wait until you hear the figure. this is "way too early." ♪ my tie was a little crooked there. it's a thursday. i got to get this right. hi, everybody. it is thursday, may 15th. welcome to "way too early." the show that loves surveillance cameras especially when they are pointed at someone else. wait until you hear the number, though, that tmz allegedly paid to get that video. pretty shocking. we begin in turkey where the country is coming to grips with its worst mining disaster yet. officials believe about 150 others are still trapped inside after the underground explosion. more than 300 people have been rescued. rescue crews are pumping in fresh air, but a fire inside the mine is hindering those search efforts. violent demonstrations broke out around the country with protesters claiming turkey's

government failed to address mine safety issues. protesters attacked the car of turkey's prime minister shouting murderer and say he should resign. he said the mine accident was not out of the ordinary. he was forced to seek snaft a supermarket. there were also heated clashes in istanbul. police used water cannons and tear gas to keep the protesters at bay. the line was last inspected in march. however, there were no issues then detected. it is now one month since an islamic militant group captured nearly 300 school girls in nigeria. and the u.s. is stepping up efforts to help find them safely. long-range drones called the global hawk. they can travel 187 miles and are undetectable. they believe the girls have been split into three group but are still in nigeria.

the white house says special forces going in is not on the table for now. >> we're not actively considering the deployment of u.s. military personnel in a combined rescue attempt. weld have to know where the girls are as a simple proposition before we could discuss rescue attempts. >> meanwhile, britain's prime minister -- previously said all option were being considered. and members of a village in nigeria say they have killed dozens of members of boko haram planning to carry out another attack. firefighters are working through the night to control nine separate wildfires. the flames have already scorched more than 9,000 acres in some heavy populated areas. emergency officialed yesterday called for mandatory evacuations. triple digit temperatures and dry conditions with one of the

worst droughts on record are making an unusually early start for the fire season. experts say it could be a long and dangerous fire season considering it does not usually begin until october. in a few hours, eric shinseki will testify on capitol hill over allegations that veterans were delayed treatment at military hospitals. much of the focus being in phoenix where a long-time physician says up to 40 vets may have died waiting for treatment. it was said they were told to hide delays in their care. the scandal triggered a federal investigation. senator john tester of montana was on "morning joe" yesterday where he defended the department. >> there's a lot to talk about from a positive standpoint. i think they've done a pretty remarkable job if you consider

all the folks coming back from afghanistan, iraq. the injuries they're coming back with are pretty intense especially the ones we can't see. is it perfect? absolutely not. does it need to be improve snd absolutely. we need to work on that especially on mental health issues. >> the veterans affair department would agree citing a survey that shows former military members are happy at va hospitals compared to medical clinics. a backlog of service members waiting for benefits. files were stacked so high at one office in north carolina, they actually posed a safety risk to the staff. bill clinton is defending his wife against suggestions being made by karl rove. the situation may impact any plans for 2016. speaking at the fiscal summit in washington, the former president knocked down suggestions hillary hadn't leveled with the american people about her concussion in 2012. rove told an l.a. audience last

week that the former secretary of state may have brain damage. while rove refute this exact wording of that, the clinton camp is pushing back. >> she works outs every week. she is strong. she's doing great. as far as i can tell, she's in better shape than i am. she certainly seems to have more stamina now. and there's nothing to it. >> do you think this is their way of inserting her age or her physical capabilities into the 2016 debate? >> i don't know, but if it is, you can't be too upset about it. it's just the beginning. they'll get better and better at it. i mean, you know, i'm still waiting for them to admit there was nothing to white water. >> the former president also weighed in on what could be a liability for his wife's potential run. the deadly attack in benghazi. >> in my opinion hillary did what she should have done. she panelled a high level review

committee. they looked into what was wrong. they gave 29 recommendations. she took them and started implementing them. and they established the fact that whether it was right or wrong in the past, secretaries of state never were involved directly in the security decisions. the last time we had one of these things made public was when i did it after the african embassy bombings in 1998. so most americans don't even know how many american diplomatic personnel were killed when president bush was president. >> governor chris christie attended that same event yesterday and he was asked about the controversy over the gwb and how it might affect his plans for higher office. >> as far as the impact on my political future, i think it will have none. because i didn't do anything.

i understand the circus that this becomes. you get 61% of the vote in a blue state in november and all of a sudden a couple staff people do things they shouldn't have done, i fire them, and this becomes the biggest story for a couple of months. >> are you still thinking about running for president and when will you make a decision on that? >> yes and later. >> yes and later. all right. so there is a major shakeup at "the new york times." jill abramson has been dismissed from her responsibilities at the paper. or at least that's the way "the new york times" puts it on today's front page. the publisher said this decision was made because there was a, quote, issue with management in the newsroom. however, there appears to be another issue at play here. equal pay. the new yorker breaks down a different side of the story. he writes, quote, several weeks ago i'm told abramson found her pay and pension benefits at executive editor and before that as managing editor were considerably less than that of bill keller, the male editor

whom she replaced in both jobs. she confronted the top brass. one close associate said and this may have fed into the narrative that she was pushy. a characterization on that for many has an inescapable gender aspect. the times says jill's total compensation as executive editor was directly comparable to bill keller's during his time as executive editor. the national september 11th memorial and museum will hold its dedication ceremony today nearly 12 years after the attacks that claimed the lives of 3,000 people. the museum is located seven stories below street level on the side where the tower once stood. it contains photos, personal items, artifacts, along with 2,000 oral histories including final voice mails from victims to their loved ones. president obama and the first lady will be on hand for this ceremony along with current new york city mayor bill de blasio

and michael bloomberg and rudy giuliani. the museum officially opens to the public on may 21st. general medication is $24. there is a live look at the reflection pool at the site. we move on to business now for you today. we're coming off record highs for the dow and s&p. all three markets, though, they were down yesterday. it also put an end to the dow's five-day winning streak. jeff, good morning. >> hey, good morning to you. it was a pullback and the dow shed 100 points. western at the lows for trading day as we came to that close there. there were just a few market participants who were feeling we've come a little too far too fast. and among those are david teper he is a hedge fund manager. people listen up when he speaks. his line to cnbc was, i'm not

saying go short, i'm just saying don't be too freaking long right now. so i guess the message is clear from him. you know one of the reasons he's nervous? it's about what the european central bank does. this is the equivalent of the fed for europe. we just had some growth numbers out of germany and france. france, flat on its back. germany, doubled quarter on quarter to 0.8%. and right now that's having an impact on the way the euro is trading. it's weakening against the dollar. if you americans want to come and spend your money here, things might be moving in your direction. the prospects are with france flat on its back, growthwise the european central bank can be more aggressive at its next meeting on easing money. that's why the markets are excited at the moment about the growth data we're seeing. back to you. >> for american summer travelers, europe is the destination potentially. later today, the fcc is going to

be deciding how to regulate internet traffic. what do we expect to happen there? >> well, this is a fascinating story. they have walked into a huge storm over how we consume internet content. this could be massive for netflix. because right now you have this situation where netflix can distribute its content at a speed broadly achieved by most people on the internet. if the s.e.c.'s rule goes into effect, it means providers could charge heavy fees to allow netflix and other content providers to distribute at faster speeds across the internet. so this weighs into the whole net neutrality issue and should the fcc be arbitrating on this and forcing these companies to pay higher amounts of money to

get their content across at a faster speed. keep your eye on this story. there's going to be a lot of talk about it over the next day or so. >> it's like a toll road. the toll is going up. still ahead on "way too early," the heat looking to punch their ticket to the eastern conference files. did they have the power to hold off a brooklyn surge? and then a scary moment for a little boy turns into an opportunity for heroism from the family pet. the incredible video you need to see. i'm enamored by this video. watch this. see. the dog gets this little kid. we're going to show you what happens after this. ♪ >> his condition is surprised as

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for the lead. >> yeah. you saw it there. ray allen knocking it down the three pointer. nets get one last chance, but joe johnson can't get the shot off properly. yeah. they're headed to the eastern conference. miami is in the finals. tonight the wizards host the pacers and the thunder visit the clippers in game six matchups. on the ice now for the stanley cup playoffs. blackhawks in minnesota and ducks in los angeles. >> justin williams out to center ice. for trevor lewis. lewis with a shot. they score! >> hail mary now. in back of the goal. now in front. shut down. still loose. there it is. fowler. two seconds left. that'll do it! l.a. kings have forced game seven. >> 27 to go. power play. saved it! this will do it. you can hear the canadiens

across the way in a relatively silent td garden that they have won. >> chicago will go on to face the winner of tonight's game seven matchup. the kings at anaheinaheim. if you thought the attention surrounding michael sam's quest to the nfl was going to wane, think again. oprah network bought rights to follow his life. cameras for the network, the o.w.n. network were with sam when he was drafted. they will follow him through training camp and as he tries to make it onto the official team rost roster. let's check on the weather with bill kairns. are we looking at today? >> a lot. the fire threat today will be very high in areas of southern california. there were like seven fires that started within an hour of each other yesterday. and those areas today are going to be equally as hot. 99 in l.a.

99 in bakersfield. didn't matter if you were interior or southern california. it was windy and hot. same thing today, wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. we have one more day of this. then the weather will begin to cooperate. any new blazes that start today will rapidly spread just like yesterday. easily 100 in downtown l.a. today. san diego, very hot for them also. as far as the east goes, we have flood watches that go from buffalo all the way down to tallahassee, florida. we have a lot of rain that's going to track through the east. rain this morning heading from charlotte back into pittsburgh into the buffalo area. eventually west virginia, five inches of rain could fall in those areas. you know, travel's going to be difficult. >> when we talk about those type of fire crews really on high alert, thinking we're not already in fire season. right? >> typically the wet season ends in april. everything's still damp this

time of year. but it's very early and this drought is historic. >> okay. thank you, sir. appreciate it. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," inside the firing of jill abramson. why some say that's not the real story. when we come back here, we are going to huddle around this water cooler together. how did tmz get that video of solange and jay z? louis will have the answer on the reported payout. you won't believe your ears. ♪ you, my friend are a master of diversification. who would have thought three cheese lasagna would go with chocolate cake and ceviche?

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throughout the show we were talking about the wildfires burning in san diego county. if you want to sound smart todaying with tell your friends the largest wildfire in history was the san diego county fire. the fire killed 15 people and destroyed more than 2,000 homes before it was contained 11 days after it started. all right. let's huddle around the water cooler and check in with louis. >> i've got good stuff today. let's start with one of those videos you need to see to believe. people think of dog as man's best friend, but a cat is in the running for one california family. a 4-year-old child is out playing on his driveway when a dog attacks. he appears to get a good grip on

the little guy and the family cat comes into the rescue. unbelievable. >> man. >> i mean, the cat, not only does it scare off -- not only does it scare off the dog, it chases it down the street. the mom says it actually bit her too. and her son needed some stitches, but the little guy is okay. that could be a traumatic experience. >> my gosh. it's crazy. and the fact the mom after initially checking in on her son, she tried to figure where the hell that dog went. but that cat really saved the day. >> super cat. >> yeah. >> now, ever since that video of beyonce's sister smacking down on jay z made rounds, the question has been how did tmz debt that footage. the website paid an employee about a quarter of a million dollars for the tape which is actually a cell phone video of the surveillance tape. the standard hotel released a

statement saying it had identified and fired the employee who leaked the tape. we're also learning that another beyonce-related headline is happening. >> since the elevator incident with jay z, solange has deleted pictures of beyonce from her instagram account. >> burn. >> i, too, deleted pictures with beyonce. >> you have pictures with her? >> i thought everybody does. i shouldn't have taken them all down and set fire to the hard drive. >> no. >> this is kind of a bummer. i've got to call beyonce. >> you've got her number? >> yeah. >> i didn't know willie was that tight with beyonce. >> i didn't either. and they are so tall. but it's funny to see -- >> what do you think was taller? joe or willie? we'll have to ask willie. >> i don't know it may be willie. mchale has the higher spiky

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all right. let's get a check on the day ahead before we toss it to "morning joe." the national september 11th memorial and museum will hold its dedication today. president obama and the first lady will be on happened for that ceremony along with bill de blasio and michael bloomberg and rudy giuliani. the museum officially opens for the public on may 21st. the fast food strike has spread overseas now. demonstrations being held by workers in the u.s. along with dozens of other countries on six continents. they will protest chains like mcdonald's, burger king, and kfc. the workers are fighting for a wage increase to $15 per hour. and the fcc is considering rules to regulate internet traffic. they want tv stations to sell back the licenses for the band width they're not using.

it can help improve connectivity. that's going to do it for "way too early." "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ good morning. it is thursday, may 15th. and it's just so pretty out. >> i went last night to kate's softball game. >> how'd she do? >> well, i couldn't tell because i went out in a t-shirt and it was 15 degrees. >> i know. what happened? >> this is just inclement weather. those climate change deniers, they make me mad. she did well. she's got a great -- >> she's got a swing, what fr what you've sent me. >> she had a big strike zone. >> big strike zone. boom just like that. >> did you call marco rubio about the weather? >> why would i call him about the weather? >> because he's a climate