race that we're able to work together to come up with good answers. in the same way that you can't generalize about police officers who do an extraordinarily tough job, overwhelmingly they do it professionally, you can't generalize about protesters who it turns up had legit grievances. it showed they were being stopped african americans, mainly so the city could raise money even though these were unjust. >> good morning. that's the president last night. in we welcome you to "way too early." on this friday morning the world community is pushing back against those 48 republican senators who signed the letters and all others who oppose a deal with iran. >> and will ferrell goes the full deion sanders as the

helicopter drops him from one ballpark to another. we start today in the small suburb of st. louis missouri. things remain calm in ferguson last night as protesters gatt erred outside the police department where the shotting happened. just hours after the two shot officers were released from the hospital clergy members and community leaders talked to the crowd and called to an end of senseless violence by a man hunt continues and so far there are no suspects. in ferguson we report on the shooting that the st. louis county police chief is calling an ambush. >> reporter: without warning gunfire at least three shots shattered the calm evening outside ferguson police head quarters. a potentially deadly moment. two officers hit.

one took a bullet to the shoulder, the other in the face. rushed from the scene. an nbc news team right in the middle of the chaos. >> the police said get down and guns were drawn. we all hit the floor. it was a frightening moment. >> reporter: the police response was intense. scores surrounding head quarters and launching a man hunt. police say it was probably a handgun fired from a hill overlooking head quarters. >> it got quiet. in they got their guns out and riot gear out. it was pretty surreal. >> reporter: a stunning end to a demonstration that was winding out following the resignation of tom jackson, the sixth city employee out of a job since a scathing federal report spreading widespread bias.

they've long feared this might happen. >> we're lucky by god's grace we didn't lose two officers. >> charles davis hoped a new business the day before michael brown was shot. now this. >> surprised. very surprised especially with the fact that we're get dg change we were crying for. >> reporter: the davis's say they'll see it through among many wondering when this city will escape what feels like a constant downward spiral. the two wounded officers left the hospital. an intense man hunt continues for the shooter with several people being brought in for questioning but no suspect named and no arrests. and we understand the missouri highway patrol and the st. louis county police will be in charge of security like it was during the states of emergency during the worst of times in america sob. >> thank you so much. back in washington the obama

administration was quick to condemn those attacks with the attorney general using really tough language. take a listen. >> i want to be very clear here. what happened last night was a pure ambush. this was not someone trying to bring healing to ferguson. this was a purng. >> and the president of the united states said as much in slightly subtler tones when he appeared on jimmy kimmel last night. in. >> what was beautiful about selma was reminding ourselves that real social change in this country so often has happened because ordinary people are willing in a nonviolent fashion to make their voices heard. and i think that what has been happening in ferguson was oppressive and objectionable, and it was worthy of protest,

but there was no excuse for criminal acts. >> and the parents of michael brown also issued a statement that reads in part. we reject any kind of violence directed toward members of law enforcement. >> and throwing himself into the middle of the ferguson debate is rudy giuliani and he's speaking out about the wednesday night shooting. in an interview thursday he brought up former ferguson police officer darin wilson and said that that officer should be, quote, commended for shooting michael brown. >> there's an atmosphere of unbalance here. all we talk about is the police did this wrong. the police did that wrong. and that. that's a footnote. the major headline is the police of the united states make it possible for you and me to go home every night and be safe. wlapd in ferguson is a man committed a robbery, attempted to assault a police officer, and

the police officer to save his life shot him and the police officer did his duty. the police officer should be commended for what he did. he did what he should do. >> and from policing in ferguson to policing in washington d.c. in a house committee is going to be command d demanding a view after the secret service had another screwup. two agents who may have been drunk crashed into a barricade at the white house and get this. they nearly drove over a suspicious package that was under investigation. nbc news chris jansing that has latest crazy details from washington. what's the response been from the white house and the rest of washington? >> good morning. i think the reaction here around washington the is the same that you're having. this has people shaking their

heads. experienced senior agents are now the target of an investigation by the inspector general of homeland security and of course, this comes when they know scrutiny of the agency has probably never been higher. >> reporter: for years he was one of the elite agents president obama trusted with his life. from ireland to arizona to ohio. but now mark conley and senior supervisor are being investigationed for what happened. "the washington post" first reported the agents drove a government car into white house security barricades after drinking at a late night party. we learned it started here at a bar in china town at a party for a co-worker then a quick drive to a white house only about a mile away. at the southeast gait of the white house a woman pulled up and got out of her car and according to her police report had a parcel which he said was a bomb. by the same they arrived they broke through a police tape hit

a barrier interrupting an active bomb scene investigation. in. >> it could be serious because we had no idea what the package contained. all of it caught on government video now in the hands of investigators. on capitol hill there's bipartisan outrage on the committee that oversees the service. >> does it need to be said that you can't show up drnk at work especially when you're in the secret service? >> there's absolutely no doubt that heads need to control. >> a congressman said he learned about the breach not from the agency but from four whistle blowers. officers on duty wanted to arrest the agents and give them a sobriety test but a supervisor said to send them home. an independent report in december recommended new management be brought in from outside the service but the president went with a 27 year veteran who had promised to turn

things around. >> give us some time to earn the trust back and prove ourselves. >> but maybe not everyone got the message. >> these two agents have been reassigned. they also won't be supervising anyone. they also haven't responded to our request for comment. in there is also a suggestion that this could be a broader investigation. in one of the things i know the folks on capitol hill want to look at is why the supervisor that night gave the agents a pass. back to you. >> thanks so much. nbc chris jansing. from all things we've heard, the new director is the top of the top and a real professional but it looks like he has his work cut out for him. new developments in a possible nuclear clear with iran. routers is reporting. they are actively involved to lift un sanctions against the

terrorist state. in the un security counsel would reportedly reach a resolution if iran reached an agreement. in that would make it harder to make a deal. including the 47 senators. iran's leaders criticizing the senators who sent his country a letter warning against a deal. he says he believes it shows the united states political system has disend grated and he talks about the collapse of political ethics. this coming from the man to ordered the shooting of protesters in the street. he also says he has doubts about the talks because americans are cunning and mischievous and they may stab you from behind. again coming from a man who is leading the country that has

been the ep center of terrorism. >> stocks rallied yesterday with the dow closing up 260 points and thursday's gains puts the s&p back into positive territory. meanwhile mad money host jim kramer and we had jim on yesterday. he got another surprise call during his own tenth anniversary show. take a listen. >> let's take a call. go to tim in california. >> i'm calling from california to be exact. this is tim cook at apple and i want to congratulate you on ten great years of mad money. >> all right. let's go to a reporter joining us. did mr. cook give us any news? did he talk about that apple watch that everybody else is talking about?

>> he did. once kramer actually recovered from the shock of getting a phone call from the man himself, the apple ceo, they got down to business and talked about the research kit which was announced on monday along with the watch and it's essentially a kit of apps that allows users to participate in and contribute to medical research. cook called it a game changer and e elaborated. >> in the 24 hours of research we've had 11,000 people sign up for a study in cardiovascular disease through stanford university's app. stanford has told it it would have taken normally 50 medical centers an entire year to sign that many people up. it's a game changer. >> reporter: joe, they also spoke about apple pay and how it is supposed to work with the new apple watch. essentially you need an iphone first y model five or higher and

that links up with the new watch and you have to enter a pass code in case anyone gets ahold of it. it's a security measure. and then you're set to go. you don't even need your phone with you. just tap it twice and hold it up to a payment system. that's something tim cook said he wishes he's been able to do since he was kid. you can do it once the watch is on sale. >> i have apple say. i still haven't had the nerve to see if they have it. i have it and you always wonder which place you go and they yell at it no, we don't. in but it is for the stores that take it it's very convenient. in let me tell you. you brought a story to us that is hard to believe. the associated press is reporting that fake irs agents are targeting thousands of people in one of the biggest scams in history. and i guess they're demanding payments or even jail time if

people don't turn over money? >> that's right. at times they're calling and even threatening jail. the number is 366,000 people that has been receiving these phone calls. some 3,000 people since 2013 have fallen for the scam and they have conned people out of $15,000. it's so widespread that even an inspector on the case received a call to his home. the irs and inspector general's office has been warming about this for some time already but since then it has just grown bigger. as he head into tax filing time they said with on the lookout for the fake irs agents. >> you're five hours ahead of us and five hours closer to the end of the week. in thanks for the news. still ahead laughs all around

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is there any way we could fly obama to some golf course halfway around the world and just leave him there? well, rw surfer girl i think that's a great idea. >> how do you make obama's eyes light up? shine a flashlight in his ears. that's pretty good. >> tough stuff. that was president obama reading mean tweets last night and while we're in holy wood. star wars fans two more reasons to be excited. the block buster sigh fie franchise is going to land in

theaters in may of 2017. the force awakens hits theaters this christmas, and the first of three planned spinoffs are going to be released christmas 2016 titled rogue one. it's going to feature the theory of everything ok press fe lis city jones. it's time to check on the weather. meteorologist bill karins. >> i didn't snow you were into star wars. >> we are. >> my boys. i have three boys and they are all nuts about it. young and old alike. >> fun times. have you heard about this category five equivalent hurricane? >> yeah. it's not fun. >> no. going through the islands of vanuatu right now and it's heading for the can tall. this is an image you don't want to see anywhere.

this could be one of the worst storms of the year on this planet. 160 miles per hour winds. 60,000 people are in the capitol going through the eye as we speak. in picture 60,000 people fearing for their lives in this area of the world. back home nothing close to that but flooding concerns. heavy rain around louisiana spreading north. a wet friday. wet saturday. we're going to see a lot of rain. flooding problems on the ohio river and up through southern illinois and indiana. the weekend story is going to be the rain today in the southeast heading for the ohio valley. it's going to be a rainy saturday in the northeast and mid atlantic. not cold. it's not snow but through sunday we clear it out. sunday looks pretty nice in many areas of the country. in 49 in new york. not bad. l.a. 91. southern california toasty. >> receiver rains in southern

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headlines. >> from hitting the ice to the nascar track and the basketball court will ferrell has dominated is t sports on the silver screen but yesterday he arrived in arizona to take the field for real playing all nine positions for ten different teams. it was part of a special dedicated to raising money for chancer charities. he paid homage to the first to play all nine positions for the kansas city athd lettics. he spoke about the new budding career. >> i'm actually hoping that the acting career is over after today. i'm -- i think it's pretty much the feeling out here that i'm going to land with one of these clubs. >> really? >> because everyone's -- yeah. yeah. people need -- these teams need a clubhouse presence, and by presence i mean a 37-year-old

flabby guy to doesn't know how to play but i have life experience. >> going from each shade yum to helicopters. he played all positions. and when it came to his time at bat, take a look here. >> has will ferrell expected to bat here today, but he's at the plate right now deep in the hole and the 0-2. he swings and misses. struck him out, and that will end the inning. >> they are pitching fast balls to him although he struck out for the cubs he made a major league play for the angels. here's the 2-2. shot into center field. will ferrell is going to have to field it out there. does a good job. fires the ball toward second and a steel to a single. he's getting a standing ovation for making a play out there.

>> standing ovation out there. he's looking good. he held the runner at good. hash tag will ferrell takes the field was a trending topic on twitter. 200 years later joe francis won the battle. in belgium is avoiding any further conflict for disguarding a coin that commemorating the battle that ended napoleon's battle. in they say paris on theed to the coin design saying it contains a negative connotation for some europeans. >> what are you going to do? i have to see will ferrell in semi pro. that was great. >> those were good. we have a busy friday. first of all ferguson once again on edge. as police launch a massive man hunt for suspects in the shootings of two police

officers. protests continue. we'll talk to a police union official who claims demonstrators don't want reform. they want quote, dead cops. plus new comments from rudy giuliani that don't help the situation. >> plus a new poll of israel that shows that your favorite politician over there may be in trouble. >> and e-mails we did get to see from jeb bush. they're interesting. a lot ahead. great. we'll see you in a second on morning joe. it's a fact. kind of like mute buttons equal danger. ...that sound good? not being on this phone call sounds good. it's not muted. was that you jason? it was geoffrey! it was jason. it could've been brenda.

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it's the of of the hour. welcome to "morning joe." it's friday. does anyone feel like it's been kind of a long week willie? >> yeah. >> it's been a long one. >> we all have. former treasury official and "morning joe" economic analyst, steve rattner with us, anchor of bliz.com, amy holmes. great to have you this morning. >> good to be here. >> we've got some political news.