big field. >> walker. >> walker. josh: on the show tonight -- first the pride of wisconsin scott walker. he is here in waukesha. the announcement event will start behind me pretty quickly. what does walker need to do in this kickoff event? josh: mark, walker needs to show he is a plausible commander-in-chief. he's had a great story this year . he got off to a surprisingly fast start. he's managed to maintain a pretty consistently in iowa, but he has struggled to look like he is ready for the national stage. he stumbled some pretty basic questions on his european trip. he has looked less than comfortable on his fourth -- on foreign policy. now he has to show he will be ready. do you agree? josh: i agree on commander in chief. i think he needs to take the wisconsin story, the successes he has had in wisconsin politically and make it seem like a tangible, national thing. he has a big record in wisconsin with a republican legislature. what would it mean if he was actually president? i hope -- think his advisers hope this star

. >> josh walker. u.s. military said iraq started to deploy soldiers trained by the u.s. for the first time against i.s.i.l. to recapture the city of iraqi. there was a meeting with the iraqi prime minister during an unannounced visit to iraq. ash carter had criticized iraqi forcing for showing no will to fight i.s.i.l. after the capture. >> we will fight d.a.e.s.h. civilization wins over barr barities. but to defeat d.a.e.s.h., we need capable ground forces that we can enable and support, and we will. and getting those forces in turn requires inclusive governance. we in the united states have been supportive of and admiring of your efforts in that regard. >> elsewhere in iraq fighting between i.s.i.l. and pro-government fighters killed dozens in fallujah. military sources say 78 people died on both sides. imran khan has this update from the iraqi capital baghdad. >> the islamic state of iraq and levant released figures through social media sites that they use saying at least 113 popular mobilization force soldiers shia militias have been denied by the baghdad operations.

big field. >> walker. >> walker. josh show tonight -- first the pride of wisconsin scott walker. he is here in waukesha. the announcement event will start behind me pretty quickly. what does walker need to do in this kicko

josh. is scott walker not just a much less entertaining donald trump. >> liberals talk about him so awful,they have lost to this guy over and over again in a blue state. >> wisconsin is the most partisan divided state in the country. >> yes but it is a state -- when was the last time they voted republican for president? i believe 1984. it is not strongly democratic but a state where democrats have a modest advantage. >> i'm confused about your general thesis that liberals don't need to get too giddy because he actually stands a chance? >> liberals look at him and oh he's such an extremist and they think they can point and say extremist and they will win. >> and does this guy actually represent the republican party and what are the implications on the national stage stage. >> he represents a portion. he's a bit tight to the rubio and bush. going out and saying the party should pursue a constitutional amendment on gay marriage. and he's out there saying he doesn't think the boy scouts should be letting gay adults participate in the organization. he's definitely staking a more conservative vi

neal walker down the line josh harrison coming in to score and the pirates go on to win it 5-4 in 14 innings over the tigers. you see the numbers for cole and ver lander two starting pitchers. >> nba free agency stuff is very complicated. for details consult worldwide west on twitter. >> that's all we got. back to you. >> all right, thanks, fellows. >>> "the pulse" coming up. >>> first for ballet. why this dancer has now made history. >>> and calling it quits. hollywood's hottest couple divorcing. the overnight reactions coming in. people with type 2 diabetes come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1c. and, although it's not a weight-loss or blood-pressure drug farxiga may help you lose weight and may even lower blood pressure when used with certain diabetes medicines. do not take if allergic to farxiga or its ingre

. >> in 2010, walker decided to run for governor of josh wesley his campaign centered on reducing taxes and spending and he won. >> shortly after taking office in 2011, walker introduced a right to work bill for which he is infamous. he wanted to significantly reduce collective bargaining for the state employees, a move many feel crippled yun ons. >> the bill was passed and struck down by a judge. >> it was ultimately held up by the wisconsin supreme court. the measure was so divisive residents collected enough signatures for a recall. with hopes of removing sebastian walker from office. >> in 2012, walker won the election becoming the first governor history to survive a recall. >> i'll call into law something that makes wisconsin the 25th state in the nation saying you have the freedom to work anywhere you want. >> the win heightened walker's profile in the party. president obama is taking notice. recently the president was in walker's home state to discuss worker's rights and overtime pay. >> america has done better economically when we are all in it took. when everyone has a fair sho

walker and jeb bush -- >> i see what you're doing there. whammy pick, we have to do the whammy pick. sam, who are you picking? >> josh wants me to take jeb bush. i'm going with scott walker. >> he got scott walker, you got sarah palin. >> whammy. >> strong whammy pick. walker got off to a strong start courting gop base voters with some impressive appearances in iowa, but a series of gaffes on foreign policy and other issues helped raise doubts about his preparedness. now he's looking to regain his lost momentum. unfortunately for walker, most of the oxygen in the race is still being sucked up by donald j. trump, who spent the weekend campaigning out west including at a rally in arizona, with the famously anti-immigrant sheriff joe arpaio. trump's statements about mexican immigrants continue to be a major topic of conversation on the sunday talk shows yesterday, with some of his 2016 rivals divided about his impact on the race. >> i think donald trump taps into an anger that i hear every day. people are angry. that a common sense thing like securing the border or ending sanctuary cities is somehow considered extreme.

walker. cruz in sixth place joining me now are msnbc correspondent josh -- and correspondent of "new york times" and political analyst and former chairman of the rnc, michael steel. -- over the last week i feel like conventional wisdom concealed around this race. it is something we have been talking about for a while but you have seen it now. everyone saying everyone is trying to get attention to get on the debate stage. they are trying to do crazy things in late july. do you think it stands? >> i think it is overstated. people have been talking about this. if you are not on the stage for this debate you have no chance going forward. one is most of the people have no chance going forward. rick perry is not the nominee whether or not he gets on the stage for this debate. the thing is most people will not watch this debate. there will be a lot of debates. people will tune in more and more as we get farther along. so yeah i think the candidate were on the bubble they'd rather be on the stage. if you are not on the stage you probably won't win. >> i can't decide between two possibles. one is we are

walker in new hampshire. >>> next $6.9 million. that's how much money and l.a. clippers forward josh smith will be making this season.eing used ads a bulletin board at a london office. >> wow. check your bulletin boards ladies and gentlemen. it could be worth the wait in gold. >>> during a speech to business students hillary clinton slammed america's economic policy presumably that of president obama's, too, saying it's time to reset the button on capitalism. here's part of what she said. >> it's clear the system is out of balance. the deck is stacked in too many ways. as we had to do in previous areas, it needs to be reinvented. it needs to be put back in balance. it needs to recognize we are all in this together. >> this is noted economist hillary clinton who i bet hasn't balanced her own checkbook since the carter administration. is somehow going to reinvent capitalism. >> critics saying she's trying to hit all the buzz words. that's what one report says anyway. and yes, it's not fair, she says that big execs can make all the money while the employees are struggling. but there are other ways around it. we have fin