. >>> for more impact on these decisions i want to bring in melissa harris-perry, host of the melissaris-perry show right here on msnbc. your reaction to the supreme court decision on doma and prop 8. it's been a rocky week for rulings from the supreme court especially when we consider affirmative action kind of put on notice and what we got about the vra. >> i wanted to be careful. i feel so bad coming to this point because it's been celebratory the whole time. it's an amazing day. there's so much to celebrate. we have to be very careful and pause here because as much as those of us who are allies of this movement and those of us who have been working hard on the question of marriage equality would like to read this in the broadest sense, what the court did wasn't to affirm the fundamental equality of american citizens to say that everyone has a deep and equal right to marry, that love will conquer all. that's not what the supreme court said even though that may be how we read it. what they did all week long from the beginning to the end of the week so far is to gut the power of the

joining me now is melissa harry-perry and e.j. to be with you. >> the president knows his base doesn't agree with him on everything but he says he needs them. how will the base respond? >> i hope the base responds differently as we move toward the 2014 elections that happened in 2010. we are currently still reaping the world wind from the refusal of so many in the democratic party coalition that elected president obama into 2008 to show up in those 2010 midterms. the impact that had on state houses across the country as well as on the republicans in congress and the ways in which they then were able to gerrymander and redraw the districts is so much of why we have seen gridlock in washington. we saw the return of that obama coalition in 2012. the issue is whether or not without president obama at the top of the the ticket they will show up at those local races. we learned in the last mid term that's the key. unless the base can give president obama a democratic house representatives and nancy pelosi back as leader in that house it

up next, melissa harris-perry. how five justices have put our very democratic process in jeopardy. the president should be scrambling jets to find edward snowden. that is "melissa harris-perry." she's coming up next and we will see you right here tomorrow at 8:00. thanks for getting up. >>> this morning, my question, who the hell does putin think he is? >>> plus, the fears of a hollow victory in the supreme court rulings this week. >>> and a huge step forward on immigration reform. >>> but first, this week in voter suppression in a supreme way. >>> good morning. i'm melissa harris-perry. thank you for joining us. the supreme court giveth and it taketh away. it was a mixed bag this week for members of the diverse progressive coalition, whose lives hung in the balance while the court rendered its decisions on its foremost highly anticipated history-making equal rights cases. on the one hand, unbridled joy and celebration as windsor versus united states took its place alongside other outcomes that have become synonymous with human equality. the court struck down the defense of marriage

you have melissa harris perry saying my citizenship over now.arents, if you want to teach your kids what hyperbole means, use that example. >> to msnb, mention cnn. the media rae search center counted up the guests on cnn and talking about the case and voting rights decision was -- 4-1 in favor -- against the decision and on the -- the doma decision, 3-1. in other words, the -- bias here is -- pretty thick. and not only intuitive but also -- you can document it with the pacts and figures. >> few has a new study out that shows that from a 5-1 ratio, stories were positive in terms of favoring gay marriage as opposed to opposing. oka if you look at public polling, cnmding a poll. 53% of the country favors gay marriage. not 5-1. if you look at the coverage compared to the polls and public sentiment big difference. >> you said that you think the coverage was appropriate. >> i thought the coverage very appropriate on gay marriage because america shifting the younger generation if you look at it by age, the very difference -- exactly. >> young people o

i'm ari melber in for melissa harris-perry.n several events that forced us to think about evil. we knew it when we saw it at the boston marathon. when the nation turned from grieving to a manhunt in realtime when police released pictures of suspects in terror. the nation acted not only with horror but vengeance, there were calls to dispense with a trial and go for execution. they rejected that in terms of criminal rights. the due process rights we all have, importantly to his own lawyer, some questioned why we should fund his defense, some questioned how you defend the indefensible. if it's competent and good defense does that raise the idea the killer could go free, if he is a killer. the same principle in a different boston massacre, 1770, a different enemy, british captain preston was accused of ordering his soldiers to kill five civilians and wounding many others. while at the time many did not think he deserved a trial or lawyer, preston was represented by one of the best american advocates of the day, john adams. paul bro

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i'm melissa harris-perry. connecticut lawmakers made a pivotal move this paths week on the last day of the state's legislative session. on wednesday, both the statehouse and senate approved a bill preventing the release of crime scene photos and video evidence from the sandy hook elementary school shooting to the public. the law also put a one-year moratorium on audio recordings with the exception of 911 calls that describe the condition of any of the victims. connecticut governor dan malloy was quick to sign the bill into law only hours after the bill was passed. the bill's passage was applauded by family members of the 20 children and 6 adults that were killed on the morning of december 14, 2012. several family members had demanded the law, even starting a change.org petition which garnered more than 108,000 signatures. the families were clear about why they didn't want the pictures released. they said in writing, for the sake of the surviving children and families, it's important to keep this information pr

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i'm melissa harris-perry.bama, the story of his legacy as the country's first african-american president has been a narrative under constant rewrite. he doesn't do much of the damage caused by his predecessor, george w. bush, ending the war in iraq, stopping the youth of torture and bringing the economy back from the brink. he would sign into law transformative social policy in the form of the affordable care act and, yes, he would have frustrating round after frustrating round after frustrating round of stalemates with republican foes on the hill. there's one place perhaps more than any other where a president can leave an indelible mark that

i'm melissa harris-perry.g deal, fully televised courtroom events, it tends to be a witness who surprisingly steals the spotlight. perhaps they become important to the case or not. they become a main player, emblam act in the public consciousness. remember cato, his 15 minutes of pop culture fame. he became a thing regardless of his importance to the prosecution. ex-roommate of casey anthony accused of murdering her young daughter caylee became well-known for what they said in court than out. one gave a tell-all interview and garnered notoriety for themselves in the process. that brings us to the first week of the trial of george zimmerman who pled not guilty in the death of trayvon martin. zimmerman says he shot and killed martin in self-defense last year. the key witness for the prosecution, 19-year-old high school senior who has been described sometimes as martin's girlfriend. this week she testified for several hours over two separate days giving searing details of her friend's final moments as she heard t

i'm melissa harris-perry.k the date now because it will be the most important day remaining in the obama presidency. november 4th, 2014. it is the last chance democrats have to retake the house with president obama still in office. the last chance president obama has to get his legislative partner, nancy pelosi back in charge on the hill to move forward his agenda. too soon you say? 17 months away? well, don't tell that to president obama because this week he made it clear, game on. republicans want to block judicial nominations here are three for you all at once. how about some in your face choices for a national security adviser and u.n. am bos tor dor. that was on wednesday. vote to repeal my piece of the domestic legislation 37 times? well, on friday president obama went to california to tell everyone that his law is already working and republicans just have to deal. >> and my suggestion to them has been let's stop refighting old battles and work to make this law work the way it's supposed to. >> first, le

i'm melissa harris-perry.'re taking a closer look at the american medical association's vote this week to classify obesity as a disease. like so much of our conversation about health care policy, this one revolves around money. the ama's decision does not carry any legal weight but could encourage more health insurers to cover treatments that directly address or prevent obesity. as it is most spending on obesity, about $150 billion a year goes to treat obesity related diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. the doctors who make up the american medical association also want to be paid for discussing weight loss, nutrition and risk factors with their patients and managing obesity as a chronic condition, even when the patients don't have another illness such as diabetes. the ama also hopes classifying obesity as a disease will help direct funds to research and cures and finding prevention programs. the pharmaceutical industry could get huge profit boost as a result of this if the move leads to quicker approv

i'm melissa harris-perry. ever since president obama first became president obama, the story of his legacy as the country's first african-american president has been a narrative under constant rewrite. he doesn't do much of the damage caused by his predecessor, george w. bush, ending the war in iraq, stopping the youth of torture and bringing the economy back from the brink. he would sign into law transformative social policy in the form of the affordable care act and, yes, he would have frustrating round after frustrating round after frustrating round of stalemates with republican foes on the hill. there's one place perhaps more than any other where a president can leave an indelible mark that continues its impact for decades after that president leaves office, the courts. appointments to the federal judiciary are there by law until they want to leave or they pass away. president obama's impact is already clear on the supreme court where he has successfully nominat nominat nominat nominat nominat nominat nomi

coming up next melissa harris-perry. on mhp, president obama's relationship with nelson mandela. trip to africa is oddly about china. the oddly timed speech. melissa harris-perry, she's coming up next. we'll see you next week here on "up." [ male announcer ] if you suffer from a dry mouth then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. [ crickets chirping ] but did you know that the lack of saliva can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath? [ exhales deeply ] [ male announcer ] well there is biotene. specially formulated with moisturizers and lubricants, biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy, too. [ applause ] biotene -- for people who suffer from dry mouth. for their family. that's why i created the honest company. i was just a concerned mom, with a crazy dream. a wish that there was a company that i could rely on, that did all of the hard work for me. i'm jessica alba, and the honest company was my dream. [ male announcer ] legalzoom has helped a million businesses successfully get started, including jessica's. launch your dream at legalzoom tod

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. >> joining me now are msnbc's melissa harris-perry and amy howe. amy, the court surprised me today when it decided that the formulas that congress was using in legislation in 2006 were simply too old to be used in legislation in 2006. they -- you have farm legislation that uses formulas from the 1930s. you have medicaid legislation that repeatedly uses formulas that have been set for decades, and one of the reason, the political agenda for changing those formulas actually has a sort of quicksand in it. so i'm not aware -- are you aware of any previous case where the court simply said your political process at arriving at this formula is something that we just don't think is workable, based on the dates of the information you're using? >> well, i don't know that there is any case that says that. what the supreme court said was that back when congress passed the voting rights act in 1965, the voting discrimination goes on in the south and some other places was so pervasive, that the kind of voting rights act were justified. so today it needs to make

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. >> joining me now, msnbc's chris hayes and melissa harris-perry. my friends and colleague, hash tag real talk. that is what happened on the floor today. what happened to john boehner? >> man, i don't know, john boehner is just having a rough go of it. and here is the problem, the next thing he has to do -- you have to pass a farm bill. this is like the defense appropriations. i mean, i got an e-mail from a democratic member of congress today saying just for the record, we were able to pass our farm bill, there is good stuff, a lot of bad and good stuff, you have to pass it like the defense appropriations. so john boehner now, here is the fundamental problem, the 62 no-votes was because people thought there was not enough cuts, particularly on the food cuts. so if you're john boehner he has a calculation to make, a pre-staging, which is where do i go? where do i try to bring democrats back on board? and we've seen basically what that means, this farm bill amazingly will probably get worse in the next generation. >> well, i still don't understand the

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. >>> good morning, i'm melissa harris-perry and we have a lot to get to on the program today, but first we want to get everyone up to date on the latest situation on the ground in oklahoma. because last night we all sat breathless watching video like this one coming in live, less than two weeks after a tornado destroyed so many homes and buildings and lives in moore, oklahoma. and then five new tornados hit the oklahoma city area and st. louis area, causing flash flooding and a new round of damage. this morning the details are still coming in, but already there are reports of five people dead and at least 70 injured due to the storm. for more, we go live to nbc news's janet shamlian on the ground in oklahoma city. janet, you were there last night as the tornados hit. tell us how people handled the danger and where you were. >> reporter: good morning to you, melissa. yeah, we were here doing "nightly news with brian williams." the reason we were here because it was forecasted to be such a dangerous day. i headed to the airport with another nbc staffer after the broadcast and as soon as w

i'm melissa harris-perry. thank you for joining us. the supreme court giveth and it taketh away. it was a mixed bag this week for members of the diverse progressive coalition, whose lives hung in the balance while the court rendered its decisions on its foremost highly anticipated history-making equal rights cases. on the one hand, unbridled joy and celebration as windsor versus united states took its place alongside other outcomes that have become synonymous with human equality. the court struck down the defense of marriage act and affirmed federal protections for same-sex couples in states that currently recognize their unions. and the court essentially legalized same-sex marriage in california by punting honest decision and restoring the original ruling of a trial judge that overturned proposition 8. on the other hand, there is disappointment and uncertainty for the future of democracy after the court gutted a signature piece of legislation that has secured the right to vote for millions of americans for ne

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i'm sitting in for melissa harris-perry. i want to go back to april 27th at the washington hilton and the president swapped out the usual hail to the chief for a different kind of entrance. >> thank you! thank you, how do you like my new entrance music? >> takes a certain kind of huts pa to swagger in to "all i do is win." but from a string of domestic policy victories in the first term to winning reelection by 4.6 million votes, the record is pretty clear. you don't always hear in washington where people are too busy looking into the mirror to look at history. let's quickly revisit the highlights. this president brought the economy back from the brink through a stimulus program, a bailout of the american auto industry, strengthening financial reform and creating a dedicated government bureau to protect consumers. changing the composition of the supreme court by appointing two impressive women. and of course the largest progressive domestic policy to expand our social safety net in a generation, the affordable care act. for

i'm melissa harris-perry. and i want you to be quiet. [ clock ticking ] do you hear that?icking. it's kind of like a dog whistle, so if you're like most people, you've probably never noticed it. because it's also the sound of obsession. and to hear it, you have to be on a one-track mind with our congress, to which a ticking time bomb is the accompaniment to our national debt, ticking away like so many seconds and minutes on a clock. only the big explosion that we're all supposed to be bracing for is turning out to be less of a kapow and more of a kapoof. as it turns out, instead of going deeper into debt during the second fiscal quarter of this year, they were able to make a dent in the national debt for the first time since president obama took office. that's $35 billion ticks off the clock, in the opposite direction, paying down the national debt. and then there's the object of washington's other obsession. the reason we all need to borrow all that money, to reduce our national deficit. yep, no big bang there either, because the congressional budget office, cbo, recrunch