so americans might be unsure but pro-russian protestors know where the emotiocountry is. after recent weeks of bad press, gm gets much needed good news about product safety but is it enough to help consumer confidence and subway riders avoid a 4-legged new yorker. your wednesday edition of rats on a train. this is "way too early." i don't know why that is so funny. good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it's wednesday, april 8th and welcome to way too early. it was like that rat had a machete though those people were screaming so loudly. it's crazy. we'll talk more about that coming up this half hour. we started out with the flight recorders from missing malaysian jet liner 380. it's in bonus time as crews are

racing against the clock to find the wreckage of flight 370. these pingers have a battery life of 30 days. however, officials are hanging on to hope that they're close to visually confirming the plane despite searching in the most remote waters on the planet. >> the pinger locator deployed by the ocean shield detected signals consistent with those emitted by aircraft black boxes on two separate occasions. i can now tell you that ocean shield has been able to reacquire the signals on two more occasions. i believe we are searching in the right area but we need to visually identify aircraft wreckage before we can confirm with certainty that this is the final resting place of mh 370. the reason why they feel so encouraged by this is because those pings, the signals being sent off don't naturally occur. these are man made noises.

>> we switch gears to talk about oscar pistorius in court again today finishing his testimony of the night he shot and killed reeva steenkamp. court was adjourned after pistorius broke down in court after he said he was overcome with fear on the deadly night. >> what i perceived to be somebody coming out of the toilet. before i knew it i fired four shots at the door. my ears were ringing. i couldn't hear anything. so i kept on shouting for reeva to phone the police. i was scared to retreat because i wasn't sure if there was somebody in the toilet. i flung the door open and threw it open and i sat over reeva and i cried and i don't know -- i don't know how long -- i don't know how long i was there for.

she wasn't breathing. >> so yesterday, in an attempt to, what critics say, humanize pistorius, he stood up in the courtroom and removed his prosthetic legs and took a step forward. he faces a life sentence with 25 years before parole if convicted of the crime. >> the u.s. government said there's no doubt that russians are responsible for the protest in ukraine. they declared their independence and ukrainian forces dispelled the demonstrators from the strong holds. another group reinforces their position. john kerry accuses them of instarting rotation gating the trouble. >> no one is fooled by a contrived military intervention. it's clear they have been the

catalyst behind the chaos in the last 24 hours. >> fistfights broke out in parliament after a speech accusing kiev's government of intimidation. on capitol hill things were more civil but not by much. washington isn't shariing inobstetrical with ukraine around russian forces along the border. >> my hero teddy roosevelt used to say talk softly but carry a big stick. what you're doing is talking strongly and carrying a small stick, really a twig. >> he also said the credit belongs to those people in the arena trying to get things done. and we're trying to get something done. and i abide by it. i think it's important to do this. sure, we may fail and you want to dump it on me. i may fail. i don't care. it's worth doing. it's worth the effort. >> so there is no love lost

between attorney general eric holder and the congressman. but the two clashed over a house vote in 2012 to hold holder in contempt of congress. >> what we promised to do is provide you and your staff with -- >> sir, i have read you what your department promised and it's inadequate and i realize that contempt is not a big deal to our attorney general but it is important that we have proper oversight. >> you don't want to go there buddy. you don't want to go there. >> i don't want to go there about the contempt? >> you should not assume that that is not a big deal to me. i think that it was inappropriate and i think it was unjust but never think that wasn't a big deal to me. don't ever think that. >> well let me ask you -- >> the time of the general has expired. >> unfortunately. >> asparagus. >> did you catch that reference

there? he was referring to an apparent slip of the tongue made last may. >> so when you attack somebody's integrity and say they made statements that were not true then of course that is raises a point of personal privilege but the attorney general failed to answer my questions about what was asked. >> gentlemen -- >> in his regular -- >> aspersions on my asparagus. >> the president is set to take up the gap in wages between men and women. yesterday the president signed two executive actions designed at creating greater transparency for the wages of federal contractors, a move the white house says is key in being a first step. the president used the occasion to contrast his stance with republicans. >> this isn't just about treating women fairly. this is about republicans seemingly opposing any efforts to even the playing field for

working families. i don't know why you would resist the idea that women should be paid the same as men. and then deny that that's not always happening out there. some commentators are saying that the pay gap doesn't even exist. they say it's a myth. but it's not a myth. it's math. you can look at -- [ applause ] >> you can look at the paychecks. you can look at the stubbs. >> republicans were pushing back calling the legislation a political stunt in an election year noting it's already illegal to discriminate on the base of gender. >> many ladies i know feel like they're being used as pawns and find it condescending that democrats are using this as a political distraction. >> republicans support equal pay for equal work. it's probably better for us to sit down and make sure that the raw is being properly implemented rather than play

politics with this. >> i would urge us to stop politicizing women. >> he's asking for the fbi to investigate who leaked the video. the surveillance footage posted by a local paper shows the congressman and a woman together. according to the washington post she was paid by the campaign for reimbursement for headquater cleaning. she has since been taking off the payroll. her husband is speaking out saying his life has been wrecked adding the couple is likely headed for divorce. now a local pastor is accusing mcalister's district office manager of the leak calling it a conspiracy to bring the congressman down. he is denying the accusations. >> american voters size up politicians that run into

problems in office. mr. miller is dedicated to developing policies to help middle classworking families but is neither a republican or democrat. he's 53 and married with two kids. he was unfaithful to his wife with another woman and based on that, nearly half say they wouldn't vote for him. now a group of voters created a position on staff to hire a family member who was unqualified. only 24% said they would most likely vote for him and 2-thirds said they most likely would not. >> computer experts are warning internet users of a major security flaw out there. it's called the heart bleed bug and passwords, credit cards, and social security numbers could be vulnerable. it's found in encryption software used to keep networks secure. a fix was done to resolve the issue. up to two -thirds of internet servers use it.

there's positive news for general motors. two suv models are called the top in their class after the latest round of mid sized suv crash testing. they both received the highest grade from the insurance institute from highway safety. the auto maker is leading the way when it comes to mid sized suv safety. the honda pilot received the worst score out of the nine tested vehicles. we want to talk about our twitter topic today. this is about golf digest. they're causing a con tro vtrov talk over this. she is not a pro golfer. is is this good for female golfers or just good for the magazine? tweet us your most creative answers. we'll put the next ones up later in the show. general is already laughing at me. why are you laughing? >> good for women golfers?

>> yeah. well, do you think it should be a woman golfer on the cover? all right. tweet me, general, at thomas a. roberts using the #waytooearly. >> another big night for lebron james but this match up with the nets came down to the final seconds. and then security video straight from the golden arches and this customer is -- oh, yeah. this customer is not loving it. we're going to tell you what she did once she got behind the counter. oh. she is feisty. topless and feisty. a check of your weather when "way too early" comes right back. iraqi citizens banging and chipping away at a huge saddam statue in the heart of the city with help from an american military vehicle the heavy bronze statue came tumbling down. it's head dragged on a rope

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all right. the best show happens in the commercial breaks. to sports and a battle for the undefeated going head to head for the national title. the irish keep it competitive in the first half. take a peek, that cuts the lead to five but uconn has too much size for the irish. the rebound, the put back and the foul. the huskies in control with an 18 point lead. uconn goes on to win 79-58. their 9th national championship most by any school coach. 9-0 in the national championship games. >> it means we have done something that no one else has ever done. so you're flattered and you're grateful and you're all the things, you know, that come with this kind of accomplishment, of course. but that's not the driving

force. that's not what motivates us at connecticut. >> coach gino one of a kind. the huskies finish the season a perfect 40-0 as fans, well, they got all excited about this. they went celebrating a second title in as many days on the uconn campus there. can you imagine how excited these kids are? that hasn't happened in ten years. so another wind fall for connecticut governor malloy. a fully stocked bourbon bar and last night's win will get him a basket of indiana agriculture products from the indiana governor. >> so fruits, vegetables and alcohol. >> is that code for fertilizer? >> the only team they haven't beaten this season. the nice pass to sean livingston

who throws it. brooklyn up by 4. look at that. wait, not yet. >> it's coming. >> all right. lebron james for the dunk. got that right there to give the heat a one point lead but this could come down to the final seconds. here we have it. >> what a play by the rookie. >> all right. did you see that. again, with the huge block. >> close call. >> he got fouled but the nets they get the win in the season sweep of the heat. all right. ryan brawn getting us all back into the swing of things on the field after his 65 game ped suspension last year. however the fans of philadelphia, they're not a forgiving bunch. they're tough. >> and brawn sends one to left field. that is back. brown at the track. he looks up and she's gone.

ryan brawn with a three-run home run. >> the microphone was perfect so you could hear cheater. the philly fans may have motivated the mvp. another two home runs in that game. milwaukee wins 2-4. >> another special visit to the ballpark to throw out the first pitch before the giant's home opener, bat kid arriving on the field at at&t park in dramatic fashion. the 5-year-old miles scott made headlines last year when the leukemia patient wanted to be a super hero for a day. the people of san francisco all took up the cause. look at batkid he rocks. >> how are you going to top that? >> i don't know but i hope it continues and i wish the kid the best of luck going through what he's going through. >> a lot of people cheering for

him. >> great story. the spring weather encompassed the entire country. we're including our friends in the northern half of the country along the canadian border. they suffered this winter. there's still about one to two feet of snow on the ground. they're finally getting their spring thaw too. we're pretty mild this morning. definitely for the first time in awhile, nowhere in this country do you need the heavy coat and the mild air is just streaming across the country. for all winter long we had the cold air coming down from canada and now we're getting the air from the pacific and the west and that's why we're warming it up. 74 at kansas city. minneapolis at 72. we're pretty nice in the northeast and mid-atlantic. but we have waerm temperatures coming in the upcoming weekend. the cherry blossoms are popping. they'll be at their peak. >> thank you. coming up at the top of the hour, the president moves forward with his push to even the gender pay gap.

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we talked about the search for missing malaysian airline flight 370. the search is becoming the

costliest in history. search efforts stand at $44 million which only includes expenses from four of the seven countries involved. that's compared with an estimated $160 million for the search of air france flight 447 and that was over the course of two years. let's huddle around the water cooler and check in with lewis. although i said we're going to lighten things up, we start out on a sad note. >> one of the most iconic figures in the history of professional wrestling is being remembered this morning. ♪ >> late last night wwe confirmed that the man best known to millions of wrestling fans has the ultimate warrior passed away. the ultimate warrior became a wrestli wrest wrestling legend when he beat hulk hogan in 1990. i was only five but i remember

cheering for him. he was my man. he legally changed his name to warrior in the 90s. he collapsed yesterday while walking to his car. the ultimate warrior was just inducted into the wwe hall of fame saturday night before wrestle mania 30. he was escorted on stage by his two lovely daughters. the ultimate warrior was just 54 years old and anyone who knows wrestling knows that sport takes an incredible toll on your body and they really sacrifice themselves for our entertainment. >> we don't know all the health issues he may have been suffering from but 54 is way too young. >> yeah, way too young. we've seen strange things happen in fast food restaurants over the years but this scene from a florida mcdonald may set a new standard. [ laughter ] >> she's crazy. oh my goodness. she is destroying our store, bro. this is -- look at this, though.

>> oh my goodness. look at him. >> that is literally a naked crazy lady. it's not clear what set the woman off. >> i wanted pickles on it. >> i wanted pickles on my sandwich. the woman enjoyed soft serve directly from the machine and the video shows her headed toward the french fries. our way too early investigative team gets on that. there's not much more to see her. she just trashes the place. now to a new york city subway where seeing a rat on the tracks isn't an uncommon thing in the city but seeing a rat in the actual car is rare and commuters all react in their own special way.

>>. [ screaming ] >> naked lady in a mcdonald's to a rat on the subway. also the price sless reactions. there's the screams, the totally ignore it and attempts to stop it with your feet. rats on subway cars have been caught on tape before this video. this is from back in 2011. back then they were a little more friendly. those were the good old days. >> it's so funny though. you would think it was a man eating lion with the screams. >> i see a rat on the subway, i'm getting up on the seat. >> all right. thank you. still ahead on "way too early." your best and most creative tweets about the new cover of golf digest. morning joe just a few minutes away. dad, why are you getting that? is there a prize in there?

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believes it's wrong. monica says it's golf digest. definitely progolfer. top five females with top five males as females with top males and caddies. and another one, i think it's bringing attention to ladies that golf wouldn't normally have. >> and did you see the spoof on the "golf digest" cover. one of the golfing buddies to put on the outfit. that wraps it up. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ talking about a sweet season on my mind ♪ ♪ stewart, taking the baseline. leading in. over the top. stewart to the other side for two. it's another personal ending for uconn. the 2014 national champions champion, it's high time. >> it means w