let's bring the panel back, joe williams, tricia rose and jeremy scahill. oks like they're paying a heavy price. one more polishing or a series of poll, it's not just kelly ayotte senator begich went from 49% to 41%. and heller went from 47% to 44%. and portman went from 35% to 26 percent. i don't remember a vote that had that affect all over the polls numbers. >> you have a group of sandy hook victims who are relatable to a large swath of america. they were able to do something that families of victims of largegunviolence has not been able to do. who has heard of the death of a child from a man with an assault rifle. you have a large swath of the public, 90% before this vote was taken who thinks this is a common sense solution. not even talking about taking anybody's guns away. just talking about having people registered and getting the guns out of the wrong hands and to have the vote be decided on 5% margin. 5% want no background checks, whatsoever to me that is a very clear indication there is a disconnect between the congress and senate and it just illus

i invite joe williams back in and jack burkman as well. , i'll ask you first this time, joe. am i right do you ever remember somebody coming out with this kind of brashness? and then do you think this is serving him well? >> i think it is serving him well to his base. a lot of people are comparing him to the other young senator barack obama. but certainly obama had two years in the senate before he decided to run for president. it seems like cruz is running for president right out of the gate. but he has got a lot of policies that have been proven to be unpopular for w the american people as recently as six months ago when mitt romney was running for president. the stance on abortion, on income inequality and others. and the people voting republican, are the shrinking voter base of the gop. you have got -- certainly smaller numbers of white voters the pew center had a study that said white participation in the election dropped from 83% in 1996 to just 74% in 2012, and in the last election cycle, african american participation alone in the e

cenk: so, i want to bring the panel back here, noah roth man and joe williams.karl rove has to be ecstatic about this, now, it is inconceivable that anyone in the obama administration or the i.r.s. would come within a three-mile perimeter of karl rove's groups no matter what they do wrong. >> well, that's part of the issue here because as you pointed out earlier this is a manufactured crisis by and large, a crisis that feeds into the republican narrative that the i.r.s. is evil, and that government is very much guilty of over reach and it creates this bubble around roves organization crossroads gps and crossroads america to keep them at bay by playing offense to make a good defense. the more you harsh on democrats for this being a political scandal, the more you insulate rove's groups and others like them from getting fully investigated when it's become very clear through some reporting, especially on pro publica that roves group was quite close to breaking the law and should be investigated along with others. not to mention the fact if they're qualifying or con

. >> john: for more, i'm delighted to be joined by joe williams and josh israel for think progress.orgemen, a pleasure to have you both here on "viewpoint." >> good to be here. >> many thanks. let's start with the irs president obama did say tonight he would work with congress hand in hand presumably, as it performance it's oversight role while putting in new safety guards so it never happens again. has the president finally started to put this story to rest or is it a big g.o.p. fundraising and tea party talking point for 2014 regardless? joe? >> two words cha-ching. basically you already have the republican campaign committee sending out e-mails saying help us fight the president on benghazi. help us fight the president with these scandals. we need money to run people for congress that is going to keep the pressure on. so basically the fundraising has already started and it's not a surprise in for anybody in washington. the problem is we're losing focus especially with benghazi especially with the other two sort of scandals. typically in these sorts of situations what the real scanda

. >> michael: jack we were with joe williams there. it was on "the young turks."you still believe that? >> i'm not talking about magnitude. i know this not a lot of internet play. i was talking about in terms of how the government handled things. this was people criticized bush and even clinton for not being prepared for 9/11. benghazi is a situation where the president of the united states let a u.s. ambassador and three others die. he clearly could have saved them and didn't. and i stand by my comment in terms of how the government handled it, i stand by it, worse than 9/11. >> michael: i sort of figured in our meeting today, that you would say you doubled down on it. because there was a memo in the president's hand when president bush was president saying al qaeda set to attack in the united states. you talked with me on that clip we just saw about ignoring intelligence. never in the history of this fine country have we ever ignored intelligence to such a disaster as that time -- >> even bill clinton -- >> michael: you can't get away without bringing bill clint

i will be sticking around to host "the young turks" where i welcome joe williams into "the young turks." jack bergmann and david as serroda we're going to talk about ted cruz. have a great night. bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: look at that a guy takes his tie off, loosens up a little bit, and all of a sudden he is hosting "the young turks." cenk is celebrating the 1 billionth view that he has gotten with "the young turks" on youtube. congratulations of course to cenk. and i'm glad to be here hosting "the young turks" after "the war room," "the war room" with michael shure by the way.

earl woods, joe jackson -- does richard williams belong in that same category?williams doesn't belong in that category at all because he raised them with a great deal of love, and he also always gave them a sense of freedom. he's fiercely protective of them. >> reporter: and he taught them to be protective of each other. they are both jehovah's witnesses, both unmarried. they not only share the same house in florida -- >> no, i don't want to move out. why would i want to move out? >> reporter: -- they share some of the same hobbies. ♪ whole hearted >> reporter: smfr the same doubts. >> i have a hard time doing the things i'm supposed to do. >> reporter: both know the burden of keeping a promise they made as little girls to the people of compton and beyond. >> you gonna win for us? mhmm, good girl. >> reporter: it is a story of triumph over adversity for a family that mastered a game with a scoring system that always begins with love. linsey davis, abc news, new york city. >> and the documentary "venus & serena" opens in theaters may 10. we thank you for watching

. >>> in hoops, deron williams, brook lopez and joe johnson each scored 17 and the nets again avoided elimination, beating the bulls 95-92. the series goes back to brooklyn for game seven saturday with the winner getting miami in the second round. >>> in baseball news, chicago cubs' owner tom ricketts announced that he would consider moving the team out of wrigley field if plans for renovations were blocked. the chaumburg boomers offered think park. $10 will get you a seat behind home plate. $7 a 20-ounce beer and a hot dog and free parking. sounds like a deal. >>> just ahead, your national weather. steven spielberg takes over american sniper. >>> can "iron man 3" bust the weekend box office? you're watching "early today." >>> here's a look at your weekend forecast. of course, we need changes in southern california especially. no more hot and dry weather. today's not the day for it, though. 95 in downtown l.a. it will also be pretty windy as temperatures kick up later this afternoon. we are warm all the way up to about portland at 78 degrees. the changes come over the weekend, though.

>> yes. >> frank bruni, stay with us. >> coming up on "morning joe," vanessa williams will join us.lay. >> we will turn the tables and ask mika about her new book "obsessed where did the inspiration come from" and what did she want from me and barnicle? >> now stop that. it's monday, a brand new start. with centurylink visionary cloud infrastructure, and custom communications solutions, your business is more reliable, secure, and agile. [ male announcer ] the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the 2013 ram 1500 with best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. guts. glory. ram. the new ram 1500. motor trend's 2013 truck of the year. the new ram 1500. by earning a degree from capella more iuniversity, you'll have the knowledge to make an impact in your company and take your career to an even greater place. let's get started at capella.edu. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siem

joe jackson. does richard williams belong in that same category?d williams doesn't belong in that category at all because he made them with a great deal of love, and he also always gave them a sense of freedom. he's fiercely protective of them. >> reporter: and he taught them to be protective of each other. they are both jehovah's witnesses, both unmarried. they not only share the same house in florida. >> i don't want to move out. why would i want to move out? is >> reporter: they share some of the same hobbies, some of the same doubts. >> i have a hard time doing the things i'm supposed to do. >> reporter: both know the burden of keeping a promise they made as little girls to the people of compton and beyond. >> good girls. >> reporter: it's a story of triumph over adversity. for a family that mastered a game with a scoring system that always begins with love. lindsey davis, nbc news, new york. >> debuts in theaters on may 10th. >> a dad with a mission. he apparently told the film makers that he wrote a plan before they were even born, 78 pages l

williams can speak for his client. joe duffy went out to the operation, went out to the unit and my client showed him this week that there are walls that the contractor has undone, which walls were there, per su ant to permits and that gave a go and there was a bank there, for example, and then there was an educational institution. we can't get a hold of the... we could not get a hold of the plans because the plans were done by the tenant subcontractors and currently the dispute does not allow for us to get a hold of the plans they submitted. mr. duffy of course can and even for mr. duffy for him it takes a little bit of time and to get to the bottom line is what i simply suggest is that both parties agree to the following, that the permits, all permits, all four be granted in the appeal, and that on all of the permits the proposed use box what it has been for a while prior to this permit which is retail/residential or residential/retail. that the second or the third thing that it should say is revert space back to preexis

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for "morning joe," i'm pete williams, nbc, new york. >>> let's go to david ignatius on this. i'm accuser who has been a reporter in washington a long time how unusual this is and how outrageous you find this particular case as opposed to to others we have had heard about over the years. >> as a sign of how this effects the real world of journalism, i got an e-mail last night from an former intelligence source who said i hope you're using nokia burner fons that you throw away after a month. this case shows how vulnerable phone records are. what is interesting to me about this case is in its zeal for prosecuting leaks and this administration has been strangely because it's a liberal administration in many ways, especially zealous in that prosecution, the administration has overridden in some cases, in particular in this case, its own guidelines for how reporters' material should be subpoenaed if people feel they are needed. there is an elaborate multiparagraph set of guidance the justice department attorneys are supposed to follow. i defy anyone to go through that list of rules

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however, am number ten, dead last, surpassed only by joe scarborough, charlie rose, don lemon, wolf blitzer, lester holt, willie geist, matt lauer, brian williamsason. these lists are totally subjective and haphazard so chin up, adam sandler, eli manning, ben stiller. you may not be as trusted as i am but there's always next year's list and these things don't mean anything, anyway. as the 50th most trusted person in america, and the 10th best dressed newsman, you have my word on that. that does it for us. see you again two hours from now ♪ ♪

however, am number ten, dead last, surpassed only by joe scarborough, charlie rose, don lemon, wolf blitzer, lester holt, willie geist, matt lauer, brian williamshony mason. these lists are totally subjective and haphazard so chin up, adam sandler, eli manning, ben stiller. you may not be as trusted as i am but there's always next year's list and these things don't mean anything, anyway. as the 50th most trusted person in america, and the 10th best dressed newsman, you have my word on that. that does it for us. see you again two hours from now at 11:00 eastern. thanks for watching. "man hunt" starts now. ♪

joe, thank you. appreciate it. >>> when it comes to advice, television host radio queen wendy williams holds nothing back. bad, the uncomfortable. if you have a question for wendy, she always has an answer. that's exactly why she decided to release her newest book. and i had a chance to sit down with her to speak about life, her book, her 12-year-old son, the women's movement. all of it. take a look. ask wendy, sixth book, why write it now? you say it's the easiest book you've written. >> easiest because it's made of letters that wendy watchers have sent me from all over the country. they sent me their toughest questions and i answered them in the book and it's been my fave because it comes from the heart. my talk show is in its fourth season, i always knew that i would write an "ask wendy" book. so here it is, the book. >> i think there's this very interesting debate going on with children and teens and the millennium generation about should parents be friends or parents? >> 93% of the time is i'm his mother and i want to be respected that way. and 7% of the time i'm his friend because i think that parti

however, am number ten, dead last, surpassed only by joe scarborough, charlie rose, don lemon, wolf blitzer, lester holt, willie geist, matt lauer, brian williams and anthony mason. these lists are totally subjective and haphazard so chin up, adam sandler, eli manning, ben stiller. you may not be as trusted as i am but there's always next year's list and these things don't mean anything, anyway. as the 50th most trusted person in america, and the 10th best dressed newsman, you have my word on that. that does it for us. see you again two hours from now at 11:00 eastern. thanks for watching. "man hunt" starts now. ♪ ♪ >>> we will hear from the president of the united states who will address the country mere moments from now and speak from the east room. it will be a confirmation of a huge development. >> good evening. tonight, i can report to the american people and to the world that the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. ♪ >> tonight we give thanks to the countless intelligence and counterterrorism professionals who have worked tirelessly to achieve this outcome. the american people do n

joe, however one historical anomaly which is true. [ ♪ "nbc nightly news" ♪ ] william harrison was a he didn't need no wussy umbrella. he died from pneumonia two days later after giving his address in the rain. a real man stands in the rain. >> gets pneumonia. >> stephanie: takes it like a man. >> pneumonia is weakness leaving the body. >> stephanie: like a lumberjack. that's who we need. okay. meanwhile, the president yesterday speaking about the tragedy in oklahoma. >> obama: neighborhoods were destroyed. dozens of people lost their lives. many more were injured. and among the victims were young children trying to take shelter in the safest place they knew. their school. >> stephanie: it is a totally different story but can i just say this is what i hate about when every time we go through budget cuts, they do all of the teacher bashing because once again, teachers were heroes just like in sandy hook. all of the stories of teachers that probably saved a lot of kids' lives. this is just sounds terrifying. the principal's voice came over the intercom, a severe storm is approaching. s

joe fandino. francis j. savage. >> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. dzhokhar tsarnaev is talking. what he is saying is pretty chilling. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams joins me now from the news room. first of all, let's talk about what you've learned last night and today about what federal officials say he is saying about the origins of this terror plot. >> well these are all statements, andrea, that he made after he was arrested. those two days during which they questioned him under the so-called public safety exception of miranda. we continue to learn little bits about what he said during those questioning sessions. which were admittedly kind of strange. because he wasn't talking very well. a lot of this was writing notes. they claim that just further proof of how ill thought through this was, they initially had discussed perhaps a plot to set off their bombs on the fourth of july in the boston area, then they found that the explosive that they were building were completed quicker than they thought. so they decided to move it up to patriots' day, april 15th, the day of the boston marathon. as it's been explained to us, they were thinking more abo

joe. >> yeah, they will never stop. but it's news. you talk to brian williams. it's wednesday, may 8th. good morning. with us is mike barnicle and jon meacham and tv's own willie geist. >> special every day for the last six years. >> today is a special day. >> extra special. >> because it's special. >> yes. >> he is here today. >> any way a lot to talk about. mark sanford wins. >> yeah. ? is your mike off or somebody creeping behind you for no reason? >> no. >> all right. >> people just usually come up like a petting zoo. then they go home. >> that is what she said. >> a lot to talk about today. mark sanford wins. in the end it wasn't even close on capitol hill today. ben ghazi hearings go. the "the washington post" reporting that the focus now has turned directly to hillary clinton. a lot of democrats are trying to undo her for 2016 already and bill clinton saying let's stop talking about 2016. i think he is recognizing making her too big of a target. you have wiretapping? >> i do. >> easier for the feds to wiretap us. they can can go into our e-mails and instant messages. >> instant messages? >> yo