warmer here at wrigley field. it's getting colder. we have a lot more special coverage coming up. among some of the great guests and segments, ernie banks and a look inside the wrigley locker room. it's going to be a great morning. "morning joe" starts right now! >> you know, there is nothing -- you know, mike barnicle always talks about it. >> yeah. >> the sox getting out, baseball, it's time to put the storm shutters up. it's just like, you know, when you throw that first pitch out. sheila e. you throw that first pitch out

in the morning. >> you look ridiculous. wednesday, the 23rd. >> swing time is here. the weather, my gosh. i'll tell you, i've been to a lot of cool places in april, including right off the north sea. and they had a wind that cut through you, this one right here -- >> welcome to a special edition of "morning joe." live from wrigley field. a very cold place on this 100th anniversary of the stadium. >> do you believe that, how exciting? >> the blackhawks take the ice right behind us. >> mike barnicle is here. msnbc contributor. also with us here in chirgs i'm not sure if this happens -- >> no. he's asleep when it comes to chicago. >> he and derick. >> how about that stowaway on that news story. >> he kind of looks like elmer fudd. let's get the elmer fudd shot right there. >> okay. >> and then willie geist, willie

looks like -- >> uncle joe. >> barnacle has got that. >> he paid a visit to the announcer booth during the third inning of yesterday's game. pretty cool, you want to see? >> what did they do up? >> i can't tell you. >> you know, i watch the program frequently. a lot of red sox talk. >> yeah. >> a lost yankee talk. i don't hear a lot of cubs talk. i think you need to represent a little bit. >> are you suggesting an east coast bias? >> one of our hosts joe scarborough in the building. he's a big red sox fan. mike barnicle, a longtime fan. it's red sox dominant on that

set. by the way, red sox fans have become as obnoxious and it's over, you give them two titles and it's over. >> i'm sorry, that's three titles. >> jim mashea is up there. >> and the cubbies got the win last night. >> yeah. >> just like a lot of baseball staid ups, mike, this is the first time, i cannot believe it. it's been something i've been meaning to do my entire life. get to wrigley. i got here last night. we came in, we all watched the game. brought the kids in. i'll tell you what, there's a reason they call this a park and not a stadium. it's an extraordinary feel. i've always heard you got fenway and wrigley. then you've got every other stadium. >> yeah, this is a legitimate

ballyard. the brick. actually, it's a museum of memory. i mean, you come to a ballpark like this. rogers hornsby, sam musial coming, all of the great players who have played here. and it's in the middle of a terrific urban neighborhood right here in chicago. >> and of course, you've got the restaurants and bars behind us that have the seats and bleachers on top of them. and john heilemann, something i didn't realize until digging in about wrigley there hasn't been a baseball championship since 1908. they haven't been to the series since 1945. that doesn't mean there haven't been a lot of championships from 1933 to 1963, george hallis and the bears played, in of the greatest history in the nfl played on this site.

and unbelievably enough. and this is a great question. and i'm sure, mickey, you'll ask this question at dinner tonight -- >> yes, i will. >> trivia question -- what stadium in america has hosted more nfl games than any other? wrigley field. >> that's amazing. i was not even aware of that. that's an incredible thing. i'll tell you, it's slim cons e consolation for fans of this team. it's been a long, cold, lonely winter here for cubs fans. everyone who comes here for a little while becomes in some way attached to the cubs. where they put so much hope and hope they're the ones that are here this season and finally see that team make it back to the world series. you remember back in 2003, it almost happened there, five outs away, and they hit that foul

ball. i don't blame steve bartman. it wasn't bartman's fault. it's something that people remember. five outs away. the team unraveled. and it's been another decade where they haven't been that close. >> 1945, last time in the series. 2003, a couple outs away. that was a painful, pain fall day between the sox and red sox. and what a world series that would have been. of course, willie, i think most importantly, at least since 1945, the most important moment here in cubs stadium happened in 1986. when ferris buehler's day off was filmed here. >> in the bleachers -- >> yeah, down the third baseline. i think we're going to show that clip later. >> oh, good. >> i was born in evston which is ten miles north of here where mr. heilemann went to college.

my dad wrote for the chicago tribune. the suburban trib. i feel a connection to this place. it's a different neighborhood, i'll tell from you the '70s and the '80s. it's not a place that was great to be at night, i would suggest. and now, my gosh, it's a party in the streets. so many young people live in wrigleyville. they've done great things. we'll talk about this this morning. great things to come to this stadium where they're going to pour like $500 million into this stadium. the rickets family. the future is bright. you have to be optimistic if you're a cubs fan. >> last night, we got to see with the rickets, todd ricketts showing us some of the plans. all private money. and this ballpark a couple years from now. the neighborhood around it, dramatically transformed brought into the 21st century. it's exciting.

>> and yet from the model, we saw, it's still going to have that hometown touch, little nooks and colors for people. it's going to be neat. >> one of the things that transformed the decision in this park was to start having night baseball here. it was only day baseball here. there were no lightses for years and years. and a big debate whether it could happen, in wrigley field if it would ruin wrigley field. they brought lights here. as a matter of fact, it turned wrigley into a totally different place and would make it even greater to have that diversity of day games and night games. >> that happened in 1988. >> yeah. >> you know, we've been talking about the drought of championships. it's a tribute to the fan base here -- >> yes. >> -- that they still fill this ballpark up. they had many mediocre years. willie was correct. from the red sox, jed bowyer from the red sox, the 2004

championship team. when they arrived after the ricketts bought the team. the ricketts decided to fund the minor league system which we indicated and there were many players that came here. >> on this special anniversary throughout the show, we're going to be looking at the wrigley and the cubs past, present and future. before that, we better get to news. we'll start with this, new images provided to our nbc station in hawaii are said to show the foot print of teenage stowaway. remember this story who apparently rode in the wheel well of a passenger plane from california to maui. investigators believe the boy climbed into the space six hours before the jet took off. then spent more than five hours in the air in subzero temperatures. sources say is the teen somehow avoided detection during three preflight inspections. nbc news has not been able to independently verify the photos. the 16-year-old is resting at a local hospital. one report said the boy had

hoped to visit his mother in africa and didn't realize he was heading to hawaii. >> wow. >> there's so many things we could say. but actually three preflight searches, that's a security issue. >> oh, yeah. >> i think. and that's actually really stunning. >> in a big way. >> so let's go to other news. the ferry disaster off the coast of the south korea with new details about how the captain and the crew handled the crisis, nbc's bill neely has that report. >> reporter: four of the ship's crew leaving court, suspected of negligence. a charge denied by one. we couldn't launch the lifeboats because the ship was too slanted he says. and we told passengers to leave over the loud speakers. most survivors say they heard no such announcement. nine of the ship's crew have either been arrested for charged. one has tried to kill himself. investigators now say the first

emergency call was made not by the crew but within three minutes by a frightened boy saying "save us, i think we're sinking." the boy is still missing. the senior crew led by the captain responsible for saving people all survived. most of the passengers did not. to free them from the murky waters, divers tried to smash windows, but it's not easy. well over 100 bodies have now been recovered. the laments of a father to his daughter, haunting. my poor baby he cries, what can i do, i haven't had a chance to say i love you. other fathers are still waiting. their missing daughters around their neck. but only in a photo. just days ago, these families were dreaming of miracles. hoping somehow their children were still alive. they're not dreaming anymore.

they are utterly exhausted. new descriptions of bodies are flashed up. 108, no shoes. there are seldom any names. the parents bent with grief already must identify them in person. >> boy, that's unbelievable. the terrible decisions made by so many of those crew members. >> i keep finding it more and more -- >> it just doesn't make any sense. >> it's unspeakable. the story of the school. we've been following that, it's hard to read about the parents and the principal and the agony that everybody is going through. >> and directing those kids back into the ship. and the text messages that the children -- children were sending. >> oh, my god. >> to parents. >> okay, let's move to ukraine. both the united states and ukraine are sending very strong signals to russia about the regional crisis there. the u.s. is deploying hundreds of soldiers to eastern europe as

moscow continues to position troops near the border with ukraine. about 150 american troops will arrive in poland today. and more than 400 will be dep y deployed to estonia, latvia. and this comes as two men, including a local politician were reportedly found tortured to death in the eastern part of the country. vice president joe biden is back in washington this morning after traveling to kiev. he said the u.s. will give ukraine $50 million in new financial support. he also issued a stern warning to russia. amid growing evidence moscow's continuing to fuel the unrest in ukraine. >> we call on russia to stop supporting men hiding behind masks in unmarked uniforms,

sowing unrest in eastern ukraine. and we have been clear that more provocative behavior by russia will lead to more costs and to greater isolation. >> and nbc news has confirmed that an american reporter has been detained in eastern ukraine. vice news says he's working with the state department to locate the reporter. >> you know, there are a lot of questions, john heilemann, about what exactly the white house can do. and what the president can do. i think yesterday, we saw a good first step to sending a message. to putin. and to russia. when you start talking about the troop exercises in poland, obviously historically, poland has always been a dagger in the side of russia. it's why it was so important for stalin to control and the soviets to control poland for so long. but we go back to the beginning of this administration, and there was a deal to get rid of some anti-missile defense systems in poland.

>> yeah. >> and this actually off -- and i know your father being very critical of that. >> yeah. >> there are things we can do as far as troop exercises. talking about strategic alliances with poland mission defense systems that drive putin absolutely crazy. it seems like yesterday the white house made the first step in that direction. >> i think, yes, there's no doubt that's the case. also the case that poland, you can talk about ukraine, all of these countries are important, but poland, for all the reasons you talked about, symbolic reasons, more symbolic than strategic. you start talking about russia and poland, it ratchets this thing up to a different level. and the white house is clearly cognizant of that. it's still trying to walk that line between projecting some degree of restraint. but there's no doubt that we are entering a different phase of

this and the white house is acting accordingly. >> and poland, mike barnicle, one of the strongest in europe, they represent east europe. it's going badly for many countries but not for poland. and they've been a great ally. they felt very betrayed by the united states when we pulled the anti-missile defense systems out, four, five, six years ago. but, again, this gives us a look into what the future may look like, if putin keeps going west. will we just -- we may have just have more and more military exercises and strategic allianc with one of our forces in europe. >> putin is playing to his base. he's playing to people in russia. ignore your economic ills. ignore the fact you got to stand in line for bread in some places in russia. here's what we're doing. we're taking what about used to be ours so people are applauding

him for the moment. the president of the united states is looking at him from a larger global perspective, including assembling and strengthening our alliances in europe. >> i just wonder what putin's breaking point is. he was warned about crimea. he went try that. no consequences with that. and now more troops in europe. we've seen more and more of that. what's the point at which his bluff is called. we'll see. >> i don't think there is one. >> i actually do think there is one. >> really, what's that? >> mike's exactly right, putin right now is playing for the cheap seats. and it's easy to go into crimea when you've got mainly russian-speaking people in that area and you're not going to be brushed back. when you start seeing american troops go into poland. perhaps as barack obama says given the events of the last two months, we're going to have to not only look again at missile defense systems in poland but also look at missile defense systems all around russia. and we put putin in a position

where he knows he's going to be humiliated because he's not going to be able to do anything. anything, short of launching a war against us. he knows how that ends for russia. he knows how that ends. it's devastating for him. no, he does. >> i know. >> listen, there has been no risk to him going into crimea. he's been hit 50, $60 billion in the first quarter. but that's something that he'll absorb again for the cheap seats. >> but don't you think eventually, eventually, the o g oligarches are going to -- >> a lot to go with "morning joe" -- i'm going to run the bases, are we allowed? is todd here? >> i've lost eight of ten toes.

coming up on "morning joe," governor pat quinn, mr. cubs, ernie banks. >> that's mr. baseball. >> is that not amazing. my first glove, ernie banks. >> do you still have it? >> of course not. >> you should have an ernie banks card. >> i'm sure my mom threw away that, my baseball cards. my blood type cards. >> no, she didn't. >> the co-owners of the chicago cubs, tom, laura and todd ricketts joining us. >> i'm here in the outfield. and i think it's just as cold, in case you're curious. we're going to give you a full update on the iconic bricks and ivy. this has been something that's been historied here at wrigley field. and you know when the outfielders are taught to stay away from the ivy if a ball goes in it, they're told it can be

ruled a ground ball double, just throw your hands up. and the groundskeeper said they've found about a dozen balls. first, back to bill karins, bill, shouldn't it be getting warmer in chicago as the more than getting over? >> tom, the most fascinating thing, you'll watch the transition from the anchors from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. with windchills of 29 degrees. they've made it through the first 20 minutes. woi. i mean, it's 29. the coldest spot in the entire country right now as far as the big cities are concerned is chicago. so my apologies to you guys there. it's about 20 degrees warmer right now in new york and d.c. as far as the weather, at least it's not raining or snowing. later today, you got a chance of showers. the east coast cleared out. middle of the country, we're going to have a small severe weather outbreak. right around oklahoma, the texas border, central kansas, maybe isolated tornadoes. as you've probably heard this is the slowest start we've ever had

to a tornado season. and we've had no tornado fatalities as of now. and not a lot of bad tornadoes today, but this upcoming weekend it looks like our luck runs out. starting saturday, definitely sunday and monday, a tornado outbreak. more on that as we go toward the end of the week. today, on the east coast, much of it looking fine. new england, a few afternoon showers from boston to the northeast. you're watching more of "morning joe" live from wrigley field.

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♪ welcome back to wrigley field, everybody. on a special edition of "morning joe" live from chicago as we celebrate wrigley field turning 100 years old.

i'm standing on the outfield right near the bricks and ivy. this has been a storied wall with a lot of issues for outfielders over the years. and it's something great to look at. beautiful the ivy is but it hell for the ball players, take a listen. >> see this here, i hit one of those. now, they hurt when you hit it. that's a big wall back there. this has played a big part in the game over the years. we had a game by the name of julietta. i told him i was working the back field. i said if the ball go in the vine, don't try to reach in and get it. >> tries to dig it out twice, three times. still trying to dig it. can't find it. put your arms up, julio. >> that ball could get right behind here and it falls all the way down. you know, and that's what happened. >> he never put his hands up.

and jordan circles the bases for what would appear to be an inside the park home run. you're not gardening. >> joining me right now is the head grounds keeper for the chicago cubs, roger baird. roger, it's great to have you here. we can see the ivy is in its dormancy. you were telling me during the break, you're surprised it hasn't popped a little bit. >> i'm hoping the ivy over the next few weeks will start leafing. i'm hoping by mid-may you will definitely see siivy. as the summer goes on, the ivy will get 12 to 18 inches thick. lush green, it's a good part of wrigley. >>s you say, it's a big part of wrigley. we heard from the outfielders it will be hell when the ball goes in there.

why do you take such good care of this. you go hand trimming at the top with little scissors. explain why you put such care into it? >> i believe the ivy is part of wragly field, as long as i've been here. way, way before me, the ivy's been here. there's a lot of maintenance, when it goes into full bloom, explain to get men, the guy actually cuts the ivy with a hand clipper. it's a pretty longwall. his hand gets a little sore by the day's over. >> all right. the most interesting things you've found in the ivy other than baseballs? >> well -- other than baseballs? baseballs are the number one thing. obviously, a few other things, bleacher fans dropping a few things over. some beads. actually one time somebody dropped a ring, i was digging in the ivy and gave it back to the fan. >> was this an engagement ring? >> i'm not quite sure if it was an engagement ring or not.

hopefully, it was not a bad omen she didn't throw it over. >> and does draft beer work on the ivy? >> it must, enough beer has been spilled on the ivy over time. >> you can imagine, there's a brick wall behind that ivy and that's going to hurt when the outfielders run into it. joe that's a little history of the ivy and the bricks in the outfield. roger knows all the secrets to get it back. as he was saying, he's surprised it hasn't peeked a little bit but the chilly temperatures are keeping it from coming out. >> there's something about mikel gro, it works better when the temperatures are above like 29. >> above freezing. >> well, it's so much fun to be here. you guys know my parents didn't let me watch tv and stuff. you know what i did when i was a kid? >> what's that? >> i collected baseball hards. i brought a few. jenkins.

ernie banks. >> yeah. >> glenn becker, that's a good one. randy huntly, the catcher. billy williams. hoyt wilhelm. ron sento. leo deroachier. >> he's a movie star. >> really? >> yeah. what about randy -- >> yes, we want billy williams. >> those are my cards. do you think they're worth anything? >> well, not in the condition in which you're keeping them. >> i keep them in my shirt. what? is that bad? >> ernie banks is in the hall of fame. >> he's coming on the show today. >> i'll give you an estimate. >> do you think it's worth anything? >> i'll find out. >> talk about the cubs, you

remember, santo, '76, or '77, they started with a torrid start. they had some really good teams especially in the '70s. >> look at the players she just peeled off. ernie jenkins. >> what was i going to do? i've got them all. "the new york times," we're going to get to the papers now. a lot going on. at least two people dead after a day of violence in rio de january they're na janeiro. and demonstrators suspect a man was murdered. protesters also set fires to fire to a bus depot in sao paulo. it comes within two months when the country is set to host the world cup. and from our parade of papers right here in chicago, the "chicago tribune" has

reported this city is among 15 cities asked to submit a proposal to host the democratic national convention. other companies include cleveland, detroit, philadelphia, new york and atlanta. and check this out, "the washington post," mitt romney made a personal donation of $10,000 to former virginia governor bob mcdonald's legal defense fund. one of romney's advisers said he wants to show support for mcdonald who was a loyal ally during romney's campaign. his trial is set to begin in july. should we check in with willie? i'm figuring he's standing by at one of the most infamous parts of wrigley field. >> oh! >> come on, willie. >> this is the bartman seat, aisle 4, seat 114. luis castillo of the marlins. the foul ball. steve bartman does what any fan would do. reaches for a foul ball.

there's a dispute whether or not he enter severed with moises alou, you know what happened from there, the cubs imploded. didn't go to the world series. that's one small piece of history here at wrigley field. we're going to go through it live at this 100th anniversary of this great ballpark. we'll be back after this. you probably know xerox as the company that's all about printing. but did you know we also support hospitals using electronic health records for more than 30 million patients? or that our software helps over 20 million smartphone users remotely configure e-mail every month? or how about processing nearly $5 billion in electronic toll payments a year? in fact, today's xerox is working in surprising ways to help companies simplify the way work gets done

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♪ and now to beautiful wrigley field! >> farnsworth loosens up for the first time tonight. 3-2 pitch. foul ball to the left. alou over. does he have room. alou cannot make the play. >> and moises is unhappy with the fans. moises went into the seats. he could have had that ball, a fan interfered with them. when you go into the seat you're not going to get fan interference. a fan just gets his hand out of the way, moises makes the catch. when you're at home, i can't

believe that a fan would do that. >> 100 years of history at wrigley field. that was a night cubs fans would like to forget. the word series title of 1908 that everybody talks about 106 years ago actually didn't happen in this ballpark. it did not exist yet. it happened at another place. seat 113. a lot of people talk about steve bartman, 2003, nlcs. the cubs five outs away from the world series. it wasn't steve bartman. it was a pitcher hanging a curveball. it all came unraveled from there. that's one of the worst days but there have been a lot of good days here at wrigley field. >> the feeling when you walk on to this park, it's unbelievable. it's a feeling. it's a spirit that you get. do you understand what a spirit is where you get a spirit when you walk in there. >> i was here.

fergie was here. >> reporter: part monument, part museum, wrigley field is truly one of the a kind. the park was built in 1914 on the grounds of an old lutheran cemetery. the construction cost left than $200,000. >> now, we take you to home of the chicago cubs. >> and it took place in the teens, in the 20th century. replacing the stands with this new brick and steel construction. >> reporter: wrigley was known as wheatman ballpark. it was the first stadium to let fans keep foul balls. and in 1916 with woodrow wilson in the white house, wrigley became home of the chicago cubs. in those days, the mascot was a live bear. >> lined just to center. >> reporter: it was at wrigley in 1932 where babe ruth called

his famous shot. >> down center field. i said, the next pitch ball, right past the flag pole. >> reporter: wrigley field didn't even exist when the cubs last won a world series in 1908. superstitious types blame the 106-year championship drought on a curse put in place during the team's last world series appearance in 1945. >> according to legend for just a ticket for his goat, and the goat was excluded for entrance. wasn't allowed to enter the stadium. soap he cursed or hexed the team that they'll never win again. >> reporter: the curse reared its head again in game six of the 2003 national league championship series. with the cubs, only a handful of outs from reaching the world series, a die hard fan named steve bartman reached for a foul ball and perhaps prevented chicago's moises alou from making the catch. the cubs unraveled from there and lost the series. >> if a fan just gets his hand

out of the way, moises makes the catch. i can't believe that a fan would do that. >> reporter: the cubs have struggled for generations despite star lieblgs ron santo, billy williams, fergie jenkins, ryan sandburg and the first african-american player for the team ernie banks. >> that's a foul back. back. back. that's it! hey! >> reporter: but the cubs weren't wrigley's only tenant. the chicago bears were dominant at wrigley in the 1940s with the monsters of the midway winning four nfl championships. >> at the end of the season we would come through here and we would pick out all our gear and take home. and the bears would be moving in, you know, big guys and stuff like that. >> reporter: gale sayers once scored six touchdowns in a single gayle against the 49ers. >> easy game.

you know, easy game. i'm not trying to be an issue. it was my day. to go out there and play football. it seemed like every time i got the football i was going for 15 or 20 yards. >> reporter: and while the bears eventually moved out, the cubs stayed put and wrigley resisted change. there's still no jumbotron in the stadium. and the team didn't even put in lights for night games until 1988. >> let there be! >> it was all day games when i played. so that meant a lot for me. that means i had baseball in the afternoon and love at night. >> reporter: over the years, wrigley hosted some major milestones from stan musial's 3,000th career hit to the rivals cardinals to michael jordan's cameo for the crosstown white

sox. >> michaelle jordan has tied up the ball game with a ground double. >> reporter: but the cubs had plenty of great moments of their own the hawk andre dawson game in 1987. 20-year-old's strikeout in 1998. and that same season, sammy sosa's season-long showdown with mark mcgwire. wrigley hasn't seen as many titles as cubs fwoons like, but the brick and ivy hold enough tradition and mystique to keep presidents and parishioners coming to one of the game's greatest cathedrals. >> you got about 200 athletes that had great careers at wrigley field. you can sit up in the stadium and cheer and it will make you cry. it will make you cry. >> and if you come to visit this ballpark, it lives up to that 100 years of history. it's such a great beautiful place.

and you feel all those goflts s in ghosts in here. i want go to mike, all of my smart cubs fans think the bartman thing is such complete and utter nonsense, a guy by reaching out for a foul ball, which you've done, i've done, everybody in this place has done cost them a world series is absurd. if you go back and read mark pryor after the game, the cubs pitcher was on the mound. he said that wasn't that kid's fault. we booted a couple curveball. it came undone. i think it's time to put this bartman thing to rest. >> absolutely. mark pryor, dusty baker was in the dugout. pryor was up to 115 pitches. he should have had a reliever in there. the clips that you showed showed multiple fans three or four going for the same ball.

moises alou, in left field, like a 27-year-old little leaguer, all of that is a combustible element that has ruined this guy's life. ridiculous. >> and he just wants his anonymity. we'll leave this seat. we hope cubs fans can do the same. when we come back, we'll be back with more on the 100th anniversary of wrigley field.

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♪ if you go down there you better just be aware of a man named leroy brown ♪ welcome back to our special edition of wrigley field. >> spring has sprung. >> happy spring, everybody. it's about 10 below here in chicago. >> it's actually getting colder. >> this ballpark is amazing. >> can you imagine night games here, swinging a bat, hitting it wrong. your hands -- >> yeah. >> good thing sbabaseball is no game of touch. >> exactly. >> speaking of moises alou, no batting gloves. we do want to get to the "must read" opinion pages. joining us for that, "the new york times" reporter jeremy peters. jeremy good to have you on board. >> thank you. >> you look so -- >> put together? >> well -- overdressed. >> thomas roberts offered to throw me in the dirt. >> before we get to an actual op-ed, senator rand paul and

jeremy, you've been covering this, here in chicago. you covered an event yesterday. what's the senator saying at this point? >> well, it's interesting because getting a flavor for rand paul at these two very different events he did yesterday, you really get a sense for why his candidacy is so intriguing. on one hand he was speaking to a group of economically underprivileged high school students. and telling them all the things they would like to hear from a potential republican candidate. we need to change sentencing laws to get people out of prison who have been in too long. and then, he goes downtown and he talks to a more liberal college crowd. and he starts talking about abortion. and david axelrod is questioning him and tries to pin him down on where he would draw the line for legal abortion. he couldn't answer. at the same time while he's showing promise but he's also showing his stances are a real

problem. >> how does she get around? >> he's getting better at it. he's a little academic. for example, at this high school yesterday, he started drifting into talk of title 1 funding and taxes. >> boy, that will -- title 1 funding. >> i think he may have lost the crowd a little bit there. but he's warming up and getting better. he's the only candidate who is really going all around the country at this point. >> yeah. so let's talk about polls that "the new york times" took. we've been discussing the south, specifically, democrats running in red states. fascinating results coming out of arkansas. especially a state that a lot of us were saying, looked like it was going red with tom cotton. but not the case in the latest polls? >> absolutely. my colleagues at the upshot had a remarkable poll out. we sampled four of the southern states, kentucky, north carolina, arkansas and louisiana and found the senate races

there, virtual dead heat. taut caughten is the head line. he's down by mark pryor ten point. >> what's happening there? >> what's happened there is exactly what the democrats have said, they have gone after tom cotton and they've painted him as a mini paul ryan. and he's largely undefined. and what democrats have done a really good job of so far at least is defining him. it's still early. >> but they're hammering him with 30-second ads, pryor is, bombarding him? >> they really are. >> let's put the four democrats back up that we were just showing. and let's go through the polls. i thought it was fascinating. just a great site. and you just can't help but being intrigued. for about five hours i pressed that button where you spin the polls and see who has a chance of taking over the senate. mary landrieu, very surprised that the percentages of upshot of "the new york times" says she only has about a 35% chance of holding that seat.

what did the poll look like yesterday? >> well, the poll, because the republican field isn't settled yet, it's still wide open. however, as you've often said, mary landrieu is as tough as they come. she always wins her race by like two votes. so is i don't think by any means it's going to be easy for the republic republicans. >> and grimes an matt bevan, not going to be a good day for him. what does "the new york times" times poll show in kentucky? >> that race between the democratic allison lundgren grimes and mcconnell is a dead heat. the most striking showing mcconnell's approval is in the tank. he's deeply unpopular there. he's almost as unpopular as obama is in the rest of the country. more than 50%. >> some command ground. >> obama is deeply unpopular, in kentucky, more than 60%.

>> how does it happen that mitch mcconnell being there so long and so deeply unpopular? >> well, that's a good question. i think a lot of it this deep mistrust of washington. nobody liked anyone associated with washington right now. and any incumbent is going to have that disadvantage. still ahead, one of the cubs' all-time greats ernie banks will be with us. maybe he'll sign my card. stay with us you "morning joe" will be right back live from wrigley field. ♪ from chicago to l.a. more than 2,000 miles all the way ♪ [ female announcer ] who are we?

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wrigley field. >> amazing. >> every time you fly into chicago and go to o'hare airport. there are sort of two thoughts. the first thought being, hey, cool, that's wrigley field down there. >> yeah. >> and the second thought is why couldn't o'hare be closer. >> that's true. >> a big day. how exciting "the chicago tribune" celebrating 100 years at wrigley field. the headline. the right below the bulls who's a heartbreaker. but a firm place in chicago. this really is, boy, the heart of chicago, this community. has been for a long time. >> he's been making fun of us. >> former vice president obama, he thinks he's so cool. david axelrod. david axelrod said the same thing i said when i came out

here at 5:45. it's not that bad. asked if i wanted a blanket, no, no. of course, now, hand warmers, back warmers. ear warmers. >> we're going to keep you out here for two hours. you know what, the wind doesn't feel bad for the first 15 minutes. >> hey, listen, i've sat out here many, many times in weather. >> ya, yeah. but you haven't at 6:20 in the morning. >> we had jeremy peters of "the new york times" here. we've been talking cotton in arkansas. it seems like all the democrats are back on their heels. and, you know, we started talking about it about a week ago. you could just sort of sense that this slam dunk victory in the deep south by the republicans was sort of moving another direction. mary put out a very aggressive ad. and you can feel it, the proof

comes a week later in a poll coming out of arkansas, "the new york times" poll. right now. and it's early, early, early. >> yeah. >> but this is significant. and shows there is going to be really dogfights in the deep south. tom cotton down by ten points on a "the new york times" poll. grimes tied with mitch mcconnell in kentucky. hard to say what's happening with mary landrieu in louisiana. but she always puts up a good fight. the battle for the senate son and the democrats put in a counterpunch the last couple of weeks. >> oh, yeah. look, i think it's going to be a very tough pitch battle to the end. structurallily, the republican have the advantage going into this election. but as you know, every race is different. every candidate is different. landreau, pryor, they have long histories in the state. they're veteran politicians. they know how to fight. they're not going to give any corner. and i think it's going to be a

lot harder to read going into november than it appeared in march. >> you know, the old expression, generals are always fighting the last war. i remember republicans winning big in '94. bill clinton winning in '96. then us saying the exact thing, you hear the commentators saying it's an off-year election. republicans are going to win big in '98. that, of course, is the year that democrats always took back the house. there's no way to predict that's going to happen in 2014. >> and you've seen, you know, p pryor was very opportunistic. took advantage of the votes cast on medicare. he's fought back. they want to fight on health care, he's file thing on health care. and right now, he's winning that fight. >> i think you'd agree with me. it's still an uphill battle, off-year, deep south, red state.

it's an uphill battle for democrats. but again, it shows it's going to be compatible. >> democrats still have to solve in some form or fashion the turnout issue. we've got a 30% dropoff from presidential elections to nonpresidential elections. and the bulk of that vote are younger people, minorities. so motivating those voters to come out is still the principal problem that democrats face. >> and in a few states especially in louisiana. let's say louisiana and georgia actually talking about the affordable care act, talking about obamacare can actually bring out that democratic base that doesn't come out in off-year elections but this is going to be a state-by-state-by-state battle. the strategy may be completely different in louisiana than, say, kentucky. >> and if you talk to these candidates, they'll say, we know our states, we know how to run the races, so, yeah, i think it's going to close. >> all right.

senator rand paul was here in chicago. right here in chicago, for an event focused on education. so there the potential presidential candidate suggested the lack of long-term experience in washington can actually be a good thing for candidates seeking higher office it follows recent remarks by bob dole who was asked if they could mount a challenge against hillary clinton. dole said, quote, a number of the first termers like rand paul, marco rubio and that extreme right wing guy, ted cruz, all running for president now. i don't think they've got enough experience yet. senator paul said, quote, in some ways when you have people who are career politicians. they've been beaten down by the system. maybe you can have too much experience. i think over long periods of time people lose their zeal for change in washington. and they become a part of the system. senator paul said he never attacked president obama for spending only a few years in the

senate before running for the white house. >> well, you know, i mean, you can have too much experience in washington. i think i would agree with rand paul. you could also have too little experience in washington, d.c. and i'm going to talk for a second like david's not here, john heilemann, there are a lot of republicans that were saying barack obama was up to being president of the united states because he didn't have a lot of experience. a lot of republicans still believe that. i don't know that they're going to be rushing to nominate first-term senators. in fact, i know they're not rushing to nominate first-term senators for the same reasons that dole said. >> it's a delicate balance. it's one thing that david understood and barack obama understand, that experience obviously matters. at the same time, washington say toxic place. and the longer you spend in the united states senate, the more toxic votes that get attached to you. and that veneer of freshness and

idealism and that optimism for change gets stripped off of you quickly. and one of the things that governors have understood. that's an advantage they have. they don't get that washington muck all over them. and if you're going to be in the senate, there are advantages to not spending much time there. barack obama understood that. rand paul also understood that. >> i think a first-term governor would have a better shot than a first-term senator. >> exactly. >> i'm sorry, mike. >> no i was just going to say, off of that observation, it's because candidates like rand paul, partially, when you listen to him, he wants to eliminate government. >> right. >> as opposed to some people running for office who want to make government more effective like governors who have to make it more effective. mayors have to make it work. >> yep, yep. >> incorporate 00 the history of presidential politics is that voters generally choose candidates who have different qualities than the person they have. >> yeah. >> it's unlikely they're going

to turn to another senator, or another senator with a few years of service in washington. it's more likely they're going to turn tie governor or someone else who has more executive experience. you know, we've only had three senators as president in 120 years in this country. >> yeah. >> so all of these senators are pushing uphill. >> they are. >> and there have been some unpopular votes taken by the republican senators. you know, there's always -- in the media, there's always this belief that the republican party represents -- is represented by the most extreme voices in the media. in the media or the most extreme voices on the house or senate floor that is just not the case. we talked about in arkansas, very conservative state. you have tom cotton right now, facing a barrage of questions about a vote he took on paul ryan's budget. a budget that we would all instinctively, i say "we" house

republicans, would instinctively line up on the house floor because it seems like the thing to do. you get out and campaign even in republican primaries, and they go, wait a second. i'm not so sure that guy is going to help us beat hillary clinton in 2016. speaking of governors, rick perry is laying down a challenge to democratic new york governor andrew cuomo. governor perry wants to debate cuomo on which state has the best business climate. he made that on a radio station. >> i'd be more than happy to sit down and have a thoughtful conversation, a debate with governor cuomo over the issues that face us as states. and talk about the economic policies and compare new york to texas. and you know, i think that would be a not only interesting and

fun, but but a thoughtful way for us as a country to have a discussion between for of the major states in america, talking about which one of these policies are actually better for our people." >> all right. so, joe, this was the second time in the past year governor perry has visited new york to try and lure companies. he's also starred in a series of commercials including a new ad where he criticized new york's business climate. take a look at this. >> people make all kinds of claims. but when i saw this, i thought i'd seen everything. the facts, new york is the most unfriendly state for business. so here's some truth in advertising. texas is number one for doing business. lower taxes. affordable energy. and a fair legal system. so if you're tired of new york, there's an option. texas. >> love it. >> okay, what do you think? >> well, first of all, the business climate, "the new york daily news ""is right.

the business climate in new york state is absolutely horrific. the taxes are absolutely horrific, especially in the city. and if you go to texas there's a reason why rick perry and the state of texas is providing business better for anybody else. they're sick and tired of the nonsense in california, dealing with austin, texas and operating there. there are lots of opportunity. i would love to see that debate. >> what are the chances it would happen? >> well, it won't happen, because andrew cuomo doesn't have a lot to debate, unfortunately. it wouldn't be a very good debate. it's kind of like paul krugman. you may win a nobel prize and you may debate against a guy who was reading "sports illustrated" in the back of a economy 101 class. >> i still can't believe you did that. >> i read good "sports illustrated." >> my dad called right before

and says, does joel know that he's a nobel prize winner? >> yeah, but he's a nobel prize winner on the wrong side. so david axelrod, i want to talk about rick perry here. years ago, we don't know how the reinvention is going to work. but i must say, it's not like he has just gone to safe talk radio shows. he's been on jimmy kimmel. he's gone on our show. we absolutely massacred him in 2012. i don't think we made fun of anybody any more than rick perry. i personally was downright mean. and a sign of a great politician is a guy that comes back. smiles. you know. >> yeah. >> his wife has written -- his wife has written me a note, very gracious. but he's coming back with a smile on his face. and i don't know, this guy may -- may have a shot at least at a very respectable run. >> you got to admire him for going back to that debate thing

after 2012. getting back on the horse after that. but, look, i think the republican race is wide open. hard put to say, here's the guy -- jeb bush is in a category by himself. i have real doubts as to when he's going to run. >> tell me why. >> well, because i think he has family concerns that he's expressed. because he knows what is entailed in running for president and being president. and anybody who gets close to it knows the sacrifices involved. and i think running in the republican party today is a hard thing to do. and i don't think jeb bush wants to run to president and have to s subtra gatehis principles. >> you served with him. a little bit quirky. and i don't know how he'll play over the long run. but he's certainly a smart guy. he knows how to use media.

he was in the media. so, like i said, it's a wide open race. and i think he's certainly -- i think a governor has a better shot. he's certainly in the mix. >> i absolutely love john. john is one of the reasons i'm in politics. i saw him on c-span debating the clinton budget. he is a quirky guy. i find it hard to believe he's going to grind it out in iowa, new hampshire and south carolina the way you need to do because i think, you know, john doesn't put up with a lot of b.s. i think it would be a little tough for him to put up with the nonsense you have to put up with. >> with perry, i remember back in 2011, before he made his appearance on the national stage that he had a lot of potential. obviously he didn't live up to that potential. you can fix the problem of having become a national punch line?

>> my standard line after the election was, we feared perry and then he spoke. so, you know, he was the butt of a lot of jokes but as i said -- in wide open areas, you get on that platform and perform, you can change opinions. but i think he's got a lot of work to do in that regard. there's a sense he was a lightweight and that's a hard to overcome. >> i've got to say, there's a difference sarah palin comes up. she's had some ups, she's had some downs. even some of her biggest supporters have been disappointed. rick perry has been governor for a long time in a very big state. >> and there have been results. >> this isn't a commercial for rick perry, this is just showing you there's substance. texas has grown economically more than any other state in america. that doesn't happen by accident. that happens because you've got a guy like him that's

extraordinarily aggressive. >> there's or two sides there to defend. >> i understand. he would have to defend especially in a general election race. but is there substance there? yes, there's substance there? the question is how does he reform on that debate stage what do you think? >> i really do think -- there's almost nothing involved that you can't come back from. >> exactly. >> it seems to me in a lot of cases having become a national punch line. >> bill clinton was a national punch line in 1988. >> not quite the same way. i don't think that's quite true. i think governor perry i always thought had a lot of potential. even after the mistakes he made i think he's systematic underrated. but the texas story is a complicated story. and the national impression of him is still really negative. >> so we need to go to texas. >> we do need to go there. >> just to warm up. >> just to warm up. >> good chris christie -- a

strong chris christie were in this race, jeb were in this race that would be another thing. but when you have a governor from texas with his record running against rand paul, marco rubio, ted cruz, who else is out there? >> mike huckabee, et cetera, et cetera, the establishment is going to be hungry for somebody that has a long proven track record. and who knows if perry performs, he can be competitive. >> i don't disagree with that. >> althoughs salthough, as you someone like a scott walker, a lot of these are coming with a clean slate. >> barack obama will be the first to say he was a bad candidate for six months before he kind of figured out the whole national lay of the land. having failed once. perry's also had the experience of knowing what the pressures of race are. scott walker and these other guys they don't have the pressure. rand paul was at my institute yesterday, i was happy to have him, he was very interesting.

but it is clear that he's got work in terms of putting substance behind some of the glib lines he's delivered. >> let's check in before we go to break with willie geist again. willie, where are you? >> guys, i'm way up behind you in this 100-year old scoreboard. i'm peeking through the ninth inning of the cincinnati and pittsburgh game. my buddy darryl here has been running the scoreboard for 24 seasons joins me now. darryl, i love the way things work now. first of all, this is the original scoreboard. >> absolutely. >> and it gets chaotic in here. you not only you got the cubs game, you got the white sox games but a lot of out of town games in here. >> constantly, i can hear myself talk. i put the scores up. on the scorecard. i'll yell and scream them out to the guys below. it's a lot of running up and down, second third to third floor. guys are going side to side.

>> so this is basically a three-hour workout for you and two other guys. there's three levels to the scoreboard. one guy takes each level. and you're just running back and forth plugging numbers in. people want to know you got this gig. this is one of the coolest jobs in the city of chicago. you've been doing this for a quarter century. how did you land this gig? >> i had to wait until a guy retired. but just doing the scoreboard. my b.a. said i've got a good job for you, 1060 -- i know that address. it was wrigley field. >> was there a day, darryl, that stands out as your favorite game? >> kerry wood. 20 strikeouts in 1998. how about a team or season?

i have to imagine being here in sammy sosa and marc mcgwire can going at it. >> it was create. the crowd was screaming so loud. it's hard to pay attention it to other games. it was one of the greatest times. >> it's one of two manuel scoreboards left in big league baseball. darryl wilson has been doing a great job. as we send it back to you, we're going to put a couple plates up. it is manual. here's how it works, guys. >> cool. >> how long until he's back? >> that's so cool. >> willie, thank you so much. >> david axelrod. thank you. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> welcome and come back. >> we need to you stay. still ahead -- the co-founders of the -- the cub owners of the cubs, the ricketts join us.

and i'm going to ask them if they will let me run the bases to warm up. i think laura will. we'll be talking to governor pat quinn and ernie banks. up next, al sharpton joins us. you're watching "morning joe," a special edition from wrigley field. we'll be right back. are you ready grandma? just a second, sweetie.

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chicago mayor rahm emanuel speaking after a deadly weekend in chicago that left nine people dead and dozens wounded including children. with us now the host of msnbc "politics nation" and the president of the national action network, reverend al sharpton. reverend, obviously, rahm emanuel has not been able to do anything about the deadly shootings. there's such a contrast between what mayors bloomberg and that, obviously, mayors giuliani were able to do with cleaning up new york city and what rahm emanuel has not been able do in this city. why has he failed? >> i think it's just a real, real problem of just gun violence. the guns on street. the problems that have not been there in terms of infrastructure. in terms of jobs and other things. i mean, all of it has just exploded on this time. i don't know if it's

particularly emanuel or the time. >> but shouldn't a mayor be able do something about this? there were shootings last night here? >> there were shootings -- 45 over the weekend. >> 45? >> over the weekend. >> in this city. in one city, in america, over the weekend. the city can't do anything about that? >> well, i think that the city needs to do, but i think it's not just the city. i think you've got to deal with the gun -- the fact that so many guns available. you've got so little going none terms of the school system and the structures within the community. when we came out and started working here and there are many, father flag and others on the ground that are not getting the assistance that is needed to really deal with a lot of these kids that are just totally at random with no structure in their lives. >> so what's the difference between chicago and new york

city, a city as you know in the late '80s and early '90s, it was dangerous, you couldn't walk up the west side of new york city and now you can walk up there 2:00, 3:00 in the morning and feel safe. what's the difference? >> i think it's the infrastructures in the community work together with police. you had community policing that literally started under jenkins and all the way to bloomberg. even now with de blasio taking a position of stop and frisk. still has still not gone up because the community is partnering with the city. you can not have a climate -- >> it's not happening here? >> it's not happening here. >> why not? >> that's one of the reasons -- the cold got us out. and now that the weather has warmed up the shooting is back. >> you know what they call it

chiraq. it's easier to get a gun than a library card in certain parts of chicago. part of the problem, joe, we're here in wrigleyville. there's not a lot of shootings in wrigleyville. you go down to the west side and gunfire is as common as dogs. >> and you've got to get the guns. >> one of the residence it worked in new york. elements of stop and frisk did work. it did work. and new york police department did and they continue to do, they flood the zone. jerry mckarth any, the police commissioner is here say member of the police department. i don't know the number numbers of personnel in the chicago police department, but one of the things they'll have to seemingly do more of is flood the zone in those areas. you're going to get arrests that

are going to be controversial. they're going to grab people off the streets who are probably innocent. they'll spend the night in jail. >> you flood the zone as you said but you do it in conjunction with the community. that's what they did in new york. they worked with us. not like invading outside force. the people in the community wanted the crime fought. so they're not the enemy. they're the victims. and i think that's that's what you've got to create here. >> there's also, reverend, you know this better than most people know this, i mean, there are stories that happen every day in this city, in certain sections of this city and it's happened in new york, any other city that would blow the minds of people who live out in the suburbs. the fact that you have a 14-year-old boy and you won't let him wear a certain colored jacket out on the street or a certain pair of sneakers. or you can't go out of the house after 4:30 in the afternoon. i mean, just ridiculous ways that people are forced to live. >> 48 kids this year, as we're

showing on the screen right now have been shot 16 years of age or younger in chicago alone. >> and i'll tell you one of the things that's different for chicago and this has been true as long as i've been around the cities, back in the '70s, the mid'80s is the gang culture here. which is the difference in new york, there are gangs in new york city, but not like chicago. the gang culture is deeply rooted much like los angeles. that raises an issue, how you deal with the gang culture. >> the gang culture really had a real switch. when i used to come out here in my early days of civil rights. you had gang leaders. >> yeah. >> the older gang leaders were in jail. there's no one, when we came out three or four months ago, there's no leadership to talk about. these are just kids two or three in a posse.

can't cut a deal with anybody and say look we've got to bring this down. >> and the combination of that fact which is really important, i will agree, with the parlance of gun, and high-magazine clips, all of that stuff, with a lot of young kids, no social structure even within the gangs, it's a very deadly combination. very toxic. >> reverend, thank you for being with us. we greatly appreciate it. up canning up next, willie's standing by inside the cubs locker room. by the way, did you see heilemann? heilemann, you look like you're holding a giant blue marshmallow here. >> it's cold out here! it's getting colder. >> stay there. you look like my grandfather. >> it's getting colder as the sun comes up. i don't understand it. >> i think we're down in the teens now. we'll go to a place that's much warmer. we're going to willie inside the clubhouse. talking to the clubhouse manager straight ahead on "morning joe." do they have heaters in there? i think i'll go in.

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but who's that crossing in front of their dugout? it's not lady luck. >> you don't know about bad luck. up don't know where it comes from or even if there is such a thing. >> no i don't believe in curses. i don't think anything about that. >> i don't buy it that. i don't buy that. i think if you get the ballplayers you would win anywhere. >> these ridiculous legends get going and people think they mean something and they're carried forward. i think that's true of the curse. >> there are no such thing as curses. it's just about putting a good team on the field. and that's what chicago and the cubs now have and management that understands that. ♪ hey, guys, we're inside the chicago cubs clubhouse right now. this is otis, the man who has

been working this for, i don't know, over 30 years now. >> since 1983. >> since 1983. clubhouses are a cool place in sports. you see a lot. you hear a lot. i know you're not going to share any of that with us this morning. but this is a special season. 100 years of wrigley. how are you guys treating this differently than years past? >> we're going to have ten throwback games. and uniforms we're passing out. we're getting ready for the 100th anniversary today. and the 1913. and let's check out the uniforms. the feds were 1914, '15 and '16, is that correct. >> correct, we moved in in '16. >> that's a cool jerseys. >> you put meals out for these guys. you got a 1:20 first pitch. what does it look like for you?

>> we get started by now. 6:30 or so. chef comes in here, he's preparing breakfast. they start showing up 7:30, 8:00, the coaching staff. the players are usually here before 9:00. he get ready to hit usually at 10:00. since we had the night game last night. they gave them a little break, we're not hitting until 9:30 in the batting cage. >> what kind of spread do you put out with these guys? >> well, we went healthy a couple years ago with a number of other people. just healthy food. all different kinds of stuff. try to stay healthy without the grease. >> so no chicken wings anymore? >> we actually had some last night. >> of course you did. you went healthy, otis. you're making things up now. you've seen some amazing ballplayers come through, too. you look across the lockers at some of the greats who have been in here. i guess this was last innovated in '84. that means ryne sandberg has

been in here. the hawk has been in here, sammy sosa has been in here. any memories from those guys? >> you remember the good years, '03 was very special when we almost went to the world series. that was a great year. the years we win, the guys are all great. they're good now. we like them all. you take care of all the players that we have. we're happy to have the guys that we have here. >> it's a cool place. you've been part of the history of this team for an awfully long time. enjoy today, 100th anniversary. >> i certainly will. you guys enjoy the great weather we have. >> behind the scenes and right back on the field with the 100th anniversary with governor pat quinn of the state of illinois. more "morning joe" when we come back. ♪

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♪ high and inside. >> i think he wants to throw another one. i don't think he was very happy with the location of that first one. >> hey, that was much better. >> that's reagan throwing out the first pitch, 1988. and that's me, running, because it's damn cold out here. at wrigley field as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ballpark. i've got a little exercise. it's called let's move, everybody. we've got the governor of illinois, pat quinn. are you cold? let's share a blanket. >> no, no, he's you running for re-election. >> you need a blanky. >> the first game i went to, june 8, 1956.

>> yes. >> and a brought the -- >> no, way. >> ernie banks hit a home run. >> i have my ernie banks card with me today. >> and '59 in the bleachers when we didn't win. i was here in 2003 when things went wrong in the eighth inning. this park has a lot of memories for people of chicago and america. great ballpark to see a game. it's the closest thing we have to going back in time. >> so, wait, how are you not cold right now? you're just sitting there looking like that in that suit. >> the wind is blowing -- >> nerves of steel. so you've got something special to tell us today. >> well, it's a special day, and i brought something -- >> what do you have? >> many, many people have come to wrigley field, this is our proclamation calling it wrigley field day. it's the 100th anniversary of

the first game played at this iconic ballpark. you were there, mike, weren't you? >> i got there a little late. >> you went to fenway park in 1912 and came here. >> yeah. >> when you think about it, ernie banks and many hall of famers have played here. jackie robinson, this is the last ballpark standing that jackie robinson actually played a ball game in. babe ruth called his shot here. only wrigley and fenway left. >> jenkins, sammy sosa. >> billy williams. hit a lot of home runs here. >> it is a museum of memories. everywhere you look, you remember something. >> one of the great things you remember as governor is do declarations like this. the other thing you have to do is run for re-election. let's talk about that. how's that going? >> i think pretty well. you know, the state is -- we're the 19th largest economy in the world. unemployment rate went down 0.3

of 1% in the last report. we're growing jobs so we've got to keep on doing it. we have a lot of work to do there but i think our state has turned the corner. when i became governor we had one former governor going to jail and one in jail. we got to straighten that out and we have. >> what's the story, the problem, every state has pension problems. illinois has specifically a very large pension problem. what's the story with going forward and taking care of the pension problems, and what's your relationship with rahm emanuel? >> we passed the pension reform last december. we signed it into law. the state had $100 billion liability that accumulated many many years and many years of legislatures. but we took care of that. and everybody who's a mayor in illinois, whether a big city like chicago, mayor emanuel. or any other town, your job as governor is to get along with people and work with them.

we have the largest building construction program of any state in the union right now. and we want to keep on doing that. >> can the state do anything to help alleviate or work with the city of chicago in terms of the crescendo, the rising rate of gun violence in this city? i mean, just over this past weekend, 45 shooting incidents. and every weekend it seems. >> yeah, our state police have actually worked with chicago police and certain police districts over the last few years. we also have to have, i think, a ban on assault weapons. limit on high capacity magazines and background checks of people who shouldn't have guns. those are all things all of us should work on. this is an issue we should do nationally, not only here in illinois. but we have to end the silence about the violence. public safety comes first. >> governor pat quinn, thank you. best of luck with you. sure you don't want to share a blanket? >> no. the cubs are on a two-game winning streak.

>> okay. >> and the guy who wrote "go come go" his ashes are over there. people love this had a wonderfu last night. a lot of the guys are staying for the game tonight. thomas roberts is standing by in the announcer booth. that's next. and just give them the basics, you know. i got this. [thinking] is it that time? the son picks up the check? [thinking] i'm still working. he's retired. i hope he's saving. i hope he saved enough.

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♪ welcome back to wrigley field. our special celebration of the field turning 100 years old. and i'm sitting in a very special place. this is one of the famous broadcast booths. and the field that is has been home to a long line of famous broadcasters. jack brickhouse, steve stone, but none more famous than the

mayor of rush street, harry caray. >> 8-8-88. that's the date. and this bud's for you, bill murray. >> harry caray's voice is as iconic as the coke bottle glasses he wore. >> long drive. way back. it might be. it could be. it is! holy cow. >> broadcast into living rooms across the country, the man in the booth was as famous as the men on the field. >> the crowd is loud. holy cow. >> caray spent 36 years behind the mike for our teams before joining the cubs in 1982. games weren't always exciting, but harry made them entertaining. >> i was always thinking what is he going to say next. >> i don't know what the big deal about cracker jack is. did you ever buy a pack of cracker jacks and get a prize and find no prize?

>> if you were a hot dog, and you were starving, would you eat yourself? i know i would. first i'd smother myself with brown mustard relish, i'd be so delicious. >> he was joined in the booth by celebrities and presidents, but it was his singing during the 7th inning stretch that became the stuff of legend. >> oh, goodness gracious. when he would sing that i would go, oh, my goodness, you're really not a singer. >> he passed away in 1998, but his traditions and love of the cubs will be passed down for generations to come. >> i think that harry in my opinion was the best announcer ever in baseball. and i don't think they will be another one because they don't come around like him. ♪ at the old ball game >> he was one of a kind.

there is the image of harry caray that now resides in the booth where he called all of those games. it really seems like broadcasting has baked into the dna of the caray family. we had his grandson chip calling games. thousa now we have his son skip with the braves before he passed away. so it really is something that is special for the caray family. harry caray is certainly special here in chicago. speaking of some people who are very special here in chicago, we have a group coming your way that you yu you you do not want miss. mr. cub ernie banks. and the team owners bringing back style.

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co-owners, tom ricketts, board of directors members laura and todd ricketts. and there is one more ricketts child who is busy running for governor, right? >> he has a debate tonight. >> that's right. so a shout out to pete. >> ricketts family, four kids, very different points of view. even political affiliations is it fair to say like my family, but there is bis one thing you have in common, you guys love this team. >> that's right. >> indeed. that's one of many points on which we're all on the same page and come together. >> thank god, right? >> so what does 100 years mean for you all? obviously you don't really own the cubs. the city of chicago owns the cubs. it's like a trust that has been handed to you all. >> that's true. >> and i've seen the plans. it is so exciting for the city.

>> when we took over ownership of the team, that's always the way we felt. no one can really own the cubs. we're really stewards of an amazing tradition that is so important to the city of chicago and so important to baseball. >> and you showed me the plans about what will happen in the stadium over the next three, four, five years. talk about it. >> you have big dreams for wrigley. >> we added a new spring training facility and now we need to make this a ballpark so we can win some games. >> part of the deal is the temptation you could build a ballpark out in the suburbs closer to the airport or whatever, but this is such an institution, such a museum.

but the degree of difficulty in refurbishing it as happened with fenway park, talk a bit about that and how despite the difficulty, it's going to happen. >> it's always been our first goal to try to save wrigley. there is a lot of options that we have. and we've always focused on what we can do to save the park. but the fact is we can make wrigley great. the fact is that it's -- just like with fenway, a lot that has to go into it. it's a $375 million proper skrecorrect project before most that is steel, electrical, plumbing. so we can save it for the next generation of fans and make it better for in fans and players. best place to watch baseball. but when they get up and go to the concourse, there are a lot of inconveniences that we can address.

players the same way. they love the fact they can live a few blocks from the ballpark, they get extra day games so they can be home with their families. but the clubhouse is kind of a joke. so we'll make it better for the fans and the players. and most importantly, this is the ballpark that your father's father's father brought him to. so we want to continue that. it's the real deal. we want to save it. >> how have you dealt with the fact that you are rebuilding a minor league system? practically nonexistent when you purchased the team. my guy theo, you hire him, he comes in. but convincing the fan base you've waited a long time, it's just going to be a bit longer, but you're getting closer. how do you deal with that? >> the first time i sat down over three plus years ago, i said do whatever you have to do to get this done the right way. i promise you the fans will

support you. we have 105 years of what doesn't work. so the fans get it. i walk away the park every single game and people come up to me and say keep it up, don't panic, no short cuts, do it the right way. let's get a winner and do it in a way that gives us a consistent winner and one that is always contending, not just one lucky year. >> and we're fans ourselves. we hate losing. we get it when we come to the park every day. we have an emotional tie. >> so you're all from nebraska. but you all came to school in chicago. >> yes. >> and that's where your love for the team grew, right? >> yeah, absolutely. in fact kansas city royals have a minor league team in omaha. we were much more likely to follow the royals than the cubs. but we all came here to chicago. and of course the cubs are such an icon he can institution here

and throughout baseball. but we were all hooked. how could you not be after experiencing baseball here. >> unbelievable. >> what are some of the challenges that you think you will face working to make this expansion happen? looking at the model todd showed us last night, it's beautiful. you'll have a hotel put in and a lot of different opportunities to attract people. not just to the ballpark, but to the area. having said that, that's got to be complicated when you try to put to pen and paper. >> it's already been pretty complicated, but we've come a long way. as you point out, it's not just putting up a sign or fixing the ballpark. it's an entire project that will be just a wonderful addition to the neighborhood and the city. so we're really excited on get it started. we have a few challenges left. we have on work through some of

the neighborhood issues. but i think we're getting pretty close. >> what will it cost and how long will it take? >> it's about a four rear proper project. probably 375 for the park and maybe close to 200 outside the park. >> you look back and you look at these restaurants and these buildings that have bleachers on top of them. that adds a whole new dimension, doesn't it? >> it's been interesting. obviously the rooftops have been a part wrigley field for a while. as they have commercialized, the nature of them has changed. and the naft pature of the park change. >> and while people are looking at this, you may not be able to tell on the camera, but outside of wrigley right across the street, you have bars and

restaurants that have bleachers on top of them. when you're in the park, they actually look like they're part of the park. i'm sorry. go ahead. >> i was just going to say wrigley is changing a little bit. on turn wrigley into a modern ballpark, some of these things have to give a bit. >> but you also have in and around fenway now that it's being rebuilt has happened at camden yards, coors, and many other. the ballpark itself as tracts whole aspects of a brand new urban neighborhood. is that the plan here? >> absolutely. i think one difference with the area around here is it always was residential. there is a lot of families in the neighborhood, a lot of singles. it's been a great neighborhood for a long time. but right aurn taround the parkd zone on nongame days.

so we want to put a hotel which the neighbors desperately need and just give it a big refresh. it will be better on game days and really better on nongame days for people who live in the neighborhood. >> and speaking of game day, willie geist is in the out field. he thinks he's playing the game today. >> i'd be playing very deep right field on top of the bleachers here. this is sheffield avenue along right field. you have waveland along left field. this is where some of the home run balls end up. this started as a very organic thing fp if you lived in one these buildings, you were lucky enough to get on top, have some buddies over and you could see into the game. sometime 20, 25 years ago, this became a very commercial enterprise. so all of these buildings that you can see now as we sweep across sheffield have bleachers on top including all the way down to the corner of addison

there where you can see bleachers, too. so obviously people are making money and something the ricketts family will be working out. murphys bleachers is perhaps the most famous. >> we're losing willie's mike here. but without knowing all the details of this, i have a feeling looking at those buildings and those bleachers on top, i would rather be negotiating with vladimir putin on ukraine than some of the people that have those buildings behind us. so good luck there. but congratulations on today. what will your thoughts be when you sit in your seat? >> it is such an exciting day. every game here i get goosebumps, but today will be especially exciting and just to feel that sense of history. we have former owners or former

great players, bears players, gayle sayers, dick butkus, all of our cubs greats. so sort of a family reunion. >> we were talking about it earlier that from 1933 to i guess 1963, the bears won four, five titles here. more games played -- more nfl games played at wrigley field than any other football stadium. isn't that unbelievable? >> gayle sayers six touchdowns on this field. >> all right, guys. thank you so much. >> it's a real honor to be here today. thank you for thank you for the. >> they look great. >> i don't even care. just thank you so much for the coat. >> still ahead on "morning joe,"

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their epic day off as they crewscrew cruised around the city of chicago. just one of the times hollywood focused on wrigley field. especially rookie of the year. >> hey pitcher, pitcher, pitcher. >> the chicago cubs haven't gotten much love from hollywood, but rookie of the year stands out as one of the most iconic sports movies of the 1990s. >> hello, son. i'm looking for henry. >> garden hoser. warm up, you're going in. >> in the film, henry is a young boy who turns into a miraculous pitching phenom. and it was an experience of a lifetime. >> we had ten minutes to shoot a shot in between the dull header. literally during that two minutes that i'm walking out to

the mound with 35,000 people chanting henry, my name at least for two minutes was henry. >> we want henry! we want henry! >> during the second game, the cubs were down, surprise, and so the stadium started chanting for henry again. >> nicholas is now a father himself and is on a world tour with his band. and though he stars in other movie, when he's back in chicago, there is no mistake about who he is deep down. >> ever since that day they chanted henry at wrigley field in chicago, i am henry. >> so just one of the many films that happened here at wrigley field. a lot of people will remember also there was a small scene for the blues brothers, also shots done here for the film the natural. it's really an amazing place. it really is a museum when it comes to baseball history. sports history for the city of chicago. and speaking of sports history

for the city of chicago, i know we'll have mr. cub himself, ernie banks, coming up soon. i'll send it back over to joe and mika. i think i can see mika running down the first baseline. >> hey, get off the field! get off the field! >> uh-oh. a minor altercation here. >> get off the field. don't do that again. you, my friend are a master of diversification.

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fly ball deep to left. back, back. he can did it! ernie banks, number 500. a line drive shot into the seats in left. the ball tossed in the bull pen. everybody on your feet. this is it.

>> and that wasser a ernie bank 500th home run. against the atlanta braves, may 12th, 1970. an joining us now onset, mr. cub himself. and who is this? >> that's not me. >> yes, it is you. >> you're even more handsome today. >> oh, thank you very much. thank you. >> nice to see you. thank you so much. >> one of the great people who ever played the game of baseball, ernie banks. mr. cub, mr. chicago, let's play two. as you sit here on the 100th anniversary of this ballpark and having spent so many afternoons playing here, playing this game, talk about what this park, this city, this game, this sport means to you. >> it means a whole lot. it's my life. it's my bible. and it's my life. i spend my time here. i love it. i come out here and i turn into a kid again when i walk out

here. sometimes things are order and they become new. to me the park has become new and i love this place. it's a gorgeous place. people who come here should take their shoes off and walk on the turf, right? >> yes, sir. >>. >> go barefoot. >> 14 times an all-star, two times mvp. there is a statue outside this stadium. do you still pinch yourself a little bit when you see the statue outside? >> yes, i do. in fact i want to stand there and wait for kids to come by because a lot don't know who i am or what i did. and just explain to them about this park, you know, the memories that you get when you come here. the memories are amazing.

and you never forget them. and i met people who came here when they were ten-years old, sitting out here in the bleachers and now they're 60 and still come coming to this ballpark. >> what memory stands out in your mind of all the memories? >> a lot of no hitters. one big one was sam jones in 1955, he walked bases loaded laying tlay playing the pirates and struck out the side of the next three hitters. it was just wonderful. went home with him that day and just talking about it and dreamt about it. it was a wonderful, wonderful time to see him do that here. but we had babe ruth, he did a movie here's pointed and did a home run. a lot of good things happened at wrigley field. >> do you think the fact that you you played your career day baseball home games, 81 home games or fewer than that then,

but home games in the afternoon, did it extend your career or hurt your career? >> it extended my career. it made me better. because we deal with the environmental stuff. but no lights at wrigley field, day baseball and mr. wrigley used to advertise come out to wrigley field and get fresh air, sunshine. and see a major league game. advertising it that way. advertise things that are real. the sunshine and we'll play a game. and you don't know how it will come out. but that's how he advertised it. but i enjoyed coming out here. day baseball was wonderful because i had baseball in the afternoon and love at night. >> i knew where that was going. >> you played 18 seasons here and accomplished pretty much everything you could accomplish. winning back on back mvps, a couple thousand hits, over 500

home runs. one thing you did not blis accomplish, winning a world series. how much is that the one element that lingers as a regret? >> one thing about that i learned that winning is not everything. i know we talk about winning. what it really means is being a good friend was more important to me. my life was that way. being a frept to the people who came to the park and left the ballpark and the kids that came here and i look at their face and sign something. and i say to myself one day i might have to ask this kid for a job. and it has happened through the years. but i just really enjoyed it. but the friend ships you make when you play here, and i know we have to win. haven't won since 1900s.

but winning is fine, but being a good friend and making a good friend is more important to me and that was my life is making good friends. the people who came here -- >> speaking of kids, ernie banks is still such a vibrant part of the community. talk about the s.t.e.m. program that you're involved with with bill gates' wife. >> that is my next mission in life is starting the s.t.e.m. program. science, technology, engineering and math. kids in math and science. i'm going to start it here at wrigley field and i want kids good in math and science to go to m.i.t. and become nuclear physicists so they can help save this world. >> i love it. fantastic. and what about rookies being recruited today for baseball teams like the cubs. what is your biggest piece of

advice for them? the game has changed a little bit. >> yes, it has. and we have a lot of young players. and they come into major league baseball. just love the game. when you play here, you really have to concentrate. if a beautiful girl walks in the stand -- >> don't look? >> you can't be looking at her and trying to pitch. you got to focus on the game. the game, the score, the ball. wind blows all kind of ways here. >> there's just a tad bit of wind here. it's cold. >> it's a nice day. we should play two today. >> are you ever as toutounded be money involved in the game compared to what you made? >> no, i'm not. they said this about babe ruth.

i'm sure you all read it, too. some kid was telling babe ruth, you're making $80,000 a year, more than the president 37 and he said i had a better year than the president. >> i love that. >> ernie banks, thank you so much. it is such an honor to meet you and thank you for being on our special show this morning. >> thank you very much. let's play would. >> and i'll take my shoes off and run the bases. >> friendly confines of wrigley field, you can stay here forever. still ahead, cubs fans are without a doubt a rare breed. we'll find out what makes them so uhe neenique, but first louia special report on what to eat here at wrigley field out of a hat.

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become as obnoxious as yankee fans. give them two titles and it's over. >> that was me up in the booth last night. that was a blast. appreciate you guys having me up. let's look at some of the highlights because we did get a cubs win here last night. bottom of the fifth inning, chicago up 2-0. deep to the right field bleachers. three run home run. they never look back. jason hammel, nice outing cubs win 9-2. fans loving it last night. cooperate ev couldn't even feel the cold weather. and it was cold. >> it's beautiful today. >> let's go to the nation's capital. a little major league history last night in d.c.. >> the 1-2. to left center field.

there she goes. welcome to the 500 home run club albert pujols. >> that is albert pujols becoming just the 26th major leaguer in history to hit 500 career homes. congratulations. should we go to fenway? >> yeah. >> yankees/red sox. and jacoby ellsbury going back to fenway to bite the hand that once fed him. how about this? first inning triple off the center field wall and ellsbury again in the fifth with a two run double. big night for ellsbury. yankees take game one of that series 9-2. let's go to major league baseball suspending four players after that brawl on sunday, brewers and pirates. pretty ugly. carlos gomez is out three games. martin maldonado will be out

five after punching snyder. and the pirates catcher out for one game. big basketball last night, too. bulls taking on the wizards. bulls have dug themselves a bit of a hole. washington would pot go away. they force overtime. bulls had a chance to tie the game with less than three seconds left. misses the free throw. wizards win and they take both games in chicago. they're up 2-0 in the best of accept series as that they think now goes back to washington. >> blackhawks in the playoffs, too. >> a lot going on here. wizards a lot better than people realize. what are we doing now? going to go find louis? what you got? >> a dog and a beer is a must,

okay? but in chicago at wrigley, the chicago style dog is king. so of course i went around chicago to see exactly what chicago had to offer. take a look. ballpark food is a quintessential part of america's pass time. we've come a long way from peanuts and cracker jacks. every stadium has their own trademark. but when you come to wrigley, the chicago style hot dog is king. what is the quintessential chicago dog is this. >> you start with the perfectly steamed bun, golden mustard, relish, white onions, dill pickle, hot peppers. >> what is the aversion to ketchup? >> the acidity detracts from the

flavor of the dog. you don't put it on a dog. >> there are a lot of great places. but this is perfect for you. this is the kind of place they would appreciate your charm. >> how are you? >> [ bleep ] what do you need? >> excuse me? >> you heard what i said. what the [ bleep ] are you having? >> i will have a chicago style hot dog, please. can i have some ketchup on that dog? >> no. you're in chicago. >> will is something about these things that are now partpastime. a good american beer, old style beer. along with one or two of these dogs and you're pretty much set for a day at the ball yard. >> i met up with a beer vendor in his 32nd season with the cubs

who explain what had makes a day at wrigley so special. >> hot dog, peanuts, beer, whatever you need. i've met so many people in my 31 years here that i know and they're my customers for 20 years. >> give me an example of how you sell when you're doing beer. >> beer man! >> i like that. >> they know it's me. i like to clown around sometimes. >> i'll just take one. but is this the traditional chicago dog? >> close. >> no ketchup. >> no ketchup. >> let's play ball. i'm in heaven up here. i have my traditional style dog with the peppers, relish, mustard, tomatoes. he i'll take a bite and let take you it away. >> before you take the bite, i want to know what did the woman

at wiener circle say to you exactly? she was giving you the business. >> she told me to sit the bleep down and called me another name i just can't say on television. >> that's part of the charm. >> a lot of abuse at that store. especially 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. he have l evelyn did not like louis. >> he's not a chicago guy. >> no. started picking on him pretty hard. >> all right, louis, enjoy that dog. let's accepted send it over to thomas. >> this is carol who is a super fan. has only run the bases at midnight. illegally. so we're going from first to second and when we come back, we're going to talk to carol about what it takes to be a cubs super fan. wrigley is 100! [ man #1 ] we're now in the approach phase,

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3-2 pitch. fly ball to left. toward the line. does he have room? and leaping, he cannot make the play. >> he went into the seats. he could have had that ball. a fan interfered. but when you go in the seats, if a fan just gets his happened out of the way, he makes the catch. when you're at home, i can't believe that a fan would do that. >> as you can hear, this is carol one of the many super fans here at wrigley field. but as we all know, with 100 years of baseball in one special place, there have got to be special fans that make up the collection of people that come here all the time during baseball season. and there are some weird loyal super fans. take a look. >> i'm not weird.

>> just from day one, ever since i can remember, just a cubs fan. there is something about this park. sucks you right back to it. >> win or lose, people love their teams. and cubs fans are entirely loyal and it has to do with the identification of the city. >> you get let down, you know, but there is something about it. you always keep coming back for more. >> it is so pleasurable to sit in wrigley field. doesn't matter if you win or lose. >> i've had 34 years of tasteless losing. like somebody ripped your heart right out. >> there's a kind of relax and enjoy it mood that people get into knowing they have a bunch or thinking they have a bunch of loveable losers. >> your, teah, 2003, i wanted t my tongue out. >> trying to figure out how cub fans will entone that

expression, cubs suck, because they do it different ways depending on what mood they're in. you can understand the diverse and complex psychology of a cubs fan. >> tattooed the cub bear on the back of my head. that was the first cubs tattoo. first one. first of many. tattoos are pretty addictive. this is one thing i love. people ask me are you married. they say, yeah, to wrigley. wrigley field. it's a love/hate relationship. >> a love/hate relationship. so we saw some of the more interesting fans there. i shouldn't have said weird. but we did show carol some of the fans that have had major tattoo work done. but this is carol hadden, who ran the bases with me here who might have snuck in maybe allegedly after midnight once and did it. but now you just did it on national tv. so you got that going for you. but 41 years you've been coming

to these games a loyal front row viewer. what is that like for you? why do you want to be a cubs fan? >> i really love baseball. i grew up on the south side and my mother brought me to games on the l, ladies day, it was a natural fit. and i love sports. so i get to see people like the big red machine, ozzie smith. i've enjoyed my time even though our team hasn't been as successful success successful as i really want. >> we talk about the success of the cubs and some people talk about a curse or go back to the clip of steve bartman. you say it's a spring of moments put together and you never lose the faith.

>> we're really going to do something great, but i've been wrong many, many times. but there is still a pleasure for me to see someone like sean dunston develop as a short stop. his throws to mark grace were always more entertaining but became more and more accurate. henry blanco now as a coach. saw him throughout his career as a catcher. so there is a growth even though it hasn't brought know that many victories. >> even from the players, though, because you saw ernie as he was leaving and they're hugging. it really is a family atmosphere here. you get to know everybody that you're sitting around and the vendors and players. and they all get to know you you. >> especially when i started coming, they only drew like 10,000 people. when they drew up to 3 million, it was certainly more congested.

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hey, get off the field! get off the field! >> this is going to be a minor altercation here. >> get off the field. >> welcome back to "morning joe". time to talk about what we learned today.

what a big day. this is an actual jersey, right? >> that's right. >> what i learned today, i'm going to say growing up i always loved the cubs and i watched the afternoon games. and it was so cool. and i thought it was cool because of the sunshine. mr. baseball, ernie banks, teaches me the best part of it is you got baseball in the day, and love at night. what did you learn? >> hallowed ground here. it's an honor to be here. a great american ballpark. ernie banks not only a great ballplayer, but a great human being. >> and nanks to t thanks to the for having us here. and good luck to pete. >> we'll have to have you back. you bring us good luck.

>> exactly. >> i learned that it takes three layers of cubs gear to keep you warm. >> i learned this is a beautiful place and i just want to stay here. >> it's so beautiful. let's play two. >> let's go. >> i learned we got a beautiful day for a birthday party and we're looking forward to the next 100 years. >> fantastic. >> i learned i was born about ten miles north of here in 1975 and today i'm standing behind home plate with ernie banks. that is a pretty good day. >> i used to think the best way to come to wrigley field was to sit out in the bleachers on a hot sum amer day and dripping n an inning. and that's still the best day. >> i learned so much that i have a new love for wrigley field. i've never been here before. and it's a fascinating place to be. like barnicle says, a history

museum. >> nothing better than a chicago style hot dog. take a bite. that is bliss. >> now time for the daily rundown. thanks for joining us, every. >> the president's pivot to asia after unexpected delays last year, a formal effort for overseas engagement to check china. we'll have the latest from tokyo as the trip gets under way. back at home, new numbers show a better situation than democrats might think for some southern senators. but on the other side, mitch mcconnell may be in for the fight of his political life. plus bob dole responds to what ted cruz said about bob dole and bob dole has words of wisdom for the republican party to put bob dole on the national ticket twice over 20 years. good mni