earmarks back. no matter who they have in the senate, they need that person to get earmarks to the state. this is a very poor state, and protect their military bases. you saw mccain today in an interview already hinting he would find a way to work with mcdaniel down the line. people here are acknowledging mcdaniel is likely to win. i think you will see a unity event after the election and people joining with him and saying he can serve us the same way trent lott did and cochran did as well. perry bacon jr., nbc news senior political reporter from mississippi tonight. perry, thanks for being with us. great to you again. thanks, man. all right. very busy night tonight. there are democrats thinking about supporting a republican. as opposed to not just the mississippi story, but a totally different case. in a totally different angle. that story is coming up. plus big news from the iraq and syria situation. including some major news concerning the group that won the nobel peace prize
and the reason for that is because the challenges that we face are big but solvable. they are solvable if we tell each other the truth. it s a big day for republican lawmakers here in washington. while house republicans are venting their frustrations with the irs over the stunning loss of lois lerner s e-mails, some of the gop s prominent contenders, past and present, are hitting the faith & freedom conference stage through today and ultimately the weekend. joining me for our daily fix is chris cillizza, managing editor of post politics.com. nbc capitol hill correspondent luke russert and perry bacon jr. who is live at the faith & freedom conference. perry, give us a lay of the land there today. who has been impressing the crowd, what buzz you are hearing there especially about this fall 2014 and ultimately 2016. the favorite candidate was the person who spoke yesterday, ted cruz. had a very large applause when
perry bacon jr. he may be the last person you would expect to speak at a high profile retreat for prominent republicans. we will speak to the democrat who s dropped hints of a run for president. we ll talk to him live when we come back. i make a lot of purchases for my business. and i get a lot in return with ink plus from chase. like 50,000 bonus points when i spent $5,000 in the first 3 months after i opened my account. and i earn 5 times the rewards on internet, phone services and at office supply stores. with ink plus i can choose how to redeem my points.
discriminatory seattle minimum wage plan, since they would need to implement the new minimum wage within three years. a business group called forward seattle said it will file a charter amendment that would overturn the new minimum wage and replace it with a five-year phase-in of $12.50 an hour. and a group called 15 now is working to gather enough signatures for a charter amendment that would raise the minimum wage on big businesses by january 1st and give small businesses a three-year phase-in. so the new seattle minimum wage law is law, but it s clearly far from settled. at the table, perry bacon jr., nbc news senior political reporter, margie omero, richard kim, amy goodman, host and executive producer at democracynow.com and joining me from seattle, washington, ishama, a seattle city council member who voted for the $15 minimum wage hike and is a member of socialist alternative, a community activist group
morning. my thanks also to perry bacon and margie omero here in new york. when we come back, remembering a truly phenomenal woman. first lady michelle obama and others paying a final tribute to dr. maya angelou today. first i want to update you on the news that comedian and actor tracy morgan was critically injured early this morning in a six-car accident along the new jersey turnpike. morgan remains in intensive care after the limo bus in which he was traveling overturned around 1:00 a.m. along the turnpike in an area just north of trenton, new jersey. state police are saying one of two tractor-trailers involved in the accident came upon slow-moving traffic and caused the crash. one of the six passengers on morgan s bus has died, according to police. the 45-year-old comedian, who had been scheduled to perform last night at a casino in delaware, spent seven seasons as a cast member on saturday night live. he went on to earn an emmy nomination for his best-known