i want to bring in mike barnicle. he's been listening to this.e, we want to talk about this, but also with an abundance of caution, not to overhype this, but this is obviously a concern to think about this second health care worker coming in contact with duncan, now coming down and showing symptoms of ebola. >> well, the first thing that we all ought to do, we here in the media as well as people in this country, is understand that no one is culpable for what's happened in dallas. this is a whole new procedure. the protocols of how to treat ebola patients when they come into this country, when they come into american hospitals is literally, we're learning the process as we go along. >> when we think about the process that's happening in dallas and now how the cdc is responding, saying that this specialist, these teams should have gone in immediately to dallas now, they're responding with that type of protocol from their operation, the other big figure that's coming out is from the world health organization, saying that if we don't get a control on

he's looking like barnicle. >> i think barnicle looks better. >> he needs a little relaxer. >> that's, lewis, thank you, sir. much appreciated. yeah, that was a very interesting look. did you just graze -- oh, that was your purse. i thought i just got a little grazing. anyway, coming up next on "way too early," a look at the stories you'll be talking about in the day ahead. and "morning joe" is just moments away. i do not have to call hr after all. i love having a free checked bag. with my united mileageplus explorer card. i have saved $75 in checked bag fees. priority boarding is really important to us. you can just get on the plane and relax. i love to travel, no foreign transaction fees means real savings. we can go to any country and spend money the way we would in the us. when i spend money on this card i can see brazil in my future. i use the explorer card to earn miles in order to go visit my family which means a lot to me. ♪ you raise her spirits. we tackled your shoulder pain. you make him rookie of the year. we took care of your cold symptoms. you take him on an adventure. t

you know who sent me this hat, mike barnicle. >> really? >> he had this made for my huge head.h. >> we measured it. >> we did. >> it took a little extra string, but we did get the official measurement. >> it was quite a science project. anyway, what's going on weatherwise? >> we're watching some chilly temperatures. it was a little cool, it was rainy in new england on saturday. sunday turned out to be a beautiful day out there. temperatures are in the 40s. look at hartford at 39. a lot of people had to kick the heat on this weekend. if you hadn't done so before. this afternoon looks just fine. notice the rain, though, buffalo and pittsburgh, that's late today. right now showers and thunderstorms rolling through the memphis area. so if you're in memphis, stay inside for about the next 20 minutes. some hail with those storms and some dangerous winds. and in all, 19 million people at risk of wind and hail damage today. if we're going to get any tornadoes, they'd likely be in west tennessee and maybe even western kentucky. so the paducah to memphis areas, you'll get a second round

with us on set, we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle and mark halperin. >> she won't say she votedor barack obama. >> i don't get that. >> it makes her look really silly. why wouldn't you say it? >> people have made -- that's ridiculous. you voted for obama. >> i did not vote for obama. >> oh come on. just say it, joe. >> i'll say it. i voted for john mccain and mitt romney and i have said who i voted for in the primary. she's being too cute. >> i don't understand if she has a team of advisers why they wouldn't say maybe just answer it. that will make it go away. just answer it. >> it makes her look silly. everybody knows she voted for barack obama. she looks silly. >> crazy. >> especially considering what healthcare has meant in kentucky. >> exactly. you could say it hasn't been all the way mr. mcconnell presents it. >> between mcconnell releasing an ad, and the debate, she made coverage about this. >> we haven't done the story in this block and we're talking about it. let's get to our lead story. there's another signal of a new era under pope francis. a new document released by a

mike barnicle just left the set.. >> no, i told him. >> we didn't want him here. >> you're our alpha male here. >> joining us now, the executive editor of "harper's bazaar," laura brown. have you heard this story before i read it? >> yes. >> what's your gut? >> about the -- >> freezing of the eggs. >> i think it's a benefit. it's almost a right to be able to have a child. and while you're working, to have your employee provide that benefit. after all, most insurance companies provide a viagra benefit so please -- >> whoa, whoa, can i -- >> yes. >> donny, come to work at nbc -- >> yeah, what options, or what doors does this open do you thing? >> firstly, my sentiment echoes -- when it was the fertility doctor got an e-mail that said, omg, with tons of exclamation marks. was my reaction too. i think it opens the door for women to finally have this opportunity. a lot of women in -- i'm in magazines, in my profession, may come to the age where they go, well, that's great, but it's $15,000 and i don't have that money. and

we have mike barnicle, donny deutsch, thomas roberts and michael steele with us as well. talk about the ebola case here in the united states. i want to start with the head of the secret service who faced a lot of questions yesterday. did she answer them? is she qualified to do her job? >> mika, she's more than qualified. she is somebody who has a very difficult responsibility. she's responsible for leading the agency that protects the president and the white house. what you saw her do yesterday was take responsibility for the short comings that are evidence in the security posture at the white house. when there's someone who jumped the fence on the north lawn about ten days ago. she also took responsibility for leading a review and implementing the needing reforms. >> josh, tell me, about what, what drills has she run? what has she done to change the culture in the secret services? how can you actually say everything you just said, given the three or four cases that we've been talking about this morning, which show that people who could harm the president have gotten very

mike barnicle is involved with.oing to be performing. >> oh, wonderful. >> that's great. >> we're really excited about that. beyond that, what we're doing with all the money we raise with all the hard work of these supporters is to really invest in cutting edge science. we have a couple of really groundbreaking initiatives. >> because progress is being made. >> yes. so there's a lot of genetic discovery going on across the board and what we have just started is a database repository so patients can come and get themselves sequenced and researchers can access this data and make advances. patient's data will be stored with us in a confidential way so when discoveries are made we can go back to them, we think your child, your loved one, we may have found something. >> obviously, one of the greatest tragedies is unexpected sudden death among epilepsy patients. you are also rewarding grants in that area. >> that's an area of real importance to us. >> making progress on that? >> we are making progress. one of the things t

and now joni ernst is now tied -- >> maike barnicle i want to ask you, remember we heard in new hampshireafter president obama went golfing, right after the isis beheading, you had people up there telling you they saw immediately a drop in polls? >> yeah. >> a month ago we had republicans coming on here saying oh, this is going to be a wave election. we're feeling good about it. we have those elections after the president seemed disengaged on isis. and now in all of the states -- not all, but most, it looks like we're back in the democrats' favor from a tie a month ago in new hampshire to the seven point lead for jeanne shaheen. i know chris said it's a robo call, but a lot of the twists around turns are going in the democrats' direction. >> you're seeing one consistent pattern, both in north carolina and in new hampshire. shaheen and in north carolina, both have achieved some separation from barack obama. and they have had to. because on the ground in both new hampshire and north carol a carolina, i assume in north carolina it would be the same as new hampshire, they don't want him in th

. >> i'm deeply offended, mike barnicle. what is he going to go after next?i understand why oakland raider fans would want to do that but seriously, putin, i don't get it. >> what did you learn? >> i learned nelly golan is calling for help. >> mika. >> no, i got her, we're going to do a project together. it's going to be so awesome. if it's way too early, what time is it? >> i think the kids say it's "morning joe." stick around right now. i know i'm going to. peter alexander. he's host of "the daily rundown." this is going to be mass im. today and today only, you know who they have on? >> peter, paul and mary. >> i thought it was paul simon. >> singing with franco harris. you'll love this. we'll be right back tomorrow. >>> new fears of home grown aid to isis as the fbi seeks more info on a terrorist who may be american. amid tough talk from former defense secretary leon panetta, president obama heads to it s pentagon today. also, ebola patients in the united states get direct help from one of the first ones to be

>> in washington former white house press secretary for president obama, robert gibbss and mike barnicles with me. how are you doing. >> very well. >> that's good. we have a vast array of news to cover. we'll start with isis where there is new evidence that isis may be making gains despite american air strikes and resistant by kurdish forces. isis now reportedly controls much of the northern town of kobani. gunfire could be heard by observers just across the border in turkey but turkey remains on the surveillance sidelines for. their inaction prompted protest from kurds that turned violent leaving at least 20 dead and now "the new york times" reports that with the americans' renewed focus on isis syrian president bashar al assad has been freed to resume hisbombing campaign dropping bombs on rebel towns and villages. >>> coffee-mate dense is flagging in president obama's ability to manage the conflict. a poll shows 51% of americans disapprove with 40% supporting. and the mother of an american hostage held by isis posted a message on twitter to the leader of the terror group. her son who c

mike barnicle had one of the last interviews with menino just two weeks ago.him up at fenway. such a good guy. >> totally. >> such a friend of the show. certainly our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and entire family. the city of boston loved him but the country got to see him during the boston marathon bombings. remember, he was there and he had broken his leg, was still out front leading the efforts. our condolences to their family. the oregon be. the terminally ill woman says she no longer intends to die this weekend. brittany maynard released this emotional video yesterday announcing her plans. >> when people criticize me for not -- not, like, waiting longer or, you know, whatever they've decided is best for me, it hurts because really i risk it every day that i wake up. and i do it because i still feel good enough and i still have enough joy and i still laugh and smile with my family and friends enough that it isn't it seem like the right time right now. but it will come because i feel myself getting sicker. it's happening each week. >> maynard was

back with us on set, we've got willie and me, mike barnicle, steve rattner and nicole wallace.yeah. he's been crying. >> has to get over it. it's over for him and the orioles. >> wow, that's so mean. >> go home, that's what happened. >> i love the orioles. >> put the storm windows on. that's what it is. >> you feel bad for oriole fans but how can you not love kansas city royals? >> baltimore, that story is incredible. most games won in the american league. and to go out in four straight. wow. >> that stadium in kansas city has been pretty quiet for the last 30 years. to see it that way last night, awesome. >> we're also going to go to florida. take a look a little dip of the debate. >> as you can see, the two candidates who were invited to take part in this debate right now are not stepping up on the stage. ladies and gentlemen, we have an extremely peculiar situation right now. >> so what do you think? maybe it was ebola or isis or some sort of conflict i think? turns out, and we'll have this coming up when we get to it, but something about a fan. you know, some people need li