some people s lips. and the new york area continues to cope with the effect of sandy. that s when way too early comes right back. joining us see ya skype, msnbc political analyst mark halperin. not just any skype. he s aboard a delta flight somewhere over the united states. what are you doing here, man? are you really in the can? i really am. it s a red eye flight. didn t want to bother my fellow passengers. i m in the quiet room, also known as the lavatory. it s making nbc history. it is. mark halperin inside the lavatory via skype. thanks so much. hey sis,
issue in the presidential campaign than who can you trust. trust matters. who s going to look out for you? reporter: we re also learning this morning the president is going to be bringing out one of his biggest surrogates bill clinton on monday. they will hit three battleground states together. first real time in weeks or months they have been stumping together. they will be here in florida on monday as well as ohio and virginia. all three important to the president and mitt romney. interesting to note that the romney campaign has been firing back. look if this election is all about trust, what about e-mails dribbling out about what the white house knew about the terror attack in libya? so if trust is on the table both sides will get their licks in, martha. martha: we ll look at that with john mccain and bob corker a few minutes away. after a red-eye flight on air force one the president is wrapping up it has been a rapid campaign schedule. reporter: it is. i think it is very telli
he ll be everywhere. he s even spending the night on air force one on a red eye flight from the west coast. and mitt romney, he s avoiding the media. politico says his campaign is refusing to commit to any interviews. there is only one closing argument for these final days and a clear road to victory. his name is obama. joining me now is michelle cottle, washington correspondent for newsweek and the daily beast and jamal simmons, democratic principle at the raven group. thank you both for joining me tonight. thanks for having me. michelle, let me start with you. 14 days to go, what s the key in this final sprint? well, debates are over, a lot
fortunately, i live in northeastern wisconsin which is a safe area, but i can tell you i don t think this type of strategy works, the idea of using fear and intimidation is not going to be effective. if they should have learned one thing about the governor walker recall in the state of wisconsin, that this type of politics doesn t work. and it was soundly rejected just a few weeks ago. and it ll be rejected again. megyn: yeah. i mean, you guys don t make a lot of money when you take a job in the u.s. congress, and you already undergo a lot of public scrutiny, so it does seem a bridge too far. guys, thank you both so much for being here. thanks, megyn. thank you. megyn: coming up, governor mitt romney is now gearing up for a visit to israel to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. just ahead, john bolton and doug schoen on why governor romney is making this trip and how, if at all, it will effect the 2012 presidential race. also, an airline flight is diverted because of a d
congressmen who say they ve been victims of this, and they ve really had about enough. plus, a spirit airlines flight is diverted because of a disruptive passenger onboard, but why were the other hundred people on the flight forced to wait on the tarmac for 19 hours? it was terrible. it was unreal. it was painful. nineteen hours. nineteen hours, we were in this mess. [ male announcer ] it s simple physics. a body at rest tends to stay at rest. while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis sympto. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies,