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then last week we brought you breaking nerd land baby news with the report that melissa harris-perry world baby girl perry on valentine's day. joining me for the update on that story via skype is my friend, melissa harris-perry. hey, mom, and parker, her daughter. hey, melissa! give us the latest update on the baby. >> i don't know how long we will get out of her. she is not too happy about live tv, but she has been a joy. we have been having a great time. >> let me ask parker. how do you feel about being a big sister? >> i really love being a big sister because she is so cute and i get to help out a lot, and it is great. >> you'll be able to work out anti-baby crying techniques. it will be great. >> this baby girl is going to daddy. all right. >> and that's the best technique of them all. >> that's right. >> so melissa, baby girl perry is even in the world is a miracle, you shared a beautiful, really moving column this week on mhpshow.com on sur gassy. you wrote my pregnancy with my first daughter was blessedly unevent. took two families, four states and five doctors to get this gir

face in need deserves puffs indeed. >>> if you watched the show yesterday, or if you follow melissa harris-perry her husband james welcomed a new member of their family. hey, baby girl perry. she will be on maternity leave for the next few weeks while she and their family welcome their new daughter into their world, but even though she won't be here hosting nerd land, she's going to stay involved with you and the show. as part of the first ever nerd land scholar challenge. one thing, the thing that we are calling the mother of all politics. melissa will be leading this four-week online challenge, which will investigate how motherhood is tied to our nation's politics. she'll take you to women's enfranchisement, to wendy davis, to deep dives of citizenship, parenthood, and politics. sign up now and you'll get to discuss the issues with mhp on our challenge group on msnbc.com and yes, there will be homework. you can reserve your spot in the challenge right now by going to the show's website, mhpshow.com. thank you so much for joining us. melissa, well wishes to your family as you guys start your ne

one of the things that melissa harris perry show to take an example, they do a very good job of bringingt voices, people of color, women, experts who don't normally get much time on sunday or any other time, and for this to sort of, you know, to lose a point on that brand, that very important brand, with a cheap twitter joke are not what networks are supposed to do. phil griffin is exactly right to look at policiepolicies, look a personnel and make sure they don't make that mistake again. look, we've got somebody like clearance thomas as part of a multiracial family and so is bill de blasio. it's not about right or left when it comes to who you live and what kind of a family you form. msnbc you would think would be the first people to realize that and get that right. >> stand up for that. s.e. cupp, do you think there's a risk some of this devolves into just beating up on each other in the media and people end up tuning it out or do you think these things matter and we have to explain them to people the right way? >> i think they do matter. i mean, for people like rachel and chris hayes

. >>> we want to send our love to melissa harris perry and her colleague, james, for welcoming her newabout nike and the self-tying shoe. >> a lot of people said they can keep the shoes would i want the hubber board. >> a romantic tube from my apartment to my office. >> you mean like from the old bank tellers. >> those. those have gone by the wayside. it would be nice. >> and jenna had a good one, joan jettson's instant hair and makeup. >> joan jettson had a fabulous look. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ i'm free free falling >> i'm not going to pass judgment on this. all i'll say it's an interesting video. a father in iowa picking his kids up from school, it has been cold in iowa this week and a patch of ice on the sidewalk, so this guy did what any responsible parent would do. . he remained seated in his car and shot video of it for a while. and the kids came by, one by one, even --

i'm joy reid in today for melissa harris-perry. this week our members in congress planned to pull off a feat that seemed nearly impossible just a few months ago. they did their job and passed actual legislation with no brinksmanship, no hostage taking and no shutdown shenanigans. they agreed to borrow money to pay the wibills. in fact, the clean debt ceiling bill was just the latest example of how our lawmakers can play nicely with one another when they want to. in december they came together on a bipartisan budget agreement and just last month they compromised on a trillion dollar spending plan and the passage finally of the farm bill. but before you get all excited and think bipartisan. >> shep: and functioning government are breaking out all over, permit me to dim your optimism for just a minute because our newly cop rahhive congress hit another wall. just a few weeks ago it seemed like immigration reform would be next on the list they would find a way to compromise. they were striking a different tone very suh last year when th

i'm melissa harris-perry. time for some traffic problems in ft. lee. got it. ten words. eight from a close aide to new jersey governor chris christie, now fired. and two from one of chris christ christie's political appointees to the port authority, now resigned. if not for those ten little words, what happened in new jersey might have stayed in new jersey, just a local story. and not only what happened at the george washington bridge, but also what happened, what is still happening with millions of dollars of superstorm sandy relief money. because if it were not for the national spotlight on governor christie's administration right now, the sandy story may not be getting the attention it deserves. the fair share housing center, a new jersey organization that advocates for affordable housing reported this week that nearly 2,000 applicants for sandy funds were incorrectly rejected. four out of every five people who appealed the rejections, 80%, were found to be eligible for relief funds after all. asked about t

after melissa harris-perry aapology for mocking mitt romney's adopted black grandson, this is the lasthing that network needed. coming up -- what is coming up? the white house launches a social media blitz around the state of the union, but is that another attempt to ci test >>> the president has answered video questions in a google hang out but credit is say this obscures the fact that this white house is the lea this white house is the least transparent in history. >> not only is obama repentle - relentless on social media but they put up bells and rewhistle so people could see. >> there's the presidential statement. you got him looking over it with somebody. the instagram campaign is something we have never seen before. it was called "inside the state of the union." the problem is with all of the behind the scenes white house pushed out media is the regular media believes, and the committee to protect journalists believe the media are not getting a fair shake. the white house doesn't have a monopoly on this. >> he also did a 6 second bite and that came up immediately after the state

. >> right, a lot of outrageous things have been said by the msnbc host melissa harris-perry, martinhir, we can go through the lineup and watch the comments. i think one of the most toxic is chris matthews, if you disagree with the president it is racist. i don't think most of the media has picked up on this yet. >> the continual statement that gets you where you want to go in right-wing politics, is simply being against the president. how many people in the room that say he needs to be executed? yeah, he is an out law, anything that is nasty about this guy is now becoming the amen course of the republican party. >> if someone in a room says the president ought to be executed, you pile on and say yeah, he is an out law. i don't know any conservative that doesn't demand and want -- they have a tough job, the secret service, they have to protect our elected officials, disagree or agree, and starting on down with president obama. peter? >> it is factually incorrect as well as fanning the flames of racial discord in this country. he is referring to an incident that took place in the stat

after melissa harris-perry aapology for mocking mitt romney's adopted black grandson, this is the lasthat network needed. coming up -- what is coming up? the white house launches a social media blitz around the state of the union, but is that another attempt to circumve i need proof of insurance. that's my geico digital insurance id card - gots all my pertinents on it and such. works for me. turn to the camera. ah, actually i think my eyes might ha... next! digital insurance id cards. just a tap away on the geico app. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know that when a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, it does make a sound? ohhh...ugh. geico. little help here. >>> the president has answered video questions in a google hang out but credit is say this obscures the fact that this white house is the least transparent white house in history. >> before we get to that, obama relentlessly posted this, and live streamed this, but put up charts and whistles so people could watch on the second stream which is usually what the m

good morning, i am joy reed, in for melissa harris-perry. ukraine, we're going to bring you the latest developments. i want to put this story into a broader context. we begin with the week that was for the russian president, vladimir putin. the focus was supposed to be on the sochi olympics, as mr. putin had high hopes for the

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i'm melissa harris-perry.try to become the wilson's chance to join williams is just one of the few reasons why our guest dave in his piece for "the nation" on friday to ask those of us not denver bronco fans to root for wilson to make history. big reason why those of us who watch football and the nfl enjoy it as much as we do is because of history, not just the epic plays, but also the players who change the game and how we see it. today about 70% of nfl layers are african-americans and hard for fans to think of a league that isn't dominated by black men, particularly at positions like runningback, defensive end, wide receiver and cornerback. and, now, finally thanks to players like wilson, quarterback. but it's worth remembering. the shoulders on which those players stand. modern day pro football was desegregated in 1946. a full year before jackie robinson became baseball's first black player. woody strobe, number 34 signeden with the los angeles rams and bill willis, number 60 on the left and marion motley j

i'm melissa harris-perry. we begin this morning with the new development in the traffic scandal engulfing new jersey governor chris christie's administration. as "the new york times" first reported and nbc news reported in the afternoon, the port authority official who oversaw the closures at the george washington bridge which tied up traffic for several days claims that governor christie knew about the lane closings while they were happening. now, let's back up for a second. this former port authority official is david wildstein. wildstein was the director of interstate capital projects at the port authority. and he is the one who personally oversaw the lane closures from what was initially said to be part of a traffic study. wildstein resigned in early december. in early january, evidence surfaced that governor christie's chief of staff sent an e-mail saying, quote, time for some traffic problems in fort lee. wildstein responded, got it. on january 9th during a two-hour-long process conference, christie anno

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after melissa harris-perry aapology for mocking mitt romney's adopted black grandson, this is the lasthing that network needed. coming up -- what is coming up? the white house launches a social media blitz around the state of the union, but is that another attempt to circumvent the press? digital download is next. age yo. that's not much, you think age yo. except it's 2 peent every year. go to e*trade and find out how much our advice and guidance costs. spoiler alert. it's low. it's guidance on your terms not ours. e*trade. less for us, more for you. >>> time now for our digital download. the white house launched a social media campaign before, during and after the state of the union, enlisting twitter and posting behind-the-scenes photos on instagram. >> president obama even made one of those six-second videos on vine. >> tomorrow night, it's time to restore opportunity for all. >> the president also answered video questions in a google hangout. but critics say all this social sharing obscures the fact that this white house is the least transparent in history. >> before we get to that

. >> that was michael smith speaking on the melissa harris-perry show this morning.a black man living in america, and for that reason alone, he fears for his life on a regular basis. as you think about the michael dunn case in the coming days and weeks, you might feel tempted to believe justice was served for jordan davis and his family. after all, dunn was convicted on four of five counts and will likely serve the rest of his life in prison. but ask yourself, was the value of 17-year-old jordan davis' life addressed in last night's verdict? as my next guest put it, the mistrial further sends a chilling effect to parents in the 23 states that have the stand your ground law or similar laws. joining me now is someone who spent his career giving voice to the voiceless, fighting against injustice, fighting for equality. he's been instrumental in keeping dr. king's dream alive and keeping the movement growing. and not only shining a light where it's needed but helping to heal and move the conversation forward. most recently leading a rally to honor trayvon martin attended

i'm joy reid in for melissa harris-perry.ivered its verdict in the trial of michael dunn, the 47-year-old man who shot and killed 17-year-old jordan davis in jacksonville, florida, in november of 2012. the decision of the seven women and five men on the jury who found dunn guilty of attempted second-degree murder of davis' friends, but were unable to reach a verdict as to whether dunn murdered davis left many wondering, what were they thinking? well, now we know. because this week, two of those jurors sat down for interviews where they talked at length about exactly what happened inside the jury room. and what was going through their minds as they struggled to reach a consensus. in that interview, in an interview with abc news, juror number four, identified only as valerie, spoke about one of the first things the jurors did when they began their deliberations. >> page 25, start with page 25. >> that was the page in the jury instructions that said that the use of deadly force is justifiable if michael dunn reasonably believes

i'm melissa harris-perry. all eyes were on sochi, russia, last night as the world celebrated the opening of the 2014 olympic gaels. this is the first time the russian federation is hosting the winter games. while the world watched, the nearly 2,900 athletes parading into the olympic stadium, one person was getting all the attention. no, not the journalists who tweeted out a picture of the yellow water in her sochi hotel that she was e told not to use on her face, nor any of the american athletes waiting on a shipment of 5,000 containers of chobani yogurt. all eyes were on vladimir putin, his government spent an estimated $50 billion making this the most expensive olympics ever. the most powerful person in the world, putin's triumphs and failures and controversies are on display as the world watching the games. putin has held power in russia for nearly 15 years and only had his presidency interrupted because of term limits. he may pass soviet dictator joseph stalin as the longest-running russian leader if he se

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that's what got melissa harris-perry in so much trouble for her comment about that. >>> i want to move interview with him. tell us about it. >> yeah. i sat down with him in new york. congratulations to michael strahan. he spoke candidly about what it's like to deal with the media zoo that surrounds the super bowl, both when he was a player, now that he is a part of the media team and kelly rippa's co-host. he spoke about being an african-american and the kind 06 racial abuse that greeted richard sherman after that sideline rant. strahan told me to that to day he's subjected to that. i also had a chance to talk to erin andrews about her interview after it happened. looking forward to showing that to view thers morning on media buzz. >> media buzz is at 111:00 a.m. here on fox news channel. >>> coming up here on the show, what's the big game without some tasty snacks? chef jackson is here. he'll be giving us some alcohol and some food. what more do you need on super bowl sunday? [ male announcer ] this is the age of knowing what you're made of. why let erectile dysfunction get in your wa

. >> host: hillary clinton once said, much like melissa harris perry from msnbc a couple months ago, we as a country need to move the on the idea of there is -- we need to move the idea, move away from private ownership to collective ownership. the reason i brought it up is, it's very clear that burke understands that the family unit is essential, particularly 18th, 19th century. the family unit is addicted to ship. babies are not born with a lot of rights in the context of their own families. i was wondering does paine consider that to be unjust, a father or a mother tells their children when to go to bed, what to eat, what to wear? >> guest: john locke offers an answer to the people who follow this question which is to say that liberalism is suspended in the family until the age of maturity and the reason is that liberalism -- liberty requires reason. recent more or less as paine understands and human beings are born with an undeveloped rational faculty and their reach and maturity. that's what maturity means. ozment as parents we can agree with that. >> guest: i know she reaches e