a potential death spiral for nearly 6.5 million americans. that means the president will leave in 2016 with his signature achievement intact. he rejected arguments that congress intended for subsidies to only be available in some states. ultimately the man who saved obamacare in 2012 did so again today and the ruling can be summed up by a simple line at the very end of roberts' opinion. congress wrote the law to improve health insurance markets, he wrote, not to destroy them. the president all smiles in the rose garden today just an hour or so after the decision was handed down. >> today, after more than 50 votes in congress to repeal or weaken this law, after a presidential election based in part on preserving or repealing this law, after multiple challenges to this law before the supreme court the

affordable care act is here to stay. >> announces the decision. right to tom goldstein, also the founder of scotus blog. nice to see you. let's start with the big question why did the supreme court uphold this law today and why is this majority coalition larger than it was last time? >> well, i think we get basically the same message in this decision as the last one. that is the supreme court does not want to determine this incredibly political issue. i think the view of the chief justice is the country has been battling over this question of health care for decades, we are not going to step in. i think the majority is even broader here because it's not a big constitutional challenge. i think justice kennedy recognized as well that the affordable care act is a wet mess of writing. and so there's some ambiguity. >> tom you know, one of the questions that the court was

taking up here within this beyond just the aca, but what is the role of the court. a lot of people have been saying it looks like the court is acting like another legislative branch. at the end of the opinion justice writes in a democracy, the power to make the law rests with those chosen by the people our role is more confined to say what the law is. we must respect the role of the legislature and take care not to undo what it has done. they've clearly said here we are not meant to legislate. we are meant to interpret the law. >> yeah, i think that's a great point of pride for him. last time it was in an election year. i think he thinks it's great that a more conservative supreme court would be able to stay out of this mess. >> tom stick with us, because political reaction of course coming in swiftly to this decision and predictly along

party lines. let's add jonathan allen to the conversation. nice to see you. >> good afternoon, everyone. >> waer hearing the predictable complaints that this is judicial activism, they're complaining that the supreme court is legislateing not just interpreting what the law is. is that complaint a little bit harder and a little bit less plausible because it is a 6-3 decision and not a 5-4 along party lines decision? >> well, certainly i think the 6-3 decision is stronger than the 5-4 would have been like the last one upholding the law in terms of public view and the solidity and stability of that decision. with republicans, in frnt of cameras and through statements, they're saying how angry they are at this outrageous move by the supreme court. at the same time, they're saying wow, we're really relieved that the supreme court

didn't tear up this law and force us to spend the next year and a half debating obamacare again while there's a presidential election going on. >> tom, i want to get you back in here on the descent written by justice scalia. he says words no longer have meaning if an exchange that is not established by a state is quote, established by the state. what did you make of that? >> justice scalia thinks the sta chute ought to be read legally. he says the only neutral way to do this is to look at that word. the federal government did. it's that simple. >> jonathan of course this will have big implications for 2016 as it seems everything does these days. while we have you here i'd love your thoughts on this as well.

there does seem to be this decision within the party with some who are secretly relieved that the supreme court took this out of their hands. others, especially those running for president who are still really rang i angry about this. question now is what happens? >> i think they're all angry. but i think a lot of them are also relieved. what happens now is you have the broad strokes debate over obamacare. you have republican candidates saying they want to repeal it or repeal and replace it, but not getting really go the guts of the law. the polls were really against republicans on that basically really against the idea of stripping away these subsidies. it takes away an issue that democrats could have really hammered republicans on if the court had gutted it and they struggled to get a fixed pass. >> one of the things i love

about scotus blog is when you do the in plain english stuff so folks that aren't the chief legal correspondent at msnbc can clearly understand what has been decided by the court. there was another big decision today in the fair housing act that was decided 5-4 on the side of the civil rights groups that had been suing. can you please in plain english explain to the folks what this decision does? >> sure thing. this is a really important case. in any other term it could be monday mental. the housing act has been interpreted to recognize discrimination. one is discrimination on purpose. you looked at somebody's characteristic, they're african-american and you decided i don't want to offer housing to them. the other is discriminatory effects. that means maybe you did lending in a way that caused certain housing in certain neighborhoods that are majority minority not to be able to get loans. and the supreme court said today

5-4 that those kinds of claims discrimination without purpose could be brought under the federal fair housing law. it was an incredible hard-fought question decided by only a single vote. and a civil rights groups as you mention view this as an incredibly responsibility issue when it comes to making sure there's housing available for all communities. >> yeah, tom i think he raises a great point. that was such a significant case. one that had gotten up to the court in a similar issue and basically put aside in past terms. many thought it was going to be a more negative decision. speak to us about justice kennedy's role on fair housing and being a part of the supreme court majority here. what do you glean about where justice kennedy is this term? >> if you look across the entire body of decisions this term that results for the left on the

supreme court have been astonishing. it's the most liberal supreme court term in a quarter century. that the same-sex marriage advocates are able to win that case in the next couple days. justice kennedy right in the center of that. >> yeah. speaking of gay marriage, it's been a busy day today. but as you were saying there are two more days left. everyone is waiting on this other big case on gay marriage here. you look at a number of recent polling including the "wall street journal" poll that says it's the majority of americans that support the right to marry here. this is an issue that has evolved, probably one of the fastest in recent history. this is not going to potentially change a lot of lives, but make history. >> it's a hugely significant case and goes again to the court being in the center of decisions that affect american life and

obviously front and center in divisive cultural debates. out here on the steps from very early in the morning, there were a lot of groups holding up signs. some holding up signs about love and equality. others talking about jesus and their teachings. everyone has their eyes on whether the court rules on same-sex marriage tomorrow friday or monday. when you look at justice kennedy and roberts both showing open minded mindedness, anything could happen on marriage equality here. >> i wanted to get your thoughts on the political implications. is this another one sort of like the health care ruling where republicans are outwardly saying we want it to go one way and secretly hoping that the supreme court does go ahead and rule in favor of marriage equality and take that issue off the table? >> it certainly does take that issue off the table, one that's been more difficult for

republicans than democrats. there's been a huge shift in public opinion on it. we could be looking at the confederate flag coming down, gay marriage being the law of the land across the land and obamacare being upheld could be a massive major political policy set of victories for the left this week and a lot of losses for the right. >> when we talk about a week full of big victories for the left, a big part of that is justice roberts once again on the side of obamacare when conservatives hoped and thought he would go the other direction. we touched on the place of kennedy in all of this. what do you make of justice roberts that that you've seen this week? >> the tea party have to be deeply disappointed to have him go this way twice. remember, when it comes to savvy political conservatives, they are breathing a deep sigh of relief. the idea that the supreme court in a challenge brought by

republicans and conservatives would take health care away from six or seven million people across the country was really causing a lot of nervousness among a lot of kerts. so they're actually very grateful to them. >> i want to go deeper than we've been able to go all day. we have time here in "the cycle" on the steps of the court. beyond the headline he use add type of agency interpretation where he basically said look it's not up to the irs to decide whether these subsidies come and go. which means if there's a future president, irs would seem would have election flexibility to roll this bake. can you speak to that piece of this ruling and whether it is more permanent than we would have known before today? >> here's how the law works. when you have an ambiguous law, the president comes along and interprets that law. he said the aca is vague. we don't know what they meant by

established by the state. i'm going to say it means every exchange. the supreme court said no you can have whatever your view is but this is too important this is the job of the courts to decide. we read it to mean that all the exchanges have to make the subsidies available. people had believed that if a republican president won in '16, he or she could get rid of the subsidies. after today, that's not true. that battle over obamacare is done. >> yeah, jonathan, you were talking about it being a good week for democrats. when it comes to obamacare, this could have been a huge defeat or a a huge victory. it was a huge victory. obviously they were celebrating today at the white house. talk to us about the significance of this today in terms of president obama and his legacy and how we'll all be talking about him years from now. >> this is the end of the judicial challenge. in order to repeal obamacare or really change it in any big way.

you'd basically have to have 60 republicans in the senate a republican president and a republican house. it looks like this is now once and forever the law of the land, forever being a relative term of course. but for a long time. i'm surprised they weren't cracking cans of paps blue ribben. >> behind the scenes maybe. >> ari could use that down at the supreme court. >> or just a bucket of ice really. anything. >> it looks very hot down there. thank you so much for being with us on this very important day. next whether it's obamacare or same-sex marriage, both rulings are expected to shape the 2016 race. plus, day 20 and those escaped inmates are still on the loose. but there's another prison official set to face court in less than an hour. later, why the cake boss has a special message for a cyclist. we're rolling on on thursday

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if the partisan challenge to this law had succeeded, millions of americans would have had thousands of tax credits taken from them. their lives will continue to become more secure in a changing economy because of this law. this is not an abstract thing anymore. this is not a set of political talking points. this is reality. i'm going to work as hard as i can to convince more governors and state legislatures to take advantage of the law put

politics aside and expand medicaid and cover their citizens. we've still got states out there that for political reasons are not covering millions of people that they could be covering. this law's working and it's going to keep doing just that. five years in this is no longer about a law. this is not about the affordable care act as legislation or obamacare as a political football. this is health care in america. >> that was a somewhat defiant president obama today. the supreme court effectively pulled the plug on the fight to take it down. we are joined from the north lawn. give us a sense of what the mood was like inside the oval office as the decision was handed down today. >> well, the white house -- president obama was getting his white house daily briefing national security briefing inside the oval office when his chief of staff, a top legal aide

came in to break the news that the supreme court had ruled in his favor. i believe we actually have a photo of the chief of staff and the president celebrating a little bit. but just moments ago in the white house briefing press secretary josh really down played it. but not exactly champagne corks going off in the white house today. >> thank you as always for being with us. today, decision could have big ramifications on 2016. candidates, and we know there are plenty of them were quick to weigh in. hillary clinton posted a series of tweets within moments of the decision. and wisconsin governor scott walker expected to throw his hat in the ring any day now said his party must redouble efforts to repeal and repair the law. our next guest believes the decision is the equivalent to a political heart attack for the

gop 2016 field. david, you have some republicans quietly relieved today that the supreme court has taken this out of their hands as congressman put it republicans have just been saved from themselves. and then apparently according to this tweet from elise foley, he saw paul ryan smiling. david, paul ryan is not running for president. the ones that are running had a different reaction. jeb bush said he's going to keep fighting this. here's what marco rubio said? >> i hope not. i disagree with their decision. i believe obamacare is bad for americans, bad for the country. >> where does this go from here for republicans? >> the good news for them is that they don't have to fight amongst each other about what to do because the subsidies were yanked. some republicans said do nothing, it's obama's problem. the others said it's not politically prudent. >> that's where the relief comes

in. >> correct. you also have republican governors that haven't created exchanges. so i think for a lot of political reasons, republicans are breathing a sigh of relief. even if they're not, what this means is this issue can continue to be a unifier for them. they can run cleanly against obama in 2016. it allows them to take half the country plus one and sometimes better than that that still has problems with the law and try and win a presidential race on appealing it replacing it starting over doing reform right this time that's the message they like. it could work for them. i it may not, but it could work. >> i think that's part of it. i've been covering it all day. i wonder though if we could think about john reports as a potential intellectual leader of the party. it's interesting, i have been

thinking about this today. sort of a moment of reassessment for conservative thought leaders. there was a period when liberals felt they'd gone to the courts too much. even when they did wip win, they didn't have public approval behind them for, it didn't work. i wonder whether justice roberts is -- by shutting the door today, he's also telling conservatives not just republican presidential candidates, we have to find other ways to win. don't come to the court for something you just lost a presidential election over and just lost a case over. do you think there's intellectual room for that conversation on the right? >> i think it definitely clarifies for republicans and conservatives who oppose the affordable care act that there's one way to do something about it. win the presidential election and get congress to change the law. if you really think this thing is that bad, go make your case in a political environment and the court is not going to help you in that.

now, there are a lot of conservative activists who feel like this was a simple constitutional question. the congress wrote the law one way, they treated the law another way and the court is supposed to step in and through judicial review do something about that. obviously the roberts court looked at it differently. instead of having the potential for a lot of fighting on capitol hill and confusing voters about who is at fault for what, we know who the pro obamacare folks are, we know who the anti-obamacare folks are. what this will do for the party if republicans actually win the white house in 2016, whoever wins is going to have run on replacing and repealing obamacare. whatever you want to call it. if they don't deliver, the possibility is it's another read my lips moment for the party. >> yes it takes the immediate crisis, immediate pressure to do something now off of the republican party. but all of these candidates are

still running on we're opposed obamacare, we got to repeal it replace it. usually you get a little skrechetchy on the details after that. aren't they going to be under pressure in debates both in the primary and in the general election to describe exactly what they would do and how many people would potentially lose the health care that they have now if those republicans went forward with their plans? >> i think that's been part of the challenge for republicans. they had a lot of ideas about what to do with health care reform before obamacare. then obamacare comes along it is the new health care system. they had to rethink what health care reform means. a lot of these candidates and republicans on capitol hill actually have plans to replace obamacare and to transition -- marco rubio for instance uses a lot, i will have a plan that

creates a transition so we don't just yank plans away from people the way he feels obamacare did. but it is incumbent upon them -- because they're going to run on this. one of the things that still gets the greatest amount of applause is when they say i promise to repeal and replace obamacare. it actually has the potential to work for them as an issue. >> presidential candidates always want to use their strong areas and highlight those. hillary was for health care for everybody before anybody knew who president obama actually was. what does hillary do this use this to her best advantage going forward? >> i really want to see what she's going to do with the affordable care act. is she going to say this thing's great, or here are the specific fixes that i'm going to work with congress in order to make this thing better. then that the difference between

being a passive player i'm just going for the obama coalition and his legacy item or i'm going to be deep in the weeds in health care. i think she's probably going to have to do the latter. what the republican nominee is going to do is point to all of the things people don't like about it and they're going to say i'm going to fix this, this this she's going to need to have an answer. >> all of the candidates are going to have an opportunity to explain what they're going to do. thanks for being with us. and next the latest twist in that prison break. another corrections officer arrested and heading to the court at the top of the hour. what police say he did that helped the duo escape. ...become especially important. from the makers of one a day fifty-plus. new one a day proactive sixty-five plus. with high potency vitamin b12... ...and more vitamin d. ♪ ♪ turn around ♪

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>> and developing right now, day 20 of the man hunt for two escaped killers. they haven't been seen since saturday morning while running

from a hunting cabin. now a second prison worker is now charged with aiding the pair. gene palmer will be arrangedigned shortly. this was allegedly an exchange for getting access to catwalks and hiding prison contraband that palmer provided to them. and delivery of that now infamous package of frozen meat that mitchell says she had tools inside of. palmer denyies knowing anything about the plan or the tools. he also has not been charged with helping the pair break out. inside that still active search zone for us. what more do we know about this second officer to be charged? >> reporter: gene palmer faces three felonies and a misdemeanor basically for promoting prison contraband contraband, giving things to the inmate, and then also destroying evidence. police alleged that palmer received gifts, he received

paintings from richard matt. and when he found out they had escaped, he burned and buried some of them to try and get rid of them. in a sworn statement to police palmer told them that yes, he did indeed provide paint brushes and paint to richard matt. and he also allowed david sweat to go outside his cell into the catwalk behind it. he gave him needle nose pliers and also other tools at least four times. he said the reason why he did that was so they could do electrical work behind their cell. often prisoners cook in their cells and sometimes they blow the circuit. that's what he told police. he never knew that the frozen meat he provided to the inmates had any tools in it. he did provide the meat he told police.

but he wasn't aware and knew nothing of the plot. his attorney says he certainly knew nothing about the plot to escape. nbc news today spoke with one of palmer's neighbors. she said that's the way things go between the corrections officers and the prisoners. >> he had nothing to do with the escape. just passed it to matt and that was common. a lot of the correction officer came in and gave these guys meat whether it was ven son or pork or fish that they got, on that block, you could have it. >> and why would he do that? they say that corrections officers develop relationships with the prisoners so they give them information about what's going on in the prison possible illegal activity. the certainly in the area continues. more than 1,100 officers out here today searching. no signs since saturday after a person who owned a cabin spotted a man running into the woods.

>> this story continues to get more bizarre. thanks so much for that update. back with us is commander lenny depaul. he was a chief inspector with the u.s. marshals service. how close are we to catching these guys? >> i'm hoping they're contained, the information that they'd gotten last saturday with the hunters seeing somebody running out of the back of the cabin. remember, it's not confirmed whether it's either one of these guys. if it is, they're contained in this perimeter. again, this thing goes down without incident. it's day 20 now. it's frustrating for law enforcement. >> these guys have been added to the u.s. marshals list of the 15 most wanted people. got to wonder what does that do does that add any new functionality? i got to point out that one of the folks on that list is an escape pea from a federal prison

in puerto rico. he's been on the lamb since 1992. >> yeah, absolutely. the u.s. marshals top 15 list is the most wanted for the agency. with that they dedicate a whole lot of resources, money manpower, state of the art equipment, whatever's needed to bring these guys back to justice. i mean they -- you know, i think there's a $50,000 reward added, 25 per person. so that certainly helps too. these two guys they're going to die in segregation if they're captured. more importantly for the man hunters out there, what's their mind set. is it suicide by cop like i've been saying? that's the most important thing. if they're in their sights i'm hoping this goes down without incident. >> they're hoping that they've got these guys sur rounded, they've got a perimeter set up. they did find dna in that cabin

from both of these men. so that seems like a very positive sign. what does it mean when you say you've got a perimeter setup? is there any way they could escape and get out of from the inside of that prim sister? >> oh, anything's possible. even though they have positive on dna, how old is that? did this hunter that seen somebody running out the back, that could have been anybody. so, you know leads still continue to come in. tips are coming. in the u.s. marshals certainly have cast a very wide net. we're looking at other states people surveying, asking questions. it's in the tunnel vision with a case like this. it's certainly a 360 world. >> on that note there are reports that a shotgun was stolen from this hunting cabin they were in but state police cannot confirm this. they say a number of people cycle through these camps and cabins.

they can't tell what's missing and what's not missing. i have to say, if this report is true, and these killers do in fact have weapons, that is pretty unsettling news there. >> well, it heightens -- again they're armed and dangerous, they're being looked at as that anyways. i'm more concerned about the public. they certainly have to remain individual lent. you see anything at all unusual with neighbors, please call the authorities. let law enforcement -- let the professionals do their job. >> you were speaking about the end game and the mentality of these escaped killers. how do you think that this all comes to an end? >> like i said, a few minutes ago, if they're both captured and without incident they're going to die in segregation. they're not coming out of solitaire confinement. it's done for them. so they're mind set i'm sure especially if there's weapons involved now with allegedly they've got a hold of a shotgun, you know, i don't see it going

down that easy. i hope i'm wrong and everybody stays safe. these guys are cornered. the assets are there. swath teams are on the ground. k-9, blood hounds, they've got it all. they'll certainly try to avoid any life-threatening situations that may arise. >> thank you as always for being with us. >> thank you guys. still ahead, a prison official who would have never allowed her inmates to escape she's here to talk about the new season. next, charleston begins to say good-bye to the victims of last week's church massacre. the president heads there tomorrow. we will go there live for a check on the preparations. that is up next.

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president obama will be in charleston tomorrow to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of south carolina state senator, the reverend clementa pinckney.

thousands of mourners paid their respects this week as his body lay in state. the pastor was one of nine people killed last wednesday night during bible study at emanuel ame church. the family of the shooter release add statement, saying these next several days are not about their son, but about the innocent churchgoers he gunned down. we're in charleston where two of the victims are being laid to rest today. how is the community coping? >> reporter: well, they are relying on strength in numbers right now and they are leaning on one another. you can see here just a steady stream of well wishers dropping off gifts, balloons flowers candles, and the community is gathering strength from this outpouring of love here right now. in the next few days a total of nine people parents, grandparents grandparents, will all be laid to rest. this morning hundreds said good-bye to 70-year-old ethel lance.

she was a life-long member of the church here. her husband tenderly kissing her casket at the grave site. the service for reverend sharonda coleman-singleton is going on now. an emotional tribute to this mother speech therapist and high school track coach. there is a large security presence here. police officers standing guard and searching bags of those entering the church. this security is only going to get tighter when the president, first lady arrive tomorrow. many of the family members have said they forgive self-confessed shooter dylann roof. the grandson of ethel lance saying that she can be held up as a symbol for love and that love is always more powerful than hate. >> i want to touch on that note of forgiveness that we've heard from a lot of people. there was a service yesterday at

mother emanuel. the title of that sermon was the power of love. are you speaking to people who are saying they are finding that forgiveness in their heart is is there still a lot of anger, confusion and despair in the community? >> reporter: i can tell you that love is really the over well mipg emotion that you feel out here on the streets. what they really want right now is not to focus on the shooter, but rather on the lives and legacy of these nine people. it certainly was a die ver group. anyones, their jobs ties to the community and the church. all nine of these people were very very loved by the community here and the focus today on them and on the love and the beauty that they brought here to the community and the legacy that they will leave behind. >> indeed. thank you so much for your reporting there. i will be live in charleston tomorrow for our coverage och the funeral services. that starts at 9:00 a.m.

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unforgiving executive assistant to the warden. >> you are a correctional officer. your job is to enforce the rules. do you know what the rules are? >> yes. >> because right now looking in an arbitrary direction, i see large earrings i see unapproved makeup. am i the only one who sees this? do i have supervision? am i the boy in the sixth sense that sees infractions that nobody else sees? or is that inmate wearing green eye shadow. >> okay, gratulations on this great role. for you and all the women on this show, it's a great job. you get to have big personalities and your roles are not defined about your relationship to a man. >> that's an amazing point. yeah, we all get to play. we have phenomenal writers who

will see something and then play with it. i mean that -- i call that an aria. like they wrote me an aria in that scene. it's the biggest gift on the planet as an actor. >> it is such an incredible show to watch not only because of the drama and characters. but also because of the social and political issues. we've heard from other cast members that their view of the criminal justice system has really been changed by the experience. have you found that to be the case too? >> absolutely. i worked a lot with the womens prison association. the work that they do is incredible. and i do hope in my heart of hearts that we're helping to incite change. we're showing people a side of the prison population they've never seen before. and -- >> a human side. >> exactly. a level of compassion. >> right. >> and if anything, my biggest concern is people really do want

to go to prison. quite frankly, so many people on the subway want the selfie i want to go to prison with all you guys. i'll be really serious, don't say that. it's not a healthy thing to say. >> it's a little harder than that in real life. >> i don't think you. you have mastered play such a powerful and strong woman, not just in orange is the new black, but one of my favorite shows "how to get away with murder." you play the d.a. in that show. is that some of your personality that is like that? do these rolls find you, do you find them? >> i'm the girl that curls at the drop of a hat, i'm such a mom. this past year i've been a pilot where i played a healer and yoga teacher, i so wanted that to go i wanted to show that, that's me. i do teach yoga. but yeah they just want me to

be strong. i don't know. >> i've had to embrace the inner -- >> you have a big presence. i can see why they would go in that direction with you. >> great to have you on the cycle. i wonder actors often talk about motivation. what's my motivation. you look at something where the in our corners are in the prison. do you think about, what is the system's motivation? what is the purpose of prison and what are the problems obviously when you look at a byline including privatized prisons. when that purpose may be going awry? >> you know i will be quite honest with you. i've always wondered about prison. i've always -- it's been a part of my life that i have not really believed in you know on a philosophical level, and i never had a place to express that. and when this job came to me it felt very karmic to me because

all of a sudden i had a way to express that both on the show and then also working with the women's prison association, as a way to change that. you know how do you change a system that is as guy normous as the american prison system. you do it one tiny step at a time. and the women's prison association really does that. they provide services for women in prison for their families and then women coming out of prison. >> that's sometimes the toughest part. >> it's the most important. having a social worker there to end recidivism and to really give them a chance. and that's been so deeply rewarding. >> let me get back to the show. it's grown through the years, quite nicely season one was all about laura preupon's character. the second season it grew and

expanded beyond just her focus. and this third season which i haven't finished but it seems to be going a little more slowly, a little more poetic poetically, we're expanding into the back stories of the staff members. it's an interesting growth trajectory for the show so far. >> i think it's magical. we do see all of these amazing women. and more and more we get to see who they are and their secrets and their pasts blossoming is a great metaphor for it i associate that. >> we have been following this manhunt in upstate new york. this bizarre story. >> you lost inmates. >> when you are looking -- do you look at it as a normal news observer? or do you have a special insight into what might happen. >> for me it really is back to what i was saying earlyier. we're just actors on tv we have

no idea the real story, you know? people sometimes put -- it's like back in the day when people like think that they're people they watched on soap operas were their friends. you know like my grandma would tell me stories about that it -- i don't like to comment on things like that because i have no idea -- i'm an actor, you know. >> you are an extraordinary actor, you are doing an extraordinary job. congratulations, more and more seasons are made. a reason to celebrate today which has nothing to do with obama care. the real question that needs to be asked is "what is it that we can do that is impactful?" what the cloud enables is computing to empower cancer researchers. it used to take two weeks to sequence and analyze a genome; with the microsoft cloud we can analyze 100 per day. whatever i can do to help compute

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day one of our new show the cycle. 3:00 in new york a big decision came down today from the supreme court. and everyone's claiming victory. we're still waiting for the so-called decision of the century on health care. our first episode of the cycle, another huge day for the supreme court, like it is today. it's been an amazing three years for all of us and an amazing privilege to work on this show. everyone who is here on the set with us in the control room. to do this for three years with crystal, two years with abby and what's your name? look at this amazing cake made for us by cake boss.

>> hey, abby ari, crystal. i'm here to wish you a happy third birthday to msnbc's the cycle. congratulations, enjoy the cake and be sure to watch an all new season of cake boss premiering across the globe on tlc. >> speaking of our boss we would not be here without the leadership and guidance of steve friedman. the best ep in the whole building, maybe in this whole town, thank you, steve for leading all of us through this journey. >> i was just saying it feels like yesterday we got engaged. here we are three years in it is crazy -- >> and now you've had two kids. >> that's how it feels. >> it is exciting a tv show is everyone who works on it thanks to the viewers and everyone this is a nice little treat.

>> alex wagner starts right now. a monumental decision by the supreme court today upholds the affordable care act securing health care for millions of americans. it's thursday june 25th, and this is now. >> the affordable care act is here to stay. ♪ >> for the second time the supreme court has upheld the affordable care act. >> the landmark health care law stand where's it is. >> this is a big sigh of relief for millions of people across the country. >> mike huckabee released a statement calling it judicial tyranny. >> i believe obama care's good for americans. >> the affordable care act is not just the law of the land. it will remain the law of the land. >> this is a huge v