joining me now is congresswoman karen bass, democrat from california. and krystal ball. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having us on. >> thanks. >> congresswoman, will republicans actually force a shutdown at midnight tonight? >> i actually think they will. i hadn't thought this before the last few times we've been through this, but right now they don't have anything else left in their playbook. so the idea that they would have us vote on another bill tonight that they know very well is not going to be even taken up in the senate is doing nothing other than driving the train right over the cliff and leading us into a shutdown. i don't see any other way out of this at this point in time. now, at any time, if they chose to put the senate bill up, if they put it up in the next five minutes, i guarantee you that it would pass. and there's no need for this government shutdown. >> no need. if they put up the bill they've had an up and down vote, they could avert this. >> that's absolutely right. that's what we should demand is put up the senate bill right now. >> now, kry

there's enough moderates, charlie dent, king, nunez from california who would be more than willing to move on this issue. but they adopt want to give up this fight quite yet. after the 2:00 p.m. meeting, i suspect we'll hear about something new related to the president's health care law they are going to send back over to the senate and put it back on harry reid again. playing hot potatoes. grand context, it's absolutely fascinating, yesterday, the day before this horrific shutdown on the horizon, not one meeting between boehner, reed, president obama. democrats are really, really, really not going to throw boehner a life raft this time saying you want to shut it down. it's the west wing episode, shut it down. go right ahead. they are playing hardball. >> richard wolffe, go ahead and make my day. that's what we're hearing from democrats is what luke is saying. the options, throw your staff under the bus. basically slash the staff's pay, throwing them in the exchanges. detonate it, put a nuclear bomb marrying these two together. or let a shutdown happen thinking the same republicans th

. >> let me bring in congressman adam schiff, democrat from california and a member of the appropriations committee. always good to see you, congressman. good morning. >> good morning. >> realistically from where you stand right now, are we going to be able to avoid a shutdown or is it a done deal? >> well, it's still possible. it will require one of two things. the republicans have another conference and decide to send a clean bill back to the senate -- >> and what are the chances that you see that happening. >> well, it could be a clean bill with a fig leaf. i don't know what the fig leaf would look like. the chances i would probably say are 35% that having slept on the matter republicans have come to see it's a mistake politically it's going to be a disaster for them. e.j. is exactly right, this isn't a compromise negotiation, this is really an extortion attempt. and if the president relents this time, it will be just another extortion attempt on the debt ceiling. if the majority party isn't willing to govern, and right now they are not, they're just going to have to be replaced becaus

will feature menu, live flat seats and flat screen tvs and only available on flights from new york to california. the airline says this is a way for jetblue to compete with other airlines but critics say it goes against their commitment to treat all passengers the same. >> mint, i like it. >> lying flat. >> anywhere i can lie flat i'm so for that. >> nicole is in. >> let's go to d.c. with us now the chief white house correspondent for politico, mike allen with a look at the playbook. good morning. >> good morning, willie. >> before we get into your topics today, your quick read on the shutdown coming now a little more than 12 hours? >> yeah. i got an e-mail just now from a top democrat who said the reason the president's not going to cave, the reason senate democrats are not going to give in, stave off this shutdown, this top democrat says it's time to punch the bully in the nose. that's the thinking in the white house. and in senator reid's office. >> echos some of what we were saying earlier. up on politicos this morning, democrats recruiting women to compete in red states against republicans.

. >>> taking you now to southern california, many questions this morning after a fiery crash involving a small jet. it happened at the santa monica airport around 6:20 local last night. the twin engine cessna citation was landing when it ran off the runway and hit a hangar. witnesses say the jet was completely engulfed in flames when first responders arrived. with flames visible for miles away. authorities are not saying how many people were on board or talking about their conditions. as santa monica fire department captain told local nbc affiliate knbc, it looked "unsurvivable." >>> the stage is set for what could be a tense encounter at the white house today. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu expected to deliver one clear message to president obama, don't be fooled. he says he will "tell the truth in the face of the sweet talk and the onslaught of smiles" from iran's president ra juanny. gestures to negotiate the country's nuclear program and the phone call heard round the world friday was the first conversation between the u.s. and iran in 34 years. for netanyahu it's nothin

. >> a peaceful august sunday in sherman oaks, california. at 9:30 a.m., steve satello, a professional chauffeur, is on his way to work. at the corner of burbank boulevard and vesper avenue, he notices a beauty stopped at the light ahead of him. a 1932 ford victoria like this one. >> whoever owned that car put a lot of money into it because it looked really nice. >> he pulls up to take a closer look, just as a car races past him in the other lane. >> the car that was next to me was just not slowing down, and hit the back of this car without braking, and hit it really hard, and it just exploded and caused a big ball of fire. >> amazingly, the occupants of the car that rear-ended the vintage ford are only slightly injured, but the driver of the antique car is out cold and trapped in flames. >> i figured he was going to probably be unconscious or hurt pretty badly, so i immediately parked and got out and ran towards his car. >> the force of the crash has pushed the burning car all the way through the intersection. when steve reaches the car, he

a small twin engine jet has crashed at the santa monica airport in southern california. it went off the side of the runway during landing and struck a hangar. the plane took off from idaho this afternoon. it's not known how many people were on board. >>> and we may be in store for a government shutdown. the house is back tomorrow morning. the senate returns in the afternoon. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm in orange county ♪ i'm ordinary i i'm wanted down south and there's no place i can stay ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm down in el paso so i've got to lay low ♪ ♪ i wipe my tracks and get away to mexico ♪ ♪ because i'm wanted, america's most wanted man ♪ ♪ yes, i am ♪ and if you seen me coming, baby ♪ ♪ i've been on the lam >> jimmy torres has plenty of reasons to sing the blues. he spent 11 years in a federal penitentiary and was recently convicted of a bank robbery he says he didn't commit. ♪ if you see me coming, baby, i'll be on the lam ♪ >> and the crowd went wild. i was america's most w

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> orange county, california, is well known for its sun-kissed beaches and family-friendly tourist attractions. but sometimes fantasy gives way to reality. and when crime is committed here suspects will usually find themselves booked into the orange county jail. >> what are you in for? >> disturbing the peace. >> have you been in jail before? >> no, sir. >> look here at the camera for me. >> the orange county jail is comprised of five, separate jail facilities. the largest of these is the theo lacey jail, with an average daily population of 2,800 male inmates. theo lacey alone dwarfs many state prisons. >> i have an assistant sheriff at theo lacey. he always likes to say we don't have andy of mayberry. we don't have otis coming into the jail tank. that is not the kind of county jail inmate we've got. we have 400 people in custody for murder today. we don't have people in jail for simple possession of marijuana, like some people might think. we have some very serious felony inmates in our custody. >> hands behind your back. >> unlike prison inmates, who have all been convicted of cr

centered in the northridge section of los angeles, california, 20 miles north of downtown, it all happened so fast, in seven terrifying seconds, nature unleashes its fury. >> the first thing i heard was a loud explosion. everything started shaking violently. >> most of the residents at the northridge meadows apartments, including steve langdon, are at home when the quake rattles them out of their beds. >> the only thing i could think about is trying to get either under something or get to the doorway. i took a couple steps and there was a dresser that was against the wall that hit me in the chest, and it knocked me back down. >> firefighter mike henry on the overnight at the firehouse is jolted out of his sleep. >> it was such a ferocious sound. my initial thought was we had a bomb that hit the fire station. >> he and his crew head out immediately to assess the damage. and when they get to the northridge meadows apartments, everything looks fine to him. >> the people that were out in the street said the building had collapsed. and we shined a light on the building, and it looked like it wa

that could extend into northwestern california. this is a huge system that is eventually going to taper off as we go into tomorrow. but then it goes back to just being wet as we go into the middle of the week. we're still looking at the chance of some showers, but we're not looking at this major storm to linger much past today. we are going to see the threat of showers and possibly those win wind gusts causing damage from seattle to portland. this cold front is moving eastward. it's already cooling off in chicago. tomorrow, it's going to be on the cooler side again. about 75 in chicago. 64 degrees in new england. most of the country tomorrow besides the pacific northwest does look pretty quiet except a couple scattered showers in the gulf coast. alex? >> okay. not too bad for tomorrow. thank you so much. in today's office politics, journalist and author allison stewart. her new book "first class" is sparking talk of a tv series. at the very least, it's being used as a teaching tool on the history of black academics and successes, w

the polling numbers of obama care in december will not matter if you sign up for governor of california and that's what you're doing. >> i think there is a flip side to that that does affect the political -- the political popularity of obama care of the affordable care act. and i think it affects the political future. i'll get into that after this break. ♪ ♪ save your coffee from the artificial stuff. ♪ switch to truvia. great tasting, zero-calorie sweetness... ...from the stevia leaf. from nature, for sweetness™ if you have a business idea, we have a personalized legal solution that's right for you. with easy step-by-step guidance, we're here to help you turn your dream into a reality. start your business today with legalzoom. >>> before the break, perry, you were talking about obviously lots of real life ramifications of what is going to happen in terms of open enrollment for the exchanges. it raises the possibility to me, how it might affect the republican opinion of obama care, if people start signing up for their state insurance ex-changes and not signing up for the obama c

this is a company called oh to be a dog based out of pasadena, california. of course, since they are a pet sitting service, their fans are dogs. this is great, owners can see their dogs after they've been walked or cared for by them and feel more comfortable. >> they take pictures of the dogs. this is a great way to get people to come to your instagram page because, of course, they are going to want to come and see their dogs and they'll share that with their friends. >> absolutely, absolutely. the only thing that's lacking right now with instagram is the fact that you can't click those links to actually go to the internet, so unfortunately, the only thing they would be able to do is go back here and go there to be able to go to a page. but you can't actually click on a visible picture to direct them to something. >> but you can get people to your instagram page, someone can like this, and their friends can see it, as well, which gets people to your page, talk to you more about your business. and finally, be helpful. you can use this page to be helpful. basi

it's a colorado gang. 211 stands for a robbery code out of california. i don't know why they picked that up, but they did. their m.o. is they go after sex offenders. >> only a handful of my friends knew what my charge was. obviously, you keep it quiet. >> david laudone claims his status as a sex offender has made him a target of the 211 gang. and to make matters worse, while many prisons segregate sex offenders for their own protection, colorado policy is to integrate them into general population. >> when these gang members moved into the pod, i respected theirs. they pick on the weak. i'm not a strong guy. a little up there in the age. so they immediately thought, you know, let's see what this guy is in for. so they asked me for my paperwork. i said, well i'm not going to show you my paperwork. then i had gone to tommy, who i knew was the head guy. >> tommy is tommy holloman who prison officials say is the leader of the 211 gang. >> i told him. i says, look, i'm not going to lie to you. i said, this is what i'm in for. i said it was on an ex-girlfriend

. >>> september 14th, 2008, los angeles, california. tensions erupt at a local mcdonald's when a man lunges forward and punches a 16-year-old girl in the head. the girl falls to the floor. it's all caught on the store's security cameras. this man's brazen outburst shocks the other customers. no one even attempts to stop him. he just walks over, gets his children, and leaves the store. police say the dad and the teenager argue over something many customers fight over all the time. who's first in line. police say the girl swears at the man and the man lashes out with his kids standing and watching just feet away. then the attacker walks out of the restaurant, and he's gone. the girl suffers minor cuts and bruises and is treated at a local hospital. police release this videotape, hoping to catch the suspect. they haven't yet caught the man, but when it comes to customers gone wild, not all get away. >>> at this ohio dairy queen, two men stand at the counter. one waits for his food. the other makes a grab for cold hard cash. then it's custo

i want to bring in california's republican congressman tom mcclinic tok. i think he's standing by. good to see you. >> good to see you, craig. first of all, walk us through what's happening right now inside the gop specifically. what's going on in the conference meetings, what are the conversations like at this point? >> well, the conversations are actually quite united. i don't think the republicans are divided on this. i think you're going to see a unanimous or near unanimous vote on the next measure to keep the government open while we deal with the health crisis that's occurring with the implementation of the obamacare. >> what's the crisis again? >> well the crisis is i'm getting floded by phone call, as are all members now, people seeing their health care plans cancel, the ones they were told they could keep if they like. they're seeing their premiums go through the roof. i've had complaints of over 300% increase in premiums. some of them are ruz lurzing their jobs. we can't pretend that this isn't happening. >> congressman are you aware of a number of reports that surfaced l

. -- >> 72% -- >> the state of california, people have already said their rates are going down. and with regard to, you know, this idea about the work week, you had walmart basically decide, you know what, we are going to have to -- we're not going to be able to get by on shorting people's time, and they actually are now having to hire people at full time and provide health insurance because they saw it wasn't working. >> they had to hire more people at part time so the wages that the one person used to get -- >> the research is showing that's not happening. >> i think you're looking at the data that the last woman you spoke with has given you. >> no i'm looking at the data from pretty objective sources. >> i don't think so. >> congresswoman, i want to play something for you and get your reaction. it strikes me, it's really about politics, not about policy. it was an interview earlier today about congressman ridel with my colleague that i want to play for you. >> there's a political part to this. >> there's a political part to the whole thing. >> yes. and what's going to happen,

you go to california where maeve is, they call their program covered california. in georgia, they have a program called enroll america they're working with. their strategy basically is, if we don't use the phrase obama care, we will avoid getting into a conversation. i saw people talk about health care saying, my cousin has a pre-existing condition, my father has high blood pressure, what can i do about it? >> maeve, you wrote about how the white house is trying to solicit help from famous friends. who's gotten on board and what are they doing? >> you remember earlier this summer the white house brought in a lot of different artists and directors. you had amy poehler, jennifer hudson, a lot of people around a table that wanted to strategize with the administration about how to get the word out to this critical demographic, the 18 to 35-year-olds that the obama administration needs to sign up for coverage in order to make the broader law work. so you have production companies like funny or die out here in california that get an amazing number of eyeballs who are wo

california congressman darrell issa is the king of capitol hill in terms of wealth with an estimated fortune of $355 million. wonder who's at the bottom? california republican david baladow, will $4 million in the red all of it reportedly related to his dairy farm. >> monster university. anybody getting off. >> i'm officially a college student! >> monsters university was a big summer hit at the box office. but it fails to make playboy's new list of the nation's top party schools. west virginia university wins that honor or dishonor followed by wisconsin, colorado, oh, yeah, southern cal, right on and florida state. and those are your number ones here on "weekends with alex witt." (vo) you are a business pro. maestro of project management. baron of the build-out. you need a permit... to be this awesome. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. (aaron) purrrfect. (vo) meee-ow, business pro. meee-ow. go national. go like a pro. send them into actual abject

you know, it's funny because jerry brown said this in california. he was, like, you know what, maybe people just need to see what it's like to be without government. just maybe they need to see -- you know, because you take it for granted. but when your trash isn't picked up and, you know, you don't get your paycheck and your medicare is not what it's supposed to be, maybe you're, like, wait a minute, i actually like my government, i like what they do. >> one of our producers is out this week because she's ill, and it turns out she does 493 jobs on this show. as much as we all knew that, it wasn't until we didn't have the show for the weekend, it was like, oh, my goodness. it feels like a government shutdown. >> now she's going to be asking for a raise. >> as well she should. >> that's part of what happened in the mid-90s when the government was shut down. in the abstract, everyone is against government or a lot of people are, but when it comes to specific policy, people like them. when the government shuts down, veterans' benefits are delayed, pass

we have to trade to quid pro quo. >> frankly, i think california women have had enough of ken cucinelli's experience. >> thank goodness i've taken latin. this is interesting the basic dynamic each candidate is particularly well liked. it certainly stooems seems if you look at thele poing now, ken cucinelli is more disliked than terry mcauliffe than there is in reverse. >> the gender gap is different. cucinelli has hurt himself with women. it's great to see people campaigning on women's reproductive rights in virginia. but it's a winning issue there. >> that is an interesting thing. virginia, a generation ago, solid republican, dope south conservative state and voted like a dope south state. now you have, right the issue terry mcauliffe, ken cucinelli wins this, loses this thing, maybe it's because his ties to this business. maybe because he's too conservative. >> i think the reproductive rights issue some are overlooking as a national why, an issue played out in states and in districts which is that if you look at the swing states in the last election, where the republicans have pushed be

. ♪ >>> researchers at the university of california at davis did something fascinating. something that has never been done before. they started with an fbi database of people who are licensed gun dealers in this country. it's a list of almost 55,000 dealers, pawn brokers and gun smiths. these uc davis researchers contacted a random sample, all of whom were listed as selling 50 or more guns per year. surveys went out in 2011, before the mass shoot anything colorado, before the sikh temple, before newtown, the washington navy yard shooting. but now they have collected the data, done the analysis and releasing what they have found. it is fascinating. this is the first ever independent scientifically sound survey of people who sell guns for a living. nobody did this before. so that's amazing. but what they found when somebody finally bothered to ask these guys is even more amusing for context, we knew ex expanding background checks something supported by democrats by a large margin, by independents by a big margin, for gun sales supported by republicans by a large margin. se

joining me is the republican congressman of texas john culbertson and brad sherman of california. congressman culbertson, do you think if ted cruz, the senator from your state, the junior senator would say let's throw in the towel, we're going to fight on the default issue, let's have the fight in two weeks, would that change people's opinion or are people's opinions set. >> my job description as representative and my constituents, the people of texas are adamantly opposed to the imposition of what we ought to call democrat care. this was jammed through on a straight line party vote in less than 24 hours. the senate sent it over and less than 24 hours later it was jammed through the house. no one had a chance to read it. even speaker pelosi said we have to pass the bill to find out what's in it. the affect that it's having on driving up premiums and making the cost of health insurance unaffordable to so many people and the intrusion of the federal government into our personal lives, people much texas don't want any part of it. we simply want to use whatever legislative vehicle we

. ♪ >>> it's monday at california's kern valley state prison. for inmate marcus armstrong, that means it's laundry day. >> a lot of guys don't trust the laundry. we do the laundry ourselves. some do it in the sink. me, i do it in the shower so i can really get it clean. soap it up, rinse it out, wring it out. get a little workout in the meantime. good as new after two hours. just like mamma taught me. >> it's also the best night for television. >> monday night, primetime tv come on and i watch the primetime shows. my favorite shows right now are "24," "smallville," "grey's anatomy," "desperate housewives." you know what i'm saying? i love you bree. >> armstrong's weekly routine will continue indefinitely. he's serving 25 years to life for first-degree murder. >> sometimes i can see the victim in my case when i'm walking, you know what i'm saying? it's like demons that never go away. i have dreams about it, you know? >> the victim was a friend who learned that armstrong was involved in drug dealing and credit card fraud. >> she was an ex-girlfrie

when we met christian knight, he was serving 79 years for murder at california state prison corcoran. >> just seeing christian the first time, you kind of knew he very dramatic looking. you know, with all the tats and very intense. several incredible stories but one involved his attempt to attack a sex offender at the los angeles county jail. >> got this freaking child molester on the tier. he's actually in the van talking about what he does. you know, i like to keep myself, hey, i don't lose my temper. keep myself calm, cool, and collective. that dude made me snap. i get in the van and i tell him, i'm going to rip the toilet off the wall. i'm going to bust through this frickin' glass. i'm going to drag it down the tier, and i'm going to bust through your glass and cut you up your [ muted ]. you're a dead man. yeah, yeah, yeah. then all you hear is steel bending. i got behind the toilet, pushed the toilet all the way back. long story short, i ripped the whole toilet off, wrapped my hands up with my socks, smashed through the glass. he hadn't seen me yet. you know what i mean? get on t

. >>> it's monday at california's kern valley state prison. for inmate marcus armstrong, that means it's laundry day. >> a lot of guys don't trust the laundry. we do the laundry ourselves. some do it in the sink. me, i do it in the shower so i can really get it clean. soap it up, rinse it out, wring it out. get a little workout in the meantime. good as new after two hours. just like mamma taught me. >> it's also the best night for television. >> monday night, primetime tv come on and i watch the primetime shows. my favorite shows right now are "24," "smallville," "grey's anatomy," "desperate housewives." you know what i'm saying? i love you bree. >> armstrong's weekly routine will continue indefinitely. he's serving 25 years to life for first-degree murder. >> sometimes i can see the victim in my case when i'm walking, you know what i'm saying? it's like demons that never go away. i have dreams about it, you know? >> the victim was a friend who learned that armstrong was involved in drug dealing and credit card fraud. >> she was an ex-girlfrie

when we met christian knight, he was serving 79 years for murder at california state prison corcoran. >> just seeing christian the first time, you kind of knew he had some kind of story. very dramatic looking. you know, with all the tats and very intense. >> it turns out knight had several incredible stories but one involved his attempt to attack a sex offender at the los angeles county jail. >> got this freaking child molester on the tier. he's actually in the van talking about what he does. you know, i like to keep myself, hey, i don't lose my temper. keep myself calm, cool, and collective. that dude made me snap. i get in the van and i tell him, i'm going to rip the toilet off the wall. i'm going to bust through this frickin' glass. i'm going to drag it down the tier, and i'm going to bust through your glass and cut you up your [ muted ]. you're a dead man. yeah, yeah, yeah. then all you hear is steel bending. i got behind the toilet, pushed the toilet aside, yanked it all the way back. long story short, i ripped the whole toilet off, wrapped my hands up with my socks, smashed thro

california, today, is america tomorrow. that's the reality. and that's why coming out here it's really remarkable to see how people are coming together here, and that's why we work so hard to build that quilt. that's why the president is working so hard to make sure that we understand that we're all in this together. and we're not fighting against each other, we're coming together with each other and making sure we have ladders of opportunity. >> powerful notes to end on. thank you so much, tom perez. our special guest, wonderful special guest, my anchor buddy maria teresa kumar and janet. thank you for watching our post show coverage of the american latino music and art awards. from all of us here at msnbc, good night. i put away money. i was 21, so i said, "hmm, i want to retire at 55." and before you know it, i'm 58 years old. time went by very fast. it goes by too, too fast. ♪ but i would do it again in a heartbeat. [ laughs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] a man. a man and his truck... and a broken fence... and a lost calf. ♪ and the hear

from lobbying to ban single use plastic bag with environment california to prevent them from clogging walter ways and choking the oceans of our planet to dancing in solidarity for v day's 1 billion rising from communities and territories around the world to end the cycle of violence that cripples, boys, girls, men and women alike. oh, no. oh, no. a really good speech, i promise. i just want to say -- i'm going to read through it. around the world, the cycle of violence that cripples, girls, boys, women alike, to encourage, and inspire and educate our youth to register and vote. run for office, build scam pains and be effective advocates to girl clubs, planetarium included in november, and sister organizations in new orleans, nepal, scotland, my work has always been in honor of those who supported and educated me. thank you for the organizations that give me an opportunity to promote and share a vision of the world. i accept this award, when we ban together, fight together with passion and optimism and like-minded ideals when we do that there is nothing that can stop us. then we an loo

. >>> researchers at the university of california at davis did something fascinating. they started with an fbi database of these researchers contacted a random sample of gun dealers all listed as having 50 or more guns per year. they sent a scientifically random sample of gun dealers a survey asking them what they think about federal gun laws. the surveys went out in 2011. that was before the aurora theater mass shooting in colorado before the oak creek sikh temple, before newtown, before the washington navy yard shooting. now they have collected the data, done analysis and releasing what they found. the fact that this has never been done before is fascinating. the first ever independent scientifically sound survey of people who sell guns for a living. nobody did this before. that's amazing. but what they found when somebody finally bothered to ask these guys is even more amazing. for context here, what we knew before this survey is that the idea of expanding background checks for buying guns is something that is supported by democrats, by very large margin, also suppo

for more, let's bring in congressman john gare men deof california. good to have you with us tonight. your thoughts on the way -- your thoughts on the way the president handled in this afternoon. we're in the 11th hour. we're going into the final weekend before the republicans are going to force this shutdown. i want your reaction tonight. >> well, i think the president is right on. he couldn't be more correct about what is going on here. look, ed, 11 months ago, there was an election all across this nation. and the issues are precisely the ones that the republicans are pushing forward today. they're pushing forward the question of repealing the affordable health care act. no, the american people said clearly, no, we're not going to repeal. we want it. we re-elected the president of the united states, who ran on that issue. we turned away the fellow that ran to repeal it. his name was romney. and similarly, across this nation, if it had not been for the gerrymandering by republican governors, we would have a democratic house. in fact, more people vote

joining us is democratic senator barbara boxer of california. she joins us live. good afternoon, ma'am. >> hello, martin. >> you've just heard the president. he used analogies, like threatening to burn down the world economy. threatening to burn the house down of america. he said that this is not a concession to me. it's not doing me a favor, speaking of this absurd idea to hold the nation's credit -- debt ceiling, as it were, hostage to their proposal to defund the affordable care act. and so what was your reaction to the president? >> listen. when the president uses those kind of words, you know that he really believes this is very, very serious. this is a man who has reached out from day one to the republicans, and he's been rebuffed. and, you know, you get to the point where we have two major responsibilities here. forget about, you know, passing new laws and new programs. we have to keep the government going. we have to make sure this government of the greatest nation on earth keeps going. we have to make sure the second thing is, to pay our bills. and these

california has cover california and kentucky has ky nekt and when you go to the states they are not trying to advertise obama care but coverage california and take the politics out of it. i went to this bourbon festival in kentucky. >> oh. >> which i recommend for viewers for a good time. the important thing is there was a booth set up by the kentucky folks, they call it the kynect booth and they have tote bags. the key thing is there, they don't ask you do you like obama care. they ask, do you know someone who is insured or preexisting condition? they take the politics out of it on some level. the conversation -- i walked 200 people come up to the booth and each conversation was about health care and almost no discussion about do you like obama or obama care? that's what states are doing, taking obama care out and focusing on the health care. >> you posted an article, why the obama care resistance matters and knock that a bloc of 2 dozen republican governors are meaningfully disrupting obama care in a way that republicans in washington simply can't. most notely by refusing to expand the m

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the california teachers association. 150 years of making a difference that lasts a lifetime. >>> we have no interest in seeing the government shut down. but we've got to address the spending problems that we have in this town. and so there will be options available to us. they're not going to be speculation about what we'll do or not do until the senate passes their bill. >> welcome back to "hardball." well, the republican party's is train off its rails. that was john boehner today telling reporters he will not accept a clean, continuing resolution to keep the american government from shutting down. it's a stance which all but assures the republican-controlled house will reject legislation that's expected to pass in the senate. and with time running out before the government shuts off the lights this coming tuesday, it's hard to see a scenario where the government stays open. and it gets worse. today house gop leadership revealed their bill that threatens calamity by tying the nation's borrowing authority to a dear santa letter of republican pipe dreams. including the dismantling of the

. >> california raises the minimum wage. >> the law gradually raises california's minimum wage of $8 an hour to $9. >> it's a matter of justice. >> then on january 1st of 2016 it would jump to $10 an hour. >> you see by raising the minimum wage, we directly address the growing levels of income inequality. >> turning that wage into a $10 an hour wage is a wonderful thing. >> he said in a statement the minimum wage has not kept pace. >> it's my goal and it's my moral responsibility to do what i can. >> and today's top trender, false witness. >> canadian senator ted cruz of texas has successfully made it full of himself. >> there's a reason the teamsters are saying this is a nightmare. >> i -- i -- >> some think he's crazy. >> ted cruz twists james hoffa's word. >> it's such a train wreck. james hoffa said he couldn't sit silent anymore. >> unions are not against obama care. >> the truth. shall set you free. ♪ >> joining us tonight john nichols, washington correspondent of "the nation" magazine, the lies and deceptions certainly are abound right now in the media being filtered from th

i mean, i'm fortune in california because our state is 100% behind it. people are anxious to sign up. they want to know how they can take advantage of it. >> so there are no worries about costs? you don't hear any -- go ahead. >> people, again, are waiting to see exactly what the cost is going to be, but most of the people that i'm talking to who are anxious to sign up right now have no choice because they have a pre-existing condition or they have no health insurance. so costs, of course people are concerned about that, but when they see that the cost in california came in a lot lower than expected, they're going to be very pleased. >> i imagine, and this is perhaps an obvious question, but from what it sounds like, you're quite confident in five days the administration is expecting it to take off slowly, but you're confident that people will get online and be able to understand and move forward with enrollment here. >> i will tell you that i'm confident in my state because my state is behind it. but i am concerned about states where the republicans are

people in california are so excited about this. you know, our -- our government, our state government is fully behind this and we have a website called coveredca.com. coveredca.com, and people are starting to go out there and you're absolutely right. most of the people, their healthcare, isn't going to change if they get their health care through medicare, they're fine. if they get it through an employer, they're fine, but it's those who have a hard time getting it, who get it on an individual basis, small businesses who can get a better deal. it's going to be very, very exciting, and so i just feel that the president today really had the energy that we need at this point to make sure everyone understands this law, and i loved this sense of humor. he said now the republicans call it obamacare, but when people like it, they'll call it the affordable care act. >> they'll go back to its technical name. the other thing the president said is nobody should go broke because they get sick. >> right. >> i want to switch from that because as

when california sneezes the country catches a cold. well, let's see if governor jerry brown leads the nation on this one. he just signed a bill raising the minimum wage in his state and called it, quote, a matter of justice. >> our society over the last 30 years since last time i was governor has experienced a growing gap between those who do the work at the bottom such as some of the folks you see before you and those who occupy the commanding heights of the economy. >> the law gradually raises california's current minimum wage of $8 an hour to $9 on july 1st of next year which is what president obama has advocated as the federal minimum wage. on january 1st of 2016 it would jump to $10 an hour. i want to bring in senior vice president for public affairs and columnist of your way, and matt bennett, of course. >> good to be here. >> the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour and the federation of independent businesses has been against this and here's what they say, quote, small business owners will now be forced to make tough choices including

there will be small businesses in california that feel it is their moral responsibility to leave california. the new york times, a new report indicates that detroit's pension fund spent well more than normal benefits to retirees and active workers for decades, costing the city billions. an actuary said excess pension payment cost detroit nearly $2 billion over 23 years. during some years, excess payments cost more than $100 million. in some cases payments were more than twice the necessary amount. you wonder why detroit is in the mess that it's in. >> usa today, new data reveal s 15% of american adults don't go online. >> they're smart. >> they tend to include the elderly, poor and less educated. some cited lack of access, cost is a bigger concern. more than half of the adults -- offline i adults said they would need assistance to go online in the future. >> the u.s. postal service is propose ing a hike for first class stamps. they could raise the price to 49 cents. in addition postcard and package rates would also increase. the postal service said this would raise $2 billion in rev new. >>

>>> california has made a major commitment to raise the minimum wage from its current rate of $8 an hour to $9 by july of 2014 next summer and by $10 by january 2016, that's well above the current federal minimum wage of $7.25. republican lawmakers object saying increased wages will encourage businesses to cut jobs and automate but govern brown stood his ground killing the bill an overview piece of legislation that will help working class families. ten bucks as we crunch the numbers it is not enough to live a good life with a family. >>> the cash strapped u.s. postal service wants to increase the price of first class stamps for one once letters from 46 cents to 49 cents in january, that's a 6.5% increase. those forever stamps were a good purchase. i got a bunch of them two, three years ago. the i never use them by the way. they're sitting there. the cost for each additional oubs will go up a penny to 21 cents. post cards as well so all of your children can pay more to send notes home. and the postal service says the plan will generate about $2 billion in new revenue. the agency lost near

. >>> california governor jerry brown signed a bill raising the state's minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2016 and the post office you knew it was going to happen, plans to raise the cost of a first class stamp another three cents in january to 49 cents. the postal service lost $16 billion last year and it is expected to lose another $6 billion this year. on a side note the post office actually spending over a half million dollars on faith cop corn's brain reserve a futurist marketing consultant so they can study the future of stamps. maybe they can figure out how to lower the price. >>> now for a look at the national weather we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> make it an even 50 cents. >> an extra penny, i'm about saving money here. >> that's annoying. who uses cash anymore, right? >> true. >> as far as the forecast goes it's rather quiet but our friends in armon johnson aren't saying that. much of the nation is beautiful but armon johnson it is snowing in butte, montana, 32 degrees, windchill in the upper dwen20s in the east we're not looking at too many problems, shower activi

you have the state of california already way out in front. states have been doing it for years. cities are doing it for years. mayors know that the climates are changing. there are things that they can do that are important for them to keep their communities safe. they also know that the thing you need to do for climate, it is tremendously important for the economic bottom line for both families and cities. you can do things that make sense economically. you can drive a clean energy agenda. and you can address climate change in a very serious common sense appropriate economically viable way. >> if -- staying on that issue of the existing 6,000 or whatever power plants that we have got, if that is a process that is regionally tailored, that is looking for best cases, not just looking for best cases and applying them nationally, but also letting states and even localities finding their way, are we looking at a future where to be blunt, states with more conservative politicians have dirtier air, and have more asthma because they're allowed to -- they don't believe in climate scienc

. >> that was california surfer jason green who we can't get enough of in the office. he is the man that they have used as the face. they centered on him, to members of the house. house majority eric cantor encouraged his allies to spotlight the surfer, to the 39 billion cuts to food stamp program this month. the congressional budget office said it would cost an 8 million people their food stamp eligibility if passed into law. they sent an e-mail, saying they cashed their food stamps in lobster, the fellow republicans took it from there, here is randy harris before the vote. >> this is a common sense reform that cuts waste, fraud and abuse, leaving more money for the americans who truly need help in time of need. >> what the heck does that graphic say? i don't even know, at the heart of the republican argument that the idea of the use of food stamps is exploding because people have been lured into the use, it is all surfer dudes and lottery earners. yet, only 3% of the food stamps were trafficked, and much of it going on is people trade are their food stamps to store o

joining me now is barbara boxer, democrat from california. thank you for being here tonight. >> thank you so much, reverend al. >> we are five days away from a government shut down. and republicans are really going after ted cruz, one calling it governmental terrorism. what are you hearing about his tactics? >> oh, he's very controversial. because it seems to many of his colleagues and to, i would say most, that he is just grandstanding, and he's playing politics, and using the floor of the united states senate that a lot of us really have such great pride in to propel himself into being the rush limbaugh candidate for president as was discussed before. and we have a lot of work to do. and the last time they played around with the debt ceiling and they played around with the government shut down, taxpayers lost a bundle. billions of dollars. people lost paychecks. contractors were disrupted. businesses, labor, social security recipients, veterans. it goes on and on. the pain that will be felt. and i think a lot of people believe that he doesn

just this month in california, a bill passed to cut down on government incentives for solar power and companies protest it is inefficient. explaining why in his view why the industry and environment can work together and win, he represents a residential solar company and served in the clinton administration. >> thanks for having me. >> i want to start with the big picture. the other piece of this when you look at overall in the market and carbon emissions about 38% of our total carbon emissions come from electricity, whether it's through coal or normal electricity or an alternative would be solar. so while it's a tiny share of the market right now, is this a good place for the government to actually push up a market instead of saying coal where they end up being against the market? >> a lot of forward looking policy that's starting to work are things you described in the introduction, the ability to sell back to the power company the power that you don't use. there's a really interesting question here. why now? why are power companies all of a sudden starting to raise concerns? this h