. >> with us onset, mike barnicle. i'm not sure why i'm asking your

mike barnicle that's why it had to change. >> yeah. and it goes without saying that this is an extraordinary human being. >> i know. i know. i'm trying to -- >> participated in extraordinary events in our country. congressman, you were speaking earlier about your participation in so many history-bending events. one of them, could you speak to martin luther king receives the nobel peace prize, returns to the united states, is invited to the white house to meet with the president. you're there. the issue is a voting rights act. tell the story. >> well, when -- you're so right. after dr. king received the

we have contributor mike barnicle.along with willie joe and me. good morning. weekend okay? >> weekend okay. what a unity march. >> and questions about who attended and who didn't? it's what's being called the largest demonstration ever in french history, between 1.2 and 1.6 million people rallied in pair us to stand united after last week's terror attacks, left 17 victims and three gunmen dead. french official say 3.7 million people from all walks of life and religions took part in demonstrations across the country. many held up cartoon or signs. hundreds of more rallied across the world, but the french president hollande said today paris is the capital of the world. more than 40 world leaders led the show. benjamin netanyahu, mahmoud abbas and david cameron were among those standing arm in arm with president hollande. the u.s. was represented by the ambassador to francis and assistant secretary of state. the obama administration is facing strong criticism for not send ago top official to the rally. eric holder was in

>> it's called marketing. >> that's why i'm advertise for barnicle. >> barnicle will be there and henows his sports. super bowl weekend is here as phoenix prepares to host the nation's biggest sporting event of the year. the city expects more than a million people over the weekend and the feds will play a major role in security. there's been a blackhawk helicopter and giant x-ray machine pulled from the border to help guard this game. something else being closely guarded, yeah, of course the super bowl footballs, especially after deflategate. the nfl says it will quote, take custody of the footballs today. not children. footballs. and will hand them over to officials two hours before kickoff. >> we're reviewing our protocol in terms of chain of custody. the officials do have the footballs up until about ten minutes prior to kickoff. and then they're brought out to the field. so we're reviewing that protocol. >> so a lot of reassuring words there about the footballs in case you were worried. >> donny had this problem once recently when he went into custody of this balls. >>> learning

mike barnicle has a story of the group that will forever be known as the bedford boys. >> all facing beach where they landed the channel they crossed and the land that they left to come and help rid the world of the terror that was hitler. omaha beach. the american cemetery normandy. 172 acres. 9,386 headstones bleached white by sun, wind and time. >> normandy eastward with a tremendous roar of battle. >> 150,000 ally soldiers came ashore at 6:30 in the morning of 6 june 1944. the noise stunning. the carnage horrific. the bravery constant. omaha beach was a fortress. machine guns had clear and interlocking fields of fire from cement pillboxes. men dropped in the water caught in a buzz saw of bullets as soon as the gates opened. some drown. others barely made it ashore. men like lawrence never forget. >> i got this about noon or a little later. i laid over on that shelf until 8:00 that night and watched it. i saw it all. they couldn't get out. >> brannon, 94 now, is from morristown tennessee. his days forever shaped by what happened here 70 years ago. >> the first battalion hit right

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. >> reporter: former "boston globe" columnist mike barnicle now on msnbc, says people have moved ont to put it behind them. >> they know who did it. they know what happened. they know the impact it had, the affect it had. they know about the victims. they want it done. >> reporter: the first of 3,000 potential jurors summoned by the judge came to the courthouse filling out questionnaires to start an unusually long selection process, because the government will seek the death penalty if tsarnaev is convicted, the jury must be specially qualified. >> meaning a jury that is not fundamentally opposed to the death penalty or is not so in favor of the death penalty they would go outside the bounds of the law and impose it where the law doesn't require that. >> how great is it that rebecca demartino is up and walking again. so excited for her and her family. that was pete williams reporting for us. >>> same-sex marriage is legal after federal courts declined to overturn a lower court's ruling. a miami judge immediately began performing ceremonies yesterday. >> to love and to cherish, honor

. >> with us onset, mike barnicle. i'm not sure why i'm asking your fashion advice. look. very good. now he's come a long way. >> this actually is very nice. who is this? >> maggie. >> i knew it was something great. >> the best. sam is here. >> school day. >> yeah yeah. >> two-fold as mike said. >> a lot going on. >> the joke never gets old. >> it does get old. >> it's not funny anymore. >> never stops. >>> last night i got to say, guys i mean i'm still stunned that the big ten is not the worst conference in football. i mean they have been bad for so long and i heard kirk herbstreit say this last night after the game, they have been bad for so long. they have been slow, fat, and plotting. but, man, last night, this ohio state team they were impressive as any s.e.c. team i've seen in a while. >> beat oregon alabama, and beat wisconsin 59-0 consecutive weeks, then you're the most dominant team in the country. >> and the quarterback, man. >> he's great. what do you do next year? you have the three great quarterbacks. braxton miller. >> do you know who you play? you play the g

. >> mike barnicle?people who live beyond route 128 in boston the twisted logic, the bizarre mind of bell belichick in the sense that i believe, i think probably you believe, that he views all of this turmoil as a gift because now he can employ it with his team to say they hate us, we've got to win, we've got to go out super bowl week win the super bowl. explain to people the belichick mind. >> that would be true of any coach. this is a blessing for a coach in terms of preparation for the game. they will use the us versus them, which is a standard ploy. he will use it as much as any team has ever used it now. the world hates you. show them blah blah blah. they'll use this, no question. so i don't have any doubts of that. but the tortured mind of bill belichick is that he is a detail oriented person to the max. he is the smartest kid in the class. he knows -- i can tell you this. he knows more about football tradition, history than any coach who has ever coached in this league. there's a problem with yest

get ready for the big game on sunday and we'll have plenty of politics with new england's own mike barnicle. it's all coming up this sunday night, 7:00 eastern on "hardball." >>> we're back. well, social media erupted over first lady michelle obama's decision not to wear a head scarf during the first couple's visit to saudi arabia yesterday. an arabic hash tag translated to #michelle obama unveiled was tweeted 2500 times. while the rules for foreign women call for long, loose fitting clothing, the head scarf is optional for visitors. michelle obama was wearing a flowing blue top, black pants and no head scarf. some say she was making a political statement >>> we're afternoon saying, kudos to first lady michelle obama for standing up for women worldwide. and refusing to wear a sharia mandated head scarf in saudi arabia. nicely done. white house deputy press secretary eric schultz said today the first lady's attire was consistent with what first ladies in the past have worn to saudi arabia. here he is. >> the attire the first lady wore on this trip was consistent with what first ladies in the

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