much patience will it take to wait for the da when the trump lawyer who' defending donald trump on msnb tonight will be the trum lawyer who is accusing donal trump of something criminal in the future thereby, suggest subjectin tonight trump lawyer to bein attacked by the next trump lawyer, and will the cycle g on for the rest of donal trump's life the cycle of trump lawye defends trump vehemently on tv followed by trump loyal turn against trump, followed by tha trump lawyer is attacked by new trump lawyer, who then eventually turns against trump and so on and so on and so the astonishing thing, about the trump lawyer tonight o msnbc attacking the former trump lawyer, is that now, bot of those lawyers have publicly defended donald trump in the stormy daniels case. here is michael cohen, vehemently defending donal trump against the accusation that donald trump had a very brief sexual encounter wit stormy daniels, which then became the subject of $130,000 in hush money payment from donald trump to stormy deals here is michael cohen' statement about that neither the trump organization nor t

pictures on nbc "nightly news" and here on msnb last night as he wroed along with the last combat brigade. richard, terrific reporting. >> thank you very much. and i'm glad we gave time to really experience this moment, which has been so important for american families, for the troops themselves. we are here in kuwait, those strikers behind me were among those last strikers that crossed from iraq and are now here in kuwait. the soldiers themselves are just waiting to go home. they know they took part in something historic and they feel that they have achieved a great deal and are proud of what they have done. on a windless morning, already near 100 degrees before sunrise, the 30-ton strikers cross into kuwait. 440 soldiers in 68 stryker the last american combat troops leave iraq. >> good job, guys. good job. good job. >> reporter: just two american soldiers greet them as they cross the border an understated arrival. although the soldiers have been driving all night, some cheer. >> we're going home! >> reporter: or light cigars. we accompanied the strikers out of iraq, code name the last p

. >> regardless of details that the headline on msnb criminal complaint filed against governor christie. >> this is really going to hurt the governor even though this is something that a judge felt is not an indictment, it's a move to have a hearing that says, i this judge feel that there might be something to this that's worth a hearing on. the governor is going to be in a situation here where you just can't really defend yourself a bit. he's going to be possibly be called into witness in a federal trial. he's going to be called here for a criminal complaint. this is not a good month for chris christie. >> this is a judge that has sworn an oath to uphold the law and the judge saw enough to take the next step, so he may be a bad messenger it's important to hear what the judge has to say. >> significant thing here is that this is a parallel track to the federal trial and in the federal trial the prosecutors have been hinting that they are going get to the fact that the governor knew more earlier than he said he knew later. >> all right, jim, we will keep talking about for. >> complaint t

bill, let'shear your msnb the plae for politics. >> i don't really ve that -- unless i have a cod, i don't really have thateep voice. >> you don't really sound like ted williams. >> he has a graed great voice. >>> this comes to us from wluv t6 in marquette, michigan. one hh school udent's determination has ma his an inspiration. codyas been wheelcir bound since he was 5, but his disabity doesn't stand in his way from playing high school football. heis not only an set tthe tea but an inspiration to his community. now inspiring the nation, he is the only player from michigan's upper peninsula nominated for a national athletic award. i love stories like that. we report bad news all the time, it's so nice to hear some good news. >>vercoming obstacles. t makes me not wanto colain. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz and this is "early today," justyour first stop of the day tay on your nbc station. d.a. our time right n is 4:28, 35 degrees here in the naon's capital. a live lk over the whington scene right now. we'r scanning the sky for snow. is falling in some areas. we're going to take a liveook

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caller: i listen to the news msnbs never day on covers that. -- i'm sorry, i can't think that far. we will go to utah. independent. good morning, c-span. thank you for your service and information. --ad a question all lined up host: tell us what the question was. caller: how can a news be conservative and and claim to be fair balanced? it seems to be claiming to be onservative puts you off balance. i'm a life-long republican and onservative to the core but no longer any more. if donald trump and the epublican of what i have seen so far doesn't impress me any more. wall, the the ridiculousness of that is beyond belief. policy thatigration canada adopted and trump put islamic terrorists the north border is where we will have issues with the have to lity they will that country. and 65,000 border patrol agents 2,200 miles is about 150 feet per agent. cannot imagine they can't secure the border. they don't want to secure the order is ultimately what it is coming down to and i don't know it is necessarily that our outhern border is our biggest problem. the wall is a ridiculous thing it t

be sure to tune in to msnb later today at 5:00 p.m. eastern and at 8:00 eastern, chris matthews talked to bernie sanders as part of the hardball college tour. don't miss it. >>> and now dangerous side effects from those e-cigarette devices. >> reporter: a customer was simply stopping for snacks at a kentucky gas station when the security camera captured this startling moment. josh hamilton suffered second degree burns. he said the spare battery for his e-cigarette device exploded. it's the latest injury tied to electronic vapor products from doctors at harbor view medical center in seattle have seen five different patients in the past five months. >> it become as high powered rocket that can cause significant force and injury to the patient. >> reporter: the problem center around lithium ion batteries that can over heat, especially if the wrong charger is used. the vaping assoc yagds says when charged and used under proper conditions, vapor products pose no more of a fire risk than cell phones and laptops. and employees tell customers

this is fir"first look" on msnb. >>> we begin this morning with decision day. the pressure is on for washington lawmakers to get a budget deal done before tonight's midnight deadline that will shut down the federal government. despite government calls for fiscal responsibility after days of failed negotiations, some of the main sticking points remain, the party stances on planned parenthood and the environment. for the very latest, let's go to tracie potts. good morning. >> reporter: paige, good morning. good morning, veveryone. no more extensions. that's the word from the white house today. president obama says he's not wildly optimistic that lawmakers can strike a budget deal and avoid a government shutdown tonight. after a second night of failed negotiations, president obama made it clear. >> i expect an answer in the morning. >> reporter: just hours from now, he will have to notify federal workers to stay home monday. the hangup, we're told, are republican demands. >> thank you so much for being here. >> reporter: to limit abortions, cut funding for public

this is fir"first look" on msnb. stay tuned.early" starts right now. >>> newt gingrich is a man on fire. double digits in iowa and showing leads of more than 20 points in south carolina and florida. will the lu romney crisis shadow cut into those numbers in the early conservative states? house republicans strike back on the payroll tax cut saying they will vote for it if the president includes the pipeline in the bill. the question is, what is president obama's answer to that offer? we'll tell you. >>> and just think, republicans. you could have had moments like this on the national stage if new jersey's governor would have responded to your love

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kicking us off tonight, msnb contributor miss summary she is greystone's professor o law and back - leadership network at nyu. melissa, what would it loo like for the supreme court t take the abortion pill cases and how soon can that happen >> i think this is on a fast rocket to the supreme court. there is no way this doesn't g to the supreme court eventually right now, the judge's rulin is going to appeal to the fift circuit. it's a famously conservative court but that court doesn't have to do anything. judge casts a mare issued seven-day stay seven days before his stat goes into effect the fifth circuit set on thi for seven days and that woul really put this in the questio of whether goes to the supreme court. i think the fda would have t seek approval at the supreme court. they could ask which - has happened before. get the supreme court to tak this up to resolve the conflic between the washington injunction and this texa decision again issued by a single judge in texas, but a nationwide decision that would basically imperil all of mifepristone accessibility across the country >> the compos

joining me now, former federal prosecutor paul butler, msnb legal analysts and georgetow law professor new at the new yorker.com. paul, i will start with you. what do you make of trump bein so comparatively talkative during's latest deposition wit the new york a.g.? >> alicia, in civil cases, i the amendment pleads the fifth the jury can make an inference that he is something to hide and that could hurt trump a bi time in the new york attorne general civil case remember, she is going after him for $250 million in damage for the judge to basically run trump's business out of th state, if you found liable but the problem for trump is that taking the fifth woul have offered him som protection in his criminal case, but let's t-shirt james -- the testimony with the distric attorney alicia, with t-shirt james, sh keeps beating trump by out strategizing him >> something that strikes me about all of this, david rohde this is like one case of man that we're talking about >> yes >> given the, i want to pull u to headlines they're both on the politica rampage at the same time i did the fact that

this is fir"first look" on msnb. today we begin with a major gop victory. at a time when president obama can least afford it, republicans have scored an upset in a house race being called a referendum on the president's handling of the economy. last night retired media executive and political newcomer, bob turner, narrowly defeated david weprin, according to the associated press. democrats outnumber republicans three to one in new york's ninth congressional district, which hasn't sent a republican to congress in nearly 90 years. turner replaces congressman anthony weiner, a seven-term democrat who resigned in the wake of a sexting scandal in june. in nevada, former republican state senator mark amodei coasted to a victory in a district that's never elected a democrat. >>> meanwhile, as lawmakers on capitol hill spar over how to pay for president obama's american jobs act, the president is on the road working hard to sell his plan to the american people. tracie potts joins us more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. while the president'

on msnb. >>> here's a look at some of the stories also in the news today. >>> producers and crew on the film set of "transformers 3" got some unscripted action when the bumblebee got side swiped by a real police vehicle. some thought it was a scene from the movie. the wreck temporary halted production, but shooting will continue all week. >>> a florida woman is going to get some help from a problem that's been buzzing over her. a company that specializes in africanized bee also remove a huge beehive 30 feet high in her tree, after several others said they couldn't help. even the city refused because it was on private property. until it's down, she warns neighbors to stay inside. >>> the largest pumpkins are still rolling in. at a competition in california a gorgeous gourd tipped the scales at 1,435 pounds. this is the first time in 11 years that a home-grown pumpkin has taken the title. the winner's secret, you wonder? pumpkin seeds donated by a previous win perpendicular. >>> back in florida, ten little crocodiles cracked through their eggs one after another after another. they may be

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makes a point that i think a good point about what the democrats are up to, but that strikes me as msnb christmas theater. they're trying to play to their base and trying to say look, we're trying so hard, trying so hard not to give those tax cuts for the millionaires and billionaires and gazillion airs, in the air they know, the president knows they've got to do this. how do you see this. >> it's posturing, a last minute attempt to provide coverage. i think what we actually saw this week is the white house, which has given no quarter on this issue until finally this last week, they've now appointed the small team to negotiate with republican lawmakers on some sort of a deal and you've seen the press secretary robert gibbs come out and outline where the president won't go, but none of that would actually keep a deal from happening that would extend all of the tax rates at least temporarily for people and you now even have the white house coming out to lay down what it would like to get in return for extending those tax cuts. >> that's a key point. because, matt, what do you think, the w

this is fir"first look" on msnb. >>> and we're going to begin this morning with another candidate's debate. with less than a week to go before the arizona and michigan primaries the remaining republican candidates will square off tonight. and rick santorum, who has surged in the polls, may get a lot of attention. tracie potts joins us with those details. tracie, good morning? >> reporter: good morning. while mitt romney is fighting to win his home state of michigan. santorum is trying to turn his success there into votes in arizona. rick santorum is the one to watch tonight. he soared ahead nationally and in michigan. he still trails mitt romney tonight in arizona where the debates happen. >> i will win in the states that matter to win this election. >> reporter: santorum's now under attack in a new ad from ron paul. >> is this dude serious? >> reporter: focusing on social issues worked for santorum. mitt romney is looking right meeting with the tea party and hammering president obama. >> unfortunately, perhaps because of the people the president hangs around with, their secular agenda, th

glad you are watching us on msnb or listening live on xm radio. shoot me an e-mail or tweet me at williegoeiswilliegeist1 or d k. does and text your response to 622639. a lot to get to today, including a bloody week in syria, as the world considers what to do with the assad regime. and hillary clinton decides what to do about a streaker who photo bombed her shot. the reaction is priceless. >>> live at 30 rock in new york city, the center of the occupy wall street movement looks different this morning. new york city clamped down on months of live-in protests in manhattan sending police early in yesterday morning to tear down tents and temporarily evict the protesters while the park was cleaned. now a judge is siding with mayor michael bloomberg who argued camping in the park was not protected by the first amendment right to fee speech, still the court decision did not deter demonstrators. here is the latest from zuccotti park. >> reporter: the protesters remain here at zuccotti park. some are standing up, others are sitting down, a few laying down

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i'm glad you are up with us watching on msnb or listening to us on xm radio. shoot us an e-mail or treat me @williegeist 1. or do what justin verlander will be doing tonight text the word awake by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes is your cram session for this monday, october 3rd. a lot going on today including john mccain's warning to chris christie about getting into the presidential race. plus 92-year-old andy rooney says good-bye to the "60 minutes" audience. and he goes out with one final sentiment to his viewers. leave me alone. cranky to the end, andy. we'll show you that clip later. first the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. >>> the state department is issuing a worldwide travel alert for possible anti-american attacks after friday's deadly drone strike in al qaeda linked terrorists in yemen. significant blow to the terrorist organization. the attack killed anwar al awlaki, the u.s.-born chief of external operations for al qaeda's yemen branch. he had been tied to the deadly

kicking us off tonight, msnb contributor mick bliss murray. she is a - of law and faculty director -- at nyu melissa, what would it loo like for the supreme court t take up the abortion cases and how soon could that happen >> well, alicia, i think thi is on a staff rocker to th supreme court. i think there's no way thi couldn't go to the supreme court eventually right now, judge kacsmaryk's ruling it has been an appeal t the fifth circuit. it is a famously conservativ court. but that court doesn't actuall have to do anything. judge has merrick issued a seven-day stay, so it is seven days before his state actually goes into effect the circuit just sit on this for seven days, and that would really put this in the questio of whether it goes to th supreme court. i think the fda would have t seek approval at the supreme court. they could ask for - which this happened before basically get the supreme cour to take this up to resolve a conflict between the washingto injunction and this toxic' decision again issued by a single judge in texas. but natio

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. >> side of me wants to say to fox and to msnb out, off, end, goodbye. big favor to political discourse our ability to do our work here in congress and to the american people to be able to talk with each other and have some faith in their government and more importantly in their future. >> jon: of course, this is the same senator who once championed a bill that would have let president obama have unrestricted control over the internet in times of national emergency. >> that's right. mr. rockefeller doesn't want anybody reporting on the government's work. i mean, that's the problem now days in washington. but he gets it wrong because that's unconstitutional. i mean, also, it's not the fcc's job to regulate cable news, so, either senator rockefeller didn't know that or he did and so he's calling for a broad overreach of power by the fcc, clearly doesn't have the facts. >> jon: and equal opportunity move msnbc suspended another one of the news anchors, they suspended keith olbermann for having made political contributions this time the conservative guy, mor

this is fir"first look" on msnb. today, we begin with fear over the economy. a slew of recent reports have renewed concerns on both wall street and main street over the state of the u.s. recovery. today, the nation awaits what could be a crucial monthly jobs report from the government. all this as the country's stellar credit rating may be in jeopardy. tracie potts joins us from washington with more on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: hi there, lynn. good morning, everyone. economists are predicting 100,000 jobs created last month. that's less than half the growth we saw from the month before. it raises the question is this temporary or is this the beginning of weakening of this recovery? home sales are down. manufacturing is sluggish. consumer spending is weak. car sales are down. president obama will be visiting a chrysler plant today in ohio and then summer is coming with thousands of pink slips for teachers. here in washington, critics, mainly republicans, say the increases in food prices and energy prices are making it much worse for americans. but

i'm glad you are up watching us on msnb or listening to us life on sirius radio. text the word awake by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes is your cram session for this friday, november 5th. a lot going on today including new jersey governor chris christy talking about his 2012 presidential prospects in suicidal terms. plus president obama is knocked from his perch as the most powerful man in the world. we'll tell you who slid the leader of the free world into second place. first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> world markets are climbing higher again this morning after u.s. stocks surged to their highest levels in two years on the federal reserve's decision to buy more government securities to stimulate the economy. the dow jumped 219 points yesterday reaching levels not seen since september of 2008, just before the collapse of lehman brothers. just under three hours the government also expected to report u.s. employers added jobs last month, but at such a slu

david rohde is executive edito and new yorker.com, and a msnb contributor, he's also the author in deepthe fbi, the cia and the truth about americ deep state quote, the institutions of our democracy and law are unde vicious, on sustainable and on endurable attack and a quote that is the warning from judge michael looting, former judg on the u.s. court of appea he joins me next t safelite. we'll replace your windshield, and recalibrate your advanced safety system. so automatic emergency braking and lane departure warning work properly. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ no, no, no, no, no, no, no. there's a problem with my paycheck. it's short. someone messed it up? i'm in the middle of nowhere. ♪ unnecessary action hero ♪ was that necessary? nope. neither are paycheck problems. with paycom, employees do their own payroll. no problems, no surprises. [narrator] schedule a demo at paycom.com and make the unnecessary, unnecessary. next on behind the series... that run with the champ was magical. i mean the tender chicken, the peppercorn ranch... i love my rings but i'll cher

. >> to msnb, mention cnn.he media rae search center counted up the guests on cnn and talking about the case and voting rights decision was -- 4-1 in favor -- against the decision and on the -- the doma decision, 3-1. in other words, the -- bias here is -- pretty thick. and not only intuitive but also -- you can document it with the pacts and figures. >> few has a new study out that shows that from a 5-1 ratio, stories were positive in terms of favoring gay marriage as opposed to opposing. oka if you look at public polling, cnmding a poll. 53% of the country favors gay marriage. not 5-1. if you look at the coverage compared to the polls and public sentiment big difference. >> you said that you think the coverage was appropriate. >> i thought the coverage very appropriate on gay marriage because america shifting the younger generation if you look at it by age, the very difference -- exactly. >> young people overwhelmingly perhaps 5-1 favor in gay marriage. i think that if you consider this seekual rights issue -

. >> msnb just has a little branding problem that -- they are going to fix that with this new campaignhey are calling it lean forward. >> interesting name. if you lean too far forward you are bending over. >> you are going to fall flat on your face. >> they have rachel kneeling on the sidewalk as if she is picking up a penny, get it. >> it is interesting that a channel would come out and try to brand themselves so progressive. it is fascinating. >> is it okay to brand yourself conservative? >> as an organization that prided itself on news for a long time then opinion. now they are officially saying we are going straight opinion. >> i was shocked by this -- [ talking over each other ] >> i thought going forward or leaning forward was a good thing. progressive or whatever leaning forward means. is that better than leaning backwards? >> hamilton nolan at gawker wrote msnbc's futile quest to beat fox at its own game. >> we have to take one more break. up next, interesting mix of women at the top of their game. of their game ♪ poker face >> queen of glam, lady gaga, first lady, michelle oba

i'm glad you are up with us watching on msnb or listening live on sirius xm radio. you can tell us why you're awake this morning by texting your response to 622639. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this friday, the very first day of july. a lot to talk about, including a response to reports yesterday that time geithner is headed out the door. we'll tell you what he had to say about those. and steven colbert goes to washington. he's now the proud owner of a super pack. so what does one do with his own super pack? we'll hear from mr. colbert. first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. >>> just in overnight, prosecutors in the sexual assault case against former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn say the case could be on the verge of collapse as questions about the credibility of the accuser grow. for the latest on this, we bring in cnbc's scott kohn live outside the courthouse in manhatt manhattan. what's going on? >> reporter: this is a potentially stunning reversal for dominique strauss-kahn. late yesterday afternoon we

. >> i'm veronica de la cruz this is "first look" on msnb. "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. have a great monday. >>> two debates within seven days. the first tomorrow as we come up now on three weeks until election day in a race that is as tight as a drum. the question is, can mitt romney get a winning electoral map if he loses the state of ohio? >>> felix baum ggarner goes to space but comes down on his own power

is a veteran washington journalist a washington bureau chief and an analyst for msnb msnbc, the author of three "new york times" bestseller including showdown. michael is the investigative journalist working for "the washington post" "newsweek" and nbc news the author of two "new york times" bestsellers rncovering clinton so there we send book russian roulette , with the election of donald trump tells the incredible account how american democracy was hacked by moscow as part of a cohort operation to influence the us election to help donald trump gain the presidency we let the authors tell it all so please help me again to welcome our guests. [applause] . >>. >> think you. this is an awesome crowd i guess the issue surrounding trump and russia holds the public interes interest. there is a lot to unpack that we write about in the book that we anticipated the events you have seen unfold over the last couple of years. but i want to start talk about recent events. obviously we are all on pins and needles to see how the robert mueller investigation will read its grand conclusion. there are a

i do not know if i'm watching cnn or miss nbs -- msnbs. all this biting going on and all you guys can talk about is trump or abortions or something off the wall. i do not get it. these black people, i am lost, they need to get off the plantation man. host: a democratic caller, bob. caller: i hope and pray that the attorney general has the goods to prosecute trump because he needs to be thrown under the jail. if we were to stole stuff out of the white house, we would be under the jail. also, all you trump lovers out there, lindsey graham's, all you people like that, i do not know how the hell people from your state can vote for you. how the heck did you vote for the man? host: should attorney general merrick garland hold a press conference and be more transparent about the affidavit, the search warrant, etc.? caller: i believe he should and tell them straight out, this is what we got, this is what we are working on, and this is what we can do to trump. he is not above the law. we do not elect a dictator, we elect a president. everybody hate

so here's the clip that we found on youtube uh of that live report aired on msnb. see where they go the extra mile in fake news, inaccuracy and even disrespect, airing the suicide hotline to imply that aaron bushnell was crazy and that this was done because of a mental health issue instead of an extreme form of protest against the genocide and ongoing genocide, this is so disrespectful, let us see the video, let's take a look, yesterday, 25 year old aaron bushnel of san antonio, texas, the active duty airman in the u.s. air force, who set himself on fire outside the israeli embassy an apparent. protest against the israel hamas war has died, that identification made by metropolitan police here, which now filmed his own self-imalation on his cell phone yelling free palestine before collapsing to the ground outside the embassy. he was rushed to the hospital for treatment, but later succumbed to his injuries, and if you are someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the suicide aid. wow, yeah, so uh, this is... one example of western mainstream media, basically assuming the ro

now is kathry christian, the former assistant, former assistant distric attorney in manhattan and msnb legal analyst and a partner at least in abrams and i will pay catherine, thank you for being with us. >> happy to be here. happy easter >> thank you, and you. i'm trying to put some meat on the bones of all of the things that are happening with donald trump. everybody watched hi indictment, his arrest, hi arraignment in new york. and then the next hearing in that case isn't december a some point what happens with that case an everything else i describe between now and the next tim donald trump is scheduled to b in court >> you're right, he is swirlin in legal issues around him civil and criminal on the manhattan case, the nex date is december 4th but in between that, there might be litigation, in fact there will be litigation i know the arrangements, the prosecutors said that they wanted to protect order, under new york state law, the defens is entitled to almos everything that's in the prosecutors file that is the law. this prosecutor said, you know what there is some sense but have

currently jeff is an msnb krmplt contributor and executive editor of politic 365. he is a weekly commentator on the tom joiner morning show and chairman and ceo of the jeff johnson institute for urban development currently leading a five year project to recruit and develop 80,000 black male teachers. he has earned a reputation as a voice of conscience. we are pleased to have all of our panelists. please give them all a round of applause. my first question is as martin luther king junior talked about the war in vietnam, he asked the question, and i ask this question because i believe we are at war today, he said there comes a time when silence is betrayal. oftentimes members of the faith community hold politics and politicians at arm's length and choose not to engage in the process. how do we remind the especially younger generation of faith leaders about the black church's historical connection to politics and social change and motivate them to act? the floor is open. anyone that would like to answer. >> i will start. i think. i think that many in this room are ver

what do you make of what fox doing or what msnb crist doing? what do you sees the charter in we seeme now that different views of administration and different channels? terms of our charter. i was looking at the steps the other day. in 1980,i think, 52 million people were watching the big three networks and now that.f we're at 25 million. we are not heavily in flew ended what fix or msnb are doing, that is not how we operate. say, ry been in cbs for a listening type, in the current many waysorning, in we are programming the other two takeng shows in trying to a serious step at the news up the morning which has pot been are doing a good job at it, think i. it is still new in many ways, the thing we have decided to andly down on is time giving stories the time they deserve and also, inviting lawmakers to come to our show and this is one series call ised shores that matter and so we five or sucksone minutes of tv in the morning to talk about something from a policy perspective which is unusual and we do not see that on our competitors we had the h

pushing against using the 14th amendment and was in response to the comments made by adam ship on msnbs but here's what he had to say and i want you to responsible to it. [video plays] >> does getting a less leaning states attorney general as ad am ship was referring to, getting them involved, does it give the 14th strategy any more credibility? >> i don't think it does. there are academics that have thought about -- we're going to leave this as the house gavels back in for votes.

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i was political director of msnbs, ran "larry king live." and you have to know people that are willing to tell you everything. we've got one more season of veep coming up. >> julia louis dreyfus is the mark twain award winner. [ applause ] >> they just started, veep just started shooting last week. it's going to come out in april. and it's so great that you're doing that, david. thank you. >> well, it's going to be a great show. mack, when you're chief of staff of the white house, do you say, how is this going to look on tv if this is ever portrayed? you never worry about that, do you, how it's going to look on tv, if somebody ever writes this. >> well, that occurs to us, david, for sure. there's no question that the photo op of the day, the message of the day is the medium. you want to get your message out there, your point of view. so perception is important. but you've got to have the right decisions and the substance behind it, too. >> when the president of the united states is going to make a statement, he can do it in press room. he ca

guest so he will have more flexibility, perhaps as pundit at msnb or referring to a stretch class. is saying if he wins you will see the real obama, the one who isn't as keen on american interest as being the world's most progressive action figure. he is right. the national security is a nonissue once the american public is out of the way. it makes you wonder what else he will give up now that accountability is gone. ultimately how will america take president obama's betrayal? well, to quote george michael, "i should have known better than to cheat a friend. waste a chance that i've been given. so i'm never going to dance again, the way i danced with you." serious -- >> kimberly: boo-hoo. >> eric: for the record, i have never been picked by a hot mike. >> greg: i don't know. i have pictures. dana, this is weird, right? he used a public forum to deliver a message through a puppet. to putin. isn't that -- >> dana: i'm totally baffleed. i don't understand, they had been in a private meeting. if you wanted to deliver some sort of message, he could have done it in private. even when you