triumphant return to "snl" and "weekend update." this is "way too early." we love bill hader. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. monday, october 13th. welcome to "way too early," the show that says thank you for all the mean tweets about the orioles. you have very sharp fingers on your iphones and blackberries. we look forward to the game tonight. we want to begin in dallas where health officials are warning more cases of ebola are possible. it was transmitted for the first time ever in the u.s. concerns grow after a health care worker tested positive for ebola after treating the liberian national who died from the deadly virus. the cdc says she was not one of the initial 48 people being observed for symptoms. hazmat crews raced to what is believed to be the health care worker's apartment to seal it or. she developed fever on friday

and was put into isolation. another individual who had contact with her is also being monitored. officials say the infected worker wore a protective suit and they're investigating how this breach may have occurred. >> we don't know what occurred in the care of the index patient, the original patient in dallas. but at some point there was a breach in protocol. and that breach in protocol resulted in this infection. it is possible that other individuals were exposed. we know that this individual did provide care to the index patient on multiple occasions. and that care included extensive contact. >> okay, so here is also a concern. the woman has a dog. however, unlike that recent case in spain we've covered, this pet will be kept safe and not euthanized. meanwhile, the nation's largest nurse's union is criticizing hospitals for not being fully

prepared to treat ebola virus or educating their employees about it. in west africa a businessman is being praised for helping one district in sierra leone remain ebola-free by limiting travel. the plan includes requiring residents to vouch for potential visitors and guards taking temperatures at checkpoints. a top official at the national institutes of health however warns isolation could increase the problem. >> when you look at what happens when you isolate a country, you diminish greatly their ability to handle their own epidemic. if that happens, it very likely will spread to other african countries and the best way to protect americans is to completely suppress the epidemic in west africa. if we do that, we wouldn't be talking about this today. so to isolate them maybe with good intentions, actually can be counterproductive and make things worse. now we want did give you an update where there appears to be positive developments in the the fight against islamic state militants in iraq and syria.

turkey, which has faced growing criticism for not being more involved in this conflict, will now allow the u.s. to conduct air strikes from its air bases, one of which is about 100 miles from the syrian bored arer. kurdish fighters have reportedly pushed back against isis. the u.s.-led coalition carried out at least three air strikes over the weekend. and an isis location and staging position were destroyed. national security adviser susan rice is warning this campaign will take time but has seen several gains so far. some lawmakers see things differently. >> your campaign is off to a strong start. we've seen very important successes in places like mosul dam, sinjar mountain where they were able to rescue test of thousands of civilians at risk. this is going to take time and the american people need to understand our aim here is a long-term degradation and building the capacity of our partners. >> they're winning and we're not. and the iraqis are not winning.

the peshmerga, the kurds are not winning. and there's a lot of aspects of this. but there has to be a fundamental re-evaluation of what we're doing because we are not -- we are not degrading and ultimately destroying isis. isis is claiming responsibility for a triple suicide bombing in iraq that left nearly 60 people dead. officials say it's a huge setback for iraqi security forces fighting the militants. the police chief of anbar province was killed in a separate attack. back here at home, police are bracing for more protests in st. louis today after what was dubbed a weekend of resistance to mark two months since a police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teen. protesters are calling today moral monday and say they've planned several instances of civil advertise obedience. at least 17 were arrested on sunday morning following clashes with riot police at a convenience store where another black teen was killed by an off-duty police officer last weekend. police say demonstrators tried to storm the building and threw

rocks at officers, but the protesters say this was a peaceful sit-in. otherwise protests remained peaceful throughout the weekend in other areas and thousands took part in these demonstrations across ferguson as well as st. louis and the area to protest the shooting of 18-year-old michael brown that took place in august. and they are still demanding charges in the investigation against the officer. a grand jury is still deciding whether charges will come. seven teens are facing criminal charges in what's being called the brutal hazing and sexual assault of fellow athletes on a new jersey high school football team. three charged face sex crime charges for hazing that allegedly took place over the course of ten days in september at sayerville war memorial high. at least one parent described players holding down and assaulting victims in the boys' locker room while others guarded the door. the allegations were so bad the district canceled the high school football season over the objections of those parents. late last week this move true raw emotions in front of a

packed school board meeting. >> i don't understand why they're being punished. >> no, we're not going to have that closure of finishing our senior year going out like we wanted to go out. it got taken from us. >> it's sad and it's terrible and it's heartbreaking. i hear that, i understand it. but it's not tragic. tragic would be walking in front of the casket of a victim who decided he couldn't take it anymore. >> so this high school program, football players that was truly an elite one, and the fate of the coach george najara, named coach of the year in 2012, that's unclear. calls for his resignation from lawmakers and parents are mounting. we'll keep you up to speed on what's taking place there. we turn to politics and a new poll showing hillary clinton has some work to do in iowa if she decides to run ultimately for president. a bloomberg/des moines register poll shows potential opponents in positions of strength.

in a head-to-head matchup with mitt romney, romney leads by 1 point. romney's former running mate paul ryan is trailing by 1 point. 3 points separate clinton and rand paul. and she is 5 points ahead of new jersey governor chris christie. iowa has not always been that kind to hillary clinton. she limped into third place in iowa during the presidential race back in 2008. even ahead of the caucuses, iowa is already the center of the political universe. the same poll shows republican joni ernest and bradley a point apart. both are bringing in big names. mitt romney drawing major crowds this weekend for ernest. while the first lady campaigned alongside ernest's democratic opponent she struggled to properly remember bradley's name. >> we need to elect leaders like bruce bailey who will do the same. leaders like bruce bailey.

just think about how many precincts all of us just in this room right now could swing for bruce bailey if we really rolled up our sleeves and got serious about these issues. we can go to vote.brucebailey.com. or even better, you can -- braley, what did i say? i'm losing it. i'm getting old. >> meanwhile, "the washington post" election lab gives republicans a 95% chance of retaking the senate, a far higher confidence level than the "new york times." a new poll shows while more people want a democratically controlled congress, registered democratic voters are less interested in midterms than their republican counterparts. so it may be columbus day out there and hopefully you have the day off. but the market, it's going to be open for trading today after last week's massive sell-off. all investors can do, hope for

the best. steve sedgwick joins us live from london. last week we watched ups and downs of the dow. the average gains for the year were wiped out. what are you looking for this week? >> yeah, it's very interesting. got the earnings season, a lot of financials will be reporting. not today. columbus day, million day, no economic releases no bond market which is interesting as well. what the legacy is, though, the europeans have just turned around some of the market moves. the asians were down despite very good trade figures out of china. europe is trading around the flat lines. a much better start to the week than we feared a couple of hours ago where the futures were looking negative. we have had volatile till. the s&p, the s&p 500 index, take a look at the 1905 level. it closed 1906. i'm told 1905 is a very important technical level as well. but of course a lot of concern about europe as well. that has been driving these markets down over the last week or so. good news on gas prices. they've fallen for 16 weeks now. as compared with three weeks ago, gas prices, regular prices

are 12 cents lower than they were three weeks ago at $3.26. if you're in san francisco, still very expensive, $3.66 your average price. in oklahoma you're celebrating, $2.93. >> that's really great. 16 weeks to watch that trend over the summertime is really amazing. steve, let's talk about this. the experiment that is taking on twitter and a french bank. explain that one. >> look, everybody is looking at what's called end payments. this is transferring money person to person, business to business, without the hassle of knowing all the bank details and all the et cetera. what now this french bank is doing, bpce, owner of the second-largest bank, they and twitter are setting up something which will be unveiled tomorrow at a paris news conference where by tweet alone you can send money person to person. >> wow. >> they're not the only ones trying to do this. facebook's trying to do it, google's trying to do something. all the banks on this side of the pond are looking at various

ways they can make it easier and quicker to transfer money. they'll be using a credit card industry data security standards to facilitate this. very exciting space. >> much appreciated. i wish i had a nickel for every mean tweet about the orioles. i'd be a wealthy man. let's talk about payments. a story that has people talking, a suburban new york college is suing foreign students to collect back to wishen? westchester community college has filed more than 600 lawsuits over unpaid tuition and fees. so far the school has recouped nearly $117,000 in judgments. a spokesman says the college tries to be flexible, offer payment plans before suing. our twitter question, are lawsuits against former students an acceptable last resort for colleges to collect tuition debt? #waytooearly, the best ones coming up later in the show. still ahead, the cardinals end things in dramatic fashion in last night's nlcs game. we'll catch you up on the

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the corner, game over challenge wong wins it in the ninth! >> look at that, lack at that, look at that, solo shot in right for the 5-4 walkoff win. that series is tied 1-1. tonight the royals look to push the orioles to the brink in game three of the alcs. this is going to happen in kansas city. mike g. is giving me a lot of grief over the orioles this weekend. had a tough go at camden yards. had a very hard weekend. anyway. it's going to be fine. it's going to be fine. just stay strong, orioles. >> not! >> it's going to be fine, fine. nfl, we start with the eagles hosting the giants on sunday night football. third quarter, giants trying to get on the board here. looking like eli manning has victor cruz in the end zone. the pass, incomplete, as you see there. cruz is down, the receiver tearing the patellar tendon in the right knee, likely out for the season. eagles shut out the giants 27-0.

to arizona, the quarterback carson palmer making his return with the cards hosting redskins. palmer threw for 250 yards, 2 touchdowns, leading arizona to a 30-20 victory over washington. to seattle, the cowboys trailing the seahawks by three in the fourth quarter. running back demarco murray takes the handoff 15 yards to the end zone for the go ahead score, murray's striktsd straight game with 100 yard s rushing. the cowboys shock the seahawks, their fifth win in a row improving to 5-1 on the season. to cincinnati, panthers/bengals, tied at the end of overtime after a game full of big plays and comepacks. it was all or nothing. cincinnati's mike nugent misses the field goal attempt. as time expires ending that game in a 37-37 tie. the nfl's first this season. so florida/miami. packers trailing the dolphins with time running out. aaron rodgers finds his receiver in the end zone for the score

with 3 seconds to play. rodgers tossed three touchdowns on the day and the packers rally 27-24. one to watch. we're going to check on weather. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. it's a very active columbus day east of the rockies. we have a very big, strong storm system pushing east across the southern plains. we su severe thunderstorms has it night across sections of oklahoma and texas. most of these severe thunderstorms have been producing heavy rain, damaging winds, and hail. no tornados just yet. but there is an area of concern for tornados as we head through this early monday. take a look at the squall line pushing east of dallas and extending just north of the austin area. anywhere from tyler, texas through shreveport, including southwest arkansas, could see some tornados here with these severe thunderstorms. as we head into this monday afternoon, anywhere south of chicago down into the gulf coast states, severe thunderstorms

could produce heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail, and more tornados. in the northeast, it is a cloudy columbus day monday. new york city, high of 65. could see some showers in the big apple. could also see showers today in d.c. d.c. looking at temperatures in the 70s. >> we've got the big parade here on fifth avenue coming up. is it going to rain out people's fun? >> it's going to be muggy. i think -- not muggy, fairly cloudy. people should have the rain gear handy. >> i think people will be having fun. hi my driver was telling me a crazy story a paradegoer last year, i can't repeat it on the air. coming up top of the hour on "morning joe," mitt romney is back on the campaign trail stumping for midterm candidates with a new poll showing that he could give hillary clinton a run for her money in iowa. we come back here, we're going to huddle around the water cooler and give you "snl's" take on what's going on with north korea's missing leader. yeah, the must-see skit that

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it's time to huddle around the water cooler. lewis, i was following your travails and trials on instagram over the weekend. you and your dad on the golf course, it's like caddyshack, good stuff.

>> nice shot out of the sand. >> you were there to capture it all. >> exactly. this morning "esquire" magazine is naming penelope cruz the s i sexiest woman alive, the 11th woman to win the title following in the footsteps of angelina jolie, halle berry, rihanna, and scarlett johansson. the issue hits stands october 21st. i look forward to reading that. >> reading. >> sure. >> "saturday night live" asks, where in the world is north korean leader kim jong-un? >> dear leader, it has been five weeks since you've been seen in public. your people yearn to set eyes on their beloved kim jong-un. please, some are wondering if you're still in charge. >> fools! i am the one and only shining sun. i am your marshal. so why do i hear these poisonous rumors that i am diabetic? ha! that i have the gout? ridiculous. that i have eaten too much imported cheese?

who dares question me? >> it is just, dear leader, we are worried. >> worried? about me? well, let me tell you something, general. would a man with the gout be able to do this? could a man with two broken ankles be able to do this? now everybody turn around! aahhhh! aah aah aah aah -- oh, cranberry. >> now, long-time "snl" cast member bill hader returned for the first time since his departure, this time as host. he dropped by "weekend update" reprising his role as stefan. >> how's seth doing? did he come with you? >> no, he's at home practicing how to sit behind a desk.

i should go. the husband wants to drive up to reading to look for houses. >> wait a second. you're looking for houses? you're not drinking or eating sushi? stefan. is there something you want to tell sinus. >> i'm pregnant! >> so exciting. >> love that. >> it's nice to have him back. i love when he cracks up. it's the best. >> hands over the mouth. we love it. it looks like someone's excited about halloween. the sun looking like a jack-o-lantern. you wasn't have seen this with the naked eye, filtering images of the sun's active regions. the picture's from october 8th, the same day we saw the blood moon, very spooky. >> it is spooky. my favorite's when it's blue. there we go, t.j., you're the best, keep it blue. everything's better when it's blue. >> monday morning. >> yes, isn't everything better when it's blue? i think so. thanks, gang. let's get to your responses. our twitter question of the day, are lawsuits against former

students an acceptable last resort for colleges to collect tuition debt? our producer has all her student loans paid off has some of the best responses. >> oh, yeah, i totally do, right, mom? she should know. rich says, it is a case where -- if it's a case where their money should have been paid off by now, yes, sue. if no attempt was made to pay. then john tweets a better question is why do we allow education to be so expensive in america when it just hurts everyone. >> it's expensive and it adds up really quickly for a lot of people. next, the stories you'll be talking about in the day ahead. "morning joe" moments away.

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excused, excuse me. the one and only televised senate debate between incumbent mitch mcconnell and the challenger europe has been excussed. that will do it for "way too early." "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ he hits it into the right. it's in the corner. game over! >> no way. willie the cardinals came back? >> walkoff home run. >> you're kidding me. i went to sleep last night. >> my lord. >> game is tied up in the top of the ninth with a wild pitch as they were trying to put it away. unbelievable. >> how late was this >> walkoff home run. >> my gosh, they couldn't have