caught on camera. definitely not party of the show. this is "way too early." hey, hey everybody. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it's monday, may 5th. welcome to "way too early" the show that loves cinco day mayo. even though we only speak spanish un poco. we're going to work on that. we want you to take a shot of te quit tequila every time we talk about the white house correspondence dinner. let's talk about what we know overseas and in ukraine the violence is spreading deeper with street violence e is rupting. hundreds of militants storm on monday dmond dmanding they be released. the men smashed open doors, broke windows and security

cameras chblt more than five dozen were freed with little resistance. the men were being held in connection to the deadly clashed on friday, which left more than 40 people dead. jeffrey, the u.s. ambassador to ukraine is now demanding an investigation into the increase in violence and if michael is behind it and russia could be in the final stages of prepping for a full scale invasion. it's putting increased scrutiny on whether western backed sanctions are doing enough to protect the kremlin. >> we've already seen the playbook. it's time to provide support for the ukrainian military. and at this point russia is not getting the message, and you have russian agents in ukraine.

>> meanwhile, a group of military observers are back in germany after being re'sed over the weekend. well, the nba says it will appoint a new ceo to the los angeles clippers after bannering donald sterling for life. the league is saying it's looking for the right person to fill the role. meanwhile, the woman who recorded his racist remarks sat down with barbara walters. >> i think mr. sherman is from a different generation than i am. i think he was brought up to believe those things. through his actions he's shown he's not a racist. through his actions she's shown himself to be a considerate and kind mand. >> you do not consider him a racist? >> no. >> do you think he will apologize? >> absolutely. >> do you think he will?

>> only god knows. she went onto say there are a number of hours similar to the first one released to tmz. texas governor rick perry who is being talked about for the presidency is talking about the death penalty. this following the botched execution of clayton lockett. >> the process of the actual execution, i will suggest to you, is very different from oklahoma. we only use one drug. i'm confident that the way the executions are taken care of in the state of texas are appropriate and humane. >> was this inhumane. >> i don't know if it was inhumane or not, but it was botched. i hope they will not only look at the process in oklahoma. >> even somebody convicted of a heinous crime, you don't want @ governor responsible for forcing a heart attack because they couldn't injengt the proper

drugs. >> there's an appropriate way to deal with this and obviously something went wrong. >> he suggested the door is far from closed for a comeback. >> you ran in 2012. a lot of people thought that was a botched effort on your part. >> i would tend to agree with them. >> what wept wrong? >> america is a place that believes in second chances. i think we see more character out of an individual by how do you perform after you fail and go forward? >> it could take weeks for investigators to figure out what caused a circus accident that left several performers seriously hurt. eight were injured when a metal beam fell more than 30 feet during a high wire accident. this was captured all on a cell phone video.

it was so hard to watch there. and for the spectators, they didn't know what was going on. the lights were quickly dimmed. they are all now out of surgery. one performer is in critical condition with internal bleeding. this morning's pmps has been canceled. court is back in session for oscar pistorius. the track star and his murder trial will resume in his trial. he described a very emotional scene. >> it's not something that i would like to experience again, my lady. ives a young man walking down the stairs with a lady, a young woman in his arms, and the

scene, you see, the expression on his face, the expression of sorrow, the expression of pain. >> he claims he shot steenkamp in a tragic accident mistaking her for a shooter. the prosecution says he intentionally shot her following a dispute. >> wall street will look to rally after all three markets closed in the red on friday. jeff, big expectations to kick off the the week. >> yeah. but we're a little flat in the european session. and asia wasn't strong. i'm wondering how strong the u.s. will come out of the gate. a lot of people are chewing over that jobs data because even though we saw a big spike, the participation rate was down and we were flat on household income. the market is still grappling

with this issue. one bright spot perhaps in europe. the portuguese are finally getting out of their bailout program. this was a three-year, $78 billion euro program that provided them a lifeline. they are leaving that protection here. they say that's a good news story for them. and the markets seem to give these economies the benefit of the doubt. back to you. >> also a new list out of america's favorite stores. who are they? >> wal-mart, mcdonald's and s subway in the top three. basically this is a survey by a group called placed. they look at consumer behavior and these were the three names that came in top. unsurprisingly, what they discovered was these companies also have some of the largest marketing budgets, so they really go out there and try to sell themselves to the american

consumer. and there were other interesting takeaways. if you make less than $25,000, you are more likely to go to a mcdonald's perhaps than someone whose income level is in over $100,000. >> big names on there. >> all right, the country's media and political elites are still recovering after a thrashing by president obama and joel mchale at the white house correspondence dinner. that's right. this is where tough to drink when i talk about the white house correspondence dinner. it was filled with celebrities like sofia vargas, jessica simpson. country singer brad paisley was there. the leader of the free world shined during his speech, sparing few. who is that? that's brad paisley. the president spared few with

his cracking roast. >> olympic snowboarding gold medalist jamie anderson is here. we cannot believe what these folks do. death defying feets. haven't seen somebody pull a 180 that fast since rand paul disinviteded that nevada rancher from this dinner. as a general rule, things don't well if the sentence starts "let me tell you something i know about the tnegro." just a tip for you. don't start your sentence that way. >> all right. so then it was joel mchale's turn. f the star of "community" and "the soup." go governor chris christie got the worst of it. >> do you want bridge jokes or size jokes? i can go half and half. i know you like a combo platter.

i get it. i'm sorry for that joke, governor christie. i didn't know i was going to tell it, but i take full responsibility for it. whoever wrote it will be fired. but the buck stops here. so i will be a man and own up to it just as soon as i get to the bottom of how it happened because i was unaware it happened until just now. i'm appointing a blue ribbon commission of me to investigate the joke, and if i find any wrongdoing on my part, aassure you, i will be dealt with. i just looked into it. it turns out i'm not responsible for it. justice has been served. >> served is right. looking to the future, who should be hosting next year for 2015? tweet us your most creative answers using #waytooearly. we'll put up the best answers later. and joe johnson puts that on his

back in a do or die game. seven on the road. what? don't laugh at me. were they enough to fend off the the late surge of the raptors? i didn't get enough sleep this weekend. and teaming up with selena meyer. and they really made some very interesting held headlines. that story and a check of weather. shot of tequila. do this at home everybody. bosses love to see you drunk at work on a monday.

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welcome back, everybody. we get to sports now. a pair of game seven matchups in the nba. we start with the rap tors hosting the nets. toronto fans in full force for this one. head inside. fourth quarter. nets with a one-point lead. rap tors ball with seconds to play. >> defense. here is lowry on the deck. threw two. lowry put it up. it's blocked by pierce. and the nets win the serious. >> paul pierce with a huge block. they move onto face the defending charp k champion heat. good finish them. and the mavs looking to send the top seeded spurs home early. the point guard scarred 32 points, leading san antonio to a b and they move onto face the

pacers. tonight the pacers host the wis ards and clippers visit the thunder as round two gets under way. now to round two of the stanley cup playoffs. >> he hands it off to diehl. >> the rangers host the penguins again tonight after that 3-0 loss. that series all tied up, one game a piece. and the ducks looking to even things up with the kings in game two. it's bad when jen is laughing at me. and she has on a funny hat. yeah, yeah, yeah. let's switch gears to baseball. check out some of the top plays at the big leagues yesterday. yeah, yeah. >> first pitch swinging. slow roller. coming home. not in time. padres win. >> and down the line!

on his way to third. picked up by davis. here comes the throw. reds win! to right. well hit. ball game! >> there's a shot. elsbury will go to the wall. rolling toward right center. jennings scores. it's an inside the park homerun. >> all right. so you're caught up on baseball. >> what are you blaming this on? lack of sleep por what caused the lack of sleep. >> the after party last a little too long? >> i was only there for about an hour. >> about an hour tolerance level. for that. >> i want to hear the stories during the break.

>> i got some. >> i bet you do. one area was too hot. wichita, kansas, was 102 yesterday. we have a drought in the middle of the nation getting worse in the day. expecting a very hot summer there. it is snowing just north of duluth, which is a cruel punishment for you. regs of the country is looking nice all the way to the southeast. there's a chance of showers late today in d.c. that's not until after the dark. everyone h looks fine on the east coast. 102 is too hot. >> yeah. >> thank you, appreciate it. coming up at the top of the hour, more from the correspondence dinner. did joel mchale go too far when he talked about governor christie? we're going to huddle around the water cooler where andrew hosted snl.

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. welcome back, everybody. earlier in the show we went through highlights of this weekend's correspondence dinner. tell your friends that the first one was held back in 1921.

about 15 reports and administrators attended that. this year more than 2,600 tickets sold out in just a matter of seconds. let's huddle around the water cooler and check in with lewis, who is going to break down what we saw this weekend. happy cinco de mayo. let me take a shot to get things started. >> lordy. >> there you go. you got your go go juice. give it to us. >> we saw the best lines for the president and joel mchale from saturday's correspondence dinner. you can't ever count out vice president joe biden. >> we can write any headline we want. >> knock yourself out. >> the headline i would like to write is selena meyer sworn in as president. only in good time. yes, we can all look directly into the camera, kevin. the point is we're not supposed to. ♪

>> take that, kevin spacey. >> i thought that was pretty good. >> kevin spacey did the house of card riff before. that killed in the room. >> i thought she did a very, very good job. now over 100-year history and the white house correspondence dinner allows them the opportunity to crack a few jokes but recently it's shifted to the weekend long extravaganza that surrounds the dinner. managed to rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in washington and hollywood. i'll have that coming up next on "morning joe." i got to see thomas roberts. >> you did. and rose mcgowan. >> she has a lot of advocacy. i was impressed by her.

let's jump over to andrew garfield. >> you guys, cannot stop listening to beyonce album. >> i am obsessed. >> everything she does is perfect. >> he turned against his country. >> she is so good. not a huge fan of that one drunk in love song, though. >> what? >> it's too late. they've come for him. >> who's they? >> you need to run. now! >> reporter: they're erasing you. i know what you've done. you stay away from here. >> but i like most of her music. >> most! she's the queen bee! >> they played crazy in love and i didn't dance. i didn't dance. that's when they took me. >> who is they? who's they? >> the beygency. >> don't mess with beyonce. then you have to mess with jay-z. >> lips are sealed. >> i don't want to --

>> that song is probably one of the dirtier songs that i've ever heard. you can't understand what she's saying half the time. >> i don't think you should talk about it anymore. i fear for your life. you owe me a shot because you talked about the white house correspondence dinner and didn't take one second time. >> it's empty. >> this cooler was really, really good. i just want you to know. >> strong pour. >> very strong. you can't talk dirty in that hat. let's check in with justine. we asked who should host the next white house correspondence dinner? who should we get? >> there were some interesting names being floated. melissa says i thought we as a country collectively agreed that tina fey and amy poehler should host everything. >> they should. they would kill. someone on twitter said they thought you should host. after i saw this footage this morning, i have to say i agree.

look at those dance moves. >> i know. if this was being a good dancer. >> now you spin. oh yeah, baby. if it was about being a good dancer, i would tear it up there at if white house correspondence dinner. since it's about being funny, i should not do it ever again. thanks for that embarrassing moment. they run the cameras when you're not looking. oh my gosh, the stories you're going to be talking about in the days ahead. morning joe. [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals can help your kids' school get extra stuff. they're the only cereals with box tops for education. you can raise money for your kids' school. look for this logo. only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. every cereal box counts. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up.

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he was shotting an intruder. and it is cinco de mayo. the fifth of may celebrating the mexican the mexican army over the french forces in the battle of puebla back in 1862. it's an excuse to drink for louis. you have to drink the whole thing and eat the worm. that is it for way too early. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ and i'm feeling sorry, believe it or not, for the speaker of the house as well. these days the house republicans actually give john boehner a harder time than they give me. which means orange really is the new black. >> that was one of the really good ones. good morning, everyone. >> speaking of orange, look at that sunrise over yo