i'm chris matthews up in new york. i spoke with president obama about the threat of iran and the news that we have u.s. warships that could intercept an iranian's weapons convoy off the coast of yemen, that and putin's decision to advanced surface-to-air missiles to the iranians that could be used to gardenerons. we begin tonight with the president's declaration of war on his own left led by senator elizabeth warren. >> i love elizabeth. we're allies on a whole host of issues, but she's wrong on this and when you hear folks make a lot of

speech in kentucky nbc's kelly o'donnell, with the crowd there at the event site in louisville and chris matthews mr. hardball himself and steve schmidt and michael steele and the "washington post" chris cillizza, mr. fix. thanks all very much for being here. first to you, kelly. obviously an excited crowd. what is the game plan of rand paul? we've seen how he's changed his twitter handle. he's rebranding himself as dr. rand paul. >> reporter: very much so. we just saw a video that profiled his work as a physician in guatemala. there's a series of vid toshios reintroducing different parts of who rand paul is and they believe as a campaign he can appeal to a wider type of republican voter. i've talked to people in the crowd here. young people who have said they are energized by his positions on nsa spying. there's a young woman at the podium now talking about that connection to civil liberties. this is a way to say rand paul although he is a senator, is in many ways trying to scrub that from his campaign bioat the moment running against washington saying that he can be a voice who can bridge what

chris matthews today in the interview with president obama.ent today where president obama also specifically addressed a big fight coming up in congress over an international trade deal, it turns out politically to be a big fight between the president and his own party. >> i love elizabeth. we're allies on a host of issues, but she's wrong on this. now understandably, folks in labor and some progressives are suspicious generally because of the experiences they saw in the past, but my point is, don't fight the last war. wait and see what we actually have in this deal before you make those judgments. i would not be doing this trade deal if i did not think it was good for the middle class, and when you hear folks make a lot of suggestions about how bad this trade deal is, and when you dig into the facts, they are wrong. i am happy to debate this and i'm sure jerry and others are based on the actual facts. this is the most progressive framework for trade we have ever had. >> great interview round table today hosted by chris matthews today with pre

president obama, in an exclusive interview with hard ball's chris matthews warned that the united states will do whatever necessary to prevent iranian weapons from reaching the rebels. >> mr. president we're all watching what's going on with the iranian navy. how do we -- it seems like the old cuban missile crisis where we're trying to send signals back and forth. what signal are you sending as commander in chief to the iranians? >> we've been very straightforward with them. right now, their ships are in international waters. there's a reason why we keep some of our ships in the persian gulf waters. if there are weapons delivered to factions within yemen that could threaten navigation that's a problem. and we're not sending them obscure messages. we send them very direct messages about it. >> let's go now to jim at the pent done with more on the looming military showdown between the u.s. and iran. >> craig the u.s. military brought in their big guns for this one and they're close on the tails of the iranians. the usair craft carrier theodore rows vilt in the north arabian sea stalking is

join the nation that sees you as a priority. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >>> my friend chris matthewslusive interview of the day today with president obama. chris started by asking the president what is going on with this fast big new deployment of u.s. troops and ships to yemen. are u.s. forces about to get into some kind of confrontation with ships from iran off the coast of yemen? watch. >> mr. president we're all watching what is going on with the iranian navy. how do we avoid -- it seems like the old cuban missile crisis where we try to send signals back and forth map signal are you sending to iranians? we've been straightforward to them. right now their ships are in international waters. there's a reason why we keep some of our ships in persian gulf region. that is to make sure we maintain freedom of navigation. and what we've said is that if there are weapons delivered to factions within yemen the navigation that's a problem. and we're not sending on secure messages. we send direct messages about it. my hope is generally we can settle down the situation in yemen yemen. that's a

chris matthews asked the president about it in an exclusive interview.is. >> what signal are you sending as commander in chief to the iranians? >> we've been very straight forward to them. their ships are in international waters and there's a reason why we keep our ships in persian gulf region and that is to make sure we maintain freedom of navigation. and what we've said to them is that if there are weapons delivered to factions within yemen that could threaten navigation that's a problem. and we're not sending him obscure messages, we send him direct messages about it. >> warships are in the gulf of aden. iran said they are there for anti-piracy patrols but the u.s. and gulf allies believe they are packed with weapons for houthi rebels in yemen. there are reports that attacks resumed this morning. the white house says those 12 u.s. vessels are officially in the region to make sure shipping lanes are kept open. our presence near the conflict is telling. retired navy commander chris harmer, now a naval analyst, thanks for being with us. >> thanks for hav

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the president told chris matthews yesterday that if iran delivers weapons to yemen that can be quote,oblem. not the strongest of languages but then again sending warships to the region is a very strong message. how tricky is this situation? >> i think it's very tricky. obviously, the president has had a bad experience in the past with drawing red lines or lines in the sand with other countries and saying that if they do x, we'll do y. i think the president very much wants to try to get a deal with iran to reduce its nuclear capacity. but if iran and saudi arabia end up in a proxy war over yemen, that makes that goal very very difficult. >> absolutely. so is there any possible way, though looking at the scenario playing out at this minute, any possible way with the blockade that's taking place that iran could deliver weapons if they are on board those ships? >> i think it's obviously a lot more difficult with the naval blockade. but, you know, ships have been known to run blockades from any century. so is it possible that iran could deliver some weapons to the shiite group in yemen? it

that exchange with chris matthews was widely understood.is matthews was the first person to be malicious about it. he pounced on what she was saying which george w. bush used to say. but chris matthews dove in and said this is like juvenile delinquentcy in the '50s is that what you compare it to? it was belittling. so much of the criticism is sexist and juvenile in nature. that's not to say she didn't create some of her own problems. this was in september of last year when the administration was dancing around the question are we at war with isis? >> finally a senior administration official admitted that the fight against isis would not be finished before the end of the president's term. perhaps you can explain why this president has 2 1/2 years left on his term a little less than that? he feels he cannot complete this mission? >> let's talk what this mission means? that's a catch phrase and let's talk what it means to degrade disrupt and defeat a terrorist mission. complete a mission is a term. i don't know what that means when you talk ab

president obama, of course, did that interview yesterday with chris matthews on "hardball," in which the president said he loves elizabeth warren. he thinks of elizabeth warren as a great ally. but on one issue before the country right now, and in particular, one issue before the democratic party right now, the president said he completely disagrees with her. senator elizabeth warren is here tonight to respond. and to explain her point of view on this issue. i'm very much looking forward to that. again, senator elizabeth warren here tonight for the interview. it is always good to have her on the show. she honestly doesn't do that many interviews, especially as proportionate of the number she is asked for. so i do always feel really lucky wherever we can get her and we got her tonight. and it feels particularly lucky to get her tonight, while she was in the midst of that big political controversy, and this dialogue with the president that she's now having in public. but it's lucky to get her in the midst of that, and also while there is so much other interesting political news going o

it's not nice to look at though. >> chris matthews for us today from new york. appreciate you telling us more about your interview yesterday. thank you very much. >>> heated protest in baltimore as the justice department investigates the case of freddie gray the man who died this week due to injuries sustained while in police custody. we'll get the latest from there ahead. after brushing listerine® total care strengthens teeth, helps prevent cavities and restores tooth enamel. it's an easy way to give listerine® total care to the total family. listerine® total care. one bottle, six benefits. power to your mouth™. >>who... is this?! >>hi, i am heinz new mustard. hi na na na na >>she's just jealous because you have better taste. whatever. >>hey. keep your chin up. for years, heinz ketchup has been with the wrong mustard. well, not anymore. introducing heinz new better tasting yellow mustard. mmm! jack's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today, his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack

that would be difficult for her. >> chris matthews, always a pleasure. thank you very much.urse, "hardball" every night, 7:00 eastern on msnbc. >>> today, earth day, by the way. president obama marking the occasion with his first presidential trip to the everglades. just moments ago, mr. obama arrived in miami. he is expected to talk later today about the threat of climate change to the u.s. economy. the white house says that this trip is also an effort to raise the climate change debate. >>> on this earth day, msnbc and nuns universal are celebrates -- and nbc universal are celebrating are the reduction of food waste in the environment. right now, msnbc correspondent tom colicchio, hostation chat to talk about the no food wasted campaign. there he is. you see him on twitter. you can join by tweeting your questions with the hash tag #nofoodwasted to @tomcolicchio. there it is on the screen. you can learn more about food waste and rescue by watching the u.s. premiere of the documentary "just eat it." that's tonight, 10:00 on msnbc. >>> still ahead, a humane way to die or unte

chris matthews, he is one of my favorites. of course, meeting the president would be a real thrill for me. >> what do you think about the intersection between hollywood and washington and what you do for a living? mike: you mean my -- obviously, we dramatize the whole thing. i pray to god it's not like that. i do have a young staffer, not the same one, but some young staffer will come every year at the event and say i know. maybe not, but a lot of efficient men out there. >> the real mike kelley, thank you. announcer: and that was mike kelley, chief of staff to the president on "house of cards." back to the hilton, there is connie britton of "nashville." >> [indiscernible] announcer: now, as we continue to watch the live scene at the washington hilton, we want to show you the interview that c-span did this morning with alfre woodard, the actress from "state of affairs" and many, many movies. we caught up with her at the garden brunch, as well. what do you think about the intersection of washington and hollywood at the white ho

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cnbc's chris hardball matthews.were talking. >> it's an ongoing process. >> it is. we need to talk about what we were talking about for just a moment. >>. no. >> okay. fine. we will start this hour him we will get to your interview with president obama in just a second. i want to start in new hampshire, where hillary clinton has wrapped up her second swing of her 2016 presidential campaign as aides brief democratic lawmakers on capitol hill, clinton met with voters in new hampshire for the second straight day. she tried to walk a fine line praising president obama's handling of the economy but distancing herself from the transpacific partnership agreement. clinton, who reportedly is seeking $100 million in campaign funds for a democratic primary also repeated her call for an overhaul of campaign finance rules. >> we need to fix our dysfunctional political system and get unaccountable money out of it once and for all eastern if that takes a constitutional amendment. we also have to get unaccountable money out of our

we send very direct messages about that. >> you see chris matthews legs shaking from the thrill at that fox news military analyst and author of "the head game" former director of the cia, philip mudd is with us. i ask very specifically they said today. jen psaki said on "fox this morning" we're not sure if they confront them. we're sending this fleet of ships there, including the uss roosevelt. now the iranians responded by sending more ships themselves. i think the iranianian iranians have no fear of fighting in yemen. am i wrong? >> yeah. i don't think so. here's why. a woman speaking for the defense department isn't the department of defense. we got rules of engagement. but have been good to bad for 14 years. i don't think we got warships out there to let them pass into yemen. yemen is a failed state. iran has turned out to be a super power in the middle east. we can't allow this. but at the same time that that ship is there to allegedly block access to yemen, we're given 10 to $50 billion back to iran. it's a terrorist nation for a new deal we would not, i don't believe we will put

we talked to darrel hammond and white house speechwriters and chris matthews about the role of comedydia lead ares gather at the white house correspondents dinner. and everyone is eager to see who will get the last laugh. >> most of you covered me. all of you voted for me. >> members of the white house correspondents association, distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen, here i am. >> it's the first time you see the big shots together and it's really cool. >> the sprawling room features one of the toughest crowds most comedians will ever face. >> movers and shakers of the world and it's the hardest room ever. they are kind of looking at each you're not laughing at that, are you trump? the most important part if the team doesn't laugh, the subjects won't laugh. >> darrel hammond, famous for his impressions of al gore and bill clinton headlined the dinner in 2001. >> i can't describe like tara, it's not just scared i did graduate with a 2.1 average and don't feel that remarkable. >> mrs. clinton has -- i don't know over the last i guess eight years or so sometimes -- like when she smil

czechoslovakia in '38. >> although james hasn't returned to date, matthew says the "hardball" door is always open. >> you're not going to box me in here, chrisnjoy having him back. for further vetting. >> later the same year, another classic matthews shutdown. >> congresswoman, thank you very much for joining us. >> october 17th, 2008. minnesota congresswoman, michele bachmann, is taking her first steps on the national political stage that includes a baptism by fire on "hardball." >> well, let's take a look now at congresswoman at the radio tape message. >> matthews challenges bachmann about presidential candidate, john mccain's robo call, linking his opponent, barack obama, to radical anti-war activist, bill ayers. >> this connection you're talking about between the democratic candidate for president and his connection back in the '90s with bill ayers, what is your concern about that? >> i think it's devastating, because this is an unrepentant terrorist who says he wishes he would have bombed more people. >> i'm not like this kind of guy that likes this of others, but i do enjoy doing my job, which is to catch people when they say the absur

i would love see -- to see chris matthews as he is one of my favorites. to meet the president would be a real thrill for me. peter: what do you think about the real-world intersection between hollywood and washington and what you do for a living? >> you mean my -- obviously, we dramatize the whole thing. i pray to god it's not like that. i do have a young staffer, not the same one but some young staffer will come to meet every year at the event and say i know. maybe not murderers, but a lot of efficient men out there. peter: the real michael kelly, on c-span, thank you. and that was mike kelley, chief of staff to the president on "house of cards." back to the hilton, there is connie britton of "nashville." [indiscernible] >> president obama was at this year's dinner as he and other presidents past. he spoke for about 20 minutes. christi: ladies and gentlemen, please join me and raise a glass in toast to the president of the united states of america. the podium is yours. [applause] [video clip] ♪ i don't care ♪ ♪ i love it ♪ ♪ i don't care ♪ ♪ i love it, i

but now, chris matthew's conversation with president obama.art of the sit down, the proposed transpacific partnership we just talked about. i want's an expansive trade deal with a dozen countries the president says would be a good thing for american businesses. as chris matthews pointed out, the deal is not without its critics, including massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. take a listen. >> they're throwing the kitchen sink at this trade agreement which will involve 11 nations and ours sourselves on the pacific rim. why are they saying these things? >> i guess they don't want it to happen. i love elizabeth, we're allies on a host of issues, but she's wrong on this. we decided to start trying to craft a new kind of trade deal in the largest market in the world because 95% of the customers for u.s. businesses will be outside of the united states and if we want to compete and create jobs in the united states, we have to be there. and the fastest-growing, most populous region in the world is in the asia-pacific region. so we've pulled together

i'm chris matthews up in new york. spoke with president obama about the threat of iran and the news that we have u.s. warships that could intercept an iranian's weapons convoy off the coast of yemen, that and putin's decision to advanced surface-to-air missiles to the iranians that could be used to guard nuclear weapons. we begin tonight with the president's declaration of war on his own left led by senator elizabeth warren. >> i love elizabeth. we're allies on a whole host of issues, but she's wrong on this,

earlier today, president obama spoke down with chris matthews and spoke about it in general.p.m. eastern on "hardball" tonight here on

earlier today, president obama spoke down with chris matthews and spoke about it in general. you can watch the full interview at 7:00 p.m. eastern on "hardball" tonight here on msnbc. the president out and about selling harder than ever on the tpp. >> mr. president, obviously the hot question. the u.s. senator elizabeth warren is out there saying things like this about the trade agreement. it's going to help the rich get richer and leave everyone else behind. she also says it challenges u.s. sovereignty. they're throwing the kitchen sink at this trade agreement which will involve 11 nations and ourselves in the pacific rim. why are they saying these things? >> i guess they don't want it to happen. i love elizabeth, we're allies on a whole host of issues but she's wrong on this. chris, think about it. i've spent the last six and a half years yanking this economy out of the worst recession since the great depression. every single thing i've done from the affordable care act, to pushing to raise the minimum wage, to making sure the young people are able to go to college and get

i'm chris matthews in washington.morning in louisville, kentucky, the 2016 presidential campaign gets into real action. rand paul, who just beat hillary clinton in a respected pennsylvania poll, announces his presidential candidacy. and before you sell this guy short, just watch how far and how fast he's moved. in 2010, he knocked out not only the establishment republican candidate, mitch mcconnell's candidate, but beat the democrat in november by a dozen points. he shellacked the guy. now he's a genuine contender for the white house, when senator

tomorrow night chris matthews will be interviewing president obama, a one-on-one sitdown.dent obama tomorrow. you can catch the full interview tomorrow night at "hardball" at 7:00 eastern time. tomorrow night at 7:00. don't miss it. huge deal. we'll be right back. >>> do you have any friends that are active in republican politics? your friends are probably very excited right now. there's news tonight about what everybody considers to be the very important invisible primary this year. among republican presidential hopefuls. the invisible primary is not for real voters. it's for the love and affection and money of the billionaire koch brothers. that all important primary may now be over. the billionaires of them all in republican politics appear to have chosen their candidate for 2016 and it is wisconsin governor scott walker. that's the reporting from the "new york times." governor walker and david koch both spoke at a gather anning of top republican donors in new york city today. according to two people who were there, he told the group of donors, we will support whoever t

i'm chris matthews up in new york. the debate is on. democrats for expanding u.s.ew jobs, or are they out to protect existing u.s. jobs? last night we broadcast president obama's challenge to the man soon to be the senate's top democrat. new york's charles schumer. why are some people

our very own chris matthews will be interviewing the president at 7:00 p.m. eastern.n isis and hillary clinton's rollout. on wednesday which is also earth day, the president will be heading down to everglades national park in florida. he will discuss climate change and the need to act. white house hopeful hillary clinton will continue her tour through new hampshire today. yesterday she was with students and business leaders. at one point she told reporters she's -- >> it is i think worth noting that the republicans seem to be talking only about me. i don't know what they'd talk about if i weren't in the race but i am. >> today she's scheduled to appear at a new hampshire technical institute and expected to discuss community clenls. while hillary clinton has been busy in new hampshire, her husband was out for a walk in d.c. take a look at those bright pink sneakers. former florida governor jeb bush might have gotten a kick out of a recent buzz feed article that features old school photos of him. oh, my goodness. yesterday he tweeted i think ron burgundy took inspiratio

today, president obama told nbc's chris matthews the u.s. has already sent iran a stern warn. >> what we've said to them is if there are weapons delivered to i. >> what we've said to them is if there are weapons delivered to n. >> what we've said to them is if there are weapons delivered to g. >> what we've said to them is if there are weapons delivered to . >> what we've said to them is if there are weapons delivered to . >> what we've said to them is if there are weapons delivered to . >> what we've said to them is if there are weapons delivered to o. >> what we've said to them is if there are weapons delivered to >> what we >> what >> what we've & they could prob we're sending them very direct messages about it. >> reporter: for now the iranians show no signs of challenging the blockade, inching along at 5 knots just outside yemen's territorial waters to avoid any military confrontation with u.s. or coalition forces. officials here are confident the iranians have a plan they just don't know what it is. according to one senior official the

today, president obama told nbc's chris matthews the u.s. has already sent iran a stern warn. >> what we've said to them is if there are weapons delivered to factions within yemen, they could threaten navigation that's a problem. and we're not sending obscure messages. we send very direct mess about it. >> repor f now the iranians show no signs of challenging the blockade inching along at 5 knots just yemen's territory waters to avoid any confrontation. officials here are conf the iranians have a plan they just don't know what it is. according to one senior official the iranians are not playing cat and mouse, they're playing chess. which could give them the advantage. after all, the official points out, iranians invented chess, lester. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon thanks. >>> the captain of the ship that capsized in the mediterranean saturday drowning at least 800 migrants is under arrest in italy tonight as investigators piece together what happen. e captain was one of just 27 survivors. the italian island of lampedusa has become a w

ladies and gentlemen please welcome, my friend and moderator for this evening, chris matthews. >> thank you. [ applause ] >>> welcome thewet ere tonight, i checked, was a little different on march 4 of 1865. it was wet. it had been wet for weeks. that sounds familiar. but it wasn't as cold. there's no reference to snow in what i've been able to dig up. it was just wet. and on the east front of the u.s. capital it was thick in mud, deep mud. everyone had to go out there and stand in it to watch what i any most of us believe is the greatest speech in american history. how does a man stand before his people and say 600,000 people are dead because i was president. and the horror of that war and what it meant to a country which was a small country of only 30 million people. imagine 6 million people dead today. we've never gone through anything like that. pretty frightening stuff. a powerful speech. >>> joining us tonight for our panel, the reverend gary hall, dean hall. >>> drchlt clayborn carson, the director of the martin luther king, jr., research at stanford. and douglas wilson is curren

jim miklaszewski at the pentagon thanks so much. >>> and chris matthews thank you very much. >> chrisight. >> me too. >> your exclusive interview with president obama airs tonight at 7:00 eastern on "hardball". we'll be watching that. >> thank you, patrick. good back come back. >>> still ahead, since officers suspended while a suspect dies while in police custody in baltimore. we'll go live to that city for the latest. >>> plus how can you grow your career and brild a successful team? jack and susie welch are here to answer those questions. when account lead craig wilson books at laquinta.com. he gets a ready for you alert the second his room is ready. so he knows exactly when he can settle in and practice his big pitch. and when craig gets his pitch down pat, do you know what he becomes? great proposal! let's talk more over golf! great. better yet, how about over tennis? even better. a game changer! your 2 0'clock is here. oops, hold your horses. no problem. la quinta inns & suites is ready for you, so you'll be ready for business. the ready for you alert, only at laquinta.com. laqui

like chris matthews. hello, chris. >> how do you choose? >> come on! >> ahead of marco rubio, ted cruz and jeb bush. >> all of those people? it's a rather's poll. >> a reader's poll. harper lee is very high up on the list. >> anyone on there upset you? >> i tend to not get too upset but fallings nate that renorth carolina ahead of beyoncÉ taylor swift and katy perry. >> i saw rihanna at barkley's center she is smoke where hot. >> but katy perry wears some lure rid outfits. >> i think katy perry picked the rebel. i love katy perry. >> i share your love but she and taylor swift have this thing back and forth, i kind of love her. >> now that she admitted she is full on loco. makes her more lovable. >> she is live -- >> think kim jong-un while -- >> i think man who learned to drive at three years old and won a yacht race against a ceo when he was nine, doesn't haven't to admit anything. the first time his father played a round of goal, 11 holes in one. >> he was really good. >> they're blessed and magical. >> that's why their electricity work s

. >> weird things happen, i remember when i led the conga line and did shots with chris matthews. you never know. >> you never know. john: and they're off. >> running for president. john: for >> president of the united states. >> president of the united states. john: four have announced. more will, but my big question is how many will defend individual liberty? >> what you do is your cell phone is none of their damn business. [ cheers and applause ] . john: does any republican have a chance against the clear favorite? >> i'm back! >> who will be president? that's our show tonight.

. >> it is different to lead with your first ad to be the republican nominee with chris matthews anddy crowley. that is different. it might work for i think he draws a broader group of people than republicans might have seen before. i think his pathway to the presidency is hard to see. so he will have a lot of convincing to do. maybe he will start doing that tomorrow. >> what else do you think is positive in terms of his view points or message? >> i will have to wait and see. >> i have positives. i'm not a huge rand paul guy but there are positive things. i like how he talks about poverty and goes to the black community and talks about that. i think that is courageous. i think he is a strict defender of the constitution. he spent a long time filibustering. he is a doctor. he performs surgeries on people that don't have the money to pay for it. >> i do that, too. >> what kind of surgery? >> in my garage. >> not going to be able to raise a lot of money. he is short in stature, has a funny haircut, doesn't speak with a lot of enthusiasm and weerds me out a little bit with civil rights s

. >> let's move on to the president's interview with chris matthews yesterday chris asking about hisd definitely a divide between the president and members of their own party particularly the progressive wing of the party. let's play what he told chris. >> i love elizabeth, we're allies on a whole host of issues, but she's wrong on this. i would not be doing this trade deal if i did not think it was good for the middle class. and when you hear folks make a lot of suggestions about how bad this trade deal is when you dig into the facts, they are wrong. >> very strongly worded there from the president. what's next here mark? >> tamron this is a great strange bedfellows story president obama, house speaker john boehner, house congressman paul ryan, all on one side. then you have the progressives like elizabeth warren, organized labor, even a handful of republicans against the trade authority and the trade deal. then caught in the middle is hillary clinton. tamron, i think this is the most interesting angle which side does she end up taking and right now she hasn't staked out a clear vie

chris matthews is still with me. hose points right thering exactly what you were talking about. the options that were laid on the table in front of the president if negotiations failed. the other two options, either bombing or hope for the best. >> yeah i think he made the point that the third alternative is rather fantastic, the idea you can somehow get to higher tougher sanctions. no european friend of ours is going to back us on that. so as he pointed down, it will go down to war again if we have to commit an act of war against iran which would kill any relations with that country for decades to come. did you hear he said if opponents in this country kill this, i think that was his word if they kill it -- so in other words, he sees a legislative opportunity for the senate or the house and the senate together the congress define some way to kill this bill. i thought it was an interesting option he threw at them. of course, if you put it all together, he's saying they're voting inevitably for a war situation. >> chri

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let's listen to the president's interview with chris matthews. >> there is a reason why we keep some of our ships in the persian gulf region and that is to make sure we maintain navigation and what we said to them is if their weapon is delivered to factions within yemen they could threaten navigation. that is a problem. we are not sending them obscure messages. we sent very direct message is. >> that is the commander in chief. this is what the state department is saying about the mission as well. >> there was a lot of miss reporting, i saw a lot of cable tickets from a ship's going to intercept iranian ships that is blatantly untrue. this discreet movement of u.s. movement is the good discreet purpose. >> you are laughing. go ahead. what do you think? >> i don't know what is wrong with narrative production in this town. why doesn't the state department talk to the president? why don't they talk to the department of defense? they won't tell you, the commitment of nine service vessels, two said surface vessels, a nuclear-powered carrier with 78 aircraft aboard is discreet and good for

i'm chris matthews in washington. three big stories tonight.ndiana is blowing nationwide. the governor of arkansas said today he'll have no part in what many say is a gay bashing move. second, the

. >> weird things happen, i remember when i led the conga line and did shots with chris matthews. wild things happen. you never know. >> you never know. john: and they're off. >> running for president. john: for >> president of the united states. >> president of the united states. john: four have announced. more will, but my big question is how many will defend individual liberty? >> what you do is your cell phone is none of their damn business. [ cheers and applause ] . john: does any republican have a chance against the clear favorite? >> i'm back! >> who will be president? that's our show tonight.. john: who will be our next president? pollsters and pundits claim they know who's likely to win or mot win. i don't trust them. they've been wrong so often. when i want to know what's likely to happen i turn to the people with the best track record, people who bet, people who put their own money on the line. put their money where their mouths are. in past elections the futures markets run by companies like intrade.com, consistently predicted election results more accurately than poll

i'm chris matthews in washington. three big stories tonight.irst, the time bomb started in indiana is blowing nationwide. the governor of arkansas said today he'll have no part in what many say is a gay bashing move. second, the talks will continue overnight in geneva with republicans howling. my question, do the republicans even have a foreign policy or is benghazi all they have? >>> and then bob menendez with enough corruption charges to put him away forever. is this payback from the right we think or good old new jersey justice? let's start with the indiana time bomb. this has forced the governor to retreat as he fixes the law and avoid the public fallout. asa hutchinson signed identical legislation and shocked everyone by announcing that he first wants the state's legislature to fix the freedom religion law before it gets to his desk. here is he. >> the issue has become divisive because the nation is split on how to deal with the traditions mixed with firmly held convictions. it has divided families and there is clearly a generational gap o

i'm chris matthews in washington. two big stories tonight.ne, the verdict in the boston marathon bombing. the other, a police shooting in south carolina. also tonight, my interview with murphy brown and hillary's relationship with two presidents, bill and barack. let me start tonight with the arrest of a police officer in north charleston, south carolina, michael slager has been charged with murder for his shooting of what appears to be an unarmed african-american man saturday morning. part of the incident was caught on tape. police say it started when officer slager pulled 50-year-old walter scott over for a broken taillight. officer slager then chased scott into an open area, a field. a lawyer for the officer said the two men then struggled over his taser. well, the following was caught on tape by a bystander. a warning, by the way, to our viewers. this video is disturbing. [ gunfire ] well, the officer there fired eight shots of that fellow, five of which hit him. he then radioed in the following. >> shots fired, subject is down. he grabbe

that's something you would expect to hear out of chris matthews.o. >> hillary clinton may be driving in her scooby van but mike huckabee is behind the will of the gop clown car. >> out of the washington post? this man saysnah goldberg says he just doesn't get it. i hold "the washington post" to a high standard. what do you think? >> i hold "thwashington post" to a higher standard too. >> it did in that maybe air that and the tenor of that make a joke of it. . >> that is true. there is the old-guard mainstream media to look down its nose in a sovereign contempt and disdain and there is an elitist notion within the beltway that if we haven't heard of you, don't matter. you find a lot of things like that in the mainstream media. >> the one thing i'll give the mainstream media its due is they did have a thing to do with the chipotle thing. did she need to be recognized or not recognized so i thought the whole thing was a big deal over nothing. i've gone in to many ponderosa's so not to be noticed. >> but you're robbing the ponderrosa. >> don't let peop

i'm chris matthews in washington.oday the president of the united states delivered on his promise of the country that twice elected him. the world partners on a course towards peace, he brought us hope. he will be chapped, of course and with iran and in your face challenge to the people who surrounded and ruined the last presidency. the neocons and their blimps, chicken hawks and dick cheneys that controlled george w. bush and brought us to the chaos of today's middle east, the very notion of talking to the enemy. they live and speak the op-ed columns, everyone hates us, no one is to be trusted. least of all, our elected leaders. president obama threw out the challenge. with the preliminary deal with world leaders and the government of iran. he said those who kill the deal before it's tested must take full responsibility for the ultimate option out there, another war. this is why we elected this president, to strike out a new position of hope. he is not the first president to do so. woodrow wilson campaigned to the en