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Justice reform. he commuted the sentences of 46 mostly nonviolent offenders and becoming the first sitting president to siz it a federal prison. we have an all-star panel, to talk about the presidents push and fits into whats been a legacy bolstering summer for him. first, nbc news political reporter perry bacon. also nbc newss presidential historian michael beshlos and michael miller and f. michael higgen higgenbottom. professor, we start with you. presidents are always thinking about what lang...

Thats your morning edition of scrambled politics. hopefully bill franken would have done a more generous smile. lets start with the big news overnight, the protests over the fwrjs failure to indict a police officer in thorric garner death. critics are now looking at this, $75 million that the white house wants to use for police body cameras across the country, arguing now what goodwill it do. could that be a blow to the presidents push? >> well, there are some questions that need to be asked abo...

So rather than say, lets go to the tape, nothing. if you wanted the stuff off the computer, youd go to the tape. thats curious. >> right. if you want the truth and you want people to know the truth, you wouldnt hide it. >> thats one of the reasons on a bipartisan basis a recent fox news poll showed the people across all the political demographics want the answer to what was the irs doing with these conservative groups. >> i did notice congressman lynch seemed to have real questions, out of massa...

Poverty rates as adults. >> at the heart of the presidents push is that they could learn a lot from private community organizations with a proven record of success as turning those statistics around. so following his announcement, president obama charged a task force with the goal of spending the next few months doing more listening than talking. the job was to search nationwide for r the best practices to be amplified and coordinated to increase the achievement of young men of color across the ...

Presidents push to hike the wage to $10.10 an hour will bring a half million job losses. gary b., thats why you are saying scrap it altogether? >> i know, brenda, and before people on the left say, my gosh, that heartless gary smith, how can you scrap the minimum wage? i went around and searched to see if any other developed country scrapped the minimum wage. in fact, switzerland has no minimum wage. now, look, its interesting. switzerlands unemployment rate is 3%. so you say, well, surely then,...

Out a hand to this congress which so far is set up to propose him. its a big test tonight, important to watch. >> big test tonight. were following th ining that c. were following the arctic temperatures hitting half of the country. it is cold, folks. for that and more, lets turn to carol costello. >> have a great day. thanks so much "newsroom" starts now. good morning. im carol costello. thank you for joining us. we begin in washington. tonight president barack obama will unveil his plan to fi...

To punish syria. is he winning the p.r. campaign? can he win it? well, ill pose that question to the host of "crossfire." [announcer] theres no hiding the goodness of the latest from beneful baked delights. new heartfuls are made with real bacon... ...and oven-baked to crisp perfection. new heartfuls from beneful baked delights.

If you went to bed with the windows open, you slammed them shut in the middle of the night. its one of coldest nights since winter. and temperatures right now 42 in burlington. 43 in albany. so its a cold morning. were going to be rewarded by this beautiful, crisp, fall-like afternoon. enjoy that. the weekend continues very hot. yesterday 90s to 100 in the middle of the country. look at denver, 96 degrees today. summer is really holding on through the middle of the country. right through the wee...

This morning on "world news this morning on "world news now" -- presidents push. the white house builds its case to punish syria with or without help from major allies. the giant setback as the opposition raises red flags. >> family secrets. the wife of george zimmerman who went on trial for the trayvon martin shooting death. reveal their hideout and her fears during the controversial case. >> nfl hit -- the money the pro football league must pay injured players who were hurt on the field. and...

This morning on "world news now" -- presidents push. the white house builds its case to punish syria with or without help from major allies. the giant setback as the opposition raises red flags. >> family secrets. the wife of george zimmerman who went on trial for the trayvon martin shooting death. reveal their hideout and her fears during the controversial case. >> nfl hit -- the money the pro football league must pay injured players who were hurt on the field. and never fully recovered. critic...