. >> we have mark halperin here as well. mark you made news yesterday with rudy giuliani. rudy seemed to back down on whether i loved america or not. >> interview last night about you and the president loves america. >> thank god. i was holding my breath there for a second because we all know, i mean if we're all judging how much we love america by what rudy giuliani says. >> he's got -- >> we're going to get to that story. >>> also, very excited to have david ignatius here. he's been on a whirlwind tour. i do mean whirlwind tour. we're going to talk to him about a lot of stories including libya, now dealing with a setback in efforts to fight the islamic state militants. the united states and britain are both rejecting the country's request to lift a united nations arm embargo. they see they need a national unity government in its own country. the united states announced a agreement with turkey. meanwhile, senior pentagon officials are confirming there are major plans for offensive to regain control of the second largest city in iraq. officials are now saying battle for mo

mark halperin, richard haass still with us.n issed the or of "the new yorker" david remnick. good to have you onboard this morning. do you want to start with denmark or -- >> no, it's go to isis. >> the horrifying new video released by the islamic state and the military response it has provoked. isis released a video on sunday purportedly showing the beheadings of 21 egyptian christians in libya. the video shows a line of men in orange jump suits being led down a beach, forced to their knees and then beheaded. the egyptian government has declared the video authentic. and in a sunday night address egypt's president vowed his country would avenge the killings. earlier this morning in less than 12 hours than the release of the video the egyptian military announced it had carried out air strikes in libya in retaliation, killing up to 50 militants. it is the first time egypt has publicly acknowledged military action in neighboring libya. meanwhile, a white house statement condemned the quote despicable murdered and, quote, only furt

>> i'm mark halperin. >> and i'm jnjn. "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

mark halperin is here.stion. >> is governor christie talking foreign policy on this trip since he didn't much when he went to mexico or canada? >> reporter: hey guys. so far not so much along those lines. yesterday was strictly soccer/football. he had to correct himself. yesterday we spoke to him briefly after he made a visit here to a company that makes vaccines. it has economic ties with new jersey. he actually went pretty aggressively against president obama, sort of did not adhere to that thing that foreign policy stops at the water's edge. david cameron talked about attending trade agreements between the uk and the united states. and he was trying to push for that and christie went ahead and said what he thinks is needed is a really tough negotiator at the table and that that's not president obama. >> it's willie. not just on foreign policy but you spent some time with the governor this weekend. what's the thinking inside his camp about this 2016 presidential race? s the sees mitt romney drop out a pol

and mark halperin let me begin with you. at the end of the piece, jon talked about the new team. she's got barack obama's pollster, his media adviser, communications director. brand-new campaign hierarchy. but dan ball the dean of political reporters of the post said she has a different campaign. will she be different, too? >> it's all about her. the staff moves are incredibly 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. >> john podesta, the probably chair. >> john podesta. the ad maker. these are people who know the mechanics of modern presidential campaigns. she's got the right structure in place. i think as dan said, 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 figures we have seen. she may squander this year by announcing late and doing what she often does, overthinking every decision. >> will she have to

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

>> i mark halperin. >> and with fondest memories. >> happy national peppermint patty day, sports fans. it we're live in washington dc 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. 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. >> 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 the roman commands. i am optimistic it can win strong bipartisan support. >> 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 passed? >> i'm a big fan of consultation. this seems to be a huge mistake with the president having

mark: i am mark halperin. john: today you are hired. tomorrow you are fired. ♪ happy national chocolate covered not day, sports fans. barack obama, hillary clinton emma and rahm emanuel. and a town hall with chris christie. but first the new poll out of iowa puts scott walker the top of the pack by healthy margin and raises some critical issues for jeb bush. if you could hear me across the hudson, who at this moment is the current republican front-runner? mark: by every measure it is jim bush. he will raise the most money the establishment likes him, a lot of members of congress would like to see him be the nominee. scott walker ahead in the new poll and is being seen by younger people as a more exciting alternative to jeb bush. if you go by traditional measures, jeb bush is the front runner. according to fundraising it is scott walker. john: right now, scott walker the poll puts him ahead. he has 17 points between him and jim ocean iowa. that will be at rate -- a place where scott walker needs to win. you also see in this poll that jeb

>> i am mark halperin. >> 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. >>

. >> on mark halperin. >> with all due respect to roger goodell, hefty 56 birthday. -- happy 56th birthday. on the show tonight, rudy's whets the small stuff -- rudy sweats the small stuff in a cosby sweater. roger goodell had a dinner in his honor here last night at the fabled 21 club. by all accounts, it went pretty well except for when rudy giuliani up and said president obama doesn't love america. here is how governor walker responded the next day on "the morning after your co->> the myth -- the morning after." >> the mayor can speak for himself. >> were you offended by those comments? what was your reaction? >> i am in new york. im used to people saying what they think. >> walker refuses to repudiate. what is the trip for you in the cycle when a candidate refuses to repudiate things that are over the line? >> i think it shows strength when a candidate figures out a way to distance himself from an ally in a respectful way. john mccain did this in 2008 when somebody got up and said barack obama is a muslim. he said i disagree with your point of view. we have different points of view. i

. >> 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 president of these united states gave a speech about the economy in the motor city -- the next president of these united states give 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 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 messages 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 they 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 of those th

mark halperin, you were behind this poll at bloomberg and the des moines registrar.scott walker in the poll position. how about that? that's your headline. that was an oh wow, how about that? >> strong performance. now an opportunity for him, mitt romney leaves a huge vacuum in the establishment lane, scott walker as you and i discussed, plays in both lanes. he can be a grassroots activist kind of candidate but also establishment candidate. he would be smart right now to not let jeb bush and chris christie lock up the establishment donors from the romney world. he can be the winner of iowa and the second best candidate this year. if does he that, he's right in the game. >> kathleen it was interesting, when romney got out friday, it felt as if he launched the starting gun. now we know the field. we know who is there. we know that -- we know everybody else is running. there is no more dominos to fall. things that romney set out to accomplish, besides removing himself from what i think amounts to personal reasons, he wanted to set an example for the rest of the field. a

. >> and i am mark halperin. >> with all due respect to the other nations governors -- collected his see pack day two >> it is cpac day two. today's lineup jeb, rand rubio. we will start with the man who is still running up front. jeb bush. he got cheered and jeered. we will talk about grading. let's talk about what i thought was jeb bush's best moment of the day. defending his record on common core. >> we took a conference of approach. yes, we did have the statewide voucher program and more school choice in florida, both public and private than in any state of the country. and we had the largest virtual school. we have the largest scholarship programs. we have 30,000 students that if their child has a learning disability, they can take the state and local dollars and send them to any private school of their choice. we have all of that and that has improved public schools. >> set the stage, i gave him an a minus. there were rand paul and of the people in the room protesting him, heckling him. what was your sense of how he did? >> there were two ways he could handle the common core, e

. >> 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, ignoring what the medic

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. rand always fights for the principle that he believes in. john: so kelley has a book that is coming out

>> i am mark halperin. >> 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,

are you in >> i am mark halperin. >> and i am john heilman, and with all due respect to chris christie, there are simpler ways to get the juice out of the orange. ♪ [laughter] >> happy national day, sports fans, and apparently orange juice day. "the new york times" with a report. governor chris christie loves to live in luxury. in his words, he tries to, quote, "squeeze all out of the orange,"and according to inspector general's report, once accused of abuse as attorney general. one reason why the governor was not chosen as mitt romney's running mate, and we promise you this is just the tip. mark, my question to you today is this the beginning of a cascade of ugly stories about him? >> there is no doubt, no doubt based on what republicans have said to us about our book that people are going to come after his background. it is unfortunate for him. like mitt romney in the "boston globe," and there is a lot to look at, and we will see how he handles it. today in london, he handled it by not taking questions. >> you do not need to be reminded of this, but your own reporting suggested this

. >> 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 great time for her. a lot of stories out there. good for her. there

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 is kelley paul. wife of rand paul. >> kelley paul: real change and taking on the establishment is hard, a

>> i am mark halperin. >> 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

. >> and i am mark halperin. with all respect to bush reading more treats.onight on the show, we are going to interview the biggest clinical figure in the same-sex political figure, a chief, and later, we will put on david axelrod through a very important obstacle course but first, jeb bush gave a very presidential performance today in tallahassee, where he talked about school choice and also about the state's role in tough standards and he gave teachers in particular a very vocal shellacking. >> they are to protect the economic interests of adults. that should not come as a surprise to people, so a monopoly that does not have choice is an easier path for them to achieve their objectives . while i am understanding that an respectful of it, it is wrong. in the twitter universe, there are some heads exploding right now. i can feel it. [laughter] >> i like that video. and since he decided to run for president, does jeb bush have in his arsenal and up to neutralize the critics he aces on the grassroots and the level of the common core? >> his critics are going t

. >> 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 mark halperin. >> 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

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

. ♪ mark: i am mark halperin. john: today you are hired.w you are fired. ♪ happy national chocolate covered nut day, sports fans. barack obama, hillary clinton, and rahm emanuel. and a town hall with chris christie. but first the new poll out of iowa puts scott walker the top of the pack by healthy margin and raises some critical issues for jeb bush.

. >> i'm mark halperin. >> and with fondest memories. >> happy national peppermint patty day, sportss. 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'm mark halperin. >> 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.

. ♪ >> i am mark halperin. >> 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