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coming up next, harry smith talks to comedian bill maher. the answer what ails america. he does think our political system is broken, including strong words for the president's health insurance plan. >> the problem with obamacare is not of course, too much socialism. >>> now time for our "meet the press" moment. on this sunday, we couldn't help but go beyond the "meet the press" archives. this week marks the 25th anniversary of the invention of the world wide web. here's keen insight into future trends from a young reporter with kcra television in sacramento way back in 1994. >> what's out there is limited. there's an internetmwd֖ yellows listing subjects of information from a to z you can access on the system. it's estimate there had are at least 30 million people using the internet service worldwide and experts predict by the turn of the century that number could up to several hundred million. while the service has always been able to be offer facts about the world or the weather, coming in 1995 -- >> this is the godiva chocolate homepage

bill maher is talking about comparing republicans and democrats.s question a little bit earlier on facebook. will president obama be an asset or liability for democrats in november? it ties this conversation together. what do you think, israel? >> especially this week it's going to be a liability. i'm going to be curious to see how the president follows through on the russian ukraine situation. we heard a lot of, frankly, platitudes and so i'm looking for substance. the heritage foundation we made a number of recommendations including withdrawing from the new start treaty. >> our reporters said obama has become poison. so i think that's in the liability column. >> what do you see? >> 41% no one's going to be inviting had imnow. the other thing that was in that poll, republican brand is not very good at all. in fact, it's worse than the democratic brand when it comes to congress. it's not going to be like republicans are able to be capitalize on that that much. i don't think you're going to see the president visiting as many places as he has in the

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what do you think of bill maher? >> anybody who said it who was an elected politician would be defeated as a result of this. i think greg is right. he's obviously an atheist because he doesn't understand the bible and the history of the ark and what was behind it and why god acted the way he did, because the people of the earth were sinning. i think the fact that you bring god into a television show like that and call him a mass murderer is probably the lowest you could probably go short of, i don't know, taking, you know, i don't think you get much lower. >> isn't he talking about the literal nature of the story? that if you take the flood literally, then what he's saying is correct. you have to ask yourself, do you believe in noah's ark? if you don't believe in it, you shouldn't be offended. >> i don't want to think about that. that's terrible. all right, the white house failing miserably to get people, young people to sign up for obamacare. they've tried hipsters, rap songs, they havetrived adam levine, still not

i've defended bill maher's comments for years. turn the dial, don't watch. >> i hate to sound like a prophet. but i talk about maher in the book. and i talk about some of his hateful comments. can you imagine if somebody on a network had said that about african-americans, had said that about latinos, women, they would have been off the air, but this is somebody who's compared the catholic church to the taliban, that christians suffer from a neurological disorder. and what really bothers me, sean, is that in hollywood, in popular culture, it's okay to ridicule, denigrate and demean people whose only crime is to believe in the bible. >> you enter this with your husband, he said he was sorry. you met with the girls from rutgers, now this thing with bossy. >> that's ridiculous with the word bossy. i'm fine with bossy. >> you're bossy. >> you're bossy. you're more bossy than me. >> you're more bossy than me. >> why should he apologize. that's what he believes. the good thing about this country is that you can have these two very different visions. if somebody say

and also, bill maher's point about this is just about a little bridge closing is wrong.ause this is about the governor of a state who was the frontrunner for the presidential nomination, just as hillary clinton is the presumed frontrunner for the presidential nomination, and should be scrutinized and weight happened here is, that the allegations here are about the governor of a state and those closest to him putting people's lives in danger. people who had the ambulances, people's livelihoods, this kind of use for vengeance of a governor's office is a big story and ought to be. it is not some kind of minor prank. >> we did hear him criticize the media again this week let's play the tape of governor christie speaking about that. >> you folks are the only people at the moment who are asking me about this. i've been to two town hall meetings in the last two weeks and there hasn't been one question on this. i will be dammed if i let any of this stuff get in the way of doing my real job. >> the governor there is implying the public doesn't care about this. only the press does

i defended bill maher's vile comments for years, nobody is saying boycott them, turn the dial, don't en. >> well, sean, i hate to sound like a prophet but i talk about maher in the book and talk about some of his hateful and vile comments, about christians being the last acceptable form of bigotry in this country, if somebody said that about latinos and women, they would have been off the air. this is someone that compares the catholic church to the taliban and said that christians suffer from a neurological disorder. what bothers me in hollywood, it is okay to denigrate and believe people whose only crime is to believe in the bible and help others. >> he apologized, he said he is sorry, repeatedly even after he was fired. you both went and met with the girls from rutgers, we live in an america now where they want to get rid of the word "bossy". >> that is ridiculous, i'm fine with the word "bossy". >> you're more bossy than me. >> why should he apologize? that is what he believes, the good thing about this country is you can have very different visions and the free market does co-exi

bill maher asked me this question last night, same exact question. i said, look, if i would have known how to solve consumption, i would have written a book about that. anybody know how to solve consumption? i mean, do you really think that driving a prius or using a compact fluorescent bulb is going to make a dent? look, we are all born -- once again, here's the population curve, and we were all born here, and that's why we don't notice the problem. we were also born addicted to energy. and when i'm talking about energy, it's not just the energy to power the lights and my microphone and all of our computers and all the cell phones out there that even the poorest people on earth who don't consume as much as americans, but even in the poor cities they now all have cell phones, and they're plugging in their chargers every night just like you and me. it might be prior toed electricity -- pirated electricity, but something's going up the chimney. all that stuff is going on and the food that we grow, that nitrogen, fertilizer, takes a lot of fossil fuels

. >>> former president jimmy carter was a guest on realtime with bill maher friday.ere is how it played out. >> what do you think about hillary clinton running for president? >> i don't think there is much doubt she is going to. i think she'll be very elected to win. >> still a politician. sounds like she's got support. did you hear that crowd? that hbo crowd certainly likes her. we'll be right back. >>> listen, the facts are the facts, melissa. read the report. i mean, you know, they can't make up facts. and i've read the report. every one of the factual assertions they make in the report is footnoted, end noted, backed up by documentary evidence or testimonial evidence that they got from interviews. i mean, that just can't be manufactured. >> welcome back to "hardball" that was governor chris christie on friday, taking on the press by doubling down on a report commissioned by his own administration which proclaims his innocence, his honesty, his integrity. the report has been soundly criticized in the press for lacking thoroughness and objectivity. as reporters con

but you don't complain about bill maher. he said this about sarah palin. >> the inglorious braggart, a wo whiner, a professional victim, a scold, a know it all a chiselerk a bully who sells patriotism like a pimp. >> he also called palin andnd congresswoman michelle bachman crazy people. >> trust me. it's not because they have breasts. it's because they are boobs. >> if a republican saidd something like>> that... . >> you're absolutely right. >> that is repulsive. there are a lot of fair weather feminists who have not calledi him out on that. we need to defend sarah palin in the same way that we defend hillary clinton. d and for this simple reason -- well, there are many reasons. unless we defend and address our own liberal message, itmore wome political process, from running for office so that we actuallyfo have equal representation whichr will lead to equal pay and which will lead to leaving politicians out of our doctors -- >> beyonce is one of the leading voices on the shriver report. she's married to jay-z who goes arou

comedian bill maher on what ails american politics, all this morning on "meet the press." >> we'll seell do it for us oven this sunday morning. >> i'll see you back here for "nbc nightly news." until then, so long everybody. have a great, great sunday. >>> we are preparing for snow across the region. here is a live look outside. nice and calm now. we are tracking this approaching weather system. we'll let you know how it could affect you. good morning everyone. i'm richard jordan. i'm angie goff. a different picture this time tomorrow. welcome to news 4 today. sunday, march 16th. looks like a battle winter and spring. our meteorologist breaking it down. good morning chuck. >> good morning. we were 70 yesterday. sun is out and shining this morning. i promise within 12 hours it will be raining and not long of that seeing the switch from rain to snow late tonight into early tomorrow. what a beautiful picture outside this morning. bright blue skies in the weather headlines. sun is out. much colder than yesterday. generally mid to up 40s for high this is afternoon. that's a big drop from 70

comedian bill maher on what ails american politics, all this morning on "meet the press." >> all right thanks. >> that's going to do it for us on this sunday morning. thanks for being with us. >> i'll see you back here later for "nbc nightly news." until then, so long everybody. have a great, great sunday. [ female announcer ] it balances you... it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley. nature at its most delicious. wow! ♪ [ female announcer ] with 10 grams of protein and real fruit, they're right at home in the land that inspired them. ♪ greek yogurt proten bars. from nature valley. >>> good morning, i'm kris sanchez. coming up, a quick-acting group of friends helps keep the damage to a minimum on this overnight house fire. what they saw and what they did. >>> and soul searching for republican leaders here in the bay area as they plan to rebuild the party as support continues to dwindle in the golden state. >> what's the biggest misconception about you? >>> and an exclusive nb

bill maher asked me this question last night. i said, look i if if would known it was about consumption i would have written a book bat that. anybody know how to solve con system do you really think that that driving a prius or using a compact fluorescent bulb is going to make a dent? we're all born in -- here's the population curve and we were bosh here and don't notice the problem elm we were also al born addicted to energy. and when i'm talking about energy, it's not just the energy to power he lyings and my microphone and all of our computers and all the cell phones out there that even the poorest people on earth, who don't consume as much as americans but even in the poorest cities they all have cell phones and they plug in chargers just like you and me. all that stuff is going on, and the food that we grow, that nitrogen fertilizer? takes a lot of fossil fuels to make stuff, beg as a feed stock and also the energy to create it, and then when it breaks down, itcracy cates more greenhouse gasses. basically we eat oil, and we'

a group funded by the bill maher koch brothers is airing this ad attacking democratic louisiana senatorpaid actors pretending to be families hurt by obama care. but now democrats are fighting back with a new ad, calling out the koch brothers and landrieu's republican opponent. >> out-of-state billionaires spending millions to rig the system and elect bill cassidy. their goal, another politician bought and paid for. cassidy's billion backers. they have a plan for him. it's not good for louisiana. >> senate majority leader harry reid has been spearheading the new push to make sure americans know about the koch brothers' political network. already the koch funded americans for prosperity group has spent more than $30 million on senate races in states like louisiana, michigan, and north carolina. the koch brothers have not yet responded to our request for comment on this. though in the past they have declined to talk about stories like this and have referred us to the afp. the kochs generally like to operate behind the scenes, but they can't anymore. and democrats aren't backing down. every

precincts of the media trying to keep this story alive day after day, week after week to the point that bill maherian and left-wing activist, you know, took msnbc saying i have to break up with you because all you do is talk about christie. [laughter] jenna: interesting point there. and you also point out in your article that time will only tell if the negative headlines become insurmountable for christie. i know you've got a special guest this weekend which'll be a very interesting interview, bob costas. tell us about your conversation with him. >> thanks, jenna. an extensive interview with sports caster who pushes back over the comments he made about vladimir putin at the olympics. he has a lot to say about the media culture which he sees as thriving on sort of false or manufactured outrage, but he doesn't exclude msnbc from that indictment, and he also talks about h)ta >> reporter: we're here in long beach, california, about a hundred of these containers looked at every single day. one of these cargo containers comes into the port of los angeles about every six seconds. >> so they appear to be

i actually covered cpac for bill maher's hbo show. and a lot of them were fans of his.there are a lot of libertarians there as well. >> lots and lots. >> this is a live picture -- i can't make out who es oo on the stage right now. but this is a live picture as they wrap up things there in maryland. >> it's a lot of young people, a lot of white people as well. >> that is undeniable. i don't know if you saw the picture from earlier in the week of the minority outreach forum that was conducted -- >> that title alone is -- >> but the room itself was empty. did you see -- i don't think we have a picture of the image. lynn, did you see that picture? >> no, i did not. >> did you get over to cpac, by the way? >> no, not this year. but i've been in the past. and it's always been youth oriented. and that's been a remarkable point. but for some activists and potential activists, this has been a point of entry. it's also a big social networking event, too, for a lot of republican young people who want to get internships or just get into the -- into different movements or different

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mike rowe took on all his critics from bill maher to maria molina.g that. >> let's hand it over to heather childers for headlines. >> we begin with this. it is a massive fire in boston that left two fire fighters dead. they were trapped inside the basement of a brownstone when flames fueled by high winds tore through the house. a 30-year-old veteran -- a 30-yqb) veteran fire fighter says that he has never seen a fire spread so fast. >> we lost two heroes here today. it makes me proud to be mayor of the city of boston after watching the way that the men and women of the boston fire department worked today. these two heroes ran into a burning building, got people out of the building. >> the two men who lost their lives, 43-year-old lieutenant edward walsh and 33-year-old michael kennedy. 13 other fire fighters are hurt. the cause of the fire not yet known. >>> asleep at the wheel, the operator of that train that derailed at chicago's o'hare airport admitted she dozed off just before the crash. 32 people were hurt when the train jumped the track and plo

in the manual during a recent editorial for barbed wired dot com the far right pundit said that bill maher's recent comments about the movie noah and its portrayal of god to show that it's time to bring back blasphemy law is seriously so you know massachusetts blasphemy laws manual pointed out that people like maher who mock god used to be whipped and put in the stocks he then complained that lamentably nine hundred fifty two the us supreme court decided it's not the rules of the government our nation to suppress real or imagined attacks upon a particular religious doctrine. i thought this was twenty fourteen twenty fourteen . that it's. coming up global warming has already led to the deaths of millions of people around the globe it could eventually cause the world's sixth mass extinction more on that in a special airing of my new documentary last hours. dramas that can't be ignored to. stories others slow fuse to notice. the faces changing the world right now. so picture of today's leaves. home to and from around the globe. local. t.v. . i marinate join me. for that impartial and financial

history of fraud that is miles long the media never asked that this is a cat used to appear on bill maher for example more never asked him say you know darrell what about this weird background the years the arson in the car through you know never talked about let's go to virginia and portland oregon and virginia there . i mean there are plans well wherever you are go ahead. john or john ensures a great well thank you you're doing a great job i have got an idea for true where you two are equal hires and equality one is there should be a clawback here's a copy of that i had to go later and there should be an alternate minimum on corporate office you know that very very very good point let me let me tell you one other thing the with you talked about senior research on this and has to do with don't we start looking for money off the wall street for simply taxing just a fraction of a penny on all these scam trades they make the numbers are staggering if you see those numbers yeah i mean what's it mean i think it's called commonly called the robin hood tax a robin there's plenty tiny tiny perce