>> everybody is doing this as msnbc.y are just making fun of people who are different from they are. they fire people responsible. it is the net wrk and not the people they are firing? >> exactly. it says how much of the content is news versus how much is opinion? msnbc has the worst score that is almost all opinion. and this is not any different from anything on the regular programming. if you go and look at the replies, some said these are not the views of msnbc. and they said, yeah they are. this is what happened with harris perry. she pointed out made comments about mitt romney adopting a bi-racial grandchild. >> this is the same person who was trying to say something nice about the military and came up with the marines' motto semp semper-fi. >> it is like saying a corpsman. tom, i have a feeling you have a deep feeling about this. >> yes, i do. and the brew -- bruhaha of the commercial. i broke the interracial barrier 10 years ago. >> really? 10 years? >> 10 years ago. >> there bass an era. i was the patriarc and we

and they have had many of these problems here at msnbc -- >> but it is beyond msnbc. we decided -- >> it is not the left. >> but the knee jerk instinct to accuse conservatives of racism. they saw this ad, and they said oh, the conservatives will hate it because it is a black man and a white woman together in a family. >> look, i think there are people on both sides who do that. i mean, you know real extreme activists will do things like that. everything i say, i'm a socialist. everything a right winger says, they're a racist or they don't care or you know, they have got theirs and they don't want anybody to have theirs. i'm not one of those people, i'm just saying our problem today is there is such polarization and really hate-filled stuff, small elements on both sides. but it comes into the frame when it shows up on a network like this. that starts to be very worrisome, but beyond that, what i thought the internet and social media was going to do was bring more people together. it seems to have helped the polarization in a lot of ways. >> i know i said this, i go on

that's why she connects with people, and what do you say if you're msnbc?awful about the choices you're making and what their colleagues have done there. >> bob, they have -- msnbc has apologized, phil griffin has apologized. i mean -- why should they apologize if this is something that they kind of do a lot of? i mean, it's who -- i -- i happen to think calling somebody a bigot, given my background and my dad's background in the civil rights, it's the lowest form of conversation you can have. i'm just appalled by it. you know, particularly are so many kids out there that need a home. i mean, you know, i don't care who adopts them, as long as it's a good family. >> true. >> so i give people credit and the idea of mocking it. i took my share of shots at romney, but i never would have done that about that. you just have -- you give the left a bend and most of the left don't believe that, in fact, and i find it appalling. >> but what he's saying is a larger issue, msnbc, this is like recidivism. it's not a one-off event. they are doing this. this has been mult

let's figure out what this episode says about msnbc. joining me from los angeles, the media reporter for politico and in new york, sally cohen and in boston, the host of under the radar on wgbh. i want to ask you, do you think an apology was merited in this case? >> absolutely. those were inappropriate comments and as the host, melissa harris-perry had to step up and make the apology. beyond that, her brand really is to offer commentary against this type of tone deaf commentary in another situation. so she would have to step up and say that. i think also because of her own personal racial history that it had a double whammy here in which she wanted to sincerely apologize. as we know, governor mitt romney did accept her apology this morning on fox news with chris wallace and in doing so said that he recognizes sincerity of the apology. >> let's run that tape and then react to it. >> i think people recognize and folks at msnbc have apologized and recognized that people like me are fair targets. if you get in the political game, you can ex

i worked with phil at msnbc, he's always nice to me.in the early days from '96 to 2000 when i was there, and it was a different sensibility. it was kind of more edgy than lefty, right? you had a lot of conservative voices at msnbc at the time and it was a little bit more interesting back then, and now it seems as they've become more desperate, bill, in the quest to make some dent in these ratings, it's almost like people have to almost one-up each other. either that or they are just incredibly stupid, which could be a possibility. >> they are not incredibly stupid, i mean, they are not doing well. if cnn is -- cnn, by the way, doesn't do this stuff very much. >> no. >> but they are in big trouble ratingswise and msnbc beats them by a little, and i guess they feel that this far left approach they take is the reason why, but i couldn't to be amazed by comcast, the parent company of nbc, owns it, took it over from general electric, because i've dealt with comcast in the past, and it's a good company, in my opinion. they know what's going o

but is that enough and is msnbc really sorry?eth. >> so we saw the tweet come across. no, it wasn't a hack. they actually tweeted it. msnbc, for those who didn't see it, said maybe the right wing will hate it, but everyone else will go aww. the new cheerio has ad with biracial family. seemingly unfounded, most people found it adorable in general when they saw previews of it. they ended up apologizing for the tweet, taking it down, i believe one person was let go. is that enough? >> first of all, let me say i'm proud of reince previn, the chairman of the rnc for demanding an apology and saying no one from the rnc is going to go back on nbc until they get the apology. and because of his bold action, you saw phil griffin immediately capitulate. here is the question, is there an adult in charge over there? is there anybody there who is not filled with this playground arrogance, this sense of we're right, everybody else is wrong and we're right 100% of the time and they're wrong 100% of the time? that's something that i find just real

there's a certain -- we've all watched msnbc. we know that when something bad happens to republicans, there will be a gleeful tone. i don't think that the christie people help themselves at all by complaining about tone of coverage. i think what matters are the facts. >> i wonder if it's going to further hurt nbc news. nbc news would love to have interviews with chris christie, gop debates in 2016. do you see this affecting nbc news at all? a high-profile possible candidate for 2016? >> i do. nbc news people i talked to are always somewhat wondrous or, you know, shaking their heads about the fact that especially in the daytime and into prime time as well. there's a lot of talk and not enough reporting. but as i say, i think this cornaki thing steers it in a new direction. it's an interesting mishmash here. >> kate, i remember a story you wrote about a month ago about the image of chris christie being a bully. back then it was hard to get pique people to come on the record. wasn't it? >> right. the stories included in that piece w

msnbc, during bush, was critical. you could say it is heightened or louder, but i don't think it is worlds apart from 2001-2008. >> the way the republican party and fox have worked together has shifted the power structure. again, this is not to say -- there are two questions: is he punching down? does it look bad? yes. does it give ammunition to critics? >> yes. are there two different images being put future. >> yes. >> despite the president's feelings about fox, he is giving an interview to bill o'reilly. and "new york times" has hillary clinton shown as a plan el. she does get out of this world coverage. weird. glenn beck says he was too divisive during his type at fox and why he is coming out with that now? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. i have a big meeting when we land, but i am so stuffed up, i can't rest. [ male announcer ] nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. they don't? alka seltzer plus night fight

but you said earlier, that the evening host of msnbc are partisan. i'm kind of at a loss to find a daytime one who isn't, either. look, you know who isn't running for president? president barack obama. and he's actually the president and i've seen nothing like the kind of passion and intensity that we've seen -- >> about obama on tv? >> about obama in terms of potential wrongdoing and investigation from any network certainly like msnbc other than fox. >> we can get boo a whole obama discussion, but the media keeps talking about was this obama's worst year ever. but let's get back to christie. i mean, i think what is interesting here is not putting aside the criminality because i think it matters, lauren, but because he's running for president, just saying that people have this temperament in new jersey doesn't mean that temperament works nationally. and i think the media has honed in on something which is does this guy have the temperament to be president? is he too nasty? and now we're finding out does the nastiness move to -- >> i agree with you an

joining me now, msnbc's karen finney and "washington post" columnist and msnbc political analyst e.j. dionne. karen finney, if that's the way your biggest billionaire supporter talks about you publicly, you've got some work to do here. >> absolutely. and there were many other comments over the weekend from some other big donors who were not so happy to see christie coming to florida. i mean, look, what's interesting is -- you know, as you may know, the public event that he was to do with rick scott was canceled. and so they only did closed press events. so that suggests that as he travels, i think he's got illinois and texas coming up, i mean, he's taking this story with him outside of new jersey. it's a fascinating story. so it's getting certainly a lot of play out of new jersey. but it's curious to see whether or not he will successfully be able to raise the funds that they need for the rga. >> in an interview with yahoo news, chris christie described the last couple of weeks this way. he said, "i don't think anybody knows what it feels like to have the kind of attention that i've h

msnbc covered it on friday. the "new york times" didn't even do a news story. they did an opinion piece. and the washington post, no news story. and one opinion column. >> well, the "new york times," jim, waited six days and did do a story that was in the metro section that led off by saying not that the governor had said something controversial, but republicans have finally found a talking point to use against them. >> i think probably the reason is the "new york times" edit editorial board saying all conservatives should be driven out of the state, isn't that a controversial idea? in a perfect world, perhaps we would like to do something like that. all of these are legitimate stories, but the ones involved in republicans get heavy coverage from cnn and particularly msnbc.

this is what she said earlier today at 11:00 here on msnbc. they was talking about the culture that exists here in trenton. take a hilisten. >> there's a culture of fear. i got little help from the democratic party and powers that be and bosses in new jersey. >> reporter: that was hers response when they said she she didn't do more to expose this. she didn't do as much to expose it because of what she just said. what do you say to that? is that the case here in trenton? >> not at all. in fact, the chairman has been aggressive at getting down to the bottom of this. it took time. there's a lot of stonewalling going on. governor christie got away with a lot. he thought he would get away with this. when we finally got e-mails and found out what actually happened and it's just going to get worse and worse as we discover more and more. >> all right. democrat from new jersey, senator. again, i want to reiterate that we were talking about a theory that was being advanced by my colleague, rachel maddow. thank you so much. joined now by msnbc contributo

christie's office calling msnbc a partisan network that's gleefully attacking him. is that true? he's also getting pounded by the rest of the press over the bridge scandal. >> chris christie -- >> for the second time in more than a week, chris christie apologized to his con stitch wents. >> do for christie faces a ticking clock, each second takes him closer to the moment when he testifies under oath. >> is the coverage of christie approaching overkill? and what about hillary on the cover of time on the media treating her far better? >>> plus michelle obama turns 50 and the pundits get out the party hats and start celebrating. have they got on a little carried away? i'm howard kurtz and this is media buzz. >>> it started with that george washington bridge scandal, of course, but now almost everything about chris christie and his administration is under journalistic investigation. rachel maddow leading with the story every single day. >> today the story of new jersey governor chris christie and the apparently politically motivated shutdown of lanes on to the george washington bridg

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msnbc during the bush years was personal. he could argue it's gotten heightened or it's gotten louder, but i don't think it's worlds apart from where it was in 20308. >> i think the way the republican party and fox news had worked in concert has shifted a power structure a little bit. and then again, this is not to say -- there's two questions here. there is is he punching down and does that look bad? yes, it looks bad. does it give ammunition to his critics? yes. are there two different images being put out there? yes. >> bill o'reiley on super bowl sunday, it may be too good to exist. jim garrity, thank you for joining us. >>> before we go to break, the "new york times" magazine features hillary clinton being pul put up on a celestial planet approximately she really does get out of this world coverage. weird. >>> up next, glenn beck says he was too divisive during his time at fox news. why is he admitting that now? >> and the ugly relation to -- >>> again beck made some news this week in an interview with megan kelly. beck

. >> this sunday, an msnbc host apologizes to mitt romney for mocking his adopted black grandchild. a family photo of romney holding the 3-month-old boy on his knee was just hysterical. >> any captions for this one? >> i think this picture is great. it's something for diversity in the republican party. >> the rnc. >> the baby is a symbol of the republican party? what on earth were they thinking? and what about harris-perry's apology yesterday. >> without reservation or qualification, i apologize to the romney family. i broke the ground rules that families are off limits and for that i am sorry. >> that controversial "new york times" report on benghazi comes under fire under conservatives and politicians. is it fair to say the paper was trying to help rilly? >>> plus, robin roberts tells the world she's gay and barely cause aes ripple. is this sort of announcement old news? i'm howard kurtz and this is media buzz. >>> even in cable news, something hay ought to be off limits, like, say, babies. but for melissa harris-perry, mitt romney's family was such an object that it seemed just f

i think msnbc. >> it is msnbc. the black child that had been adopted bety romney family. >> right. >> in the picture and then made fun. but look. you have been a victim of it. we won't go over that. >> no. >> everybody knows comcast that owns nbc knows this is one after the next after the next after the next. >> yeah. bill, we pointed out before that the comcast ceo raised a lot of money for president obama -- >> but he can't -- that's roberts, right? >> yeah. if you don't like it, bill, if you don't like it why does it continue? this would never happen, okay? this would never happen at fox. it's not a culture where, you know, you disagree, have disagreements and doesn't rise to this level. i will tell you what i think is going on is the more desperate the left becomes, more obvious that liberalism isn't working, the more visle and vicious they turn. i don't think it they can help themselves. they have to talk about how the country is turning against obamacare and obama's policies and don't like what he's doing to

. >> all right, they just can't seem to help themselves over at msnbc news.t was liberal loud mouth, perry mocking mitt romney's grandson, after outrage, she apologizes. >> allow me to apologize to other families who have formed through trans-racial adoption because i am deeply sorry that we suggested that inter-racial families are in any way funny or deserving of ridicule. on this program we are dedicated to advocating for a wide diversity of families. it is one of our core principles. and i am reminded when we are doing so it must always be with the utmost respect. i am reminded that our fiercest critics can sometimes be our best teachers. >> now, is that dedicated to the goodness or dedicated to saving one's job. now, on the following day, governor romney accepted her apology. here to react to this, the author of never trust a liberal, ann coulter. >> happy new year to you. >> look, i can't read somebody's heart, and the weeping and crying, but all the other hosts that were let go or resigned, was that an heart felt apology? >> it was a heart felt e-mail f

>>> and a very happy up in year from us here at msnbc. right now on "first look," the world rings in 2014 with style. ♪ ♪ times square, the crossroads of the world, we'll take you to celebrations around the world. a health scare for first lady barbara bush, who has been hospitaliz hospitalized. plus the mighty brave take the new year plunge into freezing seais and a whale of a head to football fans everywhere. >> from massive fireworks displays to solemn ceremonies, people ringing in this new year in a variety of traditions and ela elaborate ways that did not disappoint. >> reporter: midnight in new zealand brought fireworks over auckland. over a million people celebrated with pieks over the city's opera house. it was temple bells in japan, ringing eight times, a solid tradition in the new year. 2014 was welcomed in with a bang by the chinese from the great wall to shanghai. and if that wasn't spectacular enough, dubai's new year's celebration was one for the record's book. literally. the world's tallest building at an attempt for the wor

here on msnbc and jonathan capehart, who is also an msnbc contributor and a great one. let's start with the bergen county report. here it is. the headline reads "questions on port authority chairman david samson's path station vote." the revelation marks the third time this month that the role of samson, a close adviser to governor christie who named him chairman of the bi-state agency has come into question. the first being the george washington lane closures in ft. lee on charges by dawn zimmer, political pressure muscling to approve a political project. the article goes on to say the development in harrison touches on recurring elements in the pair of scandals that have jolted the christie administration for nearly two months. the power of the port authority of new york and new jersey, and questions about whether it has been used as a tool to exact political punishment or advance private interests. a spokesman for samson told the bergen record that regard to the train station vote record that samson has always held himself to the highest personal and professional sta

the story msnbc refuses to investigate. plus, does the president think "anchorman 2" was a huge mistake? >> you don't have to take my word for it, but probably nothing has done more damage to america's credibility in the world. >> and does this bizarre female obsessed with laughing 24/7 have a more sinister purpose? the interview with the mad man behind the movement. none of these stories on "red eye" tonight jie. and now let's welcome our guests. he is hotter than a bonfire on the sun. i am here with miss america 2008. and he was named one of the 10 most american shut ins. andy levy and on halloween he takes off these lips, writer and comedian, paul mccurio. i will let his fans know he will be at the punch line in san francisco january 15th to the 18th and ironically called the punch like when he is there. he could strangle with you a hair plucked from his pelvis, mike baker. diligence, maker of diligence can openers, back scratchers and yoga mats. for all of your dill jept needs, think diligence. you will be pleading for

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post" and an msnbc contributor. let me ask you, david, what do you hear? because i see you're smiling. i have to tell you, after years and years, decades of watching the republican party, as often as they include in their midst people of the hard right, when it comes to the high stakes of the white house, they hedge their bets. they don't run crazy people for president. your thoughts. >> well, you know you're right because the conventional wisdom has been over the past couple of decades that eventually they pick the person who the establishment wants, the person who is even in line for the nomination, as mitt romney was, as john mccain was, that seems to be the pattern out of all the turbulence comes the conventional pick. we may be reaching the point that when that doesn't happen because the gravity of the primary electorate is still really far to the right. we do have the split in the republican party idealogically speaking between the managerial types who are conservative but call themselves pragmatic conservativ

steve bennett, a msnbc contributor and hits up the maddow blog, and kelly goth.ccarthy, the third ranking house republican, saying he supports a path to legal status, but not citizenship. speaker boehner says he wants immigration done in 2014. can we be optimistic? >> i think you'll see a lot of movement. they realize this will be a huge sure for them when it comes to the midterm elections. that's why boehner is signaling he wants to support it. i think they'll have a different time if they don't include a pathway to citizenship. the 11 million that are undocumented, i think a lot of them would accept it, but are they going to be part of -- left out when it comes to big political decisions, but i also think we'll see within the republican party they don't want to do any movement under after the primaries. that will hurt them. if anything, a lot of latino voters will say we understand you're playing politics with our families, and that will be tough to reconcile. >> steve, you can tough on that, but i also want to point out political reporting that the republicans

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i remember when msnbc got launched because we were all concerned about msnbc and they had spent all thisook what that can did it for them. >> they have the money of microsoft and gone electric. that was a fierce competitor. >> no one paid attention to the fox news channel. it was a big deal when you went to fox. >> they said it would ruin my career. >> how are you doing now? >> okay. and it was my departure, i won't take the credit, but that's the last time december 2000 the last time cnn was number one. >>> up next, the king of all cable, mr. bill o'reilly. he's bolder and fresher than ever. find out why he's been number one for 14 consecutive years and counting. youand you're talking toere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about trying or adding a biologic. this is humira, adalimumab. this is humira working to help relieve my pain. this is humira helping me through the twists and turns. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for over ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation th

. >> they can't help themselves over at msnbc. that was loud mouth perry.nd this weekend she offered this weepy, weepy apology. >> i apologize to the romney family. also allow knee apologize to other families formed through transracial adoption because i am deeply sorry that we suggested that interracial families are in any way funny or deserving of ridicule. on this program, we are dedicated to advocating for a wide diversity of families, and it is one of our core principles. it must be with utmost respect and i am appreciative of those who offered serious criticisms of the program. and our critics can sometimes be our best teachers. >> governor romney accepted her apology. ann coulter's back. happy new year. >> happy new year to you. >> i can't read somebody's heart and all the weeping and after all the other hosts that were let go, was that heartfelt? >> yeah, it was a heartfelt e-mail from her boss. >> a heartfelt i do want to continue working. >> no and i especially like that their panel on msnbc and like all of these, they were reviewed by assistants.

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live coverage of that ahead on msnbc.is moving to republican-controlled states. in oklahoma, for instance, a federal judge declared the state's ban on same-sex marriage a fundamental violation of equal rights. the u.s. senior district judge said gay couples are excluded from marriage, "without a legally sufficient justification." he also called oklahoma's ban, "an arbitrary, irrational exclusion of just one class of oklahoma citizens from a governmental benefit." but the decision will not let same-sex couples get married in oklahoma, not just yet. the judge also stayed his own ruling until a similar challenge to utah's ban is resolved. joining me now, two of the plaintiffs suing to overturn oklahoma's ban, sharon baldwin and mary bishop. thank you both for joining us today on this wednesday. now, you exchanged vows in florida in 2000, you were denied an oklahoma marriage license in 2009. how did this hearing, this ruling, how did you become aware and what was your reaction? >> well, we were at work. we had just walked int

joining me now is msnbc's krystal ball.al, thank you for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> congressman grimm's chief of staff told roll call, quote, i think for the most part all parties involved have put it behind them. the story seems to be over, end of quote. now that may be true. it might all be over. but there are other things to consider, krystal, according to roll cal, the congressional code of conduct says members must behave, quote, at all times in a manner that shall reflect the credibility of the house. the radio television correspondents association said they're going to, quote, look into the matter. but though the house sergeant at arms and capitol police which were in charge of capitol hill security had no comment. do you think this incident is over for congressman grimm? >> i definitely don't think it's over, if for nothing else, even if his colleagues in the house decide to let it go, even if there are no criminal charges that are appropriate or that are filed, this is definitely going to be an issue i

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university of virginia's larry sabato and msnbc's karen finney. "disrupt with karen finney" saturday afternoons. football's over, 4:00 p.m., you're going to get a big pop this weekend. >> thanks, brian. >>> back to the developing news on msnbc. the huge storm stretching about 1,000 miles from kentucky to new england, it's created a bit of a mess this morning and any parent knows they have to make alternative plans for their children. in massachusetts, near whiteout conditions and on top of that, extremely cold conditions making it harder for crews to clear this up. traditionally, salt doesn't melt ice when the mercury falls below 15 degrees, but trivia question, you know what does? beet juice, but it's more expensive. it's true, we learned this on "way too early." drivers have had to deal with this the last 24 hours. >> crazy, cars stuck in the middle, cars stuck on the side. >> no plows from the city out here. it's ridiculous. >> i had no problems all the way down the road until i got here, then it just wasn't nothing i could do. >> if you're tra

whatever else msnbc may have done that's a legit story. christie camp has strong denials but they weren't included in that particular statement that you referenced about msnbc the network. on top of that, bill, christie for all of his complaints and they may be legitimate about nbc had previously enjoyed a quite cozy relationship with at lois the morning show on that particular network and, according to the "new york times," at least, the first thing he did after coming out of that long news conference he held was to call the co-host of the morning show presumably to make sure that relations with that program, at least, remained good. >> okay. a number of things in play here. number one, i think the hoboken situation was the end of the line. because they on that network had been slamming him every show every day. you know, it's unbelievable. that was basically that's when they said all right. enough is enough. number two, you are right. i mean, the governor has dined with the devil. i mean, i don't know how to put it much friendlier to the

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the msnbc official twitter account has landed the network in some hot water, again.ast night this tweet was sent out. quote, maybe the right wing will hate it, but everyone else will go awww, the adorable new cheerios ad with bi-racial family. attached was a link to this commercial showing a bi-racial family. the rnc chairman asked for an apology to the rnc and to all right of center americans and threatened to boycott, quote, using bi-racial families to launch a pet and ridiculous political attack is low, even by msnbc's standards. it only coarsens our political discourse. this afternoon msnbc's president released a statement about the tweet saying, quote, we immediately acknowledged it was offensive and wrong. apologized and deleted it. we have dismissed the person responsible for the tweet. i personally apologize to mr. priebus and to everyone offended. priebus has accepted the apology, but the tweet is the latest in a string of recent issues in recent weeks for msnbc. to recap during the gop response by representative cathy mcmorris rodgers said living room, lady

. >> msnbc sending another apology. tweet red, maybe the right wing will hate it but everyone else will go awww. the adorable cheerios ad with by racial families. then they linked it to the heartwarming super bowl commercial. issued an apology on thursday saying the tweet last night was outrageous and unacceptable. it was offensive and wrong apologized and deleted it. we have dismissed the person responsible for the tweet. i apologize for mr. prevuos and everyone offended. >> the chairman went as far as banning his staff from appearing on network. he says msnbc needs to shape up. >> in their professional world of tolerance they are on all 8 cylinders of intolerance. started with melissa perry and comments about mitt romney's new grand schield. >> msnbc's quick reaction was a good first step to mending the network's relationship with the rnc. but he's putting the network on probation. >>> it is 19 minutes after the top of the hour. by land, air and sea. a look at the unprecedented security for the big game this weekend.

msnbc has responded with a statement saying, our journalism speaks for itself. and as christie was ratcheting up his effort to do damage control and make this a more partisan fight, he was making his first big swing out of state as a surrogate. fund-raising for florida governor rick scott in his new role as chair of the republican governors association. but instead of high-profile public appearances, there were belief glimpses of christie coming and going. there were no pictures with rick scott, whose team wasn't eager. sources within the meet-and-greets also reported a very different, less-confident chris christie, that's what some of the folks told me. on sunday, he hosted a fund-raiser with ken langon who saturday told "the new york times" he was concerned with christie's team. i conveyed the importance of the decision he makes about the people around him and their qualification and their competence, including common sense. he said of the bridge scandal, it upset the hell out of me. the crowd asked christie when the scandal might die down, and he said, i don'

this is "first look" on msnbc.ight now. ♪ as long as you love me >>> tonight on the broadcast tonight -- >> welcome to "world news tonight" -- >> fans and followers watched as the personal life of justin bieber has seemingly come off the rails. >> child star, young singers with so much promise and wealth suddenly suffering staggering falls. >> justin bieber was arrested in miami beach this morning after the police say this caught him drag racing. >> a very different bieber biting his lip as he faced charges of dui and resisting arrest. >> mr. bieber has been released on bail. >> can you name the justin bieber song? >> i will have to take the fifth on that. >> orange is the new bieber. the 19-year-old pop star drunk, high, and busted behind the wheel. don't worry miami snow birds, the biebers is already out on bail and back among you. the real life good fellows bust an 80-year-old mob boss. but was he still cracking skulls at 78 years old? and size matters. why apple thinks bigger is better when it comes to your onc

you are watching msnbc. also ahead, trust tested. >> for our intelligence community to be effective over the long haul, we must maintain the trust of the american people and people around the world. >> the president is ordering changes to parts of the government's surveillance program while leaving many other portions intact. do those reforms go far enough? >>> i'm declaring a drought emergency in the state of california. >> dangerously dry. california is suffering through its worst drought ever recorded while crews battle hot spots from los angeles wildfire zblrnlg. >>> new stats more than a third of adults live with their parents. it's gotten worse since the recession. what is really behind this trend. >>> plus this -- >> human-controlled racing robots. it's a two-thirds scale prototype that we developed over the last three years. >> racing robots, artists and engineers say the terminator has met its match. the big ambitions behind today's big idea. >>> a new round of subpoenas are issued for current and f

your money needs an ally. >> welcome back to msnbc.city mayor bill deblasio was sworn in just after midnight. >> i, bill deblasio do solemn blee swear i will support the constitution of the united states. >> deblasio is new york city's 109th mayor. a ceremony will take place at noon where former president bill clinton will swear in the mayor. here was his first message as mayor. >> i want to say to all of you how grateful we are on the beginning of our family together, reaching out to the people of the city to make a change that we all needed. i want to thank you for having brought us to this moment. >> a lot of people will watch what happens in new york in 2014. let's talk about who are the most interesting to watch. it may be two years until the iowa caucus, but last year the jockeying kicked into high gear and no moves will be more closely scrutinized than hillary clinton's. issue number one, a 1.3 million americans who lot of unemployment insurance on saturday. on tuesday she weighed in tweeting years ago i was proud to work on bip