. >> and i am john heilemann. with all respect to kim jong-un, we are going to take a little off the top. happy national cherry pie day. marco polo, catch me if you grant. but first, hillary clinton and chris christie need some help turning the page. donations to a family foundation from a foreign government and companies she promoted as secretary of state. donors and accusations that chris christie gets high on his own fumes. a way to change their storylines? >> it will be hard for clinton to do it. investigative reporters are digging deep. her operation is not responding. it will be hard for her to turn the page. chris christie has more chance. he is going to unveil a budget. he will speak at cpac. i think he is coming to the realization that he is going to have to fight for the nomination. >> on the chris christie thing there is a lot of momentum. a lot of people believe in these key operatives. i think he has to take questions. that is key. he has to take questions. >> a town hall on wednesday in new jersey. >

john: i'm john heilemann. mark: and i mark halperin. and with -- and "with all due respect," we are at a disclosed location somewhere outside the nation's capital, and that's right, we are talking with you about cpac ladies and gentlemen. right now, scott walker is speaking, he is on stage here at cpac and if you want to watch him live, you can head over to her website, we going to have a conversation that john had a little earlier with ted cruz later on in the show but john what struck you so far about this cpac? john: the first thing that struck me is that this is my lucky day. look what i got. i got a poster of sarah palin on a pony. sarah palin on a pony. what is better than that? mark: i think it is photoshop. -- photoshopped. john: we had the head of the aclu saying that the road of the program starts here, we saw a lot of interesting and important speeches today. mark: this is always the event of the year for the conservative movement. john: and some people have a lot at stake here, i think john -- i think chris christie had a lo

john: i'm john heilemann. mark: and i'm mark halperin, and we'll think that's obama is following what teddy roosevelt was talking about with a bigger stick. john: and the governor of oregon resigned from his position because his fiancee was corrupt, but that is 3000 miles away from washington, so today in south florida, we also find jeb bush canceling a press conference but he did talk to reporters and he told our away from colleague that his wife is his inspiration and she is his soulmate. she helps him keep sane, and during a campaign he can't do anything without her. all beasley someone very important to jeb bush, but many americans have never heard her voice. she did not talk today. let's hurt her -- let us hear her say something she said a little while ago. mrs. bush: [speaking spanish] john: some of the other candidates are a lot more active. here is kelly hall -- kelly paul. kelly paul: real change and taking on the establishment is hard, and that is why so few people in government actually do anything.

. >> i'm john heilemann. >> and i'm mark halperin and "with all due respect" to pete carroll, we are just going to run this one in. ♪ >> on the show tonight, obama opens his playbook, huckabee gets stacked, and mitt romney runs like a girl. but first, chris christie fumbles. chris christie of the garden states comes in not first, not second, not third, not even fourth or fifth, he comes in sixth place in likely republican caucusers. for christie, it is bad, and it gets badder, as he has an unfavorable rating of 54%. and it gets badder-er-er, he said this in london on monday. this is about getting your kids vaccinated. >> it is more important what you think as a parent than what you think as a public official. it depends on what the vaccine is what the disease type is, and all the rest, i did not say to give people the option, i am just considering parental concern. >> he walked back a little bit but how did he get on this side in the vaccine discussion? >> the guy is now acting like a politician, that is an answer where he is trying to split the difference between what science says,

>> i am john heilemann. >> and i'm mark halperin and "with all due respect" to the atlanta falcons, we've got a great show for you tonight. [cheering] ♪ [laughter] >> on the show tonight, rand paul and everybody gets high. but first, the likely next president of the united states gave a speech about the economy in the motor city. john, how did jeb bush do? >> he did all right. not great. >> the prompter. >> it was a piece of symbolism going to detroit, the inner city area, talking about mobility being more inclusive. that's a good place to start. >> the last few presidents gave speeches that would wow the crowd. he was very loose during the q&a. i still say the strength of the message is it can be given during the general election. it takes a lot of guts to run for your party from nomination and say exactly what you would say if you were the nominee. he did that. >> he talked about immigration. he did not use the words "common core," but he talked about education standards. he clearly said, i am not going to give an inch on those things. >> and once again, rand paul put out his previous p

john: i'm john heilemann. mark: and i'm mark halperin, and we think that obama is following what teddy roosevelt was talking about with a bigger stick. ♪ john: and the governor of oregon resigned from his position because of his fiancee, but that is 3000 miles away from washington. the question we are starting with today is what they republicans will do for president. today in south florida, we also find jeb bush canceling a press conference, but he did talk to reporters and he told our colleagues that, “my wife is my inspiration and she is my soul mate. she helps me keep sane, and during a campaign i can't do anything without her.” obviously someone very important to jeb bush, but many americans have never heard her voice. she did not talk today. let's hear her say something she said a little while ago. >> columba bush: [speaking spanish] >> as far as we know, she has not done any public events cents jeb bush has considered running for president. mark: some of the other candidates are a lot more active. here i

. >> i am john heilemann. with all due respect due to every president in this nation the birthday we enjoy celebrating the most occurred ten score and six years ago today. ♪ >> happy birthday, abe lincoln. ann romney remake? first, cheesecake. dust off the tri-quarter hats, democrats. we are going to philadelphia. philly beat out columbus, ohio possibly because republicans are having their convention in ohio, and brooklyn lost probably because jay-z and beyonce wanted to keep the riffraff out of the 718. picture this, late july, city of brotherly love, good idea or bad idea? >> my view has always been that the convention should have been in brooklyn, four one million reasons. this is not a bad idea. philadelphia has done these things before. philadelphia, pennsylvania, not much of a swing state, but it will provide a lot of support. >> there are four reasons to pick your convention season -- city. they are logistics, logistics, logistics, and fundraising. i'm not sure philadelphia will raise the money easily,

uber -->> i'm john heilemann. >> i'm mark halperin. [indiscernible] >> happy national tortilla chip day, sports fans. in our lineup tonight, pension tension and the poppa bear bear trap. but first, step right up, step right up, hillary land is open. secretary clinton is speaking at a conference for women in silicon valley. we will show you some of that speech later and you can watch it all now on bloomberg.com. why is hillary clinton speaking in southern california? because of high-tech, because of the future, because of the alien heirs out there. my question to you is why does this speech matter? >> you can she -- you can see she has just now come out there. we will talk about it after she starts speaking. she has done very few events in the united states will stop there's a huge -- there's a vacuum now any interest of what she has to say. people can say no rush, no hurry. she needs to start defining herself with the umbrella theme she is going to run on, which is make history. >> we cannot take it out of context. it has not been a gr

>> i'm john heilemann. >> i'm mark halperin. >> and with fondest memories. >> happy national peppermint patty day, sports fans. we we are here live in washington, d.c. for the celebration of the new hampshire primary centennial. the party tonight we are cosponsoring it because we hear there will be a lot of cheese. not just the spreads. we expect similar jokes this evening. anyway, before we get to that, the big news is president obama is asking congress to authorize the use of military force against the islamic state or isis. >> in the days and weeks ahead, we will continue to work closely with leaders on both sides of the aisle. i believe this resolution can grow even stronger with a thoughtful and dignified debate that this moment demands. i am optimistic it can win strong bipartisan support. >> that was a president. but john boehner struck a decidedly unsupportive note. >> the president point is that he wants to dismantle and destroy isis. i haven't seen a strategy yet that i think will accomplish that. >> mark, one question. will president obama be able to get this authorization pa

>> i'm john heilemann. >> and, i'm mark halperin. "with all due respect" to john travolta, stop touching my face. ♪ >> on the show tonight, money, motives and movies. but first, muslims. barack obama, not a muslim -- not that there's anything wrong with that. but, there might be something him him politically wrong now with scott walker. he says he did not know president obama is a christian. if you are keeping score at home, scott walker still does not know whether president obama loves his country or evolution is real. walker is not backing down and his fans on social media are cheering him on. john, is scott walker in a proverbial barrel or on offense now? >> it is a tale of two cities. in the right wing world, he is on offense and he is trying to raise money off this. in the other part of the world the mainstream world, he is still in the barrel. he is trying to get out. >> republicans, meet me at this camera. i have yet to find a single republican who has worked for a winning presidential campaign who said to me what scott walker

. >> i am john heilemann. there's something more embarrassing in your office than "downton abbey" decorations. ♪ happy national weatherpersons day. the hiring spree, obamacare plan b, and, oops. david plouffe once said that everyone gets a turn in the barrel, and this week, the barrel was locked, stocked, and smoking. chris christie and his expense account, hillary clinton and her private jets. my question to you as this presidential campaign rolls around, which of the candidates is going to spend the most time in the barrel? >> hillary clinton is going to spend a lot of time in there. there is tons of investigative stuff to do. the two other people i think have to worry right now are jeb bush, because i think he will emerge as a clear front runner when the fundraising figures come out, and there is a lot of his life the national media has never dug into, and rand paul. rand paul is going to be out there attracting attention, and there is lots to look at. >> i absolutely agree with you. i will add one to the l

"with all due respect" to kanye west -- i'm john heilemann. "with all due respect" to kanye west, damn right you're going to let us finish. national bagel day sports fans. in our lineup today general takes his knocks, obama runs out the clock and alabama gets a shock. but first, hillary's superpac loses david barack. the soldier in clinton's inner circle has removed himself from the board of priorities u.s.a. action and his resignation letter obtained by "politico" alleges a priorities plot against two of his own political groups, american bridge and media matters. infighting in the clinton world is as reliable as the sun rising in the east. but my question to you about this is whether this is kind of a sign of bad stuff to come? >> well it's leading the dredge report. i'm getting 1990's nostalgia. chaos in clintonland. it's going to be all over the right wing. david brock went from being on the right to a real clinton insider. this points to a problem that hillary clinton's going to have. which is, there are things like this, overreaction to

. >> john heilemann, i didn't know you shopped at the super dollar. call the police.found a pound of coke. >> come on. >> yeah. >> all right. >> from "variety," former "saturday night live" cast member took to twitter wednesday night with backstage information about the snl 40th anniversary show. according to mcdonald eddie murphy was asked to play bill cosby's in last weekend's survival of jeopardy but he refused. he knew the laughs would bring down the house. eddie knows what will work on snl better than anyone. eddie decides the laughs are not worth it. he will not kick a man when he is down. >>> coming up the uae's ambassador to the united states explains why isis can't be beatenbeat en on the battlefield alone. woman: it's been a journey to get where i am. and i didn't get here alone. there were people who listened along the way. people who gave me options. kept me on track. and through it all my retirement never got left behind. so today, i'm prepared for anything we may want tomorrow to be. every someday needs a plan. let's talk about your old 401(k) today. bef

. >> i am john heilemann. all due respect due to every president in this nation the birthday we enjoy celebrating the most occurred ten score and six years ago today. ♪ >> happy birthday, abe lincoln. ann romney remake? first, cheesecake. dust off the tri-quarter hats, democrats. we are going to philadelphia. philly beat out columbus, ohio possibly because republicans are having their convention in ohio, and brooklyn lost probably

. ♪ >> i'm john heilemann. >> i'm mark halperin. >> and with fondest memories. >> happy national peppermintty day, sports fans. we we are here live in washington, d.c. for the celebration of the new hampshire primary centennial. the party tonight we are cosponsoring it because we hear there will be a lot of cheese. not just the spreads. we expect similar jokes this evening. anyway, before we get to that, the big news is president obama is asking congress to authorize the use of military force

. >> i am john heilemann.re's something more embarrassing in your office than "downton abbey" decorations. ♪ happy national weatherpersons day. the hiring spree, obamacare plan b, and, oops. david plouffe once said that everyone gets a turn in the barrel, and this week, the barrel was locked, stocked, and smoking. chris christie and his expense account, hillary clinton and her private jets. my question to you as this

. ♪ >> john: i'm john heilemann. mark: and i mark halperin.are at a disclosed location somewhere outside the nation's capital, and that's right, we are talking about cpac, ladies and gentlemen. right now, scott walker is speaking, he is on stage here at cpac, and if you want to watch him live, you can head over to

. >> and i'm john heilemann. kanye west, damn right you're going to let us finish. national bagel day, sports fans. in our lineup today, jeb takes his knocks, obama runs out the clock and alabama gets a shock. but first, hillary's superpac loses david brock. the soldier in clinton's inner circle has removed himself from the board of priorities u.s.a. action and his resignation letter obtained by "politico" alleges a priorities plot against two of his own political groups, american bridge and media matters.

. ♪ john: i'm john heilemann. : and i'm mark halperin, and we think that obama is following what teddy roosevelt was talking about with a bigger stick. ♪ john: and the governor of oregon resigned from his position because of his fiancee, but that is 3000 miles away from washington.

. >> i'm john heilemann. >> and, i'm mark halperin. h all due respect" to john travolta, stop touching my face. ♪ >> on the show tonight, money, motives and movies. but first, muslims. barack obama, not a muslim -- not that there's anything wrong with that. but, there might be something him him politically wrong now with scott walker. he says he did not know president obama is a christian. if you are keeping score at home, scott walker still does not know whether president obama loves his country or evolution is real. walker is not backing down and his fans on social media are cheering him on. john, is scott walker in a

. >> i'm john heilemann. >> and i'm mark halperin and "with all due respect" to pete carroll, we areing to run this one in. ♪ >> on the show tonight, obama opens his playbook, huckabee gets stacked, and mitt romney runs like a girl. but first, chris christie fumbles.

. >> i'm john heilemann. >> i'm mark halperin.ith all due respect to rahm emanuel, if today doesn't go well, you can always go back to your day job, undersecretary for go [bleep] yourself. >> happy national tortilla chip day, sports fans. in our lineup tonight, pension tension and the poppa bear bear trap. but first, step right up, step right up, hillary land is open. secretary clinton is speaking at a conference for women in silicon valley. we will show you some of that speech later and you can watch it all now on bloomberg.com. why is hillary clinton

. >> and i am john heilemann.all respect to kim jong-un, we are going to take a little off the top. happy national cherry pie day. marco polo, catch me if you grant. but first, hillary clinton and chris christie need some help turning the page. donations to a family foundation from a for

. >> we're joined by john heilemann and mark halperin.sten soltis anderson and van jones from cnn. welcome to you all. mark, let me begin with you. jon talked about the new team. she's got barack obama's pollster his media adviser, communications director. brand-new campaign hierarchy. dan ball the dean of political reporters says she has a different campaign. will she be different, too? >> it's all about her. the staffers are important. they know the way to win. they have all won presidential campaigns. they won't be afraid to stand up to her or her husband. the ad maker. these are people who know the mechanics of modern presidential campaigns. she's got the right structure in place. i thinked a dan said the candidate matters most. she has to introduce herself to the public. there's an advantage to not having a contested fight while the republicans have one of the most contested figs we have seen. she may squander this year by announcing late and doing what she often does overthinking every decision. >> will she have to debate? it doesn'

. ♪ >> i am john heilemann. >> and i'm mark halperin and "with all due respect" to the atlanta falconswe've got a great show for you tonight. [cheering] ♪ [laughter] >> on the show tonight, rand paul and everybody gets high. but first, the likely next president of the united states gave a speech about the economy in the motor city. john, how did jeb bush do? >> he did all right.

mark halperin john heilemann.illie is back. >> good morning, team. >> welcome back man. >> where have you been? >> over there, over here up here down there, doing a little this or that. >> crazy, man. we're back? center. >> i agree with that. >> back with a wealth of experience now. >> even better willie geist. >> you need to come home willie. >> here i am. >> you came back. did you watch last night in? >> a lot of it. >> not a lot. i was kind of falling off once i heard everything is awesome. that's all i wanted to hear anyway. >> that was cute. >> it was great. >> it kind of went as predicted. i don't think there were any huge surprises. >> have you seen "birdman"? >> yes. i thought "boyhood." had such a blast watching it but the had that "birdman" was shot as a single cut movie and the "boyhood" shot over 12 years, cool making. >> mika your highlight, patricia arquette? >> i'm usually like stay out of politics when they are winning ans a kor oscar and go off in a different direction but this was timely and appl

he did fortunately call in to our good friends mark halperin and john heilemann on their bloomberg show, with all due respect, before his appearance with meghan kelly and he said this. >> i should say that the president does or does not love anything or anyone. i don't know. i'm not a psychiatrist and he doesn't have one and he doesn't need one. >> mark halperin you seem to get him to back off it a bit. >> a little bit but then he veered back. >> then he veered back. >> he never hears the president say he loves america. he's not a psychiatrist some people said after that interview maybe he should seek help from one because this is just not helpful rhetoric. he said it at this event. what's interesting to me is that scott walker didn't repeed yat what he said. bobby jindal embraced what he said to some extent. the republican party really is almost got this obsession with talking about the president rather than at this time even coming close to rallying around him. mayor giuliani is not going to run for president but he is someone who has a pretty good feel for where his party is. and it'

john heilemann and i could tell you, baseball fan that he is and -- i mean, you hung out in chicago forago cubs win the world series in 1907 and 1908 and you know they're thinking we're going to anyone 1909 too. it's the last time the chicago cubs won the world series. 1908? got a friend? he had a ring? he was going give it to his girlfriend who he loved madly. he goes to dinner decides -- you know time's not right. basically says, i'm going to get back to you, honey. she goes out crying. leaves him. 25 years later, the guy still is walking around like a zombie. >> what? >> he's sad. his time passed. he had his time. >> moment passed. >> the moment passed. the moment also could -- i'm serious -- could pass for elizabeth warren. >> ah. i see the parallel. took me a while. >> you see blue skies you run to it. no, he wasn't hillary. >> he was elizabeth and the cubs are hillary? they're elizabeth. >> they're all elizabeth. >> i'm sorry. baseball is hard for me they're all elizabeth. i got it. >> stay with me. >> one more. >> you think -- >> yeah? >> you're going to get another chance. >> ri