the dnc is launching an ad blitz in new jersey today reminding residents it's been one year since the bridge scandal. for the second time this year, fitch has downgraded the state's bond rating. citing economic woes including governor chris christie to cut pension payments. >>> joan rivers had a final good-bye yesterday as she requested in her autobiography. it was hollywood all the way. nbc's ron mott has the story. ♪ >> reporter: the comic legend joan rivers got the final punch line she wanted. a roster of a-list guests from whoopi goldberg to barbara walters, and the show stopper himself howard stern. >> howard stern gets up unannounced and opens up with a line that brought the house down but boy was it risky. >> reporter: raunchy and wild, no holds barred. in her 2012 book "i hate everyone starting with me," joan joked about her sendoff. >> i want lights, crams, action. i want it to be hollywood all the way. don't give me some rabbi rambling on. >> reporter: outside fans applauded her daughter and son as they left the service led by a band of bagpipers. >> you consider yourself

there's tremendous fear among democrats and the white house and dnc to capitol hill that they will get their clocks cleaned in november. it's there. so from a republican standpoint you have a choice. you can make significant policy decisions right now. you can enter into this vigorous debate over this issue here or you can say, you know what? if we stand pat right now we likely going to take over the senate and increase our numbers in the house. they are making a political calculation right now. ate political decision and guess what? democrats right now are scared. they are pushing the panic button and it's real. >> sam stein, you look at republicans in some areas in the midwest the republican governors, incumbent governors are having a hard time of it. look at kansas, pat roberts is so desperate. i'm not saying this being derogatory of sarah palin. pat roberts never liked sarah palin he's so desperate he has sarah palin going into kansas to campaign for him and saying nice things about sarah palin. that's a true sign of desparation coming from pat roberts. >> you don't need to bring s

. >> well, on friday, the dnc held the annual leadership form. and i want to know how conservative women feel about the theme. joining me author of the new book. what women really want. it is so good to have you guys here. >> thank you. >> your book is a huge hit and people are reading it and i feel fortunate. i got all three of the authors here at the same time. >> yeah. >> let's jump in the war on women stuff. do you think the democrats have worn that out? >> it worked in 2012, but i believe it is get stale. this years a turning point not only for women but men as well. because everything that we have sewn going on in the world, the attention focused on isis, i think the attention focused on the illegal border crossings and how that is affecting parents with school children coming in their community, i think all of these things are much more important to men and women than the old rhetoric that the democrats are using in 2012. i think the people are more interested than in just 15 or 30 birth control. >> i always thought it insulting for people

she heads the dnc, she's a party leader, eric. and the party believes there's a war on women. the democratic party feels they should control every issue about women down to their oaf varies. why didn't she say something? i mean they have butted their nose, the democratic party, including the president into sports for concussion, medication and trade marking should we believe that debbie wasserman-schultz? >> i askeder if she cared to make an apolicy. >> she routinely says terrible things, she's not nice. she's a national figure but she doesn't run nationally. she's head of the dnc, her job as a republican, which she does, she's on every right wing blog she's doing just fine. >> the republican national chairman ask -- >> i want to bring this one up, you ready for your blood to really boil now? megan kelley save the 155 a tra of her interview with professor warren churchill. >> how can you draw an ekwif lechblt between 3,000 dead americans and a murderous nazi. >> i described a core which is a group within that 3,000. >> you naulgt the dead americans were just like the nazis, ho

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. >>> next, did the head of the dnc cross the line? comparing scott walker to a domestic abuser over his policies. >>> welcome back, everybody. time for the fastest seven minutes in tv. you know the drill. >> i forgot they had that. three fantabulous stories. first up, the comment that will likely earn her a vote of week and best seven back-to-back. debbie wasserman schultz may have crossed the outrage line when she compared scott walker to a man who delivers domestic violence to his wife. >> scott walker has given women the back of his hand. there is no -- i know that is stock. i know that is direct. but that is reality. republican tea party extremists like scott walker is grabbing us by the hair and pulling us back. it's unacceptable. it's not going to happen on our watch. >> andrea, she tried to walk that back a little bit later. but they're really trying to perpetuate this war on women. >> these comments are vial. not only are they vile, they're untrue. it tells me democrats are petrified of somebody like scott walker, petrified be

. >>> well, on friday, the dnc held it's an yul women's leadership forum. i want to know how conservative women feel about the theme. joining me authors of the new book, what women really wanting. so good to have you guys here. >> thank you. >> you know, your book is a huge hit. people all over america are reading it. i feel very fortunate, i get all three of the authors here all at the same time. delighted to have you. let's jump into this whole war on women stuff. do you think the democrats have kind of worn that out? >> it worked obviously in 2012, but i do believe it's getting ste stale. i think the message, this year has been a turning point, not just for women but for men as well. because of everything we have seen going on around the world, i think the attention focused on isis, i think the attention focused on the illegal border crossings and how that's affecting parents with school children coming into their communities, i think all of these things are much more important to men and women than the old rhetoric that the democrats were using in 2012.