fidel castro has died at the age of 90, and i would like to bring in chris matthews. chris, we were looking at these pictures of fidel castro, who was in politics for 70 of his 90 years. seven decades worth of work that he has done for what he believed was his leftist revolutionary group. was he a man of the times, or was it the times that made the man? >> among all the latin american leaders, he stands out. it's a very powerful culture in the americas for a small island. there's a sense of music and afro cuban jazz and music. it has a tremendous influence, and so when he led the -- and became an ally of the soviet union and became to our terms an outlaw, someone who would execute -- i remember it happening as a kid -- 600 people. he just executed them publicly by firing squad. it certainly made most americans see him as the enemy, as a brutal dictator who believed in communism and did not believe in freedom as we know it. certainly not in an election. didn't believe in any opposition. even to this day if you show any political ambition in that country or try to speak

hardball with chris matthews begins now. >>> warning signs. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews. what message is donald trump sending about the direction of his presidency? over the weekend he announced two key hires. priebus will serve as chief of staff. steve bannon is his chief strategist. bannon's appointment has rattled a number of civil rights groups. he wrote breitbart served as a hub for pro-trump, anti-immigration and especially anti-muslim. gabby giffords, the gun involve human shield. planned parenthood's body count under richards is up to half a holocaust. and young muslims in the west are increasing with radicals, terror. the adviser to john kasich said the right has represented footsteps from the oval office. be very vigilant. bill crystal wrote is there precedence before bannon? the naacp also criticized the movement hiring ban non. let's watch his response. >> it would not be appropriate for me to comment on every appointment that the president-elect starts making. the people have spoken. donald trump wi

chris matthews: talking of maybe using nuclear weapons, nobody wants to hear that about an american president. well, then, then why are we making them? a foreign policy expert went to advise donald trump, and three times he asked, use nuclear weapons?" and now to some tornado video this morning... from ?italy. on sunday, a storm system near rome produced several tornadoes including damaged dozens of buildings and even killed two people. tornadoes are not as common in italy as in the u-s... but they area does tend to get them, this time of year. central italy is already trying to recover from several later this hour: is ride-sharing in hillsborough ready for the green light? the big vote this week... that could make it happen. and up next in sports: look ma... just ?one hand! the star of last night's monday football game... who putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. when i come home and dinner's not ready i go through the roof. grab 'em by the p****". when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. more accusers coming forward to say they were sexually assaulted by dona

"hardball" with chris matthews begins right now. >>> tweet to tweet.let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. donald trump was down, he knew he could rally his base by saying or tweeting something provocative, something many in crazy. well, the campaign is over but president-elect donald trump pattern. since winning he's attacked the said millions of people illegally voted. today we awoke to a new tweet. trump wrote, nobody should beequ citizenship or a year in jail. well, to repeat trump's earlier declaration of another matter, there needs to be some form of punishment. his story about military veterans protesting a flag being burnt on the campus of hampshire college in massachusetts. they recently said burning a flag is protected by the first amendment.

i'm steve kornacki in for chris matthews. trump's transition. many as a rising star in the republican party. u.s. ambassador to the united nations. candidacy. of the key diplomatic posts. trump also naming betsy devos to be the next secretary of education. advocate. vouchers of the school pick for devos, too, was a strong critic of trump in march shelf called him an interlope here she said does not recommend the republican party. meanwhile, nbc reporting that dr. ben carson is mulling an offer. considering carson to be the an announcement is forthcoming is that he wrote, after serious discussions with the trump transition team, i feel that i can make a significant making our inner cities great for everyone. for the latest, how trump's cabinet is shaping up. by kristen welker in palm beach. let's start with the officials we do know about. haley devos, you're adding voices who are critical of him in the past. what else does that say about donald trump and these two picks this particular? >> i think it is striking. you see him going outside his cir

hardball with chris matthews begins now. >>> warning signs. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews. what message is donald trump sending about the direction of his presidency? over the weekend he announced two key hires. priebus will serve as chief of staff. steve bannon is his f

>> good evening, i'm chris matthews.in washington, over the last 36 hours president president obama has displayed his ability to put aside his animosity toward president-elect donald trump, showcasing to the country and the world a core strength of our american democracy is the peaceful transfer of power. after a much longer than expected meeting with trump, president obama joined with his successor for a photo-op in the oval office. a spokesman said that the president say no agenda and was focused solely on answering any questions trump had on the responsibilities of the office. here's the president.

"hardball with chris matthews" begins now. >>> close but no cigar. let's play "hardball." >>> i'm chris matthews. six days from now at 7:00 p.m. eastern, the first state polls will be closing. in georgia, indiana, kentucky, south carolina, vermont and virginia. today donald trump, hillary clinton and their surrogates jetted out across the country to deliver their closing arguments. in florida, trump called hillary crooked and unstable. >> she is a crooked one. crooked hillary clinton. that term has really stuck. has anyone seen crooked hillary clinton today? that will be a great term for a president, right? she has bad judgment, personally i think she is a very unstable person. if you want to really know the truth. if you've watched her last few speeches over the last few days, she has become totally unhinged. hillary clinton is the most corrupt person ever to seek the presidency. she shouldn't be allowed to run for the presidency. that's why i say the system is rigged. she shouldn't be allowed to run. did you see her at the end of the debates? folks

good evening, i'm chris matthews. back in washington, over the last 36 hours president president obama has displayed his ability to put aside his animosity toward president-elect donald trump, showcasing to the country and the world a core democracy is the peaceful transfer of power. president obama joined with his successor for a photo-op in the oval office. the president say no jand and was focused solely on answering any questions trump had on the responsibilities of the office. here's the president. >> i had been very encouraged by the i think interest in president-elect trump's wanting to work with my team around many of the issues that this great country faces and i believe that it is important for all of us, regardless of party, and regardless of political preferences to now come together, work together, to deal with the many challenges that we face. most of all, i want to emphasize to you, mr. president-elect, that we now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed because if you succeed, the

"hardball with chris matthews" is next. >>> mutual destruction? let's play hardball. >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. good morning, america. a week to go and national polls tightening, hillary clinton and donald trump are unloading on each other. the latest "washington post" abc news poll released today shows trump at 46%, hillary clinton at 45%. trump has gained two points since last week in this poll while clinton has lost three points. several other recent polls show clinton ahead. both candidates have problems with enthusiasm right now. 53% of trump voters are very enthusiastic about voting for him. just 43% of clinton voters say the same about her. four years ago, president obama and mitt romney were both at 60% in voter enthusiasm. in the final stretch of the campaign, both clinton and trump are trying to drive up each other's negatives. in other words, this is what scorched earth looks like. today trump tweeted, look at the way crooked hillary is handling the e-mail case and the total mess she's in. she's unfit to be pres

"hardball" with chris matthews is up next. play hard ball. >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. when it comes to those who might serve inside a trump choices could become dangerous for the president-elect. nbc's reporting trump is expected to choose retired lieutenant general michael flynn, for example, as his national security advisor. clinton to be locked up at the republican convention has been criticized or scrutinized for his paid speaking engagement at a 2015 gala for rt -- that's

i'm chris matthews. as barack obama landed in greece and germany for his final trip as president of the united states his successor continued making plans for kind of commander in chief he will be. president obama warned about a crude form of nationalism taking hold around the world. back home the new york times reports that rudy giuliani is the leading contender to be the next secretary of state. according to times he plans to be lobbying aggressively for the position and mr. trump seems inclined to reward his loyalty. another is john bolton. the basic question is what will president trump's foreign policy be? he made opposition to the stupid wars. he criticized president bush and vice president chaney. let's watch. >> chaney is the one that started the war in iraq. a

let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews. in washington, donald trump once called hillary clinton's e-mail scandal bigger than watergate. his supporters chanted, lock her up. today the president-elect said he wasn't interested in pursuing a criminal case against clinton as he promised to do.

chris matthews? >> thanks for that. i'm trying to deal with what rachel's trying to deal with, is the future now. what looks to be the future. and i guess what gives me some sense of calm is that these guys are still restricted by our constitution and that the constitution is pretty damn good. and it does limit the ability of anybody to come in and change much. there's a leveling effect to anyone elected. they have to contend with the congress and the courts. it's not easy to make big news. anyway, we have something coming here. >> yeah, i got to bust in with what you can read on our screen, the graphic. kristen welker covering the campaign. >> we've now confirmed that secretary clinton has conceded to donald trump. this concession took place in a phone call. we anticipate just moments ago. and as we are awaiting donald trump taking the stage here, that is the news at this hour. secretary clinton has conceded to donald trump. it is a stunning and shocking development, particularly for her supporters who waited hours her

let's go to chris matthews' hometown. jacob soboroff has been driving around philly. you've been up northwest today, where there's philly and there's philly. so where are you? >> reporter: this is the northern liberties neighborhood, brian, of philadelphia. last night we heard hillary clinton, barack obama, president of the united states of america come here and implore everyone possible to get out and vote on the only day possible to vote in pennsylvania, the tuesday after the first monday in november. take a look at this. there are four voting machines in here. this is a line that stretches all the way down this block. but this is not the only line in this area. come with me. it also stretches all the way down this block as well. what i'm told, how long are you been waiting here? >> about an hour and 15. >> reporter: an hour and 15 minutes on this line. let's go all the way down. i ran into senator bob casey just earlier tonight here, and he said, which backs up what i've heard from people inside this location, it is record turnout. i've been speaking from people ac

good evening, i'm chris matthews.k in washington, over the last 36 hours president president obama has displayed his ability to put aside his animosity toward president-elect donald trump, showcasing to the country and the world a core democracy is the peaceful transfer of power. president obama joined with his successor for a photo-op in the oval office. the president say no

"hardball with chris matthews" is up next. >>> hillary walks. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews. in washington, donald trump once called hillary clinton's e-mail scandal bigger than watergate. his supporters chanted, lock her up. today the president-elect said he wasn't interested in pursuing a criminal case against clinton as he promised to do. he told the "new york times," it's just not something i feel very strongly about. well, earlier today, an adviser to trump, kellyanne conway, was asked about republicans in washington who still want to go after clinton. >> i think when the president-elect is also the head of your party now, joe, tells you before he's even inaugerated he doesn't wish to pursue these charges, it sends a very strong message, tone and content to the members. and i think hillary clinton still has to face the fact that a majority of americans don't find her to be honest or trustworthy, but if donald trump can help her heal, perhaps that's a good thing. look, i think he's thinking of many different thi

i'm chris matthews.barack obama landed in greece and germany for his final trip as president of the united states his successor continued making plans for kind of commander in chief he will be. president obama warned about a crude form of nationalism taking hold around the world. back home the new york times reports that rudy giuliani is the leading contender to be the next secretary of state. according to times he plans to be lobbying aggressively for the

"hardball" with chris matthews begins right now. ♪ >>> count the ballots.et's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. donald trump says the 2016 presidential election saw millions of illegal voters casting ballots. people who were not entitled to vote did so, thereby rigging the election in favor of his rival hillary clinton. why would trump make such a claim? why would a man who won this historic election, who stands on the verge of becoming the american president, would be on the brink of his power? jill stein wanted to challenge the count, but why would the declared winner want to do anything of the kind? it is ludicrous. over the weekend the president-elect responded on twitter to reports that jill stein was pushing for recounts in pennsylvania, washi

. >> i think back to the chris matthews interview. chris matthews. don't think abortion should be legal or up to the states? do you think women should be punished who have an abortion? if chris matthews had given him the option, if doctors be punished, trump would have gone to doctors, but because matthews didn't prays as a possibility, he latched on to the one thing matthews gave him which was punish women. in a bannon interview, he tosses him a life line. it is fascinating to break it down as you have. >> in some cases, he frames an issue. well, do you think we should fight climate change or should we fight isis? >> either/or? >> that's a binary choice. one or the other. the way he sets it up, well, climate change is really just weather. we should fight isis. an interesting insight the way bannon or anyone can do it. >> appreciate you being with us. thank you. >> just ahead, given the breaking nikki haley breaking news. ♪ ♪ is it a force of nature? or a sales event? the season of audi sales event is here. audi will cover your first month's lease pa

, i'm chris matthews. in washington, fallout from fbi director james comey's bombshell announcement reverberated on the campaign trail today. on friday, comey told congress that fbi learned of new e-mails that appear to be pertinent, appear to be pertinent to the investigation into clinton's use of a private server. today, donald trump praised comey for his guts. hillary clinton called the decision to go public this close to an election pretty strange. nbc news reports that since sunday night fbi officials have been going through the e-mails, which belonged to a top clinton

, i'm chris matthews in washington.n it comes to those who might serve inside a trump administration, some of trump's choices could become dangerous for the president-elect. nbc's reporting trump is expected to choose retired lieutenant general michael flynn, for example, as his national security advisor. flynn who cald

"hardball" with chris matthews begins right now. ♪ >>> count the ballots.et's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. donald trump says the 2016 presidential election saw millions of illegal voters casting ballots. people who were not entitled to vote did so, thereby rigging the election in favor of his rival hillary clinton. why would trump make such a claim? why would a man who won this historic election, who stands on the verge of becoming t

"hardball with chris matthews" is next. >>> mutual destruction? let's play hardball. >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. good morning, america. a week to go and national polls tightening, hillary clinton and donald trump are unloading on each other. the latest "washington post" abc news poll released today shows trump at 46%, hillary clinton at 45%. trump has gained two points since last week in this poll while clinton has lost three points. several other recent polls show clinton ahead. both candidates have problems with enthusiasm right now. 53% of trump voters are very enthusiastic about voting for him. just 43% of clinton voters say the same about her. four years ago, president obama and mitt romney were both at 60% in voter enthusiasm. in the final stretch of the campaign, both clinton and trump are trying to drive up each other's negatives. in other words, this is what scorched earth looks like. today trump tweeted, look at the way crooked hillary is handling the e-mail case and the total mess she's in.

, i'm chris matthews in washington. when it comes to those who might serve inside a trump administration, some of trump's choices could become dangerous for the president-elect. nbc's reporting trump is expected to choose retired lieutenant general michael flynn, for example, as his national security advisor. flynn who called for hillary clinton to be locked up at the republican convention has been criticized or scrutinized for his paid speaking engagement at a 2015 gala for rt -- that's russia's state-run media outlet in moscow. in fact, in moscow flynn was photographed sitting beside russian president vladimir putin. there he is. trump is also meeting with alabama senator jeff sessions who he's eyeing for attorney general or secretary of defense according to nbc. today the "new york times" revisited troubling allegations that arose in a bitter confirmation hearing 30 years ago which ultimately derailed session's prospect of becoming a federal judge. additionally politico reports trump aides have discussed naming sarah

"hardball" with chris matthews begins now. >>> big mo, don't know. let's play hard ball. >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. with just days to go, donald trump and hillary clinton are making their final pushes to drive out voters, today neither candidate was seen cruising on the high road. >> putin has no respect for hillary clinton. he dreams, he dreams of her becoming president. you know who else dreams of hillary clinton? isis. she always talks about me. see, what i have is a winning temperament. i have a winning temperament. hillary's an unstable person. >> donald stood on a stage and said -- and i quote -- i'm honored to have the greatest temperament that anyone's ever had. [ laughter ] he knows we can see and hear

"hardball" with chris matthews starts now. >>> trump's new hires. let's play "hardball." good evening. i'm steve kornacki in for chris matthews. we are following up donald trump's transition. governor nikki haley seen by many as a rising star in the republican party. trump naming her his pick to be u.s. ambassador to the united nations. a one time critics of trump's candidacy. she will now be taking over one of the key diplomatic posts. trump also naming betsy devos to be the next secretary of education. he called her an education advocate. she's been a major proponent of vouchers of the school pick for public education. devos, too, was a strong critic of trump in march shelf called him an interlope here she said does not recommend the republican party. meanwhile, nbc reporting that dr. ben carson is mulling an offer. saying that he is seriously considering carson to be the head of hud. an announcement is forthcoming is that he wrote, after serious discussions with the trump transition team, i feel that i can make a significant contribution particularly to making our inne

"hardball" with chris matthews begins right now. >>> tweet to tweet.lay "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. throughout the campaign whenever donald trump was down, he knew he could rally his base by saying or tweeting something provocative, something many in the mainstream press would call crazy. well, the campaign is over but president-elect donald trump seems to be following the same pattern. since winning he's attacked the media, gone after protesters and said millions of

good evening, i'm chris matthews. in washington, fallout from fbi director james comey's bombshell announcement reverberated on the campaign trail today. on friday, comey told congress that fbi learned of new e-mails that appear to be pertinent, appear to be pertinent to the investigation into clinton's use of a private server. today, donald trump praised comey for his guts. hillary clinton called the decision to go public this close to an election pretty strange. nbc news reports that since sunday night fbi officials have been going through the e-mails, which belonged to a top clinton aide, huma abedin. the e-mails were found on a computer belonging to her estranged husband, anthony weiner. eric holder and alberto gonzalez criticized comey, and holder wrote i'm deeply concerned about fbi director's e-mails potentially connected with political interest. that was incorrect it. violated long-standing department policies and tradition, and it encountered a guidance i put in place four years ago laying out the proper way

good evening, i'm chris matthews. in washington, fallout from fbi director james comey's bombshell announcement reverberated on the campaign trail today. on friday, comey told congress that fbi learned of new e-mails that appear to be pertinent, appear to be pertinent to the investigation into clinton's use of a private server. today, donald trump praised

"hardball" with chris matthews begins right now. >>> tweet to tweet. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. throughout the campaign whenever donald trump was down, he knew he could rally his base by saying or tweeting something provocative, something many in the mainstream press would call crazy. well, the campaign is over but president-elect donald trump seems to be following the same pattern. since winning he's attacked the media, gone after protesters and said millions of people illegally voted. today we awoke to a new tweet. trump wrote, nobody should be allowed to burn the american flag. if they do, there should be consequences, perhaps loss of citizenship or a year in jail. well, to repeat trump's earlier declaration of another matter, there needs to be some form of punishment. trump seems to be responding to his story about military veterans protesting a flag being burnt on the campus of hampshire college in massachusetts. they recently said burning a flag is protected by the first amendme amendment. justice a

"hardball" with chris matthews begins now. >>> big mo, don't know. let's play hard ball. >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. with just days to go, donald trump and hillary clinton are making their final pushes to drive out voters, today neither candidate was seen cruising on the high road. >> putin has no respect for hillary clinton. he dreams, he dreams of her becoming president. you know who else dreams of hillary clinton? isis. she always talks about me. see, what i have is a winning temperament. i have a winning temperament. hillary's an unstable person. >> donald stood on a stage and said -- and i quote -- i'm honored to have the greatest temperament that anyone's ever had. [ laughter ] he knows we can see and hear him, right? his instinct is to say whatever pops into his head, no matter how wrong he is. he can't help himself. is this someone we want to put in charge of our military? >> you take the high road? no, you take the high road. making a rare appearance on the campaign trail today, melania trump today gave her first spee

"hardball with chris matthews" is next. >>> mutual destruction? let's play hardball. >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. good morning, america. a week to go and national polls tightening, hillary clinton and donald trump are unloading on each other. the latest "washington post" abc news poll released today shows

let's play hard ball. >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington.ee big guests on "hardball" tonight, senator bob corker, a dark horse prospect for secretary of state, ohio congressman tim ryan, the rust belt democrat ready to challenge nancy pelosi for house leadership. out front tonight, libertarian senator rand paul. well, this as president-elect donald trump and his allies are criticizing, disputing and otherwise down playing reports his transition is in disarray even as multiple outlets portray a team consumed by backbiting, vendettas and acrimony. over the last 24 hours, the president-elect has taken to twitter to personally address those reports. he said last night a "very organized process is taking place as i

"hardball" with chris matthews begins now. >>> big mo, don't know. let's play hard ball. >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. with just days to go, donald trump and hillary clinton are making their final pushes to drive out voters, today neither candidate was seen cruising on the high road. >> putin has no respect for hillary clinton. he dreams, he dreams of her

chris matthews? >> well, i did think there was a message there. noga talking the media, the usual rants. none of the negativity we've heard from him tonight. i do think he was probably warned by whoever around him has an i.q. that the world markets are going nuts and his first job as president-elect is to deal with that. i do think he offered somewhat modifying thoughts of what he's going to do as president. certainly didn't suggest anything scary. i think he's aware of the current situation that people are scared to death of his presidency. when bill clinton was elected in '92. we were with the republican business types and they became enamored of bill clinton. they weren't afraid of him. he sat down and talked about economic policy, somewhat centrist policy and obviously trump has a lot more ground to cover there in terms of reaching something more conventional in terms of -- but infrastructure, he talked about that. he talked about having partnerships with other countries. he didn't talk about being unfair to them or screwing them in terms of t

chris matthews, any word from home, philadelphia? pennsylvania? >> a lot of strong turnout in the liberal area of rittenhouse square and the more conservative cultural areas, traditional conservative areas of the suburbs. >> is this a mathews family -- >> it's everybody, it's everybody. it's all kinds of people. and pennsylvania, i will argue with you, has played a more prominent role in this election than north carolina, although i do like north carolina. i think pennsylvania has been the start of the democratic national committee was held there. a lot of material coming in -- >> they don't have governor's race, though. >> your points are correct. >> kasie hunt, what do you want to know? what are you looking at? >> i'm looking, actually, at north carolina. i'm sorry to agree with rachel. this is where the clinton campaign, i think, has the vast majority of their focus right now. they think it's going to be potentially late into the night. it is kind of the fulcrum of so many different issues, whether it's kind of the culture wars, there's just so

brian williams, rachel maddow, chris matthews. rachel, what a six-hour period. >> it's been a remarkable close to this campaign in general. this campaign was going to be one for the record books regardless. we've got somebody running for the first time ever who has zero record of public service, who would be the oldest president inaugural rated if we with wins. we would have the first woman president. they made history by their just being nominated. but to get to the end and have it be this, it is the best analogy i can come up with for what the fbi did is if you were a pilot or a firefighter as you are, or something else, which you needed a physical, go to the dock torks get your physical. the doctor calls your employer and says we drew blood. when you draw blood, you can diagnose all sorts of stuff. all sorts of stuff that can kill you, so i just want you to know, we drew blood. and thep nine days later, your doctor then kaus your would be employer back and says, by the way, we did lock at the blood results and it turns out it's

trump has already said chris matthews: talking of maybe using nuclear weapons, nobody wants to hear that about an american president. well, then, then why are we making them? a foreign policy expert went to advise donald trump, and three times he asked, "if we have them, why can't we use nuclear weapons?" for all you friendsgiving hosts, invite who you want, not who you must. cent rolls, or not so classic pizza sticks. and don't forget something sweet, and golden brown fresh from the oven. set the table, set the coffee table, set no table at all. the only rule to follow on friendsgiving... is make it your own. happy friendsgiving. warm up with pillsbury. a permanent honor fo the elfers post office was renamed in memory of private first class felton roger fussell. nearly 50 years ago, the 19-year-old was killed while serving in vietnam.. fussell's family was there for the ceremony, and overwhelmed by how many people came to honor his sacrifice. congressman gus bilirakis -- who introduced the legistlation -- said it was truly a community effort. fussell's sister actually the "adventure isl

i'm chris matthews in washington.-- actually this monday evening, president obama first lady michelle obama, president clinton, bill, and chelsea clinton will appear at a giant rally in philadelphia. "hardball" will be this monday night from 6:00 to 8 p.m. it is part of a professional get out the aet vote area where hillary clinton is protected by a fire wall. donald trump and his republicans will need to breach that wall or lose on tuesday. that's been my call and i'm sticking with it. protecting the fire wall block by block, street by street is the last great political machine in the country, the city committee of philadelphia said as the chairman of democratic machine held their final meeting, accepting their mission to get the street money to get out and meet it. when they get back they distribute money to dozens of committee people. my grandfather used to be one. the committee people hire workers and workers begin to knock on every door in the city in the morning and in the afternoon until the person gets out to

chris matthews: talking of maybe using nuclear weapons, nobody wants to hear that about an american president. well, then, then why are we making them? a foreign policy expert went to advise donald trump, and three times he asked, "if we have them, why can't we use nuclear weapons?" my dad was a family doctor in pinellas county for 55 years. he used to even take me on house calls. both my parents taught me to help others. that's why i believe in public service. as your governor we got things done, and if you send me to congress we can do it again. i'll protect social security and medicare. defend parenthood and women's health care. and i'll take care of our veterans. i'm charlie crist and i approve this message because man wants to help you out. he was supposed to get married this week, but his fiance ended things about a year ago. now he's left with an engagement ring. so, he wants to sell it to a couple that really needs it. and has a few potentional buyers already. he'd like to get 550 dollars for it, but he says if he meets the right couple, he will give it away for free. we've got the ne

chris matthews: talking of maybe using nuclear weapons, nobody wants to hear that about an american president. well, then, then why are we making them? a foreign policy expert and three times he asked, "if we have them, why can't we use nuclear weapons?" carson and i have seen some terrible ads attacking our mom dana young. for things she never did. it hurts because mom is cool. she is caring, she works hard. whenever something is not right mom is on it. trust us we know from experience. mom put her career on hold for us. to raise our family. she is community. i'm proud of you mom, we both are. who will be our next president? after about 18 months of rallies, debates and controversies, the campaign is just about over, and in 24 hours we could know who will be the next president of the united states. wipe the justice the justice department is sending out more than 500 people to monitor the polls today. wipe this morning the search continues for a monkey. wildlife officials tranquilized the monkey monday in pinellas park, but it still managed to get away.> when you get on a plane, you expect to

category -- >> i don't think -- >> we have to squeeze a break ke time for black humor on a hosted by chris matthewsu can join in at 7:00 eastern as he looks at al the rules that for president and win. you can catch that friday night 7:00 eastern. you about, hillary clinton's national popular vote lead over president-elect trump has now much of that margin coming from heavily democratic california remember, trump made it to the electoral votes, could go to 306 when they certify michigan. nearly 5 million supporters have signed an online petition to urge electors to pick clinton when they vote on december 19. the chances not good. donald trump will be the next president. hillary clinton will win for actual popular votes. >> right. you look for the actual specific meaning, but from a practical standpoint, next year democrats are the opposition party. will that mean anything practically? i think it will give her some spine. she's going to get about 2.5 million more votes in the end. that's unprecedented. it will cause people to challenge the electoral college. if this were fair system california would

>>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. donald trump was down, he knew he could rally his base by saying or tweeting something provocative, something many in crazy. well, the campaign is over but president-elect donald trump pattern. since winning he's attacked the said millions of people illegally voted. today we awoke to a new tweet. trump wrote, nobody should beequ citizenship or a year in jail. well, to repeat trump's earlier declaration of another matter, there needs to be some form of punishment. his story about military veterans protesting a flag being burnt on the campus of hampshire college in massachusetts. they recently said burning a flag is protected by the first amendment. their right to do it. would put in jail every sandal-wearing, scruffy-bearded weirdo who burns the american flag. here's mitch mcconnell. >> if someone wanted to show their first amendment right, i safety, but we'll protect our first amendment. it, as we've said, but you believe it's protected by the first amendment. said. activity is a firs

chris matthews belart. welcome to all of you. grand puba. >> let's not start there. >> it's john podesta questioning the fbi. newt gingrich talking about the next four years. >> i've been at this a fractured. founding fathers said we the people in order to form a more perfect union. this campaign has been we the african-americans, we the hispanics, we the women, we the angry white males, we the wealthy, we the people who don't know quite what to do. we're in tribal warfare here. that's not who we are. that's not what we can be. newt gingrich is right, we're in for a very difficult time whoever wins that. campaign. >> it's too long. >> most of all, what you see is everything happens at warp speed. bret baier who is a respectable reporter at fox the other day said he has an averalanche of evidence about to indict here. turns out not to be true. doesn't make a difference whether it's true, it's in the minds of the voters at this point. that's not a way to run a democracy. >> let's talk about the last two days of the democracy and wh