mark halpern is still with us. of msnbc's "hardball" chris matthews and on the set is joy reed. good to have you with us. along with willie, joe, and me. joe, we begin this hour on politics unless you want to go to something else. >> got a lot of politics but i want to go to chris. a lot of breaking items this morning. we woke up to the news that hamas answered egypt's call for a cease-fire with more rockets so, obviously, the administration wakes up to that crisis this morning when we went to sleep things would work out a little bit better there. >>> a few minutes ago, it crossed the a.p. that it looks like the iran nuclear talks are breaking down. very real gaps according to john kerry. you, of course, have putin and the russians threatening ukraine yesterday. put this all into perspective for us. we asked dr. brzezinski a few days ago about the tumultuous times we live in. not exactly foreign policy meltdown but, my gosh, a lot of explosions across the globe at the same time. >> well, there is a lot of movement

>> mark halpern? israeli or international pressure, that show some restraint on the part of the israeli government, or is the assumption now we will see a prolonged protracted military engagement? >> we have lost him. very long delay, obviously, so it's hard to communicate. we will try and get him back. we have one more update on foreign policy news for you. in iraq, a political fix appears just as far off as any military solution to the violence that threatens to divide the country along sectarian lines. lawmakers in baghdad will meet again this coming weekend after initially delaying five weeks the next sex of parliament. the country remains largely deadlocked who to nominate for the top three government jobs. sunni militants continue to drive forward in their campaign to carve out an islamic state in the region. a suicide bomber killed a top iraqi general yesterday in fighting that came within just ten miles of the capitol. joe, it seems like almost inevitable that something severe is going to have

halpern? halpern. >> thomas touted capehart earlier and twitter has gone crazy. i think you'd be great. >> while you're here, this is incredible. icon of the american fashion industry has passed away. eileen ford who cofounded her own agency ford models with her husband introduced us to some of the most recognizable faces in american beauty. nbc anne thompson has the life of this fashion pioneer. >> reporter: she put an american face on fashion. chris christie brinkley, lauren. eileen ford the brains behind the beauties. the new york native built one of the most successful modeling agencies with her husband jerry. he ran the business. she was in charge of the talent. a powerhouse spawned from necessity in 1946. >> i couldn't get a job because i was pregnant. >> reporter: so ford took bookings at home for two models who paid her $65 a month. by the 1990s, the ford modeling agency took in $40 million a year. a big business with a family touch. many of their young clients moved in with ford and her husband as she explained in this hbo documentary. >> i forget how ma

mark halpern is still with us along with katty kay in washington. campaign strategist and msnbc political analyst steve schmidt and co-host of "the cycle" of msnbc, ari and in washington, host of "the daily rundown" mr. chuck todd. whoever is watching your plans for the fourth of july is less interesting than those of steve schmidt. i understand you're riding horses across iceland for the fourth of july? >> i am. my son and i. >> it sounds like i made that up but it is actually happening. >> it is. >> are you the most interesting man in the world? >> no. that guy. the whole hands comment, i have to agree. >> isn't that where they do game of thrones or are you trying to do a whole -- >> i could be ready for it when this is over. >> the founders originally -- >> yeah. look. you go out there. you ride for eight days. it's going to be great. >> what are you going to wear? >> i don't know yet. maybe i need to get a vikings outfit over there. >> a lot to talk to. >>> weather, several counties of north carolina under a state of emergency as hurricane arthu

with us on set, senior political editor and white house huffington, sam stein and mark halpern and formere rnc, michael steele. down in washington for us the washington anchor for bbc, world news america, the great katty kay. good morning. good to see you. >> good morning. i wish i could have been up there but the weather kept me away. >> i saw you tweeting last

with us on set, with we have pulitzer prize winner jon meacham and msnbc contributing mark halpern.ood morning, mark. >> good morning, mika. >> get on over here. >> 3-2-1. >> hello, thomas. how are you? >> great. thanks. >> you're very chipper on "way too early." i'm with you on that. it's nice. i like watching. in washington, senior political editor and white house correspondent for the huffington post sam stein, along with me

>> no, no. >> halpern? >> ask the question. >> mr.st this president? >> for the love of god. >> no. chuck todd, what is wrong with them? he is the number three guy! he is the number three guy! he is not a back bencher! not a crazy nut like i was. he is a number three ranking republican in the house of representatives! and you can't say no to that answer? devastating. >> the most exciting player was dan pfeiffer. the fact is steve skalese is right. the white house is praying for impeachment and see nothing but political upside to this and think think a lawsuit frankly is good politics. >> if he said it three times why did he play into their hands if he knew they wanted! the answer is no! >> joe, this is the issue. this is why john boehner tried to come up with this lawsuit gambit which i think is too cute and i think he whetted the appear tied in a way he is not able to put this toothpaste back in the toothpaste tube. a small contingent of house republicans that do want to pursue impeachment. it's not a large group. it's a small group

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