Rr. Right now boehner unplugged. Theres still no help for a sequester deal. We have moved in the house twice. We should not have to move a third bill before the senate gets off their ass and begins to do something. The Republican Leadership says let the senate begin. I remind them that the constitution says the appropriations in revenue bills must begin in the house. And now here we are. With the praez presenting the country with two options. Whats the country think of this blame game . Coming up an exclusive first look at our new nbc newswall street journal poll as president obama takes his p. R. Campaign on the sequester on the road to a Naval Shipyard in virginia. For example, ill be in the tide water region of virginia where workers will sit idle when they should be repairing ships and a carrier sits idle when it should be deploying to the persian gulf. Well have live coverage of the president s speech minutes from now. Plus, the last hurdle for hagel. The senate moves towards a fi
A florida Task Commission of Governor Scott returned the final report supporting the law. Recently, George Zimmermans brother appeared on realtime with bill maher and said stand your law should not be a factor in this case. You get in to the slippery slope of homicide or not. You are not considering a retreatable position slamming your head in to the concrete repeatedly after they have broken your nose. Theres no ability orca pastie at that time and since the shooting, George Zimmerman raised more than 300,000 through the defense fund website. Lets bring in the managing editor of the brio. Com and Jonathan Capehart and Kevin Cunningham starting the petition to Bring National attention to the Trayvon Martin case. Thank you all for joining us. Jonathan, as i mentioned, we know that George Zimmerman and attorneys have a website where they have accepted donations and taken to the internet to respond to editorials and comments out there specifically yours, jonathan. They quite a couple of e
In america you have a right to be stupid if you want to be, and you have a right to be disconnected to somebody else if you want to be. We tolerate it. We somehow make it through that. Now, i think thats a virtue. I think thats something worth fighting for. We celebrate the stupidity. Globe trotting. Former nba bad boy Dennis Rodman brings the Harlem Globetrotters to north korea on a goodwill mission. Flamboyant style and all. For the first time i think most these guys first time here, so i hope everything will be okay, and hope the kids will have a good time before the game. In north korea the Washington Generals always win. Jaen way, good day. Im chuck todd live in washington in today for andrea. Were moments away from president obamas live roshgs in newport news, virginia. His latest pressure to pressure republicans just days before billions of dollars in automatic cuts become a reality. Joining me now for the daily fix, chris, msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.
D. C. , we are here of course to cover the lead up to the president s start of the second term, will he be able to deal with congress better, as we face another fiscal crisis, more on that but first, the headlines. Inauguration activities have started in washington, Michelle Obama is expected to attend a kids concert. Katy perry, and usher, members of the glee class are performing. The president will take the oath of office in front of hundreds of thousands. You if you attend, the temperatures will be in the mid 30s, bundle up. Its expected to be a little breezy as well. Meanwhile the problem break through on the debt ceiling. The house gop said they are considering raising the debt limit for three months, a vote is scheduled next week, more details on that in a bit. Today, of course is the last full day of president obamas first term and its the national day of service. Day for giving back. Earlier today the president and first lady volunteered at a school in the washington, d. C. Are
Bill it wasnt boring, was it. Heather no, a lot going on today. Bill do you prefer the cruise ship or the meteor. Heather take your pick. Bill great to be with you heather. Have a terrific weekend. Heather good to be with you, bill. Jon we begin with brandnew stories and breaking news. Jenna well begin with one of the choices that bill mentioned. A massive meteor injuring nearly a thousand people. What we are learning about the damage and how powerful this blast from space really, really was. Plus an olympic hero now charged with premeditated murder in the death of his model girlfriend, why police appear to think this was no accident. And the drone wars, the president promising more transparency when it comes to killing americans who join forces with terrorists, but will it be enough . Its all happening now. Jon you know, most people are a little sad when their vacations are over. Jenna youve got to go back to work, get back in the swing of things. Jon not these folks. This was a real