me in the studio is a former republican national committee chair and msnbc political analyst and alex wagner, host of "now" on msnbc. thank you, guys. >> congratulations, my friend. >> i've been in withdrawal for you, haven't seen you since three hours ago. >> looking great, man. >> you don't look a day older than three hours ago. michael, do you think there's political support for this spanking bill in kansas? >> you know, that's interesting. i don't think so. you know, the idea that you can spank a child -- when i was growing up -- >> i was going to say. >> absolutely. spankings that involved -- >> alex wagner. >> we don't want the youtube -- >> dodging the question, there was a spare the child these sis.

these are not bast ons of blue liberals -- >> the real alex wagner comes out. >> that was because of as a result of an election, the attorney general now taking a different position. you change out the attorney general, i don't know if attorney general's view is necessarily reflected of virginia as a whole. >> how about in arizona, there are real consequences at stake, do you think this is going to pass there? >> that's a good -- >> that's reading the man of jan brewer, which is a scary thing. >> wow. >> i'm going to go out on a limb. i don't think the governor signs the bill. >> i don't think she does. >> right now it would have to be devicive and young americans don't support that. >> you want tourists to come to your state if our governor. you have sb 1070 one of the mow draconian immigration policies, ice that cake with incredibly discriminatory policy about people from the gay and lesbian community, i think that's bad -- >> businesses have been speaking out against this. interesting to see how this develops and i'll hold you to that. we should have taken a bet. first we have to

alex wagner. catch her show weekdays at 4:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc.on't laugh, i do. >> i love you for it. >> thank you, both. that's "all in" for this evening. "the rachel maddow show" starts in this room. i'm going to shut up. >> i don't mind. i'll talk in the corner. we're all one big happy family watching alex at 4:00 and talking in the same studio. >>> thank you at home for being in the studio with us this hour as well. this is a man named philip kwon. he was an assistant prosecutor in the u.s. attorney's office. the federal prosecutor's office in new jersey starting in the year 2000. chris christie was named to be the u.s. attorney in new jersey in 2001. he actually started in the office in early 2002. so when chris christie got there, when he got to the prosecutor's office, phil kwon was already working there.

. >> joining me now, alex wagner, host of msnbc's "now with alex wagner" and e.j. deionne.nk you for keeping the straight face as long as he was talking. that's not easy to do. so there what it feels like to be john boehner, right? lou dobbs, who is for, you know, every republican ideal that comes along thinks this guy is a nut. >> yeah. well, i mean, but lawrence, we talk about the goal post moving right. they're out of the stadium. they're down the block in some far right galaxy that is light years away from our solar system. the ad that was running against mitch mcconnell today in the state of kentucky that basically says he might as well join the democratic party. i mean, the sense of actual sort of reason has gone out the window. which is why finally you're seeing john boehner review the raucous caucus and saying we're just going to do this. it's a long time coming, but i think the day might be here. i say that with an asterisk and a slight sense of -- >> e.j., you've been watching these goingings on for decades, and we have never seen anything quite like this. and you

alex wagner is the host of now weekdays 4:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc and she is joining us right now. david corn is east "washington post" for mother jones. david, it's relentless. it's continuing through this hour. we're getting it all day because of what happened yesterday on "meet the press." i looked at susan rice. i don't know why she apologized at all. she said she was right. but in some ways she said she wasn't completely right, on all the essential points. why there was a benghazi attack. copycat from kiaer role. why probably was there an attack on cairo? because of this crazy anti-islamist video that went viral. why don't they say damn it, we were right the first time and keep moving on? >> i think for the republicans and john mccain, this has become almost a theological issue. >> it's religion? >> it doesn't make sense if you sit down and go over the facts as you just did. they will not change their position. they came out and really crucified susan rice for no good reason. she was talking about intelligence talking points put together. >> she is running for everything. when

00 and 2:00 eastern, our newest shows, ronan farrow daily and the reid report and cycle and with alex wagnernor chris christie's approval rating is plummeting. 49% of new jersey voters approve of the job he is doing. that is down nine points since the bridgegate scandal broke in january and 20 points from a year ago >>> the longest serving member of the house of representatives is resigning, 87-year-old jon dingle has served 29 full terms. >>> is president obama respected abroad by other world leaders. for the first time ever, more americans think he is not by a 53-41 margin. >>> arizona senator, john mccain, taking a jab, not a surprise. >>> congressman steve stockman hasn't voted in a gop primary in ten years, even for himself in 2012. according to "the dallas morning news." he is trying to oust john cornyn case. >>> the supreme court turns up its knows from a smelly washing machine case. the suits claim a design flaw causes a musty order. >>> jimmy fallon will join chicago mayor, rahm emanuel in the polar plunge starting a hashtag called swimmy fallon. the mayor said, toughen up and take

alex wagner, thank you. you're on at 4:00 every day. >> yes, chris. >> and nick confessore of "the new york times." >>> coming up, the republicans say the health care plan is killing employment. the cbo director says it's creating demand for more employment whom. are you going to believe? the people distorting the cbo report or the guy who wrote it? this and more reminders of how the right wing distorts anyone they can pin with the name obama. >>> plus, ever since he was elected governor of florida, democrats have wanted to topple rick scott. tonight the democrat who is leading scott in the polls for this november's election, charlie crist. >>> also, you don't get to be president unless you survive "the tonight show's" primary. now on jay's last night, we'll look at some of "the tonight show's" most memorable political moments. >>> finally, let me finish with the hatred of our president. is it rationale or it is perhaps something more obvious? this is "hardball," the place for politics. because you can't bea

it's time for alex wagner. >>> the snow keeps on coming and so does scandal. it is monday, february 3rd, and this is "now." >> the next storm. >> new revelations call into question what christie knew and when he knew it. >> hopefully, we want have a lot of stopped vehicles. >> the question is, is he alive? >> the setup for a real week of misery. >> if this man's character was so horrific going back to high school, why would you appoint him? >> the first human instinct is to hunker down and punch back. >> this is a drip, drip, drip that's going to continue to wear him down. >> the general feeling of the people i speak to in my district, they feel he knew. >> christie continues to deny he knew about the lane closures as they were happening. >> it's going to get harder and heavier. >> call it the legion of boom part two. it could serve as the working title of the unfolding chris christie saga. we are one hour for the top christie aides to reply to the subpoenas in the bridgegate scandal. two have invoked the fifth. one more resigned over the weekend to pursue an

it is time for "now" with alex wagner. >>> day 11 of the olympic games and the clash between putin andes. it is tuesday, february 18th, and this is "now." >> the first olympic ice dance gold medallists every from the united states. >> we came, we saw, we conquered. >> two members of the punk band pussy riot have been taken into custody. >> the man who ended america's 62 year medal drought. >> the russians have affirmed they're going the help out assad in syria. >> russian relations with syria. >> nothing is going change in this particular picture without russians deciding if it is in their best interests. >>> back in the former ussr, in the biggest political disruption of the

. >> twitter was also reacting to, yes, alex wagner comparing her to mckayla maroney's not impressed london games. ashley wagner's expression already hash tagged nod not impressed. hash tag ashley wagner face. >> you got to watch out. for complete coverage around the clock you can also visit our website nbcbayarea.com and the upper left corner you see an olympic tab which will get you into our special olympic section. let's check in with christina. not as bad as it's been the last couple days. >> no. you know what, it was great we had the olympics on all weekend so people could enjoy. we had some great world class television. you probably were stuck inside. especially areas to the north of the golden gate bridge. we accumulated massive totals upwards of a foot of rainfall. we'll talk about that coming up. thanks for joining us this morning. and every weekday morning. part of our family and temperatures are chilly throughout to start. we've got a nice day shaping up. a return of the 60s now after a week's worth of 50s as highs, getting a taste of 63 in the east bay, 62 in the south bay

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and alex wagner suggested everyone took his comment as a threat.hat stuff up and you'll pay for it. these people are from new jersey, remember. >> a warning from the makers of house of cards to the state of maryland. give us a break or we're moving out of your state. the hit show filmed its first two seasons in maryland, creating thousands of jobs and providing about $250 million economic ording to the "washington post." the show has received millions in tax credits in return thanks to lawmakers raising the limit for such credits to $25 million last season. but right now, the ceiling for this year is set at $7.5 million with bills to raise it still in committee. quote, in the event sufficient incentives do not become available, we will have to break down our stage, sets, and offices and set up in another state. a production company executive wrote in letters to the governor and speaker of the house. it's a threat not appreciated by legislators. quote, we're almost being held for ransom, mark fisher tells the post. >>> and finally, a girl scout with

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alex wagner. catch her show weekdays at 4:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. don't laugh, i do. >> i love you for it. >> thank you, both. that's "all in" for this evening. "the rachel maddow show" starts in this room. i'm going to shut up. >> i don't mind. i'll talk in the corner. we're all one big happy family watching alex at 4:00 and talking in the same studio. >>> thank you at home for being in the studio with us this hour as well. this is a man named philip kwon. he was an assistant prosecutor in the u.s. attorney's office. the federal prosecutor's office in new jersey starting in the year 2000. chris christie was named to be the u.s. attorney in new jersey in 2001. he actually started in the office in early 2002. so when chris christie got there, when he got to the prosecutor's office, phil kwon was already working there. chris christie had no law enforcement background at all when george w. bush named him to that top prosecutor's job in new jersey, but he held the prosecutor's job for seven years. he even managed in that job to do it in such a high-prof

time for alex wagner. >>> thanks, abby. chris christie greets the people!ary 20th, and this is "now." >> the embattled governor of new jersey. >> his first town hall since the bridge scandal broke. >> chris christie unscripted. >> all of us from new jersey. if you get it, you are getting it right back. >> document dump that could cause problems for another republican governor. >> did wisconsin governor scott walker's office mix politics with official business? >> there's no good that comes of 27,000 pages coming out if you are someone who wants to run for president of the united states. >> the substance of what each governor is facing is identical. >> like bridgegate. >> very close advisers did something unseemly, potentially criminally wrong. >> there's more down the road and we had that many e-mails. always problematic. >> christie aides refusing to turn over materials to the investigative panel. >> drip, drip, drip. >> -

here's alex wagner reacting to the news after "the new york times" story was published. >> we have breaking news. a bombshell revelation from ex-port authority official david wildstein who carried out the lane closures on the george washington bridge. wildstein says he has proof of -- that governor chris christie knew about the plans to close those lanes while they were happening. >> the network eventually reported it more accurately, as did others, but reported like that on other major outlets at the time. on saturday christie's camp attacked "the new york times" for, quote, sloppy reporting and attacked wildstein for basically being a bad guy, who keep in mind christie appointed in the first place. the "times" says it regularly updates stories, nothing unusual happened here and quoting now they say we do not note changes unless it involves an error. joining me now is the "times" reporter that wrote the story, kate zernike. welcome. thank you for being here. >> thanks, brian. >> the first question has to be, wasn't that an error to say the evidence exists and he has the evidence? >> so the

alex wagner, all yours. >>> thanks, abby. time for traffic problems in texas. february 6th, and this is "now." >> lone star state. >> chris christie is in texas today. >> they'll be welcoming him with open arms and wall ets. >> texas is one of the big atms for politics. >> can he leave his bridgegate problems behind? >> never tell the truth when a good lie will do. >> traffic moving at about 10 to 15 miles per hour downtown dallas. that is where we are seeing the worst conditions. >> what hurts chris christie may help someone else. >> a big beneficiary of chris christie's trouble. >> scott walker at a fund raiser in dallas tuesday. >> i think jeb is much more likely to run than people thought. >> if the republican candidate is standing next to chris christie, his troubles become your troubles. >> putting this distance between themselves and chris christie, smart move. >> republican candidates and elected officials won't

it's time for alex wagner. >>> the snow keeps on coming and so does scandal.ebruary 3rd, and this is "now." >> the next storm. >> new revelations call into question what christie knew and when he knew it. >> hopefully, we want have a lot of stopped vehicles. >> the question is, is he alive? >> the setup for a real week of misery. >> if this man'sra

speaking of amazing shows, alex wagner, all yours. >> very kind, thank you, abby.all." chris christie is caught in a spiral of suspicion, but how does it tell the man from the myth? it is thursday, february 13th, and this is "now." >> get off the roads and stay home. >> god-awful winter. >> i wish it ended yesterday. >> turns out he's not telling the truth. >> we have to re-evaluatre-eval. >> that is a dynamic and drugmaker shift. >> a god-awful winter i wish would end yesterday. >> say lin palin reflecting on her own time in office. >> it's hard to be the ceo of an organization and not know what the closest people to you are up to. >> those two have a long history of not getting along and sniping at each other. >> you blow it if you ever try to hide anything. >> sarah palin talks about blowing it. didn't she quit? >> things are miserable out there. i don't know if chris christie knows how this is going to end. >> a god-awful winter i wish would end yesterday. >> it is tricky out there driving.