the last month. ultimately, the leaders of both parties have found their way toward compromise. i want to thank them for that. something is just not right. they are finally pulling together. things aren t working again. nothing is going to work. good morning, everyone. it s monday, august 1st. can you believe it s august? no, i can t. where is summer? it s gone. gone. i woke up this morning and the summer is gone. gone. with us on set like willie said, in a couple weeks, it s going to be snowing. god, i hope you enjoyed yourself. i didn t. john heilemann is here. go ahead. msnbc political analyst and former chairman of the republican national committee is with us. have you had a good summer, john? what summer? exactly. one day is a cold spring, the next day, we are on the verge of a snowstorm. major news to report this morning. with a heat wave, does it really have to go from 42 to 117? are we on mars where we have no atmosphere