0 with his u.s. intelligence surveillance program, he struck a mixed chord with the american people. some see him as a here rope. others called him a traitor. many questioned his motives even as they were gladdened to see light shed on what this country is doing in the cause of fighting terrorism. the question tonight is simpler. where is he? and what does that tell us about his purpose, his loyalties, his values, his future? david corn is washington bureau chief for mother jones magazine and analyst. michael isikoff is a correspondent. here s what we know about snowden s travels. he left his home in hawaii in may and went to hong kong. he stayed until sunday when with the help of wikileaks he fled to russia. that s where is he still believed to be. he had reportedly booked a flight to cuba with a final destination of ecuador. he boarded that plane this morning and its unclear what his plans are. let s go to michael isikoff who one in that position who does not wish to face american ju
they have to appoint somebody who cannot run for the position. that s what he s doing today. will it be vickie kennedy, barney frank, will it be somebody that washington doesn t know? but that duval does? coming up, the stock market was pubbing near all-time highs. how will wall street react to the news that the economy shrank last quarter? plus we re live in cairo where violence rages for a seventh straight day. the political paralysis cos end up forcing the military to take back control from the president. first today s trivia question, since 1947, which is the only state to produce two chairmen of the senate armed services committee? the answer and more coming up on t on the daily run you . it s red lobster s 30 shrimp! for $11.99 pair any two shrimp selections on one plate! like mango jalapeño shrimp and parmesan crunch shrimp. just $11.99. offer ends soon! i m ryon stewart, and i sea food differently.
breaking news we ve been covering, the huge announcements of due val patrick announcing his interim replacement. it s not congressman markey or frank and not vickie kennedy, who expressed no interest in the seat whatsoever. instead it s someone unknown out ofside of massachusetts, the former chief of staff, william mo cowan. joining me now with insight on who the new interim senator is, i want to play for everybody, though, so they can hear from cowan himself what he said in
0 that. that is a low bar. yeah, i don t think that s jon, what did you learn? into it was a big morning. you had al gore talking about the future, bill gates talking about eradicating disease. a reminder in we talk about politics all the time but big stuff s going on. no doubt. mike barnicle, if it s way too early, what time is it? that would be time for morning joe, joe but right now it s time for our old pal chuck todd. take it away. thank you, big mike. with president obama delivering a rallying cry on immigration all eyes focus on senator marco rubio. the rising republican star who will end up as either the man who carries conservatives to a deal or the one who walks wa from one as they cheer him on. is egypt unraveling? less than six months into the job, the country s new president is facing growing chaos in the streets in cairo and other cities. we ll take you there live in just minutes for the latest. is the military ready to step in? and less than one hour fr
0 treatment to civil commitment laws and privacy laws that needlessly prevent mental health records from being included in the national instant check system. while we re ready to participate in a meaningful effort to solve these pressing problems, we must respectively but honestly and firmly disagree with some members of the committee and many in the media and all of the gun control groups on what will keep our kids and keep our streets safe. law-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violent or deranged criminals, nor do we believe the government should dictate what we can lawfully own and use to protect our families. as i said earlier, we need to be honest about what works and what does not work. proposals that would only serve to prevent the law abiding have failed in the past and will fail in the future. semiautomatic firearm technology has been around for many years and hunting and target shooting and self-defense, despite this fact, congress banned to manufactur