joe biden isn't. so he is able, i think, to engage on a personal level with leaders internally, dmesly and overse overseas. actually, he has learned an enormous amount through his career, and i think that's a tremendous reflection on him, but i don't think it necessarily should be used to critique someone who is that much younger. obviously one-term senator himself, the president. not as experienced in those terms in d.c. >> i'm not using it as a sort of weapon to criticize the president, but i do think it is -- it's pronounced his power in the white house. not just because of sort of the outreach and the marketing and the branding for the obama administration, but also because he gets it done. i mean, this is the closer. this is the guy that negotiated us off the fiscal cliff. >> yeah, that's important shift, though. remember, at the beginning of the first term there was all this anxiety about not having biden overshadow the president, in part, because of their age difference and experience differenc

i understand joe biden isn't picking the hotel. she's right. but wouldn't you think they'd say that? >> your correspondent made a very, very interesting point which is that this is normally not very transparent. we don't have numbers on this. and so when you're thinking about, you know, who we're contracting with, you would think that, hey if, there were more transparency around this, perhaps someone would say we can offer a bid that is coming in under that amount. but on the other hand -- >> from what it looked like on the sheet, noncompetitive bids. >> exactly. presumably, perhaps the hotels that you have relationships with and what have you. but surely there is some way to shave the numbers down if those numbers were actually public. but the other more important thing is this, now half a million dollars for one night sounds like an obscene amount of money. but if joe biden were somehow able to, for example, convince the president to agree to change cpi, having the federal government use a sensible index that, would save themmed 2dz 00 billio

joe biden has been a rock on this issue. i mean for 20 years he has been 100% on the right side in terms of the assault weapons ban. and also, let's not forget, it was last week he said if you want an assault weapon, you should join the military. so the idea that he somehow been missing in action is now sort of popping back up, i don't think that's exactly right. but what you're seeing happening right now is that yesterday when it became clear that what senator reid was going to move forward was going to be a very, very stripped down bill, there was an explosion from the gross roots. you had move on.org and a bunch of organization that's came out of the wood work and said this is not acceptable. we're three months away from the children being murdered. we're not going to have the democratic party putting some watered down bill on the floor. and what you're seeing now is a fight inside the democratic party. and the nra has a lot of power. but they're now being met with the grassroots fight back. biden is a factor in that. the

you can stand for joe. stand for joe! give it up for joe biden! [ applause ] joe's a hard working vice president. you know, and he told me when he agreed -- when i asked him to be vice president, he said, well, i don't want to just be sitting around. i said, i promise you, i won't let you just sit around. and he's not. he's played a key role in forging the gun safety reforms that i talked about, largely by working closely with survivors of gun violence and their families. he forged the violence against women act 20 years ago. never forgetting who it was all about. [ applause ] so, on behalf of everybody here and all of the lives that you have had a positive impact and touched through the violence against women act, the survivors who are alive today because of this law, the women no longer hiding in fear because of this law, the girls growing up aware of their right to be free of abuse because of this law, on behalf of them and all their families, i want to thank joe biden for making this one of the causes of his career. [ applause ] proud of you.

i think joe biden, look joe biden spent a long time in the senate. he knows in his heart of hearts, the assault weapons ban is almost certainly doomed. he doesn't want to jeopardize the other pieces, high-capacity magazines. maybe broaden background check. universal background checks. he wants to keep those in play. i think that's why you're seeing him sort of put a brave face on. >> and i want you to play a little bit of the sound of that joint appearance by mike bloomberg and joe biden today on guns. >> even though restrictions on military-style weapons will not be part of the bill that goes to the floor of the u.s. senate, it will get a vote by the full senate as an amendment to the bill. and everyone is going to have to stand up and say yea or nay and we have to decide how we feel about people and their stands. >> for all of those who say we shouldn't or couldn't ban high-capacity magazines. i ask them one question. think about newtown. think about newtown. >> so chris cillizza, we now have progress on the budget on capitol hill, some breakdown,

[applause] that is right, you can stand for joe. stand for joe. give it up for joe biden. [cheers and applause] joe is a hard-working vice president. he said i do not want to just be sitting around. i said, i promise you, i will not let you just be sitting around. he has played a key role in forging the gun-safety reforms by working with survivors of gun violence and their families. he forged the violence against women act 20 years ago, never forgetting who it was about. [applause] so on behalf of all you here and all that you who have had a positive impact to the violence against women act, the survivors who are alive today because of this law, the women who are no longer hiding in fear because of this law, the girls who are growing up aware of their right to be free from abuse because of this law, on behalf of them and all their families, i want to thank joe biden for making this one of the causes of his career. [applause] as joe said earlier, we have come a long way. back when joe wrote this law, domestic abuse was too often seen as a private matter, best hidden behind

why is joe biden going about it this way? what we saw earlier today, him in new york and he's got the new york mayor bloomberg with him as well, family members who were victimized by the shooting in connecticut. >> well, biden as you know i don't have to tell you is very visceral politician. he was there and was an important part of the ban on assault weapons when it first passed. so there's something personal about this to him. and so there is going to be a vote on a ban on assault weapons. he understands that it could get filibustered and is not likely to pass, but he personally doesn't want to give up on it although he understands that there are other parts of the gun control measure that might well pass. >> other parts like the background checks. >> exactly like the universal background checks. there are people on both sides who can agree that a universal background check may be the way to go. and don't forget the nra itself in the '90s supported a form of a universal background check. so that's one area. maybe a ban on h

but we all did receive helpful advice from joe biden. that if you have any threats at home just go outside with a double barrel shotgun and fire in the air. which is very, very useful if it so happens that you are being attacked by a flock of geese. or are for that matter a drone. >> judge jeanine: senator ted cruz taking aim at the joe biden comment. and back with me ryan and tony. ryan, even you have to admit that joe biden who chaired the president's gun violence task force after the newtown tragedy doesn't know what the hell he is talking about. go outside and shoot your shotgun, lock yourself out of the house, violate the law, maybe kill a fugees and yo fewu are sitting duck. what is the relationship between a duck and a goose. >> he shoots from the hip. kind of a regular guy. says is stuff that is a little awkward. maybe not very presidential. still a good guy with a good heart and has been a great vice president. >> judge jeanine: everybody loves him. >> i got to say, first of all, he wants women to use a shotgun to shoot an intru

peters square, vice president joe biden leads the u.s. contingent as leaders gather for the inauguration of pope francis including argentine president, who had lunch at the vatican today. the two had a contentious relationship whearlier. they did not release details. zimbabwe president is also in rome for the ceremony. he's been banned from travel in the european union since 2002 after allegations of elections fraud and human rights abuses. he's able to visit the vatican because it's a separate state and not part of the eu. >> while one country may have difficulty with another person or delegation being present, we repeat, we invite no one. we inform. those who wish to come, come and take part in the ceremony. no one is refused. no one is invited. we welcome all who come. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands are expected to come, packing st. peters square, spilling into the streets of rome. 500 priests part of the mass, offering communion, sharing in the historic celebration. jay gray, nbc news, rome. >> thank you very much. closer to home,

vice president joe biden is helping mark a civil rights milestone. 48 years ago this month when alabama state troopers and others attacked a peaceful group of marchers, they were marching from selma to montgomery in support of what would become the voting rights act. a live report from selma coming up minutes from now. >>> buckingham palace is canceling or postponing all of queen elizabeth's official engagements this week. she was taken to the hospital today. suffering from flu-like symptoms. our richard quest is at the hospital and joining us now. richard, what is the latest on her condition. >> well all we know is that this afternoon, after presenting some long service medals at windsor castle, the queen who had been suffering from gastroenteritis was driven in a private car to the king edward vii hospital. that's all we know. except 230r the fact that all her engagements over the next few days will either be canceled or postponed. and that would include a trip that she and her husband, the duke of edinburgh were due to make to rome. the queen is expected to stay in hospital for possi

vice president joe biden is helping mark a civil rights milestone. it was 48 years ago this month when alabama state troopers and others attacked a peaceful group of marchers. they were marching from selma to montgomery in support of what would become the voting rights act. we will have a live report from selma coming up in just a few minutes. >>> right now u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in saudi arabia for talks. earlier today, he was in egypt meeting with president mohammad morsi. kerry announced the u.s. is starting a fund providing direct support for democratic reform in egypt. the first installment is $60 million. but kerry says the pledge will rise to $300 million in the years ahead. >>> back in the u.s. now, a horrifying car accident has rocked a hassidic jewish community brooklyn, new york an orthodox jewish couple expecting their first baby died when their cab was hit by another car. susan candiotti joining us live from new york. susan, the couple's baby, a little boy, survived. what do you know about his condition and the search for

you can't have it both ways and certainly, republicans are listening to joe biden's comments that he made to democrats, and they're taking into account whether he's sincere. >> megyn: and you used that term schizophrenic, i never said anybody is hearing voices, but it is interesting to have the schism. great to see you. >> take care. >> megyn: coming up the homeland security department filed a new order for more than 300,000 powerful bullets as members of congress ask questions about why the security agency has recently posted big contracts for purchasing over a billion rounds of ammunition. today we'll speak with one of the congressmen who has been digging for answers as to why the stock pile. what is this going to be used for? and we have some of those answers for you coming up. one texas mom getting national attention for flagging a test question he that seems to suggest america's responsible for bringing on the 9/11 attacks. mom joins us live next along with a texas lawmaker who says he's worried over what is being taught to your children in your classrooms as well. and a develop

here is joe biden in 2003. he was senator then. >> we have not slewed the incremental costs of our fighting forces in iraq, nor the cost of reconstruction. >> why? >> simply because we don't know what they will be. >> oh, come on, now is anybody here at the table think we're going to be down below 100,000 forces in the next calendar year? raise your hand, any one of you. you know it's going to be more. you know at least it's going to be $2.5 billion a month. give me a break will you? when you guys start being honest with us? >> biden essentially calling them liars. is there evidence back in 2003 that these prediction was be wildly off the mark like they are? >> the predictions that this would be a short occupation were just--i don't know. they were thoroughs-colored glasses in your best case scenario yes. but as soon as you knew there would be any kind of resistence, and that you need to reconstruct, which is the obligation of the open occupier, and you needed to provide security, which is the obligation of the

over the next four decades, joe biden return to jerusalem dozens of times and has been able to call every prime minister since golda meir a friend. four years ago, months after you were sworn into office, mr. vice president, we welcome you to the aipac conference. i think it is fitting that at the beginning of your second term, we have the honor of welcoming you again. [applause] the past four years have seen tremendous change in transition in the middle east. once constant has been the strength of u.s.-israel strategic relationship. thanks to president obama and you, mr. vice president, we know that we have an administration committed to the security of israel. [applause] we are fortunate that our leaders hear the conviction that iran must never be allowed to have a nuclear capability. [applause] the world community has rallied around the united states. we have implemented tough, biting sanctions that have left the iranian regime more isolated than ever before. however, the islamic republic remains the greate

. >>> roger ales under fire for comments about barack obama and joe biden. did some criticism go too far? concerns as we age. h it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. >>> roger ales speaks his mind. given all that he has done for fox, have they gone too far. ales says that president obama is lazy. he likes joe biden but the beep is dumb as an ashtray. show to show you fair and balanced. ailes calls gingrich a word i can't use on air. in new york, we have ma lisa guthrie who covers the media for the hollywood reporter. does he get to play by a different set of news as the fox news chairman? >> yeah, it's really roger ailes world and he lets us live in it. time after time he gets shot at and he keeps getting back up and he always has the last laugh. the guy's brilliant. he's a brilliant self-promoter and a brilliant promoter. it's tough to nail him. >> marisa guthrie, if another network boss had made those kind of strong political remarks, would there be more of an unroar? >> yeah, there definitely would be more of an uproar. roger lives

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we're expecting to see president obama and joe biden. that's supposed to start at 11:40. the president is going to talk about gun violence and how to protect children from violence, on, this the 100-day of the newtown shooting. when those remarks happen, we will of course bring it to you live right here on msnbc. also in just a few moments, we're going to speak to the director of mayors against illegal guns. switching to immigration now, new optimism from president obama over the prospects for an immigration bill by summer. he continued his campaign to get a comprehensive bill on the table by silting down with spanish radio. he said lawmakers have hit a snag and he's prepared with a plan b. >> i've always said if i see a breakdown in the process, i've got my own legislation, i'm prepared to step in. but i don't think that's going to be necessary. i think there's a commitment among this democratic and republican senators to get this done. >> joining me is laurie montenegro, the telemundo reporter that interviewed the president. the president announced a trip to costa rica

one thing about joe biden. joe biden was part of the coalition that got the ban on assault weapons passed. >> that was a long time ago. >> he feels strongly. joe biden is a visceral politician. what you played in that sound byte, i feel sorry for my political colleagues, they have to vote this way, even though they don't really believe it. when you think about that, it is a tough statement. >> gloria, the problem is more the opposite, in '94 when they passed it, 38 house republicans from blue districts felt compelled to vote for it. today, gun control advocates have not been able to, they have to go out to mayor efforts and others, they have to beat some republicans in blue leaning areas that voted against it and haven't shown they can do it. >> democrats in '94 paid a significant price for that. >> that's why they haven't touched it since, wolf, they're afraid. absolutely afraid. >> guys, thanks very much. ron and gloria. >>> when we come back, a defense contractor with top secret clearance seduced to give awa

we did receive helpful advice from joe biden. if you have any threats at home, go at home with a double barreled shotgun and fired into the air. that is useful if you are being attacked by a flock of geese. or a drone. [cheers and applause] so maybe joe biden stumbled onto something after all. week, we had a hearing in the senate judiciary committee. a senior democrat explained to me that questions about the constitution have no role in the u.s. senate. because, she explains, it is congress' job to pass laws and the supreme court can decide whether to throw them out or not. ?o you know what that statement is exactly the problem. [applause] that statement is reminiscent of nancy pelosi when she was asked what is the constitutional basis of obamacare and her answer was, are you serious? lot ofre a whole politicians, democrats and republicans, in washington who have not looked at the constitution in a long, long time. let me answer speaker pelosi. yes, we are serious. [cheers and applause] the second amendment provides for the right

civil rights leaders joined vice president joe biden to commemorate the day. the vice president said he was a senior in college then and he apologized for not taking part in the march. >> i was involved in my state in a small way, which was still fighting the lingering vestiges of jim crow, but i regret and although it's not part of what i'm supposed to say, apologize, it took me 48 years to get here. i should have been here. i should have been here. it's one of the regrets i have and many of my generation have. >> the vice president went on to say the march and events surrounding it were an awakening for him and other americans as well. >> former n-b-a star dennis rodman is talking about his trip to north korea. he met with the country's dictator young, kim jong un. and brought back a message for our commander in chief. >> he wants " but just to do one thing. >> just to call him. he says that he does not want to do war. he is only 28 years old. former nba star dennis rodman is talking about his trip to north korea. dictator young, kim jong un. and brought bac

joe biden, his one night tab, $585,000. that is right. the vice president paid $585,000 for one night at the hotel intercontinental in paris. you can bet rush limbaugh has something to say about that. >> these guys know, they'll never be able to pay for anything like this themselves. i don't care what private sector gig he gets when this is all over. he'll never be able to take a bunch of friends, $585,000 for one night in paris. >> greta: next time he wants to use hotel.com kayak to get a better deal. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg does lots of pushups with personal trainer. she works out twice a week and she is up to 20 pushups. i hate justices that make me look bad. what about you. >>. >> greta: and real life version catch me if you can. they tweets a man impersonates a piloted is suing the airport. he was wearing an air france shirt, he went straight to the cockpit and sat down and then told the copilot high was a 747 pilot. but when we couldn't provide the right paperwork. airline crew had him arrested the man definitely d

. >>> vice president joe biden is expected to lead the u.s. delegation to the pope's installation mass next tuesday. according to reports, pope benedict xvi doesn't plan to attend. in 2005, jeb bush headed the delegation. president obama offered warm wishes to pope francis i. he said i look forward to working with him to advance peace, security and dignity, regardless of faith. >>> we are learning the pope francis i is scheduled to meet with pope benedict xvi tomorrow. the meeting will take place that papal retreat south of rome. the news of the meeting was over heard from pope francis i himself. and we have more coverage of the new pope at 5:30 p.m., live to rome where tens of thousands gathered. plus the catholic church is still facing many challenges. experts tell us how pope francis i can turn the page on the sex abuse scandal. >>> a driver died in a crash on highway 101 at 2:14 a.m. the chp said the driver drifted into had center divide, over corrected and ended up in a ditch. three passengers suffered injuries. they have not released the

joe biden says it's always a chance. the news from the battle is it's gown do background checks, which i hear could go either way. we might end up with the horror of newtown with nothing more than something about trafficking, secondhand purchases, but for all those who care about gun safety, let me repeat what i said, get ahold of your senator or member of congress and say you want a real background check on people who buy guns. get ahold of your senator, by calling 202-224-3121. if you don't know your senator or member of congress, fine, just go to www.house.gov. and enter your zip code to find out who your congressman is. and www.senate.gov to find your senator. you can then click on his or her name when it pops up. it will take you to their website with all their contact information. look, at the switchboards are jammed, wait a few minutes and try again. it means we're working, this thing is working. it's a good sign of the impact you're having. cynthia tucker is with the university of georgia, and sam tine is with th

we just heard from vice president joe biden a few moments ago. he is there. all of them they are to march to remember the fight for voting rights as some believe that voting rights themselves may once again be in peril in this country and there's a powerful picture. congressman john lewis appearing there to be praying as they get ready to walk across that bridge. we'll bring it to you. we'll take a quick break. this is msnbc, the place for politics. into each of her pot p. like tender white meat chicken and vegetables in a golden flaky crust that's made from scratch. marie callender's pot pies. it's time to savor. in a golden flaky crust that's made from scratch. how do we take an unpolished room and make it shine? we get doing... ...with a store full of ways to get it done. we can all throw on our work clothes... ...and throw out any doubt. because right now's the time to take those rooms from... ..."think i can do this?" to... ..."let me show you what i just did." more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. outsmart your budget with this pe

>> well, joe biden has earned himself a star in history with that moment. it will be an important part of his legacy. but barack obama was close on his heels. and after all, it is the president, not the vice president that history pays most attention to. and i think in the last year, president obama has been quite brave on this issue and you see him now, particularly grappling with california's proposition 8 bringing a huge counter brief to, right at the crucial moment. how this is going to play out, we don't know yet. gay marriage. but obama will look good in history and one might say his daughters helped educate him. that does happen to parents. it is something they recognize through their kids that changes their views. he has never been vehemently opposed to gay marriage but i think he has come full circle and is actually beloved in gay american circles. his public, his opinion ratings within those groups are very high, president obama. >> thank you so much. doug brinkley for joining us with your perspective, how this will play a factor in president obam

exposed, from beyonce to hillary clinton and joe biden. the hacker attack targeting the rich and famous. >> reporter: there's not much on the secret files website. but what is has prompted an investigation by the lapd, using unflattering photos of top public servants like hillary clinton, to kim kardashian and rapper jay-z. the cite shares what appears to be addresses, social security numbers, credit scores and other sensitive information. >> potentially they got onto these folks' computers and stole this information. >> reporter: kevin haley is the director of security response for norton. >> they can wait till you log into your bank, then watch what you're doing, and that will give them the log-in and password, even the name of your bank. then they can log in themselves. >> reporter: the only page with additional information was that of lapd chief charlie bett. it shows the information on ex- officer christopher dorner. it also included hashtag #youcan'tcornerthedorner. >> reporter: he says they're looking at whether this could be a hack

. >>> first vice president joe biden will be in alabama to commemorate the historic civil rights march from selma to montgomery. shined a light on the right for voting rights. fast forward to now, the issue is front and center and victor blackwell is live in selma for us. hi, victor. just want to ask you because vice president biden is going to be there. he said wednesday that he couldn't believe that he's reliving this civil rights battle and it is really being put into light today because of the march. he is referring to this voting rights case that is now before the supreme court. is he expected to address that today? >> no doubt. he will talk about that today. the people who tried to cross that bridge behind me, this was the legislation they were fighting for in 1965. it's been reauthorized several times and now there is a fight in the supreme court to negate one portion, section five of the voting rights act, which gives the federal government the right to negate local and state election laws in certain areas of the country, mostly in the south, if they believe it will disenfranch

biden, lunch with joe at noon, and nothing for the rest of the day, i get it, joe biden is long winded, barack obama probably anticipating him making up stories that never happened in places he never met, in places that don't exist. but let's give him 3 hours, what is barack obama doing for the rest of the day. neil: he might secretly be meeting with all other leaders that he left off? >> he might be doing some things with other leaders, like the nothing in the never ending story that eats up fantasia. i don't care, something, this is a schedule that -- >> you know, what is interesting, why would you meet on the day that cuts kick in? it would be like on the day that japanese attack pearl harbor you are discussing ways to protect pearl harbor. so, the attack is on. >> i don't understand, needing to meet with the vice president, i thought most powerful man in free world, second most powerful, i did not think they needed to schedule lunch, i kind of thought every day they have coffee and compare notes, this is the guy you campaigned with for 6 or siv 7 month. >> politicians right now, so

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. >> still vice president joe biden one of the main advocates on a ban on military style rifles says he believes most americans agree with him. >> the competing budget plans are mild apart but at least there is not a government shutdown to worry about, at least for a while. the senate passed a bill to keep federal agencies funded through the end of september. round of applause. the rare bipartisan compromise was approved by a 73-26 vote. while the xrester's $8$85 billi cuts stay in place, there are more cuts. the plan now moves to the house where it is expected to pass. >>> despite promises to close down the detention center at guantanamo bay, the u.s. is considering a $150 million overhaul now of the facility. the plans include a new dining hall, hospital and guard barracks. lawyers for detainees say unrest among the inmates is growing to life threatening levels. hunger strikes have tripled. it is the most expensive prison per capita with an operating budget of nearly $177 million, that is more than $1 million for the care and maintenance each of the 166 detainees. >>> the obama adm

let me say a special hello to my friend vice president joe biden. i have to say that i have learned over the years so much from joe. [no audio] i learned about his father, i learned that his background is so similar, deeply grounded in his values. i heard those values expressed. i want to also recognize defense minister. i wanted thank you for the years of service for israel's security. i want to recognize ambassadors coming thank you for the terrific service you are doing for israel every day. [applause] i want to thank all of you who have come from far and wide to be here today to express your support for israel. as you know, i was hoping to speak to you in person. unfortunately, i had to stay in israel to do something a lot more enjoyable. putting together a coalition government. what a fine. if i could offer a free piece of advice, do not adopt israel system of government. ever system has its pluses and minuses. it is a lot easier finding common ground between two parties that is to find common ground among 10 parties. you think you have a diffi

. >> they deserve -- >> this was backed up by a white house task force headed by vice president joe biden. biden's goal was to pressure congress to vote yes or no on full gun control legislation. this includes senator dianne feinstein's proposed ban on 157 models of assault-style weapons. this week senate majority leader harry reid stripped feinstein's gun ban from the bill for strategic reasons, so that the senate will take it up next month. the pared down legislation focuses on school safety and gun trafficking. at new york's city hall mayor michael bloomberg who heads mayors against illegal guns implored congress for an amendment to the stripped down legislation. >> the only question is whether congress will have the courage to do the right thingor whether they will allow more innocent people, including innocent children, to be gunned down. >> the mayor was flanked by vice president joe biden who reminded the audience that congress has passed a been on assault weapons in 1994 and could do so again. the vice president also turned to a mother of one of the schoolteachers killed in the ne

he talked a lot about joe biden. we just listened to joe biden. let's listen to the president praise him for his role in the bill. then i want to talk about joe bidden. >> sure. >> the women are no longer hiding in fear because of this law. girls grow up aware of their rights to be free of abuse because of this law. on behalf them and all their families i want to thank joe biden for making this a cause of his career. >> michael: you know, i hear a father of two growing daughters talking to his vice president and his friend. how important has the vice president been on this issue? >> oh, completely important. sometimes as women are in the legislature or in congress, and they're heralding laws on behalf of women sometimes those conversations can be diminished. having an ally like our vice president, who has made this a pivotal part of his career tarting at the beginning of this, who continues to fight on our behalf, on family's behalf, to make sure that they have the protection and the money to back it up to protect families is completely important.

joe biden and new york mayor michael bloomberg demand gun legislation. >> this is simple common sense. it will not solve every problem and not end every gun death but will substantially reduce it. and it matters. it matters. >> biden says congress should at least pass background checks universally. the latest poll shows 91% of americans support background checks for gun show sales. 83% of voters in speaker boehner's home state want background checks, too. yesterday, it seemed like john boehner agreed. >> do you think background checks, improving background checks might be part of that? >> they should actually do a real background check on everyone and maybe the department of justice ought to enforce the law. >> boehner said he wants a real background check on everyone. right after the interview, cnn told us what the speaker really meant to say. >> i had to go back to his office and say, is he coming out in favor of an improved background check system? no, he supports the background system that exists to be implemented better. >> now, grieving parents are joining the vice president to

. >> vice president joe biden was in town at the same time. there's a little bit of tension between the united states and china. joe biden is over there to try to smooth it out economically and politically. >> in fact, biden attends the first game the hoyas play which goes on without incident. but he isn't there the next night, when they take on china's rockets. a team with players from the people's liberation army. >> their team has a little bit more of an edge because of a military affiliation and from the beginning of that game, a lot of fouls, a really physical type of game. >> although dubbed the china/u.s. friendship match, this game is anything but friendly. >> the officials did not do a good job controlling the situation. foul after foul after foul being called against georgetown. by halftime, this was one alarming stat to me, georgetown was called for 30 fouls whereas the chinese team was called for only 10. that was an indication to me that something bad could be happening in the second half. >> hoya's coach john thomas iii says tens

joe biden and new york mayor michael bloomberg demand gun legislation. >> this is simple common sense. it will not solve every problem and not end every gun death but will substantially reduce it. and it matters. it matters. >> biden says congress should at least pass background checks universally. the latest poll shows 91% of americans support background checks for gun show sales. 83% of voters in speaker boehner's home state want background checks, too. yesterday, it seemed like john boehner agreed. >> do you think background checks, improving background checks might be part of that? >> they should actually do a real background check on everyone and maybe the department of justice ought to enforce the law. >> boehner said he wants a real background check on everyone. right after the interview, cnn told us what the speaker really meant to say. >> i had to go back to his office and say, is he coming out in favor of an improved background check system. no, he supports the background system that exists to be implemented better. >> now, grieving parents are joining the vice president to

heads of state will attend that mass, including joe biden, who, by the way, is the first catholic to be elected as a u.s. vice president. >>> late into the night, crowds just filling the streets of bun ne buenos aires in argentina. the first pope ever chosen from the world's most catholic continent, san francisco. the former argentine cardinal, the first jesuit to hold the title. it was foundnd 1534 becoming a leading force in modernizing the church. the order is known for its missionary and charity work as well as education. that influence can be seen all over the bay area, specially in the south bay where bowl santa claire university and bellarmine college prep are founded on the teaching of the jesuit order. governor brown trained to become a priest before deciding to get into politics at a press event in san francisco. brown talks to reporters about the new pope saying, quote, i'm glad he is jesuit. >>> new this morning, we are getting details of an earth quote overnight north of santa rosa. a 4.6 hitting just outside of cobb, 40 miles north of santa rosa. it happening just after

joe biden's somewhat optimistic belief notwithstanding. >> i think so. i think new york is going to get attention no matter what because of mayor bloomberg being involved in this issue. again, i hope he continues strongly down this path because i think he has the power to sort of look across both sides of the aisle and really bring some unity here. i think it's interesting that some of these western states are actually moving ahead and passing laws. i think that goes to the point that we have this idea that, you know, particularly in the west and in the south that gun control has always been a big libertarian issue, that we have this very free-wheeling culture around guns, but that's only happened since the 1970s, since the nra money really came into the picture. this is not america's traditional stance around gun control. i think it's important to remember that. >> so this meeting today, karen, between the vice president and new york city mayor bloomberg, what's that conversation going to be like? do they talk strategy? do they talk money? are the two i

>> i want to know how much overlap there is between the onion caricature of joe biden and the real joe biden and whether he's running for president in '16. but this is actually a perfect fit for joe biden. he's become this cult figure. it's fascinating. >> ron. >> i'm with john on this one. to be a fly on the wall to see what the vice president of the united states is up to. the gift that keeps on giving. the fact that he's one heartbeat away from the presidency, i want to see what he's doing. >> for completely different reasons. >> exactly. >> very different reasons. >> john avlon, ron crhristie, thank you for playing. >> always a pleasure. >> we're back in a minute. ♪ ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. that's not much, you think. except it's 2% every year. go to e-trade and find out how much our advice and guidance costs. spoiler alert: it's low. it's guidance on your terms, not ours. e-trade. less for us. more for you. >>> all right. i want to take you out to cpac just a minute. we have an in