the unemployment rate stays steady and the market soars. what gives there. first, a break, however brief, from the bickering from d.c. and beyond to remember america's greatest generation. ♪ ♪ by daybreak, blood soaked the water. bombs broke the sky. >> i could still hear the first infantry guys moaning, oh, my god. i can still remember the first night. i prayed, i hoped i would see dawn. >> entire companies worth of men fell in minutes.

hell's beach had earned its name. >> do you remember the faces of the friends you lost? >> i do, i do. yeah. i do that very, very well. >> paratroopers went through you the countryside to find one another. rangers pulled themselves over those cliffs to silence nazis. >> the second day i put down my first enemy german, i had been taught by a christian mother that you never murder. you never murder. >> hitler's law was breached letting loose patton's army to pour into france. >> i lived 1,000 years that day. >> what more powerful manifestation of america's commitment to human freedom than the sight of wave after wave after wave of young men boarding those boards to liberate people they had never met. >> my family thinks i am a hero. i am not a hero.

when you go up through the cemetery above omaha, those are the heroes. those are my heroes. >> when you come here, it has not been lost, generation to generation. >> amazing, president obamas obama and a long pause to look out a 50-mile of normandy coast where 70 years ago today allied forces staged the largest amphibious attack in history, pushing the nazis out of occupied france. they are known as the greatest generation. their d-day efforts helped earn them that title. before that assault, dwight eisenhower told them full victory or nothing else. 23,000 airborne troops were sent in to secure bridges and beaches for the forces that would land the following morning. 150,000 british and american troops stormed the beaches, wave after waves of reinforcements. 326,000 men, 54,000 vehicles and

104,000 tons of materials came ashore. 12,000 allied troops died, including 9300 americans. as stars and stripes reminds us, the battle for normandy was far from over. twenty days into the operation, theal plies had advanced only a dozen miles inland. by july, the breakout had gun. paris was liberated by the end of august. allied forces were stalled that winter at the legendary battle of the bulge. that spring, the march across germany had gun. it was all made possible by the courage and sacrifices they made. this was an specially emotional. the last of 29 navajo died. he was 93 years young. peter alexander was at these

ceremonies. even watching it on tv, you felt the flood of emotions. >> reporter: that was certainly the case here. good evening from the normandy american cemetery and memorial. this was a day that included a parade of kings and queens and prime ministers and presidents. it was the parade of those veterans themselves, d-day veterans returning to the site. some of them for the first time. many acknowledging it may be the last time that made this so unforgettable for so many individuals here. there were more salutes in the flyover that echoed with the sounds of the struggle 70 years ago. there was some symbolism to this gathering as well as the allied nations, the u.s., canada, and russia remembered a time when they were on the same side trying to liberate a continent with tyranny as the u.s. and

russia have their own standoff given the circumstances taking place in ukraine. what struck me most was the matter of fact about which they speak of those days, those memories. at that time, they didn't recognize the magnitude of the moment. they were just trying to do their job. as one individual told the president, before they stormed the beach here, this tiny sliver of sand, as the president described it, that one soldier said a prayer. he said, god, give me guts. you really get a sense of the guts it took for so many americans and the allied teams to come aboard and ultimately launch what was the largest, greatest invasion known to man. >> indeed, peter alexander, thank you for that report. here with us now, steve kep, editorial director of a new book, "world war ii," five00

photographs. can you you tell us what it was like to storm the beach? >> you think of the courage they had to have. omaha beach was unprotected for 200 yards of sand. storming across that under this hail of machine gunfire and all kinds of other ways of attacking them. then, they had to go up and a little bit of shelter and then they had to go up the cliffs. it was really rough. the canadians had almost 50% casualties on juneau beach. the first waves really had it tough. >> some of what we have to know what happened that day, incredible photographs which your book is filled with. i am amazed at what the soldiers did. i am also amazed at what the photographers did standing in the fog of war making these incredible photographs. >> guys like robert cappa were in the water in the second wave. the waves were washing over them and they were taking pictures of the guys coming up behind them and got some incredible pictures. a lot of them were destroyed on

the way back. a few remain of these beach landings to let us know and give us a sense of being able to witness what happened. >> omaha beach, my grandfather landed there on d-day. i have tried to imagine what that would have been like for him. the pictures you have here help us try to imagine what that would have been like. >> "the new york times," they had reflexes from four veterans that were there and one was a german para trooper. joaquin dams had this to say. it was a few days after the invasion at normandy and we had been under intense fire. mercilessly, shredding everything that stood in the way. i had no idea the enemy i was ordered to shoot at would be decades later the same people i would greet at friends every year at the anniversary of the

invasion. how do germans look at this day? >> well, i think one thing was that they felt they were completely, at least the ones on the front line were stranded. all the allies and their logistical pre-planning had flown pair troopers over the top and disrupted rail lines and cut wires. the french resistance had been notified. they too were busy cutting off the germans at normandy. it really is -- they were stuck. as far as germans, i think as the generations go by, just like in america, there is a certain amount of forgetting. we are losing our greatest generation. i think that's why it is important to revisit this and try to witness what happened and understand it. it was the biggest conflict of the 20th century. the whole western world would have been different if it hadn't worked. on d-day, there was no plan b.

that was it. >> that's something important to remember that we often forget. it has been such a beautiful day. there were so many pieces i wanted to take out and read on the show. whenever the world makes you cynical, stop and think of these men. there is a whole generation that is reading about this today and watching this coverage. they are saying, i wish i connected to it. i didn't live during this period of time. how should they think about these men and women and better understand what it meant. >> i think the american people understood it was a fight to the finish. everybody was defending the homeland. they saw the pictures in "life" magazine and other places of dead soldiers. that was something consciously that fdr wanted people to see so they understood we are all in this together. there is a real unity about it. it was an encompassing war. we have our own greatest generation coming home, a new

greatest generation, 2.2 million troops from iraq and afghanistan. they too will have a big influence on this country. president obama and vladmir putin found some time to chat about ukraine. your book, in addition to the great battle photography. it has a number of photos at high-level summits that occurred during and after the war of churchill and stalin and truman. what do these show you? >> roosevelt and churchill got together after the bombing of pearl harbor in washington and they had another meeting in casablanca as the north african war started and in tehran and stalin came. when i saw that obama and putin had met today for the first time since the hostility started, i was thinking, this is what happens. global leaders need to pull together and make plans. those meetings are really

charting the map of the western world. >> steve, thank you very much. as the president returns home, tough questions await about another american soldier. more on that as "the cycle" rolls on for friday, june 6th, a day to remember in our nation's history. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? that would be my daughter -- hi dad. she's a dietitian.

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you can run but you can't hide. the president learned that the hard way on his four-day european trip where he could not

escape the growing controversy over sergeant bergdahl's swap. >> i wanted to ask you if you you have learned more about the circumstances of sergeant bergdahl's capture and whether he could face any punishment given that the pentagon has concluded that he left his unit. >> could you respond to congressional republicans that say that you violated the law by not notifying them 30 days in advance and the police or the transfer of the taliban prisoners could put americans at risk. did your willingness to go around that requirement signal a new urgency to close guantanamo now that you are ending afghanistan? >> have you been surprised by the backlash that has come up by your decision to do a deal with bowe bergdahl? what do you think is motivating that? >> do you think you have done more with congress to spare him and his family being caught up in the political cross fire? >> yes, the president has a lot of questions to answer when he

arrives home from europe in just a few hours. it is a critical week for him to change the narrative but can he? is that even possible at this point? here to talk about the week ahead is scott wilson, the chief white house correspondent for "the washington post" and also with us is david swardlick, associate editor at the root.com. he says the president's messaging is a problem he has had from his first day in office, something we might have seen again this morning from susan rice. >> i realize there is a lot of discussion and controversy around this. what i was refer to was this was a young man that volunteered to serve his country in uniform at a time of war. that is, itself, a very honorable thing. >> but honor in distinction. >> jim, really. this is a young man whose circumstances we are still going to learn about. he is, as all americans, innocent until proven guilty. he is now being tried in the court of public opinion after

having gone through an enormously dramatic five years of captivity. >> the president has been over in europe but much of the trip has been overshadowed by bergdahl's release. how is he preparing to deal with the backlash from republicans and democrats? >> i think what he has got to do is find a way to tell a clearer story about what they are doing. if you go back to where we started a week ago, i find that the president did a good job in bringing bowe bergdahl back. i think his basic point, we don't leave anybody behind, is the right point. if you go back a week, the way this was rolled out with the rose garden ceremony and the bergdahl ceremony, i think it shows a failure on the white house and the team at the white house to anticipate some of this pushback and to prepare for some of this both from republicans and in this case, from democrats. that has been a pattern with this white house. they have not always anticipated

the fact that not everybody agrees with that decision and not everybody likes the way they have communicating that decision. >> one of the many things the white house has come under criticism is concern that the five prisoners being released could then take up arms against the united states. leon panetta, a former official in the obama administration said on wednesday that he doesn't fault the administration for wanting bergdahl back but questions whether the conditions are in place to make sure these former terrorists don't go into battle. why is the white house confident that these guys aren't going to be a problem for us? >> they are confident at least for the next year, they say, because, obviously, they were released from guantanamo bay. they were on a list that were not cleared for release. this is a special case even in the release itself. they have been sent to qatar and they have insurance that they

will not be allowed to leave the country for a year. during the negotiations, the taliban said, we want them to be able to leave and make the hag, the annual pilgrimage to mecca, to seek medical care if that's needed and the united states said, no, we do not accept those terms. as far as after that year, what happens to them. these guys are older, 40s and 50s. they are former -- some of them are former officials in the taliban government, pre-u.s. invasion of 2001. whether or not they return to the battlefield, so to speak, they may well return to the government in exile in pakistan. in that way, i think that in many ways, the danger is more of an inspirational and strategic and political lift that was given to the taliban rather than any kind of battlefield superiority. they had been locked up for the last 12 years. >> i think that is absolutely right. the whole nature of this

asymmetrical swap where we are giving up five guys who they say is very important for one guy has made a lot of people uncomfortable or confused. the west is quite often giving up many people, to get our people back. why are we consistently in that position? >> it is a really good question. i spent a number of years working in israel. israelis give sometimes hundreds of prisoners back for single soldiers. eight, nine, ten hard core militants for the bodies of deceased israeli soldiers in other countries. there is a political morality to a state government that insurgents often don't hold, right? the taliban was the government at one point. it is not anymore. a government like the united states specially democracies

like the united states and israel vee sporespond. there is a political commitment they make to each other under the nobody is left behind. often sha often, the terms are very lopsided. not to say that these five guys aren't notorious, one in particular was responsible for the massacre of many shiites in afghanistan. a lot of blood on their hands. the nature of a state and the political morality that supports the state and its military means we pay a higher price to get our people back. >> david, scott mentioned the commitment we make to our soldiers. part of that commitment is that they will receive medical care upon returning home. we obviously know of the scandal around the v.a. senator bernie sanders has partnered with senator john

mccain talking with other republican senators and have come to a bipartisan agreement on how the veterans administration could be reformed to provide better medical care. some of those suggested proposed reforms would be building refurnished facilities across the country, having money to hire more doctors tore nurses. something important to the republicans was those that lived a far distance or were facing time, could have vouchers to receive care from a private doctor. should we be hopeful this set of reforms would get through the senate and the house? >> the issue here, whether you are talking about the veterans administration or the situation with sergeant bergdahl is that the white house has a story to tell. they have things that they are doing with the v.a. they have things they are doing in the defense department with regard to sergeant bergdahl. they are taking steps. again, in this situation, i don't second-guess the white house decision making. i see the issue.

it is becoming a problem for the white house. they are taking these steps working on the v.a., on bergdahl. they are not communicating effectively with the public. that causes them to lose the public's confidence. i feel like sometimes they expect people to take it on faith they are doing the right thing, when, in fact, people need to know they are doing the right thing or need to have a clear understanding of where at the are headed. that's become a consistent message problem. >> there are a lot of people that agree with that including myself. up next, it is the first friday of the month. you no he what that means. our dynamic duo of jobs report analysis break down the numbers. that's next. ssive. over 400,000 new private sector jobs... making new york state number two in the nation in new private sector job creation... with 10 regional development strategies to fit your business needs. and now it's even better because they've introduced startup new york... with the state creating dozens of tax-free zones

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back with the cycle market alert. the dow hitting a new record, another positive jobs report. here are the numbers. a solid 217,000 jobs in may. the unemployment rate stayed at 16.3%. it is not bad.

it fits in with what we have seen in the last three years. some are strong. some are weak. we are stuck around 200,000 new jobs a month. the number called labor force participation, which measures who is trying to work, stayed at 62.8%. that must go up before we really, really start to grow. let's talk about all of this. our team of morici and bernstein. what would you say about this solid, but unspectacular report? >> solid in the sense that we have a steady pace of employment growth. that is certainly better than the alternative. you mentioned a key point there, josh, which is the fact that the labor force participation, the share of the population that's either working or looking for work is stuck at a really low level. we are talking about a level that we haven't seen since the late 1970s. now, part of that is aging boomers out of the labor force. a lot is depressed labor demand as well. while i like the steady report, there is still a lot of flack, i

would say too much slack in the job market. >> i want you to hit on that market as well. the job numbers is a pretty good barometer of where the economy is at. it is also confusing. as josh pointed to, there are 217,000 new jobs added last month. at the same time, we are seeing long-term unemployment pretty much unchanged. labor participation sitting at 62.8%. those are the two numbers that continue to alarm me. what should we read from those numbers in terms of where we are at in this recovery? >> think of it is aan automobile. we are stuck in second gear. we ought to be in fourth gear and cruising at 70 miles an hour, creating 400,000-500,000 jobs a month. we simply are not. this has been the story of 21st century america. since 2000, we have created maybe 600,000 jobs a year. over resessions where you lose them. during both periods, we had

republican and democratic presidents. so, clearly, the idealogical prescriptions of both sides, they both get their turns, is not enough. we need to be looking at, for example, what are the 1 in 6 adult men do that don't have a job and many of them are not looking. part of the problem is the benefit structure. did discourages part-time workers to lose their benefits. i'm not saying throw all the benefits out of the window. jared would jump on me for that. we need to look at a way of structuring it so if we are going to help people, with he don't discourage them from working at the same time. we can jo every come that. >> peter, i don't know what you are talking about. with all these gears, you put it in drive and go. what's the big deal? >> jared, seattle has opted to raise its minimum wage to $15. highest in the nation. if consumers are job creators, empowering them is valuable. is this a good time given the current economy? is this a good time to raise the minimum wage that high? >> first of all, my short answer

is, it is a good time to raise the minimum wage. in terms of that high, it is very important to realize they are doing something i think is smart in seattle. they are phasing that in over a bunch of years. i think for small businesses, they are phasing it in over something like seven years. that is a different -- kind of a di different story. the idea that raising the minimum wage, moderate increases do help boost the earnings of those stuck at the bottom of the pay scale. it helps boost their consumer spending as well. that's a positive. what's most important to recognize, historically, economists have said, if you raise the minimum wage a penny, everybody is going to do the job. the evidence goes quite strongly the other way. moderate increases in the minimum wanl seem to have their intended effect. it makes it a good policy idea. >> i am going to get both your take on this. i will start with you. i suspect you may differ in your

answers. the european central bank announced something very interesting yesterday, that they are actually going to have negative interest rates. they are going to charge banks for the privilege of parking their cash with the central bank. this is all in reaction to the fact that the european economy is not doing well. inflation is very low. dangerously low at .5%. unemployment still quite high at 11.7%. how should we look at this. what lessons should we learn from the europeans in terms of the way their recovery has not materialized yet? >> these monetary policies aren't going to do much good. the real problem in europe, some parts of europe have lagged behind. the productivity is lower. the educational systems are lacking in places like spain and greece. they can't be productive the way

the germans are with the euro at its value or anything near that. everyone has a shot and a chance. how we get there, we can differ. this is what happens when you say, gee, no federalism at all. we'll just go where they please. first of all, the question was asked, what can american policymakers learn from europeans. on macro-economic policy management, i would have to say very little. apologies to my friends. i have economists that are friends over there. they have very much mismanaged their macro economies in many of those countries. so here is the thing. you can do what you want on the monetary side. this is a fine idea at the

margins. when you are contracting on the fiscal side, you are really not even going to be able to take advantage of the low interest rates that your monetary policy is generating. fiscal and monetary policy in weak economies are complimentary. they are a one-two punch. you can lower the price of borrowing but if you don't boost on the fiscal side, you are not going to get that far. >> too much emphasis in greece, italy, spain, income support and early retirement and things like that. if we are going to spend more money, we have to start to bring the educational sis sdiystems u the levels they need to be so their young people are competitive. >> i don't disagree. i consider that a longer-term solution. in the near-term, more in the spirit of what i was talking about. all of the above. >> you should be very glad. >> up next, off to the races. a preview of tomorrow's belmont

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the same spots from the rockies to the southeast. more storms are going to be expected tomorrow. beautiful weather, san francisco to los angeles. looking very fine along the west coast for saturday. more storms in atlanta. heavy rain possible in portions of the midwest and the plains. another beautiful day in the northeast talking about sunshine and temperatures notice 80s. 77 in l.a. and 75 in san francisco. start making those beach plans in the northeast and southwest. tomorrow, the belmont stakes, temperatures in the 80s, hot and dry. the track will be fast for the belmont stakes. no mud, nothing but sunshine. temperatures well above average. i hope you you have nice outdoor plans here in the northeast. over to you. >> things are certainly sunny for a history-making weekend in horse racing.

belmont favorite, california chrome, is in position to become the first horse in nearly 40 years to win the triple crown. how much of a sure thing is this thoroughbred, they made chrome the 3-5 favorite. if you bet $5, you will only win three atop your original wager. abbey, it could go even lower than that. so, can anything get in this horse's way? nbc news's katy tur is at belmont park. what is that on your left arm there? is that a tattoo? >> you want to start with this. >> yeah, start with that. >> let's start with this. this is chromy is my homey. if he doesn't win, i am going to have to cover it over with a rose or something, gaudy like that. the odds are very good for him. 3 to 5, as you said, is really quite a good bet. i would imagine that is not the greatest bet to take. you probably want to go 20-1,

someone like metal count. that way, if he blows everybody away, you have made quite a bit of money. this is a very hard track. don't be fooled. 1.5 mile and a half long. it is longer than the kentucky derby and the preakness. horses that have won both races have come here and lost. it is real will i an endurance race. even with the odds in his favor, it is going to be quite a difficult task. they met late in life, fell in love, got married. she was a big fan of horse racing. they bought a couple of horses for $10,000. the dad horse, if you will, kind of a loser, didn't win many of his races. the mother, they said you would be a dumb blank to buy her. they did anyways. they produced this amazing, amazing horse called california chrome, which is valued some are saying at about $30 million. $10,000 down for mom and dad and it could be worth $30 million. they have already turned down offers of $6 million and above.

so quite an interesting horse. named california because he is from california, also because he has a white patch on his nose, called the chrome on a horse. if you are from california as yours truly is, i would say that it is going to win. >> katy, one of the things we are always focused on with these races is the hats. love your fast nay tofast innay. i didn't think belmont was a hat place but the hat is making a comeback. people are really into the fascinator. >> katy, you look fantastic. thanks very much. let's take it to the cable the california chrome's jockey is victor espinosa. since they have been together, the two of them are 6 for 6. they have won every race they have entered. before victor was atop

california chrome, horse was only 2 of 6, more of a loser than a winner. i wonder if this pair will get it tomorrow. when you were knee-high to a grass hopper in 2002, victor was atop of war emblem, which won the derby and the preakness. >> it is an interesting sport. it seems like almost everyone jumped on the front-runner bandwagon, which is funny. it is never really a sure thing. if you have looked since 1978, 11 horses have had the chance to win it all and they haven't. the cinderella story's ride. it does not come from stellar breeding. it was purchased for 11,000 or $10,000, where normally, 100,000. i think people are betting on it because they expected to win. who can't help themselves but get behind a story like that? it is a beautiful horse as well. i have to say if you were betting on this segment, i don't think anyone would have picked josh barrow to ask a question

about the facinators. >> i wanted to wear one on the show today. >> i was all for that. >> they are fun. >> i know he is the favorite but i have to bet against california chrome. this 35-year track record of no triple crown winners, there is this pattern that i don't think will end. >> we are pretending that the big event is the belmont but the real big event is that my baby boy is turning one tomorrow. look at those curls. >> last year, i was having a miserable time. >> you called into the cycle to let us know everything was okay. up next, a friday treat. the man whose work inspired the big television hit, house of cords. he will be right here at the

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actually a rip-off of a british book and bbc series. >> i do hate confrontations. somebody always ends up getting hurt. time for a visit to the house of wounded feelings. we have to keep our options open. >> and now the three books that inspired all are being rereleased in paperback. joining us now is the author, the former chief of staff for margaret thatcher and a current member of the house of lords. michael dobbs at the table in the guest spot. thank you so much for joining us. >> it's already been huge fun. i have been taking notes. >> so you say that you were actually inspired to write house of cards based on an argument you saw with margaret thatcher. >> not an argument. it was a massacre. it was one of the most painful

moments of my life. she ripped me to pieces. it was one of the worst moments of my life. don't go in there if you want to be coddled all the time. she ripped me to pieces and hit me with a handbag. >> how did that inspire you? >> after that, i was away on holiday. obviously, doing some therapy, i guess. i sat down. i was challenged to write her to see if i could write a book. i was being very rude about the book i was reading. my wife said, if you think you can do any better, for goodness sake, go and do it. i took myself down to the pond, the swimming pool with a soak and a bottle of wine. it changed my life. >> they used to call you wesminster's baby face hitman. >> that was a white ago. >> how much of a dent of backstabbing. how true to life is this to politics, what you are writing? >> totally. politics is about getting things done. the only way to get things done in politics is by breaking

things and disappointing people. there is no great politician that i can think of that hasn't been a really difficult person to be around, whether it be winston roosevelt, or even the kennedys. and of course, maggie thatcher. the reason they're great is because they achieved something and you only achieve something by disappointing others who don't want things changed. >> the best part of british politics is parliament and seeing them argue a little bit. let's roll a little bit of that. >>. structural reforms to make us competitive and fuas pof using our hard-won credibility which we wouldn't have if we listened to the puttering idiots sitting opposite me. >> hold it! order! order! i'm very worried about the health of the health minister who is so overexcited he might suffer a relapse and i'm a compassionate chap. i don't want that to happen.

>> they're having so much fun? >> why do you gugs do things like that? >> i'm in the house of lords. much nicer about it. we do it gently and -- look. politics is about passion. it's about things that you believe in fundamentally and about changing the world. it is about disagreeing vehemently with your opponents. you're not going to get a nice, gentle, quiet system that gets everything done. if you want to get things changed and you want to get politics who don't elect choir boys. >> that's for honest. >> i have to personally thank you. you provided so much joy and pleasure for so many of us here in the united states now that the house of cards has started here. let's talk about our own politics. you sat on the front rosen shally working at the boston globe during the watergate scandal. what to you make of our current political system and its dysfunction and how well do you

think the house of cards here portrays is that. >> the system isn't going through its best patch. everything is arguing with each other. everything's ground to a halt. that's why i think kevin spay si, the role he plays, the man that gets anything done at any cost there's a natural feeling, wow, why can't we have him around rather than all of those others who seem to be achieving nothing. i'm a great optimist about the west. we're not going through the best patch at the moment. we've lost our self confidence a little bit. with somebody like kevin. i told him. you have to realize you're going to go from this series and become the president of the united states. >> anything auto biographical about that character? >> i'm a pussycat. for me? >> yes. baby-faced hitman. that's what it's called? >> thank you very much for joining us. and i'm going to be talking to michael after the show for a

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off characters for even just contemplating the procedure. a study of abortion plot lines found that in 14% of the stories, women who considered abortion ended up dead and whether or not they had one. most of those death came from complications even though in the real world with the likelihood of death from abortion statistically close to zero per sent. the first trimester abortion is among is safest medical procedure there is. a man cannot mo that that goes into a woman's decision to have an abortion and impact of the choice but remeeted psychological studies in the '80s to the american psychological association in recent decades have found that severe negative emotional reactions to having an abortion are rare. hollywood has had severe negative reactions to it since the 1950's when the motion picture association of america decreed abortion shall be discouraged and when referred to, shall be condemned. this has barely changed since roe v wade and they wrote, a

woman that considers an abortion can only maintain sympathy in the eyes of view fer she's impregnate by a vail land, suffers stark physical or emotional consequences because of the abortion or if the last minute she decides she can't go through with it but it does not repel audiences. months before rowe was decided, 65 million people watched 47-year-old maude agonize over being pregnant and ultimately decide to have an abortion. >> i think it would be wrong to have a child at our age. >> oh, so, do i, walter. >> oh, walter, so do i. >> we make for awful parents. >> impatient -- >> millions of real women have had abortions. one this three american women have. i suspect hollywood's seeming demonizing of those who decide to have abortions, has a negative impact on our understanding of it. people who are pro choice say exercising reproductive freedom is empowering. you never know it but going to

most movies. that does it for "the cycle." "now" with alex wagner. hard choices for hillary as she tries to distance herself from president obama. it's friday, june 6th. and this is "now." . what may be seen as an opening argument -- >> sending a clear message and she she's talking the big trucks are coming in with them. >> you meet a lot of pant suits to run. >> on iraq clinton writes -- i got it wrong, plain and simple. >> it is important to be right on day one. >> she describes a secret meeting with then north barack obama. then senator barack obama. we stared at each other like two teenagers on an awkward first date. >> she'll have to introduce her thoughts to the country new and exciting. >> i don't think i'm that fat. >> you're like a -- into this