national implications, but first breaking news out of the washington, where u.s. attorney general eric holder is undergoing tests after being taken to the hospital. let's go to pete williams, who is following the latest developments. pete, what is the latest on holder's condition? >> the latest is that the attorney general is home. a justice department official says he was released from the hospital about 1:15 this afternoon. that means he was hospitalized or in the hospital for some checks. just over three hours. this all started this morning when at his regular staff meeting, he told his staff he wasn't feeling well, got up, left the room and his security detail persuaded him to go to the hospital. he was taken by ambulance, though members of his staff saying he was joking with the paramedics, here imin an ambulance, but i walk five flights every day and was going to play basketball this weekend. according to a statement, which

he himself we're told reviewed, he was feeling shortness of breath and faintness, but whatever it was, he's been released, he's home, he's comfortable. he was alert during the entire time, they say. so i guess we'll have to wait and see what it was. i talked to one member of his staff today who said he's been feeling a bit rundown all week, so perhaps it's related to that. >> we appreciate you following that for us, pete williams, thank you very much. now to politics, and launch off to the conservative politicians and others gathered to celebration five years of the if tea peat patriots. ted cruz is expected later. this morning we heard from michele bachmann and steve king. strangely the one thing we haven't heard much about is the veto of that arizona bill sb 1062, the one that made headlines across the country. and we do need to start with

that veto, because it does seem to be the latest evidence of a recent wave building in this country for gay rights, a wave that started with doma and the supreme court last year, then made its way to kansas and arizona, one that can be seen today in kentucky and texas, and has some on the right crying ironically discrimination. last night jan brewer vetoed sb 1062. she took her time, didn't take any questions, but did finally brings the ax down it was difficult to find anyone in either political party, who didn't think that that was the right decision. mitt romney, both gop senators, businesses like apple, delta and american airlines, all came down on the side of a veto. of course in politics like life, you can't please all the people all the time. >> unfortunately, though, this is how fundamental freedoms are trampled. you create a stampede by

spooking politician in the public with misinformation. but when the dust settles and the hired guns go away, the people will realize they were hoodwinked. >> this fight wasn't just about arizona. the swell has become a litmus test, and it's not hard to see why. the fate of a lot of similar bills hung in the balance, waiting for a decision. in fact just today we are learning that the legislatures in ohio and mississippi are quietly tabling their versions of the so-called religious freedom bills. this isn't just about the cakes and photographers that gay people would like for their weddings. it's about the wedding themselves. texas became the latest state where a federal judge struck down the same-sex marriage ban. while he stayed his opinion pending appeal. that makes a total of seven states where that's happened when that decision happened, conservative house members didn't just claim collusion

between, they want the end was nigh. >> the supreme court appears to be in collusion with the president and his injustice department. >> decisions like this makes the people's voice muted, and they say wishd eye even vote. >> society itself is at risk and cannot continue. >> michael, thanks so much for being here. >> thank you very much, joy. appreciate the opportunity. >> so i guess the fundamental question is, if you are, let's say a christian conservative, you own a bakery or photography studio, what is wrong with making a wedding cake or taking photos for a gay couple. you completely don't agree with their lifestyle, but they're heterosexual, maybe you think the man is too old for the woman or you think there's something else wrong with the coupling, but you still take their business. what is wrong with doing the same thing when the couple is gay or lesbian. >> i don't think there's anything wrong with it. i think the overwhelming

majority of people who run businesses, whether they're muslim or religious christian or orthodox jewish will say, sure, we'll take the business. however, let me give you a hypothetical and will ask you directly -- imagine that it was a black african-american fluorest or a photographer or someone baking a wedding cake, and you were asked to bake a wedding cake or serve at a wedding that was presided over by, say, the christian identity movement, some kind of white power church that was nakedly racist. should you have the opportunity to say, no, i'm not going to go to that wedding? i'm not going to serve them. i think most people would say, sure, you should have that chance. however, does that mean that you have an opportunity to say no people from that church allowed in my store? no. that kind of discrimination not. the whole point about this bill is it was so widely

misunderstood it would not have given the right to anyone to say we don't welcome gay people in our restaurant or or floral shop. it wasn't meant to do that. that's why i think i know a lot of democrats, and i will admit me too, i'm glad that governor brewer vetoed the bill, because it was such a distraction. a lot of people would say the title is all's well that ends well, but i think there's more appropriate titles d. comedy of errors and much ado about nothing. >> i want to go back to the -- a black norrest being asked to bake a cake in the christian identity movement. under current law, they should simply refuse, the folks could sue them and there wouldn't be anything under the current law for them to prevail. this law they were trying to pass in arizona would simply, if you refused a gay and less wean

couple and they sued, you would not have the defense of saying that was --, no, no, it was giving essentially people a defense in a lawsuit if a gay couple sued, but the other issue is if you were to try to say no to someone or even on the basis of their religion, that's already covered under current law. the only group not covered under current or federal state law in arizona for nondiscrimination is gays and lesbians. everybody else is already covered. >> that's a separate issue, of course. just to go back to what you were saying, if you actually read the language of the law, it was a terribly drawn law. it was full of language like if there's a compelling state interest, then you can compel someone to even violate what he calls his religious conscience. the point is i think reasonable people can agree and we should find the areas of agreement, not disagreement. for instance, i do think we should agree that people should not be forced by government to

do something that seriously violates conscience if it is based on a legitimate religious recognized in your church. however, that doesn't give you the right to ban access to what was called public accommodations. that was the basis for the greatest legislation in this area, the civil rights act of 1964. i think we ought to go back to that and specify public accommodations. >> but again for people who are being discriminated on the basis of race. that's already covered. that's already covered until arizona. it was this one group, but i appreciate you being mere michael, thank so much. >> thank you, joy. great to talk to you. lucy gopper, he defended, saying in part it was a slap in the face of some supporters of the civil rights movement. >> some of them are very

shocked. they participated in the civil rights movement, and then to turn around and have gay rights folks saying now you can't practice your religious beliefs. you know, wait a minute, wait a minute, we stood up for you and your beliefs and now you're saying we can't stand up for our beliefs because they conflict with you? >> lawrence o'donnell is my colleague and the host of "the last word." every weeknight on msnbc. >> joy, i hope i am not hear to translate louie gohmert. i have no -- i tried to follow that. >> i don't think anybody can translate louie. he's a think unto himself. >> if you have to cut live to him at any moment, that's fine with me. >> i do want you to go back and let's talk about this comparison being drawn both by congressman gohmert to the civil rights era.

what do you make of this idea of equating the right to not bake a cake for a gay couple to what the civil rights movement was fighting for, the right to be served in a restaurant? >> let's use what happened as a result of the changes of laws during the civil rights era, as the perfect example, which is to say after a little while, we would all forget there was a previous state that included this kind of discrimination. people announced all sorts of really closely held fears, you know, from the heart and from a religious basis of what would happen if they had to enter act with another race. and, you know, this -- and look, california, which is the most representive piece of american we have, california has everything that america has in the largest numbers. the largest numbers of everything, of every form of our population. california has had this in law. there's no problem.

you don't hear florists in california going, um, i just can't -- i have to move out of the state because some gay wedding, you know, called for flowers. and the important thing the governor said last night, i think the single-most important line she had in there is she, jan brewer, does not know of one example in the entire state of arizona that was relevant to the protection that was being sought by this law. she doesn't know of one case. so everyone's doing hypotheticalal. they're all hypothetical am fluorests, all hypothetical wedding cake makers, because no one has an actual case. >> the case that caused the groups to propose this law in the first place was -- well, you know, what was also interesting, i think jan brewer is getting a lot of high fives and kudos for the veto, but let's face there was a lot of economic pressure, a lot of at stake. major companies coming down on

her. this was really an economic decision. >> that was the new dimension, delta air lines, delta air lines could have stayed quiet. the marriott corporation, which is mormon owned and run, as dust unlents pointed out. he was stunned that the marriott corporation came out you know, on the side of the veto, as did mitt romney. this was a giant change in the reaction system that we have to this kind of situation. this was not just an okay, all the liberals went and marched and got some signs. this was a giant power play that i'm not sure we knew was there, that corporate america was going to rise up like this and say oh no, you can't do this. >> is that a good sign? >> i think it's a tremendous sign. i think the corporate participation was fantastic. it shows the corporate realization that this is important. let's assume the corporations are utterly like, okay, this is

just about money, okay, they recognized there will be a money penalty for this behavior. >> lawrence o'donnell host of "the last word" -- >> i'm just hear to steal material for 10:00 p.m. >> do anything you want. absolutely. probably not much i can teach you, but "the last word" weeknights here on msnbc. still ahead on "the reid report" touch new barriers to the ballot box. what access is not graented in the buckeye state would mean. helping young men of color. president barack obama launches a brand-new initiative. ♪

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wouldn't it be great if we lived in a country where country people, specifically young men and boys of color who want to work hard and be successful could catch a break? wouldn't it be better if they could get some -- well, president obama thinks so. in fact he's been talking about it since the death of trayvon martin. >> there are a lot of kids out there who need help, who are getting a lot of negative reinforcement, and is there more that we can do to give them a sense that their country cares about them? and values them? and is willing to invest in them? back then the president said he wasn't naive about the prospect of some grand new federal program, nor did they believe the federal government was necessarily the best one to implement the effort in the first place.

>> i'm reaching out to foundations and corporations on a new initiative to help young men reach their full potential. he will announce a full-court press in the east room. it's called my brother's keeper, the president is launching it with the backing of hundreds of millions and support. and what it means, and whether it will ease the tension between president obama and some of his african-american supporters is jilani cobb, director of the african-american studies at the university of connecticut. thank you so much for being here. i want to start by keg you about that last bit. there has been some criticism of the president for not doing enough overtly that deals with african-american particularly black men and doing a respectability of politics instead of an action to sort of

fix the problem. does this start to mend of fences? >> i think it does. i think it's an important step in the right direction. i should also say he says young men of color. i think that will probably include lots of groups, not strictly african-american men. i think that's a heterogenous category. but as far as his not overtly dealing with the politics of race and not overtly dealing except in moments of crisis the issues of surrounding black men i think is in the right direction. >> and it's quite well funded. he's reached out and gotten philanthropic support, another $200 million more over the next five years, so it's significant funding behind it. the idea behind this, to find out what programs work, to develop a life indicator

information website, to create opportunities and challenges for african-american and, as you said, young men of color, latino, et cetera, and to advocate partnership. this is part of what the white house is calling sort of the convening power of the president, meaning the white house isn't going to do it or try to get a bill, they're trying to get these other people out there to try to do it. is that the smartest way to go? >> unfortunately, yes, because we have seen what the past five years have been like in terms of legislative blockades, and intransigent opposition in -- among congressional reps, so there's not a likelihood of this happening during his administration through any means other than using the white house as a convening authority. one of the things i do think is important, however, is he's brought in various parts of his cabinet, particularly education and justice, to look at how policy in our schools and

justice system is implicated really in the life outcomes of young men of color. i think that's possibly the most important aspect of what they are doing now. >> i'm curious about some of the people that will be there today. you have general colin powell, mayor rahm emanuel from chicago, michael bloomberg, particularly those last two, mayor emanuel has been heavy lit criticized in the education system in chicago, and of course michael bloomberg who has vigorously vehemently out the door defended stop and frisk. what do you make of that? >> it is an odd mix, but we should also recall that in addition to stop-and-frisk, michael bloomberg created an initiative in new york city dealing with young men of color and presumably promoting better life outcomes in education and employment and so on. now, of course, you know, it was a double-edged sword because it was paired with his vocal

support and, you know, political backing of stop-and-frisk, which is, you know, terrible public policy. so, you know, six in one hand, half a dozen in the other. i do want to say something else. the real tragedy is this has to be a private initiative. while this is a lot of money of philanthropic dollars, it's not very much in terms of government money. let's be very clear. the life outcomes of young men of color are related to specific bad public policy, bad federal policy. in the 20th century that was intent upon creating a noncompetitive underclass, and what we're dealing with is the implications of that, which has echoed down for decades now. we're trying to privately amend, you know, a problem which has been publicly created. >> well, at least it is a start. i think that is a very good thing. so appreciate your comments. thanks so much for being here.

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if something isn't broken, don't fix it. in ohio early voting isn't broken, but they're fixing it anyway, changes announced this week including no voting on sunday, ever.

remember souls to the polls, that campaign, the literal drive to take voters to the polls. that's effectively over. say you want to vote on a weeknight after work. early voting begins at 5:00 p.m. more than a dozen states have approved voting restriction, and all but two are led by republicans. in arkansas, the gop legislature overwrote a veto by its democratic governor and rhode island's governor at the time was an independent, but in ohio, this is a pattern. last week governor john kasich signed two bills, including one cutting six days out of early voting. all these new rules matter, because as ohio goes, so goes the nation. president george w. bush ron reelection in 2004 in part because of hi narrow victory in the buckeye state. then senator barack obama carried the state by five points in 2008 and won the presidency. in 2012, the president won it

again and won another term in the white house. the state hasn't voted with the losing presidential candidate since 1960. voting matters. ohio matters. voting in ohio matters. and nina turner is a democratic state turner from ohio, also a candidate for secretary of state, and also my friend. nina, thanks so much for being here. welcome to the show. >> thanks, joy. congratulations to you. >> thank you. i should mention we also reached out to governor kasich, to the secretary of state john huston, and several other officials. they either said no thank you, or didn't get back to us. so you'll be here on your own, senator turner. why do you think there's such a strong push for these pretty far-reaching restrictions. >> it makes no sense. years ago, they had to jumped

many hurdles, long lines, people waiting in lines for hours. in knox county the last voter didn't vote until 4:00 a.m. the general assembly since that election of 2004 corrected that. that is why ohio since then voters have been able to enjoy early in-person voting and absentee voting, so it makes no sense when it comes to voter-sent rick why the gop-controlled legislature, and the gop secretary of state would seek to push policies and directives that put up road blocks for people to vote. it makes no sense. >> weigh there a debate about this in the state legislature about some of these changes? when we did reach out to the secretary, while he declined to come on, he made the point they couldn't reach bipartisan agreement one the legislature, so sort of the hand was forced in the secretary's office. was there debate about the proper way to streamline and makes more official the voting process? >> well, that's nonsense, first of all, coming from the chief

elections officer. as far as the legislature is concerned, the gop majority refused to hear the voices of the minority part in the state. those of us who are democrats are standing up for all people's rights to vote. people who lean red or somewhere some between, country, rock and roll, r&b, it doesn't matter, we want people to have the right to vote. we did fearly debate these issues, but it fell on deaf ears. if you look at the votes of the three bills that have since passed the general assembly, all on party line vote, every single republican in both chambers voting to suppress the vote, and every single democrat in both chambers voting against those bills. so, again, it makes no sense. it's not broke. they have -- they're just making up rationale for why they want to suppress the vote in ohio. we should be doing everything we can to expand the access to vote. more people who vote, the better the democracy, the better the democracy, the better the public policy, the better engagement

people have. what they are doing now is really an attack on the democracy, and we should not stand for it, especially as you noted, and many others have, ohio is the swing state of swing states. >> i adopt want to britain in jennifer farmer. what about that? these reinstructions are very specific and do seem to targets precisely the kind of votes that is more popular. sunday voting, and this idea of not having voting after 5:00 p.m. i'm wondering how they restrictions are able to be put in place without some federal reaction. >> joy, this is nothing more than manipulating the voting rules, as senator turner has already spoken and said they laws are not necessary form the people who they impact are seniors, students, african-americans, other people of color, working people, so basically by shrinking early

voting, you're basically telling a working person you will have to miss work. an election shouldn't be run in that way. senator turner also said elections should be free, fair and accessible for all people. in ohio we're seeing something that's very dangerous, something that's completely unnecessary, and i definitely think people across the country who are concerned about ensuring that all people have a right to the ballot box, should pay attention and also take action. >> what action, i think it's frustrating with all these restrictions, the era in which we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the civil rights era, there's very active lawsuits and demonstrations. what is being done on the ground to combat these kinds of laws. is it possible they're going to be enacted and the only thing people can do is make sure they get out on saturday, make sure they get the right i.d.?

is that all people can do? >> it's ironic, in 2012, when tect tear of state hue stead moved to do similar things, a federal judge ordered him to ensure that people were able to vote the sunday before the elections. it's almost like he's beinging for lawsuits, or he's begging for intervention. i think that the people in ohio, there are a number of organizations that advancement project works with, the ohio organizing collaborative, the fair network, a number of groups are looking at this, they're examining and analyzing exactly what can be done. >> i want to bring that last question to you, senator turner. what's being down on the ground, the democrats or launching a program around the country to try to increase alleges to the ballot. what's being done to combat these. >> both groups that jennifer named are activated. we have our faith-based community that is very activated because of the souls to the polls in particular, the whole

notion that people would get together after church on sunday and go to vote. the ohio democratic party is going to file a lawsuit. they're going to go to a federal court to have the three voter suppression bills that just passed over the last two weeks enjoined. this lawsuit will be filed on behalf of every single voter. yes, we have the courts, but we also have the power of the people. when everybody gets together and analyzes this is against democrat sick, that over 400,000 working-class men and women in the state who are either unemployed or underemployed need the opportunities to be able to participate in ary voting when the grandmother needs the opportunity to participate or the single mother or single father, this is about us being able to exercise our fundamental right to vote. i believe that ohioans are going to side with the right side. that is making sure that we expand and protect the right to vote. joy, we will not relent in this

state until we make sure that every single voters eligible voter that is the unfettered access to the ballot box that they deserve. >> all right. i wonder if the arizona example, what we just saw with that bill restricting lbgt rights, if that will will be instruct i have been to people all over the country. thank you very much, nina turner, and jennifer farmer. thank you both. >> thank you. all right. new e-mails released today by the committee investigating the christie administration on the bridgegate scandal in new jersey reveal two key players jokesing about causing traffic problems for a local rabbi, and pat foi, the director of the new york side of the authority, the notes are between bridget kellie, and the david wildstein. they joke about creating traffic problems outsided rabbi's house, or even delays flights for tel aviv. both have taken the fifth in the investigation. phone that shoots great video.

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why does it change the influx of white new yorkers in the south bronx, in harlem, in bet stuy, in crown heights, for the facilities to get better? -- one -- 160 washington park. >> as you probably know, especially if you were watching yesterday, that was spike lee going off about his gentrified neighborhood fort greene. now people all over the country are talking about the "g" word gentrification. it's parted the debate about what happens when wealthy residents and businesses move into a struggling urban area. articles like this one in "new york times" echoed some of

spike's views, of course without the profanity. why would we encourage gentrification, predatory lenders, buyers, racketeers making home ownership most costly, will accelerate normal cycles drive up evictions and yet a recent "new york" magazine article asked the question, is gentrification all bad. the ought thor looks at this way, it doesn't need to be something that one group inflicts on another. so the question is, does the down side outweigh the up side when the affluent move in? to help us answer that question, we brought in an expert. lance freeman, associate professor of urban planning at columbia, and the author of "this goes the hood." what is it about and why did you write it? >> thanks for having me. my book is about the issues you

raise, people how do they view the process? >> and what did you find as a result of the research? >> all of the above in reference to the things you just said. i interviewed residents in harlem and clinton hills, and the residents expressed many of the concerns that spike lee spoke about. they asked, questions, why is crime going down now? why are the police more vested keeping crime down now that you see newcomers coming into the neighborhood, particularly more affluent residents. why are certain types of stores opening up that offer fresh produce and goods we couldn't get before, now that newcomers and whites and more affluent people are moving in? >> who wouldn't want those fred fruits and vegetables, whole footsds and target coming to town? are people by and large glad to see that come? or is there a nostalgia for the neighborhood before, sort of the

makeup and cultural meld of the neighborhood? >> i think there's both. i think there's am bifflens. people are nostalgic for the way some things were in the past, yet at the same time people appreciate some of the changes. for example, people describe how years ago if they wanted to shop and get fresh produce, he would have to get on a bus or the subway. nobody wants to do that, so someone can appreciate the convenience of a store that's opening up to sell all kinds of goods and services. they talked about being able to go out to eat without having to go downtown, yet at the same time there's the undercurrent or feeling of resentment that this is all happening because other people are coming into the neighborhood, and also a fear they won't be able to stay. one of the persons i spoke to said what good is a good neighborhood if you can't afford to live this? >> that's one of the interesting things. if you talk to people in harlem that are not happy with the way it's changed, that's one of the

things you hear. when you look at it, where first of all are people going? if they're leaving these big cities, where are they going? how is that changing the rest of the country? the places where they go? >> i think that's a very important question. i think you see in new york city, looking at harlem, for example, or brooklyn, you see people moving to the outer parts of brooklyn, brownsville, east new york, people moving from harlem or washington heights into parts of the bronx. some older people who are moving, retiring, moving down south or to the caribbean, or some people even moving to new jersey, other places where housing is more affordable. >> let's take the devil's advocate position, i think some mayor bloomberg was here, is as these neighborhoods rice, it's good for everyone, because of the things you mentioned. did you talk with some of the

gentry fillers? >> that's i spoke to people you could call gentryfiers. they saw themselves even if they weren't born there, as part of the indigenous or the original residents, so no one wanted to identify with being a gentryfier. some people felt they came into the neighborhood, they made friends, they themselves moved to the neighborhood, because they liked the sort of -- the character of the neighborhood before it started so gentry fy. there are many people who seek out thinks neighborhoods, because they're looking for an authentic neighborhood. did you feel there's more people who feel like spike? >> i think it's a mix, i think

people have both feelings. i think with spike lee -- he talked about his family if they did, that turned out to be a great investment, so there could be some ambivalence. >> i think it's a very important topic, and it's taking place, as we said, not just in new york, but really all over the country. thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> appreciate it. columbia professor/ought thor lance freeman, thank you for your insight. at capitol hill you're looking at live pictures of the senate floor. moments ago we learned that a bill that would expand benefits to more veterans and their families have been defeated. republicans say the $21 billion price tag is just too high. also they wanted an amendment requiring new ascensions on iran. new sanctions on iran. you seem knowledgeable, professional. i'm actually a dj. [ dance music plays ] woman: [laughs] no way! that really is you?

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he needs intensive care for six months, who pays? >> that's freedom is what it's all about. this whole idea of you have to prepare to take care of everybody. >> are you saying that society should just let him die? >> no -- >> remember that? that was from the gop presidential debate back in 2011, co-sponsored by the tea parts. with candidate rowan paul arguing against the man dade and the audience cheering, yay, let them die. >> he actually said we should let private charities and churches deal with the six just like before medicaid, you know, back when pastors apparently had medical training well, now nathan diehl hats combined those two ideas into one thing -- he's one of 21 republican governors who have refused to take the

medicaid expansion under the aca. that's putting huge strains on hospitals in his state, some of which are actually closing, because they can't afford to keep treating people who get their primary care in the e.r. he told a small control this week that if people really want to be serious about lowering the cost of health care in this country, they would revisit another federal statute that has been there for a lodge time, and said it came from bad facts that made bad law. the law he's talking about the emergency medical treatment and labor act of 1986 signed by a guy named ronald wilson reagan. it requires hospitals to provide emergency care to everyone. diehl's idea is for that law to be revisited, so the uninsured in his state would still have no medicaid, but also no more e.r. as an option. problem solved. the big irony is that the uninsured and the poor in this country disproportionately live

in the deep south and sunbelt in what researcher richard fluori hadder calls the uninsured belt. red states stand to gain the most from the med kale match. if not for human compassion just to keep their hospitals open. hey, gop if people in the'sen hats would rather let your people die, they might not really be your friends. that wraps up for "the reid report today." i see you back here tomorrow when our guests include elijah cummings, lisa bloom, and the grillo's witherspoon. "the cycle" is up next. rosie perez joins the table to talk about her new book. i will make the case for ted cruz. >> what? >> you heard that. and as you can see tourre is not with us. you'll have to stay tuned to find out. >> you may have to substitute

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