economic reality tweak with miles nadal and todd purrdum s new piece questioning whether or not we need a business leaders in the white house and the top stories in the political playbook but first bill karns with a check on the forecast. first day of august and we put jug in the record books as one of the hot nest this country i. doesn t look like much changes this start this month either. worst weather in the country this morning, eastern north carolina. numerous thunderstorms affecting the outer banks a. cluster of wilmington to fayetteville. to the north, an area of showers between maryland and you look dry in d.c. a shower up around new york city, too. this is trying to kick from northern portions of manhattan up through yongers and west cher chester. temperatures in the 80s. most of the wet weather will be late this afternoon. and how hot is it in the middle of the country? continues to roast.
and they did say no to him, but he won. and the president could do that on simpson bowles. they wouldn t pass it. but the president might win because of it. chris matthews, thank you so much. we ll see you at 5:00. and 7:00 eastern on hardball. miles nadal, thank you as well. pleasure. great to be here as always. gillian tett, stay with us. good to have you. coming up, marilyn and me photographer is stopping by with unpublished pictures of marilyn monroe. keep it here on morning joe. uncover stronger, younger looking skin.
have been talking about is revenue from economic growth, democrats don t think it s real. and in a similar vein, you have to wonder if, in fact, eliminating a subsidy on ethanol is considered raising taxes. is this a tax increase they cannot support? so the question of what really is a tax increase is really an important one. you know, i also think it s worth noting that all of the candidates, and i think had most people will agree we have a real problem in terms of long-term deficit control here and deficit reduction. so medicare, medicaid, social security, obviously the sacred cows. we want to get into and find out specifically where the big cuts will be. big questions on the table. miles nadal, you run a global company. you ve got the moderators of tonight s republican debate, what do you want to hear tonight? well, i think specifically job creation is the number one issue on the table. and people talk about what inducements will be anecdotally
all right. welcome back, 22 past the hour. joining us now from rochester, michigan, the moderators of tonight s cnbc republican presidential debate, cnbc s maria bartiromo and john harwood. and joining us now on the set, ceo of mdc partners, miles nadal. good to have you back on the show. let s start with maria. obviously with cnbc hosting this debate, there ll be a heavy focus on jobs and the economy. which candidate has the most to prove on this issue, do you think? well, you know, it s interesting, mika. because i think one of the goals of tonight is to really get a true sense of what the difference is in terms of the plans here. most of the candidates have put out tax reform plans as a solution to creating jobs. so we really want to get at why, in fact, that is the best path to create jobs.
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