except in this case obama and putin don't want to touch each other. this is a friday edition of "way too early." >> do you remember what that felt like as a guy? i do. i'm glad i don't have to go back there. brian shactman. i don't want to make this red sox central, but we have an amazing game of the yankees last night. both teams had huge comebacks. also jon stewart not take ing it easy on his college roommate. we want to get you up to speed on syria. president obama and secretary of state john kerry will spend today making the case for action to the world's leaders. secretary kerry heads to lithuania and paris and london

while obama wraps up the g-20. president obama and putin, their relationship has been chilly as of late. that's at best. they were cordial enough at the outset, but an early session meant to be all about the global economy reportedly was overshadowed by pressure from russia, china and a letter from the pope to avoid strikes against syria. >> i also look forward to having an extensive conversation about the situation in syria. and i think our joint recognition that the use of chemical weapons in syria is not only a tragedy, but also a violation of international law that must be addressed. >> last night at a working dinner that stretched for more than four hours, it didn't break up until about 2:00 a.m., president obama reportedly expressed confidence in reports syria used chemical weapons and called attention to international bans on chemical weapons. meanwhile whiffs of cause and

effect are just beginning in the story. "the wall street journal" reporting the u.s. has intercepted orders from iran to militants in iraq to attack the u.s. embassy in iraq and other american interests there. the blowback is more immediate here at home. republican and democratic members of congress alike survived brutal town halls where constituents are making it clear they do not want the u.s. to get involved. >> there's a moral and just people we should not be continuing to make war. we should be looking for peace. >> you really realize what you're getting our country into? this is what i think of congress. they are r a bunch of marshmallows. >> you can do it it by diplomacy and negotiation. not bombs, senator mccain. enough is enough. we do not want another engagement in the middle east. >> i would much rather use our

taxpayers money to take care of our vets coming home for the two conflicts we have already been in. >> i don't think i need to be lectured to about veterans, okay? >> maybe using props isn't the best thing. a little too stage d for me. in an interview with chris haste, secretary of state john kerry sought to convince americans that u.s. credibility would be damaged without a military response and that attacks would be brief and without boots on the ground. >> a lot of americans, a lot of your listeners, a lot of people in the country are sitting there saying, oh, my gosh. this is going to be iraq. this is going to be afghanistan. here we go again. i know this. i have heard it. the answer is, no, profoundly no. >> still there are questions. if nancy pelosi known for her ability to deliver democratic eyes can get her party in line. some top lieutenants are not on board, at least as of yet. the latest whip counts are moving in the wrong direction fsh the president. more senators like joe mansion

moved into the no column according to tracking by "the washington post." if house members being tracked by the paper, more and more are solidly leaning no or against strikes altogether. i believe we have chuck todd for us in russia now. chuck, do we have any details on the late-night meeting or insight that we don't have in the morning papers about what's going on over there? >> reporter: well, we do have a couple things. first of all, as you saw, the dinner went very late. president obama didn't get back to the hotel until 2:00 a.m. local time. after the breakup between the world leaders, putin had a one-on-one meeting with the western leader. not president obama but the british prime minister david cameron. a the lot of discussion was over syria and didn't go very well. other reports about the dinner itself talked about the that the president made this case, made the same case a lot of it that

we have heard, similar to the case to members of congress and even among those around that table, half those world leaders, sympathetic to the president's case, to the evidence believing that something has to be done. as one person quoted saying, there seemed to be a lack of will, even among those leaders supportive of the president's side. it doesn't appear the president hoped to make on the international front came. bi we'll see later today when more of the world leaders speak to the press after the meetings are over. but clearly the president things are going the wrong way in washington, that's for sure. but the progress they were hoping to make on the international front didn't seem to be made as well as they thought. it's been a tough sell here for the president internationally. it it looks just like what we're seeing in washington. >> you wonder if the move toward

action is in jeopardy. chuck, thanks so much for coming on the program. we appreciate it. we know you had a huge day yesterday. thanks for coming on "way too early." new information on the nsa spying scandal to tell you about. we know the nsa figured out how to access the most private data on the internet. in a top secret attempt to defeat digital scrambling, the spy agency is cracking encryption codes on the web. these are codes that guard global commerce, banking systems, trade secrets, medical records, e-mails and private web searches. the aclu called this "recklessly short sided" making the internet less secure for all. it's the price of admission for the u.s. to maintain unre stricted access to the internet. also new information on what caused the massive rim fire. a hunter who set an illegal fire

in the area was responsible for. the blaze that charred 370 square miles of california's sier sierra, nevada. the agency said there's no indication the hunter was involved with illegal marijuana cultivation, which a local fire chief had speculated as possible cause. the blaze now 80% contained and has cost $81 million to fight. in some cases people who have started wildfires in california have been sued to pay for costs and for damages. now to business, stocks able to post modest gains across all three major indexes. keeping a close eye on this huge government jobs report this morning. for more on that, we go to karen cho live for us in london. what do we expect in terms of the number of jobs created and the unemployment rate? >> good morning, brian. the numbers today expected in

the vicinity of 180,000 jobs to be created. the unemployment rate should remain steady at 7.4%. coming up to this significant number is the fact we had two strong jobs reports already this week from the private sector. 176,000 jobs added in august. also the weekly claims saw jobless benefits fell last week. this is such a significant data point because the fed has told us to watch the jobless number because it's going to be so important for the timing of this tapering program for its purchases of assets. in terms of what else is out there, we're looking at the corporate sphere. i'm guessing you had a bite of breakfast, hopefully yogurt wasn't hissing at you. cho baa any had to pull back yogurt tugs because it found a mold in the dairy product. hopefully yours was free because of the recall that's taken place from the company. >> they have grown so fast i don

know if you know the product. it's a great product. i do eat it. i have fayi. but i am a cho baa any fan. that's probably some of the growing pains they have to grow through. now richard branson, we have the nasa-related space stuff. richard branson wants to bring space tourism to everybody. there was a breakthrough yesterday. >> a giant step for ambitions for commercial space travel by next year. nay they managed to achieve supersonic speed for the second time this year from the spaceship. this was using a rocket engine. it's good news for those that have already signed up. for the $250,000 flight. the likes of leonardo di cap ree ya will be excited that people that have signed up for space travel. >> we should get nbc to pony up so we can be on board. thank you. swrooel the jobs report for you during "morning joe."

putin and obama not exactly golf buddies. we love putin for the caption contest. here we go. caption contest. #waytooawkward. we'll see what we can get out of you. we need good ones here on a friday. the best ones later in the program. still ahead, a record night for peyton manning and the broncos. denver dominated the super bowl champs. it is nfl season. one of the moments on "the today show" that can only happen on live tv. hoda tries to show off the samsung watch. we'll have that story and a check on weather when we come right back. ♪

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manning touchdown. this one to welker in the end zone. peyton manning threw for seven touchdowns. the seventh one to damaryius thomas. only six players have done that. i have him on my fantasy team. so i have already won the week. the nfl, by the way -- >> i am man. >> sorry. it's a friday. usually the super bowl champs e get to host the first game of the year but it didn't happen because the orioles were at home and they beat the white sox, by the way, in their game. let's get to highlights with the red sox and yankees. the best rivalry in baseball. new york was down five in the seventh. they came all the way back to take the lead. a six-run inning. they had an 8-7 lead. the sox did not roll over. steven drew, who is my

7-year-old daughter's favorite player. she blushes when he comes on tv. now that right there looks like a check swing strike. everyone thinks it is a strike and it's not called a strike. shane victorino knocks in what would be the winning run. the yankees were upset about it. the sox get the victory 9-8. mr. karins? >> it's sad. >> i have tons of respect for rivera. i like to see him do well, kpep against the red sox. i'm glad the sox won. >> you had a good night last night. it was like birth of your child, your wedding and winning at gambling. >> because everyone in my fantasy league thinks i'm terrible. so i'm just really happy. >> anyone notice in new england?

if you went to bed with the windows open, you slammed them shut in the middle of the night. it's one of coldest nights since winter. and temperatures right now 42 in burlington. 43 in albany. so it's a cold morning. we're going to be rewarded by this beautiful, crisp, fall-like afternoon. enjoy that. the weekend continues very hot. yesterday 90s to 100 in the middle of the country. look at denver, 96 degrees today. summer is really holding on through the middle of the country. right through the weekend, forecast doesn't change. i done think anyone is going to have a rainy weekend. for the outdoor sunday games, looking good too. it will be hot in a few spots out there. after a cold start this morning, a beautiful weekend ahead. >> yesterday was as nice as you could get in new york city. thank you, bill. at the top of the hour on "morning joe," the president's push to pass the attack in syria.

how lawmakers in the u.s. are lining up ahead of the vote? we huddle around the cooler. jon stewart went to college with anthony weiner. "way too early" will be right back. too big. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. new creamy alfredo soup. ♪ you make me, make me, make me go crazy ♪ ♪ you make me, make me, make me go crazy. ♪

about how the nsa is using supercomputers. if you want to sound smart, tell your friends in the ten years since the program began the nsa invested more than $250 million a year to keep that program going. mr. lewis, we have a good bit of action from you today. >> let's start with the late nights where jon stewart isn't taking it it easy on his old college roommate anthony weiner. >> these debates are about letting your personality shine through. >> do you have a housekeeper? >> sometimes. from time to time. >> ms. quinn? >> once a week, yes. >> once a week and then i clean up after her when she's done. >> there's that charm that borders on the edge of [ bleep ] this campaign was designed as a humble bid, but now it's somewhat noticeably curved a bit

to the right. away from that premise. >> is it a hunger for the big job, the power? >> i have to take you seriously. hunger for the big job. >> the annual day parade gets underway. >> anyone here from jamaica? >> cool runnings. seriously, you people sound ridiculous. vote for me. >> that's just cruel. steven colbert is getting in on it also. take a look. >> the subway kittens paralyzed transit service in brooklyn. it was chaos. hundreds of people were stuck on the platform with nothing to instagram.

. new york mayoral candidates immediately weighed in. a spoeksman for shockly still candidate for mayor anthony weiner told new york magazine if anthony is elected mayor he will not only stop trains for kitten, he will personally crawl over the third rail to do it. i for one believe anthony weiner would never harm a kitten. though he has a long record of choking the chicken. >> just does not get old. let's go from late nights to early morning. yesterday on "the today show" hoda revealed personal information while demonstrating the new samsung watch. >> i'm going to call this number. watch what i'm going to do. >> don't show your number. >> i won't. >> cassidy never forgave me. >> there's a number. >> is that my number? >> hoda!

>> is my phone ringing? see, now it's happening. people are calling my number. it's happening. oh, my god. i have 20 voice mails. 22, 23. oh, my gosh. >> i think it's funny. >> man, i wish i had her number. now i do. there's been a lot of buzz about katie couric getting engaged. take a look. >> katie couric announced this weekend she's engaged to john muler in. they have been date iing for tw years. >> no matter what al says ab a double plaza wedding, i think we can agree it's not a good idea. >> i hadn't thought of that. >> now that you put that out there. >> wow, the two of you getting married on the plaza. >> why do i open my mouth? >> katie has been out and about with her new fiance at the u.s.

open where she's sporting a gigantic rock. i caught up with her to see about what she had to say about the double wedding plaza. >> your fiance is taking away. willie wants you to get married at nbc. >> i heard about that. a double ceremony. i heard that. it's a fantastic idea. not. >> she wasn't hoot hoth on the idea. while i was there at the u.s. open, i was sipping some champagne and watching tennis. i got you a little gift. this is a personalized mika champagne bottle. >> thank you so much. why don't you bring that in here? just come on in here. >> i'm on my way now. >> oh, my god. is that a bottle of champagne with my name on it it? >> what a good idea. >> i need it given my job. coming up on "morning joe," backlash in town halls across the country as voters push back

against military strikes in syria. could president obama be faced with the real possibility that a resolution might fail? also john kerry makes his case for war in an interview with chris haste last night. we'll show you what he said about iran. we'll get new reporting from jeremy peters and david sanger. also former governor and presidential candidate jon huntsman along with chris murphy, david gregory and much more. donnie and eugene are on the set already. still ahead, your most creative tweets. "morning joe" is moments away. [ kitt ] you know what's impressive? a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it.

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>> pickup hoops at noon. do you want to be skins or shirts? >> there we go. doesn't it just look photo shopped? we had couple for mr. kraft for the patriots saying he wants his ring back. i think obama wants to put him in a headlock. "morning joe" starts right now. >> i feel confident that what i am doing is informed by my own lessons of war and opposition of war and also by my years of supporting certain military actions when they're forpts to the security off -- important to the security off ur nation. i believe this is important to the security of our country. iran will feel embolden, iran, who we're in a major confrontation with over the potential they may be developing a nuclear weapon, iran could read it in the wrong