John . Reporter good evening, lester. Tearing down castros house was part of the plea bargain. He signed over the deed as part of the deal. When the house came down today it was a very emotion al event. In a little more than an hour workers tore down the home where three young women were held for 11 years. For amandaymamanda berry, miche knight and gina dejesus it may not be erased easily. Knight gave out yellow balloons saying they represent missing children who never were found. She reelised some in the sky. Nobody was there for me when i was missing. I want people out there to know including the mothers that they can have strength. They can have hope. Reporter after the final wall fell, some neighbors prayed. Knight spoke of her own faith saying he wants to be a messenger. I feel very liberated that people think of me as a hero and a role model. I would love to continue being that. Reporter since her rescue knight has chosen to speak publically at pivotal times. Im doing just fine.
Oh, my god, theyre vanity glasses. Try. Those are reading glasses. They look good ob you. Allows him to make a point like this too. Eyes look bigger. All right. That is subtle and in washington, msnbc political analyst and former chairman of the Republican National committee, Michael Steele. Good to have you all on board this morning. Good morning. Vanity glasses and all. Get right into it. Willie and i do want to first point out, radio for europe, one of the great songs we havent heard it recently on the show. No. R. E. M. Cold war overtures. Perfect. All right. Speaking of, there is no love loss between the United States and russia since Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum by moscow. The white house has officially cancelinging president obamas planned bilateral talks with his russian counterpart. President obama and Vladimir Putin were expected to sit down and discuss, among other things, syrias ongoing civil war. The kremlin said it is disappointed by the cancellation.
Signatures, we can spring the bill from committee straight to the house floor for a vote. I dont know. That sounds really complicated. Youve come farther than any of us while maintaining your balance and sparkle. We never sparkle. None of us ever thought one person could make a difference. Until you came along. If i remember correctly, isnt that, like, 218 signatures . Its not that hard. Yeah. Yeah. I guess i know women with more shoes than that. Wait, thats me. Elle, its time to finish what you started. And it worked. It works. At least i think it i cant quite remember how the movie ends, but i think given how movies like this usually i think it works. I think it works. Legally blond 2 is not a movie about a real political thing. It is not a documentary, as you can probably tell from the shoes references and everything, but this key plot twist in the movie, legally blond 2, the discharge petition, that is a real thing in our politics. There are 435 members in the house. So 218 is a ma
Is not bigger. Russias gay laws ahead of the olympics . Is russia literally rounding up homosexuals . Yes, they crack down on gay rights. It is our opposition. To me, this is germany in 1933. A few even calling for a boycott of the olympics. We must get it out of russia. Suddenly, a rising concern. The International Olympic committee has dragged its feet. He is suddenly going to be put in a very negative light. They are holding 14 town Hall Meetings. At issue is whether republicans force a government shout down. Republicans in congress can stop obama care. You will not Fund Obama Care . They simply refuse to fund it. Funding obama care is a huge mistake. The hard right is going to take over the Republican Party in 2016. And the nomination is going to rand paul. I dont think that is happening. You watch, this is what i do for a living. Senator paul is in the middle of a tour in kentucky. Over, i declared a truce. There is no love lost between the United States and russia. It is town hal
That was paul white. An engineer from ham lake, minnesota. Hes one of the winners from this weeks 448 million jackpot drawing. And he is a smart guy. Smart guy. Smart financial plan. He opted for the cash payment, which ended up being just over 58 numb 58 million after taxes. Friday, august 9th. Great to have you on morning joe. With us on set msnbcs thomas roberts. Weve got the host of way too early, Brian Shactman. Pulitzerprize winning columnist and associate editor of the Washington Post and msnbc political analyst Eugene Robinson and the former governor of pennsylvania, nbc news political analyst, ed rendell. Showing that we do at nbc have a conservative there oh, wait, conservative democrat. Fortune magazines assisting managing editor Leigh Gallagher, good lord it started early, the author of the great new book the end of the suburbs. Its great to have all of you guys with us. Lets start with news. Mika, of course, she where do you think she is . South of france. Shes in the sout