The largest round of school closures in American history hit Chicago this week as 50 schools were shut down. Ed explains who the real heroes are and John Nichols of The Nation Magazine breaks down all the details.(The Ed Show)

President Obama put it all on the line with his counterterrorism speech on Thursday. Lawrence Korb from the Center for American Progress, Syracuse Professor David Cay Johnston, CUNY School of Law professor Ramzi Kassem, and Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights Pardiss Kebriaei join Melissa Harris-Perry to discuss President Obamas counterterrorism policy speech.(Melissa Harris-Perry)

NBCs Charles Hadlock reports from Moore, Oklahoma on how people are recovering after the deadly tornado. Then Staten Island resident Kathy Zito, who is still rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy, and Melodee Colbert-Kean, the mayor of Joplin, Missouri, join Melissa Harris-Perrys panel to discuss the governments response after disasters and where people are still waiting for relief.(Melissa Harris-Perry)

Former State Sen. Andrew Rice, D-Okla., talks about the current state of Moore, Oklahoma, and says people are slowing starting to get into the second stage of recovery and are trying to determine where to seek help and how to rebuild.(Up)

An Up panel joins MSNBCs Steve Kornacki to discuss President Barack Obamas counterterrorism speech and how he plans to fight terrorism as the memory of 9/11 begins to fade into the past.(Up)

Eleanor Clift, Julian Zelzer, Ann Lewis and Perry Bacon join MSNBCs Steve Kornacki to debate whether the GOP has become too focused on their opposition to the president and the Democrats to put the countrys needs first. The panel also discusses whether the GOPs opposition will negatively impact them in the 2014 election.(Up)

MSNBCs Steve Kornacki and an UP panel talk about the implications of the GOPs resistance to government.(Up)

Congressman Rick Larsen, who represents the district where the Skagit River Bridge collapsed and is member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow about the need for America to make a greater investment in its infrastructure.(The Rachel Maddow Show)

Rachel Maddow reports on the overwhelming approval by the Senate of Sri Srinivasan to the Washington, D.C. District Court judgeship, a potential sign that a nomination of Srinivasan for Supreme Court Justice would also pass the Senate.(The Rachel Maddow Show)

Mark Segraves, reporter for WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., talks with Rachel Maddow about the chances for success of the slate of extreme social conservatives being run for state office by Republicans in Virginia.(The Rachel Maddow Show)