so who is wendy davis and why is everyone talking about her? s from texas. >> [chanting wendy] >> wendy davis is a controversial candidate running for governor and a rising star in the democratic party. so we came here to texas to find out more about who she is. >> members, i'm rising on the floor today to humbly give voice to thousands of texans who have been ignored. >> it all started after wendy davis was thrust into the national spotlight after this filibuster in the state senate. >> these voices have been silenced by a governor who made blind partisanship and personal political ambition the official business of our great state. >> her marathon defense of abortion rights drew national attention. >> why did you decide to wear your running shoes? let's take a look at those. they have kind of been rocketing around the internet. >> davis became a star and her personal story resonated across this country. >> she allowed the media to come in from outside of the state and spin this story about her being a single mother living in a trailer that sort

the fort worth based wendy davis campaign.ey and what i'm afraid texas voters have right now is the gang that couldn't shoot straight. >> can she operate -- can she shoot a gun? does she have any history of guns since it is an important issue in texas? >> she t. is an important issue in texas. she says that she does have a handgun at home. many texans do. many people do. i don't know that she has ever gone hunting. well, i have asked that question and not gotten an answer back. i am certainly not aware of it. here is another problem with a gun. in texas, people like gun rights and when she was on the city council, she voted against to ban gun shows inside the city of fort worth and that's not austin, texas or madison wisconsin. that's fort worth texas where the west begins. she has got some questions she is going to have to answer. >> she is not going to answer them if she is not going to let the media in. that will be another problem she has to deal with wayne, as always, thank you. >> thank you. straight ahead, it's no joke,

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the race for the next governor of texas between wendy davis and greg abbott?most pundits probably regard this as an uphill battle, steep uphill battle for the democrats. but wendy davis really hopes to awaken a sector of the electorate that hasn't been very active in the past. women voters, minority voters. that sort. and by inviting someone on to the stage who calls women dirty whores and fat pigs is not going to win greg abbott a lot of support among that sector of the electorate. >> you also say in your article, tod, he's a quote admitted pedophile. explain what you mean by that. >> well, i didn't say admitted pedophile. he gave a vh1 interview in which he admitted having affairs with underage girls. and well, that's a no-no. you can't do that. >> so that's what -- i want to be specific on that. all right. well, he's got some baggage, obviously. and we'll see what happens. how this unfolds. but the political fallout is obviously very, very important in the state of texas. guys, thanks very much for joining us. tod robberson, wayne slater. >>> next, first it

well, robert, first, let me start -- before we get into wendy davis. >> sure. 're a texans, and you wrote it in this way, you said texan are very proud, and expect texas-based campaigns. are either davis or abbott running a texas-based campaign yet? >> not a very competent one, that's for sure. for one thing, i guess greg abbott can be excused for basically, you know, playing very much the front-runner. this is an unforced error, this business of wedding himself to -- >> and prompted -- now two biggest endorsers are ted nugent and sarah palin. is that really -- >> no, this is a guy -- he's not facing primary opposition, you know, to speak of, so he could be playing towards the center. this is who greg abbott is, a very, very conservative guy, much more so than rick perry, but he's been largely staying quiet, as expected of a front-runner. it's davis who's had to run, you know, a very competent statewide campaign to become the first governor, as you said, since ann richards in 1990, to win. and thus far, there've been a lot of flaws in that campaign. >> and it's

finally, matt, you know, there's been reporting about the wendy davis campaign, wendy davis gave an interview in which she said she would appear to back a hypothetical bill that would have a 20-week abortion ban like the one she filibustered, though different in respects. there has been criticism for the way the campaign handled the press. do you have it together down there in texas? is this campaign on the right path? >> oh, it's definitely on the right path. wendy's position on that issue and others hasn't changed. the truth of the matter is that wendy is going toe to toe with a very aggressive, divisive candidate in greg abbott. he has made a number of mistakes and i think she's in a position to overtake him and win in november, then we've got a chance for a real change in texas. >> i would say getting on stage with ted nugent is an absolute mistake. matt angle from the lone star project. thank you. >>> joining me now, msnbc contributor josh barro at business insider. mike, former staff, the house and budget committee in that position for 28 years. author of "the party is over." mike, as w

the fact they've acknowledged folks like wendy davis or kathleen sebelius for their ability succeed iny men for so long. the girl scouts were championing that. instead, the pro-life folks or anti-abortion folks have chosen to jump on the fact that they've highlighted these folks rather than just highlighting pro-lifers, i suppose. the fact of the matter remains that girl scouts are designed to train young girls on issues of survival in leadership. so these are people that represent the very thing that they hope these young women become one day. so it's absolutely outrageous. >> i hate to interrupt you, but we're low on time. i want to hear what matt has to say and jackie. very quickly. under a minute here. >> well, let me just say, i don't think this is absurd. i think highlighting wendy davis was wrong, especially when you consider that the main opponent to this 20-week ban in texas or support of the 20-week ban in texas was a female state senator in texas. there are plenty of women on the pro-life side, including my mother, my wife, my sisters. i think it's wrong for the girl scouts

i asked about wendy davis. he had very colorful things to say about her chances of winning.leave it there. you'll have to watch "the cycle" at 3:30. >> what did he say about the glasses? >> i love the glasses. had to ask about those. they are new glasses and his wife anita picked them out. my staff -- not everyone loves them but i told them they don't have a choice, you'll have to deal with them. >> was he wearing contacts before? >> i think he might have worn contacts before. he does need them but they are classic glasses. >> on the topic of texas politics, ted cruz in the sunshine state where he received the statesman of the year award from the sarasota county and tonight he heads to palm beach county. he's going to headline that county's gop lincoln dinner. i want to cover someone who covers politics on a daily basis, mark caputo and abby huntsman will stick around as well. what was the readout from cruz last night? >> democrats sure hope it's a preview of 2016. ted cruz in the polling in florida just couldn't be a worse matchup from a republican standpoint against the li

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i know wendy davis is drawing great attention from the safe issue. her base now, nationwide and say look what i'm up against, my god it's ted nugent campaigning with my opponent. each gets to do what they seek to do in primary season. >> he's not alone like this candidate in texas. ted cruise spoke to dana bash yesterday. he said he doesn't share nugent's sentiment but, quote, there's a reason people listen to im. that is not disassociating himself. at least there's appeal to this line. >> these sort of sound bites -- it used to be the path of longevity and success in washington on state by state basis was pay dues, establish seniority. those days are over. you say something in the tv world or talk radio, you're a super star. everybody wants to associate with you to the extent to campaign. you can't pick your supporters. he's campaigning with ted nugent. ted has been a factor politically for a long time. most candidates have kept him at arm's length. >> another issue, certainly hot button. why is abbott campaigning the second amendment? is there effo

. >> wendy davis is more associated with barack obama than anybody in the state.re is anybody in the state who is disliked more than barack obama. if there is this effect by relationship that they want to trump up then that is of detriment of the davis campaign because of the ties to barack obama. >> help me out here, wayne, is he insinuating that ted nugent and president obama are the same thing? >> he is insinuating that in one regard. that is kind of troubling, you have to say, and that is to suggest that barack obama is more disliked in texas than ted nugent. and you would rather be associated with nugent than be associated with obama. let's assumet that is true for a moment at least in the context that he gave. what that does say is there is a conconstituency in the republican party that believes that they like the things that ted cruz has said and willing to look out and look over those because of his support of the second amendment compared to barack obama. if that is true, who are these voters? what is it that they want? how does that reflect on the texas

wendy davis has to do the same thing. is is the kind of language the davis camp understands could absolutely cause a problem with the moderate, suburban women voters and others who won't find it funny or find it terribly offensive. and frankly, i don't understand the politics of having him on stage with greg abbott. >> yeah, i suspect they're going to be running away from him fairly soon. but we'll see. we'll see what happens and you'll monitor it for us as you do all things political in the great state of texas. wayne, thanks very much for joining us. >>> and later this hour, a defector from a syrian rebel group is vowing to take them down. why he says the group is even worse than the bashar al assad regime. >>> but up next, president obama takes direct aim at truck pollution. his latest action targeting big trucks as part of a broader focus on climate change. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with

also, new political heat on texas state senator wendy davis.ou have to hear what's going on with her gubernatorial campaign now. that's ahead. of course, there is breaking news, this is a live picture from the roads of raleigh, north carolina "on the record" is tracking severe weather spreading from texas across the south through the mid-atlantic and up the >>> obama did it again snubbing congress. the president making another change to obamacare and bypassing congress. the constant changes and waivers leads to loss of confusion to millions of americans. >> we understood from the start that there were going to be some challenges in terms of transition. >> at first, the white house refusing to budge on obamacare but now the obama administration is making it own major changes to the law again and again. the obama administration announcing another major delay to the employer mandate. it exempts firms 50 to 100 employees until 2016. the delay only applies to companies that will not fire workers to avoid obamacare costs. >> to avoid obamacare costs

. >> the other big texas story is wendy davis's gubernatorial bid.ining up with the life story that her campaign has touted. but in a new article, you reported that the controversy may have actually helped her fundraising. how so? >> i heard this a few days after our article raising questions about her life story, which the campaign had made sort of show cased in its effort to lure money and attract voters, but what i saw in the most recent report is the per day hall after the story hit for wendy davis was four times what it was before. so it looks like a whole lot of wendy davis people, not just in texas, but all over the country, reach for their pocketbook and said, we don't like this. we still want her to be the governor of texas. >> all things considered, you know texas politics better than most, what do you put her chances at right now? >> not very good. the last time a democrat has been elected governor of texas was ann richardson in 1990. if her campaign continues the effort, what they've been doing in the last couple of months, she's toast. b

wendy davis is running for governor. fter leading a marathon filibuster over an abortion bill. and running for lieutenant govern governor. if davis wins the democratic praem, it will mark the first time in texas history that two women will lead a party's ticket. joining me now, the soul democrat for lieutenant governor. senator, it has been proven that a woman certainly can win in texas. how about two women? >> well, wendy and i are dear friends. we are both members of the senate and we are running strong campaigns. so i guess it's very, very unusual in state history for texas and other legislatures as well in other states but we just happen to be two ngals. and we're going to run very, very strong campaigns. it's very possible that you could see a woman governor and a woman lieutenant governor in the state of texas. >> do you think that having another woman on the ticket, especially wendy davis, will help or hurt your chances? >> i think there is a lot of synergy between what wendy and i campaign on. really the focus is

, that this is -- that he used ted nugent as a way to show that wendy davis was flip-flopping on the and he wantd to point that out. we fry tried to follow up, had a series of other questions we had to ask, and that's when the fireworks started. his communications director stepped between me and greg abbott and tried to ask abbott several more questions but he ignored them and we were blocked from doing so. >> gloria, this is ted nugent yesterday in texas introducing and supporting greg abbott, the republican gubernatorial candidate. gloria, listen to this. >> i am so proud to be here today in denton, texas, to introduce the next governor that will make sure america know what is freedom looks like, and it looks like greg abbott, my friend, greg abbott. my blood brother. >> all right, gloria. you heard "my blood brother." so for from your perspective you've been looking at this closely, what do you see? >> i think when somebody comes out there and says you're his blood brother and you're standing in front of a sign that says "abbott," at a certain point, abbott has to come out and say

wendy davis had a rough few weeks for a variety of reasons.to make this choice to campaign with someone. i think it's important there's a distinction between hanging out with someone, being friends with someone and actually doing campaign with -- that campaign event has meant a week of terrible press not just for greg abbott for the entire world of republican politics in texas. >> well, i mean, as you pointed out, it's forced people like ted cruz to develop an opinion on the composer of wang dang sweet futang. if you're looking for burlesque politics, you can't do better than that. >> we're going to talk about the interesting fraught politics of association. guilt by association which has been one of the biggest charges against this president from the right. after we take this break. the volkswagen passat against all comers. turbocharged engines against...engines. best in class rear legroom against other-class legroom. but then we realized. consumers already did that. twice. huh. maybe that's why nobody else showed up. how does one get out of

also, new political heat on texas state senator wendy davis.have to hear what's going on with her gubernatorial campaign now. that's ahead. of course, there is breaking news, this is a live picture from the roads of raleigh, north carolina "on the record" is tracking severe weather spreading from texas across the south through the mid-atlantic and up the north. latest on the severe storm. when does your work en does it end after you've expanded your business? after your company's gone public? and the capital's been invested? or wn your compan's bought another? is it over after you' given back? you never stop achieving. that's why, at barclays, our ambition is to always realize yours. we're gonna be late. ♪ ♪ ♪ oh, are we early? [ le announcer ] commute your way with the bold, l-new nissan rogue. ♪ with the bold, l-new nissan rogue. 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 a

. >> you say a bad couple of months for wendy davis because of her politics or the personal attacks?al attacks on her have probably taken some toll. if you're wendy davis you rather that happen right now so you have nine months before the general election and time to reset the conversation but no question she would rather it focused on policy discussions with greg abbott than a discussion who she is and how she got her and what biography is. we were polling before the stuff broke, greg abbott has not made many mistakes and cautious on the campaign trail. in a cautious race, a republican is always favored in the state that is republican as much as texas is. >> we are going to talk about that ted nugent stuff in a minute. in politics if you're explaining, you're losing. with wendy davis being on the defensive of having to explain some of those hiccups in her history, that let her lose traction how she could be out trying to advance her message? >> it appears to me this is a campaign that is still playing catch-up operationally with the momentum that she had with her own name i.d., the

they talked to ted nugent after wendy davis flip-flopped on guns.why it happened from what i have been told about it. they obviously did not know the quote was out there, and if they did, they probably would not have asked him to come. obviously now they definitely would not have asked him to come and ted nugent felt bad about that. >> ted nugent continued on your show. he said if you had the chance to talk to president obama, what would you tell him now. he went off and called him a liar, and called him a idiot before, and so greg abbott was fine having a guy who called the president a liar and other things. the tone of what ted nugent said is no different than what he said before. >> this is what ted said today. he said the president of the united states of america walked out there when people died in benghazi and made up a video about a fake video and made up a story about why the protests happened to cover his rear in the election, and he says that is lying, and even hillary clinton lied, and that's when he talks about being a liar. he said i do

you have been following wendy davis, the new rock star of the democratic party and they love her downe're told. dallas morning news has a new piece which says she would have supported a ban on abortion after 20 weeks if the law adequately deferred to her and her doctor. you have been following the flip-flopping with her, is that the same position she had? >> i don't even know what that means. defer to the woman and her doctor after 20 weeks, that is just a loophole you can drive a truck through. but it reminds me, it is such an appa appalling thing, that she is popular. it is not so popular in texas, the news rooms across america and in the oval office, i might add. one thing i mentioned about wendy davis, all of these glorious pieces and making up for how she lied about being a single mother in a trailer park to harvard law school. i think some concerns may be making some errors here. nobody is complaining about what kind of mother she was. we don't care what kind of mother she is. she lied about having their enormous hardship and going from hardship, a single mother, easyieasy i --

>> wendy davis, she's running for the democratic position of governor of texas.ery concerned about this position but the nra doesn't believe her. they think this is election year posturing. but i think it's an interesting twist on who is wendy davis and what does he stand for? >> posturing in texas? come on. to be very honest with you, it's not often that i agree with the nra, but this really sounds like she's really trying to win over as many of the people she can in texas. >> and also underplayed in this story about wendy davis, her republican opponent, jack abbott, outraised her 3-1 in january. >> there are lots of southern democrats who carry guns and believe and support the second amendment. this is not a big deal to me. she's really building a war chest in texas. it should be really interesting races in november. >> anton, you said before that chris christie, a new jersey republican would be a texas southern democrat. does that mean that wendy davis, the southern democrat, would be a new jersey republican? >> that's a good point. it could be. i don't know a

and so ted nugent was a way to expose wendy davis for her flip-flopping on gun-related issues. >> buting someone who is proguns is not that hard. why does it have to be ted nugent? >> what was the question? >> that was the question. >> so then greg abbott started answering some other questions from a small handful of reporters there. we were told it would be a media event so other reporters asked some questions. i tried to come back to the issue of ted nugent. that's when it got really tense. it ended up with the campaign communication director standing between me and greg abbott, getting in front of our camera. watch that. >> mr. abbott, you could have found a lot of people to talk about gun rights. >> thank you so much. >> mr. abbott. >> i appreciate it. >> you could have found a lot of of people to talk about gun rights. this is not a press conference. you know that's not a press conference. one question is not a press conference. [ inaudible ]. >> we said specifically what we wanted to talk about. >> you asked the question. everybody asked a question. >> that's not a press confere

he didn't want to help out wendy davis. and that was something he made clearel sw on the show. >> did he apologize to cnn for calling us a nazi propaganda machine along the lines of joseph goebls? >> he did not apologize for that. he did, however, give a nice accolades to erin burnett and said that when he had to cancel on her show the other night, as he put it, he said it was because of medical issues. he said she is a classy journalist and he likes going on her show. so he did clarify why he had to cancel the other night on her show. >> ben ferguson, thanks very much for joining us. ben ferguson is the host of "the ben ferguson show", the one who got the apology from ted nugent. thanks, ben. thanks very much. >>> in other news, a deal has been reached with ukraine that could end the bloody confrontation in kiev. the opposition group comes after several deadly days in the city's independent square. the deal was put together after representatives from russia and the european union went to kiev. joining us now from ukraine i

president in ways that are not just about the politics, but about the race. >> and you mentioned wendy davishe is trying to use what ted nugent is saying to her advantage, and she has a fund-raising e e-mail out there, and ted nugent call abbott his blood brother, but i call their alliance disgusting, and i find it disgusting that greg abbott is sharing a stage with him. >> well, she is not being a help to republicans at all at least at this point, and so the idea that it is going on to backfire, no, he is not being helpful, and he should apologize. >> i want to go back to what was just said, because tim scott is african-american and i dealt with j.c. watts, and this is not just racial, but it is a degradation to the political discourse that both are taking sides to. and some republicans are doing it, and clearly some democrats are doing it, but we have to figure out a way to go to the level of discourse, and going to your point, crowds should not with going to listen to ted nugent, but going to listen to the candidate and the ideas, and that is what political elections are about. >> and als

first, a new controversy for texas gubernatorial candidate wendy davis.s she about to take fire for her changing views on gun laws? guns are a very big deal in texas. the latest is next. [ male annos not all flu products treat all your symptoms. what? [ male announcer ] alkseltzer plus severe cold and flu speeds relief to these eight symptoms. [ breath of relief ] thanks. [ male announcer ] you're welcome. ready? go. being carried in your arms... but after a morning spent in the caribbean, playing pirates with you in secret coves, an afternoon swimming with dolphins, finished with a movie watched against the setting n... shwon't exactly be short on memories. princess cruises, come back w. ♪ new controversy tonight for wendy davis. critics say she looked awkward holding a gun today the democratic state senator saying she supports an open carry gun law. that does put her at odds with her party. are her views changing and why? >> so is this a big surprise her position and is this a change from a previously held political position? it's not a huge she indepen

wendy davis zigging him with a tweet. greg abbot's comparison third world country is not true. apologize for his offensive comments about south texas. and attorney general abbot immediately firing back, wait until you see my response to herman tore piece it will show how clueless she is about the rgb. so, what is his response? well, attorney general greg abbot is here to tell us. good evening, sir. >> good evening, greta great to be back with you again. >> nice to have you. what a sizzling fight you are having down there with your opponent the state sizzler. go to your comments about what you said about south texas. you said corruption resembling third world country practices. you said that she said that is insulting, you say what? greta i did call out corruption in the state of texas i did in the delegate that to south texas. what did i was lay out more than 50 page plan to secure the future of the state of texas which includes protecting victims of human trafficking and includes protecting victims of domestic violence, as well as, greta, protecting the border. you have been o

they say they boycott for the girl scouts praise for wendy davis and kathleen sebelius. the girl scout's spokesperson says the praise was meant to highlight female leaders. she said it was preposterous anybody would boycott the girl scouts for political reasons >>> we move on and pay attention to business. an improving labor market was enough to give investors confidence to boost wall street. the dow posted its best day of the year. steve sedgwick is live in london. what a difference a week can make. >> reporter: isn't it extraordinary. a degree of composure back into the markets after the jobs claims were much better. the payroll report we had for december back last month, which was so disappointing. this time around, we have a payroll figure today and coming into that, as you say, the markets are very excited. dow was up 188, the s&p, up 22. a lot of focus on that payroll figure later today. >> the 30-year anniversary of apple we just celebrated. they are buying back billions worth of stock as a result of the disappointing first quarter. explain this. >> the group has

. >>> wendy davis she would washing the law only if the law deferred to a woman and her doctor.made headlines filibustering the same law last year and she stood for 11 hours in those pink sneakers of her. >>> california an parent first in a congressional campaign ad. a new ad shows him holding hands with his partner. he is one of three openly gay republicans running for congress this year. >>> speaking of 2014 elections. superpacts have super cash. a whopping $63 million to send this year but democrats are way ahead with $41 million with just $22 million for republican superpact. >>> lawmakers are hard at work considering a bill to make the ukulele the official state instrument. a quick lesson for you guy. texas's state instrument is the guitar and the accordion in louisiana and missouri claims the fiddle, along with arkansas, oklahoma and south carolina. who knew it was so popular? >>> set your dvr. vice president joe biden will help seth myers break in his new premiere on february 24th, "late night" with seth myers. >>> bob frankum joins me now to talk about more politics. sur

another example, the wendy davis race in texas, stand with wendy, running against the current state attorneygoing to get a ton of attention, doesn't have a real chance of winning. andrew cuomo in new york, a virtual lock. governor scott walker in wisconsin, governor john kasich, all of the races that we love to talk about, but when you look at the fundamentals of the race, look at the states, these people really aren't that endangered. >> politico's mike allen, still ahead. >>> matt lauer talks with jay leno and jimmy fallon. hear what jay has planned for his final show and what jimmy has up his sleeve for his debut. >>> plus, my conversation with cindy leive as the magazine turns 75 years old. mine was earned in korea in 1953. afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, 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 current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. us

wendy davis rose to fame over her filibuster owner a texas law that restricted the women's law to -- now she is turning heads with the revelation she would have supported a ban on the procedure after 20 weeks, if it allowed women and their doctors more room to make that decision. this is a very specific distinction for davis. davis telling the dallas morning news that fewer than half of 1% of abortions happen after 20 weeks. also in this interview, davis said she would consider decriminalizing marijuana in the state of texas. the man who led new orleans through its recovery from hurricane katrina has been found guilty of corruption. a jury convicting former new orleans democrat irmayor ray nagin yesterday on 20 out of 21 counts. the charges include wire fraud, conspiracy, bribery, prosecutors said even though nagin vowed to fight corruption, he accepted money and vacation and other gifts from contractors who wanted to do business with the devastated city. officials say it started doctor hurricane katrina and continued well into the city's recovery efforts. he could be behind bars for

. >>> democratic groups are -- wendy davis have been called abortion barbie, and allison grimes who was called an empty dress. meanwhile, there are signs of division between the republican party's mainstream and its right wing. senator ted cruise of texas refused to endorse the senior senator from texas in his re-election bid against a tea party challenger. >> i'm leeblg going to stay out, and that is true outside of texas and inside of texas many congressional races. i like john cornyn. he and i have worked together very closely. we've agreed on the vast majority of things. there are some areas in which we've disagreed. >> cruz has been criticized for involving himself in other races. >>> well, we have a new troef of text messages that's been released in the george washington bridge scandal, and it shows more vin district courtive language. you'll remember ann kelly famously wrote time for traffic problems in fort lee. in this wave of texts that began six days later wildstein and kelly have -- wildstein said the rabbi has officially pissed me off. kelly said leerl we can't cause traffi

if he beats wendy davis.u're the governor of texas and you're stumped by this question, should americans in this day and age be calling people racist names, i am very concerned about that leadership. >> and also if you're running a campaign who said they didn't know about these previous statements -- >> google. >> rand paul did the right thing last night. he came out with a strong statement. he said that abbott -- that -- he said that nugent should apologize and nugent sort of apologized. >> leadership. i like that. >> rand paul did the right thing. >>> up next, climate change controversy. sent for ted cruz talks exclusive to cnn and calls out the secretary of state john kerry. >>> plus, venezuela is being cr down on cnn as we try to cover the growing political unrest. what one lawmaker is now calling an assault on the news media. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner. you leave the house in good shape? yea. yea, of course. ♪ [ sportscaster talking on tv ] last-second f

the girl scouts are supporting abortion rights by supporting politicians like wendy davis.nned parenthood. the girl scouts don't have an official position on birth control. door-to-door cookie sales start tomorrow, and i'm still trying to figure out, mika, exactly how buying a cookie helps wendy davis get elected governor of texas. but i'm sure it has something to do with the fact that she was 21 instead of 19 when she lived in a trailer. >> let's not go there. she lived in a trailer, right? >> yeah, let's not. yeah. by the way -- by the way, can i just say -- >> oh, god. >> no, no! >> what? >> my grandmom lived in a trailer in dalton, georgia, some of my best summers were spent hanging out with my grandmom in a trailer in dalton, georgia. like people talk about living in a trailer like it's living in a log cabin or something. they're kind of nice. try it sometime. go ahead, mika, you can go ahead. >> i didn't say anything bad about trailers. >> no, i know, but people have been saying, oh, she lived in a trailer when she was 19. or she lived in a trailer -- so what? >> it's

here, again, it's not about wendy davis.- unbelievable. >> parenting expert is coming up. a lot of parents would have issues with the decisions she made and i find her decisions to be brave and for her children and it wasn't the time living in the trailer whenever that was. >> you were inspired by her decisions when she went to harvard? >> she went to harvard and everybody is saying shfs bait w bankrolled by her husband. she graduated from harvard with highest honors. harvard law school. >> when i was reading it, i was going to say, i had one child at the university of florida, joey was a newborn in my first semester and even that was pretty mind boggling. >> she has two kids and she is at harvard law school. after about a year, i remember this happening when i was working overnight when i went to the doctor and the doctor is like, i need to take your blood pressure. she had this situation where the doctor took her by her hands and said what is going on at home? >> you started tearing up. >> i did. because she made a decisio

. ♪ new controversy tonight for wendy davis.cs say she looked awkward holding a gun today the democratic state senator saying she supports an open carry gun law. that does put her at odds with her party. are her views changing and why? >> so is this a big surprise her positionnd is this a change from a previously held political position? it's not a huge surprise. she independent thinker. centrist record in texas. she has been fighting this idea that she is, you know, a liberal and a one issue candidate. she does have a mixed record on guns. she has supported gun control measures in the past. but i don't believe this is a huge switch for her to come out and be in favor of open carry. i think she primarily is trying to change the conversation in this race and remind people that she is more than just a one issue can indicate. >> all right. well, you talk about the race and the one issue. i was reading an article that about her campaign. and talked about how -- the description of how it has handled the media. how is she doing? >> no

. >>> new poll numbers show greg abbott soaring over wendy davis in the race for the texas governor. both will cruise to an easy primary next month. abbott will kickoff the general election race with an 11-point lead up 6 percent in november. davis is flip flopping on her key issues and her dishon see with her own biography have not helped in that state. the nation's longest serving congressman is stepping down. michigan democrat john dingell's career spans nearly 6 decades and 29 terms in office. he was first elected to replace his late father back in 1955. he calls his vote for the civil rights act in 1964 the most important in his career. he will retire at the end of his current term. >>> good riddens, that is a message from new york city cops to the actor alec baldwin. no surprise here walled win -- baldwin announcing he will move to a gated community following problems with the new york area. one anonymous police officer telling them it is a pain to deal with him every time he blows his top to the press. it is a mess trying to clean up. >>> seth meyers stepping in jimmy fallon's

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