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I dont mean that in a demeaning way. this is one of the most important addresses of his presidency to launch it, and he really ought to stick to a program. it should be optimistic. it should be unifying, and it should be helpful. i would leave it at that. that would ab win for this country. >> you saw his weekly address on black history month. >> i thought it was one of the best things hes done. i know we look at things under prism of lower bar but i dont think we need add lower bar for that. i ...

Radical, extremist from ever entering our country. we will not allow our system to be turned against us at a tool for terrorism and truly bad people. we must take firms steps today to ensure that we are safe tomorrow. >> thats president trumps latest weekly address released hours after they said they would be vising the executive order. lets bring in political analysts. welcome to all of you. >> good morning. >> lets start with you, what would new immigration order look like? >> well, you have t...

Justice. >> president donald trump there taking time out of his latest weekly address to make the case for his supreme court pick, colorado judge neil gorsuch. lets bring in brian fitzpatrick and professor at vanderbilt university law school and former clerk for antonin scalia. a big welcome to you. lets get right into this because you had a real inside look at justice scalias way of thinking, the way he did things. do you believe that judge gorsuch will carry on his legacy? >> i think that he w...

>> reporter: after 10:00 p.m., the white house press secretary pushed back with a statement. the department of justice intends to file an emergency stay of this outrageous order. insisting the presidents order is intended to protect the homeland. ten minutes later an updated statement. the white house took out the word "outrageous" that had described the order. trumps executive order had already prompted days of protest around the country. top senate democrat chuck schumer was quick to get out h...

Is stronger and more prosperous than it was when we first got here. and im hopeful well build on the progress we have made together in the years to come. >> thats president and mrs. obama reflecting today on the past eight years in their final holiday weekly address. with the obamas still in the white house, president-elect donald trump is already making moves on some crucial policy issues. lets bring in elise jordan, "time" columnist and msnbc political analyst. and huffington post contributor,...

In the morning. the isis militants had killed 44 prisoners by throwing grenades at them. that turned out to be government propaganda but it was in fact government security forces of police who shot the prisoners and isis was trying to get in to release them. it was the shiia guards killing the sunni prisoners. theres also reports of gun battles goes on around the oil refinery. iraqs largest oil refinery that produces 40% of the gasoline used by cars in this country. a very significant piece of i...

Minimum wage. >> meanwhile, house speaker john boehner made a special appearance on the air waves today, giving the republican weekly address. he also focused on jobs and wages but pointed a finger in the other direction. >> i know why americans are still asking the question, where are the jobs? for the last five years, weve had an administration in washington that acts as if everything can be done from the top down. from the stimulus to obamacare, its a record littered with promises that never ...

Troops. they say they wont stay unless the united states leaves forces there. theres a lot of people in the administration that would like to leave several thousand troops for training missions and once someone replaces karzai, i think you might see the administration send different signals. >> thats why this is ultimately a very real military plan, but one with a diplomatic undertow. john boehner, you mention him, were looking at live pictures of him with his big weekly address there, and as we...

We turn to politics now. and new today, president obama wrapping up his year of action with a focus on raising the minimum wage. his weekly address, the president applauded the gaps decision this week to raise wages for its employees beginning this year. also renewed his call on congress to pass a minimum wage hike for the rest of the country. >> in the year since i first asked congress to raise the minimum wage, six states have passed laws to raise theirs, and more states are working on it, as ...

Like immigration, like the economy, his weekly address focusing on the economy. well hear more about that on the run up to the state of the union address. >> thank you so much. lets go to our big story of the day. allegations levied against two officials in the new jersey governor chris christies administration. in an exclusive interview on "up with steve kornacki", the democratic mayor of hoboken, new jersey, accused the countries thee administration of blacking hurricane sandy relief money b...