jonathan capehart, abby huntsman, thank you both for your time tonight. >> thanks. >>> and make sure, make sure, make sure you catch abby on "the cycle" week days at 3:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. >>> ahead, as paul ryan pushes a budget attacking the poor, elizabeth warren is out pushing for the fight for fairness today. >>> plus, it turns out when you deny hundreds of thousands of people health care, you become unpopular. new numbers show the repeal obsession is backfiring. >>> and the ugly conservative attack on justice sonya sotomayor after her candid dissent on race in america. stay with us. to truck guys, the truck is everything. and when you put them in charge of making an unbeatable truck... ... good things happen. this is the ram 1500. the 2014 motor trend truck of the year and first ever back-to-back champion. guts. glory. ram. he was a matted messiley in a small cage. ng day. so that was our first task, was getting him to wellness. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. from contractors and doctors to dog s

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i'm abby huntsman. we here at "the cycle" are trying to do the same, with reports from ft.tice department and the battlefield. >>> from the place for politics today, money matters. how did the supreme court's ruling on campaign donations change the game. i'm luke russert in for ari. here's maybe the biggest question. why have any rules on money hif the most powerful people can power their way around them? >> we're watching extreme weather, as much of a sixth of the country facing tornados. they were held off by that cold winter and now we're back and we'll show you what you need to look for. >>> and the news cycle still dominated by the mystery of a lifetime. where is that missing jumbo jet? i'm krystal ball. the malaysians don't know. the australians don't know. but could a seasoned american investigator have answers? we'll ask him. >>> in today's trip down abby's road, my passenger is kenneth depage, so fasten your seat belts. >>> good afternoon. as we all try to find our way through another american tragedy, the shooting at ft. hood, texas. we are waiting for another upd

joining me now are krystal ball and abby huntsman.hank you for being here. >> do republicans really think they can win women voters by showing waives and daughters in campaign ads? >> i guess they think it's worth a try. but the thing that's funny to me is it's not like republicans have never used wives and daughters in campaign ads before. i don't know any republican daughters who been featured in television ads. >> terrible strategy, terrible. >> so this is not actually a revolutionary strategy. it's either for blackburn to say of course we support equal pay for equal work. they support that right up until the point that it conflicts with their business donors who don't want to have anything to do with the transparency that's involved with this and the potential litigation that comes from discrimination if you do uncover an incident where a woman sun fairly being paid less than what a man is earning. so that's where the conflict comes in. th they want to say they're for equal pay, but they want to do absolutely nothing about it. >>

i'm abby huntsman. we'll talk about the trip being overshadowed by history in the making.ure for the dems but huntsman over here isn't sure they jive. >> in the spin cycle what a character the real stephen colbert shows up on let areman. i am crystal ball. i don't get it, looks pretty much the same. >> plus a food fight at the supreme court. palm is suing coke for frontage on juice. will justice be served? the midterm elections are right around the corner. republicans need to win six for seats to take control of the senate. history may be on the democrats' side. take a look at this, since 2000, democratic incumbents have won 13 out of 17 races in states where republican presidential candidates won by as many as 20 points. republicans success has been written largely in more open contests over the past 15 years gop candidates have taken 84% of races when they weren't facing an incumbent democrat and new polls out today from the "new york times"

i'm abby huntsman. did you know a national champion has already been crowned?ot hours. >> clearly this is the most promising lead, and probably in the search so far it's probably the best information that we have had. >> that is the most hopeful we've heard the malaysian or aussie government sound since the flight vanished off radar screens a month ago. the optimistic change is all thanks to the.s

i'm abby huntsman, up-to-the-minute details as they happen this hour. >>> cycling now, potentially historicstern players form a union? >>> sports, sports, sports, reporting in for sports. i don't think you're supposed to have the tar on your neck. >> politics goes to the dogs today. we got to paws for this moment at the state department this morning. i'm just saying, i think secretary kerry misunderstood the whole take your child to work day thing. >> all of that, plus take a trip down abby's road. you may be pulled over by a detective. >>> we've been very clear about the fact that there's not going to be a military solution to the problem in ukraine. but we have already applied sanctions that have had an impact on the russian economy. and we have continued to hold up the prospect, the possibility to resolve this issue diplomatically. >> day two of president obama's pacific tour dominated by ukraine and putin, instead of japan and prime minister abe. the president has some much-needed down time at 4:00 a.m. there, before saying farewell to the japanese emperor. up next, south korea later to

i'm abby huntsman.f that this hour on "the cycle." >>> we start with an emotional night in los angeles. just hours after clippers owner donald sterling was banned for life and fined $2.5 million for his racist comments, the clippers had to play a pivotal playoff game. if the players had any doubts about what fans' reaction would be or even show up, doubt no more. here was the incredible scene as the clippers enter the court. the clippers went on to win game five against the golden state warriors, 113-103. they now lead the series three games to two with the potential clincher in oakland tomorrow night. chris paul described the scene after the game. >> after warmups, one of the most emotional things i think i've ever been a part of, you know, we have a tough locker room, all of us are tough but it almost brought tears to your eyes to feel the support from our fans. >> espn's senior writer

a lot of people don't realize abby huntsman -- >> i'm always in character. >> she is -- >> great character that's the thinking. you were actually a liberal hippie college professor. >> i used to walk barefoot. >> you do this so well. people say to me is that what she's really like. no. yes. no. it's confusing. >> the character that you are doing right now, what about that? >> that is so deep that i can't even -- >> you can't talk about your own character. >> it's too late. can i say that i have now used up all my time. >> it's an important point. you know, i love colbert, and i'm xid for him to take this role. he has a huge following, and i'm sure they will help him move into that role. what i will say, though, in terms of politics is where are the women? you look at the line-up today, and the line-up that has been in place for a number of years now when there are so many funny women out there. they are nowhere to be seen. it's not like a woman has never done this before. joan rivers, remember in the late 1980s, i wasn't old enough to probably watch the show. she had a great stint in late

i'm abby huntsman. those protesters are claiming vikt, while many others are scratching their heads. >> all that, plus do not adjust your set. i'm going to tell you why jeb bush is right. >> hmm. >> i would caution you against raising hopes that it will result in the detection of the aircraft wreckage. it may not. >> people need to realize that these searches, particularly unfold over owe months and years, not -- certainly not hours and days. >> day 38 in the search for a missing malaysia flight 370 heads to the bottom of the ocean. it's a new phase in the effort, but don't get your hopes up for fast results. the u.s. navy's unmanned mini-subis now mapping an extremely small section of the ocean floor, the blue fin 21 is only able to cover about 15 square miles per day. that's only 3% of the 500 square mile area triaction newsing lated by the pings detected last week. it's been six days since crews last heard a ping, leading experts to believe the black box's batteries have finally worn out. that's why

i'm abby huntsman.ikt, while many others are scratching their heads. >> all that, plus do not adjust your set. i'm going to tell you why jeb bush is right. >> hmm.

i'm abby huntsman. did you know a national champion has already been crowned? >> we are hopeful that there would be a positive development in the next few days, if not hours. >> clearly this is the most promising lead, and probably in the search so far it's probably the best information that we have had. >> that is the most hopeful we've heard the malaysian or aussie government sound since the flight vanished off radar screens a month ago. the optimistic change is all thanks to the u.s. navy's towed pinger locator. tpl. that is strapped to an australian ship -- it's what could possibly be signals to the plane's black box. today it is all about re-establishing those things. once that happens, the navy's mini-subwill be deployed to snap pictures of the ocean floor, which could possibly maybe provide concrete evidence of where the plane ended up? be it nbc's ian williams that's in perth, australia for you. >> it is being described as the most promising lead. the best information in a month of fruitless searching. the search coordinator is urging caution. a u.s. na

its platform and you have a young group of young conservatives for the freedom to marry, our own abby huntsmanrd of that organization trying to get that language out of the national party platform. that may be the start of an actual tipping point. >> absolutely. in 29 states you still -- they still do not have marriage equality but at the national level, we know which way things are moving. the question is at what speed. by 2016 republican convention, for instance, will they have a big platform fight at that convention. that could be fascinating to watch. will it actually become a liability in some states to be against marriage equality. remember in 2004, it is interesting that ken mehlman is in this new book. ken is the new chairman of the republican party. he's now on the side of marriage equality but in 2004 if karl rove had not used that issue to drive turnout in ohio and other key states, john kerry would be president. so it is only ten years since that issue was politically potent on one side. now we're approaching a time when it is likely to be politically potent on the other side where

i'm abby huntsman. connecticut already made history, and they could do it all over again tonight. >> often the out of control world of parenthood. it's not just a hit nbc show. the scientist who says if you're not putting parenting and experimenting in the same sentence, you're doing it wrong. >> all that plus i will make one thing crystal clear, al gore did, in fact, invent the internet. well, sort of. sflimplts we come on the air with hope. it's now been 32 days, more than a month, and we've had somewhat promising days and some days where the despair of the families range louder than anything we could hear from beneath the vast ocean floor. we thought we would take this day to reset as all parties involved try to step back and assess the progress made and the immense challenges that lie ahead. >> this is day 32. the battery life expires on the device at 30 days, but experience with the kit from around the world is that they usually last longer than the 30 days. we don't know if it is, in fact, related

maybe you, abby huntsman, would not go to jail.f i got caught spray-painting on a train, yeah, absolutely, you'd go to jail. >> we could try it out. i'll get some spray cans, we'll go down after the show. >> i'm busy that day. >> it could be fun. i did that for a story once. we snuck into this train yard in the bronx. >> really? >> absolutely. we had cutters. we went through the fence and we were out there riding on the train, looking out for the cops. we thought somebody was coming. it was actually cool. we did a little piece inside a train. it's actually fun. you would like it. you would like it. you might be scared. >> i probably would be. this is what we call an extreme weather spin. we go from the hot summer that's potentially to come to graffiti. >> this used to be a critical part of new york city. >> i know, i love the arts. it's beautiful. >> some folks were hating on it and talk about it being part of urban blight. no, this was a beautiful part of people making art. >> abby, i'm just excited that the weather is going to wa