and then you have these bathroom bills. >> to confine and imprison transagainer that use public bathroomshat don't match the gender on their birth certificate. >> that is what is triggering the transpannic. listen to elmer fud look alike goreden clingenschmitt. >> should we fear the transgender exeument. >> they not only want to be confused about their own identities, but they want the rest of us to be confused with them. now they want the government to join them in that pretense. they're making us into liars. >> wow. >> okay. i met with the so called liars to find out what their evil intentions are. >> there is a notion that transpeople are perpetrators in some way, that we're sneaking and trying to trick you for the purposes of having sex with you. >> and thases' not the case at all. >> people just want to see male and female like it has to fit in one of those two boxes and if it dubt it makes people uncomfortable. >> it's truly not a choice. >> that's all you need to know. >> not according to clickenschmilt who thinks that we are all going to get attacked in the bathroom. >> a man can

, you would be fine with her using any bathroom she chooses? >> that is correct. >> different issue -- >> you know, there's a big move to create new bathrooms. problem with that is for transgender, that would be -- first of all, i think that would be discriminatory in a certain way. that would be unbelievably

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be fine with her using any bathroom she chooses? >> that is correct. >> it didn't take long for senator ted cruz to weigh in on this issue. he tweeted about it not once but twice and spoke about it at a campaign event in fredrick, maryland. he called what trump said just a bad idea. >> let me ask you, have we gone nuts? this is the political correctness. this is basic common sense. let me ask you, are there parents of daughters here? i'm the father of two little girls. here is basic common sense. grown adult men, strangers, should not be alone in a bathroom with little girls. >> trump simply could be looking at this from a business point of view if you think about what is going on in north carolina where you have businesses like pay pal restricting business. you have performers like bruce springsteen, ringo starr, pearl jam, boston all pulling out. cruz says this is more about something dealing with morality. cruz would be the one to say that donald trump is not the real conservative here. he is the real conservative. this is just a

all i can say is that the only bathroom i can control is in my office, and you can use the bathroom in my office without bringing your birth certificate. >> senator, though, on this issue, it's going to become -- it's already become part of the conversation. it's a big issue in north carolina. the governor has obviously gotten involved. who is right on this issue between ted cruz and donald trump? >> you know, i really don't -- all i can tell you is that i'm not going to impose bathroom rules at the federal government level. if north carolina wants to go one way on bathrooms, that's up to them. >> it's up to them, but it sounds like you think it's a bad decision, correct? i just want to be clear, again, because ted cruz, who you are supporting, i think he supports you're saying you don't.ion. >> well, here is what i'm saying. this is the last thing on my mind today, and i know it's important to some, but isil will kill us all. we're talking about access to bathrooms in north carolina. nothing i can do about. >> so let's talk about some of the issues of today. >> good. >> sound like a p

my one major tip is if you're going to use these things in the bathroom, label it will bathroom. use a permanent marker so nobody else. >> you can't use the kitchen one for the bathroom? >> no, you don't want your kids to be extra helpful and use use something you've used in the bathroom in the kitchen. i like to make it very, very clear. nobody can misunderstand. >> it won't wipe off. >> exactly. if you have cleaned your bathroom you want to geel like you've cleaned for a really long time. so when you're done, take a little bit of your favorite cleaner, whatever scent makes you think clean, pour it in your toilet bowl. toilet brush holder. >> that's a smart idea. >> that's going scent but also going to give you extra cleaning power when you do a quick skruv your toilet. if you have kids, you don't want to use cleaning products. you don't want to have them out where they would be accessible to them. spritz dish so or hand so in there or vinegar or whatever you have. but that gives you an extra little boost right there. >> good job. >> always, always always ask yourself, could thi

it's not just women's bathroom, it's boys' bathrooms.e obama administration now is putting requirements on federal money given to states that they also have to have this gender identification requirement for our schools. this case is being tested in virginia and illinois. >> if you could just get back to my question, though. >> what we ought to do is for those people have these unique gender identification issues, which i empathize with, we ought to allow the schools to make special arrangements for those people. but to all of a sudden change the basic commonsense rules we've had in our restrooms and our rest stops, at our schools especially and our universities, this is the way we've been doing it for years. >> but schools i know is an issue. it's children and maybe the parents have had the talk yet. the public restrooms that are provided in public places, maintained by the state, the question that many have is, what is your fear? as you know, there is a misconception that transgendered are somehow molesters. and they're not. that's not

>> i'm a bathroom bounty hunter, larry. >> larry: wait a second. a bathroom bounty hunter?t's right. and right now i'm in a high school girls bathroom. just looking for those that don't belong if you know what i mean. >> larry: i think you mean you. >> well, i'm picking up a scent here. i smell "d" on this towel. there's been a man in this bathroom. i taste it too, he's here. >> larry: you are an idiot. have you identified any transstudents yet? >> not yet. turns out most kids just close the stall doors. pretty tough. not to mention, trans isn't really about the body part. it's more about what happens up here. >> larry: hold on a second. you sound pretty progressive for someone who wants to cash high school kids. >> well, i'm a bounty hunter. i'm a progressive scholar second. >> larry: so do you think the law is stupid? >> it's wrong as hell but it's easier than catching criminals. >> larry: why are people so hung up on who is using what bathroom? >> a lot of men here still haven't accepted that ladies poop. they're a little behind. >> larry: you're kidding me. >> let me sa

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which bathroom do you go to? >> if you want to go through the process and have your birth certificate changed, that is what you are on your birth certificate, but until you're doing that, this also deals with issues of people who my want to go in a different bathroom if they're exploring an alternative lifestyle. if you're a boy you go to the boys room, if you're a girl you go to the girls room, you don't go back until you change your birth certificate. >> but this says if you're a boy, you have to go to the girls room unless you can produce a birth certificate. >> no, it doesn't. >> if you've made a change in your life, you have to go to the bathroom that reflects what you were 40 years ago when you were born, not what you've been over the last 20 years. this is absurd. and the basic behind it is bigotry, bias, prejudice. let's face reality. the people of north carolina are better than that. the cities have passed good statutes. the state has now overruled these good statutes. they're going to have to pay the co

today it was focused on the bathroom, the bedroom and the board room. donald trump's comments on transgenders has the party incensed. >> donald trump's differences with social conservatives are on full display over a key abortion provision. without hesitating, trump who was pro-choice until a few years ago said he would oppose all abortions, including cases of rape, incest, and the life of the mother. >> absolutely, with three exceptions. >> john kasich supports the exceptions. >> trump's support for revising the party's position. the anti-abortion group right to live says the platform sets the standard that all candidates need twork from and the suggestion that the platform should weaken its position on the pro-life issue would setback the movement. he also broke down the statement for transgender to use the bathrooms on their birth certificate. >> it would be unbelievably expensive for businesses and for the country. leave it the way it is. >> cruz wanted to rally in maryland. trump will compromise socially conservative values. >> he thought that men

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bathroom they feel is appropriate. on friday ted cruz released this ad. >> people go and use the bathroom they feel is appropriate. >> trump is too pc. have you heard this before, carly? >> no. is that going to work? >> it is definitely a typical ted cruz ad. this whole bathroom thing absolutely blows my mind. why can't we just use -- why does there have to be a law about this to begin with? why can't we just go into a bathroom, which ever we feel more comfortable in, and if there is a nontransgenderman in the women's room, kick him out, like in the old dayses. it was working before. >> i don't like going into the men's room sometimes and there are men in there and i doptd want to share -- i don't want to share a room with them. you know what i'm talking about? >> ted cruz. >> it is the worst political ad i have ever seen in my entire life. it is terrible. it is a crazy idea to convince people. there is not enough money in the world to convince voter that donald trump is too pc. that's idiotic. when ever you are talkin

a policy hasn't created this much bathroom confusion since hipster bars started using animals as bathroom] "am i a bird or a squirrel? all i know is i'm going to crap my pants in five seconds." and the outcry over the bathroom issue isn't just affecting states. it's affecting companies who are standing up against the fear mongering. >> hundreds of thousands of target shoppers are signing a petition to boycott the retail giant after it announced a new bathroom policy for employees and customers. the company says transgender people can use a store bathroom and fitting room that matches their gender identity. >> seth: okay, but if you are going to boycott target you're gonna have to boycott the more than 400 other companies with trans friendly policies as well including facebook, twitter, google, mcdonald's, coca-cola, disney and even ikea. the directions for a grundtal norrvikens. [ laughter ] "i'm sorry i'm supposed to put the zurtag in the blorgen-hoffer? that can't be right." more importantly, there's no evidence for the claim that nondiscrimination policies like target's a endanger publ

today it was focused on the bathroom, the bedroom and the board room. donald trump's comments on transgenders has the party incensed. >> donald trump's differences with social conservatives are on full display over a key abortion provision. without hesitating, trump who was pro-choice until a few years ago said he would oppose all abortions, including cases of rape, incest, and the life of the mother. >> absolutely, with three exceptions. >> john kasich supports the exceptions. >> trump's support for revising the party's position. the anti-abortion group right to live says the platform sets the standard that all candidates need twork from and the suggestion that the platform should weaken its position on the pro-life issue would setback the movement. he also broke down the statement for transgender to use the bathrooms on their birth certificate. >> it would be unbelievably expensive for businesses and for the country. leave it the way it is. >> cruz wanted to rally in maryland. trump will compromise socially conservative values. >> he thought that men

they identify with. >> he thought that men should be bathroom if they want to. now, let me ask you, have we gone stark raving nuts? >> reporter: cruz accuses trump of being politically correct after trump said the law is bad for business and that he would allow a transgender person like caitlin jenner to use any bathroom she wants in trump tower. >> leave the way it is, north carolina what they're going through with all of the business that's leaving and all of the strife. >> reporter: and after hiring some new taff to help professionalize his campaign, trump says he will soon deliver a series of policy speeches and may even use a teleprompter. ryan, diane. >> well, that would be interesting. bazi kanani live in washington, bazi, thank you. >>> when we come back, the passing of a legend, the world is remembering prince. see the landmarks in purple and broadway tributes. >> falling fast a humvee army is now investigating. karl, don't you have friends coming over? yeah, so? it stinks in here. you've got to wash this whole room are you kidding? wash it? let's wash

her using any bathroom she wanted to use? >> absolutely. >> after this, donald trump said it's a state's rights issue backing a little off his idea of support. he says it's a state's right issue and not up to the ferguson and he -- ferguson. cruz said it's not a state's rights issue and men and girls should not be in the same bathroom. looking at the democrats you looks like he's in this. delegates or not -- he's in this through the california primary. >> thank you. >>> president obama arrived in london amidst fierce debate in that country whether to leave the european union. the president op-ed supports prime minister david cameron and others urging british citizens to vote in favor of remaining a part of the eu. he stressed america's long ties to great britain. he argued when it comes to creating jobs, trade, and economic growth in line with our values, the uk has benefited from its membership in the eu. today, he and the first lady will lunch with queen elizabeth ii to launch off their visit. the 90-year-old monarch has me

people use the bathroom they feel is appropriate. there has been so little trouble and the problem with what happened in north carolina is the strife and economic, the economic punishment they are taking -- >> do you have any transjendser people working in your organization? >> i really don't know. i probably do, i don't know. >> caitlyn generaler would walk in trump tower, you would be fine with her using any bathroom she chooses. >> that's correct. >> ted cruz about to hold that rally about 40 miles west of here in frederick, maryland. it comes a day after -- in july in cleveland. there you see him right there. ted cruz, we'll keep our eye on that event. the senator will head to indiana holding its primary on may 3rd. where the stop trump movement. john is itch and bernie sanders will be campaigning in pennsylvania. later this hour hillary clinton takes part in a roundtable in hartford connecticut, in a state where the sandy hook shooting happened. she'll talk about her proposals to crack down on gun violence. our nbc news correspo

. >>> also north carolina new so called bathroom law. does it discriminate against the lgbt community? i'll ask the governor, pat mccrory if reaggregates signing that law. joining me is chris matthews. kathleen parker. radio talk show host hugh hewitt and perry bacon. welcome to sunday, it is "meet the press." >> from nbc news in washington, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> good sunday morning. donald trump got wiped out in the delegate race in yet another state yesterday. in wyoming, ted cruz won all the delegates that were up for grabs at yesterday's wyoming state convention. now, trump says it would have been a waste of time and money for him to campaign there, claiming the system is rigged and as the republican establishment is trying to take the nomination away from him. we'll get to that story later in the show. but we'll begin with the democrats. and the intersection of money, politics and hollywood and my surprisingly frank conversation with george clooney. last night in los angeles, and the night before in san franci

. >>> also, north carolina's new so-called bathroom law. does it discriminate against the lgbt community? i'll ask the governor, pat mccrory, if he now regrets signing a bill that has cost his state so much money. >>> and joining me for insight and analysis are msnbc's chris matthews, kathleen parker of "the washington post," radio talk show host hugh hewitt and perry bacon of nbc news. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> announcer: from nbc news in washington, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. donald trump got wiped out in the delegate race in yet another state yesterday. in wyoming ted cruz won all the delegates up for grabs at yesterday's wyoming state convention. trump says it would have been a waste of time and money for him to campaign there, claiming the system is rigged and that the republican establishment is simply trying to take the nomination away from him. we're going to get to that story later in the show, but we're going to begin with the democrats and the intersection of money, polit

>>> battle over bathrooms.een fighting to use the boys' bathroom in his school. the major court ruling over a hotly contested issue. >>> church murder mystery, who killed the mother of three. a suspect caught on camera dressed in s.w.a.t. gear. the chilling video, and the manhunt under way. >>> and, surviving a stroke. a life-saving new treatment when every second counts. does your hospital have it. >>> "nightly news" begins right now.

, this is about women in women's bathrooms, transgender women.ve to understand trans women are women. we have to put at the center of this conversation who we're actually talking about so people aren't afraid of that which is different and we don't keep expemming transgendered people from public life. >> to look at that instagram photo going around yesterday in comparison to the ad, it's just sort of the perfect obvious visual rejoineder. >> yeah, i think that "the daily show" did a piece recently about the absurdity of this trans panic and the reality is that so many trans people are living these completely innocuous, normal, boring lives. here you have this fearmongering that is completely counter to how we walk about in the world. it is very dangerous because it sends the message that a trans person is a predator, that a trans woman is not a woman. and that is precisely the rhetoric and understanding that people walk around in the world with that caused them to attack trans people for just existing. that is not where we needed to be headed as

into trump tower and want to use the bathroom, you would be fine with her using any bathroom she choosesct. >> well, ted cruz is out with a new ad attacking trump's tolerance on the issue. ♪ >> people go, they use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate. >> joining me now, executive director for the national center for transgender equality, mara. with a welcome to you, i'd like to get your reaction to transgender rights becoming an issue in the republican race for president. what do you think? >> well, you know, on the one hand, it's utterly ridiculous. there hasn't been a problem. people all over america aren't saying oh, my goodness, there's transgender people in the bathrooms. on the other hand, you know, the conservative republicans are helping us educate america about what great people we are and how we're under attack. you know, it's kind of horrible, but we're going to -- we're going to advance because of it. >> so you're getting the issue out there. but mara, can you explain the significance of all this in terms of what does it mean to transgender individuals to be able to say

#fox5rocks safe bathrooms dc is not compliant.ice of human rights takeg notification from the pub brickp and then it basically sends thes business an official warningarng let. we were told today in most cases its resolved right away.wa >> we send them a letter in thee mail and say win 30 days pleasep change your sign new jersey ande sends us a picture we'll close the case there's no fines nothing like that just to make sure they make the change. if for some reason a business either wants to refuse to make m that changes or if they don't respond tows, then we'll file a formal change of discriminationf against the business. >> reporter: so, in the last two years since this campaign has been up and running, about 28 o reports have been issued to the office of human rights they've been investigated typically a letter is sent most of the timet people comply.op there have been ale couple ofe times where she have to send uss follow-up letters because someone simply doesn't get the e memo but in most cases when a business does get the let

. >>> still ahead developing overnight a student dies after a fight in a school bathroom.. >>> "your voice, your vote," north carolina's controversial bathroom bill is front and center in the election with new clashes between ted cruz and donald trump. >>> and caught on camera. a freak weather event throwing this person into the air. has taken a sharp turn into north carolina with the state's so-called bathroom law sparking a political brawl on the campaign trail. >> the latest war of words now has ted cruz accusing donald trump of being politically correct. abc's bazi kanani has the latest. good morning, bazi. >> reporter: good morning, ryan. donald trump isn't changing just yet. >> we're winning by a lot. we're kicking [ bleep ]. i'll tell you. >> reporter: the republican front-runner tells supporters he has to stay tough against ted cruz and john kasich. >> i've got two leftovers, i have to finish that, okay. >> reporter: then trump promises the same thing his top aides told gop leaders behind closed doors, that he would moderate his tone to appeal to voters in the gene

>> i think for senator cruz, not the bathrooms but the supreme court court.move for them and the trump came out and said they did well in new york but at the end of the day for cruz to control this discussion i think is pretty smart. >> let me give you the last word, katrina. 1400 delegates, that's a math that a lot of people who are counting the delegates find it bridges too far. >> i'm sure they do. this is our goal and we're very confident we'll reach 1237 prior to the convention. we're making the case right now to the rnc where the other campaigns are telling delegates and the rnc that they should go with the candidate that can't simply win where we're showing that we have the votes and bringing in new voters, winning hispanics in these states, beating senator cruz, by the way, in florida, new york, nevada. we're the campaign that can beat hillary in november and donald trump is the candidate to get it done. >> ron, last word? >> reporter: at the end of the day, donald trump's internal memo about getting to 1400 may as well be 14,000. it's simply not goin

trump says it's okay for transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice. >> that is correct.ult men, strangers should not be alone in a bathroom with little girls. >> reporter: cruz in indiana overnight. >> we are going to spend a lot of time here in indiana working to earn your votes. >> reporter: hoping to pick up support on the primaries. hillary clinton heads back to pennsylvania after another gun safety forum. >> we have too many guns in this country, in the wrong hands. >> in many cases i'm being attacked by clinton people unfairly. >> reporter: bernie sanders tells nbc he won't back off clinton and still thinks he's the democrat's best shot of winning in november. and that's what bernie sanders considers his ace in the hole to win over the super delegates. polls that show him beating republicans by wider margins. betty? >> thank you, tracie. >>> president obama arrived in london amid fierce debate in that country over whether to leave the european union. the president penned an op-ed published in the telegraph and it supports david cameron and others, urging british ci

she wants. >> he thought that men should be able to go into the girls' bathroom if they want to. let me ask you. have we gone stark raving nuts? >> reporter: trump says the north carolina law hurts businesses. and by some estimates, the boycotts could cost the state tens of millions of dollars. >>> one more headline tonight about north carolina's controversial law. nba commissioner adam sillver saying next year's all-star game could be moved in the law doesn't change. >>> and video showing a teacher's aide appearing to hold the video does not show what led to the incident. >>> and a frightening scene in a school in delaware. police investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl, dying after a fight with other girls. mary bruce at the school in delaware tonight. >> reporter: a shocking scene at a delaware high school. a 16-year-old high girl critically injured after a fight with two other female students. attempt to save the sophomore, performing cpr and putting her on a helicopter to a nearby hospital. it was 8:15 a.m. at the highly regarded howard high school of technology. class

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