We have the chief executive of the rock n roll hall of fame. Hes going to explain what case, kiss and what nirvana have in common. Microsoft saying it anticipates completing the thech for its next ceo in early part of 2014. Lead independent director john compton wrote in a blog post that the company has identified 100 candidates, talk to several dozen, and has focused on 20 individuals. The senate has moved nearer to passing a bipartisan budget deal that would ease 63 billion in spending cuts. With 12te voted today republicans joining all the chambers democrats. President obama said he will sign the plan into law. This set the stage for a final vote by tomorrow. Back over to you. Executives from 15 Technology Companies went to the white house today to meet president obama. One issue at the top of their list, the u. S. Intelligence activity. White house correspondent Phil Mattingly joins us now. What did Silicon Valley have to say to the president in the white house . A statementased sh
I liked, even though i did like it, it was senator mcconnells reactions to her material. Its not easy being Mitch Mcconnell. After three in washington, youve just given up. I hold you accountable and i dont need outlaws to track you down. Thank you. He doesnt even move. Not a single twitch, nothing. Either Mitch Mcconnell has through years long control of breathing a deep state or that man is dead inside. Good morning. It is thursday, august 7th. Good to have you with us. Youre taking a live look at new york city. Sure is a lot better doing this show, harold ford, when its light outside. Always helps. It lifts the mood a little bit. Better than february where its, like, cold and dark until,
like, 2 30 in the afternoon. Weve got harold ford, Brian Sullivan, elise vivek, and visiting former democratic candidate harold ford jr. And in washington senior Political Editor in college, sam stein. How are you doing today, sam . Im good. Ready for class. You think youll be going to red sox playo
Staff answered that. The battle over Jeff Sessions. Reactions from one much Donald Trumps most ardent supporters. Some democrats hope to derail the nomination, all right here on msnbc, the place for politics. The new jersey weekend home of president elect trump. Were keeping our eyes on the situation. Earlier, the president elect and vicepresident elect went to a church. As trump ramps up his feud with the cast of hamilton new reaction from the vicepresident elect about his visit friday night. I wasnt offended by what was said. I will to others whether that s the appropriate venue to say it. The center of the message is one that i want to address. That is, i know this is a very disappointing time for people that did not see their candidate win in this national election. I know this is a very anxious time for some people. I just want to reassure people that what president elect trump said on election night, he absolutely meant from the bottom of his heart. He is preparing to be the pres
On the spread of fake news, a rampant problem of the election, but many have doubts they can police themselves. We can work the give people a voice, but we also need to do our part of stopping the spread of hate and violence and misinformation. And the first thanksgiving since the fight for the white house. Families try to gather this week for the holiday and some strategies for you to keep the political talk from ruining your thanksgiving dinner and the turkey on the dinner. All right. We want to kick it off with a quick note on how to pulse throughout the next hour. Msnbcs betty nguyen is here to break it down for you. Richard, it is super easy. Grab a phone or laptop and it does not matter which one and then log on the pulse. Msnbc. C pulse. Msnbc. Com america, and you can then participate by selecting your response. Understand that this is a ongoing conversation, and you can vote as many times throughout the show, and you dont have to vote once, but as many times as you want, and w
Hello, everyone. Im betty nguyen. Another marathon session of high profile meetings for the president elect today. We are monitoring the live picture outside of his weekend home in new jersey where the meetings have been under way for an hour. New reaction from the vicepresident elect amid concerns over racist comments that Jeff Sessions allegedly made over 30 years ago. This is a very anxious time relative to the justice department. They know that Jeff Sessions will restore integrity there. What about the record when it comes to race and gays and women . Im very confident that in the course of the confirmation hearings that his record in its totality will come out. Senator rand paul is weighing in on some other controversial picks whose names have been floated for secretary of state. There are several potential republican votes against someone like bolton, possibly giuliani. The only thing giuliani will stir up is the financial stuff. He spent a year and a half for taking money from f