mark halperin. >> governor, two quick questions. do you think american policy should be that the president continue to enunciate that assad must go? number two, what is your biggest worry about what happens in the aftermath if there are american air strikings? >> i think we're seeing this play out in syria as we did in tunisia and egypt because we've had long-standing dictators and we have economies that have not produced opportunity for their people. we're not going to get resolution in syria until the one country that's been in control since 1971 goes and enough uplift where you can begin to address the pockets of despair. i think that will be necessary as an end point. >> former governor jon huntsman, always good to see you. >> great being with you all. >> if we don't go into syria, we're going off brand as a country. that's what he basically says. >> governor, don't worry, we're not going to let donny deutsch rip your words from the context. >> thank you. >>> next, the all important job numbers in just a minute. cnbc's kelly eva

joining us kelly o'donnell, mark halperin and chris cillizza. thanks to all. kelly, first of all to you on the hill. it just seems like things are heating up and the president is losing ground with his own base as he's facing budget wars of october. >> exactly, andrea, he has faced setbacks you described among liberals. it is not showing signs of easing up just yet. that could easily reset when the debate over the budget and things like extending the funding for the government, which is coming up quickly, the debt ceiling. that could reset the argument quickly. republicans are already setting the stage for some of the fights of the fall that will be critical. of course there are ideas being floated around where they could extend government spending to avoid a shutdown, kick that into december to get us into the next fiscal year, that's being talked about. also republicans in the house who want to see changes made to make that possible like not funding the president's health care law. there will be real severe arguments to be had. some will of course be about p

mark halperin, john heilemann and katty kay with us now. give us the bottom line on the case made on the hill today. >> what we're seeing is two things. first, we're seeing growing support on the hill. two days ago, we had speaker boehner, leader cantor, leader pelosi on the democratic side. a resolution passed by the senate foreign relations committee on a bipartisan basis authorizing the president to use force to deal with the chemical weapons problem. we're seeing it on both sides of the aisle. we're seeing it building. second, when members of congress get the information, when they look at the case, they come away convinced of two things. that assad used chemical weapons and used them against his own people and his own children. and they also come away i think increasingly could be vinced that we need to do something about it. we need to enforce this norm that's been there for nearly 100 years against the use of chemical weapons. so we see this as building, as the support coming together for the president to take action. >> tony, obviou

from new york, mark halperin, editor at large and senior political analyst for "time" magazine and here with me inçó washington, david ignatius, diplomatic columnist in for the "washington post" and jackie collins, white house reporter for the "new york times." david, let me start with you. we sawÑi considerable tension at st. petersburg. it'sçó seemingly not a lot of conclusions. how is this playing out? >> well, it's añr poignant situation, two years trying to avoid taking a strong position onçó syria isi now caughtñr having said that he favors military interventionçó d support both domestically in congress and internationally at st. petersburg is slipping awayr heÑi left st. petersburg really withlecsr in terms of international support than he had when he arrived. the french, who were initially going toñr be our military allis and join in this operation, are now saying they're not prepared to act until after the u.n. inspectors makeçó their report. there is a very small and frail coalition behind obama. i think that there is still a possibility that in quiet conversati

mark halperin's father was a genius in seeing strategic interest. i don't think it was a stumble bum thing, kerry and obama talked to the russians over the years don't we share an interest in stopping jihadist terrorism. what will happen next is we share an interest in iran. in the end, russia does not want a nuclear armed iran barreling around like crazy. they want to assert their supremacy in the region which is against our interest but somehow or another the shared interest will be more than the divided interests. >> all right, richard wolffe thank you so much. it's out tomorrow, called, "the message, the reselling of barack obama." ashade senator elizabeth warren will be with us. we'll ask her if she thinks larry summers stepping aside is good thing. dick durbin will tell us how congress can prevent a government shutdown. and chuck todd, msnbc's political director. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. peace of mind is important when you're running a business. century link provides reliable it services like multi-layered security s

mark halperin, senior analyst for msnbc. and mark goldberg. so mark, you've covered barack obama for a long, long time. how do you read what we have seen in the last couple of weeks regarding syria? >> i think the president's heart is in the right place. he showed that last night. he cares about this for the right reason. he thinks it's a crime against humanity. he cares about all the people who were killed. he mentioned the children regularly for a reason, not because of politics, but he feels it in his heart. i think his law professor mind has thought about the right way to do this, his respect for the constitution, his respect for co-equal branches. on the negative side, i think stage craft international relations matters a lot. i think i won't be the first to be critical of the way things have been sequenced over the last ten days or so. i think he's left himself now with that speech that on on the one hand, on the other hand, in a very rough place, both in terms of domestic politics and in terms of rallying any sort of coalition at the u.

. >> joining me now for our daily fix, chris and mark halperin. shortly after ted cruz finished, john mccain got up to talk about something that senator cruz had said. so let's watch cruz first and then mccain. >> you go to the 1940s, nazi germany. we saw in britain, neville chamberlain, who told the british people, accept the nazis. yes, they'll dominate the continent of europe, but that's not our problem. let's appease them. why? because it can't be done. we can't possibly stand against them. and in america there were voices that listened to that. i suspect those same pundits who say it can't be done, if it had been in the 1940s, we would have listened to them and then they would have made television. they would have gotten beyond carrier pigeons and letters and gotten on tv and would have been saying, you cannot defeat the germans. >> i do not begrudge senator cruz or any other senator who wants to come and talk as long as they want to, as long as they can, depending on the rules of the senate, but i do disagree strongly to allege that there ar

we have mark halperin, nicolle walla wallace. chuck todd, among many. "morning joe," a few minutes away. >>> still ahead, your best and most creative captions for oktoberfest. and "morning joe," just moments away. as a working mom of two young boys life could be hectic. angie's list saves me a lot of time. after reading all the reviews i know i'm making the right choice. online or on the phone, we help you hire right the first time. with honest reviews on over 720 local services. keeping up with these two is more than a full time job, and i don't have time for unreliable companies. angie's list definitely saves me time and money. for over 18 years we've helped people take care of the things that matter most. join today. [ dings ] ♪ [ male announcer ] every thought... every movement... ♪ ...carefully planned, coordinated and synchronized. ♪ performing together with a single, united purpose. ♪ that's what makes the world's leading airline... flyer friendly. ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good aroun

welcome back to "morning joe," mark halperin, eugene robinson and john mecham are still with us. joining us from washington, the moderator of "meet the press" david gregory, and nbc news capitol hill correspondent luke russert. good to have you all on board this hour. let's start with obama care, shall we. later today the house will vote on a stop gap spending bill that will fund the government beyond the september 30th deadline and also defund the president's signature piece of legislation, the affordable care act. bill which has no chance of surviving in the senate, none at all, has sparked a feud between the tea party and the establishment of the republican party. senators ted cruz and mike lee have led the defund obama care movement in the senate. but the backlash from their own party has been so strong they've reversed course. and now accept the fact that funding for the law is off the table. >> what everybody has been telling them that for two months. here's what they said yesterday. >> look, shutdowns are bad, shutdowns are not worth it. this law is not worth causing a shu

and onset mark halperin, and john meech um. "morning joe" is a few moments away. >> you have him in the bullpen. he's the closer. >>> still ahead, what's your most or embarrassing binge-watching story? "morning joe" just moments away. my name is lee kaufman. married to morty kaufman. [ lee ] now that i'm getting older some things are harder to do. this is not a safe thing to do. be careful babe. there should be some way to make it easier [ doorbell rings ] let's open it up and see what's cookin'. oh i like that. look at this it's got a handle on it. i don't have to climb up. this yellow part up here really catches a lot of the dust. did you notice how clean it looks? morty are you listening? morty? [ morty ] i'm listening! i want you to know is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy. ♪ [ dad ] jan? how can i be a more fun mom? hmmm. can you dance? ♪ bum ba bum ba bum ♪ bum ba bum ba bum no. no? can you make campbell's chicken noodle soup? yes

halperin, dr. jeffrey sachs to name a few. join us at the table at the top of the hour to discuss. >>> in new york, mayor michael bloomberg criticized his possible successor for running a, quote, racist campaign? we'll show you what he's talking about. >>> and all this week we are marking five years since the economic collapse, are you u.s. financial institutions less secure than before? we'll talk to someone who saw it all coming, wall street analyst meredith whitney joins us on "morning joe" along with mad dog. mad dog will be here. all right. brian, back to you. > thank you, mika. >>> still ahead on "way too early," what sport should be added to the olympics? wrestling is back in. what do you think we should also back in? your most creative tweets coming up moments away. d see his banking and investing accounts on one page... before he could easily transfer funds between the two in real time... before he could even think about planning for his daughters' future... mike opened a merrill edge inve

mark halperin, we'll get into the details of what's happening and what's going to happen today. do you see a way we avoid a shutdown in the next 24 12 to 14 hours? >> i don't. you cannot imagine a group of people less likely to strike a deal based on personality, political interests, based on the weakness of speaker boehner in dealing with some members of his conference, based on the president's weakness with his own party to some extent, based on the fact that the democrats are united and the republicans are divided, that combination leads us not just to a shutdown but a perilous month not dealing with just the cr but the debt limit. the best hope is that the president does something bold. i think we'll see the president come out and talk in a confrontational way. the boldness will have wait for later in the week. >> set the table, early sunday morning the house approved a spending bill that includes a one-year delay of obama care and waves a controversial medical device tax. the plan is as good as dead on arrival in the democrat controlled senate. majority leader harry reid ma

and we'll be talking to mark halperin and jeff goldberg and of course a 9/11 memorial. we've got a lot coming up at 1:00. join us. >> everyone should stay tuned. that is a jam-packed show. after the break, while the white house focuses on diplomacy, congress enters into a holding pattern. will the diplomatic push weaken or strengthen support for the military option? we will ask congressman elliott engle when he joins us next. is really made of cheese? [ crisp crunches ] whoo-hoo-hoo! guess it was. [ male announcer ] pringles, bursting with more flavor. her busy saturday begins with back pain, when... hey pam, you should take advil. why? you can take four advil for all day relief. so i should give up my two aleve for more pills with advil? you're joking right? for my back pain, i want my aleve. bjorn earns unlimited rewards for his small business. take these bags to room 12 please. [ garth ] bjorn's small business earns double miles on every purchase every day. produce delivery. [ bjorn ] just put it on my spark card. [ garth ] why settle for less? ahh, oh! [ garth ] gre

alex returns tomorrow she'll be joined by mark halperin, sam stein, chris matthews. be sure to catch alex tonight two hours before the clock strikes midnight when she guest hosts "the last word" at 10:00 p.m. eastern. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. er fever. you raise her spirits. we tackled your shoulder pain. you make him rookie of the year. we took care of your cold symptoms. you take him on an adventure. tylenol® has been the number 1 doctor recommended brand of pain reliever for over 20 years. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are

alex returns tomorrow she'll be joined by mark halperin, sam stein, chris matthews. be sure to catch alex tonight two hours before the clock stkes midnight when she guest hosts "the last word" at 10:00 p.m. eastern. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. er fever. you raise her spirits. we tackled your shoulder pain. you make him rookie of the year. we took care of your cold symptoms. you take him on an adventure. tylenol® has been the number 1 doctor recommended brand of pain reliever for over 20 years. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no

with us on set, mark halperin. and former communications director for president bush nicole wallace. on capitol hill "new york times" reporter jeremy peters. >> there's only one thing to talk about and it's not the emmys last night. barbara o'reilly -- >> you heard it. >> we had music for six years. >> that's okay. it's nice. we have a lot of news to get to. get over your happy talk. let's go. >> no happy talk. only thing to talk about. >> what's that? >> cranston getting screwed last night. jeff daniels. i like the show. a lot of haters from that show. but he's a humanizing force. i love it. but giving him best actor last night over brian cranston, seriesly, in this season? that's kind of like saying ringo made the second side of "abbey road." we love ringo but it was paul. i'm serious. are you a "breaking bad" guy? >> brian cranston is an absolutely rockable forunbreaka "breaking bad." >> i lot of times these academies go after for a few years the contrarian award when the best thing to do is give it to the guy.