Republican party is a hot topic as both sides start plotting the 2016 campaign. Our political roundtable features two former capitol hill insiders, Newt Gingrich and lawrence odonnell. Plus, three journalists on the story. The looming fiscal cliff 22 days away. Well go inside the negotiations with two top leaders in just a moment, but i want to start with the ongoing crisis in syria where the Assad Government is cracking down on its own people. And this week something significant happened. The president signalled a big potential shift in u. S. Involvement there. I want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. And if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences, and you will be held accountable. Nbc chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is here to bring us more on what is a developing story. Reporter david, despite increasing criticism a
2016 campaign. Our political roundtable features two former capitol hill insiders, Newt Gingrich and lawrence odonnell. Plus, three journalists on the story. The looming fiscal cliff 22 days away. Well go inside the negotiations with two top leaders in just a moment, but i want to start with the ongoing crisis in syria where the Assad Government is cracking down on its own people. And this week something significant happened. The president signalled a big potential shift in u. S. Involvement there. I want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. And if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences, and you will be held accountable. Nbc chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is here to bring us more on what is a developing story. Reporter david, despite increasing criticism and warnings, the government of Bashir Al Assad is revving up its
Conservatives on the hill are counting on us. And the Supreme Court court takes on gay marriage. Well break it all down with george will, James Carville and mary matalin. Paul krugman of the New York Times and abcs own matthew dowd. Hello, again, just over three weeks away from that fiscal cliff, we just come off a week of press conferences, symbolic votes in senate, but less than an hour of serious negotiating. What will it take to break the stalemate . Well get into that this morning, with two big roundtables of elected officials and experts. Lets begin with the lawmakers. Senator tom coburn for the republicans and Debbie Stabenow for the democrats. And congressman hensarlingg. The president said that for there to be a big deal, tax rates on the wealthy are going to have to go up. If thats his bottom line, can there be a deal . Again, as the speaker has said, unfortunately what we see out of the president is my way or the highway. One dollar revenue for 2. 5 of spending reductions. N
Every day in a criminal court room somebody will tap me on this note shoulder do you know, who my lawyer is . They have no idea they have not met them. Kid you imagine god forbid it did not even knowing who your lawyer was . That is the language of lawyers say and people just have no idea how to navigate and dont even know who their lawyer is. Said general and fairness is the manufacturer of crime of lot of Police Departments to undercover stings of buy or bust operation for drugs or for prostitution to use illicit a and other undercover things like robberies or a Police Officer with the iphone and i think that adds a level of randomness to cases to devote resources we dont need. Host to close out on a positive note. For both of you what to advice would you give to Young Lawyers speaking of law students going into this field or want to . You dont want to give all the bad stuff. What would you . We are happy defenders. I guess all of these things that suppress this that one dash sad sta
Insiders, Newt Gingrich and lawrence odonnell. Plus, three journalists on the story. The looming fiscal cliff 22 days away. Well go inside the negotiations with two top leaders in just a moment, but i want to start with the ongoing crisis in syria where the Assad Government is cracking down on its own people. And this week something significant happened. The president signalled a big potential shift in u. S. Involvement there. I want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. And if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences, and you will be held accountable. Nbc chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is here to bring us more on what is a developing story. Reporter david, despite increasing criticism and warnings, the government of Bashir Al Assad is revving up its activities. This area was bombed last night. Regarding chemical weapons,