alex wagner, incredible pleasure.lways a pleasure. >> thank you for the snacks and the good times. >> will you come back and basically take over hosting. >> i'm basically like a phish roadie selling grilled cheese out of the car. >> what kind of cheese? >> american. melts better. >> come bartend with me at andy's place. >> i'm done, in. >> when is that? >> you'll find out. you'll get a memo. >> alex wagner, mark halperin, up next, who won the day? right after these words from our sponsors. why do so many businesses rely on the us postal service? because when they ship with us, their business becomes our business. that's why we make more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. here, there, everywhere. united states postal service priority: you people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes with non-insulin victoza®. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza®. he said victoza® works differently than pills. and comes

coming back on the air this summer before the convention area for this week's episode we brought alex wagnerin us with mark mckinnon on the campaign trail in the badger state. alex got the chance to talk to some bernie sanders supporters that we are now calling the bernie badgers. ♪ >> we are at the badgers for bernie headquarters in madison, wisconsin. of the the installation sanders campaign. grassroots, young, fired up, optimistic. that is the movement. anyone in this room i decided? i'm kidding. how are you guys feeling about tuesday? >> i'm feeling better every day. a big deal. is it is a primary state that could play a pivotal role. >> not only the birth of the progressive movement was here but the birth of mccarthyism was here. >> statistically it's the most polarized state in the country. >> because of that polarization -- >> only one is going to be the nominee. so what is going to happen? notre you saying if he is the nominee? >> that is the question that hillary supporters never get. >> we have attracted so many groups that normally don't vote. the question is, if the candidate has

john: back from wisconsin, joining us now for the magic of television, we are here with alex wagner. r coming on this show, having been on that show. alex: i am following wherever you have a broadcast, i want to be a part of it. john: you spent much time following bernie sanders and also hillary clinton. let's get it sense of how the race is shaping out. alex: i liken it to a engagement, what do you do then marriage does not work out? they don't want to think about the possibility bernie sanders does not get the nomination. it is still a massive crowd, very committed, very engaged, largely young people who see a stark difference between the two democratic candidates. right now, they are full steam ahead. mark: you had the same experience that you saw in the clip, sanders supporters tend to be like the most well-informed people i ever talked to in politics. why is that? alex: for a lot of them, is the first time they have really been engaged in a national political process, and they've gotten really informed. i have read -- one of the people in that bernie badgers colloquy, he found ou

alexander wagner. alex: alexandra wagner. did you call me alexander wagner?e back with donald trump's mathematical path to the nomination. ♪ mark: donald j trump is expected to have a victory on tuesday. he is leading other northeastern vote this month according to public polling. our by the number segment looks at what big victories could mean for trump's chances of securing a nomination and avoiding a convention. to become the republican party's nomination, the candidate needs the majority of delegates, 1237. donald trump is more than halfway there with 743. ted cruz follows with 545. john kasich is an distant third with 143. neither ted cruz or john kasich have a realistic chance of winning before the summer. donald trump is the only one with a shot. even his path is narrowing. with 16 contests left, trump would need 62% of the 18 delegates left to avoid a contested convention in cleveland. how does trump get there? the northeastern state contests are critical. if he wins to new york and connecticut with a strong showing in rhode island, he can get plurali

for this episode we brought alex wagner and mark mckinnon. chance to bernie sanders supporters we are now calling naturally the burning badgers. bernie badgers. badgers are at the headquarters in wisconsin. this is the installation of the sanders campaign. totally grassroots, young, fired up idealistic people. it is a movement. this room undecided? ok, i am kidding. i figured. how are you feeling about tuesday? >> feeling better today. alex: wisconsin is a big deal because it is a primary states, it could play a pivotal role. >> wisconsin is not only the birth of the progressive movement, but the birth of mccarthyism. it is not thee most polarized state. >> is a swing state because of the polarization. let me ask your question, only one of them will be the nominee. what is going to happen? >> people will vote for bernie. is, hillary supporters never get it. what happens when she wins? >> we have attracted so many groups that normally do not vote , and the question is, if the candidate inspired you to get involved no longer in the race, what i

john: alexander wagner. alex: alexandra wagner. did you call me alexander wagner? hat. mark: i cannot get involved in this conversation. alex: it has gotten fraught. peanuts. john: we will be back with donald trump's mathematical path to the nomination. right after thing, this. ♪ ♪ mark: donald j. trump is expected to have a big empire state victory here on tuesday. he is leading other northeastern states that vote this month according to public polling. our by the number segment looks at what big victories could mean for trump's chances of securing a nomination, and avoiding a deadlocked convention in cleveland. >> in order to become the republican party's nomination, the candidate needs the majority of delegates, 1237. donald trump is more than halfway there, with 743. ted cruz follows with 545. and john kasich is an distant third with 143. neither ted cruz or john kasich have a realistic chance of winning the nomination before the summer. the math does not add up. donald trump is the only one with a shot. but even his path is narrowing. with 16 contests left, tru

alex burns of the new york times, and alex wagner. she is an nbc analyst and correspondent on showtime's "the circus." welcome to all of you. what better place to have a circus than the biggest big top of all, new york. you, glenn, have been around this town for a long time. you cut your teeth as a reporter here. why is it so crazy? glenn: on the democratic side, it is a strangely drama-less primary in terms of the action on the ground. sanders is drawing big crowds, but he doesn't seem to the closing the gap. i think the issue is watching the sanders campaign collide with the tabloid press has been the big show. hillary i think really knows how to handle herself. i was around in 2000 and 2001 when she learned to master the tabloid folks. watching bernie sanders, who has been touting his bona fide-ness as a james madison guy. david: the burlington press isn't quite as active as the new york tabloids. do you get the sense that she feels like, now you are on my court? glenn: i don't think these are great times for the clinton campaign a

alex burns of the new york times, and alex wagner.

i'm joined by glenn thrush of "politico," alex wagner of msnbc and alex burns of "the new york times." >> president obama talks about one of the things that he wanted to do when he came into office was to entheus a new generation of americans to vote and participate in their government. and the question is after a scorched earth campaign in november with two people that a lot of people really don't like, what happens to the american electorate? >> we conclude with "60 minutes" correspondent lesley stahl. her new book is called "becoming grandma: the joys and science of the new grant parenting." >> in all of time, from going back to the cavemen, you know, grandmothers were rationing children. it is in our species. it's the way it was meant to be. it's the natural course of things. and then along came the industrial revolution and we got the nuclear families and all of that. and what is supposed to be got separated. so when a grandmother has this feeling, i think it's because it's what is meant to be. and the children need us because we in history and going back, we nurture them. we mad

david: on that cheerful note, glenn thrush, alex wagner, thank you for being here. ♪ charlie: lesleytahl is here. she has said, i was born on my 30th birthday. everything before then was prenatal. that was the day she was hired by cbs. since then she has won 11 in the awards. now she turns her gaze inwards on the experience of being a grandmother. her new book is "becoming grandma, the joys and science of the new grandparenting." her answers to the practical. this is a fun read about an important subject. as always, i'm glad to have her. lesley: you make me melt. charlie: i'm happy. let's get to the idea. you are experiencing something when grandchildren are born. you are a hard-driving journalist. this morning, i said to you why are you doing this all the time? your appetite for the story has not diminished one bit. lesley: that's true. charlie: that love is there and has not been diminished. all of a sudden, you say i'm a grandma and it is really needs. lesley: how the book came about, you will love. the publisher said i want you to write about "60 minutes." you are at "60 minutes.

alex wagner joins on the set. we'll be back with her, after these messages.ast relief behind the counter with claritin-d. [ upbeat music ] strut past that aisle for the allergy relief that starts working in as little as 30 minutes and contains the best oral decongestant. live claritin clear, with claritin-d. some say "free the whales." for them, nothing else is acceptable. but nothing could be worse for the whales. most of the orcas at seaworld were born here. sending them into the wild wouldn't be noble. it could be fatal. when they freed keiko, the killer whale of movie fame, the effort was a failure and he perished. but we also understand that times have changed. today, people are concerned about the world's largest animals like never before. so we too must change. that's why the orcas in our care will be the last generation at seaworld. there will be no more breeding. we're also phasing out orca theatrical shows. they'll continue to receive the highest standard of care available anywhere. and guests can come to see them simply being their majestic selves.

i am sad to see her go, just like alex wagner before her, but i am eveven sadder because i d't thinkse are isolated cases. amy: at was democraticic congressman luis skechers begin on the house floor about the important role of melissa harris-perry's show on msnbc. she is still sparking critical conversations. to talk more about this years presidential contest, but i do laws, anti-lgbt legislation a much more, we're joined by melissa harris-perry herself. she is the maya angelou presidential chair at wake forest university where she directs the anna julia cooper center on gender, race, and politics in the south. she's also executive director of the pro humanitate institute at wake forest and runs the wake the vote initiative. welcome to democracy now! >> it is so nice to be back. amy: there is luis gutierrez, the congressman, with the nbcsowhite. what did you leave? >> i did not want to leave. i refuse to go back on the air initially because of what had happened the show was gone and i felt that they were asking me to come back to anchor my hours, but not to actually host the show. am