>> yeah. >> john and john and mika. ♪ >> wow. he's open. libbed, how much can you all work on as you're running through an episode. are there moments of inspiration where something's not in the script? >> i think 85% of the time, the other 15 is ad lib. or it could be something from the crew throwing something in. >> it says there's some sort of tap dance skills, do you use? >> i am a -- i do tap a little bit in the musical. >> you do? let's do it. i've always wanted to tap dance. i'm terrible at it. i'll try it. >> i've been up since 6:00 in the morning. >> what does that mean? >> that's incredible. this is fun. >> i feel like you were tap dancing all the time out here on this show. >> oh, yeah, that's what we do. very cool. so what are you -- oh, only 15 seconds left. what's your favorite part of doing this show and what's the part you hate the most? >> i think it's the comradery, we have a great dynamic there working as cast and crew, and i think the hardest part is being away from my family so long, six months in vancouver. if i was her

we watch for joe and mika, too. >> who said that? a democrat or republican?> democrats. >> since republicans were wining. >> it doesn't always have to be democrat or republican. >> you could say both sides exaggerate. >> new pope from the americas. this hasn't happened in 1200 years. >> what are your hopes, first of all, with the new pope? this is full of fat and full of sugar and has no value. we want to eradicate everything like this. we don't need it. >> is there a question in there? >> yeah, i'm talking to michelle here. >> joining me now, the co-host of "morning show" on msnbc, mika. >> good evening, reverend al. >> glad to have you with us. >> good to be here. >> this week a judge overruled mayor bloomberg in his pursuit of getting sugary drinks in large quantities out of stores. what do you think it's going to take to get this anti-obesity movement to sink in. >> well, i think it's started and i think it's going to happen at a much more rapid rate. this might have been seen as a loss for mayor bloomberg but i see it as a loss for society because we hav

>> why is mika attacking civil rights group?i don't understand why they want to take a wonderful education program from a big company but why do they have to serve their soda in schools and vending machines? they don't have to. >> we all grew up with sugary drinks. we found a way to -- >> look how good harold looks. >> joe is a model of exercise. >> i am. >> i think they are not in vending machines in schools. i think they removed most of them from vending machines. >> really? i went to a school where i see them. i won't name it. >> to your point an obvious statistically correlation between socioeconomic status and there is a link behind your story because many tend to be obesity. >> taking recreation out of schools. i would hope maybe some of the organizations are asking help from these companies to enassure that these kids have summer recreation opportunities and they have a physical education opportunities in their schools which is what we did growing up. i even drank everything from fast foods all of these sugary drinks and

slightly less nuance goal for mika's favorite. >> right.e very worried about how his hair transplant was -- >> exactly. is it working? >> the hair is perfect. >> warren ziva, look at that hair. that guy was bald a couple of years ago. whoever his hair plug doctor is, i want him. so here we have epl spangtandin. man u way ahead. arsenal fifth, everton sixth, and liverpool seventh. >> what's the deal with liverpool? >> they need -- >> listen, i think joe and i were very clear several weeks ago. they need to get joe jan out of dallas, texas, and give him a one-way ticket to manchester. he can take the 35-minute bus ride over to liverpool and work with some good people and turn that club around. >> another american-owned team that's stumbling. the big name, the manchester united, this tuesday playing rail madrid. >> roger bennett, thank you very much. up next as the budget cuts kicked into effect on friday, president obama was sounding the alarm. >> the janitors, the security guards, they just got a pay cut, and they got to figure out how to ma

mika goes to south of france.stay here and toil in the fields. but go ahead. what did you learn while you were in london. >> are you going to make fun of me? >> oh, no. we're not making fun of you at all. >> what i learned in london is that osborne is in a tough position. the uk is not growing. it may even go into a triple or quadruple dip recession. the austerity program that he's put in place which, again, is something r us to look at as a lesson for how you do or don't run economic policy has caused the economy to be really slow. >> a lot of tax increases over there in europe. you know, we look at this austerity bit. really quick, i just want to talk about this just for a second. >> then i want to get to cpac and the budget. >> i want to talk about what's happening in washington. but, you know, economics. discussed on tv or on the internet or on twitter. it's so depressing. because people don't really know what they're talking about. they just sort of boil it down. and there's been this belief through the years

>> yes, mika.ople be aware that circumstances on the ground in syria continue to change in ways that will move us closer and closer to some sort of multilateral action, particularly if there is a confirmation that the assad regime in syria has used chemical weapons in violation of international law and basic humanitarian rights. i think it was vital that president obama went to israel at this critical moment. it was a great speech and reaffirmation of a fundamental relationship in particular that he recognized that israel is a jewish home land and a right to exist and self-defense in face of both a iranian nuclear weapons program. it is a very unstable situation in syria and in the region. this was a vital important moment for president obama, both to reassure the israeli people that we are their most vital ally, that we have an unshakeable relationship but also to urge forward a peace process that could help stabilize the region. >> dr. brzezinski, off of what senator coons just said, we have this

secretary sebelius, i try to tell mika that every morning. show. it's didn't to see you. >> healthcare.gov. check out the site. >>> coming up, one of the founding members of the band fish makes the jump to broadway. we'll ask him about his brand new musical opening today. sounds cool. you're watching "morning joe" approved by starbucks. mom always got good nutrition to taste great. she was a picky eater. well now i'm her dietitian and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutrition she was missing. and now she drinks it every day. well, it tastes great! [ male announcer ] boost has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones, and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. and our great taste is guaranteed or your money back. learn more at boost.com [ dietitian ] now, nothing keeps mom from doing what she loves... being my mom. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national

. >> i've learned that mika cannot do a cramp roll. i learned my phone's ringing too. >> that's okay. >> did you just call it a cramp roll? >> john heilemann, what did you learn? >> i just learned what a cramp roll is and i've also learned it's been mika's life-time dream to be a tap dancer. >> i'm terrible. i tried all my life. it's a long story. donald trump, don't insult -- all right, number one at warden. don't say he's not an intellect. >> i said don't start trying to dance today. what did you learn? >> i told john heilemann all of. joe, what did you learn today? >> i learned that in this season of hope and spring, that little children are getting off of school buses only to have their hopes dashed and their hearts broken because the white house has closed their doors and said you're not welcome inside america's monument of freedom anymore. look, closed for business. if it's way too early, mika, what time is it? >> it's time for "morning joe." but now, meacham, what time is it? >> time for chuck todd and "the daily rundown." >> th

it would mean for the city and the students for the chicago school closure i was joined earlier by mika utrecht this is an editor for jacoby magazine and a contributing editor for in these times his book the chicago teachers union and free market education reform will be published this summer and he began by explaining what led to these school closings there have been a number of shutdowns in chicago over the years about seventy five since the ninety's when the schools started being shut down here. since a dozen years ago. but the current spate of closing the biggest that has ever been seen in the city or anywhere and the district is now claiming that they're shutting down schools because of under enrollment because there are some schools that are fifty percent sixty percent utilized according to their math in the past the justification for the closings was that schools were underperforming on things like standardized tests it shifted this year to say well it's not about school performance it's actually about the schools being underutilized and so how do you think this will affect the s

>> mika doesn't like them. >> who is better than mcdonald's?anybody make a better -- >> in and out burger is pretty good. >> than mcdonald's? >> they're doing the potatoes fresh right before your eyes. >> it's overrated. >> i love mcdonald's fries. >> yeah, mcdonald's fries. >> i don't understand why burger king didn't just make mcdonald's fries. >> why don't they rip it off? come on. >> all right, jim, let's get back to business. house republicans pushing back against john boehner's decision to bring bills to the house floor without a majority of support from his party that breaks the so-called rule. >> why it matters is if you can't get a majority of house republicans behind an idea, republicans are saying don't ever have a vote on it because they control the house. where it could come into play would be if we really do try to revive talk of a grand bargain, it would require some tax increase and there are not a majority of house republicans that will vote for a tax increase. they had to when they violated the rule at the end of last year and

>> i thought mika did great there!ntroduce them and they will stop and say, hey joe, how are you doing? i'll go up and get some coffee and come back and stir my drink and say, i'm fine. chuck, you do your job and you do it as well. take it away. >> to pick up on alex's point. yesterday in ramallah, palestinians were protesting the president's visiting that is taking place there in the west bank. this is the friendlier territory of the palestinians. this is abbas. this is not hamas, okay? he is getting protested there, the president is, and iraq was the reason among the things that they were yelling about was the iraq war. and protest the iraq war and they had president obama dressed in israel defense, fighter's uniform, idf uniform and looking like he was a member of the israel military. then you come on the israel side and he realize that 40% of those surveyed in the public opinion believe president obama is hostile. you have a situation the president is coming here right now, when it comes to the peace plan, and neit

valerie plame and mika brzezinski, all blondes.l-blondes show on monday. >> did you just say that? >> i did. >> it's a fact. he's just being a good journalist. >> is that a problem? >> what's wrong with that? >> seriously? oh, look at that. >>> coming up, david axelrod and melody barnes. you're watching "morning joe." mine was earned in djibouti, africa, 2004. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto-insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. [ construction sounds ] ♪ [ watch ticking ] [ engine revs ] come in. ♪ got the coffee. that was fast. we're outta here. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ from capital one... boris earns unlimited rewards for his small business. can i get the smith contract, please? thank you. that's three new paper shred

. >> thanks a lot, mika. >> and what is richard haass?> and we've got david ignatius coming up, as well. >> fantastic. >> yes, it is fantastic. >> all right. what do we have in news? >> hi, harold, how are you doing? what's going on? >> oh, really? >> who are you picking in march madness? >> it hurts me to say this because i'm a michigan man, but ohio state is playing extraordinarily well. i've got michigan state. >> do we have a story on cypress? or can i make chitchat with haass. >> if you have a few more, thad be good. >> what about cypress, richard haass, isn't that something? >> it is astrange approach to economic policy. turns out, it's the willie sutton approach to dealing with the european economic crisis. one of the few places they have any resources. anything that approaches the scale of what they need. and it makes no sense and it's not going to last. >> very good. >> this is interesting. fresh poll numbers out from cnn opinion research showing there is very little support for leaders in washington. to boast about right now. 47

mika's said it all along.bout. >> nope. >> it's the women. >> but sheryl's point is saying that women internalize a lot of these things. and what we have to do is free up women from feeling those feelings that hey, people won't like me if i'm successful. or i have to plan for my own lack of success. i mean, she says women -- one of the fascinating things she says women overanticipate and overplan for getting married and having children even before they're married and don't have children. >> well, i totally see that. i mean, i was 26 years old and getting married and working on wall street at the time and thinking, i'd better get out of here because i don't want to have to get up at 7:00 in the morning. look at us now. and show up for work. >> 7:00 in the morning, that's like noon for us around here. >> but i do think women do that. i think a lot of women have this plan that takes them down the road from the time that they graduate college to the time that they have kids to the time that they want to get promot

>> mika, thank you.ployed under and it was enacted after due process. the statute i'm appointed to under is 27 and 1990 and a necessary condition until i've been appointed. everyone agrees there is a financial emergency in the stit and everyone agrees something needs to be done about it. due process rights and rights to vo is a concern we have a country -- the conservativeships and trusteeships are old law. so this is unusual but it is within the bounds of the law. and how do i plan to do it? first of all, i want to explain to the people that i'm here in good faith trying to reach a resolution which is the biggest open secret in the city. everybody is aware of it and knows something needs to be done about it. in 2005 discussion after restructuring back then. secondly i hope to address the concerns immediately with the delivery of services and public safety. that's a big priority now so the people understand there are things already in the pipeline that are going to enhance the quality of life in detroit.

>> that's more mika style. >> trying to get munchkins.ickly drives away. >> some on the car, too. >> apparently she yelled the company slogan as the guy ran away. and it's go run on dunkin. good story. i love to see clerks defending themselves. >> not her first time. >> he's after these beautiful nuggets of deliciousness. some royal news now, duchess kate middleton has kept the details of her pregnancy under wraps. she's due in july. yesterday she was out and about. fans greeted her. >> is pippa anywhere? >> one even gave the duchess a white teddy bear and kate might have given away the baby's sex by accident. she accepted the bear the duchess apparently said thank you, i'll take that for my "d." >> what do you think? daughter? >> the woman next to her said you were going to say daughter, weren't you? to which kate replied, no. we don't know the sex right now. >> you haven't been told? >> i haven't been told. my sources are telling me this is reliable information, but we'll have to wait and see. >> see if "us weekly" is in your mailbox ag

. >> joe and mika get mad because they sound like a broken record saying very little is going to happen what's your take? what do you think is doable in the next couple minutes? >> it's looking harder than anyone would have thought. the momentum is fading. that's why mayor bloomberg is spending like this. that's why we'll see the president today also doing an event. his organization for action is teaming up with the mayors against guns to do 100 events around the country today. in fact, for the parents out of that ad are going to be back at the white house today. what used to be the bottom line, used to be universal background checks, now even that is on the wish list and gun people are very down. they think that the president didn't act fast enough. >> you know who doesn't like gun control? mitch mcconnell, one of our favorite characters in washington, one of the most powerful, not necessarily the face of the republican party. he's not known as the great communicator, but he's got real juice and a tough race. >> he's got real juice and real problems, issues in his state of kentucky. >>

students in this community certainly a very big change for parents and teachers and students there but mika do you think that it's kind of just a sad inevitability when you have an environment that way down and the city is struggling to to fund schools that keep schools that are in existence keep them open that it's just kind of. necessary measure in order to know in order to close the budget deficit well that's how the district has framed it that it is them fortune may be that they are the kind of owner and roman numbers that they claim but not much that can be done about that i mean and there's two things to say about that one i mean the only reason that these neighborhoods century are under enrolled is because there have been policies over the last decade or two that have push huge numbers of people color out of the city i mean i believe the numbers are that in the last decade we stand nine percent decline in the after american population chicago it's been around and large part pushed by closing of public housing and declining public portable housing a lot of neighborhoods but the second

mika is the chief content officer for ocean interactive. taking matters into his own hands. in san francisco, i'm emily chang, cheryl, larry, back to you. >> thank you. >> a 12-year-old you new zealand boy pulled from the surf by rescuer who's formed a human chain to pull him from the water. a beach goer used a cell phone to capture this drama. you can see people running to help josh mccoy. the current pulled him 500 feet down the shore. he was fighting for air eight minutes. >> i was in there i thought i was going to die. the waves smashed me so much. five really big ones flipped me around. i think i was underwater almost about 20 seconds. >> a police officer ran to the rescue but he was getting pulled under by the current. another officer started yelling for help. he urged people on the beach to form a human chain. you can see them gripping hands. they were able to hold on. it worked. they were able to pull josh to safety. but the presence of mind to do that to get everybody assembled in a matter of seconds. >> that doesn't happen. >> usually they go under. >> quick thinki

mika he is also charged with the murder of 41-year-old who died from being given too much anesthesia. employees whod a administered the drugs were not trained, authorized or licensed to do so. he pleaded not guilty. the lawyer denies the murder charge and challenges the gestational age of the abort fetuses. the doctor showed no remorse for his actions. >> a friend recently said that i had a distinguished career and i cannot have control over the accomplishments in terms of how people view them but i know that i have done my very best to provide the best of responsive care to my patients. >> mike: abbey johnson used to work at planned parenthood helping women get abortions but left her job after witnessing an abortion take place. she is now an outspoken prolife activist. deborah edge is the single mother of 7 kids and also worked in an abortion clinic but finally left after she couldn't bear to deal with the horrors that she witnessed there. both women are are trying to convince others to leave their jobs in the abortion industry. abbey and deborah, great to have you both. when you hea

mika, a lot of times bloggers will mock that type of talk, that centrist talk saying, well, that's just -- there's nothing to it. that's where most americans, at least most americans i've talked to over the past, you know, 400, 500 speeches on college campuses and rotary clubs and all the other places we go over the past four, five years, we're hearing the same thing everywhere we go. >> also, just sort of big picture looking down at chris christie's career. i don't get the republican party. i don't get c-pac. this is a guy who can embrace the president when he's doing a good job for his state and also cult him down when he thinks he's not doing a good job without blinking an eye, without feeling shackled to anyone. isn't that ultimately someone who's grounded and with a sense of leadership? >> i don't know. >> doesn't get it. education secretary arne duncan says he misspoke when he said the sequester was already costing teachers their jobs because of the sequester. in fact, it will be several more months. a new poll shows 38% of americans blame congressional republicans for failing to

here's bill karins with a check on the forecast. >> good morning to you, mika.areas are cold. that sun is already up. it will do its thing. plenty nice this afternoon. right now in orlando, it's 44. 54 in miami. ch it still looks and feels like winter from the great lakes to the eastern seaboard. as i said, the sun goes to work. it will do it's thing down in florida getting you up to upper 60s and low 70s. not beach weather but we'll watch the cold air from chicago all of the way to the northeast. the western half of the country is incredibly warm and beautiful. phoenix could have their first 90-degree day of this new year. that starts your warm weather season and l.a. is still beautiful. still rainy in seattle. what's next? a little clipper low is going to come down. weak clipper storms come down from alberta clipper in canadian. they don't have a lot of moisture to work with. they'll produce enough light snow for travel trouble on friday from minneapolis to wisconsin and saturday morning up through the great lakes. looks to weaken by the time it gets to the ea

. >>> actually, mika, you banked five seconds. the beat goes on. today is the day. they head to the white house this morning for one more chat that has no chance of avoiding the automatic budget cuts that will kick in by midnight tonight. weirdly enough, both sides seem okay with t we'll explain. plus as emeritus pope benedict, a deep dive into the politics of picking the next pope breaking down what happens behind those conclave closed doors. >>> and time for check on the 2016 talk, who's making moves and who is making waves when the posturing season kicks into high gear. frankly it isn't that far away. >>> good morning from florida. it's friday, march 1st, this is "the dylan ratigan show" with chuck todd. "the daily rundown the". >>> thank you, everybody. today is supposedly the day of reckoning, but a week of that he ricks is ending today. just about an hour from now, congressionally leaders will meet at the white house. >> my message will be the same as what i'm telling you today. it's time to do their job and pass a bill. it takes a lot of pill zach for the hou

to come and meet mika. not you, joe.o having george

. >> it's been mika's life-time dream to be a tapper. >> i've tried all my life. >> mike barnicle finally showed up. seriously, what is wrong with you? >> i slept. >> that's just your opinion. >> i think i'm going to just put on a hawaiian shirt like harry truman and move to key west. >> on the one hand, we have a number of tv viewers. >> i can dunk as well, the munchkins right into the coffee. this is going to amount to castration. i've never been castration but it sounds like a good thing. >> i learned that brian's middle name is eunuch. >> oh. >> i think the initiation's gone. >> mind meld. >> mind meld. >> how you doing this morning? >> good. >> you're back on the roids, aren't you? >> i kind of am. >> got to give the steroids a break. >> let's start in washington with michael steel. >> the fourth sign of the apocalypse, eugene robinson's article, rand paul was right. >> show as 1,001 fans on twitter. >> i learned to honey boo-boo tripled her salary. >> the corollary to michael steel's thing is that pigs can indeed fly. >> speaking of bigs flying, mark harmon, god bless him, $38 milli

mika of florida. >> in the recent legislation that congress passed known as map 21, the transportation reauthorization, we mandated the consolidation or elimination of some 50 department of transportation programs. how many positions have been eliminated and what taxpayer dollars can we expect from that consolidation or elimination of programs? >> we are in the process of consolidation now. there are specific requirements for doing so. >> can you give us an estimate? would be 100 positions? 500 positions? will it save $1 million? >> although the programs have been consolidated, the need for oversight and implementation of the funds has not gone away. we will redeployed personnel -- >> many positions do you expect to eliminate? >> we are currently on a hiring freeze. >> so, nobody? >> i did not say that. for direct hiring freezes, we expect -- >> people are just trying to justify their continued existence and congress sent a mandate to consolidate or eliminate some 50 programs. people in the department of transportation are still making excuses to continue the red tape and paperwork. i

mika, you stay here. you always walk off. i'm going to make do you this. if it's would too early, what time is it? >> it's time for "morning joe" now time for "the daily rundown" with chuck todd. have a good day, everybody. >> two down, two to go. after a contentious meeting with house republicans, today president obama talks to the group of republicans who may hold more of his legacy in their hands than he realizes, senate republicans. the bigger question, will the conversations continue after this week to try to find some common ground? meantime, a conservative kickoff as fan favorites headline a de facto 2016 cattle call in front of a boisterous base at the annual cpac meeting outside of washington today. >>> and an historic pick for pope. a latin american jesuit. we'll go live to the vatican in just minutes to break down what it means for the billion catholics around the world and perhaps our own politics here in the western hemisphere. >> good morning from los angeles this thursday, march 14th, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." now, here's chuck todd

the president said that crisis was a concern when he spoke to joe and mika early on.ad said that was a concern. the president has changed his tone on that. why has he done that? >> well, the debt remains a concern-we've made a significant down payment with the budget control act, with the fiscal cliff deal and now with the sequester which i hope will have a short life. so we've made a significant dent already. but i think the president is facing the priority of growing the economy and jobs, and that's where it should be. half of this year's deficit is attributable to people who are unemployed. if we can get people back to work, paying down the deficit. it's much better than an austerity budget. >> you're saying after two years things are definitely better now? >> things are definitely better now. the fiscal picture is brightening. things are brightening still. the last thing we want to do when the economy is poised to recover is throw another obstacle in the way. >> who are you calling for march madness? >> my team, stanford probably not having a shot. >> congressman

. >> what did you learn, mika? >> in a conversation on twit bert the retro wife -- >> talk about that for a minute. >> it's just lights up when i tweeted the segment we did yesterday with joanna coles, and on the front page of new york magazine. >> lisa miller is great. >> i will tell you what you learned. >> what? >> how do ask a question from little children in new jersey. take a look at the tape, joe, and take a cue. >> quick. to the point. >> anything else? >> got any weekend plans? >> yes. >> what are you doing? >> college hunting. >> oh. wow. >> i remember those days. >> for amelia? what about you, sam? you're getting out of college in a year. >> yeah. i'm still at college. >> getting his application. >> i have girlfriends visiting from cleveland, ohio. >> part of rock 'n roll. >> you have a live chat. >> here's what i'm going to do. a live twitter chat right after the show at joe nbc. thank you so much for watching. have a great weekend. thank you for being patient all week. >> keep it short. >> thank you. w

what did you learn, mika? >> i'll continue to say that mayor bloomberg's on to something. everyone else is going to catch on a little late. >> if it's way too early, it's "morning joe." here's chuck todd. see you tomorrow. >>> well, the budgets are busting out everywhere. today it's the senate democrat's turn, but today it's house republican's turn to hear from the president. what will paul ryan and speaker boehner have to say after that? we'll see. >>> plus, with a new era starting in venezuela and anened to the castro's control of cuba on the horizon, will the united states actually have a president who decides to engage in latin american issues? every one of them promises it, but none of them seem to fulfill it. much more in today's deep dive. and the cardinals are meeting again later today. could we see some white smoke today? we'll go live to the vatican in a few minutes. good morning from washington. it's wednesday, march 13th, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. i want to say good morning myself today to remind you to send your good morning video to r

. >> mika other question as about the investigation on connally he was a problem and also beyond that, it was nobody else in the boston office of the fbi that new about this or was participating. what about the people that pulled the frameup what about those fbi agents? >> you're making a good point all of the investigations are looking into getting past john connally and his supervisor john morris trying to pass that corruption at the fbi to get the public's arms around it. so we know how deep it ran and all that coming and we have never had a full accounting. it's true. we have had a full accounting that maybe you realize in our book we certainly name of your agents who never were prosecuted, but certainly their names have been brought in and certainly whitey and his associates had them on the pad according to the internal documents in the cross t's envelopes and so on. they were not prosecuted so it's harder to see that but it's in our book, and that is disappointing about this prosecutor as you mentioned from connecticut who came up and prosecuted john connally. we were all waitin

it was just days before the election last fall, and he spoke to mika beer sin ski and joe scarboroughg joe," and this is what he said back then. >> how would you define your mandate for the next four years? and what is i would like to know the sacrifice that will be asked not just of the 1% but of the 99% as well. well, there's no doubt our first order of business will be to get our deficits and debt under control. >> then just this week, a different tone. he said we don't have an immediate crisis in terms of debt. in fact, the next ten years it's going to be a sustainable place." congressman van hollen, why the change? >> it's not a change. they're totally consistent. right now our big problem is to sustain the economic recovery. we've seen momentum in the job market. and the last thing we want to do right now is to put the brakes on that. in fact, one-half of this year's deficit is due to unemployment, the fact that more people aren't at work. so what the president saying our focus right now should be to get people back to work, sustain the recovery, and then reduce the deficit in a

with "morning joe" hosts, joe scarborough, mika brzezinski, taking on this very topic.to remind everybody how their discussion played out. >> these foods actually are toxic, the way they are made, if i may finish, i contend that you're making an incorrect statement by saying these things aren't poison. >> they're not poison. >> they are. when you have such high concentrations of sugar and high fructose corn syrup -- >> hold on one second. keep the camera right here. she's talking, this is important. i'm sorry. go ahead. >> they create an addictive -- oh, joe. >> oh, man. this was not set up. >> and i bet you can't stop. >> i eat this every morning. >> mike, as i was saying, americans certainly have passion on both sides of the issue, and free choice is a big deal for all of us. is there a middle ground to be found here? as you're saying, that the soda manufacturers, the lobbying groups for soda makers are going to come out in full force against this. can the mayor work with them to find common ground? >> well, the mayor has said that part of the idea for this was just t

. >> i think this was mika's. open up a blue one. >> i have one here. >> julian has one.u say it? >> i can say it definitely. white smoke equals one week of barnicle! >> here is the ultimate booby prize. >> what is that one? >> you won one week of hosting "way too early." >> congratulations! >> we could all be on "the tonight show. >>." i don't get an egg? >> here. open one. >> will we show any more of willie on "the tonight show" last night? >> yes, we are. >> totally television. >> watch out. bill karins is a, quote/unquote, meteorologist! >> ow! >> that's a news story right there! whoa! >> the crew is vicious today! >>> before we get to terrible things constantly in the world happen. syria things getting even tense and worse by the day over there. you pointed out accurately 15 years ago today, good friday, i was in belfast. the northern ireland agreements, the good friday accords were signed. the significance and impact of that when you looked troubled places around the world now. the middle east or wherever. it was a historical achievement. >> what it was was a power

it was interesting i was reading from mika brzezinski's book "obsessed."ut how culturally taught to eat, but he didn't know any other way. but there is a middle ground. i'm not suggesting that organics is the way to fixing the food system. we're suggests it's a way to subsidize fruits vegetables. not organic, but that would be great. to teach food how to prepare feed, how to cook it and nod the fetish side of what kind of air the chicken is breathing. it's kind of over the top. >> right. and i think the school system is the sort of the place to do that, right? there's a connection with what you're saying the way we fund a school system's food and what quality of food they're going to get. >> you sort of hope some of that fetishness, the over the top, i want to know where things come from. filters down to parents to say, let's start with our kids. it's okay for the 20-something hipster to go to brooklyn to get that. but what about teaching our kids a little bit of that. not that it needs to be so over the top. i think that's where it begins. there's a lot o

. >> all right. 13 minutes before the top of the hour mika mean joins us at the top of the next houras well. both in studio. right now, we are visiting with fawn johnson from the national journal about immigration, immigration reform and its prospects and who is the leader on it. before we get back to our conversation here t peter? >> yes indeed we are on twitter twitter @bp show. there should be a path so citizenship without citizenship, we have an enslaved worker class. bill w. says most politicians don't want citizenship because they want to keep the cheap labor. and the crisis mag says jeb bush has the chronic republican disease, flip-floppitis or as i would point out some people have diagnosed that as romnesia >> bill: it is funny, fawn you have jeb bush and marco rub osteo eyeing to be the rising star. >> yes. >> from florida who is going to save the republican party. time magazine identified mark o rubio as the savior. does jeb bush have first crack? he was the governor. his brother was president. he is a bush. if the jeb goes, could rubio? >> you have described with the possi

good thing mika's not here, we crave fat and we crave carbs and sugar goes along with it. >> and a third >> so the barnicle way is have sex, fall asleep. most people have to read a magazine. >> while having sex. >> lucky her. >> we've taken this right off the road. >> we've finally gotten the golden girls spinoff. >> we do know that if you don't get enough sleep, you crave all the wrong foods because your body's under stress and so your cortisol levels go up, and you crave those foods that are going to give you extra energy. and those are the carbs and the fats. >> not getting enough sleep doesn't automatically make you fat. >> it does automatically make you fat. >> if you're tired and disciplined enough not to then -- >> then you're miserable all the way around. >> go take a run instead of eating a donut. >> the reality is, if you are sleep deprived, you will put on as much as 2 1/2 pounds a week. >> even if you don't turn to those -- >> yes. >> a week? >> a week. the reality is, there has to be a check and balance. you can go a couple of nights with marginal sleep, but then you've got

i think maybe that's where joe and mika are today, i'm not sure.ious. >> so not just -- >> visceral thrill? >> you can actually have the experience? >> yes. and you don't know when it's going to happen. they give you a window of time. and then you fill out a form beforehand, and they ask you, do you have any phobias, would you like to be waterboarded? it and they -- they kidnap you for four hours. >> "gq" -- >> only in america. >> this piece about being kidnapped and paying $500 to be kidnapped appears in "gq" magazine. >> yes, sir. >> where do they take you to, a polo shop? >> they take this guy to a basement in detroit. >> if -- >> you probably were in this basement. >> if you tell them your phobias do they prey on them or spare you? >> they mess around with you. >> does that relate at all to this story, the gentleman's guide to a one-night stand? >> i like how she ties that in. >> what can you tell us about that? >> that's a woman's guide to -- you know, i thought i was going to get a break today. but i've got it over here now. >> this is servic