to bide his time until massachusetts was quote ready. indeed, in 1962, when he ran for attorney general, his opponent was elliott richardson. a man with deep connections to the upper echelons. but ed brooke did not back down. a straight line can be drawn from his victories to another african-american in the national arena, four decades later. i was in high school when he first ran for statewide office attracting so many democratic voters to the republican i marry that we had to work for months reregistering them. -- republican party that we had to work for months reregistering them. i had that 10 but i did not know him until after i arrived in washington as a senator. in my early years, he would come by occasionally and talk about the job or events of the day. whenever i saw him, i was struck by his warm and kindness. his interest in what i was doing. he was a charismatic man with a genuine laugh and resonant voice. one topic we discussed was the parallels. we had both gone directly to war from college. to law school to a prosecutor's of

, the university of massachusetts boston. i am so glad -- [applause] i am so glad you stopped in on such a wonderful day. it is always sunny out here on the peninsula. [laughter] i'm also excited to welcome back president barack obama back to this university where he, as a united states senator, received an honorary degree from us. we are grateful. just a few steps from here where we stand today, and of course, we also thank the first lady, but we are also grateful to have our vice president with us today. thank you for being here. [applause] so i guess you cannot tell that i am thrilled. [laughter] i'm thrilled to be able to welcome all of you to this momentous celebration, and i am very proud to have the edward m. kennedy institute on the campus of boston's public research university. now, i was thrilled -- no, i was ecstatic when senator kennedy shared with me that he wanted to locate an institute focused on the united states senate here on this campus with a vision of quality higher education made accessible to persons wh

senator edward m kennedy massachusetts, 2015. [applause] biden: now that we have heard from the past, let's make a pledge for the future. i invite everyone in the entire chamber on the floor and in the gallery to please and and join me in making a commitment to the leadership in service this institute represents. please respond by saying, "i do." we, the people of this hallowed chamber in order to strengthen the system of self-government, make the following pledge. do you solemnly swear that you will be an active and engaged citizen of the united states? do you pledge to show courage and compassion in your service to others? do you pledge to use your heart, soul, intelligence, and imagination to make america better? do you pledge to work together with anyone regardless of differences in background or belief to solve problems and make this a more perfect union? do you pledge to always strive to uphold the values of justice, equality, and opportunity. and do you affirm that you will fulfill your duties as a citizen and proud americ

i see massachusetts all through it. in one sense, i see the daniel webster lane, the cornerstone for the senate chamber. i see massachusetts troops that came from baltimore during the american civil war in the same place where i sit every day in the united states senate. i see the american liberty elm at the foot of the steps of the united states senate. the american liberty elm whose roots are traced back to the boston common when the british chopped it down as their last act as they evacuated boston under the guns of general washington at dorchester heights. the artillery men knox, the deal was they would not burn boston and we would not think the fleet. they did chopped the american liberty elm down. homestead, who did the landscape, planted in american liberty elm at the foot of the united states senate. i invited a british ambassador up to explain why they chopped it down. massachusetts has had a part of the history. for me, it is a people's building. we are reminded every day, of the wonderful things and you go to

, the university of massachusetts boston. i am so glad -- i am so glad you stopped in on such a wonderful day. it is always sunny out here on the peninsula. i'm also excited to welcome back president barack obama back to this university where he is, as a united states senator from received an honorary degree from us. we are grateful. we also thank the first lady but we are also grateful to have our vice president with us today. thank you for being here. so i guess you cannot tell that i am thrilled. i'm thrilled to be able to welcome all of you to this momentous celebration, and i am very proud to have the edward m kennedy institute on the campus of boston's public research university. now, i was thrilled -- no, i was ecstatic when senator kennedy shared with me that he wanted to locate and institute focused on the united states senate here on this campus with a vision of quality higher education made accessible to persons who might otherwise have not had this opportunity in every day. that is a reality here. that is his work

well, for more, we go to boston, massachusetts where we're joined by kade crockford. she is the director of the technology for liberty project at the aclu of massachusetts where she's been following the tsarnaev trial closely. kade crockford, welcome to democracy now! talk about the opening of the trial. very emotional as people talk about their losses. >> really devastating testimony we have heard so far this week in the trial. survivors describing their horrific winds and the immediate impact of the blast, going from standing watching the race on a beautiful spring day to essentially waking up in a pile of carnage finding body parts nearby, looking down at their own bodies and discovering missing limbs. it is been really traumatic. unfortunately, here in boston, in a city where there is done death penalty, we in massachusetts found the death penalty unconstitutional as a state in 1984, we haven't executed anyone since 1947 in massachusetts. are going through with this federal death penalty prosecution, which is highly unusual. even the people of boston who were vict

department of public works says massachusetts avenue is a long stretch of roadway. but that it would look into these complaints. in northwest, mike conneen, abc 7 news. >> oh man. so many restrictions and they'll be in place tomorrow. there's no fighting. snow routes all that will be going on tomorrow. start at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow? >> do we have a choice? i don't know. >> i don't think so. we'll be here at 4:00 a.m. bright and early. >> be sure you join us then because, you know i think we'll be ok getting to work. that was the conversation we were just having but you probably won't be ok getting into work. i would be thinking about what you're going to do for telecommuting and that kind of thing for tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. but the peak of the storm between 8:00 and 2:00 so our trouble, then would be how are we getting home? later on. we might be camped out here for a while tomorrow. let's take a look at what's happening at this hour. that's live storm watch doppler radar, we're just dealing with the rain right now. just spotty showers here and there. roadways are kind

in massachusetts it's increased renewable energy by 400% the last 400 years alone. we used a bulk purchasing program for the residential solar to help keep the prices low for residents and businesses across the state and because of that there are residential solar institutions in 350 visitors it's in towns. it's by 10.5% over the past year and 47% since 2010. it employs nearly 100000 at 6,000 firms. and it's the perfect example of how quickly the transformation could happen and how far its benefits reach. if we put our minds to it if we make the right decisions and forge the right partnership we can bring these kind of benefits to the communities in the united states and around the globe. to get there all nations have to be smarter about how we use energy, invest in energy and encourage businesses to export energy choices as well. we have to invest in new technology. and that will help us bring renewable energy sources like solar, wind, hydro not only to the community where the resources are abundant but the community in every country on every continent. coal and oi

for about an hour now, we've been watching this tree-cutting crew work on this second of massachusetts avenue where -- section of massachusetts avenue where a large tree fell and blocked the road for hours. looks like they're just about done. this is just part of the aftermath of the march storm. flashing police lights, drivers detoured. eight cars involved in this pileup northbound on jefferson davis highway at the monroe street bridge. salt trucks treated the icy spots while police forced cars to take slater's lane. bridges, ramps, and overpasses freeze first and thaw last. nicole eppersons says she's not used to driving in this weather. >> it's been slick and icy. we're hoping to get to our hotel safely. we're southerners from richmond. we don't know why we came this far north. >> reporter: in northwest d.c. cars had to turn around at massachusetts avenue at mccomb street after a large tree fell across the road. in georgetown this car took the brunt of a fallen tree branch on 35th street. ice-covered side streets, cars trash cans street signs. the worst of all, sidewalks. not at all

kennedy of massachusetts. the chair: the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. kennedy and a member opposed each will control five minutes. mr. kennedy: i yield myself four minutes. mr. chairman, i echo the comments of my colleague about the importance of transparency we have heard over the course of this debate. an open government without transparent rules and regulations -- or with transparent rules and regulations, ex-dudes me, is at the core of our democracy. but i'm discouraged and disappointed that we are having this debate yet again, especially on a bill that undermines science even more dramatically than last year's version. when this country's greatest minds mr. chairman, come together to tackle our greatest problems, we are a stronger nation. whether we're talking about achievements in cancer treatment or clean water, science makes us healthier more innovative and more competitive. unfortunately, the bill we're considering today takes science off the table for the e.p.a. the very agency entrusted with keeping our air clean, our water safe, our homes cl

to boston, massachusetts. it's not often that president obama and vice president biden travel to events together. today they were both in attendance for the dedication of the ted kennedy institute, just outside of boston, where massachusetts senator ted kennedy passed away in 2009. but before he died, he made his wishes known that if there was going to be some memorial for him, he wanted it to be a place that honored not him, not his own personal achievements but rather the body in physic righ today, the center of the political universe shifted about 400 mile to the north and to the east from washington d.c. to boston, massachusetts. it's not often that president obama and vice president biden travel to events together. today they were both in attendance for the dedication of the ted kennedy institute, just outside of boston, where massachusetts senator ted kennedy passed away in 2009. but before he died, he made his wishes known that if there was going to be some memorial for him, he wanted it to be a place t

you're mentioning massachusetts. the traditional idea is massachusetts benefits because it has all these universities there. it also has in boston except when the snow is six feet high, it has a high quality of life. people like to be there to emphasize the historical -- there is an attractiveness to that kind of lifestyle, but it is the same attractiveness that providence and newport have. you have brown, large numbers of colleges and universities. what went wrong in rhode island. how did rhode island not benefit from the same forces that helped massachusetts and new york? >> so, you know, i'll tell you what i think. my theory. massachusetts has done a great job of partnering and collaborating. government can't do everything. government cannot make an economy work. it has to be a collaboration of bottoms-up. great things happen at the intersection of universities working with government working with business. and massachusetts and pittsburgh and other places that have had a renaissance, they've nailed that. rhode is

there is a massachusetts committee of safety, a massachusetts committee of correspondence, a massachusetts assembly. the massachusetts assembly was official, but all these other little ad hoc organizations sprang up to articulate grievances against great britain. arnold was a connecticut captain, and warren was able to create him a massachusetts colonel and to send him with a commission from the massachusetts committee of safety to capture fort ticonderoga and to send the artillery that was there back to boston so that the continentals would have artillery to blast the british out of the city. they had no artillery. the british had all the artillery. so he races off to do this, but he gets halfway there and finds out that somebody else is in front of him and that ethan allen is there already to capture ticonderoga. arnold, being arnold, instead of saying, "oh, that's wonderful. i'll help you," flashes his commission in front of these six or eight men who had organized the whole thing and were ready to go in their boats, and says "fine. i have an official commission. i will now be the comma

massachusetts spent about $400 million on snow removal. the state is seeking 75% reimbursement. >>> this morning italy's court is expected to rule on the appeal of aamanda knox in the murder of a student. she and her boyfriend were convicted for a second time. she was found dead back in her apartment back in 2007. knox spent nearly four years in jail during the investigation but now lives in seattle. if appeal is denied prosecutors could ask for her extradition. testimony on tuesday focused gun evidence they say shows the defendant play add key role in the attacks. marlie hall reports. >> reporter: new video appears to show dzhokhar and tamerlan tsarnaev leaving a firing range last december. an analyst testified the brothers practiced shooting for about an hour with rented 9 millimeter handguns. massachusetts state police lieutenant david cahill told jurors 56 shell casings from a 9 millimeter ruger handgun were recovered from a crime scene where they were in the shoot-out with police. they say that same gun was used to kill mit police off

i would like to take a look at municipal fiber networks that massachusetts is looking at and sometimes at a regional level and local level oovment as part of the fiber extension, we have looked at, i don't think massachusetts was necessarily in the mix but we have looked at other jurisdiction and dealt with how they deal with the expansion of their fiber networks. some have done it with a focus purely on connecting commercial corridors to make them more vibrant and others have looked at commercial and resident. we have examples of other locals and how they are looking at and it's actually a very widespread issue. the california lafco association general annual meeting is going to have a panel on broadband and if it is, i will make sure you are well aware. they don't deal with what this lafco does, but i will make sure that others are informed about it. >> make sure peter informs my staff about the massachusetts efforts. i know at least with good conversations with monkey brains who have been testifying before us and the internet archive effort the more locally based higher internet pro

you have to a magic bullet the results we see lichen massachusetts. we set a couple of goals to build 2,000 megawatts wind power capacity is solar power by 2017. it is unprecedented but we knew the potential benefits were enormous. fast forward to today in massachusetts has increased renewable energy by 400 percent in the last four years alone. used the bulk purchasing program for residential solar to keep prices low for businesses across the state in residence and today there are installations and 350 of the 351 cities and towns for perot the commonwealth is a $10 billion industry that has grown by 10.5 percent over the past year and 47 percent since 2010. with nearly 100,000 people at 6,000 firms in the perfect example of how quickly the transformation can happen and how far the benefits reach if we put her mind to wit to forge the right partnerships we could bring these communities across the united states and around the globe to get their all nations have to be smarter how we use energy to encourage businesses to make smart energy choices as well.

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they uproot their lives from massachusetts to philadelphia until the baby is born. two weeks later -- >> how you doing? >> good. >> daddy-o gets here we'll have a birthday party. >> please keep breathing. >> reporter: the baby is born 6 pounds 12 ounces. >> hi, beautiful! >> hey, baby! >> you are a cutie! >> you okay? >> uh-huh. >> so this is luelle. >> i love it. >> so cute. >> you know that voice? >> reporter: they name her lue luellle, a bright shining light. a metaphor not so much for the past they endured but the future they pray for. >> the process was so hard during the pregnancy. i thought about her constantly. she was with me constantly. but i was terrified. i was so afraid of you know -- still sometimes am but i have a better perspective now, i think. >> reporter: for patients like luelle, it means a lifetime of complications. >> luelle. >> i dread the day where she comes home and someone says something about how she walks. because if she walks she'll walk differently. >> it will be interesting to see how she navigates that. even right now seeing her perso

we move on to doug in brookline massachusetts. caller: i think the question should be can iran trust the united states. 1953, the united states with the british and anglo persian oil company installed their puppet. i do not believe there is any pact or alliance that we have with israel that obliges us to come to their defense or anything like that for the simple reason israel has reviewed best has refused to -- legally be cannot ally with them. could you have another guest to expand upon this? host: we will go to jesse in michigan. caller: good morning. my comment is, i do not know why we go to another country and tell them what they cannot have. israel, they come over here and all violate -- snubbed obama like he is not the president of the united states. why should iran trust us? a column in the washington post. four more years of the clintons. maureen dowd's column in the new york times. ready for 45, a look at james baker and others were advising jeb bush in his bid for the white house. both columns can be read online. paul is

a position that mattered to a lot of voters in massachusetts including this one. and when they tried to cut civil rights and voting rights laws ed brooke used every instrument in the legislateive tool bock to stop them. a vow that president obama reminded us so powerfully in selma remains as timely now as ever. for all of his career he was his own man. as attorney general he was relentless on cracking down on corruption which in massachusetts in the early 1960's provided what we might call a target-rich environment. he triumphs were amazing in a state that was 2% black and school desegregation was an issue at the time and where the face of prejudice might appear ugly with anger or thinly masked by code words. in one race he narrowly lost opponent kevin race claimed to see no hidden message in bumper stickers that read "vote white". he was urged not to run for higher office but instead buy his time until massachusetts was "ready". when he ran for attorney general, elliot richardson was his opponent a man with deep connections to the upper echelons of the commonweal

my mum is yoruba, we ate food from yoruba, and we did this in chestnut hill, massachusetts, suburbs. >> when you grew up in boston, a white suburb, chestnut hill. >> especially when it snows. >> when was it apparent to you first? >> that's interesting. i think when i heard people refer to us as black people. >> you didn't think of yourself as a black person. >> it's an invention. one has to learn to think of oneself that way. i have brown skip, i spend as much time as i can in the sun to get browner. to call me black, what does this mean? this refs to a category, it refers to a race that we know is a social construct, constructed to support sociopolitical and sociopolitical hierarchy, they are not power categories, not culture or biological. >> did you feel oppressed by racial stereotypes existent around you? >> i felt - well, yes. and that's the thing i should say, to say that racism invented is not real - i may not consider myself a black person. i may find other categories more salient. that will not stop someone who has incredibly simplistic and derogatory views of black people f

in the town of canton massachusetts. a boy's hockey team was inside with parents watching when the roof started giving way from too much snow. imagine that panic. near record snow levels led to more than 150 roof collapses this month across the state of massachusetts. >> makes you feel that we keep doing the weather stories across the rest of the country, such a difficult winter epic snow and we have incredible temps. a little bit of rain. some hail. >> interesting weather, espn the south bay where the hills are white coated in hail about 3 inches deep in a few spots. partly cloudy skies in the bay area but interesting views from tib tiburon to the south. the snow level and freezing level close to 4,000 or 5,000 feet you can bet these showers have no problem becoming hail machines especially around parts of the south bay. right now a little bit of light rain downtown and a few showers off to the north. it's the hills off to the east where if you look to the east you see hills coated in white and if you look closely, this

in the great state of massachusetts, there are 40 seats in the senate. 40. right now the party division looks like this. do we have it? there it is. that is the party division. blue for democrat, red for republican. there are 34 democrats in the senate, six republicans. but don't feel bad. there may only be six of them, but every single one of them is a winner by which i mean every one of them is a leader. the great frank phillips of the boston globe today says even though there are only 6 republicans in the senate, every one of them a leadership in the senate. that means they all get an extra $15,000 in their salary. if you check under your seat right now you get a leadership job, you get a leadership job, everybody gets a leadership job. who follows the leaders? the other leaders. the best one is this guy, a tea party guy, his leadership title is the assistant minority whip. what he is supposed to do for that extra $15,000 a year is he is supposed to as the assistant minority whip, he is supposed to whip the votes of all of the republican senators in the s

caller: my vote goes to those democratic senators from massachusetts. i think he hit it on the head. i am a farmer. i should be able to put a drone on my farm. host: how does that get rid of them? who regulates that? caller: the faa has something to do with it but the states should also have something to do with it. host: the farmer was from michigan. the call from trials is from eastpointe, michigan. caller: my concern is what is going to happen when the terrorists use these things? to tie that in with gps. they can locate your house. what is going to happen when terrorists take over? everything starts out to be good but it turns out to be bad like the internet. host: on the commercial use of drones, should they not regulate that? or should be regulated more strictly? caller: more strictly. it is going to become a tool for terrorists. host: make sure you mute your television when you call in. the event was tuesday. you will it on our facebook page. bill says that no drones over residential properties, period. jay says a permit should be needed for oper

in massachusetts, this home facing the same fate. and at this ice rink this morning, a youth hockey team preparing to practice. >> the coach was on the ice, and heard the collapse and acted quickly to get his players out of the building. >> reporter: no one injured, but it's the latest of more than 150 roof collapses in massachusetts this winter so far. and in florida, slow moving thunderstorms deluging palm city with 11 inches of rain in 6 hours. in nearby stuart, this car stuck in a manhole after the cover floated away. the mail in this truck, not being delivered anytime soon. here in atlanta, a welcome break from the rain and snow they saw earlier this week. but the clouds will roll in. this next storm will bring freezing rain across north georgia, tom. >> rob, where exactly is that storm headed? >> reporter: stretching out tonight, st. louis will get a fair amount of snow. it will pour across ohio, pennsylvania and into the northeast. and by tomorrow the rain/snow line is near the new york city area. generally speaking 3 to 5 inc

to boston, massachusetts. it's not often that president obama and vice president biden travel to events together. today they were both in attendance for the dedication of the ted kennedy institute just outside of boston where massachusetts senator ted kennedy passed away in 2009. but before he died he made his wishes known that if there was going to be some memorial for him, he wanted it to be a place that honored not him, not his own personal achievements but rather the body in which he served for so long of his life. the united states senate. he wanted a place where you could essentially stand in a senator's shoes for a few hours. well this is what he got. do not adjust your tv machine. this is not the actual u.s. senator with a cleaner carpet. this is a life-sized replica that they have just built. the walls are the same carpets are the same. there's even a press gallery. they basically took the u.s. senate in washington and made a physical carbon copy of it in boston. and it's not a scale model. it's full-

por lo pronto, se pronostican mÁs nieve para estados como ohio, nueva york y massachusetts. fÉlix: miles de personas se manifestaron en moscÚ en recuerdo de un opositor ruso asesinado a tiros. medios consideran que ha sido una de las marcas mÁs grandes que se recuerdan contra el actual gobierno. durante el recorrido se veÍan pancartas que decÍan "no tengo miedo" y " rusia sin putin". presentadora: como si se tratara de un crimen de una pelÍcula de la mafia, boris, uno de los mÁs feroces opositores al presidente ruso vladimir putin, fue asesinado a sangre frÍa cuando lo acribillaron a balazos por la espalda en pleno centro de moscÚ el viernes cerca de la medianoche cuando paseaba con una modelo ucraniana. una cÁmara de vigilancia captÓ su muerte. hoy rusia amaneciÓ en estado de shock, decenas de miles de rusos marcharon por el centro de la capital con pancartas de "no tengo miedo" y repitiendo la frase "rusia sin putin". el ex viceprimer ministro era considerado una de las personalidades mÁs conocidas del paÍs. en una entrevista, habÍa exhortado a unirse a una

later for massachusetts congressman barney frank on his book book, frank, a life in politics from the great society to same-sex marriage. onal press club in washington, d.c. for about 45 minutes. >> senator johnccain >> senator john mccain you know all about him. i we will i we will tell you a little bit served in the 19 -- elected to the u.s. house of representatives from arizona in 1982. and the senate in 1986. he was the republican presidential candidate in 2008. he is now serving his fifth term in the senate. and myron is our 107th president of the national press club. he is had a 42 years career with the associated press and covered many world leaders. he received a ba in 1961 from ohio state university and an ms with high honors from columbia school where he won a traveling fellowship. when he retired in 2004 myron joined the national chity and worked to expand the international activities and attract more members from the international media international organizations, and diplomatic missions in washington, d.c. also in that year he began his second career as an instructor at

>> if we did i could i could not get the votes of the commonwealth of massachusetts. one of whom shall not be from the same state. the constitution the two for one state. the president. she would have the votes. >> change your registration domain. [laughter] >> i could. tax consequences. here's the deal. in the 1st place, made the record. john mccain smudged his own record some elements of distinction by nominating a person who was clearly unqualified. presidential nominee, an absolute obligation to pick someone to be vice president who can take over. when tho pick someone to be vice president who can take over. when the next president is elected i we will be all 77 years old. no way someone nearing 80 would be in a position to become president. staying beyond. some of the most able, distinguished people become pathetic by staying too long beyond that i said yes. i am a great friend. very intelligent. in the 1st place, and extraordinary force. in a pill presidential race that would allow people to criticize her for her motives. right now they have to argue her on the

the line stretches all the way down the block, massachusetts avenue. these folks all in line for that right down there, giving away cannabis seeds, all of this completely legal. these little plastic bags filled with between 10 and 15 cannabis seeds drew hundreds of people. this is the second marijuana giveaway by the d.c. cannabis campaign. approved by 70% vote last november adults 21 or older can legally possessed 20 -- up to two ounces of pot, grow six plants, but sales are illegal. the first in line, a man from massachusetts who has a medical marijuana license because of a serious leg injury. >> i think it is a great start. a lot of people who have medical problems that they need to smoke marijuana, essentially, this is a good way to start. >> this is huge, especially for the minority community. now that it's legalized and such and we can do these things, i think it will be a nice trend. richard: folks are waiting in line. not everybody is happy about this. some still referred to marijuana as a gateway drug, and some members of congress also threate

but massachusetts the first to recognize gay marriage. >> it has been going on in san francisco for a long time. >> we are all brothers and sisters. >> the change is not without controversy. the massachusetts knights of columbus pulled out of the event calling it politicized and it is now an lgbt contingent. they said the group was welcomed with open arms. >> thank you, rich. new developments from capitol hill tonight where attorney general nominee loretta lynch may have to wait longer for a confirmation vote because afterdispute over human trafficking bill. >> this will have an impact on the timing of considering the new attorney general. now, i had hoped to turn to her next week but if we can't finish the trafficking bill she will be put off again. >> the trafficking bill is stalled because of a provision involving abortion. lynch has waited longer for a vote than any other attorney general nominee. >> coming up a cold case rei go nated. the mal-- rei go nated. the millionaire behind bars and how a show on hbo put police back on his trail. >> the new look at the damage from cyclone

addresses of all the starbucks in the state of massachusetts. and we know those companies have spent a lot of money on figuring out where they should be. so how can we piggyback on some of the work that others have done and build next to a whole foods and a starbucks? >> another priority for the start-up, improving conditions for the customers and the employees, by tackling lax hygiene standards. a persistent and widespread problem in the nail care industry. >> when you walk into a miniluxe you'll see we have a clean lab. we utilize a professional grade autoclave to sterilize all the tools. if we can't sterilize a tool we'll give it to the customer or throw it away. >> and they tack near page from the starbucks rulebook. they wanted to elevate the overall client experience and at miniluxe that means a whole bunch of things. like utilizing technology for online booking 24/7 and greeting customers differently when they walk in the door. >> you're walking by the store, you'll get a notification that there's an appointment would you like to fit in t

>> tonight, we have matt nash from boston, massachusetts. he is an artist a professor, a self-described history nerd and a little controversial here he claims to be steve bennett's biggest fan. >> oh matt. very nice to meet you. >> hello. thank you for having me. >> i am a bigger fan of steve bennett than you are. what? >> we've have to arm wrestle over that or something. i don't know. i've been following his career for a long time. >> he is a special dude. and you'll get to talk to him in just a moment because he of course, is the lord of veracity here. first, very happy to have you here. you're going to get three multiple questions about this week's news. if you get at least two of them right, you'll win this tinny little piece of junk. >> as always the rachel maddow show cocktail shaker. >> it probably leaks. >> which i'll use to make tiny cocktails and think of you every time i drink them. >> thank you very much. if you get all of the questions right or if you do very poorly and you need extra credit or likely just because i feel like it

in 2012 she defeated scott brown in massachusetts despite her hilarious claim to indian ancestry. warren snagged a job at the harvard law school after listing her ancestry as part native american, citing family lore and her high cheek bones, she ended up claiming to be one 32nd cherokee. at this point few insiders think she has a chance of the nomination. moreover, hillary has already adopted her emphasis on income inequality. it isn't as though she doesn't feel heat on her back. in the spirit of politics, making strange bed fellows, the two women might actually need each other. after all, they're really the same person. >>> heart warming story to tell you about of a little boy battling a rare disorder. the eight-year-old diagnosed with a disease that impacts his bone marrow. his family says it's always been his dream to join the military. this week he was enlisted an an honorary member of the texas national guard. >> it's devastating when you found that your child has something that you can't fix. you're a bystander on the side line. >> he wants to help others and help people. >>