we have much more on mark sanford's tour on our website. check it out.s on facebook as well. >>> up next, that sad saga from south africa where oscar pistorius, the world's most famous paralympian, has been charged with murdering his girlfriend. the great buzz bissinger says it's i'm to stop this unwarranted venn ration of sports figures we've all grown up with. he joins us next, and this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> there was a flurry of questions in today's white house press briefing about what kind of communications president obama has had with those key republicans on immigration reform. late today the white house put out word the president called up senators lindsey graham, john mccain, and marco rubio to support their efforts on the issue and urged the senate to pass a bill as soon as possible. senator rubio's office tells nbc news the senator appreciated the president's call and is hopeful they can come up with a bill that will win bipartisan support. we will be right back. that is good news. >>> we're back. we've all heard the story

we have much more on mark sanford's tour on our website. check it out.ll. >>> up next, that sad saga from south africa where oscar pistorius, the world's most famous paralympian, has been charged with murdering his girlfriend. the great buzz bissinger says it's i'm to stop this unwarranted venn ration of sports figures we've all grown up with. he joins us next, and this is "hardball," the place for politics. weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. all your important legal matters in just minutes. protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. [ male announcer ] why do more emergency workers everywhere trust duracell...?? duralock power preserve. locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. now...guaranteed. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle s

in the "today" show sanford touted his record of looking out for taxpayers.n. >> the reality of our lives is if we live long enough we're going to fail at something. and i absolutely failed in my personal life, in my marriage, but one place i didn't ever fail was with the taxpayer. >> the south carolina state ethics commission doesn't agree. sanford settled charges he broke ethics laws by using state and campaign money for personal travel guess where, including travel to argentina by paying a $74,000 fine. yet, the state reported in the graeme the ethics commission issued a public reprimand and disagreed with his argument that he broke no laws. well, there we have it, right? >> yeah. in this way he can lump this all in with his personal transgressions and say jesus has forgiven me and so should you. >> maybe he has. that we don't know. that last thing you said. anyway, thank you michelle cottle and thank you john nichols for this serious report on an unserious man. >>> we have much more on mark sanford's tour on our website. check out -- it's on facebook as w

because sanford is the most well-known candidate in the race, his campaign says anything sanford doesical team expects that voters will either vote for sanford or against him but not in favor of anyone else. sanford is running well ahead of them and almost certainly will make the runoff that's two weeks later. >> well, nice to see what happened to sanford has not undermined the ego of his political team. but he is going to be running against somebody who is more high-profile and that is the sister of comedian stephen colbert, elizabeth colbert bush, and she may get some kud wroe from her brother, no? >> reporter: look, she is going to be raising a lot of money because he will certainly help her but democrats think this is a very hard district for them to win. mitt romney won 58% of the vote in 2012 so they're not very sure they can make much of a go of it. >> it will be a fun race to watch, erin mcpike, thank you, welcome to cnn. >> reporter: thanks so much. >>> we'll be back right after this. discover card. cashbacashback concierge?! we have a concierge! i know; it's exciting! wow! w

former governor mark sanford is with us now exclusively. governor, good morning.ood to see you. >> you as well. >> let's cut right to it. a lot of people are watching saying, you know, everyone does deserve a second chance. everybody deserves a chance to rebuild their life, but not everybody is entitled to run for public office when it relies on public trust especially at a time when our washington institutions have lost so much respect. what would your response be to that? >> twofold. i have had conversations with a lot of friends back home. the reality of our lives, if we live long enough we're going to fail at something. i absolutely failed in my personal life and my marriage. but one place i didn't ever fail was with the taxpayers. if you look at my 20 years in politics, what you would see is a fairly remarkable consistency in terms of looking out for the taxpayer. the ill that's before us as a civilization, if we don't get our financial house in order, there will be incredible consequences for the dollar, american way of life, all that and more. >> couple of

i'm mark sanford and approve this message. >> mark sanford's position in the hall of fame is alreadyause of this, this 2009 press conference. >> i have been unfaithful to my wife. i developed a relationship with a -- started as a dear, dear friend from argentina. it began very innocently as i suspect these things do. in just a casual e-mail back and forth, in advice on one's life there, and advice here. but here, recently over the last year it developed into something much more than that. >> this is a whole lot more than a simple affair. this is a love story. a forbidden one, a tragic one, but a love story at the end of the day. >> ryan grim, if i was writing this movie, i'm just not sure who wins this special election. that was -- that was the greatest press conference in the history of political adultery, and i mean it. because he is the only politician who decided in moment one, in press conference one. what about the truth? what if i just actually tell the truth, and oh, by the way, i'm in love with her and this is very serious stuff? >> you would cast robin williams for that, an

it indicates mark sanford may not win the republican nomination.pparently running second at 19% against somebody named john kuhn, former state senator who is running at 35%. so how worried should we be that mark sanford may not get the nomination? >> well, i'm counting on the republican party to do what they have done in this state for the last 12 years since they elected him governor, and nickey haley governor. his administration was indicted for cocaine, indicted for using campaign funds for personal use, which by the way is what mark sanford, just said he didn't admit guilt but paid back the campaign funds and taxpayer funds that he used to pay for trips that he went to see his girlfriend in argentina, allegedly on a business development trip to argentina. we know now what kind of business he was developing. >> you know, i have said this before, i loved his press conference where he kind of came off the appalachian trail where he really was not. d

mark sanford of course has money. he is the best liar in a camera.s got a very touching spot up in which he says he's asking for forgiveness for his sexual peccadilloes but what he doesn't mention is that he hasn't asked for the people of south carolina's forgiveness for what he did eight years as governor and that is ruining our educational system, driving jobs out of south carolina, trying to disembow anything that was in any way going to improve the quality of life for the average south carolina in the name of being a fiscal conservative. as that comes out more and more, we hope he's the nominee. if he's the nominee there is a clear difference between colbert-bush and him. if elizabeth gets the money if she can raise the funds to go toe to toe with him on tv, she'll whip him. >> john: her brother will be down there helping her raise money. since you mentioned governor sanford, i respect your take on his honesty. it almost seems ironic his scandal with his south american lover might actually distract from his financial mismanagement of the state. i

sanford refused to resign.divorced his wife, completed his term, became engaged to his mistress, and now he says he's ready to serve south carolina's first congressional district because he knows that god forgives sinners. >> more recently i have experienced how none of us go through life without mistakes, but in their wake we can learn a lot about grace, a god of second chances, and be the better for it. in that light i humbly step forward and ask for your help in changing washington. >> unfortunately, mr. sanford appears not to believe that god's forgiveness extends to others because when he was in the house, he voted for the impeachment of president clinton following the monica lewinsky affair declaring mr. clinton's behavior to be reprehensible. which has led some to conclude that the only god mr. sanford worships is the one who looks back at him when he's shaving. stay with us. the day's "top lines" are coming up. >> the more we examine the quality of these candidates from top to bottom, the more likely we

and will there be a path back to public life for mark sanford? the former governor wants to head back to grease. good morning from new york. it's tuesday, february 19th, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. keep sending in your good morning greetings. we didn't have arable ones for today, but we want to hear from everybody that's watching today. let's get right to my first reads of the morning. with ten days left to prevent $5 billion in automatic spending cuts for the year kicking in, today we're going to get a taste of the president's end game. the white house plans to use that to at least reap political benefits if it goes into effect. less than two hours from now, the president will be surrounded by merge responders who could lose their jobs, described as the kinds of americans whose jobs are on the line if republicans fail to compromise on a bland solution. last week she warned budget cuts should affect survivors recovering from hurricane sandy. you can see where this is going. today it's first responders. tomorrow could be mil

sanford has gotten a new belies chief that will begin in april. the former chief lost his job after being criticized about the way he handled the case. >>> news around nation right now, today family and friends will say their last good-bye to mindy mccready who will be laid to rest in her hometown of fort myers florida. she was found dead last week. police say she committed suicide. her service will be private anda memorial service organized by friends at the -- of the music community is tentatively scheduled for march 6th. >>> better late than never. fans of the who with tickets from 1979 will get the chance to use them. in december of 1979, providence rhode island canceled the concert with the british rock group days before the show. they never returned until tonight. they will finally perform at dunkin donuts center and they are honoring the fans with the tickets to the original show. >> they are hoping not to be fooled again. >> very good. >> we will work in who references all morning. >>> a huge winter storm roars across the mid section of th

sanford told his wife he was hiking the appalachian trail., soon after, he came clean. >> you see, the bottom line is this. i've been unfaithful to my wife. i developed a relationship with a dear, dear friend. it started innocently, which i'm sure many of these things do. i would also apal jazz to my staff. >> but now he's going from the appalachian trail to the campaign trail. he's running for tim scott's vacated house seelt. today, he released his first campaign ad. >> more recently, i've experienced how none of us go through life without mistakes. but in their wake, we can lirn about grace, a god of second chances and be the better for it. in that light, i humbly step forward and ask for your chance in washington. >> well, good luck. and happy trails, mr. sanford. . while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ male announcer ] just like you, b

>> well, that's certainly what sanford's campaign is betting.g that, look, this -- with his argentine lover of his, happened about four years ago, and voters are ready to move on, and they're willing to accept him and send him back to congress. >> if sanford wins, he goes up against elizabeth colbert bush in the primary? >> elizabeth colbert bush who, of course, is the sister of steven colbert. it would be a race that would be made for a comedians like steven colbert really, and really a remarkable race between two pretty well known figures. >> it's going to be pretty wild to watch. alex jizen. great to see you. >> you can catch elizabeth colbert bush on "the daily rundown" on the 28th. she's going to be on the last word also later this week. that's it for me today. thank you for your time. i'm going to see you back here tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern. "now with alex wagner" is coming up next. >> hey, thomas. it is officially sequester semester. president obama brings out real people who will affect the affects of billions of cuts that are set t

sanford's police chief billie steps down.r rick scott appoints angela curry to lead a special investigation. president obama speaks publicly about the case for the first time. >> if i had a son, he would look like trayvon. >> march 24th. a group called the new black ban their party offers a $10,000 reward for zimmerman's "capture." trayvon martin rallies held across the country. demanding zimmerman's arrest. april 11th, zimmerman charged with second degree murder and turns himself in. bond set at $150,000 and three days later he walks out of jail in the middle of the night. only to return six weeks later when a judge revokes his bond after zimmerman and his wife lied about being poor at his bond hearing, failing to mention of hundreds of thousands of donated dollars from supporters. this time, zimmerman's wife is also arrested, charged with perjury. zimmerman's release from jail again, now on $1 million bond and goes into hiding. zimmerman appears on fox news. >> is there anything that you might do differently in retrospect?

(shane sanford) la orden era subirlo en forma rápida pero era una subida vertical, subirlo así no erase de la cuerda para subir de la manera en que él lo hizo. (hombres) vamos, vamos! no! (shane sanford) parece que sus manos golpearon el concreto, soltó la cuerda y cayó. ♪ (narrador) la víctima cuelga de una de las cuerdas que están a un costado del puente. demostrando increíble fuerza y resistencia, el hombre llega hasta la orilla y lo suben a un lugar seguro. vamos, acércate, ven acá! lo tengo. (narrador) finalmente termina el suplicio. ♪ esta historia sucede en otra ciudad. cuando se piensa que salir es seguro, a veces no lo es. (hombre) espera, ¿a dónde vas? ♪ (hombre 2) anthony está aquí abajo, parker está aquí arriba y attica está aquí. (narrador) attica, kansas, está en la trayectoria de un tornado. ♪ cazadores de tormentas interceptan un tornado impresionante en las afueras de la ciudad. llevo una semana y media persiguiendo tormentas con mis amigos, por eso cuando llegó el 12 de mayo teníamos muchas expectativas. estábamos en las inmediaciones de attica, kansas, cuando explot

about mark sanford, phil says if mark sanford wins, it will definitely prove that there is no god despitemes he -- him or her. there you go. also we were talking about the transparency of the obama golf trip. brian brings up, the best presidential golf moment was w. we're going to do all we can to catch these terrorist killers now watch this drive. >> bill: that was early on. >> that's the equivalent of the president going to -- not calling libya on september 11th because he was preparing for a speech in las vegas on september 12th. that kind of stuff -- i have -- look, bill you and i have been around this town a long time. anybody who works in the white house complex works 127 hours a week and any time they can get away from the thing, i'm for. i would rather they be fresh and have their minds clear than just exhausted and making mistakes. >> bill: let's talk about -- so you know, sara pail answer not the savior of the republican party. how is marco rubio? is he? >> well, he's -- >> bill: is he the savior of the republican party? "time" magazine cover. >> i don't think they need a savior

sanford police decide not to bring charges because of florida's stand your ground law. a national outcry. >> we are trayvon martin, we are trayvon martin! >> reporter: the justice department announces its own investigation to martin's death and sanford police. tensions rise with the release of 911 recordings, in them, some use zimmerman use a racial slur. analysis by cnn is inconclusive. march 2 2nd. sanford police chief steps down and rick scott appoints angela curry to lead a special investigation. the next day, president obama speaks publicly about the case for the first time. >> if i had a son, he would look like trayvon. >> reporter: march 4th, a group call the new black panther party offers a $10,000 reward for zimmerman's "capture." trayvon martin rallies held across the country demanding zimmerman's arrest. april 11th, zimmerman charged with second degree murder and turns himself in. bond set at $150,000 and three days later, he walks out of jail in the middle night of, only to return six weeks later when a judge revokes his bond after prosecutors say zimmerman

sanford's unfavorability among south carolina voters was at 53% in that december ppp poll. the best way to kick off a campaign. >>> up next, the truth about chuck hagel and his inartful comments about the jewish lobby. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? were you correct or incorrect? >> my -- >> yes or no. >> my reference to -- >> are you answering the question, senator hagel? the question is were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straightforward question. >> well -- >> i would like to answer whether you were right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer -- >> well, let the record show that you refuse to answer that question. now please go ahead. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was senator john mccain grilling his old friend chuck hagel last week at hagel's confirmation hearing. the senate armed services committee was supposed to vote today on hagel's

now, an interesting conundrum about mark sanford.no shortage of material for sanford centric attack ads starting with his pretend hike in the appalachianians while he was having an affair with a woman in argentina. here is the question, how much higher can his negatives be driven in do people already know everything there is no loath about him rendering future negative ads less effective than they otherwise might be? sanford's unfavorability among south carolina voters was at 53% in that december ppp poll. not the best way to kick off a campaign. >>> up next, the truth about chuck hagel and his inartful comments about the jewish lobby. usual of whatting "hardball," the place for politics. south carolina voters was at 53% ] when was the last time something made your jaw drop? campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. if we took the nissan altima south carolina voters was at 53% d nearly eve

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sanford is one of 16 republicans in the primary to replace tim scott who is now a u.s. senator. >>> the duchess of cambridge is preparing to attend her first royal appearance showing her baby bump, maybe. sheila tend a charity event in london without her husband, prince william. she has supported that charity since the beginning of her rein. her health has improved since the beginning of her pregnancy. they're expecting their first baby in july. the child would be third in line to the british throne. >>> first lady michelle obama said a mid life crisis led to her new hairstyle. she's going through a mid life crisis. in an interview with rachael ray, first raid i says she can't get a sports car and wouldn't be allowed o bungee jump, so she went with bangs. she showed off the new do on her 49th birthday before president obama's second inauguration. >>> a national trend says there is an overload of k through 5 teachers but a shortage of math, science and special education teachers. in illinois, there are ten teachers for every position open. in new jersey, they get an aver

former governor mark sanford is with us now exclusively. governor, good morning.d to see you. >> you as well. >> let's cut right to it. a lot of people are watching saying, you know, everyone does deserve a second chance. everybody deserves a chance to rebuild their life, but not everybody is entitled to run for public office when it relies on public trust especially at a time when our washington institutions have lost so much respect. what would your response be to that? >> twofold. i have had conversations with a lot of friends back home. the reality of our lives, if we live long enough we're going to fail at something. i absolutely failed in my personal life and my marriage. but one place i didn't ever fail was with the taxpayers. if you look at my 20 years in politics, what you would see is a fairly remarkable consistency in terms of looking out for the taxpayer. the ill that's before us as a civilization, if we don't get our financial house in order, there will be incredible consequences for the dollar, american way of life, all that and more. >> couple of th

is mark sanford poised to be the next political comeback kid?tart with you katon since you are from south carolina. >> if mark sanford can keep the narrative in the forgiveness story, the infidelity and the apologies, he's going to win that race but i would predict to you stephen colbert and his sister is going to be on the democrat side are not going to let that happen, plus you've got hard-hitting political activists and political operatives in south carolina that will change the narrative toment so of the real facts and lastly, mark khan ford is not the first politician to date while in office and get away with it. he's a good politician will stay on message and he has colbert waiting on him. >> he won't be the last politician to do that either. >> that's right. >> maria? >> we're a country of redemption and mark sanford is making this the one issue so that others don't. i got to tell you, if he's the front-runner in south carolina, does the gop really have nothing else to offer other than mark sanford? it's a sad state of affairs, no pun int

we're happy to see marc sanford back. right now, and if he's lucky enough to be the nominee, elizabeth will use him as a punching bag later on in may. >> his first campaign ad is pretty interesting. i'm sure you've seen it. i'm sure you want to play a snippet of it for the viewers. it's all about forgiveness. take a listen. >> i've experienced how none of us go through life without mistakes but in their wake we can learn a lot about grace, a god of second chances and be the better for it. in that light i humbly step forward and ask for your help in changing washington. >> how effective of an ad is that? >> if mark can keep the narrative there on forgiveness and his record in congress and record as a governor with all due respect to jamie, he had a good conservative record, was a -- before the failures was a national figure, and one thing you never can count a guy like mark sanford out is electoral politics. he knows how to do it. he's professional and knows how to raise money, and right now he's in first place and will be

. >>> newt gingrich actually tells the truth, and mark sanford comes to jesus. the big panel comes in tonight. stay with us. >>> we will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. >> welcome back to "the ed show." in his second inaugural address, president obama pledged to address the threat of climate change. well, he's got the attention of a few folks, because yesterday tens of thousands of americans gathered on the national mall in washington, d.c. to urge him to keep his word. an estimated 35 to 50,000 protesters participated in the forward on climate rally in what was billed as the largest climate rally in american history. now, the crowd marched to the white house in opposition to the upcoming keystone xl pipeline decision. the project environmentalists say would cause irreparable damage to our climate. they say the extraction and production of tar sands oil causes actually more emissions than conventional crude. and public water fly supplies, croplands, and recreational oppo

sanford is looking for a politically comeback with 18 other candidates including 16 republicans.t are his chances? >> well, i think his chances are pretty good because he has bankrolled a bunch of money. but i'd be fascinated to see what happens. over his affair, he was investigated and they found he spent campaign money and state money to visit his girlfriend in argentina. he had over a hundred thousand dollars and using state and campaign money to pay his cable bill and to go on hunting trips to ireland and to visit his girlfriend in argentina. this idea he never disappointed the taxpayers is total bunk and i'm going to be fas snated to see what happens. >> this just started airing in south carolina. >> i've experienced how none of us go through life without mistakes but in their wake we can learn a lot about grace, a god of second chances, and be the better for it. >> so, chad, is this kind of argument going to work given what we heard from dick not just the problems with the mistress but some of the financial questions as well? >> it remains to be scene. welcome to south caro

was beaten up by a sanford cop's son and the hole thing was ignored and swept under the rug.ng to me that natalie jackson involved in this case was representing sherman ware and now deny's george's impact on bringing that case to the forefront. >> sean: not exactly compatible what you are describing here with somebody that is a racist. let me ask you this. you had the ruling today. has been quiet in the case. this is going to heat up. national attention is going be drawn to this. the president has gotten involved. give us the latest and where are you go from here and for example what does george do? is his life totally on hold and now at the mercy of a jury at this point or do you have a chance to get this thrown out earlier? >> the motion to continue was denied. the jum judge believes we have enough time. we will abide by the ruling. i don't know how we will get ready for this case in the time we have left. i like ten to someone tell youth you are going build a 14 story building and you three months to do it. that could be set to be done but i don't know how it will be accom