outh dakota will become the only state without a visit from president obama. >> south dakota is the only state president obama has not visited since taking office. >> obama came close when he was on the standing rock reservation last year. part of it extends into the state but he stayed north of the border. >> that feels like he's doing this on purpose. the only thing more insulting is if he does it but does it inside a giant plastic bubble. i'm not touching anything. this doesn't count as a visit. >> good morning. it's monday, april 6th. welcome to "way too early." president obama was busy this weekend and he looked to rally support for the iranian nuclear agreement and tried to spell out why he's sitting down with country that's repeatedly threatened others. >> he sat down and explained how

this will supply the military muscle needed. >> we are proud enough to test these propositions without putting ourselves at risk. that's the thing that sometimes as i hear these debates going on that people don't seem to understand. iran's defense budget is $30 billion. our defense budget is closer to $600 billion. iran understands that they cannot fight us. for us to say let's try, understanding we're preserving all our options and we're not naive but if in fact we can resolve these issues diplomatically, we are more likely to be safe and in a better position to protect our allies and who knows, iran may change. if it doesn't, our deterrence capabilities, our military superiority stays in place. >> the president says just

because the nuclear issues and dealings doesn't mean america's forgotten the country's actions on several fronts including activities that claimed american lives. >> it does not end our problems with iran. and we are still going to be aggressively working with our allies and friends to reduce and hopefully at some point stop the destabilizing activities that iran has engaged in the sponsorship of terrorist organizations, and that may take some time but it's our belief and my belief that we will be in a stronger position to do so if the nuclear issue has been put in a box. >> so the president wasn't the only one out there making his case. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu appeared on

three separate shows and warned of iran's regional ambitions. >> i'm not trying to kill any deal. i'm trying to kill a bad deal and say it's a historic decision and historic deal that could be historically a bad deal. it leaves the terrorist state of our time with a vast nuclear infrastructure. this is a deal that leaves iran with the capacity to produce the material for many nuclear bombs and it does so by lifting the sanctions pretty much up front. iran will have billions of dollars flown to it not for hospitals or schools or roads but to pump up its military machine which is busy conquering the middle east as we speak. >> and netanyahu also challenged the president's position that without diplomacy there could be another war on the horizon. >> i think the alternatives are not this bad deal or war. i think the third alternative is

standing firm and ratcheting up the pressure until you get a better deal. everybody understands that instead of putting the pressure on them to change their policy in fact the opposite is happening with this. they're getting a free path to the bomb. the drop in oil, these sanctions are becoming more effective. and then once they're at the table, why let up on those sanctions? in fact, that's the time to increase the pressure and to get tomorrow what you can't get today. >> is israeli prime minister says he's contacted two-thirds of the u.s. house and the senate to tell them about his opposition to the deal. but he hasn't wonover yet senator die an feinstein. >> i think he said what he's had to say, and to be candid with you, this can backfire on him, and i wish that he would contain himself, because he has put out

no real alternative. in his speech to the congress no real alternative. since then no real alternative. i don't think it's helpful for israel to come out and oppose this one opportunity to change a major dynamic which is a downhill dynamic in this part of the world. >> actually just for the record, netanyahu did provide an alternative. it was don't negotiate with terrorist states. meanwhile bob corker isn't rejecting the deal outright but he wants congress to get involved. >> i know there are a lot of details that will be worked out over the next several months. that's why on behalf of the america people congress needs to be playing a role. certainly the american people want to know that someone is teasing out all of the details, especially as they see iran reporting one thing in their country and the u.s. something else here. look, this is a place for sober

and thoughtful people to dig in. >> that debate will continue on "morning joe." rolling stone retracted its report about an alleged gang rain after a review found a failure of journalism. with rolling stone's corporation they performed a full review after questions arose about the story about a young woman called jackie that was written by reporters. among the findings they did not attempt to contact three of jackie's friends. the magazine never identified the alleged attackers and the magazine never gave the fraternity a chance to respond to jackie's allegations. he apologized acknowledging i did not go far enough to verify her story. i allowed my concern for her well being and my fear of

retraumatizing her and my confidence in her credibility to take the place of more questioning and more facts. a lawyer speaking for jackie had no comment and rolling stone apologized for the damage and the report. uva's president issued a statement last night saying in part quote, irresponsible journalism unjustly damaged the reputations of many innocent individuals and the university of virginia. but while they admitted faults and failures rolling stone publisher says his top editors will keep their jobs and the reporter will continue to report for the magazine. columbia's journalism school is going to be holding a press conference today answering questions about that report which actually went 3,000 words longer than the original story. senator rand paul is set to join candidates in louisville kentucky on tuesday. before then he's releasing this

teaser video. >> it's time for a new way, a new set of ideas, a new leader. one you can trust. one who works for you and above all, it's time for a new president. >> well that's expected to be slogan. defeat the washington machine, unleash the american dream. he's already getting whacked by others for his foreign policy chops and the iran deal that president obama just completed. >> the best deal i think comes with a new president. hillary clinton would do better. i think everybody on our side except maybe rand paul could do better. >> the most recent national polls show that paul is behind several other contending voters.

but there's a report in the new york times that jeb bush may not be as invincible as advertised. the times reports that he's struggling to win over grass roots crowds and his ability to fund raise may not force early exits from other people in the field. bush's early campaigning looks like the juggernaut that wasn't. >> meanwhile the debate rages on among republicans over that religious freedom bill in arkansas and the one in indiana. louisiana governor said on meet the press that he was disappointed with indiana's decision to revise its bill. to clarify that businesses can't discriminate against gay customers. >> i'm disappointed. let's remember what this was about. this is about business owners that don't want to have to choose between their christian faith and being able to operate their businesses. now, what they don't want is the

government to force them to participate in wedding ceremonies that con dra dikt their believes. i was disappointed that you could see christians and their businesses face discrimination in indiana. i hope the legislators will rectify that. >> and rick santorum seemed to agree with bobby jindal's assessment. >> i think the language is better. i think the current language in indiana now has been held to have a limited view of what religious freedom is in the workplace. tolerance is a two-way street. if you're a print shop and you are a gay man, should you be forced to print god hates tags for the west borrow baptist

church? >> on the other side of it former governor arnold swartsz neger disagrees writing that indiana's original law and others like it will hurt the republican party. he writes in part, quote, all you have to do is look at the response to indiana's law and wherever young people congregate. if we want young people to listen to our ideas, we must be inclusive and an open party and not a party of divisions. still ahead a lot of sports to catch up an. if you're a kentucky fan like me, not a lot of great sport. also, baseball's opening night. and the ncaa finals now set. it's going to be duke versus wisconsin. full highlights ahead and a check of weather when "way too early" gets back.

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hits a three to give the badgers the lead at halftime. >> he's a big shot guy. just sticks it at the appropriate tile. step back jack and hits the three. >> force them to go away as deep as you can and then use clock. >> harrison launches it quickly. this is everything. it's out of bounds going to the badgers. >> wow. >> there will be no undefeated champion. wisconsin be an unbelievable stretch to the champion game. >> both any parents went to kentucky. wisconsin great team. go badgers, go taking nothing away from them. an amazing coach. but i still can't believe five possessions in a row. kentucky is up 60 to 56. wisconsin is exhausted. if this was a heavy weight fight -- >> everyone thought it was over.

>> it was. for some reason they run the sames of where he waits until the last second. they had three shot clock violations. five in a row. it was unbelievably bad coaching that costs him that game. >> he said it was bad execution by the team. >> i didn't see it. and the refs not the greatest for kentucky. they were bad both ways but the last five minutes the calls were horrible. >> i'm glad you saitdd that. two or three bad calls against kentucky. >> like they were making up. the whole thing was a mess. >> talking about making us you're making up with us. jen and i were talking. i've noticed that seven out of the ten days ahead of us at least get to 61 or 62. could it be true? >> yes. there is some warmth out there, joe. the big story this week is a

story from coast to coast and thankfully we're going to get rain and snow in california over the next two days. dancing from the streets with that forecast. we talked about the snow pack and how they don't have it. they could get one to two feet. northern california could get up to two to three inches of rain. as far as the snow 1 to 2 feet is possible in the sierra. today's forecast is probably the best day of the week. d.c. 77 and sunny. that's as perfect as it gets. even new york city at 65. boston north, it's still cold. they have six inches of snow in northern maine and right now in a place called clayton lake it is negative 17. i don't know how people live up there. as far as the severe weather

goes we could have a tornado outbreak on thursday afternoon or evening. it's april. we expect this. that's the first real day we're going to have to watch it closely from little rock to the southern ohio valley. >> thanks so much. opening day of baseball last night. the cards beat the cubs. >> they looked good. >> cardinals are the best and let's hope the cubs turn it around. keeping our fingers crossed. still ahead an interview with edward snowden but did snowden show up. >> i've got 2,000 rubles that says he doesn't make it without understanding how much that is. all i'm saying is a 10-hour flight for an empty chair. i'm going to lose any mind. how much protein does your dog food have? 18 percent? 20? purina one true instinct has 30. active dogs crave nutrient-dense food. so we made purina one true instinct.

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and tallcalling for an end to violence. comedian john oliver traveled to meet snowden. things got a little tense when he was asked about leaking so much classified material. >> how many of those documents have you actually read? >> i've evaluated all the documents that are in the archive. >> you've read every single one? >> well i do understand what i turned over. >> there's a difference between understanding what's in the documents and reading what's in the documents. >> i recognize the concern. >> because when you're handing over thousands of nsa documents, the last thing you want to do is read them. >> in my defense, i'm not handling anything anymore. that's been passed to the journalists and they're using extraordinary security measures to make sure this is reported in a responsible way. >> "the new york times" took a slide, it redacted properly and

in the end it was possible to see that something was being use in mosul in al qaeda. that's a [ bleep ] up. >> it is. we have to understand that this is a fundamental concept of liberty liberty. >> right, but you have to own that. you're giving documents with information you know could be harm harmful which could get out there. >> yes. >> wow. >> that's incredible. >> isn't that something? >> all right. >> thank you, john oliver. >> that was great. let's go from russia to hollywood hollywood. furious 7. there are traditions in every family. for mika's family, they always go see fast and furious early easter morning and they watch it in a loop. >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> she saw 7 and this is a coincidence, she saw 7, the

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and time again because universal is planning three more astallments in this series. universal had the sex movie. 50 shades of gray. they make tons of money. they're going to make like 87 more installments and now they're doing this. they're doing well. >> yeah. >> money is going to be coming in through the vents, mika. >> what is it about that movie that taptures you? >> 50 shades? >> fast and furious. >> nothing, and i still don't know what happens at the end of the 50 shades of gray because i only saw six minutes. first on iran where president obama is pushing back against critics. and benjamin netanyahu. congressman pete king and andrea mitchel and al sharpton is here

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