this weekend. justin bieber may be falling apart at the seems. the photographer yelled bieber beat him. >> i don't think the foifr was worried. >> he took to twitter later saying he was only human and it's been a rough guy. jennifer love hewitt said she would consider ensuring her breasts for $5 million, i don't know if that's both or apiece. she was waiting for the insurance application. >> what's her deduction? >> harry styles got a new tattoo. the face cannot be seen in the photo. the band's rep -- >> what else is going on his chest? >> i'm hoping this is a joke on all of us, that that's not a real tattoo. >> for his sake. >> i hope that nobody's really

that stupid. i'm marra skchiavocampschiavoca. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, way t"way too early up next. who's the hottest florida politician right now, is it you or marco rubio? who are we more likely to see in the white house? >> man, you guys are crack addicts. you really -- you really are obsessed with office politics. marco rubio's a great guy. okay, heroin addict. is that better? >> not really. we're going to stick to caffeine here. good morning, everybody. i'm thomas roberts. this is "way too early." the only other addiction is justin timberlake. we have a lot to talk about including the prep being made at the vatican ahead of this week's conclave where the cardinals will come together to elect their new leader. what you need to know about the front-runners straight ahead. also, speaking of elections.

new reports that actress ashley judd could throw her hat in the ring to challenge kentucky senator, mitch mcconnell. things aren't getting any easier for the u.s. relationship with afghanistan after they accused the american government of. working with the taliban. hamid karzai says a pair of bombings were, quote, in service of america suggesting the violence was made at convincing the people that international services were needed z beyond the 2014 withdrawal. the comments coincided with defense secretary chuck hagel's first trip to afghanistan since being appointed to the job. >> the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate

anything. the fact is any prospect for peace or political settlement, that has to be led by the afghans. i've always believed that it is wise for nations to engage and to reach out. that does not mean that you are going to negotiate, we may never get to that point. i think it's far more preferable than war. >> nbc's mike taibbi is reporting. >> reporter: that's his first trip to afghanistan. there was supposed to be a joint press conference with karzai and chuck hagel, that never happened. you have to look at a couple of things that did happen and

didn't happen while hagel was here. on saturday there was supposed to be the handover, official handover ceremony of the prison at bag gram airbase from u.s. control to karzai control. it didn't happen. it was discovered, maybe karzai wasn't aware of this clause, but in the end the u.s. was going to retain control over which prisoners were going to be detained. karzai wouldn't agree to that. it would have been a feather? his cap. suddenly it didn't happen. last month karzai had ordered that u.s. special forces withdraw from a kabul suburb because of allegations that were unconfirmed against attacks in civilians. it was a two-week deadline be and nobody has withdrawn from this point. none of those special forces did happen. look at what did happen with those terrible suicide bombings, one of them within earshot of where hagel was meeting in the

city of kabul himself. he said they're working. we continue to be marginalized while others play out the end game. that's what's happening. one other point, thomas. we did go to a briefing for isap, the coalition forces. they said the task of completing the complete transition to afghan control for complete security in this country is going to happen this spring. >> mike taibbi live, thank you. after decades of avoiding an arms race, south koreans are kalg to develop a nuclear program. north korea has made progress. their tests weeks ago lint immediacy to the south.

south korea's moving forward could be perceived as lack of support by the united states. frustrations have mounted in the south about the inability of the u.s. to halt the north korean weapons program. tomorrow 115 cardinals will enter the papal conclave to begin the process of selecting a new pope. the man who will lead the church amidst the scandals. eight years ago cardinal joseph ratzinger was the front-runner. this year, there is no clear concession on a front-runner. they're hoping to energize the church's 1.2 catholics. their favorite appears to be odilo pedro scherer.

also angelo scola is a favorite. american cardinals, timothy dolan of new york and cardinal sean patrick o'malley of boston also appear to be in the mix. president obama is expecting to ramp up a charm offensive traveling to capitol hill to attend each party's weekly meetings. the recent steps in reaching out including dining with top senators could go a long way in reaching a budget deal but that they would not have changed the political impact the country is in today. >> i'm welcoming with open arms. i think the president is tremendously sincere. i don't think this is a poe will the call change in tactics. i think he would like to solve the problems of the country and it would be to his benefit and every american's benefit if he did that. it's time to start leading. the way you do that is quit poking your finger in people's eyes and start building relationships. i think he has a great chance to accomplish a big deal. >> it isn't the first time i've

ever had a conversation with the president lasting more than, say, two minutes or televised exchanges. i've never had a conversation with him on these issues before. i'm excited that we had this conversation. we had a very frank exchange. we come from different perspectives. i ran against him in the last election so we exchanged very different frank, candid views of one another. we're very different, but at least we had this conversation. >> ryan also said sunday that a key part of his budget blueprint would be repealing the president's historic health care law. house republicans have tried at least 30 times before. >> are you saying that as part of your budget you would repeal? you assume the repeal of obama care? >> yes. >> well, that's not going to happen. >> well, we believe it should. that's the point. this is what budgeting is all about, chris. it's about making tough choices to fix our country's problems. we believe that obama care is a program that will not work. we believe obama care will actually lead to hospitals and

doctors and health care providers turning people away. meanwhile, a new poll showing many americans are not overly concerned about the personal impact of the sequester. in the mcclatchy marist poll says it will have no impact, 27% think it will have no impact and 27% say it will help the economy improve. there's been loads of speculation about whether ashley judd will challenge senator mitch mcconnell. the "huffington post" says she will announce her candidacy around derby time. in a statement to the post judd describes it as both fabrication. she has interviewed top new york pollsters and consultants and is going to line up the old organizers. she currently lives in tennessee. that's a point highlighted in

early online attack ads. republican congresswoman marsha blackburn said judd can prove to be a formidable opponent. >> she is one of my constituents. she is a friend of mine and on election day in november ashley and i stood at the polls and snapped a picture and tweeted it out. >> could she win? >> it shows that people who have differences of opinion f she runs, she will run hard and knowing that family, they are very tenacious and spirited. >> we shift gears now to business where wall street is hoping last week's historic gains will continue this week. all three major indices rose by 2%. we want to check in with cnbc's karen cho. >> good morning. it looks like the markets are a little bit softer. we had a bit of momentum with the dow closing higher.

the head wind today is coming from the chinese numbers. it's showing us that industrial production was 9.99% in january and february. this is the lowest level since october last year. most of the strength in the chinese economy was supported by fixed asset investment in the government. in terms of some of the other rates, u.s. solar is showing strength still. there seems to be a change in thinking that it may have crossed the trade where it's no longer a safe haven with you a risk play. elsewhere, we're looking at news from the home market. if you're selling a house, it's good news because prices seem to be escalating. if you're looking to buy a house, the amount of stock seems to be dwindling. according to the website, villo, stock is down. in some markets, this is worse. in california it's down 40%.

just a bit of relevance. house prices have been up 7.3% in the fourth quarter. there is a feeling that prices escalate 70%. >> karen, what's the deal with in trade. a lot of people recognize that name as the online place to go for betting. >> they may have noticed that their accounts have been frozen. activity has been ceased across the u.s. basically it's saying its head finance agency is not to sell or not to encourage customers to trade commodities such as oil and gold. also accused it of dismissing customers from the fourth quarter. some u.s. quarters can't trade this in the interim. >> karen tso live in london. thanks so much. as always, let us know why you're awake.

e-mail us or tweet me@thomasaroberts. still ahead on "way too early," tiger woods takes a four shot lead. could he stay ahead of a crowded field that included the likes of phil mcle son and rory mcilroy. former cast members returned on "saturday night live." that story and a check on weather when "way too early" comes back. ♪ america, america ♪ god shed his grace on thee [ female announcer ] let our chefs take your lettuce from drab to fab

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welcome back. a live look there at the plaza here at "30 rock" for this monday. we're going to get a check on your weather from nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> good morning, thomas. we need you to stop. >> stop what? >> lower the bar a little bit. we have worked many hard years to lower the standards on this show. >> yes? >> yes. we need you to tank the rest of this. >> okay. i will tank the rest of this. i will do my best to raise the bar for you. yes. >> all right. good morning, everyone. hope you had a wonderful weekend. we do have some rain to deal with this morning. umbrella weather in louisiana, alabama, eventually into georgia, the atlanta area. further to the north we also are dealing with a lot of rain from louisville, cincinnati. soon it's going to be raining in columbus if it's not already. those are our wet spots. we're not dealing with any snowstorms but it is plenty cold. feel bad for our friends in the

northern plains. fargo has a wind chill of minus 10. from minneapolis, omaha, kansas city. it was very cold and snowy over this past weekend. as far as what we're going to deal with in the northeast, one more day without rain. tomorrow is kind of rainy. then that cold air in the northwest sweeps through new england as we go through the end of this week. 59 in d.c., 53 in new york. dry here. in chicago, you could see leftover rain and snow showers. the worst of your weather is all said and done. thomas, this week we don't see any big warmup. it looks to get colder as the week goes on. >> stand by because now i'm going to fall on my face. it's sports time. >> we appreciate it. >> i appreciate you giving me a reason to fail. tiger woods has a four stroke lead. he sinks the long bird did i putt on par four. phil mickelson had a hot start. he misses this straightforward putt for par on 11 for his third

bogey of the day. he finished the tournament at 14 under. 18 fold, tiger taps in for bogey to clinch his 76th pga tour win. he ends this january 19 under par, two shots ahead of steve striker. woods has a chance to return to number one with a win at bay hill coming up in two weeks. on to college basketball, 7th ranked michigan hosting number 2 indiana. indiana down by five. cody zeller grabs his own miss and then tips it in. cuts the deficit down to three. following a missed free throw by michigan, ipd be anna has it again. zeller goes inside the banks. hoosiers go up by 1. i can't see the screen. less than 10 seconds to play. rim's out. michigan can't get the follow to go and indiana comes back to win, 72-71 to take the big ten title outride.

with selection sunday less than a week away, five teams have already officially earned their spot. that includes liberty which includes the second 20-loss team in the league history to make the tournament. does that make sense? if you react properly to these highlights, i'll know where i am. heat hosting the pacers. we take it from the end of the second. heat up by 6. lebron james with the ball. he drives to the roof. gets it in for the slam. seconds later, dewayne wade with the steal, i sinks the jumper at the buzzer. there we have it. the heat win their 18th straight, 105-91. more basketball now and a dunk that is going to haunlt the nightmares of one nba player. we have deandre jordan. right on target with the ooohhhs and aaaahhhs. jordan outweighs knight by 70 pounds, almost a foot toller.

that didn't stop twitter from exploding over the dunk. the clippers went on to win 90-81. finally, we take you on to zurich. a martin ran onto the field halting the match. no one wants a piece of that animal until fenito dives on him for the takedown. he gets bit on the finger for his troubles. he's getting it off the field. the goaltender has to take over to get the martin off the field. who knows what diseases that animal had. yeah, a martin just skur ried by. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," defense secretary hamid karzai is making comments and what it means for

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♪ we told you at the top of the show that tomorrow a papal conclave will commence for the purpose of selecting a new pope.

the conclave will begin tomorrow. it's likely the new pope won't be elected until at least wednesday. if you want to sound smart the fastest conclave came in 1939 where pope piusxii was elected in gist a few hours. let's gather around the water cooler. justin bieber came on the show for the fifth time. >> well, justin timberlake. welcome to the club, old boy. i always thought if an in sink member would make the five timers club, it would be joey. >> dan aykroyd? wait, you're a five timer?

>> no, no, danny here is a bartender. this is the best he could do s having only hosted once. >> he is original cast so that means something, right? >> you're adorable. >> hey, guys, stop your yammering and let's enjoy it. >> alec baldwin and tom hangs. >> i remember when i first put on the jacket so long ago, i was a different man then. no sudden fits of rage. >> that's a good one, alec. >> it wasn't a joke, j.t. i'll let you know when i'm joking. >> relax, alec. >> candycebergman? the first female member of the five timers club. >> and i would like to say something. i, too, wish we had a second bathroom. while we're all sharing, could you please try to remember to leave the toilet seat down?

>> don't look at me. >> i didn't do it. >> i go in the sink. >> this place is the best. i love being a five timer. >> the five timers club is based on a version that happened in 1990 when steve martin and paul simon welcomed in the new five timer of tom hangs. martin and dan aykroyd stayed on that act. they played the brothers of a checkle slovakia member. >> bachelor number three, your perfect date? >> perfect date, we will have many bottles of sparkly wine from long island. >> next, hold your horses, barney, because it's time for a personal ride in our own stretch limousine, which we own for work. >> bachelor number two, it's raining out and we have to stay

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