by senator mary landrieu is under fire for reenacting real life moments in her campaign ad. and then from madison avenue to sesame street. john hand is nothing like john draper. this is "way too early." ♪ hey, everybody. good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, april 16th. welcome to "way too early." the show that still watches sesame street, grover remains our favorite character by far. all right. let's take you to the northeast and the city of boston looking ahead to its world famous marathon next monday. after marking the one-year anniversary of the terror attack that ripped through that race. it was a moment of silence at 2.49 yesterday afternoon. that's the time when the first of two bombs went off. thousands gathered on the finish

line there. officials laid wreaths. they were joined by family members of the three people killed. and first responders and survivors, under an invitation only tribute. remarks punctuated by vice president joe biden. >> next monday on patriots' day when i'm told that the 36,000 people line up to start the marathon, will you send a resounding message around the world, not just to the rest of the world, but to the terrorists. that we will never yield. we will never cower. america will never, ever, ever stand down. we are boston. we are america. we respond. we endure. we overcome and we own the finish line! >> boston strong. so amid the high security, bomb

squads detonated two unidentified and unattacked backpacks found near the finish line. officials say at least one man in in custody. the boston p.d. discouraged people from bringing backpacks in an effort to ease the heightened concerns there. two people are dead over 300 people are missing this morning after a ferry capsized off the coast of the south korea. the vessel was carrying 476 people including high school kids and teachers. helicopters were deployed to the scene to help the efforts and the u.s. navy is also sending a ship there. the south korean coast guard said 163 people have been rescued so far. the cause of the accident remains an investigation. an affairfield is now under control of that country's military as the government in kiev pushes back against pro-russian militants who seized militants in roughly one dozen

cities. it's the first a coordinated campaign aimed the re-establishing control over the rest of the region. there's widespread concern that the crackdown could be used by russia is a pretext to send forces inside the border and potentially take over more land as it did last month in crimea. the administration is backing the response by ukraine, while moscow is accusing its neighbor of waging war against its own people. the white house says the u.s. is now, quote, seriously considering new sanctions against russia. a major flash point in the see of donetsk. and talks also involved in tholgs conversations. senator rand paul, the republican and possibly 2016 contender is facing down members of the gop who says his views on foreign policy are less than

presidential. rich lowery in the national review asks for the situation room or the dorm room, he calls paul's policies immature. "the wall street journal" is more tongue in cheek about paul's 2016 prospects. saying, quote, what the gop needs is a humbling landslide defeat. at issue here is rand paul's stance on iran. in a recent interview with abc, he attempted to explain why he voted against a resolution that would allow the u.s. to do anything possible to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >> i've repeatedly voted for sanctions against iran. and i think all options should be on the table to prevent them from having nuclear weapon. the way they wrote the resolution, and i'm a stickler on what the wording is i don't want to be what's declared war without people thinking through this. they said containment will never be our policy. we woke up one day and pakistan had nuclear weapons. if that would have been our pose against pakistan, we would be at

war with pakistan. we woke up and china had nuclear weapons. we woke up one day and russia had them. but people who say we will never stand for that, they are voting for war. >> paul is in "the washington post" with an op eld, and writes our leaders need to speak before they consider and consider preemptyi preemptyively announcing responses to every hypothetical situation may well damage our ability to keep the united states safe and strong. real foreign policy is made in the middle, with nuance in the gray area of diplomacy engagement and reluctantly if necessary military action. national defense is the number one job of our government. it's going to be more difficult to the evnlgs of obamacare. the decision to revamp the question, cliends a, quote, total revision to health insurance questions.

that means officials won't be able to accurately compare statistics from before and after the aca went in effect. the census bureau which has had long-running concerns about the old method of questioning says is thats, quote, coincidental and unfortunate times that the changes are kicking in just as the health care law begins impacting the nation. conservative critics of the administration blasted the move of the "wall street journal" editorial saying that the statistics are being caught. senator mary landrieu's opening ad of her election campaign has several republicans crying foul. the democrat is has criticism. >> month ago about this moratorium makes sense. >> so she forced it. >> just louisiana, 300,000 people that go to work every day in this industry. you can't just beat up on them. >> when you were cheated out of oil royalties. >> and they have to sit here and listen to the federal government say we can't share a penny with

you? i will not rest until this injustices is done. >> and she won. now is the new chairman of the energy committee. >> do you think there are budget fairy godmothers throughout that wave a magic wand? >> she holds the most powerful position in the senate. >> so it caught on from the reenfact thatment after realizing the footage doesn't crumb from c-span or other news programs. and as buzzfeed points out there are other issues that landrieu's team overlooked. land drew accidental said the word wish instead of "wand." >> do you think there's a bunch of fairy godmothers that just wave a magic wand. >> do you think there's a bunch of fairy godmothers throughout that just wish a magic wand? >> they defended the ad saying it's necessary because of rules forbidding the use of senate material in political ads. turning now to new york where the largest police force

in the country is turning over a new leaf. according to the "the new york times," the niepsd ypd is abanda controversial program that had plains clothe officers spying on new york city. detectives in that unit kept detailed files where people in the muslim communities ate, prayed and shopped but as the "times" points out after year ago of it acknowledged it never generated a lead. and never led to any charges that a mosque or islamic organization was. bill bratton says he intends to radio pair the relationship between the niepsd and minority communities that he says were damage under the bloomberg administration. speaking of new york's mayor, if you thought leaving office would mean rest and relaxation for michael bloomberg, think again.

jeremy peters in the times details a new $50 million by bloomberg to challenge the nra on gun control. it will be called every town for safety and be bank rolled by the former mayor himself. unlike his efforts which largely consists of buying tv ads it's a grassroots operation to rival the nra. when asked if his own person season that a big mayor from new york could undercut those. his quote was i don't know what your perception is of the name blackberg around the country, he said every place you go, you're a rock star. people yelling out of cabs, hey, way to go." and on the way of tackling obesity and he's telling people if there's a god when i get to heaven. i'm not stopping to be interviewed. i'm heading straight in. i've earned my own place in heaven.

it's not even close. it turns out s.a.t. scores are a decent predictor of college. tests predict the first year college gpas as well as high school grades. the study also says the best way to predict is to say both. what do you think best predicts success in college? use the #stay too early. we'll put the best ones up in the show. we got solid responses so far. still ahead on "way too early," daniel nava providing power for the red sox in chicago. but this team would add some late innings on. we're going to bring it to you. you've also heard the phrase "like a kid in a candy store." we'll have an update on it after seeing that photo on one of the happiest kids in america. that story and more when "way too early" comes right back.

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>> a 3-2 pitch, simeon hits it on the ground towards shortstop. and it's not caught. and the run scores and the white sox win! >> you see a throwing error by the boston shortstop. >> it's not easy to throw the ball when it's 10 degrees out. >> i know. chilly. the white sox walked off with a 2-1 win. to-to-cincinnati, the reds hosting the pirates. what a game for mike leake, not only did he strike out eight batters, they win it 7-5, almost capacity there, bill karins. return now to the ice where the stanley cup playoffs will get under way this evening. three matchups on tap. the canadiens will face the lightning. the blue jackets will face the penguins in pittsburgh. and the ducks will face the stars in anaheim. the ncaa is moving closer to

solving a problem that made headlines with shabazz napier said last week. >> athletes utilize what we do so well. we're definitely going to get a scholarship to universities. but that doesn't cover everything. we do have hungry nights and we don't have money for food and sometimes money is needed. >> you talk about hungry night, bill. >> that's crazy. >> the association's legislative council decided all the student athletes can receive unlimited meals and snacks. it also includes measures for drug tests. the rule change, expecting to be finalized next week. you would think they feed them? >> 300-pound lineman going to bed because he doesn't have enough food. that's crazy. >> what's that barnicle? >> they did it for us here.

>> what are you eating new? >> a blueberry muffin. look at this, pro golfer john daly is known for being unconventional. but his latest step is definitely remarkable. >> this will keep you from moving. >> this will keep you from moving. >> ahh! >> oh! >> all right. so grip it and rip it. it looks like daly's still got it. >> but he's got the cart girl. >> did you know john daly likes the cart girl? >> john daly likes a lot of everything. but he didn't hesitate. >> you are what we call our lean and mean john daly, bill karins. >> yeah. the snow is the headline this morning. it's going to be gone by this afternoon. fact that everyone in new england is waking up with snow on the ground.

making us shake our heads after 80 degrees, practically everywhere over the past couple days. it is leaving. it is gone. it's going to be cold and brisk. temperatures are about 30 degrees colder. a lot of the issues, this past weekend, a lot of us put away the clothes. the hats and gloves. good luck. you need it, windchills are in the teens in many areas of new england. it's still cold in chicago. i found one spot, marquette, michigan, is negative 1 right now. the coldest it's ever been there. duluth, expecting 10 inches of snow today. >> no thank you, bill. >> no? >> no. i'm still thinking that woman could have lost a tooth. >> a tooth? she could have lost her head. >> tooth, head, same thing. what's the difference? >> to the top of the hour, thanks, bill. making a point or making it up. the controversy surrounding senator mary landrieu's ad

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okay. so earlier in the show, we talked about former new york city mayor michael bloomberg's plan to mount a $50 million challenge to the nra. if you want to sound smart, tell your friends, the latest statistics, 1 in 3 americans knows someone shot at some point in their life. in fact, an ago of 32 people are killed by guns in this country, 140 are hospitalized. let's shift gears and lighten thinking up. we're going from madison avenue to sesame street. >> we now have evidence that john hand and john draper are actually different people. where do you get that evidence? of course, sesame street. >> what does it mean to feel guilty? >> guiltiy that's not a very good emotion. you don't want to have that emotion. >> what does it heen to feel guilty? >> well, it means that you feel sad because you did something that you shouldn't have done. >> oh! i know that feeling. >> it's not a very good feeling. >> what does it look like when

you feel guilty? mmm, that's a good one. >> that's no fun. >> yeah, not at all. >> that's a pretty guilty look that john hand's got there. and there's no understanding of guilt. >> dammit, i know you're having an affair. >> do you think i'd sleep with another woman? >> you can't help yourself. >> admit it, you're lying. >> the first part of mad man's final season began this weekend. episode two is set for sunday. i'm looking forward to it. now, the category of "how the heck could that have happened," check out this photo. apparently a 3-year-old snuck out of his home while his mother was in the bathroom. he left the house and went to a arcade and snuck into the

machine. who wouldn't be happy inside one of those machines. thomas, ever play one of those machines? >> i have, and i never win. the claw goes down. >> the claw never grabs the toys. that kid, he made it in. i'm not messing with the claw. i'm going straight in. the operator got to the scene, they rescued the 3-year-old. >> obviously, he's been to this place before, he's familiar with this machine to know that magnetic draw for him to wander out of his house. >> yeah. >> at least they know where he is. let's check in with conan who unearthed some unbelievable never before seen footage. >> scientists believe that writing found on an ancient pap prior russ could be proof that jesus actually had a wife. check that out, yes. interesting, ladies and gentlemen, we have something better than a scroll to prove that jesus was married. don't ask us how we actually have very rare footage? [ laughter ]

>> jay? hey, jay! >> what. >> can you take the garbage out? >> yes. i meant take it out to the curb. >> why do you care how i did it, i took the trash out. >> get some exercise. >> you like the magic when i turn your water to chardon anyway, don't you? >> oh, jesus coming soon. >> i think that would be a great show, tom. >> i think so. get ready for a honey-do list as you're freshly engaged. >> i'm there already. >> we're going to check in with justine, earlier in the show, we talked to you about what you think best predicts success in college. justine, did we get tweets? >> we did. oscar says it's not simply about intelligence but intention. >> that's a good one. >> and newsboy says time

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all right. let's get a check on some of the stories we're watching on the radar today there's a lot going on before we head to "morning joe." class is back in session at the pittsburgh-area school where students were stabbed last week. the sophomore is facing four counts of attempted murder. he's going to be charged as an adult. meanwhile, president obama and vice president biden will be in the pittsburgh region highlighting jobs in the area align education with employer demand. and listen to this, we're expecting a cool scene in new york city today as ford plans to assemble a mustang on the observation deck of the empire state building. they're actually re-enacting a stunt that they pulled off 50

years ago. there are the pictures to prove it. ford is marking the 50th anniversary to the mustang. that's it for "way too early." "morning joe" starts right now. good morning. a beautiful, beautiful spring morning. it's april 16th. >> you're kidding me. >> where did you wake up? >> yeah. >> so, really -- >> let's to work. >> i love spring. you know, and last night, kids were like hanging out. so i put the windows up. no, i'm serious, i put it up. and at about 2:00 this morning, the kids are ya, ya, ya, i was freezing. and i jump up out of bed to go close the windows and it's snowing. >> it's