner has lashed out at these extremes in his own party. >> well, i don't think it has anything to do with the tea party. i think it has to do with random individuals, so i think governor cuomo, his comments were completely inappropriate. i think not only to people in new york, but the people in

america are probably deeply offended by the fact he went on to say people who hold those views are not welcome in new york and i find it odd he and the chair of the rnc attacked all the people who came to washington this week to march for life, the theme for this week's march for life was adoption, and i think it's sad when you have people like governor cuomo, debbie wasserman schultz and the democrats attacking republicans and all americans who want to stand up for human life and adoption. that's something that is kind of sad and it's also interesting, frankly, as someone who sits in the position that i do, that when they go and say things like that, there is much less of a focus on what they said, whereas we find it tend to happen a lot more on our side. so i would caution, frankly, all of the rhetoric is probably not helpful in general, but there is a bit of a one-sided battle when it comes to how republicans are viewed in the media. >> yeah, but you know what, sean, let's face it.

you are communications director there for the rnc, so when you hear something like mike huckabee said, granted you're saying these are individuals saying these things, mike huckabee is high profile. do you wish you could sit down with him and say, do not go there like that? reince priebus even tweeted, i wouldn't have said it like this. >> look, the governor spoke for 15, 20 minutes, most of his speech was actually very eloquent. he talked a lot about how we're going out there, reaching out to folks. i agree with the chairman there are a couple words in the way he describes democrats' actions as not the way we would have probably described them, but, you know, you can probably look through almost every speech and find something somebody said that probably could have been worded differently. look at your own network, frankly, alex, martin bashir, alec baldwin, melissa harris-perry, this is not something held entirely to the republican party. your own network has problems with communicating itself. >> that may be, but they are always held accountable, always

asked to answer what they meant to clarify, to issue apologies, whether the network generated that or they did so on their own accord. they are taking responsibility, if you're going to go after msnbc. what are you going to do with mike huckabee and the rest of them? >> you opened it, the chairman and myself, hey, the governor was making a point how the democrats treat women. i don't know we would have used the words that he did, so we do go out there, and i think if you look at the last two years, it's our party, not theirs. wendy davis down in texas attacked greg abbott for not following her footsteps, a guy disabled and can't walk and her staff laughed about it. that's not something i find at all appropriate, yet there seems to be a lack of accountability there. there are official after official on the democrat side from county officials on the way on up that have said completely inappropriate things. all of us should be held to a

standard with a better tone and dialogue. you mentioned the chairman's comments a few minutes ago during his speech. there's something we as a party have the most effective policies and positions when it comes to what's best for this country, families and individuals. we have to do it in a way to bring more people into the party and try to lead on that. >> i can absolutely agree with you, we all need to be held to a higher standard. that is for sure, sean. the rnc is holding the winter meetings, you have former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife arraigned just this morning in the gift taking scandal, the federal prosecutors in new jersey just yesterday issuing grand jury subpoenas to governor chris christie's re-election campaign, also the state republican party. we know he has the support of mitt romney, in fact, here's what he had to say this morning on the "today" show. . i've been in touch with chris, and frankly what you're seeing is a guy who's a strong leader,

he took responsibility, he fired people that were responsible for the scandal, and he has moved on as a leader, and i do believe that the american people want to see a strong leader in the white house, and he is. >> sean, does christie still have the support of the rnc, and if not, who are the gop front-runners? >> well, first of all, he absolutely does and i would associate my comments with governor romney, mistakes are going to happen in any administration or organization, quite frankly, and what governor christie did was exhibit that accountability and leadership we hope a leader will exhibit when things go wrong, holding people accountable, working to ensure it doesn't happen again. absolutely, he continues to be one of the top leaders in our party, but there is a huge bench from our governor, top leaders in the senate, paul ryan in the house. our bench for 2016 is extremely deep and we're very proud of the policies and positions out there to move this country forward. >> okay.

thank you, rnc communications director sean spicer. you might not know it, but i like you, pal, it's all good. thank you. >> i like you, too, alex, thank you. >> got to make peace here. to break this down for us, daniela gibbs and ed brabender cox, john bray bender. john, some members of the party seem to have constant mouth in foot syndrome, despite the efforts to keep republicans from saying things that alienate so many women. what do you think needs to change in the party for some of these politicians to get the message? >> well, what they have to understand is there is a political reality to what we say and do, as well. when we have a mistake is we let ourselves be singularly defined by a very small number of issues. what we have to do a much better job is get hard working average americans understanding that we understand their life, we're on their side, we're fighting for

them. instead we get very defensive on a small number of issues where most americans probably agree with us, but we get into terminology that's not helpful. take mike huckabee, i think he probably in retrospect would say it differently, but all he was doing is saying it's men and women in the democrat party that are being degrading to women, not the republicans. >> what's interesting, mike huckabee said things like this before. he passionately supported congressman todd aiken when he made his remarks. he's also endorsed the belief that wives should graciously submit to their husbands, but beyond what huckabee said, is his overarching point democrats may be overplaying their so-called war on women, is that debate legitimate? >> a, i don't think that debate is legitimate, and, b, i don't think that's what he was saying at all. it takes talent to wrap his sexism with the shame that he did yesterday and it's completely outrageous to think what democrats are doing is

trying to hold back women. what democrats are trying to do is give women choices they ask for and want. it's the republican party that time after time is focused on these issues, focused on restricting access to birth control, restricting access to control health their their bodies. i think it's not just the word choice was wrong, it's that his whole belief and premise about women's health and reproductive rights is wrong. >> i'm so glad you both made statements because unfortunately we have to wrap it up with you, but we'll have you back very soon, daniela gibbs leger and john brabender, thank you. planet hillary, the story behind the bizarre magazine cover. i'll be speaking with the author of the cover story. plus, megacash for the former secretary of state. we're going to talk to the president of emily's list about the super pac throwing considerable weight behind hillary clinton. and that leads us to today's big question, planet hillary, can she make the stars align for

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case hillary runs in 2016. joining me now is the author of "the new york times" article, amy chozick. welcome, ladies. >> thanks. >> amy, i'll begin with you here. we saw a few pictures showing the progression of the cover, the sketch, planet showing her with hair. what was behind the idea, and how did you come to this final cover, which has been criticized of being a little creepy. >> i can't speak to our editorial decisions, because i just write the story, but we've always described the story as a deep look of the clinton's orbit. you know, i think they were coming up with something creative that was different from the usual portrait kind of thing. it certainly caused a stir. >> yeah, it did. it is an outstanding article and so many layers to it. >> thank you. >> stephanie, let's talk about parties usa action, announced

pretty big names as co-chairs, jim messina, president obama's campaign manager in 2012, former michigan governor jennifer grand home and you're on the list, as well. to mobilize so early with such veterans at the helm, what are the odds of hillary clinton run something. >> well, it is hard to say at this point. she has made it clear she is taking time to think about it and it's a huge decision. we want her to do that. what priorities usa is coming together to do is make sure we are really ready to win this fight. it is going to be incredibly hard to elect a democrat in 2016. the republicans have been out of power for eight years at this point. you know they are going to do everything they can and here they are in d.c. this week continuing to say some of the, well, shall we say out of touch things they continue to say about women, and i think we're watching a republican party that

is really in disarray, so right now we see priorities usa coming together and the democrats unifying to ensure we are one and we are ready to win in 2016. >> but are you also subliminally hoping or not so, overtly hoping, look, we want money to talk. look what we are handing you, we are handing you this platform, go for it. >> well, secretary clinton is, clearly, one of the most qualified potential presidential candidates in the united states. and maybe for a very, very, very long time. i think there's so much excitement at the prospect of secretary clinton taking this on and potentially breaking through that class ceiling, electing the first woman president, that folks want to get engaged and we want a plan. this is not something that's going to be easy. we have to win the white house for a third term, and we're going to do something that has never happened in this country, elect a woman to the presidency. >> yeah, yeah.

amy, as i mentioned this article focuses on the many layers of hillary's organization and how it's going to be able to operate today's world of presidential politics, yet it's a question also of including the old and making all those clinton old-timers make them feel relevant, yet bring in an approach for 2016. i love donna brazile's comment when she says, look, i love peter, paul, and mary, but you have to bring in justin timberlake, another one she said, i love barbara streisand, but you have to make her beyonce. how do they know whom to trust and who to bring in? >> exactly, the clintons are so unique in american politics in that they have been collecting loyal friends and advisers literally since bill clinton's kindergarten class. now these people are invested in her future and want to help and some are. the question is, if she forms a campaign, how do you kind of utilize all these people they've collected over the years, but also bring in the new people, the data crunchers, somebody said the next david plouffe, the

30-year-old david plouffe who understands how campaigns are waged in 2016 and how to organize this. in 2008 we saw a lot of cooks in the kitchen, a lot of voices thrown out there, and a lot of chaos, so i think they are thinking about how do you make people feel listened to while also keeping it organized and keeping a clear voice. >> okay, ladies, thank you so much. amy chozick from "the new york times" and emily from emily's list. a chilling newly surfaced video raising more concerns about the safety of the sochi olympics. can the already tight security be intensified further? and too famous, too fast? yesterday's arrest, a new low for pop star justin bieber. what can be done to stop the meltdown? but first, a warning from the fbi to retailers, expect more credit card breaches. the agency has told stores to prepare for more attacks after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the past year, all the cases involve the same kind of

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we have breaking news to share from egypt, where a series of bombs have ripped through the capital city of cairo. at least five people are dead, dozens more injured. these targets included a movie theater as well as the egyptian police headquarters. joining me now, aman, with a welcome to you, how much does this have to do with this being nearly the third anniversary of the ousting of mohamed morsi? >> well, this is the third anniversary of hosni mubarak. but the attacks today are certainly symbolic given the fact the country is divided between this ongoing debate. in short, you have those that support the current government, the security, the military forces, and those rejecting the muslim brotherhood. and right now what we're seeing play out in the streets is a violent confrontation to

supporters of the former president, mohamed morsi and trying to capitalize on the symbolism of this weekend, this is the third anniversary of this revolution. >> in this case, three years of these people fighting. in terms of security, who's got things under control, does anybody? >> right now the government is trying to project that it has the situation under control, that it's very much capable of stopping these types of attacks, but what we are seeing over the course of the last several months is this began in a concentrated part of the peninsula in the eastern part of the country but has now spread to major parts, including the capitol cairo. but there's no doubt that the security services in egypt are under tremendous stress, because they are being targeted with car bombs. >> just this morning. >> just this morning the minister of interior survived an assassination attempt and most importantly on a daily basis, egyptian soldiers are being targeted, picked off across the country. they are under a tremendous amount of pressure to rein this in. a lot of people say it needs

some kind of political dialogue and no sign of that on the horizon. >> thank you for that. right now, there are some new concerns surrounding the olympic games in sochi, a frightening video has surfaced with an islamic militant calling the games the devil olympics and mocking the response there. it is giving usa athletes and their families something to think about as they make their final preparations to travel to russia. and nbc's richard engel is joining me from sochi. richard, you're there in the thick of it. tell us what new measures are being taken in the wake of these new threats? >> well, no new measures in wake of these latest threats, but security's already very tight. we have to be very careful not to exaggerate the threat. every time somebody puts a video online, sometimes blurred, you know, with a blurred image or

threatens the games, you don't certainly rush to put it on air. the problem is, in this case, this group that issued the latest threat is a known group, it's an al qaeda affiliate, it is the al qaeda branch that represents people from central asia, the kcaucasus, the same groups that want to embarrass russia during the olympics. that's why this threat is a little bit more serious than the other ones. there was a hoax a few days ago where e-mails, a reported hoax, where e-mails were sent out spam like to different olympic teams. this one is actually coming from a group that has tried and carried out attacks in the past. >> okay, thank you for that sobering update richard engel life in sochi, thanks for that. treacherous driving conditions led to a massive chain reaction collision on a highway in northern indiana. more than 40 vehicles were involved in this pileup. visibility at the time was near zero. ♪

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what did he say? former governor mike huckabee tries to argue the republicans' so-called war on women isn't real, but it back fires. and politicians in trouble, two republican governors and new allegations against a democratic senator. those are today's topics for our agenda panel. james peterson, professor at lehigh university. bill share, and amanda turkel is from "the washington post." we're going to take a trip down memory lane. here are some of the more famous quotes by republicans about women. >> even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that god intended to happen. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> back in my days, they used bayer aspirins for contraception, they put it

between their knees. >> james, before huckabee got to the libido part, he was trying to make the point that republicans were fighting a war for women, but doesn't it get lost when the words libido and uncle sugar come out of his mouth? >> i mean, i'm glad you played those clips, because people need to remember what the political context is within which we're judging mike huckabee and these comments. at this particular point, i think we have got to conclude that for the most part, the conservative wing of the republican party is ideologically against women. there's no other way to contextualize the rape comments, all of the policies, trying to rollback access to health care, all the policies trying to overturn roe v. wade and the comments like this one. huckabee is not only a politician, but an entertainment news talk show guy. he's got to be more conscientious about any time you're going to paint with a broad swath a group of people and demean them based on their

so-called libido, you have to understand the consequences of that are going to be dire. i don't know it's a war on women, i think it's an inability to come to terms with the real conservative ideology is with respect to women. >> interestingly, the chairs in mississippi and tennessee's republican parties were on "the daily rundown" today and had these reactions to the comments. >> i wasn't offended, it's distracting. >> that's not the way i would have said what he did. i think we need to focus on as a party people don't realize that 80% of -- in households, women make 80% of the decisions on the finances of the home, on health care, and so what we need, you know, if it's like my wife, she wants security. we need to talk about the republican policies provide that kind of security. >> so that thought plus the word distraction earlier, why would republicans even bother talking about contraception anymore? >> that's a great point. most americans don't have a problem with contraception and

it's important to remember where mike huckabee made these comments, at the winter meeting of the republican national committee, which is overseen by reince priebus, the man who put out an autopsy report after the 2012 elections saying that republicans need to rebrand themselves and stop talking about these issues that offend women, minorities, young people, lgbt americans if they want to appeal to these groups. clearly, they are not doing this. comments like mike huckabee's are a distraction and are not helping the party at all. >> bill, you write a piece about this saying, "if mike huckabee ever wants to meet hunkuncle su he need only look in the mirror." hypocrisy, yeah? >> when mike huckabee was governor of arkansas in 2005, he signed a law that mandated insurance companies cover contraception coverage. all of a sudden barack obama becomes president and obamacare

becomes law and birth control is the downfall of american society. he literally attributed that provision of the law with the sandy hook mass shooting in 2012, yet he signed a similar law when he was governor. what's different? you can say it's that obama's president, but also that obamacare provides health insurance to people who didn't have it before, who don't have a lot of money. once that became the situation, those people are getting contraception now, all of a sudden huckabee and other republicans who used to back those mandates ten years ago, stopped backing them. >> you talk about other republicans, in fact, there are other politicians having a rough go of it, bob mcdonnell, his wife appearing in federal court today. they are facing allegations they were doing favors for a wealthy donor for gifts, they pled not guilty. msnbc's ari melber got an exclusive with attorney general eric holder who talked about corruption and politics. let's take a listen to that. >> without talking about the mcdonnell case specifically, i

grew up in the justice department in the public integrity system, and we brought cases all the time where public officials received money, exchanged, got gifts in exchange for official action. that is classic corruption. >> bill, there's word mcdonnell rejected a plea deal that would have spared his wife. do you think republicans have a problem with their governors? >> they do have a problem with their governors. i don't think it's fair to say they are all corrupt. i think the mcdonnell story and the chris christie story are their own stories. it doesn't mean that bobby jindal is corrupt, but remember amanda talked about that 2012 autopsy, that also said that part of the republican salvation was the governors. promote the governors was a mantra in that report. these folks were doing the reforms, getting things done, they were going to clean house, and all those folks, corrupt or not, many of them have been

bussed, nothing but hype, drowned in the in-fighting and now none of the governors are going for the republican nomination. >> and the point has to be said here, of course, chris christie not indicted, but the subpoenas have been issued, that happened yesterday. you've been covering governor christie for some time now. mitt romney defended him today. do you think republicans will stand behind him should he go for it in 2016? >> well, absolutely they'll stand behind him more than they will the democratic nominee, but chris christie has a problem because he never really had a strong base within the republican party. he was known for not only angering democrats, but angering a lot of republicans and tea party activists, so when, you know, who is now going to go out there and really defend him? so far we're seeing a few people bash democrats for going after him so hard, but it's not like if democrats were going after rand paul or scott walker. you're not seeing that defense, and that's why this is going to

be a little tougher for chris christie than it may be for some others. >> another interesting point i want to go over with you, james, senator bob menendez is under investigation for ties to bankers from ecuador. the senator wrote letters and made phone calls to federal agencies, including asking for full consideration from the homeland security department. now one of the brothers has denied any political affiliation with the senator, but campaign records show their relatives have donated $10,000 to the menendez campaign and at least $100,000 to the democratic party. a menendez spokeswoman says, "our office works each year with literally hundreds of individuals and families from across the country seeking help from the immigration process. in this particular case, senator menendez believed the isaias family had been politically persecuted in ecuador. give me your thoughts on this, james. >> i think the menendez case we need more information on.

in addition to these brothers being bankers, they were also media moguls and what the menendez camp is saying essentially they are fugitives because they are being persecuted by the government. the government took those media platforms from them, so we need more information, but all these cases, christie, mcdonnells, and senator menendez, the problems are all the same, alex, there's too much money in politics. what's great about the feds investigating these cases is we need more regulations in the way money shapes our political processes. that's the conclusion we need to draw. >> all right, amanda terrell, james peterson, and bill share of liberal oasis, thank you all so much. still ahead, more of ari melber's exclusive interview with eric holder, including what he has to say about edward snowden, legalizing pot. moments ago, the dow jones

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developing now, nsa leaker edward snowden won't be leaving russia any time soon. it was announced the country is extending asylum for the former nsa contractor. in a question and answer session snowden said he would like to return home to the u.s. but under current whistle-blower protection laws it's just not possible right now. snowden says there's no chance for a fair trial and no way i can come home and make my case to a jury. he goes on to say, i never stole any passwords, nor did i trick an army of coworkers and when

asked if some of the nsa techniques are necessary, not all are bad. governments are seizing billion and billions and billions of innocent communication every single day. eric holder weighed in exclusi e exclusively on the clemency issue with msnbc's ari melber. >> i will say he broke the law. he caused harm to our national security, and i think he has to be held accountable for his action. the notion of clemency, no harm, no foul, i think that would be going too far, but in the resolution of this matter, with an acceptance of responsibility, you know, we would always, you know, engage in those kinds of conversations. >> co-host of "the cycle," ari melber is joining us now.

great congratulations on the great interview here. the remarks from eric holder combined with all the major changes the president announced this week when it comes to the nsa spying program, does this open the door to a plea deal for snowden? >> it doesn't look like the attorney general thinks there's any breakthroughs coming. people want to talk about whether snowden is a whistle-blower, he looks at edward snowden as a defendant and while they are open to plea deals, as they are with any defendant, he didn't seem to have anything else on that and declined to weigh in on those allegations that perhaps snowden worked with a foreign government, something that has been said by officials, but not substantiated. >> have a conversation with him, it's still wrap a. >> he said they'll talk to lawyers as with any case. >> okay. you covered rather in the extensive part a wide range of

issues. we talked about legalizing pot, the growing number of states that are doing so and really the way that comes up against what the federal laws are right now. let's play what he said on that. >> no, i think the positions that we're taking in terms of setting up those eight priorities that would warrant federal intervention are consistent with what the president said. small time, small amount of marijuana cases are not the kinds of things that deserve to be in the federal system. we have the interstate transportation of it, where violence is part of the dissemination of marijuana. those are the kinds of cases that ought to be in the federal system and those are the changes that we've made. i think those are consistent with what the president said. >> how big a policy shift is this, and is a lot of the concerns centered around the fact when you have legal pot making money, you've got large amounts of cash, you've got to bring it to banks, right? >> yeah, you have to figure out what does state-based regulation

look like and a big shift he's promulgated under the last year basically saying that outside of areas of violence and interstate commerce, they are not going to pursue individual marijuana use, so asked about the president's recent remarks, he said we're already doing this and it fits with something the attorney general is calling the smart on crime agenda where they don't look for incarceration as the first way to deal with private substance abuse. >> yeah. another thing you talked about, fascinating discussion about voting rights and what the attorney general feels is behind the push to enact voter i.d. laws. i want to play some of that. it's interesting. >> sure. >> if we can show that photo i.d. efforts are done inappropriately and for improper reasons, i think that ought to be federal intervention. >> when some say voter identification is for election integrity and, thus, is different than the history of

racial discrimination we've seen in this country, they may be of good faith, but you think they are wrong. >> there are some coming from a good faith perspective, but i think many are using it for partisan advantage. >> you've been all over this, so where does this fight go from here? does congress, would that supersede what the supreme court did, gutting the law? >> it would supersede it, and he welcomes the bill, although he said he's very concerned whether that law as drafted allows him to fully patrol the misuse of voter i.d., and he was very specific. look, he said, while some may think this is necessary, he sees the evidence, he's prosecuted these cases through his department, and many of these republican laws in the attorney general's view are from partisan reasons or to discriminate or depress voter turnout. he's said he has the evidence to back it up. >> i bet we have about three more hours until this discussion continues on "the cycle." >> it will be there.

>> ari melber, thank you so much. you can watch more of the interview with attorney general eric holder today here at 3:00 p.m. on msnbc. it is time now for the poly side bar. john boehner made it clear what job he does not want in washington. >> you ever think of running for president? >> no. >> no? >> listen, i like to play golf, i like to cut my own grass, you know, i do drink red wine, i smoke cigarettes, and i'm not giving that up to become president of the united states. that's right. that's not worth it. that's right. >> texas governor rick perry mellowing on legalizing marijuana? yesterday perry took steps to decriminalizing possession. although he supports state's rights to legalize marijuana, texas will not be next. mitt romney was on the "today" show this morning and routed off a list of possible

2016 republican contenders. >> this is a time for chris christie, mike huckabee, jeb bush, john kasich, a long list, marco rubio. there's a lot of folks that will have the chance to be the nominee. >> you think hillary clinton is beatable if she's their nominee? >> i'm sure she is, because i think people recognize the country is just not doing what it needs to do. >> we asked, you answered. the question, planet hillary, can she make the stars align for a potential 2016 presidential run? she can if she chooses and read the polls, at the moment, not one republican can beater. christie was up there until bridgegate. and from bill, i'm voting for her. [ yodeling plays ] worst morning ever. [ angelic music plays ] ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever!

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new developments today in the justin bieber arrest saga.

a court date pore pop start at set monday morning. he's out of jail for driving under the influence. the scrutiny and questions about what's next for this good boy turned bad have just begun. joining me now, former prosecutor faith jenkins and vice chairman of representation.com howard bragman. what has happened to this kid? it seems like he's been on something of a bad bender here, almost like a mission to act out. >> i remember justin bieber announced last year at the end of the year he was officially retiring, this is someone who has now been famous at the very young age and has accumulated a lot of wealth in his short life. and it's not just an individual at this point he's a brand. you're not looking at the typical 19-year-old who is in college pursuing education or working. he has unlimited access to a lot of things in his life. there's no one reigning him in. reports are yesterday that his

father was actually in one of the suvs that blocked off the street when justin beeb are and other rapper were drag racing down the residential neighborhood at 4:00 in the morning. that's problematic. >> absolutely it is. howard, we look at the record of other young stars and you can look at lindsay lohan, amanda bynes, even michael jackson. is he headed for a meltdown, do you think? it is inevitable? >> i kind of do think it's inevitable. what happens is every time they go through something like this and they get their hand slapped and their life continues, it was reported he was out drinking and partying last night. they become empowered more and think they are invincible. this is a young man with too much money and too many people around him enabling him. i thought the most telling moment was at the billboard awards when he walked up and his peers started booing him. he said, i think i'm doing okay for a 19-year-old.

if you don't look at all of the people in the music industry who came before you and say they are booing me, maybe i have something to learn, you have something to learn. >> can i ask you both real quick and howard since i have you on, is this more about media problems or about his parents? there are allegations his dad was helping block off streets with the drag racing. what do you think? >> i often see parents as the root of the problems. this is a kid who is 19 and needs supervision and who needs some adult role models who are not enabling but setting limits for him. he's just not getting that. >> that's the parent part. what about the media part with, faith? >> when you look at a case like this, 19-year-old who has been arrested and charged with these crimes, when you look at them, resisting arrest, first time, dui, yes, typically that would be $2500 and bail would be typical for cases like that. when you combine the alleged

crimes he committed together, this isn't just a 19-year-old leaving a party and acting irresponsibly by saying i'm trying to get home. no, they walked off streets and decided to race in someone's neighborhood at 4:00 in the morning. this is extremely outrageous behavior. shows a complete disregard for safety of others. bragman. appreciate that. that is a wrap of things for me this hour. i'll see you back here tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern for "weekends with alex witt." richard liu will pick things up after the break. open to ambiti. open to bold ideas. that's why new york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state. move here, expand here, or start a new business here and pay no taxes for ten years... we're new york. if there's something that creates more jobs, and grows more businesses... we're open to it. start a tax-free business at startup-ny.com.

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lieutenant governor kim guadagno makes another appearance after she denied allegations by dawn zimmer that sandy funds were being used for political favors all of this as the scandal expands to christie's re-election campaign and state republican party. we begin with virginia though, where at this moment former governor bob mcdonnell and his wife are in richmond, arraigned on a 14 count indictment, totalling more than $165,000 from a wealthy virginia businessman. the maximum sentence carries decades of prison time and millions in fines for the former first couple. now the governor denies any illegal conduct in his dealings with the virginia businessman johnny williams. >> i repeat again emphatically, that i did nothing illegal for mr. williams in exchange for what i believe was his personal