are with us live from san francisco. >> clear it out. >> fireman. >> you know what i saw -- and harold ford jrt rod blagojevich. if rod could be indicted for anything, seriously -- willie, you know. harold, tell him. it's for loving too much. seriously, this guy -- >> is an idiot. >> this guy cares about health care. he cares about little babies. and they're trying to throw him in jail for that. >> because he's an idiot. >> harold ford, speak up here. >> thank goodness for mika, the voice of reason. >> eight counts of love, baby. eight counts of love. >> he almost -- and harold and i always talk about this on education committee. it was like he was trying to fit ten pounds of love into an eight pound sack. >> joe, i think you need more sleep. >> oh, man. >> by the way, erin, that was a nice mika imitation, but it's, oh, willie, is it time? not, oh, money party. >> that's okay. that was a little different. >> by the way, i don't know if you guys know it or not, but by my math, it's 1:38 on the west coast. welcome to "morning joe." we have a lot to talk about. >> we sure do. nancy pelosi. >> nan

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joining us, harold ford jr. of the chair of the democratic leadership council, rudy giuliani, former mayor of new york city, tom brokaw of nbc news. and tom friedman of "the new york times." let's start with health care. david axelrod spoke about security. is this a big theme for wednesday night? >> i would think it is. the president needs to clarify what he really does want out of health care in the next year. i'm pretty dialed into this issue and i'm with a lot of american people who have been watching all this. 50% of them say they don't understand what this debate is all about. my guess is that the number is probably closer to 80%. a lot of moderate democrats on the president's side of all this have some real reservations about where they can get to realistically. one of them, kent conrad of north dakota, a principal player in the gang of six is terribly worried about the cost of the public option. it is more than $1 trillion. david axelrod didn't raise that at a time when the country is trying to kick start

harold ford jr., mark halperin, along with me and willie. explain how this broke down behind the scenes because we get a sense that the president as well as two other world leaders are going to be making a very clear statement this morning. chris, you got word overnight -- just how did things unfold in terms of our news gathering in terms of finding out about the president's statement and what the white house was going to be. >> the president released a press release saying there would be a statement at 8:30. then overnight, nbc news, "new york times" found out about the nuclear power facility. and now this morning the white house confirming this is what they're going to be talking about. a senior official saying those three leaders will make that statement at 8:30 this morning. >> and that they will appear together, which is important. the leaders of britain, france, along with president obama will be collective in their disgust, among other things, and their message. so let's talk about it. rapid fire here with our panel about what that me

joining us, harold ford jr. of the chair of the democratic leadership council, rudy giuliani, former mayor of new york city, tom brokaw of nbc news. and tom friedman of "the new york times." let's start with health care. david axelrod spoke about security. is this a big theme for wednesday night? >> i would think it is. the president needs to clarify what he really does want out of health care in the next year. i'm pretty dialed into this issue and i'm with a lot of american people who have been watching all this. 50% of them say they don't understand what this debate is all about. my guess is that the number is probably closer to 80%. a lot of moderate democrats on the president's side of all this have some real reservations about where they can get to realistically. one of them, kent conrad of north dakota, a principal player in the gang of six is terribly worried about the cost of the public option. it is more than $1 trillion. david axelrod didn't raise that at a time when the country is trying to kick start

also, political analyst harold ford jr. will be here. after the break, a look at what's making headlines in papers from around the country. we'll be right back with more "morning joe." >> i think that fox news sunday is a truly fair and balanced show. >> you're not an ideological show at all. >> no. it's like they refuse to take yes for an answer. there's a kind of chidishness. these guys, everything is personal. i've got to tell you -- >> everything. >> they are the biggest bunch of cry babies i have dealt with in my 30 years in washington. >> and i can't -- >> they constantly are on the phone or e-mailing me complaining, well, you had this guest or you did this thing. they are working it all the time. i think it works with the others. it doesn't work with me. pure cane sugar and the stevia plant. two of nature's sweetest wonders growing together under the same sun. and now for the first time, in new sun crystals ® . the only 100% natural sweetener made with pure cane sugar and stevia. finally, all the sweetness of nature and just 5 cal