possible symptoms. who can forget the mighty mites who had a little trouble with the vinyl battle. you'll see them celebrate their shot at redemption, all thanks to jimmy fallon. it's "way too early." good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it's thursday, october 2nd. welcome to wait wait, the show that likes to hoe redemption. the mighty mites lead the way today. that's going to come up in the cooler. we want to begin in washington, d.c. where there's a new leader this morning for the secret service, the embattled director, julia pearson is out after resigning following a string of security breaches. democrats and republicans criticized her performance following a hearing on tuesday on capitol hill. there were mounting calls for her to step down. pearson blamed the media for her

resignation telling bloomberg news in part, quote, i think it's in the best interest of the secret service and the american public if i step down. congress has lost confidence in my ability to run the agency. the media has made it clear that this is what they expected. officials say president obama lost faith after learning he shared an elevator last month at the cdc with an armed man with a criminal record. pearson only told president obama moments before it was actually reported. >> i can tell you that the white house first learned of that incident yesterday afternoon shortly before it was publicry reported by a news organization. >> she did not tell him about that, or the agency did not tell the white house about that. you didn't know about it until yesterday. >> until shortly before it was report publicly. >> over the last several days we've seen recent reports raising questions about the performance of the agency. the president concluded that new leadership of that agency was required. >> let's get to the new leadership. joseph clancy, retired from the

secret service in 2011. he's been named acting director. clancy was the former special agent in charge of the presidential protective division. in may clancy became the executive director of security for comcast which is the apparent of msnbc elijah cummings of maryland was quick to praise clancy. >> i'm very pleased. he's the person the president has the utmost confidence in. believes he would take a bullet for him. i'm very pleased with that selection. the secret service needs to be looked at from the top to bottom. if there are people that need to go and i do believe there are others, they need to go because i want every single person in the secret service dedicated to making it the reputable, elite protective agency in the world. meanwhile omar gonzalez, the man accused of jumping the white house fence with a knife and making it deep inside the white house pleaded not guilty in

court yesterday. so this is a huge talker. we want to know what you think about this. our twitter question this morning, will this leadership change be enough to restore public confidence in the secret service? tweet us your thoughts using #waytooearly. in the comments julia pier son made, she said this is what the media wanted. do you think we were that harsh in asking for transparency about the fallups they made, the front door being unlocked at the white house when you get a fence jumper. radio, lock the front door. quite of simple. tweet us your best thoughts. the spread of ebola in america so far has been limited to just one man, thomas eric duncan. this morning there are concerns over possible new patients. a patient in hawaii has been placed in isolation after showing symptoms consistent with the virus, though it's not confirmed. in texas health officials

are monitoring a second person who had been in close contact with duncan. five children are being kept home from a dallas area school and watched very carefully. yesterday parents of other kids, other students in those districts, they plucked their kids from the school to have them tested. this is all precautionary. meanwhile health officials are scrutinizing the dallas hospital's response to this. duncan tried to get help on september 26, at that time complaining of fever and abdominal pain. his nephew says it wasn't until he called the cdc two days later he was treated appropriately. >> in he's in our prayers, we're really rooting for him. he's going to have a lot of work to do when he gets out, and everybody is praying and rooting for him. i know the whole nation is rooting for him. >> regretfully that information was not fully communicated throughout the full team.

and as a result the full import of that information wasn't factored into the clinical decision making. >> now health officials are tracing just who duncan came in contact with and they have it down to at least ten people. he departed monrovia flying through brussels, belgium and even dulles international airport before then arriving in dallas. there are reports days before he left liberia, he helped an infected pregnant woman, carrying her by the legs to the hospital. she was turned away and later died. strongly worded statements after a face-to-face meeting between president obama and benjamin netanyahu. it was the 12th time the two leaders met and the first since the israel-gaza war. they praised the bond and spoke of the need for peace in the middle east. president obama also focused on plans to defeat isis while the prime minister urged the u.s. to

not let iran develop nuclear wep weapons. hours later the white house condemned israel's plans for a new housing development in east jerusalem, that led to a stern response in an interview with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> you had a meeting with president obama and the whousz and the state department say that the new settlements in east jerusalem undercut your commitment to peace, that it could poison the atmosphere, turn the world against you. what is your response to that when the president says that? >> i think they should be acquainted with the facts. these are not settlements, these are neighborhoods, we have arab neighborhoods and jewish neighborhoods. >> when you walk out of the white house, and two hours later, the press secretary slams israel, talks about poison. how does that make you feel? >> it doesn't make mi me feel good. the important thing is get the

facts right. start with the facts. >> you think president obama has the facts wrong. >> we didn't discuss it, i have to tell you. there was a generic statement, but we didn't get into the specific instances. >> really great interview. you can catch more of andrea's sit-down interview with the prime minister today on "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc coming up at noon eastern time. >> i want to change gears. more bad press coming out for the nfl. the "new york daily news" reporting dallas cowboys safety c.j. spillman is being investigated by local police for a sexual assault at a dallas area hotel. while there are no charges filed, the cowboys coach jason garrett says players accused of domestic violence would not be allowed to play. the florida man who shot and killed a teen during a dispute over loud music will spend the rest of his life behind bars. a jury found that michael dunn

is guilty, he was convicted of attempted murder in the original trial. but jurors deadlocked on the first degree murder charge. dunn maintained he shot into the vehicle in self-defense after he saw a gun, but a weapon was never found. prosecutors also said he continued to shoot even after the teens fled. here is what jordan dave vis's mom had to say testify verdict came down. >> we know that jordan's life and legacy will live on for others, but at the same time we're very saddened by the life that michael dunn will continue to live. >> in florida first degree murder carries a mandatory life sentence. kansas was never supposed to be one of the most watched senate races in the country, but now it is. and it's all because of the independent greg orman and giving the incumbent there, senator pat roberts a real run for his money. a "usa today" suffolk poll shows

him up five points after democrat chad taylor asked to have his name taken off the ballot. that provoked a legal fight to keep the democrat on the ballot. a fight the republican secretary of state lost in the state supreme court. so the secretary of state demanded democrats put somebody on the ballot. but a three-judge panel shot down that idea as well. as we look at what is taking place in wisconsin right now, the race for governor between incumbent republican scott walker and democratic challenger mary burke, among likely voters walker leads 50% to 45%, up slightly from his lead in the poll earlier this month. the candidates have quite a large difference when it comes to the gender of their supporters walker leads among men 62% to 34%. burke leads among women 54-to 40 psh. no looking in the rear view mirror for bill belichick. hear what the coach has to say about the patriots' embarrassing

loss. like father, like son. we're going to pump you up. that story and a check on weather when "way too early" comes right back. and jen has given me a mountain dew in a "morning joe" cup. it's going to be a good day after all. yes. a face appeared within the pantheon of the court. a black man on the supreme court and supremely qualified for the job as well

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and deep to right field. it is gone! brandon crawford sigh licenses the crowd here in pittsburgh with a grand slam. >> wow. crawford gives the giants an early 4-0 lead. san francisco slowly piles it on from there. they go on to blank the pirates 8-0 and move on to face washington in the mlbs friday. tonight the alds gets under way. the orioles host the tigers and the royals visit the angels. who do you think is going to win, bill? >> orioles. >> that's right. that's all we needed out of you. patriots coach bill belichick spoke to the media two days after new england was crushed 41-14 by the chiefs. he apparently only has one thing on his mind. >> this organization hasn't had these sort of issues in the past. >> we're on to cincinnati. >> bill, do you think -- you mentioned tom's age at the

draft. >> we're on to cincinnati. >> do you think having a 37-year-old -- >> we're on to cincinnati. it's nothing about the past, nothing about the future. right now we're preparing for cincinnati. >> do you feel the talent you have here is good enough? >> we're getting ready for cincinnati. >> i'm just asking, do you think you've got enough with tom brady? >> we're getting ready for cincinnati. >> there's really a lot that we got there. i think so much, but really what we're focused on was really missed. >> cincinnati? >> cincinnati. it was really missed in there. anthony wonder the ohio state university student slammed down by a coach after rushing the field saturday, he's losing his scholarship: officials started removing him from the evan scholars program covers tuition and housing for former golf caddies, charged with misdemeanor criminal

trespassing. it was not caddie day on the field. >> up to $100,000. >> that's happened to a lot of people where they've been duped into thinks it's caddie day at pools and fields. >> it's out there now. maybe he'll graduate and get a degree and looking for his first job, they do a little google search. >> google is not your friend in this day and age. big storms this morning, actually a pretty violent weather day. storms already erupting over oklahoma and missouri. we have wet weather this morning. from boston to cape cod and providence, rhode island. you got drench yesterday. boston today, 59 and rain. doesn't drizzle around hartford early today, better later in the day. strong storms, 40 million people at risk for severe storms. we do have problems out there,

especially if you're traveling in some of the big airports today like st. louis, chicago and dallas, late in the day especially with those delays. tom, one of the other stories we're going to be talking about, going into this upcoming weekend, the heat is going to build in california. we all know how horrible the drought is, l.a. should be near 100 degrees possibly friday, saturday, sunday. not good as far as -- they could have fire danger extremely high out in california heading through this weekend. >> okay. something to pay attention to. thank you so much. much appreciated. i just got a tweet about my pen. gabe, our page was kind enough to give me this blue pen. someone tweeted saying can't they give you a decent pen? the paper mate is not good enough. this is old school. for left-handers, it gets all over us. gabe, i need a more decent pen for the next hour. >> it matches. >> it does bring out my eyes. coming up at the top of the

hour on "morning joe," julia pearson blaming the media for her resignation from the secret service. with the successor already named, how does the agency reset after embarrassing lapses. robert gibbs with join joe and mika. then we'll huddle around the water cooler and tell you how adam sandler's next move means he's coming to a living room near you. you don't have to go out -- gabe, you're the best. this is good. take a look at this everybody. tweet me which pen you think i should use for the next section, the big with the four colors? this is really old school. i kept this in my trapper keeper. we're back after this. [ male announcer ] are you so stuffed up, you feel like you're underwater? try zyrtec-d® to powerfully clear your blocked nose and relieve your other allergy symptoms...

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welcome back. earlier in the show we talked to you about the change in leadership at the secret service. if you want to sound smart, tell your friends president lincoln established the agency on april 14, 1865. sadly he was assassinated hours after signing the legislation. the timing wouldn't have changed the course of presidential history since the secret service was originally established to combat counterfeit money. they are still in that business

of combating counterfeit activity as well as well as first family details and president protection. remember the mighty mites from upstate new york. they became this youtube sensation because they couldn't get through and the moms there holding it close lining each team member as they came through. anyhow, jimmy fallon decided to let them have a do-over on "the tonight show" last night and a great way to do it. take a look. >> we actually wanted to invite them on the show and give them a shot at redemption by successfully breaking through the banner. first up, please welcome the walk hill mighty mites cheerleaders. now, the mighty mites are back behind the curtain. without further ado, give it up for the wallkill mighty mites.

[ cheers and applause ] >> you did it. great job, guys. >> here, jimmy you're a mighty might, too. >> hey, thank you so much. appreciate that. thank you very, very much. >> how exciting is that? a little redemption there on the tonight show. we get to a little biebs news for you, there's never enough. justin bieber versus the paparazzi. tmz releasing these photos struggling to get inside his hotel in paris. witnesses tell e news the singer appeared upset he couldn't get through the crowd. he punched one photographer, grabbed another by the neck. you can see that there on the lower right. bieber's attorney was just in court on monday over an assault case that's now pending in canada. but another rough one there all captured on film. one of the greatest music videos of all time is about to get revived in 3d fashion. michael jackson's "thriller," it's actually a short film.

i grew up watching this as a kid. my sister and i tried to emulate all these movies. the original director, john landis is heading up the project now that a legal dispute with the jackson family has been settled. the enhanced version is set for 2015, maybe in time for halloween. big news from "variety" magazine. netflix has reportedly signed a deal with adam sandler, starring in four films exclusively for the streaming site. we're told the first movie could arrive as early as next year. "water boy 2?" no, no. a lot of little boys out there want to be just like their dad. 8-month-old hadley is no different. look at this cute kid. >> [ grunting ]

>> look at his little jeans there. he can be the hulk for halloween. >> just one of the things dad do with their sons when mom is not around. i have a pretty good idea, maybe mom might be filming this with the iphone. that kid is cute. want to get your responses over our twitter question. earlier in the show, a serious question asking about the leadership change at the secret service now that julie pierson has resigned. will this change at the top be enough to restore public confidence? our producer justine has some of the responses. >> good morning. tina says it's way too early to know, depends on who gets the job and the changes they put in place. maybe it's time to pull the agency from the department of homeland security. paul tweets, public confidence in the united states secret service is almost irrelevant. the only opinion that matters

belongs to potus. >> it will be interesting to see the new director take over. we did get extra special tweets about my pen and my tie, right? >> we did. somebody says you need to get a new neck tie knot. john points out you should use the quad color pen especially on throw back thursday. >> look at this. straight from my trapper keeper. coming up next on "way too early," a look at the stories we'll be covering in the day ahead. "morning joe" is just moments away, live from d.c., back in a moment. i know... this third shift is rough...

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he's going to deliver remarks on the economy this afternoon. and then later, the president will address the congressional hispanic caucuses' 37th annual . that will do it. "morning joe" from d.c. starts right now. ♪ how did this intruder get so far into the white house. don't they have guard dogs. >> there were officers and they were concerned that the dogs might attack them instead. [ laughter ] >> sounds strange but makes more sense when you fine occupant a lot of secret service agents are cats. [ laughter ] >> all right. good morning, everybody. it's thursday, october 2nd and with us on set in washington, d.c., boy it's great to be here. busy night last night. jeremy peters is here. good to have