. >> joining me now, alex wagner, host of msnbc's "now" and a senior fellow at the brookings institution. alex, i thought the extraordinary thing about this speech, it's a combination of things. the president's words and then the audience's reaction which was the most important thing. the audience's reaction, i thought, was a unique opportunity for the israeli people to send their message to the world about what they believe and hope their future can be. >> and sort of life-affirming, wasn't it? at just seeing the way they reacted to the notion that palestinians should have the same chance at success that they have. you know, lawrence, you said that this is a really risky move for -- not a risky move, but a president that's willing to take risks. i think the other side of that, this is the rhetoric and this is the speech of a man who is incredibly optimistic about the future and about the possibilities of change and about the openness of people's hearts and minds. i think it's really notable that this speech was given at a university. he clearly believes, and he said this numerous times

and of course, alex wagner, our own colleague here from "now with alex wagner" which airs at noon every is doing great. i want to start with howard because he has fresh dig here from reporting. it seems to me that if she runs, if i were her adviser, i say one advantage you have over all the other candidates is you get in a debate with this guy, beat him in the debate, you win. it will put such a focus on the tv debate that will inevitably occur. she gets a bye all the way to the debate, it seems. >> chris, the larger point, if this happens -- >> i thought that was the larger point. i'm sorry. >> it is the larger point. this would be in kentucky terms, this would be a new-style campaign. in other words, kentucky has been a state, one of the most traditional, where you go courthouse to courthouse, county to county, you rely, if you're a democrat, on the democratic party organization. by the way, the democratic party organization in kentucky, and i was at their big dinner this week down in kentucky, they don't want ashley judd. they know politics -- >> who do they want? >> they don't have

up next, "now" with alex wagner. >> the gop kicks off. minority outreach with one white guy saying really nasty things about brown people. it's friday, march 29th, i'm alex wagner and this is "now." gop's minority outreach implieds before it ever really began. republican congressman jumps back in time with racist slur. >> my father had a ranch. we used to hire 50 to 60 wet backs to pick tomatoes. >> one of the new hopes dashes them quickly. >> the full story ahead. and nra races fever pitch but can can rational humans save the day. >> they are doing everything they can to collapse the weight under fear and frustration. >> collin goddard and mike blaze will discuss. >> the rand crowd is asked to kindly take a knee. >>> we will look at the freest state in the country and whether freedom is really just another word for nothing left to lose. >> my top priority is to make sure we are doing everything we can to reignite the true engine of our economic growth. >> and chris hays is here to help us score the president's progressive agenda. >>> ear

alex wagner always tells me, you can understand politics through hip-hop.nd -- >> i never said that, but i like that. continue, my friend. >> he's just trying to cheat this reference in, and like pretend -- >> he'll find a way to get jay-z in. >> don't blow up my tactics. >> go. we're here to help. >> dmx always says, sometimes you come through the front and you leave out the back door. so you have a lot of candidates who come through the front of cpac and get pummeled by these conservatives and slink out after getting beaten up so there is this whole process whereby conservatives get cheered there. but they did like romney, they did beat up mccain. there is a lot of political pressure that never gets resolved because exactly what you're hitting on, lawrence. there's these fundamental, hypocritical sort of contrasts that are never resolved. so it's funny to me as a convention. on the one hand, gets a lot of attention. it is a politically important event but doesn't do what party conventions have historically done, which is reconcile some of where the base i

it's wednesday, march 27th, i'm alex wagner. and this is "now." >> i am today an out lesbian who just sued the united states of america. >> the supreme court cracks open doma. the skim milk marriage. chad griffin helps us dissect today's developments. >> you are serious? you want to equate interracial marriage to a homosexual marriage? >> susie orman will break down what will happen when the right wing realizes it's wrong. >> i'm not concerned about the democratic party. i'm concerned about the people whose lives will be impacted by it. >> but will he make the moves? don't call it a comeback. >> toss the political scripts. >> sarah palin releases a new video with one message, 2014. >>> and a shocking report on the culture of violence in the military. no, not the one on the battlefield. the one on women. >> in 1965, edie windsor meat thea spire at a new york city restaurant. she would later tell the times that they danced so much that night. they fell in love, spent 44 years together and eventually, in 2007, they got married. >>

coming up next "now with alex wagner." > the debate over marriage equality reaches the highest level of american government. as of tonight it is far from resolved. it's tuesday, march 26th. i'm alex wagner and this is "now." >> we are all witnesses to supporters of american history. >> the latest details on the republican stall. >> we got at this point to work up the political courage to do what's required to be done. >> we got at this point to work up the political courage to do what's required to be done. >> i didn't get anything wrong -- >> michele bachmann's campaign is coming to terms with something called ethics. ethics violations. >> now we've moved into the realm of gangster government. >>> north dakota clamps down on women's reproductive rights, passing the most restrictive anti choice law yet. cecile richards with the latest attack on the war on women. the fight for marriage equality began in front of the supreme court today. after hearing oral arguments on proposition 8, california's ban on same-sex marriage, the nine justices were forced to confront the very meaning of ma

, i will not nickname you, alex wagner. >> you could nickname me. >> maggie haberman, the thing aboutt with jeb, is he's not shying away from the 2016 conversation, probably have marco rubio going on, oh, no. >> or something. >> but that in itself is a significant move for jeb. >> absolutely. he spent so much time during the 2012 race avoiding process except for a couple moments when he said he didn't think his father would be able to get elected in his climate, and when he said 2012 was probably his moment and that ted passed him by. obviously he thinks there's another moment ahead. i do think this was not the simplest of rollouts with this book. it's been complicated in terms of a path to citizenship and where he stands. it could be an issue for him. it depends on where this debate goes. >> nancy, what's interesting about this book, he didn't come out for a path to citizenship in the book. you ask him about path to citizenship and he clearly says, it's not a deal breaker. then he says, well, i wrote the book before november when he thought republicans -- it's clearly hinting read be

i'm alex wagner. this is "now." >>> want to make sure every american is listening today. >> the president's in-box is at capacity. gun control. immigration reform and that whole grand bargain thing. how much power does he have to get it done? david axelrod breaks it down. does politics imitate art? oscar winner barry levinson and "new york times" frank bruney on the culture curve. the rominee returns. mitt tries to convince us he's normal. >> the market is surging but the paychecks are paltry. what gives with the american economy. >>> have some inner growth i never experienced. >>> and disgraced governor turned drug counselor jim mcgreevey talks redemption and second chances. >>> surrounded by mothers who lost children to gun violence, this afternoon, president obama remembered the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. >> shame on us if we've forgotten. i haven't forgotten those kids. shame on us if we've forgotten. >> that line highlighted the fundamental problem for the white house. it's been 104 days si

i am alex wagner, in for lawrence o'donnell. the biggest problem facing the republican party was perfectly summed up by a musical choice used at cpac today after a lunchtime panel discussion, specifically the song some nights by fun. please ignore the shaky camera. ♪ ♪ what do i stand for? >> once again, the lyrics to that song, oh, lord, i'm still not sure what i stand for, what do i stand for? what do i stand for? most nights i don't know any more. today a long list of conservatives tried to answer that question for the party. the problem is they all had different answers. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell made a strong argument for the status quo. >> as conservatives, we should never be on defense about our principles or our priorities. don't let anybody tell you that democrats have the upper hand on the issues. i don't care what the polls say. >> senator mcconnell also took a shot at the democrats' chances of keeping the white house in 2016. >> don't tell me democrats are the party of the future when their presidential

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i'm joined tonight by richard wolffe and alex wagner, host of now at noon here on msnbc and jonathanltar. all around good guy. you, too, richard. >> i'll take it. >> very talented panel here. why should i even be here? why did bloomberg take on this fight? he really in the eyes of some, is trying to dictate what people consume. good or bad? >> public health. public health policy has always been about trying to shift if pendulum in terms of where the broad population is. whether it's about clean water, safe food, weights and mores. government has traditionally played this kind of role and you could say that smoking was just a matter of choice in liberty. how much more american could it be than tobacco? even before you had white people coming to these shores, there was tobacco, right? but in fact, it's bad for people's health. is that a role for government? is he actually saying you cannot consume these kinds of soft drinks and the sugary calories? no. anyone can do that. if a republican, a moderate republican says this is okay, then mississippi will come along down the line. >> alex,

thanks to chris matthews, alex wagner, michael isikoff, patrick murphy and to houston wood. have a good night. >>> i'm growing old in here. >>> growing old in here. white hairs, gray hairs. going bald. life's over with. >> is this place stressful? hell yeah, it's stressful. it's one of the most stressful things you can do. you try to think of anything you can do to relieve stress from drawing a picture to lifting weights, to i mean anything. it's horrible. nobody wants to do this. >> 407. >> isolated in the rural farming communities of southwestern indiana, the wabash valley correctional facility is 340 acres of concrete, razor wire and broken dreams for the 2,000 inmates incarcerated in this maximum security indiana prison. they arrive from all over the state. superintendent dick brown who runs wabash and started as a corrections officer here 19 years earlier has seen a big change in the population. >> your name, please. >> traditionally they were from the inner cities, cities like gary and indianapolis and south bend and now we are seeing more from the rural communities in

i'm alex wagner. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. >> last week the washington post did a profile on a burly paratrooper who is a personal trainer for two of the justices on the supreme court. in that profile we learned that justice ruth bader ginsburg may have survived serious bouts with cancer already, but you know what, she can do more push-ups than i can. so behold, today, justice ruth bader ginsburg punching well above her weight. now, the first voice you will hear is the voice of paul now, the first voice you will hear is the voice of paul clement who is the conservative attorney making the case for the anti-gay rights side. but then listen for justice ginsburg. >> no state loses any benefits by recognizing sam sex marriage. things stay the same. what they don't do is open up a class of beneficiaries under their state law that get additional benefits. but things stay the same. >> they're not a question of additional benefits. they touch every aspect of life. your partner is sick. social

have a great weekend, everybody, "now" with alex wagner is coming up next, joy reed is filling in. >>has hit the road to push his agenda, gun research, the economy and immigration. >>> we'll answer the question, is anyone on capitol hill listening. plus extreme comments from the right wing of the republican party show a disappearing centrist viewpoint. is the gop happy hanging on the fringe. it's good friday, we'll look at reforming faith in the catholic church. all that when "now" starts in 180 seconds. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? that make kids happy. and even fewer that make moms happy too. with wholesome noodles and bite sized chicken, nothing brings you together like chicken noodle soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. gives you 1% cash back on all purchase

the host and also alex wagner j us, along with jeff greenfield.senor was saying before, presidents don't go to israel unless they have a plan in hand regarding the middle east peace. in this case, you start to get the impression is the president is going over there to send a message, not so much to the palestinians, but the israelis. >> as i was listening to that, that phrase came back to my mind, show me the money. >> yeah. >> what are we going to do if it we are interested in peace? what is the big plan that we have in mind? what is the timetable that he is prepared to share? i've gone back on a number of occasions and looked at the earliest days of huntley and brinkley. as long as i've been in this business, 50 years. i've been on that tarmac a number of occasions and spent a lot of time in that number of world and there is never more chaos than at the moment. what is going on in syria is in danger of spreading across the middle east. richard engel who is over there now says we have a new kind of war fare between the shiite and the sunni from l

." >>> i'm joy reed in for alex wagner. joining mess ga deputy editor michael haney.other jones washington bureau chief and msnbc analyst david corn. today the supreme court is hearing day 2 of arguments on one of the most important civil rights issue of our time, marriage equality. yesterday the nine justices indicated they wanted to avoid issues a sweeping ruling in either direction on california's prop 8 case. at one point chief justice john roberts asked ted olson why supporters needed the label of "marriage." >> so it's just about the label in this case? >> the label is -- >> same-sex couples have every other right, it's just about the label. >> the label means something. it's like to say you can vote, you can travel, but you may not be a citizen. they are certain labels that are very, very critical. >> in the case of today's argument on doma, the marriage labeling could not be more crucial. section 3 of the 1996 23er8 law defining marriage as strictly between a man and a wo prohibit legally wed same-sex couples from receiving many of the same federal benefits as

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alex wagner is coming up next and you're on smoke watch as well. >> i'm living it. we have a big show in addition to the smoke watch. the battle of the budget. paul ryan's fantastic math goes up against patty murray's fiscal blueprint. ezra klein will be back with jared bernstein, and after that, john mccain emerges as a compassionate voice on immigration and rnc's chairs reince priebus. >>> and we'll discuss a any h bflt o documentary that looks at our endangered middle-class. all that and more in just 180 seconds. so if you have a flat tire, dead battery, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

. >>> coming up next, "now with alex wagner." >>> in the great gun safety debate, michael bloomberg prefers data, and wayne lapierre prefers wayne lapierre's opinion. it's monday, march 25th, and this is "now." >> the whole thing, universal checks, is a dishonest premise. >> wayne lapierre, meet youtube. we'll take the nra spokesperson on a trip down memory lane. >> 80% of nra members even say that they think we should have reasonable checks. >> the numbers don't lie, but are the lawmakers deluded? james carville and howard dean will discuss one nation under a gun. >>> marriage equality sees its day in court and republicans are forced to see the light. >> can you imagine the next presidential campaign, a republican candidate saying flat-out, i am for gay marriage? >> i could. >> all that hinges on the verdict, ahead. >>> the gop's best and brightest are out with their budgets. and they might just take the country to a scary, dark place. #runfromrand. >>> forget the shadow, punxsutawney phil may have the legal hammer coming down on his head. what's a little climate change when there are prog

i am alex wagner in for lawrence o'donnell. please watch my show, called "now" and airs every day at noon. lockup is coming up next. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates, "lockup." >> this place is crazy. it's totally insane. more insane than me. >> come on in. come on in. >> i don't really have a whole lot of respect for life in general, my own or anybody's. >> i took a knife and stabbed him with it, until he was dead, and then i butchered him with it. >> there is violence in here unheard of. but it was right up my alley. >> this is no way to spend your life. >> in medieval times, law breakers were punished in unspeakably cruel ways, so perhaps it was no accident that the architect who designed the kentucky state penitentiary more than a century ago, built a structure that resembles a castle where dungeons might have served as torture chambers. for even the most hardened criminals in kentucky today, the first sight of the prison

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i'm alex wagner. the rachel pechchel maddow show now. >> thanks, alex. >> bush's brush! >> thanks very much. >>> and thanks you at home for joining us this hour. on a day when the news about politics and the non-politics just plain news was in pretty high gear. on the eve of the supreme court hearing, those landmark cases on gay marriage starting tomorrow, the supreme court also announced today that it will take up new cases on the issue of affirmative action. they seem to be courting all the controversy they can in this session of the court. also, a new and interesting dynamic emerging on the democratic side of washington, d.c., politics, as we still do not know what the white house is going to do about the question of the keystone pipeline. but the outside group formed from the president's campaign operation, they have now given notice that they will be against keystone and they will fight it. outside voorenvironmental groupe also saying they have 50,000 people lined up, who have signed up and said they are willing to be arrested, protesting against keystone. also toda

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as the obama campaign's stephanie cutter told my colleague alex wagner earlier today. >> it's prettylear that john boehner cannot lead his caucus. we've tried several times and every time he walks away and the american people pay. so now the president is pursuing a new strategy. >> but it remains to be seen if this next chapter will read any differently from the last four years of frustration. joining us now is nbc's kristin welker live at the white house. i want to get to the long-range budget deal in a moment but what is the white house saying today about these positive job numbers but also the looming impact of the sequestration cuts? >> reporter: right. well, martin, good afternoon. there's no doubt that white house officials are concerned about the impact that the sequester will have on the overall economic picture. they are hesitant to venture is guess on what the specific impact will be. they point to those 750,000 estimated jobs that could be lost which you just mentioned. economists have been more blunt however. they have said that the sequester could cause the economy to co

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david axelrod, speaking to alex wagner last night, dismissed boehner's claim of intrance intelligence as an achievement. >> people want to see problems addressed. and i think to boast that you're successful in slowing down the process in blocking progress, is not a winning strategy. no matter how many times you flash a victory sign. >>> next wednesday the president will travel to colorado to keep up the pressure on another policy priority, gun safety. yesterday he issued an emotional call to action while surrounded by mothers who have lost children to gun violence. but on the conservative right, this, too, is falling on deaf ears. with harry reid set to bring a gun reform bill to the floor next month, a group of senators is vowing to filibuster. senator marco rubio yesterday and today, senator jim inhov. of wayne lapierre and the growing number of right wing senators, background checks are the government's cover for national registry and ultimately a gun-grab. we're talking about background checks, with nine out of 10 americans support. >> none of these ideas should be controversial.

but now with alex wagner comes your way or the next hour. >> thomas, if the president had done an eventthe background, maybe we wouldn't have the sequester. >> maybe not. they know how to get things done. >> they clearly do. we have a lot on our show today. both parties are working to free themselves from the shackles of blame. can you sequester the sequester? we'll discuss with maggie haberman, ben wallace wells, joe reed and bill wallace. >>> plus, can conservatives change course on gay marriage? and, doctor samson davis is here to talk about saving lives in america's inner-cities. we will look at all of that when "now" starts in the mirror 180 seconds. ork the camera... work it...work it! those hands. oooh la la! magnifique! what's your secret? what? huh? dawn? how can this be? [ female announcer ] dawn hand renewal with olay beauty helps lock in skin's natural moisture to improve the look and feel of hands in 5 uses. [ sponge ] gotta hand it to your beautiful hands, huh? [ female announcer ] love it, or get double your money back. dawn does more. [ sponge ] so it's not a chore. okay

." >>> i'm joy reed in for alex wagner, joining me today, senior fellow at the center on budget and policys and msnbc contributor, jared bernstein and new york magazine and lee gallagher. the supreme court finished hearing arguments on the constitutionality of proposition 8, california's same-sex marriage ban. a decision which could lead to marriage rights being grantsed to same-sex couples in all 50 states. the fundamental question before the court today and tomorrow when it hears the arguments on the 1996 defense of marriage act, is whether government can deny benefits to gay people to include the benefits conferred by marriage that are currently granted to straight people. before today's arguments, both supporters and opponents of marriage equality rallied outside the court. but the country's evolution on the issue is undeniable. polls show that attitudes have changed dramatically in the last ten years and in recent days, three democratic senators have rushed to embrace the cause. joining party elders and the vast majority of the democratic base. in contrast, only three republicans in c