of being the image they want but do you think it just shows something of a dick for doing that mark halperin was a bit of a dick for doing that i mean which one was actually i think joe's mortals like. we're going to hear your question a lot and where you got here about a little and i'm not i'm not calling anyone anything ok i think if they both it's fun i think whatever yeah it wasn't about the word that he used it was who he was referencing was that was you can call anybody else a word but when it comes to the president what i like are you going to have played through this i mean that everyone has either is or is going to start cussing up a storm so you can call bear was here in washington state on capitol hill but he was at the f.c.c. because he's trying to start a super pac and look at what actually happened. moments ago the federal election commission made their ruling ladies and gentlemen i'm sorry to say. we won. but. the crazy thing to me about this is that we see steven called here on capitol hill before now we see him here at the f.e.c. amien he's a comedian right it's all part of

tonight, mark halperin, roger simon, john burns and gretchen morgenson when we continue. every story needs a hero we can all root for. who beats the odds and comes out on top. but this isn't just a hollywood storyline. it's happening every day, all across america. every time a storefront opens. the midnight oil is burned. or when someone chases a dream, not just a dollar. they are small business owners. so if you wanna root for a real hero, support small business. shop small. captioning sponsor by rose comnications from our studios inew york citythis is charlie rose. high political theater. it was interesting psychology, it was as much about motivation as politics but politics was certainly involved. congressman anthony weiner admitted today that he had lied about sending explicit messages to women online. speaking earlier at a hastily called press conference he explained his behavior. >> in addition, over the past few years i have enged in several inappropriate conversations conducted over twitter, facebook, e-mail and occasionally on the phone with women i had met onlin

to our program, for the presidency with mark halperin of time magazine. we don't really though if michele bachmann will he stayg power, to one hagone after her, the scrutiny of her has just begun, chirchtion in her conservative record. he took federal money for a family farm, questions about how much she benefitted from those things, but nonetheless, when the scrutiny comes we will have to see how she holds up. >> we continue with a look at the new law in new york sta on same-sex marriag with nicholas confessore of the morning time, toobin of the new york magazine and cnn and from los angeles, adam mc54 any of "the new york times". >> yo you will see a lot of peoe get invited to a gay marriage, it won't bes strange as before, the overall effect is those who oppose gay marriage are at a certain point going to start steaming like a bit o out liars at least in theeneral elecrate, we are nothere yet but i think we will be there in the next four or five years. >> rose: we look at a new documentary about the new york times called page 1, inside "the new york ti

mark halperin of "time" magazine and pete williams of nbc news. i'm pleased to have all of them here on this program. pete, let me begin with you. give us the legal case that's being made against john eards. >> well, it all comes down to what was the money for. itertainly is no illega, it's certainly unwise but not illegal under federal law to have a mistress or try to cover up that fact. or even to ask other people for money to do it. the problem according to the government is that this was tied centrally to edwards campaign. the justice departmt sa today that the whole point of his campaign was to present himself as a miliman that if this had become public it would have been devastating it would have destroyed his campaign. and so that the money was raised to rescue the campaign. the keep the campaign from having to deal with this problem. to have to divert resources, to have to answer the charges and all the money the government says was to keep his mistress on ice. it was paid for travel expenses, hotel rooms, houses, medical care and therefor

with us on set, msnbc and "time" magazine senior editor mark halperin, also steve rattner. >> june 6thgreat historical day. >> of course. >> and everybody through the years, june 6th, what do you think? it's carly's birthday. how old is she? >> that's right. i have two teenagers. 13. she's 13. >> oh, my lord, that is a horrible age. happy birthday. i know gigt to be a great one. >> she's perfect. >> and, of course, d-day. one of the great thrills -- have you been to normandy. >> i have been there several times. extraordinary experience. it's amazing to see. but those americans especially climbing up those cliffs. >> you walk on the beaches now and walk on the cliffs. >> really? >> and it's 9:30, 10:00 at night. i don't think i've seen a more beautiful place on earth, just knowing what those young kids did that morning. >> it's one of the few historical places you can go and feel the history, feel what it was like. >> you can see it. you can see bomb craters, the cemeteries and think about the greatest generation. an extraordinary group of men that climbed those cliffs. >> have you been

with insight on that and a growing field of republican challengers is mark halperin. >> good morning, lester. >> what does this mean for the president? by now folks looking for a true recovery and it's not happening. >> he gets to figure out what he wants to talk about. the election is not so far away but in the meantime he has to govern, govern a country unhappy with the economy and that he's going to run into the wind because the job situation is going to be grim a while longer. >> he likes his team but is there a plan forthcoming? >> he is frustrated. every day practically he says to them, what can we do in washington to create jobs? there's a real debate about just cutting the deficit cut jobs or if if we cut the deficit and spending would that hurt jobs because you take a lot of money out of the economy. it's not clear the president can do anything about it. the republicans, though, have the onus on them to come forward with some ideas. the president's ideas are still a little bit up in the air. he has to work with republicans in congress. it's republican presidential candidates