and as a dangerous, bill o'brien, sally forth, chris harris, mike rizzo, angela , heidi, kimberly, al, ricky -- these people represent about every aspect of the agency's work from finance to real-estate to housing and everything. they along with the commission, along with the pac, along with mercy and the south of market health center, always it -- deserve a resounding round of deserve a resounding round of applause. >> it takes a lot of people to make this work. a lot of people to make it work. i would like to ask if someone from mrs. westbrook's family would like to come up and say a few words. [applause] >> don't worry. we are not all going to say a few words. as you can see, or if you have not met mrs. weber, you know that she is not a small woman. very tall. so you see why we all came out like that. everybody here -- i believe you have worked with her, or as we call her, madear. inside, it is a different story. where we came from, we did not have a lot of males around, but as you can see, she has raised a whole lot of them, and everybody is doing good, and everybody would like to

congratulations to chris hayes and melissa harris-perry for jobs well done.ork also announced today that i will be sticking around here for a long while yet. nothing could make me happier or prouder. that's a little indull gent. but for me, it really is the best new thing in the world today.

harris. he'll miss the season opener against maryland. >>> lebron james. chris paul, kevin durant and carmelo anthony hit an exhibition game. durant scored 59, but it might as well have been 100 because there was no defense, and the game was all for fun. never has a lockout looked so good. >>> finally, the stanley cup making its summer tour with the bruins. michael ryder brought the trophy to his hometown in newfoundland. set it on the table. down goes stanley. the fall dented the rim of the cup. michael ryder is no longer with the bruins, but he certainly left his mark. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> hockey fans screaming "no!" . the self-proclaimed king of all media forcing his way into a role in "dancing with the stars." your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, taking a step back in time to when a generation of young americans fought for our freedom. you're watching "early today." >>> whack -- welcome back to rsh rsh. i'm michelle grossman. we're watching the chance for severe weather. al

chris, thanks, we want do-to-go to times square, dan are harris is there. >> hey, george, good morning to you, we use the word surreal a lot. but the scene this morning fits the bill. here we are in the crossroads of the world. the place we broadcast "good morning america" and people come to celebrate new year's eve. it is almost a gloeft town. the popular retail shores sandbagged. the 24-hour mcdonald's not serving any burger, i say almost a guest town, because while it was completely empty when we showed up. we're starting to see a trickle of tourists and people out taking picture, curiosity-seeker, i'm not sure police are happy about that, given the strength of the storm has not yet reached its peak. at this point it feels like a rain event as opposed to a powerful wind hurricane. however, experts saying all along the risk here, the threat of the city is less from the wind and more from the water. it's not only the storm surge which chris cuomo is talking about. transformers downtown.ectrical it is also the fresh water. rain which is coming down as i speak. this is i concrete city f

jacorey harris will miss the season opener against maryland opinion >>> basketball, we've got it here. lebron james, chris kevin arant and carmelo anthony hit the court for an exhibition game in baltimore. carmelo hit 59 and the game was all for fun. never has a lookout looked so good. >>> finally, the stanley cup making its summer tour with the bruins. they set it on the table in newfoundland, down goes stanley. hit the ground with a thud. it dented the cup. michael ryder is no longer with the bruins, but he certainly left his mark. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >> ouch. >>> now for another quick look at the weather, here's wcau meteorologist michelle grossman with the weather channel forecast. good morning once again. someone's going to get fired for that. >> that is not good. >> that's painful. >> that's something of a cringe moment. >> not something i would do. >> the weather's looking good in the northeast. waking up fall-like. you need the long sleeves. temperatures so comfortable, low dew points making it feel nice. 64 now in philadelphia. 58 in hartford. 57 degrees now in alba

the person that obama has to become is harry truman in 1948, running against congress and all of this thing that seems so alien. he wants to make them alien. chris: are the republican right, the people of the tea party world, more afraid of eight years of mitt romney than four more years of obama? they can kick the hell out of obama for four more years but imagine having to defend mitt romney for eight years? >> that's a hard one to call. in the end they still want to be the party in power which is probably why they'll end up nominating romney because they think he is more electable. there seems to be a meanness of spirit now. it's hard to imagine ronald reagan coming in and saying the kind of things that rick perry has said about bernanke this week. chris: imagine talking about treating bernanke ugly if he goes to texas. >> it's very much the mood of the republican party. this is what's so interesting, is that we are about to see what the republican party is now. as you've seen in this last week, a lot of the republican establishment who thought that perry might be acceptable to them have been scared by that they've heard in the last week. you

. >> it's like something straight out of "when harry met sally." and chriscrew, too. >> i was disappointed in the way i acted. >> he's wearing the glasses. he's serious. is there anything more sincere? there was the time chris brown called a bunch of photographers gay because he thought they called the police to give him a parking ticket. hmm? just like in "sleepless in seattle." then, he used horrific slurs about homosexuality and molestation. he apologized the next day. as a true romantic, chris brown knows it's good to keep mystery involved. the movie is called "think like a man." it's based on steve harvey's book, "think like a man, act like a lady." the movie is scheduled to come out in april, with chris brown's half-hearted apology coming out soon. we don't know what role he's going to play. but one thing is for sure. with chris brown attached to the project, the movie is sure to be a hit on the rediculist. we'll be right back. you could save a bundle with geico's multi-policy discount. geico, saving people money on more than just car iance. ♪ geic is

chris van hollen. let me bring in nbc's deputy political director, mark murray. there are the choices now, adding on to the ones we already knew from harryon the senate side. how are the republicans likely to react to those choices? >> well, those choices aren't all that surprising. those are people that we've seen time and time again, chris van hollen is a familiar face to anyone who's been covering politics for a long time. he's a familiar face to msnbc viewers. clyburn, this is a very leadership-heavy decision. it's very similar to the list of names we ended up getting from john boehner recently. not a big surprise there. the house side will probably be more rooted into their ideological beliefs. i think if any type of agreement can occur, it will be with the senate picks we saw over the last couple days. >> we know those disagreements have begun. nancy pelosi says this committee has got to focus on economic growth and job creation and make decisions regarding investments, cuts and revenue and really, the timing in terms of stimulating growth while reducing the deficit, she says it's got to increase demand by offering recommendations

. >>> coming up, chuck todd, editor in large chris haste, david faber and actor and director harry shearerill be here. a live report from london on the economic anxiety. we'll get the overseas market reaction, next. first, bill karins with a look at the forecast. >> good morning, willie. a beautiful summer day in the areas that suffered. new england through the mid-atlantic. the heavy storms brought up the rain. it kicked through. yesterday, it moved up the cost, now it's up in canada. we are done with that. temperatures are comfortable. a beautiful summer day. low humidity but warm. temperatures in the mid-80s. a chance of going into the upper 80s. the southeast is mostly dry. florida deals with thunderstorms from orlando to tampa and miami. another day in the 100s. this is ridiculous. you are watching "morning joe." a beautiful start to the day in new york city. we're brewed by starbucks. [ male announcer ] get ready for the left lane. the volkswagen autobahn for all event is back. right now, get a great deal on new volkswagen models, including the jetta, awarded a top safety pick by the

one of those people that have talked about chris christie going into this or paul ryan who has the plan it voucherize medicare. >> let me ask you that, harry is it a grudge? bachmann can't win? i mean, is this a backboard shot that you really use palin as the backboard to get somebody else in the basket? >> i think there is bank so the there. i agree with that. i think there is all kinds of stuff going on in the world when it cups to the politics of this campaign. listen, michele bachmann, nor sarah palin will sit back and wait and get the word from karl rove on whether or not they stay in this campaign or they get into it. so let's be clear about that. number two, perry had a great week last week. let's see what happens in the next few days. you've got the situation now with romney kind of again playing the rose garden strategy. i don't know how effective that's going to be. given the fact that he just got, you know -- >> i'm going to tell you about that -- >> but he is getting a bigger garden. but the fact is, that right now, as things shake itself up a little bit, that's good. there is a positive dynamic that is long overdo. i want to s

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chris: congresswoman bachmann. >> i was at the tip of the spear fighting against the implementation of obama care in the united states congress. nancy pelosi, harryreid and barack obama ran congress. but i gave them a run for their money. again on cap and trade i was there from the beginning giving speaker pelosi a run for her money. i asked her about her number one target to defeat last year i was taking them on, on nearly every argument they put forward. when others ran, i fought. and i ran against the increase of the debt ceiling. [ applause ] >> bret: let's hold our applause to get more questions in. >> chris: governor romney, you are campaigning as the man who can fix the economy. you acquired american pad and paper. two u.s. plans closed. 385 jobs cut. later almost 2,000 workers were laid off or relocated. when you were governor massachusetts ranked 47th of the 50 states in job growth. you are going to be the jobs president? >> absolutely chris. let me tell you how the real economy works we invested in 100 different companies. not all worked. there are some in washington that don't understand how the free economy works. they think if you in

chris: congresswoman bachmann. >> i was at the tip of the spear fighting against the implementation of obama care in the united states congress. nancy pelosi, harryreid and barack obama ran congress. but i gave them a run for their money. again on cap and trade i was there from the beginning giving speaker pelosi a run for her money. i asked her about her number one target to defeat last year i was taking them on, on nearly every argument they put forward. when others ran, i fought. and i ran against the increase of the debt ceiling. [ applause ] >> bret: let's hold our applause to get more questions in. >> chris: governor romney, you are campaigning as the man who can fix the economy. you acquired american pad and paper. two u.s. plans closed. 385 jobs cut. later almost 2,000 workers were laid off or relocated. when you were governor massachusetts ranked 47th of the 50 states in job growth. you are going to be the jobs president? >> absolutely chris. let me tell you how the real economy works we invested in 100 different companies. not all worked. there are some in washington that don't understand how the free economy works. they think if you in

chris wragge. just ahead, the latest royal response to britain's riots. this morning prince william and catherine are visiting the city where three people were killed in that violence. prince harryce charles and camilla also paid a visit to one of the riot-torn neighborhoods in london. and we're a little bit more touchy-feely than usual.

it's clear chris van haullon is the swing pick, and clyburn is the democratic base in the house. you have portman playing that role, and max baucus among harrys. you are seeing a clear pattern here. each of the party leaders are picking loyalists. members of the gang of six excluded. you have party loyalists and each of the picks contain one sen tris swing vote. >> so it looks like it's evenly matched when you look at both sides here. we have been looking at the stock markets, the volatility of the stock markets, and some are nervous about it. and this is what david gergen said on "ac 360" last night. >> normally in a crisis there's somebody that steps forward, normally the president who steps forward, and you have a sense that somebody has their hands on the wheel and knows where we're going, and can guide the ship, and there is a consensus, nobody is in charge, and there is nobody here to give us that sense of reassurance. >> john, do you think that's a fair criticism here? you have the president who is going off to michigan and going to talk about creating jobs with, you know, the new batteries and that type of thing, but does he need to

chris: congresswoman bachmann. >> i was at the tip of the spear fighting against the implementation of obama care in the united states congress. nancy pelosi, harryreid and barack obama ran congress. but i gave them a run for their money. again on cap and trade i was there from the beginning giving speaker pelosi a run for her money. i asked her about her number one target to defeat last year i was taking them on, on nearly every argument they put forward. when others ran, i fought. and i ran against the increase of the debt ceiling. [ applause ] >> bret: let's hold our applause to get more questions in. >> chris: governor romney, you are campaigning as the man who can fix the economy. you acquired american pad and paper. two u.s. plans closed. 385 jobs cut. later almost 2,000 workers were laid off or relocated. when you were governor massachusetts ranked 47th of the 50 states in job growth. you are going to be the jobs president? >> absolutely chris. let me tell you how the real economy works we invested in 100 different companies. not all worked. there are some in washington that don't understand how the free economy works. they think if you in