being hurled at her on stage. and controversy in the first red sox game of the season. why boston fans are up in arms about the pitcher. this is "way too early." good morning, i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early." i made them laugh. i did. i pay them good for that. let's get to it. our first story after overseeing the troubled rollout, kathleen sebelius is set to officially announce her resignation today.

sebelius painted a rosy picture only to see the website collapse under the heavy volume and questionable security. >> dead line after dead line missed. it's as if the agency is in disarray trying to make the october 1st deadline. >> we will be open for enrollment in october of 2013 and will be enrolling americans across the country january 1st, 2014. >> you can say sure us? >> i can only tell you what i'm telling you. we are on track to meet october 1st. i can't tell you what exactly will happen at every step, i can tell you that is the determination. we're on track to meet it. >> well, you're not on track. >> we have had a few slowdowns, a few glitches, but it's a great problem to have. it's based on the fact that the volume has been so high and the interest is so high. >> i'm going to try and download every movie ever made and you're

going to try to sign up for obamacare and we'll see which happens first. >> businesses were given a delay of a year, but individuals were not given that option. why is that? >> in these early weeks, access to healthcare.gov has been frustrating for many americans. i'm as angry as anyone with the flawed launch of healthcare.gov. so let me say directly to these americans, you deserve better. >> and yet the administration has eclipsed its goal of enrolling 7 million people in the exchanges. sebelius was not alongside the president during the celebratory news conference, they reacted to her departure on twitter included a compliment from eric cantor who thanked her for her service but noted nobody can make obamacare work. some say she's leaving because

obamacare won. the law has won its survival. the administration can exhale. personnel changes can be made. sebelius is expected to be replaced by the office of management and budget leader. listen to this. a tech stock selloff sent the markets reeling yesterday. its worst session in more than two years. the dow falling by 266 points. and the nasdaq was down by 129 points. 7% off its 52-week high. it's been a rocky year for wall street. all three indexes are in the red after rising and investors are taking a hard look at some of the faith they have in the tech companies. facebook is down 5% and google fell 4% after yesterday's trading. police now believe the high

school student who allegedly stabbed 22 people yesterday had no specific target and selected his victims at random. alex hribal e remains in custody. there were no signs that the team was contemplating an attack e saying his client looks like he's 16 going on 12. >> he's confused. he's scared to death. he's sort of like a deer in headlights. >> were there warning signs? did anybody have any idea? >> none. this is not a dysfunctional family. these parents were very involved with their two sons. >> president obama phoned the school's principal to express his sympathy. some of the victims are still listed in critical condition. peter alexander was with two who were stabbed. she stayed with him after help arived. his mother was just overcome with emotion. >> when my daughter called me at work yesterday and told me that my son was on a list of victims,

i drop ped. there's nothing in the world i can do for that girl to thank her for what she's done. >> he saved your life. >> he did. he's my hero for it. >> she saved my life in return. she kept me from bleeding out. if it wasn't for her to stop the bleeding. i would have bled out on the floor. >> i love you. i can never repay you. >> i got your back always. you know that. >> what an amazing bond that those two have now forever. president obama delivered the keynote address at the civil rights summit at the lbj presidential library. he paid tribute to the 36th president of the u.s. and his historic legislation that changed the lives of millions of americans. >> because of the civil rights movement, because of the laws president johnson signed, new

doors of opportunity and education swung open for everybody. not all at once, but they swung open. they swung open for you and they swung open for me. that's why i'm standing here today because of those efforts. because of that legacy. as powerful as he became in that oval office, he understood them. he understood what it meant to be on the outside. and he believed that their plight was his plight too. that his freedom ultimately was wrapped up in theirs. and making their lives better was what the hell the presidency was for. >> we turn to footwear politics as austin powers once said, who throws a shoe? that's what hillary clinton was

left asking after a heckler. >> what was that a bat? was that a bat? is that somebody throwing something at me? is that part of circ-- my goodn i didn't know solid waste management was so controversial. thank goodness she didn't play softball like i did. >> obviously, someone was looking to recycle a shoe there. the woman who threw the shoe is now in federal custody. a spokesman for the group hosting the event says the shoe thrower was not associated with their organization or credentialed to be at that event. democrats face a big challenge in the senate, but some of the candidates are

hanging tough. mark pryor's lead over tom cotten has been growing and now holds a 3-point edge. mary landrieu is likely headed for a runoff in louisiana. and mark begich of alaska has distanced himself from the president. they are within striking distance. authorities are investigating a deadly accident in california overnight that's left nine people dead. officials say a fedex truck crossed a median slamming into a tour bus. both vehicles quickly went up in fla flames. the bus was carrying high school kids going to visit a local college. seven students were killed in addition to both drivers. there are more than 30 people who are also injured in the crash and officials say they are investigating if the fedex truck swerved to avoid another car that was also involved in the accident. new details are emerging about a bizarre kidnapping plot

in north carolina that has five men facing charges. the 63-year-old was kidnapped by gang members because his daughter, a prosecutor, helped convict a fellow gang member. the fbi's hostage rescue team found her wednesday night thanks to a daring rescue 400 miles away in atlanta. for phi days the gang threatened to torture and dismember him. >> i'm honored to say frank is safe and back with his family today. he spent five nights in the hands of a group of very dangerous people. we can only imagine the uncertainty, confusion and fear he experienced. >> kevin melton, who is serving a life sentence, helped plan the kidnapping from prison. officials say melton used a smuggled cell phone to exchange more than 100 calls and texts

with the suspects. general motors says there's a new issue with 2.6 million cars already recalled for faulty ignition switches. the lock cylinders must be fixed to prevent keys from coming out while the car is running. the estimated cost of the recalls have soared to $1.3 billion for the first quarter. that's a billion more than initially reported and more than the auto maker earned in the same period a year ago. gm's ceo says two engineers are on leave in connection with the recall. why it took more than a decade to disclose the e defect, which is linked to 13 deaths. the company has asked scientists at nasa to determine if it's safe for drivers to use the recalled cars. so the big news, stephen colbert set to take over david letterman's desk when the talk show host retires some time next year.

this move front page news everywhere with "usa today" devoting its headline to the comedian. he will drop the comedy central character that has earned him many awards and endeered him to millions over the past nine years. the big question, whether he can lift letterman's flagging ratings. some critics say he's at odds with a wider american audience. >> you care what i think of colbert getting letterman's gig? cbs just declared war on the heartland of america. no longer is comedy going to be a covert assault on traditional american values. it's just wide out in the open. they hired a partisan, so-called comedian so run a comedy show. >> rush limbaugh's opinion there. we get to our twitter question.

did cbs make the right choice? if not, who would have been a better choice. tweet us your most creative answers. we'll put the best ones on the show. we already have a few votes for lewis. now that's funny. finally, i get a laugh in the a-block. still ahead, the red sox at the stadium, but the talk of the game is all about what appears to be on his hand. we'll show you a closeup. tina fey and amy poehler are teaming up again. we'll tell you what their new project is all about. i personally know the director that's signed on to this. that story and a check of the weather when "way too early" comes right back. i'm not lying. we have a big show coming up. jen is going to get miced for the cooler.

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substance that was visible on the pitcher's right hand. that's some goo. that's not sweat. that's not sweat. that's called goo. the red sox announcer suggested it could be stick to get better grip but the red sox did not mention it to the umpires. if they don't clan, it tells you again this is standard operating procedure for pitchers. so the goo is around on more than just the yankees team. the red sox don't want to draw attention. the substance disappeared by the fifth inning. the yankees get the win. maybe they got some penicillin on it. we head to augusta for a check on round one of the masters. the leader is bill haas. look at this long birdie. on 14 with a 4 under 16. adam scott had a solid opening

round. he drop it is in the water. only one stroke off the lead at 3 under and perhaps the shot of the day from phil mickelson, that putt right there, keeps bending, bending, and drops in. >> are you kidding me? >> a rough first round for phil. he's 8 strokes off the lead at plus 4. round two gets underway in two hours. it took so long to show the golf clip, we had to kill another story. >> i did like how you called it that. >> i'm giving it the old college try here. bill is off. we have brittney ship in today. how are we looking for the weekend? a lot of people were excited for it. >> we're looking pretty good. we just have to get through today. we are going to see a few showers into the afternoon. as we push into the northeast, here's a closer look. we'll still stay mild. with temperatures, expect to be at 70 degrees for philadelphia.

mid-60s for new york. we should see some clearing as we head into the weekend. but a closer look at what we expect to see across the nation. 71 degrees in kansas city. into the weekend, thunderstorms from minneapolis into chicago. even down into kansas city and cold air is going to work in. denver is going to see a 35-degree drop and snow possibly by sunday. >> what? >> snow, i know. i saved it to the end. dramatic finish. >> you got my attention. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," the pending resignation of kathleen sebelius. the problems that lie ahead for her potential replacement. when we come back, we're going to huddle around the water cooler, what's wrong with me, we're going to show you the moment that may have won stephen colbert the job at cbs. his late night appearance on the

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talked about stephen colbert taking over as the host of "the late show." tell your friends comedy central reached about 87% of u.s. households. when he moves to cbs, he will reach 90% of american homes. "the late show" had two and a

halftimes as many viewers as "the colbert report kwlg." you give kind responses and cheer me along and make me a better man. with the announcement of stephen colbert taking over, we were wondering if the two comedians really get along. check out this clip from his last appearance on "the late show" where they talked about the new pope. >> you went to rome but didn't meet the pope? >> i didn't meet the pope. i offered him a chance to meet me. >> this is the new pope. >> the new pope, pope francis. everybody likes him and i'm a catholic and teach sunday school so i have to watch my p's and q's, but i don't like him. >> because he wouldn't meet you? >> that and he's not as dock tra nar as i would hope. he's not into judgment, that sort of thing. he was asked, what do you think

about gay people? who am i to judge, you're the pope to judge. read your contract. absolutely. >> you say he's not really doing the job. >> not really. he gets a few things done. >> good chemistry. people called that the pope job. so this is the pope job. how does jimmy fallon feel about colbert's move to network tv? >> congratulations to stephen colbert who will be taking over for david letterman next year. [ applause ] very happy for that guy. he's very funny. he's a good friend. a lot of people are already talking about how there's going to be a new late night war. i just want to say there's not going to be any war. it will be a danceoff. ♪

>> he's a good dancer too. it will be good. i bet they do do a dance-off. two names thrown around as potential replacements, tina fey and amy polerer going to play two sisters. "the new york post" reports they are one weekend reminiscing and getting wild. they have appeared in two movies together but their most memorable moment came together from the golden globes last year. remember this? >> we are hosting the golden globes for the second time because this is hollywood and if something kind of works they will just keep doing it until everybody hate it is it. >> amy poehler is nominated for her work on "parks and recreation." >> i believe amy is here today. can we get a shot of her? >> wow, radiant. >> it's hard to believe she's a 42-year-old moerp of two. >> i hear she's a little difficult to work with. >> it's really exciting.

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earlier in the show we asked if stephen colbert was the best choice to replace letterman. i have to get used to calling him colbert. that character is going to be going away. >> so news boy says, joan rivers, finally. >> after she had her beef with them. i like that one. >> she's been back on fallon. that's been squashed. >> colbert needs to have her on. robert made a good point. it will be interesting to see who colbert is when e he isn't pretending to be somebody else. >> he is epically funny.

he was on that show "strangers with candy." he's a great actor. but i think the genuine guy is going to be great. we get this from he said maybe rush since we have rush limbaugh. rush may be feeling slighted he wasn't considered. get him a onesie. >> i think everybody would be better with a onesie. that is the end of "way too early." "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ there was some big news last week that slipped through my news crack, and it concerns someone i've admired for years and yet surprisingly is not me. i'm talking about david letterman who last thursday night announced his retirement. and i am going to miss this good man. dave has been on the