Page 2 - Step Number Two News Today

>> thats what happened this week. i know mark murray is itsitting there but i think we should play that again. joining me now is nbc senior political editor mark murray. i dont know how you keep track. republicans have an uphill battle getting this health care bill through congress. you just heard me talking to mark sanford about this. youve got some insights into how it actually can get passed. >> it is a path. it is a really tricky tight rope to work through and step on ali, is republicans in ...

Added 235,000 net new jobs in february. the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.7%. for reference, this is a big number. weve averaged 196,000 a month over the last year. but if you go back to the last three februarys, there were at least this big or more. there is nothing particular about the brand-new governments policies that have caused that number. joining me now, the professor of engineering at carnegie mellon. and michael, the managing partner of heroic ventures and founder of reputation.c...

Staunch opponent of the house republican measure. joining me now, another member of that freedom caucus, congressman mark sanford, who also sits on the budget committee. good to talk to you. thank you for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> what is your biggest beef with this bill as it stands? are you, like rand paul, confident it will change? its final version will be different than what youve seen? >> its my hope. i think this process of back and forth, a tug-of-war, if you will, of politics, i...

Because, again, if you leave a couple of years in play, i think it causes a rush for the door. >> are you concerned people will fall off medicate once the states get these block grants and decide to make some cuts? >> well then, again, a, there are two different alterations that would allow people to be covered. states are free to go to any number. the question is can we afford to expand entitlements at a time when we cant pay for the entitlement promises that are already on the books. the other...

Interferes in some traffic in some way. but in texas its proper for the police officer to write you over either write a citation or give a warrant. >> would the stop itself have been grounds for her arrest? >> no there would not be any grounds for her arrest at that point. >> step number two, when the request made for sandra bland to put out her cigarette. lets watch. >> do you mind putting out your cigarette, please, if you dont mind? >> im in my car, why do i have to put out my cigarette? >> j...

Up its going to be huge. everybody is going to get the message that hey something has got to be done about this. thats step number one. step number two is writing the law thats very specific that it doesnt punish low level people, just felons. a felony is a serious crime. all right? no matter what it is. and step number three is getting the votes and you still dont think, you know, that the republicans are going to rally around this? i would be stunned if they dont. >> well, im hopeful that they...

Up its going to be huge. everybody is going to get the message that hey something has got to be done about this. thats step number one. step number two is writing the law thats very specific that it doesnt punish low level people, just felons. a felony is a serious crime. all right? no matter what it is. and step number three is getting the votes and you still dont think, you know, that the republicans are going to rally around this? i would be stunned if they dont. >> well, im hopeful that they...

Dash cam video from the initial stop from his own vehicle, does that help him? would that potentially help him avoid the charge being convicted of murder? >> i really dont think so. i think what youre going to see the defense do here is look to the issue of mitigation to bring it down from murder to something else because if you look at the classic issue of murder here i think the principles are met. its an intentional act. three very brief things. the first thing is you are going to look at the...

The scandal. this after he said he wanted to run for new york city mayor, saying i want to ask people to give me a second chance. as a reminder he resigned in disgrace two years ago after sending salacious messages to women on twitter. mark is a political ed ore of the new york times. hes been joining me live. >> its been years. >> i also covered the story when it was unfolding. its an incredible story. what does he need to do to stage a successful come back. >> one of my colleagues compared it ...

Changing the world. >> if you look at places like facebook, google, yahoo! it can be a fun, cool way to have a career. >> it is. it is. i think in china, for example, 40% of chinese students are learning computer science but for us theres actually been a 40% decline in the number of kids going into it. >> your goal is to reach 1 million girls -- >> a small goal a small one. >> good luck with that we certainly hope that change and good luck with your run for public advocate. >> thank you so much....