jack markel of delaware, the chairman of the national governor's association joins me now. thank you for taking the time. i want to talk first about we're talking about the economy. but we've spent the last two weeks talking about the irs. talking about benghazi, talking about the leaks regarding this associated press, regarding a fox news reporter. how do you as a democratic governor steer this conversation back to the economy and let me ask you from people you talk to in delaware, how focused are they on what the conversation in washington versus this economy story on there? >> people in my state, probably people in most states, are focused on what matters to them and that means are we putting people back to work, continuing to improve schools, being good stua stewards of the taxpayers money. so much of what's going on in washington frankly is just a big distraction to them. >> governor, i want to cite something in "washington post" did a survey, a poll in april. two-thirds of people still said it's difficult to find a job in their area. becky quick just talked about this

the house has already approved the bill so the bill will head directly to governor jack markell-- who. the bill doesn't give same- sex couples any more rights or benefits under delaware law than they currently have with civil unions. but supporters say same-sex couples deserve the dignity and respect of married couples >> pam: former south carolina governor -- mark sanford clinched his old congressional seat. after his political career was sidelined by scandal. he defeated elizabeth colbert busch. the sister of political comedian stephen colbert. four years ago. he disappeard for days and later admitted he was off with his mistress in >> pam: sanford paid a 70- thousand dollar ethics fine. the largest in the state's history. >> jacqueline: not a bad day out there today pick. we did 74 and nab but, 73 in concord and 74 in san mateo and fremont. 64 and the city. the fault is settled back and moving over since francisco right now spreading into the bay shores overnight. still 68 in kerman at this hour. we do have a possibility of receiving in a few showers going on in lake tahoe right no

vice president biden got one of his first 2016 endorsements from jack markel on this show. he made stops in trinidad toe bago this week as well as colombia on a world international tour that took him also to brazil. nbc's senior political editor mark murray is here and joins me for more. a few things that jump out at me here. hillary clinton it seems that some of this mud that was being thrown during the benghazi hearings trying to attach her to this controversy seems to have res mountainado wi resonated with some republicans who say we don't like obama but hillary is doing great on the world stage. >> you can actually see that. i think it was inevitable the republicans would always come back home and hillary's numbers kind of come back down to earth a little bit. it is important to note this is just one poll showing her favorability numbers going down. a recent "the washington post"/abc poll had her approval rating at 62%. it is interesting to see if this quinnipiac poll is part of a larger trend or it's just one survey that's out there. >> an interesting thing that i got

democratic governor jack markell signing the measure into law shortly after the state senate approvedled the law's passage saying it represents momentum for supporters of marriage equality laws across the entire nation. >>> take a look at your screen right now. incredible video last night, just awful. that's toronto blue jays pitcher j.a. happ. he somehow was not seriously hurt after being struck in the head by a line drive in a game against the tampa bay rays last night. happ was taken off the field on stretcher. but he was conscious when he was taken to a local hospital. he is said to be in stable condition this morning. that is excellent news. >>> new jersey governor chris christie had a secret. but it was not weighing him down. he had gastric lap band surgery back in february to help him lose weight, but he's only now publicly revealing it. was it for the sake of his political future or something else? mary snow takes a look. >> reporter: for 12 weeks new jersey governor chris christie kept his weight loss surgery a secret, and says it wasn't done to advance his political career.