journalists john heilemann and mark halperin.eaturing the 8g band with stanton moore. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers! >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers, this is "late night." how's everybody doin' tonight? [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: that's fantastic. let's get to the news. a crowd at a recent bernie sanders campaign event erupted in cheers when a bird landed on sanders' podium mid speech. the bird stayed for a couple of [ laughter ] the march madness final four is now set and the teams are villanova, oklahoma, north carolina and syracuse. or as they're known in your bracket, dammit, dammit, yes, and dammit. [ laughter and applause ] donald trump's campaign manager, corey lewandowski has been charged with battery after new video surfaced of an incident in which he violently grabbed a reporter at a recent rally. surely this is going to make a dent in trump's poll numbers. son of a bitch. [ laughter and applause ] donald trump in an interview supported the idea of holding back attacks on the w

wins meanwhile, whoever the nominations, john heilemann joins us now to discuss with more. john.loha. mahalo. lisa: what does this mean for donald trump? john: i don't know. the donald trump people went down and we don't know if donald trump will get to 1237 delegates. we don't know if he is going to be a more presidential candidate. we don't know why the elites and the establishment terry and -- establishmentarians should be for him rather than against him. there was the last meeting before the convention really for the establishmentarian group, but if there was a contested convention, these people hold his hate in their -- his fate in their hands. a lot of these questions came up and a lot of donald trump people didn't feel compelled to be there. more is going to depend on what happens in these contests in the next six weeks. it is an important thing. members aret of rnc kind of waiting to see how this thing plays out and they are hopeful that if donald trump gets 21237, he will be more traditional, as paul brandenburg 1237, that gets to he will be a more traditional candidate.

. >> let's bring in john heilemann then we'll introduce everybody else after we've already talked for six minutes. >> all these good looking people. >> john, it seems the very least the one thing these clouds, bernie sanders' continued success even as all the smart guys and smart women say "oh, he'll never win." the one thing certainly we can say without a doubt is that if for some reason james comey's investigation, which he is taking very specific interest in, does not turn out well for hillary clinton, you will not be hearing calls for al gore or john kerry or joe biden to be out there. this is -- at least half of it, this is bernie sanders party right now more than any of theirs and this guy has proven he's got the stuff. >> 100% right. he's been a phenomenon, obviously, for the past year and the fact he continues to be a phenomenon in the face of, as you put it, so many of the start guys, including a lot of people, including me who said the delegate math is so daunting he's unlikely to be the democratic nominee. thousands of people show up not just in spite of that but in some se

. >> thank you so much. .ohn: i'm john heilemann mark: and i'm john heilemann.k halperin. and just like everyone else in the next is, we are mourning the loss of a true prince. ♪ mark: even with prince's passing, the presidential contest speeds on, so we have a family tell all, but first, a trump townhall. on the same day that sarah palin came out

.ohn: i'm john heilemann mark: and i'm john heilemann. --and i'm mark halperin. and just like everyone else in the next is, we are mourning the loss of a true prince. ♪ mark: even with prince's passing, the presidential contest speeds on, so we have a family tell all, but first, a trump townhall. on the same day that sarah palin about a facebook post about transgendered death room laws in north carolina, donald trump himself was asked on nbc's laws, and he the said that people should be able to use whatever bathroom they choose. donald trump: people go and they use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate. there has been so little trouble and the problem with what happened in north carolina is the strife and economic, i mean, the economic punishment that they are thinking. matt lauer: are there any transgendered people in your organization? know, irump: i don't don't know. matt lauer: so if caitlyn jenner were to walk into trump towers and need use the bathroom, she could use whatever bathroom she wanted? donald trump: that is correct. almosthere was an immedia

. >> few rallies like this, john heilemann, in modern american politics. it happens but it happens rarely. and in the heat of a primary in new york state, in new york city, the develop media market the country just an absolutely stunning -- stunning shots. >> a lot of what campaigning in new york is about when you have a primary here is about making moments and the moment that really -- because this is the media capital of the world, these images get captured, they echo louder and longer than in other places so sanders going to places like topeka kansas and places that cakasie has been ani have been, getting 2,000, that's somewhat more impressive, but in the context of the primary, these moments can make a difference in terms of how the course of the narrative unfolds. >> and he needs this momentum. polls showing he's behind in new york state. it's a state he has to win. >> that's the question is where does the moment lead to? we're still the same position we were in before this rally happened. yeah it looks great for him. clearly he can get the huge crowd

on msnbc, mark halperin and john heilemann. former communications director for george w.bush nicolle wallace. >> in winter white. we can't complain. we had such a great winter. >> but i'm ready for it to be -- >> it would be nice. it was snowing on saturday. >> yes, in connecticut we had flurries. >> it was snowing so that's not great. >> never ideal. >> a couple interesting things happening as we start the week. first of all, nicolle, i know your parents had to be relieved as was my brother. the trump campaign in many ways starting to show that discipline that everybody's been suggesting they needed to show. trump not running on 20 shows on sunday, not tweeting up, you know, storms against megyn kelly or other people, have a campaign manager that takes slings and arrows on sunday. they're doing it the way you're supposed to at least pretend to do it. >> i don't know that i'd call it discipline yet. but i think the big question -- and there is a lot of debate last tuesday night -- about whether or not he could make adjustment, and he has. so i think there were people that

lisa: john heilemann and mark scottin spoke with walker, a senator cruz supporter.want to start with when you got out of the race for president. you said clearly you thought some other folks should get out to stop the person you deemed the front runner and have a true conservative. should others have lift -- listened to your advice? governor walker: a plurality only beats a majority if it is dispersed amongst many. welcomed a convention. he said if there was a convention, we would end up with a nominee that is not a current -- in the current field. do you still believe that, even now that you have endorsed ted cruz? governor walker: i thought it the time -- the buzz was donald trump was clearly on his way to getting the nomination and i thought if he did not have the 1237 i did not see any way, talking to delegates and activists here in wisconsin -- if they're anything like that across the country, i did not think that if he walked in with a number that was close, that would put him over the top. i look at looking at the momentum in this state, ted cruz wins on tues

have a great evening. ♪ john: i'm john heilemann. mark: and i mark halperin.h all respect to etiquette, that escalated quickly. ♪ mark: hello from washington, d.c. on this very amusing wednesday after donald trump's five state conquest. he and ted cruz trying to get media domination. rally,ng that up with a featuring chair-throwing basketball coach bobby knight. today,

with us, managing editor co-host of "with all due respect" that airs at 6:00 eastern on msnbc, john heilemannham. >> he cried all weekend but for a different reason. >> that's what he does. >> he's very sensitive. >> so -- >> you know, who would have ever imagined the crimean war would have gone that way. >> the whole rebellion thing. >> i thought willie's best moment was the look at the war of 1812. >> yeah, that was good. >> thanks. nerd joke. >>> polling in the three biggest states left on the republican primary calendar showed donald trump at or near a majority in each. in new york, the cbs/yougov poll shows trump poised to win with 54%. ted cruz at 21%. john kasich at 19%. in pennsylvania, trump is ahead by 20 points. 46% to cruz's 26%. and in california, trump is up by 18 points over cruz. 4 49% to 31%. >> john, looks like a big surge. certainly always ahead in new york, even coming out of wisconsin and in california california and pennsylvania, he seems to be solidifying his gains. >> i think for the reasons you just said. this particular moment where he left wisconsin in the worst pos

but john heilemann still -- >> john heilemann, a caveat. >> however, come on. what are the papers going to be? it's got to be something. >> i got nothing for you. >> he got nothing? >> what's happened? complete, total dominance over the past several weeks? what's going on? >> yeah, look, he's again -- oh, my god. so on the democratic side front-runner is all but assured the nomination. on the republican side results narrow chances for cruz and kasich. advisers foreign financial deals led to disputes. >> all negative. trump has his night and all negative. >> if you think about his performance last night, if you look at the range of what he could do going into yesterday, in terms of the margins he might have racked up if you projected forward and the kind of delegate haul he would get, he was at the high end of the range. we assumed he'd win all the states, but he won them by huge margins and took virtually every delegate available. all the questions about unbound delegates in pennsylvania that are still out there but many of those delegates have said they either

>> donald trump and ted cruz. >> john heilemann. >> this is john heilemann. kasich you need to get out. kasich says, look, i ain't going anywhere. is this a sign kasich is hurting both candidates clearly? who's he hurting more. >> if you look down the road to connecticut, rhode island, pennsylvania, new york, kasich could do well. trump has a surprising amount of support in the moderate part of republican party. kasich hurts trump down the line. he hurts cruz even further down the line. the own i way cruz becomes the nominee is in a contested convention. cruz wants kasich out of the way. >> we didn't get to talk about hillary clinton/sanders. i'll have to come back. >> it's a bit of a circus but sure is fun to watch. >>> new revelations on how the rich and powerful hide cash are rocking countries around the world. the so-called panama paper has sparked investigations in several countries including the united states. two world leaders could be at risk of losing their jobs, the prime minister of iceland and the president of ukraine. don dahler is here with the

john heilemann, again, going to a calendar that suits him.e's been beating everybody in their own turf. now he's home. he's got a disciplined approach. next week, most likely, is going to be just as strong as this week. >> the question will be whether he can maintain the different tone. there's a level of discipline he's shown over the last weeks. we don't know whether he will or not but this is no reason why he shouldn't. what's great for him coming out of this huge victory here, he now a week from now, rhode island, connecticut, pennsylvania, all states he's leading by substantial margin in the polls. he should be able to get a big bump out of those races tuesday. things get trickier down the line. as we talked yesterday on "afternoon joe" to get there he has to perform extraordinarily well from now until june 7th. last night was the beginning of what could end up getting him -- there's a path to get to 1237. if he has that big week next tuesday and continues to perform in a strong way. >> willie, always great night for him because ted cruz

john: i'm john heilemann, and with all due respect to amtrak, it seems like you have an itty bitty problem with your branding. >> and is billed as the a slip primary. >> the accelerated primary. >> what some are calling the -- >> what some are calling -- >> the amtrak primary, it's being called a lot of different things because the famous acela train. ♪ john: happy acela primary day. voters in five different states get their say in the presidential nomination race and all signs point to another victorious evening for donald j trump, billionaire and hillary clinton, not quite billionaire. there are 172 delegates for grabs and a lot of bragging rights. what would make this a great night for donald trump and what would make it a super duper mega monday night for donald trump? mark: 15 contests left and five of them are tonight. the numbers have been crunched and looking at the different scenarios and these states all have different rules. under this scenario, and i have crosschecked his work, his worst night, barring some surprise, he will win all five states. his worst night gets him over th

with mark halperin, john heilemann, jeanne cummings and mike barnic el. >> i will say for a lot of establishment arians and people in the trump move am, basically if you put them under sodium pentathol, we know we are going to lose the general election. it's over. we understand that. what we are trying to do is we are trying to keep from having our party split in two. we need to try to keep our party together to keep some sem ambulance of what we used to be and we need to try to hold the senate, hold the house. >> rose: and we conclude with chris cox, chief products officer at facebook and we talk about facebook live. a new element that they are now offering. >> it is a medium. in the simplest definition of the world it is a way for people to share their experiences with each other which is what a medium is. but if you look across everything we do now, it encompasses a pretty wide range which is cool. you have messaging ands what z app are two of the largest services in the world, superprivate, one-to-one, you and your wife, your husband, children, all the way up to facebook and instagram which

john: and i'm john heilemann. due respect" to donald that, we bet you wish national teflon day, which is today, would have arrived a little bit earlier. ♪ john: 3 new yorkers, a texan, and buckeye walk into a primary. we will see how that joke ends. after the front-runners defeated by double digits in the badger state, all the candidates turning their sites to this

something john heilemann have found in our interviews with him is that he does not have a lot of detailspolicy proposals. it doesn't mean his day, broad notions of reform and political revolution don't have a big following, but if you want to put yourself lord as president, you need details and i think hillary clinton has seized on that in a pretty aggressive way. we will try to do our best to summarize it, but on one level, it is so small and so petty and childish as compared to the way they have mostly conducted themselves throughout this race, which is not to this end into you said this, you set that. the heart of the dispute is are you qualified to be president? secretary clinton, while in an interview a couple of days ago did not come out and say bernie sanders is not qualified, their interview was read that way by some people and senator sanders sees on that to say she is not end, theywhen in the both think the other is more qualified and would support them compared to any republicans who might be nominated. one of the companies bernie sanders called out was ge. ge wrote an editori

john: i am john heilemann. i am mark halperin. with all due respect to new yorkers, hey, i'm voting here! ♪ mark: election day in the great state of new york. ,he campaign in other states donald trump and hillary clinton were in no hurry to leave the hometown love behind. surrounded by tv cameras, both made the ritual stop this morning to cast ballots, for themselves presumably. this

managing manager, john heilemann. is stevehey're guest schmidt gop strategickist. let's head over to julie heilemann. onwe're looking at movers the back of the existing home sales data today which represented a rebound. a negative relapse. we sawst passed month, contract closings up 5.1%. better than the $5.07 million that was oh mated. on thishe rebound particular chart. that's having a ripple effect. really across the industry. related industry. here are the home builders them. you see a rise today. are seeing pretty broad gones builders today. we're looking at the stores that with to filling your home stuff. also seeing some gains today. other real estate related stocks like zillo and realology had rising. zillo in particular getting a gain of 7% today. your home with stuff. coming up on "bloomberg markets," google five year battle over anti-trust allegations is escalating. strong armedoogle using its apps. >> this is "bloomberg markets." european union took another shot u.s. tech giant google. androide over the software. >> emily chang joining us from san franc

. ♪ john: i'm john heilemann. mark: and i'm mark halperin. everyone else in the next is, we are mourning the loss of a true prince. ♪ mark: even with prince's passing, the presidential contest speeds on, so we have a family tell all, but first, a trump townhall. on the same day that sarah palin came out about a facebook post about transgendered death room laws in north carolina, donald trump himself was asked on nbc's "today" about the laws, and he

mark halperin and john heilemann are still with us. you looking for this week in the new york primary? what would surprise you? john: either one of those people losing. has the sanders or clinton margin tightened and does trump get all the delegates from new york? to try to get their respective nominations locked up. there was a big -- david: what is bernie sanders trying to do in these last two hours? talking that issues of judgment about wall street and the iraq war and dealing with the banking industry. surprisednders is that with all of this time he's invested on the ground and these rallies have not produced tightening in the private or public polling. the end result a be closer and i think the clinton folks hope the margin is big enough so people can speculating. >> in a city -- both of them now thinking it is likely a general election matchup. is this game over for bernie sanders if he loses? dauntingfaces very math. whether he wins or loses by a little bit. he could make an argument about momentum but even if he wins by a point

john: i am john heilemann. we're looking forward to the art is no talking points and rebuttal. -- art is not talking points and rebuttal. ♪ mark: happy gotham city debate dave, sports fans. john: we'll cover the brawl between hillary clinton and donald -- and bernie sanders. announcers in florida they will drop formal battery michelle fields was grabbed last month. here is dave ehrenberg explaining his decision this afternoon. in thee the evidence case is legally sufficient for the police to charge mr. lewandowski, it is not strong enough to meet the legal burden of a conviction. it is not uncommon for an inner circle staff member to assist in clearing a safe pass wave. -- pass way. that one be noticed agent was positioned directly behind ms. field and appeared to show no concern over her actions. mr. lewandowski could have called this agent's attentions to her movements before taking action himself if he considered her a threat. after the incident, mr. lewandowski denied ever touching mrs. fields in any way. al

john: i am john heilemann. rward to the art is no talking points and rebuttal. -- art is not talking points and rebuttal. ♪ mark: happy gotham city debate dave, sports fans. john: we'll cover the brawl between hillary clinton and donald -- and bernie sanders. announcers in florida

with us on set we have managing editor of bloomberg politics john heilemann. msnbc political analyst and professor at the university of michigan school of public policy, former democratic congressman harold ford, jr. and in washington, republican pollster and columnist in at the washington examiner kristin soltis anderson. a lot going on. his eggs got really cold, huh? >> i guess they did. >> there goes the media again making his eggs cold. >> he could have just eaten them. >> writing a lot of stories about how that means that adolf hitler and mussolini also complained about cold eggs and what does this mean. >> you do have a good piece in the "washington post" about that. >> what's the problem with with that analogy? >> very legitimate that stalin also before he killed 30 to 40 million in russia -- >> cold eggs. >> also complained about cold eggs. >> begin with the eggs. >> this is a sign to come the press will tell you. especially conservatives. >> you know what, donald trump in a diner, though, that's a rare site. it shows he's taking wisconsin seriously. u

and i'm john heilemann. and with all due respect to house speaker paul ryan -- mr.ot want nor will i accept the nomination for our party. count me out. let me say again, i am not going to be our party's nominee. i should not be considered, per iod, and of story. john: so you're saying there's a chance.

john: i'm john heilemann. mark: and i mark halperin. and with all respect to etiquette, that escalated quickly. ♪ mark: hello from washington, d.c. on this very amusing wednesday after donald trump's five state conquest. he and ted cruz trying to get media domination. rally,ng that up with a featuring chair-throwing basketball coach bobby knight. today, cruz had his own. the processcuited by naming carly fiorina, former presidential candidate, as his running mate. >> after a great deal of time and thought, after a great deal of consideration and prayer, i have come to the conclusion, that if i am nominated to be president of the united states, but i will run on a ticket with my vice president told -- presidential nominee, carly fiorina. mark: fiorina also spoke. after being introduced, she took a shot at the red -- republican front-runner, donald trump. trump and hillary clinton are two sides of the same going. there was liberal, we know that. , like soary clinton many politicians, she has made her millions selling access and influence

john: i'm john heilemann, and with all due respect to amtrak, it seems like you have an itty bitty problemh your branding. >> and is billed as the a slip primary. >> the accelerated primary. >> what some are calling the -- >> what some are calling -- >> the amtrak primary, it's being called a lot of different things because the famous acela train. ♪

john: and i'm john heilemann. and with all due respect to house speaker paul ryan -- mr. ryan: i do not want nor will i accept the nomination for our party. count me out. let me say again, i am not going to be our party's nominee. i should not be considered, period, end of story. john: so you're saying there's a chance. ♪ mark: happy just say no day, sports fan. on the show tonight, my conversation with ice cube. but first, the biggest conversation in the presidential race today came from someone who is not in the presidential race, and now, emphatically, he will not be. paul ryan held a surprise press conference among rampant speculation that he might potentially be a white knight running to the rescue should the republican convention in cleveland be terminally deadlocked. his resounding message today, not going to happen. mr. ryan: i want to put this to rest once and for all. i have remained neutral. my job is to ensure that there is integrity in the process, that the rules are followed by the rulebook. that means it is not my job to tell delegates what they should do.

julie: and i'm john heilemann. have gotten out, they keep pulling you back in. john: happy good friday, sports fans. i say good friday because what a good newsday it has been. hypothetical situation. you're running for president and the pope invites you to the vatican to give a speech. wwbsd. >> that is kind of impressive.

john: i am john heilemann.e respect to hillary clinton's list of favorite new york foods, what is this? chopped liver? happy tax/boston marathon/animal crackers day. campaign- ted cruz's is writing a high of political wrangling in wyoming and georgia where his delegates swept up state conventions, narrowing donald trump's lead.

john: i'm john heilemann. mark: and i'm mark halperin. with all due respect to verizon, i'm pretty sure you can hear bernie now. ♪ mark: on the show tonight a trump family sitcom. but first, some action and drama, with less than a week to go to the new york binary. the front-runners in both parties, hillary clinton and donald trump, hold commanding lead not just an empire state, but other eastern states up to vote after new york. both parties are still struggling to unify their fractured party before the convention. tonight, we start by looking at the pair of front wars starting with the democrats. new polls from quinnipiac university and emerson college today show hillary clinton leading bernie sanders in new york, 58-36 in maryland, and 49-43 in maryland. and a medieval of the clinton-sanders debate in brooklyn, tensions are quite high between the two democrats and their camps on issues of are very important to the left. such as guns, wall street, and fracking. today, sanders picked up his first endorsement from a colleague in oregon. a

mark: that's a good question and john heilemann will discuss this. as been arguing for a long time that he wants john kasich out. his trump doing this out of a strategic sense or because he's kind of annoyed and thinks it is irrational for kasich to begin? is undervalued and will have to do better than he has been. if there is a strategic thing for trump, it is in the northeast. can he perform in the northeast as a conservative texan with a more moderate republican electorate? if he cannot, john kasich may inherit a lot of the non-trump vote and trump may feel like a hedge against the prospect of losing in wisconsin. if john kasich is out of the might gain the momentum. you spent a lot of time with trump on the campaign trail. any sense that what transpired last week on his comments about abortion in the incident involving his campaign manager has shaken his strategy and he is flat-footed? the eventsu look at of the weekend, it was not typical. his campaign purposefully tone them down but psychology matters so much in politics and there's a sense even

john: and i'm john heilemann. l due respect" to andrew jackson, sayonara. ♪ john: happy glorious amazing fantastic 4/20 all you fans of the demon weed and those that love them. we will try not to make any reefer ref-- you know what i mean, reefer references. the new york voters with new york values have spoken. the outcomes were even better for donald trump and hillary

remaining delegates to win the republican nomination or trump is still on top or joining us now is john heilemannnaging editor of bloomberg politics. hello. break this down for a. what happens when they had to the northeast? the: the good news for never trump fork is they wanted big victory last night -- they night.ig victory last they took dr. been slowed him down. they come to new york, bad news, there is no new think donald trump will not win the state. he has got a big lead in the polls. going intoroblem is the other states that happened after new york around the northeast and rhode island and connecticut, maryland, pennsylvania, trump is strong in those places. is whatg that happened matters. a pretty high number. he did make it really hard for donald trump to get 37 delegates. we will head toward a contested and brokered convention in cleveland, which is very exciting. very exciting for everybody. exciting for their publican party could we have not seen them in four years. mark: can trump rein in his freewheeling style? i know his wife and his daughter have pleaded with him to do so. will h

john: i'm john heilemann. i'm mark halperin.spect to bernie, -- verizon, can you hear me now? ♪ on the show tonight a trump family sitcom. but first, some action and drama, with less than a week to go to the new york binary. the front-runners in both parties, hillary clinton and donald trump, hold commanding lead not just an empire state, but other eastern states up to vote after new york.

john: i'm john heilemann. mark: and i'm mark halperin. and "with all due respect" to lead brooks, kasich nailed it three weeks ago. >> i got a feeling that when march madness ends, villanova may be the national champion. ♪ mark: hello and good evening. welcome to the wisconsin primary day. ted cruz and bernie sanders are both expecting big wins tonight, while their chief rivals, donald trump and hillary clinton, have been throwing up some buzzer beater attempts. there is more than just delegates at stake. two full weeks separate today's primary from the next big election, here in new york. we'll talk about all these candidates tonight, but let's start with donald trump, billionaire. the republican front-runner spent yesterday trying to woo voters from the badger state, where his wife made a rare appearance on the campaign trail and spoke on his behalf. from his zeroing on a targeted message about establishment forces trying to stop him. here's trump at a rally in milwaukee last night. trump: thesedonald are establishment people that don't

john: i'm john heilemann. mark: and i'm mark halperin. due respect"-- >> coffee in her left hand, mental party in her right hand. one quick simple easy swipe. there are no tokens, but here is how it goes. and i'm in! ♪ mark: there is more from bloomberg later in this episode. we commuted to kansas city, where we set down with the mayor, also a hillary

john: and i'm john heilemann. "with all due respect" to andrew jackson, sayonara. ♪ john: happy glorious amazing fantastic 4/20 all you fans of the demon weed and those that love them. we will try not to make any reefer ref-- you know what i mean, reefer references. the new york voters with new york values have spoken. the outcomes were even better for donald trump and hillary clinton than expected. we will talk about clinton later, but trump's empire state romp earned him closer to the magic number of 1237 delegates needed to secure the nomination, thus avoiding a contested convention. this afternoon, the washington post reported on an internal trunp campaign memo, projecting that the donald is on track to collect 1400 delegates by the time the race is finished. his new york victory speech is getting extra buzz, in part because of his traditional, which is to say not-trump demeanor. gone were the lying ted insults and antics. it was a trump on message, a new more forward-looking front runner. mr. trump: we don't h

john: i am john heilemann. all due respect to bernie sanders and hillary clinton can we are looking tisnales andar parties and al talking points and rebuttal. ♪ mark: happy gotham city debate date, sports fans. john: we'll cover the brawl between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. prosecutor f

john: and i'm john heilemann. "with all due respect" to donald that, we bet you wish national teflon day, which is today, would have arrived a little bit earlier. ♪ john: 3 new yorkers, a texan, and buckeye walk into a primary. we will see how that joke ends. after the front-runners defeated by double digits in the badger state, all the candidates turning their sites to this here empire state. on the democratic side, brooklyn native and former new york senator trying to play up their hometown roots. hillary clinton did a pair of home -- of tv interviews. she took several jobs on "morni ng joe" at bernie sanders. the credit rifle was anything-- >> jeff weaver said something interesting, inflammatory, on air. he said, the clinton campaign, they need to be careful not to destroy the democratic party in pursuit of her own ambition to be president. very strong words. [laughter] your response to that idea. [laughs] these ludicrous on the face of it. i have been campaigning for democrats, fundraising for democrats, recrui

john: i am john heilemann. i am mark halperin. with all due respect to new yorkers, hey, i'm voting here! ♪ mark: election day in the great state of new york. ,he campaign in other states donald trump and hillary clinton were in no hurry to leave the hometown love behind. surrounded by tv cameras, both made the ritual stop this morning to cast ballots, for themselves presumably. this afternoon, i caught up with donald trump junior with his family a few blocks from here. some striking communication workers of america protesters tried to drown us out with their horns. we spoke briefly about if today felt different from the other election days he has seen so far. what is today like compared to all other days because it is new york? >> it is home, right? always good to be home. the amount of support walking down the street today is unprecedented. it's good from both sides of the aisle. the independents and conservatives saying we can't wait to vote for your father. it is really exciting. >> you have never seen his name on the ballot b