drinking over weed. we get a ben & jerry's flavor in honor. this is "way too early." will ferrell is the best in the world when it comes to product tie-ins to promote his movies and defrayed cost. we will have details on the detroit bankruptcy trial as well as how the government shutdown could delay your tax refund even though that is month away, and then we will talk about the red sox. we begin with the white house's struggle to fix obama care. they will meet with health insurance executives to discuss the rollout of healthcare.gov.

the white house was not aware of the websites' problems until it was too late. >> do you know when he first knew there was a problem? >> i think it became clear fairly early on, the first couple days. >> not before that, not before october 1st, there was no concern at the white house or hhs? >> i think we talked about having testing going forward and if we had an ideal situation and could have built a product, you know, in a five-year period of time we would have taken five years, but we didn't have five years. certainly americans who rely on health coverage didn't have five years for us to wait. >> yesterday the white house announced former acting director of the office of management and budget will work with the administration to fix the troubled website. he has a history of being a good

fixer. ziens. taxpayers could be on the hook for nearly $1 billion of defaulted loans. new details about the nevada middle school shooting that left two dead, including the shooter. he fired the shots outside of the school and tried to enter the building before shooting himself, and he couldn't get inside because the school went into lockdown, and the whole thing lasted three minutes. the shooter got the 9 millimeter from his own home, and the motive still remains a mystery. an emotional moment for the brother of the hero teacher that gave his life to protect his students. he says it's no surprise his brother risked his own life

trying to put himself in between the gunman. >> it was a reaction with your own children, to get them out of harm's way. i think it was probably -- he was reacting to the situation. things that folks in the military and police and things of that nature are trained to do. >> students called landsberry batman because he loved the character, but no doubt he is a hero himself. grayson facing strong criticism for a controversial fund-raising e-mail. the e-mail compares the tea party to the incluku klux klan. the e-mail also claims, quote, the tea party is no more popular than theklan, end quote. the national republican

committee is calling on house democrats to condemn the e-mail. grayson however doubled down saying the tea party has frequently used insensitive language to attack president obama, my ntpho minorities and . if the drone strikes violate international law? u.s. drone strikes have killed dozens of civilians overseas many more than the white house has admitted. amnesty investigated drone strikes in pakistan from 2009 to 2013, and the strikes left 29 civilians dead. according to human rights watch 57 civilians were among 82 people killed in six strikes in yemen, and two of the strikes clearly violated international law because only civilians were

killed, but the white house is strongly pushing back on this. >> u.s. counterterrorism operations are precise and lawful and effective and the united states does not take lethal strikes when we have the ability to capture individual terrorists, and we are mindful of limiting the number of civilian casualties, and we have the highest standard we or anybody else could set. >> the white house would not address specific strikes or operations. anybody that warns a pet this morning, the fda investigating mysterious deaths and illnesses linked to jerky treat from china. the fda is asking vets to track and send detailed information

that may be sick because of jerky treats. the pace has slowed since 500 deaths were reported last january, and it's likely because jerky treats were recalled for an unrelated issue. and then reaching an historic high. 39% say pot should remain against the law. when galup first asked the question in 1969, 12% felt marijuana should be legal. colorado and washington state legalized recreational use of marijuana within the last year. the federal government shutdown may be over but it will impact many americans heading into the next year. the irs said it will delay processing early tax returns until late january because of the shutdown. that means millions of americans

that file early will be put on hold for two weeks, and refunds could be delayed longer if we get another shutdown early next year. taxpayers expected to file tax returns by april 15th. later the city of detroit will be in court as a taefpl lawyers will try to convince the judge that the motor city is eligible for filing bankruptcy. they cited about $18 billion in debt. unions and retirees are expected to play a big role in the hearing as they fight to keep pensions at the current levels. many face some reducktions in the pensions if the judge approves the bankruptcy. now, a jobs report means the fed is unlikely to drawback the stimulus program in 2013. and wow, how about this?

cnbc's kayla. >> hey, you look good. >> i am up every morning this hour. what do you have for business headlines? >> you saw the market rise. the investors like the idea that the fed will hold off on the stimulus massing buying program for a few more years. it has helped to prop up the numbers. we're still getting some news a steady drum beat about the settlement that jpmorgan is in in the final stages. they may strike a deal as soon as this week but the bank may end up paying less, and it could

be $9 billion because a portion frt deal includes relief for homeowners and tax experts say jpmorgan may be able to write off a part of deal as business deductions. apple, another big announcement. ipad, anything compelling about it that make people go out and buy a lot of them right away? >> they may have been the centerpiece of their event yesterday, but it was the software announcement that caught people by surprise. the program i work. i-weurbg. this is a strong competition to

microsoft that struggles to win the new windows 8 software. >> my ipad is slowing down, so i need a new one. the next time you are at 30 rock, call me. >> we'll do. >> we'll have coffee. >> thank you very much. the dating site conducted a poll to find out what its users find to be the sexiest accents in northern america. southern. new england? barnicle, can you say something in boston ownen? >> there are not a lot of options? really, hey, that ohio accent is so sexy.

name somebody famous who nails it. tweet your best and most creative answers. the uk accent doesn't count because we are sticking to north america. former red sox manager, bobby valentine weighing in on how the sox would have played this season if he were still the manager. >> we would be all going home. we wouldn't be going to a game tonight. you may be able to afford that, and it will take you into the stratus fear. that's when we come back. ♪

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that's a trend we can all get behind. that is fenway park. early in the morning in advance of game one of the world series. now, take a look at this. 2004, this baby will be on my head tonight. now my hair is screwed up. sorry. are you sure? >> at least you have hair. >> that's a good point. >> i went to columbia, and they didn't do it for me. >> they didn't spray it on yesterday? maybe they have to mix the colors. >> barnicle will be there, and scarborough will be there, and i will be there, and john -- >> don't care. >> i am not listening to bill karins. it's like white noise in the

background. you are too young to be such a -- >> isn't there a hockey game on? >> probably. >> the red sox looking to win the first world series since i was 7. this would be number eight. and courtesy of my hat when the sox won it, they swept the cardinals. former red sox manager, bobby valentine, a little salty over boston's success. he said if the red sox had not fired him, barnicle, he would have done just as well. he said, quote, i would like to think if i came back from my second year and gaven the changes and improvements i would have been able to do the same thing." >> a nice sentiment for bobby to have. we would all be having dinner tonight. >> a consensus among general managers as to which team will win it all, miami heat.

lebron james selected to bring home the mvp award. ladies out there, your lucky day. rob gronkowski, i guess people like him. i didn't know that. he is hosting a female's week. they will get an autograph among other things from the tight end and will be serving gronktinis. i have no idea. bill, i can toss it to you any way i want, but i don't know what else to say. >> the locker room will not be easy on him for that. >> he has gotten so much flack for everything -- >> i have the world series coming up here. >> okay. >> what the cold is doing to the midwest, the first freeze we have had. a lot of big cities are close to freezing like chicago and

minneapolis, and a lot of the suburbs, the growing season is ending with the first freeze of the upcoming season. if you are in columbus, ohio, you may get snowflakes for the first time today. that drive from pittsburgh through columbus to indianapolis. the rest of the country looks good. the southeast looks fine, and new england, specifically, you don't need the big umbrella, just the little one. later tonight, up towards boston and the providence areas. and then temperatures are going to be cool for the world series. not bitterly cold, but about 46 degrees at game time, and about 30% chance of showers around. i think they are going to be

colder for game two, and the windchill will be lower tomorrow night. >> yesterday you said the rain would end by game time, but now it might be a little wet. >> a light chance of showers and drizzle. the big key, are you calling in tomorrow? >> i will have so much makeup on tomorrow, i will look like tammy faye baker. coming up at the top of the hour, "morning joe," and the shutdown may be coming back to haunt some of the politicians that brought the government to the stand still. when we come back, i want you to guess the flavor. it's a pretty good one. ♪

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the world series between the red sox and st. louis cardinals begins tonight. the cards and the sox have a decorated history of facing off in the fall classic. they met three times, the red birds won twice, and the red sox broke in '04, breaking the curse

of the bambino. the question is, did you have braces in '04? >> no, i did not have braces. >> were you pre-braces? >> yeah. >> you have nice teeth? >> thank you very much. i appreciate that compliment. let's start a new spin on space travel. imagine a gentle flight into the status fear, but not in a space ship but in a balloon. they will be able to stand and move around and grab a drink. the balloon capital would carry six passengers and two crew members and take an hour and a half to reach altitude and then the capital would glide back to earth. world view hoping to take off in 2015. it's going to set you back about $75,000 to go. "anchor man" is somewhat of

a legend around here. we think we know his favorite flavor of ice cream. >> i love scotch. here it goes down. >> scotch, scotch, scotch. ben & jerry's releasing another flavor, and it's called scotchy's scotch scotch. it has no alcohol in it, with butterscotch swirl ribbons, and "anchor man 2" will be out in december. i love butterscotch. can't wait to eat that ice cream. and then plenty of blame to go around even some from moderate republicans. >> senator john mccain calling some of his republican colleagues whack yo birds. >> you don't get to complain. mccain, you don't get to complain. at all. because if i remember correctly,

no matter how coo coo for cocoa puffs you think your fellow republicans are, they don't come close to your hatchlings. >> i found a great mate to run with, sarah palin. >> you opened pandora box. you were the guy that gave the post midnight all you can eat buffet. now the party is overrun with grim lynns. i don't know what is happening. >> go back to mccain and palin, and you can always find good material there, i guess. and colorado is using interesting tactics to promote obama care. they are calling it brochurance. they say kick stands are crazy, but not having insurance is even

crazier. i don't know if it will reach the youth of this country. >> lewis, are you in the picture? >> no, i am not, but i could be. that's reminiscent of my college days. it says don't lose the money to cover your beer, instead, you know, we'll cover your health insurance for you. >> it says keg stands are crazy, but not having health insurance is crazier? >> yeah. >> don't know if that's going to work. >> thank you, lewis. still ahead, a new poll revealing the sexiest accent in north america. your tweets coming up and "morning joe" moments away. ♪

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