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Pitfalls we need to be mindful of, keeping in sight the fact that youre talking about real lives, real people trying to move out of poverty into a little thing called prosperity. >> i think a lot of us who grew up in jobs and we had a lot of seasonal jobs growing up, i worked for less than the minimum wag and the minimum wage but they were jobs. young people need those type of jobs. everybody wants to see people come up the economic ladder but the bad thing i think about that particular policy i...

At 10:30 a.m. eastern right after the womens ice hockey in the olympics right here on msnbc. right now it is time for a preview of "weekends with alex witt." >> lets tell everyone you did not get to sleep in. you were at n studio at 10:00 a.m. watching the games. thanks so much. the olympic games are under way now. we will hear from the first olympic darling who fell on the first jump of her training run. aar erin brockovich joins me to talk about the water problems in west virginia. the target ...

To -- >> antibacterial, too. >> how do you get -- >> you will warm it our fingertips and rubs on like a lotion. >> all right. i can deal with that. >> the reason we chose these is because glass more sustainable. people are happy to have an alternative to the conventional plastic. >> you are looking at this as a whole sustainable thing. >> yes. >> i can appreciate that. i take back my criticism and i will learn to use my fingers with it. thank you so much for coming on. it is a great idea. wish y...

I want to play another clip from the "almost famous" where you directly discuss drugs. >> take drugs? >> no. >> smart kid. i used to do speed. you know, sometimes a little cough syrup? id stay up all night, just writing and writing. i mean, like 25 pages. a dribble. about the faces of coltrain, just a [ mute ] write. >> you, i believe, youve managed to avoid the pitfalls of so many people, certainly young people who become movie stars in their teens. how have you managed to do that? why do you t...

The "almost famous" where you directly discuss drugs. >> take drugs? >> no. >> smart kid. i used to do speed. you know, sometimes a little cough syrup? id stay up all night, just writing and writing. i mean, like 25 pages. a dribble. about the faces of coltrain, just a [ mute ] write. >> you, i believe, youve managed to avoid the pitfalls of so many people, certainly young people who become movie stars in their teens. how have you managed to do that? why do you think philip in the end was unable...

Mcconnell and taking back the control of the senate. what do you think bill clinton is talking to vulnerable senate democrats about tonight? >> i think hes going to tell them to try to stand firm, but not to allow themselves to get boxed into these kinds of fights. he was always very good at avoiding these kind of pitfalls that republicans lay out. mark pryor and others arent necessarily as good at it as he is. you can still win with these policies under your belt. you need to find your own path...

Everyone is giving opinion. you have a teenage son of 15 called destine which is a few letters removed from justin. what do you say to your son to avoid the bieber pit falls? >> i met justin a few times. i think he is a great kid, talented. he is going through stages. he is like unusual because he is this kid with all of this fame and money. he is having a lot of fun. he has to, you know, wake up and grow up fast because he has a lot of responsibilities. a lot of kids are watching him. he has to...

Something about it positively and not have the shadow of the last couple months. >> i believe a reflection they think at the white house that the worst is behind them on this and it will get better. republicans think otherwise. well see. stay with us. republicans view this mid-term election as a landscape of huge opportunity. but can they avoid the pitfalls? and take control of the united states senate? thats next.

Joining me now, the u.s. political editor for the daily mail. any surprise that they have thrown their considerable clout behind hillary clinton? >> surprise? of course not. i mean, this was going to happen all along, it was just a matter of how soon and which media outlet they would give the exclusive on. this is all part of the long-term strategy for the democrats to push hillary across the finish line before the race has even started. they really want to squeeze out -- i mean, if you think th...

Aide. joining me now the former mayor across the bridge, rudy giuliani. how are you? >> im good. nice to talk to you again. >> its been months since youve been on the show. >> yes. >> welcome back. happy new year. lets talk chris christie. >> first let me begin by saying im a great admirer of john mccain. [ laughter ] >> i think were all great admires of john mccain. the great thing is hes a great admirer from everybody apart from me. that probably is about the right way it should be. lets talk ...