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Couldnt come down. the final barometer of how badly things are going for the administration in this is jon stewart beating up on the obama care roll out. >> its not just the main stream media the president is losing. it is folks like jon stewart. i dont have time for the clip. but he speaks to a young de mo. he has an important voice with that demo. we have seen the president go on jon stewart six or seven times. when you lose the jon stewarts of the world your universe starts to change. >> i do...

>> cant believe spying. >> reports in the french media they are doing the exactly the same thing on their own citizens. i think the only surprise is in washington among diplomats that the french responded to -- >> frenchly. >> perhaps one should expect -- >> we were talking about the segment, howard. whats been interesting about revelations from edward snowden its a good bellwether what the international communities thinks, french outraged, mexican and brazilian pushed back. thats more like thei...

Single protester, to which he responded, thus: >> and not hearing any substantive, worthy objections -- >> new jersey now becomes the 14th state to legalize same-sex marriage. and as we have predicted here before, the 36 remaining states will ultimately follow suit, whether driven by principle or politics. consider once again the candidates sponsoring same-sex marriage, mayor booker, cruised to a senate victory against a republican opponent who not only opposed same-sex marriage but crudely ques...

On a voter index. so, were talking about a situation where obama has negative leverage. if he comes out and says he supports one thing that drives the incentive on the right to push things more. what will eventually end this stalemate? i tend to think wall street has more leverage with william of the road in the house and it is a marvel that eric cantor can be seen as a bellwether within the house congressional congress, but thats where were at. and certainly, president obama and democratic lead...

It is time to bomb obama care. >> thank you, sarah, thats what we expected. my bellwether on this is senator tom coburn, who was hassled at hess town hall meeting. by the way, no happy people in august go to town hall meetings. he is a roommate of senator mike lee in the famous house on capitol hill, and he had to tell his constituents and try to explain why he didnt sign the letter and why you cannot defund obama care. republicans created this monster among their constituents saying you can, bu...

Carbon dioxide emissions, that sea levels could rise about three feet by the end of this century. and that even if we stop producing carbon emissions now, climate change will persist for hundreds of years. hearing whats known as iceberg alley, box, whos been studying the arctic for 20 years, says the ice is now melting at a pace never seen before, affecting weather systems. >> so in ways that people dont fully yet realize, climate change has affected us in america and across the world. >> yeah. ...

For 6,000 years, even if it hasnt been fully. when did our democracy arrive. >> thats a good question. a final note out of foreign policy magazine, a piece entitled "the new arab awakening" and in part says this, islamism or any ideology for that matter is no replacement for competent, responsible leadership. but let us not discount this momentous opportunity. the second egyptian revolution is a bellwether for moderates in the region who should now seek to regain the initiative. this call for to...

Lets get right to our panel. with us from washington is msnbc political analyst and soon to be msnbc host, karen finney. and democratic strategist, julian epstein, former counsel for the house judiciary committee. karen, its certainly reassuring as kristen just said we had 68 votes to allow debate on gun legislation. >> right. >> but how much of a bellwether is that vote when it comes to the vote ahead on the actual legislation? >> well, i think as was saying, it shows how tough its going to be....

Thats going to be where this is where rubber meets the road. >> lets go to jim maceda whos been in the region. as the north continues to ratchet up the rhetoric, hes in seoul, south korea, following the latest developments. jim, when we last spoke on monday, you said the closing of this industrial complex one sign that the crisis has hit a higher level. this isnt a full-scale closure. but nevertheless, its concerning, yes? >> reporter: its very concerning, s.e. its concerning because the industr...

When south korean news sources find out that he he does that, he would shut it down if there was any more ipumpugning of the north korea government. that trade is still going on. and that, perhaps, is a good sign. it really represents a bellwether for whats happening here on the korean peninsula. alison? >> jim clancy in seoul, south korea, thanks. 50 years ago to the day, this is how president kennedy and his family spent their sunday. well show you more photos and video just released from th...