commence yet again. his wife forgives him but will new york voters? we'll break down whether his campaign is now impetent. i couldn't resist. also, the view inside the plane, what it looks like when you crash land and skid over 2,000 feet. if you think the penalties on ryan braun were harsh, wait until you see what happens with a-rod. this is "way too early." ♪ sometimes the wheels come off in a matter of seconds. i literally got yogurt all over my face and had to take it off. that is a wednesday for you. i'm brian shactman. we have a busy morning. it got a little intense and my wardrobe malfunction with yogurt. we also have new poll numbers on

obama's approval rating. i'll give you a few minutes to guess how many iphones apple sold in a three-month stretch. and the royal baby isn't the only big time baby news. i'll have that a little later in the cooler. we begin this morning with breaking news. a fire has ignited aboard an off shore drilling platform in the gulf of mexico. we're just hours earlier 34 workers were rescued. the crew was working on a glass platform 54 miles off the coast of louisiana. they were working on what's called a sidetrack well to prepare an existing well for more production when the well suffered a blowout. the workers were forced to evacua evacuate. no one was injured but a floyovr revealed a light sheen of gas. of course, nothing like three waters ago when the deep water horizon rig exploded and spewing millions of gallons of oil into the water. we'll have details on that a little later in the show.

this morning also, "the new york times" and "the new york daily news" calling on anthony weiner to step aside in the race for mayor of new york city. weiner called a news conference late yesterday where he was forced to respond to revelations he continued to send lewd messages to a complete stranger via social media even after he resigned from congress. gossip website "the dithe dirtye used the alias carlos danger. that is more than a year after he resigned in disgrace from congress. and according to the website, the relationship started just one week before this "people" magazine profile of him and his family ran with the headline, "i feel like a different person." and while weiner denied some of what was reported yesterday, he did take responsibility and openly apologized to anyone on the receiving end of this messages. he also apologized to his wife who is standing by his side.

she spoke publicly for the first time since the campaign began. >> i have said that other text and photos were likely to come out. and today they have. as i've said in the past, these things that i did were wrong and hurtful to my wife and caused us to go through many challenges in our marriage that extended past my resignation from congress. this behavior that i did was problematic, to sat least, destructive to say the most. caused many stresses and strains in my marriage. but i'm pleased and blessed that she has given me a second chance. >> anthony's made some horrible mistakes. both before his life in congress and after. but i do very strongly believe that that is between us and our marriage. we discussed all of this before

anthony decided he would run for mayor. so really what i want to say is i love him pt i have forgiven him. i believe in him. and as we have said from the beginning, we are moving forward. >> joining us now, the executive editor of politico. listen, his run for mayor was met with skepticism. i guess the question everyone wants to have answered here, is this over for him now? >> yeah, brian. you know it's a bad day when you're having to respond to an article in thedirty.com. i think that is a safe bet for all politicians going forward. the question is, will he stick into this race? he said absolutely. i'm going to stay in this race. new yorkers have to decide how much sexting is too much sexting. he had this exchange with this woman after he resigned from congress, after he confessed to his wife, six months before he announced he was running for

mayor. so that timing again has to make people think what the she can going on with this guy? and what's keeping him from doing it now or when he becomes mayor and maybe at the end of the day people don't care. >> i know that the atlantic had a piece that circulated that said, you know what? he gets this out. he fights a good fight in the mayoral race and then for the next race or the next effort he makes doesn't come up at all. in some ways it could be a net positive. is that just sort of pie in the sky logic? >> i mean, i guess. if you're trying to self-rationalize your life and gestures, sure. maybe that makes some political sense. but in the short term, he clearly wants to be mayor. polls have shown he could actually become mayor. he is leading in a lot of the polls. it's not a certainly that just because "the new york times" and daily news say he should get out that he'll get out. it's not a certainty that voters won't continue to forgive him. you know, the question is you look at that press conference. it was so extraordinarily awkward. not just the topic. they were having to talk about it again. his wife, having to awkwardly

read that statement. >> and acknowledge all the therapy. i mean just bizarre. >> a lot. she said a lot of therapy. i don't know. maybe people love these stories of redemption. i think a lot of people are like this issicy. i don't want to keep seeing this on my tv screen. but we'll see. until the next round of polls come out, the guy is a fighter. why would he get out? he's already gone through public humiliation? what is another couple months of it? >> we appreciate you getting up early for us. all rightment you know, for anthony weiner, it was carlos danger. we don't condone this behavior. we may as well have a little fun with it. if you were going to go down that road, what would you name your online alter ego? tweet us your most creative answers. we'll put the best answers that are, of course, usable, later in the show. we have new details about the rough landing at laguardia airport. federal investigators looking into the cause of monday evening's southwest airlines

landing gear collapse. there is also this new video taken by a passenger showing the exact moment things went wrong. the camera pops up to his face. the ntsb says the nose gear collapsed up and into the fuselage damaging the electronics bay. the plane skidded over 2,000 feet until coming to a complete stop on a grassy area next to the runway. laguardia airport was back at full capacity yesterday. the incident had caused more than 500 flight delays. all right. turning to politics. immigration reform may have hit a new roadblock in the house after comments by some leading republicans. yesterday conservative congressman steve king drew fierce backlash after he compared undocumented immigrants who would benefit from the dream act to drug dealers. >> there are kids brought into this country by their parents unknowing they were breaking the law. they will say to me and others who defend the rule of law we have to do something about the 11 million.

and some of them are valedictorians. my answer to that is -- by the way, their parents brought them in. it wasn't their fault. it's true in some cases. they weren't all brought in by parents. for everyone who is a valedictorian, there is another 100 out there that weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marriage marriage across the desert. >> john boehner called king's assessment wrong adding there can be honest disagreements about policy without using hateful language. despite king's comments, boehner said he was dedicated to passing the immigration reform. the white house, not impressed. >> nobody spent more time trying to fix a broken immigration system than i have. i talked about it the day after the election. i talked about it 100 times since. and while some may disagree about how we're going about fixing the broken immigration system, it's been a big goal of

mine. >> the idea that you can, i don't know, declare yourself to have been more committed than anyone to improve our immigration system and then have nothing to show for it is a little laughable. >> jay carney will be on "morning joe" later. president obama will kick off the first of several speeches on the state of the u.s. economy. the president's remarks in illinois not expected to contain any new proposals. however, white house officials say they hope it will refocus the public's attention on the president's previous ideas to stimulate job growth. aides to the president do not expect the speech to result in any breakthrough on fiscal matters with republicans in congress. president obama's decision to restart the national debate on economic policy comes at a time when americans, frankly, pretty skeptical of what is happening if washington. according to a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll,

his rating dropped to 45%. that is the lowest it's been since august of 2011. now a majority of americans disapprove of the job he's doing handling the economy. over on capitol hill, things not any better. in fact, they're worse. 83% of voters have an unfavorable view of the 113th congress and 57% say they would replace every law maker in congress if that was an option. question is, who goes there, right? prince william says he has already changed his first diaper. he is standing next to his smiling wife katherine. the proud royal parents, listen, any parent has been through this. if this is your first child, you're scared out of your mind. they got the first glimpse of their son, the future king of england. royal watchers pointed out kate as dress was similar to diana's at the time of prince william's

birth. the couple in high spirits, you could say, saying the entire experience of becoming new parents has been extremely emotional. >> he's got a good pair of lungs, that's for sure. he's a big boy. he's quite heavy. we're still working on a name. we'll have that out as soon as we can. >> pretty impressive. they re-emerge later in the day. william was able to lock the car seat into place. any father can tell you, i can't do it. i have my wife do it. maybe the range rover has extra components there. that was not an easy thing to do. the whole scene reminded us of an experience we've been through. you know, the first child driving home from the hospital for the very first time. >> i hope your apartment is big enough for the three of us. >> it definitely is.

that's why i got one in east l.a., the rent is huge. >> i would yell at you for driving slow, but the baby is here. >> i'm not going faster than 12. it may take us three hours to get home. >> i think i did the same exact thing with my little baby. anyway, things are healthy there. now to business. we're expecting earnings from boeing later today. stocks were mixed with the dow closing at a new record high. the s&p 500 and nasdaq posting losses for the day. we're not going to talk about the royal baby, let's talk business. >> no, no babies, no diapers and car seats. let's sauk abotalk about sac. they are under investigation from authorities and has been for many, many years. it looks like we could see criminal charges against the fund although not against the owner, steve cohen. there may well be some form of deal cut between the two. talks are not imminent on that front. elsewhere, to the up side is

apple. shares moved very nicely to the up side by $419. they sold a lot of cell phones, 31.2 million iphones. that is up from over 26 million in the same period a year ago. watch the margin. they're not getting per iphone. a lot less than in previous quarters. andless where, we could have a blackout for some time warner cable customers. this is a issue over fees, transmission fees. they pay the tv station to run their programs as well. this could affect three million viewers and i'm told with american football and baseball seasons looking exciting, this could affect big sport, especially in towns such as dallas, l.a., and new york where time warner is pretty big. >> we'll see you tomorrow. still ahead on "way too early," the news goes from bad to worse for a-rod. the report that has the yankees third baseman in danger of perhaps a lifetime ban. and your favorite supermarkets, result of a new survey and most important factors for shoppers.

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time for sports. new developments in the alex rodriguez ped saga. the highest paid player in baseball facing a longer suspension than ryan braun who was suspended for 65 days earlier this week. they say it's not a matter of if a-rod will be us is spended but when. the executive says the league has a overwhelming amount of evidence showing multiple years of usage. he also says the suspension could be for a couple of years and possibly even a lifetime suspension. the executive also said the league has overwhelming evidence showing rodriguez's year of p.e.d. usage.

the braun suspension sparking creative juices in taiwan. animators releasing this video of their version of the offense. notice the jumbo sized needles and the animated a-rod sitting next to braun in the treatment room. at least something funny, i guess, has come out the whole scandal. all right. let's get some on the field action. dodgers and blue jays. pick it it up at the bottom of the sixth. jose reyes, over the right field wall. toronto takes an 8-3 lead. this one, not over yet. for the eighth, l.a. trailing 8-6. adrian gonzalez takes it deep. three-run homer. dodgers take the win. on top of that, one of the worst stories in the first half, now a great story. first place in the nl west. the a.l. east in a battle for the title. jon lester, he went six plus giving two runs, eight

strikeouts, 6-# win. they have a 1 1/2 game lead in the a.l. east. pedroia agreed to a seven-year, $100 million deal. yankees trying to stay relevant in the a.l. east. top of the ninth. joe nathan could not close it out. eduardo nunez, rbi triple. ties it at four. the yankees get the lead with an rbi single to left. yankees win it but they are still seven game in back of the red sox. i don't know how the red sox are doing it frankly. i look at that roster, they are not that good. but the pitching is not great. but they're still winning. >> you still think they're the top team in the american league? >> i do not think they're the most talented team, no. >> detroit? oakland? >> yeah. i think there are three teams better. listen, they're winning. if they get a little pitching at the trade deadline, they can make a run. they don't have the talent right now. >> all right. we'll see how it goes.

can't wait until football season. here's how we're doing with the storms moving through areas of texas. we're watching the storm plaguing areas of arkansas and oklahoma. it's been rough here overnight. the front is moving through the east. it will be a beautiful day in chicago. i mean the whole ohio valley, great lakes this is like your spring break. this is your summer break. this is what you've been waiting for. the lack of heat and humidity will be fantastic. look at the forecast in chicago, 80 degrees over the next week. even new york city, the warmest day of the next four or five. i think we deserve it after what we went through laugh week in many areas. >> sorry to take 25 seconds of your weather. >> it was worth it. i love talking red sox. >> coming up at the top of the hour, is anthony weiner still a viable candidate for mayor of new york? we'll break down the latest revelation as fen this is the end for the former congressman. and stephen colbert is excited about the rail bab the royal ba. ♪

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all right. let's get rid of the real news. while the whole world oohs and aahs at the royal baby, there is another baby to celebrate. this one born to famous dad here

at home. jimmy fallon and his wife nancy welcomed a baby girl yesterday morning. it is their first child together. we can expect plenty of baby jokes as the comedian prepares to take over as the host of "the tonight show" next year. stephen colbert is excited about the royal baby. he thinks the duchess of cambridge is setting a precedent for other new mothers. >> so stephen colbert presents royal after birth, labor party, fetal attraction, birthing hints and the prince of whales, sported dig, it's a boy. >> this afternoon the royal couple finally emerged holding the yet as unnamed new prince of cambridge, of course, kate's a trendsett trendsetter. ladies, this is the new standard for what you must look like less than 24 hours after giving birth. smiling, glamorous, hair perfect, radiant and fresh.

okay? step up your game. >> also a new study, grocery stores, this -- you want to know which ones americans think is the best, right? there is someone who studies grocery stores out there. they say trader joes is north america's favorite chain. now i love their soy crackers and tortillas, they don't have a deli counter. come on. whole foods and publix round out the top three. the rankings are based on the staff and inviting atmosphere and high quality produce. you can always get cheap avocados as well. all right. i don't know where you do your shopping. >> i like trader joe's. i find whole foods to be very expensive. brian, thanks. coming up on "morning joe," wow, what a show we have for you. first that, awkward news conference. you broke into a huge smile. i don't get it. anthony weiner and his wife uma at his side.

now the times is calling for weiner to step aside in the race for new york mayor. can he survive the latest scandal? we'll compare his situation to others who did. and just when you thought americans couldn't hate congress more, a new nbc "wall street journal" poll has congressional approval at its lowest ever. we're going to break down the numbers with chuck todd. what can be done about that? we'll also have white house press secretary jay carney on the show. we're going to ask him why he called john boehner' comments on immigration laughable. we'll ask him a lot of other things, too. i hope it doesn't go joe into saying something inappropriate. we'll see if that happens. all that plus cokie roberts, eugene robertson, melanie barns and later comedian howie mandel. back to you. >> thank you very much. still ahead on "way too early," in honor of carlos danger, what would you name your alter online ego? your most creative tweets in just a minute. also "morning joe" is just a few moments away. ♪

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the house caught fire and we were out on the streets. [ whispering ] shhh. it's only a dream. and we have home insurance. but if we made a claim, our rate would go up... [ whispering ] shhh. you did it right. you have allstate claim rate guard so your rates won't go up just because of a claim. [ whispering ] are we still in a dream? no, you're in an allstate commercial. so get allstate home insurance with claim rate guard... [ whispering ] goodnight. there are so many people in our bedroom. [ dennis ] talk to an allstate agent... [ doorbell rings ] ...and let the good life in. i'm sorry, we're having too much fun with carlos danger.

we want to know your online alter ego if you had one. eric shultz has some answers. >> a lot of great answers this morning. we just heard one of our fellowd this morning. we heard one of our producers say scronado. >> i wasn't going to go there. >> and somebody tweeted my price is right, what's your come on down name. john steed. we have hidden assets. so some great responses there. we don't want to make light of other people's struggles, but carlos danger is way too funny. our colleague on msnbc news and off and on the show, their new little girl ava, congratulations to them. nice to see the new babies being born. now time for "morning joe."