and his biracial family. >> i want to tell you a lilt bit about bill de blasio. >> his 15-year-oldn prominently featured in political commercials. his daughter, kiara, rallied the crowd on primary night. >> the man with the plan bill de blasio. >> reporter: and wife is her husband's key strategist. she once identified herself as lesbian. >> she is strong. she is smart. >> reporter: de blasio's diverse family featured prominently and to good advantage in the campaign. >> kiara. >> reporter: political analyst costas panagopoulos. >> that diverse background is e embraced. >> i am first and foremost a husband and father and showing the people of new york city who i am and what i believe. >> reporter: his diversity is strongly reflected in his dyed in the wool progressive thinking, from his student roots as an anti-establishment activist fighting college tuition hikes to his current platform closing the money gap between new york city's rich and new york city's poor. >> i've asked for a very modest increases in taxes for those who make a half million or more. i can safely say those who

will be open and we have the first debates in new york, general election debates with de blasio tonight. here is billd front-runner, the democratic candidate, with alec baldwin on friday night. >> we are talking about trying to respect every kind of people, trying to have a city and a government that actually helps people along, that helps them through their struggles, that really loves and embraces people from that beginning point, which is family of every kind. >> it was less about look at the different skin colors and more about a co-heerns and hope. >> he is trying to reassure wall street and business community in general, that he is not some anti-capitalist democrat who's going to take over new york for mike bloomberg of all people. >> andrea, this debate tonight, i would say bill de blasio, unless he does something colossally bad in the next six to eight weeks is going to be elected the mayor of new york. it seems very unlike that the republican nominee, down between 50 and 60 points. i do think this is more about bill de blasio defining what his mayoralty will look like. he has come under crit

it's possible if there's a grievous error by bill de blasio but that seems very unlikely. past debates and forums together this is more about bill de blasio showing the citizens what his vision is more than debating. >> thanks as always, my friend. i'll see you back here tomorrow. remember to follow the show online and on twitter at mitchellreports. thomas roberts is here with a look at what's next on "news nation." good afternoon. >> no matter what chris says, i'll still keeping my dvr setting for that debate tonight. >> i will as well. good call. >> more on that deadly shooting in a nevada middle school, including new information on the investigation and the teacher being called a hero for stepping in between the student and teacher with a hand gun aimed at his chest. >> one top official is worried more cases like that could be out there, plus an ohio cemetery tries to make good with a military family after a first approving and then removing -- are you seeing this? these sponge bob head stones one day after they were placed on the soldier's grieve. this is our "news nat

what happens if bill de blasio wants statewide and nationwide office? do the things that you want only exist in new york city with a lot of -- >> as i'm going to cross this city talking to people over the last year, the profound sense of crisis, you know, you just need to talk to new yorkers for a few minutes to start to realize something different is going on now. people feel economically insecure. they know their children are not being prepared for the future. and they feel that government has to address it. i think the combination of saying, we will take this challenge on head on, you're not going to sweep it under a rug, we have to focus on early childhood education if we expect to address the needs of this city and the state and one. and second, that the weldy are now surpassing their previous status and look at the state of the stock market. they're setting records recently, all-time highs. it is fair to ask the wealthy to do a little more. you look at for example some of the polling about this election that we're having here in new york city, str

de blasio is promising a real break from the bloomberg era. i was an early supporter of de blasio, but the question remains what can any mayor do about inequality on america's home turf. bill de blasio tonight, up late. >>> the premise of your campaign has been about addressing inequality. and what i'll call the big three among other things points that you made are you want to have universal pre-k, you want to build 200,000 units of affordable housing in the city, and you want to raise taxes on people earning $500,000 or more. by whatever amount. my question is, what i don't see here is job creation. and how do you think -- do you think that job creation is a priority for your administration and how do those things address job creation? >> job creation is absolutely a priority. i think you're exactly right. the focus is on addressing inequality. sadly, it takes many forms in this city. but to achieve job creation is one about a city government aggressively focusing on not just job creation but jobs that will reach people in the outer b burroughs, will reach people less advantaged and accident wages and benefits. so it's a bigger conception of job creation than has been rec

de blasio is promising a real break from the bloomberg era. i was an early supporter of de blasio, but the question remains what can any mayor do about inequality on america's home turf. bill de blasio tonight, up late. >>> the premise of your campaign has been about addressing inequality. and what i'll call the big three among other things points that you made are you want to have universal pre-k, you want to build 200,000 units of affordable housing in the city, and you want to raise taxes on people earning $500,000 or more. by whatever amount. my question is, what i don't see here is job creation. and how do you think -- do you think that job creation is a priority for your administration and how do those things address job creation? >> job creation is absolutely a priority. i think you're exactly right. the focus is on addressing inequality. sadly, it takes many forms in this city. but to achieve job creation is one about a city government aggressively focusing on not just job creation but jobs that will reach people in the outer b burroughs, will reach people less advantaged and accident wages and benefits. so it's a bigger conception of job creation than has been rec

. >> the new york times endorsed bill de blasio for mayor.the final televised debate between him and joe lota has been postponed. the candidates requested it be put off out of respect for the victims. >> and governor chris christie scored a big endorsement over the weekend, literally. shaq calls the governor a break man. that will do it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. joining me now is washington post reporter. good morning to you. >> hi, veronica. >> let's talk about the nsa listening in on heads of state. how do you feel these revelations have effeaffected t united states and what damage has been done. >> it's too early to tell how much lasting damage but it's a bit of a public relations problem for the white house. you have a close ally in angela merkel who the president has tried to develop a working relationship on issues like terrorism, the global economy and now she is very upset and probably rightly so about the revelations that the u.s. has been tapping her cell phone now as far back as 2002 in the bush administration an

he believes that unfairly targets minorities. >> bill de blasio voted to take over 5,000 cops off ourets. >> but loada, a former deputy mayor under rudy giuliani has hammered away at the issue. he says stop and frisk makes the city safer. >> police departments in new york city has been one step ahead of the criminal element in the city. that's how they've been able to reduce crime. and that's what we need to continue to do. >> de blasio also wants to raise taxes on the wealthy to fund school programs and he has a long history of activism. he traveled to nicaragua when it was under marxism in 1988, and in new york city, recently, supported a.c.o.r.n., the now defungs activist group. >> proud to have gone to nicaragua, working for a catholic progressive organization provided humanitarian aide to people in need. proud to have worked with a.c.o.r.n., which helped low-income people get the help they deserve. >> critics claim the plans will set the city back. >> we will have serious problems. it won't show up overnight, but over time, they'll continue to grow. >> he said his policies will s

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we've got your public advocate and my friend, bill de blasio is here.he outstanding leader of one of america's iconic companies, ibm's ceo, jenny ramati. and i want to give a special shoutout to a man who has been an extraordinary mayor for this city. he has been a leader throughout the country for the past 12 years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. and i want to thank your principal here at p-tech, rashied davis, who i am pretty confident is the coolest-looking principal in america. rashid. i mean, there just are not that many principals with dreadlocks and yellow kicks. there aren't that many of them. i mean, there may be some, but there aren't that many. and i had a wonderful time visiting with one of your teachers, ms. syfulah. she was outstanding. she welcomed me into her classroom. she showed me around. i want to thank all of you for letting me spend some time here. in return, you got out of class a little early on friday. which i know always gets a little applause. although in this school, maybe not. because you guys are enjoying learning so much.

right now the opponents are pulling in and your opponent, bill de blasio, is talkin about the rich peoplel street. if new york has embraced that, what is the logical conlusion? >> it is that they don't understand and relationship with w the world really works and howrevenues come in and how they are helpless keep the government in place and the social safety net that they fun we need to continue to diversify our econmy and so theeeds that mike bloomberg as in the high-tech industry. it is number two in high-tech companies and we need to expand that. we have the best medical schools in the coury. the scientists are not talking about this always, these are industries that we needdto have unlike detroit wich had all of its eggs in one basket. and when the auto industr decided to go elsewhere, there was nothing else like it. >> but how did you get the politics that are extraordinarily powerful as a politica tool? i could be making $75,000 a year. i used to drive a cab, but now i do not and i'mtaking care of my family. that someone could remind me that the wall street guys re making millions o

sponsorship you need to remind them of what the stiffs like under reckless policies which i believe bill de blasiots could happen again? >> sure. look at bill de blasio's direct involvement in crown height. he received phone calls from the community that he sat on. he didn't talk about it, he didn't bring to it his boss the deputy mayor, he didn't bring it to the mayor. is this the kind of leadership we'll get somebody who gets information and sit on it. yes it's relevant. >> what am i missing here, sam stein? >> politics campaigns simplify issues. seems pretty logical to me the drop in crime was tied to economic trends than stuff whether rudy giuliani integrated the police force more smoothly. can you talk about, you know -- first of all do you think that's true? >> no, i don't think that's true. when you look at the data around the united states, new york fell significantly more. new york has stayed down. rest of the country is going up. look what's going on in chicago, perfect example. they have access to the same, in fact their police commissioner used to work in new york opinion he should kno

he joined bill de blasio at juniors. he picked up two cakes, one plain and one strawberry. john?ducators in new york state have been getting an earful from parents in recent months over an increase in testing in recent months. john king announced he wants to get rid of several standardized tests. >> he said the first mandated exam to go will be an 8th grade math test. king has been hearing complaints from angry parents who claim their students were being overtested. he said, quote . . . and new york is not alone. take see at. >> the emphasis and overuse of testing is exhausting and a terrible use of resources. >> reporter: last march the teachers staged the first standardized test protest. >> when we stood up against the math test, we didn't plan it, but we had amazing support from our parents. >> reporter: it's a nationwide fight. the highest known opt out rate is on new york's long island, a that's where 50% of students chose not to take standardized tests. richelle carey, al jazeera. ♪ >>> michael eaves is here with sports, and has a story that really has become all too common

his first guest is new york city mayoral candidate bill de blasio.future of stop and frisk in new york. >> let's say you win. let's say -- >> i like your positive thinking. >> let's say you become mayor, long shot. who's going to be the police commissioner? >> well, first have to win and go through a thorough process. but i have said i want a commissioner that is going to end the stop and frisk era. kelly's gone. with all due respect to him, but time for a change. >> stop and frisk the only reason kelly's gone? >> no. but it's a very prominent reason. a a commissioner has to focus on the police and community as the right thing to do and because it will intensify our crime fighting efforts and it will respect the u.s. constitution. >> to see the entire interview and a whole lot more, tune in tonight to "up late" right here on msnbc. [ female announcer ] stop using filters to make your skin look flawless. start using olay fresh effects. a fresh collection of skin care. cleanse and remove make up with s'wipe out wetcloths... hydrate for up to 24 hours w

. >>> new york mayoral candidate bill de blasio is cruising.ng to a new poll, de blasio leads by 45 points. the biggest margin in non-incumbent running for new york mayor was 40 points when beane won back in '73. there's another blog shaping up across at new jersey where christie has the lead. we'll be right back. i'm on imy 60' i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male a

so it was interesting to find bill de blasio's wedding picture on the internet, it featured at the trappings this one including a toast, the sharing of the wedding cake between bride and groom. and well, yeah, whatever this is. it is not exactly break dancing and not crumping, but it makes a heck of a gift. de blasio should not worry, he is not the worst dancer to hold the office. isn't that right, disco rudy, this headline, jeopardy penalized, does not properly sum up the amount of fail in this clip, with the category of characters from classic tv shows. >> seinfeld, julie-louis dreyfuss. >> no. we'll accept that. >> yeah. >> it is elaine, not elaine. >> let your head spin over that one for a second, here, we'll play it again. >> okay, it is elaine, not elaine. >> so i see, elaine, not elaine. we all want to know who the judge was that made such a technical. >> presents an interesting dilemma. >> i should have known, boy, it is sad to see what has become of a great institution like "jeopardy." i wonder if there is a book out there on the subject, you can find more on allin@ chrishayes.com.

bill de blasio didn't take a traditional play at same strategy at all of a front runner.as a textbook republican. >> you can't have it both ways. i think when the republican primary was going on, mr. lhota wanted to prove he was a republican. now he's going to have to appeal to the mainstream. >> seems to me republicans are going to need a pretty big bucket of water to put this fire out. up until now, speaker boehner and ted cruz were only fan being the flames. congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz joins us. >> great to be back. >> really, there are no winners here. and this is a can kicker. and it's a chance for both parties to go at each other again to get what they want. how do you see this? >> well, i see it that thankfully we are, going to reopen the government and make sure that we don't default on our nation's debt and will pay the bills. we're at a place where we should have been two weeks ago. we shouldn't have shut down the government. it didn't have to be this way. but we've gotten to a point where now we vo a chance. we're going to have a budget committee con

for hillary clinton it's more unusual, bill de blasio and her during those campaign stops is the exceptionhas a lot to do with the individual relationships you mentioned there. these are personal friends, yes, she believes in it strategically, i think, less for herself and more for the same of the party and relationships. >> de blasio worked for hillary, makes sense she would work for him. we talked about this as i love the '90s. for the clintons, the '90s was a long time ago politically. if you look in '96, roughly when president clinton signed the defense of marriage act and over time we saw that issue shift incredibly, the first civil unions at the state level in 2000, a federal ban proposed as recently as 2004 on marriage equality by president bush. and obama and clinton for both for political reasons, didn't support marriage equality when they ran in '08. they both changed and most extraordinarily and most rarely, the president came out and said he was wrong essentially to sign doma and what do you think that evolution tells us about the ability to move from the '90s to now. >> they a

haven't seen is alec baldwin like this, in conversation with new york city mayoral candidate, bill de blasio out a tough mission. and in a time in history, by the way, when things were, you know -- they were chaotic dynamics going on. and in this new country, borne out of a war with the unknown ahead, people said, you know what, we're not going to allow authorities just to walk into a house and start searching. they have to get a warrant. and we're going to respect people's right to free speech and it built the greatest nation in the world oh. >> and so tonight, "up late" with alec premiers at 10:00 p.m. eastern and award-winning edition that will light up friday nights on this network. i, of course, wouldn't dream of offering such an accomplished actor even a single word of advice, except to say welcome to the family. and as he might say, always be closing. >>> stay with us. the day's top lines are coming up, as the gravity of the shutdown sinks in for the republican party. >> i think the reality that the government shutdown is not playing out well is sinking in to everybody. >> it is day t

on issues, the entire country is watching to see whether bill de blasio will enact the policies he'srk. he was a dark horse to ran to the left of the democratic

making that the first campaign appearance in five years with another appearance tonight with bill de blasiollary clinton, welcome to the white house. welcome to you, michael. >> thanks very much, ari. >> absolutely. talk about why this is so good for husband, specifically hillary clinton, we were talking about it in the office, at this time in the last cycle before o ma' obama won in '08 people hadn't heard of him. >> normally i would say it's ridiculous to talk about 2016 politics this early stage. i think the trend lines are becoming so clear and they are not changing, by which i mean hillary being head and shoulders above any other democratic candidate. there isn't really an abomb ma phenomenon on herrize zon. even 2007, 2006, barack obama was seen as a national rising force. you don't have someone with charisma, but probably not this cycle. you have the sense that if hillary wants it and we don't know whether she does, the nomination may be hers for the taking. on the other side you see increasing dysfunction, any candidate will have to go the route mitt romney did, to try to outflank h

and the destruction of the middle class in new york, you now have a champion of working people, bill de blasio who's going to be the next mayor of new york. and things like that are happening in other states. in california, governor brown passed -- just signed a bill to raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour -- >> but didn't he oppose that last year? >> he wouldn't do it a year ago, but he's doing it now. why? because he's responding to the strikes of the fast food workers, to the organizing of the wal-mart workers, to the public opinion polls that show that an overwhelming majority of americans believe that if you work full time, you should not live in poverty, that the minimum wage still leaves you desperately below the poverty line. and governor brown realized that. he also recently signed a bill to give driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants, to provide a "domestic workers' bill of rights" to match new york's domestic workers bill of rights. there are legislative changes that are happening all over the country that are the result of these movements. think about if this were january of

the latest survey has democrat bill de blasio crushing his republican rival by more than 40 points. it's a familiar scene playing out in u.s. big cities where republican politicians have suffered a major setback. you have to go all the way down to the country's 13th largest city, that's indianapolis, to find just one republican mayor. so why have gop mayors become an endangered species? i'm joined now by republican mayor scott smith of mesa, arizona. he's also the president of the u.s. conference of mayors. thanks for stopping by here, mayor. >> thanks for having me. >> so you were quoted in politico as saying this, republicans are like democrats in the early '70s. they put ideology above all. is that why republicans are not doing all at this moment in big city politics? >> i think it's one of the reasons republicans are struggling in big cities because mayors have to do things. we have to do business. we have to get things done. >> you have to be practical. >> we have to be practical and that's neither conservative nor liberal, that's just the smart way of doing things. one of the

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