on the right, kevin madden. in the crossfire, rout marcus who supports obama care and grover norquist who opposes it. is apologizing shrewd politics or just sorry? tonight on "crossfire." >>> welcome to "crossfire." i'm kevin madden on the right. >> and i'm stephanie cutter on the left. we have two great guests in the crossfire tonight. first the president's apology. he's sorry because some americans are losing their insurance plans and their new plans are costing more. he did promise if you liked your plan you can keep it. but the way the law has unfolded doesn't live up to that promise. admittedly i've used that line, too. there's no doubt the administration oversold it. but there are some facts here that can't be ignored. we're talking about roughly 3% of americans who could be paying more, and their old plans aren't even worth the paper that they're printed on. let's not overlook the fact we have a president who can admit a wrong, apologize for it and actually fix it. it's not often in this town that you see

hillary as vice president with two of cnn's political commentators, joining me are maria cardona and kevin madden. i feel like it's "cross fire." thanks for joining us, kevin and maria. >> thanks, don, good to see you. >> polls show chris christie cruising towards re-election. new jersey is a democratic state and he's apparently making inroads among women, among hispanics and other minorities. >> right. >> is he rewriting the republican playbook for winning traditionally democratic voters? >> yeah, i think it's an important sort of case study for how republicans can do a better job of winning not only the middle but constituencies that are not traditionally within the republican party. so, i think the reason -- one of the ways he's done that is he's

i'm kevin madden, guest hosting on the right.nt obama's apology is just the latest example of him thinking he can talk his way out of a problem. as for his claim -- it's an empty promise, yet one he keeps making over and over. >> as i've said many times before, i'm willing to work with anyone on any idea who's actually willing to make this law perform better. >> this is pure pageantry. who exactly does he intend to work with? as for the president's relations with members of congress, he doesn't have them or if he does, they're horribly strained. ruth, aren't they overtures by the president hollow? if he hasn't done this for over the last five years, what's anybody to believe he's going to do it now? >> hollow or futile i think is the question. i think you make a fair point that the president has strained relations with the hill. it's a fair point that he has not put enough effort to building those personality relationships. what's not a fair point is the notion that he had somebody to work with all along. think about it. one of t

world a little more progressive. >>> joining me around the table, cnn political comment tate for kevin maddenlus ruth madden for "the washington post." we have got a little bit of wall to wall chris christie this weekend, so general impressions, watching him on the national stage? >> my first impression was it did look a little bit like a victory lap and i think in a subtle way, chris christie was trying to send a message to a lot of national observers that this is what a governing republican looks like. in many ways, governing right now is an anti-washington message and that is where i think chris christie has sought to distinguish himself from the national republican brand which is very low and the chris christie brand which was asended. >> if it was a victory lap, and who can blame him. but if it's a victory lap, you got to show a little bit of leg. well i'm the governor of new jersey, so fair enough when you're asked to comment on the iranian nuclear deal or no deal, a little harder when you're asked to comment on whether you support a path to citizenship and immigration reform. >> both o

along with dana bash and kevin madden.hat was an interesting answer. >> sure was. >> from marco rubio. oh, i love chris christie. you can't judge anything by new jersey. >> new jersey. >> but the elbows are really out. >> he likes him a lot. yes, absolutely. the bottom line is that right now, as you just very nicely displayed there, chris christie is the flavor of the month. and he did prove that he could win. and the truth is, he proved that he could win with some of the very demographic groups that rubio is talking about and has been talking about needing to pull back, like the latino vote. it's a pretty big deal that he got that even in a flu state like new jersey. >> i talked to chris christie yesterday and i asked him about his place in the gop. i'll play that clip and get your reaction. >> there are people who think you have fences to mend and bridges to build with republicans out there. i don't know if you agree with that. but if -- what do you think about that charge? that you need to do more to help republicans in

kiki maclaine, kevin madden, ron brownstein, happy thanksgiving.e meaner than it sounds. from hot air to hot air. this year, high winds could force the famous balloons to stay grounded. they are arguably the most awesome part of the whole parade. on the other hand, nobody wants to run from a 44-foot-tall out of control spongebob careening down 44th street like some kind of dearranged godzilla. look at that. winds could be a serious problem. in 2005, wind hit the m & m balloon that hit two sisters. i want to bring in jason carroll, bravely standing by the parade start line. people are flocking there to see the ballos inflated. when do organizers make the call about whether they'll be a part of the parade? >> that's not going to come until tomorrow morning, just before the parade starts. in the meantime, the balloons are ready. we have sonic the hedgehog on the ground like the other balloons here. the question is will they end up staying on the ground? we have the people coming out, look at them, hundreds. by the end of the evening, it might be thous

. >> from the right i'm kevin madden. >>> i'm rachel nichols. welcome to "unguarded" a sports show that explores the issues that extend off the field to touch us all. this week we'll bring you some fascinating perspectives on the miami dolphins. and i'll also be talking to tiger woods in a rare, candid interview. welcome. >>> thank for joining us. this week i traveled to turkey for an unusual sit down with tiger woods. we'll bring that to you later. first the ongoing controversy with the miami dolphins. last week second year tackle jonathan martin left the team, saying he'd been harassed by veteran teammate richey incognito. most of the rest of the dolphins players have backed incognito. but martin's camp has since released racist and curse-filled text messages and voice mails martin receiveded as well as some threats by other members of the team. let's bring in the nfl network's jeff darlington who covered the dolphins for nearly a decade and is joining us now from florida. jeff, you've been reporting on the story since the moment it started de

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on the right, kevin madden.ire, rout marcus who supports obama care and grover norquist who opposes it. is apologizing shrewd politics or just sorry? tonight on "crossfire." >>> welcome to "crossfire."

hillary as vice president with two of cnn's political commentators, joining me are maria cardona and kevin maddeni feel like it's "cross fire." thanks for joining us, kevin and maria. >> thanks, don, good to see you. >> polls show chris christie cruising towards re-election. new jersey is a democratic state and he's apparently making inroads among women, among hispanics and other minorities. >> right. >> is he rewriting the republican playbook for winning traditionally democratic voters? >> yeah, i think it's an important sort of case study for how republicans can do a better job of winning not only the middle but constituencies that are not traditionally within the republican party. so, i think the reason -- one of the ways he's done that is he's put aside a lot of the ideology which washington tends to be really focused. all of the debates we have in wood paneled rooms up on capitol hill, many of the folks are focused on can be the most pure ideologic ideological. and here you have a chief executive in a very blue state who is focused on solving problems, who is focused on making government wor

for the "new york times" ashley parker and cnn political commentator and republican strategist, kevin maddenyou think this is more than a family struggle. this is a party struggle, the republican party is going through this? >> yeah. what we're seeing at the cheney dinner table sort of playing out, we are also seeing in the party, sort of this debate between a more progressive, more establishment strain of the republican party and a more hardcore conservative strain and it's played out in this huge fascinating political powerhouse of a family. >> i mean, it's really painful to watch. you can imagine being a parent and watching this sort of thing happening around normal thanksgiving table now it's happening now in public. ordinarily, the republican party have got this far right wing. when candidates play to that, they hurt themselves in the general election. they don't hurt themselves in their family. the republicans have to figure out how to get this thing resolved, get on the right side of history. you're tearing apart families, tearing apart the country, making people unelectable. >> to be