president endorsing marriage equality. it happened and marriage led the way. >> john, always good to have you with us. thanks so much. that's "the ed show." "politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. >> good evening, ed, and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, the gop's bitter pill. we're exactly three weeks away from election day. a campaign that republicans thought they had locked up. all they had to do was trash the health care law and coast to victory. it's a script they stuck to in last night's senate debates. argue republican tom cotton was specifically asked what he'd do about the 200,000 people in his state who might lose coverage if republicans repeal the affordable care act. here's what he said. >> obamacare has been a disaster for arkansas, for our entire

country. and mark pryor cast a decisive vote for that law, and he's responsible for its negative consequences today. we can do better. we can repeal obamacare. >> he's got his talking points, but he doesn't have an answer for all the people who would lose health care. and in kentucky, mitch mcconnell was on the same page, talking about the health care exchange there, called kentucky connect. >> kentucky connect is a website, it was paid for my 200 some-accounted million-dollar grant from the federal government. the website can continue, but in my view, the best interest of the country would be achieved by pulling out obamacare, root and branch. >> wait a second. he wants to pull out the law root and branch, but keep the website that makes the law work? that makes no sense. and when mcconnell was pushed, you could practically see him squirm.

>> you would support the continuation of connect? >> well, it's a state decision. several states -- >> would you support it? >> it's fine, yeah. i think it's fine to have a website, yeah. >> you know why he says the website's fine? because more than 500,000 people in his state have used it to get covered. the health care law drove the uninsured rate in kentucky down from 20% in 2013 to 11.9% this year. the law's working in kentucky, and all across the country. 7.3 million people who chose health care plans under the affordable care act have paid their premiums. meaning 50% of those who picked plans are still enrolled. and it's good business. 25% more insurance companies are expected to offer plans on the marketplaces next year. this law is working.

and it's about time democrats put republicans on the spot for being against it. joining me now, former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, and political strategist angela wry. that you both for being here. governor, should mitch mcconnell be in real trouble for that terrible answer on health care? >> he should be disqualified from serving in the federal government. because either he's lying to the people of kentucky and saying it's just a website, or he doesn't understand the act that he says is so bad. because there can be no kentucky connect without the federal subsidies that come from the federal care act. without the subsidies, there's no insurance companies willing to sign up people on the exchange. without the mandate, the insurance companies can't offer coverage to people with preexisting illnesses. so he's either deliberately

lying or he doesn't understand the basic premise of an act which he's calling to repeal, which has done so much good for the country. he should just get out. >> angela, same question. >> well, ref -- yeah, i think there are a couple of things. one is, the affordable care act is absolutely the avenue that makes exchanges like kentucky work, connect in kentucky work. i think the main issue we have here is they have so conditioned republican voters to be sensitive to the term "obamacare," in the summer people supported the affordable care act, but not obamacare. so now in the same states, people who are overwhelmingly signing up for the affordable care act, for affordable health care, for access to health care, but they are still not only backing the president, but anything with his name tied to it. hence, obamacare. and therein lies the problem.

he's, to governor rendell's point, being very disinjennious with the people. >> the polls show people are really happy with health care plans. they've gotten -- the plans that they've really gotten under this law. 68% say they are happy with their plan. 70% are confident they'll get the care they need, and 71% are confident they'll get high quality care. how can democrats motivate these people to turn out in november? >> we should make it absolutely crystal clear to them, that if republicans take back the senate, they're going to try to repeal obamacare and everyone who's got care now that didn't have it before is going to lose it, no ifs, ands or buts about it. you can't trust the republicans on this issue at all. every prediction they made turned out to be untrue. they said, a lot of people signed up, but they won't pay

their premiums. 91% of the people who signed up paid their premiums. that's extraordinary. the second thing they said, under obamacare, premiums will go through the roof. it will be expensive. as you know, next year, the premiums will go up 1%, which is one of the smallest increases in health care premiums, i think, in the last 20 years. so you can't trust the republicans on this. it's time for our candidates to start standing up for an act that has been enormously successful. >> right on that point, you know, angela, senator mark pryor, you know, he is going on the offensive on this law. listen to what he said last night. >> please remember that before the affordable care act passed, people in arkansas could be, and were, routinely denied health insurance if they had a pre-existing condition. in fact, they were one bad diagnosis away, one medical emergency away from bankruptcy.

i support changes to the law, i do. but i don't want to go back to those days. >> why aren't we seeing more democrats like mark pryor, angela? >> sure. i think if goes back to what i was saying initially, and that is, the branding of obamacare has been tainted because there are people who just oppose anything that he does, starting with senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. he said he wanted the president to be a one-term president. that was his goal this term. and i think what we have to realize, we have to tell people the facts about obamacare. obamacare is the affordable care act. obamacare is the way in which the means to your end, with those state exchanges. obamacare insures that your kid can have coverage through college. obamacare insures that health care is affordable to people who otherwise couldn't afford it. we have to start telling people the truth. that shouldn't just be a

democratic requirement. it should be one for republicans as well. this should not be politics as usual. this is a right for the american people to ensure that they have access to affordable care. >> shouldn't we make republicans have to answer what they will do for the people in their states that will lose health care coverage? shouldn't we force them to say, if they're going to end obamacare, this is what they're going to do to the people that lose health care coverage, if they repeal the law? >> absolutely. it's not a case of obamacare good or bad. it's obamacare replacing a system that was desperately inadequate, 1 out of 6 americans didn't have health care for themselves and their families. that's a shocking total for the richest country in the world. and the republicans again, have consistently lied. going back to the death panels, they've lied about everything about this act. it's time for our candidates to

stand up and say, leave the president out of this. look at the act, look what it's done. senior citizens, you are paying significantly less for prescription drugs because of affordable health care. seniors going to lose over $1,000 in reimbursements if obamacare is repealed. >> last week governor rendell and i, angela, talked about miss grimes, alison grimes, running against senator mcconnell, and we talked about how she refused to say whether or not she voted for president obama in the last election. and of course the governor had some very clear advice and words for her. well, they asked again last night, and she again -- well, let me show you what happened, angela. >> why are you reluctant to give an answer on whether or not you voted for president obama? >> bill, there's no reluctance. this is a matter of principle.

our constitution grants here in kentucky the constitutional right for privacy at the ballot box, for a secret ballot. >> and you won't answer the question tonight? >> again, you have that right, senator mcconnell has that right. every kentuckyian has the right for privacy at the ballot box. >> doesn't that go to the larger issue of democrats not going on the offensive? even to the point of trying to not say who you voted for and you're a democrat, and it is likely you voted for president obama. i mean, who are we kidding here, angela? >> yeah, i think that one thing that we should recommend to miss grimes is to talk about what she voted for. she doesn't even have to name the president, fine. but at least say, i voted for a candidate that stood up for what i believe was best for the citizens of this state and others throughout the country. i voted for a president that would ensure that people's voting rights are protected. i voted for a president who would ensure that the economy would turn around and we would

have consistent job growth as we have over the last six months. i voted for someone who would not continue to strip away -- >> i voted for someone that we wouldn't have had kentucky connect if we hadn't done what we did. >> that's exactly the point. that's exactly right. so talk about the policies that you voted to support, and fine don't say, but don't bring up the secret ballot thing. >> she should have said -- we talked about this last week. what she should have said last night again is, i voted for president obama, i think he's done some really good things. i think he stands for the right things, like raising the minimum wage, making sure kentuckians who are out of work get extended unemployment compensation. but i disagree with him on a couple of things, coal, guns, and folks, he's not on the ballot. she is strong when she reminds me he's not on the ballot. but don't wimp out. don't be a wus.

you voted for him. of course you did. >> just say it. >> yeah, say it. >> thank you both for your time tonight. coming up, the world health organization predicts there could be as many as 10,000 new cases of ebola per week. per week! in just two months. the head of the cdc just responded. plus, a 10-year-old boy in pennsylvania is being held without bail, charged with murder for killing a 90-year-old with a punch. should he be tried as an adult? and 50 years ago today, reverend dr. martin luther king jr won a fitting award, and is it too soon for the ebola containment suit costumes? yes, this is real. "conversation nation" is ahead.

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the growing ebola crisis is forcing us to consider hard questions. did we do enough to get prepared to handle this disease? tonight there are stunning new estimates about how many people could be infected with the deadly disease. the world health organization reporting today that up to 10,000 people could be infected a week. 10,000 a week, by the end of the

year. already almost 4,500 people have died in west africa after contracting ebola. the world health organization says ebola has killed 70% of the people who have contracted the disease. here at home, there's still many questions surrounding just how 26-year-old nurse in dallas contracted the disease while caring for thomas eric duncan who lost his life to ebola last week. today that nurse, nina pham, released a statement, saying, quote, i'm doing well and want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers. but the head of the cdc says they're now monitoring over 70 hospital workers who might have had contact with thomas eric duncan for ebola symptoms. >> at this point, the team has identified 76 individuals who might have had exposure to the index patient. of those 76 individuals, all

will be monitored for fever or symptoms on a daily basis, actively. i wish we had put a team like this on the ground the day the first patient was diagnosed. that might have prevented this infection. but we will do that from today onward with any case, anywhere in the u.s. >> so could we have been more prepared for this? and did politics have a role in it? joining me now is msnbc.com executive editor richard wolf. thanks for being here. >> my pleasure. >> now, everyone is looking back and one issue that's coming up is the fact that we don't have a surgeon general. president obama's nominee, murthy, has been blocked by both republicans and democrats, frankly, because of his position on guns. the l.a. times reports nra

complained that murthy called guns a health care issue in a 2012 tweet. the nra prevented confirmation. the appointment has been hanging in limbo ever since. could having a surgeon general have made a difference? >> i think it woudon't think it made a difference in terms of stopping ebola from entering the united states. but the surgeon general has an incredibly important role in reassuring the public, telling us how to deal with it, whether it's this issue or any number of issues. i understand there are issues with this president, as with every other president. seems to be more intense with this one. think back to how republicans talked and valued what president bush did after 9/11. you know, there was always debate about could we have stopped the attacks, but one thing that everyone rallied behind was the reassurance to the country, the practical

steps, the plan in place. 9/11 and ebola are two very different things. but in a case of a public health crisis which is badly understood and frankly also scary to many people, that's what you need a surgeon general for. >> let me push on this because the head of the national institute for health said america would have developed an ebola vaccine if it weren't for budget cuts. this vaccine could have been developed. this chart shows nih funding drops $5.3 billion between 2004 and 2013. 5.3 billion. could the cuts to the budget be to blame as we face this disease with no vaccine? >> here's the problem with the budget cuts that both parties voted in. they're just an axe to everything. it was indiscriminate. that's why you see nih budgets going down. it didn't discriminate between

one kind of science and another. you don't know that those funds would have gone into ebola. but we are not stepping up as an international community to the funds that we have promised to deal with ebola throughout the world. we have funding problems today, with our funding and budget decisions from two, three years ago. did this have an impact on ebola? yes, we're having an impact on ebola right now by not funding the international response. >> this week we've heard republicans call for a tsar to oversee the crisis. listen to this. >> i would say that we don't know exactly who's in charge. there has to be some kind of tsar. >> they need to have one person in charge because you have about seven different federal agencies. we need to have a central command and control. we've not seen that out of the white house and i believe that's one of our problems. >> it's ironic to hear this from

them because in 2009, kingston responsored legislation to ban it by cutting off their funding. that same year, mccain attacked obama by saying obama has more tsars than the roam nofs. now they want tsars in government. >> can't win for losing. too many tsars, not enough tsars. it's a bit like lucy taking away the football and then blamingy charlie brown for playing football. you can't set him up more to fail any more successfully than this republican party. >> richard, thank you for your time. >> thank you. still ahead, a judge's controversial ruling about the practice known as upskirting. does a woman really lose her

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justice files. joining me now are defense attorney michelle suskauer and prosecutor paul henderson. our top story, should a 10-year-old accused of criminal homicide be tried as an adult? that's what's happening in pennsylvania. a 10-year-old boy is a 10-year-old boy. and he's accused of killing a 90-year-old woman last weekend. police say he was visiting a relative who worked as the woman's caretaker, and that the boy attacked her after she yelled at him. >> investigators tell us that 10-year-old hooked a cane around the 90-year-old woman's neck and then repeatedly punched her in the throat. this morning, the 10-year-old accused of killing her is locked up. >> the community is shocked at both the alleged crime and the boy's age.

>> 10 years old, it's a shame. i hope the kid gets help and the family gets help. >> i know they say a lot of things, but i don't think they understand what they're doing yet. i don't know. >> ten years old, a 10-year-old. paul, should the boy be charged as an adult? >> you know, i really believe that the most fair way to address this is through some sort of competency or fitness hearing where you evaluate factors, that the courts look at things like the age of the person that committed the offense, the education, and the mental ability, which is really important. and also extrinsic factors. for instance, is this an infant and juvenile that has been involved in gangs and criminal behaviors in the past? these are all things you have to weigh each time on a case by case basis as a prosecutor to

make a determination as to whether or not it's an equal justice to make someone accountable particularly at that age. >> here's what the boy's mother told investigators. she said he often lies, has been violent in the past and may have mental health issues. if we're talking about a juvenile with serious emotional issues, how does that impact the case, michelle? >> well, first of all, this is not a case that's going to see the light of day for trial. this is something that's going to be resolved. pennsylvania, by the way, doesn't have a minimum age, where they say, if you're 10, we don't charge you as an adult. if it's a homicide, it's a knee-jerk reaction, they charge as an adult pursuant to their laws. so the question is, where's the appropriate place to resolve this case? it's in juvenile court where he can get help and treatment. >> so you think that it's help and treatment, just as paul does, not a criminal act that

requires incarceration? >> there are different juvenile facilities, depending on the state, as to whether he can be placed there. but we're talking about a 10-year-old with potential mental health issues, so are we going to be warehousing a 10-year-old for eight years or ten years until he's of the age of majority. or are we going to get him the help and find out why this actually happened? >> let me go to the next days. a controversial new ruling about the practice known as upskirting. in 2013, a man went to the lincoln memorial with his camera. police say they caught him taking photographs up women's skirts as they sat on the memorial steps. >> a virginia man accused of taking private photos at this iconic landmark, records show they found christopher cleveland

on the steps lowering his camera when ladies walked by. they later found he had a collection of so-called upskirt pictures taken from this spot. the u.s. attorney dismissed the case after the judge ruled they couldn't use the evidence. >> the judge called the actions disturbing, but wrote, this court finds that no individual clothes and positioned in such a manner in a public area in broad daylight in the presence of countless other individuals could have a reasonable expectation of privacy. what's your reaction? >> my reaction, i'm not happy about this at all. but the judge found that although this guy is creepy, he did not violate the law. and the u.s. attorney's office had no choice, because they didn't have evidence. but certainly like in some other states, maybe the law can be crafted so that women and others can be protected in this type of

situation without violating an individual's constitutional rights. >> paul, what is your reaction? >> i agree with what. and it really turns on when a person has a reasonable expectations of privacy. so for instance, when you're in a dressing room in a store and you're unclothing, or you're in a locker room, if pictures are taken, it's easier to prosecute those cases. but when you are in a public place, it's difficult to argue that you have a reasonable expectation of privacy when you have action like this. one thing they would love to see is to see some of the women's groups become proactive and put notices up when people are arrested or detained for this type of behavior, to put people on notice, that people may be taking secretive pictures of them. i would love to see a civil action against some of these individuals for defamation, slander, or libel.

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we're back now with "conversation nation." joining us tonight host and producer for huff post live alonea men kosky, the grill's chris witherspoon and trial attorney sema iier. we start with a bizarre court case we brought you earlier this month. a woman in ohio is suing a sperm bank because she became pregnant with sperm from a black donor.

jennifer and her same-sex partner went to a sperm bank to find a donor to have a child, but while she was pregnant, she learned she was inseminated with an african american man's sperm, not the donor she had requested. she says she loves her daughter, who is now 2 years old, but says her community won't accept peyton because of her race. she's suing because of stress and anxiety. raising a black daughter in a predominantly white town. today many people online are asking if the mom should be getting paid for the mix-up. sema what is this mistake worth? >> a lot more than what she's asking for. she's only asking for $50,000. and frankly, this is contract law 101. when you enter into a contract, there should be a meeting of the minds. i pay you this, you gave me that. you didn't give it to me.

now we're talking about damages, raising a black child and a predominantly white community is costing too much money. >> i was raised in a predominantly white community. it wasn't that difficult. so i don't think that is the real reason for this lawsuit. they didn't get what they asked for is reasonable. but even that is -- >> the issue is that they didn't get what they had asked for and there was a mix-up? >> i think there's no question, there was incompetence on the part of the company. they didn't put it on any kind of electronic record. but at the same time, why did this family wait too years to file the grievance? i think you have to question the motive. what is this child going to think? it's not about race, they love their child, but when they're

old enough to understand this -- >> and google their name. >> people are asking that question, why did she wait two years? >> maybe that's why they're using the race issue. >> but as long as you're waiting within the statute of limitations, you're okay to file the suit. the other issue is, why did they wait? maybe they just needed that time to decide whether they were going to be litigious. >> if you're an lgbt couple, you're a modern family. just accept it, embrace it. >> some people are more modern than others. even in modern society, we still have bias. let's go to the next topic. don't get me started. is one man taking halloween too far. a woman is accusing her neighbor of crossing the line after seeing his halloween decorations. a graveyard featuring the

tombstone with "obama" on it, dripping with blood. the man said they've had it up for years with no complaints? >> we made them up when there was questions about his birth certificate. we made these ourselves and we thought it was humorous to put him in there as well. >> but some don't see the humor. >> i saw it for myself. and i was absolutely offended. he is the president of the united states and it actually is about respect. it's a total respect thing. because this person is still alive. >> chris, all in good fun, or crossing the line? >> i think it definitely crosses the line. i think what she said is true. it's disrespectful. also i have a 3-year-old child, i would not let my child to go to someone's home where there's a tombstone with our president's

name on it. >> so much disrespect. >> i think you could say it stems from disrespect, it stems from people who fundamentally have a racist point of view when it comes to our president and addressing him. but ultimately it's a matter of free speech. the guy can put whatever he wants on his yard. one of his defenses here, it's been up there for three years, he never heard any complaints. if you want it try to fight some kind of intolerance, confront it. >> does he have the legal right to do? and you're saying yes. >> sure, it's insensitive, but i think the neighbor should go confront him and try to talk to him about that. >> but let me go another place with this. is it threatening? you talk bay tombstone with blood on it, with somebody alive. >> under the constitution, it's only a threat if there is some immediacy and some detail and there is not. what he's been saying, it's been

up for three years, so there's not that immediate threat. but there is an immediate threat and then who should file the complaint, it would be the president. >> before we move on to the next topic, i want to take a moment to show what may be one of the best stand-ups a reporter has ever done for local news. >> she couldn't believe her eyes when she saw president obama's name on one of the tombstones. some neighbors called the tombstone crossing the line, but the family says it's all part of their freedom of speech. >> how great is this? >> i watched this probably a dozen times. i called my colleagues and i feel like local news anchors, they're pushing the envelope and they want to create viral clips, and this one will go viral. >> you're always trying to come up with something creative. >> we're talking about it. it caught me off guard. >> i tell you one thing, the

next time i have to officiate at a funeral. finally, a halloween costume controversy. is it too soon for this? that's an ebola containment suit costume, it comes with the ebola face shield, a breathing mask, safety goggles, latex gloves, but those boots are not included. they claim this will literally be the most viral costume of the year. ilona, could this be the worst halloween costume idea of the year. >> yeah, i think so. it's really sick, and no pun intended. over 4,000 people have died in west africa. >> we're in the midst of it. years from now, fine. but we're in the midst of it. >> if i see that, i'm going to

walk out of the party. >> i'm the wrong person to talk about this, because i hang out with murderers and drug dealers, so i have to have a sense of humor about everything. so i would be wearing that instead of my bollywood outfit. >> this conversation also as isis toddler suits. that's a step too far too. >> it's one thing to have a costume that's pushing the line, but this, we're talking about people who are losing their lives, children that no longer have parents. >> but doesn't it also kind of trivialize the gravity of this problem? >> of course. >> 100%. >> i think we're in a hypersensitive society. >> we have people evacuating places where they think people might have been exposed. we have people joking on planes and the whole plane is stopped. i mean, this is a very serious alert. >> and there are people joking in the makeup room about having ebola. i think it's valid that people find humor in tragic situations. it's how we deal with things in

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and a free 30-tablet trial. finally tonight, 50 years ago today, dr. martin luther king jr learned he had won the nobel prize for peace. he was in the hospital for exhaustion. his wife coretta called and woke him up to give him the news. this photo shows that very moment. they flew to oslow two months later. and king said they had quite the time getting him into the formal wear for the ceremony. she said dr. king made jokes about having to wear an ascot. finally he said, i vow to never

wear one of these things again. he never did. just 35 years old. dr. king was at that time, the youngest person to ever win the peace prize. he gave a historic speech that's still remembered today. >> sooner or later, all the peoples of the world will have to discover a way to live together in peace. i refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starls midnight of racism and war. that the bright day break of piece and brotherhood can never become a reality. >> dr. king refused to give in to the cynicism of fear, despite the injustice he faced here at home. he kept his faith in humanity. >> i still believe that one day mankind will bow before the

altars of god and be crowned over bloodshed and non-violent predempative goodwill. i still believe that we shall overcome. >> it is awesome to think about 50 years ago, dr. king getting that call. i think about how he was in the midst of a battle against segregation, against apartheid in this country. how he had seen bombs go off in alabama, even his own home bombed and that of ralph abernathy, his partner in the struggle. he had seen people killed, mowed down, black and white. yet, through it all, the world recognized him, and they gave him this prize. and they gave him a sum of money that goes with the prize. he gave that money equally to

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