yogi berra dead at the age of 90. a look back at the storied career of the hall of famer who led one of sport's greatest dynasties ever. plus -- >> in response to all of this attention, and doctors and patient groups saying they can't access this drug are you going to change the price? >> no. >> the ceo of the drug company that refused to back down from the 5,000% increase on a critical drug finally saves. it's 5:30 on the east coast. 2:30 out west. this is "way too early." good morning it's wednesday, september 23rd. i'm jonathan capehart reporting from washington, d.c. we begin this morning at joint base andrews just outside of washington, d.c. where yesterday pope francis touched down in the united states for

the first time. president obama, the first family, and the bidens were there to greet him after he stepped off his plane. it's a rare gesture for a u.s. president to welcome a head of state at the airport. and it's something this president has only done once before for french president francois hollande last year. after handshakes and hello the pontiff got into a small, black fiat that took him to the vatican's embassy in northwest d.c. where an excited crowd gathered for his arrival. ♪ the pope's six-day visit to the u.s. begins in earnest this morning at 9:00 a.m. when he visits the white house for a ceremony on the south lawn. then later he'll greet tens of thousands during a pope mobile parade nearby. and tomorrow he'll address a joint session of congress before flying to new york. now to politics. in a new interview with "60

minutes" donald trump defends himself when not denouncing comments made at a new hampshire town hall last week when a man stood up and said quote, we have a problem in this country, it's called muslims. >> you let that pass and i wonder what that tells us about you. >> well i said much more than that. that was part of the statement. he then went on to say other things. >> but the bigotry part. >> look he said mostly about obama. that whole question is about -- i don't have to defend president obama. he's not going to defend me. so whether you agree with the man, or don't agree, and there were people in that audience as you probably noticed that did agree with him. >> it was a testing moment for a man running for president. >> i don't think so. >> you never know when they're coming. >> i don't think so. >> but hear you had a bigot. >> that wasn't a test -- >> that you could have slapped. >> you don't know that. he asked a question. you don't know that he was a bigot. >> a problem in this country and it's muslims. >> so let me ask you this. you said there's a problem in this country and it's muslims. i loves muslims. i have many many friends. people living in this building muslims. they're phenomenal people.

but like everything else you have people where there are problems. now, we can say there are no problems with muslims. there's no problem. there's no terrorism. there's no crime. there's no anything. they didn't knock down the world trade center. to the best of my knowledge, the people that knocked down the world trade center, you know where they're from. they didn't fly back to sweden. >> trump also appeared last night on the late show with stephen colbert where he tried to tone down his rhetoric towards politicians and the obama administration. >> you say the people who give money to politicians own them. what politicians did you own when you were giving -- >> the word own is very strong. but you said -- >> it was your word. you're a very strong man. you used the word own. >> you know it's interesting. well, i guess you could say that with respect to some people. you go back three years later and you give them a big contribution you want something and all of a sudden they're very receptive. if you say no i'm not giving to you and they win and you go back two years, three years, five years later, believe me you get the cold shoulders. >> you're critical of the iran deal, the iran nuclear --

>> yes i am. >> okay my guest tonight -- >> i know. >> the second guy out here -- >> i know. >> you've never met him. would you do something for me? i've got a copy of your book "the art of the deal" would you sign it to the doctor? >> sure. sure. >> maybe something like dear ernie, better luck next time? >> i was just going to say the same thing. better luck next time but i don't want to be wise so just to ernie. >> meanwhile republican presidential candidate ben carson is saying he was taken out of context for his statement opposing a muslim becoming president. >> it has nothing to do with being a muslim. that was the question that was specifically asked. if the question had been asked about a christian, and they had said you know would you support a christian who believes in establishing a theocracy? i would have said no. and some people would say he's against christians. no. that's -- you have to be able to

look at the context in which i'm saying. the context is as i said before that question was asked, anybody of any religious faith whatsoever if they embrace american values and they place our constitution at the top level above their religious beliefs, i have no problem with them. >> but as interview shows, carson was not asked about someone establishing a theocracy. >> should a president's faith matter? should your faith matter to voters? >> well, i guess it depends on what that faith is. if it's inconsistent with the values and principles of america, then of course it should matter. but, if it fits within the realm of america and consistent with the constitution, no problem. >> so do you believe that islam is consistent with the constitution? >> no i don't -- i do not. i would not advocate that we put

a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> but carson is enjoying widespread new attention. his campaign reported strong fund-raising and more than 100,000 new facebook followers in the 24 hours after the original interview. carson's campaign manager told the associated press monday quote, while the left wing is huffing and puffing over it republican primary voters are with us at least 80-20. people in iowa particularly are like yeah we're not going to vote for a muslim either. a super pac supporting carson also claims a surge in fund-raising. carly fiorina campaigned in south carolina yesterday where she was on the attack against donald trump on eminent domain and government overreach. >> i could tell you the story of vera koching. vera koching lived in atlantic city new jersey. in this case the business interest was donald trump's casinos.

donald trump's casinos, and the city of atlantic city decided that they wanted a parking lot for limousines. and they took over vera koching's home. and one of the things that's going on in this country today is we have an unholy alliance between business interests and political interests and the lobbyists that serve both and they all get together and the individual becomes very small. as government becomes very big and powerful. >> and fiorina is now leading trump in the congressional endorsements category. this week she gained the backing of kansas representative lynn jenkins. >> i think she's proven herself in these last debates to have the leadership skills necessary to take the nation in the right direction. and that's what we're all looking for right now. there's a real leadership vacuum in this country. as an outsider she has great experience turning things around in the business world. she understands the economy.

and how to get the nation back on the right track. >> she declined to take a position on the issue for months but now hillary clinton says she is opposed to the keystone pipeline. it left her in a tough spot with many democrats since the project is supported by some major labor unions but opposed by environmental groups. here's a look at how clinton came to this point. >> this is president obama's decision. and i am not going to second-guess him. so i want to wait and see what he and secretary kerry decide. if it's undecided when i become president, i will answer your question. i have been waiting for the administration to make a decision. i thought i owed them that. i can't wait too much longer. and i am putting the white house on notice i'm going to tell you what i think soon. because i can't wait. i thought they would have it decided way, you know way by now. and they haven't. i feel now i've got a

responsibility to you and other voters who asked me about this and i think it is imperative that we look at the keystone pipeline as, what i believe it is, a distraction from the important work we have to do to combat climate change and, unfortunately, for my perspective, one that interferes with our ability to move forward to deal with all the other issues. therefore, i oppose it. >> clinton's position on the issue comes too late for democratic rival martin o'malley, who has long stated his opposition to the pipeline. yesterday he tweeted, quote, leadership is about forging public opinion, not following it on keystone xl. for the first time since resigning as cia director general david petraeus was back on capitol hill yesterday offering his assessment of the state of the middle east. and he turned heads from the get-go apologizing for sharing classified information with his biographer and mistress paula bradwell. >> four years ago i made a

serious mistake. one that brought discredit on me and pain to those closest to me. it was a violation of the trust placed in me and a breach of the values to which i've been committed throughout my life. >> i misspoke it's paula broadwell. petraeus resigned as the head of the cia in 2012 after coming clean about his affair with broadwell. he was sentenced to two years of probation and fined for taking classified information he shared with her. petraeus also addressed the declining situation in the middle east saying the progress in fighting isis in iraq has been inadequate. >> syria today, mr. chairman is a geopolitical chernobyl, spewing instability and extremism over the region, and the rest of the world. like a nuclear disaster, the fallout from the meltdown of syria threatens to be with us for decades. and the longer it is permitted to continue the more severe the damage will be.

>> new satellite images out of syria could create a whole new problem for the west wing this morning. pictures released yesterday appear to show russian forces expanding their presence in syria. the defense research group that released them says the pictures show the construction of two more military facilities near the mediterranean coast. the kremlin not commenting. but russian officials have said in the past that the military buildup is for the fight against isis. the pentagon is still trying to assess what exactly the russians intend to do with the new facilities. but president obama may meet with president putin at the u.n. general assembly in new york. an emergency summit on the refugee crisis gets under way today in brussels. yesterday eu ministers took a small step towards tackling the continent's worst refugee crisis since world war ii yesterday. they approved a plan to distribute 120,000 migrants throughout the 2 member states over the next two years. the majority decision came

despite bitter objections and no votes from the czech republic hungary, romania and slovakia. the plan only addresses a tiny fraction of the migrants flowing in to europe. some 35,000 entered croatia in just six days last week. the drug company that's been taking heat for a 5,000% overnight increase on a critical prescription drug is now rolling that hike back. the medication is called daraprim, and is used to treat people with weakened immune systems from pregnant women to people with aids. the ceo of turing pharmaceutical, a 32-year-old former hedge fund manager, initially justified the price hike claiming that the money was needed for research and development. >> in response to all of this attention, and doctors and patient groups saying they can't access this drug are you going to change the price? >> no. >> the ceo now acknowledges that mistakes were made with respect to helping people understand the huge increase.

no word on what the new price will be. turning now to sad news out of the world of baseball. yogi berra the yankee legend and hall of fame catcher known as much for his personality as his play passed away last night. the yogi berra museum announced the news on twitter. berra is widely regarded as one of the best catchers in the history of the national pastime. he joined the yankees in 1946 at the age of 21. before that he served in the navy during world war ii as a gunner's mate during the d-day invasion. he'd returned from the war and go on to spend 19 seasons as a professional baseball player winning ten world series and three mvp awards along the way. every last one of them in new york. >> there's no tomorrow. this is ebbets field brooklyn. today the seventh game of the 1956 world series. the yanks and dodgers go for keeps with don new come on the mound for the defending worlds champion brooks.

yogi berra up. yogi's blast sails into the right field fence and the yanks are off. the score and the great catcher yogi berra. 2-0, new york. in the third inning yogi connects again, his second consecutive home run and again with a man on base. >> after his playing days ended berra became a coach and a manager for the mets and the yankees, winning a pennant with each. but just as memorable as all the accomplishments and statistics were his words. the seemingly nonsensical and contradictory statements that became known as yogi-isms. defined berra as much as anything that happened on the field. perhaps most famous among them it ain't over till it's over. once on a special edition of "meet the press," tim russert got him to explain. >> when you come to a fork in the road take it. >> well we got a saying back home that we have one. that's why i said take it. half the things i said i never said. >> oh, boy.

you know i tell you the truth, tim, i don't even know i say these things. i really don't. >> berra would go on to devote much of his life after baseball to community service and charity work. in 2014 he lost his wife of 65 years carmen. the two leave behind three sons and 11 grandchildren. the great yogi berra was 90 years old. we'll be right back. ♪ when is your flu shot more than a flu shot? when it helps give a lifesaving vaccine to a child in need in a developing

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today in wolvesburg germany, to decide that as well. ramifications continue. it started off as a u.s. issue. it's now a global issue affecting 11 sml cars. elsewhere, hillary clinton just putting a little bit more flesh on the bones of her proposals for the pharmaceuticals industry. she's proposed a $250 monthly cap on prescription drug cost of course real outrage about certain drugs having a huge ramp-up in prices which you've already covered earlier on in the show. u.s. markets fell over 1% yesterday. the futures so far today at this early stage are called higher for u.s. markets off the european indices stabilized despite the affair. china had really poor data once again, 6.5 year low factory activity in september. so the storm clouds that were there before remain regarding concerns about china. and emerging markets. back to you, jonathan. >> cnbc's steve sedgwick live from london. thank you. time now for sport nfl. the dallas cowboys have acquired quarterback matt cassel from the

buffalo bills. he's expected to back up brandon weeden in dallas who will remain the starter until tony romo returns from a broken collar bone. and in new york geno smith may have lost his starting spot for good. head coach confirmed yesterday quarterback ryan fitzpatrick will remain the starter even after smith's jaw is healed. smith entered camp as the team's starter but lost the job after his jaw was broken by a teammate during a locker room altercation in august. the jets are 2-0 with fitzpatrick under center. now to major league baseball. in chicago cubs pitcher making a strong case for the cy young award. the right-hander became the first big league pitcher this season to earn 20 wins after completing a four-run shutout of the brewers last night. arrieta struck out 11 and allowed just three hits over nine innings. the cubs are lined up to take on the pirates in the national league wild card game. now to toronto.

the yankees and the blue jays tied at three in the top of the 10th. new york rookie greg byrd at the plate with men on first and second. >> that one is drilled to right field. bautista back over his head over the wall. see ya! a big three run homer. >> byrd lifts the yanks with a three-run homer out in right field. they hang on to win it 6-4 cutting the jays' lead in the a.l. least down to 2 1/2 games. and now a quick check on weather. bill karins is standing by. >> good morning. >> how's it looking? >> okay. beautiful weather. we just officially started fall a little over an hour ago. bad weather in the middle of the country overnight. nebraska, there are some rain out there. the storms as far as the southeast goes not nice beach weather. very windy conditions. a lot of rough seas along the coastal areas. the storm itself is just offshore. and that's good and it looks like it's going to remain there for a good portion of today. tomorrow and into friday it looks like some of that rain

will move into the carolinas. but it should stay south of d.c. and philly and new york of course, that's where the pope will be doing all his activities and visitations. 93 in dallas. 86 in st. louis. still very warm weather. speaking of the papal visit. in d.c. today, gorgeous weather conditions. the pope will be at the white house about 9:00 a.m. 66 degrees. and then they'll have the professional. the pope will be going down and greeting all the people in the pope mobile. that will be at 11:00. beautiful day in d.c. low humidity too. remember when he was just down in cuba it was like 100 degrees in humid. so this is going to be ideal. and even into thursday. really nice weather. and as far as that storm goes off the southeast coast. it does look like the high pressure is going to protect us and keep the storm to the south. that's why new york city philadelphia, and d.c. look pretty good. there is a couple scenarios that sneak up towards d.c. saturday or sunday. as far as the next couple days go it looks gorgeous. nice start to fall for many of us. >> great, bill thanks very much. still ahead, get caught singing happy birthday in the

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this morning at 90 passing away. >> willie geist 14 of his 18 seasons of the world series and he fought d-day. >> yeah he's a great american story. his family were immigrants from italy. moved to st. louis and dropped out of school 8th grade and started playing baseball